Monday, May 30, 2011

Anti-Corruption Education in School Curriculum

QUESTION: Sir John, para po eto sa school project namin. Ano po daw ang pinaka importanteng idagdag ituro sa mga schools na mas importante pa sa sex education?


ANSWER: Anything to enlighten the political awareness of the child that will make him ridicule the wrong and mold his righteousness. (1) Topics on his role in Combatting Philippine Corruption, and (2) Topics on Principled Voting.

Ayoko ang nangyayari ngayon na bata pa sila, nakikita na nila na tini-tolerate lang ang corruption at nagbebenta ng boto ang mga magulang nila. Pag patuloy yang nangyayari ngayon, hindi na matatapos ang corruption at talagang maging parte na yan ng culture natin na napapasa from one generation to the next.

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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Remember the PIYU in Cagayan de Oro

When I was a kid in CDO from 1979 to 1991, I used to see those fuel-efficient 800cc minicars as taxi which we popularly call PIYU (many locals don't know that PU is an abbbreviation for Public Utility). Given the chance to become an industrialist, I would like to establish minicar assembly plant in CDO and revive them as the ruling taxis in the streets.

I want to produce clustered components that can be assembled by a 5th grader. Once the children gain the confidence of assembling a car, they will begin to start thinking big to find innovative ways to improve it.

I want the entire Bangsamoro Land to manufacture or assemble its own fuel-efficient cars, motorcycles, trams, bicycles, and speedboats.

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"John, dami na buildings starting to be placed near Cagayan de Oro River which I don't like. Magiging Pasig River siya later on. I don't know why a lot of selfish businessmen don't have sympaty for environment. I hate floods. I hate plastics. I missed drinking water from faucet. Dati kung pinapaligo ko I can also Drink" - Doctora

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Our advocacies and exhortationism that combat evil is very stressful, and it takes dedication and commitment to continue fighting, and we live by self-reliance. How can we win this fight against evil if the people we are protecting continually vote the evil politicians and buy the products that empowers evil corporations?

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The new generation of MNLF officers is what I call the super-organization. Kahit ihiwalay nyo kami ng napakalayong lugar, kahit putulan pa kami ng linya ng telepono, kahit hindi kami mag-uusap ng napaka-habang panahon, iisa pa rin ang patutunguhan namin at doon kami mag-kikita-kita pagdating ng araw. Evil leads to diverse direction, but righteousness will lead us to the same direction no matter what will happen.

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Tingnan ninyo ang mga taong bayan ng bansang Pilipinas from the top view, tapos tingnan ninyo ang mga tinitingala ninyong mga matatandang politiko na galing sa mayayaman at popular pamilya. Napakalaki ng inequality gap. Isang boto ka lang pero powerful yan kasi nakapag-aral ka naman at alam mo kung ano ang tama.

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Class struggle is already growing in the Philippines and is almost sufficient to ignite a class war. Class War does not explode on proverty factor alone. It errupts when there is sufficient population size of empoverished people, continuous oppression by the government, gross exploitation by the elite rich, political persecution, and suppression of peaceful means of ventilating grievances.

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Noong araw sir, nakaka-benta ako ng dalawang balde na taho sa maghapon. Pero nung meron nang nagbebenta na ng taho sa mga malls, nagpalabas sila ng TV at pinakita sa mga tao kung gaano karumi ang pag gawa ng taho na nilalako. Simula nun sir, nahihirapan na ako maka-ubos ng isang balde sa maghapon, so kailangan hanggang hating gabi mag tyaga maglakad para man-benta. (TAHO VENDOR)

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Noong election, ang sinisigaw, "makilahok". Nang naka-upo na, ang sinisigaw, "wag kayong pakialamero".

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QUESTION: Papa John, unsa imo opinion on special treatment ng mayayamang prisoners? ANSWER: They must be provided with basic humane life support services while INSIDE the prison compound. If the prisoner (rich or poor) complains about the unreliable health services inside the prison compound, then the government must improve it. Jails are also subject to humane standards. But the Philippine case is the worse I can imagine. There was even an incident that the government massacred muslim detainees inside the jail. Remember Abu Sayaff Commander Robot and company? I am not okay with special treatment, but I am extremely not okay with human rights violation inside the prison cells.

