Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Sunday, March 3, 2013
I normally don't post politics related entries but this new issue on senator-wannabe Cynthia Villar's thoughts on 'room nurses' was just too offensive to ignore (at least on my blog).
Here's the video and transcript of the very offensive interview:
Transcript / Meme of the offensive statement credit goes to Nightingale Chronicles and IVOTE PH:
This statement is offensive on so many levels so let me dissect this with my corresponding thoughts on each part:
actually hindi naman kailangan ang nurse ay matapos nung BSN. - Are you for real? How is somebody supposed to be recognized as a nurse if she/he doesn't complete her degree in BSN? And now you're telling us that a degree in nursing is not needed to be a nurse?
Kasi ‘tong ating mga nurses, gusto lang nilang maging room nurse o sa Amerika or sa other country - Room Nurse? What the hell is that? Did you seriously think that RN stands for Room Nurse? So now can we expect to have a Room Doctor, Room Medtech, Room Midwife, etc? I can't believe that you have been educated in UP and still do not know what RN stands for! Just an FYI Mrs. Villar, RN stands for REGISTERED NURSE. These folks you belittle actually have to take the board exams just to attain that revered title!
is ano lang sila yung parang mag-aalaga. - The use of LANG in the statement is soooo degrading and offensive. How could this woman belittle the task of taking care of one's patients this way? The way she said it shows that she thinks very lowly of this profession. Well, I have news for you Mrs. Villar: no matter how simple or unglamorous some professions are, they should be respected, for as long as they are done in a dignified and HONEST manner, which is sad to say, cannot be said of YOU POLITICIANS! Let's put it this way, it would have been more acceptable to me if the statement is 'ano lang sila, mga politiko yung parang magnanakaw lang pero legal na magnanakaw.'
Hindi naman sila kailangang ganun kagaling.“ - They do not need to be good at what their chosen profession is? Isn't this statement promoting a culture of being mediocre and being substandard? I do not want a leader who does not promote excellence: I want someone who encourages people to be the best at whatever field they choose to be in. This type of politician is the reason why Pinoys are lazy and undisciplined because they are happy with inferior results. And just a thought that I want to throw out to this lady: would you tolerate mediocrity in nurses if it was your life on the line???
Another thing is that I think she could have mistaken care-givers for nurses in this scenario: and just the fact that she did shows how uniformed she is about the situation! Would you like to be led by such a person who does not know the simple difference between caregivers and RNs?
And as a closing thought to this rant, I would like to say that Cynthia Villar is definitely NOT getting my vote EVER for any public office. She is a businesswoman at heart and I do not need such a person who sees the senate seat as a potential business venture. With her businesswoman mind, I could just imagine her already computing for the ROI when she gets one of the seats, which we all know will never happen if she works HONESTLY and WITH INTEGRITY.
Mrs. Villar, magswimming ka na lang sa dagat ng basura!
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My dear countrymen, please vote wisely this May.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
I have never wanted to blog about politics. I have enough angst as it is on our government and i don't want my blog to be tainted by something as dirty as pinoy politics. Everytime I look at my payslip and see the taxes I am obliged to pay, i get really , really frustrated. I am giving 30% of my salary, and yet i do not see any positive change. It is disheartening to witness as the poor becomes poorer and the politicians become richer and more powerful.
I bear this burden every single day of my life: jaded that no matter what i do, things will never change for my country; that we are doomed to be forever third world, constantly bullied and pushed over by the more powerful nations. The only comfort i had was at least i had facebook and twitter where i can complain every payday about how my taxes are going to waste.
And then came the Cybercrime Prevention Law. In essence, the libel clause of this law can send someone to jail for 12 years for giving your honest negative opinion of the government. I will not even delve on how angry i am about this law as i want this entry to be cuss free. Suffice to say that i am very angry and enraged that some lawmakers actually had the audacity to sign this and make this law a reality!!!
It seems that our lawmakers should set their priorities straight. We are a very poor, unproductive country. This new law does not address our biggest problem: POVERTY. So with all due respect, senators and house representatives, and even you mr. President, i would like to recommend that you look into these issues first and make laws with due haste (like what you did with the cybercrime law) that will address these urgent concerns:
1. Increase the quality of education - make laws that will give additional benefits for teachers. Better yet, raise their salaries! Give them an incentive to do their jobs well! Increase your standards in hiring public school teachers, do not settle for scraps. Remember, these are people who will shape the people of tomorrow. We want intelligent, productive people, right? Unless you feel that the uneducated masses can better serve your purpose????
2. Like with the teachers, increase the quality of our police force and army! Increase the salaries of our policemen and soldiers to keep them from temptation!
3. Make a law that will prevent hospitals from charging registered nurses fees for actually working for them just for experience.
4. Renovate, rehaul, rebuild the airport. Use your powers to make naia better. Clean up the corruption in the airport. I tell you, it's not called the world's worst airport for nothing!
5. Make a law that requires all government officials to disclose where all their pork barrel went to. We need to see the itemized projects, with every single detail disclosed! As taxpayers, we need to know where our money are being used on!
6. Create a law that will address healthcare. Improve the quality of our hospitals. Provide affordable medicine and facilities. Make healthcare a right for everyone, and not just a privilege of the rich.
7. Create a law wherein a lawmaker who does not attend congress/senate sessions is not entitled to get his pork barrel. That way, we can better use these funds for the poor!
8. Create a law that will protect the rights of single parents. Give them additional benefits that will enable them to raise their kids well.
9. Allocate funds for flood prevention.
10. Rh bill anyone????
11. A law should be made to address a government official's qualifications before he can run for office. There should be a minimum educational requirement (should be a college graduate), should have served x number of days in community service, should be a member of an ngo and actually participates in the organization, should have a clean track record ( background checks should be made before approval of candidacy), should disclose source of current income to the last detail, etc.
These are the only ones that i can think of right now. But the point is, the cybercrime prevention law should not have been a priority. We have so many issues as a nation, and a better use of our honorable lawmakers' time would have been to address anything that could alleviate poverty, and increase the quality of filipinos' lives. Set your priorities straight, people!!!
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