The senatorial campaign is going on its fourth week. Both sides are fine-tuning their organizations based on realities on the ground after their initial salvos.
Team GMA has brought in Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone, who is supposed to take over the media and logistics aspect of the campaign, according to campaign manager Reli German.
Team GMA probably thinks Evardone, being a former reporter, could make media sing more praises to their candidates. Although, I was thinking, what can Evardone give to media that Ike Gutierrez, media operator of former President Joseph Estrada who is now deputy to German, has not given? Probably as in -charge of “media and logistics”, Evardone will have a bigger budget.
In a TV interview, Evardone said that he is bringing to the campaign his network with the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines The ULAP and Sigaw ng Bayan spearheaded the People’s Initiative which the Supreme Court thrashed as fraudulent.
It’s interesting that after working for the abolition of the Senate, Evardone, like four of Team GMA’s senatorial candidates, is now working for election of senators.
Evardone and I were pioneers of Malaya during the Marcos regime. I used to admire him because he courageously went on covering the Comelec for the 1986 snap election even when he was in the list of those with a Preventive Detention Arrest order. (He never got arrested.)
Evardone is an example of a student leader turned trapo politician. I’m so disappointed with him.
I can imagine that Team GMA needs Evardone’s services because despite its well-oiled machinery and glitzy campaign, its candidates are trailing that of the resources-handicapped opposition candidates. In the February 12 survey of Pulse Asia of Manila voters’ preference precommissioned by the opposition, seven GO candidates are in the top 12: Loren Legarda, Ping Lacson, Chiz Escudero, Alan Cayetano, Kiko Pangilinan, Noynoy Aquino, Gringo Honasan, Ralph Recto, Tito Sotto, Manny Villar, Joker Arroyo, and Koko Pimentel.
What I find most interesting is detained Magdalo Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes, prohibited from media interviews and without TV ads, neck to neck with the over-exposed former presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor at number 15 and 16, ahead of Boom Tarat-Tarat Miguel Zubiri (No. 18).
On the other hand, GO also has to really do something with their organization in the provinces, where Gabby Claudio, presidential political adviser, boasts of 90 percent control of local officials.
Being a coalition has its benefits in the sense that it gathers under one umbrella several political groups of different persuasions. But it has also its problems as was manifested in the cancellation of the Iloilo City rally last week.
The Liberal Party-Drilon wing, a member of the GO coalition, was supposed to be in charge of that rally. They have Gov. Niel Tupas, Sr., who gained national prominence a few weeks ago, when heavily armed policemen attempted to take him out of the capitol building, as their highest official there.
Opposition representative Rolex Suplico, who is nephew of Tupas, is with the breakaway LDP group of Ping Lacson.
Apparently, Sen. Frank Drilon and Tupas failed to mobilize people for the Feb. 28 rally. They had to cancel it, giving security threat as their lame excuse. To make up for the Iloilo fiasco, the LP in Roxas City, led by the LP matriarch, Judy Roxas, showed that Capiz is very much Roxas country.
The rally in Antique was also cancelled due to “local issues,” GO campaign manager JV Ejercito said.
The local issue is former Assemblyman Arturo Pacificator, a suspect in the killing of Ninoy Aquino leader Evelio Javier. Pacificador is the GO gubernatorial candidate against incumbent Sally Perez of LP (Atienza wing) . Another Arroyo ally in Antique is Rep. Exequiel Javier, who is at odds with Perez.
Pacificador is a bad name nationally but he has his supporters in Antique. He had arranged a rally in the town of Bugasong. The problem was, Noynoy Aquino, LP’s candidate in the coalition, cannot be seen consorting with Pacificador. So the Antique rally had to be cancelled. No problem with front-runner Loren Legarda, whose roots trace back to Antique, who visited relatives and friends.
The opposition cannot be lax in their organization given that the Arroyo administration is in a survival mode. She will do everything, by hook or by crook, to remain in power.
This election could be our last chance for peaceful change. Survey after survey shows that the people want Arroyo out. They are banking on the political opposition to carry that out. GO should not fail the Filipino people.
The Opposition should firm up to do its best not to be perturbed by the usual black propaganda, the same gimmick and tricks being employed by the Pidals and their tutas in 2004.
This time, Filipinos should not allow themselves to be duped any longer by the likes of those elitist crooks manning the NAMFREL or manipulators like JdV and Kiko Noted that when they say who wins the election, nobody has the right to protest against it, and accept their verdict as final and absolute!!!
But as Ellen has asked, where do they seek redress for their grievances? All the agencies supposed to investigate these anomalies, arrest, prosecute and convict the criminals are in cahoot with these criminals!!!
Bloody revolution ba ang kailangan? Heaven forbid! Porbida man gid!!
GO must be focus-driven; keeping their eye on the ball at ALL times. The GO candidates should not deceive themselves into thinking that because they have majority of the people behind them they can relax. On the contrary, what GO is up against is a “well-oiled machinery and glitzy campaign” of Team Gloria who can also cheat big time. They should NOT, at any time during this campaign period, blink for one second ! They must bear in mind that the desperate Team Gloria, when they see any weakness, no matter how minute, WILL strike immediately !
Although money can do a lot in electing public officials into office, the recent surveys have shown, however, that money is NOT, apparently, the end all anymore. This could explain why a “..detained Magdalo Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes, prohibited from media interviews and without TV ads, neck to neck with the over-exposed former presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor at number 15 and 16, ahead of Boom Tarat-Tarat Miguel Zubiri (No. 18).”
The effect of this survey result on Team Gloria would be DESPERATION – to win at all cost. It would be interesting to see how GO will handle a frantic Team Gloria ?
Team Gloria will throw everything at GO, including the kitchen sink.
GO must remember that they bring w/ them the aspirations of the majority of the people who want to throw Gloria OUT from Malacañan.
This could be our last chance to kick out the B*tch. We gotta get it right this time.
I pray & place my hopes on the GO.
What are the weak spots of Gloria’s TUTA team?
The opposition should keep pounding the legitimacy of the Arroyo presidency and never ending graft and corruption. One of the TUTA’s weak spots is they are identified with unpopular leader. Like dogs with tails on their back hiding under her skirts. Gloria has negative ratings since she grabbed power in 2001.
Mang Diego, kaya nga mahigpit ang bilin ni tiyanak sa kanyang mga kandidato na huwag pag-usapan lalo na sa debate ang tungkol sa pulitika.
Makikisali. Matagal na rin akong nagbabasa sa blog ni Ellen. Silent reader ika nga. Tulad din ng mga regular bloggers dito, galit din ako sa mga liars, cheaters,at mga corrupt sa gobierno. Para silang linta na sumisipsip sa hard-earned income ng mga Pilipino. Yang VAT na yan ang kumikitil sa lahat ng Pilipino, mapa-OFW man or balikbayan.
Si Recto- hari ng VAT.
Si Kiko known as Mr. Noted- huwag nang iboto
Si Joker, panggulo lang yan. Ubusin daw ang mga kurap. Siya naman ang protektor ng mga Kurap. Napagsabihan ko na ang mga pamilya ko’t relatives sa Pilipinas na huwag iboto ang ang tuta ni Gloria.
Sa debate, huwag matakot i-raise ang issue ng legitimacy ni Gloria Arroyo. I still believed that she never won the election. She cheated her way thru “Hello Garci” and everybody knows it. Kahit pagtakpan pa nila. She is the illigimate President. Period. I never call her as a president. She is always a liar. Tatak na ng arroyo yan.
Jadenlou, welcome sa blog. Binayaran ko na ang membership fee mo. Hindi ka na dapat magpasalamat basta kasama ka namin sa ipinaglalaban namin laban kay tiyanak sampu ng kanyang kampo ng kadiliman.
Ellen,
I sincerely wish Trillanes the best of luck.
Thank you daw sabi ni Trillanes. Natatandaan niyo ba ang laban ng boksing nina Ali at Frazier sa Manila noon na tinawag na “Thrilla in Manila”? Ang naisip kong slogan para kay Trillanes ay “Trilla-nes in Senate”.
Salamat sa pag-welcome Artsee. Kung Hei Fat Choi. Penge ng red envelop. Nababasa ko na ikaw ang pinakamayaman sa bloggers ni Ellen.
Iyan ang gusto ko sa iyo. Ke bago-bago marunong ka nang kumilala. Tama, ako ang pinakamayaman dito. Lalaki ka ba o babae? Kasi ugali ko nang tawagin ang mga kasama dito na Ate, Kuya, Manong o Manang. Red envelope? Tapos na ang Chinese New Year. Pero alang-alang sa pagkilala mo sa akin, padadalhan kita niyan. Pero para hindi mawala, buti pa ibigay mo sa akin ang bank account mo para direct bank transfer. Puwede na ba ang $2,000?
Chabeli:
I believe in miracles. Sometimes, it is when one least expects that they actually happen.
I have faith that God willing, even when the Pidals attempt to cheat much worst than they did in 2004 with the help of Mr. Noted, et al, Sonny Trillanes is going to win. His own confidence in his own ability to tackle the job of a Senator even from jail should be inspiration enough to those who have volunteered to help him be the kind of Senator they believe he is capable of doing!!!
He will surely make a difference!!!
Diego: The opposition should keep pounding the legitimacy of the Arroyo presidency and never ending graft and corruption.