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The Inefficiancy of war. The only thing war achieves is respect, and respect can be asked/given without a price. I think respect is not earned. Each person has a right to be respected. But why can't people respect? The secret of peace comes from within us. There is no need to suffer the agony of war because the price of peace is as cheap as apology and forgiveness.


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I dedicate this blog to my Facebook friends who celebrate their birthdays.

Andy L. Manatad, Araceli Lañas, Beeyl Mabolis, Carlo Seraniloc, Kim Yu Torregosa, Magdalena Remollo, Mariel Mae Eviota, Michelle Calata, Nathan Jarata, Nino M. Dolloriel, Renji Storm Spirit, Sarah Roallo, Shaira May Miguel, Vinia Belen Lapuz Berlinda Magabili, Everlyn Wizler Rico, Jude Ars, Lyra May Remollo-Dela Cruz, Yhsam Eskemitoo', Sarah Mitchie Cruz

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Citizen Afraid to Complain Against Philippine Government

Question: Sir John, natatakot po ako bumatikos at mag-reklamo sa mga katiwalian ng na na-witness ko ginawa ng gobyerno dahil baka po ipitin ang papeles namin katulad ng drivers license application, professional license application, and passport at kasohan po ako. Pwede ba anonymous na lang?


ANSWER: Hindi pwede anonymous, walang bisa ang anonymous complaint. Huwag ka matakot mag express ng opinion mo on public officials or public policy, citizen ka eh, protected ka ng Civil Service Commission and Ombudsman against possible retaliation. Pag Public Policy related ang issue, may karapatan ka magsalita, mag-publish ng blog sa internet. Halimbawa, pag ikaw ay nag-apply ng drivers license, then ikaw ay may napansin na irregularity, then ikaw ay nag-reclamo sa dissatisfied customer, hindi nila pwede i-hold ang application mo for driver license dahil nag-complain ka. Pag hinold nila, RED TAPE yan, and ang motive na pwedeng gamitin ng Ombudsman to establish red-tape ay "Retaliation".

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Too much Prohibition Leads to Corruption

Watch this Youtube: Drug Lords Celebrate the Drug War at the UN!

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When government prohibits, the transaction costs in doing such business increases, as a result, prices of the prohibitted product skyrocket which creates big profits in its production and sales. The alternative solution is managing the demand side instead of the supply side. This hypothesis is applicable to all kinds of undesirable products and services.

This is what my thesis in college was saying. The title of my college thesis in 1997 was "The Market Structure of a Prohibitted Drug in the Philippines- the Case of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride" for BS Economics at the University of the Philippines at Los Banos.

When I wrote it, some 14 years back then, they said it was the most wierd theory they have ever heard. But look now. I didn't expect the ideology would tremendously grow GLOBALLY.

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Prohibition of disagreeing speeches would lead to insurgency. Prohibiting right to life would lead to terrorism. Prohibiting hope in betting would lead to illegal gambling. Any kind of prohibition would cultivate a CULTURE OF CORRUPTION.

If you notice, the countries with too much prohibitive laws become the top corrupt countries in the rank. This explains the Culture of Corruption in the Philippines. Did you know that UK is a very old civilization, yet the number of their laws is only 10% the volume of laws compared to Philippines.

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So if I become Senator, I would probably be different that the other Senators. While the others make new laws, I will spend more time revisiting the previously approved laws and I will check out if it is implemented or not. If the law is not implemented, then CORRUPTION EXISTS.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Second Wave War in Bangsamoro Land in Inevitable

The 1976 MNLF-GRPH Tripoli Agreement was made possible because the GRPH SHOWED RESPECT to the MNLF after seeing 200,000 combatants from both sides died from 1970-1976. But until now the GRPH did not deliver its commitments, the Bangsamoro People are still oppressed and disadvantaged, and this considered by many as a clear SHOW OF DISRESPECT and TREACHERY by GRPH.

