NO REASON TO CELEBRATE PNOY'S 2ND YEAR!

Media reports said Pnoy marked his second year Saturdaym June 30, in office with little fanfare.

DAPAT LANG. MAHIYA naman siya kung nag-celebrate pa siya, dahil WALA namang dapat ipagdiwang. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte claimed in a media interview that much has been achieved by Pnoy’s administration in the last two years.

But she could not cite even one of the supposed achievements.

Valte claimed that there has been genuine, meaningful change: “in the way government is run, in the way our country is viewed by the international community.”

Speaking of the way government is run:

Two years into the presidency and Pnoy DOESN’T HAVE EVEN ONE major infrastructure project to show as having been finished or started, and funded, by his administration.

No new road, bridge, pier, airport, no nothing. 

And before anybody cites the conditional cash transfer program (CCT) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, that was started by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Pnoy’s government claims to have created millions of jobs. But it can’t even name a handful of the supposedly new employees or the companies who took them in.

The shortage in classrooms, teachers and textbooks are still in the tens of thousands while tuition remains sky-high. Instead of finding solutions to these problems, the Department of Education ADDED another one with two more years of elementary and high school education through the K plus 12 program.

There are now more than five million youth workers, three million of whom are CHILD LABORERS.

Despite Pnoy’s highly publicized war on corruption, not even one proverbial ‘big fish’ has been arrested and convicted. .

The ILLEGAL numbers game jueteng remains UNTOUCHED. Interior and Local Government Sec, Rico Puno was accused of receiving jueteng bribes but Pnoy IMMEDIATELY CLEARED him without ordering any investigation.

In the way our country is viewed by the international community:

On his recent visit to London, Pnoy WAS NOT GRANTED AN AUDIENCE by Queen Elizabeth. He wasn’t even welcomed by a member of the Royal Family when he arrived there.

In his meeting with US President Barack Obama, Pnoy was only given 30 minutes. Less than a week later, the US issued a travel advisory against the Philippines.

I just lost count but there have been quite a lot of travel advisories against us since Pnoy took over as president. 

                                                                                                                              

China has been openly bullying us for more than a month or two.

The US, with which we have a mutual defense treaty, can’t even give us a crystal clear assurance that it won’t abandon us all the way n case of armed conflict with China.

Neither has there been any unified call and aggressive moves from the United Nations to China to stop humiliating us in the eyes of the world community.

Valte said the “government is now seen as a partner and not as an oppressor.”

Really? Then why is the rating of Pnoy on a STEADY DECLINE in the last few months?  If that’s the case, Ms. Valte, then youre a partner who is getting more and more disliked by the other partner.

GGISING, MGA KABABAYAN!

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From our friends:

CARPIO AS CHIEF JUSTICE IS ALARMING!

TB BLUE

He is Noynoy’s and the yellow government’s Chief justice..NOT THE PEOPLE’S! He already showed us how he can be a SUBMISSIVE DOG, BY RESPONDIING TO NOYNOY’S RANT ABOUT THE PCOS MACHINE... At yan ang makikita natin from here on now. WE MUST LET OTHER NATIONS KNOW WHAT THIS EVIL PRESIDENT IS DOING TO OUR DEMOCRACY.

BIEN BALAJADIA of Marikina City

Pinagiisipipan pa ba yan? They are a conniving bunch of hypocrites like their master.

JOMEL ACE ESPERANCILLA

Iyan na ang sinasabi ko! Matagal ng tapos ang pilian! Palabas na lang nila yong kunwari may mga nominado pa! Si Carpio na yan!

PRIMO CRISOSTOMO of Farmville, Virginia, USA

GARAPAL at makapal tala itong si Carpio.

ANGEL SUZUKI

Harap-harapng panloloko ng PCOS. Harap-harapang pananaksak sa atin. Dahan-dahang pagpatay sa ating mga karapatan.

NIQUEY LAU

Very, very alarming…God bless our country.

FRED SANTOS of North Chicago, Illinois, USA

 Baka i marshall law na kasi ni Pnoy before his term ends!

RICKY MATIAS of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Siya naman talaga ilalagay na kapalit. Kasama siya sa nagplano. Drama lang ang lahat ng mga search na yan. Madaming nagpapaloko na magnominate eh me CJ na at yun ay si Carpio. Ika nga kahit ka abogado, ikaw ay pwedeng maloko at maging tanga sa administration na ito

BIENVENIDO VALERIO

Carpio as Chief Justice? What the f…!

