Masyadong mainit ang pakiramdam ko ngayon kahit na napakalakas ng dating ni bagyong Chedeng.!? Bakit kamo, ang tinatarget na bagong boylet ng malditang si Tita Manoling ay may bagong movie na ipapalabas ngayon! I have the chance to see the original movie before, remake kasi ito ng klasikal na pelikula.
Ayon sa aking mahiwagang batokling, eto pa lang si boylet ay may bagong endorsement ngayon.. hotdog lang naman po at ang inyong your’s truly ay wiz pa natitikman ang “hotdog” ni papa boylet.
Sa nasabing pelikula, richie rich ang role niya dito. Kaya alam nyo mga kafatid na medyo may pagka-bulol din itech at baka matawa ako pag napanuod ko ang eksena nyang straight English ang linya,hahaha!?
Dalawa pala ang babaeng makaka-eksena nya rito pero umamin siyang hindi nag all the way ang lolo nyo, at malamang kung mangyayari itech eh ang lola nating si Manoling eh nasa sinehan na agad kahit madaling araw pa lang,hahaha..
By the way, all the way, my way, eto pa lang si boylet eh naili-link din sa isang seksi singer-komedyante na mejo my edad na rin naman subalit, datapwat ang bruha ay makatas pa din,hahaha
At ang hilig talaga niya ang mga binatang na bubuhay ng kanyang dugo’t laman…
Kilala nyo naman an gating bidang lalake divah! Ang kinalolokohan ni Tita Manoling, ang babae naman sa kwento ay sikat na singer komedyante, mabenta rin siya sa mga afam (read: foreigner), malakas kumita ang kanyang mga pelikula at tumatabo talaga sa takilya!!!
Basta mga ateh hulaan nyo na at bonggang bongga ang paparemyo ni Tita Manoling nyo,hahahaha
Marikit
Masdan mo ang aking karikitan
Friday, May 27, 2011
PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE: THE BEGINNING
Lotteries and sweepstakes draws started as early as 1833 in the Philippines under the Spanish regime. It is held in auspices of private enterprises called Empresa de Reales Loteria Espanolas de Filipinas to generate more revenue. Even, Dr. Jose Rizal, our own national hero, won in the lottery and he donated his winnings to an educational project.
When the Philippine Revolution started, loteria was forced to stop its operations. And it was not until in the early 1930’s when the idea of holding lottery games were revived. In 1932, the first lottery draw began to raise funds to support sport activities for the Philippine youth under Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) - the first beneficiary.
Instead of setting limitations, the Philippine Legislators thought of institutionalizing the Sweepstakes as a new venture in raising funds for promotion of public health and general welfare.
During Quezon’s regime, the Philippine government agreed to continue lottery games since the first draw was successful but this time in favor of Philippine Anti-Tuberculosis Society, now Philippines Tuberculosis Society (PTS). The draws were held under the auspices of an organization called National Charity Sweepstakes. In March 1935, a law was approved and passed by the Philippine Legislature in October creating the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes replacing the then National Charity Sweepstakes.
Under this law, the new organization was authorized to secure from the National Treasury a loan amounting to P250, 000.00, which is the minimum amount required for organizing the office and printing the tickets for the draw.
Needless to say, the loan was paid back in two months after it’s first Sweepstakes draw and shortly after the note was signed, profit from sales start pouring in. The Lottery draws and Sweepstakes found acceptance among the Filipino people; its humanitarian mission won the public trust and support. Among the beneficiaries are:
1. Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF)
2. Philippine Tuberculosis Society (PTS)
3. National Federation of women’s clubs
4. Association de Damas de Filipinas
5. Gota de Leche
6. Associate of Manila and the Provinces
7. Philippine Council of Boy Scouts of America
8. Asilo Para Invalidos de los Veteranos de la Revolucion
9. Child Welfare Center and other institutions and organizations engaged in charitable and health work, or for the improvement of the conditions of the indigent Filipino masses
In 1954, a law was passed providing charity sweepstakes and lotteries once a month when there are no Sweepstakes draws and race.
Up until now, the PCSO remained to be an indispensable charity arm of the Philippine government to provide for funding for essential health and welfare activities and projects nationwide.
When the Philippine Revolution started, loteria was forced to stop its operations. And it was not until in the early 1930’s when the idea of holding lottery games were revived. In 1932, the first lottery draw began to raise funds to support sport activities for the Philippine youth under Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) - the first beneficiary.
Instead of setting limitations, the Philippine Legislators thought of institutionalizing the Sweepstakes as a new venture in raising funds for promotion of public health and general welfare.
During Quezon’s regime, the Philippine government agreed to continue lottery games since the first draw was successful but this time in favor of Philippine Anti-Tuberculosis Society, now Philippines Tuberculosis Society (PTS). The draws were held under the auspices of an organization called National Charity Sweepstakes. In March 1935, a law was approved and passed by the Philippine Legislature in October creating the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes replacing the then National Charity Sweepstakes.
Under this law, the new organization was authorized to secure from the National Treasury a loan amounting to P250, 000.00, which is the minimum amount required for organizing the office and printing the tickets for the draw.
Needless to say, the loan was paid back in two months after it’s first Sweepstakes draw and shortly after the note was signed, profit from sales start pouring in. The Lottery draws and Sweepstakes found acceptance among the Filipino people; its humanitarian mission won the public trust and support. Among the beneficiaries are:
1. Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF)
2. Philippine Tuberculosis Society (PTS)
3. National Federation of women’s clubs
4. Association de Damas de Filipinas
5. Gota de Leche
6. Associate of Manila and the Provinces
7. Philippine Council of Boy Scouts of America
8. Asilo Para Invalidos de los Veteranos de la Revolucion
9. Child Welfare Center and other institutions and organizations engaged in charitable and health work, or for the improvement of the conditions of the indigent Filipino masses
In 1954, a law was passed providing charity sweepstakes and lotteries once a month when there are no Sweepstakes draws and race.
Up until now, the PCSO remained to be an indispensable charity arm of the Philippine government to provide for funding for essential health and welfare activities and projects nationwide.
Who’ll be the next MILLIONAIRE?
It’s been almost 6 months since the bettor from Luzon wins P741-million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot, the biggest in the country’s history. It took 86 draws before a bettor won the jackpot (which I heard is a balikbayan); it seems the Lottery Gods must have smiled on Monday night because someone beat the 1-in-29 million odds, a feat that had proved elusive for at least six months since this streak began.
It seems another life will change this coming Saturday when Lotto’s pot will boom up to P315 million since no one grab the pot last Wednesday night.
“No winner yet in the Grand lotto and the estimate grand prize for the next draw on Saturday would be about P315 million,” according to Liza Gabuyo, Assistant General Manager of On Line Lottery Department of PCSO.
The previous biggest jackpot was posted in February 2009, when the pot for the 6/49 Super Lotto game reached P347 million. Two lucky bettors picked the same combination to split the top prize.
I found out, however, that it was physically impossible to beat the odds by repeatedly writing different six-number combinations. The fastest I could write was ten six-number combinations per minute or the equivalent of 14,400 per 24-hour day. Thus, in the next 60-hours between 8am of Friday and 8pm of Sunday, assuming it were possible to fill up lotto tickets non-stop, I would be buying a maximum of 36,000 tickets at P720,000. At that rate, winning would still be as remote as a lightning hit.
Now you know why you don’t know of anybody who has won the 6/49 Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) lotto draw. All we have are press releases from the PCSO announcing that an anonymous carpenter, a dishwasher or a driver has won this or that draw. Of course, no jackpot winner in his right mind would love to be publicly identified.
But what if we are only made to believe that a true winner has claimed the prize? What if there really exists a high-level syndicate within the PCSO that rakes in the windfall?
I asked those questions in the light of the experience of a supposedly jackpot winner, the story of Calito Milando, the poor salesman who supposedly a jackpot winner from Dingsalan, Aurora – who’s winning ticket was dishonored for being” fake”. It deserves an update, lest it would be completely forgotten.
Ducayag wrote that, early that day, Mirando, a lumber salesman, went to a lotto ticket outlet at ACT theater in Cubao, Quezon City and bought a ticket – then costing ten pesos – betting on the combination 15-22-23-24-34-36.
The following day, he read the newspaper that his ticket had won. He walked back to the ACT lotto outlet and showed his winning ticket to the lady teller, who immediately inserted the ticket to the computerized machine verifier. The computer screen flashed the words, “Congratulations for winning the jackpot prize!”
On March 18, 1996, Mirando – clad in t-shirt, short pants and slippers, hence looking every inch like a tramp – showed up at the PCSO office on San Marcelino St., Manila. No less than then PCSO Chairman Manuel Morato met him at the reception room and got hold of his ticket. Morato excused himself to go to his office. An hour passed before he re-emerged. He returned the ticket, telling Mirando that it’s a counterfeit, and that somebody else, a driver from Lipa City, had bagged the jackpot.
To appease him, a PCSO legal counsel, Atty. Romualdo Quiñones, advised him to stop arguing with the chairman and go to court instead.
Before going to court, Mirando sought the help of Department of Justice (DOJ) State Prosecutor Teresita Domingo and Judge Luisito Cortez of the Municipal Trial Court of Plaridel, Bulacan. They arranged for Mirando to meet with Morato at Sulo Restaurant, Quezon City, with the end view of settling the problem out of court. But Morato did not show up.
Consequently, with the financial support of sympathetic lumber dealers, Mirando filed a case for damages and for payment of P120-million prize against PCSO and chairman Morato on September 1, 2000 before Judge Thelma Ponferrada of the Regional Trial Court Branch 215, Quezon City.
One of the witnesses for the plaintiff, Edwin Alibuyog of the Philippine Gaming Management Corporation (the exclusive supplier of lotto ticket-dispensing computers, including the one assigned to ACT outlet), vouched for the authenticity of Mirando’s ticket.
Surprisingly, when the court sought the ACT outlet teller for her testimony, she was no longer at her post. In fact, the outlet itself had suddenly moved out without prior notice.
