Ninoy’s alleged ‘Undelivered speech’
Today, we commemorate the martyrdom of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.
Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, left, and her assassinated husband Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr. look on during his rebellion trial before a military commission. (AP Photo/File)
Because 26 years ago, he chose to leave his peaceful life in America to return to his homeland, despite threats to his life.
He was supposed to deliver a speech upon his return but was unable to do so when he was killed on the tarmac of the then Manila International Airport.
His death sparked the Philippines’ shining moment in history, as millions of Filipinos joined his funeral march amid fear during former president Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship. Three years later, Aquino’s widow, Corazon, was catapulted to power through the world’s first bloodless, people-led revolt now known as the People Power/ EDSA Revolution.
Although several members of the military were convicted and have served several years in prison for supposedly killing Ninoy Aquino, the question remains: who was the mastermind?
What follows is dubbed as ‘The most famous undelivered speech in Philippine history,’ the alleged speech Ninoy was supposed to read before his supporters.
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(This is the entire statement as it appears (all-caps, italicized quote, and all) in “A Testimony by Ninoy,” a pamphlet published on September 1, 1983 by the Human Development Research and Documentation office of the La Ignaciana Apostolic Center as Human Society No. 21)
I have returned on my free will to join the ranks of those struggling to restore our rights and freedoms through nonviolence.
I seek no confrontation. I only pray and will strive for a genuine national reconciliation founded on justice.
I am prepared for the worst, and have decided against the advice of my mother, my spiritual adviser, many of my tested friends and a few of my most valued political mentors.
A death sentence awaits me. Two more subversion charges, both calling for death penalties, have been filed since I left three years ago and are now pending with the courts.
I could have opted to seek political asylum in America, but I feel it is my duty, as it is the duty of every Filipino, to suffer with his people especially in time of crisis.
I never sought nor have I been given assurances or promise of leniency by the regime. I return voluntarily armed only with a clear conscience and fortified in the faith that in the end justice will emerge triumphant.
According to Gandhi, the WILLING sacrifice of the innocent is the most powerful answer to insolent tyranny that has yet been conceived by God and man.
Three years ago when I left for an emergency heart bypass operation, I hoped and prayed that the rights and freedoms of our people would soon be restored, that living conditions would improve and that blood-letting would stop.
Rather than move forward, we have moved backward. The killings have increased, the economy has taken a turn for the worse and the human rights situation has deteriorated.
During the martial law period, the Supreme Court heard petitions for Habeas Corpus. It is most ironic, after martial law has allegedly been lifted, that the Supreme Court last April ruled it can no longer entertain petitions for Habeas Corpus for persons detained under a Presidential Commitment Order, which covers all so-called national security cases and which under present circumstances can cover almost anything.
The country is far advanced in her times of trouble. Economic, social and political problems bedevil the Filipino. These problems may be surmounted if we are united. But we can be united only if all the rights and freedoms enjoyed before September 21, 1972 are fully restored.
The Filipino asks for nothing more, but will surely accept nothing less, than all the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the 1935 Constitution — the most sacred legacies from the Founding Fathers.
Yes, the Filipino is patient, but there is a limit to his patience. Must we wait until that patience snaps?
The nation-wide rebellion is escalating and threatens to explode into a bloody revolution. There is a growing cadre of young Filipinos who have finally come to realize that freedom is never granted, it is taken. Must we relive the agonies and the blood-letting of the past that brought forth our Republic or can we sit down as brothers and sisters and discuss our differences with reason and goodwill?
I have often wondered how many disputes could have been settled easily had the disputants only dared to define their terms.
So as to leave no room for misunderstanding, I shall define my terms:
1. Six years ago, I was sentenced to die before a firing squad by a Military Tribunal whose jurisdiction I steadfastly refused to recognize. It is now time for the regime to decide. Order my IMMEDIATE EXECUTION OR SET ME FREE.
I was sentenced to die for allegedly being the leading communist leader. I am not a communist, never was and never will be.
2. National reconciliation and unity can be achieved but only with justice, including justice for our Muslim and Ifugao brothers. There can be no deal with a Dictator. No compromise with Dictatorship.
