Marami ang nagulat sa pormal na deklarasyon ni Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay bilang kandidato sa pagka-presidente.
Okay ang timing. Idinikit pa ng kanyang mga promoters sa panalo ni Barack Obama sa pagka-presidente sa Amerika.
Sinakyan nila ang biro na kung may Barack Obama ang Amerika, ang una-unang itim (African-American) na presidente, mgkakaroon din ang Pilipinas. Little black president pa.
Si Jojo Binay kasi, maliban sa medyo maliit (kaya nga Rambotito ang tawag sa kanyang noong panahon ng sunod-sunod na coup sa administrasyon ni Cory Aquino), kulay gabi ang complexion.
Ang palagi kinukwento ni dating Senador Rene Saguisag at Senador Joker Arroyo na nang ni-raid ng mga militar ni Ferdinand Marcos ang opisina ng Malaya noong December 1983, pinatay ang electricak connection. Ngipin lang daw ni Binay ang kanilang nakikita. Sina Saguisag, Arroyo at Binay kasi ang tumulong sa Malaya nang ipinasara ni Marcos ang diyaryo.
Malawak ang karanasan ni Binay sa pakikibaka laban sa diktaturya at corruption. Sinasabi nga ng kanyang mga kritiko na maraming leksyon ang nakuha ni Binay na ginagamit naman daw niya para sa kanyang pansariling interes. Kaya lang hindi maka-ila ang progreso ng Makati. Tingnan mo na lang ang City Hall. Talagang pang-Makati na siyang sentro pinansyal ng bansa.
Malamang bubuhayin na naman ng Malacañang ang mga kaso laban kay Binay. Ilang beses na nila ginawa yan para mapasakamay nila ang Makati. Pera ng Pagcor ang ibinuhos. Ginamit pa si Lito Lapid na kumita naman ng husto. Lalong nagiging popular si Binay.
Nang marinig ko ang balita tungkol sa deklarasyon ni Binay, ang naisip ko, “Ibig sabihin nito, hindi talaga tatakbo si Erap Estrada sa 2010.” Kasi, malapit si Binay kay Erap. Magkakasama nga sila palagi sa pag-iikot ni Erap sa buong bansa.
Kaya lang, samantalang ang rating ni Erap bilang presidentiable sa 2010 ay tumataas, si Binay naman ay nasa kulelat kasama nina Bayani Fernando ng Metro Manila Development Authority at Sen. Richard Gordon. Kaya medyo nakakapagtaka na nagdeklara siya ng kanyang kandidatura para presidente sa 2010 na ganito kaaga. Ngunit sinabi sinabi niya na posibleng pagka bise-presidente ang kanyang tatakbuhan sa 2010.
Sabi ni Estrada kahit na masaya siya para kay Binay, hindi siya nangangako na i-endorso niya siya dahil tingnan niya muna ang survey. Inulit niya ang kanyang sinabi na noon na hindi siya tatakbo sa 2010 at tutulong na lang siya sa pagpabuti ng kalagayan ng mga Pilipino.
Mabuti naman kung ganoon. Ngunit ito pa rin ang tanong: may eleksyon ba sa 2010?
I think Mayor Binay of Makati City is well prepared and qualified to be President of the RP. He may well be what we need to stamp out this pervasive graft and corruption. With his survey rating down in the bottom, it is but right that he starts his campaign early. He should make known his plans to as many people as possible. I await what he has to say about his plans. I hope he has many in store for the likes of gloria and all corrupt government officials.
Can Jojo Binay unite the opposition ?
It’s hard to tell — especially when we don’t even know the temperature at which water boils.
While others worry that politicians who want to be the next president are getting dumber, I’m excited about a future in which Binay is one of the smartest people in the country. His accomplishment in Makati will win Nobel Prizes in economics and government, like kickassedness and noyoudidntity. He can run an Ivy League university solely based on his insights:
If Obama is considered by many American as Black Jesus Christ.
I can see the “Birth of Pinoy Jesus” in Jojo Binay and I don’t know if those CBCP bishops who are calling for radical change will agree with me.If they don’t I won’t drop any change on their offertory box.Hehehe!
It’s a strategy cooked up by the Erap camp. Binay is ripe for Vice President but not President. Binay is only popular in Metro Manila. I think the purpose of his declaration is to feel the pulse of the people and unmask those who don’t unite with the opposition. While Villar, Legarda and Escudero reacted positively, Mar Roxas warned that the opposition would not be united; and each one would go his own way. With his comment, I think Erap would erase Roxas’ name from the list.
Erap has never been serious in running again in 2010. It’s a bluff. If indeed he makes good his intention when the opposition fails to come up with one single candidate, then he is justified in running. An Erap-Binay team is not too bad.
Trillanes was at the bottom of the survey also when he announced his senatorial bid. Well, his story was different from Binay. But, who knows?
Maybe the Pinays would vote for Binay. The campaign slogan “Pinay for Binay” would be a good one.
Binay is no saint, he used to be a “struggling” lawyer in his younger days. But after so many years as mayor of Makati, he too accumulated a lot of wealth. I remember a book written by his nemesis, Bobby Brillantes In the book, Brillantes has exposed the corruption of Binay and has identified several properties and other “hidden wealth” of Binay. I’m not saying that what’s written in the book were true or should be accepted as gospel truth but the mere fact that such allegations has been going around for several years now should be looked into or investigated. There’s a saying.. “where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” Having said that, I very much agree too, that Binay, for all his short comings (no pun intended) has made Makati one of the best cities in the country.
