There is now an ongoing battle for the truth about the real situation in typhoon-ravaged areas amidst the tragedy that is still unfolding a week after super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) left the Philippines. On one side, members of the international media are giving factual reports from the ground at the disaster zone. On the other side are people from Malacanang including President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino who are giving a much rosier update from a cozier distance.
Telling it like it is in Tacloban: CNN’s Anderson Cooper
While CNN journalist Anderson Cooper reporting from Tacloban City observed that he sees “no real evidence of organized recovery or relief” effort coming from the Philippine government where he is at, the same day President BS Aquino was giving a “reassuring” report during an interview with CNN studio reporter Christiane Amanpour that the Philippine government’s relief and rescue operations were well on its way. The President even said, “all national roads have been reopened and most national airports are back to operating levels”.
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Amanpour’s professionalism remained commendable despite her receiving some ambiguous responses from BS Aquino. Others would have asked for pictures as proof of the President’s claims, or else it hasn’t happened. In fact, ground reporter Cooper was actually reporting live and showing actual footage from the ruins of Tacloban airport. The picture he showed was grimmer.
Bluffing his way through an interview: President BS Aquino
From Cooper’s vantage point, there were hundreds of people sleeping at the airport because there was nowhere for them to go and if one would just walk three blocks away from the airport, there were also people sleeping in makeshift huts or out exposed to rains even lying next to the bodies of their loved ones because these had yet to be picked up. He said there was also very little water and food supply because there was no feeding station, which according to him, was what one would expect after five days. The journalist added that he only heard of talks about the airport being opened again by the US marines but it hadn’t happened yet. He warned that the situation is getting desperate and that sooner or later something is bound to give.
To make matters even stranger for outsiders like Cooper, Filipino news anchor Korina Sanchez who also happens to be the wife of Department of Interior and Local Government secretary, Mar Roxas became defensive and said that Cooper doesn’t know what he is talking about. Sanchez probably thought that her husband’s directing traffic on the streets of Tacloban could be considered a rescue operation. Thank goodness no one takes her seriously nowadays especially since she hasn’t even been to the disaster zone.
Cooper has covered quite a number of disasters overseas and he seemed to be in shock over the lack of real urgency in the Philippine government’s response to the tragedy. To quote:
When I was in Japan, right after the tsunami there two years ago, within a day or two, you had Japanese defense forces going out, carving up cities into grids and going out on foot looking for people, walking through the wreckage. We have not seen that here in any kind of large-scale operation.
It is too sad to hear Cooper say that it is not really clear to him and some of the international troops who exactly is in charge of the Philippine side of operations. The lack of real leadership in times of crises is now becoming obvious to the international community. As one reporter from ABC news claims, the Philippine government has become paralysed in the face of the disaster:
Villeamor Airbase – home of the Philippine Air Force and the main staging area for relief flights to the disaster zone – seems to be operating at half-speed. There is no thrum of activity, no evidence that there’s a real sense of urgency among the Philippine troops here. Every once in a while a civilian car pulls up and unloads a few boxes of goods some neighbors have collected. They put them on the sidewalk and drive away. A little while later, some Filipino troops (or reporters) move them inside. No method. No organization. It’s as if an earthquake hit southern California and Vandenburg or Nellis AFB were quiet and half-populated.
The U.S. Marines have swung into action, certainly. But there are just 215 of them right now, and they must coordinate with the Philippine government. As one high-ranking officer told me here about the host government, “They’re paralyzed.”
An Israeli Foreign Ministry official confirmed that impression privately to me. The Israeli team is here to assess what their country can contribute and where. Over the years, Israel has developed excellent field hospital capabilities that they’ve brought to disasters in Haiti and elsewhere.
But the Israelis, too, need to coordinate with the Philippine government. “When we ask them what they need, they tell us to talk to the Americans,” the official said.
The lack of leadership in the Philippines makes some Filipinos wish that foreign troops could just take over administration of the country forever. The Philippine government has become irrelevant. Members of congress are only good at grandstanding during Senate hearings in the guise of “aiding legislation” that hardly ever result in any significant outcomes.
Hopefully, the deaths of thousands of Filipinos during the super typhoon will not be in vain because this disaster is finally exposing the incompetence of the Aquino government not only to the rest of the Filipino people, but also to the rest of the international community.
Even back in 2011, the Aquino government was already being held accountable for the deaths of over a thousand people in Mindanao during typhoon Sendong. Kabataan party-list Representative Raymond Palatino already highlighted the Aquino government’s refusal to allot funds for disaster preparedness in the 2011 calamity fund. Fast forward to 2013, the Aquino government is certainly even less-prepared and ill-equipped to handle a much bigger disaster than Sendong.
It must be a real mystery to the international community why year after year, the Philippines is never prepared for the arrival of typhoons when in fact, during the interview with CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour, BS Aquino admitted that we get visited by at least 20 typhoons every year. It is as if the Philippine government has become desensitized to the people’s suffering when it comes.
The rest of the interview with BS Aquino was cringe-worthy as expected. Amanpour hardly got a straight answer even when she asked simple questions. When Amanpour asked, “How do you manage to reassure your people?” The President responded as if he was talking to someone stupid:
We have been able to demonstrate as a government and as a people collectively that we take care of each other and that the government’s initial response was reassuring to the vast majority of our people. Our ability to take care of our problems rather quickly…
Should the US military takeover administration of the Philippines?
I can imagine people shaking their heads in disbelief at BS Aquino’s claim that the “government’s initial response was reassuring”. The President doesn’t seem to be in touch with reality because chaotic scenes in video footage and photos being circulated around the world do not show a reassured public. Someone needs to inform BS Aquino that the Filipino public along with the rest of the world are actually worried about those who are starving and going mad with desperation.
In one of her final questions, Amanpour asked how BS Aquino would respond to people who will judge his Presidency on how his government responded to the crisis. His response seemed to trivialize the number of deaths caused by the super typhoon, which he claims is “only” about 2500. He kept emphasising that the government’s efforts to warn the public minimized the casualties and this time, did not include sinking ships:
I think you can ask all the governors of the areas that have been saying that our making them aware the dangers of the typhoon enabled them to move their population from danger areas into safer areas and thereby minimizing casualties. A lot of them with the exception of Leyte province, eastern and western Samar have reported practically of one or two or even zero casualties wherein normally when we have a typhoon, we will also have ships that were travelling that would have sunk casualties in the hundreds, probably merit too much attention. So the knowledge, the geo hazard mapping, the knowledge imparted to all of them enabled them to reduce the risk inherent in all the disasters that visit us.
It was hard to filter out all the bullshit, indeed. One death is one too many. For BS Aquino however, if the number of casualties is less than 10,000, it is an indication that the casualties were minimized and it is thanks to the efforts of his government. Never mind the fact that he is not even basing his statements on any formal statistics.
The battle to find the truth about the true state of the Philippines will continue. Let us hope the international community will not give up on the Filipino people and help win back the Philippines from the lies of the Aquino regime.
[Photo of US military plane courtesy Interaksyon.com.]
In life, things are not always what they seem.
Dear mr alexandre cooper pls help philippine for those. Politicians corruption. .. pls
Tagalugin mo nalang, pa ingles ingles ka pa e pati ang nakakabasa ng posting mo e mahihirapan sa pagbabasa. Anak ng tinapa!
@rallion
If you’re referring to marvin…well at least he’s pretty smart in thinking that our government sucks.
Okay lang kahit hindi marurunong mag english at least marunong mag isip!
a government is as good as the electorate itself…the filipinos deserves a government that the have
help us to end the all lies and fake reassurance of Mr Pres.Noynoy!
So much for the so called “Independence” the PH has been fighting for in its bygone years. Little kid just can’t let go of daddy USA and become a real man.
What are those morons doing in Manila? I sure hope they get caught attending some grand party because that would really bring the house down literally.
Mr.Cooper please,please,please go to Sulangan,Guiuan Estern Samar,coz we dnt have any news about my relatives there,the news team of abs-cbn and GMA they are focus only in the tacloban,how about the other cities or brgy?please help me fine my relatives there Maria”maring”Caberio-Abrajano my aunte,Marshall Caberio Abrajano my cousin,please please fine them,my heartful request..i dnt now f my ingles s correct but i dnt care coz me and my family here are so desperated..if u fine them please give my cp.#tm 09264759717, 09106443386 smart.im hre in Hinundayan Southern Leyte.thank you for reading my message,take care always
@ Marilyn Lagumbay Valerio
You and your family will be in my prayers. Gob bless you.
@ Marilyn Lagumbay Valerio
You and your family will be in my prayers. God bless you.
pesteng yawa talaga ang governemnt nang pilipinas…. walang mga pinag aralan and walang mga commonsence… puro kase kurakot ang nasa isip eh… mga Gago……. bakit hinde mag triage and prioritize,\. Nasan na yong mga health officials and mga city officials na dapat nag handa na bago pa nang yari and bagyo? didnt they have any plan on what to do ater the typhoon? i know… probably not… kase maybe they didn’t have enough money and resources to plan ahead of tim… mga pusang gala kayo.. mga bobo.. puro pera ang pinapa asal,,,,tang inahit tagalaga… i will go back to the philippines and run for office… first thing na ibabalik ko ay death penalty lalo na sa mga nangungurakot…….. mga walang hiya.. at walang pusong mga politician… mga putang ina nyo!!!!!!!!
thank you tang inahit…I could have said it better. I’m with you 100%
they just a whole load of Shit…!
Everything but the death penalty… You kin of went a little overboard there. I agree as well with the other stuff you said though.
Strangely enough, the Philippines trains and educates more nurses than any other country in the world. At least, that how it seems based on the amount of nurses I’ve seen at international hospitals. So they’re are fully capable intelligent people in this country who can be activated to help in the ravaged provinces. I think that it is up to the Filipinos to take it upon themselves to organize and help where they can. You have trained engineers, doctors, nurses, that can help. Don’t wait for instruction from the gov’t. Just do it.
Problema dyan pre.. kahit ano pang hiyaw gawin ng pinoy online.. wala pa rin pake yang mga yan.. kahit mamatay lahat ng tao sa leyte at samar dahil sa gutom o sakit la pa rin pakialam yang mga yan.. pusta ako iniisip nila mababawasan na ang botong bibilhin sa susunod na eleksyon..
Very well said kenkoy bakulaw
hahahahahahahhahaha…that was entertaining! I feel your frustration…feel na feel ko!
To all Countries,,
Note : OUR COUNTRY PHILIPPINES IS THE #1 CORRUPT IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD. WE KNOW YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO HELP US,, IT IS GOOD THAT YOU MEET DIRECTLY TO THE VICTIMS.
DO NOT GIVE YOUR MONEY TO OUR GOVERNMENT BECAUSE EVEN US FILIPINO’S DOESN’T TRUST THEM ANY MORE..
the Phil. Government,..i dont know how Pres. Aquino see the situation right now in tacloban…but one thing for sure many of our fellow filipino is starving and asking help in the Phil. government…
many countries are helping right now to give relief goods and help,..think about it if other countries doesnt help,what will happen…
the Phil. government should double their action,are they enjoying what is happening to our fellow filipino in tacloban city?…act fast Government…
Mr Cooper!!! Pls help Filipinos to fir
tamaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…..
It is really shame to see the President in the Philippines didn’t show any compassion to the Tacloban people. He came only in one place but what about the other provinces in Busuanga and other remote areas that lost their lives, too. Isn’t a president should be a leader of the country and not a coward. He should watch his own people, by giving them immediate needs. Where was he? he just disappeared for how many days and never showed. The President has no leadership and no concern. He doesn’t know what to do. I hope and pray Mr. Benigno Aquino , please wake up and do your job. That is one reason why they voted for you to take care your own people, but you left them alone. Think about it!!!!!
you are right flora downining… indeed, inutile president…
that’s why his name is BS Aquino, full of BULLSHIT!!!!!!
Truck Load of Shit kamo
It goes to show how Noynoy is. People are now seeing his true colors and how cruel he can be. He’s just plain coward and irresponsible. He’s incompetent and yet people voted for him. It’s sad that the president isn’t doing anything for his country and all he does is sit.
Aquno qualifies for having Narcissistic Personaltiy Disorder
One of the most important symptoms of pathological narcissism (the Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is grandiosity. Grandiose fantasies (megalomaniac delusions of grandeur) permeate every aspect of the narcissist’s personality. They are the reason that the narcissist feels entitled to special treatment which is typically incommensurate with his real accomplishments. The Grandiosity Gap is the abyss between the narcissist’s self-image (as reified by his False Self) and reality.
narcissists have no loyalties, no values, no doctrines, no beliefs, no affiliations, and no convictions. Their only constraint is their addiction to human attention, positive or negative.
Narcissists can’t afford to shut out the world because they so heavily depend on it for the regulation of their labile sense of self-worth. Owing to this dependence, they are hypersensitive and hypervigilant, alert to every bit of new data. They are continuously busy rearranging their self-delusions to incorporate new information in an ego-syntonic manner.
Narcissists are never divorced from reality – they crave it, and need it, and consume it in order to maintain the precarious balance of their disorganised, borderline-psychotic personality
Delusions of grandeur..yup. that sums it up.
He probably fails to differentiate 2D from 3D as well. lol.
You said it better than I ever did.
Also narcissist doesn’t have any compassion. All they care about is themselves and they tend to pity themselves. Noynoy didn’t show any compassion for the victims of typhoon Yolanda.
They are childish and infantile. Noynoy is an example of this.
Narcissist also are dead inside… meaning that they are frozen in a certain age. Noynoy acts like a child whenever he’s faced with criticism.
Hindi nya alam ang pinagsasabi nya kamo? Typical dumb pinoy mindset from what she said. Anderson Cooper already saw what is really wrong on Tacloban because he was actually there all the time while koring here is just sitting her ass in dzmm at Quezon city with the aircon towards her bitching stupid BS. Ang hirap kasi sa karamihan ng local media parang akala mo mga showbiz personality sila. And if those dumb flips still mark him as evil only because he’s a foreigner, then what do you call him letting a victim use his satellite phone to call that victim’s relatives in Manila and tell them the good and bad news that they’re alive and their mother died respectively?
Aquino Assasination – Marcos Conspiracy (past)
President BS Aquino – Mrs. Imelda Marcos hometown (Tacloban City)
(present)
Ignorance – Payback
It has been more than 2 decades and they could not prove any connection that FM had Ninoy assassinated.
While BS Aquino and Tacloban, that is more clear cut. Although I think even if other cities/places are involved, they would still be as incompetent as they are now.
and your point with regards to the marcoses? People are useless when only the mouth is moving… the red cross need help packing goods.
And now you’re changing the subject with that marcos is evil BS of yours. You’re listening too much of your aquino-cojuanco mafias propaganda you noytard.
hey how much have you donated anyway,, can you give us back all our tax money? so you can have the right to tell us what to do. idiot. hang yourself with your worshipped yellow ribbon.
Mr Anderson, I’m a filipino and I believe in you.. I don’t believe what our politicians are telling, most of them are only thinking what or how to benefit from all of this…
time of corrupt filipino politician
After all this, if BS Aquino is really that confindent in his leadership, I challenge him to conduct snap elections, no fiesta campaigning, just no BS plain and simple election, and forget the Hocus PCOS, Comelec and BS survey. Just the Filipinos counting.
We need a new leader, not just the executive but all levels, we need a complete overhaul.
BS Aquino has humiliated us too many times, while the rest of the Philippines is suffering.
I say, stone him to death, including all the rest of his greedy KKKK.
i agreeeeeeee…
agree also.
and Me as well
tumulong nalang kayo!
Alright, tutulong kami. And then… WHAT? Gusto mo ganito na lang palagi? The current status quo is more important to you than accepting the need for things to change?
Tumulong ka na lang MAG-ISA. TBH, I can do BOTH at the same time. Ugh. -_-
it’s the sign of the times, these super storms. it will happen to them or someone they care about. and this is how they want the government to respond. wow!
dont ask what your deserving government can do for you,but ask yourself what you can do to your good government,simply because the filipino electorate deserves the kind of government that they have.,..
The people who have been campaigning for a better leader and a better system do not deserve this kind of government.
that what im waiting for. wala na akong nakitang matinong presidente. pero ngayon lang sa tanang buhay ko,, kung magkakaron ng rally, ngayon lang ako sasama. hindi lang corrupt government ang meron ngayon, inutil government pa.
He is a puppet of the ruling class. He will be removed when they get tired of him. Then they will push to get Binay in there if they can have influence.
It was done that way when they got tired of Estrada. That was a bloodless coup but it really showed that you are not a constitutional republic and when the tide changes the rats run fast to another ship.
Sanchez doesn’t know that she’s talking about. I’ve got colleagues who are there in ground zero – some of them victims, some of them went there to do relief operations – and they will agree with what Anderson Cooper had said.
I would be surprised if she ever goes to Tacloban. Jessica Soho would (she did go to Afghanistan) but Sanchez? Nah. Highly doubt it if that prissy woman can bear even a whiff of the stench of death.
May pangarap kasi yan maging first lady e.
yeh yeh yeh…..
the money sent to help victims may land on the pockets of the politicians & family. Mr Cooper thanks for your help. please look after where the money goes. most financial aids from abroad get distributed among corrupt officials.Pls don’t leave the Philippines so ehere would be one at least true news. and perhaps to tract the cash. Thank you mr.Cooper, God bless you.
Please, make sure that money donations from various countries will be used to build houses, schools hospitals, roads and livelyhoods for all the victims of typhoon. Don’t let the politicians gets involved to any recovery plan..please!!! It should go to the most needy not those greedy and corrupt politicians in the Philippines.
Four to five days passed and I have a nephew named Erwin Velacruz who could not be contacted by his family in Manila. Family in Manila is too poor to go to Tacloban to search for them. Could Mr. Cooper help trace for my nephew? We can’t rely on the government.
Mr Cooper, Thank you! Pls help the Filipino people to get president Aquino to resign!
dumb
mr anderson.the truth is now visible….
Thank you Mr Cooper!!! Pls help us to get President Aquino to resign.
Well one can not trust a CIA asset like Copper.
He’s got photos/videos of the situation in Tacloban, and he is there, physically. Are you saying it is all BS just because he is, as you say CIA asset? What is your point? Is BS Aquino telling the truth then from hundreds of kilometers away?
nagbigay ka na ba?
Please don’t use that as a diversion.
TROLLFAG. -_-
Nagpapalusot ka pa e indiot.
TROLL. 😀
Your loopholes will never work noytard. We already know what is really going on.
BS Aquino = BullShit Aquino
You have to prove he’s a CIA asset. Mere speculation doesn’t count.
now you know what is true and what is not…..
big difference between saying and doing… these two should go together..
if not we end up with a big LIE!
c sanchez ang hindi alam ang sinasabi,hindi c anderson,pusang iring ka!c anderson pa ung nasa ground zero samantalang ikaw nasa airconed room nag papasarap! namputsa kayo!!!!!!!
tama po kayo…
I do not remember Cooper being upset about the lack of Pres. George Bush slow response after Hurricane Katrinka in New Orleans in 2005. Or the continuing lack of support for the people in the Gulf Coast after the BP oil spill. It is always easy to criticize Brown and Black people who are kept poor by the White Supremacy.
In fairness to CNN reporter, we, both black & brown do it to ourselves. Hurricane Katrina caused damage that was more extensive due to corruption & leaders not repairing/constructing levees and other aqueducts in & around the city of New Orleans. Most of these leaders were black. Leaders in the Philippines & America learned these things from their white European counterparts, so we (brown & black) need to stop perpetrating the fraud. The fact that it is wrong, gives credence to call out Aquino & the powers that be. Do something for the Filipino & quit skirting the issue(s).
I remember, after the bickering between the Gov of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans stopped, State of Emergency was declared and the bullshit (pardon my foul language) stopped when Genral Honore’ hit the ground… No such Commander, either civilian or otherwise, exists here in the Philippines.
Stop whining by using the color of the skin.
Cooper is hardly in any position to the things you are asking him to.
Really, looking for a relative through Cooper? Let us not add more humiliation to the Philippines. You look for your own relatives if you do not want/expect the government to do it. Get your butt there, hitch a ride or walk, if you really want to find them.
That’s the bitter reality… For over a decade or so yan ang pilit na pinagtatakpan ng bias at anti-progress na media natin. Parating puri at hindi mabalita ang totoo. Thanks to this guy, no ifs no buts… Bluntly told the world how incompetent our government really is, a bane for the Filipino people. Mga palamunin at kurakot. We need to overhaul this downward spiral system.
Hello everyone..Mr.Cooper is being honest.He saw what happen in Tacloban..We just accept the fact that our Goverment is mabagal !!!imagine naman po until now nagreport ni Atom Araullo na 5 days napo hindi pa nabigyan ang ibang kababayan natin ng Food etc!!sabi po ni Madam Soliman nagbigay napo pero kung titingnan natin ang balita at mga tao umiiyak sila kasi wala silang makain at mainom yun po bah ay ok?!!imagine po sa part natin 1 meal or 2 meals magskip tayo kumain sobra napong gutom yan at super sakit sa ulo at tyan pero sa tacloban 5days napo wala maayos na pagkain!!sus magyosip!!!Please naman po yung Goverment natin unahin yung pag-kain ng tao hindi puro sat2x…Sa umpisa palang po alam na nyo na may BAGYO dba?sana po may budget naman tayo yung mga tax na binabayaran namin sa work at etc pa sana nag prepare na kayo ng Food at Water para pagkatapos ng bagyo READY napo!!AS IN ang BAGAL nyo PO!!!Thank you
It seems that Mr. Cooper has single handedly destroyed the falsehood that the yellow media has been spewing for 2 decades now. I commend Mr. Cooper for telling the whole world just how incompetent Mr. Aquino is. The yellowtards are clearly not happy that their president has been exposed as a total FRAUD.
The end is near…..
Tacloban City after Yolanda is an affirmation that President Aquino is incapable of running a country. PERIOD! He is stupid and so are the people around him. STUPID AND CORRUPT. WHAT A SHAME.
For those who are not Filipinos I understand why you think Mr. Cooper sounds racist.. but for Filipinos like me and who knows the truth.. we agree with him. Our president– though in no way am I blaming him of any tragedy– but he is all lies and all show-manship. He is sooo good in blaming others and always talking and saying he did this and that.. but if you know him better he is all talks. For our kababayan in Leyte and other affected areas — kayanon nato ni. Pinoy gud ta! God is merciful and gracious and we will be able to withstand these trials. Thank you for those people who have helped us.. for those countries who have shared their blessings. Salamat kaau.
Everyone knows what happened or do you? Power lines were cut, cell sites were off, roads were impassable and the airport was unlandable and yet you say nothing was done? Do you guys even see machines in these areas? No! maybe it took bares hands to clear the roads, make the airport functionable, bring back the power and restore mobile signal. Please think again before you say the government is not doing anything.
“Bare hands to clear the roads”… now that is purely stoopid.
Ok, so maybe not “not doing anything” but “not doing enough” to even leave a dent with the calamity this massive. Also you are saying clearing of roads, other major services…. that is your LGU at work. National level on the other hand is naught.
LGU structure? bgone after the storm. All of you who are so busy criticizing the government’s efforts should go to the disaster areas and see for yourself if anyone — or any single country on earth could have prepared a disaster of that magnitude…. or cope with the mind-boggling relief and rescue requirements in the aftermath of the typhoon.
You see, jay ramos, I have been through calamities similar to that magnitude, one is 1990 earthquake in baguio city. Now clearing of the roads and airports, restoring elctricity and communications was the first to be addressed. Common sense dictates, why do a thing with your bare hands, when you have your equipments. I am sure that not 100% of the equipments are useless even after 5 days of the typhoon. Neighboring municipilaties/provinces, helped clear the major road arteries from their end. I am sure this can be done (or maybe being done) there too.
The bottom line is this, if there is no real leader who will direct, coordinate and manage the efforts then the governments efforts would still seem slow, kahit hirap na hirap na kayo.
You are talikng as if you have experience in emergency mitigation. Or its just cheap talk. Whats wrong with us as a people is that, we talk too much, we complain a lot. Tumulong kanalng.
Just ask Gordon or any COMPETENT guy for that issue. Keep on defending INCOMPETENT schmucks and you just prove yourself that YOU are part of the problem.
You’re just ignorant. Look at your comments. 😀
And yet your trolling here has no substance and not helping at all. Go back on licking pnoy’s ass you noytard.
yeah idiot,, why you have time to read all the comments and reply while you’re packing the reliefs. pakawala ni noynoy.
THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING LESS. You and the other government officials don’t know the best provinces where help should come from to the affected region. You don’t even know what to prioritize in times like these. Live in Mindanao, the remote parts, and you’ll learn how they live, that if you’re smart enough to survive.
Your profile is that of a rich person and let someone else do everything, even commanding without recognizing the factors.
At the end of the day, the government will be measured by results, not by effort.
Go ahead, tell the victims that “maybe it took bare hands to clear the roads, make the airport functionable, etc.” Go ahead, tell them to be a little more patient like they’ve already been for 5 days and counting.
What Cooper implied, and what everybody knows, is that there is any leadership to speak of. The government doesn’t seem to know what to do; to their credit they may have been overwhelmed as well. But this isn’t the first calamity that the Aquino government has faced and it certainly will not be the last. They’ve had more than ample opportunity to learn from past calamities; they apparently have not.
That’s the real situation in Tacloban after 5 days. Anderson is just showing to the world the current situation which has “no real evidence of organized recovery or relief”. Pres. Aquino and the rest of the gov’t official doesn’t like it and should take it as a challenge indeed.
About 30 mins ago on CNN, Anderson Cooper effectively “Bitch-Slapped” all those who claim his reporting was untruthful! If Korina thinks Cooper is wrong, then get your ABS-CBN crew to prove it! Otherwise, Korina and the rest of the Noytards at ABS-CBN, have a hot steaming cup of Shut -The-Fuck-Up!
Aquino’s advisers are stupid. Why get help all the way from Manila? Cebu is the best area to send help. Yet, Cebu is not being tapped especially by the government. The private sectors however are taking advantage of sending relief goods, & not the government.
Cebu has sea ports that can arrive in Ormoc port & Palompon port in just 4-8hrs. Cebu has Mactan Air Force and Camp Lapu-Lapu Military bases.
Bureaucracy is killing the people.
That is your Aquino leadership (or lack of it) at it’s best!!
Hello everyone..Mr.Cooper is being honest.He saw what happen in Tacloban..We just accept the fact that our Goverment is mabagal !!!imagine naman po until now nagreport ni Atom Araullo na 5 days napo hindi pa nabigyan ang ibang kababayan natin ng Food etc!!sabi po ni Madam Soliman nagbigay napo pero kung titingnan natin ang balita at mga tao umiiyak sila kasi wala silang makain at mainom yun po bah ay ok?!!imagine po sa part natin 1 meal or 2 meals magskip tayong kumain sobra napong gutom yan at super sakit sa ulo at tyan pero sa tacloban 5days napo walang maayos na pagkain at tubig!!sus magyosip naman po maawa naman po kayo …wala bah kayo kunsenya..yung mga tulong baka kinukurakot ng iba Diyos ko po matakot kayo sa Diyos ang pera hindi madadala sa kamatayan!!!Please naman po yung Goverment natin unahin yung pag-kain ng tao hindi puro sat2x at interview!!SHAME PO YAN!!!…Sa umpisa palang po alam na nyo na may BAGYO dba?sana po may budget naman tayo yung mga tax na binabayaran namin sa work at etc pa sana nag prepare na kayo ng Food at Water para pagkatapos ng bagyo READY napo!!AS IN ang BAGAL nyo PO!!!Please naman po Mr.President yung mga tao nyo paki advise lang po at eh pressure na double time!!kasi yung mga tao wala napong pagkain…tayo nga ang swerte natin kasi hindi nangyari sa atin….what if darating ang panahon mangyari yan sa atin bilong po ang mundo ang dami papong mangyayari..Thank you
I hope everyone remember this tragedy in every election
Real Eyes sees Real Lies
They are both GAYS…
Americans are trying hard helping the people of the Philippines who are devastated by the thyphoon but the government itself are nowhere to be found… What had happened to tacloban people breaks the heart of the many.. The relief efforts and donations are outpouring here in the US to help the victims. The Philippine government should be ashamed for not stepping out helping their own people. Where are they! There are still bodies waiting to be found, there are more people that need to be feed, there are more people who needs shelter. When Pacquio fight is on the Philippine politicians are out in Las Vegas enjoying the show and they cannot even help their people.
Media firms are busy counting the donations and even updating the public as to how much and from whom. That is BS. They should show how the millions of dollars and tons of food are distributed to the starving families. Papogi lang lahat no effective results. Partisan kasi
The government is all talk. After 5 days since the typhoon, most are still desperate. What’s reassuring about that? Filipinos are resilient and can survive even the strongest typhoon there is, but will die eventually of hunger and thirst because the govern m e n t i s v er y s s s sllll o o o wwwwwwwww……
Sad to say but that is really how our government and never our country will be rich and progress unless we find a leader with ambition and heart to serve.
A disaster this magnitude should be controlled first & foremost by show of Police or Military
security force contingency. prior to any sort of relief distribution. The load of the first relief provision & supply should have been done my aerial delivery, not only in Tacloban but all over the provincial area that was hit by the typhoon. 48 hrs is the breaking point. That’s when masses of desperate people will start contemplating of the self survival mentality. Second wave of relief supply will be designated by the ground force for distribution via airmobile delivery with drop site or zone area having a security contingency for proper order. This will give the Natl. Gov. enough time to re-organized the select a specific warehouse to store & secure the wave’s of relief provision. On the 4th day, there should be a specific location safe for setting up a small camp fence up with contingency of security for massive move of evacuation personal. Then it can be called disaster Base camp # 1 complete with portable water supply & porta potty for waist management, this will be re-followed by a second disaster Base Camp # 2 & so on. Medical emergency can be conducted and the base camp, & set communication center, generators then the LGU & Natl. Gov. can pre plan future recovery & cleaning up the disaster area. This will also alleviate looters in the city, since curfew will be implemented. only authorized personal will patrol the night. Rebel’s will take advantage of the chaos since the show of security & force is very minimal. Each designated base camp will then direct critical needs & issue to keep the flow of supply & provision. Utilized USMC Osprey & USN rotor craft for SAR Search & Air Rescue while constantly dropping relief provision supply. The air mobile can also transport survivors to base camp. The DWPH & other Natl support can then conduct clean up the roads & Hwy. without constant disturbance from POV. Private Own Vehicle. This will minimize the exodus of other survivor from Tacloban to west in Ormoc, which also have been awaiting for relief provision supply.Police & Military check point should be re-directed to supply drop zone. by having base camp recovering & accountability will be compounded & easy to locate missing personal. a Temporary mortuary should be established for accountability.We Filipino’s are brilliant in every aspect of re-organization, but lets act immediately since the situation calls
for rapid respond team. Every seconds, minutes, hours, are very critical to save lives for the survivor. Other western province was hit, it should be also attended simultaneously. This my personal comments & suggestion, its a old standard, base mostly from the experience in Katrina that hit Louisiana, & South West of USA.
A MESSAGE FOR PRES. AQUINO
from my IDOL B.A.
Noynoy Aquino the great PRETENDER! his the same as past president he corrupt the funds.
just extend your help with silent prayer…
Not Enough. We need corporal works of mercy, making us instruments of His will.
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This is a picture of Obama supporters. No difference from the BS Aquino supporters.
OK…so lets just say Cooper is wrong, he doent know what he is saying and Mr. President is right no one was killed in Tacloban and everything is fine……whats next?????
Sit wit the president and drink some wine? and discuss the strategy for the next election????
Mr. Cooper is just trying to wake us up. We know something is wrong with the government and we need to tell it to the government. just like what they do to Marcos. Are you afraid to take your own medicine?
When it comes from Sanchez vs. Cooper on who’s right and who’s wrong..I think the fact that Cooper is on site seeing the destruction left behind by Yolanda cements his credible news report. Unlike Sanchez who is in the studio, and still is right now since I think it is her show on the radio if I’m not mistaken.
That’s the sad thing about it, it puts the
“PINOY PRIDE” to shame. If we had a different president, would they have done it differently ?
This isn’t racist or bigotry, it’s an issue that is about the helplessness of the people and how our own government snails its way to help them out. No wonder they say it is paralyzed, actions speak louder than words..and it is seen with this.
Action is Mar Roxas directing traffic during the aftermath of the typhoon.
Action is Pnoy, going there immediately to chew the local officials, without realizing that said officials are also typhoon victims themselves.
Action is Pnoy, interviewd by Amanour, telling everybody that its only 2500 not 10000 and everything is reassuring then went on blaming again.
Action in a snail’s pace, thinking in a snail’s pace…leadershit at best.
Directing traffic lol, that was hilarious…just so it will look like he’s “doing” something.
Chewing on local officials…again the same old crap of blaming other people because it is convenient…as if blaming them can change anything…oh wait..that will only mean he will have more haters! 😀
Yup, I saw that online…that is just shameful for a man of such position..just can’t stop blaming others for their own shortcomings…
To add to this, it was also said on the interview that we are being visited by more than 20 typhoons a year..and yet preparations remain poor at best..which actually sucks to be honest.
Anyway, Just a question..Did we ever have a president or a leader that truly cared about this country?…Something tells me nobody ever did.
The resilency of the Filipino people has veen abused where justice has not been delivered well by those governing the country. There have been several cases of corruption, bad governance and the like. The country is still sick.It needs a doctor from outside the country. Not a Filipino or we rather choose to become like Guam, a state of US where the people enjoy what the ordinary American in the mainland enjoys.
It’s really tells a lot about the government when the entire world cares more about the situation than they do. Heck, the president even practically gave them the proverbial finger.
By them, I mean the ones who were hit, of course.
Anderson has nothing to gain by lying about the situation whereas PNoy is always doing “papogi” that he is being a good president.
Nothing to gain, but everything to lose.
I would agree n disagree to a certain point. First and foremost we are being compared to Japan… not a third world country. More disciplined than filipinos and listen to theor government… yes the support is slow.. I agree but what can u do when things fall apart and do not have the man power to fix it.. communication was out.. no way to get in and out. . No transportation due to being wiped out of the flood… no power to produce anything what are going to do? Not like here in the stayes where you have everything. Its a 3rd world country where the rich are in top and the poor as you can see took a massive hit… so don’t compare philippines to japan as the countrys are night and day. Anderson Cooper will never understand as he lives in a country spoiled with riches. And I agree the fact that the government needs to step up.. but wjat do you expect. . Its been like that for years
Are you saying then, that it is just fine for the people to suffer because we live in a 3rd world country? That mentality is stuck like booger to the majority of the Filipinos, that is the main reason we have a mediocre government, mediocre government officials and a S__T for brains president.
What we expect is for actual effort to at least be present in the areas hit by the storm. Sure, it doesn’t necessarily have to be on the same level as Japan, but it’s already been almost a week and little change has been reported. Even most countries would have at least had supplies being distributed at this point. Here, they haven’t even cleaned out the bodies littered all over the place.
I don’t think that Cooper doesn’t understand what’s going on. It’s you who doesn’t understand or maybe just so dumb to understand that Cooper is a reporter who has been to a lot of situations similar to this. And besides, he was just reporting based on what he was seeing.
He’s reporting based on what he’s seeing IN GROUND ZERO.
What’s Korina’s excuse?
Then perhaps the Philippines needs to step up. Nobody said that the Philippines needs to be like japan, but the Philippines COULD certainly be better than what it is showing now. Ironic that for a country that gets 20+ typhoons a year, we have very little to show in terms of being prepared for it. Instead, Filipinos insist on pwede-na-yan, bahala-na, and “the Filipino spirit is waterproof” mumbo-jumbo.
Comparisons like that will persist. Tough luck for Filipinos as they have yet to show that they can be good in absolute terms.
It’s been like that for years – and it will be like that for years because Filipinos don’t like to complain in a structured manner, and because they don’t like being criticized.
The Filipinos get the government they deserve, and one that represents them. They put in the same corrupt and indifferent bozos every single time.
So what you are saying is that because we’re a ‘3rd world’ country, we should have lower expectations about what our government should be doing? So only citizens of developed countries should expect their governments to be efficient in times of crisis? This kind of thinking is the reason for the apathy that’s so common to us, Filipinos. Apathy that leads to us putting inefficient, stupid and all-talk-no-action people into power.
what will you do Peter if you have encountered a major problem wherein your life is threaten? would you just sit back and admit that you lack the capacity to overcome such situation? thats why you are given the brains to think what would you do to counter and act immediately to save your life. your mentality is like your leader who just accept things and blame other to save himself on lack of leadership. whats the cost of hiring helicopters to do search and rescue and making food drops? is our govt cant afford that?it can be executed even just for few hours you can deliver but what had just happen it No Search and Rescue happen and lot of people could have been save and the worst part of it that those who survived had nothing just to eat cause the lack of our government leaders had not even initiated to do some research on what could they have done in this kind of situation and they continuously doing it from the past calamities
Actually, Peter D, Anderson Cooper does know what he’s saying. He has done/anchored a lot of disaster news coverage and every single time, he does not fail to criticize what needs attention. He’s not comparing Japan to the Phils. in terms of economic status, he’s pointing out the lack of compassion of the government. In Japan, he was able to witness how soldiers even went barefoot while going thru the rubbles to find bodies on day 2 whereas here, he said it would have been understandable if no help was seen during the first day through the fourth day but it was day 5 already and roads have been cleared since sunday. He does not understand why no help has been given, no one has arrived and yet he and his news team were able to get there. People can only last a few days without food and water. If they didn’t die during the typhoon, they will die of hunger. That is what’s frustrating him.
You’re obviously implying that Philippines as a 3rd world country is very hopeless. Do me a favor and kill yourself. You’re just a problem not a solution.
This is what all the relief organizations should do:
Forget waiting for the PI government to take the lead. Just get on private planes and helicopters and dropship the supplies across the areas of devastation. In the end, Filipinos will blame their own government for their lack of action.
BS Aquino is quite fitting because as you can see, he is full of it.
Peter D: I don’t think that Cooper doesn’t understand what’s going on. It’s you who doesn’t understand or maybe just so dumb to understand that Cooper is a reporter who has been to a lot of situations similar to this. And besides, he was just reporting based on what he was seeing.
He’s reporting based on what he’s seeing IN GROUND ZERO.
What’s Korina’s excuse?
It is unfair to compare the relief action of the Japan tsunami to the situation in Tacloban. In Japan the tsunami only affected the coastal areas and maybe a few kilometers from the coast, thus the roads network leading to the coastal areas where still intact and accessible, whereas Tacloban and the whole of Leyte province has a different situation, all access roads leading to the city were clogged with debris and airport was damaged, making the city completely isolated.
I don’t think the difference in the graveness of the situation between what happened in Japan during the tsunami and what’s happened to the Central Philippines provinces is the point. The point, for me, is government efficiency in dealing with natural disasters. The Japanese government was efficient enough to roll out relief aid (theirs and from international donors) as quickly as possible. It took our government 5 days to get their act together to deploy relief to the victims of the typhoon, and hindered international relief actors into doing their jobs.
Being a 3rd world country is not an excuse…being prepared doesnt caregorize any country…we were gven ample warning by local and international weather centers but how come the national governmant itself was not prepared for the devastation brought about by typhoon haiyan to our country and to our fellowmen…they just give warning and warning and more warning but they didnt do anything abt it.the national government being in manila less likely hit by the storm then y didnt they deployed thousands of relief goods before the typhoon landfell so that minutes or even hours after the super typhoon they can already extend assistance.they r already estimating the wreck that supertyphoon haiyan will bring even b4 it entered the phil area of responsibility then how come even up to now 6 days after the storm people r still starving
The issue does not matter if you are in a third or first world country. The issue is what’s being done. It’s almost been a week, where is the help? Shouldn’t we have been prepared since we have been warned almost a week before the storm hit? Shouldn’t the government have been prepared or atleast had the foresight of the possible wreckage? We get hit with 20 plus typhoons a year, hello? A lot of donations has come in, and probably, a lot of pockets are being filled …
The best way that we can do is to help each other the fastest way,comments and comparison will no longer help the country,we have different situations,cultures,attitudes and even habits,what is important is the recovery period,,the immediate need of the victims..food,shelter,medecines,clean water and the complete understanding of the situation and what action we can do for early recovery,we appreciate the kind help of every country but at the end of the day the REAL FILIPINO NEVER SAY DIE ATTITUDE WILL REMAIN..we will RISE AGAIN.
Did you even read what you wrote? Help each other, really, that is what you suggest?
Reality…. people here most probably have their own day jobs to attend to (maybe you have too). The best help they (we) could give, we have given to the government already, month after month after month, in the form of taxes. It is now the government job how to get this resources utilized for the typhoon victims. Hence, the anger of the taxpayer why is it taking so long for it to get to where it’s needed.
If you are saying other forms of help, such as donations, pledges, etc., I am sure majority here have done that.
Stop it already with your “lets help each other”, “never say die”, and “filipinos will rise again”,….really dude, it ain’t helping.
“Stop it already with your “lets help each other”, “never say die”, and “filipinos will rise again”,….really dude, it ain’t helping.”
Er, especially when 2,000+ people have *actually* died.
I believe the number is closer to 5,000 now. Double BS Aquino claim, half of the estimate made by a police colonel.
I see how the administration is so compassionate with people who say any bad news. BS way to deal with someone who based on what he saw on the ground gets sacked while BS Aquino can sugar coat from Malacanang.
Tom, iI am glad people are finally catching with the lies of thi BS group posting a slogan ” Let us help each other. etc….” We all know they are busy trying to resurrect the BS group. It does not make sense, how can they encourage us to help when they are busy with their posting. If they are helping, they will not have the time here.
A no good, elected out of pity president is not a president at all.
The dangers of a highly centralize form of government..i kept on reminding all that Federalism is the best way to run this country…an all powerful Malacanang is not the answer and Pnoy is not a “god” he cannot be doing everything at the same time…Charter Change is the best remedy..empower the Cities and the Provinces…
How come Cooper is lying? it is exactly the same news what ive seen in TV patrol via TFC for the last 5 days?!!
people is shouting for FOOD n WATER,where is Pnoy n his people?
It was disgusting seeing Pinoy interview by Amanpour,inside an aircon room,instead on site and showing to the world,that we really need help.
Pres. Aquino is just so unlucky that this all happened during his presidency. Although, i must admit the lack of initiative and urgent action in our government towards disaster and we have a crappy system, we can’t put all the blame on the Aquino government. The Philippine government has always been “unprepared” and “incapable” of all these crisis and tragedies management. Sure, the government should have took lead on the operations but we can’t just blame everything on the president. blame it on the whole government body. coz some officials denies their responsibilities on the operation because of the fact that they are oppositions- political rivalry.
Does it really help that you are just trying to deflect the responsibility of Pnoy that if he could have been more effective, then less people would be suffering?
not just him but the government in general and all it’s constituents; also, the community. more like the fault in humanities?
We look at the world from different perspectives, point-of-views and standpoints and what one considers as a fact may differ from the other who is talking from a different situation or orientation. At some point, I may agree with the two broadcast journalists who became the talk of the town but the naked truth tells us that there is indeed gross neglect and lack of preparation to such disaster. The discussions on the net discrediting CNN’s anchorperson by a DZMM commentator can only be taken as an opinion by a spouse of someone in command and who is directly involved with the government interventions in the disaster stricken areas. That’s how I look at it and at the end of the day, we should set aside personal matters and instead looks at things constructively. I take my hats off to all who shared bits of their time, talent and treasure to the aggrieved Filipinos who are still in need of much help.
Anderson Cooper open the eyes of every Filipino…maybe to the whole world ad well…Mrs Korina you shut up…you are the one who doesnt know everything…do you think your husband will be the next pres…I dont think so…Anderson Cooper thank you for bringing out the truth…
There is another, more crucial and controversial, issue which has escaped the Philippine News Media and Government… This is now DAY-6. The human body can last up to 3 days without water (give or take). Remember all those buildings which have been completely destroyed and reduced to rubble? No one from the Philippine Gov has even bothered to search that rubble up to now. Why is this important? Because there may have been survivors buried underneath that rubble. I say “may have been” because we are now at DAY-6 and if there were any survivors underneath the rubble, they are ALL most likely DEAD!
Marinate on THAT for a moment!
You are talking like you are critiquing a movie!! They are not machines, and they didn’t have time to take pictures of what they were doing.They were there since day one and there were many islands not accessible by any transportation and without communication. The president was only telling the truth, and who are you to consider US Military takeover? US help hasn’t even reached the island and you are concluding our president is slow. Who has experienced such a disaster? How did you fare with Katrina? Don’t compare us to heartless people like you who looked at one corner, took pictures and made conclusions about how inexperienced we are.We don’t need you and your CNN,who make money out of degrading our country;you don’t respect our president, you don’t respect our people.
You, Angelita, are an idiot. Day 6 already. No help from the government. The U.S. is the only entity operating that airport there. What happened to powers of the government, such as commandeering ships or airplanes? It could do that, but it hasn’t. About Hurricane Katrina, boots on the ground in Day 3, and that was considered very slow response. There is simply no excuse for the Noynoy’s government’s performance, especially after the all the taxes paid by its citizens that should fund disaster response programs. You, Angelita, and I’m calling you out, are part of the masses responsible for sugarcoating the truth, and helping to get idiot candidates like Noynoy Aquino elected.
I know it sounds harsh, but in order to rebuild a perspective, the old one has to be torn down. You cannot, by any means, still be convinced that nothing more can be done. By any standards, the government’s response is just slow and very inadequate. It can do better.
As always in the past in times of calamities
(we have to admit that), we were unprepared for Yolanda too. But it does not matter anymore if the President and his subalterns in the cabinet and all the LGU chief executives would admit it or not or whether CNN’s Anderson is right. We have to stop bashing one another. Lets move on. Lets help the victims of Yolanda if we can and in whatever way we can. Probing who is the best debater does not help us.
I’ve had enough of you people saying “stop cricicizing, blaming, pointing finger” something to that effect.
Really? What help are you talking about? Specify. Because as far as I’m concerned, all the help that other filipino taxpayers can give were already given with interest in the form of tax money. I am sure pissed if my tax money never reached the typhoon victims. I am sure more help such as donations are already done. You think this site is all about debate? This is for changing perspectives so that the BS Aquino mistake will not happen again.
What help? Enough lip service about helping each other.
Very well put.
Moreover, the American and Israeli Army sent are simply paralyzed, awaiting for the Philippine government to take the lead.
Perry, do you see where the bottleneck lies?
before you criticize, then why not study and understand the culture of the people and the government process of the one you are blaming? who are you to judge? and you call this changing perspectives? what a politically mature individual understand of changing perspectives to improve a government is through giving constructive criticisms, not an overkill negative one. if you were BS Aquino, what would you say during the interview? are you going to say more gloomy stuff to further degrade the image of the people or say things that would further kill the hopes of the afflicted? then study the laws of power. a leader thinks far differently from that of journalists. i have been to tacloban for many times and the terrain isnt the type that you could simply access easily when it comes to transportation and communication, aside from the fact that its ports as an island aren’t that developed at this time to accommodate big vessels for relief goods and landing of troops. the airport can only accommodate small planes, around 20 to 30 passengers. there are a lot of areas that can only be accessed by foot or small boats, a lot of pathways that cannot accommodate trucks and ships. besides, have you considered that the government troops are spread thinly at this time to address the needs of Bohol and other areas devastated by the recent earthquake and the on-going rehabilitation in the southern part of the country? why are there delays in the the transport of the relief goods and relief teams? then try traveling from cebu to the afflicted areas or by ship or try accessing the area by land and you will understand. an individual person like a a single reporter can of course travel faster on his own to the areas because he doesnt have to bring with him trucks, planes and ships or carry tons of relief goods. can you bring loads of goods via airplane to areas with no runways? can you use helicopters to carry loads of relief goods to the victims within a day or two? can you make the cargo and military ships walk on land to the isolated devastated areas that can only be accessed by small groups of reporters on the field? and would you expect a third world country at this time to respond to disasters like how the developed nations like Japan and USA do? its common sense.
nation doesn’t move much because of the government, but the government moves according to how its people take their individual roles.
We understand how difficult it is to respond adequately to disasters of this magnitude, and we don’t expect our government to have adequately responded to all the needs of the victims at this time, but we expect, as the experienced foreign correspondents are saying, that there would at least be someone clearly in charge to coordinate all the aid and relief efforts coming from other countries. And yes, Aquino should tell the truth that we don’t have the capabilities and we don’t know what to do so we really need the help of our foreigner friends even as far as leadership is concerned in this time of crisis.
The things you highlighted are all excuses. I was in baguio city during the 1990 quake, you should see how fast and accurate the disaster management was. Not to mention, that the quake does not have any warnings like haiyan. Baguio too was isolated and access was much much more difficult than what you sited. And mind you , Baguio was not alone as epicenter of the quake, but still, it was managed satisfactorily, thanks to the framework left by the “evil dictator”.
Bottom line is it can be done, the only problem is an able leader.
Being blunt with criticisms are crucial, this is real life, not the movies, people are suffering and dying because of inaction. If the government cannot take criticisms well then they better shape up. This is democracy for crying out loud, unless I am mistaken.
Do you think amidst of the death and suffering you still need to sugarcoat words in front of international media? That is just plain dumb. It will not change the fact that people are still in need of basic necessities. Why the need to make it sound good?
Again, your perspectives are skewed. You call a spade a spade, that is real life, iha.
its very obvious most of the govt. official involved in the rescue operations are just doing it to gain points to further political ambitions. I for one do not understand why the President himself has pictured giving away water to the people. it wold be better for him to take the back seat and just manage the people under him to work harder than they are dong.
So true. 🙂
I just happen to watch the CNN interview with Pres. Aquino. It is so sad to watch him convince the world that the Philippine government are actually acting towards helping our kababayans. As we all know how it happen over and over again the only control of the government is the money and how much they can pocket from all the donations and how to take advantage of the calamity and use it for the benefits of the crooks. I say rather than talking about it, and trying to put a show, the government should come up with better plan to reach out and deliver the help needed. And to those unnecessary comments. the people are trying to help.
The money that you are talking about being pocketed is still in the air, the people cannot eat money that is still in the donors hands, it has to pass through proper channels so they will be accounted for and for transparency. You are already concluding based on the crooks of the past administration who were exposed by the present administration. The people in the government are doing all steps doubly hard to erase the past and not to be blamed for doing the right thing which make the process rather slow. If you are a Filipino, please help them change by not playing the broken record over and over again.
Suppose that the administration is not corrupt. Remember that they have not done much to put a system in place to deal with disasters like this. In short, they’re response is slow. I doubt they even have any program to deal with any disaster. Since they’re not moving, people like me have every right to call them out for it. And since they won’t listen, they will be called out more rudely for it. If that’s what it takes to get these people to get the job done, so be it. It’s all about results, Angelita.
I dont want to judge Pnoy this early. My heart is wrecked for my fellowmen. But Pnoy had done a lot of things for the Philippines. He has been a good leader for past years. Yes, I know he is not an effective leader for this situation but it doesnt mean that he is not an effective President in his term. This tragedy happened for one day and it is still affecting the the people in Tacloban, but how about his past deeds. Should we forget about that? I think his fault is, it is hard for him to admit that he’s not prepared for Yolanda, and he needs help. So instead of judging him can we just pray to God to give him knowledge and wisdom for all the decisions that he will be making to make every Filipino be secured and satisfied.
Gella,
@Gella
Oh really? Kindly list down all the things PNoy has done for the Philippines, please. Do not include the conviction of Corona because it turns out he just bribed congress to get his “guilty” vote.
Thanks in advance!
Praying is not enough. Sabi nga nila “God helps those who help themselves” and “God works in mysterious ways”. The deaths of the Filipinos during typhoon Yolanda will not be in vain if this tragic event will finally force our public servants to be honest. Think about that.
are u blind and deaf? u can’t see what Pnoy do in this country?
Point F*CKING missed.
She’s not blind and deaf. You are TROLLING.
Enjoy your blunder. 😀
If you can’t list it down, then he hasn’t done much.
I can give you a list of what he has done:
1) He bribed congress.
2) He destroyed the reputation of his political enemies using taxpayer’s money and mainstream media owned and operated by his friends and relatives.
3) He helped (indirectly) members of congress pocket taxpayer’s money when he gave them excessive amounts of pork barrel funds.
4) He is causing division in our society. Filipinos are fighting and arguing about him.
5) He is destroying the country’s institutions.
6) His arrogance is causing more deaths because other agencies cannot seem to move to help the victims of the typhoon without his go signal.
what did he do? …. isnt he well-known for “noynoying?”
For one i was an OFW before. but now I am presently working here in the Philippines. isn’t that a big achievement of the Aquino government? Providing jobs for OFWs. Most of my friends who are OFWs before are also working here. And mind you, the salary package is competitive. I bet you are an OFW as well. I hope instead of bashing the government, why don’t you try to help in any little way you can do. Try to pray to ask GOD to help our government in their drive to help our countrymen. Have you done something to help the typhoon victims? Just asking.
How shallow are you to even imply that because you are a former OFW and now you have a local job, that it is because of BS Aquino? It doesn’t mean that if it goes well for some of you then it must be good for all, that is just plain idiotic.
I’ll tell you what, I used to work in the Philippines, and now I am working overseas together with a lot of my friends.
Idiot!!!
Good for you. But my mom is an OFW and she can’t really come back because there’s no job waiting for her.
I might not have done anything for the typhoon victims (Alas, I am only a nineteen year old in college without a job and still relying on my parents because our education system is also shit), but at least I’m aware of how stupid our government is.
@joeld: Probably dakilang uto-uto sya about the improving economy propaganda.
@jonjon: Good luck on weeping yourself for wasting too much useless taxes, measly salary and very expensive electricity.
Then why did GOD let this happen in the first place?
How do you call that an achievement? Not every OFW has come home..most only had no choice because some of the countries they work for are torn by war or economic problems, but given the chance they’d still go out of this country.
Well we did try what we can do already, bashing them or criticizing them shouldn’t be a surprise since it is to be expected, after all they serve the public, right? Or so I thought, then what was all the taxes we’ve been paying for?
Yes I repeat, already done. I know it will never be enough, but think about it..who has the most authority? who has the most power? I bet you already know the answer..and yet they say we don’t have enough resources? WOW that’s bs..whatever happened to the billions in PDAF? Oh I guess that’s not for calamities, I see. :))
I understand and respect your point.
We’re waiting gor your list!!! Where is it???
As long as I have a job and I can help my family and support my son as a single mom, I know I have a good leader.
So that’s the problem….You think only of yourself and your loved ones, like many other Filipinos. That’s exactly why the Philippines is what it is today: Filipinos who can think only of themselves, never mind if so many others are dying all around them….
So I dont need to give you a list 🙂
I dont mean that way. Do you work for other people? We have all our own lives. If I have a job and so my co workers. If I have a family, and so they are. But life should starts in your own self. Not with your friends or your neighbor. That’s why we have elections to choose for good leaders that can manage our country and I’m not a president. But I can help in my little own way. And you as well.
If I have a job and I can help my family and support my son as a single mom, I will thank God for his blessing but not jump to the conclusion that we have a good leader, especially if I look around me and see that so many others are not as blessed as I am.
“I can help in my little own way. And you as well.”
– You can be sure I’ve helped and am still helping. You wouldn’t believe how….
Incompetent people are fired in normal situations..however in politics we are forced to endure it until they go away.
I have my own life too, I have done whatever I could in my own little way as well, but when you say that you’ve got a good leader just because of how you’ve lived your life so far doesn’t really make sense in my opinion.
You did what you did in your life because of your own effort not because of who’s leading this country and for that you can be proud of yourself..but it has nothing to do with who’s the leader to be honest..unless of course you work in a government institution or maybe in a company that had ‘connections’ in your favor but that’s not my call.
I’m just reminding you, you have your job because you are good at it, you’ve worked hard for it and you deserve to stay. Not because someone from up in the ivory towers said so.
I believe in the power of prayer. Its been said that “Id would rather stand against the cannons of the wicked than against the prayer of the righteous. you little of faith..
I consider myself having a strong faith, lynel, and I love my God so much. He’s been with me through all the good and bad times of my life, and I know He will always be. But He wants us to help ourselves for our own dignity. That’s why He gave us a mind and a will. Fatalism (“Bahala na ang Diyos”) has been one of the biggest problems of the Filipinos since time immemorial.
Faith without action is dead.
That’s being unfair, hitting below the belt,P-noy is not superman who can do this alone!!Before Yolanda, they have moved people to higher grounds but judging from the casualties, nobody could have been that prepared to protect small islands from such a super storm. I heard one island where all people are dead and another where there were lots of students in school who died.These islands were not yet reached by relief that is why nobody knows about them.
Who said anything about PNoy doing this alone? He’s got his officials to do the work for him. However, he’s no good as a leader because he would rather blame others and be more concerned about his image than he is about getting the job done.
Nobody could have prepared for such a super storm, like you said. So why is PNoy assuming that the high casualty was caused by Tacloban’s “lack of preparedness”? He could have said that perhaps despite all the preparations that Tacloban did, they still got hit pretty hard, and we will work to get them back into shape as fast as we can.
BS Aquino would rather blame and avoid responsibility instead of tackle it head-on.
Iha, wake up. Good president? Are you kidding? For the last 3 years he has been busy just trying to keep his family jewels within the family. In doing so, he corrupted the congress and the senate. all other “good things” you hear or read are just press releases designed to make him look good, and you people eat with gusto. Much like the Turducken burger in the TV series “Supernatural” designed to keep you happy and dumb.
What deeds?
Losers whine about doing their best. Winners go home and F___ the prom queen. (from the movie “The Rock”)
Your president is a LOSER.
But Sir, those who have lots to say about the President, were often times those who have not done anything, but watch and see. PNoy is not a perfect president, but aside from GIBO, he is the lesser evil among all who ran for the presidency. He and his allies were our only hope in our country filled with wicked deeds. Right now, they are the only ones we can trust. Would you blame us if we chose to support him despite being not as competent as Obama or Japan’s president? We don’t want his position to be snatched by someone else who would only get the goods out us.
