Name: Thomas K
City/State/Country: Davao
IP Address: 84.181.82.58

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The problem is not to use firecrackers and fireworks on new year's eve, but quality and power of the products. High safety - high price - strict prohibition of low quality imports, this is the way. But what about the power of the government and the police against the importers or their connections???

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Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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Kalabog: YouSaid; "AND to be really fair-- ban also those government sponsored firework displays during independence day! On second thought WHY be selective-- ban them all!"... You know what? Your opinion will not hold water! If PH cannot legislate prostitution how do you think it can happen on fireworks?

Name: Steve R
City/State/Country: California
IP Address: 98.234.19.64

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Kalabog, Yours: "they are just trying to win over the public to their position which is a good strategy". Applaud for attending catechism in the past but I don't agree that I failed to ask my powerful God to stop Sendong. I did not attend catechism but no way that I'll agree that I failed to ask my powerful God to stop Sendong. I was probably sleeping too when Sendong victimized 1000s. My belief is that God is humanity's savior, if one totally serves Him. PH is visited 20X by typhoon ea yr. Filipinos must pray. Do Not Vote for Trapos next election, the next & next, sort & not throw garbage near rivers. Not to vote for Trapos would give families in Zamboanga & the entire PH pop a better chance of being employed, not victimized by 'Palakasan'.

Name: KALI
City/State/Country: HAWAII
IP Address: 72.130.247.17

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Marie I can’t forget this: On my vacation last Oct, I borrowed my friend’s custom built owner jeep. While driving in the outskirts of the city, I was stopped by a LTO for not wearing safety belt. I complained that the jeep has no safety belt. “What about that” he said, pointing to a rope that’s tied to the side of the seat. “That’s not a safety belt” I said, “It would restraint you from flying forward though” he said. “No shit, it’s going to kill me if an accident should happen, I said”. “Give me your driver license and you need to attend a one day seminar, he said”. Lessons learned: kayo dyan kailangan naka safety belt kahit lubid para sa kalabaw puede pala. Eh kung kayo mamatay sa aksidente kasi lubid and safety belt, problema mo ‘yan! Walastik talaga sa Pinas!

Name: Ricky
City/State/Country: USA
IP Address: 71.139.3.30

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This lapdog Tupas should know the meaning of the rule of law, do you remember his father? Have you no sense of decency left? Follow the rules of impeachment, see what money can do to people?

Name: Steve R
City/State/Country: California
IP Address: 98.234.19.64

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Ache, Yours: I don't think Filipino people are satisfied and agree with what Aquino govt is doing right now. Wrong, President Aquino was elected by majority of Filipino people with no reports of GARCI tapes. Charged with poll fraud, CGMA is in jail for allegedly fixing the 12 to 0 result in favor of her slate in the 2007 election. Arroyo govt. would be more acceptable during her presidency due to GARCI tapes. CGMA allegedly committed poll fraud during the 2007 election & plunder for her part in ZTE-ZBN deal. Clear & simple, President or not, it is not revenge to file charges against any corrupt person. PNoy was elected with majority votes & not connected to election fraud, thus he is clearly the Pres of the Phil. The Phil gov't is the gov't of the people.

Name: tonyO
City/State/Country: pinas
IP Address: 114.108.243.107

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LPiF said “YES, it's double taxation; Read: If a corporation distributes dividends to the owners, they must report and pay personal income tax on these amounts. And because dividends, unlike salaries and bonuses, are not tax-deductible, the corporation must also pay taxes on them. This means that dividends are taxed twice -- once to the corporation and again to the shareholders...If in doubt research AGAIN!” Dre, the corporation and the stockholders are separate and distinct persons. Double taxation means the same person is taxed for the same income by the same tax authority TWICE. The corporation is taxed for its net income ONCE. The stockholder is taxed on the dividend ONCE also. Capiz? FVR sometimes says “TAMA NA!” Please don’t expose further your ignorance, hehehe.

