Strict interpretation of what is written or being lax (BENDALOS) by amicus curiae

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Such is the first principle being debated in the Sarah impeachment:    debate on the denominator, for the all the senators:   24 or those just in attendance.     One magistrate, Azcuna, says its 24 since he was the orginal author, I agree.   The other three are of an announcer or common man mentality:   it depends, or maybe it does not matter. -  WHAT IS POPULAR OR WHAT IS .... (whom you had dinner with ....) matters.

Strictly to the letter,or to the spirit?

The religious are split between the fundamentalists and those who live according to the spirit of the scriptures or what is written.  Thus among Franciscans there is a schism.   Among the Muslimes, there are fundamentalists -  strict interpretation of the law and the liberals.

In my college education, I was taught and I kept in mind that there are certain subjects that are fundamental and immutable:   math and science for intance.   1+1 =2 cant be changed.  

In literature, when somebody says his interpretation of the poems is in between the lines, the Prof says curtly "Where is it?  I coud not see any"  And the prof became a National Artist.

In drama, a meztizo professor surnamed Romualdez (he reports in MB SLC) says answers to his exams are the very same he mentions in pop sheet, attempted to reduce drama critique into something that is constant.

So whom do we agree, or spend money with (P60 m  a day expense on impeachment?)     Azcuna or the 3 others/   I go for Azcuna...

What if the Senators decide to amend the constitution and use another denominator?   One legal mind said it could be unconstitutional.  Do you agree.   ?

Another important issue:   the question by Sen. Robinhood Padilla -  since impeachment court is a superior court, can any other courts touch or investigate its members while in session (or arrest its subject as with RTC)?   Can other courts pressure its members (as what is happening)   This is worth seriously looked into  

Banning EV vehicles from RORO - being safe or being backward?

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An interisland shipping company recently banned EVs from being transported in its route in its RORO  vessels.   This came after the recent Arete fire in Coron which killed scores.   This move is seen by this post as a proper safety response to the said accident.  Because its vessels are very old and not equipped with fire suppressants for electric fires.  it opted to do it the safe way.

Others are saying its backward.

Remember the airplanes prohibited putting laptops  and cellphones for precisely the same safety reasons.  Its easy to spot and control fires when they are with you and you can see this.  (However a fire broke out in the overhead bin in one of the carry on baggage.  The fire started from an overheated cp)  Lithium in cp as in EVs are deadly and can break out into spontaneous fire.  

A number of fires erupted worldwide in ships carrying evs, with burned lost vehicles numbering thousands.   This is a real fear being anticipated by the said good shipping managers.

Lets be safe...

Coseteng - circus came to town (on impeachment)

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Very well said...

1  The cast:    three actors (Lapid, Robinhood and Soto) one newshen (Loren Legarda, three  brothers and sisters team  (Alan and Pia Mark and Camille, Raffy and Erwin) 

2.  Behavior at the Senate and Impeachment -  Clearly some do not understand the laws which they are supposed to manage...

3.  From these, we can now understand why our country status is like this?

We elected them (on the basis of popularity and not because of their qualifications...  We deserve this Senate, not blame anyone nor rant about this... We are responsible...

Civic minded countrymen clearing highway of debris and vegetative growth open a new can of worms

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This post admires and salutes various individuals clearing roads of debris that clog the drainage, of cogon and other brush undergrowth that blocks the visibility of oncoming traffic.  I to became addicted to this type of civic works when I was in my twenties.  My cleaning of the gutter in front of our house led me 500 even to 1000 meters away clearing the gutter of dirt -  up to a provincial hospital near us.  I was warned that I could be infected by effluents from the hospital

Road maintenance budget - utilization

However, I knew that a certain amount is budgetted for road maintenance annually.  When I googled it is in the order of billions.      Where does this go if drainages are clogged leading to instant flooding, or civic minded citizens brush cut on their own wild undergrowth blocking the street?

Can CoA investigative journos look into this.

