Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano takes pains in explaining to friends and supporters that his support for Sen. Manny Villar for Senate president does not mean that he has abandoned his being a responsible opposition to the Arroyo administration.
“My core values (on truth and justice) remain solid,” he said.
I believe Alan and I do not regret having voted for him. But I feel sad.
Caught in the power play for the Senate presidency between Villar and his other political mentor, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, Alan chose the former.
That’s easy to understand. Villar is president of the Nacionalista Party where Cayetano belongs. I imagine that as a party mate, the wealthy Villar must have helped the young senatorial candidate. But I imagine also that Cayetano was helped by many others who admired the way he stood his ground in the demolition operation of Mike Arroyo and expected him to continue that role in the Senate.
It’s just depressing that in supporting Villar’s resolute quest for the Senate presidency, Cayetano is helping Gloria Arroyo contain the Senate’s role as an effective counter to her rapacious presidency.
Reliable reports from the competing camps in the Senate concede that Villar has the numbers. He is reported to have gotten the commitment of the seven administration senators namely Juan Ponce-Enrile, Miriam Santiago, Joker Arroyo, Edgardo Angara, Richard Gordon, Bong Revilla and Lito Lapid.
In addition to that, he has the votes of those who call themselves “independent” namely Gregorio Honasan and Francis Pangilinan. That makes nine. Honasan will go where his mentor, Enrile, goes. Pangilinan is a member of the “Wednesday group” that has made a career out of closing their eyes to the injustices committed by the Arroyo administration. It is reported that he has been promised the position of majority floor leader.
Pia Cayetano also belongs to the Nacionalista party. Although the past months, she had been critical of Malacañang, it should not be forgotten that she won as an administration candidate in 2004 and she is officially still with the administration. That makes ten.
With three from the opposition in the persons of Cayetano, Chiz Escudero, and Jinggoy Estrada, Villar has neatly sewn up the Senate presidency. Including his vote, he has 14.
It doesn’t matter anymore whether it’s Koko Pimentel or Miguel Zubiri who will be proclaimed the 12th winner in the last election.
Why Jinggoy? We tried to get his confirmation and explanation last Thursday during the press conference at the Manila Hotel on the reported leak of the Sandiganbayan’s much awaited decision on his and his father’s plunder case. He evaded the question.
The information we got from opposition insiders is that Villar offered to make him Senate pro-tempore. We are not sure whether Jinggoy’s decision to accept the ego-boosting position has the approval of his father President Estrada or it’s Jinggoy’s way of asserting his “independence”.
In the minority now are eight opposition senators: Loren Legarda, Ping Lacson, Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Rodolfo Biazon, Mar Roxas, Jamby Madrigal, Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Antonio Trillanes IV.
It’s accurate to equate minority with the opposition. But what about the majority? A majority composed of administration and opposition senators. It’s a mongrel.
Villar’s Senate presidency has been achieved at a high cost for the Filipino people. The finance committee, which has the power to look into government contracts, will be given to Enrile. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination how relieved Malacañang is with the finance committee in the hands of one of their own.
The hot potato is the Blue Ribbon committee, which investigates irregularities in aid of legislation. We have seen how Joker Arroyo used his chairmanship of that powerful committee to protect Mike Arroyo in the Jose Pidal issue.
Villar knows that it would not be wise to taunt strong anti-Arroyo sentiments which swept at least seven of the opposition sensational candidates, including himself, to the winning circle last election. But he doesn’t want to give it Lacson, who is expected to make life difficult for Arroyo.
Villar sees Lacson as a potential presidential adversary in 2010. He won’t give Lacson that advantage. (An opposition source said Escudero is being convinced to take the Blue Ribbon chairmanship.)
That’s the same reason why Villar is giving the finance committee to Enrile and not to Mar Roxas, who had wanted it as a platform for his 2010 presidential bid, if he could not get the senate presidency.
It’s the same reason also that Roxas opposed the Villar Senate presidency because that would give the him (Villar) an advantage in 2010.
The contest for the Senate presidency is all about ambition and greed. It has nothing to do with what’s good for the Filipino people.
Ellen: The contest for the Senate presidency is all about ambition and greed. It has nothing to do with what’s good for the Filipino people.
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Sinabi mo pa, Ellen. I would not give these creeps another chance if I were a Philippine voter. As the old adage say, “Once bitten twice shy.”
Frankly, I am no longer also interested in what Cayetano is willing or not willing to reveal. If he really has proofs, he should prosecute. Otherwise, he should stop pulling everybody’s legs.
Trapo din pala. Pwe!
Mongrel Senate? The crossbreed of male donkey and female horse equals mule. The offspring mule is almost sterile. It makes sense in the quest for senate presidency. Does it mean the Villar-led Senate is sterile? Major committees like the Blue ribbon and Finance at the hands of administration senators’ counter checks and balances. The Filipino electorate wants an opposition senate to check the abuses of the Arroyo regime. Greedy Villar is disregarding the voice of the people after his unholy alliance with inbreed bastards. Baog na senado, anyone?
Relevant to the Mongrel Majority as Ma’m Ellen dubbed it, an email is circulating around to appeal to the GO elected senators to come to their senses and realize why they were chosen instead of the TU candidates. Much as I would like to withhold any comments on the matter in this blog, I was prompted to reply to that email with this.
Why should we waste time appealing to these senators? They know what they’re doing. If they decide to collaborate with the administration, fine. If they decide to stay with the opposition and fulfill their campaign promises, fine. Where the weather is fine, doon sila. Kaya nga sila naging pulitiko, papaniwalaan ang tao sa kanilang mga panloloko. At gaano kadalas ang minsan nilang panloloko? .
Ang ganyang gawi ng mga kandidato na matapos nanalo’y lilipat ng partido ay hindi na increbedol ngayon. Pansariling interes na lamang ang naghahari. But there’s a wind of change in the pulse of the electorate if we consider the results of the recent midterm elections. The people has become arrogant now and with their votes, they dumped those candidates identified with somebody who benefited with the garcification of the 2004 elections. Kung itong bagong halal na mga senador ay maligaya sa kanilang pag balimbing, malamang na lungkot at dusa naman ang aabutin nila as muli nilang pagkandidato.
Katulad din ito ng kasabihang ang buhay ay parang gulong ng palad. Minsan nasa ibabaw, minsan, flat tire.
If we pause for a moment and go back to our experience and observation of the past, we can look back at our few Politicians who were Principled, true to their convictions, and had the country and the People interest and welfare above theirs and whatever happened to such politicians? We are talking about Raul Rocco, Jose Diokno, Jovito Salonga and a few others of their likes, who may have been the best Presidents we never had. And if we look at our Current President, the Prime Example, why ambitious politicians of today are what you may call a “mongrel”, don’t what they are for, but only looking for their own…
Kilala ka na namin Mr.Allan peter Cayetano. Binuo ko pa naman ang name mo noong may 14 election para hindi makalusot ang babasa. But you are no friends of the filipinos, truly na kano ka nga.
Be sure na pati ang ate mo hindi na namin iboboto. Mapagsamantala ka, Ang sarili mo lang ang inintindi mo. Hindi ka pala totoo, peke ka, hindi mo mahal ang Pilipinas. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
You are right Ellen, it’s all about ambition and greed. But I don’t blame Villar and his group. He played his cards well. I blame those others whose ambitions for 2010 got the better of them. Don’t forget that Villar is a guest candidate only of GO, a coalition of different parties formed only for one purpose, to win the election against the administration bets. It’s more of a marriage of convenience. They know that they don’t have the numbers once the coalition breaks.
Simply put it, the opposition was outmaneuvered by the administration. Why didn’t the opposition or Pimentel work hard in keeping Villar and company stay with the coalition by making some deals, some concessions? If it’s the senate presidency, so be it. It’s the only way for them to have kept the coalition intact and ensure that the opposition dominates the senate. Instead, they pushed him away as revealed by outgoing senator Serge Osmena regarding the maneuverings made behind the scene. Now, powerful committees are lost and the chance to go after Gloria and Jose Pidal. TU may have lost the election but Gloria still has the last laugh. What a shame.
