This was supposed to be my column for today.
Barangay Bansot’s Silent Majority
KAPITAN Calabasa was late, and so, he missed most of the fun. But he got to hear Madam’s thank you remarks.
“Thank you, Eminensh, Your Exshelenshiesh. Thank you fathersh and shishtersh. Here are your love offeringsh, let ush continue to do the Good Lordsh, I mean, my hushband’s, my childrensh, and my, work. We are the Holy Family. God put ush here.
“Thank you, congreshmen. Thank you, governorsh. Thank you, mayorsh. Thank you, kagawadsh. Here ish your fork barrel flush an attendanshe bonush, and yesh, your frojektsh are shafe.
“Thank you, columnishtsh, for your dedicashion to our truth: don’t worry, your hushband will remain in charge of our penshionsh, and you, your board sheat in our bank ish shafe. Oh, and ash for you, shorry, no more readersh shince you moved to our crony fafer but I appreshiate your effortsh anyway, but shtof throwing water in feofle’s fashes, ha? To all of you othersh, fretending to be objective, your veshted intereshts are one with mine!
“Thank you clashmatesh, I don’t regret giving you jobsh in my adminishtrashion.
“Thank you generalsh, thank you bushineshmen, we will all froshfer together. I shay to all of you… We will not be dishtracted by the folitical noishe!”
When everyone was through falling to the floor to demonstrate awe and delight, the hard-working Madam tackled other business.
“And now, we need to work on our meshaging. Shecretary Fabili?”
“Dukutin ang pang matrikula, ituloy ang aming ligaya!”
“I don’t like. Too honesht. Shecretary Calburo?”
“Sa laki ng matrikula, turo ninyo pamumulitika!”
“Good. Plashter along the shcoolsh that hate me. Shec. Madaya, you can charge it to the nutrishion frogram. Nexsht?”
“Itrabaho natin ang panggugulo!”
“No. Shec. Hormiga?”
“Trabaho hindi gulo!”
“Good (give my regardsh to Mala Bihon). Theshe will be the shlogansh of Kashabwit sha Kalokohan. Charge their adsh to the Dishinformashion Agenshy. Nexsht?”
“Patabain natin ang mga pulitiko!”
“Hay nacu. Shec. Nalito? Imfrove, pleashe?”
“Pagkain hindi politika!”
“Clever. Slogansh for Kongresho ng Mambububulong Filipino. Charge the adsh to Metro Gago. Nexsht?”
“Ikuryente ang media, lokohin natin para sa presidente!”
“Too blunt. Shec. Bungi?”
“Ibaba ang kuryente, hindi ang presidente!”
“Good. Slogansh for Fartylisht Kakuntshaba. Charge to Frovidentshal Bashtushang Fambanshang Liaishon Offishe. Nexsht. Our latesht innovashionsh in fromoting the Rule of Lawleshnesh? Shec. Shiraulo?”
“Madam, since we are fighting the Truth, we decided that even if we have to sacrifice Executive Ordure 464 and Mambobola Circular 108, we simply issue new rules accomplishing the same thing.”
“Ish Monkey Gotme drafting them?”
“Yes Madam!”
“Your Eminenshe? Queshtion?”
“Aren’t we insulting the intelligence of our flock in Barangay Bansot?”
“Wait, my shon will anshwer that.”
“You ha. Wait ha. We’re not bastos, ha. Shut up ha? I don’t care what you say, ha? You’re giving daddypoo high blood pressure, ha. Just obey-obey us! We give you na nga eh why are you so demanding pa, ha?”
“But the desert, our sea, the Israelites…”
“Ah. Desshert? Meaty Forflavor will get for you, Eminenshe. Chocolate or vanilla? Anyway. Yesh, Mr. Juramentado?”
“Santa Palanggana! Madam, there are destabilizers from… from… all your alma maters! In Putakti City! Evil, awful… what do you call them, oh, students!”
“We are shafe here in Campo Carne. Yesh, Mareng Meanie? Thank you, by the way, for shuforting me, but (he-he) get real. My darling hushband ish staying.”
“Oh. But. Madam, the young people, their requests?”
” I hereby decree, a No Hover Zshone in Futakti Shity. Becaushe if you don’t shee them, they don’t exshisht. Shimfle! Yesh, Father Imbyernash?”
“But… reform… strengthening… institutions? Help?”