Purported medical conditions as a shield vs being jailed

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                                             No IV line, vitals according to monitor are fine

Last Monday, a ranking govt elected official, the (4th) was issued a warrant of arrest by a Prosecutor Office.  Immediately, he was admitted to a hospital without passing through the ER.   However his pictures showed him together with monitor shouting out he was healthy (they should have turned off the monitor)

All ready medical circles are calling out MDs who are being used as excuse slips not to be jailed same as wheel chairs (GMA, Bonuan, Marcoleta)

He was brought to PGH for a third party assessment   Commitment order has been transferred from PNP to BJMP and may soon be transferred to BJMP detention center at Payatas.

Courage for those who want to violate the laws they are supposed to enforce or which they crafted.  

Justice for all.

Are search engine (AI generated) response accurate?

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This post tried having answers from search engine on these items:  (being the subject of debates and contentions

1.   Can  an impeachable officer be subject to prosecution at lower courts (as with Sarah Duterte)

      Ans:   Yes   Only the President is immune from prosecution.   The idea that impeachable officer is               immune from criminal prosecution is a constitutional superstition.  

2.  What is the required number of votes to impeach the VP.  Ans:   16

3.  Can the Senate overturn the 16 required votes and lowe the same:    Ans:   Yes

2 and 3 answers are contradictory.    The 16 it says is from the Constitution.     Do we say 1 and 2 are

     correct, and Number 3 answer is doubtful?

Whom do we believe?

Explanation for the flooding, cause not linear (no single cause) but systemic

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Causes of flooding in the Philippines

The cause of the flooding has been politicalized and many netizens/ citizens are not thinking properly.  Gone should be the mindset that events are caused in a single direction by single element.  The mindset being advanced (in critical thinking) is that causes are systemic. There are many interrelated elements contributing to result.  Just like the numerous wheels in a clock -  when one or several stop or are damaged the watch stop working.

So with the floods.

Because of the flood control narrative being spread, now it is common for many to say that the graft, the propensity of govt agencies concerned caused the floods.

But an expert pointed out that the solution to the flood control will mean many factors to work on:

     1.  lessening the flow:   reforestation, impounding pounds upstream

     2.  downstream :   dikes, storm drain, flood plains, deltas, pumps, solid waste disposal

     3.   sea:       retaining walls pumping station, 

     4.  safety  and risk mitigation -  remove the residents from flood prone plains and river banks, coastal areas.  

In Pampanga for instance, the almost permanent flood at Hagonoy, Masantol and Macabebe are caused by cofluence of flooding of Pampanga river, blocking of the drain by the NMIA construction, and the high tides all contribute to the flooding.    Raising the street level was band aid solution.     Having floodgates and massive pumps for the Pampanga river, looking at the NMIA blocking the rivers are worth looking into.  However a friend who visited me last week told me as he is from Bo. Taliptip has been flooded ever since.  He said some groups are out to wreck havoc on RSA?   Anti progress progressives?

Pampanga is a basin coupled that with the lahar lessening the water carrying capacity of rivers.  And the contribution of the Pampanga river being backfilled by Manila bay tides.   

We have forwarded this knowledge to a developer who wants to develop in an area which is near the rirver and a gulf.  Its elevation seen in Google Earth is at -0.1 meter    Pag naghightide ng 4 meters, lulubog na ang site.  And then blame the govt...... and the politician.  We cant deny also that substandard dike construction lack of master plan for flood control, having projects that really matter, misappropiation (theft) of public funds are also to be blamed.   It is a justified  indignation that people decry trillions did not go into flood alleviation projects. Trillions purportedly for lessening the suffering of peole gone to waste (and we taxpayers are going to foot the loan repayment

For the past two weeks and even yesterday, the volume of rainfall was unusually very high.    Japan, Vietnam, China suffered the same fate like ours.    Wrath of heaven.  (to punish the plunderers?)

Coastal areas will be especially be vulnerable.   Decades ago, sea levels were predicted to be going up due to melting of the poles and the Himalayas peak.     May be we did not listen.  Many  resorts are being built, communities along typhoon prone and flood prone beach fronts.    And now we blame the politicians.   Those who do not follow the CLUP and the building code.  We bribe building officials, we influence the mayor to give relief to no build zones....

