Please! Bless Marilou Ranario and spare her life!
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That’s my simple prayer for Marilou Ranario.Â
It’s such a depressing day for OFW’s. I could only offer my prayers to Marilou and her family. Honestly, have you ever prayed for somebody you don’t know? Would you pray with me that some miracle happens to Marilou and that she be spared of death? It’s all that we can do now because . . .Â
Well, as if it’s not bad enough that the Sentosa drama in New York is not yet over, another OFW in London was crushed to death. All these are happening under the backdrop with the RP envoy to Lebanon accused of malversation of funds and that Banco De Oro forecasts that $1 will be worth Php38 next year. You think that was enough? No. Here’s to cap all the bad news on OFW’s, Marilou Ranario.
It’s absolutely heart-wrenching and to think that reports have it that over 60,000 WOMEN are in the Middle East from total of 73,000 Filipinos! LORD HAVE MERCY!!! Consider the percentage! THEY ARE MOSTLY OUR FILIPINA WOMEN!!!
Here are pictures from Senior Enrique’s blog. A RALLY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF MARILOU RENARIO. Please visit his blog and thank him for the support to Marilou.
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November 29th, 2007 at 3:14 am
sobra talagang lungkot nito, parang binabalik ang Flor Contemplacion. nakakalungkot, puro pa naman babae ang nagtatrabaho dun, pero kwento nang bf ko, kahi lalaki daw yata, binabastos din doon.
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reynz reply on November 29, 2007:
Terry,
my nephew na walang balbas, ganun ang complain saken. he said na pag ang lalaki wala daw balbas at makinis, sexually exciting daw sila gaya nang mga babae, kaya pati lalaki ni-rereyp
November 29th, 2007 at 5:09 am
You know this would not happen to an American, a Brit, a Frenchman, etc. This is a sad state of affairs. I think that the Philippine government needs to do a better job in negotiating with the Kuwaitis. I do hope that there will be a favorable outcome.
This also further highlights the need to improve the local economy, reduce corruption, and put population control and family planning into focus.
OMG! There’s another coup d’etat!
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reynz reply on November 29, 2007:
It’s called power. And we don’t have that dahil alam nang mundo how totally fkd up dun saten. I don’t even have to explain. One just have to read the newspaper headlines of unending corruption to the maximum level and always - ALWAYS top billing ang mga nasa taas!!!
November 29th, 2007 at 6:16 am
Yes ginagawa ko yun everytime i go to sleep. Pinagdadasal ko kayong lahat na mga kaibigan ko at mga hindi ko kakilala.
Kakalungkot nga ang nagyaring ito. Sana mabigyan ng justice ang kabayan natin. Let’s pray for her.
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reynz reply on November 29, 2007:
Salamat Ambo. Am sure totoo ang sinasabi mo. At sana magkatotoo the simple prayer that we do.
November 29th, 2007 at 6:34 am
Its really unfortunate that the Kuwait Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Marilou. Sending VP Noli yesterday after the said SC decision was a real pain. Bakit ngayon lang? Dapat nun pa ito ginawa ng gobyerno ni GMA!!!!
We still pray that Marilou, and all other OFWs languishing in death row in the Middle East including Dondon, be saved. I guess, only our fervent prayers can save them now.
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reynz reply on November 29, 2007:
Agree ako Droidz, almost always pag last minute na as if they have mega powers to do that. Kaya lumalabas ang totoo that these are all nothing but grandstanding na naman for the coming election!!!
November 29th, 2007 at 7:36 am
I watched it sa news last night and talagang naawa ako sa family…mga bata pa yung anak nya. Ambigat sa dibdib ng ganito.
Let’s all pray for a miracle.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on November 29, 2007:
thank you chuvaness,
ansakit di ba? i don’t know how the family takes this esp. the kid na wala pang kamuwang muwang! True deed nang nanay na to better the life of her kids! and then THIS!
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November 29th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Tats ako dito! wawa naman yung mga bata!:(
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reynz reply on November 29, 2007:
At mas nakakaawa because babae sya at titser. I hate that. Titser sa Pinas, housemaid sa labas. Implication lang to how hideous nga nang buhay saten! An sakit talaga!!! An sakit if you hear hapless souls like these!
