Bida Ka, Pinoy Abroad!
Sunday, May 30th, 2010Talamak na ang kahirapan sa ating bayan, Kalunos-lunos ang mga pamilyang naghihikahos, kahindik-hindik ang mga krimeng nagaganap dahil sa kahirapan. Kawalang edukasyon sa karamihan, at kakulangan sa kaalaman. Tsk…tsk…tsk… Ano na tayo Bayan?!
Wag malungkot! Hindi ito permanente mga pare koy, kung baga ito ay “over-exageration lang”. Ang nais ko naman talagang ipahiwatig sa inyo ay ang ipakita at ipabatid sa inyo ang tunay na kalagayan ng ating bansa. Kailangan ng bawat isa ang sariling pagsisikap upang pasimulan ang tunay na pag-unlad. Mula sa sarili “Ako ang simula” kung baga. Mangarap tayo at matutong paunlarin ang sarili. Kung iisipin kung lahat ay mag-iisip ng ganito ay hidi lang tayo ang makikinabang kundi pati na rin ang ating bayan.
Si kuya, isang OFW sa bansang Qatar. Nag-umpisa sya bilang isang simpleng mamayan na hindi huminto sa pag-babanat ng buto. Mula pag-kabata ay inihanda ang sarili sa kanyang kinabukasan kung paano makakatulong sa pamilya at sa bayan. Mula sa pagtitinda ng kung anu-ano, sa pag-pasok sa kung anu-anong malilinis na raket at sa pag-susumikap na makapagtapos ng pag-aaral hindi sya huminto na mangarap. Sinikap nyang maabot ang kanyang mga ninanais. Ganunpaman, hindi naging ganap ang kanyang pag-pupunyagi dahil nga sa kakulangan na kinikita sa bawat araw. Hindi lubos maisip ng kuya ko na halos lahat ng pagod at pag-gamit ng utak ang kanyang pinipuhunan makuha lamang ang kanyang inaasam ngunit ito’y kulang. Hindi maling talikuran ang sariling bayan kung ang ninanais mo ay para sa kabutihan ng pamilya at nang ating bayan. Agad kong ipinayo sa aking kapatid ang makipag-sapalaran sa ibang bayan. Hindi naglaon, siya ay lumipad at hinanap ang sariling swerte sa ibang bansa.
Nakonsensya ako sa aking mga naririnig tungkol sa mga katagang “Balang-araw mauubos ang ating mga mahuhusay upang manilbihan sa mga banyaga.” ngunit nang marinig ko isang araw ang hatid na balita ng pamahalaan na tumataas ang kita ng ating bansa dahil sa mga OFW’s ay agad akong naliwanagan. Kung iisipin, hindi madaling mangibambayan lalot na’t kapalit nito ay ang mawalay sa pamilya at minamahal. Sa rason na maiahon ang pamilya mula sa kahirapan ay ipag-papalit ang ilang taong kalungkutan at pagpupunyagi. Hayyy…. Bida ka Pinoy Abroad….
Si kuya ay kumakatawan lamang sa lahat ng mga pinoy na naninilbihan at nagpupunyagi para sa mga minamahal. Bagong bayani ika nga, totoo sa aking palagay pagkat sila ang parang mahigpit na kinakapitan ng ating bansa upang umunlad. Pasasaan bat magsisisbalikan din ang mga yan upang tayo nanaman ang pagsilbihan ng mga banyaga. Mga Filipinong OFW’s at mga Matatapang na manlalaro sa ibang bansa na humahakot ng salapi at “awards” bilang gantimpla. Tunay nga kayong bayani.
Darating ang panahon, sa pamamagitan ng konting tiis at maraming pagsisikat aangat tayong mga Filipino sa pamamagitan ng mga OFW’s. Ang talamak na kahirapan, kalunos-lunos ng pag-hihikahos, ang kahindik-hindik na krimen, at ang kawalang edukasyon ay unti-unting mapapawi sa pamamagitan ng ating pag-pupunyagi na mai-ahon ang sarili at pag-kakaroon ng pangarap para sa sarili, pamilya at sa bayan….
Mabuhay ka Pinoy-Abroad!
Why Volunteer?
