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Wish Granted: "I am asking the ICC to hurry up, and if possible they can come here and start the investigation tomorrow. Baka mamatay na ako hindi na nila ako maibistiga".

Is this another political maneuver to use the remaining years of his life to ensure dominance in our news cycle and stay relevant?

Is it a tactic to change the drug-war narrative to appear as a victim of political persecution despite killing about 27,000 fellow filipinos during his bloody drug-war.

Why invite ICC to investigate now?

The move reignites the passion from his loyal followers that are starting to look for other options. It also attracts sympathy from independents, including people who does not support him. More importantly, it diverts attention away from the issue of their 'Confidential Funds', hence, improves her daughters chances of winning the 2028 Presidential Election?

Am I just cynical, or this family is simply one-step ahead of everyone else?

Is ICC getting played?

By going to The Hague, ICC now covers cost of accommodation, making ICC facility his retirement home but free of charge. It will also provide justification for his family to travel outside the country and hide all that money possibly taken from their 'Confidential Funds'.

Mabaho Pa sa Malangsang Isda

Ito ang sinasabi natin sa mga Pilipino na hindi marunong magmamahal sa ating sariling wika. Pero, para sa-akin mas ankop ito sa mga Politiko na walang masabi at mukhang kumakampi pa sa mapagsamantala at abusadong Tsina. Ito ang dapat pag tuusan ng pansin ng ating mamayan sa darating na halalan.

Sa mga kandidatong magaan sa loob na patayin ang kapwa Pilipino pero tiklop ang katapangan sa panghihimasok ng mapagsamantalang dayuhan ay hindi karapatdapat na maging mga pinuno ng ating bayan.

Ang araw-araw na pangaapi sa ating mga mangingisda at pangbabaluktot ng mga katotohanan sa ating karagatan, pero tikom ang bibig tila ba nawalan ng boses sa usapan ng West Phiilippine Sea ay hindi dapat suportahan sa darating na Halalan.

Merong grupo sa ating lipunan na tila ba manhid sa pang hihimasok ng Tsina sa ating soberenya. Mukhang walang kibo sa kabulastugan ng mga kriminal na nangaling sa kanilang bansa. At ang mas nakakabahala, ginawa pang mga taga pagpayo at sinoportahan ang kanilnang mga illegal na gawain. Saan ka naka kita na sa halip na iwasan ang mga taong pinaghahanap sa ibang bansa, ginawa pang miyembro ng tagapagpayo sa pamamalakad ng bansa.

Panahon na mamulat tayo sa mga tunay na nangyayari at huwag magbulagbulagan sa mga politiko na tinalikuran ang pagtangol sa ating mga kababayan na nabubuhay sa pangingisda. Mga pulitikong pinili na kampihan ang mga dayuhan para payamanin ang kanilang mga pamilya.

Para sa akin, ang ugaling pagkampi sa mga kriminal na dayuhan at walang pakundangang pag patay ng kapwa Pilipino ay isang asal at paguugali na mas mabaho pa sa malangsang isda.

MAGSASAKA: Kung sino ang nagtanim siya pa ang paluluhain. Panoorin ang dokumentaryo ni Kara David na Magtanim ay 'Di Biro', at saka ninyo sagutin kung bakit hindi dapat managot ang mga nag waldas o nangulimbat ng kanilang 'Cofidential Funds'.

Ang ating kasalukuyan ay produkto ng ating mga nakaraang pagpili ng mga pinuno ng bayan.

Ipinakita sa dokumentaryong ito ang mapagsamantalang sistema ng pamimili ng repolyo. Kung sino ang naghirap siya ang walang kinita. Ganito ang mga kabulastogan na nangyayari sa ating bansa. Tapos pagaawayin lang tayo ng mga politiko para malihis ang ating pansin sa kanilang katiwalian at pagaabuso sa ating magsasaka.

Bakit walang programa ang mga nakaraan o kasalukuyang administrasyon na tulungan ang ating mga magsasaka na dalhin sa pamilihan o maynila ang kanilang pananim para sila ang makinabang sa kanilang pinaghirapan.

