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Now it can be told: In 2013 Sen. Osmeña wanted to package Grace Poe, Leni Robredo & Risa Hontiveros as the “Tres Marias”

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By Raïssa Robles

USE THIS - 2016 Elections UPDATES June 8-15Some people might get the impression that Sen. Serge Osmeña is just shooting his mouth off talking about the various presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

Earlier, he had advised Senator Grace Poe to run for VP. Then he said that Congresswoman Leni Robredo could win hands down over Senator Chiz Escudero in the VP race if she was “packaged properly.”

What Sen. Serge Osmeña has forgotten to explain is his context for saying all these. Some people are actually thinking he is now siding with the administration bets because his son is marrying into the Roxas family.

Sen. Osmeña ‘s context is actually this – in the 2013 senatorial race, he came up with what he thought was a winning electoral combination: a package of three women whom he would brand the “Tres Marias” – Grace Poe, Leni Robredo and Risa Hontiveros. The way commercial advertisers package products.

Problem was, Leni Robredo refused to play ball. She didn’t want to run for the Senate.

And so Osmeña ended up with only two of the women – Poe and Hontiveros – and he added one male candidate – Ramon “Jun” Magsaysay Jr.

Of the three, only Poe won.

I learned this from someone who was talking to one of the parties, whom I can’t identify.

Seen from this context, Senator Poe’s rejection of Senator Serge’s suggestion that she run first for vice-president comes across as ungrateful. Ingratitude, however, is a hallmark of Philippine politics.

I’ve never met Sen. Serge nor ever interviewed him, but his is one voice I listen to when it comes to political strategy. He is a political animal who straddles the old and the new way of political campaigning.

So when he says that “It’s so hard to explain these things but she (Robredo) has the appeal.”

I agree with his assessment.

Mrs. Robredo doesn’t know it yet but she has the power. She still has to wake up to that power, accept it and wield it. But I can sense that she does like politics. Otherwise, she would not have run at all. She would have just become a judge.

I have never met her, only talked to her on the phone for an interview. Her late husband, Jesse Robredo never ever introduced me to her or the rest of the family even when I went all the way to Naga to interview him. But I sensed in my interviews with him that he consulted her on legal matters. That their conversations were wide-ranging.

Noli-de-CastroOne thing for sure, both Robredo and Poe are definitely more qualified and capable than Vice-President Noli de Castro, who apparently rose to power on the basis of his newscaster’s voice. Recall how he became the insurance for then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to survive ouster. To read more, pls see Alan’s article – Gloria’s not-so secret weapon.

Compared to former Vice-President Noli de Castro, Robredo and for that matter Senator Grace Poe are more prepared for the vice-presidency. However, it is not yet clear if both are prepared for the presidency itself, should something happen to the president. Which is what the vice-presidency is really all about.

Robredo’s appeal is that she comes across as very sincere. What you see is what you get. She has no political baggage. I like the fact that she gave herself enough time to grieve and make a life without her husband.

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So why did Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel lose again in 2013?

I think next time around she should lose that sash – so old-fashioned and corny.

And using Philhealth ads is quite tricky and smacks of e-pal.

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I really like University of the Philippines law professor Harry Roque. He was my dad’s law student. He has been a constant news source, always generous with his opinions and his time. But I really do think he would be throwing away whatever budding political career he has under the bus if he runs in Vice-President Binay’s Senate slate.

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I have been asked for a list of candidates for the Senate. Offhand, I would have liked to see Albay Governor Joey Salceda. Moro Islamic Liberation Front spokesman Mohagher Iqbal and Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison (too bad, he doesn’t have residency). It would be interesting to see what kind of laws they would propose and how they would wield the powers of a senator.

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I would like to see Sen. Vicente “Copy” Sotto retire from the Senate. Here’s whySotto---thumb-Wanbol-University.

Here are other reasons – Because Sotto inserted internet libel and while projecting himself as an anti-drugs champion, he got a suspected drug lord who had to be repatriated from Hong Kong to finance his book on illegal drugs.

It was also Senator Sotto as chair of the Local Governments Committee in the Commission of Appointments who bypassed Jesse Robredo’s appointment as Department of Interior and Local Governments Secretary THRICE. See my story – Dear CA: Be more honest in explaining why you bypassed Robredo 3 times

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Vice-President Binay’s quest for a running mate continues.