November 29th, 2007 at 8:58 am
dapat ding maging masikot ang pag-tanggap ng applicants para sa mga gustong umalis ng bansa… kasi minsan physically kaya nila ang trabaho pero mentally mahirap kasi e… daming challenges sa pagiging isang OFW di ba? at sa mga opisyal naman natin… alam naman nilang ang daming OFW sa buong mundo, bakit di man nila mamatyagan ng husto ang mga ganitong kaso at gawan agad ng paraan, hinde e, minsan antay pa sila ng rally at media blasting bago gumawa ng paraan, hayy
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on November 29, 2007:
great point kengkay,
kaso naman, i remember the OFW Slogan & Logo and I remember - OK Fine, Wherever, Whatever, Whenever which to me relfects the reality nang mga aplikante. They don’t think these no more - basta makakuha lang nang trabaho.
yan ang buhay naten - sapalaran ateng. sapalaran.
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November 29th, 2007 at 10:19 am
I symphatize with her family. Sa hirap ng buhay ang kadalasang motto ng Pinoy eh “Gagawin lahat makaahon lang sa hirap” di ba? Kahit na maraming minamaltrato na DH, hala sugod pa rin. Siguro dapat mag-isip-isip din yong mga gustong mag-apply ng DH lalo na kung may pinag-aralan naman.
Ang mga domestic helper ang kadalasang victim ng violence dahil sa kalagayan nila. Minsan nakakaulong lang sila sa bahay kasama nila amo nila. Eh kung may violent tendencies yong amo? patay na. For me, we should stop sending them abroad. But pinoys are pesistent. Nung nilagyan ng age limit ang mga DH, ano ginawa ng mga kababayan natin - di ba nag-rally? Nung nilagyan ng bracket ang salary, hindi ba nag rereklamo kasi masyado daw mataas walang kumukuha sa kanila. Tapos nung bumaba ang dollar, nagaglit sa government dahil nalulugi sila.
Eto pa, pupunta sa Iraq, Lebanon at mga dangerous countries. Kapag na-hostage, sino ang sumasaklolo? Di ba government? Pag hindi na-rescue, kanino ang sisi, government. Pag hindi maganda ang naging result ng negotiation, ang sama ng tingin sa government.
Siguro kahit tayo naman ang nasa kalagayan nung pamilya ng napatay you want justice di ba? Come to think of it, when nicole was raped in Subic - even though she willingly went out with those americans and nagpakalango siya - ano ang sigaw ng taong bayan - ikulong ang mga Amerikano.
I’m not pro or anti anybody. I’m just simply frustrated with the system, the attitude of pinoys. Ang alam ko lang na pwede gawin kung ayaw talaga magpapigil sa pag-alis, eh to keep OFWs informed esp yong mga DH. Kailangan siguro may briefing before umalis ng bansa (for all OFWs) at pagdating sa ibang bansa (at least for domestic helpers) para ma-inform sila kung ano ang gagawin, ano ang number ng embassy, saan ang embassy at paano makakarating sa embassy. Mas okay pa na tumakas na lang kaysa umabot pa sa patayan although yong iba nagtitiis kahit minamaltrato sila kasi magugutom daw pamilya nila. Duh? Wala na ba talagang ibang paraan?
Hindi na rin tayo dapat umasa pa sa government. Kailangan bago tayo pumunta kung saan-saan alamin muna ang risk. Now, the only thing we can do is pray for Marilou and hope for the best.
Pasensya na, Reyna, naglitanya ako. Katulad ngayon may coup. O diba binoto-boto si Trillanes, tapos ngayon, may coup.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on November 29, 2007:
Agree ako sa sinabi mo Nina, just like nung sinabi ni Kengkay.
But then again, you’ve said it right sa counter-argument mo na mismo na dala nga nang hirap nang buhay saten, kahit patalim, kakapit na rin.
Malaki rin minsan talaga ang kasalanan nang mga OFW’s (hindi patama to ki Marilou) dahil yun nga, gaya nung nangyari dun sa Canadian (sorry ho) wala man lang paalam or not even telling the embassy or the consulate where they are.
