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WE seek to establish a
justice system whereby it
is the people themselves
who exercise the power to
say who must be arrested
and brought to trial and
who exercise the power to
judge if those brought to
trial are guilty or not.
The power to say who
should be tried in court
is now exercised by the
prosecutors in the Philip-
pines. So that if the one
being accused of rape,
murder or corruption is
influential, which is most
likely, the prosecutors
  Vol. I No. 33 • ISSN 2094-4098
VILLAR POURED
‘ALL’ HIS PORK ON
C-5, DAANG HARI!
By CHERRIE ANNE VILLAHERMOSA
SENATOR Manuel B. Villar
Jr. poured his so-called “pork
barrel” on the construction
and acquisition of right-of-
way for C-5 and Daang Hari
to increase the prices and sale
ability of his subdivisions
while at the same time selling
his subdivision lots to the gov-
ernment in sky-high prices.
In doing this, he also for-
got the rest of the country. He
may have forgotten that the
Priority Development Assis-
tance Fund (PDAF), the so-
called “pork barrel,” has an
underlying reason that it is for
his entire constituency.
Being a senator, his con-
stituency is from Basco, Ba-
tanes in the north down to
Sitangkay, Tawi-Tawi in the
south. Only a sprinkle of his
“pork barrel” funds has been
given by him to areas outside
his subdivisions traversed
by C-5 South Extension and
Daang-Hari Roads.
An exception to this rule
is a P9-million fund given by
him for a road construction in
Iloilo, supposedly for the road
leading to Savannah Subdivi-
can easily be intimidated
or bought. BUT if we put
this power in the hands of
a Grand Jury, usually com-
posing 23 persons selected
by raffle from a voters’ list
and whose names and faces
are kept secret, we are fore-
closing any opportunity for
the influential crime doer to
use his power, money and
influence. The role of the
fiscal shall be limited to the
presentation of evidence
in court. The Grand Jury
is vested with the power
to compel intimidated or
bought witnesses to speak
sion.
These are shown by the
records of the Department
of Budget Management
(DBM), the Department of
Public Works and Highways
(DPWH), and the Senate.
To understand the reason
why he poured his pork bar-
rels on areas where the C-5
and Daang Hari roads are,
it must be known that these
roads passed through his sub-
divisions.
The Daang Hari road, con-
necting Laguna, Muntinlupa,
Las Piñas to Cavite, 24 of his
subdivisions are benefiting
from the tremendous increase
in prices per square meter of
his lots, tremendous increase
in sale ability because more
will be lured to buy due to the
good highway provided by
Daan Hari, and the overpriced
payment made to him by the
government for the lands used
for Daang Hari Road.
The subdivisions of Vil-
lar that are being traversed by
Daang Hari are the following:
(1) Lessandra Bacoor; (2) Si-
ennas Villas; (3) Merida; (4)
up or he will be jailed un-
til they agree to speak up
by the power of contempt;
law enforcers will be com-
pelled to gather evidence or
they will be held in jail in
contempt until they agree to
work as detectives.
Now, the power to say
whether an accused is guilty
or not is exercised by one
judge in the Philippines;
may be of a regional trial
court or a municipal trial
court. As we know or hear,
the powerful and rich ac-
cused can easily influence
or buy decisions. BUT if
Jan. 25-31, 2010
Fronterra; (5) Camella Moli-
no; (6) Lessandra Molino;
(7) Lessandra Bucandala; (8)
Bella Vista; (9) Tierra Nevada;
(10) Pristina; (11) Terasa; (12)
Lessandra Imus; (13) Cerritos
1; (14) Cerritos Trails; (15)
Cerritos Heights; (16) Les-
sandra Heights; (17) Colina;
(18) Portofino Heights; (19)
Portofino South; (20) Pon-
ticelli of Crown Asia; (21)
Springville; (22) Cassandra
ng Camella; and (23) Amalfi
of Crown Asia.
Among the large land de-
velopment projects of Villar
that are being passed through
by the new design of C-5
South Extension, on the other
hand, are: (1) Brittany; and
(2) Golden Haven.
Other lands that were
passed by C-5 are those that
belong to Masaito Develop-
ment Corp., which swapped
its lands to Adelfa Properties,
Inc., owned by Villar spouses
and those that belong to other
persons with him a Villar cor-
poration has a land develop-
ment agreement.
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we place this power in the
hands of a Trial Jury, a group
of 12 ordinary persons cho-
sen at random from the vot-
ers’ list and whose faces
and names are kept secret,
we are also foreclosing any
opportunity for the decision
to be bought or influenced.
Here, ordinary persons are
tasked only to know what
is true and what is false; the
application of laws shall be
the duty of the judge who is
learned in law.
The fact that we are
foreclosing opportunities
for tampering with justice,
I AM happy to be back in the
limelight. This is good break
since I was retrenched from
the newspaper that gave me
the break.
Actually I cannot afford
to lose a job but I have to ac-
cept it. I owe my comeback
to my mentor Engr/Atty Toto
C. Causing for giving me the
chance and include me as one
of his staffers.
I’m here to give what is
due to the reading public and
serve them as long as I can.
Except for special or ex-
traordinary occasions, almost
all issues that I will tackle
in my column will be about
the problems, ordeals and
Uproar at
Quedancor!
THERE is trouble brew-
ing in Quedan and Rural
Credit Guarantee Corpo-
ration (Quedancor)!
Regular state em-
ployees affected by the
planned rationalization
of the lending institu-
tion have already raised a
howl against the stream-
lining.
They call the move
pushed firmly by new-
ly-installed Quedancor
president Federico A. Es-
piritu as “contrary to the
social justice principle
enshrined in the 1987
Constitution.”
In a letter dated Febru-
ary 5, 2010, Budget and
Management Secretary
Rolando G. Andaya Jr.
approved the rationaliza-
tion plan at Quedancor,
we are sure that the abusive
and corrupt shall learn to
toe the line and observe the
rule of law.
The vision here is we see
everybody to be
“PATAS SA BATAS.”
With jury, all laws can
now be implemented. If we
have laws against discrimi-
nation by one tribe against
another, or by Christians
against Muslims, or by the
rich against the poor, we can
say that rebellions (by NPA
and MILF) will die because
the root that is discrimina-
tion is being attacked by the
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needs for help where Dyaryo
Magdalo and I may be of
service to overseas Filipinos,
contract workers or not, all
over the world.
This space is open to those
Filipino residing in US, Can-
ada, Europe, Middle East and
other parts of Asia.
Tell me all your problems
and I may be of help. If you
By TONY FIGUEROA
saying it is in line with Ex-
ecutive Order No. 366 and
its Implementing Rules and
Regulations, and Memo-
randum Order No. 190.
But the affected em-
ployees cried foul.
Four days later, in an
apparent haste, Espiritu
issued Memo No. 067 ad-
dressed to “all regular em-
ployees” notifying them
of the impending revamp
and required them to reply
within six days from the is-
suance of the memo.
The employees noted
that the six days given
them to reply is in viola-
tion of Section 13(e) of
EO 366 that gives employ-
ees two months “to decide
whether to avail of the in-
Jury System.
With all corruption
laws assured of imple-
mentation, the usually
corrupt officials will be
compelled to stop steal-
ing people’s money. The
swindlers will stop be-
cause they know the long
arm of the law will surely
reach them.
Businessmen will deal
fairly with the consum-
ers because the assurance
of implementation of the
laws keeps them at bay.
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are being maltreated by your
employer and your request
for assistance is being disre-
garded by concerned embas-
sies, we will do everything
we could in order to bring
right to your doorstep speedy
or appropriate solutions. We
may not be super humans but
you can rest assured that we
will help you in the tradition
of truth of Dyaryo Magdalo,
where truth is its language and
liberty is its soul.
We have established ac-
cess to our Department of La-
bor and Employment (DOLE)
Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration (OWWA) and
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centives [under the Or-
der] or not.”
Under Section 5 of EO
366, the approval of the
DBM of the rationaliza-
tion plan would only be
construed as a “review”
but the final approval still
falls on the President.
By doing so, the em-
ployees complained that
Espiritu usurped the pow-
ers of the President.
The DBM letter the
DBM letter was the re-
duction of the number of
departments in Quedan-
cor from seven to five,
the divisions from 20 to
11, and the regional of-
fices from 15 to five area
field offices.
In the same letter, An-
daya also approved the
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 2       Jan. 25-31, 2010
VILLAR POURED ‘ALL’ HIS
PORK ON C-5, DAANG HARI!
From page 1
From 2001 to 2007, Villar
served as the chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee,
the one in charge of fixing the
budget of the country.
In this position, he is man-
dated to be the one to lead the
Senate in a conference with
