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He he, unya sa tantong uliot nga makagawas sa lit-ag, panggos hinuon ang lamorokology...

Kon mokopos na aw panahon nang mosatol...

Mao ra bitaw diay no? Hmm, colored tuod pero kadaghanan green...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 08:25:41 PM
huyop-suyop diay stelo ana..morag sundalo nagbalik balik sa kampo? unsa man..abir?

He he, ang di makabalik adto motugpa sa pinakalami nga ginamos sa tibuok kalibotan...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 08:19:13 PM
Waffa as in wa pa ka points? hikhakhek

He he, waffa katultol sa yungib?

He he, basin baya adto sa inyo, unya magkapitbahayay dayon mo...

He he, taga Dimyaw tali tangkiga...

Kinsa gud ning hansomeboi nimo...

Suhits nga wanyir pa?

Hmm, hilaw ra, o gilapwaan?

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 08:02:04 PM
Nanggungis na diay, abi kog dabong pa pagkahitaboa..:-)

Maas na jamo, makahingo nas umob-ob...

Colored cakes pud...

Abi nila unsa na jud kahait sa ilang posts--dumpol pa diay sa kibol ni Bantay...

Tekret, wa ko magduwag gamba ug agoyangyang...

Daghan bitaw ning kagamitan labi na kon board ta...

Dalawang waffa sila?

Naay bibo kaayog tirada--although they may not know it...

Perting kinadolay kunohay...

Hmm... Di ba gikan pa man kas purta goryo?

Quote from: Lollapalooza on May 12, 2011, 04:37:06 PM
makahinumdom ko ani...mao gyud ni among gamiton kung magdula mi ug sungka sa akong lolo didto sa Dipolog...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 07:47:31 PM
kita pod ko ana buskay gihimong bato sa duwa nga jackstone with jolen..remember..?

Amo man ning hiktan og lambo unya buk-anay...

Quote from: chicogon on May 12, 2011, 10:11:52 AM
Basta Bol-anon bisag unsa sawmon, pero motunga lang gehapon para mo istorya ilawom sa dagat, bwahahaha 

Anything is possible under the sun or under-water, bwahahaha 

He he, naa man gani puy flying segbin ilawom sa dagat...

Abtik nga aktib sa tingbitay sa baki? Oops...

Aw, pailin-ilin lang...

He he, ang bull bull sa nawong? Moot pood...

Mohiyos diay ang lamorok...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 07:23:13 PM
aw basin chasing bahaghari ra la?

Or disgays lang? 

He he, nahilis sa binagnos...

He he, aw patambal lang pud gud kay naa man tay resident saykayatris...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 07:36:03 PM
Madugay ana tiknik color na jud..mating pa..

Mora diayg dreaming in color...

Di ba hadlokan man to siyag tangkig?

Sagdi lang kay magpangita na man pud ka unya...

Memories of a martial law minor
By Charlson Ong


I was twelve when Martial Law was declared. Too young for activism but old enough to have followed Ronnie Nathanieslz’ live updates on demonstrations in Plaza Miranda over radio; to have read Pete Lacaba’s scintillating reportage on the ‘Battle of Mendiola;’ to have been fascinated by my elder brother’s accounts of teach-ins at the Ateneo and the U.P.; to be intrigued by the presence of firearms and Maoist literature at our neighbor’s bodega; and be captivated by Ninoy’s eloquent put downs of Marcos on TV.

If I were older and in college, I too might have been caught up in the romance and rage of the times, gone to the hills when the time came to choose or settled down eventually to a comfortable mid-life with memories of the ‘First Quarter Storm’ and the ‘Diliman Commune.’ As it is I must contend myself with listening to the reminiscences of the ‘veterans’ of those days, feeling oddly that I had missed out on the most exciting period in this country’s post war history by a few years and increasingly convinced that our generation had been denied its place in history, had in fact become the subject of a most comprehensive, if not cynical, social experiment.


More at: http://philippinesfreepress.wordpress.com/2006/02/19/memories-of-a-martial-law-minor/

The Martial Law Years: Looking Back
By Definitely Filipino Community | September 12, 2010


Any history student worth his salt can quote George Santayana in his first day in class: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” What then is the value of remembering the darkest era we have faced as a nation â€" the Martial Law era?

