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December 12th, 2007 06:21 PM #11kung tutuusin sya talaga pinaka-corrupt, palitan ba naman ngaun Billion Pesos eh
parang Austin Powers lang yan, nun nanghinge si Dr. Evil ng $1M sa year 1998 sa mga bina-blackmail nya US govt., pinagtawanan lang sya. small-time hehehe
eto lang masasabi ko sa inquirer, they just take advantage of the still uneducated masses. kasama ko sa gym iba dyan. hindi mo aakalain ng mga activists, kasi puro pinaguusapan travel, fine dining, vacations, meso theraphy etc. etc. so yan lang talaga kelangan raket to afford those things.
the way I say it, they're corrupting the minds of the weak not to work and to have despair
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December 12th, 2007 10:23 PM #12
eh sino ba sinurvey..bka naman puro opposition ..
tama na sabihin na its a perception..that doesnt mean its the truth
surveys like this is bullcrap...and people who believe in these stuff are morons.....(my perception)
but im not saying gma isnt corrupt..hehehe
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December 12th, 2007 11:17 PM #13World's Ten Most Corrupt Leaders [source:infoplease.com]
1.Mohamed Suharto-Pres. of Indonesia-1967 to 86---$ 15-35 billion
2.Ferdinand Marcos- Philippines -[1965]1972 to 86---$5-10 billion
3.Mobutu Sese Seko-Pres.of Zaire -1965 to 97 ---5 billion
4.Sani Abacha -Nigeria -1993 to 98 ---2 - 5 billion
5.Slobodan Milosevic-Serbia/Yugoslavia-1989 to 2000 ---1 billion
6.Jean Claude Duvalier-Pres of Haiti -1971 to 86 ---300-800 million
7.Alberto Fujimori -Peru -1990 to 2000 ---600 million
8.Pablo Lazarenko -Prime Min.of Ukraine-1996 to 97 ---114-200 million
9.Arnoldo Aleman -Nicaragua -1997 to 2002 ---100 million
10.Joseph Estrada -Philippines 1998 to 2001 ---$78-80 million
Grabe ang pinas two slots na ang nakuha at mag-amo pa
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December 12th, 2007 11:22 PM #14tumaas nga kilay ko after reading the headline. i wonder how many of the respondents actually lived under the marcos regime. di ba maraming taong "nawala" during the marcos regime? how can you expose corruption when you end up dead or missing?
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December 13th, 2007 02:04 AM #15
Haysus!! Meron ba hindi corrupt na Presidente? Pagalingan lang yan ng pag-tatago.
Sino ba pinakamagaling magtago?
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December 13th, 2007 02:26 AM #16
Hehe Pulse Asia... dumbest researching source I've read in years...
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December 13th, 2007 04:27 AM #17that's just peanuts if the $100million NBN deal had materialised. luckily, the expose worked....but how about those that was already a done deal?
from: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008870541
Philippine Solon Says Audit Report Confirms 'Systemic' Corruption In Arroyo Administration
October 18, 2007 1:22 p.m. EST
Corabella Akut - AHN News Writer
Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran on Thursday lashed out at Philippine President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo over the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) which showed that the Office of the President (OP) failed to account for questionable expenses last year, saying this was more proof of the "systemic" corruption in the Arroyo administration.
In his statement, Beltran said the COA report clearly showed that Arroyo "severely failed" to keep her own office bereft of corruption.
"This latest COA report provides detailed scrutiny of how corruption is operated within the very Office of the President. Malaca?ang and its spin doctors cannot make excuses for the damning conclusions of the COA by citing shoddy bookkeeping or absent-minded record handling," said Beltran.
"There's a theme and pattern emerging in how Malaca?ang utilized its funds and the funds that came under its supervision for distribution to various charities.
"Countless laws have been violated in the way the OP managed its finances and how its handled, disbursed and distributed the funds placed under its keeping."
The solon pointed out that as an administrator, Arroyo has severely failed to keep her own physical office in order and free from corruption.
"We have firm grounds to assert that this failure also extends to her administration of the rest of the country and the economy," said Beltran.
"There's a theme and pattern emerging in how Malaca?ang utilized its funds and the funds that came under its supervision for distribution to various charities," Beltran said.
