My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: Pause for prayers

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: Pause for prayers: Whatever we are doing right now...let us stop and pause...clasp our hands together.... pray for the people in Canada who were affected by t...

Pause for prayers

Whatever we are doing right now...let us stop and pause...clasp our hands together....
pray for the people in Canada who were affected by the Magnitude 7.7 earthquake the other day...
special prayers for our friends and relatives.

Another prayer, an even more urgent one...
for everyone living in the East Coast, who may be affected by this "Frankenstorm", Hurricane Sandy .....
May the Good Lord bless you and keep you...May He make you feel the warmth if his embrace and and the assurance of His great love!

Special prayers to our friends and relatives there....please be safe...and please do pray also!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: ANOTHER ADVICE

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: ANOTHER ADVICE: Another advice.... A timely advice to my kids... Mary Nicole , Niccolo and Lizzie..... You know I and your mom ( Dinah ), will always f...

ANOTHER ADVICE

Another advice....

A timely advice to my kids...Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie.....
You know I and your mom ( Dinah ), will always fight for you, and with you, against anyone and against every adversary and in any situation.....
But...even though, I have always proclaimed that we will be here always...practicality and reality dictates otherwise....
So....you have to learn to fight some battles b

y yourself and for yourself...
for your self esteem and for self-respect.

Do not allow people to look down on you...
do not allow them to disrespect you...
do not allow them to insult you or
make false insinuations against you....
do not take them sitting down.....
speak up and demand answers.....
you see, most of the people who would do this to you, are those who have been given less ( in so many areas) and thus try to overcompensate, by talking trash and appearing brave....
they may not be worth your time, but you cannot let them get away with this all the time...
I am not asking you to quarrel with them....
but you have to make them see and understand that they cannot treat you in such a demeaning way....
"If you make a doormat out of yourself, people will step on you."
Sometimes you have to fight for respect!

We are not rich and we are not powerful...but because we give respect, we deserve respect.

...And to those who will cause them, or us, hurt, intentionally...
I repeat, intentionally.....
again....we are not rich or powerful....
but there are other ways to get back.....
you know the saying....
"That the pen is mightier than the sword!"...
and you guys know how much I love to write!

May we all be enlightened!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HONESTY...LOVE ......RESPECT

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HONESTY...LOVE ......RESPECT: HONESTY - RESPECT - LOVE Times truly are different now.....but regardless of technological advances and poor influences from media.....c...

HONESTY...LOVE ......RESPECT

HONESTY - RESPECT - LOVE

Times truly are different now.....but regardless of technological advances and poor influences from media.....certain things have to remain....Honesty, Respect and Love.

This is for all the kids...including my own...Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie....

Never lie to your parents...whatever the consequences are....regardless of what your friends tell you and what you've he

ard....Honesty is still the best policy!

When you lie to your parents....you are being disrespectful to them....and you cannot say that you love someone when you are disrespectful to them....esp. at an early age.

You start with the small, seemingly insignificant and harmless lies....
at first you feel bad about lying to your parents...
then friends tell you that it's normal and everybody does it...
then you get used to it....
then you cheat in exams...because, hey, everybody does it!....
then you grow older and lie to your business partners or your clients and you steal from them.
Then you have a family and you lie and cheat your wife and your kids.....
This all started from that small, seemingly, harmless lie.

There is no such thing as a harmless lie....
it is like a disease that spreads and occupies your soul.....
and soon....you lose yourself.

To kids who take the foolish stand of proclaiming that this is their life and they should be allowed to live it as they wish...
this should be the answer of every parent....
"When you can stand on your own two feet, when you can pay for your own tuition fees, when you can go on each day without asking money for your allowance and food....then you can live by your own rules."....
When you still ask your parents for every single thing....then please leave your arrogance behind....and follow your parents and respect them, because they deserve it.

Please be Honest all the time....
not just sometimes...not just most of the time....
but all the time...
esp. to the people who love you so much.
When you are honest to them....then you have shown great respect....and respect is almost as important as love....
So when you are honest all the time....you have taken leaps and bounds towards expressing your love for your parents and your family.

Remember kids....
long after your friends have betrayed or abandoned you.....
your parents, your family will still be there, even when you have betrayed them.

