Citizens’ congress to hear and examine evidence
in aborted Arroyo impeachment case

Mr/ms. Martin everybody wants proseprity, no doubt about that. but the greatest question of the day and the reason why there seems to be a drag in our political life is that – do we have a legitimate governement? Arroyo can talk about investor/enterpreneur-friendly plans all she wants but if she doen’t have the support of the people those habla will amount to nothing. you must be aware that based on survey 80% of the Pilipinos want her out. 905 of the Pilipinos believe she cheated the elction last year. I an democratic setting, trust and confidence of the people is foremost for a president to govern effectively.

Sorry, 905 should be 90%

“he takes the absence of mobs in the streets as proof of GNA’s acceptability” – he could be partly correct because in the last people power when the people wanted erap resigned – people just went to the street as a show of force. now despite survey claim of 80% Pilipinos want arroyo out there is no show of force of people.

kangaroo court? i don’t think so. this people’s tribunal i think is maybe moral but it’s not lawful. maaring ngang pinagtatawanan lang ng malacanang ang move na ito pero dahil desperate na ang group na ito sa paghahanap ng katotohanan kaya pagbigyan na natin ito. eventhough the idea is maybe out of this world process that’s their right to push through. anyway it won’t harm anybody. there’s no harm in trying eventhough this idea i think is nothing but another grandstanding by the anti-gma and it will not solve the problem of this country. Obviously alam na natin ang result ng tribunal na ito. Definitely PGMA will be convicted of all the charges, kahit ano pang process ang gawin dito iisa lang ang patutunguhan ng result, gloria is guilty definitely. This maybe really a desperation move by the opposition and all the people against PGMA. But we should respect it cause they believe there is no justice already in this country.
At the end of the day we have to answer the basic question, saan patutungo itong move na to? Pagkatapos ng process na to, matatanggal na ba si PGMA? May power ba itong court na ito na ipatanggal si PGMA? I don’t think so, kung ayaw pa rin nyang magresign at bumaba, so next move na naman people power rally ulit?
I think Luck is still on PGMA’s side. Filipinos have more important things to do than join rallies. Despite unfavorable SWS, Pulse Asia and Ibon Foundation surveys showing unprecedented public dissatisfaction and distrust, fact is, these are just figures. People would rather feed their families than burn effigies.

It will help fortify the credibility of the People’s Court if apolitical retired SC justices and judicial luminaries are appointed to that court. No one allied with the anti-GMA groups should take part in dispensing judgment, but they can participate in the deliberations as witnesses. This is the only way to save it from being called a kangaroo court.

Bansa natin talaga, nakakaloko. Kung ano ano ang pinag-gagagawa. Citizen’s Congress? What the hell is this? Mga tarantado at mga ipocrito! What’s the point of having such a congress when the Black and White already convicted GMA by calling on Vice President Noli de Castro to serve as transition president. Am I understanding this correctly? Please advise.

To the Citizen’s Congress–aside from GMA, please include the thieves and swindlers (past and present) on this fact finding mission while you’re at it.

Have any of you seen the documentary “In Search of the Marcos Millions”….? Let’s say GMA did cheat, this familiar and common act in Philippine politics is nothing compared to what Marcos et al did. Have any of you read the report about Irene Araneta transferring $10 Billion dollars from one European bank to another? Boy, this Citizen’s Congress really has its act together. Instead of searching for the billions that mother fucking Marcos stole, they go about searching for ballot boxes. Remember the victims of Martial Law? Remember the journalists that have gotten killed since People Power? Is it amnesia?

Toro, agree ako diyan. Definitely the search for truth of cheating, stealing and lying by GMA should move on with unbiased judges.
Yung isa diyan, cheating in presidential election is nothing..you lost it…back to your straight jacket…bwahaha.

Ang magnanakaw galit sa kapwa magnanakaw… and the ancient theory continues to prove it’s worth in PI politics. They are all the same kind, just different style. Should the GMA impeachment succeed, what good will that do? Do we replace her with another Cory who doesn’t know nothin’… or another Marcos who knows too much but used it to his advantage? Or maybe one of those religious leaders that couldn’t stay inside their church.

call it whatever “animal” court you can think of…if this the only way to resurrect the “Stickiness Factor” (one of three factors from malcolm gladwell’s “tipping point”) i’ve suggested before as the highlight in our political dilemma, so be it. as i’ve commented 49 blogs ago, what hasn’t sank into our minds (especially those with little and narrow minds) is that gloria LIED, CHEATED, STOLE, and DID A COVER-UP. if only this Congress will remind us of this fact being hidden by gloria and her minions (contributing mainly to the “empowerment” of the great social change without gloria at the nation’s helm – the great social change i’ve suggested as gladwell’s Power of Context factor) and its proponents become the effective “connectors” and “salesmen” (completing the cast in gladwell’s Law of the Few together with the “mavens”), then the tipping point would become a reality. i am still optimistic…btw, i’m not making “taranta” of myself and i’m certainly not being a hypocrite in condoning this “kalokohan!”

if you will mean prosperity as having high OFW remittances putting in to a more stable peso more
(as gloria boasted as part of her economic reform agenda in her shows at NBN 4 and RPN 9), then i believe you’re in a make-believe world (as gloria is in her make-believe presidency!). the “uncertainty,” as bob martin has postulated is not caused by the divided opposition (the “few” who were branded “destabilizers” to gloria’s hold-on-to-the-power cause). the malacañang sham brought the uncertainty upon herself when she lapsed in judgement several times with the great escapist garci! a legitimacy problem hangs over the head of your so-called president, bob…i sure would like to wish your pseudo-surname was “hope,” ‘cause our country needs hope…hope for a better tomorrow (without gloria, of course!)…our economic woes and their cause as well as a suggestion on how to resolve the issue of gloria’s legitimacy is described here .

now, all these talks about elections (snap, plebiscite or otherwise) dumbfound me…as long as the commissioners are of questionable integrity there will never be an acceptable voting result! it’s a good thing, by grace of it’s own wrongdoing (apart from the “hello, garci” controversy) the comelec may be put in boiling water once this complaint from the ombudsman gets under way… more (also mentioned in mr. chanco’s column above).

…whew! it’s great to ventilate steam after a hard day’s work…

Why do we still need a People’s court to try GMA? We were bombarded by media for every bits and pieces of the dayaan last elections and the “crimes” of the GMA regime. What is there we still don’t know? May mangyayari ba pagkatapos na litisin si Gloria ng korte na ito? I believe we should just focus on things we can do to improve our personal lives and those of our neighbors. Let us not depend on Gloria and the whole government to change our lives. Let us ignore them. Only the media is happy and profitiing from this mess.

easyernie, you’re too easy going in your thinking. Fatalistic and cynical, you want to leave everything to unquestioned fate. Fate is something you can direct. God did not provide a motion-by-motion script for everything that will take place here on earth precisely because He made us free individuals with intellect and will to influence our decisions unlike the lower form of animals you like us to behave.