I always believe that most politicians in this country are crooks. Most used their positions in getting themselves rich, but there are two types of them “crooked” politicians. One type steals but at the same time, also work hard for their constituents. The other type just steals and and doesn’t give a damn what happens to their constituents.
Will Binay unite the opposition?
I doubt, no such thing as “unity” in Philippine politics. The opposition congressman and senators can’t even agree on so many things, the latest of which is the impeachment case against GMA. Everyone, whether pro or anti has their own agenda in mind. In fact these same traits can also be seen beyond our shores. For example, in Guam, there are I think around 250k Pinoys living in that island state. If you think about it, with such numbers, the whole Pinoy community could have voted into office a Pinoy senator, etc. But then, there are so many factions and groups opposing each other. Quite sad no?
Nowadays, it’s close to impossible to find a public official 100% clean. The least corrupt also succumbs to so called “padrino system”. One needs to be flexible in entering politics.
Someone mentioned that Binay’s problem is his close association with Erap who was convicted of plunder. The question is: Is it advantageous or disadvantageous to be supported by Erap? Given the mass support and his popularity, the answer is advantageous. In fact, all opposition candidates hope for Erap’s endorsement. On the other hand, any candidate endorsed by the Evil Bitch and Malacanang will certainly be rejected by the people.
“Malawak ang karanasan ni Binay sa pakikibaka laban sa diktaturya at corruption.”
This explains why he still believes that Erap is not guilty of plunder. Nakibaka nga ba si Binay sa corruption?
Bakit nga ba kapit-tuko si Binay kay Erap? Pera at popularidad ba ni Erap para sa kanyang political career? O sadyang mahal na mahal nya si Erap at handa siyang magpikit mata sa mga pandarambong ni Erap?
Maliban sa kulay ni Binay, meron pa bang ibang katangian si Binay para maging “Pinoy Obama” ng Pinas?
“Sabi ni Estrada kahit na masaya siya para kay Binay, hindi siya nangangako na i-endorso niya siya dahil tingnan niya muna ang survey. Inulit niya ang kanyang sinabi na noon na hindi siya tatakbo sa 2010 at tutulong na lang siya sa pagpabuti ng kalagayan ng mga Pilipino.”
Sana nga hindi na tatakbo si Erap sa 2010. Pero kung ang survey result ang tanging sukatan ni Erap (hindi ang pagkakaibigan at kahusayan ni Binay), di kaya sarili ni Erap ang kanyang nakikita?
Sa ating pakibaka laban sa corruption ng Arroyo administration, sana di tayo basta yayakap kay Erap bilang tanging daan tungo sa pagbabago. If we are still looking at Erap as the strong man to unite the opposition, I think we are trapped in the cycle of corruption. We need to define the true opposition, hindi yung balat-kayo lang.
I met Binay a few times and I may even be taller than him(when on heels…heh,heh,heh). This man may be small but may sinabi din kahit papaano. He may be the Robinhood of Makati. Get from the rich and give to the poor!
I agree that the pronouncement of his candidacy may just be testing the waters for an opposition candidate.
Two years ago Obama was virtually an unknown. After a brief stint as a congressman, he immediately eyed at the senatorial seat. In his brief senatorial position he was known to have abstained from a lot of critical voting. In other words he was playing safe almost all the time. But he was very focused in his quest for a higher office. He was so focused on which segment of the population he wanted to bouy him up! He knew the people to summon for support. He showed his genuine support for the middle class and he is very smart! He is a phenomenon! He got very lucky too because he ran when the dissatisfation sentiment of the people was at its highest. It could have been any other Democatic candidate and the Americans would have voted for any opposition candidate anyway.
Binay is very visible. He is already a “politician”! Although he may be a smart and hardworking mayor, he had his records of corruption, nepotism and close association to Erap. Obama was an “unknown”! Maybe it is just the color of his skin that is akin to that of Obama’s and nothing else.
Binay’s supporters should have a little bit more of an “originality”. Huwag naman gaya gaya lang. His being an effective Mayor of the richest city in the Philippines where he got an International recognition as one of the Best Mayors in the world (although Fernando Bayani’s wife in Marikinina already made it to another International list-I wonder if it was the same List) should be a good enough start. I would supoort him based on that rather than the Hot Pink Bayani!
I personally prefer that Erap stays away from running again in the 2010 elections. He should do a “Hillary Clinton” by endorsing the opposition candidate instead whoever he or she may be! The opposition should also control their ambitions by not running all at the same time and splitting the votes as it was in Lacson’s quest for presidency. Kaya lang nanganganib talaga ang 2010 elections. With a Tongress that is dominated by the evil bitches’ cronies, a Supreme Court which will soon be filled up by almost all her appointees, anything and everything is possible for the evil bitch to do another unthinkable number! Didn’t she succeed in using the Left and the Military and the civil society to oust Erap? Her lap dogs Reyes and Davide sealed the sweet victory for her. That was not enough. In 2004, didn’t she use the military again to rig the election to secure her win by employing the asspweron to do the dirty work for her? Thus the “Hello Garci”! Then again, she tested the Cha cha train by using the same lap dog asspweron to shove the MoA through to ensure that she can change the 1987 constitution. It was just aborted by her own supposedly “supporters”, ironically.
