Team Bansot
The administration, including a photo finish for the last slot that was dangling, announces their list. The opposition announced their slate yesterday. The lists are (in alphabetic order):
Administration:
Edgardo Angara
Joker Arroyo
Michael Defensor
Jamalul Kiram III
Vicente Magsaysay
Tessie Aquino Oreta
Carlos Jericho Petilla
Prospero Pichay
Rafael Recto, Jr.
Vicente Sotto III
Juan Miguel Zubiri
Luis Singson
Opposition:
Benigno Aquino III
Allan Peter Cayetano
Anna Dominique Coseteng
Francis Escudero
Panfilo Lacson
Loren Legarda
John Osmeña
Francis Pangilinan
Aquilino Pimentel III
Sonia Roco
Antonio Trillanes IV
Manuel Villar, Jr.
My column for today is Team Bansot (who ever though life would imitate my column?). I know one thing, ahead of the elections. I am not going to vote for a single administration candidate. I will vote a straight opposition ticket. I only have one vote, but by golly, I intend to protest with it. I consider Osmeña the worst in the opposition lineup but even he is a fragrant flower when compared to say, Singson or Magsaysay.
Running the gamut of reactions, from piccio hailing the administration, to Manila Boy itemizing the weakness of the list, to Uniffors saying it’s plain useless; kamasupra just thinks the administration went slum book crazy Daily Musings handicaps the administration and the oppposition slates.. goddesstrish notices the “other” senate slates -including singer Victor Wood. unsleepable‘s mind is pretty much made up.
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That makes two of us, Manolo.
Make it three.
There’s no way John Osmeña is going to get my vote. Remember the Second Envelope.
That goes for Nikki Coseteng as well. Koko Pimentel believes his only advantage is his name so I’ve dropped him for being dumb. Kiko Pangilinan will win even if I dont vote for him so why vote for him. That means im going to list only nine UNO candidates. My fearless forecast therefore goes like this:
Loren Legarda
Panfilo Lacson
Manuel Villar, Jr.
Allan Peter Cayetano
Francis Escudero
Benigno Aquino III
Francis Pangilinan
Sonia Roco
Antonio Trillanes IV (not Pablo, right?)
Tito Sotto (no doubt. did u see him cry in Eat Bulaga?)
Ralph Recto (he will win, like it or not)
Joker Arroyo (he’ll make it)
Mike Defensor will hang around the 14th to 17th places. He’ll eventually hang his head in shame. Ed Angara will protest his being 13th and accuse Joker of engineering Dagdag-Bawas. (No one will believe him of course). Tessie Oreta will also protest and petition PET on grounds that Noynoy’s vote should be counted as hers. She will finish 23rd, just some notches above Victor Wood.
In the end, it will not matter. Because GMA’s Kampi-Lakas juggernaut will win the House and the Senate will be abolished.
So what’s the point of this May elections? Why not try coup instead, served ala-Thai.
isn’t Joker still better than Lacson or Trillones? I am disappointed he is with the administration but compared to Lacson….no comparison.
Just to clarify, im not going to vote for the 3 Team Bansot candidates: Sotto, Recto, Arroyo.
It’s people like Joker Arroyo that makes me want to cry and just wish for a coup instead.
Or is he the Trojan Horse there? (There’s hope maybe)
It’s too early for me to decide my final slate. But it certainly has been made tough because of the party movements that has been taking place. I’ll wait until 1 month before the elections.
tagabukid, chris, et al.:
i guess it all depends on what you consider the primary issues of the campaign. for me, they are:
1. accountability for this administration, which sets a precedent for accountability for all subsequent administrations
2. defending the role of the senate as both legislative body and a body for oversight
3. a message for the admin. to stop its constitutional amendments scheme (no amendments until legitimacy is resolved)
4. the issues are black and white, there’s no middle ground: pretending there’s a middle is to imply an endorsement of cpr, eo 464, garci, the political murders, the idea that dissent should be crushed, etc etc.
so, as churchill put it, “If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.”the country could do so much better if we had a government unafraid of its people, that respected the rules, and had an ironclad mandate.
so i’d rather hold my nose and vote a complete opposition slate than be a party to opening the floodgates to a continued paralysis of our national life.
Why is there no discussion at all on what programs the opposition will push? Presidential accountability is ok, and the value of the Senate as a constitutional body for oversight, etc. etc. But the Senate should be more than a check for misuse of presidential power. We should have senators talking about goals. Senator Lacson has grown on this aspect so am voting for him.
MLQ3,
I agree that the May elections should be a referendum on this rotten administration. But does that mean we should turn a blind eye to the track records of Osmeña and Coseteng? Where is the wisdom in defending the Senate if you would put people who had and will surely betray it?
I believe it’s enough that UNO wins 9. Leave the three positions to them, just make sure that Chavit, Mike Defensor and Pichay don’t get Garci’s hotline. Joker should win, he will ditch GMA once elected. Sotto and Recto will win; cant do nothing about star power. (At least, there’s the possibility that Sotto will return to the UNO fold and make peace with FPJ’s soul).
Do you honestly believe that if UNO sweeps the Senate race, GMA will just suddenly have this epiphany and abandon all plans for constitutional amendments? The Republican debacle ‘inspired’ Bush to send more troops to Iraq.
There must be a way to have a presidential snap election in place. That’s the only referendum.
The only reason why I’m voting straight UNO (while holding my breath) is because I want to strike a blow against GMA’s Evil Empire, and by doing so, hopefully, banish this scourge from our land. Then, we can again turn to the serious business of nation-building. Then, and only then, can we, as Bong Austero would say, really “move on” as one people.
I would like to see the Joker, the self-proclaimed enemy of graft and corruption, standing side by side hands held together up with Chavit Singson hahaha! What a spectacle it would be.
But that’s Joker for you. He sees the worst in the likes of Erap and Marcos but mention Jose Pidal and the defense lawyer in him is roused like a protective mother hen.
Tagabukid, you’re not voting for Osmena and Coseteng because they betrayed the Senate, but you’re voting for Joker because your betting that he will betray Gloria?
I agree with Shaman. Bong Austero’s call to move-on can only happen after we return the Presidency to the people.
cvj,
i actually wrote im going to list down 9 only. A tenth might be a sympathy vote for Joker because my instincts tell me that come impeachment time (assuming it ever gets to the senate), the patriot in him will resurface. I will have to see what crap he will spew during the campaign period, that is if he ever speaks at all; he will clam up and just win.
I will cross-out the 11-12th slots, but might change my mind and give one to Victor Wood to make sure that either Mike Defensor or Tessie Oreta finished last. (btw, Allan Peter should do something and protest that KBL guy, Jose Cayetano, as a nuisance bet).
can’t believe that Joker is really a joke. I had very high regards on him as senator, but it’s prevalent now that he’s showing his true color…pangsariling interest lang pala. Don’t understand why he play blind and align himself to bansot. Huh! My conclusion…ganyan talaga ang mga ARROYO. I planned to vote for Joker, now am turned off. I won’t vote for him!!!!!! Go, Escudero, Cayetano, Pimentel, and Trillanes. You’re the hopes of the youth and future citizens.
can’t believe that Joker is really a joke. I had very high regards on him as senator, but it’s prevalent now that he’s showing his true color…pangsariling interest lang pala. Don’t understand why he play blind and align himself to bansot. Huh! My conclusion…ganyan talaga ang mga ARROYO. I planned to vote for Joker, now am turned off. I won’t vote for him!!!!!! Go, Escudero, Cayetano, Pimentel, and Trillanes. You’re the hopes of the youth and future leaders.
MLQ3,
I love your column on “Team Bansot”. It reminds me of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”.
The real issue is Glue-ria. She and her government is just too filthy…so those who align themselves to her will have the share of her filth. Dafat solid UNO vote tayo, at huwag iboboto yang mga garapal.
for those who love mnemonics:
Miss Nancy, JFK please…
MS. NAN-C, JFK PLS.