We should do something easyernie. Don’t just watch. You can do something in whatever form, passive or active, militant or moderate, it doesn’t matter as long as you do something. As to the media that cashes in on the events, that’s their job and they deserve some form of compensation just like you in your own profession. The fact that the present political conflict is their active source of their business is incidental. You can leave them alone on that.

But as to GMA and her minions, leave them alone? That’s suicidal, man and in natural law, that is a grievous sin against God.

DO SOMETHING EASYERNIE. EVEN THE EASIEST THING YOU KNOW DOING, LIKE BLOGGING, WILL SUFFICE.

opti

I agree with Tambuli when he/she said that: “i dont see any entrepreneur or investor friendly program by the government, as a matter of fact, a lot of entrepreneurs and small investors are feeling the impact of PGMA’s policies and inaction on the problems besetting small biz.”

Joey Concepcion as presidential adviser of entrepreneur is already a killer–how can entrepreneurs even look up to the guy, when the very basic of entrepreneurship is one who starts from scratch and builds up his/her company. Concepcion’s business is inherited, how can he even be considered an entrepreneur? Obviously, the bottled water with GMA’s face during the presidential campaign paid off. Ridiculous!

Oh! Kami maghaharap-harap sa langit, sana kasama ka rin.

mitams, just one link for you to read: http://www.rbc.org/odb/odb-12-04-99.shtml , lest you roll on the floor further with you’re a_s in your face (ROTFFWYAIYF).

mitams kung gustu mo mauna kana sa langit.

kabastos naman ng nagreceived ng sulat sa malakanyang. aba walang breeding. kinalat pa yung mga pinunit na papel. pinakita pa on national tv ang kanyang kabastusan. ganito ba ang mga public servants natin sa malakanyang? sabagay reflection ng namumuno dito ang kanyang mga nasasakupan.

Bob Martin, stop dreaming. The real million-dollar question for Filipinos is, “Do you want an impostor and a squatter to remain in Malacanang?

If you want prosperity better kick her out from there immediately!

Ang panawagan ng BlackNWhite Movement kay Noli hanggang Nov. 30 ay kapuri-puri. Ang kundisyones ay reforma at eleksiyon by 2007. This is within the spectrum of constitutionality and reforms we all wanted in our country, patungo sa kaayusan at kaunlaran. The citizen’s court meanwhile gives an oppurtunity for people to know what is behind the impeachment complaints. The above measures will solidify the mass and prod the silent majority to act as it believes. Towards an ELECTION. Peaceful intiatives to achieve change. And change is only thing that is constant sabi nga.

Ang sagot ng malakanyang dito ay bigyan ng pahinga ang publiko tulad ng nais ni Archbishop Rosales, Bro. Mike at Ka Erdy Manalo. Personal ko lang, hindi ito ang kabuuan ng kanilang panawagan. Ang hanap nila ay katapusan sa isyu ng kaguluhan. Ang tuldok na sana ay malalaman sa impeachment trial. Sa gitna ng panawagan na ito, ay nag palabas ng National Unity Government. Sinubok una sa dahas (EO464, CPR) ngayon naman ay tulad ng ginawa sa impeachment – largesse and 2am calls by GMA. Si Sen. Angara mukhang kakagat naman. Ano kaya kapalit? Samantala ang mga taong pinaghihinalaan na involve sa scams and frauds like Bolante at ay nagliparan palabas tulad ng ginawa ni Garci.

Sa paghaharap ni Enteng Romano at Chito Gascon at sa kabila ay si Monico Fuentevella at Sec. Claudio, naipagwagi ng BlackNWhite movement ang kanilang paninindigan.

The continuous enlightenment of the people like the bloggers here is a great significance.

Mabuhay kayo!! Mabuhay ang bayan nating Pilipinas!

Sana rin, if blogger is a Filipino, let us share the who, the what and whys but avoid generalizing or using Philippines and the Filipinos. We have to be proud of ourselves and the country, in spite of a pretending president, the corruptions, cultural flaws and what-have-you.

“… if a legislative district voted for FPJ, then by legal fiction, the congressman of that district should have voted in favor of the impeachment complaint. And if 80% of those surveyed said that GMA should be impeached, how can the majority of the solons claim to represent an overwhelming voice?”

No, Dawin, that’s not legal fiction, that’s the political reality that manifests the boundless hypocrisy of the politicians we have today. Never have I witnessed a gathering of contemptible politicians assembled in one House connive to swindle the people. That was the crudest cut of all.

Bob Martin, if you are that foriegner blogger of MINDANAO, then I couldn’t help but commend you for showing concern over the Filipino’s plight. ‘Peoples court’ are typical activity examples of crab mentality indeed! On the other hand, there’s nothing you can do about these things and there is far more complicated than crab mentality, its CARPING. CHIZMOSONG PINOY said that we FILIPINOS is in this CARPING business for more than a decade now.

In economic spectrum, if a business goes 5 years, it means it is progressing, If it continues to exist for 10 years it is very stable. Now the CARPING business is more than stable because we are in it for decades now. bwahahaha!

Seriously, though some people here are roiling the water economically we are still ready to be tapped with the recent developments;

1. Some of our local industries are showing some edge like the SHEMBERG Philippines, now is poise to become the number one supplier of carrageeeran the world over. Carrageenan is a very essential component used as a thickener, emulsifier, stabilizer and gelling agent in food, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It is extracted from the Euchema seaweed or native “guso.” Imagine how many additional mouths we can feed with such a development. more

2. This month, Philippine industrial output surged by 7.3%. A good economic indicator inspite of Manila street turbulence. more

3. No one can stop our OFW REMITTANCES TO GROW 10% this year. From 8 billion last year going 10 billion this year. more

4. DELL, the world’s largest personal computer producer, says it is setting up a major customer call centre in the Philippines. Our English proficiency has become our best asset and company’s one of the essential logistics. Imagine how many high earning jobs we could create by these. (But of course, its not important because some people here are politically oriented than economic oriented.) more

5. IBM is expanding its outsourcing business, as it eyes more demand from the Asia-Pacific market while growing the services capability of its Manila offices. (Puleaase! Stop this roiling once and for all, to establish the confidence of these businesses to stay a little bit longer to provide our kababayans decent jobs. If we can hold them here, we don’t have to go abroad to look for greener pastures. When can we become economic oriented?) more

6. Peso’s stability over the dollar and pounds is something to look into. This might also mean that our economy is stabilizing. To date, conversion of a pound is £1= £98, compared to previous month of £1=P102. And $1= 55, compared to $1=56 few weeks back. more

Now to the people here who thinks we can progress more in political gimmickry than economic considerations, then there is really something wrong with us. I believe, there can be no chance for us to gain momentum given the counterproductive attitude of some of us.

