Giving malicious meaning when Pnoy attended the PSG party won't help

Hi Meta! Just so you know... i never liked PNoy... In fact, i voted for IronFist Gordon. I agree with you. We shouldnt blame PNoy for the floods in CDO, it was all Mother Nature's wrath. However, he has been tagged as insensitive because of his attendance in the PSG party. In times of turmoil, we, taxpayers of the philippines expect that our president to be toxicly communicating with CDO officials in monitoring the operations. However but again... these were the reports that i got as mentioned by the mayor of CDO, and i quote "“Wala naman talagang sinabi na ganoon ang mangyayari,” Emano said in an interview with dzMM. “Kami ang tinamaan ng mata ng bagyo, hindi na po sinabi yan.” “Wala pong nagsabi na ganito ang darating na bagyo sa amin, wala man lang bulletin, wala man lang nakapagsabi na we will be in the eye of the storm,” he added. Based on the words of Emano, apparently seems, that the communication staff of the president failed to warn CDO officials. It can also be inefficiency of our Secretary of Defense... It could be many things... then again, i feel that heads would roll again in PAGASA. Nope, i wont blame Pnoy at all... I am not blaming anyone either for the storm... like i said it is all, mother nature's wrath.. but then...one can never be ready enough for a storm...

Hello Metatronik, That's the dilemna within our democracy, the people whine more than just merely express their opinions in a more logical way. people to criticize with out looking at themselves, and their own problems first.Why blame when they can help? of course, they can't so they just make an excuse and blame the President. I have long concede since teh election, i may have my disagreements, but he's the President now. people will have to live with that or live to hate for athe next five years

Whatever it is that happens, whatever he is doing or is NOT doing, i think people will still have a lot to say. There are just many comments and opinions out there, some are from the people themselves, the others are malicious comments intended to really make sure he gets a bad name. I think one person is not able to do every one person in this 7101 islands that we have!

Well it is sad but Filipinos are often doing this..when something goes wrong, they would find someone to put a blame on. Its not like President Aquino was the cause of the typhoon or the buhawi even. It is MOTHER NATURE's wrath! These problems are here long before he was president..people have been abusive of mother nature, people do not know discipline even the simple task of segregating biodegradable and non biodegradable they cannot even do! This is to be expected and if people will continue this, much worse will happen. As for Pnoy, he is human - he is not some superman who can just immediately go to the scene and give people what they want. There are people working for him, those are the ones who can immediately move.. i believe, instead of putting a blame on him..why can't just all of us unite? Why can't all of us MOVE, HELP and DO SOMETHING other than rant and rant and rant? For those who ranted, i hope they already did their part.. give some clothes, donated medicines..so those words they have been uttering wont be empty at all.

Can we not give Pnoy a 30 minute break from his arduous tasks to attend the PSG party? By being there does not mean that he is unmindful of what is happening on those places being inundated by Sendong. He has all the means to know the exact information on anything that is happening and he is aware, awake, and making the correct decisions. It is common sense that if you are the boss, more so a President, there is a constant flow of information on anything that concerns the nations and its citizenry and from there, he makes the right decisions. It so easy and quick for some people to find fault on Pnoy for some of the things he did and did not do. He is not a supreme being that he can be in 2 or more places at the same time. Give him a break. He is a good President and doing a great job.

It is not only Pnoy who is expected to sympathized with those victims of typhoon Sendong.If you think attending a Christmas party is a crime, a sin or inhumane..Let us postpone all the Christmas Party (private and government)here in the Philippines this year. And all together let's help the province of CDO. Stop pointing fingers to our president, have you ever ask yourself what help did you extend to those victims? have you sacrificed a Christmas party for those people of Iligan? Self check kababayan!

I agree. Instead of helping each other, we are instead turning on each other. This happens every time we need each other the most. And I agree on people not being disciplined on cleanliness. I see people throw garbage everywhere! It's as if the moment they've finish their food/drinks/or whatever they're perusing, that the containers have to leave their hands right away or their skin will burn. It's very annoying. And what more, these people are the ones who likes to complain about a place being dirty. The Filipino community has to focus on discipline with themselves rather than relying everything with the government that they could have prevented/helped with in the first place.

Well, you did point out some important points in your discussion. However, you must also keep in mind that there are people who, by nature, are accustomed to to imagine the president as the forever bad guys. It doesn't matter which administration it is or who sits on the position, they blame the president and the governemnt on automatic mode. They are also people who don;t look on the nitty gritty of the job. For me, it's just the perks and the prestige. This is the reason why I gave a lot of flack to the president, even though some people say to me that they don't deserve it. I give Aquino a big flack the same way I gave other presidents and politicians flack (unless they crash and burn on their own). At least, I'm trying to be fair on everybody. I don't try to judge everybody because as humans and the role we play, we all have our ups and downs. Sometimes, for politicians, it's magnified becuase of the position and the media exposure. The blame game can't be helped but I guess, we should always be conscious of what we say and do and think before we accuse others.