Corruption is the omni explanationn for the floods.   Not so

San Fernando Pampanga flooded; Aquino bridge in Tarlac collapses; so much devastation

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San Fernando Pampanga was flooded yesterday;  parts of MacArthur highway were submerged, even the intersection of MacArthur and Gapan Olongapo road.

Part of Aquino bridge in Tarlac City collapses.     These floods were not wrath of corruption, they were wrath of God vs corruption?

Substitute for STP (which is expensive)

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This post has observed that in some areas of the town, there is a dearth of stp, severely affecting the water qualifty that are emptying into the Laguna lake.

About two decades ago, this post learned some cheap diy stp solution:

    1.  Water lily absorbs plenty of waste and spoiled matter from the water.  That is why drying water lily plants smell bad

    2.   DIY filtration sedimentation tank filtration:

          1.  A waterfallls for oxygenation of the water;

          2.  A sedimentation tank

          3.  Filter chamber:      rocks, gravel, fine sand, even charcoal

          UV treats waer

   3.  This post used this in a project where the effluent of a neighboring subdivision fell, and we got fish at the end of the channel from the chambers.  

Impeachment proceedings becoming too technical and boring, only lawyers and wannabees would be interested

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Lately the impeachment proceedings have been too technical and difficult to understand for non lawyers and perhaps its viewership  and readership.    Some say prosecution is leading, some say defense lawyers have been smart in their counterpunch.  

Lately the President Justice has issued a gag order on parties from making comments in their forum soc media account outside of the court.

Whatever the outcome will be we go on with our lives and repair the damages from the typhoon, and help rebuild the economy which languished at 2.3% and peso weakening at Php62: USD1 and unemployment that has risen to more than a million workers. 

Mitigating damages, loss of lives by mitigating risks: stricter building code, ECC regulations, subdivision development, having no build zones observed right

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                                          DILG DHSUD tells LGU enforce no build zones

                                                         No build zones

                                              Developers govt agencies must observe science

One wonders how come we have cyclical experience of flood and other calamities.  We did well with earthquake drills, but not so much in flood conrol and prevention.   We all know the science about that

     1.   Weather forecasting -  it is well done

     2.   Rainfall and flood warning -  well done.

  

But our residents continue to live in flood prone areas, (especially the illegal settlers) there is flooding, there is flood victim relief, temporary shelter, they return to their homes that have been flooded.

   May we suggest:

   1  To relocate those who are in dangerous risky areas:  near creeks, river banks, lakes

   2. Enforce strictly no build zones in the CLUP of LGUs

   3. Enjoin developers to improve their drainage and provide for storm water impounding area.

       Why dont we follow the Ortigas and Ayala way of flood management:   deepen and widen the creek

       What we see with the Cainta Marikina and Antipolo developers is that they even block some of the 

       creek or choke them by making them smaller.

Also the science part shall  the regulators shall not allow development along or near areas:

    1. Where there is low land level or equal to sea level   when there is a high tide

    2.  No build zone in areas where there is cofluence of flood water and tide movements.    As in

         Pampanga, Bulacan:    Balagtas, Hagonoy, Masantol, Macabebe.  Yes there are no build zones by'           LLDA

        DILG Cuy - Enact ordinances as no build zones....

This post remembers the warning of late  Dr.  Raymundo Punongbayan (the Americans left Clark and Subic days ahead of June 12 and 15 eruption because they listened to Punongbayan.  I do)

      1.  Do not build in high altitude area, what is up must come down     (Look at Baguio, Mt Province

           Leyte landslides

      2.  The coastal areas will continue to sink due to global warming:   melting of iceberbs and glaciers.

            How prophetic.

This the company we had avoided building along lakeside, along huge rivers.    Lately flood risk area, with only 2 meters elevation vs the sea  had to be refused and shelved because it will be just like Hagonoy.  

N.B  Recently a local govt agency granted a permit to  set up a 500 KVA high power lines near residential units.   Has the science on EMF low frequency on health been established:   safe or unsafe?

