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I doubt it. The article I read says there was no conclusive evidence of the beneficial effect of galunggong ban. BFAR does not and cannot accurately monitor the tonnage of each fish specie the fishermen catch each year. Do they monitor the catch of Chinese and Taiwanese poachers, too? All they can do is estimate. The government claims 6% increase after the fishing ban? Against whose data did they compare? Since the best they can do is to make an estimate, they can make up any data that would be self serving.

 

The Chinese poachers only harvest exotics and stay away from galunggong? Highly doubtful too. Coming all the way to the Philippine waters from China is a big investment on fuel, equipment, and labor. They harvest whatever they can to recover their expenses. The exotics just add more to their profit.

 

 

Commercial fishing vessels unload their catch in fish ports where fish vendors, sardine manufacturers, processors bid on them. Exact quantity in tubs unloaded each night is public knowledge and can easily be converted to metric tons.

 

Regarding the Chinese in Palawan. The exotic sea creatures make more profit than galunggong in China. so It's really other way around, exotics which includes corrals are the priority. This is according to one of our partners in China.

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Commercial fishing vessels unload their catch in fish ports where fish vendors, sardine manufacturers, processors bid on them. Exact quantity in tubs unloaded each night is public knowledge and can easily be converted to metric tons.

 

Regarding the Chinese in Palawan. The exotic sea creatures make more profit than galunggong in China. so It's really other way around, exotics which includes corrals are the priority. This is according to one of our partners in China.

 

Your statement only confirms what I said that BFAR does not and cannot accurately monitor the tonnage catch of each specie. They only look at the catch brought in by big commercial fishing boats. They only look at the major commercial species. That means their tonnage figures are just estimates. Their estimates can be off by 5 or 10% and nobody can tell. If they claim that the one-year fishing ban increased the galunggong catch by 6%, it's just pure hogwash.

 

The Chinese have over-fished their own territorial waters that's why they're here to poach. They wouldn't care if they catch exotics or commercial fish varieties. They're both money in their pockets. And don't tell me Chinese poachers are in our territorial waters just for the exotics. There are also Chinese poachers who are exclusively after the commercial varieties too. Both of them are stealing from us.

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Punyeta ka talaga Abnoy. palpak ka naman sa Taiwan crisis at ikaw lang ang dapat sisihin kaya ito lumala.

Ngayon naman trapik at baha ang problema, ang hinahanap mo eh kung sino ang dapat sisihin hindi kung ano ang sanhi at dapat na solution. Gago ka, huwag kang maghanap ng sisishin kasi mga kaalyado mo silang lahat at wala ka rin gagawin. Magaling at mabilis ka lang magtangal kung hindi mo kaalyado tulad ni Dir. Nilo ng Pagasa. Ngayon nagsisilayasan ang mga taga-Pagasa kasi palpak ka at mga alipores mo.

 

Punyeta ka, hindi ka pa malunod sa baha.

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Punyeta ka talaga Abnoy. palpak ka naman sa Taiwan crisis at ikaw lang ang dapat sisihin kaya ito lumala.

Ngayon naman trapik at baha ang problema, ang hinahanap mo eh kung sino ang dapat sisihin hindi kung ano ang sanhi at dapat na solution. Gago ka, huwag kang maghanap ng sisishin kasi mga kaalyado mo silang lahat at wala ka rin gagawin. Magaling at mabilis ka lang magtangal kung hindi mo kaalyado tulad ni Dir. Nilo ng Pagasa. Ngayon nagsisilayasan ang mga taga-Pagasa kasi palpak ka at mga alipores mo.

 

Punyeta ka, hindi ka pa malunod sa baha.

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Pork barrel funds of lawmakers were used in this scam. According to the above report, "JLN offered to lawmakers commissions equivalent to 40 to 60 percent of the amount of PDAF in exchange for the right to determine the implementing agency and fund beneficiary," according to Benhur Luy, the kidnap victim.

 

Taxpayers' money was used to fund these corrupt politicians' pork barrels. I think it's obscene how BIR Commissioner Kim Henares is vigorously implementing new BIR regulations in a bid to increase tax collections only to be misused by politicians in scams like these.

 

Taxpayers' money should be used to fund construction of new infrastructure to decongest traffic (ie. new rail systems, additional trains, double deck EDSA, etc. )

 

Instead of providing the necessary infrastructures as the ultimate solution to the traffic problem, the MMDA is planning to expand the coding scheme for private vehicles. Instead of just once a week, motorists will now be banned from using their cars twice a week.

