PSYCHOLOGY OF A FILIPINO VOTER PART IV (FANATICISM)

By Bayawanon

One of the prevalent bad characteristics of Filipino voters is their being FANATICS. Some if not most of them, vote for their POLITICAL IDOLS, even if many of them cannot deliver the things that are expected of them. Most of the Filipino voters vote for and in favor of personalities and not of issues, and the majority of the politicians whom they idolize come from the entertainment industry like the professional basketball players, movie actors/actresses, professional boxers, singers etc. whom we feel like nothing to offer with regard to public service.

Plenty of the Filipinos would vote for the officials who have sub-standard projects because according to them, these officials have innumerable projects, not knowing that the projects that were/are built by their idols were/are below sub-par since some of the money intended for such projects were actually pocketed by their icons

Some if not majority of the Filipino voters, vote for the so-called 'messiahs' who can probably save the Philippines from the abyss, who in turn can make the country worst from bad. They sometimes tend to vote for would be national leaders who have limited national experience, leaders who enjoyed local preponderance in their locality, whom they feel like good national managers sans national experience.

The limitations of national experience of their political idols would have been an issue in the campaign trail, but without hesitation, they vote for their icons because of too much idolatry or of too many promises, promises which can probably make dead people rise from their graves, which actually, in turn, make alive people bury for their graves.

The voters whom I discussed above usually rely on their gut-feel, that the would be leaders that they would be voting can deliver the basic goods and services that they are needing. The question now is this, how can an entertainer be an effective leader in a field that she/he has no training or has limited training? How can a leader of a locality be directly a good national leader when in fact he/she has limited if not bereft of national experience?

The people usually vote because of one's popularity and not of one's capability, and it is purely and simply called FANATICISM. If this trend would continue in the Philippine political setting, do you think the Philippines would go places and greater heights in terms of development? Does the Philippines need a long time to mature politically because of this trend? These questions can simply be answered by the political events that happen in the country in the past few years, and I hope that these queries can be answered in the affirmative.

PSYCHOLOGY OF A FILIPINO VOTER (POLITICAL AMBIVALENCE) PART III

By Bayawanon

Majority of the Filipino voters do not like corruption in government, but they are fond of selling their votes. Most of the Filipino citizens would like change for the better be effected in the Philippines, but they welcome violent steps toward change like executing the undesirable citizens of the country without trial. These happenings are clearly, plainly and simply types of ambivalence, because the populace in this regard is contradicting themselves.

How can one phase out corruption if he/she is the very first who sells his/her vote? Can you expect a politician who has bought votes and wins an election to be incorruptible? How can a politician get back the capital that he has invested in the elections if he/she won't adventure in corruption? In view of this, a corrupt free society would just be a dream if the people would continue their political ambivalence by always contradicting themselves, and that is selling their votes with the hope that the ones that would win the elections would not try to siphon the coffers of the government.

How can one dream of a new society? How can one realize a society of change, when she/he supports violence in effecting change? This fact is also an ambivalence on the part of the voters themselves since violence is a way of destroying a society and not a step towards effecting change.

If these trends that are being mentioned above continue to exist, what do you think? Will there be a better future for the Filipinos? Will there be a great leap for us Filipinos towards a better tomorrow when we ourselves are our own enemies towards a brighter future?

DISBARRABLE

By Bayawanon

In a televised interview, Secretary Delfin Lorenzana of the Department of National Defense had recognized the arrival of Solicitor General Jose Calida in his office. Secretary Delfin Lorenzana would further recognize the fact that Solicitor General Jose Calida would ask his office to produce the amnesty records of the then Philippine Navy Lt. Sr. Grade and now Philippine Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV.

After Sol Gen Calida's appearance at the National Defense Headquarters, the amnesty records of Trillanes are nowhere to be found, and a Presidential Proclamation revoking Trillanes's amnesty was issued by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on the ground that Senator Trillanes has not filed an application for amnesty, thereby making the amnesty of Trillanes void ab initio.

Because of the facts being alluded above, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged that Sol. Gen. Jose Calida had stolen his amnesty records, purposely lost it. made it appear that Trillanes never applied for amnesty and made steps that Trillanes's amnesty is revoked.

Such a conduct of the Solicitor General was a conduct unbecoming of a gentleman, government official, member of the bar and officer of the Court if the accusation of Trillanes that the good Solicitor General had stolen his amnesty records is true. Assuming arguendo, that Solicitor General Jose Calida had stolen the amnesty records of Senator Trillanes, such act of Sol. Gen. Calida must be frowned upon for it gives dishonor to the Philippine Bar, in connection to this he must be checked and must be disciplined, since as a member of the bar he is an officer of the court and of the community, but he gives dishonor to the community where he belongs and the Philippine Bar also.

In a litany of disbarment cases, the Philippine Supreme Court had enumerated the grounds for disbarment, and two of the grounds for disbarment had been committed by Sol. Gen Calida which are inter alia: 1) Deceit; and 2) Violation of the Lawyer's oath.

