He should step down! Winnie Monsod to President Duterte: “Allow Leni Robredo to take over”

September 21, 2020 1:32 pm

Economist, columnist and TV host Winnie Monsod slammed the performance of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte in handling the crisis in the Philippines.

In her latest Inquirer.net column, Monsod said that President Duterte should “apologize to the people” because of the incompetence of the government.

“This government has not done as good a job as any other, and I am outraged that as a result, we have allowed so many of our middle and lower economic class Filipinos to suffer,” Monsod said.

Monsod said that Duterte should resign even if he’s healthy and let Vice President Leni Robredo lead the government.

She believed that Robredo would solve the problem of the country better than Duterte who’s now in his fourth term as President.

“In fact, whether he is sick or not, I think he should step down, and allow Vice President Leni Robredo to take over. Then we will have a better chance of getting over the health and economic crisis that this administration has exacerbated,” she said.

At the end of her column, Monsod said that government incompetence was caused by prioritizing to close down ABS-CBN and passing the anti-terror bill.

“Who suffers for this? Let me remind you, Reader. It is the middle class and the poor. That’s at least 90 percent of our population,” she stated.

Last year, President Duterte himself slammed Winnie Monsod after the latter praised him in his efforts to fight poverty.

“Aren’t you surprised with that column? Aren’t you surprised this columnist is heaping praise on the President? From the time this President assumed office, she has not said any good word, and then suddenly there is praising. There must be some reason. is she laying a predicate?” said Salvador Panelo who’s the former presidential spokesperson.

“Anyway, the President asked me to give his response to this columnist. He said, ‘Tell her, I hate being patronized. FU’,” he added.

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Mariel Rodriguez and Robin Padilla slams critics of Manila Bay rehab: “Ngayong pinaganda, ngayon sila nag reklamo”

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September 21, 2020 11:04 am

Mariel Rodriguez and her husband Robin Padilla defended the controversial Manila Bay rehabilitation project of the government.

On Monday, Padilla who’s a known celebrity supporter of President Duterte defended the government’s decision to push thru the project despite the crisis happening in the country.

In his Instagram post, Padilla cited the Supreme Court decision in 2008 ordering the government to clean up Manila Bay.

“Bilang taxpayer, pipiliin ko na ang white sand kesa basura. Yun dolomite maaring pagtalunan pero yun basura 1million percent masama sa Inangkalikasan, sa ating kalusugan at sa lahat ng bagay. Wag naman nating ipagdamot sa ating mga kababayan na walang kakayahan makaranas ng boracay sa manila bay,” Padilla said.

“Free Relaxation and family bonding ay mental, emotional and physical Theraphy. Every Filipino deserves a swim, a sunrise and sunset by the beach,” he added.

His wife, Mariel Rodriguez then made a comment to Padilla’s post, criticizing the people opposing the project, asking why they only decided to be noisy now that the government was making efforts to clean Manila Bay.

“Nung puro basura walang nagrereklamo ngayon na pinaganda… can you believe it? Ngayon sila nag reklamo? Ang hindi ko maintindihan is lagi natin hinahanap kung saan napunta ang tax na binabayad natin.. ayan oh.. atleast yan nakikita natin diba. Tapos mah complain parin?” Rodriguez said.

Last weekend, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources opened Manila Bay to the public to showcase the beauty of the artificial white sand they put in the shore of the tourist spot.

The said white sand was made of crushed dolomite mined from Cebu province.

However, the 28-M peso project was criticized by some groups, questioning the safety of dolomite to the health of the people and the timing of the project.

Even Vice President Leni Robredo said that the government could feed many families using the money used for the project.

Lawyer on Manila Bay white sand project: “Only one president ever said that we deserve better!”

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September 20, 2020 9:29 am

A lawyer expressed her thoughts after the government temporarily opened Manila Bay to the people amid the discussion on the artificial white sand being put to the said tourist spot.

Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that the controversial rehabilitation project of Manila Bay only showed that the Filipinos also deserve nice things.

She then compared the experience of the Filipino people during the past administration, accusing the ‘yellows’ of ignoring the people.

Cruz-Angeles then criticized the supporters of the opposition who criticized the projects like Manila Bay rehabilitation.

She then urged the people not to support the ‘dilawans’ in the future because they don’t want to give better treatment to the people.

Here’s the post of Cruz-Angeles.

“This. Because we deserve nice things.

DESERVE.

Remember when Duterte was newly elected? He caught sight of people lining up at 4am for passports. And he told officials: “Tignan nyo yan! Hindi ba kayo naaawa sa taong bayan?”

