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Dear Guys,

My book tour schedule in the United States has been quite hectic, thanks to Filipino-Americans who organized it.

Everywhere I go, I have only met kindness and generosity, except for that one instance when a loud woman tried to hijack my talk at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). More on her later.

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Tomorrow Thursday evening (New York time), I will be joining three other Asian writers in discussing various aspects of SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER: CONFRONTING AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES. 

You can know more about it by clicking this link. 

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This Friday October 20 (NY time), I will be talking to the Fil-Am Press Club of New York to discuss – Martial Law and the Reemergence of Authoritarianism in the Philippines. It will be held at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi (my favorite saint, by the way) at 135 W 31st St. in New York.

The public is invited.

However, I will not countenance anyone who tries to hijack my talk the way this loud, brassy and totally obnoxious woman tried to do in UCLA.

I am all for freedom of speech and assembly.

But she was demanding to know why I did not talk about jailed Senator Leiila de Lima.Well, for the simple reason that De Lima was not the topic of my talk.

I think she wanted to be THE SPEAKER, instead of me.

My advice to her – write a letter to UCLA and ask to be invited. Then you can talk your head off. At one point, I told her – I’m the guest speaker here, not you.

I also did not understand why she refused to tell me her REAL NAME. I mean, if you say I’m lying, the least you should do is tell me who you are. I have the right to know who is accusing me of lying, you know.

My conclusion is, perhaps Maharlika is afraid. Are your papers all in order with immigration, Maharlika? Or are you a coward?

Also, Maharlika, stop using sweeping generalizations. You say I am lying. Be specific. Show me the paragraph and page in my book where I lied. And prove that I lied.

Unfortunately for you, the others who came to my talk congratulated me afterward, which means they believed me. The so-called supalpal is all in your mind.

And unfortunately for the students, you robbed them of the time that was supposed to be theirs for asking questions and clarifying things.

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This Saturday October 21, well-known and multi-awarded author Ninotchka Rosca invited me to the AF3IRM National Conference in New York to be one of the speakers. The chosen topic for me – “Women and Duterte”.

I told Ninotchka, you sure want  to get me into trouble. But I took up the challenge. This should prove to be interesting.

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On Monday October 23, New York University and the International Center for Transitional Justice is hosting my talk on “Human Rights in the Philippines – How the Marcos Dictatorship made Duterte happen”.

The discussants will be Dr. Jerome Whittington of NYU’s Department of Anthropology and Ruben Carranza of the International Center for Transitional Justice.

You can get more details by clicking here.

Phelim Kine @PhelimKine, deputy director of the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch, said he would be coming to my talk.

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Then, it’s off to Washington where I will meet with the Fil-Am Community in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, the Fil-Am community in Washington DC, and possibly professors and students at Georgetown University.

But more on that later.

Who put together my talks?

My talks would not have been at all possible if I had not been invited by the Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. to join the Filipino-American International Book Festival by Edwin Lozada, Director of the just-concluded Filipino American International Book Festival and President of PAWA.

Among those who arranged my talks are the following people: Author Mila de Guzman, who recently wrote the book Women Against Marcos, Stories of Filipino and Filipino American Women Who Fought A Dictator.  Leni Marin, former senior Vice-President of the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence. Edwin Batongbakal who arranged all my travels. (I believe he was a batchmate of ex-Senator Bongbong Marcos, Jr. in school once.); Rene Ciria Cruz who writes for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and Lorenzo Listana.

In each city that I went to, more people took care of me and the logistics. I will disclose their names later. But let me just say that this is one instance where the kindness of strangers matter.

Finally, I would like to thank my publisher, Filipinos for a Better Philippines. Its board, consisting mainly of Ateneo de Manila University graduates, provided the books for my book tour. And of course my hubby, Alan, my book editor who has been manning the fort while I’m out.

Their motive?

All, without exception,  are deeply concerned with what is happening in the Philippines.

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As for those who accuse me of treason, rebellion and of destroying the country’s image abroad, Duterte is NOT the country. His policies and pronouncements can be the subject of critical comments, which is part of a vigorous democracy.