To help him, my hubby thoughtfully wrote this article:

In search of Binay’s running mate

by Alan Robles

Deep in the dark heart of the political jungle, skilled professionals are engaged in an important quest: hunting and bagging that elusive creature, a running mate for Vice President Binay.

Let’s talk to one of those agents, Gnoll Tahol, CEO and Droolmaster of the Showbeast Government Headhunting Troll Tribe and Carinderia Services Inc

Hot Manila: How’s the hunting?

Gnoll Tahol: Tough, really tough. Every time we find a possible candidate, we creep up to them, tell them to stay calm because we have a big surprise. Then we tell them we’re considering them as a companion for Vice President Binay to run…

Hot Manila: And?

Tahol: They run, all right. They run away. Very fast. Sometimes they’re screaming. One even yelled “Bahid ng kurakot! Takbo mga kapatid!” Can you imagine? Isn’t it supposed to be an honor to be chosen to be a running mate for the vice president?

Hot Manila: Have you tried other hunting strategies?

To read on, please click on this link.

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As for Senator Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, Jr., we heard he might announce something next month.

Meanwhile, frantic recruitment is going on for people to join the Marcos Club. Through Facebook. Here are the details:

Join the Marcos Club now!

by Alan Robles

Through Facebook, my number one source of totally accurate info, I discovered a post inviting people to pay PHP 250 to join the “Bongbong Marcos for President Movement.”

In return, the member gets an official ID card and (should Marcos win) a chance to earn up to PHP 1 million from “Marcos wealth.”

To read on, please click on this link.

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  2. Intermission muna to break the very serious political discussion

    ‘FEMALE VIAGRA’ GETS FDA APPROVAL (CNN 9/19/15)

    Women who have lost their sex drive will have a little pink pill to help them come October. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved flibanserin, which will be sold as ADDYI, for the treatment of sexual dysfunction in premenopausal women.

    Viagra for men treats erectile dysfunction and doesn’t induce sexual desire. Addyi works on the central nervous system, which is why it’s in the same category as an antidepressant. In clinical trials, women taking the drug experienced a 37% increase in sexual desire, according to Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which makes the drug.

    In due time, gallivanting men would say ” why stay out late – I have more than I can handle at home”

  4. THE DILEMMA OF GRACE POE AND HER HANDLING OF IT

    – Disqualification (DQ) cases filed by R David both with SET and Comelec.

    – After the first complaint was filed with SET she said that she was glad the complaint was filed with the SET because she is now given the opportunity to explain and settle this once and for all. She said she can explain the DQ issue legally and have documents to show that the DQ case has no legal leg to stand on.

    – But after the complaint was filed with Comelec, her anxiety grew. She has gone into the sad spectacle of saying in effect that David could not have brought the case unless there were people behind him. So what? Does the issue evaporate because it is not David who is putting up the filing bill but someone else? Sad to say, she is acting much like Binay who is accusing people like Trillanes behind Bondal and Enciso’s charges against him.

    Grace Poe’s earlier equanimity is lost. For logically, if she can explain the complaint before the SET, with her documents she can explain the same complaint brought before Comelec. In fact, if the same complaint is brought before any authority X, Y, Z with jurisdiction she can similarly explain.

    Two plus two is four whether brought before the SET, Comelec, X, Y, or Z. To complain about the people behind David is showing her great anxiety best not displayed by her. People will now compare her with Binay. The parallel behavior cannot be lost on those observing her.

    • The DQ case before the SET would only deprive Poe of her job as senator, while the criminal charges before the COMELEC would deprive Poe of her liberty. Thus, her loss of equanimity, feeling of anxiety, acquisition of a persecution complex and hallucination of a demolition job.

      Just recently Poe misrepresented herself as a Filipino citizen by birth when she applied for a Philippine passport in 2014. That she submitted her substitute or adoption birth certificate as primary document which shows that she was born to a Filipino citizen – Susan. I think Poe never submitted her judicial decree of adoption as well as her foundling certificate which would prove that she was not born to Susan.

      Meaning that Poe falsified her application for passport by declaring under oath that she was a Filipino by birth and that she was born to Susan. Another criminal charge is in order this time before the DOJ.

      How about that instance when Poe declared under oath in 2006 before the consular or immigration officials that she was a Filipino by birth? And Poe again submitted her substitute birth certificate showing that she was born to Susan. Poe must be a natural born FC to qualify as dual citizen. Otherwise, she must apply for naturalization to become a Filipino citizen. Another criminal charge for falsification of public document is again in order against Poe.

