By: Amiel Aguilar Cabanlig
and Atty. Trixie Angeles
An oligarchic elite controls most of the power and wealth in our country
through MEDIA, cronyism and massive graft, and for a relentless procession of political and economic upheavals have left the Philippines one of the poorest nations in the world. The hold of these families was interrupted during the twenty year Marcos dictatorship. Under Ferdinand Marcos, land reform closed or threatened the stranglehold of the ilustrados -- later called oligarchs -- on land ownership. These families then came to a detente-like relationship with Marcos, holding on to their land and businesses in exchange for their servility to the new ruling elite -- the cronies.
After the fall of the dictatorship, the country's premier fallen Oligarchs gained a foothold on traditional media chronicling pages upon pages of their family's debauchery and lavish festivities. These folks, by their plutocratic complex, think they own the 85 million souls of this country, so they think it's cute to boast of their affluence. To the ignorant Crispin's and the Basilio's of the Metro, camera whores from Forbes and Dasma became the paradigm of "great ideals" for the hapless masses. It is this paradoxical union of wealth and weakness that opened the state to predatory behavior of post-martial law "high society".
Editor Tim Yap who has wangled his way to the doorsteps of these Oligarchs was quoted as saying "There is this mind-set, which I think is so passe, that says: 'The country is in shambles and the country is having a hard time and you are out there partying.' But this generation is guiltless when it comes to that." Thus, a new generation of the Lopez', Montano's and the Osmena's have graced the broadsheets and the glossies on a daily basis and have been accepted hook, line and sinker by our unwitting countrymen. They established a labyrinthine protocol of control by which they imposes their will on others.
Well, now that our society is really in shambles what can we do to purge society from the ravenousness of such families and media personalities?
In the early 1970's, veteran psychological warfare specialist Jose Ma Crisol organized an academic cluster to assemble a master plan that would purge the negative values of the Filipino family paradigm. Their report, which could have been used for genuine social reform, was instead used by Marcos to centralize power into his own hands. The report of Ma.Crisol states: "What we recommend therefore is an expansion of the family to a larger group- the country. We should treat the country as our very own family, where the President is our father and all the citizens as our brother. From the new oneness we develop a strong sense of oneness, loyalty to the country, and a feeling of nationalism…There will develop in us a feeling of trust such that values, such as lamangan, pakitang-tao, bahala na, etc. will be eliminated from our system…"
The Philippine oligarchy is exceedingly family-centered which has yet to subordinate its ancient roots to the Filipino nation-state. Recent research on Third World politics has found the FAMILY can inhibit the state from genuine social reform; the family continues to act as challenging source of influence. Cory proved a disappointment to those who thought that democracy had returned. Instead, she ensured the return of oligarchic rule while at the same time allowing her family to not only regain lost fortunes, but to be repaid in spades. They were snidely referred to as Kapamilya, Inc. Since then, oligarchic rule continues, aided in no small part by politicians out to survive and establish their dynasties.
and Atty. Trixie Angeles
An oligarchic elite controls most of the power and wealth in our country
through MEDIA, cronyism and massive graft, and for a relentless procession of political and economic upheavals have left the Philippines one of the poorest nations in the world. The hold of these families was interrupted during the twenty year Marcos dictatorship. Under Ferdinand Marcos, land reform closed or threatened the stranglehold of the ilustrados -- later called oligarchs -- on land ownership. These families then came to a detente-like relationship with Marcos, holding on to their land and businesses in exchange for their servility to the new ruling elite -- the cronies.After the fall of the dictatorship, the country's premier fallen Oligarchs gained a foothold on traditional media chronicling pages upon pages of their family's debauchery and lavish festivities. These folks, by their plutocratic complex, think they own the 85 million souls of this country, so they think it's cute to boast of their affluence. To the ignorant Crispin's and the Basilio's of the Metro, camera whores from Forbes and Dasma became the paradigm of "great ideals" for the hapless masses. It is this paradoxical union of wealth and weakness that opened the state to predatory behavior of post-martial law "high society".
Editor Tim Yap who has wangled his way to the doorsteps of these Oligarchs was quoted as saying "There is this mind-set, which I think is so passe, that says: 'The country is in shambles and the country is having a hard time and you are out there partying.' But this generation is guiltless when it comes to that." Thus, a new generation of the Lopez', Montano's and the Osmena's have graced the broadsheets and the glossies on a daily basis and have been accepted hook, line and sinker by our unwitting countrymen. They established a labyrinthine protocol of control by which they imposes their will on others.
Well, now that our society is really in shambles what can we do to purge society from the ravenousness of such families and media personalities?
