August 26, 2008

Reactions: Leaders without God in their hearts bound to fail

Dear Atty. Mauricio,

Campaigning so that the people's voice could be heard and expressed, working for and towards the welfare and well-being of the people when elected are surely among tasks that are constitutive dimensions of God's work on Earth. His not mentioning God in the Philconsa may have been due more to the environment rather than to the absence of God in his program of government. Vox Populi, Vox Dei: this was the warp and woof of the campaign, this is the warp and woof of Fr. Panlilio's daily tasks in the provincial capitol as he tries to respond to the cry of his provincemates for their welfare and well-being, as he tries to direct and focus the mechanisms and structures of the provincial government to the economic, political, social and moral uplift of the Pampangueños.

Best regards.

Roger


26 August 2008

Ka Roger Bantiles:

Thank you for the comment. Salamat sa Diyos sa ngalan ni Jesus.

Agreed that Gov. Panlilio is really working for God, even if there seems to be no deliberate of Him in his Philconsa speech and in his other activities.

But then, wouldn't it have been better if the Gov., by virtue of his being a man of God, made full use of his position to glorify God, by putting a plan of action where God is at the center?

Nagtatanong lang po.

ATTY. BATAS

Dear Atty. Mauricio,

I wish he could do that without being misunderstood, and thus create other sets of problems that could hamper his work. I can name a few: running afoul of the Constitutional principle of separation of Church and State, or of interference of religion in affairs temporal and political, or of being accused of bias in favor of one set of beliefs as against other sets of belief, or of religious hypocrisy or fanaticism. Personally I prefer that Fr. Ed takes to his work as Governor Ed who happens to be a Man of the Cloth and who must muster all his training including the moral and spiritual, formation, core values and religious inspiration, learning, wisdom, and skills and bring them to bear on the work of a provincial governor. I would like him to be a governor in the office of the governor, not a priest in the office of the governor.

Food for thought lang po, but I could be wrong.

Roger

Reactions: Esperon warns of war if SC fails to decide MOA AD issue by Aug. 31

SABER-RATTLING FOR A PROPOSED AGREEMENT THAT IS CONSTITUTIONALLY AND LEGALLY ASSAILABLE IF NOT INDEFENSIBLE? IS THAT HOW SIMPLE WAR IS CONTEMPLATED, DECLARED, AND WAGED: NO IFS, NO BUTS, NO IN-BETWEENS, NO THOUGHT OF HOW WAR DESTROYS LIVES AND COMMUNITIES, HOW IT SOWS THE SEEDS OF FUTURE CONFLICTS? NOT EVEN A FLEETING THOUGHT ABOUT HOW THE DRAFT MOA DANGEROUSLY SKIRTS THE BOUNDARIES OF TREASON?
Some food for thought.
Pahabol-sulat: Gusto pa yatang ipapalabas ni Sec. Esperon na ang Korte Suprema ang responsable at magiging responsable sa giyera sa Mindanao. It's ridiculous but this is the direction of his and his cohorts' convoluted reasoning on developments in Mindanao.

Roger rogerbantiles@yahoo.com



BROD, Philosophical sparring lang ito ha, not serious. Alam mo, you are now very much scholarly than the Brod Mauricio that I have known. At saka, you may be walking in the corredors of power. Kaya, I deem it wortwhile to have philosophical discussions with you.

I accept that anything done in the Phils must conform to the Constitution. But, the GRP panel was negotiating in the presence of an international or shall we say multinational arbiters and a baggage behind their back of a failed agreement with the MNLF. If they commit on something, it is the GRP's obligation before the international arbiters/desguised as observers to find a way so it can be implemented and accepted.

If you start the negotiation with your constitution in mind, there is nothing to negotiate. Hindi negotiable ang Constitution, but it could be amended so that certain accommodation can be done in compliance with a a defacto international agreement. Kung ako ang MILF at menention mo ang Phil constitution sa negotiation, sapol ka kaagad. Yan nga ang mistake ni Misuari. Subject to Phil constitution daw ang agreement. To Misuari, it means, referendum na gagawan ng paraan ni Marcos para manalo. It was the responsibility of Marcos, with all his powers, to let the agreement survive the Constitutional referendum, kaya nga kailangan ng trust that he would dribble the ball properly. Ang lumabas hindi contiguous ang territory. Talo pa ang referendum sa Marawi City. Can you imagine the original ARMM without Marawi City? It was a farce Muslim autonomy exaggerating what was obviously a farce autonomy. Marcos just wanted to buy time para mahinto lang ang momentum ng MNLF. Hindi bomoto ang Marawi kasi alam namin na bugos autonomy ang nakuha ni Misuari. Nabigyan kami ng chance to say what we feel. Pati si Misuari alam din niya. Kaya lang pinilit siya ng OIC for what ever reason. Siguro, the US hand so the fighters could be sent to Afghanistan then against the Russians.

So MNLF is no longer a strong force. But the struggle for self determination lives with another group. If MILF is also double crossed, you know there will be another group that will carry the torch. Not necessarily Abu Sayyaf. Kaya face the bull by its horn before events are overrun by international events. Magkakaklase ang rebel groups ng Afghanistan, Chechenya, the radicals of Indonesia at ng sa atin. May revolutionary brotherhood ang mga yan. siguro alam ni Esperon. Do you think they are not communicating now? Each one is just busy sa kanyang revolution, but when one wins and gets powerful, hindi papabayaan ang classmate with the same aspirations as him. Alam mo we are just lucky dahil when Afghanistan had thrown out the Russians, pumutok ang Bosnia. When Bosnia got peace pumutok ulit ang Afghanistan, this time against the Americans. Atty. Batas, maswerte pa ang GRP ngayon. Tell your friends to sacrifice a little to avoid the big trouble in the future. If the agreement is not signed, will Malaysia be happy? Will Indonesia be happy? Remember as I am telling our brods, you are a lost Malay brother, blinded by 300 years of submission to the Spaniards. Gumagawa ng paraan ang JI para magising kayo, brother, sana not with the same force that the Spaniards used. Kung peaceful ang approach, ok lang yan may the best man wins. Kamin naman, the long years of deprivation has weakened us, your Malay Filipino brother. But we remained steadfast. And we still have enough strenght to show resistance aganis t oppression.

