Thursday, June 2, 2016

By JON JOAQUIN Drug lords and other criminals will have the shock of their lives once Chief Superintendent Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa takes over the reins of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Speaking at a press conference in Davao City on Thursday afternoon, dela Rosa told reporters he could not divulge exactly how he intends to follow President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s deadline to get rid of drugs and crime in three to six months.
“‘Pag binigay ko ang details alam na rin ang mga kriminal pa’no umiwas (If I give the details the criminals will know how to avoid getting caught),” he said. “Masho-shock na lang sila (They will just get shocked),” he added. Dela Rosa said he could only divulge plans that are already well known, including “Oplan Tokhang" which he had implemented in Davao City when he was director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) from January 2012 to October 2013. “Tokhang" is a portmanteau of the Visayan words “toktok” (knock) and “hangyo" (plead). Under the program, police officers went to the homes of suspected drug pushers and asked them to stop their trade. Dela Rosa said the program was so effective it drove the drug volume down by at least 60 percent. He attributed its success to the support not just of Duterte but also of the latter’s daughter Sara who was mayor when dela Rosa first took over the DCPO. “Tokhang was very successful in Davao because of the support of the leadership. Pero sa national level, nakikita ko na malaki ang problema (But in the national level, I see that there is a big problem). But since the mayor is now the President, and the city director is now the Chief PNP, makakaya natin ‘yan (we can do it),” he said. Police first While dela Rosa was mum on other details of his plan to fight crime, he was open about one thing: he will deal with corrupt police officers first. “Uunahin ko ang mga pulis ko. Lilinisin ko ang PNP. Tatanggalin lahat ng dapat tanggalin (I will deal with the police first. I will clean the PNP. I will remove those who need to be removed),” he said. Still, dela Rosa said he remains positive that the PNP is a clean organization. “Hindi naman siguro lahat ng pulis adik. Positive pa rin ako (I don’t think all police officers are addicts. I’m still positive),” he said. Dela Rosa said only about one percent of the 160,000-strong PNP is corrupt. “Pero kung ang 99 percent maganda ang performance, ang one percent lang ang mapapansin ng media (But if the 99 percent perform well, the media will only notice the one percent),” he said.

Uunahin ko ang mga pulis ko. Lilinisin ko ang PNP. Tatanggalin lahat ng dapat tanggalin.

We also call on the incoming Duterte administration to work with Congress to immediately pass a national ID system bill that would not only provide each Filipino with an official government ID, but also address serious and valid concerns with respect to security, integrity and privacy of personal information,” the FEF said in a statement.

According to the group, ideally, the national ID system should provide Filipinos a unique national ID number, tamper-proof ID card indicating important personal and biometric information with a citizen registry.

Duterte to implement nationwide ID system

Some illicit drug peddlers in provinces of Cebu, are now having promotional pricing of illegal drugs.
Police doubt, it is probably caused by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte; (recently warnings).

Duterte's approaching entry into Malacañang by next-month forced drug syndicates in Cebu to reduce shabu prices with a great display of nervousness.

image source: google.com


Words from Duterte for eliminating country's problem with corruption, crime and illegal drugs in the first six months of his administration makes some syndicate to leave drug dealing business.

Police Regional Office 7 (PRO7) said, it is possible, that many of drug users started quitting their habit, this is the reason why the demand and the price goes down quickly.

In the past years, Cebu has one of the most expensive in terms of pricing of  drugs compared to Metro Manila due to high demand, But today, it was different.

Two hundred to three hundred pesos are the normal price per sachet of shabu in Cebu. But because of Duterte's warned, some of them are starting to afraid and few of them already decided to quit.

Supt. Rex Derilo, chief of the Regional Intelligence Division (RID), also said that today price are now amounting for just only sixty pesos per sachet.

Duterte said about giving cash reward for up to three million pesos, for someone can lead a tips or can kill a drug lords. It also gives courage and inspiration to all police and bear more active campaign for illegal drugs..

But PRO 7 director Chief Supt. Patrocinio Comendador says, that the money was only a second inspiration. Their work and priorities is to target criminals in every operations, along their respective positions or areas, particularly illegal drugs.

Meanwhile, in island of Banacon, the third biggest syndicate in Central Visayas Rowen Seretaria got killed. He lay on illegal drugs from Muntinlupa for Cebu and other neighboring provinces

Supply of drugs across the region may affected after Secretaria's death, one of the biggest drug lord in the country.

According to Comendador, the said Island receiving drugs from Muntinlupa.

It is apportioned for the city and province of Cebu. Lapu- lapu , Cordova , across the provinces of Bohol and a few places in the province of Leyte .

With the death of Secretaria, Comendador said, problem with illegal drugs based in the Island of Banacon now be solved.

He added, most of the residents in the island, sea is just not their subsistence, they also involve in illegal drugs. Therefore, it is one of the reasons why they wouldn't interact and cooperate with their investigation.

He will make it sure to restore the confidence of residents, he will made an appointment of members from Regional Public Safety Battalion to the island who oversee the peace or tranquility and preventing the proliferation of drugs in the area.

Shabu big discount in Cebu from 300-down to 60 pesos each sachet

Did President-elect Rodrigo Duterte actually blame slain journalists for their own demise when he said that those who were killed in the line of duty were either corrupt or biased?


Basing on the news articles written on the issue, it seemed like he did.

His camp, however, believes otherwise.

Peter Tiu Laviña, Duterte’s campaign spokesperson, on Wednesday (June 1) scored the media for supposedly twisting the President-elect’s opinion on media killings.

“Again and as usual Rody Duterte was taken out of context, misinterpreted and misunderstood,” he lamented in a statement.