3. In a revolution there can really be no victors, only victims. We do not have to destroy in order to build.
4. Subversion stems from economic, social and political causes and will not be solved by purely military solutions; it can be curbed not with ever increasing repression but with a more equitable distribution of wealth, more democracy and more freedom, and
5. For the economy to get going once again, the workingman must be given his just and rightful share of his labor, and to the owners and managers must be restored the hope where there is so much uncertainty if not despair.
On one of the long corridors of Harvard University are carved in granite the words of Archibald Macleish:
“How shall freedom be defended? By arms when it is attacked by arms; by truth when it is attacked by lies; by democratic faith when it is attacked by authoritarian dogma. Always, and in the final act, by determination and faith.”
I return from exile and to an uncertain future with only determination and faith to offer — faith in our people and faith in God.
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Job hunting? Take those wild party pics off Facebook
WASHINGTON (AFP) – – Nearly half of US employers research the online profiles of job candidates on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn, according to a new survey.
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Forty-five percent of the employers surveyed for CareerBuilder.com, the largest US online job site, said they use social networking sites to check on job candidates, up from just 22 percent in a survey conducted last year.
Another 11 percent said they plan to start using social networking sites for screening.
“As social networking grows increasingly pervasive, more employers are utilizing these sites to screen potential employees,” CareerBuilder said in a statement.
It said job seekers should “be mindful of the information they post online.”
CareerBuilder said that of those who conduct online searches as background checks on job candidates, 29 percent use Facebook, 26 percent use LinkedIn and 21 percent use MySpace.
Eleven percent search blogs while seven percent follow candidates on micro-blogging service Twitter.
Thirty-five percent of those surveyed said they have found content on a social network that caused them not to hire a candidate, CareerBuilder said.
Examples included “provocative or inappropriate photographs or information” or content about drinking or using drugs.
Other reasons cited were badmouthing a previous employer, co-workers or clients, poor communication skills, making discriminatory comments, lying about qualifications or sharing confidential information from a previous employer.
Information found on social networking profiles was not always a negative factor in finding a job.
Eighteen percent of employers said they have found content on social networking sites that caused them to hire the candidate, CareerBuilder said.
Some profiles “provided a good feel for the candidates personality” or supported their professional qualifications while others demonstrated creativity or solid communication skills.
Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder, recommended that candidates “clean up digital dirt” before beginning a job search by removing photos, content and links which could hurt their chances.
The survey of 2,667 hiring managers and human resource professionals was conducted by Harris Interactive between May 22 and June 10. It has a sampling error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.
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Interview with James Parmis who earned his first $100+ in blogging
I am so glad for being featured in Jomar Hilario’s Online Workshop Club. Jomar is my personal coach and mentor on my journey towards financial freedom. He’s an internet marketer who helped a lot of people either online or offline regarding on how to make money online by blogging. He will teach you how to make a blog and how to make money on it. Below is the email he sent to me and to all the members in the club.
James Parmis is one of my students in the Online Workshop Club, and just last week he has received his first Google Adsense cheque – as an OFW in Bahrain – from blogging for dollars (part of the workshop lessons).
I interviewed him at length regarding his success, in two parts.
May you be inspired.
Part 1 – Interview:
Q: When did you start blogging with adsense?
Ans. I started blogging with adsense since adsense approved my application last december 2007. But before that my 1st application was denied and it was approved on my 2nd application.
Q: How much did you earn then? Per month?
Ans. During that time my adsense earning was so little because I don’t know where to place my adsense. I usually placed it in the bottom of my blog.
Q: After applying lessons from the Club, did your earnings change?
Ans. Yes, my adsense earning was changed dramatically 
Q: How many blogs did you make with adsense?
Ans. I have more than 10 blogs with adsense.
Q: How much time –really did you think you spent on a daily/monthly/weekly basis for this?
Ans. I spent at least 1 hour per day on all my blogs.
Q: How much income have you gotten from Affiliate Marketing?