It is very clear that Sol. Gen. Jose Calida had employed deceit by barging on the Defense Chief's Office and have the amnesty records of Trillanes perused, lost the same and used its loss in the revocation of Trillanes's amnesty, the same act is also a violation of the Lawyer's Oath which provides that a lawyer shall not employ falsehood in filing cases in court and shall not file cases in court coupled with malice. By virtue of the foregoing premises, I believe and I can safely say, that Sol. Gen. Jose Calida is DISBARRABLE.

NO CASE TO TALK ABOUT

By Bayawanon

Art. 7, section 19, paragraph 2 of the Philippine Constitution provides that the president has the power to grant amnesty and that the amnesty that he has granted to anyone shall be concurred by Congress.
The said provision of the Philippine Constitution does not qualify that the AMNESTY that can be given by the president shall be a SPECIFIC or a GENERAL AMNESTY. Presidential Proclamation number 75 issued by former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III in favor of the military officers involved in the military power struggle which happened at the Manila Peninsula Hotel, Oakwood Hotel and the Philippine Marine Headquarters, including then Philippine Navy Lt. Senior Grade Antonio F. Trillanes was a GENERAL AMNESTY which was concurred by Congress.

There is no hard and fast rule as regards to that constitutional provision, since in STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION, "inclusio unius est exclusio alterius" which in English means "what is not included is deemed excluded" In view of this, the GENERAL AMNESTY issued by then President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III to Trillanes and company would already suffice, since Article 7 section 19 par. 2 does not provide for the yardstick of the issuance of an amnesty.

The rebellion, coup deta't and court-martial charges against then Navy Lt. Senior Grade Antonio F. Trillanes IV and company were all dismissed by the military and the civil courts by virtue of the GENERAL AMNESTY issued by then President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III. Such GENERAL AMNESTY was in line with. the constitution since the same was concurred by Congress

Granting arguendo (for the sake of argument) that as a matter of technicality, a POLITICAL AMNESTY can be revoked by the succeeding president, who is against the former president, it would follow that the revocation of the said amnesty must be in line with its grant, that is IT MUST 

BE ALSO CONCURRED BY CONGRESS.
Assuming further for the sake of argument, that the AMNESTY given to Senator Trillanes by the then President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III was properly, legally revoked by the current and most popular president, it would seem that the refiling of rebellion, coup deta't and court-martial charges against him are of no moment and of no merit, since such legal moves on the part of the president and his legal team would constitute DOUBLE JEOPARDY.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY is that procedural defense that provides that a case cannot be refiled against an accused who was validly acquitted of the crime charged against him. Trillanes's case was dismissed by the civil courts and such a DISMISSAL is also considered technically as ACQUITTAL on his part, hence refiling of criminal and court-martial charges against him which were dismissed in his favor many years ago constitutes DOUBLE JEOPARDY. The cases refiled against Senator Trillanes which were dismissed by way of the political amnesty he has secured before must be thrown to the smokey mountain for the SAME IS NOT A CASE AT ALL but a step towards political persecution.

TRILLANES'S AMNESTY CANNOT BE REVOKED

By Bayawanon

Former Philippine Navy Lt. Senior Grade and now Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes's amnesty cannot be revoked by President Rodrigo Duterte on the following grounds: 1) There is no law that provides for the grounds of revocation of amnesty; 2) Amnesty may only be revoked by the one who granted it; 3) Granting that amnesty can be revoked, it shall be concurred by Congress, since the grant of the same needs congressional approval. Let me discuss it below:

1) THERE IS NO LAW THAT PROVIDES FOR THE GROUNDS OF REVOCATION OF AN AMNESTY.

After having scoured the internet, I have found out that there is no law being constructed that provides for the grounds of a revocation of an amnesty. In connection to this, we may ask, how can a legal political right like amnesty be cut-off when there is no law that provides it?

Cutting it off without any legal precedence is a big legal joke. Is the president simply joking by rescinding Trillanes's amnesty or is he simply, legally ignorant?

President Duterte's ground in revoking Trillanes's amnesty is the possibility that Trillanes never applied for amnesty before the legal authorities, but pictures and videos would show otherwise. Secondly, how can Trillanes get amnesty if he did not apply for it?

2) THE AMNESTY GRANTED MAY ONLY BE REVOKED BY THE ONE WHO GRANTED IT.

Logically, the one who can get back a thing from grantee shall be the one who granted it, since one cannot give what he does not have and in contrast, one cannot take back what he does not own.

Is it not that the one who granted amnesty to former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes IV was President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III and not President Rodrigo Duterte? If logic would rightfully guide us that only the one who granted something to someone can take it back, then President Duterte has no power to revoke the amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV by former President Benigno Simeon Aquino IV.

3) GRANTING OF AMNESTY SHALL BE CONCURRED BY CONGRESS IF IT SHALL BE REVOKED IT SHALL ALSO BE CONCURRED BY CONGRESS As A MATTER OF LOGIC.

