May mensahe si Senator Antonio Trillanes sa sambayanang Pilipino:
“Sa tulong ng Maykapal ay matagumpay nating napagkaisa ang ating mga diwa at adhikain para sa bayan. Ito ay sa kabila ng pisikal na limitasyon na idinulot ng pagkakakulong sa atin.
“Sa tibay ng ating nabuong paninindigan, walang nagawa ang pulitikang tradisyunal upang supilin ang rumaragasang boses ng tunay na pagbabago.
“Ang tagumpay natin sa nakaraang halalan ay indikasyon ng lumalawak na hanay ng mga mamamayang naghahangad ng kalayaan mula sa katiwalian at kahirapan. Higit silang mapangahas at matapang para sa ikabubuti ng bayan.“Umasa kayo na gagawin natin ang lahat upang hindi masayang ang paghalal sa atin bilang kinatawan ng mamamayan sa Senado, nakakulong man tayo o hindi.
“Hinihiling ko na ipagpatuloy natin ang ating nabuong pagsama-sama at maging aking katuwang sa pagganap ng bago kong tungkulin sa bayan.
“Maraming salamat sa inyong tiwala at pakikipagisa… Mabuhay ang inang bayan!”
Maraming magandang bagay ang binigay sa mamamayang Pilipino ng pagkapanalo ni Trillanes. Ang pinakamahalaga ay ang pagbalik ng paniniwala sa sariling kakayahan. Kaya natin makamit ang ating adhikain kahit hinaharangan ng mga may kapangyarihan.Ipinakita ng panalo ni Trillanes na may magawa ang maliliit na mamayang Pilipino, basta magka-isa lang.
Noong kampanya, iba-iba ang reaksyon ng mga pinapakiusapan namin na botohin si Trillanes. Karamihan sa mga taxi driver na aming binigyan ng pocket calendar ni Trillanes ay nagsabi, “Talagang botohin ko ito Ma’am, kasi matapang siya, naninindigan laban kay Gloria.”
Ang reaksyon naman ng ilan sa mga mayayaman na aming sinabihan ay, “Ngunit hindi ito mananalo.”
Ang sagot ko palagi sa mga taong gustong lamang panalo ay, “Ginagawa ko ang isang bagay dahil naniniwala akong yun ang tama. Kung matalo, okay lang. At least ginawa ko ang sa aking paniwala ay tama. Kung manalo, di malaking bonus yun.”
Malaking bonus talaga ang pagkapanalo ni Trillanes.
Ang mabuti pa kay Trillanes ay alam niya ang responsibilidad niya sa taumbayan. Ang ibang nanalong senador na gumastos ng katakot-takot, maari nilang sabihin na wala silang kinikilalang utang na loob sa taumbayan dahil binili nila ang boto na kanilang nakuha. Bayad na sila doon.
Ngunit kay Trillanes, na nanalo kahit walang kapera-pera, malaki ang kanyang utang na loob sa taumbayan. Alam niya ‘yan. Nandiyan sa kanyang mensahe ng pasasalamat.
Kailangan niya ang tulong ng lahat para matupad ang ating pangarap ng tunay na malaya at maunlad na Pilipinas.
For Trillanes’ messages and statements, please visit Magdalo’s website.
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I am proud to say I went to the Philippines, volunteered in campaigning for him with a small group with our own money, voted for him and everybody who show courage against this administration and celebrated his triumph by thanking God with a prayer that he wil not disappoint the more than eleven million Filipinos and their families who believe in him.
It’s also with pride to say that the bloggers in Ellenville inspired us to go all out for Sen. Trillanes. But of course, everything was centered on the prolific writing and courage by Ms. Ellen Tordesillas in showing what it takes in going against the might of a tyrannical administration. I believe Sen. Trillanes knows how the bloggers here almost in unison uncessantly rooted for him guided by every thread Ma’m Ellen wrote.
hi ellen,
like you i went around speaking to taxi drivers and got similar responses. the magic of the man, i guess, is that he makes people believe. many in previous elections have declared affinity for a candidate but at the same breathe insist that they may not give them a vote because he/she is sure to lose. in this case, however, people have voted against traditional thinking and voted for the man, regardless of perceived ability to win.
it takes no amount of genius to figure out that there is promise here. i have seen in him a courage or conviction i can only hope to emulate. we are of the same generation, and possibly similar perspectives. but where as i fought against the ills of our society with desperate resignation, this man has stepped up and fought back. he has caused people such as prof nemenzo to take stock of previous beliefs and reconstitute them to lend support for him. what i would give to be back in the philippines and work for this man.
his tone harkens back to a past generation where honor was a way of life and true value lay in principle. idealism was not a four letter word. i do pray he keeps his ways or at least be true to the spirit of his priniciples. politics will tarnish some of that luster, for sure, but with him there is a real chance that our people will see a new way to approach our political life.
and its about time.