Friday, May 28th, 2010Masarap pong maramdaman ang makatulong sa iba at alam nyo bang naniniwala ako na lahat ng ginagawa natin sa mundo ay may katapat na reward or consequences depende sa ginagawa natin.
Bilang myembro ng KABALIKAT CIVICOM, proud ako sa bawat adhikain ng grupong ito na makatulong sa karamihan hindi lang sa mga nangangailangan kundi pati na rin sa mga taong naghahangad na makatulong. Iyan ay dahil naibabahagi nila ang dala nilang swerte na sa bawat magandang pagkilos ay may kapalit na magandang premyo.
Sa punto pong ito nais kung ibahagi sa inyo ang aking nabasa mula sa website ng kabalikat Civicom-Metro Cebu Chapter na nagsasabi ng Beneficial effect ng volunterism.
The Beneficial Effects of Volunteerism
1.) Volunteerism defocuses self-centeredness. It tones down personal problems and worries as the work ahead focuses on helping others.
2.) Seeing others grateful and happy for the services we do is exhilirating to the soul.
3.) Volunteerism makes us feel more useful in life when we see others feel the benefits of our works.
4.) Volunteerism is sharing. It is an extension of our christian learning when we share with others our resources such as time, effort, money, talents, and skills.
5.) It helps us see the meaning of life when we serve others. “Service to humanity is service to God” which is imprinted in the logo of Kabalikat Civicom.
6.) It allows us to see our good sides when we see ourselves doing for the good of others. It is a deep expression of the soul, and refreshment of the spirit of man.
7.) Volunteerism benefits everybody around us, especially the community where service is rendered.
8.) It attracts others and help them realize their good potentials when they see volunteers in action. It is good to know that there are people around who truly cares.
9.) Service done for the upliftment of others is an act of God done through us. Happy is the community where volunteers abode.
10.) The good things we do will always come back to us.
Sa palagay ko’y yan na ang SASAGOT ng aking kasagutan sa mga tanong ng marami tungkol sa aking pagtulong sampu ng aking mga kasamahan. It’s because Volunterism is Healthy!MABUHAY PO TAYONG LAHAT AND GOD BLESS!
Para Sa mga tomador at May Mga Galas
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Kayo ba ay nag-aamok kapag nalalasing? Maraming nararamdamang paghihiganti, problema o kaya naman ay gustong ipaalam sa lahat na kayo ay matapang o di kaya’y “siga”. Pwes ikaw nga ang tinutukoy ko na may “galas”- isang salita na nag-uugnay sa mga taong aking tinukoy.
Maging sa pag-iinom ng alak ay kailangan ding maging responsible ang bawat isa. Habang nasa tamang katinuan pa ang inyong pag-iisip ay kailangang ihanda nyo na ang inyong mga sarili sa maaring pagkawala ng inyong tamang pagkilos, tamang pag-iisip at tamang pananalita. Bagaman ito ay normal sa pag-iinom ng alak ay kailangan din nating masubaybayan din natin ang ating mga sarili.
Kung inyong maalala sa mga balita sa radio, TV o di kaya’y sa mga pahayagan, ang karaniwang rason ng mga krimen o di kaya’y disgrasya na nagreresulta ng pagkawala ng buhay o kaya’y pagkasira ng sarili o sa iba ay ang pag-inom ng alak. Naalala ko ang mga katagang “Lasing ako ng mangyari ang krimen”. Ano man ang sabihin nyo sa mga ganitong klase ng mga bagay ay hindi pa rin tinatanggap ng lipunan ang ganitong klase ng kasagutan. Maging sa batas o sa hukuman ay hindi pinapayagan ang ganyang klaseng rason maging sibil man yan o krimen. Isang napakalaking pagkakamali ang minsan aking naulinigan na pagkawala ng kanilang mga ari-arian dahil sa isang kasulatan na kanyang pinirmahan ng sya ay lasing. Tsk…tsk…tsk
Masakit man tanggapin ang katotohanan na may ganito kalaking epekto ang pag-inom ay kailangan nating tanggapin. Subalit, hindi naman lahat pangit ang resulta ng pag-inom ng alak. Meron din namang: Nagpapaganda ng samahan ng pagkakaibigan at pag-iibigan, ito rin ay ginagamit upang maging uportinidad sa trabaho, relasyon at sa pamilya. Dito rin kadalasan ang pagbibigay at pagpapalitan ng mga payo. Yan ay kung RESPONSIBLE KANG MANGINGINOM.