You quoted the Bible, pareho rin sa Qur'an yan-- respect for authority. There is the supremacy of One God. The same god of the Muslims and the god of the Christians. We only use different names for him. Arabic speaking kami. but, in English term God is OK for us. Muslims are willing to blow themselves to prove what they believe that dying in the way of God makes them a martyr, and hence, straight to heaven. Ang pagkakaiba eh, we can not respect non-Muslim authority. Many of us would rather prefer to die as a martyr. We proved that for the last 400 years. That is long enough to prove a point. That is why, there has to be a compromise. Baka sakali mag succeed. If this government fails again and misses the chance to bring peace in Mindanao, kailan pa? When JI takes over Indonesia? Brod kong Mr. Batas, make the law to bring peace... don't make it a hindrance to peace kasi may Constitution. The same people that made it can change it. do not allow the fear of Arroyo stop what can be a possible way to peace.

Mahaba ba ang reaction ko? Sparring lang hah? I don't belong to any group except those that long for peace in Mindanao. Let's have one before our time is gone. Baka mapareho natin si Rizal. Namatay na di nasisilaying na ang araw ay sumikat sa dakong silangan.

Regards Bro,
Abet abdullahmamacotao@yahoo.com


CONVINCINGLY. ......... ......... ......... ......... .ALL ARE PRODUCTS OF MISCALCULATIONS, OF THE GOVT AND THE MASSES

FIRST ............ ....
DURING THE TIME OF EX- PRES ESTRADA - ALL OUT WAR IS EFFECTED AND CAMPS OF MILF HAS BEEN RECOVERED, AND CADRES OF MILF IS RUNNING IN THE LOOSE - IF ONLY THERE IS THIS, GOVT POLICY OF CONTINUITY, THAT COULD BE A VERY FAVORABLE FOR ANY NEGOTIATIONS ONWARD TO A LONG PEACE PROCESS

IT COULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE GOVT - NEGOTIATING FRO A PEACE PROCESS, ON A STRONG POSITION
UNLIKE THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED MOA AD - MORE TERRITORIES , HALOS NAKUHA LAHATANG GUSTO NG KABILA

2ND ............ ........
SUCCEEDING EVENTS, LOTS OF WISTHLE BLOWER COME INTO THE OPEN AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION, THE LATES OF WHICH IS ZTE
STAR WITNESS JUN LOZADA - MAJORITY OF THE MASSES JUST TREAT SIMPLY / WITH THE ATTITUDE OF PAKI-ALAM NAMIN
SO THIS ADMINISTRATION, NAMIHASA AT TULOY SA KANYANG SARSUELA

SO WHOS TO BLAME, DI LANG SILA, WERE ALL ACCOMPLISHED TO ALL THIS MANEUVERING

JAV
JED juaguilavincente-ext@airfrance.fr


APO Batas, tayo nagfa-file ng Motion for Early Resolution. Pero siya, nananakot na magka-giyera. frez91@yahoo.com



DEAR batas, i am reprinting below my posting last week. it should give you fairly of what i expect from general esperon - nothing. but war, puede pa, precisely war. tama si esperon, pag gera ang pinagusapan - dahil kating-kati na ang mga dailiri ng militar na sumagupa sa putukan, wala rin silang kinikita ngayon. pag may gera, napag-praktisan na nila ang mga moro, may delihensya at field promotions pa. yang language nya ay face-saving gesture. ngayon lang siya sumagupa, palpak pa. dati nakatago kasi siya sa ilalim ng kilikili ng mga amo nya - si ramos at si gloria. ngayong nakabilad siya sa araw, akala niya umiikot pa rin ang mundo sa kanya. in the real world, he has found out that he has to think in terms of the constitution, not in terms of what his commander-in- chief tells him. dito batas, yung authority na sinasabi mo, sticks because the authority of the constitution is a mandate that was freely determined by the people, thus vox dei, boses ng Panginoon.

Raising False Expectations in Bangsamoro
August 16 by Adolfo Q. Paglinawan

This is not the first time negotiation amateurs like General Esperon has made a faux pas on the Moro problem.

In 1987, President Aquino recalled Ambassador Pelaez and I from Washington DC to Manila to undo the Jeddah Accord that negotiators Nene Pimentel and Butch Aquino signed with the MNLF on January 3 & 4, 1987. (I do not think it is a coincidence that Norberto Gonzales, sitting national security adviser of Gloria Arroyo, was part of that ill-fated Philippine panel.)

The Accord expanded coverage of the Tripoli Agreement signed in December 23, 1976 from 13 provinces to the entirety of Mindanao, Sulu, Palawan, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi. We narrowly escaped from being entrapped by the Accord into this expansion because of a technicality in the document to wit "subject to democratic processes".

The ensuing debate centered on "democratic processes" because insofar as our constitution is concerned that would be a "plebiscite" while the Moros construed it to be "consultations with constituencies according to their traditions". They eventually frowned at a plebiscite because to move in that direction may even mean a reduction of Tripoli's inclusion of "13 provinces and all cities and villages"..

The Pelaez panel, assisted by the brilliant minds of Pepe Abueva, Ting Jayme and Puring Quisumbing, instead proposed a Provisional Autonomous Council (PAC) to be signed by President Aquino who inherited all of Marcos' dictatorial powers before the organization of the first post-Marcos congress. Nur Misuari did not agree, and the now Moros look back to that proposal, regretting their previous disagreement. The PAC was modelled after the autonomy being enjoyed by the Spanish people.

What is sorely being missed here is that the Moro people deserve their autonomy by virtue of the Tripoli agreement and the existing Constitution, not an ARMM that has been structured merely for compliance but full of loopholes and technicalities and one that has verily failed.

Ambassador Pelaez was sincere, being himself a Mindanaoan who understands the importance of peace in "Minsupalabasta" provinces for the stability and progress of the entire Philippine nation.