In the early 1970's, veteran psychological warfare specialist Jose Ma Crisol organized an academic cluster to assemble a master plan that would purge the negative values of the Filipino family paradigm. Their report, which could have been used for genuine social reform, was instead used by Marcos to centralize power into his own hands. The report of Ma.Crisol states: "What we recommend therefore is an expansion of the family to a larger group- the country. We should treat the country as our very own family, where the President is our father and all the citizens as our brother. From the new oneness we develop a strong sense of oneness, loyalty to the country, and a feeling of nationalism…There will develop in us a feeling of trust such that values, such as lamangan, pakitang-tao, bahala na, etc. will be eliminated from our system…"
The Philippine oligarchy is exceedingly family-centered which has yet to subordinate its ancient roots to the Filipino nation-state. Recent research on Third World politics has found the FAMILY can inhibit the state from genuine social reform; the family continues to act as challenging source of influence. Cory proved a disappointment to those who thought that democracy had returned. Instead, she ensured the return of oligarchic rule while at the same time allowing her family to not only regain lost fortunes, but to be repaid in spades. They were snidely referred to as Kapamilya, Inc. Since then, oligarchic rule continues, aided in no small part by politicians out to survive and establish their dynasties.
The system feeds itself and grows.
Elections are mere tools to ensure the continuity of the system. Politicians sire the next generation of oppressors. 
The rich get richer and push their wealth in our faces. The poor get even more devastatingly poorer. Street children, scavengers, the hungry masses taking to the streets and bereft of even the most basic human needs are a common sight. Even the middle class becomes so calloused to the sight of starving masses, it renders many of us less than human for failing to empathize with the unfortunate. The former President Fidel Ramos launched a stinging attack on the country's insidious system of rent-seeking families. In his speech he said; We will have to resort to remedies close to surgery- swift and decisive reforms…"(2) Then, we must politics serve- not the family, faction of the party- but the nation."
The rich get richer and push their wealth in our faces. The poor get even more devastatingly poorer. Street children, scavengers, the hungry masses taking to the streets and bereft of even the most basic human needs are a common sight. Even the middle class becomes so calloused to the sight of starving masses, it renders many of us less than human for failing to empathize with the unfortunate. The former President Fidel Ramos launched a stinging attack on the country's insidious system of rent-seeking families. In his speech he said; We will have to resort to remedies close to surgery- swift and decisive reforms…"(2) Then, we must politics serve- not the family, faction of the party- but the nation." Despite the political will to flush out the residual misfits of Philippine society, none has gone close to the speedy reforms that the BLOGSPHERE can offer.
The uncompromising nature of the blogsphere has rendered it as the most powerful tool in combating these societal toxins infecting our country.
Let us continue blogging for social change!
Let us continue blogging for social change!
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"Despite the political will to flush out the residual misfits of Philippine society, none has gone close to the speedy reforms that the BLOGSPHERE can offer. The uncompromising nature of the blogsphere has rendered it as the most powerful tool in combating these societal toxins infecting our country."
PURE GENIUS AMIEL!
BRAVO!
HA!
Isulat ng Isulat ang mga ilustrado sa WWW!
The uncompromising nature of the blogsphere has rendered it as the most powerful tool in combating these societal toxins infecting our country."
Yup Brian Gorrell started it! BRAVO!
The growth of the Lopez business empire was also marred with trickery and maneuverings, and their employment of violence to forward their interests.
Wrote McCoy: “After the war, when they joined the national economic elite, the Lopez brothers moved into a world of corporate connections remote from the provincial violence that marred postwar democracy...
MONTANO, LOPEZ NUPTIAL!
Touche to every word said in this entry.
I always thought blogs were primarily used as a "personal online diary". It can definitely be more than that.
Social change??? Yes we can! (Borrowing from President Obama of course)
-A.
YES WE CAN!!!!!!
Social change??? Yes we can! (Borrowing from President Obama of course)
I LOVE VICTORINA!
Indeed the old has gone and the new has come!
Ibitay sila ng patiwarik!
I just hope you guys are right...for we are still searching for answers as to how we can effect this much-needed social change through blogging...and you have yet to provide us with the first of many answers.
That being said, mabuhay kayo for the effort. Your success will be ours too (sana). :)
fabulous post!
TEAM BRIAN
is there a vigilante group who could mass-execute all the corrupt politicians and their families to serve as lesson to future corrupt-minded people like them? i know these are harsh words but the judicial system is totally useless as it favors those same corrupt people. lots of money and time are just wasted on probes and the politicians use the house to do their grandstanding. it's time juan de la cruz did something and make these people pay for their sins.