And it’s all about that stupid ambition. 2010 is still 3 years away. Having the senate presidency does not guarantee anyone getting the highest position of the land.
I’m also very sad, Ellen. Majority of the politicians are really GREEDY! It’s now a clear proof that politicians are only after their personal welfares. They used the people to attain their ambitions. Mga gago kasi ang mga voters! Di na natuto!!! Pati na ‘yung mga taga-abroad na tulad ko!
What is really hurting is Chiz and Alan’s case. They fooled the people who voted for them! Sayang na sayang! I still have to hear from Susan Roces who actively campaigned for Escudero.
A bogus president must be called bogus president; liars must be called liars and manipulators must be called manipulators irrespective of the guise under which they are acting and the political camouflage under which they are hiding. The camouflage of Judasan bloc Villar-Cayetano-Escudero had been exposed and their credibility is tainted. They once again fooled GO-UNO supporters. Villar’s virus-greed is contagious deadly disease. Anak ng jueteng, hindi pa nagsimula ang sesisyon nag-balimbingan na.
2 months, 11 days since the abduction of Jonas Burgos…
“And it’s all about that stupid ambition. 2010 is still 3 years away. Having the senate presidency does not guarantee anyone getting the highest position of the land.”
I wonder why everybody’s jockeying for position when there is not even enough guarantee that a presidential election is going to happen in 2010. 1969 saw the same jockeying for position, with politicians looking forward teary eyed to a 1973 presidential election. These politicians woke up one early September morning in 1972, talking to the walls of their own prison cells…
When Aling Gloria says she’s going, be afraid… be very afraid. She only means the opposite. Remember Rizal Day of 2002?
Ang sabihin niya sa mga tao ay kailan niya ilalabas ang kanyang mga kahon kahon na ebidensiya laban kay Pidal tungkol sa pera ng huli sa Germany.
Kailangan ay bigyan ng tuldok, or tapusin ang usaping iyon, or natapos na rin after nanalo siyang senador.
A limping majority…almost useless.
It’s better that way. I mean, Villar playing footsies with the administration bloc. By 2010, if there’s going to be elections after all, De Castro would come out the runaway winner if he has the full resources and machinery behind him solely. With Villar breathing down his neck, it won’t be too easy for him to capture all pro-admin votes, or what truly remains of it.
Garci and all Garci wannabes would split in two, and will be rendered insignificant leaving the field open for either Lacson or Mar Roxas. It balances the game and given the fervor and vigor of the now-vigilant electorate, another anti-Gloria shutout looms in the 2010 horizon.
Their chances? Villar and De Castro each gets half of the dwindling pro-admin votes plus a few of their own followers. Lacson and Roxas count on the bigger opposition followers, with the staunch anti-Gloria and pro-Erap blocs siding with Lacson. Roxas can even court those from the admin who are not too keen on supporting either Villar or De Castro. I have not included Legarda in this analysis cuz she apparently does not have a war chest deep enough to sustain a presidential campaign. Look, the financiers of her protest have backed out already and she used whatever was left to finance her recent Senate bid. Businessmen support only those who have a clear-cut stand on certain issues and not flipfloppers or those who are silent on most the critical ones that affect business.
As for Escudero, Cayetano, Jinggoy, and even Honasan, if these reports are accurate, well, you can kiss your political ambitions goodbye!
You have just signed your own death certificates.
They are probably thinking that 2010 is three years away. Filipinos have short memories.
Erap reportedly warned Villar about it: “Naku masisira ka niyan.” But Villar reportedly replied, I’ll take my chances. I’m willing to go down as Senate President.”
He also said something like “Media lang dyan. Kayang ayusin yan.”
Ma’m Ellen
If indeed Villar said he can take care of media, well, as TongueT mentioned above in alluding to Escudero, Cayetano and Jinggoy and Honasan, he (Villar) have just signed his own death certificate.
And don’t blame the media, including the cybernews, that the “report on his death was an exaggeration”.
But taking everything in stride, I am wondering what the Honorable Senator Lito Lapid has got to say on the senate presidency hullabaloo and the looming Majority Mongrel. His deafening silence may brought out something like, all to our surprise, he’s not with the administration anymore. I have a strange feeling iiwanan na rin niya si cabalen Gloria. Minsan, mangarap din tayo nang ibang eksena like Manong Cocoy did in another thread.
With the beatings the Lapids got in the just concluded election (but not the total counting), I think their political career got a fatal nosedive. The senator can’t just go back to Pampanga after his Makati sidetrip because even his son, of the Quarry lordship, was clobbered by into dustbin together with the Queen of the jueteng lordship. Mabuti pa, makipagsapalaran na lang si Lito Lapid with the opposition kapalit nitong mga tumatampalasan sa mga botante. Katulad noong napapanood natin na pinagbidahan nyang kakampi ng mga inaapi.
So early for Villar to sell the Pinoys!
Halo-halo kalamay, oposisyon daw na administrasyon. Ang aga lumaro ni Villar.
Ellen, sira talaga si Villar sa kanyang pinaggagawa! He’s out of his mind if he really believed “Media lang dyan. Kayang ayusin yan.”
Bobo talaga itong si Villar for saying that. Wala siyang natutunan sa nangyari kay Trillanes! Media plus people will definitely take him down!
Hindi pa ay tinatanga na rin niya ng mga Pinoy. What a character, no different from Gloria!
Tonque,
your analysis of 2010 could surprise anyone of us, who could not predict the outcome if our election is to be called tomorrow.
right now, there are only two parties contesting the Government (federal), the Conservatives and the Liberals, though we have a very strong third parties in New Democrats (socialists), but it can only command the same hard core supporters of 18 to 20 % and translate to a very insignificant number of seats. While the other third party could be an official opposition, it is not hoping to Govern, because it is the Separatist Party of Quebec and it does not endorse or represent any constituency outside the Province. Personality or Leader may help the Party to win a Government, but it is mostly the Programs and the Records of performance of the incumbent or the programs of the other party that could determine the outcome.
For the record, I belong to the Conservative Party and have been a party member during our long years in opposition. But in all honesty, I believe our party and our Leaders had done their duties as well as could be done as the Members of Parliament opposing the Government. Now we are in Minority Government for more than a year and can be defeated at any time, but the voters are not in hurry to see another election, unless there is a very important political issue that can only be settled by a new mandate, an example of which is our mission in Afghanistan which our commitment to NATO will end sometimes in two years from now. But with all the unnecessary dying and enormous expense of our mission, which we believe it is better spent in peacekeeping which we are very good at.
In wars, both the great wars, we distinguished ourselves, but not in this kind of war, where our soldiers are fighting an unknown enemy among friends. And I could feel the pain the families of our young soldiers have to endure, although they are so honoured for the ultimate sacrifices of their sons and daughters.
If Villar thinks that 2010 is only 3 years away, he should do some serious thinking. I believe that Pinoys this early are already reading thru his gimmicks that he had done a deal with the pint-sized maligna named Gloria! Ang linaw ng kanyang mga kilos at salita!
“…another anti-Gloria shutout looms in the 2010 horizon.”
Tongue,
Ang linaw na nito ngayon pa lang. Anyone na halatang nakadikit sa reyna maligna ay matatalo. Mukhang mali ang basa ni Villar sa mga tao ngayon!
Oh well, Escudero, Cayetano, Honasan and Jinggoy…PASSE na kayo kaagad!
Ka Enchong: I wonder why everybody’s jockeying for position when there is not even enough guarantee that a presidential election is going to happen in 2010.
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Yes, why are they thinking of the presidential election in 2010 when they are not even sure it will happen with the pygmy determined to make her position permanent. To see them crooks grapple over the presidency with this Senate presidency is nauseating.
