Philippine Independence and Sovereignty Remain A Pipe Dream

More than a century after Jose Rizal wrote “The Philippines, A Century Hence”, not much has changed. The Philippines remains

“– without confidence in their past, without faith in their present and with no fond home of the years to come. The former rulers who had merely endeavored to secure the fear and submission of their subjects, habituated by them to servitude, fell like leaves from a dead tree, and the people, who had no love for them nor knew what liberty was, easily changed masters, perhaps hoping to gain something by the innovation.”


Philippine Indepence? That's a nice idea? But can Filipinos keep a Republic? Much less build one?

Time, to be more specific – more than one hundred years after Rizal, has not changed the Filipino at all. Contemporary Filipino society needs still depends on the “noblesse oblige” of the Filipino oligarchy’s neocolonial welfare system.



The Philippine Neo-Colonial System

The word neocolonialism is very dominant in the Philippine left. It is generally defined as

political control by an outside power of a country that is in theory sovereign and independent, esp through the domination of its economy.

Foreign investors have been turned into a bogeyman of sorts by the local Filipino monopoly business interests. The myth being perpetuated is that ALL foreigners are evil people who will take away the wealth of the Philippines and leave Filipinos forever poor. It is this irrational fear which has allowed a flawed protectionist 60/40 economic policy into the 1987 Philippine constitution. Three sections in the mother of all Philippine legislation has given birth to a slew of highly restrictive economic laws like the Foreign Investments Negative List or FINL, the Retail Industry Laws, the Renewable Energy Act, the Rice Trading restrictions among others.

The latest government creation – a DOJ agency to ensure competition is an administration public relations move. It tries to present the government as trying to do something to ensure competition – a) within the framework of a protectionist constitution; b) and a policy which does not prioritise charter amendments to remove the 60/40 restrictions. Another red herring to take the ignorant Filipino in a wild goose chase. The most effective way to ensure competition is through a free market – not through protectionist legislation, not though a government agency – and a Filipino one at that.

Pseudo-liberalization: New Results from Same Old Protectionist Constitution?

There is so much chatter about becoming “more competitive”. Fact is the Philippines is rated as among the most restrictive economies in the world. According to The Heritage Foundation,

The absence of entrepreneurial dynamism, however, still makes long-term economic development a difficult task.

The Philippines has pursued a series of legislative reforms to enhance the entrepreneurial environment and develop a stronger private sector to generate broader-based job growth. Progress has been mixed, although some fiscal reforms have been accomplished. Deeper institutional reforms are required in four interrelated areas: business freedom, investment freedom, property rights, and freedom from corruption. The government imposes formal and non-formal barriers to foreign investment, and foreign remittances do little to promote sustainable growth. The judicial system remains weak and vulnerable to political influence and corruption.

What the current slew of pseudo-liberalization measures offer is just a repeat of the hearings of the NTC with regards to the faux “competition” between PLDT, Globe, Bayantel, and Digitel. Why faux? Because there are more competitors in the global telecom industry – there’s Verizon, NTT, AT&T, Sprint, many more – who can match even outclass PLDT and Globe. However, these companies are being prevented from providing Filipino consumers and job-seekers with better choices of services and jobs – because of constitutional restrictions. These same restrictions in telecoms, utilities are present in retail, in health, in education – and a whole lot more.

The Road to Serfdom is Paved with Good Intentions

All you have to do is pick up a copy of the Foreign Investments Negative List and weep at how our constitution has barred our countrymen from getting better paying jobs and services.

The only way for foreign investors to come in – is to partner with a Filipino national. And according to the 1987 constitution – the foreigner cannot own more than 40%. The Filipino will always have a minimum of 60% ownership. This is wrong on many counts. One, how many Filipinos are there who can match the required 60%? Two, just because there are no Filipino joint venture partners, should Filipino job-seekers be deprived of employment and income? Three, economic policy should be provided for in legislation – not in the constitution. From a flood of domestic protectionism Filipinos ride the boat of serfdom into foreign shores. Is this being “independent” or has our dependence gotten worse. We have become entertainment for ABS-CBN, cash cows for NLEX/SLEX/MAYNILAD/Globe, SM, PLDT, PAL, drug mules for China and HK, DH for Saudi and Singapore.

