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JULIET wrote at 2009-09-27 21:09:

Sa lahat ng mga politico na maraming ninakaw, please pakiusap lang ilabas na ninyo ang mga pera, tulungang natin ang mga kababayan natin. Build shelters , ibigay ang mga basic needs. This is the time para mga cleanse kayo sa mga kasalanan ninyo sa mga Filipino people.

diego wrote at 2009-09-28 03:58:

ung pera sa zte deal dapat ilabas na kawawa naman ung mga biktima ng ondoy! KAWAWA NAMAN C ALING JUANA AT MANG JUAN DELA CRUZ!

jepoy wrote at 2009-09-28 08:33:

o ung mga pulitiko na mayaybang dyan ngayon nyo ilabas ang pera nyo tamang tama itu na ang pagkakataon para sakyan nyo ang bangka ni ondoy para sa mga naxalanta lalo na d2 s caloocan!!!

cruciy wrote at 2009-09-28 09:12:

hoy gibo na gusto tumakbo presidente,dahil kay ondoy napatunayan mo di ka karapatdapat manalo! Buti pa si Richard Gutierrez nauna pa sa pagrescue

bulokilong wrote at 2009-09-28 13:04:

Re: Marikina Flood 26 Sept. 2009, death toll in Provident Village alone: Official( according to MCF)= 16 dead unofficial = 58 dead

A SENATE INVESTIGATION IS IN ORDER!!!

The recent flood is the very unfortunate result of both natural and man made calamities. The release of excess dam waters was done without thinking of the consequences. it is both a criminal and insane act.

"The Angat Lake created by the Angat dam is the main potable water supply source of the Metro Manila Area. However this water when in over abundance, due to very heavy rainfall, is also the cause of widespread flooding, deaths, and accompanying misery affecting not only the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga but also the Metro Manila Area. This happens everytime the dam water reaches its maximum height and the spilled water races down through the gullies and streams to the east of the dam and this rampaging water joins the water of the Marikina river system multiplying the floodwater volume of the Marikina River system thereby causing rapid increase in the volume of floodwater in the Marikina Valley. This happens everytime very heavy rains overfills the Angat water reservoir. The solution to this problem is the construction of water diversion/power generation tunnels to divert excess water towards the east emptying into the Pacific Ocean. It will also generate power. It is not enough that the excess water is emptied into the heavily populated areas, i.e, Bulacan, Pampanga area,Marikina Valley, as it definitely will cause multiple death and destruction downstream. Diverting the excess water to the east will save so many lives as the east side is relatively sparsely populated and at the same time generate power for electricity. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines must consider this as a permanent solution to the recurring problem of flooding in the central Luzon area and Metro Manila."

I'm sorry for encroaching into your space but I do not know where to start. Please think about the opinion I expressed above. You may freely share this thought with your friends, hoping that someday, the people criminally responsible for the release of Angat dam water, on the morning of 26 September 2009,shall face the bar of justice. An in-depth study and analysis of google maps and wikimapia maps will prove my point. Better still, a short helicopter trip tracing the path of the floodwaters will verify this matter. The evidence left by the rampaging flood water will trace it back to its source and is difficult, impossible to erase.

Zak B. Elep wrote at 2009-09-28 13:54:

Thanks for the comments. I'd first focus on getting everyone affected the aid the need, before anything else. Let's solve these problems one at a time.

ykkam wrote at 2009-09-28 16:37:

Repost: NEED URGENTLY!!! IF ANYONE HAS A JETSKI OR A MOTORIZED BOAT needed for ongoing rescue operations led by Red Cross Rizal Chapter. They need to go to Cainta and Manggahan, Pasig, Asap! People are already being reported to be dyi...ng in ......certain areas. The water has not gone down at all. Please contact Cielo @ 0918-8824356, ASAP

Maria Z wrote at 2009-09-28 21:46:

I'm just making some candid observations on the incompetence of Phil TV (or entertainment) media at such critical moments like yesterday's typhoon Ondoy. It's a reality in our Phil media and TV broadcasting - they focus more on celebrities being stranded .... not the local folks. Media should adapt in times of emergency. Emergency responders make a difference after disaster hits. Precious air time minutes should be focused on emergency preparedness, on what the public should know or do to avoid or minimize casualties, which areas is high risk, and use this opportune time as impromptu communication hub to alert various govt units (NDCC) or volunteers where people need help. Looking at the way they present the news, it looks like just another storm hits Manila.