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You bet, it’s the main issue against the TUTA and the ASO.
Inquirer reports, “DUMAGUETE CITY — A political gathering of Team Unity senatorial candidates was disrupted Saturday night when Negros Oriental Rep. Herminio Teves of the third district was rushed to hospital after he suddenly wobbled and vomited from what he would later call indigestion.” The rest of the story is found in http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view_article.php?article_id=52818
This, Chabeli, is how God sometimes deal with those who are sleeping with the enemies, and/or in cahoot with people whom God are displeased with. They should have known that the Bansot that they want to help stay in power is the embodiment of all that God hates: “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.” (Proverbs 6:16-19)
There are others coming I believe. Let’s just keep having faith and wait for the things to come!
Holy mackerel! I just mentioned about miracles likely to happen to the more favorable United Opposition, and here comes this news from Inquirer: “A political gathering of Team Unity senatorial candidates was disrupted Saturday night when Negros Oriental Rep. Herminio Teves of the third district was rushed to hospital after he suddenly wobbled and vomited from what he would later call indigestion.”
(newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view_article.php?article_id=52818)
Anyone sleeping with the enemy will suffer this kind of malady. It’s amazing how these people can be friends with the Bansot who is an embodiment of all that God hates: “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A PROUD LOOK, A LYING TONGUE, AND HANDS THAT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD, AN HEART THAT DEVISETH WICKED IMAGINATIONS, FEET THAT BE SWIFT IN RUNNING TO MISCHIEF, A FALSE WITNESS THAT SPEAKETH LIES, AND HE THAT SOWERTH DISCORD AMONG BRETHREN.”(Provers 6:16-19)
Isn’t the Bansot all these things?!!!
Chabeli:
Tama ka, Chabeli. Ngayon ang panahong ang mga Opposition ay hindi lang laging “On Guard” kundi dapat “Man to Man” watching na kung sa larong basketball pa.
Kung sa larong Football (European Soccer) naman, dapat the best ang mga “KEEPERS” nila sa bawat town and city lalo na sa Election Day para hindi na sila maisahan pa ng TU ni Tianak at Fartso!
Malayo man ako but I’ll st
ay in contact with my relatives and friends till election day.
Prayers with Actions will be our best weapons!
Another good news is that Serge Osmena has accepted to be the GO’s new overall manager! He is replacing JV Ejercito who has to concentrate on his own candidacy for Mayor of San Juan.
I am very disaapointed in Drilon. I have this feeling ( based on his previous statements) that he is a balimbing! It did not surprise me at all when the GO campaign in Iloilo did not go through.
The polls may be showing the GO to be leading but it is quite a long journey for them. In other countries, elections are thought of way in advance. Candidates have political analysts who would suggest the plan of action a candidate would have. Then the campaign managers would design a plan to boost the image of the candidate. These are not done in a haste. Because of the Cha-cha marathon, all these candidates are not prepared for the May elections. They are all like loose cannons, not knowing where to direct their efforts. I agree that they have to be so focused and just like basketball, keep the eye on the ball and not lose sight even for just a second. The key too is fielding in watchers on election day. The poll surveys may say something but the cheaters are positioned in all polling places to do what they are now very good at-replacement and padding of ballots. More than anything, this is where the candidates should concentrate on. WATCH OVER YOUR VOTES! As early as now, the watchers in all polling places should be in place. These should be die-hard opposition followers, not the balimbings. Watchers who are ready to fight, if needed.
I like the Cayetano campaign about the Fatso. I also like the ASO campaign. Cayetano has a humungos job of educating all voters on how to write his name. Maybe he should have just a jingle just for his correct name to be written on the ballots. Since the Filipinos are big on jingles, he should have one just for this-the way the voters should write his name on the ballots.
On the debates, the legitimacy issue should be the main focus(Garci Tape). The gross disregard for the law( the dictatorial tendencies of the tiyanak-1017 and the EOs gagging government officers to testify), the corruption headed by no other than the Fatso, the lack of services and infrastructures for the poor(60% of the population are in this category), the extrajudicial killings, the exodus of workers migating to other countries for lack of employment opportunities in the country, the incarceration of the officers who are illegally detained by the tiyanak and Assperon( inspite of the PTI report clearing them of the offences of mutiny and rebellion), the abuse of power by tiyanak’s appointees-the GUNGONZALES topping the list, all these are issues against this regime.
Trillanes will hopefully be the dark horse sprinting to the finish line! That is if he does not get cheated!
PSB:
Parang hindi ka naman pilipino! One thing Filipinos, in general, do not seem to have is foresight. Political analysts or analysis there just do not work as Filipinos live for today for tomorrow may never come!!! They wouldn’t even remember what had happened yesterday!!!
Another thing is they are very trusting! I should know, I have tried to improve on those traits that I have learned and developed as a child, very bad and disadvantageous indeed especially when you are surrounded by people with more wisdom and think more of tomorrow than now!!!
As for Trillanes not getting cheated, it will depend on how people like you will defend their votes for Trillanes!!!
We’ve made flyers over here with clickers such as this:
BOTO KO, BOTO MO, KARAPATAN NATIN! BANTAYAN!
IBASURA ANG ADMINISTRASYON! IBOTO ANG OPOSISYON!
OUST GLORIA M. ARROYO MOVEMENT IN JAPAN!
For those in Japan, we invite you to a Meeting de Avance/Press Conference and a showing of the “To Live for the Masses on 18 March 2007 in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. There will be 3 meetings in those places all on the same day to launch the above movement all by volunteers.
For details, please contact Ronnie at 03-3491-2408. Email at gotrillanesjapan@yahoo.com Will give the telephone nos. of the contacts in Nagoya and Osaka later.
Now, just a warning to the Pidals in case they plan to pay someone in Japan to do their tricks here. I can ask the police to check how much money they are laundering to them just in case. But I guess the paid lip server will be one from the embassy to avail of the immunity privilege accorded the diplomats. Still we can file a complaint to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should we learn of such anomalous activity and cases of electioneering!!!
Evardone’s job is simple: Encash the checks, make sure he gives it to his brother at National Printing Office, then tell him to provide Arroyo’s camp with rolls of Comelec security paper where the fake tallies will be written. The old game.
Surveys show that the oppositions are leading in the senatorial derby. However they should not allow themselves fall into a trap of assuming that the coming election is in for them to lose. It’s when entertaining such notion that complacency sets in, get off-tracked and lose focus in the campaign. Considering how desperate the Glue and her group of TUTAs to get the upperhand and a majority in the senate at all cost, including using her private army in the comelec, the opposition could not afford to ease up in pounding and bringing the real and hard issues to the people.
There should be no let up in exposing and stressing the sins of the glue and company, most especially the massive corruption and cheating by the evil couple. They owe it to inform them every now and then and in turn the people look up to them as a savior to save the country from going further down the drain and they should not fail them.
That’s a duty and a mission imposed to them and to accomplish it they have to unite, do their best and exert every effort to win this election, or else Filipinos will be under the thumb of a tin pot dictator, her fat boar husband, their private military army, police and their circle of thieves from then on up to when only god knows
“This time, Filipinos should not allow themselves to be duped any longer by the likes of those elitist crooks manning the NAMFREL or manipulators like JdV and Kiko Noted that when they say who wins the election, nobody has the right to protest against it, and accept their verdict as final and absolute!!!”
The problem is there is no single source of truth. When there are two oversight bodies checking accounting for the votes, there will always be that reasonable doubt that clouds any election outcome. I keep harping about this tendency of Pinoys to focus on quick fixes, stop-gap measures, and pwede na yan solutions to address festering issues. That NAMFREL still exist today (just like jeepneys still do) is a testament to that utter lack of long-term outlook in our society.
There is no Tagalog word for efficiency. To have two regulatory bodies overseeing vote counts is inefficient and prone to dispute. The solution lies in fixing and working with the COMELEC. Otherwise, there is no point in having elections.
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“Sa debate, huwag matakot i-raise ang issue ng legitimacy ni Gloria Arroyo. I still believed that she never won the election”
Is her legitimacy an election issue in the first place? If any crime has been done, then that is a justice issue and is technically within the jurisdiction of law enforcement and justice authorities.
Congressional Elections are about platforms and issues that can be addressed by legislation.
A favourite argument is that the matter when referred to the justice and law enforcement authorities is not addressed satisfactorily. Well, even then, that does not make it an election issue.
When the matter of presidential cheating first came up in 2005, Pinoys, in all their shortsightedness, attempted to resolve it on the streets rather than hold their institutions accountable for facilitating the resolution of the case via due process. The congressmen and senators they themselves elected settled the matter in an outcome that people were still unhappy with. Nevertheless, the process still worked and it still yielded an outcome. Whether this outcome was favourable or unfavourable is a matter of opinion and a function of the people who were executing due process.
Elections are about selecting our representatives who we entrust the responsibility of executing due process to serve the our collective interests.
Of course most Pinoys will be unable to grasp this simple concept. And unfortunately shallow political discussion and debates will prevail and cloud what is really a simple concept underlying elections.
As a noted Pinoy economist based in New York observed way back in 2000 (referring to the quality of our national debates:
“They are droll and unintelligent, focused on the trivial or the irrelevant.” When the issues are of some significance, it’s the wrong arguments that prevail, the wrong side wins. Logic and common sense take the backseat to political arguments and the views of the poorly-educated. There seems to be some bases for her disenchantment.”
