Ako I love ADOBO woooo hehehe
 
			
			 
			
			 Are you really a Filipino? Yes or no? and Why?
 Are you really a Filipino? Yes or no? and Why?
				Yes because my mother and father is a filipino although i look like chinese
 Are you really a Filipino? Yes or no? and Why?
 Are you really a Filipino? Yes or no? and Why?
				People think I am old enough to " amen " sa mga tao na maguwang nako that I look up to as parents . I still keep and practice that tradition of respect w/c is by the way ONLI IN DA PILIPINS .
" A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. " - 2nd Amendment , Bill of Rights of the United States of America
 
			
			 Are you really a Filipino? Yes or no? and Why?
 Are you really a Filipino? Yes or no? and Why?
				No in any angle. No need tell you why.
 
			
			
 Are you really a Filipino? Yes or no? and Why?
 Are you really a Filipino? Yes or no? and Why?
				depends on your definition... my citizenship and nationality is Filipino...
 
			
			 Walang kwenta ang Pilipinas //// from email
 Walang kwenta ang Pilipinas //// from email
				i got this from a friend... read on
Walang kwenta ang Pilipinas
By: jawbreaker. (isang ordinaryong office worker na ayaw nang magbayad
ng tax...ever!)
Walang katapusang corruption, walang kamatayang pangbabatikos,
pagbabatuhan ng tae at pagpapa-taasan ng ihi ng mga pulitiko sa
bawatisa, walang tigil na imbestigasyon ng kung ano-anong isyu pero
wala namang matinong resolusyon, walang puknat na pag-aagawan ng
kapangyarihan sa pagitan ng mga partido, patuloy na pagdami ng tamad
at tangang Pilipino, SILANG patuloy na pakikipaglaban ng ideolohiyang
wala namang
silbi.
SINONG "SILA"? EH DI MGA CORRUPT NA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND WORKERS,
MGA TAMBAY NA PILIPINO NA ANG LALAKI NG KATAWAN PERO HINDI NAMAN
NAGTRATRABAHO AT HINDI NAGBABAYAD NG TAX, MGA MAYAYAMAN AT ARTISTANG
TAX EVADERS, PATI MGA AKTIBISTA, NPA AT IBA PANG IDEOLOGICAL GROUPS NA
HINDI NAGBABAYAD NG TAX PERO PANG-GULO!!!
Lagi na lang sinasabi ng mga pulitiko: Ipaglaban ang masa! Tulungan
ang masa! Mahalin ang masa!
MASA LANG BA ANG TAO SA PILIPINAS?
SINO BA TALAGA ANG BUMUBUHAY SA BANSANG TO?
SAAN BA GALING ANG PANGPAGAWA NG MGA TULAY AT KALYE? SAAN BA GALING
ANG PORK BARREL? SAAN BA GALING ANG PERANG KINUKURAKOT NILA?
KAMI NA MGA MANGGAGAWA AT MIDDLE CLASS NA BAGO PA MAKUHA ANG SWELDO
BAWAS NA - KAMI ANG BUMUBUHAY SA BANSA NA 'TO!!!!!!!!!
BAKIT YANG BANG MGA MASANG YAN NA LAGI NA LANG SENTRO NG PLATAPORMA NG
MGA PULITIKO EH NAGBABAYAD BA NG TAX cla!!!!
KAHIT ISA SA MGA NAG-RA-RALLYING MGA SQUATTER NA YAN, KAHIT SINGKO
HINDI NAG-RE-REMIT YAN SA BIR!
PERO PINAPAKINGGAN BA KAMI NG GOBYERNO?
LAGI NA LANG OPINYON NG MASA ANG INI-INTINDI NG GOBYERNO.
KUNG SINO ANG NAG-RA-RALLY, SA EDSA, SILA ANG NASUSUNOD.
KUNG SINO ANG MAS MALAKAS SUMIGAW PERO WALA NAMANG ECONOMIC
CONTRIBUTION, SILA LAGI ANG FOCUS PAG MAY PROBLEMA.
SILA LAGI ANG BIDA.
KAMING MGA ORDINARYONG OFFICE WORKERS, OFW'S, LABORERS AT IBA PANG
NAG-TRA-TRABAHO AT NAGBABAYAD NG TAX - KAMI ANG NAGPAPAKAHIRAP PARA
BUHAYIN ANG PILIPINAS. KAMI ANG MGA TUNAY NA BAYANI NG BANSA!!!
Tuwing nakikita ko ang payslip ko, nag-iinit ang ulo ko at gusto kong
maiyak sa inis. Napakalaki ng tax na binabawas sa akin pero ginagamit
lang sa walang kwentang bagay ang perang pinaghirapan ko.
