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Competency (definitions from Google):

The quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
The ability to perform some task; Meeting specified qualifications to perform; implicit knowledge of a language’s structure

Let’s face it: every election season na lang, lagi na lang pinagsasabong na parang manok ang mga kandidato dito sa atin. Sabi ni Juan, mas magaling ang kanyang kandidato. Sabi ni Pedro, mas magaling ang kanyang manok kesa sa manok ni Juan.
This kind of partisanship and divisiveness among Filipino voters have been used as a leverage by the candidates …

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I hate political advertisements. To me it’s just a waste of money that should be spent elsewhere. I would like the candidates to spend their election funds on projects that would be beneficial to people in need.
Officially, I have no candidates yet. I’m still busy looking through candidates with my personal magnifying glass. There are the political ads, with their shots at informing the electorate of their platform, if there ever was one, but mostly their faces and their attempt of projecting themselves as candidates, pathetic as it …

The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines today via CBCP President Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo issued a very timely statement with regards to block voting. Block voting has been used here in our country as a means to propel or catapult the votes of a certain prefered candidate, disabling others to choose and practice their own freedom of choice. Inquirer.net ran the brief story today and let me quote it verbatim:
The head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has reiterated the Church stance against BLOCK VOTING for Catholics …

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In a surprise announcement that occurred moments ago, Senator Noynoy Aquino, the one and only son of former president Corazon ‘Cory’ Aquino and hailed Philippine patriot and senator, Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr., declared his candidacy for presidency in the much awaited 2010 elections.
Previously, Senator Mar Roxas was the confirmed standard bearer for the Liberal Party (to which both Roxas and Noynoy bleong). But in a gesture of being a gentleman and sacrificing his own presidential bid, he paved way for Noynoy Aquino’s bid for the presidency.
From Mel Beckham’s …

Admit it people! Tayong mga Pinoy na ata ang mga pinaka-uber cynical ever sa mga sarvey na to! Hahaha! Remembah, last June 2009, Manny Villar was on top the SWS Survey. Si Noli naman ang tops nang Pulse Asia.
Well, karon, it’s Senator Manny Villar again consistenly being on top the SWS survey. Are we seeing some trend? O baka naman, yong 1,500 respondents were the same respondents from before? Hehehe! Charing lang! Baka magalet SWS saken haha!
Anyway, here’s the result of the nationwide survey of 1,500 respondents made June 19 …

Oo, kinumpirma nang Malacañang nung Thursday na nag-resign na daw si Edu Manzano as Chair nang Optical Board. Yon ang sabi ni Anthony Golez.
Ano ang drama nang Optical Board? Basta they’re not making eyeglass. Ang drama nang OMB included campaign against child pornography and to regulate ang mga kaeklavuhan nang mga optical discs. Read: hantingin ang mga pirated copies nang mga sexy videos ni Maldito. Hahaha!
Anyway, sorry, kulet kasi ni Maldito.
Eh eto nga noh? Nag-resign si Edu Manzano. Gusto syang harbatin nang Lakas-Kampi-CMD should Edu decide na mag-run as …

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Just this afternoon, when I was doing research for my articles, I found this interesting topic in Pinoy Exchange dot com. The discussion is about a what-if scenario: JAZA (better known as Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala) for president? It sounded a juicy topic for me and it really picked my brain. What if nga di ba?
So who is JAZA?
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala belongs to the one of the wealthiest and powerful business families in the Philippines – the Ayalas. He is the current CEO of the …

Here in Barrio Siete, we do not share the same interests and opinions. Sometimes we disagree on things and choices we make. Like this one, I’m sure many of our ka-barrios and readers will disagree with my choice. Huwag niyo lang akong awayin or inglesin ng sobrang lalim dahil wala akong planong sumisid at hindi ako marunong lumangoy. Hindi ko sasagutin ang comments niyo. Hahaha!
The funeral of Tita Cory was a worldwide event.
Unfortunately dito sa atin sa Pilipinas may mga sumakay na pulitikong walang modo at ginamit itong paraan para …

