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PASTORAL LETTER

To:    People of God in Sorsogon, All Men and Women of Good Will and Faith
Re:    ON THE MOST RECENT FISH KILL IN RAPU-RAPU

Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!
The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: Never will I forget a thing they have done!       (Amos 8,4&7)

We, the Diocese of Sorsogon echo our common stand in one voice that the Lafayette mining operation in Rapu-Rapu Island be shut down permanently for the common good of the people of Bicol region. 

We fraternally support the stand and call of the Diocese of Legaspi on the most recent fish kill in the Rapu-Rapu Island.

On the morning of 28 October 2007, Sunday, the people in Brgy. Poblacion, Rapu-Rapu awoke to the sight and stench of dead fish everywhere littering their shores. Their shock and questions grew into gnawing anxiety, then into panic, as, in waves, they beheld their worst fears coming true.

That day and the days that followed, several people fell sick after eating fish and other food from the sea. With the health concerns, came the realization: they could not fish. Based from previous experience, full recovery of the fishing industry on the island would take several months. For the 70% of the island’s population whose livelihood is dependent on fishing, there could be no worse economic disaster than this. They could not bring home food from the sea. Soon they would have no more money left to buy food from elsewhere.

Several sacks of rice were distributed by the municipality. Food relief trickled in from the provincial government, the Church and non-government organizations (NGOs). But they seemed to be never enough – both the food and the justice they are seeking.

They blamed the Lafayette mine for unleashing yet another disaster upon them. It was not the first fish kill incident on this island. In 2005, despite repeated denials from the company, the Rapu-Rapu Fact-Finding Commission found Lafayette culpable of the mine spill that caused the fish kill and subsequent fish scare in nearby towns.

The mining company, in statements made by its representatives, denied culpability of the recent fish kill, claimed sabotage, called it a hoax, and even threatened to sue anyone suspected to be responsible for their proposed hoax.

A team from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) made initial investigation and concluded, among other things, that:

1.   The fish kill was limited only to Brgy. Poblacion, around 10 kilometers away from the mine site. Thus, it was too far away from the mine site.

2.   No fish kill happened in the shorelines of Brgys. Carogcog, Sta. Barbara, Malobago, Pagcolbon and Binosawan. The Brgy. Chairmen of these five barangays issued certifications to the non-existence of any fish kill in their areas.

3.   The quality of marine waters between the mine site and Brgy. Poblacion was found to be within DENR standards and showed no trace of cyanide contamination.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), which analyzed some fish kill samples, reported that the fish they had, died not of chemical contamination but probably because of strong sea currents.
The conclusions submitted by the DENR-EMB and BFAR practically absolved Lafayette of any link to the fish kill, undermined the extent of its damage to the community and to the island, and made it a non-issue to the national government.

However, the consultations with the people of Rapu-Rapu and concerned individuals and organizations, revealed certain information that prompts us to seriously question the methods and motives of these government agencies’ findings and Lafayette representatives’ denials.

1.     The fish kill was not limited to Brgy. Poblacion only. Cases of food poisoning took place not only in Brgy. Poblacion but in other barangays as well. Eyewitness accounts from the other five barangays testified to fish kill sightings in their areas, too. Several residents from Brgy. Binosawan even claimed that the fish kill started in their place as early as 26 October 2007. In one instance, a resident from Brgy. Carogcog, who was interviewed by a team from the EMB, also testified that he saw dead fish littering the shorelines of his barangay. This detail never found its way to the EMB report.

2.     The contention that Brgy. Poblacion is too far away from the mine site did not take into consideration the direction and speed of the wind and water current at the time of the fish kill. Seasoned fisherfolks and astute observers not only point out this fact, but also how the EMB conveniently took this fact aside.

3.     Is the quality of all marine and inland waters between Brgy. Poblacion and the mine site really well within DENR standards? Can this conclusion pass the scrutiny of credible independent scientific experts? Then as now, we have been receiving disturbing reports of researchers being harassed by barangay and private security personnel, and prevented from taking water and soil samples, or even pictures, near the mine site, even when the studies are being done outside company property.

4.     The BFAR theory of fish drowning in the strong sea currents and not of chemical contamination strains credulity not only at the first instance but especially when one takes into consideration the following:

a.     The sea has always been rough in these parts at this time of year. But the fish kill incidents only happened when the mining company started its operations. This appears to be a valid case of post hoc ergo propter hoc. It happened after it, therefore, it happened on account of it.

b.    Several residents of the island fell sick after eating fish and other sea food caught around the same time as the fish kill. A dog even died in Brgy. Poblacion after eating some dead fish by the seashore. If the food they ate did not contain some chemical contaminants, could strong sea currents then induce the fish and crustaceans to produce toxins in their body?

            The ultimate measure of the reality and extent of the damage of the fish kill lies in its effect on the people. Most of the island’s residents are poor and dependent on fishing. Now their existence has been made even more precarious. They worry about their food for the day, their health, their livelihood and their uncertain future. A 73-year old resident cried out in the vernacular: “Fish is our life! Kill them at the sea, and you kill us here living on dry land!”