God bless all parents!
God bless all kids!
God bless all of us!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: GOD BLESS YOU DADDY

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: GOD BLESS YOU DADDY: Every time I leave for work at night.....when I say goodbye to each of my kids, Mary Nicole , Niccolo would both hug me and kiss me.......

GOD BLESS YOU DADDY

Every time I leave for work at night.....when I say goodbye to each of my kids, Mary Nicole, Niccolo would both hug me and kiss me..... I know they hate seeing me leave at night.....
but sometimes, too busy with school work, they would just

give me a quick kiss and say "'Bye dad!".....
Lizzie, on the other hand, would drop whatever it is she is doing....run to me, hug me, hold my face, kiss me and then say, as sweetly as she can....
"I love you so much Daddy! Please come home early! God bless you!"
After hearing these words....wouldn't I be able to handle any problem that should come my way?
Her sweet words peppered with urgency and importance, hits me just when I need to be encouraged...
and gets me right here, in my heart, and the rest of my body follows.

I thank you Dynes (Dinah) for enduring everything while giving birth to our Lizzie, she was your hardest and most painful delivery, and pre-mature at that....but look at how brighter our days have been because of this bundle of joy. She is "makulit", she is curious to a fault, she is talkative....but she is smart, she is lovable and she is sweet.....heaven sent!

We should learn from small kids and the purity and the innocence of their feelings.....nothing, no activity should ever stop us from making our loved ones feel that they are the most important, the most loved....

...and when she says "God bless you daddy!" which she now does every morning...I feel truly blessed!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THANK GOD FOR FAMILY

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: THANK GOD FOR FAMILY: Thank God For Family! Just opened my cell phone which I misplaced (again) last night.....and I read distressing news concerning work.......

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LOVING MY KIDS...

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LOVING MY KIDS...: My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LOVING MY KIDS TOO MUCH : Is it possible for a father or for a parent to love their children too much?.....

THANK GOD FOR FAMILY

Thank God For Family!

Just opened my cell phone which I misplaced (again) last night.....and I read distressing news concerning work....when I, the original Company Physician, who's opinion was even asked as to how the clinic in said was g

oing to be constructed, and what the materials needed were, is now practically pushed aside by the strength of politics...then it is truly painful and depressing....My opinions are suddenly not needed anymore or even considered....
so my day was off to a very bad start......

then I opened my FB and looked at my family's pictures....
then I realized that it is so stupid of me to even consider allowing myself to be weighed down by people who care so little for me and for what's right....
rather than concentrate on being lifted up by people who care so much for me and would do everything for me.

Dinah, Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie....they are my strength, they are my pillars, they are my walls, they are my windows, they are my everything.....

I look at our pictures....and just for that one moment...I say
"The hell with everything else!"....
I have the loves of my life, their unwavering support and love...
and I have my faith and I know I am on the side of what's right and what's just!

So guys, never neglect your family.....
in times like these...even when it becomes more serious...
you will have them by your side...
long after others have betrayed and abandoned you, foes and friends alike....
you will have your family by your side.

Thank you Lord...Thank God for family!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LOVING MY KIDS TOO MUCH

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: LOVING MY KIDS TOO MUCH: Is it possible for a father or for a parent to love their children too much?.... As far as I am concerned.... I don't think I can ever...

LOVING MY KIDS TOO MUCH

Is it possible for a father or for a parent to love their children too much?....
As far as I am concerned....
I don't think I can ever love my kids enough or too much....
I will always feel and wish I could do more.....

But one day they ma

y not need me anymore,....
my knowledge and my wisdom may not be practical or hip anymore....
but I will still be here....I will always be here!

To my children...Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie....
you have to pardon your dad if I sometimes go overboard....
while being a father is the biggest thrill and fulfillment of my life, it is certainly not a walk in the park.....

So guys, pretty soon...
you will become much older, more beautiful or handsome, definitely wiser, and I hope happier and successful.....
while dad will become really old, weaker, out of fashion and time, occasionally, an embarrassment and terribly forgetful....
I will just have to hold on to my memories...
Sweet memories of you running to hug and kiss daddy....
precious moments when you would remind me to bless you...
and proud times, when we would do your assignments together, and you would believe that dad was so important and indispensable in your life....
and the one thing I will never ever forget...
I will never forget to love you....
for longer than forever!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A SIMPLE AND SHORT ADVISE

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A SIMPLE AND SHORT ADVISE: Perhaps every parent would do anything for their kids...sometimes the challenge is not to go overboard...... Well...off to work... to my f...

