It must be ego-shattering for the three re-electionists – Loren Legarda, Chiz Escudero, and Alan Cayetano –whose desire for the number one slot is not a secret to the public.
Other pluses about Monday’s polls are the re-election of Antonio Trillanes IV and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III.
Trillanes because despite limited TV ads due to limited resources, he was able to make it to number nine, an improvement over his number 11 ranking in the 2007 elections.
His victory in this election proved that his 2007 win, when he was under detention, was no fluke. If the 2007 votes for him were “acts of protest” against Arroyo, last Monday’s votes were for his willingness to take on even the powerful and his strong stand on issues that he thinks work against the interest of the Filipino people.
The re-election of Pimentel is made more meaningful by the non-inclusion of Juan Miguel Zubiri, who stole from him five years of his first term.
Grace winning a slot in the Magic 12 was expected especially with her impressive surge in the last three weeks of the campaign. It was her going over Loren Legarda, who had led since the very beginning that stunned even those who voted for her. In fact , in Pulse Asia’s May 10-11 survey, although she was ranked 2-7, she was still behind Legarda, Chiz Escudero and Alan Cayetano.
What’s admirable about Grace campaign was how she wisely used her formidable political asset – her father, the late FPJ – to project herself- unassuming,honest, competent.
Add to that the support of her mother,movie queen Susan Roces. After Susan’s TV endorsement those of the Iglesia ni Cristo and even Kris Aquino were just icing on the cake.
Grace admitted that most of the votes for her were “vindication votes” -from people who felt that what was stolen from her father in 2004 should be given to her.
In a morning ANC TV interview, social scientist Randy David remarked that FPJ must be smiling from he is now. Grace shared the joke among FPJ’s friends that by now, “tumatagay na yun.”
I’m sooo happy for Grace. Her strong #1 showing not only spells vindication for FPJ and the Filipino nation for what they were robbed of in 2004 but also signals the birth of a new political star. Admittedly, the only downside to this is that Ms Poe’s now allied with those same people who denigrated her father’s good name when they were still merrily cavorting with the diminutive usurping Malacañang bwitch.
Step aside Loren, a star is born in the Senate!
Grace proved that surveys can only do so much, hanggang prediction lang talaga, not a real gauge of people’s pulse. She also becomes a proof that this election is honest, I believe.
Ipinakita ng publiko ang tunay na pangulong-halal noong 2004 ay si FPJ!
Grace topping the senatorial election is so refreshing, with Trillanes and Pimentel re- elected there’s a hope for an invigorated and (less) corrupt senate. Baka mahiya na ang iba at magbago rin.
Sayang at hindi pumasok ang dalawa ko pang bet.
Curious lang, ano kaya feel ni Loren at Alan?
Hi Ellen, sino political strategist ni Grace?
Grace emerged as the unexpected, unpredicted no. 1 coz all throughout the campaign, her infomercial especially, prominently mentioned FPJ. People have been reconditioned that FPJ is still alive and voted for him not Grace
Congrats. Ano kaya ang masasabi ng mga sumusuporta kay Legarda o Cayetano na akala isa sa kanila ang mangunguna.
..yuh poe is #1…I want Her to be the president in 2016
walang yabang sa katawan. simpleng manalita. hindi nambato ng kung ano anong paninira’ng ganti sa mga dating umiinsulto sa kanyang yumaong ama. walang gaanong mabulaklak na pangako sa kanyang pangangampanya.
tatak anak ni da king!
ganyan sana ang mga nagnanais na maglingkod sa taumbayan.
hindi ‘yung puro dadang walang katuturan!
grace, mabuhay ka!
Hi Ellen, sino political strategist ni Grace?-Chi
Sen. Serge Osmeña.
Grace said she got a lot of help from Chiz Escudero, who was her father’s spokesman during FPJ’s presidential bid.
Film director Carlitos Siguion Reyna and wife Bibeth Orteza were responsible for the political ads.
Hi, Ellen and chi!
Nabanggit din ni Grace na tumulong ang kanyang butihing mister sa pag-ta-timing ng pagpapalabas ng specific ads dahil sa background daw nito sa corporate communications (kung di ako nagkakamali).
Btw, napanood ko ang panayam sa kanya ni Lynda Jumilla sa ANC. Katabi nila sina Teddyboy Locsin, Prof. Tayao at Rene Sarmiento bilang ANALysts
Panay sipsip nina Teddyboy at Rene. Obvious na obvious–sobrang pandering. Kadiri.
Tingin ko alam ni Grace na dapat siyang mag-ingat sa ganyang mga personalidad na mabilis pa sa alas-kwatro’y dudumog sa kanya.