            They feel betrayed by the authorities who, they see, not only failed to protect them, in favor of the powerful, but still managed to publicly question their misery. Their voices and reactions speak in so many ways of anger and desperation. A woman recounted how her fears crept into her dreams; she dreamt of seeing her elderly father eating his fish net for lack of food.

            As Pastors, it pains us to see so much suffering, especially suffering caused by man’s inhumanity to man and to the environment. Our response, as members of the One Body of Christ, should be to help alleviate their suffering and find ways so it would not happen again.

1.     We strongly support the move by the Sangguniang Bayan of Rapu-Rapu to finally declare a State of Emergency on the island, in order to facilitate the granting of financial and food assistance from government and international funding institutions.

2.     We enjoin our faithful in the parishes, schools and ecclesial communities to organize relief efforts for the people of Rapu-Rapu. Our Diocesan Social Action Center will coordinate the relief operations.

3.     We condemn the violence, harassment and illegal detentions which have been the response of certain local authorities to the peaceful protest gatherings which the people of Rapu-Rapu have been regularly staging ever since the most recent fish kill happened.

4.     We appeal to our government officials to conduct thorough investigations and public hearings on the fish kill, even as we reiterate our position that Rapu-Rapu island is not suitable for large-scale mining and that the most just and proper response is the closure of the Lafayette mine.

5.     We ask our faithful and all concerned citizens to join this call by supporting a signature campaign which will be addressed to our leaders, policy makers, and other concerned individuals and institutions.

As Pastors, it is our duty to teach and remind our faithful, and all men and women of good will, of certain moral imperatives to this case that are important in the formation of our individual consciences.

1.     Stewardship of God’s creation is everybody’s responsibility. God’s offer to subdue the earth is not a license to wantonly exploit it but a charge to take care of it so everybody, including future generations, may benefit from its bounty. Stewardship has no room for apathy and indifference in the face of very real threats to the environment and to the lives and livelihood of the poor. All of us, thus, are environmentalists by divine vocation.

2.     Truth-telling is necessary for genuine development to happen. Truth-telling is crucial to the promotion of justice. Social justice, in turn, is the foundation of any program that seeks to achieve sustainable development, genuine prosperity and lasting peace. The issue of mining in Rapu-Rapu has unfortunately been marred by assertion of half-truths, suppression of evidence, corruption of witnesses, harassment of truth-seekers, manipulation of scientific data and plain deception.

Those who know the truth but speak and act otherwise, either by invoking official documents that lie or succumbing to the influence of unscrupulous superiors or lobbyists, are guilty of being party to the cause of the suffering of the people of Rapu-Rapu.

3.     Public office is at the service of the people. Any public official who considers his personal interests, or the confidence and predispositions of his political patrons or foreign investors, above the rights and wellbeing of his constituents, especially the poor, has misguided priorities and misplaced loyalty. He may, for some time, escape accountability from the people, but never from God. For the highest sovereign in a democracy is not the people, it is God.

As Pastors, we join ourselves with the aspirations and labors of the people of Rapu-Rapu, and all men and women who are committed to the protection of the environment and of the poor. Though we may feel the hardship of our task at hand, yet we do not lose hope for God is with us.

Let us continue to pray with greater fervor the Oratio Imperata, our Prayer for Deliverance against Calamities – natural and man-made.  For God is not deaf to our cries and blind to our afflictions.

The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it does not rest
till it reaches its goal, nor will it withdraw till the Most High responds, judges justly and affirms the right. God indeed will not delay, and like a warrior, will not be still till he breaks the backs of the merciless and wreaks vengeance upon the proud;  till he destroys the haughty root and branch, and smashes the scepter of the wicked; till he requites mankind according to its deeds, and repays men according to their thoughts;  till he defends the cause of his people, and gladdens them by his mercy. (Sirach 35:17-24)
                                                                                                Sincerely in His service,
                                                                                    
(signed) +MOST REV. ARTURO M. BASTES, SVD, DD
Bishop of Sorsogon
(Signed by the Presbyterium of the Diocese of Sorsogon)

anuman ang sabihing buladas ng malakanyang at ng ilang nagdudunung dunungang komentarista, hindi maitatatwang TAGUMPAY ang pambansang tigil pasada ng PISTON at ng mamamayan. Dito sa bikol 95 hanggang 98 posrsyento ang tantya di lamang ng CONDOR-PISTON kundi pati ng media at ng LTFRB mismo sa isang pahayag.

Napilitian namang magbigay ng pahayag si Angelo Reyes na hindi na mag uumento ang presyo ng langis hanggang matapos ang taon. Sabi naman ng mga LPG marketers mag roroll back sila ng piso/kilo sa mga produkto nila. Sa senado nag pasa na ng resolusyon si Mar Roxas ng tanggalin ang VAT sa petrolyo, samantalang tuloy ang pakikipag gitgitan ng mga makabayang sectoral representatives natin sa kongreso upang tanggalin ang pahirap na oil deregulation law at ang RVAT.