the team from the House of
Representatives to reconcile
the budget approved by the
Senate and the budget ap-
proved by the House.
And in reconciling the
differences, the chairmen of
the finance committees of the
Senate and the House have the
power to insert funds or say
what should be the budget.
For the fiscal year of 2003,
Villar spent big amounts of
his pork barrel funds in the
following manner:
1) 25 million pesos -- Fi-
nancial assistance for flood
controls project – channel cut-
off and gabions at Kaybuboy
Creek at Barangay San Dioni-
sio, Para aque City;
2) 30 million pesos -- Fi-
nancial assistance for road
construction including road
right-of-way for the San Pe-
dro interchange in Barangay
San Antonio, San Pedro, La-
guna (This is for the Daan
Hari Road);
3) 10 million pesos -- Fi-
nancial assistance for widen-
ing/repair of Narra Road from
SLEX to Junction Southpeak
in Barangay San Antonio, San
Pedro, Laguna (This is part of
Daan Hari Road);
4) 9 million pesos -- Finan-
cial assistance for concreting/
improvement of San Miguel
road at Hibao-an, Mandur-
riao, Iloilo City (This is the
Uproar at Quedancor
From page 1
abolition of 260 permanent
and 1,138 contractual and
casual positions, which
roughly translates to the
displacement of around
1,398 government employ-
ees and personnel.
Actually, the plan to
streamline Quedancor
started in 2009 while Es-
piritu was still the agency’s
office-in-charge. It was
only aggressively pushed
after he was given the per-
manent appointment as
president of Quedancor to-
wards the end of last year.
Earlier, in support of the
state employees that would
be affected by the revamp,
Rep. Philip A. Pichay of
Surigao del Sur wrote Es-
piritu asking “the basis for
the [planned] dismissal,”
citing that the agency’s
budget for 2009 “has not
been reduced, hence it can-
not be a rationale for the
purported layoffs.”
Citing the government’s
employment initiatives,
the lawmaker also labeled
the proposed retrenchment
as running “smack against
the thrust of President Ar-
royo to create jobs for the
road going to Savannah Sub-
division).
5) 15 million pesos – listed
as having spent for Las Piñas.
The total amount of pork
barrel he poured on road proj-
ects crisscrossing his lands
reached 89 million pesos for
2003.
For the fiscal year of 2004,
Villar spent big amounts of
his pork barrel funds in the
following manner:
1) 20 million pesos -- Fi-
nancial assistance for priority
development programs and
projects Las Piñas City (This
is for C-5);
2) 20 million pesos – an-
other item labeled as financial
assistance for priority devel-
opment programs and projects
of the City of Las Piñas;
3) 30 million pesos – an-
other amount earmarked for
Las Piñas;
4) 16 million pesos – a
separate amount of his initia-
tive spent for Las Piñas; and
5) 1 million pesos – a sep-
arate amount augmented for
Las Piñas.
For two years, 2003 to
2004, Villar’s other discre-
tionary funds were scattered
in measly amounts in differ-
ent parts of the country.
For the fiscal year of 2005,
Villar’s pork barrel funds
went as follows:
1) 20 million pesos for Las
Piñas -- Financial assistance
for priority development pro-
grams and projects, pursuant
to Special Provision No. 1,
PDAF, RA No. 9336, City of
Las Piñas;
2) 10 million pesos -- Las
Pi as-Zapote River System
people.”
The approved rational-
ization plan, which will af-
fect all Quedancor offices
nationwide, first got its
strongest resistance from
the regular employees in
Caraga Region and Region
VII.
In a united display of
dismay, the Quedancor
employees wrote an appeal
to President Gloria Maca-
pagal-Arroyo, expressing
their apprehension that
given the global economic
crunch they would not be
able to find another job if
displaced.
The letter was furnished
Andaya and former De-
fense Secretary Gilbert Te-
odoro.
On February 16, 2010,
a day after the deadline set
by Espiritu for the reply
period of those who want
to avail of the options un-
der the rationalization plan,
Melvin P. Matabilas, rep-
resenting the Caraga em-
ployees, sent another letter
to President Arroyo, com-
plaining about the “several
agonizing ordeals in the
form of memorandums
and pronouncements” that
C-5 EXTENSION ROAD PROJECT, ORIGINAL AND REROUTED: The upper line shows the original
plan of the C-5 Extension Road, from South Luzon Expressway to Sucat Road in Parañaque City.
The lower line shows the Manny Villar route plan for the same project that will traverse more than
20 subdivisions or other properties owned by Villar.
Rehabilitation
Program;
3) 3.5 million pesos -- Fi-
nancial assistance for priority
development programs and
projects, pursuant to Special
Provision No. 1, PDAF, RA
No. 9336, Continuing Appro-
priations for the City of Las
Espiritu made last year in
relation to the streamlining
plan.
Matabilas even cited
President Arroyo’s state-
ment dated March 16,
2006, where she told the
attendees of the Asia-
Pacific Convention of the
Kiwanis International that
“it would not be good to let
state employees go while
the government was giving
emergency employment
to the private sector,” as-
suring that no government
worker would be removed
from his position in the
midst of the ongoing glob-
al economic crisis.
Next day, the same
threatened state workers
also sent a letter to Com-
mission on Elections chair
Jose Armando R. Melo
asking his assistance fol-
lowing reports that Espir-
itu, even without the ap-
proval of the President, is
planning to implement the
rationalization plan before
March 26, 2010, which is
the start of the campaign
period for local elective
positions.
Invoked by the Matabi-
las group in the letter is the
Piñas;
4) 3 million pesos -- Fi-
nancial assistance for priority
development programs and
projects, pursuant to Special
Provision No. 1, PDAF, RA
No. 9336, Continuing Appro-
priations, for Bacoor, Cavite,
where the south end of C-5
ban on hiring and promo-
tion the Fair Election Code
clearly stipulates.
While the threatened
state employees have not
asked for Espiritu’s re-
moval, Palace insiders
supportive of the person-
nel’s plight have expressed
optimism the Quedancor
revamp would not happen,
implying that the agency’s
president would suffer the
same fate as that of the re-
cently replaced secretary
of environment and natural
resources.
The Palace insiders
were referring to the re-
moval of Eleazar Quin-
to, the shortest-reigning
DENR secretary, who was
replaced by then Mines
and Sciences Bureau direc-
tor Horacio Ramos after
the former made drastic
moves to streamline the
department.
Quinto, son-in-law of
Arroyo adviser Lupita
Aquino Kashiwara and
first-degree cousin of Sen.
Benigno S. Aquino III,
was later reassigned to the
Presidential Coalition Af-
fairs Office (PCAO), an
obscure Palace agency.
road is located. Pagadian City; P4,000,000 for
In the year 2005, Villar San Agustin Romblon; P1.5
received a total of P60 mil- million for Department of So-
lion in PDAF, which means cial Welfare and Development
that more than half of his pork for the implementation of CI-
barrel funds were spent by DSS program nationwide but
him for the construction and for his constituents in Las
completion of Daang Hari and Pinas City, Villar allotted P20
C-5 roads. million.
To see how little he spent The record shows that
for other areas, the records from January 1, 2003 through
show that for Fiscal Year 2004, December 31, 2006, a total
Villar allotted P1,000,000 of P162 million was released
each for priority development by the government for PDAF
projects in Malolos, Bulacan, projects only.
Mexico, Pampanga, Masbate, For period covered from
Iloilo and Tawi Tawi and January 1, 2005 through De-
P2,000,000 and P3,000,000 cember 31, 2005, the govern-
for Calbiga, Samar, Lope ment released a total amount
De Vega Northern Samar for of P60 million.
the rehabilitation of hang- The record shows that of
ing bridge and construction these P60 million PDAF proj-
of farm to market road and ects, over P40 million were
P10,000,000 for the expansion allotted to Las Piñas City and
of integrated bus terminal in To page 7
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  Jan. 25-31, 2010
A FINAL TRIBUTE TO
A GREAT LEADER
By TITACORYMOVEMENT.COM
M
UCH has
been said
and writ-
ten about
the icon of
Philippine democracy, the late
President Cory Aquino, and
much more will come. There
will be roads, bridges, towns
and schools named after her
to honor who is perhaps the
most beloved president of our
country.
She is truly the mother of
Philippine democracy who re-
stored freedom that the Marcos
rule took away from us. She
accomplished this through our
current Constitution that was
crafted by way of a constitu-
tional convention representa-
tive of the various sectors of
our society, and reinforced by
the transfer of power to a duly
elected successor. Our Consti-
tution of course is not perfect,
and it will never be, but it was
a working constitution that
served as a foundation for our
democracy and the Filipino’s
aspirations.
Tita Cory is now gone.
Although we know that her
memories and triumphs will
stay with us for generations
to come. But how do we keep
the values and ideals of Tita
Cory alive especially when
the journey that she has start-
ed – for us – is still not within
our reach and continues to
