Why Pnoy's new "pork" system is more dangerous than the previous PDAF?

I always listen to my doctor. When one of my doctors told me that eating pork could seriously lead to heart attacks, I seriously did not eat pork anymore. Pork, honestly, is dangerous to eat. It has ringworms embedded in its epidermis and if not cooked properly, those worms come alive in one's stomach. Of course, pigs eat anything they get, even their own feces. So, really, eating pork is something which, if you love your health, is best to be ignored.

anyway, i think Pnoy should listen to the people. Those who went to Luneta are well-meaning ones, who simply want their government to be honest and transparent in the use of the people's money.

The main issue really is fidelity in the custody and use of public funds. Since politicians in general have lost credibility, there is no other institution of government perceived to be "of clean hands" in safe-keeping these funds. All branches of government have been accused of corruption.

The new system to be instituted will not guarantee that those funds will really be used for its intended purpose. Why? Several studies have shown that agencies of government remain corrupted. With these pork allocations going back to line agencies, this will all the more encourage collusion between Congressmen, Contractors and executives of different agencies. Graft and corruption will increase inside the bureaucracy.

Likewise, government money will not be as widely spread unlike before, which will affect the local economy.

The solution really is simple---for the people to force Congress to scrap the pork barrel system, period. Senate president Franklin Drilon is wrong in saying that "without the discretionary power of the Congress over pork allocations, we might as well dissolve it." Well, we might as well.

Oust the Imp(ostor) and Suya Ka Na Ba?

I stumbled upon two very new and interesting sites. One of them "Oust the Imp" (http://ousttheimp.wordpress.com/) is very entertaining. It's political alright but the way the writer treats her material is great. The other one is http://suyakana.blogspot.com. Talks about why some bloggers filed that intervention to the main impeachment complaint of Joey de Venecia.

If you want to know the real score behind Manolo etal visit to Congress today, check out those two sites and you'll know why. Maybe most of them felt "suya"? They're not happy with the way things are going so they are feeling suya and want the "imp" (impostor and I think it's Gloria) out.

There are so many interesting things going on right now. Truly, I don't know where to start. Let me compose my thoughts for a while and digest what Marocharim is saying in his blog (http://www.marocharim. com/).

In the next few days, I will be writing serious stuff here. Bear with me. I need to expose the excesses of this regime. That is my mission as a blogger--to expose the Truth and let it hang dry.

The die has been cast

If Speaker Joe thinks that a meeting with Arroyo would solve his predicament, he's mistaken. The die has been cast. These Congressmen who signed the manifesto can't back out from their commitments. Speaker Joe must understand that his fall is inevitable because Arroyo can't back out from her commitment with these congressmen.

Reports say, Arroyo and JDV entered into a truce. I don't believe that Arroyo will honor this truce. Why? Because if she backs down now, she'll lose considerable power. How would those who signed the manifesto feel? They already exposed themselves. They risk a backlash from the camp of JDV. When they signed that manifesto, they were placing themselves into the lion's den and opened themselves to attack. What about those favours dispensed and promises given to these congressmen just to support the ouster call? What will happen to them?

Also, if Arroyo gives JDV time to recover, JDV could turncoat and support initiatives for Arroyo's impeachment. Sources say, civil society groups are preparing a more solid impeachment complaint against Arroyo. Because of this maneuverings, JDV could support such a complaint and eventually lead to Arroyo's fall before the year ends.

As I've said, Arroyo is at the zenith of her power now. She's the strongest leader now. If she decides to abandon her moves of ousting JDV, she will lose the momentum and could open herself to an ouster attempt.

I can't wait for Monday.