A SIMPLE AND SHORT ADVISE

Perhaps every parent would do anything for their kids...sometimes the challenge is not to go overboard......
Well...off to work...
to my friends who are parents like me.....
Love your child in the best way that you know how.....just love them with everything you've got...give your time, and your attention to them...then pray for them.
To all kids.....
love your parents, they exist and continue to fight, because of you...respect them, honor them, and make them feel that you are appreciative of their love...then pray for them also.
Have a great evening my friends!
God bless all of us!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MONDAYS

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: MONDAYS: MONDAYS We usually hate Mondays....on this day we go back to work after a weekend, we bring the kids to and from school again....we ...

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: BLAMELESS?

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: BLAMELESS?: BLAMELESS? If I start smoking, drinking and gambling...then my son or even my daughters grow up doing the same things....am I not to bla...

MONDAYS

MONDAYS

We usually hate Mondays....on this day we go back to work after a weekend, we bring the kids to and from school again....we anticipate the traffic, the work load, the expenses...and we are exhausted even before our day officially s

tarts.

This morning as per our usual practice I bless Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie before they leave the car. There were extra-blessings today because it was the periodical exams.

As Lizzie is only in Kinder 2, I, and Dinah, bring her directly to her classroom. As we were about to leave, Lizzie runs to me and asks me to bless her again...so I said ....

"God bless you and keep you....God make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you...God lift His countenance on you and give you peace. May God listen your prayers and may He answer you when you call on Him. May he help you with your test, may He give you the concentration that you need. May he protect you from all forms of evil, danger and harm and illnesses. May He always remind you that we love you so much and may He also make you feel His great love for you. I love you baby." ...And then I kiss her...then she flashes me her sweetest smile and says..."God bless you too my daddy. Love you!"....

And then Monday isn't so bad anymore!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: BLAMELESS?

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: BLAMELESS?: BLAMELESS? If I start smoking, drinking and gambling...then my son or even my daughters grow up doing the same things....am I not to bla...

BLAMELESS?

BLAMELESS?

If I start smoking, drinking and gambling...then my son or even my daughters grow up doing the same things....am I not to blame?

Let's take it a notch higher....if I steal and cheat...and then my children become politicians and do the same....should I not hate myself?

I asked these questions...because last night I saw our dear President in the news, and when asked if he would stop sm

oking, he said, he would not, because it was not against the law and he was not encouraging anyone!

I am an avid supported of the president, not of everything he does, but in general I support him...but this was an idiotic answer from a smart person...an irresponsible response from a responsible person!

He further says that his job is a stressful one and so, as many smokers have claimed, smoking helps them to cope up with the stress....

First of all, there is nothing in the components of cigarettes that can help remove anyone's stress....this belief is all in the mind....and tragically, while their perceived benefits are purely psychological, their known and accepted harmful effects, are physical and ever so real!

But what makes me hate and question his answer is this....when you become the President of a nation, you become the father or the mother of that nation...and you are suppose to set the example, not only to every government employee, not only to every voter, but more importantly, to the youth who look up to you as someone they'd like to imitate and emulate.

If as father, I can control my urges for the sake of my kids.....then the president, whether it is ordered by the law or not, should do the same..for the nation and his horde of followers.

The better answer from him should've been,..."I know it is wrong, I will try to stop it, it's not going to be easy...but I will, because I will show all of you, that if I can stop smoking...then you all can do it."

For every person who may get COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and eventually die of this disease or lung cancer....for every child who starts the habit of smoking....can our dear president really maintain that he is blameless?

God bless our president! God bless our people!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: I JUST TOLD THEM TO PRAY

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: I JUST TOLD THEM TO PRAY: I JUST TOLD THEM TO PRAY Yesterday, Lizzie and her classmates at Kinder-2 had their photos taken...after that I, together with Dinah , Li...

