Muy Importante Developmnents

Mindanao: Bringing all of this Out Into the Open' ; about the 'Disqualifications' and about what some marginalized groups can get if they succeed in representative government . {Mikey Arroyo now in a long list of disqualifications for 2013 / expectable 70 M in so called 'pork barrel' to each sitting Representative}. Very, Very Interesting and obviously still Developing , TC Say's .   

TC Say's ; this is the most interesting thing happening anywhere in Elections and especially to every part of the World that professes to have ' a Democratic' style of Government and now the Success in the Philippines comes from their 'Bringing all of this Out Into the Open' ; about the 'Disqualifications' and about what some marginalized groups can get if they succeed in representative government . {Mikey Arroyo now in a long list of disqualifications for 2013 / expectable 70 M in so called 'pork barrel' to each sitting Representative}. Very, Very Interesting and obviously still Developing , TC Say's

According to Philippine Inquirer : 
[?]  Party-list representatives, like their counterparts representing congressional districts, are each entitled to P70 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund, a pork barrel, every year for their pet projects.(?)   [TC Say's ;  in USA the 'Contenders' get some special Perks though most of the Populace have Never heard about what it is nor how to get some .  Anyone might get a taste of something good but until everyone can 'Earn' what they need in life then Nothing is Fair in Elections .  TC Said ]

{Following is ?Vital Info by Jocelyn Uy of Philippine Inquirer news.    01 November 2012


It’s all over for the group of Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo, son of former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, which claims to represent security guards and tricycle drivers, and an aspiring party-list group of journalists.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday disqualified Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) and Alab ng Mamamahayag (Alam), bringing to 33 the number of party-list groups it had so far dropped from the list of organizations qualified to take part in the elections in May 2013.
Among the groups the Comelec earlier disqualified were Ako Bicol, 1st Consumer Alliance for Rural Energy and Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives, which have incumbent representatives in Congress.

No track record
In its ruling, the Comelec en banc officially dropped AGP, currently represented in Congress by Mikey Arroyo, from the roster of party-list groups reaccredited for the midterm elections because its nominees had no track record in representing security guards and drivers.

“They do not belong to the sector they want to represent and the organization [in general] has no track record representing this sector,” Election Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said in an interview.
The Comelec is purging groups from the party-list system following criticisms that millionaires, scions of influential political families and bogus organizations that pass themselves off as representatives of marginalized sectors were using the party-list system to gain seats in the House of Representatives.

Poll watchdog Kontra Daya earlier challenged the legitimacy of AGP, questioning its set of nominees for next year’s elections identified as Charlie Chua and Eder Dizon.

Lawyer, cosmetic surgeon
Kontra Daya noted that Chua was a member of the Sangguniang Bayan of Lubao, Pampanga, and was a senior partner at the Chua and Munsayac law firm. It said Chua was the “right-hand man” of Lubao Mayor Dennis Pineda.

Dizon was identified as a cosmetic surgeon, a Pampanga-based businessman who is president and owner of Suncove Corp., supposedly a franchise holder of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s small town lottery.

In August, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. gave hints of what awaited the group after it failed to present evidence in a hearing of its continuing compliance with the law on the party-list system.

P3M extort allegation
Sarmiento said that Alam’s allegations that the Comelec had tried to extort P3 million from the group in exchange for the organization’s accreditation played a major role in the final decision against the group.
Alam claims to be a group of journalists that also represents indigenous peoples, laborers, the urban poor, farmers and victims of titling syndicates.
“They have no track record to show that they have been really working for these multisectors they claim to represent,” said Sarmiento, citing one of the reasons in the unanimous decision issued by the Comelec en banc.

JR Rañeses
“Plus, the allegation about the bribery [was a factor] because the motion for reconsideration said that there was bribery committed but that was not proven during the meeting,” he said.
In a motion for reconsideration filed last month, Alam claimed that one of its members, Edwin Alcala, was approached by a certain Rogelio “JR” Rañeses who supposedly offered an assurance that the group’s accreditation would be approved in exchange for P3 million.
Alam further alleged that Rañeses had claimed that he had the authority of the Comelec’s second division, currently presided over by Commissioner Lucenito Tagle with Commissioner Elias Yusoph as member. But Alam did not name Tagle and Yusoph.