Laviña explained that Duterte was merely speaking from experience when he said that some journalists were killed because they continue attacking certain personalities even after they accepted bribes from them.

“His (Duterte’s) example of most slain journalists as being corrupt or involved in shady deals was based on his own assessment of those killed in Davao City and not on the national scale. Certainly, Duterte has no personal knowledge on each and every single case of media killings in many parts of the country,” he said.

Asked at a press conference in Davao City regarding his administration’s policy on media killings, Duterte remarked: “Karamihan ‘yan, alam mo ‘yan nabigyan na, especially if you want to take sides, nabayaran mo na tapos you play. ‘Yan ang karamihan ng namatay. Or tumatanggap na sa mga sugarol tapos bira pa rin.”

“You really want the truth? ‘Yun ang truth,” he added.

Duterte said journalists who do not engage in questionable activities should not be wary of being a target for killings.

“Kasi kung journalist ka na tama, wala namang gagalaw sa iyo, especially if it is true. I mean, you cannot hide the truth, by the way, “ he said.

Laviña said that when the President-elect said journalists have become vulnerable to killings, “it was because they were no longer seen as fair and neutral members of the media but because they have become partisan propagandists, deliberately using their media outlets in attacking or defending one party or another and collecting pay offs on both.”

He cited their experience during the campaign season for the national elections, when newsworthy articles were supposedly bumped off “to give way to paid black propaganda masquerading as news items.”

“In the context of Duterte’s campaign against corruption, his remarks indeed should be seen to mean a reminder or a message that there are also corruption in mass media. And he has seen this during the recent election when headlines, for instance, Hence, he said you really want the truth? well that’s the truth,” Laviña said.

Even before winning the presidency, Duterte’s campaign spokesperson said he already placed importance on solving media killings by vowing to create a Task Force to address them and ask for a special prosecutor to focus on these cases.

“I repeated the same stand when I joined members of the National Press Club (NPC) visit the wake of the most recent victim of media killing, Alex Balcoba, last Monday night (May 30),” Laviña recalled.

Duterte’s camp says reporters twisted his statement on media killings

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte lamented the fact that corruption also exists in the ranks of journalists and challenged media practitioners to expose the practice.
“Hindi lang pulis ang binibigyan. Kumokolekta din ang ibang taga media (It’s not just the police who receive bribes. Even those from media collect money),” Duterte said.
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte talks with the media after his meeting with appointed Cabinet members at the DPWH Depot Compiund in Panacan, Davao City on Tuesday night. Photo by King Rodriguez
“Karamihan sa mga napapatay, sa totoo lang may nagawa yan sila (na hindi maganda) (In truth, most of the journalists who have been killed were guilty of some wrongdoing),” he added.
Speaking during a press briefing after meeting with appointed Cabinet members at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)11 compound, the Davao City mayor said a journalist would not be killed if he has not offended someone.
Most of victims of media killings, he said, had received bribe money from certain individuals to take their side.
Some, he added, received money but still continued attacking the people who gave them money. “Tumatanggap sa mga sugarol tapos bira pa din (They took money from gamblers but they still attacked them),” he said.
“There are even journalists who give protection to illegal miners in Diwalal,” Duterte said, referring to the gold-rich mountain in Monkayo, Compostela Valley province.
He also challenged media practitioners to expose corruption within their ranks. “You know those journalists who are receiving money from unscrupulous miners. Why don’t you expose them?” he said.
Duterte said the late Jun Pala was the best example of why journalists are killed. Pala was a Davao City-based broadcaster who was ambushed in 2003.
“I don’t demean his memory but he was a rotten son of a b _ h.”
Duterte refused to elaborate but washed his hands of killing.
Asked if being a crooked journalist is reason to be killed, Duterte said: “You have to debate with the killer, not me.”
Duterte, who will be taking oath as the 16th president of the country on June 30, reminded journalists not to make it appear that victims of media killings are clean.
“Most of you are clean but not all are clean. Karamihan nabayaran na or takes sides, or nasobrahan ang atake (Most are paid or take sides, or go overboard in attacking). Some are getting into the personal affairs,” he added.
Duterte also said being a journalist does not exempt one from from assassination.
“The freedom of expression cannot help a journalist if she/he has done something wrong. Kung papatayin ka talaga, papatayin ka (If they want to kill you, they will kill you). There is no way to know that the next victim would be a journalist,” he said.
As for himself, Duterte said he does not mind being attacked by the media. “Yung mga exposé and bad words against us, wala sa akin ‘yan because I’ve been mayor for many years,” he said.
- Gigie R. Arcilla for MindaVote

Corruption also exists in media ranks: Duterte

Monday, May 30, 2016

Malacañang supposedly continues to dip its hand in the Senate leadership race as incumbent Senate President Franklin Drilon faces possible ouster when the 17th Congress opens in July.
“It’s an irony, sinasabi nila huwag makialam ang bagong presidente pero yung Malacañang ngayon nakikialam pa rin (they are saying that the new president should not meddle but Malacañang now is still interfering). They are still making calls…” 
Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters on Monday.
Image :newsinfo.inquirer.net/
“What I’m saying nga it’s normal pero huwag nyo nang sabihin na hindi normal yun. Ang masama gamitin mo yung powers ng presidency, yung bago, yung luma para impluwensyahan o diktahan ang Senate. But if you respect the independence and may preference ka normal yun,” he said.
(What I’m saying nga it’s normal but don’t say that it’s not normal. What’s inappropriate is if the new leader uses the powers of the presidency and if the incumbent influences or dictates the Senate. But if you respect the independence and you have preference, it’s normal.)