Our only hope to have an election is to make sure that this evil bitch is guarded in all fronts to make sure that that she does not pull another stunt from her hat! A vigilant nation of over 90 million can do it! As Obama had said “YES WE CAN”! If the US could go though the barriers of “race” which the black people fought for over 100 years, the Philippines can pick a President who can have the “unifying” factor but someone cleaner that any of the traditional “trpos”!
Jobama Binay for President 2010! He is a real opposition. I want to see a Binay-Lacson tandem. Pandak si Binay pero maspandak si Gloria at kawatan pa.
I think Joe Burgos’ WE Forum’s printing plant was raided and padlocked by Marcos’ Gestapo agents in December 1982. Ang Pahayagang Malaya began publishing after the release of Joe Burgos Jr. from prison.
JOSE BURGOS JR, PRESS FREEDOM ICON
http://www.newsflash.org/2003/05/ht/ht003895.htm
http://www.bulatlat.com/news/3-42/3-42-burgos.html
Jojo Binay is the better timber among the opposition wannabets and can hurdle all the mounting blocks true and imagined. I laud all his supporters of all the efforts they will contribute. Gogo Jojo. But I will be the water boy behind Bongbong for I respect the word faithfulness as a principle.
Paki re fresh lang ako deepcaring. Si erap ba ay nakulong dahil sa corruption sa pera ng bayan o jueteng money? Kasi ang alam ko ang naging kaso nya yung jueteng db? Kung meron presidente na corrupt db sila marcos, tabako at gloria? kasi sila pera ng bayan ang kinukuha at hindi jueteng money.
Ang pag kka alam ko maganda ang hangarin ni erap about jueteng noon. Ang alam ko na ggawin dapat nila ay gagawing legal ang jueteng so we can generate more taxes sa mga jueteng lord. Kaya umalsa si chavit. at si erap ay nakasuhan. Naniniwala ba kayo kay chavit na taga pag dala lang sya ng pera? eh db sya ang isa sa mga operator ng jueteng sa ilocos?
Wag ka magagalit deepcaring at nasabi ko lang. Si tabako ang may dahilan kung bakit pati justeng tinalo na ni Erap. Ang alam ko din kasi. Ng bumaba na si tabako pinirmahan na nya ang lahat ng pwede nya pag kakitaan kahit wala na sya sa pwesto at wala syang iniwan kay erap.
I like what Binay did…declared his intention this early. Magigising sa pagkakahimlay ang pinoy dahil gising na gising sila kung eleksyon time. Magkakaron ng imbalance si Gloria at dahil gising na sa eleksyon ang mga tao ay mahihirapan siyang ituloy ang cha-cha. Malilintikan sya sa mga tao kung walang 2010 election. So, ang kanyang huling baraha, ang martial law, ang kakantiin naman niya. Pero dahil hindi kailanman bibigyan ng bendisyon ng US leadership yan ngayon, bokya rin ang impakta. Katiting na lang ang mundo ni Gloria.
Yung mga nag-aambisyong maging Pinas president…huwag na kayong mahiya at pa-coy pa. Magdeklara na rin kayo lahat ng inyong intensyon para wala ng option si Gloria na hindi ituloy ang eleksyon 2010.
Gising lahat!
Wala naman yatang pera ng bayan na kinuha ni Marcos. Sa tingin ko ang mga sumunod mula sa mga looters sa EDSA I ay may masasabing kinukurakot sa kaban ng bayan. Tingnan na lang the three branches of the government ngayon, maliwanag na may mga lagayan.
No offense mga kababayan, ngunit gaya-gaya na naman tayo. Obama ng Pinas! Hinde naman itim si Binay sa mundo ng mga puti. Ok, maybe maitim siya pero di siya itim, diba?
Hinde naman corrupt at magnanakaw si Bush ng Amerika. Hinde rin niya ninakaw ang eleksyon. Hinde din siya nagpayaman sa puwesto katulad ni pandakekok sa palasyo sa Pasig.
Malayo na maging Obama si Binay. Sabihin na lang sana na si Binay ay kumakasa sa administration ni Gloria at paminsan-minsan ay pinaninindiagan ang kanyang katayuan sa pagka-mayor ng Makati. Okay na sana iyon. At kung maidadagdag pa na hinde siya nagpayaman sa puwesto, e mas ok sana.
Forget about Bush! He might not have been involved in corruption; but his aides and Republicans were charged for various corruption offenses. He did not steal election; but his brother, the Florida Governor Bush, could have been instrumental in the Florida cheating. The case was only resolved by the US Supreme Court on a close 5-4 votes.
Most of all, Bush’s biggest sins to the American people as well as to the entire world was that he initiated the invasion of Iraq.
Now, Toney and Cocoy could disagree but I don’t care. Let them support Palin for President in 2012. By then, Palin would be a lot sexier and more attractive to the male voters. Joe the Plumber won’t no longer be called such…but Joe the Adviser.
Forget Bush, tapos na yan. Forget Palin, US senator ang takbo niya sa 2012. Let’s be vigilant of Gloria, yan ang salot sa Pinas na dapat ay tapusin na rin.
One good thing about Binay, totoong tao siya. He visits his poor constituents EVERY morning. Before the shanties along the railroad were cleared, he would be seen there early in the morning in his short pants with little Junjun in tow. He would walk from his old house in Palanan to the tracks then on to Pasay Road for breakfast somewhere in Makati Square or Mile Long. He’d also make regular visits along the more depressed areas in Pasong Tamo, Tenejeros, Sta. Ana, etc and everywhere he goes, poor folk would hand him or his aides written requests, petitions and solicitations which were always responded to. A typical mayor’s routine.