The Philippine constitution provides that amnesty is a presidential prerogative that needs congressional concurrence, hence it would follow also, that if another president cuts it off, it shall also be approved by Congress.

As of press time President Duterte has directed all of the armed personnel to implement his directive to arrest Trillanes immediately, this act of his is not in consonance with the constitution which is the highest law of the land.

BAYAWAN CITY : A NICE PLACE TO LIVE IN

Bayawan City, Negros Oriental is just a two and a half hours ride from the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, the City of Dumaguete. It is a home to beautiful, peace-loving people called the Bayawanons.

Bayawan City is dubbed as the 'Rice granary of Negros Oriental" for having the widest rice plantations in Negros Oriental composed of thousands of hectarage of rice. Sugar cane is also widely being planted in places where rice is not suitable to be planted.

Fishing is another source of income to the scores of citizens in the city since the city is a fishing ground for many fishermen both from the locality and elsewhere. There were times in the pages of the history of Bayawan that national and local officials were plotting for the establishment of a fish port in the city because of the fact that its waters are actually a good fishing ground for everyone because the same is blessed with graces from the sea.

Aside from farming and fishing, Bayawan City also boasts about its beaches, springs, falls, forest and water reserves. These natural and beautiful works of nature allure the eyes of every individual who wants to roam and discover such kind of GOD's creations.

The forest and water reserves of Danapa and Malampa, which can all be found in Bayawan City are two big signs that GOD loves the people of Bayawan. The beauteous falls of Niludhan, Lourdes, Mantapi, Ayum, Tiago, Doga, Habhaban to name a few are gargantuan evidence that the Bayawanons are as beautiful like these bodies of waters which were also masterfully created by the SUPREME BEING.

To me living in Bayawan is like living in that legendary "Garden of Eden" and leaving Bayawan in exchange for another place would be likened to an exile in the wilderness. The majestic falls of Bayawan, captivate everyone's eyes and the friendliness of its people would magically invite everyone to sojourn in this beautiful city, I call home.

In connection to this, I am inviting everyone to visit the land of my birth, Bayawan City, a very beautiful city that is full of nature's beauty, for anyone to discover it and be amazed of one of GOD's beautiful inventions.

--By Bayawanon

GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION

Former Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno would not have been removed by the Supreme Court by way of Quo Warranto on THREE GROUNDS to wit: 1) Impeachable officials of the land like the President, Vice President, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, Ombudsman and Chairmen and Commissioners of the Independent constitutional bodies like the Commission on Elections, Commission on Audit and the Civil Service Commission can only be removed from their respective offices only BY WAY OF IMPEACHMENT; 2.) Granting arguendo that there are grounds for a Quo Warranto complaint against the former Chief Justice through Rule 66 of the Civil Procedure of the Philippines, yet under Section 11 of the same RULE, the proper complaint of Quo Warranto against the former Chief Justice should have been filed within one year within which the legal issues against her had stemmed; and 3.) The Quo Warranto complaint against the former Chief Justice would have been outrightly dismissed by the Supreme Court, since there is an earlier impeachment complaint filed against the Chief Justice, and filing two cases against her with almost the same causes of action tantamounts to FORUM SHOPPING which is not permitted by the law.

The provisions of the laws that I have invoked are very clear and because of these, the Quo Warranto complaint filed by the Solicitor General against the former Chief Justice would not have been given effect and legal credence by the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court themselves, the former subordinates of the former chief magistrate of the land.

We all know that many Associate Justices of the Supreme Court were overtaken by the former Chief Justice Sereno who also applied for the coveted post of Chief Justice when she applied for the same post. The same Associate Justices have an ax to grind with her for having been bypassed in her favor.

Many current Associate Justices of the Supreme Court have already testified against the former Chief Justice before the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives as regards to the impeachment complaint filed against her in such a forum. Witnessing against her in that legal venue and judging against her in the Supreme Court is clearly a mockery of justice. The said Associate Justices should have disqualified or inhibited themselves in trying the former Chief Justice in the Quo Warranto proceedings filed against her to show IMPARTIALITY, because like Ceasar's wife every magistrate or judge must always be above an iota of suspicion.

Taking the former Chief Justice Sereno out of her office not in consonance with the pertinent laws of the Republic in the matter of expelling a Chief Magistrate of the land and by depending more on hurt feelings and emotions tantamount to the commission of GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION on the part of the EIGHT (8) Associate Justices of the Supreme Court who ousted her from the helm of the Highest Tribunal of the land, purely and simply speaking.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A FILIPINO VOTER: NON-USAGE OF DISCERNMENT (PART 2)

By Bayawanon

Most of the Filipino voters usually believe in black propaganda against other candidates without ascertaining the veracity of the same. Time and again the voters usually jump into conclusion into the issues hurled by some candidates against their fellow candidates, this sad part of Philippine politics affects the chances of good candidates winning a political seat for the good of the voting populace.

Fake news is now proliferating anywhere just to promote a political persona and/or to destroy the reputation of a candidate vying for a political post. To make the problem worse, the voters fall prey to this kind of innuendos, even without investigations. What happened next is, the next to be elected set of leaders usually are the liars.