My parents â€" who were married on September 21, 1972, of all dates â€" often joked that everything was fine before and during their wedding, but as they went out of the church as newlyweds, everything went haywire. Of course, Martial Law wasn’t to be implemented until the next day, September 22, exactly 28 years after President Jose P. Laurel placed the country in a similar situation because of the Japanese occupation of the country. President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of Martial Law as a response to mounting civilian unrest and to the Communist threat posed by the New People’s Army (NPA), especially the Plaza Miranda bombing and the assassination attempt on Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile. Many believe that the Communist Party of the Philippines, headed by Jose Maria Sison, is the culprit behind the Plaza Miranda bombing, an accusation that Sison denies to this day. As a result of the bombing, and in a move of pure cunning, President Marcos suspended the writ of habeas corpus â€" an act that served as an overture to Martial Law itself.

Martial Law was initially welcomed by some sectors of society, but the honeymoon was soon over as human rights violations â€" most often involving torture, rape, and murder (and sometimes all of the above) â€" as well as press censorship, became the order of the day for the military. My college professor, who asked that his name be withheld, was one of the thousands of activists who were abducted by the police and tortured for information. He recounts the torture techniques that were used against the victims. “Rape was commonplace. We were stripped and made to sit on blocks of ice. The women were blindfolded and the torturers threatened to cut off their nipples if they didn’t give them information; the torturers inserted strands of walis tingting up their urethra if the victims didn’t cooperate.”

The number of human rights violations and murders escalated and tension was mounting everywhere; Martial Law didn’t solve the country’s problem with unrest, but actually aggravated it.


More at: http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2010/09/12/the-martial-law-years-looking-backk/

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 12, 2011, 07:22:03 PM
Military historian Alfred McCoy cited 3,257 extrajudicial killings, 35,000 torture victims, and 70,000 incarcerated during the Marcos period. Human rights groups’ records show 759 victims involuntary disappearances and an estimated 120,000 victims of arbitrary arrest and detention.

Martial Law victims to Enrile: Marcos fought a dirty war against the Filipino people, not for them
Friday, April 15th, 2011 | Posted by BicolToday.com


The Samahan ng Ex-detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto, an organization of former political prisoners established under the Marcos dictatorship, today disputed Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s claims that former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos “fought a war for the country when he was a young man” and thus he should be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani for his contributions as a soldier.

Marie Hilao Enriquez, Chairperson of SELDA and daughter of one of the original named plaintiffs in the historic class suit against Marcos, said the war fought by Marcos known and acknowledged by the Filipino people is “his dirty war against the Filipino people during Martial Law.”

“We will never forget the horrors that the Filipino people endured during the Martial Law era: numerous human rights violations including summary executions, enforced disappearances, torture, illegal arrests and detention, violation of civil and political rights, hamletting and forced evacuation, among others,” Hilao-Enriquez said.

“Marcos, his family and his cronies bled the nation’s coffers dry, while majority of the Filipino people live under impoverished conditions. The millions of ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses and their cronies are evident in the recent Campos settlement agreement and the reported share of Eduardo ‘Danding’ Cojuangco in San Miguel Corporation,” she emphasized.

Military historian Alfred McCoy cited 3,257 extrajudicial killings, 35,000 torture victims, and 70,000 incarcerated during the Marcos period. Human rights groups’ records show 759 victims involuntary disappearances and an estimated 120,000 victims of arbitrary arrest and detention.

McCoy also discovered various records of the US Army and the US Veteran’s Administration calling Marcos’ claims of heading a guerilla resistance unit during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines as “fraudulent, absurd, distorted, exaggerated and contradictory.”

“A fascist dictator is never a hero especially to the thousands of victims of human rights violations under the Marcos regime. He practically killed a generation of statesmen/stateswomen because those who gave up their lives during Martial Law were the country’s best and brightest youth who would have taken the reins of governance. People Power I is a testament to the Filipino people’s rejection of this fallacy. We will continue to oppose proposals for Marcos’s burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani,” she further asserted.

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 06:49:42 PM
nag dream ag colored? whahaha

Bwahaha! Gamatag morning ang karaho!

Ang mananayhop nga manunuyop pud maoy perti...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 06:47:36 PM
Zaon di man kamao maghabol ag saguran..bawo bag nakahagos ag buli..maong mantinil na laman ag RTW,walay sama ang nakaagi og orig. sa bukid og sa islahanon,bisan asa ilambos lig-on whee..

