atasyem uli

Eto pa ang isang nakakabaliw na blunder.

On the recent execution of an OFW in Jeddah.


The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs maintained that the government assisted Jenifer Bedoya from the very beginning of the judicial process and exerted “last ditch effort” to save him.
“The problem is that the family refused to forgive [Bedoya],” Esteban Conejos, the DFA’s Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs said Monday said.

Even king is powerless

He explained that even the King of Saudi Arabia is powerless to grant clemency if the family of the victim refuses to forgive Bedoya.
Under Sharia’h law, Conejos said the crime of murder produces two effects: one is the public aspect of the case and the private right aspect of the case.
“The only way to address this issue is for the family to waive this right to ‘Quisas’--the right to demand the equivalent penalty--and forgive the accused in exchange sometimes for blood money. This has been the focus of assistance that the government extended to Mr. Bedoya. Unfortunately, the family adamantly refused in spite of all our efforts to reach out to them,” he said.
The DFA, he said, learned about Bedoya’s possible execution on the morning of the execution day.
No prior notice
“There was no prior notice of the execution. The moment the Royal decree of execution is issued, anytime he can be executed, and there was a strong possibility that they will carry the execution on that day,” he said.
Immediately, a consular team was dispatched to the prison to make representations with prison authorities if they could suspend the execution.
“And even in the place of execution itself, our consular officers were there. Our ambassador was calling the family--last ditch effort to save the life of Mr. Bedoya,” he said.
“To the last minute, we were calling the family. Our lawyers also called up the family and they said ‘No, we will insist on our rights’. Our ambassador was on the phone all the time, our consul general in Jeddah was also on the phone,” he said.

Eh kung talagang kumilos sila upang maisalba nila yung bilanggong pupugutan ng ulo, bakit sa mga report nila, ni hindi nila nakuha ang tamang pangalan ng OFW?

Pwe!

atasyem

Magaleng, magaleng...

Naloka ako sa balitang ito kanina sa TV Patrol.


Finance Secretary Margarito Teves apologized on Monday for his role in the brouhaha over the supposedly World Bank-funded $10 billion crisis fund for Asean countries that President Gloria Arroyo inadvertently announced last week.
Teves admitted in a press briefing that contrary to a previous announcement made by President Arroyo, the World Bank did not commit to contribute to a multi-billion dollar regional standby fund that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was reportedly mulling to put up.
Teves apologized for the mistake. "In a way, I would have to say that I have been contributory to her pain and embarassment, so I'm sorry for it."
On Thursday, immediately after President Arroyo made the announcement, the World Bank issued a statement denying that the institution is funding a regional crisis fund. A few hours after, other members of the government's economic team gave separate interviews to explain what was appearing as an embarassing mistake.
Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto even said it was the International Monetary Fund (IMF)--not the World Bank--that raised the topic in one of the side meetings when the two multilaterals held a joint meeting in Washington that week.
But when the IMF also denied it made such offer, all fingers were pointed at Teves, who just recently arrived from the Washington meetings, to explain the faux pas.
Finance Secretary Margarito Teves apologized on Monday for his role in the brouhaha over the supposedly World Bank-funded $10 billion crisis fund for Asean countries that President Gloria Arroyo inadvertently announced last week.
Teves admitted in a press briefing that contrary to a previous announcement made by President Arroyo, the World Bank did not commit to contribute to a multi-billion dollar regional standby fund that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was reportedly mulling to put up.
Teves apologized for the mistake. "In a way, I would have to say that I have been contributory to her pain and embarassment, so I'm sorry for it."
On Thursday, immediately after President Arroyo made the announcement, the World Bank issued a statement denying that the institution is funding a regional crisis fund. A few hours after, other members of the government's economic team gave separate interviews to explain what was appearing as an embarassing mistake.
Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto even said it was the International Monetary Fund (IMF)--not the World Bank--that raised the topic in one of the side meetings when the two multilaterals held a joint meeting in Washington that week.
But when the IMF also denied it made such offer, all fingers were pointed at Teves, who just recently arrived from the Washington meetings, to explain the faux pas.


Ano ba naman kasi yung magpasalamat muna sa mga donors bago magmayabang.