“But Sir, those who have lots to say about the President, were often times those who have not done anything, but watch and see.”
I do not know what you want to imply here. If you are implying that I havent done antyhing, without knowing me personally, then that argument is just plain dumb and stupid.
BS Aquino is not only incompetent, but also corrupt with a moral compass which needs a repair/replacement.
Supporting this idiot of a president is, in fact destructive to our country. Look how he humiliates us for the past 3 years.
Enough of your being so emotional, the country needs you people to wake up and smell the crap.
Yes you had Gibo as a choice, but instead you chose the idiot.
I understand your dilemma, Tine, but please understand that while “not being corrupt” (your perception of Aquino) is good for a president, that is definitely not enough. Presidency requires so much more, and it was obvious even while he was still campaigning that Aquino doesn’t have what it takes to be president. Maybe you overlooked that?
wow, you criticize the president or whoever a lot….point blank, what did you do for your country? and what are you willing to give as a citizen? if all you can give is counterproductive criticisms, ask yourself again before blaming any leader. and study your organizational or government process. if the president sucks, then that goes to each of that nation’s citizen, including you. after all, the government is the people. If you were the president, then what concrete plans do you have? can you even design a realistic immediate plan at this moment? something that you think is highly operational in every aspect? if you have one better than what the current leader designed, then thats the time you have every right to criticize conterproductively
Why is criticism necessarily counterproductive? Then that’s an issue with the person/s on the receiving end, not necessarily with the ones giving it.
I can’t help but agree with you that if the president sucks, the people who elected him suck. After all, they chose that man, who was unarguably the most unqualified of all the candidates for president back in 2010.
People have every right to criticize because they want to make sure the government is doing its job properly. People like you will never understand that.
Typical dumb flip excuse:
“what did you do for your country?”
Oh no! What did YOU do for this country you indiot? I already done my part for those victims by donating relief goods at Red Cross + eating at Yabu for their dine with a cause yesterday.
I’m confident that GRP can rise up to that challenge, Lia. In fact, they already came up with a blueprint for progress in the Philippines many years ago. So you see, they have a right to write what they write in their blogs.
Which President are you talking about? What planet do you live on? Are you on drugs, or did you forget to take your medication?
good day.. i do hope that you really do understand what you are saying, have you ever noticed what our president have been doing for the past few years of his term? have you watched or even heard his speech on his SONA? Tuwid na daan? stopping or eradicating corruption? All he bragged about is the shit that the former president had left for him. its all about vengeance, vendetta.. Please for God’s sake.. open up your eyes, if it is closed, use your hearing aid if you have poor hearing, and go outside so you can see the real picture of what is happening on our country.. I’l give one example of our president’s mistake.. The hostage taking at Luneta grandstand, Why? the Taiwanese Govt. only wants him to gave an apology, but no he did not, why can’t he say a word “I’m sorry” at least to the relatives of the victims that perished during that incident, in the first place it really is the govt’s fault why the victims died.. Is it that hard to say? now i ask you this, Can he say sorry to the people who suffered most after the disaster at tacloban and other affected areas, to our own kababayans? because of his laxity and incompetence.. there is one thing i see from our president, he’s a self centered, stubborn kind of a person.. he is irresponsible, no wonder he is single, he doesn’t know how it feels to lose loveones in a disaster.. He won the presidency because he bares the name of his father who died for our own country and his mother who served our country well as a former president.. what a shame.. what a shame..
I’m sure this conversation has lost its purpose.It’s gone to the dogs!!!
No, it goes at the heart of the matter as to why things are not moving as well as it should. It comes down to the people who vote for the wrong person. Voting for unqualified candidates results in inefficient or non-existent responses in times like this. And don’t forget the response to the hostage rescue response.
you know what’s worst? whatever shortcomings we are facing as a nation, you always blame it on the government, especially to one person (the president) who is just one mere person representing the country. the real power and the real problem lies in our lack of mature culture of excellence as people/ as nation. in the first place, we are the government, coz we are the people. should we not be blaming ourselves? it’s easier to blame the government or the president than to point our fingers to ourselves. it pays to be vigilant with what’s happening around us especially during national disasters, yes…but a truly empowered people do not simply stay vigilant and faultfinders…they go far beyond that…instead of dwelling on the “lack”, on whos to blame…they are more concerned/ busy thinking more of solutions and helping this government move and act. giving your criticisms would be ok if its productive and not merely criticizing on a counterproductive end. if your acts of blaming others do not help at all, then theres something wrong in your own individual system. and imagine if all Filipinos are like that, then we are nothing but a nation governed by bunch of losers, nothing will be achieved. it’s so pathetic how some of us love to point fingers more than learning how to appreciate what our organizations and government have done. for someone to say that a certain administration never did achieve anything good…this only reflects a person’s pathetic immaturity escalated and externally projected to an external issue like the government, isn’t it?
A truly political mature citizen would stay vigilant, and empowered enough to consider this instead: “Ask not what the government/ country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country.”
and before you criticize your leaders, be sure that you have the guts and wisdom to at least think what reallitic and tangible solutions you could share to solve our problems and suggest SMART ways on how we can move on and stand again as a nation. if you can’t, then you are less than a Filipino.
So many words, so little to say.
Filipinos deserve the government they elect. They keep falling for the same song-and-dance tricks every election. An undiscerning population is an incompetent politician’s wet dream.
Filipinos had their chance in 2010 to choose from more than 2 candidates who each had his/her own track records of service in various organizations. Instead they chose Noynoy Aquino, arguably the most unqualified of that bunch.
So really, you’re right. It does go back to the people. They are simply sowing what they reap. And now the incompetence of this administration that the people voted for is reaping dead bodies all over Tacloban and the surrounding towns.
Everytime I watch TV news I’m one of those who hate seeing people crying because they are hungry, thirsty , wet, tired ,wounded, sicked etc. If I will hate PNoy for this would that help those people relieve their pain? What I’m trying to say is prayer will always be the best option. God allowed Yolanda to enter Philippines because He has a reason. I’m not being dramatic. But as a Christian being objective is the best attitude to please God. God’s want us to be reunited. To work hand in hand, to be understanding and not to be judgemental. If you think Pnoy is bad President then you can pray for a good one.
Of course. That’s all Filipinos can do, really. Kneel down, open their mouths to the sky, and pray. They don’t prepare, they don’t discipline themselves, and most of all, they don’t think.
Because after all, they sow what they reap. And they reaped a highly unqualified Noynoy Aquino to be their president.
a big YES ! the US Military should take over the administration of the Philippines. . No chances for the politics now on the Philippines. It is ruled by oligarchs
you reaaaly dont want the US military to take over, trust me, they are a hammer, and only good for short term help, and trust me, Im american, they will suck you dry and leave you in the dirt crying in the end. I love the USA but what you want is not good.
With all do respect sir, Puerto rico, Hawaii, Guam are doing pretty good compared to Philippines because they’re US teritory. You dont understand how bad philippine govt is…
A BIG NO.. BECAUSE TRUE AND GOOD FILIPINO LEADERS WHO HAVE THE HEART AND MIND TO SERVE THE COUNTRY WERE NOT YET GIVEN THE CHANCE TO LEAD THE PHILIPPINES.. I WILL NOT GIVE UP THESE COUNTRY JUST BECAUSE THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION FAILED TO DELIVER THE EXPECTED SERVICE TO THE REST OF US.. IT’S SO SAD TO HEAR THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO WILL READILY GIVE UP THE FREEDOM OF THE PHILIPPINES..
We can’t help it but be compared to Japan. Both countries are the melting pot of terrible natural disasters. We should have known by now how to react collectively. As a nation we know that we do not get hit by surprise, ambush typhoons that can be predicted unlike earthquakes. It is not even a question of being a first world country or not. It is about PREPAREDNESS. A civil defense mechanism/structure to lean on in times of big scale emergency situations. Sadly, we don not have one that works. Yes the local government units are the first in line to respond. But in a devastating typhoon of cataclysmic scale, we should anticipate that they can become victims, and did they! They and their kin lose their lives, they are devastated, they will tend to their family members, homes shredded, no food, no water, wounds infected, their spirits weakened and sapped. The local government disaster units will be rendered ineffective. No one can prepare for a disaster of an unprecedented scale that turned a thriving, bustling city into a veritable wasteland. This is when a well-oiled, well organized, well-trained national government relief and rescue system should immediately go into action as soon as possible. A national disaster triage immediately is mobilized. Immediately set up feeding stations, put up medical tents at strategic points, send police/military units with the special task to provide security,order and discipline, mobilize air Force units to ferry relief and medicines/personnel quickly, etc. This is akin to a SWAT team reacting to critical situations. This organized, ready for action, national disaster machinery is set up and specially designed to launch rapid rescue and relief missions and respond to natural calamities to any part of the country at any given time. It will have a coordinating system to receive, process and organize relief goods from all parts of the country as well welcome the expected tons of international relief aids that will be sent and link with the world’s medical volunteers and disaster experts who will come over so that help will be dispatched and flow to the affected areas with efficiency posthaste!. This should be organized and planned well even before a calamity hits the country. Let’s not dispatch our emergency efforts from a dazed, confused state and in piecemeal sorties. Yes, however resilient we are, as a nation we fare badly in this arena of PREPAREDNESS. Historically being visited by an estimated 20 typhoons yearly, we should have known by now. we should have learned by now. The only thing we’re good at at showing preparedness are the elections.Pity. Let us channel that expertise to where it matters most. We haven’t seen and experienced the last of it. Mabuhay!
TRUE!
You must be dreaming!! How long did they rehabilitate Katrina victims? They who are well equipped? We are more prepared in jungle warfare because that’s where we are. In the jungle we don’t need money to survive, there’s ample food and water, and that’s what we should have in mind in the rehabilitation of our country. We won’t be having such disasters if only we had the forest around us. Stop the cutting of trees and start reforestation.
Pnoy is inutil, as I have repeatedly since 2010, he cannot even make a decision as to where the regional center for zamboanga peninsula should be!!! what more when there is a crisis such as this “yolanda”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gItInK7B_NQ&feature=share…. now is not the time for finger pointing ….the real reality is they need help what have you done today??? have you ask one of your neighbors your officemate if they have some relative and how could you help directly….it’s so easy to pinpoint faults ….. but it’s hard when we’re on someone elses shoes….
Each and every time a disaster hits the Philippines, I hear the same tired song;
“Now is not the time to point fingers”
Yet, after all is said and done, we are faced with another disaster and, low & behold, NOTHING has changed! Besides, Aquino fired the first volley! So I ask you… When should people begin to voice out their anger or frustrations? Huh?
Help again?
Get this through your thick skull. All taxpayers have already done their part in the form of tax money. How the government utilizes it is the whole point of the matter.
Most probably all have given extra, by donating to charities, Red Cross, Kapuso, etc..
Really, what help are you talking about?
You want people to give up their day job to direct traffic in Tacloban (no pun intended to Mar Roxas)?
I am an American on holiday in Manila since 29 October. Witnessing Yolanda reminded me of the aftermath of Katrina. It is similar in that many parts of New Orleans were inaccessable forat least a week. Also, there was no coordinated rescue or relief for at least a week. Our federal emergency management agency (FEMA) was nowhere to be found, though George Bush was congratulating everyone in his administration for a job well done. All the while, people were pleading for help. Reports of rape looting and murders in a lawless New Orleans were common. My point is that 1st, 2nd, or 3rd world is irrelevant. What is needed is preparation, coordination and motivation to attack the problems whic arise after calamities such as what we are witnessing here today. The U.S. And the Philippine share the possibility of calamity each year with typhoons and hurricanes. The people must demand a better response.
I’m an American who has been living here in the Philippines for a long time (over 12 years). I can understand the comparison with Hurricane Katrina however… The Philippines is hit my multiple Typhoons of varying strength each and every year. Yolanda (Haiyan) is the 25th such even this year. With each Typhoon and the subsequent aftermath, we here the same excuses for the same problems that have existed (at lest) since I’ve been living here. Effective response under President Aquino, however, has been non-existent since he took office (this is his 3rd year). The only response we get is the same tired excuse you and the rest of the International is now, thankfully, seeing on CNN.I hope this explains our frustrations. I truly hope you will enjoy your stay but, before you go back home… Please donate some time at the nearest Red Cross Center. Thank you!
I agree with Peter. A progressive country like Japan can easily recuperate from any disaster. They have all the money and influence to do that. No Leader can change a poorly-managed country in just one click. Our president can’t immediately solve the hunger, job, housing and corruption problems, what more when being burdened with different disasters and calamities all at the same year?
Being prepared or not, such strong storm surge could still destroy a nation full of houses build on woods and light materials.
If relief goods were deployed even before the rain fell then how sure are you that the relief goods would not float along with the house debris when the temporary shelters were ruined too?
Yes, Cooper is just stating the facts from what he sees but he must not make any comparison between 2 countries with different social standing.
Yes, the country is paralyzed that why we seek for the UN’s help because our government cannot do it alone and with different tirades from different countries and even its own people, it just worsen the states problem.
Those who have lots to say, were often times those who have not done anything but watch and see.
Can you please stop giving excuses. The things you are saying is tantamount to saying, everything is all right because we are a 3rd world country.
I am telling you now, in life, if you do not aim high, you end up a loser. The same thing with a country, the moment you say, “OK na yan” then the country ends up a loser also. I have been telling people even way back 2010, this country doesn’t need losers to run teh government, look what we have now, losers, just sitting on their cozy, air conditioned offices getting fat with people’s tax money, while typhoon victims have to do with a “Walking Dead” scene.
Wake up and smell the crap.
So what is your point? why don’t you come out of your sillhoutte and replace the president then? if you think he is incompetent, go to malacanang, demand his resignation and become president. Easy? Of course no, because you are not elected. Noynoy is elected…legally. You have no choice but to wait until 2016. Case closed.
You imbecile, case closed? So what happens to the tax money that is supposed to be utilized for the typhoon victims? Let them suffer and die?
My point was clear and simple, if that is too much for you go ask your mom.
I Agree!!!
I BELIEVE in the Government and the Filipino people.
let’s support our government and stop blaming!!!!
Support the government? Just how exactly do you do that?
For me support is being critical to how the government is run, that includes, criticizing, bashing, telling them outright if what they are doing is right or wrong.
It seems, your definition of support as skewed.
stupid comment from a chronic point misser!!!
So many experts here in disaster response it is amazing! Why don’t you shut up and volunteer? Japan easily recuperate? Really? They are stubbornly clinging to refusing help regarding Fukushima which in the long term may infect or kill far more than Yolanda just did. Response? In the Japan tsunami and earthquake areas were not inaccessible as they are in Leyte, Samar, etc. The areas impacted were far more developed and therefore far more easier to work to recover. They also did not lose all their local infrastructure, ALL their infrastructure! While Aquino has made mistakes, the biggest thing is that NO country could prepare for sustained winds of 190MPH and a wall of water…perhaps the worst storm ever.
If indeed no one could have prepared for this, then why is your beloved President blaming the local government units for being “unprepared”?
You make sense, Tine!!!
No, you both make no sense.
we cannot blame the international media because they are actually there witnessing all of it. its really a crap knowing that a government is more concerned about their image, than being focused on helping out – really helping out. instead of entertaining media outfits through interviews, i was hoping the leaders are actually there at the scene and laying out efforts to help the victims. i see only politicians, hungry for anything that they could benefit from, need i say, relief goods and money donations? it pains me being a filipino, being dragged by these corrupt politicians..
Mind set. Different. Training. Different. Custom and tradition. We can not compare an apple to an orange. Anyhow, thanks to the international community and the whole world. For their HELP. God Bless…
Who is that guy? Iilang araw pa lang sa bansa kala mo alam na niya lahat.
Hahahha. Ridiculous. As if one needs to be immersed for a decade in this country to see that it’s being run by idiots.
Please lang.
If anything he’s just pointing out a FACT.
Brings to mind the story about the Emperor and his new clothes. Kindly look that up.
TROLL.
Do you have any cable in your home? Or do you have any internet?
Obvious troll is obvious. 😀
Accept the truth. You guys are too proud and arrogant. Don’t be sensitive and close minded. It’s not who he is But the fact that what he’s saying is true.
You are obviously implying that foreigners are evil. Hindi ka pa rin maka-move on dahil sa mga pinatay na Pilipino na kagagawan ng mga Kastila, Amerikano’t Hapon ano?
Sino siya?
Yung reporter ng CNN.
Ano yung CNN? Cable network News, isang kilalang news agnecy sa buong mundo.
Paano niya alam ang tungkol sa bansa natin? Kasi andun po siya mismo sa lugar na pinangyarihan.
Panay ka kasi ABS CBN e, bobo.
Wow, you are getting really stupid each time you show your face here, honesto.
Better start waving that white flag since your malacanang comms group is already FINISHED.
Kaya mo bang sagutin itong mga tanong sa video na ito?
ikaw ang bobo at gago!!! isoli mo na yang macbook!!!
To the Aquino supporters, the first step in solving a problem is admitting there is indeed a problem.
Eh kung ganyang nagpapanggap si Aquino na its all good and we’re making good progress. Paano nilang kung tumigil na ung international support(unlikely) kasi its all good na pala eh. Think about it.
BS Aquino is portrayed here as “BS – below standard”, based on the degree of relief effort afforded by the gov’t to Tacloban, no less than from CNNs Andy Cooper. Well nai I may say that maybe, Andy is half telling the truth based on actual coverage. The president is in Malacanan, a thousand miles away and was only dependent on pad and pencil report from his colleauges. calibrating the level of care deserving to Filipinos elsewhere should have been afforded. Not that CNN has highstandards but the level of standard ought to be must be fit for a humans. Note: These guys are accustomed to seeing the hardlife and never lift a finger from it: shanties and squatters in the daily offing. Is it enough to hear aid pouring in then just letting the foreigns shove it in spoonfeed again?
@ Honesto,and what do you know??judging from your comment, you are the one that’s clueless.Shut up at kumain ka nalang ng kamote.
@ Honesto
By this time, you should realize that the jig is up for your president.
His propaganda has effectively been DESTROYED by Mr. Cooper who has more CREDIBILITY than your slut Korina Sanchez.
Your propaganda won’t save your president this time.
The end is near, you should prepare to surrender.
At sino naman ang manok nyo, matanong ko? Alam kong may nagkakampania na dian para makuha nila uli yung mga naiwan nilang kayamanan!!!At nasaan yung mga taga Takloban na nahihiga sa pera? May naitulong ba?
Obvious point-misser is indeed obvious. Alam mo tama si Lourd e. Ang pinoy ay unti-uting nagiging bobo at kabilang ka na doon indiot.
My father used to work for the Department of National Defense and witnessed several natural disasters himself where he thought he will not survive. Up until now my dad is still having dreams about it. As we watch TFC, GMA Pinoy TV and CNN’s coverage of this disaster, my father can’t help but be mad. He is mad because he knows how wrong it is that at day 5 theres still no relief goods or even military’s on sites to supervise peace and order in most areas affected. He is mad because during his time, they were deployed on the areas thats going to be affected before during and after the calamity, relief goods were available to distribute in day 2 the latest, in areas where its impossible to reach by land they have planes dropping relief goods to the survivors. There were no looting because the military were visible. Even on disasters like earth quakes where it cannot be detected and be prepared for, they were able to manage sooner than day 5, if you remember the earthquake in Baguio, Cabanatuan that killed lots of people. It is such a dismay that even after it was announced that Yolanda is the worst hurricane ever recorded, the government still wasn’t prepared enough! Or could this be pure politics? I just watched 24 Oras on day 5 and it was shown that there were C130 the came from SG who helped bringing locals of tacloban to cebu.. when Mel asked Susan if the C130 has anything in it when it came, Susan replied that there were boxes of goodies in it; however, the locals still didnt receive any single relief good from anyone yet and they don’t know where these goods brought from SG went! later on, they showed Mar Roxas and Soliman both in Ormoc with tons of relief goods to distribute.. i thought Tacloban was the most affected area? why are they in Ormoc??? oh did I forget that Tacloban is Romualdez territory and that Ormoc is where the presidential sister’s best friend is from? Could that be the reason why the government became “paralyzed”?
In the beginning, Pinoy was not really prepared to become a president. He was forced by some traditional politicians who were already becoming unpopular. In the first place Pinoy does not have any political flatform on how to run the presidency. Hence, Pinoy was banking only on his popularity since he does not have the leadership quality. And this is what we got, a POPULAR PRESIDENT WITHOUT LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
Kawawang Pinas!
that will soon change from popular to extremely loathed president without any leadership skills
Sorry for our government, but what i see is a lousy respons.WE need a more better response than this. You have sendong and pablo as model in disaster management, yet it seems your not prepared for it the way lackluster the relief efforts are. Your disaster protocols in disaster sucks, letting local 1st responders to the job first. you have days to prepare and knowing the outcome in hand, plans should have been placed, and yet it’s a mess…..WE need more appropriate managements not the 1 like this. What if our towns our ravaged by those category 5. will we experienced what tacloban had gone thru?
I agree. WE CAN HELP WHILE WE CRITICIZE. Enough of that crap that citing the slow actions of the government is not helping. IT IS HELPING! The more we criticize, the more the government wakes up! Hushing the frustrations leads to apathy! It’s like saying, its okay for the government to move after week at least they moved after a week. No. No. No. Emergency means ASAP! A body decays in 24 hours, hunger sets in 12 hours, madness follows hours after that. Emergency means ASAP – even it takes doing it by foot if roads are impassable. Emergency is ASAP – is that hard to understand?
yes the government is doing something. of course it will. doing something is part of campaigning but why are others denying that the gov’t has been very slow? i am sick and tired of being told “ikaw anong nagawa mo?” when i question why it is taking so long for the bodies of my relatives to be retrieved. it is not us who criticize who are insensitive – it is those who are defensive and in denial of the government’s lack of organization who are more insensitive!
@luis56 – nakakagalit na yang robotic comment ng mga yellow army na ‘ikaw ano na ang nagawa mo?’atsaka yung ‘tumahimik ka na lang at tumulong’. ilang beses ko nang nasabi na ‘hoy ang dami ko nang nagawa para sa kapwa ko’ at ‘ang laki na ng tulong na binigay ko bilang ordinaryong mamamayan’. Eh ang gobyerno? Kelan sila nagong untouchable sa mga ganyang comments???
this president might not if not will not be able to finish his term…..from the start of his presidency it was all blunders and disasters with him in malacañang….butch abad and dinky soliman fooled him to run for president so for them to be able to put their hands in the government coffers….abad and soliman are nothing but corrupt individuals….woe on to us…
Your country had been warned that Typhoon Haiyan would be one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded. And that no meteorologist has ever seen a typhoon that big and those warnings were given days before it hit landfall. I cannot fathom why your government is not prepared for IMMEDIATE emergency aid after all those warnings.
Yolanda is unprecedented and defenders use this to justify PNoy’s lack of swift action. With all the warnings shouldn’t he have made unprecedented efforts as well?
We were all fucked up by both Marcos and Aquino government. Ramos, Estrada and especially Macafuckal Arroyuck. Their families are thriving oligarchs and they think they are all untouchables.
It is really true that “The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men do Nothing”… Kaya duon sa mga sumusuporta sa mga tiwali. Sorry andito lang kami…
Why the hell involved the name of Marcos??? That is clear BS on your part.
it all started with marcos….
Yeah @ James sina Apo Marcos at PGMA ay pilit na inakusahan lang na Corrupt pero hindi mapatunayan. Samantalang ang mga Hinayupak na Cojuangco/Aquino ay garapalan at harap harapan ang pangungulimbat pero nabubulagan ang mga Yellow Zombies/Yellow Tards kasi nalason na ng husto utak nila ng mga Propaganda ng Abias-CBN at iba pang mga sorbysorbehang kumpanya.
Bessing in disguise si Yolanda at nagdatinga ang mga Foreign Press at nailawan ang ka inutilan ni Abnoy at sampu ng kanyang mga Alagad.
We need choppers that can provide sling load operation – transport palletized water and relief aid, we need airborne transport of aids that’s how we fix the problem..please rectify this idea to any foreign military..we gotta do this fast ASAP lets do the bitch moaning later…does anyone got better idea?
Am a Filipino patriot, but now I am thinking with all the corruptions happening in the Philippine government right now…I think it’ll be best that we be colonized by the American govt…Only then we’d be able to put a stopper to poverty and corruption. Shame on you Government officials of the country!
I President Aquino is really getting overwhelemed by Yolanda’s damage. He is displaying an unbelievable ineptitude. I think all presidents of any modern government would have emergency powers. Unfortunately, I don’t see any indication that President Aquino knows he has one for him to be able to govern effectively and prevent any anarchy due to any resulting chaos in the country especially in the province of Samar and Leyte where people could be very desperate now. Correct me if I am wrong on this.
what can we get from a do nothing former senator? nothing…..just watch aquino’s facial expression…..its the facial expression of one who is of restricted mental growth….
Operation heavy drop in remote areas and sling load operation using chinooks and choppers..just like in Haiti..
The only organized system here in the fucking Philippine govt is organized corruption, so organized that it runs the whole fucking nation. I don’t need sex coz the govt fucks me everyday!
mahirap talaga pag hindi Allies ng Administrasyong Aquino, (anti-Romualdez and Marcoses)
Yes it is so obvious that our leader Mr. Pres. Nonoy Aquino is totally a dumb insensiiblle,,, not a truly born leader so to speak..his lack of urgency to a situation that needed his help,,,like what happened in hostage taking of Hongkong tourists and now the urgency to help the victim times of super typhoon Yolanda,,,,oh gush……. So disappointing,,,action speak louder than words 🙁 He is not trulyeffective President & his governance….now not only in the Phil. Know it but the whole world. What a shame.
an inutile president….
CNN Anderson Cooper is so real!! Aquino Government is so paralyzed!! Took them 6 days to move their asses!!
Final question – and he said ” I think…..” Are you serious? I think your tap dancing …quit your day job let somebody else do the job for you…your the president and you let the governor run your policy..your done..get out..
WE CAN HELP WHILE WE CRITICIZE. Enough of that crap that citing the slow actions of the government is not helping. IT IS HELPING! The more we criticize, the more the government wakes up! Hushing the frustrations leads to apathy! It’s like saying, its okay for the government to move after week at least they moved after a week. No. No. No. Emergency means ASAP! A body decays in 24 hours, hunger sets in 12 hours, madness follows hours after that. Emergency means ASAP – even it takes doing it by foot if roads are impassable. Emergency is ASAP – is that hard to understand?
the reasons why there are still people who support Aquino it’s because he’s holding the media in the philippines the media cannot show to the public his mistakes, that’s why media only show positive side of aquino and lot of people doesn’t know that. I agree that US should take over the administration in the philippines, the fact philippines is one of the riches country in the world, but bec. Of these politicians who’s getting our taxes and putting to their pocket. More officials means more corrupt. Even we have a good president if we still have corrupted officials we cannot move on this situations. Because corrupted officials will pulling down our good leader to continue their wrong doing. Like ENRILE he is one of the leader of the cudeta during marcos administrations and now he is one of the corrupted senators.
It is disheartening to see that many Filipinos are trying to nail down the government simply because a few news personalities commented on the slow-paced relief operations. I think the Philippine government, as well other international agencies, admitted that it will be a tough effort. Anderson Cooper’s comment is factual but subject to many interpretations. He said about “no government” when in fact literally, the LGU in Tacloban has been wiped out by the typhoon, if he was referring to national government, the DSWD, Defense, and other government agencies were there, it is just it is difficult to penetrate all areas. Cooper was there on the fifth day of the disaster, and he never bothered to know what happened from day 1 to 4. For me, it is unfair to say the government is not doing anything or is slow in their response, the point is, the damage of that scale is difficult to respond with on the first place. Second, is geographical reasons, the areas affected are islands with damaged roads.
My other point is, i pity the Filipino race. They tend to believe more one or two foreign journalist over their government. Isn’t they were the ones who elected them on the first place?
What we are seeing now is not only the incompetence of the Philippine government, but also the disunity of the Filipino race on world stage. Kudos to us!
“Cooper was there on the fifth day of the disaster, and he never bothered to know what happened from day 1 to 4.”
He doesn’t need to know. If he can’t see it, maybe it’s not there?
Ok, granted, that efforts have been made by the government, it is still obviously too slow, or ineffective. Damn it, that is my tax money. Now compare that to the 1990 quake which no one has any warning, with Haiyan, virtually announcing his arrival with a marching band.
Goes to show how the Aquinos mishandled what was left of the Philippines after the “evil” dictator left.
It’s amazing how we can continue to deceive ourselves into believing the best of the people we voted for when the stark and ugly truth about them is already staring us in the face!!! Do you really believe what you just posted here??? Really, it’s amazing!!!…
You find it amazing? I call it freedom of expression, just as you are expressing your opinion on the matter. you got yours, i got mine and you didn’t even had a good argument either on my post, so why question my post? Kung ganyan lang din pala pananaw mo, wag ka na bumuto, wag ka na magbayad ng tax, and maybe, maghanap ka na ng bansang magaampon sa iyo, kung meron man.
i really appreciate all the efforts from other countries with their quick responses. as a citizen who also cares for our fellow countrymen we also did our part … its just sad that international community can actually see the whole image of the current government. how we just wish someone could just take over and change the system
Excellent post, but you misspelled Christiane AmaNpour’s name.
Yolanda (Haiyan) is not the biggest disaster that swept the Philippines. It is BS AbNoy Aquino and his supporters who are. They care more about their image than those hapless Filipino people whose lives hang in the balance!
Let’s not forget that the disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina in the US were also notoriously delayed. The logistical challenges involved in providing relief in a disaster of this magnitude are not immediately apparent, and negativity and finger pointing serve only to divide our nation
@Morales
Well, delay is less a problem than the attitude of the leadership of Aquino towards it. International community, news and assistance, are already there, but how did the yellow government work with them?
Look no further than to BS AbNoy Aquino himself as prime example of “negativity and finger pointing,” on how to really “divide our nation”, as well as noynoying.—What he sowed is what he now reaps. Karma is a b!tch.
natutulog pa si BS Aquino
we do understand where you’re coming from but you are forgetting that Philippines is not a highly developed country like Japan or USA for you to compare our government’s disaster response mechanisms to your country or other nations. your judgment is clearly showing a great mismatch when it comes to standards of disaster management. you cannot compare a gold (developed nations) with a sandstone (third world countries) and simply criticize our government just because we haven’t yet achieved such level of golden standard in disaster management. It may seem that you are condemning our administration, but to us, Filipinos, its far beyond that, this this a direct insult to to us as a race or as a nation. You cannot just take the immediate sentiments of the victims at this time of crisis when they are psychologically traumatized and say that these are the sentiments of the entire nation. May i ask you, do you expect people in grief or in crisis to say anything positive when they are in the stages of the grieving process (DABDA- denial, anger, bargaining…depression) to tell you things are getting better when any person at this point would be naturally wallowing in hopelessness?
And it seems you are just focused on Tacloban. How about the other areas that were devastated, like Coron, Iloilo, Masbate, other areas of Samar-Leyte, northern mindanao, Bohol?
If you think your opinions or judgment against us and our government are helping us recover as a nation, sad to say…NO! You are just adding insult to our injuries.
First of all, Filipinos are not a race.
Secondly, disaster management should have been a PRIORITY for the government in the first 48 hours of a disaster, REGARDLESS if a nation is developed or developing. The mere fact that a “master plan” only developed after 6 days of hand-wringing shows how inept the current administration is, and this has been presented for all the world to see.
Thirdly, Tacloban is Ground Zero and the front line for storms coming into the country. A fairly large city such as it would obviously be a representative for those towns and villages around it.
The world must know the ineptitude that just happened, and if an insult is needed to bring that slap up the face of the current crisis, then so be it.
EXCUSES
Those are just plain excuses, designed to justify our shortcomings. Remember the 1990 quake, now that one has no warnings, still response was fast and accurate. Mind you, we were still 3rd world then. What changed?
fyi…1980’s philippines is a developing country, its already year 2013 until now it is a developing country? Where did they used our taxes? Look at middle east 1990’s only desert, now its a wonderful city like dubai.uae. Take note, there is no tax here but they build this city.
You are forgetting that Saudi Arabia is huge supplier of oil and makes a lot of profit from it. There’s no tax because there’s no need for taxes. While I won’t defend Philippine political systems and whatnot, it is a bit unfair to compare its development rate to a country such as Saudi Arabia.
we also have oil, but the government don’t want to develop it, because they earn more money on importing oil bec. Of taxes. We are getting the oil from other country for only 5pesos/liter, and we are buying it in the market by 50pepos/liter. Imagine how much profit they can make on importing than selling our own oil by 5pesos/liter?
Mr. Anderson Cooper is right and what he had seen was the true picture of it. I am a true blooded Filipino and yet I cling, hear and love the truth, I hate evil and you are one of them your blood runs like napoles, Sayang lang ang pakikipaglaban naming kay pinoy nuon, saying ang mga boto namin, sinisira nyong lahat…. Why not open your eyes and turn away from evil, LYING IS EVIL.
Common deep in our hearts I can live peacefully cause I always love the truth.
Sinisira mo pinakamamahal kong bayan ko.
This has nothing to do with good or evil or being a true-blooded Filipino. First of all, yes, the administration’s response wasn’t effective and fast enough but that has nothing to do with Noynoy’s morality. He is unfortunately a politician and is forced to play the game. If you were him, you wouldn’t announce to the world how ineffective you are with the emergency response.
Secondly, if lying is evil, then, everyone is evil. Everyone’s lied. You’ve lied. I’ve lied. If you see the world in black and white rather than in grayscale, you’ve certainly have a lot to learn.
Stop with the excuses .
It doesn’t take a developed country to summon the military forces and give them orders. Orders to get their ass moving .
Unfortunately, there are too many incompetent and mediocre people in the Phil. government . That is a fact .
Noynoy is not qualified to run a big company. Much less a nation.
Hnd ntn pwd idahilan na hnd high developed country ang Pilipinas. Alam na ng buong mundo na bilyon bilyon ang perang nanakaw sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas. Gobyerno pa rn salarin ung bkit hnd umaseso ating bansa..
Comparing what is gold and what is sandstone is not exactly the point.
The subject here is government preparedness… which actually points to “no preparedness” at all. Whatever the people in Malacanang are saying, its more of shop talk… highly politically motivated photo-ops, I would say. Let’s accept the fact that we do really have sets of unreliable “leaders” and agencies that do not really understand the gravity of the situation. — and that we have situations to address — and you are right… it’s not Tacloban alone, but other parts of the country… If they cannot have a managed disaster mitigation process in Tacloban, what could we expect in other areas?
Oh… by the way, I like how the Author refer to Mr. Aquino… BS Aquino… Bullshitting Aquino… 😉
have you seen TVpatrol? Even Noli de Castro and Tedd Failon said that the Phil govt is not doing anything. Same dead people at the same spot were seen friday and it was still there Monday…… STOP your excuses.
This is true! we can be like america or japan if we have a good government officials .
Are you paid by the corrupt government?
Lia…. Are paid by corrupt goverment?
cguro nasa pulitiko pamilya mo no?nagtaka kpa kung bakit ganyan kbagal response ng phil gov’t..ulol pumunta k ng tacloban para makita mo..
Pres. Aquino is incompetence not a real leader is just so happened that he was a son of known political clan in this country and was elected as president because of that reason. He telling non-sense when he was talking, telling a lie against a solid proof of what really condition of the victims of yolanda. Hope this president should be resigned from office because if he continue to be the president of this country, more and more lives would be in danger because of his incompetence if there is a disaster coming in in the future.
Yup.
I agree!
all he can do is mumble..its been a week so and nothing is happening there at tacloban…shame on the government…other nations had been giving their full extent to the country and yet all they can do is look into and doing just nothing…considering that a huge amount has been pledge by other nations and up to now…nothing is happening…just a shame…
Truely our Goverment Leader is useless , in a disaster like this you must see the people from our goverment working , doing their part to establish everything like what the CNN reporter said he didnt see uniform man in action , that is exactly true we are so much Luck of these people , now adays our goverment is not recruting Man to be in Philippine Army, Philippines Navy , Philippine Marines & even Policemen ..there a lot of old uniform man whos retiring but there no one replaces them…it must have like some are going and some must come in…it is the continue part of Corrupt Politicians…theyre always saying we can not recruit more soldiers anymore because were luck of budget …Hellooooo——- the goverment must set aside a budget for that very important things…..well …Whats happening in Aquinos administration right now is a feed back of wrong doings he did …but sad to say …innocent people is suffering …i just pray that things will be ok soon …
Does BS President means bullshit president then i for one agree to that. even if you are not pro admin or allies with the administration help is to be given right away for the people in need. Quote by Brig. Gen. Kennedy ” you are not going to see marines or a few planes and choppers, you will see the entire Pacific Command respond to this…these words are music to my ears and heartwarming unlike our BS President who blames the local goverment, my God 90 percent of Leyte was devasted can’t he see that. i am ashamed and appaled by his reactions to this situation…this is a reaction of a president who is not married and don’t have kids, his sense of urgency to the situation is appaling.
Indeed, this is a wake-up call for the Philippine government to come up with a plan, and an organized/systematic way of addressing issues/problems of this magnitude.
It is about time for the policy makers (Representatives and Senators) and the implementing arms (local and national government) to put their acts together and give priority to plans and programs related to disaster management. Taxpayers money should be channeled to the right plans and programs for the benefit of the Filipinos.
God bless the Philippines!!!!
I appreciate the help of other countries for the victims of super typhoon yolanda…God will reward you for all of your sacrifices and donations..to my fellowmen lets stop blaming others on what is happening in visayas..instead of blaming the aquino administration, the government or whosoever people you are blaming let’s just pray for those people who were in situations like this…why don’t we just start helping each other and touch the lives of those people and stop talking too much and blaming other people..honestly speaking we are not helping our country to stand up and rise, we are just adding problems to the government..FOR ONCE PLEASE, JUST THIS TIME!! LET’S UNITE IN HELPING OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN VISAYAS!! NO TO NEGATIVE THINKING, NO TO THOUGHTS..STAND UP PHILIPPINES!!RISE UP AND SHINE ONCE AGAIN!! PHILIPPINES IS FOR CHRIST!! GODBLESS PHILIPPINES!! LUZON, VISAYAS, MINDANAO SABAY SABAY TAYONG BABABANGON.. WE HAVE A BIG GOD!!
If you haven’t noticed yet, the Philippines already is united.
United in revealing government incompetence.
fake? he was elected. landslide pa nga. walang hello garci.
And that marks one of the worst mistakes in Philippine History.
He was elected, but incompetency in the face of unprecedented disaster is no excuse.
scumbag aquino, two days before the 2010 election, the inquirer reported that he was tipped off of the presidency, meaning, that the election funders who paid people 500M to cheat the election was a done deal and when he was interviewed on election day, confidently, he said that he is going to win by a margin of 8M votes and VOILA!
Can you please tell us how exactly we’re going to address the situation in the Visayas by ourselves, through our unity as a people, when our government is paralyzed? Should we all go there and lend a helping hand? That’s obviously not an option. I guess a lot of us are already helping or have already helped by donating money or goods, helping repack, mobilizing others to help, praying fervently for our brothers and sisters in the Visayas who were affected, etc. We need to speak up about our government’s incompetence so they’d speed up their efforts before it’s too late….
I Agree….. instead of blaming here and there, LET US HELP AND PRAY FOR THE VICTIMS FIRST…THEN SAY what you want after everything are back to normal. (years to rebuild for sure)
TaMa po sir tots
A fake president like his mother.
If Aquino has any sense left in him, he will resign when the dust has cleared after this incident so that a better leader can take over. It’s also going to be a breather for him, who, in his private moments, may already have realized that it was a mistake for him to run as president because he really doesn’t have what it takes to be one. Mr. Aquino, do what’s best for your country: RESIGN!!! Let someone else take over….
Then Binay takes over ?
Yikes!
I’ve never been and am not a fan of Binay (I’m all for Gibo or Gordon), but Binay’s the constitutionally mandated successor of Aquino, so there couldn’t be anyone else. I’d go for the lesser evil at this point. At least Binay seems to have better leadership skills and experience. Then I hope we’ll all vote for a truly good leader in 2016.
alam ko na bakit ka ganyan…talunan iyong manok mo nung 2010 elections. di ka pa makamove on. hintayin mo na lang 2016, malapit na, im sure tatakbo uli manok mo.
matthewchris, di ako kagaya mo mag-isip. Wala akong “manok-manok.” In fact, yan ang isa sa palagay kong pinakamalaking problema ng bansa natin, yang mga “manok-manok.” Ang sa akin lang, kung sino ang tutoong magaling na leader at tutoong may pakialam at pagmamahal sa kapwa niya Pilipino. Kaya sana magbago ka na at ang marami pang baduy na kagay mo.
unahin mo munang baguhin sarili mo. di ka maka-move on na tala pala mga manok mo, tapos sisihin mo iyong duly elected? wala ka magagawa at siya ang halal, ni hindi nga siya ang binoto ko. the point is plain is simple. stop yakking and yakking if you don’t know what’s the real score in the ground. you’ve never been there right??? naniniwala ka kagad sa isang anderson cooper na isang banyaga at dumating fifth day na, dahil ba puti siya kaya mas mukhang may credibility siya kaysa sa kapwa mo pilipino? itigil ang isip koloniyal! iyan ang dapat baguhin at ang fixated mong pananaw since day 1 ni noynoy na incompetent siya.
Nakakaawa ka naman, matthewchris. To finally settle the issue, wala akong “manok.” Kagaya ng nasabi ko na paulit-ulit, hindi ako ganon mag-isip. Kaya ako galit na galit ay dahil nakikita ko lagi na wala naman talagang pakialam si Aquino sa mga Pilipino. Kung hindi mo pa napapansin yon hanggang ngayon, may problema ka, kagaya ng maraming Pilipino na hindi malalim mag-isip at madaling lokohin. Tutoo, dapat sana tanggapin ko na lang na kahit di magaling si Aquino, arogante, at walang pakialam kundi sarili niya at ang pamilya niya, binoto siya ng 15M na Pilipino kaya dapat tanggapin ko na lang, pero tuwing may nangyayaring ganito na maraming nagdudusa dahil sa incompetence, arrogance, at insensitivity niya, nagngingitngit ako. Kung ikaw hindi, may problema ka na naman. There’s such a thing as “righteous anger.”
ok got your point. iba lang rin kasi ang gusto ko sana mangyari sa ngayon, right at this very moment. but just like what i said, “ko” and I know hindi naman possible na pwede mag-agree lahat. mine is just focus on the present. fingerpointing and blame-game later.
Thanks for considering my point, matthewchris. That’s a sign of humility, which we all need. As for stopping the fingerpointing and blame game, guess who started it? Besides, we’re not fingerpointing here to put down Aquino but to make him see that he should shape up as time is running out on our poor fellow Filipinos in Visayas.
Besides, matthewchris, it’s not only Anderson Cooper who observed and reported that but many other foreign media and even our very own local media (Noli de Castro, Ted Failon, etc.). So stop yakking and yakking if you don’t know the real situation on the ground. Get the drift? Besides, your hatred for foreigners just because they’re foreigners won’t get you anywhere. Sila nga ang tumutulong sa atin, di ba? Don’t think you’re smart just because your anti-imperialist. Branding people is an evidence of a poor mind.
“iyan ang dapat baguhin at ang fixated mong pananaw since day 1 ni noynoy na incompetent siya.”
Kung may ginawang maganda si Aquino since day 1, kahit isa lang, hindi ko iisipin na incompetent siya. Kung wala siyang pinakitang competence since day 1 e year 3 na ngayon at iniisip ko pa rin na hindi siya incompetent, may problema ako. I can assure you, matthewchris, that’s not one of my problems.
Tapos iboboto na naman ng mga bobotante ang kandidato na kasing-sikat ng taga-showbiz at hindi yung may utak at bayag talaga at ganyan talaga nangyari nung 2010 elections. You’re just a part of the country’s problem you indiot.
How sure are you na mas maganda pamamalakad ng cnsabing mong mas magling na president?? Sana sa time na to stop na ntin yang mga issue na ganyan..hndi nakakatulong..Godbless
Ang hirap kasi sa mga bobong pinoy na katulad mo, masyadong nanonood ng biased local news na pinapakain sa utak mo katulad ng abias-cbn. Gamitin mo kasi iyang utak mo independently dakilang uto-uto.
Thanks to you domo..kung cnu ka man..huwag mo kong tawaging bobo..my pinagaralan ako..and di mo po ako kilala so hwag mo kong tawaging bobo..im a nurse and im about to go to tacloban next week..i volunteered myself sa DOH to help kung anu man ang maitutulong ko don..Godbless you domo 🙂
Of course I can’t be sure na “mas maganda pamamalakad ng cnsabing (kong) mas magling na president,” but if one uses his mind optimally and considers the background, experience, track record (or lack of it) of the candidates; studies well their platforms (and takes issue over the fact that a candidate doesn’t have a platform); and keenly observes how they conduct themselves and how they speak or what they say to get an insight into their character (or lack of it), one would more or less get an inkling of who will PROBABLY be the best president among the candidates. But to be sure? Never, of course. God bless you, too, booarij.
No, He is a president but NO WISDOM AT ALL. Therefore chaos will always be there for rejecting the truth. Their blood runs like napoles and their greed of money was their objective they are evil and enemies of the truth. Wake up world better distribute directly to the affected ones.
I want to go to Leyte to help directly but I’m stopping myself because I know (and has been told) that we’ll only add to the confusion if so many of us will go there to distribute goods. The government really has to shape up because they’re the ones who should do it on behalf of the Filipino people. That’s what we elected them for. If they can’t, maybe they should admit it and tell UN or the Americans to take charge.
Everytime I watch TV news I’m one of those who hate seeing people crying because they are hungry, thirsty , wet, tired ,wounded, sicked etc. If I will hate PNoy for this would that help those people relieve their pain? What I’m trying to say is prayer will always be the best option. God allowed Yolanda to enter Philippines because He has a reason. I’m not being dramatic. But as a Christian being objective is the best attitude to please God. God’s want us to be reunited. To work hand in hand, to be understanding and not to be judgemental. If you think Pnoy is bad President then you can pray for a good one.
I prayed to God that the President would have this under control THREE DAYS before Haiyan arrived, but apparently God didn’t answer that.
Not all prayers is being answered. And you should accept that. But have little more faith..
Yeah, hating Pnoy will make him force to act fast to help those Yolandas victim…
I love God, Gella, and I believe he loves us, too, but he also gave us a mind and a will to help ourselves and to make the right decisions. He wants us to help ourselves through the mind and will that He gave us. We can’t just sit here, witness our government not doing what it should, and pray that God take care of the problem by Himself. That’s why we’re speaking up against Aquino and the government. In case you don’t know, they monitor the people’s pulse and read the people’s comments in sites like this because they don’t want to get booted out of the government. So if we speak up, they might shape up. That’s why we do what we do.
God’s gifts to each of us includes: a brain with which to independently think, criticize, plan (yeah, like make a blueprint), plan again (if plan A doesn’t work), and dream. We weren’t created to behave like lemmings, following the crowd jumping off a cliff. We weren’t created to passively sit and watch the world go by.
God helps those who help themselves. So get off your ass already.
– Lea Salonga
Please don not involve God, with the typhoon and praying senselessly. I am also a christian, but please know that typhoons happen, plain and simple. It is not as if he chooses where the next typhoon occurs. Prayer alone will not do squat, kahit na magpagulong gulong ka pa. It should be coupled with hardwork.
Hate Pnoy? You think this is all about hating Pnoy? You are sadly mistaken, this is about my part in helping the typhoon victims (in the form of my tax money) not reaching them in time. If you think that is no help at all, then what is the help you are saying? You people always say, “help the victims” , what is this help are you talking about? As far as I know, people have done more than their part.
Praying for a good president, yes that helps if coupled with hardwork, i. e. help change the filipino people’s perspective. Share this site to your friends and peers, it will hurt, but it is the truth.
I agree gella…our God is a big God..a God who Heals, a God who restores, our comforter, redeemer our saviour!! HE IS EVERYTHING THAT WE EVER WANTED!!
And God is also telling katolibans like you to get your shit together.
Godbless you domo 🙂
Hindi nga pla ko catholic domo..im a christian..its not the religion that matters…its the heart that matters…Godbless philippines..il pray for you domo 🙂
Then religiot is well suited for you.
Hahaha…thanks nlng sayo…walang puro ka salita…why dont you volunteer yourself sa mga foundation khit magrepack lng ng mga relief goods para nmn my silbi ka…you do lots of talking..hndi ka nmn nkakatulong.
Ok then let all your will be done. May God bless us all.
P.S. I’m not saying Pnoy is a good president nor a bad one. I just want to say that saying bad words to the president wont help either. It’s not about Pnoy anymore. It’s about unity among us as Filipinos. Because our fellowmen needs us.
what do you expect from a president who is an UNDER ACHIEVER? i understood the failure of his mom as president before because she was not equipped for the position, being just a plain housewife & mother but for somebody like him who was a congressman & senator before becoming president? people who voted for him should have seen this coming. what’s worse is that he will have an excuse that he never wanted to be the president but was only forced into it. he even complained that he no longer have time even to eat or sleep as long as he wants. he blames everybody but himself and have never even STEP UP to the honor & responsibility of his position. it’s always somebody else’s fault. what a LOSER!
Balita namin, wala naman ginawa sa Pinoy nung congressman and senator pa lang sya… Just another case of spoiled-brat kids… you know, the likes of being cuddled and given everything they need from their rich families… the clan, I mean..
Proud to be Filipino. But ashamed to my goverment… Anderson Cooper for Philippines President..
Have humility instead, and let BS Aquino get the skewering that he deserves. 🙂
Right…
it’s true that philippines is not so advance & rich country. pero kasi ang nakkaasar from cooper vs pnoy, is that pnoy is not admitting na talagang maraming casualties.it’s like he is trying to put make up sa isang bruise. para hindi halata. tapos yng inaabutan lang ng relief goods yng mga kaalyado lang nila. check nyo sa baybay, leyte.
You know, it was best that Pnoy acknowledged to the world that there is really a big problem and was taken by surprise by the magnitude of devastation the country underwent, a lot better than provide a picture of uncertainty since there is no clear-cut plan on how he will lead the restoration process… About time those highly salaried cabinet secretaries did their jobs…. Tama na papogi… trabaho na lang…
WE REALLY NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET AT THE MOMENT. “WE ARE IN A STATE OF SHOCK” WITH NO CONCETE AND PROPER TRAINING FOR THIS CATASTROPHY, THAT IS WHAT WE GET….OUR LEADERS ARE IN A DISSARAY AS TO WHO WILL LEAD THE SEARCH, RESCUE & RELIEF OPERATIONS. I HATE TO SAY IT BUT “POLITICS” IS THE MAIN CULPRIT. INTER AGENCY MISCOORDINATION AND BLAMING GAME IS THE NAME OF THE GAME. OUR LEADERS CANT PUT THEIR ACT TOGETHER. A WEEK HAS GONE BY AND CHAOS STILL PREVAILS. MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE ALL THE POWER TO SOLVE THIS. SET ASIDE MO MUNA KUNG ANO ANG TAMA AT MALI BASTA MATULUNGAN MO AT MABAWASAN NAMAN ANG HIRAP NG MGA KAPATID NATIN SAMA MO NA ZAMBOANGA AT BOHOL. MAKE SOME RADICAL CHANGES AND MOVES THAT WILL HAVE A POSSITIVE EFFECT. NASA KAMAY MO PO ANG SOLUSYON AT SAMAHAN NATIN NG DASAL. MAGKAISA TAYO LAHAT SA PAGKAKATAON NA ITO. TAMA NA ANG TIRAHAN! MAGTULUNGAN NA TAYO.
How long are we gonna stay as developing nation. Its more than 50 years has past, we are better country in Asia during the Marcos regime, We were make to believe that a new hope of government will take place after EDSA. or Na EDSA tayo….Hongkong people is right after all to ask forgiveness from PNOY due to his indifference and lack of leadership he is only good on blaming the previous president.
yeah… it so obvious all of this people are supporters of estrada, arroyo and marcos who is well known as corrupt individuals… the supporters of marcos comparing this in the marcos administration that he done alot in the country but in reality marcos is a corrupt president and murder alot of our filipino in those days. arroy now in hospital arrest are now doing to make the current president look bad to people. supporters of these people are making the aquino look bad not only here but from other country ….
aquino is the only president whos not corrupt and has many corrupts enemies that trying to bring him down.
Pareho kayo ng bobo mong presidente you indiot: mahilig magbintang ng walang basehan.
Miss Emma, may I ask how old are you now?
Aquino may not be corrupt, but he is not the right man to lead the country…
Dick Gordon is actually not in government service these days… and I am not saying that he should be president — but his organization, Philippine Red Cross is one of the first responders to the scene… at least the Philippine Red Cross has a contingency plan… but the Philippine Government??? Don’t expect a Plan B — there is no Plan A in the first place..
It does not take a president to be hands-on but if he is a competent president, he can just stay in Malacanang and direct operations from there…. all ministerial — to hopefully competent cabinet members and other public officials… Ganun yung good managers, di ba?
You really think that supporting a particular person is the name of the game? Please change your perspective, this site is does not support any person, it is more like anti-stupidity.
Kaya walang asneso ang pinas dahil sa gaya ng pag-iisip ninyo.
speechless ako..
di ko ma sikmura positiveness mo about aquino.
Lia, well said
An incompetent fool of president who lying and covering his stinky arse. He has done a good job according to him, but where is he? Foreign correspondents are on the ground there and their countries resources to help. If we relied on this idiot of a government what will happen? Fact is fact that BS Aquino has failed and all his insipid cronies, when this blows by they will take credit for everything, even if they sat on their butts. It is sad that outside help is needed when if only taxes collected could have been used to prepare. The sad fact is they’d rather steal and now they have many donations and they are asking for more? The administration is covering up their ineptitude and ineffectiveness by lambasting from afar those who have shown concern for our people. He should shut up ( BS Aquino and Mar Roxas et.al.) if they are as useless and inept as they are now! All foreign aid should be coursed thru other channels not GOVERNMENT, because they will steal everything leave little for the victims.
May mga Die hard Noytards talaga na hindi matangap na ang Lider nila ay Inutil at walang silbi. Sana matghok na sila sa susunod na Kalamidad para mabawasan ang mga Ogag sa mundo.
Such an evil thought…hinay hinay sa pagbitaw ng salita..bka sayo mapunta..
If you don’t want Aquino, you can vote for Jinggoy, Revilla , Enrile or Binay….. Ngeeeeeeeeeeeee, Kawawa ang mga pinoy
@Eilrem isa lang masasabi ko sa iyo. Isa kang Inutil tulad ng Lider mo. Ok?
You think we’re stupid to vote those clowns you indiot noytard? I prefer Gibo or Gordon since they have concrete vision.
So true!!
Bobo mo seryoso. Bulag ka ba? Isipin mo nga yung nngyayari sa Pilipinas. Tanga mo rin e no
i believe in Sen Defensor-Santiago
why are they the only people in the Philippines. you idiot Eilrem. I’d rather be colonized by America than led by any politicians in the Philippines.
I’m sure you won’t vote for Revilla, Enrile or Binay. You are sooo satisfied with Aquino. But a lot of right thinking Filipinos will find better alternatives. We do not have to follow your patriotic suggestions on whom to vote come election. I just hope that time will come soon…
This report is very true. And those Filipinos who have the audacity to disagree are out of touch. Swallow your pride and listen to what the international reporters are reporting. The Philippine government is so corrupt that even up to now people defend the incompetent government and at the same time expects other countries to do all the work. WAKE UP , ACT Demand what all the Filipinos deserve, the country is still a third world country , WHY? Because the people in charge are looting all the money for their own benifit! Soooooo shameful!
Most foreign reporters always finds a way to curb the truth and Anderson Cooper is one of them that is good at it. There was a shooting in a Navy yard in the US and he reported that the gun used was an AR-15 and it turns out that it was a 12 gauge shotgun and they did have lots of plip plops in news reporting. The local police force was wiped out and missing,the road was littered with debris and even the local army were victims too,don’t you guys get it?And how about you what solution can you propose?the big reason for this failures are pointing fingers instead of acting upon your ideas or sollution,if you are not able to then shut up.
TROLL. 😛
Ang Panggulong si BS Aquino ay may deperensya sa Utak plain and simple. Yung mga Honghang na ayaw maniwala ay may deperensya rin ang mga pag iisip.
And as usual, BS Aquino will blame all this on Gloria Arroyo.
True. I betcha my humble paycheck that he’d blame GMA after.
My xmas gift for BS Aquino are two xmas-BALLS!
kc jan cya mgaling!!
This is what happen if we DON’T VOTE VERY WISELY. So who are the next leaders mga Laos na sa Showbiz? mga Ama, Ina,Anak, Kapatid at Pinsan? Lesson Learned?
I’ve always been taught that if I don’t have anything nice to say, then I shut up.
Then again, I can’t—I just can’t—keep myself from reacting over the insensitivity of President Noynoy Aquino since the beginning of this tragedy that befell our kababayans in Visayas.
The only consolation I have is knowing that I didn’t vote for him.
Matthewchris, well said….
To all: read the news of speaker of UN secretary General…. Before you say anything. Anderson Cooper says something and speaker of UN Sec Gen says otherwise. I’m not a fan of Corina but, but she’s right that Cooper doesn’t know what he’s saying
And who told you that indiot? abias-cbn?
I agree with the above comment,well said.Dito kasi magaling karamihan ng walang magawa,imbes na solution turuuan na lang kung sino ang me kamali.Andito po ako sa America kaya kilala namin kung anong gawain ni Anderson Cooper. Karamihan sa amin nabigla kami sa inereport ng kanong ito. At wag kaming maliitin me facebook at mga video na padala na kuha ng mga tiga Tacloban,pati mga update.