The choice of a military man, fresh from active duty, to head the existing panel is a classic and tragic error. The military mind does not function independently. In fact the phrase "miltary intelligence" is an oxymoron. It only operates after a strategic mission has already been established, and that might be instructions from beleaguered President who has a negative 38% approval rating, to sign any piece of paper, just to appease our Muslim brothers to lessen opposition. Momentary appeasement, never a genuine step in peace. In the first place, are we really talking to the the right party that is the MILF, when the observer status and representative recognition of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) favor the MNLF?

We are dealing with the Constitution here, quite a document itself full of seeming contradictions and loose provisions, allowing a lot of latitude for "future" legislations by the Congress of the Philippines. The Esperon panel's lack of transparency has even bemuddled the issues, I mean it is just commonsensical that if a Memo of Agreement were to be signed and in a foreign country at that, the Filipino people ought to have been appraised of its contents first. No excuses please, not even in the name of executive privilege or national security. The stealth alone at which this MOA was being spirited under our very noses, is by itself, already treasonous.

What aggravates this matter is an obscure Department of Foreign Affairs that seems to be absent in all these developments. Every peace talk, every nagotiation, appears to espouse a new idea plucked out from the air or a hip pocket when there are many prexisting models out there that are enforceable and successful. I am not even sure if invisible Secretary Albert Romulo himself has read the precedent documents involving peace talks with the Moros.

So the Moro people often find themselves being hemmed and hawed between political aspirations and economic interests not of their own, but by the Almighty powers in Manila or their oligarchic extensions in Mindanao.

For heaven's sake, giving the Moros their due, within the purview of the Tripoli Agreement that is recognized internationally and even by the Government of the Philippines, will already earn for us good faith and the respect of the OIC and merit limitless goodwill from our big brothers in the Muslim world. At a time when our economy rests on only the overseas Filipinos, this should be more than incentive for our national interest.

If we are truly searching for what is best for the Moros, let us not wait for the next disruption of hostilities in what they call Bangsamoro.

Let us throw out that all empty rhetoric and delusions including federalism that would just gerimander our country for aging politicians who know no better and take on how Spain has for generations been living in peace and progress with a working autonomy specifically the cases of the Canary Islands, the Basque Country, Andalusia or Catalonia and that is being copied by more sensible governments all over the world, the latest of which is Western Sahara.

Let us level with our Muslim brothers, and not insert a problem for every solution. My goodness, we have to be true to the roots of our country that before 1521, lived for as much as 300 years under Muslim traditions and governance. Otherwise those same roots will, like uneasy lava, furiously erupt into another social volcano right in our midst.

Let us not even do this for them if we are bigots, but to those around them who become victims of collateral damage everytime there is an outbreak of violence in Mindanao.

Let us do this for islam, shalom, peace or "kalinaw", depending on which side we belong. mymaestro888@yahoo.com


IF ESPERON is threatening the nation with an escalation of war in case the SC fails to decide on MOA-AD by 31Aug/08, then let it be. In the first place, it is primarily his fault and his peace panel for not being Transparent and have not consider the legal parameters of the basic law ofthe land, our Constitution. It is treasonous in the highest order for such acts of a govt official whose oath is to defend the Constitution in all matters and activities that concerns the interest of the nation. No govt official in his right frame of mind will ignore and sacrifice in a piece of historical document the legal existence of authority of the Constitution over this piece of territory called the Republic of the Philippines.

I fully support the rights of Muslim Mindanao to ancestral domain but the intent to acquire these properties must be carved thru a participatory democratic processes respecting the legitimate provisions of our Constitution and the territorial integrity of the republic. Either amend first the Constitution or re-negotiate totally this MOA-AD with consultation to the affected areas of agreement. The state must not take away the fruits and right of abode of a certain piece of properties (legally acquired by its constituents) , without mutual consent or just compensation for the expropriation of his domain which is supremely guaranteed by the Consitution. The state must distribute lands to the landless in consultation with the local leaders, chieftains and sultans as the case maybe convenient.
MHO-jojie-riyadh umalij@ngha.med.sa

Reactions: Ignorance of the Constitution can lead to war re: BJE "

I AM so pissed off with the continued bantering on the mindanao issue. Ayaw ko ng magsalita pa pero hindi pwedeng tumahimik.

first, the government says the the MOA is not binding until it has been approved by the people. ang tanong, alam na ng Gobyerno na may provision that is contrary to law bakit kasama pa rin sa MOA?

ano to, paawayin lang lahat at pag katapos sasabihin," sorry ha kailangan pa naman ng plebesito. "

sus maryosep. Dati merong MNLF nagkaroon ng ARMM..matanong ko nga kaya gaano ba ang inunlad ng ARMM ngayon?

Sasabihin naman ninyo kasi yung mga politicians na corrupt eh nangingialam..

eh ngayon with the BJE hindi kaya pareho din yan? pinalawak lang ang scope. Hay naku when will we ever learn.

I hope to see more educated young Muslim that is principled and that can not be dictated upon by culture and tradition but one who firmly believes in the rule of law.

I need to find someone and who can really change the line of thinking of those in power who until now are stuck with tradional politics.

I need to find someone who BELIEVES that we can be equal in the eyes of GOD and everything we do is for the good of all people and not only the chosen few.

Jing Ureta mc_ureta@yahoo.com


Dear Atty. Mauricio,

You are advising us to read the Constitution but it seems to me that the negotiators also failed to read the Local Code, particularly Chapter One, Section 2 (c) which says...It is likewise the policy of the State to require allnational agencies and Offices to conduct periodic consultations with appropraite local overnment units, non government and people's organizations, and other concerned sectors of the community before any project or program is implemented in their respective jurisdictions.

In the case of the GRP Peace panel, they have never consulted us on thismatter before they have entered into negotiations with the MILF. Had they read this section, they would have been better informed that at tpresent we are not operating under a centralized form of government but RA 7160 is providing us a bible on local government operations, first and foremost, that under this law we are autonomous to some degree and responsible on addressing our problems at the local level.

The GRP Panel has practically usurped this provision by acting without due respect to the powers given to the local government units.

I am not a lawyer by profession just an ordinary layman and former government employee.

The problem with some government agencies, in this case of the Office of the President Peace panel, they are thinking they wield so much enormous powers and can simply trample on our rights to solve our own problem here at the local level.

