By Mortz C. Ortigoza
To those who exhort morality on the propensity of
congressmen and senators to identify projects that should be the work of the
executive department, that pontification is easier said than done if you’re not
the president of the Philippines.
Before I discuss the rai·son d'ê·tre of this
malpractice, here is a briefer to the uninitiated why the big fuzz on this:
United States military aid to an ally country are being loaded to cargo jet C-5A Galaxy. |
A P10 million
of a hypothetical farm-to-market road or medicines, means a lawmaker got 20
percent or P2 million S.O.P or cut from a favored contractor or supplier.
This ensued because without the “pork barrel”,
congressmen and senators could impeach the president.
***
In my radio program, I told my listeners that if the
accusation of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was true that the opposition Liberal
Party has Plan B to oust President Rodrigo Duterte like “High Crimes”, or
“Betrayal of Public Trust” as complaints, it would take one-third or 99
congressmen from the 293 members’ House of Representatives to file the Article
of Impeachment or Verified Complaint to the House of Senate where it takes only
14 Senators from the two-third constitutional requirement from the 24 members’
Senate to kick out from office a sitting president.
At the latest, there are 43 opposition solons in the
House while there are 14 senators who can throw a monkey wrench to the security
of tenure of the president.
The 43 congressmen need 56 fellow solon to complete the
99 one-third requirement for the submission of the Article of Impeachment or
Verified Complaint to the 14 senators who would hear and impeached Duterte.
But thanks heaven, we have “pork barrel” to feed the
56 congressmen not to be rambunctious but toe the line.
Looks how the 20 percent shady SOP can do to a sitting
president!
***
The pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte that U.S
Special Forces be pulled out in Mindanao shocked many Filipinos specially those
who see the Americans as ally and protector against local enemies where the
Yanks use their drone and smart bombs.
Many saw how
this withdrawal affects the U.S-Philippine military alliance vis-à-vis the
Chinese incursion at the South China Sea (SCS).
(Note: Last Thursday at a military camp in Bulacan, Duterte
revised his earlier pronouncement where he said the withdrawal would be
temporary).
Would the Philippines alienate the U.S to leave the
Philippines to fend for herself against the unrestrained rampage of islands grabbing Mainland Chinese?
For me if the president has been doing brinkmanship
against the American, he is on the opportune right tract on a strategic issue
of a $5 Trillion a year SCS trade lane.
An alliance between Duterte and China’s Paramount
Leader Xi Jinping would be prejudicial to the American since the trade lane is
sandwiched by China and the Philippines.
Can you still remember my column recently titled “Duterte’s political jujitsu between China and Japan” about why the Japanese suddenly
became generous to lend U.S $ 2.4 billion for the Manila to Bulacan 38-kilometer (24-mile)
elevated commuter line, donate 10 big brand new Coast Guards ships, and lease
five of her United States made Beechcraft King’s TC-90s to patrol the SCS
against Chinese encroachment?
Why this magnanimous gesture?
Because my dear Watson the Banzai Country dread to see
the Chinks and the Flips, er Filipinos smoke the peace pipes while the Sino
threaten with anti-ship missiles like
the Silkworm, mines and torpedoes the commercial ships of the Nippon-koku that ply the SCS’s lane.
With Duterte driving out the Americans in Mindanao (where they have killed already high valued terrorist targets in Basilan, Sulu,
Tawi-Tawi thru the aid of their drones, smart bombs, P3C Orion, satellites, and
others) the way of life of the Yanks in Mainland American would thus be
threatened also.
With this growing animosity from the feisty and
colorful Philippine president pressured the U.S Congress to spike the measly
$50 million a year military aid it gives to the Flips every year?
Gee whiz, this is a pittance compared to the military
aid the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave gives yearly to Israel (U.S
$3.1 billion) Egypt ($1.3 billion); Iraq ($300 million); Jordan ($300 million); and
Pakistan ($280 million, according to the 2014 CNN.com report.
The $5.9 of billion for military funding represents
17% of the roughly $35 billion the U.S. spent on foreign aid in 2014.
Why the U.S gave Pakistan $280 million a year despite
her generals’ hid No. 1 terrorist Osama bin Laden, founder and head
of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda? Bin Laden was killed by the U.S Navy SEAL
operatives, in a daring rescue that shamed the Israeli feat in Entebbe, Uganda,
near a military academy at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan?
