The Noynoy Aquino government is turning the Philippines into a vindictive society

November 20, 2011
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There is a list of the alleged crimes of former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo (GMA) making its rounds on social networking sites like some kind of chain letter. The list comes with a photo of GMA in a wheelchair wearing her neck brace and facemask looking gaunt and distressed. The photo is obviously not a very flattering portrait of her. It is a far cry from her regal stance during her time in office as the head of state.

A visibly gaunt former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Since the list has become viral, it is safe to assume that some people take pride in passing on a photo of the sick and vulnerable just for fun. They seem to think that sharing the picture is amusing and more importantly, a sign of victory against corruption and a symbol of GMA’s downfall. With the way some people are celebrating her arrest, you would think that the courts have already found GMA guilty. But in fact, the legal proceedings haven’t even begun. The haste with which the arrest warrant was issued already tells us that the case is not a very solid one and not only that, proceedings will be done with the usual circus-like and operatic acts that always appeal to the gullible.

This tells us what kind of mentality some Filipinos have – malicious and vindictive. This despite most having a religious upbringing. Ironically, some people who pass on the said photo are the same people who you will see posting religious or feel good quotes on the said social networking sites. The veneer of “compassion” has been unmasked to reveal the hate in the heart of the “God-fearing” lot as a show of misguided patriotism.

This also tells us that there are a lot of Filipinos who do not have empathy. Empathy is defined as the capacity to recognize and, to some extent, share feelings (such as sadness or happiness) that are being experienced by another being. They say that people may need to have a certain amount of empathy before they are able to feel compassion. It makes sense because a truly smart person would think twice about doing something to someone lest the same thing be done to him or her.

When images of a bloodied Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed Libyan dictator before he was shot to death made its rounds in the news, the whole world witnessed what a mob could do once they turn against their dear leader. One would think though that the Libyan temperament is different from the Filipino temperament on account of the “peaceful” Edsa revolution in 1986. In other words, one cannot imagine Filipinos treating their public officials in the barbaric way Gadaffi was treated by the Libyans.

However, with the recent chaotic scenes at the airport involving the anti-Arroyo group and GMA, it is obvious that some Filipinos are also capable of turning into a lynch mob once incited. And inciting more Filipinos into an angry pack is definitely the purpose of the list of GMA’s supposedly “crimes” being passed around. Whoever came up with that list is a genius in mind manipulation. Whoever came up with that list knows that most Filipinos do not really bother to confirm if any of the “crimes” listed in the unofficial list have any basis or truth.

Like I said in the past, the enormous number of men and women charging ahead with President Noynoy Aquino without really understanding why they are doing so is enough indication of what the most likely outcome of this latest circus act will be. Unfortunately, the power of emotionally charged and enraged people moving in large numbers is greater than those who can think rationally and objectively. We all know that when emotion is involved, things always turn ugly.

Going back to the unofficial list of GMA’s supposed “crimes”, any rational being would see through the deception and propaganda involved in this attempt to further damage the reputation of the former President. The list is a long one and is designed for maximum shock value. It should be noted that the only reason the list is long is because many of the items are repetitive. One’s initial reaction upon seeing the list, which goes up to 39 items would be to feel indignant. But some of the items just sound so ridiculous. One which says “200 plus other illegal midnight appointments” during her time in Malacanang does not really have any details or specifics of who they are and what post they got. Another item that is quite suspect says, “Denial of pork barrel funds to Malacanang’s political enemies”. To which one would be inclined to say, the onus is on the accuser to prove the accusation and once again, the list does not provide specifics.

What is most shocking in all this is how the average Filipino can fall for this kind of mind trick. You would think that when one considers the fact that the current administration has had a tough time filing charges against GMA and had only managed to file one – which is the electoral sabotage during the Senatorial election in 2007 – out of the long list after almost two years in office, Filipinos would apply a bit more healthy skepticism when regarding this list. But no, sirree. Most Filipinos still believe that GMA had all the time in the world to craft those under-the-table deals while still managing to get a lot of things done — the deployment of the troops during the Iraq war, avoiding the financial crisis that hit Europe and the US really hard, attending to international conventions, upgrading the country’s infrastructure, and many other things.

