Many people do not realize what they are LOSING...
From this point, we cannot lose anything more than what is LEFT behind.
This is the HIGH TIME to put our CARE in Actions and MOVE AS ONE.
KAPIT BISIG: DAING NG SAMAHAN SA KARAPATAN NG MANGGAGAWA
"... Ngayon ganap ang hirap sa mundo Unawa ang kailangan ng tao Ang pagmamahal sa kapwa'y ilaan Isa lang ang ugat na ating pinagmulan Tayong lahat ay magkakalahi Sa unos at agos ay huwag padadala [ Lyrics from: http://www Magkaisa (may pag-asa kang matatanaw)
At magsama (bagong umaga, bagong
Kapit-kamay (sa atin Siya'y nagmamahal
Sa bagong pag-asa ... Magkaisa (song)
By: Virna Lisa (revised by Regine Velasquez)
[tribute video courtesy of YouTube lyrics courtesy of Lyricsty.com
Iilang linyang patuloy na pumupykas sa damdaming Pinoy, at muli't muling nagpapaalala ng ating Lahi... MAGKAISA. Wala pa ring kupas ang mahikang taglay ng OPM, hindi ba? Mas lalo lanmang tayong naaakit sa sining ng musikang Pinoy sa pagtagal ng panahon... At PROUD AKONG MAGING ISANG PINOY!
Tibay at Tatag ng INDUSTRIYA... Husay at Galing ng PILIPINAS!
Minsan natuwa ang May likha Pitong libong puloang ginawa Mga hilyas na inilatag Sa malasublang dagat At ang bayan nyang pinili Nasa dulo ng bahag-hari Kaya isang libong kulay Nang aakit kumakaway
Piliin moanginangPilipinas Kakulo ang kwintas ng perlas Piliin mo yakapin mo Kayamanan nyang likas Piliin mo ang Pilipinas
Piliin Mo Ang Pilipinas By: Angeline Quinto
[video courtesy of YouTube lyrics courtesy of LyricsPinas.com]
Sa himig pa lamang ng tugtugin ay mapapaindak ka na... Sa lirikong nakakaakit ay kuhang-kuha na ang iyong atensyon... At sa mensahe pa lamang, alam mo na ang ibig ipakahulugan ng awitin.. CHOOSE PHILIPPINES ikanga! Sabayan pa ng instrumento at sa saliw ng maestro'y maaliw ka sa musika at sa paghahandog na makikita... Kung ikaw ay isang dayuhan, at nais mong makakita ng magagandang tanawin, makatikim ng masasarap na pagkaing Pinoy, makaranas na mapuntahan ang pinakasikat na mga Resorts at pook-pasyalan, at maka-'relax' at mag-'enjoy' lang sa mga magagandang bakasyunan at Pilipinas ang nais mong mapuntahan.. ay hindi-hindi ka magsisisi. :)
".... The Philippines, commonly known as the "Pearl of the Orient" is an archipelago of 7107 islands with a wide variety of great destinations considered by many as paradise. From the hustle and bustle of the great city of Manila to many of the true white-sand beaches and virgin forests scattered throughout the islands, it is a place where everyone can find something that can suit their taste. Discovering the beauty of each of the islands is a task that may take a lifetime but if you know what you like then you can choose from any of the destinations below that suit your particular needs and taste. Whether you just a tourist looking for the good old souvenirs or the adventurer seeking to find the next new place to discover there is something for you...."
Article Source: ezinearticles.com "Discovering The Beauty of the Islands of the Philippines" By: Luvi Marie Corcuera
Senate Bill 3130 at House Bill 6069: 'Ipagpatuloy na.. o Pag-isipan muna?'
[video courtesy of YouTube]
[all pictures courtesy of Google Images]
"You'll be safe here..."
Ilang linya itong mula sa isang kanta ng Rivermaya.. na madalas gawing 'tag line' sa mga patalastas ng mga pasilidad ng ospital, mga lugar at kwartong napakagara, at ang 'state of the art technology' na ihinahandog ng mga 'World Class' Hospitals na ngayon ay mahahanap na sa Pilipinas. High-quality at masasabi mong pangmay-kaya o kaya'y pangmayaman! Dahil moderno ang mga ito, hindi na rin napapansin ng iba na hindi lahat ng mga taong gustong mag-'avail' ng mga serbisyo sa naturang ospital ay nakakayanan ang gastusin dito, lalo na ang mga mahihirap at kapus-palad.