Name: Naty
City/State/Country: Manila
IP Address: 61.18.186.135

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TonyO, may pangalan ako, huwag mo akong tawagin ng Nutty, tawagin mo na lang si Corona ng NUTTYYYY. Hindi ako maging "guilty before trial" kasi wala akong balak na kurakutin ang pera ng bayan. Ang sinasabi mong "constitutional right" para lang sa mayaman yan, Sa mga mahihirap tuloy agad sa kulungan.

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 66.66.170.165

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tonyO: Note: do not construe when the phrase "do not pay taxes" is use it always means bokya, zero, nothing. It could also mean paying just "little". So individuals and corporations earning, say, mega-millions before taxes, because of tax breaks and allowable deductions ended up paying just ONE DOLLAR OR ONE PESO, that's still paying but ALMOST "paying no taxes". Got 'em? As to maboboteng usapan in the 'states, my best friend was not indicting nobody when he had to resigned as a field auditor because one of his subjects told him "the other guy before him had maboteng usapan with them". If you understand what he meant.

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 66.66.170.165

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tonyO: When I said "...what can I do? I still have to put food on my table" the obviousity meaning of what I said is as clear as mud. I can not be a whistleblower and blow my self up, too. I need a job to feed myself and the watering holes going. Got 'em. If you mean (that you don't understand) what I said, "...when the maboboteng usapan unfold in my presence", the obviousity is even clearer than mud! That is, they laid out "Statesides" some San Miguel and including Marka Demonyo. If you still don't understand this, wala na akong magagawa sa kokote mo! hehehe.

Name: Matanovic Klundt
City/State/Country: Kamloops
IP Address: 199.247.253.44

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If I were Abalos since his health is rapidly deteriorating, I will come out in the open and help the current government to unveil the truth about the allege electoral sabotage against the exorcist voice GMA and the Ampatuans. In this case, he will be a part of history that corrupt officials and exercising their abolute power will not be spared in the name of good governance and justice. Besides, the government in this regard will not need Garci. Unfortunately, I am not Abalos. I also urge the Filipino people to continue their support for PNoy so that we can see big timers put in jail this time. After Marcos, not a single crony and corrupt generals was put in prison during Pnoy's mother time.

Name: sbejar
City/State/Country: chicago
IP Address: 99.105.68.41

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I agree with E. Joson-G posted message that president Aquino is changing the image of the Philippines by going after the corrupt. Be his motive is political or vendetta, I see it as the right way to change the political culture of the country that has taken root not only from the Marcos era but way back from the Spanish time, so let us give him our undivided support.

Name: GFJBHEDF
City/State/Country: Hercules
IP Address: 67.188.19.40

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CONVICTION BY MEDIA PUBLICITY. In a way, I am glad some what by the continues trial by publicity/demagoguery. The more of it, the more even the most gullible Pinoy, and the down trodden, eventually become immunized, (in time). Ma and pa will tell their querying young ones, "Don't pay attention to all that media hogwash. It's all BS propaganda.., trying to sell you their brand of tea."

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 66.66.170.165

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tonyO: Firstly, let's talk about the word "reverse" and "affirm". In the totem pole of judicial system, the lowest Court is always in the "mercy" of the next higher Court (that is, from Trial Court, final and executory or then to Court of Appeals will affirm or reverse or then to Supreme Court will affirm or reverse). Above of course involve the processes of Appeal and the parties will appeal the decisions up to the SC. If the decision of the Trial Court is not appealed, it is final and executory. If a similar case is heard again in the Trial Court presided by ANOTHER JUDGE, it may come up with opposite decision. No Court is compelled to follow the decision of similar old case. That's why there is this Appeal processes.

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 66.66.170.165

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tonyO: The decision of the Supreme Court is final and executory after an appeal or motion of reconsideration of its (Supreme Court) decision is also heard. As I said in my other postings, a similar or identical case may be brought up to the Supreme Court. The same Court (same CJ and Associate Justices) may see a finer points by either party in this new case and come up with an opposite decision this time, that in essence the Supreme Court "reverses" itself, but not the old case. This is especially true if the setting CJ and Justices are new sets. BTW, this is my understanding of cases published in newspapers and broadcast press.