Because the U.S fear to see the day Pakistan share their
lethal nuclear warheads to Muslim terror groups who could erase the entire
population of New York or California.
Can the Abu
Sayyaf, Moro National Liberation Front, Moro Islamic
Liberation Front, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, and others ISIS inspired insurgents, be a threat
to the tranquility and safety of the Americans in the Land of the Milk and
Honey?
Certainly!
The Yanks therefore should be padding the embarrassing
military aid they are giving us to appease President Digong for not barring
them in “perpetuity” in Mindanao if not the entire country.
(You can read my selected columns at
http://mortzortigoza.blogspot.com and articles at Pangasinan News Aro. You can
send comments too at totomortz@yahoo.com)
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Gan Rebueno Ang paggamit mo Carliselle Lelouch ng salitang BOBO at TANGA sa ibang members dito ang nagprovoke sa reaksyon ni Patrick Franco Vicencio kaya mahigpit na pinagbabawal sa group na ito ang ganyang klase ng pananalita!
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Jhojo Aquino Kahiya naman.... thank u very much ...gob bless USA
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Kenneth Sombilon
Kenneth Sombilon This is from U.S funds,very good donation.
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Urbano Matatag saan ba yan?
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Jun Nishiyama Jews run Murica. Deal with it.
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Richard Nieto
Richard Nieto God bless u.s.kita nyo nga.allied forces since world war 3 may nakita ba kyong jet at armament? Na sb super power kuno..hnd nya priority ng u.s.angnpinas dhl turing nya snyo ay aso.at u.s ay amo.ngaun hully ma tyo ng super power na china anunka ngaun u...See More
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Richard Nieto
Richard Nieto Very good donation dw..mas matindi na ngaun ang kalaban ng pinas.china super power.tas budgetnpa rin ng u.s sa atin magkano? Nganga..bitawan na lng nla tyo.useless ang u.s ok pa ang japan.
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Raoul Banzon
Raoul Banzon Can't blame 'em. We were getting 2-500 million a year until we kicked their bases out. Its their money and up to them how much they want to donate to who. Its not like we're entitled ingrates....or are we? Geopolitically, the PH needs the US support ...period. Anyway....things were picking up relations-wise until the old man started pissing them off.
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Chip Cainhog
Chip Cainhog Please review your geo politics.:-) thers something wrong in your statement. :-)
TumugonBurahinPatrick Franco Vicencio
Patrick Franco Vicencio hahahahahahahaha kakatawa ka retarded teka d na kita papatulan i frgt d nga pala kao pumapatol sa retarded
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Patrick Franco Vicencio hahahah pag ka pera lang brad sampalin pa kita
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch hahaha...sampal????gwain ng bakla.hahaha
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch muka plng muka n adik.hahahah....baklang adik.hahaha
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Gan Rebueno Admin Warning to Patrick Franco Vicencio and Carliselle Lelouch! You are to refrain from being provocative and using foul words here.
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Raoul Banzon
Raoul Banzon C'mon guys...Carliselle Lelouch is entitled to his opinion...even if it wasn't very civil. We dont have to go all wild bashers for that. Thats the usual fascistic reaction of the other side....not ours.
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John Lord Magpayo Quinto Makikitid kasi Utak ng mga yan. Parang Hindi Nag-Aral.
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch im entitled to my opinion admin....that ass Patrick Franco Vicencio hu u should be talking to.....if he wants his side to be heard..have it somewhere else not under my post....
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John Lord Magpayo Quinto Nagtrashtalkan pa kasi kayo eh.
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Deyhness Sameran Thank's US.....�� and i thought ur'e country is always in the heart most of the filipino poeple.....������
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch dis is the reason kaya cnusubukan ni digong ang commitment ng us s pinas....mga tanga at bobo kxe react agad ng react s gngwa ni digong..mga bobo...
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Patrick Franco Vicencio
Patrick Franco Vicencio another retard ..
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Patrick Franco Vicencio
Patrick Franco Vicencio talino mo
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch bobo
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch eh d wow.hahaha
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Patrick Franco Vicencio
Patrick Franco Vicencio sino ikaw ? hahaha kinaen kana ng sistema ng idolo mo
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Patrick Franco Vicencio
Patrick Franco Vicencio haha teka bat sasyangin ko oras ko sayo ? eee wla kang kwentang tao mag aral ka muna keybrd warrior .. fuckng fagg
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch hahaha...tama yan fuck ur self
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Patrick Franco Vicencio your not ur ..
