Ambrosio R. Villorente
APCI Bldg. Ground Breaking
Groundbreaking of the Aklan Press Club, Inc. (APCI) building will be held at 10:30 on Sunday morning, March 23. This will coincide with the 111th Commemoration of the 19 Martyrs of Aklan. The building will be constructed on a lot at Veterans Avenue, Poblacion, Kalibo.
Before the ground-breaking, “Kapihan Sa Aklan” will be launched, a joint project of the PAPI and the APCI to help stimulate a dynamic, progressive and peace loving Aklanon community.
The APCI building is dedicated to the memories of the 19 Martyrs, two of whom Candido Iban and Emilio del Castillo who bought a printing press in Hongkong used in the information drive of the Katipunan to liberate the Philippines from the abuses of Spain. The printing press was used in the publication of La Solidaridad.
The building will also serve as a convergence center of the members of the tri media to enhance friendship, cooperation and understanding among them. It will serve as vanguard of press freedom and democracy.
The Difference Between Filipino
& American Officials
For the amount of 4,000 US dollars, the Governor of New York State has tendered his resignation as State Governor.
He did not receive that money. It was the reversed for he paid that money to a prostitute for an instant sex pleasure.
The governor of New York referred to is Gov. Eliot Spitzer. He resigned from his office after it was disclosed that he had been a regular client of a prostitution ring. Ashley “Kristen” Alexandra Dupre was identified to be the woman of his choice.
Even with this personal immoral scandal, the said Governor of New York State tendered his office resignation sans hullabaloo and justification.
This cannot happen in the Philippines. Immoralities, graft and corruption, even cheating in the election, no one will accept the guilt but even challenge the accusers to submit evidence, go to court, and follow the constitutional process to prove their accusations. They will always tell the accusers, those are allegations, hearsay devoid of proof. They will even prevent, threaten, or murder witnesses to prevent them from testifying. They bribe, kidnap, or murder witnesses. They lie, cheat, and cover up. They invoke executive privileges to prevent disclosure of truths.
Some good examples of the government offenses to the people are: 1. alleged election cheating; 2. Fertilizer scandal in 2004; 3. North Rail and South Rail Transit questionable deals; 4. Spratly executive agreement with China believed to be in violation of the Philippine Constitution among others.
Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s immorality is not hurting to New York or the United States, but he resigned.
In the Philippines where the sovereignty of the country is involved and billions of pesos of the peoples money are lost brought about by rampant graft and corruption, cheating in the election, Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is still in Malacañang sticking like a leech, does not disclose the truth, and even prevent others from telling the truth.
Save Rice
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap is appealing to all Filipinos to save rice. According to Sec. Yap, millions of pesos worth of rice is damaged or lost daily due to cooking more but not consuming all.
Yap noticed the daily damages of rice in the Filipino households, in the restaurants and party celebrations of all kinds.
Yap is appealing to all households to cook rice in a quantity the family members can consume in a meal. He is also appealing to restaurants and hotels to serve rice in a quantity its clients can consume.
Even if the Phili-ppines has money to finance the importation of rice, it is not possible because there is world rice shortage. The traditional rice exporter like Thailand is experiencing rice shortage. The only way to make rice available on the table is to conserve it, stop loses and increase production. But will the Filipino farmers increase rice production?
The production cost of palay per kilogram is increasing, yet the buying price is still at P11.00 per kilogram which is the price 10 years ago, the price when the cost of fertilizer was P2.50 per bag. Today, it cost P1,400 per bag. Rental of land has increased, cost of farm machine and its operation and maintenance and labor cost has increased as well. Credit is tight, hardly accessible and expensive.
To motivate rice farmers to increase palay production, farm credit must be liberalized, increase market price of rice, improve irrigation system, and provide low cost post harvest facilities to improve quality of the product.
Overhaul government policy on rice to make it producer oriented. It is cheaper and easier to buy subsidized rice rather than produce rice at more expensive cost. Actually, the Philippine government imports rice at higher price more than it pays the local produce. The rice policy today is highly favorable to palay traders and disadvantageous to the producers. Why produce to lose? Plant high value crops, sell it and buy rice enough for the family consumption. /MP
APCI Bldg. Ground Breaking
Groundbreaking of the Aklan Press Club, Inc. (APCI) building will be held at 10:30 on Sunday morning, March 23. This will coincide with the 111th Commemoration of the 19 Martyrs of Aklan. The building will be constructed on a lot at Veterans Avenue, Poblacion, Kalibo.
