2 Thoughts On This Incredible Dramatic Video

This incredibly dramatic almost movie like scene where army soldiers were rescuing pinned down comrades along a narrow street in Marawi was described in great detail in ‘Marawi Siege: Stories from the Front Lines‘, the book i read last January.

So, two thoughts:

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RIP Sec. Del Rosario – A True Filipino Hero

Madalas ko marinig yung word na LODI or idol in slang, ginagamit to refer to someone na gusto mong tularan o gayahin. Sa sobrang Dalas nawawalan na to ng bisa kasi kung ano ano na lang ang paggamit. May nabili lang mamahaling gamit o ano man lodi na siya.

I remember thinking paano naman yung mga totoong lodi, yung those truly deserving of being an idol not to just one but to many.
Well today brings that thought to mind again because today nawalan tayo ng totoong LODI. Today Albert del Rosario died, and we have lost someone great. A true hero to the nation, a man that should be an example to all Filipinos. A TRUE ACTUAL LODI if there ever was one.

Here’s an excerpt from a 2013 Businessworld article from when he was DFA secretary in 2012:

‘Mr. del Rosario also showed an incredible bravery in protecting the lives of Filipinos abroad. Barely two days of being sworn into office, Mr. del Rosario traveled to Libya to extricate some 400 overseas Filipinos out of the war-torn city and bring them into the Libyan-Tunisian border. He risked his personal life several times thereafter, leading more repatriations of over 24,000 Filipinos in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Egypt. From 2011 to 2015, the DFA had the chance to extend assistance to over 80,000 overseas Filipinos and members of their families.’

Full article here: https://www.bworldonline.com/features/2018/11/14/198989/the-selfless-servant/

Utang na loob, tiyak di lang hindi maibabalita ang kagalingan at pagka Bayani niya bagamat sisiraan pa siya, kasi aligned siya kay Noynoy, and we all know laganap ang fake news lalo na palapit na naman eleksyon.
Wala nang Mas pang pelikula ang buhay kesa sa kanya. Yung security guard na bumaril sa magnanakaw nagawan ng pelikula siya pa. He literally saved 24,000 lives.

Kung may kahit katiting na natitira ka pang tiwala sa galing ng Pilipino, at umaasa ka pa na kahit papano may matularan at matutunan pa ang mga kabataan, lalo na kung ano talaga ang ibig sabihin ng LODI, well here’s one right here.

YOU CANNOT GET ANY MORE HEROIC THAN SEC del ROSARIO. Please remember him and tell people about him. In this world of 24/7 Fake and Bad news he is truly the only Real and Good news around.

Surely this man rests in peace! No one has done more to deserve it!

Transcript of Romblon Mayor Odiongan’s Speech during Leni Robredo’s sortie Mar. 11, 2020

Alam niyo po siya ang bukod tanging national official na naka pasyal na ng tatlong beses dito sa romblon sa loob ng limang taon.

Yan ang presensya. Yan ang pagmamahal. We are not too far or too small for her. Yan ang pinuno na karapat dapat sa ating suporta. Si vp leni hindi nag aatubili tumutlong sa ating mga pasyente, sa Manila, sa lahat.

Meron siyang tulong sa ating mga magsasaka P3.5M pesos, para po sa mga kagamitan at pang alagang hayop, at alam niyo po (addressing Leni)

“VP yung iba sa kanila may mga anak na yung kanilang mga alagang kambing at manok. Ibig sabihin dagdag kita para sa ating mga magsasaka.”

Sa Sta Maria, may mga proyekto po sila may mga naayos din sa ibang lugar. Yan ang nararamdaman na pinuno.

Reasoning Isn’t Enough. Many WANT a Dictator.

Jill and I discussed today a disturbing observation. There are many people in our circles that despite the overwhelming abundance of facts against Marcos’ and Duterte’s clearly well funded disinformation campaign there are still people who make great effort to either ignore, dismiss or twist these and continue their support.

I have decided that this has to do more with the person’s morality and twisted sense of values than his inability to deal with reality. They are normal people for the most part. They love their families, may do productive work, may be professionals and you may have a good time hanging out with them sharing common interests.

But as far as recognizing the sins of Duterte and Marcos are concerned, and conversely, understanding the value of the government being run by upstanding, honest professionals, they are completely at a loss.

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Sec. Dominguez Rebukes the so called ‘Success’ of Masagana 99 as per Imee Marcos

Transcript:

Imee Marcos: Yes we’ll forward to that po, umm during Masagana 99 in the 70’s there was also very effective use of commercial banks, rural banks and even cooperative banks and I believe that scheme would truly work. However perhaps we could consider enlarging the national government’s stake even in that regard.

Second question po..

Sec. Dominguez: MA’M BEFORE WE GO AHEAD..

Imee Marcos : Yes!

Sec. Dominguez : SINCE YOU SAID MASAGANA 99,

Imee Marcos : Opo!

Sec. Dominguez : I WAS THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THAT CLEANED UP THE MESS OF MASAGANA 99. THAT WAS LEFT BY MASAGANA 99. THERE WERE ABOUT 800 RURAL BANKS THAT WERE BANKRUPTED BY THAT PROGRAM AND WE HAD TO RESCUE THEM.

