Digong, The President

[Ry_Tower]

and maguindanao or ARMM will still wallow in poverty.

no doubt, federalism has its own merits, but it is wrong to suppose it is a panacea to all our ills at this stage of our nationhood.

how old is our republic?
how strong it is?
how stable our economy?
how mature our electorate?

if we adopt the federal system, we need to rewrite our constitution. all government endeavors would be geared towards that undertaking, leaving whatever gains, if any, we have achieved today. the 6-year term of the president may not even be enough to overhaul the present system, and transition from one to the next.

each state should have its own supreme court, law-making body, and executive branch. and this will be replicated to each and every state within the system. can you imagine the number of workers to be employed in all of these states and the amount of salaries to be paid to them?

at present, we have more than 1.3M employees in our bureaucracy and we cannot even pay them the same salary that their counterpart in the private sector are receiving. and that number will be most probably doubled, if not tripled.

the federal system might work. but not now. or, not in our lifetime.

what we need is a leader with a strong political will.

+1000, very well said as with most of your post TOTY candidate. hehehe

*Anonemous, kaya nga ginagamit na nang mga local officials local police kahit may PNP chief pa kasi nga they can make the life of city or municipal police chief miserable and ask for relocation kapag hindi nila gusto. There is some ills in the gov't and psychec of politicians right now that make federalism not appropriate.

Pass an anti-dynasty bill first. Reduce corruption to barangay levels to maybe a fourth of what it is now and then maybe we can make federalism work.

[Flipo]

Talking about the next president? | Inquirer Opinion

Talking about the next president …
By: Solita Collas-Monsod *inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer 01:58 AM November 28th, 2015


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And talking about the next president, Rodrigo Duterte is now very much in the news. I have three points to make about the Duterte phenomenon.

First, the “Davao is the safest city in the world� tag was given by Numbeo, described in Wikipedia as “a crowd-sourced global database of reported … perceived crime rates … other statistics.� What does this mean? This means it is based on what people (who go to the website) say, and not on hard data, which is why they talk about “perceived� crime rates. That is why in the space of seven months—between April and November 2015—it moved from the ninth safest city to the No. 1 spot (from ninth to fourth, between April and June).

The rankings can be manipulated. In the Davao case, the ranking was based on less than 500 observations—all self-selected. On the other hand, the Economist Intelligence Unit has a list of the world’s 50 safest cities; Davao is not in the list.

In other words, it is not true that Davao is the safest city in the world.

But even if it were true, the fact is that Duterte has been mayor or in control of Davao City for more than 20 years. It took all that time to get Davao cleaned up. How much time will it take to get the Philippines cleaned up? He only has six years as president—if he wins.

Second, the reported reason Duterte gave for running, in spite of his previous “NO� answers, was that the decision of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) on the Grace Poe disqualification case did not sit well with him. No way is he going to have an American citizen as president, he said. Having said that, he chose Alan Peter Cayetano as running mate. I have not checked on it, but I bet Alan and his sister Pia Cayetano vote the same way on important issues. Well, Pia voted for Poe, which is why the vote was 5-4 in Poe’s favor (all three Supreme Court justice-members of the SET voted against). So what does this say about Duterte’s decision-making abilities?

Third, I interviewed election lawyer Romy Macalintal (one of the best), and he says that there is no way Duterte can run, substituting for Martin Diño, PDP-Laban’s candidate. Why? Because Diño’s certificate of candidacy is flawed: It shows his candidacy for mayor of Pasay City. And he had a chance to correct the COC when he withdrew his candidacy. But he didn’t.

I was under the impression that the Commission on Elections had allowed Duterte to run, which is why I texted Macalintal. But as of this writing, Duterte has not filed his COC. So the Comelec has still to rule. (Duterte filed his COC for president before noon yesterday. The Comelec accepted it and elevated it to the en banc for resolution.—ED.) And Macalintal says the Comelec ruling cannot be favorable, unless Duterte substitutes for some other candidate, like Roy Señeres. Or unless the Comelec breaks its own rules (my take, not Macalintal’s).