Anu kaya ang mangyayari kung walang welga? siguro patuloy lang tauyong uutuin ng tatlong dambuhalang kartel ng langis. Siguro lalakas pa ang loob nila kasap[akat ang gubyernong "babying baby ang trato hinaypak na oil companies na ito!

Makatarungang ang Pagwewelga ng mga Tsuper, sa hirap ng buhay at sa harap ng mga panggagansto ng gubyerno at mga corporasyon ng langis, mga patay na lamang ang di dumaraing. Ito ay epektibong porma up[ang iprotesta ang mga kabulukan at ipakita ang militante at nagkakaisang lakas ng sektor ng transportasyon( take note militante..ewww sa mga taga fejopdap, pasangmasda,pcdo-acto, imboa at marami pang mga grouplets…magsama sama kayo zeny maranan, de luna at yung laos na singer na si…sino na nga yun..laos na nga! mga walang pakinabang… di pa ba npupudpud ang dila nyo sa paghimod ng pwet ng angelo reyes, thomson lantion at ni gloria? (kaya di manalo nalo sa parylist!))

laban ng buong sambayan ang laban ng mga tsuper, kayat ang kanilang welga ay naging welga rin ng mamamayan, alam kong bagamat nahirapan ang marami sa pagparoot pagparito naalam nilat naiintindihan ang mga aksyon ng kapatid nating tsuper. sa tinambayan ko ngang tipunan ng mga welgista nakakatuwang tignan na nag aabot pa ng konting halaga o kayay pagkain ang marami. GAGAP nila ang pakikibaka, gagap nilang ang naisin ng mga tsuper ay kabutihan ng mas nakakarami…

SA MGA TSUPER-HEROES NG BAYAN…SALAMAT SA INYONG SAKRIPISYO! MABUHAY PO KAYO! MABUHAY ANG NAKIKIBAKANG MAMAMAYAN!

*RE-POST OF TONYO CRUZ’ BLOG

Lessons from PISTON’s successful jeepney strike

By tonyo | December 13, 2007

The transport strike is a success, despite the Arroyo government’s claims that it did not affect anything. The MMDA suspended color-coding and provided free rides to stranded commuters.

In Davao, three out of every four jeepneys did not ply their routes.

Jeepney drivers in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities also joined the strike. Also in Iloilo and Aklan, and in Baguio, Calabarzon and Bicol.

What do jeepney drivers want? Not heaven. They don’t want immense wealth. They don’t want fancy cars.

They are actually fighting for everyone’s welfare on the issue of relentless oil price hikes. Jeepney drivers and just about everyone have been affected by these increases, and the Arroyo government has not done anything to check the price hikes. The government just always gives the lame excuse about the world market determining the final pump price, and that the industry is deregulated — meaning that the government won’t intervene.

Lame excuses really because the government has the mandate to check whether oil companies are gouging consumers, including jeepney drivers, in the price hikes. We have yet to be informed by the government whether the increases are warranted. Moreover, nothing stops the government from reacquiring Petron,  establishing centralized oil procurement (so we won’t depend 100% on overpriced oil products from Shell, Petron and Caltex) and other stuff. The government just wants to sit down and relax, the same things the oil cartel owners do everyday while all of us endure an endless wave of price hikes.

Congress should also seriously consider some proposals on how to address the problem.

Yes, many were inconvenienced by the strike, that we must all admit. But that is a small price to pay for making the entire nation take note of the kadusta-dustang sitwasyon of jeepney drivers, the runaway prices of oil, and the government’s incompetence.

Buti pa ang jeepney drivers, umaangal para sa lahat.

Noong Nob 30, araw ng dakilang lider ng rebolusyong pilipino: Andres Bonifacio, idineklara ng mga multi sektoral na mga samahan na araw din ng Pagtakwil sa isang Bangkaroteng Gubyerno ni GMA,

Bagamat isang araw bago ang naka iskedyul na martsa protesta ay nanggulat ang grupo nina sen trillanes ng mag walk out sila sa hearing ng kanilang kaso at itake over ang isang high-end hotel sa makati…. nakakawindang ang mga sumunod na pangyayayri.Kinundena nila ang morally bankcrupt na pamahalaan ni gma, ang garapalang nakawan at suhulan at ang di maampat ampat na pagpaslang sa mga aktibista. Binira rin nila ang pag gamit sa militar sa mga illegal na aktibidad ng pamahalaan.Nanawagan silang magtipon tipon ang mga tao at mag lunsad ng panibagong people power, pero walang dumating, kung meron man kakaunti para makasindak kay gloria. Matapos ang ilang oras ay tapos na ang lahat, nasupil ang muling pag aaklas ni sen trillanes.

