by Raïssa Robles
Are you confused and even afraid of what’s happening in Philippine politics right now?
Well, think of it as political spring-cleaning. As if someone upended a drawer full of stuff and Filipinos are in the process of looking through, deciding what to throw, or keep and whatnot.
Love it or hate it, President Benigno Aquino changed the rules of the political game. At no other time in our country’s history do you find so many top officials detained and undergoing trial for corruption. At the latest count, we have one president-turned-congresswoman, one ex-presidential spouse, three senators, one retired national police chief, one former Supreme Court chief Justice, one governor, and at least two congressmen, all undergoing trial for corruption.
Frankly, I’ve lost count. The point is, with all these people suddenly detained, charged and awaiting trial, you can expect them to team up and do their very best to get out of detention and have their cases thrown out.
And they’re all hoping the next Philippine president might do that for them. It is in this context that I see why there is so much more political mud-throwing right now. Because so much is at stake.
Before I continue, let’s pull back a little and examine the 2016 election from a purely historical context.
Since the dictator Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown, we’ve had four presidential elections. Studying these elections, I have found three noticeable trends which we can use, more or less, to predict what could happen in 2016:
One – There will probably be from five to ten candidates in 2016.
Since democracy was restored in 1986, the Philippines has seen from five to 10 candidates running in every presidential election.
Below is the list with the names arranged from the most to the fewest number of votes:
1992 which Ramos won had seven candidates:
Fidel V. Ramos
Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr.
Ramon Mitra, Jr.
Imelda Marcos
Jovito Salonga
Salvador Laurel
1998 won by Joseph Estrada had 10 candidates:
Joseph Estrada
Jose de Venecia
Raul Roco
Emilio Osmeña
Alfredo Lim
Renato de Villa
Miriam Defensor Santiago
Juan Ponce Enrile
Santiago Dumlao
Manuel Morato
2004 which Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won had the least number of candidates. Only FIVE.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Fernando Poe, Jr.
Panfilo Lacson
Raul Roco
Eddie Villanueva
And 2010 which President Aquino won had NINE candidates:
Benigno Aquino III
Joseph Estrada
Manny Villar
Gilberto Teodoro
Eddie Villanueva
Richard Gordon
Nicanor Perlas
Jamby Madrigal
John Carlos de los Reyes
Two – Because of so many candidates, Philippine presidential elections always produced “minority victors” – or candidates who win less than 50% of the votes.
Some political analysts have warned that this is bad for political stability because “minority” presidents lack the mandate of the people and as a result, they have a hard time pushing forward their reform agendas.
Don’t listen to them.
The Philippine experience runs counter to their opinion. In 1992, Fidel Ramos won in a seven-way fight with just 23.58% of the votes – the lowest percentage win for an elected president since 1986:
Fidel Ramos – 23.58%
Miriam Santiago – 19.72%
Cojuangco – 18.17%
Ramon Mitra – 14.64%
Imelda Marcos – 10.32%
Jovito Salonga – 10.16%
Salvador Laurel – 3.40%
The difference in votes between Ramos and runner-up Miriam Santiago – now a senator – was only 874,348 – also the narrowest margin.
The narrow gap prompted Santiago to denounce the count, say she was cheated and to stage a brief hunger strike.
But Ramos overcame the disadvantage of being a “minority” president by making the right political moves to mend fences with the other political parties. What Ramos did somehow made it more acceptable to have “minority” presidents elected.
Now contrast this with Estrada. He is the president who won by the biggest vote margin despite having to battle against the most number of candidates. Ten in all.
The gap between the winner (Joseph Estrada) and the second placer (Jose de Venecia) was of 6,453,812 votes -the biggest since 1986 despite there being ten candidates. Even if Estrada was the runaway winner, he still obtained only 39.86% of all the votes.
And he found himself ousted from office 31 months later.
This brings us to Number Three – In Philippine elections, it is not necessarily true to say that a horde of candidates means the eventual victor will have a hair-thin winning margin.
Because the opposite is true historically.
In the two elections we’ve had with nine to ten candidates, the two winners both had clear and decisive majorities.
But in one election with only five candidates, the winner had a down-the-wire victory. I’m talking of 2004, where the gap between the winner (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) and the runner-up (Fernando Poe Jr.) was only 1,123,576 votes. Accusations surfaced a year later that the winner had massaged the number of votes upwards.
This is actually one of the charges for which Mrs Arroyo is now detained and facing trial.
Now contrast this with 1998 which Estrada won, and 2010 which Benigno Aquino Jr. won.
In 2010, there were nine candidates (because a tenth one was disqualified). And just like in the 1998 race, the gap between the winner (Benigno Aquino III) and second-placer (Joseph Estrada) was 5,720,841 votes.
Aquino had 42.08% of the votes – actually the biggest vote margin since 1986.
What all these figures simply mean is this – don’t be concerned that there are too many candidates in the race. As election day nears, two or three will pull away from the rest.
In the Philippines, anyone can run for president. But to have a serious shot at the post, a decent, expensive, nationwide political machinery is essential. However, while it is essential, having a formidable, well-funded political machine is still no guarantee of victory.
In short, if you don’t have the machinery you won’t win. But even if you have it, you might still lose.
Estrada is an example of why even a highly popular candidate needs a nationwide machinery. Estrada first tried to run for president in 1992, but he had to slide down to the vice-presidency due to lack of machinery.
In 1998, he tried again for the presidency. But this time, his small party (Partido ng Masang Pilipino) entered into a coalition with three other small parties – the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) of Edgardo Angara (who agreed to abandon his presidential bid and become Estrada’s vice-presidential running mate); the PDP-Laban of Aquilino Pimentel Jr.; and the Nationalist People’s Coalition of businessman Eduardo Cojuangco. The coalition was called LAMMP and it won for Estrada the presidency.
While Estrada is an example of a popular candidate still needing a nationwide political machinery, we have two examples of presidential candidates who still lost despite a formidable machinery: House Speaker Ramon Mitra Jr. who ran in 1992 against Ramos; and Senator Manuel Villar who ran in 2010 against Aquino.
On top of that, Villar had the money to flood the airwaves with his ads and to field political operators country-wide. Despite these advantages, both Mitra and Villar lost disastrously, interestingly, due to the same “Cory Aquino” factor.
Mitra failed to be anointed by Mrs Aquino. While Mrs Aquino’s death prompted voters to push her son to the presidency.
And this brings us to the question of anointment for the 2016 presidential race. Who are the political leaders, dead or alive, who would still have the power to anoint?
Ex-President Fidel Ramos? The late Cory Aquino? Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada? Fernando Poe Jr.? President Benigno Aquino Jr.?
The way I see it, both Ramos and Cory Aquino have already spent their political capital – Ramos in anointing Joe de Venecia in 1998 and Mrs Aquino’s political mantle being turned over to her son by voters in 2010.
Will an Estrada anointment mean much? It depends. Remember, Estrada himself ran and lost to Aquino in 2010. Sure, he enabled his son JV Ejercito to win one of the 12 seats in the Senate. But a Senate victory has never been an indicator of a presidential victory.
Now, if Estrada runs for president, you can be sure it will divide the votes of Vice-President Jejomar Binay.
Can Estrada still win if he runs for president since Aquino is no longer in the running? He might, but being not in the best of health he may not finish his term.
Which makes the vice-presidency race a sweet spot to be because of two geriatrics – Biay and possibly Estrada – running for the presidency.
How about the Fernando Poe Jr factor?