Ed misch,
Ano ba ang gawain ni Anderson Cooper na sinasabi mo? Veteran and respected international CNN reporter yon.. Saan galing ang video at facebook na padala ng mga taga Tacloban? Guho na ang mga bahay nila pero nailigtas pa nila video at facebook, ganon ba ? Parang hindi naman kapani paniwala ang sinasabi mo…
Eilrem you’re insane. corina just made cover-up. her husband is ineffective. her husband mar roxas is not a good leader period.
Just to quote: “When I was in Japan, right after the tsunami there two years ago, within a day or two, you had Japanese defense forces going out, carving up cities into grids and going out on foot looking for people, walking through the wreckage. We have not seen that here in any kind of large-scale operation.”
1st, we are a third world country. The resources that we have here are in fact, limited. This is the reason why we seek for foreign help. 2nd, Japan is not an archipelago. In Tacloban, there is a NEED to transfer trucks and people via sea and not land. With the lack of resources that we have, and the complexity to transport people and relief goods, there should be a delay. And to top that, what happened in Tacloban is FAR WORSE that the tsunami in Japan. We experienced the strongest and most dangerous hurricane in world history. Maybe these things should be taken into consideration.
I agree with Cooper that there should be a feeding program while the community re-builds; there should be people re-builing camps for those who have lost their houses. I agree also that the turn-over time is slower that it should be. But let us be polite. It is not as if President Aquino is not doing anything about it. He may lack inspiration as a leader, he may have lied on how grave the situation is, but the whole country is doing the best it can to help. These government officials arent heartless. At times like these, maybe we should focus more on putting the ideas rather than imposing and blaming almost everyone for the mistakes that are happening.
A lot may oppose that the government is not as heartless. But let us avoid generalizing. Look around you, you see almost EVERYONE, from the rich, to the poor, from the little ones to the old.. the whole country is on its foot doing the best that they can. These government officials, they may be as corrupt as f*ck, but they are also people. As a positive person, I am inspired more to help because I’m seeing a united nation being aware and giving all the help they could. Maybe, instead of bashing and generalizing, we can do more by builing the hearts of others to do more good. In as much as we want the government to do all of these for us, why dont we just set an example.
I was about to share my insights regarding this matter but you said it very well Ms.
Thank you.
Correction mam Cruz di po tayo third world country. Yung third world country is a cold war era of classification. Yung member ng aligned Nations(countries aligned to the US)are first at second world countries and yung mga communista ay sila ang third world.E-google mo ang description ng 3rd world country please lang and to inform everyone. Yan ang matalas kong sinasabi sa mga tanga na nagsasabi na ako ay galing sa 3rd world country, ni description di nila alam.
But do you actually feel that you live in a second or first world country? I admire your knowledge, at pagpasensyahan niyo na po kung tinawag ko ang pilipinas ng third world country. Nabasa ko po kasi sa TIME magazine that we are. And if this is not true, and if this is reconsidered, then I am happy about it. The issue here is the capability and wealth and resources we have to be able to INSTANTLY do all of these things. As I have said, hindi naman po tayo mahirap. Mahirap lang rin po ang mag transport ng maraming kagamitan ng sabay sabay given our resources and the calamities that has happened in Samar.
Very well said….
Thank you.
Crispolo, mas inutil ka pa
Estas loco indiot?
What we are seeing now is not only the incompetence of the Philippine government, but also the disunity of the Filipino race on world stage. Dalawang klase ng Pilipino ngayon after ng trahedya, iyong mga gustong tumulong, at mga nagdudunong dunongan na nasa harap lang naman ng mga pc nila. And we expect that we become a highly advanced nation like Japan or US? Dream on people. They’ve become united first amid the crises and adversities they have faced as a nation bago sila naging advanced nations. Eh tayo? Disunited and fragmented at the time of one of the greatest calamities we’ve ever faced. Kudos to us!
Very well said matthewcris..i agree
I agree
The morons above me are certified indiots.
and you are the lord of the idiots!
Cry me a river trollfag.
thanks, this is just a proof how chicken your brain is. you can’t even lay down a good argument.
We realists already told you about the real issues that must be addressed and yet you point-missers are still clueless about it. You just love and proud to embrace mediocrity are you indiots?
correction: solved not addressed.
Truli u domo..wala kang ibng cnsabi kundi idiot, bobo tanga or whatsoever words that you are saying..YOU are the big example of those words!
You never realize this: the Philippines hate critical SMART people. Thanks to the current constitution, all of the smart people are gone.
And please don’t get me on this ‘Don’t criticize and just help’ kind of an excuse. I can do that both. Are you not sick and tired of the same crap all over again?
It’s sad that people like you wanted unity yet you want to remain on the status quo than crying out for change. The Japanese did that because of their culture. Or you never realize that we havea culture that is dysfunctional?
Kate Cruz…
1st. What resources? Is it hard to send military people by plane to help clear the mess?
2nd. How many ships we have in Philippines? How many government heavy equipment we have in other parts of Philippines that are just laying around. Is it hard to send them ASAP?
Hi, I’m not here to argue. And I do not know everything. What I was implying is that we have to take into consideration all of these things. It makes us angry I KNOW. And I bet the Leyte people feel worse. What I’m saying is, instead of bashing our government.. let’s just accept the fact that we cannot over -rely on these people. We have been living here all our lives and we know all our lives there is no way thats gonna happen. That is why we voice it out. We make them aware. But through hating and cursing, i dont think that would do any good.
These people, I’m sure are doing the best way they can to transport these resources. But it will really take time. The airport is not accessible. The ships would arrive later. Maybe we should also manage our expectations. Keep pushing. Keep voicing out. But we must take into consideration the situation as well.
ang dami mo pala di alam mark, puro ka tanong, eh bakit kung umasta ka para kang ang daming alam? dunong dunongan ka din pala, di mo pala alam sitwasyon sa devastated sites, kung ano ano na sinasabi mo. think before you click.
I think it is about time to ask Mr. President to step down. He is a good leader “yes” and in terms of development of our country but the only problem was that he trust those who surrounds him to much where his name and good reputation has being dragged down. The President is too much dependent to his allies who have hidden agenda and taking too much advantage of the situation. Moreover the president is always playing the blaming game I am really pissed off of this shit.
I dont think the answer to everything is to ask someone to step down to his/her position. We voted for this president. We voted the presidents preceding him. It is also our fault why he is where he is. We can use the power of democracy in a more rational way, rather than just asking almost everyone to step down.
Pooh tongue in a nyong lahat! Ambobobo nyo mag english!!!
what do u expect to a abnormal leader, eh di abnormal goverment,
do u think he will tell the thruth about the real situation, oh come on!! let us hope that our beloved philippines will rise up again
You do know that we voted for this president right? So does that make us abnormal too?
To remind you, I voted for Gbo Teodoro. But sadly, those who voted for him are abnormal.
And.. I’m talking about Noynoy.
Good that you voted for Gibo. Majority of people voted for Noynoy. Some maybe your relatives, come your friends. You cannot generalize and just call everyone out based on your opinion. Be objective.
Sa panahon ng ganitong kalamidad, huwag na po tayong magsisihan. tanungin na lang natin ang ating mga sarili kung may naitulong ba tayo sa mga nasalanta. tanungin natin ang ationg mga sarili “Ano ba ang maitutulong ko sa aking mga kababayan? at Simulan po nating ipaabot yong ating mga tulong sa anumang bagay.Nakatingin ang buong mundo sa Pilipinas, magtulungan po tayo.
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
The mentally retarded pwesident is the one doing too much blame games and not helping at all. If he even uses his 1 trillion peso DAP for not just the victims but also for the country’s benefit then I’ll be satisfied.
I noticed the same lines propagated by the yellows. Are you following only one script ?
the government may be able to use propaganda to fool the average juan, but the international press is a cut above and are disgusted with pnoy aquino and his imbeciles.
the little sh!t pnoy aquino has done the usual – abdicate responsibility and run and hide.
S.O.S – USA
I am with the international journalists on the matter that government is irrelevant in the relief ops. The high and mighty senators came out on tv just to say that looters should be punished. We go through the parishes and private sector volunteers to send the aid needed out to the people FAST.
Huge ttransformation from the government is what we really need,. I would say that almost 70-80% of filipinos are dismayed on how government officials respond to this kind of calamity. I’m actually afraid that if the donations that have sent from different countries all over the world will be given to those corrupt officials, I myselft would just leave this country because of this bullshit governemnt officials!! Im so pissed off! My heart is already broken to my fellowmen who are still suffering from the effect of typhoon yolanda. I just really hope that this disaster will be the start of improving governance and may the government officials knock their conscience and start to live with God so they will be more afraid to do something evil..
huwag tayong balat-sibuyas sa mga comments international media and observers. let’s accept it and be a challenge for all of us.
The UN spokesman defended PH response to Yolanda… Research it
The UN is a diplomatic organization. Of course they would.
What they aren’t saying, and what we should realize, is that this “response” should have been setup decades ago. The national government could have mapped out disaster preparedness and relief points in coordination with local government units but it didn’t.
But if you ask me, to be an ass about it, the UN is a flower vase – good for decoration, but pretty much useless.
NOY NOY IS AN HONEST PRESIDENT BUT HONESTY IS NOT ENOUGH TO GOVERN A NATION LIKE THE PHILIPPINES. AND WHAT MAKES THINGS WORST ARE HIS ADVISERS WHO ARE LIKE VINES CLINGING ONLY TO THE HONESTY OF THE PRESIDENT BUT HAVE NO BRAIN AND BALLS TO GIVE ADVISES FOR THE GOOD OF THE WHOLE NATION.
Why are you insulating the idiot? HE IS NOT HONEST!
They are all the same. Birds with same feathers flock together. Not only his adviser who are brainless but he himself as well. He’s a mongoloid. Don’t you know that? Nasa lahi nila yon. Anak ni Kris Mongoloid din di ba?
honest? you were probably born yesterday..
Noynoy aquino is an imbecile President. his not honest his a maniac. ask Paquito Ochoa
If he is HONEST, then why is he painting a rosier picture instead of assessing and reporting the real situation? Where is HONESTY in that?
I’M BAAAAAAAAACK and I smell butthurts! 😀
You mean real butthurts like those who defends potatohead’s sheer incompetence.
stop making excuses to the government., dont say that we are far behind in japan coz if theres a will theres a lot of way., you know that dhil thats what we are doing when we want something badly., if we will not talk about it kelan pa?!? when it happen again? when it happen to you? dont say we are in traumatic stage coz we are not but they are., we are not suffering but they are., stop including yourself if you are not directly affected by typhoon coz we dont really feel what they feel right now in their situation.,so stop defending your president coz everytime I remember his interview in cnn I dont see sympathy in his abnormal face.,what I see is a delighted politician being interviewed in an international news., correct me if im wrong bout that.,last thing.. those slow help frm government., do you think it will happen if the involve person are wellknown and rich? I bet not coz I know a wellknown persons have parents in affected areas and he easily trnsfered them in manila using a private chopper.,hmm.. how that possible if president said that theres no route for donations???
Shhhhhhh……. Ang ingay!.. Tumulong na Lang kayo.
What makes you think we are not helping?
Because the people alive has continually asked for help and the government official responded wait until Friday. How do you feel if you were in their shoe? Are you as corrupt as they are or just as blind. People are dead and need to be buried the longer your president sits in his lovely chair the risk of epidemic is possibly around the corner does he care. Its not time to play politics he hasnt proven he is worth his title. He is an utter waste of time.
Another point-misser. For 3 years he already is an epic fail pwesident from the Manila hostage crisis to this.
It’s indiots like you who are the real banshees.
You guys are getting more and more pathetic each time you try to defend your idiot president.
Only fools would still continue to defend him
To the idiots, who always say, stop criticizing and just help…..what help are you talking about?
Do you not realize that every taxpayer has done their part? If they donate and give to charities, that is extra help.
And more help, by pushing the government ( BS Aquino) to utilize the tax money we gave him.
What, you want people to leave their job and dig corpses? Idiots!!
hahahahaha……you’re right bro.
“What, you want people to leave their job and dig corpses? Idiots!!”
That’s exactly what they want that is why they are idiots.
Here here!
Mongoloid kasi Presidente natin kaya expect the worst na lang.
Yan ang problema eh. Senseless rationale.
Its true… All filipino mentality was influence by corruption and politics.
If I could take back in time much better in time of Marcos regime…
What!!! Marcos sow this culture of corruption in Philippines, you should know that by now if you have lived during the marcos regime!!! he fed all the generals and all government officials of people’s money so that no one will turn against him!!! and so all government officials and generals clung to him to share the loot. That’s pure and 100% corruption during that time. No one to question them too. everybody was quiet or else he dies.
Dude, Marcos institutionalized corruption. The “massive” and “audacious”culture of corruption we have right now has as its genesis the martial law regime of Marcos. Please, get your history straight.
And where did your history come from, from the Guiness book of world records, yellow textbooks?
Said the two indiots above me who doesn’t know what real corruption is. After marcos stepped down, failipinos like you brought this country down six feet under. And don’t you even think about accusing me as a marcos loyalist because I’m honestly not.
I even wonder what generation they belonged to or if they really experienced life during that time.
What an insensitive asshole of a President we have.
When he was elected, people my age were complaining because he was too “celebrity” and “more talk not much action” kind of a person. I don’t know what would have happened if we had a different President (my friends and I were rooting for Gibo that time because we couldn’t vote yet), but I’d probably take my chance on him.
Also, what is the Vice-President doing? Do we even still have a VP? I don’t really know what’s even going on with the government right now because every time I turn on the news, I turn it off right away.
kelangan me manggising sa gobyerno, kung puro tulong ka tapos di naman makarating yung tulong mo sa mga nangangailangan, bale wala ang tulong mo.
Sinungaling din itong si PNoy. He paints a rosy picture na di naman totoo. Araw araw sinusundan ko ang mga news. Tama si Anderson. Take it as a challenge na lang kaysa magsinungaling ka. Di ka katulad ng magulang mo. Nilamon ka na rin ng bulok na sistema ng gobyerno.
This is appalling! Because this is true… the president, together with his cabinet, the way he handles (and mishandles) the situation, becomes a hindrance in the rescue efforts. Korina Sanchez shows her self-serving and self-protecting sides in defending her husband’s position… no real rescue happening… people are dying…please please please please … if you cannot help, move aside!!!
Very true, so slow and no system of government.
thank you to all the other countries who are helping us. Thank you to international community, who action quickly.
please continue, helping and saving our survivors… May God be with all of us always.
@kate, kudos for you.. You nailed it.
Thanks, Edgardo.
A good president would go to the site of the disaster and assess the damage. Show his people he care and organise relief and make shift tent for food and water and medicine. Check things are in order not sit in their beautiful office while people are not getting help. Where is his conscience. He does not deserve his job. I am ashamed of his childish behaviour. The world is watching act respectable and attend to the position you have accepted it is a huge task given to you because the people believe in you. So believe in yourself and prove your worth. Act the way a president should behave. Take pride of yourself and your country and the countrymen who has faith in your leadership. Currently you are a failure. Rise above your self and take pride
its true our govt. Sucks the president sucks….. but that does not change the fact that we are all under one nation….. we call ourselves filipinos…. to all those who commented on this post.. have u done anything to help our country? Have you lead your own people to make any changes? dont blame anybody for whats happening instead get off ur asses and make a move. go to tacloban to see whats happening… which im sure non of you will….. instead of ranting and complaining do someting
about it.
angel, that’s exactly what we’re not advised to do — to go to tacloban and see how we can be of help. Can you imagine what would happen there if all of us went there? MORE CHAOS!!! It would be better for us to stay put where we are and to just do whatever we can do from here, such as donating whatever and however we can, helping pack goods if our circumstances would allow it, mobilize others to do whatever they can, pray hard for our poor fellow Filipinos in the Visayas and that our president and government finally do what they should to ease the suffering of the victims and to prevent more problems from springing up, and put pressure on the government to do so by saying our piece in forums like this one.
Angel, do u honestly think that these people commenting are doing nothing to help? They are shouting for a CHANGE from our leaders. Help does not only come in the form of giving money,etc. Not everybody can go to Tacloban, but anyone can have a voice to make the change that our country needs. Disasters like these do not come only once, and if you choose to close your eyes and just go with the flow, that’s your call. All I’m saying is, we have to be ready for these kinds of calamities, and if we don’t wake up now, we are in deanial and it’ll never happen. Everyone can help in their own way, just sayin’.
Besides, angel, we’ve been advised by the authorities not to go there as we’re going to cause more harm than good (we’ll add to the problem of so many people just going around because there’s nowhere to go, clogging the pathways, increasing the number of people who could get sick because of the corpses littering the place, etc.).
“Should the US military takeover administration of the Philippines?”
it’s a NO.
though I believe and agree in this article. But it’s a no-no for the US military to takeover the administration. Filipino people are still capable of governing themselves. And slowly but surely, reform is on the way.
I agree with a US military take over of the administration of the Philippines. And NO we are not capable of governing ourselves. And a big NO reform won’t happen.
I couldn’t agree more with Anderson Cooper. What’s taking Noynoy so long to set up relief goods? In these kinds of situations, he needs to take charge right away!!
This is the worst disaster in our time due to the worst handling of the situation. I can’t not see the government working. The governors, mayors, barangay leaders are nowhere to be found. Nobody is working!!! How could this be???
sa wakas, unti unti nang nagigising mga pinoy. kelangan lang talaga na taga-ibang bansa pa ang magmulat sa katotohanan para sa mga bobong Pnoy nato. nakita nyo na din kung gaano kabobo yang magaling nyong presidenteng abnormal na mongoloid. nsa harap nyo na ang katotohanan ngbubulagbulagan pa kayo. puro papogi lang ginawa ng bobong BS PNoy na yan.
Pnoy was there during the Zamboanga Crisis. He was there in the Bohol after the earthquake. But right now what is he doing? People should stop watching ABS-CBN.
Its wierd that we filipinos actually revolt to a president that is a gambler but help the people the best way he could but we dont revolt to a president that seems to be not there when people are have died and is currently dying 😉
sumuko ka na Noynoy Budoy “BS” Aquino!!!
what help are you talking about? :/
Foreign workers are ordered to coordinate with Philippine government? They don’t need to. Real working government had been non-functional since 2010.
coordinating with the government is needed, definitely, but then this is a “major-major” disaster and coordination maybe an exemption to the rule. If Dubai is sending $10M, to whom in the government do they have to coordinate? If
Canada is sending relief goods, to whom do they need to coordinate? Will it be done faster if given to DSWD or would it be better if they themselves (canadian) directly distribute them to the victims?
ilang taon na natin tinatahak ang tuwid na daan na inihanda nya pero asan tayo ngayon? bakit parang wlang pinatutunguhan and tuwid na daan nya? lalo nbabaon sa kahirapan ang bansa. sabi nya dati, “kapag wlang corrupt, wlang mahirap”, eh wla naman nangyari s 4 n taon nya s position. d naman umasenso ang bansa. lahat ng opposition tinanggal niya at iniassign mga kaalyado nya, wla pa dn nangyayare.
Eh ikaw anong ginagawa mo?hanggang panira ka lang.Take a step to be a solution not part of the problem. Gaya ng banka at isa ka sa tigapag-paddle at paurong ang pag-paddle mo,anong mangyayari sa direction ng banka nyo? Buti kayo sa Pilipinas pwede nyo e-expose ang mga politico nyo,kami sa America di pwede,pag gawin mo yon maprepreso ka,iba na a ng America ngayon. At isa pa humihiram din naman ang America sa Pilipinas in form of investments(docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgdO92JOXxAOdHRvb0Fpd3NndkFOdVpkY1hzdHhldXc&hl=en_US#gid=12). Marami nga lang tamad sa Pilipinas na puro uma-asa na lang sa hands out,at marami ring professional iskwaters,na kahit ilang beses bigyan ng kaluwagan ayun bumabalik parin at ididnadagdag pa o nagsama ng buong tribo na mage-iskwat uli,tapos ibebenta yung bahay at mang ee-skwat uli.
Sorry trollfag. Have you ever heard of the Watergate scandal?
And yung sinasabi mo na humihiram din ang America thru investments, it doesn’t make sense. Bakit hindi makapagtayo ng business ang mga foreign investors dito with 100% ownership? And among other things?
“Eh ikaw anong ginagawa mo?hanggang panira ka lang.Take a step to be a solution not part of the problem.”
Wala ka pala sa Pilipinas e. I can criticize AND help out at the same time, fuck you very much. If you’d rather not say anything because the current status quo is more important to you than accepting the need for things to change, then YOU’RE part of the problem.
Ed misch, sana mag-isip ka nang malalim bago ka magpost ng kahit na ano dito. Sumasakit ang ulo ko sa yo, e. Unang-una, ang dami mong sweeping generalization. Pangalawa, ang dami mong motherhood statements at empty slogans and cliches. Pangatlo, naga-argumentum ad hominem ka. In other words, imbis na isipin mo kung may punto yung kausap mo, inaatake mo ang pagkatao niya (“Eh ikaw, ano’ng ginagawa mo?”). Walang mararating ang Pilipinas kung lahat ng Pilipino kagaya mo. Ang sarap mong gamiting example sa logic class (fallacies).
We have a weak government. It shows when calamity occurs. I wish we have a better government that leads a better country and better life to all of its citizens
“BS” Aquino = Bull Sh*t Aquino.
NO SHIT, YOU JUST FIGURED THAT OUT??!
tama lang na maglabas ng ganitong report… ang pangulo ay hadlang sa rescue… namamatay na ang mga tao … may ginagawa nga pero puro pakita lang … at may isang presidente na bukod sa di alam ang gagawin ay napakahusay magsinungaling at gumawa ng kwento … pinaghalong showbiz at pulitiko … KAHABAG HABAG ANG BAYAN AT MGA KABABAYAN … pakiusap na bayaan ang mga may kakayanan na tumulong … wag silang pigilan sa pamamagitan ng inyong mga makasariling “coordination protocols” … kahit sa ganitong sitwasyon namumulitika pa rin…
To Mr. Anderson Cooper,
GLAD YOU ARE THERE TO TELL THE TRUTH,,,, PLEASE KEEP US UPDATE..
I agree.
Tae, bakit icompare and ph sa japan?
Because it juxtaposes how quickly Japan acts when faced with a catastrophe. Duh.
amanda-You are such un informed about the big difference of Japan and Tacloban. Fukushima is part of the Japanese Mainland and Tacloban is a separate Island from Luzon,got it?Where are you going to run your trucks?under the sea and later resurface in Tacloban?And the disaster affected the whole part of Samar and Leyte,that even the countries that went to assess the situation they them selves tried but it is hard to do it by land and they do agree that it will take time,don’t you get that?
And it’s just the SAME OLD SH*T all over again.
What you are doing is making excuses and playing the victim. And how incompetent the present administration. Don’t you get that?
you need to ask a better question such as why is my government not doing anything, people are starving and dying and your gov. is lying through their teeth about the whole situation
Ano naman e compare? Preho silang country…prehong may leader…pero bakit pagdating sa sakuna. Hindi nagawa ni abNOY ang ginawa sa japan na ang daling rumesponde ng gobyerno parta matulungan agad ang biktima..yun ang point ni Cooper. Mag isip ka nga Troll utak pulbura ka!
Ya go ahead let someone kiss your ass,cause you got it soooo wrong!Fukushima disaster in Japan,well Fukushima is part of the Japanese mainland so it is accessible easily by land running vehicles but Samar and Leyte is a separate island from Luzon,kuha mo?saan mo idadaan yung relief goods,ilulusong mo trak sa tubig at lilitaw sa Tacloban?Pati nga foreigners volunteers agree sila na mahihirapan sila at matagalan lalo na sa pagdeliber kasi kailangan din ng fuel eh halos lahat ng gasolinahan nasalanta at nahaluan ng tubig yung gasolina,Looka like wala kayong experience sa rescue and relief operation ano,kaya basta na lang kayo dak ng dak ng walang kabuluhan.
A while ago.
Live CNN Interview with Rajat Nag, ADB’s Managing Director:
“This is unprecedented. Let’s give credit to the Filipino people and their Government. They are doing what they can. Hindsight is always 20/20 and there’ll be enough time for post-mortems later.”
I have a feeling CNN won’t replay that soundbyte.
And as usual, another utak squatter, point-missing noytard sabotaging this site because he still wants to lick pnoy’s ass.
Hahaha.. Well put.. 🙂
Troll harder.
Noynoy is doing a great job.
The foreign media would like greatly disagree with you, noytard.
The whole world now knows how much of a f*ck up your president is.
You are the one that should
TROLL HARDER
Indeed. Your ‘beloved excellency’ is doing a great job leading the people into the irredeemable,stinking abyss through his ‘daang matuwid’.
Cry me a river noytard. We don’t believe on your stupid propaganda. Marami nang gising sa katotohanan. Now go back on licking your mentally retardede pwesident’s ass.
Yes, troll harder asshole.
Because thats what you do best in your entire fucking life. Shithead!
I know that you care so much about president Noynoy, but I think he failed on this one. Maybe he has done a great job in other aspect, but this is an enormous task that he could have faced fast and faster.
THE URGENCY OF EMERGENCY MUST BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE CHIEF PRESIDENT AND ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS – NO MORE OR LESS.
The truth is.. Pnoy will not help Tacloban because that is the land of his political rival the Marcose.. Sad but true
That’s the truth…… he is incompetence to be a President, bobo talaga.
If that’s the case then that’s just screwed up. It shows how petty and childish he is. That’s too much then.
So he wouldn’t help in Tacloban just because it was Marcos land? Makes no sense. The people had nothing to do with it and yet they’re suffering.
i don’t think that this is the main reason why the aquino gov’t is delaying in giving aid and relief to the affected areas of super typhoon yolanda…. but i think there is a future plans between the us gov’t and the phil.gov’t.maybe tacloban is the best place for a new us military base. remember leyte is the first entry of us military during the world war ll. the gov’t is starving the devastated people so that they voluntary vacant the place.
Nice TROLLING, Conyo.
tell me, what kind of job is aquino doing that is so great to you? aquino stole money and gave it to the 20 shit senators who impeached corona and gave some to scumbag eugenio lopez of abshit shit bn and will steal the donations from the fake typhoon yolanda to cover what he conspired with the US federal reserve and the bangko sentral to steal from a forbidden account preserved at the land bank of the philippines so yeah he is doing a great job. asshole.
Are you Pnoy? Hello?! Open your eyes bro! Or baka bayaran ka ng gobyerno natin na walang alam kungdi kurakutin ang pera ng bayan?! This is not the time to do politics! This is the time to be concerned about our people! Wake up Proud Pinoy! The truth is out there! >:(
Aye u kidding me? you are dreaming troll!
I’m a Filipino, yet even I wouldn’t say as much as he’s doing a ” great job “. I always wonder, ” wtf is the government doing? ” or ” Where has his televised news of command gone? ” or even so.. ” Why hasn’t he gone to these places, talked to those who can be in charge, tell them what to do and help? ”
You can be proud as much as you want, but to be blinded and say he’s doing a great job? You’re making all of Filipinos look bad, just like the fucking kurakot ng Pnas.
I agree proud pinoy!eh kung mga trolls na ito eh magvolunteer sa pagkaging ng relief bags at sige kayo ang magdala ng relief goods sa Tacloban,lakarin nyo!Akalin mo ikinumpara nila sa Fukushima disaster and Tacloban!eh ang Fukushima konectado sa mainland ng Japan,while ang Samar at Leyte ay separate island from Luzon.Kaya nga tanong ko sa kanila ano idadaan mo mo sa dagat,lulusong tapos lulutang sa Tacloban?pati nga mga barges at ferry na ianod ng bagyo or lumubog.
I already done my part to help those victims you trolling noytard. Just admit that you were paid by the malakanyakanyang miscommunications group to sabotage this page.
Sorry, but you’re just a replying to a fellow troll who goes by the name of ‘Proud Pinoy’.
Your loss.
I can criticize AND help if you wanted to. Don’t get me on the geographical BS. The whole point is that the response is very SLOOOOOOOOW.
How long will you sugarcoat things? -_-
If Noynoy is doing a good job, we’re all doomed!!! Heaven help us!!!
cge nga brod matanung kita asan yung pangako ni pinoy na handa ang mga dalawampung barko at mga eroplano para sa mga tulong nagagawin sa pag salanta ng bagyo. bakit ang mga americano israel japan ay nanduon nah bakit yang walng hiya mong gobyerno asan nah
I am so sorry to disappoint you Sir/maam… but Noynoy has done nothing!!! if there is one thing that he has done and has done very well, is putting his own country to shame!
u think u can do better? let’s just pray and help..God Bless Philippines
From WinterSoldier
Quoted from writer Erin Denise Chupeco: “To everyone bitching about why we shouldn’t be criticizing the government and just help out instead:
1. This is the PERFECT time to criticize. I don’t know about you, but I am sick and fucking tired of the same goddamn story every time a typhoon comes our way five or six times a year: no funds in the budget because government officials wanted a Porsche, or I’m the president but it’s not my fault I’ll just pass the blame onto the cities for not being prepared because passing blame is the ONLY thing I’ve passed in my fucking term so far….
2. Constantly not speaking out about this in the past is the reason we’re all in this shithole. When you know something’s not right, the worst thing you can do is to shut up.
3. I can criticize AND help out at the same time, fuck you very much. If you’d rather not say anything because the current status quo is more important to you than accepting the need for things to change, then YOU’RE part of the problem.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyzIql
Manila, Philippines Bus Hijack – Incompetent Philippines SWAT Team stormin in
Cause we have incopetent leader kaya nangyayari ang mga ito
Amen bro! Keep up the good fight
lets the cat out of the bag !.. CNN telling the truth !..philippine is one of the corrupt country !.so, what u expect for our government? .. nakakahiya mga politiko.
Noytard. Great name for his sycophant followers. While the disaster was in its 5th day Aquino was having lunch in Manila speaking about special needs children. He was arguing about the death toll number being only about 2500. He was pushed into the palace by the establishment crooks who own the Philippines exactly because he was a weak unaccomplished senator. This is because the favored crooked president at the time was barred from running again.
It seems that the u.s government r more prepared than the philippine government..
It is, because there is not much RED TAPES. And no corruptions.
Foreign journalists and foreign governments saw how SLOW
Tanga,mismo foreigners sabi rin nila na mahihirapan lalo na at separate island kasi ang Samar. At lahat ng reserva ng gasolina ay nahaluan ng tubig sa Samar kaya malaki ang kakulangan ng gasolina.Ikaw nga ilakad mo and sangkaterbang relief goods papuntang Tacloban.Anong red tape red tape ang pinagngangakngak mo?Foreign journalist mga tanga rin lalo na si Anderson Cooper,dito sa America marami na syang kapalpakan.
guys, abangan nyo may kanta akong ginawa para sa ating mahal na BS abNoyNoy Aquino. posting it here soon..
so stay tuned 😉
Now it clearly shows that countries are sending their help to the Philippines NOT BECAUSE Pres. Nonoy Aquino is the President, THE REAL REASON WHY other countries are helping sending their HELP to the Philippines is that those countries are quick to response to those who desperately needs immediate and quick help… Now, it clearly shows that Pres. Noynoy is just lame and weak and don’t have a strong COMMAND as a Leader of a Nation.. My God! there are already more than enough HELP coming from other countries!.. It’s just so sad that the Philippines Gov’t is just to slow and set-up, organized a very systematic way of distributing GOODS to the VICTMS OF TYPHOON YOLANDA… This is such a MINUS to the Philippine Government.. Philippines really need a strong and firm President not a weak and lame one
Ngayon nasaan na yung pinagmamayabang nila na pinoy prayd?
AMEN TO THAT
Thanks for exposing the truth Mr. Anderson Cooper.I just want to let you know that Please make sure that all the money that are extended by other countries will go to the poor people who are suffering right now and not to the greedy politicians who are just stealing the money.
The problem with Aquino administration is that they miscalculated the whole situation. Their whole action plan is inadequate. They haven’t comprehend the magnitude of the task at hand.
Actually it’s because of the dysfunctional pwede-na-iyan mentality that they use too much.
calling out Kris&Balsie Aquino pls help your bro Noynoy Aquino send him to National Mental hospital he need a shock treatment. ASAP!
Unfortunately kriSTD and her sisterakas will go drama queen again for defending his mentally retarded brother.
And like Kris said, isang iyak lang nya, maniniwala na lahat ang buong Pilipinas.
Isabay mo na si kris…silang dalwa ni abnoy may problema sa utak ang mga yan!
with the expected billions (as per reported)of donations pouring in…expect rampant corruption in all levels as well…the Philippines has no disaster preparedness….where it should be a mandatory law….U.N.is not even requiring it to be ….as a country prone to earthquakes and thyphoon….it should have disaster preparedness set up and implemented…leaders of the countries who has been helping year after year after year…are you not wondering how is it being distributed???….infrastractures such as bridges and schools and public buildings are always affected…why?…because of third grade materials and bad planning..and corruption….where are the military?? to help with the cleanup…and peace and order?…where are the temporary shelters??…temporary food stations while waiting for food reliefs…well …where is the president or the vice president or anyone in his cabinet?….
You are more precised than our government officials. I do not believe ever since in the Aquino gov’t… a goverment of lies, political bullying, corruption, selfish ambitions, kkk, and in-competencies. They are our worst nightmare in the history.
Sa ganitong mentalidad ng mga Noytards/Yellow Zombies at ng kanilang Leader, I may say that Filipinos deserve this kind of Disaster to open their minds. If not then we might experience must more worst Calamity for us to realize that we are Ejots blindly following the whims of our Lunatic Leaders.
How dare you to say na Filipinos deserve this kind of disaster. Nasaan ang utak mo para sabihin mo ito? Oh my, you’re out of your mind, where’s your mercy to the victims of the disaster? I just hope you and your family won’t suffer the same fate as what the innocent victims are suffering now. If that is your way of presenting your argument, you are insane.
Beawolf Agatte, your insensitive, terrible statement speaks well of the kind of brain that you have. May God bless you.
@ mathewchris
People are suffering and dying because of idiots voting for incompetent leaders, and the resources which the working class provided is not being used where it is supposed to. There is no time to be sensitive. Wake up and smell the crap (or dead bodies if you want).
I am not an advocate of the Abnoy Government. But I hate what you;ve said that the filipino people deserve this kind of disaster. How insensitive and cruel are you to utter that comment. No one else deserve to die and to suffer like what these victims have been through. If you hate ABnoy Aquino. Just hate him but not the filipino people. Nobody deserves to die and to suffer from any calamities. Not even you even if you are a heartless beast!
@Beawolf Agatte…..I am not an advocate of the Abnoy Government. But I hate what you;ve said that the filipino people deserve this kind of disaster. How insensitive and cruel are you to utter that comment. No one else deserve to die and to suffer like what these victims have been through. If you hate ABnoy Aquino. Just hate him but not the filipino people. Nobody deserves to die and to suffer from any calamities. Not even you even if you are a heartless beast!
correction, the government is actually “not slow”. the truth is, “they’re slowing down” the distribution of these donations so they could save them for themselves (cash donations) after span of time :/
You’re absolutely right. Very truthful article. Philippine Congress is a so good only at fooling at their countrymen. To serve only for themselves. Look at the PDAF, where are they now? C’mon Filipinos look at what you did to your votes, it’s a boomerang situation. What a mess!
Totoo yun mas maganda pa naging kolonya tayo ng Amerikano. kesa nagpapakahirap tayo magbayad ng tax para lang nakawin ng gobyerno. kahit sino pumalit na Filipino dyan magnanakaw pa din!!!!!!!!!!!!
For heaven’s sake, can someone just please put BS Aquino in a straight jacket and ship him out to sea and leave him there for the sharks to feast on?!?! (Kaso, baka iluwa siya ng sharks!!!)
Get out of the way, BS, and probably let a composite team of international relief people do the job.
These are desperate times that call for drastic measures – protocol or whatever they call it be damned. No time to dilly dally!
YEAH IT’S TRUE IM NOT TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED THE ADMINISTRATION OF NOYNOY AQUINO. U COULD IMAGINE AFTER 3 DAYS U WILL DECLARE THE NATIONAL STATE OF CALAMITY MY GOD WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT ARE MR AQUINO. IS THIS ANG TAMANG DAAN NA SINASABI NATIN. I WILL APPEAL ALL FILIPINO PLEASE AFTER AFTER HIS TERM MAGISING NA TAYO PLEASE SELECT THE BEST PRESIDENT WHO IS WILLING TO DEDICATE 150% OF HIS/HER JOB. HUWAG NA PO TAYO KUMUHA NA HINDE MASYADONG NASALIKSIK HUWAG PORKE ARTISTA,VERY KNOWN NA TAO OR WHAT SO EVER PLEASE PLEASE MATAUHAN NA PO TAYO HUWAG NA PO TAYONG MABULAG SA KASIKATAN. LOOK JAPAN BAKIT NAPAKABILIS NILANG BUMANGON BECAUSE THEY ARE TOTALLY ORGANIZE. HUWAG PO TAYONG MAGTAKA BAKIT NAGPAPATAYAN SA POISYON DAHIL A LOT OF CORRUPTION IT’S BIG ERA…… MY GOD…. KAWAWA NAMAN TAYO. ITO DAW TAAS NG GDP NATIN HAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY DIOS KO……..
YEAH IT’S TRUE IM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED THE ADMINISTRATION OF NOYNOY AQUINO. U COULD IMAGINE AFTER 3 DAYS U WILL DECLARE THE NATIONAL STATE OF CALAMITY MY GOD WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT ARE MR AQUINO. IS THIS ANG TAMANG DAAN NA SINASABI NATIN. I WILL APPEAL ALL FILIPINO PLEASE AFTER AFTER HIS TERM MAGISING NA TAYO PLEASE SELECT THE BEST PRESIDENT WHO IS WILLING TO DEDICATE 150% OF HIS/HER JOB. HUWAG NA PO TAYO KUMUHA NA HINDE MASYADONG NASALIKSIK HUWAG PORKE ARTISTA,VERY KNOWN NA TAO OR WHAT SO EVER PLEASE PLEASE MATAUHAN NA PO TAYO HUWAG NA PO TAYONG MABULAG SA KASIKATAN. LOOK JAPAN BAKIT NAPAKABILIS NILANG BUMANGON BECAUSE THEY ARE TOTALLY ORGANIZE. HUWAG PO TAYONG MAGTAKA BAKIT NAGPAPATAYAN SA POISYON DAHIL A LOT OF CORRUPTION IT’S BIG ERA…… MY GOD…. KAWAWA NAMAN TAYO. ITO DAW TAAS NG GDP NATIN HAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY DIOS KO……..
YEAH IT’S TRUE IM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED THE ADMINISTRATION OF NOYNOY AQUINO. U COULD IMAGINE AFTER 3 DAYS U WILL DECLARE THE NATIONAL STATE OF CALAMITY MY GOD WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT ARE MR AQUINO. IS THIS ANG TAMANG DAAN NA SINASABI NATIN. I WILL APPEAL ALL FILIPINO PLEASE AFTER AFTER HIS TERM MAGISING NA TAYO PLEASE SELECT THE BEST PRESIDENT WHO IS WILLING TO DEDICATE 150% OF HIS/HER JOB. HUWAG NA PO TAYO KUMUHA NA HINDE MASYADONG NASALIKSIK HUWAG PORKE ARTISTA,VERY KNOWN NA TAO OR WHAT SO EVER PLEASE PLEASE MATAUHAN NA PO TAYO HUWAG NA PO TAYONG MABULAG SA KASIKATAN. LOOK JAPAN BAKIT NAPAKABILIS NILANG BUMANGON BECAUSE THEY ARE TOTALLY ORGANIZE. HUWAG PO TAYONG MAGTAKA BAKIT NAGPAPATAYAN SA POISYON DAHIL A LOT OF CORRUPTION IT’S BIG ERA…… MY GOD…. KAWAWA NAMAN TAYO. ITO DAW TAAS NG GDP NATIN HAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY DIOS KO……..
Japan has a more stabilized government, advance equipment and technology, resources like man-power and people were helping each other back then.
I have no doubt that Cooper was just reporting what he was seeing at that time. Neither is it fair to put all the blame on the government. People going mad and just waiting for the relief & rescue should help in the clearing operations of debris and dead bodies if they don’t know what else they should do. They can simply dig a meter and a half deep to put the bodies in temporarily. Cars, debris and other obstacles can be moved out of the road if only people would join hands. This way, relief and rescue missions are able to reach the mass in far-flung areas. Let’s not waste a single man-power.
Just thinking out loud, how many of the victims have even paid their taxes or done their obligations as citizens of this country? Those people I see on TV, they don’t pay taxes. They don’t believe in the government. They don’t have family planning, it’s the children who suffer the most. Yet, they are the most demanding in times like this.
Sanchez and Anderson have their own opinions just as I am entitled to mine. No matter what they say, we all have one goal and that is to help human lives. So please stop bickering and blaming, let’s focus on what’s good and what’s right.
You still think this is about blaming? This is about my tax money which is supposed to be utilized for the typhoon victims now na. And if it not happening then malaking lokohan lang ito, at the expense of the typhoonn victims.
Jm, I usually do not react to opinions and comments, but your’s is just so offensive and dumb; even if you write in good english. Imagine “dumping”, as your comment suggest, the body of your LOVED ONE just all over the place! Sir, you do not know what you are saying.
Also, the Filipinos in Leyte are paying taxes; we all do. Each time we buy, we pay for tax; it’s called VAT. Please, think before you comment.
Losing our loved ones is not because we did not do family planning. These people lost EVERYTHING they have, including fathers, sons, and daughters.
These injured people cannot do the clearing operations. Have you seen the devastation? We need trucks and machineries to clear that!!
Aquino knew that the local govt was severely affected and cannot mobilize. I don’t know about you but if I were the president, I’d send in my army, my airforce, and my navy to restore order immediately. I’d give them 5 days to put in a system there. If I were president, I’d rent machineries there to clear the roads. I’d use DAF and PDAF to immediately put systems in place. But, I am not president. I do not have enough resources to get a charter plane, head over there, and help. Have you tried getting a flight going there? Have you tried asking how to get there?
You talk about bickering and blaming and focusing on what’s good and what’s right, but you’re just so ignorant and uncaring.
All citizens of this country have paid their share of taxes. And all citizens of this country are human beings. They are not dogs that you just dump in your backyard. Do you do that to your family?
The issue here is that the Philippine government is not taking the lead. They are waiting, begging the 1st world countries to help. If there is one thing that you’re right, it would be this statement of yours:
let’s focus on what’s good and what’s right.
What’s right is that the very people who ran for a leadership post should start leading.
Its not how advanced the country is, or the the equipment that you have, you moron. Its all in the planning. It took the government 6 days to come upw with a ‘masterplan’??? This plan should have been available days before the typhoon came.
Ilang araw na after typhoon d pa rin nla ma distribute un relief goods. Dapat ipalinis sa sundalo at pulis un mga debris para makadaan ang mga sasakyan, un ang cnasabi nla cause of delay.Hndi maiwasan na I-compare cla sa Japan,halos pareho lang sitwasyon. Kumilos agad ang mga sundalo nilinis agad nla un daan para matulungan agad ang mga tao. At hndi cla gumamit ng mga equipment agad dahil maraming patay. Kaya nman cguro ng mga sundalo, makita mo nman sa video nkabantay lang cla sa mga tao….
As usual kailangan ng pampadulas para bilisan ang kilos. I dont want to blame Pnoy kase ndi naman sya ang dapat kumilos para i-distribute ang relief goods. But he is the voice to tell his subordinate “QUICK QUICK QUICK!!!”
Daig pa sya ni Duterte.
FYI!!! Cooper did not blame the government his statement was “no real evidence of organized recovery or relief”. He is just reporting what he sees at the moment.
Guilty kase ang government and Korina Sanchez kaya react react agad kase ang dami nilang time. Nakatengga lang instead na tumulong.
Sad but true, we need a new leader, someone who really cares about us. If its for the best then let the U.S military take over. From what I’m seeing U.S and other countires they’re much concern bout us than our own government.
I fully agree that U.S. military take over the Philippines to save this country.
Mr Cooper, we dont need people who are Grandstanding here & faultfinders or trying to compare the Philippines with other countries…We need help. Did you ever lift your finger to give a bottle of water or food to any people you interviewed? What did you really do in Tacloban??? Was it a help or an insult to Injury???
At least you saw it yourself that transportation was a very big factor & more people needed to assist in giving out foods to those people of 8 Million affected & to many regions in the Visayas which is divided by many islands… Unlike in Japan only in one place…You’re maybe a famous reporter but this time we need help not to blame anyone here… It was a very good chance for you to feed those who needed help..Many wanted to go to those places like doctors, medical experts but nobody can lift them to those remote areas..Can you at least be part of it not just blaming anyone here…God bless the Philippines…
Was he grandstanding? nope, what would he get out of that.
Was he fault finding? nope, he just said it as he sees it.
Help? his job is a news correspondent, bring in the news, that is help enough, hihingi ka pa ng extra e, as if we are not humiliated enough as it is by the Pnoy.
moron…He’s there for his job, which is news reporting. And he did very well, he exposed the truth
Well to make yourself feel better you indiot, he did let use his satellite phone to a victim to call for his relative in Manila and tell the good and bad news that he is alive and her mother died respectively. Still, you are totally stupid for not knowing what is the purpose of a news correspondent.
Wag nang masamain ang mga sinabi ni Anderson Cooper. Lahat ng sinabi nya ay kung ano ang nakita nya at base sa sinabi ng mga victims ng tyhphoon yolanda. Tanggapin natin ang katotohanan na talagang walang systema ang gobyerno. Tayo na nga ang tinutulungan eh minamasama pa natin.at ngayon gagawin pang issue ang mga ni report ng CNN.
We never learned from the past. We do not have have proper planning for this kind of scenario. We have to accept our mistakes and weaknesses, to ourselves, otherwise, the same is true will happen in the future.
for the idiots here, read this:
http://grpshorts.blogspot.com/2013/11/iconic-filipino-film-maker-peque.html
Gising-gising din pag may time.
Hi guys,
I made a song for our beloved president.
You can check it out on my twitter page below
https://twitter.com/BudoyAquino
it’s actually my version of Parokya ni Edgar’s Buloy.
Please share 😉
here’s part of my piece:
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
nang ika’y nanalo sa kampanya, dahil kami’y tanga?(tanga!)
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
ginamit mo pa ang pangalan ng iyong ama’t ina.
Mangiyak-ngiyak na kami pero sabi mo ay “Okay lang yan!”
Sabi mo kayo’y kumikilos, pero nasan ang tulong?
Hi guys,
I made a song for our beloved president.
You can check it out on my twitter page below
https://twitter.com/BudoyAquino
it’s actually my version of Parokya ni Edgar’s Buloy.
Please share 😉
here’s part of my piece:
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
nang ika’y nanalo sa kampanya, dahil kami’y tanga?(tanga!)
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
ginamit mo pa ang pangalan ng iyong ama’t ina.
Mangiyak-ngiyak na kami pero sabi mo ay “Okay lang yan!”
Sabi mo kayo’y kumikilos, pero nasan ang tulong?
god never sleep ika nga & now the international law know how pres.benigno aquino brought his country as a good governance d nya talaga kaya ang pagpapatakbo ng mabuti sa bansa kasalanan din yan ng mamamayan na binoto sya na kung tutuusin he is not capable to be a pres.of the philippines kaso dahil din sa mga mamamayan na ginusto sya para masundan kuno ang yapak ng kanyang mga magulang..na mabubuti sila bilang mga pinuno ng bansa..ngaun nakikita ng buong bansa kung paano sya magpapatakbo …at yung mga alipores nya napinagkatiwalaan kanya kanyang palusot kung sino ang dapat gumawa..sana mabuhay ulit s ginoong MR.ROBLEDO dahil sa lang ang may kakayahan para maaus ang lahat ,at kay ginoong Gordon hindi man sya nananalo pero sya pa ang nangunguna sa pagsagip ng mga naaapektuhan…salamat sa inung magandang launin sir,sana huwag mahaluan ito ng politica sa kabila ng inyong magandang hangarin para sa taong bayan..god bless philippines na lang..
hope you guys like it.
please share 😉
I will be composing more songs for our beloved president..
Buti na lang wala na si Napoles. Pag nagkataon eh ang dami nya na namang mga NGO na gagawin at ibubulsa ang mga macocollect na donation sa mga NGO na to.
mabagal pa sa pagong ang pag action ng government…very disorganized…tama si copper marami ang gusting tumulong na ibang bansa kaso kelangan organized ang government natin para mapabilis ang hakbang nila…pabagalan sa atin lagi ang labanan at hindi pabilisan…
Pano kasi… binubulsa ang pera ng mga mamamayan kesa tumulong sa mismong apektado ng salanta… wala naman talaga pakialam ang gobyerno natin dahil ang gusto lang nila ay patabain ang kanilang mga bulsa…
Sigurado ako nabwubwiset ang mga politiko dahil sa kalamidad na nangyari dahil mababawasan na naman ang pwede nilang maibulsa ngayon taon…
Mga gago at corrupt na politiko… pwe! Sana kayo na lang ung nasalanta ng bagyo… Mas salot pa kayo dito sa Pilipinas kesa sa ginawa ng Yolanda…
Isa ako na survivor from Tacloban. Cooper is telling the truth. There’s no order and organization as to jow they help d survivors even clearing the national hi ways. U cant c tent for medics and reliefs.me and my family just got out of Tacloban yesterday and we havent rcv any relief good. I am so scared bcos there is no peace and order.my father went to our place and it took them 13 hours just to reach our place from diit to peerless that is only 6 kms. Maulan , msbahong mabaho pa.no help reached to us and r place.
bumabaha ang tulong mula sa ibang bansa pero halos wala namang nakakarating sa mga victims…mas visible pa ang foreign aids kesa mga sundalong pinoy or Philippine officials…halos di mo sila mahagilap pag ganitong krisis…imagine sa centro mismo ng tacloban city ang mga bangkay nakahambalang pa sa kalsada eh 4-5 days na ang nakalipas mula ng bumagyo what more yung sa mga liblib at remote na lugar…
Angeles Nebriaga, please think before u post a comment.
Mr Cooper is doing his very best to help us. He is opening the eyes of the filipino people and letting you see what the real situation is.
Like what Rizal did in the past, he did not enter the battlefield, but enlightened our minds on what we should do.
Same act will help open the eyes of our nation and will learn the truth behind the illusions our government cast onto us.
YUNG WALA SA PINAS MADALI MAGSALITA PERO KAMI NA ANDITOT RYING TO GIVE OUR SHARE AND EFFORT SA MARAMING GINAGAWA NG PAMAHALAAN NI PINOY
“…MARAMING GINAGAWA NG PAMAHALAAN NI PINOY”
Maraming ginagawang kalokohan at kabulastugan!!!
wla na nga si napoles pero di lang sya ang nangurakot. malaya pa ang mga politiko na kasabwat nya. so wag muna tayo magsalita ng tapos tungkol sa pangungurakot.
wla pa nadating na tulong sa mga kababayan natin na galit sa gobyerno :/
wla na nga si napoles pero di lang sya ang nangurakot. malaya pa ang mga politiko na kasabwat nya. so wag muna tayo magsalita ng tapos tungkol sa pangungurakot.
wla pa nadating na tulong sa mga kababayan natin na galing sa gobyerno :/
ang pera kasi na dapat nagamit para mapaghandaan ang mga ganitong sakuna which is given na naman kasi alam naman ng gobyerno natin na daanana ang pilipinas ng bagyo ay napupunta sa pork barrel na siya naming kinukurakot at pinakinabangan lang ng iilang mga ganid na pulitiko…walang patawad kahit pera na dapat mapupunta sa mga victim ng kalamidad pinag iinteresan pa…mga walang kunsensiya…
Hi guys,
I made a song for our beloved president.
You can check it out on my twitter page below
https://twitter.com/BudoyAquino
it’s actually my version of Parokya ni Edgar’s Buloy.
Please share 😉
here’s part of my piece:
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
nang ika’y nanalo sa kampanya, dahil kami’y tanga?(tanga!)
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
ginamit mo pa ang pangalan ng iyong ama’t ina.
Mangiyak-ngiyak na kami pero sabi mo ay “Okay lang yan!”
Sabi mo kayo’y kumikilos, pero nasan ang tulong?
please share share and share…
ito ang sagot ko, dadaanin ko nalang sa kanta ko ,
click nyo lang yung rbascos , mapapanood na ninyo ihihihi
See the reasons why the Filipino Muslims in Mindanao don’t want to be under the corrupt Philippine government….
puro papogi lang kasi alam ng pangulo natin..mongoloid naman
hayzzz
ok, so we have anderson cooper’s report. so? very easy for anyone far from tacloban or anyone who’s not part of the relief efforts to say this and that. why not be positive and do your share for the victims? and no – criticism at this point is not constructive nor positive. and only those who’ve been there and been doing that have earned the right to say anything. either put up or shut up.
Escapist much Positive Pusher? That’s one of the problems with dumb flips like you: you always sugarcoat serious issues in order to make yourself feel better. Palibhasa masyado ka kasi sa bahala na mentality e.
Where have you been, roger ram? Did you even watch the report of Anderson Cooper? He was not far from Tacloban; HE WAS IN TACLOBAN!!! He was showing proofs or visual images of everything he was saying. Let’s please check all our facts before posting anything here or we’ll just confuse the discourse….
Bagsak na bagsak ang rating ni pnoy pagdating sa disaster management. Hind sya natututo sa mga mas maliliit na sakuna. Inantay pa nya talaga na mapulaan ang ating bansa sa kapabayaan at kawalang direksyon nya pagdating sa ganitong suliranin. Tama na sana ang pagpapanggap, at wag na ding punahin ang kakarampot na tulong ng china dahil tingin ko di deserving ang liderato mo ngayon.
tama ka! dyan nmn magaling ang mga pinoy pointing fingers on each other. Never na makabangon ang Pilipinas…
ito naman ang akin dadaanin ko nalang sa song ko pakingan nyo, yan nasa website you tube
Do you understand now why many Filipinos go to other countries? Sad reality… some even stay there for good… :'(
4 days before landfall alam na ng gobyerno angbagsik ng bagyong parating. Pero wala silang ginawang adisyunal na hakbang para dito. Minaliit nila ang bagyong ultimo ang international weather forecast kinatakutan jto. Maling pamamahayagng impormasyon ang ginawa nila kayatmarami ang namatay. Ang mga tahanan d maiwasan masira sa lakas nyan subalitang buhay nasagip sana kng naipakalat ng tama ang impormasyon. Storm surge, sana sinabi na nilang tsunami like para mas nangamba ang mga tao.
Ang naaalala ko nga, sabi ni Aquino bago dumating si Yolanda, “We made WAR-LIKE PREPARATIONS.” Tapos pinagyabang ang mga eroplano, helicopter, at iba pang equipment ng military na nakahanda na raw para sa rescue. Nasaan na lahat yon? Kayabangan na naman lang pala.
roger ram, isa po ako sa mga volunteers na tumutulong para mkpgbigay ng tulong sa nasalanta ng bagyo.
according to my friend and other volunteers na nakausap ko na sumasama mgdistribute ng relief goods, halos wla tlga gngwa ang gobyerno.
idagdag mo pa ang balita and footages from international news. hindi paninira ang tawag dito, pagsasabi lang ng katotohanan :/
e ikw po roger ram, anong nagawa mo?
the gov’t is the reason why i left the country and lived in australia. i love the philippine people but fuck the government with the high taxes and corrupt officials.
much beter cgro n ang 1wk tax ng mga tao mpunta sa donation muna…pres. aquino nkakahiya mga gnya pangulo…phil. governmnt nkakahiya at proceso nla d maauz..wla maauz n program…my proved n tau n d dhilan mga dti ngng pres. dhl mismo ang pres. ang my mali sa pagpaparating ng mga relief good..khhya cla n pti mga tulong ng iba my TAX p,..wtf….u see they came from far countries but y is it nkkpunta cla pro ito n govr. ntin dto n mismo bkt ang bgal?take note dto n mismo cla sa srili nlang bansa pro ang bagal prin..sana maconcnxa man cla d man nla mdadala sa burol nla ang mga pera n yan…
Hi guys,
I made a song for our beloved president.
You can check it out on my twitter page below
https://twitter.com/BudoyAquino
it’s actually my version of Parokya ni Edgar’s Buloy.
Please share 😉
here’s part of my piece:
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
nang ika’y nanalo sa kampanya, dahil kami’y tanga?(tanga!)
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
ginamit mo pa ang pangalan ng iyong ama’t ina.
Mangiyak-ngiyak na kami pero sabi mo ay “Okay lang yan!”
Sabi mo kayo’y kumikilos, pero nasan ang tulong?
please share share and share…
hope you guys like it 😉
di nio alam ang sinasabe nio. di nio lang nakikita. pero may aksyon ang gobyerno.
Meh. AC saw the whole thing. No more sugarcoating and crap.
Tanga ka ba???? O tanga at bobo lang talaga.
If you want unbiased reports sa kung anong nangyayari sa Visayas, sa foreign channel ka manuod. Dahil ang mga local channels natin may mga pinagtatakpan silang katiwalian sa gobyerno. Common sense lang!
Said the abias-cbn fanboy noytard who is not even in Tacloban to see what really happened there.
meron nga – NOYNOYING
Stop blaming the government but instead stay focus in doing the relief and rescue operations.
i don’t know why people can’t understand how difficult to reach the affected areas. You have to travel by sea or by air in order to get there. Land are not accessible. Stop comparing Philippines vs United States or even Japan as we all know that these countries are more powerful and progressive. Why not just be grateful that other countries are helping us because we have a good relationship with them. Let us just be all UNITED and STOP all these bullshit blaming thing. A lot of people are taking action to help our people okay. One more thing, let us be responsible with our own lives too, don’t just seat,wait and get feed by someone. I love my country -Philippines and i HATE countrymen who are so negative. Please “STOP blaming and FIND solution.” Be UNITED.
are you fucking stupid? we ARE helping and wheres all the relief goods going?
U fucking stupid too. You are helping? thanks then and God Bless but Why don’t you deliver it by yourself the relief goods so you see where it goes.