Above is just an excerpt of a full article on the intellectual bankruptcy of Pinoy society which you can access here:
http://www.geocities.com/benign0/agr-disagr/10-comsen.html
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Yuko, I travelled a lot to Japan in the late 70s and early 80s. I know that the culture you are in is heaven compared to the hellish Philippines. If the Filipino candidates trully value any election, they should prepare themselves for it. Huwag lang tira ng tira.
Benigno, the truth hurts. You speak the truth about our culture, politics etc… Criticisms are great but unfortunately, most Filipinos are not endowed with the wisdome that you have. You come across like you are in an entirely different plane.
You analyze a lot but offer very scarce solutions to what is going on in our country. You can not compare the Philippines to civilized countries that you yourself has said time and again that these countries have centuries of known culture and values. Let us realize that the Philippines, although existing for over 500 years had been colonized by so many powers before it took its own identity. It is almost like a child who was adopted then thrown from one household to the other, never loved and nourished. Now this child is evolving to an adult and now it tries its own life. The child makes a lot of mistakes but mistakes are empowering. It is the basis of maturity. This is the stage we are in now. So, instead of being a constant critic that you are, offer solutions and not just be cynical about everyone’s views and berate everyone!
PSB,
You’re on the spot, bro. You hit the nail on the head.
And this time it is really HARD!
Parasabayan:
Such is no strange fact. BenignO is a good critic. Period. Just like another jeepney driver who uses the rear-view mirror instead of the windshield. Always looking at his tail and never moves forward. Ocho-ocho? And he calls it intellect.
A believer that intelligence is the exclusive property of those who are formally schooled. But his solutions are at best – comic. Stop following the government? Stop paying taxes? Stop voting trapos? The last time he said these was the last time he offered solutions.
Typical of formerly desperate Filipino-based failures who, by a stroke of luck, found their sweet pot of gold down under.
What a waste.
Anybody notice that benignO’s quote:
“They are droll and unintelligent, focused on the trivial or the irrelevant.” When the issues are of some significance, it’s the wrong arguments that prevail, the wrong side wins. Logic and common sense take the backseat to political arguments and the views of the poorly-educated. There seems to be some bases for her disenchantment.”
exactly defines him/her? He conveniently disregards the underlying problems and issues which Parasabayan articulately presented.
Acpiccio,
That’s what he actually is, an apple-picker!
Should have said cherry-picker but I stand by “apple-picker”
Nit-picker is more like it.
Better than nose picker!
sleeplessinmontreal Says:
March 5th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Ako po’y banas na banas na sa lahat na ipinoposte nitong si Mang Benigno Martinez kaya pinindot ko ang kanyang pangalan. Siya pala ay isang magaling at dalubhasa at may aklat pa mandin. Pero ang kanyang mga sinusulat ay lahat na kasamaan ng Pilipinas at mga Pilipino. Sa bungad pa lamang ay makikita ninyo at pangit na anyo ng Pilipinas. Aywan ko lamang kung bakit hindi na lang magsarili ng blog at pilit na ipinapasok ang kanyang pagmamagaling dito sa blog na ito.
Puro lihis sa topic ang kanyang mga isinusulat, para malaman lang ng iba na siya ang pinakamatino. Pero wala namang katuturan ang mga sinusulat, nangiinsulto pa.
Mang Benigno, kung nasusuklam kayo sa Pilipinas at mga Pilipino, isa rin kayong KASUKLAMSUKLAM! Hindi pa ninyo nahahalata. Kayo’y kinasusuklaman na ng marami, nagtitimpi lang yong iba.
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naibalita sa TV kanina ang isyu sa kautusan ng COMELEC sa mga t-shirt na nagpapakita ng may tatak na mukha ng mga kandidato.
naalala ko noong isang buwan, isang araw matapos ang b-day ni tita cory.
lumabas o nag-perform as guest band sa unang hirit ang bandang hale.
nandun ang isang drummer nila na nakasuot ng mukha ni ninoy, the classic yellow shirt.
dalawa lang ang alam ko na talagang mahusay na drummer, iyong sa duran duran at spandau ballet.
“Criticisms are great but unfortunately, most Filipinos are not endowed with the wisdome that you have. You come across like you are in an entirely different plane”
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Albert Einstein once said:
“Problems cannot be solved using the same thinking that created them.”
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On the contrary, God has created men with enough intelligence to nurture and develop, for “the glory of God is intelligence.”
Unfortunately, in the Philippines, the crooks, who want to monopolize all the glory of intelligence, do their dumbest to keep the lowly ignorant, unlearned and stupid to make them easy prey for their greed and manipulation even with the help of Philippine aborigins, who think they are wiser and better than their fellow aborigins whom they literally and figuratively spit upon like this guy calling himself after the father of Noynoy even when he must be a she like the daughter desperately trying to protect her mother, the bogus president!!!
Nice try! But the slip is showing!!!
Stupid rule, Nelbar. It’s curtailing freedom of expression. So what if those supporters want to wear T-shirts of their favorite candidates. To ban the wearing of these T-shirts is actually paranoia. No, more like insulting Filipinos by assuming that by just seeing the faces of those candidates on T-shirts worn by their supporters, they won’t think but vote for them instantaneously as in “stupid” and “bobo”!
Enough is enough. Filipinos should protest and stop Abalos and his boss from making this kind of stupid rules that is definitely suppression of basic rights and freedoms!
Stop masochism! Dapat nang labanan ang mga inutil na iyan especially come May 7, 2007. PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Kundi ba naman inutil, pinag-iinitan iyong mga mahihirap na hindi pala nila kaya! Nitatakot para hindi na bumoto at iyong mga balotang gawa na ang bibilangin para hindi matanggal si Madame Boba-ry! Hindi ito dapat payagan!!!
Enough is enough is enough is enough is enough! Golly, parang kanta ni Donna Summers!!!
walang pinagkaiba yan dun sa pinagdiskitahan noon sa I.T. Open Source community tungkol sa daemon mascot also known as beastie.
PSB:
You bet, Japan is heaven compared to the Philippines, but I am not selfish and wish the same for the Filipinos left behind, and learning all the bad habits and traits of the crooks Filipinos have been saddled with especially after 1986.
This is in fact where I have actually developed, politically speaking, and I thank Japan for accepting me as warmly as I can expect to be one of its most loyal and productive citizens.
You’ll be surprised to know that despite the fact that most people here do not even profess to be religious and believe in God, I have grown to be an honest to goodness good Christian here—no hypocrite like the Madame Boba-ry who can still go to church even when she cheats, lies, and steals!!! Yup, I am a better Christian now than I can expect to be in the Philippines where many take their religion for granted!!!
PSB: You analyze a lot but offer very scarce solutions to what is going on in our country. You can not compare the Philippines to civilized countries that you yourself has said time and again that these countries have centuries of known culture and values.
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Sinabi mo pa. Dada lang ng dada ang isang iyan pero wala namang ginagawa. Pinipintasan niya ang kapwa niya itneg e itneg din siya!!! 😛
Noong una ASO. Ngayon naman naging POSA.
Makukulong ka na niyan Rez Cortez. Nasasaktan na sila.
Napipikon na sila.
Someone asked, “Is her legitimacy an election issue in the first place?”
Poor sod, he’s a bit lost… Will somebody please be charitable enough to tell the poor bloke why Gloria is an election issue “in the 1st place,” or even in 2nd, 3rd place, and etc.?
sabi ni Cesar, epektibo daw ang pangangampanya nila kaya daw sila ginagaya.
kung hindi ko pa alam pati yung listahan ng mga senior citizen ay sinisindikato nila para lang maisama nila sa makinarya.
Wen man Yuko, husto ti kunam! Theory is good but is useless unless translated into action. Benigno, you seem to a scholar at best but we need your positive input into this blog rather than always being negative. If this is your way of inculcating your ideas to these bloggers, you are getting a failed mark!
Welcome back Anna, or were you just around all along?
To parasabayan:
“…offer solutions and not just be cynical about everyone’s views and berate everyone!”
“…we need…positive input into this blog rather than always being negative”
Nakupo. Being negative is not in short supply in this blog.
The only solution known by bloggers here is “PATALSIKIN NA NOW NA!” Kung hanggang dyan lang ang ang plataporma ng kandidato, gaya ng karamihan sa G-rand A-lliance of G-enuine O-pposition, ay di dapat iboto.
To nelbar:
“dalawa lang ang alam ko na talagang mahusay na drummer, iyong sa duran duran at spandau ballet”
Trivia – the drummer of Duran Duran and Queen have the same name: Roger Taylor.
‘Someone asked “Is her legitimacy an election issue in the first place?”’
Anna,
Nakakatawa naman ang tanong na ito. Tianak’s legitimacy is the alpha et omega of questions in this election.
Kaya nga ayaw makipag-debate sa Plaza Miranda ng TUTA e, siguradong iyan ang isyu, meron pa bang mas importante sa tanong na ‘yan?! This is the very issue why pinas is in disarray. Kung meron dapat sagutin ang puno ng TUTA na si tianak, iyan ay ang tanong ng kanyang legitimacy! At bakit siya ay illegitimate? KASI AY NANDAYA SA 2004 ELECTION kaya ang election sa Mayo ay kaaakibat pa niya!