I do not criticize the president for attending parties if that is what pleases him but every time there is a big problem being faced by the country, he is not there as the leader. I voted for him just like you and many others. What we need right now is his leadership not pointing fingers at government agencies for their lapses in their responsibilities. What the Philippines needs is a true and good leader not only in words but in deed. After Sendong what comes next? Will they devote all government action again to GMA, Abalos and Corona? Is this governance all there is to it? We don't need a dictator but we need a firm leader, one who does not need the protection of the Aquino family name or the protection from the sisters. We need someone to govern with the right kind of leadership in order that the Philippines will recover from the extreme poverty and degradation. How much is there left in his term? Just a few more years, but what has he done that is worthy enough for the Filipino people to remember him for?

I totally respect your opinion about this issue however you should also understand that the president is the so called "LEADER" of this country, the pilot and the captain of the ship. "BAYAN MUNA BAGO ANG SARILI". Having the highest position in our country, PNOY should understand and consider that he already gave his personal life serving his countrymen for 6 years. Of course we will expect the people around him to protect him and even to lie to other people about his whereabouts since he is our PRESIDENT specially if it concerns his credibility. Just a question though, are you present in that celebration and do you even see what he is really doing in that party? You don't even know what really happened that night since you are also relying on the reports that his spoke person said and the media is transmitting. However the media doesn't have the full coverage or even a clip of that party as well since it's a private, unfortunately. Valerie Conception was hired to entertain the guest and she was just pure innocent proud twitting that she performed during that night whilst PNOY was part of her audience. Reality is, people protecting PNOY already talked to Ms. Concepcion that she needs to remove her post as this is making a huge negative impact on our presidents sensible responsibility and she even apologized. (How did I know? I am Valerie's friend, fortunately) Why is that so? Obviously she worked for a network whose one big influence is Kris Aquino, who is fortunate to be the sister of our president and she can easily scrutinize her career. As she can manipulate the networks decision in giving out projects to those people she hates and love, love, love. This is inconvenient truth. POWER, INFLUENCE AND SELFISHNESS. Now to support this, have you seen one episode of Kris TV show? Her sister's where there to defend their brother PNOY regarding the PSG Christmas party amidst other voluntary assistance. Wow! They can use the network's show for personal and national interest. So convenient unfair advantage. If he really wanted to thank his PSG member's he can easily send a text message saying: " Thank you for your loyalty and dedication for your task however I cannot be there to celebrate with you as I am the president of this nation and have to deal with more important issues our country is facing right now." A simple message just like that can be delivered to those men and women who dedicated their lives for their boss. They will understand that for sure. I am not saying that he should go immediately to Mindanao province as I understand that they need to plan and organize it very well but reports said he is talking to some people whom are present in that event on how to extend government assistance to those who were affected. How can you do that? Discussing national issue in the middle of a party? Is he really taking these seriously during that time? He should have called an emergency meeting and talk to those very important people since he is the PRESIDENT! As reports said he called meetings with NDRRMC and other government agencies prior to the party. I'm not that stupid to chew Lacierda's lame excuses. After this issue leaked I can see they're already serious about it because every eye is on them. What really happened before this typhoon Sendong? Reality is, they're all too busy about Corona, Aroyo and Abalos' cases. They want them down (I hope it's not down under) but almost forgot about other issues. People in our country is still starving, fighting for a decent job or jobless, uneducated, homeless, and penny less. There's thousands of issues we have in our country alone but they are focusing on one corner then work for the next big thing. Let's face it. These catastrophic incident happened all over the world and YES we cannot blame others as we are part and target of these horrifying payback of mother nature but we can do something about it. Not to exterminate the calamities but at least prevent further damages. Warnings has been served by PAGASA and other NGO's that's right but do we have to act after everything has been wiped out? Can we do something better than this? We have great numbers and unforgettable disasters like Remy, Ondoy, Pepeng, Milenyo, Juan and etc., but doesn't thought us anything but blame. Aside from lives lost, homes damaged and livestocks ruined did we gain something aside from experiences? None! These will happen infinity and as long us we will not change our personal attitude especially towards conservation of nature and government dedication towards "selfishness" governance we will never learn from these. Our president is not superman or everything else as you've mentioned but he is still our leader. WE EXPECT HIM TO STAND AS A LEADER, SPEAK AS A LEADER AND ACT AS A GOOD LEADER! Controversy is part of his job and you cannot blame other people as well if that was their personal opinion against our presidents performance. Just like you I voted for him but I opposed as I am not satisfied with his performance as a leader of this nation. He should have done better than that. He uses the people every time he is pushed against the wall. He even use his parents name and even by passing or not respecting former President Cory Aquino's (his mother) constitutional law. You've asked about other people helping our fellow countrymen, I'll answer this way: Matthew 6:3 - But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what the right hand doeth.

you know what?? the problem is... everytime we were experiencing a calamity or problem like luneta before is ... he was not there.. always. everytime. so u think filipino will get satisfied on what pnoy doing. i believe he knew what was goin on in mindanao... he had a call time to time from the local govt. but y he didn't cancel his happenings??? poor pinoy... we have a undeserving president