Who else will we blame? How can any of us act without any concrete leadership? They have planning and debating and talking and all that but no concrete structure has been made. IT HAS BEEN HOW MANY DAYS NOW and yet no plan of action has been set foot. Ano ‘to? Kanya-kanyang abot ng tulong? Kanya-kanyang byahe dun para mag-abot? Tapo ano gagawin ng tao kapag nandun na sila? Kanya-kanya ulit ng galaw? They did not even a ppoint an official place for the evacuees to stay in. They did not even appoint a proper way of giving them the donations that have been poiring in. Again, how can the people HELP is there is no concrete, systematic, and structured way to help? Sabog sabog lang din ang kakalabasan at hindi rin maayos ang mangyayari, so wala rin. Sayang lang din ang effort.
Thats the problem, walang organized na relief and rescue operations. Nobody’s BLAMING government for Yolanda. We just want to know why despite all the help that pouring in disorganized parin ang Pnoy Government.
kelangan pba talaga tayu mismu ang tutulong?kaya nga mae tax tayu eh..anu nmn ang gagawin nang gobyerno?relax nln?maghentay nang makukurap na pera galing satin..kaya nga naging powerful ang mga other countries na nasabe mu kase hindi cla kurap hindi tulad sa pilipinas..bago ka muna magmarunong tingnan mu muna anu ang tunay na nangyari sa paligiran mu sa buong pilipinas..wag masyado manoud nang balita sa tv kasi planado na rin yan kung anu ang pangbabalita nila at kung anu ang hindi..punta kayu sa labas dun kayu makakaalam nang tunay na mga balita na sinesekreto at tinatago ln sa pagbalita sa pinas..puro ln mga “grabe mga pinsala,mga patay at etc.,”pru walang action parang election ln maraming salita pru walang gawa
Ahaha! I think it is our right to complain about the incompetence of our government. Stop asking us to simply shut the f*ck up and unite with efforts to help them because we are! Some volunteer their time to help in collecting and repacking of relief goods. Others donate their hard-earned money. And ranting about our government is also help to expose their worthlessness in such situations. This is not the first time that a tragic calamity has struck our country, with the billions of peso being collected yearly in tax and whatever idea they suddenly come up with so they can collect more from us, why is it that we still lack the machinery needed for relief efforts? Obviously, you haven’t experienced something a calamity where you’re left with nothing. I have and that is the exact reason why I am angered with the government’s response to the need of the people in need. What can we do when, even all the help we give out to our countrymen, our government is the biggest hindrance?
do you know that the government itself is the one who doesn’t allow the goods from other Filipino’s and other countries to reach the affected areas? Can’t you see that they are the one responsible for all the things that is happening right now? so stop saying that we are not allowed to despise our own govn’t. if other states reach the affected areas easily why can’t OUR OWN country reach it’s own? Huh?
We are not and do not blame anyone, ours is to rectify our mistakes and learn from the past experiences. We had suffered enough but, it seems that we never learn or refuse to learn or most of us really didn’t care.
While it is true that we are not comparable with the USA and Japan, The Philippines has all the capabilities to manage disaster. but, you can not just manage if you don’t have logistics,equipment & technologies as shown in the last 6 days in Tacloban! There was no evidence that we have all these.
We are not a poor country, the Philippines can afford all these and i hate to say this, our Government past & present didn’t work and pay much attention to these. They paid more attention in building their Dynasties.
Please don’t assume that you are the only one who can say you are grateful to friendly nations. We had done our part, We have airlifted tons of relief goods to our brothers and sisters both in Tacloban, Ormoc and Leyte via Cebu.
Reasoning is not bull shitting. It sounds’ like to those who are quick to depend political personalities whom they adore so much which weakens our system of governance but build a stronger political dynasties of the elites.
I’m sick and tired of that word “UNITED.” I think it’s the most misunderstood and abused word in the Filipinos’ vocabulary. Akala yata natin ang importante lagi tayong sama-sama, kahit sa masama, at walang kokontra kahit di na tama ang ginagawa ng ilan sa atin. That’s not unity; that’s stupidity, and I don’t think you need me to tell you that it won’t get us anywhere….
Proud pinoy ako pero ikinakahiya ko ang gobyerno natin..grabe sobrang napakacorrupt. Ang bagal nila kumilos. Nung kampanya pa ang bilis nila makarating sa lugar na gusto nila puntahan,ngaun na nanalo na sila parang mga pagong na kumilos. Dapat matauhan na ang mga pilipino sa 2014 election piliin ang nararapat, porke artista ang tumakbo ay iboboto na kahit hndi nakapagtapos ng college related to politics kaya ang mga nasa gobyrno parang mga engot,magnanakaw!
This reporter is wily abbreviating Benigno Simeon to BS which I think also was pertaining to the statements of el presidente as bull shit. Ms. Amanpour is spot on when she said BS Aquino will be judged by his action or inaction on this tragedy and past tragedies. Sayang should have been el president’s time to shine but the only thing that shone is that bald spot on his head. As I have stated in previous blogs elsewhere this president is inept to be the highest official of this country. Hence, the Filipino people get, unfortunately and tragically, what we deserve. We gave him our vote, didn’t we?
Yeh, ilang taon nang ngtiis ang mga tao na makpagisa sa gobyerno at sa administrasyon nya.binoto natin lahat ng kaalyado nya, tinanggal mga oposisyon. pero sa 4 na taon, umunlad ba ang bansa? yung mga myayaman siguro oo, pero ung mga mahihirap, lalo pa naghihirap.
naiintindihan kita kasi ngtiwala din ako s administrasyon nya at dahil anak sya ni ninoy at cory. pero sa mga nakita ko sa 4 na taon termino nya. wlang nangyayaring mganda.binuksan ko na ang isip ko na may maling nangyayare.
siguro panahon n din para buksan mo ung sayo? :/
I am noy pro Pnoy, no matter who you seat as President if people’s mind won’t change nothing will happen. Estrada and Gloria was elected as President and was impeached but where are they now? Still serving the country as Mayor & Congresswoman??..they were being removed from the highest position and yet people still voted them again? What kind of thinking do they have to trust and bring them back in position? If You elected Pnoy and if you’re not happy with his governance then don’t vote him again next time..as simple as that. People should be responsible in voting their officials. People with full of negativity will never progress.
Ok ikaw na! Bigyan ng jacket!
Mabuhay ka, Budoy!
if i have a chance to live in other country i will do it i love being a FILIPINO but the Philippine government is so so BAD. IF our government is not corrupt robably we are also rich like singapore and other neighbor countries
Agree ako sa sinabi mo Ogie, that’s why I am really grateful that other countries are helping us in opening our eyes.
isa ako sa mga nagkamali at pinagbabayaran ko na ito ngayon…
What is bothering me the most is the fact that the Philippine government (the army) is not doing any coordination/assisting those relief workers to protect them from doing their work in th safest way possible. The Philippine government should make all the roads clear and free from debris (bodies and trees and wrecked houses). With any next devastation,pls dont count on any help from foreign countries if this isnt resolved quickly.
No President can embrace all the problems of its country, that’s why we elect other officials on their respective cities to be in-charged then the national gov’t will surely extend their support. No President can change the corruption or problem because CHANGE should start from the people and not from the President alone.
And if you just want to remain on the status quo and not looking forward for change, then you are part of the problem.
I changed my outlook in life positively and not by wasting my time criticizing the government or whatsoever or whoever bullshit officials. We just take part and stop the negative vibes. Calamities had happened and we all know that whoever seats as President will be judged. I am not Pro Pnoy, i was just saying Stop blaming and be United when things like this happened to our country.
You just love to like pnoy’s ass do you noytard. What’s your purpose here noytard? Sabotaging this site? How much the malakanyakanyang miscommunications group paid you?
The “President” is the ‘leader’, and he is the one who must show to its ‘followers’, which was the people you are talking about, what change can he grant in his country. Isn’t that his job to do? Guide his own people? To the STRAIGHT road that he’s been talking about for the past 2 years? Think twice if the ‘people’ should be the first to start the change in our country.
Ira, korek ka jan.
nung panahon ng kampanya kung san sang eskinita sila nkakarating, at milyon milyon ginagastos ng mga politiko. ngayong panahon ng crisis wla na silang nilalabas ng pera para mkatulong, hinohold pa nila ung tulong ng ibang bansa :/
and take note, ang tatahimik nila ngayon. para bang wlang nangyayare. pg bigayan lang ng bonus at pg ngkagulangan sa hatian nila sa kickback nila dun lng sila nararamdaman. :/
ur correct Yeh, CHANGE should start from the people and not from the President alone. simulan mo na sayo.
Again, dati din akong Pro Pnoy. dati un namulat na ko sa katotohanan.
why don’t you check all the angles? maybe it’ll help you see the truth.
tip: dont listen to our bias local reporters like Korina Sanchez. try research it on your own.
*Brofist*
Since Day 1 when he sat in office, I have doubts on Noynoy. And I was right. All along.
I agree!!
Dapat gamitin na agad ng gvmt yung mga donated money eh! If kulang yang C130 na yan para maghatid ng relief goods and medical kits, mabuti pang magrent na sa mga ibang bansa ng choppers/planes/lahat ng means ng pagdrop ng goods. Kaya nga dinonate yan ng ibang bansa para sa agarang relief operations eh. Yung sa mga countries na parang may drop zone ng goods ganon nlng gawin para mabilis yung sistema. May mga volunteers/army/police na magreretrieve from drop zone.
why don’t we just do our part and stop blaming the government. during these times, Filipinos are supposed to be working together hand in hand. I am not into the government and I’m against whatever evil they’re doing in their offices. i strongly believe that no matter how we blame the government and cast bad things to this, the problem will not be resolved, nothing’s gonna change. at the end of the day, we are still all Filipinos. the things we’re saying about the government reflect the whole Filipino race.
@Marvin
When it comes to the blame-game, PNoy is still the best. In fact, his critics wanted to give him a break at the height of the typhoon but he started blaming others again in his first press conference. He basically gave his critics fresh ammunition.
You can’t stop people from voicing out their frustration especially since the President keeps downgrading the situation in disaster zones. What if the international community stopped sending their donations and help because of PNoy’s claims that things are under control? A lot of people will suffer.
Eh sinabi ng gobyerno na mag-evacuate diba? Sino ang hindi nakinig? Kung matigas ang ulo ng mga tao sino ang may kasalanan?
Kung sinabi ng doktor huwag mag-yosi tapos hindi makinig ang isang tao, kasalanan ba ng doktor kung yung hindi nakinig ay mag-cancer?
Eh ipinaliwanag ba nila ng maayos kung bakit kailangan magevacuate? Sabi nga ng mga tao, di nila alam kung ano ung storm surge eh, even I have to google it para maintindihan ung mga pinagsasabi nilang storm surge na 2-3meters high! BTW, kahit nga ung mga evacuation centers nagsira-sira eh. Sinisisi namin sya not because of the lack of preparations. Sinisisi namin sya sa kabagalan nya sa pagkilos at sa pag-una nya sa pamumulitika! Punyeta sya!
E pano kung ang pamahalaan ang nagbabawal sa mga taong mag stay doon sa maaring lugar na pwede at safe nilang tuluyan? hindi pa ba kasalanan nila yun? Think dude. The situation is worst than ever. Worst than voting this bald duck. You don’t know the situation here in visayas. So stop saying that it’s people’s fault. Shame
Maraming nag-evacuate, Jhay. Ang dami ngang namatay sa evacuation centers, e.
@marvin:
Filipinos are not a race.
What is needed are the following:
1. Centralized AFP Logistics and Supply experts to take point in determining supply distribution points and areas.
2. Centralized PNP AFP security to secure affected civilian areas to include residential areas, fuel stations, stores supply points and areas.
3. Organized centralized debris clearing operations within the disaster areas.
4. Installation of generators in key areas of relief operations.
5. Safety communications systems in runway operations.
6. Security teams to deal with NPA/bandit intrusions.
a. Ready facilities: water, food(can goods and other foods that can last for yrs.), flashlight, etc
b. Helicopters so you don’t need runways( like in Alaska troopers, it was easy for them to access anywhere)
c. Radio communication systems, like the military in war so you don’t need cell sites.
d. Assigning neighboring local governments to rescue each other in case of local government( calamity victims) breakdown.
WE HOPE WE ALL LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE AND FROM THE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ( IN DECADES). WE CAN DO THIS KABABAYANS!!
P.S.
e. ORGANIZE VOLUNTEERS.( I am here in NY, one of the emergency volunteers in their database. They emailed me and others on the list when they needed more help during the Sandy tragedy. I wished to go but I don’t drive and the transportation is down. But many responded to the call and it helped a lot to help the victims. The government should also assist to quickly reach the relief operation)
Tigilan nyo na ang pagmamalinis at pagpapanggap na banal! Aminin nyo na, na kung kayo man ang malagay sa posisyon mangungurakot din kayo. Una nyo ding iaahon sa hirap ang mga mahal nyo sa buhay at sarili nyo. Tigilan na ang pagpapanggap na panay kabutihan lang ang hangad ninyo. Sa lahat ng kumukutya, patunayan nyo na lang sarili nyo, baka bigyan kayo ng pagkakataong mamuno eh baka nihindi nyo mapamunuan ng matino ang grupo ng dalawang tao, take note kasama ka sa dalawang yon 😀
Yes, I am 100% certain na hindi ako magnanakaw kung ako ang nasa posisyon nila. Its called INTEGRITY and unfortunately that is a trait sorely missing in our government right now.
Mang Kanor, di po kami nagpresidente dahil alam naming wala kaming kakayahan, pero si Aquino, kung honest siya sa sarili niya, malalaman niya ring wala siyang kakayahang mamuno pero nagpresidente siya. Yun po ang issue.
Ang issue dito si Yolanda at hindi si Pnoy. Lol
Ang issue ay ang paghandle ni Pnoy ng Yolanda aftermath. Please read and think before you post anything here.
At ibig niyong sabihin Mang Kanor, naniniwala kayong lahat tayo mangungurakot kung malagay sa posisyon? Kung ganon ay wala na talagang pag-asa ang Pilipinas!
Anderson Cooper does not know what is talking about! Someone should remind him that as a foreign visitor he can be DEPORTED for dissident activities which included spreading lies and dis-info about our government.
The truth hurts, doesn’t it? He could be deported, but that is not going to be HIS loss. In fact, it’ll be ours. Do you really think the other countries still trust our government and the local media spouting biased news reports? Even our countrymen had their eyes opened regarding the incompetency of our government.
Estas loco indiot? Why mad at his true report? Because he’s a foreigner? Iyan kasi ang hirap sa mga bobong pinoy na katulad mo e: tinuturing nyo palagi na demonyo and dayuhan dahil mananakop sila. Por Dios Por Santo 21st century na ito at ang utak mo pa rin ay nung panahon pa rin ng Kastila.
Military Forces are the key. Wala namang giyera, kaya bakit hindi sila magdagdag ng mga sundalo doon, kahit 2 batallion lang para matapos ung clearing at retrieval operations. its been 1 week wala pa ring pagbabago sa mga kalsada, seaports/airports, nakati-wang2 ang mga corpses. hay. lack of contingency plan puro salita at sugar-coating accomplishments. mas smooth ang system kung uunahin ung flow ng relief goods distribution at my sinusunod na system.
All gov`t officials should go out of Malacanang and go to Tacloban and Samar to reassess the damaged of typhoon Yolanda.See it for yourself, the sufferings of all our fellow filipinos there.It is really a shame that it takes a foreign journalist like Anderson Cooper before you start drawing the plans for our Kababayan in this kind of calamities.You should realize dapat may contingency plan na kayong inihanda.This is not the 70`s anymore.People can now voice out their frustration through internet,and it`s there for the whole world to see.Just admit it,YOUR PRESIDENCY FAILED ANG MGA KABABAYAN NATIN NA NANGANGAILANGAN NG TULONG.To Korina Sanchez,tumahimik ka na lang,alam ng mga kababayan natin sa ibang bansa.Mas credible si Anderson Cooper na sabihin iyon kaysa sa iyo
nkakatawa ang mga pinoy pag minsan,iboboto nila sikat/artista/anak ni ganito ganon/part ng dynasty,,,,tapos reklamo pag di naibigay kagustuhan or expectation,,,pero d nmn lhat,,,marami parin nag iisip na pinoy yun nga lang minority,,,malas may tagas mga nanalo at nka upo sa pwesto kaya kahit may magandang intensyon hangarin ang iba tinatabunan parin ng ideya at aksyon ng mga basura
Proud Pinoy, sure ka jan? may video footages mga reports nila diba? at d ka ba nakikinig sa balita? halos wlang narating na tulong sa kanila galing sa gobyerno?
nood nood din pag may time sir.
basa basa din balita bago comment.
Budoy,
Noynoy and his team has done a comprehensive SWOT analysis. Do not worry, we have the best PhD’s in the country brainstorming the problem.
1. Do you even know what SWOT means? And it isn’t a “comprehensive SWOT” unless they put a big “US” under W and T.
2. You don’t need PhDs for this.
3. …and why the hell are they “brainstorming the problem?!”
Because Proud Pinoy is abnoy like his president!
what?????maybe for those who have mental disorders like PINOY and his group…
Hahahahaha! That’ s the best joke I’ve heard so far!
Proud Pinoy is probably a retard too! Playmate of Moymoy! Ah este Noynoy…
Lol…
di ko masisisi ang gobyerno na wla slang ginagawa..
ultimo presidente wlang laman ang utak.
binoto ng tao dahil sa influence nga ama’t ina
may pamangkin na ABNOY.
may kapatid na BABOY(sumasawsaw sa ibang buhay)
I for one have seen it with my two eyes the reports and videos from different reporters and thanks to those people working on the ground for us to see what’s really happening in our country esp this time of disasters, and yes it’s purely lack of leadership…you can’t blame people commenting against the government’s response coz as we can hear and see, until the fourth day and seventh day from the typhoon, dead bodies are still on the ground, people are still asking for help even just a bottle of water yet from day one, foreign aid has already arrived…don’t we have any helicopters to drop bottles of water to those who are starving? anyhows too many questions and you get remarks like “its all under control”…
What was your point of deporting him? he is just showing the whole world that our government incompetent of saving the people!!! don’t deny it to urself talamak ang kababoyang pagnanakaw nila sa pera ng pilipinas and that’s the truth base on his own observation…and i guess he is the way to let this ASSHOLE’s (government bodies)to know what are the shits they are doing in our country…actually we are rich…but san napupunta ang yaman natin sa bulsa ng mga walanghiyang mga to…so don’t be hypocrite…it’s the hell truth what he is saying…we cant deny it!!! sad but true!!!!
I cant help but to cry and pray that God will touch the Aquino government and see the real picture of the disaster. I really feel so hurt watching all the footage and has been worldwide headlines of what happen of yolanda typhoon. “BS Aquino goverment wake up!!!!! Dont you see how the other countries had given help and assistance to all the victim people of the typhoon?! That help is not for you there in the Malacanang, its for the people who need it. All you have to do is to give your word to distribute them to all the victims. If other countries did not hesitate to give their help and aid to you there, even no matter how much t costs for them, why can’t you not do it to your own people? If your late father Benigno Aquino is still alive, I dont think he will be impressed of your leadership, Mr. Philippine President.” May you realize that these people cannot wait for another day without help. The help is for them, not for you. What would you feel if you’re one of them, and feeling so devastated because you’re neglected of your own President instead should and must be the one to lead and save and comfort your own people? WAKE UP MR. PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT, BS AQUINO, SHOW YOUR MERCY AND GIVE YOUR SERVICE TO ALL THE VICTIMS.
What was your point of deporting him? he is just showing the whole world that our government incompetent of saving the people!!! don’t deny it to urself talamak ang kababoyang pagnanakaw nila sa pera ng pilipinas and that’s the truth base on his own observation…and i guess he is the way to let this ASSHOLE’s (government bodies)to know what are the shits they are doing in our country…actually we are rich…but san napupunta ang yaman natin sa bulsa ng mga walanghiyang mga to…so don’t be hypocrite…it’s the hell truth what he is saying…we cant deny it!!! sad but true!!!!
Proud pinoy sure ka dyan? Mas maniniwala pa ako kay anderson cooper kasi andun sya mismo. Gets mo ba? Witness sya.
ako wala akong tiwala sa mga pulitiko ng bansang Pinas.
kung gusto talaga nang gobyerno na hindi mangyari ito..ang walang namamatay na ganito ka dame edi sana may order cla na force evacuation sa lugar nang tacloban at sa iba pa..anung silbe ang pagkakaalam kung saang lugar ang matatamaan nang bagyo kung walang kilos..nagpaalala na nga ang pag-asa..bibalaan na nga nila tayo.,pati na rin cguro mga opisyalis alam nmn cguro nila ito e bat hindi cla nagsagawa nang mga evacuation maaga panaman nag babala ang pag-asa..edi sana hindi maabot sa ganito karami ang namamatay..kung ganyan mn rin wag nyo nln din bigyan nang trabaho ang pag-asa wala namang kwenta ang goberno walang kilos bago pa nakarating ang bagyo hindi pa nagulat sa pangalang “super typhoon” nga..
God will not forgive Anderson Cooper.
W-W-W-W-W-W-HAT? R U KIDDING? WHAT DID HE DO? TELL PEOPLE THE TRUTH? GET A CLUE YOU IDIOT.
his governmet and their military support are just the first people to respond and brought aids to our poor kababayan..
The first people this government sent to Leyte were policemen to stop the looting and impose curfew. No relief goods. I was just wondering, they could’ve hit two birds with one stone by making the policemen bring even just some relief goods, but they didn’t.
That’s not a good idea. It might seem counterintuitive but having law enforcement officers perform secondary tasks — such as relief work — prevents them from doing their primary task efficiently. They’re supposed to maintain law and order and that should be their focus. Distributing relief goods takes them away from the looting that they should be preventing.
Then maybe they should’ve come with social workers who’ll distribute relief goods while they’re keeping the peace coz while it’s important to keep the peace, it’s also important to feed the hungry mobs? After all, they’re looting because they’re already ravenously hungry and delirious.
That’s not a good idea. It might seem counterintuitive but having law enforcement officers perform secondary tasks — such as relief work — prevents them from doing their primary task efficiently. They’re supposed to maintain law and order and that should be their focus. Distributing relief goods takes them away from the looting that they should be preventing.
What is MORE important? Distributing relief goods to the people who are desperately in need of food and water may prevent their need to loot in the first place. People wouldn’t loot if they were given the food and water they desperately need.
You’re missing the point. By making one group of specialists — in this case law enforcers — do something best handled by relief workers, YOU INCREASE SUFFERING because you take them away from doing their job. The end result is looting isn’t stopped because the police are doing something else. And the relief goods are less likely to reach their intended target because of the lack of law and order. EVERYONE LOSES. You need to look beyond your immediate emotional response and consider the broader consequences.
The proper way to handle the situation will be to send BOTH relief operations AND police to act as security. To impose multiple tasks on the police and military, just lessens their effectivity.
TROLL.
ALL BS.
Enjoy your blunder, PAID HACK. 😀
God is actually sticking his Duterte finger on you now katoliban.
Why?
you idiot!
And you know this how…?
and y? is telling the truth is already sin? He just show the reality of scene.
Pinoy, don’t drag the Lord’s name in this.. what did The Reporter do wrong but tell the Truth ? Wake Up!
god sees all, so it’s not for you to say, but for god to decide.
Proud Pinoy you, First Lady wannabe Corina Sanchez and the rest of PNoys Cabinets need to have your brain check. You people are a bunch of MORONs. Those affected by typhoon Yolanda are suffering and not getting any help from the government. Even now the government is doing very little compared to what the international communities are doing.
The Aquino admin is a disgraced to the filipinos, it’s about time we all unite to denounce this incompetent gov’t. Dapat isama sila sa mass grave at ibaon .ng buhay isama narin c corina sanchez. To the victims of this calamity, be brave the international community are there to help you.
It may be P-Noy who God will punish for his incompetence.
My goodness every time you comment you sound like a dumb ass…. Oh wait you are a dumb ass. TROLL HARDER.
@ProudPignoy, You don’t know who is your God. Our God never lied at all and He is the TRUTH, The evil and his cohorts were liars and their father is the devil who is the father of all lies, you sided with lie and therefore you’re one of them. They came here all the way just to bring in the truth, GMA News even mentioned a while ago that for six days no single help arrived for my kababayans…. they supported the international media by telling only the truth…. You band of wolves can never hide the TRUTH.
Stupid ass!! Do you even undersstand the situation? Do know how to read? Or maybe ur a natural born idiot
!? What cooper sees cooper says.
why u judge that God not to forgive Anderson Cooper…who you
Hey proud pinoy, God will not forgive our corrupt politicians who are stealing from the people that put them in office. Anderson Cooper is telling it how he sees it….the truth. God wants the truth, so leave Mr. Cooper alone. WHAT AN IDIOT YOU ARE!
Asshole!
I really hate it when people speak for GOD. Honestly, do you have a special communication line with him? Are you on his speed dial? Who are you to speak for GOD. That’s right.. you aren’t really speaking for him. You can only speak for yourself and I don’t think Anderson Cooper gives a … what you think.
wow proud pinoy….who are you to do that? what have you done to any of those affected by the typhoon? did you try to give just a bottle of water to anyone of them? take care of what you are saying and planning to do…instead try to put your feet on their shoes and see how you feel…..he may be a foreigner in the Philippines but don’t you know that you are more than a foreigner in your own country?? again look at yourself in the mirror before going outside your doorstep…
Zenith,
I will be joining Pastor Ernie at Starbucks tomorrow for a fund raising project. So what are you doing? Why don’t you join us at Starbucks?
If you cannot afford the coffee then you cannot afford to give donations.
P.S. I looked at myself in the mirror and I realized that I need to upgrade my I-Phone.
These calamities are not controlled by pnoy, by the government, or kung cnu mang tao..so please lang stop na sa pag blame kung kni kanino..y dont we blame ourselves sa mga gnitong pagbabago…tayo din nmn mga bumoto sa government officials na mga yan dba?? Wag na po tayong magmalinis, lahat tayo my kasalanan..so stop na s mga gnayang mentality..imbis makatulong tayo sa bansa ntin tayo pa mismo mga pilipino ngdodowngrade s country ntin..nkakahiya imbis mkita ng ibang bansa na despite sa mga calamities na gnyan eh we are united in helping each other to stand up pro hndi eh..tayo tayo mga pilipino hndi ngkakaisa…pedeng mgkaisa muna tayong lahat..tama na muna ung mga pagbatikos sa kung sino-sino tumulong nlng sana muna…thats only my insight..magalit kung cnu mgalit..mainis kung cnu mainis..pro i just want to encourage each and evryone na for once lets all be united in sa pgharap sa situation na to ng bansa ntin..Godbless po sa lahat..
HOW CAN E BE UNITED WHEN OUR OWN LEADERS CANT LEAD US? U CAN’T BLAME THE VICTIMS OF WHAT HAPPEN, OF COURSE YOU’RE RIGHT TO THE POINT THE ITS NO ONE’S FAULT OF WHAT HAPPEN, BUT THE POINT OF OUR CONCERN FELLOW FILIPINOS ARE WHAT’S OUR GOVERNMENT DOING, WHEN OTHER COUNTRIES DID ABLE TO RESPOND RIGHT AWAY AFTER THE DISASTER FROM MILLION MILES AWAY, THEM THEMSELVES AS THE LEADERS CANNOT DO ANYTHING?! C’MON…. THESE MESSAGES HERE ARE JUST VOICING OUT FOR THE VICTIMS WHO ARE NOT JUST STARVING BUT DYING FOR THE GOVERNMENT HELP BECAUSE THE HELP IS ALREADY IN THE LEADERS HANDS, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS JUST TO MOVE THEIR HANDS AND SPREAD THE HELP TO ALL THE VICTIMS.
agree with you, booarij. Kahit na si Tom Foreman sa CNN sa Erin Bunett show said that even the US is not prepared for this type of cyclone if it hit Florida and it is hard to imagine; it would be a national catastrophe. There’s no point of comparing what super powers can do in the event of disasters because they have all the advanced equipment, thousands of resources, thousands of machineries, thousands of manpower, thousands of volunteers while the Philippines only has few running machineries, few manpower, few volunteers, few means of transport, few resources. Let’s all be realistic. Mahirap ang nangyari sa bansa natin. God bless…
although no one can control mother natures fury, we can certainly better prepare for the eventual relief & recovery. that’s where the Philippine government failed time & again. for a country that goes through typhoon season every year, one would think the Philippine government’s preparation would have improve through the years but it more seemed like they never learned anything from years past.
I SALUTE YOU ANDERSON COOPER FOR EXPOSING THESE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION. IT SO A BIG SHAME THAT THEIR CORRUPTION IS BEEN EXPOSED WORLDWIDE. I AM FILIPINO AND I LOVE MY HOME AND I AM PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO BUT NOT WITH ALL THESE CORRUPTION ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIME OF A VERY DEVASTATING DISASTER. NOW, MR. PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT, YOU BETTER SHOW AND PROVE THAT YOU DESERVE TO BE RESPECTED AS A PHILIPPINE LEADER IF YOUR MEMBERS ARE HELPLESS, PUSH THEM AND LEAD THEM TO DO YOUR SERVICE TO YOUR VICTIMS COUNTRYMEN. REMEMBER THESE INTERNATIONAL HELP AND AID ARE FOR THE TYPHOON VICTIMS AND NOT FOR YOU. IT’S REALLY A HEART BREAKING SEEING THAT YOU’RE IN DEEP SLEEP WHILE THESE PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING ON TOP OF THEIR LUNGS TO YOU FOR HELP.
Elize,
Troll harder.
Said the katoliban who does nothing but drinking Starbucks.
Sabi nila kaya paunti-unti daw ang tulong dahil ang mayor ng Tacloban maka-Marcos at alam naman natin ang Marcos-Aquino conflict.. Sana hindi totoo. Very disturbing ehh.
100X correct….
leave the country when you get the chance. or just jump off a cliff, anything would be better than a slow miserable death at the hands of a devastating natural disaster and the non-responsiveness of the elected officials who do not do anything except take care of themselves.
no other country wants to take the country over, it is not worth it. 100 million poor people? no thanks.
the guy directing traffic is a good guy though, I must say. but he should have been directing relief operations…..not traffic. holy shit, you can not make stuff like this up.
Proud Pinoy, sino pipirma? Ikaw? Tapos? Mga katulad mong abnoy? Tanga! Hindi ka ata nakakaintindi, anong reputation ng pilipinas? Gago ka na bobo ka pa. Kung di dahil kay anderson cooper d kikilos yang mga gagong taga gobyerno. Ikaw dapat pangalan mo anderson KUPAL TANGA!
‘tol bakit mo ako binabastos? Ano ba ang ginawa ko sa iyo? Mag-isip ka nga. Dahil kay Anderson Cooper nag-aaway tayo. Dahil sa isang dahuyang mangmang ay nagkakagulo ang ating pag-kakaisa. Huwag kayong mauto kay Anderson Cooper.
Hoy katoliban. Hindi kami mga dakilang uto-uto na basta lang maniwala sa mga pinagsasabi ng karamihan sa local media. Alam namin kung alin ang biased. Inom ka nang inom ng Starbucks pero wala ka rin naman pakealam sa mga biktima ng bagyo at all.
“the truth hurts”…Come here in Tacloban to see for your self…
Hey proud pinoy, it’s okay to be proud but don’t be BLIND. You need to learn how to look at the situation from the outside. Here’s a clue: THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT IS VERY CORRUPT. Now start doing your research and you’ll be surprised to know that you are proud for the wrong reasons.
Ikaw ang GAGO!
Dahil BOBO ka!
Dahil BOBO ka, kaya ka binabastos!
I am very pleased that foreigners are aware of how pathetic our government in the Philippines. Politicians and their appointed in charge of charity organization are very corrupt and big crocodiles. Maybe they are hoping plenty of victims will starve to death so they can keep the funding themselves! Aquino’s leadership is just as bad. The vote buying never stop! If they were in other countries they are already in jail! Oh, please whoever offered help to our country Philippines be very vigilant of the monies and goodies you offered. Make sure that it goes to the real victims. It looks like there’s a huge amount of money they are getting. Even to rebuild the houses of the victims should be enough. Maybe ask for inventory. Don’t believe to politicians even the president or senators. They cannot be trusted. I hope Us and Great Britain and other nations president who extended their help is aware of the global corruption in the Philippines. It seems to be chronic. I wonder who can re build Philippines as a nation, it will be a miracle. Massive poverty because of the corruption. They don’t pity their own fellowmen sleeping beside the street, children begging for food, manual tricycle drivers who sleep inside the tricycle as they don’t have houses to go home. If you apply for a job it’s whom you know not what you know. And this Korina Sanchez being defensive! If you check her background, oh me… very inhuman. I have seen the scandal videos that filipino folk posted about this woman. It’s even worst that she’s never been in the typhoon aftermath seen. Another thing, Philippines suppose to be a CHRISTIAN country! The medical care if you have no money to pay for hospitalization they will let you die! What is Aquino doing about the bad situation in the Philippines? Even to improve the health care service! How about these senators Bong Revilla, Napoles etc who allegedly stole big amount of money from the government? What will happen to them? Oh to God be the Glory President Obama or whoever might be able to rebuild our country Philippines.
Ang bilis naman malimot ni Cooper ang nangyari sa kaniang bangsa. The US, a first world country, di man kaagad natulungan ng gubyerno ang kaniang mga citizens noon sa nakaraang hurricane Katrina. Correct me if I’m wrong pero wala pa akong naririnig na reports na nagpapatayan ang mga kababayan natin sa kakagutom. Hurricane Katrina victims did not get relief for a long while. It’s citizens fought and killed each other for food. Some of them were housed in a stadium. Gangs formed and began extortion schemes. Akala mo, kung marinig mo ito, sa isang third world country nangyari ito. Sa US po ito.
wala ka naman na sa issue butil!!
He’s been there during the Hurricane Katrina incident. He even confronted the politicians there.
Your point?
as usuall malacanang likes dontion from outside foreign aid, why !!! you know what next to these dollar help!!!it will not reach to the thyphoon victim!!!!!!100%%%%%
Thank you Anderson Cooper that you found out the truth. That’s how pathetic our government in the Philippines. I feel sorry to the poor people. Hope the typhoon victims will receive the proper aid. Not just the leftover by the corrupt crocodiles.
In 1 or 2 days, normal na makakarinig sana tayo ng reklamo from the Survivors dahil sa hirap ng clearing operations but FOR GOD SAKE!!!! 6 DAYS NA hindi parin maayos ang sistema sa relief operation!!!! NYETA NAMAN OH!!!!
Tama nga si Joey de Leon, kung gusto mo ng totoong balita about Yolanda’s damaged, manood sa CNN at BBC. Dahil ang mga news sa atin, UTAK GOBYERNO din! walang silbi!
Idagdag mo pa na karamihan sa mga news reporters at anchors natin ay, katulad ng mga politico de patola, masyadong nagpapasikat na parang sa showbiz.
Did you just shout your brains out proud pinoy? Sold na sold ka sa mga kagagohan ng gobyerno natin ah.
At last, a no BS article on the incompetence of PNoy and our military. I’m am saddened by the state of our country.
Finally! Quoted from the article:
“The lack of real leadership in times of crises is now becoming obvious to the international community.”
Is the name B.S. speaking for itself. Sadly this disaster validates the incompetence of the Philippine Government a.k.a. “Student Council.”
Luckily I never voted for the stupid idiot with Asperger!
The Department of Interior & Local Government is another branch who is supposed to be on top of things but obviously not..another very incompetent branch of govt.
Thank you to the foreign media for the unbiased reporting of the real situation .
Thank you very much world, for helping us. To our fellow countrymen, let us watch over the 4 billion pesos aid for the victims and make sure it reaches them. And not the pockets of those thieves in government . Let us continue to pray & be vigilant!
No point in trying to cure a crazy person such as proud pinoy. One word “STUPID!”
I am a Building Architect in Japanese Oil & Gas Engineering company – doing projects with high level of strength, quality, safety standards and precautionary measures (Safe Haven & Blast resistant Building). In 2009 my family also was victim of Typhoon Ondoy @ Rodriguez Rizal, and because of my current work specialization & years of living in Japan – I sincerely want to help or share my knowledge on how to cope with the Hazard brought about by Climate Change.
In 2010, I joined a Global Design Competition about a housing project that is well adapted for Climate Change (by Mr. Ilac Diaz) entitled “Design Against the Elements (Water or flooding, Wind or typhoons, Earth or quakes, and Fire)”.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DAtE-Design-Against-the-Elements/132544990112155
Professional entry fee of P1300 approx.
Modesty aside my entry (no.135) was favorite during Quezon City Hall Exhibit and it was displayed first in front row facing directly the exhibit entrance. Honestly, I also studied other entries in the competition so I was pretty confident in winning and I was very excited to help our people & government by sharing my views, experience and ideas about Climate Change adaptation.
A week prior to announcement of winners I was interviewed (recorded on video) by National Geography & Mr. Ilac Diaz. One of the questions was ” If you win, what will you do with the Prize money”. I did not directly answered the question and only said “I only want to share my knowledge & ideas about Climate Change adaptation”.
On the day of announcement of winners, I was again interviewed (recorded on video) by TJ Manotoc @ my office. One of his questions was “Why did I join this competition?” and so I said again “I only want to share my knowledge & ideas about Climate Change adaptation”.
To my surprise, my entry was not included in the winners and all 5 Final entries was done by foreigners. In my frustrations I immediately called Mr. Ilac Diaz to express my disappointment & questioned the results. I told him that cost factor only constitute 15% of judging criteria when I easily get 85% in others factors. Also, competition is not about Low Cost Housing.
I eventually understood that this Design Competition – although global did not generate funds because very few joined (approx. 150 entries) with very few sponsor/support from private sector & new government(Pres. Aquino). I only wish they had approached me directly about waving or giving the Prize money to charity. Hence, my efforts and motivation in joining was not entirely fulfilled because without the win I cannot prove or convince people. And people may not interpret my Vision correctly.
Every year (in the last 3-4 yrs), I always feel sad about news of disaster/calamities in our country and how our people are dying or suffering and how our government is struggling to cope with the situation.
Hazards brought about by Climate Change & our Geography is imminent and will worsen @ a bigger scale & interval.
How I wish can be heard and discussed my ideas with our leaders and other experts in our country.
May God Bless & Spare us all…………
Hi po. interesting po yun nabanggit niyo. sobrang mahal po siguro nung materials. pero sana pakita niyo po yung design. baka pde niyo ipakita para talaga rin mashare niyo yung design niyo. =)
cheers.
No wonder we are headed for a One World Government. Leaders of their own country have no concept of caring for the Real People. They can help themselves but little concern for those who need help and now.
The foreign press like CNN must have forgotten that the Marcos Romualdez clan ruled the Philippines once bringing all the money they could when they were booted out of the country. POLITICS: Tacloban ROMUALDEZ-MARCOS country. PRES. PNOY AQUINO. Isn´t it ironic? Why pour money in or support this place where money was looted before and have not been returned by the ROMUALDEZES – MARCOSES. CNN should know that the Marcoses jailed the father of this President and even died for his country during Martial Law. PRES. PNOY in fact was challenge by a political intrigue by DECLARING MARTIAL LAW in Marcoslandia at that. The representative of Leyte Mr. Romualdez was well informed before typhoon struck. They did not do anything even after the fact and let mayhem happen to later on point the finger to the Aquino government and using media to their advantage. I ask this question to myself and to everyone + Now lets look at PANAY – ROXAS, it suffered the same fate, but things seemed to have worked out fine there after the storm orderly at that and no one reports about it.
What CNN should focus and report is how goods are distributed now and who are distributing it. If it is the corresponding accredited NGO and foreign nationals then that would be good.
Oh please. Do we even need to listen to that crap of yours noytard? You’re being out of the subject you know.
If you watched CNN, you would know that their report is about the distribution of goods and aid. Which is in fact, slow and disorganized. Yes, panay was struck but the devastation was more imminent in Tacloban because the second landfall was in their (it was stronger) and the storm surge was as high as the first floor ceiling. That’s why the media was full scale in there.Pnoy is the “NOW”, even though his parents were legendary, it doesn’t mean CNN should look at his past in order to give their factual information. It would be biased, right? to refer to his parent’s legacy and what the marcos owed the philippines? balanced and unbiased reporting lang. yun lang kailangan namin,
fuck yeah. I agree with domo. This has nothing to do with the past administration. Why don’t you open your fucking eyes and see what we see. And try to read again what PNOY answered to Amapour to her questions.
We don’t need help here in Roxas, especially from our retard President. I rather strive hard and survive.
Bloody hell! who has a bloody time for some investigative journalism? If you want to expose it then go to bloody CNN and then tell their editors to publish your expose. You wanna do something? then bloody do it. wanker.
A disaster this magnitude should be controlled first & foremost by show of Police or Military
security force contingency. prior to any sort of relief distribution. The load of the first relief provision & supply should have been done my aerial delivery, not only in Tacloban but all over the provincial area that was hit by the typhoon. 48 hrs is the breaking point. That’s when masses of desperate people will start contemplating of the self survival mentality. Second wave of relief supply will be designated by the ground force for distribution via airmobile delivery with drop site or zone area having a security contingency for proper order. This will give the Natl. Gov. enough time to re-organized the select a specific warehouse to store & secure the wave’s of relief provision. On the 4th day, there should be a specific location safe for setting up a small camp fence up with contingency of security for massive move of evacuation personal. Then it can be called disaster Base camp # 1 complete with portable water supply & porta potty for waist management, this will be re-followed by a second disaster Base Camp # 2 & so on. Medical emergency can be conducted and the base camp, & set communication center, generators then the LGU & Natl. Gov. can pre plan future recovery & cleaning up the disaster area. This will also alleviate looters in the city, since curfew will be implemented. only authorized personal will patrol the night. Rebel’s will take advantage of the chaos since the show of security & force is very minimal. Each designated base camp will then direct critical needs & issue to keep the flow of supply & provision. Utilized USMC Osprey & USN rotor craft for SAR Search & Air Rescue while constantly dropping relief provision supply. The air mobile can also transport survivors to base camp. The DWPH & other Natl support can then conduct clean up the roads & Hwy. without constant disturbance from POV. Private Own Vehicle. This will minimize the exodus of other survivor from Tacloban to west in Ormoc, which also have been awaiting for relief provision supply.Police & Military check point should be re-directed to supply drop zone. by having base camp recovering & accountability will be compounded & easy to locate missing personal. a Temporary mortuary should be established for accountability.We Filipino’s are brilliant in every aspect of re-organization, but lets act immediately since the situation calls
for rapid respond team. Every seconds, minutes, hours, are very critical to save lives for the survivor. Other western province was hit, it should be also attended simultaneously. This my personal comments & suggestion, its a old standard, base mostly from the experience in Katrina that hit Louisiana, & South West of USA.
a message fOR THE PHIL GOVT.
FROM MY IDOL ….
You bring up great points and seem to understand logistics some…but you are leaving out several key items, the most important being that the Philippine government and military lacks the physical assets (copters, planes etc.) to implement what you suggest. This was all compounded by that second storm that hit on Monday. While not severe, it had potential to be so, so no ships could sail into the area like they are now. All this pitter-patter is so non-constructive and will do nothing to save/help people. Don’t even get me started about Anderson Cooper. If he says it it MUST be true.
Past is past, cant erase that- globally we all aware of this. But let’s face the tragic event facing our country, pls Mr. President- we are talking lives of millions, the govt structure should convey positive forces and stop instilling the negative ones to other countries that’s been helping the Philippines… need the strategies, effort that Filipinos initiate the first move…
and there you have it… proof that the Aquino administration is absolutely useless. more than half his term is already over and he hasn’t contributed anything worthwhile. what’s the point of his “daang matuwid” if he’s not improving the country’s situation. the justice system still sucks, there’s still red tape and turtles move faster than some government processes (eg. getting a driver’s license). other countries have already responded to the situation in the visayas and the government basically has not done anything to help. might as well be under the americans again for all the good that the phil government is doing
sad but true…walang maibigay yung gobyerno natin..kng meron mn talagang kulang.dahil ninakaw nila yung..kaya ayun!!!!kung kailan kailangan na ung pera sa mga tao walang maibigay..plus mahina pa yung serbisyo..walang mapuntahan..
No one takes Korina Seriously because her shoe project is not helping the calamity. ( She has this tsinelas project that she boasts about every Sunday on her own show. )
why the image with the caption “Should the US military takeover administration of the Philippines?”
The government may have not been able to properly prepare for this pre- and post-crisis but we should never ask other people to take care of us. The Philippines can make it through this.
Why still this mindset that other countries are BETTER THAN US?
Because da pinoy prayd is already shown how dysfunctional it is.
that’s true though…
Because relying on a fellow filipino is pointless when it comes to this kind of situation. Curse that line “it’s more fun in the phil” coz it’s not true at all.
You’re right, being corrupt no one beat the Philippine Government for sure.
If you think the Philippines is way better, why did you work in Japan? to gain experience? learning their technologies? and the apply to your country? why not formulate and develop your own technology and then show it to the world.
Honestly?!? “We should never ask other people to take care of us.” I’m sorry but do you know the history of our country? The U.S. has had our back from day 1. If they weren’t around to help us, you would be speaking Japanese.
Why are other countries better… let see, they don’t cut off people’s water supply because they can’t pay, they don’t have a pork barrel fund, and by DAY 6, they would have installed a “tent city” to provide shelter for the victims, food stations, and medical stations to help the victims.
Every day I see nothing being done by the Filipino Gov’t makes it completely unbelievable. It’s surreal that they are not doing the simplest of tasks and instead have chosen to grandstand instead of actually standing up and doing something. Do you think the politicians would get their hands dirty to feed the poor? They are too busy sitting at their desks and counting their bonuses. I can’t believe that that is the first thing that the president implements… BONUSES for his administration! Is he for real?!?!
CANT HELP MYSELF NOT to get too emotional and in pain while watching those videos of pouring help Internationally it only means one thing “DESPITE OF THIS HEARTBREAKING AND HORRIFIC TRAGEDY FILIPINO’S were still blessed coz of this non stop help from them. Though reality bites despite what our greedy politicians were doing still helps were coming. So people of PHILIPPINES despite of everything let’s not loose our hope lets go hand in hand together with those selfless people of the other countries. We are not alone let’s not rely on Philippine government let’s do our thing even in our own lil way. WE PRAY FOR ALL THE VICTIMS and BANGON PILIPINAS! WE CAN DO IT KABAYANS!!!!
hi, first and foremost, the Philipines, as everyone knows, is not at technologically advanced as other countries or as equipped as other countries. Israel may have developed excellent field hospital capabilities that they’ve brought to disasters in Haiti and elsewhere, but Philippines didn’t. why? because we haven’t experience real combat wars as what the middle eastern countries and US have. yes, Filipino military men may act as if there is no sense of urgency. it is a possiblity that even these people are in the state of shock, thinking how to prepared themselves for the worst or will they survive it and again most Filipinos haven’t experienced this massive catastrophe at all. let’s not, better yet, let’s stop comparing the tsunami of Japan against the yolanda/haiyan of the Philippines. the very people devastated there are illiterate or uneducated. most of the people of Japan are literate. Japan have means and they are compounded into one land mass. Philippines have approximately 7,100 islands, again ISLANDS. i have read a lot of bickering in facebook alone. it is easy to say that you can find means and ways to deliver goods. but is it practical to use, cessna on a ricefield full of debris, or a hot air balloon not knowing whether you will be landing and making sure that people will not cram to get provisions? or that using a yatch will help deliver goods by ocean without being trapped by the bangkas of the fishermen? whatever anderson cooper said, it is his point of view. however, it is not fair as well because he have only seen the agonizing and sad picture of the devastation. how about the very people working behind the relief operations. if you don’t give a shit about PNoy and his cronies, fine. but how about the very people working their very ass to help the very people that the media are asking about their conditions?
Proud Pinoy is an obvious troll. Just ignore him.
Payo ko lang sa mga kababayan ko, mahalin nyo ang pangulo o sinumang namumuno ng bansa gaya ng pagmamahal nyo sa kapwa natin Filipino..meron na nsabi ang ibang bansa sa gobyerno natin so dapat wg na natin dagdagan kasi lalo natin dinadown ang bansa natin…we must love one another! at this point of time dont think of blaming our government,.think something of how we can help our kababayans…in the first place, we people are the one who put those government officials in their position..we should accept it! wala nman perpekto sa mundo,.just love our nation..praying is the best thing to do at this moment of time.God bless you All!
Well that’s the problem. You are the one who put the thieves in to the govt positions – WE DIDN’T. You fcuktards brain for sh!ts are the ones who deliberately created the problem not us! And FCUK-OFF! We will say what we want to say – we are entitled to it.
Im not anti religion but I think praying is not the best thing to do. Working your ass off and helping others is the best thing to do.
It is sad, embarrassing & shameful to hear that people like BS Aquino, Korina Sanchez & “Proud Pinoy” have lost the plot completely! So blinded & jaded have they become with insensitive comments…. those suffering are fellow humans, the same flesh and blood. Star bucks meetings & an updated iphone stupid comments while it’s basic water, necessities & ACTION from the Filipino leaders that is needed. Take responsibility for the country instead of shoving the job that’s too hard to Americans & Foreign Aid… if they can’t do this, they are not deserving of leading a beautiful nation that has so much potential. With all their so called pride in their PhDs, their disaster response should really be a commendable impressive result, yet the opposite occurs.
yes the Philippines isn’t advanced, but the news is all over the world before the typhoon struck. they should have prepared for it, and experience is just a part of it but mainly it’s common sense, other countries’ contingency plans prepares them for the worse case scenario that’s why they response was better while the Philippines prepares for only the aftermath and their
preparation for this part of the tragedy is half assed. the government know that they are not prepared technologically the could’ve asked for help from other countries who are well prepared for this kind of situations, not just the necessary equipments but also in planning for it.
The female CNN reporter who interviewed President Aquino was Christiane AMANPOUR.
Mr. President please open your eyes. Stop pointing fingers and start helping. The people need a reliable figurehead. We all pitch in to help, but we can only do so much.
This issue is so frustrating for us Filipinos, Our leaders could easily tell lies right in front of us… I voted Nonoy Aquino for president hoping that he can make the difference, but as this tragic moment happened in our land… Our leaders still managed to tell lies for the sake of their political career, It seems they don’t care about the direct victims of Typhoon Yolanda… So sad..
Way to Go COOPER !! We need to know the truth!
About time real effective systems especially in times of disasters (like that of Japan and the US), should be in place in order to respond quickly to help alleviate people’s sufferings. This requires great leadership, transparency, a big picture way of looking at things and replacing the Filipinos’ defensive/onion-skinned/grandstanding tendencies with proactivity and creating solutions based on hard facts. We cannot grow as a nation without direct, honest confrontations of our shortcomings/weaknesses. As they say, when we have identified what the problems are, then they are already half solved. Filipino leaders, we cannot leave everything to chance/mere grandstanding and pretend problems don’t exist; something needs to be done to fix the broken political system: and FAST!
it is true that the Aquino administration are after only of money to be corrupted by them, than helping the Filipino people who was devastated by the typhone and what the foreign news journalist see were very true,nobody from the government is helping the people.
BS Aquino didn’t answer a single question Amanpour asked. He made a total fool of himself in front of the whole world.
Anderson meant well. He also nailed it by saying that the Japanese had gone by foot to assess the damage after the tsunami. He was just wondering why everybody kept on complaining that all roads were impassible.
While he was reporting, Korina did say (on DZMM) that he (Anderson) had no idea what he was talking about. She was saying this while she was having a phone patch with Dinky Soliman. Interestingly, Dinky Soliman even had the time and temerity to tease Korina. She guaranteed that Mar (who was at that time driving for her) had not replaced her (Korina) for Yolanda.
How the hell can we actually think that they’re taking everything seriously?
I thought i was the only one who noticed it. I was so disappointed when i watched his interview. He was never responsive of the questions. Good thing Anderson made that comment. It made them realize how slow their leadership was. Anyway, thank you for helping us Filipinos, and those who are helping. Although not all in the government are like Pnoy. We commend Sec. Dinky who is really working and doing her job tirelessly.
thank you for writing this article. i’ve been thinking the same things. i have a friend who had told us about the govt not allowing them to distribute aid from international surfers, despite their having their own plane on hand, if they don’t course it through dswd. i guess their mistake was asking for binay’s help. people are starving and these liberal party arseholes are still playing politics trying to prop up mr. palengke for 2016. if this is not madness, it downright criminal. kahindik-hindik talaga! =with matching coa-tan dramatic hand gestures=
After reading this, I felt embarrassed of what the government is doing to our country. In fact before they are positioned to what they calls their “throne”, they swear to God that they will protect the country and its people. They go to church every Sunday, and they pray every holy weeks. How could they be able to show their face to God? How could they be able to call the name of God? They cannot blame the people for disobeying them. Because people sees what they are doing. People speaks the truth. Even other country’s government doesn’t trust our government, because they’ve seen what is going on. But then I am still hoping that someday, somehow, someone will gonna stand for us Filipinos. God blessed the Philippines.
Hey fellows! It’s not only Anderson Cooper whose showing the real story about the typhoon hit areas, even the local tv stations r showing it, nothing is happening their, there’s no releasing of relief goods, nothing is organized to help our disperate survivors, including those dead victims. The president office r just talking but no action at all… How I really wish the US army and marines will take over on that place so that our fellows will eat and won’t get sick….( NATO- No Action Talk Only) that’s the government of our dear beloved Philippines …… God bless u sir and stay safe
all I can say the last thing you wanna know is who is anderson cooper,and what the fuck is CNN ALL ABOUT…. you guyz need to do ur research and learn as much as you can..
HOY!!!!!!! BUANG!!!!!!! IGNORANTE!!!!!! WHAT A FUCK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT……YOU DONT KNOW CNN MY GOD!!!!!!!! DAM YOU!!!!! WE DO OUR OWN RESEARCH EVERSINCE WE KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO THE WHOLE LEYTE PROVINCE EVEN BRGYS!!!!!! SITIO WE’VE BEEN THERE!!!!! THEY RECIEVE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DONATION AND HELPS AROUND THE WORLD BUT MANY PEOPLE NEVER RECEIVE ANY ONE CENTAVOS!!!!!!! BULLSHIT!!!!!!!! YOU IGNORANCE I TIL YOU EVEN NORTHERN PART OF CEBU NEVER RECIEVE ANY HELP FROM THE GOVERMENT WHAT A HELL ARE YOU TALKING RESAERCH???????????????? LETCHING YAWA!!!!!!!!WHERE IS ALL THE MONEY THAT THE WHOLE WORLD DONATED TO OUR PEOPLE HERE??????????????? WALA THEN WHY YOU HAVE TO DEPEND THOSE WHO PAY YOU!!!!! LETCHI!!!!!!!!!!!SHOW US YOU FEED THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED PINOY SOOORRRYYYYY THE WHOLE PHILIPPINES KNOWS NGA ANG TANANG POLITICIAN DIRI SA ATONG NASOD BOLOK UG KAWATAN!!!!!! KAYA PALITAN NA SILANG LAHAT NANG MGA AMERICAN!!!!!!!! BOYCOT FOR 2016 ELECTION AT MABUHAY ANG MGA FILIPINO!!!!!! WELCOME OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you are right.. walang kwenta ang atong government,, corrupt…walang mga hiya kaya walang pagbabago ang pilipinas…asan na pala napunta ang tulong ng taga ibang BANSA?? thats the biggest QUESTION????????????????kung walang pagbabago ang pilipinas mabuti pa bumaba nalang sila sa pwesto.at palitan..kung walang kurap walang mahirap!!!!!!!!!!!!
nothings change to the government..still shiittyy government..still corrupting institution government..because still philippines using old school style of government rules bagohin na ung batas sa pinas..still using 1890s…panahonan pa ng kastila..gawa kayo ng bago…
He should be OUSTED as a president! TRUTH will always prevail…
Enough with Aquino!
In times like this, there is nothing more i hate than people who think they’re better than most. In fairness to the current the president, casualties of natural calamities are truly going down during his term. It is very unfortunate, however, that the strongest typhoon hit during his term. Would you Filipinos really think our country would handle this waaay better if we had a different president? I dont think so. The problem is the government system itself that has been run through the years by such ill stricken mind people. Trust has long been gone. To anderson cooper, i appreciate the “shedding light to what really is happening” goal, however, you need not blame all of this to one person. Moreover, you are very strong but im afraid not strong on the right places – to criticize the current administraion when you didnt even indicate the casualties of the country in the super typhoon last 1980’s. Your strongly criticized “factual” report is the least we need. i am a yolanda victim.We thought we were overprepared because of all the warnings from the govt. we tied our houses, packed food in waterproof bags, and moved up to the highest floor in our house. yet the calamity was just too strong our concrete house gave up. We were prepared to lose it. we are lucky we survived. If we werent warned, we would have died that day. We just didnt have enough money to build a rock hard house. If we knew years ago, we would have saved for that.. All the blaming wont go anywhere. What needs to be honed would be the Filipinos attitude and discipline.
how about you people who know better truly help instead of settling on being a hater..
Hey point-missing noytard. Read the article again because you’re just judging the book by its cover. This is more about anti-stupidity not noynoy hate.
correction: constructive criticism not anti-stupidity. You’re obvious asshurt because you can’t handle it and you continue to lick pnoy’s ass.
I find it unfair how CNN, though they may have the vantage point in surveying the area, they should no first how the logistics of the government works. Hello, Philippines is not like JAPAN. Compare them seriously?!? Maybe Anderson is so used to the fast relief operations in first class countries, but know little of what the Philippines can do knowing their capabilities. And they expect too much, but know little on how to help
Regardless of whether a country is developed or not, the government should ALWAYS be there within the first 48 hours after a disaster strikes. Because of government ineptitude, BS Aquino’s “master plan” was only revealed after FIVE DAYS.
