Disclaimer: This post has not been confirmed and I just caugth this bit on Twitter. If you have any information about this, kindly post it in my comment box. Thank you.
According to Blog Ni Ella, these goods have not been distributed to the typhoon survivors. WHY?
Ella wrote on her (now blocked) blog:
Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo? (A special report from a volunteer)
Oct 21st, 2009 by ella
Dear friends,
I’m asking your help to spread the word. Tulungan po ninyo akong ikalat ito. Beyond this, we should also demand action. I disabled a plugin so you can copy the photos of relief goods rotting in DSWD warehouses. You can link this post to your blogs, facebook, websites etc. You can also email the photos.
Philippine News (US based Philippine newspaper) will use this as its front page story this week. Every Filipino has the right to know where the tons of donations from the UN and other counties go. Kahit po nakakahiya sa mga nag-donate. Kung sa ganitong paraan, matutulungan natin ang mga nasalanta, then by all means, let’s do it.
For those who have the time, please try to volunteer sa DSWD warehouses. Getting in was not easy. A friend had to put in a word for us. Let’s see kung madali nang makapasok sa DSWD warehouse ang mga volunteers.
Please read on and good luck to us.
Ella
(This post was last edited Oct 22, 12:30 pm)
Kahapon, tinanong ng Philippine News si DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral:
Editor of Philippine News: Why are the relief goods in DSWD warehouses not moving?
This short interview was done over the phone. Philippine News wanted to hear her side pero ayaw niyang makipag-usap sa press. After four tries, pinasabi na lang niya ang maikling sagot na ito sa secretary niya - “Walang volunteers”.
I don’t want to accuse her of corruption but at the very least she is showing signs of being totally incompetent. We are in a state of calamity where every second counts. May namamatay araw-araw dahil sa sakit.
In my opinion, these deaths could have been prevented if Secretary Cabral had tried a little harder to do her job.
Deaths from Philippine storms nears 1,000
“Tropical Storm Ketsana left 420 dead and 37 missing when it flooded 80 percent of Manila on September 26, a disaster the government said affected 4.35 million people.
Some areas are still flooded three weeks later and189,000 people remain in evacuation centres,
Typhoon Parma hit the northern Philippines on October 3 and lingered as a tropical storm for a week, triggering landslides that killed 438 people and leaving 51 missing mostly in mountain communities.
The government agency said Parma affected 4.16 million people, including more than 32,000 who remain at evacuation centres.”
During the first week after the storm, lumabas ang “bayanihan spirit” ng mga Pinoy. “Makatulong lang kahi’t konti,” katwiran nila.
kung walang volunteers, ano ‘to, komiks?
From Stella Arnaldo’s blog:
“At the offices of many civic groups and private organizations, hundreds of people showed up to volunteer in packing relief goods.
At the Tulong Bayan center at the Expo Centro in Cubao, Most of the volunteers were adolescents as young as 10 years old, along with their kuya or ate in high school and college.
They came in huge numbers, many of them barkadas, classmates or siblings, dressed just in their tees and shorts, wearing their Havaianas. All were just enthusiastic to do their share! Photos by Leah Navarro
Even grade school kids pitched in to help!
Youth volunteers repack detergents for distribution
Making beds from carton boxes
GMA asked world for donations
Our government begged the world for more donations. Sumagot ang buong mundo sa ating panawagan. In less than three weeks, dumaong ang mga barko, ibinaba mula sa mga cargo planes, i-diniliver ng mga trak at container vans ang sandamakmak na relief goods. Cash donations were in the millions of dollars.
But these donations must be coursed through DSWD
Nagpalabas ng directive ang pangulo. Individuals, private companies and other nations were ENCOURAGED to send their donations to DSWD. I blogged about it here and the video of her announcement here.
This PGMA directive sounded suspicious to me then. Now I know why. Here’s the story.
A group of eight people, your ate Ella included, went to one of DSWD warehouses to help in repacking relief goods. We know they need volunteers pero hindi namin akalaing WALANG TAO TALAGA SA LOOB NG WAREHOUSE!
As in sa isang humongous warehouse (1000++ sq.m) NA PUNONG-PUNO NG RELIEF GOODS HANGGANG BUBONG, ISANG DSWD employee lang at ISANG SECURITY GUARD ang tao!!
Kailangang magpa-register at i-schedule ang volunteering
1) UNICEF Registration (as a volunteer)
The warehouse can only take as much as 50 volunteers at a time or per shift. Here you will find that there is a 4-hour shift, and an option for a 6-hour shift for the volunteers to indicate their availability.
What “volunteers”? Nasaan?
Aside from the 8 of us? Nope, there was nobody there. Bakit kailangan ang scheduling? Feeling hindi ba magkamayaw at nagu-unahan ang mga volunteers?
I know somebody who wanted to volunteer many times. She was always bumped off, laging nirere-schedule kasi “there were too many volunteers” daw. At tuwing Sunday lang daw puwede. What the hell is going on here?
Nakatambak ang donations ng UNICEF sa warehouse, local and international
Mga banig na dapat ay nahihigaan ng mga nasalanta. Mga imported camp beds na hindi na yata masisilayan ng mga biktima. Mga kumot na hindi naman nakabalot sa katawan nila. At mga pagkaing hindi sumasayad sa sikmura nila.
The relief goods are not going anywhere
We arrived at about 8 am and left by midafternoon and yes, you guessed it right. Kami pa rin ang tao bukod sa isang DSWD employee sa loob ng warehouse maghapon. Walang ibang dumating.
The relief goods are not moving. By the way things look, they are not going anywhere. Hindi maglalakad mag-isa ang mga donations na ito papunta sa mga evacuation centers.
LET THE PICTURES DO THE TALKING
Note: Pinagbawalan kaming kumuha ng pictures sa loob ng warehouse. I wonder why.
“Not a creature was moving, not even a mouse.”
Parang haunted warehouse ang dating. May multo na yata.
Kahit na daig pa ang tindahan sa Divisoria sa dami ng naka-stack na kaldero
At walang katapusang kaldero pa ulit
Kahit halos natakpan na ang mga bintana sa dami ng mga kahon
Kahit umabot na hanggang kisame ang stack ng mga kahon
(Close up ng Coleman camp beds sa previous photo) Hindi ito kasama sa ni-repack naming goods. Para sa mga “special victims” kaya ito? Ire-repack kaya ang mga “imported” camp pads na ito ever?
Sabagay, may BANIG naman para sa “ordinary victims”. Ito ang kasama sa inimpake namin. Sayang ‘yung imported.
Ano kaya ang laman nito? Hindi rin pinabuksan. Pang-special victim din kaya ito? (teka, dito nga pala galing ‘yung mga kumot)
Mahiwagang mga kahon from Japan Aid.
(close up ng mahiwagang kahon) Hindi rin ito kasali, of course. Hindi namin alam kung ano ang laman nito. “Imported” are not included, we have concluded.
Marami ito, mga laruang kasinlaki ng tao. Hindi nakunan ng pic kasi nasa tabi ng sikyo.
PORK AND BEANS? Yup, you’d think kasama ito sa relief bag. Pork and beans lang ‘to, puwede na sigurong ipamigay,
Naaah! “Imported” pork and beans from Spain po ito. Sorry, hindi pa rin included
Now let’s take a look at what a victim will get from DSWD
Look Ma, sampung lata ng sardinas! How generous! Kaldero ang unang ilalagay sa sako. Sabong panglaba (bar soap) at sampung sardinas sa ilalim. Siyam na sabon sa gilid ng kaldero. Local goods lahat syempre.
Tapos papatungan ng isang tuwalya at isang pack ng sanitary napkin.
Sisiksikan ng tatlong rolyo ng kumot(?) ang blue water jug tapos ipapatong sa kaldero sa loob ng sako.
Last but not the least, lalagyan ng dalawang banig.
Sabay tatahiin na ang sako. O di ba, parang asong tinapunan ng buto ang mga nasalanta? Eniwey, busog naman sila sa SAMPUNG lata ng Mega sardinas
Do not delay
YOU THINK?? WTF is the matter with these people? Mag-iisang buwan na mula nang masalanta ang mga kababayan natin. ISANG BUWAN!! Do you mean “do not delay ang dati nang delayed”?? Shet.
Anong ginagawa ng mga donations na ito sa warehouse?? APAT na warehouse ang nasa loob ng compound na ‘yon! APAT na warehouse na punong-puno ng inaalikabok na relief goods! Relief goods na ayaw yata ibigay sa mga nasalanta. Halatang-halata.
Marami pang pabubulukin
Wow! May bagong shipment na naman! At the rate DSWD is moving, next year na madi-discover kung ano ang laman ng mga kahong ito.
“The first of two of the largest high-energy food shipments from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) arrived in the country two days ago for victims of storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng."
The biscuits were fortified with essential vitamins and minerals for supplementary feeding to children, pregnant women and the elderly in evacuation camps. Another 100 tons of biscuits will arrive on Oct. 24, in a continuing effort to provide food assistance to flood victims.
Sige, ideretso ‘nyo ulit ‘yan sa DSWD warehouse. Para AMAG naman ang abutin ng biskwit… at sapot ng gagamba.
Conclusion
Sa maghapon namin sa warehouse,nakagawa kami ng 150 sacks of relief goods. 150 bags of relief goods lang ang lumabas sa warehouse na ‘yon that day. At nandoon pa rin sa loob ang mga imported relief goods, safe, sound and packed as the day they arrived.
Nakisakay kami palabas sa isang DSWD delivery van. Gusto sana kaming ihatid ng driver hanggang Makati pero wala raw siyang sobrang gasolina. Ibinaba na lang niya kami sa gitna ng EDSA. Millions of dollars in donations, walang extrang pang-gasolina.
Susulpot din siguro ang laman ng mga mahiwagang kahon at mapapasakamay din ng mga tao…sa ARAW NG ELEKSYON. O mabibili na nila ang mga imported goods na ‘yon sa mga puwesto sa Quiapo at Divisoria.
Suggestions lang po sa DSWD:
Alam ‘nyo palang walang mag-volunteer sa inyo, bakit hindi kayo mag-hire ng mga tao? Bayaran ‘nyo ng arawan para mag-repack. Ang daming walang trabaho, makakatulong pa kayo. Hindi naman malaking kabawasan ‘yon sa bilyong pisong donasyon na natanggap ninyo.
Isa pa, gaano ba karami ang mga sundalo natin? Hindi ba puwedeng ipagawa sa kanila ‘yan? Baka isang araw lang, tapos na ang problema ‘nyo
Bakit hindi ‘nyo ibigay ang trabaho sa mga NGO, churches, private charities, TV stations? I’m sure they are more than willing to help. Time is of the essence. Huwag kayong suwapang. Obvious ba, hindi ‘nyo naman kaya.
Kung talagang gugustuhin ninyong makarating agad sa mga kawawang biktima ang mga donasyong ‘yon, nagawa ‘nyo na ‘yan. Maraming paraan…kung talagang gusto ‘nyo lang.You are the government. You have the power, the resources and the money. You just have to really care.
You are the government. You have the power, the resources and the money. You just have to really care.
That pisses me off because I live in Vancouver, Canada and I know that a ton of money and supplies were getting sent to the Philippines to help everyone out. I think you should translate what you wrote because I'm sharing this with everyone here but they might not understand what you wrote! :) Thanks!
Umm...I was able to access the site a few hours ago. Now I can't...and it looks like it wasn't "blocked", it looked like her website crashed after getting too many visitors, the "blocked" message is actually an error on the web server :-(
I think that the contents of her blog post is (almost) the same as this one you posted. Walang dagdag, walang bawas, so you got yourself a good copy of Ella's original blog post :-)
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I think what dswd should do is to request gma to send in govt and ngo volunteers. sa totoo lang e' sa dami ng donations, kahit sinong govt or NGO ay di kakayanin ang volume ng donations na ito. Ang nakakahiya dito e' di makagawa ng immediate solution si secretary cabral. but then again, some more govt officials may have been keeping her hands tied. knock knock!
Careful...you know naman how pikon an incompetent is when faced with the truth.
Yes...the blocking of Ella's site is malicious enough. A suppression of the Truth. Unfortunately, no censorship and all forms of information manipulation could ever silence the Truth.
allegroassai wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
@mmaaii: Ella's website got a "500" error, not a "400" or "404" error. (At least, that's what I got.) A "500" error (or any error in the 500-class) means that there is a problem with the server's software or hardware. One thing that can cause this is if a website received far too many visitors than it can handle. Another is improper configuration of the web server's hardware or software.
If the website was blocked, a 404 (File/site not found) or 403 (Forbidden/Access denied) error should come up. I don't think that in this case Ella's own webhost "blocked" her website, or that the government stepped in. Let's just say that the webhost was simply overwhelmed with the number of visitors Ella got, what with the many retweets :P
"...the reason why most of the foreign goods were not distributed was because we are expecting three more disasters in line."
Another text:
"Some of the foreign aid were untested and their safety is questionable." (Ok! I could understand that...but what about the non-edible goods? Questionable din yun and contaminated?)
another one texted:
"...it's all part of the plan." (hmmm....What plan??? More deaths due to unavailed aid? or plan to make a surplus shop out of it later? Just speculating here, of course.)
parepost ko sa FB ha... member ko ng NGO that's why nung panahon ng calamity tlgang we gave our best effort just to help those who are in need and after seeing this post.. nakakapang galaiti to see the government na despite na nasalanta na nga ang mga pilipino nakuha pa nilng manggulang grrrrrrrrrrrr.... madami na kong nadinig about dito before... pero the heck?!?!?!!!!!!! tlgang grrrrr
tsk tsk tsk! baka naman patay na sa leptospirosis ung mga makikinabang sana ng mga yan! anng bagal o sadyang binabagalan dahil may ibang purpose? hayzzz!
wala bang volunteer o ayaw nila kumuha ng volunteer? pag nakabalik na nga namn ang mga tao sa mga sarili nilang lugar di na kelangan ang mga relief goods. libre na silang kunin at gawin ang gusto nila sa mga donations na yan... bakit mo namn daw ipapamigay e di sayang? tsk tsk tsk... hanggang kelan pa...?
wow, thank you for copy pasting! actually i was trying to print screen the orig site kaso antrabaho pala. Woo hoo, na-save webpage ko pala cia. MAGREPOST NA TAYONG LAHAT!!! POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Pls verify this info kasi it's not fair to the numerous DSWD employees who have been working w/o overtime pay packing relief goods since the typhoons hit..
i wont be surprised if its really true.. no volunteers? why dont ask colleges for help? i think up, dlsu, ateneo and other schools will be love to help!
Pls verify this info kasi it's not fair to the numerous DSWD employees who have been working w/o overtime pay packing relief goods since the typhoons hit..
sana sila ang mabulok... nkk-asar.. baka kasi.. kaya ayaw nila i-release kasi gusto nila sila muna ang mamimili.. malay nyo mas marami pa yan dati.. kaso yung iba.. inuwi n nila.. nag-knya-knya sila ng bitbit... imported din yan ano.. sayang pagkakataon nila.. wala pang bayad!
We should not blame them for what we hear and what we see. Look at it on different perspective. If nanglalamang sila sa kapwa, Diyos na bahala sa kanila. If not, maybe there is a really need for volunteers to distribute the donations. We've been to red cross and sabi nila kulang talaga sa maghahatid ng donations (e.g trucks and vans, mga sasakyan na pwedeng ilusong sa baha and driver of course) pero maraming nagvovolunteers para mag-pack. Let's pray for the workers.
And also, sana tayong mga Pinoy magkaroon tayo ng spirit of joy. Para hindi na lang lagi tau reklamo sa government natin or dun sa mga empleyado. Lets put ourselves to their shoes. If we think there is a need for action, lets begin to ourselves. Anong ginagawa natin para dito? Why we can't volunteer?
Hi, I'm a Filipina studying in Santa Barbara, CA. I talked to this one person from Direct Relief International (it's a non-profit that's based here) about what they did once they heard about Typhoon Ondoy. He told me that they at once sent supplies and relief goods, via their base in Singapore.
You know why it took "A WHILE" to enter the Philippines? Because apparently, the government felt it necessary to levy tariffs on the said...RELIEF GOODS. Thank you, Philippine government for being so "financially efficient."
pucha di pa cla ang nasalanta! yang mga taga DSWD na yan dapat kayo ang nawalan!para naranasan nyo hirap ng mga kapwa nyo Pilipino !mga walang kosenxa!Sana cla ang inanod ng baha!Di nila naisip maraming batang nagugutom at natutulog sa malamig na semento!may mga ank din kayo!napakawalanghya ninyo!
Philippine Government sucks badly tlga! If I know.. baka gamitin lang nila yan sa election next year o di kaya benta lang nila yan uli.. para money in their pockets again..! how can people be so apathetic! time of crisis na nga... pangungurakot pa din ang nasa isip!!!! Grabe.. people! let's think of ways to do something to help the philippines! Para umasenso naman tayo! lagi nalang ganito! Incompetent na nga! Kurakot pa!!! Curse curse ko tlga mga kurakot sa government!!! sana bumalik lahat ng kasamaan nyo sa inyo!!! lintik na!
inuna pa nilang intindihin ang kikitain nila o kng ano ang magagamit nila kaysa sa tulungan ang kapwa nilang napinsala ng bagyo.. grabe!.. GOBYERNO nga naman.. tsk tsk!!
THAT's totally TRUE!...... what more can you expect with our rotten government and our rotten old hags and geezers?... abot hanggang impyerno ng impyerno ang kululuwa nila..... kinakaelangan na tlga ng mass execution for those freakin devils..... accordingto my sources... those good given to us by foreign aids are then replace by identical products which are with low qualities and those are the ones distributed to the public while on the other hand, officials are keeping the goods for themselves for their on conveniences!!! Can you imagine how low-morals they are....???
aalis tlga ako d2!!! we dont have a future here!!!
BUT we are already the FUTURE.
I WILL BE in The Philippines. Because I want to see and manifest The Changes I desire. Patay na o, mamamatay na ang luma at bulok na henerasyon. We are already The Future.
And I will never look back nor preserve their legacy of greed, slavery and manipulation. The past will never have any legacy at all.
Gusto kong mag mura sa mga walang kwentang government officials na walang ginagawa, mga walang kwenta talaga! anung ginagawa mo ngayon nagpapasarap? anung kinakain mo ngayon? masarap ba? tignan mo ang palagid mo? hindi ka naaawa? sa dinami dami ng mga namatay at nasalanta yun lang ang masasabi mo? walang volunteers? naghahanap kaba? oh sadyang tamad kalang at ang iniisip mo lang ang sarili mo? anung ginagawa ng sandamakmak na stocks nyo dyan? pwe!
Ganito na ba kaworst ang government natin? Nakakahiya talaga ang mga taong di naman sa kanila at hindi naman sila ang biktima pero akala mo sila ang nabiktima sa pagtatago ng hindi sa kanila... This should be translated in universal language so those people who exerted effort to send some help will understand. Napakabulok ng government... dapat yung nasa taas ang nabiktima... sila na sana ang mamatay at namatayan...at yung nagsabi na WALANG VOLUNTEERS, ikaw ba ay isang bulag? Maaatim mo bang kumain nang masarap habang ang tao sa paligid mo namamatay sa gutom... even those people who have nothing wanted to HELP kayo pa na nakatira sa mansion? Nakakapanlumo na ang nasa posisyon ay mga cold hearted bitches! REPOSTED ON FACEBOOK!
i read a post sa facebook condemning the directive of gloria to course all donations thru dswd. i wrote back that it is necessary to synchronize all government actions to help all of the typhoon victims. now i know that totoo nga yung babalang yun. punyetang bulok na pumumuno ni gloria!!!!!
ecosys wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
well, the catch is if you donate anything. According to PGMA’s directives, kakaltasan ng donor’s tax ang donation mo kung hindi ‘yan sa DSWD nakaderetso. Very wise fuckin' move LOL!
hello everyone i reposted this also and told alot of people about it..however, if you are gonna report this to media, please be careful who to tell..ABS-CBN bought a huge percentage of shares in MULTIPLY. and if your experiencing blocks and errors, its not the website crashing.. MULTIPLY has a very big and powerful server and the idea of it crashing is very unlikely...
YOU CANT TRUST MEDIA, YOU CANT TRUST THE AUTHORITIES, YOU CANT TRUST ANYONE.
atleast i know REDCROSS made it possible..all their branches are filled and everyday the repacked goods are distributed.. EVERY end of the day... ORTIGAS MEGATENT DID A GOOD JOB ALSO.
ano ba yung Philippine News? may ganun ba? tsaka i doubt sasabihin ng dswd na walang volunteers. i know dswd better than the person who posted the blog above. dswd has helped thousands already so wag na sila targetin ng intriga. guys we don't even know if what Ella "Ganda" says is true eh.
guys check nyo muna kung totoo sinasabi ni Ella "Ganda". the pictures don't mean anything except madaming may care sa atin. medyo unfair sa DSWD kung tsismis lang to. :(
WTF talaga! hay asar tong government talaga natin..super corrupt! please distribute the goods as in tout de suite! ang dami pong nagugutom maawa kayo sa kanila. just practice empathy, put on your shoes in their situation. ako nga pag nagugutom ako at giniginaw nasa bahay pa ako niyan and i have everything i need tapos maiisip ko agad yung mga walang makain at giniginaw dahil sa bagyo, i really feel so sad for them specially the children...i feel like crying..please naman distribute those goods before pa mabulok at di na mapakinabangan. Stop being corrupt and it's time to share what the victims of these typhoons deserve. wala po sanang special treatment. in this time..everybody is equal and no special treatment please ...wala pong special treatment when u leave this earth. lahat pantay pantay yan.. pls. do your job well DSWD!
EVERYONE HAVE SEEN IT!!!....IF U THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG GOING ON...PLEASE LET THE AUTHORITY OR MEDIA KNOWS......HAVE TO ACT NOW!!! RATHER THAN SPECULATING THINGS...IF YOUR UNSURE....PLEASE ACT NOW....BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE....
hello everyone i reposted this also and told alot of people about it..however, if you are gonna report this to media, please be careful who to tell..ABS-CBN bought a huge percentage of shares in MULTIPLY. and if your experiencing blocks and errors, its not the website crashing.. MULTIPLY has a very big and powerful server and the idea of it crashing is very unlikely...
