It is the System, not Corona

6000 miles away from home, I read the news. Gloria wanted to go to Singapore for health reasons, the Supreme Court was fine with it. The DOJ stopped GMA at the airport as she is about to face charges for cheating the elections that brought her to presidency for the second time. The Supreme Court voted for Hacienda Luisita to be distributed to the farmers. Noynoy Aquino in a speech, lambasted SC Chief Corona for being a midnight appointee and GMA’s puppet. The congress voted for impeachment of Corona. I would not dare think what is next.

Aquino has made it his platform during the elections to eliminate corruption in the government. This won him the presidency in the 2010 elections. Almost all Filipinos support him without a doubt despite of the rising cost of living in the Philippines at the moment. These events bring me back to 2001 when ex-President Estrada was impeached out to office. Due to public clamour, the Philippine Senate ousted him out of Malacañang. I have seen the same mob of people before, what they were called then as People Power 2. A triumph they believed, against corruption and Gloria Arroyo sat on the president’s chair, Erap served his time in prison.

Before I say anything, let me clarify I am not a supporter of GMA neither of Aquino, but I want readers to consider this thought, we have been through this before haven’t we? Nakapanood na ba kayo ng lumang pelikulang Tagalog na yung eksena eh sumusulong yung mga mamamayan sa bahay ng isang bida, gabing gabi at may mga dalang sulo tapos galit na galit. Tapos sabay-sabay na sisigaw na “Patayin ang aswang!” Or something to that effect. Parang ganun ang palabas ngayon sa mga balita.

There is the issue of Corona being a midnight appointee. I would not pretend I know the technicalities of how the president appoints justices in the Supreme Court. But I am sure if he was appointed for GMA to keep a hold onto power, such situation is not the first time, not only in the Supreme Court but so with the cabinets and so goes the list. Some would say he has “utang na loob” might be true. For me, I reckon, its our padrino system wherein the concept of I will look for your back and you do the same for me is ingrained in our politics. Such values are positive on personal relations to a certain extent but never in politics. That is what causes corruption, a group of people covering for one another.

So if GMA goes to prison and Corona is impeached, will the system change? Has justice been served to the Filipinos after the clamour and hunger for it? Aquino aims to fight corruption but does he know how and where to strike it? Has he struck corruption at the very heart of it? There is a thin line between justice and revenge. I ask the question which is it then?

It is the system that needs changing. We cannot keep on putting dirty politicians to jail, there are too many of them out there. We do not have enough prisons to hold all crocs.


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Author: joadobo

A proud Filipino. Born in Manila. 32 years old attended the University of the Philippines in Manila. I have never appreciated my own culture until I lived abroad. Then, I realize how loving, resilient and positive Filipinos are despite of our challenges.

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83 Responses to It is the System, not Corona

  1. I find the author funny, writer or not when you write something on the internet for public viewing you should be open for criticism as what you will be writing is purely base from your OWN opinion unless you have proof, valid data’s, well researched that you can defend every word you will say NOT to fight and argue with your audience. I understand what you believed in but the tone of your replies to your audiences is like FORCING them to think the way you are as you call other “ignorant” How come? How much do you know what is happening inside government or even Malacanang? That’s why there’s a word DEBATE because not all people think/work the same way. I think you’re writing here to voice out your OPINION but oh well, people see things in different ways and people believed in different things. If too many people in the Philippines is what you so called “ignorant” I think they need a teacher, a good teacher who will educate them base on facts and not base on OPINIONS – duh it’s like a professor who goes in front of the class and just repeat whatever it says in the book. If you’re trying shed some light to ignorant people, man! you’re doing it in a wrong way…. you’re just CONFUSING filipinos reading your so called genius beliefs…
    Philippine politics is very distracting and sometimes it’s almost like hopeless BUT just like in the movie there’s always one person who will lead people to make a change, to save humanity, to conquer evils, kill devils and monster and it’s not being done over night, it needs proper plan and it’s a long process. No way to do it in one click, you know? Do you know in order to kill a monster is to hit him/her bulls eye? Just like in Mafia, Syndicate, Evils, Demons, etc you’ve got to kill it’s leader first so you can easily kill it’s branches. Do you get what I mean? It’s the same in politics you’ve got to kill the leader the root of all problems, left hand, right hand etc first so you can slowly kill it’s branches by then over time you can start to clean everything. If you’re saying history is repeating itself – can be, but I always believe that as long as there are determined people who would want change they can change the history. I think I’ll give kudos to President Aquino, he is trying so hard. Hope he succeed though. During Gloria Arroyos Presidency not much of this kind of controversy bec she did things(benefitting her) always under cover, but things change now I think the Philippine government now is trying so hard to find out all the holes made by the previous pres. The government today is trying to make a change no matter how many of you disagree with it, why did I say that? I think because they do things in public not under cover. I guess people know how things work and the difference between undercover and public. If some of you want change then support what you think is good for everybody and just for you. If no one seem to listen to your OPINION go to the COURT file your complaint. ha!