M anny Villar
S onia Roco
N oynoy Aquino
A llan Cayetano
N ikki Coseteng
C hiz Escudero
J ohn Osmeña
F rancis Pangilinan
K oko Pimentel
P ing Lacson
L oren Legarda
S onny Trillanes
tagabukid, thanks for explaining your thought process. i respect your choice.
It’s People of the Philippines versus Gloria Arroyo’s Team Unity
To me this election is not about Gloria or Erap. This all about us, the peopel of the Phil. We been flooded with issues and have debated on them for about 3 years or even more. And now its decision time once more. First and foremost this is about our maturity as a people and our ability to choose. This is the chance for us to really declare to the whole world what we want out of your country.
If you rabidly hate Gloria, this your chance to get back at her. I believe it would be more practical for you to vote straight for UNO no matter what kind of people their candidates are.
If you are pro administration, I believe ist better for you to vote for you to vote straight TEAM UNITY no matter what kind of candidates they have in their slate.
But if you are neither of the two. you are also have a choice. You can choose from the candidates of two slate and the independen candidates. And really vote according to waht your good concience is dictating you. And the good about this is that you can just choos eto vote what really will make you satisfied and happy.
You can also do protest if you want. You donthave to protest against Gloria. You protest against the reaction of the opposition to issues that the higlighted and what they are planning to do once they got the power.
My vote is also a my very own protest action. Im voting for only 5:
1. Danton Remoto – Independent
2. Joker Arroyo – Team Unity
3. Antonio Trillanes – Uno
4. Sonia Roco – Uno
5. Jamalul Kiram – Team Unity
I woudl be very happy if these five won. But Im already happy that despite what happened in teh past years. We were able to still hold this election with our freedom of vote and our freedom of choice still intact.
I just wish that we can skip the campaigh and just cast our votes tomorrow. That way we save lives, time, money, emotions, and a lot other things.
rego, thanks for explaining your vote, of course we should all respect your reasoning. only one question: why kiram?
i think the primary issue right now is not about pro gloria or pro erap but the candidates themselves. do we abhor the turncoats? it is up to the voters to decide if
they could stomach them. we should go for the candidates
who have proven good track records, prolific makers of laws and who are patriotic. therefore to go for straight opposition or straight pro administration may not be a good option. we should remember that at this point in time
we do not have credible political parties to speak of.just how comfortable are you with your candidate is what really matters.
Definitely will vote for at least 1 from the admin and that would be Joker. Maybe I’d decide to vote more from the admin but majority will come from the opposition.
Joker is a joke! I had high respect on him but he’s showing his true color. He’s playing blind and dumb to all the issues surrounding Gloria’s leadership. What I hate is why he aligned himself to Gloria who hasn’t answered the issues yet and who has a question of illegitimacy. On Tv, Gloria said “we should look for new issues and not the old ones”. Why? Are the so-called ‘old ones’ now solved? They remain fresh issues until solved.
Never mind.
Compared to Chiz Escudero or Allan Peter Cayetano, the worst admin candidate, Chavit Singson smells like roses.
Not one UNO candidate will get my precious vote.
I will not vote on any of the candidates, because we can not vote. Imagine, they Philippine government want us to swear allegiance “again” to the Philippines when we are Natural Born Filipinos. We never renounced our citizenship and thereby never lost it, and I for one will never put up my right hand to swear to the country I never gave up like all these buggers that do not deserve my vote anyways. We can never even lose our right to vote as Canadians even when we are Naturalized. Not fair, not fair at all…
Peacer,
If those who highlighted the past issues are more responsible and more resourceful, hose issues shoudl have been closed by now. My feeling is that the oppsistion doesn’t want them close until today so they gain a lot of “pogi” points from. That is the reason why I cannot stomach to vote for Alan Peter and Chiz. SO YOUNG, YET SO TRAPO! They will be setting a bad precedent for the younger generations of politicians once elected.
May ask what are teh issue that Joker palyed so dumbed during his 6 years in the congress? becuase find him the most effective and most objective fiscalizer of the Gloria administration together with Jun Magsaysay and Teddy boy Locsin. Walang pamana yung mga nsa oppsiston line up ngayon.
Manolo,
Why Kiram? I always wanted a muslim representative in the senate. That vote shoudl have been for Adel tamano but he choose not to run so I give it to Kiram.
tagabukid laments : “So what’s the point of this May elections? Why not try coup instead”
…
http://www.dictionary.com defines coup d’etat:
(1) a sudden and decisive action in politics, esp. one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.
(2) The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority.
are you all serious? look at both those lists and tell me if you’ll vote the next president from among those names…
with all the hoopla in senate races, you’d expect them to perform better…do we even need a senate when they won’t legislate? seriously…
Rego,
I know ur an avid supporter of Glueria and her minions. But I (and many many others) cannot stomach Chavit Singson and Mike Defensor in her slate. Do you remember when Mike said, “It’s the president’s voice but it’s not her talking” hahahaha (I’m not easily tickled but that statement tickled me). And Glueria hasn’t cleared herself yet. There are just too many issues that she has to answer. Unless she addresses those questions, her slate won’t make it. The survey speaks itself! Chiz and Alan Peter just truly represent the sentiments of the youth today. They simply voice out their concerns. And they deserve my (and many people’s)votes!
P.S:
Am wondering why Glueria are not fielding her die-hard supporters like JDV, Villafuerte, Lagman, Nograles, etc. to her senate slate. Sikat naman mga pangalan nila…
PS again:
Forgot to address rego’s Q:
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May ask what are teh issue that Joker palyed so dumbed during his 6 years in the congress?
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Answer: He fought against CPR, etc. (that’s y he earned my respect for that) but couldn’t understand y he aligned with Glueria). Also, why it took him and Recto too long to decide? The other day, Recto talked about joining a more oiled machinery (syempre Malacanang can make promises for that)…. so alam na natin ko sinu-sino dyan ang sarili lang ang iniisip. Kulang sa Paninindigan.
I can never understand people who ask senatorial candidates what programs they will push. Look, guys, we are electing lawmakers, not presidents. If a senatorial candidate promises you that if elected, or reelected, he will make sure that the economy will grow and the benefits will trickle down to the poorest of the poor, that jobs will be available to all who are willing to work, etc., he is lying.
It is the job of the Executive Branch to set the national agenda and create the supporting programs. The work of the Legislative Branch is to pass the laws necessary to implement those programs and to exercise oversight functions over the Executive Branch. The most that we can demand of the legislators is to extend legislative support to government programs that are clearly for the benefit of the people and to check Executive wrongdoings.
At this point in our national history, the overriding need is to oust the cheating, lying, stealing, murderous, illegitimate, truth-phobic GMA regime through constitutional means. That’s why we need to elect legislators to the Senate and the House who will do the job.
For the February 1986 elections, there was only one item on the agenda: Oust Marcos! For the May 2007 elections, there is only one item on the agenda: Oust Gloria!
Once the task is done, we can then talk again about programs.
So, Allen Dolina, what programs should the senatorial candidates push for the May 2007 elections? Only one: Oust Gloria!
Writing in your blog has ceased to interest me but
your nasty, insolent opus “team bansot” in your unfortunate excuse for a column is a vile attempt at humour that is not a bit funny. What’s the matter, you ran out of epithets to cut the President of the Philippines down to your level of mediocrity?
Since you have demeaned your own column by indulging in personal ridicule (thought you were above that), let me offer you a dose of your own medicine. Your making fun of the President’s acccent and diction only serves to make one take a second look at you and your boring and dismal tv show, “the explainer”. Your marbles-in-the mouth manner of speech is not the greatest and your wooden, dummy-like appearance reminds one of the old comic stip character “Kenkoy”. Worst, your “history” readings appear to be a bit slanted to fit an agenda or partisan ideology, rather than a faithful presentation of pure facts.