“Tell them to take it uf with my shonsh. They are the youth, too. They are the pillarsh of the inshtitushionsh we’re building.”
“Mommy, only if they’re pretty, ha? I don’t like talking to the pangit-pangit, ha? Or the brainy ones, ha? They can make a date with me in my restaurant, plenty-plenty food there.”
“OK you heard him. Go away. Yesh, Mishish Faidroshash?”
“I bloody support you, eh wot!”
“Cheaf, you shound like your daughter. But I already shaid, thank you columnishtsh.”
“But Madam…”
“Yesh, Shfeaker Jar-Jar?”
“Waza boutda peepol? They issa hates youse!”
“Sho? We have the Shilent Majority shuforting ush! The besht! They don’t need to be bribed, they don’t vote, becaushe they don’t exisht! Ferfect! More for all of ush! Anymore queshtionsh? None? Dishmished!”
***
may i ask those who sneer about the rallies that had happened? What will you gain in keeping quite about the scandals that this administration had been in bind.
anthony scalia,
The Chinese businessmen will always flourish, and so do some Filpino businessmen, some even better than others, ISO9000 certified etc. but look at them closely, iilan lang sila. Don’t you want to grow like our neighbors in ASEAN? You should hear what foreign businessmen say about our leaders also…
ramrod,
****falls a from seat****
****mouse falls from table and hits head****
how disappointing. we are having a great discussion, then you will insert comments such as that! tsk tsk tsk tsk
excuse me? comfort zone? how many bloggers here have i engaged in intellectual discussions!?!
***sigh***
a usual expression from those mob bloggers from ellentordesillasdotcom
do yourself a favor. act your age. such comments are not expected from a 40-year old
haay naku. (memo to me – remember Voltaire and the Bill of Rights. freedom of expression includes the freedom to act half of one’s age)
ramrod, quiboloy is head of his own group, like villanueva. he’s not a catholic priest. that’s why.
alas ka dora,
I can’t understand some people really. In my experience, during my college years, the really smart ones (deans listers, some even scholars, etc.) are the ones who led the rallies , “no to tuition fee hike, etc.” I take it because they are smarter than most of us, and with bigger hearts – they can handle school work and think of loftier ideals (and act on them) at the same time. I have a deep respect for people who go to these rallies. Even if its a jeepney driver, one day out of the road is a big sacrifice for this guy but he still joins, and he knows why…
anthony scalia,
Its sad really. You may sound intelligent or sophisticated (as you try hard to be) but you are still childish in the way you you think…Words can be used as a smokescreen, but its whats real that counts…Question, are you for real? Are you willing to exchange credentials?
cvj,
i don’t know.
what’s going on? is mlq3’s site being hacked again by the empress’s tailors??? (can’t capture the screenshot yet)
mindanaoan,
So you’re familiar with Quiboloy? My parents used to go to his services and watch his show on tv, I didn’t mind at first because its bible stuff but when I saw that video I called them up and threatened to stop paying the cable tv subscription if they didn’t.
ramrod,
the Chinoys have shown that it can be done! bakit iilan lang? dahil ang inaatupag ng Pinoy ay maging OFW o mag-migrate!
asus! you also have fallen into the trap of just using anything to throw back at gloria!
haay naku! we are talking about doing business here! Not gaano kabango si gloria in the global community! (wala din naman akong ideya dyan)
anthony scalia,
Why don’t you know? Well, enough of this pseudo intellectual crap and lets get down to business. You lay out your scenario on maintaining the “status quo” and how it will be beneficial to us, lets see who agrees with you? If what you’re saying is we should be content on getting by with the way business is getting along, and that BPOs are the ultimate solution – try convincing the OFWs to come back?
ramrod, all i know is that he is like villanueva, velarde or soriano and that he has his ‘kingdom’ somewhere in davao.
What I think of the bastards who mock the actions of those who oppose the amoral existence of this fake presidency?
Reminiscent of those traitorous natives who shouted “Viva Espana” when Rizal was martyred at Bagumbayan, or those Makapili during the Jap years, or those blue ladies who poo poohed the crowd who gathered for Ninoy’s funeral, or the dancing senator during the Erap impeachment hearings.
The struggle is indeed generational.