Kaveneshi, tama ang mga binanggit mo at ang iyong alinlangan sa mga nagaganap pati pagaalala sa ikabubuhay ng pamilya. Maraming katulad mo na ganyan ang damdamin.

Ngunit hindi mo maaalis na maghanap ng paraan and napakaraming tao na hindi nakita ang katotohanan at hustisya sa nakaraang impeachment. Nabanggit ko sa isa kong post na ang People’s Congress is “searching for a tipping point”. Ito na marahil ang hinahanap na pagkakataon upang magpabigat sa timbang na gigising sa “lethargic” na bayan upang sumama na sa malawakang pagalsa.

Nabanggit ko na rin na ang pagalsa ay di magtatagumpay kung walang suporta ng militar. Ang militar naman, sa aking palagay, ay susunod lamang sa bayan kung makita nito na nagkakaisa ang lahat. Sa ngayon ito’y hindi pa. Ang tipping point ng militar ay kapag nagising na ang bayan.

Abangan natin ang isisiwalat ng Hyatt 10 sa People’s Congress tungkol daw sa mga katiwalian na nalalaman nila. Antayin natin kung ito nga
ay magsisilbing ningas na magpapaapoy sa damdamin ng tao that will tip the so-called point.

At kung magtagumpay ito ang susunod nating katanungan ay sino ang dapat mamuno na tatanggapin ng buong puso ng lahat ng tao. Kung ang mamumuno ay hindi suportado ng lahat umpisa uli ito ng inggit at pagwawatak-watak. Batid mo rin kung sino ang umupo at naghari sa Edsa 1 and 2. Hindi malayo na ganoon din ang mangyayari dito.

Salamat kaibigan.

Sa tingin nyo ba the problem would linger this long if GMA is really innocent? Anybody with half a common sense would know that she’s guilty, the problem is proving it. Like with Erap, common sense will tell you that he’s guilty (imagine if you’re the most powerful person in the land and someone accusses you of wrongdoing which lands you in jail for over 4 years, it’s either you’re guilty or very stupid). Of course proving it in court is another matter.

The people didn’t get a closure with the killing of the impeachment by the congressmen that’s why the legitimacy issue persists. The truth will always find a way to come out and eventually resolve itself.

With regards to why people aren’t going to the streets is because there is no clear alternative to the residing problem. Especially when you see faces like Imee Marcos, and Jinggoy and JV Estrada calling out for GMA’s resignation, it just sends shivers through my spine. Una na ngang pinagtatanggal yung mga tatay nila dahil sa kawalanghiyaan tapos ang lakas ng loob makisali sa panawagang tanggalin itong isa pang walanghiya.

Attitude ng iba riyan pagtyagaan na lang natin ito dahil walanghiya rin naman ang papalit but NO! We have to keep moving forward at habang may walanghiya ay dapat palitan. We cannot go back or stagnate. We have to keep looking for the better alternative and I’m sure eventually we will.

Philippine Citizens’ congress to hear and examine evidence in aborted President Arroyo impeachment case

From a Philippine citizens’ impeachment tribunal to a truth commission, now it’s a citizen’s congress that groups under the broad coalition Bukluran Para sa Katotohanan (Coalition for the Truth) are finally setting in motion to bring out the tru…

Dawin,

Thank you for taking time reacting to my blog. I just want to tell you that it doesn’t matter really if I don’t win my argument. My whole person and my income is not dependent on the validity of my points. Yes, I agree that our economy still probably would thrive regardless of our present government. I know its not a crowning glory for the present government, but it would have been better if our economic growth is consistently steady without much roiling on the streets and a non-stop scrutiny. I am not totally against this acts of crab mentality because sometimes this can be used to our advantage as a check and balance to correct our government but doing it on a daily basis is not good for our economy as a whole.

Good thing for you because you are a lawyer, and you have your profession to cling into at any time we are economically doomed. How about others who have no profession like you do? Can you, lawyers feed all the hungry mouths dependent on foreign investors and local entrepreneurs establishing businesses here? With the lawyers carping, can you send more OFW’s abroad to provide better income for their families?

Sometimes I find it so odd, a lawyer like you talking about morality. For all we know to become a good lawyer, one should become a good liar. Can you honestly say that there is morality in your profession?

Yes, we may agree on one thing about Gloria’s questionable morality. As a lawyer, do you really believe she committed a crime based on the so called GARCI tape? When did you learn that tape recorded voices are admissible in court? Can you honestly say that you are not partisan, as you are a San Juan resident? A known Erap turf.

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Here we go again! The oft repeated debate of morality versus economic progress will go nowhere because these two movements are oblique. They do NOT CONTRADICT each other, in fact, they MUST COMPLEMENT each other. We need righteous leadership to craft the roadmap to our economic progress as much as we need dispensable resources to remain morally upright. It is not impossible to achieve both. Neither is it supposed to be a catch-22 situation as Malacañang wants us to think it is. We cannot afford to have one at the expense of the other.

I understand the reservations of those who need to put their families ahead and foremost of all concerns. But that’s limited, of course, to the economic necessities rather than an all-encompassing argument.

If you allow your children (I am assuming you are or will be responsible parents) to grow in an environment where cheating is allowed, stealing is tolerated, lying is as normal as breathing air, and leaving those misdeeds unpunished because we should not rock the boat on our voyage to prosperity, then let me walk back home because I believe my children’s decency, rectitude, and honesty count most than any worldly possessions.

The economist view of survival in this jungle our present leaders have herded us into, has ignonimously reduced us to mere animals devoid of spirit, moral fortitude, and wisdom to choose what is right, fair, and just. As Dawin said, soulless.

Despite the hardships our ordinary “beasts” are experiencing today, The Inglorious One prefers to add burden to our already heavy yoke while we pull the plow. What with the continually increasing cost of a decent life, The Great Economist still finds necessary to raise taxes to keep her house afloat. So that she can spend more in building fences to alienate those whom she is supposed to serve? Surely, one would think this ploy is to ensure, as some bloggers have manifested here, that as the poor Pinoy is stuck to their toil, he avoids joining the throngs who are out to seek the truth and serve justice for the tyrant’s crimes.

