WARNING TO BLACK NAZARENE DEVOTEES!

This is a WARNING to all devotees of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo Church.

Two grenades were found Friday at the corner of Paterno and Evangelista streets just two buildings away from the church. Not just one but TWO.

The parish priest said a lot of devotees pass through that site.

Kung nagkataong sumabog ang mga granadanf iyon, isipin na lang ninyo kung ILANG DAAN, o baka LIBONG TAO pa, ang namatayt o nasugatan.

That’s why from now on, my dear devotees, be EXTRA ALERT on your way to or out of the church.

Watch out for ABANDONED ITEMS, especially bags and packages, and report these immediately to the first policeman you see or to the nearest police detachment.

AVOID the abandoned items, no matter how innocent-looking or attractive they appear to be.  Alert other people if you can and don’t even think of going near the items for a closer look.

Kung nakita o nakilala naman ninyo kung sino ang nagiwan ng mga inabandonang gamit, ITURO NINYO sa mga pulis.  

If you notice people nervously looking around repeatedly, as if to ensure that nobody is looking at him or her, keep an eye on that person.

If that person stuffs an item somewhere and then hurriedly leaves, follow him or her and point him out to the first cop that you’ll see. A thousand to one, that item is illegal, if not a BOMB.

I totally agree with the parish priest that whoever left those grandes must be captured IMMEDIATELY, as in ASAP.

Kung mga 5,000 tao lamang ay may nagpupunta sa Mahal na Nazareno sa Quiapo tuwing Biyernes  ang araw ng novema sa Kaniya. Bago pa may madamay na mga inosente ay dapat madakip agad ang kumpare o kumare ni SATANAS na nagiwan ng mga granadang iyon.

Here’s hoping that Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim will immediately INCREASE POLICE VISIBILITY not only in the vicinity but inside Quiapo Church itself.

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VENUS AMORANTO of Binan, Laguna:

Sa ating bansa, kung sino pa ang mayayaman ay sila pa ang lalong yumayaman. Like for instance, yung mga namumuno ng ating bansa d ba! Hay naku,walang mapili..The same old story.. 30

KASUWAPANGAN SA KUWARTA NG OIL COMPANIES PART 2

That’s why the first question should be at what price did the oil companies buy their current stocks and at what price are they now selling these?

I bet you they bought their stocks before the Libyan crisis started, and escalated. But remember guys, IN JUST LESS THAN A WEEK, oil companies raised prices not just once BUT TWICE.

WALA pang aktwal na SHORTAGE niyan. At nabalita na nga na  nangako na ang Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) na SISIGURUHIN nilang hindi kakapusin ng langis ang mundo magtagal man ang gulo sa Libya.

At tulad ng sinabi ko sa sinundang blog nito, hindi ang Libya ang pinaka-malaking producer ng langis sa mundo, at lalong HINDI NITO  mahihigitan ang pinagsama-samang kapasidad ng mga bansang kasapi sa OPEC.

Kaya ILANG BILYONG PISO na naman kaya ang kinitang bigla ng mga kumpanya ng langis?

Try challenging the oil companies to reveal these details. 

A thousand to one, they won’t. A million to one, they’ll claim instead that they need to recover one cost after another because of rising world market prices and every other reason they can think of.

I’m not saying that businessmen don’t have the right to raise the prices of their products.

Ang NAKAKAPIKON ay ang SAGAD NA PAGKAGAHAMAN sa kuwarta ng mga oil companies. Alam nilang hirap na hirap na nga ang taumbayan pero sige pa rin sila sa pagtaas ng presyo sa bawat lusot na makita nila.

Ganiyan sila KAWALANG-KONSYENSIYA. Ganiyan katindi kung ituring nilang DIYOS ANG PERA.

And the oil companies even have the stomach to INSULT our brains by CONSISTENTLY claiming losses, especially if they don’t raise prices with every oil industry-related event they could exploit.

Check out the BULLSHIT behind this charade yourselves, guys.

Go to the Bureau of Internal Revenue or the Securities and Exchange Commission and you will find out that the profits declared by oil companies yearly are always in the BILLIONS OF PESOS.

Ngayon, mayroong 365 araw sa bawat taon. Kaya sa P1 bilyon na lang, tumutubo ang mga kumpanya ng langis ng HALOS P3 MILYON ARAW-ARAW. TUBO, HINDI BENTA.

Pero lugi pa sila niyan. Kailan sila hindi lugi, pag P10, 20 o 50 milyones na araw-araw ang tubo nila? Wala bang TUNAY NA MAKA-MAHIRAP na senador o congressman na pipigil sa KABUWAYAHAN ng mga LINTANG ito?

