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By Raïssa Robles

Today I heard National Police Commission vice chairman Eduardo Escueta ask netizens to please snap photos of ongoing crimes or suspicious activities and post these on the Internet.

This was after the photo below was posted online and went “viral”. It resulted in the arrest of two cops whom Napolcom suspected to be among the nine policemen behind the highway robbery that a stranger happened to snap.

Now the Napolcom – the police force’ disciplinary agency – wants netizens to help fight crime if they happen to witness one.

This is very dangerous. Napolcom has to issue a memorandum circular first to the entire national police force telling them that they cannot object when private citizens – not just journalists – snap photos of them in public areas.

I am suggesting this because you see, some policemen have this mistaken but very dangerous notion that it is a “crime” for the public to take photos of policemen.

I’m not kidding.

I speak from two close encounters with such policemen – one incident happened only last June. The other several years ago. In both instances, the police officers told me to stop taking photographs of them because it was “bawal” (prohibited).

The first incident took place several years ago when I snapped a photo of a police officer emerging from an establishment that had already been shut down on orders of the Quezon City government yet continued operating. The officer – who was tagged as one of the “protectors” who enabled the establishment to stay open  – was not in uniform but he told me he was a police officer and that I was banned from snapping photos of him.

I told him I was a journalist and I was standing on the sidewalk and he was also on the sidewalk, and the sidewalk was a public area and therefore he was in a public place and therefore as a journalist I could take photos of him.

All the while, I was warily eyeing the clutch bag he was carrying. I entertained the notion of demanding that he open his clutch bag because I suspected he was carrying a gun furtively. But armed only with a camera, I decided not to.

Fortunately, people passing by stopped to take a look at why we were arguing heatedly. And he stalked away.

My second encounter with a policeman who thought that “bawal kunan ng litrato ang pulis” took place past 1 PM of Friday, June 6, 2014. I know the date very well because I was rushing from Quezon City to De la Salle University in Vito Cruz to attend the lecture of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on “Historical Fact, Historical Lies and Historical Rights in the West Philippine Sea.”

The cab I was riding in decided that to avoid traffic, we were better off turning left to Governor Forbes from España. Unfortunately, the taxi was on the wrong lane while turning left and a policeman immediately flagged him down.

I wanted to see what the policeman would do – would he take a bribe or write a ticket? So I turned on the camera on my cellphone. While the policeman was writing out a traffic citation ticket, the Manila policeman – whose name tag identified him as “Galoso” – noticed me and thought I was taking his photo.

He suddenly snapped at me and said – “bawal yan.”

I told him “hindi bawal. Public place ito.”

He ordered me to roll down the window which I did. He repeated that what I was doing was forbidden.

I told him, “this is really funny.”

He got madder and said he wanted to bring me to the precinct.

I told him why I thought it was funny. I told him I was a journalist and was going to write about the incident and praise him for writing out a ticket instead of accepting a bribe.

Hearing that, Officer Galoso then calmed down.

I commend Officer Galoso for not taking a bribe even though the cab driver was heavily hinting about giving him one just to escape the fine and a required seminar.

But I do wonder why he is the second police officer to tell me that citizens, including journalists, have no right to take photos of policemen.

Napolcom, please clarify.

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      • Outside, on the sprawling lawn, a gazebo also drew mediamen’s attention. Reporters who made the tour, when interviewed by radio anchors, admitted it was hard to say how much exactly this house would have cost. A reporter from state-owned Radyo ng Bayan said the house looked fabulous “in plain view” but when they came up close to, for instance, walls and steel bars on the verandah, “these seemed thin and low-cost.”

    • Dapat lang ito…

      Purisima, facing charges of plunder, graft and indirect bribery for his unexplained ownership of several real estate properties and vehicles, is now being investigated by the ombudsman due to inconsistencies and discrepancies in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), sources told The STAR yesterday.

      The sources said the anti-graft agency’s investigating unit for Military and Other Law Enforcement Officers (MOLEO) is spearheading the investigation.

      The lifestyle check is also part of the ombudsman’s pursuit of separate criminal complaints recently filed against Purisima by Perfecto Jaime Tagalog of the Coalition of Filipino Consumers (CFC) and Dante Jimenez of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC).

      http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/10/07/1377333/purisima-lifestyle-check-underway

      …para huwag pamarisan ang asta ng isang ‘purissima.’

      • R.A. 6713 Rules Implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees

        Rule VI

        Section 8. Officials and employees and their families shall lead modest and simple lives appropriate to their positions and income. They shall not indulge in extravagant or ostentatious display of wealth in any form.

