Until Now Politics In The Philippines Did Not Change

I don't have any intension today to post in my politics blog but when I hear this video I decided to post it to this blog because it is the right also of the people of the Philippines will know what our government do in their positions and what plans do they have.



I have seen this posted on Facebook probably four times today. I listened to it and I couldn’t believe it. Whether this is true or not, it’s something to be concerned about. The voice sounds so much like Senator Bong Revilla Jr. voice and I am unsure who’s behind the persona who uploaded it on Youtube but this is BIG.

Are the threats for real? Blatant cheating still around? And the cops? “Sa ‘ten ang pulis!” ?? What the heck is going on? Listen in and find out. Is this a credible recording? You decide.

Noynoy: I Won't Let My Parents Down

Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III vowed not to squander the opportunity to lead the country on the road to development. Aquino, the only son of the late former President Corazon Aquino and martyred former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., also said he would not destroy the legacy of his revered parents. Aquino said he would want to face his parents one day and tell them that he continued their fight for democracy that led to the first EDSA people power revolution in 1986. Aquino will lead the commemoration of the event today with thousands of his supporters at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

Aquino said the LP organized today’s rally as a showcase of the real strength of its campaign – the thousands who demonstrate the true spirit of volunteerism. “That is the idea of people power. We want to demonstrate it,” he said. Top entertainers including Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Christian Bautista, Erik Santos, Sponge Cola, Brownman revival and others will enliven the gathering.

Aquino said President Arroyo, who was a product of the second people power revolt, had failed to live up to the spirit of EDSA. He said Mrs. Arroyo allowed corruption in government and denied the people their due.

Aquino said that if he is elected president, this would be his last campaign and he would retire from politics after his term. He said he wanted to be able to tell himself at that time that the country was better off when he left than when he came in. “And once God tells me, finished or not finished pass your paper, I can face my parents - looking up, not looking down to be hit on the head - proud to be able to tell them that I continued their fight and finished it, through the help of the people,” Aquino said.

Aquino’s “Yellow Army” of supporters and various groups will gather at Araneta Center today to celebrate the first EDSA revolution, which the senator said was a defining moment in the country’s history.

The event will have the theme “People Power is Equal to Vote Power, learning from the past, fighting for the future,” according to LP spokesman Sen. Francis Pangilinan. Not to be left behind, the Nacionalista Party (NP) of presidential candidate Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. said they would match Aquino’s yellow army rally by holding a rock concert at the SM Mall of Asia tonight. Television host Willie Revillame of “Wowowee” will lead the Rockatropa concert and “will paint the town orange,” Villar’s campaign color, the NP said. -With Christina Mendez

Pulse Asia: Filipinos still distrust GMA

Public distrust in President Arroyo remains the most dominant sentiment toward her, according to the latest survey by independent polling group Pulse Asia. Survey results showed that nearly seven in ten Filipinos (68 percent) distrust Mrs. Arroyo, while only about one in ten (11 percent) trusts her. Pulse Asia said the chief executive’s overall trust rating is the same as that in December 2009, adding that it is the lowest she has attained since March 2001.

Mrs. Arroyo’s nine-year administration, which had been hounded by accusations of election fraud, corruption and extra-judicial killings, ends this year. Meanwhile, the pollster said that among aspirants battling to succeed Mrs. Arroyo in the May polls, Senators Manuel Villar and Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III enjoyed majority trust ratings at 70 and 64 percent, respectively. Aquino and Villar are the closest rivals in the presidential race, recent surveys showed. Former President Joseph Estrada, out to reclaim his thrown, registered practically the same trust and distrust ratings (33 percent versus 37 percent).
For administration bet Gilberto Teodoro, public assessment of his trustworthiness is divided, with 36 percent of Filipinos ambivalent on the matter, 32 percent trusting him, and 31 percent distrusting him. Compounding the situation for Teodoro was the fact that a small majority of Filipinos (52 percent) will certainly not elect a presidential candidate endorsed by President Arroyo, survey results added.

Meanwhile, among those running for vice president, Senators Manuel Roxas II and Loren Legarda are trusted by most Filipinos with ratings of 73 and 61 percent, respectively. Makati City mayor Jejomar Binay, Estrada’s running mate, enjoyed a 44 percent trust rating, while former Optical Media Board chairman and actor Eduardo Manzano scored 45 percent. Pulse Asia’s survey was conducted from January 22 to 26, 2010 using face-to-face interviews of 1,800 representative adults 18 years old and above. It has a ± 2 percent error margin at the 95 percent confidence level.

“The next president after me will be lucky!” PGMA Said, Is She Kidding..??