Beltran also dismissed the explanation of Sergio Apostol, chief presidential legal counsel, that it "is normal" for government agencies to incur unliquidated cash advances.
"Malaca?ang and its spin doctors cannot make excuses for the damning conclusions of the COA by citing shoddy bookkeeping or absent-minded record handling," Beltran said quoting government auditors who said that Section 80 of Presidential Decree 1445 required the liquidation of cash advances "as soon as the purpose for which it was given has been served."
However an administration solon echoed Apostol's views saying it is common for all government agencies to be late in liquidating cash advances especially when it involves intelligence and discretionary funds.
"Cash advances not yet liquidated will be accounted for in due time," said Rep. Prospero Nograles. "This is common for al government agencies that have intelligence and discretionary funds."
"If not then, those responsible will be charged in court." The 60-page COA report was submitted to Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita on June 25, 2007.
The commission rendered "a qualified opinion on the fairness of the financial statements" and listed at least 10 adverse "observations and recommendations." - Failed to settle cash advances worth $14 million made to officers and employees, local government units and government corporations; - Granted $6.1 million in loans out of the President's Social Fund "without supporting documents and disbursement vouchers;" - Diverted $200,000 in donations for calamity areas, including $20,000 to spruce up the Malacanang Golf Course, $68,000 for hotel and conference expenses, and $91,000 as "donation" to an unnamed foundation; - "Improperly recorded" $2.5 million in fund transfers to local government units, government corporations and nongovernmental organizations; - "Erroneously recorded in the books of the Office of the President" the $1.1 million balance of a trust account under the name "President's Social Fund-Livelihood Assistance Program" deposited with the Land Bank of the Philippines; - Failed to reconcile booked and physical inventory office supplies, property, plant and equipment, worth $1.6 million in all; - Understated the accumulated depreciation and depreciation expense accounts of property, plant and equipment worth $21.6 million. Lawyer Susan Vargas, Malaca?ang's deputy executive secretary for administration and finance and Teresita Valdellon, department chief accountant, earlier certified that "the financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted state accounting principles and reflect amounts that are based on best estimates and informed judgment of management with an appropriate consideration to materiality." The government audit body added the Office of the President failed to liquidate over $13.6 million more in cash advances since 2004, with $200,000 in donations for calamity victims could not be "identified" with the money's intended purpose.
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December 13th, 2007 06:18 AM #18Yup... its peanuts but it was just an allegation/speculation/hearsay...but proving it in court and found guilty is different,pwede ko ring sabihin na si pandak ay inubos ang laman ng bangko sentral but it will remain an allegation till i prove it in court... unlike deposed-convicted-pardoned erap
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December 13th, 2007 07:11 AM #19
Granted that all administrations had their share of gross corruption, what we can be sure of
- from the psywar and showbiz standpoints - are:
- GMA's political infowar machinery does not meet the demands of the info age
(no www during FVR admin; he topnotched the psyops course in Ft.Benning); - her showbiz quotient is in an all-time low
(she's a nerd after all, Erap is still acting, and Nora Aunor has gone down the tubes).
My two takes on perception.Last edited by dprox; December 13th, 2007 at 07:25 AM.
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- GMA's political infowar machinery does not meet the demands of the info age
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December 13th, 2007 08:04 AM #20
I don't think that news merits front/banner page material. First, perception wise, GMA might be corrupt but she does not have 20 years to amass such wealth. Bigyan mo pa ng another 12 years baka puwede pa matalo si macoy or bigyan mo pa siya ng mas maraming kaibigan at baka matalo din niya si Erap.
With regards to that survey, well, did it serve anything to us pinoys except to promote a certain agenda? Will that survey give us something new to be proud of as pinoys? Laos na yang PDI..Hndi na kumikita ang kanilang mga views at news. Palibhasa panay negative vibes ang dumarating sa kanila..
Expect the Inquirer to print such kinds of news in their headlines in the coming days. Feeling ko KSP na ang diyaryo na ito. I've stopped reading this two years - since I don't see any balanced views and some positive news from them. It is critical, negative, and biased. Yan ang culture sa PDI.
see my pahabol statement above. i mean, i can go on vacation anytime. but my spouse has her...
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