Kinagabihay nag text saken ang isang kaibigan, anu daw opinyun ko sa nang yare, kako simple lang: ang mga tao hindi ang mga bagay ang mapag pasya, ang anumang pagkilos para sa bagbabago ay parating dapat pinapahalagahan ang papel ng masa at ng sambayanan. Sa nangyare kay sen trillanes, tama ang kanyang mga panawagan pero walang masa component. Although sabi ko pa sa kanya, di nito ibig sabihing mahal na ng mga tao si gloria, maling mali ang ganung assumption.

Noong araw ng mismo ng a trenta may lakad ako sa makati, kaso nasa shaw pa lang ako nag text ang kaibigan ko, may emergency day syang lakad. Badtrip. Sakto namang nag text ang kaibigan ko, asking kung gusto ko daw sumama sa isang inter faith prayer worship sa may san cruz church kako SURE.

Nagsimula ang panalanging bayan at ang repleksyon sa magandang balita ugnay sa kasalukuyang mga pangyayari. Pinaalab pa ito ng pag kanta ng Pagibig sa tinubuang lupa, isang tula ng birthday boy na si ka andres. Matapos yun ay nag wika ang pari na sasama kami sa malawak ng pormasyon sa liwasan bilang pagkundena sa Bulok ng pamamahala ni gma. high na high ako nun, sa wakas makakapag martsa muli…sa wakas sa piling muli ng mamamayan…

Di ko inakalang ganun karami ang pupunta, puno ang buong liwasan, ito siguro ang patunay na di takot kay GMA ang taongbayan. Matapos ang maikling programa sa liwasang bonifacio… biglang dumagundong ang isang sigaw MENDIOLA…MENDIOLA…nalunod ang buong liwasan ng sabay sabay na sumigaw ang mga tao..mediola mendiola….Sigaw ng masa! Patalsikin si Gloria… inihanda ang hanay sa pag mamartsa muli… sinakop ang isang lane ng daan..pero instead na ma badtrip makikita mo ang pakikiisa ng mga natrapik na drayber at pasahero, may pumapalakpak, may sumisigaw ng ayos, may nag thuthumbs up, nakasalubong pa kami ng mga bombero na nag pawangwang habang nagthuthumbsup ang mga ito. nakakawala ng pagod, diko ramdam ang init… init ng militansya at ng pakikiisa ang nararamdaman ko…dumaan kami sa may avenida, sa may appliance store na nooy nag papa sounds ng kanya ng sex bomb,pinahinto ang tugtug ng may ari, kinuha ang mikropono at sumigaw; patalsikin na natin si gloria, tama yang ginagawa nyo.. hiyawan ang mga tao… Mejo paos na ako sa kasisigaw ng: Ang taong Simbahan… ngayon ay Lumalaban… sumegue ako sandali para bumili ng candy at inumin, kako sa aleng nag lalako ale pabili ng candy at isang maliit ng mineral.. inabot saken ang kendi at tubig ng nakangiti, ng iaabot ko na ng bayad..tinanggihan nya, pinilit ko kako bayad ko po ito,,, sabi nya noy wag nag, sumusuporta ako sa inyo, katunayan ang laki ng tulong nyo sa taongbayan kahit jan man lang makabawi ako..di kasi ako makakasama sa martsa… natigilan ako sandali, di ko alam kung sa hiya, sa kasiyahan o halo halo nang emosyon, na blangko talaga ako, si manang pa ang nag sabing nag sisimula na ulit ang martsa at baka maiwan ako….grabeng nagpasalamat ako at kumaway paalis.

Matagumpay sa kabuuan ang naging martsa, bagamat hinarang na sa recto pa lamang( pakshet ka mayor LIM liar), naipakita ng mamamayan na kahit anu pa ang gawing panunupil ni Gloria, mapa martial law man yan o Curfew, hindi tayo mag papatinag hanggang di sya nakakaladkad sa kangkungan ng kasaysayan.

Sa anumang pagkilos ang masa ang magpapasya.. sabi nga ng wikain sa liturhiyang sa santa cruz church… panginoong mapagmahal… lingapin mo ang sambayanan sa paglikha nila ng bagong yugto ng kasaysayan….

At ang mga katulad ni manang ang magbabago ng kasaysayan… manapa’y alam kong sa malaoy sasama at magiging aktibo din syang kikilos sa pag tatamo nito……..

ang nasa ibaba ay kopya ng blog ni vencer crisistomo, chairperson ng grupong League of Filipino Students. Ito ay tumatalakay sa isyung kung hindi man nakakasulasok ay nakakadismaya: ang National Press Club, ang pinakamalaking samahan ng mga mamamahayag sa Pilipinas na mayroong tradisyon ng pagbabandila at pagtatangol sa kalayaang ng pamamahayag ay nakakaladkad ngayon sa isang isyu: ang pag CENSURE at pagmamanipula ng isang likhang sining-mural para lamang maging kalugod lugod ito sa panauhing pandangal ng NPC sa isang pagtitipon ito. Narito ang ilang sa mga binago at pinalitang imahe:

Update: This inquirer headline story reports that the NPC admitted to having the mural altered for its "political" message.

