There was a time when words were freely used. But the commercialization and profiteering of everything has come to a level when copyright, infringement, intellectual property rights, plagiarism, and other forms of restrictive use of words have gone haywire.
Recently, (and probably still ongoing) the slomo Philippine agriculture have started promoting "organic farming" but every information campaign they conduct, they emphasize for the need to "be careful" (warning in other words) in the use of "organic" in labelling. It is short to telling the listeners to AVOID its use at all cost.
This is of course a very obvious protectionist propaganda - from non-organic producers, from the well-placed "organic" producers, giant pharmaceuticals, and morons of freedom of speech.
Tsk-tsk-tsk. You know, they even start questioning about putting the animal dung directly on the plant stem (or above its roots). This is of course a Pinoy farming tradition prior to imperial commercialism.
Once again, the Filipinos are being had.
How even the use of the word can make a producer a violator of law is inconceivable. But the heck... Here I am to help:
Use instead safe phrases, but the hell, if it is true, use the word organic! Just avoid the fucking "Certified" and who cares about certification if it meant more regulatory / bureaucratic bullshit & financial losses for poor producers?
Label it instead with:
This ___(product)___ was made using "organic fertilizer". Or "organic pesticide".
And to hell with your agri technician who insists otherwise. Let him file a case against you in court. NEVER buckle down.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Meanwhile in her barrio: she cowers in fear
Timeline
The Sto. Domingo Municipal Dumpsite
Stupidity & Abuse
July 2001 – Butch
Tadena’s first term as mayor. He requested help for the mounting garbage at
the public market from Ernesto Tadeja.
Tadeja volunteered his
possession for temporary dumping to relieve and clean the public market
where people from Sto. Tomas also buy.
2002 – Tadeja, through a family member wrote a letter
inquiring from the mayor what are the future plans for the dumpsite. No
definite reply, too many verbal promises.
November 2004 – The people of Sto. Tomas submitted a Petition for the closure of the
Municipal Dumpsite due to a one-sided affair – to the detriment of their
groundwater and threat to their health and safety. They proposed an option to
continue but provide livelihood to the people of Sto. Tomas by converting
biodegradable waste into organic fertilizer. No official acted.
Mid 2005 – a single human barricade finally made the
former mayor Butch Tadena to conduct dialogue with the Barangay – with the
presence of former vice mayor Bong
Tobias, municipal engineer Zaldy
Rosario, former MPDC Dario Tacad
& barangay officials together with the Petitioner. The former mayor promised to abide by the
legally prescribed requirements, probably referring
to RA
9003. The LGU only distributed generic drugs for one time, bought a
parcel of land in the barangay, and transferred the dumpsite nearer to the
river.
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To compensate for lack of any
benefit, the punong barangay accepted hospital waste from the Metro Vigan Cooperative Hospital through
Tomtom de Vera’s brother Dr. Jojo de Vera. It was rumoured that
Tadeja was paid a monthly rental of P4,000 only. How much was Jojo De Vera earning can only be confirmed
by the MVCH.
July 2011 – The Punong Barangay with a little help,
started to look for possible ways to lessen the negative impact of the dumpsite
to the barangay. He first approached Congressman
Ryan Singson who immediately provided a project. In the project proposal verifiable at the
office of Cong Singson states: “The barangay is currently the Municipal dumpsite for more than 12
years now and has neither actual protection nor programs for it. Turning the
biodegradable waste into organic fertilizer has been proposed in 2005 but the
previous administration failed to act on the proposal. With
a new Chief Executive Officer, it is hoped that the proposal will be
reconsidered,” referring to the 2004 proposal.
August 2011 – The Punong barangay started verbal
negotiation with the current administration for the possible development of the
2004 proposal. Instead of helping, the LGU delayed the fund released by Cong.
Singson in November 2011, issued only a notice to the barangay in 20 January
2012, and required “deed of donation of the forest land or MOA between the Barangay Gov’t & the forest land owner”
(attached).
October 2011 – Adrian
Madriaga, 6 yo drowned and his body lost for 3 days in the 20-30 feet deep
dumpsite pit. All 3 of his companions nearly drowned as well.
November 2011 – The Petitioner reiterated the November
2004 Barangay
Petition with a letter to the Mayor and SB. The LGU did not respond nor
acknowledged the letter at all.
December 16 2011 – The case regarding the dumpsite
against the administration of Sto. Domingo LGU was filed at the Ombudsman and
pending decision.
February 2012 – a reliable source relayed a statement
from the mayor to the Petitioner, “Ania ti kayat ta _ (Petitioner)? Intono kuwan, siak ti nagkutin,” ("what does she want? Sooner or later, I'd be the one to move..." when the mayor was relaying about the dialogue requested by Board Member Roberto Tudayan. The Petitioner was not convinced Amado Lito Tadena said that. "I found him to be more amicable & civilized than that."
2 March 2012 – A dialogue was conducted with Board
Member Tudayan by Tadeja, the Petitioner, newly designated LGU ENRO Alex Dorate, and social worker Sesie de Vera. BM Tudayan was
bewildered why there was no action at all by the LGU. De Vera insinuated the
mayor doing the barangay a favor by closing the hospital dumpsite. The Petitioner forgot to ask if De Vera was
aware how much her brother –in-law Jojo de Vera earned from the deal with the
MVCH. (Overheard reliable sources snicker about underhanded
monickers like Lee Majors and Limahong & said that they are sure pirates
will not be had with any deal.)
23 March 2012 – Dialogue at the dumpsite.
Cowering in Fear,
The Petitioner
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