It doesn’t take a First Class country to know how to build a tent city or set up medical stations and feeding stations. I’m sure there are people in Malacanang palace who have attended catered events and know how to set up a feeding station to feed it’s visiting dignitaries. It’s ridiculous the excuses that we hear on why these things are done when we know they have fed hundreds of people in one tent before a hundred times or more.
instead of settling as being a hater or trying to sit down typing such hateful notes re: who reported it best etc, why dont you just stand up there and TRULY HELP.
These are not hateful notes, you Aquino lover, this is just plain simple observation. He just calls it as he sees it.Di kagaya ng Presidente natin na Sira yata ang ulo kagaya mo. GAGO!
how can u be so sure that the people who are writing here have not done their share? we don’t need to have a press conference or photo ops to announce that we’ve helped the victims. in fact, we are critical about the current gov’t because we, ordinary citizens (even us, living abroad!), are trying our very best to help the survivors and respond to their immediate needs while the President, the DILG and the DSWD secretaries took ages before they responded to the typhoon victims. in fact, the help that i have extended through my college batchmates who organized their own initiative arrived in Samar on Day 3, way earlier than the gov’t officials!
you can say anything you want. but I will say Cooper he is in the Philippines to help to our mga kababayan and he is just trying to do his job. why can just ask the Philippine Government for Help if they want to Help or Not. now is the time the Philippine Government can Solve this Problem not just Talking. otherwise We just Pray for the Best Philippines. GOD HELP US!!!
While I do agree with some of the points, I don’t think it’s fair for Anderson Cooper to compare Japan to the Philippines.
Japan is rich, economically outstanding country (third largest economy). The Philippines is a third world country. Japan as the resources and the $$$ to be able to respond fast.
Quality of life index of Japan is at 17th while Philippines is at 44th. The human poverty index lists Japan as the top 12th country with the lowest poverty while 30% of Filipinos live below the poverty line.
The realities of the people and the government are different.
Why the hell are the US marines even accepting the Philippine government (or lack thereof) as the ones in charge? Seriously, after an hour of seeing no organization or effort, any sane person would have taken charge of the operation.
Respect. Because you don’t barge in someone’s house and tell them what to do (even if you know better). You ask them politely if you could help.
I support for the ousting thru people power of this lousy president
I just hope that all the help sent and given to the Philippines will be given to the all the people who really need it esp. to the victims of the typhoon haiyan and not to the corrupt government officials…kelan pa kaya mawala ang mga buayang yan..Pilipinas fising na..it is so sad for me to see situation like this being a pinoy…still, i keep on praying that Pinas can recover soon..siguro buti pa nga kung US na ang mamahala dyan…God bless Pinas!
erratum..Pilipinas gising na!
They are just a bunch of shit reporter, they become known cz of reporting bad issue.What do u expect w/ alert 5 (Yolanda landfall). As if u were surprised of what you saw. it was already reported all was down communication etc, it is suggesting things somewhat slow. Looking for bad issue is unfair, its all bad already, the reason a helping hand is coming left& right, cz u cn surmise what to expect, like what you are seeing/reporting now.Even if you are far away, you can invent that grimace situation etc. Its not time to report like that, you make things more complicated. Try again after 15days!
It saddened me knowing all this. I agree and believe Cooper. What will he get of lying? He is in the site and he tells the truth. Wake up Filipinos!! Almost all of us who are living abroad cried and have been doing in our way to raise money and collect goods to be sentto our kababayans who were affected by the typhoon? But who can we ttrust now? The Philippine government has no credibility anymore .. shame on you .
Manhid ang Aquino administration pagdating sa Kapakanan ng mamamayan, pero supersensitive pagdating sa PORK BARREL SCAM kasi bukod pa sa sisikat sila duon kikita pa sila limpak-limpak na salapi galing sa mahihirap na Taong bayan…THE PHILIPINE GOV’T ay SALOT TALAGA…
God bless to Anderson Cooper for a real service to the philippines and to the whole world that he is travelling into, Your good office sends you to places just to pick right informations and being past to the whole international community. It is really ment that no one really beats the heart of a real reporters… The truth will always shine…
I wholeheartedly agree!
I can’t hardly believe that there are Filipinos who don’t see the big picture. These journalists, Cooper included, are just showing us the truth. Do you all know that because of the magnitude that foreign Televisions and radio stations world wide, of hourly airing the sad state of Tacloban, Most foreign government immediately acted to send millions of donations, millions of food, medicine, tarps, tents and drinking water, not to mention the magnitude of people both Filipinos and other citizens all over the world have been mobilized to make donations to their countries Red Cross for the super typhoon victims. You hated Cooper because he tells the truth. These people are world respected journalists. As to their comment about the president, I would believe it is unfair, but that is the truth.
I agree!
that is because the pinoys are always in denial. obviously the president is. judging on his answers to the cnn reporter, he can not even admit the truth. plain and simple, bad leadership. tsk tsk
korina sanchez should be on the ridiculist for pretending to be a reporter.
the diva and her tantrums, especially if her hair gets messed up are legendary.
a cosy studio reading a teleprompter is her limit.
Im proud being filipino but Im ashamed by the GOVERNMENT!!!
u r ryt Theresa.reason I don’t like politics haizt!
Yes, The politicians and Philippine government in general are out of touch…They are probably busy counting how much cut they will get from millions of international aid. They should also build a jail for all corrupt officials. Fact nobody goes to jail in the Philippines. United Nations should audit the international aid trust me they won’t get to the people.
The arguing of how many people had died is irrelevant. Anderson Cooper claimed it is, 10,000 or more. Mr. Aquino claimed it is, 2,000 or less.
How about those rotting bodies under the debris? Did they count them?
Those floating on the Ocean? Those eaten by fishes, sharks, other marine animals, etc…? Those eaten by dogs, wild animals, etc?
Mr. Aquino is used to his propaganda media. This is the reason , he is evasive ,in his answers foreign reporters, like Miss Amapour.
Binay also went there to campaign, shaking hands. Instead of helping dig bodies under the rubbles. These politicians are like vultures. Circling around looking for opportunities, to promote themselves. Even in times of calamity.
These idiots, who are now our leaders, are a disgrace.
i believe cooper than the president, cooper was in the site of the disaster while that president wasn’t and yet he still insist in what he know, screw that corrupt president, let me guess he is a part of the pork barrel scam together with napoles, we thought he is good as his mother and brave like his father, but its totally not, its an opposite of what we believe ,,
“Should the US military takeover administration of the Philippines?”…… YES!
yes particularly Canada.
Come off it.everyone has their own observation made actual and factual. It will be up to the government now what will they do to handle things at its best. But in fairness to this exposition, the government OF THE PHILIPPINES IS QUITE WELL KNOWN TO OTHER RACES..on the other hand,you can also see how Filipinos are facing great problems such as this and you’ll see them soon rising against it. GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES. Thanks a lot to the people from around the world who gave and still giving a helping hand.
when BS Aquino gained popularity during the last presidency campaign, i wondered what did the Filipinos see great in him despite the fact that he was a very lousy and never been an efficient nor a caring leader/official during his more than 10 years time in congress and senate.. I was dismayed when he won the election for presidency.. and by that time, i knew it that the Philippines is doomed and had hoped people will realize soon what kind of person they voted as their highest leader
Welcome to corruption. Probably bought his way through.
Of course ,I really believe what Mr.Cooper says,Ive seen it on CNN every minutes I updates the news in the Phil. its really sad to see all Filipinos to have this sort paralyzed government, shame shame on you Aquino government, the whole world is looking at you now, normally in time of disaster you must always be there to assist your fellow people who are needy and dying but what you did is nothing, dont says that the foreigners will lead to distribute the reliefs its not their task anyway……You just only show up to the people only time of election and you filipinos must realized what you have seen in time of disater …..Wake up Noynoy before its too late next election is coming , Wake up fellow citizens ! !
as a filipino, i am very much disappointed with P-NOY and to our government..
The politicians…are still in Pork Barrel Mode. They are strategizing on how to mobilize their own personal foundation to raise money and use the calamity as a front.
The Military provincial chiefs were busy supporting local gambling lord and local drug lord and also comtemplating on how to react moneywise.
Of course, Aquino is slow to react too. Mar Roxas, was there but the guy never grew up poor and live in silver spoon and silver platter all his life can never be on someone’s ordinary guy street shoes. let alone on zombie people walking around looking for food and no shoes at that.
Why the fuck is the goverment sugar coating the situation in tacloban its an embarrassment for them. I truly hope some foreign gov. Should takeover our country then these,pigs with titles korina sanchez go back to the kitchen and givr cheap flipflops to street kids youre not a reporter.
Careful on what you are wishing/hoping for, though. I doubt any legitimate foreign government would want administration to da Pinoy Pipols. Maybe rogue/extremist states would take interest, but why would you want that.
I support this one to the neck.
viva anderson cooper.
VIVA ANDERSON COOPER…
Yes this is right and to our BS president, u didn’t even answer directly to the point. This journalist isn’t filipino kind that will accept stupid answers…. Tan awa geegnan ka stupid Kay simple answer IMO man patuyok pa.. Y not just admitted that ur government is lazy and don’t tell other countries whenever they ask what or how they can help you, then Ul tell them “ask the Americans” what kind of leadership is that? You’re just showing all over the world how irrelevant you are! Even mga Tao dire ga engon, ur government sucks! I said yes they are!!
dapat gayahin na natin ang US ..stricto pa..marami nman pera ang bansa natin kaso nabubulsa lang.:(
Yeah even Mirriam Santiago make a comment that we are ranking as most corrupt government in the whole world that’s why we don’t win in international election I was hoping that U.s will take over our government.., since they are our mother country.. So that people in need will stop suffering bec of our dirty government… That is so sickening and shameful.
fuck aquino and fuck the united fucking states of assholes.
Cory Aquino-Pinatubo eruption, Luzon earthquake…
BS Aquino-Bohol earthquake, Yolanda, Sendong, Pablo etc…
Both era has the most devastating calamities in the written history of our country…
Tsk tsk tsk kasalanan ni Arroyo lahat yan!!! LOL!
hopefully through the joint efforts of the people who are willing to even give arm and leg to those in need the philippine government would actually get their heads screwed in the right place and live up to the responsibilities of the positions they have asked the people to elect them with. it’s heart breaking to see such disorganization. please know that a lot are ready and able to help. if the US military take over to hasten processes so be it, maybe that will show the government how it should be done.
You see how philippines government thinks they look good and mighty with their barongs and tuxedo’s but in reality they are just a bunch of useless obese who never did went to show they’re love for they’re filipino countrymen! Where are they right now?! They’re inside in their humble homes taking a sip of they’re milliondollar whiskey instead of actually helping in person and acting like a real government official who help na people and stand side by side for they’re people. This is one of the reason why us the new generation never believed in the government when at times like this they are no where to be found.
i want US military takes over Philippine Government
please oh please take us back americans.
Too all the people who keeps saying that the GOVT. is doing a great job handling the crisis go see a doctor because youre fucking retarted. The gov, keeps fucking sugarcoating the true scale of the situation its Incompettence that lead thousands to loose their lives.
And how dare korina sanchez say that Mr, Cooper doesnt know what the fuck he is talking about that motherfucker has been covering in tacloban since the start of it all. While you! miss sanchez has been sitting on a fucking booth blabbering like a Noytard Propagandist why dont you get out of your fucking chair and start to do REAL fucking journalism instead of acting like God giving street children flipflops and boosting in on your show. lol You had no Integrity you married a politician.
Too everyone yes we should help out and Donate but for how long? why doesnt the Gov, do its fair share and start taking responsibility. Ok ban and deport Mr. Cooper its not his lost its ours he speaks the truth and it hurts but its what we need to wake the fuck up! and stop day dreaming and believing the Smoke & Mirrors this Administration brings. THE FILIPINO PEOPLE ARE NOT OR WILL THEY EVER BE NOYTARDS.
PRIDE!!? screw u aquino !!! can there be another edsa people power? to remove dat president the economy of the country might be increasing but only the rich people become more rich and the poor people become more poor, he should be more ashamed of himself and think more than twice of his word, can’t he just accept the truth that its the governments fault, and can he just tell the truth about whats happening or instead tell us that he dont really know whats happening because he is busy counting the million of donation that was send earlier together with his accomplice?
yes I agree if American , take over the government .in the Philippines .
akala cguro ni Korina Sanches sinisiraan ni Andersoon Cooper ung kandidatura ni Mar Roxas sa 2016 kaya nawala sa sarili, natakot baka di maging first lady ng Pinas hay naku tsinelas queen kk2wa!
I am being asked to appear on a talk show here in the USA about our country’s immediate problem. What will I say to the American audience? For the ??nth times of life I am ashamed of our government. Should I beg them to send more AID to Phil; to whom, how or how much? I am not proud to beg but for the sake of our Filipino people I will swallow my pride!!
Tell them that the Filipinos appreciate all the help that has been given to them. That with their help, they will survive and continue to be the great country that will, as always, welcome them with open arms.
What is Anderson Cooper doing in Tacloban? What a waste of resources. They need help, not some self-important CNN talking head.
Copper is showing reality from all over the world. Showing real truth hurts your ego? if people from foreign land stop sending money to the Philippines what do you think will happen? stop questioning CNN’s presence because CNN is the only real news we believed.
You know he’s also a reporter that covers disaster areas, right?
Bruce of Iloilo,
you are a stupid SOB typical bastard, without Anderson Cooper, the international help won’t come and the world will not know how stupid you are.
very good question .. as usual monday morning quarterbacking is so easy to do and CNN and other foregin media will always do so to try to get some applause. from whom? to resort to name calling like BS Aquino is very disappointing and so crude.
It is shameful that Cooper who is gay as well as so full of it, had to resort to name calling. very non-professional. period.
because of Copper we knew the fucking truth. we send money to the Philippines for people’s sake in Visayas not to be given to some corrupt officials.
Wow, talk about argumentum ad hominem!!! I have a lot of gay friends who care so much about others, so that’s a non-issue here. Besides, did you watch the full report of Anderson Cooper? I don’t remember that he resorted to name-calling. He was much too professional for that. He just objectively described what he was seeing and not seeing in Tacloban while he was there.
Once more we see the arrogance of CNN in demeaning the efforts of our people in the Philippines.
Where was A.gay Cooper during Katrina? Bashing the US govt. because of his hatred for the conservative Bush adm.
Now he is in the philippines bashing the conservative Phil. Govt under Pnoy.
What a jerk
TROLL. 😛
He is not bashing it. He just saw the whole thing.
Congratulations, you’re an ignorant RETARD. 😀
You are one ungrateful bitch for calling him a gay cooper. Where is your gratitude moron?
Actually, Mr. Carlos Catala cares more about his EGO than the whole truth.
I’m sure he won’t be mad if Noynoy will appoint someone like BOY ABUNDA in public office. 😀
Thats not nice to even mention boy abunda, its like going there with carlos.
Anderson Cooper is in front of the Yolanda victims for days how much truth do we need. He was in the midst of Katrina storms long before Pres. Bush could lift a finger. He is in front of the cameras with us all the time, how much fact do we need? Perhaps, we should also laud Noli de Castro and Ted Failon for their hands on reporting. Couldn’t they possibly have directed the PH army to clean up first and distribute water to the victims on the first day?
I dont believed in Philippine government anymore. copper saw reality, fact is US military should take over Philippine government.
plsssss US get back Philippines….they are all idiots!!!! people are dying because of them!!! kick out Noy governments…..throw them all to the garbage
You get the government that you vote for. One simple solution is more elections more often for more offices. In other words, fire folks, frequently and without mercy. No tolerance! No forgiveness! No pardons for convicted plunderers — and you certainly don’t elect them mayor. The fact is that no one at the top can make the country better. Hundreds of years of foreigners trying to improve the country from far-away Madrid or far-away Washington did not better than far-away imperial Manila. There is only one way for the Philippines to reach its potential — for Filipinos to step forward, stop acting like victims, stop the “Oh woe is us”, and just simply make the country better one small corner at the time. Many parts of the country responded to the typhoon well. Imelda’s home town of Tacloban not so much.
The present government is very slow in responding with the devastating result of Yolanda.The fact of the matter is that the local administration are not doing their there jobs. It is the local govt. that re paralysed and the military heads are so dumb and mayordommas to organize and delegate works. Local govt. had lessons on preparedness and response to disaster, but the participants so not take it seriously so the response and preparedness lessons are wasted. Even the Philippine coast guards are hiding in their places. Sad.
This kind of government has gone on for years. People who are in line to be someone in a government position think of no others but themselves. Those that made it does the same they are empower and they could do no wrong. It is ashamed they have no compassion for human life. I am a Pnay living in the states. The Philippine government is only looking at what the world is contributing in means of money that is all they see. What will they do with it? The government has been in corruption as far back as I can see it and that was during Marcos era it has never left. I pray that all that is effected by this disaster will get attention and help. And all will stand together and get a real government together who will really look out for the people instead of there own pocket book.
This is getting so ridiculous. Why was the gov’t response to typhoon Yolanda slow? Four Q & As Re: Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda – read and learn! http://brookin.gs/kTqL via @BrookingsInst”
Anderson Cooper is a good reporter, he see all the things that is what happening which the philippine goverment is not reporting and lied.
that is the real truth about the politician in the Philippines they are good in talking not doing the things that need to be done. P POGI LANG SILA. WHEW LORD KAYO N LANG PO ANG BAHALA SA VICTIM NG SUPER TYPHOON YOLANDA.
For the armchair adjutants, couch colonels, sofa sergeants and monday morning quarterbacks out there…..no leader, government nor nation fares well in any disastrous/catastrophic event. So chill, ya all. Save your energy for something that might perhaps help.
For the armchair adjutants, couch colonels, sofa sergeants and Monday morning quarterbacks out there…..no leader, government nor nation fares well in any disastrous/catastrophic event. So chill, ya all! Save your energy for something that might perhaps help.
We’re not expecting him to “fare well”; we just want him to do something right for his people. Easy to say “chill” when we’re sitting comfortably in our cozy chairs in our nice homes with all our loved ones safe and alive and eating 5 times a day…
please help the people espicially the little one the Philippine goverment HOY GISING” this is an example how the goverment work in the Philippines TURTUGA ITS ONLY TALKING NOT DOING.LESS TALK LOTS OF WORK MUST BE. PARA DI NMAN TAYO NKKHIYA SA MUNDO.LORD KAYO N PO ANG BAHALA.
guys obviously the one whose in field reporting showing live photage says the truth knows what is happening even in tv patrol on the 5th day still no relief goods med. and etc in most cities what people thier complaining, so as a filipino am proud but saying mr. cooper a lie,,? i say being a filipino is morethan a lie,,why dont accept that our gov. failed and we need help,,and thats it,,they just wanna cover up their mistakes,,but thanks to every country whise keep helping us till now and then,, as filipino thank you,,
good one kabayan,
This is so true! And it’s not the first time that it’s happened. With the pork barrel scam and many more throughout the years, the Philippines government has been so corrupt and have always been focused on covering up and hiding what they’ve been doing to make it seem like they’re the good guys. But now that our country and our government is placed on the international stage for all the world to see, they continue to fail and lie, only this time, people are going to notice and they won’t be able to carry on with their horrible way of handling politics.
FUCK PHILIPPINES,..
where did the 38M go?
Where else but to the packets of Officials,, It is not good to donate CASH.. Because it will only go to corrupt officials and not to the victims. I am a Filipino, I am sick of those corrupt and incapable officials there. One of my sister live in Tacloban and she said also same as cooper said… Until now no relief goods been given. God thing she was able to manage to go to another city,, Cebu
Why FUCK Philippines? it should be FUCK PNOY AQUINO and his allies!
Generally financial donations are not given in form of money,don’t be deceived or assume. Mostly it goes to UN body that manages relief and they buy the goods needed for the recipients. Kakahiya kayo na mag huhuga kaagad na binulsa yung aid. And one big reason why the big delay(una wag ikumpara sa Japan kasi sila isa buong isla)is the location of the Islands,hiwalay kasi ang isla ng Samar at Leyte from Luzon na kung saan mangagaling ang heavy equipments to clear the roads.
I know someone from UN. She told me that the UN and U.S. never give monetary aid to the Philippines coz they know it’ll not go to the intended recipients. They just give in kind or in the form of projects where they themselves take charge of the money.
Let Anderson Cooper stay so the world will know what is going on in the Philippines. God Bless you Mr. Cooper good job i salute you thank you.
Maraming hindi alam si Anderson Cooper,una di nya alam na hiwalay sa Luzon ang Samar at Leyte.Pangalawa di sya pamilyar sa lugar at cultura ng mga pinuntahan nya.Kami sa Baguio nung lindol at super typhoon noon eh na-Isolate din kami ng ilang linggo dahil ba-landslide yung main roads namin,nakatagal kami sa talbos ng kamote at mga gulay na di nasira,helicopter at eroplano lang ang naghatid ng relief goods but we never complained in this magnitude.Maraming kapalpakan yang si Anderson Cooper dito sa America(alam ko kasi andito ako sa California ngayon)kaya wag basta maniwala sa kanya.Marami kaming kamaganak at kakilala dyann sa Tacloban(my fathers birthplace)at alam namin ang sitwasyon,kahit payloader nahihirapang pumasok at madalas walang diesel,kaya delayed ang clearing.
Your point?
Fact is that you’re TROLLING. Balat-sibuyas ka lang. Nothing else. Parang sinabi mo na Luzon is the Philippines and the Philippines is Luzon.
Isipin mo mga pinagsasabi mo bago mo i post. Kakatawa ka, in an embarassing way. The point is….buhay ng mga filipino ang nakataya. Naunahan pa ang gobyerno ng mga dayuhang volunteers at reporters, samantalang mas familiar at taga diyan tayo? Nasaan nga naman ang dignidad diyan? Filipinos deserved better than that. No excuses, bwiset!
What’s your point?
Anderson Cooper is telling the truth nothing but the truth !!!!!!!!
And what’s your point dumb flip? Are youu just demonizing foreigners because they’re evil invaders? You sound like an ultranationalist commietard to me.
I SALUTE YOU MR.COOPER, THANK GOD YOU’RE THERE, TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH….
CNN reporter (Anderson Cooper) is just telling the truth of what he saw and witness in the amid situation of slow relief operation of Yolanda devastation victims in Tacloban. Aside from lack of logistical machinery specialized on this type of disaster since government fund was prioritized to projects for Napoles House of Congress. The only biased I noticed to Cooper’s reiterated on his tweet and reports was in comparing Philippine relief operation to Japan’s will organized relief operation on previous tsunami. Philippines is very far from Japan in all aspect(political & economic). He forget to compare to his onw country (USA) relief operation on Katrina which even they are preparing three (3) ahead before the landfall but they experience the same situation in the Philippines despite their strong logistic capability……. (KATRINA devastation) ………………Thursday, September 1
National Guardsmen accompanied by buses (475 in all) and supply trucks arrived at the Superdome. Media reports “few buses” there.
FEMA director Brown said that he had only earlier that day learned that the New Orleans Convention Center had contained thousands of people without food or water for 3–4 days. He said trucks were on the way and should be there “any time”. At this point major news sources had been reporting on the situation for a few days. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina_disaster_relief
……….. “HELPING IN THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME OF CRISIS IS MUCH NEEDED, NOT FOR BIG MEDIA SCOPE”
5 Points
1. TOO MUCH POLITICS IS VERY NOYNOYING. ( I’m giving this article an F sign and a thumbs up as well.) It’s irritating how P-noy care more of his image and rating than really doing the must-do jobs for T. Yolanda victims. As well as this blog, too much emphasis on presidency. Very classic political write up.
2. THE VICTIMS NEED HELP.REALLY! It’s a collective effort from all of us. The role of the government is to facilitate and organize. (which they suck!)
3. HALF PREPARED IS NOT PREPARED AT ALL. According to P-Noy, the gov’t did their job on informing the people to be prepared of the typhoon. To be fair to the administration, they did information dissemination. But to let our kababayans know and understand how strong this typhoon is, no they didn’t. I remember Mar Roxas just described it on the news as trees would be cut by the wind. Just like that,shallow description as to what had happened.
3. RETRAINING OF THE EMPLOYEES of PHILIPPINES MUST BE DONE INCLUDING THE PRES. P-NOY ITSELF.
Despite of the information before hand regarding the typhoon that’s going to hit the country, the gov’t had not anticipated of the worst case scenario. They hadn’t prepared immediate-disaster-response plans. And it shows how they are unprepared after the Yolanda had struck Visayaz (most in Leyte and Samar). I bet they thought it would just like one of the strong typhoon that passed in our country on which people would carry on living their life like it didn’t happen and gov’t obligations people don’t mind.
4. REAL LEADERSHIP IS INDEED WHAT WE NEED. the first thing P-noy should have done aside from immediate rescue is to deliver an inspiring speech that would give hope and reassurance to the people.AS well as to give clear mandates and instructions to guide everyone to work as one. Just like the leaders in history, at the darkest period in that time.
5. HECK TO THE ATTITUDE INTERNATIONAL OPINION MATTERS MORE. It’s a good thing an international reporter came in and share and describe to the world the actual scenario now there in Leyte. A fresh new eyes. A perspective coming from an outsider. Truth hurts but we Filipinos tend to care more of the opinions coming from foreigners esp. from the westerners. When an American speaks, more hear and listen to the voice of concerns when in fact it’s already there, actually screaming, we just don’t mind.
Corrupt politicians are busy trying to figure out how much the can loot get out of the donations Philippines is getting. That is why they are nowhere to be found
Very true!!!!
Dear Nonoy “There was emotional drama involved with that particular estimate” Aquino,
The death toll just rose to 4460.
Quit Nonoying and get busy
I think D’s d time to make d Philippines as one of d state of America. para mawala na yang mga corrupt sa governor sa pinas.Sana umpisahan na nang mga US army na e takeover nila ang administration sa pinas.
Your excellency President, SERIOUSLY? Are you actually critically thinking about your answers… Please stop putting your Precious name into shame… the whole world is laughing at just shaking their heads while hearing your answers… please act more and be a President of the Philippines…. everyone is doing their part so do yours…
What I know is that the Philippine military has always been acting. But they know how to act. They don’t need the president’s order to get moving. That is, if the president ever gave one.
Let’s not forget that the president is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines so he needs to give an order to the military officials under him before they can act, especially in a major operation like this one.
…I salute you Mr.Cooper..that what you said that was the truth and real sitaution in the philppines’..I am a pilipino but i never believed what President Aquino said. must better action than word’..I am so very badly sick for what goverment did or doing right now and then. they were full of good words in their mouth but without good result on their action’..President Aquino knows that so much help or relief goods or goods coming from different countries why so he did decleared for clearing the areas that should vehicles passby to bring the relief goods and medicine for the victims.where is all philippines troops and cops and peoples under government that should important that moment and then..President nakakahiya poh yan mga binanggit ni Mr.Cooper mas lalo poh sainyo n isang leader ng Pilipinas.at un kung my hiya kpa’..ang dami mong cnabi un pala wlang isang magandang resulta nauhan kpa ng mga foreigner troops maglinis ng kalat mo’…
Tanga ka pag sasaluduhan mo yang Anderson Cooper na yan,di nya alam nung una pa na hiwalay na isla yang Samar at Leyte. Kaya pano makakaabot agad ang mga equipments sa Leyte,ano lulusong sa dagat at lilitaw na lang sa Tacloba?ungas!Dito nga sa America maraming kapalpakan yang Anderson Cooper na yan.Kung ikaw ang presidente at nawashout mga local na tauhan mo,kahit lumawit ang almoranas mo walang tatayo kung missing pa sila,or kaya mo kayang personal na magclearing ng bumagsack na mga kahoy ng mano mano?Kayo talaga di nag-iisip bago mang husga. At walang perang relief,lahat in kind or naibili na nang UN ng goods for reliefs,ganon yan at me foreign inspectors na kasam dyan bago maidistribute,eh kung punta ka sa distribution assembly area at tumulong ka don at di ngak ngak lang ginagawa nyo!nakakahiya turista pa ang nag kukunpune ng mga relief items,pero itong mga Anderson Cooper fans ngak ngak lang ang ginagawa.
Ngak ngak ka rin since your comments are all balat-sibuyas.
TROLL. 😀
Ikaw ang tanga tama lang ginawa ni Copper para matauhan si Noyniying mabagal naman talga ang administrasyong AQuino eh, puro salita 6 days n nakalipas ang bagal p Rin nila kumilos . I salute u Mr Copper for telling the truth you only sprak the truth of what you witness. I wish US Will take over tje Philippines I hate My own government so pathetic and slow motion.
Mr Ed Misch, I am from Baguio, my parents are from Baguio, I was home when the city was devastated from the earthquake. I don’t think you are really from Baguio, because you are acting not like one. You are one hell of a ngak-ngak!! Instead of ngak-ngaking here, why don’t you fly out there and help your fathers and your relatives?
NGAK NGAK KA RIN …,, your comments are not helping here….
Mr. ngak ngak talagang kulang ang leadership niyang President mo, abnormal kasi.di alam ang ginagawa.mabuti pa iyong chairman ng Philippine Red Cross (Dick Gordon) mabilis ang response at the best ang leadership.Tama lang ang sinabi ni Anderson Cooper, kitang kita naman natin ang nangyayari. kaya, Good Job Mr. Anderson Cooper.
Mr. Ed Misch has a very good point. I just wish more people can understand what he is talking about. I would like to interpret or translate what he had just written. He really mix up Tagalog words with English words and I really struggle translating his Tagalog words to English. His message is quite colorful and I wish he can give me permission to translate what he had just written in anger or resentment of Anderson Cooper’s criticisms of the Philippine Government’s relief efforts for the victims of typhoon Yolanda. I will try it next time I get a chance. Sorry.
Isa pa ang dakilang tanga na ito e. You’re just asshurt about what he reported is true. Hell are you even saying that those victims he interviewed are liars as well?
You still love to lick pnoy’s ass do you trolling noytard?
where did all the help that other country has given to the philippine govt. to help all the victims of typhoon Yolanda????????
Fuck all this Corrupt Philippine Goverment that are only thinking of thmeselves and not the people that they should serve….
The helps has arrived and is equally distributed,nakaka hiya nga kayo kasi mga turista pa ang tumutulong sa mga nagpupuno ng relief bags imbes na kayo na nandyan.At nawashout ang mga daanan,hiwalay na isla ang Samar at Leyte kaya di bastabasta makatakbo ang mga heavy equipments papunta sa Sama at Leyte,Ano lulusong sa dagat at lilitaw sa Tacloban,mag isip ka nga bago ka manghusga. At di bastabasta magdistribute ng relief,ang packaging center eh nasa Maynila,kung di naman pala kayo ungas saan mo idadaan yung mga trak na maghahatid ng relief,ano ilulusong yung trak sa dagat at lilitaw sa Tacloban?mga tao talaga naman walang utak na manghusga. Alam nyo para sa mga nanduon sa packaging center naeestress sa mga coments nyong walang basehan,comment ng isa san mga packager”ano ba yan,di ba sila makahintay eh nasalanta na nga tayo at nasiraan ng mga access raods,tapos ganyan pa ang mga comments ng mga taong yan!buti sila di sila nasalanta,wala na nga silang maitulong,alam ko na okey sila yang mga nagkokoment dahil nakaka internet sila,e kami dito kinukulang din ng mga volunteers para magpagkage ng relief goods”.So ikaw Christian pa naman pangalan mo,nakakahiya ka.
Source for the record or you’re just spouting PROPAGANDA, idiot. 😛
psst…stop…di ko alam kung maiinis o matatawa ako sa iyo…samar & leyte being separate islands is not a big deal…kailangan lang talaga may gumagawa ng paraan. ba’t ka galit kay anderson cooper? di ba dapat as a filipino magpasalamat ka at may pumupuna sa kakulangan ng gobyerno natin?
Real tits or your nose is getting longer asshurt noytard.
Ever heard of helicopters, Ed misch?
I do agree with Copper lambasting the President of the Philippines because I can see disorganization in handling the relief to the victims of typhpoon..the President just announced after 11 days that he will directly get involved, which to me very irresponsible as head of the country..to tell you the truth for all disaster and calamities happening in our country the President never, never get involved with the relief , he just let his cabinet secretaries do all the job..a disgrace to different country that helping us..I had been expressing my criticism from the very beginning of his administration how he handle tragedy in our country but he never changed..
Pareng Cesar-Sira ka talaga ano? di alam ni Anderson Cooper na hiwalay na isla ang Samar at leyte from Manila!Kaya di bastabast magpackage ng relief goods at ibyahe at saan mo idadaan? sa dagat na pagitan ng Bicol at Samar?Nasalanta tayo at maraming nasirang daan,di rin bastabasta malinisan yun kailangan ng heavy equipment gaya ng payloaders lalo na at nagkulang or naianod yung mga barges para makahakot papunta ng Samar.Wag ikumpara sa japan kasi di hiwalay sa isla ang Fukushima,kaya ibang sitwasyon nila na gaya rin dito sa America na di isla ang New jersey kaya madaling nakarating ang relief.Yung mga pulis at sundalo sa Tacloban ay nabiktima rin ng Yolanda,kaya lahat ng tulong ay manggagaling pa ng Maynila.Kaya ikaw ang disgrace sa bansang Pilipinas,ang galing mong magsalita,eh kung magvolunteer ka kaya doon imbes na foreigners ang gumagawa ng dapat na magawa mo.At dun mo malalaman ang tunay na sitwasyon,hanggang late na balita ka lang at mali pa ang pinaniniwalaan mo. Mas naniniwala pa nga yung UN secretary sa local newscasters natin kesa Kay Anderson Cooper.
Hay naku kabayan ikaw ang mag isip wAla slow motion tlga gobyerno natin tama si Copper sa cnbi niya wala man lang xang nakitang feeding station , may helicopter nmn ang gobyerno natin bkit d xa nagpadala ng sundalo or pulis para magtayo ng feeding station . hindi nmn lahat inaasa nlng nila kung Kailan maayos ang Kalsada ska sila aaction. Wala bulok talga gobyerno natin tAnggapin mo na yan kabayan. Its better US will take over the Phippines kc we abnoy president. Gets mo! Love u Mr Copper u did good job for speaking the truth for real situation of the victims.
Of course, Filipinos wanted stories that made them ‘feel good’.
AC’s report was accurate because he was there on the spot. He just want to tell what he saw. Isama mo pa si Duterte.
Keep TROLLING. Because the more you try to sugarcoat things to hide the ugly truth, the more horrible person you are. Same goes to the UN Secretary who also joined the sugarcoat bandwagon.
What Duterte said here is just like what Anderson Cooper reported:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0y_Qa5_Fvs
Your propaganda will not gonna work on us noytard. Hindi kami mga dakilang uto-uto ng mentally retarded mong pwesidente dahil gising na talaga kami sa katotohanan.
uwi ka na lang ed..para malaman mo ano ang situation sa pinas di yung salita ka lang ng salita …kung ang family mo safe… swerte sila.kung may kinain sila…swerte sila..nag iisa sigurong swerte ang pamilya mo pero thousads of people ang walang swerte..kaya ibuka mo ang mata mo…bakit ka andyan ka sa america ? uwi ka para tulungan mo kami dito sa pinas
Ang UN at ADB diplomatic institutions kaya kailangan lagi silang “diplomatic” (kahit pinagtatakpan na ang katotohanan) para di magalit ang gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa kanila, lalo na dahil miyembro nila ang Pilipinas at may opisina sila dito. Pero si Anderson Cooper newscaster, kailngang magsabi ng totoo.
I think it is time for all of us to learn to move forward as a community, as a county, as one instead saving and hording for ourselves not thinking or considering what happens to our fellow human beings. I meant this for the victims, politicians and for all of us. The higher power gives us lessons to learn. What are you learning from this tragedy? What are you doing to help?
There is a big problem in the Philippines, corrupted officials, stealing and cheating are accepted behaviors. I notice that people who are not happy when they do not benefit from the corruption, but given an opportunity to gain from corruption, many openly “receive”. It has to stop and it has to stop now. Stop the corruption. Teach our children to receive and give honestly, teach them to care about other human beings and our planet. Help the children to feel happiness helping others NOT happiness getting the most latest and expensive toys.
What goes around comes around? Imagine if we give kindness and honesty to everyone, imagine what will come around.
And those religious freaks, you will go to hell first !!!
Thanks to Anderson Cooper for telling the world what he sees. Cooper’s God appreciate him so it does not matter what other Gods think of him.
phil is not a high tech country,don`t compare it to other industrialized country kahit pangsilhig nila sa daan ay malaking truck contra sa pinas tingting,isa pa nasaan ang mayor sa tacloban bakit iniwan nya kaagad ang kanyang mga contituents hindi ninyo ba nakita ang video nilang mag-asawa,kahit nalang nagpaiwan ang mayor,silang dalawa ang elected officials doon d ba?ang mayor ay kailangan doon para makipagcoordinate pro wala siya,bias naman…
Imel Defic-me defect ka yata sa utac.Sinong nagsabi sa iyo na hindi hightech ang philipinas. I arrived here in the US 2002 at wala pa silang cellphone na pwedeng magtext dito,nagkaroon na lang noong 2005. 2001 windows Xp na gamit ko sa Pilipinas,dito windows 98 pa lang. 1995 me camera na Sony-ericson at colored screen pa ang cellphone ko,dito 2003 pa dumating.Dyan sa Pilipinas ang testing ground ng mga HiTech gadgets bago bigyan ng go signal ng FCC na ipasok sa America ang gadgets na mga yan.Kasi fren wait and see kung sasabog sa mukha ng mga kano ang gadget na yan or hindi,kuha mo.I’m a tech guys so I know the trend. Yung CPU ko sa Pilipinas nung 2001 eh Pentium 1.2ghz na,dito 2004 pa na-available. Dyan din sa Pilipinas minamanufacture yung mga LCD screens 1998 pa,2004 lang nagappear dito.Pati mga intel processors dyan din ginagawa yung die at wiring points,tapos dinadala sa Malaysa or Thailand for wiring up.Totoo na me mga barko at fighter planes ang US,pero ang nagpapatakbo ng electronic controls sa mga ito ay dyan pa rin sa Asia naggagaling,isa na dayn ang Pilipinas. Yung space shuttle hydraulic mechanisms at parts sa Baguio gawa ng MOOG,kasama na parts ng Boeing 747,777 at 787. Yung mga parts ng mga LCD TV at DLP tV dyan din sa Baguio gawa ng Texas Instruments. At ang 3rd world classification ay di rin ankop sa Pilipinas kasi una di tayo kumunista,3rd world countries ay classification ng Capitalist countries noong Cold War era. Ang classification natin ay newly industrialized country,get mo
Magkano na ngayon ang binayad sa iyo ng malakanyakanyang miscommunications group? That’s our taxpayers money you noytard.
hoy uwi ka sa pinas..di ka bagay sa USA….bakit ka umalis sa pinas eh high tech na pala dito…patawa ka alam mo ang totot binaliktad mo pa
Imel Defic, yung mayor ng Tacloban, si Romualdez, iniinterview araw-araw ng local at foreign newscasters sa Tacloban. Nandoon siya pero wala siyang magawa dahil nasira rin ang bahay at opisina niya at lahat ng facilities nila doon. Yung asawa niya nagrerecover lang daw at inaayos ang maliliit na anak dahil sa traumatic experience nila (muntik nang malunod, nagtago lang sa bubong kasama ng malalaking daga) pero babalik na rin daw sa Tacloban para magbigay ng relief goods. Sana ilagay natin ang sarili natin sa kalagayan nila bago tayo magsalita.
Filipinos deserve the government they elect and the inaction that they take!
Even Teddy Locsin, Jr. himself applauded Anderson Cooper’s report:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202540361290224&set=o.110296245691141&type=1&theater
Where is the “Rose of Tacloban” in all of this? Time to bring out the checkbook for your hometown!
To Anderson Cooper: God Bless you Sir for speaking the truth and thanks a million to you and America for helping our beloved country..
dak-dak kayo ng dak-dak, tumulong o nagbigay na ba kayo?
Pwede bang mag tagalog nalang ang iba diyan dahil binabasa ko ang mga comments, nahihirapan akong basahin….bwiset! Pa english english pa e ang hirap basahin. Mabuti sana kung tama…..idakdak mo sa tagalog, not unless its correcrly written, geez!
Mahiya naman kayo sa akin, binabasa ko ang mga comments niyo, kakapagod. Gumamit kayo ng mga punctuation marks at nang madaling maintindihan, kainis! Tama bang dumire diretso…..
Nagcontribute na ko ng ilang beses pero eto ngang gobyerno natin PALPAK!!!! At napakabagal kumilos para makarating yung tulong ko!!! Mga pulitiko at military officials! ITIGIL NYO MUNA YANG PANGUNGURAKOT, PAMBUBURIKI AT PAGRERE-PACK NG RELIEF GOODS PARA ILAGAY SA SUPOT NA MAY PANGALAN NYO!!!!! PARA MAKARATING NA YUNG MGA TULONG NA KINONTRIBUTE KO!!!!
Oo, tumulong na kami at nagbigay. Pwede naman kaming “dumakdak” (ang pangit ng salitang yan!) habang tumutulong at nagbibigay. Isa pa, ang “pagdakdak” namin, tulong din, para mapwersa si Aquino na pabilisin ang trabaho niya dahil importante sa kanya ang approval rating niya kaya laging minomonitor ng communications team niya ang mga social media sites at comments ng tao.
Hoy Khupal kayong mga palamunin tulad ng amo nyong Abnoy ang dapat tinangay ni Yolanda. Pabigat kayo sa Lipunan mga INUTIL.
Nagmalinis pa kau mga kurakot na politician sa Pnas.Kung ano ang nakita ni Cooper ay un ay totoo.Gising na tau sa katotohanan.Wag na natin iboto ang puro dakdak na politiko.Lalo na c Mar Roxas dahil yan ang tatakbo sa 2016 sa Presidency election.
President Bull Shit Aquino, Jr. The most incompetent president of the Philippines, if not the world. You are stupid and crazy. Filipinos made enormous mistake in electing you their president! You don’t deserve even to be a barangay captain. You know nothing! Worst, you even know that your cabinet members are thieves – they are making billions because of your incompetence!
weeeeeeeeeeh! di nga, ikaw na lang mag president kaya huh!
Gasgas na yang style nyong yan mgaBulok na Yellow Tards. Kakahiya kayong mga Bhaboy kayo.
Pag tumakbo ba ako sasusunod na election iboboto niyo ba ako?
Bottom line, pipiliin niyo pa rin yung mga kaaliyansa ni ganito, kapartido ni ganun, pinsan ni ano, anak ni bruha, anak ng kumonista….
Hanggang hindi natututo yung mga kagaya niyo, hindi aangat ang Pilipinas. kayo ang totoong mga alimangot alimasag talangka lobster at kung anu ano pang may sipit!
Pnoy administration are lack of urgency of emergency plan particularly in large scale crisis.. Try to take a look, umupo si pnoy, nag karon ng hostage crisis sa grandstand at palpak ang operation, magka sendong sa iligan city and cdo, lack of proper informations at late dumating ung relief goods, lindol sa Bohol and cebu gayun din, nag sleep over sa tent daw si pnoy sa mismong pinangyarihan ng lindol, yun pala nasa magarang resort sa panglao natulog.just after a week Yolanda landed in Philippines, not enough info about the typhoon , kung gaano kalakas. Relief goods distribution problem, manpower for clearing etc.. My point is, normal sa pinas ang bagyo, sana nman gumawa ang govt natin ng urgency plan at ipaliwanag ng maayus sa publiko. Maraming na ang nangyari pero wlang pagbabago. I hope Hindi pagkakakitaan to ng Mga politiko… god bless pinas
weeeeeh! di nga, palitan mo na lang kaya si Pinoy, para walang sisihan….
@Pedro nagyabang kasi ang Abnoy bago dumating si Yolanda na Zero casualty raw. Sana Lindolin nag Maynila at lamunin ang Kongreo, Senado at Malacañang kasama yung mga Buaya na yan.
@ProudPinoy, You are more than enemies of the truth even GMA a while ago mentioned that there was no help coming in with your government full of evilness…. This foreign media tells only the truth… Nafooles blood runs to your vein you proud pignoy…. your objective is only to loot all as you can imagine. Nakakahiya ka you are purely biased and one sided…. I voted for Aquino but shame on them with you, Filipinos is fast loosing faith to this band of wolves. Nagkamali kami, dugong napoles pala kaung lahat and you tarnish the image of my beloved country.
Where is the LGU of Tacloban? Where is those who were voted by people to serve them? Leyte and Samar are not the only area affected, and you know the limits of our national government. The local government unit should act first because they know more about their area. I admire those people who act on their own help remove debris at the streets, and help others by offering what they still have. They cannot depend on the national government immediately because there is limitations of our sources until now.
For the national government, first of all, The DOST / PAGASA already know how strong and what will be the effect of the the storm. Yes, you inform all, even the president broadcast it nationwide. But you have failed to told them what to do. You have informed us of very strong winds and and up to 5 meters wave, but you did not told us how far the water will reach the land. You have informed us, but failed to alarm us. There is also a failure from LGU for providing a more safe evacuation area. The area is yearly hit by storm, why not build or create a plan for a much safer and big evacuation center, can withstand strong wind and far from the sea.
To Mr Cooper, thanks for your report, and I agree that the national government failed to provide immediately the needs of the victims. But I disagree that national government lacks effort. Our government is not like your government. We don’t have much equipment like you have. We only have 3 WWII aircrafts and ships which have limited capabilities. Our transportation have limited limited capabilities to transfer cargoes from island to island. That is why we thanks other countries and organizations for their support.
I hope the mistakes will not happen again.
God Bless the Philippines!!
Enteng, the LGUs could not act because they, too, lost their loved ones and homes and are immobilized by their grief. One councilor was even shown in the news rummaging through the debris in search of food for his family. Besides, where would they get the relief goods to distribute to their constituents? From their dreams? As for the LGUs having built more stable evacuation centers and structures, for your information, your dear president did not give any pork barrel to Cong. Romualdez of Leyte for any project of the sort because he’s not the president’s friend, and funds were requested for the renovation of the Leyte Airport, but it was rejected, again because it was a Romualdez who asked for the funds. When Butch Abad was asked why Romualdez was not given pork barrel and why no funds were given for the Leyte Airport renovation, Abad simply said, “He (Romualdez) is not cooperative.” Who knows, if that airport were indeed renovated, it could have survived the wrath of Yolanda and could have easily served as a staging ground for relief operations.
Fack you Enteng hwag mong i parrot si Abnoy kasi yung LGU ay mga biktima rin o baka nangamatay na. Hayop kayong mga Pignoy kayo mga asal Demonyo tulad ni Abnoy.
this is what happen when people vote for names or artist who doesn’t even have a clue how to do things. since he’s the son of aquino people voted for him without thinking that no person have the same capabilities as anyone. look at now what he only do is blame blame and blame nothing more without sending assistance to any city. all but empty word. i rather not vote if there is no one that deserve my vote. how they handle things are real a mystery as to how they reach that position. look at how politicians handle the pork barrel interrogation. i have never watch it since i know nothing good will come out of it. people are just wasting there time watch a invoking right and then these people giving special treatment to the same person ripping the country’s financial stability.
thanks for reading
wala eh. palpak ang gobyerno natin sa totoo lang kung gusto magbigay agad ng aid ng govt me magagamit na mga choppers hindi naman isang buong pilipinas sinalanta ni yolanda buti pa ung isang CAPT. ng air force sa kabagalan daw ng gobyerno nagsariling desisyon na inilipad nya mag isa ung 10 sacks of rice nag hanap ng clear landing spot at dun pinamudmod ang mga bigas di nag tagal dinagsa sila ng tao sa takot nila inilipad nila ulit ung chopper at pinamigay ung goods via air. nag kakagulo ang mga tao sa GUTOM. me mga road blocks pala eh anong ginagawa ng dagat ng langit? me nakaharang din ba sa mga yun? para di maabot ng military at police? hindi nyo rin naman masisi ang mga looters dahil sa sobrang gutom nila kaka kontact lang ng misis ko sa mga kamag anak nila from tacloban until now daw they dont have enough supplies. ang binibigay lang daw is good for 1 day supplies na food eh pano ung susunod na araw? at sa mga susunod pa? hindi totoo ang sinabi ni MAR ROXAS sa UB kahapon ng umaga na good for 3days ang binibigay nila kokonti lang daw ang SUNDALO o PULIS na naka deploy sa bayan nila which is crowded area. sana totoo nga itake over nalang tayo ng US GOVT. nangyari nanaman ang pangako ni Gen. Mc Arthur “I SHALL RETURN”
another troll tumigil na nga ung isa me pumalit
Typhoon Yolanda had revealed the true character of our leaders in the government. They are insensitive,liars, hard headed, illitist and lack of concern and care to their people. They do not have plans for contingencies for relief operations. Our government officials are highly educated and well experienced in public service but they refused to understand the word PREPARATIONS like what the ants do before rainy days comes. The ants had stored food way ahead of time before crisis. DILG Sec Mar Roxas and DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman please delegate your authority to your subordinate you need not be in the thick of relief distribution. You can do more by planning, directing, and supervising.Your acts will not improve your political ambitions by publicity. Just be truthful and honest.
Ang excuses ng mga supporters ng Philippine President, hindi daw passable ang mga roads kaya slow ang pagbibigay ng local aid, “close pa daw ang mga daanan”, ang babaw na reason naman yan, anong ginagawa ng mga helicopters and airlines natin sa bansa? Nakakahiya at ang ibang dayuhan pa ang mga nangunguna na makapunta sa site ng mga nabiktima? I just hope and pray that all respective donations goes out to the right people and not being stolen..Thanks to all nations who gave their full support to our country, God Bless you more abundantly, God Bless our beloved Philippines…
nka punta nga si mayor duterte, keo puro salita. mamatay xna keo…
Contingency plan was supposed to be prepared,.2 days before the typhoon came,everyone else has been well informed..neighboring islands should be ready to be deployed at anytime with ready equipments and transportation by land,air and sea…to be led by politicians because they were the ones that are known to be helpful to mankind..volunters should be those with a little knowledge or training with safety,first aid,and even carpentry,.they should be mentally and physically fit,..who are these people?..let’s say if you agree with me,..ongoing police trainees,or any military trainees,those who had been in C.A.T. or ROTC..,reserved military officers.or even some fresh nursing graduates,then abided with aid from the budget of the local government of where they came from..they should be in uniform as a symbol of trust…Just that simple…if for example another disaster is coming within this week to another part of the Philippines,can we please do that?…i was monitoring the day after the typhoon but yet i haven’t seen our own countrymen spreading all over the place for help..and to think we are a hundred million citizens…I think i agree with the Idea that some foreign leaders to manage our country,just like HongKong,.being beautified and secured by the British people and then given back to mainland China.Please filipinos,sometimes we need to swallow our pride.
Well, isa lang naman ang puno’t dulo ng lahat eh. Yung kung bakit mabagal response ng Pinas etc..
Yung perang nakalaan dapat sana sa mga dapat ilaan eh napunta lang sa `kabilang dimension`.
Syempre dahil walang pondo, nganga na lang pag nasa oras na ng kagipitan.
With people power we can make it. Filipino from overseas are giving aids directly to the families of the affected areas because we know not any government can do it alone. Those families who organized themselves can withstand these disaster.
Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it’s all about what’s good for the party and not necessarily what’s good for the country.
Ricardo Montalban
“Una sa lahat, hindi lahat ng sinasabi ng mga Kano ay ang buong katotohanan; Pangalawa, ang mga Kano ang nagpakilala ng sistemang [Pork Barrel] sa Pilipinas; at Pangatlo, Cooper (Kuupal)… kung ang intensyon mo ay ibaba ang moral ng mga Pinoy at wala ka rin lang mabuting maitutulong na sasabihin… mag-aral ka muna mag-Tagalog para mas maintindihan mo ang tunay na boses ng MASANG PILIPINO bago mo ilabas sa mundo ang balita mo.” BS.A.O…// ika-15 ng Nobyembre 2013
Ano’ng pinagsasasabi mo diyan? Lumalayo ka pa sa topic e ang pinag umpisahan at pinag uusapan dito, yung na witnessed ni Cooper. Nagsasabi lang siya ng totoo. Ngayon, sa halip na gumawa ng paraan at kumilos, aba e nasaktan ang mga balat sibuyas na damdamin ng mga pilitiko at kaalyado! Hoy! Magsigising kayo! Masyado kayong maramdamin, nakanti lang e kung mag react ang mga kupal…..ituon ang atensyon sa tunay na problema.
i KNOW WHAT THE PNOY GOVT WILL SAY RE SITUATIONS IN OUR COUNTRY……..BLAME IT TO GMA.
The US Military must take over the organize relief because the Philippine government cannot handle the situation. People are starving to death.
MAG-ANTAY PO TAYONG LAHAT!!! Nirere-pack pa kasi yung mga relief goods na dinonate natin para ilipat dun sa mga supot na may nakalagay na “DONATED BY JOJO BINAY” at iba pang corrupt na pulitiko. At nag-iintay pa ng mga supot na may print ng pangalan nitong mga corrupt na pulitiko na to. Kaya hindi pa makalarga yung government at military convoy papunta dun sa disaster areas. HAHAHAHA!
Mahiya ka JEJOMAR binay!, Dala mo pangalan SAGRADON FAMILIA- JESUS, JOSE MARIA.
The president is now in big trouble since he cancelled the disaster preparedness fund two years ago, now this whole mess happened.
He can’t pass the blame this time to gloria since he is now in charge.
He is officially f*cked beyond measure.
Some people have suggested that the government use the Nautical Highway system. But wait–didn’t BS Aquino disband that as well?
The disaster management during the 1990 quake was satisfactory, I don’t know what happened after 2 decades. Must be starting from Aquino ver. 1.0, they forgot about disaster preparedness?
@joel kasi si BS Aquino is a Disaster itself. Sana mamatay na sila, kasi hindi magpapakamatay mga yan kaya kunin na sana sila ni Lord.
*face palm*
I just want to cover my head in great shame over the whole administration. I don’t want to start the blame game, but damn it! The leaders should at least GO THERE at least to be with those who are desperately hungry and helpless.
It’s just heart-breaking to know that our leaders WOULD never defend their citizens, especially in the face of extreme challenges such as this.
Again, I’m sick and tired of blaming, but I am demanding that they DO something NOW and STOP fidgeting with the funds and such. Misappropriating them would prove the president not only disgraceful and despicable but also not worthy to be called a true patriot for their country.
To those defending his admin, well, I can’t freeze your brain and make you all zombies for another fool, but please at least demonstrate some ounce of wisdom by viewing the administration with more critical approach.
The governance so far demonstrated here in the calamities is apparent in its unresponsiveness to the needs of the victims. What exactly is going on in our leaders’ minds when they are sitting in office?
Again, *facepalm*
Cite more concrete specifics plez. You’re obviously missing the article’s whole point.
what she said was all true! she had more sense than you! our president truly lacks competency!
Yan nga nag nakakatawa @christy kasi ay yayabang nila bengahin ang China, Hongkong at Taiwan yun pala Bagyo lang parang mga Temang na.
Hindi lang yung, ehtong hinayupak na Abnoy na to pinag kakancela yung mga approved projects ng malalaking bansa tulad ng Belgium, Germany at France para gamitin sa HolDAP. Buti nga nagsibigay pa ng Donasyon.
Before you blame anyone for this disaster, why don’t you ask yourselves who you voted and campaigned for during the elections? The current government was elected by majority of the people in the Philippines. You just get the kind of government that you deserved. Sorry!
are you sure Aquino won?..are you sure that aquino won the election in a fair fight?….
Excuse me…nanalo ang Abnoy mo trough Hocus PCOS at COMELEC. Hunghang ka sana sa susunod na Kalamidad kayo na ang kunin ni Lord. Mga walang silbi sayhang ang hangin na hinihinga nyo.
What? I just went home last night 500+ comments and now almost 900 comments. Once again, Ilda, nice job hitting the nerves of the clueless, balat sibuyas crowd.
Keep it up.
i hope he’ll just resign…Philippines deserve a capable,competent,intelligent,patriotic,respectable,honorable and dignified leader! He is none of the above!
and binay will be president?
Did we even say binay should be the president?
Resignation was the call. Check who’s vp?
Shut the fck up. Your government sucks and you’re probably living the good life, not even trying to help the people suffering. Go to hell.
Philippines must return to be a US territory like Puerto Rico. There is no slavery and oppression in the US territory.
i agree with you doug…100% thumbs up !!!!!!
I disagree…..we filipinos love our freedom and independence. We just have to replace these idiots and corrupt officials.
I do agree with you rallion… those corrupt officials should be totally banned from the government and be replace with honest ones would be a good start!!!
Yeah! Right! We just need to replace those idiots and corrupt…Wait. What? It seems to me that replacing them would give other politicians the chance to do the same. Until we learn to have dignity, discipline, and compassion, which is so lacking in this part of the world, we’re hopeless!
If u have that mental state of mind, pessimist, cynical….ofcourse, history will repeat itself. I still believe that we will get there. I think, we as a society is evolving. Just change your negative attitude and one day….we will get there.
Oh, my…my…my! You like to be a prime mover with a grand plot but with a bad plan and no action. I would like to admire your sense of optimism, however, your lack of insight in the current state in our country is a problem most Filipinos take for granted. I have an attitude because I am mad and have been taking action to be a part of that change. You….hope…you….believe! I suggest you get mad! Take action! Do your part!
…and please, “climbing a mountain if you don’t believe” is a poor cliche of an excuse to mince words.
Hmmm…evolving?! Interesting word for a nation that is actually behind in everything. We can’t even take criticisms even if it’s the truth. Pessimist? Cynical? With my age…you’re probably right! Because I won’t be able to see that change in my lifetime. You’re optimistic that we’re gonna get there? That’s nice! Yeah…probably…oh, let’s say in another 100 years!
Yes it would be hard…er, nothing is easy u know. We have to work for it, esp cuz you arent the only one with that attitude. With your age? I guess i can understand…..but how can u even climb a mountain if you dont believe that it’s possible?
That’s the leadership we suffer from a bachelor and stubborn child of the Aquino clan. I recall leadership of late Mayor Jesse Robredo of Naga City wherein right after a typhoon, he was on the street with shorts and sleepers managing rescue operations.
