tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32838942024-03-13T12:55:47.801+08:00Philippine Politics Backup SiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3029125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-52813371854116712102019-04-03T14:32:00.005+08:002019-04-03T14:34:51.149+08:00We Are Back With A New TitleReviving my old blog to monitor duterte.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-90387225745365842382016-12-19T10:54:00.002+08:002016-12-19T10:54:24.874+08:00Is China Helping Duterte Destroy Leila De Lima? From the <a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/805681/duterte-out-to-destroy-female-exec">Inquirer</a>:<br />
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“You know I was the whipping boy of the NGOs (nongovernment
organizations) and the human rights stalwarts. But you know I have a
special ano kay ano, she is a government official. One day soon, I’ll
have to let her go in public and I will have to destroy her in public,”
he said.<br />
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When asked whom he was referring to, Duterte said: “That’s the riddle there.”<br />
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“Just wait. They might have thought that I never listened to them.
So, while all the time they were also listening to what I’ve done.<b> I’ve
also been busy with the help of another country listening to them,” he
said.</b></blockquote>
Rodrigo Duterte made his statement on August 12, 2016, so in hindsight we can eliminate the USA as a suspect in helping Duterte illegally eavesdrop on the opposition.<br />
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Malamang China ang guilty party.<br />
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Watch the Chilling Video:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-27564451165327622332016-06-09T10:48:00.002+08:002016-06-09T10:48:41.542+08:00Connect the Dots, Judge is biasedso this partisan judge wanted to cause trouble at convention and prevent trump from reaching 1237<br />
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<b>Judge sets Trump University hearing for first day of GOP convention</b>
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April 26, 2016
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<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/04/judge-sets-trump-university-hearing-for-1st-day-of-gop-convention-222468">http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/04/judge-sets-trump-university-hearing-for-1st-day-of-gop-convention-222468</a>
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but events did not go as planned,
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Ted Cruz drops out of the race, effectively avoiding nasty brokered GOP convention<br />
<b>May 4, 2016</b>
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so...
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Judge reschedules Trump University trial
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<b>May 6, 2016</b>
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<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/judge-sets-trump-university-trial-for-after-election-222917">http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/judge-sets-trump-university-trial-for-after-election-222917</a><br />
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do you see it now? Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-26358263252252738922013-11-30T18:23:00.000+08:002013-12-17T10:40:29.880+08:00USA basically told Philippine government to accept New China Sea MapNice to see the USA acting tough vs China on Senkaku, but China knows USA goes out of it's way to avoid China. On the contested area of Scarboroagh Shoal, here's what the USA quietly told the Philippine government.<br />
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If you even have half an understanding of what is going on with China vs Philippines on Spratlys and Scarborough, you'd find out the current US president is no reagan or thatcher.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2013/08/11/u-s-to-ph-stop-anti-china-rhetorics/">U.S to PH: stop anti-China rhetorics</a></h1>
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Many , including high-ranking Philippine officials, like to think that increased presence of American military in the Philippines, which is a subject of talks between the two countries starting today, is a commitment by the Americans to defend the Philippines in case of an armed conflict in the West Philippine Sea, where a number of islands are being claimed wholly or partly by the Philippines, Brunei, China,Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.<br />
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Those who have taken these view will be disappointed because the U.S has taken a neutral position in the conflicting claims in the South China Sea (part of it is referred to as West Philippine Sea) and has always been consistent in urging for a peaceful resolution of the conflicting claims.<br />
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The Obama administration has decided to rebalance its military forces from Middle East to Asia, in what is seen by analysts as a move to contain China’s hegemony in the region.<br />
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Primarily, the U.S. wants to ensure that the sealanes are open and unhampered for international navigation.<br />
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But as former UN Representative Lauro Baja, Jr. observed, the Americans do not want to ‘vulgarize’ this objective.<br />
