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| Full text of PNoy SONA |
Posted by : JuzThinkin
Post Date : July 27, 2010 09:15:04 PM |
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| State of the Nation Address |
Posted by :
JuzThinkin |
| July 27, 2010 09:15:04 PM |
Location :
MSU |
I am quite disappointed at PNoy State of the Nation Address. He was attacking X-PGMA talked about corruption and was explaining why the country was always bankrupt. But then of course he was talking of the “state” of the nation and that’s how he sees it --- a corruption-ridden, bankrupt nation. And most Filipinos know that, too, even without being told so that the bleak picture of the nation he painted in his SONA did not really come as a surprise. What most people expected to hear from the new president was a message of hope; a promise and a commitment that he will lead the nation to a peaceful and a prosperous future. He should have laid down his agenda/priorities and strategies on how to achieve them. But he didn’t.
English Transcript of PNoy’s SONA
My beloved countrymen:
Our administration is facing a forked road. On one direction, decisions are made to protect the welfare of our people; to look after the interest of the majority; to have a firm grip on principles; and to be faithful to the public servant’s sworn oath to serve the country honestly.
This is the straight path.
On the other side, personal interest is the priority, and where one becomes a slave to political considerations to the detriment of our nation.
This is the crooked path.
For a long time, our country lost its way in the crooked path. As days go by (since I became President), the massive scope of the problems we have inherited becomes much clearer. I could almost feel the weight of my responsibilities.
In the first three weeks of our administration, we discovered many things, and I will report to you some of the problems we have uncovered, and the steps we are taking to solve them.
This report is merely a glimpse of our situation. It is not the entire picture of the crises we are facing. The reality was hidden from our people, who seem to have been deliberately obfuscated on the real state of our nation.
In the first six years of this year, government expenditure exceeded our revenues. Our deficit further increased to PhP196.7 billion. Our collection targets, which lack PhP23.8 billion, were not fully met, while we went beyond our spending by PhP45.1 billion.
Our budget for 2010 is PhP1.54 trillion. Of this, only PhP100 billion – or 6.5% of the total budget – can be used for the remaining six months of the current year. Roughly 1% of the total budget is left for each of the remaining month.
Where did the funds go?
A calamity fund worth PhP2 billion was reserved in preparation for anticipated calamities. Of this already miniscule amount, at a time when the rainy season has yet to set in, PhP1.4 billion or 70% was already spent.
The entire province of Pampanga received PhP108 million. Of this, PhP105 million went to only one district. On the other hand, the province of Pangasinan, which was severely affected by Typhoon Pepeng, received a mere PhP5 million, which had to be used to fix damages inflicted not even by Pepeng, but by a previous typhoon, Cosme.
The funds were released on election month, which was seven months after the typhoon. What will happen if a typhoon arrives tomorrow? The fund has been used up to repair damage from typhoons that hit us last year. Our future will pay for the greed of yesterday.
This is also what happened to the funds of the MWSS. Just recently, people lined up for water while the leadership of the MWSS rewarded itself even though the pensions of retired employees remain unpaid.
The entire payroll of the MWSS amounts to 51.4 million pesos annually. But this isn’t the full extent of what they receive: they receive additional allowances and benefits amounting to 81.1 million pesos. In short, they receive 211.5 million pesos annually. Twenty four percent of this is for normal salaries, and sixty six percent is added on.
The average worker receives up to 13th month pay plus a cash gift. In the MWSS, they receive the equivalent of over thirty months pay if you include all their additional bonuses and allowances.
What we discovered in the case of the salaries of their board of trustees is even more shocking. Let’s take a look at the allowances they receive:
Attending board of trustees and board committee meetings, and you get fourteen thousands pesos. This totals ninety eight thousand pesos a month. They also get an annual grocery incentive of eighty thousand pesos.
And that’s not all. They get a mid-year bonus, productivity bonus, anniversary bonus, year-end bonus, and financial assistance. They not only get a Christmas bonus, but an additional Christmas package as well. Each of these amounts to eighty thousand pesos. All in all, each member of the board receives two and a half million pesos a year exclusive of car service, technical assistance, and loans. Let me repeat. They award themselves all of these while being in arrears for the pensions of their retired employees.
Even the La Mesa watershed wasn’t spared. In order to ensure an adequate supply of water, we need to protect our watersheds. In watersheds, trees are needed. Where there should be trees, they built homes for the top officials of the MWSS.
We cannot remove them from their positions quickly because they are among the midnight appointees of former president Arroyo. We are investigating all of these things. But if they have any shame left, they should voluntarily relinquish their positions.
Now let’s discuss funds for infrastructure. The DPWH identified two hundred forty six priority safety projects to be funded by the motor vehicle user’s charge. This needs a budget of 425 million pesos. What they ended up funding were only 28 projects. They disregarded 218 projects and replaced these with seventy projects that weren’t in the plans. The 425 million pesos originally asked for became 480 million pesos, increasing because of projects allocated for a favored few.
These projects make no sense: unstudied and unprepared for, sprouting like mushrooms.
The era of such projects is at an end. Under our administration, there will be no quotas, there will be no overpricing, the funds of the people will be spent for the people.
There’s more. Five days before the term of the previous administration ended, they ordered 3.5 billion pesos to be released for the rehabilitation of those affected by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. This was supposed to fund eighty-nine projects. But nineteen of these projects amounting to 981 million pesos didn’t go through public bidding. Special Allotment Release Orders hadn’t even been released and yet the contracts were already signed. It’s a good thing Secretary Rogelio Singson spotted and stopped them. Instead, they will all go through the proper bidding, and the funds will be used to provide relief to those who lost their homes due to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.
Let’s discuss what happened in Napocor. From 2001 to 2004, the government forced Napocor to sell electricity at a loss to prevent increases in electricity rates. The real motivation for this is that they were preparing for the election.
As a result, in 2004, NAPOCOR slumped deeply in debt. The government was obligated to shoulder the 200 billion pesos it owed.
What the public thought they saved from electricity, we are now paying for using public coffers. Not only are we paying for the cost of electricity; we are also paying for the interest arising from the debt.
If the money we borrowed was used properly, then there would be added assurance that constant supply of electricity is available. However, this decision was based on bad politics, not on the true needs of the people. The people, after having to sacrifice, suffered even more.
This is also what happened to the MRT. The government tried again to buy the people’s love. The operator was forced to keep the rates low.
In effect, the guarantee given to the operator that he will still be able to recoup his investment was not fulfilled. Because of this, Landbank and the Development Bank of the Philippines were ordered to purchase the MRT.
The money of the people was used in exchange for an operation that was losing money.
Let us now move on to the funds of the National Food Authority (NFA).