Black propaganda and fake news are unfair to the ones being hit by it, but what makes the story sadder, is when the public believe it. When the public believes the manufactured stories against some candidates, some of which are even good ones, the public clearly would miss the quality brand of service the good ones who are being victimized by fake news can deliver them and may even elect the bad ones who may destroy the society further.

If the people would not know how to discern what is a reality from farce, then the society that they inhabit would be full of lies and everyone living therein would be under a slavery of lies, which would somehow damage the community.

In connection with these realities, I feel like the people need to be politically educated further, in order for them to be more discerning and to be more investigative. When they start to investigate, they might probably find the truth. When they would find the truth, they may elect the right leaders to lead them the right way and to spearhead them towards prosperity, order, equality, peace, justice, etc.etc.

THE BALANCE OF POWER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA STILL TILTS IN FAVOR OF AMERICA

By Bayawanon

Everyone is concerned about the gain of strength of China in the field of international and geopolitics because of its dominance in the East Asian and Southeast Asian regions because of the military and naval might of China, but as I try to dig deeper and analyze the situation in Southeast Asia, the balance of power still tilts in favor of America.

It is true that Cambodia and Laos are satellite states of China, and the Philippines is now siding with China thereby giving China an upper hand in these countries. These countries can be used by China militarily and commercially but the rest of Southeast Asia is not a supporter of China.

Singapore which is a former British colony is a natural ally of the United States because of its former colonial master Great Britain, which is a traditional ally of America. Indonesia who has a territorial and maritime dispute with China would clearly side with the United States. Malaysia which is also a former British colony would also side with the U.S. since America is a friend of Great Britain, Malaysia's former colonial master and at the same time, Malaysia has also a maritime and territorial row with China.

Vietnam, a communist country is not a Chinese ally anymore though China is also a communist country like Vietnam since China has long strained diplomatic relations with Vietnam due to their maritime and territorial differences as regards the Spratly and the Paracel group of islands. The dispute between these two communist countries cannot easily be healed since the two countries had a naval battle which happened in the late 1970's which sprouted from their squabble out of the Paracels. Vietnam lost that ill-fated naval battle and the same still hates China because of it.

There is a STATUS QUO in Thailand, Brunie, East Timor and Burma between America and China, since these four countries are more or less neutral ones, hence the groupings would be Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam are for the United States, on the other hand, Laos. The Philippines and Cambodia would side with China.

To sum it up, America has more allies in Southeast Asia over China, even though China would like to own the rest of the South China Sea for her to dominate not just the South East Asian and East Asian regions but also the South Pacific Rim. If China has now naval bases in the Philippine side by way of its three reefs that are being used by China as its naval headquarters, Vietnam may let the Americans use the Cam Ranh Bay for the same to check the Chinese attempted military and naval dominance in the region. The Cam Ranh Bay which housed the Soviets' military base is much larger compared to the ones established by the Chinese over the three Philippine reefs, ergo America has an advantage over China if there's going to be a Chinese-American War in the South East Asian region.

THE PRESENT PHILIPPINE ECONOMY IS NOT GOOD

By Bayawanon

The president would claim that the Philippine economy is doing good but why is it that the dollar is getting stronger over the peso? The economic managers of the president would tell us that the economy is getting better compared to the last presidency but why is it that the inflation rate in the present administration is much higher compared to to the last one? The president's followers would claim that the economy is strengthening but why is it that the present administration would raise gargantuan taxes to finance the operation of the government?

The dollar-peso rate rose from one dollar ($1.00) to forty-six (Php 46.00) rate when the new Philippine president ascended to the presidency, now it's already one dollar ($1.00) as against fifty-two pesos (Php 52.00), in short the peso weakened as against the dollar for six pesos in just a matter of twenty (20) months. Does it mean that the Philippine economy is becoming bullish as the Philippine president and his economic managers would claim?

The investments of the European Union and the United States and their allies are getting smaller and the investments of China and Russia are getting stronger in the Philippine market, does it mean that the economic market become more competitive or does it mean that free market becomes weaker?

Many foreign investors would also shy away from investing in the Philippines because of its peace and order situation. The Marawi War and the extrajudicial killings contributed much to the non-investment of some foreign businessmen in the Philippines and because of this the income of the Philippines derived from business would be affected.

The high cost in doing business in the Philippines made many foreign investors withdraw from doing business in the Philippines as of last year, how much more that everything that needs to be taxed is getting to be taxed dearly too nowadays because of the TRAIN LAW?

The spiking of the taxes and the strengthening of the dollar are two indications that the economy is weakening since the same would contribute to the inflation rate. If the taxes and the dollar would get higher, naturally the prices of the commodities would follow to rise. In a country where there is no salary increase aside from the police force and the soldiers and there is an unreasonable tax hike, how do you rate the country's economy? Is it good or is it worsening?

