Mayors? Negative Or Positive

[sonnyt111]

Hay naku napag-iwanan na ng husto ang San Pedro, Laguna. Tapos ang uupo pa ang asawa ng dating Mayor.

Kaya kailangan talaga ng anti-dynasty law.

[sonnyt111]

I wonder if city and provincial mayors are involved in the infamous Napoles scam. So far, only senators and congressmen seem to have been implicated. If not, I wonder what kind of scam(s) mayors, barangay captains, and kagawads employ to steal taxpayers' money. I imagine the same old style of over-pricing equipment, furniture, fixtures, etc. is the method of choice. Yet, there may be other ways these local government officials steal tax payers money which remains unknown to people.

 

How I'd wish some whistle blower surfaces to expose the modus of these lgu officials. Once we know how they steal, we can institute reforms or at least tighten up the system to make it more difficult for these officials to steal taxpayers' money.

[Bugatti Veyron]

I wonder if city and provincial mayors are involved in the infamous Napoles scam. So far, only senators and congressmen seem to have been implicated. If not, I wonder what kind of scam(s) mayors, barangay captains, and kagawads employ to steal taxpayers' money. I imagine the same old style of over-pricing equipment, furniture, fixtures, etc. is the method of choice. Yet, there may be other ways these local government officials steal tax payers money which remains unknown to people.

 

How I'd wish some whistle blower surfaces to expose the modus of these lgu officials. Once we know how they steal, we can institute reforms or at least tighten up the system to make it more difficult for these officials to steal taxpayers' money.

If they're not involved in the Napoles scam, they sure as hell have their own little rackets. I imagine jueteng money would be the main source of income of provincial mayors and vice mayors.

[sonnyt111]

If they're not involved in the Napoles scam, they sure as hell have their own little rackets. I imagine jueteng money would be the main source of income of provincial mayors and vice mayors.

I suppose to each his own racket. Bottom line is the biggest losers are the Filipino people because, big time or small time racket, the people are being denied what's due them.

[jetrink]

Very few mayors get to partake of the PDAF pie, as it's the congressman's call on how this money is divied up. Mayors generally get their "kita" thru protection money of illicit establishments & activities, i.e. gambling dens, video kareras, jueteng, casas, massage parlors, spakols. Of course they share this income with the PNP in their area, as well as the favored konsehals. Pinaguusapan na lang kung magkano ang hatian. Of course if the congressman is related to the mayor, which is prevalent in our political setup, they get to share the PDAF with their kin.

 

With the PDAF declared unconstitutional, most current congressmen would probably run as mayors, or even councilors in 2016. Baka mga ibon at pusa na lang ang tumakbong congressman in the next elections.

Edited November 20, 2013 by jetrink

[sonnyt111]

Very few mayors get to partake of the PDAF pie, as it's the congressman's call on how this money is divied up. Mayors generally get their "kita" thru protection money of illicit establishments & activities, i.e. gambling dens, video kareras, jueteng, casas, massage parlors, spakols. Of course they share this income with the PNP in their area, as well as the favored konsehals. Pinaguusapan na lang kung magkano ang hatian. Of course if the congressman is related to the mayor, which is prevalent in our political setup, they get to share the PDAF with their kin.

 

With the PDAF declared unconstitutional, most current congressmen would probably run as mayors, or even councilors in 2016. Baka mga ibon at pusa na lang ang tumakbong congressman in the next elections.

It would be interesting to see who would want to serve as senator or congressman now that the PDAF has been declared unconstitutional by the Philippine Supreme Court. Or perhaps future senators and congressmen may find another way to illegally make money. If there's a will, there's always a way.

 

It all boils down to the ingenuity of politicians on how to come up with a profitable racket that is difficult to detect by investigating authorities.

 

 

[John Carter]

Hah, on a seminar last week, I happened to chance upon Baguio City Mayor Domogan in a speech for some sort of environmental gathering (nakiusyoso ba). I was heartily disappointed. I know for a fact that pollution is a major issue in this city, a city that not too long ago enjoyed the enviable sobriquet "pine-scented" because of the thick pine tree forest that gave the local air a one of a kind fragrance. Now it's inching itself towards it's just one ecological disaster, if its not one already. Too many cars, jeeps, taxis, people, dwindling trees. It smells like sulfuric Manila here, to be honest.

 

And what does that good mayor talk about? Global warming. So what's wrong with talking about that? Well, to me, nothing really. Except that we all heard or read this kind of speech already, by countless dedicated, passionate bona fide environmentalists. The mayor sounded like he took notes from them and added little that he became simply predictable. Earth temperature going up? check. Stronger storms? check. Rising sea level? check. Sure, he delivered it in his own unique way, but essentially, it was generic with no tangible benefit to his audience (who were high school kids. I wonder if this exercise had any impact at all). Ibig sabihin, parang copy paste mula sa internet. I wished he tackled on the garbage issue, which rumor has it is still unresolved-they still resort to transporting municipal waste to an open landfill. I wish he spoke about the efforts to combat the asthma inducing air pollution from hundreds of jeepneys that just go round and round the city even if they have no passengers. I wanted to jump in and shout "Mr Mayor sir, what is the status of the sulfur and lead content of your city air?How much parts per million are we talking about here? Can you address the many concerns about rising asthmatic children and the threat of pollution to their health, sir??"

 

When will we ever have an honest to goodness leader who isn't out of touch with his constituents?