In 2004: 117,000 metric tons (of rice) was the shortage in the supply of the Philippines. What they (the government) bought were 900,000 metric tons. Even if you multiply for more than seven times the amount of shortage, they still bought more than what was needed.
In 2007: 589,000 metric tons was the shortage in the supply of the Philippines. What they bought were 1.827 million metric tons. Even if you multiply for more than three times the amount of shortage, they again bought more than what was needed.
What hurts is, because they keep purchasing more than what they need year after year, the excess rice that had to be stored in warehouses ended up rotting, just like what happened in 2008.
Is this not a crime, letting rice rot, despite the fact that there are 4 million Filipinos who do not eat three times a day?
The result is NFA’s current debt of 177 billion pesos.
This money that was wasted could have funded the following:
- The budget of the entire judiciary, which is at 12.7 billion pesos this year.
- The Conditional Cash Transfers for the following year, which cost 29.6 billion pesos.
- All the classrooms that our country needs, which cost 130 billion pesos.
This way of doing things is revolting. Money was there only to be wasted.
You have heard how the public coffers were squandered. This is what is clear to me now: change can only come from our determination to stamp out this extravagance and profligacy.
That is why starting now: we will stop the wasteful use of government funds. We will eradicate projects that are wrong.
This is the point of what we call the zero-based approach in our budget. What used to be the norm was every year, the budget merely gets re-enacted without plugging the holes.
Next month we will be submitting a budget that accurately identifies the problem and gives much attention on the right solution.
Those that I have mentioned were only some of the problems we have discovered. Here now are examples of the steps we are undertaking to solve them.
There is a case of one pawnshop owner. He purchased a vehicle at an estimated cost of 26 million pesos.
If he can afford to buy a Lamborghini, why can’t he pay his taxes?
A case has already been filed against him. Through the leadership of Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares, Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez, and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, every week we have new cases filed against smugglers and against those who do not pay the right taxes.
We have also already identified the suspects of the cases of Francisco Baldomero, Jose Daguio and Miguel Belen, 3 of the 6 incidents of extralegal killings since we assumed the Presidency.
Fifty percent (50%) of these incidents of extralegal killings are now on their way to being resolved.
We will not stop the pursuit of the remaining half of these killings until justice has been achieved.
We will hold murderers accountable. We will also hold those who are corrupt that work in government accountable for their actions.
We have begun forming our Truth Commission, through the leadership of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide. We will search for the truth on the alleged wrongdoing committed in the last nine years.
This week, I will sign the first ever Executive Order on the formation of this Truth Commission.
If the answer to justice is accountability, the answer to the dearth in funds is a new and creative approach to our long-standing problems.
We have so many needs: from education, infrastructure, health, military, police and more. Our funds will not be enough to meet them.
No matter how massive the deficit is that may keep us from paying for this list of needs, I am heartened because many have already expressed renewed interest and confidence in the Philippines.
Our solution: public-private partnerships. Although no contract has been signed yet, I can say that ongoing talks with interested investors will yield fruitful outcomes.
There are some who have already shown interest and want to build an expressway from Manila that will pass through Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, until the end of Cagayan Valley, without the government having to spend a single peso.
On national defense:
We have 36,000 nautical miles of shoreline, but we only have 32 boats. These boats are as old as the time of (US General Douglas) MacArthur.
Some had this proposition: they will rent the Navy headquarters on Roxas Boulevard and the Naval Station in Fort Bonifacio.
They will take care of the funding necessary to transfer the Navy Headquarters to Camp Aguinaldo. Immediately, we will be given 100 million dollars. Furthermore, they will give us a portion of their profits from their businesses that would occupy the land they will rent.
In short, we will meet our needs without spending, and we will also earn.
There have already been many proposals from local to foreign investors to provide for our various needs.
From these public-private partnerships, our economy will grow and every Filipino will be the beneficiary. There are so many sectors that could benefit from this.
We will be able to construct the needed infrastructure in order to help tourism grow.
In agriculture, we will be able to have access to grains terminals, refrigeration facilities, orderly road networks and post-harvest facilities.
If we can fix out food supply chain with the help of the private sector, instead of importing, we will hopefully be able to supply for the needs of the global market.
The prices of commodities will go down if we are able to make this efficient railway system a reality. It will be cheaper and faster, and it will be easier for travelers to avoid crooked cops and rebels.
A reminder to all: creating jobs is foremost on our agenda, and the creation of jobs will come from the growth of our industries. Growth will only be possible if we streamline processes to make them predictable, reliable and efficient for those who want to invest.
We make sure that the Build-Operate-and-Transfer projects will undergo quick and efficient processes. With the help of all government agencies concerned and the people, a process that used to take as short as a year and as long as a decade will now only take six months.
The Department of Trade and Industry has already taken steps to effect this change, under the leadership of Secretary Gregory Domingo:
The never-ending horror story of registering business names, which used to take a minimum of four to eight hours depending on the day, will be cut down drastically to fifteen minutes.
What used to be a check list of thirty-six documents will be shortened to a list of six, and the old eight-page application form will be whittled down to one page.
I call on our local government units to review its own procedures. While we look for more ways to streamline our processes to make business start-ups easier, I hope the LGUs can also find ways to implement reforms that will be consistent with the ones we have already started.
All will certainly benefit from this streamlining — be it businessmen, soldiers, rebels and ordinary Filipinos. As long as the interests of Filipinos will not be jeopardized, we will explore all available avenues to make this a reality. We must start now, and we should all help achieve this and not stand in each other’s way.
The time when we will no longer be made to choose between our people’s security and the future of our children is upon us now.
Once we implement these public-private partnerships, we will be able to fund public service in accordance with our platform.
This will enable us to fund our plans for education.
We will be able to expand our basic education cycle from seven years to the global standard of twelve years.
We can build more classrooms, and we will fund service contracting under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Program (GASTPE).
Conditional cash transfers that aim to lessen the burden of education on parents will also be funded if this partnership becomes a reality.
Our plans for improving PhilHealth can now be within reach.
First, we will identify the correct number of Filipinos who sorely need PhilHealth coverage, as current data is conflicting on this matter. On one hand, PhilHealth says that eighty-seven percent (87%) of Filipinos are covered, then lowers the number to only fifty-three percent (53%). On the other hand, the National Statistics Office says that only thirty-eight percent (38%) of Filipinos are covered by Philhealth.
Even as we speak, Secretary Dinky Soliman and the Department of Social Welfare and Development are moving to implement the National Household Targeting System that will identify the families that most urgently need assistance. An estimated 9 billion pesos is needed in order to provide coverage for five million poor Filipinos.
