Prepare for a new government as liberators are just around the corner?
Five senior Catholic bishops, led by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines president, Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, came up with intriguing statements during a press conference held yesterday in Intramuros, seemingly giving out signals that the CBCP is now ready to support a people power revolt against the Arroyo government which the bishops condemned as corrupt.
Lagdameo said now is the time to prepare for a new government and made mention of liberators being close at hand, along with serendipity playing a major role in bringing about these change in government and radical reforms in government.
Asked by reporters whether the statement, seen as the strongest yet coming from the bishops, members of the CBCP that is known to reject the people in their fight against the Arroyo government, was a call for the people to come together and organize an ouster of President Arroyo, the CBCP president replied that the decision rests on the Filipino people, as to what course of action they want to take in moving to put in place the needed “radical reforms.”
“What is needed is for the Filipino people to unite behind what their (united) response will be. As we stated earlier (in a pastoral letter) we have called for communal discernment and communal action.”
But this communal move, was, however, also dashed by the CBCP, stressing that this did not mean for nation to stage people power.
Lagdameo now, however, says that “the time to rebuild our country economically, socially, politically is now. The time for moral regeneration is now. The time to conquer complacency, cynicism and apathy and to prove that we have become mature from our political disappointments is now. The time to prepare a new government is now.”
He and the four other bishops, however, failed to state how these radical reforms are to be implemented, but they did make mention that there is a need for “liberators” to reform the country and to make it whole again, adding that Filipinos should not lose hope that changing the present system is futile. “In spite of the seemingly hopeless and negative prognosis, our liberation may yet serendipitously happen. We are dreaming, praying and hoping that our county may yet have the needed liberators.”
Lagdameo said he hopes that the liberators “will in a courageous peaceful way effectively and uncompromisingly reform our country.”
Present in the forum were Lingayen Archbishop Oscar Cruz, Bataan Bishop Socrates Villegas, Masbate Bishop Joel Baylon and Bishop Emeritus Jose Sorra.
Villegas said their statements are intended to awake the public’s conscience to have a better country.
“We are not here to bring you peace. We are here to disturb you. I’m praying to God that after this meeting, may the Lord trouble you because the trouble that comes from the Lord is going to make you a better person and it’s going to make the country a better country,” he said.
Villegas urged the public “not to be passive” but to engage “in active involvement” in effecting a change in governance. He noted that curbing corruption by only half of its present level would immensely benefit the country. “The problem is not population, the problem is rampant corruption,” Villegas said.
Lagdameo noted that rampant corruption in government continues to grow despite the church leaders having condemned the corruption in government.
“In the past few years up to today, we have watched how corruption has become endemic, massive, systemic and rampant in our politics. The faces and symptoms of corruption are overpriced projects, multi-billion scams of various kinds, election manipulations, anomalous transactions, bribery of both high and low, unsolved murders of media practitioners. Corruption is a social and moral cancer,” Lagdameo said, but stressed that he was not even speaking as the CBCP president, nor was he speaking for the body of bishops, saying his statements are those coming from of a bishop from Iloilo.
He also asked the people to stop being passive and apathetic, and for them to shed their cynicism.
Lingayen Archbishop, a critic of the Arroyo government, was clear in his statements to media that the corrupt can be found in Malacañang, and he noted the distinction of Mrs. Arroyo being the “most corrupt president” the country has ever had.
But he also said that the corruption committed under the Arroyo administration is something that cannot be dealt with by the human justice system.
“Corruption in such an extensive degree in the Philippines is a crime that cries to heaven for vengeance. Corruption in this country has become endemic, systemic, from top to bottom in government. Perhaps they may be given the punishment they deserve by the human justice system, but that’s not enough. Someone else—a higher authority— will punish them as they deserve,” said the former CBCP president.
