The Sailboat

Dear insansapinas,
Before I discuss budget appropriations, allow me to be nostalgic for a few moments by looking at this picture of Matukad Island (matukad in Bicol is to hike) in Caramoan, Bicol. 

When I was a pre-kinder, my mom used to bring me to the different islands to visit relatives, attend some family gatherings and or meet-the-old-folks that turned out to be the lolas, the aunties, uncles and cousins, twice, thrice and whatever number removed. 


I enjoyed looking at the crystal clear water. My mom told me a story about her adventurous escape from the Japanese soldiers when she was young, just riding a small banca to cross the shark-infested water dividing the different islands in Camarines Sur. My grandmom who was worried was looking out the seas when she spotted a sailboat which was half-submerged in the water. Only the sail and "katig" prevented it from sinking while another boat was pursuing it. Parang pelikula baga. My grandmother only sighed a prayer for whoever was in sinking boat, not knowing it was my mother. My mom told me that she could see the fish swimming around her. The other boat thought that no one would survive in that sailboat so it went back to where it came from. When she emerged from the boat, my grandmother was so emotional that she threatened to "kill" her if she would that stunt again. Para bang sige pag nalunod ka papatayin kita. 


The picture above reminded me also of my near-death-experience when I was only five or six years old. Our house was near the beach. Older kids would walk in the sands during ebb tide. Looking for my playmates and skipping the afternoon nap, I started walking the sands, barely noticing that the water was starting  to rise. Then I saw this small island (not really an island but a place which was not yet covered by water. I stood there as I watched the water started to rise to my chest. Ang lakas pa ng current. Wala namang damo doon, so hindi ako masamang damo. hehehe

Camping, Leviste and other Celebrities-The Excuses for Disappointments

Dear insansapinas,

did you see my eyeglasses?

Harold Camping is back after hiding in the motel with the wife when his End-of-the-World-Prediction went pfft last Saturday. 


Just like another doomsayer, Sister Thedra from Michigan who predicted the end of the world and that only her group would be saved by a visitor coming from another planet riding a space ship, Camping claimed that the end of the world was postponed to October, 2011 because God is merciful.


Sister Thedra claimed that her group helped in the illumination of the world that saved it. Mga NUTS.


Camping in his press interview said that he is not a financial guru to solve the problem of the believers who sold their properties to donate to his organization and that those who left their jobs will survive just like those who were downsized and terminated in this weak economy.


AFTER THE INTERVIEW, HE ASKED WHERE HE PLACED HIS EYEGLASSES AND WHAT DAY WAS TODAY. TOINKKK (This last statement is not in the news). Just pointing out that he may be having lapses. He said that God is forgiving and merciful, so how come the end of the world is still coming.


Buti pa sina David Koresh, Jim Jones and the cult leader that led the mass suicide in San Diego to ride a spaceship hindi iniwanan ang kanilang mga members. Pinatay nga lang. Sus.


Leviste


The Ex-Governor who was caught by the authorities in his office in Makati claimed that he had a toothache. Dental clinic na pala ang kaniyang opisina. The dental office said that he has no appointment. Tinamaan ng kulog. Talaga palang labas-pasok siya. Tseh.


The Bureau of Corrections investigated the case of Leviste and found out that THERE IS NO PERIMETER FENCE in some sections of the compound. Sonamagan, preso walang bakod? Kahit baboy, mayroong kural para hindi makatakas. Sino ang binibiro nila? 


WALA PA RAW CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION CAMERA. Anong klaseng preso yan? Simbahan?
Kahit grocery meron eh. 


Sabi nila hindi raw nakilala si Leviste. Bakit pag may lalabas ba sa preso, hindi man lamang sinisita? Panay palusot ang mga taong ito. Ginagawa naman nilang bobo ang mga tao. TSEH.


Sharon Cuneta- busy lang daw siya kaya di niya maasikaso ang pagpapayat. Ows. Nakipag-away pa nga siya dahil sa billboard.


The Pro RH Bill  were happy when celebrities like Dingdong Dantes (anong malay niya sa population control) ay sumali sa kanilang pag-endorse ng RH Bill pero nang si Manny Pacquiao na ang sumama sa Anti RH Bill, galit na sila.


Sus.


May isang comebacking celebrity na sabi ay may throat problem kaya postpone ang concert. Ows? Baka naman walang bumili ng ticket.

You are Poor Therefore you are of no quality- Fidel Ramos

Dear insansapinas,

I am watching the Criminal Minds where the unsub (suspect) is highly intelligent person with narcissistic personality disorder. He was supposed to be a scion of an old wealthy family. But the disorder runs in the family. Do you consider him high quality person?

After reading this article "The Poor are No Quality People" supposed to have been uttered by the former President of the Philippines, I thought I was brought back during the Nazi times when only the beautiful people (blonde hair, blue eyes should be allowed to propagate). Does he equate social status with quality? Paano naman yong mga anak ng mayayaman na mga criminal at kaya lang nakakalabas ay dahil sa pera ng pamilya? 


My father-in-law who was a German-Russian descent would have probably said, Isn't that awful?


If Hitler's standard was based on the physical (whites, blonde and blue), it seems to  Ramos, yardstick of quality is the income bracket. Pag ikaw ay mahirap, scavenger, dope pushers; you are low quality.