      In 1988 Poe went to US to study. Of course she was issued Philippine passport to enable her to travel. This must be the first time that she falsified her application for a passport by declaring under oath that she was born to Susan. Another criminal offense.

      • rene-ipil, it must really be in the blood. makoy also falsified his medal of valors. baby girl can do whatever she likes then, makoy was alive and can punish anyone that make baby girl’s life hard. now that makoy is dead, baby girl lost her knight in white satin, left with the lies she has told before and cannot undo them.

        • moonie, she could as well be, Bongbong Marcos has also issues about his Diplomas or Educational Credentials from England. His sister Imee, i heard didn’t finish her Bachelor of Law degree at UP. Quite a pattern i would say.

      • Rene,

        Thanks for legally expanding on the cause of Grace Poe’s “loss of equanimity, feeling of anxiety, acquisition of a persecution complex and hallucination of a demolition job.”

      • @Rene-Ipil, are we discussing here theoritically or is this something that really happened?

        • Pelang, Poe really applied for a Phil passport in 2014 and 1988 or thereabout. The application form for passport must state under oath whether one acquired Philippine citizenship by birth, naturalization, marriage, election or RA 9225. Also name of mother and father and their citizenship. Primary document needed is the Birth Certificate (BC). In the case of adoptee Poe, hers is only a substitute BC because she had only a foundling certificate – not an original BC for non-foundling.

          Likewise, Poe really applied for reacquisition of Philippine citizenship in 2006. As in the application for a passport, the application for reacquisition of being an NBFC under RA 9225 must also state under oath how Poe acquired her being an NBFC. Also the name of mother and father and their citizenship DURING Poe’s birth. Meaning that Susan must be a Filipino citizen in September 1968 when Poe was born – not when Poe was adopted about six years later.

          It was entirely possible that Susan or any other adoptive parent of Poe could be foreigners in 1968 but became naturalized filipino citizen in 1969. Primary document required was a Birth certificate (BC) as proof of being an NBFC. Of course Poe submitted her only BC that was the substitute or adoption BC which, on its face, made Poe an NBFC although her adoptive parents were still foreigners in 1968 when Poe was born. Meaning that the submission of the BC was meant only for those who were born to Filipino parents.

          If foundlings like Poe are NBFC according to international law, convention or custom, the documentary requirement would be an FC (foundling certificate) regardless whether same foundlings were adopted or not by a Filipino citizen like Susan. Because foundlings do not have an original BC but rather a substitute BC by judicial decree.

        • magaling @Rene.

          binigyan mo ng importansiya ang Birth certificate (BC).

          mainam kung mayruong kopya si ginang RR at maipakita sa CPM kung ano ang nilalaman ng BC ni GP.

          from there, many things will unravel from that primary document., in hard, written, official gov’t document.

      • The most obvious question is, “are your statements re her passport applications based on facts that you have verified?”.
        If the answet is, Yes, then Grace is a goner.

  5. CPMERS…bakit kaya nagmamakaawa pa hanggang ngayon si ROXAS na maging VP nya si GRACE…Palagay ko may alam si GRACE na itinatago ni ROXAS at LP na pag lumabas tapos si ROXAS kahit kay Binay lang ang kalaban ninya…ANO KAYA IYON? Baka sa MAPAPSANO incident ay kasama si ROXAS? Ha ha lagot kayo mga taga ROXAS.

    • Grace knows that she was engineered to enter Philippine politics probably by Escudero/NOYBI faction. Now that P-NOY and BINAY split on separate ways, we have these different issues coming out because their initial plan is driven to another direction by Escudero.

      Roxas may have been sideline here, though P-NOY maybe involved. Roxas only demonstrated the qualities of a good follower under a higher authority being in-charge. We have this popular saying:

      “In order to become an effective leader, one must start as good follower”.-Jesus Christ

      Grace dont have that – she wanted to be on top straight away.

      • Correction above*

        “It seems Grace dont have that -she wanted to be on top straight away”.

      • Jesus wasn’t a good follower either. He was a rebel.

        Oh, and what is that important saying re: men in uniform?

        Nobody gets left behind.

        Then again, they were fed to the wolves so its not exactly leaving them behind. They were just left to fend for themselves. Needless sacrifice.

