Tuesday, April 3. 2007How to name a public school after yourself Passing through Malvar, Batangas the other day, I had to stop and try to figure out how a senator can get away with using public funds to name a school after himself. Now, I have seen many waiting sheds with the names of this and that local official, or even bigger infrastructure projects done under the name of a congressman or a senator, as if the funds to build came from their personal income. But the above is a school not simply credited to a senator's pork barrel funds; it seems to be permanently named after Sen. Recto, which at first blush appears to be a violation of the law that prohibits anything in the public domain -- a street, barangay, school -- to be named after a living person (The Local Government Code, Chapter 2, Section 13-D). There are numerous other public schools named after living persons, such as his wife Lipa Mayor Vilma Santos and Pasig Mayor Vicente Eusebio. The Dept of Education would not allow such a practice. But these vanity projects are built with local government or pork barrel funds, and thus beyond the purview of the DEPED.
 Another school in the service of political promotion, this time by the senator's wife, Lipa Mayor Vilma Santos-Recto, whose name adorns Tambo Elementary School. But wait, what does "type" mean, as in "Sen. Ralph Recto Type School Building?" I was told by a former education official that calling the building a "Recto type" creates a loophole for the senator to say it's not really named after him. Rather, it's the design that is named after him. It also enables him to put the exact same name on other buildings, confusing everyone because it's the only name visible on the facade. Technically, it may not violate the law, but it does seem plain to anyone with half a brain that it violates the spirit of the law.  The name of Tambo Elementary School is much more modestly stated on an older building on school grounds. After several attempts to reach him by cell phone, Senator Ralph Recto -- who is running for re-election -- called me. He said that putting his name on school buildings in Batangas was not his idea but the DPWH's. "Who am I to say no? It seemed like a good idea," he said, adding that this was part of Batangas culture. "You can make a fuss about it (putting his name on the school buildings), but what is important to me is funding more classrooms and school buildings." I assured him there was no disagreement about improving education. The issue was putting his and other current officials' names so prominently on publicly funded buildings. Since he thought it was a good idea, I asked if he would continue the practice of putting his name on school buildings. The candidate was non-committal: "That is something to think about." As for this practice being part of Batangas culture, Senator Recto may be overgeneralizing. I have traveled widely in the province and it appears that only a few current or recent officials in the province have been doing it, including some mayors -- like his wife -- who may have simply followed a senator's questionable example. Trackbacks
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Nakakatawa talaga ang mga pulitiko sa atin...sa kahit anong paraan talaga ay ilalagay ang pangalan nila..oo tama ka dyan Howie..galing sa pondo ng gobyerno yan...hindi galing sa sarili nilang bulsa...kung galing nga lang sana sa sarili nilang kayamanan yan eh di walang issue...
Dito sa sa UAE, ang mga pangalan ng mga public establishments, ay nakapangalan sa kung sinu-sinong mayayaman na tao it's because contribution nila ito sa society...nothing to worry naman..kasi wala naman election dito para sa posisyon sa gobyerno. Howie,
Ang galing at nahighlight mo ang mga ganitong practices ng mga pulitiko. Nakaraming ganitong nangyayari sa mga probinsya lalo na sa Balud,Masbate. Halos lahat ng Plaza at waiting shed dun sa amin nakapangalan sa mga pulitiko. Dahil sa ang mga tao mostly di nakapag-aral akala nila galing talaga sa bulsa ng mga pulitiko. Ang kapal talaga ng mukha ng pulitiko sa amin. 90% ng kalsada sa Balud, Masbate lubak lubak.Ang masama pa nun pag tag ulan di ka na makakadaan dahil sa sobrang putik.Pag dumaan ka, sasakyan mo ay lulubog sa putik. Howie, Sana madalaw mo ang lugar namin ito. Ilang generations na ang nag titiis sa mga pangungurakot ng pulitiko d2. hindi dapat lagyan ng pangalan kung sino ang nag sponsor ng project, kc ang nangyayari naiiba na ang pangalan ng school, parang sila ang nagpagawa, but ang totoo ay pera ng taong bayan.ang kapal naman ng mga mukha ng mga politikong yan............
kapal ng mukha nya na DPWH idea. sino niloko nya. oi hindi nyo pera yan. pera yan ng mga pilipino kaya wala kayo karapatan na ilagay pangalan nyo. ang ilagay nyo ay "PROJECT OF FILIPINO PEOPLE FOR THE YOUTH OF LIPA CITY..." actually hindi lang naman ikaw eh. all of the government official is the same as your style pero ang nais lang namin ipaalam sa inyo e WALA KAYO KARAPATAN ILAGAY ANG PANGALAN NYO KASI HINDI SA INYONG PERA YAN. goverment official do that stupid thing kasi gusto nyo na lagi kayo magka-posisyon sa gobyerno. mahiya naman kayo... LORD bahala na po kayo sa mga goverment official namin... May God bless the Philippines and their PEOPLE!!!
that isn't different from Ateneo's Manuel V. Pangilinan Center for Student Leadership or the John Gokongwei School of Management (Ironically i think mga santo na rin ata sila kasama nina Berchman, Bellarmine, Cervini and Eliazo, Gonzaga, etc) OR kasama ng mga Jesuits (Schmitt, Masterson drive).
Good blog, Howie  Thanks Carlo. The difference is that Pangilinan and Gokongwei donated money to put up buildings named after them. They didn't take public funds and spend it like it was their private wealth.
haay naku... tama po kayo...
pero as you said sa post, to "thinking" persons.... but reality bites (ouch!)... karamihan sa mga voters lalo na sa mga provinces, they still believe na ang nagpagawa nun yung nakapangalan dun, na as if sarili nilang pera iyun and undertaken for the community's benefit, when in fact these are things (whatever infrastracture it may be or renovation...) that actually benefits them more... at yung mga funds nila should have been channeled for better projects that would truly address the needs of the people. sana pwede ang cumulative voting, yung tipong twelve slots eh sa iilang gusto kong candiadates ma-spread... para makahabol yung ilang gusto kong manalo na wala namang kakayahan or hindi ganyan ka unscrupulous ang diskarte just so maalala ng mga botante. Alam nyo, yung type na ganyang school sa batangas ay marami. Hindi lang iisa, pagpumunta kayo sa mamalayo katulad ng Lemery, San Juan, Lian, at sa iba pang lugar, makakakita ka ng ganyang type ng school. Matagal na yang mga schools na yan at nagsimula nang maging senator pa lang si Sen. Recto. hindi lang ngayon. Mabuti na ng makita kung saan pumupunta ang pera kaysa ibulsa na katulad ng senator from aurora province e galit sa kanya dahil walang nagawa (DAW) sa lugar nila. Lalapit ka lang naman kay Senator at pagbibigyan ka nya, katulad ng mga daan, halos sementado, depende na kasi yan sa barangay chairman nyo na gumawa ng request. E yung ibang senador, may nakita ba kayong pinagawa nila?
Politiko?? matagal ng ganyan mga yan kahit pa nung panahon ni magsaysay. Wala din naman tayong magagawa kahit magrally kayo hehehe. Ride ka na lang. Inis talo. marami talagang matitibay ang sikmurang mga edukadong tao daw at mga nkpag aral s mga mamahaling eskwelahang knilang pinagmmlki n ang resulta lng pla e mang gago ng mamamayan at lalo n ng knilang mga nsskupan. latest formula #1 politikong maghanap ng mppang asawang artista o ikklantari, mas sikat mas mganda, tipong mega star, star 4 all season, diamond star, superstar at kong ano-ano png star; pti starlet o bomba star pwede n kong local official lng target mo. mrming ngugutom nuon pman at mag phanggang ngayon,n ang ugat ay pagmmlabis ng mga mhal mong(acosta) leader n ang simpling khulugan ng leader ay mmuno dhil sila ang angat s iba pra i giya o dalhin ang nsskupan s landas ng kginhwaan hindi s bangil ng klugmukan? Kong aliw k s gnitong klgayan ay wag k ng tipong naggagayak n ykpin ang gnitong uri ng sistema, ang alam ko lng e pag enjoy ang isang tao e naaaliw o nkikinbang, nkikinbang kba s gnitong gawi? inisip mo sna ang mga mgulang n kailangang lumayo s pmilya pra s knilang kinbuksan, mga mag anak n wlang mkain dhil s wlang oportunidad n mkpag hnap buhay ng disente, mga batang di mkpag aral khit s simpling paaralan, mga iilang sobra-sobra s pangangailangan hbang ang ibang klhi mong pilipino ay hikahos, hikahos dahil s sistemang gusto mong mga enjoy ako,kmi n nkkranas ng kkpusan, kong gusto mo ikaw nlang,...ikaw nlang ang humimod s tombong ng mga pinagmamalaki mong mga politiko.
ok din naman na nilgyan ng pangalan ng mga senador at mayor un ipinagwa nila...sa ganung paraan malalaman ng mga tao kung sino ang nagpagawa at malaki ang nanakaw sa kaban ng gobyerno...20% ata yun...sbi nung kakilala kong contractor my advance pa un payment pa un...howie pasyal ka pa d2 sa lipa basta un nasa main road marami un ganung building
yes thats very true, nakakalungkot at nakakagalit. alam nyo dear howie and dear readers taga batangas ako. tagal ko ng nawala dyan sa pinas since 1980 pa dito na ako sa canada. when i left our beloved place sto. nino, taysan, batangas, ang pangit ng kalye namin lubak lubak. hnaggang ngayun lubak lubak pa rin 2007 na. nakakagalit, nakakapanggigil. the last time na umuwi ako early part ng january pagbalik ko the same pa rin. di ako nakatagal sa amin dahil sa sobrang alikabok at lubak lubak na daan.
nabasa ko sa isang article na ang pork barrel ni sen ralph recto nong congressman pa sya ay umabot ng more than 100million pesos. saan naman kaya napunta yun. sana naman naambunan yung aming barangay sa pagpapagawa ng kalye... nakakaasar na talaga!... hanggang ngayun ganun pa rin ang kalye namin. my dear howie and other media men, also to mike enriquez, please visit our place, national highway pa naman yun, puro ang pangit... pag daan nyo dun magagalit din kau. sana ang mga taga media pagtuunan din ng pansin yun. buti pa sa ibang lugar ang gaganda ng kalye, i've been around the philippines, pero mas maganda naman ung lugar nila. please make a way na maireport yung kalye na yun from the boundaries of mataas-na-lupa and mahanadiong up to dagatan, taysan, batangas, makikita nyo kapangitan ng isinumpang mga kalye na yan. cguro na nareport na naipagawa na yan, kaya lng cguro ang kinunan ng picture yung beginning & end nung kalye, tapos yung namang mga taga dpwh, di man lang tininganan kung natapos na o hindi. by the way, may gawaan nga ng semento sa amin eh, pero di man lang nasementuhan ang kalye... sa mga kinauukulan, sana naman bigyan nyo ng pansin yong lugar namin. salamat sana maintindihan nyo ang mga sinasabi ko. salamat ulit. Kakapal ng mga mukha ng mga politiko sa atin. Parang talaga kung titignan mo sa bulsa nila galing yung perang pinagpagawa ng mga yan. kundi pa magkanda kuba kaming mga OFW o seaman sa ka-ta-trabaho sa malalayong lugar, baka lalung bagsak ang pilipinas. Aminin man o hindi ay malaki ang ipinapasok namin sa kaban ng gobierno, tapos palalabasin ng mga herodes na to na parang sa bulsa nila galing ang pera.
