MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!
I FAILED TO PUT IN MORE BLOGS THIS DECEMBER. MAYBE I FEEL SAD BECAUSE NOBODY'S READING IT. MY POSITION IS NOT HARD TO COMPREHEND, I AM TEN YEARS LATE IN BLOGGING AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND A BLOG OUT OF A BILLION BLOGS. ANYWAY, I WILL TRY TO KEEP MY SPIRIT HIGH THIS COMING NEW YEAR AND POST MORE BLOGS. I AM THINKING THAT IT WILL BE JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I WILL PROBABLY BE WRITING FOR POSTERITY.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT ON COMELEC RULING
PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT MUST STILL MAKE IT RIGHT
I did not join the bandwagon to criticize the supreme court for their decision on the comelec ruling regarding appointive officials running for the 2010 election few days ago in deference to the high court as an institution.
I believe the supreme court will still make it right and maintain it’s sterling record. We will know in a few weeks whether President GMA appointing power has already taken effect or should we say “taken its toll”.
I did not join the bandwagon to criticize the supreme court for their decision on the comelec ruling regarding appointive officials running for the 2010 election few days ago in deference to the high court as an institution.
I believe the supreme court will still make it right and maintain it’s sterling record. We will know in a few weeks whether President GMA appointing power has already taken effect or should we say “taken its toll”.
Monday, November 30, 2009
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA ON AFGANISTAN POLICY
Dear Mr. President;
I wait eagerly for your announcement on your Afghanistan strategy but I cannot ease the anxiety that comes along with it. If you ask me, I’m not strictly a pro or a con because I am not privy to the details and secrets of world affairs. However, I stand up and speak up on behalf of billions of common man who are affected with your decision. It is a fact that the decisions of 2 previous presidents bush to escalate war in the middle east has caused irreparable damage not only on American people but to all people around the world specially the ordinary and poor people who are unable to absorb the consequences of this war. Price of petroleum increased tremendously during the bushes administration and with it the price of all food items and many essential commodities.
I am hoping that you did not listen to advisers, mainly remnants of President George Bush strategists and a few newly installed advisers recommended by campaign contributors.
The world can no longer absorb more shocks from a new escalation in war and plead your wise judgment so help you God we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Ben, the infinitesimal man
I wait eagerly for your announcement on your Afghanistan strategy but I cannot ease the anxiety that comes along with it. If you ask me, I’m not strictly a pro or a con because I am not privy to the details and secrets of world affairs. However, I stand up and speak up on behalf of billions of common man who are affected with your decision. It is a fact that the decisions of 2 previous presidents bush to escalate war in the middle east has caused irreparable damage not only on American people but to all people around the world specially the ordinary and poor people who are unable to absorb the consequences of this war. Price of petroleum increased tremendously during the bushes administration and with it the price of all food items and many essential commodities.
I am hoping that you did not listen to advisers, mainly remnants of President George Bush strategists and a few newly installed advisers recommended by campaign contributors.
The world can no longer absorb more shocks from a new escalation in war and plead your wise judgment so help you God we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Ben, the infinitesimal man
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
AMPATUAN MASSACRE OF 57 INNOCENT PEOLE
There is only one way to go for this incident. That the PNP should be on the trail of hot pursuit. The killers should be captured and arrested. Anyway, how can a hundred men simply escape that easily. All other way will lead to a whitewash.
My unsolicited advice to the media:
Do not be misled by the so called investigation of the PNP. If you agree, things will be complicated and more rights will be afforded the killers. They will be called suspects and that's the end of the story or should i say the beginning of at least 5 to 10 years of litigation. Ask your lawyers or your legal advisers. They know what i mean.
My unsolicited advice to the media:
Do not be misled by the so called investigation of the PNP. If you agree, things will be complicated and more rights will be afforded the killers. They will be called suspects and that's the end of the story or should i say the beginning of at least 5 to 10 years of litigation. Ask your lawyers or your legal advisers. They know what i mean.
CHIZ ESCUDERO IS NOW ON THE RIGHT PATH
I am so glad that Senator Chiz Escudero is now on the right path. He did not succumbed to the evil voices and whispers around him. Many of them are lakas kampi emissaries. Anyway, they probably did not offer the one billion pesos required to run a campaign. As they say, put the money where the mouth is. Without Chiz running for the presidency, the chances of lakas kampi for the presidency become dimmer.
A NEW ECONOMIC THEORY
A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER
I don’t really how to begin. I’m neither a master of economics nor a multi-millionaire who has sufficient credentials or wealth to espouse my ideas regarding business and economics. I am doing it anyway in behalf of the infinitesimal man - to tell the world why the status quo is flawed. Let us end the lies and deception behind “the purported natural economic laws”. These supposed to be “basic principles of economics” should be abolished or sidelined. I don’t know how much burden or loss this has caused the common man ever since Adam Smith preached his theories more than 200 years back.