Lagdameo in a statement said “as a consequences, corruption foremost in political election damages political legitimacy, integrity and competence. Corruption impedes economic development, worsens income inequity and poverty, endangers public order and safety. Corruption results in bureaucratic inefficiency and demoralization. Corruption begets bad politics, and bad politics begets further corruption”
Bishop Baylon who heads the Episcopal for youths cited an article which said “ in this country, we identify ourselves so easily with the victims of pickpockets or snatchers and throw these small time thieves to almost forever languish in prison. But when it comes to big-time crooks and public officials stealing billions upon billions of the people’s money, it takes forever to prove their crime. There is so much embarrassing hesitation and false respect to start mounting a campaign to show that corruption is worst form of crime, because it kills the common good, it kills the poor, it kills the country, it violates God’s commandments of ‘thou shall not steal, thou shall not kill”.
Bishop Borra sadi: “Is it any wonder that our country is tagged as the most corrupt in Asia and the 11th most corrupt among the 102 countries in the world, if we are not horrified, disgusted, exasperated and enraged by these realities, can we still say we love our country?’
Bishop Villegas said “ Who will pick up the broken, shattered pieces of our country, hurting from poverty and corruption, to make it whole again? In spite of the seemingly hopeless and negative prognosis, our liberation may yet serendipitously happen. We are dreaming, praying and hoping that our country may yet needed liberators, yes , liberators who will in a courageous peaceful way effectively and uncompromisingly reform our country,”
Malacañang, however, did not give much attention to the call of five bishops for the current government to prepare for a new government instrumental in averting the worsening corruption in the government.
According to Press Secretary Jesus Dureza, the five bishops are entitled to their opinion.
In a media briefing, Dureza stressed that the President, during the Cabinet meeting yesterday only discussed the emergency employment plan in the event of spillover of the global economic recession to the Philippines and the results of the Philippines participation to the 7th Asean Europe Meeting in Beijing, China.
With today’s call of the bishops, Dureza said that the bishops were just expressing their respective opinions on the government under President Arroyo. Pat C. Santos, Riza Recio and PNA
source: sent via Kapampangan Community Worldwide
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Florida Blanca Rejects Gov. Ed Recall
Florida Blanca, Pampanga - October 29, 2008, 8am, an estimated 1200 supporters of Gov. Ed Panlilio marched 1.5km from Megabyte School to the covered court infront of The Municipal Town Hall of Florida Blanca, Pampanga to show support to the governor and to make their voice heard against the Recall Petition made by Kambilan.The rally was organized by SULONG FLORIDA BLANCA INC., a municipal civil society affiliate of KASAUP INC. headed by Mr. Eddie Ayen.
It was also supported by various pastors from the province such as Pastor Joel Cruz and Pastor Rommel Valejo, municipal coordinators of Kasaup Inc., Fr. Deo Galang, Vice Mayor Joerey Montemayor of Florida and the market vendors association of the municipality.
Among Ed was overwhelmed when he found out that the market vendors association of Florida were the one's who solicited for the snacks of the participants of the prayer rally. "Yung iba pinapangakuan para pumunta sa rally pero dito sa Florida, sila ang nagtulong tulong para lang magkatipon tipon tayo", Guv said.
During the program Vice Mayor Joerey Montemayor announced to the people of Florida all the projects and quarry shares that Gov. Ed Panlilio has implemented in their municipality, contrary to Mayor Guerrero's allegations that their municipality has not received any centavo from the Provincial Capitol.
One of the listeners even commented, " Balakusang mag resign ya i Mayor nung atin yang tinggap proyekto ing balen tamo menibat Kapitolyo, karakal pala!" he said.
Locals were astound hearing all the millions worth of quarry shares given to their barangays and municipality which were not being announced before by their leaders.
The gathering ended at 12 noon with a prayer both from the catholic church and the pastors from J.I.L.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
MISSING THE ACTION by: Kiko Ortelano
I Ingkong ku ne kamua.
" Taksiapo mo Kiko!!! Ginamit me pamo ing lagyung Ortelano pa-inglis-inglis na ka man!!!"
"E naka mimimua Ingkong, eku naman laganasan ing pamag-inglis ku." Mimasmas yang bagya i ingkong at merimla ya buntuk.
