- 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..?
- vonjobi: it's juned sOniDo.
- 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?
- hopeless_race : Wilkins" brand, for P1.4 billion.-1999 Sugarland Multi-Food Corp. for P2.9 billion 2001- Purefoods Corp P7 billion P60 billion Coca-Cola ... See More 2002- Cosmos Bottling Corp. from RFM Corp. for P14.1 billion October 2008- GSIS' shares in Meralco worth PHP30 Billion. December 2008- country's biggest oil refiner, Petron Corporation. international company shopping spree: Australian boutique brewer J. Boag and Son for A$96 million in 2000. $97 million for Thai Amarit Brewery Ltd $35.5 mi
- hopeless_race : Gud am..glad to be back.
- jr_lad : rip mr. alecks pabico. you'll be greatly missed!
- sevens21 : Dati input mo lng name at SSS ID makukuha mo agad STATIC INFO...
- sevens21 : tawag ka sa HOTLINE nila walang ANSWER grrr we need pa namn ng static info SSS Gising!!!
- sevens21 : Gawa naman po kayo ng article about SSS. Pangit ng site nila dali ma blocked ng account
- 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!!
- guest_3664 : i would be glad if u can include the investigation of the manner public officials announce infra projects as per COA regulation. It is frustrating to see their faces on the tarpaulin instead of the prescribed information like name of project, date of implementation,amount of contract, source/s of fund, among other things. This is very rampant here in Marikina. Thanks and more power on your noble endeavors. We need people like you to have make our country great again.
- jhanz_08 : im making research on R.A 9136...with rgards to the privatization of NPC..could someone out there can let me understand more bout this matter?why was monopoly dismantled?email me..jhanycem@yahoo.com...thanks much
- erika marie : P.S.:) my paper is due next week and i do hope someone could provide me these reports coming from reliable resources
thank you ulit.
- erika marie : P.S.
- guest_4275 : i am currently doing a study regarding political killings in the philippines. could someone out there please send me human rights reports under Aquino and Ramos administration. you could send it at my email: erikamariet@yahoo.com your response would surely be very much appreciated. thank you everyone. god bless.
- 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. - jayson bourne : gusto ko po maging member ng PCIJ, panu po ba? may application po ba? sana mapadalhan nyo ako ng info sa email ko... www.jboxpenshoppe@yahoo.com
- jayson bourne : cory is OK, but kris & Noynoy sensationalize masyado...
- guest_9891 : LABAN pa rin!
- meow : boycotts worked during marcos years. how about doing it now against the businesses of the con-ass congressmen?
- meow : aside from 168, what other establishments can we boycott that belong to the arroyos and their cronies?
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Pacific Plans
Posted by: Yvonne Chua | April 21, 2005 at 8:51 am
Filed under: Online Research
DISENFRANCHISED planholders of Pacific Plans have formed a coalition to protest the pre-need firm’s rehabilitation plan and are turning to the blogosphere — “Pacific Plans: Broken Dreams” — to network with each other and air their grievances. One of their laments: “The Media has not covered this matter with the same zeal and frequency as they did with CAP which had a similar problem, albeit without any legal court order. Why?”
The planholders fear the odds are stacked against them. The biggest one, they say, is the closeness of the Yuchengco family to President Arroyo. The blog posts the President’s speech at the inauguration of the Yuchengco’s RCBC Plaza on Feb. 5, 2001 in which she acknowledges the support of the patriarch, Ambassador Alfonso Yuchengco, to her at EDSA 2. Just how close the Yuchengcos are to Mrs. Arroyo? The President calls Yuchengco “Uncle Al” and describes his daughters as “my dear friends.” Yuchengco, who serves as Mrs. Arroyo’s special envoy to China, Japan and Korea, also happened to host her mother’s — the late Eva Macapagal — last birthday in Japan.
For those who wish to meet the bloggers and other unhappy planholders in the flesh, an organizational meeting for planholders is scheduled at the St. Paul College in Pasig on April 23 at 8 a.m.
Note: Pacific Plans’ website is under construction. So don’t bother to visit it.
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The PPI website is now running and seems designed to simply address the current issues they are facing.
Meanwhile, it seems that this huge problem did not elicit real and honest coverage by the media, which is detrimental both to the company and the plan holders. Everyone must realize that the death of PPI will not benefit the plan holders.
Is there a government agency investigating this matter? Has anyone obtained copies of their financial statements/public disclosures, and studied them for possibility of the company officer’s misdeeds (if there are)?
Rather than waste time on analyzing Mr. Yuchengco’s friendship with Pres. Arroyo, I am sure there are a lot more affected planholders that are asking the right questions but not given proper media attention.