Ang isa sa dahilan kung bakit nanatili si Gloria Arroyo sa Malacañang kahit marami ang galit sa kanya ay dahil palpak naman ang oposisyon. Lalo na itong si dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada.
Noong isang linggo, nagpalabas ang kanyang abogado na si Rufus Rodriguez ng listahan mga senatorial candidates na susuportahan ni Estrada sa eleksyon sa Mayo 2007. Kasama doon sa listahan niya sina Manny Villar, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan at Ralph Recto.
Hindi pa naman nakalimutan ng madla na si Villar ang nag-short cut ng impeachment process laban kay Estrada noong 2000 nang siya ay speaker ng House of Representatives.
Hindi pa rin natin makalimutan ang “Noted. Noted” ni Pangilinan noong congressional canvassing ng 2004 election returns. Tuwing ituturo ng oposisyon na sina Sen. Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel, Sen. Tessie Aquino-Oreta, at Sen. Serge Osmeña ang mga kaso ng dayaan, sasabihin lamang ni Pangilinan at ni Raul Gozales na noong ay congressman na “Noted”, sabay pa ang pukpok nga gavel.
Sabi nga ni Tessie Oreta noon, “Ano ang ibig sabihin ng “Noted”? Ano ang gagawin mo sa ipinapakita naming kasong pandaraya?”. Ah, basta “Noted” lang ang sagot ni Pangilinan.
Kaya na-proklama si Arroyo habang tulog ang taumbayan dahil sa “Noted, Noted” nina Pangilinan at Gonzales.
Noong June 2005, lumabas ang “Hello Garci” tapes na angpatunay ng malawakang dayaan noong 2004 election. Marami pa ang lumabas na mga tetigo para magpatunay na ang nanalong kandidato sa pagka-presidente ay si Fernando Poe, Jr. Kaya, kasabwat si Pangilinan sa pandaraya ni Gloria Arroyo ng taumbayan.
Itong naman si Recto ay sa kampo ni Arroyo. May duda ang pagkapanalo nito noong 2001 dahil mas marami ang bilang ng kanyang boto kaysa bilang ng tao sa Turtle Islands. Sabi nga noong ni Rufus Rodriguez, pati yata mga pagong bomoto kay Recto.
Ngauyon na sinusuka ng taumbayan si Arroyo, gusto nila sumama sa tiket ng oposisyon. Si Estrada kasi, kahit papaano ay may hatak pa rin sa masa, kaya gusto nila na kasama sila sa tiket na binubuo ni Erap.
Ito naming si Erap, sinabi niya, pinatawad na raw niya ang tatlo at ayaw raw niya magkimkim ng sama ng loob.
Maganda naman na nagpapatawad ka. Di dapat hanggang diyan lang. Bakit mo pa kailangan i-endorso sa taumbayan? Nakita naman ng lahat kung ano silang klaseng tao? Wala silang panindigan sa katotohanan ay wala silang kyimeng magbulag-bulagan sa pagnanakaw at panloloko basta ang interest nila ang maprutektuhan.
Prinsipyo para sa katotohan ang pinauusapan ditto at mukhang kulang noon si Estrada. Pare-pareho lang sila.
“Kung ang diyos ay marunong mgpatawad tao pa kaya?” Yan siguro ang sa isip ni erap, o! gusto lng ni erap na magpalakas at muling humatak ng simpatya ng nakakarami; kaya kahit mortal na kalaban at mga patapon na kaalyado ng kasalukuyang administrasyon ay kanyang kinukopkop, sa ganyang desisyon ni erap ay para na rin syang nag-alaga ng mga ahas na MULING tutuklaw sa kanya sa bandang huli, hinde pa ba sapat ang lupit na naranasan nya sa mga naghudas sa kanya o baka na-uto na nanman sya! O baka naman pati ang kumpare nya isama nya pa sa tiket nya na dahil lng sa jueteng sinakripisyo at nilaglag sya!!! sya na rin ang nag sabi na “Weather, weather lang yan” o di! gamitin na nya itong tamang panahon at hinde na magpa-uto muli. Panindigan na nya ang kanyang prinsipyo!!!
sarswela na naman! ay! mali! eleksyon pala.
idagdag ninyo si loren……
Loren Legarda (Rank: 1)
I am amazed by the transformation of Loren. She started as an honest, unimpeachable figure in the field of broadcasting. Then it all went downhill from there. I still couldn’t believe why, for the life of me, she would join forces with Erap and FPJ – I can still picture her in my head teary-eyed when the notorious second envelope was not opened (Remember her crying while hugging Pimentel?). Was that all for show? I know politics make strange bedfellows but I never thought she would apply what she did in her own personal life to her political career (Ooppsss…low blow yata yon). This makes Col. Victor Corpus’ famous description of Legarda even more resounding and apt: “She is a political prostitute…”
by the way, sorry if this issue is out of the topic! pero nakapagtataka lang kasi na si Charlie “atong” Ang ay mabilis nagawan ng paraan para mapa-deport sa pinas para makasuhan ng “Pandarambong” kasama ni erap pero itong si Jocelyn “joke” Bolante para yatang linta kung maka-kapit at hanggang ngayon di pa napatalsik balik sa pinas para madiin ang mga “Mandarambong” noong eleksyon,
According to Billy Esposo in his High Ground column dated 11/9/07:
“…Now, it is not surprising that the political opposition is relishing the recent developments and is courting Cruz to join its ranks as a senatorial candidate; the Duke of Wellington would have wanted to enlist the Imperial Guard of Napoleon’s Grand Armee instead of having to fight them in the battlefield.
Our politicians are not known to have ideological moorings or principles that will inhibit them from collaborating with people who until days ago were their biggest political enemies. With the prospects of gaining access to the Arroyo regime’s innermost secrets and vulnerabilities — its “assets and liabilities,” as it were — the opposition does not seem to mind proclaiming as the “new heroes” those who it once attacked as the Rasputins behind every questionable deal in town.”…
Well, for starters, Col. Victor Corpus was himself a political prostitute.
Of course, he is! He works for the political pimp who is also Mafia Queen.
Hayop ang strategy, ‘no? Binabanatan kaagad yung #1 sa survey, sinimulan na ang kampanya, andyan na sila!
Victor Corpuz was the ultimate political prostitute:
1) defected to the enemy by joining the Communist Party to become the NPA’s tactical officer with full power to kill his former comrades in military uniform
2) when the going got tough and he couldn’t take the discomfort in the mountains, he defected back to the AFP, purged a prison sentence and then exchanged his principles for comfort and a military rank with full powers to hunt his erstwhile leftist comrades in the mountains.
3) As if that wasn’t enough, he helped topple a duly elected president of the Republic and made sure that Gloria’s systematic and dogmatic breach of the Constitution stays put by spinning intelligence information against Gloria’s enemies…
That is the ultimate military and political prostitution!
There are still a few politicians in the country hopefully with some moreal principles.
Sadly most of them have gone to the dogs.
The Philippine political arena is starting to smell like an unwashed and unclean kennel for mongrels.
anna,
sa tingin mo, sino pa ang may prinsipyo sa kanila?
tingnan mo na lang ang takbo ng kanilang mga utak? at kung paano nila paikutin ang pinoy:
anak ni imee, isasabak na bilang mayor ng maynila.
anak ni erap, senador
anak ni tyanak at batsoy, naka-abang na rin.
macapagal, arroyo, ejercito, laurel, recto, aquino, etc….
basta kilala ang pangalan, boto na agad.
kailan matututo ang pinoy?
tutoo yata ang kasabihan na ang demokrasya ay uubra lang sa isang idukadong lipunan.
paano na kung ang lipunan ay mahirap at kulang sa edukasyon? kahit sa amerika, may pera ang humahawak ng poder. ang kakaibahan lang, malaki ang porsyento ng middle class.
Kadalasan ang mga mahuhusay na politico ang di nananalo sa eleksyon…, ang mga may “Garci” ang lyamado!
tongue-
tama ka dyan. puta din si corpus. kaya ang dapat ang tawag sa bumabaliktad ay hindi balimbing. kasi ang balimbing maaaring sabihin na natauhan kaya nagbago. ang tawag sa mga yan, puta, dahil kung saan may pera o panalo, duon sisiksik.
tongue-
pasensyahan na lang kung taga-hanga ka ni loren. totoo lang yung nasabi ko na paiyak-iyak pa sya noon.
Anna, Tongue:
Corpuz ang Legarda are political prostitues.
Ano naman ang tawag natin ngayon sa mga taong “neither here, nor there”?
Anna:
You are right about the cultural deficiency, and should I say integrity. There is really something wrong somewhere regarding even the concept of having principles, hanging on to truth and right, etc. that they in the first place do not really have any concept of nor comprehend, kind of like in a limbo brought about the fondness for example of Filipinos to take gray for black and white unlike the more disciplined Japanese, for example, who see black as black, white as white and never gray.
As for this penchant of Filipinos comparing themselves with God as when they distort even the words of Christ as when they quote that “if God can forgive, why can’t man?” or the story of the fallen woman that the Catholic Church mistook for Mary Magdalene about throwing the first stone to justify their graft and corruption, iniquity and pathetic sense of right and wrong.
