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PNoy called a bully, 'bastos' for hitting SC

abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 12/06/2011 12:45 PM | Updated as of 12/06/2011 12:45 PM

MANILA, Philippines - A day after panning the Supreme Court during a justice summit at Manila Hotel, President Benigno Aquino III is now on the receiving end of criticisms for allegedly insulting the highest court of the land.

In a statement, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption chairman Dante Jimenez said Aquino's statements against Chief Justice Renato Corona "is extremely rude and smacks of blatant arrogance and utter disrespect for the High Court."

"This is disgusting. P-Noy should apologize to the people for his ill mannered unpresidential behavior," he said in a statement.

He added: "Mr. President, you seem to have gone overboard. Bastosan na ba ito? It's indeed disturbing."

Separately, Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay chided Aquino for bullying the SC and singling out Corona.

She said that while Aquino has the right to express his opinions, he should still respect the role of the judiciary in the check and balance of society.

"He should be more mature and be more diplomatic. Being President does not give him to belittle anyone because it so happened that court decisions did not go in his favor. It's time we put civility and order in this country. We should ensure that the Constitution prevails, even if others are trying to destroy it," she said.

Both personalities praised Corona for not engaging in a word war against the President.

Jimenez said he gave due respect to the Supreme Court despite being penalized for insulting the Court's decision on the Vizconde massacre case.

He also warned that Aquino's "habitual pontificating, this self-righteous open tirade against the Supreme Court is not serving well the ends of justice."

"It is sending the wrong message that is all right to defy the courts of law. And why not? Binabastos nga mismo ito ng Presidente! Is this the kind of message the President wants to project? Then, let's disregard the courts, go out into the streets and kill each other. PNoy must show a good example as leader of a democratic country," he said.


http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/12/06/11/pnoy-called-bully-bastos-hitting-sc

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the controversial tirades of PNOY to the SC

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Speech of President Noynoy Aquino at the 1st National Criminal Justice Summit (English translation)
December 6, 2011
By benign0

I provide below an English translation of the now infamous speech of Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III delivered on the occasion of the First National Criminal Justice Summit held at Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel.

The speech was dominated by a personal tirade against Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona who sat just a couple of metres from the podium where the President delivered it. The following are what I believe to be the key features of the content of the speech:

(1) It harks back to the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos who, under Martial Law, committed atrocities against his father, national hero Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr; then,

(2) Uses this context to "remind" all that evil is just around the corner and that we should all be vigilant and stand ready to "fight" against the forces of oppression and tyranny.

(3) It highlights Noynoy's duty to "protect" the Constitution and "serve" the "people".

(4) Emphasises repeatedly that political power ultimately resides in and originates from "the people".

(5) It enumerates various instances that the Supreme Court supposedly thwarts attempts of his administration to take steps towards rectifying the wrongdoings of the previous administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; and,

(6) Cites perceived instances where the Supreme Court behaved in a way inconsistent with the very Laws it is supposedly tasked to interpret and implement; which he then uses to segue into,

(7) One instance when he, as then chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, had to grapple with what he implies is a bizarre lack of bases for defining what constitutes a Congress district; after which he takes the opportunity to wish his successor as chairman of that committee, Sen Fedindand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, good luck in leading future efforts to resolve that "problem".

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So without much further ado...

[The following is my translation into English of Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III's speech during the First National Criminal Justice Summit held at Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel on Monday 5th December 2011]

[After formal greetings...]

Our gathering today presents an opportunity for us to better evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of our current criminal justice system and to propose new and just initiatives to address these. We can attest to the timeliness of such initiatives because through day-to-day headline news on print and television, the public can witness the work of our court clerks, attorneys, and justices. The value of your work [addressing said clerks, attorneys, and justices] cannot be doubted, as the decisions and the steps that you implement have relevant implications on our democracy.

As such, it is important that we examine what is written on Article 2, Section 1 of our Constitution: that power resides in and originates from the people. I thought it would be good to remind you of this as there are instances our history where we have forgotten this.