Colonies of the Oligarchy, Vote Farms of the Trapos

After removing the Spanish, we replaced them with Hollywood and temporarily with Tokyo. Today, to re-echo F Sionil Jose – we have become a colony of our own elite.

The centuries have found the Filipinos intoxicated in a heady mix of predatorial and rent-seeking economic protectionism laced with a culture of entitlement, victim mentality, and passing the buck.

A Tradition of Folly

Having been bred illiterate and at best miseducated and misinformed, the Filipino is used to having a padrino (government/trapo/church/collective) to watch after his own welfare. Thus, through the centures we perpetuate a welfare state – from the tribal and feudal “noblesse oblige” to the altruism of the socialist.

Indeed as China was bullying around, Vietnam stood up for its territory and announced live fire drills. All the Philippine can muster is to run to Uncle Sam and beg for protection.

To Juan de la Cruz – the thought of actually having to think for himself in order to move on in life – on his own merit – is scary. To actually think – is scary. To challenge the authorities is scary. To open ourselves to competition – is scary. To learn new things about the world and ourselves – is scary. We have paranoia and anxiety as the main drivers if not the centerpiece of our national policies. To actually stand for something – is scary.

A century and a half after Gat Jose, Filipinos still do not know what liberty is, still easily changes masters from one egghead to another dumbass, perhaps hoping to gain something by the innovation.

And so the tragedy of the Filipino repeats itself. Retreating into an age old tradition of limp dicked, wimp ass thinking – or the lack thereof. The Filipino today can take heed of its modern persona – incompetent, lazy, uninspired and dull – Pres BS Aquino III.

Celebrate Philippine Independence Day? That’s a nice idea – it will have to wait for the day when the Filipinos cease to be slaves of PLDT/MAYNILAD/ABS-CBN/PAL/SM/MERALCO, exercise their choices well and become truly independent.

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36 Comments on “Philippine Independence and Sovereignty Remain A Pipe Dream”

Glenda wrote on 17 June, 2011, 13:50

Hmmm… The Rizal quote “without confidence in their past, without faith in their present” caught my attention. I couldn’t agree more. More than what, 500-600 years of slavery?.. and then, deluded notions of freedom… A true patriot would cry just to hear a phrase written by one of the greatest futurist this country every produced. Truth written a century ago remains true to this time.

Didn’t read the rest of the article, disagree on some.. nevertheless, good thing you pointed out something that everyone should know. This one:

“To Juan de la Cruz – the thought of actually having to think for himself in order to move on in life – on his own merit – is scary. To actually think – is scary. To challenge the authorities is scary. To open ourselves to competition – is scary. To learn new things about the world and ourselves – is scary. We have paranoia and anxiety as the main drivers if not the centerpiece of our national policies. To actually stand for something – is scary.”

I could enumerate a list of negative Pinoy traits.. but, there’s actually only one trait that each one of us should realize, and accept as a fact. The one you described above.

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lo wrote on 17 June, 2011, 18:01

BongV read this excerpt and you’ll understand why Filipinos have become too dependent on Uncle Same and why Philippines as a nation don’t think for herself. This is an excerpt from Philippines: A Damaged Culture by James Fallows

In its brief fling with running a colony, America undeniably brought some material benefits to the Philippines: schools, hospitals, laws, and courts. Many older Filipinos still speak with fondness about the orderly old colonial days. But American rule seemed only to intensify the Filipino sense of dependence. The United States quickly earned or bought the loyalty of the ilustrados, the educated upper class, making them into what we would call collaborationists if the Germans or Japanese had received their favors. It rammed through a number of laws insisting on free “competition’ between American and Philippine industries, at a time when Philippine industries were in no position to compete with anyone. The countries that have most successfully rebuilt their economies, including Japan and Korea, went through extremely protectionist infant-industry phases, with America’s blessing; the United States never permitted the Philippines such a period. The Japanese and Koreans now believe they can take on anybody; the confidence of Filipino industrialists seems to have been permanently destroyed.