Thanks Ellen. Magagaling ang suporta ni Grace.
Time to ask Pidol’s question again.
Madali ang tumakbo. Paano kung manalo?
That question applies to many in office.
i think some candidates did not deserve to win and will just waste their time and the people’s money. certainly Grace is one of those who deserved.
LCsiao, may nabasa ako na article ni Teddyboy Locsin at nagtaka ako na very open sya sa ‘pamumuri’ kay Grace, iba nga dating sa akin. Sabi ko lang ay baka relative ni Susan Roces si Locsin kasi malapit na kamag-anakan ang mga Locsin sa Bacolod (ba?)
Anyway, buti at meron na nagustuhan si TD sa team ni Noy.
Ingatz talaga dapat ang mga political newbies sa mga sepseps. 🙂
finally, a political star is born destined to serve unselfishly!
tabi na nga muna kayo mga matapobreng trapo, lalo na ikaw cythia villar na sobrang manlait sa mga pinay nurses na para bang mga busabos sa iyong paningin. dugo ang ipinapawis naming mga magulang na narito sa ibayong dagat upag mapag-aral ang aming mga anak at wala kahit isang kusing na hiningi sa iyo bilang tulong upang sila ay mapagtapos kaya wala kang karapatan na sila ay bastusin nang ganun.
nakakapagtaka nga lamang kung bakit sa dinamidami ng mga kandidato ay ibinoto ng taong bayan ang asawa niyong nakaranas daw lumangoy sa dagat ng basura!
rene sarmiento?
di ba isa din ‘yan sa mga aksesorya sa pandaraya nu’n kay FPJ?
kapal talaga ng mukha niyan, ah.
bakit?
awaiting moderation non-stop?
I don’t know whether we should celebrate the “success” of this election, if at all. “Darkness” looms upon the Senate. All my local candidates lost – both in Pasay and San Pedro – to vote-buying trapos aided passively by the inutile COMELEC. I had only 2 criteria – 1. not coming from a dynasty, 2. Not buying votes.
It’s frustrating that those who made it in the local positions, at least in the two areas, were neither. What’s worse, the winning candidate in San Pedro has been convicted for graft and affirmed by the Supreme Court no less and has been perpetually disqualified from public office, yet the nincompoops in COMELEC accepted his candidacy.
But what do you know, just last Friday – the last working day before elections – Comm. Yusoph issued the nullification of his candidacy. How can you effin’ implement such an order now? Another 3 years of legal battle, between the disqualified Mayor, the losing challenger and the winning Vice? This is just stupid.
norpil, is that you? Long time no read, welcome back! 🙂
Nga pala, si Mitos Magsaysay, nakaarbor pa ng isang boto sa akin, hmp!
Letse naman kasi pinagpatong ng COMELEC sa balota, nauna si Mitos kaya nung kinulayan ko’t napansin kong mali, di ko na mabura, yan ang problema sa bagong sistema. Kaya imbes na tatlo lang iboboto ko, naging apat.
Nanghihinayang din ako kay Jamby pero sabi ko nga meron akong jinx, e. Nadamay tuloy sila Risa at Jun Magsaysay. sa Senado 1 out of 3 (4!) score ko. Si AT4 lang ang tama. Sa lokal, isang malaking bokya.
thanks chi. i retired last year and forgot my password. i feel good to be bsck in this house.
Nakakatuwa naman ang aking mga relatives n’ friends. Sabi ko ay huwag ng habaan ang listahan ng senadores para hindi sila magtagal sa presinto. Ayun, dalawang minuto lang daw silang bumoto kasi si Trillanes at Grace Poe lang ang binoto sa Senado. Tanong ko bakit hindi nagboto ng iba, baka raw makakuha pa kay Trillanes. 🙂
Ang dating town mayor namin na dynastic just transfered the title to her husband, walang lumaban. Ang bise na pangkin ay wala ring lumaban.
Atsus, ayaw pa ba natin ang tandem ni Manny at Jinky?! 🙂
Irrelevant na rin ang INC endorsement. Sa probinsya ko talo ang endorsed nilang kandidato sa Congress despite the fact na ilang ektaryang lupain ang ibinigay sa INC head. Talo, kasi ang pera ay binulsa ng mga local leaders, hehehe!
Si Grace Poe hindi pwede iwan sa aming probinsya, labs na labs nila dun si Da King.
Madaling magkampanya ng senadores pero sa local candidates, naiiba talaga. Iba ang mga promdi, ang lambot sa national candidates madidiktihan sila pero ang local, nunca.
chi, noong 2004 elections nga idineklara nitong si Teddyboy “Dirty Finger” Locsin na, taliwas sa kanyang mga kasamahan sa PDP-Laban, naniniwala siyang si Gloria Dorobo (at hindi si FPJ) ang nanalo.
