vonjobi: wow, congratulations! kelan ang trip? i hope i'll be around when you come. had a good time with diosa last...
Keith Bacongco: Knowing Nograles and his Big Boss...garapalan na lang talaga.
Vinia Datinguinoo Mukherjee: Congratulations, PCIJ! Mabuhay kayo!
Lead Philippines: But without credible mass media there, what is left to protect the people..?
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hopeless_race : Lets not just focus sa mga malversation of funds, sa mga overpricing..ating pagtuunan ng atensyon ang diskarte ng mga politiko na umuutang ng bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno."Small time" ang ibang pamamaraan ng pangungurakot kumpara sa pag-utang sa gobyerno ng bilyon na tunay ngang masasabing "pinaka big-time" at wala pang sabit.
hopeless_race : Mukhang tikom ang bibig ng lahat pagdating sa diskarte ng mga politiko sa pagutang ng mga bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno na tinatakbuhan. Itong pamamaraan na ito ang tunay na kumakain ng malaking porsyento ng ating national budget batay na din sa sinasabi ng world bank.
hopeless_race : Pakisilip naman po ang mga utang ni Villar sa BSP, ang mga utang nila RAMON JACINTO, RONNIE ZAMORA, JOE DE VENECIA at madami pang ibang mga pulitiko. Iilan lamang yan sa mga nababanggit sa balita na may mga malalaking utang sa gobyerno.
hopeless_race : Nagmimistulang "small time" lamang ang malversation of funds kumpara sa laki ng kinakamal ng mga umuutang sa gobyerno. At ito ay malinaw na natatakbuhan dahil hindi nga naman pwede makulong ang may-ari ng kumpanya sa pagkaka-utang lamang. Tunay na mga tuso at magagaling sa batas itong mga politiko natin. Masasabi ko na malamang lahat ng mga politiko ganito ang diskarte...wala pang kulong.
hopeless_race : PCIJ pkitingnan naman po ang mga gaya ni Villar na my malaking utang sa Gobyerno pero tinatakbuhan. Magtatayo ng kumpanya at uutang ng bilyon bilyon sa gobyerno ng walang balak bayaran. Tunay ngang walang nakukulong sa utang...ito ang prinsipyo ginagamit ng mga politiko ntin kaya nakakapagtaka kung san napupunta ang daang bilyong pera ng gobyerno.
hopeless_race : Sana itreat naman po ng media ang hacienda luisita at mendiola massacre na parang MAGUINADANAO MASSACRE. Ipublicized ang mga katotohanan at ipakita sa tao ang karumaldumal na pinaggagawa sa mga farmers dun. Untouchable po ba sila cory at danding at hindi magawang batikusin ng media about these two massacres?
hopeless_race : Kapag napaguusapan ang mendiola at hacienda luisita massacre ay parang walang nangyari at parang hindi big deal. Anu po ba ang pinagkaiba ng dalawang nabanggit na massacre sa maguindanao massacre?
hopeless_race : Its sad that we pinoys are blind to the fact of what had happened in mendiola and hacienda luisita. Ang tanong..bakit ang media ay hindi manlang matackle ang ganitong usapin? Takot ba sila kay cory at danding?
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guest_899 : we must check the background of each potential candidates to avoid having another big mistake like GMA
guest_899 : congratulations to PCIJ, more power and God Bless !
jazzymuver : how did Arroyo swallow that kind of things!! how come that she just spend the money our countrymen for her own sake!!
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guest_4275 : i am currently doing a study for my paper regarding political killings in the philippines. i noted that there are no human rights reports during the Aquino and Ramos administration. could someone out there please send me reports regarding these matter? i do hope these reports came from reliable resources you could send it in my email; erikamariet@yahoo.comyour response would surely be appreciated. thanks everyone. god bless.
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meow : boycotts worked during marcos years. how about doing it now against the businesses of the con-ass congressmen?
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Game on — or off?

