Saturday, October 19, 2013

Gloc-9 feat. Rico Blanco "Magda" Song Preview

The first time I heard the song.. I'm definitely sure this will pickup the charts. Waiting eagerly to release their music video of the song.

Usually Sex Trade happens to any country.. but the most affected countries are the 3rd world countries. The standard of living the Philippines.. milllions of Filipinos are still under poverty.. they will do anything for a living just to survive.

Bottom line is that we have to strengthen our Godly family values.. from the parents down to their kids.

Be a help to someone today. Make it everyday. :)


Some statistics about the Sex Trade in the Philippines from Wikipedia.

A 1997 report put the number of child victims of prostitution at 75,000 in the Philippines.,[10] with other estimates saying as many as 100,000.[11]

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef)an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 children in the Philippines are involved in prostitution rings. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) about 100,000 children are involved in prostitution.[12] is a high incidence of child prostitution in tourist areas. An undetermined number of children are forced into exploitative labor operations.[13]

The Philippines is the fourth country with the most number of prostituted children,[14] and authorities have identified an increase in child molesters travelling to the Philippines.[15]

There are estimated to be 375,000 women and girls in the sex trade in the Philippines, mostly between the ages of 15 and 20, though some are as young as 11.[16]

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies state that there are more than 1.5 million street children in the Philippines and many end up in prostitution and drug trafficking in places such as Manila and Angeles City.[17]

Government and NGO estimates on the number of women trafficked range from 300,000 to 400,000 and the number of children trafficked range from 60,000 to 100,000.[18] According to the US government reports, the number of child victims in the Philippines range from 20,000 to 100,000, with foreign tourists, particularly other Asians, as perpetrators.[18]

An estimated 60,000 to 100,000 children in the Philippines are involved in prostitution rings, according to Minette Rimando, a spokeswoman for the U.N.'S International Labour Organization's Manila office.[19] Based on the statistics provided by the Visayan Forum Foundation, most victims are between 12 to 22 years old.[20]

The Philippines is ranked under Tier 2 Watch List in the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report of the United States (US) State Department due to the Philippine government’s alleged failure to show evidence of progress in convicting trafficking offenders, particularly those responsible for labor trafficking.[21]


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Friday, October 18, 2013

Pork Barrel or PDAF Percentage in National Budget

Just came across with a very helpful info graphic that shows how much money Philippines have in 2013.

I firmly believe that Philippines as a country is not a poor country rather it is poor because part of the budget doesn't go to where it belongs. Most politicians are corrupt and greedy for money.

Money is not the root of all evil.. but loving money more than anything else is the root of all evil. I am just wondering.. will my tax go to the services for the people or it goes straight to the politician's pocket? 

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InfoGraphic is owned by EF Legara, its not mine. :D

The PDAF is only 1% of the total Budget ng Bayan. 



Wednesday, October 9, 2013

NAIA Terminal 1 Taxi Drivers: Crocs and Sharks



Last October 6, 2013, Sunday night (no heavy traffic). I queued for the yellow Airport Taxi in NAIA Terminal 1. I was given a dispatch slip by the Dispatcher.. and at the same time telling me.. "Sir baka pwedeng makahingi sa inyo kahit pang kape lang po.. naglalambing lang sa inyo sir."  I just ignored the Dispatcher and went in to the yellow taxi. But in my mind "Garapalan na talaga ngayon ang paghihingi ng mga ito.. Ganun na ba kababa yung kinikita nila para gawin nila ito?" It seems that they are beggars on uniform, not good for tourists or visitors.. even to Filipino passengers.

As I went in to the taxi, the taxi driver asked me.. "Saan po kayo sir?" Me: "Sa Muntinlupa."

Taxi driver"Sir fixed rate na po doon kasi out of Metro Manila na yun."
Me: "I metro mo kasi airport metered taxi ito di ba." (Muntinlupa is still within Metro Manila. I don't have any idea where they got the idea that Muntinlupa is out of Metro Manila.)

Taxi driver: "Lugi po kami nyan kasi kapag ganyan fixed rate na talaga. Kawawa naman kaming mga driver, kawawa naman po pamilya namin."
Me: (This is the same dramatic story over and over again with taxi drivers. They are looking for sympathy and in the back of their minds all people with huge bags have tons of money in their pockets and are willing to pay them whatever price the taxi driver wants.) "Palagi naman po akong sumasakay dyan sa airport metered taxi, nagmmetro naman ang sila palagi."

Taxi driver: "Sige na nga." Then he started the meter.
During travelling I was able to ask his name.. Rafael was the name of the driver. I was amazed that the meter was already P600+ in Sucat. By the time we are in Muntinlupa in our house, the meter reading was P930.

I paid P930 and asked for the receipt, he only gave me the dispatch slip (I kept the dispatch slip). As I looked in the dispatch slip, it has different plate number compared to his vehicle and the price of P934.


I told him politely that usually it is P500 at most for metered taxi to Muntinlupa from the airport (I didn't raise my voice), probably he was bothered by his conscience that gave me P300 because he definitely knew that it was overcharged.


I asked for a receipt then he told me that the meter is not printing receipt meaning it is not functional.

What a day!! 

Just a tip when booking for an airport metered taxi.. Ask the driver first if the taxi meter can print receipt, then you will know if the meter is working or not.

Very seldom you can find an honest and dignified taxi driver in the airport. Most of them are crocs and sharks... same as in the government officials and politicos.


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