Sa kabuuan, may maganda at may di-magandang epekto ang alak sa ating katauhan. Isang uri ng pakikipag-kapwa upang magkakilanlan o magpalipas ng oras o di kaya nama’y upang mapag-usapan ang mga bagay-bagay. Umu-ugnay din ito sa isang selebrasyon o di kaya’y pagbubunyi ng isang matagumpay na bagay o pangyayari.
Para sa aking rekomendasyon. Maging responsible tayong manginginom, Kalimutan ang mga masasalimoot na pangyayari, paghihigante at ang pag-iisip na manakit. Alalahanin natin ang ating mga mahal sa buhay sa mga pagkakataong may hindi tayo magandang mga desisyon laban sa ating sarili o sa kapwa. Huwag nating pilitin ang ating mga sarili kung talagang di natin kayang uminom at yan naman ang tinatawag na “May Ayawan” o di kaya naman matuto rin tayong magsalita ng “Pass” kung talagang ayaw natin o wala tayo sa kundisyong uminom. Matuto rin tayong rumespeto sa mga taong ayaw uminom o di umiinom.
Sa mga kapwa ko manginginom, hehehe… Tagay!
Philippine 2010 Election - Pagboto, Karapatan at Obligasyon!
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010” Nangangako po akong………..!”
” Ang inyo pong lingkod ay………!”
” Vote straight……….!
Yan po ang mga katagang malapit na nating marinig sa darating na eleksyon at marami po sa ating mga Filipino ang siguradong magpapalitan ng ating mga koro-koro hinggil dito, ang iba may negatibong reaksyon at ang iba naman ay positibo ngunit mas marami pa ring nag-hahangad ng salitang PAG-BABAGO. Sa mga taong nag-hahangad ng salitang pag-babago ay masasabi kong kulang ang kahit na milyong-milyong salita lamang kung wala ang salitang kooperasyon. Bilang mga Filipino kailangan ang bawat isa sa ating mga Botante ang patisipasyon sa pamamagitan ng PAG-BOTO. Dito ay maipapakita natin na tayo ay hindi manhid at lalong hindi inutil sapagkat naipapahayag natin ang tinatawag na Demokrasya sa pamamagitan ng malayang pag-boto.
Ngayon, ano nga ba ang nararapat na ikonekta natin sa salitang PAG-BOTO? Karapatan o Obligasyon? Karamihan sa ating mga Filipino ay puro sariling kapakanan lang ang iniisip, lagi nating ipinagsasandalang tayo ay kesyo mahirap lamang, hindi nakatapos, wala tayong pakialam dahil hindi naman tayo pulitiko, gusto natin walang gulo, etc.. na kung saan ay masasabi kong mali! Sapagkat bawat isa sa atin hanggat tayo at ang ating mga pamilya ay nakikinabang at nakaapak sa lupa ng ating bansa ay may kinalaman sa bawat pag-ikot at pag-babago nito. Kung kayat tayo ang responsable sa ano mang pag-babago nito sa pag-unlad man o sa pag-lubog. Hindi po reklamo ang kailangang maging kuntribusyon natin sa ating mga kina-uukulan bagkos kooperasyon. at isa po ang kooperasyon sa PAG-BOTO! Opo ang PAG-BOTO ay isang obligasyon ng bawat isa sa atin.
Naalala ko nung mga panahon na nag-aaral ako sa isang unibersidad, may isang guro na nagtanong sa akin hinggil sa sagot ko na may kinalaman sa pulitika. Tinanaong nya ako, “Ano bang mapapala namin kung boboto kami tulad ng sinasabi mo, basta ako neutral.?” Sa harap ng mga kaklase ko nasagot ko ang titser ko na ” Sir, kung lahat ng tao ay mag-iisip katulad ng iniisip mo e talagang walang mangyayari sa hinahangad nating pagbabago.”
