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4 From Page 1 Morong 43 example of how our administration is working in the broad light of day to build a country where the law protects us equally. The culture of silence, injustice and impunity that once reigned is now a thing of the past." Thirty-eight of the health workers are detained at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City while the rest are still at Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal. The 'Morong 43' went on hunger strike last week (Dec. 3) for the immediate withdrawal of charges against them and their immediate release. drafting the new MTPDP for 2010 to 2016. Badcock said that the new human-rights-based MTPDP is "very relevant" in the country's effort to meet its MDs by 2015. "The integration of humanrights-based approaches to MTPDP is a very good start," she said, but urged the government to set in motion longterm efforts to intensify its human rights programs. The North American Filipino Star replacement for the retiring chief justice [JURIST report] who planned to step down a week after the May presidential elections. Arroyo declared martial law [JURIST report] in December for the first time in 23 years in the wake of a massacre in the Maguindanao province that left 57 dead. In February, prosecutors From Page 1 Facts about Coops AFP's rights-based approach approximately 38% of the population. 75% of all agricultural producers are members of at least one co-operative and 1 in every Commission on Human Rights 3 persons is a member of co-operative Anti-Torture Law Friday's announcement came after Aquino and other government (CHR) head Loretta Ann Rosales, meanwhile, said she is optimistic that the new military leadership will take a more rights-based approach in quelling the communist insurgency. Rosales said that there is "a lot bank. (Source: Top 100 des Entreprises Coopératives et panorama sectoriel, 2010) * In Germany, there are 20 million people who are members of co-operatives, 1 out of 4 people. * In Iran, there are over 130,000 cooperative societies with 23 million officials signed the implementing rules of goodwill and energy" on the part of members or approximately 33% of the and regulations of Republic Act No. the new sets of officials of the Armed population. 9745 or the Anti-Torture Law of 2009. UN Coordinator to the Philippines Jacqueline Badcock said the Philippine government is now on the right track to reaching one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in 2015. In her speech, Badcock said Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The military generals, she said, are now more open to ending insurgency through "political solutions rather than militarist solution." Rosales said that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has also started its human-rights-based (Source: http://www.taavongaran.ir/En/) * In Indonesia, 27.5% families representing approximately 80 million individuals are members of co-operatives. (Source: Ministry of Co-operative & SMEs, Indonesia,2004) * In Japan, 1 out of every 3 families is a member of a co-operatives. * in Kenya 1 in 5 is a member of a co- the Philippines is the UN member- transformation. operative or 5.9 million and and 20 million country to start "mainstreaming human She also reported that CHR Kenyans directly or indirectly derive their rights in development planning," referring to the government's new Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP). President Aquino did a first when he ordered the inclusion of the Commission on Human Rights in personnel are now busy giving seminars to government employees in the national and regional levels on how to integrate human rights in development planning. ***** livelihood from the Co-operative Movement. * In India, over 239 million people are members of a co-operative. * In Malaysia, 6.78 million people or 27% of the total population are members of cooperatives.(Source: Ministry of Entrepreneur and Co-operative Bishops back Aquino on Truth Commission Issue Development, Department of Co-operative Development, Malaysia, Statistics 31 While they oppose him on the corruption cases committed during the December 2009) reproductive health (RH) issue, Catholic administration of his predecessor, * In New Zealand, 40% of the adult bishops expressed their support for former President Gloria Arroyo. population are members of co-operatives President Benigno Simeon Aquino III “Aquino should not surrender and mutuals. (Source: New Zealand Co- on the issue about the Truth Commission. The Supreme Court (SC) on December 7 declared as unconstitutional Aquino's Executive Order (EO) No. 1 creating the Philippine Truth Commission. The SC said E.O. No. 1 using other means to pursue the truth because he pledged for it that he would go after the alleged corruptions of the past administration," said Gutierrez. Jaro (Iloilo) Archbishop Angel Lagdameo said probing abuses under Arroyo is a “matter of justice" and must be pursued through all possible and operative Association, 2007) * In Norway of 4.8 million people, 2 million are members of co-operatives. A