Pero kon paminawon, morag sinati jamo bisag wan yir old pa...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 06:43:28 PM
Aw hilig pod diay mag backyard gardening ky permi naay preskong cbuyas hahaha

Bisan sa kaang lang, payts na kuno matod pas imong silingan...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 06:41:29 PM
morag gitipos galing.. kita na lang aninipot hapit ,ala pa yapon matigayon ha,ha,ha

Bwahaha! Basin bisag unsa na lay gi-imagine! Yataps!

Mao lagi ni ron kon maghimpos ba, di kaha sayang lang...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 06:36:25 PM
Young @ heart..ang mga tigul-its di nagkaanam kawayng lobot este bout.

Wa ba kahay doble ang igo ani...

Sayang lang diay kon maohon...

Quacky duck duck also known as Ducky quack quack
Bisag unsaon di jud makapa some pack...

"I just kissed my cakes..."

Naa baya pud kunoy mapili...

Baratohon ra bag panapton banderaha... 

Magbakho nga gatuwad morag itik...

Unya gipaningot nag bogbog...

Bwahaha!

"Sa lamorok mong mga aping
Diha ako patay darling..."

Aron daghan pang magpatayhop?

Hi young ang dakog butt ang?

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 06:04:48 PM
New kinda recipe? The ingredients are the same as always..^_^

Lahi ra kuno kon presko ang sibuyas...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 05:43:23 PM
Nagkaanam gyod ka unique ang mga hybrid na ,mutant pa..je,he.he

He he, hasta ang kolor, kabang...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 06:03:12 PM
Sya ray kamao..?

Sya ra puy dayg sa selbst...

He he, maayo ning naay refresher course kay naa nay nangabarod...

Bunot unta to galing lang morag bungot ang resulta...

Naa may bag-o permi gud...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 05:47:26 PM
Tua pa kay cgi kadol di mag init? ^_^

Di motuyhakaw bisan unsaog kadol?

Bwahaha! 

Nagtuo nga naay nibilib?

Napyahok na ra ba tawon iyang aping sa pagtinayhop...

Mag-akob hangtod mangalibat...

Kini bitaw tingali siya ang mananayhop...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 05:31:20 PM
Aw moabot pa tali kag 90+ manoy kay bibingka raman imo kinaham na? :-)

Aw, motilaw pud og mamon ug torta usahay, Inday...

Hi bull frog?

Naa bay tsikinini kon kadol lang?

1981 - Marcos proclaims the end of martial law on 17 January. He wins an overwhelming majority in a presidential election held in June, but the vote is rigged and is boycotted by the main opposition groups.

1983 - After three years in exile, Aquino decides to return to the Philippines and help end the Marcos regime. However, minutes after his arrival at Manilla airport on 21 August he is shot in the head and killed. The lone assassin is shot on the spot.

Marcos claims the assassin is a communist, but a subsequent government commission of inquiry finds that the military had conspired in Aquino's death. However, the finding is rejected and those accused of the conspiracy are allowed to go free.

Aquino's funeral procession draws hundreds of thousands of mourners. It is the largest demonstration in the history of the Philippines and marks the beginning of the 'People's Power' movement led by Aquino's widow, Corazon Cojuangco Aquino.

Meanwhile, the domestic economy grinds to a halt and then begins to contract. But while the salaries of Filipinos are, in real terms, half as much as they were in 1956, the share of the national income held by the wealthiest 10th of the country has increased from 27% to 37%.

As living standards decline further the business community begins to speak out against the Marcos regime. The NPA gains further ground in rural areas. In the cities and towns Communist Party influence continues to spread.

1985 - In November Marcos announces that an election for president will be held on 7 February of the following year. Corazon Aquino announces that she will stand as a candidate.

1986 - The election is held on schedule but the results are contested, with the opposition and Roman Catholic Church claiming widespread fraud and intimidation. Marcos is proclaimed the official winner on 15 February, sparking a rebellion by Defence Minister Enrile, armed forces vice chief-of-staff Fidel Ramos, and the commander of the Philippine police, who also believe that the vote has been rigged.

