tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40587182230051518552024-02-18T21:19:33.349-08:00Voice from the ResistanceBy John Remollo Petalcorin, MNLFRltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comBlogger427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-35935537300508417162023-06-02T20:44:00.000-07:002023-06-02T20:44:43.504-07:00THREE VITAL ELEMENTS to sustain the sincerity of the PH Govt's Bangsamoro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />
THREE VITAL ELEMENTS to sustain the sincerity of the PH Govt's Bangsamoro: (1) Recruitment and appointment of men from the MNLF in the Mid- and High-level positions in PH National and Regional Govt, (2) Institutionalize the Retirement Benefits for the aged MNLFs, (3) PH Govt should have a close-mentor mechanism to ensure smooth start-up and long-term sustainability of MNLFs new life in business, livelihood, and employment. <p />
<hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-46766021370657637892018-02-01T23:02:00.001-08:002018-02-03T04:53:29.950-08:00PSYCHIATRIC FRAUD in PhilippinesCASE REF# P20180202-152-12. FRAUD PSYCH REPORT AND MALPRACTICE AGAINST DR CECILIA REGINA and DR JAY MADELON-CARCERENY aka Dr JAY CASTILLO-CARCERENY. Rendering professional diagnosis report and expert opinion in court based only on hearsay, without even personally seeing, interviewing, nor meeting the respondent (patient) in person. Malpractice perpetrated in syndication with Atty MELCHOR JAEMOND ARANAS. This PSYCHIATRIC FRAUD will snowball into an expose of syndicated annulment processing scams in the Philippines. For update: Contact person on the development of the case: 0998-8844915.<br />
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Atty. Melchor Jaemond A. Aranas, (Roll of Attorneys No 57147) is the lawyer of the annulment case (Declaration of Nullity of Marriage) JDRC Case No 2013-2332-MK. Maria Cynthia Castillejos (Petitioner) versus John Odonnel Petalcorin (Respondent). Atty Aranas lost the case even if the respondent did not lift a finger and just kept quiet in the defense side. It's like a fully armed lawyer Aranas got defeated by a hand-tied tongueless opponent. <br />
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From 2013 -2018, the client (petitioner) was made a milking cow of professional fees for four years, but the case was defeated because of, in my opinion, fraudulent psychiatric report against the respondent that the Atty (who else) engineered. <br />
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Atty Aranas even foolishly argued that a nose job is proof of narcissism. There is even more foolish than that. Atty. Aranas stupidly argued "incapabily to co-habit" on the husband (respondent) who left the house, even with the knowledge that (1) the husband and wife co-habitted 8 years before marriage and 8 years after marriage, and that (2) the wife (petitioner) had stated that she asked the husband to to leave the house (a separation mutually agreed by the couple). <br />
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After losing the case, he filed a Request for Reconsideration that has so many typo errors.<br />
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This Attorney's score (in terms of diligence, judgement skills, logical skills, intellectual smartness), in my opinion, ranging from 1-10 (10 being the highest), is 3. In terms of INTEGRITY (not resorting to manufacture of fraudulent evidences), my opinion would score him ZERO (0). <br />
Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-2947578618917041402017-08-18T04:34:00.004-07:002017-08-18T04:34:57.869-07:00Effect of Martial Law on Gun LicensingIn Martial Law, gov't will eventually embargo all private firearms, one by one to prevent organized protest. By rational expectation, people will not renew gun licenses. May Provisional Licensing na programa ang gobyerno na kinontian ang requirements, pero nine months lang ang period. Hindi pa rin yan mag comply ang mga tao kasi automatic isipin at i-anticipate ng tao na prelude yan sa government attack against private gun owners dahil sa martial law.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-221871146822435862017-08-18T04:29:00.001-07:002017-08-18T04:33:47.612-07:00Marawi SiegeWhat happens when government wants to confiscate all guns in an area? Marawi siege, death toll: 422. Gun owners in Marawi resisted, resulting to prolonged gun battle and destruction of the whole city.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-4648028551002008712017-08-18T03:23:00.001-07:002017-08-18T03:32:54.518-07:00CHED Memo on non-BSREM Board ExamineesPETITION UPDATE: CHED MEMO EFFECTIVELY CONFIRMS THAT PRBRES RESOLUTION NO. 171, series of 2017, IS ILLEGAL <a href="http://www.change.org/p/professional-regulation-commission-implement-the-law-follow-the-required-bsrem-degree-for-real-estate-service-exams/u/21092107">Click here to read more.</a>Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-29978630209581466822017-01-08T16:19:00.003-08:002017-01-08T16:30:56.715-08:00UBER PH Advocacy2017 ADVOCACY: require all taxi to level-up with Grab and Uber in online system, credit card payment capability, security features, feedback mechanism, quality standard of cars. Ang taxi dapat mag level-up; ayaw natin na hilain ng gobyerno pababa ang kalidad ng Uber at Grab.<br />
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Para sa seguridad ng driver at kalinisan ng car, dapat pwede mag refuse magsakay ng pumaparang pasaherong kadudaduda o mabaho o lasing ang itsura, lalo na pag walang credit card.<br />
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Ang LTFRB din ay dapat mag level-up sa efficiency management system capability ng Uber at Grab in terms of enforcement of quality control.<br />
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Dapat may special budget ang gobyerno para sa agarang pag patch ng mga lubak sa kalye. Dapat walang lubak na tatagal ng 24 hours.<br />
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Ang job classification ng public transport Driver ay both Skilled and Professional. Ang income nyan ay dapat lang na mataas na kayang makapag-amortize ng kotse at bahay na may garahe. Ganito dapat ang mentality pag mag formulate ng standard fare ang gobyerno.<br />
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Pinakialaman ng gobyerno ang Uber at Grab kaya pumangit tuloy.<br />
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Uber does not serve the general public, only its members. Hindi nagsasakay ng pumaparang publiko ang Uber, kasi bawal. Our advocacy, therefore, should be focused on the point that Uber should not be covered by LTFRB regulations. <br />
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Ang pagbabawal ng Uber na magsakay ng pumapara ay hindi dahil ipinagbawal ng LTFRB, kundi ipinagbawal eto ng internal business policy ng Uber, para protektahan ang profit ng Uber business.<br />
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RE UBER. Kayong mga Taxi Drivers and Operators, huwag kayong mainggit sa Uber kasi kayo ang first preference ng passengers kung nandyan kayo nakikita para parahin dahil mas mura rate nyo. Ang Uber ay para sa mga passengers na nahahassle pumara, nahahassle makipagagawan ng taxi, nahahassle makipagnegotiation sa taxi na nagongontrata, sila yung mga credit card payer, gusto ng may epektibong evaluation feedback, at willing naman sila magbayad ng mas mahal kesa sa taxi.<br />
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Kayo naman UberPH, hindi maganda yung ginawa nyo na i-allow ang cash paying ng mga passengers because it reduces the security of the drivers. Dapat maintain lang na exclusive for elite (credit card holders) lang ang Uber para hindi mag overlap ang passengers ng Uber at regular taxi.<br />