elude us? This was a question
whose answer has remained
elusive even as I listened to
the words of praise and thanks
during the stirring and unfor-
gettable funeral services.
In truth, the best tribute
we can render Tita Cory is
to keep her aspirations alive
and wilfully pursue what she
wanted for the Filipino people
– to be free and empowered,
a proud race. With this in
mind, let’s start a “Tita Cory
Movement”.
Our Movement will be a
crusade of people who share
3               
her aspirations for an enlight-
ened Filipino who respects the
law and selects leaders with
integrity, dignity and honor.
A people who expects – by
right – service, justice, and
accountability from its gov-
ernment.
The murder of Ninoy
gave birth to People Power.
In recent years, questions
and doubts have been raised
on whether People Power is
dead, following the people’s
disenchantment and frustra-
tions with the result of People
Power 2. However, the out-
pouring of emotion and sym-
pathy on the passing away of
our mother of democracy has
again proved that the people’s
love for Tita Cory and affirma-
tion of her ideals and leader-
ship are still very much alive
and have even grown stronger.
Let this massive and selfless
demonstration of support for
Tita Cory equally signal the
rekindled challenge of People
Power. Let this reawakening
light the fire that would again
unite us in demanding a trans-
parent government founded
on truth, justice and equity.
Let Cory’s death be the cata-
lyst, through the Movement,
for a Philippines that does
not tolerate injustice, abuse of voice, the Movement will en- this, we ask the support of our over time, undergo revisions People Power, invite your
power, and desecration of the able the power of government cellphone providers and join in and refinements as to form, friends and relatives to join.
basic institutions of checks to revert to the people where this final tribute. structure and organization, The first 100,000 members
and balances enshrined in our it rightfully belongs and not to We are probably the coun- among others. I hope that the will be the charter members of
Constitution. the politicians who care more try that most utilizes the SMS millions who paid their last the Movement. At this time,
As what Tita Cory would for their self interests than as well as social networking respects to Cory will be the we shall formally present this
have wanted, our Movement those of their constituents. sites like Facebook and Twit- first to start this transforma- list as our gift to the Aquino
shall advance the cry for The Movement will aim to ter. These technologies and tion of our country. Family for sharing with us
change through non-violence. preserve the independent in- the Filipinos’ flair for them To get things going, I Ninoy and Cory. It would
To do this, it is imperative stitutions of government and will be the communication have created a Yahoogroup be compelling to know how
that we have the numbers that espouse zero tolerance on cor- platform of our Movement. (titacorymovement@yahoo- quickly we could attain the
cannot be ignored. When we ruption. It will be open to any These technology innovations groups.com) for everyone to first 100,000 charter members
shall have amassed a mem- Filipino who believes in this will enable us to reach each share views and speak as one of the Tita Cory Movement.
bership that cuts across all same goal. We need to build other instantaneously and at strong, loud voice. If you be- David L. Balangue is
sectors of society – rich, poor, a virtual community of a size minimal cost, particularly lieve in Tita Cory’s legacy and Chairman of SGV & Co.
professionals, teachers, sol- that will be a force to reckon the over ten million Filipino want to turn banners of love and the past president of
diers, police, students, and the with, of at least one million diaspora who continue to sac- and thanks into unmistakable MAP, FINEX, and PIC-
clergy – Cory’s and Ninoy’s Filipinos worldwide. Since al- rifice abroad. action, simply go to yahoo- PA. You may email him at
fight for truth, integrity, and most everyone has a cellphone, To my knowledge, this is groups and click “Join”. Like david.l.balangue@ph.ey.com.
justice could be won with- we aim to include texting in the first time this concept is
out bloodshed. Through one the Tita Cory Movement. For being put forward and will,
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From page 1
other concerned government that problems that need im-
agencies that cater or serve mediate solution can be acted
labor related aspects. upon accordingly and imme-
Likewise, this column is diately.
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of the PNP and other traffic knock shall be opened, those
officers, Land Transportation who search shall find and
Office (LTO) enforcers, and those who ask shall be given.
Metro Manila Development We are not biased in at-
Authority (MMDA) aides and tending to problems and com-
local law enforcement units. plaints, although we may im-
I know how to best handle pose proper scrutiny.
your problems in this aspect Both sides will be given
in the event it happens to you. chances to air their side before
I know how it feels to be- publishing the news items.
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 4       Jan. 25-31, 2010
Only honesty can make a great country
I AM SO COMFORTABLE
WITH NOYNOY.
I hope you are also
with me when I say that
the MOST IMPORTANT
TASK now is to stop first
corruption. This is because
our country has gone to an
almost irreversible pattern
that blatant display of cor-
ruption is the rule in all of-
fices and all law enforcers
whose service is not public
trust but “hulidap.”
After stopping corrup-
tion is achieved, that is the
time we can talk of produc-
tion.
Under the present sys-
tem of justice and check-
and-balance apparatuses we
have, whether prosecution
can happen on warlord poli-
ticians or corrupt officials
for crimes and corruption
depends on the boldness of
the President to confront the
violators. So that what we
need is the President who
does not care if the ax would
fall on his allies or friends or
relatives or husband or son.
This is completely lack-
ing in the person of Glo-
ria Macapagal Arroyo and
the past presidents you can
name.
To prove my theory, I
cite what a President can do
in the case of Gloria Maca-
pagal which she has not
done all the time before the
Maguindanao massacre.
Look how she easily
pinned down the Ampatuans
when she acted! It was pea-
nuts to do so.
But she did this only
because of the outpouring
of outrage from all over the
world because the massacre
included 32 journalists.
Who are the silent partners of Resort World?
LAST Wednesday,
we were shocked that
somebody delivered for
me plenty of foods from
Shanghai Bistro and it
said it came from RE-
SORT WORLD (RW)
CASINO.
I did not know the in-
tention of delivering the
food but I respectfully
refused them and asked
that the foods be re-
turned to Resort World.
I did it because I believe
there was no justification
for me to receive these
foods.
By the way, I received
information about two
SILENT PARTNERS
of the new RESORT
WORLD CASINO that
has caused the collapse
of PAGCOR-run Casino.
One of the partners is
an official of PAGCOR
while the other belongs
to KAMAG-ANAK
INC. of the Palace.
Besides these “SI-
LENT PARTNERS,”
one more thing that I
wonder about is that why
PAGCOR entered into
a very disadvantageous
contract where the gov-
ernment would earn only
25 percent unlike the
PAGCOR-run Casino
where the government
earns 100 percent.
If only she did the same
to all past incidents and cor-
ruptions that included Joc-Joc
Bolante, Hernando Perez, her
husband, her son and cousin-
in-law, her allies, Mike Defen-
sor, Lito Atienza, and many
other allies, can you imagine
how good our country has be-
come for now?
Really, BOLD HONESTY
IN THE PRESIDENT IS THE
ONLY KEY TO STOP COR-
RUPTION -- AND THE KEY
TO ECONOMIC PROGRESS
IS TO STOP CORRUPTION.
So why will our country
would rise economically if
corruption is stopped?
Simple.
First, we will be assured
that monies will be efficiently
used to where intended.
Second, the budget deficit
will be stopped and will be re-
placed by budget surpluses.
Why?
Simple, again.
If the BIR only honestly
collects taxes, there is no need
to increase taxes.
It is common to hear sto-
ries of businessmen due to
pay a tax of P6 million but
giving only P2 million to pay
a manipulated computation
and give P1 million to the tax-
men.
Now, more than half of the
country’s budget for a one-
year operation is provided
with funds by collections
from the BIR. So that there
is no deficit in collection to
finance all the items listed in
the national budget if only all
of the taxes due are collected.
We are not yet talking about
customs collection and the ex-
orbitant fees collected by the
courts and other agencies.
So what do you think will
SANABAGAN! This
should be the one that our
lawmakers should investi-
gate.
Onli in da Pilipins lang
talaga!
Nephew of Rep. Asilo,
new bagman of MPD?
One alias “TATA
MIKE” is said to be the
one lording over at the
Manila Police District.
It is said that this Tata
Mike is now the new “bag-
man” of the MPD. More
than anything else, he is a
nephew of Manila CON-