During the time of military rule [referring to the Martial Law in effect during the latter days of the regime of former PresFerdinand Marcos], justice did not serve the welfare of the general public. Instead, it was geared to serve the interests of a single person only — former President Ferdinand Marcos. My own family was a victim: My father was tried before a Court Martial but, in reality, the verdict had already been pre-determined. Before a court of magistrates, attorneys, judges, and witnesses appointed and provided by the very person who laid the charges — Marcos himself — the Dictator did all he could to bend justice and violate every human right of my father. Though he was innocent, [my father] was made to suffer for seven years and seven months while those in power feasted on the national treasury. They deprived us of justice and tipped the scales of justice over to their favour.

Now as your president, I have sworn to protect and uphold the Constitution, implement and abide by its laws, be just to every person, and apply my very person to the service of the country. And key to my mandate is to ensure that the darkness of Martial Law will never happen again and that those who perpetrated the crimes of the past be made accountable.

That is why from the very start [of my administration in 2010], we had taken steps to clarify the allegations of corruption during the previous administration [of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]: from the "fertilizer scam" which rather than fattened crops, instead, [allegedly] fattened the pockets of a number of officials; up to the "ZTE deal" [which, in the course of inquiries around it] resulted in the [alleged] kidnap of [supposed] witness Jun Lozada; including too allegations of cheating during the 2004 and 2007 elections; as well as many other wrongdoings we wish to expose.

We started with the forming of the Truth Commission which was going to take stock of and investigate any wrongdoings that transpired during the previous administration and call on the perpetrators to account for these. The envisioned Truth Commission would have had no other agenda other than to make right all the wrongs as soon as possible. Unfortunately we all know what happened: the initiative was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. What was just a first step was immediately quashed.

It is the duty of the [Commission on Elections (COMELEC)] to ensure that [Philippine] elections yield clean and credible results. So it is only natural that the COMELEC would seek the assistance of the [Department of Justice (DOJ)] in the investigation of allegations of cheating in 2007. It is normal to form such panels, yet this is now being questioned by the Supreme Court. They are also questioning the legality of the warrant of arrest issued by the Pasay Regional Trial Court against Mrs. Arroyo.

Notice too: When the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) [lifting a travel-ban implemented by the DOJ against Arroyo], these included some conditions. Yet, in quick time, [the SC itself] admitted that these conditions need not have been met to begin with. [Mild expression of exasperation], they stipulated all these conditions that they had no intention of observing! We [presumably the DOJ] followed all of what due process dictates, yet we are now being accused of being belligerent. Who in their right mind would not doubt the true agendas [of the Supreme Court]?

This is not the first time that the Supreme Court implemented decisions that are difficult to understand. According to Article 7, Section 15 of our Constitution [NB: the following excerpt lifted verbatim here]...

Two months immediately before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term, a President or Acting President shall not make appointments, except temporary appointments to executive positions when continued vacancies therein will prejudice public service or endanger public safety.

...yet we all know that Mrs. Arroyo [despite the above] forced the issue of appointing the SC Chief Justice. She did so not two months before the election but one week after the election. On the basis of the Law, the Supreme Court can only do so if the position is deemed a temporary position. They violated all this when they endorsed Arroyo's appointment of Corona as Chief Justice — a position not within the jurisdiction of the executive branch but of the judiciary. The question is therefore this: Did the Supreme Court violate the Constitution?

Another example of [a Supreme Court] decision that is difficult to understand is the one about the forming of Congressional districts. According to Article 6, Section 5 of the Constitution, each district should have a minimum population of 250,000. The problem is that there are some Congressional districts that do not meet this requirement, such as one district in [the province of] Camarines Sur which has a population of just a bit more than 176,000. This is why when I was still a Senator and chairman of the Committee on Local Government, we questioned the forming of this district. Unfortunately, this was trashed by the Supreme Court. The question is: If population can no longer serve as the basis for forming a district, what would be the bases upon which legislators will implement future redistricting? What I mean to say is that there are bases for forming cities, but when it comes to forming provinces of districts, there are none? I can only empathise with the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government, Sen Bongbong Marcos: Good luck, sir, in your efforts to resolve this problem.

We do respect the co-equal powers of the judicial and executive branches of government. We have no intentions of eoncroaching upon the rights of the judiciary or disrespecting anyone's credibility. But we do have to re-visit the basic principles of democracy. We who swore to the duty [of upholding said principles] only have you — our "boss" — the Filipino people to answer to. We are here to serve the country and be role models to all Filipinos.