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Hindi yayaman ang nagUUber kasi mataas ang business expenses due to government. Your Income as owner of car, minus 30% annual Income Tax to BIR, 3% monthly Percentage Tax to BIR, annual Mayor's Business Permit and local Tax, annual Barangay Clearance, annual Insurance for four passenger seats. <br />
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Sa maintenance naman ng kotse, kung fulltime kang nagUUber, expect mo daily car wash, daily full tank; monthly change oil, monthly aircon general cleaning, monthly brake pad change; and yearly timing belt change, yearly tire set change, yearly hilamos paint and topcoat.<br />
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Dapat nga hindi na saklaw ng LTFRB ang Uber kasi "exclusive" ang Uber, self-help organization ang Uber, meaning ang passengers ng Uber ay yung members lang ng Uber, hindi ang general public. Eto yung point-of-view na dapat natin dalhin sa public policy forum, sa Congress at Senado kung kinakailangan.<br />
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Isipin nyo na ang Uber ay alternative sa taxi sa point of view ng passengers, and also an alternative choice of livelihood for drivers/operators. Huwag nyo sirain ang alternative option nating lahat. (John Odonnell Remollo Petalcorin)<br />
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Click here to watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq_elSZi4NI">MNLF LECTURE #21 ONE OPPOSITION Explained</a> in Youtube video.<br />
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That's my job as consolidator, and making this short video is one step. Lahat tayo sa opposition, share lang natin ang video na eto at viral proportion. We put individual reasons aside, we consolidate as one opposition, because our objective is to defeat the Aquinos.<br />
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QUESTION: Paano yung ibang BDP na mahirap kumbinsihin na maki-isa sa OneOpposition?<br />
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ANSWER: Ang iConsolidate natin ay yung opposition-minded lang. Yung mga fanatic na individualistic na hindi naman opposition o walang idea (dahil sa kabobohan) kung ano ang opposition, hayaan nyo yan sila kasi mga KKK (kamaganak, kakilala, kaibigan) yan sila or nandyan talaga yan sila kay BinayDutertePoe to reinforce the campaign of the splitters. In the end nitong campaign natin for OneOpposition, talagang may matira pa rin konti kay BinayDutertePoe unless mag withdraw ang kandidato. By the way, aside from recovering the opposition votes from BinayDutertePoe, huwag nyong kaligtaan na ipagpatuloy ang pag post ng MGA criticisms laban sa mga Aquino -- criticise with same issues repeatedly -- walang criticism na naluluma.<br />
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QUESTION: Meron bang MNLF member na supporter ni BinayDutertePoe (BDP)?<br />
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ANSWER: Yes meron, and the number represents our target workload in the consolidation for the OneOpposition. Meron nga BBM campaigner na supporter ng BDP. Individualistic KKK is very real. The challenge of OneOpposition is to elevate all oppositions to put aside the individualism, and level up their priority for the common goal of the OneOpposition, which is to defeat the AquinoAdministration. Individualism is best applied AFTER the OneOpposition wins, but never before we win. As opposition, we must do a collusive behavior, work together as one to win the pie. We cannot talk about eating our individualistic slices of the pie before the whole pie becomes ours. We get the pie first, together as one, then we partake from it after we succeed in getting it.<br />
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QUESTION: How about the OFWs?<br />
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ANSWER: Ang splitter ni PNOyAdmin para ma carve out ang OFW and Contract Workers ay si Seneres, but he died before the campaign starts. <br />
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INSTRUCTION. Huwag kayong magsayang ng stress at oras sa pag-engage sa discussion, debate, or argument with the online campaigners ng BDP (Binay, Duterte, Poe). Simply share this video in your timeline, page, and groups at least ONCE A DAY. If the BDPs comment in your timeline, page, or group, simply DELETE their comments. We are not after the aggressive BDPs. We are after the Facebookers na hindi engaged sa BDP aggressive political campaigning. Also, in your pages, may settings dyan on privacy, restrict nyo ang Malaysia. Okidoks!<br />
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While there is only ONE MINOR REASON why opposition voters will not vote for Miriam, there are, on the other hand, MANY MAJOR REASONS why they will not vote for Binay, Duterte, and Poe (BDP). The consolidation of One Opposition for Miriam Santiago will have least resistance, least bitterness, and least hesitation to those who have to give way, hence most rational.<br />
<p /><hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-69079575578148840962016-03-14T20:16:00.000-07:002016-03-15T05:23:11.869-07:00On Malaysian "peacekeeping force" in Mindanao<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />Kapag "peacekeepers" dapat civilian hindi military; atsaka dapat UN-sanctioned and UN-commissioned. <br />
Mga loko yan pati color ng UN helmet counterfeit. Yang pinapapasok ni Pnoy dito ay Malaysian military technical assistance yan sa MILF. <br />
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Bomb making instructors, military surveillance, and intelligence gathering, and sabotage planners ang mga yan. <br />
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Unconstitutional yan, tolerated military espionage yan, treason si PNoy nyan, dapat merong Malaysian VFA Treaty tulad ng US VFA bago magpapasok ng foreign military dito sa Pilipinas.<br />
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Kung may armed conflict, UN peacekeepers are military. If no armed conflict, mga civilian peacekeepers na magtulong ng livelihood projects, pag tutor ng mga students, pag bigay ng humanitarian aid. Eh may pinirmahan ng Final Peace Agreement ang MILF sa Malacanang, peaceful na, hindi pwede yang Military ang peacekeepers mo dyan, dapat civilians. Palibhasa kasi counterfeit ng UN yan, kaya ganyan wala sa tamang protocol ng UN<br />
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Atsaka hindi naman neutral party ang Malaysia. Malaysia and MILF are one in the same side. It is Malaysia that brainwashes and radicalizes the Filipino Muslims to think that they are Moro-not-Filipino. Klarong klaro na technical assistance yan ng Maalaysia for the MILF. Malaysia is the big-brother of MILF. Kunwari pa peacekeeper. Loko.<br />
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Hindi yan peacekeepers. Mga troublemakers yan. Mga instigators yan. Mga agent provocateurs yan. Walang public monitoring, walang performance audit, walang accountability, walang accomplishment reports, walang peace advocacy materials yang mga yan sa tinatagal-tagal na nyan nag-ooperate dito sa Mindanao under the PNoy Administration. <br />
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May creeping invasion ang Malaysia dito at gusto ng traydor na Aquino na safe ang mga Malaysian operatives dito.<br />
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Kung peacekeepers ang Malaysian forces sa Mindanao, eh ano ang AFP/PNP? Threat ang AFP? Troublemaker ang PNP? Kakalurky!<br />
