When Wishes Come True

Chinese journalist plants Chinese flag on disputed Scarborough

I am speechless, tongue-tied, awed. PeNoy must be an effing lucky person. Now, I can see PeNoy's wishes coming true, one by one.

Months of PeNoy's provocations on China are now paying off.  Remember how this quarrelsome lunatic boasted in his SONA how he will defend the Philippines' outlying islands and islets against China?  Remember how he used regional and international assemblies to take cheap shots at China?

Tanda niyo pa ba when he said in the interview that China hasn't been exactly a good big brother to the Philippines?  This of course, is farthest from the truth.  Official trade figures will show that China and Hongkong combined are the biggest buyers of Philippine goods.  In 2010, Philippine exports to China and Hongkong accounted for 19.54% of the total.  Last year, Philippines exported 20.40% of its goods to China and Hongkong.

Wish No. 1 granted!

At ngayong may maritime standoff sa Scarborough Shoal, nasaan si PeNoy?  Many find the image of a daring Chinese journalist planting the Chinese flag on one of the disputed islands.  Now, eto na ang chance ni PeNoy to give substance to his empty and shallow provocations, to translate into action what he's been proclaiming since he took power.  Ano na?  Lulunukin na lang ba niya kasama ng pagkarami-rami niyang laway ang mga sinabi at pamimikon na ginawa niya?  Wish ko lang mabulunan siya at tuluyan nang matigok!  hihihi

After Uncle Sam made a categorical statement that the Philippines can not invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1955, after his words for a united ASEAN against China fell on dead ears, I am sure, nagsisisi na si PeNoy for wishing a fight with China.

Sa totoo lang, on its own, walang binatbat ang Pilipinas sa China.  Chinese media are talking about silencing Philippines with loud cannon strikes.  In reality, kayang gupuin ng China ang Pilipinas even without firing a shot.

See what the recent travel ban will do to our tourism industry.

Tingnan niyo kung ano ang mangyayari sa ating agriculture sector ngayong maghihigpit na ang China sa kalidad ng mga produces na papasok sa kanila.

And I won't be surprise if the not so autonomous Hongkong SAR will follow suit and impose restrictions sa pagpasok ng mga Pinoy OFW sa teritoryo nito.

Di kaya sumapit na din ang takip-silim sa mga Filipino companies na nasa China, gaya ng Liwayway Foods?

Let us see how this will be handled by PeNoy and his allies composed of the anti-China leftists, ultra-nationalist yellow media and oligarchs.

Another wish of PeNoy's that was granted ay yung deklarasyon ni CJ Corona na sya ay willing to take the witness stand.

Bago pa man magsimula ang impeachment, malakas na ang panawagan ni PeNoy at mga kaalyado nito for CJ Corona to take the witness stand.  But of course, we all know that this call is half-hearted and half-meant.

The impeachment case filed aganst Corona wasn't meant to endure a full-blown trial.  It was meant to embarrass the chief justice and force him to resign, like what they did to Ombudsman Mercy Gutierrez.  But much to their surprise, Corona stood his ground, formed a formidable defense panel, fight back.  PeNoy and cohorts were even surprised when they saw a snowballing support for the embattled Corona.

At ngayon, eto na ang bluff nila - kung walang tinatago si Corona, he should take the witness stand.  The call was intended to put Corona in a bad light, to make him appear that he is hiding something.  Ang di nila naisip ay yung ite-take ni Corona ang bluff nila.

Kaya when Corona announced that he is prepared to take the stand, nangagkaripas ang mga hunghang.  Andyan ang lampang si Riza Hontiveros na nagde-deny na may sinabi siyang $10 million dollar account ni Corona.  Todo tanggi din si Walden Bello na may alam siya, bagaman isa siya sa mga nag-file ng complaint sa Ombudsman.  At ito palang Ombudsman natin ay isa ring tsismosa na kahit balita lang ay gagawin nang prima facie evidence para imbestigahan si CJ Corona.  Diyata't marami nang relatives si Pontio Pilato dito sa Pilipinas.  Kalokah!  hihihi

And as expected, si PeNoy, nganga na naman.