While incoming President Rodrigo Duterte may have his own preference for Senate President, Cayetano said the former would not interfere with an independent institution like the Senate.
Asked if outgoing President Beningo Aquino III himself was the one calling senators to make sure that Drilon would keep his post, Cayetano said: “Basta sabihin ko na lang na ang (All I can say is) Malacañang still has their hand in the Senate leadership and it’s normal because they went through an election and they have the most number of senators now.”

But having a political group with the most number of senators, he said, was not an assurance to secure the Senate presidency.

Cayetano pointed out that the Nacionalista Party had the most number of members in the Senate but the elected leader came from the Liberal Party.
“So just because mas marami ang Liberal hindi ibig sabihin sila ang Senate President (So just because most are from Liberal [Party] doesn’t mean a member of them would become the Senate President). Once upon a time, more than a majority were LDP (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino) pero (but) both the Senate President and the Minority Leader were the LDPs,” he said.
Cayetano, who ran with Duterte in the last May 9 national elections, claimed to have the support of at least 15 senators backing him to be the next Senate President.

Drilon quickly denied Cayetano’s claim that Malacañang has been calling some senators.
“I don’t think so. I have no information on that, and I deny that,” he said in a separate interview.
Drilon also reiterated his readiness to yield his post to whoever gets the support of the majority of the 24-member chamber.
“I have always said that whoever has 13 signatures electing Senator XYZ to lead the 17th Congress, I am willing to yield the Senate presidency,” he said.
“As I have said, those who have 13 signatures, just present to me the resolution, and there’s no problem,” the Senate leader added.      RAM/rga

Sinasabi nila huwag makialam ang bagong presidente pero yung Malacañang ngayon nakikialam pa rin.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

“It’s difficult at this stage to give you specific dates. But well within 6 months. Within 6 months we can promise.” – MVP

During the PLDT press briefing earlier we just had one burning question to ask MVP about their purchasing of the telco assets of San Miguel together with Globe. Can they categorically give a timeline on when the public will be able to feel the “significant improvement” in their Internet services. Since the question was already asked earlier, we didn’t expect a straight answer. We were surprised with MVP’s reply.


So there you have it folks. A public commitment from no less than the boss of PLDT and Smart that we will see significant improvement in Internet speeds and coverage within the next 6 months. This is definitely exciting and we hope that they make good on this promise.

Internet Services to boost considerably inside six Months

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Dear Mr. Outgoing President,

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was already a prosecutor before the Filipino people brought your mother, a plain housewife into power in 1986. At the time your mother became President, Rodrigo Duterte was mayor of the country's largest city in terms of land area. That was 30 years ago, Mr. Outgoing President. When you were voted Congressman by the people of Tarlac in 1998 for the first time as an elected official, Mayor Duterte has been Davao's chief executive for more than a decade already. When you became a senator in 2007, Duterte had 2 decades of solid executive experience while you had zero. You passed zero laws as a senator while Duterte has effectively and successfully transformed Davao to what it has become with bylaws and city ordinances solidly in place to protect women and encourage equality among the various ethnicities living in his city.



You were elected into the Presidency by 15.2 million voters not because you had a track record that backed you up. Your mother again saved your day. Her passing made millions of Filipinos grieve for her loss and therefore you were gifted by sympathy votes, myself included.

Read also: Liberal Party, nakinabang umano sa mga pandaraya.

In contrast, Mayor Duterte didn't win because of sympathy from anyone. He won fair and square by virtue of his track record and competence. While in your case, you didn't have to do anything to improve this country because all the economic legislation was already in place long before you could warm up your seat in Malacañang. Just like how you were voted into congress, the senate and the Presidency, you didn't have to do anything to win. Your hero parents gave you an easy entry into politics and the people voted for you just because you were the son of Ninoy and Tita Cory. Your last name being an Aquino was so fragrant that there's no way voters could not vote for you. Trust us, that's how we Filipinos grieve. We gave you a free pass and you thought you won those elections. Really? Hmm... No you didn't.

Duterte won because of his tangible accomplishments in Davao not because of a rich family name. He's your opposite. The best part is, he garnered more votes than you. 16 million against your 15.2 million, a new record. This alone should tell you that you're not really the most sought-after president you think you are.

Read also: Liberal Party losing power quickly

You have no right to tell the voters why or how we voted for Duterte. If we say we voted for him because we dislike you, we dislike you. If we say we voted for him as opposed to your annointed Mar Roxas because Duterte is more competent than you and Mar combined. Believe that it's true. If we say that we chose Duterte because it's a protest vote against your out-of-touch oligarchic governance, it is so because it is.

Now, we can not stop you from continuing to live in your own imaginary world Mr. Outgoing President. We can only remind you that come June 30, 2016, reality will hit you smack in the face that you're not really as good as you think you are. Ask us, the voters Mr. Outgoing President. We'd give you an honest-to-goodness assessment on how you were as President. The result of the May 2016 Presidential election speak for itself.

Reality check Mr Outgoing President. Care to know what's happening on the streets by leaving your gated palace finally.

Now make way for the incoming President in a gracious way.

Sincerely,
A Filipino

Open letter from Filipino people to Mr. Outgoing President

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Ang nasabing mga barko ay may lulang mga guided-missiles ayon sa AFP.
Nasa bansa ngayon ang dalawang barkong pandigma ng U.S para sa routine port visit ayon sa Armed Forces of the Philippines.


Kasalukuyang nakadaong sa Alava Pier sa loob ng Subic Bay Freeport ang guided-missile destroyers na USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) at USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) makaraan silang dumating sa bansa kaninang alas-nuebe ng umaga.

Ang nasabing strike group ay dumating sa bansa tatlong araw makaraang harangin ng dalawang Chinese fighter jets ang isang U.S reconnaissance plane sa bahagi ng West Philippine Sea.

