Comments on: Is Distributing Cash at the Presidential Palace Improper? Immoral? Insensitive? Idiotic? Infuriating?

By: Jennifer Cosculluela

Jennifer Cosculluela — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:23:12 +0000

MM, Hi from Bacolod! just saw this article. God has eyes MM.

By: luwee

luwee — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:02:45 +0000

MM, I appreciate your opening this topic in your blog because we ordinary citizens sometimes need a venue to release all the feeling of angst, dismay, disgust, dreadfulness, etc, etc. that are building up in our minds and hearts because of all the distasteful revelations that keep on piling up in our midst everyday. Seeing only cover ups after cover ups, senate hearings that look like sarsuelas, (making us realize what kind of people we gave seat in the government through our votes), one issue being just covered and overlapped by another bigger issue, without any resolution or course of action. What’s new? The sad thing is, things are not getting better but getting worse. Now, after a week or so after Panlillo’s blowing the whistle popping up the question of where the money came from (with Malacanang vehemently denying knowledge even if the bags were distributed at the strictly and extremely secured premises of Malacanang), the League of Provinces of the Phils. (LPP) is now taking responsibility, what a nerve!. This just brings about more questions than answers. How lowly they think of Filipino intelligence!
Anyway, thanks MM for all your interesting issues especially about food, places, everything.

By: leigh

leigh — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:24:56 +0000

Hi, MM. Our family has long been involved in government and it absolutely saddens me that these days it is not anymore an honor to be one. There used to be such respect and high regard for Mayors, Governors, Senators, Ministers and the like. These days, mention that you or one of your relatives hold public office and people immediately think you must be rich from being on the take. But I guess I cannot really blame them. Corruption has taken root and grown. This sad state is the reason why our immediate family have decided to also shy away from the political arena. There are so many other ways we can still help.

By: Rowena

Rowena — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:55:18 +0000

Hi MM, same sentiments here. My blog is supposed to be a family-oriented one, kids-rearing stuff and all sweet things in life (as my blog title implies). But I can’t really control my outrage. I decided to re-print a column from my fave columnist re: the bribery and titled my post there’s an outbreak of corruption in our society. Much to my dismay, no one commented. Yeah you’re right, people are so pre-occupied with their own troubles in life to take notice and even give a d—, but we can’t just be silent and let them do all their evil acts. Evil thrives because good men do nothing…

By: rats

rats — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:48:42 +0000

Mr. Marketman is entitled to an occasional rant and I’m glad that he did. I am completely one with his stand and feelings about this issue. I started disliking politicians a long time ago because I feel that they’re just out to fill their pockets and since then, nothing has happened to prove me wrong but only stregthened my perceptions. How long can we endure this way? I’d love to see us moving forward among the nation in the region but alas, it just seem all downhill.

By: artisan chocolatier

artisan chocolatier — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:30:11 +0000

AMEN!!!!

From food to politics (and everything in between) MM, you totally rock!

By: tercer

tercer — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:49:42 +0000

It would seem MM, that our fathers were made of sterner stuff. My own father too walked the straight and narrow and did not fall to temptation. Alas, he died with principle preserved, but the bank broken. Although I understand your reasons to keep away from public office, it saddens me that the country continues to want for champions. Btw, singing and dancing? Neither can any politician in these pearly isles. Besides, most folks probably would rather be fed first and we know you can cook up a storm. But thank you for including social issues in YOUR blog and not limiting yourself to singular topics. And thank you for sharing a little of yourself and your father. Please continue to be interesting and every so often provoke us from our civic apathy.

By: mikel

mikel — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:19:15 +0000

ever heard of psychologist abraham maslow’s heirarchy of needs? in maslows theory, needs are mapped out in pyramid form. the broad array of physiological needs was at the bottom .. joy, love, happiness etc. followed almost equally with a wide range of safety needs: body & financial security, physical health & secure work. transcendent needs like truth, justice, wisdom were in the tiniest triangle at the top. as our lower level needs are met, maslow theorized, people moved up the pyramid.

i bring up this analogy because filipinos, it seems to me, is looking to politicians now to satisfy a pretty basic-and urgent-level of need. we wish it for ourselves and for the poor among us. we also know that politicians are self serving first. but we also can discern who delivers & works for our benefit. that’s why there is no outcry about the issues hounding GMA. to some of us, it’s all just noise.

By: awi

awi — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:26:59 +0000

hahaha, wawa naman lori, reaping such a firestorm of indignant comments about her comment :-( there there lor…

in fairness to lor, i can see naman where she’s coming from, devoted food blogger that she is. but yeah, this IS marketman’s blog, and he’ll write what he wants to write…

and besides, this whole payoff debacle is so outrageous, so disgusting, so insane, so absolutely appalling! it’s a wonder that the public reaction to it has been so lukewarm.

By: ratacutie

ratacutie — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:52:27 +0000

Hi MM, have you seen the latest news on the unliquidated expenses of the Palace! My goodness! When will this end? Check out this link, if you haven’t yet: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=95393