Who cares about your one vote. I’m sure the “Unity Ticket” and its supporters will not miss it. No one is surprised by your announcement either! Please don’t give too much importance to yourself.
Joker, Sotto et al: Self interest first before god and country. That is easy enough to understand.
I doubt if anyone running thinks his\her selfish interest second to anything.
I just thought that MLQ3 should have not resorted to his labelling since I hate to see that he would be called by some names too.
As they have said, sarcasm is the refuge of losers and much as I want to respect some people’s thoughts about voting straight as a sign of protest, I am in the opinion that it does not reflect well for intellectual people who use reasons instead of emotions.
“rego, I know ur an avid supporter of Glueria and her minions….” peacer on February 12th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
>>>>>>>>How do you know, peacer?
“He fought against CPR, etc. (that’s y he earned my respect for that) but couldn’t understand y he aligned with Glueria). Also, why it took him and Recto too long to decide? The other day, Recto talked about joining a more oiled machinery (syempre Malacanang can make promises for that)…. so alam na natin ko sinu-sino dyan ang sarili lang ang iniisip. Kulang sa Paninindigan” peacer on February 12th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
>>>>>Definitely you are the one who is dumb not the other way around!
rego,
Well, well, well…let’s see if ur senate slate will make it, basta walang dayaan na mangyayari. Team Glueria kahit lagyan ng pabango is still mabansot.
Idem here cvj and MLQ3! Straight opposition even if I greatly dilike two or three of them.
Mine is a protest vote against the moral bansot (or bansot with no morals) of all time – all the way through.
isa lang masasabi ko for gma and her loyalists: the “truth” hurts. Kaya when gma was interviewed by media the other day, she stopped further questions by saying: “I don’t want to talk frustrations; I want to talk about blessings.” Why, coz the truth hurts!! Lumalaki na eyebags niya, mukhang sleep deprived palagi.
Tagabukid,
“So what’s the point of this May elections? Why not try coup instead, served ala-Thai. ”
With Esperon and his other hooligan colleagues? No, thanks.
Team unity??! Ughhh.
Pabango daw diyan sina Sotto, Oreta, Angara, Recto and Joker from the opposition. I’m inclined to agree, yeah. Because Arroyo finds it hard to sell diehard supporters like JDV, Villafuerte, Nograles, etc.
Congratulations, Manolo!
That was a great piece “Team Bansot” – you captured the essence of evil dwarfism in Bansot.
Her pygmy stature is reflected in everything she does.
Her complex probably stems from her idiopathic short stature that’s affected her brain and her actions.
Poor, miserable bansot.
Peacer,
Then why do you have to resort to name calling if you are really confident that your slate will win. Look at yourselves, you look so insecure and so paranoid about Gloria.
OK, Ill take your chalenge lets see. Pero pag natalo kayo pwede ba tanggapin nyo na natalo kayo wag ng mag alibi pa na nadaya.!
Truth hurts,
If that is the case then why are the opposition the ones who seems so bitter about everything. Is it becaus they are the ones that were badly hurt by the truth?
Shaman… you really should ask the candidate-lawmakers for their ideas on how to move the economy forward as lawmakers do affect the direction of the country and the economy. Several of the Opposition candidates are against enactment of the P125-increase in minimum wage. And I think at least 4 of the senatorial candidates are in favor of again raising taxes on text-messages and the airport-departure-tax as well as the per-passenger-fee for intracoastal/ferry passengers.
People thinking of boycotting the midterm elections may want to read Mong Palatino’s thoughts as written in his blogsite.
Rego,
It’s not only the opposition….it’s people vs Glue-ria. People are just simply asking for transparency and accountability. Where’s transparency? What’s the content of that Melo report? Why they can’t simply release the content to inform the people and to seriously punish those involved. My 2nd degree cousin (a victim) who’s now with the good lord, isn’t happy about the concealment. Where’s justice??
UPn,
My uncle and a cousin was executed by NPAs and they even have the nerve to admit in public. Indeed where is justice?
If you want transparency and accountibility is the answer to vote for candidates with dubious character? If you want the Melo report then the people should go and get it from teh Melo commision?. Election is definitely not the answer. There is already a representative from the UN who going after the bottom of this killings.
Oops the message shoudl be adressed to Truth hurts not to UPn.
And truth hurts, will your cravings for justice be solved by name calling and putting down and bad mouthings some ones physical imperfections.
CaT, supposed intellectual people have emotions too…and yes, there are those allowing emotions get the better of them more than I care – for quite a long time now. napansin ko din, medyo may belo ng kadiliman ang marami….the veil can easily be lifted but it stays where it is – clouding perception of what is real..
maybe it’s nice and comfy and familiar from that vantage point..
Gloria haters have a funny habit of using the term “people” as though everyone agrees with them. I see these hyper-critical individuals as nothing but obstructions to national weal. On my recent visit to the country, I have seen with my own eyes the remarkable progress the nation has achieved under GMA’s leadership.
I have talked with a lot of locals from all walks of life and most of them agree that the country is moving forward in the right direction. Many have expressed
displeasure about the unending attacks by morons – people whose only goal is to oust GMA at any cost and let the country be damned in the process.
Peacer,
If you are going to castigate candidates who will align with someone with legitimacy issues; what’s your answer for those who will align with a group whose titular head has plunder issues?
P.S. Only those who are going to vote for Senators other than from either side can throw that question back.
Quoting rego:
“If you want transparency and accountibility is the answer to vote for candidates with dubious character?”
– you need to be more convincing or in fact add more deodorants to gma’s slate. Just simply hard to swallow! Sino ang ipinagyayabang mo, si Mike Defensor?? Ughhh.
We need to save the Phils from bastusans. Vote straight UNO! (period)
I don’t personally like the inclusion of Nikki C. and John O. in UNO’s slate but they are far more better than those in the admin slate.
Let me give credit to gma’s message. Sharing this news excerpt from Philippine Daily Inquirer (online edition):
“The President’s message to the ruling coalition’s national and local candidates is clear, and that is shun character assassination and instead “concentrate on explaining to the people how they can be part of the bandwagon of positive change,” said Bunye.”
Comment: How can people be part of the bandwagon of positive change?…sana noon pa. It’s too late! People are tired, tired of all these moral and technical/legal violations committed by the admin folks.
When he first ran for senator, Joker Arroyo’s campaign tag is ‘Ubusin ang mga corrupt.’ He spearheaded the impeachment against Jose Velarde. But now he is under the ticket of Jose Pidal’s wife. Wow.
But I really find GMA’s intro for Prospero Pichay. ‘Pichay: Ang gulay ng senado.’ What was she thnking? Doesn’t she know that calling a person ‘gulay’ means he’s health is in really bad shape? Oh well. It seems true for Pichay. This elections…si Pichay pupulutin sa kangkungan.
Manolo SAGUTIN mo to –
“Writing in your blog has ceased to interest me but
your nasty, insolent opus “team bansot†in your unfortunate excuse for a column is a vile attempt at humour that is not a bit funny. What’s the matter, you ran out of epithets to cut the President of the Philippines down to your level of mediocrity?
Since you have demeaned your own column by indulging in personal ridicule (thought you were above that), let me offer you a dose of your own medicine. Your making fun of the President’s acccent and diction only serves to make one take a second look at you and your boring and dismal tv show, “the explainerâ€Â. Your marbles-in-the mouth manner of speech is not the greatest and your wooden, dummy-like appearance reminds one of the old comic stip character “Kenkoyâ€Â. Worst, your “history†readings appear to be a bit slanted to fit an agenda or partisan ideology, rather than a faithful presentation of pure facts.
Who cares about your one vote. I’m sure the “Unity Ticket†and its supporters will not miss it. No one is surprised by your announcement either! Please don’t give too much importance to yourself.”