Kahit naman hindi nila ilagay ang pangalan nila dyan ay malalaman din naman kung sino ang "nag-initiate" ng pagpapawa niyan. Kung taos sa puso mo ang pagtulong ay hindi na kailangan pang i-broadcast o ipagbando mo ang mga ginawa mo. Sa pilipinas lang talaga matindi ang pulitika, ang bahoooooo!!!!!!!!! Dear Howie,
Your significant work to challenge the public domain always bring in something valuable, and I continue to be one among your legions of avid reader. May I comment on the subject of the school buildings funded by public funds, and most probably part of a loan from the World Bank but which are used by politicians to carry their names and sway public support during elections. In your future follow up work, please try to get a comment from the World Bank representative in the Philippines on their rules of engagement so to speak, on whether they require government counterparts or users of loans to have rules against the use of World Bank loans to serve as conduits of a political campaign. It would be useful to see how the World Bank reacts and explains how their loans defeat their campaign against graft and corruption. Mabuhay si Howie! NONOY Amante "Type"? Oh, wow. I hadn't heard about this type of politicking before. Sure, we see the signs that say something like "Putting your taxes to work: road improvement courtesy of so-and-so," as if the funds for repairs were being taken out of their pockets. But politicians playing this name-game is really just self-serving and smacks of lack of delicadeza, I agree.
Election season, let the freak show begin. too many freaks, not enough circuses.
again, we'll be hearing less of platforms and more of popstar impressions. and you cast your isang boto come may 14. you think you've won, but have you forgotten about the extra tally sheets printed? election na naman. magkukumpuni na naman sila ng mga daan. akala ng karamihan, pang-advertisement lamang. yung pang-pondo sa kampanya yan din ang pagkukunan. May batas bang nagbabawal sa isang incumbent government official na ipangalan sa sarili niya ang mga public structures?
Mukhang di na kasi uubra sa mga taong ito ang simpleng delicadeza e. I suggest that when the aforesaid people meet their Maker, they should be buried in the places named after them.....just like the ancient Egyptian pharaohs in their pyramids.
What can i say? Not a surprise to me. they can spend 50taw to sculp there names into a 40taw waiting shed; that's how rediculous politicians are. My tax, your tax is not worth it, pero ano magagawa natin, stupid politicians run the cruel world....... For now, whoever your voting the GO's or TU's, its same old shit tayo parin ang biggest losser. ........... COMPLIMENTS TO HOWIE, YOU COME UP TO A GOOD BLOG...... ANYWAYS WHAT HAPPEN TO THE MOTHER OF 17 FROM PANDACAN HOWIE? ANY HELP TO THE FAMILY?
Howie
Di baleng nakapangalan sa mga name nila at least may naitayo silang school with the public money used for it.Keysa naman sa ibang politician just wasted the money allotted to them for buying properties in other countries just in case civil war in `pinas take place they have a place to hide at...Alaala na lang sa kanila na kahit hindi naman nila pera at least may naipatayo sila di ba?Better there is a school than nothing at all.Hayaan mo pag hindi na sila ang nakaupo sa pwesto papalitan rin natin ng bagong pangalan ang mga yan like,"NEW HOWIE SEVERINO SCHOOL BUILDING"Biro lang.Baka sakali magkatotoo.Why not? Howie,hopefully you can run for President on presidential election,i think you are smart enough to run the country now that you know what are the reasons why our country most of its people are in poverty.For now,spend your time looking for the answer or the key to a successful nation.Think about it.The future of our nation could be at your hands.God Bless you. Hindi magandang ipangalan direkta sa politiko ang ang mga naipagawa nila. Mas mainam pa kung ilagay kung anong dapat (Malvar Bldg.) tapos through Sen. Ralf Recto, dapat din malaman ng marami na si Recto ay isang senador, senador ng Pilipinas na binoto hindi lamang sa Batangas. Di naman maganda sa paningin ng marami na sa Batangas lang sya magpapagawa ng mga buildings na yan. Sige, ipangalan lahat sa kanya ng napapagawa nya, pero hindi lang sa Batangas in particular. Maglagay sya kada region, dun kahit punahin man sya okay lang, may napagawa hindi lang sa Batangas, kasi hindi naman sya Mayor or Kongresman para sa Batangas lang sya tutulong eh, humingi rin naman sya ng tulong sa ibang lugar eh.
Salamat po! Yeah, I saw that when I had the chance to passed by Batangas. I was surprised when I saw more than one building named after Senator Recto and I was really surprised and little bit bothered by "Sen. Ralph Recto Type School Building," is it the name of the school or what? And if it's just a type of building why is it displayed in really BIG LETTERS??? di ba?
Thanks for this. I just passed that same building the other week, and was wondering what the "type" stood for. i guess the same holds true for all those street lights and lamp posts with various mayors' initials at the base (JB, SB, etc.) We work hard and pay our taxes, then you have a couple of fools who take advantage and make it look like they are doing us a favor!
righty-o!
nakakatawa siguro nang inang uso. now, nakakaiyak at nakakainit ng ulo.isn't there a law that could stop these ridiculous doings (using public funds for their own agenda), or should i say, who among the people in the government can help or put a stop to this! Hay naku aminin na sana ng mga politikong ito na kulang sila sa pagkaunawa sa wikang Ingles!!! Mantakin n'yo ba namang ilagay ay "Donated by, atsutsusu!!!" sa mga baskeball courts, waiting sheds, etc. e hindi naman nila pera ginamit dun...
Kudus sa mga politikong matalino na, may delicadeza pa-kasi ilan sa kanila-ang nilalagay " Your taxes works for this"!!! For all irritated and highbloods about this matter, why not help build a school and name it after yourself,mabuti nga may school na nagawa si Sen.Recto eh yong ibang senador saan nila ginastos ang perang nakuha nila sa pork barrel?Mga pamilya lang nila ang nakinabang ni singkong duling hindi man lang ibinigay sa pagpatayo ng mga sirang school lalo na sa mga sinalanta ng kalamidad.Mabuti pa ang kapuso foundation may naitayo,natulongan keysa sa mga opisyal ng gobyerno walang silbi kundi magpayaman ng husto.Dapat tulungan nila yong mga mahirap na lugar dahil yong mga mayaman na lugar ang mga nakatira dyan sa totoo lang kong magbayanihan sila they can built anything because they have money to spend,not like those on rural areas they could hardly earn peso a day sila ang dapat tulungan hindi mga mayaman na kayang kaya nila magpaaral sa mga private school.Mga politiko maawa naman kayo sa mga batang mahirap na gusto rin mag aral kaya lang wala silang paaralan.Free education for all filipinos dahil pagnakapag aral maypakinabang rin naman sa kanila ang buong bansa di ba at naiaahon naman nila ang pamilya nila sa sobrang kahirapan and for that the government dont need to feed them because they can feed themselves...or rather the government want their whole countrymen stupid,ignorant so they keep depending on the government hypocrites love but they only doing it to get their votes.What i see gusto ng gobyerno gawin tanga ang madlang pilipino para walang makakaalam ng mga kabulukan nila.Kawawang `pinas kapwa mo inaapi ka.Bangon Bayan! Walang mang aapi kung walang magpapaapi.Ano kaya wala ng magbayad ng buwis,hindi na magpautang ang WB(World Bank) tiyak wala ng mga ganid na politiko dahil wala ng pera silang pagnanaisin manakaw.If no money in politics there is no evil in politics...where the money is,where the evil is...eh nasa bank naman ang mga pera bakit hindi na lang sila mag bank robbery keysa pera pa ng bayan ang ninanakaw nila.Takot mahuli sa pagnakaw pero di takot sa husga ng tao at Diyos.Sana wala na lang gobyerno mas aasenso pa ang bayan dahil wala ng susuwelduhan mga palamunin mayaman,tamad,sinungaling mga politiko wala naman ginawa kundi samantalahin ang kaban ng bayan.Yes agree ako na dapat kung sinoman ang politikong may ipinatayo na paaralan they can used their name on it because they had done SOMETHING better than those who done nothing at all.
another gimik ng mg pul-pulitiko satin ang ipangalan ang isang public works project sa kamag-anak na kapangalan nilang sumakabilang-buhay na....tulad nina
1. former QC Mayor Ismael Mathay na ugaling ipangalan ang mga school buildings sa tatay niya na dating head ng General Auditing Office (predecessor ng COA) 2. QC Mayor Sonny "Serbisyong Billboard" Belmonte na nagpangalan ng isang public school sa misis niya na si Betty Go Belmonte 3. dating Bohol Rep. Venice Borja Agana na ipinangalan ang Dauis-Tagbilaran bridge sa tatay niya at siempre si GMA na ipinangalan ang airport sa Clark at ang highway sa reclamation area sa erpats nya malas lang talaga ang mga "bayani" o mga taong may tunay na kontribusyon sa society na minalas na walang naging anak o apo na nakaupo sa pwesto kaya di sila maparangalan Ganyan talaga ang mga pulitiko they will do anything to get re-elected. And School buildings are the biggest campaign posters that they can exploit especially in the provincial/rural areas of the Philippines. When I was in DEPed working for the Schoolbuilding project. there was a congressman from Bulacan lumapit sa akin in a subtle way " Arch. Paano ba natin maipapaabot sa mga constituents ko na tayo nag-request niyang Schoolbuilding na yan'. Ang sabi ko" Sir! hindi na po namin trabaho yan'. Nagalit ba naman ang sabi sa akin "Hindi ako namumulitiko ha'. Ang sa akin lang " Eh ano ang tawag mo dun!. Gusto niya ilagay namin ang billboard sa newly built school na siya raw ang nag-request sa DEPed.
"THIS SCHOOL BUILDING WAS BUILT THRU THE COURTESY OF CONGRESSMAN "MANIK MANAOG" ang kapal nga ng mukha. Hindi naman niya pera yun. Inutang ng Pilipinas sa Worldbank and until now binbayaran ng mga Pilipino yun. Ang ginawa lumapit dun sa contractor brinaso yung approval para lang sa billboard niya. Now I live here in Canada, I can't help but be dissappointed with the practice of politicians in our country. They will take advantage of any opportunity to gain political mileage. patay na ba yan at dyan ba sya nakalibing? Usually sa mga deadbol lang yan ginagamit di ba (i.e. Manuel Quezon High School)?
i have nothing but utmost disgust with politics in our country. makes me wonder what kind of gut these people have or how they ever sleep at night. one word and nothing else -> HYPOCRISY. they cover it up with sweet talk or some other legalise term to justify such actions but that's all it is. plain and simple. all the glory they give themselves won't make the fires of hell burn cooler or breath lighter on them. i hope they know it.
In China, as you know, no public facility -- a building or a street or an airport -- is named after a person, living or dead. I believe it is the same thing in Japan.
Incidentally, I hope contributors to your blog would write in English, Tagalog, Ilocano, French, Chinese or whatever but not in a mixture of languages. Mixing languages confuses readers and betrays intellectual confusion on the part of the writer. I think that politicians just use that as a marketing tool for them to be re-elected. I've also donated closed to $15,000 (I think about P700,000) to a development of a school in the Philippines and I never asked them to put my name on there because I don't care about popularity... I care about education. I've lived here in the US for quite a while and I am just cracking up seeing that the Philippines is run by actors & actresses, some does not even have a degree in law or public service. What qualifications do we limit our decisions to create a high-quality governance? Do we even care that the country is down-the-drain? But going back to those "popularity tactics," I think that it is not right unless they really spent millions to erect that building from their own pockets. We must otherwise name those building to deserving individuals... heroes, inspirations of science, historical figures... otherwise, just like our schools here, name it after it's closest street or whatever that place used to be known.
it's hopeless howie, unless matanggal lahat ng pulitiko d2 satin, wala ng mangyayari just lyk now ala kang pagpipilian sa mga kandidato, lahat corrupt and recycled politicians.