YOU CANT TRUST MEDIA, YOU CANT TRUST THE AUTHORITIES, YOU CANT TRUST ANYONE.
atleast i know REDCROSS made it possible..all their branches are filled and everyday the repacked goods are distributed.. EVERY end of the day... ORTIGAS MEGATENT DID A GOOD JOB ALSO.
A wise friend of mine told me that... "We can only trust the TRUTH. "
I hope the truth finally comes out. For everyone's sake.
guys check nyo muna kung totoo sinasabi ni Ella "Ganda". the pictures don't mean anything except madaming may care sa atin. medyo unfair sa DSWD kung tsismis lang to. :(
Granting that we should give everybody a fair chance to explain and the benefit of the doubt. (lol..."Mahaderang Doubt")
Why would anybody silence Ella's blog? Why nuke it and close it down?
Granting that we should give everybody a fair chance to explain and the benefit of the doubt. (lol..."Mahaderang Doubt")
Why would anybody silence Ella's blog? Why nuke it and close it down?
yan na naman, puro conspiracy theories. it happens when a site gets too many traffic the server slows down. abs-cbn.com experienced that during ondoy. i can't open any page except the home page and more can't watch videos.
Lets stop talking and lets start working on it! Lahat tayo puro talk, walang action. :( im also a victim. my kids and i just got out of the hospital - 1 week admitted for having lepto - were still lucky. there's thousands more who are in dire need. If this is true or not - lets just go out there and start helping!
Screw the people who did this. But lets not stop there - lets stop ranting! Just take action!
WTF nga talaga. Yung leaders lang ang getting fat in the expense of the poor people. Not a tiny bit of regret. Sooner or later, magiging lawless, ravaged african country na rin dito.
yan na naman, puro conspiracy theories. it happens when a site gets too many traffic the server slows down. abs-cbn.com experienced that during ondoy. i can't open any page except the home page and more can't watch videos.
"The requested URL / was not found on this server."
A 404 error is often returned when pages have been moved or deleted.
But for the sake of probity and fairness, yes I agree, we should give everybody a chance to allow the truth to surface up.
A wise friend of mine told me that... "We can only trust the TRUTH. "
I hope the truth finally comes out. For everyone's sake.
and to let everyone here know also, if you want to help..please dont do it on your own. if possible, give it to organizations you trust. this wasnt out in media.. but a 4th year college student died giving away his donations with friends.. why did he die?
the repacked goods him and his friends prepared was not enough for everyone so he got stabbed, dead on arrival at st. lukes.
he died doing the right thing which really upsets me and im sure will upset anyone who reads this too..oh, and this is no bullcrap.
megatent still does relief operations monday to wednesdays.
be safe everyone, and NO, to everyone who says it is all conspiracies, go use your precious time solving and proving if these are all conspiracies (its all up to you). but no matter what, if people want to help... just move..
"The requested URL / was not found on this server."
A 404 error is often returned when pages have been moved or deleted.
But for the sake of probity and fairness, yes I agree, we should give everybody a chance to allow the truth to surface up.
i'm glad you changed your post dude. here was my supposed reply below.
dude, don't get me wrong. im not protecting anyone. im not just going to believe anything that is posted on the net. you see medyo naawa lang ako sa DSWD. they have already helped thousands e. not just sa food sa baha but sa mga tao na nangangailangan ever since we both were born. its just that we don't know someone with the name Ella "Ganda" is either telling the truth or something else. for sure she has got the hits for her website.
Just because the church has helped many does not in anyway rationalize the lies nor the arbitrary killings done in their name.
But I agree, the instant case needs deeper probity before we conclude on anything.
thanks bro. but for everyone's sake I hope the media just checks it even just once for everybody's peace of mind. I'm really not familiar with the "Philippine News" media that did the interview
thanks bro. but for everyone's sake I hope the media just checks it even just once for everybody's peace of mind. I'm really not familiar with the "Philippine News" media that did the interview
I apologize. I just got upset with the information above. Especially when there are victims who are in need of it.
tagamontalban wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
oh i just read also you wanna know why limited pumapasok na tao sa dswd and why the relief goods are centralized to them. kasi madaming mga pulitiko na gustong exploit ang calamity for their personal reasons. and its a way to prevent these exploiters.
"DSWD vows ‘politico-proof’ distribution of relief goods"
See the error here from her site. Apache/2.2.11 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.11 OpenSSL/0.9.7a mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.ellaganda.com Port 80
kung wala volunteers pwede nman sila lumapit sa mga church organizations kung gusto talaga nila tumulong at kumilos para sa mga nasalanta. kung ano naman intention nila...bahala na si Lord sa kanila.
kaya nga i was wondering where the goods from the other country would go? dapat donations from the united nations and from other countries should send their stuff to a certain private sector, like abs -cbn or gma. or any other private citizen they know. sigurado madidispatch lahat yan. nobody should trust our government anymore. puro incompetent people!
tagamontalban wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
you know i just visited DSWD's website and Ella's post really seems unfair to the people who work at DSWD. this is like the agency that helps people and now just because someone made a sensational claim sira na sila. i just hope ella ganda is proud of what she did.
i'm done here. i hope lang lumabas ang truth and sana mali lang si ella
Dapat siguro ang DSWD ay tawagin ng Disastrous Social Welfare Department! Harhar! Kaya no picture taking kasi paghahati hatian nila ang mga imported canned goods!And yes para ipamahagi sa campaign period!
just because someone made a sensational claim sira na sila
Frankly, this may be an isolated case...
And it would also be an unfair generalization to destroy the entire DSWD agency just because of it,
But frankly too, with or without this case, the DSWD has been very inept. And I will not apologize for that claim. Because I have personal experiences with the bureau itself.
Try making a disaster-related or welfare or hospitalization claim for the underprivileged in your vicinity. Or try availing of any of their services...Try mo lang...you would know what I mean.
We can conduct the same test in 10 DSWD centers across the country to substantiate that.
well cgro kailangan munang sure ang sinasabi or nirereport para hnd makasira ng iba wag muna maniwala kung hnd pa personal na nalaman ang katotohanan by this time kailangan mgtulungan wag manghusga oh manira. Kung totoo man yan ireport sa media para mailahad sa taong bayan cheers!!!
i've personally save a copy of the source code, image file and html file of the webpage in case they decided to shutdown mabuhaygirl's multiply page..
good thinking - i just read this an hour ago - now the pix are gone???WTF - are they threatening or suing now?? do share codes if you can - hope you saved the pix as well - more than happy to upload them in diff. sites - like the catch me if you can flick lol
A friend of mine from the World Food Program (WFP) was able to talk to the staff of Sec Cabral, and they want to find out how to get in touch with the blogger to explain...
They're giving the stuff away, which means they have to give the exact same thing to each family. Doing otherwise invites rioting. So giving away 500 kalderos in a place with 100,000 refugees doesn't really help other than to encourage theft.
Doesn't adress the lack of volunteers. 100,000 volunteers working for 1 hour does not produce the same work as 10,000 volunteers working for 10 hours. So although you have a surplus of collage kids who want to volunteer for 4-6 in the afternoon, nothing happens if you have 0 volunteers for the rest of the day.
and her line "You are the government. You have the power, the resources and the money. You just have to really care." is laughable. I thought our country was poor? now all of a sudden they have the resources?
I wonder why people keep on believing the propaganda of poverty. It's always the artificial system that dictates and brings about that.
So, when the country is poor, you can be certain, its players are either manipulative, inept, self-serving, undetermined, technologically-suppressed, afraid (due to external threats or foreign manipulation), ambition-less or simply callous to the misery of everyone else.
i saw the GMA report but cabral did not address the issues pertaining to how and why do the imported items did not get distibuted; as to why the japan boxes were not opened and local goods were the only ones repacked.
i sense that this cabral is simple-minded. what the blogger meant by using the word rotting is that the goods were stagnant and not moving at all; she did not mean that they we rotting literally. but cabral rebutted that the warehouse stores non-perishables. what an idot.
she also did not explain as to why there were no volunteers. she just defined what a volunteer's job description
I heard the reason why Japan and other countries would not want to send monetary donations is the grave corruption in our country. So I guess they sent these tangible, bulkier goods. Syet, pati pala yan, binabuwaya nila! Langya naman, hindi na naawa sa mga tao! Anong gagawin nila dyan, pagkakwartahan pa? Haay..
I'd love to repost this but I feel ashamed of these people. Nakakahiyang malaman ng mga kaibigan ko rito sa Australia na nagkusang magpadala ng damit at pagkain, na napupunta lang pala sa mga buwaya ang isang linggong sweldo nila na ginastos pambili ng kakaunting relief goods. Haay, kelan magkakapuso ang mga trapong ito?!
i saw the GMA report but cabral did not address the issues pertaining to how and why do the imported items did not get distibuted; as to why the japan boxes were not opened and local goods were the only ones repacked.
i sense that this cabral is simple-minded. what the blogger meant by using the word rotting is that the goods were stagnant and not moving at all; she did not mean that they we rotting literally. but cabral rebutted that the warehouse stores non-perishables. what an idot.
she also did not explain as to why there were no volunteers. she just defined what a volunteer's job description
I haven't seen the news.
So there were no explanations on what Ella blogged about? That's brutal.
It's sad that so many people so readily believe this "Ella." Isang blog lang, pa-repost na kaagad! Unless anyone can show irrefutable proof of her claims, you should be ashamed of spreading slanderous accusations about people who have worked so hard to help our countrymen. And before you say anything else, why don't you volunteer and check out the DSWD warehouse yourself? If only people worked as hard at spreading the word about good deeds.
It's sad that so many people so readily believe this "Ella." Isang blog lang, pa-repost na kaagad! Unless anyone can show irrefutable proof of her claims, you should be ashamed of spreading slanderous accusations about people who have worked so hard to help our countrymen. And before you say anything else, why don't you volunteer and check out the DSWD warehouse yourself? If only people worked as hard at spreading the word about good deeds.
EDIT: 'mitoscabral', are you by any chance related to DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral?
I volunteer. I do my part, all the time. I work... Very hard.
I'm sure a lot of my readers do too. I know this for a fact as I've witnessed the bayanihan spirit of my readers, friends and millions of Filipinos who have helped (and continue helping) one way or another the typhoon survivors.
My blog is more about spreading good deeds than bad. If you're a regular reader of my blog, you will know that.
If what "Ella" blogged about were all lies, the DSWD should have zero problem clearing all the accusations. Like the media, my blog is open to the DSWD's side. I will give them ample space and time here in my blog to air their side.
I volunteer. I do my part, all the time. I work... Very hard.
I'm sure a lot of my readers do too. I know this for a fact as I've witnessed the bayanihan spirit of my readers, friends and millions of Filipinos who have helped (and continue helping) one way or another the typhoon survivors.
My blog is more about spreading good deeds than bad. If you're a regular reader of my blog, you will know that.
If what "Ella" blogged about were all lies, the DSWD should have zero problem clearing all the accusations. Like the media, my blog is open to the DSWD's side. I will give them ample space and time here in my blog to air their side.
If what "Ella" blogged about were all lies, the DSWD should have zero problem clearing all the accusations.
Exactly.
Information must NEVER be suppressed. No law shall abridge that. Positive or negative response, it should be as is. Humans are not stupid to not be able to distill the truth from it despite the ocean of lies.
Just because it is a blog, does not in anyway mean it is not worthy of credence or probity. My experiences tell me, more truths are distilled out of independent and alternative sources as opposed to organized sources of information.
This is because, most bloggers are not money-driven, fame/ego-centered or profit-oriented. And since the system is founded on "money" and the ego, these two societal factors are effeciently used to manipulate and suppress information...
i saw the GMA report but cabral did not address the issues pertaining to how and why do the imported items did not get distibuted; as to why the japan boxes were not opened and local goods were the only ones repacked.
i sense that this cabral is simple-minded. what the blogger meant by using the word rotting is that the goods were stagnant and not moving at all; she did not mean that they we rotting literally. but cabral rebutted that the warehouse stores non-perishables. what an idot.
she also did not explain as to why there were no volunteers. she just defined what a volunteer's job description
If anyone is simple minded it is this "Ella" who is probably in hiding right now. If what she said is true, then where is she now? Of course she meant "nabubulok." Just reading through her travesty of a blog there is no way she did not mean that literally. And why should a Cabinet Secretary have to explain why certain boxes have not yet been opened? There are more important things to get done! Has it ever occurred to anyone that these donations do not get distributed en masse? I wish people would put more thought into the things they say.
uhhm - but you also sound like you are accusing this ella person of hiding - yes we do not know her too - but aren't we not suppose to be accusing anyone at this point? of anything at least - but i agree with one comment that then the DSWD should have zero problems clearing all the accusations.
It's natural for us to react - there where fotos shown - we watch the overflow of volunteers at sagip bayan - then maybe the bureau can invite the media as well to feature their efforts man lang
EDIT: 'mitoscabral', are you by any chance related to DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral?
I volunteer. I do my part, all the time. I work... Very hard.
I'm sure a lot of my readers do too. I know this for a fact as I've witnessed the bayanihan spirit of my readers, friends and millions of Filipinos who have helped (and continue helping) one way or another the typhoon survivors.
My blog is more about spreading good deeds than bad. If you're a regular reader of my blog, you will know that.
If what "Ella" blogged about were all lies, the DSWD should have zero problem clearing all the accusations. Like the media, my blog is open to the DSWD's side. I will give them ample space and time here in my blog to air their side.
Yes, she is my mother-in-law so I definitely have a reliable source. Some may say that I am biased, but I know how hard the people work at the DSWD, regardless of my relationship with their Secretary. I also believe in freedom of speech and that everyone has a right to their own opinion. I know you did not mean any ill will in posting this, but did it as a way of discerning the truth. And I know a lot of people work hard to help others and volunteer. I just wish that when it came to sharing information like this people would think twice before touting is as the truth.
sna nmn yang mga blogsites n yan eh wag basta-basta magsuspende ng account...meron din me alam n blog account, suspended due to posted article concerning the "pangangampanya" of jamby madrigal and mar roxas during the funeral of pres. cory aquino. nasa youtube p nga and video ni mar roxas, super waving hand...at ns isang blog nmn ang picture ng porselas n ipinamigay ng mga tauhan ni jamby s madlang pipol... sna ang suspendihin nila munang account eh yung mga "porno" bago pag-initan ang mga politics and social issue bloggers... mamamatay din tyong lahat...manindigan nmn tyo s totoong sense ng freedom of expression...
subastore wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
Yeah, and instead of DSWD using it's energy geting the goods out. It'll spend some of that energy fighting off accusations of corruption and ineptitude.
Floating false rumors is can cause damage as well.
Because the calamity is almost over. And we deprived them of what is rightfully theirs.
Why should a cabinet secretary explain?
Because the People demand to know. We are the final employers of the bureaucrats, just in case we forget that.
For everyone's information, many victims of the past typhoons have expressed their gratitude for the relief goods that they have received, but are now in the phase of rehabilitation and rebuilding. They can't just rely on dole-outs forever. Relief goods are just that - for the immediate relief of those affected by calamities. And as we have seen in the past weeks there is a need to be prepared. The DSWD is stock-piling goods in the event that they will be needed. And if every trivial matter has to be explained then there would be no more time to do the real work that has to be done.
i honor her for at least trying to do something. i may have re-posted the link to this blog site in my own sites out of impulse because i was quite shocked seeing those pictures. However, i didnt mean to judge DSWD. i hope Ella is wrong..
And i wished Jen "mabuhay" because she said that she is open for what DSWD, or whoever needs to explain their side in her site. It only means she is not just taking one side of the story. peace to all..
Relief goods are just that - for the immediate relief of those affected by calamities. And as we have seen in the past weeks there is a need to be prepared. The DSWD is stock-piling goods in the event that they will be needed.
That is understandable. A source already told me that as well, that they are preparing for a series of disasters.
But the issue of Ella here, as I understand it, is that the DSWD is claiming na wala ng goods to be distributed or lack of volunteers...or that the best ones were kept...or that what was originally agreed by the donating-bodies like (JICA) specifically intended for the Ondoy and Parma victims were not given as intended...
I could be wrong in understanding that, so help me understand that better.
For DSWD, it's as simple as answering the issue. The government has been boasting of its "transparency," let's hope they can practice that for this issue.
People are very touchy right now when it comes to these things as an aftermath of Ondoy and as preparation for the upcoming elections.
I admit, I did repost his in my blog and I'm willing to take it down when the issue has been cleared. For the blogs I've seen that reposted this, there would always be a question at the bottom of the entry.. IS THIS TRUE? CAN ANYONE CONFIRM THIS?
So I guess we have to wait...
Also, fyi, there are still many homeless people and are still relying on relief goods here in Manila and in the provinces. Iiwan na lang ba natin sa GMA 7 and ABS-CBN ang pagbibigay ng tulong sa mga taong yun?
Also, fyi, there are still many homeless people and are still relying on relief goods here in Manila and in the provinces
then i hope those goods be sent to those who are still needing at the moment. it is true that we have to save for the (more) rainy days. marami pang dadating na kalamidad, yes.. but there are those who needs it IMMEDIATELY.
That is understandable. A source already told me that as well, that they are preparing for a series of disasters.
But the issue of Ella here, as I understand it, is that the DSWD is claiming na wala ng goods to be distributed or lack of volunteers...or that the best ones were kept...or that what was originally agreed by the donating-bodies like (JICA) specifically intended for the Ondoy and Parma victims were not given as intended...
I could be wrong in understanding that, so help me understand that better.
With donations pouring in from everywhere there is actually a surplus of goods. Again, being set aside for a rainy day. (No pun intended). "Ella" says on her blog that she "checked her facts." I wonder how she did that. I also wonder when she visited the DSWD warehouse. I hope this story has given everyone a chance to develop some critical thinking.
Sorry I will not take down what I reposted on Facebook. Somehow, those photos just make so much sense to me. It just didn't feel right seeing so much stuff when so many people need those NOW. And the imported goods? who the f decides who deserves to have them or not. If I were the one who donated those, I'd be freakin pissed off to find out that what I gave out were not distributed immediately.Wouldn't you?
ang mahirap kasi sa government, laging nasa likod lang imbes na nasa frontline ng relief operation. hinayaan at inasahan lang ang mga NGOs na manguna sa relief. so yung mga goods na nasa DSWD pang back-up lang? haha!
sabi nyo, those goods will be set aside for future needs? o di dapat wag na kayo humingi ulit ng tulong sa International Community next time lalo na dito sa JICA kasi punong-puno na ang warehouses nyo. Sana lang eh di ma-contaminate yang tubig na naka-imbak dyan. at yang mga laruan eh hindi mapunta sa mga ukay-ukay.
This is not schocking anymore.. What new is..if DSWD had delivered or distributed the said goods to the victims.. Ito ang Milagro! If they will get a commission or percentage in delivering it.. asus mabilis pa sa alas quatro.
With donations pouring in from everywhere there is actually a surplus of goods. Again, being set aside for a rainy day. (No pun intended). "Ella" says on her blog that she "checked her facts." I wonder how she did that. I also wonder when she visited the DSWD warehouse. I hope this story has given everyone a chance to develop some critical thinking.
Mr. Cabral,
Here's my suggestion...
1. DSWD provides proof that imported items are being distributed along with the local goods and not being hoarded. Provide pictures of actual reciepients receiving said goods. Pictures must be on or before Oct 21, 2009. 2. DSWD provide the actual dates when goods are received and when they are distributed. Include those given by international relief organizations and a complete inventory of where they went. 3. DSWD provide a way for people to volunteer and coordinate their time.
I'd like to give DSWD the benefit of the doubt but we all know the history of corruption in this country and any semblance of misappropriation will now be called to task. This is how the internet will help move the country to a more fair and just society.
We should not blame them for what we hear and what we see. Look at it on different perspective. If nanglalamang sila sa kapwa, Diyos na bahala sa kanila. If not, maybe there is a really need for volunteers to distribute the donations. We've been to red cross and sabi nila kulang talaga sa maghahatid ng donations (e.g trucks and vans, mga sasakyan na pwedeng ilusong sa baha and driver of course) pero maraming nagvovolunteers para mag-pack. Let's pray for the workers.
And also, sana tayong mga Pinoy magkaroon tayo ng spirit of joy. Para hindi na lang lagi tau reklamo sa government natin or dun sa mga empleyado. Lets put ourselves to their shoes. If we think there is a need for action, lets begin to ourselves. Anong ginagawa natin para dito? Why we can't volunteer?
yan ang mahirap satin, laging inaasa lahat sa Diyos. totoo na dapat manalig sa Diyos, pero dapat gumalaw ka din at ipagtaggol ang kung ano ang tama. hindi yung antayin mo na lang na bumaba ang Diyos para mamagitan. hays!
besides, may karapatan ang mga tulad namin na mag-inquire dahil nag-donate kami para sa mga kababayan sa pinas na nasalanta at bawat isang myembro ng pamilya namin ay nagbabayad ng napakalaking tax. tapos sasabihin mo samin na manahimik na lang? ok ka lang?
besides, may karapatan ang mga tulad namin na magreklamo dahil nag-donate kami para sa mga kababayan sa pinas na nasalanta at bawat isang myembro ng pamilya namin ay nagbabayad ng napakalaking tax. tapos sasabihin mo samin na manahimik na lang? ok ka lang?