In fact, much of the gains in the Philippine economy felt during the first year of the administration of Noynoy Aquino (not to mention the growth and resilience it was noted for before it) can only be attributed to GMA’s management. This did not stop Aquino for taking credit for all that in a speech in Singapore before the Filipino community in March of 2011.

Something is really amiss with most Filipinos. It’s as if their mentality is still stuck in the 18th Century — a time when witch hunting was in vogue. Even former Aquino ally and economist, Solita Collas-Monsod finds the series of events in the last few days “disturbing”:

What I find disturbing, however, is the rush by the Comelec to file charges, particularly since it is supposed to be an independent constitutional body, not a Malacañang lackey. Consider the following timeline:

On Aug. 15, 2011, in a five-page joint order signed by De Lima and Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes, the DOJ and the Comelec created the joint preliminary investigation committee and the joint fact-finding team regarding the allegations of electoral sabotage against Arroyo and others. I don’t know what that order contained, but on the face of it, creating the two bodies at the same time must carry with it the assumption that the fact-finding team was going to find facts that would lead to a preliminary investigation.

On Oct. 21, 2011, according to De Lima, the fact-finding team was to have submitted their report, forwarding it to the joint preliminary investigation committee. I was unable to secure a copy of the fact-finding team’s report, but from the news reports, it seemed to me that everything was hearsay, until Oct. 11, when former Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr.’s chief aide, Norie Unas, revealed that he had overheard Arroyo ordering Ampatuan to deliver a 12-0 vote for the administration candidates in 2007. That was the only eyewitness account (and Ampatuan has just called Unas a liar and denied that the conversation took place).

On Nov. 14, or five days ago, the joint preliminary investigation committee completed its investigation.

On Nov. 16, per the Comelec chair, he received a copy of the report of the Comelec lawyers involved in the investigation, and its recommendations. Note: Only two days elapsed between the time of completion of the investigation and the recommendations.

On Nov. 17, the Comelec en banc voted to file charges against Arroyo, with two commissioners refusing to sign because they had not read the report.

Does that sound rushed or not?

Given that only one case has been charged out of the 39 “crimes” in the unofficial GMA list of crimes and that it is even turning out to be a bit “pilit”, one cannot help but see all these activities perpetuated by the incumbent President, Noynoy Aquino and condoned by the majority of the Filipino people as nothing more than sad jokes.

Ilda

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257 Responses to The Noynoy Aquino government is turning the Philippines into a vindictive society

  1. jose c. camano on November 22, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    “The haste with which the arrest warrant was issued already tells us that the case is not a very solid one and not only that, proceedings will be done with the usual circus-like and operatic acts that always appeal to the gullible.” ILDA.

    That is conclusion already Benign0 and ad hominem too.

    You aleady assumed that the administration has no case against GMA and that the case was just to appeal to the gullible…

    Gullible – “easily duped.”…

    • benign0 on November 22, 2011 at 1:48 pm

      Guess again. What part of what you quoted above describes a conclusion on our part on whether Arroyo is guilty or not? Looks like somebody here is grasping at straws, aren’t we attorney?

      nyek nyek!

    • Ilda on November 22, 2011 at 2:26 pm

      @JCC

      I fail to see why you equate that paragraph with ad hominem. Your argument is bit lame.

    • Ilda on November 22, 2011 at 2:52 pm

      @JCC

      Here’s something from the news. Read it and weep:

      Miriam: Palace ‘movement’ placing PNoy in ‘legal peril’

      “Santiago said the movement “has for the moment captured the president’s ear and has been buzzing around his ear for an intolerable period of time” and has persuaded the President that this is what should be done.

      The “members” of the movement are not lawyers, which makes the situation more problematic, she said.

      ‘Overweening ignorance’

      “So they think that they can just have their way, which is the basic principle of people who eventually become tyrants or dictators,” she said.