In times like this, the whole world doesn't really care if the lamed TV host can't make it to his WOWOWEE show and why. Or that some movie actors houses sank under water and so and so. That's my point.

olwas e lathe wrote at 2009-09-28 22:07:

maybe with this natural disaster the Philippine people will wake up to all the corruption that is in that country and start a revolution to dislodge the government that is in power. This has been long time coming and people are dying because of there corruption. Kill the whole snake and not just cut of it�› head.

bombie I. wrote at 2009-09-29 05:19:

o yung mga politiko wag sana samantalahin ang ating kababayan na salanta ng bagyong ondoy, jan makikita kung ano uring tao kyo.kung gusto ninyo tumulomg ok lang wag lang sana ung picture nyo nasa bag..alam na naman ng mga tao kung sino yung kusang tumulong..

girl wrote at 2009-09-29 01:18:

bangon mga pilipino!kaya ntin to.thank God dAhil safe ang Family ko.and we also extend are deepest prayers to those family victims of this tragedy. share lang po..THE MORE THE TESTING IN OUR LIVES,THE MORE THE BLESSING WILL COME.GODBLESS TO ONE AND ALL

regine marcera wrote at 2009-09-29 05:35:

help the paople of the phil.

badz wrote at 2009-09-29 06:22:

hahah! ang gobyerno dito nga sa sanmateo marame na pano pa kaya sa iba.. ano ba ginagawa nila tulong ng america nagpadala ng speed boat wala na namang baha... anu ba yan.. yung iba pa mag bibigay nalang ng relief goods may picturen pa at sina sabe pa kung kanino galeng di ba tayo ang nag babayad nung mga yon..

i saw this on FB wrote at 2009-09-29 08:42:

Reposting: Mr. Angelo Olondriz manufactures rubber boats and speed boats. Anyone still stranded on their roofs in Marikina or Cainta, please text 0917-540-8921 with details - names, address, ages and current situation. They will be sending out their teams to the ones who still needs to be rescued.

LyN wrote at 2009-09-29 09:26:

hoy..gloria arroyo kumilos k nman..!!ang dming nngailangan ng 2long mo s mga taong naxalanta ng bagyong ondoy..gawin m nman ang obligasyon mo bilang presidente...ninakaw m n nga ung pera ng mga tao ndi mo p cla 2lungan..palibhasa galit n galit ung mga tao sau...ur irresponsable president..!!!

migz wrote at 2009-09-29 15:29:

DIWA NG PAGTUTULUNGAN sa sakunang naganap sa metromanila, nakita natin ang talagang diwa ng pagtutulungan ng pilipino sa kapwa... pasalamatan natin ang mga taong tumutulong sa kanyang abot ng makakaya..

WAG MAGING MAYABANG ANG ABS-CBN para sa channel 2, sana naman sa pagbabalita ninyo ay wag niyong sinaraan ang gobyerno kung meron pang ibang lugar na hindi pa nila naaabot at pagkatapos noon ay saka ninyo ipapakita na kayo ay mamimigay ng tulong... parang bang nagpapabida kayo sa pamamagitan ng pagtapak sa ibang nilalang...

TUMANAW KAYO NG UTANG NA LOOB dapat niyong tandaan na ang ipinamimigay niyong mga tulong ay galing sa mga me ginintuang puso upang tumulong sa mga naapektuhan ng pananalanta ng baha... ipinagkatiwala lang iyan sa inyo upang ipamahagi at hindi iyan galing mismo sa inyo upang ipagyabang niyo... masyado siguro kayo nalulunod ng kasaganaan at kagalantehan ng mga donors...

SA BABAENG HOST, MATUTO KA RING MAGPAKUMBABA sa babaeng host na nalasing sa kasikatan, huwag kang masyadong mayabang na buong pagmamalaki na dahil sa iyo ay nagdagsaan ang mga donation ng sponsors mo... dapat ay ang bigyan mo ng commendation ay iyung nagbigay at hindi ang sarili mo...

UAE wrote at 2009-09-30 04:20:

Sa aking mga bayaning kababayan, sana huwag na tayong magsasalita pa ng mga masasakit na salita, bagkos pagsalamat nalang tayo sa mga tumulong at lalonglalo na sa sa Diyos, kay itoy bukal sa puso o hindi dahil sa bandang huli alam din naman ng Diyos kung sino yung taos pusong gumagawa sa atin. panahon ito ng pag tulongan hindi upang mag puna sa ating kapwa. slamat po....

bokia wrote at 2009-10-01 16:15:

wala p rin relief ctr sa cainta greenpark village cainta, rizal.. ubos n pagkain nmin.. san na ba un mga donations ng ibang tao?

emilye wrote at 2009-10-01 19:37:

I just hope the government in the Philipines will help those people who victimized by the storm "Ondoy" and not to think of themselves only. It's about time to reach out and help.

jansport wrote at 2009-09-29 06:00:

'GMA used P800-million emergency fund for foreign trips' By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star) Updated August 15, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo used up the government’s P800-million contingency fund for emergencies like calamities for her frequent foreign trips, Bukidnon Rep. Teofisto Guingona III revealed yesterday.