During the Second World War, Filipinos fought heroically against the Japanese, both before and after the fall of Corregidor brought on the American surrender of the Philippines, in early 1942. Following the war the United States “gave’ the Philippines its independence and was in most measurable ways its benefactor: offering aid, investing in businesses, providing the second largest payroll in the country at U.S. military bases. But in unmeasurable, intangible ways it seems to have eroded confidence even further, leaving Filipinos to believe that they aren’t really responsible for their country’s fate. Whether I was talking with Marcos-loving right-wingers or communists who hated the United States, whether the discussion was about economics or the U.S. bases or the course of the guerrilla war, most of my conversations in the Philippines ended on the same discouraging note. “Of course, it’s not really up to us,’ a soldier or politican or communist would tell me. “We have to wait and see what the Americans have in mind.’

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libertas wrote on 18 June, 2011, 1:59

bongv always writes with eloquence, passion, logic and regrettably despair.
he is right – little has changed and more disconcerting – little will change for the better.
that is inherent in the dna of the people.
every country has its history and influences but looks forward and takes more control of its destiny.
here there is not the desire for change at the top or the passion for change at the grass roots.
politics is a game for the corrupt and idle rich, part of the social scene and free trips and invites. narcissism rules.
things will get worse because other countries are not so self absorbed and gaining economic power and international respect.
the states will lose interest in the philippines and then what. go begging to china.
weak men and weak leaders inevitably result in a weak country which is and aleays will be 3rd world.

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6A6O KA BongVakla wrote on 18 June, 2011, 3:38

HOW DARE YOU SAY NoYNoY is incompetent? NoYNoY is like Lee, Obama, Magsaysay and Rizal combined! Just give him time!

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Weizz Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 4:46 am

How long? Until he finally had a plan where to bring this country to?
A year is more than enough time to show commitment to steer this country to a better future.
He has not delivered…and might never will.

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Hyden Toro Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 12:39 pm

Yellow Horde Nazi KALIBAPI Propagandist….Asking for Time is another way of saying: Noynoy Aquino does not know what he is doing. The decisions , he made in the previous months, do not show, he can tackle the job of the Presidency.They were not good decisions; because of his mental caliber: he cannot learn fast enough… He cannot blame anybody. Now; he is asking for time? Maybe, we will give him “A Century Hence”; by then, we may be all be extinct by starvation; or have become unwelcomed OFW Economic Refugees in other countries…

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ArticleRequest Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 10:45 pm

“HOW DARE YOU SAY NoYNoY is incompetent? NoYNoY is like Lee, Obama, Magsaysay and Rizal combined! Just give him time!”

I just LOVE how Noynoy’s supporters give sh!tty, outlandish claims like this. Noynoy supporters love to give platitudes and motherhood statements… you know… making assumptions out of thin air. Or in the case of Noynoy’s supporters’ logic, Yellow EDSA magic can make Noynoy a great leader.

Whenever I hear crap like this I am reminded of this letter by Joyce Ramirez; you just realize this whole Noynoy crap is based on EMOTIONS and the assumption that he is a SAINT (Gee, Noynoymons how the hell did we arrive at that??).
http://asiancorrespondent.com/7007/the-best-reason-not-to-vote-for-noynoy-aquino/

‘Noynoy is the best personification of an honest politician”
“Look into Senator Aquino’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) and you will see why he remains as “pure” as his parents. Despite the Aquino family’s prominence and influence here in the Philippines and worldwide renown, Senator Aquino and his siblings have remained humble and true to their word.”