Now if we find a public servant who fails to deliver on this promise to the people who are, ultimately, the source of his authority and, instead, serves a patron who had been instrumental in putting him in the position where he currently sits, will we be able to continue to rely on him to look after the interests of the Filipino?

I am not a lawyer. But just the same, I grew up with a clear view of what is right and what is wrong; and what is and isn't in the interests of people. I hold that justice is not a steering wheel that can simply be turned one way or another according to its driver's will. Justice is not a toy that lawyers and courts can play with, to be turned over and spun according to their whims.

Let's come back to what I mentioned earlier: the powers of the Supreme Court, the President, and Congress ultimately originate from one "Boss" — the people. As such, it is only the interests of the people that we should be on the side of and should defend. I swore to protect and defend the Constitution, abide by its laws, be just to every person, and apply my very person to the service of the country. I have no intention of reneging on my sworn duty. I have no intention of failing the people.

It is not only mine but everyone's obligation to stay the course under a unified aspiration: to serve and protect the interests of the general public. To all of us who stand shoulder-to-shoulder as we walk down the straight path, we must persevere. As long as we are on the side of righteousness we will not retreat from any fight. As long as the people are behind us, we will succeed. Let us not fail the people.

Thank you very much.

[End of English translation]

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This is the full Tagalog text of President Benigno S. Aquino III's speech during the 1st National Criminal JusticeSummit held at Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel (Courtesy Blogwatch.tv).

Ang pagtitipon natin ngayong umaga ay isang pagkakataon para higit na masuri ang lakas at kahinaan ng ating kasalukuyang criminal justice system, at makalikom ng mga makabago at napapanahong inisyatibang pangkatarungan. Masasabi nating napapanahon ito: dahil sa mga araw-araw na headline sa diyaryo at telebisyon, nasasaksihan din ngayon ng buong bansa kung gaano kasalimuot ang trabaho ng mga clerk of court, abugado, at huwes. Walang duda sa halaga ng inyong trabaho: ang inyong mga desisyon at hakbang ay may makabuluhang implikasyon sa ating demokrasya. Dahil dito, mahalagang balikan natin ang nakasaad sa Artikulo 2, Seksyon 1 ng ating Saligang batas: ang ganap na kapangyarihan ay nasa sambayanan, at ang lahat ng kapangyarihang pampamahalaan ay nagmumula sa kanila. Minabuti ko pong ipaalala ito sa inyo dahil minsan sa ating kasaysayan, tila nakalimutan natin ito. Noong panahon ng batas militar, hindi nakatuon ang katarungan para sa kapakanan ng taumbayan, kundi upang sundin ang mga kagustuhan ng iisang tao lang, ang dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Mismong pamilya ko po ay biktima nito: Iniharap sa court martial ang aking ama, subalit bago pa man magsimula ang paglilitis, malaon nang naitakda ang kahihinatnan niya. Sa isang hukumang binubuo ng mga mahistrado, abugado, tagalitis at mga saksing itinalaga ng mismong nagsampa ng kaso— si Ginoong Marcos— ginawa ng diktadurya ang lahat ng kanilang makakaya upang baluktutin ang katarungan at ubusin ang karapatang pantao ng aking ama. Kahit wala siyang kasalanan, pitong taon at pitong buwan po siyang ipiniit at pinagdusa, habang pinagpiyestahan ng mga nasa kapangyarihan ang kaban ng bayan. Tinanggalan nila ng piring ang katarungan, at naibaling nila ang timbangan ng hustisya ayon sa kanilang kagustuhan.

Ngayon, bilang inyong Pangulo, may sinumpaan akong tungkulin: ang pangangalagaan at ipagtatanggol ang konstitusyon, ipatupad ang mga batas nito, maging makatarungan sa bawat tao, at italaga ang aking sarili sa paglilingkod sa Bansa. At bahagi ng aking mandato ang tiyaking hindi na maulit ang mga kadilimang nangyari noong panahon ng Martial law, at kung may gumawa man nito, ang siguruhing managot sila sa kanilang kasalanan.

Kaya naman simula't sapul pa lamang, naglatag na tayo ng mga hakbang upang bigyang linaw ang mga alegasyon ng korupsyon noong nakaraang administrasyon: mula sa fertilizer scam, na nagpataba umano, hindi sa mga pananim, kundi sa mga bulsa ng ilang opisyal; hanggang sa ZTE deal, na humantong din sa pagkaka-kidnap di-umano sa saksing si Jun Lozada; mula sa alegasyon ng pandaraya ng 2004 at 2007 election, at marami pang ibang katiwalian na nais nating maungkat.