Calling on Marcos to resign, the rebels receive the backing of the church and the support of the people. The armed forces either join the rebellion or, faced-off by massive crowds gathered around the rebel's camp, decline to intervene.

On 25 February the Marcoses run, abandoning the presidential palace and flying to Hawaii in the US. Their 20-year regime is at its end. As the Marcoses flee, Corazon Aquino is sworn in as president, riding in on the massive wave of 'People's Power'.

When Marcos arrives in Hawaii he is said to be carrying suitcases containing jewels, 24 gold bricks and certificates for billions of dollars of gold bullion. His Swiss bank accounts are estimated to contain between US$3 billion and US$35 billion stolen from his country. The Philippine's foreign debt is about US$28 billion.

The new government acts quickly to recover deposits in the Marcoses' Swiss accounts. A formal request for assistance is sent to the Swiss Federal Police on 7 April. However, it takes 18 years for the US$624 million that is discovered to be returned to the Philippines Treasury.

To this day, the existence and whereabouts of the rest of the Marcos billions remains unconfirmed despite detailed investigations by the US Senate.


More at: http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/marcos.html

The Philippines 1972-1986


1972 - Using the excuse of an alleged assassination attempt against Defence Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, Marcos declares martial law on 21 September, promising to eliminate poverty and injustice and create a "new society." It is later revealed that the assassination attempt had been staged by the military.

Opposition figures (including Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino), journalists, student and labour activists and criminals are arrested and detained at military compounds run by the army and the police. Newspapers are closed and the mass media tightly controlled. Demonstrations, strikes and boycotts are outlawed. Marcos assumes absolute legislative power. The constitution, which permits presidents only two terms in office, is suspended.

1973 - A new constitution allowing Marcos to stay in office indefinitely and to rule by decree is introduced. The result is confirmed by a fraudulent referendum enabling him to continue as president until the end of martial law and to arbitrarily appoint all government officials, including members of the judiciary. Imelda Marcos is made governor of Manila and minister of human settlements and ecology.

Martial law initially brings stability and an economic turnaround but with the costs of reduced social freedoms and increasing corruption. Limited land reforms are introduced but prove ineffective. Manufacturing and business enterprises are nationalised or handed to Marcos's cronies or relatives. Profits are siphoned off for personal enrichment and mismanagement is rife.

The armed forces are politicised. Officers from Marcos's home province are promoted to high rank. A childhood friend of Marcos becomes chief-of-staff of the armed forces and head of the internal security network. Officers are appointed to manage several corporations and the military is ordered to take control of all public utilities and the media. The size of the army is also increased, with numbers swelling from about 58,000 in 1971 to 142,000 in 1983.

The military has virtually unlimited powers to search, arrest and detain civilians without reason and without recourse to legal representation. Military tribunals are set up throughout the country to try and sentence detainees. The civilian courts are striped of their power and autonomy, and the Philippine police force is placed under military control. It is estimated that more than 60,000 people are arrested between 1972 and 1977.

Politically prisoners are routinely tortured by the military. "Disappearances" and murders of suspected political activists are common, with over 500 cases being recorded for the period 1975-80. Meanwhile, inflation and unemployment rise while already low living standards drop.

The brutality of the regime and the stagnating economy causes may Filipinos to turn to the communists for protection and support.

1976 - The constitution is amended further to allow Marcos to continue to rule by degree even after the lifting of martial law.

1977 - Benigno Aquino, leader of the Philippines democratic opposition, is tried by a military court, found guilty of subversion and sentenced to death. The sentence, however, is never applied.

1980 - Aquino, who is ill, is released in May to receive medical treatment in the US. He will remain in the US, becoming a leader of the opposition in exile.

Ferdinand Marcos
Philippine President and Thief

by Rit Nosotro First Published:: 2003
(Last updated: 09/03/2010 09:06:14)
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b3marcos-ferdinand.htm


Millions stashed in a frozen Swiss bank account. Dozens of crates of prized possessions shipped across oceans. A man dying in exile in Hawaii. These statements might bring to mind thoughts of James Bond or the latest action film, but in reality they pertain to the life of a real man: Ferdinand Marcos.