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In increasing its presence in Asia, the United States does not want to play referee to countries fighting over islands, rocks and shoals. “They want a stable region. They don’t want to prejudice their strategic relations with China, which is more important than claims over rocks and shoals,” Baja said.<br />
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In preparation for the implementation of their Pivot to Asia policy, senior American officials have been coming here the past months and assessing the situation. One thing that they were concerned about is the tension between the Philippines and China over the disputed islands especially Bajo de Masinloc otherwise known as Scarborough Shoal or Panatag shoal and lately the Ayungin shoal.<br />
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The Philippines has filed a suit with the UN Arbitral Court questioning China’s nine dash-line, which encompasses the whole South China Sea including several countries’ territories.<br />
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A source said some of the analysts interviewed by American officials said that the “Shame China” strategy of the Department of Foreign Affairs under Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario has contributed largely to the deteriorating relations between the Philippines and China.<br />
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Del Rosario has, several times accused China of “duplicity and intimidation.” Malacañang spokesperson Edwin Lacierda has also made sure that he is not behind in China-bashing.<br />
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A US Marine Corps helicopter and Navy LCAC vehicle approach USS Essex during Balikatan 2009<br />
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A US Marine Corps helicopter and Navy LCAC vehicle approach USS Essex during Balikatan 2009. From Exercise Balikatan Facebook.<br />
In the 2010 and 2011 State-of-the Nation address by President Aquino, he had strong words against China.<br />
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In his 2011 SONA, Aquino, declared: “ There was a time when we couldn’t appropriately respond to threats in our own backyard. Now, our message to the world is clear: What is ours is ours; setting foot on Recto Bank is no different from setting foot on Recto Avenue.”<br />
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He was referring to the disputed Recto or Reed Bank near Palawan.<br />
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In his 2012 SONA, he talked lengthily about the situation in Bajo de Masinloc. He said, “We demonstrated utmost forbearance in dealing with this issue. As a sign of our goodwill, we replaced our navy cutter with a civilian boat as soon as we could. We chose not to respond to their media’s harangues. I do not think it excessive to ask that our rights be respected, just as we respect their rights as a fellow nation in a world we need to share.<br />
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“There are those who say that we should let Bajo de Masinloc go; we should avoid the trouble. But if someone entered your yard and told you he owned it, would you agree? Would it be right to give away that which is rightfully ours?”<br />
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<b>Aquino can be stubborn. But he listens to America. Last year,a month after he withdrew all the ships from Bajo de Masinloc, he, supported by the majority of the members of his cabinet, decided to send back the ships to the area which was by then already controlled by the Chinese. Upon learning of Malacañang’s decision, the U.S. relayed the advice through defense officials that it would not be wise to send back the ships to Bajo de Masinloc. The ships were not sent back.</b><br />
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<b>Our source said, two weeks before the President’s State of the Nation address, U.S. officials advised the DFA and Malacanang to tone down their anti-China rhetorics to reduce tension in the region. That explains why in last month’s SONA there was no mention, not a word, about conflict with China.</b><br />
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Last Aug. 2, Del Rosario, who never let any media opportunity to censure China pass, told members of the foreign correspondents association in the country, that he was not keen on guesting in their forum on the South China Sea because he was “looking for a modus vivendi with China.”<br />
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<b>China should thank Uncle Sam.</b></blockquote>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-70380198104738646452013-10-04T14:54:00.005+08:002013-10-04T14:54:51.158+08:00An Alternative Explanation for Jinggoy's 50 Mil PDAFhindi ito related kay napoles kickback scam.<br /><br />ito yung pdaf na na-release sa 2012 sa mga senators <a href="http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/09/29/1239411/senators-got-p1.1-b-top-pork-funds">between october and december</a><br /><br />==============<br /><br />First off, hindi na kailangan i-bribe ni pnoy ang lahat ng senators na bumoto to convict corona. a majority of senators from PNOY's camp and those anti-GMA estrada camp don't need much convincing to remove GMA's biggest protector in the Supreme Court. Ironically, that would include Jinggoy EStrada, na kaaway ng mga Pidals.<br /><br />so ito yung mga senator judges. let's categorize them. this is how they leaned before the trial started:<br /><b> </b><br />