I grew up in a remote areas in bicol where school is made of bamboo with anahaw leaves,then comes the typhoon with flood,it was washed out instantly.Finally the Guest of Honor on our graduation day had tried hard to get a budget for school building, during Marcos rule and she wasnt dissapointed and that school up to now helps poor childrens learned to write,read and understand what is generally needed by every humanbeing,but it was sad that the Guest of Honor we never know who she was because she will not reveal her identity to anyone as she want to be remember as a fair lady who is thankful enough she was choosen as guest of honor.That is a real help that do not seek praise but love of mankind.Čither she corrupt or done what is right only God knows her character but people will always remember that through her a concrete school was built,and that what matters the most.Finished School Buildings Projects is better than broken promises.
kaya ako nde ako boboto eh, pag bumoto ka , dadayain lang, may boboto din nmn para sakin eh,
d2 zambales dami na daan pinagawa ni gov. vic magsaysay... pero syempre pangalan ng daan... GOVIC Highway..... o angal ka?
sad to say Howie na nakakadismaya through your example on how these typical politicians works to lure their voters to re-elect him or them.
Anyway like as what Angel had said at least may pinuntahan ang funds ni Sen. Recto. Ganoon din sa comment ni Adrian na nakakainis ang alikabok sa daan, if you had a chance to pass from Manghinao going to the town of Mabini. The worst is the section of the road in Brgy. San Francisco. (na hindi man lang inayos since my early childhood) I am now calling the attention of Sen. Recto and Batangas DPWH or the town of Mabini's Mayor, baka naman pwede nyong bigyan ng pansin ang kalsadang yon, dahil it can really help the tourist and specially to our kababayans who will surely spend their usual summer escapades sa mga resorts like those in Anilao. Sir Ralph, etc. cguradong matutuwa ang mga taga San Francisco pagnagkataon. (Just suggesting to have a look and your action is needed) Im from the province up north of luzon, i saw a lot similar to it & it works people..... They're still in power- 3 decades w/ 1 clan- awesome. from representative, governor mayor, board member, city councilors you name it they got it. I gonna ask everybody; Is it really a bad thing or illegal to have their names on public properties????? Infact the family made the city from third to second class city right now......
howie,
in our small town in pangasinan, the present representative to congress named a covered court in honor of his relative ..dad or lolo i really am not sure. i guess whoever puts up a structure first, gets the first crack at naming it after whoever he chooses. and to think that for along time the town plaza was just called that..a town plaza. naming a structure after a live person really is the eight of hypocrisy. i guess they earned it because even if it is not their money, the power to disburse belongs to them. in that case, let's name it sen. recto memorial school? para naman sa lolo nya ang honor. i hope the senator agrees. if not, sweet sixteen school na lang... Hi King23 and Dennis and others -- thanks for the info and feedback. Why not send pics of these other public facilities named after living persons, or undeserving dead relatives of sitting politicians, and I'll try to post these? howieseverino@yahoo.com
why should i? Infact everybody knows already this kind of practice; is it for your benifet?? just asking howie.... Im no longer optimistic wether the country will get out of the dirt in the future. The fact is getting worst & worst, so i wont be surprise if the hi-way on my way home will be filled up with stupid politicians' names. The thing i do now is to convince people to work for their arse, get out of the country offering financial assistance- no interest............ At the end of the day, i gonna for a mayor...hahahaha funny.
King - to quote a cliche, we can curse the darkness or light a candle... if a harsh wind blows it out, light another.
I find it boring dude... You're a politician are you? Cant find light no more in the political arena in the country coz you know what, corruption exist in every department of the gov't. If each one of us will change towards this form of system then thats it, may pag-asa pa. The head of the state, Escudero,or anypolitician can't do it alone.
There may be corruption in every department, but not everyone is corrupt. I know because of a previous life as a factotum in the bureaucracy. The challenge is to encourage the uncorrupt and isolate and weed out the corrupt. The alternative is to sit around moping because of the defeatist notion that there is no hope.
Yeah you're right Howie, not everyone. I did not say everybody did i? Ok let's say the B.O.C., can you imagine even the messenger got a multi million property? No argue if you still believe the chance of getting over the delimma of the country. As far as im concern, the future, i mean a better future- is in our own hands. If all the 90 million people look like the way we picture the real situation Howie then we can see change................... The Philippines dont need revolution. renovation or anything. What i reckon is we gonna........ I dont know honestly. Tell you what im doing????? Anyone cares???
Why go far? If you go to PNU Manila, there's MACEDA HALL...named in honor of Senator Maceda. This is a state university, FYI.
alam nyo mgakapatid dapat cguro palitan na natin ang bulok na pasistema ng gobierno natin kc nakakasuka na at ang baho pa naaamoy nyo na rin pala. dapat cguro maging komunista muna tayo para palitan muna natin ang lahat ng bulok na sistema at lalo na ang mga taong nasa gobierno.sobra na kasi ang kaalaman nila kung pano magpatakbo ng gobierno.
hindi po nag iisa yang nkita ni Howie s batangas, halos lahat ng pulitiko s batangas e my school n nk pngalan s knila, nging palaisipan n din s kin yan nuon png 2004 ng m assign ako s project nmin s batangas city, may "dimaunahan type" n school atbp, halos lahat ng pulitiko s tin e mkkpal ang mukha, gya ni villar, ang laki p ng pangalan nya at mukhha nya s pingawa nya klsada n kung twagin e daang hari, i2 ang klsada nag ko konekta s alabang, las pinas at s amin s bcoor cavite, ok n sana ksi mrmi nki2nbang n motorista pro mas malaki ang pkinbang ni sen. villar, dhil ang mga dinaanan ng klsada pingawa nya e mga subdivision n pag aari nya, at biglng nging mbenta n uli ang negosyo nya mga subdivision dhil mganda at malapad ang klsada pinondohhan ng knyng pork barrel, ok n sana dhil mrmi kbbyan ko s cvite ang nki2nbang, ang s akin lng e sana inuna nya un mga problema s knayunan, gya s masbate, wlang eskwelahan at kung minsan ala png guro ang mga bata, butas ang mga pisara at bu2ngan, 3 oras n nillkad ng mga bta un pinka mlpit n school s knila, mdling arw p lng e ngllkad n sila gmit ang sulo, tintahak nila ang mdilim, lubak lubak at mputik n klsada, mk pg aral lng, bkit hindi i2 un inu una nya? dhil b s wla syang subdivision duon at wla syang ki2tain? mrami nman congressman ang cvite, las pinas at muntinlupa n pwede mg pgawa ng klsda pr s lugar nila, sya e sendor, dapat unhhin nya yun liblib n lugar, pra d nman npg iiwanan, ofw ako d2 s korea, d2 wlng bahayan n lupa ang dadaan, mski gaano p klyo s main road, ang mga pulitiko d2, m pg bintangan lng e nag re resign n kgd s pwesto, dhil my delicadeza cila, s atin dyan s pinas, mkkpal ang mukhha ng mga pulitiko, yan lng po, mbuhay po kyo mga kapuso, peace
Where the intention is also to qualify the building with TYPE, then the senator's name should have been separated with a dash. Slips such as this really makes you wonder whatever happened to the millions of pesos allocated to the DepEd. Mandadaya na nga, mali-mali pa.
damonyo talaga mga pulitiko!! ang kapal naman ng mukha netong ralf recto nato! as long as we have this kinds of old school politician, philippines can't keep up with growing asian countries.Ang malas talaga ng mga pinoy.
As for me Sen.Recto put "TYPE" after his name to express his taste for the style of school that suit to his simple dream,as if "Type" kong babae simple but with brilliant mind.Lucky Sen.Recto built school for Batangas,eh yong bicol mabuti pa ang Kapuso Foundation may naitayo,yong mga kawani ng Gobyerno hindi makapagsimula ng kahit isang paaralan dahil sa budget pa lang hindi nila alam kung paano nila hahatiin sa mga bulsa nila.Mabuti pa wala nalang gobyerno wala naman pakinabang sa kanila mas nakakatulong pa ang pribadong ahensya.Kung hindi lang sa mga gurong sinusuweldohan no need to pay tax because most of tax payers money goes to pocket of crooks.Mga Batanguenos thanks Sen.Recto may maganda at bago kayong school kahit na ang mga kababayan nyo sa bicol region hanggang ngayon karamihan nagtitiis sa gutay-gutay na paaralan.Waaaah saklap buhay ng maralita.
Wala ka na itulak kabigin sa mga pulitiko ngayon halos lahat patulak... nakakasuka na... bakit ba halos magpatayan ang mga pulitiko at mga gastos ng mga yan? saan ba nila babawiin yan? di sa bulsa din ni juan dela cruz. kaming mga maliliit na manggagawa tapat na magbayad ng buwis na inaari nilang parang kanila e sila naman ang nagpapasasa sa pinaghirapan ng mga manggagawa na hindi makapagdaya ng pagbabayad ng buwis na gaya ng ginagawa nila... kelan pa magbabago ang mga pulitiko... KELAN PA SILA MAGKAKA DELICADEZA.... sana naman ngayon makapag isip isip sila tutal LENTEN SEASON NAMAN....
Good job! Keep on exposing the bad eggs. I wonder why the office of the ombudsman does nothing about this issue.
I just want to liten up the subject...
Professor Howie Severino - School of Journalism.. Broadway, QC! oh ayan Sir Howie, may school ka na after you... he he he ...  I kid, I kid... Angel, Melly -- Haha, salamat pero kuntento na ako sa pangalan ko sa blog na ito.
haha! ka-lorkey naman as in "type"/"building type" talaga! best laugh ever! naiiyak parin ako sa sobrang tawa!
You should note that in any position of power, especially over there ...you can pretty much get away with anything! You get for what you pay for! like Darwin's survival of the fittest! They just don't know there are more powerful forces beyonds one's comprehension that governs the universe, like the yin and yan, Newton's law, the golden rule, karma. So i guess sooner or later, they will feel those consequences and whether you believe it or not is immaterial!
This is what you may call crass opportunism. In simple terms, ang kapal ng mga mukha! Nakakahiya! Delikadeza has not been, is not and will never be part of the vocabulary of these politicians. No wonder a lot of Pinoys have been pushed to leave the country.
I remember the late Teddy Benigno's call for a revolution to wipe out a whole generation of Pinoys that seem to accept this and consider it the norm. Whatever Mr. Benigno's idea of a revolution, with the way things are going in 'Pinas, it will surely take another generation, not mine or yours, to correct what Marcos and the present shameless crop of politicians have done to our beloved Motherland. Hi to all, i relly dont know ,kung paano aasenso, kailan uunlad sino makakapagahon sa kahirapan ang, pinas? Are we hopeless talaga? Tell me Mr. Howie severino and we will support u. Batikos tayo ng batikos pero tayo mismo walang magawa (no answer or solusyon sa problema)... Ano ba talaga ang solusyon? I am tired of this issue! luma na, aabutin pa ng next generation ito pa rin ang issue. I guess, ganayn talaga ang buhay, but only in the philippines di ba? most corrupt in Asia. wat a shame! If only there is a time machine and would turn back time where the philippines was number one in asia. Now it is only in our dreams, that we now seek in other countries. Kaya nga maraming pinoy ang nagaabroad, migrate and gustong magabroad. Only in the Philippines. sabi nila kahit san ka magpuntang bansa mi intsik, now talo na yun, kasi pionoy na,. kahit sann sulok ng mundo mi pinoy na.
I pray to the gud lord sana we could end this problem, huwag na sana abutan pa ng the end of the world. Wat do you think Mr. Howie Severino? just asking kawawa ang bayan natin sa mag bulok na pulitiko..sa susunod wag na kayong magulat baka pati Batangas palitan na nila ng pangalan.ewan ko sa comelec kung pinapayagan nila yan..laki ng name..illegal n pangangampanya ang ginagawa nya..
they're supposed to be like model houses/units in villages and condos. hehe. I've seen them around - Vilma has one and so do the rest of the Batangueno politicians.