“The only solution known by bloggers here is “PATALSIKIN NA NOW NA!” Kung hanggang dyan lang ang ang plataporma ng kandidato, gaya ng karamihan sa G-rand A-lliance of G-enuine O-pposition, ay di dapat iboto”
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Precisely. Any schmoe on the street can mouth such slogans. You’d think the wired elite of our society would be even a small cut above such tired old rehetoric.
As I mentioned before, the discussion needs to be taken to a next level. Otherwise, what we see happening today is no different from what’s already happened in the past.
Insanity is expecting different results while doing exactly the same thing.
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“Tianak’s legitimacy is the alpha et omega of questions in this election.”
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Is that so? No wonder we keep stumbling from one crisis to another rather than actually implementing sustainable solutions — because people cannot see beyond vindictiveness.
Madame Cory herself was a victim (or rather a prisoner) of such shortsightedness — which is why all that social capital built up in 1986 was squandered. Because all that she (and the whole Edsa “revolution” cast of character) was about and all of what fuelled that little exercise was that all-too-familiar “PATALSIKIN NA NOW NA!” mentality. It was then as it is now the “alpha et omega of questions” as one quaint commentor here put it.
So once the “ousting” part is done and dusted, we find an ideological/platform vacuum. Because all the thinking was focused on ousting, we will find ourselves with an empty slate once Gloria is gone.
And the whole cycle starts yet again from there.
Sad, isn’t it?
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kritikong wala pang napatunayang ginawa para sa bayan. takot sa pagharap sa katotohanang ang salita ay hindi sapat upang magkabisa ang solusyong laging inihaharap.
kung si anthony papipiliin kanila wilson philips, bananarama, jj pad, at sister sledge.
a-aha ang pipiliin nito.
basta sa akin ang The Wild Swans kay norpil na kasi ang Aqua.
“Is that so? No wonder we keep stumbling from one crisis to another rather than actually implementing sustainable solutions — because people cannot see beyond vindictiveness.”
While I may concede that Aling Gloria’s legitimacy is not an election issue per se, I would like to see the candidates’ stand here.
Since the surfacing of the Garci tapes, very reasonable doubts were raised against her poll victory in 2004. As far as I know, proof beyond reasonable doubt is required only in criminal cases. An issue involving the collective will of the people needs to only to have a cloud of reasonable doubt, then, it should become a cause alarming enough for people to raise their voices up to the heavens.
Aling Gloria, instead of trying to come out clean, started silencing those who dared to ask. Hence, this issue did not get the needed closure.
For me, closure would mean either of two things:
-Aling Gloria proves that she actually won in 2004 fair and square, sans the intervention of Garci, Esperon, et. al
-Aling Gloria admits to her mistakes, repents, resigns and calls for a snap presidential elections where she would no longer run
Where a candidate stands on this issue is of paramount importance to Pinoys who would want to raise their families in a culture where adherence to values, ethics, and the sense of common decency is exemplified by those we entrust our common destinies to.
I am not blaming Aling Gloria for the sad state we are in. I am holding her accountable. Her accountability is something she had sworn to in 2001. (She also swore before Rizal’s grave in 2002 never to run for president because, as she correctly observed then, she was one big factor in the country’s divisiveness. She ran, anyway.)
“So once the “ousting” part is done and dusted, we find an ideological/platform vacuum. Because all the thinking was focused on ousting, we will find ourselves with an empty slate once Gloria is gone.
And the whole cycle starts yet again from there.”
There has never been any vacuum in terms of ideology. However, there has always been this failure to unite the nation in adhering to this ideology. This failure to adhere becomes apparent when a leader, once given the mantle of trust by the people, start corrupting the system to satisfy his own greed for fame and fortune. This failure to adhere becomes more reinforced once the people decide to close their eyes and shut their mouths to the plunder (of both the wealth and the moral values) that takes place within and around them.
If we always hold our leaders accountable to their actions, then, we may be able to sustain a nationhood that every citizen will be proud to call his own.
Benigno,
Most of the bloggers here already know the Filipino word for efficiency.If you still dont know,you are dumb and dumber than I thought.
true Ka Enchong!
hindi dapat makipag-usap ang sambayanan sa mga taong hindi naman tutuong inihalal ng taumbayan!
at sino itong mga ULAP na nakikipagsabwatan sa mga sindikato!
kung hindi sila nakikipagsabwatan ano ang tawag sa kanila?
“If we always hold our leaders accountable to their actions, then, we may be able to sustain a nationhood that every citizen will be proud to call his own.”
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I agree. But the way to do so is not through street politics and jokes and after-the-fact teeth gnashing of the type we are seeing today.
The way mature democracies hold their leaders to account is to ensure that the institions tasked with keeping power balanced and in check are robust and transparent. It’s called institutional reform.
If you look through the quality of discussion in blogs like this and other forums, the majority of discussion is centred around petty partisanism and personalities. There is hardly any discussion at the systemic level. Such is the shallowness by which Pinoys regard the otherwise venerable concept of democracy.
Democracy is not just about freedom and elections. It is about discipline, procedure, consistency, and transparency. The hard work is in the latter four. Pinoys, on the other hand, only understand the earlier two.
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ka enchong, tunay ka!
ang isang pinuno, kaya napalagay sa poder ay sa dalawang paraan.
una, nanalo dahil hinalal ng tao sa paniniwala at pagtitiwalang kaya niyang gampanan at isakatuparan ang kanyang tungkulin at responsibilidad bilang punong bayan.
pangalawa, natalo sa boto subalit nanalo sa bilangan bunga ng pandaraya at pagnanakaw ng boto ng katunggali sapagkat nananaig ang pagkagutom at pagkauhaw sa kapangyarihan.
at sa pagkilatis sa kasalukuyang administrasyon, nabibilang ang pagkakaluklok nito ikalawang kaparaanan. na bagama’t nagdudumilat, nagsusumigaw at malinaw ang mga katunayan sa katiwaliang kinasangkutan ay ayaw harapin ang katotohanan na pilit pinagtatakpan at ipinagsasanggalang ng mga taong nasa paligid na ang layunin ay makihati sa nakaw na pamamalagi sa kapangyarihan kung saan sila animo’y nakasumpong ng mina sa kaban ng bayang hindi nila magawang iwan at talikuran.
si anthony scalia ang kailangan sa senado! siya lamang ang tanging pag-asa upang muling makabangon ang ating bansa. hindi lamang siya nagpapahalata, noon pa. subalit maliwanag sa kanyang mga pananalita na walang ibang makakatulong sa ating mga kababayan upang magkaroon ng hanapbuhay KUNDI siya lamang. hindi ang sinumang maka erap o maka FPJ. at lalong hindi ang maka gloria.
ngunit kung walang susuporta sa kanya ay hindi rin siya bibitiw at matitinag sa kanyang paniniwala na mas maganda ang kinabukasan ng ating bansa sa ilalim ng pamumuno ng baliw na babaeng mukahng daga sa malakanyang na ayaw umalis sa kanyang umaalingasaw na lungga!
iboto si anthony scalia!
iboto ang tunay na pag-asa ng pilipinas!
anthony scalia sa senado!!!!
napakahirap maniwala sa salita ng taong ang hinahangad daw ay pagkakaisa subalit pinipilit tapakan sa mukha ang iba sa kagustuhang ang paniniwalaan at susundin ay tanging SIYA!
upang maipakitang epektibo, makabuluhan at magkakaroon ng matamis na bunga ang solusyong gustong ipinta, kailangang makahikayat ng makakasama, hindi iyong sa halip na mang-akit ay mang-aalipusta pa!
sino ang tatalima? kahit ‘yung bangaw na kauri niya, magdadalawang isip dahil masasapawan siya!
gaya ng sinabi ni anthony scalia sa Opposition Manila folder , kung pupwede ay maisulat sa listahan sa balota ang 12 pangalan niya?
“kung pwede nga lang bang isulat ang “anthony scalia” in all 12 blanks (for senator) of the ballot.”
sumasang-ayon na si anthony scalia na hindi electoral process ang solusyon sa sandamakmak na problema ng bansa natin ngayon!
ipinapakita ng tuta na prebilihiyo ng sindikato ni dorobo lang ang makakapagwaldas ng kaban ng bayan.
hayagan na ang paggamit na naman ng government resources para lang proteksyonan ang mga raket ni jose pidal!
kaya nga nang sinabi ni anthony scalia na personality based daw ang isyu at hinding hindi sya papayag ng mga maka-ERAP at maka-FPJ, ay malinaw na malinaw pa sa tubig sa ilog ng pasig ang gusto nyang iparating!
ayaw nyang pakinggan ang boses ng nakararami?
inuulit ko ang tanong mula noong pang 1998, 2001 at 2004?
sino ba ang mas nakakariwasa sa buhay dito sa Pilipinas?
sino ba ang mas nakararami?
kung hindi nyo masasagot ang kagustuhan ng nakararami at katrayduran lamang sa interes ng masa ang inyong isusulong!
vote anthony scalia!