GRESSMAN ATONG
ASILO!
Hik, hik, hik.
So, if this information
is true, this Tata Mike must
have heavy credentials. He
is not only a BAGMAN,
he is also a nephew of a
congressman.
Oh, MPD DD Gen.
ROD MAGTIBAY, sir,
you may have a headache
because of this person
who introduced himself as
the BAGMAN of MPD.
It will only be two
things: “BUKOL” or “HE-
MATOMA.” He, he, he.
Jollibee outlet sa
Terminal 2 & 3, over­
pricing na lumalabag pa
sa safety standard?!
Privileged
Spits
happen if tax collections ex-
ceed the amount budgeted to
be spent for a year?
This will give us surplus
collections. The government
can now begin to think of
increasing the salaries of its
employees or think of build-
ing more schools, bridges and
highways in the countryside.
Third, our laws are assured
of implementation.
We have so many laws
crafted by our Congress. But
almost all of these are good for
nothing; they are not imple-
mented. If THE PRESIDENT
IS BOLDLY HONEST, these
laws on banking, agriculture,
economics and agrarian re-
form and other economic-
related laws, such as those
that protect local industries
or products from smuggling,
will be implemented
If these laws are only
implemented because of ex-
tra-bold honesty of the Presi-
dent, we do not need “Galing
at Talino” presidents who
brought down our country to
the quicksand.
So that I can now say with
my head so high that THE
ONLY PRESIDENT WE
NEED IS A BOLDLY HON-
EST PRESIDENT. He will be
bold in acting on with extra
vigor to cause the arrest and
prosecution of crime and cor-
ruption violators.
As such, this kind of
Jerry’s Blogs
It seems that the Jollibee
franchises at the Centennial
Terminal 2 and NAIA Ter-
minal 3 are pampered.
The MIAA Concession
Division is not minding
the overpricing of the Jol-
libee products there. Last
year, I published the over-
pricing of P6.00 in all food
items sold in these Jollibee
items.
The MIAA and Jollibee
president TONY TAN-
CAKTIONG do not also
mind calling the attention
of the Jollibee outlets at
these two airports.
Why?
Is it because Mr. SW, as
in “Super Wapang” to the
MIAA management?
Not only that. When I
went to NAIA Terminal 2
last week, I saw a “fryer”
just behind the cashier of
Jollibee at the Terminal 2.
There at the fryer they
cook chicken joy, French
fries. But they do not put
a safety net for LPG they
use.
Is this not a violation of
By TOTO C. CAUSING
President will send a chilling
message to all politicians, all
warlords, all soldiers, all of-
ficials, all policemen and NBI
agents.
And when corruption is
stopped, we can begin to talk
of big programs for economic
leaps.
Now, can Noynoy Aquino
pass the test of honesty I re-
quire?
I believe so.
He and his sisters did not
steal when their mother Cory
was the President. He did
not take advantage of his be-
ing the President’s son when
everything he could have
wanted he could get upon his
wish for his wish was then
the command. His father’s
status as a national hero is a
sufficient safeguard against
him making a folly. For sure
he cannot afford to destroy
Ninoy’s legacy and Cory’s
saintly image for the price of
P200 Billion.
What about the issue of a
sea of crooks and crocodile
waiting for him? Can he sur-
vive it?
I believe so, he can sur-
vive.
It does not need an Ein-
stein as president for a coun-
try to advance in electronics
for there are always intelli-
gent Filipino scientists and all
Presidents have Cabinet sec-
retaries who will provide the
By JERRY S. YAP
the SAFETY STANDARD
at the Airport?
When this LPG fryer gets
overheat and explodes (Oh
Lord, please don’t let it hap-
pen), is it not that all inside
the airport will be affected?
Again, I urge the author-
ities concerned authorities
to double-check the Jolli-
bee at Terminal 2 to see for
your selves the violation.
I fear the day that before
you act there was already
an accident.
Subject GM of Pagcor
Heritage and airport to
lifestyle check
BOSS JERRY, kai-
lan ba ila-LIFESTYLE
CHECK ‘yang GEN-
ERAL MANAGER ng
PACGOR HERITAGE at
AIRPORT … masyado na
silang yumayaman … at
grabe nang naaagrabyado
ang GOBYERNO.Kami
ang kumakayod sila ang
nakikinabang. – Con-
cerned PAGCORIANS
(+63918277 - - - -)
brain. The fact that Noynoy
has that required honesty that
can bring out a chilling mes-
sage against stealing, these
Cabinet men will perform to
expectations.
And to think, Noynoy is a
graduate of economics from
Ateneo, unlike Erap who did
not finish a course from Ate-
neo. In other words, I am con-
fident that Noynoy has at least
the minimum required intelli-
gence to discern what is good
and what is bad in making de-
cisions after getting sufficient
information from his cabinet
men.
Actually, the choice of
anybody on who would be-
come the best president is but
a belief. For sure, NO ONE
CAN PREDICT WHAT ONE
MAN WOULD DO TOMOR-
ROW. No one can predict that
Villar would not steal. No one
can predict that Gordon would
not steal and play going with
the tide. No one is sure that
Gibo Teodoro would do good
no matter his claim to be the
only candidate who has “gal-
ing at talino.”
While mine is only a be-
lief, it did not come without
any basis. I based it on his
past performance of hon-
esty. Much more that he will
display HONESTY AT ITS
BEST that he has a responsi-
bility to take: the responsibil-
ity to protect the names of his
father and mother.
HE IS DEFINITELY A
UNIQUE COJUANGCO. He
is the mold of two bests: The
best of a hero and the best of
a saint.
Others insist to vote for
Villar because they believe in
his advertisements that he can
lift the poor from sufferings.
M. Arroyo owner of
Resort World Casino?
BRO. Jerry si “BON-
JING” M. Arroyo ang may-
ari ng Resort World Casino.
For your information that’s
why … +63923266 - - - -
Beastly pickpocket
at Ongpin
BOSS Jerry pakiBula-
bog mga SIDECAR BOX
d2 sa Ongpin cor. Gonzalo
Puyat (Raon) 2 gabi mag-
kasunod na nandukot sa
mga Chinese lalo na sina
Ayi, Tisoy Tangkad, Tisoy
Panot, pati yung alyas Ka-
lbo sana mawala mga ‘yan,
sila mga magna2kaw dyan,
don’t publish my # …
+63917730 - - - -
Not amenable to
Marlene Aguilar
GOOD day! 1 din po
aq Ina at naiintindihan q
si Marlene Aguilar pero
bilang 1 ina po sana kung
sa paniwala nila na walang
kasalanan anak nila. sana
isinuko na lang nila si Ja-
son para naiwasan magka-
sakitan cla ng NBI, kung
sa anak po kaya nya gna-
wa yun ganung pagpatay
ky Ebarle Jr. ano po kaya
gawin nya at mara2mda-
man? Pano po kaya kung
Can you really believe him?
Others insist it should
be Gordon because they
believe he can transform
the country. Why has he not
transformed Olongapo from
prostitution?
Others insist it should
be Erap because they be-
lieve “walang mahirap kung
andyan si Erap.” Why has
he not done that during his
time? What more can he
do?
Others insist it should
be Bro. Eddie Villanueva
because they believe in his
“Diyos at Bayan” formula.
Why has he not improved
the lot of his flock?
Others insist it should
be Jamby Madrigal because
they believe in her. But why
has she even failed to unite
her own family on issues of
wealth?
Others insist it should
be Nick Perlas because they
believe he will make the
country green. Why? Can he
plant one billion trees in his
first year of his term? Can he
expect all those he planted
would grow into full trees in
six years?
Others insist it should be
JC delos Reyes because they
believe he can do magic. But
why he cannot even express
his programs clearly in dif-
ferent fora?
SO, MY COUNTRY-
MEN, WE SHOULD BE
HONEST AT LEAST THIS
TIME FOR OURSELVES,
OUR CHILDREN AND
OUR COUNTRY.
NOYNOY IS IT!
As a final note, let me
say: AANHIN ANG MAY
NAGAWA, PANAY NA-
MAN MASASAMA?
‘yung anak nya pinatay
ng ganun kabrutal? Ha-
lata nmn na hndi totoo
mga sinabi nya sa TV
sana po malathala i2, tnx
n more power. – S. Guti-
errez of Nueva Ecija …
+639128654 - - - -
Politician should
go with the people
GOOD pm! PakiBU-
LABOG po Bgy. Chair-
man SUSAN GARCIA,
say ng Bgy. San Isidro,
Antipolo City na matu-
tong makiharap sa tao
na walang itinatangi.
Ta2kbo pa nmn xa Vice-
Mayor ng Antipolo sa
darating na election ...
+63930144 - - - -
Call to Major Cudal
PANAWAGAN q po
i2 kay Major Cudal ng
Sub. Station 3 sa Hi-
dalgo, Mam Cudal bakit
po lantaran ang bold d2
sa inyo nasa2kupan? La-
long-lalo na d2 sa harap
ng building na pag-aari
ng pamangkin ni Mayor
Lim, malakas yata ang
padrino nilang si Lopez
dahil puro kamag-anak
nya ang mga nagti2nda
d2 *some txt missing*
… +63939657 - - - -
  Jan. 25-31, 2010
Discrimination
in the USA and
in the Philippines
compared
I
HAVE lived my entire
life, half of that in the
Philippines and the
other half in the U.S.A.
What I have person-
ally observed is that in both
countries, there are incidents
of discrimination. The dif-
ference is that discrimination
is about 100 times worse in
the Philippines than in the
U.S.A.
The prevalence of discrim-
ination in the Philippines is
the discrimination by the rich
over the poor. This is reflect-
ed in its justice system, the
basic agency that is supposed
to enforce fairness. Its justice
system is totally and entirely
controlled by rich people and
led by no less than the presi-
dent who appoints prosecu-
tors, justices and judges.
Nowadays, by a brief call
through a cellphone, the pres-
ident can simply call prosecu-
tors, justices or judges and
tell these presidential “errand