Dual responsibility. Kung magiging responsible ang Consulate, dapat din lang na maging responsible ang OFW. I know, minsan me mga kapalpakan ang Consulate and we all agree to that, kaso naman hindi naman lahat kasalanan nang Consulate dahil nga the other party - which would be the OFW - eh hindi kumpleto ang whereabout and the necessary papers kung minsan.
Tama yong sinabi mo. Alamin kung asan ang Embassy. Alamin kung pano pumunta. It’s simple di ba? Honestly, no one thinks about the Embassy unless me problema na - at yan ang naiisip ko with all of these news.
Ngayon, sa dami nang kademonyohang pangungurakot nang gobyerno na dapat mapunta saten - hay naku - sinabi mo, ba’t ka pa aasa sa gobyerno? Sapalaran to. Dios na lang ang tangi nating katabi.
Ok lang yong lintanya, I do that to other blogs too.
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November 29th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Ang hirap talaga pag naghahangad ng mas magandang buhay para sa pamilya at nalalayo tuloy sa kanila. Ang malaking kinaiinisan ko eh walang support ang ating gobyerno sa mga OFW’s sa iba’t ibang bansa. And by support I mean: providing them a list of people/agencies who can help in terms of specific problems, legal/social/mental health support, visa/work permit assistance etc.
I do hope Marilou gets pardoned and is able to go back home. My prayers are with her and her family.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on November 29, 2007:
Hay naku, Joy - sinabi mo pa. I have one reader here na pag-nata-touch ang agency na OWWA, nag-wawala sa site ko sa galit. HAHAHA! Asan na kaya sya?
What I mean, there’s are actually a host of agencies to do that. Kasama na nga ang OWWA, eh kaso parating OWWAWALA eh.
Thanks for the prayers. Sana, she gets home. At sana, lahat nang Pilipina sa Gulf States eh mapayapa at safe ang mga buhay at tratong tao ang dinadanas nila hindi kalupitan.
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November 29th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Naku, Reynz sana hanggang 38 to 1 lang. Ang iba, sabi baka 15-20 to 1 dollar daw, ahihi
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Business/2007/11/19/forecast_us_dollar_could_plunge_90_pct/4876
Totoo yan, nong bago pa ako sa Saudi tumambay ako sa labas ng tinitirhan ko ng around 7 am, on my second day…hehehe dami tumigil na sasakyan sa harap ko…kala ko magtatanong..yon pala balak akong pick-apin, hehehe. Naiskandalo ako hindi naman ako babae.
Working as DH in the middle east is NOT recommended - pumunta na lang sa ibang bansa.
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reynz (4630 comments.) reply on November 29, 2007:
Mocs,
Thanks sa link! I saved it sa fave reads ko.
Grabe ang tama nang currency exchange saken. Now, I have to send an extra $200+ condo payments lang. Epek? Ano pa nga ba, di bagsak ang mga kaartehan ko dito. Tipid ever. Hayop talagaa!!! Worthless na talaga ang paghihirap here, so kung ganun, wez di maghirap na lang sa Pinas, masaya pa!
Hmm… so pati pala ikaw eh pinag-nanasaan nang mga arabo? Don’t they have a totally fkd up system also? (sorry! hahaha! mukhang me makakaaway ako nito!)
Me hinahanap akong link. There was a reader who sent me some Afghanistan link about boys dancing sa mga lords nila at boytoy nang mga hayup!!!
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nina (276 comments.) reply on November 30, 2007:
Hay grabe, marami talaga namimick-up na local. Ang sabi-sabi dito, marami sa kanila bading at yong iba, lalaki na lang ang pinipili dahil alam mo na dito, kung di kayo mag-asawa at nahuli kayo, pwede kayong kasuhan ng “love case” at makulong
yong iba namang Pinay sa liit ng sweldo tapos sa dami ng umaasa, pumapatol naman
kaya tuloy tingin sa atin nung iba ang baba 
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November 29th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
thanks reynz for the wonderful moderation. my apologies also, just got emo.
ako me bigote at mukhang Indiano na sa itim dito sa Saudi pero naharass pa rin ng Pakistani sa loob ng taxi, yung iba pa kaya. kaya i didn’t blame Rey Cortez, the Pinoy who was beheaded sometime this year after defending himself from the Pakistani taxi driver who harassed him.