To you, it’s OK to criticise the previous administration especially with regard to the tragedy that befell the SAF 44, which made the country’s image abroad suffer. Or the bus hostage taking crisis in 2010 which affected the country’s image, too. But suddenly it’s not OK to do the same with Duterte’s questionable policies on his “war on drugs” or moves to replace the present Philippine Constitution?

 

 

 

Comments

    • very bad kung may emergency, ambulance cannot get through. dont have cardiac arrest in the mean time! and those intending to give birth, better start walking to hospital at dawn.

  2. Mr. Randy David:

    ‘At his speech in the recent Apec Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, President Duterte lamented the unabated flow of skilled Filipino workers to destinations abroad, and called upon the receiving countries to redress this loss by helping the country to develop its economic capacity. ‘

    ‘It is a touching message but, unfortunately, it carries no weight given that it is the Philippine government itself that institutionalized the whole process.’

    ‘The reality is that since Marcos, every administration in this country has knowingly acted as the principal merchant of Filipino labor in the global labor market.’

    Unabated flow. Our government itself causes this in
    every administration.

    Why, among many reasons? Failure in the
    drive against corruption in government
    and society.

    Do we see as many Europeans in unabated
    flow to other countries?

    Do we see as many American workers
    going to other countries? Russian workers?

    Corruption is one cause. We are still a
    poor country. If corruption is unabated
    the flow of our Filipino workers abroad
    will continue without end.

    The fire of corruption here
    continues to burn unabated.

    If we can only really do a lot
    to put a stop to corruption
    though impossible to completely
    do it, the chain reaction of this
    burning corruption will help
    a lot more.

    Action is needed. Prayers
    are needed. Love of country
    needed. Honesty needed.
    Patriotism too. What else?

    Tell us.

      • “It is pointless to blame globalization and advances in technology for humanity’s problems. These are integral aspects of society’s evolution into more complex forms.”
        I have a problem with this statement because simply put, globalization is just a form of global unity, a direct defiance of what has God did during the building of the Tower of Babel when He confused the language of people to prevent unity. When global unity is achieved (sounds ideal), ultimately the goal would be to elect a leader and that leader is non other than the Antichrist that was prophesied.
        Globalization will ultimately be achieved in the end though, I just want people to be aware of this.

  3. hindi naman umatend ng gala dinner sa vietnam ang ating mahal na pangulo. sayang magkatabi sana sila ng U.S.A. pres.

    unang international twit at ipinost ni presidential spokesperson sa kanyang fb ay MALI na kaagad.

    Presidential Spokesman Roque calls IMF chief ‘Agnes Legarda’ in tweet
    The real name of the International Monetary Fund chief is Christine Lagarde

    super excited si atty roque sa kanyang first international conference bilang spokesperson ng presidente.

    • sabi ni dfa sec cayetano: the president wanted to rest early due to his early schedule for the APEC leaders’ retreat Saturday.

      sabi ng presidential spokesperson posted on his fb: “The President was not able to attend the gala dinner because of two things: 1. He is attending to urgent ASEAN hosting matters; 2. He is supervising and coordinating safe recovery of Vietnamese captives of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG),” Roque said.

      sino ba ang tama: cayetano or roque or non of the two?

      • twice digong failed to get the coveted seat! last year’s 2016 summit in indonesia, sinabi ring digong will be seated between obama and ban ki moon, pero hindi nangyari, bigo si digong. tapos, this year’s apec in vietnam, bigo na naman uli si digong. he did not get the coveted seat next to trump, kaya siguro, nag-absent kaagad si digong and did not attend gala diner, saved himself the shame, he, he, he.

    • same, same, peke. ganon din ang nangyari with honeylet when she was in new york, invited kuno to have dinner with melania trump pero wistful thinking lang pala. melania trump had dinner minus honeylet. hindi pala imbitado si honeylet, nabigo.

      and now, ito na naman, digong to have meeting with trump in vietnam, pero bigo rin, at walang meeting na nangyari. nagmamakaimportante ang mga gonggong, he, he, he.