Lahat ng pagtitipid ginagawa ko para suportahan ang sarili ko, pamilya
ko at ang bansang to. Ni hindi ako makabili ng chicken and spaghetti
meal sa Jollibee kahit gutom na gutom na ko. Nag-tya-tyaga ako sa
waffle na tig-P10, o kaya pag may konting pera, junior bola-bola
siopao sa Mini-Stop sa halangang P20.
Eh kung yung pera ko na pinapangbabayad sa tax sa kin na lang napunta,
eh di sana nakakapanood pa ko ng sine at least 2 beses sa isang buwan.
Nakabili na sana ako ng bagong rubber shoes. Nakapagpagawa na sana ako
ng sarili kong bahay.
Yung tax na binabayad ko, karamihan nun derecho sa bulsa ng mga
corrupt na mga government officials at workers. Habang hirap na hirap
akong i-budget ang pera ko, sila naman nagpapakasarap sa mga mansyon.
SUV's at luxury cars pa ang dina-drive nila, samantalang ako sa
pedicab lang sumasakay!
PERA KO YANG PINAPAGPAPASASAAN NYO!!!!!
Yung tax na binabayad ko, pinapangsuporta sa mga mahihirap. Saan ba
galing ang pera pangpagawa ng housing at pagtulong sa mga mahihirap,
di ba sa mga manggagawa na nagbabayad ng buwis! Pero karamihan ng
mahihirap, kung umasta kala mo inaapi sila ng sobra.
SA TOTOO LANG NO, KAYA ANG MGA MAHIHIRAP LALONG NAGHIHIRAP KASI MGA
TAMAD!
Ang daming mga tambay sa kalye na walang trabaho pero ang laki ng
katawan. Eh kung sila ba nagkargador sa pier eh di sana may pera sila.
TAPOS WALA NA NGANG PERA, ANAK PA NG ANAK!
LALO NYO LANG PINAPADAMI ANG TAMAD AT TANGA SA MUNDO!!!!!
Naaawa ako sa mga batang pakalat-kalat sa kalye at namamalimos. Imbes
na nag-aaral, dumadagdag lang sila sa bilang ng mga future criminals
sa Pinas. Hindi ako magtataka na yung batang nakita kong namamalimos
sa Cubao, pagkatapos ng ilang taon cellphone snatcher na.
YUNG MGA MAGULANG NAMAN DYAN, COMMON SENSE LANG! HIRAP NA HIRAP NA NGA
KAYO SA BUHAY, MANGDADAMAY PA KAYO NG IBA?! PAPARAMIHAN NYO PA LAHI
NYO!
Palibhasa walang mga trabaho at walang pinagkaka-abalahan, kaya
nagkakalabitan at nagsusundutan na lang maghapon, magdamag. Sa totoo
lang, nakakabilib. Kasi kahit sa ilalim ng tulay o sa kariton lang,
nakakabuo pa rin ng bata! Ibig sabihin, maabilidad ang mga Pinoy. Kung
gugustuhin, gagawan ng paraan. Kahit sa makipot, mabaho at maduming
lugar - SOLVE!
Isa pang mga grupo ng tao na nakakainis, yung mga aktibista, NPA at
kung ano-ano pang ideological political groups. Sabi nila, mahal na
mahal nila ang Pilipinas kaya pinagpalalaban nila ang kanilang mga
adhikain.
EH HINDI RIN KAYO NAGBABAYAD NG TAX! ANG KAKAPAL RIN NG MGA MUKHA NYO!
MGA HIPOKRITO! MAHAL DAW ANG PILIPINAS AYAW NAMAN MAGBAYAD NG BUWIS!
WALA DIN NAMAN KAYONG MGA TRABAHO! KUNG MAY TRABAHO TALAGA KAYO, HINDI
KAYO MAG-RA-RALLY DAHIL SAYANG ANG SWELDO NYO PAG ABSENT KAYO!
PAANO NYO MAIPAPAKITA ANG PAGMAMAHAL NYO SA PILIPINAS KUNG WALA NA
KAYONG GAWANG MATINO KUNDI MAG-RALLY AT MAMUNDOK??!!!
ISA PA YANG MGA MAYAYAMAN NA ARTISTA, NA NANGDADAYA AT HINDI
NAGBABAYAD NG BUWIS. ANG KAKAPAL NG MUKHA NYO! ANG DAMI NYO NA NGANG
PERA NANGDADAYA PA KAYO SA TAX!!!! HINDI NYO NAMAN MADADALA SA
IMPIERNO YANG MGA KAYAMAN NYO. MASUSUNOG LANG DUN YAN.
KAYA LALONG BUMABAGSAK ANG NEGOSYO DITO SA PILIPINAS, KASI MGA
NEGOSYANTE MANDARAYA. PATI SHOWBIZ INDUSTRY, BAGSAK NA DIN. KARMA ANG
TAWAG DYAN. MGA BALASUBAS KASI.
Sana magkaron ng POLITICAL AND NATIONAL CLEANSING.