Sinimulan natin ito sa pagbuo ng Truth Commission, na dapat ay susuyod sa mga di-umano'y katiwaliang lumaganap noong nakaraang administrasyon, at panagutin ang mga nasa likod nito. Wala itong ibang layon kundi iwasto ang mali sa lalong madaling panahon. Subalit alam naman natin ang nangyari: labag daw ito sa konstitusyon ayon sa Korte Suprema. Unang hakbang pa lang natin, may barikada na agad.

Tungkulin ng COMELEC na tiyaking malinis at kapani-paniwala ang resulta ng eleksiyon. Kaya naman natural lang na humingi sila ng tulong sa DOJ para imbestigahan ang mga alegasyon ng pandaraya noong 2007. Pangkaraniwan na ang pagbuo ng ganitong mga panel, ngunit kinukuwestiyon ito ngayon sa Korte Suprema. Kinukwestiyon din nila ang legalidad ng warrant of arrest na ipinataw ng Pasay Regional Trial Court kay Ginang Arroyo.

Pansinin po ninyo: Nang naglabas ng TRO ang Korte Suprema, may kaakibat itong mga kondisyon. Subalit hindi nagtagal, sila mismo ang umaming hindi naman pala kailangang tuparin ang mga alituntuning ito. Aba, e naglagay ka pa ng patakaran kung wala ka naman palang balak na masunod ito. Lahat na ng proseso ay sinusunod natin, ngunit sa kabila nito, tayo pa daw ngayon ang naghahanap ng away. Sino ba naman ang hindi magdududa sa tunay nilang hangarin?

Hindi ito ang unang beses na gumawa ang Korte Suprema ng mga desisyong napakahirap unawain. Ayon sa article 7, section 15 ng ating saligang batas, "Ang isang Pangulo ay hindi dapat gumawa ng mga paghirang sa loob ng dalawang buwan bago sumapit ang susunod na halalang pampanguluhan at hanggang sa matapos ang kanyang taning ng panunungkulan, maliban na lamang sa mga pansamantalang paghirang sa mga katungkulang ehekutibo." Ngunit alam naman po nating pinilit ni Ginang Arroyo na magtalaga pa rin ng Chief Justice. Hinirang siya, hindi dalawang buwan bago ang halalan, kundi isang linggo matapos ang eleksiyon. Base sa batas at sa dati nilang pasya, sumangayon ang Korte Suprema na bawal magtalaga ng pwesto dalawang buwan bago sumapit ang susunod na eleksyon, maliban na lamang kung ito ay pansamantalang posisyon sa ehekutibo. Ngunit bumaliktad sila nang italaga ni Ginang Arroyo si Renato Corona bilang Chief Justice: isang pwestong hindi saklaw ng ehekutibo, kundi sa hudikatura. Ang tanong ngayon: lumabag ba ang Korte Suprema sa Saligang Batas?

Isang halimbawa pa po ng desisyon nilang mahirap unawain ay tungkol sa paggawa ng mga distrito sa Kongreso: Sa Article 6, Section 5 ng Saligang Batas, kinakailangang mas higit sa dalawandaan at limampung libo ang populasyon ng bawat distrito. Ang problema: may mga hindi nakakaabot sa bilang na ito, tulad na lamang ng isang distrito sa Camarines Sur na may mahigit isandaan pitumpu't anim na libo lamang ang populasyon. Kaya noong nasa Senado pa tayo, bilang chairman ng Committee on Local Government, kinwestyon natin ang pagbuo ng distritong ito, subalit ibinasura lamang ito ng Korte Suprema. Ang tanong ngayon: kung hindi na nakasalalay sa populasyon ang paglikha ng distrito, ano ang magiging basehan ng mga mambabatas kapag may panukalang redistricting? Ibig bang sabihin, may nakalatag tayong batayan kapag lungsod ang binubuo, pero kapag lalawigan o distrito, wala na? Nakikiramay ako sa bagong Chairman ng Senate committee on Local Government na si Senador Bongbong Marcos: Goodluck po sa pagresolba ng problemang ito.