I think he learned that from former Pasay Mayor Cuneta who held the post for 33 years. Cuneta made sure all complaints, requests, solicitations were all acted upon. That earned him enough supporters to keep him in office, never mind if the city’s communities never progressed and even accelerated its decay. Binay however saw to it that progress sould work for all sectors, especially for the investors who pay his city’s taxes and kept the funds flowing.
But Binay as president? Well, until he can convince me that the high-end condo units (from the past projects that I was in) that were said to have been concessions in exchange for billions worth of occupancy permits are mere rumors, I won’t vote for him.
bitchevil:
Why are you keep attacking Honorable President George Bush? Your statement is misleading, “Bush’s biggest sins to the American people as well as to the entire world was that he initiated the invasion of Iraq.”
It’s not that I want to disagree with you, just want to set the record straight, with the lie that you seems to ignore completely as long as that you get the chance to trash an honorable President. Invasion of Iraq was approved by the U.S. Congress, if you’ve the understanding of the US Constitution on the declaration of war. You need to educate yourself first, to what lead to invasion of Iraq. How it came about and what Saddam Hussein did to exterminate his own people.
Why again, you keep degrading Governor Sarah Palin, an honorable woman, happily married with five children and one of her oldest son is in the military station in Iraq. What has she done to your ego to deserve your unrelenting attack on her?
bitchevil, you should care, only because you’re spreading lies about those two honorable people.
By the way, the topic is about Binay.
Dream on! Mayor Binay is just another Pilipino politician as I see it, just happened to be on the opposite side of wh*re Gloria. I no longer trust anyone in Philippines politics until I’m proven wrong, I just seen too many dissapointment. As I see it first, all of them, Pilipino politicians need to do lots of many years of convincing before I get on board to their way of thinking. Them, politicians, as to my opinion, has no credibility. They just use their power and position, not because they love their country, they do it for their own self-interest and to get their enemies. Laughable to even compare Binay to Obama, since Obama has not done anything notable, except got elected.
Why are you so offended by my criticism of Bush, Toney? Is he your godfather? Even Americans themselves attack Bush worse than I do. If you really cared about him, you should have helped him improve his popularity rating. Or you want to borrow the Evil Bitch’s line that popularity is not important as long as the President gets things done. What has Bush done? Poor McCain. A good decent man has to retire for being linked to the world’s biggest terrorist.
By the way, I still cannot forget your inclusion of my sisters in our recent exchanges. Toney, we share the same opinion about GMA; but differ with Bush. We don’t always have to agree…but don’t include my family members!
And by the way, for many Bush is not Honorable. You can address him as “Honorable” if you want.
Thanks, Tongue, for the tidbits on Binay. Medyo uneasy din ako sa kaniya sa totoo lang for all the family corporation they seem to have established at the Makati City Hall.
As far as I am concerned, any product of this corrupt generation of Filipinos unless one detaches himself from the system and is exceptionally different, should not be nominated nor voted for office, especially for the position in the palace by the murky river.
Meanwhile, kailan ba talaga magkakalakas ng loob ang mga pilipinong sipain si Gloria Dorobo who should be arrested and charged with the same corruption cases against that US official named “Jefferson” such as racketeering, bribery, obstruction of justice, moneylaundering, embezzlement of public funds, etc. Ang daming kasalanan ni Gloria Dorobo, hindi makasuhan? Naknamputsa naman!
Kawawang Pilipinas talaga!
BE:
Majority of US citizens now admit that Bush is the worst president the US has ever had. Pati bad rating ng tatay niya, na-surpass niya.
As for Palin, sobrang ambisyosa ng aleng iyan. Kawawa ang America pag umarya iyan. Sabi nga ng isang admirer niya mismo, dapat daw siyang pumasok sa eskuwela ulit at pag-aralan ang hindi niya alam pero akala mo alam niya. Dada ng dada hindi naman pala alam ang sinasabi. Groping in the dark, ‘ika nga.
Gustong maging Maggie Thatcher, hindi naman bagay. At least, si Maggie matalino—chemist from Oxford U at saka with honors nang nag-graduate. Walang dementia di gaya noong idiot na papalitan ni Obama.
My family in fact is traditionally Republican. Sabi nga ng sister ko, siguro kung si Romney ang tumakbo, I would have kept the family tradition. Pero sabi ko naman, no way kung extension lang siya ni Dubya re policy toward the countries the US invaded ala-Hitler’s German Army.
Bush is the most hated US President as Gloria is the most hated RP President. It’s on the record. Why this Toney doesn’t like my criticism of Bush, well, he’s among those Republican losers.
Even Toney’s favorite woman Palin told media that their defeat was largely due to Bush. What’s there to argue about Toney?
Binay? If the evil bitch is a candidate, I’ll go for him, but as things stand now I have no comment. I still need a lot of time to think about it.
I have heard so many criticisms against Binay.But I can see some of his strong points:
-fearless
-TRUE oppositionist
-human rights advocate
Uy, ano ba kayo. HInde naman si President Bush ang issue dito. Nabangit ko lang siya dahil kinukumpara si Binay kay Obama. Ang punto ko e sana naman maging original tayo.
Bush will always be an issue. When you speak of Obama and McCain, Bush’s name will always be mentioned. Just like when you mention about Binay or any presidential candidate, the Evil Bitch’s name would be included.