I know of a personality of having been accused of dope pushing and yet he comes from a powerful and rich clan. Will the smugglers, carnappers, cheats who live in Ayala Alabang quality people? Will the rich storeowners financing the pirated DVDs, CDs and other electronic products, high quality people because they earn millions. They do not beg; they do not steal hundreds but deprive the economy of millions of revenues that were supposed to be used for government programs. The police who protect them are also high quality people? 


Are those corrupt government executives in all agencies who have finished their academic degrees in foreign countries high quality people? Does the money in the bank equate with the quality?


So why are there scavengers and poor people in the cities. The politicians brought them every election period, The white collar leaders of syndicates profit from them. The Lina Law protected not the poor but the syndicates managing these colonies of squatters i.e. providing them with power, waters and high calibre lobbyists cum lawyers. Which of the groups are low quality that can be dispensed with?


As I have said, the population growth rate includes migrants to and from a place. Why is Metro Manila crowded with people coming from the South and the boondocks?


Because, the military can not protect them from the insurgents who also tax them for protection.


These people who hop from airconditioned luxury cars to their airconditioned offices would be forced to slip on their jumpsuits or roll their sleeves  to clean their poso negros if there are no poor people whose mental acuity could give them competition in the white collar jobs.  


Will the rich people dirty their hands to take care of their garbage? to repair their cars? to drive for them? to cook for them? There are even people/ bloggers who confess that they would not eat side by side with their maids. Sus.


What about the pandhandlers in the street? Even in the first world economy, there are beggars, homeless and society rejects. Some of them go to the streets not because they are of low mentality. In our non-profit organization alone, there are homeless who were former executives who had made wrong decisions in life. They queued in our soup kitchen, day in and day out. One of them was a person whose life was made into a movie Pursuit of Happiness starring Will Smith and his son.


In the domestic front, two movie actresses have already been in the gossip columns that they were seen in the streets mumbling incoherent words which definitely were not part of the scripts. One became a councilor and the other was an award winning actress. They were not on drugs. They were just depressed. Compare them with celebrities who are in the basement of a hospital because of substance abuse, who are high and who are low quality? 


The beggars in the streets is a multi-million undeground economy. Don't they realize that? It is an organized crime run by people who are clean, law abiding citizens in their other lives in the society.

My Life as a Cat

Dear insansapinas,
The inventions in Japan are truly amazing. These cat's ears work with the wearer's brain. The only bad news is that it can be used only if you have brain. Members of Congress and government executives who are already "palpak" and yet try to avoid responsibilities are not qualified to wear them. bwhahaha. (ito talaga ang purpose ng blog na ito, lalo na sa nagsasabi na ang living out of prison ng mgaVIP ay small matter.Tseh,)


*Nabulatlat ng kapatid ko sa web.


In my past life as a cat, the only thing I can do is wear this super costume (Super CAT, mas mukha ng sa daga yong ears. hehehe) so that I can save the world from the false prophets. (nagtago na si Camping). Hindi na siya Happy Camper. I can't even wiggle my whiskers. Toinkk.


Photoshopped picture courtesy of Paulding of My Pinoy Humor.

Nakita raw niya itong old pic ko sa kaniyang Commodore ( ooops) noong nagsisimula pa lang kaming magblog. Ngayon ilang na lang kaming active magblog. Ang iba nasa fezbuk na. Wala naman akong fez, kaya wala akong buk.


Balak kong regaluhan ang aking tsikiting gubat. Iniimbita na naman daw siyang magturo sa university. Sabi ko ituloy ang laban. Pag tinawag niya ang istudyent, yong tenga lang ang gagamitin niya. Opps, nakalimutan ko lang uminom ng gamot.


Pinaysaamerika

You're Poor so wala kayong karapatang magpakarami

Dear insansapinas,


Natawa naman ako sa sinabi ni Lagman na walang demographic target ang RH Bill lalo na ang mahihirap. 


Kailangan bang bigyan pa siya ng doble lente para mabasa niya ang provision na ito na siya mismo ang sumusulong? 

“(d) Take active steps to expand the coverage of the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP), especially among poor and marginalized women, to include the full range of reproductive health services and

 supplies as health insurance benefits;

Naiintindihan ba niya ang word na poor at marginalized? Siguro naman anoh. 


So ang pakiwari ko, ang bill ay nagsasabing, o mahirap lang kayo, itong mga generic contraceptives lang ang sainyo. So what kung may sakit kayo sa puso. Mahal ang magka EKG, walang equipment ang Dept. of Health lalo na sa probinsiya.


O ito ang pills, so what kung diabetic kayo, mahal ang magpatest ng lipids kaya inumin na lang ninyo ito.

Pakiwari ko parang mga pigeons sila na binabawasan ang population pag marami na.


Hindi sila naniniwala na sa mga mahihirap na ito, nanggaling ang mga OFW, ang mga nagsisikap umunlad ang buhay samantalang ang mga anak ng mayaman ay pinapasok lang sa opisina na pag-aari ng kanilang pamilya o kung mga anak ng pulitiko ay itinutulak tumakbo para lang magkatrabaho. Ito rin ang magiging workers sa pabrika, sa construction, sa retail industries dahil ang mayayaman ay gusto nilang magiging manager na lang.


Hindi ako against family planning, pero naman ayaw ko naman yong isasabatas ang dapat gagawin ko para doon. 


Biruan nga namin sa pamilya, kung uso na ang pills noon, wala ang mother ko. Ikanumber 16 kasi sya. Kung gumamit ng contraceptives ang mother ko, wala yong bunso namin na ikasampu. Ngayon, ang mga third generation ay may mga isa hanggang apat na anak lang. Walang RH Bill niyan. Ayaw naman naming mawala ang lahi naming magaganda. toinkkk.


