‘Ni singkong duling wala siyang binigay!’ – Former Cagayan Governor Alvaro Antonio on Bong Bong Marcos After Asking for Relief From Typhoon 2012

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PNoy Balik Manggawa Online Project helps serves 708,598 OFWs by 2015

In 2014 the PNoy Administration launched Balik Manggawa Online to help OFWs easily get Overseas Employment Certicifate (OEC) w/o lining up at the POEA or Embassies abroad? By 2015 they have served 708,598OFWs w/ OEC at the convenience of their home or internet shops

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOlMIwhaMAQoY3X?format=jpg&name=small

RESIBO:

Link to Inquirer, October 18, 2014: Exit clearance for OFWs now issued online

Link to DOLE.gov.ph, May 26, 2015 (Department of Labor and Employment website): Baldoz wants long lines gone, orders full implementation of
Balik-Manggagawa Online Processing System

CTTO original post: https://twitter.com/SaltAndReality/status/1506821601073197057

Transcript of Romblon Mayor Odiongan’s Speech during Leni Robredo’s sortie Mar. 11, 2020

Alam niyo po siya ang bukod tanging national official na naka pasyal na ng tatlong beses dito sa romblon sa loob ng limang taon.

Yan ang presensya. Yan ang pagmamahal. We are not too far or too small for her. Yan ang pinuno na karapat dapat sa ating suporta. Si vp leni hindi nag aatubili tumutlong sa ating mga pasyente, sa Manila, sa lahat.

Meron siyang tulong sa ating mga magsasaka P3.5M pesos, para po sa mga kagamitan at pang alagang hayop, at alam niyo po (addressing Leni)

“VP yung iba sa kanila may mga anak na yung kanilang mga alagang kambing at manok. Ibig sabihin dagdag kita para sa ating mga magsasaka.”

Sa Sta Maria, may mga proyekto po sila may mga naayos din sa ibang lugar. Yan ang nararamdaman na pinuno.

Reposting Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sereno’s Reply to ‘Bakit Hindi Pa Kinukulong Si Marcos’?

KATAWA-TAWANG PAGPIPILIT NA KUNG WALANG NAKULONG NI ISANG MARCOS, IBIG SABIHIN WALA SILANG NINAKAW
 
Nakupo, napaka-trying hard ang ganiyang argumento. Ang number of prisoners na may final judgment of conviction sa buong Pilipinas ay less than 39,000 lang— sa NBPP, sa Iwahig, sa Davao Penal Colony, at sa Women’s Correctional Institute. The rest of the prison population ay pending pa ang mga kaso at walang pang-piyansa o hindi pinayagang makapag-piyansa.
 
Kung ang nakakulong lang with final conviction ang basehan ng pagkilala ng kriminalidad, 39,000 lang ba ang kriminal sa Pilipinas? Kahalangan po to think na lahat ng mga kriminal ay naipakulong natin gayong we have one of the highest incidents of violence and corruption in the world.
 
At kung magfocus tayo sa corruption, iilan lang ba ang public officials na napakulong ng korte? At least 20% ng national budget (PhP 1 trillion) ang napupunta sa corruption. Wala pa sa bilang na ito ang ibang puedeng pagnakawan na pondo, kontrata, franchises, fees, taxes, etc.
 
Hindi lang kakaunti ang nacha-charge with and convicted for corruption sa Pilipinas, napakatagal ng procedures sa Pilipinas, at mapapansing ang maliliit na officials lang ang nako-convict. Ang number of pending criminal cases natin is in the hundreds of thousands, karamihan ay laban sa mahihirap, at matagal bago matapos. IBIG SABIHIN PO NIYAN AY HIGHLY-EXPLOITED ANG JUSTICE SYSTEM NATIN NG CORRUPT AT POWERFUL.
 
Bukod dito, unanimous ang lahat ng studies na napakahirap magpakulong for specific crimes of corruption ang dictators na inilabas ang nakaw na yaman sa bansa, lalo na kung naka-exile pa gaya ni Marcos Sr. Bakit po?

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My Post Commemorating the International Human Rights Day

Today Dec. 10, 2021 is the International Human Rights Day, and to commemorate this occasion I am republishing the reason why Republic Act No. 10368 exists. This RA was published on the OfficialGazette.gov.ph website on Feb. 25, 2013 and is also known as ‘AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REPARATION AND RECOGNITION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING THE MARCOS REGIME, DOCUMENTATION OF SAID VIOLATIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

The reason why this act exists is thus described:

To recognize the heroism and sacrifices of all Filipinos who were victims of SUMMARY EXECUTION, TORTURE, ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE and OTHER GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS committed during the regime of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos covering the period from September 21, 1972 to February 25, 1986 and restore the victim’s honor and dignity.

