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Dear OFWs, your balikbayan boxes are now at risk of being delayed, torn open or “thrown into the sea”

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Due to the drug smuggling mess in the Bureau of Customs

Just My Opinion by Raïssa Robles

This time of year, families with relatives working abroad await the yearly “padala” of balikbayan boxes.

The boxes are stuffed lovingly by fathers, mothers, wives and husbands, sons and daughters with lots of goodies for their loved ones back home.

But wait.

Bureau of Customs personnel examine smuggled goods PHOTO Courtesy of the Bureau of Customs

There’s a huge spoiler in the works that—if not addressed—could result in rage and frustration toward the Bureau of Customs and even President Rodrigo Duterte.

Remember the two separate smuggled shipments of nearly two tons of shabu that caused Duterte to sack all top officials of Customs and bring in the army?

Then he ordered the army chief: “Giingnan nako — si Chief of Staff sa Army, bungkaga na tanan, og di ka makuntento ihulog sa dagat aron way samok. Ingna bayran nato sila ugma. Nganong mopasubo man ta ana?”

According to CNN Philippines, Duterte said in translation: “I told the Chief of Staff of the Army to open everything and to throw it in the sea if they’re not contented just to avoid any more issues. Tell them we’ll pay them tomorrow. Why should we take that risk?”

It is, in my view, a reckless order that could put at risk your balikbayan boxes and the reputation of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It gives soldiers the authority to “open everything” and you know how that goes. Unscrupulous persons could exploit this and start filching from your balikbayan boxes AND THEN BLAME THE SOLDIERS.

If your boxes aren’t torn open, their release from the ports  could be much delayed due to the more stringent measures Customs now has to take.

According to former Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon, an entire shipload of containers was issued an “alert order” just before Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña was removed.

Congressman Biazon estimated that this would number around 492 containers that would now have to be opened one by one and their contents manually checked.

“If they will be forced to have all those containers inspected, it will take more than a month,” Biazon told me.

“An alert order is issued when there is derogatory information or suspected goods,” he explained. “And if you alert an entire shipload, you will have to examine all the goods one by one.”

And consider this, he said, “everyday, containers are coming in. These [containers] will pile up because you only have so many people doing the inspections, and processing, and all the paperwork for that”

“Congestion could be of nightmarish proportions,” he said. Which is why, “they have to act fast on this.”

He also said he was told of other ships coming in “with pending alert orders”. During his time, Biazon said only the official who had issued the alert order could lift the order. He heard that the issuance of alert orders was centralized during the time of Nicanor Faeldon. Only Faeldon could issue it and lift it. He doesn’t know if Lapena had changed that.

So if your balikbayan box is delayed, or have items missing or simply disappeared, you know why. If you are a Duterte supporter, just grin and bear it and tell yourself, #ChangeIsComing.

Comments

  1. VP Leni Robredo has better and more justice thinking on former first Lady Marcos’ cases in flight. What is P150,000.00 BAIL to $200 MILLION which now is about $680 MILLION in sum to soar free above in the air and on the ground!

    Remember the Hawaii court requiring bail in the CASH AMOUNT OF US$1 MILLION on her for the cases? She had to borrow that money [kuno] from a rich-friend heiress, Doris Duke.

    US judges have better and more justice thinking compared to ours who believes our Ph Pesos are still now worth stealing. Our People are always ‘computed’ via US dollar to Ph Peso value for food, etc., anything to have under the sky, the moon, the stars and with the birds atbpa.

    Lesson for our Trial Judges: Bail should always, in corruption cases, be computed to US dollar before arriving to Ph Peso amount. a SC Committee should recommend changing our rules on this for heaven’s sake, otherwise stealers and corrupts leaders/officials are laughing at our poor justice system and at the courts. Please DO MORE.

    What bail did the former First lady get is like having been given a PAUPER’s BAIL Sa Wikang Filipino: BADOY.

    • The cash bail amount should be no less than Ph P20,000,000.00 computed at 10% of US $200 Million at Ph P53.00/us $, disregarding na lang the BARYA/small change.

      With that, mayroon sandigan talaga ang Hukom natin sa Bayan.

      PhP150,000.00 is like a ‘Recognizance’ in place – no value-amount for temp. liberty given.

    • uhm, methink, the day to day jewels that imelda wore cost more than bail money. the cost of her tent dress could feed families and yet bail money set is napakababa, betting po ako, binayaran kaagad yang bail without imelda breaking an almighty sweat.

      the little bail bond imelda paid should only last for a few days, not months.