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For sure, with the situation now in the GRPH, its seems impossible to deliver its commitment to the MNLF and Bangsamoro People. Time is fast running out for the "hope" generation of Nur Misuari (now 68 yo). The warrior leaders of the new generation insist that respect can only be earned in combat and they look forward to it. If GRPH can't deliver its commitment, I believe the second wave of the war will begin when the hope generation ends. Erap predicts it will happen within 10-15 years, read more at http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/317978/dire-scenario-erap

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QUESTION: Sir John, ano ang suggestion mo na highest priority program para sa ARMM?

ANSWER: Ayusin muna ang foundation ng peace process, gagawing solid, bago simulan ang mga anti-poverty development projects.

(1) ORDER - Tighter Policy for Small and Medium FireArms, Philippine Government (GRPH) to negotiate only with MNLF and no one else.

(2) DEMOCRACY - Postpone the 2011 Election, the President will Appoint Governor for 2011-2013 who will guarantee implementation of Total Reform in Election System in preparation for fair and violence-free election in 2013 Election.

(3) ECONOMY - Mentored Formation of Resilient New Small Family Businesses through a GRPH-MNLF Economic Partnership Agreement.

(4) GOVERNANCE - Mandatory Periodic On-job Anti-Corruption Seminars and Capacity-building Mentorship

(5) FUNDS - Open up to foreign assistance, just allow MNLF and OIC to work together on the BDAF-IDB at huwag pakialaman ng pobreng Philippine Government

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QUESTION: Sir John, who will you trust in helping build Mindanao? ANSWER: I think China. Nature destroyed two cities - Deijiun China and New Orleans USA. China rebuilt and improved Deijiun completely in just 450 days. It's been six years hindi pa na rebuilt ng US ang New Orleans.

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Wala na bang manufacturing industry sa Pilipinas? Nagulat ako imported na (or foreign owned producer) lahat na kino-consume natin -- oil filter, bisekleta, t-shirt, dustpan, plato, laptop, cellphone, kumot, sombrero, electric fan, hotels/resorts! Susmaryosep! Kaya pala hindi kaya ng Pilipinas i-accommodate ang labor force niya.

Tayo na nakapag-aral ng mataas, dapat tayo ay gagawa ng mga businesses para maka-employ tayo ng marami. Hindi dapat tayo nagiging empleyado lang.

May kakilala ako, ang mga courses ay Business Management, Commerce, Industrial Economics, Ma...rketing Management. Pero naging wage-earning salesman lang ng kung ano-anong pruducto at iba naging naging call center agent. Yung iba naman walang trabaho. Alam ko napaka-rami nitong mga ganito. Sayang etong mga eto.

Kung ako merong fund na 1 Billion a year, I will employ 1,000 of these graduates and will give them P500,000 salary per annum, and the primary job of each is to identify a beneficiary-family and build/mentor new resilient productive businesses with a P500,000 capital each. Ang ratio ng Mentor and Beneficiary ay 1:1 para maka siguro na focused ang mentor. To guarantee commitment, I will no longer renew the employment contract of the mentor if the businesses he/she created fails to operate resiliently after a year operation.

As a Director of MNLF, that is what I am going to do in ARMM. If given the chance to implement an MNLF-GRPH Economic Partnership Agreement, I will be needing a P1B fund to form a Business Development Unit in ARMM and hire 1,000 professional staff. It does not matter to me where the fund will come from, pwedeng galing sa GRPH or the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). With P1B Fund, I will deliver 1,000 resilient family businesses a year. Sana pagbibigyan tayo na gawin ang project na eto.

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QUESTION: Sir John, makakatulong ba sa Peace Process ang mga civil society organizations forum na ginagawa ng Philippine Government in Mindanao? ANSWER: Makakatulong pero insignificant ang impact. Ang kailangan ay magkaroon ng "MNLF-GRPH National Development Partnership Agreement" so that the two will not continue drifting away from each other. I have a draft, just waiting for the right timing.

