Everybody thought: there would be P20.00 rice, the Tullano gold, the Unity Team. But now everybody who voted might be utterly disappointed and ashamed that they brought him back to power Thnking he is rich anyway, he had an Oxford education
But it turned out:
He has not paid the billions in Estate Tax
Allegations of wide spread corruption
Widespread and wholesale corruption amounting to trillions: transfer of funds from PDIC Philhealth
sale of BSP gold
Utter disregard of govt procedures (especially budgetting)
It is hoped that it is enough response. The knee jerk reaction would be fare increase, price controls,
We pray for charity from some suppliers - selling old stock old price at new inflated price? Ok lang sana if we have paid higher prices. Some charity naman diyan.
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?
Aside from the Sgt Guteza testimony this Cos revelation directly lays the responsibility at the doorstep of PBBM for the flood control fiasco. No one can deny now that the flood control plunder has been hatched and orchestrated by no less than the top guy of the country.
Co alleges that he personally delivered P1B in kickback money to Narra st in South Forbes. because the Chief complained that there has been no remittance. (House in Forbes as a loot storage? I lost may admiration for palatial Forbes houses)
I hope retribution, punishment shall be swift and that does not happen again. We did not learn from the crimes of the father, and were lulled into believing that the sin of the father is not the sin of the son. The truth is once a guava, the fruit will always be a guava. Many had hoped the family will redeem the country and we will all have a better future. We were scammed
It was heart pounding watching these videos. It makes you afraid but you could notice that those leading the violence looked like they are provocateurs and perhaps paid: they wore bonnets, had black clothing and wore masks. They were not protesting or holding a rally. They were destroying and fighting and hurting authorities. They destroyed traffic lights, islands and barriers. This is no way to protest against wrong doing by doing another wrongdoing They are organized. And that should be investigated. The destruction of public property was just as sad and ironic: protest vs those who plundered govt property.
This post condemns the acts of plunder and pillage of govt treasury; equally condemnable were acts of anarchy and crimes against police officers (who had nothing to do with the acts of high govt officials). We value order vs disorder. WE are sure there is still Divine Justice
The Sept rally was a perfect storm for many factors:
1. The Duterte PBBM conflict which included the arrest and extradition to the Hague of PRRD;
2. The flood control scandal which were featured live on TV provoking anger in many of the watchers.
3. The anti PBBM growth wanting him to step down for poor governance
4. The scandalous and hurting display of wealth by nepo babies, the contractors, employees and official of the govt department for roads and highways; pictures of millions stacked for distribution to the commissioners (elected govt officials?)
5. Anomalous GAA with insertions, the diversion of Philhealth, PDIC funds to be part of UA
6. The widespread huge corruption of govt funds and taxpayers money.
7/ The floods brought about by typhoons and coupled with 2.
The riots were bound to erupt and explode and they did.
We do not want this order. We want Peace. in the Philippines
PHL Pres BBM got a 1% discount off the US planned tariff to PHL exports US cars export to PHL 0 per cent. Pres. Trump PBBM a tough negotiator. (Tough?)
This is seen by PBBM as significant achievement.
Many PHL experts think PBBM should have asked for more given that we agreed to EDCA and we are in possession of REM. But PBBM was in the White House in US, trump territory.
Experts believe that 19% would have minimal effect on PHL economy given that semicon has 0 tariff, and exports to US has been down, but higher with China. There are other countries to which PHL can export
Clearly US wants to live alone, and disrespectful of World Trade and has bullied many nations. We will not be wondering if there are angrier nations and or allies becoming enemies.
We should really be independent of US policies and not be another proxy country fighting for US vs Russia or China. Time to be tough
Yesterday, the Philippine President PBBM asked for courtesy resignations of cabinet secretaries, this he said to make the services to the people more effective. Allow this post to comment:
1. The head leads the tails
2. The cabinet secretaries follows orders from him, and mostly we think they followed his orders;
3. What is noticeable is that the cabinet secretaries were utilized for politics, hence there was too much politics rather than service to the people
4. The cabinet secretaries did things that were dubious and inimical to the people obviously from orders or guidelines coming from the highest office
For everything there is a reason and we all know the cause/reason
This post expects the joint INC KOJC peace rally just to be that - peaceful. The mass action was allegedly to be in support of VP Sarah Duterte vs attempts to unseat her via impeachment (and massive corruption in the govt.)
Its either that it is peaceful or extreme that of polarization of society: between Luzonians and Visayas, of politics: betweeen pro Duterte and pro PBBM
Will this gather critical mass or momentum to be a power ful movement? Or will this fizzle out because it is unimportant
The OP was right in stopping impeachment move vs the said office as it would divide the nation and could be a gambit that can go wrong and topple his administration . Not with this bubbles of dissent.
Its a time for reckoning and accounting PBBM eyes revival of River Basin project started by his father but which was stopped by DPWH in 1966
All problems have solution. Other nations have more challenging problems with flooding and thefy were able to solve this. It calls for imagination, hard work, and honesty.
VP Sara was advised because of her recent rants in a recent press conference: that she will cut the head of PBBM, get the body of late Apo and throw this to WPS. This maybe due to height of her frustration with regards to OVP budget, COA audit her confidential funds, and Dep Ed ending.
That PBBM does not know how to govern and lead goes back to her because of her Dep Ed performance and audit results
The OVP must be more specific on her accusation vs PBBM incompetence. As we know there were specific achievements that PBBM had. Nothing from her office
Loyalty to her country and to her office dictates that she should not have done said anything.
Ace Bsrbers, a politician from Mindanao and former ally of the Duterte, has shifted alliance to PBBM. He heads the quad comm in Congress, whose investigation were clearly against the Dutertes.
He is reported to be replacing Ben Abalos of DILG who is considered resigned after filing COC for administration senatorial slate
To the initiated, PBBM and PRDD camps are now throwing muds at its other, like ladies in a muddy wrestling match. Who is telling the truth? Who is more superior.
Its not good for our mental health
Who is more or less corrupt that the others? Who will enlighted the public.
So are they all honorable men? Help us from their lies.
There was an alleged birthday bash for PBBM where in the Duran Duran band was flown in to celebrate the 67th birthday of PBBM. It was supposed to be surprise from his friends.
It was not timely as the country was still reeling from floods, and there were questions on his purported 5000 flood control projects. And some of the donors for the event, estitmated at $1 million. was asking for a P0.46 increase per m3 of water. Not ethical also. Not timely
Can we have some decency and ethics in this govt. We all work very hard to pay taxes: and this.....