Born in 1917 to a Mariano Marcos, a politician, and Josefa Edralin, a teacher, Marcos entered the world in the south Asian islands of the Philippines. At the time, the islands had been controlled by the American government for only two decades since the Spanish-American War, and the political structure was still being established. Following after his father, Marcos enrolled at the University of the Philippines to study law after completing his foundational schooling, but his final year at the university was interrupted. The court called him to be tried for a murder which he had committed three years earlier. The victim was the political rival of his father, who had championed his father in a political race. A strong case stated that Marcos had shot the man the day after the race as the man celebrated in his home. Marcos was found guilty, yet he appealed the case to a higher court, the Philippine Supreme Court. He decided to put his knowledge of the law to a test by representing himself in court, and while being held for six months wrote his own 830 page appeal. After arguing his defense, the case was overturned, freeing him to return to court the next day in order to be certified as he had passed the bar exam. He became a trial lawyer in Manila, until beginning his service as an officer in the Philippine armed forces during World War II.

Marcos emerged from the war claiming to have led a guerrilla unit against the Japanese and to have been highly decorated by the American forces for his service, all of which proved to be falsehoods. In fact, he had spent much of the time during the war suffering in hospitals and causing disturbance which almost led to his execution at the conclusion of the war. The close of the war also acted as the end of America’s rule over the Philippines, establishing the country as independent. At this point Marcos redirected his career to politics, becoming the assistant to the first president of the new republic, Manuel Roxas. Several years later, in 1949, Marcos won a seat in the House of Representatives, becoming the youngest member. He quickly began establishing himself as a member of the Philippine elite, using his personal influence for great and practically instantaneous self gain. Marcos succeed in retaining his seat for two reelections, and withheld from entering the 1961 presidential candidacy under the understanding that the following election he would be given the spot. Backstabbed, Marcos was denied his guaranteed presidential nomination and instantaneously switched parties in the following election, surprisingly wining by a landslide. Promising improved living conditions and land reform under his leadership, Marcos’ true personal priority of self gain eventually became evident. As President, he fostered good relations with America, by encouraging the development of American military bases on the islands. These seemingly selfless acts actually allowed for billions of dollars to make their way into the Philippine economy, and for his wife, Imelda, to head up prestige projects which constructed elegant hotels and museums. The economy blossomed, and Marcos was reelected in 1969. His second term proved to be less smooth than his first, as the communist party began causing upset and citizens began to disapprove of American presence in the county and Marcos’ support of American’s stance towards Vietnam. According to law, Marcos reign was limited to two terms, yet at the end of his second term he declared marshal law to continue his rule, claiming that Communist rebel groups were causing upset on the islands. This act dissolved Congress and the constitution, establishing Marcos as the sole ultimate power.

Marcos became a dictator, preventing free speech and quelling any political opposition instantaneously. During the following years, Marcos and his wife amassed huge amounts of money, sucking them from the Philippine economy through controlled industry monopolies and banking. Marcos orders for military forces to be increased, tripling it in size between 1971 and 1983. Oppression increased as living standards collapsed and unrest among the people grew. In 1981, Marcos attempts to regain his people’s support by ending marshal law and conducting a rigged election in which he won by a landslide, but this only results in increased dissension. Attempting to gain favor again in 1986, Marcos holds another election, but this time the fraud sparks rebellion. The Marcoses are forced to run in exile to Hawaii, bringing with them countless precious personal belongings, jewels and gold, all stolen from his people. The Philippine government recovered millions from Marcos’ Swiss bank accounts, but only after significant investigation and aid from the Swiss government. Marcos remained in exile in Hawaii, despite rumors of planned attempts to regain control of the Philippines through invasion. In 1987 he was indicted by a American federal jury for fraud and obstruction of justice, but he died in Honolulu the following year before his trial was held.

Although Ferdinand Marcos’ life may seem like an exotic tale of adventure, his actions warranted hideous results. The country he claimed to rule was left in economic shambles, full of people who were denied their freedoms and adequate living standards. His life is a tale of destruction and selfish desires which wounded the history of a nation.

The true empowerment of democracy was exhibited in EDSA by its successful efforts to oust a tyrant by a demonstration without tolerance for violence and bloodshed. Prayers and rosaries strengthened by faith were the only weapons that the Filipinos used to recover their freedom from President Ferdinand Marcos’s iron hands. The Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) stretches 54 kilometers, where the peaceful demonstration was held on that fateful day. It was a day that gathered all Filipinos in unity with courage and faith to prevail democracy in the country. It was the power of the people, who assembled in EDSA, that restored the democratic Philippines, ending the oppressive Marcos regime. Hence, it came to be known as the EDSA People Power’s Revolution.

