FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GIPIRMAHAN NA NI PANGULO RODRIGO DUTERTE PINAAGI SA USA KA EXECUTIVE ORDER

By Bayawanon

Ang FREEDOM OF INFORMATION usa ka lakang sa Kongreso ug sa Senado kaniadto apan walay igong suporta sa mga Senador ug Kongresista sa duha ka balay balaoranan sa atong Republika sa Pilipinas. Ang tuyo ug tumong niini mao ang paglantaw sa gobyerno sa mga record sa atong mga opisyales ug sa mga record sa mga opisina sa atong gobyero. Tungod niini ang posibilidad nga KORAPSYON nga posibleng mahimo sa atong mga opisyales mapakgang ug ma menos-menosan.

Ang FREEDOM OF INFORMATION wala gisuportahan sa kinabag-an sa mga puilitiko tungod siguro kay naa sila'y nabuhat nga dili maayo. Apan sa dihang nilansad si kanhi Davao Mayor ug kasamtangang Pangulo Rodrigo Duterte siya nanumpa sa pagpalusot sa FREEDOM OF INFORMATION dili pinaagi sa usa ka balaodnon nga nagagikan sa KONGRESO ug sa SENADO apan pinaagi sa iyang opisina sa pagka pangulo pinaagi sa pagpasar niini sa usa ka EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Ang wala nahimo sa mga Kongresista ug mga Senador sa pipila ka mga katuigan nahimo lamang sa atong halangdong Pangulo Duterte sa sulod lamang sa pipila ka mga semana. Ako nagalaum nga ang pag pangawkaw sa atong dili halangdong mga lider maputol na unta pinaagi niining EXECUTIVE ORDER sa FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ug nga kini mamahimo untang sukaranan sa dili mapugngan nga pag asenso sa atong nasud, ang Perlas sa Silangan, ang yutang tabunon, ang Republika sa Pilipinas. Hinaut pa unta

ASIAN ALLIANCE WILL DEFEAT CHINA

By Bayawanon

After The Philippines won in the case it filed against China before the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal of the Law of the Seas where the latter did not honor, the Philippines and her Southeast Asian neighbors like Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei and the East Asian neighbor Taiwan can still be victorious over China by way of multilateral talks by way of an alliance. Japan and India may also join the fray against China for the same countries have also axes to grind with China.

The multilateral talks between the South East Asian Countries which China bullied by way of owning the Spratlys and the Paracels through her NINE DASH LINE DOCTRINE can be had diplomatically. These countries may request China to abandon the islets and islands it is presently occupying for violating the provisions of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Seas as a matter of fact China lost to the Philippines in a legal battle before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Seas.

If China would insist her ownership over the islets and islands at the West Philippine Sea nee South China Sea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan may form a military coalition to combat China and retake what belongs to them. This military coalition or alliance can be strengthened if Japan which has a territorial dispute with China and India which has also border dispute with the communist country will join the fray and make China pay her aggression over them.

If China would continue her military presence in the disputed islands in the Spratlys and the Paracels which would constitute a violation of the Exclusive Economic Zones of the respective country claimants, the freedom of navigation of many countries including Japan and India would be affected for China would then be acting as a continental traffic policeman. This may anger Japan and India which have a history of hostilities with China before.

The 1962 border struggle between China and India at the Himalayas would then be awakened by way of this happening not to mention the efforts of China in blocking India for the latter to be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and China's support of Pakistan against India in the diplomatic row between the two.

These things would force India side with the Philippines and company, and if Japan also jumps in favor of China's opponents, then China would be then transformed from a world power to a growling Chinese paper tiger.

SENATOR PACQUIAO MUST STOP FIGHTING

By Bayawanon

During the campaign period Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao would keep on telling the people that if he's gonna be elected senator of the land he would not fight anymore since the senate needs one hundred percent attendance for him to really serve the people. Now, his promoter Bob Arum, probably the greatest matchmaker of all time and his trainer, the multi-awarded Freddie Roach are now preparing for a possible Manny Pacquiao fight before the year ends. If this is gonna happen this would run counter to his promise to the people, anyway ... "promises are made to be broken" as they would say it.

Pacquiao could still have effectively serve the people if he only run for congressman during the last elections since he can still be in the lower house and at the same time give honor and glory for the Filipino flag as a boxer. To me being a congressman does not need full attendance for one to be good. At the age of thirty seven (37), Pacquiao is still as strong as Samson and can still fight the best in his division, he would still have twenty (20) million dollar fights 'til he finish his last term as congressman had he sought for re-election and he could have made us continually proud of being Filipinos each time he waves the Philippine flag atop the ring and pummeling boxers of international caliber, hence I believe that his run for the senate was inopportune and not in time.

Becoming a senator-boxer would be unthinkable for one since by doing so it would make the senate a cheap institution of the state, it would make the senate nothing but a boxing stable and it would make the people who voted for him political ignorants. The senate is the house of many national leaders whose remarkable records are already etched in the annals of the history of Philippine public service, the senate is the home of respectable statesmen who made a difference of what the Philippines it is already at the moment. The senate was the haven of the great legislators like Arturo Tolentino, Sergio Osmena Sr., Manuel L. Quezon, Raul Manglapus, Emmanuel Pelaez, Lorenzo Tanada, Jovito Salonga, Sergio Osmena Jr., Benigno Aquino Jr. etc. hence it must be respected with full dedication by having full attendance.

