On My Plans for 2010 - Senator Escudero

lifted from Senator Fracisco Escudero's Blog
http://www.chizescudero.com/chiz/Downloads.php


On My Plans for 2010
December 2, 2008, 12:29 am

Dahil sa mga naglalabasang surveys na kasali ako sa top 5 ng mga presidentiables, marami ang nagtatanong kung nangangarap daw ba akong maging presidente ng Pilipinas sa 2010. Ang masasabi ko lang ay oo. May pangarap ako tulad ng sinumang pulitiko siguro ngayon na humawak ng mas mataas na puwesto. Ang maganda sa pangarap, ito ay libre at hindi kailangang bayaran. Subalit ang mahalaga sa akin ay hindi kung ano ang gusto ko. Gusto ni ganito na tumakbo, gusto ni ganyan na tumakbo. Hindi mahalaga kung ano ang gusto kong takbuhan. Ang mahalaga, ano ba ang gusto ng ating mga kababayan na tatakbuhan ko o gusto ba nila akong tumakbo sa darating na halalan.

Ang mga kababayan ko ang humahawak ng desisyong ito at hindi ako. Subalit kung ipriprisinta ang pagkakataon, hindi ako tatalikod at hindi ko pababayaan ang pagkakataong manilbihan sa mas mataas na kapasidad, para sa mas nakatataas ding interes ng mahihirap nating mga kababayan.

Subalit napakaaga pa upang sagutin ang mga katanungan kaugnay sa halalan. Ni hindi pa nga ako lubusang kuwalipikado na tumakbo sa 2010 dahil ang minimum age sa pagtakbo bilang presidente ay 40 anyos. Kamakailan lang ako sumapit sa edad na 39. Sa isang taon pa ako sasapit sa edad na 40. Sa ngayon, mahirap pang sumagot sa isang tanong na hindi pa naman ako kwalipikadong sumagot.

Qualified na po ako na tumakbo sa 2010 ngunit hindi pa ako nagpapasya. Subalit kung tatanungin ninyo ako kung gusto ko ba o hindi, gusto ko at bakit ba hindi? Subalit panahon ang makakapagsabi kung tutuloy nga ba ako o hindi. Gusto ko sanang mabigyan ng ganyang pagkakataon habang bata pa ako, dahil kung hihintayin ko na tumanda ako na kasing tanda ng ibang pulitiko, baka pareho na rin nila ako at wala na akong pinagkaiba. Ngayon habang pinanghahawakan ko ang mga paniniwala, prinsipyo at paninindigan, nais ko sanang mabigyan ng ganyang pagkakataon na makatulong sa ating bansa.

Ngunit king sino man ang susunod na pangulo natin, ang dapat pagtuunan ng pansin ay tatlong bagay lamang. Trabaho para sa mga Pilipino, dito man o sa ibang bansa. Sapat na suweldo para matustusan ang pangangailangan ng mga kababayan natin. At abot-kayang presyo ng bilihin para sa gayon hindi magutom at maghirap ang ating mga kababayan. Tatlo lamang ang dapat pagtuunan ng pansin, walang labis, walang kulang.

Kung saka-sakaling mapagdesisyunan ko na tumakbo bilang pangulo at palaring magwagi, ang gagawin ko ay yung kabaligtaran ng ginagawa ni Pangulong Arroyo sa maraming bagay. Partikular na ang pagtitiyak na mayroong transparency at accountability sa pamahalaan. Ang sama ng loob ko sa gobyerno ito ay simple. Mayaman ang Pilipinas at may pera ang gobyerno. Hindi nga lang nakararating sa mga tao at hindi nararamdaman ng tao. Huwag nilang sabihing kulang ang pera at hindi nila kayang serbisyuhan ang pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan, dahil kaya at dapat pwede. Kinakailangan lamang ay isang tapat na pinuno na nalalaman ang kanyang ginagawa.

Sa sinasabi kong ito, hindi nangangahulugan na nangangampanya ako o tatakbo ako, sinasabi ko lang kung ano ang dapat at nararapat.

Dalawa lamang ang plano ko para sa ating bansa. Una, hindi ako magnanakaw. Pangalawa, tunay na gagampanan ko ang nararapat na trabaho at obligasyon ng gobyerno sa ating mamamayan. Iyan ay ang bigyan sila ng pagkakataong umasenso at gumanda ang buhay upang ang mahirap ay hindi kailangang mamatay na mahirap. Ito ang trabaho na dapat gampanan ng pamahalaan, saan man, sino man ang nakaupo.