Our country is beginning to see better days ahead. The private sector, the League of Provinces headed by Governor Alfonso Umali, together with Governors L-Ray Villafuerte and Icot Petilla, are now ready to do their share when it comes to shouldering the financial burden. I know that the League of Cities under the leadership of Mayor Oscar Rodriguez will not be far behind.
If the local governments share in our goals, I know that I can surely count on Congress, the institution where I began public service, to push for our agenda for change.
Our Cabinet has already showed it skill by identifying not just problems but also proposing solutions in a matter of three weeks.
In the aftermath of Typhoon Basyang, we were told by those in the power sector that we would be without electricity for four days. The quick action of Secretary Rene Almendras and the Department of Energy resulted in the restoration of power to almost all those affected within twenty-four hours.
The so-called water shortage in Metro Manila was quickly attended to by Secretary Rogelio Singson and the Department of Public Works and Highways. Secretary Singson did it without prodding, which alleviated the suffering of those affected.
We also witnessed the competence and initiative of those we appointed to be part of our Cabinet. It is but just that they not be forced to go through the eye of a needle to be confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. Should this happen, competent Filipinos will be encouraged to help our country through service to the public.
In the soonest possible time, we will convene the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) to discuss the important bills that needs to be addressed. Rest assured that I will keep an open mind in order for our relationship to be true to our people.
We will push for the Fiscal Responsibility Bill, where we cannot push for bills that will need funding, rather only those that have already identified its sources of funding. We need 104.1 billion pesos to fund those laws already passed but whose implementation remains pending because of lack of funds.
We will re-evaluate fiscal incentives given in the past. Now that we are tightening our purse strings, we need to identify those incentives that will remain and those that need to be done away with.
We will not allow another NBN-ZTE scandal to happen again. Whether from local or foreign sources, all proposed contracts must undergo the scrutiny of correct procedures. I now ask for your help with amending our Procurement Law.
According to our Constitution, it is the government’s duty to ensure that the market is fair for all. No monopolies, no cartels that kill competition. We need an Anti-Trust Law that will give life to these principles, to afford Small- and Medium-Scale Enterprises the opportunity to participate in the growth of our economy.
Let us pass into law the National Land Use Bill.
It was in 1935, during the Commonwealth, that the National Defense Act was passed. There is a need to amend this law in order to make it more responsive to the current needs of national security.
I appeal to our legislators to pass the Whistleblower’s Bill to eradicate the prevalent culture of fear and silence that has hounded our system.
We will strengthen the Witness Protection Program. We must remember that from 2009 to 2010 alone, cases which involved the participation of witnesses under the program resulted in a ninety-five percent conviction.
There is a need to review our laws. I call on our lawmakers to begin a re-codification of our laws to ensure harmony and eliminate contradictions.
These laws serve as the basis of order in our land, but the foundation of all rests on the principle that we cannot grow without peace and order.
We face two obstacles on our road to peace: the situation in Mindanao and the continued revolt of the CPP-NPA-NDF.
Our view has not changed when it comes to the situation in Mindanao. We will only achieve lasting peace if all stakeholders engage in an honest dialogue: may they be Moro, Lumad, or Christian. We have asked Dean Marvic Leonen to head our efforts to talk to the MILF.
We will learn from the mistakes of the past administration, which sprung upon the people an agreement reached without consultation from all concerned. We are not blind to the fact that it was done with political motivation, and that the interest behind it was not that of the people.
We recognize the efforts of the MILF to discipline those within its ranks. We are hopeful that the negotiations will begin during the first one hundred days of my administration as your president.
To the CPP-NPA-NDF: are you prepared to put forth concrete solutions rather than pure criticism and finger-pointing?
If it is peace you truly desire, then we are ready to call for an immediate cease-fire. Let us go back to the table and begin talking again.
It is difficult to begin discussions in earnest if the scent of gun power still hangs in the air. I call on everyone concerned not to waste a good opportunity to rally behind one goal for peace.
Our foundation for growth is peace. We will continue to be shackled by poverty if the crossfire persists.
We must understand that now is a time for sacrifice. It is this sacrifice that will pave the way for a better future.
With our freedom comes our responsibility to good unto our fellows and to our country.
To our friends in media, especially those in radio and print, to the block-timers and those in our community newspapers, I trust that you will take the cudgels in policing your own.
May you give new meaning to the principles of your vocation: to provide clarity to pressing issues; to be fair and truthful in your reporting, and to raise the level of discourse with the public.
It is every Filipino’s duty to closely watch the leaders that you have elected. I encourage everyone to take a step towards participation rather than meddling. The former takes part in finding a solution; from the latter, never-ending complaints.
We have always known that the key to growth is putting the interest of others beyond one’s own. One thing is clear: how do we move forward if we keep putting others down? How will those without education secure quality jobs? How will the unemployed become consumers? How will they save money for their future needs?
If we change all this, if we prioritize enabling others, we will open a world of opportunities not just for ourselves but for those who direly need it.
We have already begun the process of change, and we are now able to dream of better things for our country. Let us not forget that there are those who wish us to fail, so that they will once again reclaim power to do as they please at the expense of our people.
I believe that God and the people have brought us to where we are now. While we focus on uplifting the lives of our fellow men, we are assured of blessings and guidance from God Almighty. If we truly believe that we have God on our side, is there anything that we cannot endure?
The mandate we received last May 10 is testament to the fact that the Filipino continues to hope for true change. The situation is not what it was before; we can all dream again. Let us all become one in achieving a fulfilment of our hopes and aspirations for our country.