In the meantime, we are left with Jojo Binay, Mar Roxas and Poe for president. Binay seems reluctant to meet his rivals in a no-holds-barred debate: He did not appear with Roxas and Poe at the Manila Polo Club, although I am told that he was on dzMM at the same time. Maybe he is right: Concentrate on the D-E class only.

Anyway, Poe’s main problem other than that she had to read her opening spiel (which raises the who-wrote-it issue) was that she did not answer the question “Did you renounce your Filipino citizenship?� but instead just went round and round. Pity that Karen Davila did not repeat the question or ask, “Is that a Yes or a No?�

Roxas sounded really “presidentiable,� giving facts, figures and analyses with great confidence, no notes. So as of now, it looks like Roxas is still the best man for the job.

[madduck]

Shadow has a point regarding the question.

[jut703]

I think survey question is flawed.

Binanggit name ni Duterte eh. Why cant survey firm Just ask the question "who Will you vote for president?"


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Because it was commissioned by a Davao-based businessman? 😑

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[macsd]

will wait for result of survey made after the cussing issue...

You mean cursing, i am also interested to know. I want to prove that pinoy electorate does not give a damn about the church when it comes to their right of suffrage. The church and Cory was against Erap and we knew what happened. Interesting if it will still hold true.

As i have always said, the time of the friars have long been gone.

3 days to go before Comelec decides who's who in the presidential race. Sana hindi mabakla ang decison ng Comelec that everyone will have to run to SC.

[Syuryuken]

Nahihilo na ko kapa-popup ng mga post about Duterte post ko na rin dito para kayo naman ang mahilo mahirap naman kung ako lang

GUSTO NIYO MAGBASA NG MAHABA AT TOTOO? ETO, IPAALAM MO KABAYAN KO..