      “That is the problem: overweening ignorance. You are so proud that you can do anything although you are not fully aware of what the law says can lead to disastrous effects,” she said.

      Santiago noted that Justice Sec. Leila de Lima is being used as a “bad poster girl of justice” because she refused to obey the SC rulings.

      “But actually it was the instigation of this movement inside Malacañang that forced her hand. She is just a subordinate. She has to follow orders. It is [those] people in the shadows who should come out. Then we could hail them to the Supreme Court for contempt,” she said.

      “There are always several cliques around the president. They are always fighting each other. I think it is in the nature of the presidency and maybe it is time for the President to lend the other ear to the lawyers in his staff,” she added.

      Santiago said that as a member of the Commission on Appointments, she will not allow any member of the said movement to get confirmation.

      “I think they are doing a disservice to the President, but also the country,” she said. — VS, GMA News

      *********

      O ano? I hope you can wake up from this dreamland you are in. The current administration is just using people like you.

    • Ilda on November 22, 2011 at 2:48 pm

      I’m glad Santiago is not afraid to speak up. I wish she named those people though.

      This is certainly getting more interesting by the day. Thanks for the link.

  2. sheena magsilang on November 22, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    Thanks so much Ilda for saying these things which are actually shared by so many people who simply wish to stay in the sidelines. I just don’t understand where all the hatred is coming from? I also don’t seem to know how seemingly intelligent people degenerate into unthinking beings who seem to come up with the most absurd reasons to rationalize their actions. While I’ve wondered once why the Philippines can’t seem to catch up to its potential…now I know it’s because people can’t get their act together and sacrifice for the good of the country. It’s everyone for himself and smugness is all over the land…pride and arrogance in the thought that only they know what is right and they suck in everything they are told hook, line and sinker. My message for all the haters…If you guys want to really know the problems of the country, get out of your comfort zones and seek out the truth that is all around you. Sometimes, the problem is not in politics, it is in apathy

    • Ilda on November 22, 2011 at 6:58 pm

      @sheena

      I really hope that there are more people out there who share my sentiments. The problem is, there are more vocal rabid PNoy supporters who give the administration the impression that majority of Filipinos are on his side. They are using this to justify their action.

      Yes, it is the apathy that is slowly killing this nation.

    • ramon zaldarriaga on November 24, 2011 at 6:26 am

      I guess the people that benefited from GMA’s corruption will now go viral against the Aquino administration. Maybe you would have GMA or her family still in power. In your mind they did nothing wrong, did not steal the elections, did not steal from govt. funds, and are the victims of revenge. Heaven help us from the likes of you.

      • Felipe on November 24, 2011 at 8:17 am

        Hoist ramon zaldarriaga!

        Why are you so concerned about other people going viral while your cruel nature still continues to hold full sway over a brainwashed populace—gloating over hollow victories and a human being’s failing health?

        The oligarchs (who particularly include AbNoy’s clan) have long been benefiting from people’s money and gullibility through abuses, a lopsided Cory constitution, and an uneven playing field far more than GMA could even fathom—and yet your idea of “justice” is to raise so much ruckus about her through trial by publicity and for being guilty by association, while yourselves being practically accomplices to AbNoy’s KKKs at the same time.

        I guess the people that benefited from GMA’s corruption will now go viral against the Aquino administration. Maybe you would have GMA or her family still in power. In your mind they did nothing wrong, did not steal the elections, did not steal from govt. funds, and are the victims of revenge. Heaven help us from the likes of you.

        How can the likes of you even expect help from heaven when you continue to plunge this country into the darkest depths of hell, mob-rule, and blatant disrespect for the law? Spare us your moral ascendancy please!

      • Daido Katsumi on November 24, 2011 at 9:13 am

        Ang tanga mo naman. Sana tulungan ka ng langit sa mga tangang tulad mo. :(

      • Ilda on November 24, 2011 at 11:16 am

        @ramon

        A lot of people benefited from GMA. During the global financial crisis, the Philippines did ok compared to countries like Greece. And this is partly because of GMA’s economic policies.