Ka Magno,
Ni hindi ko hihilinging malinaw na mapatunayan ang pandaraya noong 2004. Sa ganang akin, sapat nang makulapulan ng makatwirang agam-agam ang “tagumpay” niya. Hindi kriminal ang hinahatulan ng sambayanan sa usaping ito, kundi ang “pangulo” na paglalagakan natin ng pag-asa tungo sa iisang kinabukasan bilang bansa at kakatawan sa mga adhikaing unang iminulat sa atin noong 1896.
To nelbar:
“vote anthony scalia”
Salamat
“kung si anthony papipiliin kanila wilson philips, bananarama, jj pad, at sister sledge. a-aha ang pipiliin nito.”
Tumpak. Teyyyyk onnnn meeeeee
To Mrivera:
“iboto si anthony scalia!
iboto ang tunay na pag-asa ng pilipinas!
anthony scalia sa senado!!!!”
Salamat uli.
To nelbar:
“sumasang-ayon na si anthony scalia na hindi electoral process ang solusyon sa sandamakmak na problema ng bansa natin ngayon!”
Talaga naman, di ba? Kada 3 taon e kelangang magluklok tayo ng 12 senador, 1 congressman, 1 party-list, mayor, vice-mayor etc. Going through the motions ‘ika nga.
the sun always shines on tv
jj pad may patuwad tuwad, meron pang pabali-baliktad
To benignO:
“As I mentioned before, the discussion needs to be taken to a next level. Otherwise, what we see happening today is no different from what’s already happened in the past.”
Nakupo, asa ka pa. Asa pa ako. Lahat ng bloggers dito, the starting point of any solution is kick Ate Glue out of Malacañang. Saka na yang solutions. Alisin muna si GMA. Lets worry about solutions after kicking out GMA. Parang ang nangyari sa kaharian ni Alexander the Great pagkamatay nya – nagaway-away ang mga heneral nya.
Buti sana kung si Lacson ang mangibabaw pagkasipa kay GMA. Eh paano kung si Erap uli? NAKUPO!
“The way mature democracies hold their leaders to account is to ensure that the institions tasked with keeping power balanced and in check are robust and transparent. It’s called institutional reform.”
I am 100% in agreement to this. I would like to believe that this is what everybody here is advocating. I would even like to believe strongly that this is why majority of Filipinos demand that a closure be given to the GMA-Garci controversy.
It is not enough to say “Let’s move on”. Neither is it enough to classify “Hello Garci” as an old wornout issue.
The institutions we have right now are robust only because of the guns that are aimed at those who demand transparency.
ano ba ang pinagkaiba ng sindikato at ng mga pidalista?
ka enchong, kahit na ako, ganu’n din ang paniniwala ko. pag-aaksaya lamang ng panahon ang ipagpilitan pang bigyang linaw ang isyung pandaraya noong eleksiyon ng 2004. sapat na ang pagkakaroon ng lamat sa kristal ng pamumuno ni gloria at nasa kanya na ang pagpapatunay na malinis ang kanyang konsensiya. hindi sa patuloy na pagkapit tuko niya sa puwesto, bagkus ay ang kusang pagbibitiw upang ang alinlangan sa kanyang integridad ay mahugasan.
ang sinumang pinuno na pinag-aalinlanganan ng nasasakupan ang kakayahan at paraan ng pagkakaluklok sa poder ay nararapat lamang na magboluntad na bakantehin ang kanyang puwesto hindi bilang tanda ng pag-amin sa katiwaliang ibinabato kundi upang pamalagiing walang bahid dungis ang katapatan ng pamunuang pinagkatiwalaan ng sambayanan.
nelbar Says: “ano ba ang pinagkaiba ng sindikato at ng mga pidalista?”
meron pa bang pagkakaiba ang sindikato at pidalista?
siguro mas lamang ang pidalista dahil ang mga tumutugis sa sindikato ay siya namang kumakandili, nagtatanggol at nagtatakip sa kanilang mga kaaliwaswasan.
Gago pala si Abalos e. E ano ngayon kung magsuot ng T-shirt ang mga pilipino with the faces of their favorite candidates, pero mapapahiya iyong mga boboto pa at magsasabing paborito nila iyong Ilocanong kriminal running for Senator!!!
Kung si Chavit ang magsusuot, dapat lang na hulihin siya because that would be electioneering. But if it’s the public, it is definitely suppression of freedom of expression of liking a person. Gago pala ang interpretation ng mga abogago diyan dahil sa utos siguro ng No. 1 abogago from Areneow!
Kung sasabin naman na it’s against the one month before election ruling re campaign, aba e sira pala ang bugok na iyan e. Doesn’t he know that ballots have to be submitted to the foreign posts within one month prior to May 7, the election day? Thus, wearing a T-shirt with Cayetano’s or Trillanes face will be legal from March 7th. Bobo!
Abalos should busy himself interpreting the Election Code re the cheating done and will be done by the Pidals to insure that she gets the Enchanted Kingdom she dreams about!!! 🙁
# nelbar Says:
March 5th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
ano ba ang pinagkaiba ng sindikato at ng mga pidalista?
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Ang galing na tanong ito, nelbar. Sa ganang akin ay pareho lang sila!
Just read this in the Tribune:
““If an operation is purely military and devoid of political motivation, the Comelec cannot intervene,” Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr., yesterday told reporters, despite the complaint lodged before it by the leftist Party-list groups, complete with pictures and affidavits…”
OK, Abalos can’t or doesn’t want to but Gloria sure can but like Abalos doesn’t want to – she’s hell bent on making sure her team wins in M Manila; she doesn’t want the Opposition to win coz she knows when that happens, her goose is cooked.
Am pretty sure she wants the soften people up to do her bidding.
What a thorough bitch!
Attendance sa nagkasabay na rally ng GO at TUTA sa Nasugbu, Batangas.
GO-UNO, 5000 katao; TUTA,700 lang (bayaran pa?)!
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Head to head
MR. EXPOSE
Amb. Ernesto Maceda
03/06/2007, Tribune
By a scheduling “accident,” Team GMA and GO senatorial candidates crossed paths in western Batangas over the weekend.
GMA candidates Ralph Recto, Miguel Zubiri, Cesar Montano and Jimalul Kiram barnstormed in Balayan, Nasugbu, Calaca and Lemery on Saturday followed by GO senators Loren Legarda, Noynoy Aquino, Ping Lacson, Nikki Coseteng, Sonia Roco and Jewel May Pimentel, wife of Koko, on Sunday.
The result: A knockout (KO) for Ralph Recto and company. In Nasugbu, both tickets held a rally at the town plaza. The attendance, 700 for the Team GMA. 5,000 for the GO-UNO bets. This despite the fact that Mayor Antonio Barcelon is with Lakas and, of course, team leader Ralph Recto is also from Batangas.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20070306com4.html
youtube link of Cayetano ads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5TJqQZbMc
Just goes to show, Chi, that Raffy Recto’s wife Vilma can no longer save him and get him votes! Kung baga sa artista, laos na!!!
Until the recent global sell-off – that started last week -hasn’t Gloria & her Dogs been harping on how great the Philippine economy has been under the Pygmy ? In fact, the battle cry of Team Gloria is how good the economy has been w/ Gloria at the helm.
The recent global stock tsunami has not spared the Philippines. Obviously, this had nothing to do w/ Gloria. In the same way that when our economy is excellent, it also has NOTHING to do w/ Gloria. External forces is the driver really.
Since Gloria loves to give herself a pat on the back for her excellent economic fundamentals & take credit, she also be given credit then for the recent economic earthquake !
The duty of the opposition to the people:
1. Before elections – to assure the people of good governance.
2. When elected – is to fulfill the promise.
But with GMA around, i firmly believe she will continue her madness. The result of the elections will not reflect the true sentiments of the people nor will it threaten (should GO win a landslide) gma’s administration.
Let’s not forget that Gloria did great ”miracles” and miracles will she do again and again and again.
Get rid first of Gloria before we can move on. Let’s not wait till kingdom come…lest we say, Ora Pro Nobis.
Benigno;
Ang pagtaya sa lotto ay hindi magandang solusyon para umangat ang buhay ng tao.Turo lang iyan ng mga tuso para agtaya ka ng numero at itaray nila ang kuarta ng galing sa pinaghirapan mong trabaho.Ang mga tumataya d’yan ay mga tubero,hardeniro,karpentero mga kamero na agtatrabaho sa silong ng napudot na aldaw, magbaon na lang ng basit na inapoy at inasin pangaldawan para may maisubi sa pantaya ng Lotto.
Ipag palagay na natin nanalo ka,pero isipin mo rin ang mga talunan na may bendang panyo sa ulo dahil natalo ang pambili nila ng pandesal sa umaga,awanin na sila maibigay ng baon ng mga obing nila na age-eskuwela.Masaya ka ba?
Pag-umuwi ka ng Pilipinas pumunta ka sa Dagupan at maki-pag-ergo ka kay Archbishop Cruz at magsamba ka na rin ng mariwanagan ang isipan mo Manong.
Ada ako solution sa mga isinulat mong mga problema na awan naman kahit na basit ti solusyon.
Isulat ko na lang uli,at agluto muna ako ng pangaldawan namin ni junior ko.
Yuko,
It’s easier for Abalos to ban wearing of T-shirts than interpret the Election Code which is only for the comprehension of people with brains!