Victory may not always be promised, but the names of those who heed the call of the times will always be remembered.
ramrod,
asus! i cant believe im reading this from a 40-yar old!
pero if it will make you feel good that you are more intelligent and sophisticated, then be my guest! i won’t stand in the way of your happiness.
as a matter of fact, feel free to post in your friendster account (or elsewhere) that i am less intelligent and sophisticated than you.
it takes one to know one
as if you’re not using words yourself!
wow! anybody! everybody! can you believe this?!
i wonder what showing credentials would accomplish?!?
don’t worry. i concede at this very moment – you have the more superior credentials!
anthony scalia,
If you’re talking about business, please try to look beyond the buying and selling part, look at productivity, quality, GMP, sustainability, efficiency and competitiveness in the area even outside the country. You see, for as long as our local businessmen will think like you, we will be deluged with cheaper imports from more efficient producers, and you’ll say you don’t know why?
anthony scalia,
Revealing ones identity, coming up front with who you really are for me is the ultimate form of sincerity…
“that i am less intelligent and sophisticated than you.” – anthony scalia
I never said that and never will. I just wanted to know if you can walk the talk…
anthony scalia,
For all we know you may even be Lucio Tan…I salute you…
ramrod,
well i don’t really know the answer to the great cvj’s query!
it takes a crap to know another crap
the correctness of an idea is not determined by the number of people agreeing to it
i don’t know.
being ‘content ‘ is far from what im saying. did i say that BPOs are the ultimate solution?
Again, another impressive feedback from a taxi driver. This morning i took a cab from the ayala mrt station to my office. i noticed that the driver is tuned in to the program of Ted Failon @ Korina.
I was so impressed about the level of awareness of the driver with the present issues.
Sabi ko, mama, knowing those things ano na po ang gagawin natin. Sabi nya, sa totoo lang maam di ko na alam kung sino pagkakatiwalaan ngayon. Nung byernes maaga po akong naggarahe para pumunta dito. Ayoko na rin kay Gloria akala ko matino sya binoto ko pa naman sya. Sabi ko hindi mo binoto si FPJ? Hindi, sabi nya, kasi hindi naman bagay sa kanya ang politika.
If we can consider taxi drivers as masa, perhaps this taxi drivers sentiments represent tha masa’s
anthony scalia,
Then what are you really trying to say? Maintain the status quo? Stick with Gloria et al? Or change? Are you happy with the way business is going on? Are you content with our current productivity?
I rest my case. You are not in business. You are in Law or at least with a Law background of some sorts and one thing I learned is NOT TO ENGAGE A LAWYER IN A WORD WAR, for I will always lose…
No word wars for me…you win… 🙂
anthony scalia,
That was not a difficult query to answer (cvj’s), really…if you were really in business hehehe…
ramrod,
get a handle of yourself! you are putting words in my mouth!
all i ever said is i chose to concentrate on job creation! never have i mentioned productivity, quality etc.
what made you think that i am into trading? or into the importation of source materials? what if i tell you that the almost all the businesses i helped start are all on offshore outsourcing?
sorry, but my ideas are more important. besides, my identity isn’t necessary to validate my ideas
susmaryosep! what does ‘walking the talk’ have to do with what i am writing about?!
thank you, pero i’ll appreciate it more if you used Henry Sy, George Ty, John Gokongwei or Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala instead
pero pwede na rin si Joey Gurango of Gurango Software, or Paco Sandejas of Narra Venture Capital
Anthony,
You know exasperation sometimes happen equally to those who are expecting too much that something will happen and those who are hell bent not to rock the boat or maintain the status quo.
It seems you want to maintain the status quo because the shenanigans of GMA has not really affected you or your business negatively. That’s a valid point of view, but so are the views of the rest who say otherwise and who look beyond themselves or their sub-grouping. Maybe it’s too much for you to make your scope of concern much wider than your business or industry.
What we have is a political crisis, and the more citizens make their say, the better we could ascertain the direction and dynamics of where it is all leading to.
