No doubt about it. With his declaration of his presidential bid in the 2010 elections, Sen. Noynoy Aquino, is dictating the agenda and pace of the campaign.
The issue has become character versus competence. This simplification, unfair it may be, reflects the people’s frustration with Gloria Arroyo. People are willing to take the risk with someone without a track record of leadership as long as he is not corrupt.
It was the death of former President Cory Aquino which triggered the interest for Noynoy and advanced the timetable of the campaign.
Now that Noynoy has declared his candidacy, other presidential candidates cannot let Noynoy have a field day with media for weeks or else they would be swept into oblivion.
Chiz Escudero of the Nationalist People’s Coalition cannot afford to wait for his Oct. 10 birthday while the camp of former President Estrada spread the rumor that he will be sliding down to be his running mate. NPC will be holding their convention next week to decide whether it’s Chiz or Sen. Loren Legarda who will be carrying the banner for them in 2010. Most likely it would be Chiz.
Everybody is waiting for the next survey to see how much of the voting population has turned “yellow.”
Here’s a sampling of what I got from the internet:
Enchong: “With the acceptance of Noynoy for him to contest the presidency, I believe, we now have an alternative who is, at least, untainted and winnable.
“It has been said several times that Noynoy does not have any track record to back him up. I agree. But I would rather go for an unknown quantity than for anybody who has a track record of wrongdoings and among the wannabe’s, who does not have any skeletons in the closet?
“Noynoy has been criticized for being so quiet during his entire public life. I agree. But, as the cliche goes, silent waters do run deep.
“I saw footages of his press conference. In one part, he sounded like laying down his platform. He talked about justice being for everybody and not just for the privileged class. He also talked about the current state of education under an ‘uneducated’ DepEd, citing the routinary mistakes in textbooks year in and year out. I believe that these two issues, justice and education, are good starting points.
“The issue now is not to look for democratic or political maturity. Not yet, at least. The more urgent issue is to bring back democratic space and political sanity. I do not expect Noynoy to do that. However, with Noynoy, I am praying that we can all make that happen.”
Phil Cruz: “Noynoy has the integrity but his capability is doubtful. As for Noynoy being elite and therefore not masa, this is true. He is not masa but he could also be for the masa. Erap was elite but he was for the masa. Cory was elite but she was loved by the masa.
“So I guess time will tell. He just might surprise people by growing into the job. But I agree that he should not mention consulting with his sisters too much.
“But these are minor matters. What’s important for me now is that there is now an honest man as an alternative to all the other presidentiables. An honest man that has the moral force to prevent or at least minimize graft and corruption. And as 40% of our budget is wasted on corruption, a moral leader can do much.
“Let us not forget that two of the biggest crooks in our nation’s history were said to be the smartest and the most prepared. One was an outstanding lawyer. The other an economics professor.”
Jet Hernandez: “If he wants to be president, all he needs to do is file his certificate of. Huwag yung magko-consult pa sa mga sisters niya at sa Dios. Kapag magkaproblema pala tayo sa bansa natin, magko-consult pa siya sa mga kapatid at sa Dios?”
Arlene de Guzman: “I agree with Noynoy consulting with his family because their lives would once again be changed by his candidacy. They had been through so much when their parents were in politics.
“Noynoy also was hesitant to join the presidential candidacy and chose to get affirmation from the people. It had been done by Cory and Fernando Poe.”
Neil Papas: “How can Noynoy Aquino talk about law and order or peace and development as part of his platform of government when there was none at Hacienda Luisita?”
Reiterating y earlier remarks:
The diversity of opinions about the prospective Noynoy presidency is delightful, but there is one consensus about his character — he is a decent person. To me, decency means a clear conscience, a quality apparently missing in the Arroyo brood and some of the putative candidates for the presidency. It is my hope that the electorate, including Anna and Tongue, will finally decide in favor of decency in the 2010 contest.
In reply to the query: “Noynoy may be decent but what about the people who will be running the country ‘behind his back’. Like the Kamaganak, Inc., nuong panahon ni Cory? ”
My response —
Granted Noynoy is carrying some heavy baggage, mostly inherited. As some here commented,
“a guy whose greatest accomplishment so far is being the child of his parents”, and the millstone burden of a brat sister whose taste in paramours is terrible and whose logorrhea is unparalleled (posing a risk that sibling advise may escape the decency filter). That only proves he is human, just like us.
Granted too that the Kamaganak syndrome is a potent threat, but that would be true to ANY presidency, and the well entrenched hegemonies still are the present day warlords of their fiefs — the oligarches, political dynasties, the bureaucrat-business partners in corruption. It will take more than one presidential term to dismantle, but a determined honest man (remember Diogenes) can initiate the trend towards a decent society.
Sabi nga, everything happens for a reason. I wonder if the timing of tita Cory’s death has something to do with what people has always prayed for, the emergence of someone who can change for good the governance of our country, like a Providence.
What’s wrong with consulting to God first? Unahin mo ang Dios at top priority ka rin Nya. sample si Pacquia.
Decency is not enough qualification to be a president. Talking decency as a yardstick for a good president is nonsense. How many Filipinos in the 90 million populations are decent? It’s not just Noynoy or the evil and yellow society has the monopoly of decency. I’m sure more than half or even 90% of the Filipinos are decent individuals but that does not mean they are all qualified to be president. Of course they are qualified to be candidates being citizens, but to occupy the highest post is different thing. Decency is different from being a leader and performer. Even the lowly laborer or the janitor can be a decent man but not as president.
The records of Noynoy as congressman and senator speaks very well of himself. From there one can get an idea what kind of a leader he will be.
Everything happens for a reason, yeah right. Cory died because she has cancer. That’s the only reason one can think of.
I’m not convinced Cory’s death was providential, this God must be a brutal one. People were led by Cardinals and priests in prayer at EDSA. Gloria is what it produced! The death of democracy and government. More people prayed that FPJ’s election protest be treated favorably at the SC, but FPJ’s life was snuffed out. More than two-thirds of Filipinos want Gloria out, it was Cory who got the boot.
No amount of prayer will change the course of politics in the country. It in fact only got worse. Action is a far better course to take. Let prayer be an enlightening beacon shining on the path of this perilous journey. But it will not end our ills by itself.
God only helps those who help themselves.
Correct, Cory died of cancer, but what i am saying is the timing. Well, everyone can have her say here.
Now, Ms Florry, tell us who that qualified candidate of yours is, i, for one might consider.
Martina, I am not into endorsing anyone because I am not a voter, but I made known my view in “election fever” entry#22.
Three months ago, completely out sa presidential wannabes si Noynoy, but because of Cory’s death, voter’s considering him. That is, maybe a divine intervention.
Quote of the day: 😛
… florry
Divine intervention ang pagtakbo ni Noynoy? Insulto yan sa Maykapal; no matter how upright or “saintly” Noynoy is.
Si Glue, pili daw ng Diyos, as revealed to the Pope. Si Noynoy, Divine Intervention. Si Cory, ang People Power daw ay milagro.
The Devil can quote Scripture, and invoke the name of God; whether that Devil is Osama Bin Laden, Kenkoy Bush, or the Glue. Tama na ang pag-i-insulto sa Diyos. Tao lang yang mga pulitikong yan, at hindi pili yan ng Diyos. The last political leader chosen by God was David. Basahin niyo ang Biblia, kayong mga sanctimonious.
If we took the Name of the Lord God less in vain, baka mabawasan ang Kalbaryo ng Pilipinas.
Di ba si Mar Roxas ang nag-endorse kay Noynoy? Bakit Diyos ba siya?
Please, huwag naman ninyong isama pa ang Panginoon sa mga kabulastugang ito. It’s blasphemy!!! 🙁
“florry
Martina, I am not into endorsing anyone because I am not a voter, but I made known my view in “election fever” entry#22.”
eh… di ka naman pala botante, ano magagawa mo para maihalal ang tamang Pangulo ayon sa iyong pananaw at kategoriya? Para ka lang nakikipag-usap sa sarili mong anino. 😉 walang tugon at walang aasahang katugunan.
Just like Florry, I do not see anyone of these presidentiables meeting the criteria of a leader who can stir us from this mess we are in. We are on top of the list of the most corrupt countries. Long after the boobuwit is gone, all her cronies are still in their positions and there is nothing anyone can do, lalong lalo na kung lalamya lamya ang susunod na presidente. Ni baka mag-serve lang ng termination paper eh dadasalan pa at ikukunsulta pa sa mga pink siaters. I am still wishing na sana eh may lalabas na “dark” horse na may kakayahang maging leader natin na subok na hindi magnanakaw at subok ng naglilingkod sa bayan, malakas ang loob na magdesisyon ng karapatdapat sa bansa natin na pinagdaanan ng kalamidad ng 9 na taon. Ubos pa ang kaban. Sa 90 milyon na meron tayo, wala na ba talagang tunay na may ibubuga?
O di ba mas biglang naging masarap ang kuro-kuro dito na may isang lalamya-lamya na walang accomplishment kuno sa kongreso at nakakalbo pa ang biglang sumulpot na parang multo at biglang kinabahan yata pati malacanang sa kanyang napipintong pagtakbo. . .wala naman palang binatbat e bakit para yatang nanggagalaiti yung iba dyan sa katitira? Dahil ba baka manalo sya at matalo ang manok nyo? That is the beauty of democracy my friends. . . naboboto natin ang gusto nating kandidato ayon sa mga naiiba nating paniniwala. . .tama lang na pag-usapan ng mahinahon. . .uulitin ko. . .masisisi nyo ba ang ibang tao na umasa sa isang disente at matinong kandidato pagkatapos dumanas ng hirap kay bagyong gloria? Iyong ibang tumatakbo dyan, kabisado nyo na ang likaw ng bituka ng mga yan. . they were weighed and were found to be wanting. . .peace to all. . .
