Impeachment raps filed vs the Pres PBBM

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An impeachment rap has been filed before Congress.  Some quarters say it lacks form and substance and can easily be dismissed  It was filed by a former lawyer of the first family.    A ploy to pre empt future filing of impeachment raps?

House Ethics committee suspends Cong Kiko Barzaga for disorderly conduct; defense meow or nakaw?

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The House Ethics committee suspended for 60 days Cavite Congressman Kiko Barzaga for disorderly conduct  An equally young Congressman Leandro Leviste came to rescue of fellow young lawmaker. 

While the only offense of the said Barzaga could be the unpalatable posts on Soc Media, a fellow congressman from Batangas Gardiola , said to be peddler of  DPWH project, stood by unscathed by any disciplinary action.

The young congressmen aim to protect the name and reputation of the august body which has been embroiled in controversies involving not the protection of peoples treasures but the reverse and then the focus of House was a colleague lambasting the wrong doing at the House.   But letting free the real culprits.   

People from sideline guessed that Cong Leviste will be next for making bold statements vs corruption in the august House.  

Protest rally turn ugly in front of Congress; angrier calls for attacks at houses of Congressmen

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Is this going to be the PHL version of protests in Nepal and Indonesia.  They were less serious than the  corruption in PHL

 
,Protest Rally in front of Congress

People power vs corruption in flood conrrol projects coming soon

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Filipinos are probably tired and sick of large scale corruption and plunder of flood control projects amounting to millions:   ghost, uncompleted projects, substandard.    And large billions of kickbacks too involving top govt DPWH officials and legislators.   

First it was in Indonesia, then Nepal.  And soon....

The root casue was insertion and somebody from Bicol and  another powerful persons in the Legislature.  They should e stopped.   We hope even Hell accepts them

Another trouble brewing

Protests vs anomalous flood control projects growing

Senate remands impeachment complaint to Congress after forming the impeachment court

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Sen Bato de la Rosa (now called Batorney by Sen Alan Cayetano, prompted the formation of the impeachment court.  His motionn was to dismiss the impeachment complaint due to perceived constitutional infirmity.  It was thought to be better of taken up in impeachment court, which the Senate did.

In Sen Cayetanos speech, he deemed it proper to amend Sen de la Rosa motion to read as remanding the impeachment complaint and to fulfill the two conditions:

     1.  To confirm that there are no constitutional infirmities;  (there is - that there were 4 complaints filed in 2025)

     2.   That the 20th Congress will continue pursuing the complaint.

(How can they do that before the June 30th deadline that Sen Tolentino proposed? And that the 20th Congress has not been properly convened)

     To my mind, the motion which was approved by 18 senators (5 against by minority:     Pimentel Hontiveros, Binay, Poe Gatchalian) effectively set obstacles for the conduct of impeachment complaint.

Or worse, effectively dismissed the complaint.           

Trump wins 276 -223 electoral votes; Republicans control Senate and Congress too

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Republican Donald Trump has won the 2024 US Presdientail Election by wide margin 276 -223 electeral votes, and even the majority vote.  The Republicans also took control of both the Senate and Congress.  He thus became the 45th and 47th US candidate.

Trump survived two assasssination attempt impeachment, and various cases in courts.

What happens, now that Trump has been elected:

1. To the prosecurtors and judges who decided negatively against him?

2.  To the alleged conviction, especially the huge fine?

3.  The border problem at the south?

4.  US debt and other economic problems?

5.  Foregin policy:

     1.   Israel

     2.  Middle East

     3. UKraine

     4.  China

     5.  WPS  alliance with PHL

6.  Realtionship with toxic and/or negative media

We wait. 

Will this be a better USA, and also the world?

     

Will you again vote for for an actor?

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What are the chances for reelectionists:   Lito Lapid, Goma, 

For the new ones:     Ipe Salvador, Willie Revillame?      

Misinformation in videos, and in Q and A at the hallowed halls

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This post notes:

1.  Some videos have different headlines and content.  Some are clickbaits

2.  Some questions being thrown at the hallowed grounds of the legislature reflect the ignorance of the one asking question.  They did not not know what they were talking about?   And they become students of the resource person, presenter.  It must be the fault of the video presentor author to make it appear, that indeed the one raising the question and that say Quimbo was wrong, and could not answer and is therefore hiding something.  

As in the case of the difference between the revenue source, and the budget?   What happened to the diference?  (That is the deficit spending and the Keynesian strategy regarding govt budgetting)

And about the question on funds of the govt, coming from the different revenue sources.  These are merely labels for the allocation. When govt funds enter into a pool, would you be able to identify the source.

Tsk tsk

This post stand by Cong Quimbo despite the brikbracks thrown at her..

Budget hearing for the OVP Duterte

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VP Sara did not answer many of the questions asked during the initial hearing for the budget of her office.   She later did not attend the hearing yesterday which other members of the committee took as a boycott and insult. Ms Sara sent a letter to the committee saying that she has submitted all the docs and requirements for the budget.

It should be observed though that there issues from COA which needs to be addressed as former head of Dep ed.

Elsewhere it was said:

1  That only two persons at Congress has full control of the budget?  (She alleges that her requsest for

     schoolbuilding was only x amount.  However, what was approved was much higher  and which

     was to be apportioned to other members of the Congress... Hmmm Dapat investigathan din)

2.  That her office can operate without a budget in case her office is defunded as is a threat

Earlier, Cong. Marcoleta called out that the OVP should be respected. 

This post agrees with the observation of Cong Dante Marcoleta, and  that the memberf of the committee were ganging on her.