The Aboitiz Power has been participating in the biddings for some power plants under the privatization scheme implemented by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp...when it submitted the highest bid at $530 million.Lozada mentioned the Aboitiz family, businessmen Enrique Razon and Tomas Alcantara and Chinese-Filipino tycoon Lucio Tan among the oligarchs that Neri mentioned as controlling economic policies.
A comment from Manolo Quezon went "What’s interesting is his (Neri's) focus is on six captive industries, revolving around Alcantara, Aboitiz, Razon, Tan, and Gokongwei. The bubbles are, apparently, his view of “circles of influence.”"
Well, now that our society is really in shambles what can we do to purge society from the ravenousness of such families and media personalities?
Simple death by musketry to TINY!
Could a paradigm shift be attained without any violence?
I have doubts about that due to the expected resistance.
Ahhh, but that shift would be beneficial to the country.
And the blogger never got his money back... so that's the biggest injustice of all because he worked so hard and tirelessly exposing so much. Do not blame him for fighting through a blog because we would do the same if we lost such a large amount of money. Or would we or should we or could we? From what I can tell from reading what I've read so far which is a lot, he knew the high society enemy well.
I'm just not sure the guy knew how thick their hides were going to turn out to be. I lost five grand once and had a complete melt down so can only imagine how the guy feels to have lost everything. It actually gives me pain.
Was a bit stupid to be so trusting? Yes he was but did he deserve the outcome? No he did not. He's sick with nothing now and that saddens me the most. I'll never forget where this whole blogging thing started and the sacrifices that the blogger made to get the ball rolling. He lost so much more than just money.
"Could a paradigm shift be attained without any violence?"
I think Victorians believe in the MIGHT of the PEN!
Anu nangyari kay Gringgo? Puro violence eh ngayon nagpapakasarap sa Senado!
Anon said "Well, now that our society is really in shambles what can we do to purge society from the ravenousness of such families and media personalities? Simple death by musketry to TINY!"
Well, if it was as simple as that, then we all will be writing elegies about Tiny by now. Tiny-hatred aside, part of the power of the oligarchs is deeply rooted in the culture of patronage that, cliche as it seems, is still mapping the mindsets of our masses.
Any non-violent paradigm should include a cultural revolution that will alter, specifically, our attitude towards wealth and towards the wealthy.
A society that holds in high regards those who have material possessions, regardless of their character and moral ascendancy is a society that promotes oligarchy.
bumabaliktad na si nograles, agitated na si gma ginagawa nya na lahat para mauto ang majority ng kongreso at maituloy ang maitim nyang balak na manatili sa pwesto. dahil pag di sya nanatili sa pwesto ay sa kalaboso ang pwesto nya sa 2010 - mala erap ba.
pag nagpilit syang maupo sa kanyang trono ngayon, magpi-people power ulit. history repeats itself talaga: marcos, erap, arroyo.
lahat ng ito dahil sa KASAKIMAN!
di kaya nila naiisip na mamamatay din naman sila at di nila madadala sa hukay ang lahat ng yaman na ninanakaw nila?
THE REAL VICTORINA IS BACK!!!
CONGRATULATIONS...WELL DONE.
Yan ang Victorina... Go,Go, Go!
Pardoned plunderer and former president Joseph Estrada was escorted by a 15-vehicle convoy, including police escorts, from the Iloilo airport to the Breakthrough Restaurant in Arevalo District in this city where he had lunch with his hosts, former Iloilo Rep. ALBERTITO LOPEZ and his wife former Guimaras Gov. EMILY RELUCIO. The couple Estrada as commencement speaker in the graduation ceremonies of the Lopez-owned University of Iloilo.
He named the possible presidential candidates of the opposition as Senate President Manuel Villar and Senators Manuel "Mar" Roxas II, Francis Escudero, Panfilo Lacson and Loren Legarda.
DO NOT VOTE FOR THESE CANDIDATES. THEY WILL JUST PROPAGATE OLIGARCHY!
VICTORIANS RULE!
1. Its first obligation is to the truth.
2. Its first loyalty is to citizens.
3. Its essence is a discipline of verification.
4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
7. It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.
8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
9. Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
THE MOST RUTHLESS OLIGARCHS IN THE PHILIPPINES (In order- number of killings)
1. Ali Dimaporo- Mindanao warlord loyal to Marcos.
2. Justiniano Montano- Cavite warlord known to salvage entire villages ; men, women and children)
3. The Duranos- the Duranos of Cebu wee notorious for using guns, goons and gold.
4. Faustino Dy- land grabbing, illegal logging millionaire!
The CIA (America) won't let us go anywhere without their interests getting into the picture.
So paano yan?
(Sana ganito na ang mga regular topic sa Victorina. Yung mga tungkol sa entertainment at advocacy, sa hiwalay na blog nalang...Media, could swing both ways.....suggestion lang pow!)