With regard to Erap’s relationship with the three senators he now invites to join his slate, well, what can you expect? It is more for expediency, I guess, but time for Filipinos to be rid of these expediencies and maneuverings that have been the main cause of their miseries in the first place.
On the other hand, why don’t these guys run on their own if they are really that powerful and popular as they have claimed? Their presence in the Opposition slot will only cause a rift similar to the ones created when FPJ was chosen to run just because he was popular and could be sure to win. Kaso nga nanakaw ang mga boto!!!
Look they know full well that there was cheatings done even with the connivance for example of this Pangilinan, who with De Venecia declared the Bansot winner even before ALL THE VOTES could be counted. Dito nga ang daming hindi nabilang sa totoo lang. Katwiran late daw Samantalang ang linaw naman na sinabing puedeng ipadala by mail ang balota a day before the counting!!!
Frankly, I cannot understand why Erap should appoint Villar, Pangilinan and Recto to be one of his party’s candidate. I hate this adulation given him as a matter of fact that he is willing to bestow likewise to these people who stabbed him at his back in 2001.
Forget about Erap. He’s history. He should not be sitting there likewise, acting like a king himself and ordering this and that candidate be voted by his supporters. Nakakasuya iyang ginagawang gunggong ang mga pilipino. Nagugunggong tuloy lalo na iyong mga tamad naman na ayaw mag-isip para sa sarili nila.
I will support, though, his fight for seeking redress for the injustice done him if there is any. He deserves it as anyone else.”
Best thing is for Filipinos to pick their own candidates through the party system, but be sure the kick out such devil incarnates as the Malacanang’s People’s Initiative. At least, they revealed themselves from the onset by quoting the legion of disembodied spirits in the Bible!!! Kaya ingat na lang sa mga demonyo din.
I would encourage Filipinos to join political groups as a matter of fact. It is one way to get acquainted with these possible leaders and prospective candidates of good quality.
Schumey, yes the partylist candidates can be the better alternative. Kaya lang balita ko iyong SiRaulO Gunggonzales is running after the partylist leaders because he wants to take their place. May partylist din daw iyan. Is that true?
So, the best solution is to get rid of graft and corruption by knowing the Constitution by heart, and demanding for one’s rights and privileges by all means, and getting rid of these crooks ordering killings of critics of the Bansot and dissidents so the ordinary Filipinos can be freely and effectively taught of their rights and privileges and how to demand for them.
They should not leave the fate of the nation to Erap or the Bansot and her Tabatsoy, and/or kung sino pang Judas at Pontio Pilato diyan! 😡
This should read: You are right about the cultural deficiency, and should I say integrity. There is really something wrong somewhere regarding even the concept of having principles, hanging on to truth and right, etc. that they in the first place do not really have any concept of nor comprehend, kind of like in a limbo brought about BY the fondness for example of Filipinos to take gray for black and white unlike the more disciplined Japanese, for example, who see black as black, white as white and never gray! KAYA WALANG MASYADONG NAHIHILONG TALILONG!
ang pinoy nga naman,
si loren na umiyak at gustong buksan ang ‘sealed’ envelope, nasa erap side na. si miriam (brenda) na ayaw buksan ang ‘sealed’ envelope, kasama na ni tyanak. kung gagawing pilikula ito, hindi matatapos kasi paikot-ikot lang…..
siempre pinag-iisipan na ni erap and kinabukasan niya.ok lang kahit sinong mga politiko kasama niya basta importante maganda kalalagyan niya sa madaling hinaharap.kitang-kita ang sariling interes.pwe!kawawa na naman ang mga masa. gagamitin na naman tayo.wala na akong maisuka.
And just like the prostitutes, you can call them names, any names, but show them the money, and for tonight the pleasure is yours, for tomorrow is another day. That has befalllen of the Philippine Politics.
kulisap,
sana ay ikaw ay isang alitaptap upang magbigay ng liwanag……………….
ANG ALAMAT NG MGA UNANG ALITAPTAP
Ang sabi ay tao lamang ang gumagamit ng apoy. Ang mga hayop daw ay hindi. Ito ay hindi totoo sapagka’t ang mga alitaptap ay gumagamit din ng apoy. Alam mo ba kung bakit gumagamit ng apoy ang mga alitaptap?
Noong unang panahon, ang mga alitaptap ay maliliit na kulisap lamang. Ang mga kulisap na iyon ay walang dala-dalang apoy. Nguni’t ito ring mga kulisap na ito ang tinatawag natin ngayong ALITAPTAP. Bakit kaya sila ngayon ay may dal-dalang apoy na kikisap-kisap?
Gaya rin ng mga alitaptap ngayon, ang mga kulisap noong unang panahon ay gabi lamang kung lumipad. Naguni’t ayaw na ayaw nila ng mga gabing madilim. Ang ibig nila ay mga gabing maliwanag ang buwan. Kapag madilim ang gabi ay nagtatago sila sa mga damo. Nagtatago sila sa mga dahon at sa mga bulaklak. Sila ay takut na takot. Bakit kaya?
Isang gabing madilim, walang malamang pagtaguan ang mga kulisap na iyon. Nakakita sila ng isang punong sampaguita. Ang ilan sa kanila ay nagkubli sa nga bukong bulaklak nito. Mayroon namang nagkubli sa mga talulot.
“Bakit ba?” ang tanong ng sampaguita. “Bakit ba kayo nagtatago? Bakit ba kayo takot na takot? Kayo ba ay natatakot sa dilim?”
“Hindi kami sa dilim natatakot,” ang sagot ng isang kulisap.
“At saan?” ang tanong ng sampaguita.
“Sa mga kabag-kabag,” ang sagot ng maraming kulisap.
“Bakit kayo natatakot sa mga kabag-kabag?” ang tanong ng sampaguita. “Inaano b akayo ng mga kabag-kabag?”
“Kami’y kinakain nila,” ang sabi ng mga kulisap. “Kapag kami ay nakita nila ay hinuhuli kami at iyon na ang katapusan ng aming buhay.”
“Masama naman ang ginagawa sa inyo ng mga kabag-kabag,” ang wika ng sampaguita.
“Biruin mo, kay rami ng mga kabag-kabag,” ang sabi ng isang kulisap. “Kaya kami ay pakaunti nang pakaunti.”
“Mauubos nga kayo kung ganyan,” ang wika ng sampaguita. Kaawaawa naman kayo.”
“Hindi nga namin malaman kung ano ang aming gagawin,” Ang wika ng mga kulisap.
“Eh, bakit kung maliwanag ang gabi ay hindi kayo nagkukubli sa aking ouno?” ang tanong ng sampaguita.
“Kung maliwanag ang buwan ay mahirap kaming mahuli ng mga kabag-kabag,” ang sagot ng isang kulisap.
“Hindi makakita sa liwanag ang mga kabag-kabag, eh,” ang dugtong ng isang kulisap.
“Sila ay nasisilaw sa liwanag,” ang dugtong pang uli ng isang kulisap.
“Ganoon pala. Hindi pala makakita sa liwanag,” ang sabi ng sampaguita. “Tuturuan ko kayo kung ano and dapat ninyong gawin.”
“Ano ba? Ano ba ang dapat naming gawin?” ang tanong ng bawa’t kulisap.
“Bawa’t isa sa inyo ay magdala ng apoy,” ang sabi ng sampaguita. “Pagkatapos ay magsabay-sabay kayong lumabas. Matatakot sila sa inyo. Hindi nila kayo malalapitan.”
“Oo nga, siya nga,” ang sabay-sabay na sabi ng ilang kulisap.
“Mabuti nga, ano?” ang sabi pa rin ng ibang kulisap.
Ganoon na nga ang ginawa ng mga kulisap. Isang gabing madilim, ang bawa’t isa sa kanila ay nagdala ng apoy, pagkatapos ay nagsabay-sabay silang lumabas. Naku! Para silang alipatong lumilipad. Hindi nga naman sila malapitan ng mga kabag-kabag.
Anong tuwa ng mga kulisap. Lumipad sila nang paikut-ikot sa punong sampaguita.
“Salamat sa iyo, Sampaguita. Kami ngayon ay malaya na.”
Mula na noon tuwing lalabas ang mga kulisap pag madilim ang gabi nagdadala sila ng apoy. Ang mga kulisap na iyon din ang tinatawag ngayong “ALITAPTAP.”
tamang-tama ang dating ni atong bukas.diretso sa tanay. magsama sila ni erap dun.parehong sugalero, babaero, hustler at pawang mga ganid.magsama-sama sila dun ni big mike.
hindinapinoy,
Uy, salamat sa iyo at pinaalaala mo yang kwentong iyan tungkol sa amin.pero bakit di ka na pinoy?
Hey you hindinapinoy, your question should have been why the FPJ camp as well as Erap accepted this Loren, the crying lady of Erap’s impeachment trial. She is not a politcal prostitute…just a political whore.
kulisap,
marami ang ibig sabihin ng ‘hindi na pinoy’.
isang halimbawa: hindi na ako sumusunod sa ‘pilipino time’. alam mo na siguro ang ibig kong sabihin.
hindinapinoy,
ako, pinoy pa rin.may erap.may ate glue.may big mike. at maraming mga politiko at instant noodles!kulisap na pinoy!hehehe?