Possible plunder case vs Cayetano? After Marcoleta

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https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2026/07/24/lacson-sees-possible-plunder-raps-vs-cayetano-over-taguig-ghost-projects/

It is very possible that plunder cases will be filed vs Sen. Cayetano.   Little by little the opposition to the majority are being silenced and the obstacles the votes to defeat impeach Sara Duterte are falling by the wayside.   Shall we expect more?   

Effective flood control projects that can be benchmarked in the Philippines

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This could be benchmarked in the Philippines especially that Philippines is flooded very often     

Japanese contractors should build the flood control projects

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The flood control projecs in Marikina which seemed to withstand the strength of the recent flood make many Filipinos conclude that indeed the Japanese should just be prequalified to build our flood control projects.  What is odd is that these contractors used Filipino labor.  Where lies the difference?

Many of the parts of Philippines especially MM and Bulacan flooded; climate change failed flood control projects and corruption blamed

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Floods in the Philippines

Many citizens decried politics while the rest of the nation are suffering in the floods rains and wind

He who is sinless cast the first stone

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He who is sinless cast the first stone

Many allegations have come out regarding the guardians of the law:

    1.  That a former head of a chamber was the purse keeper of a P24 B leadership fund

    2.  That a head of office filing cases right and left had a billion of controversial funds

    3.   That the husband and wife team in another watchdog office was alleged to be engaged in govt

          contracts

Erice says Omb....obtained P1.5 b confidential funds from Co

Bonuan - Fmr SP in charge of leadership fund

Stop the folly. Stop the raket!?

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Going into rocket science is likely to impoverish the nation.

Especially if going via the NASA way.    Spacex has made rocket launch cheaper by as much as 4000%

If it is just a satellite launch, we can just have it launched by  spaceX or other outfit.  

Meron ba tayong ganitong goal man lang say 1 billion trees replanting in 5 years? Kayang kaya ito ng mga students barangay, AICs Tupad, 4ps

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This could be one of the most effective flood control/mitigation -  low cost, and doable?  Paging  and concerned govt agencies    and LGUs No gains here so it is not attractive.  How about NGOs and party list.  Tigilan bawasan ang pamumulitika

Mamuno po tayo ay lutasin ang problema ng bansa, hindi ganansya.   May mga programa mura at palaging sinasabi nating knee jerk solution

Rain, rain flood flood go away; Rocket naman ang bagong modus

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Flood scandals are something we can not ignore.  While billions (or even trillions) have been allocated, appropiated, part of GAA the floods continue to afffect hundreds of thousands of Filipinos.  

When is the suffering going to end.

1.  Is there really a master flood control program?

2.  Are there mitigating  modern, effective actions:

         1.  Dikes

         2.  Flood control gates

         3.  Pumping stations

         4   Impounding areas

         5.  Reforestation 

For the latter Korea has embarked and completed a 10 year program for reforestation. They replanted 11 billion trees.    63% of Korea are now covered with trees.. Definitely it has contributed to flood control    How about us?

In the meantime, we are ignoring the problem and moving on to a program where margins are bigger and there is no audit, no investigations are possible.  Is this rocket a raket disguise?  Have they not heard of Spacex whose rocket launches are cheaper?   Do we have strength and resources for this new raket?

We did better with the tennis racket of Eala!!

Why forget flood control problems and just move on? Rakets and the ombudsman investigation cant solve this; pity the poor Filipinos suffering from floods lack of funds

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A solon has urged the public in his speech, to stay clear of flood control fiasco and JUST MOVE ON.  How could we just ignore this problem and move on to new modus -  RAKET NAMAN  (a sub for flood control modus?)

Maawa naman kayo sa daan daang libong  Filipino na nagdurusa sa baha.   Di ba iyan ang focus ng programa ninyo?    Dalawang mukha isang individual?