      • digong attending to urgent asean matters? yeah right, that’s why they got the spelling wrong sa tarpaulin: ang philippines ay naging philppines. buti pa yong grade 5, alam ang spelling na ang philippines ay may tatlong ‘i’ at tatlong ‘p’.

        methink, cayetano and harrieta are just making excuses dahil digong is nowhere near trump, he, he, he, digong would have to clamber over china’s president, the vietnamese president, as well as australian prime minister and japan’s abe just to be seated next to trump.

        at apec, delegates hardly talk to digong! he is like a pariah, friendless at walang kausap. kaya, digong talks mostly to ofws and have forums with them, hastily constructed. ofws are eager to hear digong, clapping and smiling and making him happy. make him feel important too. he, he, he.

  4. maiba naman tayo. kung maraming dugo ang bumuhos sa ating bansa under the du30 admin, mayroong bagong dugo naman ang Liberal party.

    New blood: Liberal Party welcomes ‘non-politicians’ into fold. sila ay galing sa academe, youth, professionals, and non-government organizations. itong bagong dugo ng LP go against the strong, if not very strong du30 flow current.

    excerpt from rappler:

    Party chairperson Vice President Leni Robredo administered the oath.

    “We know that often, people go with the flow, but you go against the flow,” said Robredo in a speech during the oath taking, according to a press release from the LP.

    “We salute you because you are not afraid to be called yellow, because you know that these are the times that almost no one wants to join the party because we are always attacked and made to look bad in the eyes of the public. But you believe and trust that this is the party with firm principles,” added Robredo, a relative neophyte in Philippine politics.

    congratulations and good luck to all lp new blood.

    • We are seeing some purging, arrests and deals from punishments due to massive corruption , mass killings, economy $$$ AND SEX from the inside of Washington to the richest princess , royals of the oil countries , that powerful men and women push for war to escape accountability. Very twisted people to want war.

      And POTUS is not riding on it, he is in fact trying to stop it for he is for the world. Ironic the kind of world he is fighting for,,,, very freaky.
      Some parties even in the PH are fed by agendas and fake news for they do not know the what, why and how.

      The PH LEADERS and politicians must be feeling the change, they aren’t immune from these creepy purging that is now happening.
      Senator Trillanes is a wonder, the oddest senator that strikes. Please keep on going, soldier!

      Having Sen. DE LIMA is a gift for women fighters. It’s just sad that no one among her colleagues outside of her party is stepping out to recognized her importance.

      A thousand a day allowance for the drug queen’s daughter security while security for Delima is almost nonexistent that even International visitors are not allowed to see whether she is given her basic protection and necessities as a sitting senator is making a loud statement loud and clear of the human rights abuses in the country, while the rest and poorest of the poor are also just dying and getting sicker inside the jail. Never mind them , mahirap lang sila eh! WOW ! feel na feel ko yan and the OFWS felt wealthy and changed status /thinking / riding the bandwagon of the moneyed drug lords… pity they’ve been duped that they voted for the poor.

      Thanks to Rappler as “bloggers news’ and not a mouthpiece of the place of evil and of course to people actively engaging for the truth in social media.

  6. This website is Philippine Judicial
    and Bar Council: Psychological
    and Psychiatric Examination of

    candidates for the Judiciary.

    http://jbc.judiciary.gov.ph/announcements/2012/Stat%20Sum%20PPI%20Jan-Mar%202012.pdf

    Should there also a similar
    Examination for top posts
    for the Executive and Congressional
    positions? Why not?

    Transparency for mental
    efficiency, etc.

    Btw, the Examination
    does not show ‘who’ passed
    or failed for SC candidates
    posts but lower courts there
    are mentioned names.

    he he

    • The point I reply to the above
      is because acc to this reported
      news:

      ‘There were also reports two SC psychiatrists have expressed willingness to testify against Sereno. The two were career employees in the judiciary but were dismissed after they reportedly released their findings that she had flunked a psychiatric examination.‘,

      http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/11/07/1756434/palace-sereno-resign

      . . . she flunked a psychiatric examination?

      How extensive or depth is the flunk?

      People’s tax payments
      are paying our public officials.
      Should people know?

      heyes heyes !

