A Look at the 2004 Candidates Volume 2
For your consideration... Raul Roco
Why you should not vote for Raul Roco
Monday, November 17, 2003
Friday, November 14, 2003
A Look at the 2004 Candidates Volume 1
For your consideration.... Fernando Poe Jr.
Ginoong Patnugot:
Napansin namin na inilathala ninyo kamakailan ang isang sulat na naghihikayat sa ating mga kababayan na sulatan si Fernando Poe Jr. upang huwag nang tumakbo bilang pangulo ng Pilipinas.
Hindi namin alam kung saan ninyo nakuha ang impresyon na di magiging mabuting pangulo si Fernando Poe Jr. Kami po, ang kanyang mga kaibigan ay lubos na nasaktan sapagkat hindi man lang binigyan ng pahayagang ito ng sapat na pagkakataon na ipagtanggol ni FPJ ang kanyang sarili. Hindi po ito mabuting halimbawa ng mabuting pamamahayag.
Salungat sa mga balita na inyong kinakalat na walang alam si Fernando Poe Jr. sa pagpapatakbo ng bansa, si FPJ ay mayroong napakalawak na karanasan tungkol sa mga isyu na kasalukuyang pinagdaraanan ng ating bansa.
Ang sumusunod ay ilan lamang sa mga patunay sa pagiging malapit ni FPJ sa mga isyung pambansa.
Hustisya. Kapag Puno na ang Salop
Nakikipaglaban si FPJ sa mga suhulang Huwes. Pag naging pangulo si FPJ, maraming mamamatay na huwes.
Kahirapan. Ang Anino ni Asedillo
Katulad ng kanyang matalik na kaibagan na si Presidente Erap, malapit si Fernando Poe Jr. sa mahihirap. Sa pelikulang ito, si FPJ ay isang modern-day Robin Hood. Kumukuha siya sa mayayaman tapos binibigay sa mahirap. Yan ang aming idol. Ngayon pa lang ay mag-ingat na si Danding at ang mga Ayala!
Kidnapping at Drugs. Batas ng Lansangan
Sa Batas ng Lansangan, sinalo ni FPJ ang pananagutan para labanan ang kidnapping at drugs. Kapag pangulo na si Fernando Poe Jr., lilinisin nya sa ating mga lansangan ang mga kidnapper at drug-pusher. Ano ba ang laban ng mga masasamang loob sa mga ma-armalite na mga suntok ni Haring FPJ?
Manggagawa. Isusumbong kita sa Tatay ko
Isang masipag na manggagawa si Fernando Poe Jr. Naranasan na nya ang maging isang mekaniko habang nagpapalaki ng kanyang anak na si Judy Anne. Ang kanyang hirap at pagtatiyaga ay kapansin pansin sa malimit na pagpapawis ng kanyang kili-kili sa pelikulang ito. Ipinahihiwatig lamang nito na pagpapawisan nya ng lubos ang kanyang pagtatrabaho sa ating mga Pilipino.
Illegal Gambling. Dito sa Pitong Gatang
Bilang barangay chairman tinugsa ni Fernando Poe Jr. ang illegal gambling sa kanilang barangay. Sinong nagsabi na walang political experience si FPJ? Marahil, kapag naging pangulo si Fernando Poe Jr., malamang na gagawing kapitolyo ng Pilipinas ang Pitong Gatang.
Pulisya at Krimen. Eseng ng Tondo
Naging isang magaling na Pulis rin si FPJ bago sya naging NBI director. Dito natin nakita kung paano nakipaglaban si FPJ sa masasama at mga suhulang elemento ng lipunan. Ang kanyang pakikipaglaban at patuloy na magpapatupad ng reporma sa pulisya ay ipagpapatuloy ng kanyang kapatid na si Conrad Poe bilang bagong hepe ng PNP.
Sports. Pakners
Kasama di Efren "Bata" Reyes bilang bagong kalihim ng POC, lahat ng national athletes ay kanyang patuturuang magbilyar.
Ginoong Patnugot, siguro'y di na kami nagkulang ng patunay kung bakit dapat maging pangulo si Fernando Poe Jr. Sana po ay di na maulit ang mga irresponsableng "Open Letter" na walang pakundangan ninyong inilathala dito sa inyong pahayagan.
Salamat po.
Ang inyong mga linkod,
Alyansa ng Pitong Gatang (APoG)
For your consideration.... Fernando Poe Jr.
Ginoong Patnugot:
Napansin namin na inilathala ninyo kamakailan ang isang sulat na naghihikayat sa ating mga kababayan na sulatan si Fernando Poe Jr. upang huwag nang tumakbo bilang pangulo ng Pilipinas.