Ang moral of the stories?  Be careful sa pag-wish - you might just get it.

Many Believe PeNoy Exacting Revenge on CJ Corona

StratPolls release latest survey

Dahil sa mga naglalakihang balita na lumabas ngayon, I am not suprised if the latest result of StratPolls' survey which was conducted between April 28 to May 3, goes unnoticed.

StratPolls asked 1000 respondents from the National Capital Region if they believe PeNoy is exacting revenge on Chief Justice Corona. 47% of the respondents believe na ang impeachment ni Corona ay paghihiganti lamang ng mahaderang PeNoy dahil sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema na ipamudmod na sa mga magsasaka ang Hacienda Luisita.

Ito ay isang malaking turnaround compared sa survey that StratPolls made before the start of the impeachment last March 22 wherein 48% said the chief justice is guilty, 10% responded he is not guilty and 42% still undecided.

Sa mga natanong ng StratPolls, 79% ang nagsabi na alam nilang ang ganid na angkan ni PeNoy ang nagmamay-ari ng Hacienda Luisita.

Result of StratPolls latest survey

Sa tanong naman kung tama ba ang naging desisyon ng Korte Supema sa Hacienda Luisita, nakakagulat na 94% ng respondents ang nagsabing "OO" samantalang 5% lang ang nagsabing hindi tama ang desisyon.

So far, there's no doubt that CJ Corona has gained the upper hand in the impeachment. The defense panel ably demolished every single accusation that has been hurled against the chief justice. At kung nag-iisip ang mga hunghang na dilawan na mag-People Power if Corona is not convicted, they should think twice. This is because the same survey shows that 96% will respect a Senate's verdict of "NOT GUILTY." 

Just Lip Service

The much overrated BRP Gregorio del Pilar

“Our message to the world is clear: what is ours is ours. Setting foot on Recto Bank is no different from setting foot on Recto Avenue.”

Thus, PeNoy Aquino declared in his 2011 State of the Nation Address (SONA). He even announced that while he was making the speech, an American cutter which would become the much overrated BRP Gregorio del Pilar was sailing on its way to Manila from Hawaii.

It could not have been PeNoy's sense of nationalism that prompted him to include this in his SONA. After all, PeNoy came from a family of traitors. There's his lelang Ysidra who appropriated for herself and her family the funds of the Philippine revolutionary forces. His lolo and namesake was a Japanese collaborator who was convicted of treason. And of course, Aling Coring who sold out to the Yankees and campaigned for the retention of the US military bases in the country.

Mama's boy PeNoy it appears, is no different from his mother. Fact is, he has made a fact with Uncle Sam and agreed to be his pawn in the war games with China. Of course, PeNoy knew that he is endangering the country and millions of Filipino lives with this dangerous liaison, but what does he care? All that matters to him is to remain in office to protect the interest of his family.

This is why aside from Noynoying and persecuting PGMA and CJ Corona, PeNoy has been in the business of taking cheap shots at and provoking China.

Alas, a situation finally presented itself. A group of Chinese fishermen took refuge in Scarborough Shoal. The refurbished cutter, BRP Gregorio del Pilar was dispatched to apprehend the Chinese "incursion." A couple of Chinese maritime vessels came to the rescue of the fishermen.

What follows is the dissipation of PeNoy's SONA rhetoric. DFA invited the Chinese ambassador to a meeting to "peacefully resolve" the stand-off.

DFA even tried to downplay the situation when it reported in its website that:

In the morning of 10 April 2012, Tuesday, BRP GREGORIO DEL PILAR, in accordance with the established Rules of Engagement, dispatched a boarding team to inspect the fishing vessels and collect photos and other evidence of their catch. The inspection team reported that large amounts of illegally collected corals, giant clams and live sharks were found inside the compartments of the first fishing vessel that was boarded by the PN team.

The much overrated refurbished BRP Gregorio del Pilar, in most latest report, was pulled out from the scene. DZMM website reported:

Sa gitna ng tensyon sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at China, inalis na ng Philippine Navy ang warship na Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas (BRP) Gregorio del Pilar sa Scarborough Shoal samantalang nagdagdag naman ng isa pang barko ang China roon.