      • if I was sereno, I’d do the same and sack the two. why release only her test results? to be fair, dapat lahat na results ng mga applicants were released.

        prerogative ni ex pres aquino to choose the chief justice, pero those two went under the table and tried to highjack aquino’s decision. bad move by the two, trying to countermand the sitting president. badder still that those two were to serve under sereno, they should have been nice to their new boss instead of bringing her down the 1st chance they’ve got. or they could have resigned dahil they disagree with sereno’s appointment, and then, release her test result.

        now, para tuloy naghihigante yong dalawang dahil nawalan ng trabaho, they lost their status, their pride hurt and their ego in doldrums. and for all that, ilalaglag nila si sereno. cant get better job baga, hard to find jobs as psychiatrists, for who would trust them now if they cant adhere to privacy and confidentiality of their client?

        • I dont think sereno should resign. she should let justice take its course and see it to the end. ipaglaban ang office niya. she has guts! reason enough for ex pres aquino to choose her.

          roque is bluffing, he, he, he, throwing the proverbial hollow blocks at sereno and asking her to resign, save the judiciary from further ado kuno. well, if roque wants the judiciary saved from further ado, he should also throw proverbial hollow blocks at gadon. stop the in fighting! stop tearing the judiciary apart!

          but once the rend is done, the judiciary should have a clean break. and that is what sereno is doing.

        • I remember that albert einstein was also failure, his teacher has written him off, dull and inattentive kuno, have sport attention span pa. little did the teacher know that albert einstien would turn out to be one of the brightest minds of all times!

      • How do (can) you fail a psychiatric test? Are you then a socio, or psychopath? What are the parameters of such a test? Just asking.

        • once it was aptitude test, now it’s psyche test. it’s a way of finding if a person is the right one for the job, has the right personality, collegiate, able to perform under pressure, can work with a team, does not profess to be perfect but admit that there is always room for improvement, fast learner, etc.

          psyche test is not fool proof. rapists and killers have been freed and allowed back to society mainly because they ticked all the boxes, with both psychologists and psychiatrists saying they’ve reformed and can integrate back to society. there are lapses of course and society suffered greatly for it. rapists and killers on bail have been known to re-offend.

          at work, failing a psyche test means you’re probly not the right person for the job, would not be able to fit in and can be a bit of a problem to others. though there are employers that took on those that failed because they probly see the potential and took the risk.

          he, he, he, I failed a psyche test once and not admitted to the army.

          socios or psychopaths usually have past histories and come under different jurisdiction.

    • DESTROYING SERENO, WHY?

      Isnt she the only Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in recent memory who dared speak against Human rights violation by a sitting President?

      http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/899892/sereno-urges-public-to-prevent-repeat-of-martial-law-abuses

      Between the congressmen in the House, the President and Justice de castro (she is appearing to be the administration proposed Chief Justice once Serenoi is out?, duda ko lang), and Chief Justice Sereno, hindi ba si Chief Justice is the one doing her job? The three have all got nothing…

      First was Senator De Lima, and now Chief Justice Sereno? ….

      and all because these 2 women dared speak against human rights violations by Du30’s killing policy.

      sabi nga ni ex AFP head Santiago: love people not drugs…
      but Bato and Du30 seemed to say:
      love drugs not people…

      • And now Sen. Drilon and Trillanes are being linked to Napoles and her scam. Dutz and minions are not even being subtle about that. IMPUNITY at its blatant blast!

  7. To you, it’s OK to criticise the previous administration especially with regard to the tragedy that befell the SAF 44, which made the country’s image abroad suffer. Or the bus hostage taking crisis in 2010 which affected the country’s image, too. But suddenly it’s not OK to do the same with Duterte’s questionable policies on his “war on drugs” or moves to replace the present Philippine Constitution?
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    problem has always been supporting politicians who has done wrong. leads to competetition of cheerleaders.

    • supporting politicians who has done wrong. tama po kayo kagaya po nitong huling breaking news: na ang PNP SAF na diskobre na naging security detail to the daughter of convicted drug queen Yu Yuk Lai.
      Aside from the SAF officer, authorities discovered that Uy also has a close-in security detail from the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and a driver. ang kanyang condo unit na niraid ay 600m away lang po sa malakanyang.

      magpa presscon kaya si bato tungkol dito? ano ang sasabihin nya or magrelease kaya ng mainit na balita ang bagong presidential spokesperson?

      Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/943419/philippine-news-updates-special-action-force-yu-yuk-lai-diana-yu-uy-drug-smuggling#ixzz4xeHGw8XH

      • no one is home kasi, wala ang pinuno sa malakanyang! he, he, he, nasa dabaw yan palagi. dpat paupahan na lang ang makalanyang o gawing prison extension.

        the uys are using women’s prison as lair yata where they can safely stash money and drugs, presumably with the help and connivance of saf.