Iboboto ko ang tandem na Binay-Lacson. Sila ang true Oppositionist. Pag nangyari eto ay mangangatog si wh*re darobo na eto dahil ang unang unang gagawin ng dalawang eto ay ikukulong si darobo at mga alipores niya sa muntinlupa o sila ang papalit sa tanay boys…sina garcillano, asspweron, bolante, si first baboy pidal, mga tongressman atbp…ibabawi nila si President Erap na inihalal ng mga Pilipino hindi katulad ng wh*re darobo na eto na peke (twice) pwee! ang kapal ng mukha nakakasuka. Patalsikin na yang pekeng unano na yan. Gising Pilipinas!
Sina Villar, Legarda at Roxas mga balimbing ang mga iyan. Hindi ko iboboto ang mga iyan. Si Binay at Lacson ang iboboto ko dahil totoo silang lumalaban kay wh*re dorobo na eto. Si Senator Gordon naman ay makukumpara kay President Bush-Senator Mccain dahil malapit siya kay wh*re dorobo kaya hindi siya iboboto ng mga tao. Magaling pa naman siya, siya ang nag asikaso ng SBMA nang umalis ang mga kano noong 1996. Ngayon ay maunlad na ang SBMA at nagpapasok ng investments.
Admittedly, among the so called opposition “leaders” that we now have. Si Binay lang ang matapang at consistent being a true opposition. Now wether he still is a “human rights advocate”, well he USED to be one during the Marcos era. Yes, tutoong opposition nga itong si Binay unlike the other wannabes who has moist eyes for the highest office of the land, walang dating, malamya at parang mga bading. Di sila sigurado sa kanilang mga sarili. Kaya if the election will be held today at walang ibang alternative opposition candiates, no choice but to vote for Binay. Sana lang may lumitaw pa na ibang mas qualified.
obama=change
binay=more of the same
erap is the big reason why people are not keen on overthrowing gloria.
outsider ang kailangan. yung nakaka-inspire.
even the younger politicians cant inspire. chiz and allan p are such disappointments.
si mar roxas sana magaling. ang tinik pag nagtatanong sa mga hearings sa senado pero kulang sa guts. and, there’s the matter of korina. she’s dead weight.
marunong gumamit ng “dark” humor si binay, hehehe… katulad ng italian pm silvio berlusconi.
Bukod sa nakakainspire, dapat viral ang atake, para kumalat sa masa. Hindi ma-ere o elitista kundi magandang icon ng kabataan man o gurang, mayaman o mahirap. May itsurang kagigiliwan ng kahit sino. May sapat na pinag aralan, at saka me…
Teka dinidescribe ko yata ang sarili ko, ehem.
Parasabayan – correction lang, Obama was never in congress.
>>topic is about Binay<>Obama has not done anything notable, except got elected<<
even badly beaten dogs would just go to the corner and lick their wounds
Grizzy – Romney and Bobby Jindal or McCain/Jindal would be a formidable foe. Jindal declined to be vetted by McCain for VP. Bobby Jindal is just as smart as Obama.
Binay should get a running mate from the extreme northern Philippines territories, someone who can see Taiwan from his porch, a resume for foreign policy experience.
Or someone from Sulu who can smell barbecue from Borneo.
Napag-uusapan na rin lang ang US at Philippine presidents, is it just mere coincidence that most US Presidents have pet dogs while most Philippine presidents are more like pet dogs?
may punto at malaman ang sinasabi ni Ka Enchong.
kaya marahil ganito, ay meron personality disorder ang dayuhang kalakaran (foreign affairs)ng bansa.
madalas na asta nito ay katulad ng isang vassal state. at ang mentalidad ng mga lider na walang pinagka-iba sa bayarang prosti at unprincipled mendicant.
maraming maipipintas kay Jejomar Binay. totoo.
pero kung ikumpara mo ito kay Gloria, na simbolo ng delubyo, aba’y masasabing Santo itong si Binay.
at sa kung sino man ang annointed one ni Gloria, wala akong makitang pinag-kaiba sa pumili nito!
ka enchong: pinas presidents has many dogs but with only 2 feet.
one thing nice in american politics is that after election, everybody are friends again. seeing obama and bush the other day on tv, seems to me they are the best of friends. now i read palin wanting to help obama and even praying for him to succeed. in pinas the shooting continues long after elections.
erap is the big reason why people are not keen on overthrowing gloria. – masha
I thought it was because of 1) successor Noli de Castro, 2)the lack of military support, 3)no CBCP and other churches support, and most of all 4) hindi na makagulapay sa gutom.
Based on surveys, si Erap pa rin sa puso ng masa. Korek ba o hindi?
nakaaa! joyful ever ako sa mga kurokuro here! i learned a lot about the candidate! (at kalaban) hahaha! many thanks again for this post!
norpil,
yan ang mature voters, citizens and politicians… wala ng maanghang na usapan after a president is ELECTED.
Yung older Bush at Clinton nga ay barkada, they go the places together to help the people. Si Michelle O, tinawagan kaagad si Hillary to ask for help with regards to raising her daughters kuno in the White (at least they’re civil to each other). Dick and Biden are discussing transition privately…etc.
Binay says he’s the Dark Horse in 2010. Well, he’s dark but not a horse.
Binay is of course better than the Evil Bitch. Any candidate is better than her and her annointed one in 2010.