        Basically, modest and simple living means maintaining a standard of living within the public official and employee’s visible means of income as correctly disclosed in his income tax returns, annual statement of assets, liabilities and net worth and other documents relating to financial and business interests and connections. Public funds and proper for official use and purpose shall be utilized with the diligence of a good father of a family.

        • imo, pulisima when compared to the plundering officials is just a sidewalk snatcher
          yan din ang tingin kong logic behind his response of the ordinary resort/resthouse.
          nowadays, very few officials see themselves to be maluho nor extravagant.
          siguro dahil ang inilalabas nilang pera ay hindi galing sa kita o savings nila.

        • agree,
          and i’m really wondering how those officers got that imeldific sense of grandioseness
          this norm spread even to the faithfuls.
          feeling burgis.
          e kahit ano namang gawin mukha pa ring jologs.

  3. Hero’s Burial for Marcos?

    His present state is better, joining only:

    Lenin, Mao, Ho Chi Minh, Kim Jon Il and Hugo Chavez – all ruthless dictators.

    (I’ve seen Macoy’s and the first three’s above-ground tombs. Ironically, Macoy’s’ is a “poor man’s” version. That’s because our government was fortunate not to have another despot glorify a previous one. But watch out if Binay becomes President.)

    http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/639712/aquino-remains-against-marcos-burial-at-libingan-ng-mga-bayani

  4. 4 solons OK lifestyle check
    http://www.tempo.com.ph/2014/09/4-solons-ok-lifestyle-check/
    ————————————————
    But a House leader who spoke on condition of anonymity said nobody in the House could pass the “auditing scrutiny.”

    “Never (to lifestyle check), walang papasa. Huwag na tayong magbolahan, how can you have the bank accounts of all of us opened? The straight and righteous path and that public officials must be transparent are only good in press releases,” the veteran lawmaker said.
    ————————————————

  5. It’s one thing to sympathize…it’s another to chastise.

    Multi-awarded screenwriter and director Jose Javier Reyes said: “I met Cherry Pie’s mom. She was a feisty, independent woman. It goes to show that anarchy is prevailing in our country.”

    “My prayers and heartfelt condolences to Pie Picache and her family for the loss of her mother. May justice be served and the perpetrators of this heinous crime be given the punishment they deserve. And again let this be a wake-up call to the people we have entrusted the responsibility of ensuring peace and order as well as sustained by the taxes they so dutifully collect from us,” Reyes said, adding:

    “We, the ordinary citizens, are no longer amused by the anarchy around us. Neither are we entertained by their rah-rah self-serving speeches and politicking. We are not stupid or numbed by your cheering squads.”

    From: http://entertainment.inquirer.net/153055/were-no-longer-amused-by-anarchy

    What happened was really unfortunate but is there really an existing anarchy?

    • Apparently, the neighborhood is private residential. Chances the prominence of the actress daughter would make the deceased a prominent member and well observed by the community.

      In our rural area where everyone knows every body looking at each other’s safety, when something tragic like this happens, so calmly happening unnoticeable by neighbors leads to one most plausible conclusion. Inside job and the first people to suspect are relatives, domestics and their friends before looking at outsiders.

      This guy Javier is reading too many scripts and watching movies, he lost track of realities.
      Cherri Pie has 3 siblings, 2 sisters based in USA and a brother living in the Philippines, not mentioned where. Start looking at him first since only so far only one expensive jewelry was mentioned as missing in the house. Small time incidental robbers will grab small valuable items along their way out and not to search for hidden one expensive item and ignore many items compared to those familiar with her.

      • johnny, baycas, if there is anarchy, it can only be in the area where mayor herbert bautista reign. the incident happen in his turf. and if there is really anarchy, javier should not expect early resolution of the case.

        I hope cherri pie and her driver have preseved the crime scence and did not contaminate it. a bloodied knife was found daw together with a blood stained piece of wood. there was crowbar too. they would have to be dusted for finger prints. check if the old lady was raped too. there might have been semen left. check under her fingernails too, baka nanlaban at may nakalmut. they should be able to get dna. check the teeth too, baka may nakagat, the old lady was known to be fiesty.

        cherri pie was questioned. she may have known kung may kagalit at hindi kasundo ang matanda, and who would want to harm her, or, whether the old woman had previously confided and voiced concerns for her own safety.

      • Talaga lang dismayado na si Direk Joel Reyes mula pa noong hindi hinirang ni PNoy na National Artist si Ate Guy.

        Direk Joel and his ilk do not recognize the authority of the President to grant or not the National Artist Award. That is clearly ANARCHY as exemplified by Direk Joel and his group.

    • anarchy is in the streets.
      in the traffic jams.
      our undisciplined drivers are sowing it around.

  6. Fresh rumor

    Gov Joey Salceda of Albay approached to consider running as Vice President of Binayfor his expertise on government management and disaster response

    Abangan ang sagot?