        • pdea just have to be content with raiding other places, they can barely raid dabaw. digong is there sa dabaw palagi, keeping polong safe and protected, always.

          if pdea has to raid dabaw, they would have to do it when digong is away, maybe out of the country, he, he, he. kaso, baka isama si polong, both father and son out of the country, polong out of pdea’s reach.

          then, there is sara to contend with, baka suntokin ang pdea once they set foot in dabaw.

        • There was sometime ago a PSG who did commit ”suicide” in Malacanang grounds,.,,…Something related to this drug protection case? Wanted to ‘whistle blow it”?

  8. NUJP: Blogger Nieto possibly committed crime for ‘hollow block’ comment vs. journo
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    http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/632010/nujp-blogger-nieto-possibly-committed-crime-for-hollow-block-comment-vs-journo/story/?just_in

    Kala ko ba itong si RJ Nieto is a thinking pinoy? .. pag ni translate ko sa tagalong “nag sisisip ay este nag iisip” pero … parang tama yon translation ko eh hehehe.. dinadamay niya ang gobyerno sa mga kung ano ano sinasabi niya

    • both roque and nieto are complimentary, both work for the govt, though neito claimed to have resigned. o maybe tapos na ang endo contrata niya, but that can be easily renewed.

      at ang hina naman ni roque, dapat sinabi niya kay nieto: how about I hampas you with a hollow block too? upang patas kayo ni pia, he, he, he. walang lamangan.

      • for christmas, I think, roque is going to be receiving gift wrapped hollow blocks! under his chistmas tree.

  9. SWS: Fewer Filipinos believe Duterte can deliver on most/all promises
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    http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/05/17/sws-fewer-filipinos-believe-duterte-can-deliver-on-mostall-promises

    Nako!! Paano na yan? Noon pa lang isa na ako na hindi naniniwala eh . Baka naman sabihin nila or niya “Destabilization” nanaman yan. Speaking of Destabilization, it actually the trolls who are doing that. how? eh ginugulo nila ang mga tao. Hindi nila alam they are actually the cause of ruining the trust of people not to their victims but the goverment itself. Kasi kung ano ano kinakalat.

    • digong’s trolls, they have to create foment constantly, that’s how they lived and got paid. kung walang gulo, wala silang trabaho at mahina ang kita.

  10. sa lunes pa uupo ang incoming presidential spokesperson pero ano ba itong mga pangyayari ngayon? the screaming already started. screaming to:1. Roque to Duterte critics: If you throw stones, I’ll throw hollow blocks … 2. Roque threatens to throw hollow blocks at stubborn critics | Inquirer …3. Roque gets naughty: I’ll throw hollow blocks at stubborn critics …Roque said that he has not had a negative experience with the press in the past and that he is hopeful “that we will work together.” He reminded the media, however, that he is a lawyer.

    and today, the harriet is screaming out loud! here’s the excerpt of his scream:
    The incoming presidential spokesperson, clarified over ANC’s Headstart on Thursday that the statement he earlier made about throwing back “hollow blocks” when hit with stones, was not directed at the critics of the government.

    Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/942435/news-ejk-manlaban-sa-ejk-harry-roque-rodrigo-duterte-tony-la-vina-ejks-hollow-blocks-pandesal-national-union-of-peoples-lawyers-edre-olalia#ixzz4xG5I9a79

  11. I just read this…. and i can not help but give my reaction
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    Incoming Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque plans to tap a good-looking and smooth-talking “millennial” as his deputy spokesman.
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    The old man has Mocha, now the spokeman will have a good looking smooth talker guy.

    Take note “GUY” and according to Roque, this will make the ladies fall for the guy. Hindi kaya siya mag selos?

    Feeling ko parang tuloy dating office ang palasyo ngayon.

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    https://www.rappler.com/nation/187144-harry-roque-millennial-deputy-spokesman

    • Sa mga party PINAGYAYABANG ni Harry Roque na kamukha siya ni Kevin Spacey.