She may come out with diktats every now and then but that will not absolve her sins, it could only buy her time. She will finally be deposed inevitably as all dictators deserve. All those who believe the best they can offer their country is work, work, work will soon realize even in work, truth, honesty, and fairness is as important as it is in government.

In the end, good always triumphs over evil.

Well done, Tongue in, anew.

Mr. Toro – the mainstream of decent citizens are participating in the struggle to achieve good governance, long-lasting peace and prosperity, that’s for sure!! Please lang, name dropping is things of the past.

Not when you have the dregs that were thrown out of Edsa 1 and 2.

“In case de Castro disagrees, the Black and White Movement will be pushing for the succession of the Senate President as acting president and who shall call a special election within 60 days.

The movement also proposed the following in the next administration’s reform agenda:

Electoral reforms
Reforms in the jsutice system
Financial and economic reforms
Pro-poor reforms
Pursue the peace process
Bureaucratic and military reform
Constitutional reform
For the first 100 days, the group expects the new adminsitration to put the following measures in place:

Stabilize the political situation
Institute zero tolerance against graft and corruption and restore good and effective governance
Demonstrate pro-poor commitment
Restore fiscal health and keep economic house in order, and
Lay the basis for sustained reform”

Splendid ideas, that of course in case Noli resigns, but, will the B&W please tell us, what if the AFP comes to the rescue and says no thank you we’ll do it our own way. Can anyone from B&W tell us what they plan to do next?

“Citizen’s Congress” daw.

E ano tawag niyo doon sa totoong Congress (you know, the one funded by your puny tax pesos)? Wasn’t that Congress voted into office by Filipino voters too?

Talaga naman oo. 😀

And sabi nang iba pangpagulo lang ang mga nagrarali. Gumulo ang bansa dahil sa kanila. tinatawag silang mga destabilization. Itanong muna natin bakit sila nagkakaganyan ano ba ang punot dulo ng problema, Di ba dahil sa Hello garci tapes nayan. Muka yatang nakakalimutan na ng iba ang malaking iskandalong nangyari. Hindi titigil ang mga iyan hanggat hindi bumababa sa puwest ang Presidente. Karma iyan sa ginawa nila kay Erap. Hindi na mabubura sa history ng ating bansa na si PGMA ay nandaya sa eleksyon kahit pagandahin pa niya ang image niya. Kahiyahiya!

my two cents worth on…

kavenishi, little things can make a big difference – the real essence of gladwell’s “tipping point.” if what you started with your family is contagious enough it will spread through your community and next thing you know it may probably become an epidemic for the good of the country. we’ll leave to your discernment in thinking, doing, and teaching what is right and what is wrong to your family…

arturo, the “tipping point” may or may not come (military-backed or not)…all i want is that gloria will make good her promises of having transparency in government and of championing truth and justice (refer to her oath). falling short…i’m not being sarcastic, mind you…falling short on that promise is not acceptable…

dakdakero, some of your links are either outdated or cannot be visited (by me…i don’t know how others did). anyway, so it follows despite the thriving carping business (as what the only “pinoy” in this blog has carped time and again, “lo diyes,” chiz) our economy is not in shambles after all? (i asked for fear of carping a fallacy here…considering the keen observations of dean rizalist.)…

duck (hoping not to be a relative of the duck in the palace and likewise hoping you are H5N1-free), dak has belied the rumor that carping scares investors away…in my opinion rather, carping scares the fortified in the palace. i agree it’s funny (and also annoyed) why some people blamed the moaners outside the malacañang garrison and not the monster inside…

tongue (quite interesting – and historical – nom de plume or nom de guerre), still with the consistent tongue…all praises to you and other truth-seekers in this blog…

and down to my last centavo…“dapat patalsikin ang pilit na nagsusumiksik sa hindi niya salumpuwit…walang lidera2 kapag walang manda2,” hindi ba, timtim2?

incidentally…jonas & dakdakero, perchance were you once exchanging “pleasantries” here http://www.sunstar.com.ph/blogs/citizenwatch/?p=275 ?

All I can say is, “ang maling ginagawa ng matanda, nagiging tama sa mata ng bata”. Let’s all instill the right values to our youth so they will grow to become honest and sensitive citizens. GMA has prostituted each and every institution we have. Whatever little credibility this government had, has been flushed down the drain.

All means of getting the truth has been exhausted. Let’s all keep an open mind regarding this People’s Court. Let’s not prejudge this undertaking. This may be the last thing we could do to put closure on the controversies hounding the administration.

FYI: Only 30% of the new tax measures imposed by the government will go to public service. And I thought that these measures are for improving and giving better service to the people and for infrastructure…..Tsk, tsk, we’ve been duped again. I guess we all know where the other 70% will go to.

Ano ba, benignO? Dalawa lang yung tanong ko, yes-or-no pang pareho. Siguro naman kaya mong sagutin.

Mitamz,

Thanks for the link. Solida Monsod said it all. As far as I can recall, those were the winning trends of GMA few weeks before the election. Witnessed by foreign correspondents and exit polls, last presidential election showed GMA’s victory as imminent. Really the opposition that time, blew their chances of winning it because they were in disarray. Now, like de ja vu, seems to me that the same oppositions again, poker dumb as to who’s their best alternative to Labandera.

Since they couldn’t win their cause, another feeding frenzy was disseminated to the chizmiz-oriented Pinoys, utilizing the HELLO GARCI tape as their ultimate logistic. After weeks of using media as a medium, everything spreads easily like forest wildfire. Then came the ‘MORAL ASCENDANCY’ theme inculcation. Blindly, a result of the constantly peddled opposition lies that later became ‘truth‘. At sinakyan naman ng karamihan sa mga Manilinio. Galing talaga ng mga KUYA!

Baycas,

I think I know you from somewhere. I’ll check it out…( Tonto lang gui hapon ?). Your last centavo is really of no value because you are using the same old coin.

Tongue in anew says,

“… I wouldn’t mind marching side by side with Imee, Jinggoy, or Ka Satur. … We have a name for them – Filipinos.”

Filipinos indeed we all are, and a great many decent citizens would really mind being in the company of those who plundered this country just as much as the GMA bashers will hate to be seen marching with her.

I agree with you Toro,
thtat`s why this county does not move because of some negative
attitude of our country men.
and if we don`t do something,like removing GMA,we filipinos will
be forever be a third world or worst.
we all see how they manipulate the elections.the like of jdv,gonzales.
pangilinan and even drillon,and the media.last 2004 may election.
in the beginning we have manapat,who produce documents that FPJ is an american.they just test the water,then GMA appoint Garci and Barci(Barcilona) in the Comelec,then the everyday appearance in the media of
poker face Abalos,
that`s what happen in year 2004,the nightmare of the Filipino people
or the death of democracy in the Philippines.
I ask and pray to almighty God for one day,the awakening of good men and
women filipinos,not to do nothing,so not evil to triumph.
mabuhay po ang pilipino..