JESSICA SARMIENTO of San Francisco, California, USA

Thanks for this info, Boyet!

GILDA TUVIERA of Quezon City

Really alarming. Not just alarming, I would say SCARY!

LOLITA BELEN of Cabuyao, Laguna

it's like pre-packed lunch...all they have to do is eat to their heart's content!

KERRY RAI

He’s the sure bet of Pnoy.

WILMA MANZANO

Dictatorial judgment comes next.

JO ROMERO

Basta amoy Pnoy, ayoko niyan.

DELRO RADA

Kunwari pa, mag-iinhibit sa pilian ng mga nominado. Yun pala, gusto rin siya ang mapili..

SMARTMATIC’S WORD IS NOT GOSPELTRUTH!

JOSEPH OPULENCIA of Zamboanga City

Smart way of cheating.

PNOY’S SHAMELESS ‘PA-POGI’ ON CORRUPTION!

CHRISTINE PORCIUNCULA

Asa ka pa sa panot na yan? Ni wala nga siyang socio-economic reforms na ipinatutupad, yun pa kayang labanan ang korapsyon sa gobyerno? Katawa-tawang nakakainis! It just goes to show that he is unworthy of being the president. 30

CARPIO AS CHIEF JUSTICE IS ALARMING!

Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio’s pronouncement that he will not hesitate to lead the Judiciary and be permanent chief magistrate is alarming.

Two events which transpired during the impeachment trial of former Chief Justice Renato Corona immediately cast doubt on his fairness and integrity, two of the most important traits every chief magistrate should have.

Remember, guys, two of Carpio’s relatives gave CONTROVERSIAL testimonies during the impeachment trial.

One was his nephew, the administrator of the Land Registration Authority (LRA).

The LRA boss ADMITTED to having supplied the titles to the supposed 45 properties of Corona.

It later turned out that more than 20 of the titles were no longer under the former Chief Justice’s name. The pathetic excuse given by the LRA boss was  it was no longer his job but those of  congressmen-prosecutors to double-check the authenticity of the titles.

Carpio was never reported as having reprimanded his nephew in any way about it, even if the titles UNJUSTLY and IMMEDIATELY tarnished the reputation of a colleague in the Supreme Court.

Anybody correct me if I’m wrong.

Next was Carpio’s cousin, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, who brandished during the impeachment trial supposed records of Corona’s 80 plus dollar accounts from the Anti-Money Laundering Council.

Don’t forget, Morales later admitted that these were UNVERIFIED and UNAUTHENTICATED. Again, Carpio did not say a word about this.

If Carpio had immediately expressed even the slightest dismay over Morales and his nephew, it would be an entirely different story. There would be no question whatsoever about his fairness.

But as we all know by now, Carpio just kept QUIET. So if Carpio can be DEAF, DUMB or BLIND to MALICE this early, what more can he do if he will be Chief Justice?

I remember Carpio having said something days ago to the effect that he is for a truly independent Supreme Court.

The moves of his nephew and Morales were In support of Pnoy’s desire to oust Corona. So if  his relatives can get away with what they did now, and  his silence is in UNDENIABLE support of Pnoy, how can the Supreme Court be truly independent if he will be the boss? What IMPARTIALITY and JUSTICE can politicians and other people hated by Pnoy expect if he is Chief Justice?

Think about all these, guys. Think really hard, because our future and that of our country is on the line.

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From our friends:

SMARTMATIC’S WORD IS NOT GOSPEL TRUTH!

PRIMO CRISOSTOMO of Farmville, Virginia, USA

The very reason why we have a Hokus PCOS Pwe-sident.

EDGARDO ADOCAL

Hindi sila ang dapat magsabi na walang problema ang PCOS machines kundi independent IT experts na syang dapat magtesting sa mga iito.

LOLITA BELEN of Cabuyao, Laguna

The people must know that pre-programmed machines can be easily manipulated even minutes before the election. Example: they can program the PCOS machine like this... when you vote and list down your candidates that are not from the LP side, the program can easily divert your votes to a command "GO TO LP CANDIDATES.” As simple as that!

BING LAYNO

Kaya nga pinatalsik si CJ Corona para maaprove sa SC ang buying of PCOS machines

BELMA CALURA of Hong Kong

Diyan sila magaling, sa hocus pcos.

JOSE RAMON VILLANUEVA

That's the beauty of Philippine style tradpol lingo ... they use nice words for us to hear but all it is, is nothing more than legalized cheating !