Nevertheless, Alibuyog debunked the assertion of Morato that somebody other than Mirando had won the P120-million, March 9, 1996 jackpot. Morato’s purported winner, a jeepney driver from Lipa City, could not have won because the outlet from where he had allegedly bought his ticket, Zenco Sales on Libertad St., Pasay City, started operating only on April 28, 1996 – more than six weeks after the March 9 draw.
While this case was pending in court, Carlito Mirando Jr. had to move from a friend’s house to another’s due to threats to his life. There was a time when, at the business address of a lumber dealer in Cabanatuan City, a group of armed men came looking for him.
The reporter of People’s Tonight who first exposed the Mirando misfortune, Janet Ducayag, testified that Morato had warned him not to testify for Mirando. But she did, saying that unidentified men had strafed her car while parking on Del Pan, Port Area, and Manila. Fortunately, she was not inside.
This writer has also repeatedly questioned the credibility of lotto draws. In this corner last month, I echoed the opinion of Pangasinan Archbishop Oscar Cruz that there must be some hidden political agenda behind the massive promotion of lotto – aimed at luring the gullible to bet their bottom peso – in the light of renewed calls for charter change, which could open opportunity for the President to extend her term beyond 2010. Cruz is among the political analysts who believe that PCSO and PAGCOR money have been “effective” in the House as far as frustrating efforts to impeach GMA is concerned.
In response, a reader e-mailed me what I had not yet known: that Mirando had lost his case; it was dismissed by the RTC on April 27, 2005, sustaining Morato’s claim that Mirando’s ticket was fake.
On March 30, 2006, Carlito L. Mirando, Jr. appealed before the Court of Appeals, docketed as CA-GR CY No. 86399, assigning errors to the RTC’s decision.
Mirando, now 60 years old, still clings to the hope that, eventually, the Court of Appeals would reverse the lower court’s decision. But never again will he bet on lotto.
Poor Calito, he suffered so much from the hands of this wicked closet queen who still doesn’t want to come out of his shell and proudly say to the world that “I AM GAY!”
If only Calito made the bet during the time of Margie Juico, it would not happen. Maybe right now he enjoys his fortunes together with his wife and kids in Hong Kong Disneyland or in Las Vegas.
But come to think of it, Calito and Margie has the same common denominator- Manoling Morato. What I could suggest to Calito is to seek assistance from Margie to end his agony to this OLD F***** WITCH.
It seems another life will change this coming Saturday when Lotto’s pot will boom up to P315 million since no one grab the pot last Wednesday night.
“No winner yet in the Grand lotto and the estimate grand prize for the next draw on Saturday would be about P315 million,” according to Liza Gabuyo, Assistant General Manager of On Line Lottery Department of PCSO.
The previous biggest jackpot was posted in February 2009, when the pot for the 6/49 Super Lotto game reached P347 million. Two lucky bettors picked the same combination to split the top prize.
I found out, however, that it was physically impossible to beat the odds by repeatedly writing different six-number combinations. The fastest I could write was ten six-number combinations per minute or the equivalent of 14,400 per 24-hour day. Thus, in the next 60-hours between 8am of Friday and 8pm of Sunday, assuming it were possible to fill up lotto tickets non-stop, I would be buying a maximum of 36,000 tickets at P720,000. At that rate, winning would still be as remote as a lightning hit.
Now you know why you don’t know of anybody who has won the 6/49 Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) lotto draw. All we have are press releases from the PCSO announcing that an anonymous carpenter, a dishwasher or a driver has won this or that draw. Of course, no jackpot winner in his right mind would love to be publicly identified.
But what if we are only made to believe that a true winner has claimed the prize? What if there really exists a high-level syndicate within the PCSO that rakes in the windfall?
I asked those questions in the light of the experience of a supposedly jackpot winner, the story of Calito Milando, the poor salesman who supposedly a jackpot winner from Dingsalan, Aurora – who’s winning ticket was dishonored for being” fake”. It deserves an update, lest it would be completely forgotten.
Ducayag wrote that, early that day, Mirando, a lumber salesman, went to a lotto ticket outlet at ACT theater in Cubao, Quezon City and bought a ticket – then costing ten pesos – betting on the combination 15-22-23-24-34-36.
The following day, he read the newspaper that his ticket had won. He walked back to the ACT lotto outlet and showed his winning ticket to the lady teller, who immediately inserted the ticket to the computerized machine verifier. The computer screen flashed the words, “Congratulations for winning the jackpot prize!”
On March 18, 1996, Mirando – clad in t-shirt, short pants and slippers, hence looking every inch like a tramp – showed up at the PCSO office on San Marcelino St., Manila. No less than then PCSO Chairman Manuel Morato met him at the reception room and got hold of his ticket. Morato excused himself to go to his office. An hour passed before he re-emerged. He returned the ticket, telling Mirando that it’s a counterfeit, and that somebody else, a driver from Lipa City, had bagged the jackpot.
To appease him, a PCSO legal counsel, Atty. Romualdo Quiñones, advised him to stop arguing with the chairman and go to court instead.
Before going to court, Mirando sought the help of Department of Justice (DOJ) State Prosecutor Teresita Domingo and Judge Luisito Cortez of the Municipal Trial Court of Plaridel, Bulacan. They arranged for Mirando to meet with Morato at Sulo Restaurant, Quezon City, with the end view of settling the problem out of court. But Morato did not show up.
Consequently, with the financial support of sympathetic lumber dealers, Mirando filed a case for damages and for payment of P120-million prize against PCSO and chairman Morato on September 1, 2000 before Judge Thelma Ponferrada of the Regional Trial Court Branch 215, Quezon City.
One of the witnesses for the plaintiff, Edwin Alibuyog of the Philippine Gaming Management Corporation (the exclusive supplier of lotto ticket-dispensing computers, including the one assigned to ACT outlet), vouched for the authenticity of Mirando’s ticket.
Surprisingly, when the court sought the ACT outlet teller for her testimony, she was no longer at her post. In fact, the outlet itself had suddenly moved out without prior notice.
Nevertheless, Alibuyog debunked the assertion of Morato that somebody other than Mirando had won the P120-million, March 9, 1996 jackpot. Morato’s purported winner, a jeepney driver from Lipa City, could not have won because the outlet from where he had allegedly bought his ticket, Zenco Sales on Libertad St., Pasay City, started operating only on April 28, 1996 – more than six weeks after the March 9 draw.
While this case was pending in court, Carlito Mirando Jr. had to move from a friend’s house to another’s due to threats to his life. There was a time when, at the business address of a lumber dealer in Cabanatuan City, a group of armed men came looking for him.
The reporter of People’s Tonight who first exposed the Mirando misfortune, Janet Ducayag, testified that Morato had warned him not to testify for Mirando. But she did, saying that unidentified men had strafed her car while parking on Del Pan, Port Area, and Manila. Fortunately, she was not inside.
This writer has also repeatedly questioned the credibility of lotto draws. In this corner last month, I echoed the opinion of Pangasinan Archbishop Oscar Cruz that there must be some hidden political agenda behind the massive promotion of lotto – aimed at luring the gullible to bet their bottom peso – in the light of renewed calls for charter change, which could open opportunity for the President to extend her term beyond 2010. Cruz is among the political analysts who believe that PCSO and PAGCOR money have been “effective” in the House as far as frustrating efforts to impeach GMA is concerned.
In response, a reader e-mailed me what I had not yet known: that Mirando had lost his case; it was dismissed by the RTC on April 27, 2005, sustaining Morato’s claim that Mirando’s ticket was fake.
On March 30, 2006, Carlito L. Mirando, Jr. appealed before the Court of Appeals, docketed as CA-GR CY No. 86399, assigning errors to the RTC’s decision.
Mirando, now 60 years old, still clings to the hope that, eventually, the Court of Appeals would reverse the lower court’s decision. But never again will he bet on lotto.
Poor Calito, he suffered so much from the hands of this wicked closet queen who still doesn’t want to come out of his shell and proudly say to the world that “I AM GAY!”
If only Calito made the bet during the time of Margie Juico, it would not happen. Maybe right now he enjoys his fortunes together with his wife and kids in Hong Kong Disneyland or in Las Vegas.
But come to think of it, Calito and Margie has the same common denominator- Manoling Morato. What I could suggest to Calito is to seek assistance from Margie to end his agony to this OLD F***** WITCH.
..a tale of a successful homosexual...
At the early age of 5, alam ko na sa sarili ko kung ano ako…kung ano ang aking tunay na damdamin , kung ano ang gusto at hindi ko gusto..,
Ito nga pala ay sagot ko sa mapanglait na bibig ng Ina ng Pambansang Kamao na nandidiri akong bigkasin ang pangit niyang pangalan na katulad ng kanyang mukha na hindi ako alam kung saan pinaglihi ng kanyang mga magulang..
Nagmula ako sa angkan ng mga konserbatibo at istrikto, kung saan ang mga katulad kong nabibilang sa “ ikatlong lahi” ay hindi matanggap-tanggap subalit, datapwa’t sa pamamagitan ng aking talino, talento at sa gabay ng Panginoon ay natuto nila akong tanggapin at mahalin..
Mula kinder hanggang sa makatapos ako ng kolehiyo ay masasabi kong natapos ko ng higit pa sa inaasahan nila, “with flying colors” ika nga sa Ingles. Nagtapos ako ng kursong Nursing subalit hindi ito ang karerang pinilit kong tahakin dahil may isa pa pala akong nakatagong talento na siya kong natuklasan at siya ko ngayon kinabubuhay..
Dahil sa larangan kong tinatahak, mas marami akong nakikilala, artista, pulitiko, mga taong nasa alta de sosyedad.
Sa madaling salita, MEDIA ang siya kong napasukan mundo. MAGULO, masaya, nakakatakot minsan, subalit dito ako natutong maging matibay at maging malakas..