    • If POE will run as VP of ROXAS ( it will never happen because ROXAS minions like here on this BLOG are the one hitting GRACE ) , POE will WIN by landslide and BINAY also will win the presidency…..

      Roxas an EXCESS ENGINE ( lossing to Binay ) and POE( worthy PASSENGER ) winning to anybody else for VP..

      So only POE can beat Binay…..To Grace POE– stay closer to the masang Filipino and stay away from MAR and BINAY—–TATALUNIN MO SILA MILYA MILYA next election.

      • Sooner or later, Grace will be an afterthought in Philippine politics. It is just a matter of time she will be exposed who she really is – an overly ambitious political novice who relies heavily on the political skullduggery and machination of an equally ambitious colleague named Chiz.

    • wag na. kapag lumabas ang totoo about Mamasapano tipong KA-BLAM ang labas nyan.

      tingin mo bakit walang sinasabi si Napeńas samantalang sya ang nasa alanganin?

      • Sana lumabas anuman yon. We’re all for truth at diyan ay nagkakasundu-sundo naman tayo at tamaan na ang tamaan basta para sa katotohanan.

        • Issues against MAR-POE-BIN:

          Mar – the man with a golden spoon

          Poe – an American in the Philippines

          Bin – from rags to riches

        • Unfortunately, some truths hurt. Some will put salt on open wound. And had this happened in Indonesia, some will probably end up on firing squad for treason. Then there’s tarnished reputations and political deaths (though I wouldn’t be surprised if some gets pissed enough to exact revenge).

  6. “To revert back to Filipino citizenship, ire-renounce mo lang ‘yung US citizenship mo. ‘Yun lang ang ginawa ko. ‘Yun kasi ay condition ng Dual Citizenship Law. Hindi iyon to-reacquire Philippine citizenship kasi it reverts back to that automatically.”

    In fact, Senator Poe herself told reporters last May 18:
    Poe: Ako’y naging dual citizen noon, but I had to give it up. Kinailangan kong isuko iyan. Pinapayagan natin ang dual citizen dahil nakikita natin na maraming OFWs na tumitira sa ibang bansa, pero may pagmamahal sa bayan at kailangan pa ring bumalik dito. So may dual citizen. Pero ang kondisyon niyan, kapag ikaw ay maninilbihan sa gobyerno, sa ano mang posisyon, kailangan ay isuko mo kung ano man ang naging isa pang citizenship mo.

    “Hindi ako maglalakas-loob na tumanggap ng posisyon sa gobyerno, sa MTRCB pa lang, kung hindi ako kwalipikado at hindi ako Pilipino.”

    http://raissarobles.com/2015/06/09/us-government-records-sen-grace-poe-dropped-her-american-citizenship-in-2012
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    Above quoted statements answered some of our questions coming from Grace Poe herself. Moving forward, Juan have to say: Grace Poe was mis-informed about dual-citizenship law and Juan strongly believed Grace didn’t undergo the proper procedures as mandated by our own Fillipino laws though she might have followed the American laws regarding citizenship.

    Juan wonder if Grace even applied to be a Filipino citizen since she claimed “iyun lang ang ginawa ko”? = Renouncing her US citizenship doesn’t automatically hand her the Filipino citizenship, much more if she is not a certified natural born Filipino citizen. If she did applied, maybe she need to elaborate her statements on the details.

    “To revert back to Filipino citizenship, ire-renounce mo lang ‘yung US citizenship mo. ‘Yun lang ang ginawa ko. ‘Yun kasi ay condition ng Dual Citizenship Law.”

    Then on her 2nd statement, Every OFW knows that dual citizenship is not the only way. If one is really loving the country(Phils.) and its people, “Permanent Residency” is the better option although it is a notch lower that citizenship, it allows you to stay in other countries without losing your Filipino identity.

    These prove that Grace Poe is “ALL FOR CONVENIENCE” in all her positions and it explains her actions and what we are seeing today from her.

  7. Breaking news: bomb blast rocks central Bangkok – at Erawan Shrine frequented by foreign tourists with 5-star hotels. At least 6 bodies in white sheets have been reported along with body parts splattered in the bomb area.