Statement of Dr. Esperanza Cabral on the issue of relief goods in the DSWD Warehouse October 23, 2009
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) manages the National Relief Operations Center (NROC) which is the facility for processing and storage of relief goods that are purchased by the Department or donated to us by generous individuals both here and abroad. The relief goods are released to our Regional Offices or directly to evacuation centers or to the local government units as they are needed and requested by these entities. They are delivered in trucks, many of which were lent to us by private companies or by military vehicles. Some of the goods are shipped by air from nearby Villamor Airbase. When typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng hit the country, we received and are continuing to receive donations. Our warehouses are indeed full, inspite of the fact that we have distributed 500,000 food packs and 200,000 clothing packs as well as thousands of sacks of rice, blankets, beddings, and items of personal hygiene in the past almost 4 weeks. That is the reason why when asked if we still have enough goods, my constant reply is yes, so far we do, thanks to the many kind-hearted individuals and organizations as well as countries who responded and are still responding to the plight of the typhoon victims. There are no rotting relief goods in our warehouses as we do not keep perishables there and the relief goods that are there, save for the donated old clothes are quite new since they have been either recently purchased by us or have been just donated. Our goods are repacked by volunteers who are there because they want to help. But they are volunteers and report when they have time to help us. Sometimes there are two hundred of them and sometimes there are only a dozen. However many or few they are, we appreciate their presence and their assistance. Weekdays are usually quiet but on Saturdays and Sundays, the students, along with others who work Monday to Friday, including our own employees, are there. Our staff at the warehouse work round the clock even now, making sure that the requests for relief goods are met in a timely manner. They work hard, they work quietly and they work humbly and I feel bad that they have been subjected to public vilification that they do not deserve. I do not recall having talked to an Editor of Philippine News. I do remember my secretary telling me that someone was on the phone asking why there were no volunteers working at the warehouse. My reply was we do not own the time of the volunteers. I wish that I could have prevented the deaths from typhoons but in fact, they have nothing to do with the relief goods that we are in charge of. Most of the deaths were from drowning or injuries sustained during the typhoon. Some died of illnesses. We are not in charge of rescue nor are we in charge of health and to the best of my knowledge, none of the deaths was due to absence of or delay in the delivery of relief goods. We would like to assure all of you that the relief goods will reach the intended beneficiaries as they become necessary and will be used only to assist them. However, the relief goods don’t all go out at the same time and an empty warehouse is not proof that the goods were used properly just as a full warehouse is not evidence that the goods are being hoarded. If you visit our website www.dswd.gov.ph you will find updates on our activities related to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. It includes an updated list of donations received and goods released from the DSWD warehouse. There are many aspects of disaster response. They include recovery and rehabilitation and in both instances, goods and other resources are still needed. In the initial reaction to a calamity, people will want to help and as we saw recently, they came in droves, offering their time, their talent and their resources. We want them to know how much we appreciate them for what they have done and what they are still doing. But further down the road, when the initial flush of generosity gives way to donor fatigue, there will remain only a few hardy NGOs and volunteers and the workers of the DSWD and other government agencies to continue the job of helping the disaster victims back on their feet. Judicious use of resources at the outset is imperative lest we face the situation of even greater want after a period of relative plenty. We at the DSWD wish to assure you that your trust in us is not misplaced. Thank you.
So why are the imported goods seem to be withheld while local goods are distributed freely?
Statement of Dr. Esperanza Cabral on the issue of relief goods in the DSWD Warehouse October 23, 2009
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) manages the National Relief Operations Center (NROC) which is the facility for processing and storage of relief goods that are purchased by the Department or donated to us by generous individuals both here and abroad. The relief goods are released to our Regional Offices or directly to evacuation centers or to the local government units as they are needed and requested by these entities. They are delivered in trucks, many of which were lent to us by private companies or by military vehicles. Some of the goods are shipped by air from nearby Villamor Airbase. When typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng hit the country, we received and are continuing to receive donations. Our warehouses are indeed full, inspite of the fact that we have distributed 500,000 food packs and 200,000 clothing packs as well as thousands of sacks of rice, blankets, beddings, and items of personal hygiene in the past almost 4 weeks. That is the reason why when asked if we still have enough goods, my constant reply is yes, so far we do, thanks to the many kind-hearted individuals and organizations as well as countries who responded and are still responding to the plight of the typhoon victims. There are no rotting relief goods in our warehouses as we do not keep perishables there and the relief goods that are there, save for the donated old clothes are quite new since they have been either recently purchased by us or have been just donated. Our goods are repacked by volunteers who are there because they want to help. But they are volunteers and report when they have time to help us. Sometimes there are two hundred of them and sometimes there are only a dozen. However many or few they are, we appreciate their presence and their assistance. Weekdays are usually quiet but on Saturdays and Sundays, the students, along with others who work Monday to Friday, including our own employees, are there. Our staff at the warehouse work round the clock even now, making sure that the requests for relief goods are met in a timely manner. They work hard, they work quietly and they work humbly and I feel bad that they have been subjected to public vilification that they do not deserve. I do not recall having talked to an Editor of Philippine News. I do remember my secretary telling me that someone was on the phone asking why there were no volunteers working at the warehouse. My reply was we do not own the time of the volunteers. I wish that I could have prevented the deaths from typhoons but in fact, they have nothing to do with the relief goods that we are in charge of. Most of the deaths were from drowning or injuries sustained during the typhoon. Some died of illnesses. We are not in charge of rescue nor are we in charge of health and to the best of my knowledge, none of the deaths was due to absence of or delay in the delivery of relief goods. We would like to assure all of you that the relief goods will reach the intended beneficiaries as they become necessary and will be used only to assist them. However, the relief goods don’t all go out at the same time and an empty warehouse is not proof that the goods were used properly just as a full warehouse is not evidence that the goods are being hoarded. If you visit our website www.dswd.gov.ph you will find updates on our activities related to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. It includes an updated list of donations received and goods released from the DSWD warehouse. There are many aspects of disaster response. They include recovery and rehabilitation and in both instances, goods and other resources are still needed. In the initial reaction to a calamity, people will want to help and as we saw recently, they came in droves, offering their time, their talent and their resources. We want them to know how much we appreciate them for what they have done and what they are still doing. But further down the road, when the initial flush of generosity gives way to donor fatigue, there will remain only a few hardy NGOs and volunteers and the workers of the DSWD and other government agencies to continue the job of helping the disaster victims back on their feet. Judicious use of resources at the outset is imperative lest we face the situation of even greater want after a period of relative plenty. We at the DSWD wish to assure you that your trust in us is not misplaced. Thank you.
Statement of Dr. Esperanza Cabral on the issue of relief goods in the DSWD Warehouse October 23, 2009
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) manages the National Relief Operations Center (NROC) which is the facility for processing and storage of relief goods that are purchased by the Department or donated to us by generous individuals both here and abroad. The relief goods are released to our Regional Offices or directly to evacuation centers or to the local government units as they are needed and requested by these entities. They are delivered in trucks, many of which were lent to us by private companies or by military vehicles. Some of the goods are shipped by air from nearby Villamor Airbase. When typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng hit the country, we received and are continuing to receive donations. Our warehouses are indeed full, inspite of the fact that we have distributed 500,000 food packs and 200,000 clothing packs as well as thousands of sacks of rice, blankets, beddings, and items of personal hygiene in the past almost 4 weeks. That is the reason why when asked if we still have enough goods, my constant reply is yes, so far we do, thanks to the many kind-hearted individuals and organizations as well as countries who responded and are still responding to the plight of the typhoon victims. There are no rotting relief goods in our warehouses as we do not keep perishables there and the relief goods that are there, save for the donated old clothes are quite new since they have been either recently purchased by us or have been just donated. Our goods are repacked by volunteers who are there because they want to help. But they are volunteers and report when they have time to help us. Sometimes there are two hundred of them and sometimes there are only a dozen. However many or few they are, we appreciate their presence and their assistance. Weekdays are usually quiet but on Saturdays and Sundays, the students, along with others who work Monday to Friday, including our own employees, are there. Our staff at the warehouse work round the clock even now, making sure that the requests for relief goods are met in a timely manner. They work hard, they work quietly and they work humbly and I feel bad that they have been subjected to public vilification that they do not deserve. I do not recall having talked to an Editor of Philippine News. I do remember my secretary telling me that someone was on the phone asking why there were no volunteers working at the warehouse. My reply was we do not own the time of the volunteers. I wish that I could have prevented the deaths from typhoons but in fact, they have nothing to do with the relief goods that we are in charge of. Most of the deaths were from drowning or injuries sustained during the typhoon. Some died of illnesses. We are not in charge of rescue nor are we in charge of health and to the best of my knowledge, none of the deaths was due to absence of or delay in the delivery of relief goods. We would like to assure all of you that the relief goods will reach the intended beneficiaries as they become necessary and will be used only to assist them. However, the relief goods don’t all go out at the same time and an empty warehouse is not proof that the goods were used properly just as a full warehouse is not evidence that the goods are being hoarded. If you visit our website www.dswd.gov.ph you will find updates on our activities related to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. It includes an updated list of donations received and goods released from the DSWD warehouse. There are many aspects of disaster response. They include recovery and rehabilitation and in both instances, goods and other resources are still needed. In the initial reaction to a calamity, people will want to help and as we saw recently, they came in droves, offering their time, their talent and their resources. We want them to know how much we appreciate them for what they have done and what they are still doing. But further down the road, when the initial flush of generosity gives way to donor fatigue, there will remain only a few hardy NGOs and volunteers and the workers of the DSWD and other government agencies to continue the job of helping the disaster victims back on their feet. Judicious use of resources at the outset is imperative lest we face the situation of even greater want after a period of relative plenty. We at the DSWD wish to assure you that your trust in us is not misplaced. Thank you.
1. DSWD provides proof that imported items are being distributed along with the local goods and not being hoarded. Provide pictures of actual reciepients receiving said goods. Pictures must be on or before Oct 21, 2009. 2. DSWD provide the actual dates when goods are received and when they are distributed. Include those given by international relief organizations and a complete inventory of where they went. 3. DSWD provide a way for people to volunteer and coordinate their time.
I'd like to give DSWD the benefit of the doubt but we all know the history of corruption in this country and any semblance of misappropriation will now be called to task. This is how the internet will help move the country to a more fair and just society.
I know how our political history taints everything that good civil servants strive to do. I hope this does not discourage those out there who want to serve from choosing to do so. Information regarding donations received and released are posted on the DSWD website, as well as information on volunteering.
mas pansinin natin ang bigger picture. maaring isang paghahanda o live disaster drill ang nangyayari sa pilipinas ngaun katulad ng sa katrina nuon sa new orleans kung saan mas gusto nilang masukat kung paano magdusa ang tao sa oras ng matinding kalamidad at i-delay ang relief at kung ano ang epektong kakaharapin ng govt para mapag-aralan ng mga military at disaster expert. maaaring natural ito o dulot ng epekto ng araw sa mundo [solar activity] o pwede ring man-made manipulation ng weather na gaya ng ginagawa ng US military na isang paraan ng pagwasak sa isang kalabang bansa. pero mas malakas ang kutob ko na isang malawakang paghahanda ito para sa kakaharaping 2012 d-day scenario kung magkakatotoo man o gawa-gawa lang ng tao para ilunsad ang green revolution sa mundo which is the popular US policy right now.
storing and preserving the relief goods is a big part of the live disaster drill kaya cguro nde nila muna gusto maubos lahat. supply control ang tawag dun which is essential kapag apektado ang supply at resources during extreme weather o calamities. kung tapos na ang drill pwede magamit sa election ang mga imported goods sa warehouse.
hint: alamin nyo ang ginagawa ng US military bases sa mindanao na kahit govt at military officials ay pinagbabawal. gogole nyo na lang po.
daming source ng weather manipulation sa internet.
Nope. we just believe in the truthfulness of the good Secretary's statement.
And real truths are only said once.
Its impact adheres without iteration; Without effort actually. It is recognized automatically, because that's how the mind processes data.
Something that has to be repeated many times before it can be considered as "truth" is called dogma or propaganda. Hitler's propagandist Joseph Goebbels has a manual on that.
to post the same content multiple times is flooding and you are not respecting other people's opinion. posting the above advisory once is enough and you should let the people decide to know the truth. and you are even using multiple accounts to do that? dyan pa lang hindi na fair practice pinapairal nyo.
the accounts ABBYTHIRDIE and APRILBRIDE posted the same DSWD Advisory multiple times at magkakasunod yun kanina. and now wala na yung posting ni ABBYTHIRDIE na kasabayan ng mga postings mo hehe! ok ok coincidence lang na sabay kayo nagpost lol! at namalikmata lang ako na nag-post yung isang account haha!
its expected already .. kaya nga nag-donate ang mga lintek ng 2 months nilang walang kwentang sweldo ... para milyones ang kapalit ... dapat kasi, bahagi na sila ng kasaysayan ng Pilipinas ... dapat husgahan ang dugo, para mahiya naman ...
sana inalam mo muna na ang foods ay sa isang warehouse..dun sa kabila yun hindi sa pinuntahan mo sa FOODS section hindi dyan..yang iisang araw na pinagvolunteeran mo ay para sa mga goods na pinack mo.ay gaya ng sinabi mo ,,mgg banig,kaldero,towels,sabon...at blanket ang laman ng waterjug.Iisang araw ka lang nag volunteer ang dami mo na reklamo. yang observation mo...di lang ikaw ang nagiisang nakapansin..wag mo isipin na walang ginagawa or planong gawin jan,.dahil naguusap sila..hindi yun isang pitik lang ng daliri solved na kaagad...gets?dapat inalam mo kung sino ang in charge,,..voice out what you think..give a suggestion..etc..alam mo naman na ang govt...maramimg dinadaan bago mag go signal. you know why? they are accountable sa mga relief goods..at ang pagpapaswelso ay naisipn na rin ng ibangnagvovolunteer tulad ko. pero wala ako sa pwesto para mang sita..ganun ka rin dahil one day kalang nag volunteer at di mo alam lahat lahat..dapat you verify before you complain. yun lang naabutan mo na kakunti kayong volunteer nung araw na yun... this operation just started,,so why not help ask for more volunteers to give their time in re packing.. instead of pointing so many fingers..and spending much of your time and in your blog. Hindi lahat ng motibo ng gobyerno ay mangkurakot or mandaya or to delay. be positive..Godbless!
The reason why we discuss things is not to blame or condemn or even willfully hurt people.
The whole reason why we discuss matters is so that we know the Truth. So we understand the situation, para naman our collective brains could address the problem and do something about it.
That's the whole point.
In the end, we're always after the collective good, because the collective good is US. It affects our lives and the way we deal with it.
How do we remedy something if we are too hypocritical to face it and discuss the same? How do we understand the game properly and formulate solutions for it if we suppress the same information?
We don't discuss to destroy. We define the problem properly that a solution may be crystallized out of it.
alam mo naman na ang govt...maramimg dinadaan bago mag go signal. you know why? they are accountable sa mga relief goods..at ang pagpapaswelso ay naisipn na rin ng ibangnagvovolunteer tulad ko. pero wala ako sa pwesto para mang sita..ganun ka rin dahil one day kalang nag volunteer at di mo alam lahat lahat..dapat you verify before you complain. yun lang naabutan mo na kakunti kayong volunteer nung araw na yun... this operation just started,
so issue pala dito RED TAPE? and NOW pa lang nag-start ang OPERATION?
The reason why we discuss things is not to blame or condemn or even willfully hurt people.
The whole reason why we discuss matters is so that we know the Truth. So we understand the situation, para naman our collective brains could address the problem and do something about it.
That's the whole point.
In the end, we're always after the collective good, because the collective good is US. It affects our lives and the way we deal with it.
How do we remedy something if we are too hypocritical to face it and discuss the same? How do we understand the game properly and formulate solutions for it if we suppress the same information?
We don't discuss to destroy. We define the problem properly that a solution may be crystallized out of it.
si ella, hindi naduwag na ilabas ang identity nya through her blog and to expose this issue truth or not. so sana lang eh kung magmamatapang ang iba na i-discredit sya ay wag maging anonymous poster hehe! di ba balai02? mukhang bago lang ang account mo ah lol!
Please, if anybody wants to have their questions answered, see UNICEF Phiilppines in Facebook. To volunteer is to have your qestions answered.
Hardworking people such as those who work with the DSWD warehouse do not deserve this. We do not know how much sacrifices they have made just to keep the warehouse and relief operations going.
Please have your sources verified before posting anything on the net. It is causing undue and unnecessary stir. True, there are photos, but are the facts delivered in the right context?
I dare Ella to prove to my face that every single thing in her blog is true.
As for myself who silently work for our country, I'd rather do the working than the talking. The amount of energy and time i have spent writing this down would have been better spent working for the cause of our calamity stricken-country men. I wish Ella had done the same.
I actually admire Ella for the effort she has put in creating that blog. I just wish she did this responsibly, that is, to investigate the truth first. Words go a long way, Ella. It takes just one blog to wreak havoc. I hope you realize how much you have disrupted the joint relief efforts.
And the recipients of the link, i believe in their wise discretion. Let us put a stop to unverified news.
Let us rather volunteer and deliver quickly to our needy countrymen.
ako po ay kakabalik palang galing sa ibang bansa at di ako aware kung kailan exact date direktahan ni GMA na lahat ng goods ay sa dswd dadaan ..the UNICEF operation is still new..i said that because i heard that in the news..na di ba nag ocular inspection ang mag foriegnr rep ng UNICEF? so this is a unicef operation that you saw Ella.. not the whole dswd operation. and each day there are sacks that go out to be given. you were not there everyday to see it. its not because nakita nyo na maraming goods..it doesnt mean walang nababawasan..on my second day to volunteer..there were just the two of who volunteered (an american woman)on 12 -4pm shift in a weekday..we were able to stich 100 sacks.. and the manong gurad reported that there were 200 sacks that went out the day before to be distributed.
I wonder why people keep on believing the propaganda of poverty. It's always the artificial system that dictates and brings about that.
So, when the country is poor, you can be certain, its players are either manipulative, inept, self-serving, undetermined, technologically-suppressed, afraid (due to external threats or foreign manipulation), ambition-less or simply callous to the misery of everyone else.
I am not arguing the origin of our country's poverty. I know that it *shouldn't* have to be poor. But it *is* poor.
To say that poverty is a "propaganda" is bullshit. Are you telling me that the poverty I see all around me is all propaganda?
Whining about how we're being hoodwinked by big brother isn't solving anything. Accept that there is poverty, then make a plan solving it.
Information must NEVER be suppressed. No law shall abridge that. Positive or negative response, it should be as is. Humans are not stupid to not be able to distill the truth from it despite the ocean of lies.
Just because it is a blog, does not in anyway mean it is not worthy of credence or probity. My experiences tell me, more truths are distilled out of independent and alternative sources as opposed to organized sources of information.
This is because, most bloggers are not money-driven, fame/ego-centered or profit-oriented. And since the system is founded on "money" and the ego, these two societal factors are effeciently used to manipulate and suppress information...
Most bloggers are immune to that.
Hahah, bloggers are not ego-driven? ahahahaha. Blogging is one's declaration that one's thoughts and interests are worth being displayed. It is one's conviction that people will find it worth their while to read the blog.
the burden of proof to adduce enough evidence contrary to the allegation and evidence (pictures) presented by Ms. Ella is is now on the side of DSWD. only then can DSWD clear its name.
Its impact adheres without iteration; Without effort actually. It is recognized automatically, because that's how the mind processes data.
Something that has to be repeated many times before it can be considered as "truth" is called dogma or propaganda. Hitler's propagandist Joseph Goebbels has a manual on that.
So if your truth is being flooded over by untruth, you're just supposed to sit back and do nothing? Believe in the power of your truth uttered only once? Cute.
Although I must admit, the reposting was excessive, it wasn't impossible to just scroll past it
the reposting was excessive, it wasn't impossible to just scroll past it
The reiteration betrays malice instead of logic and truthfulness.
I'm not saying it's not true...but when you defend something by insisting your point, as opposed to simply allowing the truthfulness of your point defend you, then something's not right somewhere.
and what about ethics in posting? action speaks louder than words... double posting or flooding is rude. upholding the truth should not resort to unfair means.
marmuyco wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
It is frustrating that a call to action did not materialize immediately to those in need of these help. Hope things can be done soon to correct this problem. (Jenni, hope you don't mind me posting links to your blog/s so more people are aware of the situation.)
The reiteration betrays malice instead of logic and truthfulness.
I'm not saying it's not true...but when you defend something by insisting your point, as opposed to simply allowing the truthfulness of your point defend you, then something's not right somewhere.
Honestly, if I were a civil servant connected with the relief effort and then some collage kid who volunteered 8 hours of her time thinks she's all that and tells the whole world how incompetent I am, yeah, I'd be pretty frustrated too.
We have turned into a country where we freely accept anything negative about the government and automatically reject anything positive.
Anyone who is actually working to make things positive would feel frustrated at that.
UNICEF should say something to support the claim of DSWD. not those UNICEF peeps who handle FACEBOOK accounts LOL! UNICEF International would be better. uso kasi ang "kaibigan system" sa pinas :p
We have turned into a country where we freely accept anything negative about the government and automatically reject anything positive.
The instant case is not the only proof to it...I think.
Our personal experiences with the system confirms the same. Why don't we test its efficiency tomorrow?
Then let's all blog about it. Shall we? I dare everybody to do that. After all, it always has to be a direct experience, before we conclude on anything.
Vain as it may be, perhaps ego-driven too, its vanity pales in comparison to organized manipulation of beliefs and possibilities...
History I think should teach us that.
Bloggers speak out of their own experiences (well, most do), not for whatever other reason...And direct experiences weigh more than propaganda.
So the vanity of individual posters is such that it is beyond reproach? That an individual poster would not be swayed to use more sensational wording in order to generate more hits?
I could've easily rewrote the whole article, with the same facts but instead of blaming the DSWD, I would be blaming the community for not volunteering regularly and only engage in volunteering diarrhea.
But nobody wants to read a blog post about how he's not doing enough. We want a blog post that pats us on the back for volunteering 4 hours a week and then vilifying the government for not doing more. I mean, after all, everybody's vilifying the government- It must be true all the time.
I could've easily rewrote the whole article, with the same facts but instead of blaming the DSWD, I would be blaming the community for not volunteering regularly and only engage in volunteering diarrhea.
That is a misdirection from the issue. Ella was merely relating what she witnessed personally.