With due respect to Adam Smith, He is an economist and a writer. I should say he is a prolific writer, having spun tales and theories behind only two words: greed and pride. I am sorry that I cannot adhere to his theory of “laissez-faire”. For me, a free market does no longer exist at this age or time. There is no free market. The market is always inclined on the side of the rich or the powerful. It is always in favor of the capitalist. All businessmen will always think of a way to earn more. Money, money and more money: this is the nature of man. It is greed that fans the need for more profit. This is as natural as it gets. Nowadays, I could not morally accept something like “demand and supply”. The forces behind them (behind the two forces) are so lopsided that I could not make a sound and fair mathematical equation relating the two.
We see this everywhere. The poor consumers do not have any strength or power to counter anything leveled against them. We can cite thousands and thousand of instances or situations where this is true. I will only mention a few cases and leave it to the common man to cite their experiences. Anyone who wants to share their experience or knowledge may send or email their comments.
I will cite an example where even I could not believed happened but it happened anyway. This is the case of Roche and other big Vitamin manufacturers who established a cartel among themselves to the detriment of the consuming public. You should know that it is the common man who is the end-user of vitamins and when this cartel slaps an unfair price. The infinitesimal man has no power to resist it. The American government has since discovered and penalized Roche, BASF and other companies for their malicious act. I love the American justice system. It really works. However, in this case, we, the common men who were directly harmed from their action did not benefit from the retribution. Sadly, the cartel operated worldwide but the supposed justice was not felt worldwide.
Another unfortunate case is the price of petroleum. This is also a cartel of the highest degree hiding behind the so called world market price of petroleum or a “commodity” as they call it. I will not expound on this. I believe there are articles that expose their schemes. In the future, I will make my ideas known on the stock and commodities market.
I often hear the phrase “people who has less in life should have more in law”. From the house of legislature to the halls of justice, everyone pays inutile lip service to such a powerful and sacred statement. If you ask me, all I want is more action. I need to see more concrete steps that will really improve the lot of the poor and in common parlance, “alleviate their sufferings”. However, everything seems to be mere propaganda. Ever since the time people learned how to organize and this includes the passing of laws (legislature), I believed everything that has been created favored the rich or powerful. I am not a master of laws but can anyone tell me if you know of a law that sayeth: The poor shall not hunger or thirst or maybe the poor shall eat three times a day and the state shall make sure he does. So people, can anyone research this and let me know. Try doing this for the last 2 or 3 centuries.
I will also cite briefly on the case of the Philippines and how the big petroleum companies manipulates government policy in order to favor their position.
The government created the so called oil deregulation law which was supposed to benefit the public. In reality, this is just a cover in order for petroleum companies to gain more profit. The law becomes a schematic way where they can price all they want and legalize the status quo. The cartel is still very much evident and the infinitesimal man cannot do anything but to be compliant. Bite the bullet could be an appropriate term for this experience. I am sorry. The government is not stupid. It is just corrupt. Energy Secretary Reyes is not stupid.
May the wrath of God fell upon those who oppress the poor! What’s more! Greed heaped upon injustice. Let us zoom in to a lonely place in Bulacan, Philippines. It is that stretch of McArthur Highway along the municipalities in Bulacan. Any “global” businessman would find this incredible if not unbelievable. This is it. Do you know that gasoline stations along the highway sell their products at about P5.-/liter or P6.-/liter higher. I don’t know how they can justify this. I can’t even imagine how in conscience they can do this. Hauling gasoline could cost P0.50/liter at the most but people the infinitesimal man can do nothing about it. They do it. This is oppression to the limit. Do you know that there are several thousand jeepneys plying this route. Many of them would suddenly stop by a station. Whoops! There is not enough gasoline and they will buy 2 to 3 liters at a time and doing this 5 or 6 times a day. Do you know what this means? This means that every time a jeepney driver passes by, you are robbing him P10.00 to P20.00 and you robbed him 5 or 6 times a day. This is the standard Philippine economics and sad to say it is prevalent in everyday life.
I will post the above temporarily but I still have more to say. Till next time.
I don’t really how to begin. I’m neither a master of economics nor a multi-millionaire who has sufficient credentials or wealth to espouse my ideas regarding business and economics. I am doing it anyway in behalf of the infinitesimal man - to tell the world why the status quo is flawed. Let us end the lies and deception behind “the purported natural economic laws”. These supposed to be “basic principles of economics” should be abolished or sidelined. I don’t know how much burden or loss this has caused the common man ever since Adam Smith preached his theories more than 200 years back.
With due respect to Adam Smith, He is an economist and a writer. I should say he is a prolific writer, having spun tales and theories behind only two words: greed and pride. I am sorry that I cannot adhere to his theory of “laissez-faire”. For me, a free market does no longer exist at this age or time. There is no free market. The market is always inclined on the side of the rich or the powerful. It is always in favor of the capitalist. All businessmen will always think of a way to earn more. Money, money and more money: this is the nature of man. It is greed that fans the need for more profit. This is as natural as it gets. Nowadays, I could not morally accept something like “demand and supply”. The forces behind them (behind the two forces) are so lopsided that I could not make a sound and fair mathematical equation relating the two.