If Senator Grace Poe revives her late actor-father’s political party or forms her very own, that would be a sure sign that she is serious about running for the presidency. That should happen between July and September this year.
Can she be anointed by the people like the late President Cory?
She can be, especially by the movie industry, but something seems to be holding her back from seizing the moment. Is it fear of success? Fear of dirty politics and betrayal? Let’s wait to find out.
As for President Aquino, it is still too early to tell whether his anointment will mean a lot because of the Mamasapano incident.
Besides Senator Poe, let’s look at the eight other politicians who might run for president in 2016:
Of course Vice-President Jejomar Binay – it’s his last chance and he needs to protect himself from the corruption cases with the immunity from suit that comes with the presidency. Binay is the most qualified presidential candidate when it comes to administrative capability and implementing poverty reduction measures.
But now he has a large overhang that could derail his ambition. His own wife has already been arraigned for corruption. His only son may soon be facing corruption charges in court. Binay himself is also in danger of being suspended by the Ombudsman from his other offices.
I don’t think he can run for the president effectively while under detention.
Secretary Mar Roxas – he wants to, his wife and mother want him to. But something about him grates with the public. He has failed to fire up the public imagination. He keeps wearing blue when his political color is yellow, which confuses the public so.
Manny Pacquiao – If he wins over Floyd Mayweather, who is to tell whether voters would clamor for a constitutional amendment just to let the underage boxer run for president in 2016? And if he does, I’ll bet he’ll win.
Senator Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. – his mother wants him to and he appears to have the money for a full-blown campaign. His running will test the nation’s collective memory of what his parents did during the dictatorship.
Ex-Senator Richard Gordon – he wants to but he doesn’t have the money.
Senator Antonio Trillanes – it doesn’t hurt him to run for president or vice-president just to test the waters since he won’t lose his Senate seat if he runs.
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. – he just might run as the surrogate candidate of ex-President Arroyo and to vindicate himself.
Ex-Senator Panfilo Lacson – his problem is, he doesn’t have a political party.
Besides these names, there will be others who might run simply to make a statement that not only politicians should run.
Plus there are those who really believe they would make a great president.
Why do so many want to run for president? Because some can actually earn millions through unspent campaign funds. Since no law requires candidates to give back money to donors or turn it over to state treasury, they can literally pocket the money provided they declare it as income.
Only two issues will matter in the 2016 elections – corruption and the unresolved poverty. Binay – and Poe if she runs – will mainly hammer on poverty. Roxas will hammer on corruption.
We need a candidate who can hammer on both.
Some quarters have suggested that the Philippines needs an experienced and tested leader since, anyway, all presidencies have been corrupt. Interestingly, only one winnable candidate fits that bill – Vice-President Jejomar Binay.
Personally, I still dream of the day when corruption scandals no longer hog the headlines during the campaign period. I still dream of the day when the candidates’ promises and how they intend to achieve these will become the banner stories.
Running for president needs 3 “M”s – Machinery, Money and Masa-power otherwise known as popularity. Whoever can harness all three can win in 2016.
Before I discuss this, let me explain what I mean by political machinery this way. When a candidate goes to a certain area, particularly remote provinces, are there people who have made prior arrangements for him to be welcomed and accompanied by supporters; placed adequate sound systems for his rallies; made sure he meets the right political kingpins of the area to ensure his support; and who campaign for him tirelessly even if he is not there?
On the eve of election, the election day itself and the days after, does a candidate have the people down to the grassroots level who would ensure he is not cheated; who would squash any rumors that he has dropped out of the race; who would encourage voters in various communities to turn out and vote for him; who would make sure he has enough volunteers guarding the poll precincts; and who would complain at the merest hint of cheating?
Binay has the money for now but is being forced to spend it to defend himself, his son and wife from criminal lawsuits. He has Masa power, thanks to his endless giving away of free public housing and patronage through the sister cities of Makati City.
But Binay has no political machinery. He and his best friend forever, former Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr., parted ways when PDP-Laban broke up last year. Binay had then announced he would launch his own political party by June 12 Independence Day last year. To this day, he hasn’t launched a new party or coalition. And his 2013 coalition partners – Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Bong Revilla and Jinggoy Estrada – are all in detention.
As for Mar Roxas, he does have the machinery and the money, but not yet the Masa-power. I said “not yet” because slowly, and quietly, Roxas is party-building among the masa, with the help of his other party mates who are in key government posts.
Looking at the emerging presidential poll line-up my journo-hubby told me this morning:
“At this point, the presidential candidate line-up is like the bears’ porridge scene in Goldilocks: Mar is too weak, Binay is too strong, Poe is made of hidden ingredients and Duterte will shoot everyone in the dining room.”
Before I close, let me give this advice when you pick your presidential candidate. Look at the people around him. They are the people whom he will bring to the presidential palace to occupy positions of power. Will you be comfortable with them having a big say in how to spend the taxes you pay with your hard-earned money?
And another thing, please do not neglect to educate yourself on who are running for congressman, mayor, governor and councilors in the district, town, city or province you live in. Because a lot of corruption happens down there. It’s time to try to also plug the holes there.
And don’t be worried and let your blood pressure soar. Treat this as an adventure in learning democracy.
JBL says
Did PNoy collapse? No such thing, says Palace
March 21, 2015 9:47 pm Manila Times
by Jaime R. Pilapil and Llanesca T. Panti reporters (T.hong Panti) Can’t help it Llanee.LOL
Malacañang at past midnight Saturday denied a rumor that all engagements of President Benigno Aquino 3rd had been cancelled after he “collapsed” Friday night.
***
Aquino on ‘collapse’ rumor: ‘No such thing’
Written by Tribune Wires
Sunday, 22 March 2015 00:0
President Aquino may be succumbing to the stressful effectsof facing up to the public outrage on the Mamasapano debacle after sources said yesterday that he either passed out or blacked out shortly after Friday morning’s inauguration of the Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo at the Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite.
***
RUMOR TURNING INTO HUMOR
Resign call failed
Coup rumor didn’t work
Now this? Collapse rumor
.President Kalbito ……keep your distance from children, particularly with your fave nephew Bimbi
Child Molestation rumor could be next.LOL
JBL says
Did PNoy collapse? No such thing, says Palace
March 21, 2015 9:47 pm Manila Times
by Jaime R. Pilapil and Llanesca T. Panti reporters (T.hong Panti) Can’t help it Llanee.
Malacañang at past midnight Saturday denied a rumor that all engagements of President Benigno Aquino 3rd had been cancelled after he “collapsed” Friday night.
***
Aquino on ‘collapse’ rumor: ‘No such thing’
Written by Tribune Wires
Sunday, 22 March 2015 00:0
President Aquino may be succumbing to the stressful effectsof facing up to the public outrage on the Mamasapano debacle after sources said yesterday that he either passed out or blacked out shortly after Friday morning’s inauguration of the Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo at the Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite.
***
RUMOR to HUMOR
Resign call failed
Coup rumor didn’t work
Now this…. Collapse rumor
.President Kalbito ……should keep his distance with children, particularly his favorite nephew Bimbi
Child Molestation rumor could be next.LOL
HimalaSaPalacio says
Comment to: JBL Yellow want pnoy alive specially the lawmakers in pugad baboy..If that happened nobody will try to steal a taxpayers money to bogus DAP. Only brainless Pnoy can do such thing. Happy days is over in pugab baboy if that happened to beloved pnoy. They hope (congress) that Kris Aquino’s Joshua can be the next president so congress come back to happy days again.Nowaday lawmakers no longer makes a law ,they are now doing personal business a conflict of interest
vander says
one commenter peaceman wrote:
“We must commend the US senators for doing this. Contrastingly, Philippine senators and congressmen must be ashamed of their inactivity much less reactivity to the very critical situation as to what China is crazily and wildly doing in the Spratlys, and so in the Scarborough Shoal. Yes it is very true, it is not only the sole concern of the Philippines but whole of Asians and much more globally.