If the national market is only dominated by two or three foreign country investors it would follow that the free market is weak, henceforth there is a dramatic lowering number of foreign investors doing business in the country. In a situation like this, the taxes and levies the government get from the said foreign investors are getting lower since the Philippine market nowadays is being dominated only by China. Does it mean that the Philippine economy is getting better? The answer would then be of course in the negative.

In view of the foregoing reasons, a non-economist like me can simply surmise that the Philippine economy is not getting better and needs to be overhauled for the same to be healthy again.

COLONIZATION FOR FREE

By Bayawanon

After the historic Battle of Manila Bay which happened on May 1, 1898 between the flotilla of naval ships under the command of the legendary American Commodore soon to be Admiral George Dewey and the Spanish navy, which the Americans easily won and after the Treaty of Paris where the Kingdom of Spain ceded her rights as regards the Philippines to the United States of America for and in consideration of twenty million dollars ($ 20,000,000.00), the Philippines became a colony of the United States of America. Through this historic development, the Philippines became a Commonwealth of the United States of America and became part and parcel of the latter for the next forty-eight (48) years.

Such facts are recorded in the history books and cannot be disputed by anyone and such facts would bolster the reality that the Philippines was colonized by America through war and eventually by way of purchase. After years of independence the Philippines became a good partner of America in business and some other ventures by way of legal means, America gained in the process and so does the Philippines.

On the other hand, a rising Asian neighbor which became a political hegemon in the country of China became aggressive against her neighbors and started to do her own colonization for free by grabbing islets and islands belonging to her neighbors. This kind of mini-colonization is not comparable to the USA's colonization of the Philippines since the same was done through war and purchase.

Four islands/reefs coming from the Philippine side were taken by China namely: 1) The Subi Reef; 2) The Fiery Cross Reef 3) The Mischief Reef and the 4) Scarborough Shoal. Three of these islands or reefs were already militarized by China by building military installations therein. The Philippines via the diplomatic corpse of the former Philippine President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino filed a case against China as regards the ownership of these islands before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Seas which resulted to the Philippine victory, but such judicial victory by the Philippines over her gigantic neighbor became nothing when China dishonored it and when the succeeding Philippine president never followed up the judicial territorial victory the Philippines have over China.

What makes the story sadder is the fact that the Philippines through its newly elected president loaned from China a gargantuan sum of money with gigantic interest rates, bigger compared to the interest rates from other international groups, agencies or aggregates not to mention the fact that China became the leading investor easily over and above many countries in the Philippines in many business ventures.

THESE FACTS POINT CLEARLY TO ONE THING, China is colonizing the Philippines for free. If many political activists were crying foul as to the colonization of the USA over the Philippines and by the commercial imperialization of the same over the latter when the United States bought the Philippines from the Spaniards, then we must cry harder because CHINA IS COLONIZING THE PHILIPPINES FOR FREE.

PAG AMYENDA SA LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE MAS GIKINAHANGLAN KAY SA FEDERALISMO

By Bayawanon

Duruha sa mga katarungan sa mga pundok sa nagduso sa FEDERALISMO mao ang mga sumusunod : 1) Nagsugyot sila nga ang share sa abot o revenue sa nasod pagatungaon sa central/federal government ug sa mga bag-ong matukod nga states, otsenta porsiento (80%) dapat ang bahin sa mga bag-ong matukod nga states ug biente porsiyento ang madawat sa central/federal government; 2) Nga matagaan unta ug igong kusog ang mga LUMAD o INDIGENOUS PEOPLE pinaagi sa federalismo.

Kung mao man lamang kini ang katarungan sa mga nagpaluyo aning FEDERALISMO, nganong dli na man lamang usbon ang LOCAL GOVERMENT CODE ug ibutang didto nga bahinan ug otsenta porsiyento (80%) ang local government units ug tagaan usab ug biente porsiyento (20%) nga bahin ang national government sa mga abot sa nasod ug sa pangagamhanang Pilipinhon?

Kung ang usa ka katarungan sa mga nagpaluyo niining FEDERALISMO mao lang man diay ang paghatag ug kusog sa pundok sa mga LUMAD o Indigenous People, ngano nga dili man kini gam-on pinaagi sa pag-amyenda sa LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE? Ang pagtukod ug INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S COUNCILS ilalom sa Local Government Code ug ang paghatag ug respeto sa kustombre ug tradisyon sa mga LUMAD nga ilatid usab sa maamyendahan nga Local Government Code magahatag ug igong kusog sa atong mga igsoong lumad.

Nganong usbon pa man ang kasamtangang pangagamhanan aron masulbad ang mga nahisgotang suliran sa unahan nga puwede ra man day masulbad ang nasangpit nga mga suliran pinaagi sa pag-amyenda sa Local Government Code? Usbon ba lang nato ang atong pangagamhanan kay walay mahimo ang atong mga magbabalaod sa duha nato ka nasyonal nga balay-balaorann? O naa ba kahay interes nga personal lambigit sa atong mga opisyales nga nagpaluyo niini?