Dahil sa mundo kong ginagalawan, kailangan mong maging personable, maging maayos, malinis sa lahat ng oras, sa madaling salita- MAGANDA. Dahil mga kaibigan, ako ay nabibilang sa mundo ng ikatlong lahi at ang puso ko ay isang babae, minimithi ko rin na maging hitsurang babae…
Dahil sa tinatago ko pa ang kasarian ko noon, ang tanging ginagamit ko ay “CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS” na alam naman natin na ginagamit lamang ng tunay na babae para hindi magbuntis, ngunit para sa aming mga bading ito ay may mahikang solusyon sa aming mga problema..
Aaminin ko na halos 20 taon na kong gumagamit nito, at halos mukha na talaga akong tunay na babae at since may pera na rin lamang ako eh, nakapagpa-opera na rin ako. Ngunit kailangan ko pa rin uminom nito para i-maintain ang aking kagandahan..
Walang batas na nagbabawal na uminom nito, mapa-babae man o bakla. Ito ay kinokondena lamang ng ating Simbahan sa kadahilanang ito ay pumapatay ng mga punla sa mga kababaihan at hindi natutuloy ang pagsilang ng bagong buhay..
Ang kinasasakit lamang ng aking kalooban ay malaman na may mga taong IGNORANTE at BOBO, ang siya pang may lakas ng loob na sabihin sa madla ang kanyang opinyon na halos walang katuturan. Isang nilalang na nagpipilit na humabilo at makisalamuha sa mundong hindi naman siya nararapat at nabibilang.
Nakakatawang isipin at nakakalungkot na dahil lamang sa tinamong kasikatan at kayamanan ng kanyang anak ay nagbago na ang kanyang ugali. Totoo nga pala ang kasabihang “Ang Langaw, kapag nakatuntong sa likuran ng Kalabaw, isip niya, mas mataas na siya kaysa sa Kalabaw at Bihisan mo man ng Ginto, ang Basahan ay Basahan pa rin”.
Marami na kong nakilalang mga mahirap na naging matagumpay subalit nanatiling nasa lupa ang kanilang mga talampakan…
Sa’yo na talagang ayaw kong mabanggit ang iyong mabantot na pangalan at sing baho rin ng iyong ugali, may panahon pa para magbago…
Baka magising ka na isang araw na wala na ang lahat sayo, ang biyayang hindi mo pinaghirapan, sa isang iglap ay maglalaho.,.
Matakot at manalig ka sa Maykapal at baka may pag-asa ka pa..
Ito nga pala ay sagot ko sa mapanglait na bibig ng Ina ng Pambansang Kamao na nandidiri akong bigkasin ang pangit niyang pangalan na katulad ng kanyang mukha na hindi ako alam kung saan pinaglihi ng kanyang mga magulang..
Nagmula ako sa angkan ng mga konserbatibo at istrikto, kung saan ang mga katulad kong nabibilang sa “ ikatlong lahi” ay hindi matanggap-tanggap subalit, datapwa’t sa pamamagitan ng aking talino, talento at sa gabay ng Panginoon ay natuto nila akong tanggapin at mahalin..
Mula kinder hanggang sa makatapos ako ng kolehiyo ay masasabi kong natapos ko ng higit pa sa inaasahan nila, “with flying colors” ika nga sa Ingles. Nagtapos ako ng kursong Nursing subalit hindi ito ang karerang pinilit kong tahakin dahil may isa pa pala akong nakatagong talento na siya kong natuklasan at siya ko ngayon kinabubuhay..
Dahil sa larangan kong tinatahak, mas marami akong nakikilala, artista, pulitiko, mga taong nasa alta de sosyedad.
Sa madaling salita, MEDIA ang siya kong napasukan mundo. MAGULO, masaya, nakakatakot minsan, subalit dito ako natutong maging matibay at maging malakas..
Dahil sa mundo kong ginagalawan, kailangan mong maging personable, maging maayos, malinis sa lahat ng oras, sa madaling salita- MAGANDA. Dahil mga kaibigan, ako ay nabibilang sa mundo ng ikatlong lahi at ang puso ko ay isang babae, minimithi ko rin na maging hitsurang babae…
Dahil sa tinatago ko pa ang kasarian ko noon, ang tanging ginagamit ko ay “CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS” na alam naman natin na ginagamit lamang ng tunay na babae para hindi magbuntis, ngunit para sa aming mga bading ito ay may mahikang solusyon sa aming mga problema..
Aaminin ko na halos 20 taon na kong gumagamit nito, at halos mukha na talaga akong tunay na babae at since may pera na rin lamang ako eh, nakapagpa-opera na rin ako. Ngunit kailangan ko pa rin uminom nito para i-maintain ang aking kagandahan..
Walang batas na nagbabawal na uminom nito, mapa-babae man o bakla. Ito ay kinokondena lamang ng ating Simbahan sa kadahilanang ito ay pumapatay ng mga punla sa mga kababaihan at hindi natutuloy ang pagsilang ng bagong buhay..
Ang kinasasakit lamang ng aking kalooban ay malaman na may mga taong IGNORANTE at BOBO, ang siya pang may lakas ng loob na sabihin sa madla ang kanyang opinyon na halos walang katuturan. Isang nilalang na nagpipilit na humabilo at makisalamuha sa mundong hindi naman siya nararapat at nabibilang.
Nakakatawang isipin at nakakalungkot na dahil lamang sa tinamong kasikatan at kayamanan ng kanyang anak ay nagbago na ang kanyang ugali. Totoo nga pala ang kasabihang “Ang Langaw, kapag nakatuntong sa likuran ng Kalabaw, isip niya, mas mataas na siya kaysa sa Kalabaw at Bihisan mo man ng Ginto, ang Basahan ay Basahan pa rin”.
Marami na kong nakilalang mga mahirap na naging matagumpay subalit nanatiling nasa lupa ang kanilang mga talampakan…
Sa’yo na talagang ayaw kong mabanggit ang iyong mabantot na pangalan at sing baho rin ng iyong ugali, may panahon pa para magbago…
Baka magising ka na isang araw na wala na ang lahat sayo, ang biyayang hindi mo pinaghirapan, sa isang iglap ay maglalaho.,.
Matakot at manalig ka sa Maykapal at baka may pag-asa ka pa..
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Our Native Tongue
Philippines is now becoming the world’s leader in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) service according to annual report recently released by IBM’s Global Location Trend in New York. According to the latest statistics, BPO industry in the Philippines has grown 46% annually since 2006. Our country offers just the right combination of economic, cultural and educational factors, making it an excellent location for call centers and business outsourcing companies. The Filipino work ethic and skill level is firmly established. This helps explain why such companies as IBM, Intel, Texas Instruments and Accenture have established major facilities in the Philippines. The Philippines offers a wealth of professionals that are hard-working, educated, skilled and service-oriented. Right now there are 3 top companies offering various services from Customer Service to Technical Support Services.
In 1978, a man named Daniel Julien created Teleperformance in Paris. After 20 years, contact centers in the Asia-Pacific were developed, with operations set up in the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea. In 2007, Teleperformance became #1 in the world and for the first time revenues exceeded $1 billion EUR. In 2009, they launched Teleperformance Platinum, a performance metrics to satisfy customer’s need, improve performance and find opportunities to generate higher quality and greater productivity.
Like any other company, they value PEOPLE. They transform passion into excellence to deliver outstanding customer experience, all over the world. They provide benefits, allowances and commissions to top agents, and a joyful work environment. They held annual festival recognizing and celebrating the unique artistic talents of our people around the world. They require upper management and future leaders to participate in TP University; a customized college course that transmits culture while gathering and sharing our worldwide best practices and innovative projects in customer relationship and experience. We care about the health and happiness of our employees, and sports provide a great way to experience healthy activities while celebrating our national and cultural diversity and the incredible talent that is present throughout the global Teleperformance team. The Teleperformance Sport Club is a worldwide program promoting sports as a tool for physical well-being and higher quality of life, and motivating our people to play, have fun, and share good moments with their teammates. We are a people business. People are our main asset, so we really care about you!
Convergys Corporation is a corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio that provides customer relationship management services, consulting and professional services, billing services, and self-care technology. Most of its clients are companies in the telecommunications, financial services, technology, government, and employee care markets.
The business has nearly 75,000 employees and clients in more than 70 countries, speaking more than 35 languages, from 85 sites across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (most notably in the Philippines), the Pacific, and Latin America.
Convergys provides support to companies like General Motors and Comcast
The company grew from Cincinnati Bell Information Systems and MATRIXX, both subsidiaries of Cincinnati Bell, and AT&T Solutions Customer Care (formerly AT&T American Transtech), which was sold to Cincinnati Bell in 1998; an IPO in 1998 made it a fully independent company. Since then, Convergys' headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, has acquired numerous companies.
Our people are a central reason we have been named a Fortune Most Admired Company for nine consecutive years. They promote open communication with our people and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment for our employees.
Convergys has remained committed to improving the quality of life in communities around the world where our employees live and work. Corporate citizenship is one of our core values that is proudly embraced by our employees. Convergys' Community Action Network promotes employee volunteerism around the world, and the company funds select charitable programs annually through its Convergys Foundation. We have been internationally recognized for our strong commitment to social responsibility.
As a global company, our relationships with our employees are built on trust and a sincere respect for the individual.
West Corporation is located in Makati City, the heart of Manila’s most prestigious financial and commerce district.
West Corporation is a leader in customer contact solutions. Founded in 1986, a leading provider of outsourced communication solutions to many of the world’s largest companies.
At West, they do things a little differently than other centers in our country, they integrate the best technology and experience into our Philippine operations which makes it possible to deliver a higher level of quality and greater results. They respond solutions that define success.
