2016 Presidential Election

[macsd]

Hi macsd, anomalous does not necessarily mean illegal. The MRT contract is anomalous in the sense that it puts the Philippine government and the Filipino people in a terrible disadvantage. I say this because MRTC (the owners of the MRT) is guaranteed a 15% dollar-denominated return for the next 25 years. I'm sure you're familiar with investments, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a deal as good as MRTC's deal with the government.

I'm also quite disturbed with your understanding of the entire MRT situation. I would recommend for you to read this article: On a clear day you can see the MRT | The Society of Honor by Joe America. It's quite lengthy and a bit technical, but I'm sure that you're smart enough to understand it.

A few key points to answer your post directly:
- It is not the government that is directly responsible for bidding out and finding a suitable maintenance contractor for the MRT. That's MRTC's job. The government just pays.

- Sumitomo had been screwing up the maintenance of the MRT as early as 2005. Yet, they were renewed 4 times by MRTC, charging higher fees each time.

- It came to a point where Sumitomo's service was so poor (no spare parts, had to cannibalize parts from other trains, counterfeit replacements) and they were charging so high, that the government had to step in because MRTC wasn't doing their job (ensuring the MRT is maintained properly).

- An emergency bidding was called (because a normal bidding would take 6 months to a year, and you can't stop MRT operations for that long) and this was when PH Trams/CB&T came in. While PH Trams was a new company without the size and scale to maintain the MRT, CB&T has actually been in the business for a long time, and has been responsible for the maintenance of LRT1.

- PH Trams was found to have ties with Vitangcol, which is why he was sacked and is now facing graft charges.

Bottomline: The MRT deal was so one-sided, and MRTC has been doing a very poor job of running and maintaining the MRT, that the government had to step in and correct the issue. They are now looking to buy out the contract so that the government can own, maintain, and operate the MRT themselves. However, this is a tedious and expensive (to the tune of 47 billion) process, so it will take time before the government can fully execute this plan and exercise ownership of the MRT.

Until then, the government is doing its best with a terribly broken system, most notably with the acquisition of the much-needed new MRT coaches.

Amen sir Jut and i'll take that from you.

[anonemus]

"Bumili ako ng Duterte cup sa 711, tagal ng sukli tapos sabi ng cashier, "Wait lang sir. Change is coming."Tapos nagtry ako bumili ng cup ni Mar, sabi ng cashier, "Ano pa hinihintay mo? Asa ka pang may change?"Sinunod ko yung cup ni Binay, aba binulsa ng cashier yung change.Tapos sinubukan ko yung kay Grace Poe, binalik yung pera ko. Sabi ng cashier, "Sorry we only accept US dollars." 😁😁😁

[kagalingan]

Kung tama yung argumento nyo na hindi pa nainterview sa survey yung class D and E at mababa percentage lang yung nasa facebook eh bakit si manny pacquiao number 3 ata sa senatorial lineup survey.

Mga gagoh na ba class A B C ngayon? Manny pacquioa seriously?

[Mask Rider Blac]

"Bumili ako ng Duterte cup sa 711, tagal ng sukli tapos sabi ng cashier, "Wait lang sir. Change is coming."Tapos nagtry ako bumili ng cup ni Mar, sabi ng cashier, "Ano pa hinihintay mo? Asa ka pang may change?"Sinunod ko yung cup ni Binay, aba binulsa ng cashier yung change.Tapos sinubukan ko yung kay Grace Poe, binalik yung pera ko. Sabi ng cashier, "Sorry we only accept US dollars." 😁😁😁

Sa lahat bang 7-eleven yan? Hahaha

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[Walter]

One more week and we can go back to discussing about SUVs, AUVs, PPVs and the new Civic X.

[CVT]

It starts.... Talagang maganda ang timing ng seguristik move na ito...

Sa mga hindi o nandaraya sa pagbabayad ng tax,- okay lang ito....

Pero, sa ating nagbabayad ng tamang tax, we know it is coming as it has been announced earlier and probably railroaded, ..... Pero,- hhmmmm....

P31-B gov’t mid-year bonus set for release | Tempo - News in a Flash

The Department of Budget and Management has issued the specific guidelines on the grant of the R31-billion mid-year bonus of government employees mandated under Executive Order No. 201.

According to Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad, the majority of government employees will receive their bonus tax-free.
“Eight in every 10 civilian personnel will receive their mid-year bonus in full, or tax-free under Republic Act 10653, which provides that gross benefits such as the 13th month pay and other benefits not exceeding P82,000 shall be tax exempt,” Abad said.

“These means the majority of civilian personnel will take home their mid-year bonus in full. They are the 970,943 civilian employees belonging to Salary Grades 1 to 16,” Abad added.

Executive Order No. 201 approved by President Aquino on February 19, 2016 provides that a mid-year bonus equivalent to one month basic salary as of May 15, 2016 shall be granted to all positions for civilian personnel as well as military and uniformed personnel.
Budget Circular 2016-3 provides the rules and regulations on the grant of the bonus to all civilian positions whether regular, casual, or contractual in nature, appointive or elective, full-time or part time, as well as MUP.

The bonus shall be given not earlier than May 15.
Funding requirement for regular personnel of national government agencies shall be charged against MPBF based on the number of filled positions in the Government Manpower Information System as of April 30, 2016. The requirement for casuals and contractual personnel shall be charged against the agency lump sum appropriation from which the salaries of these employees are drawn. (PNA)

"The measure of a man is what he does with power" LJIOHF!

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[CVT]

Kulay ng mga kandidato pagka-Presidente

Roxas - Dilaw
Poe - Bughaw(?)
Du30 - Pula
Binay - ?
Santiago - ?



"The measure of a man is what he does with power" LJIOHF!

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[vinj]

One more week and we can go back to discussing about SUVs, AUVs, PPVs and the new Civic X.

Nakakamiss din ang mga fanboy away na Montero vs. Fortuner vs. Everest...

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Kulay ng mga kandidato pagka-Presidente

Roxas - Dilaw
Poe - Bughaw(?)
Du30 - Pula
Binay - ?
Santiago - ?

Binay - Black?

Parang dark blue ata minsan nakita ko. Sa mga banner niya, white (parang Poe).

[rambo149]

Binay - Black?

Parang dark blue ata minsan nakita ko. Sa mga banner niya, white (parang Poe).[/QUOTE]

binay ata orange :P ahahha pang-masa AKA erap color

[Bin Diesel]

One more week and we can go back to discussing about SUVs, AUVs, PPVs and the new Civic X.

AMEN.

too short