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The Human Right to Be Gay and Lesbian

Human Rights is not only exclusively the right to eat and drink in the public but also the right to express oneself whether it could be a religious profession or display of personal sexual orientation. However, because most people were used to seeing opposite sex displaying love and affection in the public, some might find same sex display of love and affection offensive or weird because they are not oriented about on such kind of display of love and affection; thus they become culture shock and call it unpleasant (or bad or evil) and abnormal but only because they are not used to see it. Therefore, making their judgment purely unfair and unjust, thus committing crime against human rights.

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is also prevalent in the Philippines wherein mostly open transgender gays and lesbians were treated by straight sex with despisement and condemnation yet these hypocrite straights proudly proclaim that they good in the society and eschew evil but they treated the gay community with contempt because they were indoctrinated and somewhat brainwashed by their ever so-called so “good” Christian religion (and even the so-called “peace loving” religion Islam) that homosexuality is “sin” or “evil” only by a piece of their bias scriptural non-sense anti-human Bible verses/Koran verses; Feeling to have authority whereas they don’t have. What a shit religions do to people! Yet in great hypocrisy they say that religion teach them what is “good”.

For those who are not acquainted with the gay and lesbian community in the Philippines, June 26 is said to be the 17th anniversary of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Community in the Philippines, however, it was not quite recognized or much publicly celebrated because of the religious influence of the homophobic and ever hypocritical Christian religion that is predominating the spiritual mindset of Filipinos in the Philippines, only few are not slaves of such mind-controlling world religion. But however, there are already many LGBT organizations in the Philippines today fighting for their rights against public discrimination on regards to sexual orientation and there is a particular religion in the Philippines that accepts same-sex marriage.

However, same-sex marriage is not yet accepted in the Philippine constitutions though recently America has already accepted it. For there is still existing Philippine law that needed to be amended and abolish that is mostly against LGBT community, that is the Anti-Vagrancy law which is against human rights. Moreover, there is also the unmonitored or somewhat ignored sexual violence inside all-male prisons wherein gay prisoners were rape or treated unjustly by homophobic males even the homophobic wardens tolerate such violence against homosexuals.

First Filipino to Be Caught In the Act

For the sake of ignorant Filipinos, there is a law in the Philippines that protects the welfare of animals from human cruelty and has equivalent punishment for the violators of this law. This law is the Republic Act 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act. This Philippines law was made against Filipinos who do not know how to respect animals in the society who show heartlessness and cruelty to them or who do criminal acts toward the lowly animals.

Actually, there are multitude unsung cases of animal cruelties in the Philippines but was not brought into persecution and public punishment because of lack of solid evidences to indict and convict the violators, but recently, an ignorant University of the Philippines (UP) student arrogantly and ignorantly boast how he kill heartlessly a cat on the campus and reveals that he is “Cat-Serial Killer” and have killed many cats in the pasts. His blog entries at multiply.com regarding his brutal killing of the innocent cat (according to him he jumped suddenly the cat on the cat’s torso and the cat cough blood and die instantly) was certified and testified by some witness on the campus which eventually lead himself to be caught of authorities for violating the Animal Welfare Act. He was made to pay 2,000 pesos and sentenced to do a two month volunteer work at the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).

His own bragging confession of his animal cruelty and witnesses for his brutal killing of cat has leaded him to be caught and be the very first Filipino to suffer under such law. He is Joseph Carlo Candare; a second year student of UP National Institute of Physics.

The authorities said that, this should serve a lesson for Filipino animal haters out there to respect our fellow creatures. Yes, it should be and parents should teach their children not only to love fellow humans but also to love and respect lowly animals because they are here also on earth to live and enjoy their lives which the creator has given to them and they are fellow brothers and sisters in creation.

It is obvious that the parents of Joseph Carlo Candare never taught their son to respect other living beings other than fellow human and never taught their son to be a loving and sober person, for on the blog of Joseph Carlo Candare, he shows ”psychosis” and “sadistic” attitude or somewhat mentally ill.

“This isn’t the first time I’ve killed a cat but this time it’s different. It didn’t occur to me back then that the cat had a leash. So I think somebody owns it,”

“…….It feels good when your beating it (a cat) up but you suddenly feel something strange when it turns off permanently. That’s how I feel right now. And maybe for the next days. Dang, am I a cat serial killer?”

