P-Noy

[joshgroban]

hehe sana naman walang paninira lang ... let the truth comes out

[judE_Law]

grabe.. daming issues of incompetency... both sa leader and the cabinets... sabagay wala naman daw isyu ng corruption kaya okay ng maging incompetent ang mga namumuno.. lol!


by the way.. thanks for the Clippings Carpediem... at least may mga back-up na articles na yung mga pinagsasabi ko...

[angelo]

what can we expect? that is how "dirty" politics is in the Philippines. Iyon na ang kalakaran, umalma ka, ikaw pa rin ang kawawa.

there is some truth to those. its hard to make public accusations without any sound basis.

[joshgroban]

yap korek ka dyan

[ram013]

Im still giving Noy2x the benefit of the doubt and some time to prove himself, guys, he's just been there for a couple of months so we cannot really assess him fully

If we assess him now, definitely what we will see is not complete. Also, we are starting to build an impression and if we do that, no matter what that person do to show that he is we would always see it the other way around.

Although, I see that Noy2x hasn't done anything that will make be believe in his leadership

For now..I'll stare from afar and observe.

BTW, I am for Gibo.

[judE_Law]

Im still giving Noy2x the benefit of the doubt and some time to prove himself, guys, he's just been there for a couple of months so we cannot really assess him fully

If we assess him now, definitely what we will see is not complete. Also, we are starting to build an impression and if we do that, no matter what that person do to show that he is we would always see it the other way around.

Although, I see that Noy2x hasn't done anything that will make be believe in his leadership

For now..I'll stare from afar and observe.

BTW, I am for Gibo.

Gibonians! pareho tayo... hala.. baka mamisinterpret ako.. sabihin 'ampalaya' ako.. hehehehe...

[pinoybrusko]

incompetencies?  it just shows they're normal people unless you're God - to much to be perfect.   I think you know what i mean hehehe.

mas matimbang pala ang incompetencies sa corruption....i rest my case....

[judE_Law]

incompetencies?  it just shows they're normal people unless you're God - to much to be perfect.   I think you know what i mean hehehe.

mas matimbang pala ang incompetencies sa corruption....i rest my case....

haha... you don't need to be a 'god' brusk to be a competent leader.

[pinoybrusko]

incompetencies?  it just shows they're normal people unless you're God - to much to be perfect.   I think you know what i mean hehehe.

mas matimbang pala ang incompetencies sa corruption....i rest my case....

haha... you don't need to be a 'god' brusk to be a competent leader.

if so, then sino ang competent leader para sa iyo? si PGMA ba? 

[ram013]

Well si PGMA is matalino and pwede na ring competent pero Corruption during her term did not help us at all

What we need is leader who has bough competent and not corrupt.. if he/she is not corrupt but has to be comptent bka kc ung mga nkapaligid s knya ang corrupt di pa nya alam so useless

[judE_Law]

para mas lalong malinawan si Brusko kaugnay ng MCC $400M+ na dala ni Noy...
sana basahin niyang mabuti ng malinawagan siya... please lang pakibasa ng mabuti.


What the President brought home
by Carmen Pedrosa on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 8:06am




The euphoria on President Noynoy's "bringing home the bacon" is understandable. After all, he did not come empty handed. But it is important that the Filipino public understand the mechanics of foreign aid, especially American aid to the Filipino nation, to temper that euphoria. It is a double edged sword.

Officially, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an American government corporation created to help some of the poorest countries in the world. But that help comes with strings attached. It was designed as leverage for good governance or more accurately, what America thinks is "good" governance.

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Unfortunately, like most good things it can be very good in theory but these become sticky when put into practice.

So when our new president comes from a visit to US of A, his first foreign trip, we should ask what he did bring home. To do that we need to know why and how MCC works. The good edge of the sword is MCC's mission "to reduce global poverty through the promotion of sustainable economic growth." The more dangerous edge is that it is used for outright intervention in the guise of the pursuit of that good.

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On the US side, MCC is led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as chairperson. Other members of the government panel are Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, and US TradeRepresentative Ambassador Ron Kirk. Four come from the private sector — Lorne Craner, former Senator William Frist, Ken Hackett and Alan Patricof.

So, it is more correct to say that President Noynoy brought home the bacon (after others worked long and hard for it).

