Sunday, January 4, 2009

Ka Isko Lar

Pusang gala ka, eka makanyan brod. You are adding insult to injury. Pasensiya na po Aling Iska, tao lang. Now let’s talk with intelligence. What’s the reason behind the delay of the scholarship fund at the capitol? Well, brod, first of all, definitely, not me. Seryoso po tayo Aling Iska. If you still remember brod during the dialogue between your favorite subject -- embattled Governor Eddie Panlilio and the provincial board led by Vice Governor Joseller “Yeng” Guiao, there was a suggestion for the speedy deliberation and facilitation of the scholarship financial assistance worth P30 million. Wapin pu ne katanda yo. Brod, kalabaw lang ang tumatanda. Ay bingi. Biringhi ba kamo? Pabayaan mo sa Pasko. Aling Iska, please proceed to your long short story.

Vice Governor Yeng gave unsolicited advise to Panlilio -- since the governor is a neophyte -- on how to get the approval of the board without any delay and hassle on the part of executive. In front of the thousands of audience inside the Bren Z Guiao Convention Center and televiewers of CLTV 36, Guiao told Panlilio to request a special session from the provincial board to tackle the scholarship program. The vice governor also advised the governor to submit before the board the justification and guidelines on how the people’s money would be spent to ensure that the grants will be used truly for the education of the scholars. They have agreed. In fact, Panlilio thanked the provincial board on that particular suggestion. Ing problema, ing milyari, tangung basti, bang agad mikawani.

What happened ba Aling Iska after that historic dialogue? The governor requested for a Special Session to the provincial board (very good) to tackle not just the scholarship grants but the voluminous programs and budget proposals which they could not finish in one special session. (Ay, very bad, ba’t ganun). Iyon daw ang problema, marunong daw siyang makinig, hindi siya marunong sumunod. Ano ang ibig mong sabihin Aling Iska? Masias ya buntuk.
Hanggang ngayon iyong simpleng hinihinging justification at scholarship guidelines na manggagaling siyempre sa Tanggapan ng Gobernador ay hindi pa naisusumite sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Akala ko hanggang gabi silang nagtatrabaho sa kapitolyo? Simpleng guidelines lang at justification hindi pa nila nagawa? Tuloy hindi nakapag-aral ang anak ni Ka Isko Lar.

Ngayon sa lahat ng pulpitong natutuntungan daw ni Panlilio, ang sabi nila Aling Iska, sinisisi daw ni Panlilio ang mga bokal kung bakit hindi nakapag-aaral at hindi natutulungan ang mga iskolar. Tama ba naman iyon? Sisisihin mo ang iba, sa sarili mong pagkukulang? That’s not good governance governor. You practice a leadership of finger pointing. The Sanggunian is just doing its job. Definitely, they will not approve the budget for the scholarship program because it has to undergo the government process of deliberation and justification. If you are not hiding anything, just simply comply with what the legislative branch of the local government is asking.
Ang problema, pinapopogi mo ang iyong mukha at the expense of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan through blaming them on the delay of the scholarship grants. Sa susunod ay atin namang pupuntuhan ang Adopt-A-Scholar Program ni Panlilio. I’ll give you a bird’s eye view. The creation of the Adopt-a-Scholar has no approved resolution. The Governor, for and in behalf of the provincial government, has accepted a P100,000 scholarship donation from donors without any authority from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Governor, you are making a mockery of the provincial government. Wala pong masama sa pagtulong. Gusto po nating lahat iyan. Pero tiyakin lang po na tayo ay nakasusunod sa mga batas at palatuntunan hindi ng tao kundi ng gobyerno. Ours is a government of law and not of men.

Maybe your intention is good but your means does not justify the ends. You have the law to follow. You have the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to work with. Aliya anting parokya ing kapitolyo, na ika ing pari, ika rin ang hari, uling ring tau memili la namang kayantabe mu bang magka-check and balance king gobyerno. Pota akalinguan yu pu.
Marami ng naghihirap na iskolar, naiipit sa katigasan ng ulo. Ibigay mo na ang justification at scholarship guidelines na hinihingi ng Sanggunian para pagtibayin na ang P30 million para sa pag-aaral at hindi para sa panganganak ng dalaga ni Ka Isko Lar. Kaya nga kailangan ng guidelines para talagang magamit sa edukasyon at hindi sa ano pa mang bagay. Ba-bay. Hanggang sa muli, Aling Iska.

Binabati ko pala ang mga masugid na tagabasa ni Aling Iska, diyan sa Planters Development Bank sa kabayanan ng Siyudad ng San Fernando. Magandang araw sa mga empleyado at customers ng inyong bangko. Hanggang sa muli. Maranun kong muli.

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