Unfortunately, he already deleted his own blog because of the shame he himself have incurred to himself and to his parents. His parents even beg not to sensationalize the issue on the mainstream media.

“..Nobody ever stopped me when assaulting cats..” This arrogant claim of Joseph Carlo Candare that no one have ever stopped him from killing cats is to be blame for majority of Cat-hating Filipinos or because most Filipinos in the Philippines are Cat haters or animal haters and only few are animal lovers and would prefer dogs because cats robbed their viands and they only love dogs because it is not they love the dogs but the usefulness of the dog to be a house guard. What an animal cruelty!

But thanks to animal lover minorities who have great compassion and concern for such growing Filipino animal cruelty that is left unchecked and uncorrected. These minorities are the ones responsible for the creation of the Republic Act 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act.

Circumcision Celebration?

Is “pagpapatuli” (circumcising the foreskin of male genitalia) a true Filipino tradition? I bet it is not for it is somewhat a religious legacy coming from Abrahamic religious cults which the Filipinos have subscribed through Christianity and Muslim which proves nowadays that it has no medical benefits but only some sexual problems and even untimely death for the male infants who have gone such non-sense surgery. It has proven nowadays to be non-sense and its medical claim that it prevents HIV/AIDS virus proves to be wrong. For no matter the male penis is circumcised or not, one will still get HIV/AIDS virus, if one have sex with any partner that is inflicted with HIV/AIDS virus.

The main reason for such medical claims or health benefits originated from religious pride as it was also religiously derived its medical tradition; that is, to show off to other opposing religious group that their leader is clean from disgusting what is medically called “smegma” that cleaves around the foreskin of a male genitalia which is also present at the clitoris of a female genitalia.

However, though these information has already been on the surface, still medical doctors in the Philippines practice such and even throw a big bashing merry-making which they called “Tule Party” last May 7, 2011 at Marikina city that will set a record around the world that it is only in the Philippines that a large number of young males were circumcised at one day.

For me, this “Tule party” proposed by the medical doctors in the Philippines is a silly thing because nowadays and in other parts of the world, circumcision is already greatly despise.

Are Pinoy Medical Doctors Quacks?

Every year doctors in the Philippines convene to update their medical profession along with changing times and how to improve their health advocacy and serve their patients better. This annual convention of physicians in the Philippines is known as the Philippine College of Physicians. Its latest sessions was held last May 1 to 4 at the SMX Convention Center Mall of Asia, that tackles how to help physicians in the country get the right diagnosis and correct prognosis of their patients which indeed somewhat intriguing because it implicitly says that medical doctors in the Philippines are quack doctors that practice a “guessing style” of diagnosis and treatment. Moreover, it also justifies the reason why some patients being admitted on medical hospitals never get recovered but succumb into mysterious untimely death though the illness of the patients is not horrifying. For once, the patient is confined in the medical hospital, the medical doctors gave the patient a lot of surprise diseases that will shock the patient and the patients beloved ones and persuade the patient that he or she should took this or that pharma-drugs and do this test, etct.etc., until it leads away the patient from the primal illness it complain and concentrated on the complicated multiple diseases the medical doctor reveal to the patient which leads eventually to “no recovery” at all but only “complicated illnesses” that will end up on untimely death of the patients.

So now, this annual convention speaks the reality that medical doctors in the Philippines no matter how professional they are lacks real knowledge that will surely cure or heal their patients but just relying on medical disciplines they learn from their medical college syllabus. These medical doctors grope in the dark knowledge of western-style medication and disciplines though it has already proven to be erroneous and not helpful in curing illnesses of their patients. For recent health studies shows or reveals that eastern-style of medication and discipline that is the natural and herbal medication proves to be more effective and safe and have highest chances to make the patients recover quickly from their illnesses.

Therefore, the sessions on the yearly Philippine College of Physicians to improve the expertise and specialties of medical doctors in the Philippines makes no sense at all and there is no improvement actually in terms of quickly healing or curing the ill patients but the other way around- that is these medical doctors in the Philippines have improve in killing their patients fast and expensively (this has been proven many times though I don’t have links to show to you) actually though they may deny it but it is true. Ask a Pinoy victims of these medical malpractice or medical doctors in the Philippines and even registered nurses in the Philippines, and they will without hesitant testify that it is True and Fact.