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Yang mga Malaysian forces na yan, yan sila ang nang-harass and pumatay sa mga Pilipino sa Sabah. Kalaban natin yan. Tapos pinapa-pasok lang ni PNoy dito sa Pinas at binibigyan ng privilege to do demonstrate their force here in mainland Philippines. Walang hiya talaga etong PNoy administration -- mas pabor pa sa Malaysia kesa sa Pilipino.<br />
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Punyeta! Mas magaling pa kaming mga MNLF mag-isip para sa kapakanan ng Philippine national security kumpara sa mga General ng AFP DND ni PNoy. I want a political appointment in DND pag manalo si Miriam. <br />
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In response to the news article titled, "<a href="https://sg.news.yahoo.com/group-malaysian-peacekeepers-arrives-000000707.html">New group of Malaysian peacekeepers arrives</a>".<br />
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QUESTION: Peacekeepers can be military personnels from other nations, EXAMPLE peacekeepers in Golan Heights. Know your fact! Middleman ang malaysia at part sa agreement ng both parties, galit kayo kasi napag iwanan naman kayo, bawat grupo gusto sila ang mag control ng kalakaran sa mindanao ginagawa nyong rason ang kahirapan, relihiyon, lupa. (JJ Quijano)<br />
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ANSWER: Peacekeepers has to work within the UN organization. Yang Malaysian peacekeepers dito ay hindi yan under UN. Malaysia provides funds, technical assistance, weapons, and propaganda assistance to MILF. Malaysia is the Big Brother of MILF. Kailangan neutral and disinterested party ang broker. Hindi pwede Malaysia ang broker, or middleman, or peacekeeper with regards to MILF. Marami naman iba pang bansa dyan, may UN naman, bakit ipipilit ang Malaysia?<br />
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<hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-18266105215168987462016-03-07T03:01:00.001-08:002016-03-07T03:49:53.299-08:00The OneOPPOSITION will vote for Miriam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />My decisive recommendation as OneOpposition will override all differences of personal preferences among us, the many voters of the opposition. After weighing all factors, I have already recommended that the OneOpposition will put aside all our different personal gusto or preferences, and will all vote as a bloc for Miriam. All of us, undivided, will have to bite the bullet for the supreme interest of the OneOpposition, to vote for one only, for Miriam, that is if we want us, the Opposition, to win. As individuals, we love, we hate, we think, we prefer, we speculate on candidates differently; but as voters in the side of the resistance or opposition, we will all vote decisively as ONE OPPOSITION to WIN. <p /><hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-80647922838403997832015-12-15T18:45:00.003-08:002015-12-15T18:45:52.001-08:00Campaign Rage Meaning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />CAMPAIGN RAGE is hostile expression of annoyance caused by tension and despair in political or advocacy campaigning. (new terminology by John R. Petalcorin)<p /><hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-35876634045171910712015-12-05T21:17:00.002-08:002016-01-30T13:17:51.034-08:00Proving Bona Fide Intent to Run<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />COMELEC cancels certificates of candidacies of some who fails to present proof of bona fide intent to run. In my opinion, the filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) is the primary proof that a person has explicit intention to run because it is a public document as it is sworn in before a notary public. <br />
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The best secondary proofs of bona fide intention to run are his preparations for the campaign, such as (1) formulation of platform and agenda, (2) development of information, education, and communication materials, (3) organizing of supporters' and movements, (4) nominating a bank account that is ready to receive financial donations, and (5) development of campaign plan and strategy. <br />
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Never should political party affiliation, even a party nomination, can be used as proof of bona fide intention because there are candidates who choose to be independent, and some candidates who are nominated are mere dummy substitutes. <br />
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Never should availability of spendable wealth be used as proof of bona fide intention to run because there is always a facility for campaign contributions for supporters.<br />
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It is the absence of fund, whether at the start of the campaign or in the middle, that decreases a candidate's capability to campaign nationwide; but it cannot be used as factor to determine lack of bona fide intention to run. <br />
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A candidate's health and old-age may restrain a candidate's capability to attend to rigorous campaign, but it cannot be used as factor to determine lack of bona fide intention to run. <br />
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The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is supposed to be apolitical. Declaring a qualified candidate as nuisant based on subjective popularity perception, unofficial wild guess that the candidate is not winnable, and generalizing a specific profession is an act of prejudice, infringement of rights to run for public post, and political harassment by the COMELEC. Such act is abuse of power because they are virtually puting their personal guess, preference, and opinion above the constitutional rights and above the general electorates' right to choose. Remember, genuine sincerity of intent to run is proven by the candidate's campaign preparation and public pronouncements, not by a mere common wild guess opinion of a third party on the candidates popularity, winnability, and financial speculation.<br />
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I debunk COMELEC's opinion that says independency decreases a candidate's capability for such a rigorous and expensive campaign. Such COMELEC opinion is absolutely malicious, a clear act of political intervention that brainwashes the mind of the electorates. It is also an act that somewhat favors the candidates with political parties and discriminates the independent ones. <br />
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I believe that political parties neither have monopoly, nor comparative advantage in accessing campaign contributors compared to independent candidates. <br />
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Campaign contribution is a political investment. People contribute campaign funds to candidates who have similar advocacy with them. Example, people who are scared if BBL will be passed will put their political investment on candidates who are anti-BBL; so we expect that people who are anti-BBL will not support political parties who are pro-BBL like Liberal Party and its allies such as PDP-Laban. Another example is Malaysia's huge political investment to political parties in exchange of silence on the Sabah issue. <br />
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I have 21 Legislative Agenda in the John Petalcorin for Senator campaign. The potential happiness people will get from my legislative agenda translates into 21 reasons why people should invest campaign funds in my national candidacy. I never has problem in formulating my basket of agenda because the interest I have in mind is only my people, my country, and humanity as a whole. <br />