    • If it’s true, we’ll see if Salceda has word of honor…

      LEGAZPI CITY – Kinumpirmar ni Albay Governor Joey Salceda an saiyang paglansar bilang congressman para sa 2016 elections.

      Enot kaini, naging matunog na man an isyu kan saiyang pagkandidato bilang senador.

      Sa saiyang facebook post, “So our efforts will not be wasted, I am running for Congressman. Thank you for your affection, support and prayers. And, donations.”

      Sa ibong kaini, mayo pa man nin kumpirmasyon hali sa opisyal kun anong distrito ini madalagan.

      Mientrastanto, may mga nang-iingganyar man sa gobernador na magkandidato sa pagkapresidente na naging trending man sa social networking site asin inuran nin comments asin likes.

      http://bomboradyo.com.ph/news/top-stories/item/49003-i-am-running-for-congressman-albay-gov-salceda

      • Before March, the national buzz for him was “senatoriable” from UNA.

        Download his most recent national exposures, SC petition for provincial buses in Manila and coyly suggesting to charge Binay in Sandigan rather than current investigation(why?). Latter is Chess-like gambit eh.

      • Binay has a penchant to court the gay community.

        He considers these people as his VP:

        1. Jinggoy (Believe it or not, a person who knew Jinggoy when he was still a budding actor confirmed this!, I thought JV monopolized the felatio genes, but I was wrong!)

        2. MVP-Manny Pangilinan

        3. Joey Salceda

        Possible choice in line:

        4. Ping Lacson

        5. Chiz?

        Long shots

        6. Boy Abunda

        7. Piolo Pascual

        Never possible because of past issues:

        8. Koko Pimentel (After their divorce with PDP with Laban)

        9. Vice Ganda (After quarelling with Nancy)

        Now what secret does Binay know about Noynoy that he has the gal and the influence with PNoy? Is PNoy fed up with him by always threatening PNoy on releasing the evidence?

        So what? We are not bigots, we don’t care about their sexual orientation, what we care about is if they are competent to do their job and not corrupt!

        Parekoy
        09/21/2014
        Posting after accidentally viewing some scenes of Brokeback Mountain

  7. ‘Public execs must undergo lifestyle check, too’

    http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2014/09/20/public-execs-must-undergo-lifestyle-check-too-366604?PageSpeed=noscript

    BACKING the proposal that members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) should undergo lifestyle check, Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. and Vice Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson are also pushing that public officials and government employees should also undergo the same scrutiny.

    Marañon said that government officials should also undergo lifestyle check to erase public suspicions of ill-gotten wealth and perception of corruption.

    “Many officials can be seen in cockpits and casinos,” the governor said.
    —————————————————————-

    • Aruy! Pag ka sigurado, just order all of ’em to always report for office naked! We’ll have a nude colony of government and congress. No need to check their style of life anymore…nudists everyone. hahaha

  8. Pasensya na at medyo mahaba ito. Pero ano nga ba ang nais sabihin sa atin ni Ginoong Binay sa kanyang talumpati?

    Malaking bahagi ng talumpati nya ang iginugol ukol sa kanyang payak na pinagmulan. Sa umpisa pa lang ay inilahad nya kung paano sya naulila sa murang edad, at nagsumikap upang makatapos ng abogasya at makapaglinkod ng libre sa mga biktima ng martial law, hanggang sa panahong mapatalsik ang mga Marcos at siya ay maitalaga bilang tagapamahala ng Makati. Samakatuwid, hindi sya kumita ng malaki sa kanyang pag-aabugado bago sya nanungkulan bilang alkalde ng Makati. Hindi nya ipinaliwanag o inihayag kung paanong sa mahabang panahon na siya at sampu ng kanyang pamilya ay nagkamal ng malaking yaman sa kabila ng kaalaman ng madla na tanging paglilingkod lamang sa gobyerno ang kanilang pinagkakaabalahan.

    Sa pangalawang bahagi ng talumpati ay ipinagmalaki nya ang kanyang mga programa na pinakikinabangan ng mga taga-Makati na aniya’y minimithi pa lamang at pangarap ng marami nating mga kababayan. Ang hindi nya nabanggit ay ang Makati ang pinakamalaki ang nalilikom na buwis galing sa mga malalaking negosyo at mayayaman na naninirahan dito. Samakatuwid, mayroong sapat o sobra pa ngang pondo ang pamahalaang bayan ng Makati upang tustusan ang mga programang ito. Maraming bayan sa Pilipinas ang wala pa sa ikapu ng kita ng Makati ang buwis na nalilikom, ngunit kailangang mangalaga sa higit na mas maraming mamamayan. Paano maisasakatuparan ang mga programang katulad ng sa Makati gayong hindi naman magkasingtulad ang pagkukunang pondo? Maari bang mamuhay ng marangya katulad ng nasa Forbes Park ang pamilyang nakatira sa Baseco Compound sa Tondo? Malinaw na ito ay pangliligaw sa ating mahihirap na kababayan sa pamamagitan ng mga mapaglinlang na mga pangako.