Ans. My income in affiliate marketing is in 3 digit figures in USD.
Q: How long have you been in affiliate marketing?
Ans. More than a year already.
Q: Who was your FIRST internet marketing mentor? (Who taught you? Who did you follow?)
Ans. He’s name is Stone Evans
Q: Tell us about your self- family background.
Ans. I am a native from Ormoc City. I am the eldest of 8 siblings. My father is an entrepreneur. I believe I have a blood of entrepreneurship which I inherited from my dad. My dad taught me how to do business during my childhood days.
Q:Tell us about your self- work background.
Ans. I am an Accountant by profession. I graduated in Adamson University, Manila.
Q: Can you tell us more about some failures in your success journey?
Ans. Yes, I’ved join a lot of MLM when I was in Philippines. But I failed. But it was in my failure that I’ved learn a lot. More failure is more success!
Q: Did you have any formal sales training? Where? How was it?
Ans. Yes. It started when I joined Forever Living Products Philippines in Ortigas. I’ved learned a lot from it.
Q: What drove you to be a Club member?
Ans. I joined the club because I have so many questions in my mind that needs to be answered. I am so grateful that you Jomar answered it
Q :Any question you’re dying to be ASKED by anyone?
Ans. What is your formula for success? Formula for success is KNOWLEDGE + ACTION = RESULT
Q: Message to Club members?
Ans. To all club members, whatever you learn from this club, you MUST take ACTION. You NEED to apply the knowledge you learned. Always remember my formula for success.
Do what you love and the money will follow. You have to have PASSION in whatever things you do. Dapat nasa puso mo ang mga bagay na ginawa mo. Always think you CAN. Always speak you CAN.
Q: Can we see your cheque and your blog?
Ans: http://xr.com/adsense-income
Part 2: Interview:
Q: How much is your first adsense income?
Ans. US$ 112++
Q: How does it feel?
Ans. I am so happy! What a feeling!
Q: Who were the mentors who knew about it? What did they say?
Ans. Stone Evans taught me how to set-up the blog but YOU (Jomar) taught me everything about blogging.
Q: What’s the biggest lesson you learned in the Online Club?
Ans. I learned the tricks and techniques in blogging.
Q: What’s the SMALLEST lesson you learned in the Club?
Ans. I can’t think of any.
Q: How long before you decided to join the club – time between you READ about it and JOINED it.
Ans. It took me one week before I decided to join.
Q: Why is that duration that long or short?
Ans. Actually, I prayed na makahanap ako ng Pinoy mentor. Then suddenly, God gave me in the person of you through Bo Sanchez recommendation.
Q: What do BOOKS you read that you’d recommmend to club members?
Ans. I highly recommend Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Q: Do you have any affirmations to yourself? Examples? (affirmations are things you say to yourself for self-confidence)
Ans. Yes I have plenty. But these are my favorite:
“I expect something good is going to happen to me today. I expect the blessings, the favor, the love, the joy, the peace of God will overtake unto me and unto my family because this is the day that the LORD has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it.”
“I am rich, I am happy, I am healthy, I am full of energy, I am a Multi-Millionaire, I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength.”
Q: Favorite feature of the club?
Ans. Lessons and Forum
Q: Least favorite feature of the club?
Ans. None
Q: Future plans now that you’ve reached 100+ usd in blogging/adsense?
Ans. Just continue blogging and learning new things.
Q: Give us one thing you realized but didn’t get directly from the club?
Ans. None so far.
Q: How did you celebrate?
Ans. I told my friends that they can learn blogging by Jomar.
Q: How will you use the money? Spend? Save etc?
Ans. I will reinvest the money again in my online business.
Thank you so much Jomar for this interview opportunity
Now Live a Remarkable Life!
Jomar Hilario
P.S. What you may not know is that after receiving an adsense cheque, it is common to keep receiving an almost the same amount of money from adsense –every three months -even if you SLOW DOWN in your activities. That’s the power of momentum of internet popularity -when you’re following my instructions!
P.S. Want to join the online club – where James learned a lot? Go here: http://xr.com/letmejoin
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