    Police suspects more bombs need to be defused (CNN)

    • ghost month, kasi, ask nherrera. palagay ko ghosts like noise and explosion. gaya ng explosion sa tianjin sa china. marami ang namatay, also marami rin ang mga properties like houses and warehouses ang nagiba, probably beyong repair. hope they’re all insured and can rebuild.

  9. Just in (Philstar 8/17/15 12:34pm)

    “GRACE POE’S CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONED BEFORE COMELEC”

    Defeated 2013 senatorial candidate Rizalito David on Monday accused Sen. Grace Poe anew of distorting facts in her certificate of candidacy before the Commission on Elections (Comelec)

    David filed a case against Poe for material representation, claiming the senator failed to satisfy the two-year residency requirement for senatorial candidates

    David cited United States government records indicating that Poe, whose full married name is Mary Grace Poe Llamanzares, lost her US citizenship in 2012. Poe then ran for senator in 2013, earning the most vote in senatorial race.

    Earlier, Poe said the petition filed before the Senate Electoral Tribunal is an opportunity to address issues on her citizenship and residency.

    “I assure the 20 million fellow Filipinos who voted for me, as well as the rest of the country, that their confidence in me is not misplaced.” Poe said in a statement. “I remain truthful to our countrymen. I am a Filipino by birth, abode and choice.”

        • Wala iyan he [email protected]…..dismiss iyang kasong iyan or it will be decided favoring POE ….kahit anong gawin ng ROXAS minions ,, HINDI PAPAYAG na VP ni ROXAS si GRACE he he…DONE na si ROXAS ninyo…

        • We’ll see. Pending sa Supreme Court ang kaso ni Grace Llamanzares sa residency at citizenship at ito lamang ang pwedeng magbigay ng opisyal na desisyon.

          Good luck sa senadora basta manaig ang katotohanan at batas ay tayong lahat ang panalo at hindi ang mga pulitiko.

        • victin, engr., maawain naman ako.
          noong una pa man, hindi issue sa akin ang citizenship ni gp.
          at kung mag-progress ang kasong iyan v.s. gp, mas gusto ko na maabswelto siya.
          basta kaya ayaw ko sa kanya ay kung di mapapatunayan na hindi siya anak ni makoy.
          at ang association niya sa mga malalaki pang mangungulimbat na nasa piitan.
          hehehe.
          sa ngayon, si roxas pa rin ang pinaka-qualified para sa akin, among the known wannabes.
          oo, may imperfections talaga siya. maaaring hindi kaunti lang.
          kahit naman yung iba jan.
          susugal ako kay roxas dahil mas malinaw ang direction ng bansa sa kanya, kung siya ay mahahalal.
          higit kong tinitingnan ang kapakanan ng mas nakararami.

        • @Vander, I guess you hit the nail right on the head:

          Kay Mar Roxas ay “MAS MALINAW ANG DIREKSYON NG BANSA”.

          Meron pa naman hanggang October para malaman natin kung sino pa ang mga tatakbo sa pagkapangulo.

  10. A commenter named UnixTM has just posted –

    It is time to bring this site down. Who is with me? Raissa, sorry but this is just is not right.

    My reply to him is –

    Just you try

    Professional Boxer from AnimateIt.net

    • Raissa,

      Excuse the vernacular. But UnixTM can piss right off.
      I wonder whose skin the CPMers are getting under?

      If there are any IT whiz kids out there now might be the time for them to speak up. Some mischief may be in the offing.

        • Unless you work as a programmer/coder for many years (and that’s not even the main factor), you are no IT wizard at all. I don’t think her husband has any practical programming experience at all.

    • Is there a confusion?

      I am not sure UnixTM is referring to raissarobles.com. Read again and it seems the target is different.

      • UnixTM was after senseyard.com.

        I don’t support shutting down other sites even they are bordering in bigotry or to some racist in nature.

        We should always uphold the freedom of expression.

        Sometimes bigotry has tinge of truth embedded in their rants but even if their perceived racism is repulsive, we should still respect their freedom to express themselves.

        By the way, we should learn to pick-up from the threads and comprehend the context of UnixTM threat and invitation to shut down the site. “This site” does not mean this site!

        :)

      • I think 6.1.1.1.3 as a stand alone statement can be misconstrued. I think the writer was at fault.
        If any lesson is to be learned form this it is, say exactly what you mean then proof read it several times.
        Parekoy, I think you have scrimped a bit on the proof reading in the past.
        All’s well that ends well. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean?