I am worried too. The drifting-away is like a silent cancer that is growing each day because the MNLF-GRPH cold war necessitates both parties to continue indoctrinating the principle of "MISTRUST" in their respective members. Pag pasok ng bagong generation ng MNLF, I am sure maging HOT ang situation dahil impatient ang mga bata. Ang mga Peace Initiatives na nasa isip ko ngayon, surprisingly walang funds for implementation, maaring maging sayang ang mga eto.

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QUESTION: Sir John, do you think the MNLF persistence on its fight for independence will spark a war again between MNLF and Philippine Government? ANSWER: In the past, yes. But nowadays, sa tingin ko hindi mag spark ng war, we are already in a generation that accepts DUAL CITIZENSHIP. MNLF plan for Bangsamoro Land Independence is Open Society type, dual citizenship okay, and no border restriction. It is not the idea of independence that will cause the war, but the struggle against oppression and poverty. In fact, onset of war can be stopped if the government will tolerate and participate with the MNLF in exploring the idea of Bangsamoro Land Independence.

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QUESTION: Sir John, pwede maging MNLF kahit Christian? ANSWER: Yes. Contrary to the notion that MNLF is an Islamic Organization, the fact is, the MNLF is composed of Moslems, Christians, Tribal Lumads, and any other religions who respect each other under the harmony of religious tolerance.

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I dedicate this blog to my friends who celebrate their birthdays.

Boss Jhai, CrisAira Lor, Del Calata, Icdl Licensee, Lina Alcober, Mark John Remollo Galiza, Mary Kaye Jackson, Myleen Remollo Andot, Myr Agung Sidayu, Sheridan B. Sy Piecco

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

We can create more jobs by creating more businesses

Wala na bang manufacturing industry sa Pilipinas? Nagulat ako imported na (or foreign owned producer) lahat na kino-consume natin -- oil filter, bisekleta, t-shirt, dustpan, plato, laptop, cellphone, kumot, sombrero, electric fan, hotels/resorts! Susmaryosep! Kaya pala hindi kaya ng Pilipinas i-accommodate ang labor force niya.

Tayo na nakapag-aral ng mataas, dapat tayo ay gagawa ng mga businesses para maka-employ tayo ng marami. Hindi dapat tayo nagiging empleyado lang.

May kakilala ako, ang mga courses ay Business Management, Commerce, Industrial Economics, Marketing Management. Pero naging wage-earning salesman lang ng kung ano-anong pruducto at iba naging naging call center agent. Yung iba naman walang trabaho. Alam ko napaka-rami nitong mga ganito. Sayang etong mga eto.

Kung ako merong fund na 1 Billion a year, I will employ 1,000 of these graduates and will give them P500,000 salary per annum, and the primary job of each is to identify a beneficiary-family and build/mentor new resilient productive businesses with a P500,000 capital each. The ratio of full-time Mentor and Beneficiary will be 1:1 to make sure that the mentor is focused.

To guarantee commitment, I will no longer renew the employment contract of the mentor if the businesses he/she created fails to operate resiliently after a year operation. The return of the P1B investment is very quantifiable. The success can be measured in terms of income of the new businesses.

As a Director of MNLF, that is what I am going to do in ARMM. If given the chance to implement an MNLF-GRPH Economic Partnership Agreement, I will be needing a P1B fund to form a Business Development Unit in ARMM and hire 1,000 professional staff. It does not matter to me where the fund will come from, pwedeng galing sa GRPH or the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).

With P1B Fund, I will deliver 1,000 resilient family businesses a year. Sana pagbibigyan tayo na gawin ang project na eto. Kung meron P5B na fund, mas mabuti, we can have 5 teams so I will have friendly competitors in this race towards prosperity.

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I dedicate this blog to my friends who celebrate their birthdays today.

Achellis Hector, Alexis Villamor Avelina, Aljoehara Ducos, Cathy Petalcorin, Christine Soon Logdonio, House Condo, Jovie Alejandra Catalan, Jun Vinluan, Klutch Remollo, Ladydawn Pillodar, Manduyog Raymond, Mary Joy Catalan, Maynard E Lozada, Melody Berana, Michael Siscar, NaOmi XiAn Lee, Ramil Amistad

Monday, May 9, 2011

On Child Soldiers and Bullet Expenses in War

Bear in mind that your enemy technically suspended your rights during armed conflicts. You can't shield yourself with a human rights claim when your enemy comes to your place to kill you and your children. That's how legally and morally violative armed conflict is.