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 66.66.170.165

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tonyO: Bilibit or nat, this case of conviction being vacated by the Court really happened to me. Check this out: When I plead guilty to an speeding ticket, pay the fines and thought I live happily ever after, I realized not really. To make the long story short, I wrote the traffic Court telling I can't live happily ever after my plead; I thought it was wrong; the Clerk of Court called me and said she Court may vacate my conviction. A few weeks later when I inquired from the Motor Vehicles Office, extract of my records, I was told my record is "clear" and everything is closed. Whatever that means.

Name: 1 UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.101.61.3

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Pati etong si Tony0 nabuwang na rin and keep insisting of using the toll road fee to Vegas as an example of tax avoidance. Deo is trying to reeducate him on US tax laws. There is such a thing as user's tax like roads and bridges, cigarettes, alcohol etc. Don't use any of them if you hate paying the fees or tools for the use of the roads and consuming cigarettes or alcohol. You are not encouraged by IRS to avoid them but you are compelled to file your returns. BTW, ignorance is tax free but you pay big later.

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 66.66.170.165

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ONE UP: I believe, I and Manuel C. Diaz are in the same view (contrary to what these "learned" sayangtis are saying) that human activities has nothing to do with the "current" (since the Earth has been warming since time immemorial) global warming. Check this out: And no need to show more proof; New York not only the city, is believed to have been covered by as much as two (2) miles of ice nineteen kupong-kupong ago. Where are the ice now? Most population of the Earth then were wearing only fig leaves. They don't even cook their food. Why did the ice melted anyway? They even blame the animals now for contributing to the global warming because of their "dung" (produces heat!) hehehehe.

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 66.66.170.165

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ONE UP: I believe, I and Manuel C. Diaz are of the same view (contrary to what these "learned" sayangtis are saying) that human activities has nothing to do with the "current" (since the Earth has been warming since time immemorial) global warming. Check this out: And no need to show more proof; New York not only the city, is believed to have been covered by as much as two (2) miles of ice nineteen kupong-kupong ago. Where are the ice now? Most population of the Earth then were wearing only fig leaves. They don't even cook their food. Why did the ice melted anyway? They even blame the animals now for contributing to the global warming because of their "dung" (produces heat!) hehehehe.

Name: deo
City/State/Country: flour city
IP Address: 66.66.170.165

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VERBOTEN!!! a poster with IPO 68.193.64.170, from Blumntrit is using my name in his posting vilifying Corona. 'adre 68.193.64.170, I can defend what I posted here but not what's not mine. Mabuti hamonin mo na lang ako ng suntokan! OK?

Name: 220 Lange
City/State/Country: NY
IP Address: 166.137.137.12

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MCD: There is a big gap with your age and knowledge. I thought knowledge advances with age but I don't see that principle relevant to you. I am happy to see that TonyO loves you without a gender barrier.

Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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blumntrit: I owe you one! Thanks!

Name: GFJBHEDF
City/State/Country: Hercules
IP Address: 67.188.19.40

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Mayweather's Camp, "Mayweather's prison term delayed by judge 'cause he is booked to fight in Las Vegas in May, but his opponent won't be Pacquiao." Pacquiao's Camp, "The champ will fight in May or June, but his opponent won't be Mayweather." LIARS! There won't be no $100 million fight for either fighter if they fight someone else, other than themselves. So, knock of the big BS already. You're all so laughably apparent. You can't fool Deo with that blarney.

Name: 1 UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.101.61.3

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Tony0 and MCD: I reserve the right to challenge if what you bozos are saying if they were fiction or facts. If what I said were wrong, I don't make it personal if I were challenged and corrected. If I call you ding dong I could back it up; ditto if I call you a knucklehead and tell you when you are exhibiting asinine behavior.