      • someone ought to appeal to make imelda’s bail bigger, higher, costlier, to make it indeed a deterrent to anyone thinking of being yet another imelda, stealing from the poor of the nation and living the high life, surrounded by luxury and now running for governorship na.

        bail money ought not be a sorry excuse for sandigan’s ineptness. para bang it’s all about sandigan and not about imelda. bet she’s laughing behind sandigan’s back. the idiots in the judiciary are so easy to fool! so easy to hoodwink. they have not given due consideration to imelda’s former blue ladies, there were multi-award winning actresses in the bunch! even her step daughter grace poe is cinema royalty. biological daughter imee is also cinematic po, surely imelda has benefited greatly from their combined tutelage. walang pangontra talaga ang sandigan, na-enthralled sila.

        ay, naku, naisahan ang sandigan, putting their hears on their sleeves kasi, easy picking sila ni imelda who has has perfected the paawa effect, the teary and inconsolable widow of a bayani interned sa libingan, and lone matriarch of her clan. he, he, he, maawa kayo at your own risk.

  2. DO NOT SEX & DRIVE . . . sex on the road news!

    According to a report by Abante Tonite police investigations show that the couple — a man and a woman — was reportedly having sex while the guy driving, which is why they didn’t notice they were about to crash into a concrete post with a traffic signage.

    – and the man naked hit that signage post piercing it with his armata thru & thru! FAKE NEWS. he he

    https://ph.yahoo.com/news/couple-gets-car-crash-while-081453895.html

    – of all places sa Hghway 69 pa! FAKE NEWS he he

  3. Read all this below:

    I ask you: Name me one case that were filed against the husband and wife for stealing money from the government,” he said. “I’m talking about appropriations, about certain aspects of government agencies wherein you steal money and you enrich yourself. ’Yon, grabe ’yon [That’s serious]. That’s corruption.”

    May pera sila. Pero ang point ko lang: Ang pinaggalingan, hindi ninakaw ang pera ng gobyerno. Kung paaano nila kinita ’yan – there were several legends and myths, story about gold. Ang dami na niyang unending stories. What if it’s true? Baka naman talagang may gold ‘yon?

    Who said? House Minority leader Danilo Suarez.

    Should he have been a prosecutor rather than a politician? Or a researcher or investigator? What is he actually saying? He says: I ask you: Name me one case that were filed against the husband and wife for stealing money from the government,” he said. “I’m talking about appropriations, about certain aspects of government agencies wherein you steal money and you enrich yourself. ’Yon, grabe ’yon [That’s serious]. That’s corruption.

    May pera sila. Pero ang point ko lang: Ang pinaggalingan, hindi ninakaw ang pera ng gobyerno. Kung paaano nila kinita ’yan – there were several legends and myths, story about gold. Ang dami na niyang unending stories. What if it’s true? Baka naman talagang may gold ‘yon?

    But, last Novermber 9, the Fifth Division of the Sandiganbayan found the former first lady guilty, on seven counts, of graft for transferring funds to seven Swiss foundation while she was holding key position in government.

    There is that decision, he still had this impertinent idea inside his mind expressed for public consumption. WARNING: Do Not Believe Suarez.

      • die hard durterte supporter and like duterte who went all the way to asean summit sa singapore just to have power nap, suarez is just as loopy! still believing in myths perpetuated by makoy is suarez. focusing on other issue siya when the real issue is staring at him on the face! gold ni makoy is myth, sandigang bayan just proved it.

        I will need your warning, leona: suarez is not to be believed.

    • Sandiganbayan defers arrest of Imelda Marcos. There it is.

      The secret Marcos deposits had ballooned to $680 million by the time the dictator was toppled from power in 1986.

      Some lawyers have questioned why the warrant was not immediately issued. University of the Philippines law professor Theodore Te said that under the Rules of Court, “not showing up has specific consequences and one of those is that the court must order her arrest.

      Flouting justice system. Sen. Panfilo Lacson derided the deferment of the issuance of a warrant against Marcos, saying it told another story of privilege flouting the justice system.
      [If] it were an ordinary Juan or Juana de la Cruz without access to pricey lawyers, he or she would have been hauled to prison upon conviction and while awaiting appeal. .