Eh, kung totots sanang statesperson ang isang pangulo, dapat tawagan man lang yung tumulong sa iyo sa panahon ng kagipitan keysa magmayabang ba na ipamalita agad na si World Bank eh handang tumulong at si IMF ay handa sanang magpaluwal.

Kung tumawag para magpasalamat, di nalaman sana na di naman trulili. Fekes menekes pala.

Ayun, kuryentesima ang lola.

Ashame.

friday fun

After my vacation last August, I have become so protective if not possessive of my weekends. I always reserve these days for my rest and laundry and housecleaning.

Of course with the boob tube almost always on.

It was almost 4 o’clock when my phone rang. I had just finished ironing five clothes and a pair of slacks.

It was my supervisor asking for some employees’ profiles and the new employee numbers. He was preparing the payroll for permanenet employees while I was doing the outsourced staff.

I could hear his upset voice. I directly told him I that I do not do employee profile and pointed him to our colleague, who is always in charge of these stuffs.

“Why should I be asked for Employees’ profile when it is not my job?, I asked him. “It is your job because Badr is on vacation,” he replied. “Oh, that is my job now. Ok it is my job, don’t asked me where are those then because it is only now that I know I have to make those freakin profile,” I told him.

After two hours, I decided to drop everything and went to the office to do the profile.

My Supervisor was surprised to see me at the office. Although I could see his smile because he knows that I would be of so much help to him while the he is preparing the payroll.

As usual, I hear his monthly lamentation on how he hates doing the payroll. “The fucking software is still the same, malfunctional,” he told me.

I was not surprised.

I reviewed all the overtime payment requisition so that he could include in the payroll.

It was a long night, an overtime work without pay.

However, before I reached home, I had a great fun. It was more than a pay.

swing or fly

Watching GMA, no, not Gloria, Good Morning America make me smile today. While I am still trying to grab more sleep, I heard the news anchors talking about how crtical that swing voters would turn the poll results into the opposite.

Michelle Obama was, smart, to answer how her husband is not focusing on the poll results but on how the voters should register to cast their votes.

They discussions on the 08 elections are really eating the air waves with the poll issues..

In the Philippines, this could not be the duyan. Swing? Nope. Fly.

Yes, Flying voters make the elections. And the Pinoy legislators know this as evinced by the non-realizattion of the poll automation bill.

Swing or fly. It makes sense (stupid, though), not make their mind.

Flying Voters. As the Philippine elections is also gearing up, rich politicians are now oiling their machineries to fly high.

Hop in Flying Voters.

Swing the votes.

Then go to hell, if you want.

break up

My bebe has another honey. His txt message to his honey was mistakenly sent to me. Very early this morning, I asked him who is honey, he said honey was his classmate during his high school. Bebeh said they have no relationship. Ako lang daw mahal nya. But why was the txt message sent at 1:26AM. Who would be exchanging messages at these hours? Former classmates? Hmp. I sent bebe a message. Bulag na ta...

ugly me

I have a morbid tummy. My big belly is really gross and it makes me inferior as my confidence level is going down the drain.

However, a lot of my friends are telling me silently that my inside beauty could be the opposite but a brother, who is also my flat mate that is celebrating his birthday today could be thinking my persona is a lot disgusting than my big belly.

True, I am ugly inside, out. Today, I never dared seeing him to greet during his birthday. I don’t know why. I just don’t feel like doing it. I sent him an email though and asked him to help Ace land a job with their company.

I was chatting for the first time with Ace because I know he and his mom are so depressed to leave their house in the next 17 days.

Ace said it was the first time to see his mom crying last night as she threw the towel on racing to raise money to pay their house amortization.

I could only offer Ace and his mom my house to live wen they would be evicted very soon.

As I feel for them, I was not able to resist expressing to Ace my love for him.

“Love you din,” he said. I could only tell myself that I am beautiful.

But another YM contact PM me and said “hi” that I replied “halu.” The messages kept coming and I sensed that the chatter seems not the character I used to chat with. As the strange chatter was successful in dragging me away from Ace’s attention, I unzip my skin and unleash the ugliest in me.