I prefer Lacson-Binay and not Binay-Lacson. Lacson is ripe for presidency while Binay is not. But then, Lacson and Erap have not fully reconciled. Erap wants to be courted while it’s not Lacson’s character to court and ask favor.
Who says Erap is the reason why people don’t want to overthrow Gloria? It’s because of Erap that there’s still Opposition today. Erap cannot do it alone to overthrow the Bitch. He needs the church and military support.
I long for the day when Pinas election is decided by the people alone and no military and church involvement. Not in this lifetime for sure.
Military especially the church will always be involved.
Ang magandang makita sa pinas ay yung malinis na election. na ang magging leader eh yung totoong binoto ng tao. hindi yung kung sino ang maraming pera at mag babayad sa COMELEC. Imagine nyo kung gaano karaming pera meron si hamburger(abalos). Ultimo barangay captain nag lalagay at nag babayad sa kanila para manalo lang.
Yung SUPER CLEAN AT SUPER HONEST election na sana ang mangyari.
are u saying binay is a bull sh*t artist? i don’t think so… but, obama is… 🙂
obama kept his nose clean all those years as a senator because he’s scared to pick controversial issues that would ruin his name. he’s got no cajones, that’s how he kept himself untainted. 🙂
Gusto ko si Binay kasi e meron syang cojones na labanan ang impakta sa EK, head-on. Do you remember an instance when Binay was frightened by the threats coming from the impaktang pandakekak or bulok na puno?
OK lang si Binay o si Lacson o si Gen. Lim. Kakampanya ko sila pero kong si Gen. Lim ay mas higit pa sa kampanya ang aking malaking ikukontribusyon. Peborit ko sya e.
chi,
maaring sa masa si erap pa rin ang nasa puso pero ang middle class di maatim ang mga kawalanghiyaan ni erap. for example, kalat sa middle class na si erap ang bumaril kay arnie tuadles, and we’re not even talking about all the mansions, mistresses etc.
sa election, mananalo si erap. pero sa mga “out-of-election movements”, di mo makukuha ang middle class dahil kay erap.
obama is still a politician. he was just able to market himself as an outsider (and therefore an agent of change). it’s crazy (and scary) how some people think he can do no wrong. on of his most recent moves smacks of cronyism-he is trying to influence the gov of illinois to appoint obama’s close aide and confidante, valerie jarrett, as his replacement in the u.s. senate. that’s just same-old same-old. the gov would certainly have to consider the wishes of the president, lest he loses the latter’s support for future projects or something.
masha,
ang pinag-uusapan natin ang erap factor sa “overthrowing” of the bitch, hindi eleksyon ni erap. “erap is the big reason why people are not keen on overthrowing gloria”. that’s what you said. The middle-class does not make “people” as a whole, nor the masa. Kaya binigyan kita ng 4 na rason na alam ko kung bakit hindi mapatalsik si Gloria.
Masha, from what planet did you come from? Where did you get that information that Erap shot and killed the popular basketball player Tuadles? If that was true, it would have been all around the four corners of the Philippines. Get a better story!
The Philippines has no strong middle class…actually none. The Philippines is composed mostly the poorest and the richest the latter of which comprise 10%. Erap is loved by the 80% poor and hated by the 10% elite.
TonGuE-tWisTeD,
may mga bagay na puede nating ampunin sa mga ginawa ni obama sa pagkampanya.
ang kagandahan sa campaign ni obama is that it was a movement-ground up not top down. kaya kailangan ng transformational leader. people were so excited (and worried that another repub would take over) that they got over any qualms to knock on doors, make phone calls and talk to people about obama.
and they were organized. each block was accounted for and they knew on whom they can count.
at invesco field, tickets were given to those who pledge to make phone calls to their friends. they were also able to gather emails from their events to beef up their database. these are the people they sent fundraising emails asking for 5$ a piece. at pag may event na nakakainis, tulad ng speech ni palin sa convention, hala email kaagad at donate naman ang mga tao. 10 million in 24 hours.
yun nga lang sa pinas, magulo at ang daling mandaya.
be,
Sino ba si Tuadles aside from being a basketball player as you said at pagtitiyagaan siyang ipa-kill ni erap?
bitchevil,
yan ang kwento. nagyabang si tuadles kay erap sa isang gambling session at napikon si erap. bam! point blank sa forehead. ambet antonio took the fall.
nakakawalang gana sumama sa rally pag nandun si erap. he was ousted for corruption. that’s part of the reason why there’s no middle class support for recent moves to oust gloria.
sure, as i;ve said if erap runs again, he will win because of the masa. no argument there.
point is i dont like erap and i hate gloria. we need to look elsewhere for new leadership.
chi,
gambling ang connection. di nag-ca-casino ang lolo?
nagkapikunan. nayabangan. ayun.
chi,
i should have used middle class instead of people. you are right. excuse me for that.
“out of election” overthrow does not come from the masa. parang people power, hindi yun masa.
now i’m not sure about binay.
i;d rather have somebody who can inspire and release the goodness in people so everybody takes the responsibility that we are all in this together, and that the future of the least among us be made just as important as those who have the best in life.
masha,
yan pala ang estorya ni Tuadles, hahaha! dahil lang sa pikunan. tnx.
The Philippines has no strong middle class…actually none. Bitchevil.
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Beg to differ BE. Maraming middle class sa Pinas. Yung laging nasa gitna, namamangka sa dalawang ilog.
