Propose A Law

[sonnyt111]

I'm pretty certain that the main cause of traffic in the metropolis is the indiscriminate obstruction of traffic by PUVs. If there were no obstructions traffic would move quite freely even with the large number of vehicles. It just takes one tiny obstruction by one bus on EDSA to create a traffic jam. Now multiply that with thousands of buses stopping indiscriminately to pick up or unload passengers. This creates obstructions which leads to heavy traffic.

 

In view of this, I support criminalizing drivers of PUVs and/or imposing a stiff fine to those who obstruct traffic. Habitual violators should not only lose their license and fined, but actually jailed to teach them a lesson. The economy loses so much because of these drivers. It's but fair for society to lock them up. This will serve as a deterrent to drivers who habitually obstruct traffic.

 

It's a matter of implementing the law. Even if such laws are passed, it all boils down to implementation. If the traffic enforcer prefers to collect "tong" from erring PUV drivers then nothing will change.

[Edmund Dantes]

It's a matter of implementing the law. Even if such laws are passed, it all boils down to implementation. If the traffic enforcer prefers to collect "tong" from erring PUV drivers then nothing will change.

 

Pwede bang taasan naman requirements sa mga MMDA enforcer natin? Sana naman nakapagaral man lang para respetuhin ng mga motorista. Hindi yung pang nagENglish na matataranta na lang bigla yan sila at mabubulol. ISa pa duda nga ako kung alam ng mga yan ginagawa nila dyan eh. Para ngang ni hindi nakahawak ito ng manibela. Huli sa lahat, dapat may physical training ang mga yan. Yung kaya naman kahit papano makasuntok kung kinakailangan.

 

Tignan nyo yung nangyari kay Carabuena at Kay Fabros, hindi man lang ginalang yung autoridad nung enforcer. Pano bukod sa halatang mahirap, patpatin pa. Eh ang laking damulag na naka volvo pa yung nakaharap. Lagut tuloy.

[Bugatti Veyron]

Pwede bang taasan naman requirements sa mga MMDA enforcer natin? Sana naman nakapagaral man lang para respetuhin ng mga motorista. Hindi yung pang nagENglish na matataranta na lang bigla yan sila at mabubulol. ISa pa duda nga ako kung alam ng mga yan ginagawa nila dyan eh. Para ngang ni hindi nakahawak ito ng manibela. Huli sa lahat, dapat may physical training ang mga yan. Yung kaya naman kahit papano makasuntok kung kinakailangan.

 

Tignan nyo yung nangyari kay Carabuena at Kay Fabros, hindi man lang ginalang yung autoridad nung enforcer. Pano bukod sa halatang mahirap, patpatin pa. Eh ang laking damulag na naka volvo pa yung nakaharap. Lagut tuloy.

I agree. The standards for recruitment are a bit low. Raise the standards and see an improvement in the way traffic is managed. But aside from ability to perform a job, there is also a need to hire men and women of integrity. People who place the interests of the motoring public over their own interests.

 

This applies to the MMDA as well as Malacanang itself.

 

 

 

[maddromeo]

Law enforcement ang issue! Ang dami na natin batas eh!

 

I propose the return of Death Penalty and introduction of public lashing!!! Nang magtino lahat ng tao!

[sonnyt111]

Law enforcement ang issue! Ang dami na natin batas eh!

 

I propose the return of Death Penalty and introduction of public lashing!!! Nang magtino lahat ng tao!

 

Unfortunately, no senator wants to challenge the Catholic Church on these matters. Back during martial law (I think) mayors were allowed to shame law violators in public. A small cage was constructed in public areas such as sidewalks where jaywalkers were placed for an hour or so for all to see. It was a shame campaign they had back then. Unfortunately, it was deemed by human rights groups as cruel and inhuman punishment.

 

 

 

 

 

[sonnyt111]

Sana may batas na bawal nakakalat mga nagmomotorsiklo sa highway. Di ba pwede talaga na isang lane lang sila? Nakakaburyong kse hindi tuloy ako makahataw kse nakaspread out sila sa kalye eh ang babagal naman ng takbo. Sigh.

