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.

WHEN THE BULLIED BECOMES THE BULLY

By Bayawanon

After the Sino-Japanese War where China lost to Japan, China became nothing but a property of different countries. She was divided into a sphere of influence of different strong countries like Japan, Britain, Portugal, etc. Manchuria fell to the hands of the Japanese, Hong Kong became a colony of Britain even before the Sino-Japanese War and Macau became a protectorate of Portugal even during the 1490s. For many years China was nothing but a sleeping giant.

But the time came when the giant had awakened from a long slumber, the democratic General Chiang-Kai-Shek and the communist Mao-Tse-Tung agreed to have a ceasefire from the Civil War and unite with each other with the common goal of repulsing the Japanese during the Second World War. The duo's forces became victorious and China became independent from the hands of the foreign invaders.

After the Second World War, the Civil War between the democrats and the communists continued with the communists eventually winning the war. General Chiang-Kai-Shek fled mainland China and went to Taiwan to establish the democratic Kuomintang government there. After the Chinese Civil War, Mao-Tse-Tung became the undisputed leader of China and the same became a communist state.

Mao-Tse-Tung brought reforms to China, one of which was the Chinese Industrial Revolution which paved the way for the industrialization of China. After such an important part of China's history, she never became the same again for she was transformed into an industrialized and militarized country. China is now a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations and she landed as the second biggest economy of the world.

China became militarily aggressive after the Second World War and the Chinese Civil War, she sided with North Korea and Russia in the forgettable Korean War and also aided North Vietnam in the infamous Vietnam War. She repulsed and crushed the rights of her citizens, the biggest human rights violation she committed was the Tiananmen Square massacre where hundreds of protesting students against totalitarianism where annihilated. After such a bloody part of Chinese history the people stopped from complaining and development was fast-tracked.

Now China wants to own everything in the Pacific and the West Philippine Sea nee South China Sea specifically the Spratly Islands and the Paracel Islands with pure dependence on their Nine-Dash-Line Theory which are not in corollary to international law and the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). China is now trying to show the whole world the anger of a hegemon which was once upon a time a bullied giant which turned out to be an international bully through the rolling of time.

THE SECOND GREATEST BALLER OF ALL TIME

Michael Jeffrey Jordan is widely regarded as the GOAT (greatest of all time) of basketbal and I believe that he really is. I also believe that all of the active basketball players in the planet are contesting only for the second greatest. Now the question is this ... who is the second greatest basketball player of all time?

I believe that LeBron James is the second greatest player the basketball world has ever seen, at nineteen years of age he entered the most prestigious basketball league of the world which is the National Basketball Association (NBA) as one of the youngest and he eventually won the Rookie of the Year Award the same year he entered the league.

At 31 LeBron has already reached the NBA finals seven times six of which happened successively which seldomly happens in the league. James also became the youngest NBA player to ever reach 5,000 points, 10,000 points, 15,000 points, 20,000 points and 25,000 points respectively and is expected to be the youngest to reach 30,000 points in NBA history.

LeBron James is a four time regular season Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awardee of the National Basketball Association and just recently got his third Most Valuable Player Award at the NBA Finals. During the 2016 Finals he captained his illustrious NBA Team the Cleveland Cavaliers to secure the NBA Championship after trailing the Golden State Warriors 3-1 and overtake the same and won over the former, bear in mind that no NBA team has ever recovered from a 3-1 deficit.

Because of these reasons I believe that the prediction of those basketball pundits that the then teenager from Akron, Ohio, LeBron James would be the future of basketball came true for I really believe that he really is the second greatest basketball player of all time next to the great Chicago Bull Michael Jordan.

MODERNIZE THE ARMED FORCES FOR THE PHILIPPINES TO GAIN INTERNATIONAL RESPECT

By Bayawanon

The United States is trying to maintain the status quo as the leading military power of the world, Russia is rebuilding her lost military might during its lost glory as a communist state and China is doubling if not tripling her efforts to have one of the strongest military in the modern era for purposes of territorial expansion. These countries are doing their best to be known and respected internationally through their military strength, these things are being done by great countries as part of their so-called POLICY OF PRESTIGE. In conjunction to this, the Philippines must also follow suit in order for her not to be left behind internationally, continentally (Asian continent) and regionally (ASEAN region).

The Philippines must really improve her military prowess so as to strengthen its claims at the Spratly islands, and to possibly defend herself from any foreign aggression and also to easily solve the insurgency problems it is facing. But how can the Philippines improve its national defense when it has shortage of logistics to improve the same? The answer is self help, the Philippines must economize, the same should have her own ship yard in order for its government to build naval ships, if there are many ship yards everywhere in the Philippines for commercial and fishing purposes so why can't the Philippines not build ship yards for naval or military development? If this would happen the Philippine government can economize by not importing ships from foreign countries.