Absence of evidence
Alam filed the motion for reconsideration in the Comelec en banc after the second division thumbed down its request for accreditation for failing to meet the requirements of a legitimate party-list organization.
The division’s decision was affirmed by the en banc in a unanimous vote, Sarmiento said.
“The allegations were a factor. It doesn’t speak well of the organization to make a series of allegation of bribery and to state openly that there is no evidence,” he said.
Alam was one of the 165 new groups seeking accreditation from the Comelec so it could participate in the party-list elections.

A total of 289 groups have filed applications for accreditation.
Of the 33 groups the Comelec has disqualified so far, 29 are existing party-list organizations.
Under the Constitution, 20 percent of the seats in the House of Representatives are reserved for party-list groups.
Party-list representatives, like their counterparts representing congressional districts, are each entitled to P70 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund, a pork barrel, every year for their pet projects.} JU

Chandler's Intuition

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Tharon Chandler; Mindanao Philippines; 24 October 2012

In my life i believe there has been Plenty of potential Danger in my goals of my true education and world enlightenment, even among a lot of normal times and good people, and that i have avoided danger and death by prudence and presumption.  I rarely speak of death and danger yet we are in a world and a nation where many die each year and many foreigner might face danger according to the decision they make .  As i don't know how long my amazing adventure here in SEA will continue i certainly am inspired to continue my writing as I am very inspired by so many great writers around me; today's inspiration coming in the 'Mindanao Times', newspaper of Davao city .  Thanks for the inspiration and specificly the updates about the Comelec decisions here as that is ultimately the most important news for any Democracy; about the Improvement of election procedures in the freedom to elect our own representatives in a 'Representative Democracy' or a Republic.  My question for today, for all the  Leaders in the Philippines whom i truly do appreciate and admire, is whether they believe their own Government is in fact a 'Republic' or 'representative democracy' and whether they deem their own populace Smart enough to elect ample representatives when they are free to do so?   Also I need to speak comparatively of my own election attempts and associated opportunities.

Certainly here is unparrelelled pride in serving their own country, in national and provincial and local government, here in 2012, and much talk about previous abuse of the people by the Government (most famously the Marcos Dictatorship and  'Marshal Law' in the early 1980's and then the Assasination of Nonoy Aquino in those years), and presently very much protection and revamp of their  election system with large personalities and great names to include Mr "Sixto Brillantes" (the current Comelec chairman) and a Senate probe into the "legitimacy" of some of the 'party list groups'.  There has been the prosecution and encarceration, here in 2012 of a Former President and also a Supreme Court Justice.  Currently and Importantly there is daily  the public 'elimination' of so called extraneous political parties and opponents of 'the Administration' (Benigno Aquino 3).  Let me say I love it; that i am fortunate to be here in witness of this time and i appreciate the persons and the Press and that it does me good, for myself at least,  to compare my own experience and to exercise my intuition.   I have been lucky here.  Amen .