The key lesson from the Cory presidency is that high integrity is NOT enough.
We need high integrity plus high performance!
How can Noynoy not set the pace, when the major media outfits like ABS-CBN and Inquirer are building him up? Its like having free advertisement during prime time. Ang ginagawa nila ay parang telenovela.
Wag tayo magpadala dahil panay sariling interes ang mga nasa likod ni Noynoy gaya ng mga may-ari ng ABS at Inquirer.
At isa pa, bakit walang nababanggit sa mga issues laban kay Noynoy at pamilya nito sa media? Nakalimutan na ba natin ang Mendiola Massacre, Luisita. Kamag-anak incorporated, etc…?
Ako ay naniniwala na ang yellow fever ay magagamot din, isang gamot lang yan.
EQ:
Agree. But in the present scheme of things, that would like be asking for the moon. . .this festering affliction in our body politic cannot be excised not even by the best prexy candidate with the noblest of intentions. . political patronage made sure of that. . .it is against this backdrop that the idea of being spared, albeit temporarily, from this festering wound, is a welcome respite for a battered citizenry. . .can u blame them?
Uroknon,
Pasensiya ka na medyo nasaktan ka yata sa karinyo ko kay Noy mo kasi isa akong Pilipinong nagmamahal sa Pilipinas at gusto ko itong maging maganda at maayos, na hindi babagsac uli ito sa kamay ng mga elitista, magnanakaw at nangaapi sa mga mahahirap at mga magsasaka tulad ng mga biktima ng Mendiola massacre at hacienda Luisita. At saka wala pa kasi ako sa “voting age” kaya hindi ako voter. (joke lang)
Relax ka lang, baka magkasakit ka, mahirap na, kasalanan ko pa.
11 September 2009
If I may join in the discussion:
1. Noynoy may “NOT” be the right President of the Republic, as most will say, BUT who is the right President?
2. Being a President of one country is a THANKLESS job, much more President of the Philippines
3. In case he got elected, the question that will arise are:
a) The Kamag-anakan Inc
b) Will we trust the people surrounding noynoy?
the likes of dinky and the hyatt 10?
c) The question of “Hacienda Luisita”?
d) The continued saga of the Marcos-Aquino rivalry
5) so many more to ask?
In case of Villar? the question surrounding the C-5 controversy and the previous unpaid loans.
With Erap, why don’t just he let someone take the leadership? He said, he has an unfinished business? what unfinished business?
With De Castro, ahh…. the undecided vice president, who is not willing to take the risks?
Escudero – still young but ambitious?
and the the others if I wer to mentione them one by one, but most of you guys knows these wannabes
Bottomline, it is not decency alone that will take us out of our present situation, not integrity alone, but the willingness to make sacrifices and willingness to lead by example.
BUT WHO IS THIS PRESIDENTIAL WANNABE? give me your bet, because, I have no idea who to vote for?
prans
Like anything new, gustong gusto. Noynoy is the new find, mabango pa. Wait until the people will find all his deficiencies. Maglalaho na parang bula ang paghanga ng mga tao. Now he is setting the pace but will he be able to keep it up? Ngayon pa lang kaliwa at kanan na ang banat sa kanya. Abangan natin ang mga susunod na kabanata.
Prans,
I beg to disagree with number 2. ” Being a President of one country is a THANKLESS job, much more President of the Philippines”
Ask mo lang si Gloria and she’ll tell you ang daming biyaya na natanggap niya at ng kanyang pamilya mula ng siya ay maging fake president. Sure yan. 😛
@ prans: “With Erap, why don’t just he let someone take the leadership? He said, he has an unfinished business? what unfinished business?”
Answer: Monkey business 😛
Ask mo lang si Gloria and she’ll tell you ang daming biyaya na natanggap niya at ng kanyang pamilya mula ng siya ay maging fake president. Sure yan. – Mike.
Eh, ang Pinas, meron naman bang biyayang nakamtan mula sa halos sampung taong pagnanakaw nila?
Ano’ng buti at asenso sa pamumuhay ng mga dukha ang naidulot ng halos isang dekadang nakaw na pamumuno sa bansa ng pinakahudas na pamilyang bukod sa walang kahihiyan ay nuno pa ng kasibaan at pagkagahaman?
henry90,
Naniniwala ako sa iyong pananaw tungkol kay Noynoy. Akala lang ng iba ay malamya siya (kabilang ako na ang pagkakakilala sa kanya ay aroganteng duwag noong August 87 coup).
Yourself being once assigned with the PSG knew better than anyone here. First hand ang info na hawak mo.
Ang ayaw kong, tulad nang binanggit ko sa dalawang unahang threads ay ‘yung balak na pagkuha nila kay Mr Noted upang maging spokesman ni Noynoy as planned by Kris herself.
Uuliting ko ulit dito for the third time. Bawas sa boto ni Noynoy ang boto ko at ng pamilya ko’t mga kamag-anak.
Ayaw kong makita sa tabi niya o nagsasalita para sa kanya ang isa sa mga HUDAS sa senado na naging isa sa mga dahilan kaya namamayagpag ang mga kawalanghiyaan mula noon hanggang ngayon ng ganid na pamilyang arroyo!
A BIG NO for Noynoy if he will get Kiki Pangilinan his spokesman!
Mang MPR,
Tama ho kayo na makakasira lamang sa image ni Noynoy si Mr. Noted kung siya ang gawin nilang spokesman. Iba na lang for the sake of Liberal Party. Hindi ba puwedi si Mang Franklin Drillon na lang? Baka mas pakkinggan pa siya ng mga tao.
God only helps those who help themselves?
Nice word Kgg. TonGuE-tWisTeD…kaya ang Yellow Fever a extension yan ng hidwaan sa paglilingkod-bulsa ng mga sinungaling, kurap, magnananakaw, traydor sa ating Saligang Batas na siyang promotor ng EDSA 1 & 2?
Ginawa lang nilang alibi ang EDSA 1 to restore our Democracy but in reality away ito ng Marcos vs. Aquino na ang nadamay ang buong bansa?
Ano ba ang accomplishment ng Aquino regime? Kaya kulang pa NOT ONCE but TWICE…produkto nila si Tabako & Glorai? Puro sila kayabangan…may nangyari ba sa Pinas…di ba WALA?
Ang pag-asa sana natin ang EDSA 3 pero sinalbahe nila at patraydor na inagaw ng Malacanang sa AMA ng MASANG PILIPINO?
Si Pres. Erap lang ang may guts na patulang ang mga rebelde at hodlums in uniforms plus pasaway sa ating lipunan? Pero si Tita Cory ano ginawa ng kanyang attacked doggies…ang kayang itumba e yong Mediola massacre, Hacienda Luisita Massacre and Lupao Nueve Ecija massacre?
At si Tita Cory ang pinaka highest na naging presidente na nakagawa ng paglabag sa human right violations at tinalo pa niya si Macoy pero ang 2nd ay si Tabako?
Now, sure si gloria ang top 1 after her 10-years ka ek-ekan panggulo?
Hindi madali para kay Noynoy ang daan patungong Malacanang, Malaking sagabal para sa kanya ang mga ibang aspirante para sa pagkapangulo mula sa oposisyon. Mahihirapan siyang tibagin si Manny Villar at si Erap kung papayagang kakandidato naman ito. Ang botanteng Pilipino ay hindi lang ang mga elitista o mga miembro ng civil society groups. Karamihan sa kanila ay mga maliliit na nasa bukid at kanayonan. Lahat ang mga ito kontrolado ng mga lokal officials. Kung umiral ang pera, at patuloy na nagkakawatak-watak ang oposisyon baka kandidato mula sa kampo ng koalisyon ng Palasyo ang mananalo, nakakatakot. Sabi nga ng blogger na si Colegiala girl, mahirap yata pagsanibin ang mga taga oposisyon dahil bawat grupo ay may kanya-kanyang interest. Kung magkakaisa man kailangan ang kompromays.Hindi naman lingid sa kaalaman natin na bawat kampo ay may sariling political interest. Kahit iyong mga taong nakapalibot kay Noynoy, puwera delos buenos, may personal interest din ang mga iyan. Kung saka-sakaling makipagkompromiso naman ang kampo ni Noynoy sa ibat-ibang mga grupo ng oposisyon at siya’y gawing standard bearer ng oposisyon, maipapatupad kaya niya ang sinasabi niyang political will kapag naging presidente na siya sa dami ng mga taong dapat niyang pagbigyan? At halimbawa naman lahat ng mga taga oposisyon na nagpaparamdan na kakandidato sa pagkapangulo ay talagang tatakbo sa 2010, si Noynoy pa rin ba kaya ang kanilang susuportahan ng mga tao at hindi sila sa darating na halalan?
Lahat naman ay nagnanais ng pagbabago sa liderato at sistema ng pagpapatupad ng mga programa ng gobierno,sa bandang huli ang mga tao pa rin ang masusunod. Pero malaking bagay ang political machinery at funding support para ang kandidato ay manalo. Isang bagay lang ang tiyak, walang problema dito ang kandidato ng administrasyon.
Sa bagay na ito, kailangan ang paguusap at pagkakasundo ng mga taga oposisyon.
A BIG NO for Noynoy if he will get Kiki Pangilinan his spokesman?