Yes, her description of the situation were layered with emotional-hype and perhaps misguided conclusions...but those are her experiences.
It's up for us to verify the truthfulness of the matter.
And it's her freedom to express everything she desires to blog about. Without it, we wouldn't even have known what it is, and we wouldn't be discussing the same now.
There is poverty. That's a fact. That's the end-result.
But the propaganda are the reasons being baited for us...
Re-examine the reasons being propounded. That's the propaganda. Because the reasons are slavery-grounded and manipulative.
It takes away our focus from addressing it properly and re-engineering the policies of the system.
At least you're not arguing that we are poor. Which brings us to the current context. I stated that for her to say that "the government has the power and the money to do it" is an inherently empty statement. Regardless of how poverty happened, at least we agree that it *is* the case.
There is no money in the system. Our beurocrats are chronically underpaid and yet we expect them to pull money out of nowhere and magically solve the problem? Childish wishful thinking.
I suggest you review that again. And understand properly how money, resources and technology are interrelated. Study how money is made and how it is distributed.
Correlate that with the policies that manipulate the same. Study the banking system. Study the policies we have for our industries.
grabe!!napakacorrupt tlga ng country natin..as far as i know were ranking #2 as one of the corrupt country...while i am reading this blog of yours..i heard a news sa abs-cbn sa bandila..about dito sa blog na to..sasabihin ko pa naman sana na sana makarating to sa kinauukulan..hehehe pero nakarating na pala late na ako heheh..
Since Ms Ella skipped approving my comment on her blog (a new reply has been approved written after mine) i thought I'd just paste the comment i made there here on Multiply so here it goes:
40Lenard po Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Hi Ella,
Chanced upon your blog since I saw it posted on an online Filipino Community Forum here in Japan. Although your intentions may be for the good, I think you “jumped at the gun” too quickly with your accusations. I wouldn’t want to say its baseless - but all you have are photos which you took in less than 8 hours (you say 8am till mid-afternoon) and in just one day.
As a volunteer, did you have access to the delivery reports, distribution list and other paperwork that may proved your accusations that these items are just stored in the warehouse and are not distributed? Did you do a 2, 3 day or 1 week stakeout of the warehouse and fully concluded that items were not really moving? A full warehouse does not necessarily mean items are not being distributed. Do you have insider information as a Volunteer on when the items you have photographed are to be delivered? Alam mo ba kelan dumating sa bodega yang mga kinuhaan mo ng pic, for you to say na natatambak sya sa bodega?
Again all you have are photos taken in less than 8 hour time frame and as a volunteer (re-packer, tagabalot so to speak) without any insider information on the delivery schedules, logistics reports on how, where and when this items will be distributed -
You go online and tell us niloloko tayo ng DSWD..
If you say you have senior editors consulting on your writing/blogging style then you should very well know not to post any accusations when you have no concrete proof (again photos taken in one day IS NOT PROOF OF NON DELIVERY)
I have nothing against you and I am just voicing out my concerns, since this blog of your has gone viral - and it may cause donating parties to pull out their help if they believe on what you have written ergo - mas magiging kawawa yung mga kababayan natin.. dahil walang tulong na darating.
Anyway, goodluck and hopefully you can provide us with more concrete evidence of non delivery (distribution lists, delivery dates, items received date, how many days in stock, etc.) So if that was the case then we all should be alarmed.
Statement of Dr. Esperanza Cabral on the issue of relief goods in the DSWD Warehouse October 23, 2009
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) manages the National Relief Operations Center (NROC) which is the facility for processing and storage of relief goods that are purchased by the Department or donated to us by generous individuals both here and abroad. The relief goods are released to our Regional Offices or directly to evacuation centers or to the local government units as they are needed and requested by these entities. They are delivered in trucks, many of which were lent to us by private companies or by military vehicles. Some of the goods are shipped by air from nearby Villamor Airbase. When typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng hit the country, we received and are continuing to receive donations. Our warehouses are indeed full, inspite of the fact that we have distributed 500,000 food packs and 200,000 clothing packs as well as thousands of sacks of rice, blankets, beddings, and items of personal hygiene in the past almost 4 weeks. That is the reason why when asked if we still have enough goods, my constant reply is yes, so far we do, thanks to the many kind-hearted individuals and organizations as well as countries who responded and are still responding to the plight of the typhoon victims. There are no rotting relief goods in our warehouses as we do not keep perishables there and the relief goods that are there, save for the donated old clothes are quite new since they have been either recently purchased by us or have been just donated. Our goods are repacked by volunteers who are there because they want to help. But they are volunteers and report when they have time to help us. Sometimes there are two hundred of them and sometimes there are only a dozen. However many or few they are, we appreciate their presence and their assistance. Weekdays are usually quiet but on Saturdays and Sundays, the students, along with others who work Monday to Friday, including our own employees, are there. Our staff at the warehouse work round the clock even now, making sure that the requests for relief goods are met in a timely manner. They work hard, they work quietly and they work humbly and I feel bad that they have been subjected to public vilification that they do not deserve. I do not recall having talked to an Editor of Philippine News. I do remember my secretary telling me that someone was on the phone asking why there were no volunteers working at the warehouse. My reply was we do not own the time of the volunteers. I wish that I could have prevented the deaths from typhoons but in fact, they have nothing to do with the relief goods that we are in charge of. Most of the deaths were from drowning or injuries sustained during the typhoon. Some died of illnesses. We are not in charge of rescue nor are we in charge of health and to the best of my knowledge, none of the deaths was due to absence of or delay in the delivery of relief goods. We would like to assure all of you that the relief goods will reach the intended beneficiaries as they become necessary and will be used only to assist them. However, the relief goods don’t all go out at the same time and an empty warehouse is not proof that the goods were used properly just as a full warehouse is not evidence that the goods are being hoarded. If you visit our website www.dswd.gov.ph you will find updates on our activities related to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. It includes an updated list of donations received and goods released from the DSWD warehouse. There are many aspects of disaster response. They include recovery and rehabilitation and in both instances, goods and other resources are still needed. In the initial reaction to a calamity, people will want to help and as we saw recently, they came in droves, offering their time, their talent and their resources. We want them to know how much we appreciate them for what they have done and what they are still doing. But further down the road, when the initial flush of generosity gives way to donor fatigue, there will remain only a few hardy NGOs and volunteers and the workers of the DSWD and other government agencies to continue the job of helping the disaster victims back on their feet. Judicious use of resources at the outset is imperative lest we face the situation of even greater want after a period of relative plenty. We at the DSWD wish to assure you that your trust in us is not misplaced. Thank you.
I suggest you review that again. And understand properly how money, resources and technology are interrelated. Study how money is made and how it is distributed.
Correlate that with the policies that manipulate the same. Study the banking system. Study the policies we have for our industries.
Then you understand the game of manipulation.
Boy, I have a degree in Economics. I know how it works, better than most.
Your cute little statements just keeps stating what you wish things could be "Well there would've been more money had they not been corrupt, had industry been more humane...."
Well they were corrupt. Yeah we have no money. Business is as it is. We can change that for the future but not for this one simple instant that we're talking about.
I know Economics and it doesn't work fast enough for things to change so that her statement on "the government has the resources" to become true any time soon.
and it doesn't work fast enough for things to change so that her statement on "the government has the resources" to become true any time soon
Please lang...lumang tugtugin na yan. Ilang henerasyon na ang namatay because of these insidious manipulations.
Look at the nearby South East Asian countries with far fewer natural resources than us...with far far lesser egos perhaps...and with more resilience to manipulation.
Corruption is just part of the monetary manipulation. The policies themselves and the system dynamics is what dictates everything else. And the culture too, because had we groomed ourselves to achieve better goals for each other instead of rivalry and egocentric competition, we would have all evolved faster, and realized we are being manipulated underhandedly.
Why would the DSWD explain to Ella? I think Ella should be the one to explain how she came about with her conclusions with just those photos of goods that she took during the time she volunteered there? I do understand that the deliveries of goods do not happen in just a day as these goods should be managed properly based on the assessment and needs of the victims.
Agencies of a democratic country exist for its citizens. Not the other way around. And it is the right of every citizen in the system to question why things are.
Sheeps and carabaos are cattles for consumption. Humans are not. We ask. Because it's our right to know.
And are you really really sure about this statement? Try working at the DSWD then so you would know how the workers are. And by the way, what did you contribute to the victims aside from these schmuck comments?
what did you contribute to the victims aside from these schmuck comments
No ad-hominism please. That is again a misdirecting attack.
I can assure you, me and my team have contributed much for the victims and that's why we're very upset and affected by the issue. Especially because it also involves other Filipinos.
And all the donating parties are also very concerned about this issue. I'm not saying what Ella related is true, whatever her motives may be...
But it is all our rights to ask and examine the matter.
DSWD should not explain to Ella. DSWD should explain to us who contributed huge donations here abroad. DSWD should explain to JICA here in Japan. Ella is just a whistle blower.
Please lang...lumang tugtugin na yan. Ilang henerasyon na ang namatay because of these insidious manipulations.
Look at the nearby South East Asian countries with far fewer natural resources than us...with far far lesser egos perhaps...and with more resilience to manipulation.
Corruption is just part of the monetary manipulation. The policies themselves and the system dynamics is what dictates everything else. And the culture too, because had we groomed ourselves to achieve better goals for each other instead of rivalry and egocentric competition, we would have all evolved faster, and realized we are being manipulated underhandedly.
Look at the timelines. It doesn't happen over night. If you can't understand that widespread Economic effects take a while to be felt and seen, then I can just impart the same wisdom you so graciously gave. Look at how *fast/slow* economies work and look at how investors and banks and consumers work.
I don't know what ego has to do with it. The most Economically successful countries have the most egotistical greed driven people.
On manipulation: I think a lot of the other countries went the other way. They let big government have free reign. Manipulation conspiracies that you keep seeing were unnecessary as it was out in the open. And their citizens shut up about it. China kill and are killing dissidents, their people shut up about it. Korea pushed the steel industry and sacrificed other industries to push their economy up. Lee Kwan Yew of S'pore exiled political adversaries so that there would be no voice of dissent. Japan looked the other way when citizens were dying from industrial pollutants so that big business will be successful.
So no, they are not less maniputlated. They just gave the government free reign. We here in the Philippines believe that that is just unacceptable allowing individuals to have more power. This power was not used wisely, but I think that it will be in the future.
it may cause donating parties to pull out their help if they believe on what you have written ergo - mas magiging kawawa yung mga kababayan natin.. dahil walang tulong na darating.
there are other trustworthy options aside from delivering donations / relief goods directly to DSWD.
Of course, it's always about manipulation. That's basically what the whole game is all about.
In our case, however, the manipulation does not serve the ultimate interest of the people. The poverty is already proof of that. The manipulation serves external or minority interest.
There lies the difference. We are playing the game to kill ourselves and fatten others.
Of course, it's always about manipulation. That's basically what the whole game is all about.
In our case, however, the manipulation does not serve the ultimate interest of the people. The poverty is already proof of that. The manipulation serves external or minority interest.
There lies the difference. We are playing the game to kill ourselves and fatten others.
I still don't see how any of your arguments invalidate my statements that "as of the moment there is no money in government to easily make this problem go away. "
All of your arguments still revolve around what should happen to the economy. Siting institutional and Cultural change. That kind of change takes years.
I am talking about this very case where Pepeng donations are not quickly given. Even if by some miracle, everybody becomes non-corrupt overnight, actual monetary effects (ie actual cash) can be years in the making.
It's people like you who don't believe in long term economic planning that are mucking up any kind of possibility of any implementation of long term plans. Your marxist bent on believing that big brother is everywhere and is manipulating everything has long been regarded as fiction.
"as of the moment there is no money in government to easily make this problem go away. "
Then you don't understand it at all do you. Investigate further.
Money is merely a medium. An in-game factor. It always starts with resources, technology which converts the same resources into something we could all consume and the policies that govern that.
You really don't understand it then. Very well, how long would you want it? 150 years...maybe...until you realize the truth behind what I mean.
Giving is not expecting something in return. Ang mga bagay na wala ka nang magagawa para ayusin, ipasa-Diyos mo na lang (if you believe that God is in control of everything). If worried ka, kung nasaan na ung donation mo sana lumusong ka na lang dun sa baha at ikaw mismo ang nag-abot. Para wala kang nasasaktan na tao like mga empleyado sa DSWD at hindi ka nagagalit dahil BAKA ung donations di nakarating. What are we grieving about? Nag-aaway-away ba dito dahil sa donations na di natin alam kung naibigay or nasa warehouse till now? File a complaint kung may proper evidence na nga na di nabigay ung mga donations. If wala, find solution to help. Wag na natin galitin sarili natin dahil sa mga information na di natin proven na totoo.
Then you don't understand it at all do you. Investigate further.
Money is merely a medium. An in-game factor. It always starts with resources, technology which converts the same resources into something we could all consume and the policies that govern that.
You really don't understand it then. Very well, how long would you want it? 150 years...maybe...until you realize the truth behind what I mean.
Umm, Just so I'd have an idea of your understanding of Economics. How fast can an economy convert resources and technology to money?
I mean, I understand that money is just a means to get what we want (learned that the first day of economics) but it *is* a way to get what we want. It is the lubricant that convinces the producer to part with his resources and technology.
Giving is not expecting something in return. Ang mga bagay na wala ka nang magagawa para ayusin, ipasa-Diyos mo na lang (if you believe that God is in control of everything). If worried ka, kung nasaan na ung donation mo sana lumusong ka na lang dun sa baha at ikaw mismo ang nag-abot. Para wala kang nasasaktan na tao like mga empleyado sa DSWD at hindi ka nagagalit dahil BAKA ung donations di nakarating. What are we grieving about? Nag-aaway-away ba dito dahil sa donations na di natin alam kung naibigay or nasa warehouse till now? File a complaint kung may proper evidence na nga na di nabigay ung mga donations. If wala, find solution to help. Wag na natin galitin sarili natin dahil sa mga information na di natin proven na totoo.
lol! expecting in return? i dont expect the things i give to return back to me. but i expect that the institutions who accepted the responsibility to serve the country should deliver their job transparently. Walang magagawa? kung onlooker ka lang siguro at walang pakiaalam sa mga nagyayari ay wala ka ngang magagawa. nagkaroon ulit ng freedom ang pinas from marcos regime dahil sa mga taong may pakialam at hindi dahil sa mga taong nag-aantay lang ng miracle. whether ella's claim is true or not, that remains to be proven. pero hindi ibig sabihin nun eh tatahimik na lang at magbubulag-bulagan. Nasa Diyos ang awa nasa tao ang gawa. baka nakalimutan mo na yan. kung taga DSWD ka then prove us wrong, hindi mo maaalis sa mga tao na pinaglilingkuran mo na kilatisin ka dahil isa kang public servant at myembro ng institusyong ginagalawan mo. File a complaint? ok ka lang? find a solution to help? ok ano solusyon mo para maiwasan ang corruption? manahimik at magbulag-bulagan? haha!
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A Just Men who came to Sodom, he is determined to save its inhabitants from sin and punishment. Night and day he walked the streets and markets protesting against greed and theft, falsehood and indifference. In the beginning, people listened and smiled ironically.
Then they stopped listening. He no longer even amused them. The killers went on killing, the wise kept silent, as if there were no Just Man in their midst. One day a child, moved by compassion for the unfortunate man, approached him with these words:
"Poor stranger, you shout, you scream, you expend your body and soul; don’t you see that it is hopeless?”
“Yes, I see,” answered the just man.
“Then why do you go on?" asked the child.
“I’ll tell you why,” the just man said. “In the beginning, I thought I could change the world. Today I know I cannot. If I still shout today, if I still scream, it’s to prevent the fallen world from ultimately changing me.”
Let us bear witness in the hope that we can still change our country and the world.
Simple lang po ung message ko. Matagal nang may corruption ang government kahit after mapaalis si Marcos or before. Or kahit noong unang panahon pa. Marami na rin ang nag-away away dahil sa corruption. Namatay na nga rin si Ninoy pero bumalik pa din ung corruption. Controlled ba natin un? Anong gagawin natin? Uulitin lang din natin pag-aaway-away para mawala ung corruption? Ang sinasabi kong find solution...is to help. Help people..not help to fight corruption. Ung about sa warehouse, meron pong need to distribute it...bakit tau nag-aaway-away dito sa blog? At di ako DSWD. So kung public servant sila, tayo? Ano tayo? Senyorito? Wala ba tau gagawin para tulungan sila? Public servant sila at tau taga-kalat? Sila taga-linis. Tapos kapag may nakita kang basura sisisihin mo sila? Ganun ba ang lagi natin gagawin? Mag-aaway-away?
discussing social issues such as widespread corruption in the government and issues of good / bad governance is not a discussion of small minds.
do you know what is the example of "small mind discussing people"? yung issue ni Ms. Jacque Bermejo na pinatulan ng karamihan, crucifying the poor OFW without due process. Buong sambayanan iisang banka na pinagtulungan ang nag-iisang OFW na nagpapakahirap magtrabaho sa ibang bansa. bumaha ang twitter at facebook sa mga tsismis dahil lang sa iisang tao.
pero kapag gobyerno at institusyon na ang sangkot sa isang isyu na may social impact ay wala kayong paki. haha!
gaijindesu wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
miss baka ikaw lang nagkakalat hehe! kasi responsableng pinoy ako loob at labas ng bansa. nagsasalita ako dahil meron akong nagagawa. siguro yang sinasabi mo, applicable lang yan dun sa mga sinasabi mong pabigat ng lipunan. yun mga yun siguro ang walang K magsalita. I advocate ZERO waste management, ecological conservation, may adopted community din ako sa Benguet na kinalimutan na ng gobyerno, etc etc. contributing silently in the background. pero hindi pwede na ganun lang. para ano pa na nilagay mo ang gobyerno kung wala namang silbi?
Simple lang po ung message ko. Matagal nang may corruption ang government kahit after mapaalis si Marcos or before. Or kahit noong unang panahon pa. Marami na rin ang nag-away away dahil sa corruption. Namatay na nga rin si Ninoy pero bumalik pa din ung corruption. Controlled ba natin un? Anong gagawin natin? Uulitin lang din natin pag-aaway-away para mawala ung corruption? Ang sinasabi kong find solution...is to help. Help people..not help to fight corruption. Ung about sa warehouse, meron pong need to distribute it...bakit tau nag-aaway-away dito sa blog? At di ako DSWD. So kung public servant sila, tayo? Ano tayo? Senyorito? Wala ba tau gagawin para tulungan sila? Public servant sila at tau taga-kalat? Sila taga-linis. Tapos kapag may nakita kang basura sisisihin mo sila? Ganun ba ang lagi natin gagawin? Mag-aaway-away?
here in UAE,DUBAI our kabayans and local government here together with our consulate make a fundraising campaign which raise around 500,000.00DHS x13.00Php=ans. around 6,500,000PHP.....makukurakot na naman ng pamahalaan yung pera!!!!!!!! :I(
Some friends of mine dropped by earlier at the DSWD warehouse in pasay city. This was the warehouse along chapel st. The press release was that relief ops were currently ongoing at full speed but this was not the case, at least this was not what my friends witnessed upon alighting the vehicle at the gate of the DSWD warehouse. They were hardly welcomed by the guard assigned at that gate. This was how the conversation more or less went.
friend #1: San ang warehouse para sa relief operations para sa volunteers? guard: Dyan (pointing vaguely somewhere or at something which they could hardly make out) friend#1: Gusto namin mag volunteer, san kami pupunta? guard: Ah, punta kayo sa kabilang gate pero wala ng volunteers ngayon, umalis na at kakaalis lang ng 3 truck dala ang relief goods papuntang region 1 and 2. friend#2: Marami bang volunteers pumunta dito kanina? guard: Oo, madami. friend#2: Ano sila? Puro estudyante? guard: Oo, mga 200 sila. friend#2: Ano? Mga elementary students ba to? (feigning ignorance at the kind of volunteers that shows up) guard: Hindi, mga college students to, mga taga-PMI. friend#2: Anong oras ba nagsisimula at natatapos? guard: Sa umaga, tapos natatapos kahit anong oras sa gabi. friend#2: Kahit anong oras? So bakit sabi mo tapos na ngayon at di na pwede mag volunteer? guard: Nagsisimula minsan sa umaga tapos hanggang alas-9 or 10 or hanggang 11pm. friend#2: So san nga kami pupunta kung pwede pala hanggang 11pm? guard: punta kayo sa kabilang gate
They then moved along to the other gate nearby. The other gate was not as welcoming as the first since it was just a iron gate that didnt even have a knocker on it. However, they could see through its sides that there was a guardhouse nearby and they started calling the attention of whoever was there since they could hear the radio playing from the other side of the gate. After several seconds of persistent knocking and guard calling, a sando-wearing disoriented-looking guard finally opened the gate.
friend#1: Dito kami tinuro ng guard sa kabilang gate para mag volunteer sa relief operations. guard: Ha? Anong balak nyong gawin? San kayong grupo? friend#1: Sa RockEd (RockMed) kame. Gusto namin sana makita ang warehouse para sa volunteer work. guard: Ah balik na lang kayo bukas, kse sarado na ang warehouse. friend#1: Bakit di pwede tingnan, sabi sa balita na pwede kami mag volunteer kaya nga nandito kami eh tapos sasabihin mo sarado? guard: Sarado na kse nag lo loading ngayon dun ng relief goods. friend#1: Eh bakit sinabi mo sarado kung may loading pala nangyayari dun. guard: Ano ba balak nyo? Di pwede dito ng coverage. Di pwede tumingin lang, kailangan mag volunteer. friend#1: Sige, pero gusto namin tingnan para lam namin kung pano magbigay ng instructions sa ibang volunteers pero since ayaw mo lang na tumingin kme, mag vovolunteer na din kami ngayon na. guard: Magbubuhat kayo ng carton? friend#1: Hindi, magre repack kami. guard: Bakit gusto nyo lang tingnan? friend#1: Sinabi na nga namin mag vo volunteer na nga kami kse ayaw mo na tumingin lang kami eh. Lam mo ba na wala kaming problema na makita ang relief goods sa red cross at sa abs-cbn kahit late na ng gabi? Sikreto ba ang location ng sardinas? guard: (already pissed off) Bakit paulit-ulit ang sinasabi mo? friend#1: Bakit nga? Anong problema talga? Talgang sikreto nga ang taguan ng sardinas? guard: akin na ID mo. friend#1: eto. guard: (went away for a few minutes and returned with the ID) friend#1: So ano? guard: Balik na lang kayo bukas ng umaga. friend#1: Anong oras ba talga relief ops dito? Meron ba kanina? guard: Oo meron, mga 50 lang na estudyante. friend#2: 50 lang? Pano sila makaka repack ng marami para sa 3 trucks? guard: (irked again, maybe he was irked of how stupid his answers were.) Bukas na lang kayo bumalik kse walang advise sa amin sa ganitong oras ng pag volunteer. friend#1: Eh bakit sabi sa amin ng isang guard minsan hanggang 11pm or hanggang gabi talga ang repacking? Anong oras ba talga nagsisimula at natatapos? guard: basta bukas sa umaga tapos hanggang hapon o gabi. friend#1: anong pangalan mo? guard: bukas na lang. friend#1: Bakit ayaw mo ibigay pangalan mo? Di ba sa gobyerno ka nagtratrabaho? Kinuha mo ID ko, alam mo pangalan ko tapos ayaw mo ibigay pangalan mo sa akin? guard: (hesitated and stalled) Jay Lou Sadaya friend#1: Jay Lou Sadaya? Jay Lou Sadaya? guard: (nodding) friend#2: sige babalik kami bukas.