I totally agree with Bencard. What you said in your column has just made you look worse than some tabloid showbiz gossips. I thought you are an intellectual. I am really disappointed with you, kala ko pa naman logical ka! Personal ridicule would always be the worst argument!
Secondly, peacer you said that Chiz and APC represent the true sentiments of the youth!? Sino may sabi sayo!? You are assuming TOO much! If they truly represent the youth’s sentiments, bakit alang sumasama sa mga rally-rally na ini-espouse ng mga taga-opposition, lalo ng dalawang ito. You know why? Becuase most probably, ala naniniwala sa kanila!
Rego is right, these are the politicians that we NEVER SHOULD want or dream of — SO YOUNG,YET SO TRAPO! What hope can we have from them? CHANGE? No they will never give it to this government. Am telling you, they will be worse than all of these present TRAPOS combined! ngayon pa lang nga, TRAPONG-TRAPO na, how much more pag mas lumaki na ang mga ulo ng mga yan!
What we really need are true independent-minded and ‘progressive’ people like Sonia Roco, A. Trillanes, and yes, even Joker Arroyo!
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Ate Glo’s power did not diminish a bit. Perhaps, to her detractors, hoping, it does. So, Bencard, rego and Ura, what’s the big deal? Anti Ate Glo posters on this board is not going to change. Don’t be so slow.
Stop asking for answers. Mamaya niyan e tanungin tayo kung bakit hinde sinasagot ni Ate Glo yung Hello Garcie bullshit.
Lets face it, Sa kapal ng mukha ni Ate Glo “Bansot” is nothing! Pakapalan ng mukha. Huwag niyong sabihin na manipis ang mukha ninyo.
Chill, boys. Mabuhay si Ate Glo.
Come on, Bencard. If you can’t abide Manolo, simply vote with your mouse. Just click off. Despite that despotic cretin in Malacanang, you’re still free to make that choice.
If people heap ridicule and contempt on GMA (by the way, she’s not the President. Ask Garci.), she fully deserves it.
“so young and yet so trapo.” oops, i thought you were referring to mike ultimate sycpohant defensor. why no mention of him, rego? at least chiz and allan took unpopular stand when the middle class majority chose to keep mum of, and just decided to “move on”. too late for them to find out that ginagago lang din naman pala sila. look at singson at their slate. eyuuuuukk.
excuse while i barf in my own bowl.
OO nga naman Bencard, Rego, and Ura. Why not start your own blog then rip up everyone here you dislike in any manner you wish– in your own site? Promise, we’ll give you a link.
Because no matter how you dislike his opinion, it’s his “house” and he deserves corresponding respect from visitors like us.
Go build your own and rant all you want.
guys, mukhang nagiging maingay na naman yung mga kakampi ni arroyo sa forum na ito lalo nang palapit na ang eleksyon.
the usual suspects, the arroyo defenders and the people who usually hang out at sassy lawyers blog (like mita) are back again para guluhin ang blog na ito and start a flame wars. i guess this is to be expected. mlq3 is a major blogger. mobyism tactics is even being resorted to, sometimes.
but like mlq3, i’m voting an all straight opposition ticket.
btw, is vicente magsaysay the same guy who was featured recently in the PCIJ? something about his birthday…
http://www.pcij.org/blog/?p=1428
I know Joker would vote against ROTC, SIM card registration, and national ID; but Lacson is in favor of all this fascist nonsense.
unfortunately Trillanes because of his background has to be excluded unless he takes a stand on these issues.
and even Manny Villar has to end his support of SIM card registration, or I would not vote for him either.
Incomplete list pa ito.
Ito ang definitely HINDI ko iboboto:
1. Allan Peter Cayetano (oral diarrhea, trapo in the making)
2. Chiz Escudero (same as Cayetano)
3. Koko Pimentel (one Pimentel in the Senate is enough)
4. Tito Sotto (turncoat dimwit)
5. Tessie Oreta (turncoat dancing queen)
6. Antonio Trillanes (Honasan in the making)
7. Gringo Honasan (incurable coup plotter)
8. Richard Gomez (do i need to say more?)
9. Nikki Coseteng (of Jose Velarde fame)
10. John Osmena (opposed UP’s budget hike, Jose Velarde fame)
11. Loren Legarda (political slut)
Ito ang sigurado kong iboboto!
1. Joker Arroyo
2. Mike Defensor
3. Ralph Recto
4. Miguel Zubiri
5. Prospero Pichay
Kino-consider pa:
1. Kiko Pangilinan
2. Manny Villar
3. Panfilo Lacson
4. Edgardo Angara
I’ll do some backgroung checking on the following:
5. Jamalul Kiram III
5. Jamalul Kiram III
Not to mention the Arroyo family lawyer who moonlights as an amateur TV critic.
john marzan, yes elections are here and yes I’m participating in blogs again because of that. what’s so weird about it? i haven’t been banned here or anywhere YET. a lively debate representing different viewpoints is a sign of a healthy democracy (and blog for that matter) so quit whining about it already.
please (o see, i said please! polite diba?) leave sassy alone, she has nothing to do with me nor i with her. your bringing her up again just tells me this: type mo siya or inggit ka talaga sa kanya….there’s such a thing as cyber stalking ya know!
i’m not calling you any names nor will i label you because your opinion differs from mine and because I refuse to be mediocre….darn, i should make that my mantra before i start a comment here!
so you see mlq has crossed the line drawn by isagani cruz.
isagani cruz was right all along… they’re but one color.
subject to stress they can’t contain their true color devoid of cerebration. that is what bansot article is all about.
what did joker say? the opposition has no platform except ousting a sitting president. take it from there.
Precisely, the Phil. web despite the claim that human rights are violated, is still the freest in this part of Asia. So why censor bencard? This is the only country where you can write and call the president with names and get away with it.
Not unless MLQ3 would like his website a mutual admiration club. Hindi na kayo papasukin ng readers niyan. The more intriguing the forum is, due to diversity in opinion, the more it is popular to the readers waiting for the rebuttal and for exchange in opinion.
Chill out guys…let those differing in opinion speak up.
May2007 should provide a reminder to everybody as to the difference between People Power and general elections. On May2007, a vote from a farmer in Lubao, loyal to a kababayan, will negate cvj’s vote. A vote of an Ilocano farmer can re-inforce, or negate, the vote of Bencard. A vote of a missionary currently in Davao can counter-act Q3′s vote. On May2007, a vote from a fisherman in Palawan has the same weight (ONE) as a vote of a retired teacher from GenSanCity or even the vote of Lucio Tan himself. This is in marked contrast to Edsa Dos where Marichu Lambino, cvj and others of the National Capital Area (I) reinforced the efforts of Atty Miguel Arroyo, (ii) disregarded the processes and procedures laid out in the Constitution on how to deal with malfeasance in Malacanang and (III) denied the voters of Bohol, Cebu, Davao, the Mountain Province any chance of participating. Thru exclusive (“snooze, you lose”, in cvj’s words) actions, the actors of PeoplPower-2001 brought forth GMA as the 14th President of the Philippines.
Let the fun begin. Don’t be a party pooper.
You did all the noise, the impeachment, the demos, and what have you got. YOu still have GMA around.
Respond ka na lang issue. Para masaya. Parang hindi ka beterano sa forum.
Good you mentioned democracy because that is precisely the issue in this elections (which is less about the stuff that Allen Dolina brings up). The first thing we have to remember is democracy is not just for the middle class. It is narcissistic to be gung-ho over your own democratic rights while blatantly disregarding the rights of others.
but didn’t you call erap and those associated with him a lot of names back then too?
james,
the saddest thing is, those of us who cry the loudest at being discriminated can dish it out so nastily as well…and then choose to remain oblivious to the irony of it all.