China manifest much arrogance to simply say she is not overturning the international order. They are full of deceit, lies and championing bullying tactics to its weak and small neighbors. What a monster devil China has in her mind. We expect our friends Filipino-Chinese community to rally against their kababayans (China government) to put to a complete stop their evil deeds and actions in the disputed waters. If China will continue to do this, WW3 is inevitable. The present administration will be compelled by the Filipinos for not doing well to deter China’s actions. AGAIN, WE COMMEND YOU US SENATORS AS YOU STRONGLY ADVOCATE FOR A GLOBAL CAUSE…FOR WORLD PEACE AND STABILITY. Please vigorously push thru your international social responsibility for the desired peace in the international waters and for China to immediately abandon its illegal reclamation and infrastructure activities in the Spratlys because it will surely bring madness to legitimate claimants and consequently an inevitable unmanageable conflict in the disputed waters.”
ph.news.yahoo.com/senators-seek-us-strategy-stop-chinas-south-china-002633896.html
vander says
mamasapano…
daming usapin ng mamasapano.
daming napatay.
daming nadawit.
daming nagdalamhati.
daming nagbulang-gugo,
daming nagdahilan.
daming naghugas-kamay.
daming nasisi.
daming nanisi.
daming kaek-ekan.
daming nagsamantala, at marahil,
daming kumita.
sa dami ng mga usapin, marami ring bagong terms ang lumitaw:
1. mamasapanot,
2. mamasaluha,
3. mamasabahala,
4. mamasahighway,
5. mamasadaliri,
6. mamasatabako,
7. mamasawhitehouse,
8. mamasalamay,etc,etc.
eto pa:
mamasabuilding – ni Alan
mamasapanutsta – ni parekoy
mamasapunso – ni korina
mamasakahoy,
mamasaneckbrace,
mamasawheelchair,
mamasamisa,
mamasapalda,
mamsapundya,
mamasadrum,
mamasasemento,
mamasavideo,
mamasacasino,
mommasakevlar,
mommasamental,
mommasapinto,
mamasadakdak,
mamasakatha,
mamasakisame,
mamasakandila,
mommasashoes,
mamasapalmas,
mamasaoakwood,
mamasacoup-coup
mamasachopper,
mamasawalis,
mamasabasura,
mamasariles,
maramipangmamaatmomma.
dadagdagan pa yan ni Leona at Parekoy…hehehe.
vander says
may bago na naman si @parekoy,
mommasapoek-poek..:)
Pinay710 says
@sir vander, hiningal at kinapos ang hininga ko pagbasa. ROLL CALL!!
Rene-Ipil says
In relation to comments of [email protected] and Trillanes on the actuations of the SAF 120 at the highway, I just want to put this observation about the SAF 120 vis-a-vis the SAF 200 at waypoint 9 together with the army’s 62nd DRC.
Trillanes said that the SAF 120 were merely texting and relaxing at the highway. Who comprise these SAF 120? They were the remnants of SAFs 45th, 43rd, 42nd and 41st who were deployed in the area. Assuming that each of these SAF units comprises of 80 troopers, their combined strength would add up to 320. Add to this number the 36 from the 55th and 36 from the 84th and there would be a total of 392 SAF troopers.
So 120 SAF troopers were left at the highway while 200 troopers joined the 62nd DRC in reaching waypoint 9. But there were 4 SACs at waypoint 9 which strength would total to 240. It does not make sense because there were only 200 SAF troopers with the DRC. Where were the extra 40 SAF troopers?
The 43rd SAC was originally assigned to man the highway – 80 SAF troopers in all – while the other SACs tried to reach their designated waypoints. The DRC was assigned to lead the rescue mission together with a section of the 43rd SAC comprising of presumably 40 troopers. The 40 troopers of the 43rd remained at the highway to fulfill their “security guard” duties. For reasons not discussed in the BOI report, 80 troopers from the 45th, 42nd and 41st stayed at the highway.
I guess these 80 troopers comprise the SAF “lost command” that stayed at the highway whom army troopers saw “scratching their balls” instead of joining the rescue effort led by the 62nd DRC of the army. Or maybe they were reassigned to augment the remaining 43rd troopers at the highway. It was a section of the 43rd that was entrusted instead of the other SAF units to guide the 62nd DRC on the route of the 55th and 84th.
It is also a fact that the SAF 200 together with the 62nd DRC were ordered to pull out of the engagement area at about 10:30 AM and reached the highway at around 1 PM. Maybe Trillanes’ source was referring to all of the 320 SAF troopers now at the highway all together around 1 PM awaiting for clearance to proceed with the rescue mission led by the army.
Bing Garcia says
Assistance from the 120 SAF commandos could have lessened the number of casualties, particularly of their comrades, since there were only 100 to 150 armed men engaged with the 55th SAF company at around 6 a.m., Trillanes said.
caliphman says
Rene, its good you can follow all these deployments in your head. It would be nice if there was a timeline and a visual map of the movements and engagements of the SAF reserve and blocking forces to help follow what transpired. There is such a masp in
Rene-Ipil says
Here is the timeline for the deployment of SAF and some army troopers on January 24 and 25, 2015 based on BOI report and senate hearing.
10:10 PM Jan. 24 – 84th SAC at drop off point.
2:15 AM Jan. 25 – 55th SAC jumped off from Tukanalipao highway.
2:30 AM – 84th reached last river bank to cross. 45th, 43rd, 42nd and 41st SAC at highway.
4:15 AM – 84th assaulted Marwan’s hut. 55th reached way point (WP)12.
5:25 AM – 45th, 42nd and 41st jumped off towards destination.
Unspecified time later – 45th and 42nd reached WP 9, the latter’s destination. 41st reached its destination at WP7.
9:00 AM – army troopers were briefed by SAF at advanced command post at the highway. Minutes later one section each of 62nd DRC and 43rd SAC together with two armored vehicles (AV) moved to link with the 45th SAC and reinforce the 55th. The AVs returned to the highway later.
10:30 AM – elements of 62nd DRC and 43rd SAC linked up with the 45th, 42nd and 41st SAC. The combined forces tried to move towards the 55th but failed. The 62nd DRC asked for artillery support but was turned down and instead ordered to pull out.
1:00 PM – 62nd DRC reached the highway, (I presume) together with the SAF troopers.
5:48 PM – army delivered the white phosphorous. Immediately thereafter the army and SAF troopers moved to rescue and retrieve the SAF Commandos.
MEANING that from 1 PM to 5:48 PM ALL the troopers comprising the rescue force from the army and SAF stayed at the highway, while the beleaguered SAF commandos were DYING.
Victinluz says
Hindi VALID REASON o TAMA na kumo ayaw sumaklolo o tumulung s laban ang kasamahan nilang SAF 44 naiipit noong nagbabarilan ng SAF 120 ay …WAG muna ding tulungan o paputukan ng KANYON na ang bala ay phosporous ( white,black or violet o ano pa man ) for the MILFBIFF sufer temporary artificial blindness and for the SAF 44 to escape the area…..Si Trillanes iliniligatas nya lang sina Pngilinan dahil kasamahan nya noon…. Malakin ang kasalanan ng AFP sa hindi pagtulung sa SAF44…
Victinluz says
They could have gring Pangilinan why he refuses to fire his artillery….. at lalabas na nagsisinungaling din sya…
Victinluz says
Grind Pangilinan sana on the performances ,effectivenes of thei artillery together with Pangilinans and his men efficiency in handling a little WAR like the Mapapasano .