As it turned out, President Arroyo unveiled the mural, and due to the criticisms of some PSG men, the NPC leadership ordered the modification.

This is utterly stupid and outrageous. Inquirer story here.

From zumel.com:

We were shocked to be informed by one of their board of directors that changes were made in the mural without our knowledge.

Changes include:

1) The erasure of a big portion of the newspaper held by the central figure, containing the statement of the International Federation of Journalists regarding the perceived effects of the anti-terror law on press freedom, and replaced by a hideous bird-monster in a cage;

2) The alteration of the headline of the newspaper Jose Rizal is holding from "Press Freedom Fighter’s Son Abducted" to "Press Freedom Fight Is On" and the defacement of Jonas and Edith Burgos’s pictures as well as the erasure of Jonas’s name;

3) The change of the tattoo on Andres Bonifacio’s left arm from the alibata "K" to a sappy red heart pierced by an arrow;

4) The erasure of the name of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines from the banners of the rallyists;

5) The lengthening of the hair and beard of the figure identified as academician-columnist Prof. Randy David beside columnist Conrad de Quiros;

6) The addition of beard and mustache and the change of hair color from white to black of the pugo and balut vendor identified as columnist and Martial Law detainee Juan Mercado.

We believe that the abovementioned alterations were made by some unidentified artist/s with the authorization and consent of the NPC leadership (even with their disavowal of responsibility, considering that the mural was within their premises). We rail against these modifications not only because of the slipshod work and poor artistry but more so because of the censorship that is clearly at work here.

See the whole, unaltered mural here.

===moral lesson: lecheng Gloria talaga ito, praning na praning na, pati Mural pinatos. Dito nakikita na tulad ng sinabi nya noong Disyembre 2003, sa harap ng Dambana ni Rizal, sya ang ugat ng pagkakahati hati ng bansa. Totoo nga sa isang napaka unprecedented na panahon, si Gloria ang isang Lider na nakapanghati ng mga instistusyon at ng sambayanan sa pangkalahatan. Panghuli, dito napapatunayang ang SINING ay isang makapangyarihang behikulo ng pagpapahayag, hindi man nito lubusang mapatalsik ang isang ilehitimong lider o ang isang masamang gubyerno, nananatiling makapangyarihan ang sining sa pagmumulat at edukasyon ng mamamayan, kaya naman ang mga ilehitimong lider at masasamang rihemen at nangangatog ang tuhod sa mga mensahe ng isang mapagpalayang likhang-sining…..

“Okay, before we go any further, can I check those diplomas? Because I would just like to make sure they are not from some med school in the Philippines."–desperate housewives

Ilang araw na ring pinag uusapan ang isyung ito, at siguro ngay dapat ko na ring talakayin para sa mangilan ngilang may pasensyang magbasa ng blog na ito( kung meron man).

Nakakagalit at lubhang nakakinsulto ito para sa akin. Hindi lamang dahil nilahat na ng statement na yun na tila baga alang ka kwenta kwenta ang mga eskuwelahang pangmedisina sa bansa, kundi dahil din sa pinagkakalat nitong palagay na alang ka kwenta kwenta din ang ating mga duktor at mga manggagawang pangkalusugan (personalan nato…ako bilang nurse)

Tama lamang ang ginawang pagtambol ng protestsa ng mga kinauukulan at hingin ang paumanhin ng istasyong gumagawa ng palabas na iyon.

Sa mga nagsasabing masyado tayong balat sibuyas–nirerespeto ko rin ang pananaw nila bagamat nais kong ipaalala na sa harap ng kaliwat kanang iskandalong ginagawa ng mga nasa katungkulan natin hindi na kaya ng lahing pilipino ang isa pang pangaaglahi.

Gayunpaman, kaipokritohang manawagan ang MALAKANYANG ng protesta sa nasabing isyu, sila ang pinakahuli kong iisipin mag protesta, di bat sila ang numero unong sumisira sa imahen ng bansang ito. Sa corruption index ng Transparency International: isa tayo sa mga nangungunang bansang talamak sa kurapsyon( obvious naman), sa latest SWS survey: 21 porsyento ng mamamayan ay nakakaranas ng gutom mas tumaas ito sa 19 percent noong lamang pebrero,Nagpahayag din ng pagkabahala ang Amnesty International, HumanRightsWatch at iba pang Human rights Bodies sa Di ma ampat ampat na pagpaslang sa mga mamamahayag at aktibista na ang tinuturong gumagawa ay ispesyal na DEATH SQUAD NG AFP at PNP, at syempre di bat nakakahiya ding may isang ambisyosa, kapit tuko at lasing sa kapangyarihang babae na nagpapanggap pa rin hangang sa ngayong sya ang pangulo? dagdagan pa ng asawang nyang ubod ng switik at kapawa nya magnanakaw.Sila ang nagdadagdag ng kahihiyan sa ating lahi, at alam na alam ito ng boung mundo, kung meron mang dapat iprotesta ng mas matindi ay ang mga ito.