There was a campaign by the MMDA not too long ago that designated the center lane of EDSA for motorcycles and scooters. In the beginning, this lane segregation scheme was strictly implemented. But as in all traffic schemes that were introduced by the MMDA, this, too, eventually failed. Today, nobody observes the traffic lane for motorcycles any longer. It's neither observed nor implemented by the MMDA.

 

Ninas cogon at its finest!!

 

 

 

 

[Edmund Dantes]

I agree. The standards for recruitment are a bit low. Raise the standards and see an improvement in the way traffic is managed. But aside from ability to perform a job, there is also a need to hire men and women of integrity. People who place the interests of the motoring public over their own interests.

 

This applies to the MMDA as well as Malacanang itself.

 

 

Ang nakita lang kasi dun sa nangyari kay Carabuena at kay Fabros ay tunggalian ng eletista vs mahirap. Isang nakavolvo at mayabang na atenista, inupakan ang isang pobreng MMDA officer. Ang hindi nakita ng lahat, ay kung gaano ka underqualified ang mga nagpapatupad ng batas trapiko satin. Kung nangyari yun sa isang enforcer ibig lang sabihin nun wala syang silbi! Incompetent ibig sabihin. Papano ka magpapatupad ng batas trapiko kung di mo kaya panindigan autoridad mo at ni hindi ka na nga nirerespeto, nasapok ka pa?

 

Sa mga first world na bansa, very professional ang mga autoridad. May pinagralan, at higit sa lahat may training. Magalang sila sa kahit na kaninong motorista pero assertive, i.e. "sir please keep your hands on the wheel, I will have to ask you to step out of your vehicle etc". They will respect your rights, but if you fcuk around they will pin your ass to the ground. Or spray pepper on your eyeballs. Alam nila gagawin pag medyo lasing motorista o mas malaki sa kanila.

 

Satin tignan mo naman ang mga enforcers na yan. May alam ba talaga yan sa batas trapiko? Baka naman mauutal utal yan pag nagumpisa ka na magenglish sa kanila.m

[Bugatti Veyron]

 

Sa mga first world na bansa, very professional ang mga autoridad. May pinagralan, at higit sa lahat may training. Magalang sila sa kahit na kaninong motorista pero assertive, i.e. "sir please keep your hands on the wheel, I will have to ask you to step out of your vehicle etc". They will respect your rights, but if you fcuk around they will pin your ass to the ground. Or spray pepper on your eyeballs. Alam nila gagawin pag medyo lasing motorista o mas malaki sa kanila.

Yes, traffic enforcers in first world countries don't mess around. You violate traffic rules, be prepared to pay the price in the form of a traffic citation ticket and fine. Doesn't matter who you are. Police aren't intimidated by the economic or political superiority of the law breakers. Nobody uses his or her influence to get away with breaking the law.

 

This doesn't apply over here, unfortunately. In the Philippines abusive government officials think that their stature in society exempts them from following traffic and other rules. One only needs to remember what Makati mayor Junjun Binay did in a Makati village this year to realize that MMDA traffic enforcers aren't up to the task of going up against somebody like this.

 

The village guards stood up to the bully but were eventually rendered helpless when Makati Police arrived on instructions of the Makati mayor. The guards were even briefly detained. And for what? For doing their job even if it meant displeasing the powers that be?

 

If we had traffic enforcers with the same sense of duty and courage as those village security guards, then maybe the traffic situation in Metro Manila would be more tolerable.

 

 

 

 

[sandy51]

Yes, traffic enforcers in first world countries don't mess around. You violate traffic rules, be prepared to pay the price in the form of a traffic citation ticket and fine. Doesn't matter who you are. Police aren't intimidated by the economic or political superiority of the law breakers. Nobody uses his or her influence to get away with breaking the law.

 

This doesn't apply over here, unfortunately. In the Philippines abusive government officials think that their stature in society exempts them from following traffic and other rules. One only needs to remember what Makati mayor Junjun Binay did in a Makati village this year to realize that MMDA traffic enforcers aren't up to the task of going up against somebody like this.