Victinluz says
BAKIT HINDI TINANUNG MAIGE ni TRILLANES ang AFP , kung bakit ayaw TUMULUNG? Kumu ayaw ng 120SAF ay ikaw na BIHASA sa TERRAIN dahilan lang na di ka ISINAMA sa PLANO na pagneutralize ka MARMAN ay sasabihin muna sa MEDYA na ” Pangilinan said HINDI namin alam ang exact location o baka LUMALA ang LABAN ”
Tanung nyo mga anak ninyo na nagaaral ng CALCULUS ,,,CPMERs …BULLSEYE iyang position ng MILF BIFFF kung nagpakawala sila ng Phosporous feed bomd on their artillery….
HimalaSaPalacio says
May umamin na .Dapat ay firing squad si Napenas dahil ginago niya ang presidente ng pilipinas. Dahil 44 ang namatay ,laid off lang ang inabot ni napenas, Sobrang bait ng presidente,himala to ah! Di ba bengatibong ulul ito. Di ba dapat mag resign si Mr palengke dahil hindi siya sinali sa war game, oh baka ayaw ipa alam dahil tatakbo sa 2016 at madadagdag sa incompetence record niya . Welcome to Yellow empire
andrew lim says
DO NOT GLORIFY THE WHOLE SAF ORGANIZATION JUST BECAUSE THEY SUFFERED CASUALTIES
We glorify the dead because they paid the ultimate price.
But we should be courageous enough to admit that SAF is beset with much incompetence. Based on these revelations of Trillanes, they have so many internal problems that contributed to their comrades’ deaths.
Grace Poe, in withholding this information in the report, presumably to protect the already grieving SAF has unfairly funnelled all the outrage at the other principal actors.
HimalaSaPalacio says
Comment to andrew lim — Grace poe is only dancing to the tune of the yellows.. Utang na loob being MTCRB director..Afraid of being deported due to citizenship, Afraid of propaganda survey about the real mother.. So! for Grace ..to be a long and lasting in politika, don’t cross abnoy’s oligarch policy . Grace Poe is now certified professional politician like every body else in pugad baboy congress
andrew lim says
WHY DID GRACE POE LEAVE OUT THE DETAILS REVEALED BY TRILLANES?
Because it will hurt the SAF organization even more? But in so doing, she is funneling all the outrage unfairly to the other principal actors.
I hope Grace Poe comes out with a statement on these revelations during the execuitve sessions.
You cannot come out with accurate conclusions if these details were left out.
kalakala says
“WHY DID GRACE POE LEAVE OUT THE DETAILS REVEALED BY TRILLANES?” imho
1. it was already scripted by her group to do such thing in order to put pnoy/admin. down.
2. they failed to unseat pnoy and the issue about b-anay is very hot to handle by their camp.
3. capitalizing the saf44 bereaved family members and friends in order to get pogi points sa mga bobotantes
4. to put the country in chaos.
SINADYA lahat ito to put DISGRACE to the POE
kalakala says
ako ay may speech problem kaya. matigas ang aking dilma ang e naging i ang o naging u, etc. kaya ang F ay nagiging P. while thinking out loud (TOL) tama naman pala. whatever P or F
moonie says
once pnoy say, sorry, they’ll pin on him everything that went wrong in mamasapano. it will be all his fault and they’ll immediately ask for his head on a platter. saying sorry is absolute invitation, come one, come all, for his enemies to gang up on him. and pnoy will be flooded up with more and more alligations.
sabi, pnoy must say sorry so we can all move on, though I dont think, his enemies will just simply move on and forget what has happened, be happy. one thing, I’m sure, they will move on to bigger and darker war footing, mas malawak and more deadly, all aimed at pnoy.
dont say sorry, pnoy, you’ve already admitted responsibility, let them stew.
but if they really want to move on, they can do so without waiting for pnoy to say sorry.
vander says
yes they are luring pnoy to dig his own grave.
very mean indeed…
HimalaSaPalacio says
Kabaligtaran ng isinulat mo dito ang katotohanan..Thank you troll
Tomas Gomez III says
@Fellow CPMers…..Sen. Trillanes shares very critical info that Senate Committee report obviously, intentionally omitted. He makes a lot more sense than Sen. Cayetano’s rants against the Peace Commission……..
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/03/20/15/trillanes-120-saf-men-refused-help-comrades
Pinay710 says
@Tomas Gomez lll sir, si Sen Trillanes po ay isang military man kaya alam na alam po nya ang takbo ng pangyayari sa Masasapano. Sana po mailathala sa lahat ng pahayagan na abot sa masa ang ipinahayag nya. Lalo na po dun sa lugar ng sinasabing CLASS D& E.
Sa mga naulila ng SAF 44, sana po mabasa nyo at paka limiin mabuti ang pahayag ni Sen. Trillanes para naman mabawasab ang inyong mga sama ng loob sa ating pangulo.
pelang says
anak ng tinapa! gano’n naman pala. panay pa pogi ang mga senator probers at pinagdidiinan si pnoy na siya ang ultimately liable “kuno”. at ang mga newspapers at mga irresponsible at bayarang mga journalists, wala nang tigil sa katutuligsa kay pnoy. pesteng yawa si Poe na pasikat at conscious na conscious na sa kanya nakatuon ang lahat. kung hindi ko pa alam kung saan talaga ang puso mo! Tatakbo kang VP ni Binay, sigurado ako. kaya pala biglang nag-iba ang templa ng salita niya, na pwedeng i-ammend ang senator’s report on Masasapano.
pelang says
ang ibig kong sabihin, nang mabatikos si Poe sa kanyang energetic stance para idiin si Pnoy na ultimate responsible for the Mamasapano massacre,nag-iba siya ng tono. samantala, si Trillanes sinabi niya na ang 120 SAF under Napenas were to blame because they didn’t go and help their comrades. nakinig lang sa mga putok ng baril.
T. Gomez III says
PAKISUYO lang sa lahat ng mga CPMers…….ipakalat ang balitang ito……sa lahat ng mga nakalista sa inyong mga sariling Facebook at hilingin din ninyo na ipakalat din upang maging “viral.” Salamat.
caliphman says
It is telling that the BOI report, based primarily on PNP/SAF and not AFP interviews, questions why 200 or so reserve SAF troopers say they tried breaking thru to save their trapped comrades but were driven back by heavy hostile fire. In the analysis section, the report wonders if the hostile fire was so heavy, how was it that the there was not a single casualty among the 200 men? Why was the Senate draft report silent on the timidity of tgese men,which if the executive session testimony is to be believed, could have saved the SAC55 trapped troopers? Was it not supposed to be objective, hardhitting, and pick up where the BOI report left off? Was the Senate report so pandering and politicized it chose to attack Pinoy and leave out any criticism of the now very popular SAF force? How much credibility can the senate report claim if the BOI report itself questions the SAF reserve forces’ rescue efforts when it is silent on this issue and covers up incriminating testimony? Is not the very reason why Napenas increased the SAF force to include an extra 200+ troopers so there would be enough troops in case the MILF put up a fight without relying on the AFP whoe were on TOT coordination?
caliphman says
PNP BOI Report: p.74, p.89- conclusion 15
moonie says
nakinig, na-influence, na persuade yata si grace poe sa pag-aalburuto ni fvr, saf dito, saf duon, saf all heroes and glorified, saviour of the nation and cannot do wrong, pnoy totally a bad man sending the 44 to their deaths, sabi.
