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Mayor cites some ‘hard lessons’ for Marikina
Mayor cites some ‘hard lessons’ for Marikina
naawa ako sa taga Marikina lalo na sa Tumana. Madami akong kaibigan doon.
No more excuses and favors
By DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:12:00 10/08/2009
Filed Under: Ondoy, Flood, Disasters (general), Government, Local authorities, House building
MANILA, Philippines—As the struggle goes on to restore normalcy in flood-devastated Marikina City, Mayor Marides Fernando has learned some “hard lessons.”
Lesson No. 1: No more excuses and favors for riverside squatters living in danger zones.
akala ko ba walang squatters sa Marikina? so meron pala! palagi na lang sinasabi ni bayani at asawa nya na walang squatters sa marikina. bakit kung tuwing panahon ng election at kailangan nyo ng boto eh tawag sa mga squatters eh urban poor, resettled poor, etc. Teka sabi ng kaibigan ko sa Tumana Marikina, ang Tumana daw ay dating squatters colony tapos binigyan ng titulo ni bayani fernando noong mayor pa siya. at sa panahon ni marides fernando ginawa pang barangay ang Tumana.
ang mga taga provedent village bakit hindi paalisin kasi nasa danger zone. ang SM Marikina at Riverbanks mall(pamamay ari ng kamag anak ni BF... father-in-law daw) ay nasa danger zone. so dapat i demolish ang riverbanks mall at SM marikina
“This time around we’ll be very strict. I think now people have no reason to resist when we ask them to move out of these hazard areas,” she told the Inquirer on Tuesday.
Lesson No. 2: There should be a minimum height standard for the construction of residential and commercial buildings, depending on how elevated the place is.
This, Fernando said, would help prevent cases of people drowning inside their homes.
Lesson No. 3: Policies against illegal parking will be more firmly observed.
Ask Jojo Binay and Mapsa for help on that hahaha
“Even just one car blocking the road can impede rescue workers from reaching their destination,” she said.
Lesson No. 4: More rubber boats and rescue equipment should be in stock for emergency situations.
ooopppss. Mayor san napunta yung calamity fund.
“The rescuers had to scramble for equipment so we need more of these prepared,” Fernando said.
Losses could reach P10B
The mayor said the city government would more thoroughly reflect on these lessons learned in the coming days in order to deal with catastrophes similar to that brought by Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (international codename: Ketsana) on Sept. 26.
“All our efforts are still focused on the rescue, relief and rehabilitation of the affected families,” she said.
Of the 300 deaths, 67 were from the Marikina area.
Fernando estimated property losses could reach as high as P10 billion. “Ondoy wrecked barges, footbridges, computer equipment at City Hall, medical equipment in hospitals.”
She said some 2,000 people remained in about 10 evacuation centers. Officials had moved them from schools to barangay halls so classes could resume.
Some 1,000 residing in riverside communities would have to be relocated, possibly in Biñan, Laguna, said the wife of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Bayani Fernando, who as a mayor developed the backward town into thriving city. [Biñan is the worst hit among the lakeshore towns in Laguna; see banner story on Page A1-Ed.]
Gargantuan task
Marikina Rep. Del de Guzman said those living at “Riverside A and B” in Barangay Fortune would be better off moving elsewhere.
“I don’t have the power, but I could convince them not to return there,” he said.
Most of the city’s efforts are directed at cleaning muck and debris.
Fernando said workers were using a city property at Barangay Nangka as a temporary dump for garbage, mostly beds, wood scraps, couches and sofa beds, and even appliances like refrigerators damaged beyond repair.
The task is nothing less than gargantuan. “Garbage collected in every four houses is equivalent to one dump truck,” Fernando said. With a report from Leila B. Salaverria
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091008-228950/Mayor-cites-some-hard-lessons-for-Marikina
naawa ako sa taga Marikina lalo na sa Tumana. Madami akong kaibigan doon.
No more excuses and favors
By DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 05:12:00 10/08/2009
Filed Under: Ondoy, Flood, Disasters (general), Government, Local authorities, House building
MANILA, Philippines—As the struggle goes on to restore normalcy in flood-devastated Marikina City, Mayor Marides Fernando has learned some “hard lessons.”