Difficult to pin down culprits in flood control scams

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You see the money for getting a project, even your name at the National Expendure Program (NEP) has to be paid up front 25% of it all.  So there is no doc/contract yet. It is verbal, tiwalaan.   So where is the evidence.   Can you sell even one guilty as a hell soul to the court.   None.  Nyet.  Nada

Its a perfect crime.  You know its there.  Like air.  But you cant describe it.   Or document them.  Only ZCo can be the answer.   To indict all his cohorts.  This includes.     The head...

Why has Penn, Tennis ball maker moved from China to Mindanao, Philippines

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The reasons:

1.  Becaue of demographics.  Average age of factory workers in China is 53, in Phl it is 23.

2.  Nearness to source of raw materials -  rubber trees in Mindanao.  Also younger farmers

3.  Peace and order:   no border disputes unlike in Thailand and even internally

Manila is sinking - fast by 10 cm per year

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Despite huge amount of money being poured into flood control project, Manila stil continues to sink by at least 10cm per year.   This is a result of climate change (more rainfall due to typhoon) and sinking of the land due to over drawing of water from the aquifier.    The mountains of Rodriquez and San Mateo, Antipolo are denuded and are useless in holding back flood water.  The same phenomenon is happening to towns around Manila

Should Manila relocate (Just like what they do to Jakarta exactly for the same reason ?    It was said that Manila is  below the sea level.  

Manila is sinking

Senate starting to work on EPIRA law removing system loss from electric bills

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Due to the order of PBBM ordering the removal of system loss from electricity bills.    People were aghast over the inclusion of losses, the subject of management checking responsbility to remove such loss.   Included in the system loss are the technical loss due to conductor resistance over long distances and others are non technical like theft, jumpers, and others.

Some cooperataives report of cooperatives they having to shoulder the electricity consumption of some LGU officials

Govt agencies to work together to amend EPIRA law

Pasig RTC issues TRO vs first tranche of P85.00 wage order for increase of employees salary in July; Article 126 of Labor Code prohibits such TRO vs wage orders

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The Pasig RTC has issued a TRO  upon petition of Readycon and RII builders for the implementation of the first tranche of P85.00 wage increase.   Article 126 of the Labor code prohibits such a TRO.     No worries for the laborers

The BSP has issued statements vs such increase and its effect on inflation which their office tries to contain.   This traps businessmen who are caught in the the dilemna of increasing costs of production and the slowdown in economic activities due to war in Iran, and adverse publicity on flood control scandal and the impeachment

Article 126Prohibition against injunction.

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

No court can issue an injunction or restraining order to stop the NWPC or RTWPBs from conducting wage-setting proceedings. Wage determination cannot be blocked by court injunctions.

Key point

Suggestion to mitigate flooding at Hagonoy Bulacan, Masantol Macabebe in Pampanga

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Flooding in Hagonoy Bulacan

The probable causes are:

1.  Ground sinking due to excessive ground water usage;

2.  Storm surges

3.   High tides

4.  Flooding from the Pampanga river

These towns figure out in regular flooding due to high tide.  Raising the road which eventually led to inundation of houses and their yards did not work.  Some installed barriers -  water got through anyway.   Why not:    

1.  Declare the towns uninhabitable  (just like what they did to Jakarta) They are transferring to Nasutra in Borneo.

2.  Put up immense dike structures as in Holland.  But that will cost the country huge Bs in budget (which as has been stolen)

Former HOR SP Martin Romualdez to be investigated in the flood control mess, as mentioned by PBBM in SONA Monday

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The President has ordered the investigation of former SP Martin Romualdez in the flood control mess (in an effort to appease the masses and his supporters?)    The beleaguered speaker said that he respects the decision of the President and the former quickly called the Ombudsman to deny...

We anticipated this to happen because so far the promise to send the real crooks to jail by the end of 2025 has not materialized.   The investigation so far stalled and were seen as a screen to sanitize the mastermind.   We are getting close...  But we all can conclude that what is happening is like the air we breathe.  We know its there but we cant see it (or people cant name it)

We know that they have successfully strengthened hold on allies and jailed their detractors, investigators.   