Para sa akin, ilaan lahat ng confidential funds sa pag garantiyang pagbili ng lahat na pananim ng ating mga magsasaka.

Senyales na merong kang 'Bulag na Pagsuporta'.

Pangalan ang inaalam at hindi plataporma.
Pamilya ang ipinaglalaban at hindi bansa.
Manhid sa mga pagkakamali ng mga kandidatong pinili.
Pinili dahil kababayan o galing sa parehong lugar.
Aawayin ang sariling pamilya para pagtakpan ang kasalanan ng mga kandidatong pinili.
Di bale ng maghirap basta makita lang ang kanilang kandidato naka upo sa kapangyarihan.
Hindi kayang talikuran ang mga dating sinportahan, sa kabila ng walang pakundangan pagnanakaw ng kanilang ‘Confidential Funds’.
Ang tagapag timpla ng kape at berdugo ng paborito kandidato ibinotong mga senador.

Ang ating kasalokuyan ay produkto ng ating pagpili sa nakaraang halalan. Ito ang pinaka malakas na palatandaan kung tama ang pinili mo.

Urirain ang inyong kasalokuyang pamumuhay kung ito ba ang inyong kagustuhan o umunlad ba ito. Dahil kung hindi gumanda o umunlad ang inyong pamumuhay dapat baguhin and inyong pagpili ng kandidato. Huwag makuntento sa mga paboritong kandidato o artista na hindi nakakatulong sa kalidad ng inyong kasalokuyan.

Sa bagong henerasyon, magkaroon kayo ng bagong paninindigan na unahin ang ating bayan at ipaglaban ang kapakanan ng nakararami at tunay na mga masipag na pilipino. Matutong tumalikod sa mga minahal na kandidato at artistang merong ebidensya ng katiwaliaan, at huwag mag bulag-bulagan sa kanilang pagkakamali. Siguraduhin na managot ang mga abusadong politko sa ating bayan.

Panahon na, na pumili ka ng ikabubuti ng inyong pamumuhay o kasalokuyan at labanan ang pagmamahal sa mga kandidatong dating pinili at sinoportahan.

The Audacity to Misuse The People's Money During a Global Pandemic

P 47.6 billion fund transfer from the Department of Health (DOH) to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), supposedly to procure COVID-19 supplies at the height of the pandemic.

Remember when the head of the previous administration mocked people who are fearful of COVID-19 at the onset of a global pandemic. The former leader would even 'fake cough' to scare the members of the press during a press conference. But, everything changed when his economic advisors found a way to take advantage of the situation and create an opportunity to siphon billions of government funds to a company (Pharmally) with a start-up capital of just P625,000.

Like a fish caught by the mouth, former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III revealed what many had already guessed, but dared not say: that then-President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the transfer of P47.6 billion from the coffers of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), supposedly to procure COVID-19 supplies at the height of the pandemic.

As bombshells go, it wasn’t exactly earth-shattering, but one that gave clarity to lingering questions on the political firestorm that rocked the country two years ago. That fateful order—a presidential directive as it now appears—was the “original sin” believed to have set the stage for the anomalous deal of plunderous proportions.

The presidential order allowed a little-known company called Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., with a paid-up capital of P625,000, to corner pandemic contracts worth billions of pesos as facilitated by PS-DBM. All told, Pharmally would secure, between March 2020 and July 2021, deals that totaled P11 billion to supply DOH with personal protective equipment sets, face masks, face shields, COVID-19 test kits, and other medical items.

Duque made his disclosure during the June 3 oversight hearing of the House appropriations committee. Said Duque: “Publicly, the order to transfer funds from [DOH to PS-DBM] was made by the President in our weekly meetings or Talk to the People [program].”

It was the first categorical statement from any official, past or present, that linked the former president to the transfer of health funds to PS-DBM, headed then by former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao.

But it wasn’t the first time such a claim was made.

On Feb. 1, 2022, the draft committee report released by then Sen. Richard Gordon who chaired the Senate blue ribbon panel, had stated that Duterte “admittedly ordered the transfer of P42 billion of DOH funds to PS-DBM for the purchase of supplies for use against COVID-19.