Obviously, the accounts of both guards who are expected to be abreast of existing relief operations, (if they existed at all) or if they really are ongoing, should’ve been aware of the schedules and protocols of the activity itself. They should’ve been accommodating instead of being suspicious or consumed with such paranoia at the sight of volunteers or people wanting to volunteer. But again, this wouldn’t have happened at all had the government really meant that THERE REALLY WERE ONGOING RELIEF OPERATIONS at the site since the place did not give the impression of a warehouse bustling with activity at all. If that’s what they call Ongoing Relief Operations, then we now know why our country is still languishing in no relief hell. It’s because our government has always been doing what it does best, pay lip service to those who really need it. Great job GMA, Gibo and Cabral! Now please, don’t be surprised anymore if more people wonder why there seems to be a lack in relief goods being sent to those who really need it, the answer is plain and simple, it coz there is no sense of urgency and the relief goods can take all the time they want in the DSWD warehouse. By the way, the location of sardines and whatever relief goods there are seems to be classified information.
please tell ella that i tried to keep the tone (wit, anger, sarcasm etc) in the article. i also want to share it with my filam friends here in LA who have helped a LOT.
sa DSWD ako nagtatrabaho. buong pagmamahal akong kumakayod para sa bansang ito. isang noble na trabaho ang maging social worker. witness ako sa sa pagkukumahog ng mga social at community devt workers lalo na yung deployed sa field. umaraw umuluan, pinipilit na maabot yung pinakamahihirap na Pilipino.pilit na inaabot... umaakyat sa bundok, tumatawid sa malalawak na ilog...naaksidente pa kung minsan sa kakasakay sa motor o tumataob na bangka. hindi malaki ang sweldo ng nasa gobyerno. pag namatay ka, isang koronang bulaklak lang ang matatanggap ng pamilya mo. pero sa kabila ng hirap at laki ng taya sa pagtatrabaho sa DSWD....aaminin kong SOBRA AKONG HIYANG HIYA DAHIL SA BLOG NA TO. nahihiya kasi may bahid ng katotohanan...
halos araw araw akong may nakikitang donation boxes..yung iba galing pa sa simpleng pinoy na alam mong bukal sa kalooban ang tumulong... may officemate akong flood victim din, sya mismo, sinabi nyang hindi umabot sa neighborhood nila ang relief goods. nakakahiya, sa isang maliit na NGO pa nakatanggap ng ilang kilong bigas at de latang ulam si officemate.yung ibang natanggap nya, ipinamigay na rin sa mga kapitbahay nya na halos maluha luha sa kakapasalamat. bago pa ang blog na to, napapagusapan na namin ni officemate ang tungkol sa mga relief goods na yan na hindi naman nkakarating, may instance pa nga na sarcastic kaming nagcocomment sa 'do not delay'...pero kapag sibilyan na pla ang nagkomento ukol dto... hindi ko na kayang matawa pa.
volunteers... nakalista ang pangalan ko sa GUSTONG MAGVOLUNTEER ng sabado at linggo na MAGREPACK at kahit IHATID PANG MGA YAN SA mismong areas na hindi mapasok ng trucks. sabi pa, ittxt na lang daw kami pag kailangan ng volunteers.
kitiwiti wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
this is quite fascinating to me, and quite an intellectually stimulating discussion.
SUBATORE, you sound defensive , almost guilty. do you work in the govt by any chance? perhaps your parents?
im safely in the private sector, smack dab in the middle class and with all my family's dealings with diff govt branches (DPWH, BIR/GSIS, IMMIGRATION, LABOR, DENR, DAR, LTO) and all of them always seem to ask for some sort of bribe, even with our existing connections. it may be true that the govt officials are not paid enough, but they definitely TAKE A LOT. they take whatever they can, actually.
distributing relief goods shouldnt take more than a month, and the govt should stop bemoaning about lack of volunteers if they didnt request for any in the first place. that was the whole point of the article.
i agree with some of what you said that not everything will be righted overnight (repacking and distributing goods equally, improving a better govt system etc), but it is exactly this kind of complacency that lands us where we are.
we're nowhere.
all we're asking for is, if not action, transparency man lang in govt. people are diseased and dying. it wouldnt feel so bad if it only involved money and corruption but lives are at stake. even people who were getting by, or even relatively middle class lost all their belongings and property etc.
if you think your precious degree in Economics can save the country, then why dont you go volunteer your services to DSWD. Get a math major to help you count those goods. Hindi yung palaging "ganun talaga, ganun talaga" bec frankly thats all i got from your responses, no matter how eloquently put.
Im sure you also did your part volunteering hours and hours in relief centers, and i agree that people should not sensationalize facts and focus on bad things etc Ang point lang (again) ng article is WHY THE DSWD DID NOT ASK FOR HELP< DENIED NEEDING HELP or even REFUSED HELP / VOLUNTEERS?
*** MITOSCABRAL: so transparent. sana man lang you changed your name before jumping in the discussion. inintay mo pang bistuhin ka na related ka, and therefore biased talaga ang opinion mo. i also have a tita (mom of my bestfriend) who works for DSWD... and since i love their family, i knew she couldnt have known anything about it. however, facts speak for themselves. and if the corruption lies not with DSWD, then probably the lady in power who gave the directive to send all relief goods to DSWD warehouses. which is why this article is out there. The people are demanding answers!
someones liable for this. We're here in LA and weve done all we can (which is send relief goods& money --im jobless pa ha--, solicit help from non filipinos, disseminate info) ... napadala nat lahat jan ang goods...anong ginawa ng gobyerno? NOTHING! talagang napapamura ako sa kanila, im sorry.
*** BLUECREST arent the pictures enough evidence?
*** honestly i DO believe that they are conspiring against ellas blog. her site is blocked... and the links with ella's blog name (even the google cached one) on FB are flagged. (tip: bit.ly works)
...THE TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL.
kudos to RIDGEANDTHEUNTOLD, GAIJINDESU PALAYOKBANGA and mabuhaygirl for sharing your stories/thoughts!
gaijindesu wrote on Oct 23, '09, edited on Oct 23, '09
you guys who are working for DSWD who knows the truth should testify before the media maski voice man lang to protect your identity sa work. at least people would know the truth and do the right thing as to where they should entrust their donations when it comes to relief operations.
i hope more honest people from DSWD will come out to expose the truth.
they said, of all the government institutions, DSWD is the least corrupt department. Well, let us see if it is true. but is there a big difference between least corrupt and highly corrupt? PAGNANAKAW pa rin yun, maliit man o malaki.
this is quite fascinating to me, and quite an intellectually stimulating discussion.
SUBATORE, you sound defensive , almost guilty. do you work in the govt by any chance? perhaps your parents?
im safely in the private sector, smack dab in the middle class and with all my family's dealings with diff govt branches (DPWH, BIR/GSIS, IMMIGRATION, LABOR, DENR, DAR, LTO) and all of them always seem to ask for some sort of bribe, even with our existing connections. it may be true that the govt officials are not paid enough, but they definitely TAKE A LOT. they take whatever they can, actually.
distributing relief goods shouldnt take more than a month, and the govt should stop bemoaning about lack of volunteers if they didnt request for any in the first place. that was the whole point of the article.
i agree with some of what you said that not everything will be righted overnight (repacking and distributing goods equally, improving a better govt system etc), but it is exactly this kind of complacency that lands us where we are.
we're nowhere.
all we're asking for is, if not action, transparency man lang in govt. people are diseased and dying. it wouldnt feel so bad if it only involved money and corruption but lives are at stake. even people who were getting by, or even relatively middle class lost all their belongings and property etc.
if you think your precious degree in Economics can save the country, then why dont you go volunteer your services to DSWD. Get a math major to help you count those goods. Hindi yung palaging "ganun talaga, ganun talaga" bec frankly thats all i got from your responses, no matter how eloquently put.
Im sure you also did your part volunteering hours and hours in relief centers, and i agree that people should not sensationalize facts and focus on bad things etc Ang point lang (again) ng article is WHY THE DSWD DID NOT ASK FOR HELP< DENIED NEEDING HELP or even REFUSED HELP / VOLUNTEERS?
*** MITOSCABRAL: so transparent. sana man lang you changed your name before jumping in the discussion. inintay mo pang bistuhin ka na related ka, and therefore biased talaga ang opinion mo. i also have a tita (mom of my bestfriend) who works for DSWD... and since i love their family, i knew she couldnt have known anything about it. however, facts speak for themselves. and if the corruption lies not with DSWD, then probably the lady in power who gave the directive to send all relief goods to DSWD warehouses. which is why this article is out there. The people are demanding answers!
someones liable for this. We're here in LA and weve done all we can (which is send relief goods& money --im jobless pa ha--, solicit help from non filipinos, disseminate info) ... napadala nat lahat jan ang goods...anong ginawa ng gobyerno? NOTHING! talagang napapamura ako sa kanila, im sorry.
*** BLUECREST arent the pictures enough evidence?
*** honestly i DO believe that they are conspiring against ellas blog. her site is blocked... and the links with ella's blog name (even the google cached one) on FB are flagged. (tip: bit.ly works)
...THE TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL.
kudos to RIDGEANDTHEUNTOLD, GAIJINDESU PALAYOKBANGA and mabuhaygirl for sharing your stories/thoughts!
I have no reason to hide my identity and thus no need to change my log-in name. Many people write blogs and comments under the blanket of an anonymous name. I wonder how brazen their comments would be if their true identity were revealed?
And your "since I love their family, I knew she couldn't have known anything about it" statement makes no sense. I don't want to make any assumptions so maybe you would like to clarify what you meant.
Every single donation is appreciated, be it small or large. And the DSWD has said "relief goods don’t all go out at the same time and an empty warehouse is not proof that the goods were used properly just as a full warehouse is not evidence that the goods are being hoarded." Imagine the chaos if everything went out all at one time. And then how would they be able to keep track of the donations as everyone seems to demand?
And what facts are you saying speak for themselves? Pictures of relief goods in a warehouse? Numerous people want to know where their donations have gone. The DSWD does not have the time to individually label an item and then catalog the exact recipient. Maybe we should place return address labels on our donations? Would that make everyone feel better? The DSWD website lists every single donation received and also has a list of the goods released. It's there in plain sight, for everyone to see.
As I have said before, relief goods are for the immediate relief of calamity victims. Those affected by the past typhoons have expressed their desire to move and rebuild. They cannot depend on dole-outs forever, and to propagate this type of scenario is to undermine the essence to rehabilitation. How can we truly help our countrymen if they are not taught to help themselves? There are ongoing relocation efforts and no one seems to care about that.
And there is no conspiracy. Her blog site is up and running.
If anything I hope this article has spurred the desire to seek the truth. And in doing so, how to take anything with a grain of salt. Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it the truth.
Pwede bang mag-update kayo kung ano na nangyayari sa relief goods na 'nakatambak' sa warehouse ng DSWD dito. Nakarating na kasi ito sa American friend ko,pinapatranslate niya sa English yung buong blog ni Ella.Hindi na muna kami kumilos,kasi hinintay namin yung side ng DSWD. Buti hindi ko pa natatranslate sa English yung buong Blog. Napost ko na agad sa kanya yung side ng DSWD.
OK.It is a good thing she withhold contacting the U.S media and the WhiteHouse. They need to see evidence that this is done now and not after a month or two.
Totoong walang volunteers sa DSWD. Nag-volunteer ako dun the week na walang pasok at kami lang ng mga 7 kaklase ko ang nagtrabaho sa isang malaking warehouse. Sobra-sobra ang nagpupunta sa Red Cross at sa iba pang relief centers, pero sa DSWD wala.
pwede b magmura d2 sa blog n toh!?! kaasar kc eh.. dameng ng pinoy n halos mkipagpatayan sa relief goods.. tas ganto lng makikita nten.. and sa DSWD pah!! WTF!!
by the way.. please don't post this on your Facebook or any international social networking... kaka disappoint mkita to ng ibang bansa.. bka lalong ala n tumulong s Pinas.. anyway di lng to ngyayari s pinas.. kahit s ibang bansa.. Sa Combodia nga bulgar pagbebenta ng mga relief goods dun s public market. Pero kakainis lng at ala kang magwa s tin.
i was able to volunteer at OLA PARISH MARIKINA CITY..repacking relief goods from abs cbn, la salle, ateneo at sa iba pang mga tao...nakita ko din sa mga mata ng mga taong talagang nasalanta nung mga panahon na iyon ang pasasalamat kahit sa simpleng bagay na natanggap nilang tulong...sana kumurot naman sa puso ng mga kinaukulan bilang isang kapwa tao na kahit sa isang latang sardinas ay lubos2 na pantawid gutom na sa kanila ito sa gitna ng malamig, maputik at madilim na palagid sa panahon ng bagyong ondoy...sana natikman nila ang mga sana'y para naman talaga sa kanila................
there are reports na may namatay pang donor/volunteer dahil kinulang ang dala nilang relief sa isang area, people in need are so desperate to get these relief goods even from small time groups. even ABS-CBN were mobbed by desperate calamity victims buti na lang may military back up. Tapos eto mababalitaan mo na sobra-sobra ang naka-imbak na relief goods intended for ondoy and pepeng victims? at ang nere-release lang ng DSWD intended for relief ay yung mga local relief goods, so para saan gagamitin yung mga imported relief goods? for the next calamity? kailan magre-repack? tuwing me calamity lang ba? dapat habang patuloy ang pagdating ng mga donations abroad, patuloy din dapat ang pagre-repack ng goods. pwede naman sila magtawag lagi ng volunteers. im sure madami ang tutugon. sobrang dami nilang alibi at mga palusot na walang volunteer or hindi nila hawa ang oras ng mga volunteer. problema, hindi sila nagtatawag. kundi pa sumabog ang balitang to, hindi pa sila gagalaw... ika nga damage control. in their website advisory, DSWD sec. even focused on the issue of "rotting relief goods" literally though she knows that what ella meant was not literal. it was a figurative statement. they are just diverting the real issue.
Sitting pretty, keeping quiet, knowing full well that those relief goods are direly needed by so many typhoon victims…smells like rotten fish to me. 2.
Makabayan on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 4:36 pm
anak ng teteng! what a lame excuse! nagkalat po ang mga NGOs na nagre-repack ng relief goods. kung hindi nila kaya, dapat ipasa nila ang mga relief goods sa mga NGOs na direktang tumutulong sa mga nasalanta.
im sure mapupunta na naman yan sa election campaign. isang supot ng relief kapalit ng boto mo. LOL! Fuckin’ Philippine politics! nagpapakahirap kami overseas at laging handang tumulong tapos ganyan? never na ko magdo-donate! 3.
Rico on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 4:36 pm
Ang tanong po kasi eh bakit walang tao doon. So many people are in dire need of immediate help. Ang daming namamatay, nagkakasakit at nagugutom. It leaves the impression that the DSWD is “saving” these goods for something. Bakit yung NGOs ang bilis kumilos? 4.
Why don’t they just give the task to ABS-CBN..it’s efficient and transparent..It’s really hurting those who are giving and those that need those reliefs.. 6.
Fig on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 5:44 pm
Please confirm this repost: The power of expose — DSWD apparently needs volunteers now. Contact Ms. Fabian (Head of the National Resource Operations Center) at 8528081. 7.
Carl on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 6:04 pm
“Ondoy”, “Pepeng” and now, “Ramil”. Will the 3rd be the charm? 8.
mirriam on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 6:43 pm
at bakit naka-hiwalay ang mga imported goods? bawal ba ipamigay ang mga imported na relief goods tulad ng coleman sa mga “hampas-lupa” nating kababayan? 9.
S.A. on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 11:53 pm
What they’ll do with the imported relief goods? Sell them? Or for display just like what some of my relatives used to do when they get PX goodies during the days of US bases? Whatever it is, it’s disappointing to hear about wastage.
To those who hoard the imported stuff — just give it to the needy NOW. 10.
TheNashman on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 12:22 am
SOP ng corrupt DSWD officials yan.
In 1990 during the Baguio earthquake, imported goods were switched with local goods.
The imported goods then flooded the black market. 11.
Brian_B on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 12:27 am
It’s relief goods from DONATIONS, not from DSWD, and they are specific to ONDOY and Pepeng victims. As far as I know donors have a right to say where their donations should be going. These donations were not made to DSWD but to the victims.
“Believe it or not? It depends on where you are in current zeitgeist.”
No, what this is is government not keeping up to the times and to the Zeitgeist. MLQ3, there is no such thing as left or right of the zeitgeist. Either you’re on it or not. The corrupt have been doing this to relief goods since the time I became a conscious human being. They do this on the barangay level, municipal level and now here we are. What the government has failed to understand is that we all have cellphone cameras now, and blogs and twitter and facebook. They also didn’t realize the emotion involved in this disaster from all walks of life. Ondoy wasn’t just a regular calamity. It woke up sleepers. 12.
BrianB on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 12:29 am
Bakit kaya moderated ako? 13.
supremo on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 12:56 am
You would think that after several decades of existence DSWD would have come up with a better way to distribute relief goods. Why not pack relief goods during the summer so they’re ready when the typhoon season comes? 14.
mlq3 on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 2:32 am
No idea, Brian, was that way when I got home. You’re right, though, see my update. 15.
beth on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 2:56 am
Christmas season is around the corner. Wouldn’t hurt if the goods will be used as Christmas gifts as an act of early vote buying. Of course, cash gift to follow near election time. 16.
amor balagtas on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 2:59 am
bakit panay supot ng noodle at bigas ang pinamimigay. bakit walang kaserola, kumot, mga water containers na nakita kong nakatambak? Aanhin nila yun? 17.
Gang Badoy on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:16 am
You can find info on HOW TO HELP the DSWD deploy relief on this site:
INFO ON HOW TO HELP MOVE THE RELIEF SUPPLIES STOCKPILED AT THE DSWD WAREHOUSE TO BGYS. —-> http://bit.ly/RX0vw / RT 18.
Paul "The Pageman" Pajo on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:30 am
I think Gang Badoy of RockEd just got a breakthrough 19.
mlq3 on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:33 am
it was damage control. 20.
rhona on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:35 am
I keep thinking about the comment Sec.Cabral (if my memory serves me right) said about the noodles coming out of the ears of the evacuees. If the sardines in these pictures were distributed pronto maybe there won’t be noodles coming out of the evacuees’ ears 21.
Max on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:35 am
Punyeta, ibigay nila sa private groups/NGOs, sa GMA kapuso, or sa Kapamilya or kahit saan man wag lng sa punyetan gobyerno ng pinas and let them take care of it. wala mngyayari sa mga relief na yan pag pinabyaan nati sa kamay ng walng kwentang gobyerno natin! Nanakawin and pagiintrest-san lng mga mga magnanakaw at mga walng kwentang tao sa gpobyerno ng pilipinas!!!! tangena talga! 22.
Mike H on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:37 am
As Nashman says : Gawain talaga iyan ng corrupt DSWD officials. Imported goods were switched with local goods.
The imported goods then flood the black market. 23.
mike cohen on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:51 am
Thanks Manolo for following it up and going there to look and see for yourself… you truly deserve the title of your show the explainer on ANC. I see several news organizations have picked up the story already, I think this thing might sadly affect the efforts to get aid out to those in need. Anyhow, very well done on the report and information as always. cheers Mike Cohen
ps I remember Dinky Soliman at times like this, shes missed by a lot of journalists like me for at least having the decency to answer or reply to calls or SMS. 24.
BrianB on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 4:33 am
To Rock Ed,
Ha ha, walang pang-Chrstmas mga kurakot pag nagkataon.
Nash, ibang relief goods galing abroad ginagawang Ukay Ukay. Dapat na report na ito matagal na. 25.
BrianB on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 4:50 am
The person who broke this–Maganda-something–is another hero of these times. The people-in-government are the enemy, let’s not forget. Next time we won’t be so amenable to their proposals–dadaan sa DSWD daw muna. Never again. We’ve seen the newscasts of people desperately waiting for food, flooded areas with 100-peso transportation for the poor people. This kind of callousness borders on insanity. 26.
d0d0ng on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 5:54 am
Itago muna yung corned beef. Labas lahat ng sardinas. 27.
myepinoy on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 6:34 am
My guess is that these goods will be going to the residents of the favorite district.
If not, in all probability these will go to the admin tongressmen,mayors, brangay captains for the coming elections.
now that we know what’s inside that bodega, we might as well be vigilant where these items will be given or perhaps be sold.
