Utang na naman!!!

Whaaaat???? Nangutang na naman ang Pilipinas!!!! Hay, since the time of Diosdado Macapagal, the country has been incurring debts. Did you know that in order for Diosdado Macapagal to borrow money from IMF he needed to push for the devaluation of our peso. Pero kung titingnan mo ngayon, did that do any good to our country??? Di ba wala??? Ginastos lang lahat ni Marcos at Imelda yun eh. Aside from that, being debt-dependent also became the policy of Marcos. He believed that through debt, the government would be able to support the industries here in the Philippines. However, that was not the case. It seemed that the debt was issued to support the extravagant lifestyle of the Marcoses. Pamula pa noon nangungutang na ang Pilipinas pero bakit parang wala namang nagbabago sa Philippines?

Hay, honestly speaking, I don’t see how incurring debts help us. I can still see many poor people loitering in the streets. I can still see street children begging. Marami pa rin ang hindi nakakapag-aral dahil wala silang pera. Hindi ba dapat ang perang nakukuha sa utang eh ginagamit para sa mga social projects and development??? Eh bakit sa dami-dami ng utang natin wala pa ring nagbabago. Sometimes tuloy I can’t stop from thinking that may be many of our government officials are really not using the money to help the Philippines. Minsan pakiramdam ko lahat sa bulsa lang nila napupunta. Tapos ngayon paautangin na naman tayo ng 232 million dollars. Saan na naman mapupunta yan? Sa casino o sa mga villa ng mga nasa gobyerno??? I know that I should not be pessimistic but with all the poverty that I see around me, you can’t blame me and the other Filipinos from thinking this way.

With the loan that WB is granting us for the rehabilitation of Mindanao, I really hope that the Filipinos get a fair share of the money. Sana naman maisip ng mga politikong hahawak ng pera ang kinabukasan ng nakraraming Pilipino. Sana talaga makinabang ang mga taga-Mindanao.

Our Poor Country...

Poverty has been the problem of our country for many years. The government has been implementing programs to fight poverty but it seems like the situation of the poor Filipinos just worsens. It looks like the programs are not really responding to the needs of the poor.

For 20 years I have been living near a squatter’s area, but I still don’t know the reason why many people there are poor. During my childhood days I remember going to that area to play hide and seek and my mom always scolded me at home because according to her “maraming addict at lasinggero sa taas, Kae. Gusto mo bang ma-kidnap?” Pero marami talaga ang hirap sa buhay sa barangay namin. I always see this whenever we have rummage sales in our garage kasi minsan kahit limang piso na lang yung pinagbebenta naming pinag-iisipan pa ng ibang tao kung bibilhin ba nila or hindi. There was even one time when a walis vendor dropped by our house during the sale and he saw that we had a rubber shoes for sale. It was only worth Php30 but he was really hesitant to buy it. Being exposed to these situations makes me think about what the government does to help these people. Whenever I see them I really feel how lucky I am to belong to a family that may not be rich but can survive everyday with some excess.

As a student, I may not be able to really help them rise from poverty but I can continue praying for the government to do its role in social development. Let’s just hope and pray that the day will come when no one has to live in poverty anymore.

May Secret Ako!!!

Shhhhhh, quiet ka lang may sasabihin akong SECRET sayo.

Ang………………..magbabasa…………………ng…………………..blog…………………………….

ko…………………………..ay………………………………….SWERTE!!!!

Hahahaha iilan lang kayo sa mga tao na na binigyan ko ng pagkakataon para mabasa ang mga blog ko na minsan may kwenta at minsa naman ay wala. Hahahaha joke, actually talagang may secret akong sasabihin. Eto na….Handa ka na ba??? Sa totoo lang MAS MASUWERTE ANG MAGCLICK NG SECRET LINK SA BLOG KO. MAY MAKIKITA KAYONG SECRET NA MASARAP. Isa pang secret, ang mga quotes na nilagay ko dito ay nakuha ko lang sa internet. Wahahahaha pero despite that I hope you get something from these quotes.

Where secrecy reigns, carelessness and ignorance delight to hide while skill loves the light.
Author: Daniel C. Gelman

Three can keep a secret, if two are dead.
Author: Benjamin Franklin

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
Author: Samuel Johnson

A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
Author: Arabian Proverb

How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.
Author: Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Tell your friend a lie. If he keeps it secret, then tell him the truth.
Author: Portuguese Proverb

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.
Author: Johann Kaspar Lavater

Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
Author: Dorothy Dix

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.
Author: Walter Winchell

God could cause us considerable embarrassment by revealing all the secrets of nature to us: we should not know what to do for sheer apathy and boredom.
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LPG buses on the road

Heheheh siguro nag-iisip kayo noh??? LPG, hindi ba pang kusina lang yun??? I’m sure yan ang tanong nyo. Well, you’re wrong kasi pweded rin sa mga vehicles ang LPG. In fact, DENR has welcomed the plan of having LPG buses. This project might be implemented after 2 years. According to Atienza,this could lessen air pollution in Metro Manila dramatically.