The Philippines need not import guns and ammunition also from other countries for there are Filipinos who are skilled enough to make the same, the Philippine government can easily tap the abilities of the underground gun makers of  Danao City and develop their skills and be producers of the guns and ammunition the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police are badly needing.

Another way for the Philippines to be militarily competitive is to build Junior Military Academies (high school level) which are very prevalent in the United States, in connection to this high school students whose ambitions are to be military officers in the future may enter in the junior military schools/academies which would be funded by the government whose sole purpose is to develop the military skills and leadership of the youth as a prelude to a possible entry to the Philippine Military Academy and Philippine National Police Academy and as a preparation to a possible outstanding military career.

I hope that my propositions may be given an iota of weight by the government for it is my duty as a citizen to be part of developing my own motherland, the land of the Malayan race, the Pearl of the Orient Seas, the Republic of the Philippines. So be it.

MIGHT IS RIGHT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

By Bayawanon

Sometimes in the '80s, a South Korean commercial plane was shut down by a Russian air force plane for having flown over at Russian air space, former American President Ronald Reagan dubbed such forgettable incident as a massacre in the sky. The countries of the passengers of such South Korean passenger airplanes went to the United Nations Security Council and asked such an international body to discipline Russia (formerly U.S.S.R.) or to let the same show cause why any sanction should not be meted on her for such act. Russia never appeared before the United Nations Security Council for the same is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council who has a vetoing power over matters cognizable by such international council and such a case is now moot and academic because of the same argument.

Also in the early '80s during the Carter Presidency of the United States, many American citizens were kidnapped in Iran, such acts were possible retaliation of the Iranian government against the United States for siding with Iraq on its war with Iran. When Ronald Reagan succeeded James Carter as president of America, Reagan then ordered the freezing of all assets of Iran which can all be found in America as a sentence for messing against the United States.

During the present epoch, China is trying to own everything over at the West Philippine Sea, the Philippines went to the United Nations Tribunal of the Seas to protest for China's act of getting islands of the Philippines which are well within its Exclusive Economic Zone but China never submitted herself to the jurisdiction of the said international court and instead continues to stand on her contention that the West Philippine Sea a.k.a. The South China Sea belongs to her.

All of the above-mentioned happenings were/are not in consonance with International Law, such acts of the above-named gargantuan countries (China, United States, and Russia) were/are in defiance of International Law with one common denominator and that is ... they are all permanent members of the U.N. Security Council who has the power to veto cases filed against them at the same international body and that they are all superpowers on their own rights. Plenty of similar cases had also happened but the same happenings keep on rewinding, hence I have only one thing to say regarding this, that clearly MIGHT is REALLY RIGHT in INTERNATIONAL LAW.

TWO PARTY SYSTEM MUST BE RESTORED

By Bayawanon

There's only one way to prevent political turncoatism in the Philippines and that would be to return back to a two-party system. How could a politician be a turncoat if there are only two political parties in the country? The reason why there is no political turncoatism in America is this, there are only two political parties there. If you are a Republican and you don't like to be one anymore then you have to change your party, that's not political turncoatism, that's a change of party purely and simply, but if we are living in a multi-party system country just like ours, any politician may change his party even three times a year and that would tantamount to simple political maneuvering for purposes of political convenience. This political practice must be stopped to foster LOYALTY to every politician or every would-be politician, for how can he be loyal to his country when he is not even loyal to his party?

Before the 1973 Constitution came into being by virtue of Marcos' iron hand there were only two political parties in the Philippines ... the Liberal and Nacionalista parties, but after the ill-fated 1973 Constitution was born, Parliamentary System of governance also existed in the Philippines from 1973 until 1986, and one of the bad features of a Parliamentary System of government is this, many political parties would sprout and many political butterflies (politicians) would also fly/transfer from one party to another for purposes of political convenience.

When Marcos was ousted from power by virtue of a popular PEOPLE POWER REVOLT, a Revolutionary Government under Corazon "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino's leadership was born, one year after then, the 1987 Philippine Constitution came into being and the Presidential Form (just like the 1935 Constitution kind of government) of governance was restored, however, the multi-party system of the Marcos era was retained, thereby creating a hybrid type of governance which is PRESIDENTIAL FORM of governance which has also the feature of a PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM for it also foments multi-party system.