Nauna nang sinabi ng U.S na sila ay nasa international space pero sinalungat naman itong China sa pagsasabing nasa loob ng kanilang teritoryo ang nasabing U.S plane.

Hindi naman nagbigay ng dagdag pa na detalye ang AFP sa kung gaano magtatagal sa bansa ang nasabing mga U.S Vessels.

source: (Radyo Inquirer)

2 U.S. war ships arrived in the Philippines

The Liberal Party (LP) is losing power swiftly and drastically as more than a dozen of its members from the Visayas have abandoned Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. to join presumptive President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s emerging coalition in the House of Representatives.

Negros Oriental Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez, a former LP  member who ran for reelection as an independent in the May 9 elections, was the lead signatory among members of the Visayas bloc who signed a declaration of support for incoming Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez in the race for the Speaker of the House in the 17th Congress.

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Alvarez is a member of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) and Duterte’s personal choice for Speaker of the House in his administration.

Read: Liberal Party, nakinabang umano sa mga pandaraya.

Benitez arranged a meeting between Alvarez and Visayas bloc members on Wednesday to enable the comebacking representative (Alvarez served one term in the House together with Duterte, from 1998 to 2001). Benitez was aiming for at least 45 names on the declaration.

“We, the members of the Visayas bloc, extend our cooperation and support to the incoming Duterte administration in its pursuit [of] development and enactment of propeople and developmental policies and programs for our country,” said the declaration signed by 30 lawmakers from the Visayas region, a third of whom were from the LP.

Signatories

The LP members who have signed the declaration were Representatives Jerry Treñas, Richard Garin and Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo City; Ben Evardone of Eastern Samar; Lucy Torres-Gomez of Leyte; Rene Relampagos of Bohol; Cesar V. Sarmiento of Catanduanes; Paolo Javier of Antique, and Gerald Gullas of Cebu.

AAMBIS-OWA Rep. Sharon Garin, a sister-in-law of outgoing Health Secretary Janette Garin, also signed the declaration.

Other representatives who signed the declaration were Lucille Nava of Guimaras; Henry Ong of Leyte; Raul Tupas of Iloilo; Melecio Yap and  Manuel Sagarbarris of Negros Occidental; Greg Gasataya of Bacolod City, and Arnie Teves of Negros Oriental.

Alvarez has already gained more than enough support to win the race for the speakership  even though the PDP-Laban has only three members in the House—Valenzuela Rep. Eric Martinez, Lanao del Sur Rep. Jun Papandayan, and Alvarez.

Just 12 days after the elections, Alvarez has obtained the support of the Nacionalista Party, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, the 45-member party-list coalition, the Nationalist People’s Coalition and the National Unity Party.

Alvarez earlier said that he expected at least 50 members of the 114 LP members in the House to join the coalition.

Belmonte’s plan

Outgoing Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad, an LP stalwart, on Saturday said the future of the party in the House depended on whether Belmonte would challenge Alvarez for the speakership.
Abad said he expected some of the 114 Liberals in the House to fall out, and that President Aquino, the titular head of the party, would be “concerned” about that.

“There has to be a meeting first where the Speaker would have to tell us what his plans are, if the decision is to support the incoming administration and join the House majority in a coalition with PDP-Laban,” he said.

But with LP members defecting en masse to PDP-Laban in the mad scramble for juicy positions, Belmonte conceded defeat in the battle for the speakership a day after gathering close to 100 party members at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel on Thursday.

Joining the majority

Belmonte, however, has not yet made up his mind whether to be the minority leader or join other LP members in the majority coalition.

But a source told the Inquirer that Belmonte himself brokered the transfer of the bulk of LP members to the majority bloc when he met with Alvarez at his home a few days ago.
The source, an LP member who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak for the party, said Belmonte decided that it was better for the bulk of LP members to join the majority coalition but remain in the LP.

The source said Belmonte feared that if the LP took a hard line and force members to remain with the minority, many of them might choose to abandon ship and join the PDP-Laban or other parties.
Belmonte, the source said, agreed to the bulk of the members joining the majority to prevent the disintegration of the party.

‘Bite size’ minority

Alvarez said there was no need for the Liberals to move to PDP-Laban if they wanted to join Duterte’s coalition for change.

But if Belmonte and the LP would choose to be the minority bloc, then the Liberals who wanted to join the majority would be required to pledge allegiance to PDP-Laban.
Alvarez said he expected to reduce the minority bloc in the 17th Congress to “bite size” or just 20 members at most. With a report from Nikko Dizon/TVJ

source: inquirer

Liberal Party losing power quickly

I have long regarded the Japanese as one of the most honorable people on the planet as their whole culture emphasises that virtue heavily.

As such it was a curious thing when a mixed media artist from Osaka started creating original and inspiring digital pieces about Rodrigo Duterte in the midst of the 2016 Presidential election.

 The artist’s name is Ayumi Endo and these are the art covers she did:

 The Patriot

The 1st piece Ayumi made with the Mayor's signature mannerism and the Philippine flag emanating from him. This piece is named "The Patriot".

Tatay Digong:

The 2nd piece by Ayumi Endo shows the Mayor with children and the sign of peace. This is titled "Tatay Digong"
Change is Coming:
This is the piece that Ayumi Endo made when Rodrigo Duterte won the election. It shows the jubilation and the rising sun. Simply baptised as "Change is Coming"
They have collectively garnered around 10,000 shares on Facebook and countless Likes.

For a few minutes I got to interview Ayumi Endo and found out more about the story behind the extremely symbolic Duterte digital art pieces. In this interview, we are with her manager (and translator) Billie Camille Ballesteros.

Hi Ayumi and Billie!

Hi Ayumi and Billie!

Hello!

What’s the turning point in your life that made you decide to be an artist?