Kulang pa Kgg. MPRivera…dagdagan pa natin ang listahan ni chavit?
NO to YELLOW FEVER sapagka’t extension ito ng EDSA 1 & 2 na siyang dahilang ang pagkakawatak-watak ng Kapinuyan?
Kulang ang datos mo at dagdagan ko pa ang hudas at traydor sa ating Saligang Batas at lipunan:-
1) Civil Society a.k.a. evil society
2) Elitists pro-Edsa 1 & 2
3) Businessman pro- Edsa 2
4) Bishops majority from the South (Visayas and Mindanao) and some in Luzon.
5) Kurap Generals
6) Hodlums in Uniforms (Davide, Wetnes Apostol, Sickretary Gungongsales, Simeon Marcelo, 2M $man, Maldita Gutierez, hay naku ang dami nila?
7) Leftist block na tuliro ang mga kukote kung sino ba talaga ang kanilang susuportahan.
8) PCIJ, PDI and other pro-EDSA 2 media entities
9) Pinoy bystanders na walang paki sa lipunan pero mga reklamador sa buhay
10)…dagdagan mo pa Igan?
The above personalities ang hudas at nag traydor sa ating Saligang Batas na ang iingay sa kalye kasi may pera sila na kayang bayaran ang mga media practitioners na yong kasinungalingan e pwedeng maging SANTO?
NO to YELLOW FEVER!
Kaibigang balweg,
Ba’t hindi mo isinama ang mga adik? Siguro kakampi sila ng amo mo no? Joke lang he he he. May God bless you.
Pres. ERAP vs. YELLOW FEVER?
Erap biography:-
(1) He entered politics in 1967, was elected mayor of the Municipality of San Juan which he served for more than 16 continuous years, stepping down in the aftermath of the EDSA Revolution in 1986.
(2) He established in the movie industry the MOWELFUND which provides movie industry workers with financial and professional assistance.
to be continued…
…cont. of thread #30:-
(3) He was elected Senator in 1987 and was appointed Chairman of three committees (Committees on Cultural Communities, Rural Development, and Public Works).
(4)He was one of the 12 Senators who voted for the termination of the RP-US Military Bases Agreement.
(5) He was elected Vice President of the Philippines in 1992, and opted to cooperate with President Fidel V. Ramos by serving as Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC).
(6) He resigned as PACC Chairman in June 1997. In the May 1998 elections he ran for President against nine other candidates and won with 10,722, 295 votes as against 4,268, 483 votes for the second placer. Inaugurated on June 30, 1998, his administration was plagued by scandals.
next…thread!
cont…thread #31: (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
(7) He was the first FAMAS Hall of Fame awardee for Best Actor (1981) and also became a Hall of Fame awardee as a producer (1983). He made his last film in 1989 where he played the role of an activist opposed to the US military bases in the Philippines.
(8) In 1968, Estrada ran for mayor of the municipality of San Juan, but without any background in politics, he lost to Dr. Braulio Sto. Domingo. His camp filed an electoral protest against Sto. Domingo and was favored by the court. Estrada was proclaimed mayor of San Juan in the following year. This was the start of his sixteen-year tenure as San Juan mayor.
(9) When Corazon Aquino assumed the presidency in 1986, all local government officials suspected of malfeasance and anomalies were removed from office. He ran for senate the following year won a seat under the Grand Alliance for Democracy (GAD) party.
(10) Under the Ramos administration, Estrada was appointed head of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission (PACC).
(11)Estrada won by landslide. President-elect Estrada was inaugurated on June 30,1998 in the historical town of Malolos, Bulacan.
(12)Early into his presidency President Estrada removed all sovereign guarantees which would require the sovereign Filipino people to assume the financial losses of private companies doing business with the government. His programs as president was under the name “Angat-Pinoy 2004”.
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Cont…thread #31 (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
(13) On the day he took office, a new agency in government called the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), which institutionalizes the processes of the Social Reform Agenda (SRA) in order to sustain its gains, Pres. Erap became its 1st chairman. The law also mandates the NAPC to enhance the programs, approaches and strategies to strengthen the partnership between government and the basic sectors.
(14)In terms of peace & order, Pres. Erap created the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) with the objective of minimizing, if not totally eradicating, car theft and kidnapping in Metro Manila. With the help of this task force, the PNP for the first time in history achieved a record-high trust rating of +53 percent. Panfilo Lacson was its first head.
(15) Pres. Erap also created the residential Commission for Mass Housing (PCMH) and with the help of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) provided 190,000 households with housing units, construction and improvement of roads and bridges, and construction of classrooms. The president also proposed improvements to the curricula to meet both global standards and local needs, and controlled the hiking prices of transportation fair, food and medicine.
(16) In 1999, Pres. Erap signed into law and implemented Republic Act no. 8749, better known as Clean Air Act, which “The State shall promote and protect the global environment to attain sustainable development while recognizing the primary responsibility of local government units to deal with environmental problems”.
(17) On May 1999, Pres. Erap issued EO 102 which streamlines the organization and functions of the country’s public health care system. Also on September the same year, he issued EO 151, also known as Farmer’s Trust Fund, which allows the voluntary consolidation of small farm operation into medium and large scale integrated enterprise that can access long-term capital. President Estrada launched the Magkabalikat Para sa Kaunlarang Agraryo or MAGKASAKA. The DAR forged into joint ventures with private investors into agrarian sector to make FBs competitive.
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Cont…of thread #33 (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever0
(18) The Estrada administration upheld the foreign policy thrusts of the Ramos administration, focusing on national security, economic diplomacy, assistance to nationals, and image-building.
(19) The Philippines continued to be at the forefront of the regional and multilateral arena. It successfully hosted the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in July 1998 and undertook confidence-building measures with China over South China Sea issue through a meeting in March 1999.
(20) Pres. Erap strengthened bilateral ties with neighboring countries with visits to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.
(21)In 1998, the Philippine economy deteriorated again as a result of spill over from the Asian financial crisis, although not as much as other Asian nations, and a wave of natural disasters also dragged the economy down.
a. Growth fell to about -0.6% in 1998 from 5.2% in 1997, but recovered to 3.4% by 1999 and to 4.0% by 2000.
b. The inflation rate came down from 11 percent in January 1999 to just a little over 3 percent by November of the same year. This was in part due to the successful agricultural program Agrikulturang Maka Masa, through which it achieved an output growth of 6 percent, a record high at the time.
c. The peso was 44 to the dollar in 1998 and recovered by 38 to a dollar the following year.
d. The interest rates were 28% in 1998 and came down to 14% by 1999.
(22) On 1999 a Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, which was ratified in the Senate. The country also sent a delegation of 108 observers to the Indonesian parliamentary elections, and engaged in cooperative activities in the areas of security, defense, combating transnational crimes, economy, culture, and the protection of OFWs and Filipinos abroad.
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Cont…of thread #34 (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
(22) Pres. Erap attempted to resist protectionist measures, and efforts to continue the reforms begun by the Ramos administration made significant progress.
(23) He also established a socio-economic program called “Angat-Pinoy 2004” pointed out five things for the economy:
a. The Gross National Product GNP to grow from 0.1 per cent in 1998 to 6-7 per cent in 2004.
b. Unemployment to decline from 10.1 per cent in 1998 to 6.7-8 per cent.
c. Inflation to slow down from 9.8 per cent in 1998 to 4-5 per cent.
d. The national government’s fiscal balance to improve from a deficit of 1.8 per cent of GNP in 1998 to a surplus of 0.7 per cent of GNP.
e. Finally, export growth to remain strong at 14.5-15.1 per cent.
Alongside these objectives, the plan calls for nurturing a “responsive citizenry” and creating an environment conducive to a better life for all.
??? However, a major bank failure in April 2000 and the impeachment and subsequent departure of President Estrada in the beginning of 2001 led to another slower growth.
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cont…of thread #35 (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
(24) Pres. Erap appointed Hilario G. (hudas & traydor) Davide Jr., then Associate Justice, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on November 30, 1998.
(25) During the Ramos administration a cessation of hostilities agreement was signed between the gov’t and the MILF in July 1997.
a. This was continued by a series of peace talks and negotiations in Estrada administration. However the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a Islamic group formed in 1977, seeks to be an independent Islamic State from the Philippines, despite the agreements, a sequence of terrorist attacks with the Philippine military and the civilians still continued.
b. Such of those attack are 277 violations committed:-
1> kidnapping a foreign priest, namely Father Luciano Benedetti;
2> the occupying and setting on fire of the municipal hall of Talayan, Maguindanao;
3> the takeover of the Kauswagan Municipal Hall;
4> the bombing of the Lady of Mediatrix boat at Ozamiz City;
5> and the takeover of the Narciso Ramos Highway. By doing so, they inflicted severe damage on the country’s image abroad, and scared much-needed investments away.
6> In addition to this, the Philippine government learned that the MILF has links with Al-Qaeda. Because of this, on March 21, 2000, Pres. Erap declared an “all-out-war” against the MILF. During the war the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines(CBCP) asked Estrada to have a cease-fire with MILF, but Pres. Erap opposed the idea arguing that a cease-fire would cause more terrorist attacks.
> For the next three months of the war, Camp Abubakar, headquarters of the MILF, fell along with other 13 major camps and 43 minor camps, and then all of which became under controlled by the government. The MILF leader Hashim Salamat fled the country and went to Malaysia.
> The MILF later declared a Jihad on the government. On July 10 of the same year, the President went to Minadanao and raised the Philippine flag symbolizing victory. After the war the President said, “… will speed up government efforts to bring genuine and lasting peace and development in Mindanao”. In the middle of July the president ordered the military to arrest top MILF leaders.