    Sa ikatlong bahagi ng talumpati ay sinabi nya na sasagutin nya, punto por punto, ang mga paratang ng katiwalian laban sa kanya. Ito ay maganda sanang pagkakataon upang ihayag niya ang mga katotohanang aniya’y tangan niya. Ngunit sa halip ay inulit lamang nya ang mga pahayag ng kanyang mga anak, ng mga kinatawan ng kontratistang sangkot at ng kanyang mga tagapagsalita. Samakatuwid, walang bagong katibayan na magpapatunay na walang basehan ang mga paratang sa kanya at sa kanyang pamilya.

    Binanggit nya ang NSO bilang di tamang batayan ng halaga ng Makati Parking Building (MPB), at tinawag nyang bayaran ang mga pribadong eksperto na nag-inspeksyon at tumestigo sa pagdinig sa senado. Binanggit nya ang COA reports ng resident auditors na nakatalaga sa Makati, ngunit di nya binanggit na sinabi rin ng COA Chair na di pa pinal ang reports at magsasagawa sila ng special audit dahil maraming red flags ang project. Sinabi nyang hearsay ang testimonya ni Mercado na sya mismo ang nagdadala ng pera sa bahay ng mga Binay, at ni Hechanova na siya mismong lumuluto sa mga ma-anomalyang bidding. Ngunit bilang mahusay na abogado, alam nya na ang personal knowledge at direct testimony hindi lamang ng isang eyewitness kundi ng isang kasangkot mismo ay isang direct evidence at hindi lamang hearsay.

    Ikinumpara nya ang MPB sa iba pang mga gusali na itinayo rin ng Hilmarcs sa kabila ng katotohanang hindi naman parking building ang mga iyon kundi convention center, mga opisina, munisipyo, at lagakan ng salapi na higit na mas magastos gawin kumpara sa isang parking facility katulad ng MBP. Malinaw na inililihis niya ang usapin sa pamamagitan ng pagkukumpara sa mga di magkahalintulad na projects. Ang tunay na nais nyang sabihin ay kung may anomalya sa MPB, ay lalong may anomalya rin sa ibang proyekto ng gobyerno. Kung ang mali ay ginagawa ng di lang iisa, ito ba ay nagiging tama? Samakatuwid, bigo syang patunayan na mali ang mga paratang sa kanya at sa halip ay itinuro ang iba pang gumagawa ng anomalya.

    Ang huling bahagi ng kanyang talumpati ang pinakamapangahas at pinakamapanganib. Batid natin lahat ang mainit na usapin ang agwat ng mayayaman at ng mahihirap. Ang paratang na ang kanyang mga katunggali ay kalaban ng mga mahihirap dahil sila ay mga matapobreng anak ng mayayaman ay hindi lamang mapanganib kundi lubhang di katanggap-tanggap galing sa isang taong may mataas na katungkulan sa pamahalaan. Nalimutan yata ng bise-presidente na ang mga pinasasaringan nya ay inihalal din ng mga mahihirap na syang nakararami sa mga botante. Lubhang mapanganib ang hakbang na ito kung ipagpapatuloy niya hanggang sa kampanya sa 2016. Hindi lahat ng galing sa mahirap ay kapakanan ng mahirap ang ninanais. Mas kasuklam-suklam ang mga taong ginagamit ang kahinaan ng mahihirap para sa kanilang sariling kapakanan.

    Inisa-isa niya ang mga problemang hinaharap ng maralitang Pilipino – trabaho, edukasyon, pabahay, kaligtasan, reporma sa lupa. Ang lahat ng ito ay problema na nuon pa man, ngunit bilang bise-presidente, ano nga ba ang naiambag nya upang matulungan ang pamahalaan upang malutas ang mga ito bukod sa pamimigay ng mga T-Shirt at relief goods na nakabandera ang kanyang pangalan? Kung sinasabi nya na nagawa nyang lutasin ang mga ito sa Makati na pinakamayaman na bayan sa bansa, paano nya balak gawin ito sa buong bansa kung saan mas nakararaming mahihirap na bayan? Kung naging matagumpay sya sa Makati, bakit marami sa residente nito ay nananatiling mahirap? Nakaangat ba sa kanilang kabuhayan ang mga naglalakihang gusali ng city hall at mga barangay centers? Nakabuti ba sa kanilang kabuhayan ang libreng cake at panood ng sine para sa mga senior citizen? Nasaan ang tunay na pag-unlad ng mga mamamayan ng Makati? Kung si Binay ang naging alkalde ng Cabagan, Isabela, na syang bayan ng kanyang ina, maisasakatuparan din ba niya ang ngayon ay ipinagmamalaking mga serbisyo sa Makati?