SO WHETHER IT WAS A TOTAL SUCCESS OR NOT HAS TO BE MEASURED AGAINST THAT.

Imee Marcos : The success po perhaps was not in banking it was certainly in rice exportation. So..

Sec. Dominguez : Ah, no. WE NEVER EXPORTED RICE. WE NEVER EXPORTED RICE, MA’M.

Resibo: Dominguez vs Marcos: When Imee Marcos attempts to ‘revise’ history again but fails
https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2020/05/22/169053/dominguez-vs-marcos-when-imee-marcos-attempts-to-revise-history-again-but-fails/

Resibo: Dominguez rebuts Marcos on Masagana 99 feat: ‘I cleaned up the mess’

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1278265/dominguez-rebuts-marcos-on-masagana-99-feat-i-cleaned-up-the-mess

After EDSA, The Marcoses lost their immunity after w/c Martial Law victims started suing the Marcoses & have won these damages

After EDSA, The Marcoses lost their immunity after w/c Martial Law victims started suing the Marcoses & have won the following damages:
9,586 HR Victims – $2 Billion
Archimedes Trajano – $4.4 million
Rogelio Roxas – $24.6 million
Domingo & Viernes- $2 million
All waiting & unpaid

Link to US District Court for the District of Hawaii Nov. 30, 1995:

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/910/1460/1943938/

Link to Asiaweek.com article ‘Dicators Beware – (Hilao V Marcos) Human Rights victims wins $2 Billion Suit’, 1995

http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/95/1013/feat1.html

Associated Press News: Marcos Widow to Pay $2 Million to Families of Slain Activists May 21, 1991
https://apnews.com/article/fb72ebf993d1926c1cc520cb5f4a0e55

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/SaltAndReality/status/1440222788950773768

In April 2009, Imelda Marcos was ranked by Newsweek #8 “Greediest People of All-time”

https://www.newsweek.com/imelda-marcos-agrees-shes-guilty-greed-215592

Link to GMA News video in inclusion of Imelda Marcos in list of “Greediest People of All-Time”

Link to ABS-CBN News: Imelda Marcos among Newsweek’s greediest people

https://t.co/V0q8FXfQfx?amp=1

From this post : https://twitter.com/SaltAndReality/status/1444135876657762308

Nabawing Gusali ni Imelda Marcos

Nung 1982, habang palubog na ekonomiya ng Pilipinas, binili ni Imelda Marcos ang 40 Wall Street Bldg na kilala ngayong Trump Bldg. Sa imbestigasyon sa U.S. Congress nabunyag na ginamit ni Imelda ang Berstein Bros. para mabili ang gusali. Nabawi ito ng PCGG at naibenta nung 1989

From:

UPI Archives April 9, 1986

New York real estate agent says Marcos owns four buildings

Supporting links:

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/04/09/New-York-real-estate-agent-says-Marcos-owns-four-buildings/8734513406800/

Businessmen tell of Marcoses’ U.S. real estate

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/01/24/Businessmen-tell-of-Marcoses-US-real-estate/3321506926800/

Marcos Skyscraper on Wall Street Auctioned for a Paltry $77 Million : Real Estate: New York City building secretly bought by Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos sold for just above the minimum asking price.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-13-mn-1117-story.html

My Public Letter Opposing Harry Roque’s Nomination As A Member Of The International Law Commission (ILC)

​​​Dear Sir / Madam,

As a concerned Citizen Of the Philippines, I am requesting your office withdraw or at least reconsider Mr. Harry Roque’s candidacy into the ILC.

Harry Roque is the current spokesperson for the administration of current President Rodrigo Duterte. As such he is an enabler and apologist often using lies, obfuscation, deceit, deflection and bullying to place his administration in a good light. President Duterte’s Administration has been the worst disaster the Philippines has faced in all its history. He admits to using Extrajudicial Killings to enforce a fake ‘war on drugs’. Under his term thousands of deaths, many by police he controls, have become the norm.

Duterte refuses to enforce the internationally recognized Hague ruling on the West Philippine Sea which would have protected our islands upon encroaching Chinese military bases. His continuing failure to apply appropriate Covid measures have resulted in the current highest number of deaths at nearly 35 thousand people in the Western Pacific Region according to the WHO.

Everyday we face a barrage of fresh information about the current Administrations’ corruption, negligence and incompetence and it is Mr. Roque’s job to deflect or deny these allegations via discounting, deceit, blame shifting, plain lying and even screaming and temper tantrums or similar methods that can misdirect or divert the public’s anger elsewhere.

At this point the Filipino public is beyond disgusted with Mr. Roque. I personally wonder if he still has a soul to present his Maker when his time comes. The fact that he was initially a high profile Human Rights Lawyer only adds to the amazement that a human can live devoid of conscience. He is the exact opposite of an advocate of humanity. He is an instigator, motivator and a promoter of evil.

He deserves no official duty other than the cleaner of his jail’s shared toilet where, in a just world, he belongs in.

I say these in behalf of what I believe to be the sentiments of other disgusted citizens in the Philippines. We are thankful for your time.