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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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.
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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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P-Noy strikes a chord
with man on the street

Posted by: Ed Lingao | July 27, 2010 at 10:37 am
Filed under: Noynoy Watch

Watching a President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) has never been this intense, especially for members of the UP Teachers Village Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (UPTV-TODA). In fact, it was even a wonder that the tricycle drivers even bothered to watch a President give a lengthy speech before the assembled members of Congress.

Yet, the drivers stood transfixed at their terminal along Maharlika street in Quezon City, watching the President on a battered old color television set hanging from the ceiling of their covered terminal. Some appeared rooted on the spot in wonder, with mouths agape, hanging on to every word. Sometimes, they had to be reminded that there were already passengers waiting for a ride: “Hoy, pasahero!”

At various times, they cheered, clapped, and howled as the President spoke with the clarity of the language of the “every man” about the issues that his government now faced.

When the President castigated MWSS officials for building houses inside the La Mesa Watershed and called for their resignation, several drivers clapped loudly.

“Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira, sana kusa na lang silang magbitiw sa pwesto,” the President said.

“Tama yun! Tama yun!,” shouted one driver.

“Tanggalin ang mga kawatan!” shouted another.

One could hardly get this much emotion from watching a soap opera. But this was one soap opera that they were watching from the street, over the roar of passing trucks and the rattle of badly maintained motorcycle engines.

When President Aquino started spouting huge numbers and talking about the billions lost to corruption, eyes started glazing over. After all, these were people who would fight each other to earn a seven peso fare. The figures were too breathtaking to comprehend. But still, the rhetoric was clear because they were issues that everyone could relate to: debt, excesses, one-upmanship, and plain and simple corruption.

“Kaya hindi umattend si Gloria, kasi patama kay Gloria lahat iyan eh,” one driver said.

“Hindi ko magawang pakinggan lahat,” one driver said of the President’s speech. “Masyado akong kinilabutan. Umalis ako dahil sobra ang dami, sobra ang ano kay Gloria, sobra ang gigil!”

The President won a lot of points with this crowd, not just for his message, which rang with clarity, but with his medium, which to them resonated with sincerity. After all, he chose to deliver his entire speech in Filipino, the language of the common tao. To them, this was a man who stood in front of the coiffed and perfumed, but chose to address his message to the sweaty and dirty.

One driver could not hide his glee: “Ang mga mangmang kagaya ko, gustong maintindihan iyan. Puro tagalog ang speech nya eh, maliwanag sa akin! Nasa Pilipinas tayo, hindi sa Amerika.”

He seemed like one of them, even though everyone knew he was not. When President Aquino coughed and reached out for a glass of water, several drivers laughed. “Hindi kasi pwede ang yosi, tubig nalang!”

“Mukhang sinsero naman,” one driver said.

“Sana ang mga sinabi nya, magkatutuo para yung mga kabataan, hindi gaya naming matatanda na. Sana may pakinabang pa.”

But one driver said something that seemed to speak for everyone.

“Maganda ang speech niya. Ngayon, sana maging totoo iyan. Huwag lang yung, ika nga, props.”

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