    Kung nais ni Ginoong Binay na iaangat ang antas ng pulitika sa ating bayan, maari nyang umpisahan sa pamamagitan ng pagsagot sa mga paratang sa kanya sa kung saan ang kanyang mga katunggali ay sumumpang magsasabi ng katotohanan at pawang katotohanan lamang. Kung taus-puso ang damdamin, talumpati’y di kailangan basahin. Kung tapat ang hangarin, hindi dapat magsinungaling. Kung totoo ang sasabihin, huwag umiwas na siya ay tanungin. Kung tunay na mahal ang bayan, huwag gamitin ang kahirapan ng mamamayan upang mga maling gawain ay pagtakpan.

    Narito and kabuoan ng talumpati ni Ginoong Binay. Kayo ang humusga kung karapat-dapat sya na mamuno sa ating bayan:

    http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/379804/ulatfilipino/balitangpinoy/nagpaliwanag-o-nangampanya-ano-ang-masasabi-mo-sa-talumpati-ni-vp-binay

    • @ Den,

      Napansin ko rin Den na ni hindi binanggit ni Binay ang dinanas niyang hirap sa kamay ni marcos noong marcial law years. iwas pisoy talaga para hindi mawala boto nito sa ilocos region… marunong din saka palaging ang sinasabi ay nakaraang administrasyon lang…

      NO TO BINAY….
      NO TO UNA….

    • OMG! Kaya pala laki t’yan ni Puris! Maybe always resting in rest houses. Wala pa sa 55 years retirement age bukol t’yan na.

      That ‘rest house’ looks like he got a lot of PDAF and DAP funds like a senatong? No. From where then?

      Can he get away from the LIFE STYLE CHECK on this? Daming ‘Alejandro Magno’ nga yun. [alexander the great]

    • Gen. Purisima will be let go, but PNoy and LP are still bargaining on what terms will be agreed on. Hanggang hindi plantsado yung usapan na walang charges kay Purisima eh stay muna sya.

      Sabi ng bubwit ko, uunahin daw muna ang ibang high ranking officials para gradual at hindi massyadong demoralizing sa PNP, enough na ma-appease ang Taong Bayan na may action ang PNoy Admin para humupa ang galit ng Taong Bayan.

      Kung si Mar lang daw sana ang magdedesisyon eh tanggal agad si Purisima administatively lang, pero bata kasi ni PNoy so si PNoy pa rin ang may say. Sa usaping ito nakagapos ang kamay ni Mar dahil si PNoy ang ultimate decider. Pero hindi naman daw kapit tuko si Purisima basta wag lang kasuhan at maganda ang package.

      So si Mar eh abala sa mga isasakripisyo na mga scalawags sa PNP, meron ngang biruan sa PNP na para walang samaan ng loob gawin nalang lottery kung sino ang ma-Lifestyle Check at masibak!

      Pagkasuspende sa isang mataas na opisyal sa PNP ay agad agad na lifetyle check sa mga Binays. Hindi lang si Jojo kundi buong pamilya, kasi alam nila PNoy na pag may itinira pwede pang rumesbak.

      Abangan!

      • He was probably never checked prior to his appointment!

        Now they realized it was too bad.

        Lesson: Check first. Disregard next in rank to promotion in positions. Doing this obsolete rule shows FEAR in the appointing power.

        Fear? sus kuno!

        • Alam ng appointing powers, PNoy, na karamihan ng mga matataas na opisyales ng PNP ay nagpapayaman sa pwesto kaya yung check ini-ignore na lang yan kasi magkakahiyaan pa sila. Pero kailangan may ipwesto at dapat bataan ng Presidente para secured at hwag ma kudeta. Alala mo non, si Jesse Robredo ang DiLG secretary pery hindi nya under ang PNP? Si kabarilan Puno ang responsible sa PNP kasi dapat trusted ni PNoy ang hahawak dyan, si .jesse bataan ni Mar at iniisnab pa nga ni PNoy noon kasi shoo-in lang si Robredo, or compromise lang.