Pure? What did he do for us anyway? Again, these assumptions are rooted on emotional and Pinoy social perception on the Aquino family. Or in other words…. Bullsh!t.

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ArticleRequest Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 11:02 pm

“Just give him time!”

Im so SICK of Noynoy supporters giving this stupid one liner.

Binigyan na ba si Noynoy Aquino ng pagkakataon sa termino niya bilang Congressman para ikaunlad ang distrito niya? YES.
Binigyan na ba si Noynoy Aquino ng pagkakataon bilang Senador? YES
Nakaisang taon na si Noynoy Aquino bilang presidente. No one expects the Philippines to be a Singapore overnight pero nasaan po ba ang reporma? New economic Policies, etc? Really few achievements as president… AFP housing and ban on politicians posting names on waiting sheds. I am not downplaying these but we need groundbreaking action. The Economist is right on Noynoy. By wasting time he is wasting opportunities.

Noynoy doesn’t need more time. He needs to be pressured for the first time in his life. He’s so used to hearing people think he’s a saint because he’s the son of Ninoy and Cory. He needs to get his sh!t together.

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ici Reply:
June 20th, 2011 at 2:58 am

i heard a noytard use a new line: “bata pa kasi…”

i mean…50+ na yan di ba? jfk was so much younger yet he has done so much more in his short life.

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libertas wrote on 18 June, 2011, 6:47

like marcos p-noy will never deserve a heros burial for his sheer hypocricy lack of integrity and outright cowardice.

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concerned_citizen Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 10:04 am

I’m wondering why Cory is a hero as well. LoL. It was the Filipino people themselves who rallied at EDSA and fought for their freedom. She just took advantage of the situations as what all oligarchs have done for decades. Sweet promises and vested interests were the rule of the day in the first Aquino presidency. We really don’t owe them anything.

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Ponse Reply:
June 20th, 2011 at 9:49 pm

Actually Marcos despite of his reign of dictatorship did a lot of good for the country. Much much more then the combined efforts of Cory or Noynoy.

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MarC wrote on 18 June, 2011, 7:22

I am with you all the way with the 60/40 restriction of our 1987 Cory Constitution authored by a priest named “Bernas”. There has been many discussion of amending the 1987 Constitution. The one was held last May 27 in Cagayan de Oro & with Sen. Enrile who expressed interest of amending the 1987 Constitution. He did admit that the 1987 is the root of poverty due to the 60/40 provision. The people should make enough noise to gain more public attention. Congress must be pressured to quickly act upon it. According to Misamis Occidental Rep. Loreto Leo Ocampos chair of the committee on constitutional amendments, we only have a small window of opportunity to pursue this esp. Malacanang placed Charter Change in the back burner. I suggest Filipinos should keep sending massive emails to Miriam Santiago chairwoman of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments (Senate) and Loreto Leo Ocampos chair of the committee on constitutional amendments (House of Representative). I applaud you for writing many articles regarding the 60/40 provision…. maybe its time you let your message be heard by the people who has the power to make it happen. You might as well bombard emails to Senator Enrile senator_enrile@senate.gov.ph.
What I want to see happen…Philippines become a Parliamentary form of government / federal Republic of the Philippines.
Miriam Santiago….. miriam@miriam.com.ph, senmds@yahoo.com, mdsmediabureau@yahoo.com
Loreto Leo Ocampos http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=15&id=ocampos#
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/220142/nation/house-panel-to-sell-cha-cha-in-nationwide-public-hearings
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/02/17/11/miriam-bent-pursuing-cha-cha-year
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/14110/charter-change-to-tackle-economic-issues-only%E2%80%93belmonte
http://www.interaksyon.net/article/5319/congress-leaders-start-talks-on-cha-cha—but-just-for-economic-reforms

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6A6O KA BongVakla wrote on 18 June, 2011, 12:06

Oi tanga,Rome was not built on a day. Let NoYNoY make the Philippines better. Besides,he has the wisdom of his father Ninoy.