I started working at a fashion boutique when I was 17, and there I began sketching, designing T-shirts. Then I realized a need for me to express myself, so eventually I started painting on canvas... from a small canvas, I moved on to bigger canvases. Eventually when things got broad and bigger for me, I went to New York to unplug and to think whether painting is and will be my life. That’s when I decided... we only live once and painting was really my passion.

Were you alone when you went to New York?

Yes, I travelled alone, but I do have friends there.

How old were you when you started painting?

I started painting on canvas when I was 22 years old.

Is there one artist or person that inspired you to be who you are now?

I do love a number of painters but that one person who made an impact on me, to pursue the kind of passion that I have now is Jane Goodall. She sacrificed nine years of her life in an advocacy, for animal welfare, the chimpanzees. I came across her... it was in a magazine or on TV and everything about her fascinated me—her passion as well as her dedication to make a mark in her generation. Jane’s work has taught thousands of people about chimpanzees. It is as if she opened a window to the chimpanzee world. People all over the world know and love the chimpanzees of Gombe.

So how did you know about the Mayor and his campaign to be our President?

Well, I was invited by the USC-SAFAD (University of San Carlos - School of Architecture Fine Arts and Design) for a live painting session as well as a big event with Mega Cebu. Thru my manager Billie and the people of Cebu, I learned all about how the Mayor lead by example and all the great stories of his leadership.

Ayumi at the USC for a live painting show

What inspired you to create the Duterte art covers?

My inspiration is the people of the Philippines who really wanted change. I can feel them yearning for it.

How long did it take you to paint these pieces?

From concept to finishing touches - it takes me around 2 weeks on each design.

What do you think is the change that the Filipinos want to see happen under Duterte?

The discipline, peace and order, cleanliness, and of course a relatively drug free country. These are found also in my home country - Japan so it is possible.

What else do you like to do aside from painting?

I am setting my eyes on playing the piano and writing a song. I am always bent on challenging myself.

As an artist, will you go out of your comfort zone just to pursue your passion?

I make it sure that I push myself instead of just settling for whatever's in front of me. I know that there’s a big undiscovered world out there. It’s not easy to travel by myself in the quest for personal answers but I have to do it. It’s a necessity to find ourselves. If I didn't take challenges I wouldn't be here in Cebu now.

What is your message to the Filipino people?

Thank you for the support! And I am so happy Rodrigo Duterte won! Change is coming! Arigato!



It was a pleasure interviewing Ayumi and Billie and we thank them both for inspiring us all during the campaign.

Please like her page for her next adventure at the official Ayumi Endo Philippines Facebook page, her Instagram at @87ayumi, her twitter at https://twitter.com/AYUMI_A_Live and her website at https://salon.io/AYUMI

“Please SHARE! Arigatou gozaimasu!” - Ayumi

Source: ERIC CLARK SU

Ayumi Endo - The Japanese artist behind the viral Duterte art.

Friday, May 20, 2016

According to the report, the video was taken by a certain Normina Taha. She said she saw one woman doing the shading of tons of election ballots, while a set of accomplice fed them into the VCMs (vote counting machines). She added the election cheating was to help win Leni Robredo and the candidates for mayor and vice mayor of Datu Saudi.


Taha said that the ballot were almost done when she entered the polling precent and took the video. She emphasized that the election cheaters focused mainly on LP candidates, particularly on Robredo and local candidates. Unfortunately, the faces of the people and their alleged cheating activities are not clearly seen on the video.

Liberal Party, nakinabang umano sa mga pandaraya.

Posted by Duterte News on Friday, May 20, 2016


vice-mayor candidate Bassir Utto was also interviewed by the network. He said that there has been a conspiracy between the Comelec, the local candidates, and MILF Commander Wahid Tundok, who is also a leader of a private armed group. The woman shading the ballots was allegedly Tundok’s daughter, who has armed men around her.

Utto added that he reported the incident to Lt. Col. Warlito Limet, commander of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion. He said Limet told him that he already given instructions to his men. However, Utto said this is not true because the men on the area is his own people.

Meanwhile, supporters of vice-presidentiable Sen. Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos will have a rally in front of the Comelec main office in Manila this Friday, May 20, 1pm. The group is urging Comelec to do a manual vote-recount for vice president. This is after Leni Robredo consistently leads the race, despite the early 1-million vote lead by Marcos.

Liberal Party, nakinabang umano sa mga pandaraya.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

All peace talks with Moro rebels in Mindanao are “back to square one” under the Rodrigo Duterte administration, according to newly elected Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, who is tipped to be the next Speaker.

“There’s no more need” for a Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the Mindanao lawmaker said in an interview with the Inquirer.

IMAGE SOURCE: balita.com


Alvarez said the federal system of government, as espoused by Duterte’s campaign and which he would pursue as the next leader of the House of Representatives, would fix the Mindanao problem, making it unnecessary to enact a separate law.

He expressed optimism that the outgoing Davao mayor would be able to end the war in Mindanao.
“I’m very confident Mayor Duterte can do it. He can end insurgency because he understands the real issues,” he said. “Mayor Duterte has a good relationship with the rebels.”

SOURCE: INQUIRER

Peace Talks with Moro rebels in Mindanao are “BACK TO SQUARE ONE"

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Myla Rosales’ half-naked body was found dumped behind a common restroom under the shanty shortly before 6 a.m. yesterday, according to Senior Police Officer 3 Glenzor Vallejo of the Manila Police District (MPD) homicide division.

The body of Rosales, a first grader at Bagong Barangay Elementary School, bore more than 20 stab wounds, he added.
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Three men – Norman de Leon, 25; his brother Joshua, 19; and Romulo Marquez, 34, all of 1676 A. Zamora street – were invited for questioning after neighbors told investigators the men were seen having a drinking session at the time the crime was committed.