Hindi namin alam kung saan ninyo nakuha ang impresyon na di magiging mabuting pangulo si Fernando Poe Jr. Kami po, ang kanyang mga kaibigan ay lubos na nasaktan sapagkat hindi man lang binigyan ng pahayagang ito ng sapat na pagkakataon na ipagtanggol ni FPJ ang kanyang sarili. Hindi po ito mabuting halimbawa ng mabuting pamamahayag.
Salungat sa mga balita na inyong kinakalat na walang alam si Fernando Poe Jr. sa pagpapatakbo ng bansa, si FPJ ay mayroong napakalawak na karanasan tungkol sa mga isyu na kasalukuyang pinagdaraanan ng ating bansa.
Ang sumusunod ay ilan lamang sa mga patunay sa pagiging malapit ni FPJ sa mga isyung pambansa.
Hustisya. Kapag Puno na ang Salop
Nakikipaglaban si FPJ sa mga suhulang Huwes. Pag naging pangulo si FPJ, maraming mamamatay na huwes.
Kahirapan. Ang Anino ni Asedillo
Katulad ng kanyang matalik na kaibagan na si Presidente Erap, malapit si Fernando Poe Jr. sa mahihirap. Sa pelikulang ito, si FPJ ay isang modern-day Robin Hood. Kumukuha siya sa mayayaman tapos binibigay sa mahirap. Yan ang aming idol. Ngayon pa lang ay mag-ingat na si Danding at ang mga Ayala!
Kidnapping at Drugs. Batas ng Lansangan
Sa Batas ng Lansangan, sinalo ni FPJ ang pananagutan para labanan ang kidnapping at drugs. Kapag pangulo na si Fernando Poe Jr., lilinisin nya sa ating mga lansangan ang mga kidnapper at drug-pusher. Ano ba ang laban ng mga masasamang loob sa mga ma-armalite na mga suntok ni Haring FPJ?
Manggagawa. Isusumbong kita sa Tatay ko
Isang masipag na manggagawa si Fernando Poe Jr. Naranasan na nya ang maging isang mekaniko habang nagpapalaki ng kanyang anak na si Judy Anne. Ang kanyang hirap at pagtatiyaga ay kapansin pansin sa malimit na pagpapawis ng kanyang kili-kili sa pelikulang ito. Ipinahihiwatig lamang nito na pagpapawisan nya ng lubos ang kanyang pagtatrabaho sa ating mga Pilipino.
Illegal Gambling. Dito sa Pitong Gatang
Bilang barangay chairman tinugsa ni Fernando Poe Jr. ang illegal gambling sa kanilang barangay. Sinong nagsabi na walang political experience si FPJ? Marahil, kapag naging pangulo si Fernando Poe Jr., malamang na gagawing kapitolyo ng Pilipinas ang Pitong Gatang.
Pulisya at Krimen. Eseng ng Tondo
Naging isang magaling na Pulis rin si FPJ bago sya naging NBI director. Dito natin nakita kung paano nakipaglaban si FPJ sa masasama at mga suhulang elemento ng lipunan. Ang kanyang pakikipaglaban at patuloy na magpapatupad ng reporma sa pulisya ay ipagpapatuloy ng kanyang kapatid na si Conrad Poe bilang bagong hepe ng PNP.
Sports. Pakners
Kasama di Efren "Bata" Reyes bilang bagong kalihim ng POC, lahat ng national athletes ay kanyang patuturuang magbilyar.
Ginoong Patnugot, siguro'y di na kami nagkulang ng patunay kung bakit dapat maging pangulo si Fernando Poe Jr. Sana po ay di na maulit ang mga irresponsableng "Open Letter" na walang pakundangan ninyong inilathala dito sa inyong pahayagan.
Salamat po.
Ang inyong mga linkod,
Alyansa ng Pitong Gatang (APoG)
Thursday, November 13, 2003
The LTO Story
I finally mustered enough courage to go to the LTO last Friday. I took a leave from work thinking that my situation is probably not as bad as Luthien's. My Impy was on his way to LB but I persuaded him to accompany me in the morning. I went to the LTO website and it simply said that an affidavit of loss and the application form. I have prepared these papers way in advance so it was just a matter of printing it out and having it processed.
I first had to have my affidavit of loss notarized so we scoured Cubao early in the morning looking for a notary public. We found one in one of the old buildings near Farmer's. Something struck me about that particular building and I'll probably write about it some other time. Since the renewal office at the Farmer's Plaza was still closed, I decided to go straight to the Cubao LTO office. When we got there, the place was kind of deserted. It was unlike any government licensing office that I have gone to before. When I got to the window and showed my affidavit of loss, I was asked if I have a photocopy of my lost license. I know that I have one somewhere but I really couldn't recall where. The guy at the window advised me to go to Window 14 at the LTO main on East Ave. What choice did I have? So off we went to East Avenue.