        Which part of the article did I say that GMA did nothing wrong? Please be specific. ;)

  3. Der Fuhrer on November 22, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    Der Fuhrer likes to believe that the reichstag, reich ministries, city, town and village governments are free from corruption! This is because of the fear he generates when he tags his enemies guilty before trial! Truly a brilliant son of the master yellow race!

    He has a clique of loyalists known as KKK(Kaibigan, Kaklase at Kabarilan). His loyalists forgot to add Kalaruan(electronic game friends), Kasigarilyuhan(Pal B-747 smokers circle, KaLEDACan(PHP860,000.00 extravagant but legal meals in the reich palace), Kalaban(anyone who opposes his sweet nature) and Kainuman(Beer, Liquor and Red Wine buddies). He is truly the greatest genius of the nutzie race!

  4. Anonymous on November 22, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    Things that happened under PNoys government
    1.unconstitutional EO No’s.1 & 2
    2.Samar & Balay group conflict inside Malacanang
    3. bungled hostage rescue
    4. blatant lie about the $430 million MCC grant
    5. wrongful deportation of 14 Taiwanese fraud suspects to China
    6.Cojuangco-Aquino SCTex multi million deal
    7. favoring KKK to high government positions
    8. release of morong 43
    9. denying clemency to 100 old and sick prisoners despite PPP’s recommendation but pardons a dead man
    10.failed promise to prioritize FOI Bill
    11.misleading polls by own kins’ survey firms Asia Pulse & SWS
    12. Hacienda Luisita/SCTex illegal toll fee
    13.ineffective com group (includes Mislang)
    14.pending RH Bill
    15. corruption score worsens based on diff. international intelligence reports
    16. lowest rate of GDP
    17.mounting unemployment problem
    18.undiplomatic verbal spat with China over Spratlys
    19.Porsche/BMW controversy
    20.P6-billion illegal tax write off given to Mirant and Team Energy
    21.people suffering from higher cost of living and having depress wages
    22.controversial appointees (eg. BNP – Diokno, LTO -Torres, BoC – Alvarez, PCSO – Tolentino & Joaquin)
    23.core inflation rate increased from 3.9 to 4
    24.biggest drop of visitor arrivals from 377, 672 to 317,443
    25.slow action on OFW repatriation during Middle East Crisis
    26.underemployment rate increased from 0.178 to 0.194
    27. increased of poverty incidence
    28. dropped imports from USD 4, 568 to USD 5, 497
    29. BIR and BOC’s failure to meet their respective revenue targets
    30. imposing double vat on toll
    31.failure to stop jueteng
    32.excessive and unproductive travel abroad
    33.former AFP Chief and Defense Sec. Angelo Reyes suicide due to Senate pressure
    34.corruption still rampant in national and local level
    35. PPP zero investment
    36.deteriorating condition of education
    37.no wage increase despite the rocketed cost of basic commodities
    38.billion lost in revenue due to missing container vans
    39.very unproductive legislature under pnoy’s admin
    40.missing in action during the typhoon
    41. slow action and ineptness on crisis/disaster management
    42. 9.43 billion flood damage due to cancellation of flood projects in Central Luzon
    43.increased pork barrel and CCT budgets and cut the budget on education.
    44.failed CCT program
    45.failed Pantawid Pasada Program
    46. increased crime rate
    47.P-noy’s 1.46 Billion intelligence fund for 2011
    48.controversy on Apple MacBooks worth 1.67 million or P67,000 each for Carandang’s staff
    49.rising cases of impunity for extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances
    50. 4 billion peso damage claim of Belgian dredging firm for cancellation of project
    51.influencing a recent SC decision on family-owned Hacienda Luisita
    52.postponement of ARMM election
    53.DBP lawyer suicide due to harassment
    54. Lopez Holdings 1.6 Billion peso DBP loan written off
    55. secret meeting with MILF leader Murad
    56. 5 million pesos aid to MILF
    57. apathy to the sacrifice of our soldiers who are losing their lives in Mindanao
    58. 31 million pesos aid to (not existing) ABB
    59. 5-10 million bribe to congressmen to back up steps taken against GMA
    60. imposing tax on SSS & PAG IBIG contributions
    61. close to P1M cost (P860,000) of single Palace-Ledac meeting
    62. besmirching the name of the highest court, notably the Chief Justice
    63. blatantly defying The Philippine Constitution

    • Ilda on November 22, 2011 at 7:41 pm

      Thanks for the list. It might come in handy one day. I hope this info goes viral.