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One of the major reason why I hesitate to join coalitions is that a multiple-party scenario is almost always problematic in terms of platform harmonization, they cannot fully agree to a common agenda because they have their own opinion on various issues and each one have their own business interests. This absense of uniformity of agenda in coalitions is also a reason why campaign funders hesitate, for example, an anti-BBL funder may like to put in money into the coalition to support a Presidential Candidate who is anti-BBL, but the same funder may hesitate because that particular Presidential Candidate has some well-known pro-BBL candidates under his or her Senatorial tickets.<br />
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Choice of companion and technique determines the level of campaign expenses. Candidates who want to arrive with style and grandeur in the sortie venue by helicopter and bodyguards will spend a much higher campaign fund to compared to the candidate who will only commute alone. The candidate in helicopter may attract the crowd, but voters normally prefer to vote for the candidates with simple lifestyle.<br />
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The current development in wireless communication and internet has sharply decreased the financial expenses of wide-scale campaign of candidates who know how to use it. When it comes to field sorties, the political parties and coalitions have huge entourage, more people to coordinate, hence more difficulty in events coordination, bigger logistical problem, and larger financial requirement compared to candidates who prefer to be independents, not to mention they are prone to internal conflict. <br />
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The independents, undeniably, have flexibility advantage and least financial requirement because they will usually mobilize a nationwide campaign like a small unit. <br />
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Residence address in not enough information needed for COMELEC to contact the candidate. The COC Form should have a space where candidates write their contact information such as telephone numbers, email address, and official Facebook account. It should also have a space for names and contact numbers of three references needed to background investigate the education, work, organization, and next-of-kin of the candidate. Much better if COMELEC will just require the candidate to complete and attach a standard government Personnel Date Sheet Form in his/her COC. <p /><hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-38568787944115839242015-07-30T20:14:00.001-07:002015-07-30T20:17:20.320-07:00The politics of disaster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />It's not the disaster of natural calamity (earthquake, tsunami, typhoon) that will cause a mass kill after those who will die on-the-spot, but the slow mobilization of help and chaos because of our inability to remove an incompetent leader, moreso if the new leader is the incompetent's anointed one. Ang boto mo hindi yan taya sa sugal na may premyo pag winnable sa political ads and surveys ang binoto mo. Ang maling pagboto ng leader ay maaring ikamatay mo o ng pamilya mo sa panahon ng national disaster. Remember Yolanda.<br />
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Fearless words that describe PNoy and his Administration in the past five years as President of the Republic of the Philippines: Aid-redtaper, Buck-passer, Credit-grabber, Shameless, Apathetic, Incorrigible, Impunity, Incompetent, Hoodwink, Rogue, Psychotic, Mobster, Traitor, Malaysian Collaborator, Oligarchy, Elitist, Media-hyped. <br />
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ANTI-ROYALTY. The anti-dynasty slogan is soft, I will make it stronger with anti-royalty, not as a legislated measure but as a voting culture. Pag ang magulang ay naging Presidente o Senador na noon, huwag na iboto ang anak na kumakandidatong Presidente o Senador, payuhan na lang na i-invest sa private sector business ang mga kinita nila nung naka-upo pa ang magulang nila. Yang mga magkakamag-anak na dala-dalawa na sa Senado, huwag na iboto yang dalawang pareho, isa lang dapat kada angkan. Walang forever - isang termino lang dapat para parating bago ang naka-upo, ma Presidente man, o Senador, o Congressman, Governor, Mayor. WALANG PAGBABAGO SA LUMANG KANDIDATO. #iBOTOangBAGO <p /><hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-28411041133417238812015-07-27T15:50:00.002-07:002015-07-27T15:50:26.010-07:00George Soros: By failing to help refugees Europe fails itself<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />By failing to help refugees Europe fails itself<br />
By: George Soros<br />
Financial Times<br />
July 27, 2015<br />
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As many as 400,000 people will make dangerous journeys to reach Europe this year, about half of them fleeing the civil war in Syria or brutal government repression in Eritrea. By the time they reach the west, they will have had to risk their lives twice: once in fleeing their countries, and again in entering ours.<br />
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The victims of many previous conflicts have had better luck. After the 1956 Soviet invasion, 200,000 Hungarians fled to Austria and Yugoslavia; within months almost all had been resettled in countries as far flung as the US, Australia, Brazil and Tunisia. A generation later, when war scattered millions in Indochina, the international community resettled 1.3m. In the 1990s, the Balkan conflicts displaced almost 4m people, and again the world helped.<br />
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But in the present refugee crisis the EU has failed to act collectively, leading countries to take matters into their own hands. Hungary is building a fence along its border with Serbia. Frontline states are shirking their obligations under the European asylum system, for instance by failing to provide adequate reception and asylum processing capacity, thus encouraging them to move elsewhere in the EU. France and Austria have temporarily reinstated passport controls at borders.<br />
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After the Refugee Convention was adopted in 1951, Europe served for decades as its moral and operational backbone. No longer. In May, the European Commission proposed a comprehensive agenda on migration that, if implemented, would give Europeans what they seek — a sense of control over migration flows. In most EU countries, citizens view legal migration positively; it is the chaos at their borders that sends them into the arms of populists.<br />
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Yet only two aspects of the commission’s agenda received immediate support: a military mission targeting smugglers in the Mediterranean, which launched last month, and a robust effort to return migrants who are found not to qualify for international protection. The rest of the plan, which aimed to save lives and create livelihoods for those unable to go home, came under attack.<br />