 

The village guards stood up to the bully but were eventually rendered helpless when Makati Police arrived on instructions of the Makati mayor. The guards were even briefly detained. And for what? For doing their job even if it meant displeasing the powers that be?

 

If we had traffic enforcers with the same sense of duty and courage as those village security guards, then maybe the traffic situation in Metro Manila would be more tolerable.

 

 

 

 

 

We have Pimentel's Local Government Code to also thank for this. Now every City, Municipality, and even Barangay have traffic managers. Have they even opened a driver's handbook in the first place. Proof? Consider some of these signs: "Stop on Red" Are there instances when a motorist can go on red? "Full Stop". Is there such a thing as partial stop? What is the difference between "Stop" and "Full Stop"? Perhaps what they mean is "Stop" as distinguished from "Yield" but since they do not know the difference, the assumption is that they have not even seen a driver's handbook. And finally, MMDA itself. When does a steady yellow line mean stay to the right of the line and when does it mean stay to the left?.

Proposal: There are so many interactive knowledge tests on line. This is a little bit hard to cheat. No traffic manager should be allowed until he or she passes this knowledge test.

Edited November 12, 2014 by sandy51

[Julianda]

Review the RA 9710

[maxiev]

One very simple way to help alleviate heavy traffic is to strictly enforce the yellow box rule in intersections. Under traffic rules, yellow boxes are supposed to be free of obstructions.

 

In an intersection which is controlled by a traffic light, drivers with the green signal are allowed to proceed across the intersection provided that their vehicles do not end up blocking the intersection when the light turns red.

 

Blocking the intersection prevents vehicles which have the green light from proceeding.

 

Penalties for blocking intersections should be increased because this violation is one of the most common causes of traffic jams.

[maxiev]

We have Pimentel's Local Government Code to also thank for this. Now every City, Municipality, and even Barangay have traffic managers. Have they even opened a driver's handbook in the first place. Proof? Consider some of these signs: "Stop on Red" Are there instances when a motorist can go on red? "Full Stop". Is there such a thing as partial stop? What is the difference between "Stop" and "Full Stop"? Perhaps what they mean is "Stop" as distinguished from "Yield" but since they do not know the difference, the assumption is that they have not even seen a driver's handbook. And finally, MMDA itself. When does a steady yellow line mean stay to the right of the line and when does it mean stay to the left?.

Proposal: There are so many interactive knowledge tests on line. This is a little bit hard to cheat. No traffic manager should be allowed until he or she passes this knowledge test.

A full stop as opposed to a stop? They probably mean "slow down" as opposed to a stop.

 

Reminds me of a joke where a police officer pulled over a motorist for failing to come to a complete stop at an intersection. The wise-cracking motorist told the cop that coming to a full stop wasn't necessary since there were no cars at that time. Slowing down was sufficient.

 

At which time the cop started hitting the motorist with his night stick. The motorist pleaded with the cop to stop hitting him.

 

The cop then asked the motorist, "you want me to stop or just slow down?"

[Edmund Dantes]

Please for crying out loud! Legalize pornography! Until we dont legalize it, lalaganap lang lalo ang underground pornography sa bansa natin. Kakalat lang lalo mga kung ano anong scandal video. Tiba tiba ang mga foreigners na pumupunta satin para gumawa ng amateur porn. Mas madami mabibiktima ng hidden cam hangang walang effort na illegalize ito.