Pinaysaamerika

It is all about money

Dear insansapinas,

Naah Virginia, I did not blog yesterday because I was expecting Rupture. But as usual, I got interested in the financials of Harold Camping's non-profit organization. Ang salbahe, he predicted May 21 to be the end of the world but Family Radio  postponed the submission of the financials for July. Then Camping wrote a letter of goodbye to his employees; 80 per cent of whom did not believe their leader. bwahaha.


Why did I say, it is about the money?

Since the meltdown of Silicon Valley; the dot.com bust and then the sub-mortgage crisis and Madoffs massive Ponzi scheme, the non-profits that relied on the donations of people barely survived. People  who wanted tax shields for their income dwindled  in number as unemployment rate went up. Aside from cash donations, the non-profits accept  stocks and properties as well. These are sold as the need for cash arises. Idle cash are invested in pension  and other interest earning  funds; many of which dried up courtesy of Madoff. Even non-profits were victims. 


I should know. I have been in the non-profit business. The donations for the affiliate church were not enough to sustain its operations as many envelopes sent to regular donors  did not come back. Unlike the organization of Camping, however which relies solely on donations, our non-profit receives grants from the governments and other charitable organizations for its feeding program, drug rehabilitation and housing for the homeless.


Camping;s financials ahowed a decline of assets in 2009. From 86 million, networth was reduced  to  72 million. In the year, 2008, they received a total of 15 million donation but deducted an investment income of 9 million. Investment went awry?
 Subsisting mostly in donations, some of its employees must be receiving fat paychecks. One employee said that some of their co-workers recently were driving fancy cars and spending in nice vacations. Although they have no programs to spend on, the expenses exceeded the revenues. No big deal, they are not paying taxes. They are tax-exempt, remember.


So predicting it's the end of the world was a strategy to attract people to donating their assets or proceeds from sale of their properties? Parang Jim Jones. . The only difference was that Jones joined his followers in the mass suicide.

All along many of its members sold their properties because they believed they have no use of them when the end of the world comes.

What happens now to the people who left their jobs in the belief that they are ascending in heaven with Camping? Magkacamping na lang ba sila.

What is his explanation, this time? Abangan.

Pinaysaamerika

Generic or Branded Contraceptives: Who may not take oral contraceptives

Dear insansapinas,

A year ago, I got an Italian doctor who does not prescribe branded meds if there are available generic of that type. He explained to me that pharmaceutical companies rather allowed their formerly branded products to be marketed as generic once its patent had already expired. Instead of spending more for its research and development a new formula is developed and marketed as a new product with improved ingredients.


The doctor told me that there is no difference in the quality except perhaps in the packaging because branded comes in fancy bottles or packages.


Now the issue is if ever the RH Bill will be passed into law, how will the target population segment distinguish what is branded and what is generic. Will the government  be getting generic at generic price or generic at branded price? Huh?


Women endorsers of the Bill are too old to use the contraceptives. Over over na silang 35. 

Sabihin naman nila, this is not all about contraceptives? They're talking about population and contraceptives prevent pregnancies and pregnancies cause population to grow. Ano ba ang pinag-uusapan natin? Alangan naman yong bagong date ni Pnoy. Ooops.

Wala lang silang masabi kung hindi insultuhin si Manny Pacquiao dahil hindi nagtapos kagaya nila. Pati ang accent ni Pacquiao, pinakikialaman. Di ba nila alam na yan ang accent ng mga taga San Francisco o Bay Area where Pedro is pronounced as Pidro. TSEH. 

Who are those who can not use contraceptives?


1. You are pregnant or are breast-feeding
2. You have a history of blood clots, heart disease, or stroke 
3. You have high blood pressure or are diabetic 

Break-out Kings, Jailbirds and the Bees

Dear insansapinas,

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Break-out Kings is a TV series where selected jail inmates are temporarily released to capture break out prisoners. For every jailbreakers they capture, they are given brownie points. Once they finished a mission, they are brought back to their prison cells. This is fiction.


In the Philippines, it is a fact. The capture of the former -Governor Batangas Antonio Leviste who was convicted for killing his aide shows how our judicial system works. He claimed he got a toothache and was looking for a dentist. Sonamagan. Sa Makati pa naghanap.  And the Bureau of Prisons chief is not resigning nor is suspended  and the President believes that he's entitled to due process. Meron na ba siyang inappoint na naalis? 


And all along I believed  the story of my mom about my grandmother who found her kababayan imprisoned in Muntinlupa, A day after, that inmate showed up at the doorstep of my grandma's house to get the message from the family. Asked how he was able to get free, my grandma told my mom that he got powers like Houdini. He can escape anytime he wanted. So I was young then, I believed the story hook and sinker. Blah.


A few years ago, there was an assassination. The case became cold, only to find out that the assassin had a permanent address in Bilibid Prison. Ang mga tanong eh, magkano ba?


Bees 
The NAIA people will be investigating the swarm of bees that 

Why is the End of the World on Saturday ?

Dear insansapinas,

camping

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No, Virginia, I am not choking. I am just reading why Camping predicted that Saturday is the end of the world. Sorry for late blogging. I took my beauty sleep to dream if there is any calamity coming. It comes in my dream, sometimes especially if I am full.


This -it-is-the-end-of-the-world-business is a tremendous big business, Matilda. Do you know that for the information dissemination alone, Camping spent more than 100 million dollars. No sh*t. 