Alisin ang lahat ng pulitiko at political families sa puwesto. Tibagin
ang lahat ng mapanirang organizations at grupo. Itapon sa malayong
isla o kaya i-pwersa ng hard labor ang mga sobrang tamad na mga
Pilipino. Ihiwalay ang mga bata sa kanilang mga tamad at tangang
magulang upang makapag-aral sila at maturuan na maging mabuting tao at
mamamayan. Magkaron ng bagong lider na walang political ties at utang
na loob sa kahit sino.
At higit sa lahat, dapat tax payers lang ang pwedeng bumoto!
Kung kinakailangang magka-giyera para magtino ang mga Pilipino, ayos
lang. Masyado na kasing matigas ang ulo ng mga tao dito. Gusto ng
kalayaan, pero hindi naman handang panagutan ang responsibilidad ng
pagiging malaya. Meron daw pinaglalaban na prinsipyo at adhikain pero
takot namang mamatay para dito.
Hangga't hindi nagkakaron ng radical change, patuloy na walang kwenta
ang Pilipinas at patuloy na magiging tanga ang majority ng mga
Pilipino.
Sa dami ng nag-mi-migrate na Pilipino sa ibang bansa, dadating ang
panahon na minority na lang ng population sa Pilipinas ang may utak.
Yung mga magagaling na Pilipino, malamang maubos na. Sobra na kasi
silang na-fru-frustrate at na-de-depress sa mga nakikita nila.
Ilang taon pa at aalis na rin ako sa Pilipinas. Wala kong balak na
magkaron ng pamilya sa isang bansa na hindi pinapahalagahan ang
kontribusyon ng mga taong tunay na bumubuhay dito. Kawawa naman ang
magiging anak ko kung dito sya mabubuhay.
Sa totoo lang, broken hearted ako. Minahal ko din ang bansang ito.
Pilit kong pinagtatanggol kahit bulok. Nakarating na ko ng ibang
bansa, pero pinili kong bumalik. Pero ngayon, ayoko na. Suko na ko.
Sayang lang ako sa bansang to. Simple lang naman ang hiling ko. Gusto
ko lang mabuhay ng tahimik at maayos.
Gusto ko na kahit paano eh maipagmalaki ang Pilipinas. Pero wala eh.
Doomed to be jologs ang bansang to.
Alam ko marami pa ang umaasa at naniniwala sa pagbabago. Good luck and
God bless! Sana tama kayo at mali ako.
--
"Whenever I see problems... I only see opportunities
"Teaching Minds, touching hearts and transforming lives..."
 
			
			
 Re: Walang kwenta ang Pilipinas //// from email
 Re: Walang kwenta ang Pilipinas //// from email
				Bitaw.. they always matter... kinsa man na cla ba?
Sakto jud.. wala na kwarta.. wala pa ug trabaho.. cge pa jud anak..
mga tapulan pa jud. Added to that uban cge ra inom2x..
Kita noun naay trabaho.. ang plano usa lang ka anak..
Maau cguro the government should stop trying to support for them
para motrabaho na..
I dont think sad na wala na jud ka makit-an na trabaho these days..
gamiton sad unta nila ilang utok.. if you are resourcefull enough makakita
jud ka ug kwarta oi.
Kaning mga tawhana ba.. pareha na sila kanang mga spoiled kaau na bata..
di gani tagaan ug candy hilak dayun.. wa sila gahuna2x na ang parents tawon
cge pangita paagi ngita kwarta para palit candy.
 
			
			 Re: Walang kwenta ang Pilipinas //// from email
 Re: Walang kwenta ang Pilipinas //// from email
				Federalism o else goodbye philippines which is manila only.
 
			
			 Every Filipino Should Read with this one.
 Every Filipino Should Read with this one.
				Dear All,
With the recent developments that besiege the country, I can’t help but agree with 90% of this mail I received, especially in the context that “qualified voters in this country should have been the ‘paying’ taxpayers’ themselves”, not the noisy ones who never helped made this country alive.
Here it is: Please read this in its entirety, the author has a point!
Galing sa isang ordinaryong manggawa sa Pilipinas
-------------------------------------------------
Walang kwenta ang Pilipinas
By: jawbreaker. (isang ordinaryong office worker na ayaw nang magbayad ng tax...ever!)
Walang katapusang corruption, walang kamatayang pangbabatikos, pagbabatuhan ng tae at pagpapa-taasan ng ihi ng mga pulitiko sa bawatisa, walang tigil na imbestigasyon ng kung ano-anong isyu pero wala namang matinong resolusyon, walang puknat na pag-aagawan ng kapangyarihan sa pagitan ng mga partido, patuloy na pagdami ng tamad at
tangang Pilipino, SILANG patuloy na pakikipaglaban ng ideolohiyang wala namang
silbi.