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits southern Japan, 13 had been confirmed dead

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From ABC news

A magnitude 7.1 (7 or 6.8 based on conflicting assessment) has hit southern Japan, Kyushu island, with 13 confirmed dead.  The airport was closed, train service ceased, water and electricity service stopped.   With hundreds of thousand evacuated due to aftershocks...  There was a tsunami warning which was later lifted.  

The 2nd floor of Aeon mall collapsed, and there was a reported gas explosion.   Employees and guests were trapped.  

This tops the suffering of Japanese;  this is on top of rains and flooding they are all ready suffering

We sympathize and we are with the people of Japan and victims at Kyushu island in this terrible disaster.

A swarm of earthquakes also hit the Philippines Wednesday 77 in all... with 4 in magnitude 5 and above 

A swarm of earthquakes hit the Philippines yesterday, July 29,2026. Pray for us (Related to Japan earthquake?

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Philippines hit by 77 earthquakes in the past 24 hours.  Thats a lot.  Those that were felt were about 5...

From volcano discovery

We are so blessed?  Thats a lot.  Thats on top of strong rains leading to flooding. 

In the past 24 hours, Philippines has had 77 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.4:

• 4 quakes above magnitude 5
• 2 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
• 16 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
• 39 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
• 16 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Number of quakes per year

Year	--
Earthquakes M2+	--
Earthquakes M3+	--

  

Latest quakes in the Philippines in the past 24 hours on Wednesday, July 29, 2026 - list, stats and map

Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Philippine Sea, Bicol, Philippines widely felt - 9 hours ago

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Making the poor productive (or restoring wealth); or how leaders destroy the country they lead

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This post is alarmed at so many welfare programs in cash in form of "ayuda" that are definitely draining the treasury.    At the same time we see lack of support to the sector that pays it all:   the taxpayers... The Revenue offices and the LGU s are bearing hard on tax payers:   support for the unproductive sector of the economy and difficulties for those who generate the revenue.  Developing human resources.  Thats our purpose in life:   to develop our gifts and use it to advance the world.    Not promote dependence an mendicancy

We were taught in grad school is social philosophy that the goal of the govt is to make the poor productive and not creating a welfare state.   Social states were not productive and failed.  Look at Venenzuela to see why its economy is in shambles.

And yet this persists in the country and to fund huge social welfare programs, the country has to borrow in trillions   Wait to see the consequence

This post avoids long discourse on this topic;   its beyond the scope of this article...

While we need to help those who cant eke out their living and have challenges, most of the fund can be used to fund:   training to be more productivee, livelihood programs, increasing farm productivity.   Of course corruption has removed most of the resources for these programs

Germany's Chancellor Merz - social welfare state no longer financially viable

Welfare state

You Tube - Venenzuela economic collapse

Both internal and external factors throttling efforts of BSP to contain inflation

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Philstar - Inflation shocks tests BSP policy directions

Higher fuel prices (external)  weakened peso and the very sharp wage increase of 12% (vs projected 5% baseline) could upset  the BSP efforts to contain the 7% inflation the country is facing.  High prices is a complaint by many sectors of the economy.  The wage increas in MM which took effect July 24 could add as much as 0.4% to inflation...

Using two govt agencies ICC to intimidate detractors and opposition at Senate is brilliant and masterful

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The strategy   is really masterful.  The brilliant senators have no choice but to capitulate.  Take Marcoleta.    Couple that with Bendalo.   Brilliant lawyering though could disentangle the mess,  But in the meantime, Marcoleta has no choice but to stay silent inside a jail.   Bato is into hiding

A brilliant genius strategist behind the scenes?

Let us not forget the ICC;   see how the govt has even disappointed Trump regarding ICC.   

Why is such rabid strategy being used vs Senators and others standing for the truth.    Just remember, everything that is good must come to an end.  Karma is real. 

Expect revenge though, counter attack.  Do not wound the adversaries.  They will bite back

 

Inaalis na bara ng Manggahan floodway finally

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Dapat lang.  Kasi unang babahain ay Malacanang.  Ang floodway ay dinidivert ang floodwaters ng Marikina river, at iniimbak muna sa Laguna Lake bago unti until itong inalalabas sa Manila bay.   Kung di ito ma iidivert, dirediretso ito sa Pasig River, at sa Malacanang...Bukod sa maleta, baha ng tubig ang papasok dito.