So where did he get the money? As usual for cults like this, the members are encouraged to sell their properties and donate to be sure that they will be included among those who will be taken to Heaven.


How did Camping calculate the date? 

Camping cites two Bible passages to determine the date. The Book of Peter implies that the end of the world will occur 7,000 years from the date of the great flood. And the Book of Genesis says the flood occurred on the "17th day of the second month." Taking a look at the Jewish calendar, the de facto guide in that era, May 21, 2011, is the corresponding date. Family Radio predicts that great earthquakes will shake the earth at 6 p.m. on the 21st, continuing for five months.

Is the date Eastern time, Pacific time or time to go and go camping in the boondocks?  In Asia, it is already Saturday. Camping who has predicted the apocalypse in 1994 gave that excuse of miscalculation when the Rapture did not happen. Bigyan nga ng lap top para makapagcalculate. At age 89, I wonder if he is not averse to latest technology. Baka pencil pa ang gamit niya number 2. Round off ang numbers eh.


The Atheist groups are ready to party and many people are inviting others for the Rapture Looting. The world has gone bonkers. 

Why Graft and Corruption is the cause of poverty and not overpopulation 2

Dear insansapinas,
Updated:

Karugtong ito ng una, Siyempre, may una, meron ding pangalawa. roll eyes.

Definition of terms:
Ang corruption, mga kabarangay ay hindi lang ang pagtanggap ng bribery. Kasama rin dito ang pilferage, extortion, fraud, NEPOTISM, theft, embezzlement and`falsification of records.




Graft and Corruption sa Department of Health
Ngayong taon ay itinanggi ng Dept of Health na may mga ghost employees sila. Mga nagmumulto, tumatanggap ng suweldo pero hindi naman pumapasok. Sabagay  lahat naman ng sangay ng gobyerno mayroong multo.Hindi ka ba naman papayag magmulto kung kalahati ng sweldo ay ibibigay saiyo at kalahati ay pinaghahati-hatian ng mga buwakanng mga may hawak sa personnel services. Hindi ka naman papsok o kaya pag pumasok ka man ay para lang magbundy clock. Aba kahit hindi ka nurse puwede ka nilang ilagay sa payroll. Bakit nagco0cause ito ng poverty? Kasi yong talagang mga gustong magtrabaho, hindi makatrabaho, dahil puno ang plantilla ng multo. Sa isang tingin lang ba ng Secretary at sa tanung-tanong, malalaman na nga niya pag may "nagmumulto" o wala.


Ang mga supplies (wala na ring manakaw o maiuwi ng bahay dahil wala na, not unless bagong order) ang malakas magpalugi sa ospital. 
Kaya dito lahat ng mga supplies na kinukuha ng mga narses, doctor at iba pang personnel ay nakalista. Pag chineck nila alam kung sino ang kumuha ng supplies sa storage. Sa PHL, meron ba niyan? 
Minsan kailangang maospital ako at pinalamalapit yong government hospital. Tinanggihan ako. Wala raw silang karayom Gusto ko tuloy umuwi at kunin ko yong karayum sa aking Sewing kit. Tseh.
Eh yong manganganak, tinatanggihan nila. Pag napasa ba ang RH Bill, pwede na nilang tanggapin ang mga buntis na walang pandown payment sa private hospital. Ano kanyo sa government hospital? Nakarating na ba kayo sa isang ospital sa may Sampaloc ba yon? Nakunan ang aking kaibigan ay iyon ang pinakamalapit. Dinalaw namin. Sus Ginoo, sa isang katre,tatlo silang nagwewrestling para hindi mahulog. Tatlo sa isang bed. Sa akin hindi pwede yon, pag natulog ako, para akong si Bruce Lee. Yaaah. hulog katabi ko. Toinkk.

Pero may mga ospital, huwag mong isnabin ang gaganda ng machine na binili. Wala namang gumagamit dahil hindi naman kailangan. Sayang lang kasi ang commission. At baka katapusan na ng FISCAL YEAR, kailangan magastos na ang lahat na nasa budget. Whoah.


Ngayon, pag napasa ang RH Bill na magbibigay ng budget appropriations para bumili ng mga contraceptives at condoms, anong garantiya na ang libreng contraceptives ay makakaabot sa mga mahihirap? at hindi mauuwi sa sari-sari store ng isang kamag-anak na may connection sa DOH? Kung pati nga sample sa doctor pinagbibili eh.


Hala kayo pag gumamit kayo ng pills at hindi kayo regular uminom, magiging fertile din kayo, Ang anak ng kaibigan ko ay muntik ng pangalang PIL dahil nabuntis siya.  Dalawang beses yatang nakalimutang uminom. Ang tawag ko sa baa Kalimot. O baka sabihan naman ako ng child abuse. mwheheh Kaya nga dito, may mga once a month na pill. Meron pa ngayon na patch na lang kaya asahan ninyo ang darating sa Pilipinas ay yong malapit na nilang iphase out o kaya mawawala na ang kanilang Patents.

RH Bill- Quantifying the Captive Market for Contraceptives

Dear insansapinas,
In February, I wrote the article RH Bill, a big business, facts and questions. 


This article,  RH bill a new angle exposed! It's about money! shared my opinion by quantifying the market and the reason why the lobbyists want to get  automatic appropriations for the purchase of the contraceptives. 