 

Motorists constantly complain about the traffic. But between the daily nightmare of enduring heavy traffic, and foregoing the use of their cars, I would imagine, 100% of car owners would prefer to endure the heavy traffic instead of being car-less for two days.

 

Now are we living in a democracy or in a dictatorship? In a democracy, the call of majority of citizens must be followed. In a dictatorship, one man (in this case Francis Tolentino) calls the shots.

 

If Tolentino somehow gets his stupid plan implemented, then his will, not the will of the majority would have been followed.

 

Therefore, are we going to allow a dictator to over-rule the voices of the majority?

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Headlines in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 12, 2013 http://newsinfo.inqu...obes-p10-b-scam

 

So whatever happened to the "matuwid na daan" of Noynoy?

P10 billion...and to think authorities wouldn't have caught wind of this scam if the whistle blower hadn't been kidnapped to begin with. Crime detection by the police seems to be below par. The police wouldn't have detected that this crime was even happening if the mastermind of this scam hadn't abducted her employee.

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Pork barrel funds of lawmakers were used in this scam. According to the above report, "JLN offered to lawmakers commissions equivalent to 40 to 60 percent of the amount of PDAF in exchange for the right to determine the implementing agency and fund beneficiary," according to Benhur Luy, the kidnap victim.

 

Taxpayers' money was used to fund these corrupt politicians' pork barrels. I think it's obscene how BIR Commissioner Kim Henares is vigorously implementing new BIR regulations in a bid to increase tax collections only to be misused by politicians in scams like these.

 

Taxpayers' money should be used to fund construction of new infrastructure to decongest traffic (ie. new rail systems, additional trains, double deck EDSA, etc. )

 

Instead of providing the necessary infrastructures as the ultimate solution to the traffic problem, the MMDA is planning to expand the coding scheme for private vehicles. Instead of just once a week, motorists will now be banned from using their cars twice a week.

 

Motorists constantly complain about the traffic. But between the daily nightmare of enduring heavy traffic, and foregoing the use of their cars, I would imagine, 100% of car owners would prefer to endure the heavy traffic instead of being car-less for two days.

 

Now are we living in a democracy or in a dictatorship? In a democracy, the call of majority of citizens must be followed. In a dictatorship, one man (in this case Francis Tolentino) calls the shots.

 

If Tolentino somehow gets his stupid plan implemented, then his will, not the will of the majority would have been followed.

 

Therefore, are we going to allow a dictator to over-rule the voices of the majority?

Seems Tolentino has run out of intelligent suggestions on how to minimize traffic. Maybe he should return to the basics and enforce traffic laws first before resorting to hair-brained schemes like the one he's contemplating on right now.

 

Taxes must be used to fund infrastructure projects designed to address the worsening traffic situation. Developing high-speed train systems will allow people from provinces as far as the Bicol province in the south and Ilocos province in the north to commute to Manila for work and return to their respective province after office with the high-speed train service. There won't be a need for these people to flock to Metro Manila in search of jobs.

 

Doubling the capacity of EDSA by making it a double deck highway like you suggested should also be prioritized. Actually I heard about this suggestion about a year ago but haven't heard about it since then.

 

Adding trains to the over-crowded mrt could make mass transport more attractive to those who prefer to use their cars.

 

Doing away with the boundary system and giving bus drivers salaries instead could improve the driving habits of bus drivers and help minimize accidents.

 

Upgrading the existing metro rail system could also help move large numbers of people to their destinations.

 

Making use/reviving/expanding the use of water-craft along the Pasig river could also help move large numbers of people to their destinations.

 

Tolentino must realize that there are certain things he cannot mess around with. There are constrainst he must respect. And that is to respect the decision of millions of car owners who have the right to use their cars to get to work. Because, as far as car owners are concerned, public transportation IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE to using their cars.

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Seems Tolentino has run out of intelligent suggestions on how to minimize traffic. Maybe he should return to the basics and enforce traffic laws first before resorting to hair-brained schemes like the one he's contemplating on right now.

 

 

How do you expect for Tolentino to resolve metro traffic when he cannot even fix the traffic in Tagaytay during his term

and up to now. Isang kalye lang yun, grabe lagi ang trapik pag weekend & holidays, it's from Tagaytay up to Nasugbu.

Metro traffic is out of his league. Ang alam lang nya, magbyahe sa ibang bansa in disguise of learning the traffic in that

country. Pero meron ba cyang natutunan? Dapat sa kanya, audit ng COA, puro junket walang result.

