i think it's my irritation at korina sanchez that's causing this, but i'm afraid i might be morphing into a passive pro-administration person (the horror!).
i haven't closely followed the NBN-ZTE Broadband issue, but from everything i have heard, my thoughts and comments surprised even me:
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Chiz Escudero: Why should we spend billions on this deal when the broadband will be obsolete in just a few years?
Me: That's the nature of computer technology. It becomes obsolete fast. But does that mean that we should not even try to keep up? Everyone admits that there are government agencies that still use Wordstar. Is it not right to try to upgrade that? If we follow Escudero's line of thinking, we will never achieve inter-connectivity of our government agencies, because all technology that has the potential of becoming passe after a few years would be shut down.
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Joel somebody (DZBB announcer in place of Mike Enriquez): Eto ang tanong diyan. Bakit tayo gagastos ng bilyong piso sa broadband samantalang kahit saan tayo lumingon, may mga kababayan tayong nabubuhay sa instant noodles lang?
Me: Huh? Connect? Pitting poverty against technological advancement to me is just stupid. They are not diametrically opposed to each other. We need both. Just because we're going for the broadband deal does not mean we are abandoning the measures to address poverty. Some can even say better government inter-connectivity can promote better administration which can mean better access by the people to government services. That can be good.
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Korina Sanchez: Makikita natin pag humarap na si Romy Neri sa Senado. Tingnan natin kung magsasabi siya ng totoo na mangangahulugan na isisiwalat niya ang mga nangyaring lagayan sa ZTE deal na yan, o poprotektuhan niya ang administrasyon sa pamamagitan ng pagsisinungaling.
Me: I thought the ZTE deal was still being investigated? But from Korina's statements, we all know the truth already, and that is that the deal is a worthless deal that was brokered only so that the involved officials can get bribe money. It may well be true that bribes were involved in the making of the deal; but I just think it's stupid to speak as one who is objective and at the same time declare that for Romy Neri to say one thing would be to speak the truth and to say another would be to tell lies. Para saan pa yung imbestigasyon kung bago pa man magsimula we have already made judgments as to what actually happened?
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Haaaay. I don't know if I'm revealing my own stupidities here (if I am, I apologize). Maybe I just don't fully understand what's happening, or maybe I'm being too naive. Or too trusting of the government. Hay. I wouldn't put it past our government officials to accept bribes. But at the same time, I hate to see good projects go to waste because of all the politicking going on. I mean I know the graft and corruption should be stopped and the involved officials should be punished. But maybe we can let the justice department or the Ombudsman handle that. So the senators can go on with their jobs, which is to legislate. Maybe instead of investigating the corruption issue behind the deal, the Sentae can discuss the merits of the contract. After all, isn't that what senate investigations are for? To aid legislation? Last time I checked the Constitution, that's what it says. It didn't appoint the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to investigate the crooks in office.
Believe it or not, these things fester in my mind. I might need to stop listening to the news soon.
Posted at 02:24 pm by
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