If I were the President (first 100 days in office)

Last Friday, in one of may class in DPA, my Professor tasked me to do a report on what needs to be done in the first 100 days in office being I the elected President… Here’s my first 100 days…



Audit all the Agencies/Departments
Auditing all agencies will give a more transparent government. It will also help to know if there’s a surplus/deficit in each department levels and to know how well they manage their resources… For all we know baka bankrupt yung dadatnan ng bagong President.

Change Certain Appointed Officials
Every time the administration changes, it has been a tradition for all appointed officials to tender their courtesy resignation. Choose the new officials based on merits and competitiveness. Retain some effective Appointed Officials like Sec. Cabral. Not all the tomatoes in the basket were rotten.

Formulate an Economic Team
To be more effective the Economic Team can be mixed personalities from past administration like having Winnie Monsod & Ben Diokno. Who knows these could lead to cooperation, healing and reconciliation between past administrations.

Environment
Prepare the NDCC for the upcoming rainy season to avoid what happened during the ondoy last year. Be serious about some advocacies like the mining, pasig and clean air act. Prepare for some catastrophic events such as Earthquake and other Climate Change Related phenomenon.


Education
Strengthen the education system. Train and increase the salary of teachers to be more effective, to motivate students. Allocate large portion of the budget to build classrooms with computers for competitiveness, Empower CHED to regulate Tuition Fee Hike. (This is my wildest thought) 50% of the State University’s population should come from the class D & E regardless of entrance exam. It will not affect the quality of students but instead a challenge to all professors/school to teach and pass some knowledge to these students. Some of our social problems boils down to lack of education.
Study the curriculum, High unemployment rate can be prevented if there’s no job mismatch…

Labor
Study contractualization na sobrang laganap.. (Advocacy rin ito ng ilang presidentiables ngaun) Create more Jobs and don’t rely on OFW remittances & Call Center / outsourcing…

Ways & Means
Consider the proposals of some economists… Lower down the income tax (masakit pag kinaltasan ng tax) and corporate tax… Simultaneously increasing the EVAT to 15%... In this way ramdam ng tao na marami silang pera and they can buy goods… Cash flow will be good and tax will not be that of a burden…


This were just some of my planned actions if I were the President Elect… Let us Vote Wisely, Future Generations depends on our Decision today…

4x4 Vehicle Swimming

April 25, 2010 - As we headed back to our rented resort from island hopping, I noticed that a small crowd was in the shoreline and was up to something. When I looked harder, I saw a Mitsubishi Xtreme 4x4 taking a dip in the sea… (as a frustrated journalist way back in elementary & high school, I immediately grab my Digicam and took a shot…)



I went to the scene itself and continuously clicking.. At first people were just staring, maybe because of astonishment and questions like What the F-ck Happened? And How it can be pulled?

According to some bystanders the SUV was driven near the shoreline and the sand acted like a quicksand because of the seawater.









Several tries were made but unfortunately did not work out… Time was running out because it’s a high tide morning and the engine might get wet… Even a foreigner commented that it can be only pulled by a bulldozer (where the He - - can we get a bulldozer?, I thought)









Having no option and because its natural for Filipinos to lend a helping hand, they’ve decided to make a Bayanihan (The whole term bayanihan refers to a spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular objective. According to wikipedia)









finally, the vehicle was victoriously pulled up…



The story doesn’t end there because after that, the driver drove for several meters first before saying thank you… (im not that near to him but to my judgement he did not even said thank you, he just got out of his vehicle and waved)…

Kudos to the kind & good Samaritan Filipino people and the foreigner who helped…

Summer Saya 2010 @ Zambales

Weeks have passed since my last blog post because I can’t think of any subject for that matter… April 23-24, 2010 was our Company outing @ Nora’s Beach in San Antonio, Zambales. It was my second time there and development was very evident…

We arrived there during lunch time and the prepared menu was perfectly done especially the fish fillet and adding to it was the breath taking scenery…