VHIN CEZAR of Cordon,Isabela

Hackable naman iyan. Hire lang sila ng Indian o Pilipinong hacker, mahahohocus-pcos na iyan.

TORO HYDEN

MaPCOS na naman ang eleksiyon.

JOMEL ACE ESPERANCILLA

Ito’y instrumento ng pandaraya at panloloko!

EDITH GERONA

 I do not think I can ever trust Smartmatic again after the 2010 election debacle.

LIONESS OF SABAH

So why is it not being evaluated by an independent company? What's the hold-up? 

RYAN CHRISTOPHER ALASKA of Lipa Coty, Batangas

Napakadali para sa mga hacker na ihack iyang Smartmatic na iyan.

WILMA NAZANO

We do hope that teachers who are public servants will never be one of the issues and concerns of the upcoming elections because they suffered much and are liable for whatever problems may arise from PCOS machines.30

SMARTMATIC'S WORD IS NOT GOSPEL TRUTH!

Nobody should take Smartmatic’s word hook, line and sinker that there are no more problems with the PCOS machines when tthese are used again in next year’s elections.

Despite the mock elections held at a hearing in the Senate by Smartmatic and Comelec officials as proof.

Simply because Smartmatic’s claim is SELF-SERVING!

It would be foolish for anyone to expect Smartmatic to admit deficiencies or problems in the PCOS up to now, less than a year before the elections.

I’m not saying that Smartmatic is lying.

What I’m saying is there should be a THOROUGH, as in RIGID, technical evaluation FIRST by experts from the private sector before the reliability of PCOS machines is officially accepted for next year’s polls.

The private sector experts or any member of their families should have NO LINKS whatsoever to Smartmatic, Comelec or any other government office or agency.  

They should be nominated or recommended by the private sector, not appointed by government.

The evaluation they’ll conduct should be DETAILED, especially on possible ways to tamper with or manipulate the PCOS and the safeguards against it, considering that it’s still almost a year before the 2013 elections.

Their evaluation should be covered and aired live by all TV and radio stations for transparency.

And most of all, their findings should be revealed IMMEDIATELY, as in at once, in a live press conference right after they finish. Comelec or any other government agency should NOT CONTROL the release of the results.

Kung talagang parehas na laban ang gusto ng Gobyerno  o ng sinuman sa 2013,  walang dahilan para magreklamo sa private sector evaluation ng PCOS.

ANG TUMUTOL, MAY KADEMONYUHANG BALAK SA ELEKSIYON.

  

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From our friends:

PNOY’S SENSELESS ‘PA-POGI’ ON CORRUPTION!

PAULA Wiese OF Munich, Germany

He has no skills! Student council government!

APPOLINE GALLAZA of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tax and customs departments are often the locus of major fraud and corruption and thus need to be a major focus of national strategies.This can often be addressed by giving revenue agencies greater managerial freedom to hire and fire staff and to set pay levels while subjecting their performance to close scrutiny. Organizational restructuring and staff rotation can also help reduce opportunities for corruption. Tax policy may also affect anti-corruption goals. Simplifying tax and tariff schedules and keeping rates at moderate levels reduces the discretion of tax and customs staff, and narrows the scope for corrupt payments.

FE ALBURO

Mga tanga lang ang maniniwala dyan sa mga buladas ni Abnoy, kasama ang mga blind followers  niya.

TORO HYDEN

Idiot siya, hindi pogi.

WE NOW HAVE 3 MILLION CHILD LABORERS,GUYS!

BENJAMIN SAMONTE of Chicago, Illinois, USA

A true index of how poor this government is delivering social services to the depressed Filipinos.

NUR OMAR of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Iyan ang senyales ng magandang ekonomiya....kaya di na ko magtataka kung mga pati fetus eh magtrabaho na rin under the Pnoy administration para lang magsurvive sila.

WILMA MANZANO

This will never end. It's now a process and ‘life's cycle’ to  many Filipino families...

WHAT IS SCARY ABOUT THE $1-B LOAN TO IMF IS…

BETH BUSANG

Spain's economy is ailing and here we are nagpaloan ng ganun kalaki sa IMF! Ganun na ba tayo ka rich?

EVELYN CARRILLO of Quezon Cirt

Ganun naman ang mayabang, walang laman, walang sinabi. Usually, the smart people are just quiet and confident, humble even. Ang mayabang maingay, gaya ni Penoy.