Villar, et al should not forget that the reason why the Filipinos voted for them was to oppose the creeps from succeeding in abolishing the Senate with the creeps bent on establishing a unicameral legislative under a monarchy with the criminal promising her supporters most probably this and that title if they help her fulfill her ambition to be queen.
In fact, when the creep comes over here, she pester the embassy people in trying hard to get even a 3-minute visit to their Imperial Highnesses but she could not because no matter what she claims that they are her family friends, the Emperor and Empress do not think so because when they visited the Philippines in 1962 as Japan’s ambassadors of goodwill, they were doing so out of their duty to their country and renewing ties with the Filipinos than with just the Macapagal family. Ang laki talaga ng sira sa ulo ng ungas.
Now, to play into the tricks of this Malacanang criminal is in fact being an accomplice to a crime against the people of the Philippines that I am glad Senator Trillanes, despite his present predicament, could not be persuaded to be part of. Buti nga sinupalpal niya si Villar!
Who says that Filipinos have not learned their lesson? They have. Konting hasa na lang!
If the Daily Inquirer will have its way, the Majority Mongrel will have to content with the physical presence Sen. Trillane in the Senate. In a long while, its editorial “Trillanes in Jail” is something to be glad about. It’s pro-Sen. Trillanes stance by advocating that the jailed Senator be given the chance to serve his mandate should be heeded by Gloria Arroyo. The article was beautifully ended with:
“Justice may be blind, but it can, and it should, also listen to the roar of the crowd.”
Tongue T: As for Escudero, Cayetano, Jinggoy, and even Honasan, if these reports are accurate, well, you can kiss your political ambitions goodbye!
You have just signed your own death certificates.
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Sinabi mo pa. Hindi naman sila tanga sa totoo lang. They just have tested what they can do by legal and peaceful process—election. They have confirmed in this midterm election that even without those very expensive ads and media tricks, they can have their favorite candidates win, nadaya pa ang ibang boto diyan ha.
You bet, burado na sina Escudero, Cayetano, Jinggoy and Honasan. Hopefully, burado na rin si Brenda, Enrile, Angara, Joker Arroyo, at kung sinu-sino pang kurakot diyan. Ang dami namang puedeng ipalit sa totoo lang. And they know now that even without those expensive campaigns, they can win if they are sincere. Trillanes has shown them that!!!
Chi: Ang linaw na nito ngayon pa lang. Anyone na halatang nakadikit sa reyna maligna ay matatalo. Mukhang mali ang basa ni Villar sa mga tao ngayon!
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Sinabi mo pa. Akala niya sikat na siya, at talagang hangang-hanga ang mga tao sa kaniya. Hindi niya gets na kaya siya nanalo dahil akala ng mga tao talagang anti-GMA na siya. Same with Pangilinan and Honasan. Akala ng mga pilipino for instance na nagkukunyari lang si Honasan na kumampi doon sa pygmy para hindi na siya makulong but deep inside, Opposition daw siya. But no dice, Filipinos have seen through this guy, especially when they have now Trillanes to compare him with.
Come to think of it, but Senator Trillanes has become a yardstick by which Filipino voters can measure the people they will vote and support from now on to serve them, not be their lord and master the way this Villar seems to think of himself.
“Palace approached opposition first,” says Noynoy. (http://www.malaya.com.ph/jul09/news5.htm)
Let’s face it. Malacanang had Plan B, and it has succeeded with its plan to break up the Opposition because Binay had not been wiser NOT to include the likes of Villar, with or wiithout the consent of Erap. I had a feeling something like this would happen and why I was reluctant to accept Villar, Pangilinan and even Legarda as a matter of fact, but pakikisama, I promoted GO in Japan with emphasis on Trillanes.
Doon lang nga nakatimbog si Binay kay Trillanes, who has proven to be the only genuine opposition. Thanks to the 11M enlightened Filipinos who voted for him and proved what they could in fact do and achieve. They will surely remember that. By 2010, their number will not just double but triple, etc.
As for Noynoy, keep up the good works. “Aquino said his group is ready to become the new minority if no significant changes happen before July 23, the opening session of the 14th Congress,” reports Malaya.
I am not a fan of Ninoy, but I will surely support Noynoy for what he has shown so far.
Yuko,
Ang tingin ko ay magkakaroon ng 2010 eleksyon dahil may DONE DEAL na si Tianak at Villar. Walang kasalanan si Tianak kung si Villar ang magiging presidente kaya ang gagawin ni Tianak ay magkakalat siya ng mga Garcis.
Alam nila na hindi na papatok ang mga chacha at si burot ay wala ng lusot para maging pekeng presidente ng habambuhay.
As to Jinggoy, I suspect that Villar also had a done deal with the Estradas, probably bise kuno si Jinggoy. And if Erap is convicted by the burot, Villar when elected as president, will lessen his sentence or set him free completely. Si Villar ‘yan, hindi dapat pinagtitiwalaan!
Saka na muli niyang oonsehin si Erap na hindi na natutto!
Pero hindi siya mananalo, sawa na ang mga tao sa mga katulad nila na palundag-lundag at balimbing!
Some Filipinos may have short memories but there are also those with memories of an elephant. Hindi ba may kasabihan tayo na–mahirap makalimutan ang ginawa…pinatatawad ko siya pero hindi ko makalimutan ang ginawa… And ang sabi pa “media lang iyan..kayang ayusin.” I know Ellen you are not one of them but muhkhang alam niya maglaro sa media. Na sa sa inyo iyan kung makipaglaro kayo.. Take the case of the libel suits of Mike…pinatatawad daw and he dropped the cases..and we are now hearing a new song…Ang tawag ko doon ay “the business, the bought and the buyer.” And Money Villar certainly knows the game…and seems to be a good player. Good Grief!
Money Villar can not be billionaire unless he knows how to play the game. I heard through the grapevine that Money Villar and Jinggoy may be running mates in 2010. This explains the angle of the political maneuvering. But what I will never understand is why give the power to admin senators to head the key committees? What was the point of voting for the opposition senators when they will end up in the minority anyway? No wonder the tiyanak is laughing all the way to the bank. No one can outsmart her! Everyone seem to be clinging on to her skirt. She must have something very charismatic. Why did we spend billions and billions of money to run ads and bribe the electoral personnel when the outcome is the same. We elected the same trapos all over again! Sana nagpatayo na lang tayo ng mga planta para magkaroon ng hanapbuhay ang mga tao, nagpatayo na lang ng eskuwelahan para mabawasan ang mga mangmang. The election was totally a waste of time, money and even lives (121 people died in election related deaths). Sayang lang lahat dahil ganoon din pala ang kahihinatnan, si tiyanak pa rin and nanalo!
PSB:
Who ran ad in billions pesos? I know Trillanes could not afford it, kaya lak-ad lang ang ginawa ng supporters. I know purple, et al did their lak-ad and spent some money for it but none spent billions. Baka ang sinasabi mo iyong mga binayaran ni pygmy to run as Opposition kuno and then do her thing afterward!
Next time, I will stick to my guns. Ayoko lang kasing maging killjoy that was why I wrote here GO 11+0 or GO 10+0. Dapat pala talaga Trillanes lang kasi siya lang naman ang United Opposition candidate!!!
No, PSB, hindi si Tianak ang nanalo! Nanalo ang Opposition na NINAKAW ngayon ni Tianak!!! So, what do you propose to do?
Chi:
Iyon nga ang mahirap, ang mga done deal nitong mga kutong doon sa mastermind. Maglalamangan ang mga kumag. OK lang kung walang mapapahamak. Sa totoo lang, kita ko na ang ugali ni Money Villar. Pahamak din ang taong iyan! Kawawang Pilipinas!