Lesson No. 1: No more excuses and favors for riverside squatters living in danger zones.
akala ko ba walang squatters sa Marikina? so meron pala! palagi na lang sinasabi ni bayani at asawa nya na walang squatters sa marikina. bakit kung tuwing panahon ng election at kailangan nyo ng boto eh tawag sa mga squatters eh urban poor, resettled poor, etc. Teka sabi ng kaibigan ko sa Tumana Marikina, ang Tumana daw ay dating squatters colony tapos binigyan ng titulo ni bayani fernando noong mayor pa siya. at sa panahon ni marides fernando ginawa pang barangay ang Tumana.
ang mga taga provedent village bakit hindi paalisin kasi nasa danger zone. ang SM Marikina at Riverbanks mall(pamamay ari ng kamag anak ni BF... father-in-law daw) ay nasa danger zone. so dapat i demolish ang riverbanks mall at SM marikina
“This time around we’ll be very strict. I think now people have no reason to resist when we ask them to move out of these hazard areas,” she told the Inquirer on Tuesday.
Lesson No. 2: There should be a minimum height standard for the construction of residential and commercial buildings, depending on how elevated the place is.
This, Fernando said, would help prevent cases of people drowning inside their homes.
Lesson No. 3: Policies against illegal parking will be more firmly observed.
Ask Jojo Binay and Mapsa for help on that hahaha
“Even just one car blocking the road can impede rescue workers from reaching their destination,” she said.
Lesson No. 4: More rubber boats and rescue equipment should be in stock for emergency situations.
ooopppss. Mayor san napunta yung calamity fund.
“The rescuers had to scramble for equipment so we need more of these prepared,” Fernando said.
Losses could reach P10B
The mayor said the city government would more thoroughly reflect on these lessons learned in the coming days in order to deal with catastrophes similar to that brought by Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (international codename: Ketsana) on Sept. 26.
“All our efforts are still focused on the rescue, relief and rehabilitation of the affected families,” she said.
Of the 300 deaths, 67 were from the Marikina area.
Fernando estimated property losses could reach as high as P10 billion. “Ondoy wrecked barges, footbridges, computer equipment at City Hall, medical equipment in hospitals.”
She said some 2,000 people remained in about 10 evacuation centers. Officials had moved them from schools to barangay halls so classes could resume.
Some 1,000 residing in riverside communities would have to be relocated, possibly in Biñan, Laguna, said the wife of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Bayani Fernando, who as a mayor developed the backward town into thriving city. [Biñan is the worst hit among the lakeshore towns in Laguna; see banner story on Page A1-Ed.]
Gargantuan task
Marikina Rep. Del de Guzman said those living at “Riverside A and B” in Barangay Fortune would be better off moving elsewhere.
“I don’t have the power, but I could convince them not to return there,” he said.
Most of the city’s efforts are directed at cleaning muck and debris.
Fernando said workers were using a city property at Barangay Nangka as a temporary dump for garbage, mostly beds, wood scraps, couches and sofa beds, and even appliances like refrigerators damaged beyond repair.
The task is nothing less than gargantuan. “Garbage collected in every four houses is equivalent to one dump truck,” Fernando said. With a report from Leila B. Salaverria
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20091008-228950/Mayor-cites-some-hard-lessons-for-Marikina
Marikina calamity fund misuse
Commission on Audit quizzes Marikina on calamity fund use
By Reinir Padua (The Philippine Star) Updated October 09, 2009 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - The Marikina City government spent P10 million of its calamity fund, supposed to be used only in times of disaster, for other purposes last year, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).
State auditors noted that since there was no declaration of a calamity in Marikina last year, expenses worth P10,302,549.53 made by the city government were charged to its calamity fund.
These expenses included salaries and wages worth P47,980; rice subsidy of employees worth P250,000; purchase of ready mix concrete worth P151,525 and thermoplastic lane remarkings worth P9,853,044.53.
Based on Republic Act 8185, the calamity fund must be used “for relief, reconstruction, rehabilitation and other works or services in connection with the calamities which may occur during the budget year, provided that such fund shall be used only in the area, or a portion thereof, of the Local Government Unit affected by a disaster or calamity.”
According to state auditors, documents supporting those transactions charged to the calamity fund in 2008 showed that these were not in any way related to disaster or calamity response.
The COA report said this examination of the expenses “casts doubt on the legality and validity of the said transactions.”
State auditors said that when presented with the audit findings, the Marikina City government, “did not comment on this.”
COA auditors said the city government must replace the P10.30-million worth of calamity fund and strictly follow rules governing its use.