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch anu dw bobo
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Carliselle Lelouch adik lng
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Patrick Franco Vicencio
Patrick Franco Vicencio hahah bye na nga napaptwa moko hahahahahaha
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch brad bka guxto m mgparehab....
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Carliselle Lelouch pwede nman kita ipaxok s rehab.hahahah dun ako ngwork eh...
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Carliselle Lelouch ingat k bka tambangan k nlng jan s tabe tabe
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Patrick Franco Vicencio
Patrick Franco Vicencio hhahaha wag mokong ma brad brad hahahahahaha sayo mo gawin yan ignorante hahahahahahaha tang ina sampalin kta ng drugtest pumunta kang nueva ecija isasampal ko sayo
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Patrick Franco Vicencio
Patrick Franco Vicencio saka ung IPAXOK ? DBA IPASOK YON ? ayusin munaman grammar mo tagalog nalang yan aa
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Carliselle Lelouch wag k mg alala bka mapunta nga kme jan my itatayong rehab jan eh ikw una paxente BRAD hahahaha
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Carliselle Lelouch eh d kaw n mtalinaw...hahahaha
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Carliselle Lelouch anung honor mu b nung college? SUMA??????SUMAMA S BAKLA.hahahaha
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Ray-An Tullao Ballesteros 50 Million$ SAN NA PUPUNTA??? PAKISAGOT NGA???😵
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Kyle Tolosa
Kyle Tolosa Sad but true! Loose change from the US..
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Richard Nieto
Richard Nieto Anu babkyang bilhin ng 50 million dollar? How much fightere jet?.kungbkya pala bkt hnd figheter jet nanlngbibigay.kc wlang missile na available haha useless..
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Ray-An Tullao Ballesteros
Ray-An Tullao Ballesteros HAHA BOBO ANG PUTA. ISIP MUNA BAGO COMMENT SIR HAHAH👊😆👍
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Ray-An Tullao Ballesteros
Ray-An Tullao Ballesteros HAHAH NAG REREQUEST PA NG FIGHTER JET HAHA. KAPAL DIN NG MUKA MO NO. DBA DPAT GOBYERNO NATIN BIBILI NUN.. MILITARY AID LNG PINAG UUSAPAN DITO GUNGGONG.. 50Million $ MAHUHUSAY NA BARIL NA SA MILITAR MABIBILI NUN.👊😆👍
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch bawal dw trashtalk svi admin.hahahaha
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Richard Nieto
Richard Nieto Eh d bumili.tas cipain na lht ng u.s.army dtonkya pala eh..kya nga super power angbkalaban na china kc 50lng kya mla.pero sa jordan at ehipto wownkalaking budget ah.cnu ba kaaway ng mga un..wg na lngbkmi ang utuin kyo na lng.
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Carliselle Lelouch
Carliselle Lelouch kaya nga eh...tpos kung dkilain ng iba ang us prang cla n ngpakain stin....mas malaki p npapakinabangan nila stin kysa s binibigay nila stin...akala ko b mutual at vital friend tau....dont seem like it...
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Richard Nieto
Richard Nieto Sa world history.pilipinas ang katuwang sa digmaqn.ehnkc mas gusto ng u.s na humingi angnpinas personal kc turing nya state nya tyo kapal ngnmukha mo u.s big shame kayabang mo.wag kmi utuin mo u.s.makakatikim ka skn ng salita.mumurahin kita pag ako ang...See More
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Richard Nieto
Richard Nieto Ay syapala maggagonpla ang china..tangbina mo china.
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Reynaldo Obaña Mina
Reynaldo Obaña Mina thanx U.S baliw lng kc presidente namin
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Atsoca Rd We love the US and we are willing to die with fellow american friends BUT not on du30..
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Dodz Cagampang
Dodz Cagampang guyz laro to ng marurunong ...see tingnan ninyo ang logic..our country s da center of strategic military base n asia..sa gitna ng pacific..kapag c uncle sam hindi tau binigyan ng mas magandang pabor so..ang china s welling 2be kakampi ng pilipinas even we r a democratec country..dpat talagang ligawan n uncle sam ang pinas 4 military outpost n da pacific..dont blemm our president..alam nya ang ginagawa nya..