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  3. @ abodo, may kakulitan ka rin pala, “You are still barking at the wrong tree!!!” Bawawaw, pero sa tono ng mga pananalita mo, nahuhuli ko na PRO ka, all i can say is Tell that to the marine!!! Tignan natin kung wala nga talagang kasalanan yan gloria mo. Did you read what i said? Oh your reading without nothing. sinabi ko ba na ang ibp ang gumagawa ng batas? ang sabi Shame to all ipb member. ikaw pala ang walang kwentang komentarista. your putting word into my mouth men. Useless makipagtalo sayo. your wasting my time.

    • Maghanap ka ng kausap pwede wala akong panahon makipag usap sa mga taong sarado ang utak = ignorante.

    • Mga ignorante lang ang NAGPIPILIT na pro Gloria ang mga taong marunong mag isip.

      • mga BULAG siguro ang mga taong NAGmarunong daw mag isip. hindi pro. Assume na natin na may issue regarding hacienda luisita,hindi ito ang issue na tinatalakay natin dito. Alam naman natin lahat na may kanya kanya silang sariling adgenda ang mga taong nakaupo sa gobyerno. kagaya ng sinabi ko mga sakim sa kapangyarinhan.Ngayon ang usapin tungkol kay gloria, saan mo gusto umpisahan, sa fertilizer scam? Zte? (salamat sa diyos nahuli ng maaga) Electoral Sabotage? Nagdudulimat ang katotohanan na maraming kalokohang ginawa ang nakaraang administrasyon, but Cheap J Korona is covering your Gloria’s ASS. I personally voted for Gloria when she run election, pero NAGSISI ako, she had the chance to make a diffirent pero ano ang ginawa nya? She really is an economist, by stealing both the presidency and corruption.Ngayon tatanungin kita uli. SINO ANG HINIHINTAY MONG MAG PROSECUTE KAY GLORIA? ang susunod na uupo o hayaan mo na lang na patakasin sa ibang bansa? Kung ganyan ang mentalidad ng mga pilipino na kagaya mo. ikinahihiya ko ang pagiging pilipino.

        • si bong kausapin mo siya nagbanggit HLuisita issue di ako hilo ka na ata. Ang alam ko na depinisyon ng bulag eh yung walang makita sige na nagmamarunong na ko siguro kasi ginagamit ko ang utak ko di basta na lang maniwala sa tv. wag ka mag assume na ayoko ma prosecute si gloria wala akong sinabing ganun puno ka ng imahinasyon.

          • ah ganun ba, eh ano ito? nasa article mo, tangi mo pa?

            The Supreme Court voted for Hacienda Luisita to be distributed to the farmers. Noynoy Aquino in a speech, lambasted SC Chief Corona for being a midnight appointee and GMA’s puppet.

            ah pure imagination ba? bakit di mo basahin ang mga reaction post dito kung di ka nga PRO? your words definitely wont lie. di bobo ang mga bumabasa adobo.
            it seems you can’t control your anger and emotion.
            Anyway, mas masarap pa nga ang tumae kaysa makipag bangayan sayo. uuuu what a pity.

  4. @ adobo, ang komentong ito ay hindi para sa iyo, kay bong ito. di ko alam kung bakit ikaw ang nag react. anyway, Ako ay isang pilipino, nakatira ako sa pilipinas, kaya may karapatan ako sabihin kung ano ang aking opinion, nalulungkot lang ako sa bansang pilipinas at hindi na matapus tapus ang usapin sa korupsiyon. sino sino ba ang namamalakad sa ating bansa, same old dogs, nag aagawan sa buto. mga sakim sa kapamyarihan para magnakaw, Kung hindi kikilos ang kasalukuyang administrasyon, saan pupulutin ang bansang pilipinas? marapat lang na habulin ang mga taong nagkasala sa bayan. Walka akong alam sa batas. pero kung ang teknikalidad sa batas ang pipigil para hindi maipakulong si gloria. Shame on all IBP member, gumagawa sila ng batas na puro butas.

    • haha naknang tinamaan kelan pa gumawa ng batas ang IBP?organisasyon yan ng mga abugado! bago ka magsabi ng opinyon mo na karapatan mo sabihin sana mag isip at magresearch ka muna. Wala din ako sinabi na di dapat kumilos ang Aquino admin baka naimagine mo lang yan.

    • di ko pinipigil pagpapakulong kay GMA basahin mo nga ulit sinulat ko!

    • The real agenda behind the impeachment of Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Renato Corona is to prevent the 6,000-hectare Hacienda Luisita from being distributed to its tenant-farmers by pricing it far beyond the capacity to pay of the farmers, according to news source said.
      Informed that the plot to impeach Corona was set, Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas, the source also said, quickly seized the opportunity and threw in his support for Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.

      Roxas has a pending electoral protest against Vice President Jejomar Binay before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) which is composed of the SC justices sitting en banc.

      According to the source, Roxas wants Carpio to immediately convene the PET once he is appointed Chief Justice and uphold his protest, declaring him winner over Binay.

      Carpio, for his part, the source alleged, invited members of Congress to his condominium unit in Makati to solicit their support for Corona’s impeachment.

      According to the source, a member of a bloc in the Lower House and a known leftist party list congressman, also visited Carpio in his condominium unit and pledged the support of his group, which is said to command at least two million supporters nationwide.