Point is that even now, Filipinos have the tendency to depend on anyone who can save them. Mga pilipino nga dito ang daming tinutulungan sa bansa nila. Lahat nakasabit sa kanila. Parasitic mind. Alam nilang masama pero walang ginagawa. Training lang naman and proper indocrination. Ang masama kasi iyong mga may nalalaman hindi makapagturo ng tama dahil ipapapatay.
Nakasanayang ugali dapat binabago na. In fact, I had the misconception that ALL OFWs would be more matured politically and would be better voters. Golly, paligsahan pa nga kung sino ang makakaburot sa kanila doon sila. This I heard in fact ang nangyari sa mga pilipino for example sa KSA or even sa Singapore.
Dito nga sa Tokyo, may kunyari mover, pero balita ko yumaman na sa paggamit ng mga naloloko niyang OFW dito. Iba din talaga iyong mga talagang may prinsipyo at tamang turo. Hindi iyong kulturang ipinaiiral ni Bansot na kahit magputa, basta may remittance sa Pilipinas, hero o heroine! Ibang-iba doon sa turo ng mga magulang ko na magdildil ng asin kesa magputa!
For their distorted sense of right and wrong in addition to their dire need and poverty, it is easy for people like Bansot or even Erap to dupe the little people. Kawawang bansa!
On the other hand, it is not a reason to give up on the Filipinos. Kaya nga tayo nandito sa blog ni Ellen. It is to enumerate the problems and find solutions to them. Baguhin ang dapat baguhin pati na ang patalsikin ang bogus president.
Gosh, tignan mo naman ang Internet Brigader ng mga ito, ang galing pang manglait ng kapwa nila pilipino! Iyong pala bayaran din sila! Pwe! ‘Kakadiri!
tiyak madalas nang lalabas si erap ngayon sa mga media.susuka ng konting pera para prominenteng bumulagta sa media ang mga litrato, mga sound bytes na nagpapakita na siya ang simbolo at tumataguyod ng oposisyon, siya ay malusog at ang da-usual na “para sa masa” na mga linyada.
di ko lang alam kung ano ang gusto niyang i-project o kaya’y gustong niyang personahe para mabura ng konti ang napakapangit ng kinalalagyan: ang pangulong nakulong dahil sa jueteng.presidente na, nakikialam pa ng personal sa sugal.
fvr is successful. kita mo matapos ang megadike scam, pilit na nagpapaasim para di makulong.nilaro ng maigi ang baraha at di personal na nakialam sa jueteng. ngayon, miyembro ng pinagpipitagang eminent persons group ng asean at pabiyahe-beyahe na lang sa iba-ibang bansa bilang ambassador at large nf pinas.pataba-tabako habang naghihintay sa vip lounge ng airport.
kaya’t hintayin natin at usisain ang mga galaw.erap will redeem himself and the books of filipino history. kaya pagbigyan na natin kung nagkamali siya sa kanyang paninindigan ngayon.alam na natin kung sino siya at ano siya.
ang importante ay ang ordinaryong mamamayan ay may katatagan ng prinsipyo, dunong at mabilis pumuna sa pagitan ng itim at puti.at higit sa lahat, huwag gayahin si erap!
npongco Says:
November 9th, 2006 at 10:48 am
Hey you hindinapinoy, your question should have been why the FPJ camp as well as Erap accepted this Loren, the crying lady of Erap’s impeachment trial. She is not a politcal prostitute…just a political whore.
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hindi nga ba iyan ang topic ni ellen dito?
kaya isinama ko si loren.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) – Cite This Source
whore /hɔr, hoʊr or, often, hʊr/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[hawr, hohr or, often, hoor] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, whored, whor‧ing.
–noun
1. a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse, usually for money; prostitute; harlot; strumpet.
–verb (used without object)
2. to act as a whore.
3. to consort with whores.
–verb (used with object)
4. Obsolete. to make a whore of; corrupt; debauch.
[Origin: bef. 1100; ME, OE hōre; c. G Hure, ON hōra; akin to Goth hors harlot, L cārus dear]
How the opposition chooses the 12 senate candidates? What principle? It’s a plain Erap’s vengeance against power grabber Gloria and Jose Pidal crime family. Political butterflies, balimbings, Trojan horses, Judases and opportunists are accepted no matter what party affiliations and principles. Okay lang kay Erap basta kontra Pandak. V for vengeance!
Huwag na nga yan mga oreta, tatad, sotto, at john osmena. Ang dami namang iba dyan na mas madaling lunukin. Pero kung yan na talaga ang magiging tiket ng oposisyon, siga na lang. iboboto ko na rin sila basta maguarantee lang nila na tatanggalin nila sila Gloria. Pagkatapos na lang ng impeachment tayo magtuusan. Pagkatapos ng impeachment silang apat ang yayariin namin kc waka naman pakinabang yan mga yan kundi para pantanggal kay gloria.
I agree with Ellen that it’s not smart for erap to come up with a Senatorial list this early with names like Recto and Noted Pangilinan.
Siguro Erap felt slighted when Lacson said opposition members do not need Erap’s blessing to be included in the Opposition Senatorial lineup.
So Erap went ahead and prematurely put out his own list of “Opposition” Senatorial candidates for the 2007 elections without Lacson’s name in it.
More here:
So Erap still supports Angara? Kaya hindi kasali si Lacson sa opposition slate? Hindi ba maka-administration na yang Angara (at yang Enrile) na yan? I’m sorry, but this is way dumb.
Proyektong pantawid gutom ni gloria labandera ay sangkaterba na “NOODLES” ano ang gagawin nya sa nagugutom na taumbayan pupurgahin ng mga noodles samantala hinde lng sa isang araw kailangan ng taumbayan na pantawid gutom kundi pangaraw-araw… sila kaya ng pamilya nya kumain ng noodles araw-araw tingnan natin kung hinde pa mga bulate na mismo sa gahiganteng tiyan ng asawa nya ang susuko; Palibhasa kasi hinde nila natikman ang kahirapan kaya walang mga alam sa naramdaman ng mga nagugutom na pilipino, samantala ang kinakain ng pamilya ni gloria labandera ay galing din sa kamay ng taumbayan na hinde man lng ipamahagi sa tao sa halip itong mga noodles ipapaka-in sa nagugutom na walang sustansya. ang kailangan ng mga kababayan nating naghihirap at nagugutom ay sariling lupa na matirhan at mapagtaniman ng gulay na sariwa at palay na maani para sa kinabukasan. para na ring tinuturu-an ni gloria labandera ang mga pilipino na maging tamad sa paglalako nya ng instant noodles, at heto na ang solusyon sa gutom praktikal at hi-tech na raw tayo!!???? TSK! TSK! TSK…kaya mabagal ang pag-usad nating mga pinoy kasi nasa mga namumuno yan, na imbes bigyan ng habambuhay na solusyon ang mga problema ng ating bansa ay png-isang araw lng na solusyon at bahala na bukas!!!
hayaan nyo na lang yung mga internet brigades ni Pandak na si Hinid napinoy at kulisap.
Remember the Republican defeat in the U.S.? Yan din ang mangyari sa mga alipures ni Pandak this coming May elections.
To lokal vocal:
“Remember the Republican defeat in the U.S.? Yan din ang mangyari sa mga alipures ni Pandak this coming May elections”
I seriously doubt that. The ‘united opposition’ is anything but united. They still don’t have credibility.
The Democrats have credibility. They opposed the Iraq war in the first place. 3 years later, the Democrats have been vindicated. The voters realized that the Democrats were correct after all, so they elected the Democrats.
Eh ang ‘united opposition’? Wala silang credibility. Nada. Zero.
Hindinapinoy,
Wigberto Tanada is a principled politician.
Although Nene Pimentel was a bit of a disappointment back in 2001 but I believe he has since realized that he had made a gross mistake and has come back fighting the good fight.
Some people may not like Sen Lacson but the man has been consistent – he projects courage and bravoura and is at the forefront of battling with Jose Pidal. I hope he won’t accept Ermita’s overtures.
True, there aren’t many of them but in these trying times, the few that are there are more than enough to keep the drumbeat of war against Gloria going, and like Buencamino, I am all for regrouping the various albeit odd elements, no matter how distatesteful it is to me, to form an entire fighting force against Gloria and her cabal of scalawags. When she’s out of power, then reckoning can seriously begin!
I agree, the situation is far from being ideal but unless new blood springs to the fore, there’s really very little choice. At the end of the day, we all have to make a tough choice because these are tough times. We cannot sit on the side undecided. Nothing worthwhile can come out by being undecided. If Goerge Washington had taken the serious moral road, I don’t believe America would have been born and if the French had not done the same, there wouldn’t have been a French revolution. If Britain had not gone through 100 years of civil war, there wouldn’t have been the democratic Britain we know today… If Americans had not rebuked Bush in the recent elections, we would still see Rumsfeld arrogantly bitching about his atrocious architecture of war in Iraq.