Former Annapolis graduate, commisioned Navy officer and U.S.President Jimmy Carter had a newly-commissioned nuclear attack submarine named after him a few years ago.
paanong hindi ilalagay eh FREE ADVERTISEMENT... kakahiya. Dito sa Central Latin America hindi uso yan.
Howie ang silipin mo naman minsan eh yung mga immigracion police sa airlines natin. Ang gagarapal manghingi ng lagay. No Lagay - No Exit Policy ang airline natin ngayon. Paano nga ba naman sila makakapag reklamo eh paalis nga sila ng bansa. SO defintely, and tendencey eh hayaan na lang. Pero minsan nakaka iirita na eh. judging from the responses, perhaps we should legalize this naming of public bldgs after living persons. did anyone notice that many of those irritated and outraged live abroad? in my book, you just lost the right to carp about domestic problems if you skipped the country, whatever the reason for your leaving. tapos yung mga tolerant naman sa Recto-type phenomena, nandito sa Pinas.
This is the type of mentality that besets our kababayans it seems. We are quick to blame and pass judgement rather than welcome the comments and criticisms however painful it is. This is the sad truth and the reality of what has become of our beloved country: patronage and personality based politics. The greater tragedy is, the masa and the common tao has accepted it as the norm that rules the way of life. It is uncool to question the status quo.
We, perhaps due to distance, have become more critically aware and thus become more objective in our perceptions since we have experienced what it is like to live in a first world and third world country. Nakakalungkot. Therefore, I say to you, just because one has left, albeit temporarily, his Motherland does not mean that one has lost the right to be concerned and be "patriotic". We are still Pinoy no matter where we are and what we have become. And we will still call 'Pinas our Motherland. I beg to disagree on that. First, I lived in the Philippines before we stayed in the US. And a few months in a year, I still go back to the Philippines. I went to a private school in the Philippines but I have done volunteer works in public schools there. It is myopic to conclude that since we left the country, we do not deserve to recommend improvements to be done for our country. Actually, the more that we should... not that we are obliged to do so; but since we have seen how they do it in other countries, I think we must also try to help. Some of us did not leave out of hatred... some had diplomatic duties & businesses abroad which would benefit the country in one end. Still, I strongly oppose those unwarranted names on our school buildings. Here in the US, I've probably seen a lot of ads (and also Rotary) on waiting sheds but never our governor's or mayor's name. I don't know what gives our politicians the guts to display their names there but they must remember that they have already been gratified for that with their income (and believe me, bigger than my mother's salary who was a high corporate officer) as a government official.
kumusta po kayong lahat ako po ay isang kababayan dito sa europa, gusto ko lamang po na mag mungkahi tungkol doon sa mga politiko na kulang na lang idikit ang kanilang mukha doon sa mga proyektong kanilang ginawa na nanggaling naman sa pawis ng mga pinoy (yung may mga trabaho lang ha, kasi di naman nagbabayad ng tax yung walang trabaho). dapat kung gusto nilang makita ang kanilang pangalan na sila ang nag mungkahi o nagawa ito sa ilalim ng kanilang panunungkulan , bakit di na lang nila iukit sa isang maliit na lapida ang kanilang pangalan na " ITONG PROYEKTONG ITO AY NAGAWA SA ILALIM NG PANUNUNGKULAN NI GINOO o GINANG........" at ilagay sa isang maayos na lugar na mababasa ng mga tao. ( para naman hindi halatang masyado, ha ha ha) lalo na dyan sa Rizal iisang pangalan na lang ang aming nakikita!. mabuhay po kayo!
Just read your entry regarding the naming of public edifices after politicians. I'd like to think that this is my political pet peeve. Politicos believe that they're entitled to a fair share of the glory or fame simply because they were instrumental in the construction of said edifices. It's high time that our civil "servants" grab a dictionary and find out the exact meaning of the quoted term above. Serving the country is one's choice, one's responsibility. It is not thrust into your lap as if you have no choice in the matter. It is a privilege granted to those who believe that they can truly make a difference even when no acknowledgement stems from their efforts.
On the eve of this year's election several questions cross my mind. What does this batch of candidates have to offer this country? When Prospero pichay declares that he doesn't care how much money he spends for his campaign doesn't it make you think? To what lengths will he go to to recoup his investment/s in the event that he wins? How many candidates know what they're fighting for? How many lies have been told? Will still be told? Are being told? The collective mind of the average pinoy must be awakened. Unless we realize that this country belongs to everyone, not just to a group of fascists, then maybe, just maybe, we will have a chance. But if you're to ask me, I don't think so. What is wrong is wrong everyone knows that!,Yes it is hard to accept that politician especially are racing for popularity to get more votes through the showcase of their finished project.Money they used to built those project are public money but with out their courages to build those project even there is budget for it,it can be just wasted on useless projects like travelling the world looking for Jose Pidal ill-gotten wealth.Many pork barrels are wasted by politicians to projects that not even needed and to think some of these money just goes to the owners of casinos,professionals prostitutes ect.
The game this politician do is no different the way they gamble the money not belong to them.Better there is no more comelec,no more election.No more gambler politician that will make corruption after.The law only protect the crooks,the cheaters,the murderers,the liars and the jailed one the innocents whose only fault is for telling the truth,and not following the evil god, but who is not influenced by evil that we filipinos must follow? as God said,Righteuosness exhaltet the nation but sin is a reproach to any person. Wala kasi santong politiko lahat madali matukso sa kislap ng pera at kapangyarihan maghari sa tao. Yes wether we like it or not politics is always like that, the only solution is death for all of them but that will brings us to a country fall of stinky corps,so think about it before Kim Jong Il of NK(North Korea) strike a nuke to P.I. to end the suffering of filipino.Filipinos should be happy they can still travel around the world and see the difference than be jailed in your country and you had no chance to look what is going on outside. We filipinos should be thankful,we still have a chance to choose to go where we want to go,if not we could all end up dead if our neighbor nuclear countries went insane.For now enjoy life while we still have time to enjoy and stop complaining instead do what you can to keep yourself happy and endure what ever pains comes our ways that is trials of life. This world is not a paradise,it is a world of evil people that mankind should knows it by now,that is why God said love your enemy,so your enemy will love you back. If Satur will love GMA,GMA will love her back.If this jailed military love Esperon,Esperon will set him free.If they love each other no need to hurt each other.Love is the key to freedom of everyone,if there is no love,no freedom,no life,no happiness ,no need to live. The only reason they are mad to each other because all of them want to be in power to have the control of wealth as well as the power to jailed anyone they dont like.All the same to me,the military,rebels all of them eat and shit.The civilian is the victims of the un ending game this left and right playing. Better we had no more jails,just cut thier fingers according to how many mistakes they committed, if they are really guilty but it is hard to probe anyone guilty unless there is a witness to tell the truth.The Ten Commandments said,You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.This means the witness should not lie or accept money to witness against somebody.If witness found guilty,they can get their finger cut same fate their comrades falsely done. Filipinos will only stop complaining when they are all dead,If you want that to happen just give NK a call they can wipe out all of you there like a newly sprayed mosquitoes.Think about it.Life is short,enjoy while we still have chance.A fair,beautiful,peaceful life is in heaven, to get there we must all die same Jesus Christ died first before going back to His Kingdom.All of you who can not accept this cruel world we live at,death is the only solution for that.If you are strong enough to face this cruel world stay alive and enjoy yourself.From Desiderata with love.Advance Happy EASTER to ALL. well said desiderata, a valid answer from a "true" filipino and a realist as well. what if the protestants aboard the mayflower had the same principles in mind? would there be america today? makes you think if what you're trying to do makes a difference. many of us think that asking for change is mere complaining. i beg to differ. the majority has now accepted its fate. this is a cruel world only because we choose it to be. obviously, you are someone who has given up on our society. you pride yourself on having accepted all that this country has to offer. you think that you've got everything figured out. well, maybe you have. maybe you have.
sana pati cemetery (memorial parks atbp...) malagyan na rin lang ng names nila
Ralph Recto? Six years ago he had to struggle in his first bid for the Senate. He didn't belong to any party with a national machinery. He hitched with our party, PROMDI. He had such a very bad name in Batangas then and the whole Southern Tagalog voters. And it showed in his votes from the area. HE LOST THERE! The whispers in the area at that time was that everything had to pass through him should anybody want anything from the Lipa LGU. Probably unfair. But he lost miserably in the area.
It was our command votes from Region VII that gave him the puhunan to land in the magic 12 and win. Putting up those inane super bold announcement in shiny metalic signages is probably his only way of announcing PLEASE VOTE FOR ME THIS TIME! I think it is working for him. Once again he is popular in Batnagas. Let us see if he will have their votes. Roland, so it's your party's fault, hehe! Can you publicly disown him? what I can't understand is how someone who inherited such an illustrious name will dirty it just for money. Or is it power? Still, what will his children now inherit? A sordid reputation.
Howie,
That practice of Politicos naming public infrastructures after themselves is just their way of telling people that they where the ones who got the TEN PERCENT (or maybe more) COMMISSION (or KICKBACK) for the construction of that infrastructure. The bigger the infrasctructure, the bigger the kickback. Garapalan talaga ano? This penchant of Philippine politicians to resort to gimmicks like naming taxpayer-funded public facilities after themselves is more than a matter of being thick-skinned (kapal mukha) or dishonestly taking credit for something that does not belong to them. It speaks of political bankruptcy, of a failure -- or refusal -- to proffer answers to valid political questions like: Why does medicine in the Philippines cost so much more than in other countries? Why are Filipino workers periodically shunted off to live many kilometers from their place of work? Why are so many Filipinos compelled to leave the country to find work? Why cannot so many Filipinos find jobs? Why is the quality of education deteriorating? And so on. In place of answers to these questions, we have blatant appropriation of taxpayer-funded public facilities.
Isn't that what democracy is supposed to do, make politicians accountable? At least that was what was promised back in 1986 when people power threw out dictatorship. With elections, we are supposed to be able to get rid of the thick-skinned and morally bankrupt. But elections seem to entrench them in power. Is the problem then deeper than political system? Is it cultural? Are we culturally damaged?
Not only culturally damage howie,we're mentally damage as well i mean is not all of us but, most of us filipinos.. you know what i mean? We're being brainwashed by the sweet talks wherein they master most in the what they called a freedom of speech. Dito sila magaling.... What you gonna do for the democracy if your people are starving? I dont know, i was only 6 then in that 1st edsa...... As what i've said we are in the middle of nowhere now. Kahit ilang Edsa pa ang magdaan... hopefully not... it is what can i do for my country not, the country can do for me....
yeah ive seen the schools in batangas on my way to galera, there was one building named after mayor vilma, and one named after the incumbent governor.
Noong panahon ni Marcos, yung mga public school buildings na pinatayo, ang tawag nila doon ay "Marcos Type Building" pero hindi mo makikita na nakalagay yung "Marcos Type Building" sa mga pinatayong classrooms. Pag sinabi mong Marcos Type, alam mo na kung anong design yun at anong function nung building. Pero ngayon talagang lantaran nilang pinakikita sa publiko yung pangalan nila at hindi lang sinsasabi sila ang nagpagawa kundi sa kanila pa nakapangalan yung mga gusali o infrastructures na pinagawa.