Do I like Duterte's character? A big NO. Walang sinuman ang gusto ng nagmumura, babaero at mamamatay tao. Hindi iyan ang itinuro na magandang asal ng ating mga magulang at kahit ng simbahan. Hindi rin ito magandang ehemplo para sa kabataan. Obligasyon ng mga magulang na bantayan ang mga bata na makarinig sa kanyang mga sinasabi.
Do I like Duterte as a leader? Absolutely YES! Duterte compensates his imperfections with real service to the people.
1. Babaero siya at alam niyang hindi niya yun mapipigilan pero siya ang kauna-unahang nagpasa ng Women Development Code (City Ordinance 5004) sa buong Pilipinas.
2. Nagmumura siya pero kasama ng kanyang plataporma ay ibalik ang GMRC at Values Education sa curriculum ng mga eskwelahan.
3. Pumapatay siya ng kriminal pero siya rin ang nangunguna sa pagpaparehab ng mga kabataang lulong sa droga at binibigyan pa niya ito ng P2,000 monthly allowance.
4. Dating lasenggo at chain-smoker pero mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang pininigarilyo sa siyudad at may liquor ban pa ng hanggang 1am lang.
5. Hindi maganda ang tabas ng dila pero nagpatupad ng Anti-Discrimination Ordinance. Bawal i-discriminate ang Muslim, Kristiyano, Lumad, bakla, lesbian, trans***ual, may kapansanan, ordinaryong mamamayan at kahit sino man.
6. Barumbado, mahilig sa baril pero nagpatubad ng fire-cracker ban tuwing Pasko at New Year. Davao lang zero casualty sa paputok kada taon.
7. Protektor daw ng NPA at MILF pero andaming mga sundalo at pulis ang kanyang na rescue sa mga rebeldeng grupo. Mas marami pa siyang nagawa kaysa sa administrasyon.
8. Kaskasero noong kanyang kabataan, nagpapatakbo ng 180 kph sa motor. Pero nagpatupad ng speed limit sa Davao para sa kaligtasan ng mamamayan.
8. Diktador daw at masama ang ugali pero siya ang unang rumesponde sa Tacloban na sinalanta ng bagyong Yolanda.
9. Mayabang daw pero ni isa sa kanyang proyekto ay wala ang kanyang mukha at pangalan.
10. Asal kanto, ugaling kalye pero WORLD CLASS ang serbisyo. And take note, lahat ng tao nakikinabang sa kanyang serbisyo, hindi lang ang mayayaman.
- Davao Central 911 (The only 911 in Asia. Equipments are all US-made. All services are free.)
- California Traffic Light System (Most modern in the Philippines. Sensorized, centralized to Traffic Center and Central 911)
- High-tech CCTVs, again the most modern in the Philippines.
- Public Safety Command Center powered by IBM (US technology giant company) making Davao the only Smart City in the Philippines. The fastest that can respond to crime and disaster.
- State of the art facilities of a GOVERNMENT hospital. Yes, the most modern hospital equipments in Davao are not in private hospitals but in a government hosptital - the Southern Philippines Medical Center (formerly Davao Medical Center). Sagot niya ang gastusin ng mga batang may cancer sa Davao at kahit hindi taga Davao.
Kaya para sa inyong hindi siya kilala at bulag sa katotohanan, let me say this. He is actually making a sacrifice to us. Let him be the sinner, let him do the dirty work. Because he said, he must do the things that he must do as ugly as it can be because nobody in the government will do it for the people. In the end, only God can judge him on the things that he's done.
Kaya kung gusto niyo isang Pangulo na isang magandang ROLE MODEL, iboto niyo si Mar Roxas. Prim and proper, busilak at mabulaklak magsalita, makamasa sa pictorial, good-boy image. Ganon lang naman ka simple yon. Wag niyong iboto si Duterte dahil masama siyang ehemplo at pangit kanyang image.
Pero kung gusto niyo ng TUNAY NA PAGBABAGO, ay *******, alam niyo na ang sagot.
"I don't care if I go to hell as long as the people I serve will live in paradise." - Rodrigo Duterte

[Luap]

You mean cursing, i am also interested to know. I want to prove that pinoy electorate does not give a damn about the church when it comes to their right of suffrage. The church and Cory was against Erap and we knew what happened. Interesting if it will still hold true.

As i have always said, the time of the friars have long been gone.

3 days to go before Comelec decides who's who in the presidential race. Sana hindi mabakla ang decison ng Comelec that everyone will have to run to SC.

Tumpak! Di ako maka Digong pero di din ako bulag sa kabulukan ng Catholic Church. Take note Katoliko po ako. Di ko lang magets tuwing may kalamidad, bakit kailangan ng 2nd and 3rd collection? Di ba pwede isakripisyo ng simbahan ang isang collection para sa mga nasalanta? Yung RH bill, against sila, ni minsan ba tumulong sila magpakain ng mga anak ng madaming anak? Sorry sa OT [emoji4]

[Juan Martinez]

shadow's observation is correct. SWS survey question is as suggestive as a police line-up.

but i'm hard put to accept that its suggestiveness matters to voters of mindanao, or, the "intelligent" ABC voters, the upper and middle classes who tallied 62 percent, are persuaded by it.

these preference surveys are nothing but perception. it is not reflective of the reality on the ground. otherwise, let us abolish the comelec and scrap out our election laws, and commission survey outfits in lieu of elections to know the will of the electorate.

but sometimes perception is dangerous than reality. and it has the uncanny ability to persuade people in favor of one over the other, like those big campaign donors out there, or those who are undecided who to vote.

nobody loves a loser, perceptive or not.

[minicarph]

Nahihilo na ko kapa-popup ng mga post about Duterte post ko na rin dito para kayo naman ang mahilo mahirap naman kung ako lang

The technique is to drink a lot of water bro. Ingat sa hilo coz that means not enough pr top many blood is pumping thru your mind. Water will help balance the blood flow

[Juan Martinez]

Agree bro.