The three initially denied any knowledge of the crime, but Norman broke down during interrogation at around 2 p.m. yesterday and admitted to killing the child. He would not say, however, if he raped Rosales.

“I could not remember if I raped her but I know I stabbed her several times,” he said.

Norman said he attacked the girl between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. in a second-floor room rented by his partner, a man identified only as Tonette dela Rama.

Rosales’ parents said they last seen their daughter at around 7 p.m. and started looking for her two hours later, when she failed to come home.

Source: PhilStar

MANILA : Seven-Year-Old Girl was Raped

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte on his landslide victory at the polls, hailing the country’s “vibrant democracy” — and emphasizing the importance of protecting human rights.
 image source:globalnation.inquirer.net
He has also pledged a ruthless law-and-order crackdown that would feature the restoration of the death penalty in the largely Roman Catholic country, and ordering military snipers to kill suspected criminals.

Read: Longest Bridge in Philippines to Build under Duterte's Government

He has said it is up to American officials to fix relations with him, after the US ambassador to Manila criticized his joke that he would have wanted to rape an Australian missionary who was killed in a 1989 Philippine prison riot.


Source: inquirer .net

President Barack Obama personally congratulated presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte

The Philippines and South Korea inked a $100.13 million deal for the construction of Panguil Bay Bridge that would connect Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte.

The Philippine government on Thursday, April 28 met with the Export-Import Bank of Korea-Economic Development Cooperation Fund (KEXIM-EDCF) to close the deal.

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This marks the first bridge infrastructure project of KEXIM-EDCF, aimed at increasing growth in Mindanao with reliable and efficient transport infrastructure connecting the northern and western areas.

National Treasurer Roberto Tan and KEXIM-EDCF chief representative Yongkeun Oh signed the loan agreement, kicking into motion the infrastructure deal.

The 4.19-kilometer (km) bridge across Panguil Bay, connecting the city of Tangub in Misamis Occidental and the municipality of Tubod in Lanao del Norte, will be the longest Philippine over-the-sea bridge surpassing the San Juanico’s 2.2-kilometer length.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will serve as the implementing agency of the project, which is scheduled to be completed in 2018.

“We appreciate the robust partnership we share with the Republic of Korea – this project is the latest evidence we have of friends from abroad placing their faith on our people,” Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said in a statement.

“The Panguil Bay Bridge Project not only connects two points in Mindanao; it connects us to an optimistic future for Mindanao’s growth and prosperity,” he added.

“Increased connectivity and mobility in Mindanao ought to spur more inclusive economic activity, ensuring we get an exponential amount of return for the investment the Governments of the Republics of Korea and the Philippines put in with this loan agreement,” Tan added.

In the same event at the Bureau of the Treasury, Foreign Affairs Secretary Jose Rene Almendras signed the Individual Arrangement, while Korean Ambassador Jae-shin Kim signed on behalf of the South Korean government.

Although the project was initiated during the Aquino administration, the construction will begin and finish during the new president, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte of Davao City./Ramil Llorente/

Longest Bridge in Philippines to Build under Duterte's Government

Monday, May 16, 2016

In his first public appearance since the May 9 elections, Duterte announced he wanted criminals committing heinous crimes including robbery and rape to suffer morbid death like a public hanging.

De Lima, former chief of the Commission on Human Rights, said the government, with the help of Congress, should fix the justice system, instead of jumping into a death penalty legislation.
“I do believe that that is not the solution. The solution is to fix the justice system. The new executive should start with the strict and faithful enforcement of laws,” De Lima told reporters when asked about the issue of death penalty on the sideline of the book launch of former Immigration commissioner Siegfred Mison on Monday.


De Lima in previous interviews warned the public about a Duterte presidency, calling him a monster.

“We have to observe and be vigilant. As far as I know, a sitting president has immunity from suits. But there is no such thing as immunity from investigation,” De Lima said. 

SOURCE: INQUIRER

Leila de Lima vowed to continue opposing any move to re-impose death penalty

Binago natin ng konti ang mga character sa orihinal na kwento. upang maihatid ang mensahe at ma ihulma sa ating kasalukuyang panahon.. Salamat sa inspirasyon sir panjo. :) 

Si Digong ay isang lamok na nangangarap maging bubuyog. Namangha kasi siya sa kakaibang kasanayan ng mga ito ng mag-cross pollinate ng mga bulaklak. Dahil iba ang anyo ng mga bubuyog minabuti na lang niyang pag-aralan ang mga kakahayan ng mga ito.



Kinutya siya ng sangkalamukan dahil imposible ang kanyang pangarap. Tinuran siyang baliw. Naging sentro siya ng tawanan. Ngunit hindi siya nagpadaig. Itinuloy niya ang kanyang mga pangarap bitbit ang lakas ng loob, tiwala sa sarili at sipag.

"Aanhin pa ang salitang pagbabago kung hindi gagamitin," nasabi niya sa sarili habang pinag-aaralan ang istraktura ng talulot at pollen. "Takot ang lahat sa pagbabago. Gusto lang nilang mabuhay sa nakasanayan".

Hindi nagtagal nagtagumpay si Digong. Nagawa niyang berde ang blue rose, gawing hugis tala ang yellow bell at pabungahin ng niyog ang kamatis. Noon, akala ng lahat ay imposible pero may katunayan na sa lahat ng pangarap ni Digong.

Dahil dito maraming humanga sa nagawa ni Digong. Umikot ang kaisipang liberal. Lumaganap ang ideyolohiyang pinaniniwalaan ni Digong. May mga lumantad na gustong sundin ang tapak niya. May mga lamok na lumapit sa kanya. Gusto nilang magaya ang kakayanan ng surot, putakte, hanep, ibon, kalabaw, kuto, bulate, Archaeopteryx at dinosaur.