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The most resisted idea was a mandatory plan to take 40,000 asylum seekers from Greece and Italy to be processed in other member states. In the end, only 32,000 were accepted on a voluntary basis. The impact on most of those countries would be minimal — and they, too, are likely to be beneficiaries of the relocation principle when migration flows shift. A proposal to resettle 20,000 refugees from camps in the Middle East also proved unattainable.<br />
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These programmes embody the spirit of shared responsibility that lies at the heart of the EU. If they do not become permanent and mandatory features of the common European asylum system, it will fall apart. If improved, however, the European asylum system could serve as a model for international co-operation on refugee protection.<br />
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Europe must make it possible for refugees to apply for asylum in safety. This does not mean offering protection to everyone in need. But those whom Europe does accept should not be forced to risk their lives. In practice, this would entail allowing people to apply for asylum from abroad. Thousands of Syrian refugees with skills needed in Europe — doctors, nurses, construction workers — languish unemployed in Lebanese and Jordanian camps. The EU could allow them to apply for labour visas.<br />
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As it pursues one integrated migration and asylum policy, the EU should eliminate the waste and redundancy of 28 parallel systems. There should be a single European asylum and migration agency, for example, that processes asylum applications for the entire union. Eventually, a joint border guard should be established, too.<br />
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The EU’s migration system must be remade to reflect a more collective and generous spirit — and one that is more faithful to European values. <p /><hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-82710956169269051932015-07-24T22:46:00.001-07:002015-07-24T22:46:10.432-07:00Suggestion to new firearm license process<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />I suggest the new PNP management to just resume the procedure where we took off before the chaos and confusion of gun licensing process. Decentralized dapat yang complete processing ng renewal ng license card. We (the already licensed gun owners) merely bring our old license card to the nearest license processing site (list must be published in the PNP website and also in Official Gazette), and then we complete a form, picture will be taken by the computer, we pay the fee, and we get our new license card right away. Ganyan lang dapat ka simple at mabilis ang "routine" and "non-problematic" renewal process. Pag merong third party complaint against any particular gun-owner, saka na bigyan ng special investigation ang particular na gun-owner at ipa-tawag (summon via subpoena duces tecum) para mag-comply sa lahat na control-requirements such as court clearance, police clearance, NBI clearance, psychiatric test result, drug test result. <p /><hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-51278520688807674822015-06-29T05:15:00.003-07:002015-06-29T05:15:49.813-07:00My opinion about legislating same sex marriage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />If ever I become Senator, I would approve any proposed legislation to allow LGBT to get married, HOWEVER with a special provision that it be allowed only by those who tolerate it, without prejudice to the service provider's rights of refusal. Not everything that is legal can be pushed for consumption down the throat of all - the minister and owner of the business still has rights to conspicuously display a signage that such thing is not allowed in his establishment. Forcing a religious minister to marry a LBGT couple is similar to forcing in pork into the mouth of Muslims, it's gonna result to armed conflict. If a particular minister refuses, then the customer should just find some other minister. I cannot allow a legal charge against those who refuse. This is how my egalitarian ideology puts this issue in proper order. <p /><hr color="#ff0000" size="20" width="100%" />Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-26087906892368084722015-06-16T13:33:00.000-07:002015-06-16T13:33:17.507-07:00Election is not gambling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s1600/PowerBlogger.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKr0fPKQVuh_bm6FBA3bYMBfzpcth9zt2jCIZOpdi1WdYjYCXcfIuCBazObXP_fzD99p65Ay5f9mkAp6YiM2GClrRkjwWBgx-ntKE-sVtS16VMl8EcU9KMnAouqdqlOhQT4wDTR5Dgi4G/s400/PowerBlogger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489529056695965122" border="0" /></a> <p />ELECTION IS NOT GAMBLING The only prize we get if we vote for the winnable brands of the usual politicians is the same frustration and disappointment that we get in the government’s performance now. We, the people, will be loser in the end if we vote for those who appear to be winnable in surveys an advertisements. Let's take the road less travelled by increasing our curiosity and liking for new brands of politicians who braved to challenge the usual winners. There is more hope in new names because their feet are in our shoes – they feel the same frustration as we do.<br />
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Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-2577217415590778672015-05-01T20:44:00.002-07:002015-05-01T20:48:47.276-07:00Mary Jane Veloso<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_3gzjDz4MxH9jNWBC-cz8wMQuNqzMoW1WxuXzjF577A4lHKmdTYwlrgImULkqEQC4-0CDR30MchLMI0d0w86edsf8JfX0oBsJebZno9Hkj3BhX4fvQBXE6JpbmL6G0eD6PEpkKAsLI8/s1600/JRPProfileRight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_3gzjDz4MxH9jNWBC-cz8wMQuNqzMoW1WxuXzjF577A4lHKmdTYwlrgImULkqEQC4-0CDR30MchLMI0d0w86edsf8JfX0oBsJebZno9Hkj3BhX4fvQBXE6JpbmL6G0eD6PEpkKAsLI8/s200/JRPProfileRight.jpg" /></a></div>Mary Jane Veloso in jail for 5 years, unattended by PNoy. PNoy did a cramming to prevent further decline of his reputation.<br />
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Limang taon nang nakakulong yan si Mary Jane veloso at hindi inaasikaso ni PNoy Administration. Bumawi na lang si PNoy sa iba pang mga nakakulong na Pilipino OFWs sa ibang bansa. Kung sincere siya, ang dami iyang opportunity para tumulong sa dami nyang mga distressed OFWs, kung talagang sincere siya. <br />
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Five years na yan nakakulong si Mary Jane Veloso, tamad ang PNoy Administration sa pagtulong sa mga OCWs in legal distress. Kundi dahil sa pressure ng Indonesian President, hindi kikilos ang tamad na DFA at NBI ng PNoy Administration para mahuli ang totoong salarin. Mary Jane and we Filipinos in general are blessed with a good Indonesian President.<br />
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Magpasalamat sa Presidente? Well, I think The citizens have no obligation to thank the service of any government employee (including the President) whose salary they paid for. The citizens may thank an extra special service, and definitely the Veloso case is not an extra service by the President but rather a free-rider on the effort of the citizens to save Veloso. The only extra effort I see in this issue is a clear attempt by the President's mass media managers to cover the President's indolent ass. So, my question to the President is, how many Veloso-like cases you have in your inventory all over the world that is just sitting there for you to harvest when you need something to jerk up your popularity?<br />