Hay naku, Howie, hwag ka ng mgtaka! part na yan ng kabulukan ng gobyerno natin sa Pilipinas... kunwari mgpapagawa ng project out of their pork barrel, un pala, knukurakot na rin nila ung iba! maniniwala ka bang hindi sa pork barrel galing ung pondo nung pinagpapagawa nila ni Vilma Santos ng mansion nila sa Narra St, Ayala Alabang na may 1000 sq metrs ang laki?! P100M woth un hah?! Mgkanu lng ba salary ng Senator at Mayor hah, para mkpgpatayo ng ganun klaking bahay?!.... Lahat naman yang sila kurakot eh! di marunong mahiya! Si Ping Lacson din, super laki bahay sa San Jose St, Ayala Alabang. Mga ganun din halaga nun, P100M din! paanu niya kaya kinita yung pnagpatayo niya dun, gayung bus driver lang ang tatay niya?! di naman sila galing sa mayamang pamilya para mgkaroon siya ng ganung asset! Kaya, sana naman, maging tuso na ang botante 'noh?! Lahat yang mga kandidato, EVIL yang mga "yan. LESS EVIL nlng ang piliin mo.... Thnx Howei for highliting this matter! Marami din ang matatauhan diyan, kahit papano.. Good Luck sa 'yo, Howei!!
to Mr. Howie,
I appreciate your effort in exposing this practice... Ituloy mo ang laban!!! Sino ba ang tanga talaga dito sa Pinas! ginagawa tayong tanga ng mga yan! Hay naku, kaya nga umalis ako last December sa Pinas and went abroad dahil sa mga politikong ganyan eh... Mismong mga amuyong lang nila e kung sino nang makaasta! As a feedback, dito sa pinuntahan ko sa M.E., sinwerte naman makakuha ng trabahong maayos.. Panay negosyo at improvements ang makikita mo sa news.. Mararamdaman mo naman e na hindi propaganda lang....Sa Pinas, walang kakwenta kwenta. Hindi jobs creation ang atupagin ng mga 8^%&& na mga politiko at mga amuyong nila!!!! Hi howie, i saw the same topic on 60 minutes 2 weeks ago titled Enough! about public building named after living person. Naming public buildings after politician is not exclusively unique in the philippines. In canada and united states (both democratic country) public infrastructure are sometimes named after living politician. Do you think people care? yes! they do and they frowned upon these kind of practices. Does the naming of infrastructure after living politician affects voters choice of candidates? No! Bill clinton has one of the biggest library named after him(a common practise in the states) and late senator thurmond has numerous building named after him. Both figures will be remembered in history as the president who received oral sex in the white house and a klan senator.
talagang makapal ang mukha ng mga hinayupak na pulitiko.Wala ba tayong mga batas na nagbabawal sa paglalagay ng mga pangalan ng mga pulitiko sa ganitong bagay.ahil di naman pera ang kanilang ginamit para sa pagpagawa.
Dapat sa mga pulitikong iyan(i.e Ralph " Rabbit at Baba" Recto eh ipadukot kay ka Roger tapos iexecute at ibitin sa pinatyong niyang type niyang school. Nakkahiya sa lolo niyang si mang Claro.
Si villar naman eh ibaon sa Daang Hari parang buwis ba d ba intstead na aso o kambing, may delikadeza pa ang mga ito kesa sa kanila. O kaya naman eh mas drastic action meron sanang bumili ng isang nuclear bomb sa north korea,balita ko eh bargain sale don o kaya sa Ukraine. Tapos hintayin na meron session ng congress at senate saka idetonate. Lusaw ang kongreso pati mga corrupt na politician. Isama na rin mga ilan ilan okay "collateral damage ika nga tapos. Tapos 30 seconds later isunod naman ang malacanyang habang nandoonang mga TU's kuno. At higit sa lahat ang pandak sa malakanyang. Then let's start all over again. Ibigay na ang gobyerno kina Ka Roger dahil matagl na nilang ambisyon iyon saka iyong nasa Netherlands na napaparty kasama ang bomba star na si Aling Mina. Ibalik sila sa Pinas ala Nikolay Lenin at Leon Troysky! Icollectivized lahat ng lupa. Mga oligarch eh ixecute sa Luneta. "Bigti" na lang my preference dahil they don't deserved even a cost of a bullet, recyclable pa di ba? Magcocontribute na ko ng 1 dollar! balita ko mura lang ang isang nuclear device oo dirty bomb. That's the Final Solution. i salute u howie, ang ganda nang pag k research mo about this government projects, about the said school in batangas and other sites in the region, not to mention other gov't. projects. alam mo nakakatatawa talaga ang mga ibang politicians na ma sasabi nating , their political gimmicks , . to make my opinion short , sa susunod na may ma nanalo na man na mga ganitong poltician, they make again another propaganda and gimmicks,. (just like roads to farm,health services center etc. etc.,whish is TYPE PROJECTS NI POLITIKO SO AND SO).
In my opinion, the name of the school building is secondary to the main purpose of why it was built - which is to provide classrooms to students. I do not see anything wrong with the names and whose names it is as long as the building is there for our students.
Naming schools in that manner has been practiced since I am in elementary when the "Marcos-type" School buildings cropped up of our school in the late 60's. The building has served many students and has moved on with their lives. "Sa loob at labas ng bayan ko sawi,
kaliluha'y siyang nangyayaring hari, kagalinga't bait ay nalulugami, ininis sa hukay ng dusa't pighati. "Ang magandang asal ay ipinupukol sa laot ng dagat na kutya't linggatong; balang magagaling ay ibinabaon at inililibing na walang kabaong. "Nguni ay ang lilo't masasamang-loob sa trono ng puri ay iniluluklok; at sa balang sukab na may asal-hayop, mabangong insenso ang isinusuob. "Kaliluha't sama ang ulo'y nagtayo at ang kabaita'y kimi't nakayuko; santong katuwira'y lugami at hapo, ang luha na lamang ang pinatutulo. "At ang balang bibig na binubukalan ng sabing magaling at katotohanan, agad binibiyak at sinisikangan ng kalis ng lalong dustang kamatayan. "O, taksil na pita sa yama't mataas! O, hangad sa puring hanging lumilipas! ikaw ang dahilan ng kasam-ang lahat at niring nasapit na kahabag-habag! - Francisco Balagtas It will be more appreciated by the whole public if the senator who build any project name it after like "Batangas National School"financed by public but manages by Sen.So,Soand so.
I understand politician want to be remember they done something even it is from their alloted pork barrels.It sure fool many ordinary people that didn`t know who financed that project. Most politician thought that money they get from pork barrels are their salary,allowance and bonuses,that is why they claim that money they spend for the said project was theirs. It could be hard to accept the truth that politicians are mostly after only the money they could get being in the government corruption team.From spanish era up to now there is no difference.Corruption is the main reason why many wants to be in politics. A baranggay chairman i know told his people"Kung gusto nyo magkapera magkapitan rin kayo.He spend his money for renovating his house and bought cows,carabaos,goat,ducks and told his people to take good care of it and the deal is not really bad...but it goes to nothing after people killed those animals for their fiesta pulotan or some government guest visit them to satisfied their appetites for free foods from their stupids kababayan who always give them free foods but they didn`t even gave one cent as helpback to these farmers. Yes politician are pretty smart in making a fool of their kababayans.That is why they have more money than ordinary citizen.That is the race of crocodiles brain.The more you corrupt the more money you can hide to your personal safe.That is life.Now who has more wealth hide in other countries?All this politicians have bank accounts overseas for their wealth security just in case `pinas goes up side down,it will not affect them even a little bit. Sabi nila maubusan ng pera ang mga demonyo ang mga buwayang politiko busog pa rin dahil mautak sa lamangan sa kapwa.That is the truth about politics. Hi Howie,
Isa ako sa hindi pabor sa ginawa ni R.Recto na ipangalan sa kanya ang school dahil talaga namang hindi galing sa bulsa nya ang perang ginastos nya don, pero ok na rin kesa naman ibinulsa lang nya ang pera... at least d2 sa school nakita ang perang galing sa gobyerno...puede na rin.... Nga pala,,, Howie, gaya ng sabi ng isa sa iyong tagasubaybay na sana ang pagtuunan nila ng pansin ay ang probinsya ng BICOL dahil nakakaawa na ang mga tao don lalo na yong naapektuhan ng bagyong reming...nawalan ng bahay, walang mga trabaho dahil natabunan ang kanilang mga lupaing sinasaka at nadala ng baha ang kanilang mga tanim so, pano cla mabubuhay...ang pamilya ko ay tubong Bicol din at sa Macabari ako lumaki at nagtapos ng primarya, sa bayan naman ng Barcelona ako nagtapos ng sekundarya ang aming school ang gawang kawayan lang at pawid na walang semento ang tapakan kundi lupa lamang ,taong 1981 ako nagtapos don ang aming Stage ay nagawa dahil sa tulong naming mga estudyante araw2 naghahakot kami ng lupa na galing sa tabing dagat para lang makagawa kami ng aming stage para may magamit kami sa aming pagtatapos pero ang school hanggang ngayon nakita ko ganon pa rin pawid pa rin...nakakaawa ang mga estudyante pagnaulan at umaapyas sa bintana di makpag-aral ng husay...isa pa watak watak ang estudyante kc hindi kumpleto ng gusali kaya merong nasa kabilang bakod na medyo malayo sa ibang gusali kaya kong titingnan mo 2 ang school ng sekundarya pero isa lang cya...sana mabigyan din ng pansin ang school saming lugar na ito dahil maraming gustong mag-aral na hindi naman kayang pumunta sa mga pribadong school kaya nagtatiyaga na lang sa ganitong klase ng gusali...at sana magbigay din cla ng mga scholarship sa mahihirap na di lamang matatalino kundi pati na rin sa mahihirap na di naman gaanong matalino kc nagtatatiyag clang matuto at mag-aral kaso kulang cla sa perang panggastos para sa kanilang buwanang matrikula...sana mabigyan ito ng pansin ng mga kandidato ngayon hindi lamang pangako kundi tuparin nila para maging maganda ang takbo ng atnig bansa... Lyn chi Hi Howie!
akala ko yung classmate ko lang nung high school ang nakapansin ng gantong practice ng mga politicians natin...dito sa mandaluyong puro gonzales, abalos, etc mababasa mo. sabi nga ng classmate ko, bakit pangalan nila anjan e pera ng bayan yan, di ba? kung pwede nga lang daw pangalan ng taumbayan ang nakapaskil or curved sa bawat school, waiting sheds, etc na meron sa bawat city kaso OA naman. PURO TAYO ANGGAL WALA NAMAN TAYONG SOLUSYON!!
Kung meron kayong gustong baguhin mag-isip naman ng kahit katiting na paraan (HINDI PURO ANGGAL LANG!!) para mabigyan ng pansin ang mga ganitong baluktot na pulitika sa ating bansa. Eto ang aking P0.02. Tayong mga nasa Pinas or nasa-ibang bansa gumawa kaya tayo ng investigative network na web-based ala iWitness/PROBE etc. ang dating, ang lahat ng mga kababayan natin na may access sa videocam at internet ay kasali. Pwede nilang ipost sa YouTube, DailyMotion, etc. ang video at pwede nating isama ang mga video sa ating blog,email links, etc. usually mabilis kumalat ang balita sa internet (HELLO GARCI?) at malamang ay mapi-pickup ng major TV like GMA para naman maipamahagi sa ating ibang kababayan na walang access sa internet ang balita. Kung walang magawa si Juan Dela Cruz dahil sya ay napakahirap at wala syang boses.. siguro naman si John Dela Cruz (OFW,Pinoy Abroad) ay maymaitutulong para sa kayang aping-api na kababayan at magagamit nating ang bisa ng internet (hindi lang Call Center) para mai-ahon ang ating bayang PilipinaS. KAYO.. ANO ANG NAISIP NYONG PARAAN?? What's out for ThePinoyTV_dot_com soon!! Eto baka makatulong o makagising man lang. Pinadala ito sa akin ng isang paring Pilipino dito sa Ireland. Mabigat daw ang dating, para sa akin totoo lang. Matagal na rin ako expat di ko gamay gamitin OFW pasensiya na. Mahal ko Pilipinas pero tulad ng marami isinusuka ko ang sistema. Nag iisip din ako ng magagawa para sa atin, pero sana nga magtulongtulong tayo hindi puro reklamo.