Matud pa sa mga tigpanuki-duki o researchers nga ang gobyerno kinahanglan nga mogasto ug 40 BILYONES ka pesos aron makatukod ug ADMINSTRATIVE REGION, unsa na kaha ug magtukod tag DOSE (12) ka mga bag-o nga states nga dunay ehekutibo, hukmanan ug balay-balaoranan? Di ba mas mahal pa gyud ang magasto sa gobyerno tungod niini?

Ang pagbag-o sa pangamhanan usa ka mahal nga proseso kay usbon pa ang BATAKANG BALAOD o KONSTITUSYON pinaagi sa usa ka Constitutional Convention o usa ka Constituent Assembly, aron mausab ang pagpadalagan sa nasod, ug ikonsulta/isubmitar pa kini sa mga katawhan pinaagi ug usa ka PLEBISITO. Sa laktod nga pagkasulti mogasto pa ang gobyerno ug dako nga kuwarta aron mausab ang sistema sa pangagamhanan. Nan, ngano pa man ta mogasto ug dako nga masulbad ra man diay ang suliran pinaagi sa pag amyendaa sa LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE?

Alang nako ang pagbag-o sa pangamhanan nato gikan sa UNITARY-PRESIDENTIAL nga porma ngadto sa PARLIAMENTARYO-FEDERAL nga sistema usa ka pag-usik-usik ug kuwarta parte sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas nga magamit pa unta sa ubang mga proyekto nga dunay kalabutan sa serbisyo publiko. Tungod niini ako NANGHINGOSOG sa pagbabag ug pagsupak niining paglusad nila niining FEDERALISMO nga wala magdala ug kaayohan sa KATAWHANG PILIPINHON.

NO NEED FOR FEDERALISM, JUST AMEND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

By Bayawanon

There are many proposals that are being presented by the Philippine Federalists for federalism to be a reality in the Philippines like the following: 1) Under the Federal Philippines, the sharing of the revenues of the central/federal government as against the state government shall be 20 percent for the central/federal government and 80 percent for the state government: 2) Giving more powers to the indigenous people by way of federalism.

The proposals that are presented by the federalists that can be found above can be met by not resorting to federalism but instead via amending the Local Government Code and provide such proposals therein. So, why change the constitution and push for a federal government?

By making a provision in the Local Government Code which would provide an eighty percent (80%) share of revenue in favor of the local governments and twenty percent (20%) in favor of the national government the problem/s as to this issue would already be solved.

By crafting a provision in the Local Government Code, establishing INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S COUNCILS, properly observing the indigenous people's customs and tradition and giving them benefits by way of social justice, the problem/s as to this issue would also be solved easily.

So, why change the constitution and change the form of government from UNITARY-PRESIDENTIAL FORM to FEDERAL-PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM when the issues at hand can simply be met by amending the Local Government Code? Does it mean to say that the people behind this are simply nothing but dumb leaders who have nothing to do but just to change the constitution and also change the form or system of government or do they simply push for the same for the ends of their personal interests?

We must all bear in mind, that by shifting the form of government from one form to another system, we have to change the constitution, and we have to spend billions of pesos to do the same. We must further consider the fact that studies would show that the government has to spend forty (40) billion pesos in creating an ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, how much more will the government spend in the creation of TWELVE (12) STATE OFFICES comprised of its executive, legislative and judicial branches? Will we simply let this happen when the issues at hand can simply be addressed by the Local Government Code's amendment?

A TRUE PATRIOT AND HERO

By Bayawanon

People who are serving in whatever field in pursuit of national glory is considered a patriot. An athlete who is representing his/her country is considered a patriot, much more if he/she fights on the battlefield for the freedom of his/her country.

Teofilo Yldefonso whose monicker was the "Ilocano Shark" represented the Philippine flag in the 200-meter breaststroke in swimming three times specifically in1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics. He grabbed the bronze medal in the said event during the 1928 and 1932 Olympics and landed seventh in the 1936 Olympics. Such feat is already recorded in the annals of history of the Philippine Sports since we can only count our fingertips as regards to the Filipino athletes who made us proud during the Olympics.

Yldefonso got 144 medals in his 16-year stint as a swimmer and became a member of the SWIMMING HALL OF FAME IN 2009. His unorthodox style of swimming known otherwise as the "Yldefonso stroke" is being adapted by pint-sized swimmers, especially by the Japanese swimmers.

Such accomplishments of Teofilo Yldefonso were already considered patriotic for giving glory to our motherland, the Philippines by way of the Olympics, but his greater legacy was the fact that he joined the Philippine Scout during the Second World War to save the Philippines from the Japanese invaders.

Yldefonso became a lieutenant in the Philippine Scout during the course of the Second World War and was one of those captured and joined the Death March. He survived the said harrowing march of death but later on died in a concentration camp in Capas, Tarlac due to the injuries he got from the said long, tiring and trying march.

His life can be a good inspiration for us, the new generation of Filipinos to be a TRUE PATRIOT AND HERO especially in this very challenging part of our national journey. May his sterling accomplishments be a guiding light for us to be freedom loving people and become good citizens of our country, the Philippines. May his likes increase and may the sunshine of the Philippines never fade in every challenge it has to face. So be it. Pls, visit the blog for more.