lot of people are members of several cooperatives, therefore, the total number of memberships are much higher. (Source: The Co-operative Centre of Norway) * In Singapore, 50% of the population (1.6 million people) are members of a co- "violates the equal protection clause of legal means. operative. the Constitution" for focusing on the “The government must also * In the United States, 4 in 10 individuals administration of President Gloria find other means to find the truth is a member of a co-operative (25%). Macapagal-Arroyo. especially if it has connection to the Co-operatives are significant economic On Thursday, some bishops urged Aquino to find other means to ensure that those behind alleged anomalies in the past administration will be held accountable. "Don't surrender," Marbel Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez said in an article posted on the Catholic Bishops' common good," he said. Meanwhile, Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes said the Truth Commission might be a good step in bringing necessary closure to the allegations of official wrongdoing and impunity. “I would have liked it because actors in national economies * In Belgium, co-operative pharmacies have a market share of 19.5%. * In Benin, FECECAM, a savings and credit co-operative federation provided USD 16 million in rural loans in 2002. * In Brazil, co-operatives are responsible for 37.2% of the agricultural GDP in 200 and total GDP of 5.39% in 2009. Brazilian Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) the idea was good. But then again I’m agricultural co-operatives exported their news site. disappointed with what happened," products for a total of USD 3.6 billion. Gutierrez said Aquino must find said Bastes. – VVP/HS, GMANews.TV Health co-operatives provided medical and other ways to investigate alleged ***** dental services to 17.7 million people. (Source: Organisation of Brazilian Co- summer, prompting a call for him to operatives: Report 2010) From Page 1 Truth Commission issue an executive order to make the * In Bolivia, Cooperativa de Ahorro y appointed by Arroyo and may still be loyal [Philippine Daily Inquirer report] to the previous regime. Justice Secretary Leila De Lima criticized the ruling [press release] as "a setback in the campaign against graft and corruption." The government has 15 days to appeal the decision. commission official and clear up any ambiguity regarding its authority. Arroyo has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. She was elected to the lower house of parliament in April after receiving permission to run for the seat [JURIST report] despite protests that her presidency gave her an unfair advantage. In March, Aquino and other Crédito "Jesús Nazareno" Ltda. (CJN) handled 25% of the savings in Bolivia in 2002. * Canadian maple sugar co-operatives produce 35% of the world's maple sugar production. * In Côte d'Ivoire co-operatives invested USD 26 million for setting up schools, building rural roads and establishing maternal clinics. Aquino announced plans to create the commission [JURIST report] over the presidential candidates criticized as "unjust" a Supreme Court ruling that allowed Arroyo to appoint a * In Colombia, the 8,124 co-operatives are responsible for 4.96% of the GDP in 2009 . They employ over 137,888 people - www.filipinostar.org December 2010 charged 197 people with murder [JURIST report] in connection with the massacre. A Manila trial court ordered the arrest of 189 more suspects [JURIST report] in March. Eleven policemen and militia members pleaded not guilty [JURIST report] to the charges in April. ****** 46% of which are men and 54% women. and some sectors are providing a significant proportion of the jobs - 22.27% of all health sector jobs are provided by cooperatives, 14.7% of the jobs in the transport sector, 7.7 % in agriculture and 6.44% of the jobs in the financial sector. Co-ops provide 91% of all microcredit in the country. (Source: CONFECOOP. Gestión para construire una mejor opción de vida: Desempeno del Sector Cooperativo Colombiano 2009) * In Cyprus, the co-operative movement held 30% of the market in banking services, and handled 35% of all marketing of agricultural produce. * In Denmark, consumer co-operatives in 2007 held 36.4% of consumer retail market. (Source: Coop Norden AB Annual Report 2007) * Finnish co-operative groups within Pellervo were responsible for 74% of the meat products, 96% of dairy products; 50% of the egg production, 34% of forestry products and handled 34.2% of the total deposits in Finnish banks. * In France, the co-operative movement has a turnover of 181 billion Euros. Cooperatives handle 60% of retail banking, 40% of food and agricultural production, and 25% of retail sales. (Source: Top 100 des Entreprises Coopératives et panorama sectoriel, 2010) * Hungary, consumer co-operatives members of Co-op Hungary are responsible for 14.4% of the national food and general retail sales in 2004. (Source: Co-op Hungary, Statistical Data 2004) * In Iran, co-operatives contribute 6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). (Source: http://www.taavongaran.ir/En/) * In Japan, the agricultural co-operatives report outputs of USD 90 billion with 91% of all Japanese farmers in membership. In 2007 consumer co-operatives reported a total turnover of USD 34.048 billion with 5.9% of the food market share. (Source: Co-op 2007 Facts & Figures, Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union) * In Kenya, co-operatives are responsible for 45% of the GDP and 31% of national savings and deposits. They have 70% of the coffee market, 76% dairy, 90% pyrethrum, and 95% of cotton. * In Korea, agricultural co-operatives have a membership of over 2 million farmers (90% of all farmers), and an output of USD 11 billion. The Korean fishery cooperatives also report a market share of 71%. * In Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Union of Consumer Co-operative Societies whose members are 6.5% of the Kuwaiti population handled nearly 70% of the national retail trade in 2007. * In Singapore, consumer co-operatives hold 55% of the market in supermarket purchases. NTUC Fairprice was the 2nd largest retailler in Singapore with a S$1.65 billion in turnover. (Source: AsiaOneBusiness: Dairy Farm is top retailer in S'pore, 20 August 2009) (To be continued next issue of the North American Filipino Star) ***** Learn to speak French the fast and easy way Enroll now at Gilmore Call 514-485-7861
December 2010 The North American Filipino Star 5 Any Which Way Bernardo “Budz” Sarmiento Farcical Maharlika awardee runs amok at UPS election In an indiscreet and shameless display of puerile behavior usually seen in a mentally deranged person, Brujulita des Parado, the duplicitous and conspiratorial recipient of the 2010 Maharlika (pronounced ma-a-wa-ka) Award, treacherously attacked this columnist from behind without any warning. The many people who witnessed the incident unanimously said that she wouldn’t have been brazenly pugnacious if she and I were the only two people in that social hall at St. Kevin’s Church. The implication is that she was spoiling for a fight only because she knew that there were people who wouldn’t let us get any closer to each other. As the Tagalog saying goes, “Nanggigigil dahil may pipigil.” I wish that the people assigned to secure the peace during the UPS election had just defenestrated Queen Meanie and asked her not to come back for good. I believe that the community will be better off if she and Fraud are sent into exile. Many people who participated in the election said that one of the reasons Mrs. Nini Francisco lost the election was because she had the bad luck of being backed up by Frauderico Crass Magallanes and Brujulita des Parado whose support, the same people believed, was a kiss of death for whomever the twin evils sided with. If Midas turned anything he touched into gold, Fraud and Brujulita turn any probable winner they support into sure loser. In hindsight, what Myrna M. Francisco, Mrs. Francisco’s daughterin-law and virtual campaign manager, should have done was discouraged Fraud and Brujulita from supporting her mother-in-law. After all, was it not Fraud who belittled in his newspaper Myrna’s leadership skill and ability to preside a meeting when she was the acting president of the FNAQ? While addition is the norm in politics, I opine that it’s political suicide to add Frauderico and Brujulita to your political campaign. Otherwise, all your efforts at winning will surely go down the drain. Brujulita des Parado’s repugnant conduct during the UPS election, in addition to her dishonest business practices that led to the revocation of her license to sell airline tickets, not to mention her myriad other transgressions, has given credence to many people’s opinion that she doesn’t really deserve the Maharlika Award no matter what glowing words her staunch ally and fellow NPD sufferer Magallanes predictably says about her deservingness (See Editorial Page, Page 6, Filipino Forum, November 2010 Edition). People know that whatever is there in his latest editorial is nothing but blatant lies written by the biggest liar since Pinocchio. The rule of thumb is, if Frauderico Crass Magallanes says it, chances are it’s a lie. Speaking of said editorial, it seems like something taken from the pages of a Saturday Night Live script or, better yet, a lampoon issue of Filipino Forum. It would have been very funny if it weren’t so pathetic. I am positive that if the Maharlika Award contest were done like the CNN Hero of the Year is done where the viewers are allowed to cast their votes for their favorite candidate, Brujulita des Parado would never have won. One only has to know who the judges were on that fateful evening to figure out why she won. Aside from that, almost all of the other contestants are minor and inconsequential players in the community who haven’t really accomplished anything exceptional. Frauderico Crass Magallanes and Brujulita des Parado do not have any fiber of decency and integrity in their bodies. That’s why I couldn’t help cachinnating upon reading Fraud’s latest editorial extolling her for virtues she never had and for things she never did. It’s pure