Dahil sa pagkalat ng kaisipang liberal, natakot ang gobyerno na mawala ang kanilang kultura. Ang mag-iwan ng kiss mark sa kasingit-singitan ng katawan ng tao. Itinuring nilang rebelde si Digong. Ipinagkalat na siya ay may kapangyarihang itim at alagad ng diablong yellu. Ipinahunting nila si Digong sa lahat ng lugar. Ipinasara ang lahat ng paliparan, estero, bao, lata ng nido, sardinas, arinola, kaserola at bunganga. Subalit likas na matalino si Digong kaya hindi siya nahuli.

Nakaisip ng plano ang hukbong kalamukan, nagawa nilang ibrain-wash ang mga bubuyog at paru-paro na sa bilis magkangkangan ng mga lamok ay madaling mawawalan sila ng career kapag lahat ng lamok ay sumunod sa yapak ni Digong. Dahil dito, umatake ang mga bubuyog sa pamumuno ni General Panot. Nadakip si Digong habang pinag-aaralan kung paano mapapadami ang chicharong bulaklak.

Dinala si Digong sa Katol Chamber para katukin at isuko ang kanyang ipinaglalaban. Subalit nagmatigas si Digong. Hindi siya sumuko hanggang sa huling usok ng katol.

Bago tuluyang nalagutan ng hiningi tinura nya ang mga katagang Nothing can stop the mosquito with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the mosquito with the wrong mental attitude.

Pagkatapos ng kanyang kamatayan, ilang politiko ang nagmukahi na siya ay mapabilang sa pet society.

Pero lingid sa kaalaman ng buong kalamukan, natutunan ni Digong ang isang kapangyarihan bago siya isinalang sa katol chamber. Nagawa niyang isalin ang kanyang DNA sa pamamagitan ng pag-kagat sa isang tao

Na ngayon ang taong iyon ay isa nang pinuno ng isang malaking hukbo. Isang pinuno na isinugo ng bayan upang  tipunin at pag isahin ang nagkawatak watak na mga lumang  emperyo

Ang Lamok na kakagat sa mga alibughang mga tao.

SOURCE: I-N-FO-G-R-AP-I-X

VIRAL: DUTERTE IS A MOSQUITO who dreams of becoming BUBUYOG

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte should not let individuals with hidden agenda keep in his camp if he aims for a true modification.

This writer has nothing to do with Sen. Cayetano personally,my opinion is objective based on his political performance locally and nationally.

Personally, Duterte was unknown to Cayetano two years ago. Cayetano always had a bigger ego ever since he became a senator.

The following are some of the reasons why President Duterte should not give his full trust to Sen. Cayetano

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano wanted to be president.


Sen. Cayetano has been always and forever arrogant when answering questions during interviews. In this 2014 video with Pinky Webb, he told the reporter “I don’t want to run, I want to win”. When asked if he consider running for vice president, he said “No, flat tire ka e, ano bang dinadasal ng bawat vice president?” Although the video did not show the full statement of Cayetano, we can agree that what he means was, every vice president is praying that something should happen to the president so they can be the president. Is this what he was praying for when he agreed to become Duterte’s running mate? His arrogance has no limit.

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano Charged for Graft


On 2014, Senator Alan Cayetano and wife Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano face graft raps – the senator for alleged PDAF misuse, and the couple for the alleged procurement of overpriced multicabs. Lawyer and Polytechnic University of the Philippines Professor Rod Vera filed 3 separate complaints over a series of alleged offenses of the senator and his wife, Taguig Mayor Maria Laarni “Lani” Cayetano.

Two graft complaints were filed against Senator Cayetano for the alleged misuse of his PDAF, while a plunder complaint was filed against the Taguig mayor over the alleged hiring of 3,188 ghost employees for Taguig City.

Cayetano’s second graft complaint with his wife and the Taguig city council members as his co-accused, involves the purchase of 18 multi-cabs amounting to P498,000 ($11,381) each.

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano reportedly accepted a Bribe from Aquino to impeach former chief Justice Renato Corona
Cayetano is among the senators not named Miriam Defensor-Santiago, and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, who allegedly accepted bribes from President Benigno Aquino III. The bribe, which came in form of DAF was estimated to be more than 100 million according to Sen. Panfilo Lacson. Cayetano was among the top 5 Senators who received the biggest chunk of the said fund.
With the three main reasons above, I think the president is in serious trouble if he trusts someone like Cayetano.

Duterte needed someone who is from Metro Manila to be his sidekick during his presidential run, and Cayetano is the last choice. Now that the worst option can be discarded, it is logical enough to leave Cayetano where his mouth is – an arrogant, ambitious , dirty politician.
No wonder why people rejected him despite being Duterte’s running mate.

/Contributed by Lea Cabrera – Taguig City/

Why Duterte Should Not Trust Cayetano

An open letter of a fictional criminal to presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte is now making rounds on social media.

It was a fictional letter according to All Things Pinoy, written in a very clever format to convey the message to the next president of the country.



DEAR PRESIDENTE DIGONG,

Alam mo? galit ako sayo. at isa ako sa matutuwa pag madadale ka, malaking bawas ka sa balakid sa aming negosyo, ayokong manalo ka. kaya hindi kita ibinoto noong eleksiyon

Marami na akong nagahasang babae, may iba nabuhay dahil nakatakas, pero karamihan sa biktima ko pinapatay ko, sinisilid ko sila sa sako saka itinatapon sa ilog, minsan sa mga liblib na lugar.