More so if they have read the IPRA LAw the Panel would have been better informed that there is such thing as free and prior informed consent that must be respected first before they can broker peace to the MILF ancestral claims. Some of the areas are already claims of the the Indigenous peoples.

THE MEMBERS OF THE PEACE PANEL ARE PRACTICALLY PLAYING IGNORANCE ON THESE LAWS JamesZamora@yahoo.com

Reaction: "“Kaya Natin”, failure-bound!"

BATAS Mauricio is right! Any movement which seeks to change society by their efforts, and leaving God behind, is bound to fail. Advocates of change who think they can change society without the need for God's help and guidance, are bound to fail ! The Word of God declares : "Cursed is he who trusts in man, and makes flesh his strength!" We need more Filipinos like BATAS Mauricio who will constantly remind this nation that no matter what our leaders promise and do, they will utterly fail if they leave God out of the picture in changing society. We need the Lord especially in such times as these! Bishop Bert '73 (mercadoforpresident@yahoo.com)


Wala akong makitang problema sa "Kaya Natin", siguro nga walang mararating ngunit isipin natin ang effort, at ang pahayag sa iba na pupuwede pala. My sisilput na iba kung mawala ito, at itutuloy na may bagong paraan, natututo.I say keep going. tumbaga@dslextreme.com


AT SAKA, kung nandoon si Atty Mauricio sa Vatican, puede itong linya na lahat ng Bible na lang. Cesar Torres Cesar1185@aol.com


ATTY. Batas, sana binago nyo na lang po ang title ng comment nyo, nakakapanlumo kesa nakakapagbigay ng inspirasyon. Wala namang perpektong adbokasiya di ba? Kung kulang dagdagan na lang po natin, ang mahalaga may mga tao at grupo na nagsusumikap na mag-isip at gumawa ng solusyon para sa ikabubuti ng bayan natin.
Salamat po. aqr_adr1@yahoo. com

Reaction: "Mga sumpa sa Pilipinas: hindi lang 7, kundi 53!"


Concepcion Meneses wrote:

Oo nga naman Attorney,wala naman Pilipinas na mababasa sa Biblia,paano nalaman ang 53 sumpa na yan!
Pakiexplain naman para maintindihan namin..

Cons <cons_63@yahoo.com>

CONS:

PLEASE READ MY COMMENTS ON THIS MATTER. BAGAMAT NAKAADRESS KAY greg_iii, PARA SA LAHAT NA NG KASAMA SA FILIPINOS WORLDWIDE ITO, KASI SA EGROUP KO NAMAN
IBINABATO ANG PALIWANAG KO.

OTHERWISE, READ DEUTERONOMY 28:15-68, AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN.

ANG PROBLEMA KASI SA PILIPINO, HINDI NAGBABASA NG BIBLIYA, KAYA WALANG ALAM SA SINASABI NG DIYOS NA MGA SUMPA SA MGA TAONG HINDI NA SUMUSUNOD SA KANYANG MGA
UTOS.

ATTY. BATAS

30 JULY 2008

gregg_iii wrote:

Attorney,

Ako ay hindi lang isang Filipino, ako isang nilalang na mahal ng diyos, Karapatdapat akong magpasalamat, magsamba sa kanya lamang.

kaya ikinagagalit ko ang anumang bagay na sinasabi o isinusulat na panlilinlang. Hindi totoong binabasa ko lang ang gusto ko. Basahin mo ang pamagat mo. Siguro naman mas maintindihan mo kung bakit ako nagalit.

May pakiusap ako sa iyo, ituloy mo ang pagtulong sa mga nangangailangan ng tulong mo bilang abogado. Kung nais mong magturo ng salita ng diyos, mag-aral ka muna. Hindi kita matuturuan, ako rin kulang pa ang alam ko.

Hope that the holy ghost will guide you in your quest of helping
everyone of their spiritual obligation.

Do not mislead them.

gregg <gregg_iii@yahoo.com>


greg_iii:

Mabuti pa, basahin mo muna ang Deuteronomio 28:15 hanggang 68 ng Biblia, para naiintindihan mo ang kolum. Ako'y hindi magsusulat kung hindi sigurado,
hindi katulad ng marami diyang nagmamagaling pero kitang-kita mo namang walang naiintindihan.

Kung matapos mong basahin ang sinasabi ko sa Biblia, tingnan natin kung sasabihin mong panlilinlang ang sinulat ko.

Ang problema sa maraming Pilipino, maliban na lamang na sila ay hindi nagbabasa ng Biblia, nagdudunong-dunungan pa, bagay na Dimonyo ang may gawa.

Yan ang dahilan kung bakit sobra na sa pahirap at gulo at kabiguan ang nararanasan natin sa Pilipinas sa ngayon.

Marami ang nagsasabi, si Gloria at ang kanyang mga bayarang tuta, kasama na ang kanyang mga bulag ngunit bundat na tagasulat, ang dahilan ng kahirapan,
kaguluhan at kabiguan ng Pilipino.

Sa aking tingin, mali ang pananaw na ito.

Hindi si Gloria ang tunay na dahilan. Ang tunay na dahilan ng kahirapan, kaguluhan at kabiguan ng maraming Pilipino ay ang kanilang pagtalikod sa Diyos,
ang kanilang paimbabaw na pananampalataya, ang kanilang hindi na pagsunod sa kanyang mga utos.

Marami sa atin ang nagsasabing nananampalataya, nananalangin, pero, kung tatanungin mo kung ano ang pinanampalatayaan, hindi masabi at walang
naiintindihan. Nakakatulong ba ang ganitong pananampalataya?

Tanungin mo ang maraming Pilipino kung ano ang panalanging itinuro ni Kristo, at kung may katibayan silang ito nga ang panalanging itinuro ni Kristo, pero
sigurado akong wala silang masasabi. Bakit?

Ang masama, sa kabila ng pagsasabing nananampalataya ang Pilipino, patuloy pa din siya sa pagiging makasarili, sa pagiging tiwali, at sa pagwawalang-bahala sa mga utos at tuntunin ng Diyos na makikita sa Biblia.

