Comments on: Abusing the people’s tragedy

By: Blog Action Day 2009: Make Climate Change an important agenda in the 2010 National Elections | The Four-eyed Journal

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:43:53 +0000

[...] Politicians, especially those who have declared and shown their intentions to run for the Presidency in the coming 2010 national elections, who have joined the efforts of providing any form of relief, rescue and assistance to the victims of Ondoy and Pepeng deserve some credit. However, they must not stop at this simple, band-aid solution ““ of which they easily turn into early campaigning gimmicks and worse, propagating patronage politics and abusing the people’s tragedy. [...]

By: Bikoy

Bikoy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:12:22 +0000

neither did i say anything to the effect of refusing the assistance that we need. exposing the PR stunt for what it truly is is a different matter. like telling a little street girl that the person giving her food is a dirty old man. take the food, but don’t let the man take you to bed.

By: benj

benj — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:51:08 +0000

Well, I haven’t heard anything to that effect yet. I think we need to be pragmatic about things. It’s easy to be peering from one’s ivory tower when no one in your immediate circle is at risk. I don’t think seeing the US in a purely bad light is a bit counter productive – but that’s just me.

By: Roundup: Voices from the Philippines on Blog Action Day 2009 | Bloggers Kapihan

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:17:43 +0000

[...] pauses and reflects on the relief operations, including the participation of US [...]

By: Blog Action Day 2009: Make Climate Change an important agenda in the 2010 National Elections | The Four-eyed Journal

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:26:26 +0000

[...] Politicians, especially those who have declared and shown their intentions to run for the Presidency in the coming 2010 national elections, who have joined the efforts of providing any form of relief, rescue and assistance to the victims of Ondoy and Pepeng deserve some credit. However, they must not stop at this simple, band-aid solution – of which they easily turn into early campaigning gimmicks and worse, propagating patronage politics and abusing the people’s tragedy. [...]

By: Bikoy

Bikoy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:09:29 +0000

bottom line is they also destroy lives. my point is, none of their present assistance should be used to justify any policy such as the VFA. but that’s what’s happening

By: benj

benj — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:29:33 +0000

Selfless or not, the bottom line is that the American troops helped save lives.

By: GeoRge

GeoRge — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:11:01 +0000

You hit a point with the excessive media coverage on the US troops that helped out. But I believe it’s the media that can really fuel the political part of it if there was any.

My dad (retired US Navy) worked on Okinawa where those troops reportedly came from, and I remember they were always ready to help people when given a chance.

I agree that this “helping out” shouldn’t be used to justify the VFA but let’s not discount the help the soldiers also extended.

By: Bikoy

Bikoy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:53:08 +0000

then why maintain the government?

re filipinos deserving the government / politicians we have, i disagree. its like giving a old man with heart disease a menu with only McDonald’s Big Mac and 2-pc. Chickenjoy w/ Extra Gravy. he has to choose one because he has to eat, but granted that he was only given those two choices, both very appealing and delicious, maintained and promoted by intense commercial advertising campaigns, i will not fault him if his conditions worsen due to the choice he makes–the system gives him no alternative.

By: Ishmael Ahab

Ishmael Ahab — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:18:19 +0000

Ano pa nga ba? Peperahan lang naman tayo ng mga crocodiles na yan at pipigain ang bulsa ng tao.

Actually, ngayon, kelangan ng mga yan ng pera para sa election. Naubos ang kupit nila dahil kay Ondoy.

Lulutuin tayo sa sarili nating mantika (Darn!)