EDU V.S. BONGoloid

[Isuzoom]

Revilla, Manzano clash anew over raid


By Dona Pazzibugan, Bayani San Diego Jr.
Inquirer
Last updated 11:49pm (Mla time) 12/05/2007

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Close this MANILA, Philippines – Action star-turned-Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. yesterday blamed fellow actor and television host Edu Manzano for what he called a botched raid on a Makati City mall where pirated video and music discs were being sold.

Last Wednesday, Revilla, who chairs the Senate committee on public information and mass media, joined a team of Optical Media Board agents who raided the Makati Cinema Square on Chino Roces Avenue.

When the team got to the mall, however, most of the stalls were empty.

The OMB team was supposed to go to another pirated video discs “hot spot” in Quiapo, Manila, according to Revilla, but decided to cancel the operation.

“Chairman Manzano has a lot of explaining to do and it should start from his last-minute backing out from appearing in the raid. He said he was sick. It’s absurd that he had a quick recovery,” said Revilla in a statement.

Revilla was Manzano’s predecessor in the OMB which was previously called the Video Regulatory Board. The two had previously tangled over the OMB’s performance in raiding establishments or places where pirated music and film discs are sold.

The proliferation of pirated discs is being blamed for the huge losses suffered by the local movie and recording industries.

Revilla justified his participation in the raid, saying he was the chair of the joint congressional oversight committee on the OMB.

“He (Manzano) must know that there is an oversight committee. Was he embarrassed about the outcome of the operation that’s why he is reacting? I just said I was not satisfied,” said Revilla.

During his morning television show yesterday, Manzano defended himself, saying that Revilla’s participation in Wednesday’s raid was not properly coordinated with the OMB.

He added that when the senator arrived at the Makati Cinema Square, the raid was already over.

Manzano also denied that he backed out at the last minute because of an illness. “It was OMB Executive Director Rosendo Meneses who said that I was at the hospital, but I wasn’t sick. Later, I was at the OMB office, meeting with people and signing documents.”

He explained that he “didn’t agree to raid Quiapo because we only had 50 people. When Revilla was OMB head, he sent 200 people there.”

Of Revilla’s criticisms, Manzano asserted, “We are just doing our job. We are commended all over the world, except in our own country.”

[Isuzoom]

Sa narinig ko na interview sina Edu and Bongoloid....mayabang talaga magsalita si Bongoloid akala mo meron utak na senador....trabaho ba ng senador mag raid?....alam ba ni bongoloid ang trabaho ng isang senador?.....Performer ba si Edut?....if not...mag host na lang sya. ....Bahala kayo magpatayan kayo BWESET!!!

[ghosthunter]

I saw the news this morning. With those two clowns fighting, the only people laughing are the music and video pirates.

[shadow]

meron yata movie na ipapalabas yun chairman of the committee of silence from the senate sa MMFF this coming holidays.....so..there you go kung bakit biglang nag i-ingay siya...

[chua_riwap]

Yabang ni Bong........ Kala mo naman may ginawang maganda noong nasa OMB pa siya.

Parehas lang sila. Magsuntukan na lang kayo!

[chua_riwap]

Yabang ni Bong........ Kala mo naman may ginawang maganda noong nasa OMB pa siya.

Parehas lang sila. Magsuntukan na lang kayo!

[Altis6453]

VRB pa lang ata nung panahon ni Bong Revilla.

[Hanren]

Maniwala ka naman sa ipinaglalaban ni bong..parang true naman..

mas gugustuhin pa niyan na nasa TV o pelikula kesa magtabaho para sa bayan..

sayang lang binabayad nating tax sa mga ganyang klaseng senador..

[ghosthunter]

VRB pa lang ata nung panahon ni Bong Revilla.

Malaki ata kinita ni Bong sa VRB in the laser disc rental era. Dati kasi may "sticker" dapat yung lahat na laser disc na for rent. Each sticker costs P500 to P1000 depending on when you had it registered. Can you spell "kotong"?

[landlord]

May upcoming movie ata si Bong Gorilla eh kaya pumapapel. Sali na lang sila dun sa bakbakan ni Cesar Montano para magka alaman na. Pero si chairman martial arts judo, eh yung isa pang romansa lang ata.

[Isuzoom]

patayan na lang kayo....

[Galactus]

Drama lang yung away nila. Alam ko, magkaibigan naman yang mga yan eh.

Isang non-performer vs. pretender. Yan ang profile ng mga public servants dito sa atin...

[city_hunter]

Yabang ni Bong........ Kala mo naman may ginawang maganda noong nasa OMB pa siya.

Parehas lang sila. Magsuntukan na lang kayo!

Baka magdala sila ng stuntman. Ang akala nila sine ito e. Mga typical action stars kuno.

[VtEC]

dina kayo nasanay sa mga artista.ala kasi nagagawa si bongsky sa senado.para di masabing tiga taas lang sya ng kamay don kailangan nyang magpapansin na me ginagawa din sya kuno

[ineedmorehp]

anu ba nagawa ni bong? hahahaha!
imo, mukang madami pang nagawa nga si edu kesa kanya...

[Isuzoom]

next natin makita peace na and nagkukutuhan na ang mga unggoy na ito....of course si sen. junggoy nasa gitna.......bet?......500tcash

[Lucius]

Mag-Papaya dance na lang silang dalawa

[GlennSter]

dont mean to be OT...

but using "BONGOLOID" isnt really funny in any way. It is offensive to us who care for people who have Down's syndrome.

making slurs like that show what kind of person you are and what you think of other people.

[sboogie]

parehas lang silang pulpol

[1D4LV]

my take on this.... there is one such thing called as division of labor. one is a member of the legislative branch who makes laws, not implement them. the other is a member of the executive branch who implements them.

now guess who is not doing his job?

and yes, BR previously heads VRB, whose main responsibility is limited to videos (hence the name video regulatory board). EM's OMB covers software, audio, and video.