          Yung yaman ng mga Pulis deliberately balato na yan ng nakapwesto sa Malacanyang, simula pakay Marcos, at pinagpatuloy nila Cory, Ramos, Erap, Gloria at PNoy. Maliit lang yang sa Pulis kumpara sa mga dinudugas ng mga Senador at gabinete, pero ang usapan jan, huwag maiskandalo upyung mga Pulis otherwise may pressure sa Taong Bayan na busisiin ang Mga heneral ng PNP. Military ganon din ang kalakaran.

        • Right. Ang bulk ng yaman ng police generals ay galing lang sa PNP budget kaya limitado at superliit kumpara sa pulitiko at gabinete, gaya ng AFP. Si Angelo Reyes nga ay 50M lang ang pabaon galing sa conversion ng personnel budget. Barya ng mga senador.

        • Dajil sa liit kung galing lang sa pondo ng gobyerno, dumidelhensya yung mga mataas na opisyales ng PNP sa quota system. Yung quota system yan ang gatasan ng mga heneral at yung mga pulis na sana ay matino sa una ay kinakain ng sistema para may maiabot. Dyan na nag simula si PO1 magumpusa sa kotong, tapos proteksyon, pag nasarapan na at lumalaki na ang pangangailangan, kailangan nang mas malaki-laki, kaya involved na sa Hulidap at droga.

          Yun naman daw style ng PAOCTF noon, kidnap for ransom sa mga mayayaman na Chinoy. Noong lumala, yung mga Chinoy ay nalipagnegotiate para mabawasan ang drama at aksidenteng mapatay yung ma nakidnap, eh mag-aabot nalang sila kay Lacson para proteksyon. Yan ang style noon ng mafia, hihingan ng tong yung may-ari ng tindahan sa New York City, pag ayaw magbigay, susunugin ang tindahan, yun naging leksyon sa ibang ayaw magbigay, kaya walang choice magbigay na lang. Di rin makapunta sa mga puls dahil bayad din yung mga pulis ng Mafia.

          Sa pilipinas yung Pulis na mismo ang Mafia, so hindi bawas yung proteksyon money, pero minsan yung mga pulis galit kay Mayor pag sobra ang siba sa partehan.

        • Kaya pala na aalis na lahat ang buhok ni PNoy sa takot.

          hahaha…so they/he ignored checking so as not to get embarrass but now more than embarrassed.

          …so what kind of play are they/he playing here? Game of generals?

          aha, that’s it. Facade pala ang civilian authority.

          ‘di matuwid na daan but Road March of the Generals.

          tama ka [email protected] In short, we are not getting anything worthy out of all this and why are are here?

          aha…to make useless noise only.

        • Sabi ko nga, I am here miles away, but I can hear empty silence, FATIGUE, can you feel it Leona? I enjoy all the info and the ever flowing discussions, I shared interesting tidbits esp the politicos scandals to my special groups on FB so they and their whole family can discuss all about politics and the coming election over a can of hot sardines and steamed rice while looking at the rising muddy water of Manila. Buhay Pinas, smile,<3
          PS
          Si Raissa lang ang kapani paniwala, lalim ng Tagalog ko, ironically hindi sya politico. She better stay that way, simple, pure of heart but pilya.

        • Thanks, netty.

          I like that word “pilya.”

          that’s what Sen. Nene Pimentel would tell me whenever I asked him a question he didn’t want to answer :)

        • [email protected]…speaking of miles you must be in happy US of A!

          ‘silence’…empty. When ‘full’ it means one has blundered. When it is a silence of fools, yea FATIGUE.

          Feel it? Yes, it’s vibrating!

          Many say out there and here, VP Binay cannot be impeached under the constitution kuno.

          Maybe true indeed. But now, the vibration out there and here is that he is already impeached by the vibrations.

          When the tremors comes he’ll be prosecuted by the Delphi’s ‘guilty’ verdict.

          Then, it’s an earthquake! He may not be removed but he also won’t move ever again.

          That, [email protected], is the miles difference in our kilometers here.

  10. MANILA, Philippines—One of the whistle-blowers in the alleged overpricing of the Makati City Hall Building II had no clearance from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Witness Protection Program (WPP) to appear in public on Thursday and issue a rebuttal to Vice President Jejomar Binay’s televised address.
    Lawyer Renato Bondal had no prior consent from the WPP to hold a press conference and respond to the Vice President’s denial of his accusations.
    “No clearance from us,” Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said in a text message sent to reporters on Friday.

    Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/639531/de-lima-blows-whistle-on-2-whistle-blowers

    Relak ka lang, Atty. Bondal, September 25 sa Senado…doon ang magandang venue…

    May subpoena kay Junjun…tingnan natin ang palusot niya sa Huwebes…

  11. In relation to #22.1 of Parekoy – “The proof of the pudding is in the eating:”

    1. Watch Belmonte, Ochoa and Samar Faction if they too are distancing or severing their ties to Binay. CHECK.

    2. Watch if the Star is no longer ignoring the BInay Corruption issue. Lookout for the unfavorable reports against Binay and Star Columnists join the fray of criticizing Binay. CHECK

    3. Watch out if the False Asia Survey and SWS survey suddenly wear their lost so called professionalism and report the factual surveys and not the cooked ones. SEMI-CHECK – Pulse Asia President Holmes announced that the next survey will pull down Binay’s rating.