There is already a plan and prototypes have been delivered to DENR, the remaining concern will be convincing bus operators to use LPG instead of other petroleum products. I believe that DENR’s plan will be of great help but it should also focus on how to implement the program because every program needs proper implementation to be effective. DENR should be able to convince operators to follow because the program will be useless if operators will not support it. It should make operators realize the importance of reducing pollution so that they will be more encouraged to support the program. At the same time people should also be encouraged to patronize LPG buses once they are available because when operators see that more people prefer environment friendly buses, they will be more motivated to use LPG.

DENR’s plan is another program that may bring great changes. I just hope that it gets implemented properly and most importantly I hope people will support it.

Ooops! Wrong Move!!!

Whaaaatttt the heck, have you read, seen or heard the news about a baby who was accidentally left by his parents in an airport in Canada? Grabe I just read it this morning at na-shock ako. Sa lahat naman ng malilimutan di ba? Yung anak pa nila. I really don’t understand these people. Hindi ba uso sa kanila ang cellphone? Pwede naman nilang tawagan yung mga kasama nila para malaman kung na kanino yung baby. Are his parents that eager to leave that they did not even bother to check who the baby is with??? Hindi naman ganun kaliit yung bata para malimutan lang basta basta. Dapat kasi nagsabay-sabay sila pumasok sa plane. They should have checked whether they were complete before boarding. Yan tuloy, kailangan pa nilang mag-return flight to get the baby. Luckily talaga, a security guard saw the baby and not some bad guys. Laking iyak siguro nung parents kung nawala yung baby nila.

After reading this shocking article, I just realized that I am really lucky to be the daughter of my parents. My parents have their own flaws but I’m sure that they will never forget me anywhere. I know that my parents will always be checking on me and I’m lucky for that because it shows that they are really concerned for me. Hehehe kahit ganito na nga ako kalaki, kapag aalis kami dapat sabay-sabay and dapat nasa gitna kami ng parents namin tuwing sasakay kami sa plane, bus, jeep, MRT or ship. O di ba yan ang responsible parents hindi ka hinahayaang mawala sa paningin nila. Hehehe pero minsan sumosobra nga lang. Anyways, I’m still thankful to have parents like them.

Power to the people

The price of oil has been continuously increasing. Every week we wake up with 50 cent or a peso increase. This phenomenon has been hurting us especially the people who use oil in their daily work. With the continuous increase, the transport sector has been demanding a fare hike from the government. However, the government really has no say to this because of the Deregulation Law. This law provides oil companies the power to dictate the price of oil. The oil companies have all the power while we become powerless because we have no choice but to pay the price that they set.

It’s really a bad thing that in our country the poor and common people are the ones left helpless while the rich people are the ones given the power. Should it be like this? Shouldn’t the government be protecting the common people against situations that put them in deep waters? With the rising oil prices, the government should try to rethink its purpose. This may be the time to improve the Deregulation Law so as to give more power to the common Filipinos.

Let’s be positive. I still believe that some people in the government still know their purpose. I believe that sooner or later these people will emerge and rise to fight for the good of all Filipinos.

It Strikes Again...

Last night while I was comfortably sitting inside the car I saw many people outside walking under the rain. I then realized that those people were looking for transportation. I remembered na may transport strike nga pala kahapon and it seemed to be successful. The EDSA road was flooded not with water but with people who were desperate to find a ride home. Some people were even going up the flyover just to look for jeepneys and buses. Parang maha na araw kahapon dahil ang daming taong naglalakad. Imagine, some had kids with them but they had no choice but to walk because no ride was available.

I really don’t know if these transport groups understand the burden that they give to common Filipinos. I understand that they are fighting for proper transport fare. Alam ko rin na kaya nila ginagawa yun kasi kailangan talaga nilang kumita. Mahirap naman talaga magkaroon ng pera ngayon eh. But what I don’t understand is why they do the strike at the expense of the common Filipinos. Sobrang nakakaawa yung mga tao kahapon kasi kailangan pa nilang maglakad just to find a ride. I really don’t know why the common Filipinos should be the one to suffer the consequences of the actions of the transport group. Wala na bang maisip na paaran ang mga transport group para ang mga taong kinakalaban talaga nila ang tamaan. The government is their enemy so why cause burden to the innocent???

I believe that these groups should somehow weigh the effects of their actions. They should see to it that they only affect the enemy. They should not include the Filipinos who like them are struggling to earn money and make both ends meet. Lahat naman halos ngayon hirap kumita ng pera. The drivers are not the only ones suffering. I really hope that the transport group would take the other Filipinos in consideration before they do another strike.