Panghuli, GAGO AT WALANG ALAM ang mga scripwriter at mga gumagawa ng palabas na desperate houswives! Hindi nila alam ang paghihirap ng mga mangagawang pangkalusugan para lamang makapagtapos sa pagaaral sa harap ng isang deregulisado at komersyalisadong sistema ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas. hindi lang nila alam kung paano araw araw na nakikibaka ang mga mangagawang pangkalusugang naglilingkod sa mga komunidad at nangagamot ng kulang kulang ang gamit,walang sapat na suplay ng gamot at walang tamang kumpensasyon mula sa pamahalaan. AYON NGA SA ISANG PAGAARAL NG ibon FOUNDATION, 39 CENTEMOS kada pilipino lamang ang ginugugol ng ating mahal na pamahalaan para sa kalusugan ng bawat isang PINOY–hindi sila mula sa SOME MEDICAL SCHOOLS in the PHILIPPINES, sila ay mga bayani!

Hindi rin nila alam na ang mga duktor at narses na nagsisilbi sa kanilang mga amerikano at banyaga ang pinakamagagaling na anak ng lahing ito na dahil sa hirap ng buhay at kasalatan ng uportunidad sa bansa ay napipilitang mangibang bayan. Kaya may karapatan akong magalit na turingang FROM SOME MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES lamang ang ating mga duktor at mangagagwang pangkalusugan……. bakit si GLORIA, nakaklase pa si Bill Clinton sa isang pamosong eskuwelahan sa ESTADOS UNIDOS, magaling ba sya all she do is screw our lives… tinimbang na sya ng kasaysayan.. tsk tsk mukhang she just came from some university in america..and shes found to be wanting……

Last na hirit…may mga panawagang iboycot ang desperate housewives, siguro wag na.. well di naman ako tagasubaybay on the first place, pero anu ba naman ang papanoorin sa isang show na ang tinatalakay ay ang buahy ng apat na malilibog na matronang tila baga lalaki lamang ang bumubuhay sa kanila… ang bababaw.

MABUHAY ANG MGA MANGAGAWANG PANGKALUSUGAN!

MABUHAY ANG MGA MANGAGAGWA!

Pinasabog na ni joey de venecia, anak ni speaker jose de venecia ang BOMBA! Sa hearing ng blue ribbon committee kaninang umaga,pinangalanan na niya ang "mystery man" na umanoy kakuntsaba ni COMELEC Chairman Abalos sa pangungumbinse sa kanyang umatras na sa bidding upang makuha na ng ZTE Corporation ang mabantot na proyektong National broadband Network Project. Ayon sa blind item ay "malaking taong, malapit sa malakanyang bagamat hindi sya upisyal ng pamahalaan" walang iba kundi si Mike Arroyo! (ngek masyadong literal, BIG MAN nga) Malayo pa ang tatakbuhin ng usapin tungkol sa ZTE broadband deal, ang tiyak lamang dito ay una: isa na naman itong black eye sa pinangangalandakang gyerang nilulunsad ni Gloria laban sa kurapsyon, ikalawa interesante ang isyung ito sapagkat anak ng isang matalik na kaalyado sa kongreso ang bumangga sa asawa at mga tauhan ni gloria. alam naman nating hindi maiusad usad ang Impeachment laban kay GMA ay dahil kontrolado ng koalisyong pinamumunuan ni JDV ang mababang kapulungan. Pagmagkataon magkakasubukan sina JDV at GMA. kung sino ang mapapatalsik Abanagan…Pangatlo: May mga tao talagang iniinternalize ang kantang DI NA NATUTO, di pa kanuntento sa jose pidal accounts,pati broadband pinatos pa, grabe naman,kaya pala inatake de corazon eh grabe ang katakawan! at number four: ang CONJUGAL KLEPTOCRACY na ito ay magwawakas din . Pasasaan ba’t kakaladkarin din sila ng sambayanan sa kangkungan ng kasaysayan.

anayway kanina ay sinabi din ni joey de venecia na binantaan ni abalos na gagawan siya ng masama, sinabi pa umano ni abalos na bantay sarado nito ang bawat galaw ni de venecia dahil wina wire tap nya umano ito at inalok pa si de venecia ng transcript.—ngayong hapon lumabas ang RECORDED CONVERSATION  at TRANSCRIPT ng mag amang DE VENECIA, sa DZMM. Dito’y mapapansing wari bagay kinukumbinse ni JDV ang anak na maghinayhinay, subalit maririnig ang matatag na paninindigan ng anak na si joey.Narito ang Transcript:

