“Since we got hit by
Super Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ and the whole world witnessed the Aquino Regime
bungling the disaster relief and rescue operations, we said that finally, Pres.
Benigno ’PNoy’ Aquino III's backbone program that he calls "Daang
Matuwid" has fallen flat on its face. The whole truth about this slogan
has now emerged as nothing but mere rhetoric whose only value is propaganda for
PNoy. Because of so many things he has done or should I say he has failed to
do, this slogan has turned against him to haunt his presidency in his last
remaining years.”
-o0o-
“Yes, things are back
to normal under the P-Noy administration. While other international airports
manage to land an airplane every 30 seconds, I am told that at NAIA it takes 7 minute
intervals on the average to bring in a “bird”. Things are so bad that planes
hovering over NAIA average 10 to 20 minutes before making their landing. XXXX
I’m really glad that
the P-Noy government is not corrupt, because their collective incompetence
particularly in the Department of Transportation is damaging enough to
productivity and profit of private citizens and corporations. If the DOTC
Secretary can’t even solve this “traffic problem” in our airports and airspace,
he should give the job to someone who can.”
-o0o-
A cousin of
mine who is based in a foreign land but who patriotically refers to his email
address as “Perlas ng Silangan” has been keeping tabs of what’s going on in his
native land. Much of the feedback he is getting is naturally from media (two
examples of which are shown above) aside from my futile updates. To show my
exasperation, I am presenting 3 excerpts of his emailed comments:
- 1. Hi Tancio! Has KS been to the trenches yet? I think what started the "war of words" is when the foreign correspondents hit the disaster area they expected to see the first responders doing their thing, as their name implies. But it appears there's hardly anyone to see. Yesterday, I came across a news item (not from the CNN) that is both disturbing and disgusting. It appears a group of people repacking relief packages donated by a local businessman and printing the name of the V.P. and the logo of his office. Do they have to stoop that low to gain a few hundred votes?
- 2. Hi Tancio! We can't blame President Aquino for what happened. I have a deep suspicion that the pork-barrel scammers/schemers gutted the budgetary outlay of the department charged with over-seeing relief for disasters & other calamities. The President should stand fast and not resign. Instead he should sack the senior bureaucrats involved and institute criminal proceedings against them. A little forensic auditing and he will find out who those sticky hands belong to! By the way, it's worth mentioning that during the height of the donation campaign by the federal government the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio/tv broadcasts encouraged listeners/viewers to direct their money donations to the Canadian Red Cross and NOT to the Philippine Red Cross. Ouch! Is it that bad?
- 3. Tancio, first of all your HS batch deserved a commendation for a worthy cause concerning the unfortunate victims in an isolated island. Let me be the first to raise my glass and say "from one old timer to another thank you to all your college chums". If you haven't caught it yet, there's a huge financial assistance/relief coming to the victims of the super-typhoon. Late in November Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta announced that all Coca-Cola commercials/advertisements world-wide is being held in abeyance and the proceeds to be donated to the victims of the disaster! My only wish is that they DON'T hand it over to any government agency or department. Coke is smart enough to know that.
xxxx
OUCH! ARAY!
WHY ARE WE WASHING OUR DIRTY LAUNDRY IN FULL VIEW OF THE WORLD AT LARGE?
Although
help is still flowing in, generally media is reinforcing the tag that we have a
corrupt government – thus forcing to push a wedge between the government and
the governed –THUS STIFLING GROWTH! Why is media shooting ourselves in the
foot? I hate to believe the whispers that are going around, because if the
rumors are accurate, we must really be a sick country of paid hacks.
We must
love to be called corrupt. Is this what is meant by transparency?
BUT I BEG
YOUR PARDON. Paging: Malacanang’s communications
group!