The claim, however, had no solid footing, since it was predicated on Duterte’s admission on Aug. 31, 2021, that he ordered Duque to skirt established bidding processes. “I was the one who said, ‘I am sure there is a law which would exempt you from bidding’,” the former president had said. Duterte had never otherwise confessed to his role in the transfer of funds, until his health secretary let the cat out of the bag two years later.

On June 4, however, Duque hastily tried to take back his revelation by issuing a clarification that he had been “regrettably taken out of context” in media reports.

Yet there was no denial in his words, only empty justifications. In fact, Duque’s concluding sentence only reaffirmed what he had told the House panel earlier—that Duterte “gave his approval to course the procurement of said items through the PS-DBM.”

Duque’s ambivalence is not surprising, torn as he must be between the obligation to defend his former boss, and the instinct to protect his own hide.

Recall that on May 8 this year, the Office of the Ombudsman named Duque and Lao as respondents in a graft complaint in connection with what the Ombudsman described as the “illegal transfer” of some P41.46 billion in funds from the DOH to PS-DBM from March to December 2020, presumably the same amount linked to Duterte’s order. The Ombudsman’s resolution said Duque and Lao “acted with evident bad faith or gross, inexcusable negligence,” with their wrongdoing “highlighted by the fact that the illegal fund transfers occurred amid a national health emergency where respondents were expected to be more prudent and diligent in handling people’s money.”

Though not quite a smoking gun, Duque’s disclosure swung the culpability in his former boss’ direction, under the principle of command responsibility.

When asked about Duque’s admission, all the former president could say was he couldn’t remember. “Maybe what I said is, ‘go ahead’,” one newspaper report quoted him as saying. “I could not recall, for the life of me. Maybe what you are saying is true.”

Such excuse is nothing new for Duterte, so it is now up to the Ombudsman to compel him to recall his exact role in the still unraveling Pharmally scandal. Was he complicit or only negligent since the grossly disadvantageous contracts were consummated under his nose?

Then again, would Ombudsman Samuel Martires, a Duterte appointee, find the gumption to indict the former president for the same offenses his office had ruled against Duque and Lao?

Now, do you reward politicians who has the audacity to loot the people's money in times of pandemic by electing the same old corrupt politicians into office. Or, can you find the courage to Love Your Country over Corrupt Political Clans you previously supported and loved.

Davao City’s 2023 confidential expenses higher than those of 7 wealthiest cities in the country combined,

Based on their financial statements, the confidential spending of the seven wealthiest cities in the country in 2023 only amounts to P529.5 million in total – lower than Davao City's P530 million

MANILA, Philippines – Davao City’s confidential funds spending for 2023 was higher than the confidential expenses of the seven wealthiest cities in the country combined.

Under Mayor Sebastian Duterte, the Dutertes’ home turf spent P530 million in 2023, based on the Davao City government’s financial statements submitted to the Commission on Audit (COA). The 2023 expenses were P70 million or 15.22% higher compared to 2022’s P460 million.

Based on their financial statements, the confidential spending of the seven wealthiest cities in the country in 2023 only amounted to P529.5 million in total. Their individual spending was as follows:

Quezon City – P100 million
Makati – P240 million
Manila – P120 million
Pasig – P0
Taguig – P0
Parañaque – P49.5 million
Mandaue – P20 million

For the fourth straight year, Quezon City was the Philippines’ wealthiest city in terms of assets, based on COA’s annual financial report on local government units for 2023. It had P448.51 billion in total assets, followed by Makati with P243.44 billion. The country’s capital, Manila, was at the third spot with P85.92 billion. This is why it is important for this political clan to divert your attention to other issues so they can continue using 'Confidential Funds' for personal gain.

What did all that money actually produce for the Filipino people, how did the ordinary citizen benefited from Confidential Funds?