Sa usaping mga ganito, "nganga na naman ba tayo?" Kung tutuusin, hindi rin naman nagkukulang ang gobyerno para masabing may mga ospital naman para sa mga mamamayang hindi kakayanin ang mga gastusin sa mamahaling mga ospital. May mga ospital ng bayan namang maaaring magamit ang mga serbisyo sa murang halaga, naibibigay ang mga medikal na pangangailangan ng mga mamamayan, natutugunan ang mga kailangang handang i-'offer' ng institusyon, at napapagaling ang mga may-sakit. Hindi rin maikakailang may mga medikal na pangangailangan din naman ang mga mahihirap na mamamayan na hindi kaya ng kanilang pera. Sa mga pagkakataong ito, hindi na masasabing sapat ang basta na lamang maipasok sa pasilidad ng ospital ang naturang pasyente. May mga ospital din kasing may "NO PAY, NO SERVICE" policy kaya't dapat ay una pa lang, nakahanda na ang bayad mo para sa serbisyong medikal na gusto mong makuha mula sa naturang ospital. Hindi na rin naman masama, at may ilang ospital sa kasalukuyan na may "PAY LATER" policy kaya't naihahanda ng pasyente at mga kamag-anak nito at ang pambayad sa ospital sa panahong pinagagaling ang pasyente... Ngunit kahit na sabihin nating may mga ospital para sa bayan, ay tila nabibigatan pa rin ang ating mga kababayan sa pasanin ng katotohanang hindi lahat ay nakakaranas ng ginhawang hatid ng mga serbisyong medikal ng mga ospital sa Pilipinas, mapa-mahal man o pangkalahatan sa presyo at pasilidad.
"AN ACT INSTITUTING A CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
[courtesy of www.senate.gov.ph]
House Bill 6069
Approved last May 16, 2012Filed by Bacolod Rep. Anthony Rolando T. Golez, Jr. The chairman of the committee, Negros Occidental 2nd District Rep.
"AN ACT CONVERTING GOVERNMENT INTO NATIONAL GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL CORPORATIONS PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DoH) Tuesday welcomed a proposal to convert national hospitals into state-owned corporations to facilitate Private-Public Partnerships (PPP) leading toward improved healthcare.
DoH undersecretary Teodoro Herbosa said the bill is in line with the program of the Aquino administration that allows PPP for better delivery of services.
“We are in support of it because we believe it will improve hospital services, especially among the big ones that we have,” Herbosa said in an interview.
Last week, Sen. Franklin M. Drilon filed Senate Bill 3130 seeking the conversion of government-run hospitals into Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC).
The bill allows the hospitals to put their money in government bonds and securities and it also allows hospitals to borrow from local and foreign sources for increased subsidy to the poor and other related services.
[Source: Manila Bulletin Courtesy of ppp.gov.ph]
Makabayan senatorial candidate and Representative Teddy Casiño and Gabriela party-list Representative Luz Ilagan lashed at government for its alleged failure to address the health concerns of Filipinos.
“In the privatization of public hospitals, business and profit win, at the expense of the public who will suffer once again with the increased rates of health services,” Casiño told protesting health workers in Mendiola. [Source: sunstar.com.ph
BACOLOD CITY—Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. on Friday said he would oppose bills seeking the privatization of government-owned hospitals as this would deprive the poor access to free hospital services.
“If a bill calls for privatization of hospitals, the people will riot against it and I will lead them,” Marañon said.
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia also opposed the planned privatization of public hospitals.
The scheme to turn government hospitals into corporations run by the private sector would simply lead to higher fees which would defeat efforts to bring down costs of health services for the poor.
“There are so many poor people who could hardly afford to pay their hospital bills,” he said.
The governor cited the Negros Occidental Comprehensive Health Care Program (NOCHCP) as a model for health care services.
The program, said the governor, had given health coverage to at least 85,000 families or about 425,000 individuals.
From Sept. 18, 2010, to June 30, 2012, he said 15,038 persons covered by the NOCHCP had availed themselves of hospitalization that was estimated to have cost a total of P36.6 million, while outpatients availed of P4.8 million in services for free.
House Bill No. 6069, titled an Act Creating National Government Hospital Corporations authored by Bacolod Rep. Anthony Golez, and Senate Bill No. 3110, or the National Government Hospital Corporate Restructuring Act proposed by Sen. Franklin Drilon, would lead to privatization of hospitals, Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño had warned.
But in an interview last week, Casiño said the privatization of public hospitals was a “grand disguised privatization scheme” that would enable government to drop its responsibility to provide health care to the people.
"Maraming mahalagang salik na nagbubuo ng kasaysayan ng karapatang 