      Due process of law. The elegance of the law is unlimited not for Juan or Juana.

      There it is.

      https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1053839/sandiganbayan-defers-arrest-of-imelda-marcos

      • defer muna ang arrest, imelda is given time to organize bribe to judges and lawyers to nullify her conviction, also given time to threaten those opposing her that if they will not see her point of view, their life is forfeit, he, he, he. given time siya to rally her supporters, their fee paid in advance. more money coming if supporters can sway public opinion to her side.

        also, imelda is given time to clean up her bank account and transfer most of her money to grandchildren in london, so taumbayan cannot claim anymore payment for damages done by her. given time to shred and burn incriminating documents too, then she will be cleaner than a whistle. all due process of santa imelda.

        • Edcel Lagmay says issuance of warrant vs imelda ” a matter of course”.

          Veteran opposition Rep. Edcel Lagmay on Wednesday disagreed with the Sandiganbayan decision not to issue in the meantime a warrant for the arrest of imelda marcos, saying that the arrest is a “matter of course”.

          In a press statement, Lagman said that the forfeiture of marcos’ bail bond quashed her temporary liberty and justifies her arrest and detention pending the restoration of her bail bond or her posting of a new one subject to the discretion of the Sandiganbayan. (more)

          https://news.mb,com.ph/2018/11/14/lagman-says-issuance-of-warrant-vs-imelda-a-matter-of-course/

        • thanks po, but the enclosed link is inaccessible at may error message.

          anyhow, imelda is out on bail. may 7 ailments kuno, 7 ailments to correspond with the 7 grafts she is indicted with, he, he, he. 7:7.

          those 7ailments are not life threatening, chonic ang mga yon, meaning long term na sakit, not acute at kaagad-agad na ikamamatay. chronic ang mga sakit niya at under control kaya up and about siya, functional and making mischief pa rin. those not in the know would think nakakatakot ang mga 7 ailments na yon. pero not really, common ailments yan ng mga matatanda. kaya dapat magretire na sila. the body is slowing down and getting ready for the final trip. for her to be running for governorship at her age is foolish. busy job yan, unless kung matutulog lang naman siya!

          sa kulungan, she would have nothing to do but rest and sleep. arroyo recuperated while under house arrest at gumaling ng husto, kaya nong nakalaya, diretso kaagad sa trabaho yang si arroyo.

          matagal ng alam ni imelda na may 7 ailments siya and manage her conditions quite well, going overseas on long haul flights pa nga. well medicated kasi e. the best money can buy.

          incidentally sa cambodia, those sangkot sa killing fields ay matatanda na rin po, the remaining few that are still alive are serving life sentences in jail.

        • uhm, may multiple organ infirmities kuno si imelda.

          okay, ganoon din po ang karamihan sa atin, may multiple organ infirmities din po, namely:

          1) infirmity of the organ of touch, the skin, may tigyawat at tomtom, at si digong may uling sa mukha, he, he, he. many pinoys think na may skin infirmity sila dahil they’re not white enough, hindi maputi! kaya hindi sila sisikat.

          2) may soft tissue infirmity at may sakit sa gums, they’re receding na, exposing the lower part of the dentine and the teeth become sensitive. some fall off. replaced with false teeth.

          3) too much subcutaneous fat, may fat pad sa stomach at naging posunin, and wearing tight sexy jeans is problematic. kaya, gotta wear dresses na like tent na lang, gaya ni imelda.

          4) may infirmity sa organ of sight and wearing eye glasses that need updating now and then. may glaucoma, may cataract ang iba. and yet they still have to ilk a living.

          5) may infirmity sa organ of hearing and wearing hearing aid. mahal yang battery sa hearing aid.

          6) high blood pressure is common for many pinoys, stress sila dahil mahal masyado ang bibilhin, higher and more taxes to pay and their take home pay is hindi na sapat sa kabuhayan.

          7) heart disease, unlike imelda, many pinoys cannot afford a transplant. they just have to make do with a sickly heart. and they know their limit, know what they can do and not do. and they still have to go to work, kuya kim said stroke is the best thing!

          * * *

          to have multiple organ infirmities is common occurence. imelda is not unique. what make her unique is that she in convicted for 7grafts, and has 7 corresponding ailments! he, he, he.

  4. Duterte: ” China, tell us what route shall we take.”

    China: “Ok”.