I say, bite the bullet, go for it and be done with it – get rid of Gloria and her cohorts, they are the number one enemies of State. They are the ultimate Filipino terrorists, terrorizing the majority of Filipinos into complete subservience.
The Philippines has only one choice: get rid of Gloria or die!
Agree ako kay Anthony, marami pa rin mga Filipino voters ang hindi well-informed. Meron pa ring madaling ma-influenciayan. Meron pa ring nabibili.
Kaya kung sino ang pamilyar na pangalan sa kanila (politico, artista, basketbolista), iyon pa rin iboboto nila. Kaya hindi kataka-taka kung marami pa ring mga maka-Glo na politicians ang mananalo sa eleksyon sa susunod na taon.
“Kaya nga tayo nandito sa blog ni Ellen. It is to enumerate the problems and find solutions to them”
susmaryosep! an apolitical first-timer in this blog, after just reading a few posts, will either commit suicide or abandon the Philippines
dapat ngang mag-link dito yung mga web sites ng mga immigration consultancies. they offer the immediate solution to the anxieties caused by reading this blog – immigrate!
lalo na when first-timers here discover that several posters have already migrated to first world countries!
“Baguhin ang dapat baguhin pati na ang patalsikin ang bogus president”
nakupo. all that is said here is “patalsikin na now na.” yan lang naman ang paulit-ulit ns sinasabi dito. find solutions? other than booting out GMA, no one offers a solution here (aside from me).
for almost all posters here, this blog is just an avenue for pagtatatalak.
Ang pagkakaiba lang siguro, marami na rin ang boboto kung sino talaga ang gusto nila. Hindi kagaya noon na ang sasabihin ay, huwag mong iboto si Roco kasi di naman mananalo iyan…Siguro naman ay marami na ang nagbago ng kaisipan.
You said it, Anna. Senator Pimentel was a disappointment in EDSA 2 but one thing sure is the man is not corrupt in that he never accepts bribes the way his fellow senators and members of the Philippine Congress do. The man earns his keep the honest way. I bet you he is sorry he was duped to support EDSA 2.
Tawa nga si Satur Ocampo, who was also one of them duped by the height and pacute-cute of the Bansot. They did not notice the Dambuhala hovering behind. They have to learn their lessons the hard way. Now, they have to learn how to undo the harm done, and right the wrong also the hard way.
Ooops, it should be: Senator Pimentel was a disappointment in EDSA 2! At least, he has till 2010 or sooner to try to lick the devil.
At least, Senator Pimentel was one of the most vocal against the cheating in the last election as a form of amends for the mistake he probably did in EDSA 2.
No one is questioning the usual attempt to bribe and cajole the voters on election day. Blame is on poverty and yes, illiteracy or the state of having little education even to know one’s basic rights that is why Filipinos in fact are easy to frighten, intimidate, harass and easily become the underdog.
Remember the Political Arena in the USA is far different than our here in the Philippines! sa U.S.its either you are republicans or democrats pagnakampanya ang mga politiko kung ano ang sinasabi ginagawa(Words of Honor! eh YUNG MGA POLITIKO SA ATIN MAYROON BA NYAN!!??) at pagnakaupo na sa pwesto ngtatrabaho para sa tao; may mga prisipyo sila at takot sa karma at pagkatapos ng eleksyon TRABAHO NA at walang ng PERSONALAN at higit sa lahat may delekadisa; AND THEY ARE READY TO ACCEPT THIER CONSEQUENCES!! NOT LIKE IN THE PHILIPPINES THEY ARE LOOKING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIER OPPONENTS! TO PULLED IT DOWN!!… ganyan kagagaling ng mga politiko sa atin!!:P Mga “toso” at “sinungaling”
in any democracy, the politicians are judged by the people, so that the kind of politicians we get is dependent on the quality of the majority of the people who judge them. pinas is a long way to a real democracy. if only we can get an honest leader by luck then it can change the direction of this bad circle we are in.
norpil,
in the absolute you are right – people deserve the government they elect as the saying goes – at the same time, Filipinos are going through a learning process it seems, a trial by error of sorts and it’s a good beginning.
European countries went through centuries of political upheavals and wars decimating tens of millions of people before it got to some kind of stable democracy they are enjoying today.
Democracy cannot just be learned in one go or from how to do books, losing rights is one way to experience the trek to democracy.
Look at the party list representatives in Congress, I say they are working towards something that is realistically doable, more worthwhile. After having taken up arms to overthrow the Republic, they discovered that they cannot remain underground – “parliamentaring” in the open, pitting their courage and intellect in the halls of parliament is the better course of action.
sana naman ay mag-isip munang mabuti si erap bago niya tanggapin ng pag-anib ng mga tumalon galing sa kabilang bakod. tama na ‘yung pinatawad na niya, pero ‘yung hayaang mamayagpag sa oposisyon, ibang usapan na. ang mga ganitong uri ng ay hindi pakikinabangan kundi lalong maghahatid ng pagkawasak ng magandang samahan, kung meron man. maaari silang muling kumandidato bilang independiyente upang tunay na mahusgahan ng taong bayan sa darating na eleksiyon.
….bago tanggapin ang pag-anib ng mga tumalon sa kabilang bakod… ang mga ganitong uri ng tao ay hindi pakikinabangan kundi……..
nakupo. all that is said here is “patalsikin na now na.” yan lang naman ang paulit-ulit ns sinasabi dito. find solutions? other than booting out GMA, no one offers a solution here (aside from me).
sabi ko na sa inyo, si anthony scalia ang best alternative natin para sa 2010. pero mas mabuting hikayatin munang kumandidato sa 2007 para maumpisahan sakaling manalo ang kanyang mga programa at tuloy makamit ang tunay na pagbabagong ating inaasam para sa pilipinas.
anna: i am not sure of the party list you are wrote about here, but if they have a political plattform and an organisation that is democratic, then it must be a good start. i don’t know if i have it correct but if they still part of the npa, i think they must cut those connections. we cannot have one govt with two militaries..just reading about the erap thing here make one think that many years of practicing democracy has not really helped us. that a single person can choose a whole line up of senatorial candidates is a step back from the old liberal and nacionalista parties that i remember as a youth.even gma who is supposed to have learned something in her stay in the usa turned out she learned the bad things unless she was born bad.
Hahahaha, Mrivera, is that you?
Bakit ano ang masama sa “Patalsikin na, now na!”? Battlecry iyan ng mga humahanap ng lutas sa problema ng bansa sa totoo lang. For all you know, maraming bloggers si Ellen dito na kumikilos hindi mo lang alam. Dada dito, pero gawa pag-alis sa blog. Kung baga sharing lang naman ang ginagawa natin dito. Baka makakuha ng idea kundi man kasama sa mga movement. Kaya nga marami dito hindi inilalagay ang mga tunay na pangalan at takot na makidnap at mapatay ng wala sa lugar. Kundi nga nila mapatay, kinakasuhan ng walang hustisya gaya ng kaso ni Ellen ngayon.
Akala ko ba ayaw mo iyang Anthony Scalia na iyan? Alam mo mahirap ang maraming pilosopo. Diyan nasisira ang adhikain ng mga pilipino sa totoo lang. Lahat gustong maging lider sa totoo lang e hindi naman puede.
Maling patakaran, etc. dapat baguhin na sa totoo lang. Tama si Anna. Ngayon pa lang nag-uumpisa ang mga pilipino. Sa totoo lang, para sa akin ang tunay na independence nakamtan ng mga pilipino nang pumutok ang Mt. Pinatubo. Kailan ba iyan pumutok, 1992? Bago pa lang. Mahabang proseso aabutin ito sa totoo lang.
Gaya nga ng sabi ko, ang daming gustong maging lider, wala namang capacity. Tapos, kakaripas ng takbo dala ang mga ninakaw!
Puro yabang lang kasi. Ugaling palpak talaga dapat na baguhin.
Mahirap din iyong nag-e-experiment lang na wala naman sa puso kaya napapalpak. Mahirap din iyong pinangungunahan ng bait ang mga puedeng tumulong. Nakakapahina ng loob sa totoo lang. Buti sana kung malakas ang pananampalataya sa Diyos at hindi madaling matinag.
Norpil,
Re: “a political plattform and an organisation that is democratic”
I think you will find that the mere fact that they – party lists, eg., bayan muna, gabriela (?), etc. have started to join mainstream politics is already a good start.
Manuel, Sa akin okay lang sina Oreta, tatad, sotto. Nakita ko ang tabaho nila sa Senado, especially oreta who really had good programs in uplifiting the lot of public school teachers when she was chair of the committee on education.
Ang kasalanan ni Oreta ay ang pagtanggap ng P1 million na balato kay Erap. Even if she returned it, mali pa rin.
Yun naman kanyang dancing, I was there in the Senate session hall and I know it was not a dance of victory. She was mocking the society matrons (i remember tessie baltazar was one of them) whowere jeering at her. Mali pa rin ang ginawa niya.
and hindi ko maaring lunukin ay sina pangilinan, recto, john osmeña kasi they had a record of cooperating with gloria arroyo in cheating. We cannot be sure that they would work for the ouster of arroyo.
at least alam ko sina oreta, tatad, at sotto will never support THE CHEAT.