[PLM] Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Subject: Pilipino.... Pilipino Sabi MO , ang gobyerno natin ay palpak. Sabi MO , ang mga batas natin ay sinauna. Sabi MO , ang lokal na pamahalaan natin ay hindi maganda ang pagkolekta ng basura at ang paglilinis ng mga lugar. Sabi MO , hindi gumagana ang mga telepono, katatawanan ang kalagayan ng trapiko, at hindi nakakarating sa paroroonan ang mga sulat. Sabi MO , parang nasadlak sa basura ang ating buong bansa. Sabi Mo , sabi MO, sabi MO. E ano'ng ginagawa mo tungkol dito? Kumuha ka ng isang taong papunta sa Singapore . Bigyan mo sya ng pangalan, yung sa IYO. Bigyan MO sya ng mukha, yung sa IYO. Lumabas KA sa airport nang pinakamatino mong sarili na maipagmamalaki sa mundo.. Sa Singapore Hindi KA nagtatapon ng upos ng sigarilyo sa kalye. Ipinagmamalaki MO ang magaganda nilang underpass. Nagbabayad KA ng mga 60 pesos para makapagmaneho sa Orchard Road (parang EDSA) mula alas 5 hanggang alas 8 ng gabi. Bumalik KA sa parking lot para bayaran ang parking tiket mo kung napasobra ka ng oras sa shopping o sa pagkain sa isang restaurant. Sa Singapore , wala KAng sinasabi, meron ba? Hindi MO susubukang kumain sa lantad kapag Ramadan sa Dubai . Hindi MO susubukang lumabas ng bahay na walang takip ang mukha sa Jeddah. Hindi MO susubukang lagyan ang isang empleyado ng kumpanya ng telepono sa London para mapunta sa ibang tao ang mga long distance na tawag mo. Hindi MO susubukang lumampas ng 90 kilometers per hour sa Washington, at saka sasabihin sa pulis "Alam mo kung sino ako?" Bakit di MO subukang dumura o magtapon ng upos ng sigarilyo o balat ng kendi sa mga kalye sa Tokyo ? Bakit hindi MO subukang bumili ng pekeng mga papeles sa Boston tulad ng ginagawa sa Recto? Pinag-uusapan pa rin natin IKAW. IKAW na gumagalang at sumusunod sa patakarang banyaga sa ibang bansa pero hindi makasunod sa sarili mong lugar. IKAW na tapon ng tapon sa kalye pagtuntong mo pa lang sa lupa. Kung IKAW ay nakikisalamuha at pumupuri ng systema sa bansang banyaga, bakit hindi KA maging ganyan sa Pilipinas? Minsan sa isang panayam, ang dating Subic Administrator na si Gordon ay may katwiran ng sinabi nyang "Ang mga aso ng mayayaman ay pinalalakad at pinadudumi ng may-ari sa kalye, tapos sila mismo ang pumupuna sa may katungkulan sa kapalpakan sa paglilinis ng mga kalye. Ano ang gusto nilang gawin ng mga may katungkulan? Magwalis tuwing makakaramdam ng hindi maganda sa tiyan ang kanilang alaga?" Sa America , bawat may-ari ng alaga ay dapat maglinis matapos ang pagdumi ng aso. Ganuon din sa Japan . Gagawin ba ng mga Pilipino yun dito? Tama sya. Pumupunta tayo sa botohan para pumili ng gobyerno at pagkatapos nuon ay tinatanggal na natin sa sarili ang responsibilidad. Uupo tayo sa isang tabi at paghihintay ng pagkalinga at umaasa na gagawin ng gobyerno ang lahat habang wala tayong iniaalay. Umaasa tayo sa pamahalaan na maglinis, ngunit hindi naman tayo titigil sa pagtatapon ng basura sa kung saan-saan, at ni hindi tayo pupulot ng anumang piraso ng papel para itapon sa basurahan. Pagdating sa mga panlipunang talakayin tulad nang hindi pagiging tapat sa kasal, sa mga dalagang ina, sa pagtatalik ng walang basbas ng kasal, at iba pa, maingay tayong nagpoprotesta ngunit patuloy naman nating ginagawa ang mga ito. Sa sandaling tayo ay mangulila kapag nasa labas tayo ng bansa, naghahanap tayo ng aliw sa iba, kadalasan sa kapwa rin natin Pilipino, na hindi natin iniisip ang ating katungkulan na ating sinumpaan sa ating pamilya nuong narito pa tayo. Tapos sinisisi natin ang pamahalaan kapag nakikita natin ang karahasan sa kabataan, pagkagumon sa bawal na gamot, at iba pa, samantalang sinimulan natin ito sa hindi pagpansin sa pangangailangan ng ating mga anak ng tunay na pag-gabay at responsibilidad ng isang magulang. Ang sabi natin, "Ang buong sistema ang kailangang magbago. Ano ang magagawa kung ako lang ang magpapabago sa aking pamilya?" E sino ang magbabago ng sistema? Ano ba ang mga sankap ng sistema? Napakaginhawa sa atin na ang sistema ay binubuo ng ating mga kapitbahay, mga ibang tahanan, ibang syudad, ibang komunidad, at ang pamahalaan. Pero hindi kasama IKAW at AKO. Pagdating sa ating pagkakaroon ng positibong handog sa sistema, ikinakandado natin ang sarili, pati na ang ating pamilya sa loob ng isang ligtas na pugad at tumatanaw na lang tayo sa malayong mga lugar at bansa at naghihintay ng isang Mr. Clean na dumating at maghatid na mga himala. O lumilikas tayo. Parang mga tamad na duwag na hindi pinatatahimik ng ating mga takot, tumatakbo tayo sa Amerika upang makisalo sa kanilang luwalhati at purihin sa kanilang sistema. Pero pag naging masalimuot sa New York tatakbo tayo sa Japan o Hongkong. Pag nagkahirapan ang paghanap ng trabaho sa Hongkong, sakay agad tayo sa susunod na eroplano patungong Gitnang Silangan. Pag may digmaan sa Gulf, inaasahan nating masagip at mapauwi ng Gobyernong Pilipino. Lahat ay handang umabuso at gumahasa sa bansa. Walang nag-iisip na handugan ang sistema. Ang konsyensya natin ay nakasanla sa pera. Mga mahal kong kababayan, ang sulating ito ay matinding nakakakislot ng isipan, nangangailangan ng maraming pagmumuni-muni, at tumutusok din sa konsyensya. Medyo inuulit ko lang ayon sa ating salita ang mga salita ni John ..F.Kennedy sa kanyang kabansa upang maitugma sa ating mga Pilipino: "Itanong natin kung ano ang magagawa natin sa ating bansang Pilipinas at gawin ang nararapat upang ang Pilipinas ay maging tulad ng Amerika at ibang kanlurang bansa ngayon." Gawin natin kung ano ang kailangan ng Pilipinas sa atin. Ipasa ito sa lahat ng Pilipino. Wow!
Ang galing talaga ng pulitiko. Samantalang yung mga taong nagdonate ng lupa dito sa Mindanao para mapagtayuan ng eskwelahan e wala man lang kapanga-pangalan! Maski initials na lang dun sa doorstep. Pambihira! Hmmmm... they seem to have gotten the idea from the Gabaldon-type building which was named in Rep. Gabaldon's honor and not by him. I saw more of those here in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija. I guess until someone files a case, it will not stop.
Ivan, I presume Rep. Gabaldon is dead? Nothing wrong with that legally. Personally I prefer the supposed German practice for their currency -- no political figures, only artists, writers and intellectuals.
btw, congrats on the award! Deserving. Thanks Howie!
Yes, Gabaldon is long dead. He was part of the first Philippine Assembly. He authored a bill in 1907 releasing funds for the construction of school buildings all over the country. Those schools are called Gabaldon-type buildings and have a distinct architectural style. I hope we highlight these schools since it's the centennial of the Gabaldon Act this year. Remember the issue of Mayor Atienza naming the San Andres Gym after Manny Pacquiao? He would have gotten in trouble. If you check the book on heritage laws, there was an earlier law that banned the naming of public property in honor of living persons. I wonder if that old law was a result of the naming the new capital city after Quezon. The proposed name of QC was Balintawak City. But lobbying by Ramos' and Mitra's fathers in National Assembly succesfully led to the naming of the new capital after Quezon. But for crying out loud, Quezon was the sitting president! Now isn't that self-serving? Quezon did not sign the bill and allowed it to lapse into law. Now that was a convenient excuse too since he could have vetoed it. Oh well! I hope you cvan expand on this issue? Maybe you can get the Senator recto to defend himself. I really would like to hear how he would try to fool Filipinos again with his explanation.
Kudos! Simple, yet wise observation..Attention DILG, et al!..but Howie, you may try passing by Laguna, and I'll assure you of more of these, courtesy of Honorable Gov. Teresita Lazaro. PS: Without "type" ang mga buidlings...Kanyang-kanya ang building!
Everyone, I read that everyone's disgusted and obviouly bothered by all these but the million dollar question is what are we going to do about it? We can sit and complain or do something to correct what is a rampant abuse by these elected official.
Didn't Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago propose a prohibition on this once? (use of public funds to paint or otherwise display the names of public officials) on publicly funded structures? I don't know when this started exactly but I remember being taken aback at such displays when I was working on the field as an NGO/ environment lawyer in 1996, around the time Ramos was president. I saw his name all over the school rooftops then. You could see it approaching the school, several meters away and in some cases, when the road was higher than the school grounds, even several miles away...
Howei,
I saw same new school building in Laguna named after Gov. Terisita Lazaro, TSL Bldg naman un. In Samar I saw rocks and trees painted with names of congressman and governors. I gues this is a lot more corrupt than sen Recto. hi howie!
The same is true for Olongapo, Ung first public college since the inception was formerly named as Olongapo City Community College, then the "community" was dropped and for two years it became Olongapo City College, to our surprise, it was changed to Gordon College? nagtanong kami ano ba iyon? in memory of the late James Gordon Sr.? ang sabi ng aming mga konsehal, di naman sinabi ng diretsohan, but we got the impression that it is in honor of the "GORDONS" you see, Gordon College is locally funded college, by a mere city ordinance it was replaced. Is that lawful? I was in Marinduque during the Holy Week, and in one of the towns, I noticed a "Guingona Park." I asked which Guingona it was named after, and I was informed that it was named after the former Vice-President Guingona. Why so? I asked. Did he come from here? The answer was no, but the funds for the construction of the park came from him, and the very "imaginative" mayor at the time called it "Guingona's Park" which was reduced to just that.
In the same town were a "Reyes Park" and a structure named after a "Damian Reyes." I asked if the person also donated for the construction of the same, and the answer was no. The person was the late father-in-law of Carmencita Ongsiako Reyes, the current governor of the province (running for congress, a position she already held during the Marcos years). And shades of the Marcos administration (remember the numerous streets, highways and structures named after Mariano Marcos, and the town after Remedios Trinidad?), the provincial hospital, I was informed, has been renamed the "Damian Reyes Memorial Hospital." well, this is much better. at least, the building IS THERE. In the province where I come from, a billboard is put up there but after two months it's gone. .... and the budget's gone, too.
have you heard of agusan del sur? Anonymous from Agusan del Sur,
I was informed that one structure was the old public market that was demolished and given a new roof (becoming a multi-purpose hall in the process), and the Provincial Hospital was an existing one given a new name. No funds for medicine. There is a structure being built to expand the hospital which was resumed after 3 years of inactivity. Why was it halted? Naubos daw ang pondo para sa project, hindi pa rin tapos. This is my first time visiting this site and I found it very informational as a whole. I am so delighted in finding your website!.