    4. Watch out if PNoy if he is going to do a lifestyle check of the BInays and Kim Henares and COA run after the BInays. SEMI-CHECK – Mar and Kim are ready to conduct lifestyle check of PNP generals and down. A prelude to Binay’s and cabinet members.

    8. Watch out for Erap’s camp reaction and how they will try to support PNoy’s Reform, sensing it is better to join the popular movement than stand in the way. There will be some concessions, Erap will not be disqualified by the SC and there will be some leniency towards Jinggoy. CHECK – Erap lifts truck ban.

    • Kung noon na abango si Binay eh daming sipsip at may bandwagon effect, abangan nyo ngayun na sobrang baho ni Binay at merong pinili si PNoy, talunan agad ang mga yan sa kampo ng LP at laglag masyado si Binay.

      Ang problema kasi malabo pa ang mga mensahe ni PNoy. Tatakbo ba sya ulit thru amendment ng konstitusyun o magpahinga na?

      I think abiding to constitutional term limit is more important than one man!

      • 1. Sa tingin ko may napili na si Pnoy or may “napupusuan” na sya na endorso nya. Pero dahil sa mahirap ang takbo ng politika sa ngayon. HIndi ka sigurado kung sino ang kakampi o kaaway mo, secret lang muna. Pwede sa sarili nya o sa tao na yun pero sila lang dalawa.
        Mas mabuti ito kasi mahirap maging hayag at baka madiskaril ang plano.
        2. Maganda balita na umpisa na sila ng lifestyle check sa PNP. At mas maganda ang balita na isusunod na si Binay sa kanila. Paganda ng paganda ang hinaharap ng Pilipinas kung tuloy-tuloy ang ganito. May sampolan sila para matakot na ang iba.
        Kahit masama ang mga balita (kurap ng pulis at kurap na pulitiko) pero may maganda naman na resulta pag nagkataon (mabilanggo kapag nasampahan ng kaso sa ombudsman).

        • Obvious naman kung sino ang hihirangin…kahit pilit ikinukubl o itinatanggi. Kulang pa sa pulso.

          At sa isang banda, kakailanganing magresign ng maaga pag kaagad hinirang (na siyang ibig ni Binay para lalong maging dehado).

          —–

          Malapit nang ilabas ang kinahinatnan ng pagbugbog kay Binay. Ongoing na ang survey…

  13. Simula na ng unti-unting paghihiwalay ng landas ng Samar Faction ni Belmonte kay Binay

    As I predicted, nung nilglag ni Binay si Belmonte sa tonpats nito sa Batasan Annex and Lounge Buildings eh syempre si Ilong Nose Dynasty ng QC eh reresbak din syempre!

    Eto nagsimula na, at abangan pa sa mga susunod na araw!

    From PhilStar…

    Binay is damaged goods until….

    SHOOTING STRAIGHT By Bobit S. Avila (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 20, 2014 – 12:00am

    Meanwhile, many pro-Binay followers say that Binay has done great things for the City of Makati. If you ask me, if Binay was so great, how come there are so many poor people in Makati? It is the premier city in the Philippines, yet under the Binays, the poor has remained poor. But then the rumors of corruption under the Binays have been spoken in hush tones in many coffee houses. It is only now that someone had the guts to accuse him in public. In my book, VP Binay is damaged goods until a court clears his name!

    Pilipino Star Ngayon 09/20/2014

    EDITORYAL – Harapin ang Senado

    Tanggapin sana ni Binay ang anyaya na humarap siya sa pagdinig ng Senado. Hayaan ang mga Senador na magtanong sa kanya. Kahit pa bali-baliktarin ng mga Senador ang tanong sa kanya, masasagot niya dahil ayon sa kanya, wala naman siyang ginagawang mali sa Makati. Wala siyang dapat ikatakot sa mga nagtatanong kung wala naman siyang kasalanan. Ang natatakot lamang humarap ay yung mga nakinabang sa pondo ng bayan. Ipakita ni Binay na malinis ang konsensiya at huwag ikatwiran na pinupulitika lang siya.

    • I guess this time I need to SHOOT the messenger…the author in your first citation doesn’t know how to “SHOOT STRAIGHT” consistently…

      Biruin mong siraan pa ang vaccination just to advance his anti-RH advocacy!