Congratulations for a job well done xanadu. My friends, family and relatives really voted for him. While we were in the Phils during the holidays, we visited Fort Bonifacio and from there we learned that my cousin is one of the soldiers that are guarding him in his detention. We tried to ask if we can visit him but we were not allowed.
Alam kong maraming sundalo ang ayaw sa gobierno ni Gloria kaya lang hindi sila makaimik. Minsan biniro ko sila. Siguro nabusalan kayo ng nakaw na pera. Sabi nila, hindi.
Nakaka-inspire talaga ang prinsipiyo at paninindigan ni Trillianes. Sana magising na rin ang mga sandatahan sa pagkakatulog at mamulat na rin sila sa katotohanan. Their duty is to protect the people and the state and not to Gloria only and her corrupt dogs.
Millions saw the light in Trillanes and voted for him. The future of the Philippines looks brighter. As Ellen said kailangan niya ang tulong ng lahat. Sabi nga- “it is better to light a candle than to curse the whole darkness.”
Everyone did their part in campaigning for Trillanes. My whole family did and we are not disappointed. This man so far has untainted convictions. He has just one mission-to have a government who will be run by credible people-no corruption! It is almost asking for the impossible! We need more of him to put life into our ailing country. As my older brother who left the Philippines over 40 yrs ago puts it, ” The Philippines is in its final stages of cancer”. No amount of chemo will bring life to it. But I tend to disagree with him. With Trillanes, Escudero, Alan Cayetano and hopefully Kiko Pimentel, these young blood will be like the stem cells that will rejuvinate the already metastasized cells of our political system. The win of these young senators has given us a new hope for life. More power to them!
Jadenlou, the soldiers are already awake. Most of them voted for Trillianes. For fear of incarceration and removal from the service, most of them are just quiet for the meantime. When the time is ripe, they will all come out in the open and I know that this is just around the corner. This is why the tiyanak and assperon are really very nervous now! They will be booted out and soon!
Parasabayan, those mighty soldiers who maintain their dignity and honor are the last best hope for the country. It would be nice one day to spend our twilight years back home.
I could foresee in the future that Trillianes can be a good President if and only if the rotten system won’t corrupt him. Filipinos are desperate for change. When will this happen? I do not know. Sometimes, I am losing hope especially if Gloria is still there….
Up until recently, my batting average for picking election winners has been dismal. Salonga. De Villa. Villanueva. All bets of mine. All bit the dust.
My senatorial track record isn’t much better. I swear I have this gift for sniffing out and supporting the most unwinnable of the entire darn lot.
In fact, I’ve gotten quite used to backing sure losers that the last elections came as a really pleasant surprise. Eight, possibly nine out of twelve. I’m still pinching myself.
When Trillanes came from nowhere and whipped the corrupt asses of Gloria Arroyo, Pichay, Zubiri, Singson, Sotto, Recto, Defensor, et al, it was as clear a signal as any that the Filipino now refuses to take sh*t from trapos.
It’s like waking up from a really bad dream and realizing that heck, I am the BOSS. And because I am the BOSS, I can crumple the resume of job applicants like Zubiri and Pichay and chuck them right into the waste basket.
I’ll continue voting for losers as long as I am convinced that they are the right people for the job.
But it sure is nice to know that the tide has turned.
Ellen, thanks a lot!
Our government went through years of degradation. It will take the same amount of time to get it out of the state it is in. The effort of everyone is neededd to correct the rotten system. We have so many laws against corruption but nobody is jailed for for it. This has to change if we want to change our contry’s direction towards progress.
Jadenlou, I am an incurable optimist! I do believe that we will have a great nation again one day!