Therefore this annual Philippine College of Physicians makes no sense at all truly and no matter how they improve their prognosis, their patients that heavily rely on them will still end up on mysterious untimely death.

By the way, the Philippine College of Physicians or PCP is the largest specialty organization in the Philippines that consists of physicians and clinical experts or specialists doctors in diverse or various medical disciplines and subspecialties in internal medicine. It is one of the founding members of the Asean Federation of Internal Medicine and it is under the authority of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) in the Philippines wherein sometimes the Department of Health (DOH) has connivance with through medical public hospitals that has more deaths than recoveries.

The Philippine College of Physicians first flagship health advocate which is well known in the Philippine medical world is the Health Education Reform Order or HERO which is working as an Executive Order in the Philippines that promotes health advocacies and strengthen health curriculums.

Cause of Carjacking In The Philippines

Carjacking or carnapping is already established customary theft cases in the Philippines since the emergence of luxury cars in the Philippine market or on Philippine automotive industry which has gone very worse nowadays which includes now gruesome killings because the prices of cars (not only luxury cars) nowadays has gone high thus it tempts and seduces those who aspire for instant big money where handling of such carjack cases already gone out of hand though the Philippine National Police reportedly announced against the prevailing carjack cases, that carnapping or carjacking cases has been down or low.

Of course, the basic reason why one does theft is because one wants to have the object one rob either to own it for an exchange to something one covet, using it. Just like carjacking incidents in the Philippines wherein the main reason for stealing cars is to transmute the stolen car into the desire cash equivalent or more. In terms of killing the car owner in a brutal and gruesome way just like what happened to Emerson Lozano and Venzon Evangelista is to silence them without a trace so that these owners could not pest their car-thief activities by reporting them to the authorities, in order for their illegal activities to run smooth and in harmony.

Therefore, we can see that it is financial necessities that drives a Filipino to steal cars from his or her fellow Filipino car owners due to cars have higher or million cash value. It starts with financial poverty that turns into financial greediness and that turns into a criminal character-like killing people in a horrible gruesome way.

Therefore, financial insecurities or should I say poverty drives Filipinos to steal and to kill, aside from outburst of anger ad wrath brought by some arbitrary factors and reasons.

So now, what does the present Philippine administration or very new Philippine government is doing to uproot the cause which is poverty (financial and spiritual) or they just satisfied with “pesticide effects”( control, fight and subdue the pest mechanism) system which do not really solve the problem because the mechanism or treatment do not really uproot the cause.

Another reason I guess is the materialistic culture that prevails in the modern culture of Filipinos, that is one have lots of money and wealth one is well respected by his own family, friends ,relatives and the community one resides; but if one do not have any money, one is being despise and hated and considered “none-sense” person. Moreover, if one has large of money, one can do everything what he or she wanted to do aside from being respected and honored by everyone.

Birds and Eggs Festival

Candaba Pampanga Philippines is well known in the Philippines to be the home of variety of migratory birds that migrates on its Candaba swamp during the winter seasons from the respective countries these birds came from to seek abundant food on the Candaba swamp. This natural bird sanctuary in the Philippines is one of the best tourist attractions for most tourist adventurers who are fond of nature’s beauty or are nature lovers.

This February 4-5, 2011, the Candaba Pampanga will be holding their own conceptualized festival, the “Ibon-Ebon Festival” or Birds and Eggs Festival that will surely attract more tourist and gain municipal revenues. This colorful festival whose participants mimics the migratory birds through a colorful bird-costumes is one of a kind festival in Pampanga Philippines, as well as in the Philippines and the Filipinos could took pride of it because it is originally Filipino festival not a “copy-cat” colonial festivity like the sinulog and similar sorts. Moreover, it is not motivated by a religious influence rather by a grateful heart for the migratory birds that choose Candaba swamp as their second home and gave them an income from the tourists who visit the nature’s attractions. The festival will also showcase local duck-egg industry in Pampanga, street-dancing, exhibits, bird watching tours, parade, boat race, Candaba swamp and river cruise at the Pampanga River and “bird kite” flying.