<b>SURE or LEANING vote for Conviction</b>: Alan Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Drilon, Jinggoy, TG Guingona, Ping Lacson, Loren Legarda, Sergio Osmena, Kiko Pangilinan, Nene Pimentel, Antonio Trillanes, Enrile<br /><b>Toss ups</b>: Ed Angara, Escudero, Honasan, Tito Sotto, Manny Villar, Ralph Recto<b> </b><br />
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<b>Likely to vote NO</b>: Joker Arroyo, Miriam, Lito Lapid, Bongbong Marcos, Bong Revilla.<br /><br />Toss up sila angara, Honasan, ralph recto, sotto at villar dahil dating anti-arroyo ang mga ito na naging pro-arroyo, and vice versa. (many thought villar was GMA's secret candidate in 2010, not gibo teodoro.) difficult to tell about escudero dahil opportunist ito. these guys don't need pork barrel to be convinced, but it doesnt hurt.<br /><br />Among the Sure OR Likely NO, sila lito lapid at bong revilla ang "gettable" dahil mukhang balimbing ang mga ito (kung sino ang nasa Malacanang, doon sila). Mukhang "buyable". <br /><br />and like i said, of all the senators, si jinggoy ang hindi na kailangang suholan dahil alam natin ang history ng pamilya niya with the arroyo's/pidals, and by extension GMA's right hand man during her VP days and in the Supreme Court.<br /><br />so if i needed to bribe the senators, si lito lapid at bong revilla ang priority target ko. among the toss ups, escudero, honasan, sotto may need some grease money. villar is too rich to be bought and he seems to want to rehab his image (stealth GMA prez candidate) by letting her wife run under the PNOY ticket in 2013. angara and recto looks persuadable without resorting to pork.<br /><br />pero ang nangyari is almost everybody who voted for conviction got some sort of PDAF. sa tingin ko, hindi ito bribe. it's more like rewarding your allies a doing a good job post impeachment, even if many of the SURE convict senators didnt ask for a PDAF bonus. those who voted NO werent denied their pork, but they didnt get additional PDAF bonus. <br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/cocoy/status/383014976694145024/photo/1/large">Nobody was denied their pork (some "self-denied")</a><br /><br />even joker who voted NO was given 47 Million for his pet projects in 2013.<br /><b>Conclusion</b>: it wasnt a bribe, more like a christmas bonus directed at his coalition for doing the right thing.<br /><br />but having said that, i'm still with ping lacson, abolish all forms of pork in the future. :DUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-7164084366820248782013-08-11T21:21:00.003+08:002015-05-23T12:22:46.427+08:00How Illegal Immigration in the USA got worse after 1982<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/10/everything-you-know-about-immigration-is-wrong/">Ezra Klein</a> wrote:<br />
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After passage of a comprehensive immigration law in 1986, the U.S.
began militarizing the border with Mexico even as the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade and, later, the North American Free Trade
Agreement strengthened economic ties with Mexico. From 1986 to 2000,
trade with Mexico increased eightfold....<br />
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According to Massey, the rise of America’s large undocumented
population is a direct result of the militarization of the border. <b>While
undocumented workers once traveled back and forth from Mexico with
relative ease, after the border was garrisoned, immigrants from Mexico
crossed the border and stayed.</b><br />
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“Migrants quite rationally responded to the increased costs and risks
by minimizing the number of times they crossed the border,” Massey
wrote in his 2007 paper “Understanding America’s Immigration ‘Crisis.’”
“But they achieved this goal not by remaining in Mexico and abandoning
their intention to migrate to the U.S., but by hunkering down and
staying once they had run the gauntlet at the border and made it to
their final destination.”</blockquote>
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Many Illegals did choose to stay in the USA after 1986, but NOT because of the "militarized border." The homesick migrant workers would have returned home if their families and kids were still in Mexico. And the so-called "militarized border" is still porous to this day, so not exactly that difficult to come in and out of the country illegally.<br />
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But the Supreme Court did decide on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plyler_v._Doe">Plyler v Doe in 1982</a>, giving non-US born children of illegal aliens free access to US K-12 Public Education. This allowed the indigent migrant worker the option to finally be able to bring their children to the USA and not worry about the cost of private education in the USA. And if you bring the kids, might as well bring the wifey too to look after them.<br />
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So question to Ezra Klein, why would the migrant worker self-deport back to Mexico if his family are already in the States and his children enrolled in LAUSD?<br />