Parasabayan
I believe you, I share your sentiment that we will overcome everything. Other nations suffered more than what we are in now, from the ashes they rose to greatness. A day will come in our midst with somebody who will bail us out from the road of perdition. It could be not now, but it will be sooner or later. We just must have faith as long as we live.
Thanks, Ellen, for the beautiful message from our favorite senator.
You bet, where others failed, Sonny achieved to get—the reconciliation of Filipinos! Walang division even among the usual foes, the followers of Ninoy Aquino and Ferdie Marcos!
This, I know to be true. A lot many supporters of the great Apo in fact in Ilocos Norte, and even in Singson’s Ilocos Sur, according to my nephew, who served as SBEI there, told me that the Ilocanos there gave him a winning vote. Even Noynoy got elected there, too, something that could have been unthinkable I guess had Bongbong Marcos not deliberately denied connection with Oliver Lozano who tried to destroy the chances of Alan Cayetano to be voted and continue to pursue his case against the devilish Fatso.
For me, Ellen, this is true unity, not the unity that the ASO and the TUta were trying to deceive the voters with but failed.
Sonny is successful because he is inspired of God, no doubt, and reason why he can see straight and clear the evil around him, and despite his present limitations, never loses that courage and fearlessness to declare evil for evil, and distinguish between right and wrong. His courage indeed can inspire even the judge or judges now trying his and his fellow Magdalo’s cases.
Sonny need not lose hope nor be persuaded by evil men to do what God has not inspired him to do. It is indeed refreshing to hear him say those words that we want to hear and feel he should do as God has dictated him, you and everyone here to do, a reason in fact why we can all be united in supporting him, no ifs, no doubt.
I can understand about how to be under constrained. As a foreigner, I am not in fact allowed this and that to do for Sonny’s campaign here in Japan, but somehow, I have done my part some other way that, in fact, has made me feel closer to God as I fasted and prayed hard for Sonny to win, and inspire as many Filipino voters there are to help him get a place in the Magic 12.
I always remembered the story about how God made a deal with Abraham on saving Sodom and Gomorrah. God asked for only 10 men to pray for those sinful cities. There were none, but it was good lesson enough for those asking for God’s intervention in making some impossible mission to succeed as in the candidacy of Senator Trillanes with the creeps at the palace by the murky even now trying hard to stop him to do as God has willed him to do. God will answer the prayers of even one or two as long as they are sincere and said not for one’s selfish intention but for the good of all God’s spirit children.
This, Ellen, is why I know that NOBODY and NOTHING can stop Sonny Trillanes from doing what is right, true, and yes, even beautiful.
I’m most grateful indeed to know that Sonny Trillanes has so much faith in God. Napapaiyak tuloy ako! I am truly grateful that I am not sorry I have supported him along, even before he joined politics. Alam ni Ka Mentong iyan as a matter of fact.
I’m glad to know likewise how he responds to all those who have supported him. Iyan ang tunay na may potential for leadership—marunong magpakumbaba!!! Kung baga sa Japanese, isang tunay na Samurai!
MABUHAY KA SENATOR TRILLANES! GOD BLESS YOU! I like what he did to Villar and those wanting to corrupt him apparently but cannot!
The ink wasn’t even dry on the ballot when 11 million plus voted for Trillanes and most of his nemesis are in panic. People saw hope in him even though he is a new kid on the block, as I elaborated in the earliest stage that he will win and he is a pregnant promise to the people’s salvation in abject poverty and injustice as Mary bear Jesus in her womb. Although, there was no Three Kings in the offing,
Contrary to the popular perception, the people has flushed out the old blood and infused some new blood. The aura of change is almost as clear that the Filipino people are sick and tired with these traditional politicians who only padded their pockets. Trillanes win, changes everything. But this changes signifies more than the obvious mechanics of who does or does not have leadership experience or potential, or who knows or can quickly pick up senate procedure. It’s about chemistry and relationships that people voted for him. The message is clear, Filipino people are dismayed with Gloria and they sent David to slay Goliath.
Skip:
You bet, nagising na ang maraming pilipino. I think nagtutulug-tulugan lang sila noon kasi wala namang itulak-kabigin.
The first time I saw Sonny was when he led those soldiers at Oakwood and made the dramatic appeal for this government to see reason and people’s cry for return to the rule of law and reason. Medyo skeptical pa nga ako noon as I watched those video clips that I was translating for the news flash on Japanese TV because TVs and newspapers here were, still are, all in Japanese because majority of the Japanese feel and think Japanese is the most perfect language for them to express their feelings and sentiments.
