A candidate who made a comment selling votes is in a fix

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While a Presidential candidate would seem to be the epitome of virtue,  she made a boboo on her comments about vote selling and buying which is patently illegal.   That priest said it, does not justify that it is right  

It is an electoral offense, a prohibited act under RA 6646

The good candidate a lawyer, forgot her laws.   What do we expect?   A bond paper clean new government.   Or practicality  will rule, just like in any other govt.  ?

Mabago na sana

ELECTION OFFENSES

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Sec. 261. Prohibited Acts. - The following shall be guilty of an election offense:

1. Vote-buying and vote-selling.
   1. Any person who gives, offers or promises money or anything of value, gives or promises any office or employment, franchise or grant, public or private, or makes or offers to make an expenditure, directly or indirectly, or cause an expenditure to be made to any person, association, corporation, entity, or community in order to induce anyone or the public in general to vote for or against any candidate or withhold his vote in the election, or to vote for or against any aspirant for the nomination or choice of a candidate in a convention or similar selection process of a political party.
   2. Any person, association, corporation, group or community who solicits or receives, directly or indirectly, any expenditure or promise of any office or employment, public or private, for any of the foregoing considerations

Danger of groupthink or double think in organization; having debates and devil's advocate is health

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Beware of groupthink and double think

Group think

Organizations  as the military of the church cant afford to have unquestioned decisions that are based on weak assumptions or one man's conclusion.  The best example is the defeat of the Japans Imperial Navy at the battle of Midway -  ie  Japan drawing  baiting Americans to fight battle at Midway and Japan destroying its fleet.  The reverse happened

In critical thinking, it wise to question the  hypothesis for the decision.   The church appoints a devil's advocate to question the decision find weaknesses in the flow so that the final decision should be strong and free from failures.   Such did not exist for the Japanese Navy bowing and deferring to Admiral Yamamotos influence..  But individual vision and decision can be flawed  Let us be aware of that   That is why advisory councils, the Board are useful structures in organization

Issues about getting the jabs

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This is based on experience and anecdotal

I and my office mate were fully vaccinated   But we got infected  Both of us went on quarantine.  But she struggled because she had to be on oxygen

I learned from a friend that an acquaintance who had been vaccinated succumbed to the virus.  Another friend was infected twice.

Conclusion:

1.  Do not be complacent that you are 100% safe after getting your jab  You can get sick again or even pass away 

2.  I overheard an interview:    "You will be safe from the  serious side effect of the virus.  Yes.  But will you cure yourself of the disease.  Answer -  No.

3.  In the  local and international travel is having a vaz card enough guarantee that you will not spread the disease

How's that?

So many scammers, thieves these days?

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Avoiding dating scams.  Professing love early on.   Very few posts and pictures,   Lady military personnel

Despite the huge number of PNP force, and more laws,  we still see plenty of crimes being committed:

   1.  Scammers

   2.  Bike thieves

   3.  Motor vehicles scams

   4.  Investment scams

What could be the  cause:

1.  Higher standards of living,  causing people to seek more get rich scheme

2.  Growing poverty

3.  Higher  sophistication  of perpetrators

4.  Perception that it is acceptable -  not many gets caught, and  many leaders setting bad example

What ever the cause is, these occurrences must stop.   Perhaps we lack value formation.  Perhaps the  church and the parents have failed into moulding children to be good.   And avoid get rich quick scheme

Early campaigning mudslinging - do they comply with community standards. ?

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                                                      Uncalled for; early anti campaigning

After several of my pages were taken down on alleged violation of community standards, this post has been keenly aware of what is allowed and not allowed to be posted.

However some virulent posts attacking candidates have been appearing and this post wonders if the  watchmen of the platform are going to take down the posts.   Maybe they can campaign for their candidates but to attack the personality of certain candidates without conviction from the courts is out of line and goes beyond ethics of publication and may be even a crime/illegal

About this division of people due to politics or our own candidates,-  this is temporary.  After the election we go back to normal lives.   Our lives will not be altered by whoever wins the election.  It will remain the same if we do not change our attitudes, mindset and the way we behave.  Many nations have progressed inspite of the so "called leaders"  We carve our own destiny, not the so "called leaders" These prophets can be of doom and as Joker Arroyo has put it, it simply a battle among"\ Commissioners"  Kasi to the victor

belongs the spoils

The virus will control the outcome of our health problems; not the new leaders.  So let us save our anger and energy hitting hurting our friends and relatives about the election.  