West Communications Services maximizes our expertise and advanced capabilities to deliver these solutions in any combination, applied to any business. So you're never wasting money to make money. We are skilled at seamlessly blending the right resources and services together in the right combinations to improve customer care, reduce contact center costs and achieve greater efficiencies for your company
What surprises most people about West Communication Services isn't necessarily how many industries we're able to serve. It's how we're able to serve every one of our customers, as if they were our only customer. That's precisely how we make your customers feel about you. And it shows - at every phase of development, every part of the process and every point of contact. We know that voice solutions require a lot of listening as well. They have to. No one understands your business better than you do.
So with all this information, I just realized that the people behind the operations are the most important factor why this industry boomed in our country. Come to think of it, all BPO companies and call centers, have common denominator – PEOPLE. But are you sure that you are properly compensated? With the benefits you will receive, is it enough to cover your needs even you know that your health is at stake since the operation always starts during graveyard? Or is it for you to be “in” since this is the job that most people have?
In 1978, a man named Daniel Julien created Teleperformance in Paris. After 20 years, contact centers in the Asia-Pacific were developed, with operations set up in the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea. In 2007, Teleperformance became #1 in the world and for the first time revenues exceeded $1 billion EUR. In 2009, they launched Teleperformance Platinum, a performance metrics to satisfy customer’s need, improve performance and find opportunities to generate higher quality and greater productivity.
Like any other company, they value PEOPLE. They transform passion into excellence to deliver outstanding customer experience, all over the world. They provide benefits, allowances and commissions to top agents, and a joyful work environment. They held annual festival recognizing and celebrating the unique artistic talents of our people around the world. They require upper management and future leaders to participate in TP University; a customized college course that transmits culture while gathering and sharing our worldwide best practices and innovative projects in customer relationship and experience. We care about the health and happiness of our employees, and sports provide a great way to experience healthy activities while celebrating our national and cultural diversity and the incredible talent that is present throughout the global Teleperformance team. The Teleperformance Sport Club is a worldwide program promoting sports as a tool for physical well-being and higher quality of life, and motivating our people to play, have fun, and share good moments with their teammates. We are a people business. People are our main asset, so we really care about you!
Convergys Corporation is a corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio that provides customer relationship management services, consulting and professional services, billing services, and self-care technology. Most of its clients are companies in the telecommunications, financial services, technology, government, and employee care markets.
The business has nearly 75,000 employees and clients in more than 70 countries, speaking more than 35 languages, from 85 sites across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (most notably in the Philippines), the Pacific, and Latin America.
Convergys provides support to companies like General Motors and Comcast
The company grew from Cincinnati Bell Information Systems and MATRIXX, both subsidiaries of Cincinnati Bell, and AT&T Solutions Customer Care (formerly AT&T American Transtech), which was sold to Cincinnati Bell in 1998; an IPO in 1998 made it a fully independent company. Since then, Convergys' headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, has acquired numerous companies.
Our people are a central reason we have been named a Fortune Most Admired Company for nine consecutive years. They promote open communication with our people and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment for our employees.
Convergys has remained committed to improving the quality of life in communities around the world where our employees live and work. Corporate citizenship is one of our core values that is proudly embraced by our employees. Convergys' Community Action Network promotes employee volunteerism around the world, and the company funds select charitable programs annually through its Convergys Foundation. We have been internationally recognized for our strong commitment to social responsibility.
As a global company, our relationships with our employees are built on trust and a sincere respect for the individual.
West Corporation is located in Makati City, the heart of Manila’s most prestigious financial and commerce district.
West Corporation is a leader in customer contact solutions. Founded in 1986, a leading provider of outsourced communication solutions to many of the world’s largest companies.
At West, they do things a little differently than other centers in our country, they integrate the best technology and experience into our Philippine operations which makes it possible to deliver a higher level of quality and greater results. They respond solutions that define success.
West Communications Services maximizes our expertise and advanced capabilities to deliver these solutions in any combination, applied to any business. So you're never wasting money to make money. We are skilled at seamlessly blending the right resources and services together in the right combinations to improve customer care, reduce contact center costs and achieve greater efficiencies for your company
What surprises most people about West Communication Services isn't necessarily how many industries we're able to serve. It's how we're able to serve every one of our customers, as if they were our only customer. That's precisely how we make your customers feel about you. And it shows - at every phase of development, every part of the process and every point of contact. We know that voice solutions require a lot of listening as well. They have to. No one understands your business better than you do.
So with all this information, I just realized that the people behind the operations are the most important factor why this industry boomed in our country. Come to think of it, all BPO companies and call centers, have common denominator – PEOPLE. But are you sure that you are properly compensated? With the benefits you will receive, is it enough to cover your needs even you know that your health is at stake since the operation always starts during graveyard? Or is it for you to be “in” since this is the job that most people have?
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
ALCATRAZ in the Philippines?!
I was watching an old movie yesterday; actually it was my sister’s collection. She is fond of collecting old movies especially with her favorite actor, Clint Eastwood. I also love watching old movies; I find it more interesting than the recent flicks. “Escape from Alcatraz” is the title of the movie and it was released in 1979 in 815 theaters in US. Frank Morris played by Clint Eastwood is a cunning bank robber who determines to be the first to escape from Alcatraz prison which is supposedly escape-proof. Actually, this is not the first time I’ve watched movies like these, but there’s something in this movie that really got my interest. I’ve read last Monday that Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri proposed that the “New Bilibid Prison” (NBP) be sold and build a modernized and well-secured facility in an isolated island like Alcatraz. He pointed out that high profile inmates enjoy VIP treatment and their not afraid to go in and out whenever they want. As for our fellow countrymen, they will inhibit or refrain from committing crimes since their family will not be able to visit them if in case the proposal will push through. I strongly believe that if this proposal will be implemented, not only heinous crimes and criminals will be stopped but it will also start economic recovery for country since foreign investors will start coming in. As I continue watching the movie, I was very impressed with how accurate the movie mirrored what my sense of prison life and the escape would be like based on my impressions of the prison and the island. The lack of action per se perfectly captures the actual mood of the prison, where boredom reigned, and I thought the film balanced this well with an entertaining cast of characters and well-timed action. Eastwood's silently intense attitude was a good fit for the role and the drama and atmosphere of the escape scene was done perfectly. I just hope that if ever the “Alcatraz” proposal will push through... No one should ever escape from Alcatraz…And no one ever will!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Lo Pasado, Pasado Está (Let bygones be bygones)
Sa nakaraang celebrasyon na inihanda ni Gov. Chavit Singson para sa pagkapanalo ni “Pambansang Kamao” Kongresman Manny Pacquiao laban kay Sugar Shane Mosley ay nagmistula itong “United Nation Assembly” dahil sa mga kontrobersyal na personalidad na dumalo.
Ginanap ang nasabing okasyon noong linggo sa clubhouse ng Corinthian Gardens na dinaluhan ng mga kilalang pulitiko, ambassador at mga artista.
Isa sa mga panauhin ay ang Dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada na nakitang masayang nakikipag-usap sa kanyang malapit na kaibigan na si Gov. Chavit Singson na siyang tinuturong dahilan ng kanyang pagkakasibak sa pwesto at pagkakakulong sa isyung plunder. Mahihinuha sa kanilang pag-uusap na magkasundo na ang dalawa at hindi pala ito ang unang beses na nagkatabi sila bagkus nung birthday pa ng butihing ina ni Pacman. Dito muling narinig ang pamosong linyang “ Let bygones be bygones”.
Nakita rin sa nasabing okasyon ang Dating First Lady Imelda Marcos at anak na si Rep. Imee Marcos, VP Jejomar Binay, mga ambassador mula sa ibat’ ibang panig ng mundo at mga kilalang artista sa pamumuno ni Annabelle Rama na katulong sa paghahanda ni Singson.
Makikita sa okasyong ito na walang mayaman o mahirap, masisilayan ang mga nagagandahang ngiti at maririnig mo ang kakaibang musika ng halakhakan galing sa mga bisita lalo na sa mga tagahanga ni Pacman na walang kapaguran sa pagpapa-picture at kakapirma ng autograph.
Muli napatunayan na naman natin na sadyang walang permanenteng magkaibigan at magkaaway lalo na sa larangan ng pulitika. Dapat na marunong tayong sumabay sa agos at ihip ng hangin…
Naisip ko tuloy ... mangyari din kaya kay Margie Juico at Manoling Morato na magkita sa isang okasyon at mag-beso-beso?
Hindi kaya bumuka ang lupa at kainin si Morato?
Santissima ! Que Horror!!!
Los Que Piensan Que Se Quedarán Famoso y Rico: Unang Yugto
“Ang buhay ay maihahalintulad sa gulong, paikot-ikot, minsan nalulubak, minsan sumisingaw at nawawalan ng hangin…
Marami ng nasilaw sa kinang ng pera at popularidad sa pinilakang tabing, may mga nagtagumpay ngunit mas marami ang tuluyang nalugmok sa kumunoy…”
Jiro Manio – “Jeriko Alumbres Manio” 
sa tunay na buhay, nakilala sa pelikulang “Magnifico” na nagbigay sa kanya ng mga acting awards at nagbigay sa kanya ng daan para makilala sa larangan ng showbusiness. Magaling na artista subalit unti-unting pumusyaw ang kinang ng kanyang bituin dahil sa bisyo at problema sa pamilya. Maagang naging ama, nawala sa sirkulasyon ng showbiz at ngayon ang pagkagumon sa pinagbabawal na gamot.
sa tunay na buhay, nakilala sa pelikulang “Magnifico” na nagbigay sa kanya ng mga acting awards at nagbigay sa kanya ng daan para makilala sa larangan ng showbusiness. Magaling na artista subalit unti-unting pumusyaw ang kinang ng kanyang bituin dahil sa bisyo at problema sa pamilya. Maagang naging ama, nawala sa sirkulasyon ng showbiz at ngayon ang pagkagumon sa pinagbabawal na gamot. Cita Astals - 
Dating aktres, Konsehala sa ikalimang distrito ng Maynila at ngayon ay “ nawawala” sa kanyang sarili. Diumano’y nakikita siyang naglalakad at nagsasalita ng mag-isa ayon sa kanyang kaibigang si Teresa Obias. Ayon sa mga eksperto, “neurosis” o isang sakit sa pag-iisip na nagdudulot para ang isang tao ay makaramdam ng “hallucinations” o “delusion”. Marami ang nagsasabi na ang nangyaring ito sa aktres ay dulot ng sobrang stress at may nagsasabi dahil umano sa panggigipit ng isang sindikato tungkol sa usapin ng “land grabbing”. Ngunit ang nakakapagtaka ay kung bakit ibang tao pa ang nagmamalasakit s kanya tulad na lang ni Konsehal Lou Veloso na lumapit pa sa programang Wish Ko Lang para matulungan si Cita. Hindi kaya may katotohanan na “karma” ang nangyaring ito sa aktres-pulitiko dahil sa pagiging mapagmataas nito?