Hey, good sir! You nailed my name! (BS)Aquino here.
Blame the politician they are only good in useless debate(puro english hindi tagalog ang gamitin para maintindihan ng lahat)look at philippine congress what they do is just talk n talk n talk all problem no solution….so they are the problem!!!mga bwuesettttt.
Our government is sitting on their office chair and counting the money that they got from the donation and they’re all thinking this ” they need help let the forgeingers do our job”
goverment officials ,The president himself are all liars.
My goodness……instead of talking……go and act/do something to help…..dont just talk
Maybe it is hard for you but there are others who can talk and act at the same time.
You go tell em, girl!
Oooooopppsss…in ur effin face jvd baby!
STFU!
+1 Ilda
ops sori but im not talking about the reporter but to the leaders ^_^ …. they just talk like “all national roads are clear”;;; “relief good are on the way” ;;; but it takes days until it will be distributed….yes they work but its in minimal way…..not 100%…..
Next time be specific ok?
I was watching the whole news on CNN when Anderson Cooper was actually in Tacloban talking to people and listening to what they had to say. He even said that the government is not doing a lot of things especially in helping find other survivors… and that the residents are doing it on their own. The soldiers are all around the disaster area but they’re just there to watch on people looting food! I believe what Cooper is saying about our government… I wish they’ll just do something more efficient in helping their own people and not depend on other countries who are doing most of what the Philippines should be doing right now. Wake up call for the Philippine government to do something in times of calamities like this to work hand in hand helping each other. Very shameful to hear all the foreign comments about our country being the most corrupt government!
napakadali po satin magcritizised, have we asked ourselves , ano na nga po ba nagawa natin para sa mga victim? is it enough para manlait tayo ng kapwa? remember everytime we point a finger to someone the rest of our fingers point towards us…
Bagay nga talaga ang pangalan na utak squatter sa iyo because you are so asshurt on what we are saying and you hate critical thinking.
The majority voted for our good president.
The majority acted with God’s wisdom and grace.
The majority are now using actions to assist their fellow brother and sister.
The minority slander our president, fed and controlled by the foreigner purse strings.
The minority incite rebellion, to enslave our people, and weaken our nation.
Support our beloved president. Ignore the propaganda and slander here, and support the victims of this tragedy.
There are people who want to enslave our countrymen to the US and foreigner, our president will protect us from these evil people. They deserve no mercy.
God bless!
He is the president, responsible for our country. Dont even go there and call it slander. Thats bs
Cry me a river noytard.
Your “pride” will get so many people killed. if not for the help of the foreigners, people in the affected areas will suffer alot. in the movie – “even spiderman needs help”
Yup! That’s God’s wisdom and grace alright!
Thanks a lot Mr. Anderson Cooper for observing the disaster & telling the truth to the whole world how the Philippine government officials failed to respond immediately, despite of many people are dying. This is a big embarrassment to our corrupt government officials and misguides Filipinos. You are the man……………….
Obviously the author is devoted to blame everything on our President. I wonder how credible she is in writting commentaries on him.THe fact is the he has the mandate on the people for 6 years and shoul dshe claim that its otherwise, the author may file a impeachment complaint to have him removed. THe fact is that Pnoy is the current president and being that would need to see his term as one be run they way he campaign it and the way he envissioned to be good for the people who elected him. The fact is, if the opposition feels that they are getting close to be nailed as plunderers and wishes to divert attention by creating stories and exagerating issues will have a hard time as 75% feels that this president is doing a good job. The fact is that the author uses her perch and anonimity to write a BS of a blog to showcase her hate for one person, this tells us that what ever the good in this man she will never be happy. She is consistent in all her posts. She writes as if with authority on things like public governance, emergency relief, public administration but all she is some one who never run for a public office a usless complainer, a tool. 10 years from now, she’ll never amount to anything. Its all in a day’s work for her, but people who are gullible enough would be her targets. So, think why does she hates this man so much. and why would she spent time to write long essays consistently against this man. Ain’t it possible that she is hire to do this? If so, by whom?
Shame on you Mr. President. wag po kasi puro lovelife nyo ang ispin nyo. naging presidente kayo para pangalagaan at protektahan ang PILIPINAS hindi yung priority nyo is to think about who you’ll be dating. kawawa naman kau nagiging kalbo na kau sa kakaproblema sa lovelife nyo
*facepalm*
Kung ano anong sinasabi mo diyan! Sigurado la ba maay lovelife yan? Bala excuse lang yan. Ang isang lalaki, pag dumating ng 40 yp at walang asawa, walang dine date, hindi nan divorced at single…..its either bading o weird. E hindi naman siguro weird dahil naging presidente…..
Let’s face it, government resources are not enought to sustain the suffering of Fil people on those affected areas. Instead of blaming each other. I think fil people including leaders of our country should be united to solve any issues!
“Quote from JFK – ask for what the country can do for you but ask what you can do for your country”.
Keep praying, never lose hope and put your self into action instead of pointing fingers to each other!!!!
My goodness, may pa quote2x la pa diyan! Simple lang ang solusyon diyan. Gumising na mga pilipino at matuto sa susunod na botohan, paganahin ang isip. Hindi nga united eh…..elect kayo ng elect ng kung sino sino. Times like this, naaalala ko mga pinagsasasabi ni sen miriam.
Filipinos…please…accept the truth…we have a weak government..one week already passed and very little efforts have been exerted by our Govt…they did not even bother to visit the affected areas…yes, they visited for a while, then immediately went off…thank you to the private organizations who are the ones who really exerted effort to help the victims…I pray that the phil gov’t corrupt officials will give the CASH donations from other countries to the victims and not pocket it…
THIS IS THE RESULT FOR NOT VOTING WISELY AND CHOOSING WRONG LEADERS….SO NEXT TIME, BOMOTO PA KAYO NG ARTISTA, MA IMPLUWENSYA AT MAPERA…PARA PALAGING GANITO ANG PILIPINAS…..
I REALLY AND STRONGLY CAMPAIGN THAT NEXT TIME WE CHOOSE A CANDIDATE AND A PERSON WHO HAS THE CAPACITY TO DO LEADERSHIP EVEN OF THE LEAST PERSON HE IS.
@ dennis
Such a long post, all BS.
The bottom line, dennis, is this, your president is not doing a good job since the start, whether he won the elections or not.
The 75% you mentioned is all crap as it lost its credibility also.
Issues are not exaggerated, it is staring you in face, bluntly. Crawl out of the rock you are living under, and smell the crap, imbecile.
Stating that the author is paid is just as dumb as an argument can get.
Bottom line, people like you are the ones keeping the country down, because of your patronage politics.
Again, imbecile!!!
Leaders in the Philippines do everything they can, if you wanna help comment a positive approach…thats what we need here friend. -frank-
no there not Frank. get in touch with the victims and don’t base your beliefs on the local news. i’m a filipino and i’m ashamed of what our gov’ts been doing, i guess have not done in this case..
we can’t blame the president right now.
he is better than ramos, arroyo, estrada.
he did a lot than those three guys.
my comment is that people in tacloban should also cooperate they should be helping each other, not fooling each other.
Is there any sense left in you, jynsen, or you’ve been completely brainwashed by Aquino’s communications team and mainstream media? Go read other news sources so you’d get a reality check….
“we can’t blame the president right now.
he is better than ramos, arroyo, estrada.
he did a lot than those three guys.”
TROLL. 😛
Not falling in your PROPAGANDA. It’s understandable because you’re a PAID HACK. 🙂
Positive approach sa government, ano sila bata? Isip bata siguro, lalo na si Pnoy.
If we don’t point out what we want and what we need, Pnoy and his KKKK will just fuck you any way they can. They should fear the people. Pnoy should realize this is not a student organization, this is real life. Stop it with your “now is not the time to criticize”, I say now is the best time.
I agree with joel_delr. I believe God use this situation to magnify the type of government we have. Our leader is incapable of leading the country and very slow to respond in disaster situations. As he said in CNN interview, 20 typhoons pass by our country yearly. We should have been quicker in response.
You are very right my friend. Don’t really know what to do even our countrymen are so damn BOBO. pagdating ng election they put the same animal back in office. SAD
LETS DO NALANG WHAT IS THE BEST TO DO. IF EVEN LEADERS ARE HELD SHOCK JUST AS WHAT THE INTERVIEW FIGURIZE PNOY. LETS HELP HIM OUR PRESIDENT NA LANG – WITH US IN HIS FEET IS WORTHY OF AN HEADACHE- OUR INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION CAN DO A LOT. WE TOGETHER WITH THE PRESIDENT CAN DO MORE AND CAN MAKE A LOT OF CHANGE WORTH BETTER TO RELIEVE THE PAIN LEFT BY THE DISASTER. LETS GO ALONG, BLAME NOBODY AND HELP ONE ANOTHER. STEP ONE FOOT AND MOVE ALONG. LETS HELP THE PRESIDENT…-FRANK D.-
Don’t you get it? This is how we’re helping…We’re putting pressure on him so he’d do what he has to.
Quoted from writer Erin Denise Chupeco: “To everyone bitching about why we shouldn’t be criticizing the government and just help out instead:
1. This is the PERFECT time to criticize. I don’t know about you, but I am sick and fucking tired of the same goddamn story every time a typhoon comes our way five or six times a year: no funds in the budget because government officials wanted a Porsche, or I’m the president but it’s not my fault I’ll just pass the blame onto the cities for not being prepared because passing blame is the ONLY thing I’ve passed in my fucking term so far….
2. Constantly not speaking out about this in the past is the reason we’re all in this shithole. When you know something’s not right, the worst thing you can do is to shut up.
3. I can criticize AND help out at the same time, fuck you very much. If you’d rather not say anything because the current status quo is more important to you than accepting the need for things to change, then YOU’RE part of the problem.”
@ dennis
Imbecile, idiot!
Did it ever occur to you that all taxpayers have done their part helping with the calamity? Our tax money should be utilized ASAP for this kinds of things.
People here even did more because they have already donated through their chosen charities.
And still more help, by pushing the government do its job faster, by calling their attention through media such as this blogsite.
What help are you talking about? You want us to leave our day jobs and dig corpses?
What help? You blithering idiot.
And this is your so called “Daang matuwid” , patungo po saan sir? Tuwid at derecho papuntang bulsa ng mga kurakot nyong gabinete?
“Kayo ang Boss ko” , talaga? Sir need ka nila ngayon dun sa Visayas region , mamaya ka na muna mag papicture or interview. Mas masarap gawing idol si Magsaysay, talagang he is my guy!
tabi tabi po.
Tacloban’s runway after Haiyan struck is the perfect symbol for Aquino’s “Daang Matuwid.”
Just read this on the interaksyon web site
If the Bible has its seven deadly plagues, the P.Noy administration is fast catching up with its own version of calamities as it plods its way fourth year into power.
The Luneta hostage fiasco, DAP/PDAF mess, Zamboanga mini-rebellion, Bohol earthquake, Yolanda super-typhoon and the still unresolved Mindanao power shortage situation that threatens to envelop Luzon by 2016 already make for six.
And if you ask the GMA camp, P.Noy is himself the seventh plague.
Woe, reporters are well paid to report what they see. They can also report what has been seen to be well paid.
Filipinos have survived the most powerful storm ever, but the most dreadful is the storm’s aftermath.
We can overcome this aftermath if we all get our acts together. From top to bottom to include the critics. Find your place in the sun.
AC is doing his job prick. At least he told the truth. Stop sugarcoating yellow media. Truth hurts huh?
Okay, assuming for the sake of argument that what CNN’s Cooper said was all true, his manner of treating our govt. and our leaders like the way he confronted &interrogated Mar Roxas as recorded in a TV broadcast as if he is somebody vastly superior in mentality is to say the least a very rude behavior. This American should be more respectful of our leaders and govt. He has no right to throw his weight around and behave as if knows better than anybody else. I dont give a damn if he is a media celebrity in America. He came here as a member of the media and should limit his role of reporting what is happening here. He is entitled to his own opinion and report to the whole world what our govt. is not doing right in handling this disaster but to be disrespectful of leaders is going too far.
What respect you indiot? Or are you just like some showoff of WWE who demands respect from the audience only because he’s a WWE champion in which he just use dirty tactics to win that belt? They’ve already done a lot of incompetence ever since pnoy seated in malacanang. The Manila hostage crisis, CJ Corona’s BS impeachment, the pork barrel scam, the Sendong tragedy, the rotating brownouts in Mindanao, the lists goes on and on. And no don’t you even give me those achievement crap of his especially that improving economy propaganda because he’s a credit grabber and most of them are from the past administration.
AC went there as a reporter. He reports what he sees (or doesn’t see). It simple, really.
What? You want him to ask permission from the government if he can publish it? That is just plain stupid. Did he appear confrontational in any way? I think it is just Mar Roxas being himself when faced with reality…. a cornered spoiled brat.
What else does he have to know about the Philippines. You should realize that his insights are real, people are suffering and they need help, help which is long overdue.
idiot!
local medias are sugar coating the news coz they are controlled by the govt unlike the foreign medias are not that is y theye are reporting the whole damn truth!
what an idiot u are
You are being naïve. One earn respect from their action. Guess you are not one of those who are suffering.
Guess what for PI politician YOLAND = Xmas bonus
Why not drop via our government planes and helicopters packages (in parachutes) containing tents, food stuff, clothing, medicines, sattelite phones, body bags and equipment to bury dead, solar powered lighting system to ALL affected areas. The country leaders do not need 5 days to figure this out and do it.
The noytards are on the defensive but that will no longer work for them since the whole world knows how much of an incompetent tw@t their president is. Their defenses are severely weakened by Anderson Cooper’s truthful reporting.
They can only rely on very weak arguments now that their president is dangerously close to being ousted.
open your eyes and accept the truth na talagang mabagal ang goverment ni pnoy pati ibang yan din ang puna.wag na po sana magbintang pa
Please I know that you are not happy with what you’re seeing but harsh words won’t help. Please know the writer and the people behind this. Philippines is known for corruption but at this point in time, we don’t need these reactions. If there is someone who understand these things very well is us Filipinos. Now is the time we have to show the world that we are together and saying negative words won’t help.
@Pinay
What makes you think the article is being negative? If you want to live in a fantasy world, free from the realities of life, then go ahead. Some of us want to know the truth because we are concerned for the safety of the survivors.
:)Hi, Ilda. Impressive!
@Pinay
Hahaha! You’re living in a bubble..free from harsh words, only rainbows and butterflies around. It’s people like you, who cannot accept the truth, that’s bringing our country down. It’s good to be optimistic, yes. Being delusional is a different thing.
bickering just adds to the confusion.. mr. cooper is entitled to his opinion. after all he is just observing and criticizing, probably the best that he is capable of doing in the midst of the crisis. these are hard times for us, Filipinos. certainly we need all the help others are willing to offer. but more certainly, we will help ourselves and weather all these trials and emerge stronger as a nation…
Anderson cooper just stuck the knife in to korina sanchez and pnoy aquino.(fruday)
Good for him, but i doubt he would get a visa extension.
If only we had tv reporters of his calibre
Napakagaling nyung lahat.. lahat kayo nagmamagaling…. sige, kayo maupo sa pwesto…. lahat namn ng nakaupo ay pinapababa ninyo… kaya ndi umuunlad ang pilipinas eh… si estrada,.pinababa nyo, si gloria pinakulong nyo tas sino pa…. si pnoy naman….. isip isip din… eh lahat ng nakaupo, kayo. Din naman ang bumoto… mamamayan ang nagluklok… tas ngayon, pababain na.. kaya walang nantatapos… imbis na suportahan, kinukutya….. ganyan ang mga nakaupo kasi ganyan ang nainherit na kultura natin… para rin kayong mga amerikano… haha! Walang ginawa kunde icriticize si Obama… kainis….!
Why did people vote for him?
Secondly, why aren’t there any coup attempts to get rid of him.
Only because of his surname and that his mother, the so-called icon of democracy, died. That’s the problem about the voters here. They treat the elections like a popularity contest and only voted the one who is famous and not because of the candidate’s humble achievements.
Negative report of Mr. Cooper does not help us Filipinos. Our President is doing his work since he was elected, As the Philippines are facing 20 typhoons a year, and Yolanda is one of most devastating typhoon ever to hit the country, The media people doing there best to inform the character how strong the Yolanda. and the President itself announced repeatedly how strong the typhoon yolanda. I just want to say that Mayor , police , and government employess are also victims of typhoon. These are the people who will implement the plan before the typhoon came. Yes there are places in Tacloban City and other nearby provinces does not reach relief goods . Why trucks there in tacloban were worn out government vechicle are distroyed. The help will come from the out side sources. Hindi ito and panahon n sisihin natin ang Presidente, panahon ito ng pagkakaisa ng mga Pilipino na itayo ang kanyang bayan. Ipakita sa International Community na ginagawa natin mga Pilipino ang ibangon ang ating bayan. Tayo ang manguna sa lahat ng larangan, ng kalamidad. Dahil dito lang natin maipapakita na tayo ay may dignidad may karangalan na dapat bigyan halaga ng ibang bansa na gustong tumulong. Maraming salamat sa tulong at sa International Community thank you very much for your help. Thank you for respecting the Philippine Government.
And where is your pinoy prayd now positive pusher? Just let AC’s report as a means to get your shit together and move your ass. You’re implying that you’re a big fat loser who can’t handle the truth.
It’s just sad that the Aquino government thinks that their image is so sacred that freedom of every Filipino to know the whole truth is being stifled by them—well, at least they try!
Korina tries to protect the regime her husband serves by countering someone whose objectivity is way more reliable, or whose credibility is far greater, than hers.
The presence, urgent and overwhelming response—the expediency displayed by these foreigners including their reporters or news correspondents far exceed what Aquino and his media supporters are able to show, and yet BS Aquino thinks he is in the position to tell these correspondents how they are supposed to uplift the Filipino spirit.
BS Aquino, puro dakdak at papogi….hanggang propaganda lang kayo magaling.
Sana bawat salita at arguments eh nagiging dolyar… haha! Nakatulong pa kayo! Pababain na si pnoy tas sino namn kaya ang ilalagay nyo sa pwesto? Baka nasa showbiz na namn yan o baka naman kafriendship ni Napoles… haha! Ung nagmamagaling dito,,, un na lng iboto natin bilang Presidente total alam nya namn lahat eh… matalino diba? Si Anderson Cooper n lng kaya… honest sya diba? Ndi nga lng sya qualified…Hehe… nakakatuwang basahin ung mga comments. Magtayo na lng kayo ng sarili nyong gobyerno…
Basta huwag lang komunista 🙂
Do you really believe what you just posted here, Roan? I’m having a hard time believing you just posted that. Mag-isip-isip naman tayo….
c’mon guys just don’t blame anyone right now everyone should help one another united we stand divided we fall
Stupid excuse is stupid point-misser.
We are all victims, that is a simple truth about everything. Just do something. Just be thankful you are still alive, let us pray for the people died, their souls may rest in peace. Be thankful that many countries have helped us let us hope that the money or kind will be given properly, allotted or distributed well to the hunger victims and most needy. Let us not do praise someone for being always right and down someone else for being wrong, as far as the problem is concern, let us help one another.. If you do not want the administration now then do something this coming election for a change, be wise. If you think no one should be blame but just part and parcel of every problem then let us upgrade and develop more our capabilities to solve huge crises such as this calamity or disaster that can be either man-made or natural one in our country, let us learn a lesson. Remember, we are not perfect! But we can do something about it. Let us pray and have faith. Let us do first what is necessary, this is just part of the history that we should learn to prevent or avoid in the future. God bless PHILIPPINES! God bless us all! _Leyteneo
In short, being “victims” of any kind is a way of life in the Philippines. That is really sad! These incapabilities and having no sense of responsibility clearly defines a “lame” government.
and after everything has been said and done, malalaman nalang nating lahat, na nagpapamudmod na ng “performance bonus” ang Malacanang for a job-well-done sa mga opisyales na pro-admin!
&*)(*^@!
Mabagay talaga ang si Pinoy at wag sana i kumpara sa japan mabilis sila dun at hi tech sila dun kaya mabilis eh d2 kakarag karag ang truck na mag dadala ng relief good nahulog pa ata sa bangin
kasi kinorakot nila ang budget… does that explain well?
Even if he’s not competent, WE DONT NEED YOU to remind us of all that. HE is the president elect, and it’s either you tell him STRAIGHT TO HIS FACE, rather than posting all this aBS for EVERYONE TO GET FURTHER FRUSTRATED.
BS.
BS.
BS.
This post is like a Filipino putting down another Filipino. Let the international media decide, but we should NOT COMPLAIN AGAINST OUR OWN. We should be posting ways in how each of us could help. Push each one to make their own contribution. What is happening is not just a reflection of OUR GOVERNMENT, but OF ALL OF US as a nation.
Isa kang indio de trapo na gumagawa ng palusot e. Filipino putting down another Filipino you said? Ano ka ultranationalist? You’re just a cancer for this country not a solution. Get lost!
Domo, sometimes we need to express our sentiments to the Philippine stupid government system. If you are one of them, prove that your service will excel. Right now, we are all indio de trapo.
No, I say we should post more and expose what a sham his government is. And the next president and the next….. Until all idiots like you get it that the government is accountable to it’s people, and that people’s criticism and bashing should be heard and acted upon.
just now people are telling him right to his face. He promised. People are entitled to that promise. So How?
i agree with you CRAB MENTALLY na umiiral ditto sisi ditto sisi duon… it is no longer the government it is the PHILIPPINES! kasama tayong lahat dito
Crab mentality is for CRAB PEOPLE. Taste like crab, walk like people. They have a tough shell but total softies on the inside, resorting to emotional outbursts rather than logical thinking. And that includes the likes of you generalizing point-misser.
People telling the government to get their act together is not crab mentality.
People telling the filipino what is wrong with his culture, lifestyle, customs and traditions is not crab mentality.
Both the above are steering the country towards a better Philippines.
Saan niyo ba napulot yang crab mentality na yan? Dahil ingles at masarap gamitin, sabihin. Kung meron man crab mentality sa Pilipinas, e iyon yung mga tao, na nasasaktan kaagad sa criticism, mga madadrama, kuntodo suporta kung kaninong poncho pilato, yung mga ayaw makakarinig ng hindi maganda tungkol sa mga bagay bagay. Sila ang humihila sa Pilipinas pababa.
I am American, I love the Philippines. But this idea that filipinos have that they cannot be critical of their country men and women is just wrong.
If filipino people would stand up and DEMAND better leadership they would get it.
The response to this has been awful. Just awful.
Speak for yourself. The incompetent Philippine government needs to be reminded. So what if he is the president. He is not immune to criticisms. You said it, what is happening to us is a reflection of our government. Then, all the more we need to be reminded how corrupt they are. WHY THE HELL DO YOU THINK THAT WE DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMPLAIN AGAINST OUR OWN?
one filipino putting down another filipino you say? well according to his CNN interview BS is one Filipino putting down millions of Filipinos. This post is one way of helping Filipinos from all the lies of pro-BS media.
Open your eyes sharpen your ears and you should be able to see the truth.
That’s why America is broke because she always helped other countries in need such as this one. A. Cooper is just reporting what he saw and the condition in the Philippines. Is the Philippine governement waiting for Japan, America, Israel to help and while its own governement is not doing anything?
Actually, the Filipinos should be happy that A. Cooper is exposing the incomptenece of the Filipino governement so that the government can improve and do a better job next time. I know it’s hard to swallow criticizm and expose the ugly.
Let’s not bring American problems into what is already a complicated situation. At any rate, TOTAL US foreign aid only amounts to around ONE PERCENT of the country’s total spending. The Haiyan disaster is NOT going to bankrupt the American taxpayer. Like the Philippines, federal government waste and pork barrel allocations will create a situation like Greece long before US aid does.
The Philippine Gov’t solution is a day to day basis. A bag of food and 2 bottles of water. Then next day, wala na namang makain.Tama naman yong report ni Anderson Cooper, there is no plan. There is outpouring of support locally and international . Save the money for the pockets of the politicians. Let them use their Porsche and RangeRovers to distribute the foods in Tacloban.There is no leadership. If Filipinos used to typhoons, ok Mr. Pres. You proved that the Filipinos are resilient, Any one of you in the govt. made any Disaster plans?You public officials thought that “Filipinos are resilient”, so be it! What a shame.
Woe, reporters are well paid to report what they see. They can also report what has been seen to be well paid. Always 2 sides of the coin or even mulitple sides to be fair. Who knows baka pakawala ng CIA yan. Kayo mag-judge. it’s free.
Filipinos have survived the most powerful storm ever, but the most dreadful is the storm’s aftermath.
We can overcome this aftermath if we all get our acts together. From top to bottom to include the critics. Find your place in the sun. In life, things are not always what they seem. just wondering why CNN was so keen on this particilar typhoon even at the very start of Haiyan formation compared to so many previous storms.
CNN was keen on this particular typhoon at the very start because this typhoon would be the strongest typhoon that would make a landfall. and indeed, typhoon Yolanda is now the strongest typhoon ever recorded in history to make landfall.
How does Haiyan compare to other hurricanes?! When they began tracking it, it was determined to be the most powerful hurricane since 1969. Now you’re implying this is supposed to be treated like some regular occurrence?! That’s absurd.
If you’re going to suggest some Hollywood inspired conspiracy theory involving the CIA, you’d better have something to prove it. Otherwise it is irresponsible to spout emotional drivel just for the sake of posting something on a discussion forum.
CNN was keen on this because it was one of the biggest storms EVER.
If filipinos want their daily lives to be better they MUST demand better from their leaders.
The delay in getting things done there is incredible. I travel to the Philippines a lot and have lived there. I love it there. But one thing that has always bothered me is that filipinos don’t seem to really want to improve things.
This Ba Hala Na attitude is one of the reasons the Philippines has struggled for so long. Demand more of your leaders!!!!!!!
I won’t react much to this but I just can’t see the importance of COMPARING Philippine Government to the Japanese, US, and Israeli…
I mean, they all have the means to do so! Thanks to them that they initiate to help even without the Government’s approval or whatsoever. Inunahan lang talaga ni Cooper ang balita eh… Let’s be open-minded! It might be that PNoy has already give the command to the Phil’s armed forces to do the relief operations but this Phil. forces are “slow folks” in action. There are a lot of sides in this situation and let’s not dwell on one side ONLY!
Remember typhoon Katrina…the U.S. government was seen also seen as incompetent.
Your point?
Yes, and they sure as heck heard about it and improved their strategies during the next disaster.
Philippine gov’t is so corrupt even donations from other countries are delayed coz of dirty politicians wants to have a share of the goods. It’s embarrassing that help from other countries are there already but the Philippine Gov’t is holding back for some “protocols”. If I only know they want some of it in their pockets. Give the affected people the help they need. Help is already there!!! Noy Noy Aquino, you are an embarassment for the Filipino people. You are so slow to respond to any disaster. You are a nightmare! Shame on you!!
People telling the government to get their act together is not crab mentality.
People telling the filipino what is wrong with his culture, lifestyle, customs and traditions is not crab mentality.
Both the above are steering the country towards a better Philippines.
Saan niyo ba napulot yang crab mentality na yan? Dahil ingles at masarap gamitin, sabihin. Kung meron man crab mentality sa Pilipinas, e iyon yung mga tao, na nasasaktan kaagad sa criticism, mga madadrama, kuntodo suporta kung kaninong poncho pilato, yung mga ayaw makakarinig ng hindi maganda tungkol sa mga bagay bagay. Sila ang humihila sa Pilipinas pababa.
Persistent little bastard.
Your president is one big failure. The sooner you realize it, the better the chances for the Philippines to heal and move forward.
Bring an end to all of the suffering “Benigno Aquino” and shoot yourself you useless prick !
The useless prick would end up missing and killing someone else.
OK! The President is IDIOT, IMBECILE, STUPID!!! Then what? Can you choose a better presient to take his place?! SHUT UP!
My four year old half Filipino son is capable of doing a better job than that poofter!
@”Proud Pinoy”
Just look at the comments here and on social media.
Its already clear that your president is now getting the brunt of criticism because he is really incompetent.
Don’t bother trying to defend him because he is already royally f**ked.
Nobody sane will believe his propaganda anymore because the foreign media already saw just how inept he is.
LAHAT TAYO AY MAY KARAPATAN – for speech and good governance. Kung may pagkakamali ang Gobyerno, tama lang na magsalita pero huwag naman yung murahan kasi it’s everyone’s right to express their opinion. Have a productive, calm and witty arguments guys. Magsalita na ang walang pagkakamali. Bakit hindi natin umpisahan sa sarili natin ang respeto at pagtulong? Pagtulungan nating punan ang kakulangan sa solusyon gaya ng mga tumutulong na ibang bansa. Nakakahiya na ang Pilipinas na konti lang ang magawa compared sa iba pero anong gagawin natin kung sadyang hindi kayang tapatan? gagawin din ba nating 9 ang C130 natin e sadyang dalawa lang? (correct me if Im wrong) Corrupt kasi ang ibang nanunungkulan kaya hayan tuloy walang pambili. Kung minsan ay huwag ding kalimutang ipag-dasal ang mga politicians/ nanunugkulan na sana ay gawing nila ang tama ngayon at bago pa man nangyari ang sakuna. Tingin ko DASAL ang kalangan para sa kanila para umunlad naman ang bayan. Kasi hangga’t wala silang lubos na pananalig sa Diyos e ganun pa rin sila. Kapag walang unos, minsan tayo man din ay nakakalimot sa Diyos, Hindi ba? Ipakita natin ang ugali ng nagkakaisang Pilipino hindi ang maging barumbado. Kesyo tuwid o baluktot na daan yan kung ipakita natin ang pagkakaisa e talagang kaya natin ito. With or without the government’s assistance kasi napatunayan narin naman natin ito gaya ng mga ibang pinoy abroad na nagsurvive. Tingin na nga natin e mali na nga ang gobyerno, pati ba naman tayo gagaya? Kung sa tingin nyo e mas magaling kayo sa Presidente e di kayo na ang magpresidente para malaman nyo ang katotohanan. It’s an unsolicited advice to all of you folks but it’s about time for us to step out and do even the least help we could share. Mahirap kasi yung puro ngawa wala kulang naman sa gawa. Masyadong mahaba na pero KARAPATAN KO ITO! May magtatanong siguro kung ano na nagawa ko. Ang sagot, SECRET!
Bring an end to all of the suffering “Benigno Aquino” and shoot yourself you useless prick !
Thank you for your blog. Finally, someone with “balls” to say out loud in black and white what I have seen time and time again when a disaster strikes my country. The Government does not care about the poor and the disenfranchised people of the Philippines. This horrible tragedy is just a prime example of where the government stands on helping it’s people. They are more concerned with helping themselves. Hence the fact that politicians are told they cannot touch the relief goods coming into the country. When you see your countrymen having to tap into water lines just to get fresh and clean drinking water on any other given day, not just during times of tragedy… you know something is wrong with the government. When the infrastructure of its cities have not been upgraded and the rivers and sewage flood into the streets…you know something is wrong with your government. Their is a severe class distinction and if you are poor, you are f…d. Your government does not care about you. So for all those people telling others to stick their head in the sand and shut up…. I say, put your f… head back in that hole and you shut up. For those of you who want change, SPEAK UP!!! MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD AND TELL THEM ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! They are your representatives make sure they represent you well.
So….with all these complaints, what do we do now my fellow filipinos? Do we vote them again and let them stay in power? Anak ng pating…..we shpuld learn from it. Nothing will change if we just talk…..
Let us pray for the people died, their souls may rest in peace. Be thankful that many countries have helped us let us hope that the money or kind will be given properly, allotted or distributed well to the hunger victims and most needy. Let us not do praise someone for being always right and down someone else for being wrong, as far as the problem is concern, let us help one another.. If you do not want the administration now then do something this coming election for a change, be wise. If you think no one should be blame but just part and parcel of every problem then let us upgrade and develop more our capabilities to solve huge crises such as this calamity or disaster that can be either man-made or natural one in our country, let us learn a lesson. Remember, we are not perfect! But we can do something about it. Let us pray and have faith. Let us do first what is necessary, this is just part of the history that we should learn to prevent or avoid in the future. God bless PHILIPPINES! God bless us all!
” GOD HELP US “
Ang gagaling nyo magpaliwanag! Puro paliwanag…
Here’s a suggestion…. Has anyone thought of rallying Filipinos together and picketing Malacanang to show them that Filipinos have had enough and they need to get off their lazy bums and gather the dead, given them a proper burial, and create feeding stations, medical stations, start putting up tents for shelter…. etc.?!? WHy are you all so complacent and unable to voice your concern against the Government?!? GET UP and GET THE GOV”T MOVING… If only by show of numbers of the Filipino citizens showing their displeasure will they get off their butts and do something. Expecting them to do it is different than making them do it. COME FILIPINOS!!!! WHERE IS YOUR VOICE?!?!!!
An incompetent leader was brought up by INCOMPETENT people. We should no more expect from this and just. I dont let the US take over? this is just sad. I’m a Filipino and very embarrassed about this.
If not noynoy. Erap would have been the president.goodluck with that
Not necessarily, jon. If Noynoy had not run for president, the 15M who voted for him possibly would have voted for someone else they perceived to also supposedly be a “corruption-buster” if it’s true that many voted for Aquino because of his “daang matuwid” slogan. In that case, the 15M votes would have been distributed to other candidates, and Estrada might still not have won. Just a possibility. Anyway, that’s water under the bridge now.
Does the Philippine Air Force have those things called “helicopters and airoplanes in their fleet of craft? If so “use the f..k..g things to deliver the much needed aid you f..kwits”.
I love the Philippines and its people, but its government totally sucks,”BIG TIME” !
I agree to this! Let the Americans take over as they are organize and hands-on on helping the victims.
I totally agree with you that US should take over in handling this gruesome situation in affected areas. Aquino and his company are not capable of tackling what for them is a big problem that they can hide and belittle. Stupid government!@#$%^
i dont think so.. i believe that somebody is behind ninoy, more decisive, more powerful that him.. making things missirible in the philippines.. erything in the philippines is politics.. it is very clear… just try to figure it out deeper.. and you’ll see..
The comments are deleted because those were just plain stupid troll messages.
And your message is going to be next unless you support your claims?
This blogsite has broguth to attention a lot the filipinos’ attitudes which cannot in any way contribute to progress, your president is not exempted.
You better back up your claims with concrete data, and not just spewing nonsense from you hypothalamus.
truth hurts, eh?
Wala ng lalakas pa sa storm ni BS Aquino administration…..nilimas nila ang kaban ng taong-bayan
Do you even noticed that most of the pnoy apologists like you are nothing but trolls attempting to sabotage this page? And yes nobody is perfect indeed you nobody perfector asshurt but that doesn’t mean that you should always cling with mediocrity especially your precious mentally retarded pwesident’s obvious absolute incompetence.
And enough with the the Filipino spirit is waterproof crap. Daan-daang kalamidad na ang dumaan sa atin pero lubog pa rin sa ebak ang utak ang mga tulad mong ignorante.
Long live PH democracy, enjoy our freedom of speech but take note of the inherent limitations. Remember the song, “Sa pagkat ako’y tao lamang”.
With respect I say, the only limitations you have are what you place on yourself. Yes, we are only people but what is great about that is that WE ARE PEOPLE… As a whole, the people of the Philippines can change it’s government, can make themselves heard. One voice turned into hundreds of thousands of voices, is one very LOUD voice. The politicians need to HEAR the displeasure of its citizens. They need to know that WE will not stand for their incompetence and their greed.
Seriously you pnoy apologists, noytards, point-missers and indiots, you call the author’s constructive criticism about your mentally retarded pwesident bullshit. I call it EFFICIENCY and PROGRESS.
Si bs aquinobna naki sakay sa pangalan ng magulang, at inendorse ng maarteng si kris ay ang tipikal na bs na mga anak mayaman, na di alam ang gagawin sa ganitong panahon..bat pa binoto?walang kwenta kahit dati pa, eh wala naman nagawa yan kahit noon pa man..sana doon sya tumuloy sa may mga nasalanta..sila nila kris at korina..mga bs..sayang ang buwis natin, wala naman mangyayari..pag naayos na ang mga nasalanta, dapat sila naman ang makatikim ng people power!down w/bs aquino..!yun ang daang matuwid..!inanyow pinoy!kaya k napapanot, kaka kurakot..matandang buraot na inutil p..!
BS Aquino is very much similar to our BS Obama. They are probably brothers from another mother. NoyNoy is pathetic and i think the only reason he is in his position is because the crooks prefer a weak president so they can continue to rape the Philippines. Pathetic is not even close to the job his administration has done. But hey, I am sure he really cares!
https://www.facebook.com/geraldine.u.wong?hc_location=stream
Hi guys,
I made a song for our beloved president.
You can check it out on my twitter page below
https://twitter.com/BudoyAquino
it’s actually my version of Parokya ni Edgar’s Buloy.
Please share 😉
here’s part of my piece:
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
nang ika’y nanalo sa kampanya, dahil kami’y tanga?(tanga!)
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
ginamit mo pa ang pangalan ng iyong ama’t ina.
Mangiyak-ngiyak na kami pero sabi mo ay “Okay lang yan!”
Sabi mo kayo’y kumikilos, pero nasan ang tulong?
pakishare lang po \m/
go pinas!
kaya nga wag na tayo umasa a government natin.,…tayo mismo magsimula at kumilos para sa ikababago ng ating SARILI AT MGA PAMILYA…..parAti Nlng kasi tayo nakikinig sa mga patudyada nla na WLNG KATUTURAN…”BOTOHIN NYO AKO!! DAHIL AKO AND AHAHUN SA INYO SA KAHIRAPAN….S……T MGA POLITIKO NAYAN…. ANG BOBO NG GOVERNMENT NATIN….TAYO NA NGA TINUTULUNGAN NG IBANG BANSA, TAYO PA MY GANANG MAG QUESTION NG TULUNG NILA…. S””’T CLANG LHAT….KNG PWEDI LNG SANA LAHAT NG TAO SA GOVERNMENT NATIN NA MAMATAY SA PAGKUKURAKOT MARAMI NGAYON NAKALIBING NA MGA POLITIKO….OHHHH I WISH………
Thank you andersen cooper and cnn for supporting the filipino people at a time when the national government and national media (? One and the same) are doing nothing except making fools of themselves on the world stage.
All this what they’re saying about Pnoys incompetent is true. He doesn’t even care what is going on outhere , I believed as the head of the state he must know @ direct all the organisation @ to those who must be in charge of such operations especially to those who were greatly affected by the typhoon but sad to say he’s just relying on the news @ not getting involved indeed what a shame. They always say he’s done some improvement @ may I know what are thos. it looks likes our government is not getting involved much but the Americans @ other nations are!i believed in cooper for reporting what he sees because he’s been to many countries which are also done by typhoons I’m proud to be a Filipino but I hate this current administration!
Wala ka kwentang presidente..makonsensya ka at mag resign..dapat nag showbiz ka na lang. Sana patawarin ka ng diyos
to pnoy#1fan – baka ikaw ang walang kwentang tao, manahimik ka.
YES. I agree that Aquinos administrations sucks BIG time, CORRUPTIONS are everywhere in the Philippines, from PRES> to barangay Tanod.. what a shame thieves Aquinos administration.. his response to the typhoon victims is very very slow.. slower than turtle. It must be better if US administration will take OVER the Philippines.. because they really help poor people, and there will be no corruptions indeed..
I disagree to the US administration to take over the Philippines..no,thanks for helping us, God bless them bt never to taking over the Phils. cuz pilipinos who fear the True Loving God has the gift of Wisdom, except those who believe so much of themselves, their borrowed power from Our Creator..in the likes of our enormously rich officials/politicians…With compassionate help pilipinos can management…we just have to endure/bear & pray for our people/hope for enlightenment of present officials/ politicians under this present..obviously this administration has been put to test, to expose the truth & lies of our government officials…God bless us all..
You did not even know what you are saying, even before aquino is not yet in position corruption is rampant. don’t ever blame to president the casualty or anything happen which is beyond human control, coz even you i think cannot stop any typhoon. If your saying that responses to victims is very slow like a turtle i might say that you have a very slow understanding on the situation also, so better shot up instead of saying nothing.
Hey Bebe pwede ba uminom ka muna ng Gatas ni Noynoy. Kaya ganito bansang Pilipinas kasi naglipana pa rin ang mga taong walang Utak. Hope next disaster kayo na mabiktima para mabawasan ang mga Inutil sa mundo.
Mr. Anderson Cooper, YOU ARE DOING SUCH AN AMAZING JOB and we love you for what you do. You have brought us the real situation on what is really happening in our country. I salute you for reporting the truth. You just don’t know how much we appreciate your telling the truth about what is going on there. It is about time that the whole world knew about the real situation in the Philippines. Please continue to bring the truth to the world. We are behind you. Take care. We are praying for you.
THANK YOU.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24950207
US marine Sergeant Lee Cash pretty much sum up what is happening there.
haha taena ang lupit nito
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
nang ika’y nanalo sa kampanya, dahil kami’y tanga?(tanga!)
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
ginamit mo pa ang pangalan ng iyong ama’t ina.
Mangiyak-ngiyak na kami pero sabi mo ay “Okay lang yan!”
Sabi mo kayo’y kumikilos, pero nasan ang tulong?
https://twitter.com/BudoyAquino
kulet amppota
to tangnathis,
baka ikaw ang tanga d ang presidente. tingin ka muna sa salamin oy kac baka d m nakkita o d m alam ibig sabihin ng tanga.
haha u mad bro?
isa ka ba sa mga papa ng sinto sinto mong pangulo?
shatap ka nalang unggoy :p
I read d President mentioned Western Samar and Eastern Samar in his interviw w CNN.Mr. Presidet, while there is a provice called Estern Samar, with Borongan as its capital, wala pong province na Western Samar. Rather, Samar Provice lang po ang pangalan. Samar Islamd is made up of 3 Samar Provinces, namely Northern Samar, Eatern Samar and Samar Province lang po. Wala pong Western Samar. Thanks po.
anti-government?! you have got to wake up. International response (thousands of miles away) was quicker than the government officials getting to the affected areas. Millions in monetary aide was quickly accounted for plus all the relief packages that were sent to the Philippines. All we see in videos are military and medical personnel – true Filipino heroes. While the govt officials are comfortable assessing where they stand in all these, how much media exposure and money they can benefit, etc. If this is not true, why is it that they are not there. Anderson C has been there for days. Shame on the Phil. administration.
You are doing a great and awesome job Mr. Anderson Cooper and the rest of the field reporter. Thanks for telling us the truth and be our eyes there in the Philippines. Thank you so much because of your news that’s why help is over flowing in my country. God bless you all….
For heaven’s sake, Mr. President. Why don’t you go to the affected areas and see for yourself the devastation, pain and suffering.
Then your statesment would be truthful.
Mr President you mentioned Western Samar in ur CNN intwrview. Wala pong province sa Philippines w that name. Perhaps you mean Samar Province and not Western Samar.Thanks po.
hahahhaha akala ako lang ang bobo sa geo. Hayaan na lang natin typo error lang yan.
sorry george, Mr. President is right about that, I AM from WESTERN SAMAR. Maybe you would want to google it =)
ibinabagsak talagang sobrang bilib sa sarili..grabe lagapak!….that’s for protecting one of our national robber & criminal in the like of your dear Napoles as against ignoring the innocent in our jails…at least the president is consistent in helping those who is now extremely rich like Napoles & most of our politicians/ officialsin the government,etc…Yolanda helped in a way to reveal that you are not supposed to be in that position…
Maybe even government officials couldn’t accept the fact that this thing happened and they’re trying to ease the minds of the filipino people and they seem not in tune with reality? this is between life and death situation and the national government should have acted ASAP coz the local government affected is already paralyzed!what kind of mentality does our filipino leaders possess?maybe some are thinking very hard on how they could have their share on the millions of dollars donated from other countries?I really agree on the instructions that NO POLITICAL LEADERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS ON THE RELIEF GOODS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES!!! I have heard there are customs officials having access to relief goods like apples and those apples landed at some supermarkets?hmm….thanks to all rescue teams from foreign countries!they are sooooo far away yet they arrived on the affected areas immediately after the catasrophe!
that the billions of foreign pledges be protected well from our GREEDY officials/politicians, is my prayer…let us all be united in praying for protection of those foreign pledges, that they may be fully used for the needy & for the rehabilitation of the devastated homes & churches of our dear brothers & sisters in Christ survivor-victims in many islands of the visayas…
Do we have a President?
I’ve nothing against PNoy for he is our president. But having seen the situation of our fellow Filipinos affected by the super typhoon, and still, there is lack of help from the government after several days, I think, Pnoy must already be alarmed at this moment. Not only Filipinos but even the whole world is criticizing the way he manage the crisis our nation is experiencing.
For the local media people who are defending our government particularly our President from the negative impressions of other people from different parts of the world, please, be true to yourselves and to the entire Philippine nation. Let us know the truth behind what’s going on in the areas affected by the typhoon. It is everybody’s right to know the real scenario of people who are starving, crying for help and most of all, dying due to lack of attention from our government.
For all the people who have means to help our suffering countrymen, let us work hand in hand to ease their pain and lighten up the burden they are carrying right now.
For the victims of the Typhoon Yolanda, do not lose hope for help around the world will pour out to you. Instead of questioning God why all these things are happening, we should strengthen our faith and put our trust unto Him for He has his purpose why He let us experience these challenges that came along our way.
I’m praying for the President, for our government, and most of all, for all the victims of the calamity.
Korina Sanchez should already inhibit herself by resigning from her post as Newscaster, she is no longer credible as a broadcaster.
She is so biased and politicized, in fact she is now a dead weight to the TV network as well as the political career of Mar Roxas, who’s inefficiency and opportunism has already been so evident in this tragedy.
Keep it up Anderson! You deserve recognition from the Filipino people.
I only see forein people helping out…baka nalunod na si aquino…anyare sa yo??????
e d sagipin m, tanga, ikaw kaya maging presidente kung d ka ma loka sa problema ng bansa, cg ga baka problema m nga sa pamilya m d m ma aaus kung makapag react ka wagas,,, letse
welcome people around the world.why worry about aquino?baka andoon pa sya naghihintay na may cocover sa kanya….saan man sya ngayon…shame on you!!!
Noy hope you don’t plan to run again, and a reminder your sister Kris god forbid I hope she doesn’t run for office, because it’s the end of the PHILIPPINES.
This is a real story. . . with real people. Hindi ito teleserye, I am a Filipina living in the other side of the world. All I can see in the news are foreign aids helping our people. . .
Pag corruption ang issue maraming political names ang lumalabas…. ganito na ba talaga katalamak ang mga tao sa politiko…. nasaan ang kosensiya ninyo!
What does the BS stand for in “B S Aquino”, is it “bull shit, bloody scumbag or bastard sinner”?
Now, the true color of the President is slowly becoming clearer. For God sake he is really not capable of the position. I’ve listened and watch his interview with Amanpour, I am really ashamed why we have a President like that. Please, Mr. President, resign after this typhon because you are incompetent. We do not want to suffer the same fate under your leadership.
Just remember that his campaign colour was Yellow. Now while his mother made it stand for something defiant in the face of tyranny, his yellow is more of the American “Yellow Bellied”. His colours were already out there when he started campaigning. I forget what term is he on, but if it’s the 2nd term… Well, that’s why probably why he’s not too concerned. He won’t have to try so hard to get elected.
Question, before he was elected, what did he do as a Senator? I don’t know really. I didn’t even know Corazon Aquino had a son in politics.
based on the constitution, the president has a 6-year term with no re-election. he was elected in May 10, 2010. He took his oath as President at 12:00 noon on June 30, 2010. This means we will suffer under his administration until 12:00 noon of June 30, 2016.
He is doing as president what he did the 12 years he was in Congress, “NOTHING”
Per a wikileaks report sent from the American Ambassador to the states, he commented Cory (His Mom)shortly before her death ,told him that she thought he doesn’t have it to be a president
At the very least, it’s certain that a lot of people is finally tired of this current administration’s bullshit, what with their incompetency being seen by the entire world. Sadly, it’s probably not enough to make people see what happens when you don’t vote right.
Hay kung makapagsalita kayo akala nyo Kay
Gagaling nyo!
Magagaling talaga kami. Mas kaya namin patakbuhin ang bansa kaysa key penoy.
Cry me a river magaling ranger.
the reasons why there are still people who support Aquino it’s because he’s holding the media in the philippines the media cannot show to the public his mistakes, that’s why media only show positive side of aquino and lot of people doesn’t know that. I agree that US should take over the administration in the philippines, the fact philippines is one of the riches country in the world, but bec. Of these politicians who’s getting our taxes and putting to their pocket. More officials means more corrupt. Even we have a good president if we still have corrupted officials we cannot move on this situations. Because corrupted officials will pulling down our good leader to continue their wrong doing. Like ENRILE he is one of the leader of the cudeta during marcos administrations and now he is one of the corrupted senators.
Hi, In regards to your post, I totally agree with your comments. Yes , The philippine Government has lost their right to govern. In my opinion, I would really suggest that some kind of martial law be installed. and that all corrupt politicians be apprehended, convicted and incarcerated. Get rid of the supreme court, congress and specially a lot of the senate. Only then when the armed forces feel that all the low life scum bags are gone then only democracy should be returned. I don’t mind aquino, I think if only he had the balls he would do something about the situation. Martial Law is the only remedy.
may kakilala rin ako na nag wowork sa isang politician, at isa sa mga trabaho nila eh sumagot at ipag tanggol ang boss nila sa social media kaya wag na kayo mag taka kung may mga tao na mag tatangol dito trabaho nila yan at bayad yan haha
the reasons why there are still people who support Aquino it’s because he’s holding the media in the philippines the media cannot show to the public his mistakes, that’s why media only show positive side of aquino and lot of people doesn’t know that. I agree that US should take over the administration in the philippines, the fact philippines is one of the riches country in the world, but bec. Of these politicians who’s getting our taxes and putting to their pocket. More officials means more corrupt. Even we have a good president if we still have corrupted officials we cannot move on this situations. Because corrupted officials will pulling down our good leader to continue their wrong doing. Like ENRILE he is one of the leader of the cudeta during marcos administrations and now he is one of the corrupted senators… We need only one ruler, more government officials is not necessary.
please help the people in Tacloban and all the areas affected by the typhoon haiyan…..don’t mind the irresponsible and arrogant philippine official…the government. Don’t entrust the donations from different countries with a good heart to the philippine government specially those ambitious and aspiring to be a leader,they might corrupt the donations and used it for their political ambition. The worst of they will put their names on the reliefs so that the people will know that it came from their own hand,which the truth is not……how sad for those people who indeed offer their help…..
Please help the people in need…..please!!!!
this is not the time for argument lets help our kababayan..ASAP,,,
correction: this is the right time for arguments. kung hindi ngayon, eh kelan? sa next bagyo? ngayon ang tamang panahon para i-criticize ang gobyerno. kung walang criticism na matatanggap ang gobyerno, hindi kikilos ito. tandaan nyo, ang gobyerno natin ay parang pako, pag di pinukpok hindi babaon!
@Jigs, we can’t sweep this under the rug. We can’t remain silent if we see something is wrong. Let everyone know of the Aquino’s incompetency. And the people of the Visayas region are paying the price of his incompetency.
The President is doing his best. Let us rally behind him and do our part in uplifting the spirits of our kabayans. It time of patriotism, kapit-bisig and solidarity with our leaders. No more bickerings, please.
you let this one slide, it will happen again. it’s their responsibility, not the Americans or Israeli. shame on you for trying to sweep this under the rug.
a disgraceful situation is happening RIGHT NOW and has been going on for the past week. Seven days into this emergency and there is still no co-ordinated relief effort firmly in place and it has been left up to the USA, the Red-Cross and the UN relief agaencies to do what the Filippine gov’t. is incapable of doing.
if there ever was a time to throw the idiots in office in the country…that time is NOW!
How much more of this are you all going to take?
HI Gerry truly amazing that they still do not rise up and do anything.
Hi Gerry Agree. 12 million people in Manila if they all steam out the door and head off to the Palace they can change anything they want and it will only take a few hours to resolve, but, but, alas.
7 days into this disaster and still no solid effort by the Filippine gov’t..
A FUCKING DISGRACE IF EVER ONE HAPPENED.
please help the people in Tacloban and all the areas affected by the typhoon haiyan…..don’t mind the irresponsible and arrogant philippine official…the government. Don’t entrust the donations from different countries with a good heart to the philippine government specially those ambitious and aspiring to be a leader,they might corrupt the donations and used it for their political ambition. The worst of they will put their names on the reliefs so that the people will know that it came from their own hand,which the truth is not……how sad for those people who indeed offer their help…..
Please help the people in need…..please!!!!
Now there’s this article in the Inquirer claiming the foreign journalists get VIP treatment over local ones in transports, reportedly. But that seems to me like the Yellow media shooting the messenger for telling the truth. After the stupid Time article, here comes Inquirer. Yellow media ought to stop these ad hominems against people telling the truth.
There’s way too many comments to check so if its a re-post, I do apologize… Has anyone seen “Bitch Slap II, The Hunt For Baby Powder”? You may know it by a different title. Its Anderson Cooper responding DIRECTLY to Korina and Aquino!
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/14/in-every-report-we-have-shown-how-strong-the-filipino-people-are/?hpt=ac_mid
I hope that the comments you made here will be seen and heard of by the president himself or otherwise it will all go to waste. What we are hoping to see from him as the president of the phils. is to stand side by side with the victims of these horrible calamity that struck part of the nation. There’s a lot of aids coming from all over the world, he does not have to worry about where to get the resources, it is all there for him to utilized everything according to the needs of the affected areas. I am just wondering if he sees what we have seen from the news outside the country the conditions he put himself into as an incompetent leader of the country, he should be ashame. Why he became the president just because he is the son of Cory Aquino, we will never know. He showed that incompetence during the flooding in Cagayan de Oro, whom plenty of people died in that area,which is only a small scale compared to the largest area struck by the worlds worst typhoon ever, is not surprising to us cagayanons anymore. I will continue to pray to God To embrace all the Filipino people affected in these horrible calamity with His loving care and everlasting peace and harmony with lots of love coming from the Almighty Father our loving God. Be patient people of the phils., it will come. God bless.
hi guys,
I created a song for our beloved president.
you can check it out on this link:
http://certifiedtroll.wordpress.com/
here’s a sample of my piece. it is my version of Parokya ni Edgar’s song, Buloy.
enjoy reading/singing the song :p
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
nang ika’y nanalo sa kampanya, dahil kami’y tanga?(tanga!)
Noy Noy, budoy
naalala mo pa ba
ginamit mo pa ang pangalan ng iyong ama’t ina.
Mangiyak-ngiyak na kami pero sabi mo ay “Okay lang yan!”
Sabi mo kayo’y kumikilos, pero nasan ang tulong?
\m/
I’ll be posting more songs, so stay tuned!
\m/
The government could have coordinated with the foreign journalists to give them a report from the ground. That way, they could get information on how to deploy forces and efforts. Instead, they saw foreign reporters as the “enemy.” In fact, that’s why anyone goes to the sites affected – to see what’s happening, assess things and report back. Ayan, Cooper reported back… and he comes under fire for it. Stupid paid hacks had better stop shooting the messenger.
Damn I hate ultranationalists who are still living in the past.
Or, it means the government was really trying to suppress the truth, because it made them really look bad. But then again, you will look bad if you really did bad.
I understand relief goods will take several days before victims can have it. But,what frustrates me most the clearing of the roads and the removal of dead bodies that scattered all over the streets of tacloban city has not been removed after 3 or even after 5 days.Since local government in this region were also victims of this super typhoon,it should be cleared and removed immediately a day or two after the typhoon thru the effort by the national government. The action is very very very slow… for the survivors they seems hopeless with the presence of these dead bodies…
Now the whole world knows what a liar aquino is.
Aquino and Francois Hollande are on a race to the bottom see who hits 0% approval rating first.
No one is lower than Obama!
Hahaha. Buti nalang wala akong ibinoto na presidente nung nakaraang eleksyon. Ewan ko ba sa mga pinoy bakit nila binoto c noynoy dahil ba sa nagawa ng kanyang ina? Aba, iba ang pamamalakad ng nanay nya. Eh cya puro kalandian ang ginagawa. Sana naman matauhan na ang mga pilipino, Pustahan tayo yung mga donasyon sa bulsa ng mga pulitiko mapupunta yun. I want Sen.Mariam for president! Di porket madaldal baliw na? Pano nyan cya lang ata inosente sa PDAF.
USELESS POST. No time for criticizing or blame game. Better to donate, pray, join, help.
Your president is finished. Better be ready to wave that white flag of surrender.
TROLL HARDER
useless post indeed..it only mocks the leadership of the country and seeing the one side of things…it would only create bigger trouble or much more..stress to the filipino people..already sank by the waters, now some people want to sink us to shame because of this and that? what else? could anyone do good things with absolute purity?…
@September
The incompetence of the Aquino government should be exposed to the whole world. The pressure might just compel them to shape up. It was wrong of him to “reassure” the international community that the rescue operation is doing fine. What if they stopped sending help? The injured or those who still need help will suffer.
There’s no shame in telling the truth. It’s more shameful to support a President who lie about saying the “the government is ready to support everyone” the day before the typhoon.
September,
Who’s professing purity? Victims in the affected area report that aid is NOT reaching them. International organisations delivering relief goods say the Philippine government is nowhere to be found to coordinate the relief distribution effort. The US military waits around for someone from the Aquino government to coordinate with them.
Are you saying none of this is true? Are you saying that even if this is all true, it should be hidden and suppressed? You want to hide the fact that the thousands who were victimised by the hurricane are dying from the Philippine government’s neglect?
You can’t handle the truth that there is no leadership! It’s about money and power! Maybe you are part of the problem!
DUH?! kala mu ung nag ccritize wala nag donate or pray or volunteer?. buti nga ma expose kasi wala talaga kwenta goberno natin. so corrupt! mga relief goods nga meron pa pangalan ng politican hahaha. kakaloka!
what the hell are you talking about. you put the leadership of this country on the spot. that’s the only time they will wake up and smell the coffee. you are as blinded are the corrupt Korina and her stupid husband..