        • Hi Ancient Mariner, I agree but my reply was in context of an ongoing thread so I would hope that people will follow or pick that up. I can see though how my response can get some folks confused.

    • Palagay ko Raissa, sina Gladman at Unix ay nahihirapan na magsulat sa ingles kaya maraming sinasabi na hindi ko maintindihan at kung minsan ay taliwas sa gusto nilang mensahe. Dapat lang siguro sa wikang Filipino sila sumulat. Ika nga ni Syekspir “puno ng ingay at ngalit subalit walang katuturan.”

      • Hey Rene-Ipil, you sensed that Gladman and I are having a tough time responding in English eh?Wow… Must be nice to be so smart and intuitive. ;-) Peace brother.

    • HA HA HA! i LOVE THIS BOXER PUNCHINGS. . . he he

      Raissa, don’t delete this! I’ll be back enjoin’ ducking those punches. . .ha ha ha

      Parekoy and Rene-Ipil are right, . . . UnixTM is not targeting Raissa’s SITE. Let’s go beyond further down:

      UnixTM says:
      August 16, 2015 at 11:26 pm
      Gladman, I admire your demeanor in taking that site and looking something constructive about it. There is that but only to a point. That site has no other aim but to disparage, put down and insult.

      Next . . .
      That’s site is purely hate

      Next . . .
      I deleted the site from my browser history.

      UniTM addressed the above quotes to: Gladman And Gladman ‘replied’:
      “Unix – It’s certainly not chicken soup for the soul and I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. Although this blog is not chicken soup for the soul either”

      So, when UnixTM ‘later’ wrote:
      “UnixTM says:
      August 17, 2015 at 10:28 am
      It is time to bring this site down. Who is with me? Raissa, sorry but this is just is not right.” UnixTM is NOT referring Raissa’s “site” but the ‘site’ where Gladman came from etc.

      Ducked UnixTM! Wrong target ka!

      ha ha ha

      • I woke up, I am in the east coast, and got all the posts so been non-stop ducking. hahahahaha. I have multiple screens so I was looking at the racist site while posting at Raissa’s. Big mistake. Anyway, I abandoned the idea as it is tantamount to wasting time no matter how insignificant.

    • Now I know that I have to put my request for the release of my Posting from spam or moderation in the most diplomatic terms or Raissa will bring her Prizefighter after me.

      :-)

      • I will put my money on prizefighter. hindi pinagpawisan and likely to win his fight. he’s on steroid.

    • That post was intended for the racist site and not raissarobles.com So let’s take a chill pill everyone as I did hehehehehehe. I must admit the site got the better of me and had a knee jerk reaction when I posted. It is not a good idea and I shouldn’t waste time, although it might not take an ample amount to execute. Besides, I would have not given my real email address if I was going to do it on this one :-)

  12. OOT but worth celebrating…

    Australian Jason Day (his mother is Pinay) made history today by becoming the first man to win a major golf (US PGA) championship with a total score of 20 under par!

    • Jason (Bourne) Day scored the highest (-20) ever recorded in the history of all 4 major golf tournaments – and pocketed $1.8M

      He looks every inch a typical Filipino although taller at 5’11

      What can we say but “MABUHAY KA JASON”

    • 9.6 million per annum not billion. Still redicilously high.
      Oh to be a warehouse owner in Laguna.
      Manila Times please refurbish your calculators.

  15. Super MARio

    I suggest to Mar’s campaign strategists to launch campaign materials, from leaflets, tarpaulins, and TV ads charcterizing Roxas as Super MARio.

    Graphics showing him punching and kicking Binay and UNA will be a great strategy to energize the youth and those not-so-youth but played the Nintendo Game of Super Mario Brothers titles.

    Even the kids who are not of the voting age will be able to relate to Mar as tgeir would be superhero. Their parents will be indirectly influence by their kids penchant on the clever ads.

    Also one of the scenes will be Super MARio is accumulating gold coins and investing in busness and providing jobs to Filipinos, thus enhancing his stock as job creator.

    Another scene is saving Princess Peach representing saving Lady Justice!

    Then on the campaign trail their team should be bringing Nintendo Wii consoles and with Super Mario games provided as pre-entertainment to attract young crowds especially of the poor who also wanted to try these famous videogames! This will be a hit together with some celebrities as crowd gatherers!