Tandaan po natin na ang pagbabago ay laging nag-uumpisa sa sarili. Kung alang-alang sa kapakanan ng nakararami at ng kinabukasan ng buong bayan bakit pa kailangan mag-dalawang isip? Kung maari po iwasan po natin ang madalas na pag sabi na tayo ay ‘neutral’ sapagkat ito po ay kasagutan ng mga taong umiiwas sa pagkakamali na kung saan nag-papakita ng kaduwagan “playing safe” po kumbaga. Ang pag-kakamali po ay normal sapagkat dito po tayo natututo upang maging tama ang ating susunod na desisyon. Ngunit masasabi ko rin na ang paulit-ulit na pagkakamali ‘kuno’ ay hindi normal bagkus ito ay kawalan ng concern sa kapwa o tamang pag-iisip. Isipin po natin na sa ating mga BOTO nakasalalay ang kapakanan natin, ng ating mga pamilya at ng mga susunod pang henerasyon. Huwag po nating sayangin at abusuhin ang karapatang ibinigay satin ng Diyos na magkaroon ng awtonomiya o pag-kakaroon ng sariling Gobyerno, matuto po tayong mamahala, makikoopera at simulan sa ating mga sarili ang tinatawag natin o ninanais na salitang “PAG-BABAGO”!
Noong nakaraang eleksyon ay masasabi ko pong nakita ko at napansin ang Kooperasyon nating mga Filipino. Maraming nag-boto ultimong yung isang taong di magamit ang kamay at paa ay nagawang mag-boto sa pamamagitan ng bibig, at ang mga naka-wheelchair ay naka-pagboto rin. Ito po ay nag-papakita lamang na karamihan sa atin ay tumutupad sa ating responsibilidad bilang responsableng mamamayan.
Sa kabuuan, ang PAG-BOTO ay Obligasyon at Karapatan na dapat nating isa-isip, isa-puso at isa-buhay bilang partisipasyon sa ating pamayanan. Ang pag-boto ay masasabi kong pag-sunod sa desisyon ng Diyos na tayo ay nararapat lamang na magkaroon ng tinatawag na GOBYERNO.
Mga kababayan, mga kapwa ko botante, lumabas po tayong lahat sa araw ng botohan at matalinong pumili ng kandidato na sa tingin natin ay karapat-dapat sa pwesto. Sa mga bumoboto, sa mga nakilahok sa eleksyon, at sa mga taong nakikisimpatsya sa halalan, Proud po ako sa inyo! Sa mga deserving at walang halong pandaraya na mahahalal Goodluck and God Bless! Asahan nyo po ang aking Kooperasyon!
Welcome “AUTOMATED ELECTION”!
My Blogging Principles and Recommendations
Monday, May 10th, 2010Nowadays, people are now aware of computer technology wherein everything could be done in a simple way……. Including blogging.
Before anything else i’d like to introduce to you especially for those beginners what blogging is. Based from WIKIPEDIA 2008 A blog (a contraction of the term “Web log“) is a Website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. “Blog” can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog etc..etc... (para 1)
Like many of bloggers, I was also impressed by the enthusiasm the bloggers had for blogging in their life! I just loved reading from them how they could learn from each other and develop and share their own thoughts and opinions through writing, reading, reflecting, and responding via the blog. After blogging with others this past year, I found that i was also enthusiastic to connect with them , but sustaining the conversation is something that takes thought; the interaction needs to be varied. Therefore, I liked reading about the different ways they used the blog: Telling about waking-up in the morning, How do they look, live blogging and etc… Till I found out, I am now also do blogging.
For almost four years of my Blogging Hobby I have so many things that i learned and finally got my principle of blogging. For me to be able to express my feelings and thoughts i always do blogging. I always put to my mind that in order for me to be responsible for what i am going to write everything must be done to ensure that what would writing be presented is true and fair. An Idea to publish something just to express once feeling is not enough when that feeling is a feeling of guilt or evil.
Since Blogging is not enforceable, everyblogger believes that whatever we write is always correct depending on our beliefs. However, don’t we know that every decisions in life that we are going to make like writing has always a rewards or consequences? Rewards? at blogging, we can earn a rewards when somebody believed that what we have written is true-some kind of an appreciation for us to be inspired. Consequences? Words, once they are blogged, have a life of their own. This means that if we will write somethings wrong and unfair for someone or something or for some issues this will be connected to our personality as a blogger and our credibility will suddenly be lost or lessen.