Posted by: Alecks P. Pabico | February 1, 2008 at 12:13 am
Filed under: i Report Features

GAME shows have always been popular in the Philippines, and not only because Filipinos are fun-loving by nature. For decades now, millions of lives in this country have been marked by hardship, and game shows have frequently become among the people’s means of having brief escapes from everyday realities.

In recent years, however, observers have noted some significant changes in TV game shows: where before one had to display a modicum of skill, talent, or knowledge in order to keep playing and eventually win in a game, these days the primary (and sometimes only) requirement for joining is one’s desire for money — a lot of it, and fast.

photo courtesy of Eat Bulaga

As the second anniversary of the 4 February 2006 Ultra tragedy — where 71 people died and scores injured in a mad dash to be among the audience of “Wowowee,” a popular noontime quasi-game show — draws near, i Report offers a feature in its Mad Over Money series that provides a glimpse of shows where cash is king and contestants and viewers alike have become its faithful followers.

As a clinical psychologist observes in the piece, “Just the feeling that there is a pot, an option, gives something to people who have nothing. That’s actually a critique of our society, when you come to think of it.”

Read on at pcij.org.

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Why pick on game shows? The real problem here is gambling and like all gambling, game shows exploit the poor and take advantage of people’s weaknesses, especially when it comes to probabilities.

In fact, of all the forms of gambling, game shows are probably the least destructive. The number of players are limited - though the number encouraged to think that success occurs quickly is large - and they are not asked to give up their own pesos. Of much greater concern is gambling sponsored and promoted by our various governments. How many different lotteries and lottery games do we have? All serving the needs of politicians to have more stuff to give away as part of “pro-poor” policies, which themselves feel like a noon-time show give-away, with politicians as the hosts and the money being our taxes.

Then there is the rampant gambling at funerals, fairs and fiestas. Gambling is everywhere and expanding.

And it is not uniquely Filipino. Nothing about giving away money is. Gambling has been a destructive force within societies, probably since societies have existed. Here it is just dressed up in some Filipino clothes, i.e. Wowowee, or they ripe off US and other shows, i.e. Whammy.

It is time for us (a) to move strongly against all forms of gambling — gambling should be banned — and (b) to refuse to participate personally in any gambling and to express our disappointment in those who do.

There is nothing Filipino about gambling. It is a universal human problem. Every society must move against this exploitive cancer.

A Yankee in Iloilo wrote on February 3, 2008 - 9:08 am | Visit Link

Yes, I agree with Yankee, kung susuriin pa natin ng mas malalim, ang unang layunin ng mga game shows na ito ay mas lamang ang commercial value, na kung saan, mas nai-po-promote nila ang mga produkto ng kanilang mga sponsors sa lahat ng level ng mga tao, mostly nga, ay yung mga walang sapat na pinagkakaitaan. Kaya kahit magmukhang payaso sila sa harap ng tao, hindi bale na, baka sakali, maiuwi niya yung isang milyon, wala siyang gasinong gastos, pamasahe at pagkain ang puhunan niya para makarating sa studio, at kung papalarin may pera siya, kung matalo man ay me pamasahe pa rin siya, kagaya sa gma7, hindi ka uuwi ng walang dala kahit konti. Ang tunay na dapat na masugpo ay yung huweteng, lotto, sweepstakes, na sa tingin natin ay mabuti pero higit na masama, sa mga nabanggit hindi ka makakasali sa draw kung hindi ka bibili ng tiket, pag nabili mo na ang tiket, wala ka ng kontrol dito, hihintayin mo na lang ang iyong suwerte na kalimitan ay kabiguan. Sa mga game of chance, indirect sugal pa rin ito, kaya nga bakasakali, pero mas gugustuhin ko pa ito kaysa huweteng, lotto at sweepstakes.

Leo wrote on February 3, 2008 - 1:00 pm | Visit Link