Thank you very much. |
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| win some lose some |
Posted by :
AlienXpat3 |
| July 28, 2010 03:08:09 AM |
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C¡¦mon JT, you sounded like Lagman¡¦s counter SONA ƒº. The guy has been there in Malacanang for less than a month and look what he discovered. He is in the process of laying the ground for his administration and from the start whenever asked by the media...his reply was to do an inventory of the country¡¦s daunting problems and then he will respond in kind. You probably saw how Yap denied the corruption at NFA but the facts speaks for itself...thousands of sacks of rice are rotting in storage feasted on by bugs and critters; a virtual INSECTOPIA while thousands are likewise being unloaded from ships as new imports arrives not to mention NWSS and NAPOCOR. We read in the papers of GMA¡¦s corrupt contracts (ZTE/Macapagal Avenue/PNR etc.) dealings but never imagined her government to have been infected to the core...it is mindboggling and according to one expert...P-Noy discovered only the tip of the Ice Berg meaning we will hear more of these as his new government uncover more critters that is eating into all sectors of the government. Corruption in government is so rampant and the country¡¦s problem is so monstrously huge...P-Noy¡¦s magic wand will break. He will win some and lose in others. Because we are basically a poor third world country...P-Noy will most probably lose more than he will win. Maybe at the end of his term...he will say that I did my best but my best was not good enough but he should also add as a footnote to his presidency...THE PROBLEM IS JUST TOO BIG FOR ANYONE¡¦S BEST. |
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| Re : win some lose some |
Posted by :
JuzThinkin |
| July 28, 2010 08:15:47 AM |
Location :
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You don’t get my point. I am also pro-PNoy that’s why I am disappointed because I was expecting much more than putting all the blame for the nation’s ills on past administrations. This is not a blame game and PNoy doesn’t need to explain again the fact that he is inheriting a corrupt, bankrupt administration. Everybody knows the corrupt practices of past administration, especially that of x-PGMA. As to our specific problem in Mindanao (re Moro insurgency) he didn’t say anything new except to sit again on the negotiating table with the MILF, same thing every administration says. Anyway, it is too early to judge as of this time. He is just weeks into office and still finding his way as new president. We just hope he really has the mettle he needs to deliver on his promises. As the saying goes we will know if he knows how to swim when he jumps into the pool. |
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| Re : State of the Nation Address |
Posted by :
Guest |
| July 28, 2010 10:21:17 PM |
Location :
Pilandok sa Iligan |
The message of hope that every body wants to hear is the eradication of poverty and President Aquino has a Slogan for this: “Kung walang corrupt ay walang mahirap”. For me as an ordinary Maranao and a citizen of the Philippines, I call it as the first grand agenda that should be translated into reality by the present administration. Corruption is the biggest enemy that should be confronted head-on because it already became a culture of the majority of the so called “public servants” of our country. Based on the speeches of Noynoy that I have heard on TV, I think the President is sincere pursuing this agenda.
We heard that the newly appointed officials in different departments and agencies of the government had already discovered huge anomalies amounting to hundreds of millions of pesos. And they stopped every questionable transaction and at the same time formulating solutions to those problems. If these new Secretaries will be able to come up with concrete solutions that can address corruptions in their respective departments then for me I will call it as an effective solution to the problems confronting our country. |
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| There\'s no such thing as perfect speech. |
Posted by :
Guest |
| July 29, 2010 01:54:47 AM |
Location :
KSA |
We are just one of the millions of population of the Philippines. We could not expect all the things he had spoken out to be implemented.
Lets hope & pray our interests will be given a chance. @ least once, just once... there is one sincere president to look upon; who may change the our sinking future.
Mabuhay... |
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| P-Noy's State of the Nation |
Posted by :
nlkhalid |
| July 29, 2010 03:44:23 AM |
Location :
tihamaland |
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines
PANIMULA
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President
Jejomar Binay; Chief Justice Renato Corona; Former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos
and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; members of the House of Representatives and the
Senate; distinguished members of the diplomatic corps; my fellow workers in
government;
Mga minamahal kong kababayan:
Sa bawat sandali po ng pamamahala ay nahaharap tayo sa isang sangandaan.
Sa isang banda po ay ang pagpili para sa ikabubuti ng taumbayan. Ang pagtanaw sa
interes ng nakakarami; ang pagkapit sa prinsipyo; at ang pagiging tapat sa
sinumpaan nating tungkulin bilang lingkod-bayan. Ito po ang tuwid na daan.
Sa kabilang banda ay ang pag-una sa pansariling interes. Ang pagpapaalipin sa
pulitikal na konsiderasyon, at pagsasakripisyo ng kapakanan ng taumbayan. Ito po
ang baluktot na daan.
Matagal pong naligaw ang pamahalaan sa daang baluktot. Araw-araw po, lalong
lumilinaw sa akin ang lawak ng problemang ating namana. Damang-dama ko ang
bigat ng aking responsibilidad.
Sa unang tatlong linggo ng aming panunungkulan, marami po kaming natuklasan.
Nais ko pong ipahayag sa inyo ang iilan lamang sa mga namana nating suliranin at
ang ginagawa naming hakbang para lutasin ang mga ito.
Sulyap lamang po ito; hindi pa ito ang lahat ng problemang haharapin natin. Inilihim
at sadyang iniligaw ang sambayanan sa totoong kalagayan ng ating bansa.
PROBLEMA SA BUDGET
Sa unang anim na buwan ng taon, mas malaki ang ginastos ng gobyerno kaysa sa
pumasok na kita. Lalong lumaki ang deficit natin, na umakyat na sa 196.7 billion
pesos. Sa target na kuleksyon, kinapos tayo ng 23.8 billion pesos; ang tinataya
namang gastos, nalagpasan natin ng 45.1 billion pesos.
Ang budget po sa 2010 ay 1.54 trillion pesos.
Nasa isandaang bilyong piso o anim at kalahating porsyento na lang ng kabuuan ang
malaya nating magagamit para sa nalalabing anim na buwan ng taong ito.
Halos isang porsyento na lang po ng kabuuang budget ang natitira para sa bawat
buwan.
Saan naman po dinala ang pera?
CALAMITY FUND
Naglaan ng dalawang bilyong piso na Calamity Fund bilang paghahanda para sa mga
kalamidad na hindi pa nangyayari. Napakaliit na nga po ng pondong ito, ngunit
kapapasok pa lang natin sa panahon ng baha at bagyo, 1.4 billion pesos o sitenta
porsyento na ang nagastos.
Sa kabuuan ng 108 million pesos para sa lalawigan ng Pampanga, 105 million pesos
nito ay napunta sa iisang distrito lamang. Samantala, ang lalawigan ng Pangasinan
na sinalanta ng Pepeng ay nakatanggap ng limang milyong piso lamang para sa
pinsalang idinulot ng bagyong Cosme, na nangyari noong 2008 pa.
Ibinigay po ang pondo ng Pampanga sa buwan ng eleksyon, pitong buwan
pagkatapos ng Ondoy at Pepeng. Paano kung bumagyo bukas? Inubos na ang pondo
nito para sa bagyong nangyari noong isang taon pa. Pagbabayaran ng kinabukasan
ang kasakiman ng nakaraan.
MWSS
Ganyan din po ang nangyari sa pondo ng MWSS. Kamakailan lamang, pumipila ang
mga tao para lang makakuha ng tubig. Sa kabila nito, minabuti pa ng liderato ng
MWSS na magbigay ng gantimpala sa sarili kahit hindi pa nababayaran ang pensyon
ng mga retiradong empleyado.
Noong 2009, ang buong payroll ng MWSS ay 51.4 million pesos. Pero hindi lang
naman po ito ang sahod nila; may mga additional allowances at benefits pa sila na
aabot sa 160.1 million pesos. Sa madaling sabi, nakatanggap sila ng 211.5 million
pesos noong nakaraang taon. Beinte-kuwatro porsyento lang nito ang normal na
sahod, at sitenta’y sais porsyento ang dagdag.