[ProfilerX]

Mayor Binay inaway mga sekyu ng isang subdivision its because ayaw sumunod

ni binay sa village rules porket mayor sya hmmmmm.

[maxiev]

A big negative for Binay the bully.

[sonnyt111]

Hah, on a seminar last week, I happened to chance upon Baguio City Mayor Domogan in a speech for some sort of environmental gathering (nakiusyoso ba). I was heartily disappointed. I know for a fact that pollution is a major issue in this city, a city that not too long ago enjoyed the enviable sobriquet "pine-scented" because of the thick pine tree forest that gave the local air a one of a kind fragrance. Now it's inching itself towards it's just one ecological disaster, if its not one already. Too many cars, jeeps, taxis, people, dwindling trees. It smells like sulfuric Manila here, to be honest.

 

And what does that good mayor talk about? Global warming. So what's wrong with talking about that? Well, to me, nothing really. Except that we all heard or read this kind of speech already, by countless dedicated, passionate bona fide environmentalists. The mayor sounded like he took notes from them and added little that he became simply predictable. Earth temperature going up? check. Stronger storms? check. Rising sea level? check. Sure, he delivered it in his own unique way, but essentially, it was generic with no tangible benefit to his audience (who were high school kids. I wonder if this exercise had any impact at all). Ibig sabihin, parang copy paste mula sa internet. I wished he tackled on the garbage issue, which rumor has it is still unresolved-they still resort to transporting municipal waste to an open landfill. I wish he spoke about the efforts to combat the asthma inducing air pollution from hundreds of jeepneys that just go round and round the city even if they have no passengers. I wanted to jump in and shout "Mr Mayor sir, what is the status of the sulfur and lead content of your city air?How much parts per million are we talking about here? Can you address the many concerns about rising asthmatic children and the threat of pollution to their health, sir??"

 

When will we ever have an honest to goodness leader who isn't out of touch with his constituents?

You should have done so. This mayor seems to speak using motherhood statements. But when it comes to the nitty gritty, the many issues that need to be addressed, he remains silent. Maybe you could have asked, "Mayor, in the light of what you just said, what do you intend to do to help reduce global warming here in Baguio City?" That would have really put him on the spot.

[Bugatti Veyron]

The 17 Metro mayors should brainstorm with the MMDA and formulate a traffic plan to ease the impending traffic gridlocks which will be caused by upcoming road projects. Before these mayors acquiesce on road projects, they should also think of the welfare of their constituents. Binay, Estrada and Bautista should brainstorm on how to relieve the heavy traffic which will be caused by the construction of the Skyway 3 which will traverse Makati, Manila and Quezon City.

Well let's hope it doesn't involve any more of that silly number coding which, as far as I'm concerned, only encouraged car owners to buy 2, 3, 4, or even more cars to get around the law. In essence, I believe that the coding scheme benefited car dealers directly because of increased sales and contributed to the already huge number of vehicles on Metro Manila roads. And since many car owners have garages large enough for only 1 or 2 vehicles, they park their additional cars on the road. Secondary roads have become more congested since there are now vehicles parked there where once upon a time there were none. The assumption that car owners would forego the use of their car once a week and use public transportation instead was flawed from the onset.

[maxiev]

I don't know if BS Aquino thought about flexitime but he should issue a presidential decree stating that all government and private offices should have flexitime in order to reduce traffic since flexitime would make workers go to the office at different times. When people go to their respective offices at different times, it goes without saying that they wouldn't occupy the roads at the same time.

I absolutely agree. This could indeed help distribute the volume of vehicles over a much longer period. We won't have the usual rush hour gridlock that occurs daily.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

Twelve major road projects will be undertaken all at once. Metro Manila traffic will be at a virtual standstill everyday. This is f#&king crazy. For office workers, being late for office will be a daily ritual.

Perhaps companies may identify certain employees who can work from their house instead of physically going to the office. If they need to meet with a group head or manager, they can do this my video conferencing on a tablet, laptop, or desktop. Reports can be written at home and emailed to the bosses who may likewise work out of the home.

 

The more people who can get their work done from the house rather that physically driving/commuting to work the greater the chance to minimize the ill effects of all these simultaneous road construction projects.

 

The more companies which are willing to give this a shot, the better. And who knows, perhaps if this proves successful, even after all the road construction work have been completed, these companies will continue to allow their workers to do their reports at home.

 

Certain private schools could also do the same. Kids can attend class through his computer, see his teacher and his teacher can see his pupils. Virtual classrooms aren't a new concept. They've been in existence for a while. The main issue I see here is budget. Not all families can afford to spend on a new computer.

 

But if parents can afford to send their children to private schools, then they should be able to afford a laptop for their kid. Assignments and tests, and classroom lectures can all be done on-line.

 

We must make the most use of all the vast technologies, apps, experience of other countries, etc. in adopting a new way of doing things. As it is, commuting time sometimes takes 3 hours which could have used for more productive things like employees writing their reports, kids doing their homework, etc.

 

Not to mention how much gas can be saved by not having to drive 3 hours to work and then another 3 hours driving back home. A total of 6 hours saved can best be used in more productive means than just sitting in traffic, which wastes a lot of time and money.

[Number35]

Erap really doing alot for Manila, the truck/bus ban really helped, now just the kuligligs remains.

[joss]

may bago truck ban pa rin sa umaga pero sa gabi car ban naman all right mayor erap