The surveys speak itself! Admin slate is trashed.
don’t worry, it’s my way of welcoming the arroyo defenders at apologists back to mlq3′s blog.
type ko siya. that’s it.
i’m calling it as i see it. if you don’t like it, you can whine about it in your blog or go back to sassy and make sumbong.
is there diversity of opinion in sassy’s moderated blog? or the other major pro-arroyo blogs out there? so please, don’t talk to me about “diversity” of opinion.
papasukan ng mga pro-arroyo bloggers ang blog ni manuel, because they see him as a threat in the blogosphere.
on the other hand, i couldn’t care less what the arroyo bloggers say, because wala na silang credibilidad sa akin. that’s why i don’t waste my time on their blogs anymore.
i don’t know what you mean by “fun”. but i guess that means you’re going to be actively defending your corrupt, and cheating president, and attack those who attack her. don’t worry, i get it.
gimme a break. even arroyo’s MTRCB is afraid enough of erap’s video that it’s willing to censor and ban it.
cvj, oh my, my…what do I do with you? sinagot ko lang si john marzan may nabasa ka na namang iba sa sinabi ko!
kaninong rights ba pinagsasabi mo? cause i am not disregarding anyone’s rights, i’m stating my opinion! mukhang ikaw nga eh minamaliit mo opinions ng iba – again, all because they won’t conform to your views.
you know…you seem to be hung up about the label YOU gave me – middle-class – frankly i don’t care what class i can be categorized in. it’s just showing YOU are the one who seems to be riled up about class and playing victim. looks like you’re the one who’s onion-skinned and narcissistic (ilan beses mo na ginamit word na yan dito? word of the day mo ba yon?)…golly, talk about pointing fingers.
i will not even speculate or try to decipher what class you think you’re lumped with because in the bigger scheme of things – it doesn’t matter one bit. a person is only as good as his word.
sayang lang efforts mo to discredit me on this comments thread at hindi ako pikon. besides, it’s distracting from the real issues. and yes, i know…that seems to be the general idea but read MLQ’s next post and come back to me with another riposte, will you please?
hindi ko kilala si allen dolina btw.
cat, rego, mita, et al.: everyone is free call me names and they have, and use whatever tool, from words to fists. I have experienced possibly every variation of ways to wound a person. and have dished out, or tried to, as good as i got, though with one difference that’s up to others to judge if i succeded or not. i think i’m free, even obliged, to castigate people for what they do, while trying to recognize that there are certain things we can’t criticize people for being -what they are. for example, in terms of gender, or race. i am fully entitled to use the president’s short stature to reflect a moral dwarfism (my opinion, of course) and to use the limited means i have to poke fun at it, considering i lack what the president and her ilk posess: the national treasury, a standing army, and lawyers to enforce their will.
but let me defend one thing, which is the value of satire, one of the oldest forms of writing. i happen to think my satire is pretty tame compared to others who are models of that kind of writing: think aristophanes, swift, orwell, even lopez jaena, rizal, recto or hernando abaya. that is what politically-involved writers do, and it stems from a choice a writer has to make. is to be “intellectual” clinical, ever-dispassionate, always neutral? not even scientists can ignore the need for political commitment. you can be clinical and dispassionate if you aren’t involved. if you’re involved, you do what you can to help your cause.
the remarkable thing is that on the whole people have stepped in to try to keep things from getting out of hand -cat in particular can be tart but remains committed to underlining the need to agree, at the very least, to disagreeing. and certainly it helps for her to point out what she thinks is going overboard on my part. rego deserves respect for standing up for his opinion that the middle is the majority and cjv for being pretty strict in seeing it as he thinks it is.
kudos to anyone who sticks it out and fights it out rather than withdrawing from the fray to sulk. but even more kudos to those who insist passion march hand in hand with reason: it’s the most human attitude of all.
Mita,
The rights of those who were cheated out of their vote during Hello Garci. That issue has not yet been resolved.
Eventually, iyan din ang sinabi ni Bong after he repeatedly got taken to task. Do you follow the same playbook?
Done.
Allen Dolina is the commenter at February 12th, 2007 at 5:39 pm above.
pork barrel politics and garci’s legacy at the COMELEC will be a major factor in this year’s election.
ura, “barangay bansot” has been around for about a year now, but i’m glad you finally noticed it.
and thank you for your critique of my show. my only comment is no history, ever, can be a recitation of pure facts -the selection of the facts to present is itself, a critical decision.
i’m a bit puzzled, though: you oppose escudero and cayetano, hold up trillanes and roco, and stand up for joker. so why did trillanes and roco cast their lot with the opposition?
I got lost in all the back-and-forth, but if you dont mind my asking, what does sassy lawyer have to do with all this? I read her blog sometimes. So does MLQ3.
To all those who seem to be offended by MLQ3′s column in Inquirer, it’s satire. It’s a legitimate form of political commentary that has been in use since they invented political commentary.
Oops. May reply na pala si mlq3.
cat, i think there have only been a couple of cases of my banning people. in one case, i lifted the ban because some people complained it was censorship, one other ban i let stand because that person was making death threats and the like about a businessman who isn’t even in the news.
CVJ, kaya nga may PET eh! at kaya nga disapppointing ang opposition kasi wala din silang nagawa sa mga unresolved issues.
as for responding with the same answer – could it be possible we are all getting the same response when we voice our INDEPENDENT opinions and getting called the same names – not to mention, could this de cajon reply be in response to putting us in a box?
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns all clean.”
Have your eye doctor check your prescription glasses. Sassy is spelled Sassy and Cat is spelled Cat. What has Sassy to do with MLQ3′s website?
You got your own website, you have the right to moderate.
MLQ3 can choose to censor us if he wishes to. But then, he
would restrict the opinions to those you only want to hear. The failure of a leader is caused by hearing only one side–that side which has nothing but praises.
Pikon, talo.
From Rego:
during 2001-2004 (before hello garci), joker– who chaired the blue ribbon cmte.– was one of GMA and mike arroyo’s biggest defenders. he helped stonewall and coverup for pidal during the senate hearings. as blue ribbon cmte chairman, sabi ni joker na bawal raw ang ebidensiya ni lascon vs. pidal kahit na xeroxed o “authenticated” copies yung mga documento o tseke. kailangan raw original copies. maganda sana kung under oath sabihin ng bank officials kung galing sa original ang mga tseke at documento na yan o hindi. pero “the real pidal” iggy invoked his “right to privacy” kaya wala ring nangyari.
those who approved of iggy’s “right to privacy” were the “pidal 10″ (kinda like the “craven 11″) which included joker, noted, recto, noli etc.
http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/hl/hl018930.htm
and he used his blue ribbon committee to conduct a three year investigation on victor corpus’ expose on lacson’s “hidden billion dollar accounts” in the US and rosebud’s and ador mawanay’s narcopolitics-gate. pero even wala rin.
nung sumabog lang ang gloriagate atsaka lang siya naging less pro-arroyo. pero tahimik lang siya sa isyu na election rigging, unlike noong panahon ni erap re the corruption issues.
so he joined hands with the opposition on the issues defending the senate against arroyo, pero kampi pa rin siya kay mr. at mrs. arroyo pagdating sa jose pidal at hello garci.
And in the end, sumama rin siya sa administration, the same admin na gustong i-abolish and senado at itulak ang CON-ASS.
so does that mean na payag na rin siya dito, para lang may access siya sa gov’t campaign funds at helicopter accomodations?
http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=910
It’s fun because I consider election a circus.