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Again, it's not the fence. it's plyler v doe. if the mexicans want an amnesty deal, plyler v. doe needs to be overturned first for future illegals.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-74325297918667635762013-06-22T11:17:00.002+08:002013-08-27T13:19:55.443+08:00How to solve USA's Illegal Immigration Nightmare1) First, eliminate access to free K-12 public school education for future illegal aliens. This should be minimum required for any immigration reform. Plyler v Doe + Schumer-Rubio guest worker program simply won't work.<br />
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2) No more automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. to 2 non-American parents. Move to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis"> Jus Sanguinis</a>. Plug that anchor baby loophole.<br />
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3) <span class="commentBody">Once both are done, I would give legal residency and work permits for qualified young adult "Dreamers" who are not recent arrivals. No limits will be placed on the types of jobs they can apply for. </span><br />
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<span class="commentBody">4) Have a guest worker program with Mexico limited to agriculture sector and those who want to work as nannies/maids.</span><br />
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<span class="commentBody">5) Temporary means temporary. Low Skilled Guest workers <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/24/top-hong-kong-court-rules-unanimously-to-deny-permanent-residency-bid-by/">should not be given permanent residency</a> if the guest worker program is to work for USA. </span><br />
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<span class="commentBody">Related: <a href="http://politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-illegal-immigration-in-usa-got.html">How Illegal Immigration got worse in the USA after 1982</a>. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-85433058667454887482011-11-30T12:39:00.002+08:002011-11-30T12:42:02.487+08:00Op Kors! Renato Corona used to be Arroyo's Chief of Staff!<blockquote>Corona, who was appointed by Arroyo as chief justice in May 2010 shortly before she stepped down from the presidency, <span style="font-weight: bold;">voted in favor of Arroyo in all 19 cases brought before the tribunal.</span></blockquote>- <a href="http://www.malaya.com.ph/nov30/news2.html">Malaya</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-1854878838457691862011-11-17T10:46:00.002+08:002011-11-17T10:49:20.405+08:00Arroyo Supreme Court's 8-5 decision to let GMA leave the country<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2011/11/Supreme-Court.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 1550px;" src="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2011/11/Supreme-Court.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-47649014303511410912011-08-04T13:41:00.001+08:002011-08-04T13:52:07.584+08:00Winnie Monsod praises Zubiri for not being "kapit tuko"May <a href="http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=Zubiri-takes-the-high-road&id=35871">delicadeza raw</a> si Zubiri:<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Whatever reason or reasons Migz has given, the fact remains that this is the first time in the Philippines that an incumbent legislator, whether senator or congressman, has voluntarily given up his seat. And the reason for this "kapit tuko" strategy is obvious: the congressperson is betting that it will take the better part of his three-year term before any decision is made on the electoral protest against him. And the senator, whose term is six years, is betting that his protesting opponent will just run again after three years, instead of waiting for the decision on his protest to be handed down.</i></blockquote><br /><br />If he's not kapit tuko, he should have conceded the elections 4 years ago <a href="http://politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2011/08/migz-zubiri-should-have-done-what-mike.html">like Denfensor did</a>.<br /><br />His legitimacy as senator was questioned and contested the moment he was proclaimed the 12th senator, after all the votes in Maguindanao were counted, which wiped out pimentel's decent vote lead. Maguindanao was the last area where the votes were not yet fully counted. Hinihintay lang ni Bedol at Ampatuan na matapos ang bilangan sa ibang parte ng bansa para malaman nila kung gaano kalaki ang kailangan nilang ipatong sa total vote count ni zubiri.<br /><br />Zubiri should have conceded the elections like defensor and recto in 2007 and not let this drag on. He should not have used <a href="http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/letterstotheeditor/view/20100728-283720/SET-appallingly-blind-to-Migzs-delaying-tactic">every bullshit delaying tactics</a> like having the <a href="http://opinion.inquirer.net/9165/is-zubiri-boycotting-own-poll-counter-protest">all ballot boxes of metro manila and other parts of the country reopened again</a> (kasi doon raw sa manila siya nadaya ng opposition, according to zubiri's camp). he was kapit tuko all the way until one by one things started to fall apart, bedol and ampatuan started talking, military officials started confessing... he couldn't continue pretending to be a legitimately elected representative of the senate anymore.