I JUST TOLD THEM TO PRAY

I JUST TOLD THEM TO PRAY

Yesterday, Lizzie and her classmates at Kinder-2 had their photos taken...after that I, together with Dinah, Lizzie and Mary Nicole, proceeded to have breakfast at McDonald's...
When we got there, one of Lizzie's classmates, together with his dad was already there, after a few minutes two more of Lizzie's classmates, with their respective moms arrived at McDonald's also.

With their moms still ordering their food, the kids were left with us.....people were starting to look in the direction of our table and were smiling because these were small kids talking animatedly about anything under the sun and laughing and having a great time.....
Before their moms got back and before we had to leave....I spoke to Lizzie's classmates...and this is what I told them....
"Do you pray at night?"....
and they said...."We pray at school."....
and I told them..."You have to pray at night also, at home or anywhere you are. Never forget to pray. Ask anything from Jesus, He is your friend."....
They listened intently for a while, they smiled at me, and then they continued with what they were doing....

The other night, on my way to work,...as usual I had texted Nicole, Niccolo, Lizzie and Dinah....expressing my love for them and blessing them and reminding them to pray......
With my wife...I also text her my thanks for keeping up with us.....
That particular night, I also texted this to Lizzie....
"Dad has a tummy ache, but has to work. Daddy loves his little girl so much. Pray! God bless!"...
All of them would text me back....Lizzie texted this...
"I love you soooo much daddy and good night and God bless!" ....but unbeknownst to me....
the minute Lizzie received my text about my having a tummy ache...she immediately went in front of a mini altar in our room and kneeled down to pray that her daddy gets better....
I was so....it's quite hard to put what I felt into words...I just felt fortunate and so blessed.

A lot of Lizzie's classmates talk to me, they think of me as their friend...so while I could've just laughed and played with them....I thought it was the perfect opportunity to talk to them about the need and the beauty of praying.....
and I think, that although they went back to talking and laughing.....
On sleepless nights or even on ordinary nights, they may remember....
that Uncle Jonathan or Tito Doc had told them .."To Pray!"

God bless everyone and keep on praying!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HORRIBLE NANNIES

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: HORRIBLE NANNIES: HORRIBLE NANNIES OR FETCHERS First off...this piece was not written to discriminate against anybody....I wrote this to warn parents who ...

HORRIBLE NANNIES

HORRIBLE NANNIES OR FETCHERS

First off...this piece was not written to discriminate against anybody....I wrote this to warn parents who have put so much trust in their "yayas" or nannies.

Some of these nannies have become friends, both to me and to my wife, Dinah, since we fetch our kids from school every day, we get to interact with a lot of them, and most of them are very respectful to us and

very caring of their "alaga" or the child they take care of.....but....some of them can just be uncaring, rude, cruel and even horrible to the child they take care of.

Some instances I and my wife have witnessed....

(1) A Nanny berating, yelling and insulting the child, not caring that the child is embarrassed because it is done in front of her friends and her classmates....it is given that some of these kids are quite a handful, but it is still not acceptable to treat them that shabbily or that harshly.

(2) A Nanny pulling a child recklessly or painfully by the hands or by the arms, almost dragging them, and the "alaga" ends up crying, both from the pain and from the embarrassment.

(3) A Nanny texting on her cell while her "alaga" is already several steps in front of her, or worst, behind her....Can you imagine what would happen if the child gets hit by a school bus, or is kidnapped?

(4) A Nanny who, probably, worried that her pants might get dirty, sits on her "alaga's" shoes, when she could have sat on her own sandals. As a result the shoes of her "alaga" becomes flat and deformed. My wife sits on the floor and takes extra care that my Lizzie's shoes are well preserved, so that she may wear it for at least a year. This particular "yaya" chose to preserve her own sandals.

(5) Nannies who feed their "alagas" in the school playground, while they are playing, unmindful of the risk of choking, because they will be running, riding the see-saw and the slides with food inside their mouths....
and also, not caring about the hazards it present to other kids as well....let me explain this....
The floor of the playground is made of rubber, or grass-rubber. I witnessed this particular "yaya" following a child inside the playground and dropping the container of food because she was bumped by another kid....so there was rice and viand with sauce all around the playground floor....The "yaya", for a while tried to get all the rice out, but stopped halfway...so the food particles she left on the ground will stick to the rubber and lead to an ant and cockroach infestation....
There is a big poster on the wall that details the dos and don'ts inside the playground...and one of them is eating inside the playground...
On several occasions, the chinese head teacher would reprimand the "yayas" about this, but they would persist to do it, the minute she leaves.
When did they become this brazen and this rude?

