If you have something to say, say it with specifics plez. Hirap sa Pinoy, paligoy-ligoy pa kasi e. @carlosceldran

Check out this mini-rant Facebook rant from Carlos Celdran.

Hay nako. What is wrong with Get Real Philippines? Self-loathing and KSP. Their editors need to get laid.

He's obviously got something to say about us, but then won't go into specifics. Pinoy style paligoy-ligoy kung baga. Then somebody points out a possible specific GRP post he is referring to, and Celdran goes "Don't click. Don't give them the clicks they want."

ha ha!

Mon Casiple sounds 'death knell' for the candidacies of all who oppose Noynoy Aquino!

Funny how bozos like Mon Casiple still use popularity as measured by crony "survey" firm Social Weather Stations (SWS) to 'reaffirm' the 'mandate' of Philippine President Benigno Simeon "BS" Aquino III. SWS, if we recall, is part of BS Aquino's notorious Kamaganak Inc clique...

The SWS was founded in 1986 by Dr. Mahar Mangahas, Prof. Felipe Miranda, then DPWH Sec. Jose P. de Jesus (under President Cory Aquino), Mercy Abad among others while Pulse Asia was founded in the 90s when Prof. Felipe Miranda separated from Mangahas and bolted SWS. It should be noted that Managhas is the cousin of the late presidential candidate Fernando Poe, Jr while some of the prominent members of the board and stockholders of the Pulse Asia are blood relatives of Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, official candidate for the president of the Liberal Party. The corporate records of both firms that are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will also show interlocking directorship with several personalities appearing as stockholders of both SWS and Pulse Asia.

Felipe Mirand, Rosalinda T. Miranda, Gemino H. Abad, Mercedes R. Abad, Jose P. de Jesus appear in SEC records as being founders and or stockholders of both SWS and Pulse Asia.

To be fair, Casiple writes after probably having spent years drinking the Yellow Kool-Aid...

The Social Weather Stations (SWS), on its August 24-27, 2012 survey, disclosed a major surge in President Aquino’s net satisfaction rating. From +49% in March 2012 and +42% in May 2012, it now reached +67% in August 2012. 77% or nearly four out of five Filipinos are satisfied with him while only 10% or one out of 10 Filipinos are dissatisfied. This is the highest he got during his entire term up to the present. The survey results cut across geographical areas and across ABCDE class boundaries.
This is very good news to the Aquino administration and bad news to his critics and opposition, especially at this time when the 2013 elections near and immediate decisions need to be made on the alignments and strategies of various candidates. The filing of candidacies on October 1-5, 2012 puts an additional pressure on these decisions.

The creative ways of mounting early campaigns nga naman talaga. As expected, the whole point of all this "reporting" on Casiple's part has to do with the coming Congressional elections...

In this light, the midterm 2013 elections promises to become an Aquino elections. That is, his political endorsement will stand out as a major, if not the decisive factor, in the victory of many candidates. Conversely, his critique of many candidates may well be the death knell of their own candidacies.

Tsk tsk Mr Casiple... sounding the "death knell" for the candidacies of anyone who opposes President BS Aquino so early in the game is just so, well, Yellow.

Nice try, manong. You've earned another shot of Kool Aid.

More Post-APEC Wackiness from Gang Aquino

Among the litany of gaffes and dubious “gains” presented by President BS Aquino as results of his attempt to distract everyone from a galactic-scale scandal attendance at the recent APEC forum was a minor point whose irony likely has flown over most of the heads of typical Pinoy news consumers:

Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said the Philippines wanted to learn from the “best practices of Chile” in terms of taxing their mining industry.

“Chile is the world’s largest exporter of copper and a few years ago they revised the scheme of taxation of their mining industry that is one that recognizes the volatility of mining prices. So this is one that we would like to study,” Purisima added.

Just to be clear, this means that several weeks after the issuance of an Executive Order spelling out a “mining policy”, an E.O. that took about 18 months to produce and which has as one of its main objectives the improvement and rationalization of government revenue from mining, the Administration has decided it would actually “like to study” the topic of mining taxes.

Somebody in Malacañang is not using their lotion correctly.

New SC Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno 'brings a lot of heavy baggage' - Doronila

Amando Doronila writes...

It’s true that Filipinos expect a fair administration of justice in this changing of the guard from the a much-maligned corrupt regime to one that proclaims itself as the embodiment of unsullied rectitude in governance and as God’s gift to the Filipino people. But this exhortation to Sereno had a hypocritical ring because it was made by a scion of one of the wealthiest landlord families in the country; it was addressed to someone who, as associate justice of the high court appointed two years ago, wrote a dissenting opinion putting the value of just compensation for Hacienda Luisita, which is owned by the President’s kin, at 2006 valuation (P2.5 million per hectare), and not at the 1989 fair market value (P40,000 per hectare).