For my recommendations, In order for us to earn trust and respect from our readers and be known as credible for everything that we are publishing , at least have our own set of ethics by means of writing in a responsible way. Letting the reader feel relaxed and confident with what they are reading is one of the Blogger’s Principle that we have to pursue.
Be Present, Show up. Post as always as you could. Develop a posting schedule, whether it’s daily or weekly. Develop a blogging schedule and stick to it. Be True Don’t just cut and paste your articles or ideas to your blog. Add your own thoughts. Answer comments honestly. If a comment requires a more than a few sentences to respond to, then create a post about it instead-That is being a responsive Blogger. This is part of the reason that you have a blog. Obcourse honesty is important. If you do, then I guarantee that you will be discovered. The results will be worse than if you never started blogging. Patience is also required. It takes times to build relationships through blogging. You wouldn’t expect a friendship to develop overnight – neither will a reader relationship. The relevance is also included. It’s great to add-in some pictures to help the readers get to know, but make sure that you also include images that they care about.
Generally, Principles of Blogging is not about the law on blogging or ethics of Journalism rather it is how we are going to be credible with Blogging in a way that we are not just entertaining the reader, giving informations, persuading for advertisements, telling a story, etc… but also delivering our thoughts, feelings and ideas about a certain issue.
Grave Abused of Authority
Friday, May 7th, 2010Dina is been a fish vendor for almost seven years (7) at one City in Nothern luzon here in the Philippines. Moreover she is also a member of the Fish Vendors Association. The member of which have a long standing agreement that each one of the will only maintain one (1) to two (2) “Bilao” in the sale of fish. This Barangay Kagawad is likewise a vendor at the same place where Dina is situated. She is also a member of the fish vendor association and an officer therein being a treasurer of the said association.
For quite sometime, the said Barangay Kagawad has been harrasing and intimidating Dina at her place of work but she tried her best to disregard the same because she want to maintain friendly relations among the other vendors in the market. Moreover, Dina would also like to show respect due to This Barangay Kagawad’s position.
However, Barangay Kagawad’s abuse of authority reached it’s peak due to an unfortunate incident that happened. Dina was so busy but peacefully selling fresh fish during the rush hour in the afternoon when this Barangay Kagawad suddenly came and told her “Bakit Dyan Ka Nakapwesto? Hindi Pwede Yan!” A few minutes after , Barangay Kagawad commanded her helper to remove Dina from her current position and install their “bilao” of Fish. The helper came to her and was forcing her to get out. He did it even if he saw Dina already was being hurted. Thus, against her will, the helper, at the instruction of This Barangay Kagawad put their “Bilao” of fish in the her current position until the fish that they were selling fell on the ground. The helper of Barangay Kagawad got angry, took the fish that Dina was selling, and trew all of it on the street grounds. Hence, Dina raised her voice, “Bakit Pinag-iinitan nyo ako, Ano kasalanan ko? Saan nyo ako ilalagay?” The helper in return shouted at Dina “Putang-Ina Mo!” Dina was shocked and in reflex, she told him also the same word. Then the son of this Barangay Kagawad came, approached Dina….. and Beat! Once, at the forehead…. The Mother did’nt respond…. Twice, at the neck…. The treasurer of fish vendor association did’nt respond again…. and for the last beat, at the head and forcibly pulled Dina… The Barangay Kagawad did’nt respond. In other words the son of Barangay Kagawad Beat Dina trice. After that, Male bystander tried to pacify the son of Barangay Kagawad. He was about to attack Dina again but he was stopped by the bystanders.
During the whole incident, This Barangay Kagawad was present and she was the one who commanded her helper and son to assault Dina. Moreover, she did not do anything to prevent her male helper and son and allowed them to maul Dina contrary to her obligation and duty as a Mother, as an officer of association and most of all a Barangay Kagawad to maintain peace and order in the community.
After that, Dina went to the police station to report the incident. She was forced to leave the fish that she was selling because of the injuries that she sustained. There, She executed a sworn statement and attached the Medico-Legal Certificate showing the wounds that she sustained during the incident.