So my advice to all parents....it's okay and really quite convenient to get a "yaya" or a nanny, but don't leave them alone with your kids too often, sometimes instead of learning to love your kid, the opposite happens....and your kids are hurt, physically, mentally and even emotionally.

Don't get me wrong, a lot of the Nannies are heaven sent, the nanny that my sister, Adeline had was very good and caring to her, but then I was always there to watch over my sister as well.....My kids' (Mary Mary Nicole, Niccolo and Lizzie) past nannies have been very patient and kind also.....
but some of the nannies are the opposite of "heaven sent"....
They are just horrible!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: VERY SAD...VERY DISAPPOINTED

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: VERY SAD...VERY DISAPPOINTED: Very sadly and very disappointingly surprised this morning..... As I was walking down the school path with Lizzie and my wife, I heard 2 ...

VERY SAD...VERY DISAPPOINTED

Very sadly and very disappointingly surprised this morning.....

As I was walking down the school path with Lizzie and my wife, I heard 2 students, probably grade 2-4, they were directly at my back, and they were talking about basketball, rather loudly,.....then one of them says P_t_ng I_a, so I just looked at him and I said...."Ang lutong mo naman magmura, umagang-umaga!"...Guess what these 2 kid

s did?....
They continued talking and even almost laughing at me, as we were about to part ways, the other kid even took a parting shot at me...he said something about saying bad words....and he laughed at me.....
These were 8 -10 year old kids, studying in a Chinese Catholic School. I looked at the other kid closely, the one who said something about bad words, and I recognized a strong resemblance to another kid I know who says bad words like it was the most natural thing in the world....then I understood....I guess if the big brother does it often and gets away with it, what can we expect from the younger brother?

During my time, when I was their age or even younger, or older, I would be very embarrassed and even a little frightened if I an older person took notice of something wrong that I did, I would've said...."Sorry po Uncle!" or simply bowed and kept my mouth shut...but that's me.....and my generation...I'm sure my batch mates would've done the same.

Sad to say, the way these 2 kids acted....no big surprise for most people anymore!
They were not sorry! They were not embarrassed! They made fun of me!

Well....I am sorry for them!....Some of our kids are brought up thinking that money is everything...that you can be uncouth, ill mannered, bad mouthed, offensive and disrespectful, even be liars and cheaters...as long as you become rich....a lot of our politicians are brought up that way!

Well again, I am sorry for the kids...not so much for the parents..."You reap what you sow!"
You plant the seeds, you're supposed to water it with love, with lectures on honesty, decency, right manners and proper conduct, you tell them to be respectful....and the most important and most vital ingredient...you teach them about God..you teach them to pray....and you be the best example for them.....if they still end up rotten after this....then at least you've done your best.

Like I've said often....
The youth of today, some of them can give you cause for fear and despair...
but a lot of them still give you reason to hope and to believe...
that they are indeed our best chance for a better world!

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A MOST PRECIOUS REASON TO COME HOME

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A MOST PRECIOUS REASON TO COME HOME: A MOST PRECIOUS REASON Last Friday before coming home from work, I had this desperate urge to have coffee first...it was already about...

A MOST PRECIOUS REASON TO COME HOME

A MOST PRECIOUS REASON
Last Friday before coming home from work, I had this desperate urge to have coffee first...it was already about 1 a.m...but I looked at my cell phone and saw my kids' and my wife's messages that I was not able to rece

ive while inside AF 1 where I work as a company physician, no signal there...the messages where about how much they loved me too, and their goodnights....then there's my Lizzie's message....."I hope you can come home early. I love you soo much!" So I went home immediately, hey, I can always have coffee or tea at home, the taste may not be as good, but the company, my family, ahhh nothing beats that!
When I get home, at about 2 a.m., everyone is asleep with Lizzie on my side of the bed. My wife said, Lizzie, once more, insisted that she sleep on my side of the bed using my pillows and wrapped in my blanket. Then we slept together cramped up but hugging each other all night. So I thanked God for making the right decision.
So for everyone, a drink, coffee or of the other variety, and going out with friends is okay, but don't do it too often, because our kids are dying to be with us.....and really....nothing beats being with your family.
Coming home immediately....that was just the most precious decision.