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LEAH SALVADOR of Imus, Cavite on “Kasuwapangan sa kuwarta ng oil companies Part 1”:

I agree with you, Mr. Antonio, it's obvious. They're just greedy. What about the oil that's already here in the country before the (Libyan) crisis? That shouldn't be affected with the (price) increase, right? 30

KASUWAPANGAN SA KUWARTA NG OIL COMPANIES PART 1

KASUWAPANGAN TO THE MAX. SAGAD sa buto as in.

This is the best way to describe the latest oil price increases purportedly due to supply worries because of the Libyan crisis.

HARI na nga ng mga BUWAYA SA KUWARTA, gusto pa tayong GAGUHIN ng mga oil companies. Akala yata ay wala tayong mga utak o sentido kumon.

There is NO ACTUAL OIL SHORTAGE yet.

Hindi pa naman sumasabog, o nawawasak, ang lahat ng oilfields sa Libya. WALA pa namang napapaulat na sa Libya mismo, kung saan NAGKAKAGULO, ay may shortage na ng langis.

No less than the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has declared that it will see to it that the Lbyan crsis will not adversely affect the world oil supply.

Kaya bakit kailangang magtaas agad ng presyo ang mga kumpanya ng langis? Ano ba ang problema? May problema na ba?

Libya is NOT THE BIGGEST producer of oil in the world.

Mas malaking di hamak ang Saudi Arabia. At lalong huwag sabihin ng mga kumpanya ng langis na mas malaki pa rin ang Libya kesa PINAGSAMA-SAMANG kapasidad ng mga bansang kasapi ng OPEC.

So again, what is the JUSTIFICATION, for raising oil prices? Apart from the OBSESSION,  the EVERLASTING GREED for money of the oil companies?

Why do I say that the oil companies want to make IDIOTS out of us?

Kumbaga, nagkagulo lang sa ISA SA ILANG DAANG taniman ng palay,  kailangan ng magtaas ng presyo ng bigas dahil baka magka-shortage, kahit na HINDI ito ang PINAKA-MALAKING supplier ng bigas.

Isa pang halimbawa: May nasira lang na tubo ng tubig sa isang barangay sa Metro Manila, kailangan ng itaas ang presyo ng tubig dahil baka magka-shortage.

Ganiyan KAGAHAMAN sa pera ang mga kumpanya ng langis.

I wonder how the people behind the oil companies manage to sleep at night. I wonder if they have a conscience, or even know what that means.  30 

PROBE BERT ROMULO FOR DISMAL DFA RESPONSE!

Former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Sec. Alberto Romulo should be INVESTIGATED about the DISMAL and PATHETIC handling of the agency of the Libyan crisis.

Whoever is authorized to do so had better start as soon as possible.

Romulo had the FINAL APPROVAL in everything in the DFA, especially sensitive matters like EVACUATION PLANS.

Pero ilang linggo na ang gulo sa Libya, WALA pa sa 1,000 sa 13,000 kababayan nating gusto nang lumikas doon ang naiuwi na ng DFA sa ating bansa.

Those who have been evacuated from Libya are SCATTERED like rats in various countries like Egypt, Malta, Turkey and Crete with no assurance of when will they come home.

Obviously, there were no PRE-DETERMINED evacuation sites for our people in cases of emergencies, even though this is a VERY BASIC and VITAL concern which should have been planned for ever since.

And as I’ve written in an earlier blog, the Libyan crisis even served as a BIG INSULT to our country.

Kinailangan pa ang tulong ng mga Libyan employers ng karamihan, kundi man lahat, ng ating mga kababayan para sila makalabas doon. Ni hindi natin maliabas SA SARILI natin ang ating mga kababayan.

It only showed that DFA people in Libya were INCOMPETENT ENOUGH not to have emergency exit plans for our people there.

There are other reports of the DFA’s POOR PERFORMANCE in Libya but to cut it short, didn’t Romulo know of these CRITICAL SHORTCOMINGS?

He had been the DFA boss for a lot of years. He’s supposed to know EVERYTHING in the department.

If he knew, did he do anything about it? If yes, what? If no, why not?

Uulitin ko rin, SAAN BA NAPUPUNTA ang budget ng DFA para sa Libya at iba pang bansa kung saan mayroon itong mga ahensya?

With the hazards and inconvenience our kababayans had to go through just to get out of Libya, it seems only LOOSE CHANGE (barya-barya) had been allocated as contingency funds.

If indeed something had been set aside for it. A trademark of an IDIIOT!  30

HATS OFF TO FOREIGN SEC. DEL ROSARIO!

CONGRATULATIONS to newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Sec. Albert del Rosario.

He has shown to the world what kind of a leader is the Filipino with his recent trip to, and hands-on supervision of the repatriation of our kababayans in strife-torn Libya.