During armed conflict, women and children have rights to bear arms to defend the community and fight the invaders. Those who are willing to fight must be armed by any means. There is no age, gender, or religious limitation to an individual person's right to protect own life.

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Habang binabasa ko ang book of Numbers Chapter 31 ng Bible, nawalan ako ng ganang maniwala sa Dyos kung eto man ay totoo. Ang Dyos na nasa isip ko ay hindi ganito. Pero maaring ang tao lang ang gumagamit ng pangalan ng Dyos para ma-justify ang kanyang kasamaan. I'll elaborate it in one word --- Moses used the name of God to comit GENOCIDE.

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Sa Pilipinas, maraming hindi nakaka-intindi ng principle of "fiduciary trust" and "loyalty representation". Mga brokers hindi alam kung kanino sila loyal, sa buyer ba or sa seller. Mga government employees hindi nila alam kung kanino sila loyal, sa superiors ba nila or sa kanilang legal mandate. Mga politiko hindi alam kung kanino sila loyal, sa sumuporta ba sa kanilang campaign or sa taong bayan.

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Waging a war is not only about firearms, but more about ammunitions. I have heard that "For each insurgent killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, 250,000 shots are fired that hit absolutely nothing." That is around 3,000 kilogram of ammo for 1 kill. The more ammo you have to waste for suppressive fire, the more capable you are to gain more square meters of grounds.

QUESTION: Sir John, what is a suppressive fire? ANSWER: Suppressive fire is when you switch your firearm to fully automatic mode and fire a series of multiple rounds ammunitions in 30 seconds without actually shooting people with it, just to make the enemy duck their heads for cover while your soldiers maneuver into next strategic positions in the battle ground.

In battle you only carry around 300 ammunitions. Automatic firearms can fire around 700-1000 bullets per minute. Your 30-rounds magazine is over in 4 seconds with automatic fire. So if you only have 300 and you fire it like rambo, you no longer have bullets after 5 minutes gunfight and you are left with your dagger. So practically you seldom use automatic mode, especially in combat that lasts for days.

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QUESTION: Sir John, tanong ni nanay bakit hindi ka raw nag comment sa recent news ng pag-baba ng popularity rating ni PNoy? ANSWER: Wala akong paki-alam sa PERSONAL popularity rating niya. Hindi yan relevant sa welfare ng taong bayan. Relevant lang yan sa P2B-govt-funded communication/advocacy group niya sa Malacanang na walang ginawa buong araw kundi mag-isip ng publicities to increase his popularity.

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QUESTION: Sir John, how do we make Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCTP) effective? Diba ginagamit itong program na eto para pumasok sa school ang mga bata? ANSWER: It can't be effective. The beneficiaries are too many, the amount given for each is too small to start-up a small business that can create and sustain new jobs. Bene receives a P1,000 pesos, she buys grocery, then wala na, maghihintay uli next month. Off-election popularity buying lang yan a version of vote buying. Jokingly, CCTP is just a Campaign Communication Target Project. Pag maging beneficiary ka nyan, nasa database ka na ng pwede padalhan ng campaign messages in the next election.

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I dedicate this blog to my friends who celebrate their birthdays.

Alexander P. Libarnes, Andres Bonifacio, Farrah Keith Petalcorin, Janice Nan Tropanq Gahi, Jed Mancera, Jericho Darryl Mancera, Juan Antonio Petalcorin, Mae Maya Chona Lastimoso, Marinella Barrera Fabregas, Rhex Mansag, Rich Gutierrez, Roche Angon, Ryan Abs, Smashejen Oist, Whinner Endaya Esteban x Aiiybee DoOn, Cookie Ramonal, DHamii Catoera Cabal, Edis Mharga Villahermosa, Genesis Sy, Grace Lacson, Janine Erica Casurra, Joanne Dela Vega Reovoca, Juviemay Biol, May Chung

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Partnership and Progressive Peace Talks

Natatawa ako sa gobyerno na eto. Gumagawa ng public consultation for compliance purposes lang, hindi naman kino-consider ang suggestions ng mamamayan, mga technocrats pa rin ng imperial manila ang masusunod. Ang pinaka bastos, ay ang Professional Regulation Commission, nag-conduct ng public consultation, 5 times sinabi sa mga tao: "we welcome your unsolicited advice".