The revolution was a result of the long oppressed freedom and the life threatening abuses executed by the Marcos government to cite several events like human rights violation since the tyrannical Martial Law Proclamation in 1972. In the years that followed Martial Law started the suppressive and abusive yearsâ€"incidents of assassination were rampant, particularly those who opposed the government, individuals and companies alike were subdued. The Filipinos reached the height of their patience when former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Sr. was shot and killed at the airport in August 21, 1983, upon his return to the Philippines from exile in the United States. Aquino’s death marked the day that Filipinos learned to fight. His grieving wife, Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino showed the Filipinos and the world the strength and courage to claim back the democracy that Ferdinand Marcos arrested for his personal caprice. Considering the depressing economy of the country, Ninoy’s death further intensified the contained resentment of the Filipinos. In the efforts to win back his popularity among the people, Marcos held a snap presidential election in February 7, 1986, where he was confronted with a strong and potent opposition, Corazon Aquino. It was the most corrupt and deceitful election held in the Philippine history. There was an evident trace of electoral fraud as the tally of votes were declared with discrepancy between the official count by the COMELEC (Commission on Elections) and the count of NAMFREL (National Movement for Free Elections). Such blatant corruption in that election was the final straw of tolerance by the Filipinos of the Marcos regime.

More at: http://www.philippine-history.org/edsa-people-power-revolution.htm

Is Marcos really dead? Where’s the death certificate?

By Benjamin Pimentel
INQUIRER.net
Posted date: April 29, 2011


In his mind, he was the dashing guerrilla leader, the fearless soldier who engaged the Japanese in fierce encounters during World War 2.

Ferdinand Marcos certainly had a wild imagination. Which actually makes me think: If he had the gall to fake his heroism, could he have also faked (cue ominous music) his own death?

Think about it: Is Marcos really dead? Where’s the proof? Sure, they have him on display in a freezer up northâ€"but is that really him? Has anyone seen the death certificate? The real one?

Remember, the dictator died in (cue ominous music again) Hawaii.

Yep, that Hawaii. The Hawaii of American conspiracy theorists who this week succeeded in making the president of the United States release the original version of his birth certificate to prove he was born there and therefore legally qualified to be the chief.

Shouldn’t a despised ex-Philippine president also be compelled to show proof of his own death in that same conspiracy-theory-challenged state? If America can have a Birthers movement, heck, Pinoys should launch a Deathers Crusade.

After all, what can be scarier than a dead dictator who turned out to be still alive! And this one has unrepentant allies pushing to have him be given a hero’s funeral.

In fact, that’s an important point: Amid all this talk of burying Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, shouldn’t we, first of all, verify that he is dead?

Well, all right, I’m kidding.

But this business of honoring the late dictator as a hero has turned into such an ugly joke, why not have some fun with it.

Maybe P-Noy and Binay would see the silliness of the proposal and realize it is they who will be remembered as political jokes if they let the Marcoses pull yet another cruel trick on the Filipino nation.

Are they really serious about making a decision based on text messages from the public? What is this, American Idol?

Well, if that's the case, at least, let the late tyrant perform first before the vote. American Idol is paying tribute to Carole King this week, so why not have the dictator appear on stage with Imelda, and have her sing “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman” while retouching Ferdie’s makeup?

That would even underscore one of Marcos’s biggest contributions to the country: He made us laugh.

Admit it, Marcos and Imelda made us laugh. If it weren’t for all the people who died and suffered during the regime, we actually could look back at that time as funny years.

Who would deny that the Dovie Beams affair was one of the most jaw-dropping and hilarious political sex scandals in world history?

How can you top Imelda and her theory of a hole in the sky above the Philippines through which cosmic rays pass to protect the country from disaster?

Marcos and Imelda jokes kept us entertained even as we endured tyranny. And we didn’t even have cell phones back then for speedy mass distribution.

I remember one during one of the rallies after Ninoy’s assassination when Marcos’s face often looked swollen. The protest poster read: “Mamaga sana ang mukha ng nagpapatay kay Ninoy. (I hope whoever had Ninoy killed gets a swollen face).” Well, it’s funnier in Tagalog.