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit may sumpa sa Pilipinas at sa Pilipino. Itong mga sumpang ito, hindi ako ang nagsabi, kundi ang Diyos mismo, sa Bibliya, sa Deuteronomio 28:15-68 (PLEASE READ THESE PASSAGES CAREFULLY AND COUNT THE CURSES LISTED THERE).

Hanggang hindi natin kinikilala ang mga bagay na ito, mananatili ang mga sumpang ito sa atin, at tiyak, magiging dahilan ito ng ating pagkalipol (muli, hindi ako ang maysabi nito, kundi ang Biblia, sa Deuteronomio 28:20).

Sabi nga ng Biblia (ulit), if today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.

May God bless all of us, to enable all of us to recognize our wickedness and our forthcoming destruction, if we don't heed His commands, laws and
decrees.

REPENT. THE END IS NEAR!!!

ATTY. BATAS



gregg_iii wrote:

Asus Attorney tumira ka na naman, walang salitang Pilipinas sa Biblia....

gregg <gregg_iii@yahoo.com>


greg_iii:

ganun? eh bakit pati ikaw nakikidasal sa Diyos, eh wala namang sinasabi sa Bibliya na kasama ang Pilipino sa mga nilalang ng Diyos?

kung walang salitang Pilipinas sa Biblia, lalong walang salitang Pilipino doon.

eh bakit natin pasusunudin kung ganun din lang ang mga Pilipino sa Diyos? ibig bang sabihin, komo walang salitang Pilipino sa Biblia, hindi na natin dapat pinasusunod ang Pilipino sa mga pinag-uutos sa Biblia?

kayo nagkakalintik-lintik ang buhay ng mga Pilipino eh.

di ba? nagtatanong lang naman. at sana basahin mo ang kabuuan ng artikulo ko ha? bago ka man lamang magkomento. halatang yun gusto mo lang basahin ang binabasa mo, e mali-mali naman ang sundot mo.

ATTY. BATAS 

Reactions: "BATAS Party List: plataporma ang Bibliya"

"ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO" <batasmauricio@yahoo.com>

Siguro imbitahin na lang ninyo sila na buksan ang inyong website. Ganoon na lang po.

I am a bible-based lawyer too, and If I will be running for a public office, I will not intrude into a forum that is apolitical, we are an advocacy group and when i read postings that have political flavor its an eyesore. it seems you are not Batas Mauricio himslef, will you kindly make it a point to have this reply reach him, and I want to know his answer.

Thank you 

Cita Borromeo-Garcia

07 JULY 2008

KA CITA GARCIA:

SALAMAT PO SA IYONG REAKSIYON SA ITEM NAMIN SA BATAS PARTY LIST.

PERO NAIS PO NAMING LIWANAGIN NA IPINADALA PO NAMIN ITO SA INYO HINDI DAHIL NAIS NAMING KUMBINSIHIN ANG MGA KASAMAHAN SA FORUM.

ANG AMIN PONG GINAGAWA SA WEBSITE NA www.batasnews.com AY NAGPAPADALA KAMI NG MGA SINUSULAT NI ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO SA LAHAT NG EGROUPS NA KASAMA KAMI, UPANG MABASA LAMANG NG MGA KASAMA NAMIN.

ALAM PO NAMIN NA MATATALINO ANG MGA KASAMA SA FORUM NA ITO KAYA BAHALA NA PO SILA KUNG ANO ANG KANILANG IISIPIN SA MGA NABABASA NILA.

SALAMAT PO.

www.batasnews.com

Kaggalanggalang Batas Mauricio,

Ako po ay natutuwa na kayo ay bible based na abogado pati po ang inyong party list. Ngunit ang WFA ay isang forum na hindi dapat salihan ng mga paglalahad ng inyong mga panukala tungkol sa inyong Party List.

Hindi po tama sa Panahon at lalong hindi tama sa dito ninyo ibunyag ang mga palatuntunan ng inyong party list. siguro po ay mabuti na magtayo kayo ng sarilininyong forum upang doon ay libre kayo kung anuman ang gusto ninyong iparating sa mga tao.

Marami pong salamat.

Cita Borromeo-Gacia


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07 July 2008

BATAS Party List: plataporma ang Bibliya

Salamat sa Diyos, sa ngalan ni Jesus.

ATTY. BATAS

fer zam <f_czamora@yahoo.com> wrote:

sir,
i am member also of the loop that's why i keep receiving emails of your articles. i like the way you tackle issues with reference to biblical passages..
keep it up.

fernando c. zamora



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07 July 2008

Ibno Hajar Turabin:

Kapatid, salamat sa iyong reaksiyon, at salamat sa reaksiyon ni Kapatid na Cita Garcia, na ipinaabot sa
akin ng www.batasnews.com. 

Sa iyo Kapatid na Ibno, ang aking layunin sa batas na aking ipinapanukala ay aplikable para sa mga
mananampalatayang Kristiyano, pero hindi naman ito nag-aalis ng karapatan sa kahit kanino pa man na
magbasa din ng Bibliya sa anupamang dahilan. 

Para sa mga kapatid na Muslim at iba pa na nasa ibang pananampalataya, ang aking nilalayong batas ay
magtatakda ng muling pag-aaral, o pagrerepaso siguro, ng Banal na Koran.

Naniniwala akong kailangan na ding muling masusing pag-aralan ng lahat ang kani-kanilang mga
pananampalataya, upang sa ganon ay mamayani ang Kadakilaan at Kapangyarihan ng Diyos o Allah na siyang
may lalang ng langit at lupa at sa ating lahat.

There could, really, be Godly peace even in diversity.

Kapatid na Cita, salamat a iyong reaksiyon. Anyway, I will let my staff at the website, www.batasnews, take
note of what you said. 

Kaya lang, I concur with the statement that we are not trying to sway anyone from the forum either way.
Indeed, it will be up to the reader to form his own opinions.

The objective really is information, and the dissemination of it.

Maraming salamat po. And may God, who created the heavens and the earth, bless us all.


ATTY. BATAS

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ibno hajar turabin <ibnohajarturabin@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Atty. Batas Mauricio,

Magandang layunin ninyo, pero tanong lang po, papaano ang Muslim students pipilitin din ninyo magbasa ng Bibliya? Salamat po.

