Category: 2013 elections

Huwag gawing sangkalan ang Panginoon

Published by Ellen on October 6, 2012

Pacquiaos file COC — In preparation for post -boxing life, Pacquiao builds political dynasty.

Sabi ni Manny Pacquiao, hindi naman daw talaga gusto ng kanyang asawang si Jinkee na pumasok sa pulitika.

“God’s will (Kagustuhan ng Panginoon),” daw ang kandidatura ngayon ni Jinkee bilang vice-governor ng Saranggani.

Tumigil na nga sa kagagamit ng pangalan ng Diyos. Bakit naka-usap ba siya ng Panginoon? Wala lang talaga silang kabusugan sa pera at kapangyarihan.

Congressman ngayon si Pacquiao at nakapaghain na rin siya ng certificate of candidacy para sa kanyang re-election. Ang kanyang kapatid na si Rogelio ay tatakbo para congressman sa first district ng South South Cotabato.

Bakit kaya hindi tumakbo si Nanay Dionisia na senador?

Campaign lies?

Published by Ellen on October 2, 2012

Admin senatorial lineup — President Aquino and the administration’s senatorial bets witness the signing of coalition for 2013 election agreement among LP,NP,NPC,PDP-Laban,Akbayan,NUP. Photo by Mario Ignacio of VERA Files.

Thanks, Secretary Lacierda for this statement: “Campaigning is campaigning. There were words that were exchanged during that time but we move on for the sake of the country.”

At least now, we know how to take your words, the words of President Aquino and all politicians in the coming campaign for the May 2013 elections.

Many of us were not wise enough to have taken your and your partymates’ words seriously in the 2010 elections. That’s a valuable lesson learned.

Lacierda made the above statement when asked about the inclusion of Cynthia Villar, wife of Senator Manny Villar, in the administration 2013 senatorial ticket.

Malayo pa ang eleksyun, dumanak na ang dugo sa Basilan

Published by Ellen on August 14, 2012

Medics trying to revive Kinazo — Kinazo being brought to the hospital. Photo by Richard Falcatan.

Noong Sabado, habang atensyun ng bansa ay sa baha sa Metro Manila at Central Luzon, may malagim na nangyari sa Isabela City sa lalawigan ng Basilan.

Binaril si Daryll Kinazo, 45, election officer ng Isabela City pagkatapos ng registration para sa mga may kapansanan (Persons with Disabilities). Namatay siya sa speedboat na sana ay yun ang magdadala sa kanya sa ospital sa Zamboanga City, mga dalawang oras ang layo sa Basilan.

Ayun sa report ng Mindanews, mga 3 ng hapon, katatapos lang ng pagsupervise ni Kinazo ng registration para sa PWD sa gym ng lungsod. Sumakay ang Comelec opisyal sa kanyang motorsiklo pauwi sa kanyang bahay sa Barangay Balobo sa Lamitan City nang tinabihan siya ng motorsiklo na may sakay na dalawang tao (riding in tandem) at binaril.

Senatorial aspirants can’t resist opportunity in other people’s misery

Published by Ellen on August 10, 2012

Aquino with senatorial aspirants in Tunasan, Muntinlupa — Valuable political exposure 1

This picture of President Aquino’s visit to Barangay Tunasan in Muntinlupa accompanied by Liberal Party 2013 senatorial aspirants is generating controversy in social media. Among those with Aquino were Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas, Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon, former sectoral Rep.Riza Hontiveros, TESDA Administrator Joel Villanueva, and Aurora Rep.Sonny Angara.

Some comments:

Mae Paner: Siguro mas okay na di kayo ma expose na ganito kasi we cannot afford you guys, esp our president PNoy sick. Ang perception pag w Kris, wannabee senatoriables, Mar, tapos open truck, parang nangangampanya! So i guess you are hitting two birds w one stone? Tulong sa kalamidad sabay kampanya na rin? Di ba kung hiwa-huwalay na lakad mas maraming area na matutulungan at mako-cover?

Okay ba para senador si Jun Lozada?

Published by Ellen on June 24, 2012

lozada4 — Thinking of going into the political arena

Sa survey ng Pulse Asia ng mga tsansa ng mga gustong tumakbo para senador sa 2013, nakasama ang pangalan ni Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada,Jr., ang star witness sa $329 NBN/ZTE deal.

Pang 32-40 ang kanyang ranking. Sa mga 1,200 na tinanong, 56 percent ay kilala si Lozada. At 5.8 per cent sa mga tinanong ay boboto sa kanya.

Medyo malayo sa Magic 12 na kinabibilangan halos ng mga re-electionist o pangalan ng mga kilalang pulitiko. Ngunit pwede pa naman trabahuhin dahil may 11 na buwan pa bago eleksyun.

Kahit na isinama ang kanyang pangalan sa pagpipilian, hindi naman talaga kasi sa isip ng mga tao na tatakbo siya para Senado dahil wala naman siyang sinabing interesado siya.

Dati kasi, noong 2010, inisip niya noon tumakbo. Gusto niya noon independent kasama ang ilang kandidato na ayaw sumali sa tradisyunal na partido katulad ng Liberal Party at Nacionalista Party.

Admin ticket is LP,NP,NPC,LDP coalition; plus Koko Pimentel?