      TOTOO, BAKLA sila

      He he he

        • and maybe, part of the job of roque’s deputy is to give deep massage to roque on days roque is not feeling so good!

        • deputy ni roque, his toy boy and lover hired for the job, he, he, he, all expenses charge to the govt. methink, harrieta is establishing his own kingdom within a kingdom, a deputy reporting only to him? sort of his own spy in the palace, his own spare tire and extra set of eyes and ears, always listening and looking, seeing . . . his personal mata hari.

    • sam, I can understand roque’s need to free himself from the mundane and the nitty gritty. gaya ng centerlaw, t’was created to free up roque so he can enjoy other pursuits, he, he, he. centerlaw allow other lawyers to take up and do when roque feels lazy to do anything; sort of roque delegating those boring and repetitious jobs to others while at the same time, enjoying the credit and the plaudits of having founded centerlaw.

      tapos, ito na naman, roque having to deputize the job of presidential spokesman on days he is not available kuno, delegating uli. nasanay na si roque to ‘passing the buck’.

      considering na menopausal na si harrieta, the deputy is going to be overworked, taking up most of the job and holding the fort while harrieta is having tantrum and screaming at everything and nothing.

      and boring jobs delegation, dont want to take up and do. and for other lawyers take up the cudgel

  12. ‘However, a revolutionary government can be put in place by Duterte even without declaring Martial Law.

    All he needs to do is get Congress to back him up and approve a resolution by three-fourths vote to put up a revolutionary government.

    At this time, I believe the President can easily gather 3/4 of the vote in the House of Representatives. I am not sure, though, if he has 3/4 or 18 votes in the Senate.
    http://news.abs-cbn.com/blogs/opinions/10/30/17/opinion-how-could-martial-law-happen

    A revolutionary government by
    a Congressional resolution is
    blatantly illegal. It is never
    in the 1987 Constitution.

    It is void ab initio. Beyond
    Congress’ power to resolve.

    Where then is a revolutionary
    government’s basis?

    None.

    Without the sovereign people
    expressly doing such a thing, it is
    illegal. Unlawful. Immoral.

    Coercive silence by the
    people is not an approval to
    legitimize such an illegal
    government. Congress cannot
    legally represent the people on this
    by a resolution.

    Reason: the 1987 Constitution –
    ‘PREAMBLE –

    We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.’
    . . .

    • . . . a revolutionary government
      is a God-less government.

      PRRD believes that he is
      that god      .

      PRRD say ‘. . . what if there is
      no God?’

      ‘Every president along the way didn’t impose it only because the Catholic Church and all the bleeding hearts would say that only God could kill. But what if there is no God?” said Duterte in a speech in Malacañang Monday afternoon.’

      http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/819219/duterte-death-penalty-for-heinous-crimes-in-case-theres-no-god

      • dont believe in digong’s ‘what if there is no god?’ sara was married at church and received the sacred sacrament of matrimony, his grandchildren were all baptized at church and his one time bff was pastor quiboloy, a churchman.

        digong’s mother was given christian funeral and buried in hallowed ground. if there is really no god, digong ought to have her dug up, he, he, he, at gawing door stopper!

        if there is no god, business will stand still at christmas! at sayang yong nagpapako sa krus at easter!

        what digong believe is not shared by many. galit yan sa god dahil drug problem still exist and people are resisting ejks. god is worshipped, digong is not. god is admired, digong is despised. and if digong wished to be like god and usurped god’s status, be influential and have total control of people’s thoughts, he should sign bank waiver for a start! and be merciful next. and fire all those news fakers, fire all those foul mouthed like f-c-k–rs panelo and andanar. and end endo for once! pay pubic servants their due, not just kapolisan and military.

        sign bank waiver!

        • the more digong deny the existence of god, the more people turn to god! pray to god and ask for deliverance, deliver us from evil . . .

          god is truth, the way and the life, digong is both death and darkness and plenty of lies in between. god is love, digong has hatred and spreading it.

          god is best psychologist! and listens without judging.

        • Parang gusto ko na ring magdeclare sya ng revo ng magkaalaman. It could be the tipping point and once he’s out the next President can change the whole SC to that without those 9 and this time make the Duterte Marcos Arroyo gang really answerable to the people. Sobra na nakakasuka na.