The STAR tried but failed to reach Marikina City Mayor Ma. Lourdes Fernando to get her reaction to the COA report. – With Non Alquitran
tsk tsk tsk... bakit ngayon lang na dyaryo ito.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=512442&publicationSubCategoryId=65
By Reinir Padua (The Philippine Star) Updated October 09, 2009 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - The Marikina City government spent P10 million of its calamity fund, supposed to be used only in times of disaster, for other purposes last year, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).
State auditors noted that since there was no declaration of a calamity in Marikina last year, expenses worth P10,302,549.53 made by the city government were charged to its calamity fund.
These expenses included salaries and wages worth P47,980; rice subsidy of employees worth P250,000; purchase of ready mix concrete worth P151,525 and thermoplastic lane remarkings worth P9,853,044.53.
Based on Republic Act 8185, the calamity fund must be used “for relief, reconstruction, rehabilitation and other works or services in connection with the calamities which may occur during the budget year, provided that such fund shall be used only in the area, or a portion thereof, of the Local Government Unit affected by a disaster or calamity.”
According to state auditors, documents supporting those transactions charged to the calamity fund in 2008 showed that these were not in any way related to disaster or calamity response.
The COA report said this examination of the expenses “casts doubt on the legality and validity of the said transactions.”
State auditors said that when presented with the audit findings, the Marikina City government, “did not comment on this.”
COA auditors said the city government must replace the P10.30-million worth of calamity fund and strictly follow rules governing its use.
The STAR tried but failed to reach Marikina City Mayor Ma. Lourdes Fernando to get her reaction to the COA report. – With Non Alquitran
tsk tsk tsk... bakit ngayon lang na dyaryo ito.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=512442&publicationSubCategoryId=65
Malacañang is asking....
.... san napunta ang budget para sa flood control!
MMDA asked to explain ‘wasted’ P1-billion flood warning system
October 10, 2009, 7:24pm
Malacañang said on Saturday that it will ask Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando to explain the P1-billion flood warning system allegedly put to waste, which could have prevented the massive flooding during the onslaught of tropical storm “Ondoy” in the metropolis.
“We’re asking MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando to explain this both to the public and to the Cabinet to the satisfaction of all because this is a serious issue indeed,” Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said.
moro moro lang yan cerge. pero just in case hindi sagutin or bolahin ka ni BF.... baka napunta dito.
Reports said that the P1-billion flood warning system had been neglected following its transfer to the MMDA.
The flood warning system could have cushioned the adverse effects, particularly the heavy flooding experienced in the metropolis in late September during the lashing of tropical storm “Ondoy.
Based on a report by Newsbreak, the Japanese project Effective Flood Control Operation System (EFCOS) could have minimized casualties if the flood warning equipment and devices had reportedly been well maintained when it was transferred to the MMDA.
The flood warning system reportedly amounted to P1.1 billion, aimed at controlling flood control operations for the Pasig-Marikina-Laguna Lake.
The Japanese government had pegged P600-million for the first phase of the project, which was completed in 1992 while the second phase, at P500-million was funded through a grant by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, which was completed in 2001. The project was turned over to the MMDA in 2002. (Madel Sabater)
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/224132/mmda-asked-explain-wasted-p1billion-flood-warning-system
MMDA asked to explain ‘wasted’ P1-billion flood warning system
October 10, 2009, 7:24pm
Malacañang said on Saturday that it will ask Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando to explain the P1-billion flood warning system allegedly put to waste, which could have prevented the massive flooding during the onslaught of tropical storm “Ondoy” in the metropolis.
“We’re asking MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando to explain this both to the public and to the Cabinet to the satisfaction of all because this is a serious issue indeed,” Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said.
moro moro lang yan cerge. pero just in case hindi sagutin or bolahin ka ni BF.... baka napunta dito.
Reports said that the P1-billion flood warning system had been neglected following its transfer to the MMDA.
The flood warning system could have cushioned the adverse effects, particularly the heavy flooding experienced in the metropolis in late September during the lashing of tropical storm “Ondoy.
Based on a report by Newsbreak, the Japanese project Effective Flood Control Operation System (EFCOS) could have minimized casualties if the flood warning equipment and devices had reportedly been well maintained when it was transferred to the MMDA.
The flood warning system reportedly amounted to P1.1 billion, aimed at controlling flood control operations for the Pasig-Marikina-Laguna Lake.