 

Tignan nyo ang irony ng bansa natin vs bansang legal ang pornography ha lets take japan for instance

 

Sa pinas hindi malinaw definition pornography, kaya ang hirap magclassify. Sa Japan, dahil legal, may malinaw na definition. May malinaw pa na classification kung ano yung level ng restriction nya. So kahit pa art film sya na tinatawag, basta nagpakita ng genitals, then may cencorship dapat and pareho sa regular porn ang pag regulate

 

Sa Pinas, walang regulatory comission kaya mahirap ipolice. Sa japan, madaming regulatory comissions kaya dapat lahat ng production companies na gumagawa ng adult video kelangan magapply ng lisensya. Walang minor dapat. At kumpleto dapat sa medical clearance. Sa pinas, kahit sinong gusgusin dyan na may kung ano anong sakit, makakagawa ng pornography

 

Sa Pinas kahit saang bangketa makakabili ka ng mga bastos na media. Madali ibenta sa mga bata. Minsan mismong batang musmos pa nagbebenta. Sa Japan, may mga ilang establishments lang pwede magbenta at magpaarkila nito. Kelangan din sumunod sila sa patakaran. Kelangan nasa tagong lugar na di maaccess ng mga bata.

 

Sa Japan, dahil industry sya, yung mga legit na DVDs ang bumebenta, at legit AV idols sumisikat. Satin, puros underground namamayagpag, minsan unwilling pa biktima.

 

Hindi ko alam issue dito ng simbahan, samantalang may mangilan ngilan akong pari na nakilalang may mga X-rated na VHS. Isa pa, proven naman medically na pag di ka nilalabasan pwede ka madali ng prostate cancer.

[Bugatti Veyron]

Please for crying out loud! Legalize pornography! Until we dont legalize it, lalaganap lang lalo ang underground pornography sa bansa natin. Kakalat lang lalo mga kung ano anong scandal video. Tiba tiba ang mga foreigners na pumupunta satin para gumawa ng amateur porn. Mas madami mabibiktima ng hidden cam hangang walang effort na illegalize ito.

 

Problem is we live in a hypocritical society where almost anything is tolerated except viewing pornographic materials. As if viewing pornography is worse than bribing people to vote for you by giving them cake, or stealing taxpayers' money.

 

We rarely hear the Catholic Church criticizing the corrupt practices of politicians. But try introducing a bill legalizing pornography. All of a sudden, the church and holier than thou characters will start coming out of the woodwork condemning the bill.

[Edmund Dantes]

Problem is we live in a hypocritical society where almost anything is tolerated except viewing pornographic materials. As if viewing pornography is worse than bribing people to vote for you by giving them cake, or stealing taxpayers' money.

 

We rarely hear the Catholic Church criticizing the corrupt practices of politicians. But try introducing a bill legalizing pornography. All of a sudden, the church and holier than thou characters will start coming out of the woodwork condemning the bill.

 

Ignorance is really a disease. There is no scientific data that conclusively links sex crimes with pornography. Satin nga na naturingang illegal porno mas mataas pa incident ng incest rape. Pwera pa dyan mas mataas pa teen pregnancy rates satin kumpara sa Japan kung saan legal na legal porno.

 

You gotta treat pornography like cigarettes and alcohol kasi. Kung tutuusin mas nakakasama pa nga sa utak ng tao ang alak kesa sa porno. But you don't ban these substances, you regulate them. You put an agency na mangangasiwa dito. Tsaka, dahil alam mong capricho ito ng tao unlike food clothing and shelter, you tax it. For pete's sake, sperm banks need these kind of material. If couples wanna try something to spice up their sex life, let them use it.

 

Tama ka, hipokrito ang simbahan. For sure daming pari dyan ang patagong may scandal video na pinapanood. Pagbigyan na dapat yan sila. Pag di yan sila makaraos magkaka prostate cancer pa yan sila

[Bugatti Veyron]

Ignorance is really a disease. There is no scientific data that conclusively links sex crimes with pornography. Satin nga na naturingang illegal porno mas mataas pa incident ng incest rape. Pwera pa dyan mas mataas pa teen pregnancy rates satin kumpara sa Japan kung saan legal na legal porno.

 

You gotta treat pornography like cigarettes and alcohol kasi. Kung tutuusin mas nakakasama pa nga sa utak ng tao ang alak kesa sa porno. But you don't ban these substances, you regulate them. You put an agency na mangangasiwa dito. Tsaka, dahil alam mong capricho ito ng tao unlike food clothing and shelter, you tax it. For pete's sake, sperm banks need these kind of material. If couples wanna try something to spice up their sex life, let them use it.