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Daido Katsumi Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 6:10 pm

Man, I think you have no brains or you’re just sarcastic, just like Dark Passenger said.

Noynoy is more like a coward than a leader; he doesn’t really have the wisdom of Ninoy since he’s more like a freerider; just blaming the past administration to boost his popularity. Binoto siya ng tao due to the popularity of his parents. Granting privileges to his oligarch cronies left and right like an emperor na walang alam. Smiles on the cameras after the Manila Bus Hostage Crisis Sarap palang maging Yellow Zombie, right?

Let’s hope na he will do better. But dahil sa mga kapalpakan ng administrasyon niya, I doubt it. The present prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien-Loong is a million times better than Abnoy since the latter is not just a granson of statesman Lee Kuan Yew, he also excelled in academics over his peers, involved in other government projects, and served in the military (unlike Abnoy who ended up as senatong, Lee Hsien-Loong has the rank of a brigadier-general).

Sensya na bata, pero totoo ang sinasabi ko.

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nada Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 9:51 pm

You have been corrupted by Da Pinoy Prayd flipfag. Consider yourself as the reason why Philippines is in deep hellhole.

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nada Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 9:56 pm

Oh and of all the people I hate is yung sinasabihan palagi ang kinaiinisan nya na bakla.

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Ponse Reply:
June 20th, 2011 at 9:53 pm

How quaint a yellow colored troll.

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peter Reply:
June 24th, 2011 at 4:13 am

baka brain cell lang ng tatay nya utak ni Noynoy? Pati please, don’t compare Ninoy to Noynoy.

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Hyden Toro wrote on 18 June, 2011, 12:28

I’ve read the Rizal’s article : “The Philippines, A Century Hence”. It was prophetic; Rizal knows very much the character of the Filipinos.
The Spaniards left; but , but they left behind the structures of their government. We are still ruled by the: Oligarchy; Clergy and the Military…Feudalism is still in place…with mostly of the Hacienderos, former Spanish family Oligarchs…

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Dark Passenger wrote on 18 June, 2011, 14:22

“HOW DARE YOU SAY NoYNoY is incompetent? NoYNoY is like Lee, Obama, Magsaysay and Rizal combined! Just give him time!”

“Oi tanga,Rome was not built on a day. Let NoYNoY make the Philippines better. Besides,he has the wisdom of his father Ninoy.”

Ok, I’m just going to pretend you’re being sarcastic.

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Hyden Toro Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 5:36 pm

Noynoy Aquino is incompetent. If you compare him to those good leaders: you are either in a State of Delusion, or State of Paranoia, like your master. You are a typical Yellow Horde Nazi KALIBAPI propagandist; who does not know what he/she is talking about.
To compare thew Great Roman Empire to the Philippines; is not only funny; but ridiculous.
Ancient Rome had :
(1) No …OFW slaves/Drug Mules…The Ancient Romans owned slaves, from foreign colonies.

(2) No…Squatters along the Tiber River. Not like ours, where squatters populate along the Pasig Rivers, and Garbage Dumps.

(3) Most of the Roman Emperors, like the Caesars; where battle hardened, brave and courageous man. Not unlike Noynoy Aquino, who hides, during Hostage Crissis situations.

There were Psychotic Emperors, like: Nero and Caligula. There were sexual perverts also…some of the Roman Emperors’ family members were sexually promiscous. Like Kris Aquino of the Noynoy Aquino family.
We are not sarcastic…we are just telling you the truth. Read your World History book, about the Decline of the Roman Empire…

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Hyden Toro Reply:
June 18th, 2011 at 5:47 pm

Ninoy Aquino Jr. had the wisdom to collaborate with the NPA, to save Hacienda Luisita. Like Benigno Aquino, Sr. had the wisdom to collaborate with the Japanese Imperial Army invaders…founding the KALIBAPI Party, to approve the Japanese Imperial Army occupation in the Philippines…Is this wisdom? Or opportunism? Or renegadism?