"Siguru mayap ing sinulat mu, kaya mu uli ning eku a-intindyan, malyari mo dinan mu kung oras king pamanyulat mo?"
O ini i Ingkong ko.
Pilan na lang Presidente ning Pilipinas ding ikit ku. Inyang i Quirino, orinola ya mu a mibalitang gawa king guinto, pakuldasan da ne king pwesto. I Magsaysay naman, ya ing tutung kaluguran ding balanang Pilipino, kaya mu ene asadsad ing pamanungkulan na uli ning panga-aksidente na. Malinis yang menungkulan kaya mu balamu, asu de ding amerikano. I Garcia naman, uli ning ibat ya king pakakalulung kabiayan, ding pengari na at iya man, talaturu la karing eskwela. Inyang meging Presidente ya, masyado lang dakal ding pika-utangan ng lub, inya migsamantala inyang makapwesto na la. Ila pin ding amanuan yung cronies ngeni ciguru pero e da no man kasing garapal ding ngeni. Ing kabalen tamung Tatang Dadong, miki-kayapan ne man menungkulan. Inyang panaun na, ding pamilya na bawal lang magmolestiya king nanu mang gamit o bandi ning gobyerno. At uli ning delikadesa, inuna na ing dakal a serbisyong gobyerno karing aliwang lalawigan bayu ing Pampanga. Ing pakibat na karing magmaktol a kabalen tamu kanita, ken na kayung kaduang hapag. Kayamu ene mikaduanan ing kayang pamanungkulan. I Marcos naman melumud ya king geuian ning makapwesto. Semantalanan ng husto at ena ne buring bili ing poder. Menabusu ya pa at ginamit neng husto ing militar. Inya angga ngeni, balamu litu ya pa ing militar nung nanu ing talagang dapat ng pagobran. I Cory naman, wapin ala yang bitasang beluan keng milagrong binie ning Guinu tamu kaya king kapamilatan ning payapang pamagaklas ding tao. Pero emu atawaran ing ambag na lalu na king pamanyubli ning karapatan ning pilipino a sinupil ng Marcos. I Ramos mayap ya sana, pero masyado ya naman minasa karing kayabe na king militar. I Erap naman, gewa neng bisyo ing Malacanang.
I Gloria naman ngeni, TAKSYAPO na! Dakal na masyado ing sinabi na pekamadinat ya pamanungkulan king palasyo ning Malacanang. At iti akakit tamu. Makarine ya!
Ing kebagsak ng Erap ing JUETENG. Pero i Gloria ngeni ya naman ing makinabang. Maski na ing maina isip, akit ng masala iti. Maski nanung tanggi ing gawan na pati na ding kapulisan na, lalu pang meragul ing JUETENG king pamanungkulan na. Ing makadiri pa, keti mismo king Pampanga, atlung beses patingapun ing bola at mesakit ya pa uling tikyan dala ding numero king Small Town Lottery. Ta nung tutu yang ating masabal, ini mu man sanang lalawigan na, palto na alang jueteng. Pero ali! Garapal la talaga.
Isipan yu namu nung makananu ya kakalulu ing Pilipinas, pero ing pekamal a megawang dalan buong yatu tiu ya keti, ing Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard king Manila Reclamation. Metung man karing opisyales ng Gloria ala man midalum mu man kaniti. O ing tren naman papunta king Clark a North Rail. King eda pibulad-bulad, mekatatlu neng doble mitas ing presyo na niti pero anti mong ala karela. O ita pang NBN-ZTE deal! Ngeni mekauli ne i Bolante, palual da kaya ing mabuluk a bulate da? Ing dakal a smuggling king Subic, lalu na ding miyayaliwang saken a mal, king isip yu ba malyari ing bulgarang dapat a ini nung alang basbas ibat king matas? Balu yu bang pete de itang Reporter a mekatuklas king Fertilizer scam? Akalinguan tamu ba ing pamamudmod dang pera karing manungkulan ban saluan da ing karelang LOYALTY? Ewari inya gagawan da ing anggang agyu da at pisaup-saup da ne ngan talaga i gobernador Panlilio uling petunayan na na iya EDe Asali! Maski na nanung tanggi at pamandayu ing gawan da ding alipores ng GLORIA, eda asalikut ing gagawan da kang Panlilio. Potang i GLORIA yang impeach da antimon ngeni, agad dang sabyan, panayan ye ing 2010. Pero keti Pampanga baligtad ing gagawan da. Eda ne apanayan ing 2010! Ing masakit tanggapan, i GLORIA patanggal de uli ning anggang kapanakawan at katiwalian! I Panlilio naman ala la ni singko man halagang katiwalian a sasangkan!