Kaya kailangan itong alisan ng bara...  (Ginagawa na yata?)

Hurry up guys the typhoons, big ones are coming and are hitting us with incessant deluge.   

Totoo kaya ito? Partner ng isang sikat na loding artista; malaki daw ang contribution sa kandidatura ng namumuno? Saan ililipat?

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Will can the Senate judges impeach the VP

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Since the impeachment  trials have been the spectator sports lately (for which the nation spends millions daily) we might as well join the fray.

Despite all the efforts to diminish the opposition votes to free the subject VP,  the Chief Judge Escudero made the the ruling and others too, that 16 is the magic number of vote to impeach the VP.   They only have 13 at the moment  If the ruling of was 2/3 of members present (minus Marcoleta, Jinggoy E,  Bato, that would mean 2/3 x  21 = 14.  Just one swing vote....

Ombudsman readies charges for preliminary investigation vs alleged leaders in flood control scandal ahead of SONA

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Ombudsman file cases for preliminary investigation

Monday will the fifth SONA of the PBBM regime;   only 2 legislation for this year vs 50 or so planned.  What a legislatie achievement for a body with a trillion budget.   

Perhaps too will be the announcement that the administration has taken punitive steps vs flood control sheniggans... And so before Monday SONA, the Ombudsman is a hasty manner has filed a 104 page complaint vs the President's relative and Z Co so that a preliminary investigation.   And as usual the legal team of the said party has said the congressman is ready to face the charges.  And the PR legal stance is that the good legislator is in no way connected to the corruption charges.   

Why just now before the SONA?  For its PR effect?

And the guess is he will get away with it... What do you think.?

In the meantime enjoy watching the horrendous flood videos and pictures....Why did this happen.?  Blame climate change?   Well zillions were budgetted for this allegedly to mitigate the flooding dire consequences.    Despite the huge budget running into billions, were there scientific and serious studies, plans vs the flood and recognizign that some 20 typhoons visit the country annually and that climate change has made them more severe?

On impeachment: commentaries (not conclusion)

It is more fun criticizing

This post concerns commentaries regarding the "pasabog testimony"  of the last witness for the Art. IV of the impeachment vs VP Duterte.

The testimony of the star witness was considereably weakened and holes found (not enough evidence and or preparation?

1.  The continued answer of the good director saying he has direct personal knowledge of the investigation made by the agents, and previous to his appointment.    He has therefore impeached himself as a credible witness for being a hearsay witness  (Article 130 Section 22 where Vinluan reviewed the 29 year law veteran on the subject) , and admitting that his wife, a congresswoman (who sponsored the impeachment

2.  Pia Cayetanos pointing out that the good director was not 100% truthful in his communications regading the Senate GSIS  incident and that impeaches the witness.  

3.   The director was not subpoenaed but merely invited by the  prosecution

4.  The continued effort and as objected to by the Prosecution to make legal conclusions on the facts presented as with the Kapunan speech.    The Chief Judge continued to remind the prosecution ot stop making conclusion on the evidence presented.   It is for the Court to decide. The NBI director, it would seem did not stop to make conclusion.   It is often the danger to invite a judge, a DOJ employee to make judgement as they are asked questions in the court - they can make conclusion and draw away the judges from the main agenda of the case.    Propaganda statements could be made.   

5  While the prosecution maintained that it is not a court proceeding, nevertheless, the rules of evidence was in effect.   And the Article 130 sec 22 did in the good witness.     

6.  The Prosecution does not seem to have enough solid evidences, nor proponderance as was the request ot subpoena bank records   Is the fishing for evidence statement correct?  

The Lascana affidavit was neither signed nor notarized

According to one post, 7/10 citizens are not interested to view the  impeachment proceeding which according to them has become very technical....  Full of legalese, technicalities, and  difficult to follow and understand