Previously in My own experience i had been persecuted terribly in an era when the United States went from being a wealthy and protected country to a near bankrupt police state.  Students whom came after my time (my 9 years in college) have been beaten up by police at University of California (there in 2011) and more quietly disincluded at many colleges across the land.  One reason is because of the down-slide of the US economy (among inherent fascist tendancies of the right-wing and right-left political party) and the resultant reduction of funds available for state sponsored Education.  When such a 'martial law '  situation comes down it is then the 'local henchman' that may then act upon their own selfishness and traits of 'revenge' against any childhood disagreement; more personally .  Then the options of Jail and 'prison for profit' bring in a new terror to any 'civil activists'; the sort of needful disobedience made famous by H.D. Thoreau (1854) and acted out in 2012 by the 'Occupy Movement' in USA.  In my own life i had no real Natural Flaws though that is what fascists do is they try to make it personal (and more beneficial to Themselves )  in any matter ; and this 'hidden trait'   or latent style comes out in some people when somehow they are 'given the chance ' to make it happen .   My question is whether the Pinoy are now acting out a long dormant trait or whether they will more perfect a free and open government.  As for myself I had a lot of good freinds when i was young and in young adulthood .  Then that joy was taken away by jealous fascists.   Now i enjoy it again;  here in your country.   Young ladies are mildly glad to meet me and the then the same one's like me day after day, no matter how close we get or other concerns; unless and until they are obstructed in this by a jealous fascist working slyly.   I have not hurt any ladies, nor myself, nor any kids, nor taken anyone where they didn't want to go, and there has never been any danger of anything like that on my part.  Can i someday get elected to office in USA ?  That depends on whether it is worth the trouble to me  and whether i need the money and personal effects of it .   Peace to you.

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the Reconstruction of Davao .

When i first arrived in the far eastern city of Davao it was still very much the same as it had been for the past 50 years, if not longer.  There were some significant old buildings, homes and hotels that had been built of wood in a Japanese style or were constructed by Japanese whom had previously had more significant presence here.  Now, i cannot speak with any expertise about Architecture, nor style, nor History nor even language and culture but i can tell you about a 'Feeling' and about a 'rebirth' of a significant city .

Too often in my life i have to 'hide- out', from a terrible 'sindicate' that had obstructed my life ever since a time in the late 1990's if not earlier and anyway i must now 'give away' the Secret of where i found peace and safety; (at least i found it for a while).  Maybe the leaders here, in southeastern Mindanao,  would be proud of what i say, here still, or maybe they have wished i would leave (because the matter of humility and prudence as some call 'shyness' is very very much a basic personal character trait of the natives here even among much physical strength and beauty and human activity) but I can't just 'sit down' and be quiet about it even though i might have very few whom will ever even read my account of this.  There certainly are many, here now, whom have increased trying to discourage me on the part of the crude mafia that i mention; trying to make me 'Move' on behalf of the Liers who ruined my life previously .  They make a lot of noise here in the internet cafe's, that place that had become my refuge as i much prefer quiet and a public size computer screen and server to any personal 'cell-phones' and i have Never owned/ used a 'laptop' computer as some Americans are trying to force me to do in order for the "sindicate" to usurp the credit; the credit of my smart mind and some sort of money that i had bestowed by a consortium , previously in a secret financial development outside their circle of the mafia (except for their sneekie attorney).  In addition to the Much noise in the Internet cafe they let beggars handle me in the streets of Davao; even after i gave alms and paid for them to have food in a restaurant; they touch my body and Continue to ask money after i asked them not to and there is no help from any guard nor policeman, here, in this now (and certainly i don't like to bother the police); though this is a place where i have  had some freinds and have spent a greater proportion of my funds in the stores, restaurants and public markets.

The people here are Sophisticated in a very old way similar to the tribes of Central america and similar they have a 'mixed' ancestry and there is no lack of 'self confidence' even among such a spectrum of beauty , arrogance, poverty, and humanity.  Truly some of them stay up all night; tooting a bycicle horn that means 'ballot' or a partially developed chicken in an egg that has been cooked at midnight because it the egg is laid at night after the evening Roost .  This is a common delicacy that can score a man some points with the ladies.  Where the treat in USA might have been 'ice cream' here it was/ is ballot poultry  (pronounced bal-oat).  In addition to the sound of the 'bycicle horn' all night (by the room they left available to me) is the 'toot-toot' sound of jeepnie horn and car horns, all night.  I had one good girlfreind (22 yr old) that liked to keep the same sleeping hours as me (night-time) but the mafia stole her away as soon as they could (after 3 weeks) ; they used her mama to do so even after i gave the girl clothes and food when she had very few and she was trying to work in the street corner, and after i paid to lease land for her poor father to farm (on her request) and after i bought materials for her young sisters to have shelter and education supplies (on her request).