Last 2 weeks ago, the Arroyo Administration came up with a two-page advertisements in newspapers titled, “Ganito Tayo Noon, Ganito Tayo Ngayon” trumpeting their achievements. Now, I don’t have a copy of the ad because my secretary was busy with her Farmville. I do not want to disturb her, lest I’d be voted out as the cutest boss to work for.

Now, the other day, Noynoy Aquino’s speech at the Makati Business Club’s Event was very well received by the business community. In that speech, he talked about the looming fiscal crisis. He was talking about the budget deficit.

“In 2010, our next President will inherit a continually bloating deficit. As of November 2009, the deficit of the national government already reached P272.5 billion, or 4.1% of GDP. In addressing the looming fiscal crisis, good governance and the drive against corruption are critical components in our strategy. We will refrain from imposing new taxes or increasing tax rates.” (Source: A PHILIPPINES THAT WORKS: ECONOMIC VISION AND PLATFORM)

Actually, Noynoy’s number are lower. Although I lost the link, the projected budget deficit for 2009 is $320 billion.

Now, what is budget deficit? It simply means that the government spent more than what it was allowed to spend. Bottom line? Purdoy.

When there is huge budget deficit, who suffers? Us. The population, for the social programs due us evaporates. Here’s a very simple example. Have you seen those pictures coming out of Maguindanao that showed how decrepit the schools were? The teacher that was interviewed said that there was no budget.

Then maybe you’d ask, if the government does not have any money with that budget deficit, how are they able to operate?

UTANG.

Yes, utang in the form of bonds. What are bonds? It’s just a piece of paper telling you that you’d be paid x amount of money for say 10 years at this x rate. Like this one: here, they’re trying to sell Samurai Bonds to help fill in the budget gap. See?

Where in the world have they been spending the monies? Oh, I don’t know. All I know is that, the Bicol corridor to this day does not have any decent superhighway that spans from Manila all the way to Matnog, Sorsogon. Pwe!

Ok. You’d ask. Who’s going to pay all these then?

No worries. In all these bond issues, there is a Sovereign Guarantee. And what shit is this? Well, I thought I’d share you what CBCP thought about Sovereign Guarantee. According to them, “Sovereign Guarantee” is in reality nothing more than an exploitative government doing the following:

- First, it is the government that officially seeks and gets one big loan after another from this or that foreign or local sources.

- Second, it is the same government that gives the solemn promise and assurance that the Filipinos are the ones who shall make full payments for all the loans made plus the interests incurred.

- Third, it is precisely the same government that thereafter directly gets the money and gleefully spends it according to its design and desire.

- Fourth is precisely the same government that imposes and collects heavy and continuous direct and indirect taxes from the people, young and old, rich and poor, oligarchs and beggars alike to pay the borrowings made.

- Fifth is definitely the same government that again seeks and gets more loans—and the same cycle goes on and on. (Source: Sovereign Guarantee)

They went on to say:

“There would be no problem with a government that gets loans, that gives “Sovereign Guarantee”, that spends the money if those in government, especially the leading figures, are known for their honestly and integrity, and not infamous instead for the long litany of gross graft and flagrant corrupt practices.”

So that’s where we are right now. We are saddled with so many bloody Sovereign Guarantees, budget deficits and loans that our soul have already been mortgaged and sold to the world and that was part of Noynoy’s speech where it touches the budget deficit. People don’t discuss this much because we don’t have any damn shit control as to how the government spends money. Who amongst them would want transparency anyway?

And this only means one thing really – it will not be looking good for the next President and the people.

Except one person.

Gloria.

Gloria Arroyo claims that she had already laid down the groundwork for a robust economy.

“Swerte ang susunod na Pangulo sa akin [The next president after me will be lucky],” she said. Boasting of her accomplishments after nine years in office, Arroyo said the peso was stronger, tax reforms were in place, and social services available to most Filipinos.”

“Ito lang yata ang administrasyon na lumakas ang piso kaysa humina [This seems to be the only administration where the peso got stronger instead of weaker],” she said. As the country’s top leader, Arroyo said her role was to lay the foundations of the economy.

“Ang papel ko ay ihanda ang pundasyon. . . . Andyan na yan, ang pundasyon ng matatag na ekonomiya at inaasahan natin na itutuloy niya iyon para maramdaman ng mga Pilipino [My role is to lay down the foundation…It’s there, the foundation of a strong economy and we expect that this will be felt by the Filipinos],” Arroyo said. (Source: Inquirer)

What an unbelievable selfishness! I’ll make exception to Erap but not only has she discredited the past Presidents, she’s also taking away everything else for the new President! For if the economy improves way after Gloria, the glory is hers. And if the economy goes down the pit, she had already laid out her excuse slip that it won’t be her fault for she has already “laid down the foundations”.