I’m go glad trillanes speaks up, did not keep quiet like many of the senators who are sunod-sunod kay dis-grace-ful.
not all safs at the mamasapano encounter are heroes, some are traitors pala and should be treated as such, not onerously glorifed and adored like the rest. they’ve done nothing to earn the adulation and trust of the public, shamelessly basking in the glory of the dead safs, nakisali’t nakisawsaw. the 130 or so safs allowed the 44 to be mowed down and killed. and the shameful things is – they did not owned up their own dastardly act. instead, they marched and accepted the salute accorded to heroes when they should have been men enough, and boldly decline the march, tell their story and state the reason why.
truly, the saf founder, fvr, did not leave lasting legacy of honor among the saf, taught them to be dishonest instead. death before dishonor, not with the 130 safs though. death to others and we’ll share, if not, steal their honors. and did it with their crisp uniforms newly laundered, carrying guns at their sides. useless guns pang decoration lang pala.
caliphman, I think, grace’s report is highly politicized and ought to be thrashed, burned or shoved up her thingo. someone should show grace how to write credible, honest to goodness report, objective and straight to the point. hers is juvenile and so off the mark, a waste of paper, time and resources. ang dating primary school teacher na ito ought to hone and sharpen her report writing skills. she is no longer in lower primary school catering to the learning of younger children some with learning disabilities, they’re easy to trick and fool.
grace is in the senate now where the stakes are much higher, and instead of stepping up and be counted, grace is fast turning into a ‘trapo’ like most senators around her.
Sound of Silence says
moonie, malaking pagsang-ayon sa mga sinabi mo. Salamat kay Trillanes at sa iyo.
kalakala says
@ moonie ” truly, the saf founder, fvr, did not leave lasting legacy of honor among the saf, taught them to be dishonest instead.” i agree with you. how could he (fvr)? kung sya mismo ay corrupt. kaya sinabi nyang matigas ang ulo ni pnoy, ayaw mag sabi ng sorry. tama si sen. trillanes na isang trap kay pnoy ang mag sabi ng SORRY.
moonie says
sorry po, kalakala. ang reply ko sa comment mo ay tumalsik. please see 37.1.1.1
vander says
thanks @moonie.
hurray @ trilla!
unti-unting lumalabas na totoo ang aking intuition.
kaya matagal akong nanood lang halos ng mga blitaktakan.
hahanapin ko yung matagal ko nang naipost na comment ukol sa 300 strong back-up crew.
Sound of Silence says
Tama, ito rin ang pumasok sa isip ko nang mabasa ko ang executive summary ng Senate Report. Bakit nakatuon ang detalye sa mga ginawa ng pangulo, ni Purisima, at ni Napenas? Ang pagkamatay ng mga SAF ay dahil sa ang mga nakalaban nila ay lubos na marami sa kanila. Hindi dahil sa may paglabag na nangyari dahil suspendido si Purisima. Kung hindi ba suspendido si Purisima hindi mangyayari ito? Simple lang naman ang dahilan, na-isolate ang 55th Special Action Company. Paano sila na-isolate at hindi natulungan ng kanilang mga kasamahan at ng AFP ay hindi pinagtuunan ng husto ng Senate report.
moonie says
at saka, very early on, sinabi na na naubosan na raw ng bala ang saf. bitbit daw ng tig-iisa sa kanila ay 300 rounds of ammunitions lamang, and all got used up firing at rebels. wala silang reserba. kaya parang sitting ducks sila at the end. kaya rin sabi ko nuon, had they dug foxholes instead of just waiting to be saved, they might have lived longer. had they also hidden behind the dead bodies of their fallen comrades and used them as shields, they might have lived longer too.
kaso, ayon kay commenter sykes, lumabas yata sa report ng milf na tadtad ng bala ang mga katawan ng ibang dead saf dahil ginamit daw bilang human shields by fellow saf. funny thing though, that human shield statement 1st appeared in raissa’s blog roughly less than 2months ago. apparently, some of the comments in raissa’s blog got recycled and reappeared somewhere.
jorge bernas says
Sound of silence
Tama, puro paninisi si Poe at mali at kulang report nito, Dapat itanong nito kong bakit may BIFF sa lugar na sakopnangMILF? bakit mayroong mga private arm group. Bakit kanlong nila si Marwan at iba pang mga terrorist? Bakit hinayaan nang MILF ang ibang grupo at pinagbabaril ang SAF 44 at imposibling hindi nila kilala dahil napakarami nang mga ito? Ibig bang sabihin nang MILF naBIFF at civilian arm group ay kakampi niladahil sundalo ang kalaban nila…Bakit hindi nagpalipad nang eroplanoo helikopter ang AFP at nagpaputok nang Artillery para mailipat ang attention nang kalaban at makamaneuver ang SAF 44… bakit hindi sinabi ni disgrace poena hindi niya linya at bagito pa ito sa larangan nang Giyera lalo na sa mindanao…
Rene-Ipil says
No injury was suffered by the 62nd DRC and the SAF 200. This could be explained by the fact, according to the BOI, that around 10:30 AM a section of 62nd DRC together with a section of the 43rd SAC – a part of the 200 SAF troopers – reached waypoint 9. They sensed a stronghold of the enemies beyond. Rightly so because the enemies were engaging the 55th SAC between waypoints 11 and 12. The 62nd DRC asked for artillery fire but was turned down and instead ordered to pull out of the area and get back to the highway which they reached around 1 PM.
Thus, no injury was suffered by the 62nd DRC and the accompanying 200 SAF. But it shows that they were deep inside enemy territory and in fact in the periphery of the engagement area already when ordered to pull out. But they were not close enough to engage the enemies into a firefight. The 62nd did right by asking for artillery fire before engaging the enemies. The rest is history. (please see pages 29 and 30 of BOI report).
caliphman says
Rene, we had this discussion before as I recall, particularly about the lack of casualties being indicative of volume of enemy fire and level of effort exerted to accomplish a mission. Aside from Seaborne and 55th SAC, the rest of the other companies were from all over the Philippines and were not as combat ready and really unfamiliar with the terrain, as they told the army troopers. At this point, I would go with Trillanes’ impression that theywere timid and let down their comrades. After all he had the benefit of the benefit of the secret hearings and the BOI report itself questioned their lerformance.
Rene-Ipil says
Yes you and Trillanes are right about the SAF 120 at the highway which was designated as the main supply route (MSR) for both the government and the MILF. The army particularly the 6ID has its assets in central Mindanao and so is the MILF. in fact MILF has 31 MILF Base Commands and 7 Front Commands in Mindanao for Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF).
A substantial force comprising of the SAF 120 and APCs had an assigned area of responsibility, that is to secure the MSR for the government and against the MILF. That’s why only 200 SAF troopers accompanied the 62nd DRC somewhere between waypoints 9 and 10. As an analogy the SAF 120 acted as the security guard in the area. NO ID, ON ENTRY.
Victinluz says
SAF 120 not familiar to the terrain , Heavy VOLUME of FIRE ……was a valid reason’s for AFP to fire their artillery with a phosporus bomb with it……… valid reason for AFP na makialam na …..NO and NOT an excuse that the WAR will ESCALATE.