The Lopez oligarchy and Meralco's structure have changed since the demise of the Lopez patriarch, Eugenio Lopez Sr., who, in his time, called the political shots with his sugar bloc in Congress.
Not her father's daughter The heirs of the defunct Lopez "oligarchy" have embedded themselves in post-Edsa corporate structures, less overt in their political interventions than their Grand Old Man.
They have changed colors, but Ms Arroyo is fighting the Lopez family with weapons that Marcos and Macapagal failed to crush the Lopez dynasty.
FILIPINOS SHOULD FIGHT LOPEZ OLIGARCHY!
FIRST thing to do is boycott METRO SOCIETY of "Mr.Your Poor" Raul Manzano!
Hahaha!
Could a paradigm shift be attained without any violence?
history would teach us differently, the russian revolution, the french etc.
but still personally I cant help believing that it is possible. Someone might accuse me of having my head in the clouds but i am not in favour of forced change because the helpless will become the victims and there are no possible leaders to guide our country, as of yet.
what we do know is pinpoint the causes of all our heartache and start from there. Its not a universal panacea far from it. But two things it will do is shed some light on the people that are responsible and perhaps at least the audacity of hope will prevail encouraging these people to make a real difference.
ANON: "The CIA (America) won't let us go anywhere without their interests getting into the picture."
PANAHON ni BUSH yon sir! Ngayon we can expect OBAMA to make a difference.
Eh kasi ang RAM dapat binomba nalang ABS CBN eh di sana wala na problema!
Eh TANGA KASI FILIPINO- Fourteen years of strongman rule, the Marcos dictatorship crumbled under the weight of People Power on Feb. 22, 1986.
That would have been an opportune moment for Filipinos to shift into higher gear and put our nation on the right track. But no, the old politicos didn’t want to change back then!
Alas the yellow marchers of Tita Cory Aquino restored the old oligarchy, which was hated by the minions of Marcos, and later, the Marcos cronies got back into political power.
In the end, the Filipinos woke up to much of the same thing, which we call the Rip Van Winkle effect.
So if our political problems continue to plague us, blame only ourselves for not calling for a Constitutional Convention !!!
TAMA NA, SOBRA NA!
Constitutional Convention NOW!!!
pagod na ang Pilipino!
Idea lang... Give away copies of METRO SOCIETY to the SPARROW UNIT para isa, isa sila mawala starting with its GAY, MATAPOBRE EDITOR!
ANON: "The CIA (America) won't let us go anywhere without their interests getting into the picture."
PANAHON ni BUSH yon sir! Ngayon we can expect OBAMA to make a difference.
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Let's see about that. I'm all for Obama, but you're mistaken if you think sa panahon lang ni Bush yan. They've been having their way with us since after WW2, sir! Our location is a VERY important strategic location for them. Their interests ALWAYS comes FIRST before they decide how to treat their allies. Mahirap na i-expand ang gusto ko pang sabihin.
Peace.
James why single out Metro Society... TATLER, Town and Country, and Lifestyle Asia!
DEAR RAIN,
Power of words!
"A society that holds in high regards those who have material possessions, regardless of their character and moral ascendancy is a society that promotes oligarchy."
BOYCOTT society glossies!
Amiel says "veteran psychological warfare specialist Jose Ma Crisol organized an academic cluster to assemble a master plan that would purge the negative values of the Filipino family paradigm."
BLOGGING IS THE SOLUTION. Panahon ni Marcos wala pang internet eh they can do academic PsyWar... So did Rizal. Now its Victorina's turn!
totoo boldstar
blogging na lang its cheap and you can assemble resources than having to fight the oligarch financial might
like you i'm not favouring forced change as it always involve violence.
Guys hear me out!
We BLOGGERS are up against the I.Q. of traditional media personalities like Corna Sanchez, Ces Drilon, Tim Yap and Celine Lopez.
How on earth can we be out-witted by numb-skulls?
Tama si Amiel declare WAR against traditional media. Anyway who owns them?
Lopez, Prieto, Belmonte, Yap!
DAPAT sila kalusin!
FOR ALA PAREDES!
" Even the middle class becomes so calloused to the sight of starving masses, it renders many of us less than human for failing to empathize with the unfortunate."
The uncompromising nature of the blogsphere has rendered it as the most powerful tool in combating these societal toxins infecting our country.
Let us continue blogging for social change!
MARAMI DIN BLOGGERS nabili na- Sepreme Blog Awards sold to traditional, corrupt, Tiny Tim Media!
2 words:
PAY UP!
I dont get it!
Instead of running away in San Francisco why cant DJ just PAY UP and fu..i.g end his torment?