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No amount of prayer will change the course of politics in the country. — Tongue
As everyone knows here, this has always been my sentiment too!
I find it tacky when politicians go around using God and prayers as political gimmickry in the same manner I think it’s not only impractical but also useless for voters to depend/rely on divine intervention, etc…when things go wrong.
As you say, this dependence on and this so-called divine intervention are responsible for the nation’s tragedy, i.e., Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo!
That said, I assure my friends here that I am a believer in God and I am a practising Catholic/Christian.
it will be an endless and fruitless discussion if god and religion will be the subject here. pinas problems are man made and should be solved by humans and not by spirits.i donot believe a single person either can solve it.even if corruption is minimised, there will still be the problem of poverty which can only be minimised when people can get jobs that gives them enough to live decently.erap is touching this problem when he is talking about the masses and the rich. noynoy is touching the problem of corruption when he is talking about decency.
balweg,
good job there!
I want Noynoy to set the pace and raise the issue of Mikey Arroyo’s unexplained wealth and challenge Malditas Gutierrez’ recent actions or non-actions.
A person of character will almost always decide in favor of what is fair, just and beneficial for the majority.
Balweg,
I commiserate with you because we will never know now if Estrada could have become an excellent president.
I do know that he (nor members of his cabinet I knew), never asked foreign investors for a dime and refused indirect or direct financial offers, aka bribes, by foeign companies wanting to do business with Pinas. He said, all I want is for you to promise you will set up business, invest in the Philippines and create jobs, do legit business, which I can assure you is what most legit foreign businesses wanted first and foremost.
The same cannot be said of Gloria.
During Aquino’s time, while the late president herself might not have been involved in any illegal financial transactions, members of her cabinet and close Malacanang circles were involved in overpricing and in virtually extracting bribes from foreign business.
One of the most corrupt departments during Aquino’s time was DPWH. One of its undersecs was really ganid.
Some people in her PCSG were also corrupt.
A few people positioned directly within her innermost circle were very corrupt and managed bribes with proponents. However, I must be categorical: I don’t think the late president knew that it was happening.
Ramos’ presidency was not immune. People directly found within his innermost circles extorted from foreign businesses.
Ramos own executive secretary (one of them in particular) as well as his legal adviser was not exempted. The executive secretary in question personally demanded bribes from a foreign business group.
Salamat Igan Balweg sa mga binanggit mong mga achievements ni Erap.
Ang kasalanan lang ni Erap ay … siya ay isang mangmang. Hindi siya graduate sa Amerika, hindi siya Bar Topnotcher, hindi siya Abogago, hindi siya economist at lalong hindi graduate sa ngayong numero unong business school at ito (narinig ko ito sa radyo) yong Philippine Military Academy. Diyan graduate sina Ramos, Reyes, Esperon, Garcia, Mendoza, Ebdane, Ermita, de la Paz at yong mga iba pang mga General na naglilingkod kay Glorya.
Kagaya rin siya ni FPJ na pinagtulungang igupo ng mga binanggit mo Igang Balweg (Entry #28). Itong mga binanggit mo ay sila rin ang mga tumulong sa tangnang Glorya na noong wala silang makuha sa kanya ay naghanap ng panibagong kandidato at ito ngayon si Noynoy. Malinis si Noynoy ikumpara sa ibang Presidentiables na puro doble kara pero yong mga nakapaligid sa kanya ay nakakatakot. Mga nagbabakasakali na ambunan sila ng grasya ni Noynoy pag ito ay manalo. At pag hindi naku e di balik na naman sila sa ganito … sisiraan na naman yong tao.
Tedanz,
What is “mangmang”?
could the incarceration of erap have made him a better person and thereby probably a better president? abangan sa susunod na kabanata. if this happens to be true, then we have a solution to what we will do to all bad presidents as well as other meandering politicians and public servants. put them in jail and maybe they will have the time to rethink.this does not apply to the arroyos and there may not be enough jail places though.
“I cannot understand why you would call it a euphoria,” he said. “It’s euphoria when you have one million people rejoicing in the streets. But it’s not when you have only 5,000 people wearing yellow shirts.” Prospero Pichay
kaya naman nakulong si Erap dahil kay Ramos,I believe Ramos and his faction is the one responsible for the killings in the Marcos Period.
Naalala ko sabi ng sa isang AM radio na dapat daw na ginawang jingle ni Pichay yung sinabawang gulay…
Balweg,
Ang galing naman ng research mo about ERAP’s achievements! Yung iba di ko nga alam eh. Alam natin na kapraso pa lang yan. Dinemonize, siniraan at pinagtulungang patalsikin sa pwesto ng mga kalaban (negosyante, politiko at mga nagmamalinis na relihiyoso) dahil di nga nila makuha yung gusto nilang pabor. Mga pabor na makakasama sa masang Pilipino. Imagine sa maikling panahon ng kanyang panunungkulan sa bayan bilang Presidente ay na-achieve niya yan. Lalo na sa Peace and order, na ‘basic factor’ sa pag-unlad ng bayan. Whatever other people say about Erap (who I believe also became a better person after the incarceration), sa tingin ko mas may pag-asa ang bayan sa kanya!
mumbaki,
I have inclinations to believe that Ramos has to do also with the killing of Dacer-Corbito! Di ba siya yung ka-meeting ni Dacer at may instance na magkausap sila sa telepono on the way to the meeting place. Tinanong ni Ramos kung nasaan na sila(Dacer). So, may idea ang mga killers kung saan tatambangan!
Equalizer,
Euphoria dahil kay Kris at hindi dahil kay Noynoy! By the way, Noynoy is NOT Cory and definitely NOT Ninoy! Baka si Kris ang gawing Spokesperson! Hehehe!
Anna, “mangmang” is uneducated.
On the contrary, the Cory administration, contrary to what the civil society wants to project, was also rigged with graft and corruption, and worse, incompetency with excuses that Mrs. Aquino was a novice and could not be expected to wrought a miracle.
In fact, a lot many of the problems besetting the country presently had their roots in her reign as president. Ironically, for all the religiosity projected by Mrs. Aquino’s association with the so-called “men of God,” majority of Filipinos have become immoral and indecent, and shamelessly say that “God will understand.”
Erap is not mangmang. It is an insult to Ateneans to stamp him as such because he is an alumnus of the said school, college dropout though he was. In fact, he speaks better English than the Assumptionista who brags that she is a genius even when she excels only in cheating and telling lies!!! 😛
Still, I would rather that Erap devotes his remaining time on earth to making documentaries on the graft and corruption in his country for his countrymen to know, and eventually do something about.
Yuko,
Erap devotes his remaining time on earth to making documentaries on the graft and corruption in his country for his countrymen to know, and eventually do something about.
Must say this is a splendid idea!
Thanks, Ellen.
Like Yuko, I don’t believe Estrada is “mangmang” or “uneducated” but I believe that he was probably “undereducaed”, if there’s such a thing, because he didn’t pursue formal higher education.
But as we all know formal higher education is not a guarantee that a politician will be a good, effective and honest leader.
“God helps only those who help themselves” is a common notion of those who want to discourage the lazy from just praying and not getting anything, for the truth is God helps the worthy ones, who really needs help because He is a just and merciful God.
Now, Filipinos suffer not because God has not helped them but because they themselves have put it upon themselves the problems they presently have. Binoboto kasi nila iyong mga unggoy na umaalipin sa kanila ngayon. Kung baga, kumuha sila ng pamukpok sa sarili nilang mga ulo is more like it! 😛
Golly, wala ngang nagawa si Erap para iligtas mismong sarili niya doon sa mga unggoy na nagpakulong at nag-convict sa kaniya, gusto pang ibalik! Kundi iyan kagaguhan, ano iyan? Komo nakulong daw si Erap, he is going to be a better president? I doubt!
You bet, Anna, it is the best thing he can do if he wants his countrymen to really remember him by. He can even make money out of those documentaries as a matter of fact, and use his earnings from them to build schools for instance.
Michael Moore has become a millionaire for those films he does, and has given part of his earnings to charities around the world. Down to earth at walang hangin sa ulo he is!
Sinabi mo pa, Anna. My father-in-law was only an elementary school graduate, but he an engineering company in 1932 that is still a thriving industry, and so did the founders of such companies as Honda and Toyota.
Getting a college degree helps but acquired education is nothing compared to “WISDOM” or some natural intelligence that is a gift that comes from Up High. There is a difference between knowledge (chishiki) and wisdom (chie).
Knowledge in fact can be dangerous when it is little or mediocre as the knowledge brags about by the creep at the palace by the murky river. She knows a lot though about cheating and lying!!! 😛
You know Yuko, if Erap decided to publish that kind of book, I would be happy to contribute info.
Kung hindi ka College graduate sa atin ay mahihirapan kang kumuha ng trabaho kompara mo doon sa graduate. Ganun na rin ang ibig kung sabihin … sabi ng mga binanggit ni Igang Balweg(#28) sa kanya … Erap hindi ka graduweyt tumabi ka diyan. Mahirap mang sabihin pero natural na sa atin yan.
Truth was Erap was surrounded by Angara, Enrile, et al when the dorobo grabbed power. Hindi man lang siya lumaban when the police and military were supposed to be still under his control. Kita ko lahat ang videop clips ng pag-surrender niya sa mga unggoy. Kaya nawalan ako ng gana sa kaniya.