The Japanese government had pegged P600-million for the first phase of the project, which was completed in 1992 while the second phase, at P500-million was funded through a grant by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, which was completed in 2001. The project was turned over to the MMDA in 2002. (Madel Sabater)
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/224132/mmda-asked-explain-wasted-p1billion-flood-warning-system
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Bayani Fernando's Favorite Charities
COA: Giving cash gifts to MMDA chair irregular
Money went to charities, says Fernando
By Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:27:00 06/02/2009
Filed Under: Government, Graft & Corruption, Politics, Festive Events (including Carnivals)
hahaha carnivals
MANILA, Philippines--Giving P1.6 million in cash to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando was "irregular," a government auditor told senators yesterday.
"It's irregular because it's not compliant with rules and regulations," said Ireno Manalo of the Commission on Audit, referring to the cash gifts the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) gave to Fernando on four separate occasions.
Manalo, who is also the MMDA's supervising auditor, made the statement after Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. asked him whether the cash gifts were "illegal or legal."
The Senate yesterday started looking into the matter after Senate President Pro Tempore Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada's privilege speech last month questioning the cash gifts given to Fernando.
According to Estrada, the MMDA chief received a total of P1.1 million when he celebrated his birthday in 2003, 2005, and 2006. The amount was deducted from the MMFF's nontax revenues as well as the shares of beneficiaries from the proceeds of the annual film festival.
At the first joint hearing of the Senate blue ribbon and public information and mass media, Assistant Secretary Edenison Faisan, head of the MMFF finance committee, said that Fernando also received a cash gift of P500,000 in 2004, bringing the total amount to P1.6 million.
Estrada and Revilla learned from MMFF officials that Fernando was given the birthday cash gifts for his role in making the annual filmfest a moneymaker. The MMDA chief is the overall head of the MMFF.
Espiridion Laxa, chair of the Film Academy of the Philippines, said the money did not come from amusement taxes but from private funds, specifically from sponsorships.
The senators expressed surprise when Manalo told them that there was no record of the amount of amusement taxes collected or disbursed in the MMDA's books of account.
so saan na punta ang pera?
Meanwhile, Fernando said he saw no need to defend himself in the Senate because the cash gifts given to him came from "private funds."
private or public you need to explain these Mr. Chairman. You are being accused of corruption
"I don't know why they said it was irregular. I didn't do anything wrong. In the first place, it's private funds kaya hindi ina-audit ng COA 'yan (that's why these are not audited by COA)," he told the Inquirer over the phone.
Fernando said he did not attend the hearing because it was "pointless." He added, however, that he would present himself before the Senate "in due time."
At the same time, he confirmed that he received the cash gifts although he said the money went to his "favorite charities."
anong mga charities kaya yon?
With Allison W. Lopez
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20090602-208328/COA-Giving-cash-gifts-to-MMDA-chair-irregular
Money went to charities, says Fernando
By Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:27:00 06/02/2009
Filed Under: Government, Graft & Corruption, Politics, Festive Events (including Carnivals)
hahaha carnivals
MANILA, Philippines--Giving P1.6 million in cash to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando was "irregular," a government auditor told senators yesterday.
"It's irregular because it's not compliant with rules and regulations," said Ireno Manalo of the Commission on Audit, referring to the cash gifts the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) gave to Fernando on four separate occasions.
Manalo, who is also the MMDA's supervising auditor, made the statement after Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. asked him whether the cash gifts were "illegal or legal."
The Senate yesterday started looking into the matter after Senate President Pro Tempore Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada's privilege speech last month questioning the cash gifts given to Fernando.
According to Estrada, the MMDA chief received a total of P1.1 million when he celebrated his birthday in 2003, 2005, and 2006. The amount was deducted from the MMFF's nontax revenues as well as the shares of beneficiaries from the proceeds of the annual film festival.
At the first joint hearing of the Senate blue ribbon and public information and mass media, Assistant Secretary Edenison Faisan, head of the MMFF finance committee, said that Fernando also received a cash gift of P500,000 in 2004, bringing the total amount to P1.6 million.
Estrada and Revilla learned from MMFF officials that Fernando was given the birthday cash gifts for his role in making the annual filmfest a moneymaker. The MMDA chief is the overall head of the MMFF.
Espiridion Laxa, chair of the Film Academy of the Philippines, said the money did not come from amusement taxes but from private funds, specifically from sponsorships.