It’s fun because it is not worth getting sick by agitating oneself to defend any politician who has his own personal agenda. Ano nababaliw?
i had to laugh when these self proclaimed “independents thinkers” who in the past claim they are sick and tired of mlq or PCIJ’s blog because of dis and dhat (but mainly because of the anti-arroyo positions of those blogs), are now coming back to manuel’s blog, ngayong palapit na ang election season, because they want “their side to be heard” raw. because these people say it’s good for manuel’s comments section to have “diversity” of opinion raw.
puh leaze! if you want to comment, go ahead. spare me the BS and the lectures.
i read and heard many of the opinions of the arroyo defenders here and from other blogs (every now and then). and i must say, in most cases it’s pretty much a waste of time. if i have to read and respond to every stupid comment from these people, i won’t get anything done and would only ruin my day.
“You should know me better when I was being called all sorts of names in that forum…”
i know, especially by that idiot benign0.
Cat, that’s precisely my point. If the Phil. website is the freest one around, why censure mlq3? I didn’t censor Bencard. I simply said that he has a choice – take mlq3 or leave him. Besides, I don’t have the right to boot him out of mlq3′s blog. What I cannot understand is why Bencard has to take Team Bansot so personally that he has to call mlq3 names. Does Bencard have a really, really personal relationship with GMA? I don’t know. Hasn’t he heard of political satire?
john marzan, you have sunk so low you are making this sound like the schoolyard bickering you probably always lost as a kid…i have to laugh, i really have to laugh! nagsalita na ang may-ari ng blog, basahin mo naman sinabi nya…but gee…grow up before taking on the big boys, wontcha?
You’re passing the buck. My question is, why, in light of the Hello Garci revelations, did you not become part of the Opposition?
Napikon na yata si mlq3 kay bencard kaya sumobra ang haba ng latest post. I guess bencard hasn’t heard the word satire, but i also feel the awful accent was stretched way too much. (Exaj na kumbaga). Enwey, the only criteria of a good anti-gma article is a libel suit from the Don. El Padrino must be trying to figure out how he can sue Manolo. (When will Don Fatso ever appear in Barangay Bansot and make everyone an offer they cant refuse?)
Btw mlq3, is One Voice taking the same stand: Vote Straight UNO? It would be interesting to know. Unfortunately, OV hasnt updated its website. Puro anti-ConAss pa rin.
I hope OV would advocate SNAP presidential elections instead. I know it’s almost next to impossible, but I share Conrad de Quiros’ argument that it is the only true referendum. As the EXPLAINER, could you please enlighten us how a snap election could materialize, if it’s ever possible? Bencard might be interested to watch that one.
Basta Vote 9 (UNO) lang ako. We cant do anything about these pro-GMA people, apologists and all. We all have interests to protect, nagkataon lang na their business interests depend on GMA staying in power. As Erap’s immortal line goes, weather-weather lang yan.
If only UNO can really make a coherent campaign line, a sweep is never impossible. It can use the Palace’s favorite spin these days that UNO’s only agenda is to oust a sitting president. It’s only right to oust an illegitimate sitting president. By all means, (she got there via unconstitutional route anyway), let’s oust GMA. Play Hello Garci in all campaign sorties, it will drive GMA nuts.
Parting shot: Let Bong Austero and like-minded bloggers move on — to Canada or any paradise they like. May you all rest there in peace.
Mita,
Why are there unresolved issues? It’s not that the opposition is wanting in its desire to resolve those issues. The truth (there’s that word that’s anathema to your lying queen) of the matter is that your cheating queen does not want to subject herself to the full constitutional processes (as in all the way) so that the truth (there’s that word again) will be out. The truth (there’s that damn word again) of the matter is that your stealing queen uses the national treasury, the armed forces, and the police to stifle the truth (that word again).
That’s the only reason why there are unresolved issues. Don’t blame the opposition. Blame your lying, cheating, stealing queen.
cvj, i think we are better than dubya about the taking sides business…”if you’re not for us, you are against us?”
why? because i wanted our institutions to work…because i wanted our system of government to work. sadly, the impeachment didn’t even make it to the senate unlike with the erap impeachment. i knew it was going to be this way just by reading about the goings-on in Manila. the oppostion kept talking until they were caught with their mouths wide open and *bleep bleep*. instead of preparing and digging, they were all over the place…that was their first mistake and it was grievous.
what good will it do if i side with the opposition or with the administration? my duty was to vote and i’ll say it again, I sincerely wanted to see our institutions working.
SHAMAN,politics yan eh…of course you’ll fight for your life. couldn’t anyone in the opposition try and decipher at least what the other side was thinking and planning? the sad fact and truth is the opposition was banking on the people to come out and support street protests which never happened. that was the easy way out which, like asking for her resignation (which I also said was never going to happen), was not enough because gloria is still there raising the hands of the next senatoriables ….and on and on it goes. that’s the truth and if anyone is going to be pikon about it, i suggest you get a hold of your emotions. i didn’t make up this scenario…it already happened!
also, because gloria is soooo evil, and the evidence was there then it would be easier to kick her out diba? so, tell me now….what happened?? she’s still there. i don’t mean to rub it in, and i’m certainly not making it up – she’s still in malacanang, isn’t she?
Have you ever weighed your brain?
Wow, this reminds me when I was a kid and involved in kid’s words war. “Yon bang mamatay ka na” sana thing.
Well I’ll be voting for the whole Team Unity with the exception of Chavit I’ll have D. Remoto. I’d rather stay with GMA than see the country I love so much go the the opposition. It would only invite further chaos, EDSA 2 has already weakened our institutions, we have relied so much on revolutions or the mob that we forgot that the only way the move forward is for us to help each other, we may have different issues with the current gov’t but can’t we sacrifice it just for now. Just this time let us fogive but let us not forget the lessons that we learned. as the cliche goes united we stand and divided we fall
Same banana, one still has the peeling, the other one is about to be eaten.
tagabukid, one voice will not endorse any candidate or ticket, what it has done is presented the need for the public to embrace the idea that the elections can serve as a referendum on the administration, and that provided the elections are credible, we should all accept the results. for a negative verdict on the admin, you would have to have an impeachment-strength minority in the house and an impeaching majority in the senate. anything short would mean more of the current impasse.
one voice has also asked that a credible comelec commissioner be appointed to the remaining vacancy in the comelec. that’s part of restoring the credibility of our institutions. of course individual members of one voice belong to other groups that have pro and anti admin positions (and neutral, too).
while personally i think a snap election would solve many problems, its not in the one voice list of positions taken by the group.
Mita, you say that you want our institutions to work, but when i asked you a straightforward question about your take on an event that undermines those very institutions (i.e. Hello Garci), you give a neither here nor there response. I find that reaction unnatural to say the least. It seems, though, that such a talking point is becoming more common of late (see comment by ‘Decided’ at 8:46 pm above).
cvj,
honestly man/woman/kid, you are starting to really bore me with your questioning and denseness.
You got a straight forward answer (which I now honestly feel you don’t deserve)…you just don’t want to see it….just like you read GMA into the comment I made about the emerging middle-class from the OFW’s. Have you seen that yet?
You know what, you seem to be good at it…make up an answer for me that will satisfy you. Seems inevitable anyway. You’re gonna make me out to be the explainer and someone already uses that monicker!
Even if you don’t like me, I’ll give you a serious warning:
Be careful with your words, this forum is for public consumption. Remember what some people are saying about the opposition? That they are only for the ouster of GMA and don’t really have anything to offer the country? Keep bringing up Garci in blogs and you will single-handedly undermine the opposition’s whole campaign. They won’t like that cause it’s not helping them any. You are pro-opposition, right? or maybe you’re not…
I also remember Bencard making a similar remark. You guys do react in the same way. Uncanny.
Coming from someone who wanted the impeachment process to work, I find that warning even stranger than your response above. Anyway, i believe that Hello Garci is the issue in this coming elections. Understandably of course, Gloria Arroyo prefers that this not be the case.
Mita,
So, in politics, survival is the only thing that matters. To survive, anything goes. To hell with principles, morality, decency, everything that civilizes the animal nature of man. To survive, it is justified to lie, cheat, deceive, dissemble, murder, obstruct justice, destroy institutions, rape the constitution, take away the people’s rights and freedoms, prostitute legal processes, plunder the national treasury.