Iginagalang po natin ang pagkakapantay sa kapangyarihan ng hudikatura at ng ehekutibong sangay ng gobyerno. Wala po tayong balak na tapakan ang karapatan nila, o bastusin ang kredibilidad ng sinuman. Pero kailangan nating balikan ang mga batayang prinsipyo ng ating demokrasya. Kami pong mga nanumpa sa tungkulin ay iisa lamang ang pinagkakautangan ng loob: kayong mga Boss namin, ang sambayanang Pilipino. Narito kami para maglingkod sa ating bansa; at para may manilbihan nang buong katapatan at sigasig sa mga Pilipino.

Ngayon, kung may isang lingkod-bayan na tumatanaw ng utang ng loob, hindi sa taumbayan na siyang dapat na bukal ng aming kapangyarihan, kundi sa isang padron na isiniksik siya sa puwesto, maaasahan po kaya natin siyang intindihin ang interes ng Pilipino?

Hindi po ako nagtapos ng abugasya. Gayumpaman, lumaki tayong may malinaw na pananaw kung alin ang tama, at kung alin ang mali; kung alin ang makatao, at kung alin ang tiwali. Naninindigan pa rin akong ang katarungan ay hindi manibelang basta-basta naililiko sa kung saan nais sumadsad ng mga mahistrado. Hindi ito laruan ng mga abugado't hukom na binabaliktad at pinapasirko ayon sa kanilang kagustuhan.

Balikan po natin ang nabanggit ko kanina: ang kapangyarihan ng Korte Suprema, ng Pangulo, at ng Kongreso ay nagmumula sa nag-iisa nilang Boss: ang taumbayan. Samakatuwid, ang interes lamang ng taumbayan ang dapat naming panigan at ipaglaban. Nanumpa akong pangangalagaan at ipagtatanggol ang konstitusyon, ipatupad ang mga batas nito, maging makatarungan sa bawat tao, at italaga ang aking sarili sa paglilingkod sa bansa. Wala akong balak na lumabag sa aking sinumpaang tungkulin; wala akong balak na biguin ang taumbayan.

Obligasyon ko, at obligasyon nating lahat na manatiling tumahak sa iisang direksyon, sa ilalim ng nagkakaisa nating adhika: ang paglingkuran at pangalagaan ang interes ng sambayanan. Sa lahat ng nakikibalikat sa atin sa tuwid na daan, manalig kayo: Hangga't nasa tama tayo, wala tayong laban na aatrasan. Hanggang nasa likod natin ang taumbayan, magtatagumpay tayo. Huwag natin silang bibiguin.

Maraming salamat po.

http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2011/12/speech-of-president-noynoy-aquino-at-the-1st-national-criminal-justice-summit-english-translation/

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Bernas likens PNoy to Fidel Castro for criticizing Corona

ANDREO C. CALONZO, GMA News December 6, 2011 1:45pm

Chief Justice Renato Corona, recently on the receiving end of President Benigno Aquino III's tirades, on Tuesday found an ally in Fr. Joaquin Bernas, an influential Jesuit priest and a noted constitutional lawyer who also likened Aquino to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

In an interview over GMA News TV's "Dobol B sa News TV," Bernas openly expressed his admiration to Corona for keeping his calm while Aquino, in a speech at a Supreme Court-organized event on Monday, questioned the chief justice's impartiality.

"I admire Corona," Bernas said. "He does not go down to the level of the president's ranting... Walang ibang masabi."

Bernas also supported the statement of Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, who is also the Supreme Court's spokesman, that Aquino's tirade against the high court is "disturbing."

"Nakakabahala nga. I don't know kung ano mangyayari diyan. In his (Aquino's) speeches, he sounds like Fidel Castro," he said.

PNoy vs Corona

Aquino's rift with Corona goes a long way, starting with his opposition to Corona's appointment as head of the Supreme Court during the tail-end of the Arroyo administration. Aquino even refused to be sworn in by Corona during his inauguration.

Their rift reached a high note recently when the Supreme Court, composed of mostly Arroyo appointees, issued a temporary restraining order on the watch list order on former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is facing an electoral sabotage case in connection with the alleged irregularities in the 2007 elections.