Ang karaniwang manggagawa hanggang 13th month pay plus cash gift lang ang
nakukuha. Sa MWSS, aabot sa katumbas ng mahigit sa tatlumpung buwan ang sahod
kasama na ang lahat ng mga bonuses at allowances na nakuha nila.
Mas matindi po ang natuklasan natin sa pasahod ng kanilang Board of Trustees.
Tingnan po natin ang mga allowances na tinatanggap nila:
Umupo ka lang sa Board of Trustees at Board Committee meeting, katorse mil na.
Aabot ng nobenta’y otso mil ito kada buwan. May grocery incentive pa sila na
otsenta mil kada taon.
Hindi lang iyon: may mid-year bonus, productivity bonus, anniversary bonus, yearend
bonus, at Financial Assistance. May Christmas bonus na, may Additional
Christmas Package pa. Kada isa sa mga ito, nobenta’y otso mil.
Sa suma total po, aabot ang lahat ng dalawa’t kalahating milyong piso kada taon sa
bawat miyembro ng Board maliban sa pakotse, technical assistance, at pautang.
Uulitin ko po. Lahat ng ito ay ibinibigay nila sa kanilang mga sarili habang hindi pa
nababayaran ang mga pensyon ng kanilang mga retirees.
Pati po ang La Mesa Watershed ay hindi nila pinatawad. Para magkaroon ng tamang
supply ng tubig, kailangang alagaan ang mga watershed. Sa watershed, puno ang
kailangan. Pati po iyon na dapat puno ang nakatayo, tinayuan nila ng bahay para sa
matataas na opisyal ng MWSS.
Hindi naman sila agad maaalis sa puwesto dahil kabilang sila sa mga Midnight
Appointees ni dating Pangulong Arroyo. Iniimbestigahan na natin ang lahat nang ito.
Kung mayroon pa silang kahit kaunting hiya na natitira – sana kusa na lang silang
magbitiw sa puwesto.
ROAD USERS’ FUND
Pag-usapan naman po natin ang pondo para sa imprastruktura. Tumukoy ang
DPWH ng dalawandaan apatnapu’t anim na priority safety projects na popondohan
ng Motor Vehicle Users Charge. Mangangailangan po ito ng budget na 425 million
pesos.
Ang pinondohan po, dalawampu’t walong proyekto lang. Kinalimutan po ang
dalawandaan at labing walong proyekto at pinalitan ng pitumpung proyekto na wala
naman sa plano. Ang hininging 425 million pesos, naging 480 million pesos pa,
lumaki lalo dahil sa mga proyektong sa piling-piling mga benepisyaryo lang
napunta.
Mga proyekto po itong walang saysay, hindi pinag-aralan at hindi pinaghandaan,
kaya parang kabuteng sumusulpot.
Tapos na po ang panahon para dito. Sa administrasyon po natin, walang kota-kota,
walang tongpats, ang pera ng taumbayan ay gagastusin para sa taumbayan lamang.
NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS
Meron pa po tayong natuklasan. Limang araw bago matapos ang termino ng
nakaraang administrasyon, nagpautos silang maglabas ng 3.5 billion pesos para sa
rehabilitasyon ng mga nasalanta nina Ondoy at Pepeng.
Walumpu’t anim na proyekto ang paglalaanan dapat nito na hindi na sana idadaan
sa public bidding. Labingsiyam sa mga ito na nagkakahalaga ng 981 million pesos
ang muntik nang makalusot. Hindi pa nailalabas ang Special Allotment Release
Order ay pirmado na ang mga kontrata.
Buti na lang po ay natuklasan at pinigilan ito ni Secretary Rogelio Singson ng DPWH.
Ngayon po ay dadaan na ang kabuuan ng 3.5 billion pesos sa tapat na bidding, at
magagamit na ang pondo na ito sa pagbibigay ng lingap sa mga nawalan ng tahanan
dahil kina Ondoy at Pepeng.
NAPOCOR
Pag-usapan naman natin ang nangyari sa NAPOCOR. Noong 2001 hanggang 2004,
pinilit ng gobyerno ang NAPOCOR na magbenta ng kuryente nang palugi para hindi
tumaas ang presyo. Tila ang dahilan: pinaghahandaan na nila ang eleksyon.
Dahil dito, noong 2004, sumagad ang pagkakabaon sa utang ng NAPOCOR. Napilitan
ang pambansang gobyerno na sagutin ang dalawandaang bilyong pisong utang nito.
Ang inakala ng taumbayan na natipid nila sa kuryente ay binabayaran din natin
mula sa kaban ng bayan. May gastos na tayo sa kuryente, binabayaran pa natin ang
dagdag na pagkakautang ng gobyerno.
Kung naging matino ang pag-utang, sana’y nadagdagan ang ating kasiguruhan sa
supply ng kuryente. Pero ang desisyon ay ibinatay sa maling pulitika, at hindi sa
pangangailangan ng taumbayan. Ang taumbayan, matapos pinagsakripisyo ay lalo
pang pinahirapan.
MRT
Ganito rin po ang nangyari sa MRT. Sinubukan na namang bilhin ang ating
pagmamahal. Pinilit ang operator na panatilihing mababa ang pamasahe.
Hindi tuloy nagampanan ang garantiyang ibinigay sa operator na mababawi nila ang
kanilang puhunan. Dahil dito, inutusan ang Landbank at Development Bank of the
Philippines na bilhin ang MRT.
Ang pera ng taumbayan, ipinagpalit sa isang naluluging operasyon.
NFA
Dumako naman po tayo sa pondo ng NFA.
Noong 2004: 117,000 metric tons ang pagkukulang ng supply ng Pilipinas. Ang binili
nila, 900,000 metric tons. Kahit ulitin mo pa ng mahigit pitong beses ang
pagkukulang, sobra pa rin ang binili nila.
Noong 2007: 589,000 metric tons ang pagkukulang ng supply sa Pilipinas. Ang binili
nila, 1.827 million metric tons. Kahit ulitin mo pa ng mahigit tatlong beses ang
pagkukulang, sobra na naman ang binili nila.
Ang masakit nito, dahil sobra-sobra ang binibili nila taun-taon, nabubulok lang pala
sa mga kamalig ang bigas, kagaya ng nangyari noong 2008.
Hindi po ba krimen ito, na hinahayaan nilang mabulok ang bigas, sa kabila ng apat
na milyong Pilipinong hindi kumakain ng tatlong beses sa isang araw?
Ang resulta nito, umabot na sa 171.6 billion pesos ang utang ng NFA noong Mayo ng
taong ito.