Can I ask what does Nonoy’s mother did?
this! http://www.thecontroversialfiles.net/2013/09/untold-story-scandals-during-corazon.html
Ah, so glad this is available. I knew she was a POS and the snakes around her took full advantage of it. It is missing the scandal of how Philippine National Bank was given to Lucio Tan’s empire. PNB ripped off many depositors in the transition. And the corrupt judges were paid accomplices in the theft and cover up.
The corrupt oligarchy only changed a few hands when they removed Marcos. Even more corruption came in after he was ousted.
Looks like the Yellow trolls are getting deleted. Our reactions are now reacting to nothing. But good riddance anyway to the trolls. LOL.
They’re not really contributing anything to the discussion.
They’re just trying to defend whats left of their president’s honor but its not working for them anymore.
Nobody is going to give the president any trust after this incident.
Their comments here only shows how butt hurt they are about anderson cooper’s report. Good riddance to worthless trash. Not going to be surprised anymore if Aquino gets kicked out of office anytime soon because of this latest f*ckup.
Noytards! In the U.S. they are Obamabots.
IMO I think they’re trying to sabotage this page.
Sorry, but this is USELESS POST. No time for criticism or blame game. Better to donate, pray, join, help. Bye bye
Nope. your post is the one that’s useless. Don’t use that weak argument here since it will not work.
FYI, I can criticize AND help at the same time. I don’t know about you but I pity people like you that if you’d rather not say anything because the current status quo is more important to you than accepting the need for things to change, then YOU’RE part of the problem.
Bye bye, real-life FRAUD. 😀
I’m a Building Architect in Japanese Petrochemical (Oil & Gas) Engineering company –doing projects with high level of strength, quality, safety standards and precautionary measures (Safe Haven & Cyclone/Blast resistant Building). In 2009 my family also was victim of Typhoon Ondoy wherein I almost died in trying to rescue my wife & kids, Because of my current work specialization & years of living in Japan – I sincerely want to help or share my knowledge on how to cope with the Hazard brought about by Climate Change.
In 2010, I joined a Global Design Competition about a housing project that is well adapted for Climate Change (by Mr. Ilac Diaz) entitled “Design Against the Elements (Water or flooding, Wind or typhoons, Earth or quakes, & Fire)”.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DAtE-Design-Against-the-Elements/132544990112155
Professional entry fee of P1300 approx.
Modesty aside my entry (no.135) was favorite during Quezon City Hall Exhibit and it was displayed first in front row facing directly the exhibit entrance. Honestly, I also studied other entries in the competition so I was pretty confident in winning and I was very excited to help our people & government by sharing my views, experience and ideas about Climate Change adaptation.
A week prior to announcement of winners I was interviewed (recorded on video) by National Geography & Mr. Ilac Diaz. One of the questions was ” If you win, what will you do with the Prize money”. I did not directly answered the question and only said “I only want to share my knowledge & ideas about Climate Change adaptation”.
On the day of announcement of winners, I was again interviewed (recorded on video) by TJ Manotoc @ my office. One of his questions was “Why did I join this competition?” and so I said again “I only want to share my knowledge & ideas about Climate Change adaptation”.
To my surprise, my entry was not included in the winners and all 5 Final entries was done by foreigners. In my frustrations I immediately called Mr. Ilac Diaz to express my disappointment & questioned the results. I told him that cost factor only constitute 15% of judging criteria when I easily get 85% in others factors. Also, competition is not about Low Cost Housing.
I eventually understood that this Design Competition – although global did not generate funds because very few joined (approx. 150 entries) with very few sponsor/support from private sector & new government(Pres. Aquino). I only wish they had approached me directly about waving or giving the Prize money to charity. Hence, my efforts and motivation in joining was not entirely fulfilled because without the win I cannot prove or convince people. And people may not interpret my Vision correctly.
Every year (in the last 3-4 yrs), I always feel sad about news of disaster/calamities in our country and how our people are dying or suffering and how our government is struggling to cope with the situation.
Hazards brought about by Climate Change & our Geography is imminent and will worsen @ a bigger scale & interval.
How I wish can be heard and discussed my ideas with our leaders and other experts in our country.
May God Bless & Spare us all………….
Man made climate change is a scam and a hoax. If you can’t understand that yet you really need to look at the facts.
Alarming….a president talking like shit. Philippine politicians really developed a thick skin either due to evolution or isolation from the real world. awful…
The Philippine government has to be exposed to the world!!! The world is helping us right now, and hopefully will keep helping until our government has shaken and gotten rid of the dirty/corrupt/incompetent people! It is about the right time my dear countrymen! Gising na tayo!!!
Go..go..go.. Mr. A. Cooper! We are on your side! Filipino from South Africa.
nah phil government are full of shit!!!they just all talk!! and they react fast in corruption!!Aquino Admin they just talk trash while other people in Visayas region are starving,sick ill no shelter !Now what Pnoy said in the media is whole shit load of Lie!!
Amen!
Just want post a first hand info…..pls read………………………………………………………………………………..From..Miss Geraldine Uy Wong.
Help me get this to Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper, I Also Saw What You Saw . . .
Mr. Anderson Cooper, I want to thank you for reporting on the miserable conditions that you saw when you covered the Tacloban calamity scene 5 days after the typhoon. Your report came out on Tuesday, the day I was herding our relatives to the airport to finally get out of Tacloban. A day before, I was able to board the relief cargo plane of Air 21 Express from Manila to Tacloban when I was given the chance, getting there on Monday noon, and immediately I set out looking for my family members. On the way to the city, I saw what you saw, countless dead bodies strewn on the ground in various stages of decomposition, extensive destruction everywhere I looked, injured people walking on the streets looking like zombies – hungry, confused, desperate. The stench of death permeated all around us and sent chills down my spine. Countless times as our vehicle moved down the road, we were stopped by people in the streets begging for food. The roads were only passable by one lane, and along the way, I saw officers of the BFP (Bureau of Fire Protection) manually remove the dead bodies, along with the unbelievably massive amount of debris scattered all around. Because of this, what would normally take 40 minutes or less to traverse became an agonizing 2 hour ride. I saw what you saw, Anderson, and it angered me as much as it did you. I was also heartbroken, for this is the place where I spent some of the most wonderful summers of my childhood. I vowed to myself that I would speak up about the government’s incompetence as soon as I got out. If I ever get out. . .
I arrived at the city hall tent as was part of my plan, because when I was still in Manila, I did hear that there was a command post of the DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) where we can get celphone signals and internet connection. From there, I was supposed to make some inquiries before I would set out on foot to look for my relatives’ houses. It was while I was there that I saw with my own eyes how this government agency led by its head, Secretary Dinky Soliman, tirelessly and heroically worked almost 24/7 to immediately bring relief not only to the city of Tacloban but also to the outlying municipalities and towns that were affected by this calamity. I could not even begin to grasp the massive amount of work that needed to be done. I wanted to know why the government action seemed to be excruciatingly slow, but I couldn’t stay around long enough because my mission there was to find my relatives, and I did not want to be distracted. Thankfully, thankfully, I found them in two separate locations. They were cooped up in their houses, whispering in the dark, afraid to attract criminal elements that were reported to be going around looting. They could not believe I was there right before their eyes, and it was the first time in so long that they had a glimmer of hope that they would be rescued. We hastily fled their houses in the middle of the night, I placed all of them in one location, and then I went back to the city hall because it was a strategic point where I could get the proper celphone signals and stay connected to the outside world. I made some frenzied phone calls to my family in Manila, and it was from them that I found out that Cebu Pacific Air was offering humanitarian flights beginning Tuesday morning! All systems were in place for our eventual escape, and all I could do was pray to God that my plan would go on smoothly. After I instructed my cousin to look for 2 vehicles that could transport all 16 of us the next day to the airport, I decided to stay in the city hall overnight so that I could still keep in touch with my family in Manila. It was critical that I get all the assistance from the outside world so I could strategize better. Oh, how I proved now more than ever that communication or the lack of it could be one of the determinants for life and death!
As much as I was staying around for the rest of the night, I started going around to ask the officials why things are what they are. These are what I found out:
1. After the typhoon struck on the first day (Friday), the whole world lost track of the areas hit by the calamity. ZERO COMMUNICATION! It was even said that satellites could not locate Tacloban, Leyte, and Samar from the map, as if they were totally erased from the face of the earth. Unlike the tsunami event that hit Japan, where they were still connected to the outside world, Tacloban, Leyte, and Samar were shut out. How can we even begin to help them? And so, even as the magnitude of this calamity is being identified as similar to Japan’s tsunami event, circumstances were totally different. It was only the next day that we heard from Ted Failon of ABS-CBN what happened, and as the world watched in shock, it was then that we began to realize the massive destruction that hit this part of the country. This generalized cut of link to the outside world was to continue for the next 3 days, until Globe Telecoms was able to slowly bring back some of the signals on the 4th day.
2. Unlike the tsunami that happened in Japan where their airport was not affected, supertyphoon Yolanda destroyed the airport, which was just beside a big body of water. I need not say more, for CNN did cover the airport scene. All equipment, radar, watch tower destroyed. Absolutely no electricity. With that, Tacloban was even more cut off from the outside world. Nobody could either come in or go out. No relief to be brought in, no means of transportation for the national leaders to arrive with, no means of escape for the suffering people . It was only on Sunday, or the 3rd day since the typhoon hit, that the airport had a generator to make it operational, because Air 21, a Philippine cargo company, took it upon themselves to bring some much needed generators to make the airport operational. And that is how the airplane of the Philippine president and the first few government C130’s was able to land in the airport. 3rd day served as the first day when things just started to move. And lest I be taken to task for mentioning the benevolence of Air 21, yes, I admit that this was the same cargo plane that I took to be able to get to Tacloban on Monday, but it is precisely because I heard that the company was one of the first to offer humanitarian help gratis to the government that made me act to get quickly hooked up with the owners of the company and be able to hitch a ride.
3. The super typhoon decimated a big part of the population that so many people are still missing and unaccounted for to this day, and the rest who survived were either maimed and injured, were grieving for the loss of a loved one, struggling to cope with the tragedy that befell upon them, or simply looking for ways to take care of what remained of their family. In other words, everyone was a victim. And who are these people? These were the soldiers, police, red cross staff, social welfare staff, airport staff, bureau of fire protection (BFP) people, nurses, doctors, even the officials like the mayor and vice-mayor! And so if we look at things in this perspective, we begin to realize why there were no military and police to protect the people in the first few days, no staffers to repack or distribute relief goods, no BFP personnel to take care of clearing up the roads filled with dead people; in other words, there was hardly anyone there to put order into things as they were all victims themselves. I found out from one of the officials I spoke with that the people who came in much later to fill those places were flown in from Manila or pulled out from the other nearby towns that were not as badly affected. And so, those BFP people I saw clearing the road on Monday, the soldiers who were helping to slowly put order into the place, the red cross staffers who tried to address the health concerns of the victims, and even the DSWD staffers who were being deployed to evacuation centers and relief centers to distribute food and water, were mostly imports and volunteers from other places, and they were only able to start streaming in on the 3rd or 4th day! Therefore, the lack of manpower was not due to a lack of preparation but because of the unexpected loss or absence of these people who were supposed to be the government’s frontrunners!
4. And of course, let’s not forget that logistics is the lifestream of relief operations, but how could logistics have been tapped properly this time around when all roads were practically closed, nearly all means of transportation were destroyed, and if there were any remaining vehicle to move around with, either the key could not be found or there was not enough fuel! Even the ships could not dock on Tacloban shores, because the Coast Guard could not risk inviting another naval disaster seeing that the bodies of water were littered with debris. Is all this due to an ill-planned disaster preparation? I don’t think so. For after all, we have heard that the warehouses filled with food and rice in preparation for the typhoon were all soaked with water, the fuel depots were flooded, and even the evacuation centers where the residents were filled into, precisely to prepare for the coming supertyphoon, practically served as the death chamber of these same people. In our language, the fact that these people were properly evacuated and the government had food stocks stored is enough proof that the government prepared for this. But then again, this was no ordinary typhoon. In fact supertyphoon Yolanda is now being called the worst typhoon in the WORLD’S history.
These are only a few of the major points – not to justify, but rather to rationalize and logically explain why things happened as they did. To put things into their proper perspective. If America, which was hit by Hurricane Katrina, a far tamer weather disturbance in comparison to Supertyphoon Yolanda, struggled as well for several days and weeks to cope with the disaster, with then Pres. Bush earning the ire of your countrymen, how in the world could we expect that the Philippines, a much poorer country with very meager resources compared to the massive resources of a superpower country like yours, be able to miraculously stand up on its feet just a few days after this magnitude of a disaster? Even the spokesperson of the United Nations admits that they are really struggling to cope with the efforts to distribute help in this present situation.
And so I write you, Anderson, to let you know that at this time, when our country is at its darkest moment, Filipinos need to rally for each and every one of our countrymen as well as for our leaders. We hear that our government officials like Sec. Voltaire Gazmin, Mar Roxas, and Dinky Soliman arrived at Tacloban a day before the supertyphoon was to hit the place, meeting it head-on. And even as they struggle with their work and commit lapses along the way, we see that our leaders are doing the best that they could under the present circumstances. I still hope that you do your part to report on the truth and cry out in disgust if you find the conditions detestable. We appreciate what you and Andrew Stevens and the rest of the media are doing, because it keeps our leaders on their toes as they know that the whole world is watching them.
And even as we grieve, we are immensely grateful and overwhelmed with the help, support, and love that the whole world has sent our way. As I write this, it is the 7th day since the disaster struck, and now we see more and more people able to escape out of Tacloban. We did our own escape on Tuesday through Cebu Pacific Air, the airline that was the first to offer humanitarian flights for evacuees, with absolutely no charge! More and more roads are opened up for transportation, buses and trucks are filing in to bring relief, as well as to bring the people out. Same goes for the military ships which can now dock on ports. More and more people are given relief distributions, and doctors and paramedics from all over the world are able to come in to set up their medical missions. The ten choppers brought in by the USS warship was an immense boost to ease the logistical nightmare we have initially encountered, with just 3 government C130’s for use in the first few days. The UK, Australia, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Israel, Hungary, Singapore, UAE, and many other countries sent in valuable equipment and transportation aside from aid. And I’m sure it’s hard not to notice, but practically all the citizens of this country contributed in his or her own way to ease the pain of our fellow Filipinos. Corporations readily offered their products, services, and facilities for use in this whole national operation. Our bayanihan (helping each other) spirit is a source of great pride! All told, we expect the sufferings to ease up a little, but it would be ignorant to say that we expect all things to be well. Tacloban, Samar, and Leyte will never be the same again. Our country will never be the same again. But if there is one thing that we have learned, it is this: we need to bring back the lost trust of the people with our government. For the longest time, we have been ruled with corruption and greed. Even to this day, we continue to suffer the effects of these evil thieves in our government. I wish they had been the ones swept up by the storm surge and thrown back into the seas. But not all are rotten tomatoes. I hope that Filipinos will now learn how to choose their leaders. It is time for the Filipino to stand as a nation and be strong again.
Anderson Cooper, after all this is done, please do not forget our country. If you have the time, I invite you to go around the other parts of the country which you will find to be extremely good-looking, and you will also find out that the Filipinos are some of the most wonderful and kind-hearted people in the world. Aside from this, I would also request that you and your colleagues do the following:
1. Please please please do whatever you can to make sure that the immense aid in CASH that we have been receiving and continue to receive, rightfully go to the rehabilitation of the devastated areas and not to the pockets of the corrupt few. Along the way, you might want to do a prize-winning documentary on the corruption problems of our country. On this, you will do well to be introduced to Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago to get most of your resource materials. With her by your side, your job will be half-done and I assure you an immensely enjoyable experience in her company.
2. Because you are Anderson Cooper, a well-respected veteran journalist who the world listens to, we ask you to please help the cause of our Philippine Climate Change Commission negotiator Naderev Sano for concrete steps to halt global warming. It is global warming and climate change that cause these disasters to happen, and the Philippines is said to be one of the countries most greatly impacted by this. We have suffered for so long, how long will we suffer more?
3. Anderson, can I also ask you to commend and show the pictures of our brave men and women as they perform their tasks, just as you show the ineptness and slow response of our officials to the current situation? Just to be fair to both sides and create an equal balance into the picture. The last thing we want is to see our dedicated volunteers lose their morale.
4. Lastly, I ask that someday, when the time is right, and the country has hopefully risen up from this fall, please come back and show the world that this time we did right. If that day does not come, I will be the first to get out of the Philippines and declare it a banana republic forever.
Anderson Cooper, for all that you and your colleagues do, we salute you! Please help our country as we struggle to be a strong nation at last. Thank you.
Ms. Geraldine Uy Wong, I commend you for this great piece you wrote – right to the point. I am a Filipina living in the US and I share your sentiments. Continue writing. You are an excellent. Use it to make a difference in our country. “The pen is a mighty Sword”. Great job!
I meant “you are an excellent writer”.
very well-written!
tati, I’ve posted this in reply to another post here about this same piece from Ms. Wong, but as there are so many posts here now, you might not have read it so I’m posting it again in reply to yours:
I know that Ms. Wong means well and just wants to show that there’s really no way that the relief goods could reach the areas hit by Yolanda right away as all the roads had been made impassable by the felled trees and posts and as the communications are down. I also understand that the Japanese government’s response to the tsunami incident cannot be compared to the Philippine government’s response to this disaster we just experienced as Japan is richer than the Philippines. Let’s not forget a very important fact, though: a tsunami is completely unpredictable while Typhoon Yolanda was the opposite. A week or more before it hit our country, the local and foreign weather forecasters have been warning us about it, and their warnings were so detailed; they even said the storm’s so strong that it can uproot century-old trees and blow away the roofs of houses and other structures. That’s exactly what happened, right? In other words, our national government could’ve prepared better for it as the LGUs may not be able to do so by themselves alone considering how strong the typhoon was. But all that Aquino did was announce that the people should evacuate, which many did, but they perished nonetheless in the evacuation centers. Had the national government prepared adequately for this disaster, the human casualties may not be as high as they are now, and there may not be too much of a need to reach the hard-hit areas at the soonest time possible to save lives. I was thinking, shouldn’t Aquino and the national government be made accountable for this? After all, at the very least, it’s tantamount to betrayal of public trust. Worst, criminal negligence resulting in multiple homicide. (I don’t know, i’m not a lawyer, but i have a sense that it’s punishable.)
I’ve posted this in reply to another post here about this same piece from Ms. Wong, but as there are so many posts here now, you might not have read it so I’m posting it again in reply to this:
I know that Ms. Wong means well and just wants to show that there’s really no way that the relief goods could reach the areas hit by Yolanda right away as all the roads had been made impassable by the felled trees and posts and as the communications are down. I also understand that the Japanese government’s response to the tsunami incident cannot be compared to the Philippine government’s response to this disaster we just experienced as Japan is richer than the Philippines. Let’s not forget a very important fact, though: a tsunami is completely unpredictable while Typhoon Yolanda was the opposite. A week or more before it hit our country, the local and foreign weather forecasters have been warning us about it, and their warnings were so detailed; they even said the storm’s so strong that it can uproot century-old trees and blow away the roofs of houses and other structures. That’s exactly what happened, right? In other words, our national government could’ve prepared better for it as the LGUs may not be able to do so by themselves alone considering how strong the typhoon was. But all that Aquino did was announce that the people should evacuate, which many did, but they perished nonetheless in the evacuation centers. Had the national government prepared adequately for this disaster, the human casualties may not be as high as they are now, and there may not be too much of a need to reach the hard-hit areas at the soonest time possible to save lives. I was thinking, shouldn’t Aquino and the national government be made accountable for this? After all, at the very least, it’s tantamount to betrayal of public trust. Worst, criminal negligence resulting in multiple homicide. (I don’t know, i’m not a lawyer, but i have a sense that it’s punishable.)
The Philippine President might be reserving “his” Philippine Army and “his” Philippine National Police to secure the safety of Napoles and to protect themselves from the activists who demonstrate their frustrations against the Philippine Administration. People of the world observe the military presence during rallies in the Philippines, when there is huge protests by militants, when they transport the former President Arroyo and the star of the alleged Pork Barrel Scam.Why cant the Philippine President deploy at least the same amount of military to help the victims of the super typhoon? If there’s a will, there’s a way. Now that the international media criticized his action on this matter, as expected military presence is slowly becoming visible as well as MMDA.
hahaha. lol sec dilg roxas directing traffic on the streets of Tacloban could be considered a rescue operation!!? >>>>>>> as a dilg sec only can do!? wtf. where is the phil goverment!? hehe. cooper’s vantage point….. nakakahiya na tlga tau! tulong tulong na po tau
mas maganda talaga ibalik na sa apat na taon ang term ng presidente; para kapag tanga, tanggal na agad after four years. by the way, regarding the question sa itaas (kung ano nagawa ni cory), the answer is WALA. ang tanging kaisa-isang achievement ni cory ay maalis si marcos at ciempre isama na natin ang paglaya ng press. pero aside from that..WALA.. natapos lang ang term ni cory nang wala lang…
this article speaks the real situation from the point of view of an outsider and the Philippine government should listen to this.
I would rather salute to Ted Failon and the field reporters than their anchor Corina for their live reporting on the devastation brought by the Haiyan super calamities’!!!Escapegoaters’politicians beware – Andersoon Cooper have been noted with his uncorrupted truth in reporting worldwide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ay Naku noynoy Panay ang criticize mo ke Gloria Macapagal e ang government mo pala ay bulok din at Puro karakot din nasan maibabalik ba ang bilyong bilyong peso na dapat nakinabang ang mga nasalanta.
the incompetence of aquino and roxas is exposed in the international arena! hopefully people are going to learn to vote for the people who would really be of service to the fellow countrymen
hhahaha. lol sec dilg roxas directing traffic on the streets of Tacloban could be considered a rescue operation!!? >>>>>>> as a dilg sec only can do!? wtf. where is the phil goverment!? hehe. cooper’s vantage point….. nakakahiya na tlga tau! tulong tulong na po tau wag na natin hintayin ang gobyerno ng filipinas!
I had a big laugh when Roxas said everything was under control. And then another when Justice Secretary Lim was insistent that martial law in those disaster areas wasn’t needed while aide warehouses were sacked and aid trucks being shot at by armed gangs and rapes going on. And BS Aquino saying this was only emotional reporting while arguing only 2000-2500 were dead and he was going to do more study.
BS Aquino and goverment PLEASE WAKE UP. MAAWA KYO sa Pnas. STOP thinking about YOURSELF!!!
I have learned that the Philippine President Aquino have a personal grudge against the people of Leyte due to the fact that his dad, the late Benigno Aquino, was assassinated upon his arrival in Manila airport many years ago and the assassination plot was rumored to be mastermind by Imelda Marcos, who’s from Leyte and was the first lady then. It is very politically motivated too and this is sad. The people are the one’s suffering
I heard that those from Tarlac and Luzon do not really like Visayans very much. My observation has been that the ruling class in Manila treats the Visayas as second class or lower.
this is out of the road and plain stupid analysis.
Meanwhile, in the U.S. President BS Obama and the Democrats are showing just how dishonest, deceitful and inept they are with the fraud they perpetuated on the American people with Obamacare. This is only one example of their disregard of our constitution and the disastrous impact to our economy.
You are not alone in having crooks run your country all while saying they are doing it for you!
hhahaha.. lol sec dilg roxas directing traffic on the streets of Tacloban could be considered a rescue operation!!? >>>>>>> as a dilg sec only can do!? wtf. where is the phil goverment!? hehe. cooper’s vantage point….. nakakahiya na tlga tau! tulong tulong na po tau wag na natin hintayin ang gobyerno ng filipinas!
Madali kasing mag compare sa mga celebrity NEWScaster against our own, pero hindi naman natin nakikita ang tunay na nangyayari on ground. napaka dali mag kalat ng disinformation sa WEB, lalo nang may mga tao na gustong sirain ang Administrasyon, at makalimutan o ma divert ang attention ng mga mamamayan sa Napoles or PDAF SCAM. Sana, e FOCUS na lang natin ang ating energy sa pag TULONG at pag aasikaso ng mga biktima ng ST Yolanda. Tigilan na natin ang mga batikos, dahilan na hirap na hirap na ang mga taong nasa FRONTLINE nanag disaster, na kilang sa tulog at stress pa sa mga nakikita at naee experience nila sa pag aasikaso nila sa ating mga kababayan. Please HELP, be vigilant, and be a VOLUNTEER, rather than being away and doing nothing, but CRITICIZE. This the time to UNITE, to be SELFLESS and have DISCIPLINE… Babangon ang Leyte at ang iba pang nasalanta… God will make a WAY!!!
We have no idea what is really going on in Tacloban and other affected areas…we’re only relying on media and it is so sad that many of us easily make a bad comments because of what we seen in the news or social media.why don’t you go there and see their real situation…all the efforts and sufferings not only the people in Tacloban who are affected by the typhoon but also the volunteers and the Government officials who spend their whole time from the very beginning!lets evaluate ourselves…wag natin tignan lang how the other countries excert their efforts in helping our kababayans because they pledged a huge amount of money and goods and aids(we are thankful for that) but also our own people who was there from the very beginning of typhoon Yolanda.Dont pointed your fingers to them…hirap kasi iba satin madami nganga wala naman ginagawa!magaling lang magside comment…sharing ideas…but how about the efforts?dapat habang ngumangawa gumagawa!
@Dutch
Hey…YellowTard idiot, foreign correspondents are accurate on their reporting. It is the local correspondents, that are protecting the image of your retarded Patron, Aquino.
Bodies are rotting; people are suffering. Many people had died, and your retarded mind wants us to be as clueless as you.
THANK YOU! Finally someone understands! I don’t understand how they can compare CNN to the news networks and its staff in the Philippines.
PEOPLE: Open your eyes and see that the rest of the Aquino family has brought the country to ruin. If Cory A. cared for the country, she knowing that she had ZERO experience or knowledge should have given the position to someone else. Lastly, our president has made situations worse and its affecting the country and its ties. WHO SMILES IN A TRAGEDY AND NOT APOLOGIZE FOR IT? That’s all what Hong Kong officials asked for. In addition, he doesn’t want to help Tacloban cause they did not support him and that they WERE marcos supporters.
In all honesty, he’s worse than Marcos. Sure, the man was corrupt but AT LEAST we were a powerful country. Pnoy is basically a “good” retard with no results. FYI he’s nothing like his dad who knew what he had to sacrifice, when to apologize, and how to act.
The corruption that followed Marcos in my opinion has been worse and the management of government has declined substantially. The biggest reason Marcos was attacked was because the leftists he was fighting needed him removed and the leftist new media around the world took it upon themselves to remove him. Like they did to Richard Nixon. Now we have Obama and you have BS Aquino, red diaper baby like Obama, and very good at deceiving the people with things they like to hear.
BS Aquino and your oligarchy of establishment of crooks that protect him are very similar to what we have in the U.S. now. And we are experiencing more and more constitutional crises every day.
yes relief and rescue efforts could have been better but let us remember what happened when KATRINA hit New Orleans.
Ultimately 80 percent of New Orleans and large portions of nearby parishes became flooded, and the floodwaters did not recede for weeks. Coastal areas, such as all Mississippi beachfront towns, sustained some of the worst devastation. Total property damage from Katrina was estimated at $81 billion, which was nearly triple the damage inflicted by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
The rescue and recovery efforts following Katrina became highly politicized, with federal, state and local officials pointing fingers at one another. After initially receiving praise from then-president George W. Bush, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Michael D. Brown, was forced to resign, as was New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Eddie Compass.
Well, In this time of disaster we don’t have to bent the truth because it won’t save lives of those got hit. And the truth is makita mo naman kung ano talaga nangyari sa TV and Anderson Cooper was in the area mismo. Sasabihin mo na lang kung ano yung totoo! Huwag na tayong magpa-epal dito!
hahaha. lol sec dilg roxas directing traffic on the streets of Tacloban could be considered a rescue operation!!? >>>>>>> as a dilg sec only can do!? wtf. where is the phil goverment!? hehe. cooper’s vantage point….. nakakahiya na tlga tau! tulong tulong na po tau wag na natin hintayin ang gobyerno ng filipinas
In credible broadcasting, what you actually see is what you say/write. Enough with wearing make-up and signature wear inside a studio. Beside, do you think none of us have watched CNN or Kapuso Network’s Jessica Sojo and her members battling the typhoon just to bring latest news while Haiyan was on its peak? If only to show off, you could have gone there with your best raincoat and boots to see for yourself the situation. Enough with these nonsense defense. Ang bayan ni Juan was all awake long before this tragedy. Now, Ms. Sanchez you have all the time to make amends by truly serving the Filipino people of a SUSTAINABLE broadcasting. And to President Aquino, I am a big fan of the Aquinos from your late parents down to you, but, in cases like this one? We just want to see our leaders on top of everything for our countrymen who are not only suffering the course of the nature but also insult to the injury from leaders being so slow-motion in reaching out. You are all ON DENIAL!
Si Dinky duck Soliman ang dami excuses tulad ni Abnoy. wala daw sasakyan pang deliver sa relief good. eh di gamitin military truck or mag renta ng truck nakatulong pa kayo sa tao. tinitipid nyo Filipino ang budget nyo billion gusto nyo ibulsa lahat ng pera. King ina nyo hinde ko maitindihan mentalidad nyo sa nakawan ang bibilis nyo kumilos…..
dismal stupidity of government officials i should say…
You all talk trash about our president, under the anonymous of the internet.
Keep hiding on this website comment column, like the cowards you are.
I do hope you cowards one day have courage to show your treachery in public, it will be my opportunity to show my loyalty to my country and party by putting you dogs down.
Long live Noynoy, god bless the true phillipine people
Jordan, you must be a noytard i have heard about.
According to Jordan, all of you who criticize BS Aquino are not true Philippine people. IN the U.S. when we criticize Obama they call us racist. hahaha
Face it bub, your president is doomed to be kicked out of the palace.
You guys are just butt hurt that your precious president has been exposed as incompetent to the international community.
Your threats are useless because it only shows your idiocy in handling the TRUTH
Wake up dude! Why are you still defending the Aquino administration/government? Are you blind? Hahaha. Bobo ka katulad ng presidente mong si Abnoy!
Right, and the true ‘philippine’ people are those who worship the Aquinos as demigods just like you and the rest of their cronies did.
You’re more of a coward than the rest of us critical thinkers because the status quo is more important to you than the cry for change, making you a PAID HACK instead. 😛
We’re all stating FACTS here. So please state FACTS for once and not conspiracy theories and crap. -__-
I’m a Filipino and i don’t like the way how the president handle the result of the disaster… and all he has done is trying to thwart all those presidentiables gunning for the Philippine National election maybe hes afraid of something, maybe getting in prison like the rest of the former presindents stepping down..
Please stop talking nonsense if you can’t even spell the name of our country correctly. It just shows you have a fish brain no matter how much loyalty you show for the Philippines. Open your eyes and listen to the forsaken victims of our country. They are crying for help, they are hungry and thirsty and all you can speak of is your stupid admiration for Noynoy? It’s the people like you who allow these dirty politicians rob our innocent children of at least a decent future. You are an IDIOT!!!!
you r shit and coward too hidden urself go with ur corrupt president and live together… he is still single anyway.
@Jordan the stupid noytard
Oohh, we’re so scared of you, what are ya gonna do?
CAPSLOCK US TO DEATH?
You are the coward since you prefer a mediocre status quo.
Acting like an internet tough guy here won’t earn you any respect here, noytard.
TROLL HARDER
Estas loco pnoy’s asslicker? The only fake Filipinos with dysfunctional pride in this country are the failipinos like you. Handling a criticism for true progress IS being a true Filipino.
be real men….. our president had been expose.. and I’m from Kimaya, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental… now you know where i lived why not visit me sometimes… and oh just so you know I’m an aspiring boxer, just saying….
Jordan, it doesn’t make you any less of an idiot. Wait, maybe I should not call you am idiot. It’s an insult to idiots everywhere.
The incompetence of the Philippines government has gone viral! Nobody cares about those families who had lost their loves ones!
Have you all seen the relief goods that the VP Binay distributed to the needy ones? It had his name tag on it? What a joke! If you want to help people, you don’t need to broadcast your name. It’s your duty to your people as their Vice President or countrymen to help them in this time of crisis!
I’m sorry but the Philippines government is full of lazy,crooked, corrupt officials!
And to Korina Sanchez, wake up! Get your raincoats and boots on and go to Tacloban to see for yourself! If you want to report the real situation and the truth, get out there! I think Cooper’a report is accurate. He actually interviewed the people who were affected. And to some who patronize these crooked politicians, wake up! Don’t be naive!
The death toll for days has been subject to controversy and confusion. A provincial police official who last weekend said that the final toll would likely stand around 10,000 was removed from his post Thursday. International aid officials have endorsed that estimate, although President Benigno Aquino III and other Philippines officials say it is “exaggerated.”
So this is how you treat public officials who make an estimate based on what he has seen. He gets fired! I believe over the coming week the number will be much closer to the 10,000 estimate this victimized policeman made than the propaganda from BS Aquino. Shame on those who fired this man.
What ‘lack of leadership’, NO LEADERSHIP.
How cruel and incompetent to say, “LGUs will be the first to respond”… The LGUs ‘s staff and emplyees themselves and their families are victims of Typhoon Haiyan. It is heartbreaking listening to the insensitivity of a supposed to be the leader of a nation.
These government idiots should realize that people were the ones who put them there. If they cannot do the job well, they better resign. They should fear the people. They are accountable to the people. Enough of the idiots’ slogans “help each other”, “ano na ba nagawa mo”, “e di ikaw na lang magpresidente”, those kind of crap. It is time the people take this seriously and let these government idiots fear us!
Wow Ilda. This article’s number of comments just surpassed your article about the garbage mmff movies.
Why keep comparing Philippines to America or Japan? If we rank the three countries OFCOURSE we’re on the 3RD PLACE. And if you count Israel in, OFCOURSE we’re on the 4RTH PLACE. And if you count all the countries in, OFCOURSE we will never be in TOP 10 nor TOP 20. So if the STRONGEST TYPHOON EVER RECORDED hit Philippines hit the NOT so IMPROVISED country, how could you expect that the PRESIDENT will act like a MULTI-TASKING ROBOT made in JAPAN and would think like the way the BRAIN of OBAMA does. C’mon! We are NOT IN AMERICA and we are NOT IN JAPAN. WE ARE IN PHILIPPINES.
It is philippinos with your attitude that contribute to the situation you are in. What kind of inbreeding caused your low IQ?
kc third world country tayo ma excuse nlng ung pgka ineffective ng govt response sa crisis na ganito? OMG!
Being a third world country does not mean we are incompetent.
It is this kind of thinking that puts Filipinos in the bottom of the food chain in the past years and all the years to come.
I would find this article believable only because of the direct quotes from Anderson Cooper. The objectivity of the writer I question. Calling President Aquino “BS” (even if those are his initials) is a dead give-away. I am not an Aquino fan, in fact, I can’t vote here but I find disrespect for the president distasteful.
@Monin Navarro – nahiya ka pang aminin na isa kang yellow zombies sino pinagloloko mo …
And yet, Solita Monsod reported today that the Philippine military was in full swing as soon as Yolanda departed, even elaborating the logistic as if she actually supervised the operation, this…this inveterate liar!
Yolanda’s fury was really overwhelming and the Philippines does not have the equipment/hardware to effect immediate response to a calamity with this magnitude. The previous government/s did not invest or even think of investing on military aircraft, helicopters,
military trucks etc. that can be used in situations like this. They were all busy enriching themselves..In fairness to Noynoy and his government they’re doing their best given the limited resources they have.
That is a pathetic excuse for a pathetic administration. They are inept even with equipment. They really don’t care. Oh, they may say they care, but most people in the Philippine government do what is in their interest first and to hell with the people. You largely have three classes there: Government, rich tycoons, and everyone else. The stinking rich like Lucio Tan own the courts and the legislature. The government then extracts their living off the rest of the poor there. And the Visayas only matters to the extent they keep them making them money for the masters in Manila.
Yolanda’s fury was really overwhelming and the Philippines does not have the equipment/hardware to effect immediate response to a calamity with this magnitude. The previous government/s did not invest or even think of investing on military aircraft, helicopters,
military trucks etc. that can be used in situations like this. They were all busy enriching themselves. In fairness to Noynoy and his government they’re doing their best given the limited resources they have.
http://www.examiner.com/article/after-yolanda-when-prioritizing-the-living-over-the-dead-is-just-another-option
Ok. READ what is being questioned about the response in this U.S. newspaper. You may begin to understand the criticism about the inept response.
From http://www.examiner.com/article/after-yolanda-when-prioritizing-the-living-over-the-dead-is-just-another-option
They Had An Option
At a glance, it’s easy to understand why the Aquino government is overwhelmed.
As evident on the pace of relief operations, it does not appear to have enough local resources to stage a large-scale operation to deal with the aftermath of a super storm such as Yolanda. More specifically, it does not have the ability to singlehandedly take care of urgently recovering those who perished from the storm while also attending to the immediate needs of those who survived.
That is understandable.
What is not comprehensible, however, is the inability of the Aquino government to outsource the job to professional emergency response teams who are trained and equipped with the skills and resources to handle the problem of handling those who lost their lives from natural calamities like hurricanes.
There are companies who offer their services to countries plagued by large scale tragedies that require the recovery and the accounting of those who perished. The job of such companies is to help collect and identify the dead with their belongings, create a database, and hopefully reunite them with those they left behind.
In 2004, one of such agencies provided their services during the aftermath of the tsunami in Thailand.
The Philippines, with all the monetary donations pouring in from all over the world, should not have had the problem to pay for such services. Tapping the resources and talent of a dedicated skilled team would have eased the government’s burden of handling the monumental task of taking care of the thousands of lives lost that needed immediate attention.
A Matter of Priorities
We do not know what reasons the Aquino government has for not seeking professional help.
Perhaps, they thought they could handle the task themselves or maybe they didn’t think they would have the resources to finance the services.
Or maybe the statement from UN Humanitarian Valerie Amos explains it all.
In a statement she sent to the AFP, Amos said “We are focusing on the living not the dead … We are not busy counting bodies but are focusing on supporting those who survived and act accordingly.”
To the regular bystander, that may just be a statement no different from any other statements made in press briefings by people trying to do their job but for those who lost their loved ones to the storm who want to be reunited for the last time, the impact of those words could be unfathomable.
You are quite right.
Kathniel, why do you talk like the kids who are dying don’t matter? The government has C130s, Barges, Helicopter, Engineering Batallion,etc that were deployed after the news coverage by Anderson Cooper. Where is you conscience!! Are you his ghost writer for the Aquino Administration? I am just wondering. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
This is an eye opener to all of us and whoever’s saying shhhh.. tumulong ka na lang is a fucking idiot. Gumising na tayong lahat nakakahiya na maging pinoy kawawa ang lahat ng biktima nasaan ang mga politiko? Ayon nagpapasarap sa nakurakot na pera!
Just saying, this is the common theme of your group whoever you are. You all smooth talk us with helping theme, Don’t you think we have done our share of helping. Me and my cousins have raised more than Pho 500,000.00. If that is not help to you, what do you call it? I am sick and tired of people like you who pretend to be a concerned citizen. CAN’T YOU SEE THE DESPERATION OF THE CHILDREN AND THE DYING?
I would just like to post the message of a hymn that might unify us and relieved us of all the unpleasant things going on around us since the YOLANDA NAPOLES strongest storm/surge!
” Open my eyes that I may see. Glimpses of truth thou hast for me….
Open my ears that I may hear…”
Place in my hands the wonderful key, that shall unclasp and set me free…” Silently now I wait for thee, ready my God Thy will to see, Open my eyes illumine me, Spirit divine!”
GOD BLESS US!
the government has admitted that they had shortcomings in terms of helping the people of leyte,but we must understand that our country is a third world country,we had limited resources to help all this people,we are not japan,usa,that can mobilize its resources when calamities occur,instead of critizing our government lets help one another by uplifting our kababayans
NO. The punished that policeman for an estimate that will in all likelihood be close to the 10,000 he predicted. The government continues to lie and make excuses. You noytards let these liars and scammers off the hook too easy. I suspect those apologists for the Aquino inept response live nowhere near the devastation. Probably dont have anyone living there too.
Stop making and accepting excuses for their failures. The failure to mobilize and secure Tacloban in a reasonable time is not from lack of resources. It is from a lack of leadership.
Tom, I agree. Let’s not get this BS President off the hook so easy!!!! BIG BSer Aquino is doing a great disservice to the Filipino people!!
How do you uplift your kababayan? Stop cricizing and help, helap each other, go there and help….etc.
These are idiotic statements. Sige nga, if you are so oh so caring and full of sympathy, what the hell are you talking about. Specify.
The reason we have a corrupt and inept government is because people allow it and even justify it like this 3rd world country argument
Excuses, excuses, excuses.
This a lame excuse. We have our own Navy ships, C130, helicopters and airplanes. We also have our own engineering battalion who helped the war in Iraq.
Why does it have to take international media coverage to embarrass our government before they take massive action?
take the martilyo at pako as an example..hindi babaon ang pako hanggat hindi pinupokpok ng martilyo..yan ang mentalidad ng phil’s gov’t!!puro sila salita kulang naman sa gawa! kaya pag nacriticize ng dayuhan madrama kasi nasaktan daw ang ego/pride..susme.. at isa pa ang mga taga gov’t hindi naghihirap kasi marami silang nacocorrup kaya hindi nila nararamdaman ang gutom at paghihinaspis ng mga nabiktima!! shame on them..katawa-tawa sila sa ibang bansa and i’m embarrassed because i’m a Filipino. our great deeds were overshadowed by these shameful scandals in the phil’s gov’t. my suggestion is get rid all the existence of all old politician cuz they know their way in out of the system that’s why the chain of corruption never end..they’ve been long overdue..phil’s is now due for change “bring the fresh blood and young ones” I will bet they will do better coz they are tired and hungry for change!!
LOL. I just concluded 5days ago that we have nothing.. No fund for relief operation… When goods arrived from outside the country AGAIN, there were no choppers to distribute them to the victims… Dead bodies stayed in the streets for days……. No large-scale military support……. WT-ef, WHAT DO WE HAVE…???
LOL (also) !!! We have a Government with no PLAN B!!!
ALAN for ur information, u need to shake ur sleeping idiot brain that our corrupt government officials had stolen billions of money from our government that’s y our country is forever belong to third world country and no resources and unable to help our countrymen when calamities occur.
Alan stop defending that lame balding person sitting in the Malacanang palace. He all has the resources to mobilize his people but what he did was keep on blaming and doing nothing.
What limited resources? Limpak na salapi ang nasa BADAF, HolDAP etc… Kaliwa kanan ang kinokolektang Buwis. Tapos sasabihing limited resources. That’s Bullshit.
Given the magnitude of destruction and death in Tacloban, it seemed it was trivialized by just sending 200 police personnel…again, 200 police officers, utterly measly…insignificant number even to set up and do relief chores in a barangay…and we are talking here the whole Tacloban City…It would have been reassuring to hear an initial response of 2,000 troops deployed…or even 5,000 officers doing patrols on foot scouring the area. Who advised Pnoy to just send 200 should be identified and be made to answer similar to what they’ve done to the Colonel who made an “emotional” estimate of 10,000 deaths…with this kind of government response to a a massive disaster like Yolanda, ambivalence is an understatement.
Exactly! I am so tired of the Aquino apologists. And that police colonel will probably be vindicated when the final numbers are counted. He should not have been fired. Shame on Aquino administration.
https://www.facebook.com/geraldine.u.wong/posts/10202479379656191
I know that Ms. Wong means well and just wants to show that there’s really no way that the relief goods could reach the areas hit by Yolanda right away as all the roads had been made impassable by the felled trees and posts and as the communications are down. I also understand that the Japanese government’s response to the tsunami incident cannot be compared to the Philippine government’s response to this disaster we just experienced as Japan is richer than the Philippines. Let’s not forget a very important fact, though: a tsunami is completely unpredictable while Typhoon Yolanda was the opposite. A week or more before it hit our country, the local and foreign weather forecasters have been warning us about it, and their warnings were even so detailed that they even said that that storm’s so strong that it can uproot century-old trees and blow away the roofs of houses and other structures. That’s exactly what happened, right? In other words, our national government could’ve prepared better for it as the LGUs may not be able to do so by themselves alone considering how strong the typhoon was. But all that Aquino did was announce that the people should evacuate, which many did, but they perished nonetheless in the evacuation centers. Had the national government prepared adequately for this disaster, the human casualties may not be as high as they are now, and there may not be too much of a need to reach the hard-hit areas at the soonest time possible to save lives. I was thinking, shouldn’t Aquino and the national government be made accountable for this? After all, at the very least, it’s tantamount to betrayal of public trust. Worst, criminal negligence resulting in multiple homicide. (I don’t know, i’m not a lawyer, but i have a sense that it’s punishable.)
Vietnam evacuated 600,000 people BEFORE Haiyan came to their land. Oh they’re 3rd world country too: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-11-10/news/43885820_1_typhoon-philippines-storm
true that!
Them, the government they force people to go on looting,stealing and other unlawful acts because there’s no urgent help. To survived is to make all possible and impossible way you can especially if it is for family’s sake,they must be held responsible for these. God knows who’s the real culprit.
BEING A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY IS A LAME EXCUSE WHY WE CAN HELP THOUSAND OF HUMAN LIVES IN LEYTE AND SAMAR!!! IT WOULD BE UNDERSTANDABLE OF THERE WERE NO RELIEF FOR NEXT TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT BUT THIS IS THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER AND STILL I HAVE FRIENDS IN TACLOBAN WHO CAN TESTIFY THAT THEY ARE STILL NT GETTING ANY HELP FROM THE GOV. DEADS ARE STILL ALL OVER THE PLACE!!!! WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES AND PEOPLE- SUPPORT! I CANT IMAGINE WHAT OUR COUNTRYS SITUATION RIGHT NOW WITHOUT THE AID OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY…. WE PUT THEM THEIR BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB .. WE NEED A SENSE OF URGENCY – BECAUSE IT IS LIVES THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH… WE DONT NEED ESXCUSES BECAUSE WE ARE THIRD WORLD AND ALL- WOULD THAT MEAN SINCE WE ARE THIRD WORLD PEOPLE IS OKAT TO DIE WITHOUT FOOD!! SHAME ON YOU…WE NEED THESE SHOUT OUTS TO EXPRESS AND LET OUR GOVT REALIZED HOW RIDICULOUS THEIR ACTIONS ARE!!!.. GODBLESS US ALL!…
Agree with u lol. Incompetent government!!!!!
What can we do now !!!! It’s to corrupt to change. To many bad apples in the barrel!!!!
Us leaving abroad we donate money to DEC and pray that’s all we can do. Hoping for the best xxxx
Yup, that is what we have ineptitude.
But lol we can make a difference by giving and pull ourselves together through https://mydonatetelethonsappeals.bt.com/donate/philippines/index.html?__utma
Some people just ccmmenting negatively which does not help so maybe this time we can give as much as we can. I believed there’s still brilliant honest politicians who can challenge the wicked selfish one and go forward.
UK. no need to preach, me and my cousins have already done our social responsibility by pooling our cousins and friends in the States for a fundraiser. On top of it, we are doing volunteer work. You can’t make me feel guilty. I hope you are not being paid to do this.
no corrupt nobody suffering!!!!
ARE YOU TELLING US THAT SINCE WE ARE THIRD WORLD ITS OKAY TO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE DIED BECAUSE OF HUNGER AND LACK OF SUPPORT AND NO SENSE OF URGENCY FROM OUR GOVERNEMT THATS TH REASON WHY PHILIPPINES IS IN THIRD WORLD BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU !
I have no doubt that there does not appear to be any sense of urgency in relief efforts by the Philippine government. I lived there for three years and there is NEVER a sense of urgency about ANYTHING! IT will never get any better, because the people with once again cast their votes for the candidate that gives them the most pesos at the election polling station. Not that the USA is much better, try renewing your drivers license at most Sec of State offices. Just the reason we DONT want Obozo taking over health care
You should introduce your friends to the PhilHealth system here as an example of how to implement universally SECOND RATE health care. Might change some minds.
haha! “sssh, tumulong ka na lang”… hello! nasaan ba ang tulog mong DIWA??? WAKE UP and shake your head…
the abnoy team is all corrupt and worst of all purely pa-pogi…
even your not in that area (tacloban,leyte,ormoc) by merely understanding the Philippine map. all those affected provinces are surrounded by the seas and when Yolanda hits 95% of the city is damage. and the preparedness of the Aquino’s et all “wehh pakibigay nga sa akin ang diktionaryong yun ng maintindihan ko.
The true reason why Aquino doesn’t want to help the people in Tacloban because that’s Imelda Marcos’ hometown. He doesn’t care about the Filipino people. I don’t understand why the Filipino people voted for him.
THE PHILLIPINO GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE SECURITY TO NGO AND DONORS TO DISTRIBUTE ITEMS / FOOD DIRECT TO VICTIMS AND HELP TO RE-BUILD HOMES AS WELL SUPERVISED BY UN AND NGO’S AS WELL.
THE WORLD RESPONDED WELL ENOUGH TO FUNDS TO RE-BUILD ALL DAMAGED HOMES AND CITIES , IF NOT DONE THEN IT IS THE SHAME , SHOULD BE NO HOMELESS IN COUNTRY EVERY VICTIM OF TYPHOON SHOULD HAVE NEW NICE HOME.
everybody have to put aside their differences! In this kind of situation..I totally agree that the president of the Philippines and his crew member should be the first respondent on this emregency matter. No matter wht you have been doing..but being the president of the Philippines, he should be the first one to comfort his fellow filipinos and show support, appreciations and thank to those foreign countries who gave their times and effort, sympathy to the typhoon victims! Mr. President and the next future President of the Philippines..you are all BULLSHIT! when in times of election, you made a lot of promises to convince the people to elect you, and back you up..but when it times that they need you..you are not there!!God Forbid..but thankful that none of your family affected in this calamity problems…NOW!!where is your heart..are you really for real?..so don’t get offended when some nations or countries comment negativities against you!..because for real..YOU are never been a good goverment trustee!!You Sucks!.. i wish I could do something to help my countrymen, but all I can do is to pray for their safety..and hopefully, gather a lot of donations from US..and send it there to the typhoon victims..at least I have the common sense to think and do something..WHAT ABOUT YOU..MR. PRESIDENT?
DOES CRITICIZING OR BLAMING HELPED THE YOLANDA TYPHOON VICTIMS? DOES COMPARING ONE GOVERNMENT TO OTHER GOVERNMENTS IN TERMS OF HELPING THE VICTIMS FILL THE STOMACHS OF OUR KABABAYANS WHO HAD NOT EATEN FOR OVER 5 DAYS? IT IS BETTER FOR US TO HELP NA LANG. JUST STOP COMPLAINING. JUST DO WHAT YOU CAN TO HELP.
@Don Manuel tell that to Abnoy to stop blaming others for his incompetence.
@ don manuel, I think that criticizing and blaming will help the victims..you know how.. by reading these materials later once they have access. these victims will read how incompetent their gov’t., how slowly he acted to send help for the needy-why it took day 6-7-8 to received that bottle of water!!it will be an EYE OPENING for him who and how he will choose his next leader!!and comparing the works of the foreign countries will influence a change!! (hopefully!)how their country is better organized that’s why they’ve capabilities to help financially and in technologies. and these countries they value life..they won’t think twice to save a soul..and because all the good deeds of the OFWs in their country and around the world..Filipinos are worth an effort and deserving to live. lasty, we,filipino abroad are continuously asking for donation for typhoon victims-fyi!!!
And what are you going to do when the next calamity hits the Philippines? Are you gonna go, “Shh, tutulong na lang ako.” And what about the next calamity after that? “Shh, tumulong ka na lang” doesn’t cut it because the government has a responsibility to its people. And when the government fails in its job, you, the citizen, have a responsibility to hold your government accountable so that changes can be enacted. So that the tragedy of Yolanda does not happen again.
Tell that to the people who are forced to work in other countries even though they are well educated because you and the rest of the ignorant lot voted for a man who is not qualified for office.
While all of you here add chaos to an already chaotic situation. Got hit by the strongest typhoon that made a landfall, and picture all responsible people as irresponsible while sitting in your couches pretty. You are giving yourself away. That you will surrender everything because of convenience and because of ignorance.
Should the US military takeover administration of the Philippines? – “order in chaos”
Our government sucks !
Pakitang tao lang naman yang presidente natin eh, kailangan ng plano, ano ba yan?!
siya pa my ganang magwalk out? Tangina!
Blame it on the bossa nova as the oldies song say there must always be somebody to blame for all the ineptness of the Aquino administration l was surprised the bald guy of malacanang did not blame arroyo this time.its no surprise that that man never passed single resolution when he was a congressman for 9 years how much more that he is the president kawawa pilipino he could not handle this big disaster .somebody’s got to take over the relief operations.
Oh, don’t forget, he still blamed this time on the climate change and flimsy construction. He still thinks we can’t see the truth. Hay naku!
do not cry because Philippine is third world country.YOU HAVE THE BULLSHITTERS IN THE WORLD.I WOULD LIKE TO BUY THE GUN THEY USE .THE ONE THAT THY SHOOT THE BULL SHIT WITH.THY HAVE A ALLIGATER MOUTH WITH A HUMMING BIRD ASS.SO LET TAKE CARE OF COUNTRY MEN AND WOMEN.AND CHILDREN
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/world/asia/dead-of-a-failed-relief-effort-as-much-as-typhoons-winds.html
By KEITH BRADSHER
Published: November 15, 2013
Tacloban, the Philippines – Richard Pulga lay on a hard steel gurney for five days with only a saline drip after being seriously injured in the typhoon that devastated his country.
On Friday, Mr. Pulga, 27, died — essentially of a broken leg.
Doctors said the father of two small children could have been saved. Instead, he became a victim of the incompetence and inaction that have plagued relief efforts here for the hundreds of thousands left injured, or homeless or hungry, and sometimes all three, since the typhoon hit.
By the time Dr. Rodel Flores, a surgeon with a team of visiting doctors, found Mr. Pulga on Thursday, he had received no antibiotics or antiseptic and his leg was badly infected. The doctor ordered an emergency amputation to try to save his life. But the surgery was too late, and death soon followed.
“In short,” Dr. Flores said, “it was preventable.”
Mr. Pulga was one of the first victims of Typhoon Haiyan to be brought to the top government hospital in the city. He was there because he had tried to protect his home, sending his family to a safer place as some of the highest typhoon winds ever recorded slammed into his island. Those winds sent a coconut rocketing through the darkness into his leg, shattering it.
His death is one of the clearest signs yet of the human toll taken by a slow and troubled relief effort since the typhoon swept ashore on Nov. 8. Like much-needed water and food, medicine — including antibiotics — was held up for days as rescue teams struggled to operate amid the chaos of a city with too few military or police officers to provide security and too little government control.
Aid workers huddled for days at the airport, unable to obtain vehicles or fuel and fearful of venturing out amid reports of sporadic gunfire as desperate people nearly hijacked one convoy approaching Tacloban, which turned back. Some of those workers have since said the inadequate government response has made this disaster more difficult in some ways than such historic catastrophes as the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.
By Friday, a full week into the disaster, aid had finally begun to flow more smoothly, in part because of help from better-equipped foreign militaries. Field hospitals had begun to be set up, but as with the Indian Ocean disaster, aid workers worried that infections from lacerations would claim many more lives.
For Mr. Pulga’s family, the loss is catastrophic. A farmer, Mr. Pulga was one of the few men in his extended family able to earn money. In his final days, as he spoke with a reporter from The New York Times, it was that thought that consumed him.
On Friday, his widow, Marycris, wept next to his covered corpse in a hallway at St. Paul’s Hospital here, a private hospital the surgeons transferred him to in the last-ditch effort to save him.
After initially being too traumatized to visit, she had arrived in time for his surgery.
“I want to bring him home,” she said Friday, “but we have no home left.”
Mr. Pulga arrived at the first hospital, Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center, shortly after the storm swept through.
The hospital had been partly swamped with seawater, losing electricity and most of its medical supplies. In his time there, Mr. Pulga received virtually no care.
When his wound began leaking blood during the interview on Wednesday, two workers in orange Philippines Department of Health vests removed the blood-caked, four-day-old bandage, showed the wound briefly to a government doctor, then secured the same bandage with gauze to stop the bleeding.
The hospital was running low on antiseptics, antibiotics and painkillers; Mr. Pulga received none. It was unclear why the hospital’s triage team did not make him a higher priority.
Luminada Florendo, Mr. Pulga’s aunt, said on Wednesday that a doctor had suggested she take him home because she had no money for the treatment he would need; the doctor left before he could be interviewed.
When the visiting medical team from Davao in the southern Philippines showed up a day later, the doctors concluded that Mr. Pulga was the sickest person in the hospital and ordered that he be transferred to St. Paul’s. Dr. Mauri Bravo III, one of the surgeons who performed the amputation, said the wound had a distinctive fruity smell of infection. Mr. Pulga’s eyes were turning yellow, and his abdomen was distended. Doctors found no sign of lower-back injury, another possible cause of abdominal pain.
Virginia Ausa, a nurse at Eastern Visayas Regional, said that no one there had been aware that Mr. Pulga had been interviewed by an international news organization and that he had not been singled out for special treatment for this reason by the Davao team. Dr. Flores said the same.
As the doctors prepared Mr. Pulga for surgery on Thursday, it became clear that he was suffering from septicemia and that his body’s ability to produce red blood cells was dwindling.
But on Friday his body began to shut down, partly because the hospital’s blood bank had been destroyed, so he could not receive a needed transfusion before surgery. By late morning, he was dead.
Dr. Flores said the bill for his care would most likely be covered by the Philippines Department of Health.
