Sino Patron ni Mayor Alice Guo para tumakas?

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Nakapagtataka na napakahirap sa mga bagong mag aabroad ay hirap2 makapasa sa BI eh bakit nawalang parang bula kaagad ang nasabing butihing mayor.  Paano nagawa niyang naglaho basta basta?

Sino Patron niya?  Sino tumulong sa kanya? 

Nakakamangha sa ating bansa

From a slew of videos one may conclude that a security officer helped her.   Related to her bf, an LGU politician, and a friend of the senior officer of govt security department

Are our speculations correct?     We must eradicate these traitors in our govt/country

Ease of doing business in the Philippines

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Our company is engaged in a small business in a certain province.   We had to fork out huge amounts to get resolutions from the council.  At the basic level, the community head was asking for PHP xxx  to get the resolution from the community.

There is also a squatter problems  and needs PHP solution.   A portion of that goes to the officials at the local level.   

There can be a better way of having ease of doing business?

Most corrupt in the Philippines

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Most corrupt in the Philippines

The article pinpoints an infrastructure department and govt units through out the country being the most corrupt.    We seem unable to control this.   

We agree based on our experience to get permits and approvals.   God bless their souls

Are there so many prosti, ie authorities give approvals only when paid?

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Last week, we forked out 30% of a P5.7 million payola to a hatchet man for a document needed in developing a project.in Southern Tagalog (Region IV)   There is no need to go through an SB presentation, first reading etc, public hearing. by coming across.  Otherwise it would take endless meetings and hearings.    We thought this to be a convenient mode, and we can get the permit at once.  Tomorrow, we go to a R I city  and pay more than half a million payola to distinguished gentlemen of local govt., in exchange for a resolution and a permit.

They say the big telcos made them get used to this type of thing, forking between P300t to P500t to have a tower cleared and erected for no delay at all.

But why should we pay extra for things that can be given due course.  All problems and conflicts are dilemmas are posed along the way to up the value of the payola.

At the end of the day it is all about money as Julia Roberts discussed with Richard Gere while in bed.  She said, it may be shameful to be a prosti, ie to do something only in exchange for money.  Richard Gere, he too may be a prosti because he only works for money.

The men we meet and talked with for this projects in public looked so statemanly and leader like, great.   But at the end of the day, they will grant approval only in exchange for money.   And in a way, they have demeaned themselves, and like Julia Roberts and Richard  Gere, in the process lowered their stature/value by being prosti.

                                              Are you kidding?  Eh bakit ganito pa rin
                                              Walang takot, magaling magtago;
                                               Kaya tingnan lifestyle ng LGU officials

Pinakamarami kaso ng korupsyon sa mga LGU

Can we eliminate corruption at the LGUs?

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Rizal Philippines
October 8, 2017

The good President want to end corruption in the country.  But can he really do it?  Especially at the LGUs.  He cant do it at BOC right in the heart of MM, very near Malacanang. How about corruption in 1,500 cities and municipalities scattered across the country.

Examples:

In the past:

1.  In Region 1V, our under the table arrangement to get SB resolution involved:

     a.  For a 4 hectare  project in island province -  P1 million.  It was surprising  that the hatchet man
          was a graduate of MPA from a Jesuit run school of good govt.

    b.  For a 7 hectare project, we gave out P3,000,000 to SB and the mayor.  The Barangay Council and chairman took a P300,000 grease money

    c.  For a 3 hectare project near MM, we gave P1 m to the mayor, donation of 100 units apartment which he used to strengthen his hold on the urban poor, plus P300,000 worth of filling materials for a road project (which was not funded)

2.  For now:

   a.  An alteration of plans payola that was being charged us was P40.00/sm of a 16 hectare project or P6.4 million

  b. A five hectare project in NL (Region 1) would involve cheap  arrangement P500,000 only

How did we escape other grease money arrangement in other areas:   we had the chief  of the LGU be one of our stockholders (properly dummied of course)

How can you stop this?   No we cant.   I my books I do not like this form of dishonesty.   But if you dont, it will take you years before you get your permits and resolution.  Years back, my uncle who was with DAR told me not to come across people in his office who ask for P15.00 /sm facilitation money for conversion.  I did I followed him and our conversion came out 8 years later.

 You simply book this as CGS and you can wait for your permit. Considering the high cost of political patronage and of the election campaign, one may view this as a win win situation.  Walang sumbungan.

Telcos routinely cough up P300,000 for locational clearance of towers.

How about foreign business who allege to be Mr. Clean (eh  corrupt din sa ibang bansa:  USA, Japan, Europe etc)  Dapat on the level tayo.

Can we remove corruption at the LGU?

 SOP at the LGUs by Maganes

So we think as some solons think, we ought to abolish BOC to remove corruption. Ano abolish na rin LGUs?
Any Pres in his right mind will not antogonize LGUs now, the grass roots, or else, they will not win.

Fmr Senator Aquilino Pimentel, the author the LG code, ano po say nila?

LGUs tops list of corruption cases filed at Ombudsman

Charges of corruption in financial district is endemic among all LGUs nationawide?

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Rizal   Philippines   | August 27, 2014

Repost from Rappler  (could Rappler get into trouble?)


Rambo to another Rambo

Is it not really a demolition job by Sen Trillanes?  Or is it war.?  On top of the alleged P2 billion  over pricing of govt building construction, Sen Trillanes urges businessmen to speak up regarding the long standing rumors that the City Hall officials grant permits in exchange for condo units (I have heard even a floor for multi stores for condo units)  Of course this is not unique to Makati - go anywhere QC, Mandaluyong, Pasig etc.  it is the same.  It is not tuwid na daan for everyone.

This is an eye opener regarding:

1.  difficulty of doing business in the Phil as what the World Bank reports;

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) is indeed the moment of truth, the defining moment for the "Tuwid na Daan" of this regime!

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Rizal, Philippines  | December 2, 2013

 

The comments of Christianne  Amanpour of CNN to the President during their interview, post Yolanda typhoon crisis, still ring clearly in my ears " How your respond to this crisis, defines your Presidency"  as he was embarrassed by apparent grasp of reality on the ground.

As I got the other stories from somebody whose relatives were victims of the typhoon  (Inside story of the Typhoon Haiyan devastation)  there were several incidents that may not speak well of the rule of the national govt:

1,  The staging of relief distribution;

2.  The repacking of relief goods by the government agencies.

3.  The military commandeering the relief goods for personal use of disposition.

4.   The grandstanding of the Presidency with the LGU Mayor Alfred Romualdez

5.  The military men leading the civilian in commandeering private goods for personal use (the military were in bonnet as seen in TV and fully armed)

It is the time for compassion rather than greed.  How the people in the govt, representing the national government really really reflects zillions the values, the mores of the present govt, and whether the leadership now, has made a dent on how we run things here, especially during crisis.

 

The Manila bus ban - will Isko and Erap lose if elections were held today?

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Rizal  | PHL  |  July 30, 2013

The bus ban in Manila is clearly a big issue now because it is inconveniencing a lot of commuters:  students and workers, well mostly from suburbs and from Manila too.  The irate public would surely express their displeasure by not voting the two top guns in Manila if elections were held today.

The question again is who has the right to grant or remove franchise from utility companies:  the LGU or the franchising body?

It has also become a turf battle?  Who wins or loses is immaterial in this turf war:   the general public is the loser