Alan–Whoa, Dude! Your core values on truth and justice is a whore! Now, that you’ve finished setting up your obvious plot to be elected you want to change your jersey and dribble the ball on opposite goal. I enjoyed the Utah Jazz when the announcer says,—Stockton to Malone!- Apostol might interpret it na si Stockton Tumalon. Oh,Yeah! Maybe, you grew up in the whorehouse in Texas, then, you’re a redneck. You are a Gringo Amigo! and your mother find it strange to raise you and your sister, you become epileptic for not eating your vegetables. Aren’t you going to ask your sister to get you a napkin? Make sure it is not like a white cigar with a string. Now, I regret! I should remind my people to vote for Kargador Cayetano, instead of a Howley like you!
Yuko, yes, I can see that tiyanak won again! The supposed opposition are aligning with her court. Ano ang tawag mo doon? Turn coatism, I know, but to the poor Filipino people, it is simply deception.
I am as lost as all of you are, in this divided opposition! It will be another 3 years before we can tell these trapos to scram by voting them out again. Villar, Escudero and Cayetano better show the people that they mean well for the sake of the people and not for themselves.
Most of the money spent in the elections were of course coming from the people’s money. Kanino pa galing? That is why the tiyanak had to fire her finance cabinet. I wonder how much of the people’s money were used in the elections? We will never know until all the tiyanak’s allies are out of the picture. Pagtatakpan ng mga tongressmen niya at ng mga admin senatongs ang mga nagastos niya. Wala din lang kahihinatnan ang elections, naging trapo na rin lang ang mga nanalo, sana hindi na lang gumastos para sa eleksyon. Ginamit na lang sana ang mga bilyones para sa kapakanan ng bansa. This is just my view!
Off topic. I just read about the victory in the ring of two Filipino world boxers, and the pygmy trying hard again to snatch the limelight from them. Talaga naman! Buti na lang sabi noong isang pilipino, he was thinking more of his mother when he was cornered that he got the pep to try to win his title. He did not say, he was thinking of the pygmy at the palace by the murky river di gaya ni Pacquiao na hindi nakahalata na inuuto lang siya.
Lost, PSB? Never! I am never lost, because one policy of mine is never to let anyone influence me but try hard to listen to that still small voice, and once I have made up my mind on something I stick to what I have believed to be true and right. If I find something wrong, then I drop it for good!
I know a crook when I see one, at least most of the time. Unfortunately, hindi ko kasi na-me-meet pa itong si Escudero and Cayetano to know for sure what kind of creeps they were. I have heard a lot about the grandfather of Chiz, and I thought he was like him. As for Cayetano, I thought he was for real because of what I have read in the newspapers and in this blog. Hindi pala. Kaya no confusion, just drop them from my list. There is no need for second chance. Marami namang ipapalit sa totoo lang. No need to be lost. I AM NOT EVEN CONFUSED. I felt betrayed especially regarding Cayetano, but it’s OK. Maaga mas mabuti! You should not feel confused and defeated, too. We can fight as a matter of fact to avenge ourselves!!!
The last election is my last.
In fact i was hesitant then to participate because politics in this country seems like a roller coaster ride.
Yesterday, it’s the Filipino Voter who doesn’t seem to know how to choose a candidate. Today, it’s the winning candidate who doesn’t seem to know how to choose between the interests of the people against his own.
These people are not only offered Committee Chairmanships but Cabinet Positions.
I can hardly remember who once said this, “My loyalty to the party ends, where my loyalty to the people begins.”
Why can’t we accept the fact that the solution is beyond routine flock to the precincts? We need to dismantle the whole system and establish a Caretaker Government.
The only reason why i did participate in the last elections was Trillanes.
Yes, it’s a catastrophic end, indeed! To what was once a fabulous political experiment and out of growing dissatisfaction with these turncoats whom the people put their trust and vote.
Dear Kuya Eddie,Nilisan ko ang bansa kong minumutya,dito sa gitnang silangan ako ay nagpa-alila,tinitiis ko ang gutom at hirap,pati na rin ang amo kung amoy lupa, para lamang may maipadalang pera pambayad kay Villar sa bahay na inutang,ang palitan ng dolyar ay pabababa ng pababa.Nagpapakahirap kaming lahat dito,si Gloria at si Villar lang ang yumayaman.Ang masakit pa Kuya Eddie ang isa kong anak na iniwan ay nadagdagan,Sunog sa balat ang aking kulay,ang anak na nadagdag ay kulay kanaway.Iyon ba ay Peke o Tunay?Napakasakit kuya Eddie!–Ang masugid mong tigasubaybay-Tunto.
Those are the agonies and despair of our OFW’s. Their situation are really going downhill. Where are those campaign promises now to eradicate corruptions? Your squabbling in the senate has reached a crescendo. Your banner to unite under the opposition are doom to fail.
sampot, the late president of the commonwealth manuel luis quezon was the one who once said that quote which up to now is being exploited by tricking politicians in the guise of serving the cause of the common people.
vomitizing (courtesy of madam waitness), indeed!
Statement of Sen. Mar Roxas on the Senate Presidency imbroglio:
chi Says: “Oh well, Escudero, Cayetano, Honasan and Jinggoy…PASSE na kayo kaagad!”
i say: Oh well, Escudero, Cayetano, Honasan and Jinggoy…PESTE kayong lahat!
Breaking News!
DoJ asking NBI to investigate & interview six AFP regarding abduction of Jonas Burgos.
I say, the new name we adopt for Manny Villar is Pimp Daddy Villar. After all, he’s been prostituting key positions in the Senate to solidify his Senate Presidency..
So how about it?? Everyone agree on the new name? 🙂
Thanks Mrivera. I wish someone would say that again with feelings.
Nick,
Agree.
villar will never be be president. the winner will be lacson. and that will be great to the future of our country
In our parish, we have a Food Pantry program and a number of Filipino Seniors come though they really don’t need it. Kaya lang they technically can get because of their SSI. Sa inis ko minsan I told one of them..”alam ninyo po this program is for the Needy or the Greedy.” Which one are you? Pero balik ng balik. Sa nangyayari ngayon sa atin- ang masasabi ko lang ay…”Many are needy But Money Politicians Are Greedy.”
Ellen,
Gloria is not only the rapacious bird in this filthy political setting – Villar has become a vulture of the most rapacious variety. Despicable and disgusting in the extreme. Once a traydor, always a traydor. Just look at Gloria the cow! How she confirmed the Lazaro Macapagal legacy of disgusting treachery! Rats, all of them!
It is indeed depressing that Cayetano who rode into victory with the Opposition (and perhaps because he was riding high using the GO bandwagon) should allow himself, and wittingly to boot, to be used by Gloria so wantonly to help her in her continuing quest to contain the Senate’s role as an effective counter to her rapacious presidency.
Pity that Koko Pimentel seems to be taking it in the neck. I know we were expecting Gloria Macapagal, her Comelec cheats and the Zubiri clan to commit sodomy to give Zubiri the win but all the same, the Filipinos and media should not allow themselves to take the word, i.e., that Zubiri is winning, of those cheats lying down. Why allow these criminals to commit political rape and sodomy?
AdeBrux, I guess it’s better, that this early on we see the true sentiments and motives of Villar as well as other Senators. Let the lines be defined, and the enemies known, for it will be easier for us to discern their actions as selfish, evil, and in collusion with this Administration.
Mrivera,
Mas gusto ko na PESTE ang mga balimbings! Hula ko noon pa na si Villar ang mole and mule ni maligna gloria sa UNO!
You did right, Sampot. You voted for Trillanes, and you got what you voted for. Kaya tama talaga ang mga hapon who vote for only one candidate among the list and no matter how many seats are available per position para walang confusion. Then the top scorer or scorers get the position. Kung may kurakot man, walang sisihan. Bakit hindi kaya umisip ang mga pilipino ng sistemang tama sa pag-iisip nila hindi iyong gaya ng gaya sa mga kano o kaya sa mga loko-loko gaya nitong si pygmy na sabi ng isang parliamentarian dito na kausap ko bakit daw papayag ang mga pilipino ng unicameral na batasan. E di lalo daw aabuso iyong uupo sa Malacanang!