People move nations not politicians

Logistics problem in vaccine: supply and utilization.

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Gavi - Vaccine roll out

Vaccine roll out in the Philippines

We all agree to eradicate threat from Covid in the Philippines.  And the only sure way is via vaccinations

An entrepreneurship cabinet secretary took out expensive TV ads to emphasize this truism  that our war against covid and poverty brought about by the same is via vaccination

Many are proposing activites to be allowed only if there is vaccination:   1.  by resto workers, 2.  other workers.  3.  teachers in face to face classes.

However the following are suspect regarding vaccines

    1.  We do not seem to have sufficient supply of vaccines

    2.  It distribution and roll out is suspect because there are about 400,000 doses of Moderna vaccines that are about to expire

    What is that:   lack of supply and about to expire inventories    Management problem here

Should be solved by the best and brightest.  

Challenging economic recovery ahead of us

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The post just made a travel to the north.. Despite stringent travel restrictions and requirements, he was able to patiently get these.   But looking at the indicators around, the road may be tight ahead.  After registering 9.5% decline in the economy, the recovery will be hard:

    1.  No provincial buses were seen;  they were all confined in the garages.  H

         1.  How many drivers, conductors inpspectors and other bus company employees lost their 

              jobs

         2.  How did this affect the movement of goods and people?

         3.  How many vendors and other people making money out of bus travel lost their revenues:

             restos, bus vendors, gasoline stations

    2.  How about the express way operators:  NLEX, SCTEX, TIPLEX?

    3.  In general, the economic activity look tepid.  Couple that with the floods and other calamities

All ready we see declaration of bankruptcy  a Philippine flag carrier 

We see many companies closing their doors forever to business.  Millions are out of job

Is there such thing as absolute freedom?

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Notwithstanding the assertion by philosopher Jean Paul Sarte on absolute freedom, this post believes and agrees with some some thoughts of others.

Jean Paul Sarte - Erudit

Freedom is not a being; it is the being of man-i.e. his nothingness of being. If we start by conceiving of man as a plenum, it is absurd to try and find in him afterwards moments or psychic regions in which he would be free. As weil look for emptiness in a container which one has filled beforehand up to the brim! Man can not be sometimes slave and sometimes free; he is wholly and forever free or he is not free at ail. Jean-Paul SARTRE.!

I have encountered several cases where men have wanted to be absolutely free:

    1.   Defiance of many citizens in USA to observe health protocols, and object to vaccine

    2.   Several lot buyers objecting to restrictions for construction on the plot, claiming that their

          ownership is absolute.

Nothing can be farther from the truth

We have the freedom to make  choice in life.  God gave us that right

But our actions are limited by the environment, the govt around us, the legalities.  As we have freedom, this involves the recognition have the same freedom and rights as we do.  

The Presidential Race Who is ahead?

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All of a sudden the administration candidate looked puny Bato and Go -  Bato Go  Its not winnablel

and Leni took off just like that.   Isko is viewed upon as hilaw pa.

But dont be surprised by surprises.   Expect Sara and BBM to pull in a surprise in which case the race will be tight.  There are signs that that may happen, what with meeting of Gwen Garcia, Sara and BBM at Ce bu.  The supporters at Luzon Visayas and Mindanao especially from vote rich areas will be awesome

Sarah BBM GG in closed door meeting in Cebu yesterday

Expect more surprises. 

The big fuss over the övepriced PPE and other supplies

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At the start of pandemic, this office ordered face mask at P220 a box; if I recall we ordered 20 boxes.

Hindsight now, the face mask can be bought for P5@ or P50.00 a box, or even at P40.00 at Lazada

I was being kidded for overpricing.   

There were no available supplies then and if there were, the prices were really high.  Now that supplies have increased, the demand tapered off, local manufacturers are now available,, prices have nose dived.

Disposable PPE used to cost P700.00 each.  It can be had for P135.00 now.    

And so dear Senators, since most of you have political ambitions and politics is thick in the air, the line of inquiry indeed is suspect

Shall I file my COC for President or Senator

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I can file my COC why not?  For senator or even as President. Tomorrow is the deadline

Looking at the qualifications of some of those who filed their COC, I can see that I am ahead with my qualifications and academic ability.  In terms of integrity, I can be ahead.  I am winnable without the current realities of Philippine politics

However I lack the PHP and the machiner to do this.  Only those who have nationwide machinery to run the campaign, ,man the precincts will make it.  This leaves the game to the candidates who are loaded, with political machinery.  

Out with my wish and my dreams