The debate on the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill resumed in Congress this week, where the pros and the antis debate once more on this highly-toxic issue, often with those supporting the RH bill (notice they have dropped their new name Responsible Parenthood and returned to using once again the term Reproductive Health) peddling lies in order to sell their proposed bill. I fully agree with pundits that this controversy has polarized the Filipino people. I would even dare say that something good has come out of this debate because it allowed the Filipino people to totally look at the RH bill from different angles... from the moral, the legal to the economic issue - whether our large population is the cause of our poverty.Yes, those supporting the RH Bill would dare, misinform, cajole or even lie to the Filipino so that they could have this bill passed, while those that are against the RH bill can only tell you one story... the truth!We’ve so often quoted the world’s foremost liar, Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s Propaganda Minister (who at the end of the German Reich killed his own family and committed suicide) who made this most quoted quotation, “A lie repeated a thousand times, assumes the substance of truth.”The RH bill has been peddled in Congress since the year 1999 in so many different House Bill numbers, selling us all sorts of lies, like for instance, contraceptives are not abortifacient. The latest that was revealed no less than by the former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral is that contraceptives can cause breast cancer, though it reduces the risk of cervical cancer.But one good news out of this debate comes from Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile who expressed his opposition to the RH bill saying, “As far as we are concerned here, I don’t think it is a priority. I’ll be very frank with you. As far as I’m concerned, I am not ready to tinker with anything that is an act of God.” Thank God for Sen. Enrile, but what about Sen. Ed Angara and Sen. Miriam Santiago, who recently attacked the Pacman? Ah, that’s what we shall tackle in our column tomorrow.Meanwhile, there’s that alleged anomaly that Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III exposed during his privilege speech concerning a P2.6 billion allocation for Family Health Programs during the time of Health Sec. Cabral dubbed the Maternal Neonatal and Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) program of the local government units (LGU) which some LGUs say they never got. Sen. Sotto is right in asking for an investigation into this potential mess before the Senate would tackle the RH Bill, which also earmarks a large amount of government funds.There’s more to the corruption issue now plaguing the RH controversy and it’s about money, money and more money from faceless pharmaceutical lobbyists who no doubt are funding Congressmen and women who support the RH Bill. Here’s a letter that reveals this reality.“Dear Bobit, I have always wondered why the RH Bill is being pushed through even though with or without it, the consumer is free to purchase contraceptives in the counter. So I made some analysis. Based on National Census Statistics Board data 2000, about 24 percent of the Philippine population is above 20 years old. Based on the same statistics, about 50 percent of that are females.
“Considering we have a total population of about 90 million that means the total population of Filipinos above 20 years old is about 22 million. Half of that would be 11 million females. This is the present target market for contraceptives. If I am not mistaken, based on what I have found out from the internet, the cost of using birth control pills is about P1,000 a month. “The total potential value of the market in the Philippines is therefore computed to be: 11 million x P1,000 per month x 12 months or a total of P132 billion per year. The problem for the contraceptive manufacturers is that 90 percent of the market belongs to the lower income who cannot afford to spend P1,000 per month. So in order to give this market purchasing power, the RH Bill is now being pushed to enable the government to use taxpayer’s money to subsidize these contraceptives.“To further expand the market, the 10 to 15 years old will be given sex education in school and they will be allowed to purchase contraceptives even without the consent of their parents. That could mean another 4,000,000 potential users. The value of this additional market is calculated to be another P48 billion. Adding the two markets gives us a whooping valuation of P180 billion per year. Now I understand why the RH Bill is being pushed very hard. God bless! - Bobby Tordesillas.”

Why Graft and Corruption is the cause of poverty and not overpopulation

Dear insansapinas,

Maraming babato sa akin nito pero tatawagin ko si Pacmom para ihalihaw niya ang kanyang Hermes bag. mwahaha.Besides, my opinion is not based on emotion. Hindi rin ako nakikigaya sa mga celebrities na baka hindi alam na ang growth rate ng population is net of the birth and death and the migration to and from the country. Hindi lang ito ang nabubuo pag may sex.  By the way, basahin ang article ni Resty na nagconfirmed sa sinulat ko noon about population growth rates DITO.
Simulan natin sa BIR.


Every quarter you will read from the news, that the agency did not meet the targeted collection. Bakit Virginia, tanungin ninyo ako? Sige na. Kasi sa graft ang corruption. HOW HOW DE CARABAO does this causes poverty. Teh, mahabang kuento yan. Ito.


Graft and Corruption sa BIR


Mga corrupt na examiners- pag sinabi kong examiners, yon ang nag-aaudit ng ITR ng mga malalaki ang mga gastusin at mga revenues. Hindi ito mga sari-sari store o mga tricycle drivers na pinupuntirya ng BIR ngayong nasa puwesto. Ang mga kita ng huli ay  barya-barya lang. Ganito ang eksena. Una, appointment saiyong accountant, Tapos," suggestment" kung magkano ba? Tapos nandiyan ang threat. Huwag kang magsusumbong sa kaniyang superior. Magkakasama sila. Bakit ko alam? Tanungin ninyo ako. Sige na.
Nagtrabaho po ako sa isang accounting and tax firm sa Pinas kay gandah ko. May mga tawaran. Hindi yong humihingi ng patawad kung hindi magsasabi ng presyo at tatawaran mo. Ang boss ko ummeksena diyan. Hindi ko kaya ang mga dialogue nila.