Though there is not too much example of Art nor modern methods here there has been a lot of human enjoyment on my part even among a lot of local Noise.  These people love to  sing and the joy of Videoke is espoused widely.  There has been a lot of new Reconstruction of old buildings here and lot of large new building of Apartment Homes and shopping malls.  There are many students in colleges here in Davao; students who come from the outlying provinces and suburbs of the territory, and from here in the City.  There are many beautiful women here who can surprise a european with their 'humanity' and while the culture of Manila, in Luzon to the North may take pride in being much more 'International' and proud of 'Speaking English' here in the South the 'language difference' has Never been a problem for me, personally, and i have spent my time in Asia here on this large island and not in the big international city to the north nor in mainland China. .  Peace, love and enjoy your self determination, here in southeast Asia.

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Mr William "Tharon" Chandler

No road Map ???

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In this time of great progress and yet wide poverty I ask you would the Fil-Ams and the world work toward a true and lasting Improvement if they could see it Clearly ?  The Recent Peace Agreement between the Aquino Administration and the Muslims of Mindanao is an amazing accomplishment for one generation in Asia and can be a successful example if it is truly a step toward Genuine Satisfaction for a greater number of people involved and, pertaining to that i will mention a  'satisfaction quotient'.  

I want to ask ask You all, and also POTUS,  if you agree that all the many- many Poor of the United States and Asia and Russia are not just a bunch of 'Loosers' , as the 'Fox News'  TV coverage has recently portrayed, said.   All People need basic food, shelter and social belonging and the key is Not necessarily to have a lot of new super-malls and Highway Construction.  The USA is a perfect modern  example that 'financial Progress' Does Not lead to a broader 'happiness quotient' and i submit to you that all of the so-called 'loosers' and 'freedom fighters' and 'rebels' , environmentalists and Independents and  'Reds' are the last 'stop-gap' between a people trying to survive basicly and conversely a 'runaway worldwide corporation' that will not stop until it kills, starves, rapes and Plunders the last proper social dignitary that has survived.

People need land ,  just as God gave us the ability to use the land and I submit to you that the necessary 'Road Map' to worldwide peace and Satisfaction involves a system to offer land-leases and food subsidies to 'small farmers in educated and incentivised groups'  While it  also 'Taxes Progressively' the Hogs whom are Stealing the Land and that are presently stealing the food and the Chiks .   I'm very Thankful to all the willing public administrators and i realize that no one wants to work for free (though many people are willing to work for food).  

Who else can see it clearly that stealing the food and the people from the 0thers is not fair, it is not proper, and it should be illegal ?  Thank you and please consider a 'road map to progress'.
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Recto's Report/ up in smoke

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The Inspiration continues to come from the Manila Bulletin and other Pinoy Newspapers in the country that i have dubbed 'more human than human'; the latest news pertaining to a controverial bill considering the  'sin tax'.  Perhaps i should better say 'more American than America', in my comparison to such problems and provisions in the USA, though here in Asia the personalities are even more historical or the positions more 'hereditary'.   From Saturday' Manila Bulletin-

{" The Senate  will decide that.”
[JP Enrile] said the sponsorship speech of Recto, grandson of the late nationalist Sen. Claro M. Recto, “is one of the finest sponsorship speeches I have heard.” 