      • Anonymous on November 22, 2011 at 11:57 pm

        You are most welcome. Im glad to hear that this list helped you. =)

    • Abetski on November 22, 2011 at 8:23 pm

      wow, and this is only less than 2 years of being the press-sident….nice one. i’m sure there will be more to come.

      • Anonymous on November 23, 2011 at 12:14 am

        Yep, the list will definitely get bigger.
        I’m not gonna be surprised anymore if it reaches 100.
        Thanks to Pnoy, the Philippines just got 20% more worse than before.

    • Ordinary Citizen on November 23, 2011 at 1:47 am

      To Anonymous,
      You have just stated the reasons why they needed GMA to cover up their faults. They’re paranoid and childish. They lure the needy with CCT and survey them, that’s why they got good grades on surveys and now they are targeting the the needy senior citizens without pension, so they can be surveyed also for the public mind conditioning. I have a relative who receives only 1 month CCT every 2 months, i wonder where the other 1 month CCT go? Akala ko tuwid na daan, may baku-bako pala.

      • Anonymous on November 23, 2011 at 3:03 am

        Finally, someone else noticed what this sham of a government is doing to our motherland.

    • uwe on November 23, 2011 at 2:54 am

      At least something is being done to make our progress into the 21st century. The court system is ridiculous. The amount of foreign investment leaving to other SEA countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia) because of the circus courts is ridiculous. Other countries are progressing because of their efforts to crackdown on bureaucracy and corruption while the our homeland is walking in the other direction of progression. Are we proud that we are 2nd most corrupt asian country? A foot needs to be put down somewhere and if GMA is the first to cop the blame then so be it.

      • auriga on November 23, 2011 at 11:00 am

        “The court system is ridiculous. The amount of foreign investment leaving to other SEA countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia) because of the circus courts is ridiculous.”

        I don’t think we’re missing out on investments because of the judiciary. Or is this the new spin game of the administration?

        “Are we proud that we are 2nd most corrupt asian country? A foot needs to be put down somewhere and if GMA is the first to cop the blame then so be it.”

        No, who would be?

        But as Iida pointed out already, nothing happened after Erap was convicted; how sure are we that things will change when GMA gets convicted? I’m not saying that we should leave GMA be; it’s just that corruption won’t simply disappear if we go after personalities.

        http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2011/11/it-is-not-noynoy-aquinos-fault-that-the-philippines-is-the-worst-place-to-do-business-in/

    • Felipe on November 23, 2011 at 7:45 am

      Wow, daming kapalpakan kaagad—to think AbNoy hasn’t been in office for that long.

    • bubi78 on November 23, 2011 at 7:42 pm

      Allow me to add; raised a howl about separation of church and state re the PCSO’s “donation to the bishops” yet never bat an eyelash when the DBM released millions of pesos to enhance islamic education (read madrasahs and muslim educators) in the country. Talk about constitutional prohibitions on the one hand and blatantly violate the same on the other. What nerve, what arrogance!

    • auriga on November 23, 2011 at 9:14 pm

      What about Llamas’ AK-47?

    • Felipe on November 24, 2011 at 7:21 am

      Lumabas na ang mga balitang eto dati pa. Nagtataka nga ako bakit mangmang ang mga tao tungkol dito eh kitang-kita na grabe korapsyon nitong si AbNoy.

      Ayaw ni AbNoy ng FOI (Freedom Of Information)—Paano kang maniniwala na lalabanan nya korapsyon kung ayaw pala nyang transparency sa gobyerno?—Ano bang itinatago niya? Ginagamit rin nya ang pork barrel para diktahan ang mga boto ng mga kongresista.