A lot has been said in this and other blogs about seeking closure to the Gloria impeachment, as if finding one will put away our troubles for good. Closure seems to be the flavor of the month that everybody seems fond of using.

Now let’s see. Marcos died and left the billions he plundered stashed safe and sound in some bank vaults. There was no closure. The nuclear power scam in Bataan which we continue to pay Westinghouse millions of pesos everyday, this too has no closure, the principal remains in hiding in Austria. The relentless takeover by the Kamaganak Inc. of companies during Cory’s time was never investigated and had no closure, neither was the Mendiola massacre. The Centennial Expo scam in Clark nor the PEA Amari scandals had closure. So was the Diosdado Macapagal highway scam.

There was no closure to the big stocks scam of the B&W Resources that drove Erap’s pal Dante Tan to take french leave. So is Dichaves, the trust holder of the second envelope. The Erap tragedy may never find closure either, perhaps GMA may even set him free, if he will pull back his attack dogs. The Oakwood mutiny had no closure. The poor soldiers were jailed and humiliated themselves by abandoning the idealism they fought for, but the plotters who goaded and financed them to rebel remain free. No closure.

The Kuratong Baleleng massacre, KFR, money laundering, drugs charges against Sen. Ping Lacson conducted by the Senate committee never had closure. The Dacer-Corbito murder, this too. The 2 million dollars bribe charges against Perez still has no closure. The juetenggate, Jose Pidal. These are just a few that come to my head
All no closures. Except that of Mark Jimenez and his closure came through the courtesy of US justice.

So, what closures ae we all talking about?

Schumey,

Cheating small or big is never okay. One doesn’t have to be a moralist to know it’s wrong. I don’t think anybody’s condoning the act either. But the fact remains that cheating and politics go hand in hand and there’s nothing you can do about it but accept whatever the results may be. Can you name one election from President to Mayor that was never tainted by cheating? I wuz robbed, the loser’s battle cry, isn’t it?

This explains why many abhor politicians who they know cheated. I guess that’s the most they can do about it, express their
contempt like what most of the bloggers here do.

Hi Toro,
My grandfather, father, mother and cousin were all victims of Martial Law. They died fighting Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. I don’t think the Philippines would be a headless nation today had the thieves been guillotined because you’re not a thief nor am I and my lost loved ones.

Rye Bosco

I’m sorry, Rye, about the fate of your loved ones. Indeed, the thieves of Martial Law should have been guillotined not just the 40 but the many others who have escaped and from whom have descended the thieves that are with us today.

mitams,
sorry to disappoint you but Monsod’s piece is a crock.
she has just not been paying attention.

1. surveys – there is evidence that the polling organizations
were infiltrated. as already reported elsewhere the polling organizations subcontracted their data collection.

2. exit polls – were widely off the mark. especially in metro
manila. SWS boss admitted they screwwed up.

3. congressional canvass – hah! what a laugh. and to use
bill luz quote is laughable, as he is now in the opposition.

all evidence shows a wide-ranging conspiracy from manipulating
the comelec, the surveys, exit polls and congressional canvass.

there’s an expression for folks like monsod. she has drunk the KoolAid.
uto-uto.

(from the Guyana tragedy of Reverend Jim Jones whose followers meekly drank the poison-laced KoolAid juice).

Pasingit lang po! I would like to thank these people who shared their comments amidst other bloggers sarcastic reactions. Special mention to Toro, BenignO, Kavenishi, Cromwell6 ,Bensg8t, Mitamz, Dakdakero, , TIMTIM2, Ryebosco, Chizmosong Pinoy and Bob Martin. I salute all of you guys! Hope to read more blogs from you. Honestly, I love reading your posts! Piece of advise; Don’t let other blogger’s intimidation frustrate you from writing here. Happy writing, Guys!

Maraming salamat Oscar, hindi mahirap ipaglaban ang isang paninindigan o paniniwala gamitin lamang ang matuwid na pangangatwiran and dissect the topic with objectivity. Mabuhay ka rin kaibigan.

matagal na akong reader ng mga blogs dito sa pcij. sometimes i do share my opinion regarding issues. habit ko na magbasa and i enjoy reading debates and opinions of many intellectual bloggers. marami akong natutunan. galing nyo! thanks guys. para naman fair to what “curious” said, i more than recommend blogs of rizalist, tounge in a new, schumey, kablog, baycas, lciao , gagay, mariatoo, assumptionista, indio_lawless, eyes widewopen, oscar, and a lot more. keep it up guys! more blogs please! i hope and i pray that you all be guided by the Lord almighty and maybe someday or soonest the possible way, we will achieved what we are fighting for. TRUTH AND JUSTICE for us filipino. God bless!. more power!!!

thankz curious. nabanggit mo ang name ko. It’s true marami tayong matututunan dito specially sa mga good debaters like Toro, indio_lawless etc… Even we have different opinions regarding the different issues in our country, those names you’ve mention respect each others opinion. Kahit di tayo kasinggaling mag-english ng mga ito, mararamdaman mo pa rin na your part of the discussion. It’s great to be here.

Siyanga pala, bakit nawala na namang parang bula etong si Lorenzo at Bolante? Matagal ng pinapatawag ng senado ang mga eto. May tinatago nga ba talaga? Bakit nag-ala Garci na rin?

Cromwell, I am not prepared to call it a Kangaroo Court yet. I’d like to give its proponents the benefit of the doubt and see how they will manage to get the truth out which the impeachment failed to give. Then we’ll know what kind of court it is.

Go to war and offer my life for Gloria? No way!

toro,
there’s no way gloria is going to agree on recounting the votes. it was reported weeks earlier on tv patrol (i don’t know if others were able to watch it) about legarda’s protest, on the questioned election return(?) copies, the portion w/ the president’s count is being deleted. they are keeping only the vice-president’s record which is the subject of the protest. why delete it? it seems talagang may tinatago. baka nga naman makita yung mga discrepancies.
as we all know, during the canvassing of votes, there was a heated argument about this isssue between the opposition and the majority. puro Noted lang ang sagot ni gonzales and pangilinan sa mga opposition at that time.

Let me explain, Jr_lad, what’s missing are some certificates of canvass, the COCs, which contain the number of votes IN TOTAL that were allegedly altered. The COCs were done at the municipal level where cheating was reportedly done easily. It is also the COCs that were questioned by the opposition during the senate canvassing to which the pro-administration senators replied ‘noted’.