Anthony Scalia,
Re: “for almost all posters here, this blog is just an avenue for pagtatatalak.”
Hmm…ok, so stop gassing! get cracking!
Gassing in this blog which you clearly despise will not get you anywhere…
John said: “So Erap still supports Angara? Kaya hindi kasali si Lacson sa opposition slate? Hindi ba maka-administration na yang Angara (at yang Enrile) na yan? I’m sorry, but this is way dumb. ”
Talagang dumb. Estrada shows his immaturity.
Anna,
Iyan ang sabi ng isang moderator sa yahoo forum. Mahilig lang daw mag-provoke tapos sa bandang huli uurong at mananakot! Sino kaya ang talak lang ng talak? At least, kami dito nakakakita ng action kahit papaano!
Ellen:
Sayang talaga. Hindi na natoto! Ang dami kasing advisers. Wala naman yatang capacity ang utak na tanggapin o i-weigh ang mga advices sa kaniya. Kawawang bansa!
Ganoon ba? Erap excluded Lacson? Hay buhay…
Something’s wrong with Erap these days. He should go and see a psychiatrist together with his comadre Miriam Santiago. Lacson is second on the surveys; yet, why is he being excluded from the list of candidates? There are those in Erap’s inner circle who have been destroying and sabotaging the opposition. I strongly suspect that some of them are planted by Malacanang. Look at Angara!
Talking of immaturity talaga Ellen, reminds me of when he (Erap) got really pissed off when Fidel Agcaoilin, who had been going back and forth to Manila over the terms of the then peace negotiations, upon returning to Utrecht contradicted him publicly over some of the terms, Erap got mad, “Pinakaain ko pa naman sila pag bumibisita sila, tapos, ganyan ang gagawin nila…”
And Erap had the habit of saying to those who opposed him “Mag-presidente muna sila…”
Hahahah!
npongco,
must be the lambanog or the 4 long necks every night (during his bar exams) that Tongue spoke of that’s doing poor Erap in… heh!
Shocking nga, Ellen, hindi na natoto talaga. Gosh, nilambutsing lang ng mga misis nina Recto at Pangilinan, kagat na agad si Erap!
On the other hand, maaaring ang dahilan niya at ipakitang basa na talaga ang papel ni Bansot kaya balikan na ulit sa kaniya ang mga ungas. Kawawang Pilipinas!
ystakei, how does i read? or how you understand and pick up my point? ha ha ha hah!
This should read:…maaaring ang dahilan niya AY ipakitang basa na talaga ang papel ni Bansot…
Sorry, di pala lambanog ang favorite ni Erap, blue label (???) ba and of course, the thousand dollar a bottle PETRUS!
“anthony scalia Says:
November 9th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
To lokal vocal:
“Remember the Republican defeat in the U.S.? Yan din ang mangyari sa mga alipures ni Pandak this coming May elections”
I seriously doubt that. The ‘united opposition’ is anything but united. They still don’t have credibility.
The Democrats have credibility.
Eh ang ‘united opposition’? Wala silang credibility. Nada. Zero”
baka nag hallucinate ka lang scalia. tingnan mo sarili mo may credibility ka ba.
Si Glueria mandaraya, gahaman, garapal, kawatan, MAY CREDIBILITY?
Sheyyyyyytttt!!!!
Siguro hindi mangyari dito sa Pilipinas yung pag lampaso ng mga republican kasi alam nyo na, hindi marunong lumaban ng patas itong si Glueria.
Mandaya na naman ang walang hiyang ito sa darating na eleksyon.
Breaking news: Thieves cart away governors league’s P230,000/Inquirer
Heh! Why don’t these guys steal from Fatso’s coffers in his family owned condo? Lemme tell ya – that will just be sooooo cool!
Mrivera:
Akala nila naka-score na sila ano? 😛 Ikaw talaga!
Tama si Ellen. Mahirap ang balimbing! Mahirap ang walang prinsipyo kahit na sabihin pang para sa mahirap ang lahat ng ginagawa ni Erap. Bibilib na sana ako dahil talaga namang may ginagawa pero mukhang isang tulak, dalawang kabig naman! Masama iyan sa totoo lang! Iyan ang istilong kung makakalusot! Nakakadismaya! Kawawang Pilipinas!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Isn’t there anybody decent who wants to run? Then again, it’s too early for the “new faces” to come out, I hear. Gloria will swat them as quickly as they show their faces. Patience, is indeed, a virtue. We must continue to pray.
What does one do if he/she feels that those running in an election is NOT competent and has the integrity to do the job? He/She does not vote. That is a protest and a slap on the face of politicians, who are once again, playing around–running in the opposition ticket, and then, when they win, they switch back to Gloria’s camp. Dapat wag natin payagan na maulit muli!
Chabeli:
Sabi nga ni MB, iboto na lang iyong lesser evil, and then try impeachment pag lumoko-loko!
This reminds me of what a group of Filipinos in KSA told me. Meron daw doon na kasama nila na talaga namang ang sipag daw at ang dating puedeng tumakbo. So, pinauwi at tumakbo (I am just not sure if as a partylist Congressman or not), nanalo because of the OFW support. Walastik ngayon daw hindi ka makatawag sa office niya, at saka biglang yaman ang kulog, at saka walang ginagawa kahit man lamang na mapa-stop ang paggamit ng OWWA fund ng mga OFW!
In short, parang katulad din ng kaklase ko noon na nagsabing kapag nakapasok siya sa Customs, maglilinis siya. Aba, hindi natupad ang sinabi. Ang katwiran ng mokong, “Walang magagawa, naawa kasi ako sa sarili ko. Ako lang ang walang Mercedes Benz o BMW!” Nak ng jueteng!
Sabi nga ni Satur Ocampo, bumabaha daw ang pera sa Tongress mula palace by the murky river.
On the other hand, Filipinos may try imitating the Americans. Ipakita sa boto ang galit. I would not recommend boycott kasi papasa ang mga pekeng ballot na isa-substitute ng mga mandaraya. Puede lang iyan sa mga progressive societies gaya ng Japan.
Guys,
Bilang naglaho ang “Hot Mama, Hot Papa” sa blog ni Ellen!
BTW, why is Ermita talking to Lacson now? Hmmmmmm! Something cooking? Kaya ako walang tiwala sa mga iyan sa totoo lang! Hindi mo alam talaga kung sino ang kalaban mo!
Chi,
Basahin mo na lang sa column ni Ellen. Maganda iyong quote from Napoleon. Sana nga. Good advice! One should not connive with those who have just fallen out of grace. Naghahanap lang ang mga iyan ng kakampi!
Chi, it’s supposed to be for Nov. 10.I made a mistake in the time-stamp. In a few minutes , it will be back.
Whoa! A very sexy “Hot Mama, Hot Papa” item from Ellen.
Three days ago, I was thinking what could be this personal/official meeting between Ermita and Lacson, which both didn’t want to divulge. Since there has already been glimpses of this, here and there, I speculated that this is it.
Wondering also, what could that leaker wanted? Hmmmnn…
Getting deadlier, hotter, sexier in the Fantasy Kingdom of the Great Pretender!
Basta huwag lang nilang pakialaman ang pera ng mamamayan, problema nila ‘yan!
Hay, sikat na sikat kasi ang blog mo Ellen. Anyway, I made the decision to post it here, baka madale naman :).
You are right, John. Nagtampo si Erap when Lacson said, it’s not true na “kailangan ka magmano” kay Erap to be included in the list.
Parang bata.
ystakei, i just finished reading Ellen’s column, jump agad ako sa blog, Anna’s comment was there na, when i touched submit…biglang nag-disappear ang item. isip ko ay baka naging Luli(bye)incident na nagkagulo-gulo. Hahahhaaha!
Talagang itong si Glue at mga galamay na hackers ay nakaka-alarma.
Chi,
I’d rather wait and see. Ganyan kasi ang ginawa noong last year. Akala ko tunay na iyong impeachment because of the Garci tapes as evidences, pero napalpak. Itong si Lacson mahilig din magpapel, pero wala ring ibubuga! Walang nagawa doon sa expose niya sa Pidals for instance. Parang tsismis lang ang labas.
Mas maganda ang outside pressure para ma-stop na ang mga utang at maipit na nang husto si Pandak. May ipapamudmod pa ang ungas.
Ooppps, hindi pala Luli(bye)…Bentahan pala ng kidney!
Back to Erap, I cannot, for all my life, forgive Kiko “Noted”
Pangilinan-Cuneta! Almost single- handedly ay winasak niya ang pangarap ng nakararaming pinoy! Walang Sharon-sharon sa akin, sino ba ‘yon?
You bet, Chi. Hindi dapat iboto ang kumag na iyan. Mayabang lang ang mga iyan. Wala namang ginagawa! Stupid din si Erap kung isasama niya iyan sa slate niya na alam niyang dumaya sa supposedly best friend niya. Nakakatayo ng balahibo!
Totoo ka, ystakei. This time, I was a newbie. hehehe!