As I do my usual rounds in the cyberspace, I spotted this tid bit of news from GMAnews.tv:
Even though at least five senators are already reported to be eyeing the presidency, Senator Jamby Madrigal on Friday announced that she will also join the race to become the Philippines’ next chief executive.
Madrigal said she has realized, after a two-week retreat during the month-long Congress session break, that she would seek the country’s highest post to “serve [the] country in a greater capacity.”
As the announcing of candidancy for becoming the next Pwesident …

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Gloria flies to Washington DC kasama ang pamilya nya pati na isang batalyon nang langaw. At ang sabi nung junakees nya, “It’s an honor to the country!” Huh?! What country?! Pampanga?!
Washington DC is about 2.5 hours away from my Barrio Siete, Philadelphia. At kung andun ako sa Philly, I would have driven para masilayan ko si Glory, sa kanyang visit ki Oby, in Washington DC. Konti lang naman ang tanong ko ki Gloria and she does not even have to call a friend para sagutin.
Question Number 1: Ba’t …

Gulantang ako kanina before I headed to work. There was this email I received about Chiz Escudero. It said:
Reynz, ang pers lab mong si Chiz is social climbing in the dark!

HUH?! Social climbing in the dark?! Ano yon?! Latest version nang social climbing?! So, I called up the the person who emailed me while driving. What he told me was enough for me na isalpak ang preno sa tapat nang pulis! Waaaa!!!
What’s the buzz?!
Ang chorva was that, si Chiz Escudero pati na si Mike Manuel (pala! hahaha! thanks to …

Mula sa Session Hall
Bastusang Pambansa,
Bastusan Hills, Kyusi.
Before I do my oral report, let’ us all tie a yellow ribbon.
Tenkyu mga kababaryo… barrio council, mga writers, contributors, mga tanods, mga miron at mga amuyong… Hello.
Lahat ng aking sasabihin ay pwedeng di nyo na malaman. Dahil lahat naman ng ito ay nasa history books, basahin nyo na lang. Pero for purposes of me planning to stay past my Kapitana term, you have no choice but to listen. Sayang ang gown ko, ganda pa ng hairdo ko.
Ang mga nangyari nitong nakaraang taon ay …

This 2010 Election Automation has now made a very interesting turn. It’s laway connection and the whole thing was an arkila election. Confused with what I have just said? That was not the intent. I was confused. And reading the series of the entries on Ellenville, one commenter who was notorious at Reyna Elena was trying to push it on a different tangent. It’s more like – to hell with how the contract was drawn, let’s push the automation! Haller?! Kahit lopsided ang contract? Does the end (automated polls) justify …

(Photo Credits: Wikipedia) Nang-galaiti ang mga prelates ki Panlilio. Yan ang headline kani-kanina nung binuksan ko online papers. Nag-ngi-ngit-ngit sila nung pinahayag ni Fr. Ed Panlilio ang plano nya to run for President. At ano ang ikinakagalet nang mga kasamahan ni Fr. Panlilio sa simbahan? Ang bottom line kasi nito is the separation of Church and the State. Pag pinagsama mo nga naman sila, mistulang Iran. But does it really mean na porque merong “Fr.” sa unahan nang pangalan ni Panlilio eh this is now equivalent to the marriage of …

LITSI!!!
“No less than 100 congressmen—or nearly 40 percent of the total membership of the House of Representatives—are jostling for slots in President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s entourage in her July 30 meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington.”Source

Yan ang bandillo sa baryo mga kabaryo. Sandaang mga langaw. Karamihan daw sa kanila eh nag-sign up para tumalon sa Pyramid nang Egypt pero nag-sipag-cancel dahil mas feel daw nila ang makipag-chika ki Pareng Obama. Ngayon, sandaan lang yan ha? Hindi pa dyan kabilang ang mga kabit nila, mga anak nila sa labas. Yong …