Teka, napuna ko lang ngayon – BE. Beta Sigman ka ba? Don’t make any conclusions from the question, dahil barbarian ako.
Erap didn’t have to shoot and kill someone as popular as Tuadles. Erap could always order his bodyguards. Anyway, it happened in San Juan and a place owned by Erap; so a cover up could be possible. But then, why was this not played in the media? Not all the media were for Erap. In fact, most including the giant networks were anti-Erap then.
I’ve a huge circle of friends and acquaintances many of whom are with Erap camp. This Tuadles incident happened years ago. I should have known this.
Whether the rumor was true or not, anti-Erap groups could have used it to attack Erap in 1998 when Erap ran for Presidency…or even today. But we never heard about the rumor…just from you, masha.
I suggest we listen to what Mayor Binay says about his plans or what he intends to do. Same goes with Sen. Lacson and the rest of those who would aspire to be President of RP. Though offhand we could immediately eliminate those that really do not deserve our votes, say, anybody gloria and her cabal endorses or supports or anyone who works for gloria, say the likes of santiago, enrile, teodoro, nograles, mitra and many more. We’d be fools to do so.
Thanks, be.
parang awa mo na Binay. hanggang mayor ka na lang. please!
kaya ko nang palampasin you having the nerve to compare yourself with Obama
More on Tuadles: Why would Ambet Antonio owned up the killing for Erap when he had his security personnel with him? One of his bodyguards could have admitted the crime and go to jail instead of Antonio. Anyway, masha said it was a rumor…so it remains a rumor.
be, chi, masha,
That issue came out in the Senate hearings prior to Erap’s impeachment. In fact, it was the Indian guy Danny Devnani and his handler, (I forgot the name of the Ilocano lawyer who was said to be an NPA scholar who also one of the private volunteer-lawyers in the impeachment hearings)who was supposed to have presented him to the Senate but the group of Drilon was not impressed with the Indian because some of his businesses in San Juan were illegal he blames Erap for closing them down. He would therefore be just seen as sourgraping and would not strengthen their case against Erap’s supposed corruption.
Devnani used to own the bar where Tuadles was shot by Antonio. He was shused by the lawyers when he was being interviewed by media as he said he knows who really killed Tuadles, obviously hinting at Erap. The shushing was simply an act to make it look that the lawyer did not approve of him making that comment while letting fly a new rumor that they hoped would spread. It didn’t; looks like only masha here picked it up.
Back to Tuadles, Tuadles at that time was already hard-up and earned money by neing a “tirador” in bigtime gambling. I used to see him drinking Cuatro Cantos regularly with old pals and co-PBA has-beens Reymonte, ex-Ginebra players Jimmy and Pablo Javier in Villa-San, a basketball dirtcourt (lupa, not paved) 2 blocks from my house. Tuadles was dumped by his wife for his vices and was addicted to gambling. He looked unkempt though he still drives his old Toyota Crown.
Tuadles also sleeps in whorehouses owned by his Cebuano-kababayans in my barangay but when he is called for his “pusoy expert” services, he would get a percentage of the winnings or a minimal fee if he loses. Simply, not the type of person that Erap would even spend time with, much less kill for, right? Masha might have confused that story on Erap with Atong Ang who shot and killed a guy in a cockpit.
I believe the other story that Ambet shot Tuadles for deliberately losing Ambet’s money which he had left him to get some sleep. When he came back, all the money was gone and he can’t believe he was even indebted to his opponents. And if you know the awesome amounts of money these guys play with, I’d say that would be something to die and kill for.
Tongue, you seem to know as much if not more than I do. Tuadles even in his PBA days was reported to be involved in game fixing. Then, San Juan Vice Mayor Philip Cesar was also his drinking buddy.
About Atong Ang killing someone in a cockpit, I didn’t know about that. I only remember that he got into a fight with a Congressman at the cockpit. Atong’s bodyguards beat up that Congressman.
Erap was then Vice President aiming for Presidency. Why would he hang out with an undesirable guy like Tuadles?
Sorry for the long tsismis, este, comment.
In Manolo’s latest blog entry, he said that he, together with some bloggers including our ellenite Ambet/AWB,and Ria Jose, Marck Rimorim aka Marocharim, and blogger-lawyer (Jun Lozada’s) Edwin Lacierda, Ret. Gen. Abat, and some other individuals have signed as interventionists in the impeachment complaint in order to include the MOA-AD fiasco as an impeachable offense committed by Gloria Arroyo.
The leftist oppositionists have rejected the request to endorse their intervention because we all know that Satur Ocampo was in that same uneasy flight with Kirstie Kenney to Malaysia. That opened my eyes (finally) on what these communists’ agenda really is – to weaken our country to make it easier for them to conquer. Though Matias Defensor who heads the House Committee on Justice was quick to dismiss the move as a “new” complaint therefore invalid, the signatories persist that this item be included and hope that the legitimate opposition endorses it on Monday as Defensor’s committee will meet on Tuesday.
I’m intrigued by a letter that Manolo is sending to all the congressmen, each containing a CD which covering letter also says on the latter part:
Could you please enlighten us, Ellen?
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BTW, My hat’s off to our fellow bloggers Manolo Quezon, Ambet, Marck, Ria, Richard, Atty. Edwin and the others who are showing the youth (and old folks too) that if there is some good we can do out of the many hours we spend in blogging, it is by direct action and not mere words that will help us achieve our goals. Let’s walk the talk, walk the talk, walk the talk.