Still, I tried to rebut all claims against him by Enteng Romano and his Internet Brigade, et al because I thought it was unconstitutional. Even then, I knew, pinukpok na naman ang mga pilipino ang mga ulo nila!!!
Ngayon, ayan na naman sila—isinusulong iyong anak ni Mrs. Aquino, who is definitely riding on the death of his mother projected now as a saint even when she failed to practice what Christ admonished us all to do, like for instance, forgiving those who have trespassed against us, 70 times 7!!!
I know I am not perfect, myself, but at least I am honest to confess to God above that with a promise that I will try to some other time soon, at least, before I leave this life.
Diploma mill sa Pilipinas matagal nang problema. Maliit pa ako, problema na sa totoo lang.
When I had the chance to study overseas—UK, US and Japan— doon ko lang nalamang walang sinabi ang education kuno sa Pilipinas. Puro paporma lang, bugok pa rin ang ulo unless talagang may itinatagong talino!!! Kaya iyong mga unggoy ang hihilig sa mga “title” kasi sa totoo lang, wala sila noon. Naglalagay lang sila ng title that they don’t deserve.
Iyon ngang foster father ko sa UK, may doctorate sa Economics but never na nagpatawag siya mismo ng “Dr. Graham” dahil wala siyang kililing sa kukote niya.
Tangnanay na Gloria Kulimbat, kung puede lang gustong itawag sa kaniya, “Reyna” ng kaniyang EK daw! Iyan ang tunay na baliw! 😛
College graduate, my ass! Mas matalino pa nga iyong tindera sa bangketa sa Echague. Nakabilang kahit walang calculator!
Nakabilang kahit walang calculator!
Hahahahah!
Grizzy,
Dahil sa galing ni Glorya at ang kanyang mga anak na mana sa dunong niya …. bigla silang naging multi-milyonaryo. Magaling sila sa Matematiks at maliban pa dito may kolkolator pa silang gamit at nungka ang display nito ay abot Trilyon ang kaya.
Yong Tindera sa bangketa na walang kolkolator pero magaling magbilang … hanggang ngayon nasa bangketa pa. heheheehehe
Tedanz,
Ibig mong sabhihin, talo ni Gloria na talagan mahusay sa multiplication at addition iyong tindera dahil addition lang ang husay nitong tindera? Hehe
Grizzy:
Cory never claimed that she was a saint nor that she was the savior everybody thought she was. All she admitted to was she was able to restore democracy especially the right to free speech which all of us are enjoying right now i.e., lambasting and criticizing anyone for any reason, real or imagined. But what is real is the admiration and love that Filipinos all over the Pinas and even foreigners abroad showered her when it was time for her to go. Now tell me which Filipino leader in recent memory was given that much respect and adulation? Pls spare us that kawawang pilipinas line while denigrating us Pinoys. Or u want us to go back to the Japanese Occupation period and discuss the atrocities the sakangs wrought on your hapless kababayans? Pls lang. . .
But what is real is the admiration and love that Filipinos all over the Pinas and even foreigners abroad showered her when it was time for her to go.
Whatever one may say about or against Cory and her presidency, she herself was one decent person, a decent leader and a humble president.
Thank you Anna. . .about time other people realize that. . .
Erap should hire a speech therapist. I have to listen to him intently to understand him. He garbles when he talks. Sometimes it is quite irritating. Maybe this is his way of masking his inability to speak good English.
Cont…thread #36 (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
(26) In his State of the Nation Address, popularly called “SONA”, the president highlighted his vision for Mindanao:
a> The first is to restore and maintain peace in Mindanao–because without peace, there can be no development.
b> The second is to develop Mindanao–because without development, there can be no peace.
c> The third is to continue seeking peace talks with the MILF within the framework of the Constitution–because a peace agreed upon in good faith is preferable to a peace enforced by force of arms.
d> And the fourth is to continue with the implementation of the peace agreement between the government and the Moro National Liberation Front, or MNLF–because that is our commitment to our countrymen and to the international community.
(27) In addition to this the president said his administration can move with more speed in transforming Mindanao into a progressive economic center. High on the list of priorities was the plight of MILF guerrillas who were tired of fighting and had no camps left to report to.
a> On October 5, 2000 the first massive surrender of 669 MILF mujahideen led by the renegade vice mayor of Marugong, Lanao del Sur Malupandi Cosandi Sarip and seven other battalion commanders, surrendered to Pres. Erap at the 4th ID HQS. in Camp Edilberto Evangelista, Bgy. Patag, Cagayan de Oro city. They were followed shortly by a second batch of 855 surrenderees led by MILF Commander Sayben Ampaso on Dec. 29, 2000.
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Cont…from thread #76 (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
(28) The impeachment suit was brought to the Senate and an impeachment court was formed, with Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr. as presiding officer. Estrada, pleading “not guilty”, called for two of the country’s leading lawyers to his side, former chief justice Andres Narvasa and Estelito Mendoza.
(29) The impeachment trial took an unexpected turn when, on January 16, 2001, the court, whose majority were allies of Estrada, voted not to open a controversial envelope. This envelope was rumored to to contain incriminating evidence against the president and its opening would have decided the Estrada’s fate right there. The prosecution panel and the officials from the opposition walked out of the court in protest of the vote. Senator Aquilino Pimentel also resigned as Senate President to signify his objection to the turnout of the proceedings. The events fueled a three-day street protest.
(30) On January 19, 2001, AFP chief Angelo Reyes joined the assembly at EDSA announcing that the 113,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines is withdrawing support from Estrada.
The next day, following Supreme Court’s declaration of vacancy of the presidential seat, the Chief Justice swore in the constitutional successor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as the acting President of the Philippines.
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Cont… from thread #77 (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
(31) On May 1, 2001, the pro-Estrada protesters marched straight to the presidential palace chanting “EDSA III”. Violence soon erupted between the police and the protesters forcing the government to declared a State of Rebellion. The military was able to quell the rebellion but when the melee was over, the streets looked like a war zone – vans turned upside-down and tires set in fire. Many of Estrada’s supporters were arrested including politicians who allegedly provoked the unrest.
Pres. Erap launched at a star-studded event at the Rizal Park, the new millennium KKK, or Katipunanan Kontra Kahirapan, the President anti-poverty program.
According to the president, the new KKK will liberate 10 million Filipinos from poverty over the next five years. Around 6,000 people, whom critics dismissed as mere hakot, attended the launching of KKK.
The event marked the formal launching of the National Anti-Poverty Commission’s (NAPC) action plans to eradicate poverty. It was also a platform for the administration’s accomplishment report on poverty alleviation, which included:
a> the launching of the Enhanced Retail Access for the Poor, or ERAP sari-sari stores, and the National Food Authority’s rolling stores;
b> implementation of several programs on food security to ensure adequate food in areas stricken by the El Niño phenomenon;
c> the rebound of the agriculture sector, and;
the forging of a food covenant among provincial governors which aims to ensure the country’s self-sufficiency in rice by 2001, corn by 2002 and fish by 2003.
d> Also part of the accomplishment report were:
– the implementation of the livelihood programs in barangays through backyard enterprises;
– a crackdown on criminal syndicates victimizing squatters, especially in Malabon and Navotas;
the implementation of a campaign against illegal forms of fishing, and;
– the release of P7.5 billion in low-interest credit for the poor.
In an interview, Presidential Assistant (PA) on Poverty Alleviation Donna Gasgonia, assured the Filipinos of better service with the KKK.
With NAPC’s annual budget of P2 billion, Gasgonia is sure they can make a difference in the lives of the poor. Specifically, the money will be used to finance the programs of the 14 basic sectors under NAPC, as well as the more popular “poverty alleviation for the 100 poorest in each province.” In a nutshell, this program serves as the “experimental” families for the NAPC to determine if indeed the government has alleviated the plight of the poor.
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Quotes Against old odds! (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
He is a survivor and has survived several baptisms of fire and is now steeled against any new challenges he may face.
He continues to retain the trust of his countrymen, as is proven in surveys, something that is necessary to get people’s confidence in and cooperation with his administration.
After 6 ½ years of detention when he did a lot of meditation, introspection, prayers and bible study, he has undergone the necessary purification and conversion which has brought him closer to God and has given him a fresh outlook in life and makes him better prepared to hold the reins of government.
He wouldn’t be a dictator. Having been unjustly charged and detained, he has walked in the shoes of the oppressed which provides him with the perspective to wield the sword of government with objective balance and restraint. He wouldn’t be dictatorial.
He is the only person who has demonstrated the political will to fight the MILF and NPA insurgencies. He captured 46 MILF camps and routed the secessionists. The AFP has now admitted that there have been about 60 bombings and clashes in Mindanao since January to the present.
In TV interviews, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has admitted heavy fighting with the MILF in Central and Southern Mindanao. The present situation validates the all-out-war policy that President Erap waged against the Muslim secessionists when he was President.
He will never agree to the creation of a Bangsa Moro state in Mindanao, in gross violation of the Constitution. If you continue a GMA administration, the MoA-AD will be revived.
The Real Erap! (Pres. Erap vs. Yellow Fever)
President Estrada, who is on his first official visit to the US, met with President Clinton at the White House last July 27 to tackle concerns that will help his administration give Filipinos a better deal in life.
Among these concerns was the plight of Filipino war veterans who, Mr. Clinton noted, “fought valiantly under US command to help achieve peace and freedom in the Pacific.”
The American President pointed out that for several years now, his administration has worked with members of Congress such as Reps. Bob Filner and Patsy Mink to give due recognition to the contributions of Filipino veterans and improve the compensation and other benefits of those living in the US.