But I began to admire and have faith in this young soldier as I followed his and his friends’ case. Ka Mentong followed their case faithfully in his columns that I savored reading, and I told Ka Mentong my willingness to help in accordance with the law in defending Trillanes and his friends, a reason in fact why I have been able to get ahold of groups and movements supporting Senator Trillanes.
Now, I know why. He must have been foreordained by God to lead his people out of their present bondage like Moses of old. And you, Ellen, and us in this blog must have been like Joshua and the rest who supported Moses.
Kaya kahit anong kabulastugan ang isiping gawin ng unano at galamay niya, wala na siyang magagawa, for God cannot be mocked!!!
Meanwhile, si Abaloslos, binababoy pa rin ang election. No proclamation daw even after June 30 of the senator for the 12th seat.
OK lang basta hindi nila isisingit iyong binabae, who should concede now. Kung magpipilit siya, hopefully, gising na ang mga taumbayan para payagan pang makapasok ang isa pang mangbababoy ng Pilipinas. Enough is enough! Kailan ba ang rally for Koko Pimentel? Gusto kasing malaman ng mga kamag-anak at mga kaibigan ko kasi sasama daw sila. Siguro puede din kaming mag-rally sa Japan.
Koko pagbutihin mo. Win or lose, kailangang sampahan mo ng kaso ang mga walanghiyang iyan. Pag-pinaupo si Zubiri, I hope hindi siya patatahimikin ng mga pilipino. Tuloy pa rin ang protesta para maaalala ng mga pilipino ang klase ng kandidatong ito! Wala raw yagbols!!! Wala nga kasi nga bakla!
Yuko,
What a heady feeling to be finally able to shake off one’s stupor. The acute sense of being alive. The intoxicating knowledge that you are capable of doing stuff. The rush of knowing you are standing at the threshold of something really really big.
Humanda na si Gloria. Gising na gising na ang mga Pilipino!
Hindi lang gising- ALIVE and ACTIVE!
Napakagandang mensahe ng pasasalamat na mararamdaman ng lahat ng bumuto at sumuporta kay Senator Sonny Trillanes na ito ay nanggagaling sa kaibuturan ng kanyang puso. Mabuhay ka, Senator Sonny Trillanes! Salamat muli kay Ms. Ellen sa paglalathala ng kanyang mensahe.
Tama ka, Skip, “Gising na gising na ang mga Pilipino!” Kaya nga tigirgir (nanginginig) to the bones na ang mga kampon ni Burukang Blinky Tiyanak, Assperon at kanyang mga generals.
Emilio_OFW
The unrest among the soldiery is so thick you can slice it with a butter knife. One stupid move of Gloria and she’s history. A footnote in history, that is.
You’re welcome, Senator Trillanes.
There are many reasons why Sen. Trillanes made it to the Senate and in almost all forum and blogs, his unprecedented feat is the topic. As for me, the sudden popularity of Sen. Trillanes is primarily caused by the unpopularity of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The more than eleven million Filipinos who voted for Trillanes would point out their their dislike for Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her cabal of dishonest officials now lording in the present administration. The people dumped her candidates to show their disdain and contempt towards the military who are corrupt and were instruemental in cheating her way to stole the presidency in 2004.
The dismal showing of the Gloria’s boys and shift of voters preference to the opposition is the People Power many have been waiting for but did not materialize through a series of rallies and street demonstrations. It is a People Power not by the noisy convergence of people at EDSA but done in the quiet and silence in a voting booth. The ballots prevailed over the bullets because to our mind, had it been done in the likes of EDSA 1 or 2, there will be bloodshed for the generals of Gloria will not hesitate to kill as ordered by her lowness.
God, as always, has His mysterious way.
Skip:
Sinabi mo pa. I experienced that heady feeling when we protested against the sales of Philippine properties in Japan in 1989-1992. It was a long struggle, and I used a lot of my inheritance money for that fight.
We actually won although the fight is still on with the crooked couple keen for selling these properties despite the Supreme Court ruling that no patrimony of the Philippines can be disposed of without a national referendum and the deal open for public scrutiny.