So, what was that SONA speech about reforming the degenerate political system? Oh, but of course, just another grand deception, another vicious lie to ensure survival.
No, Mita, I cannot accept your and your ilk’s kind of politics. It’s demonic. So, don’t give me that crap about your wanting the institutions to work, your wanting the system of government to work. With your kind of politics, you’ll never get what you want.
Yes, GMA is still in Malacanang. But it’s only just a matter of time. Justice will catch up with her. Good will eventually thriumph. It always does.
Who ever thought Marcos would fall?
cause you haven’t changed your squid tactics CVJ which only proves you ARE boring and dense. this little tale of yours is more telling about YOU…and you still don’t get it! ROFLMAO!
i warned you anyway…if you allow your hubris to get the better of you, it’s your choice…just like the Opposition chose to believe the people will rally behind them to oust somebody whose name we shall not mention….
Mita, so why don’t you like to mention her name? Coincidentally, i think one of the admin’s tactics will be to make Gloria invisible for the duration of the campaign.
I find it amusing that Mita keeps calling cvj a bore and yet continues minding him/her (cvj, which is which?).
The lady protesteth too much.
Some people can’t really just be honest with themselves. But then, there are people who don’t have an iota of honesty in their persons. Like the illegitimate tenant of Malacanang. And her ilk.
Shaman, him.
looks like the overflowing U N O coalition that was never united ran out of candidates, which lead them to include “guest” candidates.
JM,
news.balita.ph
“21- Senate of two minds on privacy rights of witness”
“However, in the resolution issued by the blue ribbon committee, Senator Arroyo said Ignacio could invoke his right to privacy because the money in the Jose Pidal account had yet to be proven public in nature.”
“Those who signed were senators Joker Arroyo, Robert Barbers, Ramon Revilla, Robert Jaworski, Ramon Magsaysay, Ralph Recto, Francis Pangilinan, Manuel Villar, Noli de Castro, and Flavier.”
Iggy was still then a private person with no government position. (Though I wouldn’t necessarily agree on all privacy issues regarding private citizens)
“nung sumabog lang ang gloriagate atsaka lang siya naging less pro-arroyo. pero tahimik lang siya sa isyu na election rigging, unlike noong panahon ni erap re the corruption issues.”- During ex-pres. Estrada’s time, Joker belonged to a body that was to initiate impeachment. Now he belongs to a body that delivers a decision on it.
“so does that mean na payag na rin siya dito, para lang may access siya sa gov’t campaign funds at helicopter accomodations?” Nope, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he consents to the abolition of the Senate, etc…
I would like to ask everyone to vote for Jericho Petilla. I will vote for him this coming elections, although I started boycotting elections since 1990. He is knew,he is not popular, but he is good. I admired what he has done as Governor of Leyte, which are as follows:
1. The first to put up a mental hospital for the mentally handicapped in Region 8. He had given a home and treatment to all these guys, picked them up from the streets, and provided them care,and treatment sans politics.
2. Developed, promoted the e-industry in Leyte. Encourage technology development and internet computing in the Leyte – not very successful yet- but the roots were planted and are now growing.
3. Encourage technology transfer schemes for farmers benefits i.e. putting up pilots farms using modern technologies that farmers can replicate in their farms.
4. Not so..corrupt, and not a trapo, I guess.
5. Not to mention that Region 8 – has no representation in the Senate. But I guess, this is not so important. What really matters is that – this guy is a better option.
Let us support him.
Time out!!!!
Taga-basa lang ako rito ha, pero may request ako dun sa differing opinions….
I visited this site since its election season again to get different views and ito lang ang alam kong may balanced na comments na blog, except for Ricky Carandang na wala ng update (sayang).
This can be your medium to sway voters to your side, pero kung ang sagutan niyo eh medyo personalan na, aba wala na rin yata kayong pinagkaiba sa mga politiko…
game na ulit!!!
All I want to make you folks understand is that ‘people in glass houses ought not be throwing stones’. of course, i know what satire is all about, but the real satirist (not crude wannabees) never make fun of one’s physical imperfections or speech limitations. True satires are subtle rather than malevolently in-your-face. For example, hideous-looking people should not be calling others ugly and then laugh about it; pinoys with funny accents should not ridicule other pinoys who cannot speak English like Englishmen or Americans do, etc.
Moral dwarfism? And who is this “moral authority” to make this kind of judgment? Does he also judge himself to be a moral giant? Or had self-admiration gone into his big head? Judged that ye be not judged.
I also find all the Shsh’s a bit much. But only because it makes the piece difficult to read.
I also noticed the excessive Shsh’s and it made me laugh more. Anyway, crude or not, at least it got a reaction from the Arroyo family. By that measure, i consider it a success.
Bencard,
I think the quotation is “Do not judge that ye not be judged.”
But you have been judging, what with your “hideous-looking people”. It’s not appropriate to call people that even if you were the handsomest of people, which I’m certain you are not.
I’m not judging but stating a fact when I say that you’re a hypocrite.
And this: And who is this “moral authority†to make this kind of judgment?
This is the same moral authority that we agree to place ourselves under, under whose higher law we are all subject to:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.  That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…” and so forth and so on.
what’s with you bencard? if editorial cartoonist can come up with exagerrated comical parody of leaders, why not opinion makers who are merely expressing their own opinions. it’s up for you to either you buy them or dump them. if mlq depicted gloria’s speech in that manner, because she does speak that way. or would you rather mlq post an ipodcast with ate glow rereading his text? [ooh, that would be lotsa fun!]
thing is, i strongly suspect you do value mlq’s column more than the scent-coated bs that belinda writes about your president. which actually stench more badly than my inidoro.
chill out.
[...] On the other hand, I like how MLQ3 puts it: “I have only one vote, but by golly, I intend to protest with it.” And not that it’s such a bad proposition either. As unsavory as some of the characters in the UNO state are, TEAM Unity’s members make me physically ill. Pichay? Jueteng lord Chavit Singson? Mike Defensor (geez what happened to this guy)? Miguel Zubiri? Please. If Zubiri didn’t have such a hot wife I wouldn’t even bother watching him on TV. The administration almost makes it easy to vote straight for the opposition. [...]
I cannot believe there are people who will vote for Trillanes, Escudero, Coseteng and Osmena!
Can you really stomach them MLQ3?
The wheel should move forward but there are people who keep on driving it backwards. As in the hands of the clock, turn it clockwise, will ya.
Both parties have people who have baggages with them Oreta danced while titosotto was quick in the draw covering up stinks made by the party members.
That’s politics you know. We are in the politics and not in the canonization of the saints.
Wake up boys.
obsessive/compulsiveness is a disease. repeating oneself too often is a sign. Heal yourself.
Mita,
when a few people of same opinion believe each other and believe that this is the opinion of the majority, I tell you, they are faced with a big disappointment in life.
Press releases, opinion columns do not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the majority. That’s what I observed in the many months, I’ve been participating in this blog.
So I will sit and relax and see what’s going to happen.
Shall I prepare lots of kleenex for some? hehehe
The Ca t
“The wheel should move forward but there are people who keep on driving it backwards. As in the hands of the clock, turn it clockwise, will ya.”
The move forward was to press Iggy Arroyo to the wall about the Pidal account.
With an admission that would stand in court; Iggy was sure as nailed. They should have roasted him till he spilled his guts.
The new “development” was that he was now no longer a private citizen.
There is a saying that “to scare the monkey; kill the chicken!”
Monkey meat would surely have been exotic but if you can’t catch the monkey; they should have settled for the chicken!
Would have even scared a lot of chickens too!