Name: 1 UP
City/State/Country: GOTHAM CITY
IP Address: 74.101.61.3

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MCD: Is making this asinine comment that politicians are taking a big bite on OFWs remittances. The tax portion of these remittances is but 1% of a typical household expenditure. 44- 53% of household expenditures go to food, 2- 5% for education, 2 % for medical care, 5- 7% for transportation and communication, 11 – 13% for rent and 7% for utilities. If you disagree, show me alternate facts. (Not made up similar to what your claim that 1000 jobs were lost in the closure of Colton cement plant). TALK IS CHIEF, inventor!

Name: Dwarding
City/State/Country: Jamunda, Afr
IP Address: 70.162.239.254

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...I meant to say "Wikipedia", not "Wikileaks". See what I'm talking about? Not erudite at all.

Name: JRH
City/State/Country: Montreal, Canada
IP Address: 70.80.150.114

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Soon CJ Corona will face the senate to answer some pertinent questions...foremost was the fact that he favored & approved 19 decisions in favor of his mentor GMA. Could we call it arrogance, stupidity, paying back a favor? It was awkward & didn't look right no matter how you look at them. From the past, members or the Supreme Court were treated like sacred cows by our people & historically nobody dared question them ever. Today, however, is a different story...finally somebody stood up & said enough is enough. The BS is over. Others could talk ad nauseum about the independence of the SC & separation of powers but what about the questionable decisions & obvious injustices by these so called justices?

Name: Manuel C. Diaz
City/State/Country: Montclair CA USA
IP Address: 76.174.219.92

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To 1UP there is nothing that you can do if the world will warm up melt all the ice and flood us out of existence that is evolution.What I am opposed is the SOB scientist scare tactics and the government imposing carbon tax additional burden to people so that the pockets of these scientist and government BS will be lined for life. Just look at Gore the hypocrite the Gore's wealth came from royalties of their ZINC Mine and this SOB is opposed to mining.

Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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EDWARD: YouSaid; "Something I saw in the PI that most children do, step on frogs and when the mouth is open put a firecracker in it. And than "boom", no more frog. I hate frogs so I would allow children to use these explosive devices for this purpose."...Well, is it OK to do this to Kalabog and Isabelle as well? What do you think OLD MAN?

Name: Isabelle
City/State/Country: Culi Culi
IP Address: 184.144.62.222

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Blumentritt" I myself do not know where exactly is Culi Culi - except that it is somewhere in Pasay . But I am aware of its reputation as the Red Light district in the 1950-60's. Out of humor- I choose to put it as my LOCATION to see how many people recognize it-- (also reveal their vintage and provenance) . Deo is a given to know- good for him (he has been around and obviously street smart. ) Now this pendejo (and you are right- he can't shoot straight) LPIF just showed his hand as another aficionado of the place.

Name: LPiF
City/State/Country: LosAngeles/Mla
IP Address: 121.1.11.38

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tonyO: YouSaid: "In short, tax avoidance is using the law and get its benefit, e.g., capitalizing accumulated profits via stock dividend distribution in order to avoid income tax on dividends."...I have already researched this for you and posted it twice. DIVIDENDS are taxed TWICE..."DOUBLE TAXATION." First at the corporate level, second to the shareholder. You did not trust what I posted for you? GO RESEARCH IT! Tsk tsk tsk...

Name: Isabelle
City/State/Country: Culi Culi
IP Address: 184.144.62.222

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Blumntrit: Please indulge me a bit more regarding LPIF. PNL is a good free-for-all forum where opinions are forwarded/exchanged/debated/discussed. However, this LPIF came out with foot-in-mouth trying to assert himself as a Taxation expert with an outlandish statement that " Corporation Pay No Tax" that is clearly out in the left field. It CHEAPENS PNL forum becx he is not projecting any sense of credibility nor sensibility and not even amusing. He use this forum obviously as a vehicle for his narcissistic ego trip. As you can note in his latest entries- he is beginning to show Oedipal complex subconsciously calling for his mother!