 

Tama ka, hipokrito ang simbahan. For sure daming pari dyan ang patagong may scandal video na pinapanood. Pagbigyan na dapat yan sila. Pag di yan sila makaraos magkaka prostate cancer pa yan sila

 

This hypocrisy is not limited to the church. Hypocrisy can be found in the culture itself. For instance, people universally condemn corruption. But then given the opportunity to indulge in corrupt activities themselves, these very same people who say they condemn corruption will in fact indulge in corrupt activities.

 

As I mentioned in the other forum, it's not easy to change the culture of a nation. I, for one, do not know how we can change culture in a short amount of time. Education stressing proper values, coupled with a government that is clean, hard working, and with a vision for the country can only go so far. Should a corrupt government succeed the current one, we're back to square one.

 

 

 

 

 

[Edmund Dantes]

This hypocrisy is not limited to the church. Hypocrisy can be found in the culture itself. For instance, people universally condemn corruption. But then given the opportunity to indulge in corrupt activities themselves, these very same people who say they condemn corruption will in fact indulge in corrupt activities.

 

As I mentioned in the other forum, it's not easy to change the culture of a nation. I, for one, do not know how we can change culture in a short amount of time. Education stressing proper values, coupled with a government that is clean, hard working, and with a vision for the country can only go so far. Should a corrupt government succeed the current one, we're back to square one.

 

Naalala mo yung Hayden Kho scandal? More than Hayden Kho the real pervert there was society. Lahat gusto sya ipako sa krus pero makailang beses naman pinanood yung sex video at bumenta pa sa mga bangketa. If you already knew what was in it, then why watch it? Di ba sabi pa ni katrina tuwing may nakakapanood paulit ulit syang nare-rape? Lol! But anyway, all the more we should legalize pornography. One way or another people are gonna want to keep accessing this commodity so you may as well have a way of regulating it.

 

Nung una hesitant din ako sa panukalang ganito, but when I saw how it works well in Japan, naisip ko its not such a bad idea. Kasi sa Japan, kahit yung hardcore porn may censorship pa din. At malinaw definition ng pornography dun. Kahit anong movie na may maselang bahagi ng katawan papakita considered sya na porn therefore pareho lang ang terms ng regulation

[maxiev]

This hypocrisy is not limited to the church. Hypocrisy can be found in the culture itself. For instance, people universally condemn corruption. But then given the opportunity to indulge in corrupt activities themselves, these very same people who say they condemn corruption will in fact indulge in corrupt activities.

 

As I mentioned in the other forum, it's not easy to change the culture of a nation. I, for one, do not know how we can change culture in a short amount of time. Education stressing proper values, coupled with a government that is clean, hard working, and with a vision for the country can only go so far. Should a corrupt government succeed the current one, we're back to square one.

Everyone acknowledges there is a problem with our culture. And yet nothing seems to change. Generation after generation sees the same problems of corruption, hypocrisy, mendicancy, opportunism, and other negative traits that everyone can see, everyone despises, but almost everyone indulges in.

[sonnyt111]

Naalala mo yung Hayden Kho scandal? More than Hayden Kho the real pervert there was society. Lahat gusto sya ipako sa krus pero makailang beses naman pinanood yung sex video at bumenta pa sa mga bangketa. If you already knew what was in it, then why watch it? Di ba sabi pa ni katrina tuwing may nakakapanood paulit ulit syang nare-rape? Lol! But anyway, all the more we should legalize pornography. One way or another people are gonna want to keep accessing this commodity so you may as well have a way of regulating it.

 

Nung una hesitant din ako sa panukalang ganito, but when I saw how it works well in Japan, naisip ko its not such a bad idea. Kasi sa Japan, kahit yung hardcore porn may censorship pa din. At malinaw definition ng pornography dun. Kahit anong movie na may maselang bahagi ng katawan papakita considered sya na porn therefore pareho lang ang terms ng regulation

Usually, the more the government prohibits something, the more people find it attractive and actually go out of their way to defy the regulations. Kung ano yung bawal, yun ang gusto ng tao.