The recount of ballots does not rely on the COCs or even on the statements of canvass which are done at the precinct level because in an electoral protest even these are presumed to be fraudulent. To make sure the recount is honest it has to start from scratch. The ballot boxes are reopened in the presence of PET representatives and contending parties and the BALLOTS recounted one by one.

What I’m saying is that the COCs may be gone but they are irrelevant in the recount. The answer you seek lies not in the COCs nor in the SOCs but in the ballots themselves.

Hope you agree LadyL.

toro,
pardon my mentioning of election returns (i’m not so sure about it the reason i put the question mark). it was probably the COC’s that was reported. that could well explain the reason why they deleted the portion of the president. as you said, the COC’s can be easily altered.

i agree with you, these COC’s and SOC’s will now be irrelevant once they start opening and recounting the ballots. indeed, it will clearly show the true winner once all the ballots are recounted. in fairness to noli, i still think he has the edge even if the ballots are recounted. kaya nga siya kinumbinsing maging partner ni gloria (kahit walang alam) over legarda dahil sa pangunahing dahilan na malakas humatak ng boto si noli. just like adding lito lapid on her ticket (talking of a smart president huh?).

but on the case of gloria, i still believe she will not allow a recount. she will not rock the boat any further. sabi nga they could be opening a pandora’s box.

Jr_lad, kahit madalas tayong magkaiba ng opinion but this time i think i will definitely agree with you. Kahit ako naniniwala na kahit ilang beses pang bilangin ang mga balota sa vice-president i think noli will still win over legarda. I believe he won fair and square. But for the president, i also believe that PGMA really cheated FPJ. I can’t imagine how FPJ lost in mindanao. Sa analysis ko before the election, kung sino man ang manalo sa Luzon yun ang mananalo sa election. Totoong hawak ni GMA ang Visayas, pero sa paniwala ko hawak naman ni FPJ ang Mindanao kaya i was really surprise nung malaman kong natalo si FPJ sa Mindanao. Sa loob-loob ko nun ang sinisisi ko of course ang kampo ni PGMA dahil naniniwala akong dinaya talaga si FPJ sa mindano, but also i ask this question to myself anong ginawa ng mga tao kuno ni FPJ sa mindano bakit hinayaan nilang madaya siya. Kaya hanggang ngayon, 50-50 ang sinisisi ko sa nangyari pagkatalo ni FPJ. Ang administrasyon na dinaya siya at ang mga tao niya specially yung mga trapo na nasa likod niya na nagtraydor sa kanya.

Kaveneshi, may kahalagahan pa din ang COCs at SOCs, bagamat hindi ito kasama sa pagbilang, dahil dito mapapatunayan ang extent ng pangdaraya na naganap sa pamamagitan ng paghambing ng tunay na bilang ng balota sa isinulat naman sa SOC at pagkatapos inilipat sa COC. Malaking trabaho talaga ito at malaking gastos para sa nagpro-protest. Dito din malalaman ang mga taong gumawa ng pandaraya sapagkat nakapirma sila. Nais ko sana makasuhan at makulong ang mga taong ito.

Welcome to this blog Obet. Nakita ko nga ang murahan sa shoutbox grabe talaga. Alam kong hindi iyon magtatagal. Sana naman huwag maparis ang blog na ito sapagkat malaking bagay na may outlet tayo sa ating damdamin. Madaling sumulat sa mga dyario gaya ng Inquirer at Star ngunit hindi madaling i-publish ang mga ito. Samantalang sa blog na ito mailalahad mong lahat ang nais mong sabihin. Huwag lang nating abusuhin ang magandang kalooboan ng PCIJ.

tama ka diyan toro. sa subrang segurista ni ate glue ayan nakarma tuloy. hindi na nga nakakatulog ng maayos kaya ang lalaki na ng eye bags. mga sariling tauhan niya pa ang nagpahamak sa kanya.
mukhang pati psg ngayon hindi niya na rin mapagkatiwalaan. nagdadadakdak na naman si gonzales.

No, Baycas, Gloria’s brand of transparency is unacceptable. It is selective and does not reveal all we need to know. It seems her disclosures of policies are on a need-to-know basis. Even if she tried to be transparent in all her dealings starting today all this becomes meaningless if she keeps some dark secrets hidden. Honesty and truthfulness are the essence of transparency. Her actions and policies must be laid open to public view. Anything short of this her credibility suffers.

You ask my views on BW. What the BW is doing in their quest for truth may be laudable. Some have high hopes its objective will be achieved, while others are skeptical. I belong to the latter group. Why? Haven’t all of us already declared Gloria guilty so what’s the point of a People’s Congress, which is not a judicial court, if it will return the same verdict that we’ve already made? Do they need to prove to the people that Gloria is guilty? I believe the people know enough more than they realize. To some, we will be looked at as being too biased and unfair to Gloria. But, is she being fair to us too?

Nice poem by Anonymous.
Ciao.

Hi Obet,

Don’t worry, we’re trying a better alternative to the shoutbox we had before. Hope to have it up and running soon.

Kavenishi,
I think you’re missing the point here. As mentioned above, the reason why this Citizen Congress is created is to provide the alternative VENUE in trying and seeking the TRUTH behind Gloria’s wrongdoings for the simple reason that our real Congress refused to do its job. That’s the one basic element that is missing in ferreting out the TRUTH legitimately (unlike in the Erap case where there was an impeachment trial before its collapse). We may know that Gloria is guilty of her “crimes” but we still need to have a PROCESS in justifying this claim and the proper VENUE is not the MEDIA. Not on this BLOG, not on the tabloids or not on every tv stations that are reporting the “sins” of Gloria. Because sad to say, all these information we know against her without due process will just be considered as plain CHIZMIZ. We need a proper VENUE where we can present and examine the body of evidence against Gloria. This Citizen’s Congress may not be the same as the impeachment trial of Erap but could be more of a Truth Commission (promised by Gloria to the bishops before the impeachment complaint was killed). This is the objective, for the TRUTH to come out along with a fact finding process. And by all means, let the media cover it and show to all the Filipinos (just like the impeachment of Erap) what’s the truth behind all of these troubles we have now. If this Citizen’s Congress shows impartiality, it will loose its credibility and the whole process will just fizzle out. But if it succeeds in presenting the facts to the people, then this could be the tipping point that we are all waiting for as what Baycas and Toro said.

The question now, will Gloria allow this Citizen Congress to continue? As we all know, Gonzales is already threatening to arrest some people involve in this exercise.

