From the Hilltop: Libre'ng Pilipino (5)

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Title: From the Hilltop: Libre'ng Pilipino (5)
Creator: Balfermoso, Gene E.
Language: English
Year: 1968
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Fulltext: 8 STAR * Maroh 9> 1968 l * "The Star Witness” $ By ELIX ABE TERO ® Dai Paglingawan An Hagyan Mong Sinakatan Dakol na an nakakareparo sa mga bagong gavegau e kan satuyang tnga bagong lideres kan gobierno local. Igwa akong naheheling diyan na garo nang nabuburat kan kadikit na poder na itinao saiya kan banuaan. Kadakol na an mga bitis na saiyang natungtuhgan sa hbi-labing paghidale na rnakaabot gayod sa boot niyang padomanan. Garong dai siya minatobod sa soanoy na kasabilian, na "an dai magsalihgoy sa pinaghalian dai makaka abot sa saiyang padodomanan”. ★ ★ Nagkakapera na an sakuyang naheling na nadesgracia, nin hule sa pagsikad ’o pagkalingaw kan hagyan na sinakatan sagkod na rnakaabot sinda sa kaitaasan. Lalong makolog an pagkahulog kun lalong halangkaw an >ugar na nahulogan. ★ ★ An sarong bagay na inoamaw ki Gobernador Cleiera kan mga tao na tiagkaigwa nin tuyo saiya, iyo an pagkasincsro daa kan Gobernador. Moray na tnanangad an sabihan ka tolos nin claro kun puede ’o dai, an bagay na hina-hagad mo nin favor — kan palaoman ka sa.aa nin doing kamugtakan. Sa gawing ini ni Manding lalong padadaHgaton siya kan banuaan — orog na kan saiyang tnga katood na binubucasan niya kan saiyang daghan. ★ ★ Alagad dakol an naghaha’dit na tibaad daa mangyari man ki Gob. Manding Cledera an saro pang soanoy na kasabihan: "na an rninaraot sa bakal (lansang) iyo man sana an sadiring kalawang •takla)”. Aivot pa man lugod na dai man mangyari ini; maski ngani igiva pa nin sarong soanoy na pilosopiya na - "an maabot daa siempre maabot'’, Q le seta-sera". ★ ★ An pagkontra 'o pagoyon sa paggibo nin ciudad kan banuaau na Iriga koipuhan na liwanagon na maray kan mga oficiales na nanonongdan. Ta kun dai, minalowas na garo bagang karahayan-persdnal sana an razon kaidtong mga minaoyon. Sering man - garo bagang karahayan-politicalmente sana man an razon kan mga mina-kontra. Lalong maray kuta kun an mga tao asin namamanwaan mismo an magtao nin decision sa bagay naini - total sinda man sana an kahuri-hurihi na makarga kan gabos na gabat asin c>nsecuencias; maski ngani dai ninda masosolo an pagani kan mga kasuronod asin katampad na karahayan sa paggibong iyan nin ciudad kan saindang banuaan. ★ ★ Oyon ako sa sinabi na Senador Aquino, na dapat hifigohaon kan administrador kan Philippine ' Charity Sweepstakes na ma prcteger an pagtobod asin paggalang kan mga tao sa dignidad asin cantidad kan tiket sa sweepstakes- siring kan pagtobod asin paggalang niato sa cantidad asin dignidad kan satuyan-! “Peso”. Horophoropa baya kun ano an mangyayari sa PCS kun ornabot an panahon na dai na magtobod an tao sa mga ginigibo kan agenciang iyan; lalo na kun dai na maaraman kan tao kun arin an “tunay”, asin ar in an falsificado sa mga agente kan PCS. tiket na pigpapabakal kan mga ¥ * No Fake . . . ned and burned four days before each respective draw. Unsold tickets are also burned two days befote the respective draw, he explained. Andolong, likewise, justified the publicity expenses of the PCSO and the use by the management of the uncollected and forefeited prizes. * Sa isay an . < sa juzgado nin primera inslanciasa Manila an casong ini. Dai na man mahahaloy ilalagda na sa oahayagan an saindang mga gnaran gabos, lalo na pagvista caini. An totong acusado na nacocolong iyo sa Gregorio Binamira, 40 afios an edad, taga banuaan nin Sto. Domingo, Aloay na sinasahotan na iy»ng nagbadil; Pedro Zuniga, 39, taga Bato, Catanduanes, sinasahotan na iyong nagbabantay can pagbadii; icatolo iyo si Gaudcncio Martinez, 39, dai nasabi kun taga sain ini. An pito na saboot calabot asin mga cabesa pensantes, binuglacan sana ngona nin gnaran na John Does. Dai pa sinda inaarestar alagad aram na can mga nagiiinvesligar can casona ini an saindang mga ngaran. Roxas Seeks . . . (Continued from page 1) bureaucracy remain unattended and unremedied,” Senator Roxas declared. In explaining the measure, Senator Roxas declared that since in a democracy the bureaucracy exists for the citizens, his rights and interests are both ensuied and enhanced when bureacratic weaknesses are brought to official and public notice through the instrumentality of a truly independent and competent investigator with sufficient access to relevant and vital information. The Office of the Citizen’s Counsel, which is patterned after the Office of Ombudsman in Scandinavian states, shall have jurisdiction to investigate on a complaint by any person or on his own motion, any administrative act of a government agency when he has reasons to believe that such act may.be (a) unjust, unreasonable, oppressive or improperly descriminatory even through in accordance with law; (b) under a mistake of law or fact, partly or wholly; (c) without adequate statement of reasons; (d) based on grounds that are improper or irrelevant; (e) done inefficiently; (f) in conflict with law; or (g) otherwise erroneous. “Similarities can be seen between the office herein proposed and the offices created in the past under the Office of the President through executive orders but unlike the latter previous offices, the Office of the Citizen’s Counsel shall be a permanent