He is probably the MOST HATED GUY in Manila- his WONDER TWIN CELINE is ranks most hated female!
Yuck.
The Wonder Twin Powers Activate!
Mukha silang demonyo.
Pano sya pay up
eh poooooor mga Montano.
They only had guns to terrorize!
BUTI NGA SAINYO!
MAGDUSA KAYO!
GO VICTORINA!
"We BLOGGERS are up against the I.Q. of traditional media personalities like Corna Sanchez, Ces Drilon, Tim Yap and Celine Lopez."
YOU FORGOT BOY ABUNDA!
For Filipinos striving to “make their own history,” no tradition weighs as heavily “on the brain of living” as the legacy of Jose Rizal. All of Philippine historiography has had to come to terms with him; some have written hagiographies, others denounced “veneration without understanding.”
Frequently Rizal, portrayed as the wealthy ilustrado author who opposed revolution, has been counterposed to Bonifacio, seen as the working class revolutionary leader; or again, Rizal is seen as the non-violent pre-Gandhian resister who opposed the violent tactics of the Katipunan.
No matter what stance is taken, one fact is inescapable: Rizal cannot be ignored.
GO VICTORINA!
Hmmmn... Wikepidia says;
Rizal never liked any armed revolution or mass movement,
He wanted a reform and primarily advocated education as the key.
That those on top will be the start of the change rather than below. He more wanted the assimilation rather than the seperation of the Philippines as he knew that the Philippines should only be seperated when it is sufficient and educated to stand alone...
o diba Amiel!
Yap yup!
"Rizal never liked any armed revolution or mass movement,
He wanted a reform and primarily advocated education as the key."
The problem was, and still is, we concentrated so much about liberating ourselves and putting our sufferings to an end (things that Rizal fought for) but forgot to heed Rizal’s notion of regeneration.
His revolutionary ideas are cored on changes, on reforms. But those changes and reforms must emanate from within. It must begin as a change of one self.
Sadly, we really haven’t seen the glorious light yet that Rizal dreamed for the Philippines to see. But to say that his revolutionary ideas thwarted us is an idiocy. Rizal did not thwart us. We thwarted Rizal.
Armed revolution without a "change from the center" is useless.
Totally AGREE!
"His revolutionary ideas are cored on changes, on reforms. But those changes and reforms must emanate from within. It must begin as a change of one self."
Look what happened to Gregorio Honasan and Antonio Trillanes...
POW!
Rizal focused on the Corrupt gobernadorcillo, the wicked friars and the trying hard Dona Victorinas...
You guys are on the right track!
Lets talk FRIARS!
Pay Up!
COOL A...Touche to every word said in this entry.
I always thought blogs were primarily used as a "personal online diary". It can definitely be more than that.
Social change??? Yes we can! (Borrowing from President Obama of course)
-A.
"Yes we can! (Borrowing from President Obama of course)"
WHO WILL BE THE PHILIPPINES OBAMA? MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY~!
alamasa 1:12am:
BINGO! Right on the money.
TRUE change starts from "here" (pointing to the heart). Filipinos must finally stop depending on our leaders to do everything for us. You even heard Pres. Obama say in one of his speeches, "We must all take responsibility for our actions".
For example: (example lang, hah?)...If you are REALLY against any particular tv network & it's personalities, remove the channel(s) of your choice from your tv presets RIGHT NOW. Simply stop watching these channels! (Can you really do that?)...The result? You won't be causing anyone any harm (non-violence)...you are also withdrawing your support for the network(s) of choice...and chances are you'll continue to live a normal life while feeling good that you did what you felt was right...EVEN IF you're in the minority.
Wow...Can you imagine if a "blog" could actually entice 5-10 million people to do the same thing?...Wow talaga (in so many words)! One can also apply this to newspapers and magazines that promote the things we express our disgust for in this blog...Stop reading them right now and find something better to read! (Ask youself, kaya ba?)
Before we can loosely proclaim "Yes, we can!", we must start within ourselves. Otherwise, it's just another cliche.
Now, let's get cookin' on the Friars...I'll have mine deep-fried. ;)
Obama is a master for sure. His chief of staff is the Karl Rove figure of the left. Mastermind.
We should look to Obama and his powerful team for guidance when we need a another advance forward..
Already we are seeing amazing feats of achievements and they're not even a month in yet.
I love Obama for so many reasons. It's so nice to see American happy again. It's such a great country when under the right er left leadership.
Victorina is the greatest thing ever because it discusses 'cool' things.
I understand that the message coming from Filipinos is better absorbed and related to then that of a westerner. It's great by me.
It doesn't matter who did what and who was first an so on and so on.
The fact of the matter is Amiel and I have been friends since the beginning because we both thought the same thing.