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Etong si PNoy, nag open ng Facebook Page niya at inannounce pa niya na gagawn niya etong mechanism para marinig ang mga hinaing nga mga Pilipino. Naging excited ang Pilipino sa napakagandang venue for feedback mechanism. Pero nang sinubukan natin kung RESPONSIVE ba ang venue na eto, nakita natin na HINDI. Samakatuwid, ventilation mechanism lang pala ang purpose ng page para ma reduce ang pressure ng protests.

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Sa national level naman, busy sila sa kaka-lobby ng panibagong RH Bill na gusto pondohan ng gobyerno ang pamudmud ng libreng condom sa mga tangkataohan. Eh nung tinanong ko ang mga baranggay health workers, hindi nga pasok sa top-ten high priority healthcare supplies ang condom. Ang mga mahihirap sabi nila ang hanap nila ay job or business opportunities, hindi condom.

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QUESTION: Sir John, how can you prove that it is MNLF who leads in protecting Bangsamoro Land? ANSWER: Read the MNLF-GRPH Agreements at mga batas sa Pilipinas na nagawa para sa ARMM. You can read between the lines of these agreements and laws that the MNLF Negotiators are the ones fighting and begging for legal provisions that will protect the interest of the Bangsamoro People.

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Eto naman ARMM, gumagawa ng public consultations and civil society dialogues. Hindi pala para consultahin ang mga tao, kundi para ipunin ang mga tao at ikampanya ang mga politiko na nilolobby nila para sa openning nga bagong ARMM administration this August 2011. Buti sana kung may maayos na platform etong mga politiko na eto, eh wala rin, like a canned good with a fancy packaging pero walang laman.

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1976 pa ang Tripoli Agreement ng MNLF and Philippine Government. Hanggang ngayon, walang nangyayaring mabuti sa Mindanao habang eto ay nasa ilalim ng pamamahala ng Pilipinas. After pinahirapan ng 35 years, ngayon i-depopulate na ang Mindanao ng RH Bill. Kung walang honor at hindi sumusunod sa agreements ang Philippine Government, bakit pa ipapatuloy ang talks?

Dapat ang ginawa ng MNLF Negotiators, ginawa nilang phase by phase ang implemetation and every six months ang period. Wala dapat talks pag meron pang pending workload ang implementation ng previous agreements. Dapat automatic suspend ang peace agreement pag hindi satisfactory ang implementation for the past six months. Imagine, 35 years walang nangyayaring implementation!

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Despite the MNLF-GRPH Final Peace Agreement, the very reason why the GRPH can never implement a development plan smoothly in Mindanao is because it continued suppressing the MNLF instead of treating it a PARTNER of development -- 35 years walang nangyayaring maganda sa Mindanao dahil sa GRPH monopoly.

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Hindi sustainable ang American society. Naturally, the most hated nation becomes the most insecure nation, and it spends much on publicities just to be loved.

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I dedicate this blog to my Facebook freinds who celebrate their birthdays today.
Airene Pondevida Remolin, Allan Remollo, Christie Xtie, Gj Ramirez, Glai CAl's, Jefrene Waberz, Jocelyn Remollo, Khym Moy, Miimii Casurra, Mohamed Belal, Raquel C. Dagle, Ren Garcia, Rendon Roxanne, Takashi Morinozuka, Vanesa Kay Barol, Yechaab Sison, Yeshua Pendon

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PHILIPPINE STATUS

1. AIRPORT QUALITY DOWN. April 2011. Ninoy Aquino International Airport, voted one of the world's 10 worst airports and the worst in Asia for 2010 by an interactive website. Read at http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20110412-330747/NAIA-voted-worst-airport-in-Asia-ranks-5th-in-world