    Memo to Duterte:

    1. Surrender your sovereignty. (almost done)

    2. Surrender all your resources in the West Phil Sea (getting there)

    3. Surrender your internet and telecommunications security.(done)

    4. Shut your mouth if we do not honor the terms of the ” joint exploration” and claim it all for ourselves. (for future application)

    5. Never bring up the issue in any global body like the UN.

    6. Chinese nationals are to be given priority over Filipinos in queues or lines.

    7. Chinese nationals are exempted from basic decency and hygiene and can poop anywhere they want in the Philippines.

    • duterte is like a 5yrs old and has to be told what to do. walang backbone kasi, walang bayag at walang initiative. still a mayor pa rin, not a world class leader with a mind of his own and able to stand on his own two feet, not tough negotiator siya but just a damn slow poke and avidly blind follower. two years on the job na siya and still he has not learn the ropes of governing the nation. letting others pa rin siya to make decision for him. instead of asking china what to do, why dont duterte ask justice carpio?

      duterte is so wasteful, pinas has a wealth of legal resources and people with legal mind better than most, and yet, duterte is not tapping them, not using them to further our cause, our sovereignty defended. for sure china will only further its own cause, always its own cause, not ours. chinas has vested interest and we are being squeezed, and yet duterte cannot see it.

      seemingly duterte has not only uling on his face, but also uling on his eyes! blind na and cannot see what’s in front of him.

      so now, expect china to do more refueling in dabaw, free of charge! ang mahal ng aviation fuel but for china free yan dahil duterte was told kasi. told what to do. he, he, he.

      • PRRDuterte gives to China what ‘Pinas couldn’t get from other countries:

        chop-sticks and laddle for noodles and soup representing whatever improvements are needed and the sovereignty altogether.

        Never were all these said during the election campaign of 2016.

        ‘Pinas either will be isolated for China and/or completely owned by China, delivered in a silver platter.

        Warning: China eating ‘Pinas surely. All this fiat accompli will be a problem in the next in-coming Adm different from PRRDuterte. What game changer will it be?

  5. “In short, if we accept China’s concept, then we accept China’s sovereignty over the disputed territories. This is a trap. We cannot negotiate based on China’s concept,” Carpio warned.

    The title of this is FINE PRINT. Filipinos’ Meaning: PA-iN [ bait ] Print.

    Mahilig ang ibang mga Pinoys sa pa-in – BAIT in print or orally in lips’ print.

    Agreements in draft to be signed soon abandoning Philippine sovereignty to its claims over disputed sea territories. The Philippines has this gift: territories in the sea with potential natural resources.
    China wants it. How to do it is – use a BAIT, pa-in. . . and in – China gets what it wants and out it goes from Philippines.

    Does China not realize that in another Philippine administration to come, all this PA-IN or bait in the agreements will be rejected because it is against both to Philippine’s Constitution and Chinese Constitution?

    https://opinion.inquirer.net/117460/show-the-fine-print

    Let us not take the bait or pa-in print. There is no quid pro quo here for Philippines.

    • dont sign the draft agreement! common, duterte, defer the signing and play sick and say the chinese birds nest is making you queasy. why sign so soon? if china is really friend, they can wait until duterte is well. the yamang minerales in our seas are not running away and turning into stones.

      chinese president is just nervous at napadpad dito sa atin, si president trump kasi is giving china hard time, imposing tariff on chinese goods and all. china’s economy is supposedly on the brink of melting away and china need to recoup fast. napasubo pa naman ang china with numerous projects on growth and development.

      thank the lord, nations are waking to china, standing up for themselves and questioning china’s dirty tactics.

    • Just a bit of speculation why D030 left P NEW GUINEA early, maybe he felt out of place and intimidated by the presence of close allies of the US like Australia, India, Japan while he is the most obvious lapdog of China.
      Interesting to know that US would build American bases in PNEW GUINEA while Do30 is dreaming of building schools in that country. His mouth is frothing with baloney and lies again.

      “Tensions between the two nations are likely to deteriorate even more after the US took aim at China’s territorial ambitions. While not referring directly to Chinese claims over various disputed waters in the region, Pence said the United States would work to help protect maritime rights and said that the US seeks to establish a military base in Papua New Guinea, aka China’s back yard.

      “We will continue to fly and sail where ever international law allows and our interests demand. Harassment will only strengthen our resolve.”