boys and girls” what he or she
wants or do not want, how a
criminal matter, for example,
shall be decided. If you are
poor and your opponent in
justice is a close relative (such
as an “FG” or an “FL”), or a
close friend of the President,
you can be sure either you
end up signing an “Affidavit
of Desistance” if you have
a strong case, or your com-
plaint will simply be placed
in a back burner, i.e., post-
poned and postponed, for-
ever and ever (Amen), even
though how highly-published
the crime they committed.
Among these are the com-
plaints of the people against
[Editor’s Note: This was
written by Toto Causing in
response to the argument
of the lawyer of Senator
Manny Villar that Manila-
Cavite Toll Expressway
Project (MCTEP) and C-5
Extension Project, where he
is being accused of making
a killing, are different from
each other. This argument
was posted by a blogger
named “unlighted side” on
the website: http://do-not-
vote.ning.com ]
Hello unlighted side,
To begin with, let me tell
By MARLOWE O. CAMELLO
multi-million fertilizer fund
suspected scammer Joc-Joc
Bolante and suspected eco-
nomic plunderer Ex-Secretary
of Justice Hernandez getting
dismissed by simply twisting
the facts of their crimes by the
agents of the Ombudsman,
who is just another errand girl
or boy or close friend of the
President.
In the U.S., if a crime is
discovered to have been com-
mitted, regardless of how high
his position or rank in the U.S.
government is, like President
Bill Clinton or Richard Nix-
on, you can be sure their cas-
es will be resolved one way
or the other to the satisfaction
of the people within due time.
Perhaps you can google more
criminal cases of other noto-
riously-rich characters in the
U.S., like the authors of the
Enron Scandal.
Why are the criminal in-
dictments against notorious
rich criminal offenders or
even the President resolved
satisfactorily without com-
plaint from the poor Ameri-
can people?
The reason for this is that
it is the common American
people that are the ultimate
independent arbiter of justice
through their Grand Jury and
Trial Jury systems and not by
their rich and powerful politi-
cians and public officials. If
a rich private character will
discriminate any one under
his employment that charac-
ter will be assured of an in-
dictment for discrimination
from the common American
people, through their grand
jury system.
you that in corruption there
is only one side: THE BAD
SIDE.
And to sum up the defense
put up by Villar’s lawyer con-
tending that MCTEP and C-5
Extension Project are two
separate things, it is a vain
attempt to cover up the real
story and to confuse the mind
of the people to hide the EVIL
MIND’s scheme.
Now, let me inform you
that there was already a pri-
vate contractor: UEM-MARA
Philippines, a consortium
of Malaysian investors with
Filipino counterparts. UEM-
In the U.S., there
is an equal balance
of power in justice
between the rich and
the poor because they
both partake in the ad-
ministration of their
justice system so that
neither side can fool
the other.
In the Philippines,
there is no such thing
as balance of power
in justice because the
Philippine justice sys-
tem is exclusively en-
trusted to the so-called
(brilliant?) lawyers,
prosecutors, judges
and justices UNDER
THE COMMAND OF
THE PRESIDENT or
under the command of
the governor, mayor,
or even by a barrio
captain, as the case
may be.
In the Philippines, if a rich
character in the private sector
commits a crime, all he needs
to do is call the President, or
the Governor, or Mayor, or
barrio captain and then every-
thing is taken care of for that
wealthy criminal offender.
To bring down the de-
gree of discrimination in the
Philippines to the level of
discrimination in the U.S. all
that we need to do is adopt
the MASTER BASIC AND
PRIMARY SOLUTION to
the various chronic ills and
evils of Philippine Soci-
ety. The participation of the
common American people
in their justice system is the
reason the rich and powerful
characters of U.S. society
MARA had actually started
the project by constructing the
pavement. But when it found
out the construction of the
NEW C-5 DESIGN caused
by Villar it stopped and with-
drew from the project. Worse,
the decision to stop came at a
time when it had already spent
for the pavement they con-
structed. Now, is this fair to
UEM-MARA Phils. that the
government would in fact kill
their investments? How will it
get back their investments?
What made UEM-MARA
to back out is that they real-
ized there was this NEW C-5
being constructed also adja-
cent to MCTEP. Their logic
is simple: WHO AMONG
THE MOTORISTS COM-
ING FROM SLEX OR C-5
PORTION IN TAGUIG WHO
WILL USE THEIR ROADS
FOR A FEE when there is ex-
actly this NEW C-5 running
adjacent that is as good yet
FOR FREE?
This explains the reason
why no contractor would
cannot fool all the Ameri-
can people all the time. In
the Philippines, the rich and
power full can always fool
ALL the people ALL the
time, not just some of the
people and some of the time
but ALL THE TIME.
I have drafted the proposed
Jury System for the Philip-
pines. Many of its provisions
are geared to suit the culture
of our people in the Philip-
pines. I hope if a reader is
averse to the jury system for
adoption in the Philippines
that reader should first study
what those provisions are
and let me know which one
will not work for the Filipino
people. I would be happy to
correct anything wrong in it
to make it work superbly.
come in place of the one that
backed out.
Remember that the NEW
DESIGN OF C-5 EXTEN-
SION PROJECT was ap-
proved to start from South
Luzon Expressway (SLEX)
and to run in parallel and ad-
jacent with the ORIGINAL
C-5 EXTENSION PROJECT
for three kilometers along
Merville or so before it veers
to the right to run adjacent to
Bro. Mike Velarde’s Multina-
tional Village for also three
kilometers or so. After run-
ning aside with Multinational
Village, the NEW C-5 DE-
SIGN veers back, to the left,
to form an “S” curve running
through Villar’s subdivision
and the last leg of the “S”
curve passing through Ve-
larde’s village. From the edge
of the “S” curve, the NEW
C-5 DESIGN runs straight
down south, but this time
OVERLAPPING THE OLD
C-5 DESIGN for about 200
meters until it reaches SU-
CAT ROAD (A. Santos AVe.)
Those who are expressing
their dislike to the jury sys-
tem without knowing the spe-
cific recommended provision
in the proposed jury law are
nothing more than STEREO-
TYPE OBJECTORS to the
name “Jury” for ignorance
of the system or who are
downright corrupt and who
simply want to keep their
“privilege” of stealing other
people’s money or wealth or
that the guy may be an errand
boy who likewise is getting
rich like a pimp of a more
powerful character. They are
simply afraid that the people
can easily send them to jail
like almost all political can-
didates and their supporters
who are scared to mention
the jury on their lips in their
in Parañaque. From that in-
tersection of Sucat, the NEW
C-5 DESIGN went down
further to the south as the so-
called “Las Piñas-Parañaque
Link Road,” passing through
Pulang Lupa where Crown
Asia of Villar holds forth.
Upon the other hand, THE
OLD C-5 DESIGN went
from Sucat Road to the right,
forming a 90% angle from the
said Link Road, to connect to
the Coastal Road in Bina-
kayan where you can see the
Fisherman’s Wharf beside the
bridge. Then from the end of
the Link Road, the new C-5
Design connected to Molino
Road in Cavite to form the
so-called Molino Extension
Road connecting to Aguinal-
do Highway right where you
can see the St. Dominic Hos-
pital and Tropical Hut.
So that, the question that
Villar has not answered up
to today: ASSUMING THAT
THE OLD C-5 DESIGN or
the so-called “MCTEP” is dif-
ferent from the NEW C-5 DE-
5               
political campaigns. The pro-
posed law is attached to this
message for his scrutiny. It is
called File A04.
We can invite all wealthy
capitalists and foreign inves-
tors in the Philippines to open
their enterprises as a solution
against the problem of nation-
al economic retrogression but
they cannot stay long because
they have to buy justice at in-
creasingly exorbitant prices
each time they need justice.
I don’t think they will stay
long enough with their busi-
ness in the Philippines to sur-
vive. For each business that
moves away from the Phil-
ippines you can be sure that
employment opportunity will
likewise move away by the
absence of such business.
SIGN, will proceeding with
the OLD C-5 DESIGN still
economically viable, when
the government, through
the Public Estates Author-
ity (PEA), had already paid
P1.7 billion to landowners
from whom it bought the
right of way for the OLD C-5
DESIGN approved during
the time of Marcos? If VIL-
LAR will insist on “yes,”
tell that to the marines! If
you were the motorist, “un-
lighted side,” will you still
drive through MCTEP when
there is an adjacent road
equally good but for free?
Will you still drive through
the OLD C-5 ROUTE when
your first exit after reaching
the Coastal Road is the foot
of the Cavite flyover that is
about 200 meters from St.
Dominic Hospital where
the NEW C-5 DESIGN IS
FOUND BEFORE GOING
TO THE STILL-TO-BE
CONSTRUCTED EXTEN-
SION OF THE COASTAL
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 6       Jan. 25-31, 2010