This political development is really the problem for it encouraged the politicians to change parties when they feel like they have to change political parties for purposes of political convenience and security, an example of this was when General Fidel Valdez Ramos lost to Speaker Ramon Villarosa Mitra as the standard-bearer of Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino for president of the 1992 elections, Ramos eventually created his own political party christened as LAKAS TAO (Lakas-NUCD) and went on to win the presidency. This kind of political trending is already prevalent nowadays and this has to be stifled for it forms part already of our bad political tradition. I hope that this problem is addressed properly to avert the cases of political turncoatism for it is a Philippine political sickness that must be treated for the sake of our county's and posterity's future. Amen.

SELF DISCIPLINE COUNTS

By Bayawanon

Former United States Senator Gary Hart would have won the 1984 Democratic Presidential nomination had he not been exposed regarding his extramarital affairs. Michael "Mike" a.k.a. "Iron Mike" Tyson would have been the greatest heavyweight boxer if not the greatest boxer of all time had he not succumbed to his manliness like womanizing, partying and other luxuries. Alexander the Great would have probably conquered the whole world had it not been of his drinking addiction. The three of them have one in common and that is ... lack of self-discipline.

Inacio "Lula" da Silva became an outstanding president of Brazil notwithstanding the fact that he did not even finish his elementary education. He became a laborer, entered a labor union, became an official of the union, entered politics and became one of the most effective presidents Brazil ever had. His success would not have been possible had it not been of his zeal and zest to be a good laborer, good labor leader, and good politician. Besides he did not indulge himself in any scandal which would have affected his career as a labor and political leader, therefore you can safely say that da Silva has so much self discipline in himself.

Now, the people that I have enumerated above can be models for us on whether or not we may succeed in the fields of endeavors we have to choose. It is up for us to follow the footsteps of Hart, Alexander the Great and Tyson whose glories were cut short because of recklessness or follow the harder way of da Silva towards the pinnacle of success because of SELF DISCIPLINE.

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MGA POLITICAL PARTIES DILI MGA FRATERNITIES

By Bayawanon

Naa lang ko'y nabantayan sa ato'ng pamulitika sa Pilipinas, ako'ng namatikdan nga kusog jud kaayo ang party loyalty sa mga pulitiko sa tagsa-tagsa nila ka mga partido. Kalabanan sa mga party members molaban jud sa ila'ng mga miyembro ug mga lideres ma insakto man o masayop kini. Ug ang usa ka miyembro sa partido maigo ug usa ka issue molaban gilayon ang iyang mga kauban sa iyahang partido bisan pa'g dunay igo'ng ikapamatood ang pikas grupo. Maayo ba kini nga timailhan sa pag uswag sa atong sistema politikal dinhi sa Pilipinas? Ang tubag usa ka dakong DILI kay kinahanglan ang interes sa KATAWHAN lamang ang mopatigbabaw tungod kay ang tinood nga partido mao man ang KATAWHAN.

Huna-hunaon unta sa atong mga pulitiko nga mopatigbabaw ang interes sa ilang mga constituents kay sa ilang mga partido. Undangon na unta nila ang pag pakig-away sa usa'g usa sa ngalan sa tinood nga pag pangalagad sa katawhan, kay sa ilang pag panagbangi daghan nga mga proyekto ang dili matagad ug mabiyaan na hinoon. Dili ba kasagaran sa mga rason sa mga pulitiko mao nga modalagan sila og mo serbisyo sa katawhan kay ang pag-alagad sa katawhan sama man usab sa pag alagad sa DIOS? Nan ngano man nga mag-away man sila nga usa lang man ang ilang katuyoan nga mao ang pag-alagad sa katawhan ug sa DIOS?

Ang ilang panag-away nahisusama sa usa ka FRAT WAR nga grabe ra kaayo nga nakaapekto sa kaayohan sa katawhan. Ila unta'ng huna-hunaon nga ang pulitika dili usa ka away sa mga fraternities ug nga ang ila'ng mga political parties dili sama sa mga fraternities. Isilsil unta nila sa ilang mga alimpatakan ang panultihon ni kanhi Presidente Manuel Luis Quezon nga nag-ingon nga "My loyalty to my party ends when my loyalty to the people begins" kay sa ako nang gisulti sa unahan ... ang tinood nga partido mao man ang katawhan.

Tungod niini'ng mga butang nga akong nahisgutan sa unahan, ako nanghinaot nga ang tanang mga pulitiko og lideres nga mga PILIPINO magkahiusa na unta alang sa pag uswag sa katawhang PILIPINHON, kay kinsa pa man diay ang maningkamot alang sa pag uswag sa YUTANG TABUNON kung dili ang mga Pilipino usab nga gi representahan sa ila'ng mga lider? Hinaut nga ang akong mensahe makadan-ag unta sa tanan alang sa paglambo sa atong minahal nga nasod ang Perlas sa Silangan, ang Pilipinas.