[maxiev]

Naalala mo yung Hayden Kho scandal? More than Hayden Kho the real pervert there was society.

I remember Revilla sitting in judgement. Now he sits in jail while Hayden Kho is a free man and, as far as I know, has his medical license back.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

The freedom of information bill is a bill that is long time coming. It should be passed into law by Aquino. At least, in this bill, there is government transparency and the people will have oversight in government matters.

The FOI bill is long over due. I hope it becomes a law soon.

[Edmund Dantes]

I remember Revilla sitting in judgement. Now he sits in jail while Hayden Kho is a free man and, as far as I know, has his medical license back.

 

Hahaha true, such an Irony. Lol! Kung nauso lang cameraphone nung panahon ng kasikatan ng erpat nya, ilang scandal video kaya ang lumabas?

 

Anyway, on the issue. Alcohol and cigarettes are more harmful to your health. More people committed crime out of being intoxicated than watching porn. Yet we do not ban these things, we regulate them. Thats what we should do with pornography. If only there is a clear definition of it, clear rules and guidelines what level of nudity can be shown in media and how then it easier to regulate and control proliferation of obscene materials. Kaya nakakalusot mga bastos na tabloid kasi walang clear guidelines. They can make an excuse na art daw lahat ng yun and art is not illegal lol.

[sonnyt111]

I'd like to propose a law (if such a law isn't already in place) to increase the penalties for perjury, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and public intoxication.

[Julianda]

I'm sorry but I have to move these quotes here as I believe they are worth replying here.

Thing is, if we can change the way a Philippine President gets elected, then we can find ways to change the way we elect senators, congressmen, mayors, barangay officials, and councilmen. There's nothing we Pinoys can't do as long as there's a desire to change the rotten system. Complaining about the rotten system isn't the solution. Everybody complains but nothing gets changed. We have to start somewhere.

 

What better place to start than in the way a president gets elected? But for this to happen, the minimum requirements need to be amended and the only way we can do that is to amend the constitution.

 

 

I wonder what constitutional experts would think of this proposal. I agree that lifting the minimum requirements will translate to a better breed of politicians while limiting the undesirables.

 

I am also in favor of any proposal for amending our Constitution as long as the preceding generations will benefit from it; and not for any self-interest of anyone from the government. It had been known that there were several attempts to initiate the Charter Change. But for some reason, it remains static till to date.

 

Our Constitution appears to be ‘untouchable’ after its ratification in 1987. Some concerned sectors have been trying to support its amendment particularly the business sectors since they know everybody will benefit including our labor sector.

 

As for the process, under Article XVII of 1987 Constitution there are 3 ways to propose amendments.

 

The first is by Congress through a vote of 3/4 of all its members. By 3/4 vote, it is understood to be 3/4 of the Senate and 3/4 of the House of Representatives. Generally, Congress has both constituent and legislative powers. Their constituent powers include the power to formulate a constitution or propose amendments or revisions and to ratify the same. Legislative power refers to the power to pass, repeal or amend ordinary laws or statutes. In amending the Constitution, the Congress will be exercising their constituent powers.

 

The second method of proposal is through a constitutional convention. The Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of all its Members, call a constitutional convention, or by a majority vote of all its Members, submit to the electorate the question of calling such a convention.

 

The last method of proposal is made by the people through initiative. This is done through a petition of at least twelve per centum of the total number of registered voters, of which every legislative district must be represented by at least three per centum of the registered voters therein. However, no amendment shall be authorized within five years following the ratification of the Constitution nor oftener than once every five years thereafter.

 

Congress was also tasked to provide for the implementation of the exercise of this right and they did just that by enacting Republic Act 6735 entitled, “An Act Providing for a System of Initiative and Referendum”. Proposed amendments shall be valid when ratified by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite which shall be held not earlier than sixty days nor later than ninety days after the approval of such amendment or revision. More here.

 

Cheers to the New Year 2015!

[Bugatti Veyron]

Happy New Year to everyone!