and independent office that will not be under the Office of the President nor of any other office,” Senator Roxas emphasized. He added that the experiences of the Integrity Board of President Quirino, the PCAC of President Magsaysay, the PCAPE of President Garcia, and the PAGCOM of President Maoapagal, offices which were created by their respective administrations and later abolished, shows that insulation from politics is basic to the efficient and effective performance of these various government agencies. In sponsoring the measure, Senator Roxas stated: “Two considerations, at least, stress the great need for the Office which this bill seeks to create. The more evident of these is, of course, the very prevalent problem of graft in the government. The stench of immorality blights many parts of the governmental structure. Covetous b u r e a ucrats continue to deprive the citizen of the kind of government service he needs and deserves. “The other consideration goes even deeper than the problem of graft. It arises from the greatly involvement of the affairs of the citizens. “Today, administrative agencies, because of the vastly expanded demand for government services, have grown in number, powers and functions. Set against this growth of the bureaucracy, the exisGene E. Balfertnoso FROM THE HILLTOP Libre’ng Filipino (5) "So live that you can look a man straight in the eye.”— Pres. Elpidio Quirino. Editor's Note: — The Librc’ng Pilipino is a picture of the contemporary local scenery and life, transcending social change and idealism of the past Io the present. From time to time under the series will be presented tidbit biographies of government and private, executives, professionals os well as laymen who one way or another contribute to the uplift of the Pilipino environment. The Irony of Our Heritage — Three hundred years of dominant Spanish rule and half century of American tutelage in the field of education and the art of self-government did accomplish the desired two objectives, namely, from the Spaniards — the rich religious endowment and its fatal fanaticism ingrained in the Pilipino soul and from the Americans — our flare of the English language and our taste for foreign standards. The jeans, the minis and what will it be next? You may have it coming, the topless? Of course those night clubs have all these darn bellicose unusual circumstances going all along. And the movies — the uncensored striptease and burlesque is a usual fantastic delight. And then the hippies — a year ago I was getting the run of stories about college students whose thirst for the 'unkown’ - the mitigating facts to discover Darwin’s "Theory of Evolution." I was jolted into believing that the w'.stern “transplants” have made unlimited joy rides’ into the vast scheme of things. We are approaching the saturation point wherein desultory antics and crime upsurge -have join hands to forsake our independence to inter dependence. Year, year and vear-oul - our hard-boiled politicians have turned to Uncle Sam - the perennial Santa Claus all the year thru to dole out to friends and satellites from mechanized civil action paraphernalia and all about other problems in commerce, trade, the military from internal to regional security and the chaf of worldly economics. For the daring to outdo the classical performance of greatness - we are confronted with the most serious imbalance in our political career. There is really the alternative to slave off disenchantment an the part of the populace to reconcile the 'performance issue’ with the desired practical results. This is now our greatest worry. A few more years and three is a long time, our Asian big neighbor - Communist China will have developed its nuclear capability and for sure a nuclear blackmail will follow. There are signs that our "brand of nationalism" will really come to clash with ‘‘American isolationism.” In an American pull out to a safe perimeter, will leave the Pilipino the master of his own idiosyncracy and of his land of a thousand islands. 4-H Club Provincial .; show which will be participated by selected 4-H Club members representing the 200 clubs throughout the six provinces with a total membership of 6,451 in and out-of school youth with age ranging from 12 to 21 ting checks available to the citizen against bureacratic abuse and error show certain inadequacies. “Only a handful of cases of maladminis t r a t i o n could well be investigated by Congress; indeed. Congress could not attend to more of such investigatory work without impairing its essential function of legislation. Redress through the press is itself reserved usually for the more serious bureaucratic misbehavior.” (Continued from page 7) years old. In Camarines Sur, the provincial rally will be held at the Camarines Sur High School Assembly Hall with Governor Armando B. Cledera as Guest Speaker, and City Mayor Vicente Sibulo as Keynote Speaker during the Opening Program. Board Member Nicanor Orino will induct the newly elected officers of the Adult Leaders Association of Camarines Sur. The provincial rally is a culminating activities of all 4-H clubs as part of the evaluation of different projects undertaken by the members for the whole year. Winners in the various contest will represent their respective provinces to the National Rally to be held at the Araneta University this coming May.-ftv