Salam, Ibn Hajar

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Kapatid,

Maganda ang isinasaad ng ipinapahayag mo tungkol sa paniniwala sa Diyos. Ang ating dakilang bayani na si Dr. Jose Rizal ay walang paniniwala sa Diyos, pero maganda ang kanyang mga simulain.

Sa isang banda naman, ang katapatan para sa Sigma Rho ay nasa ilalim ng Hagdanan ng Katapatan at ang Diyos at nasa pinakamataas na baytang. Tama lamang na sundin ang dapat mangyari kung may alinlangan ang ating gagawin. Tama man o mali ay wala tayong magagawa kahit na ibasura natin ang ating kapatiran sa dahilang ang nasusunod ay mga katapatang nasa itaas ng hagdanan.

Sa kadahilanang ito, kung ang paniniwala sa Diyos ay wala sa atin, may bisa pa ba ang sinasabi kong "Hierarchy of Loyalty"

Pasensya ka na kung nabagabag ko ang iyong panahon. Walang tama o mali ang sagot dito.
Ako ay nagtatanong lamang at ikaw kapatid ang napili ko na makapagbibigay sa akin ng magandang paalaala dahil isa ka na may mahigit na paniniwala sa Diyos.

Nagpapasalamat ako sa mabilis mong pagsagot at salamat uli sa iyong panahong ibinibigay sa ganitong pagkakataon.

Gary '71

"ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO" <batasmauricio@ yahoo.com> wrote:

13 June 2008

Gary 71:

Salamat sa iyong reaksiyon. Pero sobrang lalim ng Tagalog na iyong ginamit kaya hindi ko maarok kung ano ang ibig sabihin.

Pakilinaw nga ng konti, Kapatid, at ng makasagot naman ako ng mas maganda.

Salamat,

BATAS MAURICIO 78

Batas,

Ano ang masasabi mo kay Dr. Jose Rizal na hindi naniniwala sa Diyos, pero and adhikain sa buhay ay para sa ikauunlad at kapakanan ng kanyang mga kababayan.

Mas maganda pa yata na hindi ka maniwala sa Diyos, pero wala ka namang bahid man ng pagkukunwari at hindi mo ginagamit ang pangalan Niya upang ibansag ang kabuluktutan ng iyong ng iyong layunin at pagnanasa na nagtatago sa ilalim ng iyong pagnanais na makatulong sa sambayanan. 

Ang ganitong pangyayari ay hindi naman makagagambala sa katuwiran ng ating samahan sa dahilang ang ating gagawin ay makatuwiran lamang dahil ang ating paniniwala at hakbang na ginagawa ay pinaninindigan ng "Hierarchy of Loyalty" kaya ang ating pag-aalinlangan ay nawawala sa pagsunod sa ating tamang kinamulatan at naaangkop sa ating kapatiran magmula pa sa panahong hindi natin matunton.

Subalit kung nawala na ang iyong paniniwala sa kataastaasng lugar ng ating pagsunod, ituturing ka pa bang nararapat na magpatuloy sa ating kapatiran?

Ano ang masasabi mo Ginoong Batas? Ako po ay nagtatanong lamang.

Maraming salamat sa iyong panahon.

Gary '71



Batas,

Hindi kaya sa ating mga Pilipino at iba pang naghihirap na iba pa sa mundo inilaan ng ating Panginoon ang Deuteronomio ng kahirapan, kaguluhan at kabiguan (KKK)?

Kung susundin ang interpretasyon mo, bakit kaya di nakakatikim ng tuluyang KKK na kagaya ng sa atin simula pa noong dumatal sa buhay natin ang mga dayuhan na sila ngayong may kontrol ng ating kabuhayan (ayon din sa iyo) ang US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, France, England, atbp?

Sabi ng Inay ko noong 1970s at 1990s, malapit na magunaw ang mundo kaya tayo'y manalangin ng todo-todo at magtika ng kasalanan. Hindi masama yon at siyang dapat gawin. Pero di dahil sa magugunaw na ang mundo, di ga, Batas?

Isa pa, bakit kaya gagawin ni Lord yung pagtunaw sa mundo ng di man lamang napapatikim ng maganda-magandang buhay ang ating mga kababayan. Ang mga bansang nabanggit ko ay pulos nakatikim ng sagana, alwan, riwasa, tahimik....na kabuhayan at buhay. A la, ay baken naman kaya Siya ay magde-desisyon ng gay-on? Kaawa-awa naman ang mga Pinoy! Di ga tayo nga'y wala ng ginawa kundi magdasal, umasa sa Kanyang Banal na Awa sa araw-araw? Di ga sa bawat kilometro-kwadrado' y may simbahan o kapilya man laang alay natin sa ating pananampalataya? Di naman yata tayo nagkukulang bilang isang lahi sa pagkilala sa Kanyang kapangyarihan, kabaitan at katuwiran, ikaw ga, Batas?

Kaya di ako naniniwala na gagawin Niya iyon ng di tayo nabibigyan ng tamang panahon para ma-level ang living field. Lalaya pa rin tayo sa KKK. Yun nga laang baka abo na at kasama na laang tayo sa alaala ng ating mga apo. (May apo ka na ga, Batas?) Aangat rin tayo at baka mas maganda pa ang ating kabuhayan at buhay kaysa sa iba diyan. Si Nograles kaya, Batas, mabibiyayaan pa rin kahit na marami na siyang lakas, kapangyarihan, ligaya sa piling ni GMA at malamang na paldo sa bangko? Aa ay tunay ka naman pag nagkagay-on. ...

Nagtatanong po laang, Atty. Batas.

Lino '67

Taal, Batangas

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Dear BATAS,

Maraming maraming salamat sa iyo idol brod! The Lord will repay your kindness manyfold! He will bless you and your family many times as you help others.

I will look for the tabloids today, June 6.

Your recent article on "dole outs" should shake the present planners of the government. Let's pray for them. it looks like they are rattled. They should call on the Lord so they will be at ease.

Personally, like others, I want the President to finish her term of office. We are a democracy, and there should be a smooth and peaceful transfer of democratic power. This junta thing is next worse to a communist dictatorship.