      He is one of the congressmen who signed the impeachment complaint without reading the Articles of Impeachment.

      The support of this bloc is needed by Carpio, said the source as these leftist groups can easily mobilize their group in the event of a public backlash on the Corona impeachment.

      It is common knowledge that Carpio has been eyeing the top seat of the High Court.

      With the numbers of lawmakers and an organized group already assured, the source further alleged that maximum media exposure aimed at building public opinion against Corona, is to be provided by at least one of the country’s leading national dailies.

      “It will be like hitting two birds with one stone,” said the source. “The Cojuangco-Aquinos retaining ownership of Hacienda Luisita and Secretary Mar Roxas taking over Vice President Binay.”

      “And that is aside from President Aquino finally having his vengeance on Arroyo and Corona.”

      The Tribune source said that the plot to oust Corona was hatched at the Bahay Matanda, the ancestral house of the Cojuangcos after elderly members of the Cojuangco clan reportedy berated President Aquino for attacking members of the High Court which they believe was the reason the SC justices revoked the stock distribution option and ordered the distribution of the sugar estate to its tenants.

      “From the time of (President Ramon) Magsasay, the hacienda land was never lost. When Martial Law came, we still did not lose our land. GMA (Gloria Arroyo) and Cory had a fight during GMA’s presidency, we Cojuangcos still did not lose our land. Now that that you (Noynoy) are president, we lose the hacienda!”, the Tribune source quoted an elderly Cojuangco as he berated Aquino in the vernacular.

      “You are the reason for our loss of the hacienda, because even the Supreme Court you had to fight with!,” the elderly Cojuangco was further quoted as telling the President.

      Even before Aquino assumed the presidency, he had already openly expressed his displeasure over Corona, even refusing to be administered into office by the Chief Justice, whom he describes as one of Arroyo’s midnight appointee.

      Aquino’s verbal attacks against Corona and the Supreme Court became more pronounced after the High Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the watch list order issued by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima against Mrs. Arroyo, barring her from leaving the country to seek medical treatment.

      According to the source, the Cojuangcos had arrived at a plan to oust Corona and have him replaced by Justice Carpio. With the Corona impeachment still fresh on the minds of the remaining justices, the threat of being their impeached will again be used against them to force them to support the dissenting opinion of Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno which states that the land price of Hacienda Luisita should be pegged at the market value in 2008, which could amount to P2.5 million per hectare based on the P500 million sale of 200 hectares of the disputed sugar estate which was converted into an industrial estate.

      At P2.5 million per hectare, no one among the 6,296 farmer-beneficiaries of Luisita would be able to avail of the land, thus the vast sugar estate would remain a property of the Cojuangco-Aquino clan.

      Corona and the rest of the justices want the land price of Hacienda Luisita pegged at the 1989 level which is about P40,000 to P70,000 per hectare.

      But with the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, the SC justices would have no option but to heed the whims of the President.

      “It is for that reason that a senior member of Congress had revealed that two more justices are to be impeached next year. They are already threatening the members of the Supreme Court,” the source said.

      The other day, Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas was quoted over a radio interview they are contemplating on impeaching two more SC justices whom he refused to name.

      He however later backtracked saying they will not as yet file any impeachment case against any of the SC justices appointed by Arroyo as things have been overtaken by events.

      The fight between Aquino and Corona is personal to the President.

      That was the keyword used by Aquino’s key allies in the House of Representatives to ensure that they would manage to muster 188 signatures and railroad the filing of an impeachment case against the Chief Justice in just a matter of hours.

      According to a source in the House of Representatives, prior to the President’s “green light” to launch the signature campaign to impeach Corona, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte and Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales Jr were summoned by Aquino to a restaurant in Greenhills, San Juan.

      Aquino reportedly talked to them for less than 15 minutes and left.

      The source said that Gonzales and Belmonte immediately contacted Liberal Party stalwarts and gave the order to start getting the signatures needed to secure the impeachment of Corona.

      The source said that to ensure little resistance even from those who could be in favor of the impeachment but wanted to do it without haste, Gonzales and other LP stalwarts who were tasked to “spread the word” about the impeachment made sure that their message was very clear: the president wants their signature so bad that he would definitely take it against them if they would not sign.

      The source said that knowing Aquino as vengeful and a control-freak, many of the congressmen had no choice but to sign the 56-page articles of impeachment even without really reading its contents.

      “Well at least we got to eat ha kao (shrimp dumplings),” said the source referring to the food served during the all-majority caucus held at the Edsa Shangri-la the following day.

      The source denied however that money changed hands in exchange for their signatures but admitted that Aquino used psychological force to ensure that Corona is impeached in the House of Representatives.

      “ Knowing PNoy, we are very sure that our constituents in our districts would most certainly suffer if we did not sign the articles of impeachment because Malacañang would find every excuse to make sure that our entitlements are not released. His fight against Corona is truly personal,” the sources said.

      Gets mo Jim???? Just a comment I’m not argueing.