The [other news] criticisms include allegations that lobby funds from the stakeholders – cigarette and alcohol industries – influenced the committee report.
Malacañang (Aquino Adm.)  and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) did not hide their dissatisfaction over the Recto committee report as it recommended a lesser annual revenue from their own versions of the bill. }

Let me, TC says,  offer to you some info about US Congress in that the 'Cigarette Makers' are one of the largest 'trouble makers' back in the provinces ,  towns, and residential districts of USA; often sponsoring a sort of upscale and special privaledge prostitution of women, in my opinion, and they play themselves 'against the Lawyers' (as against the many lawyers whom are often trying to soak them) .  Some people there might hate the  Tobacco industry and yet like or need the 'balance' they pose against the local and national Lawyers and their clubs and the 'personal privaledge' and liberties some of them do take (and then their paranoid ass cover the lawyers take in the Universities) ; as the 'Tobacco People'  conversely employ some 'huge' Lawyers and lobbiests and local bars.  As for my own concern i have No vested interest in Tobacco nor Alcohol (Booze) and i have spoken in favor of Taxing them (even while they naturally oppose some specific lawyers in Tennessee whom have assaulted my own life personaly ).  To me it is not just about 'taking sides' though that is Too Often how polirtics works .     TC
{The Recto committee report stated that it hoped to collect about P15 billion to P20 billion annually from the excise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. The Malacañang version (conversely) hoped to collect about P60 billion annually. The House of Representatives-approved bill eyed a P31-billion annual revenue take. / Manila Bulletin}

grafted & corrupted ?

TC Says: This obviously is the Correct idea and much focus should go to properly 'Counting the Votes'.   See the 'Mafia' will come back and 'pay double' in order to simply corrupt the Man responsible for the vote Count (in their pee-brain mind), and then the People will not vote their conscience if they can't really Win . .  Reform should have been 'Enforced' in the USA over 20 years ago; back when the world had a chance to be saved from the fascist mafia.

TC
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Subsidy For Political Parties OK’d

By BEN R. ROSARIO

October 11, 2012, 8:24pm

 

MANILA, Philippines --- The House of Representatives has approved a bill granting state subsidy to national political parties and setting limits on voluntary contributions that they may receive from donors.

Voting 168 for and zero against, members of the Lower Chamber passed on third and final reading House Bill 6551, the Political Party Development Act of 2012, on Monday.
Cavite 4th District Representative Elpidio F. Barzaga Jr., chairman of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, said HB 6551 seeks to institutionalize and strengthen political parties in the country by introducing reforms in campaign financing.
Barzaga co-authored the bill with Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (PMP, Cagayan de Oro City); Juan Edgardo Angara (LDP, Quezon); and Raymond Democrito Mendoza (TUCP Party-list).
He said the bill will provide an effective and transparent mechanism to level the playing field among candidates and political parties participating in national and local elections.

The bill was approved in the past by the Lower House when it was first introduced by former Speaker Jose de Venecia.

Authors of the measure agree that the bill will effectively reduce opportunities for graft and corruption.     
{See MB / continued }

Grace P

Tharon Chandler tharonchandler@gmail.com

That is a great and Amazing article about Ms Grace P  and it inspires me to commend the Pinoy people for zealous participation in public events.  From the photo on the front page of today's Manila Bulletin i say that Governor Padaca is a Cute looking lady and i bet she's a spitfire when the chips are down.  Hey ha; truly i mean no disrespect and i want to mention what a great opportunity you all have at the beginning of a renewed and vibrant economy in a country so good because you continue to have many babies and you have a broad array of people and natural resources that is not yet confiscated into just a few hands . 

In USA the Business of politics is so dirty, corrupt, and dangerous that the Only people involved are the few whom are running 'the machine', and some whom are rather young, idealistic and naive,  and then some whom are 'forced to Run for their lives'.  See the big contenders are not content with the just the meager salary of $175,000 per year (times 41=php= more than i have ever made in total of the past ten yrs)  but they must get someone to run against them so they can tap in to all the Big Corporate campaign finance and contributions from wealthy polluters and pimps. 

While some people of the Philippines have Never even been 'registered to vote' (due to their remote environment and lack of education) , The best response that many registered Americans have is to simply 'not vote' as a way to show their own dis-satisfaction.  And you just watch the count; less than 33% of the registered voters will vote in the 2012 election for US President, and that is a tally that should be rendered moot for non-participation of the populace.  

I admire your zeal in the Philippines and i ask you to not let all your resources be taken into just a few hands.