Darating ang panahon para sa pamumulitika, ngunit hindi ngayong araw ang pahanong na ito. Sa mga maagang nangangampanya at maagang nagdeklara, at maagang sumigaw na sila'y tatakbo, sila na lamang at hindi ako sasabay sa kanila. Sa dami at lalim ng problema na kinahaharap natin sa ngayon, ito na lamang ang ating harapin muna. Sa pagdating ng araw ng kampanyahan at araw ng pamumulitika, tinitiyak ko sa inyo na palagi akong sasama at palaging sasabak sa pamamahala ng kapasidad bilang patunay at pagkilala na dapat manilbihan ang mga nakakabatang henerasyon. Hindi na namin hihintayin na kami ay tumanda pa. Darating po ang panahon na ito ngunit hindi nga lang po sa ngayon.

1st year 1st semester grades

At last. The Office released our grades!!!
My grades are not that high. The only information that I will give is that I don't have a failing mark and I'm not in probation. My QPI is above 78 (QPI below 78 will be subject to probation).
I feel that the second semester shall be trice more difficult so need to work more harder to save me from debarment.

Senate inquiry in aid of legislation?

I'm very annoyed how some of the senators act nowadays.

This is an excerpt from a news report in inquirer:

Retired police comptroller Eliseo Dela Paz admitted Saturday sole responsibility for the alleged unauthorized release of the P6.9 million from the Philippine National Police (PNP) intelligence fund.

But Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago refused to believe Dela Paz's claim, which she called "heroic."

"Your own office, Mr. Dela Paz, is saying that you are guilty of violating applicable laws when you ordered, and verbally at that, the release of P7 million. Do you agree or not?" Santiago said.

"I agree your honor," Dela Paz said.

Santiago was citing the results of the PNP initial investigation into the Moscow incident, which stated that "The only basis for the release of P7 million from the confidential intelligence fund from the PNP was the verbal instruction of Police Director Dela Paz. Therefore it could not be denied that irregularity attended the use of government funds."

"Do you agree that your superior official, such as the PNP chief [Director General Jesus Verzosa] and the DILG [Department of Interior and Local Government] secretary [Ronaldo Puno] should be absolved, and instead, all blame and guilt should be pinned on you? Do you agree with this situation? Because in effect that is the consequence of this statement in the PNP report" Santiago asked.

"The release of the P10 million for the travel expenses for the supposedly contingency fund is based on my instructions," Dela Paz said.

"That's very heroic. You are assuming all guilt. But I have to tell you as a lawyer and a former trial judge that you are facing a regular sentence of 20 years or more than that. Are you ready to do that? Go to jail 20 years, leave your wife your child, your vision impaired child, just so other people can be free? Because I refuse to believe, Mr. Dela Paz, that you are the sole perpetrator of the crime or offenses stated in these two reports. I believe you are part of a bigger conspiracy and that…you are willing to assume responsibility for others. That seems for me to be the most humanitarian view of the situation," Santiago said.

read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20081115-172406/Dela-Paz-takes-blame-for-Moscow-mess


Section 21, Article VI of the Constitution reads:
"The Senate or the House of Representatives or any of its respective committees may conduct inquiries in aid of legislation in accordance with its duly published rules of procedure. The rights of persons appearing in, or affected by, such inquiries shall be respected."

It is very clear that the respective committees of senate has the power to conduct investigations on any matter provided that it is in the aid of legislation. Some of us are amazed on the superbness on how the senate conducts its investigation. There are two famous investigation at our present times: The ZTE issue and the Fertilizer Scam issue. And now, the issue of General De La Paz. There are no indicators that these senators are making these investigations in aid of legislation. Why are they conducting these hearings? The always answer is to know the truth. Then, where is the legislation then? Nothing I suppose. I'm not opposing the idea that knowing the truth is not important. But this things should be made in the proper forum. The proper forum for these should be the ombudsman and the courts. The result of senate investigation will not hold any bearing at all because first of all SENATE IS NOT COURT. SENATE IS A LEGISLATIVE BODY AND NOT JUDICIARY. Senate can only be judiciary in nature when in time of an impeachment trial. Currently, the Office of the Ombudsman (which I know, the proper agency for that) is conducting currently the investigation on the issue of Police Director De La Paz. If the senate is also conducting an investigation, IT IS REDUNDANT AND JUST WASTING TALENT AND RESOURCES. There are alleged secret intent why some senators are conducting those investigations. One of those is for the sake of political marketing which they easily exposed to media when investigating on those such contreversial matters. The 2010 elections is fast approaching. You know what I mean. My last concern that really annoyed mo is the statement of Senator Santiago address to Police Director De La Paz:

"Go to jail 20 years, leave your wife your child, your vision impaired child, just so other people can be free? "

It's very personal and unethical... Pati 'yung pamilya niya dinamay pa. Maybe, some of you will say that I wrote this entry because a friend of mine is affected. I not saying that Police Director De La Paz is guilty or not in that matter because the investigation of the ombudsman is not yet through. Pero kahit saan niyo tingnan from legal basis, political science basis or even moral basis, maling-mali talaga ang gingawa nila... Kelan kaya magbabago ang pouitika sa Pilipinas?