SINONG "SILA"? EH DI MGA CORRUPT NA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND WORKERS,
MGA TAMBAY NA PILIPINO NA ANG LALAKI NG KATAWAN PERO HINDI NAMAN
NAGTRATRABAHO AT HINDI NAGBABAYAD NG TAX, MGA MAYAYAMAN AT ARTISTANG TAX EVADERS, PATI MGA AKTIBISTA, NPA AT IBA PANG IDEOLOGICAL GROUPS NA HINDI NAGBABAYAD NG TAX PERO PANG-GULO!!!
Lagi na lang sinasabi ng mga pulitiko: Ipaglaban ang masa! Tulungan ang masa! Mahalin ang masa!
MASA LANG BA ANG TAO SA PILIPINAS?
SINO BA TALAGA ANG BUMUBUHAY SA BANSANG TO?
SAAN BA GALING ANG PANGPAGAWA NG MGA TULAY AT KALYE? SAAN BA GALING ANG PORK BARREL? SAAN BA GALING ANG PERANG KINUKURAKOT NILA?
KAMI NA MGA MANGGAGAWA AT MIDDLE CLASS NA BAGO PA MAKUHA ANG SWELDO BAWAS NA - KAMI ANG BUMUBUHAY SA BANSA NA 'TO!!!!!!!!!
BAKIT YANG BANG MGA MASANG YAN NA LAGI NA LANG SENTRO NG PLATAPORMA NG MGA PULITIKO EH NAGBABAYAD BA NG TAX cla!!!!
KAHIT ISA SA MGA NAG-RA-RALLYING MGA SQUATTER NA YAN, KAHIT SINGKO HINDI NAG-RE-REMIT YAN SA BIR!
PERO PINAPAKINGGAN BA KAMI NG GOBYERNO?
LAGI NA LANG OPINYON NG MASA ANG INI-INTINDI NG GOBYERNO.
KUNG SINO ANG NAG-RA-RALLY, SA EDSA, SILA ANG NASUSUNOD.
KUNG SINO ANG MAS MALAKAS SUMIGAW PERO WALA NAMANG ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION, SILA LAGI ANG FOCUS PAG MAY PROBLEMA.
SILA LAGI ANG BIDA.
KAMING MGA ORDINARYONG OFFICE WORKERS, OFW'S, LABORERS AT IBA PANG NAG-TRA-TRABAHO AT NAGBABAYAD NG TAX - KAMI ANG NAGPAPAKAHIRAP PARA BUHAYIN ANG PILIPINAS. KAMI ANG MGA TUNAY NA BAYANI NG BANSA!!!
Tuwing nakikita ko ang payslip ko, nag-iinit ang ulo ko at gusto kong maiyak sa inis. Napakalaki ng tax na binabawas sa akin pero ginagamit lang sa walang kwentang bagay ang perang pinaghirapan ko.
Lahat ng pagtitipid ginagawa ko para suportahan ang sarili ko, pamilya ko at ang bansang to. Ni hindi ako makabili ng chicken and spaghetti meal sa Jollibee kahit gutom na gutom na ko. Nag-tya-tyaga ako sa waffle na tig-P10, o kaya pag may konting pera, junior bola-bola siopao sa Mini-Stop sa halangang P20.
Eh kung yung pera ko na pinapangbabayad sa tax sa kin na lang napunta, eh di sana nakakapanood pa ko ng sine at least 2 beses sa isang buwan. Nakabili na sana ako ng bagong rubber shoes. Nakapagpagawa na sana ako ng sarili kong bahay.
Yung tax na binabayad ko, karamihan nun derecho sa bulsa ng mga corrupt na mga government officials at workers. Habang hirap na hirap akong i-budget ang pera ko, sila naman nagpapakasarap sa mga mansyon. SUV's at luxury cars pa ang dina-drive nila, samantalang ako sa pedicab lang
sumasakay!
PERA KO YANG PINAPAGPAPASASAAN NYO!!!!!
Yung tax na binabayad ko, pinapangsuporta sa mga mahihirap. Saan ba galing ang pera pangpagawa ng housing at pagtulong sa mga mahihirap, di ba sa mga manggagawa na nagbabayad ng buwis! Pero karamihan ng mahihirap, kung umasta kala mo inaapi sila ng sobra.
SA TOTOO LANG NO, KAYA ANG MGA MAHIHIRAP LALONG NAGHIHIRAP KASI MGA TAMAD!
Ang daming mga tambay sa kalye na walang trabaho pero ang laki ng katawan. Eh kung sila ba nagkargador sa pier eh di sana may pera sila.
TAPOS WALA NA NGANG PERA, ANAK PA NG ANAK!
LALO NYO LANG PINAPADAMI ANG TAMAD AT TANGA SA MUNDO!!!!!
Naaawa ako sa mga batang pakalat-kalat sa kalye at namamalimos. Imbes na nag-aaral, dumadagdag lang sila sa bilang ng mga future criminals sa Pinas. Hindi ako magtataka na yung batang nakita kong namamalimos sa Cubao,
pagkatapos ng ilang taon cellphone snatcher na.