Ang tinapon na ito, halos puwede na sanang pondohan ang mga sumusunod:
Ang budget ng buong Hudikatura, na 12.7 billion pesos sa taong ito.
Ang Conditional Cash Transfers para sa susunod na taon, na nagkakahalaga ng 29.6
billion pesos.
Ang lahat ng classroom na kailangan ng ating bansa, na nagkakahalaga ng 130
billion pesos.
Kasuklam-suklam ang kalakarang ito. Pera na, naging bato pa.
ZERO BUDGET
Narinig po ninyo kung paano nilustay ang kaban ng bayan. Ang malinaw po sa
ngayon: ang anumang pagbabago ay magmumula sa pagsiguro natin na
magwawakas na ang pagiging maluho at pagwawaldas.
Kaya nga po mula ngayon: ititigil na natin ang paglulustay sa salapi ng bayan.
Tatanggalin natin ang mga proyektong mali.
Ito po ang punto ng tinatawag nating zero-based approach sa ating budget. Ang
naging kalakaran po, taun-taon ay inuulit lamang ang budget na puno ng tagas.
Dadagdagan lang nang konti, puwede na.
Sa susunod na buwan ay maghahain tayo ng budget na kumikilala nang tama sa mga
problema, at magtutuon din ng pansin sa tamang solusyon.
IMMEDIATE STEPS
TAX EVASION
Ilan lang ito sa mga natuklasan nating problema. Heto naman po ang ilang
halimbawa ng mga hakbang na ginagawa natin.
Nandiyan po ang kaso ng isang may-ari ng sanglaan. Bumili siya ng sasakyang
tinatayang nasa dalawampu’t anim na milyong piso ang halaga.
Kung kaya mong bumili ng Lamborghini, bakit hindi mo kayang magbayad ng
buwis?
Nasampahan na po ito ng kaso. Sa pangunguna nina Finance Secretary Cesar
Purisima, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares at
Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez, bawat linggo po ay may bago tayong kasong
isinasampa kontra sa mga smuggler at sa mga hindi nagbabayad ng tamang buwis.
EXTRALEGAL KILLINGS
Natukoy na rin po ang salarin sa mga kaso nina Francisco Baldomero, Jose Daguio at
Miguel Belen, tatlo sa anim na insidente ng extralegal killings mula nang umupo
tayo.
Singkuwenta porsyento po ng mga insidente ng extralegal killings ang patungo na sa
kanilang resolusyon.
Ang natitira pong kalahati ay hindi natin tatantanan ang pag-usig hanggang makamit
ang katarungan.
TRUTH COMMISSION
Pananagutin natin ang mga mamamatay-tao. Pananagutin din natin ang mga corrupt
sa gobyerno.
Nagsimula nang mabuo ang ating Truth Commission, sa pangunguna ni dating Chief
Justice Hilario Davide. Hahanapin natin ang katotohanan sa mga nangyari
diumanong katiwalian noong nakaraang siyam na taon.
Sa loob ng linggong ito, pipirmahan ko ang kauna-unahang Executive Order na
nagtatalaga sa pagbuo nitong Truth Commission.
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Kung ang sagot sa kawalan ng katarungan ay pananagutan, ang sagot naman sa
kakulangan natin sa pondo ay mga makabago at malikhaing paraan para tugunan
ang mga pagkatagal-tagal nang problema.
Napakarami po ng ating pangangailangan: mula sa edukasyon, imprastruktura,
pangkalusugan, pangangailangan ng militar at kapulisan, at marami pang iba. Hindi
kakasya ang pondo para mapunan ang lahat ng ito.
Kahit gaano po kalaki ang kakulangan para mapunan ang mga listahan ng ating
pangangailangan, ganado pa rin ako dahil marami nang nagpakita ng panibagong
interes at kumpyansa sa Pilipinas.
Ito ang magiging solusyon: mga Public-Private Partnerships. Kahit wala pa pong
pirmahang nangyayari dito, masasabi kong maganda ang magiging bunga ng
maraming usapin ukol dito.
May mga nagpakita na po ng interes, gustong magtayo ng expressway na mula
Maynila, tatahak ng Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, hanggang sa dulo ng
Cagayan Valley nang hindi gugugol ang estado kahit na po piso.
Sa larangan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas:
Mayroon po tayong 36,000 nautical miles ng baybayin. Ang mayroon lamang tayo:
tatlumpu’t dalawang barko. Itong mga barkong ito, panahon pa ni MacArthur.
May nagmungkahi sa atin, ito ang proposisyon: uupahan po nila ang headquarters
ng Navy sa Roxas Boulevard at ang Naval Station sa Fort Bonifacio.
Sagot po nila ang paglipat ng Navy Headquarters sa Camp Aguinaldo. Agaran,
bibigyan tayo ng isandaang milyong dolyar. At dagdag pa sa lahat nang iyan,
magsusubi pa sila sa atin ng kita mula sa mga negosyong itatayo nila sa uupahan
nilang lupa.
Sa madali pong sabi: Makukuha natin ang kailangan natin, hindi tatayo gagastos,
kikita pa tayo.
Marami na pong nag-alok at nagmungkahi sa atin, mula lokal hanggang dayuhang
negosyante, na magpuno ng iba’t ibang pangangailangan.
Mula sa mga public-private partnerships na ito, lalago ang ating ekonomiya, at
bawat Pilipino makikinabang. Napakaraming sektor na matutulungan nito.
Maipapatayo na po ang imprastrukturang kailangan natin para palaguin ang
turismo.
Sa agrikultura, makapagtatayo na tayo ng mga grains terminals, refrigeration
facilities, maayos na road networks at post-harvest facilities.
Kung maisasaayos natin ang ating food supply chain sa tulong ng pribadong sektor,
sa halip na mag-angkat tayo ay maari na sana tayong mangarap na mag-supply sa
pandaigdigang merkado.
Kung maitatayo ang minumungkahi sa ating railway system, bababa ang presyo ng
bilihin. Mas mura, mas mabilis, mas maginhawa, at makakaiwas pa sa kotong cops at
mga kumokotong na rebelde ang mga bumibiyahe.
STREAMLINING PROCESSES
Paalala lang po: una sa ating plataporma ang paglikha ng mga trabaho, at
nanggagaling ang trabaho sa paglago ng industriya. Lalago lamang ang industriya
kung gagawin nating mas malinis, mas mabilis, at mas maginhawa ang proseso para
sa mga gustong magnegosyo.
Pabibilisin natin ang proseso ng mga proyektong sumasailalim sa Build-Operate-
Transfer. Sa tulong ng lahat ng sangay ng gobyerno at ng mga mamamayan,
pabababain natin sa anim na buwan ang proseso na noon ay inaabot ng taon kung
hindi dekada.