Justice League,
Iggy Aroyo was not nailed because the acusser they not pushed for it. They did not pursue it becuase they did not the have the will to pursue it. Si Lacson pa, press release at media mileage lang ang gusto nyan para maging visible sya for his presidential ambition.
rego…. practically everyone will swear to their allegiance and “… respect for rule of law”, until they meet the rules of evidence, which, by the way, can be found here.
rego,
Like I stated; they should have settled for the chicken.
justice league, seems there are a lot of “shouldas” but if you look back, it really does go back to why didn’t they?
that’s the one single thing i cannot accept with this opposition – if you’re going to make an accusation against someone – make sure it’s airtight and crucify your target with everything you’ve got. we don’t want a show, we want a conviction! blaming it on some people’s perceived strength is not enough to excuse lame efforts. it only highlights YOUR weaknesses. Think about this, if we toppled a well-entrenched dictator without any guns or violence in 1986, anything is possible.
it’s the will and determination to see things through that separates the boys from the men.
CaT, there’s the pack mentality at work again, no? nice and warm and comfy in our little den…mmmm…
uwi ka na lang! masaya pa rin dito at wala pang blizzards!
Yes, Cat, I’m obsessed, if you will, about my desire to see GMA out of Malacanang, thank you.
“CaT, there’s the pack mentality at work again, no? nice and warm and comfy in our little den…mmmm…
“uwi ka na lang! masaya pa rin dito at wala pang blizzards!” – mita
Seeking comfort with your own pack?
Mita,
I’d agree to a point but I don’t see the need that it be airtight.
Many suspects get charged even if the cases against them are not airtight initially but they get rightfully convicted in the end.
justice league,
You’re quite correct. Only probable cause is needed to indict.
In the case of GMA, probable cause is so strong that she had to buy (and succeeded) the prosecution (the House).
So, if GMA was not indicted, it was not because of the opposition minority, but because of the bought majority.
justice league, charging is not the same as a conviction. and there was a charge, albeit in the legislative body of the senate and not in the independent court system.
in fact, why settle for just a charge that goes nowhere when we can shoot for a conviction? is it because we are resigned to the fact that in politics charges don’t go anywhere? is it because by the very nature of charges made in the name of politics, it is not pursued and doomed to die a slow death never seeing closure because the point has been made, which was nothing more than “I’m here, remember me in the next elections”….
Shaman,
I can’t comment on the strength the probable cause of against PGMA as I wasn’t able to see all the evidence.
Mita,
Like I stated, I agree to a point but you won’t get a conviction without the charge.
if iggy arroyo is the real pidal, then pigs fly too.
http://www.politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2007/01/jose-pidal-and-morgan-stanley.html
justice league…understood naman na yon…
JM,
Pigs don’t have to fly but Iggy can be roasted and squeezed enough to squeal when he became a public figure.
i doubt it. kung si garci nga ay hindi maparusahan, si iggy pa. as long as maam arroyo and big mike are still in power, protektado yung mga yan.
you need to remove the corrupting influency of arroyo sa DOJ, military, COMELEC etc., or else walang mangyayari. puro stonewalling at coverups lang.
JM,
Then the more you should want it to be done as they’ll be too busy protecting him.
People who have too much on their minds make more mistakes.
yes, i want to see the real pidal (big mike) and his fall guy brother be punished. but i don’t expect to see them to get punished until arroyo is first removed from her office, to end her corrupting influence on the DOJ, COMELEC, Congress etc.
but i do expect the pidal issue to be raised during the election campaign.
for what it’s worth, lacson did try to revive the IMPSA scam investigation
http://www.malaya.com.ph/jan12/news4.htm
dahil mukhang lutong makaw ang ginagawa ng ombudsman by not accusing nani perez of plunder (even though lampas 50 mil ang ibinulsa niya) at limited lang kay nani ang imbestigation (even though there were other bribe recipients from higher up were involved).
14 mil ang bribe sa IMPSA, at 2 million lang ang napunta kay Nani. so where did the rest of the IMPSA money go? inamin dati ni mark jimenez na napunta sa “malacanang residents” yung iba, and some went “to the boys” (whatever that means). and half of it (7 mil) ibinulsa ni “corporate genius”.
but blue ribbon chair joker thumbed down the lacson investigation because it was a “waste of time” and money and because the obmudsman already has jurisdiction on the case.
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/26646/Joker-bucks-probe-on-Impsa-payoff-scandal
uh… but didn’t joker arroyo initiate a 3-year investigation on corpus expose on lacson’s “hidden†billions and narcopolitics, per arroyo, corpus and rosebud’s request, even though the DOJ under Nani perez and the NBI under reynaldo wycoco were doing it’s own investigations similar to jokers?
but anyway, i believe the arroyo admin wanted the impsa issue to be off the table during the midterm election, kaya she tasked the ombudsgirl (after 6 frickin long years) to conduct an open investigation on nani perez. but it is done in a way to limit the scope of the damage against nani (hindi plunder ang kaso niya), and the others involved in the 14 mil IMPSA bribery scam. and the opposition can’t use the nani impsa issue because the arroyo admin can say na the nani “extortion case” (not IMPSA, mind you) is “currently under investigation” by the ombudsman (six years after the IMPSA scam was revealed). we don’t know when her investigation will end, but probably after the elections. and judging from ermita and defensor’s statements re nani perez and defending him, i’m pessimistic about the outcome of the so called investigation.
this is the same USEC of justice merceditas gutierrez who refused to cooperate with the swiss authorities when they asked for help noon 2003. sa matagal nang alam ni merceditas ito.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/man/2003/09/05/news/serge.hits.doj.dfa.non.cooperation.in.swiss.probe.html
joker’s recent statements and his taking a more pro-active role in defending the admin while attacking her critics makes it easier for me not to have to vote for him.
And i wanted him to run with the opposition at the very beginning.
http://www.politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2007/01/who-should-run-against-arroyos-12-and.html
the admin is smart to make joker the de facto spokesperson for the arroyo’s senators, because he’s articulate and has an “independent” reputation. he takes the heat and deflects it from maam arroyo.
but him now being an active and very vocal defender and advocate of arroyo makes it easier for me to not vote for him.
his “independence” (he kept his silence on the gloriagate issue) from the arroyo admin only started when the hello garci scandal blew up. from 2001- mid 2005, joker was one of GMA and pidal’s most dedicated defender in the senate (he being chair of the blue ribbon committee.)
now he’s back to his usual role.
this is classic stuff.
http://www.politicaljunkie.blogspot.com/2007/02/joker-arroyo-asks-public-to-take.html
Fill in two blanks:
(1) the election of __________________ to the Senate will result within 2 years or less of the court systems and the justice department to be more independent of the executive branch.
(2) ___________________ has the leadership skills that will result in improved human rights (with stronger oversight of the PNP and the military).
JM,
Well you probably read the reply at Ellen Tordesillas blog but I’ll copy-post it here anyway.
As to your statement that joker arroyo initiated a 3-year investigation on lacson even though the DOJ under Nani perez and the NBI under reynaldo wycoco were doing it’s own investigations similar to his; sometime in August 2003, the results of those investigations were to recommend to the DOJ to “pursue†their investigation and recommend to the Office of the Ombudsman that it “conduct†its own probe and file the appropriate charges if evidence warrants it.
With regards to the IMPSA case; Joker stated that:
“• It is a waste of time and taxpayers money as Congress is bound not to finish the probe because of the coming elections
• The Office of the Ombudsman has the jurisdiction of the case
• The findings might be in conflict with that of the Ombudsmanâ€Â
Based on the article linked; the Ombudsman has already issued it’s recommendations. Ergo, it’s even leaps and bounds already on such an investigation.
By your statement, it took years for the Senate to finish their probe. But let’s say that the Senate miraculously finished their own probe on the matter within the available months; their findings will also be sent to the Ombudsman(which is mandated to serve as the lead agency in the total war on graft and corruption) that has already issued their own recommendations.
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