YUNG MGA MAGULANG NAMAN DYAN, COMMON SENSE LANG! HIRAP NA HIRAP NA NGA KAYO SA BUHAY, MANGDADAMAY PA KAYO NG IBA?! PAPARAMIHAN NYO PA LAHI NYO!
Palibhasa walang mga trabaho at walang pinagkaka-abalahan, kaya nagkakalabitan at nagsusundutan na lang maghapon, magdamag. Sa totoo lang, nakakabilib. Kasi kahit sa ilalim ng tulay o sa kariton lang, nakakabuo pa rin ng bata! Ibig sabihin, maabilidad ang mga Pinoy. Kung gugustuhin, gagawan ng paraan. Kahit sa makipot, mabaho at maduming lugar - SOLVE!
Isa pang mga grupo ng tao na nakakainis, yung mga aktibista, NPA at kung ano-ano pang ideological political groups. Sabi nila, mahal na mahal nila ang Pilipinas kaya pinagpalalaban nila ang kanilang mga adhikain.
EH HINDI RIN KAYO NAGBABAYAD NG TAX! ANG KAKAPAL RIN NG MGA MUKHA NYO!
MGA HIPOKRITO! MAHAL DAW ANG PILIPINAS AYAW NAMAN MAGBAYAD NG BUWIS!
WALA DIN NAMAN KAYONG MGA TRABAHO! KUNG MAY TRABAHO TALAGA KAYO, HINDI KAYO MAG-RA-RALLY DAHIL SAYANG ANG SWELDO NYO PAG ABSENT KAYO!
PAANO NYO MAIPAPAKITA ANG PAGMAMAHAL NYO SA PILIPINAS KUNG WALA NA KAYONG GAWANG MATINO KUNDI MAG-RALLY AT MAMUNDOK??!!!
ISA PA YANG MGA MAYAYAMAN AT MGA ARTISTA, NA NANGDADAYA AT HINDI NAGBABAYAD NG BUWIS. ANG KAKAPAL NG MUKHA NYO! ANG DAMI NYO NA NGANG PERA NANGDADAYA PA KAYO SA TAX!!!! HINDI NYO NAMAN MADADALA SA IMPIERNO YANG MGA KAYAMAN NYO. MASUSUNOG LANG DUN YAN.
KAYA LALONG BUMABAGSAK ANG NEGOSYO DITO SA PILIPINAS, KASI MGA NEGOSYANTE MANDARAYA. PATI SHOWBIZ INDUSTRY, BAGSAK NA DIN. KARMA ANG TAWAG DYAN. MGA BALASUBAS KASI.
Sana magkaron ng POLITICAL AND NATIONAL CLEANSING.
Alisin ang lahat ng pulitiko at political families sa puwesto. Tibagin ang lahat ng mapanirang organizations at grupo. Itapon sa malayong isla o kaya i-pwersa ng hard labor ang mga sobrang tamad na mga Pilipino. Ihiwalay ang mga bata sa kanilang mga tamad at tangang magulang upang makapag-aral sila at maturuan na maging mabuting tao at mamamayan. Magkaron ng bagong lider na walang political ties at
utang na loob sa kahit sino.
At higit sa lahat, dapat tax payers lang ang pwedeng bumoto!
Kung kinakailangang magka-giyera para magtino ang mga Pilipino, ayos lang. Masyado na kasing matigas ang ulo ng mga tao dito. Gusto ng kalayaan, pero hindi naman handang panagutan ang responsibilidad ng pagiging malaya. Meron daw pinaglalaban na prinsipyo at adhikain pero takot namang mamatay para dito.
Hangga't hindi nagkakaron ng radical change, patuloy na walang kwenta ang Pilipinas at patuloy na magiging tanga ang majority ng mga Pilipino.
Sa dami ng nag-mi-migrate na Pilipino sa ibang bansa, dadating ang panahon na minority na lang ng population sa Pilipinas ang may utak. Yung mga magagaling na Pilipino, malamang maubos na. Sobra na kasi silang na-fru-frustrate at na-de-depress sa mga nakikita nila.
Ilang taon pa at aalis na rin ako sa Pilipinas. Wala kong balak na magkaron ng pamilya sa isang bansa na hindi pinapahalagahan ang kontribusyon ng mga taong tunay na bumubuhay dito. Kawawa naman ang magiging anak ko kung dito sya mabubuhay.
Sa totoo lang, broken hearted ako. Minahal ko din ang bansang ito. Pilit kong pinagtatanggol kahit bulok. Nakarating na ko ng ibang bansa, pero pinili kong bumalik. Pero ngayon, ayoko na. Suko na ko. Sayang lang ako sa bansang to. Simple lang naman ang hiling ko. Gusto ko lang mabuhay ng
tahimik at maayos. Gusto ko na kahit paano eh maipagmalaki ang Pilipinas. Pero wala eh. Doomed to be jologs ang bansang to.