The good always triumph against evil, although at times, evil seems to triumph.

Eventually, it is the godly, and not the godless, who will govern this nation.

God is the Creator of the universe. The Philippines is just a dot of the wide expanse.

The Lord is the Ruler of this universe. You said it right, we should be in deep prayer.

Let's pray that God's hand will bless us and the Philippine is 2010. Nothing is impossible with God.

The next two years will be very difficult for this country. Voters should wake up.


Bishop Bert '73

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Dear Atty. BATAS Mauricio,

I addressed a separate copy directly to your e-mail address, with the hope of "triggering" a "memory recall" for you regarding the e-mail I addressed to you regarding SPHP GLOBAL Network created to be proposed as the "Neutral Central Hub" for "Frente Amplio Filipino" / "Broad United Filipino Front".

Re:

Anyway, sa 1 Timoteo 5:19 ng Bibliya, maliwanag na may babala laban
sa pagmamadaling tanggapin ang mga paratang laban sa mga namumuno.

Ganito ang sinasabi dito, bagamat ang partikular na tema doon ay para
sa mga namumuno sa relihiyon: "Huwag mong tatanggapin ang anumang
paratang laban sa isang pinuno ng iglesya kung walang patotoo ng
dalawa o tatlong saksi."


With regard to 1Timothy 5:19 in the New Testament subscribed to by "Paulinians", as early as my first 2 years in the minor seminary, "Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary", that particular passage has always been a major issue, a bone of contention among those who in the formation period towards ordination. On one hand, it does sound reasonable to declare that at least 2 to 3 witnesses must be secured before one should accept the "validity" of the charges being laid against the door of the "Head of the Church". On the other hand, since the "source" / "author" of that particular "Letter addressed DIRECTLY to the Followers of the Early Christians", who were basically organized in separate and distinct groups, called "churches" but which can also be described as "cadres" or "cults", depending on the color of the orientation of a particular observer/reader, was supposed to be "Saul of Tarsus", who proclaimed himself as the Apostle for the Gentiles based on his own narration of the event, i.e., a miraculous "Vision" that happened to him without any corroborating witnesses at all, it can seem to many readers with independent mode of thinking that the statement is "too self-serving for comfort". Of course, there should be no argument about the motivation of whoever wrote that particular passage. It should be obvious enough that the purpose is to provide the "benefit of the doubt" to all leaders of the "Paulinian Churches at all times" in order to prevent unnecessary troubles among the "general membership" that can lead to "chaos and anarchy", and resulting to the dismantling of the "Paulinian Churches" from uncontrolled exit / exodus of members.



Sa ating bansa kasi sa ngayon, masyadong uso na ang pag-aakusa sa
pangulo ng Pilipinas, kahit na wala man lamang mga saksi na
nagpapatotoo ng mga paratang.

At ang masakit pa, bagamat paratang pa lamang ang ibinabato sa
pangulo, itinuturing na ito ng mga nasa oposisyon, o sa hanay ng mga
kumukontra sa administrasyon, na katotohanan.

Atty. BATAS, that seems to be very reasonable as a proposition, a call for sobriety, a sober appeal for objectivity and application of logic and reasoning for the proper appreciation of the context or situation being at issue in the open arena of Public Opinion. However, against the backdrop of the consistent "cover-ups" and the "railroading of the prescribed legal processes" as prescribed in the 1987 Philippine Constitution, by the present administration since January 2001, and the volume of charges filed with the institutions , that are supposed to be the last bastions for justice in the Philippines for the Filipino People against the Highest Office in the land, which were consistently quashed on all fronts involving legal measures, including the PHYSICAL losses of ACTUAL CONTRACTS entered into by the present Administration, representing the Republic of the Philippines, with the government of the People's Republic of CHINA, it no longer seem "unreasonable" at all to presume that this particular Administration is in an all out campaign to "white-wash" and/or "side-step" by any and all means, the unprecedented graft and corruption that has been perpetrated since JANUARY 2001. Let me put it this way, Atty. BATAS: even the Supreme Court of the Philippines, headed by then by ex-SC Chief Justice Hilario Davide, had to resort to creating another "first" in Philippine Jurisprudence with the fabrication of the concept that was labeled as "constructive resignation", in order to legitimize the assumption to the Presidency by then Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. So there, that's the real back-drop which I can only hope will remain crystal clear to enough number of Filipinos among the present generations in order to avoid getting "hood-winked" by the expert spinners of the cabal of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, which seemingly does not want to give up the power and authority that were arrogated upon herself, through dubious means. I hope that you remember the "Hello, Garci" tapes .... If you do, I do not want to entertain the thought that you consider the "Hello, Garci" tapes as just "figments of the imagination" of the Filipino People, especially those who were involved personally in securing those tapes: regardless of the legal technicalities being invoked in order to prevent the admission of those tapes as legitimate and valid evidence, acceptable to the legal courts to which the case was to be presented.




Maliwanag na paglabag sa Bibliya ang ganitong mga sitwasyon, at,
dahil nilalabag natin ang Bibliya sa walang kapararakang mga akusasyon
sa mga namumuno sa atin, dumadating sa atin ang mga sumpa ng Diyos na
nagpapahirap sa atin at nagdudulot ng kabiguan sa lahat ng gawain
natin (Deuteronomio 28:15, 20).



This is an area which will depend on the level or degree of "spiritual development" of each individual Filipino faced with the same situation. For those who subscribe to the "Paulinian Doctrines", then it does seem logical to conclude that based on the collation of ancient letters of the "Elders of the Early Christian Churches", what are actually happening to the Philippines may be attibutable to the "curse of the Christian/Paulinian God".