Now highlighting the doubt cast on the future independence of the high court, he writes further: "These ostensibly amicable relations between the administration and the high court are deceptive and hardly mask the fact that the President is more interested in subordinating the tribunal than in restoring public trust in it."

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Excerpt from psychological assessment of new SC Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno

New Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno reportedly rated a four in a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being the lowest) in a psychology test administered by the Judicial Bar Council (JBC). The following is an alleged excerpt from the report.

“dramatic and emotional, she appears energetic and all smiles and agreeable, but with religious preoccupation in almost all significant aspects of her life. She projects a happy mood but has depressive markers too. There is a strong tendency to make decisions based on current mood thus, outcome is highly subjective and self-righteous.”

[Source Manila Times. Updated with additional text made available in an Inquirer.net Op-Ed piece by Rigoberto Tiglao.]

Pro Reproductive Health Bill statement signed by De La Salle University faculty members #rhbill

We, the undersigned Faculty Members of the De La Salle University, acting individually, and with reasoned conviction, cognizant of our role in society as champions of enlightenment and in pursuit of our mission to create a haven for critical Christian thinkers committed to serve society, particularly the poor, assert that:

? The right to life is a fundamental Christian tenet that finds full meaning when combined with the inherent rights of humans to a decent, safe, and productive existence as well as to an all-round development. Thus, beyond protecting the very important right of the unborn, it must extend to a recognition that a life that is weighed down by poverty, sickness, and social inequality–now compounded by environmental stresses–deprives humans of agency to transform themselves and the world for the common good.

? A key dimension of the democratic ideal at the core of our community and country is the promotion of pluralism and diversity. In a society marred by great imbalances of power and wealth, the freedom that comes with choice has become a privilege. Empowering the poor and the marginalized, women in particular, requires opening up opportunities for their self-actualization. In this modern day, it is alarming that death from childbirth continues to claim 4,500 women every year or about 12 every day. Lack of access to quality and affordable reproductive health services and timely information as much as poverty has kept many women from finding their own voice, exercising their basic rights, and taking their place as full members of society.

? The current population level, ranged against the level of our physical, environmental, and natural resources, is only one–albeit important–factor to the worsening quality of life of Filipinos. While our population growth rate has declined somewhat below the two percent threshold, it is still higher relative to the increase in the incomes of families in the 7th to the 10th decile groups–the segment of the population with the highest proportion of those living in absolute poverty as well. Here, among these groups, the quality of life is severely compromised due to an increase in population.

? Part of a meaningful celebration of life itself is the affirmation of the inherent moral standing of every human being, who has the capacity to make reasoned decisions, guided both by moral and ethical considerations, as well as by scientific truths and conventions. The ability to make moral judgments, however, requires knowledge and information, and for those living in materially constrained circumstances, requires further support from the society. The capacity to provide that support now rests with the State and its instrumentalities.

Our belief in the above mentioned premises leads us to express support for the Reproductive Health Bill in both houses of Congress as a much needed step toward the attainment of a just and democratic society which celebrates life at its fullest range and quality. Our support for the RH Bill is grounded on the following convictions:

? Enacting the RH Bill into law would strengthen the capacity of the State to assist women and their partners to make informed choices, thereby helping them to become healthy and responsible parents and attain a life of quality for themselves and their families. This is achieved by providing women and their partners, particularly the poor, with information and other forms of reproductive health support, including safe and affordable methods that do not violate the Constitutional provision declaring as illegal abortion and, by implication, the sale and promotion of abortifacient birth control technologies.

? The passage of the Bill, and with the active participation of parents and the guidance of the educational and moral leaders of society, will help provide the youth with access to age-appropriate knowledge and information that would equip them to make decisions that would prevent them from having early and premarital sex, unwanted and teen pregnancies, and abortions, and help them become healthy and responsible parents in the future.

? The RH Bill is not a panacea to solve the problem of poverty; it is a vital component of the complex set of interventions that all sectors of society, not only the State, should undertake to promote and make successful.

? The RH Bill provides only options for individual citizens, and does not contain coercive or punitive mechanisms to compel or penalize persons to act against their own religious beliefs, moral and ethical convictions, and cultural sensibilities. For example, and to respect the religious rights of individuals, a health worker cannot be compelled by the state to disseminate artificial contraceptives, or parents may pull their children out of sex education classes.