TonGuE, wala talaga akong bilib sa Hocus-PCOS na yan. Bukod sa dami nitong vulnerabilities to cheating, para yatang ang assumption nito ay puro OC ang mga botante na 100% careful at 100% perceptive.
Btw, hindi na pina-feed sa PCOS machine ang balota ng matalik kong kaibigan. Ang lahat daw ng kanilang balota ay nilagay lang sa drawer. Sa 5th district ng Maynila ito ha.
Cringe-worthy nga ang pag-sipsip ni Rene Sarmiento kay Ms. Poe: So full of grace daw. Eeew (kay Rene)!
LCsiao, I still remember pero iba na ngayon. Wala na syang masesepsepan, hindi sya umuubra kay Pnoy. I don’t like him before and still don’t.
Oh talaga, si Rene Sarmiento ba yan na bs…akala ko kapangalan lang. What made them become so sipsip kay Grace Poe kaya?
Nakakakilabot sila kung ‘pumuri’, gross!
Bam, Koko, Trillanes win Senate race
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday night named 3 more winning senators in the mid-term polls. -abs/cbn news
Whew, nakahinga na ako ng maluwag…para kay Trillanes. Yey!!!
honesty. sensitiveness. truthfulness.
meron ba sila nito?
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/05/17/13/big-paycheck-not-senate-grace-says
ala’y hanggang kailan ga itong mederation sa mga comments ko?
aba’y galit ‘ata sa akin ‘yung mederationator dito, ah?
bakin ga?
Pasensiya ka muna MR, hindi pa sumasagot ang aking blog administrator. I asked him to return to our old format. Na-erase kasi yun accidentally. Mukhang malaking trabaho ang gagawin.
Mags, wow naman ang link mo. Meron pa palang ganyan!
Tipa lang ako ng tipa dito para kinabukasan ipapabasa na ni Ellen sa madla. 🙂
oks lang, ellen.
payuhan mo na rin ‘yang blog administrator mo na huwag magpapakita sa akin dahil ipapapupog ko siya ng halik kay joy salceda para huwag na niya akong imino-moderation.
chi, alam mo ba kung ano ang nabasa ko sa mukha ni grace mulang una ko siyang masilayan?
nadoon ‘yung nag-uumapaw na sinseridad sa kanyang pakikitungo sa tao at pagtupad sa tungkulin. marunong tumanaw ng utang na loob sa mga taong nagpala at nag-aruga sa kanya at hindi inaring isang napakalaking kakulangan sa kanyang pagkatao ang pagiging isang ampon bagkus, sinuklian niya ng ibayong pagsisikap at kababaang-loob ang pagtataguyod na ginawa sa kanya ng mag-asawang da king at susan.
kung sa iba iba lang siguro ay hindi na niya gugustuhin pang pumalaot sa magulong mundo ng pulitika dahil nga puwede na siyang mahiga sa salapi SUBALIT mas pinili niyang ipagpatuloy ang naudlot na adhikain ni FPJ.
masuwerte din siya sa pagkakaroon ng mabait at maunawaing kabiyak ng dibdib at anak na walang sawa sa pagsuporta sa kanyang mga layunin.
malayong malayo sila sa pamilya ng mga kampon ng lagim.
“………According to the official website of Summit Media, which publishes Esquire locally, senatorial candidate Grace Poe-Llamanzares is also among the “Women We Love” list…..”
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/01/30/13/solenn-heussaff-goes-nude-esquire-cover
i did not intend to be naughty here, huh?
i only want you to know that grace was also chosen to be included in the said list.
hindi siguro kasama diyan si cynthia, si loren, si miriam at lalong malabong mapasama si gloria!
pasok sa partylist group ang Magdalo!
ayos ‘to!
Mags, totoo pasok ang Magdalo? Double win tayo, yehey!
Ellen, sino magri-represent sa Magdalo party list sa Congress?
totoo, chi.
kaya nga tuwang tuwa ako, eh.
pinipigilan ko la’ang ang sobrang ma-excite dahil baka sumpungin ako ng hika!
hiiiiiiiiinnnngggggghhhhh!
nangunguna sa listahan ang winning partylist groups ay ang buhay ni mariano velarde.
tsk. tsk. tsk.
yumaman na nga sa panloloko gamit ang el shaddai hindi pa kuntento?
napakadami talagang tangang pilipino.
kaya galit na galit ako sa mga kapatid kong nagpapaloko diyan kay velarde.
tingin nila sugo ng diyos.