And it WAS EMBARRASSING because government officials do not have to line up for their passports, like the rest of us do. And the yellow governments that came before? Pakialam nila kung hirap tayo. Basta sila may privileges.

The public schools were limited in what they taught kasi “pwede na yan” para sa ating mga hampas lupa. Keeping many of us poor and ignorant and unable to compete with the rich who either were in public office or dictated who got to sit.

Public transportation was ridiculous. Trains were being left to rot. The MRT was pillaged and plundered and never mind that it broke down so much because these yellow colored assholes running our government don’t fcking ride these things.

And cleaning up Boracay and Manila Bay? Ayaw nila. Because the average Pinoy does not need nice things. Bigyan lang daw ng pagkain. Or whatever na gusto nilang ihagis sa ating mga patay gutom.

And that is why hinding hindi na dapat tayo bumalik sa mga g*gong nagnakaw, nagpabaya at nangmata sa atin.

Only one president ever said that we deserve better. Only one president cared enough to say, “Di ba kayo naaawa?” Only one president said he wants us to have a more comfortable, healthy and beautiful life.

So in your face you ignorant yellow cretins who think things will ever go back to the way they were. We deserve better.”

The post of the lawyer already reached 37,000 reactions and 11,000 shares.

Pangulong Duterte, inutos ang pamimigay ng libreng ‘face mask’ sa mga mahihirap

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September 16, 2020 2:48 pm

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the government agencies to use their resources to produce face mask and distribute it to the poor.

The order came from the Memorandum Number 49 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Mediladea.

According to the memorandum, the following departments should “pool their resources and efforts” in producing face mask and distribute it “free of charge”:

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
Department of Health (DOH);
Department of Budget and Management (DBM);
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Presidential Management Staff (PMS)

“It is imperative to reinforce non-pharmaceutical interventions, such
as minimizing face-to-face interaction, wearing of face masks and face shields, and observing social distancing, to complement our healthcare facilities and support our health workers in containing the further spread of the COVID-19 virus,” President Duterte said.

“It has already dealt an incomparable blow to the overall health and security of the population and the economy and continues to threaten more lives and livelihoods,” he added.

DTI was tasked to coordinate with agencies that would produce face mask and also ordered to assist TESDA in gaining access to production networks and supplier markets.

DOH together with DTI, would determine the “most-efficient and good quality specification” for the free face masks.

DBM was also tasked to “assist the procurement of the fase mask”.

DSWD then shall prioritize identifiying the people deserved to be awarded by the free face mask, including the “financially disavantaged, and persons with disability.

It also included the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4ps)

The PMS would monitor the progress of distribution and report it to the President.

President Duterte, a few months ago vowed to distribute free face mask to the people.

“Masks, ito importante talaga. Ngayon kung wala kayo, I will try to buy as many as I can afford kung kaya ko. Ibigay namin sa inyo libre but wear it,” he said.

Ogie Diaz challenges BB Gandanghari to prove that he owes money to the former action star

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September 16, 2020 1:27 pm

Talent manager Ogie Diaz challenged BB Gandanghari, formerly known as action star Rustom Padilla to prove her accusations against him.

In his vlog, Diaz denied the revelations of Gandanghari against him.

If Gandanghari was referring to money, Diaz said that he never remembered the former giving money to him in the past.

He even compared Gandanghari to her brother Robin Padilla whom he called a generous man.

“Yung utang, utang na loob, wala akong utang na kay Rustom Padilla. Hindi ko kailangang i-dignify iyan. Kahit sinong ituro mo sa akin, sinong pinagkakautangan ko, sabihin mo sa akin,” Diaz said.

“Kung pera man ‘yang tinutukoy mo, BB, wala akong matandaan na may utang ako kay Rustom, nung dating Rustom ka pa. Una, mas galante si Robin Padilla kesa kay Rustom Padilla,” he added.

The talent manager even said that banks are trying to urge him to avail a loan because he’s a “good payer”.

Diaz then urged Gandanghari to show any evidence that would prove that he did anything wrong to her in the past.

“Kung ang sinasabi mo utang kay Rustom ay kung may kasalanan ako kay Rustom, may atraso ako sa kanya, may nasabi akong di maganda sa kanya, tell me, kung ano yung mga ebidensiya mo, di ba?” he said.

Diaz was also not afraid of Gandanghari’s plan to tell everything about what she knew about the talent manager.

“Ilantad mo. Oy, yung importante lang, huwag lang yung wala kang ebidensiya, ha. BB, ha,” mahinahong paalala ni Ogie. Kailangan maglatag ka ng ebidensiya. Kung may mga luma kang magazine diyan na bitbit diyan sa U.S., pakita na may sinulat ako. May sinulat ako against Rustom Padilla,” he said.