“She exhausted not only Malacañang’s travel funds but also the P800-million appropriation for emergencies in the 2008 national budget,” he told radio station dzMM.

He said he based his revelation on a Commission on Audit (COA) report submitted to Speaker Prospero Nograles this week.

“I have a copy of the report. An assistant commissioner of COA even briefed us on their shocking findings,” he said.

Guingona said the COA findings show that the 2008 contingency fund was not enough for foreign travels and Mrs. Arroyo had to augment it by P120 million.

“The augmentation was also exhausted,” he added.

Guingona also said the President overspent for her foreign travels between 2003 and 2007 by P1.6 billion.

She has only P1.1 billion under the annual budgets but she spent P2.7 billion over that period, he said.

He said the House of Representatives should have discovered the excess spending during the budget hearings.

“But the House is dominated by the President’s allies, so they just turn a blind eye,” he said.

He accused the President of violating the annual budget law “because she could not augment what Congress had approved and authorized her to spend.”

He said he would demand during the forthcoming budget hearings details on how and when Malacañang’s travel funds and the appropriation for contingencies were used.

Mrs. Arroyo’s latest foreign travel was her weeklong working visit to the United States two weeks ago.

It has become controversial largely due to at least two expensive dinners the President and her entourage of more than 50 enjoyed in posh restaurants in Washington and New York City.

Sen. Francis Escudero has criticized Mrs. Arroyo’s frequent travels abroad, saying she has spent more than P3 billion in taxpayers’ money for them.

Before her latest US visit, she “circumnavigated” the globe by flying to Tokyo, then to Los Angeles, Colombia, Brazil, Dubai, and Hong Kong before returning to Manila, he said.

According to former Senate president Ernesto Maceda, Mrs. Arroyo has spent a total of P5.5 billion for more than 50 foreign trips she has made since 2001.

In a recent television interview, Maceda said appropriations in the annual budgets for the President’s trips totaled P3.3 billion.

“In addition to these, there are contingency funds that could be used for foreign travel. Mrs. Arroyo has realigned a total of P2.2 billion of these funds for her foreign trips,” he said.

He said he got his data from the Department of Budget and Management and the Senate finance committee, of which he was chairman for five years.

He added that Escudero’s P3-billion figure apparently did not include realignments from the contingency funds.

Meanwhile, Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez confirmed yesterday that President Arroyo and her large entourage had another expensive dinner in New York City other than the controversial $20,000 meal at the posh Le Cirque French restaurant.

“Yes, there was a second dinner in New York. But I was not there. I had other engagements,” he said.

He could not say where it was exactly or how much the presidential entourage paid.

Text messages purportedly coming from a staff member of the Philippine embassy in Washington claim that Mrs. Arroyo’s party enjoyed two dinners at Le Cirque.

The embassy supposedly paid for the New York City dinners, including the controversial meal on Aug. 2, for which Press Secretary Cerge Remonde claimed Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez shelled out $20,000.

The messages also claim it was the embassy that paid for a $3,500-a-night suite for the President and 60 $950-a-night rooms for her congressional companions at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos used to stay.

Suarez and Rep. Romualdez are among Mrs. Arroyo’s favorite congressional companions whenever she travels abroad.

On Thursday, Suarez claimed that he was the one who paid $15,000 for steaks and lobsters at a Washington DC restaurant last July 30.

COA audit pushed

For a left-wing lawmaker, the Commission on Audit should form a special audit team to review the “lavish” spending of President Arroyo in her US trip.

Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño personally went to the office of COA chairman Reynaldo Villar, and handed him a two-page letter containing his request. He said he merely wanted the “whole truth about the controversies surrounding the US trip.”

He also invoked Republic Act 6713, or the Code of Conduct for Public Officials, which may have been violated by government officials who had partaken of the expensive meals in New York and Washington.

“Like most of our countrymen, I wonder, what other lavish expenses were made by the Philippine delegation?” he asked. Casiño finds the meal expenses “irregular, unnecessary, excessive, extravagant or unconscionable even if bills were footed by a private entity.”

Casiño, fellow Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza filed House Resolution 1315 that seeks to direct the House committee on good government to conduct an inquiry on the matter.

Casiño said it is well “within the jurisdiction of COA to determine, through a special audit, if public funds were irregularly used and if laws and policies were violated.”

Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod said Malacañang must present to the public a detailed accounting of all expenses of the President’s state and working travels abroad, including her latest trip to the US.

“The people deserve to know how much the President spent for her foreign travels,” he said.