 

About the 10B scam, matagal na yan pinaputok lang ngayon. Bakit? Kasi walang masabing maganda achievement si Panot, so kailangan

nya ng smoke screen at para sisihin uli si GMA.

BULOK NA STYLE MO ABNOY!

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How do you expect for Tolentino to resolve metro traffic when he cannot even fix the traffic in Tagaytay during his term

and up to now. Isang kalye lang yun, grabe lagi ang trapik pag weekend & holidays, it's from Tagaytay up to Nasugbu.

Metro traffic is out of his league. Ang alam lang nya, magbyahe sa ibang bansa in disguise of learning the traffic in that

country. Pero meron ba cyang natutunan? Dapat sa kanya, audit ng COA, puro junket walang result.

 

About the 10B scam, matagal na yan pinaputok lang ngayon. Bakit? Kasi walang masabing maganda achievement si Panot, so kailangan

nya ng smoke screen at para sisihin uli si GMA.

BULOK NA STYLE MO ABNOY!

I agree that the traffic problem in Metro Manila is out of Tolentino's league. I think it's better to create a commission composed mainly of engineers with backgrounds on Operations Research. Basically this deals with optimization, maximization and minimization issues. It's precisely because the traffic problem is a problem relating to flow, bottlenecks, blockages, etc., it's the engineers who are the experts in analyzing these variables and designing systems that would increase flow, reduce bottlenecks, eliminate blockages, etc.

 

The traffic problem is an engineering problem that can best be addressed by people with engineering backgrounds.

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Headlines in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 12, 2013 http://newsinfo.inqu...obes-p10-b-scam

 

So whatever happened to the "matuwid na daan" of Noynoy?

 

Pork Barrel should be abolished.

Senators & Congressmen have been spending tons of money to get themselves elected into position BECAUSE they want to get their hands on the Pork Barrel.

The Executive Department on its part controls the disbursement of Pork Barrel funds to keep congressmen subservient to Malacanang's agenda.

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Abnoy, Nagyabang ka naman kahapon. Nakinig at nagpalakpakan naman ang mga kampon mo kasi baka hindi sila

mabigyan ng PDAF. Pagmamalaki mo ang Philhealth mo eh privitization naman ang ginagawa mo sa mga goverment

hospital. Si Biazon, nag resign na, dapat lang pero tumangi ka pa dahil ka partido mo. Isa ka rin sa mga makapal

ang mukha na sinabi mo.

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I agree that the traffic problem in Metro Manila is out of Tolentino's league. I think it's better to create a commission composed mainly of engineers with backgrounds on Operations Research. Basically this deals with optimization, maximization and minimization issues. It's precisely because the traffic problem is a problem relating to flow, bottlenecks, blockages, etc., it's the engineers who are the experts in analyzing these variables and designing systems that would increase flow, reduce bottlenecks, eliminate blockages, etc.

 

The traffic problem is an engineering problem that can best be addressed by people with engineering backgrounds.

 

huh.gif Absolutely correct. the problem with the present administration is that they rely and believe too much with lawyers and politicians who have no technical backgrounds whatsoever unlike engineers who think both quantitatively and qualitatively. Lawyers are so good on questioning contract details and looking for faults rather than solving problems scientifically. Look what is happening on DOTC projects which undergone so many endless reviews and scrutinizations which results to countless delays in implementation. I have read in a news article in Philippine Star that DOTC is staffed with so many lawyers such as present Undersecretaries rather than engineers that is why PPP projects could not be implemented in the past 3`years of Pnoy Admininstration. During the past FVR and GMA admimistration, DOTC is headed by many retired generals. These are the`reasons why the country is in such as a mess because of putting wrong people in the right job. What the f#&k is it!!laugh.giflaugh.gif

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I agree that the traffic problem in Metro Manila is out of Tolentino's league. I think it's better to create a commission composed mainly of engineers with backgrounds on Operations Research. Basically this deals with optimization, maximization and minimization issues. It's precisely because the traffic problem is a problem relating to flow, bottlenecks, blockages, etc., it's the engineers who are the experts in analyzing these variables and designing systems that would increase flow, reduce bottlenecks, eliminate blockages, etc.