If i am not mistaken, the red cross package had the same “imported” kaldero, kumot and other assorted items inside the relief goods they distributed. 28.
CViado on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 7:17 am
the goods that were donated were specifically intended for the victims of ondoy and pepeng typhoons. so let the victims have them!!!
they are not for those that will be hit by typhoon ramil. if needed, we can always donate again for those who will be affected by the new typhoon (ramil). BUT NOW I’M SURE THAT WHATEVER DONATION I HAVE, I WILL COURSE THROUGH A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AND NOT AND I MEAN NOT THROUGH GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS to make sure that my donation will be received by the people asap. 29.
T. / Bayanihan Online on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 7:47 am
Hi Manolo, we tried making a timeline of the events as it happened yesterday in the internet: http://ping.fm/vgz5d (other items in the post were previously collated info re: other red tape/gov’t incidents). 30.
Lisa on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 7:59 am
What can they say about the news that all they gave the miners who dug out their fellow miners was one lousy sack of rice? SHAME on DSWD. Di na sila mahiya sa balat nila. We the people gave so much and dedicated countless hours, working well into the night to distribute relief goods and they are letting all those go to waste. Every day is a day too late. Help when it actually matters. Jeez. 31.
elena on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 9:36 am
at least, when the typhoon victims die in hunger and sickness, they will be clean enough when they go to heaven. with the number of soaps given to them, yup! i think that’s how DSWD’s fucking brain works.
let cabral eat all the food left in DSWD’s 4 warehouses so she can die and go to hell! 32.
acheronsdarkhunter on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 9:38 am
why are they doing that? arent they’re greedy enough to fill their own mouths? and not to give that to the needy a lot of Filipino people are needing that foods and accept it or not the country or those flood victims is still striving on how to live their life and to survive.arent those people doesnt have heart? everytime i read these kind of situation i burst out into thirst becuase i feel so bad that why there are people or should i say goverment officials being greedy,Do they have conscience?,are you not seeing the Filipino people,can’t you fill their needs? we dont have to be selfish now not EVER! we must extend a helping hand to make this country a progressive one. 33.
Erick A. Fabian Sr. on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 10:14 am
Sir MLQ3, point taken. Even so, DSWD’s ‘tardiness’ will still cost lives. It’s the seemingly ‘little things’ that count the most. Regardless of whether DSWD is just being tardy and trapped by bureaucratic red tape, it will still be their fault if the relief goods do not get to the victims as soon as possible. Otherwise, they might as well drop the ‘Social Welfare’ from their name and replace it with ‘Our Own Welfare’, which will be more apt. 34.
olrayt on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 10:26 am
teka’t iinom ulit ako ng para sa high blood 35.
LovelySoul on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 11:10 am
This news is quite disturbing. The thought that USA (Americans) responded within 2 days from the day Ondoy hit Manila with plane load of goods, like water, food, warm blankets, water purifying machines only to be kept in a warehouse in Manila. Now, after almost a month, the Secretary of Philippine Social Work is still debating that she needed volunteers to REPACK or take inventory of the goods. This is an outrage. Take those goods in a church yard and start handing them out to the needy, displaced family who are in dire situation. Cut the crap. Also, Pres. Barack Obama sent U.S.$1.8 million dollars. I wonder what happen to those money? 36.
mae on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 11:19 am
Pang election na nga lang talaga to since hindi naman tumama si Ramil! Congrats DSWD, and galing ng stategy nyo! 37.
mae on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 11:30 am
Nanghinayan sa Coleman Mats, plastic banig lang ba ang bagay sa victims? 38.
firebrand on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 11:30 am
ARE THEY KEEPING THOSE GOODS FOR THE MAY 2010 ELECTION DOLEOUTS? RESIGN NOW SEC. CABRAL. LET RED CROSS TAKE OVER RELIEF OPERATIONS. 39.
LovelySoul on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 11:43 am
O.K. Ramil veered away and did not do any damage, so what is the next excuse of Esperanza Cabral? She needs more time to INVENTORY? Why, those are donations for the sole purpose of being given away asap. As far as volunteers, what is the Philippine Army or military doing? This is a time of National Emergency, why can’t they be deployed to assist in distribution. Where is the President, how come she is not involved in this tragic events?
Repacking, do you mean by giving away only the local poor quality goods and to make sure Stateside goods are not given away?? And kept until the need is no longer apparent? Then, who gets those goods from United States of America and other generous countries? Once again, the poor and disenfranchised are victimized twice. Once by strong typhoon Ondoy and the greedy fangs of Philippine government bureaucracy. God will be watching for the lest of His children. 40.
browneyedgirl on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 11:50 am
nakakahiya tayo sa international community. once other countries get wind of this, who is going to even want to help us out when the next calamity comes? and to think that other foreign countries have been extremely and overwhelmingly generous with their donations. nakakahiya talaga. 41.
LovelySoul on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 12:21 pm
I am a full time American student but when I heard of this awful calamity, I pulled my credit card and donated large sum of dollars to the Philippine Red Cross thinking that it will reach a needy family in Manila, especially the children. Now, I saw how callous the Philippine gov’t is, the lack of compassion, the absence of common human decency will make me think twice next time that this country is hit by a tragedy. It has been a month. How incompetent? 42.
platterofpeaches on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 12:37 pm
Eto lang ha…
“We would like to assure all of you that the relief goods will reach the intended beneficiaries as they become necessary and will be used only to assist them. However, the relief goods don’t all go out at the same time and an empty warehouse is not proof that the goods were used properly just as a full warehouse is not evidence that the goods are being hoarded. If you visit our website http://www.dswd.gov.ph you will find updates on our activities related to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. It includes an updated list of donations received and goods released from the DSWD warehouse.”
Last set of relief goods sent out: Oct. 22. CHECK OUT THE ITEMS and let’s do the math here.
Sa gabundok na dami ng supplies sa warehouse, un lang bah nailalabas nila kada araw? “Volunteers are welcome” – yet based on feedback, volunteers who call their hotline get passed from one person/dept to another. Walang sistema ba toh!? (Sounds familiar).
PS: 34wks4days preggy with twins ako… BUT it won’t stop me from doing my part in vigilantly monitoring THIS issue… It’s the least that I can do. :) 43.
Ron on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 1:46 pm
My blood pressure is rising again. Corrupt to the bones talaga tong si Nanay Gloria at ang kanyang mga alipores. Like mother like daughters.
Anyway you can also find two original stories below about corruption in our country. In fact I am losing my job because of the blog I made.
Ipalaganap ang kabutihan at kaalaman sa lipunan. We need to open the eyes of our people.Please don’t hesitate to share stories like Ella’s.
Thank you. 44.
Jes on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 2:32 pm
This problem started when GMA required all foreign donations to go through DSWD. It’s an inefficient system! Now that media’s attention is on DSWD, siyempre the warehouses will become busy for a few days. Pagkatapos? 45.
mlq3 on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:18 pm
peaches, thanks for links. am also going through them, administratyion allies are getting goods, the rest go through the bureaucracy. also, don’t have time right now but a cursory look of donations received suggests many foreign donations really are still at the warehouse. 46.
mlq3 on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:19 pm
d0d0ng actually tingnan mo official lists ng DSWD mismo -hindi nga lumalabas sa warehouse yung karne norte. 47.
You’re welcome, Sir. Let’s just hope that something comes out of RockEd’s and other volunteers signing up and so on. I’ve already requested Miss Gang to provide updates. What we need, moving forward, is make everything related to the action we’re doing, and what DSWD is doing, transparent. di po ba? Thanks for updating your blog. Mapapaanak ako ng di oras sa mga nakikita at nababasa ko eh! LOL… Please continue to keep us posted… Thanks!
went to the warehouse myself. the "imported goods" ella said are goods that were locally purchased by the international donors. magkaiba yun di ba? how come ella's screening out other comments not favorable to what she wrote? i hope she would also post all the other things people have to say about her story. di ba "journalist" naman daw sya?
Boy. you really have all the time in the world. Eh ikaw ano na ba ang nagawa mo para mabago ang sistema ng gobyerno bukod sa pagba blog ng mga kwento na di na-verify?
gaijindesu wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
earthwalker, hindi lang si ella ang may blog. you can read Manuel Quezon III's blog about the issue. He constantly updates his blog everytime may bagong developments. and from him:
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mlq3 on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 3:19 pm
d0d0ng actually tingnan mo official lists ng DSWD mismo -hindi nga lumalabas sa warehouse yung karne norte.
and how about the JICA donations na nanggaling dito sa Japan? at yung mga pork and beans na galing from Spain? hindi na importante kung saan pa galing ang mga donations na yan. the point is, all these relief good were intended for ondoy and pepeng victims na dapat sana at naibigay promptly at hindi na-ipon. RED TAPE, lack of manpower and whatever reasons/alibis is a reflection of being incompetent.
What a disheartening comments to hear from you about the image you now project to officials and staff of DSWD regarding relief goods being kept at the DSWD warehouse. Let it be known that this warehouse served as a national storage of relief goods intended to the whole country for augmentation to regions once a need and necessity is warranted. So at any given time there is an adequate stockpile ready for released immediately once it is needed. With the big volume of goods you saw at the warehouse is a combination of local and international donations for typhoon Ondoy and pepeng in addition to stockpile being maintained at all times. CAR region was one of those hardly hit by typhoon Pepeng and we received adequate relief goods from the national Office despite the hazardous way to transport to the cordlleras at the midst of the calamity. We did maintained our own stockpile but with the wide devastation our national office augmented the region. None so far had mentioned here of the inadequacy of relief goods, because the Lgus , Ngos and NGAs had worked in partnership, coordinated places to serve inorder to cover all affected areas.At present the affected families manifested to work instead to be just given relief goods. and with the DSWD program on food for work then these families will receive goods while they do community work like clearing their muddy houses or road , clearing debris etc. The DSWD staff and officials worked 24/7 specially during disaster times and we continue to do this for our country men
We at the regional offices directly receives volumes of relief goods from the DSWD National relief operation (NROC).
Wow, I can't believe how gullible some people can be! How can this Ella person be a reputable source and a responsible journalist when she censors the comments on her blog? Come on.. You are just as bad as this "masahista" who can't even come forward to defend herself if you believe in what she says and keep reposting her awful blog.
Dapat nga patrabahuin itong mga nagrereklamo ito sa DSWD para alam nila kung paano ang proseso. Go and verify! Get involved and help out create progress!
ay di ako si ella na poser ano. i want to let the people know that there should be data to back this up, not just photos. given na yun na may goods na dumarating kaya marami goods. ay naku, umuwi ka nga sa pinas at mag repack.
For everyone's information, many victims of the past typhoons have expressed their gratitude for the relief goods that they have received, but are now in the phase of rehabilitation and rebuilding. They can't just rely on dole-outs forever. Relief goods are just that - for the immediate relief of those affected by calamities. And as we have seen in the past weeks there is a need to be prepared. The DSWD is stock-piling goods in the event that they will be needed. And if every trivial matter has to be explained then there would be no more time to do the real work that has to be done.
You have your perspectives wrong. If I donated 100 pesos and found out that only 50 pesos were given out, and the rest "stockpiled", it would piss me off! Not only did you lose integrity and my trust, you also lost yourself a donor. You will never see me donating a single cent again because of this. I'd rather deliver the relief goods myself.
And, given the current scenario, why would you stockpile goods? The only valid reason to stockpile goods is if there is excess inventory. Again, excess inventory! But we can plainly see that the relief goods aren't enough for the current batch of disaster victims. So "stockpiling for a rainy day" is an uber-lame, pathetic excuse - because it's.. still.. a.. rainy.. day.
The brutal truth is, the DSWD just lost a ton of supporters and donors. So how in the world are we going to "stockpile" things in the future if there isn't anything to "stockpile" if no one else is willing to donate?
Come on! How blind can you be? We can see clearly well that something's amiss.
earthwalker78 wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
yes po, nakapunta na po ako ng japan. bakasyon po at di trabaho. di tulad mo na dyan nagtatrabaho at reklamo sa gobyerno. ikaw nagsabi na lalabas kang unpatriotic.
kelan nawalan ng DONORS ang DSWD? before this issue or after the issue? pinag-uusapan natin dito before lumabas ang issue na to. bakit nyo nire-reason na nag-stockpile kayo kaya di dapat i-release lahat.
i'll repost the side of dswd in my FB so that the government's side is heard too.. though i hope there's more concrete actions. Ako, gusto ko magvolunteer pero hindi ko magawa dahil asa probinsya ako. and please, sana, pagtuunan din ng pansin ang northern luzon because tinamaan din kami ng bagyo at hindi naman kami gaanong ka-fortunate na may mga ngos and media personnel na tumutulong sa amin dito sa northern luzon. however, kung meron mang tumutulong sa mga people ng northern luzon, thank you very much.
You have your perspectives wrong. If I donated 100 pesos and found out that only 50 pesos were given out, and the rest "stockpiled", it would piss me off! Not only did you lose integrity and my trust, you also lost yourself a donor. You will never see me donating a single cent again because of this. I'd rather deliver the relief goods myself.
And, given the current scenario, why would you stockpile goods? The only valid reason to stockpile goods is if there is excess inventory. Again, excess inventory! But we can plainly see that the relief goods aren't enough for the current batch of disaster victims. So "stockpiling for a rainy day" is an uber-lame, pathetic excuse - because it's.. still.. a.. rainy.. day.
The brutal truth is, the DSWD just lost a ton of supporters and donors. So how in the world are we going to "stockpile" things in the future if there isn't anything to "stockpile" if no one else is willing to donate?
Come on! How blind can you be? We can see clearly well that something's amiss.
Unlike some who have something to hide like their real names, I chose to keep my log-in name and not change it so I can just say anything I want.
Are you not aware of the motto, "Be prepared?" You think the only valid response to stockpile is an excess of goods? Would you rather we have nothing on hand in case Ramil had been worse than it was? Or if another typhoon decides to hit us? If we have learned anything from the tragedies of Ondoy and Pepeng it is that we need to be ready. Have we already forgotten that?
It is stories like this that distort the truth that make good people who would like to donate change their minds. Look at you - you are no longer willing to donate. All because of an irreputable source. That is so sad. How blind can YOU be? Do you have all the facts? Do you have any hard evidence? The DSWD now has to show proof to everyone that they are doing their job, instead of doing their job.
kasi the philippine government has asked for international support intendedly for ondoy and pepeng. and we in the international community responded promptly due to the urgency of the situation. tapos i-stockpile lang pala?
and we are demanding for the truth if there is really a breach of trust. and instead of producing hard evidence to maintain public trust and the trust coming from the international community eh they want to shut us up? and they focus more on their issue with ella? Damn! Eh dapat lang talaga mag-withdraw na kami ng support kung ganyan eh.
That's the problem Ms. MITOSCABRAL. You forget that you might be interacting with ACTUAL DONORS here. Some people prefer to be anonymous over the web the same way they prefer to be anonymous when giving out donations.
The fact is, I don't understand why my donations have to be stockpiled if there is an ongoing clear and present need to release the donations. Kung wala nang biktima na pagbibigyan, eh di dun ka na mag stockpile! Aanhin mo nga talaga ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo?
You forget that sometimes, yes, sometimes, you have to win "donors" over. Because they are the ones you approach when disasters like these happen. And that's a brutal truth. I'm asking where my money is going, and all you can say is that it's for stockpiling. Sinayang niyo pagod ko. And to answer your question, I'd rather have no stockpile as long as I know that it means a life is saved. And the fact that I know that my donations are managed and handled well will MEAN that I am MORE THAN WILLING to send another stream of donations should there be no STOCKPILE in the future. How's that for a donor's sentiment?
At any rate, lessons have been learned. I now know where NOT to send my donations in the future.
well, so ang mga donation pala namin dito sa japan and JICA for Ondoy and Pepeng ay for stockpiling? hmmmmmmm
then tell Mrs. Cabral to write it black and white sa DSWD webpage so we would know here in Japan na yan pala ang kakapuntahan ng donation namin.
Are you part of JICA? The JICA donation was received on 9/30/09 as listed on the DSWD website under donations, in black and white. This was at the height of the relief operations. The website also lists a summary of releases. Would it make you feel any better if each donation was labeled with the source and then each recipient's name, address and contact number cataloged? Do you think that this would make the distribution of relief any faster or effective? With the outpouring of support from all over the world there is bound to be an excess. What happens when the donations stop and we have not set anything aside? And with all this bad press many donors are discouraged. Then we really won't have anything for when another disaster hits us.
what ever it takes to be transparent just to gain or maintain the trust should be the only option for DSWD... as i have said, the burden is not with the donors. it may be difficult but if DSWD is really sincere to serve the country with dignity and utmost transparency then public trust would not be a problem. For now, the International Community is observing. i am not yet withdrawing my support... it all depends on what comes next.
We don't need to rely on bad press. The point of contention voiced by most donors here is the "stockpiling" issue, which has repeatedly been defended and justified here by some parties. So one-sided press releases or blogs should not be put to fault.
pero kapag gobyerno at institusyon na ang sangkot sa isang isyu na may social impact ay wala kayong paki. haha!
Very good observation.
It's the usual tactic of misdirection actually. We take the mainstream media into useless whatnots so we don't discuss what really matters to our lives.
Especially if it concerns policies that affect each one of us and our intrinsic rights...those are not discussed at all. We replace them with shallow and personal criticism. but never about policies, inefficiency and underhanded manipulation.
I suggest everybody dig deeper. So we all know the truth behind all the shallow propaganda.
It is the lubricant that convinces the producer to part with his resources and technology.
You're getting closer to it.
Then break the ideology of money. Because it's nothing but paper. A misdirection by its very nature.
True wealth is human ideas (technology), human labor (craft and industry), and and any other human output...and the conveniences we afford the human, so he could continue to create and build.
NOT money! It's just a medium...Try taking that away from the equation and all its misleading policies and slavery-grounded ideologies...and you understand the game better.
Or better...Try playing SimCity. It gives you a better feel of the game actually.
aside from JICA, there are numerous FIL-JAP organizations here which i am a part of. and they are not yet aware of of the issue at hand... as far as i know. so it is very important to resolve this issue. sino ba naman ang ayaw na tumulong, maski pa alam namin na me corruption somewhere in the government. still we keep on helping, but at the same time we do not condone even a simple corruption or inefficiency.
Then break the ideology of money. Because it's nothing but paper. A misdirection by its very nature.
True wealth is human ideas (technology), human labor (craft and industry), and and any other human output...and the conveniences we afford the human, so he could continue to create and build.
NOT money! It's just a medium...Try taking that away from the equation and all its misleading policies and slavery-grounded ideologies...and you understand the game better.
Or better...Try playing SimCity. It gives you a better feel of the game actually.
you got it right... people are concentrated on the paper bill, not on the natural resources, human intellectual ability and skills that gives power to it as a medium.
We can go around and around in circles and talk all you want and yet many will not understand. Has anyone asked the victims what they need or want? Many want to move on, rebuild, relocate. If you feel that your donations should only go to those affected by the typhoons, have you asked yourself about the milions of Filipinos who were already needy before the typhoons hit? Where is the generosity for them? I am sorry that many feel that they should now curtail their donations because they were not made to feel special. The true spirit of giving means to not expect anything in return.
The true spirit of giving means to not expect anything in return.
We are NOT expecting anything in return. And it does not mean in any manner whatsoever that we would stop donating.
But what's upsetting is that what we're giving does not go to those it were intended for. And neither do they feel that they were given the best, because some people would rather hoard the best instead of giving it to those who need it most.
@mitoscabral, i am not only actively supporting the country during calamities. in fact i have an adopted community back there. somewhere up north where there is no support from the government. and there is no media coverage or photo ops for that. i am also active in ecological preservation and rehabilitation.
We are NOT expecting anything in return. And it does not mean in any manner whatsoever that we would stop donating.
But what's upsetting is that what we're giving does not go to those it were intended for. And neither do they feel that they were given the best, because some people would rather hoard the best instead of giving it to those who need it most.
That's the whole principle here.
I am responding to the comments of those who say they no longer want to donate, to those who think they deserve a pat on the back for giving a donation. Like I have said time and time again, please get your facts straight. We can talk principle all you like while time is wasted discussing these things. I think I will now leave you to obtain the facts for yourselves. I hope you all keep an open mind, and again to not believe everything you read out there.
@mitoscabral, i am not only actively supporting the country during calamities. in fact i have an adopted community back there. somewhere up north where there is no support from the government. and there is no media coverage or photo ops for that. i am also active in ecological preservation and rehabilitation.
Then kudos to you! I wish more people who had the ability to do so could follow your example.
We can go around and around in circles and talk all you want and yet many will not understand. Has anyone asked the victims what they need or want? Many want to move on, rebuild, relocate. If you feel that your donations should only go to those affected by the typhoons, have you asked yourself about the milions of Filipinos who were already needy before the typhoons hit? Where is the generosity for them? I am sorry that many feel that they should now curtail their donations because they were not made to feel special. The true spirit of giving means to not expect anything in return.
Not be made to feel special? Not expecting something in return? I'm afraid you miss the point.
The DSWD is only the middleman - the courier - the mailman. The disaster victims are the intended recipients, not DSWD.
If you send a mail, or a package, to an intended recipient and the courier fails to deliver it ON TIME - or fails to deliver it AT ALL - what would you do? You'll probably get mad, curse, and sue the courier. In the end, you'll probably use another delivery service from a different company afterwards.
Yes, we know the true spirit and meaning of giving, that's why we give things in the first place - with anonymity. But in the above scenario, I'm afraid that the middleman is the one who has forgotten.
Not be made to feel special? Not expecting something in return? I'm afraid you miss the point.
The DSWD is only the middleman - the courier - the mailman. The disaster victims are the intended recipients, not DSWD.
If you send a mail, or a package, to an intended recipient and the courier fails to deliver it ON TIME - or fails to deliver it AT ALL - what would you do? You'll probably get mad, curse, and sue the courier. In the end, you'll probably use another delivery service from a different company afterwards.