KAMATOORAN SA FEDERALISMO-PARLIAMENTARYO NGA PANGAGAMHANAN NI DUTERTE

By Bayawanon

Si Presidente Digong Duterte nangusog gayud nga mailisan ang atong Pilipinhong pangagamhanan gikan sa UNITARY-PRESIDENTIAL nga sistema paingon sa FEDERALISM-PARLIAMENTARY nga porma sa panggobierno aron kuno ma decentralized gayud ang pangagamhanan sa Pilipinas ug ma apod-apod kini sa mga bag-ong mga estado o mga gagmayng nasod nga mahimugso sa pagsiak-siak sa kasamtangang pangamhanan sa nasod nga Pilipinas.

Usa kini ka sayop nga panglantaw tungod kay ang Local Government Code sa Pilipinas nihatag na man ug igong kusog sa mga Local Governments sama sa mga lalawigan/probinsiya, mga dakbayan/siyudad, mga lungsod ug mga balangay/barangay..

Ang FEDERALISMO usa ka tigum sa mga gagmayng nasod aron makusgan sila ug dili kini usa ka pamaagi sa pag siak-siak o pagtunga-tunga sa usa ka nasod aron lamang usahon na pud siya. Kay unsa may usahonon nga usa na man ka nasod ang Pilipinas?

Ang Pilipinas usa na ka federalismo nga pangagamhanan sa usa ka teknikal nga pama-agi, tungod kay kini gilangkuban man sa otsentay uno o 81 ka mga lalawigan o probinsiya, sa laktod nga pagkasulti ANG PILIPINAS USA KA FEDERASYON SA MGA LALAWIGAN/PROBINSIYA. Nan unsa pa may atong langkubon o i federate nga nalangkub na man ang FEDERASYON SA MGA PROBINSIYA? Ang pulong nga FEDERAL nahisusama ra sab sa pulong nga FEDERASYON, sa ato pa FEDERAL na diay ang pangagamhanan sa PILIPINAS tungod niini.

Ang nakalain sa sistema sa pangagamhanan nga gisugyot ni Pangulong Duterte nga FEDERALISMO-PARLIAMENTARYO mao ang mosunod:

1) Ang mga Pilipino dili na magpili ug national officials kay magpili na lang sila ug mga miembro sa parliamento sa kada distrito, ang mga miembro sa parliamento magpiniliay ug kinsay mapili nga Primero Ministro o Prime Minister nga maoy maga function nga presidente. Sa ato pa ang mga botanteng Pilipinhon ma disenfranchised sa pagpili ug mga leader nga pang national sama sa presidente, bise-presidente ug mga senador;

2) Ang nasyonal nga parliiamento o national parliament pagalangkuban lamang sa usa ka balay-balaoranan (unicameral legislative system), dili pareho sa kasamtangang sistema nga naay duha ka balay-balaoranan, ang SENADO ug ang Kamara de Representante. Ang kasamtangang sistema sa paggama ug balaod mas maayo kay sa usa ka unicameral legislative system kay ang mga balaod sa kasamtangang sistema naayo man ug sala o pagpanday tungod sa mga proseso nga naagian sa duha ka mga balay-balaoranan;

3) Sa sistemang PARLIAMENTARYO ang Primero Ministro/Prime Minister maoy motindog nga Presidente. Ang Primero Ministro o Prime Minister magagikan gayud sa pinaka kusgan nga partido sa nasod, sa laktod nga pagka sulti si Pangulong Duterte molungtad gayud sa poder isip Prime Minister kay siya man nagagikan sa pinakakusgan nga partido sa nasod nga Pilipinas nga mao ang PDP-LABAN;

4) Ang kada REGION/REHION o STATE/ESTADO nga pagatukoron sa bag-ong porma sa panggobyerno unya, duna na pud unya ug ilang kaugalingon nga mga parliamento, senado o kongreso ba. Tungod niini mas modako pag-ayo ang atong GOBIERNO ug dako ang magasto sa gobyerno sa pag maintain niini;

5) Ang REGION/REHIYON o STATE/ESTADO nga pagatukoron sa bag-ong porma sa pangagamhanan, duna pud unya iyahang EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT nga pagapangulohon sa usa ka presidente o usa ka gobernador ug pagalangkuban usab kini ug usa ka grupo sa mga gabinete. Usa kini ka tataw nga timailhan nga mas modako pa gyud ang gobierno sa maong sistema ug nga mas dako ang magasto sa gobyerno sa pagpadalagan niini;

6) Ang bag-ong maumol nga mga REHIYON/ESTADO/STATE aduna na pud unya ilahang tagsa-tagsa ka mga JUDICIAL SYSTEM ug duna na pud unya sila nagkalain-laing mga Supreme Court. Ang Supreme Court sa nasyonal nga level lahi ikompara sa mga Supreme Court sa kada rehiyon/state/estado nga maglangkub sa FEDERAL GOVERNMENT sa PILIPINAS;