<br /><br />Monsod also had something to say about the manual/automated voting systems:<br /><br /><blockquote>Meanwhile, the real question is: What is being done to change a system that actually rewards cheating? Here are the Senate and House, with all their committee hearings "in aid of legislation" -- looking at everybody’s warts but their own, and ignoring the need for reform in its electoral protest process. And here is the Commission on Elections, <span style="font-weight:bold;">still insisting on the manual (eyeballing) revision of ballots in protest cases</span>, when one of the benefits of automation was supposed to be a drastic reduction in the time required for electoral protest decisions. And here are the Filipino people, whose collective will is being thwarted with impunity. Where is the tuwid na daan in all these?</blockquote><br />Sorry madam, automated systems can't solve the cheating problem <a href="http://politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-happens-if-automated-voting-system.html">if rogue election officials from within the COMELEC are involved</a>. Unless you want automated cheatings, LOL.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-16022101028816698802011-08-04T00:53:00.003+08:002011-08-04T01:00:22.594+08:00"Zubiri mulls re-election in 2013"<blockquote>Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, who announced his resignation on Wednesday, said he is planning to seek re-election in 2013.<br /><br />In an interview by GMA News reporter Mariz Umali aired on “24 Oras," Zubiri said he hopes that his victory in 2013 will be more “convincing."</blockquote><br />This is what we call <a href="http://www.gmanews.tv/story/228337/nation/zubiri-mulls-re-election-in-2013">kapalmuks</a>.<br /><br />Shouldn't he worry about more important things, like the growing possibility of jail time for election fraud?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-62421577582033363942011-08-03T20:17:00.004+08:002011-08-04T02:19:37.233+08:00Migz Zubiri should have done what Mike Defensor and Ralph Recto didand conceded four years ago. Alam kasi nila Defensor at Recto na "mananalo" sila via come-from-behind kung itinuloy nila ang laban. Naalala ko yung decent-sized lead ni Koko Pimentel sa vote count na nawala after all the "votes" in Maguindanao were counted. Maguindanao "delivered" a 12-0 win for the Adminstration's Team Unity's senatorial bets.<br /><br /><a href="http://politics.alleba.com/2007/05/mike-defensor-faces-defeat-with-dignity/">Mike Defensor Faces Defeat With Dignity</a><br /><br /><blockquote>Yesterday (<span style="font-weight: bold;">May 30, 2007</span>), the administrator’s top defender former Chief of Staff Mike Defensor <span style="font-weight: bold;">conceded defeat in the yet unconcluded midterm Senatorial race.</span> According to Defensor, he did so in order “to ease tension” <span style="font-weight: bold;">and to discourage his supporters (and in essence Team Unity [TU]) from committing “acts inimical to the essence of democracy and fair play in an electoral battle.”</span></blockquote>Why would Defensor (and Recto) concede early kung hindi pa tapos ang bilangan sa Maguindanao?<br /><br />Here's Zubiri <a href="http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/letterstotheeditor/view/20100728-283720/SET-appallingly-blind-to-Migzs-delaying-tactic">trying to act like an asshole</a> in 2010.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-48707582250176456002011-08-03T11:08:00.008+08:002011-08-03T12:05:01.627+08:00Teddy Boy Locsin was part of the Hello Garci Coverup?I remember him being <a href="http://politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/search?q=locsin+garcillano">one of the more vocal defenders</a> of Arroyo's 2004 legitimacy while pushing the idea that hello garci was just made up by the opposition to overthrow Arroyo.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.istorya.net/forums/526614-post97.html">House probe report sidesteps Garci,<br />focuses on ˜conspiracy" against Gloria</a><br /><br /><blockquote>FIVE House committees which jointly investigated the "Hello Garci" wiretapped conversations yesterday adopted a final committee report <span style="font-weight:bold;">which gave more weight to the alleged opposition conspiracy to unseat President Arroyo than to the alleged cheating in the 2004 presidential election.<br /><br />The report also practically clears former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano of any liability for his alleged masterminding of the doctoring of the results of the election to ensure Arroyo's victory.</span><br /><br />The five panels led by the committee on public information chaired by Rep. Emmylou Talino-Santos (NP, North Cotabato) approved the fourth version of its report which carried almost the same findings and recommendations as that of the 18-page third draft report released on Feb. 18.<br /><br />The other committees composing the joint panel are suffrage and electoral reforms of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Rep. Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PDP-Laban, Makati)</span>; public order and safety of Rep. Amado Espino (Kampi, Pangasinan), national defense and security of Rep. Jose Solis (Kampi, Sorsogon) and information-communication technology of Rep. Simeon Kintanar (NPC, Cebu).<br /></blockquote><br /><br />More <a href="http://politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2010/04/teddy-boy-locsin-is-tool.html">here</a>.<br /><br />the final full report submitted in 2007 <a href="http://www.quezon.ph/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/committee-report-no-1653.pdf">is here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-26477707735700426042011-07-11T12:36:00.002+08:002011-07-11T12:44:06.168+08:00China hardliners to teach Spratly intruders ‘a lesson’<a href="http://www.malaya.com.ph/july11/news2.html">Ellen Tordesillas</a>, writing for Vera Files:<br /><p></p><blockquote><p>Hardliners in the Chinese Military Academy are raring to teach China’s neighbors "a lesson" for intruding into the South China Sea, which they consider part of their national territory, a Chinese Southeast Asian expert said.