      In a further provocation to the Trump Admin, Xi also made a veiled reference to a new grouping known as “the Quad” that aims to counter China’s influence in the Asia-Pacific. Consisting of the U.S., Japan, India and Australia, the group met in Singapore for the third time this week to discuss ways to cooperate. “Attempts to form exclusive blocs or impose one’s will on others should be rejected,” Xi said. “History has shown that confrontation, whether in the form of a cold war, a hot war or a trade war, will produce no winners.”

      It looks like Do30 is digging his debtor slavery relationship with China, to hell with the consequences for the Filipino people… you are sold.

      https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-17/pence-xi-showdown-crushes-hopes-trade-war-de-escalation

      • thanks for the link, netty, much appreciated po yan.

        china is correct po that confrontation whether in the form of a cold war, a hot war or a trade war, will produce no winners. only china will lose the mostest. ang alam ko dyan, in the trade war between estados unidos and china, china will lose $200 billion, whereas america will lose $50 billion, american workers out of job will be around 250 thousand, whereas chinese soon to be out of jobs will be about 5billion. and we shall all lost in some way or another but china will lose the mostest. and still china is talking rubbish, wants all others to yuko to china but no yuko from china to others. the arrogance of china is walang hanggan. way katapusan. kanunay.

        incedentally po, the report about papua new guinea deal hedged by amerrica, australia, japan, new zealand and papaua new guinea itself is not reported by media in pinas.

        aside from estados unidos, other nations are now standing up to china. waking up.

        • anyhow, understandable po yang pagtulog ni digong and missing out on 6 out of 11 events sa asean summit in singapore. world leaders kasi rarely talk to him, like a pariah kasi si digong, he’s better off sleeping than suffering the indignity of being ignored, and he was not missed. methink po, none of the leader sought his comments and opinion, but accorded him courtesy of shaking hands and only when necessary.

          ‘fruitful’ kuno ang asean trip ni digong, sabi ni panelo, he, he, he, maybe dreaming of durian in his sleep si digong. one durian, two durian, three durian . . .

  6. PNP says it is not wise or good to go and arrest ma’m Meldy as she is already old at 89 years of age.

    Takot lang siguro ang PNP. Kanino? Kay ma’m Meldy or kay PRRD?

    – Marcos was convicted for seven counts of graft for amassing billions of dollars through self-created institutions in Switzerland and maintaining Swiss bank accounts while still holding multiple positions in the government.

    Based on the resolution issued by the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Friday (November 09) the anti-graft court ordered the arrest of Imelda Marcos for not attending the promulgation. – ‘

    Arrest. Our concept in the due process of law is like this: When accused is a big-shot, super rich, malakas, maganda [ pag pangit baka puede arresto] famous, former First Lady [ like former President], at matanda na [ how old is how old?], atbpa – DO NOT ARREST.

    The Court says: Arrest.

    Not to arrest is like: when an old rat is always stealing and eating the cheeze, do not arrest the rat. Or kill maybe the rat. Let the rat go on to live on and rat-on and on.

    Matapang to obey other orders ang PNP like shooting drug suspects. Suspected commies. atbpa.

    But coming to arrest a convicted accused, yellow ang PNP. Na mumutla like may sakit ng jaundice. Remember Sen. Enrile arrested by NBI Chief Alfredo Lim noon sa Senate premises.

    Role of the barrel law nga ang ‘Pinas. HEADLINES: Former First Lady Marcos in jail. Bail denied.

    . . . maybe only the SC will save her here.

      • in arresting imelda, polis gotta be careful, baka magwala yan at upuan ang mamang polis! flat as a pancake. her fingernails sharp as talon at pwedeng mangalmot. at kung duraan man ang mamang polis, pull her tongue out and wrap it around her neck, nanlaban e.

        no handcuff for imelda kuno, her wrists kasi are full of jewels, no space for handcuff e.

        • at kung talagang matapang si imelda, she should go to presinto and present herself, there! naunahan ang polis. knock, knock, who’s there? truth and justice? alright, beauty and the beast, was a beauty and now a beast.

          ang kasong ito ni imelda was 20yrs in the making, imelda should have already enough time to mull this over and prepare herself for eventualities. dapat handa na ang designer gown niya, her chanel shoes, perfume, and dont forget her very expensive rosary bought in rome, sobrang reliheyosa kuno yan. nakulong si jesus christ at nahatolan; likewise, imelda should not fear jail at all. marami pa naman silang pinakulong ni makoy. now, it’s her turn.