JOMEL ACE ESPERANCILLA

Puro kayabangan na lang ang inatupag ng mga ito.

TOOTS SYLED of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Mabuhay ang bugok at baliw!

IF ATYANI DIES OR GETS HURT, BLAME ROBREDO!

AL RONDINA JR.

Blame Abnoy! Walang kuwenta.

MAY ZHEIMER

Baka naman pauna na yan para kay Ping Lacson dahil uupong DIILG secretary?30

PNOY'S SENSELESS 'PA-POGI' ON CORRUPTION!

A few weeks or months ago, President Aquino boasted that corruption is dead or something to that effect.

But in an international conference organized by the University of the Philippines-National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG), Pnoy ADMITTED that corrupt officials remain.

ANO BA TALAGA?

When Pnoy claimed that corruption was dead, there was no acknowledgement of support from the public sector for the purported achievement.

Now, he’s asking the public to help in eradicating corruption.

Pnoy boasted that supposed reforms of his government have resulted in the improvement of the country’s standing  in Transparency International’s Corruption index from 134th in 2010 to 129th last YEAR.

Point No. 1 - The first half of 2010 was still covered by the administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It would be nothing less than ARROGANCE for him to claim full credit for that improvement.

Point No. 2 – The only example he cited as a reform was the reduction in red tape in government offices. No details on what offices or how was the reduction achieved.

Most of all, Pnoy DID NOT MENTION any move he’s doing, or has done against multi-billion acts which wouldn’t have been carried out without the cooperation of corrupt officials.

Like the still UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE of 2,000 containers of various goods from the Bureau of Customs, and the TOTALLY UNTOUCHABLE JUETENG.

Pnoy said the problem of poverty must still be solved.

But he did not cite even one specific program or project being undertaken by his administration which has created jobs or livelihood opportunities for the poor.

What he enumerated instead was the supposed increase in the number of families enrolled in the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program or covered by PhilHealth.

Huwag nating kalimutan, mga kababayan, ang CCT ay HINDI TRABAHO kundi abuloy o dagdag panggastos lamang sa mga mahihirap na pamilya. Gayundin ang PhilHealth, dagdag pambayad lamang sa gastusin sa pagkakasakit  ng isang miyembro at hindi hanapbuhay.

MAGPAPAPOGI na rin lang si Pnoy, WALA PANG LAMAN AT SENSELESS pa ang sinabi.

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From our friends:

WE NOW HAVE 3-M CHILD LABORERS, GUYS!

ISABEL JUICO of Jacksonville , Florida , USA

This would be more due to socio-economic instability. Now, education has been extended. The whole family has to work to make ends meet.. Abnoy, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE PHIIPPINES?

MARIA GRACIA YLLANA

Reprehensible and contemptible.

TEENCH LAYOSA DOVAL SANTOS

This is not even in his radar. After CJ Corona's impeachment, I don't know what Noynoy's doing to keep himself busy. Forget about what he plans to do to actually serve the Filipino people (is it even in his to-do list). What he's busy with is for his SONA to have some semblance of content. So, he went to the US , and to Europe ; and shock all of us by lending a ridiculous amount of money to the IMF. It's like paying his way into an upscale social club. This is where he's put his sights on. Shrug off this China conflict - it irritates him no end so no one could blame him for any bratty statements he makes about it. And who cares about losing the China market? If the banana exporters cannot sell their products there, why can't they just shut up and look for a new market - in one click, okay? And, excuse me! What increasing crime rate? Lose firearms - We simply live now in the wild, wild west. So now, why should we even bother him with child laborers?

BELINDA MADRID

And how many fall by the wayside to become drug addicts and gangsters? With K-12 implemented in this haphazard way...the number will go up.

JIMMY PRESTO

 Don't worry, it is going to get worse.

LETTY SALVADOR ARCILLA

Conservative pa ang counting niyan!

JOMEL ACE ESPERANCILLA

Iba ka talaga, Abnoy ka!

AIDA RODRIGUEZ RUBIANO

It’s just like saying it’s progressing.

JOSE RAMON VILLANUEVA

The Philippines should be grateful to God Almighty that we have an abundance of young people. While Japan and Europe are foreseeing problems in the future due to their decreasing population who won't be able to handle the responsibilities of their next generation, we in the Philippines will have enough labor force to take care of our country's responsibilities in the next seven generations. Those who are worried of the increase in population should focus on the problem not in numbers ... but sharing of our wealth which is under the control of just one percent while the 99 percent are forced to survive on their own, the reason why many seek their fortunes elsewhere other than their beloved country. This is a continuing problem not being addressed by the present leadership ... there is no economic roadmap to increase growth and employment. Until now, everything is based on the yellow media and false surveys!