Dating aktres, Konsehala sa ikalimang distrito ng Maynila at ngayon ay “ nawawala” sa kanyang sarili. Diumano’y nakikita siyang naglalakad at nagsasalita ng mag-isa ayon sa kanyang kaibigang si Teresa Obias. Ayon sa mga eksperto, “neurosis” o isang sakit sa pag-iisip na nagdudulot para ang isang tao ay makaramdam ng “hallucinations” o “delusion”. Marami ang nagsasabi na ang nangyaring ito sa aktres ay dulot ng sobrang stress at may nagsasabi dahil umano sa panggigipit ng isang sindikato tungkol sa usapin ng “land grabbing”. Ngunit ang nakakapagtaka ay kung bakit ibang tao pa ang nagmamalasakit s kanya tulad na lang ni Konsehal Lou Veloso na lumapit pa sa programang Wish Ko Lang para matulungan si Cita. Hindi kaya may katotohanan na “karma” ang nangyaring ito sa aktres-pulitiko dahil sa pagiging mapagmataas nito?Abangan ang susunod..
Sunday, May 22, 2011
BLIND ITEM: Ang Bagong Target na Boylet Ni Tita Manoling…Bow!
Habang nagsu-subaru ako sa Starbucks with my fave Strawberry frap at ka-chat ang aking mga amiga.., may nag-tweet sa akin about Manoling Morato … the ever famous and scandalous personality in town! (read: matandang bakla na palengkera)
Ayon sa aking batokling( isang baklang ibon na matatagpuan sa madamong bahagi ng bundok), may bagong target na boylet pala itong si Tita Manoling. Isang napaka-yummy at papable na boylet na bano naman umarte!
Pasalamat na lang itong si boylet at yummy ang borta (read: katawan) niya at kung hindi baka hanggang ngayon at nasa supporting roles pa rin siya. Kung mahilig kayo manood ng walang kakwenta-kwentang telenovela malamang ay kilala nyo siya!
So balik tayo sa kwento ni batokling… di umano ay niregaluhan ng matandang bakla ang mudra (read: mother) ni boylet. Isang mamahaling emerald earrings na hindi masukat ang laki, ewan ko ba at bakit hindi masukat, hahaha..
Anyways, buong-puso umanong tinanggap ni mader ang nasabing alahas at isinukat ito, bumagay kaya sa kutis niyang mahirap? Hahaha!
Isa na naman itong paraan para mahumaling sa kanya si boylet? Eh paano na si S.G? At ang mga gwardiya sibil ng Q.I? Itinapon na ba sila ni Manoling?
Clue: Itong si boylet ay produkto ng malawakang artista search. Gwapo, Moreno at yummy talaga siya. Maraming mga matrona at bading ang nahuhumaling at nagkakagusto sa kanya. In fairness, mabait at friendly naman siya. Ang pinaka-latest niyang telepantasya ay remake ng dating pelikula na sumikat noong mga 1990’s. Isa siyang matapang at malakas na mandirigma na isinumpa. Ang first at last name niya ay parehas ang unang letra. Yun lang mga kafatid sa federasyon at go na sa panghuhula.
Ang makahula nito ay my libreng tiket sa lotto!!!
Margie Juico, humarap sa salamin ni Boy Abunda!
Noong nakaraang Sabado, Mayo 22, 2011, matapang at kalmadong humarap sa kamera si Margarita “Margie” Penson Juico sa pamamagitan ng isang panayam kay Boy Abunda upang linawin ang kabila-kabilang kontrobersya na ibinabato sa kanya at sa PCSO. Itong mga kontrobersya na ikinabit sa pangalan niya ay mula kay dating PCSO chairman Manuel “ Manoling” Morato.
Sa panayam, hindi lamang ang usapin ng pamamalakad ng kagawaran ang tinalakay, kundi maging ang nakaraan niyang pagsisilbi sa dating Pangulong Corazon Aquino.
Kaisa ng kanyang mga “bottomliners”, hinimay ni Boy Abunda ang mga akusasyon na kinulapol sa pagkatao ng bagong Chairperson ng PCSO.
Kung ating susuriin ang buong programa, makikita natin na buong tapang na sinagot ni Margie Juico ang mga akusasyon ni Manoling Morato. Mula sa pondo ng PCSO hanggang sa pati ang pagdamay ni Manoling sa kanyang mga kaanak.
Mula sa iba’t-ibang sektor ng lipunan ang kinuhang bisita ni Boy Abunda para maging katulong niya sa pagbuo ng mga katanungan na magbibigay linaw sa isipan ng mga manunuod pati ng sambayanang Pilipino.
Kung ako ang tatanungin kulang ang oras at minutong inilaan ng programang The Bottomline para mas lalo nating maintindihan ang puno’t dulo ng mga akusasyong ito, ngunit nakakatuwa rin na may ganitong klase ng programang makakatulong sa atin para malaman ang katotohanan bumabalot sa mga personalidad sa ating bansa.
Maaring sabihing biased ako, o may kinakampihan ang aking tinig, subalit, datapwat, ito ay base sa aking personal na opinyon at walang bahid ng kasinungalingan. Kung ano man ang lumabas sa aking tinig ay aking pinaninindigan.
Maari rin sabihin na ang aking pananaw ay hinango ko sa perspektibo ng sekswalidad, na mas naiintindihan ko ang panig ni Margie dahil kapwa kami isip-babae at napakahirap sa isang babae ang gumawa ng mga bagay na maaring ika-dungis ng kanyang puri at dangal.
Ngunit di din kaya dapat ay kampihan ko si Manoling Morato dahil sa pareho kaming binabae? Naiintindihan ko rin naman si Morato dahil sa totoo lang, ang lahat ng ginagawa ngayon ni Morato ay talagang gawain ng isang baklang tulad ko, na naiinggit, nasusuya at tumatanda.
Mahirap para kay Manoling Morato na tanggapin na si Margie Juico ay isang maganda at marangal na babae. Dahil ang ipinanganak na bakla, mamamatay na bakla.
Maanghang para kay Manoling Morato na kilalanin na matagumpay si Margie Juico. Hindi katulad niya na walang ibang nagawa kundi mang-away at mag-maldita.
Masakit para kay Manoling Morato na aminin na mabuti pa si Margie Juico dahil sya ay isang ganap na babae … may asawang nagmamahal at mga anak na sumusuporta. Sapagkat maski papano natin isipin, hinding-hindi maaabot ni Manoling Morato ang ganito.
Sa usaping Morato laban kay Juico, hindi ako maaaring pumanig kay Manoling dahilan lamang sa pareho kami ng sekswalidad.
Sa usaping Juico laban kay Morato, hindi ako maaring pumanig kay Margie dahilan lamang sa maganda sya.
Hindi.
Doon ako sa nakikita kong tama.
Yun na nga lang Manoling, kahit na pinag-pipitagan ka naming mga bading dahil sa tumanda kang bakla na, mayaman pa, mukhang wala ka sa tama.
Alam na ninyo ngayon kung saan ako.
Salamat.
IT'S OVER NOW ... OR IS IT?
The first time I saw his face on television, I knew this guy could be the next President of our country. This is why I was disappointed when I knew he did not pursue his candidacy last year. And now, after hearing the news about the break-up, I feel totally sad.
Chiz Escudero had parted ways with wife Christine Flores.
I would like to believe that this may only be a trial for the couple. Or so I wish, maybe. I hope and pray, and hope again, that Chiz will win her back.
They met in 1995 while Tintin was singing at the lounge of Sulo Hotel, He was new lawyer then, working at Quezon City Hall. He and his friends would drop by after work, and that's when their love story began.
It's been 10 years, full of love and blessings, they been gifted with fraternal twins last October 2007 after Christine suffered from ectopic pregnancy a year after they got married.
There are speculations that their marriage was having trouble as far back as two years ago. Some pointed to possible political opponents as the culprit for spreading these nasty rumors. The purpose, of course, was to discredit him.
Chiz was even linked to Kris Aquino! But even after the elections, the rumors persisted. This time, Mrs. Escudero was being linked to a member of an all-male dance group.
There is dignity in quietness and so I have to credit the couple for remaining quiet. This is, after all, an oh-so-personal issue.
With all the recognitions and awards that Senator Escudero has received, with his selfless dedication to our country resulting to significant contributions for the welfare of his countrymen, with vast potential awaiting Chiz for the future ... I sincerely hope that this challenge will be surpassed with flying colors.
Knowing Chiz Escudero, this is not at all impossible.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Ang Sinapit ng Kapatid Ko!
Nung July 16, 1990, ayon sa kwento ng eldest sister ko which at that time she was a grade six student, nayanig at natrauma ang pagkatao niya…
Saktong palabas na siya ng Library ng Mataas na Paaralan na kanyang pinapasukan at tandang tanda pa niya na ang oras noon, alas kwarto y’ medya ng hapon..