      Basta nga ba paunti-unti lang ang paglabag ni AbNoy sa ating karapatang pangtao, pwede na syang palusutin ng mga mangmang na pilipno? Nagiging dictatorial government na tayo nang hindi natin namamalayan.

  5. nona on November 22, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    very good
    pity no one will respond/counter
    unless i missed also

    FDI decline – 82%

    world bank – ease of business now worse in rankings

    airport ranking

    rape of girl inside malacanan by psg – charges dropped

    p-noy brother in law demanding commission for release of pork barrel to congressmen

    cojuangco executive appointed to coconut planters bank ( to destroy the evidence) – they have tried to keep this one very secret for obvious reasons

    extra judicial killings

    human trafficking actually up, as is use of child labour inside the country

    ochoa and his new 60 million peso house – not bad in 50,000 a month!

    hope others add to list for 1 composite list of incompetence, inertia and hypocricy

    tax evasion – no successful prosecutions

    customs – 2,000 containers lost!

    ligots – still free

    mikey arroyo – still free

    • Anonymous on November 23, 2011 at 12:19 am

      I don’t think the yellow zombies would be able to counter this list at all.

      • ahehe on November 23, 2011 at 1:17 am

        since Pres. Aquino claimed credit to Egypt’s Arab Spring, can we included to current events in Egypt on the list?

  6. patrick on November 22, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    thank you. this is exactly what I feel. so ok, she may be the most evil woman on earth right now… but logic and human compassion dictates that, she is innocent until proven otherwise. again, people easily forget.

    • Ilda on November 22, 2011 at 11:26 pm

      @patrick

      Most of the people who are charging ahead with PNoy are not using their head.

      Thank you for reading. I hope you can help spread it around.

  7. FantasticNoy on November 23, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    managed to consolidate the list…

    1.unconstitutional EO No’s.1 & 2

    2.Samar & Balay group conflict inside Malacanang

    3. bungled hostage rescue

    4. blatant lie about the $430 million MCC grant

    5. wrongful deportation of 14 Taiwanese fraud suspects to China

    6.Cojuangco-Aquino SCTex multi million deal

    7. favoring KKK to high government positions

    8. release of morong 43

    9. denying clemency to 100 old and sick prisoners despite PPP’s recommendation but pardons a dead man

    10.failed promise to prioritize FOI Bill

    11.misleading polls by own kins’ survey firms Asia Pulse & SWS

    12. Hacienda Luisita/SCTex illegal toll fee

    13.ineffective com group (includes Mislang)

    14.pending RH Bill

    15. corruption score worsens based on diff. international intelligence reports

    16. lowest rate of GDP

    17.mounting unemployment problem

    18.undiplomatic verbal spat with China over Spratlys

    19.Porsche/BMW controversy — purchased from a source with a well knowned smuggler in BOC

    20.P6-billion illegal tax write off given to Mirant and Team Energy

    21.people suffering from higher cost of living and having depress wages

    22.controversial appointees (eg. BNP – Diokno, LTO -Torres, BoC – Alvarez, PCSO – Tolentino & Joaquin)

    23.core inflation rate increased from 3.9 to 4

    24.biggest drop of visitor arrivals from 377, 672 to 317,443

    25.slow action on OFW repatriation during Middle East Crisis

    26.underemployment rate increased from 0.178 to 0.194

    27. increased of poverty incidence

    28. dropped imports from USD 4, 568 to USD 5, 497

    29. BIR and BOC’s failure to meet their respective revenue targets

    30. imposing double vat on toll

    31.failure to stop jueteng

    32.excessive and unproductive travel abroad

    33.former AFP Chief and Defense Sec. Angelo Reyes suicide due to Senate pressure

    34.corruption still rampant in national and local level

    35. PPP zero investment

    36.deteriorating condition of education

    37.no wage increase despite the rocketed cost of basic commodities

    38.billion lost in revenue due to missing container vans

    39.very unproductive legislature under pnoy’s admin

    40.missing in action during the typhoon

    41. slow action and ineptness on crisis/disaster management

    42. 9.43 billion flood damage due to cancellation of flood projects in Central Luzon

    43.increased pork barrel and CCT budgets and cut the budget on education.