Alam ko marami pa ang umaasa at naniniwala sa pagbabago. Good luck and God bless! Sana tama kayo at mali ako.
 
			
			
 Re: Every Filipino Should Read with this one.
 Re: Every Filipino Should Read with this one.
				and i think here's the response to this letter, i just received this in a forwarded mail........
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We The Jologs: A Reaction to Jawbreaker’s "Walang
Kwenta ang Pilipinas"
by ionaks
I am working class, I pay my taxes, I am an "ordinary
office worker," I know how it feels..... but this
person, whoever he or she is, does not speak for me.
While the writer did not claim that he was speaking
for anyone but himself, the same passion that
compelled him to compose his message is the same
passion which compels me now to say my piece.
I write this for several reasons. First, the email (or
more accurately, the blog entry) now circulating, as
strongly-worded as it is, is bound to reach
more and more people and lest more are led to believe
that most of us think in the same vein, I have to say
that we do not, or at least I don't.
Second, many of his statements do a great many
Filipino grave disservice. Third, it is time to speak.
I am just as sick of the corruption and the scandals
and the politicking. Pagod, sawa, at sukang-suka sa
walang katapusang pagbabangayan,
tama siya doon! Ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay saksakan
ng dumi at baho... tama ulit! We are all sick of
watching these politicians fight over positions
in goverment like rabied dogs, all in the name of
public service kuno when in fact the only interest
they ever serve is their own. But this issue goes so
far
beyond politics! Sino nga bang kawawa sa mga
nangyayari ngayon? Kahit naman anong mangyari doon sa
itaas, wala naman sa kanila ang maghihirap.
Even if Gloria resigns or is removed from office,
she's not going to end up anywhere near the poor house
scrounging for a daily living.
Lahat sila, administrasyon, oposisyon, militar, the
big business players... all those powers that be who
seem to be driving the country further and
further into the depths of oblivion... they have
nothing to lose except the opportunity to accumulate
more wealth at our expense.
If this country does self-destruct, all they have to
do is hop on an airplane and fly, business class at
that, to some other country.
At sino ang maiiwan dito? Tayo. The so-called
"middle-class"... and the so-called "masa". Sama-sama
tayong maiiwan dito to drown in the muck.
And because of this, I see no distinction between the
purported middle-class and the masa anymore,
definitely not one that will help us in these
trying times. To hang on to the notion that our
interests are different is myopic. To believe that the
middle-class have more at stake is arrogant.
To continue to keep a line between "them" and "us" is
elitist and wrong. It also borders on prejudice, which
is unacceptable.
This kind of hatred is just as bad as greed.
Look around you. Unless you are surnamed Ayala
(exception na lang siguro si Joey Ayala) or Cojuancgo
or Gokongwei or what have you.... working or not,
MASA ka rin! So what if you dress better, or went to a
private school, can speak decent English, or listen to
Coldplay instead of April Boy? Does it make
you more of a person? Does it make you more deserving
of a better life? Does it make you more entitled to
decent service from an honest government?
All it makes you is, well, better-dressed and eligible
for a higher tax bracket.
You know what the real differences are? The real
difference between "us" and "them" is that while "we"
complain about not being able to afford a fancy
dinner at some expensive restaurant or buy a new pair
of sneakers or get the latest cellphone, "they" worry
about where to get money for their next meal.
"They" worry about diseases like pneumonia and TB and
not having even a hundred bucks to even go to a doctor
to ask for a prescription that they won't
be able to afford to buy anyway. Our children give up
going to the movies; their children give up fare money
and walk to school, if they are able to still go
to school in the first place. The taxes that you pay
may mean an out-of-town family vacation. The taxes
that according to you they don’t pay could spell
the difference between life and death. THAT is the
difference.
Paying your taxes does not make you better than anyone
else. Haven’t you thought about the fact that so many
Filipinos are exempt from paying taxes
precisely because they are too poor to pay any tax?
And for sure, kahit kailan hindi sila naging bida.
Kahit kailan, hindi sila nasunod. Kahit kailan, hindi
sila ever pinakinggan ng gobyerno. Pinarada si Mang
Pandoy dati, yung tatlong bata naman nung panahon ni
Gloria, pero nasaan na sila ngayon? The Government has
always claimed to but has NEVER
actually championed their cause. EDSA I? Mind you,
hindi yun laban ng mga jologs na masa. Laban yun ng
lahat ng Pilipino, led foremost by the middle-class!
Lalo naman ang EDSA II which put Gloria in power. That
was almost a purely middle-class movement. Maybe
you’re talking about the so called mob
which rally to support Erap at every opportunity, but
they have not been heard. More importantly, they do
not properly represent the poor of this country.
The “masa” can be found not only in Metro Manila; they
are scattered all across these 7,107 islands of ours.