Chabeli, exactly! Gloria’s definition of “sound economic fundamentals” does not go beyond the stock market and currency exchange rate. Despite her much-flaunted PHD in economics, I’d say she is one helluva joke.
Now that the Shanghai and Wall Street bourses are hardly slaying the bears, and judging HER market by what she always trumpets upon, it does not at all depict the resilience she has painted it to be. That it is as vulnerable as any country’s. That’s what differentiates the PSE during Ramos’ time from hers.
No wonder the TUTAs are no longer as hot in debating on the economy today compared to early last week.
Puro lang kayabangan, peke naman!
Huwag kayong magagalit sa isusulat ko ngayon. Una sa lahat, sinisiguro ko sa inyo na 100% sa oposisyon ako at 100% galit kay tiyanak. Pero kagabi ay nag-isip ako ng malalim. Bakit lumipat sa administrasyon sina Sotto at Oreta. Tulad ng marami ngayon, noon ay galit na galit ako sa dalawa sa paglipat nila. Pero napag-isipan kong may katuwiran silang magtampo at lumipat. Sila ay tapat kay Erap at oposisyon. Noon pa’y ipinaglaban nila si Erap at si FPJ. Tapos ay hindi pa sila isinama sa tiket ng oposisyon. Ang ipinalit sa kanila ay mga dating kaaway at nag-traidor kay Erap. Masisisi ba natin ang dalawa? Oo nga puwede silang mag-independente. Pero siguro dala ng sama ng loob at pangangailangan ng pondo kaya pikit mata na lang sumama sa administrasyon. Ang sa akin lang, huwag natin silang husgahan at sisihin ng todo. Mismong si Erap ang nagsalita na hindi siya magbabago sa pagtingin sa dalawa dahil higit pa daw sa pulitika ang kanilang pakikipagkaibigan.
cocoy:
ang tinutukoy mo bang ubing ay itong si artsee?
bakit kulay violet na rin ba si artsee ng katulad ng ipinapakita ng simbahan?
sinasabi kasi ng isang atorni na nakasalamuha ko ay hindi papayagan na makaupo sa pwesto ang mga tulad ng personalidad ni ERAP at FPJ.
bakit kaya gusto ng nakararaming Pilipino na gusto nila si FPJ at ERAP?
hero worship syndrome?sino kaya ang nagturo nito?
tanong ko sa DIRECTOR ng true lies ha?
Mang Nelbar, Easter Season ngayon na panahon ng mga pabasa kaya mag-ingat kayo sa pagpintas ng mga Pari. Alam mo ba na paborito ko ang Ube? Kahit sa ice cream ay gusto ko ang ube. Paborito ko din ang bagong Prime Minister ng Hapon na si Prime Minister Ube. May kontrobersiyal na naman sinabi na ikinagalit ng marami. Sabi niya hindi daw tutoong maraming Comfort Women na inabuso ng mga sundalong Hapon noon. Hindi naman daw pinilit ang mga babaeng iyan. Bakero!
artsee, nag-jo-jogging din ako sa Ubi Road sa Singapore noon kapag may oras ako.
Diba meron din na kasama na aso sa gabinete yan si PM Abe?
Matagal ko na alam yang comfort women issue, nakita ko na silang mag-protesta duon sa malapit sa dati kong opisina sa Makati.
Nelbar:
FYI, our Minister of Foreign Affairs is Mr. Aso. who belongs to a very prominent family in Japan that used to be a member of the Japanese peerage. Nothing of the kind of the ASO in the Philippines, so please stop comparing. Mas marangal naman ang taong iyan kahit na there are things that I may not agree with him. At least, iyan ina-aksyonan ang mga complaints namin lalo na doon sa extra-judicial killings with the Pidal government using Japanese ODA to fund such atrocity.
Si Abe din galing sa matinong pamilya. He is a nationalist, and a grandson of a former PM, Nobusuke Kishi, and his grand-uncle, Eisaku Sato, was also a PM of Japan.
I like this quote from Rod Kapunan of Tribune:
The serious lack of challengers to the hand-picked candidates of the political swindlers and the fear of the people in the provinces to attend the political rallies of the Genuine Opposition (GO) are premonitions that our democracy is no longer operational. From that critical stage of being pummeled by the blatant use of force to wrest power from the duly-elected President Joseph Estrada followed by the use of massive electoral fraud to keep herself in power has resulted in the collapse of our democratic system. The people are now bracing for the prospects that anytime the elitist democracy is finally going to expire by the fitting circumstance of self-contradictions.
You may read the whole article at http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20070306com3.html
Aba ASO din pala ang tawag sa Foreign Minister ng Japan, si Minister ASO. Akala ko ba walang balimbing sa Japan? Akala ko sa Pilipinas lang may ASO (sa administration).
opposition’s duty to the people should be exposing all anomalies of the present administration while offering solutions to problems created by its insensitiveness and if voted to office do what is expected of them.
action. good governance. transparency and honesty.
Mrivera,
Agree! That’s why real opposition candidates of GO should not fall prey to the wishes of Tianak to debate only on her conditions! Huh, kapag election debates, dapat ay tumbukin lahat ang issues. Ano sila sa TUTA, palaging nagpapasko?!
Ystakei,
Amen to what you said that you “..believe in miracles. Sometimes, it is when one least expects that they actually happen.” If I may add, it will be our faith that can move mountains; no matter how difficult it may seem at first. In the end of things, I believe, that it is God’s will that will be done.
Regarding Rep. Miniong Teves being “..rushed to the hospital after he suddenly wobbled and vomited from what he would later call indigestion”, is, like what you said, God’s way of “..sometimes deal with those who are sleeping with the enemies, and/or in cahoot with people whom God are displeased with..”
God does work in mysterious ways ! We should not stop hoping & as you also said “..just keep having faith and wait for the things to come!”
Elvira Sahara,
We should keep guard against those thieves come election day ! We may be one, but the little we can do, will make a difference in our own lil’ world, diba ?
Like you said (March 5th, 2007 at 4:55 am), like in football, “..dapat the best ang mga “KEEPERS” nila sa bawat town and city lalo na sa Election Day para hindi na sila maisahan pa ng TU ni Tianak at Fartso!..Prayers with Actions will be our best weapons!” AGREE !
Chi, all,
Meron kaming inihahandang 40 kataong pollwatchers sa Tokyo na mga 40 katao, 4 each present kasi noong isang beses ni hindi nila sinabing 10 precinto ang gagawin nila kaya kaunti lang kami. Medyo nakadaya iyong political appointee ni Tiyanak. This time, hindi namin sila bibigyan ng pagkakataon.
Allowed din ang foreign observer. May request kami sa mga NGO dito nagmo-monitor ng political killings na mag-observe sila. Nilalakad namin ang kanilang mga papeles ngayon. Kapag nakadaya pa talagang mga professional gangsters na itong mga nakaupo, iyong nanay at tatay noong fairy daw ng Enchanted Kingdom na lulubog-lilitaw dito at nanggugulo na nang-iinsulto pa ng mga kapwa nila pilipino!!! Pwe!!!
TonGuE-tWisTeD,
It’s difficult to understand Gloria when she talks about her economics. As you say, “Gloria’s definition of “sound economic fundamentals”” does not go beyond the stock market and currency exchange rate.”
It wasn’t difficult for Fitch Ratings to see through her bullsh*t. In an article in the web of Malaya (03/07/2007),
Fitch has dropped an upgrade on the Philippine economic outlook “due to poor collections..” which “..may derail the progress at the fiscal sector.”
Heheh !
Chabeli
What kind of a Filipino are you? You are actually happy that the progress at the fiscal sector may have been derailed. You might not like Gloria but you should not be delighted for a bad economy. Although majority of the Filipinos have not benefited from the current economy – just imagine if the stock market tanks and value of the peso goes down. They might not feel the benefits of a good economy but they certainly will feel it when the economy deteriorates. You are a real crab.
And Chabeli, Please do not include God in politics. Religion should not be mixed with politics. As what a preacher said – Religion and Politics is like Ice Cream and Manure – If you mix it together, it does not make the manure any better but it really messes up the Ice Cream. Although you believe that it’s God will be done – how would you know. I know you implied that God’s will is what you want – that the opposition will win. Are you telling God what to do now? Would it be also possible that it is God’d will that for Gloria to be the President of the Philippines? If it is – what do you think He will do to you – calling His President Tianak? Are you feeling a vomit coming?
I don’t know Rep. Teves -but according to you, God punished him – that is why he vomitted – What do you think God means when he gave Erap crippling arthritis? Was he sleeping with the enemy also – or maybe because he was just “sleeping around”. Please keep God off of partisan politics.
saan ka nakakita na ang sukatan ng economiya ay ang konsumo ng beer?
pati ang load ng cellphone ay ginagawang fundamentals daw ng economics?
kung real estate ang pag-uusapan, masdan mo nga ang nagtataasang mga nagsisulputang mga building? …mga BASYO ito!
Pinagbabasehan ay BPO?
Ang alam ko na BPO ay ang Berlin Philharmonic at itong sa Beograd!