For the last two sessions of Congress, President Clinton said, his administration has proposed legislation to eliminate the current dollar limitation for authorized compensation payments to Filipino beneficiaries residing in the US.
While the proposed legislation has not been enacted, President Clinton assured Mr. Estrada that the measure has his full support and expressed confidence that it will be passed soon.
U.S visit is defining moment for Erap presidency! (Pres. Erap vs.Yellow Fever)
NEW YORK CITY – The 10-day official working visit of Pres. Erap to the United States is shaping up into a watershed for his two-year administration, spelling welcome progress on bilateral concerns that set the tone for a more strategic partnership between these two longstanding allies into the 21st century.
A week into his US journey, Pres. Erapa has bagged Washington’s commitments on a wide gamut of issues ranging from:-
1) the stalled modernization program of the AFP and the Muslim insurgency in the South to the plight of Filipino World II veterans and the possible remediation of contaminated sites that used to house American facilities.
2) the visit resulted in over $100 million in aid for the Philippines, along with brighter prospects for fresh investments particularly in the new frontier of information technology (IT) where the Philippines has a competitive edge in the region.
3) the most important, it has underlined Pres. Erap’s gravitas as an int’l player, blunting charges that he is not at par with Asia’s top leaders.
4) In separate speaking engagements before top US business executives and Filipino-Americans, Pres. Erap drove home the message to his audience that the Philippine economy is on the rebound and is now a hot place for investment, particularly in e-commerce (electronic commerce) that has defined the world’s New Economy.
5) in effect, led a roadshow for the country’s aggressive, new strategy to sell the Philippines to investors as the “IT services hub” of Asia, boasting a highly skilled, English-speaking young workforce considered among the world’s best IT managers and professionals.
6) Pres. Erap has tapped, moreover, the US media – through interviews with such institutions as the Washington Post and the Cable News Network (CNN) – to put in the right perspective Philippine developments that have lately riveted the world’s attention, such as the Mindanao hostilities, Jolo’s hostage drama, the Payatas tragedy, and the true state of the domestic economy.
7) As a result of this visit, Manila has secured an over $100 million military aid package from Washington, a development that augurs well for the revitalization of RP-US relations, which had somewhat been affected by the 1991 termination of the Americans’ lease on various installations, among them the Subic Bay Naval Facility and Clark Air Base.
The erstwhile Subic and Clark military facilities are now two of the country’s fastest growing special economic zones. RP-US relations were enhanced anew last year with the Senate’s approval of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which President Estrada had endorsed to bring back joint military operations by Filipino and America soldiers, as well as port calls by US vessels.
8) Pres. Erap to the West Coast to cap his July 24-August 5 journey with engagements in Los Angeles and a side trip to Seattle for a meeting with Microsoft honcho Bill Gates.
Quote: Erap supporters in Leyte want 2010 presidential run!
Supporters in Leyte who all came to welcome the former president with their placards saying, “ERAP pa rin in 2010”, Estrada would be the best choice in the next presidential derby.
“We still want him to run because we love him. He cares for the poor,” said Trinidad Fielmon, one of Estrada’s supporters.
Pres. Erap Legacy (versus Yellow Fever)
Filipino workers assured of being globally competitive!
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The 8th National Youth Skills Competition was formally opened during his watch, with an assurance to over 2,000 young industry skilled workers that the Pres. Erap administration is doing all it can to make Filipino workers globally competitive.
In his speech, Senate President Blas Ople, the Guest of Honor during the Opening Ceremonies held at the George Dewey Hall here, said this is so because this single event mirrors the national development priorities of the current administration. “The Estrada administration hopes to make a wedge in global economic competition through human resource development,” Ople said. 23PNA149
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Canadian business mission arrives Manila Aug. 23!
MANILA — A high level Canadian mission headed by Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific Raymond Chan will be in Manila August 23-27 to explore new market and investment opportunities. The Canadian Embassy in Manila said Chan’s business delegation includes executives from 28 giant corporations from across Canada with offices in the Philippines. “This is an excellent time for Canadian business to explore opportunities in the Philippine market. which is showing signs of economic improvement and renewed growth potential,” the Embassy quoted Mr. Chan as having said preparatory to his arrival. (20PNA137)
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
MBC urges President to help improve Mindanao business climate!
ILIGAN CITY — Members of the 8th Mindanao Business Conference (MBC) recently passed a resolution asking Pres. Erap to help improve the business climate in
Mindanao and the neighboring countries within the East ASEAN Growth Area.
In a 15-point resolution, the businessmen asked the Chief Executive to extend the travel tax exemption for those traveling within the BIMP-EAGA region (Brunei arussalam -Indonesia -Malaysia -Philippines -East Asean Growth Area) up to December 31, 2004.
They also asked the Estrada administration to address the rampant illicit collection of toll fees and charges in the transport of forest and agriculture-based products. (20PNA138)
President Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap opens Dialysis Center for the Poor in Malacanang!
MANILA — President Estrada was opened the Dialysis Center for the Poor at the Malacanang Clinic which will provide free treatment to poor patients also hoping that this will give a new lease in life for Filipinos suffering from kidney diseases who cannot afford the high cost of dialysis treatment. “Sa pamamagitan ng libreng dialysis treatment dito sa center, maraming pamilyang mahihirap ang ating mapapaligaya at maraming buhay pa ang ating madudugtungan, the President said.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
DAR invests P2.16-B in rural infra for first quarter of 1999!
MANILA — A total of P2.16 billion in funds sourced from foreign donors has been invested in various rural infrastructures projects by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for the first quarter of 1999 alone.
DAR Secretary Horacio “Boy” Morales, Jr. said the amount represents more than half of the P3.76 billion of the DAR’s foreign assisted physical infrastructure fund for the year.
He said that all the four foreign-assisted projects being implemented by DAR surpassed their performance by 69% based on their individual projected accomplishment, or a 9.29% positive variance from their performance record in December last year.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap’s ‘Lingap para sa Mahirap’ program takes off the ground!
MANILA — Giving substance to his campaign slogan “Erap para sa mahirap,” President Joseph Estrada recently approved the implementing guidelines for the government’s anti-poverty program dubbed “Lingap para sa Mahihirap” during a simple ceremony in MalacaÑang.
In signing the guidelines, the President, who also chairs the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), said he aims to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor by creating jobs for the less privileged and providing them basic social services such as affordable health care, education, food and shelter.
Agrarian Reform Secretary Horacio Morales Jr., also head of the NAPC Secretariat, spearheaded the drafting of the guidelines for the Lingap program, which also calls for the installation of livelihood training centers for unskilled workers to make them productive partners in nation-building.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap visits residents along da riles; renews contract with the poor!
On the eve of his 62nd birthday, Pres. Erap touched base
with his special constituents, the poor, and renewed his commitment to give them a better deal under his administration.
The President boarded a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train this morning and inspected the living conditions of squatter families shacking up near the tracks in Manila. Mr. Estrada distributed bags of goodies to the poor families, and got in turn heartwarming wishes for a happy birthday.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Visit to resettlement site to mark Erap’s 62nd birthday!
A yearly visit to poor families living at a resttlement site in Taytay, Rizal will be the highlight of Pres. Erap first birthday celebration as Chief Executive on Monday, April 19.
The President will then inaugurate a five-story condominium for homeless families at the San Juan Resettlement Area in Brgy. Napindan in Taytay as the first 40 beneficiaries of the Pabahay ni Erap program.
It will be one of the Chief Executive’s gifts to the poor as he turns 62 tomorrow, and puts flesh to his promise to give shelter to the homeless.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap’s gift from spiritual adviser is 7000 Linis Bayan volunteers!
Pres. Erap will receive a unique gift from his spiritual
adviser, Mariano “Mike” Velarde – 7,000 volunteers for the Linis Bayan national cleanup drive. Velarde, servant leader of the El Shaddai religious movement, will personally lead 7,000 El Shaddai members in cleaning up the stretch of Roxas Boulevard from the Luneta to the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “Birthday gift ito ng El Shaddai kay Presidente (This is our birthday gift to the President),” El Shaddai media coordinator Mel Robles said.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap admin develops new food products for emergency feeding!
The Estrada administration has developed three new nutritious food products, which will be good for children especially in their formative years.
In a report, the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) said these newly developed nutritious products are food bars, instant cream soups and compressed food.
The food bar, which comes in three flavors — tropical fruit, peanut and chocolate — is made from the combinations of cereals, legumes and oilseed flour, which provide energy and adequate amount of protein.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap admin buy P190-M sugar from RP farmers!
More than 230,000 bags of sugar worth P190 million have been bought by the National Food Authority from farmers from the time Pres. Erap ordered the NFA two months ago to step up its purchase of local stocks.
In a report, the NFA said Pres. Erap ordered the food
agency last February to intensify its sugar-buying operation to protect the local industry in the wake of softening global prices of the commodity.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap admin adopts four approaches to speed up CARP!
President Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada has expressed confidence that the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) will be completed during his term to serve as his “lasting gift” to millions of landless farmers and their families, as he cited four creative approaches adopted
by his administration to speed up its completion.
The President said agrarian reform is crucial to the modernization of agriculture, which is the centerpiece of his administration’s pro-poor program of government.
Take NOTE Folks…kaya po si Pres. Erap e pinagtulungan ng Yellow Fever at Tabako and Asindero e dinaga ang kanilang dibdib na kumpiskahin ni Pres. Erap ang kanilang mga hacienda especially Luisita hacienda?
Kaya nila tinaran ng punyal ng pobre sa likod?
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
P21-B fund to speed up pro-poor housing program — Erap!