    44.failed CCT program

    45.failed Pantawid Pasada Program

    46. increased crime rate

    47.P-noy’s 1.46 Billion intelligence fund for 2011

    48.controversy on Apple MacBooks worth 1.67 million or P67,000 each for Carandang’s staff

    49.rising cases of impunity for extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances

    50. 4 billion peso damage claim of Belgian dredging firm for cancellation of project

    51.influencing a recent SC decision on family-owned Hacienda Luisita

    52.postponement of ARMM election

    53.DBP lawyer suicide due to harassment

    54. Lopez Holdings 1.6 Billion peso DBP loan written off

    55. secret meeting with MILF leader Murad

    56. 5 million pesos aid to MILF

    57. apathy to the sacrifice of our soldiers who are losing their lives in Mindanao

    58. 31 million pesos aid to (not existing) ABB

    59. 5-10 million bribe to congressmen to back up steps taken against GMA

    60. imposing tax on SSS & PAG IBIG contributions

    61. close to P1M cost (P860,000) of single Palace-Ledac meeting

    62. besmirching the name of the highest court, notably the Chief Justice

    63. blatantly defying The Philippine Constitution

    64. Appointment of Biazon and Lim to BOC to silently gather FUNDS for the next election.

    65. De-Lima finally learned the correct ‘daang matu-weed’ as she made an
    ‘error recommendation’ during the luneta hostage fiasco.
    66. Ninoy Aquino IA- WORST airport in the world.
    67. p-noy brother in law demanding commission for release of pork barrel to congressmen
    68. cojuangco executive appointed to coconut planters bank ( to destroy the evidence) – they have tried to keep this one very secret for obvious reasons
    extra judicial killings
    69. human trafficking actually up, as is use of child labour inside the country
    70. ochoa and his new 60 million peso house – not bad in 50,000 a month!
    71. appointment of another Kaibigan Domingo Lee as Phil Ambassador to China
    72. spending millions of government funds for media, PR, congressmen gifts for support, and thousands of members of the mis-communication group

    • nona on November 23, 2011 at 9:20 pm

      hope someone sends a copy to the sheep in malacanan press corps and that they start to try and be journalists.

      keep up the list.
      it will always be growing and no doubt have many uses in the future. voters have short memories

      look at the inquirer promises yracker for his list of 102 campaign promises/lies. ( they no longer update since none have been started) but the idea was good

    • Ilda on November 23, 2011 at 9:24 pm

      Thanks! :)

    • nona on November 23, 2011 at 10:52 pm

      no cha- cha ( economic/ownership changes)

      limited open skies ( so cojuangcos new airline flies!)

      refusal to implement world trade organisation ruling re levy on imported liquors ( so cojuangcos san miguel continues excessive profits)

      a pattern here

  8. pacoy on November 24, 2011 at 12:46 am

    Unanswered MURDERS inside Hacienda Luisita. During the time of who else? as chief security.

    • pacoy on November 24, 2011 at 12:49 am

      I mean unsolved!

  9. Rose on November 24, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    Wow! Thanks, All those time, I thought there are only few of us. But for everybody’s information, indeed we are traversing a straight path but with may loopholes, dangerous and a path that will lead us to our own downfall. This is the path that oligarchs (ABnoy family, Lopez and etc) wanted us to pass. Kailan kaya makaka realize ang mga tanga na fanatic ni Abnoy? Yes, I am calling them fanatics, they are just fanatics, and fanatics cannot think straight especially if their idol is being criticized. These yellow fans have corrupted minds, corrupted by bias media and yellow propaganda. I can still remember one man’s line before: Our problem is not only Income and food poverty but POVERTY of the MIND. I believe he’s saying true.

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