        • well, if there is revo govt, digong must prepare for the consequences: all may not be too good for him! and things can backfire. he has been wrong about drug war being easily won; he has been wrong about the strength of the mautes and thought getting rid of them will be breezier than breeze!

          if there is revo govt, there are those opportunistas that will not only sieze and grab power, but also disable digong and help themselves to the kaban ng bayan. with revo govt, digong could well be digging his own shallow grave, hollow blocks grave!

    • how could a revo gov happen when the one who’s going to sign is allergy and afraid of holding a pen? kung kaya nya ang cong at sen bigyan sya ng kahit BIC ng taong bayan… SIGN or RESIGN lang yan.

  13. buena mano ng incoming presidential spokesperson HINDI human rights violator si du30. hindi sya naniniwala na human rights violator si pres. du30 dahil sabi nya: “Dahil ang kaniyang polisiya naman ay malinaw noong pinatay si Kian (Delos Santos) ano. Ang sabi niya, ‘Ang mga pulis kapag legal ang kanilang engagement sagot ko sila, pero kapag illegal ang engagement nila at walang… nanlaban and yet pumatay sila, and that is murder ‘no,” he added.

    Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/941346/harry-roque-duterte-human-rights-violation-killing-drug-war#ixzz4wtk6hst3

    • Harry Roque sold his soul for power when he refused to vacate his seat in Congress demanded by his colleagues in his party list.

      Now Roque sold his principles and the memory of his parents by selling himself to Duterte for money.

      Price tag: 100 million pesos plus all government business his law office could negotiate.

      Duterte hired him in preparation for charges being prepared by International Human Rights. Roque as a lawyer is accepted in The Hague to defend an accused. Roque is Defender of the Indefensible.

      • all the money he can grab plus all the fentanyl too, he, he, he, roque is in. fentanyl is needed to numb the pain of counting all that money, too stressful for his fat fingers.

      • I got to think, if roque is not barrister, he may not be able to argue or speak in the hague. as lawyer, he could well be on the side, preparing paperwork, advising barristers and doing research for them, and silent during proceedings. iba yata ang system sa hague, may not be like our system where lawyers can argue on client’s behalf.

    • tapang at malasakit kaya tuloy tuloy ang killings galore at human rights violations! people should just drop dead at the sight of the kapolisan, saving kapolisan the bother of shooting them, he, he, he. or arm themselves to even out the laban, a life for a life. hwag manlaban, kaya take the offensive na lang sila, shoot 1st at kapolisan, he, he, he.

      the incoming dada-ero is no better than the previous dada-ero, could be worse though. didn’t in coming dada-ero ask that human rights commission be given only 1K budget?

      • spokeman comes and goes, does not matter how many dada-eros digong has, ejk is still ejk and digong is still top rated human rights violator only now much hated. alam yata ni digong na yong recent survey that portrayed him as still trusted is dubious, kaya nagpalit ng tauhan. out with abelya, in with roque, and the problem stayed the same. digong is the problem, the root cause of the nation’s problem, spokesmen are just palamuti – expandables! and out there to make digong lovable! for a price.

        tapang at malasakit: roque should convince digong to sign bank waiver, not behaving like a coward na tagapagtakip.

        sign bank waiver!

        • ‘roque should convince digong to sign bank waiver’ – arc

          ‘Ipinag-utos ni General Catapang kanina ang pag-imbesta doon sa pangyayari na kung saan si Attorney Roque ay nag-uudyok. Makikita naman natin ang mga videos doon sa pagpasok nitong mga intruders sa loob ng security fence’

          Nag-uudyok…convincing to
          climb over the fence!

          Can Harrieta convince Diggong
          to climb the fence…err – the
          mountain of ejks? Or the waiver?

          udyoker
          he he he

          https://www.rappler.com/nation/73199-harry-roque-laude-military

        • dati udyoker ngayon as incoming spokesperson: a hollow block thrower

          from philstar dated 30 oct. 2017 Roque to Duterte critics: If you throw stones, I’ll throw hollow blocks

        • wonderful! if hit with hollow blocks, dont just sit there! throw the hollow blocks right back at harrieta, preferably between her eyes. you cannot possibly miss harrieta, she’s big and wide and considering her body size, slow to run yan. so hit back! and throw back those blocks. or drop them on her fat toes!

          and if you kept on throwing stones and gotten hollow blocks in return, sooner or later, you’d have enough blocks to build a house!

          dont be afraid of hollow blocks! and keep throwing those stones, he, he, he.