Ibon and Ebon are two Kapampangan words which mean:

Ibon = which means “Bird”

Ebon = which means “Egg”

Thus, it is alternatively called “Birds and Eggs Festival”.

Quadricentennial Colonial Rule?

Yes, it is the oldest Asian university in the world which the Philippines can be proud of, but it is really worth the pride knowing it is not really originally Philippine-made? Ah, sorry for those Filipinos who are patriotic to colonial legacy. Anyway, let’s face it there is no real nationalism and patriotism in the Philippines because the country is a mixture of cultures which is re-branded and called “The Philippines” and the brand new hybrid race – “Filipinos”

The original true Filipinos have long been gone and obsolete in history which every new Filipinos that has been born in the present generation have no any knowledge of. Truly colonial rules and rocks!

However, I do not say that colonialism is bad and evil, but what I would like to point out is that it hijacks the growth and flourish-ment of pure homogenous blooded culture or race that will supposed to bring a distinct pure strong one race and culture that will give a clear accurate trace of origin of the race and culture or a pure clear and accurate history. Colonialism hijacks ones’ pure culture through hybridization or merging their dominant colonial genes and culture on the conquered race so that they could Lord or rule over them in genes and in culture over a lifetime. It is a way to erase the origin and pure race of the conquered race while preserving their dominant genes and culture. This is a great advantage for them, but to the conquered race a great terrible disadvantage because their once pure race lost real identity and could no longer tracks back accurately where they came from and who really they are.

From this standpoint, the true real identity of real pure blooded Filipinos could no longer be track back accurately and lost forever in space due to multiple colonization of the Filipino race, wherein now the most dominant of all Philippine conquerors are the Spaniards whose genes (mestizo, mestiza) and belief system (Christianity) still rules and lords over the Filipino race; not to mention that the country name “Philippines” was derived from the name of the Spanish King then – King Philip. Moreover, one great example is this quadricentennial or 400 years old Catholic Dominican University in the Philippines – the University of Santo Tomas (st. Thomas Aquinas) or widely known as UST –which takes pride to have still strong colonial strongholds on the Philippine archipelago for 400 years in controlling and influencing the hybrid race Filipinos to continue the legacy of their great conqueror (the Spaniards) and uphold it and be proud of it in their colonized hearts and minds.

It is actually a disaster on the pure true race of Filipinos but a great advantage and victory to preserve Spanish genes and culture on the Philippine land.

Therefore, is it worth a pride to take pride the victory and triumph of this colonial university as the oldest university in Asia and in the Philippines, which every Filipinos could be proud of around the world? The answer depends on the present day Filipinos.

Anyway, this colonial university –University of Santo Tomas(UST) celebrates their 400 year anniversary last January 28,2011 or what they called Quadricentennial anniversary with the unveilment of their new “Quattromondial”sculpture that composes and represents four symbolism of the university, namely

(1) Young Male Filipino student, whose sculptor’s model for it is the Philippine movie star Mr.Piolo Pascual

(2) Young Female Filipino student, whose sculptor’s model is the movie actress and TV host and beauty queen Ms. Charlene Gonzales

(3) A Thomasian teacher, modeled of course by a thomasian teacher in the university

(4) and, a Dominican Friar, whose sculptor’s model is Fr. Rolando V. Dela Rosa – the current president or rector magnifus of University of Santo Tomas.

The sculptor monument stands 10 meter high sculptured by the Filipino artist Ramon Orlina.

Driving Off Jinx?

We all know that the superstitious belief of driving away bad spirits during New Year to bring good luck is of Chinese origin and the Chinese community in the Philippines annually celebrate their New Year at Binondo but this year it would be different; not different in style of celebration but location.

The Chinese community in the Philippines is planning to stage and celebrate their New Year celebration this year 2011 in Rizal Park, not for a change but seemingly somewhat to ward off jinx and bad image on the Rizal Park where the Philippines have incurred bad image in the world due to the bus-hostage fiasco that have happened on it. This is the first time the Chinese community in the Philippines celebrate their New Year in a different unusual location with different intention.