        • . . . remember she spattered blood during her court trial in NYC. Acquitted by the Jury for the 6 counts. Ketchup or red wine?

          What’s next to that?

          he he

        • blood and gore, aba nag-ala maruja si fat-bulous imelda, he, he, he. with her blue ladies some in show biz, blood as special effect is quite easy to make. suggestion lang po ito, next time maybe she can have hanging noose made of abaca fiber around her size 52 neck instead of chunky gold jewelry?

        • Mag kaano ang halaga sa kaso ni ma’m first lady dati?

          ‘Lead prosecutor Rey Quilala said the ballpark figure of the public money involved in the private organizations amounts to US$200 million.

          Susma! Ayaw ng Casio. Maybe PhP10,60,000,000.00 Billion! Tumubo na ito sa Interest sa Bangko. Ayaw ng Casio again.

          In case the accused fails to appear at the scheduled date of promulgation of judgment despite notice, the promulgation shall be made by recording the judgment in the criminal docket and serving him a copy thereof at his last known address or thru his counsel.

          If the judgment is for conviction and the failure of the accused to appear was without justifiable cause, he shall lose the remedies available in these rules against the judgment and the court shall order his arrest. Within fifteen (15) days from promulgation of judgment, however, the accused may surrender and file a motion for leave of court to avail of these remedies. He shall state the reasons for his absence at the scheduled promulgation and if he proves that his absence was for a justifiable cause, he shall be allowed to avail of said remedies within fifteen (15) days from notice. SEC. 6. Promulgation of judgment.

          May surrender muna before a motion for leave of court can be filed.

          Shall arrest accused if judgment is a conviction. Shall lose the remedies available in the Rules.

          Counsel filed a motion for leave of court but no surrender.

          ? ? ?

        • uhm, justifiable cause ni imelda, she was attending imee’s birthday, her last hurrah baga yan and has her hair done. does not want to look like the wilted rose of leyte, he, he, he.

          hindi pa nga senador si imee, kinukunsinte na ang ina. dapat, imee has escorted her mama to presinto and let justice be done. so long, mama. you have done enough damage to the country, be good and dont do anymore damage and at the same time, ruin my (imee’s) chances of being senator. got it?

          for their dynasty to survive, sacrifices has to be made. six years is not long, kaya ni imelda ang six years na yan. else makoy is waiting for her in the other side. hurry up, woman!

      • uhm, maybe jalandoni and agcaoili can don on grass skirts at aliwin si imelda, he, he, he.

        makoy hated the commies, pareho kasi and modus nina makoy at commies, both parasites sucking the lifeblood of the poor.

  7. Cayetano couple’s congressional bid questioned over separate residences

    https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/13/18/cayetano-couples-congressional-bid-questioned-over-separate-residences

    MANILA—Former Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and his wife are facing a serious challenge to their 2019 congressional run, following a petition filed against them on Tuesday describing their family as a “super dynasty” in Taguig.

    The petition by one Leonides Buac Jr. asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reject the Cayetanos’ certificates of candidacy, arguing that “a married couple can only maintain one legal residence at any given time.”

    Cayetano is running in the first congressional district, while his wife Lani, the incumbent city mayor, is seeking a House seat for the second district.

    • Both, that is – this couple, are living in separate bed & board, in their respective separate different residences but have a common bed & board in each residence.

      But, both, that is – this couple, are not legally separated. They are dynastically conjoined in politics & business-in-politics.

      Kay-e ta ano? he he

    • mukhang uling gotta do it right, if not done correctly his pardon will be revoked later, he, he, he. pardons and amnesties can be revoked, e. he started it.

  9. Another topic if you please. . .

    The Metro Manila Development Authority on Saturday resumed its Manila Bay cleanup operation and collected at least seven truckloads or 34 tons of garbage.

    MMDA – Why not start start and start ARRESTING and CHARGING people who ARE GARBAGE THROWERS!

    At the start you might load these THROWERS in 7 TRUCK LOADS!