Published by Ellen on June 7, 2012

The latest survey by Pulse Asia on the senatorial preferences for the May 2013 elections shows that five in the top 12 will likely be in the Aquino administration ticket which would be composed of Liberal Party, Nationalist People’s Coalition, Nacionalista Party, and Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino.

They are re-electionists NPC’s Francis “Chiz” Escudero and Loren Legarda, who are in the top two in the survey; NP’s Alan Peter Cayetano (3); independent Antonio Trillanes IV (9), and Rep. Edgardo “Sonny” M. Angara (12).

NP’s Rep. Cynthia Villar is in number 14, which is not a bad position. With a good media strategy and grass roots organization, there’s a good chance for her to make it in the Senate. Her husband, Manny Villar, is on his last term.

Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas is number five in the survey, which is good position if all he wants is to return to the Senate.

Koko Pimentel dares UNA to make a choice between him and Zubiri

Published by Ellen on June 7, 2012

From Interaksyon:

Former President Joseph Estrada said the United Nationalist Alliance will tackle Monday the letter-request to him of Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III for the Binay-led UNA to drop former Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri from the senatorial slate of the coalition for 2013.

Pimentel, who will seek reelection, said he cannot share the campaign stage with Zubiri, who he said clearly enjoyed the fruits of election fraud and had even once accused the then-opposition alliance of Estrada and Vice President Jejomar Binay of having perpetrated it.

In a letter to Estrada dated May 21, 2012 and obtained by www.interaksyon.com on Thursday, Pimentel said he cannot run with Zubiri in the same senatorial ticket for various strong reasons and cited his basis for seeking the exclusion of Zubiri—who sat for four years on the Senate seat that Pimentel should have had for six years— from the UNA ticket.

Zubiri had resigned last year from the Senate, citing “principles” after it became clear that Pimentel was about to be upheld as rightful winner by the electoral tribunal.

No such thing as strange bedfellows in politics

Published by Ellen on April 29, 2012

Who was it who said,” In politics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, just permanent interests?”

That is evident in the alliances that are being formed in preparation for the 2013 and 2016 elections.
The early bird is the United Nationalist Alliance of Vice President Jejomar Binay and former President Joseph Estrada, which includes Gloria Arroyo loyalists Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay and Candaba mayor in Pampanga Jerry Pelayo.

Reports said while Estrada is okay with Arroyo’s allies, he is not keen on an alliance with Manny Villar’s Nacionalista Party.

It is understandable if one recalls that it was Villar who railroaded the impeachment complaint against Estrada in 2000 which eventually led to his ouster in January 2001 and the installation of Arroyo in as unelected president.

But then, if Estrada can embrace the loyalists of Arroyo, who put him in jail (although she eventually pardoned him) it’s intriguing why he remains antagonistic to the NP.

Anyway, reports said NP is talking with the administration party, the Liberal Party for a 2013 alliance.

This one really makes me laugh.

How are the proponents of “Villaroyo” and all the operators of the Aquino campaign who came up with those C-5 and Daang Hari extension expose now going to promote the senatorial lineup that would most probably include NP’s Alan Peter Cayetano and Cynthia Villar?

Mag-endorso na lang si Erap

Published by Ellen on April 28, 2012

Estrada on the campaign trail — Estrada during the 2010 campaign with running mate Jojo Binay

Mabuti naman kung hindi na nga itutuloy ni dating Pangulong Estrada ang kanyang balak na tumakbo sa pagka-mayor ng Manila.

Mas makakatulong si Estrada sa bayan kung gamitin niya ang kanyang popularity para mag-endorso at tumulong sa mga batang pulitiko na sa akala niya may kakayahan at may puso na magserbisyo sa bayan.

Sinabi sa newspaper report na balak daw niya i-endorso si Manila Vice mayor Isko Moreno para mayor . Dati kasi kinikuha niya si Moreno para magiging vice mayor niya.

Kahit daw ang kanyang mga anak, si Sen. Jinggoy Estrada at si San Juan Rep. JV Ejercito ay hindi masyadong boto sa pagtakbo ng tatay nila bilang mayor ng Manila.

Using the Arroyo stigma again for 2013 and 2016

Published by Ellen on April 15, 2012

Binay — Target of Arroyo stigma campaign

Come to think of it, why would Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay and Miguel Zubiri want to be in the United Nationalist Alliance, a coalition that former President Joseph Estrada and Vice President Jojo Binay are forming for the 2013 senatorial elections, and not under the political party of Gloria Arroyo, their benefactor?

We can only guess that they themselves know how unpopular Arroyo is. They want to use other political vehicles and they have found this in UNA.

This has nothing to do with loyalty because we believe Magsaysay remains solidly behind Arroyo. It’s being practical. Actually a smart move. And opportunistic.

We are intrigued, however, by the decision of Binay, who is not shy about his 2016 presidential plans, to allow the two to align with him knowing the political damnation people tainted by Arroyo, imagined or not, suffer. Remember how the “Villaroyo” tag doomed Manny Villar’s presidential bid?

Not surprising that Liberal Party leaders and anti-Binay operators immediately picked up the slant and pastin on Binay the Arroyo stigma. Binay had to remind the public of the time when those are now styling themselves as anti-Arroyo used to be her ardent supporters.