Pres. Erap said promised that the P21 billion housing fund raised so far by his administration will speed up the implementation of socialized housing projects as part of his commitment to give shelter to the homeless and improve their living conditions.
The Chief Executive also reiterated his “no relocation, no demolition” policy as he assured residents of North Triangle, who are holding a vigil at Gate 7 in Malacanang, that they would not be forced out of their homes without a relocation site for them to transfer to.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Good harvest this year to lead to lower rice imports and stable corn supply!
Owing to exceptionally good harvest during the first quarter, the Estrada administration is expecting lower rice imports and a stable supply of corn for the rest of the year.
Acting Secretary William Dar of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said rice production has increased to
a record high of 31 per cent since 1994.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Fewer labor strikes hit RP in first quarter!
Only 11 labor strikes were declared over the first quarter of 1999, or 65 percent lower that the 31 cases in the same period last year, according to official figures. These strikes, which took place in Metro Manila and three other regions, affected just 2,105 workers, or about a fifth of the 9,317 workers affected by the 31 strikes in the
January-March 1998 period, said the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB).
Balweg, 62 yrs old lang ba si Erap? Or this list you have was from 10 yrs ago?
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap orders probe into alleged cement cartel!
Pres. has ordered an investigation into the alleged existence of a cement cartel involving cement firms
where foreign businessmen have substantive shares.
The President said on his weekly program, JEEP ni Erap: Ang Pasada ng Pangulo, that he will not allow foreign traders to manipulate the price of cement in the country and bring undue hardship to the people, especially to those who
have worked so hard in order to build a home for their families.
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Pampanga LGUs to get P12-M from quarry operations!
Close to P12 million in quarry fees will be distributed to local government units in Pampanga during the first week of May by Pres. Erap in simple ceremonies to be held at Malacanang.
Initial quarry fees of more than P5.9 million for the month of March collected by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were scheduled to have been turned over to Pampanga local government units last April 16
at the Clark Special Economic Zone.
Kgg. PSB all the above threads ang kanyang accomplishment during his watch!
Sino ka ba talaga Igang Balweg? Di ba ikaw si Jinggoy? heheheheeh
Pres. Erap Legacy! (versus Yellow Fever)
Erap Golf Cup raised P80-M for the poor!
The First President Erap Golf Tournament raised some P80 million for President Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada’s pro-poor projects as the Chief Executive hailed the tournament as a “heartwarming” showcase of the privileged sector’s commitment to help alleviate the suffering of
the poor.
Speaking at the awarding ceremonies of the 18-hole event at
the Manila Southwoods in Carmona, Cavite.
Pres. Erap said he hopes to be part of similar innovative means using the excitement of sports like golf to reach out to our less fortunate countrymen.
Hanep ang koleksiyon ni Balweg a. Pwede nang i-website. Magkakapera ka pa diyan.
Di hamak na mas maraming accomplishment yun asawa ni pidal, pero ang suma hirap pa rin ang pilipino dahil sa mga kawatan.
Isa ako sa mga magdadasal na manalo si Noynoy I believe in him….
On the contrary, Balweg. Whatever accomplishments you claim Erap had, they were clouded/diminished/spoiled by the usual ills of politicians in the country.
In fact, the country was cursed from day one he sat at the throne at the palace by the murky river because of his philandering, not that I’m trying to be “holier” than him, which BTW I can stand clean on Judgment Day.
The Bible is very explicit about that you know. No exemption to the rule, so the Bible say. Any violation of the Lord Above is and will be dealt with because God is the same today, yesterday and forever even when a lot many so-called religious forgets about that fact!!! 😛
One thing that will not make the country better with Erap as president even if he is reformed as many claim is the impression left of him overseas.
In fact, he had hard time borrowing money to replenish the coffers emptied by his predecessors because of his so-called “association” with the Marcoses though unfoundd the rumor that he was a beneficiary of Martial Rule.
I should know. My friend at our Ministry told me how requests about the Japanese government’s reluctance to give in to requests for a state visit for him. Even when he attended the funeral of a Japanese government official, nobody wanted to talk to him about lending money for Philippine recovery then after the failure of the Aquino and Ramos administrations to make good use of Japan’s ODAs for the benefit of ALL Filipinos not just them officials fattening their pockets.
When the invitation was issued, it was too late. The Kulimbat had started her campaign against Erap via Mrs. Aquino and her group including the ever sinful Cardinal Sin! It was the Kulimbat who finally did grab that invitation, too.
I doubt that Erap would be able to make do if he is elected by the millions of fans he claims he still has. It will be history repeating itself for old habits don’t die!!!
I don’t think
Oppps, putol. I repeat, it will be better for Erap to just conintue doing movies but not the kind that he is embarking now just to win his fans again. He should do documentaries, and then, slapsticks only once in a while! 😛
As for Noynoy, i-prove muna niya ang sarili. Then, I will size him up. I won’t depend on publicity, especially by his publicity agents, et al.
I will pray only for those my group and I will support, especially my mother’s fellow Ilocanos, Querubin and Lim! 😛
Ano naman legacy ni Erap. OK amenado ako, pero hanggang San Juan lang!
Si Gloria Kulimbat marami rin ipinagyayabang na charity. They use the poor as excuse for their fundraisings sa totoo lang, but how much of the raised runds really to the poor, and how much their private funds and investments, that is the question.
Tungkol naman doon sa sinasabing walang business si Erap sa US, I doubt. Vera files may try to dig into rumors that some of the Philippine supermarkets in California, for instance, are owned by Erap and family like the one in Union City long rumored as Erap’s.
It’s OK naman if the money did not come from the country’s coffers.
Maniniwala ako kung iyong milyon nila kinita nila sa pagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa as OFWs the honest and decent way! Puede din na kinita nila sa pag-aartista nila, including iyong pag-arte nilang malinis sila!!! 😛
Balweg, maraming kang binanggit na wala sa website ni Erap ah. Dapat isama nila yan para maliwanagan ang mga tao na kahit hindi college graduate si Erap ay marami syang nagawa para sa masa sa loob lang ng two and a half years. Excellent job, igan balweg.
George Washington, the founding father of US, never attended college. Two other US Presidents don’t have a degree.
In fact, the country was cursed from day one he sat at the throne at the palace by the murky river because of his philandering, not that I’m trying to be “holier” than him, which BTW I can stand clean on Judgment Day.— grizzy
Jose Rizal, was a philanderer too, so Pinas was cursed since the day he was recognized as national hero of the Republic of the Philippines.
President Bill Clinton was/is philanderer ever since he became governor of Arkansas in 1978. When Clinton became president of US, he turned out to be a very good president.
Isa sa legacy ni Erap ay dinurog nya ang MILF. Sinong presidente ang nakagawa nyan? Si gloria at ramos ay binigay pa ang Mindanao sa mga rebelbeng representative kuno ng mga muslim.
gloria is a man-eater. so goes the tsismis 🙂 she has a voracious appetite.
power is usually linked with a lot of appetites.
President John Kennedy was a philanderer too. Was he a good president?
Only God knows! Kaya tignan mo naman ang pagbagsak ng America.
Namatay si Kennedy before Americans could see whether his administration was good or not. Nakabuti naman na hindi nasilip ang mga ginagawa niya. Magaling kasi ang publicity agent niya. Taga media yata ang asawa!
Iyong philandering niya nabisto lang dahil sa pagkamatay ni Marilyn Monroe.
Clinton, a good president, xman? Tell it to the marines! Dami ngang iniwang problema ang ungas sa totoo lang.
Pero at least sa Tate, hindi nagiging permanente ang mga presidente nila. Sa Pilipinas, pinapalitan pang madalas ang Constitution para lang maging permanente iyong magaling magnakaw para sa lahat na babalatuhan ng nakaw niya.
Kawawang bansa!
Still, you’re missing the point. Ang sabi sa Bible, God does not bless a country led by a fornicator, a philanderer, a hypocrite, etc. Kaya tignan mo naman ang nangyayari sa Pilipinas! Di na umasenso!!!
Xman:
Isa, Jesus Christ never went to school! He was an apprentice carpenter, though. But then, of course, being the Spn of God, He must have been schooled and trained by angels above.
Erap is a son of a civil engineer. He was sent to the best schools but he preferred to forego a college degree to acting! Walang masama as a matter of fact. Problema marami siyang bisyong nakasama sa kaniya.
I would listen more to people who worked with and under him. Mas marami silang kuwento, bias and unbias pa!!!
Son of God…Sorry, bilis ng daliri!
Sabi ko nga, mas marami pang alam iyong aral sa school of hard knocks kesa doon sa mga mission school sa Pilipinas na puro pera lang!!!
Gloria and her cohorts must be snickering.
Now she’s been sidelined in the headlines. Now it’s Erap and Noynoy being dissected. And the two are oppositionists.
How politics can be so divisive of allies.
wow. parang may public relations pro dito a.
sorry, pero teodoro na lang kesa erap. among other things, erap needs to come clean on the dacer-corbito killings.
really do we want to go back to those years where the mistresses and gambling buddies ruled the land?
noynoy needs to start showing he is qualified for the job. he needs to come up with a platform and declarations of what he will do about corruption in govt. remember ballsy’s husband was as much as a mover and shaker as peping was.
he shouldnt let go of the momentum especially now that teodoro has auditioned before the americans (roll eyeballs).
but first he needs to get good security people. life is cheap in the phils.
The inconsequential non-entity Palace spokesman (kuno) Gary O-lie-var says Noynoy should be a man. The gall. From which rock of the Palace did this creature crawl out of?