“Pag meron, at feeling ko, oo nga, kailangan ihingi ko ng sorry, baka dito maka-move on si BB Gandanghari. E, di, manghihingi ako ng sorry kay Rustom, pero hindi kay BB,” he added.

The feud between Gandanghari and Diaz started when the former publicly criticized Vice Ganda.

Gandanghari claimed that Diaz, who’s a former manager of Vice Ganda mocked her when she revealed her real identity.

“Yan ding Ogie Diaz na ‘yan ang manager ni Vice Ganda… Tanda… noong ginawa nila sa akin to,” she said. “Siya ‘yung manager noon, sila ‘yung nagkaisa, alam nila kung ano potential noong BB, kaya ganon ang ginawa nila noon,” Gandanghari said.

The two clashed again after Gandanghari talked about Piolo Pascual.

Netizen on Robredo’s right to criticize: “Niluklok ka ng taong bayan para maging kaisa ng gobyerno, hindi para maging kritiko”

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September 16, 2020 12:56 pm

A netizen and blogger made an open letter to Vice President Leni Robredo after the latter said that she has the right to criticize the Duterte administration.

In a Facebook post, Noel Landero Sarifa agreed that it’s Robredo’s basic right to said what she wanted against the government, but he reminded the Vice President that she’s also part of the government she’s being critical to.

Sarifa also said that the people voted for Robredo to help the government and not to criticize it.

“Yes, you do have the right to criticize the government, which you are actually a part of. But madam, if you have good intentions and delikadesa, you should work with the government,” Sarifa said.

“Niluklok ka ng taong bayan sa isang position sa gobyerno(which is questionable by the way) hindi para maging kritiko, kundi upang maging kaisa sa pagpapatakbo ng bansa, sa pag-angat ng ekonomiya,” he added.

“Hindi para umupo at kumuda tuwing may mga bagay ka na hindi sinasang ayunan. Kung meron ka mang mungkahi, pwede mo itong idulog sa kinauukulan, dahil ano mang ikagaganda o ikakasira ng gobyerno, kasama ka doon,” he also said.

Aside from Sarifa, GMA-7 writer Suzette Doctolero also criticized Robredo because of the same statement.

Yesterday, during an interview with GMA-7 journalist Howie Severino, Robredo said that criticizing is one of the demands of being Filipino.

“Kahit hindi ako VP, kahit ordinaryong mamamayan lang ako may karapatan akong ipahayag ‘yung aking mga mungkahi. May karapatan akong mag-criticize if I need to criticize, kasi ‘yun ‘yung demands ng pagiging Filipino ko. And demands sa akin as a Filipino ay maging bahagi, maging bahagi ako sa nation building,” said Robredo.

GMA-7 writer slams VP Robredo: “Shut up, cooperate and help this govt OR leave/resign and speak up!”

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September 16, 2020 7:51 am

One of the known writers of GMA-7 shows slammed Vice President Leni Robredo and urged her to resign if the latter really wanted to criticize the Duterte government.

In a Facebook post, Doctolero shared an article from GMA-7 about Robredo trying to defend herself from the criticisms she received from being critical to the government.

In the said interview with Howie Severino, Robredo pointed out that it’s her right to criticize the government.

Doctolero who’s known for creating Encantadia and being involved in other 43 GMA shows said that it’s fine for Robredo to criticize the government if she’s not having the ambition to run in the 2022 presidential elections.

The writer also pointed out that Robredo was part of the government.

“Okay lang naman na icriticize niya. Basta sabihin niya, “walang personal interest o ambition ito kasi di ako tatakbo next election you m*derp*kers kaya I have every right to criticize this %%^** govt!” Ganyan. E di bibilib ako. Pero Hindi. Tatakbo siya, di ba? Amoy na amoy ang ambisyon, na wala namang masama. Kaso vp siya. Part siya ng govt ni Pduts. Kaya bad taste,” said Doctolero.

“Parang empleyado ka na sinisiraan ang boss at kompanya mo tapos may kapal ka pa ng mukha na pumasok sa work? Weg genen,” she added.

She then suggested that Robredo should resign and fight for her principles instead of working to the government she always criticized.

“Mag resign na lang kaya siya as Vp tapos awayin ang govt? mas okay pa iyon, mas may balls. Mas kahanga-hanga at may prinsipyo. Pero pag VP ka, at inaaway mo ang gobyerno At Presidente, maski kaaway-away pa ito, dahil ikaw ang back up, traydor lang at halatang atat ang dating mo,” she said.

“Shut up, cooperate and help this govt OR leave/resign and speak up. Ganun po ang tunay na disente, madam. Isa ka pang pasaway e! Dami na nga naming problema, dadagdag ka pa!? Lol” she added.