Nung nakaraang araw nga may nabiktima ako, ang bata. sariwang sariwa mayor, ang sarap niyang tirahin habang umiiyak, pero wala akong paki! ang importante makaraos ako , Alam kong galit ka sa mga adik na kagaya ko, wala din akong paki-alam, ang importante maraming laman ang bulsa ko, drug pusher din kasi ako, at miyembro ng isang malaking sindikato

Ngayon pa lang sinasabi ko na ito sayo, hindi mo mabubuwag ang grupo ko, marami kami. at mahuli mo man ang mga kasamahan ko, ayos lang. madali lang gumawa ng shabu, at napakadaming lugar na pwedeng pag taguan sa Pilipinas. isa pa. hindi lahat ng pulis at sundalo mahahawakan mo. madali lang paglaruan ang gobyerno ng bansa mo, kahit adik na sugapa ibubuwis ang buhay para lang masunod ang bisyo.

Presidente Digong, ginawa ko ang sulat na ito para iparating ang isang mensahe sa iyo. OO isa akong pusakal, kriminal, halang ang bituka at mamatay tao. lumaki ako sa iskwater, hindi ako nakapag aral, iniwan ako ng aking tunay na mga magulang apat na buwan daw ako, mula nun, nagpasa pasahan na ako ng kung sino sino.

Nabuhay ako at lumaki sa isang marahas na mundo, pinapainit ang gatas sa loob ng lata ng sardinas, na ang apoy ay kandila. Isang mundo na ang labanan na mga mababagsik at mga halimaw na uri, patibayan ng sikmura, patayan, saksakan at barilan ang naging mundo ko. habulan at taguan na walang humpay.

Wala akong respeto sa kapwa ko, gaya ng wala din akong hiya kahit kanino. wala akong pinag aralan, ang tanging alam ko lang ay ang mabuhay para sa sarili ko, matira ang matibay yan ang prinsipyo ko. Tuwing gabi, bago ako matulog, nag lalaro sa aking balintataw ang mga krimen na ginawa ko, ang mga iyak ng mga babaeng ginahasa at napaslang ko, ang mga sumasabog na mga bomba, ang mga mukha ng sari saring tao. Tapos maiidlip na ako, sanay na ako, para ngang hindi ako makatulog na hindi ginagawang sine sa imahinasyon ko ang mga kasalanan ko.

Konsensiya? wala ako nyan! pero ito ang isaksak mo sa sentido mo Mayor! Katulad din ako ng mga disenteng tao na naka kurbata at amoy pabango. na ang ginagahasa ay ang mga batas at konstitusyon ng bansa mo. Nilalapastangan ang mga mahihirap at ninanakaw ang pondo ng gobyerno. hindi nga sila sugapa sa gamot tulad ko, pero sila ay gutom sa salapi at lapastangan sa sinumpaan nilang trabaho, hindi nga bat maging mahika sa halalan ay pinag aralan ng husto.

OO Kriminal ako, walang Puso, karumal dumal nga sa tingin niyo, pero hindi ako naghuhugas ng kamay na gaya ni Pilato, haharapin ko ang bawat tingga ng bala na lalagos sa katawang lupa ko at babagsak ako na paninindigan ang mga krimen ko. Ngayon at Presidente ka , Tapos na ang Bilingan, Kumpirmadong panalo ka na... Pwede bang humingi ng pabor?

Unahin mong iligtas ang mga bata sa iskwater, dalhin mo sila sa isang magandang paaralan upang matutunan ang kagandahang asal at kadakilaan. turuan niyo silang matakot, at gabayan sa matinong landas Iligtas mo rin ang mga obrero sa laylayan ng kalawanging lipunan na ito. na patuloy na minamaltrato ng mga obispo sa oligarkiya na ang pananampalataya ay trapo Higit sa lahat, tugisin mo ang mga katulad ko at gawing handog ang ulo sa mga pinunong banal na aso.

Ang aking karahasan ay simbolo ng napupugnaw na hustisya, ako ang lebadura sa tinapay na nag papaamag dito, ang aking mga dumi at burak ay naging kagamutan ng kahinaan ng kapwa ko upang maging mahusay na rebelde at pagano

Tanggapin mo ang aming handog, isang Bombang sasambulat sa mukha ng mga pantas at kritiko Isa akong binhi na isinilid sa batuhan sa gitna ng disyerto, tumubo sa alat ng hangin at pait ng buhay, ang aking mga laman ay ugat ng kasakiman at mga pagnanasa, alindog ay dugo ng mga biktima

Ito ang aking kagandahan, ang aming sumpa sa bulok na lipunan na maling pimahalaanan. Mabubuhay kami, at magpapatuloy sa pagka imortal dahil ang Pilipinas ay bayan ng mga Pusakal at kriminal. lagusan ng pintuan ng impiyerno at pugad ng mga ipokritong santo.

Hinabi ko sa dilim ng gabi ang mga gunita at pakiusap na ito. Alam kong ang kalayaan ng bayang ito ay malapit na, at ang aming mga araw ay paubos na. SAna lang Presidente Digong! sana lang.., Sayo ko inihahabilin ang aming mga gunita.

Hanggang sa muli nating pagkikita. Inihahandog ko sayo ang aking maruming dugo, na siya kong ginamit na tinta Tugisin mo kami mula sa dilim ng gabi gawin mo kaming palamuti upang ang aming bakas ay maging aral at mag kasilbi.

Naghihintay kami Presidente Digong! Dali! habulan at taguan pung tayo patay ang mahuli Huwag ka lang magkakamali Digong dahil gagawin naming pulutan ang iyong bayag at titi.

VIRAL - OPEN LETTER OF 'CRIMINAL' TO RODRIGO DUTERTE

 
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