</p> <p>Shen Hong-Fang, professor and senior research fellow at the Center of Southeast Asian studies at Xiamen University, spoke of "a new upsurge" of Chinese nationalism set off by claims made by some Asian countries, including the Philippines, over territory China considers its own. </p> <p>"Some suggested that it is the right time to adopt necessary measures to teach some countries a lesson," Shen said, startling participants at the two-day Conference on the South China Sea held in Manila last week. </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">She added there are those who think it justifiable "for China to launch a war against the invaders."</p></blockquote><p></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ricochet.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/media/images/islands/834697-1-eng-US/islands_medium.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="http://ricochet.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/media/images/islands/834697-1-eng-US/islands_medium.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-50147726694229196202011-07-04T13:53:00.001+08:002011-07-04T13:53:41.753+08:00There are 2 ways for a Quiapo dvd revival1) A new Manila mayor in 2013.<br />2) A republican president in 2012.<br /><br />Bush admin early on imposed sanctions on PHI for dvd piracy, but eventually removed sanctions around 2007-08 because they saw how it helped the muslim people earn a living. Since Hollywood and Big Entertainment are anti Republican and conservatives, Republicans usually offer only halfhearted support for anti-movie piracy efforts by liberals in the movie industry.<br /><br />If a new president (Republican) is in charge in 2012, a new US ambassador will replace the current one. If this is the case then a Quiapo revival will take place. If Lim is replaced by Isko Moreno in 2013, then quiapo will rise from the ashes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-59160109666663819762011-03-03T12:04:00.001+08:002011-03-03T12:10:42.950+08:00Why the NBA needs contractionhaving 30 teams is too much. it's very socialist, very european. the league tries to make them all equal and "competitive" by putting salary caps on teams and salary limits on players. that's NOT the american way. business is more profitable and higher quality if it's capitalistic--and not based on the ideas of Karl Marx.<br /><br />Let lebron get as much money as he can from teams that can afford to pay him. No more caps on spending. Let unprofitable teams fail or go bankrupt--instead of propping them up artificially like what the NBA is doing right now. Let's improve the quality of the teams and players by downsizing the league.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-75844328615583151602010-10-28T12:24:00.001+08:002010-10-28T12:25:40.878+08:00Krauthammer on Obama urging Latinos to "punish their enemies"<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5aSTzgxtn_s&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5aSTzgxtn_s&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-2794626207202227892010-10-12T17:50:00.003+08:002010-10-12T19:22:48.285+08:00How Film Piracy killed the Philippine Movie IndustryCritic Noel Vera suggested that the pirates should only sell Hollywood films on DVD and spare local movies:<br /><br /><blockquote>Piracy is a serious issue, sure, but one disease at a time (or all at once, but someone better be getting paid here).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">That said, there's an easy if dicey way out of that, something that General Petraeus implemented so successfully in Iraq: contact the pirates, negotiate with them to pirate only Hollywood movies and not local fare.</span><br /><br />Alternatively, license them to do the distribution and production. They seem to do a pretty good job, speedwise (they just need quality control).</blockquote><br /><br />Selective enforcement of rules won't work either, because local films (where tickets cost P130 and up nowadays) cannot compete with easily available pirated DVD movies from Hollywood--pristine copies obtainable for as low as P10-15.<br /><br />That's why nobody goes to the movies anymore. Watching pirated dvds is the cheapest form of entertainment nowadays.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-5288826307060485602010-04-18T15:01:00.006+08:002010-04-18T15:23:18.465+08:00Teddy Boy Locsin is a ToolJessica Zafra interviews <a href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=567318&publicationSubCategoryId=449">Teodoro Locsin Jr</a>. on the Automated voting system:<br /><b><br /></b><blockquote><b>Why is there so much resistance to election automation?</b> <p>It began in Congress, which passed the law with only one dissenting vote.<span style="font-style: italic;"> Then the guys who delivered <a href="http://www.pcij.org/i-report/special/garcillano.html">one million vote majorities</a> to GMA in the House started opposing it.</span> Which makes me suspect they don’t control one million votes.</p></blockquote><p></p><br />Funny, I thought <span style="font-style: italic;">your</span> committee report on Hello Garci <a href="http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/03/17/house.probe.clears.ex.poll.commissioner.html">whitewashed</a> the whole thing.