        • yeah! if harrieta goes into screaming fit, shove hollow blocks into her big mouth! that should shut her up, he, he, he.

          harrieta screams a lot, that’s why barely anybody wants to work with her, too uncomfortable. they would have to wear ear muffs! or turn their backs on her and let her scream on her own, isolated and friendless. her few remaining friends are staying because she is milking cow! gatasan.

          too loud, too brassy, her caboosh must be overflowing.

      • he, he, he, their birth certificates po said they’re human beings, born and bred in pinas, their biometrics identify them as bonafide human voters, not animals, fungus, durian, or others. digong should show proof to the contrary.

  14. I just attended the SCARIEST, SPOOKIEST Halloween party.

    There was a kid dressed as a bank waiver and he was chasing another kid dressed in checkered polo shouting “druga, druga, druga…”

    ha ha ha ha ha

      • ops, please be reminded na baka hindi po tama to be posting pics of kiddies without parents permission lalo na if kiddies are easily identifiable. I think, pics of kiddies taken in public places like those in parks are okay to post, but those taken in private residences may not be okay.

        anyhow, santa if you’re listening, I want a bato doll for christmas, he, he, he. not the smiling bato doll but a crying bato doll, yong humahagolhol at imiiyak pa complete with tears. thanks po.

    • Q & A Video Clip, source from a bruha*?

      Poignant, hostile Questions to RR – RR came out tops!

      RAISSA ROBLES SINUPALPAL NG ISANG OFW NA DINEPENSAHAN SI PRESIDENT DUTERTE! 10/18/17

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urHZKlM8MNY

      —

      * Is this ‘Maharlika? … the ‘loud, brassy and totally obnoxious woman’?

      Paki download CPMers and store a copy before Duterte’s minions decide to splice or edit to suit their skewed agenda.

        • Yay! good on our raissa, defender of truth, speaker of truth, speak! speak! speak! so many want to take her down. pintakasi! and raissa was still standing, still speaking, her voice clear. journalists will look at what raissa had done, also at what the dogs of digong had done, rabid and mutinous, and trying hard to distract her, to tarnish our raissa and ganging up on her. many journalists have suffered for their beliefs, and fight against injustices despite the overwhelming odds. kudos, kudos, kudos, but no kudos to dogs of digong.

          so much courage, speak, speak, speak, raissa! the defender of the truth and justice vs the oppressive cacophony of barking dogs! maddened and crazed like their fentanyl addicted leader.

        • raissa did not only come out tops, but superb! fantastic! makatao. I hope and pray many will follow in raissa’s footsteps, and speak also the truth, stand up for justice, here, there and everywhere! never mind digong’s dogs, they’re full of fleas.

        • thanks for the videos po. next time, please have the camera in front so I can see faces, not just back of heads. the better to see faces, the play of emotions, of anguish and envy dahil raissa was asked to come overseas, she was invited to speak in estados unidos, she was guest speaker!

    • A superb one Raissa! How the
      Marcos dictatorcheffey made
      this menudo Duterteryaki from
      the list of the recipe of Marcos

      to be the breakfast, lunch and
      supper of this country again.

      But it will not work with Bong2
      as presidyente…even under
      a revolutionary government.

      Believe it or not…Pdutz was
      just joking to flatter the Marcos’
      support for his election.

      It will be someone else…
      and maybe Saraphen on 2022!

      In the meanest time, VP Robredo
      still has all that chance from now
      up to April 2022.

      he he

      • matapang lang si sara kung nanununtok ng sheriff na tagadabaw rin mismo.

        show malasakit sara! and tell your tatay to sign bank waiver! where is the 604kgs of shabu her brother polong imported? aha, pinuslit siguro sa marawi city kaya sabi ni digong the mautes were dealing in drugs! ngayong patay na ang mga mautes, drug dealers sila; nuong buhay pa, terrorists sila. nagsasanga talaga ang dila ni digong, peke kasi ang ipin, he, he, he. tapang at malasakit ni sara ay medyo peke rin.