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Dodz Cagampang ganyan kc tau ang dali mataranta..
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Bim Fernandez di rin kala nyo s china bobo baka akala nyo ganun ganun n lng makipag usap dyna
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Richard Nieto Very good donation dw..mas matindi na ngaun ang kalaban ng pinas.china super power.tas budgetnpa rin ng u.s sa atin magkano? Nganga..bitawan na lng nla tyo.useless ang u.s ok pa ang japan.
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Raoul Banzon
Raoul Banzon Can't blame 'em. We were getting 2-500 million a year in military aid until we kicked their bases out. Its their money and up to them how much they want to donate to who. Its not like we're entitled ingrates....or are we? Geopolitically, the PH needs the US support ...period. Anyway....things were picking up relations-wise until the old man started pissing them off.
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Chip Cainhog
Chip Cainhog Please review your geo politics.:-) thers something wrong in your statement. :-)
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Vin Shepherd Guevarra
Vin Shepherd Guevarra "Geopolitically, the PH needs US support ...period."
What?? When will we stand on our own?
Hindi laging nandyan ang US.
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Chip Cainhog
Chip Cainhog "Geopolitically, the Ph needs Us support"... I agree. Paki review "period" mo sa Geopoltics.
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Raoul Banzon
Raoul Banzon The US will remain by far the preeminent global power for the 21st century, economically, financially, militarily. We get all sorts of US aid, grants, training and assistance...not only militarily. Presently, we are still a small, weak country and our territorial rights now under threat. Staying allied with the "big dog" would be better for our country...maybe for another couple of decades at least...IMHO
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Uzi Tan Panti
Uzi Tan Panti Tita ko di na mawaring sa kakabayad ng federal tax nya... Tapos tayong pilipinas hihingi pa kc kulang budget sa pangungurakot ng gubyerno...
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Richard Nieto
Richard Nieto Panay thank u pa sa u.s.bully pa rin ng bully ang china.eh wla pa rn nmn donate na fighter jet..where is the fighter jet.?
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Polo Algo
Polo Algo After sipain sa Subic noong 91'... Hmmm !!??
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Richard Nieto
Richard Nieto Eh kc gago mga kano.bastus.dpt lng cipain ayw mademanda mga tao nla kc hrro dw mla mga sundalo ok lng pala snyo na gaguhin tyo ng kanonkc nandyn clabpara sa gyera.eh laban nla yn sa china hnd ntn laban un..ay naku aralin nyi muna punot dulo bkt ayw nla maging super power ang china kya cla nandyn..for what nandto cla.anu un tagapagligtas?.cnu ba kaaway ntn meron ba.so aom pala nla na bully tyo ng china.nsn ang mga jet.useless allied wla wenta yn.
Nicole John Amojedo Somido bat kunti lng sa atin sir mortz? hehehe
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Nicole John Amojedo Somido
Nicole John Amojedo Somido lalaki yan sir mortz pag pumasok na yung mga ISIS at iba pang terrorist na hawak nila
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Denmark Suede
Denmark Suede From 2018 US military aid to Israel will increase to US$3.8 a year
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Mortz Marcelo Ortigoza
Mortz Marcelo Ortigoza Denmark Suede, nag aaway na mga readers doon sa Modernized AFP community FB na may 70,000 members dahil sa blog ko na ito
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Denmark Suede
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Denmark Suede
Denmark Suede Ph should stand on its own feet if it wants an independent foreign policy . The million dollar question is can PH afford it?
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Peter Gape
Peter Gape You're right Mortz. I read an article the other day where former ambassador Cuisia bragging about the $1.3B aid received during their 6 -year term. The average amount is similar to the amount a smaller country like Guatemala receives from the US in ass...See More
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Lab Anque
Lab Anque The US is not giving a lot of financial aid because it ends up in the pockets of some corrupt officials. Now that we have a different President hopefully the US will change and give more financial and material aid.
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Mortz Marcelo Ortigoza Peter Gape and Lab Anque when the U.S still ran Clark and Subic military bases, combined military and other aid reached $500 million in 1990 before us Flips kicked the assess of the Yanks in running these two military fortification in 1991. Presently, combined U.S military aid and others to the Philippines run around $82 million for this year.