JDV
It’s not time to make a change,
Just relax, take it easy.
You’re still young, that’s your fault,
There’s so much you have to know.
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, i am old, but i’m happy.(masaya ang mokong sa staus quo, mula sa behest loans kay marcos hanggang sa mga pabor nya kay gloria swak si mickey mouse)

I was once like you are now, and i know that it’s not easy,
To be calm when you’ve found something going on.(gaya ng whats going on ryt now sa ZTE at iba pang anomalya)
But take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you’ve got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.(pagnapaginitan tayo anak malalaglag ako sa pwesto at baka mamobre tayo…isipin mo yun)

JOEY
How can i try to explain, when i do he turns away again.
It’s always been the same, same old story.
From the moment i could talk i was ordered to listen.
Now there’s a way and i know that i have to go away.
I know i have to go.(he has to go to the senate, leche an sakit nga naman sa pride nun, biruin mong duru durin ka ng isang mukhang baboy gaya ni mike para paatrasin ka s abidding..ouch!)

JDV
It’s not time to make a change,(kahit gusto ko ng charter change)
Just sit down, take it slowly.
You’re still young, that’s your fault,
There’s so much you have to go through.(learn the craft anak, sa mundo ng pulitika at panggaganch este negosyo, gamitan lang yan at gulangan)
Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.
Look at me, i am old, but i’m happy.(gayahin mo kaming mga trapong tongresman, mukhang mga buwaya pero an daming chiks, pera pera lang yan)
(son– away away away, i know i have to
Make this decision alone - no)
JOEY
All the times that i cried, keeping all the things i knew inside,(buti pa si joey nababagabag, si abalos,mike arroyo et al kaya nakakatulog pa?)
It’s hard, but it’s harder to ignore it.
If they were right, i’d agree, but it’s them you know not me.
Now there’s a way and i know that i have to go away.
I know i have to go.
(father– stay stay stay, why must you go and
Make this decision alone?)(at hindi na nga napigil ni JDV si joey sa pagtestigo sa laban sa mga KUMPARE nito….abangan ang susunod na kabanata..

ps..pakinggan nyo na lamang sa ibang site ung audio nito ha,di ko kasi ma imbed.

THERE’S THE RUB
Let’s join the NPA

By Conrado de Quiros
Inquirer

Army chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Tolentino says Jonas Burgos is really a member of the New People’s Army (NPA). He belongs to the NPA Front Committee 2 based in Bulacan province.

Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres, spokesperson of the Army, corroborates: “When we looked at his background, we found sufficient reasons to believe, from documents and witnesses, that he has links with the NPA.”

What makes these statements the most idiotic things in the world?

First off, we have only the word of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly the incredibly named Intelligence Service of the AFP, headed by someone called the “Emperor” — unlike Nero, he doesn’t fiddle while Rome burns, he flings P500 bills during Christmas parties while people die — that this is so. They can always say that Burgos is/was a member of the Abu Sayyaf Front Committee 3 1/2 based in Culi-Culi, or worse the Commission on Elections Front Commission 200 Percent based in Maguindanao province, and trot out all sorts of witnesses to prove it (in these days of high prices and high taxes they go for a dime a dozen), and none will be the wiser. At least no one can challenge it, and if they wanted to whom do they take their challenge to?

All this proves in fact is that as far as intelligence goes, we are completely at the mercy of these idiots.

Indeed, more than that, all it proves is that in this country, we do not only give the powers of judge, jury and executioner to the accuser, we give them to the accused. It was so when Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo stood accused of stealing the vote: She judged herself innocent, ruled that the politics of hate was to blame, and punished herself by continuing to rule. And it is so now that the military stands accused of murdering Burgos: They have judged themselves innocent, ruled that Burgos was to blame, and punished themselves by being free to murder some more — in more ways than one. It would be funny except that in this country, when you say that the accused has the powers of judge, jury and executioner, the executioner tends to be literal.

Still more than that, all it proves is that in lieu of relentlessly ferreting out wrongdoers, government ruthlessly stamps out witnesses. It was so then when Brig. Gen. Francisco Gudani and Col. Alexander Balutan were court-martialed for offering testimony that Arroyo cheated. It is so now when prosecutor Manny Velasco was sacked for offering to prosecute several of “Emperor’s” men for the crime. This is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth as told by them, the lot of them, and no one but them.

Second off, as Burgos’ kin and friends have pointed out, even if Jonas were NPA, what of it? Last they looked, there was no law that said a suspected NPA may be abducted and made to disappear, possibly forever. Last they looked, the law said citizens were presumed innocent until proven guilty.

What makes Tolentino’s and Torres’ statements especially dangerous, apart from idiotic, are the use of the word “front.” That makes political activists, party-list members, ex-detainees, NGO workers, Marxists, leftists, socialists, utopian idealists, reformists, reaffirmists, rejectionists, dead-serious materialists, cockeyed optimists, Rastafarians, and anyone wearing anything red or any hue thereof in any rally, forum, or family reunion an NPA. For which the punishment is death.