When we got to Window 14, I was told that I should go to Window 10. All this time, there was a woman who kept on telling us that she'll help us with the drug test because they were accredited, etc. I told her that we still have stuff to finish before going through all that and I was already irritated because nobody can tell me what the whole process is. That woman followed us until the queue at Window 10 and My Impy got irritated himself and told the woman off! I wanted to laugh out loud because that was pretty unusual behavior from him. At least it got that pesky woman off our backs.
I was given a number after I gave my accomplished forms and affidavit. The slip has the note that the waiting time was around 58 minutes. I thanked my lucky stars because around 10 minutes after, they started calling out numbers one after another. I thought that my luck has shifted and that I would be able to go through the day with stuff accomplished. When my papers got released, nobody told me what to do next. Thinking that I can go through the renewal there, I approached Window 14 once again asking what I should do next (that was the only window with no one around). I was asked where I got my license and I answered that it was at the Pasay office. I was told to go back there to have my application processed! Hello! It was already lunchtime and that place seemed like light years away! I went back to Window 10 and elbowed my way through the crowd. When I got to the front, I asked what the next step again. And again, I was told to go to Pasay. I asked the woman what if I wanted to have it processed somewhere else. I was told that I have to get a certification and that it would be released on Monday at 2 pm. Duh! Having no choice, I decided to just ask for the certification. I was thinking that I can just take an extended lunch break on Monday and drop by LTO.
Feeling dejected with nothing accomplished, I told Impy that I wanted to eat at the Batchoy place at the SM Cubao and that I wanted to do a bit of shopping since I needed a new pair of jeans. When we finally get back to Cubao, the Batchoy place is closed and I was so hungry. I didn't want to eat at our usual food places so I said I wanted the Tropical Hut clubhouse sandwich. (I was that hungry.) Since I didn't eat breakfast, my tummy rumbled after I drank the soda and filled it with a lot of food. I couldn't take it so I ended up going home. My whole day went to waste!
I told my dad about it and he told me that he really can't do anything about it. He said it all boils down to why I lost my license in the first place. How was I to know that my desk at the office is NOT a safe place to put my bag on. To think that building is a "secured" one because of all the embassies and other offices.
The next Monday, I was supposed to take the afternoon off so that I can finally process my license application. However when I got to the office that morning, my boss told me that there was a week-long training for the new system to be installed. Being the one who will be in charge of its deployment down the line, I had no choice but to attend. I told my boss that I need to get to LTO by 2pm but I'll be back to finish the day. She agreed so I did not go back to the training room in the afternoon and by 1pm I was in a cab rushing to the LTO.
I got to East Avenue with a few minutes to spare so I decided to eat at Jollibee first. I gave my claim slip to Window 10 and I was told that my name will be called when it is released. I prepared for a long wait while praying it will not be that long since I had to go back to the training session.
Two batches of names were called and I was still waiting for mine. When the third batch of names were called, my name was the last one and I immediately went to Window 11. When it was my turn to talk to the guy, I gave him my name and he told me that my name is NOT on the list. I told him that I would not be standing in front of him if I did not hear my name called. He riffled through the papers in his hand without really looking at it and then declared that it was not there. He was asking me whether the first name was Mauricio and I looked at him in puzzlement. I wanted to ask him if I looked like a Mauricio. Again, I insisted that my name is there and that I'm in a rush. He went through tha papers again and in the middle of the pile, he found my name. Instead of giving it to me, he held it up, pretending to examine it closely. I was already giving him the eye and if I could just get my hands past the barrier I could have just grabbed it. He probably did that to save face because he argued with me that it's not there when in fact it was. He then handed it over and told me, Punta ka na sa agency. I took what he said to heart with the rush that I was in. I grabbed my papers as soon as it was thrust through the glass and made my way out of there. I was already in the cab when I noticed that the document says that I paid 30 bucks for it. I haven't paid anything and was surprised that nobody mentioned anything about it. Usually, that is the first thing that they mention, the payment. And since the guy told me to go the licensing agency already, I thought I need not do anything. I'm gonna go to the Farmer's Express renewal center (they are open on Saturdays) since I can't afford to miss any work anymore.
I'm not in a rush to finish it all up since I'm already gonna be penalized regardless of when I do it. I don't really drive regularly (more like at all) so there is no urgent need for the license. Bottomline, I still don't have my license and I'm not altogether sure if I can have it renewed any time soon.
I finally mustered enough courage to go to the LTO last Friday. I took a leave from work thinking that my situation is probably not as bad as Luthien's. My Impy was on his way to LB but I persuaded him to accompany me in the morning. I went to the LTO website and it simply said that an affidavit of loss and the application form. I have prepared these papers way in advance so it was just a matter of printing it out and having it processed.