Bing Garcia says
Trillanes said the grid coordinates sent by Napenas to the Army when he asked for reinforcements were inaccurate.
caliphman says
The maps used by Napenas and his teams were supplied by the American trainers based on Google Maps/Earth and used a coordinate grid system different from that used by the AFP. So when Napenas gave the grid info for where the enemy was pouring killing fire on the 55SAC troopers, the AFP maps pinpointed the cornfield where the SAS troopers lay trapped
Victinluz says
How did Trillanes know that as in accurate? if ever in accurate , then AFP or Pangilinana have other means to know the actual distance, azimuth and bearings of the SAF44 and BIFFMILF…. THRU the open CP’s of the fallen SAF44, their RADIO, their GPS, may DRONE may RADAR kapa….HOW come they did not check ? split if a second you know where they are… LYING… AFP.s …
Victinluz says
With GPS and drone they can hit you alone in a toilet not causing damage to the other parts of a house…
Victinluz says
Pangilinan should have radioed NAPENAS…..your technical descrition were iN accurate please chech as we have in our radar or GPS or whatever you were at 60degrees 20minutes east or southwest at a distance of 3 km. from our aritileery ..in a seconds … napenas will check … And will say you are right sir … Go on and fire your aartillery….in seconds or PRECIOUS SEVONDs , PREVIOUS MINUTES, BOOM the phosporus … White smoke ..then …takbo SAF44.. mas marami sanang natira sa kanila.
jorge bernas says
@ victinluz.
Tama kayo, saka puwede naman magpaputok nang blank bomb tapos e check ang result sa SAF members on the ground diba? kong nagpalipad nga lang nang erolano ohelikopter ay laking tulong na yong dahil mabaling ang attention nang BIFF, MILF at civilian arm group at maka maneuver ang SAF44 diba?
Rene-Ipil says
I myself plotted where the GC 65717, 2km east of Barangay Tukanalipao is located and I found it exactly at the cornfield where the 55th was pinned down. 65717 referees to the Northing while 2km east of Brgy. Tukanalipao refers to Easting. Having determined the exact location of the 55th, the artillery rounds could be dropped about 500 meters anywhere around the 55th. By that time the 84th was in fact about at least1000 meters directly East of the 55th.
Now granting that all these calculations were unverified. It could nevertheless be supplanted or even discarded by the the army’s own elements nearest to the 55th and could have made their own artillery data based on their own observations.
moonie says
maybe, a test should be done to see how accurate those cannons and big guns are. calculations maybe correct to a point, but big guns may not be calibrated and the men manning them knew that volleys can veer, and resulted in friendly fire. hence the reluctance to use the guns. it was too close for comfort.
Victinluz says
But @moonie,, a kung phospuros nga ang gagamitin mo, ano ang collateral damage na mangyayari pala ay wala namang mamamtay doon kundi usok para di kana makita ng mga shooters nila at para maktakbo ang SAF natin… I cant understand what war are they going to extend.. Pag hindi napaptay lahat ang SAF44 at makligtas sila ay … Magagalit ang MILF na naklusut sila at may dahilan sila na no more ceasefire? Giyera na ulI…. Iyon bang pagkamatay ng SAF 44 ay kabayaran ng pagpatay kay MARWAN?
moonie says
kaso, afp might not have carried phosporous at the time.
let’s say afp did have phosporous and fired, there’s no guarantee saf will fled to safety. it was already reported early on that saf were confused and disoriented, and in their confusion, saf might end up running towards the rebels and the rebels running towards them, resulting in more pintakasi. blood bath on the menu.
Victinluz says
Tama ka dyan @ atty ang AFP ang magpapaputok di sundin nila ang kanilang DATA , na hindi magkakamali ang matmaan nila… Ang babaw ang reasons nila between life and death , it take them so many hours to decide….kalokohan nila
vander says
i say bravo!
to manong santana.
salamat @cathy.
sobrang tuwa ko, allow me to repost again: guinarona.com/2015/03/19/calling-a-spade-a-spade-a-message-to-filipinos/
Cha says
Mud throwing, the CBCP way.
Yesterday, the 19th of March and celebrated as the Feast of St. Joseph among the Catholic faithful, two of President Aquino’s most persistently vociferous Catholic Bishop critics once again take aim and fire-off at their favorite target.
Manila Auxillary Bishop Broderick Pabilllo, in a post on the CBCP website claims that the President :
1.”is acting less like a leader as the end of his term in office nears”
2.”has become fixated on the Mamasapano massacre to even care about his other duties”.
3.”His is a lame-duck leadership. He is losing influence … Filipinos no longer believe him.”
Not to be outdone, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz called the president a “very incompetent fellow” who “does not even know how to apologise” in another post elsewhere in the CBCP website.
Meanwhile, the Pope marked the second anniversary of his inauguration as head of the Catholic Church. The Pope is said to be inspired by the lowly, concrete and faithful service that marked St. Joseph who in turn, is honored as the Patron of the Universal Church.
The significance of the day and what the saint it so honors represents, is obviously lost on both Pabillo and Cruz.. The feast of St Joseph, seen by many Catholic fathers with children as a model to emulate in bringing up their own sons and daughters, is as a good a day it seems as any to sow discord and spread their venomous lies, thus making a mockery of their own vocation.
Father figure, preacher teacher where art thou?
moonie says
those 2, pabillo and oscar cruz, have become so fixated on pnoy, when they ought to be looking after their christian flocks.
lent, e, and pabillo and oscar cruz are behaving like jews, persecuting the messiah. in the absence of the messiah, they fell on pnoy. these 2 have forgotten there is the ressurection.
moonie says
pabillo and cruz should be wearing the t-shirt supported by cardinal tagle, hwag magnakaw!
vander says
yaikkkssss!
ayos @ moonie!
hahaha..
Cha says
What is that Filipino saying abot liars again? Ang sinungaling ay kaoatid ng magnanakaw.
leona says
Walang birthday gifts sa amin?
moonie says
ipako sa cross yong dalawa.
Cha says
You have to write a letter, Leona. :)
leona says
:-(
jorge bernas says
@ cha,
Sana hindi nalang nagsalita itong mga Pari dahil dagdag GULO langmga ito at sarap tuloy isipin nanagpapabayad siguro mga ito para sa kanilang pansarilingpakinabang at KASAKIMAN. nakakahiya at nakakadiri asal nang mga ito. sana manalangin na lang kayo cruz at pabillo….
Cathy says
A must-read!!
http://guinarona.com/2015/03/19/calling-a-spade-a-spade-a-message-to-filipinos/
raissa says
Hi Cathy,
Welcome to Cyber Plaza Miranda.
Interesting take on Pnoy.
JBL says
Aquino (who thinkl of himself as) a catalyst president shifted to the boss diversity strategy:
“If you work for a company and you have one boss and that boss doesn’t like you or wants to get rid of you, you’re in trouble. But if you work for yourself, you have lots of bosses, who are your customers, and if a few of them decide they don’t like you, that’s okay.”
Local Bossings: A, B, C, D, E, KKK& K.
Foreign Bossings: Super America, Super Super Globalistas
Many bossings makes him impeach proof! Kalbito is a one heck of a lone wolf operator! LOLx666
Pinay710 says
@cathy, mam, maraming salamat po. Sana maraming makabasa para mahinto na ang mga OA na mga PILIPINONG tulad ko.
SANA MAGISING NA ANG MGA BUMABATIKOS KAY PANGULONG AQUINO, sa nangyari sa TRAHEDYA SA MAMASAPANO.