May we have more of Manolos and Ellens! The youth should also be as vigilant! Obama won because of the surge of very young idealistic first time voters. I hope that our country’s youth will do the same. It is not too early or even too late to start a crusade to clean up the country via any legitimate means, impeachment or elections.
Itf there will clearly be elections in 2010, I am willing to come home to my country and campaign for whoever it is I believe in to lead our country using my own resources!
thanks for that tongue,
nope, am not the only one who believes it plausible. i did hang around with ‘government lawyerly types’ who get around who spoke about it. but that’s beside the point. the point is the middle class/the ones who went to edsa 1 & 2, are not encouraged (to say the least) when they see erap carrying the banner of the opposition. again, if he runs, i think he will win.
youre right bitchevil, it is a rumor. but it is one of the rumors and the many objections to erap leading an opposition to gma.
cant we find a better, more credible leader?
I never trust the leftists and the militant groups. Don’t tell me they are not also corrupt. They are not there to improve the government but to overthrow it regardless who the leader is. It’s about ideology, nothing else.
bitchevil,
re: Erap was then Vice President aiming for Presidency. Why would he hang out with an undesirable guy like Tuadles?
erap is charismatic but he is a careless man. he thinks he can get away with inappropriate behavior.
one time when he had to sign papers, lenny de jesus approached him for something and as she left, he turned his head to look at her legs and then he looked at his visitors and did a lecherous “mmm” complete with raising his eyebrows. those visitors were not from his inner circle and could talk but he didnt care. there are so many stories like this and that’s not including those times when he was drunk.
Erap was a womanizer and he loves women. Erap’s lack of education and street manners continued even as President. He liked to drink and gamble. But, people knew all these vices way back as a Mayor and they have learned to accept him not only for his good points but also his bad points.
unfortunately, his womanizing and drinking not to mention his uncouth ways affected the way he governed.
at the beginning erap inspired a lot of people. the davids were among this group. but as the days and months passed by, they realized he was all talk and that his desire to help the poor is not backed up by resolve. he was petty and insular.
Erap is like Marcos. Well anyway, what about Dolphy? Wasn’t he a womanizer yet is well loved by people up to this day? Remember “John & Masha”?
erap at times couldnt get up in the morning and attend to official functions because he was drinking until 4am. and when lacquian joked about the drinking, erap fired him and pointedly removed his security immediately. mar roxas stepped in to make sure lacquian got to the airport safely and that no “accidents” en route occured.
erap has his good points, and perhaps, the sc unduly considered him resigned, and that gma is worse than he is, but he was in no means a good president.
oooh, seems like erap is not the only petty one.
dolphy, i hope, will not run for any office. i remember him saying he’s scared he would win, and then what would he do.
Erap was a toughie not only in the movies but real life. But, he has a very good heart especially for the poor.
tongue,
Kaya ang tanong ko kay bitchevil e sino ba si Tuadles para pagtiyagaang ipa-kill ni Erap. Thanks very much, wala akong alam dun ah!
Erap is not my guy, sa mga Ellenville residents nuon pa ay alam iyan. And I believe that Erap is many things but I am more than 100% sure that he is not a killer or will never ask someone to kill for him. Iba nang usapan ang MILF o kung may utos man siya sa military nang siya ay nasa pwesto pa.
Chavit Singson’s claim that Erap wanted him killed during a traffic light stop by the Police was also a lie. Singson rides in a bullet proof van and backed up by several convoys of security.
During Edsa 2, Erap’s Presidential Security at the Palace wanted to shoot the civilians outside the gate; but Erap did not allow them. Instead, Erap left Malacanang to avoid blood shed. What he did was similar to what Marcos did during 1986 Revolt when he turned down Gen. Ver’s request to bomb and shoot the people at Edsa. Now, do you think the Evil Bitch would voluntarily leave the Palace if there’s going to be another People Power?
I’ve read the Supreme Court decision about Tuadles. Erap was in Tagaytay when that happened; so said the trial court.
Close case naman pala. Thanks, atty.
That’s why I don’t understand why this Masha brought it up.
Ka Enchong Says:
Napag-uusapan na rin lang ang US at Philippine presidents, is it just mere coincidence that most US Presidents have pet dogs while most Philippine presidents are more like pet dogs?
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Peru is donating their national dog to the Obamas, Ang sabi naman ni Gloria … ako na lang magaling akong TUTA..!
Reject na naman yan, tilamsik. Ang tindi ng rabies ni tuta Glue, mamamatay sila lahat sa White House kapag nagwala yang bitch.
be,
you also mentioned Philip Cezar, would you believe I slept in his house beside his wife’s (April) grandma and bro-in-law Jay? Hahaha! Jay was a former classmate who refuses to drive when drinking. Since I didn’t drive yet back then, we’d just sleep over at Philip’s after downing a few beers while waiting for the drag races in Greenhills.
Naku Tilamsik, tama si chi, reject si Pandack bilang tuta nila Obama. Imagine ang lapit lang ng Mexico, mas pedigreed ang mga chichuahua doon! Si Pandack mix-breed ng chihuahua, dachschund, pinscher, Shih Tzu, at Forbes Park-grown askal.
Ang masama nito, merong malaking garapata sa mukha.
We should support the intervention on the impeachment complaint that Manolo Quezon and other bloggers filed. I’ll be writing about it in the coming days.
I’m sorry that I have not attended to it yet because I’m so busy with personal matters.