A niece’s letter to FVR: Support Noynoy

What’s the buzz?
[Editor’s note: Dyaryo Magdalo takes the liberty of republishing this letter of
Lila Ramos-Shahani, a daughter of former Senator Letty R. Shahani, sister of former
president Fidel V. Ramos (FVR). She wrote this while completing her doctoral degree
in Oxford University.]

14 October 2009 at length. To begin with, ours tent,” but then so

Dear Uncle Ed,
I was very relieved to hear
that you were all safe and
sound in the wake of Ondoy
and Pepeng. But how dev-
astating that our people had
to go through two such on-
slaughts (particularly in Pan-
gasinan, Ilocos and Manila —
all of which remain very close
to our hearts) one after the
other! I hope and pray that the
flooding eventually subsides
and people are rehabilitated
safely. And if Napocor and the
San Roque people are in fact
partially responsible for the
terrible flooding in Pangasi-
nan, I sincerely hope that they
are made to face their day in
court.
I thought I would write
you because I’m concerned
about some things that have
been happening at home. I am
not sure who you will endorse
for president but I know that
it will most likely tip the bal-
ance again, much in the way
that your endorsements have
done in the past. I have never
felt the need to write you be-
fore, although I have always
carefully observed your deci-
sions through the years.
And I certainly had ques-
tions — questions about hu-
man rights during the martial
law years, military logging
under the Marcos administra-
tion, the signing of IPP con-
tracts after the power crisis
(and the high cost of electric-
ity for consumers), the San
Roque dam, PEA/Amari, the
Fort Bonifacio conversion/
privatization program, the
VFA, the Centennial celebra-
tion, the endorsement of Joe
de V and the continued sup-
port of GMA until the bitter
end. I was relieved to learn
that you had been cleared of
any wrongdoing in the PEA/
Amari case, but always won-
dered whether your decision
to endorse Joe de V (which
was after all a party decision
as well) was inextricably
linked to it.
Why am I bringing all this
up now? Only to say that, as
your niece, I have had many
questions about your deci-
sions through the years, but
none that ever made me feel
the need to engage with you
was not a particularly dis-
cursive relationship. More
importantly, I always felt the
need to give you the benefit of
the doubt, and trusted that you
had the best interests of the
Filipino people at heart.
And there was certainly
ample evidence that you had
done tremendous things in
your lifetime. Not only were
you a hero of EDSA 1: you
had had a brilliant military ca-
reer and were arguably one of
the best presidents the country
has ever had. Winning by only
a small margin, you turned
what might have been a costly
liability into the success of
pluralism. With liberalization
and deregulation during your
term, FDI increased and the
economy as a whole remained
strong, even throughout the
Asian financial crisis. In fact,
privatization, revenue genera-
tion through a VAT on luxury
goods and services, working
with the communist and Mus-
lim insurgency, and focusing
on OFW rights (particularly
in the case of Flor Contempla-
cion) — were all hallmarks of
your administration, and cer-
tainly the kind of decisions
my Fletcher professors would
have applauded. Indeed, the
suggestions of corruption
were minimal, seen in the
context of all your positive
contributions and in compari-
son with preceding and suc-
ceeding presidents. Without
a doubt.
But I finally had to break
my silence after having
watched the Ondoy aftermath
with horror, realizing that our
government was as much to
blame for the colossal loss of
life and habitation in the coun-
try as was climate change. As
an engineer, you know that
the flooding was also due to
poor civil engineering, urban
planning and zoning; lack of
waste management; lack of
education and corruption.
The thought of your sup-
porting Gibo (or even a Vil-
lar/Escudero tandem, for that
matter, in the event that Gibo
has become too unpopular
since Ondoy) was finally
enough to make me put pen to
paper. Without a doubt, Gibo
is “incomparably compe-
were Joe de V and
GMA, Uncle Ed
— and look what
happened. I un-
derstand that you
supported GMA
because you want-
ed macroeconom-
ic stability in the
country above all,
particularly in the
apparent absence
of any viable al-
ternatives.
But I think the
sweep of history
speaks for itself:
competent candi-
dates with strong
party affiliations
are not necessar-
ily going to be
good leaders, nor
will they neces-
sarily be what
the people want.
Because they
lack a certain ba-
sic honesty, and I
suspect the people
sense that. If Gibo
were sincere, why
would he stay with
Lakas-CMD, par-
ticularly now that
the merger with
Kampi has been
honored by the
Supreme Court?
Surely the ruling
party has been discredited at tensibly the reason why many my humble opinion, the best Uncle Ed. I’m just sorely dis-
this point, in view of every- young people remain wary way to refurbish the fading appointed and hope that, for
thing GMA has done? There of Chiz/Loren or Villar/Es- Eddie brand now is to do the once in my life, you might
really is no need to enumer- cudero. As for Manny V, his right thing and heed the will actually recognize that I’m
ate anymore: I think, by now, meteoric rise to power is noth- of the people. old enough to make my own
we’re all pretty familiar with ing short of impressive, to be Noynoy, of course, is less assessments. Nor does this
what those things are. sure, but his proclivity for than perfect: we all know mean that I’m not a “team
Even Obama was reluctant engaging in back-room deals that. His record is remarkable player.” Because my defini-
to have an audience with her, has certainly not gone unno- only in its lack of remarkable tion of teamwork is not that
and overseas Filipinos con- ticed. In short, what we see in achievements, and he certainly you command the team and
tinue to refuse to send money these candidates appears to be isn’t a particularly brilliant everyone is thereby obligated
to the Ondoy victims through more of the same — a posi- thinker or charismatic speaker. to obey you. Instead, team
their embassies and consul- tion, I might add, we can no But he has never been tainted members should be able to
ates, so deep indeed is their longer afford, and certainly by any suggestions of corrup- have different view points,
distrust of the government! not at this critical moment in tion and does not appear to while still working together
Moreover, his performance in our nation’s history. have the propensity to throw for the greater good of the col-
the post-Ondoy relief effort Of course Erap’s decision his weight around. He is ap- lective whole. In fact, demo-
has hardly been stellar, as you to run will split up the op- parently thoughtful, respectful cratic exchange within the
must have already noted. Gibo position even further, which and humble, and we can only team can often enhance the
is also undoubtedly backed by certainly strengthens the rul- hope that his lineage will en- quality of its collective deci-
Danding (despite the alleged ing party’s hand. But perhaps courage him to sacrifice for the sions on the whole.
rift), which suggests that the my biggest fear about Gibo country the way his extraor- I sincerely hope that you
two things that very much im- (apart from the very real pos- dinary parents did. Because place the country over any
pede progress in our country sibility that, in subtle ways, of this inimitable heritage, he other considerations and
— monopolies and oligarchy the ruling party might cheat) is now the one candidate with choose the candidate who is
itself — will ultimately re- has to do with the fact that the potential to unite the oppo- really best for the country,
main unchanged. This is os- charter change appears to be sition against the ruling party. and not in terms of who might
imminent, in which case, if For his part, Mar is no slouch, further consolidate the tre-