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MGA MAKASARILI AT WALANG PAKUNDANGAN SA BATAS..SILA PA NAMAN ANG GUMAGAWA NG BATAS.....PWE !! kapusong howie,
nilagay ang pangalang nila sa school para meron sila ipagmamayabang sa susunod na mga generation! ang kapal moks tlga ng mga pulitiko s bansa natin ang kaban ng bayan ang ginamit nila upang ipagtayo nila ng mga school nakalapida ang pangalan nila, sa totoo lang BAWAL yan di dapat ganon...kya mga kapuso dapat ba natin ibuto ang mga ganong mga pulitiko..tama na! sobra na! hwag tayo padadala sa mga matatamis na salita at pangako! baka sa susunod magtayo sila ng public CR naka pangalan din sa kanila..! Mr. Howie,
Maybe Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Recto couldn't wait to have something named after them. Maybe Sen. Ralph is too envious of his lolo who has a street named after him. But appararently, Recto is now a moniker for fake diploma, a haven of snatcher and a place for cheap prostitution for both sexes and otherwise. Well, I clearly see the analogy of the street in Manila and the school in Batangas. eh kasi ang mga pulitiko dito sa pilipinas feeling nila nabili na nila mga pilipino. hindi lang nman sa mga schools, kung my road repair nkabalandra ang napaka laking bill board na project ni so and so mayor or congressman. ang liit ng hinukay pero kalahati ng kalye ang sakop ng billboard. at take note pwede nman magawa in 1day pero sometimes it takes weeks bago matapos ang repair. and most of the time its caused so much traffic. parang utang na loob pa natin sa kanila na nag pa repair sila ng kalye. only in the philippines. ang tatapang ng sikmura ng mga pulitiko.
pisces of makati city hi sir howie!
im a 17 year old lady. hmm... uve said things right. its really funny that our politicians today.. they are using the funds of the Filipino people. Better yet name the school as "PORKBARREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL" right? or "PEOPLE'S MONEY SCHOOL"? kxe sinasabi nila na duon galing yung funds. and bakit pa ba nila kelangan lagyan ng "type"? para mapalusutan ung against the rule? duh? eh db ganun din un? andun prin ang pangalan nila... hai ang mga politiko talaga, gagawin ang lahat mapamukha lang sa sambayanan na sila ang nagsponsor sa isang bagay... sponsor gamit ang pera ng ibang tao. Pork Barrel Elementary School -- good one. I wish a politician with a sense of irony and humor would use that idea -- to send a message to his colleagues.
Matagal ng practice ang ganyan dyan sa Pinas.
Bata pa ko ginagawa nayan. Merong Marcos Type Building nun o Estrada Building naman nun sa San Juan. Bulok na sistema na yan. Buti napansin mo Howie. Kaya nga ako umalis dyan sa pInas, Kailan pa kaya mapapansin ito ng mga taong bumuboto o nagbabayad ng buwis? KUNSIYENSYA po ba tawag sa ganyan??
Kasiyahan ng isang Senador, Gobernador, Congressman, Congresswoman, Mayor hanggang sa pinakamababang posisyon pampulitika o maging sa kataas taasan leader ang Maisulat o Mapalagay ang kanyang Malaking PANGALAN sa napagawa nyang proyekto sa kanyang mga nasasakupan.. Di ba mga "Kabayan"? Subalit, ito ay kung abot ng isip ng iba natin kaibigan ang mga dinadala nito sa kani kanilang mga KUNSIYENSYA. KUNSIYENSYA baga, kung sa pakiramdam ng isang PULITIKO na 100% wala siyang KOMISYON kahit 20% hanggang 30% ng halaga ng proyekto na naipagawa at malakas ang loob nyan na Mapatala ang kanilang pangalan Diyan sa mga BIG PROJECTS na ganyan!!. Subalit napaka KAPAL naman po talaga ng mga APOG ang karamihan ngayon sa mga PULITIKO sa ating Bayan.. Di po ba?? KUNSIYENSYA ba na may komisyon na nga sila?? Mula sa pinakamaliit na 20% hanggang 30% o baka humigit pa (Magtanong kayo sa mga Contractor mga Kabayan ko) ay may libreng Disenyo pa ng mga Pangalan nila?? Wag kayo maniniwala na lahat ng Pork Barrel ay napupunta lahat sa mga napapagawa nila.. Yan ay masakit sa isang dukhang mamamayan ng PILIPINAS na kakarampot lang ang naibayad na buwis na ibabahagi lang naman pala sa BUSOG na LEADER ika nga.. Sabihin nyo ngayon kung tama lang na, "at least" may naipagawa o may nakomisyon?? HE! HE! HE! Magagalit ang tinatamaan .. Eto pa bago ngayon.. Panahon na naman ng eleksyon?? May napuna po kami sa isang bayan ng Unang Distrito ng Batangas.. MORO MORO na labanan sa pagka MEYOR sa Balayan , Batangas. Ang kawawang dating "Meyor Manny Fronda", katiket ng isang Congresswoman na pinsan naman ng kalaban sa kandidadutura sa pagka Meyor at lumalaban ngayon na pinsan din sa pagka Bise Meyor?? Bagamat gumagastos nga ang butihing Mambabatas at masunuring anak ng isang Heneral at kanang kamay pa ng Pangulo ngayon, ay nakapag tataka naman na nakakayanan rin ng kanilang mga "KUNSIYENSYA"?? Napupuna lang po ng mga mamamayan ng Balayan Batangas,, Na ito daw po ba, ay utos ng isang Secretary E. Ermita?? Na ang kanyang mga pamangkin sa pagka Meyor at Bise Meyor ng Balayan Batangas?? Laban sa isang mahirap na Manny Fronda?? Todo suporta "KUNO" kay Ginoong Manny Fronda at sa kabila noon ay matatalo din muli.. Ano po ba talaga ang papel dito ni "Congresswoman Eilleen Ermita Buhain"?? na ngayon po ay lumalaban muli para sa kanyang huling termino?? Dito po ay makikita ninyo ang walang pakundangan Paglulustay at pagtatapon ng PERA mula sa KABAN.. Na kahit ano at magkano pa magastos sa pagkakandidatura ay hindi naman nila Pera yon?? Milyon Milyon para sa kanilang mga walang kwentang PANGALAN. Na ang alam ng mga mamamayan ay LABANAN ito sa pinakamarangal na paraan. MARAMI PONG SALAMAT.. Dear Howie
I wrote several emails to Arnold Clavio and Mike Enriquez. I got no response. This is regarding a pay for view site where you can find our young filipinas dressed with bathing suits or nothing at all. Using a credit card for 1USD/min or more you can ask them to masterbate in front of the webcam for anybody to see. Apparently it is owned by a policeman. Its like a casa only worst since each viewing room is divided only by a curtain for the whole world to see!!! Go and check yourself this website. www.asianthumbs.org Look into the upper left corner of the site where a webcam pay for view site is advertise. Click to enter and you will be surprised of what you will see. Ganito na ba talaga sa kawawa nating bansa??? robert ROBERTO
What is wrong with that? It is not only filipina selling live entertainment act on internet,if you are not ignorant almost every country have access to internet is doing that.If you can afford to pay for that kind of entertainment watch them so you help them makes money with out giving a f**k to anyone,if you want to stop that call our ALmighty God to end this world so no more evil things will exist in this planet of Evil(Earth). If you can not accept to see those,then better see all the wars movie this wars lover countries done.Which is better to see people making love,having sex or masturbating,delivering a human baby or the cruels scenario of wars. Roberto while money exist, so is the prostitution,yes internet show can prevent the spread of VD(Vinereal Diseases) as well as prevent many women from having babies out of wedlock at the same time can earn themself money and can help horny man reach their orgasm but of course it will cost him a furtune if he becomes addicted to it.So self discipline is important for everyone. If woman love woman and men love men there is no more chance of having too much babies to feed...but i still prefer a normal life not like what lesbian or gay(third sex people) prefer to adopt. Everyone is responsible for their own deeds.Each of us has to carry the consequence each of us done.So if you dont want to carry heavy load keep yourself away from evil desire and remember this,"God can not be tempted because He is God,mankind can easily tempted because they are humanbeing." If God is with you,you can resist temptation if not you are still a humanbeing....are you a sinner or saint?There is many sin committed in the name of love (lust),can you justify that? Read the Ten Commandments of God so you know what is right.God loves you and Bless you.Enjoy yourself and Have A Nice day. Roberto, That's an intriguing tip, thanks.
Sunshine, You have an interesting perspective on this issue. internet sex is far from being a Pinoy monopoly. Howie
Yes it is not a pinoy habit but as you see this filipina try to sell internet sex to foriegner who has green bucks,euros or what ever money can pay that ad.I dont think pinoy are ignorant about it.If you will survey how many OFW or some bored rich pinoy out there think of, they will rather look for internet sex than went out and look for some woman they can have fun. I salute those religious and conservative type filipinos for having strong self control but i can understand if my son would rather have a sexual arousal satisfying himself than he try to go out and look for a real sex that can gave him (VD).I believe internet sex is more safe for men as well as woman is it? Well everyone has different view about sex,some is so sensitive and others are well liberated to accept what ever is going on.The choice is yours.We have freedom to express what ourselves believe about it. Thanks Howie for that knowledge that most pinoy is still far from doing that,well check them out,i guess you are still sleeping while all your fellow pinoy just enjoy that "sariling sikap"it can help release the hypertension most of OFW suffer.All works and no sex just drive them crazy. I know you never experience feeling bored because you have family to cared for but what about this broken family(separated families that is their only ways to release the headache cause of too much sexual desire but can not release it. Someday you will understand why sex organ was included in creation of mankind as well as animals.Simply to have fun and to adds more to their generation. Well hopefully you can catch that policeman who run that business and ask why he choice to do that.Hope to hear from you again. hnd lng po yan mrami p po yan..ilan lng yan sa mga lugar n me mga pangalan ng mga pulitiko kulang nlng eh buong lugar eh isulat ang mga pangalan nila..tg batangas aq ky tlgang nkkainis ung gnyang...pg pera tlg cla ang nngunguna...ayoko q ke recto..sobrang kurakot....
Investigate Camarines Sur Province and you will see that almost all government offfices , school buildings, bridges, multi-purpose halls and even street signs are "OWNED" by politicians.
nakakalungkot talaga ito, lalong-lalo na aming mga kabataan na uhaw ng pag-asa! Ma awa sana sila sa amin, puro lang sariling interes nila ang iniisip.
ei guys... i dont see anything wrong with that name! di naman pinalitan ang name ng school,its just a bldg added to the facilities of a school. di naman po sinabi dun sa name nun ng bldg na galing sa bulsa ng public official un bldg dba? lahat ng bldg sa pinas meron pangalan,ciempre kung ikaw ang naginitiate ng project dapat lang u recieve credits for job done. its one way na rin to prove to the people that pliticians were working.
in fairness to public officials sa batangas, i salute you for making your province a conducive place to study. with the highest literacy rate in the country because of having the most number of qualified teachers,books and CLASSRROMS! mga kaibigan wala pong batangeuno ang nagaaral sa ilalim ng puno dahil lahat po sila meron CLASSROOM! MR HOWIE and the rest of the gang, the issue raised here is a very good example of CRAB MENTALITY AND I PITY YOU FOR THAT! GUYS WIDEN YOUR HORIZONS! ganon tlga mga pulitiko satin mkakapal mukha, alam nman nilang bwal ipangalan s knila mga project dhil d nman sa knila sariling pera pero cge prin, mgaling tlagang mg palusot, mtatalino cla pero d ginagamit sa tamang gawain, cno lolokohin nila? Plagi nlang nilang niloloko taong bayan, Dpb cila satisfied s kyamanan nila? Kya lng cla tumatakbo pra mgpayaman, mgkapangyarihan sa malilit. Sna my ntitira png lider pulitiko n matino. Kung tlaga lng sana matalino ang mga Pilipino sa pagpili ng kandidato
Naming a public place, street or structure after a living person is not a violation of Art. 13(d) of R.A. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991. The same provision of the law also provided an exemption wherein it states that “…unless for a justifiable reason and, in any case, not oftener than once every ten (10) years.” Art. 13(e) of the same Code provides that “A change of name of a public school shall be made only upon the recommendation of the local school board concerned.” So there is nothing wrong with what Mr. Severino had observed there in Batangas. They have not violated the law nor the spirit of the law.