 At naofferan na rin akong magtrabaho sa ahensiya. Maliit ang suweldo. Sabi ko nga, hindi pa kasiya sa aking pambiling sapatos na kinokolekta ko noon. Sabi nga noong nag-imbita sa akin. " Pero hindi yan ang kikitain mo". Muntik ko na siyang wisikan ng tubig. Eh kung yong sobrang sukli lang sa akin di ako makatulog, yong pera pang hindi ko pinagpawisan dahil naka-aircon ako.


Saan pumupunta ang perang nakurakot nila? Sa parteng ito,  mas mautak sila kaysa sa mga heneral. Talagang nilalagay nila sa ibang pangalan ang kanilang mga properties. Pag nacheck lang sila sa lifestyle nila sila naiimbestigahan. Yon yong mga nagkakaroon ng kaaway sa loob. Kaniya-kaniya rin silang Hudasan. Kaniya-kaniyang sipsipan para maassign sa magandang lugar. Kumpara mo ang massign ka sa Binondo na maraming negosyo at sa isang pook na poor lang ang mga nakatira.  PERO PAANO NGA ITO nagko- cause ng poverty? KULIT KASI EH.


Karamihan sa mga perang nakukurakot at ibinibili ng bahay at lupa, dahil pag inilagay nila sa banko, masisilip na napakalaki ng pera nila. Ang real estate properties ay DEAD INVESTMENT (not unless may construction ng bagong mga units) para sa economy. Hinahawakan lang ito ng mga may-ari para hintaying tumaas ang halaga. WALANG PRODUCTION. WALANG EMPLOYMENT GENERATION,MAYROONG HIMALA at pag sa ibang bansa pa sila bumili nabawasan ang ating kaperahan, bawas ang ating foreign reserves, dahil bibili sila ng dolyar.


MGA BUSINESS NA NAKAKAPAGDAYA SA BUWIS DAHIL NAGLALAGAY


Ito siguro kahit abacus pa rin ang ginagamit ninyo, alam na ninyo na ang natitipid ng negosyo sa pamamagitan ng pagdaya sa kanilang income at expenses, ay makakabawas sa Revenues ng gobyerno na siyang ginagamit sa pagpapatakbo ng iba't ibang ahensiya AT kinukurakot naman ng ibang opisyales.


Tingnan lang ninyo ang expense accounts ng mga negosyong ito lalo na ang mga family controlled corporations.Pati personal expenses nila diyan nakacharged. Ang mga tinitirhan ng mistress or toy boy (nasa pangalan ng mga kumpaniya ang mga properties na ginagamit nila, ang kotse, ang condo, ang mga travel expenses sa panonood ng reality show na charged sa business kuno). Ang mga tuition ng mga anak, under Research and Development or Training and Seminars. Creative accounting.  bwajajaja.


Pag naging zero growth rate ba ang population, maalis ito? NO VIRGINIA.


Tapos nag-eexpand sila sa ibang bansa. Klap, klap, klap ang mga tao. Employment generation? Nah, baby. Kaya nga sila pinapayagang magbusiness sa ibang bansa dahil the business will  generate local employment. Try ninyong mag-aapply ng investor's visa sa US.


Sasabihin ninyo ang income naman doon ay marereport sa GNP ( take note, hindi GDP) so additional income sa PHL. Pero mga deng, ang bank account nila nasa ibang bansa rin. At paunti-unti lang ang pagpadala nila dito sa PHL dahil ang kanilang reason ay development and expansion. Bakit ba mabango tayo sa HK kahit may nangyaring hindi maganda. Tanungin ninyo ang bangko nila. Weh. Wiwithdraw lang, pupunta pa sa HK.


Graft and Corruption sa NFA


Sa balita, marami raw nabubulok na bigas pagkatapos na nag-attempt ang NFA na mag-import ng bigas. Bigla silang urong. Bakit naman nila pinabubulok ang bigas? Kasi Sisa, kapag maraming supply ng bigas sa market. bagsak ang presyo. Mabibiyayaan ang mahihirap. Paano naman ang mga negosyante ng bigas. Liliit ang kanilang tubo. Paano na makakapag pacosmetic surgery ang kanilang mga asawa? Paano na ang mga anak nila na humihingi ng Porsche? Paano ang mahihirap, wala silang pakialam. Tseh. Kaya nga ba minsan may lumulubog na bapor na ang karga ay bigas o kaya may mga warehouse na nasusunog dahil pag bumagsak ang presyo ng bigas, maghihirap sila. Di na sila makakabili ng steak. Repeal that law of demand and supply. mwehehe


Graft and Corruption sa Customs


Ito kahit na bagsak kayo sa Math, pwede kayong magtrabaho. Total, mali-mali namang ang declaration ng mga imported items para mas mababa ang taxes. ITo ang tinatawag na technical smuggling. Meron yang dindeclare na auto spare parts, yon pala mga luxury cars. Mga ninanakaw sa US kahit na may low jack ( anti-theft device) tapos ipinadadala sa Pilipinas. Ma ukay-ukay kuno pero yon pala mga mamahaling knocked-off bags, made in China at Korea. Unang niregaluhan ako nito, tuwang-tuwa ako eh. Akala tuloy ng aking kaibigan, naging corrupt na rin ako dahil bitbit ko ang bag na kasing halaga ng kotse niya. bwahaha, Yon pala PEKE. PEKE.