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Dark Passenger Reply:
June 19th, 2011 at 5:12 pm

@Hyden Toro: You’re replying to the wrong person. My comment was in response to 6A6O KA BongVakla’s post about Noynoy being like Lee, Obama, Rizal combined. I thought s/he was being either incredibly dense or incredibly sarcastic.

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Hyden Toro Reply:
June 20th, 2011 at 1:01 pm

Anybody can reply to your claim in this WebSite…This is the reason, you must be knowledgeable with your claims…otherwise, you will become a laughing stock of readers. Using Name Callings, as rebutal to arguments, means, you have nonsense in your mind, and ignorance …This WebSite is read by intelligent, and well informed people; thruout the world. Filipinos and foreigners alike. Some of my co-workers in the University, are reading it…some are very well educated in their fields, and are professors…
Lil wrote on 19 June, 2011, 0:11

Like I mentioned before, THE PHILIPPINES IS NOT INDEPENDENT. NATIONALISM and INDEPENDENCE are just mere slogans, no true actions whatsoever. 70 years later and we’re still depending on dear old Uncle Sam, most of all. HAPPY DEPENDENCE DAY PHILIPPINES!
Hmm. Maybe soon we can beg from Uncle Hu instead.

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Plutonium wrote on 19 June, 2011, 5:06

hindi ako anti-Pacman pero tuwing may laban at nananalo sya tuwang tuwa ang ilan sa atin karamihan sa mga Pinoy ang tingin sa kanya ibang iba halos gawin na syang santo,ang iba naman hindi na nila nakikita ang negative side for his popularity as a world champion boxer even Charice Pempengco,look at Pacquiao right now, he’s a politician,businessman,actor,product endorser and a singer, saan ka ba nakakita na dahil lang sa mga laban nya binigyan sya ng AFP ng puwesto samantala ang daming dami dyan sa loob mismo ng AFP na nangangailangan ng ganyang klaseng puwesto at higit sa lahat mas karapt-dapat pa kesa sa kanya, ok sabihin na natin na may naibibigay syang karangalan sa ating bansa tingnan na lang natin ang Mexico kung anung meron sila na wla tayo malamang doon talaga tayo knock out ng husto without US Pacman and even Charice will always be the same !

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charta wrote on 19 June, 2011, 21:37

Plutonium, it’s not just Pacquiao and Charice. How many times have you encountered this in the news: A half-Filipino (insert occupation or nationality here) makes waves in the world stage (or Youtube), then somebody would say through Facebook or Twitter: “Pinoy Pride! Galing ng Pinoy, pinakikita sa mundo!”
Anyways, going back to topic. Noynoy having diplomatic skills? He can’t even handle something as trivial as the Luneta Bus incident properly. What more on something like a group of islands that might possibly force us in a state of annihilation? All his empty head can conjure up is, “Let’s boycott Chinese products!”

Another thing. Let’s face it. We need allies, desperately. Even the great red nation of China and the good ol’ USA do need them. Independence doesn’t mean that we should be self-sufficient. Even if corruption is eradicated, we just don’t have the liquid resources to do so.

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6A60 KA BongVakla! wrote on 21 June, 2011, 11:32

I repeat my friends, PNoy is not lazy and incompetent. Look, he is now on the cancellation of the $2B-Belgian Dredge contract because Arroyo overpriced it to get money, corrupt kc e. Wake up please =)

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rubberkid Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 3:24 am

Just a clarification – who paid for the project? I read that it is paid for by foreign governments. Who will manage it if ever it materializes?

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Daido Katsumi Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 7:23 pm

Troll harder. You really make me laugh even more And YOU should be the one who will wake up.