NB: i’m not a politician and neither am i connected or affiliated with Sen. Recto or any politician (local or national) Usong uso nga yan sa Batangas. I think it all started with Eddie B. Dimacuha Type School Building. Mayor sya ng Batangas City. Pagkatapos nun, isa-isa nang gumaya at nagsulputan na parang kabute ang mga ganyang Pulitiko Type School Building sa Batangas.
Tulad din dito sa misamis oriental. Mga pangalan na paaralan puro sa mga politiko..
looks like a violation to me as seen here
SEC. 13. Naming of Local Government Units and Public Places, Streets and Structures. (5) Any other public place or building owned by the provincial government. well, part na yan ng exposure sa eleksyon I just wish that these kinds of things will be put in the mainstream media and not just in the internet, not all people read blogs and even more so, not all people read a lengthy post regarding politics, sure they can dismiss a program as well but still, television and radio shows can reach more people. Just my 2 cents ^_^
awwww! grabe. this is too much! i am again embarassed why thee people got elected in the first place.
i just pray, filipinos will be more intelligent now in exercising their right to vote. how bout a howie a thorough poke to each senatoriable's life? like platforms, accomplishments, shortcomings etc. it would help all your readers in knowing these candidates. keep up the good work! cheers! naisip ko lang...
wala bang pulitikong nangahas magtayo ng Public Comfort Room and name it after him or her? hehehe blog material yan. Badly need your help. How we remember, what we remember and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.
I am from Oman and also am speaking English, give true I wrote the following sentence: "Your dentist should offer you the sufficient data on ways to take care of your teeth and perform good oral hygiene." Thank you very much :p. Teeth whitening ca. sana naman hindi papunta from bad to worst political situation ng pinas... normal na kasi sa ibang politiko na ang PAKIRAMDAM nila dahil sa kanila kaya nag kakaroon ng proyekto sa isang bayan... just try to imagine kung anong klase paG-iisip ng mga politikong ito... tindi talaga... is there any other way para naman mabasa nila mga blogs dito!?!?!
Kaya nga nakakatamad na bumoto kasi pare-parehas lang sila na pork barrel lang ang intension. Maniniwala lang ako na serbisyo lang talaga ang hangarin nila kung i-give up nila ang pork barrel. Me kakandidato pa kaya sa kanila kung magkagayon howie?
nakaka tawa talaga yung ganyang style ng mga pulitiko, Yung Ynares Center nga sa antipolo biruin mo ipinangalan sa Governor eh pera naman ng mga taga Rizal yon, dapat sana kay Rizal na lang pinangalan yon
Huh.. Alpa Kapal Muks talaga ang mga corrupt officials ng Pilipinas.. May dapat pa ba tayo asahan? Wala na diba... Lahat ng publicity na pede nila sakyan ei gagawin ng mga yan! Masyadong uhaw sa publicity.. Wala ng pag-asa na guminhawa ang buhay ng mga Pilipino.. dahil sa mga pulitiko na yan.
Ang daming nangingibang bansa, dahil sobrang hirap ng buhay dito sa ating bayan.. Kaya ngayong darating na halalan.. parang ayoko na bumoto.. dahil kung iisipin ko.. para saan ba ang gagawin ko pagboto? May magbabago ba sa takbo ng Pilipinas kung bomoto ako o hindi? Wala nman diba? dahil halos lahat ng mga Pulitiko ay "SAKIM" at "GANID" sa "PERA AT KAPANGYARIHAN"... How I wish! sanay di ako ipinanganak na Pilipino  May naalala akong ganyang nangyari, noong si Rep. Dante Liban ang representante ng ikalawang distrito ng Lungsod Quezon at si Mike Defensor ang representante o kinatawan ng Ikatlong Distrito. Lahat ng proyektong pambayan ay nilagyan ni Liban ng pangalan pati mga waiting shed sa lugar ng Matandang Balara, na minsan sa isang pagpupulong nabiro ni Mike Defensor kay Cong. Liban, si Manong naman pati hanggang distrito ko may proyekto. Eto ang siste, pati yung flyover sa Tandang Sora na proyekto ng national government nilagyan niya ng pangalan eh nagkaroon ng problema yung flyover katakot takot ang tanggi ng nasabing kongresista na proyekto niya iyon. He he he
sana kung gusto nila na pangalan nila ang mailagay sa mga building na i-reserve nalang muna nila sa listahan. kung wala na sila dito sa mundo, saka na ibalik mga pangalan nila. Kung may "in memory" siguro walang pulitiko na may gusto.
Merong tinangal na Plant Nursery sa antipolo na tinayuan ng GYM na ipinangalan sa pulitiko na ang mga nakaikot na waiting shed ay isang malaking Y.
hindi ba dapat ay sa halip na malaking coliseum ang itinayo na ipinangalan sa PULITIKO ay dapat tinutukan nila ang Plant Nursery para sa rehabilitation ng mga bundok na nakapaikot sa metro manila. Hind ba pwedeng school building na lang .Unfair Political Practice. kumon sa Pilipinas. Tax ng mga pilipino ang pera ng DPWH at hindi galing sa taong nagrerecomend na ipangalan ang project nila sa mga pulitiko. kahit ano gagawin para lang sa pagsikat at para manalo,, bakit sobrang sarap ba pag nasa pwesto ka?
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Hindi lang sobrang sarap,sobrang yabang pa dahil feelings nila sila na ang pinakaimportanteng mamamayan ng `pinas.Totoong sabi ng kapitan namin kung gusto mong magkapera at maging lider ng bayan sumali ka rin sa politika. Kaso mas masahol pa sa puta ang mga politiko,magnanakaw ng kaban ng bayan, mandurugas pa sa kapwa,mga professional kuno pero ang alam lang mangurakot,mabuti pa yong walang pinag aralan gaya ni Pacman may dangal na naibagay sa Inang Bayan keysa mga professional at degrees holder pulos kahihiyan ang binibigay sa `pinas.Kung sino pa ang mga mayaman,nakatapos sa mga exclusive school sila pa ang mga nagpapahirap sa bayan. Sana gawin na lang presidente ang taong hindi nakapag aral at hindi marunong mag english para tiyak matuto humalik sa Lupang Hinirang ang mga banyagang gusto malaman kung ano ang patakaran ng Pilipinas.Sa ganon paraan lang makakamit ng Pilipinas ang tunay na respeto ng buong bansa kung ang lahat ay tagalog lang ang gagamitin salita sa Batas at sa lahat ng kalakaran tiyak panalo ang `pinas dahil tataas ang ekonomiya ng bansa dahil hindi na pwedeng dominahan ng alin mang bansa ang mga pinoy pagdating sa batas at ekonomiya. Bakit maunlad ang hapon, Tsina,Taiwan.Thailand,Singapore atbp. kasi batas nila ay nasa wikang pambansa nila kaya hindi sila mauto ng ibang bansa. Kailan kaya tayo gigising para hindi na utu-utohin ng ibang bansa.At lahat ng politiko dapat hindi sila tumakas ng bansa kung maygulo man sa `pinas ipakita nila na hanggang kamatayan ay handa silang maglingkod sa Inang Bayan hindi hanggang sa makukurakot na kayamanan lang kaya sila nanumpang maglingkod sa Bayan. Iboto nyo mga kandidatong bihasa sa wikang pambansa para mabago ang takbo ng ekonomiya ng `pinas at bawalan lumuwas ng bansa ang sinuman politiko na walang pahintulot mula sa Ministro ng Katarungan para mga kurap at kriminal na politikos hindi nakakatakas ng bansa.Ang daming kurap,kriminal na politikos labas pasok sa bansa dahil ang immigrasyon ay kurap din.Kung lahat kurap walang asenso ang `pinas lalong maghihirap dahil gawain ng mga kurap pag nakalikom ng sapat na milyon sa ibang bansa na maninirahan dala ang perang para sa mga proyektong ikauunlad ng Bayan. Of course english,german,japanese,chinese,arabisch ect. is still needed to be learned to be used for getting jobs abroad but if Philippines Economy is really progressive who needs to go out to be a slave of another country if we can live like a king or queen in our motherland. Kung ako boboto pipiliin ko ay politikong mahirap dahil alam kong hindi sya mangungurakot dahil kung mangurakot sya alam agad ng taong bayan,eh ang mga mayaman politiko pag hinusgahan mo sasabihin nila galing sa sarili nilang pera,pero anukat sa kaban ng Bayan galing ang nilulustay nilang pera kaya hindi sila nanghihinayang dahil hindi naman nila pinaghirapan. Tama ba ako Howie? we also have the same situation in muntinlupa city. our incumbent mayor built a project and named it after himself. The funny thing yet too terrible to think is, one of the project is a health center, named after him, as JRF (Jaime R. Fresnedi) Health Center which he built not more than two to three months before the election or campaign season-too unique huh? What's so terrible? that, on the three terms that he was the mayor in our city, he just thought of building the health center just now when he will set his foot off the public (well, as if, his wife is now a candidate for his position-mayor, and he will leave the public office, because he maybe thinking that he will not win if he will run for congress, because Cong. Ruffy Biazon seem to have many supporter, because really he is a good congressman.) He privatized the suppose to be public hospital in our city. The next project is the Fresnedi Sports Complex.... I hope one time, in your good program, you will inform the people about the law these officials violated. that these projects MUST be Muntinlupa Health Center, and Muntinlupa Sports Complex.... We are not happy with these projects, the projects are fine, but not the names. The funds came from the citizens of Muntinlupa, and not from his own personal money... he is not a charity, nor a philantrophist like Oprah, oh please.... naturingang attorney/lawyer siya, he violated too many rules, and to think na ung mga projects na yan eh publicly pinakita niya and ganyan pa yung pagviolate niya.... eh what about kung sa kanyang opisina? anung pang violations ang ginagawa niya?
These things must be stopped. Public School names must be named to deserving persons only and not just to any person.
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This blog will attempt to find relevance in the exotic and the commonplace, value the undervalued, and satisfy my personal curiosity about all things that have anything to do with being Filipino. Howie Severino is a journalist, documentary maker, mentor, father, husband, patriot and pilgrim. He does two main gigs on television: I-Witness, GMA Network's pioneering documentary program, and Sine Totoo, a showcase for some of GMA's best non-fiction public affairs programming. For four years, Howie also reported on culture and travel in the quirky Sidetrip sa Saksi stories on the late night news. He has also worked at, in reverse chronological order, The Probe Team (reporter), Phil. Center for Investigative Journalism (staff), The Manila Chronicle (reporter), The Journal Weekender (editor), Department of Health (speechwriter), Ateneo de Manila High School (teacher), the Philippine Embassy in Wash. D.C. (writer), the Boston Common (pretzel vendor), McDonald's (grill cook), newspaper delivery boy, choirboy. In the mid 1990s, Howie wrote a column in the Manila Times called Moving Mountains, which explored environmental issues and trends. His email: howieseverino@gmail.com  Shotlisting in Aceh after a day of covering the aftermath of the Asian tsunami, January 2005. (Photo by Aye Navarro) Top banner photo of Howie in Culion, Palawan by Ella Evangelista Calendar
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