Let us pray for her and the members of the committee

          

Pangulong Duterte vs Panggulong Jo Ma Sison

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Rizal Philippines
July 22, 2017




Jose Ma Sison the founding Chairman of CPP NPA who exerts still a considerable influence  on the movement has apparently miscalculated the resolve of Duterte for daring the latter to stop the talking and fight, abandoning the ceasefire and fighting;  because of the latters desire for continued martial law.  The continued ML limits the movement of the armed troops/cadre of CPP NPA The attacks in Negros Mindanao by NPA military targets, the occupation of the NHA housing in Pandi, the loud protests at Batasan today the protests rally at Mendiola, the clash at US Embassy today are apparently instigated by Panggulong Sison.

The NPA is still considered as as an Foreign Terrorist Organization by US State Department

But Pres Duterte is a force to reckon with and we might still see in our  lifetime the end of the communist movement as it has died out at the rest of the world, which as has embraced socialist capitalism. Even where it was founded in Russia.

Duterte enjoys the whole support of  PNP and AFP and he makes sure by making them happy that that support continues is solid and unwavering.  He may have erred with Marvin Marcos, but that is the way he shows his support to the  PNP so that the latter will support him too to the end. And politically the vote he  got today from Congress and Senate for extension of Martial Law in Mindanao until December 2017 is solid proof of the power and strength of the govt represented by Duterte. From Inquirer - Senate Congress vote 261 -18 to extend Martial Law in Mindanao  The position of the leftist and other detractors did not get much support and traction  (Are the communists rebels losing their appeal

  And now for the CPP NPA, the end may be near.

While Duterte offered his hand of peace to the Communist, they chose to stay by their ideology of continued armed conflict, the never ending thesis anti thesis of Hegel. Why cant we live in peace? Why has there  to be conflict?   Why has it to be Panggulo ng Bayan?   Joe Ma?    It is as Pres Duterte has said to be silly.

More damning testimony presented to #misogynist congressmen

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Rizal Philippines
October 6, 2016

Several witnesses today at Congress hearing participated in by male congressmen (misogynists) presented more damning and incriminating evidences against embattled lady govt official/solon:

PSG Joenel Sanchez -  testified on the alleged very close relationship of then former Secretary and Ronnie Dayan, their chief, close in security.  Dayan was alleged to be feeding the lady love with boiled saging na saba when they drove to Bicol.  Dayan was alleged to be sleeping together with his chief security in hotel room when they were in provincial sorties.  He denied ever receiving money from H Golanco but admitted knowing Reynante Diaz, the alleged talent Manager of H Golangco;

Inmate Arile - wrote a letter to Pres Duterte which detailed the drug trade at NBP per kg. and those outside NBP.   Quite a big business;

Inmate Durano - detailed links among Kerwin Espinosa, Jaguar, and Ronnie Dayan.  He even mentioned giving a P1.5 million to the lady when she and her security visited NBP.  She even he said did a simulated pole dance and asked Jayvee if it was OK.  Durano had a list of deposit slips where he deposited the money.

Gen.  Bucayu -  denied all the allegations that he received payola from the inmates;   initially denied persuading Gen Magalong to stop the raid;   admitted withholding information from Magalong on their own raid, on orders of Sec de Lima.  Rep Roque on cross interpellation revealed holes in the formers testimony and warned him of greater penalties if he commits perjury in Congress.

So are they all #misogynist, making life difficult and harassing the lone lady solon.

Too much politics afflict the country

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Rizal Philippines
October 6, 2016

A critic observed that addiction or drugs are not the country's biggest problem.   It is too much politics.  Yes

The press and public eat this for breakfast, noon and 7 pm.  As of now TV stations and radio are glued on Congress investigation on NBP drug trade. Some of the testimony could be false or true but everybody gets a lot of mileage for the next elections.   While we waste too much time on traffic, much more productivity is lost on these telenovela which at the end of the day, do not contribute to nation building or anything of substance in the aid of legislation.  These are sometimes political vendettas.

Cant they be investigated elsewhere or say in executive session

The Golden Rule- he who has the gold rules

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Rizal  Philippines   I  August 25, 2014

There was an interview yesterday amongst scholars at Middle East as to why there is now closer cooperation between Egypt and Israel.  One theory put forward is Egypt's dependence on US aid especially on military hardware.  Thus Egypt's official has to be in good relations with US and of course Israel who has many allies in the US Congress. If Egypt and and Israel would again go to war, the aid to Egypt would dry up.  Hence, Egypt is brokering the Hamas Israel peace talks.

Let us observe also the activists in the Philippine Congress (the left leaning party lists).  In the beginning they are very idealistic and angry.  But later on they become pro administration.  Why?  If they dont they do not get any appropiated funds from DBM.  If they do get, they are very much delayed.  Thus, the Golden Rule applies always.  HE WHO HAS THE GOLD (purse strings) RULES

US Senate passes bill on the 11th hour (Wednesday) to avert financial crisis

From NY times

The US Senate, largely dominate by Democrats, passed a bill with a vote of 81-18 to avert the budget and debt limit impasse at the 11th hour.  (Wednesday evening) Failure to act on the issue would have meant credit downgrade by rating agencies, and debt default  The deal was hammered by Senators MacDonnel  and Reid.  The deal would finance the govt through Jan l5, and raise the debt limit till February 7.

The Congress, largely controlled by GOP conservatives, did not object.  The Obamacare defunding is not included in the deal. It was seen as a defeat for the conservative  Republicans

There was a lady who said that there would be no default,  since the US Fed can print money and there is unlimited amount of funds the Fed can print. The lady forgot to think that the US Fed Central Bank is independent of the rest of US govt.  And precisely there is the debt limit law to prevent the US treasury from dipping its hand into the body that deals with the currency. Even with such separation, the debt limit  was breached several times during Obama administration.