Gloria Pidal economics are all Pseudo ECHOnomics of the West
ano ba pinagbaba-basa nyan?Monocle?
chi, offering solutions to cure the social and political ills in our society should be directly injected to the supposed leaders and not the electorate whose only duty is to vote candidates who they think are trustworthy and capable of “delivering the goods” they expect.
not experimental solutions offered but full of INSULTS to the supposed takers!
manang ellen said…opposition’s duty to people is to ensure winning the mid-term election so that they can kick out gma…..manang awanin, the survey you are talking about last feb 12 is just within manila, GO will not attain their target of senate majority…sabi nga ng isang columnist sa manila standard about GO………..GO, GOING, GONE! pag-dating ng election GONE na ang GO. Sayang naman, ang ISANG boto ko pwede ko sanang ibigay sa GO but tsk, tsk, tsk…
To edg:
“…are a real crab”
That’s what 99.9% of all bloggers here are. The hell with the economy, kick out GMA first.
They’re like the US forces which ‘liberated’ Manila from the Japanese in 1945. Yes, the Japanese was thrown out, but not before devastating Manila. The US forces’ bombing made Manila the second most devastated city in World War II, after Warsaw. Ganun din ang 99.9% of the bloggers dito. Di bale nang magka-leche leche ang ‘Pinas, mapaalis lang si GMA. Collateral damages? The heck with them. Kick GMA is first and foremost.
They are creating the noises which scare investors away, both foreign and domestic.
To nelbar:
“Pinagbabasehan ay BPO?”
Take note of the numbers:
The BPO industry employs around 200,000 people. That’s 200,000 with spending money. The industry is still expected to grow exponentially. In 2000, the industry employs less than a thousand.
Indirectly, each of these 200,000 supports a few more Pinoys. At least 1 million Pinoys supported.
The BPO industry also moves the real estate and the telecom industries. Indirectly, jobs are created in these industries as well, due to the BPO push.
The vibrant BPO industry gives the Philippines a good image to the world as a great place for investments.
Yes, kulang pa yan, pero its a great start. Those are 200,000 less unemployed, not to mention the jobs created indirectly by the BPO industry.
Alam ko na ang gusto mo lang marinig (o mabasa) eh walang credit si GMA dito. True, GMA has nothing to do with the growth of the BPO industry. Its purely private-sector led.
The stakeholders in the BPO industry quickly realized that shouting “PATALSIKIN NA NOW NA” ad nauseam ad infinitum does not create jobs.
To GO-GA:
May ‘votables’ din naman sa G-rand A-lliance of G-enuine O-pposition: Trillanes, Roco, Villar, Lacson, Noynoy. The rest, PWE!
Ang kakapal nga ng mga mukha nitong karamihan sa G-rand A-lliance of G-enuine O-pposition. ANG AKALA NILA, IBOBOTO SILA SA PAGIGING ANTI-GMA NILA. DI NILA ALAM, THEY HAVE TO WIN ON THEIR OWN MERITS.
TAPOS PAG NATALO SILA, SASABIHING DINAYA SILA? PWE! ACTUALLY, YUN ANG PURPOSE WHY THEY ARE RESORTING TO SURVEYS. PAGTAPOS NG ELECTION AT IBA ANG NAGING RESULTA, SISIGAW SILA NA DINAYA SILA DAHIL ‘DI NAGSISINUNGALING ANG SURVEYS’!
PWE!
sino sa inyo ang nakakaramdam ng pagganda ng ekonomiya? kailan pa ba ipinagbabanduhan ang pagsulong daw ng kabuhayan ng bansa? kung gumaganda ang pamumuhay, bakit talamak pa rin ang patayan? ang nakawan? nagkalat ang mga batang lansangan? marami ang walang hanapbuhay? marami ang nagugutom? ang ipinadadalang pera naming mga karaniwang manggagawa dito sa ibayong dagat ay hindi rin makasapat sa pang-araw araw na pangangailangan gayung sabi nila ay SAPAT na ang P266 upang makaraos sa maghapon ang pamilyang merong 3 anak?
utak talangka? sino kaya?
Mrivera:
absent si anthony scalia nang mag-post ako dito sa bahay ni ellen ang tungkol sa mandaluyong, makati at alabang.
ang pagkaka-alam nya kasi ay kung hindi dahil sa pamumuno ni abalos noong 1990’s sa mandaluyong ay hindi magiging paboritong destinasyon ng negosyo ang distrito ng ortigas sa kalakalan.
sa makati, kahit na hindi ito nahawakan nina yabut at binay, tuloy ang nakaplano sa blue print nito.
ganon din sa business district ng alabang at filinvest, kahit na hindi ito napasakamay nina gotianum at ng grupo ni ayala ay tuloy ang pag-unlad nito dahil sa tinatawag na viable venue for business and commerce.
at ang pinakamahalaga dito ay ang pagiging strategic location nito sa larangan ng kalakalan.
kapansinpansin din ang mga nakaabang na pasilidad ng telepono o komunikasyon, kuryente, mga daan at tulay na siyang magsisilbing gabay nito sa matatag na negosyo. infrastructure!
at ang hindi napansin ni anthony scalia ang tunay na kayamanan ng mga binanggit kong lugar sa itaas.
ang human potential ng mga residente nito.
human capital! – kayang unawain ng sinumang residente kung anong klaseng inprastraktura ang mga nakapaligid dito.
balewala ang mga batas na ihahain ng mga lokal at nasyonal na pamahalaan kung walang paggalang o respeto sa karapatan ng nakararami.
ang isa sa mga kailangan upang makumbinse ang mga negosyo dito sa bansa ay ang KALAYAAN!
huwag mong kalilimutan anthony scalia ang tungkulin na ginagampanan ng MEDIA.
Sila ang nagiging gabay upang magkaroon ng GOOD GOVERNANCE at TRANSPARENCY.
kaya ang pwe mo ay dumudura ka sa harap ng salamin, at sarili mo ang nakikita mo!
nelbar, pansinin mo rin kung ano ang ipinagpipilitang magpapaunlad daw sa ating bansa at mga trabahong ibinibigay ni gloria. ano’ng asenso ang makukuha ng mga nagtatrabaho sa call centers?
dahil ba pumatok ito sa mga naunang bansang nagbukas ay mamumulaklak din ito sa pilipinas? ang labas nito ay katulad din sa isang kapitbahayan na nang makitang nagbukas ng tindahan ang isang namuhunan ay gagayahin ng iba sa pag-aakalang lahat sila ay pareparehong aasenso at yayaman.
99.99% of Gloria Pidal’s supporters are harebrained.
They shit all over themselves to defend the undefendable bansot and her allies.
She’s not done anything for this country – she’s merely used it as a stepping stone to steal as if there’s no tomorrow.
Birds of the same feather shitting together – that’s what they all are!
BenignO, what’s the English word of SAYANG?
To nelbar:
“ang pagkaka-alam nya kasi ay kung hindi dahil sa pamumuno ni abalos noong 1990’s sa mandaluyong ay hindi magiging paboritong destinasyon ng negosyo ang distrito ng ortigas sa kalakalan”
Oops, walang ganyanan. You are putting words into my mouth. You are attributing statements to me I didnt make. I DARE YOU TO REPRODUCE THE POSTS WHERE I SAID THOSE THINGS.
Kayo talagang mga maka-Erap at maka-FPJ….haaay naku
“sa makati, kahit na hindi ito nahawakan nina yabut at binay, tuloy ang nakaplano sa blue print nito”
Private-sector success ang Makati. The private sector realized they had better things to do than MAGTATATALAK at MAG-RALLY.
“ganon din sa business district ng alabang at filinvest, kahit na hindi ito napasakamay nina gotianum at ng grupo ni ayala ay tuloy ang pag-unlad nito dahil sa tinatawag na viable venue for business and commerce”
Same reason, private sector success. Private sector initiative. They realized they had better things to do than MAGTATATALAK at MAG-RALLY. That there are more productive things to do than shouting “PATALSIKIN NA NOW NA”
“at ang pinakamahalaga dito ay ang pagiging strategic location nito sa larangan ng kalakalan”
true
“kapansinpansin din ang mga nakaabang na pasilidad ng telepono o komunikasyon, kuryente, mga daan at tulay na siyang magsisilbing gabay nito sa matatag na negosyo. infrastructure!”
true
“at ang hindi napansin ni anthony scalia ang tunay na kayamanan ng mga binanggit kong lugar sa itaas”
At bakit mo naman nasabing di ko napansin? Wala naman akong sinasabi to that effect. Again, I DARE YOU TO REPRODUCE THOSE POSTS WHERE I SAID THOSE THINGS.
“ang human potential ng mga residente nito.
human capital! – kayang unawain ng sinumang residente kung anong klaseng inprastraktura ang mga nakapaligid dito”
TUMPAK! KOREK! Human capital has more potential than simply shouting “PATALSIKIN NA NOW NA”
“balewala ang mga batas na ihahain ng mga lokal at nasyonal na pamahalaan kung walang paggalang o respeto sa karapatan ng nakararami”
true
“ang isa sa mga kailangan upang makumbinse ang mga negosyo dito sa bansa ay ang KALAYAAN!”
Asus. Mali. Bakit kaya nagdadagsaan ang mga investor/kapitalista/negosyante sa mainland China? Ang hinahanap ng mga foreign investors primarily ay political stability and consistency in policies. GMA is inconsistent sa economi cpolicies, while the G-rand A-lliance of G-enuine O-pposition is consistently causing political instability.
“huwag mong kalilimutan anthony scalia ang tungkulin na ginagampanan ng MEDIA”
MEDIA? May tungkulin? (let me throw up first).