You can have lots of team building activities such as volleyball, tsinelas relay, videoke challenge, billiards etc… plus a beautiful sunset







Our location is the gateway to other island like Anawangin, Camara and Capones Island… I told them, “andito na tayo sasayangin pa ba natin yung pagkakataon na makapunta dun?”… So first thing in the morning after breakfast we went to the said Islands… (kahit high tide)

ANAWANGIN ISLAND




CAMARA ISLAND




CAPONES ISLAND



Thanks to Malou & Manang for some pictures posted... Next Blog within this week about a Mitsubishi Xtreme 4x4, dipping in the sea...

Semana Santa 2010

Before the Holy week entered, I was already in a state of mind that I will engage in a recreation, somewhere far from manila… But due to some circumstances, I was’nt able to do that but in turn I took part in our catholic service…

My 2010 Easter Triduum started on Maundy Thursday (4/1/2010), wherein some 12 differently abled persons acted as the 12 apostles and on the other hand Fr. Nolan Que our Music Ministry Spiritual Director acted as Christ who washed and eventually kissed the feet of the 12, one by one.



The Unveiling of the Altar of the Repose followed the washing of the feet rites, that gave the green signal for Bisita Iglesia.



Good Friday started with our Priests laying down before starting the Veneration of the Cross



Veneration of the Cross





Followed by the Paglilibing (video to follow on next blog)



Then the Easter Vigil 9:30pm Black Saturday, We started to practice Handel’s Halleluiah Chorus (video of the song to follow) for the Finale after the mass and before the Salubong.



Then the Blessing of Fire





Start of the Easter Mass



Easter Sunday Salubong



Ended with Blessing and Releasing of Easter Balloons

Noah's Park

I’ve been hearing a lot of good reviews about Noah’s Park Resort located at Rodriguez Montalban Rizal, so when I & my Tresedungis (13D) friends planned our first 2010 summer escapades we decided to make it there.

Take a jeepney ride from cubao going to montalban and pull over at East Wood (montalban), ride a Tricycle that will lead you to Noah’s Park. (the way going to the resort is a road less travelled but don’t be afraid cause its safe and its near the Avilon Zoo)

The Employees were very courteous and willing to extend a hand. After paying your entrance fee, they will fetch you with their mini electric jeep (no charge) to bring you to your respective cottage.



If you will stay there overnight, they will put a yellow some kind of a paper sticker bracelet in your wrist. At first I thought they were just campaigning for a certain candidate but it was just purely coincidental and to my surprise when I asked them whom they are supporting they said “Erap” because of the latter’s projects like pabahay ni erap.
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Below are the pics… Mejo Blurd yung iba dahil naglowbat yung digicam ko kaya celphone na lang ginamit ko… (I took all of the camshots)

POOL AREA

HOTEL

MINI CHAPEL

WALL CLIMBING

OBSTACLE COURSE

HANGING BRIDGE

FISH POND

GARDEN MAZE

Tipo ng Pasahero

Everyday, when we commute, we meet different kind of people (commuters) just like us… Here are some of them that called my attention… I baptized them with certain names so that when you meet one, you would know anong klaseng passenger cla??

PASA-GIT – (PASAherong NangigitGIT) these are the kind of commuter na alam naman nilang masikip na sa jeep but still sumasakay pa rin tpos pag umupo sila ay nanggigitgit… and some of them at the back of their minds would want you to give way para maka upo ka ng maayos… Most of them are those who are late na sa office or gustong gusto na makauwi agad or makapunta sa kanilang paroroonan.

PASA-PO – (PASAherong gusting makauPO) agadlong lost relative ng PASAGIT, usually matatagpuan mo sila sa bus… They are those na alam na rin nilang puno ang bus but still sasakay pa and pag nakatayo na sila dun, pupwesto sila sa may mga mukhang mababait na tao upang sila ay paupuin…. (Sila ay kadalasang matatanda na) pag naka encounter ka ng ganito, maaari kang magtulog tulugan para sila ay maiwasan….