The current Philippines-China stand off at the mouth of Scarborough Shoal proved that PeNoy's SONA was just lip service.

And where the hell is PeNoy? Noynoying? Kalokah!!! hihihi

Racism and Roque's Own Racism

Filipino lawyer Harry Roque

Atty. Harry Roque is probably one of the most well-known lawyers in the country. And this is partly due to his being chikadora. The legal eagle always has something to say on issues, especially political ones. One of my amigas (classmate ko sa cooking class), calls Atty. Roque as super eksenadora.

True enough, whenever there are controversial issues, expect to see Roque's chubby face na nakabalandra sa tv screen. Maguindanao massacre, MOA-AD, electoral fraud, Corona impeachment. Sometimes, nakakaumay na din ang pagmumukha ng hitad. hihihi

Chikadora kung chikadora siya. So I was surprised to read yesterday a news about his crying foul over what he considered as racism. He even twitted:

"Was a victim of racism in LA. Hard to think that whites still feel superior in a city that's already predominantly Asian!"

Curiously, for a chikadora like him, the specific circumstances were not given.

Even news reports were kinda vague about what really happened. As of posting time, GMA News Online wrote that "Further details on where, when, and how the incident happened were not immediately available."

I turned to his blog, nada.

Anyway, what surprised me was Roque's tweets. He claimed to be a victim of racism but the words he used in his tweets amount to racism. I dunno with you guys, but for me, referring to an ethnic group by the color of the skin is racism, itself!

Not content with his 'racist" tweet, Roque added that it was "awful" that he and his family were treated like a "pariah by a bigoted caucasian."

Can someone please tell me if Roque's tweets are not racist? Unconsciously, Roque himself committed racism.

And just what he meant by "a city that's already predominantly Asian?" Such statement is irresponsible. Does he mean that "whites" be subservient to Asians?

For Roque's information, below is the cultural of Los Angeles based on the 2010 United States Census:

Whites: 29.4%
Hispanics or Latinos: 48.5%
African-Americans: 9.8%
Native Americans: 0.5%
Asians: 10.7%
Pacific Islanders: 0.2%
Some other race: 25.2%
Two or more races: 2.8%

So nasaan diyan ang sinasabi niya na Asians comprise the majority in Los Angeles?

I would understand how Roque felt had he told the whole story. It is wrong to claim that he was a victim of racism when he did not gave details. It is typical of Filipino politicking - accusing someone of wrongdoing without substantiating the accusation. Case in point, that of CJ Corona.

Who knows baka napangitan lang sa kanya yung Amerikano. If this was the case, then it's not racial discrimination but facial discrimination, di ba? hihihi

Modern-day Pontius Pilate

Kalokah! Kalokah! Kalokah!

I was forced to excuse myself from our village's traditional pabasa because of the text message I got. Apparently, there's a member of the Lower House who's going around spreading the lie that at least 16 senator-judges are sure to vote for CJ Corona's conviction.

PeNoy and his allies in the Lower House have definitely reached the lowest point. How can these idiots think of spinning lies and intrigue on a Semana Santa? It seems na wala nang Diyos na pinapaniwalaan ang mga dilawang hitad na ito!!!

We all know that this spin about sure conviction of CJ Corona is nothing but a big fat lie. Each day, the prosecution's cases weaken. People are now realizing the real motivation of PeNoy's.

Kung di ba naman ugok ang sinumang nagpapakalat na ang mga senador ay boboto para i-convict si Corona when in a recent development, senators were aghast to find out that PeNoy has taken the liberty of opening their bank accounts without their prior consent??!!!

I heard that Manong Enrile registered a violent reaction to this latest move by PeNoy. Namutla nga daw si Drilon when the senate president asked him if he has any knowledge of the said action.

This might be the reason also behind the plot o unseat Manong Johnny Enrile as Senate President. But as early as now, this is one plot that is sure to fail. And when that day comes, si PeNoy, maghuhugas-kamay na naman at sasabihing desisyon yun ng partido at wala siyang kinalaman.


Talagang Pilato kahit kailan! Kalokah! hihihi