? The Bill would ensure the allocation of public funds to finance what appear to be personal and individual concerns such as the number and spacing of children a couple should have, or the health and well-being of individuals on issues that may not be seen in the ordinary sense as public health risks. This is consistent with the Christian value of empathy and social responsibility, and of shared commitment to the promotion of a quality of life where a healthy balance between population and its physical environment is achieved that would help ease the burden on our collective social fabric and limited resources.

It is for these reasons that we are confident that we are affirming our commitment to a life with quality when we set our signatures herein.

Signatories to the Statement As of September 3, 2012

NAME OF FACULTY MEMBERS DEPARTMENT/COLLEGE
1. Prof. Ma. Arcadio G. Malborosa Political Science
2. Dr. Antonio P. Contreras Political Science
3. Prof. Louie Montemar Political Science
4. Prof. Anna Malindog Political Science
5. Dr. Grace Roldan Political Science
6. Dr. Antoinette Raquiza Political Science
7. Prof. Gina Lomotan Political Science
8. Dr. Francisco Magno Political Science
9. Dr. Levita A. Duhaylungsod Political Science
10. Mr. Robin Garcia Political Science
11. Prof. Mark Evidente Political Science
12. Prof. Allen B. Surla Political Science
13. Prof. Antonio Pedro Jr. Political Science
14. Prof. Michael Angelo B. Promentilla Chemical Engineering
15. Prof. Ma. Carla Pacis Literature
16. Dr. Luis F. Razon Chemical Engineering
17. Mr. Anton Simon M. Palo Psychology
18. Dr. Robert E. Javier Jr. Psychology
19. Dr. Allan Benedict I. Bernardo Counseling and Educational Psychology
20. Prof. Ronald Holmes Political Science
21. Mr. Anthony Lawrence A. Borja Political Science
22. Atty. Avelino M. Sebastian Jr. College of Law
23. Dr. Arturo Pacificador Jr. Mathematics
24. Dr. Rochelle Lucas English and Applied Linguistics
25. Dr. Danilo Dayag English and Applied Linguistics
26. Dr. Jeane Peracullo Philosophy
27. Atty. Arno Sanidad College of Law
28. Dr. Marjorie Evasco Literature
29. Atty. Chito Gascon Political Science
30. Ms. Carmina Y. Untalan Political Science
31. Prof. Edwin Santiago Educational Leadership and Management
32. Mr. Redentor Recio Political Science/LSIG
33. Mr. Arnel B. Galgo COSCA
34. Mr. Rey Pomarca COSCA
35. Mr. Francis J. Bartolome COSCA
36. Mr. Juanito Alcazar COSCA
37. Ms. Maria Ella Oplas Political Science
38. Atty. Emily Sanchez Salcedo Commercial Law
39. Dr. Dante G. Simbulan Jr. Physiology Department, College of Medicine
40. Prof, Natividad Dominique Manauat Philosophy
41. Dr. Noelle Leslie de la Cruz Philosophy
42. Mr. Vicente G. Groyon III Literature
43. Dr. Rhoderick Nuncio Filipino
44. Mr. Angelito Rodriguez Chemical Engineering
45. Prof. Ramon Rafael Dolor Philosophy

NAME OF ALUMNI
1. Enrique Dan C. Generoso III
2. Vinson Gabato
3. McReynald S. Banderlipe II
4. Antonio Marco Lector


[Source: Spot.ph. Photo courtesy Sydney Morning Herald.]

Lourdes - God's Chief Justice - Sereno is also self-described humble servant of God

More quotes from the new "Chief Justice" reported on the Inquirer.net:

Sereno, 52, who was leapfrogged over five senior associate justices to become head of the judiciary for the next 18 years or until the retirement age of 70, said it was God who appointed her and that it was probably time to give the leadership of the high court to “one of His humble servants.”

Next thing we know, jousting will replace basketball as the national sport of the Philippines.

Filipino motorcycle police officer rides around in sando while on-duty

Above photo was sourced from the photo album of Donny Azarcon which has the following caption:

My fellow Filipinos, this should be unacceptable! This is how our Philippine National Police treats our laws! If we tolerate this kind of behavior, I feel sorry for the kind of country my child would grow up too. PLEASE SHARE THIS so that our PNP would understand that we will not tolerate this kind of behavior!

Note license plate of motorcycle: SL 6486

If Manila hadn't turned into a shithole after the 1950s it would still look like this.

The many moods of President Noynoy Aquino

[Image courtesy PinoyExchange.com.]

Will the real Chief Justice please come forward?

[Image courtesy PinoyExchange.com.]

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 Photo courtesy: Carlo Alfonso