kay nina, ideally mayrong “briefing” ang lahat ng OFWs na lumalabas, ang tawag dun, Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) na sobrang komersyalisado na ngayon, isa na lang syang half-day sales pitch ng banks, insurance, pseudo-NGOs (I wont name names, pero imagine pagbayarin ka ng P100 para sa isang OFW ID na aanhin mo naman) and what-have-yous. will that be enough? i dont think so.
now, to blame the victims would be totally outrageous. ilan ba ang OFWs? 8 million. ilan ba ang nagkakaroon ng problema at nakukulong? hindi naman siguro aabot ng milyon for the government not to be able to realistically address them. besides, sino ba ang may mandate and budget to address the problema of ofws-in-distress, esp. the ones in death row? the citizenry again? the community organizations? si darna, si captain barbell, si kamandag? it would all fall back to the government because lets face it, resolving the issue would require government-to-goverment talks.
its also easy for us to judge people na kumakapit sa patalim by working abroad (Ranario left to work in Kuwait for a salary less than USD200 - Php7,000 more or less) because maybe, we never faced hunger the way they do.
peace to everybody!
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reynz reply on November 30, 2007:
Droidz,
Ok lang na maging emo, ako nga dun sa baba ki bluep, medyo emo na ako. Iritado talaga ako sa mga nangyari nung tulog ako!
Yong briefing na yan, hay naku, naikwento saken nang pamangkin ko yan nung umalis sya papuntang Riyadh. Ganun din ang kwento nung kapatid nya (another pangkin) na pumunta nang Dubai. Marami akong pangkin na puro OFW.
Ang nangyari nitong putang inang briefing na yan - ganyan na nga na sinabi mo - nagmukhang peryahan bentahan nang kung ano anong kademonyohan instead na talagang turuan kung ano ang mga dapat gawin at kailangang gawin nang mga OFW sa oras nang kagipitan.
nina (276 comments.) reply on November 30, 2007:
yap, i know may briefing bago pumunta pero puro ek ek lang naman. Dapat dun, may information dissemenation kung ano i-expect sa middle east or dun sa country of destination how to behave and what to do in case of maltreatment. Talaga naman dapat i-support tayo ng government. Kaya lang bakit pa ako aasa sa wala.
Grabe, yong embassy at POLO nga dito sa Doha mukhang government office sa pinas. Ang staff, late na, masusungit pa. Just imagine how people are treated sa government office natin. Yong pamangkin ng friend ko, nakulong aba eh sa halip na sila mag-asikaso at mag update dun sa friend ko, yong friend ko pa nag-a-update sa kanila. *sigh*
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November 29th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
I was asking malen kung sino si Marilou Raniero, but she never answetred me. Maybe because she’s one ofher Obsession Mode again. Lam mo na, consumed ang oras at pre-occupied sya sa mga obsessionsnya hahahaha….
I don’t know what to say. I’m still angry with with all of the politicians especially what happened in the Peninsula yesterday. Eto sinasabi ko mga anak sila ng tipaklong. puro pagaaklas inaatupag nila at korapsyon. napakadaming iintindihin ng bansa tulad ng lecheng piso na yan na tumataas kasabay ng pagtaas ng mga produkto. This is the most absurd ecoonomy that I have ever seen. San ka nakakita ng tumaas ang valor ng piso pero ni isang kusing ng presyo ng bilihin at pamasahe ay di bumababa, tumataas pa nga? pag hindi ka naman talaga nagpuyos sa galit! Ayokong magkaroon ng kudeta sa totoo lang kasi nakakasawana. Gusto ko bigla na lang mawalan ng hininga si Gloria sa pagtulog nya at pag-gising sa kanya ng mga mayordoma nya eh di na sya magising. Then she will realize that she’s already in God’s court, showing her all the things that filipinos are suffering from. Or sana dumalaw sya sa Payatas or smokey mountain para mamigay ng Philhealth, tapos biglang magkakalandslide ng basura at isa sya sa matatabunan dun. That would be a really great christmas gift for all filipinos around the world. Nawala si Gloria na tahimik ang bansa…. kung pwede nga lang… kung pwede…
wala na ako masabi na may katuturan ngayon sa galit… kung pwede lang lamunin yan mga yan ng lupa at tamaan ng kidlat… anak ng patis, toyo at suka naman oo!