I agree with manolo, there is a space when minimum and maximum demands could be weighed in and a state of equilibrium attained between contending contrary forces.
anthony scalia,
Please try Humanity 101. Be human for one day, walk around, mingle with the vendors, drivers, etc., talk to NGOs…It’ll be good for you…
ramrod,
iho, all i said is i chose to concentrate on job creation, and ‘patalsikin na now na’ does not result in job creation.
if you’re thinking ‘anthony scalia’ is just another incarnation of another lawyer-blogger here, you’re mistaken
saka ang sabi ko i try to help in job creation.
well who started it? why raise the white flag? Madonna didn’t, cvj didn’t. anyone-else-didn’t.
ang galing din naman ng logic mo, no? the great cvj is asking me why the leading businessmen of today didnt go into manufacturing
eh anong malay ko! why ask me?!? its their business decision to enter the fields they are now dominating.
ang hirap sa yo – you might have a different notion of doing business
iho take note – when these business leaders were just starting, they had no guarantee that they will succeed. they were, and still are, trail blazers, investing in areas which others avoid. Henry Sy began SM City in what could be the worst time to expand a business, the time between Ninoy’s death and EDSA 1.
Madonna,
I have always seen the situation as affecting everybody, every Filipino. At times, I find it hard to understand how OFWs insulated by distance and lifestyle could even care, they’re not affected if we look at it cynically? But surprisingly more and more OFWs are putting their stake in the affairs of our country. I wasn’t concerned when I was away, only fairly recently when I joined this blog, less than a year ago…
Madonna,
noted
milady im not denying those shenanigans. FYI, elsewhere in this blog, way back in 2007, i have floated the idea of working on each congressmen to impeach gloria in 2008.
er, milady, aren’t we exchanging ideas here, like what you said earlier?
agreed. but be ready to accept reality if ‘more citizens’ didn’t join your school of thought
agreed, milady. agreed
the theory:
since we are in-between elections, if the main actors in politics (leaders, elites, parties), cannot resolve a political crisis, civil society must step in. the activist stand of resolving in the streets is valid. depends on the cause (search for truth, resignation, or ouster), symbols, passion of the leaders, and the convictions of the participants.
the reality:
the brazeness of GMA + coterie mixed with the “psycho” politics of some senators have pushed this country into another political crisis, not yet on the brink, but heading there. the people are much divided on the cause, that is why they are looking to their respective leaders to help them discern, take a position, and decide to participate.
the truth:
“one man’s meat is another man’s poison.”
huwag naman palakasan lang ng sigaw.
People power is the great evil bred by FRUSTRATION, what Screwtape the Demon used to call an orchard of opportunity. It is a shortcut that gained respectability in the exceptional circumstances of Ferdinand Marcos’ downfall. It is a second wrong that does not make the first one right. It is a means that can never justify the ends.
I doubt however that the enchantment with it will vanish until the myth of its inherent peacefulness is blown up by something bloodier than Edsa Tres.
The Edsa Dos Diehards cannot accept a simple fact: People Power as practiced at Edsa Dos and as coopted now by the Left was the occasion for a brazen violation of the Rule of Law.
Edsa Dos was the very event that unbalanced the Machine of Democracy. Until the Surpeme Court recognizes its culpability in this matter, it cannot be fixed!
Only they can reverse their own Decisions–like the one that allows the Military to withdraw support and the Chief Justice to overrule the Senate. Such atrocities as the sainthood of Hilario Davide cannot stand.
ramrod,
i am doing those, and a lot more. it appears you haven’t.
iho, nasa edad kuwarenta ka na. try to act your age
anthony scalia,
If your focus is on JOB CREATION kudos! And you’re looking at offshore outsourcing so its BPOs, thats commendable, really!
But what we are talking here are about much needed reforms inorder for us to finally “take off” grounded on genuine productivity and competitiveness which can only be achieved by wiping the current slate clean and putting in place a system (with people) that will work for us…cvj will have a better way of formatting it. He’s laid it out before, last year if I remember, and in my casual talks with business contacts, seems an agreed format all around…
FYI, elsewhere in this blog, way back in 2007, i have floated the idea of working on each congressmen to impeach gloria in 2008. — anthony scalia
Glad to know. I myself want that to happen, impeachment rather than calling for her outright ouster. I support resignation calls however.
And by the way, Paco Sandejas is a great guy, brilliant and patriotic too. Hope we have more of him.
“i am doing those, and a lot more. it appears you haven’t.” – anthony acalia
Its doubtful. You still sound immature, selfish, and oblivious…walk the talk…really
People power is liberal fascism!