      Personally, I won’t quote him even if we’re on the same side of the fence.

      Belmonte calling out Binay (which @mainman #65 also noticed) is enough evidence that Binay is in a precarious state.

      • I am not a fan of Bobit, but I am just showing that he is breaking with Binay. Pag si Jarius na ang pumuna, naku may matching ebidensya pa yan, kaso mukhang na-pressure din at wala pang go ahead si Boss Belmonte. So may cracks na ang hold ni Binay. Sa Philstar, ilang araw na lang titirahin na sya.

        Si Bobit saka si Sison pagdating sa RH eh mga naprapraning kaya yung kredibilidad bagsak din.

  14. excerps from the column of Solita Monsod – Inquirer today’s issue:

    :In the first place, Makati in 1986, like the rest of the Philippines, was just recovering from an economic slump. And it recovered, and boomed. Binay had nothing to do with that, or with making Makati a financial center, a business district, an industrial hub for national and international corporations. We have to thank its central location, plus the development plans of the Zobel de Ayala family and its Ayala Corp. Jojo Binay did not pull Makati up; it was the other way around.
    The Makati City website lists 62,392 establishments, 472 banks, 3,279 other finance-related institutions, 48 shopping center/malls, 41 Peza (Philippine Economic Zone Authority)-registered IT buildings, 47 embassies, 40 consulates, and 20 international organizations. And did I mention at least six of the most expensive residential developments, umpteen other condominium buildings, plus-plus… I doubt that the decision of any one of them to locate in Makati hinged on Jojo Binay.
    Which is why Makati can provide so much for its poor: Its income—from business taxes, real estate taxes, business permit fees, licenses, etc.—is the largest among all local governments. To give an idea: Among the cities in Metro Manila, Makati and Quezon City have roughly the same income (Makati’s is slightly higher). But Quezon City’s population of 2.8 million (as of 2010) is almost six times that of Makati (477,000), and its land area is eight times larger. With the best will in the world, Quezon City cannot hope to provide the services that Makati is providing. And with the best will in the world, Jojo Binay cannot replicate Makati elsewhere in the Philippines.”

    • see my #66 posting!

      Napabilib nya ang mga mangmang na dahil sa kanyang liderato ay umuunlad ang Makati. Ang hindi alam ng mga mangmang, kahit tsonggo ang ipwesto as mayor, eh talaga namang mayaman ang Makati dahil sa bayad ng buwis ng mga malalaking negosyo na nakalukluk sa Makati. Kumbaga, parang lottery yan, maswerte ang Makati dahil sa vision ng mga Ayala at nagawang center ng financial at ibang business ang Makati, at wala namang talagang kontribusyon si Binay sa pagunlad nito.

    • Thanks Chit for this ….I always share with my FB friends whatever article I read on the newspaper ( especially at PDI ) worth sharing. But what I have noticed this morning when I shared link about politics like Winnie Monsod’s article the picture of Belmonte popped up. I tried sharing links other articles the same happened but when I shared link about the closure of St Anne Parish church of Peddig, Ilocos Norte the picture of the church appeared….Just try it…

      • Tama ang sabi ni Parekoy in his posting today at 3:13 am. Belmonte is trying to exonerate himself by PDI’s posting his picture even though he is not the writer of the article.

        Parekoy says:
        September 20, 2014 at 3:13 am
        Simula na ng unti-unting paghihiwalay ng landas ng Samar Faction ni Belmonte kay Binay

      • I noticed that too…. but then, I couldn’t do anything because i tried it 3 times and it’s always a different picture coming up, not that of Mareng Winnie…

  15. Nakakarma na talaga si Binay!

    Noong Lunes dapat magtalumpati siya Pero tinigil dahil mas mahalaga daw ang Taong masasalant sa Cagayan ng bagyong Luis. Mahina lamang ang bagyo. Sayang ang pagkakataon niyang ma front page na pagusapan sa bansa.

    Ginawang Huwebes ang talumpati para pagusapan ng mga tao ang kahirapan nya na nakalagay sa front page ng dyaryo para mawala sa news ang akusasyon sa kanya ni Mario Hechanova na niluto nilang dalawa ang bidding ng Makati CarPark Building.

    ang Pagasa weather bureau biglang pinalit ang pangalan ng bagong bagyo ng Mario kaya tuloy binaha buong Maynila. Nawala sa dyaryo ang talumpati ni Binay. Yan napala mo, Je Jo Mar. Dapat kasi JejoMaria ang Ngalan mo. Sinapawan ka tuloy ng dalawang beses ni Mar, Hindi si Roxas, si Mario

    Isa pang Mario babatikos Kay Binay, bagsak na siya talaga. Strike 3, out
    He he he