May mga hakbang na rin pong sinisimulan ang DTI, sa pamumuno ni Secretary
Gregory Domingo:
Ang walang-katapusang pabalik-balik sa proseso ng pagrehistro ng pangalan ng
kumpanya, na kada dalaw ay umaabot ng apat hanggang walong oras, ibababa na
natin sa labinlimang minuto.
Ang dating listahan ng tatlumpu’t anim na dokumento, ibababa natin sa anim. Ang
dating walong pahinang application form, ibababa natin sa isang pahina.
Nananawagan ako sa ating mga LGUs. Habang naghahanap tayo ng paraan para
gawing mas mabilis ang pagbubukas ng mga negosyo, pag-aralan din sana nila ang
kanilang mga proseso. Kailangan itong gawing mas mabilis, at kailangan itong
itugma sa mga sinisumulan nating reporma.
Negosyante, sundalo, rebelde, at karaniwang Pilipino, lahat po makikinabang dito.
Basta po hindi dehado ang Pilipino, papasukin po natin lahat iyan. Kailangan na po
nating simulan ang pagtutulungan para makamit ito. Huwag nating pahirapan ang
isa’t isa.
Parating na po ang panahon na hindi na natin kailangang mamili sa pagitan ng
seguridad ng ating mamamayan o sa kinabukasan ng inyong mga anak.
FREEING UP FUNDS
EDUCATION
Oras na maipatupad ang public-private partnerships na ito, mapopondohan ang mga
serbisyong panlipunan, alinsunod sa ating plataporma.
Magkakapondo na po para maipatupad ang mga plano natin sa edukasyon.
Mapapalawak natin ang basic education cycle mula sa napakaikling sampung taon
tungo sa global standard na labindalawang taon.
Madadagdagan natin ang mga classroom. Mapopondohan natin ang service
contracting sa ilalim ng GASTPE.
Pati ang conditional cash transfers, na magbabawas ng pabigat sa bulsa ng mga
pamilya, madadagdan na rin ng pondo.
PHILHEALTH
Maipapatupad ang plano natin sa PhilHealth.
Una, tutukuyin natin ang tunay na bilang ng mga nangangailangan nito. Sa ngayon,
hindi magkakatugma ang datos. Sabi ng PhilHealth sa isang bibig, walumpu’t pitong
porsyento na raw ang merong coverage. Sa kabilang bibig naman, singkuwenta’y
tres porsyento naman. Ayon naman sa National Statistics Office, tatlumpu’t walong
porsyento ang may coverage.
Ngayon pa lang, kumikilos na si Secretary Dinky Soliman at ang DSWD upang
ipatupad ang National Household Targetting System, na magtutukoy sa mga
pamilyang higit na nagangailangan ng tulong. Tinatayang siyam na bilyon ang
kailangan para mabigyan ng PhilHealth ang limang milyong pinakamaralitang
pamilyang Pilipino.
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Napakaganda po ng hinaharap natin. Kasama na po natin ang pribadong sektor, at
kasama na rin natin ang League of Provinces, sa pangunguna nina Governor Alfonso
Umali kasama sina Governor L-Ray Villafuerte at Governor Icot Petilla. Handa na
pong makipagtulungan para makibahagi sa pagtustos ng mga gastusin. Alam ko rin
pong hindi magpapahuli ang League of Cities sa pangunguna ni Mayor Oscar
Rodriguez.
Kung ang mga gobyernong lokal ay nakikiramay na sa ating mga adhikain, ang
Kongreso namang pinanggalingan ko, siguro naman maasahan ko din.
Nagpakitang-gilas na po ang gabinete sa pagtukoy ng ating mga problema at sa
paglulunsad ng mga solusyon sa loob lamang ng tatlong linggo.
Nang bagyo pong Basyang, ang sabi sa atin ng mga may prangkisa sa kuryente, apat
na araw na walang kuryente. Dahil sa mabilis na pagkilos ni Secretary Rene
Almendras at ng Department of Energy, naibalik ang kuryente sa halos lahat sa loob
lamang ng beinte-kwatro oras.
Ito pong sinasabing kakulangan sa tubig sa Metro Manila, kinilusan agad ni
Secretary Rogelio Singson at ng DPWH. Hindi na siya naghintay ng utos, kaya
nabawasan ang perwisyo.
Nakita na rin natin ang gilas ng mga hinirang nating makatulong sa Gabinete.
Makatuwiran naman po sigurong umasa na hindi na sila padadaanin sa butas ng
karayom para makumpirma ng Commission on Appointments. Kung mangyayari po
ito, marami pa sa mga mahuhusay na Pilipino ang maeengganyong magsilbi sa
gobyerno.
Sa lalong madaling panahon po, uupo na tayo sa LEDAC at pag-uusapan ang mga
mahahalagang batas na kailangan nating ipasa. Makakaasa kayo na mananatiling
bukas ang aking isipan, at ang ating ugnayan ay mananatiling tapat.
Isinusulong po natin ang Fiscal Responsibility Bill, kung saan hindi tayo
magpapasa ng batas na mangangailangan ng pondo kung hindi pa natukoy ang
panggagalingan nito. May 104.1 billion pesos tayong kailangan para pondohan ang
mga batas na naipasa na, ngunit hindi maipatupad.
Kailangan din nating isaayos ang mga insentibong piskal na ibinigay noong
nakaraan. Ngayong naghihigpit tayo ng sinturon, kailangang balikan kung alin sa
mga ito ang dapat manatili at kung ano ang dapat nang itigil.
Huwag po tayong pumayag na magkaroon ng isa pang NBN-ZTE. Sa lokal man o
dayuhan manggagaling ang pondo, dapat dumaan ito sa tamang proseso. Hinihingi
ko po ang tulong ninyo upang amiyendahan ang ating Procurement Law.
Ayon po sa Saligang Batas, tungkulin ng estado ang siguruhing walang lamangan sa
merkado. Bawal ang monopolya, bawal ang mga cartel na sasakal sa kumpetisyon.
Kailangan po natin ng isang Anti-Trust Law na magbibigay-buhay sa mga
prinsipyong ito. Ito ang magbibigay ng pagkakataon sa mga Small- at Medium-scale
Enterprises na makilahok at tumulong sa paglago ng ating ekonomiya.
Ipasa na po natin ang National Land Use Bill.
Una rin pong naging batas ng Commonwealth ang National Defense Act, na ipinasa
noon pang 1935. Kailangan nang palitan ito ng batas na tutugon sa pangangailangan
ng pambansang seguridad sa kasalukuyan.
Nakikiusap po akong isulong ang Whistleblower’s Bill upang patuloy nang iwaksi
ang kultura ng takot at pananahimik.