Pasalamat nga kami these properties are in Japan, and somehow protected by the Japan-Philippine reparations treaty. We should actually thank those Japanese negotiators who included that clause enabling the people of the Philippines to file litigation for any such attempt to discard of the patrimonies in Japan without the Filipinos knowing what the deal is all about.
Over here in fact, there are lawyers who would be willing to take such case to court on behalf of the people of the Philippines FREE OF CHARGE!!! None of the Filipino negotiators thought of such then as a matter of fact.
With Senator Pimentel, Trillanes and hopefully Koko there, we know the 5 Philippine properties in Japan are safe and sound from the greedy Pidals and their cahoots!!!
huwag naman kayong ganyan.
naiiyak na ako sa kagalakan sapagkat alam kong hindi ko iiwan ang mundong ito, lalo na ang pilipinas, ang aking bayang sinilangan na hindi nababanaag ang silay ng pagbabagong kaytagal ko nang inaasam.
kung noon sa aking panahon ay parang nangulimlim ang banaag ng pag-asa, sa kasalukuyang kaganapan ay tahasan kong sasabihing kahit nauna ang pagsuko ay tagumpay ding matatawag sapagkat umusbong ng isang binhing walang takot na sinalunga ang tinik ng mga dawag at nagsilbing bantayog ng pagkakaisa.
sumilang na ang bayani ng bagong panahon!
senador sonny trillanes, mabuhay ka!
……tagumpay ding matatawag sapagkat umusbong NA ANG isang binhing walang takot na sinalunga ang tinik ng mga dawag ……
when i voted the unknown sonny trillanes, i did not expect him winning but just a show of support in his struggle and belief in his principles.
and now he had made it, i realized it was his destiny!
senator trillanes, more power!
Magno,
Kasama ka rin sa tagumpay ni Senator Trillanes dahil binoto mo siya. Mahalaga iyong isang boto mo na hindi mo sinayang kasi na sa totoo lang kukulo ang dugo mo doon sa mga inutil na nagsabing hindi siya mananalo, etc. Ang daming katwiran, tsetseburetse tapos pag nakaupo na ang tao ay sila ang mismong mag-uudyok sa kaniya na mangurakot siya.
But what a relief indeed na iba itong manok nating ito. Akala ko naubos na ang mga magigiting at matitinong mga pilipino lalo na sa hanay ng mga sundalong pilipino. Nakakatuwa din malaman lalo na ang kagitingan at tapang mga Magdalo—walang urungan. Iyong mga nahawakan sa yagbols naman ay baka sa simula’t simula pa ay hindi naman nila kahanay kundi nag-i-ispiya lang.
Pero gaya nga ng sinabi mo ay ito ang foreordination niya, ang maging senador at tagapagtanggol ng mga naaapi. Mas mabigat sa totoo lang ang foreordination kesa sa sinasabing destiny. And I bet you, dinidibdib ni Senator Trillanes iyan. Hindi niya tayo ipapahiya.
Hopefully, iyong mga walang yagbols ay mapapahiya sa ipinapakita niyang katagapangan. Walang yabang iyan. Bukal lang talaga sa kalooban niya ang mga ginagawa niyang alam kong inspired of God!
Pagbutihin mo, Senator Trillanes. Kasama mo kami palagi!
Off topic but tangi na talaga itong si Joker Arroyo, who is trying to be a prophet of doom, trying his best to create intrigues among the GO senators just so they can split the group.
Hopefully, majority of the GO senators would still hold on to the rod, and keep their unity despite these attempt by the criminal through her emissary, Joker Arroyo, to create an image of a disbanded GO. Pag sa mga ganitong anomalya ang galing talaga ng utak ng mga kriminal!!!
Apparently, kailangan pa rin si Adel Tamano and Mayor Binay to keep the GO together para hindi makasalisi ang mga prophets of dooms ng unano. Talangka talaga ang mga utak!
Nakakagalak ng puso ang pasasalamat ni Gat Antonio Trillanes. Hindi siya nakalimot sa mga taong naging susi ng kanyang tagumpay. Ngunit alam natin na ang kanyang pinaglalaban ay hindi para sa kanyang sarili lamang kundi sa buong mamamayang Pilipino na alipin ng kadiliman ni Gloria EngEngkantada. Siya ay isang taong nakahangdang ialay ang sarili para sa bayan. TRILLANES-TUNAY NA MAGITING NA KAWAL PILIPINO. TUNAY NA BAYANI! KASAMA MO KAMI SA PAKIKIPAGLABAN! DI KA NAG-IISA. SAMA-SAMA TAYO PARA SA BAYAN!