Before the issue on the TRO, Malacañang and the Supreme Court clashed head-on when the tribunal ruled as unconstitutional Aquino's Executive Order No. 1, which sought to create an independent body to investigate alleged corruption in the past administration.

'Sense of entitlement'

At the House of Representatives, an opposition leader also questioned Aquino's move to openly attack Corona and the Supreme Court.

Deputy Minority Leader Milagros Magsaysay said Aquino should recognize the independence of the judiciary from the executive branch. "The President thinks it is a sense of entitlement on his part that he can say anything and get away with it," she said in a text message.

An administration ally, Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo, however, came to Aquino's defense, saying the president is entitled to his own opinion on a branch of government that has been considered "infallible" for years.

"Kalayaan ng isang pangulo na i-criticize ang isa pang branch ng gobyerno. Senyales lamang ito ng isang healthy democracy," he said at a separate press briefing.

He said Corona and the Supreme Court should not be "onion-skinned" whenever they are being criticized.

"Hindi dapat tingnan ito bilang pagbatikos na walang basehan. Hindi pwedeng bawat branch na binabatikos ay balat-sibuyas. Malaya lahat na magpahayag ng opinyon," Quimbo said.

At a press briefing on Monday shortly after Aquino criticized Corona, Marquez said that while it is the prerogative of the president to speak his mind, "we find it disturbing to be delivered during the first National Criminal Justice Summit, organized by no less than the Supreme Court." — KBK, GMA News


http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/240694/news/nation/bernas-likens-pnoy-to-fidel-castro-for-criticizing-corona

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I was wondering kung may nagbabasa ng mga pino-post ko dito....
sana meron at ng malinawan.. hahahaha...

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Noynoy cannot have it both ways
TO THE QUICK By Jerry Tundag (The Freeman) Updated December 09, 2011 12:00

In the general elections of 2010, Noynoy Aquino garnered 15,208,678 votes to win the presidency. His closest rival, former president Joseph Estrada, got only 9,487,837. A far third was senator Manny Villar with 5,573,835.

There were six other candidates voted upon by Filipinos, seven if we include Vitaliano Acosta who eventually got disqualified. The next three placers were Gilbert Teodoro — 4,095,839; Eddie Villanueva — 1,125,878; and Richard Gordon — 501,727.

The final three were Nicanor Perlas — 54,578; Jamby Madrigal — 46,489; and JC Reyes — 44,244. Just for the record, since there were people who actually voted for the disqualified Acosta, he got 181,985 which, interestingly, was more than either Perlas, Madrigal or Reyes.

The point in my recalling the "scores" in the last election is to drive home the point that while Aquino clearly won the presidency, there were actually more people who did not vote for him but voted for other candidates.

Compared to the 15,208,678 people who voted for Aquino, the number of Filipinos who did not vote for him reached 20,930,424. And if we include the 181,985 invalidated votes for Acosta, the number of Filipinos who did not see Aquino fit for president would reach 21,112,409.

Very clearly, by sheer weight of numbers, Aquino is not the choice for president of the majority of Filipinos. At 42.08 percent of the vote, he is a minority president. To keep invoking the name of the people in everything he does is therefore a hollow and erroneous claim.

Fortunately for Aquino, the electoral process does not work that way. Our elections declare as winner the candidate with the most number of votes compared to his individual rivals. Even more fortunately, those who didn't vote for him respect the process and abide by the result.

This should therefore serve as a warning to Aquino not to rock the boat so much because the far greater number of Filipinos who did not elect him president do not want to become the innocent victims of his reckless kind of leadership.

The 21,112,409 Filipinos who did not see Aquino fit to be president have been mature and decent enough to absorb defeat in silence in deference to the greater need to respect established democratic processes and institutions, as well as to unite and rally behind one leader.

But Aquino is not reciprocating the gesture of the majority. He is behaving as if he owns a mandate so overwhelming that Filipinos will just stand idly by as he dismantles the democratic institutions this country has held sacred for generations.

His continued disrespect for the Supreme Court, for instance, works against the interests of the country in more ways than one. Not only does it erode public confidence in the high court, it also sends the wrong signals to our international audience, among them potential investors.

How can foreign investors feel safe in a country whose Supreme Court keeps getting assailed by the president at every opportunity? If investors cannot expect protection for their interests from a Supreme Court hobbled by presidential dictation, they will naturally shy away.