DJB, I suppose a difference between a traditional conservative and a neo-conservative is that the neo-con thinks it’s a good idea for the State to have more power over the people? I see PP as a way to fix the ills of the State since sovereignty resides in the people. It is necessary when the State can’t be trusted to fix itself. In fact, the traditional conservative view is that the State CANNOT be trusted to fix itself.
That said, I agree with you on EDSA2.
People power is liberal fascism! — DJB Rizalist
Only if it is led by the elite who are liberals but who are not true democrats, like what happened in Edsa Dos.
DJB,
So you’d rather have a PEOPLE POWERless?
mlq3:
Just an idea to make a big protest impact without being accused of violating any laws: Why not assemble a convoy of 150-200 cars that will pick circular route around malacanang. These cars will then on cue: blow their horn at the same time for 1 hour. The cops will have no idea what is happening and can’t do anyhting because the people are in their cars legally using a public road. They don’t need a permit to drive around malacanang don’t they? And we can call this the Jericho march of cars! ha ha ha!
Why wasn’t your column in PDI today. Did I miss something?
anthony scalia,
Or Antonio? I’m convinced you’re for real not a spam of some sort. When you click to friendster account, it will register on the site on “who’s viewed …” and your friendster or multiply account will show…sorry for what I said, its easy to be disrespectful to people you don not see, that was uncalled for…
CVJ
Sumabat ka na naman? WRONG for you to make a comment since you’re not chinese pinoy and don;t know what is going on since you’re in Singapore.
The Chinese pinoys was into manufacturing and then branched out to other economic activities as they became more lucrative. Manufacturing in the Philippines is dying because you have all sorts of problems: high electricity, unstable labor situation (unproductive and strike conducive conditions), not enough demand which will help lower prices, low purchasing power, obsolete infrastructure, etc, etc.
Of course, there are internal and external factors for this. And I am so sure you’ll bring them up.
‘Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.’ – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
It’s a rarity even in blogsites.
Why is it that when we talk to God, we’re said to be praying
but when God talks to us, we’re schizophrenic.–The Friars Club
YOu might as well sue other congregations. The founder of Iglesia ni Cristo, Felix Manalo claimed that he was sent by God for a mission and so was Joseph Smith Jr. of the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
The author Neale Donald Walsch made millions from out of his book Conversations with God where he claimed God talked to him.
Were they accused of blasphemy. Heck no.
Bishop Bacani, a man of cloth blasphemed God when he compared Lozada to HIM.
Yon ang dapat leksiyonan.
Just because you went ot the rally and stayed there for 15 minutes, you are already committed.
You remind me of my classmate in College when we were planning to petition for the removal of a professor. She was very vocal during our meeting with all thise expletives. But when we’re supposed to walkout of his class, she did not bother to stand-up.
The faculty instead of hating us who bravely stood up and walked out commended us for our guts. We earned his respect that at the end of the semester, we became his friends.
Ikaw, kasama sa yakag, naiiwan sa lakad. No excuses please.
The Cat,
So you’re saying Quiboloy can be a saint? In the context of the video that you saw? This is one of your “humorist” talk right? I have so much respect for you that I will assume you are just being funny.
“You remind me of my classmate in College when we were planning to petition for the removal of a professor. She was very vocal during our meeting with all thise expletives. But when we’re supposed to walkout of his class, she did not bother to stand-up.” – the cat
The point is, he/she did go to the rally. One of the few who actually stepped up. Or are you just trying to be contrary, Mary?
The Passion(?): Alis diyan!
The Reason(?): Lagot kayo sa 2010!
The Wisdom (?): Magpapalakas kami ng husto para mapalitan ang sistema.
mlq3 – could we have passion, reason, and wisdom together?
And the silence is deafening. The vocal minority paused and pondered. What’s wrong? Why did the throng did not come?
Short to say,” sino ang may mabahong kilikili sa crowd na dumating” kaya naturn off ang crowd?
Sino ang may bad breath na pag nagsalita sa microphone, nag-aalisan ang mga tao?
And the president wannabes changed their tune. They’re not for resignation. Mar Roxas who is related to the FG (First Gentleman ha, hindi yong itlog na sumabog sa mukha ni Chamba errm Jamby Madrigal) Cambio rin ang Catholic hierarchy. They realized that this is not what the silent majority want.
So the handler of Lozada goes back to square one. Another witness perhaps.
Abangan ang pagpapatuloy ng teleserye. Ang Silbatong nalulon.