MR's run is an endorsement of PNOY's administration. With all the issues lately,- it will be a steep climb for him...


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

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bro, may i beg to disagree? ☺

MRs number speaks how he is perceived by the survey respondents. his number only went up when he was annointed by PNoy, but right after that, he remained insignificant. abunda shows charisma than him. his musings even fall flat.

last september, PNoy enjoys trust and approval rating of 78 percent from 36 percent at the height of the mamasapano incident. BUT these things did not add anything to mar roxas yet he is the MOST EXPERIENCED and QUALIFIED of all hopefuls. he just doesn't have it. he drew a flak when he blamed those victims of "laglag bala" at Naia. people are quick to find his fault, but too slow to compliment his good side. and that is not good.

but, who knows he can turn the tide in his favor. he has still five months to do a monumental comeback.

[Bin Diesel]

^ The thing is na kay Mar ang PCOS machines. Kailangan lang ipakita na magtrend yan pataas approching election.

[yebo]

unfortunately the 62% A and B survey result may be accurate. my college friend who is forbes park born and raised is pro digong. and if his fb page is a gage most in his circle (meaning monied and thus contribute to election coffers) are too. they also don't like mar roxas like the plaque. now i wonder why the so called captains of industries (well, their sons and daughters anyway) would be so against mar. my friend is no snob so di yun ang reason (i mean, snob kasi baka nabababaan sila kay ate koring as eminent FL in case mar becomes pres).

[Bin Diesel]

A few months left for team LP to solve the Mar riddle.
Actually parang ang hirap ng eleksiyon na ito walang mapiling kandidato na pwedeng pwede talaga, puro pwede na siguro or di talaga pwede (only Binay) .

[badkuk]

unfortunately the 62% A and B survey result may be accurate. my college friend who is forbes park born and raised is pro digong. and if his fb page is a gage most in his circle (meaning monied and thus contribute to election coffers) are too. they also don't like mar roxas like the plaque. now i wonder why the so called captains of industries (well, their sons and daughters anyway) would be so against mar. my friend is no snob so di yun ang reason (i mean, snob kasi baka nabababaan sila kay ate koring as eminent FL in case mar becomes pres).

Ang theory ng kaopisina ko, it's not that businessmen don't like MR..it's that they don't like Kim Henares.

[jut703]

My experience is the opposite - most of my entrepreneurial friends actually support the reforms of Henares. They know that it's tougher on them now, but they take solace in the hope that taxes and tarrifs will be collected fairly from everyone as long as the momentum isn't broken.

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[minicarph]

Ang theory ng kaopisina ko, it's not that businessmen don't like MR..it's that they don't like Kim Henares.

Ah yes, finally something to discuss about.


This is what I really dont like about this administration. The accomplishment of this administration is only efficient tax collection, but no improvements to infrastrtucture.

The traffic mess alone is the basis for that. This administration is so bent on collecting money, that they allowed trucks to ply the streets almost the whole day. Businessmen will cry high taxes, this admin would ask how can you pay?

So they allow everything, trucks from ports, busy and congested intersections etc. to help the businessman.

Big business however cannot thrive on chaos in the streets. And then, corporations were investigated. To find loopholes for tax collection

Basically, what we have is the ssme scensrio as was after edsa 1, hindi nyo lang napapansin. Puro Media naghahari but everything that we tske for grsnted are beng monitored for new collection. Tsk tsk

Don't vote for Mar
Dont vote for nuisance csndidates et sl

Our only choice is Binay. Binay is corrupt, yeah but binay shares. he has the sbility to control the masses from uprisings and he rubs elbow with the rich snd elitr of Makati.

That to me is sheer talent, something that can propel us the future.