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Malaysian ang recruiter nyan at ang naglagay ng drugs sa bag nya. Yang Malaysia-Aquino Mobsters na yan, hindi lang MILF, NPA, ASG, JI ang hawak nyan. Hawak din nila ang drug trade sa Pilipinas (Malaysian yang druglord sa loob ng bilanguan), massage-escort-prostitution and blackmail ring, multilevel marketing pyramiding scams (Google search nyo about Manuel Amalilio, 15billion pesos nakulimbat nun pinatakas ng PNoy administration), blackmarket trading of petroleum, Bangsamoro Peace Process scam (si Iqbal Malaysian yan), and human trafficking. Lahat yan ginagawa nila para panatilihing mahirap ang Pilipinas at madali nilang i-colonize at idagdag sa Sabah na kanila nang naagaw. Ingat lagi kasi mga Malaysian spies na yan, kahit alyas lang ang dalang pangalan, ay madali lang nakakakuha ng passport sa PH DFA dahil Aquino Aministration naka-upo eh. Mga Pilipinong MILF, NPA, ASG, JI na namamatay sa armed conflict ay nililibing na lang na walang death certificate record sa NSO kasi ginagamit ng mga Malaysians ang birth certificate para makakuha ng PH Passport yang mga Malaysian intruders na yan.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-29921036995610479412015-03-12T07:49:00.002-07:002015-03-12T07:49:45.898-07:00Incompetence and Psychological inconsistency Explain PNoy's Blaming on NapenasURL Of Original Post: https://www.facebook.com/OneMNLF/posts/1055634774463755<br />
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[This article is published in the Headline section of Tribune. Read more at <a href="http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/mnlf-says-noy-psycho-inconsistency-exposed">http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/mnlf-says-noy-psycho-inconsistency-exposed</a><br />
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Q: Sir John, PNoy recently blamed SAF General Napenas for "lying" to him in reporting information about the Mamasapano operation. What can you say about this? Is he excused? What was his mistake? What is your recommendation?<br />
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A: It is an admission that: (1) he [PNoy] has direct hands-on involvement as the highest authority in managing the decisions on the operation, (2) he [PNoy] lacks the necessary inquisitiveness and fell short of competency in validating information reported directly by his operations officer, (3) he [PNoy] does not take responsibility over failure of operations despite being a direct management participant of it. Admission of INCOMPETENCE will not excuse him [PNoy] of command responsibility.<br />
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His mistake was he gave a political decision over a tactical situation. He had in his hands the authority, power, resources and sufficient time to save the lives of the SAF who are in life-and-death situation, but he choose to sacrifice their lives for his personal ambition to get a nomination for Nobel Peace Prize that Teresita Deles lured him on.<br />
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The president has multiple functions and he has to make the best decision in any given circumstance. As president, he is the highest political decision-maker as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. In this case at hand, he demonstrated incompetence and lack of responsibility as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and this puts ALL OF OUR LIVES at imminent risk. The Philippine Society, as a whole, should find a way to make him resign. This is a life-and-death situation. Buhay natin at tayo lahat ang at-risk dito habang patuloy yan na naka-upo as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.<br />
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Tingnan nyo rin yung aspect ng PSYCHOLOGICAL INCONSISTENCY ni PNoy. Given two similar situation, did the person responded consistently? In Zamboanga Siege of Sept 2013 (which the MNLF denies participation) PNoy was provoking the MNLF peace process by ordering three battalions of his armed forces to create havoc for almost one month which destroyed the homes of some 100,000 indigenous peoples minority Badjaos in Mariki and Rio Hondo, in response to an alleged MNLF shooting of one navy man. In this Mamasapano incident of January 2015, his 44 peacekeepers were slaughtered by the MILF yet he is withholding military response using the peace process as an excuse. So, given two situations, he behaved differently -- obviously meron siyang psychological inconsistency.<br />
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Nevertheless, whether he will resign or not, he has to be charged of TREASON, baka kasi sumusunod lang siya sa utos ng Malaysia. He may use insanity as a legal defense and we will be lenient. We will consider the facts of his psychological inconsistencies. We will gladly accept insanity as a plea bargain because it's long been established already with complete medical record. (John R. Petalcorin, MNLF Director for Communications, Admin of OneMNLF page in FB, 10 March 2015)<br />
#SAF44Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-74409992749352304422014-11-06T16:38:00.000-08:002014-11-06T16:39:44.813-08:00Politicians SALN must include guns ownedGun ownership must be registered the same way as other assets such as real estate and car. So we must put in place a Registry of Deeds for guns. The gun owned must also be declared in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SAL) of government officials and politicians. Many politicians have private armies, and they own a lot of guns -- politicians should declare their guns in their SAL. (Excerpt from <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/moro-national-liberation-front-mnlf/gun-control-policy/614405628615402">MNLF Gun Control Policy</a></b>) Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-6864936296324762902014-09-29T16:15:00.002-07:002014-09-29T16:20:17.883-07:00China's current indisputable sovereignty over South China SeaThere is no sovereign international body that adjudicates the assignment of sovereignty. Sovereignty means current and actual military power over a particular territory; and through time (centuries and period of civilizations) it passes from one nation to another depending on the tide of superiority of military might. Wu Shicun is stating a solid fact that at present, China has indisputable sovereignty over the waters within the nine dash line. PH, VM, and MY remain in fact the indisputable challengers.<br />
<p />This is my comment in Disqus on the article titled "<a href="http://globalnation.inquirer.net/111784/china-expert-expects-better-ties-after-2016">China expert expects better ties with PH after 2016</a>" (Inquirer, 29 Sept 2014)Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-36067358014393097462014-09-02T16:26:00.001-07:002014-09-02T16:26:08.013-07:00On the trend of killing journalistsIn the international scene, weeks ago, the ISIS in Syria executed journalist James Foley, and now Steven Scotloff, and another Briton will follow. Way back in 2009 Philippines, we've that 37 journalists were among those killed in the infamous Maguindanao massacre. This pattern of media killings will continue as long as one-sided propagandists pose cover as journalists. Nowadays, warring groups monitor the mainstream publications and keep a good record of the list of names of journalists who are playing role as propagandists of their opponents. Any side (government or rebel side) have their respective red-list of journalists. When the journalist becomes a captive, the captors will simply check the list. If the journalist is in the list -- autoexecute. It has also become a pattern that governments are assassinating journalists who provide balanced news, thinking that they work for the rebels. I believe that killing non-combatants is wrong, but the chances of getting killed as informant, propagandist, and one-sided journalist is part of occupation hazard. In order to reverse the pattern of media killings, the media industry should cleanse its ranks and retrain their members on the value of balanced reporting and how it affects their journalists' security in armed conflict zone.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-68365408334296311422013-08-19T06:48:00.002-07:002013-08-23T05:44:37.508-07:00My position on the Pork Barrel issue and NapolesMY POSITION ON PORK BARREL <br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, you are supporting Pork Barrel. Why? <br />