How about criticizing his own staff in public? I think Noynoy is the most evil of them all since he’s granting privileges from his oligarch cronies left and right. Please read this:

http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2011/06/the-philippine-national-debate-the-cheerleaders-among-us-as-a-cheerleader-president-leads-us/

Ang sarap maging Yellow Zombie, right? And zombies like you are walking in hell just like a zombie who walks the earth in order to eat flesh.

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ArticleRequest Reply:
June 23rd, 2011 at 7:40 am

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! This 6A60 KA BongVakla! guy is hilarious. There wasn’t anything wrong with the Belgian project. Noynoy’s wrong. It’s an ODA. Therefore it requires no bidding! So his ignorance took over.

His reason: He wants more money to fund his stupid CCTs (no that’s not a joke).

And I’m only at the tip of the iceberg here.
This just a quick post and I’m gone again If you want an EXTENDED argument on the Belgian dredging company just ask. Or you can look up the thread on PEX.

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rubberkid Reply:
June 26th, 2011 at 11:00 pm

So that dredging thing was actually a “donation”? ODA is Official Development Assistance?

They rejected an offer of help?! Was that it?

I really would like an idea about that matter.

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ptr wrote on 24 June, 2011, 13:27

wow….really enjoyed reading all your comments..

anyway… here’s my 2 cents..

if noynoy is incompetent? who then is competent enough to be president?
give him time? of course we need to give him time or whoever will sit as the new president…

this is one of the issues of us..we always think that the new leader will change the country in a snap…let’s be real here..he’s in the office for what, 1 year, year and a half? like what the other guy said, rome wasnt built in one day…as a matter of fact, no country in the world was built to perfection in one day…

i guess what we can do is figure out a way on how to change this mentality and hopefully from there find a way to help each and every Juan Dela Cruz to prosper.

thank you all and good day.

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Daido Katsumi Reply:
June 24th, 2011 at 8:51 pm

Another Yellow Zombie detected.

BTW, mag-iisang taon pa lang siya sa pwesto e halos puro KAPALPAKAN na ang pinapakita. Creating gaffes, blaming the past administration in order to boost his popularity, buying a Porsche, granting privileges from his oligarch cronies left and right. It seems he’s becoming the most evil of them all. In Gloria Arroyo’s first year in office, she never do those things that a nut job does: she never blamed Erap’s administration and she focuses more on doing her job amidst controversy. Actually, the Second Aquino Administration is more like an OJT Presidency. Noynoy doesn’t really have the qualities of a leader. Why I say this? Because “Real leaders never play the blame game.” If you do, then you’re a coward, unfit for leadership. An example is he’s blaming his staff in public, which is an UNBECOMING of a manager.

Kaya wala akong pinagsisihan when I vote for Gibo Teodoro. I know AP supported guys like Gordon and Bayani since they are hard-working guys and they have a vision and their achievements do the talking; in short, they were MEN OF ACTION. That proves why Filipinos are stupid (mostly the “masa”); they voted for a nut job who rides on the popularity of his parents. You must realize the fact that this whole Noynoy crap is based on EMOTIONS and the assumption that he is a SAINT.

Just like Hyden Toro said: “Rome composed of hard-nosed battle hardened, brave and courageous men, like Julius Caesar. Not unlike Noynoy Aquino, who hides, during Hostage Crisis situations. There were Psychotic Emperors, like: Nero and Caligula. There were sexual perverts also…some of the Roman Emperors’ family members were sexually promiscous. Like Kris Aquino of the Noynoy Aquino family.”

We should use our BRAINS on leading our country, not EMOTIONS.

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rubberkid Reply:
June 26th, 2011 at 11:15 pm

This is kinda funny and sad at the same time:
Last Friday, while I was monitoring the news on TV about Falcon, I stopped by Aksyon TV where Dick Gordon was hosting. They were reading messages from listeners about the typhoon and there was one listener whose mother was impressed with Gordon and the mother asked if he ran for any position last elections.

I really had no idea how misinformed the voting public was until I heard this last week.

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