Pero boycott, I won’t recommend. Not good for Philippine situation. Lalong makakadaya ang mandaraya. Manhid kasi ang mga iyan.
OK, rebolusyon? Baka iyan nga ang kailangan. Danakan ng dugo? Sige nga, tignan natin kung talagang matatapang nga!
WWNL,
These culprits know where and what happened to Jonas, they’re are just dramatizing the situation. Pinahahaba lang nila for the Tianak’s satisfaction, tingin mo?
Pimp Daddy Villar it is, Nick.
Same here, Sampot.
Pangalan lang ni Trillanes ang nasa balota ko (and family). Ganyan kami ka-desperado na manalo si Trillanes!
Yes, Yuko. We got what we wanted and we’re happy.
Anna: that Zubiri is winning, of those cheats lying down. Why allow these criminals to commit political rape and sodomy?
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Sinabi mo pa, Anna. I’ve been crying along this line since I learned of this binabae bragging about the daya votes that he expected to get from Maguindanao that unfortunately Koko seems to have given up fighting so that the tampered would not be counted but what could he do with an electoral body that would not follow the law but go against the law and call the tampered votes valid and legal enough to be counted. Ang labo talaga!
Tama ka. Why should Filipinos allow this Zubiri to win and sit at the Senate? They should go to the streets and protest NOW! Dapat diyan manguna si Loren Legarda and other still opposition Opposition candidates in this protest. Dapat silang mahiya na mga walanghiya sa mga taong bumoto sa kanila. Dapat sa mga iyan batuhin ng tae! They stink talaga!
Chi,
You bet, hindi nasayang ang boto mo at ng mga staff at kaibigan ko for Trillanes. Siya ang main na kinampanya namin. Kaya kahit na bumaligtad si Money Villar, whom I suspected from the start. Remember iyong opposition ko sa pagpalit ng pangalan ng Genuine Opposition? I could not see the necessity for it as a matter of fact. Iyon pala panglusot lang pala nilang mga traydor sila.
Taragis, hindi pa nga sila nag-uumpisa nangangampanya na. Hindi maghintay na ang taumbayan ang mamili sa kanila. Kaya talagang pinahanga ako ni Senator Trillanes sa pagsabon niya kay Villar. Iyan ang tinatawag na inspired of God!
Keep it up, Sonny! Hindi ka nag-iisa. Marami kaming nasa likod mo! Iyong pygmy, kundi pa magsuhol (bribery) walang sasama sa kaniya. Ang masama pera ng bayan ang ginagamit!!!
PATALSIKIN NA, NOW NA!
Anna,
Can you post something at the friends of nenepimentel egroup for Koko to read para ipagpatuloy niya ang laban niya against Zubiri? Baka nawawalan na ng loob dahil parang wala namang gustong tumulong sa kaniya. Thanks.
Yuko,
Will do! I’ve also just posted something in my blog/crosspost about Ellen’s thread here that includes Koko Pimentel’s battle royale for the 12th slot.
http://www.Manila-Bay-Watch.blogspot.com : How immoraly cheap Senator Manny Villar has become…
Yuko, I can’t seem to post in friends of nene pimentel yahoo group… could you do it for me please? I agree completely that we should do what we can to show this dastardly Gloria and her scalawags that not all Filipinos are taking the Gloria-Coemelec-Zubiri sodomy without a bloody fight.
Senator Pimentel and Koko need our moral support because at the end of the day, I am confident they will fight the good fight if given the chance!
Anna,
I’ll send you a new invitation. I think it is because the one listed there was your old addy. You bet, we need to help them. Akala nila siguro nakalimutan na sila ng mga tao.
Meanwhle, I’ll post your write up above there. Labanan na ito by hook or by crook! Filipinos should not wait for 2010 to remove the creep. She should be sent to prison now. It’s where a criminal should be.
Yuko, please send me an invitation as well.. mytingong [at] yahoo [dot] com… Daya Na Zubiri should not be allowed into The Senate…
yuko, anna:
count me in, sa pagtulong kay Koko.
PSB: Huwag tayong mawalan ng pag-asa rarachada (?) ang mga naaapi. The cry will be louder and stronger before 2010. And Money Villar, & Co. will have no time to say I am sorry-and it will be the end of their story. Let’s not be like them- Stay united..truth will set us all free. BTW, hindi lang they are clinging to her palda- they are now under her palda…Ano kaya ang nandoon? Seguro bagong recipe ng pan de money…
Yuko, Thanks. Did you use my yahoo ID?
zen2 – yessss! We have an army of ball less creatures so let’s form an Ellenville army to beat Gloria and her sodomites to a deadly pulp!
Ellenville Army? Count me in. I’ll don my Samurai attire! Kamikaze pa ang dating!!! Go where the divine wind blows!
Nick,
I’ve sent you an invitation to the friends of Nene Pimentel egroup.
Allow me to join in and for my first post, there’s a good reading in the initial column of a great guy, Adel Tamano at the Daily Tribune entitled the Death-and-Rebirth-of GO.
CBCP call for complete Comelec revamp is a welcome news. All Commissioners should tender their resignatiom. Ano pa ba dapat i-explain, kitang kita ang manipulation. If you check the study made in PCIG blog walang kaduda duda 100% dinaya ng mga Magicians si koko. Pakapalan muks na lang etong si Dinaya Zubiri na maging Senator. Nakakahiya na sa buong mundo. Bakit ba nila inuulit ang ganitong dayaan? Paano alam nila na keep quiet lang ang mga pinoy paglipas ng panahon. Pagdating naman ng 2010, babaligtad naman sina manny and company, kungyari opposition na naman sila. Di tuloy ang ligaya. Paano naman si juan dela cruz.? By that time baka sumabog na ang Vulcan, unless we act now.
I’ll be writing for Koko in the coming days, indeed this was probably the plan of COMELEC all along… to delay and keep delaying, thus you had the disappearance and non-compliance of Bedol..
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The delay was probably to give time for the election operators as well as to weaken public sentiment and weaken the drive of all those concerned..
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I won’t let this issue go, and indeed this is still an important issue because it goes back to the sanctity of the ballot, and the will of the people..
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Yuko, I’m not sure if there is a delay in the invitation, just to make sure here is the details again..
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Yahoo ID: mytingog
Yahoo email: mytingog@yahoo.com
Itong si Kiko talagang magulo. Senator Pimentel told him to keep away from the internal problem of GO started by Villar. Nakikisawsaw ang ungas e sinabi naman niyang hindi siya GO kundi independent. Nalito nga ang mga tao sa ginawa niya e. Akala nila Opposition siya kaya naboto siya. Dahil kung sumama siya sa team unano malayong maboto siya.
Talaga naman oo.
Let us not give up. Was it JFK who said- “don’t get angry Get Even.” Mas marami ang Filipino nanagmamahal sa ating bayan kaysa mga tuta, aso, balimbing. baboy sa palasyo sa tabi ng mabahong ilog…Cayetano, Escudero, MoneyVillar..at eva ba…we can turn the tide on our side..wala kaming kuarta pero mayroon kaming puersa..before and beyond 2010.
Abg sabi ni Tamano-patay na ang GO. ok lang, sabi nga ni St. Francis, it is in dying that we are born again. And to us Christians..Jesus died and on the third day we have the resurrection. We have to die of our sins and be born again-is this not the movement of the Born Again? Hecha puera na ang mga pampabigat na gaya nila Cayetano, Escudero, Villar at Jinggoy EStrada (?) We will overcome.
Sinabi ni Tamano iyan Rose. Kaibigan niya kasi sina Escudero at Cayetano, but the opposition is not dead. May nabawasan pero may dumagdag naman. At saka ano ang ginagawa ng mga bumoto sa kanila. Iyong pang-iinsulto noong unano puede ba tigilan na? Pakitanggal nga ang smirking ng ungas! Parang nakakaloko e.
Ang kapal ng apog ng ungas. Gusto na namang mamasyal sa Japan. Bakit kaya? Ano bang hinahabol niyan dito? Perang pangurakot sa mga ganid sa Batasan? No dice siya! Patalsikin na iyan, now na!