Doctolero is a known supporter of the government and also known for clashing with Angel Locsin because of the ABS-CBN franchise renewal issue.

Roque to VP Robredo: “Nothing will be enough for someone na hindi nakikita ng kahit anong mabuti sa pamahalaan”

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September 16, 2020 7:15 am

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for saying that the testing capacity in the Philippines is not enough to fight the pandemic.

Robredo, in an interview, said that the current 30,000 testing capacity per day of the government should be increase if the government’s goal is to “have less than 5 percent positivity rate”.

The Vice President made the said statement on the show of Howie Severino aired on May 15.

As a response, Roque said that the Vice President’s statement was not surprising at all.

“Of course, nothing will ever be enough for someone na hindi nakikita ng kahit anong mabuti sa pamahalaan,” Roque said.

“Pero sa ngayon po pinakamataas na ang testing natin sa Southeast Asia, Mas mataas pa po sa Korea at Japan. Ipagpapatuloy pa natin ito dahil kung kinakailangan, dapat tayo ang pinakamataas sa testing sa buong mundo. Kung kakayanin natin bakit hindi,” he added.

According to him, the government already planned to build more facility to increase the testing capacity of the country.

“Kinakailangan natin mapabilisan yung pagkagawa ng mga isolation facilities, dahil lahat dapat na nag positibo ay mailagay sa facility isolation. Kinakailangan din mapaigting pa natin ang tracing natin na sa ngayon mas magiging malawak dahil nandiyan na yung safety.ph, yung computer system na tutulong sa testing at yung formula na sinusunod natin na ginawa ni Mayor Magalong, our tracing czar, na hanggang 37 close contacts at ating iti-trace.” said Roque.

In the same interview Robredo defended herself, saying that it’s her right to criticize the government.

LIST: Name of officials that would face charges over PhilHealth corruption

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September 15, 2020 3:59 am

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, September 14 approved the recommendation of the task force created to investigate the alleged questionable activities in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

Duterte read the recommendation during the recent IATF meeting.

Here are the names of officials that would face charges:

Philhealth President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ricardo C. Morales; violation of Sections 3(e), (g) of RA No. 3019; Malversation of Public Funds or Property of Illegal Use of Public Funds or Property under the Revised Penal Code; and violation of Sections 251, 255 and 272 of the National Revenue Code;
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Arnel De Jesus for violation of Section 3930 of RA No. 3019;
Senior Vice President Jovita V. Aragona, Chief
Information Officer and Head of the Information
Management Sector, for: violation of Sections 3(a),
(e), (g) of RA No. 3019; Frauds against the public
treasury and similar offenses under the Revised
Penal Code;
Senior Vice President Renato Limsiaco, Jr. for:
violation of Section 3(e) of RA No. 3019; and
Malversation of Public Funds or Property under the
Revised Penal Code;
Senior Vice President Israel Francis A. Pargas
of the Health Financial Policy Sector for: violation of
Section 3(e) of RA No. 3019;
Officer in Charge Calixto Gabuya, Jr. for:
violation of Sections 3(e), (g) of RA No. 3019; and
Frauds against the public treasury and similar
offenses under the Revised Penal Code; and
Division Chief Bobby A. Crisostomo for
violation of Section 3(a) of RA No. 3019.
The Task Force also recommended that
administrative charges for, among others,
dishonesty, gross neglect of duty, grave
misconduct, and conduct prejudicial to the best
interest of the service, be filed against these
individuals.

Duterte said that the said officials have a chance to prove that they’re innocent before the court.

“I am sorry for them but they would have to undergo trial. Although, they can always prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Wala pa namang ano pa eh. The presumption of innocence still attaches but the report of another agency says otherwise. So ganun ho ang nangyari sa PhilHealth halos lahat sa board,” Duterte said.

Meanwhile, Senate President Vicente Sotto III expressed disappointment after the said task force didn’t recommend to file charges against Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III and and Philhealth SVP for the legal sector Rodolfo del Rosario Jr.

The probe against PhilHealth official started after the agency’s former anti-fraud officer Thorsson Montes Keith revealed the alleged fraudalent activities.

“Naniniwala po ako na ang perang winaldas at ninakaw ay humigit kumulang ₱15 billion. Naniniwala po ako na ang dahilan kung bakit hindi natatapos ang korapsyon sa PhilHealth at naging kultura na po nito, ay ang pagtatalaga ng mga sindikato o mafia ng kanilang kasamahan, kasabwat o kapwa sindikato sa mga matataas na posisyon na nakakatulong sa kanilang iligal operasyon,” said Thorsson.

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