7) Duna na unya lain-lain nga mga KODIGO PENAL o criminal penal codes, ug lain-lain nga mga pamalaod sa kada rehiyon/estado/state nga mamugna sa bag-ong PARLIAMENTARYO-FEDERLISMO nga gobyerno sa Pilipinas;

8) Ang kada rehiyon/state/estado nga maumol sa bag-ong sistema sa panggobyerno aduna usab ilang tagsa-tagsa ka mga SISTEMA SA PAMUWIS o TAX SYSTEM nga lahi ikumpara sa NATIONAL TAX SYSTEM. Sa ato pa ang mga lungsuranon duna unya duha ka klase sa buwis nga bayaran ang NATIONAL TAX SYSTEM ug ang STATE/REGIONAL TAX SYSTEM;

9) Ang kada rehiyon o estado nga maumol ilalom sa gisugyot nga panggobyerno ni Pangulo Rodrigo Duterte duna unya upat ka elemento sa usa ka nasod nga mao ang mga mosunod: 1) GOBYERNO; 2) KATAWHAN; 3) TERITORYO ug 4) SOBERENYA. Ug tungod niini ang mga maumol nga nga estado o rehiyon puwedeng medeklarar ug INDEPENDENSIYA batok sa inahang nasod nga Pilipinas nga dili na kinahanglan ang rebolusyon.

Tungod niining akong gipanglatid nga mga katarungan, klaro ug tataw lang kaayo nga ang gisugyot nga matang sa panggobyerno ni Pangulo Rodrigo Duterte usa ka mahal nga panggobyerno ug dili dapig sa mga kabus nga mga lungsoranon nga mga Pilipino, Ikaduha, usa kini ka pangagamhanan nga maga bahinbahin sa kapupud-ang Pilipinhon Ug tungod niini angay lamang kini batukan ug babagan sa kinabag-ang panon sa katawhan aron ang tanang lungsuranong Pilipinhon dili mahitumpawak sa kaalautan. HINAUT PA UNTA.

A CHALLENGE TO THE PRESIDENT: BE PURPOSE DRIVEN

By Bayawanon

Dr. Rick Warren, a renowned American preacher would tell us and would explain in his New York Times Best Selling Book entitled THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE that as creations and as sons and daughters of GOD, we have a purpose in life, and our purpose is to praise and please him.

Dr. Warren by way of bible verses would expound that as persons we can praise GOD by doing good in our job and by offering it to HIM, hence we are still praising GOD by becoming good mechanics, good cooks, good carpenters, good teachers, good soldiers, good politicians, good public servants etc. etc. and offer it all to him.

Now, the question is this, is the Philippine President purpose driven? Does his purpose in life really to please our MAKER? Do the extra-judicial killings that happen in the Philippine archipelago by way of his orders please GOD? Do the skyrocketing prices of commodities and the soaring taxes make him a good leader and thereby please GOD? Does the president's siding with a communist hegemon of the world please GOD when the latter stifles freedom of religion and promotes atheism?

If the answer to the questions I have propounded above would be in the negative ... then the president is not purpose driven. He may be purpose driven but the one that drives him to lead the country in the wrong direction is not GOD but his personal glory.

In relation to this, I am challenging the president to be PURPOSE DRIVEN before it is too late, I'm challenging him to change his leadership style and his policies which are inimical to the best interest of the people before he destroys everything, for if he destroys anything clearly his life would actually not be considered as a PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE.

DISCERNMENT IS JUST A VOCABULARY FOR THE FILIPINOS

By Bayawanon

When a citizen supports a president who slaughters bad people in the name of the DRUG WAR without giving the bad citizens a chance to change, it seems that that citizen cannot discern what is good from bad.

When a citizen supports the number one national leader of the land in leaving or even giving parts of the territory of his/her country to a giant neighbor-country, it follows that he/she does not know what he/she is doing.

When a citizen supports the national chieftain in its aim to higher the taxes of the land to the extent that such tax measure is already inti-poor, it would seem that he /she lacks discernment.

When a citizen supports her/his national idol in having a gargantuan, colossal loan from a neighboring country which is a political hegemon with exorbitant interest rates and preferring such gigantic country over and above some international organizations with small interest rates, it would seem that he/she does not have a discernment in supporting his/her idol.

When a person supports his/her so-called national savior in actually dividing the state and unite it again via FEDERALISM when nothing has to be federalized because the Philippines is already UNITED under a unitary government, then she/he may not have a discernment in finding what the truth is all about.

Are the Filipinos that naive are or are they simply and plainly idolaters? Can they not see the damage that they are doing by supporting the supreme national leader of the land who is technically destroying the country? Do they see things the other way around like considering a curse to be a blessing or bad to be good and vice-versa, or do they simply do not have that so-called DISCERNMENT?

With the foregoing facts that I have enumerated above, the one who is in right mind would think that DISCERNMENT is nothing but just a VOCABULARY for the Filipinos.