Pati si Jinggoy Estrada, tinalikuran na rin niya si Nene Pimentel?
Oh my! So, there IS truth that Erap is gonna be convicted, eh? And because blood is thicker than water, Jinggoy is banking on Villar being able to “negotiate” so the conviction wouldn’t mean imprisonment?
So there is truth that there are back alley deals being sealed eh?
Talk of political shit – what’s happening here is pure, unadulterated political dung of the most abominable and stinkest variety.
Sickening! May they all rot in hell! Estrada and Gloria should be handcuffed together! They should share a prison cell, sleep in the same prison bed and eat from the same filthy prison bowl.
Sickening, sickening just sickening! As Yuko says, “Kawawang bansa!”
Masayang-masaya si Blinky Tianak, wheeler-dealer talaga ang malignang trapolita!
Mas nakakasuka ang mga kasalukuyang pangyayari dahil ibinenta tayo kaagad ng ating mga inaasahang kasama sa laban!
Singaw ng CBCP- Comelec revamp. It’s another hot air. The Catholic bishops should call impeachment of Abalos, et al for election sabotage.
There’s another side of the story. It is said that the entire slate of GO had agreed to vote for Villar as Senate President. But someone got scared that the position of senate president could easily make Villar win the 2010 election, and floated Nene Pimentel as contender. This someone sought the tianak’s help, so the story goes which I don’t believe.
If so, then why was it so difficult for Alan Cayetano to explain why he’s siding with Pimp Daddy Money Villar? And why almost nothing is heard from Chiz Escudero?
Ang dali namang ipaliwanang kung meron nga silang gentlemen’s agreement.
“Pati si Jinggoy Estrada, tinalikuran na rin niya si Nene Pimentel?”
It’s not surprising at all if Jinggoy turns his back on Pimentel. Aside from that angle of an Erap conviction and a probable deal with the administration for an absolute pardon, we have to remember the big grudge. Pimentel has a big role in bringing down the Estrada presidency. Taga hawak pa nga eto ng mikropono ni pandakekok noong manumpa eto. Nagalit lang si Pimentel kay Gloria dahil hindi siya ang pinili na bise presidente neto kahit na siya ang nakaupong senate president ng panahong yun. At ang pinili namang bise presidente ni pandak, si “I accused” Tito Guingona na ngayon ang sigaw ay “free Erap”. Yung mga dating nagpabagsak kay Erap ngayon ay nasa panig neto at ang mga dating kakampi ni Erap (Santiago, Enrile, Angara, Soto) ay nasa panig naman ni pandakekok. Bukas malamang iba na naman. Ang nangyayari ay regodon ng mga politiko. Turncoatism, which according to political analysts, is a certified trait of the elitist Philippine electoral politics. Kaya para sa akin pare-pareho lang ang kulay ng mga politiko. Puro pakitang-tao, puro palabas. As what Ellen said, it has nothing to do with what’s good for the Filipino people. The truth is, may kanya-kanyang personal na mga agenda.
Sabagay, jr_lad, tama ka! “Pimentel has a big role in bringing down the Estrada presidency. Taga hawak pa nga eto ng mikropono ni pandakekok noong manumpa eto.”
Re Turncoatism, which according to political analysts, is a certified trait of the elitist Philippine electoral politics. I believe this is inherent in most Pinoy leaders – our history has proven that.
When can we expect a Danton?
“When can we expect a Danton?”
When oh when? And will there be someone to become our Danton? Kakainip na!
Anna,
Kahit na si Zorro na lang, payag na rin ako, heheeh!
Alam mo Chi, I am utterly disgusted by what’s happening in Pinas. The country really needs some bloodletting.
If you go back in history, maraming mga traydor talaga – no wonder it took almost 4 centuries for Pinoys to get out of the Spanish yoke.
Nasa blood na talaga ng mga so-called illustrados ang pagka balimbing at pagka hayop.
Bonifacio was the last Danton and of course, he was a victim of traydoran.
The political life of Escudero, Cayetano etc, is now dying if not dead. They will soon be has been. They are all lying now… pagdating and pagdaan ng bulldozer ni Sen. Trillanes- fifingfifi ang kanilang htlg at faa.
Anna,
Masyadong spoiled ang mga politikong ito. Don’t know why they’re called illustrados while their only achievement is …think, think, think….NADA!
Imagine, calling gloria illustrious! Suka, suka, suka!!!
Kaya madaling patayin ni tianak ang mga emerging Bonifacios kaagad kasi the so-called illustrados side with her for they don’t want another true blooded pinoy to lead us. Baka nga naman matabunan sila at magkaroon ng tunay na pagbabago. Who, among these illustrados kuno, would want to rock the boat? Takot lang nila!
Chi – I’ll tell you a personal story.
Recently (this year), my nephew who was on his last year at the military academy and about to graduate was “denounced” by a couple of fellow cadets as having been the leader of a group of boys who were seen having a good time (no sex, just booze according to my nephew whom I talked to and this was confirmed by the girls and the report) in the girls barracks after lights out time on a Saturday while most of the cadets were on a furlough. Academy regulations stipulated that there should be no ‘raiding’ of the girls’ barracks at all particularly after lights were out.
A report was promptly drafted by the instructor/commandant of the cadets attention of academy superintendent.
The superintendent (a general) who happens to be a very good friend of mine phoned me at home pronto to say that the report recommended that my nephew be expelled not because he violated academy rules but because he refused to rat (give the names) on his comrades who were with him in the girls’ barracks. I promptly phoned my nephew who said that he accepted full responsibility and did not deny the accusations levelled at him and that he was willing to accept the punishment (exclusion) rather than rat on his friends.
I called back my friend and told him in no uncertain terms that it grieved me to learn how awful and terribly unjust that my nephew should be punished not for violating academy regulations but for refusing to be traydor! I lectured my friend on honour and the disproportion of the punishment considering that my nephew had not lied… Yes, my friend was perhaps a general but I couldn’t care less and didn’t give a shit because I felt that my nephew was upholding honour and loyalty to his comrades, something that the academy had been inculcating in them for the last 4 years; my nephew’s determination not to rat on his friend was an honourable act particularly in light of his willing to take full responsibility and accepting punishment.
The case was truly gobsmacking. Because I did not relent and because I cited similar cases that happened at West Point, in Annapolis and in Sandhurst (UK) along with opinions given by many of my military friends here, I suppose my friend found it in his heart that expelling my nephew for not being traydor was truly morally wrong.
The moral and bottom line of the story was that my nephew was turned back (failed to graduate) but not expelled. He accepted his punishment. I backed him to the hilt – he was young and had been stupid but I don’t mind telling you that I backed his decision not to rat on his friends even if it meant that he was punished solely and I’m proud of him.
What disgusted me however was that his friends/fellow cadets whom he had sought to protect did not lift a finger to come forward to accept responsibility. I told my nephew that his “friends” were cowards and did not deserve his friendship.
Legarda belied reports she has joined the Villar group.
“I assure the people who voted for me that I would remain in the opposition bloc,” she said.
It’s in Malaya today.
I know that last week, Villar offered Loren the blue ribbon committee. Loren told Villar, you said that the reason you are not giving Ping Lacson the blue ribbon committee was because he is not a lawyer. Hindi rin ako lawyer.
Loren remains with the opposition.
Thanks Ellen for the news. Gosh, thank heavens for these little mercies.
Atta girl, Loren! Sige laban ka! I once defended you against that dumb pillock and NPA tactical chief Victor Corpuz and I don’t regret it…
Why doesn’t Villar hand the bloody blue ribbon committee to Ping Lacson? For heaven’s sake, what’s wrong with one heading that committee who ain’t a lawer? Ping has common sense and that’s good enough. See what the lawyer Joker Arroyo achieved when he was its head? NADA, ZILCH, ZERO, NEANT? Aroyo sold out to traydor Gloria through and through!