While it’s July 5 now in Manila, it is still July 4 in America and the July 4 fireworks is going to lit up in the skies of America in a few hours. Interestingly, a celebration of independence and more so for America’s founding fathers – the country’s leaders.
Quite honestly, I could not count how many leadership classes, seminars and conferences I have attended. During my business school days, we get bombarded with a lot of leadership talks. The school would invite speakers in different fields from the government sector, …

“Umuuwi ka pa sa Bicol?”
Yan parati ang tanong saken nang mga nakikilala ko. Ang typical kong answer?
“Bihira.”
I get a lot of weird look whenever I give that response. Pero deep inside sa puso ko, wa biro at bahid jose rizal, ako actually ang nasasaktan. It’s not that hindi ako marunong lumingon sa aking pinanggalingan, kahit natu-trauma na ako sa sight nang kalabaw, hindi ko lang talaga masikmura ang sitwasyon nang mga ilan kong kebigan, pati na mga kapamilya ko na nasa barrio, nag-hihirap at medyo naiwan. Hindi ko man kasalanan …

Mukhang exciting pa sa koboy stories ang halalan na darating. Ang latest news is that – Manu-manu ang bilangan sa darating na halalan. Naki-kinita-kinita ko na… agawan nang mga balota, bilangan sa ilaw nang kandila, brown-out bigla ang meralco, palitan nang mga kinahon na balota hahaha!!! Pero, teka …. eto muna…
Dutch-Venezuelan Smartmatic and Filipino Total Information Management Corp. (TIM) decided to partner on a project to automate the 2010 Elections. By partnering, they sorta created another legal entity. Ang problema, walang basbas nang SEC. Ano yon?! Nadala sa tagay?! Eto …

Nagulantang ako sa news sa The Huffington Post kaninang umaga. Naduling ata ako because I was panning the news. Ang pagkabasa ko “President was arrested by the military!” Kinabahan ako with excitement! Nagbasa ako sa ibang online news.
Military arrests Honduras president, official says

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Last night while it was dark and dreary, the dwarfs passed the resolution which will allow Congress to convene a constituent assembly…the HR 1109. Poor Filipino people sa barrio siete. Naisahan habang naghihilik.

And what are they doing in the Senate? They are conducting an investigation to look into the scam which made the socialites poorer by 70-80 million presided by Loren Legarda—POOR RICH WOMEN.
Ito ang excerpt ng balita tungkol sa HR 1109.
MANILA, Philippines – The marching orders allegedly came from President Arroyo herself, and she …

Umeere na ngayon sa balita ang mga kandidato na gustong tumakbo sa presidential election sa 2010. Andyan si Gilbert Teodoro, Manny Villar, Chiz Escudero, Loren Legarda, Mar Roxas, Eddie Villanueva, Jejomar Binay at recently, nagpahayag na din ng pagtakbo itong si Ed Panlilio na incumbent governor ng Pampanga. Not to mention, maugong din ang usapan ang posibleng pagtakbo ni Joseph “ERAP” Estrada.
Oh may humahabol pa ata: si Brother Mike Velarde daw e nagparamdam na baka tumakbo. Hihi.
Isa pa ulet…tatakbo din si Bayani Fernando na metro gwafu daw with …

Barrio Siete is committed to bringing you information about Presidential election 2010 dito sa bansa na lahat gustong maging Presidente kahit ang Pusang ito.

Kaya ito ang report tungkol sa latest survey ng Pulse Asia sa buwan ng Mayo.
Sa 1,200 na binato ng tanong kung sino ang gustong presidente, ito ang sagot.
Ang nangungunang lima:
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Camarines Sur Representative Luis Villafuerte has resigned from the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party. He was the party president. La Kapitana del Barrio Siete is not part of this merger.

Anyway, his party – Kampi Party was supposed to merge with the ruling administration party Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats. Who presided the merger? Gloria Arroyo.
Even former President Ramos, the chairman emeritus of Lakas-CMD was a no show. Pangasinan Representative Jose de Venecia, who resigned last year as Lakas president and was appointed president emeritus, resigned from his post on the eve …