When told the story of Mr. Pulga’s final days, Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez — who has been widely accused by residents of mounting an insufficient relief response — was quick to deflect criticism, saying Eastern Visayas Regional has long been “a problem.”
Dr. Albert de Leon, the hospital’s chief administrator, said malnutrition and other unsuspected weaknesses in people like Mr. Pulga sometimes made them hard to save. “There is a supreme being who decides the fate of every one of us,” he said.
When told of Mr. Romualdez’s criticisms, Dr. de Leon launched into such an angry outburst that another doctor rushed over to calm him. Dr. de Leon said that his hospital was an excellent teaching and research institution and that the mayor should do much more to organize typhoon relief.
“We are in his city, and yet he is not doing that — even the garbage disposal, he doesn’t do anything,” Dr. de Leon raged in a hospital corridor that was growing dark at sunset and still had no electricity.
At St. Paul’s Hospital, a security guard told Mr. Pulga’s wife that her husband’s body would have to be buried in a mass grave if she could not remove it. She had no vehicle to transport it and sobbed for more than an hour, refusing to make a decision.
Dr. Flores and Dr. Bravo gave a lengthy interview in the hospital parking lot about Mr. Pulga’s last days. Dr. Bravo then went upstairs to the steel bed where Mr. Pulga’s body had been.
It was empty. No one seemed to know where the corpse or the bereaved had gone.
I think it is the time that the Philippines should make a DEED OF SALE to the U.S. Since the US military takeover administration of the Philippines. For my own opinion it is the best thing to do by the BS Aquino administration. I cannot fathom the minds of the people who are involved in the Pork Barrel.
Nakakhiya
Philippines? Give it under the american authority for good.we are sick and tired being manage by our Filipino retarded,thief leaders….expert in corruption. Lets make Philippines a state of USA.like Hawai for the betterment of Pilipino people. ?
EXACTLY! a total retarded thief leader/s
much better!
I am seriously dumbfounded at the actions of our government and the media. And after reading articles, posts and comments, I sincerely hope that no more disasters of such magnitude would befall us until we are able to recover. If not, if more resentment and bitterness will be stirred in the people’s hearts, the government will fall, and Philippines will crumble.
Philippines has been crumbled long time ago indeed. Only the people of the Philippines, Pilipinos are just trying hard to stand up and live in a normal life.
Roxas, your such disdain!!
I hope U.S. will take us. Remove those who are in the government. Philippines has sunk low… We have THE MOST STUPID/IDIOT/B*LLSH*T PRESIDENT EVER EXISTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES… I even like Gloria Arroyo MORE than him… That BS president keeps on blaming, others. He even blamed Tacloban for being not prepared… What the f*ck*n hell.. Even if you are prepared if the Nature strikes there’s nothing you can do… 200kph wind will destroy everything in it’s path even if you’re prepared for it.. BS really BS…
kapal ng mukha mo stupid, kaw na lang mag-isa mo magpasakop sa ibang bansa even US pa yan.
mga iba dito makapag-comment lang di gingagamit ang isip kung may isip nga sila!
lynannaliza, where is ur idiot heart and psychotic brain on ur ass, open ur eyes and ur noytard president. I wish, u and ur corrupt noytard administration are one of the victims at Tacloban and u will feel hw hard they are suffering. Noytard said ” “Local Govt will be the first to respond”… The Local gov’t staff and employees themselves and their families are victims of Typhoon Haiyan. r u blind. Did you see those,babies, kids, teenager, adults, grandmas, grandpas are Crying/Hungry bec of ur slow B*LLSHT respond of ur president administration.
Lynannaliza,is the queen of trying hard panatics of noytards association under the republic of gaylistic kingdom. Be reasonable and use ur common sense.
selphie,your view is not posible that US will taking care of our people and how do know gloria arroyo ,i have something to tell tou
before gloria arroyo become president i never heard that arroyo has huge land and properties in negros occidental ,when she became president she has now. will, it the sign of corruption ? YES YES .
BSA. your right to this comments “slow to react in situation like this RRRR relief,rescue,retrival and rehabilitate.
puta dapat nga noon na nasakop ng amerika ang pinas pagkamatay ni marcos sana maayus buhay ng mga pinoy ngayun,.. agree aq na mag take over na ang US sa pinas
25 years!
Its better that d america will handle the phillipines, y
Co’z even it will change the president, &the next president is also curropt,…..
Ayusin mo muna English mo hoyy…bago ka mag pasakop U.S. Ni hindi nga maayos ng America ang problema nila sa Obamacare pasakop ka pa…Bago ka magsisi sa iba tingnan mo muna sarili mo… Tumolong ka na lang doon sa Leyte kay sa mag sisi ka ng iba..
Cooper is just telling the truth, Korina is just being defensive, I hope Philippines will take over the US, mas meron pa tayong assurance at di pa siguro ganito ang buhay natin
The U.S. has it own problems right now. The Kenyan in the White House, the community organizer, the socialist anti-American is destroying our economy and our healthcare system.
We are becoming more and more a banana republic with out the bananas. The old America might have been able to do more but NoyNoy’s mother had ensured the relationship was damaged worse than Pinatubo because she had many anti-Americans and communists in her administration.
I can see your news media has their nose right up BS Aquino’s rear end too. Watch out for the lies and cover ups from these snakes.
what was that? ‘stop complaining just help?’ or is it “don’t rock the boat the president is sleeping?”
more than helping – blood and sweat is taken from any ordinary filipino who is responsible enough to have at least a minimum paying job by this precious process called “income tax.”
why would anyone be told to “just shut up and help?” we’ve been doing our job- whether we like it or not- and the government isn’t because the leaders are greedy and most especially because our president is not capable of doing the job.
we should not shut up. we should make him accountable for grabbing a job he knew nothing about. sooner or later something is going to give in.
ask yourself what do you know and what have you done? if nothing, you have no right to critize. The man is doing his job as a president with NO help from people like you.
Con job!
He was put in that position by the corrupt oligarchy in your country. When they couldn’t keep Gloria they found NoyNoy, the unaccomplished senator with the Aquino name to rally behind. They knew he could tell people what they wanted to hear while not being able to change or control a thing! He is their useful idiot.
i’d rather keep corona than oust him bribing millions of pesos. and in the end, i cant even get a single cent from his so called ill-gotten wealth. it’s like suicide. thanks to pnoy.
Corona was sacked because the NoyNoy admin wanted him out of the way. He did not tow the line.
Corona may have been very guilty but those who filed the charges are guilty of even more corruption.
well said “Corona was sacked because the NoyNoy admin wanted him out of the way. He did not tow the line.
Corona may have been very guilty but those who filed the charges are guilty of even more corruption.”
Hello, Anderson cooper is a legit news reporter, highly credible & highly respected journalist all over the world. He covers Haiti, Afghanistan , Iraq etc. so for someone in the Philippines to doubt his reports that is insane. Specially that Botox Filipina who call herself a reporter, I think Madame you don’t write your own report, you just read from a TelePrompTer . For you to make such nonsense comment with our most famous reporter here in our country of USA you better ask yourself if you need to just shut up. Your Botox & plastic surgery face, I betcha no one in your country even recognize the real you. Just FYI Anderson copper is the son of Ms Gloria Vanderbilt. Just in case you don’t know their last name, you better google it.
In the U.S. AC360 is one of the lowest watched cable news programs. But his perspective is not beholden to the main stream philippine media perspective which is there to support the status quo or the “party” line. The BS Aquino admin is not used to being questioned by your news media there.
And just because he is son of Gloria Vanderbilt gives him no special qualifications.
Anderson Cooper you go after those corrupt politician in the Philippines. They tell the people of the Philippines all these lies for many years. They can’t even replay to you honestly. Exposé their lies to Filipinoeople. The people deserves the true reporting unlike that Botox & plastic surgery lady reporter from the Philippines. She is not a reporter she just read th TelePrompTer. I read she is married to a politician. How dare she calls herself reporter & doesn’t tell the truth. Shame on her.
Botox and plastic surgery are not the issues. I think pretty boy Anderson has his share of that too. and believe me, if it was BS Obama running your country, Anderson would not have said anything critical.
this is the kind of government we have today.
showbiz government appreciates only positive news. kapag critics, pahihinto nila.
this is my favorite line from the interview..
parang narinig ko ang siste na ang pinoy pag tinanong anong oras na, ang sagot maaga p.
I saw the facial reaction of amanpour, i think she got confused and disappointed at the same time, napangisi na lang ako. medyo may lag talaga si noynoy.
When Amapour asked, “How do you manage to reassure your people?” The President responded as if he was talking to someone stupid:
We have been able to demonstrate as a government and as a people collectively that we take care of each other and that the government’s initial response was reassuring to the vast majority of our people. Our ability to take care of our problems rather quickly…
http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/11/14/spc-cnngo-iceland-reykjavik-geyser.cnn.html
president B.S(Bull shit) Aquino
This is what we got from joining the EDSA revolution against the previous administrations. We voted an Idiot, stupid, corrupt and evil Noytard administration; we need to be wiser next time if not this will be happen again…….
Unfortunately the masses are easily fooled and bribed to empower those who say the things they like to hear at all levels of government. Democracy doesn’t work if the people are immoral and valueless. This is not meant to insult the Philippines. It is an observation our founding fathers warned us about and they knew this was a problem with any government.
Replenish the Pilipino government,crush and burn all the existing politicians. And replace them with a dog, , because dog is a mans best friends. .if this thing might happen .then you will find your self in a peaceful situation better than before. .
they were mocking me before when i stated that PNOY was full of crap. they were using the public’s empahatic nature to vote for relatives who were considered heroes. i am stating this again. PNOY is an arm chair manager who is very good in speaking BS. he is just as corrupt as Fidel, who by the way is the richest ex pres, and his predecessor GM, equally but to a lesser degree like him. We are being sold for nickels to a dollar to whatever suits him. may it be foreign or domestic control, he always waits for his masters to tell him what to do, that is why in times of crisis, he does not account himself in charge. he delegates others and by all account, letting other nations be the forefront of rescue and rehabilitation. i say, we do not owe anything to this administration nor would i give my suppport to any of his directives and decision..we must be on our own with less government to attend to, we will be far better.
America view China as threat; if one day there is a war,
Expect America to use our lands as a stage to war with China.
And use our countrymen as cheap cannon fodder to preserve the life of their own men.
There is no free lunch, do you really think the help is without motive?
If you do there is no help for you.
Woe to those who wish to destabilise our growing country.
Thank the lord the filipino people have the common sense before to choose Noynoy, look at our economy and growth this year!
I am confident the our brother and sister will use heart and mind and gods wisdom and vote for Noynoy to continue his great work beyond 2016.
I know some people here unhappy with this situation, I believe they have foreign interests at heart. It is a shame we have some agitator try to divide our country and misrepresent lies as facts to besmirch te president.
But the Filipino spirit is waterproof!
Really? WTF? What drugs are you on? Or are you just a stupid noytard?
i dont think phil govt can handle this alone.if all these international help/aid did not come,i just could imagine the rising deaths ,not from the typhoon anymore but deaths from diseases like infection,dehydration etc.thanks to the foreign doctors who were in one area at the earliest to perform surgeries for the victims.i’m sure those victims they helped the earliest are very thankful to them.time is very precious at times like this.by geography,it is hard to deal with this situation especially without means by phil govt to make things possible
but thanks to the international fleets in aid and aircrafts to infiltrate the very areas not yet reached.i understand phil govt is doing their best to help in their own way but it is not enough becoz phil does not have the complete means,to get things under control.just imagine without foreign aids,in goods and in people and in fleets and aircrafts so lets just be thankful and appreciate all international aids,sent in many forms for the VICTIMS …..to co-filipinos,CNN reporters are credible ….nothing more,nothing less…
Isa lang naman ang punto jan.
Pumasok ang BS sa posisyon ng hindi pa handa..
Hindi ba dapat bago ka sumabak sa gyera cguraduhin mo munang my plan -A to Z ka, even local gov,t. Should.do anything to help and teach other before the typhoon landed.
Fact is always ryt, but standing up is showing you debustated, rather than keep your mouth shut and keep helping others.
if you can speak to both of you bad, so you also killed people in front of your father. president did his best, so only, not have the ability to become president of the Philippines.
In my perspective, we shouldn’t judge people because of what we see especially if we aren’t in the situation itself and dealing with the problems of the country. Think of it as if you were in the shoes of the president. The president is dealing with a lot of problems concerning the country. We shouldn’t criticize but help one another in helping our country fix itself and build up.
shut up…”respect the Authority” He doesn’t deserve a single respect bec he is Corrupt Noytards President like u. He ignored those dying people at Tacloban; Leyte ETC…. stop tolerating his incompetence. He should be in jail together with his corrupt politicians for a lack of leadership. Open ur blind eyes, children and Adult are crying, hungry and they don’t know where to sleep and live, I wish u and ur noytards president hit by Yolanda typhoon too and u will feel what the people are suffering…
how can the country build itself when the politicians have already helped itself enough with the taxpayer’s money and themselves? The only thing they’re good at is stealing. And it is the people suffering.
How about you pull your head out of Noynoy’s asshole and look at reality with the rest of us, you babbling, brainless piece of scum? I don’t care if our glorious president’s “problems” include deciding what pair of underwear to wear to his next phony interview. I am holding back tears for him, so you know (sarcasm), but he was the one who decided to run for the presidency and most of us were stupid enough to think he could handle it, so fuck his problems. He is utterly worthless and is running this country to the ground, failing thousands of people who are suffering at this is very moment. He should know what to do during this disaster, and yet he does nothing and lets foreigners do his job for him. How can you defend such a useless waste of flesh? I hope all the victims of the typhoon AND this sham of a government (which is turning out to be an even greater catastrophe) are as understanding as you.
I Think if You are A Leader you have this so called PRIORITY in dealing with the Country’s Problem….it is not an excuse if He is Facing a lot of Problem…the Disaster had already appeared so Prioritized or Focus the Problem…set aside the other Problems…it’s not an excuse being a Competent Leader…he should be undergone to a Risk Assesment Training….buti pa Seaman alam yan…economista pa na Presidente na Bobo padin hahays
The people here who want to give our country to the US here are traitors.
You would have us enslaved to another country for some cheap comforts and thrills, make us servants to the white men, let our women and children be exploited for the American pleasures.
The government may have some mistake, which one of you is perfect?
Causing unrest against a democratically elected present makes you a traitor to democratic societies everwhere, if you think you can do a better job, make a party and stand for elections. That is the proper way.
All I see here is a bunch of internet bad boys and intellectual try hards whining about the government, and touching each other in the proccess.
-While our elected leaders are doing their job, saving lives and running the country.
Noynoy and all Filipino are grateful for the international aid, but they are not going to sell off our pride and soul for it like others here.
Look on google, 90% of all news regarding our tragedy have been objective, except a few sites like this that want to use the tragedy to advance a political agenda.
Thank heavens most Filipino have enough common sense to vote Noynoy as their president, I said it here first, I will laugh when Noynoy is relected in 2016 and the whiners here start screaming about rigged elections.
For heavens sake, stop selling our souls, our dignity, our women to service other countries in exchange for some aid, and help our president keep pushing the agenda for a stronger, richer, fairer country for all.
I am a flaws man, but I love our god, our country, and our party!
Rex Cinco
Calamba
Um… you do know that Philippine presidents are constitutionally mandated to only serve ONE TERM, right?
i love my country too. “Cheap comforts and thrills”. Done. Our politicians already did that. Why not give it to the US? This is what they teach in schools. That the white man is evil and here to take our country. I have nothing more to say since that is what they teach in schools. Thank goodness the other countries are helping us (“Selling our souls” indeed) and despite the politicians being drawn to what is donated and steal it again, they are STILL helping us. I hate the Philippine government.
So…competency at the face of national tragedy are “cheap comforts and thrills” now? Lol. Not saying that the US government is perfect, because its so not, but compared to the freak show that’s running things now, we’d be better off letting farm animals colonize us. We could so a lot worse than America at this point.
Ah, a party man. You consider only positive coverage objective and critical coverage ont objective?
I guess if you live in Calamba you can be more tolerant of the utter inept and retarded response of BS Aquino and company.
Do not believe for a minute ass worship of BS makes you a better Filipino. It makes you an ass worshiper.
Oh my …Jose Rizal might just be turning in his grave with your comment. How can you actually measure a 90% on google? Galing mo!
@cinco = mas maganda pa cguro magiging slaved ka sa mga Kano na may puso kesa sa kapwa Pinoy o lalo na sa LEADER na walang AWA at MALASAKIT sa kapwa nya Filipino…..
ayaw mo ibenta ang kaluluwa mo sa amerika pero ang sariling wika mo naibenta mo na,taga calamba ka pa naman,sana kung sa tagalog mo isinulat ang comment mo mas kapani-paniwala pa ang pagiging makabayan mo. nakakahiya naman ke gat Jose Rizal
RespectTheAuthority… not sure where you live… but I live in the Philippines….The corruption here is real and very large scale… the only way to get into public office is to buy votes.. then once you are in office you steal money intended to improve the quality of life of the Philippine people so in the next election you have enough money to buy the votes you need to stay in office. We have an entire police department here that refuses to enforce even the simplest of laws because the Mayor does not want to lose votes… The police sit in the office all day and do nothing… yet do you think they would send them to the disaster area to help the suffering people… The are still sitting here and doing nothing… Telling people not to send money to help may sound cruel and heartless… but what is truly cruel and heartless is to take US tax dollars that were intended to help a family in need and have it go into the pockets of the corrupt bastards running this country. As much as I would like to see the USA take over the Philippines they are much better off by not having Obama screw it up more than it already is. The best thing that can happen is if the Philippine people would just wake up and stop electing the people who give them a few dollars at election time and instead elect the right people… then hang a few of the corrupt ones from flagpoles in the center of the larger towns. The president here wants tourism.. he cant take care of his own people… how is he going to protect tourist?
BS Aquino and BS Obama are cut from the same cloth. Both men are full of it. They will claim they are for the people but they are only for their own people and agenda.
I never voted for Pnoy. People voted him because he is the son of the late president, and the brother of a well-known actress. So what if he is the son? Not all children are like their parents. I don’t care if he is a good person or not, the Filipinos just need a GOOD leader just like he promised to be during the campaign period. If he does not know how to lead the country, then he should have not run for president. Maybe he should have just settled running for barangay captain.
And yes, I’ve done my part. I am paying the right taxes, and I also sent out relief goods as much as I can afford.
And to the DILG secretary, he cannot even help Capiz, his small hometown which is also as badly damaged as Tacloban. What more in facing the bigger problems of our nation?
the truth is, the government doesn’t know what they’re doing.
Philippines should just be controlled by the US and it will be better off.
I hate this so called “Protect the PRIDE of the Philippines” slogan. People there should be more educated and see the government with clearer eyes. Its easy to be brainwashed by the government.
Hi, I’m seeking evidence of any wrongdoing or injustices by this president. All information will be treated with full confidence and respect.
Contact me at naquino1@bloomberg.net for further details. Thank you for your time.
@Normal Life …..do it yourself …it’s all over. Take a look at the people in all government agencies. Who are the generals in CAAP? They are all somehow intertwined with BS Aquino because of utang na loob. These generals (who don’t know anything about aviation) bring their own kamaganak inc. And guess what….there’s MORE!!!!!!!
Why do you need evidence …it’s all over!
Normal life–what evidence u r asking, R u psychotic too, like ur Noytards president. Did u c the news and the dead bodies still on the area, it’s been there more than a week. How about those survivals they are crying begging for their food, place to live etc… Your heart is like a burning broken rock no feeling at all. u don’t feel how those people suffering a lot bec of ur Noytards lack of leadership and negligence of his job….ur brain and heart is full B*LLSHT too. Don’t wait for strong super typhoon to hit ur stupid mind to understand everything…..
The government officials have their own agenda.. mostly personal agenda.. bakit wala yung mga senador, congressman, governor, at iba pang mga opisyal ng gobyerno? Bakit hindi sila lumantad sa publiko at ipakita and kanilang mga tapang at ipakita na handa silang mamatay upang paglingkuran ang sambayanan? Ito na ang pagkakataon na ipakita ang tunay nilang hangarin na maglingkod sa taong bayan.
Siguro kung may pabuya at tong ay siguradong mabilis pa sa alas kuatro ay nandoon para mangurakot!!
Mga walang silbi!!
BS!!
I agree that the US take over the Philippine as a 53rd State. I love my country (Philippine) very much but I fear about our government because there all corrupt. We are blaming the government as a cannible for not taken action right away on helping the survivors after the typhoon yolanda. They should provide shelter, foods, medical attention to those injured survivors, clean water, clothings and picking up bodies but our government did not do nothing on helping them until now our barrio Guintampilan Daram Samar has not receive aid from our government its been 11 days still no help. Those stupid people are loving there corrupt government specially the selfish president. Wake up people its time for change to make the Philippine better country.
Why you want to enslave us to America? They will make our mothers into their servants, our wives into their toys and mistress, and heaven forbid what they will do with our children..
Don’t be weak! We just have a period of weak government, we have suffer worse before.. We can have a better leader in future!!
Don’t sellout to the foreigner because of trinket and toys and promises of better life, it’s all the same except dfference is the other you sold your dignite and soul of yourself and your fellow filipino.
Are you freakin retarded!???
“enslave”??? This aint the middle ages where people enslave the weak and ppor. This is the modern age Carlos,
the Americans wont turn us into servants or treat us like shit. They’ll help us far more than our government.
“period of weak government”??? Our government has always been weak.
“better leader in future”??? When is that gonna happen? After 10 centuries??
“trinket, toys and promises of better life”??? I’d bet everything i have to show you that they’ll have far more success and progress at help in a day than our government will ever do in a month.
im not selling out to anybody but i know for a fact that our government right now and probably for almost an eternity cant do shit properly and please stop with this Pinoy pride nonsense.
Why would i have pride over a country that has a shitty government run by actors and other useless people who have no knowledge whatsoever about politics.
I think the america pepple shud control our country!
I have america boyfriend I play internet game with, he send me money more than my father salary for months!! He help for typhoon too.
They are very caring and good pepple, if america control us we all have more money and respect, they are very cute too haha ^_^
Noynoy is just like normal filipino, selfish and not want spend money for other pepele but himself, bad prez!
The spotlight on the country, I am embarassed by the government. Too much corruption, right to the core, but what can we do
FYI: remember that these elected poliicians had to get back their money from their previous or should I say, recently rampant vote-buying…so this must be the right time and chances for them to get what they exhausted
from vote-buying by counting the money that they could take from the donations by other countries and the UN by all means. Do not expect that these politicians will take out money from their own pockets. Get real! They got what they wanted and they will still need more bucks for their familes’ lavish lifestyle! Is this the right time for all Filipinos who sold their rights to vote honestly to wake up? Pathetic!
true enough, anderson cooper came here in our country in advance to report this event, to his surprise after the event he sees nobody there to help, why is that, great nations from around the world are turning thier attention to us, and yet this
foolish officials seen on tv na pa pogi points. they are good in talking and nothing is done, one thing is for sure they are intrested in the donations because this billion. never minding the victims. oh my,,,, my philippines, my philippines
I guess my name is bullsh!t aquino.
Seriously I won’t allow the US to take over Visayas even for a short period of time. I might hate the government but not to the point na ipamimigay natin ang Pilipinas sa mga dayuhan. Remember what our ancestors fought for. And now we’ll deliberately give it to other countries? A big NO! Tingnan niyo yung nangyare sa Sabah Island. Pinarentahan lang natin yun dati tapos ngaun hindi na natin makuha. People, do not be blinded by anger, fear, or impatience. We may lose Visayas forever. It’s normal to hate our government but it’s not normal to desire to give away our nation. Hay naku, kung buhay lang si Gat Jose Rizal ngayon…
For all of this nonsense condemning, blaming, complaining, arguing, lying and fighting each other. I would like to reach my appreciation and thanks to those people who helped the victims. Thanks to the volunteers, Red cross, Phil Soldiers, P-Noy and its Cabinet, the Phil government, 22 friend countries, OFW donations, people from other Cities, ordinary people to your prayers and all Filipinos. Salamat po. Mabuhay po kayo. Sa mga Haters, kahit hindi ko alam kung anung purpose salamat pa din. Sa tingin ko, yan ay isang pakikita na concern po kayo sa ating bansa. Sa lahat ng nag-alay ng kahit anong bagay, oras, pera o anu pman. Maraming salamat po.
you can help and criticize at the same time! nakakasawa na magbasa ng mga linyang ‘ikaw may nagawa ka na ba?’tumulong kana lang, crap! Gamit gamit din ng utak!! madami nang nakatulong, pero nakakasawa na din ang gobyernong ito, ano ba meron sa mga pilipinong pilit na pinagtatanggol pa ang bulok na gobyernong ito!!!! Kailan pa kayo matatauhan!? nasa harap na ninyo ang mapait na katotohanan. Sinasakmal na kayo!!
I don’t know why they have to vote for a man who has no political experience whatsoever. To be a President is not to learn to become president. You have to have the back bone and balls to become one. The President of the Philippines put the people of Tacloban and the millions of Filipinos down by showing his incompetence in time of crisis. With thousand of people who perished one has to think what could have been done to prevent this catastrophe of magnitude proportion. He promised that they were prepared with a warlike preparation but after five days from the ravage typhoon of Tacloban and other areas CNN Anderson Cooper was the first one to tell the whole world what is going on on the ground. There is no significant presence and relief going on. We understand The Philippine government do not have enough resources and logistic but BS Aquino was still on standby mode not on emergency mode where people are still buried on the ruble and bodies on the street and people don’t have any food and water. Think of it 5 days of no food and water and no shelter. It is an absolute outrage. I think Aquino deserve to resign.
I’m sick of our shit third world country. What did I do to deserve to be born a filipino. Why do people still have pride? Our country is a nation of fools and slaves, our women often whore themself to the foreigner for our families.
Our wage is just a excuse so we cannot say we are slave. But compare to other countries, it is as nothing.
The cycle continue.. Our most beautiful and lovely lady is force to sex with foreigner, their body corrupt with their filth, our men slaves to industrie pf foreign company, the profit back to the foreigner, out politician serve themself first, no doubt thinking of way to access the typhoon aid money right now. This is the world our children is born to.
I refuse to allow foreigner take over us. We have been brainwash to be the slave to the foreigner already. We need to destory the evil in our own country, our government, but we are a weak willed people.
So the cycle will continue.
Filipino = the foreigners cheap servants and whore nation.
Some of your lady whores get what they deserve. You can treat them well and with respect and they will cheat and lie and be so damn stupid. Believe me. They make their own beds and then get big headed with the money only to let some playboy married pinoy get them pregnant! I used to have pity, but i have seen the other side.
I have helped many pilipino only to be stabbed in the back. They are deceitful liars to their fellow countryman. They truly are truth impaired.
So don’t get so pissed at the foreigner. Look in the mirror and get pissed at how you people exploit each other!
Charlie,
I understand your frustrations though. I have been there quite a bit and been in many provinces. It sucks that even when people get some education, there is a lack of jobs that pay. But I think it is mostly due to the ruling oligarchy and the government class that suck the life out of opportunity and enrich themselves. It is not actually the foreigner that exploits your people, though that can and does happen in many places.
With the latest death toll and missing exceeding 5000, and more will surely die from the inept early response from the NoyNoy administration, will the policeman get his job back? At this point, his estimate is more accurate than the low ball number from BS Aquino.
Noytard, is really crazy, I don’t understand y the police superintendent was fired by Noytard bec. of wrong estimate. Corrupt Noytard is an evil for sure, he is the son of Satan he supposed to move his presidency in hell with his corrupt government officials who is stealing the billions and billions money of the gov’t money. He doesn’t know what he is doing…He needs to resign ASAP if not we will all suffer…
BS Aquino is a puppet of the rich corrupt oligarchy there. The elitists put him in there exactly because he is so lame.
I think USA should take our country. Our men is corrupt, weak or poor compared to America, if they take over us we can make them happy and they can look after us. USA men are very gentle and generous and kind, if the army base was still here they could of help us so much.
I don’t have pride to watch my family no future. Our future is with America. I would rather be a slave to america than the situations now.
Let u make a movement to let USA make us their newest state!!
that can be done! I am willing to pay the cost whatever it may be! My life, my limes my all!
Not all of your men are so bad. Just as all of your women are not so good. I wasted a lot of time and money there and seem to have only encountered the wrong people. It seems you can help many philipino only to find they have very short memories and they stick you in the back.
The US has many weak men and women too. We have the big fraud and phony B.H. Obama and the many lies and scams his administration perpetuates with the help of Democrats. We are not the country we once were because of all the shitheads thinking they can vote for prosperity based on promises of liars. Kind of like the suckers who voted for NoyNoy.
this is not a solution, we fight for our freedom then we will just give it up because there’s no leader that can make our country better? the solution is we must vote for someone who has the brains and passion to make our country progress for success and not to those who are corrupt self-centered communist rock-stars who makes their projects like roads with low quality materials that cant last a year… etc my point is we must hire a president who knows how build our country that will regain like what we used to be no.1 in asia.the one who makes projects that can benefit us all and not only his pocket or his fucking name.
it is better for the Philippines to be run like hell by the Filipinos rather than like heaven by the americans…
Why is that?
That is the biggest bs quote. That is a quote spoken by exPresident Manuel Quezon. Now let me tell tou this, anyone who disagrees that Philippines is better off handed over to US.; “tell your shit to all the victims of Yolanda and the other millions of Filipinos hungry, poor, and jobless.
What Filipinos don’t understand is that the Spanish slavery era is over. Slavery is no longer here. People are out to help us but we bite them away.
Take Hong Kong for example. Guided by Britain and brought to success. Land handed over to people when they were ready to handle the country. Us? what did we do when Us came to teach our children? our imbecile “patriots” gave them war.
Stupid prideful Filipinos fighting for a freedom they can’t handle. Yes I’m Filipno. But several decades of guidance from a first world country is helpful. Just enough to change the greedy, uneducated, selfish, hypocrite, nature of the majority of Filipinos.
Why do you think politicians disagree with this? because they can’t continue their corruption under the eyes of a foreign administration
Did you know that Hk for example, a chosen few educated men and women. Distinguished intellectuals vote for govt officials. Why? Because poor uneducated people will just vote any dirty politician who gives them $2 worth of goods.
Filipinos? why is our hypocrisy so thick we can’t accept reality? Pathetic..
You must be out of your mind to even think that Tery juban. The only way I could rationalise your comment above is that perhaps: you are one of Aquino’s puppies and perhaps you are rolling on the abundance of loot from the country’s wallet or perhaps…you are so far away from Visayas and have no relatives who suffered or perished from either the earthquake or typhoon or both. You sound like someone who could not care less. You are such a moron!
It makes little difference if tyrants and thieves are foreign or domestic if you are starving. The Visayas are clearly used by the elitist in the Philippines to enrich themselves. The starving person wants to eat and unfortunately they believe the swindlers and plunderers from Metro Manila because at voting time they can buy a little extra rice.
Celina,there is a thing called MIGRATION. You can take your whole family with you in the USA for a “better future” err become “slaves”. The choice is yours. Why are you still here if you wish to be an American? What have you done so far for the victims of Yolanda aside from whining? Just asking!
next time let us chose a president who knows how to work hard, not popularity votes, see what we got had it not for the international media the more of our countrymen suffered in visayas region affected by the typoon. Let’s face it Pres. Benigno aquino doesn’t know what to do in times of crisis and its so evident the way he works.
not only a president but all elective officials
And dump at least 75% of the judges! Crooks in robes.
the problem, nobody but nobody is qualified. you may not be corrupt prior to being elected but as soon as you are in power you become one. hay….. kamalas natin
i am one of survivors of yolanda in leyte
I see a corrupt incompetent government, I see people begging foreign outsiders for aid because they have no choice. I see a president that evade responsibility with lies and denial, I see government official trying to steal aid good and funds. I see old white men buying our children and youngster for sex, I see so many filipino abroad working as servants, and suffer.
In gods design he placed us to suffer so much hardship compared to others, why? Are we forsaken? We are the Ethiopia of Asia, our lives are cheap and our bodies are cheap, our spirit is resilient but resilient to what end? To be exploited? We have been subly indentured to be second class human beings that a in servititude to others, a few lucky ones escape, but most of us will born and died as so.
Lord why have you forsaken us, are we forgotten? Must our faith be tested more than the other human on this earth with unending disaster and human misery?
I understand you guys what you feel, however no matter what form of humanitarian government could give a solution permanently like death, sickness,poverty or eliminate natural disasters (Jeremiah 10:23).There’s only one form of government that will give the solutions of all our problems, God’s government (Daniel 2:44). Our life that we suffer today is not the original purpose of God but to live forever here on earth and transform it to paradise, the real hope of mankind. jw.org.
This is precisely the attitude that makes people apathetic. God is not going to swoop down from the heavens to govern you. God gave people intelligence and wisdom to govern themselves. Religion just turns us into idiots.
I think your lack of religion and your attack on religion make you the idiot, bobo and gaga.
Religion is pure BS. Your relationship with your God (or non God) is personal and you do not need any religion for that.
Ikaw ang bobo.
You are pure BS. You also must be a noytard.
Guys, can we keep religion out of this discussion as it is a sticky issue? Also and more importantly, can we refrain from badmouthing people for believing or not believing in religion? Let’s not think that our beliefs, whether in favor of or against religion, are gospel truth. Even if we think they are, can’t we just keep it to ourselves and just respect others’ beliefs?
Blanket statements attacking religion and people of faith is bull shit. And telling people of faith to keep it to themselves is bullshit too.
In my opinion, a little more morals and values would go a long way to improving the quality of the government you have. Most of the problems you have can be laid directly at the feet of those who lack them.
Please don’t misunderstand me, tom. I not only believe 100% in God; I also love Him very much as He’s been my lifelong Father, Brother, Friend, and Advocate, and I’m not telling you not to mention His name or bring Him into this discussion. What I’m trying to say is for those who don’t believe in Him to just respect those who do and not to attack others on the basis of their beliefs. After all, that’s not the issue here. Sorry if I failed to make that very clear. Also, if you really believe in God and love Him, it would be best to watch your words. I don’t think we can make people see God in us if we often say words like “bullshit,” even if others do.
@ tom
first off, JHC, was right in saying, that God will swoop down from the heavens and save your ass, unless you make your own move. God gave you intelligence and wisdon. There is no place for religion there. You see, idiot, in case you still do not know, religion is just business, it should not interfere with your relationship with your your God.
Ang bobo mo.
The “L” on your forehead is either for Loser or Libtard.
I just thought we received 5 Billion is donation for the tragedy that slammed our nation. Why not give out every family 1 MILLION pesos for them to start a new leaf????? It’s more than enough, right? What say you guys?? to make sure the money would be put to good use rather be at someone else’s pocket.
even 500K is enough to start a new life!
we cannot all be millioners there must be some poor and some sonofabitches to let the world turn in balance…
Let’s prepare the good ones – Dick Gordon or Duterte in 2016.
i vote for bongbong marcos 🙂 see what he did to davao, low cost energy and living. and the most secured place in the country. even terrorist are afraid to go there. 🙂
BBM in 2016 folks!!! It’s time to place a serious leader back in the driver’s seat. For 27+ years, the Philippine nation has been fed a constant barrage of lies and other bullshit about democracy and freedom. When in reality, the EDSA1 was nothing more than a load of shit designed to let the rich Oligarchy get richer. And the rest of the people poorer.
Ask yourself this: If President Marcos was so bad. why was the country doing so good? And if BS Aquino is so good. Why is the country doing so bad?
Philippines will never stand up again on her own feet, no matter who will sit on the president chair their will be NO progress at all, everyone from barangay to president they are all corrupt or if not they are being pulled down by other government officials (“crab mentality”). BUT not all government officials are to be blame here, of course the Filipino people also, they did their part, selling their votes for 500-5k pesos, or giving their vote favorite actress/actor/boxer EVEN if those people didn’t have capability of governing. The government will not let even 50% of the population be educated because those people who are not educated are the one stupid enough to vote for them. I am on the side who will rather be @ the arms of americans than in the arms of our freedom but with poor/inequality/corrupt/ & crab mentality.
Ilda, I have one question for you.
Given that you’re critical of the ongoing relief effort — tell me how you would’ve handled the problems at hand, given this deluge and the same powers Noynoy (or BS Aquino or whatever) yields.
It’s very easy to wail on your armchair and snipe at people you already have a visceral dislike with — now let’s see someone here do a little thought-experimenting. I prefer that you do so, Ilda, but anyone else among those who frequent GRP will do.
@Suibon
A few lessons for PNoy:
Lesson one: PNoy needs to stop the blame-game. The only reason he is getting a deluge of criticism now is because in his initial statements to the media, he could not help blame the local government units whose members became victims of the super typhoon themselves. His insensitivity was exposed as soon as he opened his mouth.
If I were in PNoy’s shoes, instead of acting so relaxed prior to the arrival of the typhoon, I would have met with the local government units in the areas that will be affected by the storm and gotten the details of their contingency plans. If their contingency plans do not include the evacuation of the people, I would have ordered them to do so.
PNoy keeps blaming the LGUs but did he actually coordinate with them? Were they given enough warming about the intensity of the typhoon? His finger-pointing will come back to bite him.
Lesson two: PNoy needs to stop being so overconfident. Bragging the day before the typhoon that the government is “ready” for the relief operations came back to bite him big time.
Lesson three: PNoy needs to be humble. His interview with CNN showed he wasn’t capable of admitting his shortfalls.
Lesson four: PNoy needs to unite Filipinos by putting political bickering aside.
As to your question, how I would have handled the problems:
1) Meet with the remaining members of the local government units and coordinated with them about the relief operations. It is obvious that he doesn’t want to talk to some of the leaders in the region because they are his political enemies.
2) Order the distribution of relief goods as soon as possible instead of storing them in the DSWD warehouse.
3) Hire contractors who are experts in the collection of bodies in disaster areas.
4) Hire contractors who have heavy machineries like bulldozers and machines that can actually push through the debris that is blocking aid.
5) Hire airplanes to airlift survivors to safety asap.
Please note that there should be enough budget for 3,4, & 5 from the donations from foreign countries. If not, there should be a budget for it since we get visited by typhoons every year.
6) Mobilise the army and volunteers to help find survivors.
Anyway, these are just some of the things that PNoy should have done to put order in the typhoon ravaged areas.
Lesson four, he just did the opposite of that the moment he became president….. come to think of it, that is what his mother did also, polarized the Filipino people.
Yup. His intentions could be to divide and conquer. We should all be united in whipping him into shape or asking him to resign.
Sounds more and more like Obama. And he is also a red diaper baby.
Wonderful, Ilda! This just goes to show that you don’t need to be an expert on disaster preparedness (or are you?) to know what to do before a disaster strikes if you really think hard about it and humbly ask others who may know better, and if you really care enough to do all that you can to keep your people out of harm’s way. Unfortunately, our president is neither knowledgeable nor humble, and worst, he really doesn’t care at all for people.
What say you, Suibon? Satisfied with Ilda’s response?
My dear countrymen, Let us help each other to remove our corrupt Pres. Abnoy legs together with those corrupt politicians from the Malacanang bec they are belong to HELL they are nothing but B*LLSHT, stealing the billions money from our govt. This is the worse President entire the whole world. They don’t have good hearts. They all ignored our crying/dying children and Adults at the Tacloban, Cebu, Leyte, Davao etc.,,,,,,,,,,,,
Perhaps to say the least the Philippine government is not only lead by purely evil people – but most of its employees as well.
Just imagine what kind of leader would declare after five days of the disaster that they “have just completed ‘the master plan'”?!!!
In any imagination of a more honest and responsible leadership this is purely an exposure of being simply “busy bodies” of those in the whole administration of BS Aquino.
Meaning, they haven’t done anything at all regarding any preparations for any kind of disasters that will happen in the Philippines.
What they’ve done this time is another evidence to concrete the government image that it is purely composed of people who can be considered as simply a pile of stinking s**t.
What happened to the “Calamity” regulations regarding prices of food in Samar, Calbayog?? Residents are being fleeced for their rice by the NFA!
Now I understand why Philippines is considered the 4th most CORRUPT country for doing business!!
Thanks for writing this very straightforward article. Very brave and I share the same views – but sad to say, my brother and sisters who voted for Pnoy remained blind, deaf and dumb!
I was in Tanauan Leyte last Nov 16-17 and these are what I noticed
1. No government organized distribution of reliefs in the area
2. Only help available is coming from UNICEF directly
3. The place smells really bad due to the dead bodies that is yet to be found
4. Garbage/Debris are on the side of the streets
5. There is no peace and order especially at night
6. The Tanauan and Palo area is hit worse than Tacloban yet reliefs are mostly going to Tacloban. (Guiuan in Samar was hit the worst yet I don’t know if reliefs are going there)
7. I am from Tanauan and the place is no longer recognizable.
Here are the info that I got from the locals in Tanauan
1. They don’t know what a Storm Surge is… They thought it was only similar to a high-tide
2. The looting in Gaisano and Robinsons malls was initiated by people with vehicles, clearly not from Leyte because the vehicles in Leyte there were flooded. Locals are saying that the looting in malls were initiated by the people from Samar
3. There were 7 tidal waves and the last one was as tall as 2 coconut trees
4. Winds were so strong that it was able to cut coconut trees
you may check my pictures at facebook jovie.urbano@yahoo.com, the public album is Leyte – November 2013… it has 1000+ pictures of Tacloban, Palo, and Tanauan Leyte
Hello jovie,
You should report this on CNN iReporter:
“1. No government organized distribution of reliefs in the area
2. Only help available is coming from UNICEF directly”
In response to the recent criticism of “AC” on Pres Aquino and PNOY on the way they handled the aftermath of the typhoon I would like to request that AC point that hypocritical finger back at the US and take a look at how his own Country and Pres Bush botched the recovery in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to address their problems.
In my opinion, Pres Aquino has done his best to maintain order in an unprecedented tragedy and will be working to rebuild for years while AC (a journalist who only cares about ratings) will move on to the whatever the next “tragedy” is that he can build his career on.
This is why the younger generation no longer watches CNN because they know its mostly BS.
You are one specially stupid pinoy! Shit for brains. Noytard!
Please stop being a Yellow Zombie and think for yourself. The foreign media saw and reported the same thing not just Anderson Cooper. There is a lot of consistency with what they reported and even Carandang admitted on November 20 that the response was slow. Stop making this up. Noynoy lost a lot of integrity when he attempted to downplay the extent of government ineptitude on CNN.
There was even a Filipino pilot who courageously decided to act on his own without any orders and drop the relief goods.
Your the one who is full of BS here, Andrew Mathisen. Cooper even interviewed a naval officer (Captain Santiago) and took a look at the medical supplies in the airport clinic.
The press was surprised to see a lack of leadership since they expected things to be much less chaotic a week after.
When the poor police Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria was dismissed for reporting 10,000 people died in the typhoon, do you think it was fair of him to be fired? Mali din yung estimate ni PNOY. That’s just ridiculous and completely unfair.
Even the Israeli relief had no one to go to. When asked where to go they were tole to “ask the Americans”.
I don’t even know why people like you even cite Hurricane Katrina as an excuse. You are just making yourself look bad by defending incompetence. i could even go on and on here about the stories of people who died after the typhoon due to infections and ailments that could have been prevented according to the doctors.
@Andrew Mathisen
To compare the typhoon to Katrina is a coward’s way of avoiding the real problem. First off asshole, we sent the National Guard in to New Orleans the next day. When the fuck did the filipino government act? 6 days later! To criticize the U.S. government for their actions is irresponsible. We went into the typhoon ravage area days before anybody did. We dont owe filipinos shit! But unlike those assholes that people like you elect who dont give a fuck about human life, we do. Yes Bush was a clown but so is Bullshit Aquino. BTW where the fuck was the filipino army when Katrina hit? I dont recall them sending anything to New Orleans. So take your ass kissing dick sucking ways and shut the fuck up. Douchebag! Dont mistake our kinfness for weakness, because if you do, next time we may let you depend solely in the filipino government to rescue your sorry ass, and I can assure you, you will regret it, asshole
Bush was not an ass clown. YOU have him confused with Obama.
Other than that your response was right on!
@Tom
sorry dude, I dont like Obama either, but as a Proud American, I can safely say Bush was a moron. Like Aquino, they both couldnt measure up to their fathers.
It would be better, If we let international Government takeover the current administration, I mean Philippine Government is so useless, come on it’s so obvious.
They seem to be good at BS and relabeling the donated food aid after checking for expiration dates! Hail Noy and his noytards. He cares if they get expired donations.
The funds contributed enough to build a better home for each and every victims of typhoon and cities plan as well,
I would like to see accountability against any government official responsible to funds abuse. The international community should not make another mistake like Haiti.
Bongbong marcos for 2016
BBM 2016
We, the victims of Yolanda was nothing but hopeful that national and local government would be sensitive for our needs. We are ROOFLESS, we are HOMELESS. We need FOOD, we need HELP.
Foreign aid for Yolanda’s victims which reaches P14B was overwhelming. I was just thinking, what are the plans of our government? I hope this amount would not make those corrupt officials richer. Please have shame, that help is FOR US.
Just so funny and shameful that we keep on hearing from news how much and what foreign countries, private companies and individuals provide imported and branded goods and course it through local government but we only received few local goods? Where did those original donations go?
If we keep on relying to our government, we are HOPELESS.
Philippine government is disgusting and HOPELESS.
not all in our government should be blamed for the weak and slow efforts .. i’m from the philippines so i can tell who’re the persons or individuals who cares the most for my fellow pinoys .
You are from the Philippines but are you one of the victims Mr. Jose? I tell you, I am. And I am a first hand witness of how SELFISH people from the government are. You can tell who’re the persons or individuals who cares the most for your fellow pinoys? So I dare you, name them. And let’s see if you can even think of any.
I think its very unfair to
Its very unfair and ignorant to generalize all politicians in such a way, Beauty. Sure, you are a victim, but thousands more are so, and they don’t complain. Well, they do. I mean, I’m from the Philippines too, and the government is rotten to the core, but some politicians aren’t. Take the late Jesse Robredo for an example. So don’t say everyone in politics is like that because its just stupid and senseless.
Just as cream rises to the top in milk, shit rises to the top in the Philippines. The land of bullshit and tomorrow.
Doterte from davao
Bobo lang talaga mga aquino. Sa lahat ng problema panay lang ang ngiti mo. Meron ka bang ibang alam na gawin kundi ngumiti at mag speech? Nakakalungkot isiping naghanap pa kayo ng masisisi sa mga police o officials na natamaan din ng bagyo dun. Ang dami daming mga militar na puedeng tumulong dun. Dapat ikaw na lang ung nabiril ndi tatay mo. At least tatay mo ndi kasing tanga mo. Eto pa pati kapatid mong pokpok umeepal pa. Ano ba alam ng pamilya nyo? U are not a born leader.
ALL I COULD SAY IS THAT THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TODAY IS VERY MUCH USELESS. DESPITE OF THIS HAPPENING THEY STILL HAVE DOUBTS AND ARE NOT THAT COMPETENT ENOUGH TO DO ACTIONS TO HELP THE VICTIMS OF THE TYPHOON. THEY JUST SO INSENSITIVE NOT TO SEE THE TRUTH AND WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE VICTIMIZE AREAS.
di kasi magkandaugaga mga Aquino sa pagprotekta sa hacienda.
D agad naka galaw ung government ng pinas kase inuna nila mag plano kung pano maka benepesyo ang kanilang bulsa.. mga shit masyado.. as in TAE
Sino po ba ang bomoto sa kanila? Hindi sila ang mga tanga… Kundi ang sambayabang pilipino. Diyan tayo magaling.. Ang manghusga.. Hindi man lang natin matignan ang ating mga sarili sa salamin..
Blutot…Subukan mong mag trabaho sa government…hindi ganun kadali mag labas ng pera kung alam mo lang…all transactions have to be discussed and agreed before sila mag issue ng kung anu-ano para makatulong sa mga biktima ng yolanda…kahit ultimo mga relief goods kailangan pang e record kung ilan ang nadistribute, kung saang lugar naipamahagi…and before sila makapag distribute, kailangan pa nila maka gather ng list. Hindi ko alam pano toh e explain sayo…isa rin akong victim ng yolanda…nasira bahay namin…pero d mo alam ang hirap na dinanas namin para makapag serbisyo kami sa kapwa namin…to the fact na mas pinaprioritize namin yung ibang tao kesa samin na kami mismo eh biktima rin naman…so wag mo sana e judge na hindi nakagalaw agad ang government dahil mas inuna nila mag bulsa….tss! May pinag aralan ka naman siguro diba?Wag ka mag judge dahil hindi mo naman naranasan mag work sa government! hindi lahat ng tao corrupt…nasa isip lang natin ang pagiging corrupt…parang ikaw, utak mo na corrupt na! tss
Biktima ka nga pero…
May punto rin siya. Kasi mabilis mag-respond yung nakaraang administration kumpara sa ngayon. Hwag mong sabihin na magtrabaho ako o sya sa government dahil you can never do anything with INCOMPETENCE. O hindi mo lang talaga naisip iyon?
Don’t be such a retard. You’re very delusional, you know that.
ganyan exactly ang ilan sa mga nagtatrabaho sa government, iniaangat ang sarili, e yan ang gusto niyo trabaho bakit kayo magrereklamo, may rules pa rin ba kung buhay na ng mga taong bayan ang nakasalalay? at pagpalagay na nating mahirap maglabas? di ba in the first 3 days ata million na ang nag donate? asan na?
The fact is very simple and obvious sticking right on the face of every Filipino every second of their lives – the Philippine government is composed of mostly gluttonous and consistent arrogant liars who are purely unadulterated demons.
Despite of all these facts, the saddest of all is that majority of Filipinos love and worship these demons and cherish every second that they are deprived of freedom from miserable poverty and having their human dignity trampled.
We cannot help the Filipino Nationals by just having argument on this issue.
Let us help in any matter we can.
Thanks
Tulong na!
Tabang na!
Tayo na!
It is true indeed that the Philippines is losing (or should I say has lost? I don’t know. You be the judge.) trustworthy leaders who think about what is best for the people and the nation as a whole. (I won’t dwell on the government’s or “public servants'” mistakes and shortcomings. You can do that and I’m sure you have a lot to say.)
Considering that our country is facing more or less than 20 typhoons a year our preparedness and ability to respond to calamities hadn’t changed that much. It seems like the only thing the government tell people to do is to evacuate so as to minimize injury and casualty. I have noticed that many people have become indifferent to typhoons and have treated it as though it is “normal.” Perhaps this is because we are used to having these sort of calamities every now and then. But now that our country has been ravaged by Haiyan people are starting to open their eyes. (I do hope they could still see.)
Our country really needs to improve its preparedness and capacity to respond to situations similar but not limited to typhoons. Also we need good leaders out there, who are strong enough to resist temptations of corrupt people (or whatever sort of evil you may have thought of). We need leaders who truly act in the spirit of service not minding the financial gains that may tempt them from doing foolish things that would cause people to suffer. If our leaders can still be reformed, well and good. But if not our country might plunge into the darker depths of adversity and misery.
@Dixi Dawn,
Fully agree with you. So pls tell me (us) now, who to vote for as president with the next presidential elections?
Will the next Phil president be any better than the current one? Do all candidates have a program or is that only small-talk and chit chat? And in the mean time, nothing will change anyway? I am afraid that every next president will only be there for the “status-quo” and maybe only promise a few minor things to the Phil people.
kung pati kayo nagaaway sa nangyayari walang maidudolut na maganda sa ating mga pilipino tama na lahat nang tao nagkakamali,hindi maari nagsisihan na lamang tayo ang magandang gawin tumulong nalang at magkaisa tau dahil hanggang nagsisihan kau walang nangyayaring maganda, just pray because god is always there for us to help,, gusto lang niyang matuto taung alagaan ang kalikasan dahil sa mga gawain nang tao na hindi maganda sa ating kalikasan, na dapat magising tau sa katotohanan na ang kalikasan ay kakambal din nang ating buhay,,,dahil lahat nang problema ay may solusyon at nagkakaroon lamang nang mga bagay na hindi natin ginusto dahil itoy mga pagsubok lamang….para matuto ang tao…..magkaisa na lamang tao para malampasan lahat ng pagsubok sa ating buhay at huwag nating kalimutan na ang dios ay nasa atin lamang
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Its like you read my mind! You seem to know a lot about this, like you wrote the book in it or something.
I think that you can do with some pics to
drive the message home a little bit, but instead of that, this is wonderful blog.
A fantastic read. I’ll definitely be back.
Kawawang Ping Lacson naguyo na maging punching bag ang whipping boy at scapegoat sa kawalan ng pag-usad ng rehabilitation and recovery efforts of the areas devastated by Haiyan. (Kaya hayan Ping, ok naman pagtulong mo, pero di ka naman pala tutulungan dyan, bahala ka na sa buhay mo). Iyan yata ang mantra ng gobyerno pagdating dyan sa mga lugar na nasalanta ng Haiyan. Kantahin mo ito ng taimtim kung gusto mong mabuhayan ng loob : top march into hell for a heavenly cause. Kaya mo yan sir. Best wishes.
No. This government cannot rid itself of blame whether completely or partially.
This government is not some friend who slips
and says “oops, sorry” and we’re supposed to forgive.
This government has a JOB to do.
It has RESOURCES that it took from us.
It has been put in POWER by us.
And no, it is NOT RELEVANT how much tax I’ve paid throughout the years.
It is not relevant how much I’ve helped during natural calamities.
I am a Filipino citizen who has EVERY RIGHT
as everybody else to demand from this government
and to point out its shortcomings regardless of my contributions to this society.
This is not quid pro quo.
No, you cannot compel me to provide alternatives when I complain.
It is NOT MY JOB to provide alternatives.
It is the job of the government.
Why the hell should I be required to provide alternatives?
If we are all able to come up with alternatives,
it further reinforces the fact that this government is not doing its job.
And no, you cannot sarcastically say that I should just replace the president.
Where is the logic in that???
It has the same logic as when you say complaining does not help.
NOT COMPLAINING DOES NOT HELP!
Not complaining is precisely what the government wishes we would do
so it can again silently crawl away from public memory until the next disaster.
No. This government will never rid itself of blame!!!!!!
PLEASE REPOST/SHARE
Our Obama is your Noy-Noy! Both are full of shit!
You are all correct!
Brace for impact typhoon season is back
And so are the crooks who are out to grab
The donations!
Fak this system!
Philippines – After Haiyan (Al Jazeera)
http://t.co/RTktf3JWHN
No worries. I already CURSED your de fact illegal president to death.
Un-preparedness, cheating and lying to the Filipino people are very common practice in time of elections and calamities. Anderson Cooper and Amanpour were surprise during their interview with President Benigno S. Aquino III on Yolanda typhoon (Haiyan). That’s right BS Aquino, Mar Roxas and Corina Sanches do not really care about the Filipino People, without corruption they’ll not move, they’re are trained that ways, they,ve their own dirty personal relationship on going on official Government business. The reasons that they invasive to answers the questions. They’re are hypocrites and trying to avoid the exposures of their dirty secret relationship. Most Filipino are trained the way they are, BS Aquino’s reaction to Anderson Cooper and Amanpour is like an stupid idiot President “BS” Aquino. is very common practices, no straight answers, no transparency and always invasive answers trying to protect their dirty secrets. Corruption is name of the game to make people move their ass.
Someone with ” Common Sense ” sent Copper to witness what is ACTUALLY happening on ground zero. Stck a video cam on a tripod and leave it there for a day, if lucky enough you can retrieve the camera and post video on youtube, now we have hard evidence. As the whole world watches how pinoys handle a disaster (typhoons), how can I sit and watch amongst my american family and explain to them why this is happening and how the people can let this happen. All I can do and have been doing is educate my fellow pinoys in these forums and send relief goods hoping it would reach those who need it most (victims) and not those who would benefit from it (thieves, gov’t officials). My fellow kababayans, as hard as it is to swallow comments here from foreigners understanding and seeing if not witnessing the true facts and throwing it in our faces, they in-fact can rightfully do it so coz its the truth and we let it slide for so many years. As emotionally incompetent most pinoys are, we need to accept and rally to change our fate and our childrens fate. We can do it but we need to educate those that has given up on progress like it was an empty dream. We cannot literally mock each other because of comments about the truth or not having enough principles within ourselves to accept the truth. It begins with YOU and if you cannot understand that, step aside and let the rest of us try and save our country. I’m sure if we succeed, you i’m sure will ride that gravy boat like you were part of it. Sorry but you’re getting a swift kick in the butt from me personally ! There are ways and means and enough wise, principled, moralistic and educated pinoys to make a difference and to turn this country around. If a simple police officer or a teacher or a soldier gets a 100% pay raise, watch how easy it becomes to turn a country around. If one legislature passes the FOI bill and actually make gov’t officials feel like a leper mocked by its people and fellow politicians, it could turn a country around. If voters can actually ask for a written guarantee from campaigning politico’s about their promises (this is my pipe dream), voters can actually kick them out of office legally !
Realistically, foreigners will continue to witness our inept gov’t officials blundering ways. Foreigners will continue to help victims hopefully, but, will require gov’t officials to actually get off their offices and lead the effort on the ground (another pipe dream of mine). So, my fellow pinoy’s, insult me, mock me, label me or send a hitman to end my efforts. Don’t be surprised tho if I send you back the hitman’s head in a sack and chain your ass to the Luneta Grandstand bleachers for everyone to blame for not doing anything for your children’s future.
Thank you for all the comments, you people are actually helping us wake the fuck up and do something.
Two years later as of this post, I see that none of the noytards that commented here have returned to defend the continued inaction of their beloved “leader”.
Looks like all of them are eating their words since until now, this government is still ignoring the plight of the yolanda victims because of politics.
Words are powerful and Pres. M.L. Quezon, by his words, put a curse on the Philippines when he said thus:
“I would rather have a country run like hell by Filipinos than a country run like heaven by the Americans, because however bad a Filipino government might be, we can always change it.”
So is it any surprise if our government is rotten like hell? And who is going to break that curse except us Filipinos. The question now remains – how?