This Villar ought to be punched in the head for being a thorough bullshitter!
Anna, some say that that (not giving the blue ribbon committee to ping) was one of the conditions for the support of the gma senators to villar. I’m not believing this fully.
I think Villar does not really care much about GMA or Mike Arroyo. He cares only about himself.
I see it more as Villar’s way of preventing Ping from standing out. Being chairman of an activist Blue Ribbon Committee could enhance Ping’s image as graftbuster. Villar would not want that. He sees Ping as a rival in 2010.
In other words, Villar is determined to be president in 2010? He will be needing billions to make that happen and I won’t be surprised that he is now preparing his war chest by “collecting” tong from big business players.
Let’s hope Ping will start busting Villar wide open.
OK ka Loren. Crush ka pa rin ng erpat ko. 🙂
What a fine lad you have there, Anna.
Sana ay marami pa sila na walang iwanan ang moto, at gagawin naman.
Money Villar has been focusing his efforts for 2010 since he was Speaker of the House. And I believe, too, that Ping will be his biggest hindrance to achieving that goal.
Sige Ping, mabait ka naman kay Mrs. Poe and you supported the tianak’s impeachment kaya all out ako ngayon sa ‘yo! Besides, kampi kayo ni AT4.
Chi,
And do you know who organized his speakership back in 1998? Erap!!!!
Acer: CBCP call for complete Comelec revamp is a welcome news. All Commissioners should tender their resignatiom.
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Revamp? Dapat diyan i-abolish. Hindi naman kailangan iyan sa totoo lang dahil hindi naman araw-araw bumoboto ang mga pilipino. Aksaya lang ng pera iyan lalo na ang daming kuratong na katulad nina Abalos and his fellow Commissioners. Sino bang nag-imbento ng agency na iyan? Golly, puro aksaya ng pera ang alam, wala namang pera sa kaban kundi ang mga inutang sa ibang bansa, at kita sa human trafficking! Pwe!
You bet, Anna. Si Erap ang nagpalakas kay Villar. Kapit toko ang mamang iyan when Erap was “mabango” and everyone thought he would stick through thick and thin sa kaniya. Pero biglang tiwarik noong 2001, typical dugong aso ang dating. Ang masama kasama sa plot hatched since January 2000.
Poor Erap, walang faithful na kaibigan maliban kay FPJ!
Chi,
Susan is kwidaw kay Ping. Now, I will be wiser to pulse her.
Taka talaga ako sa lukewarm attitude niya noong campaign. I was hoping she would be that enthusiastic. I now understand why she was reluctant to support the GO. Iyong pala nakakaamoy na siya ng baho.
Good for her! At least, hindi siya masisisi kasi wala naman akong narinig na direct endorsement niya kay Escudero.
Remember what I said even before we confirmed iyong ginawa ni Villar. No to Villar-Pangilinan tandem now or ever!!! Please, madala naman sana ang mga pilipino! Tama na ang pagpapapako sa krus sa mga hudas na ito!
Yuko,
Philstar’s banner “CBCP: Change Comelec chief” but do you know what the headline news is underneath that banner, displayed as some kind of biblical truth or pronouncement?
“Migz leading by 17,000 votes”
This is the problem with Philstar (because they have Marichu Villanueva who is a prime ass licker to Gloria)… the news that “Migz leading by 17,000 votes” should not have been heralded so categorically as if it were the absolute truth! Why couldn’t Villanueva be more discerning and say, “Migz leading by 17,000 votes according to Comelec count” or “Migz leading by 17,000 votes in latest Comelec tally” or something similar.
It’s as if media is hell bent on preparing the ground work to soften the public (propaganda a la Herman Goerring, oops, was it Goebells?) for a Zubiri win so Abalos could please Gloria!
Revamp Comelec? Naah! Bury them alive and carve the person of Lintang Bedol and Garci to serve as their collective tombstone: “Here lies the Comelec en banc, the nation’s official election cheating body whose sodmomistic motto satisfied Migs Zubiri while Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo the pooohta watched in glee!”
If it can’t be helped anymore, so be it. I’m actually speaking of 2 separate issues here: Daya Na Zubiri’s stolen mandate and the ultimate test of these flipflops Villar and his gang.
I’m not a fool to dream that the Comelec will actually correct its wrongs and proclaim Koko Pimentel as the 12th Senator. In a few days, Zubiri will be adjudged winner and the “gentleman from Bukidnon” will finally be called the “lady from Maguindanao”.
The Supreme Court will decide Pimentel’s plea as moot leaving Koko the Senate Electoral Tribunal as his last recourse.
There, we can now test how the Senators will vote in plenary. This is the ultimate litmus strip that will determine if the Senate we have now is really an opposition or administration-dominated Senate. Let Villar. Cayetano, Escudero, Estrada, Honasan, Pangilinan tell us all they want that they are opposition, but we will only accept one answer: will they accept Zubiri cheated Pimentel or not?
I DARE!
“Roxas said he is abiding by the clear mandate given by the electorate when they chose to elect seven senators from the Genuine Opposition in the last elections,” reports Malaya.
Bakit natanggal na ba si Koko? Bakit hindi siya ipinaglalaban ng mga natitira pang GO? Bakit kailangang magsakripisyo ang mga pilipino para kay Dayana Zubiri? Ito ang pinakanakakasuka sa totoo lang!
Enoug is enough, puede ba? Patalsikin Na, Now Na!
Tongue,
I’m sceptical about Pangilinan – he will kapit tuko to Zubiri. You who know all these lobby talks about politicos, is there any truth that these two are or were once upon a time very very very “friendly” to each other, I mean you know, super friendly before they went their separate ways and wedded tinsel or movoe town divas?
Ang nakakagalit talaga ay ang yabang nitong si Villar. Bakit siya ang nagde-decide on who to get this and that chairmanship. Hindi ba iyan dinadaan sa vote para walang puedeng mag-abuso? Sistemang palpak talaga.
Yuko, that’s what I thought too – botohan dapat! Itong walanghiyang si Villar dapat sipain sa bayag para matauhan.
Dapat may loop for No to Dayana Zubiri para doon ibuhos ng bloggers ang galit nila sa Comelec at sa dayaan sa Mindanao, at iba pang nababayarang stronghold ng mga magnanakaw na Pidal and cohorts. Mawawala na naman pihado ang blog ng ito between 10 a.m hanggang 4 pm Manila Time! 😛
OK folks, tulog muna ako – tomorrow is another day. How I wish when I wake up wala na si dwende sa palasyo (pahiram Rose).
Anna,
Dito sa Japan, sinusupla namin ang mga ungas na iyan kaya ngayon hindi na kami tinatawag pag dumating ang mga bugaw ni Pidal. Tinatawag iyong mga kaya nilang takutin na mga pilipino at sipsip na katulad ng mga nakapaligid kay unano.
Magaling naman daw ang mga spinmasters ni unano kaya hindi nila kailangang makinig sa taumbayan lalo na ngayon kayang-kaya pa ring babuyin ang eleksyon manalo o hindi ang opposition.
Nakakalungkot. Dapat diyan rebolusyon na sa totoo lang! Martsa araw-araw dapat. Kung lalahat magmamartsa, tignan ko lang kung sabihin nilang puro leftist na ang mga pilipino!
At least, dito sa Japan, kaming mga mamamayan ay hasa sa pakikibaka. Grabe ang batikos sa PM namin ngayon kaya iyong request ni unano na kumbidahin siya dito officially, hindi tinanggap. And I don’t think Japan will grant her another state visit.
Inaabangan ng mga tao dito ang saga ni Trillanes as a matter of fact!
Oops, ako din kailangan nang magbihis. Late na naman ako for work. Naghihintay ang staff ko. Till late this evening. No more daytime blogging for me. Sisilip-silip na lang ako pag lunch break.