However, there are volumes of ancient writings across cultures and religions of humankind, even much older than the versions being invoked by the "Christian/Paulinian" churches, that tend to provide "greater knowledge and wisdom" for the application by humankind, REGARDLESS of religious affiliation. One that comes to mind easily is even in the vernacular/Pilipino /Tagalog: "Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa." This clearly indicates that mankind has to be responsible for his own decisions and actions; that man will have to contend with the results or consequences of his own decisions and actions. In short, there is NO such a thing as a "Divine curse / punishment",i.e., there is NO need for the "Supreme Being" to intervene in the affairs of humankind that has been granted the GREATEST GIFT among all His/Her creations, FREE WILL. For it comes with the GREATEST PRICE/COST as well, i.e, FULL RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY for ALL CONSEQUENCES of DECISIONS and ACTIONS. At most, it is really mankind "punishing" itself by its "collective decisions and actions". To put it bluntly, it was the FAULT of the Filipino People for DECIDING to have Gloria Macapagal Arroyo assume the Presidency last JANUARY 2001, by DEFAULT, i.e, "collectively accepting" the "legal fiction" of "constructive resignation" that was created by the Supreme Court of the Philippines and now is considered as one of the "legal truths" UNTIL another Supreme Court will REPEAL that "legal fiction" to where it should belong "figment of imagination" fabricated by HILARIO DAVIDE, in order to "cosmeticize", i.e., legitimize the unconstitutional assumption of the Presidency by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through a coup d'etat.



Just in case you reach this point: "Pasensiya na Atty. BATAS, medyo napasubo lang ang mama doon sa sinimulang kung sagutin, na hindi ko pwedeng bitawan ng hindi kumpleto ang argumento."


I would also like to take the opportunity to ask you to take a look inside SPHP GLOBAL Network: just CLICK on the LINK below, or COPY and PASTE into your browser:

http://sphpglobal. ning.com/ ?xgi=6Fcaw3C


In SPHP GLOBAL Network, you can maximize the mileage of the UNLIMITED number of CATEGORIES that can be created in the MAIN Forum and the SUB-GROUP Facility for the EXCLUSIVE use of your BATAS Party List, for your RECRUITMENT campaign on 24/7 basis, WITHOUT any censorship or "busalan" as termed here in WFA the Forum, and for FREE!


Most importantly, BATAS Party List can be one of the "proponents"/Lead Political Parties for the creation of a "coalition of political parties" forming the "Frente Amplio Filipino" / "Broad United Filipino Front", needed by NON-TRADITIONAL political candidates to get at the very least a "fighting chance", but as desired "to have the clout" required for winning the majority of the Total Number of Elective Posts to be in contention during the National and Local Elections scheduled in MAY 2010.


See your BATAS Party List inside SPHP GLOBAL Network soon! At the very least, it will be great if you will establish and maintain a "Legal Corner" soonest. Finally, you can be the "Lead Member" for the IBP to maximize its mileage for the benefit of the Filipino People.


One of your admirers in "Batas na Patas",



JM Nepomuceno



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Obviously you have no clue what transparency is all about and I presume
because the Philippines is so backward and so INCLUSIVE especially
public officials acting as if they own the office instead of in service
of the people there is no such thing as peoples' access to information.

COA report is a public document and as such it should be open to any
Tom, Dick & Ari ooops sorry Harry, which really makes me wonder why you
are even asking if it was "right" to have this public document
published.

Ren Arrieta (renarrieta@yahoo.com)

Hello. Thanks your website. I am in California. Used to teach Polly Sigh in the UP. You have a Party List? Why not ask others to join you. Let us start with Worldwide-Filipino-Alliance@yahoogroups.com and the Filam-Forum@yahoogroups.com and the UP-Alumni-in-Cyberspce@yahoogroups.com. Thanks. I will keep this in my "Favorites" list. Cesar Torres Cesar1185@aol.com

Dear Atty Batas Mauricio Jr.

Good evening there Atty. Thank you for your email regarding your Internet TV Appearances. I already watched your TV Appearances on the website that you sent me, You Tube, Metacafe and iGoogle. I spent more than two hours last night browsing on this three website. These website of yours are very interesting and very useful especially for us who lived abroad and who have legal problems like me.

There are so many things to read on all of this website. I found this very interesting. I will be a regular viewers on this site from now on. I have no idea about this. Thank you. I find your free legal advice very useful and I am learning a lot more about our law in the Philippines.

I am going to spread this good news to all my filipino friends here in UK. And I am definitely recommend you to all my friends if they have legal problems and needed a lawyer.

Atty Batas, I have a question, on my father complaint that you filed, in number 25. Plaintif is ready, willing and able to put up an injunction bond. What do you mean by this? Is this a legal requirement?

Waiting for your reply.

Many thanks again. God be with us always.

Evelyn Nairne

Mr. Batas, 

it's nice to hear that the party-list BATAS was reinstated by the COMELEC. im just a normal citizen, i pay my taxes, i dont know much when it comes to politics, but i thank my folks, at least, im educated. 
im glad to hear/know that you're so concern about the party list BATAS, a lot of my friends voted for it and i even campaign for that as well. 

it's so sad to hear that the group INC headed by "Ka Erdy" helped BATAS to be re-instated by the COMELEC, what kind of HELP is this? 

i am concerned bec i thought BATAS will finally be a party list who will really look into the welfare of us normal citizens. this is my party list. i think it's just proper to solicit advise or am not sure. should this be a concensus among the board members, or should you at least ask the public? 

i am disappointed. you even mention the word POWERFUL describing INC? what do you mean by that? 

you're losing the respect i have in you, if there's any left. 
i can't imagine you agreeing to this

bangengeboy@aim.com

06 May 2008

bangengeboy@aim.com:

thank you for your comments and your concern about the

party list. unfortunately, i cannot officially respond

to you, because you chose not to identify yourself.

for all i know you belong to the people who wanted the

party list troubled.

if you really care about the party, come out in the

open.

atty. batas

-ooo-

DEAR ATTY. MAURICIO: KAPATID KA BA SA I.N.C. REGARDS NALANG PO. Luzano Canlas

03 May 2008 

Ka Luzano Canlas: 

Salamat sa tanong. Kakampi mo ako sa pananampalataya 
sa Ama, at kasama mo ako sa mga humahanga, at 
nagpapasalamat, kay Ka Erdy at sa INC. 

Gumagalang, 

ATTY. BATAS 


Atty. Batas: THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY, I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH. I HAVE SENT THE INFO ABOUT THAT RADIO ANNOUNCER TO BIG PINOY NEWS HERE IN THE U.S., KUMUSTA NA LANG PO. 

Luzano Canlas