We cannot just say ayala developed Makati. If these big businesses, had their way, wala mapuounta sa poor and middle class. Like in the Spanish occupation days, we're slave indios

Binay iand his government was the balancing effect. Investors pay homage to him as well as the makati elite to serve as counter balancing force to protect their investments

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Dont allow this administration bullshitting to extend 6 more years. They get your taxes in exchange for what? For the media to publish feel good stories or stories that you like to hear.

20-35% kaltas sa atin. Where is that? All we have our malls. Wala man lang tsyo ka-culture culture dito, walang stadiums, walang wonder landmarks (eiffel etc). Walang world class art and sciences museums, not even a big park to unwind like Central Park.

Buti pa nun Marcos era, we had cooconut palace, ccp, sarimanok, palace in the sky. Things that would have given us identiy.

But no all Malls. How do you define your life?

[rambo149]

Ah yes, finally something to discuss about.


This is what I really dont like about this administration. The accomplishment of this administration is only efficient tax collection, but no improvements to infrastrtucture.

The traffic mess alone is the basis for that. This administration is so bent on collecting money, that they allowed trucks to ply the streets almost the whole day. Businessmen will cry high taxes, this admin would ask how can you pay? So they allow everything, trucks from ports, busy and congested intersections etc. to help the businessman.

Big business however cannot thrive on chaos in the streets. And then, corporations were investigated. To find loopholes for tax collection

Basically, what we have is the ssme scensrio as was after edsa 1, hindi nyo lang napapansin. Puro Media naghahari but everything that we tske for grsnted are beng monitored for new collection. Tsk tsk

Don't vote for Mar
Dont vote for nuisance csndidates et sl

Our only choice is Binay. Binay is corrupt, yeah but binay shares. he has the sbility to control the masses from uprisings and he rubs elbow with the rich snd elitr of Makati.

That to me is sheer talent, something that can propel us the future.

We cannot just say ayala developed Makati. If these big businesses, had their way, wala mapuounta sa poor and middle class. Like in the Spanish occupation days, we're slave indios

Binay iand his government was the balancing effect. Investors pay homage to him as well as the makati elite to serve as counter balancing force to protect their investments

My a lot improvements ung infrastructure naten compared sa 3 admins the problem naten hinde mabilisan maigagawa un. malaking bagay ung NAIA skyway connecting Macapagal area pg natapos lahat ng airport magkakakonect. and pag nagawa pa ung C-6 dike project from Laguna alternate way from EDSA (north to south)

the problem lang eh masyado nang ngsisiksikan sa Metro Manila sana madevelope ung ibang economic zone.

huwag den naten iaasa lahat sa National Government sana mg step up den ung Local government at mismong mga tao

[minicarph]

My a lot improvements ung infrastructure naten compared sa 3 admins the problem naten hinde mabilisan maigagawa un. malaking bagay ung NAIA skyway connecting Macapagal area pg natapos lahat ng airport magkakakonect. and pag nagawa pa ung C-6 dike project from Laguna alternate way from EDSA (north to south)

the problem lang eh masyado nang ngsisiksikan sa Metro Manila sana madevelope ung ibang economic zone.

huwag den naten iaasa lahat sa National Government sana mg step up den ung Local government at mismong mga tao

If your idea of infrastructures are only paved roads and bridges. Then god help us all.

[rambo149]

If your idea of infrastructures are only paved roads and bridges. Then god help us all.

in·fra·struc·ture
ˈinfrəˌstrək(t)SHər/

the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

God Help us all.

[minicarph]

Schools are infrastructures too. How is it different? it's a place of learning infrastructure. Museums, ballparks, ballrooms, central parks are upgraded learning and leisure infrastructures.


Do we have that here? What we have are public schools that are just concrete buildings. Same as paved roads and bridges.

Kaya siguro ang idea mo lang ng infeastruture ay semento. Upgrade your thinking bro. The reason why we are glued to the internet is that's a virtual world where we experience what we truly are: science, logic etc.

Wala ni isa nyan sa iniikutan natin Pilipinas. And that's why we will never be a great nation