Pota akalinguan yu ne i GARCI. King buong isip at panamdam ku, talagang pirayit de mu i Fernando Poe! Wa tutu pin artista ya mu, lalu na at anti ne mong kapatad i Erap a mekulung uli ning katiwalian lalu na ing pamananggap PAYOLA king jueteng. Pero ngeni ikit ta naman nung nanu ing pindapat ning ECONOMIST a mikamatas a pegaralan ibat king IVY LEAGUE a eskuwela king Amerika. Balamu mo wari, ing pegaralan da karin ing pamagloku karing memalen at kapanakawan king kaban ning gobyerno?
Masakit mu ing manula. Pero nung misip tamu banayad, baka nung i Poe yang linukluk a presidente tamu inyang 2004, baka e naman makanyan kalala ing mengpalyaring kaiwalian king Pilipinas. Pwede rin naman na mas malala pero iti eku panualan uli na pin na ene man megaral husto i Poe at enana siguru agyung isipan ing masalimuot a pamangurakot king gobyerno.
"Ingkong painawa ka pa mu saguli. Mitas na ka presyun king mua mu king simbitla mu."
"Pupusan ku ne Kiko."
Alang aliwang makatulid king anggang baluktut a malilyari ngeni nung e itamu mu naman. Dapat alang patugot ing kamulatan at kasipagan a mamarap king anggang e mayap a dapat. Sana itamu mikakatutuan ing pangadi tamu. Sana ding pamuntuk ding miyayaliwang pisamban apigume da at tanggapan nung ninu talaga ding salot ning kekatamung balen. Antimurin karing manungkulan. Itamung memalen etana padal karing pulitikong makasarili maski na kapatad tala pa, pengari, siping bale, kumpare o kakilala. Ing pamie da istung eleksyon, panakawan da naman kekatamu potang manungkulan na la. Pakamalan talang tutu ding mapilan a tutung lulugud at magsilbi kekatamu. Diatk la pa, pero agyu talang parakalan nung tutu tamung tukayan ing tuturu ning GUINU tamu.
"Wapin Ingkong. Sana makiramdam lang tutu ding kabalen tamu."
" Taksiapo mo Kiko!!! Ginamit me pamo ing lagyung Ortelano pa-inglis-inglis na ka man!!!"
"E naka mimimua Ingkong, eku naman laganasan ing pamag-inglis ku." Mimasmas yang bagya i ingkong at merimla ya buntuk.
"Siguru mayap ing sinulat mu, kaya mu uli ning eku a-intindyan, malyari mo dinan mu kung oras king pamanyulat mo?"
O ini i Ingkong ko.