Yes, we know the true spirit and meaning of giving, that's why we give things in the first place - with anonymity. But in the above scenario, I'm afraid that the middleman is the one who has forgotten.
And if the recipient doesn't need ten plastic mats? Or has so many packs of noodles he could sleep on them? Your analogy is flawed. I would rather have them when I actually needed them. Go ahead, get mad and curse. Be upset that what you gave could help someone else down the line. Accuse the DSWD of not doing their job. At least have some basis of proof before you do.
to be fair with the DSWD sec, i guess she is not the root cause of this issue. the directives always come from her superior. you know who she was... like Dick Gordon (i cannot trust anymore Philippine Red Cross after what he did), she is always willing to delay relief efforts for photo ops. Giving the sense of urgency of the situation may time pa sila magpa-picture.
i remember when we went in the Philippines. I and a team of japanese doctors conducted a medical service in far flung areas and also in manila. I can still recall this politician from paranaque who suddenly took out his streamer for photo ops and claiming our project as his. the japanese head of the team got furious and wanted to rip the banner. ako ang nahiya sa nangyari...
mickey4437 wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
O, huwag naman mapikon NETNINJA. Binabasa ko ang lahat dito at sinusubukan ng madami na ipaliwanag ang pangyayari. Parang hindi ka na nakikinig (o nagbabasa). Pero kung gusto mo na ikaw na lang ang magbigay ng relief goods, sige! Magpa-picture ka din ha? Basta ako, aalamin ko muna lahat bago pa akong maniniwala sa isang babae na sa tingin ko ngayon ay nagtatago. At kung totoo naman ang sinasabi niya, bakit hindi ko na siya mahagilap?
eh kasi naman tingin ninyo palagi sa mga tao sa gobyerno kurakot. marahil di pa nga talaga kayo nakatagpo ng matitinong tao sa buhay ninyo. that is so sad then.
DSWD is now working on revising a Presidential Memorandum Order (PMO 36) so that foreign donors can send aid to the RP TAX and DUTY FREE. i hope this will push through... at sana isama ang NGOs (legitimate institutions) sa exemptions.
yoko nga magpa-picture.. eh di hindi na ako ninja.. tsk.. ;-)
May sense of humor ka pala. Makitulong na lang tayo para sa mga kababayan natin. Pagod na ako sa kakabasa ng mga comment. Hihintayin ko na lang si Ella ganda na lumitaw. At Miss Mitoscabral, huwag ka rin mapikon ha? Alam ko na gusto mo lang magpaliwanag kasi naniniwala ka sa mabuting ginagawa ng mga ibang tao. Nakatulong din ang DSWD sa akin at mga anak ko dati at alam ko na may mga mabubuting tao doon, lalo na nung si Cabral ang naging secretary. Di katulad ng mga nangungurakot na nauna sa kanya. At yun alam ko ay totoo!
What's all this? Why don't we just wait for the DSWD to explain their side? Tapos na dapat si Ella. Lets not believe her first. Masyadong nakakasira. If its possible she is an irresponsible blogger, lets not be irresponsible ourselves by believing just whatever anyone says. If the DSWD can't answer our questions, then lets go ahead and bash that agency to death. But I think its premature to do any of that. Maghinaty naman muna tayo. What if it is really true that we are destroying the only government agency that has some credibility left? Pano kung sila nalang talaga ang pwede nating maasahan? Are we willing to take responsibility for that? I'm not ready to take sides now. None of you should.
The blogger’s questions were legitimate, based on personal observations.
The questions focused on what the blogger perceived was the slow nature of the packing of relief goods. And the blogger wondered if foreign goods were being kept in reserve while domestic goods were packed first.
At no time did the blogger suggest theft, pilfering, or the diverting of relief goods to places they weren’t supposed to go.
At the same time, the DSWD Secretary herself has pledged utmost transparency and accountability, and there are documents aplenty online from the DSWD itself.
Any question about speed, policies in determining which gets used first and which gets used later, are legitimate. There seem to be some discrepancies, but nothing so serious as to be beyond clarification: and that’s what’s going on, now.
But this isn’t to say that some serious questions may arise should further scrutiny be undertaken.
I have just been censored by Miss Ella! Ah yes, Miss Ella is out there, lurking in the shadows... I posted a comment that did not put her in a good light and so she deleted it. Here are screen caps of my comment, and then after she deleted them. Go ahead and take a look at my pictures. At least I have proof of my allegations. And my comment is not anywhere else in the list of comments after number 175 if you think my comment was just bumped.
importante lang naman sakin is yung conviction ni DSWD Sec. Cabral na maging transparent at accountable sa lahat ng activities at transactions ng ahensya. i guess, we can give DSWD a chance to prove their worth. let's wait and see...
tolitsayala wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
greenleaf......... you rushly accuse a blogger of deleting your comments.... you should have tought in demand ang byuti nya at medyo sankatutak ang traffic....
gaijindesu wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
sa wakas eh makakakain na ko ng maayos... honestly, i cant eat much after recieving this issue from my sister in China on twitter.
I guess nag-organized na yata ng repacking of relief goods sa DSWD, so volunteers in philippines can start helping DSWD with the task. we should be moving forward but continuously be vigilant...
greenleaf......... you rushly accuse a blogger of deleting your comments.... you should have tought in demand ang byuti nya at medyo sankatutak ang traffic....
buhay na ulit yung blog site ni ella ganda. hehehehe. punta ka dun.
Oh wow, I get to be on Ella's site! (sarcastic tone) So she's tired of dealing with all this? My goodness, what a coward! Why should someone else have to "deal with me?" She started all this.
Just a question, how can somebody be a coward if she laid her reputation on the line and bravely posted an expose-type blog entry?
Because she is running away and choosing not to deal with it, saying she is just tired of all this. Do you know this Ella? Are you friends? Then maybe you should tell her that she cannot just sit in front of her computer and write all these things and then wash her hands of it. Tell her she should reveal who she is if she wants to be called a reputable source.
Because she is running away and choosing not to deal with it, saying she is just tired of all this. Do you know this Ella? Are you friends? Then maybe you should tell her that she cannot just sit in front of her computer and write all these things and then wash her hands of it. Tell her she should reveal who she is if she wants to be called a reputable source.
No, I don't know her. The only reason why I participated in this comment thread was because of the justification given by certain people re the stockpiling of relief goods. I haven't even seen her blog prior to this. I reacted because my being a donor (having sent donations to DSWD myself) also makes me a stakeholder.
Again, regardless of whether she wrote the blog or not, the issue that I was dealing here pertains to comments, again, justifying the stockpiling of relief goods.
In my case, I don't need the burden of proof, it's plastered all over this thread, because my reactions are based on existing comments - again, the comments justifying why the stockpiling of goods is still being practiced by DSWD even though the need to dole out all relief goods is still urgent - which I disagree with.
No, I don't know her. The only reason why I participated in this comment thread was because of the justification given by certain people re the stockpiling of relief goods. I haven't even seen her blog prior to this. I reacted because my being a donor (having sent donations to DSWD myself) also makes me a stakeholder.
Again, regardless of whether she wrote the blog or not, the issue that I was dealing here pertains to comments, again, justifying the stockpiling of relief goods.
In my case, I don't need the burden of proof, it's plastered all over this thread, because my reactions are based on existing comments - again, the comments justifying why the stockpiling of goods is still being practiced by DSWD even though the need to dole out all relief goods is still urgent - which I disagree with.
Oh you and your stockpiling issue. You don't get it either. And why should you defend her? What is wrong with the people of today? This Ella person just called me a B**** and then changed her statement a few seconds later. She didn't even take the time to check and see if I was female or not. It disgusts me how people think they are not accountable for the things they say!
The blogger’s questions were legitimate, based on personal observations.
The questions focused on what the blogger perceived was the slow nature of the packing of relief goods. And the blogger wondered if foreign goods were being kept in reserve while domestic goods were packed first.
At no time did the blogger suggest a) theft, b) pilfering, or the 3) diverting of relief goods to places they weren’t supposed to go.
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siguro naman ay hindi mahirap intindihin yan. masyado nyo pinag-iinitan si ella at hinahamon sa blog nya eh puro anonymous din naman kayo. wala sa kanya ang burden of proof.
He/she who does not carry the burden of proof carries the benefit of assumption, meaning he/she needs no evidence to support his/her claim.
pictures were posted on her blog so that the public can have a basis for inquiry and finally resolve the issue.
earthwalker78 wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
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Tom Grace on Sat, 24th Oct 2009 8:07 pm
@peaches: I agree with your most recent sentiments. But the burden of proof in the quest for truth lies not only on the accused, but the accuser. Something that I hope YOU understand. Again, if you want proof, go get it. Blogging and waiting for the truth to come should never satisfy you. YOU are in a position to find out the truth with your own two eyes. Take a day away from your computer and head to the DSWD yourself. That’s my suggetion anyway.
I’m sorry if you feel i have no grasp for your history. I’ve heard about PEOPLE POWER, about ESTRADA, about EDSA. But remember, these PEOPLE were elected!!! I concede that they may have cheated but nonetheless, your people still allowed them to take several years away from you.
Dr. Cabral is in an appointed position. Now answer me this, if you, the good person that you are, were asked by a corrupt official to join the cabinet as a member, would you say no? What if all the good people said no for fear of being associated with corruption. Would change ever happen? What if the person actually being crucified is this person?
So, will you allow these blogs to go on for years just as these dictatorships have? Why depend on blogs and take other people’s word for it? Dont trust DSWD employee to give you an honest online answer, as I wouldn’t trust Ellaganda.com so easily.
Again, I apologize if you feel I have not understood the context of this blog, but so have the others who have posted on it. There are people here who have echoed sentiments that have nothing to do with this blog at all. Why dont you tell them off as well? So, lets agree to wait for the truth to come out shall we? And lets hold judgement until the truth is discovered. And if you take my advice perhaps the truth can be discovered and spread… by you.
"I agree with your most recent sentiments. But the burden of proof in the quest for truth lies not only on the accused, but the accuser." - tom grace
tom grace has a point here and i know that. but only after fulfilling the burden of proof can one effectively captures the benefit of assumption, passing the burden of proof off to the other party. both parties cannot shoulder the burden of proof at the same time. for now, the burden of proof is with the DSWD.
@RMir – Oh i admit it. I know and fully understand that a lot needs to be done. I’m not angered by this well known fact at all. Its the jumping to conclusions and attitude of guilty until innocence is proven that’s upsetting. I’m not the one under attack. Nor do I feel that way. The DSWD is the one being prematurely attacked. If you feel this was not the premise from which Ellaganda had initially posted her blog then undeniably from the people who so eagerly believed her. Perhaps the rest of the government should be attacked, perhaps rightly so, but they are not the topic of this blog are they?
As I’ve eluded to earlier, there are bad sides to all governments, not just yours. However, failure to recognize the good people in government is unfair and unjust. Slander as payment for hard and honest work? The phrase no good deed goes unpunished comes to mind.
I maintain, we should stress that people need to change… and change comes from within… that includes not jumping to conclusions… not harrasing anybody who disagrees with you… etc. But more importantly, change means actively getting your, and pardon my french, “ass” of your couch and doing something more productive like actively seeking the truth instead of listening to some childish rambling by a blogger who claims to be an unbiased journalist but choses entries and replies that are allowed to be posted on her site.
Every accused should be allowed to confront her accuser.
These next few statements are not aimed at you RMir, unless you feel compelled to reply:
I challenge Ellaganda to show up at Bagumbayan, expose her true identity and discuss this topic face to face, mano y mano, with Secretary Cabral. Infact, I challenge all of you to go to the DSWD offce to find the truth for yourselves. Why not go to Bagumbayan and DSWD? You demand the truth? You talk of PEOPLE POWER? Well, what are you waiting for?
And if you’re wondering why I don’t post this challenge on Ella’s site, well for the simple reason that she’s blocked me from accessing her blog. True unbiased journalism indeed. __________
what then are the libelous, slanderous statement of the blogger?
what was written is a narrative personal experience of the blogger. and we cannot argue with that because it is her personal experience. and along with that experience are her personal inquiries and realizations.
now it is up to the readers to extract the truth and exercise right judgement. the only sad part is not all people can exercise good judgement. either way truth must come out.
and even if there is "libelous" statement. sad to say, there is no internet libel based on the Philippines Revised Penal Code.
Guys, meet HIYASMIN, a true public servant: Pagbigyan ‘nyo na ako, please read her full comment.
Hi. I’m based in Baguio. i work in DSWD and our coverage is the whole Cordillera. I find it a bit sad to be seeing these messages but then again, I know it cant be helped. Sa isang banda, if not for this, i will not be inclined to say the following: I just want to share our experiences here. I laud my office mates. kase po we have been working 24 hours, 7 days a week. over and above our regular functions.
We have been doing relief operations–from the monitoring of the goings-on in the various provinces in the Cordillera so that appropriate intervention can be provided, repacking of goods and delivering of these to areas affected by the typhoons.
I’m sure a lot of us have heard about how tricky and difficult cordillera terrains are. On ordinary days, mahirap na puntahan ang mga lugar sa rehiyong ito– maraming areas where one barangay is several kilometers, mountains away from the next barangay.
Mas lalu na po ngayon matapos bayuhin ng bagyo. the social workers– hindi lamang po sa DSWD but even the LGU social workers, various groups / brigades under the PNP in the Cordillera, the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) and the whole AFP family in the region, the Army reservists, the whole Benguet State University (BSU) at yung iba pang tumutulong sa amin dito sa CAR na hindi ko na mabanggit dahil mahaba na, risk their lives para maabot lang po yung mga naapektuhan ng bagyo.
A lot of areas were isolated because of so many slides but because time is of the essence, kahit pa make-shift yung daan, kelangang sulungin. Kahit zero visibility, sige lang ang 6×6 truck ng gobyerno. At yun po ay may kasamang taga-DSWD.
I am proud of my officemates kase since october 2, di na nahinto ang pagbubuhat, pagrerepack, pagtakbo ng goods kung saan-saang lupalop ng Cordillera (CAR). Marami na pong nadisplace sa amin kase because of the need, kelangang ma-dispatch kung saan-saan.
Napapagod, napupuyat, inisangtabi na ang sariling pamilya magampanan lang ang sinumpaang tungkulin bilang kawani ng pamahalaan.
I have a widowed officemate whose house was submerged in water. she has one teenage daughter. They have not returned to their house because trauma ang anak. She chose to report to work kase madaming dapat gawin.
Wala nang 8-hour work. marami sa amin, uuwi ng 1 am tapos papasok ulit ng 6 AM. hindi po kasing-lawak ni miss ella ang aming network, pero may namo-mobilize pa rin po at doon, maraming salamat.
Nakaka-overwhelm po ang laman ng DSWD warehouse sa Maynila kase madami. But in fairness to the central office, they dispatch goods to our region,which we in turn dispatch to the LGUs.
At pro-active po kame. Meaning, kahit walang bagyo, we assure that there are prepositioned in the various LGUs.
We do not have rotten goods in our local warehouses. All the goods that are intended to those affected by the typhoons are brought to the LGUs, endorsed to the local social welfare and development offices to ensure proper distribution.
Sana po, wag tayong mag-generalize. at iwasan na lang magbitaw ng nakakasakit na salita. Sabi nga isang nag-leave ng message, let’s spread love instead of hate. We in the DSWD do not deserve the not so good words when all we do is work, and silently at that.
thank you po.
Thank YOU, Hiyasmin, for giving me the chance to show your side. I have nothing but the highest respect for the majority of the dedicated men and women who work at the DSWD. It is the top executives whom I have little regard for. I understand they are mostly political appointees beholden to a very unpopular president.
You laud your office mates. I laud you, Hiyasmin. Thank you.
Ay lumitaw na nga si Ella! Kawawa naman siya no? Pagod na daw, hindi na daw niya kayang sumagot sa lahat ng mga comment sa blog niya. Pagod na rin ako. Di pa ba kayo pagod sa kakasulat tungkol dito? Gusto kong makita kung ano pang balitang lalabas. Tumpak itong si greenleaf! Natameme ata si Ella sa kanya kaya na-block siya tuloy. Palagay ko takot na si Ella. At kaya siguro hindi siya lumalabas sa TV o dyaryo e alam niya kung gagawin niya yun pwede siyang pagbintangan ng libel.
@gaijindesu: Sa pagkaalam ko, mabait din si DS. Napakabait talaga ng mga tao diyan sa DSWD at hindi ko man lang maisip na may mandaraya or magnanakaw dun. Hay. Nakakalungkot and mga sinasabi ng mga tao. Bato bato sa langit ha? Sana naman payagan na silang gawin ang trabaho nila na walang sinasabing masama ng iba. Buti nga may DSWD nung kinailangan ko ng tulong at wala na akong mapuntahan. Tignan mo ako ngayon, nakaka-comment na ako sa internet!
Pagod na talaga ako dahil dito. Imbes na mainis pa ako lalo sa mga masasamang sinasabi ng mga tao katulad ng "Sana mangyari sa DSWD ang nagyari sa mga typhoon victim!" (Ay grabe naman! Huwag naman ganyan. Ingat lang, baka ma-karma) ay makikipaglaro na lang ako sa mga anak ko. Sana mahimbing ang tulog niyo.
gaijindesu wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
@mickey, yun din ang tingin ko, mabait si DS... di ko lang talaga masyado nasubaybayan ang activities nya. na-bilib ako sa kanya ng nag-resign sya out of delikasesa. eto kasing papa ko iba sinasabi sakin kaya medyo nagtanong ako. my father and brother are involved in politics, medyo di kami magkasundo dahil iba prinsipyo ko as far as public service is concern. i really hate corrupt public officials. totoo ang mga nangyayari sa mga govt transactions and procurements. dyan sa mga public bidding at kickbacks like ng ZTE scandal. i should know... maybe alam mo na kung bakit. politics divide families, ganun talaga reality. basta ako, i dont condone any acts of corruption, walang kamag-anak o kapatid sakin kapag yan ang pinagusapan. i have friends too who are in politics and i dont support them knowing that they are corrupt. mahirap mag-stand sa tamang prinsipyo lalo na kung ang masasagasaan mo ay mga mahal mo sa buhay, pero kailangang gawin para sa mas nakararami.
i still hope meron pa rin namang mga matitino sa gobyerno. pero mabibilang mo lang yun... i am looking at the picture of Sec. Cabral, mukha naman syang mabait.
Wow, parang lumabas lang ako nag iba na ang tono dito. I am actually very glad people are starting to sound reasonable. Tama ka Gaijindesu. Mukha ngang mabait si Secretary Cabral. I have actually been watching her these past few years and have admittedly become a fan, kaya nga I was a bit disappointed when Ella's blog came out. Para bang may saving grace si GMA in her. I don't think I have ever heard anything bad said about her until now. But because this issue concerns so many of our poor countrymen, DSWD will just have to answer all our questions well. I hope this gets to Sec Cabral. Madame, we just need to know na pwede ka pa talaga namin asahan. Baka nga masyadong kang pinangunahan ng galit ng mga tao, pero pwede naman silang mag bago ng isip.
Saw the latest news on GMA 7 about this. Nagdedeny pa yung secretary. Ayaw nya pakuhanan ng video sa kanila raw kasi baka malaman ng mga tao kung saan warehouse nila and lusubin daw. So secret pala. Hala! There must be a better way to deal with this. One suggestion is to replace that Secretary with a person who can run the department better so taxpayers money wont be wasted
Hi! From the way the secretary sounds on TV parang ang bait... You will believe that "there's a process". But after reading this blog in full, you wouldn't believe it. Obviously there's really a scheme behind. Thanks to the internet they were exposed. Reposted this on my FB account.
Well, this is precisely why we all need to keep an open mind about this. There is nothing "obvious" in the blog other than someone who went to volunteer and formed an instant impression around her experience. Though some impressions may be correct, they can just as easily be wrong ones. Lets rejoyce that we have internet, but let us use it wisely. Repost ONLY if you are sure not to be spreading false accusations.
I'm glad na this ends well and I hope we should learn our lessons to get the side of both parties bago magbitiw ng masasakit na salita. I agree with wongkie72 maging responsible tau sa mga pino-post syempre sa mga kino-comment din. Sana di na maulit ung mga false accusations. Don't quickly judge things in a way na nakita or narinig lang natin. Instead, habang naghahanap ng proof tingnan natin ung bagay in different perspective and help people.
well, di naman ako biased. wala naman ako pinapanigan sa kanila. i am for the truth. natural lang naman magkaroon ng public scrutiny when serious questions or issues such as this arise. wala naman sigurong masama na maging vigilant at hagilapin ang katotohanan. for me, if i am in Sec. Cabral shoes, i would take it as a challenge to improve more the agency and i guess that is how she is dealing the issue at hand. in the end, the truth will prevail and the innocent will be vindicated. hindi naman kasi pare-pareho ang mga taong sumusuri sa mga informations na lumalabas. honestly, dito sa japan, hindi pa naman nagbabago ang stand ng mga donors. medyo nagtatanong lang sa mga nangyayari at nag-oobserba muna. pre-occupied ang mga tao dito sa work at family kaya walang masyadong time para maki-sawsaw sa mga issues though when the need arise adyan naman lagi para tumulong lagi. matindi din ang corruption dito pero exposed lagi. at maski sobrang laki ng tax, nakikita naman ang pinaghirapan mo sa mga serbisyo. sana dumating ang time na maging 1st world country din ang pilipinas. pero mangyayari lang yun kung lahat ay gagalaw at magko-contribute.
Gaijindesu, I can tell you are a fair person nga. And I am always happy to hear that there are still people like you, na kahit nasa ibang bansa na, Pilipinas parin ang nasa puso. It truly is disappointing to see so many people bicker about things so far not substantiated. Nakakahiya, para tayong mga bata. I know there are a lot of other people out there who share this view. Hindi palang sila naglalakas loob makisali sa usapan (ako nga ngayun lang, but it was getting so ridiculous for me already). I still believe in the goodness of people. Wag sana nila sirain ang buhay ng mga tao ng ganun ganun lang. Mukha namang unti unti nasasagot na ang ating mga tanong. Bigyan pa natin sila ng kaunting panahon magpaliwanag.
