Fernando P. Estrada, M.D. FACS
28 Mar 2007

 

Dear Mr. Eduardo Pontaoe,

It was very interesting and entertaining to read your letter to me. Your remarks were indeed hilarious and ludicrous bordering on lunacy. You certainly wanted to light a fire for SUNDAY PUNCH and deliver a hard PUNCH on the face.

I don’t know who you are like Mr. Magsano other than realize that you are listed as one of the sustaining members of the Sunday Punch Kabaleyan Club. Is that good? Perhaps? You indeed dipped your dirty finger in a hot bowl where it does not belong. Ouch! You are indeed meddlesome and seem like a paramour in a LOVE TRIANGLE. The only difference is there is no LOVE involved. It reminds me of Rosie O’Donnell arguing with Mr. Donald Trump! I am certainly not Miss Rosie O’Donnell! You are intelligent enough to figure that out further. I am not going down to that level.

Let me state clearly that my criticisms about Mr. Magsano’s inaccurate “facts” are to use your own words “incompatible with the truth”. The clarification I wrote in my letter to Mr. Jun Velasco stand as the truth and nothing but the truth. I am not sure if you are defending Mr. Magsano because you are his lawyer or a salaried employee of his business. If that’s the case then it is okay. Nevertheless, it is still worthwhile to just sit back and relax and put your mind in other serious issues that are more relevant for the good of the community where you come from.

Freedom of speech is excellent and healthy but meddlesome attitude is not good and does not show good character. Again, it speaks of real bad culture and I hope you can help me change that. Why don’t you just let Mr. Magsano respond and let him speak for himself? If Mr. Jun Velasco made a mistake he should be forgiven. I am certainly not clamoring for fame and publicity! I have earned enough reputation where I practice and I do not need more of it. I don’t have a chip on my shoulder!

Did I raise an eyebrow or ticked you of with the acronym FACS. Or are just jealous about it? Let me tell you that FACS is a hard-earned title starting from medical school all the way to three certifications by the American College of Surgeons. You certainly will not allow yourself to be operated on by an incompetent surgeon who cannot get that title. Using that title next to my name is part of me since I earned it. It is not a shame to use it for legitimacy and prestige. I intend to use it over and over again whether you like it or not. I will carry it in my grave and even mark it in my coffin!

If you have problems with Mr. Jun Velasco, talk to him or write to him. To me he is an honorable person whom I respect and have a high regard for. Please don’t criticize Mr. Jun Velasco by writing a ridiculous letter to me. I am certainly not patronizing Mr. Jun Velasco because he published my name in the local paper! My name and my reputation will speak for itself! I will close this discussion and rebuttal to your letter. I am too busy in my practice to worry too much about you and Mr. Magsano.

And by the way, if you happen to drive down or fly to Pennsylvania from Chicago, please pass by and visit St. Luke’s Hospital Health Network and check out the place and my office. You are welcome to be treated here also if you desire. You might need a good doctor someday! We have nice restaurants too for a good dinner just like Chicago. Good luck to you and enjoy yourself and your letters! They are quite amazing!

Sincerely yours,

Fernando P. Estrada, M. D., FACS

Eduardo Pontaoe
28 Mar 2007

At long last, The Benjie showed his cards. Aces and Eights, a dead man’s hand. The demagoguery of such an ambitious shift has only proven the mediocrity of his politics. He’s up against the best in the business… Joe de V… Machiavelli in the flesh.

The Benjie’s addled push won’t mean anything. It wouldn’t show the people of the 4th district he’s the man, a dog who can bark and protect their interest. With all the scandals he is leaving behind, it could be the most unimaginable stupidity the people can do to themselves if they vote for him. A vote for The Benjie is a vote for the Devil.

We should ask ourselves, is it an act to duped Machiavelli? A subterfuge? A Lomibao? What will stop him from running? The price of “supreme sacrifice”, what it will be? Machiavelli wouldn’t fall to such a trap. He’s too smart for that. This is how Machiavelli would deal with such eccentricity.

Let The Benjie cook in his own fat. Hammer on his head he can’t swim upstream. Let him know his kind of politics is all but dead. Let him learn in politics rules are followed and discipline enforced. And when Machiavelli is done, let him hung to dry and goes with it the ambitions of The Little Benjie who has no place in Dagupan.

The Benjie and all he represents, is history… like those footprints in the sand at Bonuan… erased and carried away by the waves of change.

Eduardo Pontaoe
28 Mar 2007

A toast for the future… for change… for good governance… for truth… for Dagupan. The embodiment of hope is here. The tandem of F-F is a master stroke in political maneuvers. Old hand Alipio’s expertise and Belen’s business oriented mind will make the city run like a Rolex. No hunky-punky not what we’d seen in The Benjie’s court of selected scoundrels.

The line up for the Clowncil…oops! the Council is excellent. Joey Netu Tamayo… Alex de Venecia… Farah Decano… Michael Fernadez are the Four Horsemen who challenged the vainglorious and monarchic rule of The Benjie. The city is fortunate to have them serve with F-F.

Sigui Dagupan!

Jeremias Andrade Carrera
28 Mar 2007

 

Mr. Ramos:

First, let me say that you can keep on displaying and impressing to us that indeed you traveled to those countries outside their tourist belts. Most of the readers of this forum using their “adequate mental capacity” think that a factual comparison on economic condition, unemployment rate, crime rate, inflation, environmental pollution, etc, etc, cannot be done by just taking a “vacation” or “getting out of this small island of GUAM” to those countries since to do the comparison properly, one needs to collect, collate, analyze data.

To know the comparison, one does not need to be exposed to danger (Iran, Iraq, Nigeria) or spend money unwisely, and it is more accurate and just a click away-CIA WORLD FACTBOOK or Google it.

Finally, I must tell you that I do get out of this small island routinely but mostly to the CONUS (east up to the west) for professional development and continuing education seminar for professional engineers. Those seminars (not vacation) led to my appointment as the QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER and “getting off my kesters” up at ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE to watch the performance of the contractor of the largest water supply project of the base. I do not have time for the B.S. you suggested-watching crabs climb the coconut trees or blue footed boobies since there is none.

Next time, if you want to impress the readers of this forum, do it better and be accurate.