I first had to have my affidavit of loss notarized so we scoured Cubao early in the morning looking for a notary public. We found one in one of the old buildings near Farmer's. Something struck me about that particular building and I'll probably write about it some other time. Since the renewal office at the Farmer's Plaza was still closed, I decided to go straight to the Cubao LTO office. When we got there, the place was kind of deserted. It was unlike any government licensing office that I have gone to before. When I got to the window and showed my affidavit of loss, I was asked if I have a photocopy of my lost license. I know that I have one somewhere but I really couldn't recall where. The guy at the window advised me to go to Window 14 at the LTO main on East Ave. What choice did I have? So off we went to East Avenue.
When we got to Window 14, I was told that I should go to Window 10. All this time, there was a woman who kept on telling us that she'll help us with the drug test because they were accredited, etc. I told her that we still have stuff to finish before going through all that and I was already irritated because nobody can tell me what the whole process is. That woman followed us until the queue at Window 10 and My Impy got irritated himself and told the woman off! I wanted to laugh out loud because that was pretty unusual behavior from him. At least it got that pesky woman off our backs.
I was given a number after I gave my accomplished forms and affidavit. The slip has the note that the waiting time was around 58 minutes. I thanked my lucky stars because around 10 minutes after, they started calling out numbers one after another. I thought that my luck has shifted and that I would be able to go through the day with stuff accomplished. When my papers got released, nobody told me what to do next. Thinking that I can go through the renewal there, I approached Window 14 once again asking what I should do next (that was the only window with no one around). I was asked where I got my license and I answered that it was at the Pasay office. I was told to go back there to have my application processed! Hello! It was already lunchtime and that place seemed like light years away! I went back to Window 10 and elbowed my way through the crowd. When I got to the front, I asked what the next step again. And again, I was told to go to Pasay. I asked the woman what if I wanted to have it processed somewhere else. I was told that I have to get a certification and that it would be released on Monday at 2 pm. Duh! Having no choice, I decided to just ask for the certification. I was thinking that I can just take an extended lunch break on Monday and drop by LTO.
Feeling dejected with nothing accomplished, I told Impy that I wanted to eat at the Batchoy place at the SM Cubao and that I wanted to do a bit of shopping since I needed a new pair of jeans. When we finally get back to Cubao, the Batchoy place is closed and I was so hungry. I didn't want to eat at our usual food places so I said I wanted the Tropical Hut clubhouse sandwich. (I was that hungry.) Since I didn't eat breakfast, my tummy rumbled after I drank the soda and filled it with a lot of food. I couldn't take it so I ended up going home. My whole day went to waste!
I told my dad about it and he told me that he really can't do anything about it. He said it all boils down to why I lost my license in the first place. How was I to know that my desk at the office is NOT a safe place to put my bag on. To think that building is a "secured" one because of all the embassies and other offices.
The next Monday, I was supposed to take the afternoon off so that I can finally process my license application. However when I got to the office that morning, my boss told me that there was a week-long training for the new system to be installed. Being the one who will be in charge of its deployment down the line, I had no choice but to attend. I told my boss that I need to get to LTO by 2pm but I'll be back to finish the day. She agreed so I did not go back to the training room in the afternoon and by 1pm I was in a cab rushing to the LTO.
I got to East Avenue with a few minutes to spare so I decided to eat at Jollibee first. I gave my claim slip to Window 10 and I was told that my name will be called when it is released. I prepared for a long wait while praying it will not be that long since I had to go back to the training session.
Two batches of names were called and I was still waiting for mine. When the third batch of names were called, my name was the last one and I immediately went to Window 11. When it was my turn to talk to the guy, I gave him my name and he told me that my name is NOT on the list. I told him that I would not be standing in front of him if I did not hear my name called. He riffled through the papers in his hand without really looking at it and then declared that it was not there. He was asking me whether the first name was Mauricio and I looked at him in puzzlement. I wanted to ask him if I looked like a Mauricio. Again, I insisted that my name is there and that I'm in a rush. He went through tha papers again and in the middle of the pile, he found my name. Instead of giving it to me, he held it up, pretending to examine it closely. I was already giving him the eye and if I could just get my hands past the barrier I could have just grabbed it. He probably did that to save face because he argued with me that it's not there when in fact it was. He then handed it over and told me, Punta ka na sa agency. I took what he said to heart with the rush that I was in. I grabbed my papers as soon as it was thrust through the glass and made my way out of there. I was already in the cab when I noticed that the document says that I paid 30 bucks for it. I haven't paid anything and was surprised that nobody mentioned anything about it. Usually, that is the first thing that they mention, the payment. And since the guy told me to go the licensing agency already, I thought I need not do anything. I'm gonna go to the Farmer's Express renewal center (they are open on Saturdays) since I can't afford to miss any work anymore.
I'm not in a rush to finish it all up since I'm already gonna be penalized regardless of when I do it. I don't really drive regularly (more like at all) so there is no urgent need for the license. Bottomline, I still don't have my license and I'm not altogether sure if I can have it renewed any time soon.
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