BongV's Comments

Filipino Voices : Ang Mamatay Ng Dahil Sa 'Yo?

Wed, 6 May 2009 05:03:46 +0000

Come to think of it. A body builder became a movie star and later on, the Governor of California.

During his bodybuilding career, his open source biography says \\\"he earned a B.A. by correspondence from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, where he graduated Business and International Economics\\\".

So, you\\\'ll never know. If Manny takes that route - he can be given the benefit of the doubt - at least, he is the least of all evils (I hope).

He has a boxing career, and he plans to get a college degree, possibly more. If he applies the same tenacity, discipline, willingness to learn, and heart that he has shown as a boxer, arms himself with knowledge he might yet achieve another sort of .. knock-out.

Don\\\'t count Manny out, yet.

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Wed, 6 May 2009 04:29:08 +0000

will you have a street sweeper perform triple heart bypass on your siblings ? the answer is only YES or NO para dili kapoy.

do you have the honesty to answer YES OR NO?

you have written a long reply to me, but you can\\\'t even answer YES or NO?

So I will ask you again?

will you have a street sweeper perform triple heart bypass on your siblings ? the answer is only YES or NO para dili kapoy.

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Wed, 6 May 2009 04:27:18 +0000

ay sus sige ra palusot ug kapoy - tiguwang na man gud ka :D

So, you have not answered me yet -

will you have a janitor perform radical hysterectomy to you? the answer is only YES or NO para dili kapoy.

will you have a janitor perform colonoscopy on your father ? the answer is only YES or NO para dili kapoy.

will you have a a janitor perform triple heart bypass on your siblings ? the answer is only YES or NO para dili kapoy.

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Wed, 6 May 2009 01:20:25 +0000

with my pretty face and 38 years of hot pursuit. hahahah.

I recall you telling me that you are older than me, but look younger.

guess what you mistook me as being younger than you, when I am factually older than you.

Trust me, I am not surprised :D

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Wed, 6 May 2009 01:18:13 +0000

ay sus sige ra palusot ug kapoy - tiguwang na man gud ka :D

So, you have not answered me yet -

will you have an albularyo perform radical hysterectomy to you? the answer is only YES or NO para dili kapoy.

will you have an albularyo perform colonoscopy on your father ? the answer is only YES or NO para dili kapoy.

will you have an albularyo perform triple heart bypass on your siblings ? the answer is only YES or NO para dili kapoy.

Filipino Voices : Vox Populi: What Are Your Thoughts on The 2010 Elections?

Wed, 6 May 2009 01:15:05 +0000

Just a point for my friend bencard. Please simply write the presidentiables a letter asking them to submit to you what you asked and post them all here as individual blogs and then we start the festival but never allow yourself to operate in the periphery when criticism start to flood. If you can do that, I can believe you.

Primer, go to this site - http://www.votesmart.org/index.htm - and drool or weep.

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Filipino Voices : Vox Populi: What Are Your Thoughts on The 2010 Elections?

Wed, 6 May 2009 01:06:35 +0000

Elaborate, if it will be the same, what can citizens do?

Nick:

Let\\\'s look at some of the best practices out there:

* http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow\\\">Citizen\\\'s Handbook

* Project Vote Smart: The Voter\\\'s Self Defense S...

* http://www.866ourvote.org/about\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow\\\">Election Protection

*http://www.localvictory.com/Articles/local_organi...rel=\\\"nofollow\\\">Winning Elections Through Local Organization

These sites have a wealth of activities that citizens can do.

Filipino Voices : Child-soldiers

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:39:12 +0000

then there IS a fight worth fighting eh?

GabbyD:

Let me qualify my answer.

I will fight for/advocate for/support that group of marginalized people who help themselves.

For that group of people who do not help themselves - I don\\\'t have to fight for them - they can all go to hell wherever that is.

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:31:11 +0000

talent is talent

Without the enabling environment of the US sports facilities and the American coach - Manny\\\'s talent will go the way of Penalosa and Navarette. naniguwang na lang ka manang wa gihapon ka nakat-on.

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:25:42 +0000

I feel sorry for the people of Saranggani already.

Don\\\'t worry, they\\\'ll be happy. Ignorance is bliss.

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:24:20 +0000

Filipino Voices : Child-soldiers

Tue, 5 May 2009 13:02:53 +0000

define \\\"clean\\\".

did we do checks on the people around her? Mike Arroyo for instance? WE DID NOT.

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Tue, 5 May 2009 12:13:17 +0000

so Bong, for election problem, would you blame the people or accept it that they need to be educated. Now who’s job is that? and How else is it going to be done then?

Both. They need to be educated. And they need to be responsible for educating themselves as well, and not rely on an unreliable government.

Manage the problem instead of blaming.

Problem solving 101:

* Identify the problem
* Craft a Solution
* Manage the implementation of the solution.

In this case, Management comes AFTER the fact, NOT before the fact.

now let’s assume we both are one of the policymakers. How do we educate mang juan and pedro? mang juan and pedro have been like that for a while and you expect them to take responsibility?