The senators expressed surprise when Manalo told them that there was no record of the amount of amusement taxes collected or disbursed in the MMDA's books of account.
so saan na punta ang pera?
Meanwhile, Fernando said he saw no need to defend himself in the Senate because the cash gifts given to him came from "private funds."
private or public you need to explain these Mr. Chairman. You are being accused of corruption
"I don't know why they said it was irregular. I didn't do anything wrong. In the first place, it's private funds kaya hindi ina-audit ng COA 'yan (that's why these are not audited by COA)," he told the Inquirer over the phone.
Fernando said he did not attend the hearing because it was "pointless." He added, however, that he would present himself before the Senate "in due time."
At the same time, he confirmed that he received the cash gifts although he said the money went to his "favorite charities."
anong mga charities kaya yon?
With Allison W. Lopez
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20090602-208328/COA-Giving-cash-gifts-to-MMDA-chair-irregular
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Tambunting arrested for stealing gold
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04302009/news/regionalnews/gold_digger_166944.htm
Ang tanong, kamag anak nya ba si pawnshop king tambunting?
What a gold digger!
A larcenous longtime employee of a major Queens jewelry manufacturer walked off with a staggering 500 pounds of gold she smuggled out piece by piece over six years -- in her handbag, prosecutors said yesterday.
Teresa Tambunting, 50, of Scarsdale, sneaked the hoard out of a Long Island City vault by stashing "a few ounces" at a time in a false bottom she created in the lining of her pocketbook, authorities said.
"I am a very sick woman. I took the gold," she told her stunned bosses once the jig was up, according to sources.
Officials at Jacmel Jewelry caught on that they were being bled dry after doing an internal audit in January and noticing they were missing as much as $12 million worth of gold, which now trades for around $900 an ounce.
"The defendant is accused of establishing a virtual mining operation in Long Island City which siphoned off millions of dollars' worth of the precious metal," said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
Tambunting had worked for Jacmel for 28 years, joining the company shortly after emigrating from the Philippines, and had been made a vault manager in 1991. She was paid $160,000 a year and was one of only a handful of "highly trusted" employees who had access to the company's safe, sources said.
But even those people were subject to searches by security -- which Tambunting got around with the makeshift hole in a beaten-up black leather, banana-shaped purse she carried for years.
A few days after company officials started going over their books to see if they had made an accounting error, Tambunting walked into work wheeling a piece of luggage containing 60 pounds of "fine gold" -- or buck-shot-sized pellets of unrefined precious metal.
When asked if that was all she had taken, she said yes, but days later, she changed her tune and came in with her lawyer --and a couple of dozen five-gallon paint buckets filled with 447.8 pounds of gold necklaces, rings, earrings and other jewelry. There was enough gold to fill 12 large storage bins.
The size of Tambunting's haul stunned employees.
"When they walked in the first time, they were shocked and their jaws dropped," a source said. "When she came back three weeks later, their jaws dropped even heavier."
The stash took company officials nearly three weeks to inventory. During that period, they discovered some pieces that dated back to early 2004. Then they went to the DA.
In all, the value of the returned gold is roughly $7.3 million, meaning $4.7 million remains missing. Some of that, sources said, could have been lost in routine manufacturing processes.
They said Tambunting and her husband, Edgardo, a director at Cantor Fitzgerald, appeared to be living within their means, but probers were still investigating their finances.
The couple lives with their three children in a million-dollar home.
Jacmel Jewelry President Jack Rahmey called Tambunting "a longtime employee and a trusted one," but declined to comment any further.
She was released Tuesday on $100,000 bail. She faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted. Her lawyer did not return messages.
Officials say as much as $12 million worth of gold -- which trades at roughly $900 a troy ounce -- disappeared. With a single gold bar weighing 400 troy ounces, or 27 pounds, that's the equivalent of 833 pounds of gold, or just shy of 31 gold bars.
Ang tanong, kamag anak nya ba si pawnshop king tambunting?
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
News Story Number One: Swine Flu
major news sites at tv programs number one news story ang swine flu
new.yahoo.com
foxnews.com
fox tv news
abc.com
abc news
nbc
cnn
etc
except abs-cbn. ito ang number one story ng TV patrol
number two ang swine flu. juice ko po! hello abs-cbn nasaan ang priorities ninyo? cover you own talent first... rico yan, ted failon, korina sanchez...then the rest of the philippines/world.
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