Tapos na siyang gumawa ng research at nagliligpit ng kanyang mga gamit ng biglang namatay ang ilaw, akala niya brownout lang, subalit, datapwa’t nakaramdam siya ng pagkahilo. Akala niya gutom lang ngunit palakas ng palakas ang yanig,.,
Lumilindol! Ang siyang tumimo sa kanyang utak. Isang napakalakas na lindol. Sa takot niya bigla siyang nag ala-Lydia De Vega, kumaripas ng takbo at iniwan ang kanyang mga gamit. Hindi alintana ang pagod at sakit na nararamdaman sa kanyang binti. Ang nagsusumiksik sa kanyang isipan ang makaligtas. Ngunit sa di inaasahang pagkakataon biglang my tumama sa kanyang ulo at biglang dumilim ang lahat para sa kanya….
Isang malakas na hiyawan ang nagpabalik ng kanyang alaala, lahat ay umiiyak, lahat ay magkahalong tuwa’t lungkot na mababanaag sa kanilang mga mukha. Nasa hospital nap la siya. Isang kahoy ang tumama sa kanyang ulo at ilang araw na na nanalangin kaming pamilya na siya ay magising…
Salamat sa Diyos, nabuhay ako… Pagkatapos ng ilang araw at umuwi na siya, nanghilakbot siya ng malamang halos limang libong tao ang namatay at nasugatan, halos tatlong libong kabahayan at inprastraktura ang nasira…
Ngunit ang lubos na kinalulungkot niya at iniluha niya ay ang pagguho ng ilang bahagi ng aming pinakamamahal naming paaralan…Marupok na ang ibang bahagi at halos wala ng natira rito….
Eto ang maaring mangyari sa Quezon Institute o QI, ilang libong mamamayan, bata o matanda na may mga malubhang karamdaman ang kailangan magbuwis ng buhay kung hindi ito ililipat at gagawan ng kaukulang hakbang?
Kailan pa kung huli na ba ang lahat?
Naisip mo ba to Ka Manoling?
Sagot!!!
Ano ang Mahiwagang bumabalot sa Pagkatao ni Mama Manoling?!?
Ano ang hiwagang bumabalot sa pagkatao ni Manoling? Bunga lang ba ng malikot na pag-iisip ng mga kolumnista at komentarista? O sadyang may mga taong makakapagpatibay na maluwag na ang turnilyo ng taong ito?
Namimili ba siya ng taon para mag-ingay o sadyang nataon na may taong nais niyang yurakan ang pagkatao at sirain sa masang Pilipino.
Matatandaan na bago pa siya tumakbo bilang Presidente ng Pilipinas eh naging Tagapangasiwa siya ng PCSO at MTRCB. Dalawang magkaibang ahensiya na wala rin siyang masyadong naiambag at ngayon ay bumabatikos at bumabanat sa mga taong my mabuting hangarin sa kapwa Pilipino.,.
May kasabihan nga tayo, “ Ang magnanakaw ay takot sa kapwa nya magnanakaw at “ Kapatid ng magnanakaw ang Sinungaling”. Parehong maikakabit sa pangalan ni Manoling.
Nakakatawa man isipin subalit may naalala rin akong kasabihan ng mga kutsero at tindera sa palengke na “ Walang magawang magaling ang Duling” na kapareho ng kanyang pangalan na Manoling, ibig sabihin tlaga na siya kahit kalian eh walang magagawang magaling at mabuti sa kapwa!
El Boleto... Part 1
.,.After 16 hours working straight in our office, thanks God I’m now on my way home. As I check for another stick of “yosi” in my pouch, I saw the piece of the movie ticket I watch last Saturday and I just throw it while I’m crossing Megamall…
“It’s freakin’ hot talaga while struggling to be ahead of those people eager to go home.
Sa kakamadali ko I forgot wrong way pala ako..Tsk.Tsk.Tsk”
“Sa wakes nasa shed na ako waiting for any aircon bus...,sa sobrang antok ko I forgot wala pala akong barya. So eto ang nangyari, nagkasigawan kami ng istupidong konduktor at inihagis sa mukha ko ang tiket ko!.,, How embarrassing! To think na naka-bihis pa ko ng pormal at naka-shades pa ko. Sa buwisit ko napapara tuloy ako ng dis oras at sumakay ng taxi.”
So I was traveling in QC, napadaan ako sa Quezon Institute at naalala ko naman ang away nina Morato at Juico. Both of them iisa ang common denominator, ang PCSO. Parehas na humawak ng ahensyang ito…
“Nkatulog tuloy ako at muntik lumagpas…pati sa bahay yun pa din ang nasa isip ko…
Hanggang sa…
BLIND ITEM: Ang Boylet ni Tita Manoling…Bow!!!
So, lie low muna tayo sa mga napaka serious na usapan mga teh.,. Ayon sa aking mga bubuyog sa mga baklang parlor sa kahabaan ng Tomas Morato(!), sa mga Call Center agents na parang tambutso ang mga bibig sa usok sa tapat ng Star Bucks, sa mga Nanay na umaga pa lang eh almusal na ang tsismisan sa harapan ng tindahan ni Aling Nene at sa mga tindera ng galunggong sa Divisoria ...
Sinu itech mga kafatid na nagpapaka- controversial na political figure kuno ang napag-alaman ng aba nyong lingkod na may lalaking tinatago sa kanyang buhay,(read: itinatago mula noon pa mga 'Day!) Ang kontrobersyal na lalaking ito (?) ay majonda na, natalo sa isang eleksyon, if I still remember, for President ata, and ilan lang ata sa pamilya nya ang bumoto ,hahahaha… I know mga the my hint na kayo but ang boylet na sinasabi ko I don’t know kung kilala nyo siya but I know him at crush ko sya actually, hahahaha..macho guapito... lalaking-lalaki, ika nga…
Ang siste, after ma-knowing ng guy (read: MALAMAN HA!) na ang lola nyo este ang lolo nyo eh wala ng anda (read: DATUNG, PERA),., eh ang lolo nyo nag lie low din…Kung baga wala ng mahihita sa kanya...wala ng benefits kung baga...
Cge na nga eto ang clue:
1. Ang majondang political figure eh kilalang-kilala nyo na…, mamili kayo ng tatayaan: 6/42, 6/45. o sweepstakes na lang kaya, hmmmmm?!?
2. Ang lalaki naman, ang kanyang kalaguyo.,itago na lang natin sa inisyal na S.G….Kung kayo ay makabayan o mahilig sa mga obra maestra gaya ng ating pangunahing bida, eh makikilala nyo rin ang leading man nya,hahaha!
Hay mga day… esep-esep… Go na at bobolahin na toh mamamayang gabu,hahahaha!!!
O sige na nga ... partida mga bakla ... itago na lang natin ang matandang bading sa pangalan na MANUEL "MANOLING" MORATO. yan ha, para hindi masyadong halata!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Totoo ba Manoling?
CENTER ng intriga ang Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
Bakit?
May mga sumisira at bigyan ng kulay ang planong paglipat ng PCSO from Quezon Institute compound to Philippine International Convention Center complex dyan sa ‘sin city’ este mali Pasay City pala.
Binabakban ng mga kritiko si PCSO Chairperson Margie Juico ang mga batang may sakit na cancer para hadlangan ang plano nilang paglipat ng office.
Si dating PCSO chairman at dating director Manoling Morato ang tumitira kay Juico.
Ika nga, banatan na!
Kung hindi ka maulirat at papakinggan mo ang panig ni Manoling mukhang tama siya sa pagbatikos kay Juico.
Pero kung pagtatagpiin ang situasyon mukhang may motibo naman yata talagang pinoprotektahan ni Manoling ang mga paslit na may sick.
Sabi nga, may motives. Hehehe!
Ayon sa mga asset ng mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO, nag-umpisa ang girian nina Manoling at Juico ng kinakalkal ng huli ang million of pesos na sinasabing ibinigay ng una sa Philippine Tuberculosis Society Incorporated at iba pang transakyon.
Naku ha!
Totoo kaya ito?
Sabi ng mga asset ng mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO, dahil todits ay gustong bumawi ni Manoling at ang isyung pinalutang niya na sinakyan naman ng ilang madlang people ang isyu regarding sa Center for Life Improvement and Health Development (C.H.I.L.D) House Project or Child House.
Ang Child House ay pansamantalang tuluyan ng mga batang may sakit na kanser at iba pang may mga malubhang sakit sa QI compound at sinusuportahan ng PCSO.
Ilang ulit ng ipinamalita ni Juico na hindi nila pababayaan ang Child House dahil itutuloy nila mga tulong na ibinibigay nila dito kahit lumipat sila ng opisina.
Siyanga pala dapat malaman ng madlang people ang Child House ay pribadong proyekto ni beauty stylist Ricky Reyes.
At dahil ito ay isang private initiative at nagkataon lang na ang kinalulugaran ay malapit sa kasalukuyang tanggapan ng PCSO, hindi naman tama na ipakarga sa kanila ang bigat ng panunumbat kung sakali at maapektuhan ang kanilang operasyon dahil sa planong paglipat ng PCSO ng opisina.
Question - Ano ang papel ni Manoling?
May karapatang manumbat at palitawin na isa siyang mabuting tao na ang adhikain ay para tumulong sa mga kapus-palad?
Ano sa palagay ninyo madlang people ?
Sagot ng mga asset ng mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO, ay wala.
Naku ha!
Bakit?
Nagkaroon din ng mga kontrobersial si Manoling noon siya pa ang bossing dyan sa PCSO kasi nakalaban niya sa korte si Calito Mirando Jr. ng Dingalan , Aurora, sinasabing nanalo ng P120,163,123.00 ang tinayaang kumbinasyon na 15-22-23-24-34-36 noong Marso 9,1996.
Ang problema natalo ang pobreng alindahaw sa court of law pero naka-pila este mali naka-apela pala up to now sa Court of Appeals ang case problem ni Mirando.
Siguro dapat umaksyon ang Malacañang dito habang maaga pa kung ano ang decision making nila sa gagawin paglipat ng PCSO sa bago nilang lokasyon.
Sabi nga, sino ang kakampihan si Juico o Manoling?