Retirement at Employment Agency

Dear insansapinas,

My eyes are still red. Think of a vampire that is ready to strike down your throat. Bwahaha.  Damn that eyedrop they used to dilate my eyes. I may have nightblindness when I was a kid but I started wearing priscription glasess after I gave birth to my first tsikiting gubat. (Noong bata pa ako, I used to wear my mom's glasses, pagenius effect kuno).  It was examination period and right after I was discharged from the hospital, I started reviewing for my final exams. Yes, Virginia, memorizing terms while singing lullaby and mixing formula. The old folks discoraged me from reading. Lalabo raw ang mata. Superstition? Lumabo nga. Exempted naman sa exams. 


But for ten years, my prescription glasses did not change except when there was astigmatism and vanity for me to change the frame of the glasses. Nahhh, I did not try wearing contact lens. Masyadong hassle pag-suot. My friend who was wearing one would shout, don't move to everyone close to her whenever she dropped her contact. Baka matapakan ang kaniyang MATA. hahahaha.


What have my eyes to do with the topic?


Let me tell you Maryland, (katabi ng Virgiina). There was a proposal from  Senator Miriam Santiago to increase the mandatory retirement age of 65 to 70. Nababaliw ba siya? Yong lang retirement age na 65, baka di ko pa abutin, 70 pa. Bakit anong pakialam ko sa Philippines sa retirement age? Abah, may sinuksok ako sa GSIS at SSS. Maliit man yon, puwede pa ring ipambili ng tinapa, tuyo at bagoong. Sarap.


I could have taken the early retirement before I came to the US. One of the strategies of easing out a " problematic" subordinate is to offer retirement. At that time, my superior, the President took advantage of extending to me the offer of the GSIS to get my early retirement. I should have taken it. Now my friends who have taken theirs after a number of  years of service are complaining. They were paid short of the lump sum amount due them.


A columnist wrote that a UP professor is supporting this amendment since she feels that she has still much to offer. But sweetheart, hindi lahat kagaya niya na nag-eenjoy sa trabaho nila because she lives in a UP subsidized home and she does not have to commute every day. There are people who look forward to their retirement, to enjoy life and to enjoy the money they have put aside for their golden years, kahit na ba maliit. Yon yong mga taong kung pwedeng hilahin ang araw para maging Friday na o harangan ng malaking bato ang Lunes para hindi dumating. Yon yong mga taong maraming gustong gawin ng walang pressure at ikasasaya nila. Hindi naman kagaya noon na pag nagretire ka, maggantsilyo ka na lang sa tumba-tumba. 


It does not necessarily mean that when you are retired, you can stop teaching because that is the advantage of the academe, age does not matter. Not unless you are losing marbles and you become more complacent because you feel you have adequate knowledge in your expertise.Or you are like my professor who slept soundly the moment his back touched the chair.


Here in the States where life expectancy is longer, the retirement age is 65. But one can retire at the age of 62 with less 25 per cent from their pension. Medicare however can be availed only upon reaching the age of 65.


When I was working, I bought a lot of books to read but I did not have the time. I have the complete collection of Agatha Christie, Dean Koonts, Sidney Sheldon and other books about politics, economics, religion  and history. 


Now I have the time, I can read two books in one day, that is when my vision is still good.


Employment Agency


If I were the retireables in the Philippines, I would insist that it should be 65. Baka pag retire nila wala ng pera ang GSIS at SSS.


Have  you read the latest from GSIS, they are downsizing the number of Vice-Presidents and other top executives to reduce overhead. Bakit naman kasi kaikangan ang 29 Vice Presdients? I'll tell you why.

Nora Aunor and her Leading Men-From Forgettable to Classic Movies Part 3

Dear insansapinas,
This is the continuation of Nora Aunor and her leading men: From Forgettable to Classic Movies.
See Part 1 of the Series here.
See Part 2 of the Series here.


In 1973, she tried the superhero type of movie with Super Gee. She had no leading man.


In the same year, she made a movie with Jay Ilagan, Kondesang Basahan.

and Carmela starring Nora Aunor, Rico Lopez and Jay Ilagan.


Jay Ilagan was  the son of both movie celebrities, Angel Esmeralda and Corazon Noble who started as a child actor. He died in a motrocycle accident. He was estranged from his wife Hilda Koronel and living in with Amy Austria during his death.


When Nora Aunor came up with her own movie outfit, she chose roles that would showcase her acting talent. Instead of leading men, she engaged the services of veteran sctors and actresses.


In the same year, she did another movie with Cocoy Laurel under Premire Productions entitled, Impossible Dream.

Cocoy Laurel

1973 Paruparong Item- Nora Aunor, Boots Anson Roa, Ronaldo Valdez and Arnold Gamboa

Ronaldo Valdez

Nora Aunor appeared with Joseph (Erap Estrada in the movie , Erap is My Guy. Erap became the President of the Philippines in 1973.

1973- Dalawang Mukha ng Tagumpay- Nora Aunor, Lotis Key, Jun Raquiza aka Leo Angelo. This movie won two awards, best director and best cinematography. Lotis Key was nominates as Best Supporting Actress.

jun raquiza

1973 Carnival Song- Nora Aunor, Tommy Abuel, Bernardo Bernardo

Eddie Peregrina was also popular singer  and dubbed as the Original Juke Box King. He became the leading of Nora Aunor. He died in a car accident at age 32. 

1973 Binibini ng Palengke- Nora Aunor, Eddie Peregrina


Victor Wood  was also a Juke Box King during his height of popularity. He migrated to the US after he condemned the payola system in the music industry.

Tears in my eyes

Dear insansapinas,

I need to cry every now and then. That's what my opthalmologist advised me yesterday. Yes, Virginia, he is an eye doctor, not an optometrist (OD) who provides total visual care including eye surgery.