Funny it may seem that holding their New Year celebration in Rizal Park will cast away the bad image which the Philippines have incurred, but that is their belief system that we should honor and respect and grateful of because this Chinese community in the Philippines at least does something about the Philippines marred image. Anyway, some of the victims of bus-hostage fiasco were their racial brothers and sisters.

According to Mr. Ruben Co, chair of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Alumni Association Inc., said that they are doing this kind of New Year celebration at Rizal park so that the Philippines could regain the good image it has before.

“We are doing this for the country. We want to regain the good image of the country after August 23” –Ruben Co

Their yearly New Year celebration will be held at February 2, 2011 around 9p.m. at Rizal Park with dragon dances, lion dances, fireworks display of course, cultural performances that will showcase Chinese and Filipino dances, and bazaars to welcome what they called “Year of the Rabbit”

Moreover, Alfonso Uy, the president of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce said that by doing such different kind of New Year celebration, they wanted to send message to the world that in the Philippines both mainstream and minor societies coexist harmoniously.

“We want to send a message to the whole world, we have a harmonious society in the Philippines where minorities and the mainstream society coexist” –Alfonso Uy

Bazaar

How To Put To Death “Death Penalty”

Death Penalty as we all know is a Legalized form of Killing or murder; it is a legalized “SIN” because “to kill or to murder” what we all know is sin and some called an act of killing or murder an “EVIL act”.

Does the implementation of Death Penalty bring life, justice and end heinous crimes in the Philippines? I don’t think so. But the new Vice President of the Philippines Jejomar Binay thinks it so as he utter his desire to bring back death penalty in the Philippine in his outburst emotional response when he attended the wake of the brutally murdered son of attorney Oliver Lozano at media interview.

“Dapat ibalik na ang death penalty…” ( “It is high time to bring back death penalty”) —-Jejomar Binay

Death Penalty has been in the Philippines since the Marcos administration but was only removed at the time of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino and was revived during between the administration of former Philippine presidents Fidel V. Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada and was removed again at the time of the recent former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo because of the mistake and failure of the execution of the First ever Filipino to receive death penalty by lethal injection –Leo Echagaray for the crime of rape which was found eventually that he is not guilty or was innocent of the crime he was accused of  and the true rapist is at large and unknown. What a big slap on the Philippines justice system, thus it was removed. It was the roar and pro-death penalty campaigns in the media which influenced unlearned people that Leo Echagaray succumb into untimely death before he was proven innocent; so sad that people at that time were driven by brainless wrath to revenge for the rape victim.

But now Vice president Binay, is wishing to bring it back? ; To repeat this “sad scenario” just to tell to the world that “we do justice”, WHAT JUSTICE?? Does he think well when he utters a wish for its revival or is he just emotional overwhelmed at the wake of the brutally murdered son of attorney Oliver Lozano?

There are many bad consequences to the justice system of the Philippines when Death penalty will be rekindled its frightening presence in the Philippines.

More injustices will be engendered in the end by mistakenly sentencing to death innocent poor Filipinos and foreigners once they could not proven themselves innocent at the allowed period of presenting evidences and proofs that one is not guilty of the crime being accused of and by the influence of ignorant brainless and heartless wrathful masses.

Moreover, if one is financially poor and destitute how can one find a trustworthy attorney that cannot be bought by money, to depend one’s innocence?

Truly more innocent lives will be shredded unjustly by this satanic capital punishment.

Furthermore, we already know that the financially rich and wealthy prosecuted and accused ones could pervert justice and could buy money-face attorneys, lawyers and judges.

Therefore, is this “death penalty” will stop heinous crimes or will just added more unjust crimes perpetrated by its revival and presence, wherein “death penalty” is also a heinous crime concealed by the law of legality of the state or country. For death penalty is an act of torturing a person until it dies, which has no difference with the sadistic and psychotic behavior of seemingly soulless criminals who torture first their victims before they eventually kill their victims.

Death penalty is NOT HUMANE ACT, rather it is BEASTIAL ACT. Bestial act (death penalty) against bestial act (heinous crimes) will not solve or eliminate crimes within the country or state. Fear is not the answer and will not uproot the main cause of crimes. it just controls but never solves; it just control the symptoms but never cures and heals.