That is not something that could happen, that is something that is happening. Look at the number of the dead, among them kids barely able to have their first loves, and weep. They are NPA? With the antiterror law, expect the lines between armed and unarmed, dissenter and combatant, NPA and activist, to get more blurred and the body count to get more plentiful.

Last, and most importantly, well, Tolentino and Torres should really be commended — by the NPA. They have just become the second and third best recruiters for them (Arroyo remains No. 1). If the NPA had decided to buy a full page in the Inquirer and made a pitch to add to their ranks, they couldn’t have done a better job.

We know that Jonas’ father, Joe, was also called a communist during Marcos’ time. For publishing the newspaper Malaya — no publication during his watch could have been better named — and for daring to come out with stories that revealed Ferdinand Marcos’ medals to be fake, Joe Burgos was tagged a communist by Marcos’ military. For which the punishment was death, and which would have been carried out had not God or Edsa People Power intervened. For helping to improve the lot of fellow farmers — no one has been a better son to his father — and for daring to join others in exposing Arroyo’s presidency as fake, Jonas Burgos has been tagged a communist by the dictator’s military. For which the punishment has been death — alas, without God or Juan de la Cruz to stay its hand.

If all this has any lesson to impart, it is simply this: When this country starts calling too many people NPA, it does not have too many NPA, it has only one dictator.

Joe Burgos went on to reap not just the gratefulness of his nation but the appreciation of the world. He became one of the world’s top 100 journalists when the world celebrated the end of the last century — and second millennium — in 2000. Jonas Burgos may not reach such spectacular heights, but I do know he will go on to reap the gratefulness of the farmers he tried to help and the appreciation of the nation he served so well and proudly when this evil is over and justice — no, sanity — is restored to it. One day, he will, if posthumously, have a medal pinned to his chest, worth more than even the Medal of Honor they give to soldiers who go over and beyond the call of duty. He has wrought by far the more heroic deed. He has shown a willingness not just to die for democracy but to live for it.

Jonas Burgos is an NPA? Then by God, by Allah, and by Marx, let us all join the NPA.

Naghahanap ako ng magadang pampatulog na kanta sa youtube..dahil sa insomia na ata etong nararanasan ko. kako baka makatulong..di sinasadyang nakita ko ang video na ito ng bandang U2, naintriga ako sa titulo at matapos ko itong marinig ay hindi ako nag sisi, un nga lang di ako nakatulog, na agit ako lalo…given the fact na noong nakaraang linggo lamang isa na namang aktibista ang dinukot at mag pasa hanggang ngayoy di pa inilulutang. Sya ay si "jay-jay" Burgos, anak ng yumaong bayaning manunulat at human rights advocate na si Joe Burgos. Si jay jay ay dinukot sa loob ng ever Gotesco Mall sa harap ng maraming tao…ang tanging naisigaw na lamang ni jay jay ay: AKTIBISTA LANG AKO…. at syay tinangay na. Sino pa ba ang gagawa ng ganitong mga bagay? di na kataka taka, ang Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Bulakan na pamrobinsyang pormasyon ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng pilipinas ay matagal ng mainit sa mata ng AFP. Isa pa ay ang napatunayan ng gawain talaga ng militar ang mandukot ng mga sibilyan at aktibista tulad ng ginawa nila sa Tagaytag5 at sa mga myembro n tinaguriang UMDJ5 na pawang mga tagsuporta ni Joseph Estrada.

humagulgul ako sa kakaiyak habang nagsasalita ang mga nanay ng mga taong dinukot at hindi na muling nakita pa doon sa CHILE noong panahon ng Diktador na si Pinochet. walang pinag iba sa pisikal at emosyonal na tortyur na pinagdaraanan ng mga kaanak at mahal sa buhay mga biktima ng sapilitang pagkawala at pagdkot.. nariyan sina Nanay Erlinda at Conception..mga ina nina Sherylyn Cadapan at Karen Empeno-dinukot habang nakikipamuhay sa mga magsasaka ng Bulakan para sa isang thesis completion, si Nanay Elizabeth-inat asawa ng mag amang Calubad na dinukot ng mga armadong lalaki sa quezon. sila at marami pang mga Ina, Ama, Kapatid at nagmamahal na sa araw araw na ginawa ng Diyos ay nag iisip kung buhay pa ang kanilang mga sinisinta.Ang bigat ng kanilang dinadala, at saludo ako s akanilang katatagan…may pag asa pa rin kait papano na sa andang huli’y lulutang ang mga nawawala, bagamat nariyan ang realidad na posibleng silay di na matagpuan. isa lamang ang mahalaga: sabi nga ni Nanay Erlinda sa isang pagtitipon: "…NAWALA MAN KAYO, KAMI ANG MAGPAPATULOY NG INYONG SINIMULAN…NG INYONG LABAN…."

tignan nyo na lang sa media box ko ang video ng U2..