People who used other people’s email addy are the hackers of the lowest order. Apparently the strange chatter is the jealous Barcelona-based wife of an acquaintance working in Jeddah.

I told her, “bakla ako, pangit ako at mas matanda ako sa yo kahit alam ko na hukluban ka. kaya wag ako ang pag aksayahan mo ng oras. Lubayan mo ako, maghanap ka ng mga bahay dyan na malilinis sa Espanya para magkapera ka. Wag ako ang abalahin mo.”

Pobresitang muchacha!

Apparently, the jealous wife called a substitute chatter. The new gaga read my piece and had to ask apologies for her girl friend and tried explaining why the jealous friend did such a low deed.

I told them apologies not accepted.

“Ang taong bastos dapat binabastos din,” sabi ko amid her friend’s heckling in poor Spanish.

In the middle of my anger, I called my acquaintance in Jeddah and reported to him about his wife’s very lowly attitude of using his email address just to spy on me trying to uncover if I am his mistress.

“Bakit? Ano mo sya?” the message from Spain read. “I don’t need your hubby, I already have a lot,” I replied.

The last time I lost my patience was during my recent my vacation where I threw my brother’s girl friend out of my mother’s house.

That brought my brother into tears that he never did when my father died.

Although I said sorry to my brother later for the embarrassment he felt for that woman, I never regretted that I shouted to his girl friend and that she is never welcome in my mother’s house.

I know that a lot of my loved ones do not like that un-invited guest and they laughed at it while a couple praised me for being so brutally frank to send that woman out of the family reunion after I got fed up of her always eavesdropping each time my family tried to talk about our individual life’s troubles, problems and joyous moments.

I have not talked to my siblings seriously for long after my father died a decade ago. That reunion was supposed to make up for the lost times but an invading person just swept that chance.

Just like how an invading chatter invaded my romantic moment with Ace.

How awful.

trying times

Are the effects of the global economic crises hitting me and my friends?

Few months back, my best friend cousin got evicition notice from the house they are staying. His problem affects me as my niece and nephews will be living out in the streets soon.

Few minutes back, I got a txt message from another friend that Ace and her mom are to be evictedm from the house they are living in for years by the end of this month.

Few hours back, I was reading the creative entry of my idol, Mugen in his Pulsar blog. He was reporting about Jomanian’s trying times.

Around a month back, Kiks has posted his last entry that rang alarm on his melancholic Manila mission. Pati si Mandaya, wala nang laman ang lubricant tube nya. As in pigang piga na as shown in the picture.

What’s goin’ on?

Sabi nga ni Aaron, it’s right to worry as he foretells darker times ahead.

Ano pa kaya ang nagbabadya?

Paano ko matutulungan ang pinsan ko at ang kaibigan kong ina ni Ace? May mga pagsubok din akong sinusuong sa ngayon.

Bathala ng kasaysayan at pakikibaka, tulungan mo po akong malampasan ang mga pagsubok na dulot ng naghaharing mapagsamantala. Bigyan nawa ako ng lakas upang isulong ang mga solusyon upang maitaguyod ang aking naghihirap na pamilya, mga kaibigan at kasama sa pagkilos upang desenteng mabuhay.

With Don’s starsigns, sana po ay tuluyan ng matapos at mapanday ang aking bahay na sanay di lang magkakailaw kundi magkaka wi-fi sa piling ng aking mga mahal sa buhay.

si bebe ko

nakita ko sya...

pinagtanong ko name nya

binigay sa akin celphone number nya

tinext ko at nagpakilala sa kanya

sinabi ko na crush ko sya at kung pwede kami na

binasted nya ako pero di ako tumigil sa pag txt

kahit naubos na load ko. ginamit ko isa ko pang cellphone na meron pang load...

habang nagti txt, tinititigan ko sya. hanggang sinagot nya ako at naramdaman ang tamis ng kanyang mga halik.

nagamot na rin ang puso kong taon-taon na lang nasusugatan.

Pulsar: Famous Last Words

Pulsar: Famous Last Words

i thought you're breaking up with your current job. then, your twitter states you're free. i assumed you finally moved to the new firm. but now, three last words, claiming freedom. anuvatalagah?

break it to me gently....