  5. Tama naman na ang sistema ng pulitika ang may problema. Pero ang pinagkaiba nung 2001 at ngayon, papanagutin ang corrupt ng isang taong hindi. Dati, pinanagot ang corrupt, pero pinalitan ng mas corrupt(isang presidente na hindi din naman talaga gusto ng marami sa simula pa lang). Alam nating medyo matindi ang ginagawa ng administrasyon sa paglapastangan sa hudikatura ng Pilipinas. Pero kung sa pagitan ng moralidad at hustisya sa Pilipinas, para sa akin mas matimbang ang pagiging moral. Maraming obvious na mali na nagiging tama dahil napapaikot ng mga nakasulat sa batas. Hindi ako abugado, kaya bilang isang doktor na mangmang sa batas, kitang kita ko naman ang kabuuan ng sitwasyon. Mayroong nagkasala. Siguro mas gugstuhin ko na magtalaga si Pnoy ng isang Chief Justice na “Hawak nya sa leeg”, kaysa naman manatili ang isang chief justice na si CGMA ang may “Hawak sa leeg”. Kung hindi makakayang parusahan ang mga nagkasala, patuloy na magiging mali ang sistema, iikot at iikot at uulit lang ang kasaysayan:)

    • Balik na naman tayo sa argumentong yan. Palibhasa ang nananalong President madalas sa hindi eh yung mas popular. Parang showbiz ang eleksyon noong 2010 batuhan ng putik aminin niyo na yan ang tema. Iilan lang ang pulitiko ang nagdiscuss ng plataporma nila nung 2010? Kung mas mahalaga sayo ang moralidad panoorin mo ang asal ng Presidente noong eleksyon at ngayon. Dapat ehemplo siya ng magandang asal wag spoiled brat na pag may lumabas sa bibig niya halatang di pinag isipan. Nakakahiya sa tatay niya sa totoo lang.

    • At tama ka panagutin ang nagkasala. Pero ang tanong ko kailangan pa ba maulit to? I dont want to look forward to something like this happening again in the future dahil wala nang hawak sa leeg ang nakaraang administrasyon sa gobyerno babalikan naman sila ng current administration. Isa pang tanong, oo maaring di corrupt si Noynoy pero pano yung mga pulitikong nakaupo whether kaalyado niya o hindi? Wag mong sabihin sa akin na malinis silang lahat ngayong si Aquino ang presidente.

  6. To clarify, the SENATE didn’t ousted ex-president Estrada. Hindi natapos ang impeachment and dineclare ng SUPREME COURT na incapable na si Estrada to be President

  7. yung sinasabi mong kahirapan, naalis ba ng gloria mo? infact lomobo mga ang kayaman nyang sinungaling na yan kananakaw, ngayon tama lang na ipakulong ang mga bw*it na yan, sana lang sa brand new?helocopter isinakay para nag crash na ang mga yan. Kay Corona, with respect SIR maglingkod ka sa Bayan, hindi kay gloria! di naman bobo ang taong bayan.

    • Patunayan mo sa akin na di ka bobo basahin mo ulit yung sinulat ko ha. First sentence paragraph 3 bago ka dumakdak diyan. Puro galit pinapairal mo di ka na tuloy makapagbasa ng maayos.

  8. But we can start putting big dirty politicians to jail..1 at a time..1st things 1st<3

    • Precisely…and that is what Pnoy is doing right now. You cannot change the system overnight.

      • Nothing wrong with what he is doing it is how he is doing it. Too much time wasted on impeachment of Corona too much news coverage, money not well spent instead of putting it somewhere else nasasayang sa impeachment. Do it then but do not overrate and focus solely on it. Hindi pulis itinakbo niya noong eleksyon Presidente.

  9. The system has laws but many loopholes because most politicians who run for Congress are lawyers to be more qualified for the position. The main problem is, they use these acquired knowledge not to serve the people but find loopholes so they can steal, cheat and deceive their constituents. The electoral process needs revamping from the Commissioners down to the voters. We as the voters must be smart and vigilant and must study every candidate we put into office. The system is in place, it is only a failure if it is abused and not safeguarded against crooks that don the sheep’s clothing. Let us support our current President because without our utmost support he will also fail. He is not doing all of these, eradicating the crooks out of the government and making them liable and accountable
    for himself alone. Pnoy was elected by the people clamoring for true justice. It may take a while for all of us to achieve it but at least, we are on the way to a much transparent and clean government that you and I can be proud of in the near future. Optimism and sacrifice blended with patience are keys to achieving it.

  10. siguro mas maige kung imumulat natin ang ating mga mata,at tatalasan ang pandinig…..may nabago ba sa atin sa nakaraang administrasyon…umahon ba tayo sa kahirapan?sa mga umaayon sa nakaraang administrasyon nagkaroon ka ba?natural ipagtatangol mo.pero sa mga naapektuhan nanalangin na mamatay na sana para bawi na. walang ibang makalulutas sa nangyayari ngayon kung hindi tayo din…………tama ang presidente …linisin ang sistema.papanagutin ang mga nagkasala.ito ang simula ng pagbabago…

  11. Your first statements says it all. You are 6000 miles away from home. You speak out your mind saying that it’s the system that failed, not the person yet you are not part of the system. We are in the Philippines. It is our day by day situation. It is happening right in front of us, not you.