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chuvaness (64 comments.) reply on November 30, 2007:
oi, tsuri bluep di ko nasagot yung kwistyon mo agad…nakatutok ako sa news kahapon…CHARINGGGGG!!!
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reynz reply on November 30, 2007:
Ay naku bluep,
When Trillanes was going for the Senate, excited ako dahil he said ipaglalaban nya ang corruption and I thought he was going to be good. Kaso mukhang amateur na amateur at tila yata personal na laban nya to ki Gloria. I’m not a fan of Gloria sa sandamakmak na kurapsyon ever na parating pamilya nya ang top billing, but am not happy with what Trillanes has done either.
Bat’ ganun? How could anyone just get into a private hotel, own the damn place, at gawing akala mo kanila!
I honestly believe that what they did eh puno nang failure right from the beginning. Ganito talaga, pagka selfish ang true reason, papalpak. That was not for Filipinos?! That fight was solely his! Naku, binabawi ko ang sinabi ko noon na type ko sya, iritado ako.
Kung gusto nila nang right timing, how come wala silang ginawa nung pinalaya si Estrada???
If they’re fighting for Filipinos, how come wala silang ginagawa sa mga OFW na tinitigbak nang mga foreign govt at employers?
OFW remittances ang bumubuhay sa mga politicong to at pati na business sa Pinas, pero NO ONE is fighting for us. Yong mga nakikita nyo at am sorry ki Noli, pero ba’t ngayon lang? Bat’ noon walang gumagawa! Govt to govt negotiations dapat to noon pa. Tapos mag-co-coup at sasabihin para sa Pinoy??? Para nga ba kanino ang laban na toooooooo????
Meanwhile, me bibitayin at wala man lang akong marinig sa mga politikong yan na pinaglalalban nila si Marilou!
bluep (501 comments.) reply on November 30, 2007:
YRH, that is exactly my sentiments. I would reply so many things here pero I would hold my mouth muna. abangan mo reynz yung post ko about dun sa nangyari kahapon. I’m still cooling myself down so that I won’t sound emo. Basta abangan mo either maya or bukas. Si Trillanes ay friends ko sa friendster pero I never voted for him kasi personal ang pinaglalaban nya at hindi sa bayan. If he really wants to help Filipinos then pass a bill that would block the president from corrupting. that would be a start! Matalino si trillanes at hanga ako sa prinsipyo nya pero sad to say he is sooooo stupid and impulsive. A cause that is not initiated by the promptings of the Holy Spirit would never ever succeed because it is only the Holy Spirit that can move and call people to rally like in Edsa 1 and 2, and not someone who just want revenge. In the last two people power, and i’m not saying this because I’m biased, the major force in the rally was not the personalities who went on the stage and called for a revolution… it is the thousand of priests, bishops, seminarians and nuns who were praying under the request of Cardinal sin. Yun ang pagkakamali nila. They went to war without heaven backing them up. Even at Bishop Labayen and Fr.. Robert Reyes went over board. and their actions does not reflect the whole Filipino Priesthood and Church Heirarchy. Actually they need more priestly formation sa pinakita nilang lack of prudence and judgment.
Human rights daw ang pinaglalaban ni bishop labayen… how about the rights of the innocent people in the hotel? the damages that was done on the property, their distracting barging on the lobby, and the personal functions that was held their. There are two married couples who just got married their and wasnt able to spend their honeymoon just because they barged in like that. Nasan ang human rights dun? Pag may ganyang mga obispo at pari, yan ang nakakasira sa imahe ng simbahang katolika. Hindi lahat ng pari at obispo ay katulad ni Fr. Reyes and Bishop labayen na di nagiisip.
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bluep (501 comments.) reply on November 30, 2007:
haha as usual mali mali na naman ang spelling gawa ng pagmamadali sa pagtatype. perdone!
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November 30th, 2007 at 1:55 am
HMPPT! I don’t know if would blog about him (Trillanes) siguro just so that I have something in my blog, kaso, I am sooooo disappointed of him! I am sosoooooooo angry at him! He’s a PMA’r a whatever, me nagbabasa ba nong Art of War ni Sun Tzu???? I’m sure nabasa nya yun.
All this is a personal fight he has with Arroyo, period. Di ako naniniwala na he’s fighting for OUR cause.
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