Subsequently, after four (4) days that Dina got mauled by those people, to her surprised, she received summons from the office of the Lupong Tagapamayapa of the Barangay Council. Based on the Barangay Case: For disrespect to person in authority as filed by the Guilty Barangay Kagawad. Dina was asked to appear before the them on a specific date.
The Barangay Kagawad who figured prominently in the said incident and even never prevented her son and companions from assaulting Dina, clearly made use of her position as a Barangay official to harass Dina by filling a baseless claim against her. To make matters worse, she even filed it before the Barangay where she is a public official. The implication of this is that the Barangay Chairman and Barangay Council where the barangay kagawad filled the Barangay case will be expected to be partial to her cause considering that she is an official of that place.
What happened to the principle of fairness and justice?
Dina filed the case to the City prosecutor but the City Procecutor forwarded the case to the Barangay. The case in the Barangay was (she think) very much improper because when the hearings were done, there were only Brgy. Captain, The accused Kagawad and company, Dina and the secretary. When Dina’s companion came to witness for the hearing, the Brgy. Captain forced him to leave and told him that she might record their conversations.
Aside from that, the Kagawad gave her a treat to be removed from fish vendor association and to the market with the help of Brgy.Chairman by means of a petition. That was also the reason why they don’t accept the daily dues that Dina is paying.
She went to the DILG (Regional) and asked for a help. They gave Dina advices… They told her to go to DILG (City). Dina went to DILG (City)… They told her to go to City Council…..She went to that place….. They forwarded her to the Sangguniang Panlungsod….. They were supposed to tell Dina that she have to go to Liga ng Mga Barangay then she said Liga Ng Mga Barangay told her to go to their office first. Sangguniang Panlungsod told her to prepare for the verified affidavit of complaint and have a copy of 16 copies….. Dina were very disappointed that time especially when she went to one of the City Councilor wherein this official is the one who holds for the women protection and urban poor sadly this City Councilor were also the one who took the case to depend of the guilty Barangay Kagawad and her guilty son who mauled Dina. Where will Dina get some help from the Government? How Sad….
For the reasons that the Barangay Council were not capable for their positions, They gave Dina the Certificate to File Action improperly. She gave that Certificate to the Piscal’s Office then the Piscal told her that those papers were supposed to give back by the Barangay. The Brgy. really didn’t want to give that back. She Did those things for 3 times until she decided to get all of the papers and presented to the main window for filed cases in the Hall of Justice then they admitted.
Many days had passed… A letter from the City procecutor delivered to her rented house. A case of Treat and Unjust Vexation from Kagawad against Dina. She Went to the Hall of justice and she found out that the hearing of the case against Dina is sooner than the case she filed against the Kagawad. When she got the information regarding the case she had submitted she also found out that it was already submitted but not yet proccesed……………….
Where is justice? Dina is a less fortunate person.
Friendship bar
In this situation, I am pretty sure that Dina is not only the one who are experiencing this kind of situation. Isn’t it Obviously a crime when a man hit a woman especially it is older than him? How about a Mother that let her son to do something bad to others? A Brgy Official to neglect the responsibility to maintain the peace and order? A Brgy Official who are included in the crime? An official of the Association who do not care about her member? And a person who always wanted to destroy others?
Moreover, Based from what I have learned from DILG, If the complaint is against an elective barangay official criminal aspect may be heard with the regular courts. With the the summon issued by the Lupong Tagapamayapa it was also appears to be improper since the complainant is a public official and the subject of her is Disrespect for authority, clearly not within the authority of the Lupong Tagapamayapa to settle or adjucate.
Evidently, The accused Barangay Kagawad gravely abused her authority in order to harass Dina with the filling of baseless claim. As an author of this article I am Expecting that the Barangay Kagawad should be subjected to a disciplinary action by the Sanguniang Panlungsod for Grave Abused of Authority.
Everybody wants to live… Everybody wants to earn money for their family…. Everybody wants to live fairly…
Every Filipino belongs to this country…
* Dina wants to thank Public Attorneys Office for assisting to her administrative complaint against this Barangay Kagawad