    Pag makakita ka ba ng tae 20 feet away from you mandidiri at masusuka ka o kung nasa mismong harap ng mukha mo na?

    • Open your eyes man paulit ulit lang the upper class controlling the government. Have you read your Philippine History books? Do you think it is the GMA Admin that did the first cover up for each other? Wag tayong magtanga tangahan. Walang kinalaman dito kung nasaang parte ng mundo ko irrelevant.

  12. To those who keep on insisting it is not the system please think carefully what history has told you. It is the same story that happened ten years ago. You need to remember that a problem cannot be cured with the wrong solution. Corruption is deeply ingrained in the government deeper than we can imagine pati mga clerk sa government offices halos lahat corrupt. Ano yan ikukulong niyo lahat? If it is not the system you dont agree with me because I am pointing out something different from what you all think about the issue? What is next People Power 3? Can you see who you brought to power with your People Power 2? Si GMA di ba? Then what you have forgotten that each one of you is to blame as well if she should be penalized so does every single person who joined in putting her to power when they ousted Erap. A mob who is blinded by anger and do not see beyond reason that is why the system will not change because you are happy to just cure the illness with a pill and not realize the root cause of it.

  13. TO THE AUTHOR: You said that “it is the system that needs changing. We cannot keep on putting dirty politicians to jail, there are too many of them out there. We do not have enough prisons to hold all crocs.” —- So what is your point then? How could we change the ailing system if we don’t start with its components? We cannot just annihilate those crocs in an instant, can we?

    Are you familiar with this generalization in physics about frictional force, where µk > µs? It simply states that static friction is higher than kinetic (moving) friction as it takes more effort (force) to start an object moving than to keep it moving at constant speed.

    Simple lang, mahirap talaga simulan ang isang bagay, pero kapag nakasanayan mo na, mas magiging madali na ito- kahit pareho lang ang ginagawa mo kung ikukumpara mo sa nung unang beses mo itong gawin…

    Kaya sige lang, suportahan ang pagbabago kung ito’y tama at ikabubuti ng nakararami…

    • Wala namang pagbabago ang tao sa pinas …lahat umaandar ang pulitika….sariling sikap na lang tayo…yung naakusahan before at nagtago din sa batas malaya pa rin until now at wont u believe nakaupo pa rin hay naku wag tayo paapekto sa pulitika kasi walang mayaman at mataba na nakukulong puro ningas kugon lang yan…papogi kung baga…

      • ang pulitika para lang sa mayaman…..ang mayaman di nakukulong ang mahirap nakukulong ….anu pang silbi ng salitang para sa mahirap….nakakaloka na pinas imbles na pasulong pa atras nagkaron pa ng babaeng version ni KRIS….lalaking taklesa….kasama ni delima na like yatang maging version ni lolit solis laging umaandar ang bibig sa harap ng kamera…

        • I definitely agree with you…..Pnoy is VENDICTIVE!!! how can we move forward kung ganyan sya?? Dapat economy muna ang ina-atupag nya,hindi puro ganti.

    • I am looking for change. It is true kung ikukulong mo lahat ng corrupt yung masisikip na kulungan sa ating bansa eh lalong sisikip. Parang maling turo sa eskwela kung di matuto puro bobo lahat ng graduate. Sa eleksyon kahit sino manalong presidente kung di niya babaguhin ang sistema ang labas paurong na kultura imbes na sa ekonomiya nakatuon parati na lang highlight ng achievement ng current administration ay ang akusahan, ikulong o impeach ang nakaraang administrasyon. Don’t put words which are not in the article take it as it is.

      • Corruption exists from the lowest of gov’t official ganun na kalala. Tingin niyo ba pag nakulong yang mga kaaway ni Ninoy wala nang corruption? Baguhin ang proseso ng pag appoint sa government officials. Yang batas natin ang puro butas sinasamantala ng mga pulitiko para paikutin ang utak ng mga tao.

        • likas nsa stin ang pagiging “CORRUPT” at hindi na mawawala yan,,,mark my word…kya myron ding “anti-corrupt” it is recycle and will never ends…

          • it’s a “cancer” na para nasa late stage na..dahil sa walang kahanap-buhayan ng mga mahihirap, people obligates to do something to survive. mga corrupt na nga ang mga mayayaman, how much more ang mga mahihirap..bad trapos take advantage of every oppurtunity to enrich themselves and corruption will never end…may have the chance, but we don’t know when that change happens…..the GMA administration i guess, spent so much money in legal proceedings to convict Erap, but where’s he now? what happened to the Marcoses? their so-called ill-gotten wealth? saan na ‘yun? na-recover ba? it’s a cycle of Pinoy politics…kawawa lang kaming mga kumakayud with honesty..gumapang lang muna..pero hanggang kailan ito matiti-is namin?

      • joadobo, pakisagot ng mga tanong ko sa u, wala ka nman sa punto eh.
        Ano ba talaga ang posisyon mo sa isyu na to? Dami mong gusto eh pag-aralan mo ng malinaw ang sitwayson. Dami mong salita, puro hilaw naman mga argumento mo.