figment of Frauderico’s imagination as if he wrote it under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug. ******* FRAUDERICO CRASS MAGALLANES: BALIW NANG TALAGA – Talagang napakatapang ng apog at napakalaki ng sira sa ulo nitong si Frauderico Crass Magallanes, ang hambog at nagpapanggap na periodista, at punong-patnugot ng www.filipinostar.org there’s-nothing-like-it na Filipino Forum. Akalain n’yo ba na ako pa ngayon ang pinalalabas n’ya na “bully” (“Facing down a bully’s vicious onslaught,” Page 31, November 2010 edition, Filipino Forum) samantalang s’ya ang walang-humpay na nambabastos at malupit na nangaabuso sa mga kapwa n’ya Pinoy rito sa Montreal simula pa noong 1970’s. Napakarami na nga ang natutuwa at nagpapasalamat sa inyong lingkod dahil sa wakas meron na raw isang Pinoy na handa at may kakayahang lumaban sa demonyong Frauderico, at nagtatanggol sa kanila matapos ang apatnapung taong pagtitiis sa kanyang mga kamay. Ang iba nga ay nagtatanong pa kung bakit ngangayon lang daw ako lumabas. Sana raw ay noon pa ako nagsulat laban kay Fraud. Heto ang isinulat ni Fraud sa Forum: “If the Filipino community hates one thing more than a love rat, it’s a bully.” Ang tawag sa ganoong statement ay Freudian slip na patungkol sa kanyang sarili. Anyway, sang-ayon ako sa kanyang sinabi, kaya nga napakaraming tao na ang nasusuklam kay Magallanes dahil siya mismo ang bully na nagpapahirap sa buong komunidad nang mahigit apat na dekada. Tell me, Fraud, nang labanan ba ni San Miguel ang demonyo na ikinaikli ng kanyang isang paa, bully ba ang arkanghel? Nang patayin ba ni Lapulapu si Magellan, bully ba si Lapulapu? Nang lumaban sina Bonifacio at Aguinaldo sa mga Kastila, bully ba ang mga nasabing bayani? Nang giyerahin ng Allied Forces si Adolf Hitler at ang kanyang Nazis, bully ba ang Allied Forces? Nang lusubin at patayin ng mga Amerikano si Saddam Hussein sa Iraq, bully ba ang mga Amerikano? Ngayon, bully ba si Budz Sarmiento kung nilalabanan n’ya ang pang-aapi at pang-aabuso nina Frauderico at des Parado? Narito nga pala ang definition ng “bully” ayon sa Dictionary.com. Bully is a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. Ito naman ang sabi sa Encarta Dictionary: an aggressive person who intimidates or mistreats weaker people. Ang keyword sa dalawang definitions ay “weaker people.” Weaker people ba sina Frauderico at Brujulita kumpara sa akin? Hindi ba maliwanag na ang tinutukoy ng definition na quarrelsome at overbearing ay sina Frauderico at Brujulita, at hindi ako? Hindi ba sina Frauderico at Brujulita, at hindi ako, Mortgage Financing Affiliated Real Estate Agent 245 Victoria Avenue, Suite 525 Westmount, Qc H3Z 2M6 C: 514-653-0816 F: 514-667-5018 mflores@vantagemortgages.ca ang palagi nang maiingay, basag-ulero at mapagmataas na wala nang ginawa kundi mambuwisit at manakot ng mga maliliit at mahihinang tao? Sa katunayan, noon lang nakaraang Linggo, November 14, sa eleksyon ng UPS, hinabol at inaway ako ni Brujulita. Akala n’ya siguro ay istupido ako para pumatol sa kanya. Batay sa pangyayaring iyon, paanong ako ang naging “bully?” Sa katunayan tagapagtanggol ako ng mga inaapi nina Fraud at Brujulita, at hindi bully. Itong si Fraud talaga, napakahilig mambaligtad ng mga katotohanan. Tulad na lang ng sinabi n’ya sa kanyang artikulo (BS gets it all wrong on Federation presidency, Page 30, November 2010 Edition, Filipino Forum): There are now three certainties in life: death, taxes and the stupidity of Bernardo (BS) Sarmiento. Clearly, he is very selective. He didn’t include his propensity for lying and his tendency to dump on his critics. They are certainly certainties as volumes upon volumes of his newspaper will attest. Isa pa, mahilig si Fraud na gumamit ng argumentong ad hominem (argument attacking the person rather than his argument) sa tuwing wala s’yang magandang pansagot sa mga isinulat ko. Ito ang mga isinulat ko na hindi n’ya pinansin o pinabulaanan: ang napabalitang pagnanakaw sa mga pasyente ng kanyang anak na si Paul, ang natsismis na pagiging “love rat” (to borrow Fraud’s own words) ng kanyang asawang si Patria noong nasa Pilipinas pa si Fraud, ang pagkasamsam ng licence to sell airline tickets ni des Parado bilang parusa sa kanya bunga ng kanyang pagbebenta ng mga nasabing ticket nang labag sa batas, ang pagkasipa sa kanya ng UP noong school year ‘68-‘69, at ang pagwi-withdraw nina Angelita Ogerio ng halagang $997.00 ng People Helping People nang walang awtoridad. Sabagay, ano pa nga ba ang maaasahan mo sa isang malala na ang sakit na Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) kundi baligtarin ang lahat ng katotohanan. Iyon ang natutuhan ko sa libro na sinulat ni Sandy Hotchkiss, isang dalubhasa sa larangan ng psychotherapy at author ng sikat na librong "Why is it Always About You?: The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism." Lahat ng nasasabi sa naturang libro ay tugmang-tugma kay Frauderico na para bang s’ya ang model o inspirasyon ni Dr. Hotchkiss nang sinusulat n’ya iyon. See Page 7 Any Which Way VANTAGE REALTY GROUP CHARTERED REAL ESTATE BROKER
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