Before the ground-breaking, “Kapihan Sa Aklan” will be launched, a joint project of the PAPI and the APCI to help stimulate a dynamic, progressive and peace loving Aklanon community.
The APCI building is dedicated to the memories of the 19 Martyrs, two of whom Candido Iban and Emilio del Castillo who bought a printing press in Hongkong used in the information drive of the Katipunan to liberate the Philippines from the abuses of Spain. The printing press was used in the publication of La Solidaridad.
The building will also serve as a convergence center of the members of the tri media to enhance friendship, cooperation and understanding among them. It will serve as vanguard of press freedom and democracy.
The Difference Between Filipino
& American Officials
For the amount of 4,000 US dollars, the Governor of New York State has tendered his resignation as State Governor.
He did not receive that money. It was the reversed for he paid that money to a prostitute for an instant sex pleasure.
The governor of New York referred to is Gov. Eliot Spitzer. He resigned from his office after it was disclosed that he had been a regular client of a prostitution ring. Ashley “Kristen” Alexandra Dupre was identified to be the woman of his choice.
Even with this personal immoral scandal, the said Governor of New York State tendered his office resignation sans hullabaloo and justification.
This cannot happen in the Philippines. Immoralities, graft and corruption, even cheating in the election, no one will accept the guilt but even challenge the accusers to submit evidence, go to court, and follow the constitutional process to prove their accusations. They will always tell the accusers, those are allegations, hearsay devoid of proof. They will even prevent, threaten, or murder witnesses to prevent them from testifying. They bribe, kidnap, or murder witnesses. They lie, cheat, and cover up. They invoke executive privileges to prevent disclosure of truths.
Some good examples of the government offenses to the people are: 1. alleged election cheating; 2. Fertilizer scandal in 2004; 3. North Rail and South Rail Transit questionable deals; 4. Spratly executive agreement with China believed to be in violation of the Philippine Constitution among others.
Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s immorality is not hurting to New York or the United States, but he resigned.
In the Philippines where the sovereignty of the country is involved and billions of pesos of the peoples money are lost brought about by rampant graft and corruption, cheating in the election, Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is still in Malacañang sticking like a leech, does not disclose the truth, and even prevent others from telling the truth.
Save Rice
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap is appealing to all Filipinos to save rice. According to Sec. Yap, millions of pesos worth of rice is damaged or lost daily due to cooking more but not consuming all.
Yap noticed the daily damages of rice in the Filipino households, in the restaurants and party celebrations of all kinds.
Yap is appealing to all households to cook rice in a quantity the family members can consume in a meal. He is also appealing to restaurants and hotels to serve rice in a quantity its clients can consume.
Even if the Phili-ppines has money to finance the importation of rice, it is not possible because there is world rice shortage. The traditional rice exporter like Thailand is experiencing rice shortage. The only way to make rice available on the table is to conserve it, stop loses and increase production. But will the Filipino farmers increase rice production?
The production cost of palay per kilogram is increasing, yet the buying price is still at P11.00 per kilogram which is the price 10 years ago, the price when the cost of fertilizer was P2.50 per bag. Today, it cost P1,400 per bag. Rental of land has increased, cost of farm machine and its operation and maintenance and labor cost has increased as well. Credit is tight, hardly accessible and expensive.
To motivate rice farmers to increase palay production, farm credit must be liberalized, increase market price of rice, improve irrigation system, and provide low cost post harvest facilities to improve quality of the product.
Overhaul government policy on rice to make it producer oriented. It is cheaper and easier to buy subsidized rice rather than produce rice at more expensive cost. Actually, the Philippine government imports rice at higher price more than it pays the local produce. The rice policy today is highly favorable to palay traders and disadvantageous to the producers. Why produce to lose? Plant high value crops, sell it and buy rice enough for the family consumption. /MP
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