        Eto pa ang dagdag mong komento: “Sa eleksyon kahit sino manalong presidente kung di niya babaguhin ang sistema ang labas paurong na kultura imbes na sa ekonomiya nakatuon parati na lang highlight ng achievement ng current administration ay ang akusahan, ikulong o impeach ang nakaraang administrasyon.”
        ————Eh di ba nga eto na ung panahon ng pagbabago???? Ang labo mo! Pwede ka bang magbago kung di mo muna itatama ang maling nagyari? Panagutin ang nagkasala, dahil iyon ang tama at iyon ang magbibigay ng magandang halimbawa, at takot na rin sa mga buwayang nakaupo p rin sa mga opisina ng pamahalaan. Ibig mo bang sabihin ay kalimutan n lang ang nagdaang korapsyon at kababuyan noong nakaraang administrasyon? Eh parang mahina ang lohika mo kabayan. Para malinawan ka, eto ang totoong sitwasyon ngayon na isinusulong ng adminstrasyon: pinagpapanagot ang mga nagkasala (naglilinis, ibig sabhin kung nalilito k p rin), at ipinagpapatuloy ang serbisyo sa bayan sa pamamagitan ng pagtugon sa mga kasalukuyang pangangailangan ng bansa. Hindi pwede magic-in, pero ang mahalaga, doon sa inaasahang pagbabago ang direksyo ng ating tinatahak.

        • Eto tagalog kiko ang posisyon ko nasa artikulo. Kung di mo magets didiretsahin kita. Di ako tutol sa ginagawa ni Aquino. Ang sakin kung maglilinis ka AYUSIN MO, halimbawa pag nagwalis ka sa kwarto dakutin mo wag mo iwalis sa ilalim ng kama. Wag din tuwing maglilinis ka eh iannounce mo pa sa buong bahay para papurihan ka.Pag may sakit ka punta ka sa doktor di basta iinom ka ng gamot. Mali pala nainom mo. Pagbabago abangan natin yan at balikan mo ako kung mali logic (koreksyon may logic ako!)ko kung may mabago ha. Tumingin ka sa big picture pwede di puro yan walang kwentang pagwawalis na lang parati! Magluto naman kayo madami ang nagugutom! Gamitin ang utak para di kalawangin di puro tenga lang na kung ano gusto mo marinig un lang papakinggan mo.

          • Joadobo base sa mga reaksyon mo, para ka lang isang batang paslit na nanghihingi ng bagong kotse at magagarang bagay sa kanyang mahirap na magulang. Maciado kang nagdedemand, un ang mensaheng gusto kong iparating s u. Gets mo na? OPINYON KO LANG TO: SA NGAYON, MALI AT MABABAW ANG LOHIKA MO.

            Nkatingin ako sa big picture, pati nga picture ng isip mo hinihimay ko eh. San ba nanggagaling ang frustrations mo ha? Taong gobyerno ako, KAYA ALAM KO NA MAY MALAKING PAGBABAGO SA GOBYERNO NGAYON. May mga matataas n empleyado sa aming departmento na ang na-dismiss at na-suspend gawa ng maling desisyon n kanilang pinasok noong nakaraang administrasyon. Ngayon di hmak na mas maingat at mas matapat ang paggasta ng pera sa aming departmento. Nagsisimula na ang paglilinis. Ano ngayon ang consequence nito? Base sa nangyayari sa aming departamento, mas maraming proyekto ang nagawa, mas maraming tao ang nakikinabang ngayong taon.

            Ang paglilinis ay ginagawa dun sa mga duming iniwan, d k nman makapaglilinis ng dumi na paparating pa lang d b? At pano mo magagawa ng maayos ang dapat mong gawin kung marami pang dumi ang nakahambalang sa dadaanan at pagtatrabahuhan mo? Hindi problema ang basurahan o paglalagyan ng dumi kabayan kundi iyong duming mahirap alisin at linisin. Kuha mo na???

            Mababaw pa ang pag-aanalisa mo sa sitwasyon, kasi siguro bata ka pa o hindi mo kapa ang problema dahil malayo ka at hindi ikaw ang direktang apektado. Masyado ka pang idealistic. Ang totoo, nanggaling din ako sa ganyang sitwasyon.

            Gusto ko lang malaman mo na isa ako sa mga nagtaas ng kamay at nakirally para mapatalsik si Erap noon, at naging dahilan ng pagkakaupo ni Gloria. Isa rin ako sa bumoto kay Gloria noong 2004. At isa rin ako sa naging biktima ng FRUSTRATION nung marinig ko ang hello garci tape ni gloria at marami pang kasong kinasangkutan niya at ng kanyang pamilya. Sayang d b? Matalino at magaling cia eh.

