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!
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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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P’Noy Day

Posted by: Ed Lingao | June 30, 2010 at 11:11 am
Filed under: General

A coverage blog of the inauguration of
President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III

June 30, 2010, 9:45 a.m.

Just the night before, President-elect Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III declared that he would not seek, demand, or even make use of special favors accorded to VIPs such as the President. And in keeping with that promise, the AM radios this morning are busy with incredulous reporters describing the strange scene of a President-elect on the way to his inuauguration, waiting for the traffic light at the corner of Araneta and Quezon Avenue to turn green. No doubt, the throng of reporters in the convoy were impatiently cooling their heels, but Noynoy appeared intent on making a point. Neither did his convoy make an illegal left turn to Sta. Mesa, as most VIPs and media vehicles are wont to do. Instead, they took the long route by making a U-turn along Araneta avenue.

Curiously, we came across yet another convoy, a smaller one at that, along Quirino Avenue in Manila. The motorcycle escorts had their sirens ablare, with lights all a-blinker. No doubt a minor functionary on the way to P’Noy’s inauguration. But while the principal paitently waited for his light to turn green, the convoy of this minor functionary jumped lanes and did a counterflow, to the irritation of other motorists. P’Noy has his work cut out for him.

10:15 a.m. Quirino Grandstand

Luneta is again a sea of yellow. Just 11 months ago, hundreds of thousands of people lined Roxas Boulevard, wiping away tears and unfurling yellow banners, as Noynoy’s mother Cory was brought to her final resting place. Complete strangers waved, hugged, and told each other stories of a different time as ships out on the bay sounded out mournfully with their foghorns. Today, the yellow is back, as Cory’s son steps up to the plate. Mediamen estimate the crowd at more than half a million, even as weather forecasters predict an 80 percent chance of precipitation. Students and the youth, those who have the vaguest recollection of Marcos, Cory, or the victory of people power, make up the majority here. But there were also entire families, fathers and mothers who clearly knew what it was like to be afraid to speak up, lifting children on their shoulders and again, telling them stories of a different time that for them had come back.

10:31 a.m. Quirino Grandstand

President-elect Benigno Aquino III arrives at the Quirino Grandstand with outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on board the Presidential limousine. A cheer rises from the crowd as Noynoy steps out of the vehicle. A few minutes later, after she troops the line, outgoing President Arroyo gets into her vehicle and drives off. There is a murmur in the crowd, as the unpopular nine-year rule of Gloria Arroyo came to an end. Then someone begins clapping and cheering, and others join in, and several people from the crowd make known their relief by shouting, “sa wakas” and “goodbye!” It was a moment many in the crowd had waited for, but when the time came, the Filipino virtue (or vice) called hospitality prevented a more obvious outpouring of anger and relief at GMA’s departure.

(apologies for the delayed posting - Smart Bro and Globe Tattoo networks appear clogged)

11:00 a.m. Quirino Grandstand

Familiar faces wow the crowd with familiar songs. Buboy, Danny, and Jim, better known to the pre-Edsa crowd as the Apo Hiking Society, were together again and singing and jiving on the stage. The clincher was Noel Cabangon, singing his signature song Kanlungan (just forget images of that multinational burger chain). Cabangon topped it off with his song “Mabuting Pilipino,” and soon had even the President-elect singing from his seat.

11:50 a.m. Quirino Grandstand

Sky is still overcast, and everyone wonders if the weather will hold, or if the weather bureau has, thankfully, missed its mark again. A shout goes out from the crowd as Noynoy is introduced for his oathtaking. The crowd chants Noynoy, Noynoy, Noynoy! and people crane their necks or rush towards the two huge LED displays to watch as the 15th President of the Republic takes his oath. After that is over, the crowd roars its approval.

Typically, no one really likes listening to inaugural addresses, especially those who have to contend with standing on muddy fields looking for a vantage point to see history in the making. It is, after all, easier to pay attention while watching the speech from your Lazy Boy while holding the remote. But Noynoy, the man many had thought of as lacking the charisma of his father and mother, had at that moment the attention of everyone at the Luneta.

Some excerpts. This is not word-for-word, so please bear with us.

“Kayo ba ay minsan ring nalimutan ng pamahalaang inyong iniluklok sa pwesto? Ako rin!” - a roar of approval

“Kayo ba ay nagtiis na sa trapiko para lamang masingitan ng isang naghahari-hariang de-wangwang sa kalsada? Ako rin!” - an even bigger roar from the crowd. One wonders if the functionary who did the traffic counterflow along Quirino Avenue earlier this morning is in this same crowd, biting his tongue.

“Dito magwawakas ang pamumunong manhid sa daing ng taumbayan.”

“Dito naman ang umpisa ng kalbaryo ko...” - laughter and clapping

“Sa mga nang api sa akin, pinapatawad ko na kayo. Sa mga nang api sa sambayanan, wala akong karapatan magpatawad.”

For those who expected a dry and uninspired speech, it was a pleasant surprise. In some ways, it was much like Joseph Estrada’s well-remembered inaugural speech, minus the deliberate theatrics. And, minus the baggage.

12:30 p.m. Quirino Grandstand

The inauguration has ended, a Presidency has begun. A very random sampling from the crowd reveals some interesting stories.

Bobby Dominguez, a driver at the port area, skipped work to bring his entire family to the Inauguration. That includes his wife, and three very small kids, who appear to be between one and four years old. This is an old habit, Dominguez says, having attended other inaugurations in the past. This time, he pins his hopes on Noynoy, a man he voted for in the last elections. Maybe he could give his children a better future than the one he now has.

Another couple with an eight-month old baby. “Noynoy din yan,” the father says of his child.

And finally, two teachers, Marie-Jotess Ragos and Elisa del Rosario from the Pamantasan Lungsod ng Maynila, middle aged yet giggly as school children. “Basta tutulong kami, basta tutulong kami,” they kept muttering their mantra as Ninoy gave his speech.

It was a good way to end an inauguration, and an even better way to start a presidency.

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