I was disappointed with Lacson, too, when he terminated his Pidal expose without logical reason. Huh, parang pinaglaway lang niya ang mga pinoy na sumusubaybay, and then parang lightning rin na nawala. Something happened along the way?
The best person sana that happened to this fake administration was Gary Teves, but I still havent seen any tangible changes that merits applaud.
Ystake,
I thought the Midget was the lesser evil than Erap during EDSA 2, only to my DISGUST that I find out, she was the WORST EVIL.
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Earlier I said that “the…politicians,…are once again, playing around–running in the opposition ticket, and then, when they win, they switch back to Gloria’s camp…” Who I had in mind was this Kiko Cuneta.
I don’t buy Erap’s “pinatawad ko na sila’. If a mistake or sin committed is repairable in a short or long term, it’s all right to forgive. But “Noted’s” sin is grievous, it is against the wish of the majority of the citizenry. PAGTATAKSIL IYAN SA BAYAN AT MAMAMAYAN!
Baka si Ermita rin ang nagsabi kay Lacson na huwag nang ituloy iyong kay Pidal! At saka alam niyang hindi siya mananalo bakit hindi siya sumama na lang na VP kay FPJ? Unang-una pa nga siyang nag-concede ng defeat! Tsk, tsk, tsk! Nakakaduda!
Frankly, ang hindi ko nagustuhan sa taong iyan ay iyong stand niya sa birth control. Mali kasi dahil para lang sa publicity pero kulang sa sincerity. Akala ko din OK siya dahil sa totoo lang maganda ang publicity stunt dito sa Japan noong Police Chief siya. Pailalim din kung tumingin sa totoo lang!
You bet, Chi! Plastik iyong “pinatawad ko na sila.” Kung ako sa kaniya, sisipain ko sila! 😛
I can’t forget the reaction of my sister when she first saw Lacson’s slogan “huwag matakot”. My sis crossed her arms and gestured “nginig” she said “uy, nakakatakot”, kasi nga ay disappointed siya sa Pidal expose ni L. Hindi raw niya mabasa kung ano ang gusto ng matapang na L.
oreta, tatad, lacson, sotto……
oreta – ang pagkakamali LANG ay tumanggap ng 1 milyon na BALATO…..LANG! isang milyon! habang naghihikahos ang bansa? anong klasing konsensya meron sila? nagsusugal ng milyon-milyon pero sila ay para sa mahirap!
tatad – tuta ni marcos, balimbing, puta
sotto – escalera brothers
lacson – consistent? nakakatawa. sariling ambisyon kaya tumakbo laban kay fpj/erap.
ang ginagawa ni estrada ngayon ay sintomas ng pagka-pinoy. walang prinsipyo, hahanap ng mga taong sasalungat sa mga buwaya sa malakanyang – kahit doble-kara basta makalibre lang siya sa kinalalagyan niya.
Hindipinoy,
You’ve just mapped out the various possible political scenarios starring some warring political lords in the Philippines. Havind done that, you know more or less what’s or who’s in store for one and all scenarios.
What or which would you choose knowing that if you don’t make a choice you will be contributing to a greater evil whichever way. So, tell us, what would you do? It’s easy to sit on the side undecided… would you take the tough route and choose from among them?
Or would you opt for one of the typical pagka-pinoy attitudes or sintomas and turn your back, be apathetic, and tell yourself, after all, they’re all the same so why bother?
Why not let us into your own wiser thoughts, you who aren’t Pinoy any longer?
Anna,
First of all, I would like to express my appreciation for your interest in my views. And you have never accused anyone of being a paid internet brigade. You’ve earned my respect and more power to you. My thoughts…..
The political scenarios you’re trying to create here will only perpetuate the current situation. A different group will just take over. No matter how you shuffle the deck,
The kings and Queens will still come from the same deck of cards. Look, open your
eyes. I know you mean well fro the Philippines. I do too. I was a victim of Marcos’
Martial law and I’ve seen with my own eyes the evil of military rule.
Sad to say, but the only solution would be to throw away the old deck of cards INCLUDING everybody. I know. It’s not realistic. But that’s the only SURE way.
In my view, SHORT-TERM solution would be to wait till the current occupants of Malacanang’s tenure is over BUT, and that’s where the pinoys should be vigilant,
HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE for their corruptions. Document them. And when their term is over,the next administration should file cases against them RIGHT AWAY!, left and right, up, down, middle till their loot runs dry. Put them in jail. Have no mercy.
Why not now? We have witnessed EDSA 1 and EDSA 2 didn’t work. Another EDSA type of change will only make the Philippines a Bona Fide BANANA REPUBLIC. And I am afraid it will be bloody this time (military factions?). And the kings and queens will
Still be from the same deck. Who do you think should occupy Malacanang? Erap?, Susan Roces? Kabayan? Loren? Elections? Again, same kings and queens.
Bite the bullet if you must………………
Enrile, Honasan, Tatad, Lacson, Ermita, Marcoses, etc – the Marcos era gang should go.
Pick anybody that’s new. Party or affiliation doesn’t matter.
Pick anybody who is ‘harmless’ – even if they’ve done nothing. No harm no foul.
Still, the effort is futile. The ‘masa’ outnumbers the middle-class (the THINKING electorate) by a HUGE margin. And the ‘masa’ vote with their stomach. If not, based on previous trends, they will vote for the name they recognize – more than likely it would be a celebrity or worse, a trapo politician. I bet you, PACQUAIO will win hands down if ever he decides to run for ANY public office.
In conceding the Virginia race, Allen said the “THE OWNERS OF THE GOVERNMENT HAVE SPOKEN, AND I RESPECT THEIR DECISION.”
Owners of the government, ang may-ari ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay ang mga Pilipino at hindi ang “lamang lupa” na ninirahan ngayon sa tabi ng ilog-pasig!
Kailan mangyayari na merong magsasalita ng ganito sa ating mga politiko. Kung meron mang kayong nalalaman ay paki balita naman sa akin at nang hindi ako nananaghili sa ibang lahi.
How do you solve a problem like Erap?
Pukpukin sa ulo para magising sa kaniyang mahimbing na pagkakatulog at ng matauhan , at mahimashimasan siya.
I-relate uli sa kaniya ang mga pangyayari kung sino-sino ang may mga kagagawan ng kaniyang pagkaalis sa puwesto at baka nakalimutan na niya,
Ipaalaala rin kung paano dinaya sa election ang kaniyang kumpareng si FPJ na maaring isa sa mga dahilan ng kaniyang maagang pagkamatay.
Si erap talaga, mahirap espilingin. Sumobra yata ang transformation niya, at baka naman naiisip niya na maari siyang maging Santo sa ginagawa niya. Kung naging mapagpatawad siya sa mga umapi sa kaniya, hindi masama pero Ok yong sabi ni Ellen na hanggang doon na lang at hindi na kailangang kupkupin at i-endorse pa sila. Marami naman siyang makukuhang kakandidato sa grupo niya at kung bakit kailangan pa niya sina Villar na siyang pinaka maykasalanan sa lahat, si Mr. Sharon “Noted” Cuneta, Recto at si Cruz. Mga genuine opposition ang i-recruit dahil hindi nakakasiguro sa mga taong yan. Ang tawag sa mga taong yan ay mga opportunist, mga walang-hiya, makakapal ang mukha, dahil alam na nilang malalaki ang mga kasalanan nila nagagawa pa nilang lumapit at humingi ng tulong sa taong kanilang kinawawa. At baka mamaya, katulad lang ng mga yan si Angara na pakawala ng mag-asawang demonyo, at kapag nanalo na sila balik kandungan na naman kay Gloria. Kung hindi babalik ang katinuan ng pagiisip nito, malamang lalong magkawatak-watak sila at lalabas mga talunan din sila sa election. Naging loyal sa kaniya ang grupo niya, pagkatapos iba ang ikakandidato. Hindi fair yon. Priority ang mga kasama mo, at sila ang dapat na maunang mabigyan ng slot sa lineup.
Chi: Owners of the government, ang may-ari ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay ang mga Pilipino at hindi ang “lamang lupa” na ninirahan ngayon sa tabi ng ilog-pasig!
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I have been saying that here, Chi. Over here in Japan, we have long recognized that we are actually the government, and the people whom we vote or work for us are our servants!!! Hindi iyang naiintindihan ni Bansot at noong asawa niyang ungas. Akala nila sila na ang may-ari ng Pilipinas at lahat ng mga pilipino ay tsimoy at tsimay nila.
Kaya OK lang na tirahin niya iyong 43 journalists na dapat at magbuklod at mag-file sila ng countercharge laban sa matabang mama na akala niya matatakot niya ang lahat. Galing pa ngang bumirada ang mga Internet Brigaders nila sa mga blogs na ganito. I-ze-zero nila iyong pinakamaingay na katulad ko. Huling-huling sa bibig ang ungas sa totoo lang.
Sayang na lang ang over 20 years na serbisyo ko sa pulis as a civilian interpreter cum investigator! I can recognize a criminal (suspect, accused) when I see one. Hindi naman kailangang maging matalinong-matalino sa totoo lang. Common sense lang, OK na.