Nagtatrabaho, tahimik at walang daldal, may kusa at hindi na dapat utusan.

Del Rosario proved to the world that the Filipino is a TOUGH leader, one who will put duty above personal safety and comfort if he has to just to get the job done.

With no fanfare or media hype, like what he did when he left almost unnoticed for the Middle East right after being appointed as Foreign Affairs secretary.

Hindi tulad ng ibang taong gobyerno na WALANG PAKIALAM at sa malalamig at magagarbong opisina lamang nila PUMIPIRMI sa oras ng kagipitan o problema. Bahala na ang mga tauhan nilang mameligro.

But if their people succeed, it’s they who GRAB THE CREDIT AND THE GLORY.

Please keep up the good work, Mr. Secretary. Please.

In your own little way, you have given renewed hope that there are still government officials who are TRULY FOR THE PEOPLE, and not just for themselves.

Please continue to be the SHINING EXAMPLE of what a government guy should really be.

Sa mga tsong gobyerno na walang habol kundi PA-POGI SA MEDIA at sariling interes lamang, MAHIYA NAMAN KAYO. Hindilang mahiya, KILABUTAN naman kayo.

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ANONYMOUS on “Let’s not forget JPE, FVT, Honasan for EDSA1”:

Nakakalungkot na after 25 years, stiil the same. Pinoys are not thinking of the best thing that (they) can do for the Country. There's a few doing their best to move on and protect the image of our native land. But people keep on trying to ruin the Filipino. Wala nang ginawa ang iba sa atin kundi magreklamo, pero bilang Filipino, wala namang ginagawang tulong sa bansa. PAGKAKAISA at PAGSUNOD SA BATAS ang mahalaga, pero yaong tumatalima (sa batas) ay siya pang nabibigyan ng problema. Lahat ng nasa Senado, masyadong marunong.

Lahat , ayaw magpatalo. Sana unahin nila ang pagsasaayos ng batas, para may pagbabagong maganap na naipundar ng mga kasama sa EDSA 1. Recognition sa mga tunay na bahagi nito. 30

EXPLAIN FIRST WHY YOU'RE IGNORING THE SUPREME COURT!

The House Committee on Justice must first explain something IN DETAIL before they begin impeachment proceedings against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.

Why the hurry? Why can’t they wait for the final ruling by the Supreme Court on the motion for reconsideration by Gutierrez of the tribunal’s ‘go signal’ for the impeachment?

This is NOT IN DEFENSE of Gutierrez. If it’s already perfectly legal to impeach her, then be my guest. And do it fast.

Dapat lang ay NAAYON SA BATAS ang impeachment. Kung walang maibibigay na paliwanag ang committee, huwag tayong magulat kung ISA SA KANILA o kilalang kaalyado ng isa sa kanila,  ang susunod na Ombudsman.

I know for a fact that the Supreme Court is the FINAL JUDGE in all legal questions, not the House of Representatives.

But the House Committee on Justice has PRACTICALLY IGNORED the Supreme Court with their decision to being the impeachment of Gutierrez.

Worst, some members of the committee are using the issue for media mileage and grandstanding.

Tulad ni vice chairman at Ilocos Norte Rep. Rudy Farinas, na nagpahayag na agad na sasampahan niya rin ng impeachment ang mga Supreme Court justices na nagpa-delay sa kaso ni Gutierrez.

Without citing any hard evidence against the justices.

If the Supreme Court rules that the impeachment is illegal until they decide on Gutierrez’s motion for reconsideration, will the committee honor and abide by the ruling?

If they don’t, then we’ll have two final judges of the law, the committee and the Supreme Court.

Anuman ang kalabasan ng kaso ni Gutierrez, dapat IPANGAKO at SIGURADUHIN ng lahat, lalo na iyong mga nagreklamo laban kay Ombudsman, na IGAGALANG nila ang magiging desisyon, kahit na HINDI sila pabor dito.

Walang protesta, walang daldalan, walang pa-pogian sa media!

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ZENON LICAYAN of Tagig on “Relieve DFA, DOLE personnel in Libya”:

Korek ka dito. I have my own story to tell about the sluggishness of the people at DFA. They are never responsive, mga pakong minamartilyo mo na di pa bumabaon.

ANONYMOUS on “Hidden agenda in Rabusa plunder raps”:

Ang mahalaga ay ang agenda to shed light on the truth and to bring the plunderers to justice. At the end of the day, it will be the people, the whole country, who will benefit from the truth. not just the brave souls who are risking their lives dancing with death to expose the culprits.Mabuti pa nga si Rabusa, umamin sa pagkakasala. Di gaya ni Gloria Arroyo who has to slide down to congresswoman hoping to protect herself from prosecution. 30 

HIDDEN AGENDA IN RABUSA PLUNDER RAPS!