Pilan na lang Presidente ning Pilipinas ding ikit ku. Inyang i Quirino, orinola ya mu a mibalitang gawa king guinto, pakuldasan da ne king pwesto. I Magsaysay naman, ya ing tutung kaluguran ding balanang Pilipino, kaya mu ene asadsad ing pamanungkulan na uli ning panga-aksidente na. Malinis yang menungkulan kaya mu balamu, asu de ding amerikano. I Garcia naman, uli ning ibat ya king pakakalulung kabiayan, ding pengari na at iya man, talaturu la karing eskwela. Inyang meging Presidente ya, masyado lang dakal ding pika-utangan ng lub, inya migsamantala inyang makapwesto na la. Ila pin ding amanuan yung cronies ngeni ciguru pero e da no man kasing garapal ding ngeni. Ing kabalen tamung Tatang Dadong, miki-kayapan ne man menungkulan. Inyang panaun na, ding pamilya na bawal lang magmolestiya king nanu mang gamit o bandi ning gobyerno. At uli ning delikadesa, inuna na ing dakal a serbisyong gobyerno karing aliwang lalawigan bayu ing Pampanga. Ing pakibat na karing magmaktol a kabalen tamu kanita, ken na kayung kaduang hapag. Kayamu ene mikaduanan ing kayang pamanungkulan. I Marcos naman melumud ya king geuian ning makapwesto. Semantalanan ng husto at ena ne buring bili ing poder. Menabusu ya pa at ginamit neng husto ing militar. Inya angga ngeni, balamu litu ya pa ing militar nung nanu ing talagang dapat ng pagobran. I Cory naman, wapin ala yang bitasang beluan keng milagrong binie ning Guinu tamu kaya king kapamilatan ning payapang pamagaklas ding tao. Pero emu atawaran ing ambag na lalu na king pamanyubli ning karapatan ning pilipino a sinupil ng Marcos. I Ramos mayap ya sana, pero masyado ya naman minasa karing kayabe na king militar. I Erap naman, gewa neng bisyo ing Malacanang.
I Gloria naman ngeni, TAKSYAPO na! Dakal na masyado ing sinabi na pekamadinat ya pamanungkulan king palasyo ning Malacanang. At iti akakit tamu. Makarine ya!
Ing kebagsak ng Erap ing JUETENG. Pero i Gloria ngeni ya naman ing makinabang. Maski na ing maina isip, akit ng masala iti. Maski nanung tanggi ing gawan na pati na ding kapulisan na, lalu pang meragul ing JUETENG king pamanungkulan na. Ing makadiri pa, keti mismo king Pampanga, atlung beses patingapun ing bola at mesakit ya pa uling tikyan dala ding numero king Small Town Lottery. Ta nung tutu yang ating masabal, ini mu man sanang lalawigan na, palto na alang jueteng. Pero ali! Garapal la talaga.
Isipan yu namu nung makananu ya kakalulu ing Pilipinas, pero ing pekamal a megawang dalan buong yatu tiu ya keti, ing Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard king Manila Reclamation. Metung man karing opisyales ng Gloria ala man midalum mu man kaniti. O ing tren naman papunta king Clark a North Rail. King eda pibulad-bulad, mekatatlu neng doble mitas ing presyo na niti pero anti mong ala karela. O ita pang NBN-ZTE deal! Ngeni mekauli ne i Bolante, palual da kaya ing mabuluk a bulate da? Ing dakal a smuggling king Subic, lalu na ding miyayaliwang saken a mal, king isip yu ba malyari ing bulgarang dapat a ini nung alang basbas ibat king matas? Balu yu bang pete de itang Reporter a mekatuklas king Fertilizer scam? Akalinguan tamu ba ing pamamudmod dang pera karing manungkulan ban saluan da ing karelang LOYALTY? Ewari inya gagawan da ing anggang agyu da at pisaup-saup da ne ngan talaga i gobernador Panlilio uling petunayan na na iya EDe Asali! Maski na nanung tanggi at pamandayu ing gawan da ding alipores ng GLORIA, eda asalikut ing gagawan da kang Panlilio. Potang i GLORIA yang impeach da antimon ngeni, agad dang sabyan, panayan ye ing 2010. Pero keti Pampanga baligtad ing gagawan da. Eda ne apanayan ing 2010! Ing masakit tanggapan, i GLORIA patanggal de uli ning anggang kapanakawan at katiwalian! I Panlilio naman ala la ni singko man halagang katiwalian a sasangkan!