YStakei,
Maraming matitinong at magigiting na sundalo. Hindi nila ibubuwis ang kanilang buhay sa bayan kapalit ng maliit na sweldo kundi nila hangad ang kabutihan ng bayan. Kaya lang sila yung nasa ibaba ng hanay dahil sa ang mga napo-promote ay mga sipsip at tiwaling mga opisyal na handang ibenta ang kaluluwa at prinsipyo para lang umangat sa pwesto. Bihira ang mga heneral na may dangal at karamihan pa ay mga nag-retiro na walang yaman kundi ang malinis na prinsipyo. Nakakatuwa nga dahil ang panalo ni Trillanes ay panalo ng mga sundalong ito na nagbubuwis ng buhay para sa bayan. MBUHAY ANG MAGIGITING NA KAWAL PILIPINO!
At syempre malaking pasasalamat din sa napakalaking tulong at suporta ng blog ni Ate Ellen. At dahil sa blog na ito ay nararamdaman natin ang pagkakaisa ng ating mga mabuting adhikain para sa ating inang bayan nasaan man tayo naroroon. MABUHAY KA ATE ELLEN! Para sa amin ISA KA RING BAYANI! LUMALABAN PARA SA MGA KARAPATAN NG MAMAMAYAN!
The real battle has just begun. It’s long treacherous road to final people’s victory. The Filipino people are craving for a change. Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV is a catalyst for common good. The right leadership can make a substantial achievement for a change. The fight goes on.
Senator Trillanes,
Sa iyong pasasalamat kami’y nagagalak! Ang mga bomoto at nagtiwala sa ‘yo (11 million plus)ay tiyak nagpapasalamat din at may munting Ilaw na ngayon ang gagabay sa kanilang tahimik na pagdadalamhati sa korupt na pamamalakad ng isang HUWAD na administration ! Bigay ka ng Diyos, Senator Trillanes! Maraming salamat sa Poong Maykapal!
Ang mga nagtiwala sa malinis mong hangarin ay tiyak na patuloy na tutulong sa ‘yong mga layunin! Pagpalain ka nawa ng Maykapal!
Kasama na kami rito na mga bloggers ni Ellen!
MABUHAY KA, SENATOR TRILLANES!!!
Trillanes should take chairmanship of defense or vice-chair to Sen. Biazon…ang problema lang medyo tagilid sila kay Villar mukhang di pala tunay na opposition. Pagnagkataon sila pa ang minority at patuloy pa din si Joker sa Blue Ribbon. Nabasa ko sa abante-tonite na medyo nagtaasan daw ng boses si Trillanes at Villar, totoo kaya ito? dahil mukhang binira ni Trillanes si Villar dahil nga sa hindi pagbigay kay Lacson ang Blue Ribbon at ibibigay daw kay Kiko at ang finance ayaw ibigay kay Roxas. Grabe naman ang politics kakatapos pa lang ng election at naibigay na ang certificate bumaligtad na.
Wow! Congratulations Senator Trillanes!!! Way to go!!!
Congratulations, Senator Trillanes!
Ellen,
I just would like to share a link to a serendipitous find. It’s a letter to the Tribune editor which Sen. Trillanes wrote on August 28, 2003, a few months after Oakwood.
This was the time when Gloria had just unleashed her attack dogs and was trying her darnest to discredit the young man who had the gumption to use Oakwood as a pulpit to expose her anomalous administration.
The letter shows that he never wavered one bit from his convictions.
Mabuhay ka, Senator Trillanes.
It’s found here http://www.gov.ph/forum/thread.asp?rootID=12604&catID=11
lipulin ang mga corrupt officials…ikaw ang pag asa ng bayan..mabuhay si SENATOR SONNY TRILLIANES…taos puso din pasasalamat sa ellenville.
Myrna, please check your email.
Thanks, Skip.