Derma Medica
GMA runs for Congress in the
meantime, it is not entirely
inconceivable that she could
become our next Prime Min-
ister. To be sure, you would be
granted the same type of soft
Dermatology, Cosmetic Surgery & Vein Clinic power you’ve been granted
during GMA’s administration,
moreover, and the Liberal
Party appears to have some
progressive elements.
The point is: the people
are clearly tired, not just of the
“bickering,” as you say, but of
the trapos themselves, and are
willing to bet on someone who
mendous power you already
wield.
I hope you won’t be of-
fended by what I have written
(and hope you understand if
I decide to include some of
these ideas in my new blog)
but, at 42, I think I’m finally

Rolando M. Baltazar, M.D.

but is it really worth it in the
end, Uncle Ed? Do you really
want to go down in history
Phil. Academy of Clinical & Cosmetic Dermatology as the guy who saved GMA
after “Hello, Garci” and who
continued to hand the coun-
Clinic Address: try down to its unscrupulous
S006 2nd Floor, CENTER MALL 2 Tel. No. 251-6656 elite from one administration
to another? Isn’t the respect
TUTUBAN CENTER, C.M. Recto, Mla. CP No. (0921) 547.6889 of the young — and of history
(Atop Dickies, Beside LTO) itself — the most important
thing, at the end of the day? In
falls very far outside the stan-
dard mold (Noynoy is, if you
will, a reluctant Cojuangco,
something many respect and
appreciate). At any rate, I sin-
cerely hope you will consider
my thoughts — the thoughts
of a young Filipina who loves
her country immeasurably —
when you make your decision.
But none of this changes
my love and respect for you,
entitled to my own opinion,
Uncle Ed. You are after all the
only father figure I have ever
had (although you may not
know it) and I’m writing you
the way I would have written
my own father, had I just been
given a chance.
Please take care of your-
self.
Love always,
Lila
  Jan. 25-31, 2010 7               

Villar poured ‘all’

his pork on C-5,
Daang Hari!
only P12 million were allotted Coastal Road in Cavite with-
From page 2

reach through Binakayan, Ba-

to Bulacan, Bataan, Cavite, out passing through Manila coor, Cavite.
Iloilo, Municipality of Biliran City. In place of the discarded
and Surigao Del Sur. The original design of the stretch, Villar proposed the
In addition to this, his wife C-5 South Extension from Las Piñas-Parañaque Link
Cynthia also poured almost South Luzon Expressway to Road Project for C-5 Ex-
all her pork barrel funds on Coastal Road in Bacoor Cav- tension Road to creep first
the Las Piñas portion of the ite was 6.3 kilometers. through his lots in Brittany A portion of Daang Hari where Camella subdivision is situated. The Villar
new C-5 Design. However, the route was and Golden Haven and Adelfa route is suppose to pass along these properties.
The C-5 road project was changed in the new C-5 Road Properties.
first approved during the ad- project. It became 9.7 kilome- So that under the new C-5 Design are “duplicate” of
ministration of the late Presi- ters because it had to pass in a South Extension design the each other. Kindly advice this
dent Ferdinand Marcos. zigzag manner through other C-5 road still went in a zigzag lawyer to check the dictionary
In the original design of Villar properties in Cavite. route further ahead to pass what is the meaning of “du-
the project as approved by This time, the link road through St. Dominic hospital plicate.” He must know that
Marcos, the C-5 South Exten- from Sucat road of the origi- before it will finally connect “duplicate” is an exact copy
sion road will connect North nal C-5 design was changed to the still-to-be-construct- of the original. How can this
Luzon Expressway to South by discarding the stretch from ed extension of the Coastal lawyer say so after elaborat-
Luzon Expressway and to Sucat to the Coastal Road to Road. ing on the distinctions or dif-
ferences between the OLD
C-5 design (MCTEP) and the
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
with NEW C-5 Design? When
Special Power of Attorney there are distinctions, then the
From page 5 two can never be a duplicate
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: of one another.
We, the compulsory heirs and wife of the decedent, MAGNO FELIPE MOLLENO, who are named as follows:
1. Michael Rovira Molleno – child of the decedent born on July 17, 1975; ROAD? in December of 1998 as the Now, when MCTEP was
2. Melvin Rovira Molleno – child of the decedent born on March 17, 1977; I have read the responses chairman of the Toll Regula- approved by Marcos, it was
3. Merhusela Rovira Molleno – child of the decedent born on August 9, 1981; of Villar’s lawyer at the same tory Board (TRB) the exits approved with the name: C-5
4. Miraflor Rovira Molleno – child of the decedent born on April 26, 1983; site long ago. The responses proposed by Villar, Velarde (Circumferential Road 5)
5. Melchora Maamo Rovira Molleno – widow of the decedent; are not meritorious AND and Henry Sy. South Extension. The new
hereby extra-judicially settle the estate of Mr. Magno Felipe Molleno who died on January 6, 2005 in Taguig, con-
sidering that he left no will and no debts, that all the compulsory heirs are of legal age and present in this Extra-judicial EVASIVE of the real issue NOW, how can the lawyer C-5 design, that was stretched
Settlement of Estate, that there is no personal property left but a mere interest in a real property consisting in the award by that is corruption. of Villar say that MCTEP is by Villar to three kilometers
the Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC) for a condominium unit located at BLDG. D Unit 107 C-5 MRB Project Ususan, The answer that the NEW an elevated highway while more, is named also as C-5
Taguig City. C-5 EXTENSION project is the new C-5 design is a sur- South Extension. So where is
When the decedent died, half of the interest in the said property went to the compulsory heirs and the other half
remains with Melchora Maamo Rovira Mollena. an alternative free highway face road? If I were to be- the difference?
Further, the widow has a share of interest with the said half of the rights that went to the compulsory heirs applying the smacks of a “PILOSOPO lieve in this, then there must Where is the economics
Law of Succession under the Civil Code of the Philippines. TASYO” argument. How be no more need for MCTEP of this lawyer and Villar that
Be that as it may, the herein compulsory heirs and their mother Melchora Maamo Rovira Mollena have to share into can you call the new C-5 ex- to pay for right of way for he had to pursue the new C-5
five equal parts the said rights of the decedent to the said award by the Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC).
Additionally, the herein compulsory heirs and their mother Melchora Maamo Rovira Molleno hereby agree as they tension design an alternate to lands because it is elevated design when doing so would
hereby agree to name, appoint and constitute the said Melchora Maamo Rovira Mollena as their true and lawful attorney- a toll way when there is no above the houses, anyway, entail a cost of Six Billion
in-fact to act as if they were present concerning the said rights and as such the said attorney-in-fact is authorized to perform more toll way to start with like the very long viaduct Pesos to the government dur-
the following powers: because that will no longer from Pulilan (Bulacan) to ing these times when the gov-
1. To negotiate with the National Housing Authority (NHA) on how to pay the required downpayment and required
monthly amortizations and other charges that go with the award of the said condominium unit; be constructed because NOT San Simon (Pampanga). ernment has been borrowing
2. To enter into a contract of assigning all the rights of the compulsory heirs to the said award of the said condominium ONE INVESTOR will invest And since there is an actual heavily to arrest the bloating
unit with the objective of relieving all compulsory heirs of possible debts or liabilities that may arise from the failure to on it anymore? How can there overlap of 200 meters or so deficit of at least 300 billion
comply with the requirements of the said award of the said condominium unit; and be an alternate when there is at the end of the “S” curve pesos?
3. To perform all other powers necessary and implied from the exercise of the foregoing powers, including the power nothing to take over because to Sucat Road, does it mean ONE MORE WORD. It is
to sell the same rights if necessary for the objective of relieving all parties of liabilities arising from the said award.
All these compulsory heirs hereby RATIFY and CONFIRM the exercise by the said Attorney-in-Fact of the foregoing MCTEP will no longer exist to say that MCTEP will be a incorrect for other Villar law-
powers specially authorized for her to exercise. in fact? second-floor highway? Is it yers to argue: it was not Vil-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereby sign this Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Special Power of Attorney on this Now, it is erroneous for like the SKYWAY in SLEX lar who sold his lands for the
____ of December 2009 in the City of ____________. the Villar lawyer to argue that where the toll is more than NEW C-5 Extension project,
Michael Rovira Molleno Melvin Rovira Molleno MCTEP is a single entry/exit double the price compared BUT IT WAS the government
_____ ID No. _____________, _____ ID No. _____________, road while the new C-5 design to passing through the sur- that bought his lands. My
valid until ______ _________; valid until _______________; is an open-access highway on face road of SLEX? Oh golly! Have they known that
CTC No. ________________, CTC No. ________________, any of its parts. Why? The come on. when the spouses Villar pro-
issued on _______________, issued on _______________,
issued in ________________. issued in ________________. lawyer must be hiding the fact Now, the said lawyer, who- posed the NEW C-5 Exten-
that then DPWH Secretary ever is she, erroneously stated sion design, their subdivisions
Merhusela Rovira Molleno Miraflor Rovira Molleno Gregorio Vigilar approved that MCTEP and the new C-5 were already there?
_____ ID No. _____________, _____ ID No. _____________,
valid until _______________; valid until _______________;
CTC No. ________________, CTC No. ________________,
issued on _______________, issued on _______________,
issued in ________________. issued in ________________.