It was simply used to justify manufactured spending report to divert the people's money to unknown and unsubstantiated destination. The only accomplishment we hear out of these confidential funds was to identify their political opponents as 'NPA'. This is the reason for creating a fake enemy (a.k.a. NPA) or fake war on drugs, to divert these funds to unknown accounts. It's time for the Filipino people to demand transparency and accountability from our leaders.

A Stunning Press Conference Loaded with Grievances, Victim Role Playing, and Threats of Assassinations Directed Towards the President, First Lady, and Speaker of the House, while Ignoring Questions Posed by the Quad Committees with regards to Confidential Funds.

MANILA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Philippine security agencies stepped up safety protocols on Saturday after Vice President Sara Duterte said she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed.

In a dramatic sign of a widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Southeast Asian nation, Duterte told an early morning press conference that she had spoken to an assassin and instructed him to kill Marcos, his wife, and the speaker of the Philippine House, if she were to be killed.

The vice president also insinuated that she has video evidence and conversations and proof that her former alliances are also expert in diverting government funds. She was also frustrated about a failed campaign promise of P20 per kilo of rice but completely ignores and refuses to explain her disbursement of Confidential Funds to a phantom recipient "Mary Grace Piattos". If P20 per kilo rice was really her priority, she should have use her confidential funds to buy rice from local farmers and sell it for a loss or just give it away to deserving filipinos. Unfortunately, it seems this is another fake outrage because her confidential funds was diverted to a person that doesn't exist.

The country just experienced half a dozen destructive typhoons, and many citizens desperately needs assistance to recover from these disasters. To witness governments funds diverted to unknown accounts or people, is simply not acceptable. This is the importance of Demanding Transparency and Accountability from our elected leaders, to make sure the people's money is spent and accounted properly.

“Mary Grace Piattos”, the biggest recipient of confidential funds from Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, NO Birth, Marriage, or Death record, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Tuesday. Today, we also learned that 1,332 recipients of confidential funds out of 1,992 has NO Record of Birth as well, according to PSA.

The congress has to decide now what to do with these evidences of misuse or plunder of confidential funds. What I find interesting is, some lawmakers are suggesting that there is no time for a remedy or impeachment. Even the current President suggested that it will not help a single filipino by making the vice president accountable for her actions. This is equivalent to a family discovering they are being looted and the looters are still in the house. And the father's response is, "it's late in the night and we should all go back to sleep".

I find it astonishing that a remedy is not necessary because there is no time. At the end of the day, it is the filipino people that will suffer from any inaction with regards to making the vice president accountable for her actions. It is sad to know that political clans are simply taking turns in looting the filipino people of their tax money.

LOYALIST MENTALITY: The Practice of Blind Loyalty in Politics

Most Destructive Consequences of Practicing Blind Loyalty in Politics:

1. Lack of Accountability: Blind loyalty can lead to politicians not being held accountable for their actions or decisions, as their supporters will defend them regardless of any wrongdoing. No amount of evidence can change their views no matter how corrupt the political figure or family is.

2. Diminished Critical Thinking: Blind loyalty discourages followers from questioning the actions or policies of their chosen leaders, leading to a lack of critical thinking and independent judgment. They limit their exposure to narratives that only shows favorable views of their chosen leaders.

3. Polarization: Blind loyalty can contribute to increased polarization in society, as supporters become entrenched in their views and are less likely to engage in constructive dialogue with those who hold different opinions. They are more than willing to inflict harm to people with opposing views, including members of their own family.

4. Corruption: When loyalty to a political figure or party becomes blind, it can create an environment where corruption may go unchecked, as supporters turn a blind eye to unethical behavior. They equate the sudden increase in wealth of their chosen leaders to imagined greatness or talent.

5. Erosion of Democracy: In a healthy democracy, it is important for citizens to hold their leaders accountable and participate in informed decision-making. Blind loyalty undermines these principles and can erode the foundations of democracy. They tag every individuals opposing their views as enemy of the state.

It is essential for citizens or voting public to engage critically with politics, question authority, and hold leaders accountable for their actions in order to ensure a healthy and functioning democratic system. A society without transparency or accountability is not worth fighting for.

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