After I tried to bring back Benigno to reality on 28 October 05 , his quick reply was : “As usual, you miss the point.”
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My “fresh from vacation” cpr :

The point is missing in the first place, benigno.So, why will I miss the point ?

To refresh your demented mind, on the 28th of October you carped about the use of the term/ name “Citizen’s Congress” by arguing that there’s the presence of legitimate Congress.

My quick reply then was ” so what’s wrong with the name/term “ citizens’ congress”? and even citing that TUCP uses the word Congress in its ownself as part of its corporate identity.

This only manifests that the word “congress” alone is not conclusive nor a copyrighted one, benigno.

An act or action of coming together and meeting is a congress. While a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and usually action on some question is also a congress. Check Webster, kiddo.

Thus, I cannot help but to apply your own words with a corrupted twist of my own authorship:

“Unless of course you failed understand exactly what “ Citizens’ Congress” meant in the text that you have read”.

“ For that matter, let me make a bit of an observation: You seem to be good at quoting term/s but are quite thin on understanding the CONTEXT around of what you have quoted.

A dose of your own medicine,ika nga, benigno 😉

Tsk.tsk.tsk.

Magpaka-totoo ka na kasi, totoy 😉

thanks, arturo. you certainly are living a life that matters (ie, here at pcij).

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as i put a grammatically incorrect phrase in my last comment, the word “from” should be “to” as in: notice also the responses “to” my posts (4th paragraph), i am equally apologetic to my other previous (and perhaps, future) “typos” and grammatical errors.

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…as regards this kind of forum pcij has hosted: i would like to view this as a “netizen’s congress.” you can say anything you like (subject to bloggers’ rules definitely) for or against the government. rest assured (or should i say, be forewarned) that malacañang is listening through its deaf ears, reading through its blind eyes, and speaking through its mute vocal cords.

several blogs ago, i had the experience of citing gloria’s inaugural oath in all-english format (as it was originally posted in the OPS website) telling us to hold her accountable in a transparent leadership and that she’ll wield her power upholding truth and justice. after my citation, they replaced the post with the taglish version (the way it was delivered by gloria) because no tagalog word for “accountability” was mentioned. nevertheless, i was still able to download the all-english format from another government site – this contained the word “accountable” (i’m sure the one who translated the oath got a slap on the head!). so there you have it, gloria really chooses not to be accountable (as if it’s not obvious!).

one may think this story is trivial…to the contrary, i say…obet and the rest, the bright boys and girls in the fortified palace are aware of your thoughts, aware of your insinuations, aware of your moves…

as long as gloria hasn’t come to her senses we must continue on our “checks and balances” aimed at her. it is because we are aware of her evil thoughts, aware of her unkind insinuations, aware of her wrong moves…

pcij is our medium…a netizen’s congress of some sort…preserve this medium we must.

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right, jr_lad, i would like to view this citizen’s congress as a way to tip the balance in our favor. but i sure wish there’ll be fellows from gloria’s side for it to be credible… http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200511010415.htm .

you know, kavenishi, gloria and the gang is very much relying on Filipinos’ “forgetfulness” through time. this trait, though bad as it seems, makes us also a “forgiving” nation. remember gloria was exonerated only by numbers not by the total appreciation of the evidences put against her. she just put on hold her day in court (for her impeachment is now docketed on a yearly basis). however, we can set an alternative to present and examine the evidences – the whole purpose of this citizen’s congress (the house committee on justice should have been the venue for this.). as you can see, we don’t have the luxury of time. we cannot wait for next year or the year after that (and so on till 2010) to appreciate the evidences.

my opinion is that gloria and her cohorts buried the truth and it will continue to rot deeper underground (my oft repeated emphatic words)…if we might resurrect the truth through this Congress, so be it.

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admittedly, i found her guilty of a wrongdoing not to be tolerated for the highest official of the land…but does everyone embrace my belief? comments in our pcij forum certainly answers my query in the negative. so i find it really annoying to read comments (past and present) that energize the already fired up gloria. how i wish they (the pro-glorias) already refrain from doing so. how i also wish i can utter these lines to her face…as one employer tells his/her employee: “gloria, you’re fired.” or, as what ermita does: “gloria, thank you for your services.”

we should not let gloria continue to “right the wrong and wrong the right” with her stolen powers. we should keep on searching for the truth…for the truth will make gloria’s life miserable at first but it will surely set her free from our sarcasms.

erratum: If this Citizen’s Congress shows IMPARTIALITY (should read as PARTIALITY).

Baycas, forget the faulty grammar, what’s important is the essense of your thoughts. Good grammar does not a wise man make.

I’ve just about put behind me all the iniquities, the lapses, the alleged sins that are attributable to Gloria. We know them by heart by now that the question whether she is guilty or not, for me, does not matter any more. Gloria has been judged by many as guilty. It’s not a comforting thought for me since a person is considered innocent until found guilty beyond reasonable doubt. That’s the law. Isn’t that judgment therefore unfair, unjust and impudently presumptuous? Perhaps, but Gloria has not been exactly honest and fair with her detractors. Significantly, these are two moral grounds – honest and fair – that, it would seem, are not important to her unflagging supporters.

I think everybody has said his piece. I’d rather we left it at that because we cannot stagnate and be held back by issues like what to do with Gloria. I’d rather we look beyond her and be concerned on what to do for the country. Surely, the country needs to be helped to solve its problems than resolving the issues besieging Gloria. Gloria is the issue, the country is the problem. The issues can be taken care of by the Ombudsman just as it is taking care of the issues against Erap. I’m counting on Congressmen Escudero and Cayetano to make good their threat to bring the case to the Ombudsman at the proper time. We are not forgetting the iniquities that is Gloria. We have time for everything. For now, there’s been a lot of talk about reforms. This is a good time as any to start the social and political reformation.

Having said that, I want to focus beyond what the BWM would have it. BWM prioritizes Gloria’s resignation, which will never happen. It’s their contention that once Gloria is out the reform agenda will be implemented. That simple. No, I don’t believe the changes will happen that soon. The reform agenda is so encompassing it will take a lifetime before the changes take roots and be felt. As I explained in another blog, it has to demolish first a monolith of vested corrupt public officials and oligarchs deeply entrenched in a society that has condoned profligacy in government for decades.