And we should thank Marcos for helping jumpstart the career of undoubtedly one of the nation’s greatest comic talentsâ€"and the king of Marcos impersonatorsâ€"Willie Nepomuceno.

He was so good as the Fake Marcos that during the critical hours of the 1986 People Power Revolt, when the dictator appeared on TV to prove he was still in charge, there were those who believed it was a ployâ€"that it was Willie Nepomuceno who was trying to rally people to the Marcos camp.

Of course, Nepomuceno the Fake Marcos faced a crisis when the Real Marcosâ€"or should that be the Real Fake Hero Marcos?â€"was kicked out of the country, and later died.

But Nepomuceno bounced back. His career did not die with the dictator. He star shined even brighter as he impersonated other politicos, including former Presidents Fidel Ramos (complete with fake ears) and Joseph Estrada (with the fake sideburns).

Willie Nepomuceno lived on, fulfilling the vow of the dictator who inspired his career, and who also proved to have a quirky sense of humor by once famously declaring: “I do not intend to die.”


Copyright 2011 by Benjamin Pimentel. On Twitter @KuwentoPimentel.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on May 11, 2011, 09:29:07 PM
Talawan ug gunting.

Kalami ra ba jud guntingon...

Quote from: bugsay on May 12, 2011, 04:21:36 PM
mubo ra diayg kinabuhi ni's Hubag kon ang title mauy basehan.....perting mobua gayud...

Super opposite kay 70+ na ko...

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on May 12, 2011, 12:03:48 PM
President Benigno S. Aquino III expressed confidence that “a very good resolution” to the country’s decade long rebellion and secessionist problems will be resolved in the soonest possible time.

Kanus-a pa kaha ning "soonest possible time". Di kaha unya nag mangaupaw na ta...

Nawalwag diay...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 09:12:05 AM
aw daghan jud diay ang one nou?

Basin one pud ang buot?

Kini kay Flight of Fancy Panties...

Kutob ra tawon ta ani sa Flight of Panty...

Wow! Must have been exhilarating. Kanus-a pa kaha sa Botoy makasuway ani... 

He he... Ask, and it shall be given; look, and thou shalt become cross-eyed...

Quote from: chicogon on May 11, 2011, 10:52:36 PM
Kadugayan ana "iro" na jud mogawas. Tan-awa ra... kamo na lay mag Hubag Bohol 

Quote from: chicogon on May 12, 2011, 06:43:48 AM
Sama ani...

He he, support staff ni sila ni OBL, mga errorists...

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 12, 2011, 02:01:53 PM
CEBU, Philippines - Pormal nang gidawat sa mga biyuda sa mga sakop sa Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) ang tag P250 mil cash gikan sa Presidential Assistance Fund ni Presidente Benigno Simeon Aquino III.

Dako-dako pud ning kwartaha. Wa ba kahay mawaldas ani...  

Ni Rey Pasaporte (Banat) Updated May 12, 2011 12:00 AM


CEBU, Philippines - Pormal nang gidawat sa mga biyuda sa mga sakop sa Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) ang tag P250 mil cash gikan sa Presidential Assistance Fund ni Presidente Benigno Simeon Aquino III.

Si Nimfa 39, biyuda ni Renato Baraquinito, 40, usa ka kanhi Cafgu Active Auxillary (CAA) nga taga Calbayog City nagkanayon nga dako na kaayong tabang kaniya nga may unom ka anak ang salapi nga gihatag sa Pamuno nasud.

Si Baraquinito nga bana ni Nimfa nakaserbisyo sa Cafgu sulod sa 20 na ka tuig ug namatay siya sa engkuwentro tali sa mga sundalo ug rebelde niadtong Nobiyembre 16, 2009 sa barangay Dawo, lungsod sa Oquindo District Calbayog City, Western Samar.

Ang kauban ni Renato nga nakalas niadtong higayona mao si Restituto Aniban, kansang asawa nakadawat usab og P250 mil.

Laing namatay sa engkuwentro sa nagkadaiyang dapit mao sila si Pvt. Eugene Daquil niadtong Marso 31, 2009 didto sa Bari, Tupaz Capiz City, Pfc. Jonathan Sibay namatay niadtong Hulyo 22, 2008 didto sa Sto. Niño Paranas, Western Samar, Cpl. Douglas Jumagdao namatay sa engkuwentro niadtong Mayo 30, 2009 didto sa barangay Polangi lungsod sa Catarman Northern Samar ug Cpl. Alexander Bayugo namatay niadtong Marso 3, 2008 didto sa New Minaro Motiong Samar.