High tide or low tide, they have never been
empowered. They remain desolate and neglected and
oppressed. True, pag kampanya sila ang bida sa
plataporma, pero pagkatapos hindi ba yung mga
crony na business tycoons at foreign investors din
naman and naghahari? And you will deny them their
right to basic government service? No need, because
the Government never served them anyway.
And besides, OO, tayong working class ang nagbabayad
ng buwis at OO dahil dun nabubuhay ang Pilipinas. But
do you know who really keeps this country
afloat, albeit barely? The farmers! The fishermen!
Those people who still somehow keep the agricultural
sector going. They feed you and me. Literal pa yan!
Economically, agriculture is still our major industry.
By traditional definitions, I’m sure kasama sila sa
masa na sobrang kinagagalitan mo. Will you deny them
their proper place in keeping this country alive for
all of us? They probably contribute more than both you
and I do. Besides, the way things are going right now,
meron pa bang tao na hindi nagbabayad ng buwis one way
or the other?
Yung mga big-time tax evaders, tama, sa kanila ka
magalit. Pero wag doon sa maliliit na wala namang
magawa.
Totoo, nakakainis ang mga tamad. At totoo naman na
maraming tamad sa Pilipinas. But the poor do not have
a monopoly of the indolence in this country.
At sa totoo lang, hindi sila mahirap dahil tamad sila.
I find it tyrannical, and such a terrifying recall to
the Spanish colonial era, that some people still seem
to think so. As much as there are lazy people in the
squatters of Tondo, there are just as many lazy people
in Forbes Park. The only difference is that they
have Daddy’s money to disguise their lack of
productivity. At kahit tamad sila, hindi sila
nagugutom.
Totoo, may mahihirap na hindi umaangat kasi tamad.
Pero karamihan sa mahihirap humihirap dahil kahit
anong gawin nila, hindi sila nabibigyan ng
pagkakataong
umayos ang buhay. Do we really believe the poor are
content with their poverty and do not try to do all in
their power to change their fate? Tell that to the
driver
of the next pedicab you ride.
The bare naked truth is, in most cases, they are
simply not given the opportunity to prosper. For one,
Government does not give them the education they need
and deserve to equip and empower them to do better.
And there’s the capitalist economy of consumption and
excess, where profit is the end that justifies
any means, which simply will not let anyone other than
the key players and investors and top-level executives
have any share of the wealth. I find it strange that
you shouldn’t see this. You are the best example of
what I mean. You complain of having to content
yourself with a 10 peso waffledog at Mini-stop instead
of your
favorite value meal at Jollibee… yet you work your
butt off, don’t you? Hindi ka tamad, pero yumaman ka
na ba? Like I said, masa ka rin. The simple fact is,
for
poor people like us, there is a much bigger hurdle
than the fight against one’s own “tamaditis.”
You also attack those activitists who take to the
streets. Unang-una, sana ihiwalay mo yung mga tunay na
aktibista dun sa mga binayaran lang ng kung sinong
pulitiko para manggulo. Hindi lahat ng nakikipaglaban
sa kalsada walang trabaho at tamad at hindi nagbabayad
ng buwis at nagbibilad sa araw para lang manggulo.
There are those of them, and believe me there are
many, who are decent hard-working people. They
sacrifice time that could otherwise have been spent
with their
families to fight for what they believe in. They
sacrifice the daily wages they might otherwise earn
precisely because they feel that it is the future of
their children
at stake. And it is precisely because they are the
disadvantaged lot that their sacrifices are even more
proportionately significant. More than income, they
have
sacrificed life and limb for this country, and will do
so again if the need arises. For anyone to scoff at
this, no matter how much we disagree with the form
their
ideology takes, is disrespectful and cruel. It is an
insult to those who have made such sacrifices, to
their families who have made the sacrifices with them,
and to
those of us who still believe that this country,
damned as it seems to be, is still worth fighting for.
Besides, ano nga bang masama sa ideolohiya? You use it
like it was a bad word. What is ideology, really, but
a principle by which we aspire to achieve our ideals?
And what are our ideals? Better lives for ourselves
and our families? A better future for our children? To
live in a peaceful and just society,
where there is enough for all and no one is hungry or
poor or uneducated? To be called a great nation and
take pride in our citizenship?
Isn’t that the ideal we all strive for? Ikaw, yun lang
din naman ang gusto mo di ba? The ideologies may vary,
but still, the ideals are the same.
Bottomline: we all want the same thing. Masa man o
middle class, (kahit nga yung mga mayayaman at corrupt
na pulitiko, nasobrahan lang sila),
we all want the same thing. Kelan ba kasi naging
synonymous ang ideology sa idealismo at ang idealismo
sa imposible? It is precisely because we have
abandoned our ideals and idealism that we are in the
muck. It is precisely because we have been so
frustrated by our experiences that just the mere
mention
of the word “ideology” makes us cringe and turn away.