Something must be done.
It was that simple.
One can also apply this to newspapers and magazines that promote the things we express our disgust for in this blog...Stop reading them right now and find something better to read! (Ask youself, kaya ba?)
Before we can loosely proclaim "Yes, we can!", we must start within ourselves. Otherwise, it's just another cliche.
Now, let's get cookin' on the Friars...I'll have mine deep-fried.
AGREE Let's TALK PADRE DAMASO,CAMORA and ROSALES!
SALOT NG BAYAN!
"The fact of the matter is Amiel and I have been friends since the beginning because we both thought the same thing.
Something must be done.
It was that simple."
YUPYAP!
PAY UP!
PAY UP!
PAY UP!
A society that holds in high regards those who have material possessions, regardless of their character and moral ascendancy is a society that promotes oligarchy...
OLIGARCHY IS PROMOTED BY THE PHILIPPINE STAR!
BURN THEM!
Victorians believe in the MIGHT of the PEN!
BLOG THEM!!!!
hey Oligarchy is also promoted by the INQUIRER... Hello! Maurice Arcache and Anton San Diego mga alipin ng burgis.
BURN AND BLOG THEM!
new peoples army:
hahahha B & B = Burn & Blog
PLDT’s Mediaquest Holdings has acquired 87.5 percent of the Philippine Star.
Isn’t that an insult to the Philippine Daily Inquirer?
The PDI is having a hard time selling an advertising space and yet, the Philippine Star almost sold everything!
Maurice Arcache and Anton San Diego mga alipin SAGIGILID!
Can someone silence these two creeps!
yes pldt manny pangilinan, tim yaps papa and then Phils star
i remember Boldstar ironically defended Tim yap by saying that Timmychu thinks the sun revolves around him apprently it is.
oonga no, lets burn and blog
burning them will end their miserable existence while blogging them will erase them from history books!
For the Victorina council and its supporters:
'Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.' - Margaret Mead
Kudos!
RAUL MANZANO is the greatest MISFIT. Coke-head~!!!!
PDEA should arrest him!
hahaha... COKE HEADS Wondertwins! Soooooozy and Halitosis!
Even the middle class becomes so calloused to the sight of starving masses, it renders many of us less than human for failing to empathize with the unfortunate.
METRO SOCIETY IS INSIGNIFICANT... CLOSE IT!
Metro Society truly is evil.
It is THE magazine that sits at the foot of all evil which is the Manila fashion social glossy magazine orgasma.
However I love Constance's article on the back page. At least she bashes the GG and promotes charity.
SHE is the one her first broke the Mr. Ka-cheapen scandal.DJ Montano has been burning tha scam match for some time it seems.
The fact that Raul Manzano was Soozie Hopper should make some people wild. Some of the things he wrote were quite shocking at the time.But people don't seem to care. Because HE has power. HE decided who is IN and who is OUT.
So invite him to your house for dinner, include his in the photo shoot, and BAM, you are IN Metro Society.
It's as easy as that. Raul sold his soul long ago for the flash and trash of Manila society. Olives GAVE him that job. Two trolls under the bridge inhaling ex deals like canapes and cocktails.
BUT people NEED to get in that magazine.It's almost life or death for a society matron and her handbag husband.
The fact that Raul a giant bloated red faced boozer coke head means nothing at the end of the day. It's obvious that Manila has other things to worry about.But who we should be talking about is Monchet Olives.
Now HE is VERY interesting indeed..
TIP to PDEA- Editor Raul Manzano is a cocaine USER!
even Inigo Zobel snorts!
"But people don't seem to care. Because HE has power. HE decided who is IN and who is OUT."
WHAT POWER? The old man doesn't even have money to pay his electricity!
X-deal your koriyente with MERALCO!
HOw does it feel to be the VICTIM-
MR.YOUR POOR! YOUR POOR! YOUR POOR!
QUE BARBARIDAD SOOZYHOPPER!
"It is this paradoxical union of wealth and weakness that opened the state to predatory behavior of post-martial law "high society"."
YUP Marcos should have killed these no good Oligarchs- Sana di tayo mapatawad natin pamilya nila!
Thus, a new generation of the Lopez', Montano's and the Osmena's have graced the broadsheets and the glossies on a daily basis and have been accepted hook, line and sinker by our unwitting countrymen.
NAKAKASAWA na mga pictures nila.Can they just DIE!
TIM YAP PARADIGM- follow my footsteps cause I used the Inquirer to gain MONEY. POOR ako dati, nag-didyip lang- LOOK AT ME NOW!
Bwahahaha!
TIM YAP PARADIGM- follow my footsteps cause I used the Inquirer to gain MONEY. POOR ako dati, nag-didyip lang- LOOK AT ME NOW!