Mang Juan and Pedro have been like that for awhile, but with effort, discipline, an enabling environment and personal responsibility for their success - they will not stay \\\"like that for awhile\\\".

Moreover, they have been \\\"like that for awhile\\\" because you as a manager have been underperforming \\\"like that for awhile\\\". Mang Juan and Pedro, ought to FIRE YOU for keeping them \\\"like that for awhile\\\" - it\\\'s their responsiblity to FIRE YOU, and if they don\\\'t Mang Juan and Pedro for your ineptitude.

Manny Pacquiao could have been \\\"like that for awhile\\\" - why is it that a cargador rose to world-class boxing prominence? Why is he the exception instead of being the norm? What was he doing that others were not doing - Manny took personal responsibility for his success - notwithstanding a DECREPIT VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT government sports program. If Manny relied on the government, he will still be a cargador today, possibly another warm body in the lynch mob.

How do you manage that?

From the strategic view, you invest in education, you upgrade the curriculum put in more ethics applications in match, science, literature - not just ethics class saves you money from ethics reforms seminars for thieves who shouldn\\\'t be there in the first place.

But, you don\\\'t get to become policymaker, until the people select you.

Why don\\\'t you actually run for public office, let\\\'s see how many votes your management credentials will make you in your barangay. I will go out on a limb to say - you, leytenia WILL NOT WIN. Someone else who provided the sardines, booze, and entertainment WILL WIN.

Thus, far, only the provinces of Pampanga and Isabel have seen the light - their citizens finally decided to do what is right, and took the responsibility of electing the right people - eh di bumilis ang collection ng quarry fees! It has been \\\"like that for awhile\\\". The people exercised power judiciously, well, it is no longer \\\"like that\\\" in Isabela and Pampanga.

Filipino Voices : How else should it be done then?

Tue, 5 May 2009 12:06:31 +0000

Filipino Voices : Child-soldiers

Tue, 5 May 2009 11:38:39 +0000

PEOPLE POWER to put a thief into power?

This is absurd.

There is a constitutional process that needs to be adhered to.

Eh kung PEOPLE POWER lang pala, WHAT\\\'S THE POINT in having elections?

We elect thieves so we can investigate, and have them give us ethics seminars.?????.. WWWWWWWHHHHHAAAATTTTT???????

Filipino Voices : Child-soldiers

Tue, 5 May 2009 11:10:04 +0000

<BongV, you are not very consistent. You bash people for criticising the government and government officials for their corrupt acts. Isn’t that like you are fighting for the corrupt having acted as their defender?
Why, pray tell, is it fighting for your own country (which you said you’ve done already)fighting for the corrupt?

Bert:

When I refer to country, I refer to the Philippine government, as a representative of the entire country. It\\\'s a rhetorical thingie.

I criticize the government as well - that\\\'s a given, a constant. Been there done that. Got tired doing it. Looked for other solutions. Found something better - grassroots empowerment, direct engagement by citizens, reshape from the ground upwards.

The government isn\\\'t the only thing that has to be held accountable. After all, if government emanates from the people, then, the people, too, being the source of the power of government, need to be held accountable as well.

Ayon nga ke batman - \\\"It\\\'s not who I am underneath, it\\\'s what I do that defines me\\\". What I do as a person defines me. What we do as a nation defines us. Individually, we have many individuals who are world-class. As a nation, we limp from one-screw up to another.

Does this mean that I will not call the attention of government to the screw-up? A Categorical NO. The government is full of incompetent and corrupt people who need to be FIRED, REPLACED, and SENT TO JAIL.

However, beyond bashing government, I will ask the people, to replace the current government with a government that is not prone to screwing up - the power resides in the people to replace said government. Be proactive.

Just because you have appointing powers does not mean you can appoint a chimp to be Mayor or Persident just because you can - that\\\'s irresponsible.

Now, as an individual, would I like to work with people who support and vote for the corrupt? Some might, I don\\\'t. I don\\\'t support the corrupt - I want them in jail. I will not vote for the corrupt - I want them in jail.

Why fight if you can create the conditions for not having a fight in the first place? As Sun Tzu says \\\"The acme of generalship is winning a war without firing a shot.\\\"

Filipino Voices : Ang Mamatay Ng Dahil Sa 'Yo?

Tue, 5 May 2009 10:28:15 +0000

Hell no, no one\\\'s killing me - they go first - ANG PUMATAY NG DAHIL SA \\\'YO.

Filipino Voices : Cuando te ofenden, dulce es morir!

Tue, 5 May 2009 10:26:34 +0000

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Filipino Voices : Child-soldiers

Tue, 5 May 2009 10:22:07 +0000

fight for the country? been there done that. paid my dues.

why will I fight for the corrupt? hell no, they can go to hell.

Filipino Voices : Vox Populi: What Are Your Thoughts on The 2010 Elections?

Tue, 5 May 2009 10:17:17 +0000

Same o same o.
New faces Same Old Scripts.
Nothing New.