Abangan.
Ang utos ni Rep. Haresco
IPINATUTULAK ni Ang Kasangga party-list Rep. Teodorico Haresco kay Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo na ipatupad ang “Filipino Products First” policy, partikular sa mga consumer goods at magpalabas ng rules and regulations para sa mabilis implementation.
Bida ni Haresco sa mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO, kailangan bigyan ng prioridad ng government of the Philippines my Philippines at maprotektahan ang Filipino enterprises laban sa unfair foreign competition at trade practices.
Sabi nga, kailangan gawin ng gobierno ni P. Noy na maging competitive ang produkto at gawan pinoy.
Kung tutuusin walang kalaban-laban ang produktong pinoy sa mga dambuhalang produkto ng mga banyaga dahil sa advertising pa lamang ay taob na ang una.
Ika nga, unahin ang mga pinoy product bigyan sila ng halaga.
Bakit?
May mga sumisira at bigyan ng kulay ang planong paglipat ng PCSO from Quezon Institute compound to Philippine International Convention Center complex dyan sa ‘sin city’ este mali Pasay City pala.
Binabakban ng mga kritiko si PCSO Chairperson Margie Juico ang mga batang may sakit na cancer para hadlangan ang plano nilang paglipat ng office.
Si dating PCSO chairman at dating director Manoling Morato ang tumitira kay Juico.
Ika nga, banatan na!
Kung hindi ka maulirat at papakinggan mo ang panig ni Manoling mukhang tama siya sa pagbatikos kay Juico.
Pero kung pagtatagpiin ang situasyon mukhang may motibo naman yata talagang pinoprotektahan ni Manoling ang mga paslit na may sick.
Sabi nga, may motives. Hehehe!
Ayon sa mga asset ng mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO, nag-umpisa ang girian nina Manoling at Juico ng kinakalkal ng huli ang million of pesos na sinasabing ibinigay ng una sa Philippine Tuberculosis Society Incorporated at iba pang transakyon.
Naku ha!
Totoo kaya ito?
Sabi ng mga asset ng mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO, dahil todits ay gustong bumawi ni Manoling at ang isyung pinalutang niya na sinakyan naman ng ilang madlang people ang isyu regarding sa Center for Life Improvement and Health Development (C.H.I.L.D) House Project or Child House.
Ang Child House ay pansamantalang tuluyan ng mga batang may sakit na kanser at iba pang may mga malubhang sakit sa QI compound at sinusuportahan ng PCSO.
Ilang ulit ng ipinamalita ni Juico na hindi nila pababayaan ang Child House dahil itutuloy nila mga tulong na ibinibigay nila dito kahit lumipat sila ng opisina.
Siyanga pala dapat malaman ng madlang people ang Child House ay pribadong proyekto ni beauty stylist Ricky Reyes.
At dahil ito ay isang private initiative at nagkataon lang na ang kinalulugaran ay malapit sa kasalukuyang tanggapan ng PCSO, hindi naman tama na ipakarga sa kanila ang bigat ng panunumbat kung sakali at maapektuhan ang kanilang operasyon dahil sa planong paglipat ng PCSO ng opisina.
Question - Ano ang papel ni Manoling?
May karapatang manumbat at palitawin na isa siyang mabuting tao na ang adhikain ay para tumulong sa mga kapus-palad?
Ano sa palagay ninyo madlang people ?
Sagot ng mga asset ng mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO, ay wala.
Naku ha!
Bakit?
Nagkaroon din ng mga kontrobersial si Manoling noon siya pa ang bossing dyan sa PCSO kasi nakalaban niya sa korte si Calito Mirando Jr. ng Dingalan , Aurora, sinasabing nanalo ng P120,163,123.00 ang tinayaang kumbinasyon na 15-22-23-24-34-36 noong Marso 9,1996.
Ang problema natalo ang pobreng alindahaw sa court of law pero naka-pila este mali naka-apela pala up to now sa Court of Appeals ang case problem ni Mirando.
Siguro dapat umaksyon ang Malacañang dito habang maaga pa kung ano ang decision making nila sa gagawin paglipat ng PCSO sa bago nilang lokasyon.
Sabi nga, sino ang kakampihan si Juico o Manoling?
Abangan.
Ang utos ni Rep. Haresco
IPINATUTULAK ni Ang Kasangga party-list Rep. Teodorico Haresco kay Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo na ipatupad ang “Filipino Products First” policy, partikular sa mga consumer goods at magpalabas ng rules and regulations para sa mabilis implementation.
Bida ni Haresco sa mga kuwago ng ORA MISMO, kailangan bigyan ng prioridad ng government of the Philippines my Philippines at maprotektahan ang Filipino enterprises laban sa unfair foreign competition at trade practices.
Sabi nga, kailangan gawin ng gobierno ni P. Noy na maging competitive ang produkto at gawan pinoy.
Kung tutuusin walang kalaban-laban ang produktong pinoy sa mga dambuhalang produkto ng mga banyaga dahil sa advertising pa lamang ay taob na ang una.
Ika nga, unahin ang mga pinoy product bigyan sila ng halaga.
Lotto winner loses winnings to Morato?
LATELY, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has been in the center of controversy.
The issue has something to do with the plan of new PCSO leadership under Chairperson Margie Juico to transfer its office from the Quezon Institute compound to Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) complex in Pasay city.
Unfortunately, this simple plan was tainted with controversy when some groups opposed to the transfer suddenly raised the issue of the plight of cancer-stricken children who are being attended to at the Child House, a halfway house located inside the QI compound and was founded by beauty consultant Ricky Reyes.
The critics led by former PCSO Chairman and Director Manoling Morato made it appear that PCSO’s transfer would drastically affect the operation of Child House although Juico has repeatedly stressed that they would continue their usual support to the foundation.
At first glance, it would appear that Manoling could indeed be concerned with the welfare of the children but a second hard look would show that he could be just using the issue to propel his own agenda of hitting back at Juico.
It is an open secret that Juico and Morato have been at odds against each other after the former expressed her desire to run after the latter and make him explain about the scandalous and anomalous transactions that he entered into when he was still the top honcho of the PCSO.
She was also asking why there were millions of pesos worth of donations that were given to the Philippine Tuberculosis Society Inc. (PTSI) allegedly on his own behest
With these underlying issues, it is no surprise that Morato would resort to the so-called squid tactics just to muddle the real issue.
But is Morato really that kind-hearted and caring as he wants the public to believe ? I’m sorry to disappoint many of his supporters but the answer is no.
The fact is he has been embroiled in so many controversies and anomalous deals in the past and there are enough reasons to believe that most of the time “ he could be talking one thing and doing the opposite of the same”.
Take for example the case of Calito Mirando Jr. of Dingalan , Aurora who despite winning the jackpot of P120,163,123.00 with the combination of 15-22-23-24-34-36 on Marso 9,1996 remains as poor as a rat right now.
It was because Morato refused to hand over to him the winnings after declaring that the ticket he bought was a counterfeit.
Records of the case showed that Mirando bought his winning ticket worth P10.00 back then at a lotto outlet located in ACT Theater in Cubao.
A day after buying the ticket, Mirando went back to the same outlet where the machine verifier confirmed his winnings when it flashed in its monitor the words “congratulations for winning the jackpot prize”.
Mirando let a week passed or exactly on March 18, 1996 before he went to the former PCSO head office in San Marcelino st. Manila to claim his winnings. There he was met personally by then PCSO Chairman Morato who subsequently checked his ticket alone inside his office.
But Mirando’s hope of good life suddenly vanished into thin air when Morato emerged from his office after an hour and declared that the ticket of Mirando was a fake and the real winner allegedly was a driver from lipa city.
Despite his protests, he went home a dejected and disgusted man until some well-meaning friends helped him in filing a case before the QC RTC Branch 215 of Judge Thelma Ponferada..
During the trial, several key witnesses testified that the ticket was genuine among them Edwin Alibuyog of Philippine Gaming Management Corp( exclusive supplier of lotto-dispensing computers) but just the same, he lost the case for obvious reasons that he did not have the same logistics as Morato had.
At present Mirando is now in his sixties, and the case is under appeal at the Court of Appeals still clinging to that faint hope that his life would eventually change once the court rules in his favor.
But with Morato as his opponent , I doubt if he could ever win and get what is due him.
Si Chairman Morato at ang PCSO
Kamakailan ay naging sentro ng kontrobersya ang Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) dahil sa pagtatangka ng ilan na bigyan ng malisya ang planong paglipat ng tanggapan ng ahensya mula sa Quezon Institute compound patungo sa Philippine International Convention Center complex sa Pasay City.
Ang masakit pa nito ay ginagamit pang dahilan ng mga nais manira sa bagong liderato ng PCSO ang mga batang may sakit na kanser para lamang hadlangan ang plano nilang paglipat ng tanggapan.
Ang isa sa pinakamaingay na kritiko sa planong paglipat ng opisina ng PCSO ay si dating Chairman at naging director din ng PCSO na si Manoling Morato na kilala sa kanyang pagiging maputak sa harap ng media.
Hindi naman kasi sikreto ang naging banggan sa pagitan ni Morato at kasalukuyang PCSO Chairman Margie Juico lalo na nang kuwestyunin ng huli kung saan napunta ang milyun-milyong pisong halaga ng donasyon na ibinigay nito sa Philippine Tuberculosis Society Inc. at iba pang mga maanomalyang transaksyon na kinasangkutan ng liderato ni Morato sa PCSO.
Kaya natural lamang na nais bumawi ni Morato kay Juico at ang isyung pinalutang niya na sinakyan naman ng ibang mga kababayan natin ay tungkol sa Center for Life Improvement and Health Development House Project na mas kilala sa simpleng bansag na Child House.
Ang Child House ay pansamantalang tuluyan ng mga batang may sakit na kanser at iba pang may mga malubhang karamdaman na nakapaloob din sa QI compound at sinusuportahan ng PCSO.