I choose the winds of change through realistic, practical and doable means that are easily adaptable. The Constitution will be amended. Like it or not, it will. The BWM wants Gloria to resign. Like it or not, she will not. Of the two options, the chances of being heard or listened to are much better through charter change. Several versions on the form of govt., i.e. unicameral parliamentary, and the period of incumbency of Gloria has been mentioned. One allows her to stay on until 2010; another until 2007, and still another until June 2006. Obviouisly, each version has its caveat, but all these are proposals that in the course of discussion may variably change. At this point, it becomes important that a solid group of NGOs and civil societies draw the ideal script of a government and leadership that will be acceptable to all, and put up a formidable appeal to Congress and government so they can participate in drafting the new charter. This means a totally united front. BWM can take it from here and forget about the citizen’s congress.

It cannot be helped that there are some strongly opposed to charter change, let alone if the incumbent congress is given the task to make the change, some even calling the Consultaltive Commission a “rubber stamp”. Well, charter change cannot be that egregious. Nonetheless, their rejection will not prevent charter change from happening. It’s okay if they don’t take part, but those who will can always relish a great feeling that they have done their share in rebuilding this society.

After a long weekend, its back to blogs! I deliberately avoided blogsphere to recharge my spirits and pay my undivided respects for my departed father. Now back to GMA-bashing, hehehe.

I’ve read some responses to my previous post including that one by Kavenishi on my intolerance for cheating, stealing, and lying as “OA”. Jr_Lad has more than aptly provided a fitting response. Suffice it to say that a parent’s inaction on a wrongdoing is tantamount to telling your child it’s okay to sin.

As for Toro, how I wish he would finally join us for the “final gathering” to serve Gloria her warrant after the judgement has neen rendered by the People’s Congress. I can’t understand why he has branded Imee, Jinggoy and Ka Satur as “plunderers”.

The fault of the parents should not be suffered by the children. Pag nakita ko yung kapitbahay kong nagtapon ng basura sa bakod ko, di ko binabatukan yung anak niya. Si mismo kinokompronta ko. Tama ba Toro? Isa pa, di naman plunderer si Ka Satur.

One consolation though is that Toro does not condone Gloria’s unconscionable deeds. Unlike the others.

Well, my friend Baycas, nom-de-guerre or nom-de-plume? Both. Btw, your “tipping point” analogy has been adapted by The Tribune’s website, and Toro is right that the real tipping point is the military/police’s finally giving up on their Commander-in-Cheat, err, Chief. That sentiment is shared by the US Embassy, no less. What’s funny is that the military intelligence (oxymoron daw) lately has gone berserk by naming Julius Babao as a terrorist coddler. Pati Media binabanatan na, mukhang malapit na talaga, a.

To indio_lawless: what a way to end your vacation! Getting tangled with BenignO, hahaha!

Salamat sa iyo, Concerned Citizen, bilib rin ako sa iyo, kahit nasa ibang bansa ka (tama ba?), nakikibaka ka pa rin. Mabuhay ka. Lagi mong isapuso: “KUNG HINDI TAYO KIKILOS, SINO? KUNG HINDI NGAYON, KAILAN?

So, I noticed that there are no new topics posted. Bakasyon talaga, ha Alecks?

Thanks jr_lad. Maybe our ka-blogs here who are against this Citizens’ Congress will be surprised by the ‘revealing hard evidences’ once they are presented. They may accuse the CC as biased, but once they know and see the SOLID facts, they will realize why they are so. People who says that we should just go on with our lives and forget politics will know why we cannot just forget the ‘dirty politics’ of GMA. It was GMA, and still is, the one who is doing the ‘dirty politics’, not the opposition. Dito natin makikita ang tunay na KAKAPALAN NG MUKHA ni GMA at ng kanyang administrasyon.

it has been a while since i last visited the only true and free press existing in the philipppines.it turns out that nothing positive is happening right now in our country.politics as usual is eating all the filipinos time and.and is being made worse by people trying their best to cling to power and make use of what is left for our motherland.kailan pa po kaya tayo magigising sa katotohanan na hindi lang tayo sadsad kundi nakabaon na sa putikan ang karapatan nating mga pilipino na mabuhay ng malaya at may isunusubong pagkain tatlong beses sa isang araw..maging dito sa ibayong dagat ay damang dama namin ang hindi pantay na pagtrato dahil lamang sa mga nakakasukang gawain ng iilang kapwa pilipino na sa kasamaang palad ay yun pang may mga hawak na matataas na posisyon at kumakatawan daw sa atin lahi bilang mga pinuno ng bayan…?magising na po nawa tayo..hirap na din po kaming tiisin ang pagalipusta at mababang tingin sa atin bilang mga pilipino..hangang kailan pa po kaya tayo magpapagapos sa mga suliraning ito na kung tutuusin naman ay kayang masolusyunan sa pagkakaisa nating lahat..kailan kaya bayan ko?

i’m just curious…arturo, are you by any chance also known as “king?”

Baycas, no, I was never known as “king”. Sorry. Where did you get that? I can’t possibly be a reincarnation of Da King, hehe.

hahaha…don’t get me wrong. i’m just playing on a hunch (on arturo’s identity – i believe he was the one who offered “art” in place of “toro” during one of his “pleasantries” with someone in previous blogs). plain curiosity…

arturo, just a wild guess…no malice intended…anyway, your being a realist deserves compliment here at pcij…

Baycas, thats settled then. My mind was playing. Thinking that you must be envious with Toro coz he is my idol and you are not. What a crazy thought for me to say! My fault.

after a very long hiatus, congress goes back to work tomorrow. all those talks of FVR comeback, charter change or even Gloria’s “economic headways”. the fact still remains that our country is still way below standard. they say that we have no where else to go but up, really …. who brought us down this low in the first place.

The citizen’s congress should speed up its investigation, you can call it all you want, but it is still a venue for redress. I do not believe that we will achieve closure with this citizen’s congress or even with gloria around. but it should not stop us from striving.

i hope people still remember our “panatang makabayan” and “lupang hinirang”. take it to heart and maybe, just maybe our future lies bright ahead.

mabuhay!

another way of the arroyo government to supress freedom of speech is currently underway.this is their way of testing the waters if they are really capable of supressing all of the filipino peoples rights as a whole.we,the filipino nationalists working here overseas outrightly condemn this actions.one does not need to be a lawyer to understand the situation being imposed on us filipinos in general.we are hopnig that you as respected journalists will continue to stay your mouth open so the truth of our present situation there would always act as informant here in the outside world.long live the filipino journalists!!!

[…] Concluding five months of fact-finding proceedings and public hearings involving 21 witnesses, and poring over and reviewing voluminous documents, the Citizens Congress for Truth and Accountability (CCTA) — created last October after the impeachment bid was successfully thwarted by the pro-Arroyo Lower House — has released today its final 203-page report which finds Arroyo to have deliberately cheated her way to the presidency in 2004. […]