2. POVERTY UP. Some 20.5 percent of Filipinos or about 4.1 million families are going hungry while 51 percent, or some 10.4 million families, consider themselves "mahirap" or poor , according to a new survey by pollster Social Weather Stations. See
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/217239/nation/sws-survey-hunger-up-to-205-poverty-rises-to-51

3. INVESTMENT DOWN. Philippines is second least attractive investment site in ASEAN. The Manila Times Online. March 2011. URL: http://www.manilatimes.net/opinion/2nd-least-attractive-investment-site-in-asean/

4. CORRUPTION UP. Daily Tribune report about the PERC Survey that says Philippines is most corrupt nation in Asia. March 2011. URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110331hed1.html

5. WARNINGS UP. Corruption Warning About Philippine Real Estate Buying and Investing. Google Blog Nov 2010. URL: http://petalcorin.blogspot.com/2010/11/global-warning-on-philippine-real.html

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

On Osama Bin Laden

They said Osama Bin Laden is the source of the Al Queda ideology that is now terrorizing the whole world. My questions are: where did Osama Bin Laden learned his ideology? Who are the people he worked with before he established Al Queda? Who makes money selling arms to governments wherever there is terrorism? Who makes terrorism as an excuse to invade other countries?

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How could Osama Bin Laden have participated effectively in the planning of a well-coordinated terror attack if he doesn't have a phone, internet, and have no sufficient direct contact time with the terrorist cells?

Perhaps Osama Bin Laden is a mere ideology, not an operative, not a direct participant of the crimes of terror. When people began to follow his ideology, people begin forming small cells of terrorists and began planning independent attacks.

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I have a hunch that Osama Bin Laden was a puppeteered machinery of the global invaders, created for the sole purpose of smearing dirt on the face of the genuine freedom fighters worldwide. Just like any other collaborators, he died in the hands of his closest allies. Osama has always been on the wrong side from start to finish. He served his purpose until he died.

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For me, the highest level of heroism is fighting against injustice, oppression, and poverty without using any deadly weapon.

On the other hand, I believe that the act of assasination, ambuscades, bombing buildings, arson, kidnapping, hostaging, torturous interrogations, unwarranted searches, and killing unarmed people are acts of terrorism and never acts of heroism, whether it is done by governments or anti-governments.

When a person is paid professional fees or salaries to assasinate and kill/oppress unarmed civillians, then he is a mercenary terrorist, regardless of whoever pays him, regardless of whatever his patriotic or heroic cause is. Many terrorists are made through torture and physical maltreatment in their official initiation trainings, they were professionally trained to become tolerant to the sight of human suffering and to follow terroristic orders without question.

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Osama Bin Laden, the claimant mastermind of the 9/11 world trade center tragedy, was assassinated by the Americans in Pakistan on May 1, 2011. His body was thrown to the sea.

I remember Abu Sabaya, the leader of Abu Sayyaf Group who succeeded its founder Khadafi Janjalani. Abu Sabaya's was reported dead when his body was never found at sea after a hot pursuit with the Philippine soldiers.

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Indeed, the death of Osama Bin Laden is a great satisfaction for USA's 10-year hunger for retribution. But they should also be grateful to him for justifying military spending, which is basically the primary lifeline of the American economy. For us, the rest of the world, well, we hope the US does not have anymore Osama Bin Ladens among its military assets. He had been more globally disastrous than a nuclear leak.

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There were three main historical events happened this past week -- Prince William and Kate royal wedding, beatification of Pope John Paul II, and assassination of Osama Bin Laden. I dedicate this blog to my friends who celebrate their birthdays.

Charrie Uba, Carlos Bual, Franz Rhon, Christia Crisel S. Espiritu, Christy Mae Canangca-an, John Eleazar Silorio, Donna Monique Naraja Fugnit, Florie May Maraveles, Dian Catherine L, Hundy DapLin, Marjorie Tan, Jacqui Go, Jade Borja BoyGats, Mary Ann Agustin Imbing, Ak O Ak, May Virtudazo, Nicole Savellano, Mac Evangelista x