JOSE VICTORIO NICANDRO

Sa hirap ng buhay, pati mga bata kailangan kumayod na rin!

LOLITA PERSCHBACHER of Frankfurt , Germany

Child labor is a problem even before. We also want that President Aquino focus his attention on this.

WILFREDO AURITA of Khor Shaqiq, Al Khawr, Qatar

Ito ang himala ng kapitalismo.

PAULAS WIESE of Munich, Germany

Violation of human rights…illegal! 30

WE NOW HAVE 3 MILLION CHILD LABORERS, GUYS!

When you go over your newspaper today, you will find this VERY DEPRESSING revelation:

“As of October 2011, there are 5.49 million working children aged five to 17. More than 55.1 percent or 3.02 million were counted as child labor while 2.99 million are exposed to hazardous form of child labor,” according to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.

Adding insult to injury, YOU WON’T FIND any specific measure being done by the Aquino Administration to combat this, either when they assumed power or until last year.

As in NOTHING. Two of the websites you can check out are those of the Phil.  Star and the Inquirer.

Baldoz said anti-child labor programs have been implemented since 1995 and “we have never stopped doing so.”

But she DID NOT CITE EVEN ONE PROGRAM, location or beneficiary (ies) of whatever has been done, if any, by the Aquino Government in the two years of its reign.

Baldoz said the Aquino Administration has started with an initial 80 poor barangays where “we intend to have zero child labor by the end of the year” But she did not name even one barangay and its location, not one detail whatsoever of what was supposedly started.

At kung hindi ba naman panibagong PAGYAYABANG na naman ito, mga kababayan:

Baldoz said the Aquino Government’s goal is to reduce child labor in the country by 75 percent in four years.

Let’s do a little math, boys and girls.

Four years is 1,408 days. With 3.02 million child laborers, 75 percent of that would be roughly 2,250,000.

If you divide 2,250,000 by 1,408, the result is more than 1,500.  That means they will have to free MORE THAN 1,500 KIDS DAILY from child labor to achieve their goal.

And yet, Baldoz said they only have an initial 80 barangays, out of the MORE THAN 42,000 NATIONWIDE, to begin with. Two years into the Pnoy presidency and just 80 barangays.

For the sake of the child laborers, I sure hope Baldoz can pull off a miracle.

But one thing I’ll tell you, guys, A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT of Labor department funds on 

child labor eradication is in order.

As soon as possible, and I mean every letter of it.

                                                            

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From our friends:

TINGNAN NATIN KUNG SINO ANG TALAGANG MAKA-MAHIRAP

JOMEL ACE ESPERANCILLA

Basahin n’yo ito! At sabihin nyo ngayon kung sino maka-mahirap! Dapat kang suportahan, Kuya Boyet! Isa kang tunay na mandirigma ng rule of law! Mabuhay ka!

JIMMY PRESTO

The oligarchs are never going to be pro-poor! Oligarchs are always pro-control.

PRIMO CRISOSTOMO of Farmville, Virginia, USA

Wala sa kanila.Kasi, sila mism ang nagpapahirap sa atin.

GRACE GO of Manila

Kukurakutin lang ang interest niyan o kung hindi, papalitan ng peso ang dollar na yan para maitago na ang $1 billion.

ISABEL JUICO

Ang mahirap rin.. di mo aasahan si Abnoy and cohorts. Busy sila paggawa ng pera, walang panahon sa bayan.

MARIA GILDA VELOSO

Pambayad sa mga biased MEDIA

ANONYMOUS

May mayabang.. Madaldal.. INUTIL ..Retarded.. Up to when are we to tolerate the destruction of our democracy? This is bypassing checks and balances and turning them into SUPREME EXECUTIVE POWER! 

OK LANG TUMULONG, KASUMPA-SUMPA ANG MAGYABANG!