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“If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That is how rich we are” – IMELDA

In March 1998, Imelda Marcos bragged “If you know how rich you are, you are not rich. But me, I am not aware of the extent of my wealth. That is how rich we are“. She also promised / bribed to give $800 million the gov’t is not aware of to poor Filipinos if she’s elected President

Link to Associated Press Article Dated March 27, 1998: “Mrs. Marcos Says Family Has $800M

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EDSA Was Constructed in the 1940s, almost 25 years before Marcos became President

Here are 3 different sources:

Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, No. 82 “Combatting Congestion” by, Yves Boquet, 2013

Excerpt:

ABSTRACT

The urban density of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is one the highest of the world and the rate of motorization far exceeds the street capacity to handle traffic. The setting of the city between Manila Bay to the West and Laguna de Bay to the South limits the opportunities to spread traffic from the south on many axes of circulation. Built in the 1940’s, the circumferential highway EDSA, named after historian Epifanio de los Santos, seems permanently clogged by traffic, even if the newer C-5 beltway tries to provide some relief

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In 1980, Marcos Used Cronies to buy Redwood Bank in SF to Launder Stolen Money From Philippine Government

Another U.S. bank Ferdinand Marcos bought to launder funds was Redwood Bank in San Francisco. Dewey Dee admitted he & Rolando Gapud were dummies of Marcos in buying the Bank breaking U.S. Federal Laws. PCGG recovered and sold Marcos’ shares in the bank for $6.8 million in 1999.

Chicago Tribune March 23, 1986 article MARCOS GRAFT STAGGERING excerpt:

In addition to stealing from foreign businesses and governments, Marcos and his cronies appear to have used a collection of banks in Manila, California and elsewhere, including their country`s own central bank, to steal directly from the government they controlled.

The most common scheme appears to have involved overcharging the central bank in connection with government-financed projects and keeping the difference.

”Suppose Marcos` cronies ordered equipment from a foreign country and then overpriced the equipment,” one Manila source said. ”Maybe it was worth $5 million and they put $6.5 million on the invoice. That $1.5 million is what they pocket, and no one is able to trace anything specific.”

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George Harrison of the Beatles Remembers How They Were Beat Up By Marcos

Legendary music icon George Harrison was interviewed in 1986 on The Today Show and remembers how they were beaten up by a mob after they supposedly snubbed Marcos when they didn’t show up to Malacañang Palace. Harrison explains they were not booked to be there and their manager had to give back the money they earned to be allowed to leave the Philippines.

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Imee Marcos used PAL as an express service to deliver her breastmilk daily from Europe to Manila

Caroline Kennedy (m. 1969–1985) was a British writer who lived in the Philippines for several years. She was married to National Artist Ben Cabrera and knew the Marcoses well.

She once had the chance to ask Irene, Imee’s younger sister, how Imee was able to breastfeed her son while traveling around Europe. Excerpt from her website post dated June 6, 2010:

“Later that same summer I found myself sitting on a sofa next to Imee’s younger sister, Irene. She and her new husband, Greg Araneta, were visiting London on their honeymoon. I now had a perfect opportunity to ask Irene why Imee had left her baby Ferdinand at home. “Daddy thought it was safer for him to stay in Manila,” Irene replied. “But I think I heard her saying she was still breastfeeding…” “Yes, she was.” Irene sounded bored. But I was intrigued. “How on earth did she continue to do that when she was travelling around Europe?” I persisted.” Irene glanced at me as though I was stupid. “Simple, Caroline!” she laughed. “She just expressed her milk everyday and then Daddy sent a Philippine Airlines plane to wherever she was and it would bring the milk back!” Irene shrugged her shoulders as if to say – isn’t that what every mother does when she’s away from her newborn baby for several weeks?”

That time coincides w/ PAL flight delays & cancellations of in Europe
Reference: https://anywhereiwander.com/2010/06/16/imee-marcos-in-london/

More about Caroline Kennedy: https://anankemag.com/2016/10/18/the-fascinating-world-of-caroline-kennedy/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NKZKrr2Dpg

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