    Whoever energizes the youth will be assured a huge chunk of votes, and they are Captured voters and supporters of those who are successful to convince them that they are advocate for the interest of the youth and their future, for the youth is the future of our nation!

    Parekoy
    08-17-2015

    • Animators are dime in a a dozen in the Philippines. Short films or ads are easily uploaded in YouTube and could easily explode and goes viral!

      Roxas has the foothold in the Social Media but his team should be vigilant to protect his lead and convert the undecideds.

    • A life size cardboard replica of Mar should be present in all their sorties so the crowd will have the chance to take photos while Mar is still not available and these replicas would be a crowd draw too.

      Then there will be weekly draws of the uploaded photos in Roxas official website of these Photos with Mar and the winners are given gift certificates.

      Roxas website should solicit recommendation of slogans and one liners for his campaign and reward the great ones. This scheme will draw a lot of netizens on his website and they will be ambassadors of Super MARio!

      A lot of different strategies could be launch to target different demographics! But they better start early so they wil, have an early feedback on those winners and cancel the duds!

      Provide free raffle tickets to the crowds present in the campaign sorties and intermittently draw tickets for the lucky winners and provide trinkets of items of gift certificates or cash. Copy the winning formula of Willie Revillame, crowd will come in droves!

      • good idea parekoy! kaya lang, sa kakuparan ni Mar, kukupyahin ng kampo yan ni Binay at ang Super MAR-yo, magiging Super BINA-yo! mauunahan pa siya ng mga kalaban niya.. Sana tulungan siya ni Korina sa pag-iba ng image niya. Halimbawa, kumuha siya ng Hairdresser. Bagong wardrobe o bagong eyeglasses. kunsabagay, tumatawa na siya. kesa noon, laging seryoso.

        • Great idea Pelang on the evil character Bad Boy Binay-yo!

          See we are already brainstorming!

          Ang ating superhero Super MARyo eh minamartilyo or minamaso ala Thor si Bad Boy Binay-yo!

          Salamat din niknok!

          @ka Enchong, don’t worry against copyright kasi bale yung Mario eh nagng MAR-yo. Tapos yong background music eh may konting pagbabago pero catchy pa rin.

          @moonie, Super Mario Brothers gamges are considered very mild among the offerings of violent games so a non-issue on violence.

          So if anybody can add ideas just share and the focus is the good vs evil that the youth can easily distinguish.

          I can sense that we areinto something very effective and game changer here…

          Cross your fingers and hope for the best!

          Best,

          Parekoy

        • @parekoy
          Pwede kaya instead of Bad Boy Binay-yo, make it Bad Binay-Boy? Silent “y” on Binay to Bad Bina(y)-Boy.

        • Maganda rin ang tunog kahit di silent ang Y! Great addition!

          Bad Binay-Boy – binababoy ang Daang Matuwid.

          Super MARyo-binabaybay ang Daang Matuwid!

      • Super Mar-yo doesn’t suit him even with his meh public persona. and it would be so easy to mock by connecting it with his perceived ineptness in handling, initially, the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda.

    • Magandang gimik ‘yan. Even your imagined plots – they’re catchy, they’re full of symbolism.

      Kaya lang, there might be copyright issues involved – baka mayari tayo sa Nintendo.

      • parents may also be alarmed at the violence portrayed by super mario punching binay mario. violent computer games are alarming to parents, baka impressionable kids will copy super mario at buntalin ang kalaban hanggang sa mawalan ng malay.

        • anyhow, kudos to parekoy for having ideas extraordinaire, always thinking of winning ways.

    • Watch out for the newest Marvel Superheroes in the Philippines! Meet super Mar-yo’s partner in crime…..(O, dali isubo na ang bato at sumigaw na ng…. Darna!!!) o ayan na ang unbeatable duo ng Pilipinas para sa 2016 Election! The MAR.VIL SUPERHEROES…Mar Roxas and Vilma Santos-Recto..

      Meet Super Mar.yo’s darkknight enemy..Boy Bina.yo…hehehe

      • If ever that tandem ever formed then the Superheroes will be the theme of Roxas’ Team!

    • Now Showing: Using MAR tilyo Ka Lang

      Fight corruption in a loving way by isang masigabong na POEK! ISANG MAR tilyo ka lang.

      • Ito na poe ang title Corrected/edited by Movie Board of directors : CORRUPTION: ISANG MAR tilyo ka lang