            ISA RIN AKO SA MGA ESTUDYANTE NOON NA NAGNAIS NA SUMAPI SA REBELDENG GRUPO DAHIL SA KABUKTUTANG NANGYAYARI SA ATING BANSA. PERO HINDI KO GINAWA DAHIL SA PAYONG IBINIGAY NG AKING AMA. SABI NYA, KUNG GUSTO MO NG PAGBABAGO SA ATING BANSA, MAS PILIIN MONG PUMASOK SA GOBYERNO HINDI SA REBELDENG GRUPO. AT DOON SA PAMAHALAAN MO HANGARIN NA MAKAKUHA NG MATAAS NA POSISYON AT SIMULAN MONG GAWIN ANG MAGAGANDA MONG BALAKIN. ALAM NATIN NA SA GOBYERNO, KUNG GUSTO MO TALAGANG MAISULONG ANG PAGBABAGO, AY KELANGAN MONG MAKAKUHA NG MATAAAS NA POSISYON, MAHIHIRAPAN KANG GAWIN YAN KUNG MABABANG EMPLEYADO KA LANG. YAN ANG HAMON SA AKIN NGAYON.

            Pakiusap lang kabayan, bigyan natin ng chance c PNoy. Marami ciang pupuwedeng maling desisyon na magawa pero alam natin n ang pinakalaman ng puso nya ay magkaron ng pagbabago at maibigay ang pinakamabuting serbisyo para sa ating mga Pilipino nang hindi inuuna ang personal na pangangailangan gamit ang korapsyon. Ung komento mong “Magluto naman kayo madami ang nagugutom!”- Marami-rami na ang naluluto, at marami-rami na rin ang napapakain. Hindi mo alam kasi nakakahon ang isip mo sa mga balita against s kanya at kulang ka sa research. Ang mga komento mo ay iyong back-upan ng facts at hindi ng opinyon lang ng mga mamamahayag. Ok?

            Hindi sa tuwing naglilinis cia eh ina-announce nya, SADYANG NANDYAN LANG ANG MEDIA NA NAKATANGHOD SA MGA GINAGAWA NYA. Iwas ka sa maling interpretasyon, ha?

            Nga pala, presidente mo rin PNoy. Lam mo n cguro ibig kong sabihin.

            Basahin mo lahat ang mga sinulat ko dito. Ulitin mo nang malinawan ka.

            Nga pala, isa ako sa mga empleyadong lumalaban sa korapsyon, at may NAGAWA na ako para isulong yon. Hindi ako basta kumukomento lang. Pero hindi rin nman ako alipin ng kawalang tiwala sa taong namumuno, palagi kong isinasaisip na may tsansa pa. Subukan, SURIIN, pagbigyan at suportahan ang sinumang may malinis na hangarin. WAG AGAD KUMONTRA AT MASYADONG MAGING MAPAGHANAP NG KAKULANGAN…

            Galingan mo kabayan. Maging bahagi ka ng pagsulong, tumulong ka sa mga kababayan natin. Wala ka man sa saktong lugar ng laban, marami ka pa ring mgagawa. Simulan mo sa maingat at matalinong pagsusulat. Sandata mo yan dahil ang mga sinusulat mo ay nakakaapekto sa kaisipan ng maraming taong makababasa nito. : )

            • BTW JOADOBO, ETO UNG UNA AT PANGALAWA KONG COMMENT PARA SA U DATED DECEMBER 14 AND 15, RESPECTIVELY, JUST IN CASE NA-MISS MO IBANG PUNTOS:

              TO THE AUTHOR: You said that “it is the system that needs changing. We cannot keep on putting dirty politicians to jail, there are too many of them out there. We do not have enough prisons to hold all crocs.” —- So what is your point then? How could we change the ailing system if we don’t start with its components? We cannot just annihilate those crocs in an instant, can we?

              Are you familiar with this generalization in physics about frictional force, where µk > µs? It simply states that static friction is higher than kinetic (moving) friction as it takes more effort (force) to start an object moving than to keep it moving at constant speed.

              Simple lang, mahirap talaga simulan ang isang bagay, pero kapag nakasanayan mo na, mas magiging madali na ito- kahit pareho lang ang ginagawa mo kung ikukumpara mo sa nung unang beses mo itong gawin…

              Kaya sige lang, suportahan ang pagbabago kung ito’y tama at ikabubuti ng nakararami…

              DEC.15
              joadobo, pakisagot ng mga tanong ko sa u, wala ka nman sa punto eh.
              Ano ba talaga ang posisyon mo sa isyu na to? Dami mong gusto eh pag-aralan mo ng malinaw ang sitwayson. Dami mong salita, puro hilaw naman mga argumento mo.

              Eto pa ang dagdag mong komento: “Sa eleksyon kahit sino manalong presidente kung di niya babaguhin ang sistema ang labas paurong na kultura imbes na sa ekonomiya nakatuon parati na lang highlight ng achievement ng current administration ay ang akusahan, ikulong o impeach ang nakaraang administrasyon.”
              ————Eh di ba nga eto na ung panahon ng pagbabago???? Ang labo mo! Pwede ka bang magbago kung di mo muna itatama ang maling nagyari? Panagutin ang nagkasala, dahil iyon ang tama at iyon ang magbibigay ng magandang halimbawa, at takot na rin sa mga buwayang nakaupo p rin sa mga opisina ng pamahalaan. Ibig mo bang sabihin ay kalimutan n lang ang nagdaang korapsyon at kababuyan noong nakaraang administrasyon? Eh parang mahina ang lohika mo kabayan. Para malinawan ka, eto ang totoong sitwasyon ngayon na isinusulong ng adminstrasyon: pinagpapanagot ang mga nagkasala (naglilinis, ibig sabhin kung nalilito k p rin), at ipinagpapatuloy ang serbisyo sa bayan sa pamamagitan ng pagtugon sa mga kasalukuyang pangangailangan ng bansa. Hindi pwede magic-in, pero ang mahalaga, doon sa inaasahang pagbabago ang direksyo ng ating tinatahak.