He got caught INQ faxing PR proposals. Corrupt kid!
KEEP BLOGGING!
"Frequently Rizal, portrayed as the wealthy ilustrado author who opposed revolution, has been counterposed to Bonifacio, seen as the working class revolutionary leader; or again, Rizal is seen as the non-violent pre-Gandhian resister who opposed the violent tactics of the Katipunan."
Raul "Soozyhopper" Manzano you are an under graduate and a lot of people are much smarter than you SOOZY.
You will have your TIME!
The revolution is just starting.
MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU!
GOD KNOWS JUDASTININO DOES NOT PAY!
COOL-"GOD KNOWS JUDASTININO DOES NOT PAY!"
And while we're at it.
Shall we examine Millet and her 'special' deal with Meralco.
Now if we're going to talk about real power in the media, look no further. She's your gal.
SHE hired Tim Yap after he was fired from the Star for engaging in immoral commercial activities. I'm told he was told to leave in order prevent official charges being levied against him. VERY PUBLIC ones, because kiddies, we never heard the FULL story. Tim was getting SUPER greedy on the backside of his loyal employer well and truly over and above his station or pay cheque would suggest. No lube involved with that fuck over. Inquirer was being screwed against Embassy's dance floor night after night. So they fired him in a blaze of publicity.
THEN the Star hired him.
Great paper. Great ethics.
Let's hire a guy who has already been accused and FIRED for fraud against his employer. HE is an EDITOR?
MMM hired him!
And, Raul may not have any 'actual' money due to a protracted legal wrangle with family members over a dead persons money (what a surprise), but the clout he has in the bank is worth a fortune.
How else do you think he found the nerve to shout at Amiel,"You are pooooor".He thinks he IS society but he's just an editor.
An editor with power.
I would normally like what Raul Manzano did with Soozy Hopper because he did sort of start the whole thing off followed by Chikatime (and we all know what happened to that)But wasn't Raul biting the hand that fed him and that is well, sick really. A little bit sick. CHOOSING the ones to spare, and ripping the leg off the ones you don't like. Manilastyle!
Shitting in your OWN nest is never a hygienic option. Because you always wake up smelling like crap.
And I can smell Raul from Canada.
"Shall we examine Millet and her 'special' deal with Meralco."
WHAT is the DEAL?
"Shall we examine Millet and her 'special' deal with Meralco."
WHAT is the DEAL?
KAPAMILYA DEAL OR NO DEAL?
They were snidely referred to as Kapamilya, Inc.
Since then, oligarchic rule continues, aided in no small part by politicians out to survive and establish their dynasties.
Let us continue blogging for social change!
"Shall we examine Millet and her 'special' deal with Meralco."
WHAT is the DEAL?
This out-dated. Lopez has no control of Meralco. Danding now owns the company.
Brian with all due respect you are only as good as those emailing you their own opinions. Let us deal with it.
Unless you know who is e mailing me, then.....
Don't worry because these families will be judged by history!
But what if such opinions are based on FACT and not FICTION eh Anon 11:55? Can you deal with that?
Sorry Brian but nobody cares anymore who or what emailed you. It is quite obvious you don't have the balls to spill it out anyway. You probably don't even have proof to back your information up.
Just keeping it real, papa.
ibitay si Raul Manzano.
Suit yourself ANON.
I can do nothing for you now as its obvious you are just bitter towards me period. Same same same. Nothing original about that.
Other people can bother about the details now ANON.I'm done with the hard core. I did enough.
I'm getting married soon, you know?
I'm a busy guy. Looking for a new dog. Wonderful things. Planning a trip. Taking a poetry course.
Phew, hey I have no time for a lot of other things.
THAT is why I changed my blogs focus. Or have you not been paying attention?
Just asking.
I politely write back to people who still think I'm interested in the GG and other such things. I simply tell them to mail Victorina or KittyGo or a couple others. They can deal with it now. I'm focusing on my career, dear friendships and our future now. Pure Avocacy.
Maybe you should stop caring so much about me and what I say or do not say.
I mean, why do you care ANON?
If I have no influence?
I wonder about that.
You see, I don't care anymore about the ins and outs of Manila gossip really. One just evolved out of the mess that it is. You end up with a thick skin and a sense of empowerment that you did great. Did SOMETHING you know? Lemons into lemonade. However I've invested an incredible amount of time and effort, so naturally I will stoke the fire from time to time.
Where is your blog?
What are you doing, besides bitching about me?
Comments from people like you ANON just remind me that I have enemies AND influence. People like you who will never like me no longer bother me. No biggie.
And I'm afraid Anon, you will have to cope with that.