 

The traffic problem is an engineering problem that can best be addressed by people with engineering backgrounds.

huh.gif Absolutely correct. the problem with the present administration is that they rely and believe too much with lawyers and politicians who have no technical backgrounds whatsoever unlike engineers who think both quantitatively and qualitatively. Lawyers are so good on questioning contract details and looking for faults rather than solving problems scientifically. Look what is happening on DOTC projects which undergone so many endless reviews and scrutinizations which results to countless delays in implementation. I have read in a news article in Philippine Star that DOTC is staffed with so many lawyers such as present Undersecretaries rather than engineers that is why PPP projects could not be implemented in the past 3`years of Pnoy Admininstration. During the past FVR and GMA admimistration, DOTC is headed by many retired generals. These are the`reasons why the country is in such as a mess because of putting wrong people in the right job. What the f#&k is it!!laugh.giflaugh.gif

You guys hit the proverbial nail on the head. The reason many people want to be involved in DOTC and DPWH projects is money. Even if they're not qualified to handle traffic problems, they want in because of greed. Traffic flow is indeed an engineering concern. Traffic problems are engineering problems relating to flow. Variables affecting the rate of flow need to be analyzed by qualified people (engineers) rather than lawyers, generals, and other people who are clueless about how traffic flow can be maximized with the least inconvenience to the riding/motoring public.

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Pork Barrel should be abolished.

Senators & Congressmen have been spending tons of money to get themselves elected into position BECAUSE they want to get their hands on the Pork Barrel.

The Executive Department on its part controls the disbursement of Pork Barrel funds to keep congressmen subservient to Malacanang's agenda.

This is an excellent analysis. I absolutely positively agree with your assessment bro Camiar.

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This is an excellent analysis. I absolutely positively agree with your assessment bro Camiar.

Yup the pork barrel should be scrapped altogether. But who can call for this? Would any lawmaker dare initiate a bill scrapping pork barrel allocations? What are the chances of such a bill passing? It's sure to be shot down because there's a clear conflict of interest here. The interest of the country vs the interests of the lawmakers. The interests of the country take a back seat over the interests of these lawmakers.

 

So whenever I hear the lawmakers sing the National Anthem particularly the part "ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo", I liken this to trained parrots or myna birds who can "speak" but do not understand what they are saying.

 

What hypocrites these politicians are. Nothing less than people power clamoring for the scrapping of pork barrel is going to get these pachyderm politicians to even consider scrapping their allocations.

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Pork Barrel should be abolished.

Senators & Congressmen have been spending tons of money to get themselves elected into position BECAUSE they want to get their hands on the Pork Barrel.

The Executive Department on its part controls the disbursement of Pork Barrel funds to keep congressmen subservient to Malacanang's agenda.

 

Here's an interesting article that supports our belief that the pork barrel should be abolished. http://retroandsoul.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/the-10-billion-peso-question-is-it-time-to-abolish-the-pork-barrel/

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Hoy, B.S.!

 

Sabi ni Trillanes, kilala mo na daw kung sinu-sino yung mga smuggling lords at customs kingpins. Hindi na raw kelangan ng congressional investigation para kilalanin sila. Nasa-sayo na kung may gagawin ka o wala. So ano ngayon ang gagawin mo?

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ABNOY,

 

Bakit mo compare ang issue ngayon sa pork barrel about 90M sa Dept of Agriculture na sasabihin mo maliit ito

compared sa 700M ni Bolante? Yung kay Bolante, wala ka pang naikukulong yan ang problema mo despite of all the

investigation and cases filed. Ang bagal ang gobierno mo! Etong pork barrel issue ngayon sa administration mo,

puro kurakot sa iyong matuwid na daan pinamumuka mo eh baluktot din pala. Kahit singko sentimos ang nag nakaw

sa kaban ng bayan, magnanakaw pa rin ang administration mo hindi katuwiran ang maliit na lang ang ninakaw.

 

Pagtapos ng term mo, ikaw naman ang sasampahan ng kaso sa kagagawan ng mga alipores mo. Hindi ka pwedeng mag

pa hospital arrest dahil wala kang sakit. Cguro by that time, meron ka na cancer sa bumbunan. :lol:

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Daan mong matuwid ABNOY lubog sa baha!!! Puro kawatan ang mga alipores mo kaya malamang

kasama ka din dun. Nagmamana lang daw ng ugali ang mga anak sa magulang. :angry2:

Bakit ba laging nakapaligid ang mga kapatid mo sa iyo, nagtatago ka ba sa mga palda nila?

At bakit kapatid ang dapat mag represent para sa iyo during the Ayungin bridge inaguration?

Is she now an official of the goverment? Oh ipinamumuka mo lang sa mga kokotongan nyo na ito

ang dapat nyong galangin din at partihan?

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