            • basahin mo ang profile ko nakalagay kung ilang taon ako di na ko bata kiko. Mabuti yang mga sinasabi mo di ako nakikipagbangayan sa yo kaya pwede wag mo husgahan ang pagkatao ko at sabihan ako na mababaw ang logic ko. Tanggap ko opinyon mo at may mga sinasabi ka na maganda ngayon eto sasabihin ko sayo sige take it na santo yang Presidente natin at talagang reporma ang dala niya pagkatapos ng anim na taon sino ba uupo siya pa rin dahil sa tingin ng mga tao wala nang corrupt pag siya nakaupo? Di ako batang paslit na nanghihingi ng kotse di mo maintindihan kasi mag analogy ka lang wala pa sa context. Eto ibase natin ulit sa paglilinis sa garden naman, ang weed alam mo kung ano ang weed? Kapag may tumubong ganyan sa garden mo at binunot mo ng mali tutubo ulit yan. Kaya nga di ko kinontra paglilinis eh ang sa akin pang ilang beses ko na ulitin, AYUSIN!

              • Sabi mo AYUSIN, pakibasa mo nga ule posts mo at i-konek mo sa salitang yan. Ok ung salitang ayusin, pero napaka-demanding at napaka-authoritative ng dating, bossing na bossing, pero parang hilaw pa rin. Ano bang ayos boss ang gusto mo? Can you be more specific?

                SABI MO “imbes na sa ekonomiya nakatuon parati na lang highlight ng achievement ng current administration ay ang akusahan, ikulong o impeach ang nakaraang administrasyon.”———- pakihanap mo nga sa sinulat mong yan ang konteksto sa salitang AYUSIN na sinasabi mo ngayon.

                Bakit hindi na lang MAGING MAPAGMATYAG, MAPANURI, MAKIBAHAGI AT SUMUPORTA ang LAMAN NG SINASABI mo? AYUSIN???— BOSS, PASENSYA NA, TAAS NG STANDARDS MO, HIRAP TAPATAN. AYUSIN SA PAANONG PARAAN, MAGSUGGEST KA KABAYAN?

                BTW, marami akong alam na weeds, at alam na alam ko ang konsepto ng weeds.

                Eto nman analogy ko: alam mo bang sa gitna ng isang palayan kapag may tumubong mais, ang mais n yon ay maaari ding tawaging weed? Depende yan sa magsasaka o sa taong tumitingin kung ituturing niyang weed o hindi ang mais na un- DEPENDE sa kanyang magiging kadahilanan…

                Ikaw, nakapag-aral ka sa state U na “pinaka” ng Pilipinas, pwede ka rin maging WEED depende sa fellow alumni mo n titingin s u.

                HINDI KA WEED PARA SA AKIN. Lam ko nman, mbuti rin hangarin mo sa bansa natin! : )

                Magka-age pala tayo, at fr up k rin pala.

                I’m done with this. Thanks for having a nice intellectual debate with you. No offense meant.

                • may karapatan ako magdemand simula ng magtrabaho ako nagbabayad po ako kasi ng tax. ang public servant ay dapat maglingkod. bow! My pleasure.

        • isa pa kiko sabihin mo sa presidente mo paggawa pa siya ng malaking basurahan para tuloy tuloy na linis niya!

    • There’ll be change kung gugustuhin ng tao. I agree with you kiko143. Hindi sa systema ng bansa ang problema kundi ang mga tao na nasa loob nun. Pati na tayong mga nakatira sa bansa. Dapat magbago na tayo, ang pagbabago ay nagmumula sa mga sarili natin.

      Ang problema lang kasi sa atin, lahat ng galaw ng bagong administrasyon ay kinukundina na agad. Hindi na cguro mawawala sa atin ang hilahan pababa. Pwede naman cguro sabay sabay tayo sa pag akyat at magtulungan nalang. Walang Pro Gloria at Pro Pnoy dito dapat magkaisa. Kung ano man ang sa tingin ay makakatulong sa Pagbabago ating ekonomiya sa bansa, dun tayo!

      • So you are saying we do not need to do anything to update man lang the Constitution?

        • That’s not what I meant. Ang sa akin lang, sa nakikita ko sa ngayon puro kundina nalang ang nangyayari. kung tumulong nalang tayo at nang umahon na tayo sa kahirapan, dba mas masaya! PAGTUTULUNGAN ang kailangan ng bayan hindi HILAHAN.

          • I think the author is already confused and seems reacting over anger LOL. Go and educate him. I don’t know what’s the confusion about in your first comment.

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