A, nag-concede na si Allen. At tigas din niya noong una, pero talagang talo siya. Ginawa pa kasi nilang main campaigner nila iyong isa pang may tupak sa ulo, si Dubya. Galit na nga ang karamihan sa mga Amerikano sa ginawa niyang kabalbalan sa Iraq, bira pa rin ng bira. O di talo sila!
I talked to my Mother about it. Medyo malungkot siya kasi die-hard Republican siya. Sabi ko sa kaniya, kasalanan niya binoto niya kasi si Bush! Di talo tuloy ang mga Republican! 😛
Sinabi mo pa, Florry. Bibilib na sana ako sa kaniya, napalpak pa. Hindi ako bilib diyan kay Villar, Recto and Pangilinan. Mga riders on ang mga ungas na iyan. Hindi dapat pagtiwalaan.
“Akala nila naka-score na sila ano? Ikaw talaga!”
ystakei, paminsan minsan lang naman akong magpatawa, kinokontra mo pa, eh ‘yan ang ginagampanan kong papel dito considering kulang ako sa oras dahil sa time limit allowed ng aming IT department para makapaglimayon sa internet.
Mrivera:
Muntik na nga akong maniwala e. Akala ko na-brainwash ka na ng kausap mong ang daming pangalan. Para ka pa kasing nagdarasal pero na-realize kong nagpapatawa ka nga lang! 😛
Hindinapinoy:
Sinabin na nga ni Pacman na tatakbo siya kung tutulungan siya ng mga magulang ng ninong ng anak niya. Mananalo siya, alright, dahil kayang dayain ng mga patron niya ang boto, pero huwag mong isisi sa mga mahihirap. Bakit, kailan ba sila nagkaroon ng say? Sobra ka namang manglait ng kapwa mo mga pilipino!
To Mrivera:
“sabi ko na sa inyo, si anthony scalia ang best alternative natin para sa 2010. pero mas mabuting hikayatin munang kumandidato sa 2007 para maumpisahan sakaling manalo ang kanyang mga programa at tuloy makamit ang tunay na pagbabagong ating inaasam para sa pilipinas”
*****sheds tears of joy******
I’m so overwhelmed, I’m overcome by emotion, I don’t know what to say. Oh Mrivera, AT LAST YOU’VE SEEN THE LIGHT
*****sheds tears of joy again******
I’d like to thank the members of the Academy….
To lokal vocal:
inggit ako sa yo, kasi you can identify someone who is hallucinating. alam ko na, dahil ikaw mismo ay hallucinating! It takes one to know one.
Tinanong mo pa kung may credibility ako? Eh di meron. IKAW KASI WALA. Huwag ka nang mandamay.
Bakit, sinabi ko bang may credibility ang idolo mong si Gloria Macapagal Arroyo?
Ang pinag-uusapan natin ay ang ‘united opposition’ kasi nag-iilusyon ka pang matutulad sa Democrats ang ‘uniteD opposition’ sa 2007 ********makes the sign of the cross********* KILABUTAN KA NAMAN
Iho, vindicated ang mga Democrats, who opposed the Iraq war. The voters agreed with them.
Eh ang ‘united opposition’? Plain and simple destabilizers.
naku iho, marami ka pang kakaining bigas. you need to learn the basics of a good discussion.
may nalalaman ka pang “Sheyyyyyytttt!!!!”
Yes, talagang “Sheyyyyyytttt!!!!” ang ‘united opposition’
SSSHHHEEEYYYTTT!!!!
To anna de brux:
“Hmm…ok, so stop gassing! get cracking!”
On the ‘get cracking’ – Noted
“Gassing in this blog which you clearly despise will not get you anywhere…”
Agreed. (But I don’t despise this blog – only its blind trust in the ‘united opposition’) Who’s gassing, by the way?
Anna:
Iisa lang ang tono. Bakit ba ipinagpipilitan ng mga gunggong na ito na blind trustee tayo ng Opposition. Ni hindi ko nga kilala kung sinu-sino sila. Basta alam ko more than 80 percent ng mga pilipino ayaw kay Bansot sa simula’s simula pa. Magaling lang ang publicity stunt at maraming perang pambayad. I even know one who has volunteered to be one kaya labas pasok sa Malacanang. Ang galing pang manloko ng mga OFW sa mga forums for OFWs e hindi naman pala OFW kundi gusto lang mag-alok sa mga gullible na OFW ng mga ibinebenta nila.
The truth is I separate my advocacy with my business. I’m not in this kind of blog for example to look for prospects, but I surely I’m looking for people I can relate and work with in finding solutions to the problems of the Philippines. At least, I can enumerate a few that the groups I have supported have done successfully for the benefit of Filipinos like the stopping for example of the deployment of Filipino wannabe prostitutes to Japan or the sale of Philippine properties in Japan like the Roppongi property. Kung hindi namin naagapan iyan, nabenta na sana pati na iyong lahat na gusto ngayong ibenta ni Bansot.
Mas walanghiya talaga ito sa lahat kasi bidding now is not done in Japan. Diyan tinitira sa Pilipinas. Mabuti na lang may mga concerned Filipinos na nagsusumbong sa amin. Hopefully, may mga abogado na kaming kinakausap—Japanese lawyers for that matter who are willing to take the case of the people of the Philippines to the Japanese court which has also jurisdiction to try cases pertaining to the Philippine patrimonies in Japan. Libre ang serbisyo, Anna!
For that we really thank God Japan has evolved the way it is. Freedom? We have plenty of that here. I wonder if Atty. Roque will be interested to take up this case of the violation of the SC ruling on Philippine patrimonies as well. Sobra talaga ang takaw at ganid nitong mga Pidal. Unbelievable sa kawalanghiyaan!
Lumilitaw na ang tunay na itsura. Lahat ng litratong nakikita ko ngayon ay malapit na doon sa dati niyang mukha.’Ngit, ‘ngit! 😡
ystakei, Ok lang na magdaldal at magtaray, basta may nakukuha o sense ang pinagsasabi. Afterall, it’s not like nagging a partner :). We need two sides of the coin para may diskusyunan, matitira ang mas maganda ang ipinaglalaban.
Chi, you now seem to have replaced the role of Anna. It used to be Anna chit chatting with her Japanese comadre. Now, you seem to be enjoying the same. Anyway, good luck. Your comments and views are good. I hope others emulate you. Some people love to talk about themselves, the countries where they currently live and how good their people are often forgetting about the topics of the blog. It’s a waste of space here. But as they say, we can’t teach an old dog. For a woman, over 60 is considered old. If you have a mother aged 88, you’re most probably in your 60s.
npongco,
I enjoy your comments, too! Mas madaldal nga lang (inamin naman niya, di ba?) sa ‘yo si ystakei :).
besides, lahat dito ay may puntos, nagkakataon lang na morning dito at gabi sa japan. kaya nagtutugma ang aming oras ng chit-chat.
Ang haba ng blog ni Ellen, npongco, kaya lahat ng basura/waste of space articles na sinasabi mo, ay malalaman dito.
C’mon, I noticed that you mention age from time to time. I can imagine that you are still much younger than some of the bloggers here, but don’t you forget this: Age is just a product of one’s mind, kalabaw lang daw ang tumatanda, as we pinoys say. Astrally or in heaven, there’s no such thing as age, iyan ang paniniwala ng nakararami. I believe the major factor why many pinoys living in the Philippines feel old is because of Glueria’s presence na problema ang nararamdaman ng mga tao. Walang kaluwagan na nagpapahirap sa kaisipan at katawan! Kung masaya ang mga tao, maluwag silang nakakapagdesisyon, ang disposistion (to borrow Chabeli) ay higit na maganda.
And you know what? Based on the current age survey worldwide (baka hindi kasama dito ang pinas :), the age 65s of yesteryears are the 40’s now! So, you should feel good. If you are just 40 today, imagine balik ka sa iyong teen-age year! Ang swerte mo, di ba? Keep on making jokes, I like you better when you make jokes, like that Mama Mary one :).
Cheer up, we all belong to a BROTHERHOOD here. Sumingit nga lang ako kailan lang, but I really enjoy even the posts of the nuetral or nagpapa-neutral ones.
“One is only as old as he/she feels.” 🙂
Sinabi mo pa, Chi. Baka mas matanda pa sa akin ang isang bakla dito e. Nagpapabata pa! Di hamak na mas mukhang matanda nga si Bansot sa akin e, wala pang retoke sa mukha iyan ha. Iyong si Bansot ang balita ko panay ang pabanat ng peleges sa mukha!
Dito, Chi, ang average longetivity ng mga babae ngayon ay 82. Kaya I expect to live another 40 years. Kaya ko pang ipaglaban ang patrimonies ng Pilipinas dito kahit na ipa BOT ni Bansot iyan for 50 years. Pero ang sabi, gusto na niyang ibenta lahat. Wow! Even Marcos did not do that! Ganid talaga ang isang ito.
Kaya ako, Chi, hindi ko binabasa ang mga nakakasuyang posts dito. Ayokong magkaroon ng wrinkles kasi!
hindinapinoy:your analysis is quite exhaustive, but do you think we have reach the bottom of the pit? or maybe you donot believe there is any bottom.