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER

By Bayawanon

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The 1935, 1973 and 1986 Constitutions of the Republic of the Philippines clearly and unequivocally provide that "all children born to a Filipino mother or father are deemed citizens of the Republic of the Philippines". On that note, Grace Sonora Poe Llamanzares is a Filipino citizen since she is the adopted daughter of Filipino citizens Ronald Kelley Poe also known as Fernando Poe and Susan Sonora Roces Poe. It is true that Grace Poe is just an adopted daughter of the Poes but according to the Civil and Family Codes of the Philippines, an adopted child follows and inherits all the rights and privileges of the parent in almost all aspects hence while it is true that Grace Poe is not a natural daughter of the Poe spouses she still enjoys also the rights and privileges of her adopted parents including the citizenship of the latter.

To me the argument of the petitioners that Grace Sonora Poe Llamanzares is probably a stateless person is of no probative value, while it is true that the good Philippine senator is a foundling, that does not follow that she was born to foreign parents which makes her stateless for the Philippines does not adopt the Jus Soli Doctrine or the rule of citizenship which provides for citizenship by birth for it is also possible that she was born to natural-born Filipino citizens. It is true that the identity of her natural parents is not known but the possibility that her natural parents are actually Filipino citizens is big, great or even gargantuan since Grace Sonora Poe Llamanzares was actually born in the Philippines.

As to the issue of whether or not she reached the residency requirement of a presidential candidate my answer is in the affirmative. It is true that she did not reach the ten-year residence requirement by the constitution prior to the presidential election but it is my stand that the Animus Revertendi Doctrine is applicable in this case. The Latin word Animus Revertendi means the intent to return and Grace Sonora Poe Llamanzares has returned to the Philippines from America and has renounced her American citizenship prior to her candidacy for senator, besides she has lived in the Philippines for more than ten years from birth 'til the time when she went to the United States of America to study College.

By virtue of the foregoing premises, it is my humble view that Senator Grace Sonora Poe Llamanzares is a Filipino citizen, has reached the constitutional requirement for the Philippine presidency and is, therefore, eligible to run for the highest office of the Philippine Islands.

On the other hand, Senator Grace Sonora Poe Llamanzares cannot have my vote for once upon a time she has renounced her Filipino citizenship in favor of an American one which makes her actually an unloyal Filipino citizen not to mention the fact that her less than three years stint in the Philippine Senate is not enough experience for her to run the country as its Chief Executive.

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MGA PLANO NI BAYAWANON ALANG SA KALAMBUAN SA BAYAWAN :