But if all these ideologies die, then how will we even
start to strive for our ideals? Siguro nga tama ka,
mamatay na nga silang kumakapit pa sa prinsipyo at
ideolohiya. Mamatay na tayong lahat.
We have different ways of fighting for what we believe
in, different ways of contributing. Some of us take to
the streets, some of us stand quietly by but in
our hearts we protest the injustices that surround us
and in our own ways, we do what we can. But I say,
better do something than nothing at all. To give up
now will do nothing but assure our doom.
The present political crisis is more than just
political. True, this needs to be resolved and at the
soonest possible time. But however which way this
plays out…
what we need to assure is that we do not let this
happen again. Like I said, tayo ang kawawa. Buti sana
if the effects of these political upheavals are
contained
only amongst those people who keep on playing musical
chairs with the seats of power. Pero hindi eh. Lahat
tayo, apektado. From ordinary office workers
to the jobless man with five mouths to feed waiting at
home, tamad man o hindi, we are the ones who suffer.
These political maneuverings have translated
into decades of poverty for so many and that makes me
sick and livid with anger. It makes my heart break.
And we are all accountable for that. Yes, all of us.
And merely paying our taxes does not make us
blameless.
We are accountable in so many ways that may seem
innocuous but are just as dangerous nonetheless. We
are accountable when we vote for a person
because of nothing else than kababayan natin siya, or
tatay siya ng kaklase natin sa elementary, o nakikita
natin siya sa pelikula, o gwapo siya o maganda.
We are accountable when we go to the LTO and bribe the
employees there so we don’t have to spend two hours in
line. We are accountable when we solicit
favors from politicians and public servants and
contribute to the prevalence of patronage politics. We
are accountable when we allow our friends or relatives
to
solicit (or grant!) those favors. We are accountable
when we engage in business practices that deprive
laborers of their fair and just wages just so we could
keep our profit levels as high as we possibly can with
nary a thought of how we owe to our employees not just
to give them wages but to raise their quality of life.
We are accountable when, in the name of job and
investment generation, we develop industries and
technologies that wreak havoc on the environment and
the health of local communities thereby effectively
pushing them once and for all into a place of
irrevocable poverty and true disenfranchisement.
More so we are accountable when we sit by and say
nothing or do nothing to register our dissent and make
things change. We are our own worst enemies.
But, we could also be our own best friends.
I say this to you in fellowship and with respect for
the great love you have for our country, which is
obvious in spite of your disillusion and decision to
give up. Go.
Be the proverbial rat who abandons the sinking ship.
Save yourself and pursue the life you want. You have a
right to it. Iwan mo kaming bayan ng mga jologs.
Like I said, I respect your opinion. Hindi kita
inaaway, and if I sound like it, I apologize.
Actually, ito naman talaga ang punto ko: Hindi tayo
ang magkaaway dito,
just as much as I believe na hindi yung mga aktibista
sa kalye o mahihirap na hindi makapagbayad ng buwis
and kaaway mo. I cannot accept that they
should deserve this kind of ire. And I find it
counterproductive, to say the least, to put the
impoverished majority of this country on the other
side of the fence.
You are angry, which is how most of us feel, but your
anger is somewhat misdirected. Para sa akin,
nakakatakot kung ganyan ngang mag-isip talaga ang
lahat ng “middle-class.” Rage against the corrupt and
greedy people in power and I will rage with you. Rage
against those who resort to murder and terrorism
to get what they want. But please, spare the rest of
us who just like you, flawed as we are, are just
victims here.
And herein lies the crux: we may be victims here, but
we are not helpless. We have to fight together. We
must exercise discernment and distinguish
propaganda from truth. Now is not the time to point
fingers at each other and call each other names and
wish each other one-way trips to hell.
We must identify who and what the real enemies are;
and in my heart of hearts, I know that I will not find
them in the shantytowns of Manila.
There is so much that ails our country. There is
something so terribly wrong when you live in a society
where some people can afford 700,000 peso
TV sets while just a few feet away there are children
dying of malnutrition. The fact that even people with
the greatest love for this country give up and leave,
is the saddest commentary of all. As urgent as the
need to change the people who govern us, is the need
to change so many of the intrinsic things that
make our systems and institutions so vulnerable to
manipulation by the few. Not the least of these things
is our own individual tolerance.
There is much work to be done. And it must start, now.
You’re right. What we need is radical change. A
revolution is in order. A real one. One that will go
beyond changing the names of the people we empower
to abuse us. Take that statement however which way you
want. Take it to the streets, if you will. But my real
prayer is that you take it to your heart. Evaluate.
Discern. Participate. Change. Sacrifice. Hope. Act.
And yes, leave if you must. I wish you the best of
luck, too. And one day, I hope that you will come back
to a Philippines that we, the jologs, will have
rebuilt to make you proud.
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