Here’s an article on Bongbong, Anna, that a distant relative of mine wrote for Inquirer:
Ilocos Norte Gov. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. still talks his father’s language in the world of politics. But Bongbong is the first to admit that he now lives in a different reality. He is, after all, no longer the spoiled son who would whistle-stop in the province only to play on its pristine beaches.
Now 48, Bongbong has been governor for seven uninterrupted years, thanks to a family name that many Ilocanos still revere and a style that constantly reminds them of the ousted president. Bongbong wears the same short-sleeved barong and black pants in official functions that his father was known for. In public appearances, he often quotes his father.
At one media briefing where he was asked whether he owned businesses in Ilocos Norte, for instance, Bongbong said he follows his father’s rule that he shouldn’t make money where he gets his votes.
Bongbong wouldn’t mask his sullenness over EDSA, though, describing it once as “nothing but a political power grab.” He had paid a steep price for it. “To be taken from the heights of privilege into exile and in the manner that we were treated [like a devil’s agent], of course, it changes you,” Bongbong told NEWSBREAK. “You have to grow up very, very quickly. Whereas you lived in one world before, suddenly you are in another world with a new set of rules and circumstances.”
Married to a bright lawyer, Louise Araneta, Bongbong is now a doting dad to three sons—Ferdinand Alexander, 11; Joseph Simon, 10; and William Vincent, 8—all born post-EDSA. The two youngest sons live with their parents in Laoag City while Ferdinand Alexander studies in England, where his dad lived for many years as an exile.
EDSA forced Bongbong to give up his privacy, live a less carefree life, and embrace politics, something that he never took seriously when his father was still in power. “When he came to Ilocos for a quick visit [before EDSA], either he was always in his van or he walked around with heavy security,” recalls veteran local journalist Juliet Pascual. On his first term as governor in 1998, he had to show that he could be taken seriously. He went to office every day and managed provincial affairs hands-on. But many say he has returned to his old life—preferring to stay home or travel abroad, leaving day-to-day affairs to his staff. “I seldom see him in the capitol,” says a Laoag politician.
His ambivalence toward a politician’s life notwithstanding, retirement is out of the question for now. His term ends next year and he is said to be eyeing Congress. In turn, his sister Imee, who will end her term as congresswoman, will run for governor. This is Marcos country, after all.
—with reports from Cristina Arzadon in Laoag City
http://www.inq7.net
My impression of Bongbong was a quiet, apolitical youth. Pangiti-ngiti lang. He may be a spoiled brat when he was younger, but uncouth? I doubt.
So, another Erap boy is now in Manila. Pero sobra naman ang OA ng mga sumalubong sa kaniya. May bullet proof vest kuno baka daw mabaril pero labas naman ang ulo niya. Remember Ninoy? Naka vest din. Ibig pang ipalabas na kakutsaba si Lacson sa assassination attempt kung meron man sa kaniya.
Golly, ano iyong DOJ,stupid? Bakit daldal ng daldal sa diyaryo tungkol sa sinasabi daw ni Ang? Gustong magkaroon ng trial by publicity hindi pa man?
Lagot si Lacson! Another way to attract him to turn coat? Kampi siya kay Bansot para lusot siya sa Kuratong, is that it? Kangaroo court nga!!! Pwe!!! 😡
Makatulog na nga muna! Oyasumi!
Bongbong himself has a dark past. I don’t know if it’s true he killed a prominent figure’s son in UK while he was there as a student. I don’t know if it’s true he courted then Miss Aruba and beat up Victor Wood when the latter became his rival. I don’t know if it’s true he behaved like this Mikey Mouse Arroyo. I don’t know if it’s true he tried to avoid his counterpart, similar toughie Jackie Enrile. The two were at odds then. But between the two, the young Enrile is more notorious.
Chi, I’m not young. I may be the same age as you or many of the members here. But, I’m sure I’m younger than Ellen and Vic.
npongco, i wouldn’t want to speculate on age of anybody here. i would like to think that all of us are 18 years old in heart and body, hehehe! that’s how to stay physically young, npongco.
Chi, a Chir for you!
A chir to you, too, npongco :).
agreed! huwag lang asal at batang isip.
sige na, yayo na tayo!
Bag lady
HE SAYS
Aldrin Cardon
11/13/2006
So, why can’t we talk politics? Because Gloria, during one speech in Pasay, where she made sure the incumbent — Peewee Trinidad — won’t sit for long because he ain’t hers, says so.
Not at this time, when almost everyone who believes to have some political savvy draws some parallelism with the Republicans’ defeat to the Democrats in the US with the coming local mid-term elections where Gloria’s allies are also expected to receive a good battering.
Not at this time, when she ain’t sure yet whether the funds she’s asking from various sources — government and private — are all in, specially after one grumpy official of the Philippine National Oil Corp. (PNOC) squealed about GMA plans to siphon off some good oil money for the 2007 campaign. Now, if that’s legal, the guy would not have quit. Not at this time, when Gloria’s Cabinet is in disarray, she isn’t even sure if there would be good names left after the Hyatt 10 have flown the coop and lately, Avenilo Cruz Jr., took off his Defense hat and flicked the burden that is Gloria, off his shoulder.
George “Dubya” Bush believed he had a strong team to face the Dems. He was cocky sure his Iraq formula was a hit, especially after 9/11, when sentiment against international terrorism was high.
But Bush has gone too far and most Americans now believe gains from Bush’s war economy could not compensate for the lost lives of young Americans and the tilting of international opinion which now places Bush alongside Bin Laden.
The result was hard to accept for Dubya’s team. First to go was Rumsfeld, but he sure would be rewarded a slot, in the World Bank perhaps, in the future. These guys have a place in keeping poor countries in the Third World.
We are Third World, but we are parallel with the events that transpire in the US, World War II and 9/11 included.
If the Americans can junk Bush, then why can’t Filipinos junk Gloria?
Erap has an answer to that. The country’s ousted leader is sure to have an unbeatable team to face Gloria’s ragtag army in the mid-term polls, and if 2004 could be used as gauge, there is very strong chance Erap’s magic would work again.
Consider the names: Aquino and Marcos, Escudero and Cayetano, Honasan and Trillanes, a mixture of the old and the new, the conservative and the daring. Yet the team is full of promise and Jojo Binay is cocksure his unified opposition would duplicate the Democrats’ gain.
Gloria has another Mike to lead her team. Mike Defensor, however, had lost his game since he agreed to become GMA’s mounthpiece. As they say in basketball, Defensor may have some spunk in defense, but if he sucks in offense there wouldn’t be points for the Malacañang team.
I also wonder where all his youthful idealism had gone. My friends say I should disdain the day I shared a prison cell with this guy during his more lucid days, but I say it is history and trapos reveal themselves, no matter what.
There are many Defensors who have become apologists for the administration, but we have learned enough and learned so much not to believe them anymore.
Bush lied about Iraq. Gloria lied many times.
And if we are not going to talk about them now, then what is there to talk about?
Can we talk about the beauty of the sea? Or perhaps about the weather?
But our seas are black and the weather isn’t good, so we might as well talk about Gloria.
Or how’s it talking about Garci?
Gloria has prepared hard to keep us off the ballots in May next year, but she failed.
Bush brought tanks and planes and young soldiers to conquer Iraq and the world. He did not realize he’s gonna lose his war at home.
Gloria has no planes, no tanks and no young soldiers, either.
All that is left in her camp would be political discards.
Chi, my message to you was a lot longer and not just “chir”.
Prinotektahan na naman ng US ang interes ng Israel sa kalalabas lang na resolusyon mula sa UN Security Council.
Kung inyong matatandaan sinabi ng Israel na ang casualties daw sa Gaza ay isang ‘technical error’.
Sinabi pa ni US Ambassador to UN John Bolton na ang dagliang pagpapatigil sa operasyong militar ng Israel sa Gaza ay “biased against Israel and politically motivated.”
Kitang-kita na abot hanggang sa UN ang mga impluwensya ng Israel sa US at mga polisiya nito.
“Basta alam ko more than 80 percent ng mga pilipino ayaw kay Bansot sa simula’s simula pa.”
Ha? Eh ako, basta alam ko more than 90% ng mga Pilipino gustong patapusin si GMA para wala nang gulo. Puwede namang ayaw kay GMA pero gustong patapusin. (Huwag lang si FPJ)
yang 80% mo yata eh 80% of 1,200 Erap supporters.
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Chi and Noel, re the porn posting. Those are spams. My administrator said Akismet, my anti-spam mechanism blocks 97 percent of them. Those are part of the three percent na nakakalusot.
If it stays there for several hours, it’s because I’m not in front of the computer 24 hours a day.
I appreciate it if my attention is called to it like you did , Chi. What i don’t like is to be accused of intentionally tolerating it.
Sorry Ellen. Not that I’m accusing you of tolerating porn links; but I just noticed you’re quick to delete or censor our (my) messages while allowing that porn link to stay that long. Now that you’ve explained, I understand. But, I think it’s time to have a co-moderator. You might be too busy to manage this blog and need an assistant.