I see a HIDDEN AGENDA in the plan of former military budget officer Jorge Rabusa to file plunder charges against two former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chiefs and former military comptroller Carlos Garcia.

Legally, Rabusa is not the principally aggrieved party in his exposes. It’s the AFP, whose monies he says were either pocketed or illegally diverted or disbursed.

But the AFP has not yet lifted a finger on any of their former bosses who are being accused by Rabusa of irregularities. There are no indications that it would, anytime soon.

UMAMIN din si Rabusa na siya man ay NAGBULSA rin ng pera ng AFP noong KASANGKOT pa siya sa mga anomalya na sinasabi niya.

So why is the AFP not pursuing any action, civil or criminal, against Rabusa considering his admission of guilt?

The Department of Justice has not yet declared plans to sue for plunder any of the people Rabusa has accused of. But neither has it declared opposition, or support, to Rabusa’s plan.

Bahala si Rabusa sa buhay niya sa kabila ng bigat ng mga binulgar niya.   

And most of all, why is Rabusa in a rush to file plunder charges? Why can’t he wait for the Government, or the AFP, to do it?

I’m not saying that the accused should not be charged. By all means, throw the books at anybody who deserves it at the soonest possible time. Just don’t do it in pursuit of vested interests.

One more thing, Rabusa should not be immune from prosecution even though he is a whistleblower. He deserves leniency, yes.

Kung tama ang pagkakatanda ko,  humigit-kumulang sa P200 milyon ang inamin ni Rabusa na kinita niya sa mga anomalyang kinasangkutan niya. Ibig bang sabihin, magbulsa ka lang ng P200 milyon, WALA ka nang magiging kaso?

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CAS MAYOR JR. of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on “House tolerating drug users with Singson case”:

What can we expect from these so-called (law) makers cum lawbreakers? They did not go to Congress for any noble purpose. They found politics to be a good business with no capital but (their) saliva and a mask to hide their insidious intent. The upright do not stay long in Congress. It's better to stay out of their zarzuela lest you become a partner in their crimes.

ATTORNEY BERTENI CAUSING of Manila on “Relieve DFA, DOLE personnel in Libya”:

The problem begins with the OWWA law, amended by RA 8042, or the Migrant Workers Act that was further amended. It does not specify that a part of the $25 fee paid by every departing OFW must be kept in trust and should not be touched except for emergencies like this. What has been happening since OWWA began is that the funds out of the contributions paid for every OFW contract has been converted to other funds and placed in investments that are highly risky to begin with. 

RELIEVE DFA, DOLE PERSONNEL IN LIBYA!

Foreign Affairs and Labor department personnel assigned in Libya should be IMMEDIATELY RELIEVED over their handling of the evacuation of our kababayans there.

An audit of the funds for the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) should also be carried out at once.

It’s been weeks since the violence in Libya started but up to now, ONLY LESS THAN 1,000 of the estimated 26,000 countrymen we have there have made it back home.

Ibig sabihin, WALANG NAKAHANDANG SAPAT NA PONDO AT KASUNDUAN sa mga kumpanya ng barko o eroplano para sa AGAD na paglikas ng mga kababayan natin.

Only when the violence escalated did our Foreign Affairs and Labor department guys start making repatriation arrangements, when TENS OF THOUSANDS are already jamming ports and airports and everything is in CHAOS.

I’m not saying that the panic button should have been pressed early on in the crisis.

My point is if only prior arrangements had been made with airline and shipping companies, our OFWs would have been FIRST PRIORITY on flights out of Libya.

Kaya hayun, KALAT-KALAT sa iba’t-ibang lugar ang mga kababayan nating stranded. Sa isang lugar lang malapit sa hangganan ng Egypt at Libya ay halos 400 ang stranded, at WALANG MAKAPAGSABI kung kalian sila makakauw.

And get this guys, we could not even get our kababayans out of Libya ON OUR OWN.

Media reports say our OFWs had to be helped out of Libya by their employers. Meaning, had their employers left them on their own, HORDES of our people would still be trapped there.

Imagine how big an INSULT is that for us.

Kaya’t ang malaking tanong, ANO BA ANG GINAGAWA ng mga taga Foreign Affairs at Labor na naka-assign sa Libya bukod sa sumuweldo? 

Naturally, our government offices in Libya have their own budgets. WHERE IS IT? 

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Two of our friends on “House tolerating drug users with Singson case:”

ATTY. BERTENI CAUSING of Manila:

EXCHANGE Rep. Ronald Singson for the drug mules to be executed in China.

LAYTON WELSH of Scotts Valley, California, USA:

I agree that he should be removed and expunged from office. He has surely disgraced the rest of his colleagues and most certainly, the Filipino people. 30