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ANSWER: I am supporting pork barrel because it is one way a national legislator (Congressman and Senator) can directly dictate the executive branch to fund projects that are urgently needed by their constituents. Pork barrel is a VERY SMALL fraction of the overall government budget. If you remove the pork barrel, the executive branch will have a monopoly over the funds. <br />
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Whether the expense item is a pork barrel or not, it passes through the Department of Budget Management (DBM), the Procurement, Bids, and Awards Committee (PBAC) of the Department, and Commission on Audit (COA) of the executive branch. The Congressman and Senator are only endorsers of the projects. It is still the executive branch who approves and implements the projects. So if there is an anomaly, such as issuance of government checks to ghost NGOs, it is the functional lapse and corruption in the Executive Branch, and you must nail down the in-house COA of the Department. <br />
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What I want is to restrict the Pork Barrel. It should only be spent on Concrete Infrastructure such as classrooms, roads, bridges, and sidewalks because these projects can be evaluated at post-implementation stage. Pork barrel should not be allocated for Consumables because consumables cannot be evaluated at post-implementation, meaning, these consumables disappear after it is given to the recipients. Consumables include relief foods, medicines and clothing during calamities, dole-out cash and goods to the poor, condoms as pushed by RH Bill proponents, and livelihood capital. <br />
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So if you see an NGO office disappears after it is used as distributor of a Pork Barrel relief goods or livelihood funds, it is just NORMAL. Why would it continue to maintain the NGO office if it's function to distribute relief goods is over?<br />
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I have worked for a Senator and a Congressman in the past. I have worked in NEDA and have completed all academic subjects in Masters of Public Management. I know how pork barrel works. I know where the corruptions point is and I will tell you now. <br />
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Example, extremely impoverished constituents (200 families) approach their Congressman to request for water flexible hose from the main reservoir to their isolated community so they can taste potable water. The Congressman writes a letter to the Local Water Utilities Administration (LUWA under the Executive Branch) and requests that P10 million worth of hose be allocated to this particular constituents, with special note that the P10M be charged to the PDAF (Pork Barrel) of the endorsing Congressman. LUWA then sends a letter to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to make funds available for the project. It takes FOREVER for DBM to issue certificate of availability of funds so you have to follow it up very often. DBM's usual excuse is they are already overwhelmed with workload and they get away with it everytime. DBM is the choke point (our DBM now is Butch Abad). <br />
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There are persons who are PROFESSIONALS in making follow up in DBM and one of them is NAPOLES. People like NAPOLES make a living in making follow-up in DBM, in completing the required documents of the project, and they earn percentage commission. They collect their commission from the service provider or project undertaker such as the engineering firm who won the bid to install the water pipes. The commission is big, to a tune of 40% because NAPOLES has to pay grease money to DBM and of course pay gratuity pay under the table to the Congressman, to the LUWA Administrator, and of course to Commission of Audit (COA). Not all Congressmen receives gratuity gifts, only the ones who believe that there is nothing wrong in receiving gratuity gifts. So, only 60% of the money is actually spent on the project, the 40% gets divided between the professional fixer (like Napoles), the DBM, the LUWA, the COA, and the Congressman. The administrators of DBM and LUWA are appointed by the President -- it is their secret duty to share heir loot to the President or else they will be replaced by the Presidential Management Staff (PMS). When PNoy administrator started, Butch Abad is chief of DBM and his daughter Julia is chief of PMS -- now you see the connection. If you work as security guard on the entrance door of DBM, you will personally know all professional fixers, and Napoles is just one of the many. If you do the work of Napoles, you must have good PR (pang regalo). Napoles' work is called a BROKER, it is LEGAL, it is a career, it is part of the entire system, it is risky especially when there is change of administration because new administrators would always want their own relatives and friends to be the fixers in their offices. I don't know why Napoles becomes the center of public fury in this Pork Barrel issue.<br />
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In any government business process, if it is slow, professional fixers would always come in. Most of these fixers are fronts of the government officials who are slow in rendering the service. <br />
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There is a doctrine in wealth investment management that you should never put your money in one basket in order to reduce the risk. Legislative Pork Barrel is a very small fraction of the entire government fund and its discretion on project identification is allocated to 250 legislators (Senators and Congressman). So if you have 50 corrupt legislator who receives gratuity gifts (commission or kick back) for the projects they endorsed for funding, you only have 20% corruption rate. If you remove the Legislative Pork Barrel and put your money entirely in the discretionary fund of the President, you are risking 100% of your fund if the President is corrupt. <br />
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Pork barrel is also a good equalizer. It is a mechanism wherein people can avail of funds for their projects through their district representatives. <br />
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<hr />PLUG: The Philippine National Government would always make the size of the entire government and the size of population as an excuse of their inefficiency and futility. That's why we, MNLF, are here, and we want to separate from Philippines and establish Bnagsamoro Land (Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, Sabah) and a separate nation. I believe that a Bangsamoro Nation with 25 million population can serve its citizens more effectively compared to the Philippine Government that is already overwhelmed with 100 million citizens.<br />