<br /><br /><blockquote>Five House committees that heard the "Hello Garci" wiretapping controversy have adopted a final report, <span style="font-weight: bold;">practically clearing former commissioner Virgilio Garcillano of the alleged rigging of the 2004 elections.</span><br /><br />But while the report mentioned an opposition conspiracy to unseat President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, it also briefly questioned the administration's attempt to cover up the scandal.<br /><br />"Malaca�ang was clearly at an utter loss to explain the tapes and, on at least one occasion, attempted a cover-up," said the report, which pointed to inconsistencies in presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye's statements.<br /><br />Bunye had said there were two compact discs -- one version spliced and the other original -- that contained conversations between Arroyo and "Gary", initially said to be a political officer of the Lakas party.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In sum, the report said: "A conspiracy clearly existed to topple the President by embarrassing her with the so-called Garci tapes</span>, but on the other hand, the administration could not and would not confront the tapes, and contributed nothing towards arriving at the truth about them, but on the contrary attempted a cover-up."</blockquote><br />So, did the 1 million vote padding happen, or did it not? Here's a list of names who authored the report:<br /><br /><blockquote>The committees behind the report are: public information, under Rep. Emmylou Talio-Santos of North Cotabato; <span style="font-weight: bold;">suffrage and electoral reforms, chaired by Representative Teodoro Locsin Jr. of Makati City</span>; public order and safety, under Rep. Amado Espino of Pangasinan; national defense and security, under Rep. Jose Solis of Sorsogon; and information and communications technology, under Rep. Simeon Kintanar of Cebu.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-10127201204080177222010-03-30T17:49:00.003+08:002010-03-30T18:09:47.932+08:00Ang Pekeng Opo-sisyon ng Nacionalista PartyAnother Gloria Macapagal ARroyo loyalist na <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiAfNm-hfEg&feature=player_embedded">nagkukunwaring oposisyon</a> at anti-kurakot ay itong si Abraham Mitra, senatorial candidate ng Nacionalista Party.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YiAfNm-hfEg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YiAfNm-hfEg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br />"Panahon pa raw ng tatay niya" na galit siya pangungurakot.<br /><br />But that was during Marcos' time.<br /><br />The Baham Mitra I know now <a href="http://www.gmanews.tv/print/136134">is an Arroyo Loyalist</a>.<br /><br />He voted twice for killing the impeachment complaint <a href="http://www.pcij.org/blog/?p=1141">in 2005 and 2006</a>.<br /><br />He was one of many congressmen loyal to Arroyo <a href="http://www.pcij.org/blog/?p=3269">who received money</a> from Jocjoc Bolante re the Fertilizer Funds scandal.<br /><br />Yup, maka "opo-sisyon" nga.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-81168953813699050582010-03-29T18:24:00.006+08:002010-03-30T10:07:39.443+08:00Laughable Nacionalista Party ad"Tunay na Oposisyon"? The ad wouldn't even dare mention Arroyo's name.<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YiAfNm-hfEg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YiAfNm-hfEg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br />So how serious is Manny Villar about fighting corruption? <a href="http://services.inquirer.net/mobile/09/10/02/html_output/xmlhtml/20091002-227926-xml.html">Not so much</a>.<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">As I See It<br />Villar won’t file raps against Arroyo</span><br /><br />By Neal Cruz<br />Philippine Daily Inquirer<br />First Posted 01:02:00 10/02/2009<br /><br />If and when Sen. Manny Villar becomes president, he will not, he said, file charges against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. But he would not prevent others from doing so. He would allow the wheels of justice to punish those who need punishing. But he will not interfere to save anybody.<br />...<br />Asked what would be his priorities in case he becomes president, Villar answered that it would be the economy and jobs. An improved economy and more jobs are important to raise the standard of living in any country, he said. With a higher standard of living, graft and corruption would lessen. People would not steal anymore because they are living well already.</blockquote><br />Obviously, it's not a priority. Just lip service.<br /><br />And how silly it is to see a Marcos in an anti-corruption ad. And Satur Ocampo and Marcos in the same ad, LMAO.<br /><br />MORE: <a href="http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/letterstotheeditor/view/20100223-254804/Villar-blind-to-Arroyos-corruption">Villar blind to Arroyo's corruption</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-46381709445748905922010-02-17T12:05:00.002+08:002010-02-17T12:44:38.530+08:00Why would Lacson want to kill Dacer?just asking here, not buying the "lacson killed dacer" angle for a sec, but:<br /><br />- if lacson really killed dacer, WHAT could be his motive? He doesn't know the guy all that much other than the fact that they (lacson and dacer) are linked to Erap<br /><br />- I know many would say the motive is: Erap ordered the killing because of a fallout between him and Dacer. If that is the case, then why is this administration's PNP not going after Erap NOW?