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Others have already written about implications of having signed the MCC. One opinion is that it is the quid pro quo for a reproductive health bill that would make artificial birth control available to the poor. I think most Filipinos, whether or not they voted for President Noynoy, agree we need a more effective reproductive health program.

Whatever the reasons for the MCC grant to the Philippines there were stringent requirements that took years to fulfill. Qualification for it came in stages with a smaller grant coming first in the form of a threshold program assistance before it was given a compact grant. The $454 million signed by President Noynoy was the compact grant.



It would have been politic for the new president if he had acknowledged the work of those who came before him. Teamwork made the grant possible. Moreover it is good for the image of the country that it has a continuing and stable program of government. That would have been far more effective than hiring a public relations firm or eating hotdog in the streets of Manhattan.
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The first $21 million given to the Philippines was a threshold grant in 2009. This was used to strengthen the country's flagship programs in anti-corruption and revenue administration among them Revenue Integrity Protection Service (RIPS) under the Department of Finance, Run After Tax Evaders (RATE) under the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and Run After The Smugglers (RATS) under the Bureau of Customs.

Therefore there was hard work to be done long before the signing of the Compact grant. Among the conditions were: completion of the Threshold program, development of a compact proposal to meet MCC eligibility criteria (scorecard), and development of a policy improvement process (PIP) Plan of Action. All this was done long before President Noynoy signed the compact grant.
By all means, let us cheer President Noynoy but let us also not forget the many people who made it possible.

Among those who worked hard for the Compact proposal development to the MCC Board were then DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral, DOF Undersecretary Rosalia de Leon, then OES OP Undersecretary Ron P. Salo, DBM Undersecretary Mario Relampagos, then DPWH Senior Undersecretary Manuel Bonoan, then BIR Commissioner Joel Tan Torres. 

The work was started in September 2009 in Manila by both Philippine and MCC technical teams with a final meeting in February 2010 in Washington.

There were three projects that were considered under the proposed compact under the theme of a 'Balanced Regional Industrialization: A Pro-Poor Growth Strategy for the Philippines'. This was consistent with "the Philippines's 2004-2010 Medium Term Development Plan and MCC's goal of poverty reduction through sustained economic growth."

Several officials from the Arroyo government who worked for MCC eligibility criteria were Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and Ambassador Cesar Bautista assisted by Court Administrator, now Justice Jose Perez, then OES OP Undersecretary Ron P. Salo, and DAP President Antonio Kalaw.

 After incorporating the comments of the Board, the final PIP Plan of Action was submitted by the Philippine Government on March 1, 2010.

It is worth noting here that Ambassador Bautista was the proponent of several PIPs (Policy Improvement Process) in the plan of action. The approach would rely on an innovative public-private partnership.

When Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita met with MCC Country Director Troy Wray, he sought advice from the Philippine Embassy as well as Ambassador Cesar Bautista, to work out the plan of action. Even then the partnership with the private sector in implementing the grant was on the table.

An MCA Inter-Agency Task Force was created with the Executive Secretary as chair and assisted by the Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Director General of the National Economic Development Authority pursuant to EO 607 and 607-A issued by then President Arroyo.

Amb. Cesar B. Bautista was MCC point of contact for policy improvement process while Dr. Dante Canlas was the MCC Point of contact for projects. Having fulfilled the requirements, the grant was ready for approval as early as March.
But this was not to be. In its meeting on 24 March 2010, the MCC Board of Directors decided to defer the approval of RP's five-year Compact projects.

MCC CEO Mr. Yohannes, wrote Secretary Romulo and Sec. Teves, that they would have to meet first with the incoming government after the final results of the May 10 elections were out.

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In short, the MCC board waited until the elections were over before continuing with the millennium challenge contract. The necessary conditions for approval were completed during former President GMA's term but the Board had to be sure that the incoming government would implement the program. That was how President Noynoy came to sign the compact during his trip to the US.
Double-edged FROM A DISTANCE By Carmen N. Pedrosa (The Philippine Star) Updated October 02, 2010 12:00 AM

[judE_Law]

^^ by the way Brusk.. in case you don't know.. si Carmen Pedrosa ay isa sa pinaka-matinding kritiko ni gma during her term.. try mo lang magresearch..

[ctan]

Ewan ko nga ba kung bakit andami pa rin nahuhumaling kay Pnoy.

[carpediem]

I have to say that he will earn a bit of my respect and support if he could continue to support birth control.

[ctan]

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