1) Mangamahan sa pagmugna og Bayawan Unification Commission alang sa panaghiusa sa tanang political parties sa Bayawan City aron malikayan ang panag-away sa mga pulitiko sa Bayawan;
2) Mangamahan sa pagmugna sa Bayawan Leadership Academy kansang katuyuan mao ang pag train sa mga student leaders ug mga Barangay Officials kabahin sa leadership;
3) Mangamahan sa pag-umol sa Bayawan Sports Academy kansang katuyuan mao ang pag develop sa mga abilidad sa mga Bayawanon sa natad sa paugnad sa kusog;
4) Paamyendahan ang Bayawan Fishery Ordinance nga naghatag og kahasol sa gagmay'ng mananagat nga Bayawanon;
5) Maningkamot alang sa pagpalusot sa Bayawan Export Processing Authority nga sarang makahatag og mga trabaho sa mga walay trabaho nga mga Bayawanon;
6) Mag lobby alang sa pagpagama og airport ug seaport sa Bayawan sa ngalan sa transportasyon ug kalambuan;
7) Maningkamot sa pagpadako sa Balay Tambalanan o Hospital pina-agi sa pag konverter niini nga usa ka sattellite hospital o sangang hospital sa Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital;
8) Mopalusot og mga lakang alang sa pag develop sa Bayawan Flood Control Program pinaagi sa pag palalom sa mga kasubaan sa Bayawan, pagpatukod og pumping stations ug pagpatanum og mga kahoy sa kabukiran ug sa mga kilid sa mga kasubaan;
9) Magpatukod og Tsunami Alert System tungod kay ang Bayawan nag atubang sa Negros Trench nga kung mo tay-og pina-agi sa linog dunay posibilidad nga magka tsunami. Usa ka pamaagi sa pag pugong niini mao ang pagpatukod og Tsunami Alert System sa Bayawan;
10) Maghimo og mga lakang nga motabang sa mga pobreng mag-uuma pinaagi sa paghatag og subsidies sa mga pobreng mag-uuma pinaagi sa pag hatag og subsidy sa abono nga organiko.
11) Maghimo og lakang alang matukod ang Pista sa Kalasangan sa Bayawan, kini mamahimong usa ka dakong pista sa kalasangan diin ang tanang hut-ong sa katawhan nga Bayawan sama sa mga batan-on, estudyante, negosyante, mga propesyonal, mga relihiyoso, mga kababayen-an, mga mag-uuma, mga mananagat ug uban pa magkahiusa sa pagtanum og kahoy sa kabukiran. Ang maong festival mamahimo usab nga income generation possibility kay duna man unya mga kalingawan didto sa kabukiran nga kini nga festival pagasi ugdahan;
12) I urbanize ang mga Barangay nga dagko sa Bayawan nga diin mamahimong uptown sa Bayawan City sama sa Tayawan, Kalumboyan ug Dawis pinaagi sa pagpalambo sa mga infrastraktura niini sama sa mga dalan, taytayan, plaza, merkado, hospital ug uban pa;
13) Dad-on ang mga serbisyo publiko sa kabukiran sama sa driver licensing, issuance of birth certificate, registration of births, livelihood trainings ug uban pa;
14) Palapdan ang City Proper pinaagi sa pagpahimo og bag-ong mga dalan sa mga Barangay nga doul sa kinapusoran sa Bayawan sama sa San Ramon, Banga, ug Villareal;
15) Magpatukod ug City Library aron ang mga pobreng Bayawanon maka access sa inpormasyon ug edukasyon nga ssayon ug libre;
16) Mangimbitar og mga imbestor nga puwedeng mamuhonan sa pagpatukod og mga factoriya sa sardinas kay lagi ang Bayawan usa man ka fishing ground;
17) Maningkamot sa pag develop sa mga natural tourist spots sa dakbayan aron ang Bayawan mamahimong Eco Tourism City.
18) Paningkamotan ang pagpatukod og potable water systems sa tanang Barangay sa Bayawan ilabi na sa kabukiran.

ASA NA MAN TA DUOL ISIP KATAWHAN UG ISIP NASOD?

Nakabantay ba mo nga sa kada boxing match ni Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Donnie Nietes ug uban pa natong mga banggiitang boksingero halos ang tanang molantaw nga mga Pilipino puro boxing analysts? Nakabantay ba mo nga sa mga kampeonato sa NBA ug PBA sa basketball halos ang tanang Pilipino nga mangtan-aw niini puro coaches di ba kaha basketball analysts? Ang bout ipasabot niini ang Pilipino adunay talagsaon nga kalantip sa pangisip, apan ang pangutana mao kini asa na man doul ang katawhang Pilipinhon isip katawhan ug asa na man duol ang Pilipinas isip usa ka nasod?

World class ang abilidad ug kalantip sa pangisip sa usa ka Pilipino. Sa akong nahibaw-an ang imbentor sa flourescent light usa ka Pilipino, ang imbentor usab sa KARAOKE usa usab ka Pilipino, ang International Rice Research Institute makita sa U.P. Los Banos. Laguna ug ang nagpanday sa Labor Code sa Vietnam usa usab ka Pilipino. Apan ang pangutana asa na man KITA karon? Ang Pilipinas doul na sa kinatumyan isip usa sa pinaka pobre nga nasod bisan pa sa natural nga pagka maabilidad ug pagkalantip ug pangisip sa mga lumulupyo niini.

Ngano man nga pobre ang Pilipinas? Sa akong pagpalibog ug hunahuna duna'y duha ka mga dagkong rason ngano'ng pobre ang nasod nga Pilipinhon 1.) Ang pagkatapulan sa Pilipino, kini nga batasan ato'ng nasunod sa kolonyal nga batasan sa mga Katsila ug 2) Ang pagka tigdaut sa atong mga pulitiko panahon sa piniliaynga ato'ng nasunod sa mga Amerikano. Kini nga mga negatibong batasan mao'y nakapaunlod sa atong nasod nga Pilipinas.

Mag-unsa na lang man ang natural nga abilidad ug ka bright sa usa ka Pilipino kung siya tapolan? Mag unsa na lang man ang Pilipinas og dili kahibalo mopili og mga lider ang iyang katawhan tungod kay madala ra man sila sa panglabay og lapok ug pangdaot sa mga kandidato'ng tigdaot og mga maayong mga kandidato? Tungod niini ako nagahagit sa kada Pilipino sa PAGBAG-O aron og alang sa kabulahanan sa nasod nga tabunon, ang perlas sa Silangan, ang PILIPINAS.