My Collection of Law Books

Law School is not yet over for me!!!!

I'm now officially enrolled for the second semester in law school and this is my schedule:

Monday:

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Legal Writing
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Obligations and Contract


Tuesday:

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Constitutional Law


Wednesday:

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Obligations and Contract


Thursday:

5:00 pm - 6:00pm Legal Writing
6:00 pm - 8:00pm (Vacant)
8:00 pm - 9:00pm Criminal Law 2


Friday:

NO CLASSES!!!!


Saturday:

11:00am - 12:00pm Roman Law and Philosophy of Law
12:00pm - 1:00pm (Vacant)
1:00pm - 3:00pm Labor Standards

The exact figures of my grades are not yet released. The office told me that all my subjects except PERSONS are all passed because our grade in persons is not yet given by the professor to the office. I'm still eligible to enroll in just in case I fail that subject (PERSONS) because I passed the rest. BTW, in UST, PERSONS is not a prerequisite to OBLICON. I don't care if I have a failing subject or be in probation because law school is really hard. The important thing is the fact that I'm not yet kicked out from law school. I'm really happy today because I successfully enrolled for the second semester despite that the grades are not yet released.

The Finals of the Law First Semester is Over....

SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!!!

It's really hard to speak.

I don't know what should I feel.

It's very different from the College Final Exams.

Enough Said.

Quality Officiating....

Grabbed the forum Archerpride.com

username: brandon33

Sports For All
By Philip Ella Juico
Philippine Star-September 30, 2008

Perhaps had PHILSPORTS been used properly and not junked by those who assumed office at the PSC after June 30, 1998 and others who followed years later, there probably would have been quite a number of high-quality accredited basketball referees who would not have ruined an otherwise exciting championship game between De La Salle and Ateneo last Sept. 25.

I had hoped that referees numbered 12, 15 and 19 who nearly spoiled the De La Salle-Far Eastern University on Sept. 14 would not officiate in succeeding UAAP games. Luckily not one of them refereed in the first game of the best-of-three series between De La Salle and Ateneo on Sept. 21. Ateneo won the first game and officiating was adjudged satisfactory.

But alas, referee number 12 (why can’t the UAAP amend its so-called house rules and have referees names and numbers printed on referees’ uniforms?) identified as Bobby Mendoza, reappeared in Game Two of the series and, together with colleagues Magpantay (number 28) and Roel Tolentino (number 14) deftly showed how it is to take a giant leap backward in the field of basketball officiating. Several former players and practicing coaches noted the inconsistent calls of the three, particularly Mendoza and Magpantay.
(End of Philippine Star Sports Column).




QUOTE (Bobby Cabral @ Sep 28 2008, 08:20 PM)

By now, you would have experienced gale force winds in Katipunan. Or you would have read articles in newspapers or blogs proclaiming the greatness of this season 71 edition of the Blue Eagles, Rabeh, Chris Tiu, Buenafe et al. They will also criticize our Archers as pikon and lacking class for not receiving their runner-up trophy, so perhaps we should be prepared with the facts.

1. While UP is the host of Season 71 and they selected the Narvasa Brothers (both former Blue Eagle varsity players) and were directly responsible for the referees.

2. Commissioner Chito Narvasa penalized La Salle and Coach Franz Pumaren during the first La Salle-Ateneo regular season game for not wearing his ID and gave two free throws to Ateneo. This inspite of Coach Pido Jarencio of UST being shown not wearing his ID during the earlier game and not being penalized.

3. During two regular games during the season, one versus FEU and the other against UST, referees who called technical fouls against La Salle's opponents were punished by Narvasa after the game with a termination and one with a suspension.

4. During the the final championship game, Buenafe, Jobe and other Ateneans could be seen taunting and trash talking but were not penalized.

5. The referees called 29 fouls on the Archers and only 13 fouls against the Blue Eagles. They awarded 28 free throws (18 which were converted) to Ateneo and only 8 free throws to the Green Archers.

6. The phantom finger of Rico was not clearly evident and since there was no reaction from the Eagles, it must not have happened.

7. The Green Archers were in the dugout during the awarding and no official from the UAAP called them out to receive their award.

Finally, if the Ateneans wanted to win with honor, they FAILED to do so. The Ateneo community should have asked the Narvasas to inhibit themselves due to their school history and obvious bias towards La Salle. I will concede the first three La Salle-Ateneo games in Season 71 to the Blue Eagles. But we will never know the outcome of game 2 of the Championship series.because the referees panicked when La Salle reduced a 15 point deficit to three in less than five minutes. Animo La Salle!!!