Palalakasin pa lalo ang Witness Protection Program. Alalahanin po natin na noong
taong 2009 hanggang 2010, may nahatulan sa 95% ng mga kaso kung saan may
witness na sumailalim sa programang ito.
Kailangang repasuhin ang ating mga batas. Nanawagan po akong umpisahan na ang
rekodipikasyon ng ating mga batas, upang siguruhing magkakatugma sila at hindi
salu-salungat.
PEACE PROCESS
Ito pong mga batas na ito ang batayan ng kaayusan, ngunit ang pundasyon ng lahat
ng ginagawa natin ay ang prinsipyong wala tayong mararating kung walang
kapayapaan at katahimikan.
Dalawa ang hinaharap nating suliranin sa usapin ng kapayapaan: ang situwasyon sa
Mindanao, at ang patuloy na pag-aaklas ng CPP-NPA-NDF.
Tungkol sa situwasyon sa Mindanao: Hindi po nagbabago ang ating pananaw.
Mararating lamang ang kapayapaan at katahimikan kung mag-uusap ang lahat ng
apektado: Moro, Lumad, at Kristiyano. Inatasan na natin si Dean Marvic Leonen na
mangasiwa sa ginagawa nating pakikipag-usap sa MILF.
Iiwasan natin ang mga pagkakamaling nangyari sa nakaraang administrasyon, kung
saan binulaga na lang ang mga mamamayan ng Mindanao. Hindi tayo puwedeng
magbulag-bulagan sa mga dudang may kulay ng pulitika ang proseso, at hindi ang
kapakanan ng taumbayan ang tanging interes.
Kinikilala natin ang mga hakbang na ginagawa ng MILF sa pamamagitan ng
pagdidisplina sa kanilang hanay. Inaasahan natin na muling magsisimula ang
negosasyon pagkatapos ng Ramadan.
Tungkol naman po sa CPP-NPA-NDF: handa na ba kayong maglaan ng kongkretong
mungkahi, sa halip na pawang batikos lamang?
Kung kapayapaan din ang hangad ninyo, handa po kami sa malawakang tigilputukan.
Mag-usap tayo.
Mahirap magsimula ang usapan habang mayroon pang amoy ng pulbura sa hangin.
Nananawagan ako: huwag po natin hayaang masayang ang napakagandang
pagkakataong ito upang magtipon sa ilalim ng iisang adhikain.
Kapayapaan at katahimikan po ang pundasyon ng kaunlaran. Habang nagpapatuloy
ang barilan, patuloy din ang pagkakagapos natin sa kahirapan.
PANAWAGAN
Dapat din po nating mabatid: ito ay panahon ng sakripisyo. At ang sakripisyong ito
ay magiging puhunan para sa ating kinabukasan. Kaakibat ng ating mga karapatan
at kalayaan ay ang tungkulin natin sa kapwa at sa bayan.
Inaasahan ko po ang ating mga kaibigan sa media, lalo na sa radyo at sa print, sa
mga nagbablock-time, at sa community newspapers, kayo na po mismo ang
magbantay sa inyong hanay.
Mabigyang-buhay sana ang mga batayang prinsipyo ng inyong bokasyon: ang
magbigay-linaw sa mahahalagang isyu; ang maging patas at makatotohanan, at ang
itaas ang antas ng pampublikong diskurso.
Tungkulin po ng bawat Pilipino na tutukan ang mga pinunong tayo rin naman ang
nagluklok sa puwesto. Humakbang mula sa pakikialam tungo sa pakikilahok. Dahil
ang nakikialam, walang-hanggan ang reklamo. Ang nakikilahok, nakikibahagi sa
solusyon.
Napakatagal na pong namamayani ang pananaw na ang susi sa asenso ay ang
intindihin ang sarili kaysa intindihin ang kapwa. Malinaw po sa akin: paano tayo
aasenso habang nilalamangan ang kapwa?
Ang hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataong mag-aral, paanong makakakuha ng trabaho?
Kung walang trabaho, paanong magiging konsumer? Paanong mag-iimpok sa
bangko?
Ngunit kung babaliktarin natin ang pananaw—kung iisipin nating “Dadagdagan ko
ang kakayahan ng aking kapwa”—magbubunga po ito, at ang lahat ay magkakaroon
ng pagkakataon.
Maganda na po ang nasimulan natin. At mas lalong maganda po ang mararating
natin. Ngunit huwag nating kalimutan na mayroong mga nagnanasang hindi tayo
magtagumpay. Dahil kapag hindi tayo nagtagumpay, makakabalik na naman sila sa
kapangyarihan, at sa pagsasamantala sa taumbayan.
Akin pong paniwala na Diyos at taumbayan ang nagdala sa ating kinalalagyan
ngayon. Habang nakatutok tayo sa kapakanan ng ating kapwa, bendisyon at
patnubay ay tiyak na maaasahan natin sa Poong Maykapal. At kapag nanalig tayo na
ang kasangga natin ay ang Diyos, mayroon ba tayong hindi kakayanin?
Ang mandato nating nakuha sa huling eleksyon ay patunay na umaasa pa rin ang
Pilipino sa pagbabago. Iba na talaga ang situwasyon. Puwede na muling mangarap.
Tayo nang tumungo sa katuparan ng ating mga pinangarap.
Maraming salamat po. |
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| PEACE WHILE YOU CAN |
Posted by :
nlkhalid |
| July 29, 2010 06:09:14 PM |
Location :
tihamaland |
MAKA PEACE WHILE YOU CAN...
P-Noy although he was elected by less than 50% of the votes casted has had 85% approval rating by the latest surveys meaning if election will be recalled...85% will vote for him. He is in effect a populist president and if he can stay on the course...he can change the constitution. Reagan was loved by the people not because he was a genius...he was a great communicator that consciously or not...P-Noy is trying to emulate. He compelled his men to undergo communication seminars that no other president I know of ever did. If you are honest with the people...they will overlook your failings. They will laugh and they will cry with you. Although charter change is not the government’s priority...it is tabled in congress. I suspect that halfway along P-Noys presidency...charter change will be his priority so that everything will be in place before the end of his term. HIS ELECTION could be the LAST FOR A PRESIDENT in our present system of government. He could in fact be re-elected by congress as ceremonial president for 4 or 6 years whatever the case. There is a big difference between people’s clamour to stay in power and people’s resentment.
If the MILF are run by men of reason...they should make deals now. If a federal form of government is chosen to change our charter...federal independence will be shoved into our throats. My apprehension if the MILF don’t take the opportunity to make peace now while it can is that...the framing of our Federal constitution will fall in the hands of the same corrupt politicians that has for most part of our political history responsible for our failings and by then...MILF’s demands for independence will be rendered irrelevant.
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