After subjecting me to the latest advance technology of eye examination to find out if I need to have a surgery for my visual impairment, (Kinodak ang mata, dinilate at pinagsisilip), he concluded that my eyes become so dry that I get eyes strain easily. The examination however was not yet finished. I have to go back after a month,
In the meantine, he prescribed me a computer and reading glass. Reklamo ko kasi, I can hardly see the letters in the computer screen. Lalo na pag maliit. My friend teased me. Sabi niya, it is short to saying, it is part of growing old. Bigla akong napaluha. *heh*


Napaluha din ako nang malaman kong kaya pala nagkahiwalay si Arnold Schwarz -whatever at Maria Shriver ay nagkaroon siya ng mini-terminator sa isa sa household staff. Ang taksil. Sa PHL, ang mga politician, hindi lang isa, buong village ang mga anak sa labas.


Napaluha din ako nang nanonood ako ng mga Finale Season ng mga TV series. Bakit kailangang, mabaril o mabingit sa kamatayan ang mga bida...tapos ang balik ng series ay after three months pa. huhuhu. Tseh.


Napaluha ako sa saya nang malaman kong hindi na tatakbo pagkapresidente si Donald Trump. Tinesting lang naman niya ang tubig eh. Tseh.  Kaya lang tatakbo naman ay si Gingrich na noong kapanahunan niya ay panay ang taas ng kilay sa mga politician na may mga sikreto , eh yun pala siya itong maraming skeleton sa closet. Siya ang nagpush ng impeachement trial ni Clinton dahil kay Monica, yon pala meron din siyang kabit kaya diniborsiyo siya ng asawa niya. Not once but twice. Tseh.



Lalo akong napaluha nag makita ko ang retratong ito.

Noisemakers

Dear insansapinas,

After a year, the first automated election in the Philippines results into two leaders, the President and Chief of Staff. One will be reigning the Balay and the other the Samar groups. The PHL will be waiting for the guava to fall from the tree. Tsak.


The first birth control for deer is approved in Maryland. The dear population, ermmm deer population is threatening civil disobedience.


When Roxas campaigned for presidency, he rode on the traysikad. Now that he's hired as Chief of Staff of Noynoy, he was feted with bikefest as a welcome. Masyado raw mabigat ang traysikad. mwheehe. 


Grumpy Bieber was met by only seven fans in Hong Kong Airport for the  last stop of his concert tour. Handlers of the bratty kid showed more than 100,000 fans in the picture of arrival. wohoo.

Nora Aunor and her Leading Men-From Forgettable to Classic Movies Part 2

Dear insansapinas,
This is the continuation of Nora Aunor and her leading men-From Forgettable to Classic Movies.
See part 1 of the Series here.


SAJID KHAN

In 1970, Nora Aunor was paired with SAJID KHAN, a popular matinee idol in India in the movie, The Singing Filipina.


Ed Finlan was not only paired with Hilda Koronel but also to Nora Aunor.

1971 Si Waray at ang Talyada- Nora Aunor, Ed Finlan

Ricky Belmonte

When before she used to play bit player to Rosemarie and Ricky Belmonte's movie, they became romatic screen partners in 1971 My Prayer - Nora Aunor, Ricky Belmonte, Joseoh Siytangco.
Ricky Belmonte was the estranged husband of Rosemarie who died in 2001,


In 1971, she got two leading men in Lollipops and Roses and Talangka. One of them is Victor Laurel, the son of the late Vice-President Salvador Laurel and stage actress Celia Diaz-Laurel.

and Don Johnson of Miami Vice.

Tirso Cruz III (Cont'n.)

But the movie that cemented the love offscreen and onscreen partner of Nora Aunor was Guy and Pip starring Tirso as Pip and Nora Aunor as Guy. Maria Leonora Theresa was the doll which became more famous than other celebrities.

1971- Guy and Pip- Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III
This was followed by other movies starring the duo.

The Rise and Fall

Dear insansapinas,

While the people are busy with debates on RH Bill and government officials are likewise busy with photoops to show that the chief exec and his people are no Juan Tamads, the prices are rising while the economic growth rate is falling.


 While the unemployment rate in the US is rising, the prices of houses are falling.


My friend in Arizona called. She said that the house that she bought two years ago has now a fair market value of US 50,000, a decrease of more than 50 per cent. Two years ago, the house was already a steal for US 120,000; it used to have a value of US 240,000. Now she said, her neighboring house was sold for US 80,000. It is a lot bigger than their home.

Laid-back, Lazy and the Cat Killer

Dear insansapinas,

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Pnoy was labeled by some columnists to be a lazy President. The Palace denies it. Some called it laid back type of leadership. So what is the difference between the two?


Yong lazy, kagaya ni Juan Tamad, hihintayin na lang bumagsak ang bayabas para niya makain.


Ang laid- back ay type na leader na slow mo ang pagpitas ng bayabas, para bang tut-tut-tut-tut (background ng slow motion) tapos mahihinto pa kung may ibong makakadistract ng attention niya. Dahil nga slow mo ang kaniyang action, pati ang mga alipores, slow mo din. tut -tut-tut-tut.

Cat killer

Ang UP student na pumatay sa pusa at blinog niya, it felt good pagkatapos niyang torturin ang pusa at patayin ay naparusahan ng community service kung saan mag-aalaga siya ng mahigit na dalawang daan pusa.