We see this everywhere. The poor consumers do not have any strength or power to counter anything leveled against them. We can cite thousands and thousand of instances or situations where this is true. I will only mention a few cases and leave it to the common man to cite their experiences. Anyone who wants to share their experience or knowledge may send or email their comments.
I will cite an example where even I could not believed happened but it happened anyway. This is the case of Roche and other big Vitamin manufacturers who established a cartel among themselves to the detriment of the consuming public. You should know that it is the common man who is the end-user of vitamins and when this cartel slaps an unfair price. The infinitesimal man has no power to resist it. The American government has since discovered and penalized Roche, BASF and other companies for their malicious act. I love the American justice system. It really works. However, in this case, we, the common men who were directly harmed from their action did not benefit from the retribution. Sadly, the cartel operated worldwide but the supposed justice was not felt worldwide.
Another unfortunate case is the price of petroleum. This is also a cartel of the highest degree hiding behind the so called world market price of petroleum or a “commodity” as they call it. I will not expound on this. I believe there are articles that expose their schemes. In the future, I will make my ideas known on the stock and commodities market.
I often hear the phrase “people who has less in life should have more in law”. From the house of legislature to the halls of justice, everyone pays inutile lip service to such a powerful and sacred statement. If you ask me, all I want is more action. I need to see more concrete steps that will really improve the lot of the poor and in common parlance, “alleviate their sufferings”. However, everything seems to be mere propaganda. Ever since the time people learned how to organize and this includes the passing of laws (legislature), I believed everything that has been created favored the rich or powerful. I am not a master of laws but can anyone tell me if you know of a law that sayeth: The poor shall not hunger or thirst or maybe the poor shall eat three times a day and the state shall make sure he does. So people, can anyone research this and let me know. Try doing this for the last 2 or 3 centuries.
I will also cite briefly on the case of the Philippines and how the big petroleum companies manipulates government policy in order to favor their position.
The government created the so called oil deregulation law which was supposed to benefit the public. In reality, this is just a cover in order for petroleum companies to gain more profit. The law becomes a schematic way where they can price all they want and legalize the status quo. The cartel is still very much evident and the infinitesimal man cannot do anything but to be compliant. Bite the bullet could be an appropriate term for this experience. I am sorry. The government is not stupid. It is just corrupt. Energy Secretary Reyes is not stupid.
May the wrath of God fell upon those who oppress the poor! What’s more! Greed heaped upon injustice. Let us zoom in to a lonely place in Bulacan, Philippines. It is that stretch of McArthur Highway along the municipalities in Bulacan. Any “global” businessman would find this incredible if not unbelievable. This is it. Do you know that gasoline stations along the highway sell their products at about P5.-/liter or P6.-/liter higher. I don’t know how they can justify this. I can’t even imagine how in conscience they can do this. Hauling gasoline could cost P0.50/liter at the most but people the infinitesimal man can do nothing about it. They do it. This is oppression to the limit. Do you know that there are several thousand jeepneys plying this route. Many of them would suddenly stop by a station. Whoops! There is not enough gasoline and they will buy 2 to 3 liters at a time and doing this 5 or 6 times a day. Do you know what this means? This means that every time a jeepney driver passes by, you are robbing him P10.00 to P20.00 and you robbed him 5 or 6 times a day. This is the standard Philippine economics and sad to say it is prevalent in everyday life.
I will post the above temporarily but I still have more to say. Till next time.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
EFREN PENAFLORIDA - CNN HERO AND MANNY PACQUIAO MESSAGE OF HOPE
PRAISE GOD! - TO GOD BE THE GLORY
CONGRATULATIONS! - EFREN PENAFLORIDA
THANK YOU! - CNN
GOD HAS SENT ANOTHER MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR THE FILIPINO NATION
FROM ONE KARITON TO ANOTHER - FROM THE KARITON OF MANNY PACQUIAO WHERE HE ONCE LAYETH AS A YOUNG AND POOR MAN TO THE KARITON OF EFREN PENFLORIDA WHERE INDIGENT CHILDREN LEARN TO DREAM AND PRAY, WE KNOW THAT GOD'S HELP IS ON THE WAY.
CONGRATULATIONS! - EFREN PENAFLORIDA
THANK YOU! - CNN
GOD HAS SENT ANOTHER MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR THE FILIPINO NATION
FROM ONE KARITON TO ANOTHER - FROM THE KARITON OF MANNY PACQUIAO WHERE HE ONCE LAYETH AS A YOUNG AND POOR MAN TO THE KARITON OF EFREN PENFLORIDA WHERE INDIGENT CHILDREN LEARN TO DREAM AND PRAY, WE KNOW THAT GOD'S HELP IS ON THE WAY.
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