tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post3206697897267977201..comments2023-10-16T19:20:24.549+08:00Comments on Out of my mind: Missing the point againBong C. Austerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-19325798088568079742008-03-04T01:39:00.000+08:002008-03-04T01:39:00.000+08:00I recently came across the website below regarding...I recently came across the website below regarding Mr. Jun Lozada and I thought I should share it with you:<BR/> <BR/>patriots4truth.blogspot.com<BR/> <BR/>The soundtrack it provides might help us discern the truth better about the man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-18522772321454158682008-02-13T22:51:00.001+08:002008-02-13T22:51:00.001+08:00Pipe,exactly! thanks for the sensible comment.bong...Pipe,<BR/>exactly! thanks for the sensible comment.<BR/><BR/>bongBong C. Austerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-16335674850687901842008-02-13T22:51:00.000+08:002008-02-13T22:51:00.000+08:00anonymous,you obviously missed the point again. i ...anonymous,<BR/><BR/>you obviously missed the point again. i am not surprised. <BR/><BR/>but in case you were just in a hurry to pontificate and to bash other people whom you perceive to have a contrary opinion, and couldnt be bothered to actually understand what i wrote, my point is not "to move on." <BR/><BR/>my point is: if you guys want to get more people to want to get involved - make it about something bigger, make it about changing the whole system - and yes, including Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.<BR/><BR/>and oh, read pipe's comments; unlike you, he actually bothered to think about what i wrote.<BR/><BR/>BongBong C. Austerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-53957866585094599732008-02-12T17:41:00.000+08:002008-02-12T17:41:00.000+08:00I'd sincerely like to think that not "everyone" wh...I'd sincerely like to think that not "everyone" who has access to government contracts and funds resorts to "skimming off the top" (or as has been shown to sometimes be the case, "emptying the whole bottle") to make a living. Not everyone I've met from the government who I thought to be a decent person can have actually been a fraud.<BR/><BR/>Still, you're right in saying that the problem is institutional and systemic. Applying pressure to the President is not something likely to succeed (barring another resort to extrajudicial means which are, frankly, getting not only old but dangerous) and may not in any case be the best use of one's energy. <BR/><BR/>What might be more beneficial to the nation in the long run is to urge a top down examination of the system of bids, allocations and procurements by an independent body. If efforts were focused on that instead of on the far-fetched goal of a GMA resignation, we might get somewhere since (a) the administration might "cooperate" to an extent, out of sheer relief; (b) our elected officials might "cooperate" because of popular sentiment in favor of it.<BR/><BR/>I use "cooperate" in quotes of course, because I'm sure any guilty parties will only do so to the extent that they can cover their tracks - but those can be subject of regular investigations/ prosecutions. If we have a chance to re-examine this flawed system and correct it, we'll see benefits down the road I think.Pipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790836268469174046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16958083.post-38452841981601534822008-02-12T08:26:00.000+08:002008-02-12T08:26:00.000+08:00o siya, siya. let's move on na lang ulit. ganun ba...o siya, siya. let's move on na lang ulit. ganun ba?<BR/><BR/>ay, under moderation greed pala 'tong comment box na ito.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com