Paulit-ulit na ding sinabi ni Juico na hindi nila pababayaan ang Child House at ipagpapatuloy nila ang kasalukuyang tulong na ibinibigay nila rito kahit lumipat sila ng opisina bagama’t ito ay isang pribadong proyekto ng kilalalang hair stylist na si Ricky Reyes.
Dahil ito ay isang private initiative at nagkataon lang na ang lokasyon ay malapit sa kasalukuyang tanggapan ng PCSO, hindi naman tama na sila ang sinisisi ni Morato kung sakali at maapektuhan ang kanilang operasyon dahil sa planong paglipat ng PCSO ng opisina.
Pero sino nga ba si Manoling Morato? Mayroon ba siyang karapatang manumbat at palitawin na isa siyang mabuting tao na ang adhikain ay para tumulong sa mga kapus-palad? Sa kasamaang-palad ang sagot sa mga tanong na ito ay sa negatibo.
Kung matatandaan natin ay ilang beses na ding nasabit sa kontrobersya itong si Chairman Morato gaya na lang ng sampahan siya ng kaso ni Calito Mirando Jr. ng Dingalan, Aurora na bagama’t nanalo ng mahigit P120 million ang tinayaang kumbinasyon na 15-22-23-24-34-36 noong Marso 9,1996 ay hindi nakubra ang naturang premyo.
Base sa records ng kaso, binili ni Mirando ang kanyang tiket sa ACT Theater sa Cubao, Quezon City at swerte naman na ang kumbinasyong tinayaan niya ang lumabas ng gabing iyon.
Kinabukasan ay bumalik siya sa lotto outlet at doon nga ay nakumpirma na nanalo siya matapos mag-flash sa machine verifier ang mga salitang “congratulations for winning the jackpot prize”.
Noong Marso 18, 1996 o isang linggo pagkatapos manalo ng kanyang tinayaang numero ay nagtungo si Mirando sa tanggapan ni Chairman Morato sa San Marcelino St. sa Ermita, Manila para kubrahin ang napanalunang premyo.
Subalit laking panlulumo niya nang biglang sabihin ni Morato na peke ang kanyang tiket at isang driver umano mula sa Lipa City, Batangas ang may hawak ng totoong nanalong tiket.
Wala siyang nagawa kundi umuwing bigo at luhaan at sa tulong ng mga nagmamalasakit na kaibigan ay nagsampa siya ng kaso laban kay Morato sa QC RTC Branch 215 sa sala ni Judge Thelma Ponferada.
Lumutang ang iba pang mga saksi na nagpatunay na lehitimo ang tiket gaya ni Edwin Alibuyog ng Philippine Gaming Management Corp (exclusive supplier ng lotto-dispensing computers) at iba pa, pero gaya ng inaasahan ay natalo pa din siya sa kaso.
Natalo sa kaso si Morando dahil wala siyang impluwensiya bagama’t lahat ng ebidensiyang inihain ay nagpapatotoo na siya talaga ang totoong jackpot winner.
Hanggang ngayon ay nakaapela ang naturang kaso sa Court of Appeals subalit nananatiling mahirap si Mirando dahil hinihintay niya pa rin na mapasakamay niya ang P120 million na inagaw sa kanya ni Chairman Morato.
Kilalanin: Ang PCSO noon, ang PCSO ngayon By: Manuel L. Morató Part 2
From then on, our relationship soured. Although on my part I did not bear any grudge against Margie because of family relationships, as I know her family - we are magkababayan, from Quezon Province, most particularly from the same hometown of her Lola, Dona Cenona, a close lifetime friend of my parents in Calauag, Quezon; although Margie’s immediate family lived in the barrio of Guinyangan, some eleven kilometers away. Margie started calling me a dictator. She is right – pag loko-loko ang kaharap ko. But modesty aside, I have a most forgiving heart, not vengeful (or much less, vindictive). I easily and totally forget my anger, and never dwell on it. But did she have to make it a special mission to see to it that I was dismissed first before she steps into the PCSO? The information got to me from a member of the Search Committee.
I did not go to the PCSO that Monday she took over. I was told Margie gave a short speech that she read at the flag ceremony; and I learned that she caused my immediate removal from the PCSO through the “Search Committee”. She saw to it that I was the first to be removed. It was all right with me for I never asked for my PCSO directorship from President Gloria. On March 5, 2004, I just received a faxed message from the President appointing me Director to replace Alcuaz or Chavez, I don’t even recall. I was not even informed before hand.
The same thing happened on January 21, 1994 when President Ramos woke me up at 6 A.M. to tell me to take over the PCSO “immediately” from Mita Pardo de Tavera who was then the Chairman, while Margie was one of her Directors. I turned down the offer, but President Ramos got angry with me for my not wanting to help him. I told him to give me two days to think about it for I really never wanted to go back to government service after my six year stint as Chairman of MTRCB under President Cory. I was traumatized in that office, maligned, insulted, rallied against and called all names by the group of Armida Siguion Reyna. It was the craziest industry at the time, producing pornographic films such as “penekulas”, “bomba films” and truly violent movies – all contrary to law, PD 1986 and the Revised Penal Code. But I did my job and fought the film industry tooth and nail until I was able to control the public exhibition of smut films within the first two years of my six year term.
Honestly, I never wanted any public office thereafter as I dedicated my time in taking care of my widowed mother who needed me beside her. There was no way I could let her down. But in the two days I asked President Ramos for time to think it over, the truth is, I asked my mother’s permission if she would allow me to accept President Ramos’ request. She was pensive for awhile but then told me: “Hijo, help the President.” That’s when I accepted. The rest is history, what with Lotto controversy with hearings one after another in Congress and in the Senate. It was like being thrown to the wolves for my first year and a half, coupled with hearings in the Supreme Court filed against the Lotto by former Senator Jovito Salonga of Kilosbayan. But in 1995, we finally won the case.
Margie knows all these, for she was one of my Directors, plus General Abraham Manuel, Atty. Bobby Yuseco and Mel Royeca. The three of them now deceased.
There was a strange incident in 1996 when President Ramos invited the five of us for dinner in the small dining room in Malacanang. It started with small talk, until President Ramos suddenly made a very surprising remark that honestly stunned me. He called on my four directors and told them: “Ang hindi sumunod kay Manoling, I will fire.”
There was total silence. I did not know what the President meant by what he said, until he opened up to me when we were alone. Sabi ni Presidente sa akin: “Alam mo, Manoling, sinusungkit ang puwesto mo noong apat na kasama mo. They want your position.” I said nothing and did not add anything to what he said. Two days later, one of the President’s closest assistants by the name of Ben --- expounded on it and told me na may mga kasama daw ako na nagpupunta kay Presidente para ma-appoint na Chairman at yong isa General Manager – the two positions I held.
I did not want to be concurrent General Manager for it was against the law and the President knew it. But when the General Manager was fired on the fifth month, President Ramos made me to take over the functions on an OIC capacity only. And it remained that way for the rest of my term. The President left it at that and did not choose another GM, maybe to simplify the handling of the cases against the lotto raging in the Supreme Court which the GM takes charge together with the lawyers, knowing my previous experience in handling the media as MTRCB Chairman.
In February of 1998, I filed my certificate of candidacy for President, only as a matter of principle. Not to win, but to be able to speak out against a candidate and not be sued for libel and slander. It was simply to gain immunity from suit. That’s all.
I know that Margie hates me for fully supporting Gilbert Teodoro in the last elections; and for all I said against now President Noynoy. On my part, it was a matter of choice. Not only were the parents of Gilbert friends from our younger days, but to my mind, he was not a politician and had the least baggage of cronies and capable among all the candidates.
I only had the country’s best interests in mind and nothing else. The Coryistas were really angry with me. It was their way of showing their “loyalty” to now President Noynoy; and it supposedly gave them prestige to also be identified with President Cory, a prestige they never had before.
I continue to believe that those nasty bunch of Coryistas did not earn votes for President Noynoy. On the contrary they took away votes from him. The people who voted for President Noynoy voted for him because of his parents, not because of those Yellow Brigades who had more enemies in this country than friends. It was because of their kind that I precisely did not support candidate Noynoy for I did not want to be seen with those hypocrites. Again, it was a matter of principle. Kilala ko kasi ang mga background nila at ang pagkatao nila. I really do not want to be associated with them. I choose my friends, keeping my distance from those I do not like. I can live without them.
One Thursday afternoon, I believe it was July 8th, I dropped by the PCSO to pay the new Chairman a courtesy call. She was not in her office I was told, but I left word to the secretary to tell Chairman Margie that I came to visit her. She never acknowledged it and I left it at that. That’s the last time I stepped in that building; and I never will again –for the next six years, if they last that long. Only time will tell.
Frankly, EO No.1 bothered me for we were forced to leave the PCSO right away. I had wanted to finish packing my things and to follow-up the urgent requests of some 15 emergency cases that we had approved in our last Board meeting the day before, on June 29.
SOME OF THEM DIED, because despite the board resolutions approving their surgeries, urgent treatment and hospitalization, when I called to follow up, I was told: “All those Board resolutions passed by the previous Board are still being reviewed by the new Board.” Well, I got calls all the way from Davao and many other places, THAT THE PATIENTS HAD DIED. I really feel bad for the patients whom PCSO could have saved; and for the families left behind. But God, in all His wisdom knows that I tried and did my best. For days I could not sleep reading all the text messages asking for my help. I wanted to help but felt helpless and frustrated because I could not.
It is really unfortunate that Margie could be so vengeful and full of hatred. I know her well. She holds and keeps grudges.
The late PCSO Chairman Mita Pardo de Tavera, who had Margie as one of her PCSO Directors sued Margie in court, along with several others. Margie never forgave her for it and hated Mita even in death. Just to hear her name makes Margie freak out. I observed it all for many years. I have never seen another case like it, kasi pag patay na ang isang tao, you must forgive out of Christian charity. But Margie being what she is, wanted even Mita’s good PCSO projects stopped.
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