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PORK BARREL is not good as it is now because it is just being used as the President's "treat" (cash, cars, and even sex) for the DBM and legislators who support his agenda. It is also unfair to concentrate the finger pointing to a small-time DBM fixer (like Napoles) because the people who really get the big shares of the kickback are those in DBM, the Departments who administer the bidding, resident COA staff in the Department, and the Legislator who endorses the project. Napoles is just a bagman, kickback negotiator, secret keeper, pimp, keeper of ill-gotten asset, and thereby front of the real crocodiles. <br />
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You might wonder why Napoles has so many luxurious cars and houses all over the world -- it is because she keeps these for the personal and confidential use of corrupt people in government whom she works for. Try checking the owner of the mansions, party house, private planes, helicopters, luxury cars, fueling stations, and even prostitution clubs that is being used by the politician -- they are all well hidden under the name of some corporations (like the corporation owned by Napoles) to avoid getting caught by lifestyle investigators. You can dig into it, but when you get to the point of knowing the broker of the real estate acquisition, STOP, because you will be facing an unsolvable mystery.<br />
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PORK BARREL is good in principle because it is an effective equalizer, provided it is regulated by a legislation that is guided by the principles of fairness, equality, and accountability; and its should be made mandatory for legislators to entertain and endorse worthwhile projects initiated by their constituents.<br />
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By the way, have you read the standard PDAF endorsement letter of a Senator or Congressman? It always says, "I am pleased to endorse Project X for funding under PDAF, subject to availability of funds and usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations".<br />
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QUESTION: Sir John, why is Sen Ping Lacson chosen as lead investigator for PDAF?<br />
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ANSWER: By professional background, he was a police investigator. He has no conflict of interest because he never used his PDAF when he was Senator. Most of all, he understands how it is like to be a fugitive of the law.<br />
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LOOKING BACK AT THE PAST PRESIDENTS<br />
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Si Fidel Ramos ang pinaka-unang nagpa-uso ng Pork Barrel. Ginamit niya etong pang incentive sa mga Legislators na susuporta sa mga Legislative Bills na pinu-push niya via Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC).<br />
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SA PANAHON NI ERAP merong Pork Barrel, pero restricted, ang pwede lang ay concrete infrastructure project sa rural areas where most of the poor lives. Mahigpit si DBM chief Benjamin Diokno at NEDA chief Philip Medalla noon, hindi pwede yang mga projects na waiting shed, maraming galit na corrupt na politicians. Kaya ayan, tingnan mo, pinagka-isahan nila si Erap, tanggal in 18 months. Diba kasama kayo sa pagpapa-alis kay Erap? <br />
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Simula kay Gloria hanggang ngayon kay PNoy, ang Pork ay ginagastos sa consumables, halos lahat post calamity dole outs (at malapit na eto gagastusin pang-bili ng condoms via RH Bill), walang trace kung papano ginamit, walang concrete na infra kang makikita. Binoto nyo si Gloria at si PNoy diba?Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-58793667674600806562013-07-26T17:09:00.002-07:002013-07-26T17:09:48.052-07:00Filipino, the inferior raceFilipinos - an inferior and corrupted race that is purely intended to be employees who will work for companies owned by foreigners, rely on foreign investments, and the rest work as household slaves in the modern era. This is the legacy of our elders.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-51358917969046006092013-07-16T06:56:00.001-07:002013-07-16T06:56:14.961-07:00Filipino -- a naturally corrupt race"License" is a matter of law. "Practice" is a matter of reality. In other countries, whatever you read in their laws is actually shown exactly in practice. But in the Philippines, what you can read in its laws is so opposite of what you observe in reality and practice. Philippines as a nation, and the Filipino people as a race is like a "corrupted" software, it functions differently with reference to its program (laws). This is the legacy of the outgoing (old) generation; and I'm getting mixed emotions already on whether we should push for reforms or just sway with the wind and consider corruption as natural part of the Filipino identity.Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058718223005151855.post-48836078453057158052013-06-23T17:13:00.000-07:002013-07-18T18:50:52.072-07:005yr tax grace period for start-up businesses in PHThe Philippines is the most stupid government I know, but its people can still redeem itself. In Philippines, they have economic zone concept where the government grants tax grace period to large FOREIGN-owned companies who want to do business in the country. The stupid policy is, there is no tax grace period for STRUGGLING START-UP businesses that are owned by it's very own citizens (Filipinos). That is why foreign companies in Philippines succeed at start-up period, but most small Filipino companies don't. <br />
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I am a Filipino, a struggling start-up professional, I want to start-up a SMALL new office and employ around four Filipinos. I want 5 year`tax grace period. <br />
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Pag foreign-owned companies na mag start-up sa economic zones, merong 5 year tax grace period. Bakit ako, Filipino, small business lang, bakit ako walang tax grace period? Maliliit nga ako pero marami ang katulad kong maliliit na negosyo, at sa dami namin eh marami kami ma employ pag makapag-simula kami ng magaan ang tax obligations namin. Five years lang naman hinihingi ko. Bakit ako at mga kapwa ko maliliit hindi mapagbigyan ng gobyerno?<br />
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Capital ba ka mo? Hindi lang naman foreigner ang merong capital. Meron din tayo dito mga Pilipino. I have P1Million to start up my new, small, purely Filipino owned, and purely Filipino-employed business. Pag mag start-up ako sa current set-up, 1/3 ng pera ko for the year ay kukunin lang ng gobyerno as buwis. So, mabigat. I need a tax grace period, kahit five years lang, hindi ako naghihingi ng sobra sa pabor na binibigay ng gobyerno sa mga foreigners. Gusto ko lang ng pantay, TAXES is a vital factor in competitiveness, I just want na level ang playing field.<br />
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Now, who do I speak in bahalf? I speak in behalf of ALL SMALL FILIPINO professionals and businessmen. Napaka-rami ng katulad ko.<br />
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Pag i-negosyo ko ang P1Million ko sa current set-up, malulugi lang kasi huhuthutin lang ng gobyerno. So, decision ko, itago ko na lang sa baul ang P1Million ko, buwan-buwan kukuha ako ng P10,000 pang gastos, aabot pa eto ng 100 months (more than 8 years).Rltr. John R. Petalcorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351282231301118967noreply@blogger.com