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A VALUED CUSTOMER OF MERALCO

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: A VALUED CUSTOMER OF MERALCO: Forced to pay? Yesterday we received a bill from MERALCO....it was not a regular electric bill....I already received the regular bil...

A VALUED CUSTOMER OF MERALCO

Forced to pay?

Yesterday we received a bill from MERALCO....it was not a regular electric bill....I already received the regular bill a week ago..this bill says....

"Dear Valued Customer,
Based on the comparison made between your bill deposit and average monthly bills for the past 12 months, your bill deposit has been determined insufficient. You will be required to pay an additional deposit.
To

settle the insufficient deposit amount, please present this Notification letter along with the necessary payment at your nearest Meralco Business Center within 30 calendar days. Otherwise, we will be constrained, much to our regret, to disconnect your service without further notice.
Thank you very much for the opportunity to be of service.
MERALCO"

This new extra bill is more than 17,000. Our regular electric bill is ranges form 17-19,000 pesos. So this month I have to pay an amount close to 34,000...and I don't even understand what the other 17,000 is for.

So I called MERALCO, and this was the response that I got..."we had to update our systems and we found out that your deposits for one year were insufficient."
Then I replied, that "I just pay my bill religiously every month, I don't know anything about these deposits.we were nver informed about such things."
Then the guy from MERALCO says..."Well, you don't have a choice, you have to pay before 30 days or your electricity will be cut-off."
Then I said, "It was not our fault, we just pay the bills you send us."
He says, "Sorry, it's nobody's fault, but if you don't pay, then suffer the consequences."

There was nothing more I could say, I just kept repeating that I pay my bills religiously, and that if they had made omissions, it wasn't my fault, and that they cannot just surprise me now and tell me that I have to pay more than 17,000 pesos aside from my regular electric bill.

How can this happen? Is this even lawful?
Can we just allow them to do this to us?
Can they just surprise us like this?
Why does the government allow this?
Isn't there anything we can do?

Didn't they just refer to me as a valued customer?

Is this how they treat valued customers?

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: CYBER CRIME LAW

My Life....MY Heart....My Thoughts: CYBER CRIME LAW: CYBER CRIME LAW The Cyber Crime Law in itself, isn't all that bad....it's supposed to protect us from hacking, fraud, hoaxes, cyber sex ...

CYBER CRIME LAW

CYBER CRIME LAW

The Cyber Crime Law in itself, isn't all that bad....it's supposed to protect us from hacking, fraud, hoaxes, cyber sex and child pornography through the net...that is not only okay....this is needed and desired....BUT
......but, that insertion of Cyber Libel....this law should not have any place in a democratic society...and should never have been supported by an administration

that ran on truth, good governance, and....TRANSPARENCY!

Let us not be deceived into thinking that this insertion was made for our protection against libelous comments....because most of us using the net...can take as well as we can give....we can handle criticisms, or at least, fight it...we do not cry harassment and sue!

Again....let us not be deceived, this insertion was made by our lawmakers to protect themselves and their colleagues in government service who have been targets of negative criticisms, both not deserved, and a lot of them well deserved.

Remember the saying...if you can't take the heat...get out of the kitchen! These guys run for office, court our votes, receive their salaries from our tax, get humongous pork barrels...and yet we cannot and must not criticize them, even when they do wrong.

We give them our trust when we vote for them...the least they can do is trust us back, that when we criticize them or even berate them, we do it because we feel betrayed....and they in turn can answer us back, with harsh words too, if they want.

Investigations, expose's, and the freedom to talk, to write and to criticize, are natural ingredients for transparency and accountability....and a real and thriving democracy cannot exist without them.

I am disappointed that this insertion was allowed, again, in an administration led by someone I truly support and believe in, because I always thought that he and his family were the ultimate fighters and symbols of freedom.....in speech, in information and in our search for truth.

I hope that I and the millions of Filipinos will ultimately be proven right and will be rewarded in supporting this administration....by the suspension and total removal of this Cyber Libel Law!

GOD BLESS AND ENLIGHTEN ALL OF US!