PASA-HOK – Ito naman ang klase ng pasahero na mahahaba ang buhok na nilulugay at kapag hinangin, lahat ng hibla ng buhok nila kasama na ang dandruff at mga alaga ay pupunta sa inyong mukha…

PASA-MOY – type of passenger na may mga mababahong amoy, may anghit at kung anu ano pang hindi kanais nais na amoy… Silay ay yung mga taong nakalimutan atang mag deodorant… Sila rin ay yung mga taong natuyuan ng pawis dahil sa kanilang trabaho… kadalasang makikita sila sa lahat ng mass transportation at kalimitang sa hapon sila lumilitaw lalo na kung rush hour….

PASA-RA – Sila ay yung uri ng pasahero na magpapara sa gitna ng intersection, nagpapara khit naka GO ang traffic lights, nagpapara kahit sa no loading/unloading zone at nagpapara kht nakaakyat na ang sasakyan sa fly over… kadalasan sila sa jeep, bus at taxi matatagpuan…

PASA-NONG – Ito ang pinakamatalinong uri ng pasahero sila ay yung utos ng utos at marunong pa sa driver…

PASA-KOT – Pasaherong dukot ng duKOT sa kanilang bag, bulsa at kung saan saan pa, kahit siksikan na sa sasakyan at wla silang pakialam kahit masanggi ka o nakakaistorbo na sila…

PASA-LANG – Sila naman yung mga PASAherong sobrang guLANG… Yung iba ay magsisinungaling sa knilang pinanggalingan at pupuntahan upang maka menos ng pamasahe… Meron din namang nabigyan na ng sukli ngunit hihingi ulit… Pero ang pinaka brutal nito ay yung mga taong hindi na nga nagbayad ay humihingi pa ng sukli…

Ito ay ilan lamang… Isa ka ba sa kanila??? Kung meron Ka pang naisip…. Ikoment mo na lang at ilalagay ko sa future blog post ko… hehehe

Jeepney Fare Change

Last friday (3/19/10), after office hours, I and my Officemate immediately packed our things to go to JRU for our class and We rode a Jeepney in the front of the Former Rizal Capitol. We handed P20 to the driver saying "JRU dalawa, Kasasakay lang" he gave a change of P2...

My friend asked me "Magkano ba Hanggang JRU???" I Told her "P8 each" She Told me that the Driver only gave P2 as a change, so immediately asked the Driver "Magkano Ho ba hanggang JRU?" He told me "P9 each"

I Flared up (maybe because of the humid temperature) and told the driver "Bakit P7:50 na ba minumun fare ngayon?" He ignored my appeal and still proceed with his driving... But i cant help it, i told him, "eto na yung Dos mo, akin na yung bente bababa na lang kame" but the driver gave only six pesos saying "nakasakay na kayo kaya yan na lng ang sukli" I returned it back to him, and decided to just continue riding in his vehicle...

I noticed that during that event, several passengers were looking at me, maybe some of them empathizes with me and some of them maybe laughing at me.... I decided to keep quiet to control myself and when we got to jru i told my friend "Hindi na ako nagsalita pa dahil baka kung ano pa masabi" and she only smiled at me.

When we were about to enter the campus, to my suprise Im still wearing my company id... that made me think "Holy crap" then i told my friend "pasaway... ndi mo nmn sinabi na nakasabit pa pala id ko... she said she didnt noticed it... I told her " Kaya pala yung ibang tao sa jeep tingin ng tingin sakin, cguro nakita nila yung id ko at baka iniisip nila, siguro naghihirap na yung company nila kaya khit piso ndi na pinatawad hehehe"...

We were just laughing ourselves before our classes starts thinking of that incident... Moral of the incident??? Just don't complain about the P2 change hehehe