Aquino cannot have it both ways. He cannot condemn the Supreme Court if its decisions do not favor his interests, and then praise it for its "probity" and "independence" if its decisions are something to his liking.

Aquino cannot profess to be president of a democracy if he refuses to acknowledge and respect a co-equal branch of a democratic government. Either he bows to the precepts of democracy or drop all pretenses altogether and declare himself a dictator. For he can't have it both ways.





http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=756630&publicationSubCategoryId=109

[vir]

ngayon lng ako nagkatime basahin to jhong..hehe..

pansin ko lng na may pinaghuhugutan talaga ang mga ginagawa/sinasabi ni PNoy na maaring personal nga..

sa kabilang banda,hindi ko sya masisisi..grabe din naman kasi ang pinagdaanan ng pamilya nila mula pa kay Marcos..syempre isa pa rin syang anak..

pero hindi ko sinasabing sang-ayon ako sa mga ginagawa nya kasi tama rin si Gloria sa sinabi nya sa interview nya with Arnold Clavio..masyado na syang nagfofocus sa pulitika, sa pagpapakulong kay sa kanya, (sa "paghihiganti" cguro) na nasasakripisyo na ang ekonomiya at iba pang aspeto ng bansa..

oo nga naman medyo matatag at paangat na ang ekonomiyang iniwan ni GMA pero unti unti na namang bumababa ang growth rate ng bansa.. 

tingin ko ok na ang mga nagawa nya para sa pangako nyang pananagutin ang mga nagkasala pero wag naman sana nya igugol ang buong termino nya dun..kasi in the long run,ang pag-angat pa rin ng bansa ang tatatak sa isip ng mga Pilipino at hindi yung pagpapakulong kay GMA..

maaaring ngayon natutuwa na yung iba sa nakikitang sitwasyon ni Gloria pero alam naman natin ang mga Pilipino,napakadaling magpatawad..konting paawa at sori lng,makakalimutan na natin lahat kaya non sense kung pagbuhusan pa ng panahon ni PNoy ang pagpapakulong kay GMA..pagtagal sigurado kay Gloria na kakampi ang masa..hahaha..

at OO naniniwala akong totoo ang mga paratang kay GMA..pandaraya sa eleksyon at pangungurakot..no offense meant pero malakas ang paniniwala ko jan pero gayunpaman..ok na yun!..tama na..let's move on,ang mahalaga tapos na,di na sya ang presidente..wala na magagawa eh,nangyari na,nakurakot na ang pera at maaaring nagastos na..di na mababalik yun kaya sana dun nlng sa pagasenso ng Pilipinas magfocus c PNoy..

[judE_Law]

^well... ako naman.. natuwa ako ng makita kong naka-ngiti si gma... kailangan niyang lumaban! at patunayan na hindi totoo ang paratang sa kanya! masyado na siyang hinusgahan.. please lang wag natin siyang ikumpara kay ERAP.. si ERAP convicted iyon! si gma, wala pa ni isang kaso ang napatunayang guilty siya.

[judE_Law]

Pnoy's Misguided Motivations on ANC's TEDitorial.

Please Watch:

http://masterfuldeceit.blogspot.com/2011/12/teddy-locsin-on-aquinos-motivations.html

[judE_Law]

Timeline of Deception

NOV 22 2011 The Supreme Court orders the distribution of 4,915.7466 hectares of Hacienda Luisita, the sugar estate owned by the relatives of President Benigno Aquino III. The case had slept for 5 years in the SC. But only after 18 months after Corona assumed office, Luisita was no more.

NOV 24 2011 The Cojuangco clan meets in Makati to discuss their loss. They complain to the President that they've managed to keep the Hacienda through several administrations only to lose it during the term of one of their own.


DEC 1 2011 In a speech before the Makati Business Club, the President accuses the Supreme Court of being confusing and partisan.


DEC 5 2011 The President criticized Chief Justice Renato Corona and the entire Supreme Court in front of other justices, lawmakers and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system  during the first National Criminal Justice Summit. He accuses the SC of being a stumbling block to his plans and renews his tirade against Corona's appointment.

DEC 5 2011 During the Liberal Party Fellowship and Christmas Party, the President instructs his partymates to fast track the long pending impeachment of Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo. It had been on the shelf for the past year but all it took was a word and a "promise" from the President.