How can Senator Pacquiao be a good senator if he would then just be a part time law maker? How can he fare well with the above-mentioned senators if he would continue fighting atop the squared ring? I'm not saying that he can't be a good senator, what I'd like to drive at here is this, he must stop fighting and focus his time to pass laws for the good of the people for clearly " salus populi est suprema lex" the welfare of the people is the supreme law.

A Discussion on the Philippines' South China Sea Arbitration Case

THE U.N. PEACEKEEPING FORCE IS NEEDED IN THE SPRATLYS

By Bayawanon

After the rendition of the United Nations Arbitral Court of the Law of the Seas regarding its decision in the territorial impasse between China and the Republic of the Philppines where the International Court favored the Philippines and after China ignoring the same decision by the said court, I believe that the proposal of Philippine Senator Panfilo Lacson that the peacekeeping force of the United Nations shall be stationed in the Spratlys Islands be given ample consideration.

As we all know there are many country claimants in the mineral rich islands of the Spratlys. Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunie, Vietnam, Taiwan, China and the Philippines are the country claimants of the said group of islands. Almost all of the claimants aside from China claim that part of the Spratlys belong to them and fall; under the Exclusive Economic Zone of their respective countries. China on the other hand claims all of the Spratlys group of islands not basing on the United Nation's Convention of the Law of the Seas or UNCLOS but by virtue of the so-called NINE DASH LINE an alleged old map dating back from the olden monarchies of China.

China flexed her military and naval might in asserting her territorial claims and by attempting to own the WEST PHILIPPINE SEA nee SOUTH CHINA SEA by way of the NINE DASH LINE over other claimants, hence the Philippines with the backing of her co-claimant states asked the legal succour of the U.N. Arbitral Court of the Law of the Seas to settle the legal issues anchored on the averments of both parties. Luckily the U.N. Arbitral Court on the Law of the Seas favored the other claimant states as represented by the Philippines.

 Now ,we have a great dilemma, China would not honor the claims of the other claimant states as represented by the Philippines and continues her stand regarding her claims over the Spartlys and the West Philippine Sea, such development may trigger a shooting war between China and the alliance of the claimant states namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunie, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines. Other countries aside from the above-named states like Japan, India, Australia, the United States may also join their cause against China since they are already affected by the recent standoff between China and her opponents regarding international navigation since China acts as if she is now a traffic policeman if not the owner of the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea.

In view of the foregoing arguments and premises, I hope and pray that the United Nations' Peacekeeping Force be stationed in the Spratlys and that its naval forces would patrol the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea so that peace would be installed over the said disputed islands and sea and that friendship and amity between the countries concerned would continue. So be it.

THE GREAT IRONY

By Bayawanon

Many poor but mentally talented Filipino students want to study in good, reputable and illustrious schools like Ateneo de Manila, De La Salle University, San Beda College, University of Santo Tomas, University of San Carlos, etc. but they can't afford to go to such schools because of the sky-high tuition fees, hence most of them would try their luck to apply for government scholarships through examinations in government-owned but excellent schools like the University of the Philippines (UP), Philippine Military Academy (PMA), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) etc. The government and the state expect so much from these young people who would probably lead The Philippines in the near future since they have the likings of good servants or leaders in the near future since they have the intellect future leaders may have.

The government schools that I have enumerated above are good training grounds for future good public servants, leaders, and masters of their chosen field of studies. The students there are excellently trained and guided by their professors, aside from the fact that they are free from tuition fees, they also have freeboard and lodging and also have allowances. In the case of the PMA and PNPA Cadets, they are already considered as members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines from day one of their student life in the military and police academies which they entered, hence they enjoy already military and police privileges while still students/cadets, but along the line, there can be problems of the state which is even invented or perpetrated by the students funded or formerly financed by the same.

Some of us know that there are radical students from the University of the Philippines who would join the rallies of the militant or leftist groups with the aim of trying to overthrow, change or overhaul the government or even the state. Some of them graduated from UP and after which even established revolutionary groups to overthrow the government. In the case of some graduates of the Philippine Military Academy, there were a few of them who tried to sabotage the peace and security situation of our country by staging a coup de tat's for them to take control of the country who actually made them.

The saddest part of it is this, some alumni of the Philippine Military Academy and the Philippine National Police Academy who is now in military and police service are now actually trying to destroy the institution where they belong by practicing corruption within the service. Some of them are even protecting big people who are indulge in illegal activities like illegal gambling, smuggling, gun running, illegal drugs trade, etc.

These reprehensible acts of the former POOR STUDENTS who are expected to lead the Filipino people by example because of the good training and discipline that they got from their august and illustrious alma maters are infamous and forgettable for they are actually destroying the country which made them who they are today, and to me, that constitutes as THE GREAT IRONY.