Bluecrest, I agree. While we are waiting for the rest of the issues to be resolved, and I am sure they will soon be, we should all just concentrate our energy on being productive for the good of the the Filipino.
I just want to share my experience at the DSWD to shed some light into the DSWD controversy because I had enough of the online speculation and just wanted to go there and see it for myself and volunteer to help. When I got there I looked for Miss Fabian who’s managing the warehouse for DSWD. She informed me that they no longer need volunteers for the weekend because they have too many. So I asked about UNICEF and they exclaimed that I could help there. UNICEF needs volunteers. So I met with Ensha of UNICEF, some volunteers from Don Bosco and Jordan, a volunteer from Boston. We were about 15. After about an hour, my fellow volunteers from Red Cross, including Geraldine Repollo, who’s managing Rizal chapter, followed and relieved the students from Don Bosco. We were still about 15. There are 5 (if my memory doesn’t fail me this time) huge warehouses. 1 warehouse housed the goods from UNICEF. The rest housed rice and other food stuff. The UNICEF goods are packed as starter packs for those families who have been relocated due to the floods. A starter pack consists of cooking pot stuffed with towels, bath soap, laundry detergent, water jug stuffed with 4 blankets, 2 plastic mats. These are then picked up by trucks and supposed to be delivered to the relocation centers. The rest of the warehouses pack food and snack packs, as far as I know because I did not actually pack one. Distribution is centralized through DSWD. Those are the facts as I’ve seen them. The blog that started it all, after checking the posted pics and what I actually saw, referred to the UNICEF warehouse. Is there corruption? I don’t think there is. At least not at the warehouse packing stages. Ensha and the volunteers seem intent only on the job at hand. (Bless you guys!)Security seems strict and I see no signs of pilferage. I’m not sure what happens after the goods leave the warehouse. I just hope they get to their supposed destinations. Someone needs to check on that. Is there intentional hoarding? I don’t think there is either. Goods are just moving slow. I posit 2 reasons: 1. There are not enough volunteers. Ms. Fabian says that on weekdays they only get around 40 volunteers. When I came there, there were not more than 15 working on a Saturday even when I posted on my FB page with my 1800 “FB friends”, several FB groups totaling around 400 members, twittered it, and SMSed to 20 buddies. 15/2000 is not a good ratio. Gang, I hope you are more successful. No volunteers. 2. Limits set by the management. When I was told that DSWD is no longer accepting volunteers for the weekend because there were already a lot of volunteers from UPS. I don’t have the exact count but I saw several hundreds. However, after 2 hours of work, I noticed that the other warehouses were empty. I strongly think the 5 huge warehouses could accomodate and harness at least 1000 per warehouse. When we were repacking at Red Cross Rizal in a 40sqm room, we had 600 volunteers at some points and managed to release 1000-2000 packs per mission and we ran several missions per day. The DSWD warehouses should be able to improve their output. They could run 24/7 on continous shifts when volunteers and managers (from DSWD, UNICEF, or volunteers) running the packing lines. In business, we call this a good problem. It is a scale problem. My recommendations: Train more packing line managers from staff and volunteers. Run the lines as a 24/7 operation with your trained line managers. Make the schedules public. Use social media, the internet, radio, whatever. (I know of some who volunteered but returned home when they were told they need no more volunteers. If I, myself, [emphasis mine] did not ask for UNICEF, the peeps at the DSWD office wouldn’t have volunteered the info. Clearly, we have communication problem here.) Get more volunteers. Those are my recommendations to the people in charge of the warehouses. From the above then, it’s safe to conclude the following: 1. There isn’t, hasn’t been, and there’s no reason to suspect, will be, pilfering/stealing of relief goods. Most accounts have been careful to avoid any such insinuations; if you go through the documents, as I’ve begun to do, it’s safe to say the government is trying its best to be transparent about what’s received and sent out. One problem is the (necessary) bureaucratic nature of things (having to assign a monetary value to donated goods, for example); another is receiving goods in one kind of quantity (per box) and doling them out in another (per piece): unless, from the very start, a standard unit is assigned from receipt to disbursement, it makes for a messy inventory system. Messy inventory systems do not inspire public confidence, but it’s not proof of anything other than a sloppy system. 2. The DSWD, dependent on volunteers, lacks them. A public fuss led to appeals for volunteers. Sometimes, even those willing to help can’t help because of scheduling/management snafus. This brings up a policy question: the President has the power to compel the attendance of the necessary manpower or hire necessary manpower to get the job done. 3. The goods are moving slowly. This is the main cause of the public fuss.
earthwalker78 wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
Have you also tried getting photos and data (from ABS-CBN, GMA, Philippine Red Cross, etc.)? warehouses? I think it would have been a better “journalistic” story if you also did a comparative study on all the organizations doing relief efforts. That way, you can compare how many volunteers, how goods are delivered, where to, etc. With the way you presented your story, you were downplaying the DSWD, when in fact you could have taken the issue intelligently by doing that study.
ella the blogger, through her personal experience, limited as it may sound, has raised a valid public concern and drove people to investigate responsibly. a lot of RESPONSIBLE people out there, instead of taking either side, set out to investigate and shed some light, providing answers in resolving the issue at hand. some of these responsible vigilant people also came up with constructive suggestions based on their personal 1st hand experience in their quest for truth. we in the international community, can only rely to these responsible vigilant individuals who instead of taking and attacking either side opted to investigate and came out with insightful answers. we can only thank these people who acted responsibly. attacking ella the blogger will not shed any light and will not resolve the issue or constructively help the DSWD clear its name. personally investigating the issue and sharing positive unbiased 1st hand experience is.
Once there was a girl named Ella who felt bored that day and said to herself “I’m gonna be spy/reporter todayyyyy!”.
So she went to Dee Esh Davulyu Dee to volunteer kuno. She stayed there for less than six hours, took pictures instead of doing the real work (ay sabi ni Ella so eeeewwwy pag sweatttyy!) and may-I-therefore-conclude to myself na “BASED ON WHAT I’VE SEEN IN THE LESS THAN SIX HOURS I’VE STAYED INSIDE THAT THINGIE, THOSE GOODS ARE ROTTING, BABY! HEAR ME? ROTTING!” No need for before and after shots daw sabi ni Ella. Sapat na ang nakita ng kanyang dalawang mata. Then Ella thought to herself, “THOSE PICTURES ARE SO SAYANG NAMAN. I’M GONNA WRITE ABOUT IT PARA MALAMAN NG HELLO PHILIPPINES AT HELLO WORLD! O DI BA BONGGA? CELEBRITY NA KO PLUS, I’LL NO LONGER BE BORED!”
So Ella wrote the blog, posted it, and voila! SENSATIONAL KA NA! But when her blog was noticed Ella thought to herself: “NAKU, PATAY! DAPAT PALA NAGLAGAY AKO NG BEFORE AND AFTER SHOTS! KASI DI BA SA SCIENCE, PARA MA-ESTABLISH NA MEGA-ROTTING ANG ISANG BAGAY O KYA STAGNANT LANG SYA DUN AY DAPAT MAY TIME FRAME INVOLVED? OMG, I FORGOT ABOUT THAT! PANO ‘TO?! SIRA NA BEAUTY KO! I REMEMBER WALA RIN PALA AKONG KINAUSAP NA IN-CHARGE DUN SA WAREHOUSE TO GET THEIR SIDE! KALOKA NA! OMG TLGA! I’M SO DEAD!”
So Ella kept on mumbling to herself while absentmindedly wringing her hands and continuously paced inside her room while her computer glowed, mocking her for what she has done. Deep in her heart, she now knows how it feels to prosecute someone innocent. “BUT I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD GO OUT OF HAND! DI KO NAMAN SINASADYA EH!” And the tears started falling…..GUILT NEVER LEFT ELLA’S SIDE. HE WAS THERE WATCHING OVER HER AND REMINDING HER ON WHAT SHE HAS DONE…
earthwalker78 wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
marunong ka ba mag kendo? kendo na lang tayo para tapos na usapan. dun sa warehouse para makita mo made in laguna ang donations ng foreign donors. (FYI: this is to help local economy).
try mo rin magtrabaho sa gobeyrno (try mo una sa DSWD para makumpara mo sa ibang ahensya) so that all your brilliant ideas will be implemented. seriously, that way you can help improve the system.
gaijindesu wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 24, '09
haha! nakakatawa ka... mga katulad mong walang magawa at nakikigulo lang and nagpapalala ng issue. no wonder....
and read back... hindi ka kasi nagbabasa. 2 members of my family are in politics lol! naka-focus ka kasi sa mga negativity at kay ella. and regarding helping improving the system, there are many ways to do that directly or indirectly. hindi necessary na maging impleyado ka ng gobyerno to help improve the system. ikaw ano ba nagawa or ginagawa mo?
magnify? i mentioned it just once and with unbiased relevance lol! haha! nevermind... respect begets respect.... no wonder you hated ella that much, nakikita mo siguro sarili mo sa kanya. at ayaw ka nyang pansinin dahil aagawan mo lang sya ng trono nya haha!
gaijindesu wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 25, '09
nothing to fix lol! they are old enough to be fix. and it is not your concern anyway... you are just diverting the issue by attacking on personal level whoa! how intelligent of you hehe!
.... and at the same time you can have all the fame attacking her constantly. piggybacking with her LOL!
anyway, ikaw? baka me pag-asa ka pang maayos hehe!
at kung nasa pinas ka, instead of focusing your bitterness to ella, pumunta ka na lang sa DSWD warehouses at tumulong ka magre-pack ng may silbi ka!
Hi. I'm new here. Just got back from a short trip abroad. Grabe! Grabe talaga si Ella!!! Buti nalang I did not arrive earlier or nasama na rin ako sa wave of hatred towards the DSWD. Nakakdala talaga si Ella. She's so one sided. Hindi man nag verify! Help her spread the word daw. The unverified word?! Yan tuloy, sobra niyang daming negative comments sa blog site niya. Hindi kasi muna nag isip. And she's enjoying all the attention (sayang lang I may be contributing pa by joining your discussion)! Nasa TV daw ang beauty niya. Kilig na kilig! Gross!! I am sure the DSWD with Sec Cabral will soon be able to redeem itself. Sana i-take down na muna niya yung blog niya. Pwede naman niya ibalik pag nabigyan na ng chance ang DSWD to prove her wrong.
gaijindesu wrote on Oct 24, '09, edited on Oct 25, '09
@northstar, very positive naman na Sec. Cabral can handle this issue at madami na rin namang accounts na lumabas shedding light... i mean reliable informations not the trashy comments lol! thanks to all the responsible bloggers and comments. what came out is that those pictures taken by ella ay kuha sa UNICEF-DSWD warehouse according sa isang blogger.
Thanks GAIJINDESU! Yun nga ang nakita ko. Lets hope mag patuloy pa ang pag dating ng reliable information. Baka pa nga in the end we realiza na may pag asa pa pala ang Pilipinas. Haay. Sana tuloy tuloy na 'to. If anything, it appears that Ella is bringing out the good in a lot of people din. Hindi naman pala natin kultura ang yes nalang ng yes..
sabi nga bad or good publicity ay positve pa din kakalabasan... depende na lang yun sa paghahandle ng publicity. in a way makikita mo na hindi natutulog ang mga tao sa pagbabantay, buhay ang demokrasya at pagtutulong-tulong. sa mga ganitong feedback, mas lalo pa mapapa-husay ng DSWD ang serbisyo nila. now madami ng volunteer na nagpunta sa mga DSWD warehouses to help.
Actually those pictures are of the DSWD warehouse that holds the donations from the UNICEF. Maybe that's why it was mistakenly called the UNICEF warehouse. And Ella was part of the group of UNICEF volunteers that day. The sacks that were being sewn up are called "pabaon kits" for the families that are relocating. In the same warehouse are donations from the Spanish government. These are not imported but actually locally produced goods, bought to help the local economy. Those cans of pork and beans are RAM pork and beans, made in Laguna, Philippines. Helps when you ask the right questions from the right people. Good day everyone! Let the truth prevail!
No one can ever blame Ella for suspecting the government on the rotting pile of donations. If I were in her place, I would also think the same way. I wish someone in DSWD could have explained the situation to the volunteers so Ella couldv'e written a blog of praise and not a blog of hate about DSWD.
Donique, ok lang naman kung nag suspect si Ella. But she was irresponsible posting it and claiming it was all true with out having verified anything. You think the same way because of how she wrote it. Tignan mo yan, naniwala ka agad. That is what happens when bloggers are irresponsible. You said you wish someone in DSWD could have explained the situation to the vollunteers. Did you ever stop to wonder if they were ever even asked?
Statement of Dr. Esperanza Cabral on the issue of relief goods in the DSWD Warehouse
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) manages the National Relief Operations Center (NROC) which is the facility for processing and storage of relief goods that are purchased by the Department or donated to us by generous individuals both here and abroad. The relief goods are released to our Regional Offices or directly to evacuation centers or to the local government units as they are needed and requested by these entities. They are delivered in trucks, many of which were lent to us by private companies or by military vehicles. Some of the goods are shipped by air from nearby Villamor Airbase.
When typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng hit the country, we received and are continuing to receive donations. Our warehouses are indeed full, inspite of the fact that we have distributed 500,000 food packs and 200,000 clothing packs as well as thousands of sacks of rice, blankets, beddings, and items of personal hygiene in the past almost 4 weeks. That is the reason why when asked if we still have enough goods, my constant reply is yes, so far we do, thanks to the many kind-hearted individuals and organizations as well as countries who responded and are still responding to the plight of the typhoon victims.
There are no rotting relief goods in our warehouses as we do not keep perishables there and the relief goods that are there, save for the donated old clothes are quite new since they have been either recently purchased by us or have been just donated.
Our goods are repacked by volunteers who are there because they want to help. But they are volunteers and report when they have time to help us. Sometimes there are two hundred of them and sometimes there are only a dozen. However many or few they are, we appreciate their presence and their assistance. Weekdays are usually quiet but on Saturdays and Sundays, the students, along with others who work Monday to Friday, including our own employees, are there.
Our staff at the warehouse work round the clock even now, making sure that the requests for relief goods are met in a timely manner. They work hard, they work quietly and they work humbly and I feel bad that they have been subjected to public vilification that they do not deserve.
I do not recall having talked to an Editor of Philippine News. I do remember my secretary telling me that someone was on the phone asking why there were no volunteers working at the warehouse. My reply was we do not own the time of the volunteers. I wish that I could have prevented the deaths from typhoons but in fact, they have nothing to do with the relief goods that we are in charge of. Most of the deaths were from drowning or injuries sustained during the typhoon. Some died of illnesses. We are not in charge of rescue nor are we in charge of health and to the best of my knowledge, none of the deaths was due to absence of or delay in the delivery of relief goods.
We would like to assure all of you that the relief goods will reach the intended beneficiaries as they become necessary and will be used only to assist them. However, the relief goods don’t all go out at the same time and an empty warehouse is not proof that the goods were used properly just as a full warehouse is not evidence that the goods are being hoarded. If you visit our website www.dswd.gov.ph you will find updates on our activities related to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. It includes an updated list of donations received and goods released from the DSWD warehouse.
There are many aspects of disaster response. They include recovery and rehabilitation and in both instances, goods and other resources are still needed. In the initial reaction to a calamity, people will want to help and as we saw recently, they came in droves, offering their time, their talent and their resources. We want them to know how much we appreciate them for what they have done and what they are still doing. But further down the road, when the initial flush of generosity gives way to donor fatigue, there will remain only a few hardy NGOs and volunteers and the workers of the DSWD and other government agencies to continue the job of helping the disaster victims back on their feet. Judicious use of resources at the outset is imperative lest we face the situation of even greater want after a period of relative plenty. We at the DSWD wish to assure you that your trust in us is not misplaced. Thank you.
wel, ridge...I am very sorry but I can hardly decipher what do you mean...with regard to the last line in my previous post,...tinutukoy ko du ay ilang tao n inililiko ang tunay n kahulugan ng freedom of expression...kpg masisira ang political career nila, sinasabi nilang below the belt...sabi nga kpg my usok, my apoy...wla nmn siguro magiging issue about s relief guds kng naging responsable sila...si GMA nagpalabas ng kalatas n s DSWD dpt bumasak lahat ng donations coming abroad...hindi nmn pla handa ang DSWD...mas mabuti pa ang NGOs... basta ako, hanga ako ky ella at sa iba png political and social issue bloggers...
nag suspect ka kayo.. corruption is not something new in our country.. ella ur so brave to voice out ur opinion accdg to what u have actually witnessed when u were there...
wala na kayong awa sa mga kababayan natin kayo mga DSWD, maraming kabataan nakaka kita sa ginagawa ninyo. para saan b yang goods para sa nasalanta hindi sa bodega kailangan nila makakain 3 beses sa isang araw. wag ninyo ihold at wag sabihin walang volunters dahil marami magvovolunters. tinatago nyo lang ang goods. TANDAAN NYO MARAMI NG TAONG BAYAN GALIT SA GOVERMENT DAHIL SA CORUPTION. WAG NA NINYO DAGDAGAN. kung ano ang leader sya din ang falowers.
mitoscabral: i apologize i may have been hasty in saying the things i said to you personally. of course you feel inclined to defend your mother-in-laws honor.
however going back to the issue, i just dont believe she gave intelligent enough responses to the media, esp since it looks bad on DSWDs part when all she needed to say was : 1. they are avoiding fake volunteers and possible looters 2. lists of monetary & in-kind donations are on DSWD site (this my friend and her mom verified) ... kaso hindi super updated. understandable, since they are focusing on other logistical things and provincial distributions etc.
so mejo gumaan ang loob ko hearing that from them.
why had it been so hard for Sec Cabral to say that? Why would she give a response like Walang Volunteers, sa secretarya nya ??? so now Gang from rockEd is calling for volunteers and she's able to get A LOT of response...sana lang the govt thought ahead and got in touch with youth groups etc who WILL get volunteers for them para di na nila problemahin.
btw, all of us seem to have gotten ella's meaning na "rotting" as a figure of speech. so Sec Cabral wasted a perfectly good press release by focusing on saying the wrong things. tell your mother-in-law to hire a PR officer.
(atsaka mali din yung briefing ng mga guards sa DSWD. kase kung suspicious sila, naturally magiging suspicious din yung mga taong pumunta dun)
anyway, most of the people who replied here are pretty sensible, so this issue can more or less be laid to rest. with my dealings with various govt sectors, marami talagang corrupt (which is why everyone jumped the gun on this issue), pero hindi naman lahat. kawawa lang ang DSWD at nadamay pa sila.
To be fair to the DSWD, nag-explain na ang butihin nating Secretary kung bakit nagka-ganun. In the object of really being goal-centered, let's allow the agency to be more efficient this time. Notwithstanding the rather upsetting photos and still questionable stockpiling as related by Ella above, I am certain that the welfare department would be more responsive and disaster-prepared this time.
If we highlight more of the perceived negativity in it, we would all be discouraging potential foreign donors from really sending valuable aid to the victims, which would really affect much of our earnest efforts and desires to help the victims anyway...both now and in the future.
I hope we've all learned much from this and we all evolve from it...always for the better.
After spreading viral information, this what ella has to say ----
Addendum: In retrospect
I will not deny that some commenters were also harsh in lambasting DSWD in sweeping generalizations in reaction to the photos but their comments were nothing compared to the viciousness of pro-Cabral lobbyists.
Some of my cool-headed supporters were pushed to the limit by the obscene attacks on my person resulting in low blows. The thread turned into insults, cursing and name calling. A civilized exchange of opinions became an impossibility. Like commenter Jessica kept on saying, focus on the issue at hand.
Nakikiramay po ako, Mr. Lito Manresa. I can’t begin to imagine the pain and frustration you and your family felt in those days that you were trapped by floodwaters. Alam ko pong mahirap tanggapin na ang kamatayang ng bawat isa sa atin ay kagustuhan ng Diyos.
Everything happens for a reason. But I truly believe this time, God’s reason is NOT for you to blame and hate Secretary Cabral. Kahit po magalit din kayo sa akin sasabin ko pa rin sa inyo, Mr. Manresa, hindi po niya ito kasalanan. Wala po siyang kinalaman.
Kung ‘yung mga letrato po ang naging dahilan ng galit ninyo sa kanya, dahil po doon, sasabihin kong I’m very sorry. I’m pulling them out.
Hi! I've been with the disaster response group myself and there's what we refer to as BEFORE, DURING & AFTER intervention by both government, civic and private groups. We are now witnessing or encountering the dynamic function of media and bloggers alike and they are crucial to the immediate response and delivery of services to the affected sector of our society especially in times of crisis and disasters. We have also witnessed the importance of SMS and MMS now that these forms of media or communication mediums are right within our reach. I used to say to to my students that MEDIA, whether in print, broadcast or television can be used as a stimuli to spur the lazy and inspire the low spirited and downtrodden. What happened here is like a person happens to be in a certain place at the height of a certain scenario where help is much needed but not delivered due to some circumstances such as lack of this and that including sensitivity to the needs of people by officials concerned. Bureucracy, ministerial priorities and government policies may have also hampered the delivery of certain goods but again.....this is a learning experience for all. God Bless!
i can respond to this...yes our family donated in red cross and yes visits were allowed. thats the reason why there is traffic in shaw at arund 7pm because usually big trucks would be there for loading.
ortigas megatent, yes, i was there too...they did a good job and alot of pictures can be found in facebook. just type ortigas megatent ad you'll see..since its important for everyone to see photos...
but i guess what im trying to say is this..
no one wants to attack anyone...an individual, or an organization..
its human nature to ask/demand for answers for their existence and the world they are living in. so please, people shouldnt be blamed here if they are being makulit asking for answers.
but please be careful of your statements also...everyone here should be careful because it just might aggravate everything.
and yes people do donate and would rather not give their names..what pisses me off is when donations were made, it was repacked for campaign purposes..thats just plain sick..
now, we are still not out of danger...typhoons will still come for sure..
lets just all calm down please..
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