DEC 7 2011 As ordered from the top, the House of Representatives' committee on justice voted to declare the complaint against Justice del Castillo sufficient in substance. From last year's 11-10 vote on sufficiency in form, the President's men pulled through this time with a 40-7 vote.

DEC 10 2011 Pnoy meets leaders of groups allied wth the majority in the Palace and orders them to proceed with drafting the articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Corona. It will have the signature of at least one-third of the legislators and will immediately be transmitted to the Senate

Dec 11 2011 His allies meets in the house of Rep Neptali Gonzales II to draft the articles of impeachment against Corona. Gonzales spearheads this move to buy some leniency for a close friend, former COMELEC Chair Benjamin Abalos.

TODAY The son of a hero and a revered president systematically destroys the democratic institutions of the Philippines to create a government he alone controls. The irony is dumbfounding.  His deceit will unravel itself. Know the truth. 

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

hmm.. sa pamahalaan natin.. sabi eh 3 ang section na ito na pantay-pantay.. kaso nag2long ang 2 section para ibagsak ung 1 section.. Is Pinoy planning to have all the power in the Philippines eventually? Same like the Marcos dictatorship?

[judE_Law]

hmm.. sa pamahalaan natin.. sabi eh 3 ang section na ito na pantay-pantay.. kaso nag2long ang 2 section para ibagsak ung 1 section.. Is Pinoy planning to have all the power in the Philippines eventually? Same like the Marcos dictatorship?

ano pa nga ba? he wants to control everything!

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

naisip ko lang kung pano nagamit ang taxes natin..

Erap: MRT
GMA: RORO
PNoy: redicule politicians

^Grabeh, wala ng ginawang matino ang ating presidente. Imbes na paunlarin ang bansa eh nang-aaway nalang ng mga politicians.. Para ano? Para gumanda nmae nya sa madlang people. Yung mga illegal settlers sa quezon ave? Pinapa-alis na yun pero pinigilan nya kase papanget ang name nya sa madlang people.. PNoy do your real job and stop wasting our money. Meron kpang nalalamang "Kayo ang boss ko!" at "Tuwid na landas".

[pinoybrusko]

I'm liking what is happening to our govt right now......isa isa na talaga inaalis ang mga dumi sa gobyerno and that's what I'm waiting for, for years ngayon lang nagkaroon ng paglilinis sa gobyerno.

[judE_Law]

Aquino in PSG party amid 'Sendong' disaster

Matuwid na daan... tsk! tsk!


at siyempre... to the rescue ang kanyang mga sis... lol!

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/aquino-in-psg-party-amid--sendong--disaster.html

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

Which is worse? Gloria's ALLEGED corruption? Or PNoy's EVIDENT incompetence?

[judE_Law]

Bakit parang hindi tayo handa kapag dumarating ang matinding kalamidad.
Ahhh, binasura pala ni Noynoy ang pondo para sa disaster preparation! Good job, Pnoy!

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Aquino vetoes disaster preparation in P5B calamity fund

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

MANILA -- Kabataan party-list Representative Raymond Palatino scored President Benigno Aquino III's decision to veto the disaster preparation in the P5-billion calamity fund for this year saying the calamity brought by Typhoons "Pedring" and "Quiel" were "man-made disasters".

In his veto message on the 2011 national budget, Aquino said that the P5-billion calamity fund should be mainly used by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) for "actual calamities" and not for "preparation of relocation sites/facilities, and training personnel engaged in direct disaster."

Although the President's veto message also states that pre-disaster activities are embedded in the services of various agencies like the Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Department of National Defense, Palatino said that "government efforts leave much room for improvement."

"While damages caused by typhoons are inevitable, we can definitely reduce them through disaster preparedness. As more typhoons are expected to hit the Philippines in the following days, the President should strengthen pre-disaster activities to substantially reduce the devastating effects of typhoons and other calamities," Palatino said.

For 2012, the President will be allocating P7.5 billion for calamity fund and P14.2 billion for disaster risk reduction and management.

On Wednesday, Aquino visited several towns in Tarlac, Pampanga and Bulacan, which were heavily flooded by recent typhoons. (Kathrina Alvarez/Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2011/10/05/aquino-vetoes-disaster-preparation-p5b-calamity-fund-183311