KENNY

Iba-iba talaga tayo ng reaction tungkol sa napabalitang pagpapahiram ng $1 bilyon ng ating gobyerno sa IMF o International Monetary Fund. Kung magpahiram tayo ng pera sa IMF, may masama ba doon? Siguro naman meron ding mga kasunduan yan na hindi naman tayo madedehado, gaya ng pagpahiram nila sa atin mula pa noong 1962. At meron naman tayong kikitain sa perang ipapahiram natin sa kanila. So, para sa akin, wala akong nakikitang masama. Kasi, sigurado namang kikita yan agad at may maipambayad pa sa iba nating utang sa ibang bansa . Kaysa naman ipapagawa ng mga kalsada o ano pa man, na walang balik sa atin na pera. At kung ipapahiram natin yan sa ating mga lokal na mga negosyante, baka hindi pa mabayaran yan. Di sigurado lugi ang ating gobyerno. Samantalang kung sa IMF, siguradong kikita na tayo. Sa mga kumukontra, sana bigyan n’yo naman ng pagkakataon na magawa ng administrasyong Aquino ang kanilang mga dapat gawin, hindi basta agad tayo kukontra. Salamat po.

ANONYMOUS

PNoy, wala ka na bang matinontg pag-iisip? Tingnan mo ang kakulangan ng classrooms, ng mga gamit, mga sira-sirang kalsada. Ang palagiang brownout, ang malawakang deforestations, ang pagkasira ng natural resources sa mining industry. Umaksiyon ka naman. Puro ka dada. Kayong mga advisers, huwag ayon ng ayon sa presidenteng walang nagagawa. 

WHAT’S SCARY ABOUT THE $1-B LOAN TO IMF IS …

TOOTS SYLED

Sobra kasing yabang nitong si Penoy.

EDMUND VALEN

Boyet, you are right. And to think that most of the dollars we have come from OFW remittances.

AMELITA RASCA

That’s so bloody sad.

CATHERINE LOPEZ of Manila

Mayabang, wala namang ipagyayabang!

ON SEN. PANFILO LACSON

DDD

Lacson would be a real Pnoy version of Himmler.30

WHAT'S SCARY ABOUT THE $1-B LOAN TO IMF IS ...

Kung nakakapikon at maraming kataka-taka sa $1 bilyon na ipinautang ng Pnoy Government sa International Monetary Fund (IMF), NAKAKATAKOT naman ang mga hindi natin alam sa pinanggalingan ng naturang pondo.

Ang $77-bilyong reserve fund daw ng Pamahalaan na nasa Bangko Sentral..

Tandaan ninyo, mga kababayan, ang pinaguusapan natin dito ay $77 bilyon o mahigit sa P3 TRILYONG PISO. IILAN lang ang nakakaalam at may control sa halagang ito.

WALA TAYONG KATIBAYAN na walang NAKAWANG NANGYAYARI sa naturang pondo.

Tanging salita lamang  ng IILANG nilalang sa gobyerno ang naririnig natin. Ngunit hindi tayo nakasisiguro kung totoo lahat ang sinasabi o sasabihin nila.  

Apart from these, we practically don’t know the following:

First: What exactly is the $77-billion reserve fund for?

Second: Has it been ever used for its purpose? If so, when and for what?  Where are the supporting papers for the disbursement?

Third: Have the people, especially the poor, directly benefitted in any way from the $77-billion? If yes, when and how? If no, why not?

Fourth: Is that fund audited? If yes, when was it last audited and what are the findings? Has there been any official certification from anyone that  no plunder or any other anomaly has been committed so far with the fund?

Fifth: If the fund is not audited, why? What is our guarantee that nothing is being stolen from it?

Sixth: What is the procedure (s) in releasing money from the fund?  Are there built-in steps against theft in handling the money?

So here’s hoping that nobody will take the $1-billion lent to the IMF as lightly as any other daily event.

There could be A DAMN LOT MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!

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From our friends:

TINGNAN NATIN KUNG SINO ANG TALAGANG MAKA-MAHIRAP!

MARIA GILDA VELOSO

That is why it hurts me a lot when it’s time to pay our taxes. Kasi, ginagamit lang ng Pnoy Gov't ang pera ng bayan sa KAYABANGAN, PAGHIHIGANTI, PANUNUHOL, PAMBAYAD sa kaalyado nyang mga biased media at pambili ng kaalyado sa kanyang TUWAD na DAAN

AILEEN ABIONG TOLENTINO

Magpapasikat, tapos taongbayan ang magpapasan ng hirap.

NORA ENCISO

In the guise of being immaculately clean.

CHIQUI APE

I agree, although the truth is other countries also do diplomatic moves like the US, which still lends money to other countries even though it owes China a lot. But I do agree that it should have basis for the amount, purpose, interest rate, etc. It is called RESPONSIBLE LENDING.30