He should instead tell his Boss to be a woman instead and fire Chavit for beating up a woman.
The gall of this pipsqueak!
Tedanz – September 12, 2009 4:33 am
Sino ka ba talaga Igang Balweg? Di ba ikaw si Jinggoy? heheheheeh
Igan Tedanz…pinahalakhak mo naman ako tuloy kagabi e i tried to answer your thread ang kaso pati itong DSL ko laging nag down sa sobrang busy ng superhighway dito sa aking balwarte?
Well, for your INFO…i’m NOT Jinggoy…isa lamang akong hamak na Masang Pilipino na inagawan ng kendi ng Yellow Fever and co. last EDSA DOS?
Kaya nagpuputok ang aking butse, the same with around 11 milyong MASA na sinalbahe at patraydor na inagawan ng pag-asa sa buhay.
Ang EDSA DOS ang larawan ng mga uhaw sa kapangyarihan at traydor sa ating lipunan sapagka’t sila ay kinabibilangan ng mga elitista or naghaharing-uri sa ating lipunan sa tulong ng mga OBESSEPO at BULLSHITnessman, evil society, Armed Forgery of Pidal/Pidalismo National Police (AFP/PNP), Young & Magugulang na Trapo and bystander Pinoy na walang magawa sa buhay kundi mag adik at wasakin ang buhay?
Kaya itong mga nahalaw kong DATOS in suport sa VERA Files na kung ang babasahin mo ang balita sa PCIJ, PDI at iba pang bayarang newstand e puro panglilibak ang alam gawin kay Pres. Erap.
Alam mo nananahimik sana ako ang kasi di ko matiis yong mga hungkan na kukote ng marami nating kababayan na ang alam lang sa buhay e sila lang ang may karapatang mamuno sa bayan at akala nila sila lang ang may utak?
Puro sila kayabangan at pahirap sa bayan.
Now it’s Erap and Noynoy being dissected. And the two are oppositionists?
Susmaryosep Igan Phil Cruz…paanong magiging oppositionist yang si Noynoy e ang handlers niyan e karamihan ay civil society na na kicked-out ni madam gloria sa Malacanang but sila yong nag-upo sa Malacanang?
Alam mo kundi ka Pres. Erap di yan mananalo sa Senado sapagka’t naki-usap po lamang si Tita Cory kay citizen Erap na isama yan sa oposisyon ticket na tinulungan naman ng pobre.
Sa totoo lamang, si Tita Cory ang isa sa ugat ng problema ng ating bansa sapagka’t napagami siya sa mga uhaw sa kapangyarin sa pamumuno ni Tabako and co. at ginamit niya ang impluwensya ng Yellow Fever upang pabagsakin ang lehitimong pangulo ng bansa as pakikipagkutsaba kay Cardinal Makasalanan.
Ang tunay lamang na oposisyon e ang kampo ng pangulong Erap? Yong nagpapanggap na oppositionists e mga remnant yan ng EDSA DOS…tell me at patutunayan ko sa iyo kung sinu-sino silang lahat by names and grupo?
Yan ang hirap sa Pinoy di marunong ma research upang malaman ang katotohanan…kasi mahirap yong magrely sa mga bayarang mass media or newstand sapagka’t pera pera lang ang issue dito.
Arroyo spokesperson Gary O-lie-var says that Aquino and other aspirants for the presidency should desist from portraying the 2010 elections as a battle between good and evil. (Sorry, Mr. Spokesman, request denied.)
The pipsqueak further says the opposition should not run “at the expense” of Ms Arroyo who, he claimed, had “done her best for this country in the last eight years.” (Ha ha. Done her best in what? Destroying our institutions and siphoning off the nation’s coffers and soul?)
Crawl back under your rock, Mr. O-lie-var.
Strongest threat
Quezon Rep. Lorenzo Tañada III, spokesperson of the Liberal Party (LP) of which Aquino is a member, said Malacañang considered the latter its strongest threat because “Noynoy is the complete opposite of what the administration is doing or stands for.”
I don’t believe in numerology but what the heck… for the fun of it. Here’s a little trivia…
Noynoy announced his candidacy on the date 999. He wants to be the opposite of the evil one. What’s the number of the devil? 666. The 999 and 666 are inverted opposites.
Phil,
Just wondering if Lore-LIE Fajardo and Gary O-LIE-var was chosen as Gloria’s spokesman because of their name??? 😛
Ha ha ha…hey, that’s right, Mike. No numerology there but what a coincidence, too.
Walang utang na loob at bastos yang si Noynoy? Bakit?
Sources in the Estrada camp told the Tribune yesterday that he did try to reconcile with known civil socialites earlier, especially in 2007, during the season of the senatorial elections when they approached him for help.
“Civil society leaders went to him, lobbying for the inclusion in his opposition ticket of their candidates. Even Cory asked Erap to include Noynoy as a senatorial bet and to endorse him. After they got what they (elites) wanted, they were back to demonizing him,” the sources said.
Cory Aquino, however, publicly apologized to Estrada for having joined the coup against him, even as her son, Noynoy, quickly attempted to quash his mother’s apology by saying that Cory meant the apology as a “joke.”
Kita mo kita ko ang malaking kabastusan nitong si Noynoy, ayaw nyang mag sorry si Cory kay Erap sa coup d’etat na ginawa ng nanay nya, kung hindi kay Erap ay hindi Senador yan sinto sintong Noynoy at siguradong hindi rin magugustuhan ni Soledad….hahahha…Ang ganda ni Soledad, magustuhan kaya yan ni Soledad kung walang pera at social status sa buhay?
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20090912hed1.html
Villar says he will never join the administration as its presidential bet. His NP is already ready and complete slate na.
Same with Chiz. He will stick it out with Danding’s NPC.
Of course, anybody can say the same thing. We belong to different parties.
But what if all three parties are actually in cahoots and the plan is to merge as one after the elections should any of their respective candidates win?
President Erap Won’t Endorse Noynoy?
source: 12Sept2009 http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20090912hed1.html
It will be recalled that in 2001, those at the forefront of the ouster of Estrada were largely LP members, led by Franklin Drilon, along with Sen. Rodolfo
Biazon and Sen. Tito Guingona, among others. The late President Corazon Aquino and her son, were also at the forefront of the coup d’etat, along with the Catholic bishops and Makati businessmen.
Beeeeeeh! Buti nga? Kasi ang Yellow Fever ang peste sa ating lipunan…bakit po, baka marami ang magtaas ng kilay? Ganito yon, ang paghihirap natin ngayon at kaguluhan e gawa ng mga civil society, Yellow Fever groups etc. etc. NOT ONCE, but TWICE kaya heto ang gulo natin at nagbabangayan?
Igan XMAN nagbabasa ka din pala ng Daily Tribune? Isa lang ito sa tunay na newstand sa Pinas na Katotohanan lamang ang isinusulat di tulad ng iba diyan bayad na kaya walang kwenta ang mga balita?
Pero itong Daily Tribune talagang nakikipag barasuhan sa rehimeng arroyo upang magbalita lamang ng TOTOO?
Ayos…nagkatoon na these same ang TONO ng ating thead ah! Tnx.
Ooopsss…heto tuloy napitik yong r ng thread kaya wrong spelling, tao po lamang?
Balweg, please, tama na yung litany of Erap’s accomplishments ha. You have made your point.
Just provide the link.
From Rick Gamboa:
There is much euphoria about Noynoy Aquno’s presidential intentions. This demonstrates the stupidity of the Filipino people, in seeking a true leader of the Philippines.
In 1986, the Filipinos had staged the Edsa Drama, which resulted to nothing, but the continuity of the old breed of corrupt politicians, and existence of new breed of hungrier & more corrupt ones.
Perhaps, the Philippines does not need another leader from the breed of self-serving and corrupt politicians, who’ve been ransacking the Philippines and disrespecting the Filipino people for so many decades. They had converted the Philippines into a seemingly miserable place for the citizens, considering that millions are moving out somewhere, even with high level of risks.
With the continued presence of these breed of corrupt politicians in the government, the Philippines would be continuously running in circle, with its future in Limbo.
Unless there is really a New Beginning, there is continued progression of Graft & Corruption in the Philippines that will eventually pollute the environment & atmosphere, and put the Filipino people in extreme miseries and poverty.
Still a big NO for Noynoy!!!
Look at the persons behind him, they are all part of the evil society who are all self-righteous piece of shits. They are likewise part of the elite sector which has caused so much trouble for this country which started when they installed Gloria Arroyo in 2001.
And now they are claiming to be opposition to the person they put in power?
From this link, the term coup d’ etat is defined:
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Coup_d%27etat
Erap’s ouster was a case of coup d’etat. It can never be defined as a revolution as his ouster was brought about by a small group of military officials coopted by Mike Arroyo. AT least, this was how Mike Arroyo made it appear as he recounted his EDSA Dos participation to Nick Joaquin.
What you call evil society’s participation was merely to assemble along EDSA to express grievances against a government deemed to be corrupt. If we see that assembly in EDSA in January 2001 as a mistake, why must we call for people to fill the streets and cry out against Gloria? If it were a mistake in 2001, how can it be right in 2005?
And please, do not point us out to erap.ph in presenting Erap’s accomplishments as facts. For all we know, these accomplishments may, indeed, be facts. But coming from such a source, baka maging hindi kapanipaniwala. Kung ang PDI at ABS-CBN ay kilalang maka-Aquino, eh di mas kilalang maka-Erap ang erap.ph.
CHIZ for President!!!
This is for the new generation!!!