A more humanitarian solution is the key to solve bestial problems like crimes; for every effect (activities) there is a cause (reason for the activity).The cause should be addressed to solve the problem and not controlling the effects without removing the cause; For the effects will not end if the cause is not removed.

Remember Filipinos, your National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal was a victim of Death penalty or capital punishment which is Firing squad during the Spanish occupation but he is innocent.

Remember also Filipinos, your beloved colonial religious deity Jesus Christ was also a victim of Death penalty or capital punishment which is crucifixion but Jesus Christ is innocent.

Remember also Filipinos, your beloved fellow Filipinos that have suffered Death Penalty on other countries by hanging are also innocent.

Remember Filipinos, the humane in you and don’t let the bestial overtake your human side.

Remember Filipinos, to Love and Understand and don’t let Hate and Wrath overtake that Love and understanding within your soul.

Proud To Be Colonized and Duped?

Sinulog, Ati-atihan and other so-called (“Filipino???”) sto.nino festivals, as well as the festivities for the statues of “Virgin Mary” and “Christian Jesus”, are these originally home-grown Filipino religious culture which every Filipino could be proud of and show-off to foreign tourists that visits the Philippines? Tell me the truth; else I will hit your lying lips.

I just really wonder why some Filipinos put great importance and focus on a colonial influenced belief and cultural system and traditions, as well as to colonial products and services and detest and abhor their own set of home-grown belief and cultural system and products and services, is this what the Filipino called “Nationalism” and “Patriotism”?; Nationalism and patriotism to other nation’s beliefs and culture and products and services other then one’s own? Wowowee!; A nation that do not value itself but rather values the other nation’s colonial legacy of its conquerors.

(1) Filipino Colonial Lovers: “I love Christianity; I hate and don’t like Maharlikan-Lemurian belief system”

(2)Filipino Colonial Lovers: “I love Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, etc.; I don’t like MyPhone”

(3)Filipino Colonial Lovers: “I love Korean series; I hate over dramatic and repetitive Pinoy drama and fantasy series”

(4)Filipino Colonial Lovers: “I want to marry rich foreigners; I don’t like poor and lazy Filipinos”

(5)Filipino Colonial Lovers: “I love Waltdisney; I don’t like Filipino-made animations, they are kind of cheap quality”

(6)Filipino Colonial Lovers: “I love Nike, Adidas, Converse, etc.; I don’t like Marikina shoes, they are cheap”

(7)Filipino Colonial Lovers: “I love America, Europe, Canada, etc.; I hate the poor Philippines”

These are just handful of examples of our complains and detestment to our own home-grown country- The Philippines- especially those who aspire and covet other nation’s identity and culture: “Bakit sila ang galling,pero tayo hindi? “

Why is it so that we could not proud of our own but what we exalt more and patronized more and value more is the legacy of our conquerors?

Do we not have our own identity and culture which we could be proud of and show-off to the world, that this is “Us”, aside from Tourist attractions like Boracay?

In religion, in governmental style, in products and services, can we not develop and nurture our own and not culturing and nurturing other nation’s culture and products and services? Why can’t we?

It is because up until now, we still let our nations be subdued with colonial influence or influence of other nations and could not decide and make on our own?

Or is it because we do not Believe Ourselves that is why other nations could dupe our thinking and manipulate our confidence?

When will the Philippines arise on High without the Wings of Colonial Legacy? When?

Honestly, whenever, I saw these Christian-inspired activities and festivities like the sto.Nino festival, feast of the Black Nazarene, feast of the Lady of “Chubakchenez”(ehehe),I felt so ashamed for the Philippines because those Filipinos who participate on such religious colonial legacy festivities, put to shame themselves in the world and especially to those World Intellectuals who watch us and perceived us that the majority of Filipinos are just a mere religious laughingstock and “dupyDucks” nation, that do not have their own identity in terms of Belief and cultural system, but just a mere “brainless slaves” or puppet and robot of feed and controlled by the world organized religion like Christianity and Islam and by the World Elites in terms of commerce and capitalism.

So sad to see these retarding and not progressing state of the Philippines in line of Belief and cultural system.

I declare that The Philippines is NOT YET TOTALLY FREE. It is still slaves of the influence of Spaniards and world’s commercialism.