<br /><br />- of course, if this admin will have erap arrested NOW, erap's candidacy will be damaged and he might even get disqualified.<br /><br />- with erap out, NOYNOY will benefit by getting all the remaining anti-GMA votes. So why would this admin take erap the spoiler out of the race and damage the chances of their secret annointed--Villar?<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.malaya.com.ph/02092010/edbanayo.html">Lito Banayo</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote>A more cautious judge would have tried to determine if probable cause indeed existed to charge Lacson, especially in light of the selective prosecution by the DOJ (why only Lacson, and not Erap as well, who was also in the affidavits of Mancao and even Dumlao?).</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-89148134711330739562010-02-05T10:47:00.002+08:002010-02-05T11:15:04.172+08:00TrendsTrends used to <a href="http://politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2004/03/sws-pulse-asia-and-mercy-abad.html">do interviews and data gathering</a> for 3 poll firms in 2004 (SWS, Pulse, and NFO Trends)<br /><br />Now in 2010 they're doing field work <a href="http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100205com2.html">for Pulse Asia and Manila Standard Today's polls</a>, and the numbers look similar:<br /><br /><blockquote><i>In the SWS survey, which says it has its own field workers, had Noynoy Aquino at 42 percent and Manny Villar at 35 percent nationwide, an 8 percent difference. Erap Estrada was at 13 percent. Undecideds were pegged at 2 percent. Error margin was at 2.2 percent, plus-minus.<br /><br />The Manila Standard Today (MST) also conducted its survey, with Trends utilized as its field workers’ organization, between Jan. 21 and 27. Respondents were 2,500. In its survey, MST had Noynoy Aquino at 36 percent nationwide and Villar at 34 percent, a statistical tie. Estrada was pegged at 13 percent. Check on the math for nationwide averages. It is clear that the MST’s survey is intended to deliberately bring down the numbers of Estrada, as Pulse Asia did and no doubt, SWS did too.<br /><br />Pulse Asia also conducted a survey from Jan. 20 to 26, the same time frame as MST and to a certain extent, SWS’ time frame, also using Trends for its field work. Its respondent base was 1,800. In it, Aquino obtained 37 percent, Villar at 35 percent, or a statistical and Estrada at 12 percent.<br /><br />As Trends was utilized by both MST and Pulse, validation by way of comparison, can’t be claimed.</i></blockquote><br />Read the whole thing. Ninez explains why she finds the internal numbers suspicious.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-47653002725161807352009-11-03T21:33:00.002+08:002009-11-03T21:40:18.128+08:00Erap's poll ratings before Edsa Doscut and pasted from <a href="http://politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2006/03/before-eraps-downfall-2000-archives.html">my old post</a> back in 2006:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/12/pe/pe001430.htm">ERAP TRUST RATING STILL HIGHER THAN GMA</a> (Dec. 23, 2000)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/12/pe/pe001416.htm">MORE PINOYS WANT ERAP TO STAY -- SURVEY</a> (Dec. 18, 2000)<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Believe it or not, most Filipinos still pin their hopes of a better life on President Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada.<br /><br />A nationwide Social Weather Station (SWS) survey commissioned by ABS-CBN showed that at least 47 percent of the respondents believed that President Estrada should set aside politics and focus on sustaining the social and economic gains the country has been achieving in recent months.<br /><br />Despite a brewing political crisis, <b>the Philippines achieved a significant 5.8-percent growth in its Gross National Product and a 4.8-percent upswing in its Gross Domestic Product.</b></i></blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/12/pe/pe001402.htm">ERAP’S POPULARITY STEADY - PHIL STAR SURVEY</a> (Dec. 12, 2000)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/11/pe/pe001386.htm">ERAP TRUSTED BY MORE FILIPINOS THAN OPPOSITION, RELIGIOUS LEADERS - SURVEY</a> Dec. 6, 2000<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/11/pe/pe001377.htm">MORE FILIPINOS AGAINST ERAP RESIGNATION - PULSE ASIA SURVEY</a> Dec. 2, 2000<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/11/pe/pe001346.htm">MANILANS AGAINST ERAP'S RESIGNATION -- SURVEY</a> Nov. 21, 2000<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/10/pe/pe001285.htm">LAKAS SURVEY SHOWS ERAP SNAP POLL WIN -- PALACE</a> Oct. 27, 2000<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/10/pe/pe001274.htm">ERAP POPULARITY UP IN SURVEY</a> Oct. 18, 2000<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsflash.org/2000/10/pe/pe001271.htm">ERAP SHOULD NOT RESIGN -- SURVEY</a> Oct. 16, 2000<br /><br /><b>Comment</b>: Most of the surveys showed erap was more popular than the opposition at that time and most say that he shouldn't resign -- pero natanggal pa rin siya.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283894.post-5510914783483882652009-10-18T22:21:00.000+08:002009-10-18T22:23:59.601+08:00"I would dunk on his ass, break the rim, and shatter the glass."<a href="http://www.maxim.com/sports/articles/84635/icon-lebron-james.html">Lebron James on George W. Bush</a>. LOL.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0