Just like I have to cope with comments from you and I do because my spirit is so tough, I brush them off now.
I'm a busy guy. hehehe
Don't forget, I'm Papa Blog as per your sarcasm. (noted and impressed!)
I'm moving on and loving it.
Having a great private life with a fulfilling career back up and running at full speed is a gift that I worked very hard for.
I have worked very hard my entire life and that's why I always end up happy.
I'm sorry I can't satisfy your hunger/thirst for gossip? You show yourself to be a gossip monger who is unhappy the supply of juice has stopped. Why should I feed you anymore? It's a bottomless pit. My job is done.
I really don't care what you think at this point ANON. You would not even be commenting here if it were not for my blog. Shoot the message mate, not the messenger.
Who e mails me is of no concern to you. I don't even know who you are.
Why on earth should I mind what you say?
Or feel?
You speak for no one but yourself you see. Unless you are God and know all. But at the moment you are ANON.
Just ANON.
I love my blog now.
I'm very happy.
But don't let that bother you.
And don't think for one second I will let you rubbish me in comments without a reply.
I don't know what you've done to help change things ANON, but dissing me in comments is not clever.
Thanks for comment.
I needed to kill a few minutes.
Take care ANON.
Well said blogger Brian. I have no problem with you, but some do and that will never change. Stay upright and focused and you will always prevail in the face of such hostility.You my friend, have nothing to prove anymore. Relax. You've done more than enough I'd say.
Really now, Brian? You don't care what i say or think about you? Your looong reply doesn't seem to show that buddy. Why are you so defensive? You don't care about the ins and outs of Manila when you comment on just about every issue DV writes about. I am not bitter at you Brian. I just lost all AMOR. I am glad of the positive things happening in your life. We all deserve to be happy, just like the people you trash on your blog who i doubt you even know. OH! Is that what you call it now? Advocacy?
Sticks and stones.
See ya!
Hi Brian,i'd like to ask some questions,i hope you can enlighten some people:
1. i thought you were going to be featured on BBC,what happened to that?
2. You said you hired a lawyer and a collection agency to go after DJ Montano,what is the status?
3. Which charity did you choose to donate all the money you got from your pay pal donation on your blog?
4. You said Andrew Durbridge was your accountant, but he is not an accountant, why did you lie about that?
5. You said you partly owned the property you call bethel park,but records from australia says it was not yours ever,why did you lie about that also?
6. What is your job right now?
i hope you can give clear answers to these questions and not just dismiss me as a harasser,im just confused.
What's up with the inquiries? Don't worry about your ANON FAN brian. They just envy the fact that you support DV and the many other blogs that expose FILTH in Philippine society. The long post was just enough ammo to bring them GUCCI GANG BANGERS back here to reply and make you post more, hahahahahahaha!!!
The Manor has just opened in Eastwood. Looks like the Gucci Gang Bangers are relocating. Calling PDEA! Tiny Tim should BURN IN HELL, and he doesn't deserve peace of mind and happiness! He needs REHAB!
There is no point arguing about the gucci gang- DJ Montano has run away.
The Gucci Gang were drug users! Essences os Rustance can attest to their drug use (headed by celine) in Manila Pen. Everything is documented.
PERIOD!
by amiel aguilar cabanlig
TRANSCRIBED
Creme de la Mere story
One of Makati’s chic hotel suites (Peninsula Hotel)was the apt venue for no less than the launch and sampling of a luxurious face cream. The miracle broth that utilized NASA technology (Creme da la Mere) was so hot at that time that it tingled the fancies of an erstwhile IT-girl (Celine Lopez) and her disgraced posse.
The brat pack came in full force, which of course keyed up the crème’s brand managers. So potent was IT-girl’s labyrinthine protocol of control, that she managed to accommodate “one, two, tie-my-shu” (TINA TINO) to the affair. Her presence flustered the brand managers but alas they couldn’t do a thing; IT- girls power reigned supreme.
The event went on as planned despite one, two, tie-my-shu’s intrusion (Tina Tino); for she was necessary for their bigger agenda. The miracle crème was a big hit indeed, but what really sold with the posse were the small little spoons that went with the creme. One by one the spoons vanished, as one by one the brat pack cued for the lavatory.
Lavatory … ahem, or as some brat packers like to call IT -, the powder room!
Raul Manzano is a habitual COCAINE USER! What happened to the La Vista boy killed by a Manzano- kapal nyo wala naman kayo pera!
It is always ugly when parvenus like Tim Yap and DJ Montano "establish" themselves amongst those who come from old families. There's no way you can force being from an old family if you're not. You can, maybe, start it off so that your grandchildren might be Old Family, but there's not much you can do otherwise.