Shake up in Senate leadership; Gatchalian as new SP, short lived Cayetano leadership

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Just what is going to happen?

Which bloc is truthful?   Who is telling the truth? What if APC is telling the truth, and the new majority is leading us to .....?  Or its the other way around?

Will the minority ranks (and even majority bloc) be decimated with crimes?   How come we elected a Senate whose members have numerous cases?   God bless the PHL

Who will end the widespread corruption?  The people?    Who is going to abdicate the responsibility      

Atty Topacio, Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez files criminal cases (12 counts) vs Speaker Romualdez, several others

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Atty Topacio, Chairman of Citizens crime watch and former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez have filed criminal cases vs. House Speaker Martin Romualdez involving insertion and falsification of  public documents.   Who is diverting whose attention?           

Watah watah celebration exceeded limits of good festivities; piestahan, and as netizen said, became "pestehan"

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It was St John the Baptist Festival last June 24, and as usual there were lot of Basaan (water dousing)  - supposed to be good clean fun.   However, some of the residents jointing the religious celebration seemed to have exceeded their limits, and even provisions of the City Ordinance  like wetting jeepney passengers, dousing water to passengers and drivers inside the vehicle.  There was even acid throwing incident.  A rider filed case for being assaulted while working

Soon cases will be filed vs individuals who were videotaped.  We hoped that they will be disciplined and the same shall not be repeated.   And we must practice decency and control during such celebrations.  It gives bad names to Catholics and Christians.

We have similar celebration in our town fiesta,  But we have not done such similar things.   

Future celebrators for St John -  behave

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Canada surpasses one million in number of cases; PHL is not alone.

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Rizal Philippines

4.05.2021.

At least one million Canadians test positive for covid19

We should be happy in the Philippines because we still have to hit that landmark figure.   Of this 921K have recovered and 23 K have died.  It is the 23rd country to have surpassed the 1 million mark.   

Younger patients aged 20 to 39 have contributed to the surge.  The variants were reported to contribute to the rise in number of cases 

We hope our kababayan in Canada dont get the virus as much.   

Global news video

Increase of tests positivity

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