Ellen,
I hope talagang tunay si Legarda. Mahirap ang mamangka sa dalawang ilog sa totoo lang. Nakakasuspetsa talaga iyong mga botong pinayagan niyang matanggal sa kaniya sa Mindanao sa takot nilang gawing issue iyon laban sa kaniya na ipamalitang binenta na rin niya ang mga taumbayang bumoto sa kaniya believing that she is genuinely Opposition. I hope she will not forget that kaya siya at ang mga kasama niya na naboto ay dahil Opposition sila and nothing else.
Patalsikin Na, Now Na! Enough is enough. Sobra Na, Tama Na!
So Pimp Daddy Money Villar is bribing all senators with juicy chairs. He’s no different from the maligna “poootha” (pahiram Anna).
Question. What is it in Daya na Zubiri Me Girl So Very that the maligna pootha ordered KOMOLEK Abalos to use Garci2 Bedol to ensure that “it” will become the 12th senator, aside from the fact that pandagdag ito sa kanyang mga sira-ulong senadores?
OK, Anna, I will stop calling the unano, “pygmy.” Puede ba ang “Poohta”? How about “Bugaw”?
On behalf of our pygmy brothers, thanks, Yuko.
Sige Poootha na lang! Totoo naman… Even her estwhile supporter and principal makeover artist Billy Esposo called her a harlot.
Yuko,
I really really am convinced that Sen Pimentel should be the next president of the Senate. I don’t trust Villar. Am convinced we could expect a minimum of fair play in the Senate if Sen Pimentel is at the helm whereas if Villar is at the helm, there is that lingering thought that he would sell to Gloria without an iota of hesitation.
At the end of the day, he is profit driven – his enormous business concerns dictate that he should play ball with the Establishment who could easily put the goods on him, fabricated or not.
No one should trust this Villar. Sobra ang ambition! Kumukulo talaga ang dugo ko. In fact, when I first heard of how Trillanes turned down this crook, it did not seep in until this betrayal of Cayetano and Escudero. Talagang tunay si Trillanes! Kahanga-hanga!
Golly, majority na sana, magiging minority pa. Parang nakakaloko talaga. Pahamak talaga itong si Villar. Typical pahamak talaga.
I can assure you, though, Anna, that Senator Pimentel would not stoop to the level of Villar just to get the Senate Presidency. Hindi nga siya makakilos ng husto to help Koko because of the principle of “conflict of interest.” May delikadeza naman siyang di-hamak.
Kaya iyong laban ni Koko should be taken up by supporters of those who voted for GO even when they feel betrayed. Hindi siya dapat mawala sa Magic 12.
On the other hand, I have great faith in prayers. I pray that Villar will be defeated and Senator Pimentel will win the Senate Presidency. Mandaya na iyon mga mandaraya hangga’t gusto nila. Another miracle in fact can still happen.
Yuko,
I’ve posted in another loop na nagbabalak na raw kumambyo pabalik sa oposisyon si Jinggoy at Chiz matapos na maramdaman ang sakit ng ating ngitngit. Talaga, katapusan na nila pag hindi sila tumino!
If this is true, then we still have hope for Sen. Nene becoming Senate President. Or kulang pa?
Si Alan ay malabo raw…
Oh yeah! Bumalik man sila o hindi, burado na sila sa akin. Ganoon ako magtanim ng galit, Chi! Huwag na ninyong pansinin si Cayetano. Kasing baboy din pala iyan ng mga Pidal. Anak nga iyan ng tatay niya! Akala ko iba siya! Pwe!
Masakit aminin, Chi, pero isang napansin ko sa mga pilipino ay marami talagang pahamak. Isang masamang ugali iyan na na-develop sa kanilasa hinaba-haba ng panahong nasa ilalim sila ng mga dayuhan. Mahilig silang magpahamak ng kapwa at mandamay.
Kaya dito gustung-gusto ng mga pulis na humuli ng mga pilipino dahil talagang marami silang madarakip at namamahamak. Halimbawa may nahuling gumagamit ng shabu, hindi lang aamin ng kasalanan, magtuturo pa ng iba dahil akala nila mapapagaan ang kaso nila. Ganoon katindi ang sama ng ugali na dapat mabago sa totoo lang.
BTW, Ellen, totoo ba iyong kahong-kahon na ebidensiya ni Alan Cayetano laban kay Fatso? O nang-stir lang ang ungas para manalo? If that is so, aba e walanghiya pala talaga ang ungas na ito! Pwe!
Kapal din ng mukha sa totoo lang. Biro mo pagmumurahin ng P—ina mo sa Congress tapos ngayon kakampi ka sa mga tuta ng mga hayop. Pambihira din ano? Kapal din, ano? Insulto ang ginawa sa mga bumoto sa kaniya.
Galit ako kasi kahit hindi ako makaboto, kinampanya ko ang ungas. Feeling ko nadenggoy din ako! Ginawa pa tayong tanga!
Re Yuko:Ellen, totoo ba iyong kahong-kahon na ebidensiya ni Alan Cayetano laban kay Fatso?
It’s true. I think I have explained it already to you by email.
Yup, I got the email, Ellen, but can’t help to doubt the authenticity of the claim now.
Kahit anong gawin ng mga ungas, the fact remains that majority of Filipinos voted for the Oppositionists (kahit peke pala ang tatlo) because they want the unano out. Iyan ang pangako ng GO as a matter of fact—sipain iyong kriminal sa Malacanang at iyong mga gunggong at walanghiyang kasama niya.
Ang mahalaga ngayon ay kung ano ang magagawa ng mga natirang GO? Kaya nilang lumakas with the help of the million voters who voted for them kahit ano pang ngawa ang gawin ng lukaret na si Miriam at iyong mga uugod-ugod nang mga matanda na hindi na natoto kundi tumanda pang paurong.
Sabi ng isang Internet Brigader na huwag daw nang ipagdasal na mamamatay na silang lahat, but there is no harm in trying. Bagay, alam naman ng Panginoon kung lang nga there are rules in heaven that God Himself cannot break like making the decision for us because He knows better. He has given us our right to free agency. He definitely would love to hear us pray! Hopefully, this is right—mamamatay na sana silang lahat na nagpapahirap sa mga taumbayan!!! Makulong na sana ang mga Pidals kundi man sila mamamatay na! 😛
This should read, “Bagay alam naman ng Panginoon kung ano ang nararapat, kaya lang nga there are rules in heaven that God Himself cannot break like making the decision for us because He knows better.”
Hindi niya ipipilit sa atin kahit alam niyang mas tama. Gusto Niyang marinig ang dasal natin.
I believe that Alan has the ace documents of the Pidals German bank account. What I don’t get is why he has to make lambitin to Pimp Daddy Money Villar. Was it because he can’t say no to Mr. Noted Cuneta who absolved ex-senator Companero, his dad? (sorry to mention a dead person)
bakit kasi kung ano ano pang itinatawag na pinagtatalunan ang dapat kay gloria, eh ubra at tugma lamang para sa kanya ang maging isang REYNA ANAY!
Chi,
Ganoon ba yon? “Mr. Noted Cuneta who absolved ex-senator Companero” but of what? Insider trading during the bingo on line (BW trading) debacle?
Ah, aray ko! Whenever I remember the BW Resources thingy, parang kinukurot ang singit ko. I remember, para kaming gago noon, lahat ng nagbebenta ng BW stocks, kahit tingi binibili namin until there was none! Kung meron man, kakabili lang the same day at tinubuan na ng malaki, ang pagbubuntunan mo ng galit yung mga broker na feeling mo, niyayari ka lang.
Kung di pa sa impeachment ni Erap, di pa natin malalaman na habang nagpapakamatay ka sa kakatiting na stocks, at mahal pa, pinapakyaw pala ng mga politikong gaya ni Cayetano (P70M according to Dante Tan himself) at UTANG PA!
Anna,
Sorry, ngayon lang ako nakapasok! Yeah, it’s about the BW trading. My follow up was cut by the tianak’s cyberboys!
Sinagot na ni Tongue. Thanks T.