Pota akalinguan yu ne i GARCI. King buong isip at panamdam ku, talagang pirayit de mu i Fernando Poe! Wa tutu pin artista ya mu, lalu na at anti ne mong kapatad i Erap a mekulung uli ning katiwalian lalu na ing pamananggap PAYOLA king jueteng. Pero ngeni ikit ta naman nung nanu ing pindapat ning ECONOMIST a mikamatas a pegaralan ibat king IVY LEAGUE a eskuwela king Amerika. Balamu mo wari, ing pegaralan da karin ing pamagloku karing memalen at kapanakawan king kaban ning gobyerno?
Masakit mu ing manula. Pero nung misip tamu banayad, baka nung i Poe yang linukluk a presidente tamu inyang 2004, baka e naman makanyan kalala ing mengpalyaring kaiwalian king Pilipinas. Pwede rin naman na mas malala pero iti eku panualan uli na pin na ene man megaral husto i Poe at enana siguru agyung isipan ing masalimuot a pamangurakot king gobyerno.
"Ingkong painawa ka pa mu saguli. Mitas na ka presyun king mua mu king simbitla mu."
"Pupusan ku ne Kiko."
Alang aliwang makatulid king anggang baluktut a malilyari ngeni nung e itamu mu naman. Dapat alang patugot ing kamulatan at kasipagan a mamarap king anggang e mayap a dapat. Sana itamu mikakatutuan ing pangadi tamu. Sana ding pamuntuk ding miyayaliwang pisamban apigume da at tanggapan nung ninu talaga ding salot ning kekatamung balen. Antimurin karing manungkulan. Itamung memalen etana padal karing pulitikong makasarili maski na kapatad tala pa, pengari, siping bale, kumpare o kakilala. Ing pamie da istung eleksyon, panakawan da naman kekatamu potang manungkulan na la. Pakamalan talang tutu ding mapilan a tutung lulugud at magsilbi kekatamu. Diatk la pa, pero agyu talang parakalan nung tutu tamung tukayan ing tuturu ning GUINU tamu.
"Wapin Ingkong. Sana makiramdam lang tutu ding kabalen tamu."
Monday, October 27, 2008
Dinner Banquet for Good & Godly Governance
City of San Fernando, Pampanga - October 27, 2008, at around 5:30 pm, J.I.L Pampanga hosted a simple Dinner Banquet for Good & Godly Governance & Responsible Citizenry at the Party Land Restaurant, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.Chapters of J.I.L Pampanga, PCMC headed by Pastor Joy Pongco, K.P.D, Concern, Vice Mayor Norman Lacson of Magalang, Vice Mayor of Florida Blanca, councilors from several municipalities, siblings of Gov. Ed Panlilio, Kasaup municipal coordinators and Bishop Eddie C. Villanueva attended the said banquet.
The program started by recognition of visitors followed by a simple dinner, short messages from guests and an open forum wherein Bro. Eddie Villanueva and Among Ed Panlilio will answer questions.
In Bishop Eddie Villanueva's message, he stated that Good and Godly Governance and Responsible Citizenry can only be acquired if Jesus and his words are present.
He also clarified the circulating gossips of the possibility of him runnning for the presidency in 2010. Villanueva said that for now it is not one of his priorities but if it is the will of God, he will follow.
But incase Gov. Ed Panlilio runs for higher office, he will give his whole support to him. Good visionary leaders are hard to find these days, he added.
Gov. Ed's battle is a fight between good and evil, that's why im wondering why some religious leaders are not supporting him, Villanueva said.
The occasion ended with the blessing of Among Ed Panlilio by bishop Eddie Villanueva and prayers for the continous progress of Pampanga.
Above photo shows Bishop Eddie Villanueva, Gov. Ed Panlilio and Kasaup Inc. municipal coordinators.
Guv files for dismissal of recall petition
Manila, Philippines - October 27, 2008, Pampanga Governor. Eddie T. Panlilio files for dismissal of the recall petition filed against him at the COMELEC Manila by the group called KAMBILAN headed by Mr. Rosve Henson.Gov. Ed was accompanied by his attornies namely Atty. Macalintal, Atty. Francisco, Atty. Sixto Brillantes and several members of Kasaup Inc.
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