    Enforce the law and Ordinances on this.

    http://manilastandard.net/news/national/280195/mmda-resumes-cleanup-drive-at-manila-bay.html

    • might I suggest po, that the representatives of those districts which have the most garbage left lying around be castigated, named and shamed? reps ought to be at the forefront of cleaning up their own districts and make their districts livable and healthy and not too polluted. governors and mayors should join in the clean up drive and not hide in their offices.

      whenever possible, congressmen and women should be out and about and leading the clean up of their respective districts, and not just during election specially kung running for re-election sila.

      there should also be designated big industrial rubbish bins in all street corners for people to throw rubbish in, the bins to be emptied everyday of the week. in absence of rubbish bins, people throw rubbish everywhere.

      reps should all be good role models and the constituents will follow po. clean up your mess and clean up your districts. and not be afraid or ashamed of being seen to be cleaning and doing the jobs meant for the lowest of the low.

      kaso, I heard na street cleaners are not being deployed anymore, no more money to pay them yata. bankrupt na ang gobyerno at cannot afford to pay street cleaners, he, he, he.

  10. Filipinos loves to give and send gifts to loved ones. But here, the AMA of the country says curtly:

    ‘THROW the boxes to the sea after opening them!’ . . . bla bla bla.

    Let’s hope sensible officials will not literally follow that remarks.

    LET US HAVE GOOD SENSE IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE.

    . . . and have those Balikbayan Boxes well delivered intact to loved ones.

    • know what I think po? after opening the boxes for inspection and instead of throwing away the contents, the military will kept them to themselves and then send them as gifts to their families back home. I heard the military looted marawi city po, so if they can loot marawi city, they can loot balikbayan boxes too.

      the military’s relatives can then sell some of the contents of the balikbayan boxes in the market.

      • STEALING is an immoral big trouble IF done by military people.

        Let’s hope such act DOES NOT happen because PEOPLE will create a BIGGER Christmas TROUBLE for it.

        Warning: Don’t Even Think of Stealing it.

        Warning: Do It At Your Risk.

        LAST Warning: It Is A CRIME.

        • uhm, ofws na may kapamilya’t relatives sa military are mayhap lucky po; most likely they’ll receive their balikbayan boxes intact. the military will see to it.

          methink po only those that have no relatives sa military will be badly affected at mamimiligro ang boxes nila.

        • Sa aking opinyon pwede nila gawin yan hanggang gusto nila. Kahit ano gawin nila ok lang. Basta hindi kumikido/naalma ang mas nakararaming tao, tuloy ang ligaya ng mga magnanakaw.
          Sa oras na masaktan/maapektuhan ang mga OFW dahil sa mga kahon nila, duon lang sila kikibo/magreklamo.
          Saka lang ititigil yun. Pero habang walang pakialam tuloy lang sa pagtatanggol, pagtatakip, pag walang bahala, walang mababago.
          Ito ang realidad sa ating bansa

        • PRRD says Burogues of Corruption cannot be stopped from corruption.

          yea…’cause there is no apprehension/arrests of the rogues in that Burogues. In SHORT, it is PRRD’s policy to transfer and promote the incompetents and rogues.

          Time to stop going into inconclusive conclusions.

          he he

        • bureau of customs, now bureau of corruptions, cannot stop corruption that we understand only too well. what boc can do is minimize corruption to the barest minimum, dapat yan ang goal.

          minimize, minimize, minimize, not palosutin ang bilyones worth of illegal drugs and other shipments na would have netted customs collection humongous amount of tariff for the nation. the billions and billions that would have helped our country’s infrastructures and make us economically sufficient, and less reliant on utang sa ibang bansa, china specially.

          corruption cannot be stop sa customs but by god, corruption can be minimized to the barest minimum. not palusution to the highest maximum.

          it appearing tuloy that duterte’s best and brightest are best in corruption. tops.

  11. Good thing my sister in California, who’s been religiously sending home 3 or 4 Balikbayan boxes yearly to not send anymore.

      • She has a hard time shopping and then worries whether the boxes will be delivered unscathed. So, I asked her not to send anymore to save her from the stress.

        • uhm, your sister can always send money home, right? maybe easier that way, saves her the stress and the packing and freight charges, forms to fill up and maybe insurance to pay, plus it gives the receiver back home the pleasure of doing shopping anywhere and anytime they want, bargaining and choosing and maybe with the receipts, defective goods can be returned.

          those opting not to spend big on christmas but save their money for after christmas sales aba, mas makakamura sila. just tell na after christmas ang big party ninyo, relatives and friends would understand po. times are hard and getting harder and. desperate measures are needed. .

          and those that gossip na barat po kayo, dont have good intention at heart.

          good friends may ask questions but supportive over all. cheers po.