Magtulungan na lang na malutas at BAGUHIN ANG MGA PAGKAKAMALI UPANG HINDI NA MULING MAULIT.
JBL says
O lord………ftop the world …i wanna get off!
parengtony says
1.Mahirap gisingin ang nagtutulogtulogan!
2. Parating umiral ang vested interest at hidden agenda.
3. Katulad ni Manong S., mahirap nang maibalik ang respeto ko kay FVR lalo pa sa ganitong sobrang baluktot na panghihimasok nya tungkols sa SAF 44.
T Y to cathy at Manong S.
JBL says
Grace Poe willing to correct Senate report if PNoy has new info on Mamasapano
By: Jelly F. Musico, Philippine News Agency
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Grace Poe said she is willing to correct her committee report on the Mamasapano incident investigation if President Benigno Aquino III has new information based on evidence.
“We will be humble enough to accept our mistakes if there are any other additional information that will prove us wrong in our committee report,” Poe said in a television interview on Thursday.
moonie says
grace poe should not be too hasty. she ought to speak and ask dead papa’s intercession – again! if he’s okay with new evidence. maybe dead papa has ideas not of this world.
kalakala says
“Grace Poe willing to correct Senate report if PNoy has new info on Mamasapano”…PALUSOT pa dahil bistado na ang inyong kapalpakan.
sen. poe and co. will you be humble enough to own up to the pilipino people your hidden agenda regarding this sarzuela of yours?
vander says
sinubo ni poe nga ang mainit na kanin.
ka-boodle si budol sa dahon ng saging.
abot-tenga ang ngiti ni super budol.
umaayon sa tema niya ang ulat na madaliang iniladlad.
e sobrang init.
nalapnos ang ngala-ngala ni poe nga.
iniluwa ang mainit na ulat.
sorry, galit ang mga pinoy na nag-iisip.
isinupalpal muli sa ngala-ngala ni poe nga ang mainit na ulat.
BUTATA.
ayan, may amendment pang ipinangagalandakan.
willing to correct ha?
palusot sabi nga ni cong. farinas.
booooom, paneees!
Rene-Ipil says
Mr. Santana’s article represents the sentiments of most CPMers. Let’s propagate his article. It is really enlightening and balm to the spirit of those of us who are lost in a “long and winding road.” I felt really good after reading same article and am happy that Mr. Santana eloquently expressed my thoughts. True, it is a MUST read.
I remember the great Johnny Lin writing similar comments. Where art thou, Johnny?
JBL says
Johnny never left!
Pinay710 says
You are Johnny (B) Lin???
JBL says
No silly……….JL is here having fun as a lurky. :)
moonie says
no! johnny lin is muy guapo, more suave, debonair, and so, so, so . . .
there’s only one johnny lin; jbl is jolibee, and could not be johnny lin.
sorry, jbl. you might be good, but I’m biased. johnny lin has been cpmers for yonks and has been with us through thick and thin, arguing and pushing, questioning and harassing, many wants to kick his ass and done so. and johnny lin kick asses back.
yeah, I missed johnny lin but not admitting it, he, he, he. damn, johhny lin. long live johnny lin, may he have nightmares. heaps.
nice to have you around, jbl. cheers to you, and to pinay710.
erwin says
@ moonie,
“yeah, I missed johnny lin but not admitting it, he, he, he. damn, johhny lin. long live johnny lin, may he have nightmares. heaps”
Me, too, miss Johnny Lin. I considered him as my idol especially during the impeachment proceedings of Corona. I even joked about why he let his letter “L” in Lin as slanted. He gave me his reasons why.
At least as of now, we have some new CPMers in the likes of NHerrera, Calipman ( sorry if I do not recall your name before ), PinoyinEurope ( hope to read more of your comments here just like you correspond to Joe America’s blog ) But then, if JBL is another pen name of my idol, I’ll be awaiting his posts here as always and much more if I do another round of my APOstolic ( i.e. care of my apos) work in Singapore sometime in July.
As for the other veteran and old timer CPMers here, I thank you so much for opening my heart and mind in the political arena in our country.
moonie says
hi, erwin, stick around. it’s going to be exciting with presidential election coming up in 2015. already things are hotting up.
vander says
@rene-ipil,
already shared in FB.
and you are correct,
“Mr. Santana’s article represents the sentiments of most CPMers”
rOSARIO says
Thanks to @cathy and @manong santana.
shared ko na sa fb ko.
@nanaypinay710, seriously, oa ka?
If i were a close relative or friend of even just one of the saf44, i would be very very proud on top of being in pain due to the death while in line of duty. With what happened, the bbl is now being scrutinized microscopicaly by the senate, by the congress, and by everybody who cares and try to understand what is it all about. In the last survey 62% of the residents in mindanao do not want bbl to be passed, why is that? Because, truth of the matter is they really do not know about it, they weren’t asked about it, they don’t understand it. They don’t even like the milf. Hindi kasi buttom up ang pagkagawa.
Ang mga gumawa ay nasa taas na. Isang bagay pa na hanggang ngayong hinihintay kung kasagutan ay: Bakit sa malaysia ipinasa ng milf ang report nila re mamasapano? Filipino ba sila o malaysian? Nasaan ba talaga ang loyalty nila? Malaysians ba kausap nila o kapwa nila pilipino?
Napakalaki ng posibilidad na ang maguindanao ang susunod na sabah!
Tomas Gomez III says
Thanks @Cathy……I posted it in my FB and has been reposted by many. It’s doing the rounds already. Thanks, again.
Cha says
Wen Manong!
Salamat Cathy, Manong Santana writes with so much passion. His writing made me laugh, identify with his anger and exasperation, and In the end applaud with admiration. Bravo!
waray waray says
Thanks cathy for sharing. We have to come up with HOW to communicate Mr. Santana’s view to the voters. Really the heart of the matter is voters education. Also i guess this should be read by the mainstream media. Media has a lot of influence on the D & E voters.
caliphman says
So what is the message that ideally we want the D and E to receive? What is Mr. Santa trying to communicate in his piece in a couple of sentences?
Rene-Ipil says
Let us prove to D And E that the government is relentless in minimizing corruption and that the ABC generally supports the anti-corruption program of the government. And show the economic and other achievements in concrete terms – more jobs, higher revenue take, more roads, bridges, ports, airports, etc. built, more corrupt politicians jailed, less inflation, cheap commodities, higher wages, land distribution, drug lords and hold uppers eliminated, kotong policemen jailed, OFWs supported and protected, etc..
Having fighter jets, warships, sufficient guns, more tourists, more FDIs, good credit ratings, higher GNP growth and similar achievements won’t appeal to the D and E. But these objectives must be relentlessly pursued nonetheless.
In other words the government must show empirical or observable evidence to D and E that “kung walang corrupt ay walang mahirap.”
waray waray says
agree. Kaya dapat explain sa kanila na pag walang corrupt , ang pera ay mapupunta sa health care, education, and social services. Kasi ang pera dapat ibigay sa kanila ay napupunta sa bulsa ng mga kurakot. Kaya in effect ito ay ninakaw sa kanila
Rene-Ipil says
Tama. Ipaliwanag at ipakita ang mga bagong gawa na school buildings, Barangay health centers, district hospitals, libreng gamot, dagdag na teachers at nurses, sapat na mga libro, etc.