Si Brig. Gen. Alejandro Estomo Officer in Charge sa Central Command ug maoy deputy commander sa Centcom nga nahinabi sa mga tigbalita nagkanayon nga importante kaayo ang maong kantidad sa mga nabiyuda alang sa pag-eskuyla sa ilang mga anak .

“They deserved to be given, they lost their love ones. Nawad-an sila og income,” pasabot pa niya ngadto sa mga nabiyuda.

Matud ni Estomo ang mga anak sa namatay nga Cafgu ug sundawo gihatagan og scholarship alang sa ilang edukasyon, ingon man house and lot.

Apan matud pa niya nga sa pagka karon gihikay kining maong mga benepisyo ug pribilihiyo sa ilang mga battalion commanders

Giawhag usab ni Estomo ang mga battalion commander sa nagkalain-laing unit sa kasundalohan nga mogahin gyud og kantidad alang sa ilang mga sakop nga makalas atol sa engkuwentro tali sa mga sundalo ug rebelde.

Kini tungod kay mitataw siya nga sa dihang nahimo pa siyang battalion commander sulod na sa pipila ka tuig sa AFP mohatag siya dayon og P5 mil ngadto sa mga asawa nga moduaw sa namatay nilang mga bana. (WC)(BANAT NEWS)

Quote from: chicogon on May 11, 2011, 11:01:38 PM
For some reason I can't rid of the image of Dole Pineapple basta maghisgot nag Dole Outs bwahahaha. Bol-anon jud tingale ko... 

He he, daghan na tang Dole-anon...

Hurot jud akong bilib kon matinuod...

Quote from: chicogon on May 12, 2011, 10:16:11 AM
Duda ko nagpahipi ani si Bay Bugs kay naay kamot naa... sa likod sa babaye. Basin nagpa lugpit lang si Bay Bugs sa ilawom aning bedsheet 

Posible kaayo kay medyo maypagkabilyakohon ra ba nis Bay Bugs...

Quote from: bugsay on May 11, 2011, 06:06:03 PM
huh...makapamalikas man pod ta'g di oras......inday!!!

He he, di diay ka mogamit sa balikas sa Balingsya?

...nga kaluha ni Majorette.

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 06:51:50 AM
Bantay diha gabii na ra ba tinggawas sa kwaknit makuninitan jud ka ron..^_^

Dia ra ang kwaknit species nga mokuninit...

Quote from: chicogon on May 12, 2011, 05:56:21 AM


Bwahahahaha nihawa ang TB member pag ingon nako e post nako sa TB.   

Hala! Nindot man diay kaayog design imong computer, Fr. Chic!

Quote from: chicogon on May 12, 2011, 11:55:55 AM
Frost?

He he, OK kaayo. Pwede pud tingali Froster.

Hmm, unsa kahag Roostrog?

Quote from: chicogon on May 11, 2011, 10:56:32 PM
Alambre mana!!! (Na shock kintahay), bwahahaha!!! 

Ang tubag:

Alambre lagi, pero tan-awa lang, di ba "Made in Germany" alambreha... (Na angry kintahay)

Quote from: chicogon on May 11, 2011, 10:57:10 PM
Leather ni? 

Baje ni, leatherette...

What kind of creature is this? 

Quote from: Kerstin on May 12, 2011, 07:32:40 AM
Kon mosapot ang labrador..labhak pod ang labas..dabadabado..

Dila ray way LABod...

Quote from: bol-anon quo nyur! on May 12, 2011, 01:43:46 AM
labrador gihapon Isle oi!

Kai moingon man gihapon si Bai HB ug "LAB -> abrihi -> RA nang imong -> DOR"

Bwahaha! Unya kon nanimahong ginamos, "LAB -> hi -> RA nang imong -> DOR"...

Quote from: islander on May 12, 2011, 01:20:22 AM
kasabot na ko nganong baye nga tawo imong gipangasawa imbis labrador.

Naa ra bay asawa nga tagdon ang bana isip labrador...

Na board sa barina...