Melchora Maamo Rovira Molleno

POSTAL ID No. 3330948,
valid until: Jan. 27, 2010;
CTC No. 19317531,
issued on Feb. 19, 2007,
issued in Taguig City.

Witnesses:

Sign: ______________________ Sign: ______________________

Name: _____________________ Name: _____________________
Address: ___________________ Address: ___________________
____________________________ ____________________________

x---------------------------x
Republic of the Philippines )
City of )SC

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

BEFORE ME, in this City of ___________, on this ______ of December, 2009, personally appeared (1) Michael
Rovira Molleno, (2) Melvin Rovira Molleno, (3) Merhusela Rovira Molleno, (4) Miraflor Rovira Molleno, and (5) Melchora
Maamo Rovira Molleno, who exhibited their evidence of identity as written below their names above, known to me and
to me known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Special Power of
Attorney, and who acknowledged to me that the same is their voluntary act and deed.
This instrument of three (3) pages including this Acknowledgment has been signed by the parties and their witnesses
at the end thereof and on the left margin of all other pages.
Witness my hand and seal.

Notary Public DR. RAY ADALEM SCHOLARS -- These are some of the students who are
Doc. No.: ____; enjoying the scholarship program initiated by Dr. Ernesto Ray Adalem,
Page No.: ____;
Book No.: ____; Publication: DYARYO MAGDALO Vice President for Finance of Saint Clare College of Caloocan. The pro-
Series of 2009. Date: Jan. 25-31, 2010 gram has given opportunity to poor but deserving students to get them
through college.
 8       Jan. 25-31, 2010
MAYWEATHER’S
LEGACY IS
SHATTERED
By TONY FIGUEROA
BOXERS, great boxers that
is, live to fight for legacy’s
sake.
Rocky Marciano, Sug-
ar Ray Leonard, Marvin
Hagler, Alexis Arguello
and Gabriel Elorde stormed
the ring with nary a wind
in their head. They fought
the best and lost against the
best.
But, Floyd Mayweather
Jr., arguably one of the best
defensive players in the
sport of boxing, has fought
some of the best but does
not want to lose against
the very best. His skills are
impeccable, but his guts to
face the most formidable
opponents are suspect.
To say that Floyd Jr. has
a legacy to protect is to ask
for the moon. If ever he has
a bequest to be emulated
and inherited, it’s the way
he has used his cockiness in
bending the rules without
being sanctioned for dis-
torting them.
Truth to tell, Mayweath-
er’s legacy is forever taint-
ed. His ego is not only very
much bloated, he flaunts
power, loves money, and
wants to dominate. On the
way to asserting himself as
a great man, he has irrevo-
cably lost his legacy.
Let me state fifteen (15)
reasons that have trans-
formed the Mayweather
legacy into an illusion or a
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(1) He has crowned him-
self super-commissioner.
He wanted the rules of box-
ing dope-testing changed
and the Nevada State Ath-
letic Commission (NSAC)
discredited.
(2) He lost the ‘Fighter
of the Decade’ crown. Ring
magazine and the Box-
ing Writers Association
of America (BWAA) be-
stowed the distinction on
Manny Pacquiao.
(3) He is an illegal drug
user. He has been known to
use Xylocaine, a painkiller
banned in 49 states, except
Nevada.
(4) He has skirted the
best gladiators in the wel-
terweight division. When
Shane Mosley was young
and when Miguel Cotto
was undefeated, where was
Mayweather?
(5) He has cherry-picked
his opponents, ensuring he fight against Juan Manuel (9) He is only rated No. woman-beater and has (15) He disrespects
only fought wimps, weak- Marquez by not coming to 2 in the pound-for-pound been involved in domestic tradition, belittles fellow
lings, and a sprinkling of the weigh-in in the agreed division, in a way confirm- violence. A true gentleman boxers, badmouths people
inferior fighters. catch-weight. That makes ing that he is not the best in cares for women, not abuse he loathes, and by his ac-
(6) He has cheated in his him a Fraud. his craft but only the sec- them. tions confirms that he is the
(7) He has not won seven ond-best. (13) He is a convict. Of- world’s biggest ego.
crowns in seven divisions, a (10) He is afraid to fight ficially, he has registered Of course, the list can
feat that is not forthcoming outside Nevada for reasons five records in the police be a mile long if you start
to him, whether today or to- only he knows. blotters for cases ranging digging Mayweather’s per-
morrow. (11) He is not a gentle- from misdemeanor to bat- sonal past.
“W (8) He has earned the pe- man on and off the ring. He tery charges. But with the above-cited
reasons alone, there’s no ar-
all e buy jorative sobriquets of ‘duck’
and ‘chicken.’ Worse, he is
loves to flaunt his bragga-
docio, but he openly abhors
(14) He is a compulsive
gambler, practically making guing Floyd Jr., whichever
of kind called ‘coward’ by his fel- humility. the casinos of Nevada his way he turns, is a legacy
scr s
ap low boxers. (12) He is a confirmed preferred gaming ground. gone.
”