Totoo man o hindi ang tsismis tungkol kay Villar, hindi ako magtataka. Maraming talangka sa ulo at paligid ng taong iyan. May isang tagasuporta iyan na nakaaway ko sa totoo lang. Akala mo tunay, pero kapag hindi mo sinunod ang gusto nila, golly, walang pupuntahan ang ipinaglalaban ninyo dahil may mga sarili silang agenda. E di pa naman ako sanay sa mga ganoong utak. In other words, magaling sa utakan!!!
Don’t like their politics sa totoo lang. I have expressed my opinions on these people sa totoo lang. Isa lang kasi ang standard ko kaya hindi ako madaling kumagat sa mga taong ito. Publicity stunt lang ang alam ng mga kumag. Ang alam ko kapag nasipat kung matino, itaga sa bato ang loyalty ko hangga’t walang ipinapakitang kapalpakan.
Ang isa pang hinahangaan ko talaga ay si Senator Pimentel. Iyan ang taong walang sabit sa ulo. Trabaho lang para sa bayan, pero pag dating sa talagang tapang, para sa akin Numero Uno si Trillanes. Leo ba siya?
His birthday is Aug. 6.
Maka-masa at makabayan si Senator-elect Trillanes. Malamang puede siyang isabak pagka-pangulo sa taon 2016. Trillanes for president 2016!
Trillanes defies tradition, to take oath before village chief
Just when his fellow senators-elect had Chief Justice Reynato Puno administer their oaths of office, Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV will defy tradition by tapping a village chief in Caloocan City for the same ceremony.
An ABS-CBN News report said Ruben Gatchalian, barangay captain of Barangay 169, will administer the oath-taking of Trillanes at the Christ the King Parish on Friday.
Trillanes, in jail for charges related to the July 2003 Oakwood mutiny, is expected to be given a one-day furlough by the court for the ceremony.
Gatchalian is a close friend of Trillanes. The village chief said he regards former Navy officer as a serious and quiet person.
He added that it will be an honor to lead the oath-taking since this will be the first time in history that a barangay captain will swear in a winning senatorial candidate.
Gatchalian also said that he believes that it Trillanes’s strong character made win in the last elections. He added that Trillanes will not compromise his principles once he takes his post at the Senate.
Trillanes considers Caloocan as his hometown.
abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=82273
Skip
Thanks for your serendipitous find. It’s a very much welcome addition to our growing knowledge on this man. My friends in Manila has started collecting anything on Sen. Trillanes and an article like that one will surely interest them.
DGK
I could imagine that when Sen. Trillanes take his oath before a Barangay Chairman, he will have the simple people witnessing that historic event yet it will have a far reaching effect.
skip, maraming salamat sa reference dun sa sinulat ni sen trillanes. naninindig balahibo ko while reading it. talaga naman, what he said then and what he is standing for now has not changed at all.
yan ang tao — may prinsipyo! kaya nga siguro kinikilabutan na sa pagkatakot si gloria dahil kung noon nga, nakasulat si AT4 ng ganun, how much more ngayon. sa dinami-dami ng naniniwala sa kanyang paninindigan, talaga nga naman, she (the tyanak) should be afraid, be very afraid!
worth mentioning too the column written yesterday by de quiros.
ayan, sa pag oath taking niya in caloocan, the more the people would appreciate his transparency, giving back to the people the trust that was given him through the votes.
keep up senator!
mas makahulugan at makabuluhan at lalo’t higit na tatangkilikin ng sambayanan ang manumpa sa harap ng isang karaniwang MARANGAL na punong baranggay kaysa manumpa sa harap ng PINAKAMATAAS na hukom na hindi kayang ipaglaban ang matuwid NANG WALANG PADUBALI’T AGAM AGAM!
pagpapakita at pagpapatunay ito ng pusong may pagmamahal sa mga nagtaguyod sa kanyang ipinaglalaban!
senador AT4, ipagpatuloy mo ang mga simpleng hakbang na ang kahihinatnan ay walang pasubaling pagkakaisa’t pagdadamayan!
– Off Topic –
naipagkumpara nuon ni AT1V ang AFP sa North Korean army(Korean People’s Army) at Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
Sana maipagkumpara naman nya ngayon ang Vietnam at Pilipinas.
Nelbar naman, huwag ka naman magpasok ng off-topic na napakahaba, na malayo naman sa usapan. It destroys the flow of discussion. Unless that’s the purpose of your doing that.
I won’t allow that.
salamat din sen trillanes at kumandidato ka.