It being May Day, workers took the day off to be with kinfolk.
But quite many others, the militant and the jobless were at what the government of the day billed as a “JobAPalooza” – a ‘cutesy euphemism by spinmeisters for a sign-up event linking jobseekers with companies offering most either entry level or blue-collar occupations.
Even as the glamorized job fair was held at the bayside Mall of Asia up to 30,000 jobless filipinos queued for hours, all for the fleeting chance to be given a quickie interview or just submit their resume.
At day’s end most went home exasperated or angry or both as a only 7,000 or so were immediately hire or were promised follow-up interviews.
Government had touted that up to 80,000 jobs were on offer subject to proper skills matching.
The militants denounced the event as a “pa-pogi stunt”.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo felt her day was better spent with the loyal military, presiding over the turnover of command to new chief of staff Victor Ibrado.
The retirement of Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano was actually moved forward by a month and a half (being designated the next ambassador to Brunei) with Mrs. Arroyo justifying it as “designed to make sure Congress confirms the appointment/s before it adjourns session.”
There were, of course, no references to rumors of restiveness in the AFP or the ever-percolating rightwing plots to abbreviate Arroyo’s waning term with 12 months before the presidential elections.
One thing sure, Mrs. Arroyo does know how to play her political, and military cards, while all her other would-be successors content at prematurely campaigning and sharpening their political sabers to be unsheathed against each other when the time comes.
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Just another self-aggrandizing 'media event' to create every possible positive perception.
Truth is, the criteria set is high for our own pack of skilled workers to be able to enter the job market.
Ding,
On yet another note, is something happening somewhere (around FV)?
I don't know but with FV's podcast, I can seem to sense some undercurrents of 'sad things' to come.
This growing trend of undermining FV, its writers (just everything about it) is becoming unhealthy if not likewise intimidating. The contrary views, built on their own biases, seem too good to be true.
Credentialling is a never-ending issue, not few cannot descend from their Ivory Towers, even Nick is under siege.
Let ideas, opinions, rumors, gossips, ad hominems, whatever delete each other as they always do. I know that no less than a ding, is changing gear. Why?
Are we being harassed here? Being intimidated?
Primer,
Don't be bothered. FV though still a toddler has weathered previous attempts at being intimidated, denounced as being made up of destabilizers, and is now seeing its posts and comment threads being bushwhacked through ad hominems and scurrilous, downright insane and inane, missives.
IOthers are simply engagedin SEO to draw traffic to themselves.
FV will be here long after they've withered.
Further, I am not changing gear. Being temperate and decorous should not be mistaken for anything else. :D
Primer,
don't worry FV, is still a work in progress,what does not kill you,only makes you stronger.
Spot on, KC.
Thanks ding and KG. All to gain, none to lose – if I leave this site.
Di ba sabi nga 'bilog and mundo'?
This is the unknown factor in those in power. You dont know what people are thinking. Including those who
are suppose to be your friends and supporters. Ramos is a relative of Marcos. Yet , Ramos stabbed Marcos
at the back. Enrile was his Martial Law administrator .He turned against Marcos and help in the overthrow.
In Politics, if you want to have a friend. Get a Dog. The dog will never turn against you…
Good point you make there.
You will, I think, recall the old coffee shop joke where Marcos once asked Gen. Ver to prove his loyalty by jumping off the building. The all-too-loyal Fabian supposedly gave a snappy salute and said “Yes, Sir, ye. From what floor, Apo?”
You guys are so stuck-up with little glitch here and there. I’m used to being ex-communicated by our pekeng-columnistas’ blogs who scream FREE PRESS! FREEDOM OF SPEECH! TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE! CORRUPTION HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE! WE ARE THE ONLY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES, WE FEED YOU WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE TRUTH! SWALLOW IT! Glitch doesn’t hurt me anymore.
So, people, patience! Patience is a virtue! FV is work-in-progress. FV is an alternative to pekeng-main-stream-media that reports to established oligarch to mouth what they think we should digest …
PATIENCE! PIPOL!!!!!