Rene-Ipil says
My reply is awaiting moderation. In a nutshell, I said that the government must show empirical or observable evidence to D and E that “kung walang corrupt ay walang mahirap.” Hope that my detailed explanation in a couple of sentences surfaces in due time.
wecandoit says
amen at alleluia. music to my ears. language of job, wages, classrooms- that is the language that the bottom 25% will understand. thank you @cathy and thank you @rene-ipil, @at caliphman. atbp (sorry my senior mind can’t remember). translation of “kung walang korap. walang mahirap” long overdue.
Cathy says
I texted this to Sec. De Lima this morning and that’s exactly what I said. This should be in the newspapers. There are too many negative stuff out there that I just wanted her to know that there are still many of us who are rooting for PNoy and his team.
Parekoy says
Impeachment of Aquino Will Never Prosper!
Yung mga kumakalat ng pananakot na ma-impeached si PNoy dahil sa Senate Report sa Mamasapano Debacle, ay mga praning lang yan!
1. UNA, mabaho ang UNA!
2. Yung Senate Report eh expected lang na madiin si PNoy dahil matigas nga ulo nya at siyempre natural lang na sasamantalihin ng mga kalaban at siguradong may bahid pulitika yan.
3. Pulse Asia Survey, eh cleverly done at sa timing ng pagpalabas eh orchestrated, pero hwag kayong maniwala sa resulta nyan dahil ang daling manipulahin yan!
4. Yung suporta kay PNoy ng Taongbayan pagdating sa usaping Mamasapano Debacle eh talaga namang expected na dismayado talaga ang mga Pilipino kasi para tayong ginawang bobo sa mga palusot ng mga tauhan ni Aquino at sa mga iwas din ni Aquino. Meaning, self-inflicted yung damage kay PNoy.
5. Pero overall as pagka Presidente, suportado siempre sya ng karamihan ng mga Pilipino.
a. Parang anak mo yan, pag nagkamali eh talagang pupunahin mo, pipitpitin mo ang puwit para matuto pero di mo papalayasin ng bahay at itatakwil dahil sa pangkalahatan eh maayos na Presidente si PNoy!
b. Ang pagkadismaya ng mga Pilipino kay Aquino eh limitado lang sa Mamasapano Debacle dahil sa katigasan ng kanyang ulo eh ayaw lumambot at di madama ang pagksinsero sa kanyang binitawang sya ay responsible sa Mamasapano Debacle.
c. Kulang sya sa katangian na maipakita ang tamang pagdamay sa mga namatayan.
d. Kulang-kulang? Di natin alam, pero si Brenda ang papaniwalaan ko kung ano ang tingin nya kay PNoy. It takes one to know one!
6. Pinutol na ni Jojo Binay ang pag-asa na ma-endorso sya ni PNoy dahil lantaran na ang kanyang katrayduran.
7. Itong suspension ni Junjun eh simula na yan ng kalbaryo ng mga Binay. Ang purpose nyan ay:
a. Para di magamit ang kayamanan ng Makati
b. Makalkal ang mga ebidensya ng kurapsyon sa Makati
c. Maipakita ang pagbabago sa Makati, tulad ng pag-implementa ng ATM sa sahoran ng mga empleyado.
d. Mabigyan na umpisahan ng mga Binay ang gulo a ang kanilang anta na Misencounter. Mangyayari, talagang banas na si PNoy at ibagsak sa kanila ang lakas ng gobyerno para mabaling ang isyu sa mga Binay at mabawasan yung puna kay Aquino.
e. Mahati na ang mga kampon ni Binay at yung iba ay maging dagdag na witness pa para lalong madiin si Binay.
f. Makapwesto na ang mga alagad ng LP sa Makati at mabawasan ang impluensya ni Binay sa darating na halalan.
8. Si Poe eh nagpapabango para mas grabe ang bargaining power sa darating na eleksyon kung saan papanig at para mas maraming financial backers! Bilib ako sa mga strategist ni Poe, magulang at alam kung papano laruin ang lahat ng anggulo! Kung kakampi mo si Poe eh matutuwa ka, pero pag kalaban o potential na kalaban eh talagang mababanas ka. Pero sa tulad ko na estudyante ng pulitika, ang kanilang stratehiya ay kahangahanga sa Philippine Setting. Hanef lumagoy, pang Olympics!
9. Si Roxas ay most likely sarado na ang endorso ni PNoy, sabi nga “unreliable source” ko, at yung kay Grace as VP eh niluluto pa dahil nga sa report nya sa Senado na nadidiin si PNoy although expected naman talaga kahit di partisan eh di maiiwasan na madiin si PNoy.
10. May ultimate na responsabilidad ni PNoy sa pagkamatay ng SAF 44. Ang tanong, ano ang legal na responsabilidad nya? Culpable ba sya legally? Diyan na papasok yung mga magagaling sa batas na abogado at mga former justices at magdadada sa TV kung papano paikutin at maabilidad na enterpretasyon ng batas para suportahan ang kanilang posisyon!
11. Ano ang rason kung ihahain ang impeachment ni PNoy, anong batayan? Kung maihain sa Kamara, ma-i-fastbreak kaya? Sa tingin ko hindi dahil yung mga mambabatas eh alam na pag walang suporta ang Taongbayan sa pagpatalsik sa Presidente eh baka maresbakan lang sila at sila pa ang madiin! Takot sila kay PNoy dahil vindictive talaga!
12. Di ba Abnoy si PNoy sabi ng mga kontra PNoy? Eh matakot na sila kung isulong nila ang impeachment dahil lalabas talaga ang pagka Abnoy ni PNoy! Sabi ng iba, hwag kang magbiro sa bagong gising pero sabi ko naman hwag biruin ang sa tingin mo ay Abnoy dahil baka ang dugo mo ay dumaloy!
Pag nagkataon, meron na tayong pangalawang Diktador!
Parekoy
03-20-2015
Pinay710 says
@Parekoy, natumbok mo na naman. Sana MATAUHAN ang mga nagtutulugtulugan, nagbobobo- bobohan at mga NATATAPALAN ng perang galing sa bayan.
SALAMAT PO SA PALIWANAG!
vander says
“d. Kulang-kulang? Di natin alam, pero si Brenda ang papaniwalaan ko kung ano ang tingin nya kay PNoy. It takes one to know one!”
@parekoy,
tawa ko jan, hahahaha!
aiup ka parekoy. pareho tayong aiup!
copying mcspeed, aiup!!
Parekoy says
Pinupunuan daw ni PNoy ang pagka-kulang sa Kama!
Animal daw talaga!
Haba daw ng dila, talo ang tiyanak!
Kaya pala nagka-lagas lagas ang buhok nya dahil pag-nasagad na ang matris ng bebot eh yung sabunot grabe!
Sabi nga ng bading na beauty consultant ng baging Miss Philippines, heaven daw si Beauty Queen!
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Trivia
Bakit sabi ng mga naging Ex ni PNoy, si PNoy na ang pinka-sweet na nakarelasyon nila?
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Kasi Panutsya!
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JBL says
Panutsya gawa sa kanyang hacienda Luisitaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
JBL says
Yipee! Freebie Internet for the masapenos
Facebook offers free internet access in Phl
According to estimates from the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines, only 38 percent of the country’s population had Internet access by the middle of last year.
The Facebook-led initiative aimed to make mobile Internet services available to two-thirds of the world who are not yet connected, said Zuckerberg in his Facebook post.
“We’re one step closer to connecting the world as we launched Internet.org in the Philippines. Now everyone in the country can have free access to Internet services for health, education, jobs and communication on the Smart network,” he said