“Sila ang nagiging gabay upang magkaroon ng GOOD GOVERNANCE at TRANSPARENCY”
No. Media is out their only looking for the next headline. In the case of Malaya, looking for the return of Erap in Malacañang. Para mga anak ng diyos na naman sila!
“kaya ang pwe mo ay dumudura ka sa harap ng salamin, at sarili mo ang nakikita mo!”
Sorry, pero di ko nakikita ang sarili ko dahil di ako dumudura sa harap ng salamin.
anthony scalia:
ipinagkumpara mo na noon ang Makati at Marikina, parehas silang nagsisimula sa M , dahil Metro Manila sila!
Parehas din sila na dating sakop ng Rizal.
Pero magkaiba ang M.Binay at M.BF na binanggit mo noon.
Si BF may Marides.
Ang Mandaluyong at San Juan dati ay iisang distrito yan. Pero ngayon ay magkahiwalay na dahil sa determinasyon ng mga mamamayan nito.
GA-GA: said March 7th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
“GO will not attain their target of senate majority” I suggest you give a good reason for that statement or change your newspaper – or is it wishful thinking on your part.
Chabeli Says: March 6th, 2007 at 1:22 am
“she also be given credit then for the recent economic earthquake” – give her a kick up the ass more like it!
florry Said: March 8th, 2007 at 11:20 am
“what’s the English word of SAYANG?” florry your so right what a waste of space!
To nelbar:
“ipinagkumpara mo na noon ang Makati at Marikina…”
If I remember correctly, ang thread that time ay tungkol sa idolo mong si Jojo Binay, Mayor ng Makati.
Kinumpara ko ang makati at marikina para i-stress ang accomplishments ni BF sa city nya, na walang binatbat ang nagawa ni Binay sa makati. Considering the resources at their disposal. Si Binay, 20 years na sa makati, MARAMI PA RING SQUATTERS (ayaw nyang i-uplift ang buhay ng mga squatters dahil pag nagka-isip na ang mga yun di na sya iboboto). Tapos, di pa known ang makati for CIVIL SERVICE EFFICIENCY and CLEANLINESS.
Marikina ay kilala na sa cleanliness at efficiency.
Alam ko sasabihin mo, marami ding squatters sa marikina. WITH THE RESOURCES OF MAKATI, dapat nabigyan na ni Binay ng adequate housing ang lahat ng mga squatters. diyos ko day, 20 YEARS NA SYANG NAKAUPO!!!
“parehas silang nagsisimula sa M , dahil Metro Manila sila!”
obvious ba?
“Pero magkaiba ang M.Binay at M.BF na binanggit mo noon.
Si BF may Marides”
Si JB naman ay may Elenita
“Ang Mandaluyong at San Juan dati ay iisang distrito yan. Pero ngayon ay magkahiwalay na dahil sa determinasyon ng mga mamamayan nito”
Mali. Dahil naging City na ang Mandaluyong.
Suwerte si Mayor Binay noon panahon ni Cory at ginawa siyang OIC ng Makati. Nang maupo si Cory, lahat ng pinuno ng local government ay inalis at pinalitan ng OIC. Si Erap noon ay ayaw umalis at nag-rally pa ang mga taga-San Juan. Pati ang kumpare niyang si FPJ pumunta doon para suportahan si Erap. Ang ginawa ni Cory ay walang iba sa ginagawa ni tiyanak ngayon na unti-untin sinususpendi o inaalis ang mga kalaban niya, mga oposisyon sa local level.
Florry:
Kahit sa ingles, may mga expression na iba’t iba ang ibig sabihin depende sa context ng pangungusap. Iyong “sayang” can have different meanings depending on what the speaker wants to convey as in “Too bad!” “What a waste!” “It’s a waste!” Kaya sinong may sabing hindi masagana sa pagpapahiwatig ang wikang pilipino! Tawag sa mga ungas na iyan “gunggong”!
Bakit ko ikakahiya ang Tagalog o Ilocano? Diyan ako kumikita ng malaki sa translation ko. 150 dollars an hour and bayad ko. Translation in writing naman maliit ang 50 dollars per page compared to 30 dollars per page kung ingles. Tonto pala ang mga ungas na iyan e. Pangit naman ang mga accent.
Tignan mo ngang mag-ingles si Tiyanak! Di hamak namang maganda ang diction ko! Puwera buhat ang bangko!!! 😉
Ako hindi ako tumatanggap ng bayad sa translation. Libre ako. Kapag may biktimang Pilipino sa Tsina, libre ang translation ko sa Chinese. Isa lang ang hiling ko sa mga Pinoy na tinulungan ko: IBAGSAK SI TIYANAK.
“Tignan mo ngang mag-ingles si Tiyanak! Di hamak namang maganda ang diction ko! Puwera buhat ang bangko!!! ”
Nakupo. Binuhat mo na nga eh. Tsk tsk tsk hanggang dyan ba naman, may colonial mentality pa rin. Badge of honor pa rin ang pag-ingles. Haay naku.
Dapat malaman ng mga Pinoy na ang pinaka-importante sa ingles ay ang pag-communicate, at hindi ang pa-impress.
Cleopatra Scalia, hindi ako tutol sa sinabi mo dahil may ilang bloggers dito na mayabang talaga. Nagkataon ang kausap mo isa sa pinakamayabang. Inis din ako diyan pero dedma lang ako kasi kakampi namin. Inis din ako sa mga taong nagyayabang na maraming alam na wika at maraming halong dugo. Alam mo ba kung bakit inis ako sa ganyan mga klaseng tao? Kasi ayaw kong makakita na mas mayabang sa akin. Pero kung salitang Ingles at “colonial mentality” ang pag-uusapan, hindi natin masisisi ang mga Pinoy dala ng napakaraming taon pagiging alipin ng mga banyaga tulad ng Kastila at Amerika. Sa tutoo lang, wala tayong tunay na “identity” na maipagmamalaki. Masakit man sabihin ay iyan ang katotohanan. Para sa akin, Tsinoy pa rin. Bago pa man ang mga Kastila ay may Intsik na sa Pilipinas. Kung meroon man bansa at lahi na maituturing natin na talagang nakatatak sa puso at dugo ng bawa’t Pinoy, iyan ang Chinese.
artsee,
ang alam ko talaga ay taga amoy fukien ka at ikaw na rin ang nagsabi nyan diba?
ako naman dyan sa maybunga, ang pinaka matanda sa buong pilipinas!
“Dapat malaman ng mga Pinoy na ang pinaka-importante sa ingles ay ang pag-communicate, at hindi ang pa-impress”
tama si cleopatra scalia! kaya nga palagi kong itinutuon ang pansin sa history ang lahat ng isyu dito sa blog ni Ellen.
“Mali. Dahil naging City na ang Mandaluyong”
basahin mo ang history ng San Felipe Neri at San Juan Del Monte nang lalo mong maunawaan ang istorya ng Hacienda de Mandaluyon.
anthony scalia:
basahin mo na lang ang libro ni Stephen E. Ambrose na Comrades : Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Son, Pals ISBN:0743200748
kaysa pag-usapan pa natin ang Elenita baka kung saan pa tayo mapunta, diba ellen?
mabuti pa si yuko, binigyan nya ako ng pampaghana nuong nakaraang linggo tungkol kay Jerry Rawlings.
oi! syangapala, nabasa ko sa isang headline noong nakaraang linggo!
ACCRA: Masagana ang pagdiriwang ng ika-50 kasaganaan sa Ghana
mukhang hindi yata alam ni artsee ang supermarket na toh?
mukhang hindi yata alam ni artsee ang supermarket na toh?
Paanong hindi ko alam iyan kasosyo ako? Alam mo din ba na kasosyo ko si Henry Sy ng SM? Nag-umpisa iyan sa may Carriedo na isang maliit na tindahan ng sapatos. Pinahiram ng pera ng lolo ko at umasenso. Ang lolo ko ang nag-isip ng pangalang SM. Akala ng marami ang SM ay Shoe Mart. Hindi. Sex Maniac (SM) kasi si Mang Henry noon. Madalas silang maglibot sa Misericordia noon ng lolo ko.
Mareng Artsee, noted. Basta cheer for the Philippine team when it meets Yao Ming and the rest of the Chinese team in the Asian qualifier for the 2008 Olympics. The Phils. must place no lower than runner-up to be able to go to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Saka ipagmalaki mo ang lahing Chinese! China is on the rise! Japan has plateaued! Yung sinasabi mong isa sa pinakamayabang, eh baka sinusuka ng mga Hapon mismo.
China and India will soon overtake Japan as Asia’s economic giants. Take that, Japanese ex-Pinoy!
To nelbar:
“basahin mo ang history ng San Felipe Neri at San Juan Del Monte nang lalo mong maunawaan ang istorya ng Hacienda de Mandaluyon”
What if paki-bigay na lang yung gist, para di ko na basahin?
“basahin mo na lang ang libro ni Stephen E. Ambrose na Comrades : Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Son, Pals ISBN:0743200748”
Bakit? Mukhang mas maganda pa yung book nya on the construction of the trans-American railroad.
“kaysa pag-usapan pa natin ang Elenita baka kung saan pa tayo mapunta, diba ellen?”
Noted