“The expensive dinner at Le Cirque and the meal at Bobby Van’s Steak House in Washington are just the tip of the iceberg. Mrs. Arroyo and her entourage are definitely spending more than what they should during their junkets,” Maglunsod added.

“Whether the meals were paid for by private individuals or government officials, Mrs. Arroyo has a lot of explaining to do about her expenses during her trips and her swelling wealth,” he said.

“It is evident that Mrs. Arroyo and other public officials joining working and state visits violated Republic Act 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees,” Maglunsod said.

No excuse

“The report that the consulate in New York has been asked to foot the bill is disturbing, and if true, exposes the sham behind Malacañang’s claim that taxpayer’s money was not spent for the Le Cirque dinner,” Makati City Mayor and opposition leader Jejomar Binay said. – With Delon Porcalla, Christina Mendez, Jose Rodel Clapano

migz wrote at 2009-10-03 04:27:

A TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE Nagreact si kris sa kumakalat na text message na hindi daw agad ipinamimigay ng sagip kapamilya ang mga relief goods at nakatambay lang ang mga artista. Abinulaslas ni kriis na siya daw at pamunuan ng ABS-CBN ay nagagalit, naghihimutok at nasasaktan sa mga ganoong comment at pamimintas sa kanila. Ngayon siguro ay alam na nila ang pakiramdam ng sa gitna na adhikain ng mga institution ng gobyerno sa pagtulong sa mga tao ay patuloy pa rin ang pamimintas nila at paghahanap nila ng butas o kasiraan.

MATATAWAG KAYANG KARMA SA KANILANG NETWORK ITO Sa palagiang pagsasagawa nila ng komentaryong pagbabalita, na ang maririnig at makikita na lamang ay puro paninira at paghahanap nila ng kasiraan sa gobyerno, marahil ay nahahawa na rin ang karamihan sa kanilang mga tagasubaybay. Gaya na rin ng sinabi ni sec angelo reyes na wala ka ng suotan sa mga mamamahayag na ito, “damn if you do and damn if you don’t” ,iyon na marahil ang nagiging ugali ng mga tao. ngayong sila ang nakaranas nito, alam na siguro nila ang pakiramdam. Dapat na siguro nila baguhin ang style ng kanilang pamamahayag. Sabihin pa at kung ano ang nakikita ng mga tao sa araw-araw ay iyon din ang gagayahin nila.

AGAWAN SA RELIEF GOODS Ipinakikita sa tv kung paano mag-agawan habang ipinamimigay ang mga relief goods. Nakakaawa ang mga babae at matatanda na dahil sa kanilang kahinaan ay naiipit at hindi agad nakakakuha ng relief goods, minsan ay ala pang nakukuha. Ang ipinagtataka ko lang ay ang mga kalalakihan na nakikipag-agawan at nakakakuha ng higit pa sa isang balot, bakit kaya hindi na lang sila tumulong sa manpower para malinis ng lugar nila. pabayaan na lang ang kababaihan na pumila o kaya ay mag-ayos ng mga relief goods at mag serve sa mga lalaking magtratrabaho. Sa halip kasi na nagpupursige silang mag-ayos ng kanilang lugar upang agad makabangon ay inuubos nila ang oras nila sa paghihintay ng mga relief goods. Ano kaya ang ibig nilang mangyari, iaasa na lang nila sa mga volunteers at gobyerno ang pag-aayos ng lugar nila? Sayang naman ang lakas nila kung hindi mapapakinabangan nila at ng kanilang komunidad. Nagiging ugali na nga kaya ng karamihan ng Pilipino na ipasa ang obiligasyon at responsibilidad nila sa gobyerno o sa ibang tao kahit meron naman silang magagawa para sa kanilang sarili.

jul maturan wrote at 2009-10-04 06:59:

A time that we have to share what we have disregard of what color you are......friends lets give the people who need most(basic needs).....share your blessings, 0ndoy victims needs you..

tunay na puso!!!! wrote at 2009-10-04 14:07:

hoy ibigay n'yo na ang dapat ibigay yan kung my kunsinxa paka kayung lahat na magnanakaw nang pera!!! ilabas n'yo na hwag nang hintayin pa ang oras nanghalalan.siguro na tsugi na lahat ang nangangailangan!.

PaperTiger wrote at 2009-10-05 06:04:

The Philippines is still in need of more donations for the victims of the 2 recent typhoons which hit the country the past 2 weekends.

An American Entrepreneur already offered help by giving away $50 each to chosen people in the Philippines who are personally extending help to their own relatives, family members, friends, neighbors, and even strangers who are greatly affected by the strong storms. He even created a site that gave way for soliciting help around the globe. He has started the movement. Let us offer help in any way we can.

No amount is too little when it comes from the heart.

Please visit: http://nanoaid.org/papertiger/ for information on how you can help.