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By Raïssa Robles

This morning even before I had my coffee, I had a chat with one of the country’s veteran radio broadcasters, Mr. Niel Ocampo of DZRH radio.

It was the first time in a very long time that I had chatted with Niel, who knows the ins and outs of Philippine politics.

He wanted to ask  me about a piece I wrote four years ago entitled Did VP Jojo Binay mislead PNoy on the Marcos burial issue? 

Ordinarily, I would not have agreed to be interviewed that early but this was Niel, a colleague in the trenches. We used to bounce around  gossip and analysis to while away the time in between hearings and sessions at the Senate when we were beat reporters there.

DZRH very kindly sent me an audio clip of the interview.

Here it is below:

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  1. Poe’s DNA test yet to be completed a week before filing of COCs (Inquirer.net 10/8/15)

    “Senator Grace Poe said her DNA test has yet to be completed as several persons are now being considered to take part in the process to find out who her biological parents are.”

    It was on September 23, 2015 that Poe first undergoes DNA test (Inquirer.net 9/23/15) but 15 days had passed and still no result.

    “On October 1st, 2015, Poe made it clear that the DNA sample that she took to identify her biological parents did not come from the Marcos family.” (Inquirer.net 10/1/15)

    What’s up Grace? You seem not to like the results and needs more persons to be tested, or are you afraid to divulge your roots?

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    • did she and her camp followed proper court procedure? papayagan ba nating mga pilipino na basta basta nalang tayo tatanggap ng kanyang DNA result?

      “….several persons are now being considered”
      ibig sabihin hindi sya anak ni edgardo militar dahil nagpresenta na ang mga anak ni edgardo. unang issue na pinalabas nila mula daw sa aprivate persons na ang hint nila ay taga iloilo> sabi naman ni mgl ay hindi galing from marcos family.

      so suntok sa buwan ang DNA result nya.

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      • I saw in bandila news si kuo ledema, dating beauty queen from ilo-ilo, being interviewed as regards being kadugo ni grace llamanzares. the ledesmas from iloilo might be grace’s relatives. happy naman si kuo na nagpa-interview dahil tutoo naman daw na magaganda’t matalino ang lahi nila, and grace is more than welcome to their fold, ika.

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      • If that kind of DNA testing is for legal purposes there should a “chain of custody”from the blood drawer/witness signature, sealed, transport and signed going to testing site, then recieved/signed who will do the testings, thus it will give us a credible results para walang poernada.

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        • totally agree with you @ rasec3. nakailang post na din ito sa blog ni ma’am raissa iyong protocol ng DNA testing for legal purposes.

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        • the dna result should be in official paper too, signed and dated and stating all the obvious including the name of the lab tech who did the test, what sort of specimen was provided, also the name of the lab in a way that result can be checked and verified.

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          • The DNA test as official result will be STRICTLY SCRUTINIZED like for jurisdictional purposes. Otherwise, SET will NOT ACCEPT it for any purpose(s).

            The 3 SC Justices surely know.

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    • Ano kaya ang mangangyari kung di mami meet ang kumpletong requirement sa pag file ng candidacy ng isang kakandidato? At di ba Oct 12 to 16 lang ang inilalaan na petsa sa pag file? First time na nagaganap ito.

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    • My honest guess is: there will be NO DNA test that will be presented by GPL. The claim for ‘customary international law’ will be rather insisted.

      :-)

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  2. [email protected]

    ““On October 1st, 2015, Poe made it clear that the DNA sample that she took to identify her biological parents did not come from the Marcos family.” (Inquirer.net 10/1/15)”

    DNA testing with the Marcoses is next to impossible as long as Imelda lives. Imelda would never allow public disclosure of Marcos’ love affairs. She even denied the Dovie Beams affair despite the tapes.

    It would have been very easy to have a DNA test with Rosemarie, Sheryl or Susan. But GPL deliberately avoids such event to (mis)lead the Filipino people towards her foundling story.

    From the start she presented fabricated documents to obtain a Philippine passport from DFA, to reacquire NBFC from BID and to prove her NBFC with the SET.

    These fabricated documents are the foundling certificate (FC) of November 27, 1968 and the certificate of live birth (CLB) of May 4, 2006. And as a matter of course the documents derived from the FC and CLB are also spurious. These are the judicial decree of adoption, the Philippine passport and approval order for reacquisition of NBFC.

    Indeed, GPL’s case before the SET hinges on her FC that purportedly underpins her claim for NBFC being a foundling protected by customary international laws.

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    • @Rene Ipil – something is apparently being cooked up to sway the SET decision in David’s favor as hinted by Loren Legarda. Even JPE, when asked if the SET rules in David’s favor would automatically disqualify Poe in the 2016 presidential race, said, “Natural, pareho, natural-born, natural-born. Ang age lang ang deperensya, residency and age. Forty ‘yung president at vice. Yung senador 35, Twenty-five naman ‘yung congressman. All are natural-born, although not all are patriotic. Different patriotism ‘yan.”(Inquirer.net 10/8/15)

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  3. While GPL/CHIZ talks about reducing taxes, we are more interested about RO/RO reducing/eliminating political trash ?

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    • ROBREDO is not a political TRASH he he but for ROXAS was not only a TRASH but a ROTTEN CANDIDATE of LP – PNOY…..@rasec watch out PNOYs sisters are not for ROXAS daw…he he

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      • I cannot agree with you that Roxas is trash, I may not like or did not appreciate what he has done while in DOTC especially, DILG partially but at least he is not rotten. The guy has a pedigree, clean no record of tinkering the peoples money while his teka teka attitude was really daunting at least he is not a trash. I myself may not vote for Mar if Du30 will run and will really have a soul searching before I will cast my vote for GPL but ,my mind now is not to vote for her. Your choice GPL has still to hurdle all and coming cases that will be thrown at her and I shall lets hope for the best that your manok will get a not from SET or SC.

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      • You know [email protected] the way you trash Mar, all of your comments? You got more better nice things to say to Satan than Mar?, it’s ok, tsi tsinelas-in nila ang kalaban, di na needed ilampasao, poernada na sa SET. ?

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  4. is it true na nakasama daw si sen. serge osmena, manny pakyaw sa 8 senatorial line up ni do30? mapangangasawa ng anak na lalaki ni osmena ang anak ng kapatid ni mar. politika nga naman sa pilipinas LOL ;-D

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  6. Mang Tony: “Boss, boss, boss…basahin n’yo ‘to…

    Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Liberal Party standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II topped the first leg of a mock elections series conducted at the University of the Philippines in Diliman last September 7 to 30.

    Boto ng Iskolar ng Bayan organized by the U.P. Alpha Sigma Fraternity had over 2,500 student participants in different colleges in the university, out of U.P.’s 20,000 students.

    The fraternity revealed on Thursday (Octber 8) that Roxas garnered 598 votes or 23.1 percent of the total votes, followed by Sen. Grace Poe with 572 votes. Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago placed third with 512 votes, while Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte placed fourth with 491 votes.

    http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/10/08/roxas-tops-u.p.-frat-mock-elections.html

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      • The Mock-ati University election proved that participants believe in ‘check and balance.’

        Binay was mocked as the Presidential choice because Trillanes was chosen as top in the VP mock election.

        “Bi-Trilled” by the result…

        Jun-jun wasn’t thrilled though…

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    • I took the raw numbers and translated these to percentage as follows

      Roxas ——– 598 — 23.9%
      Poe ———– 572 –22.8%
      Santiago —– 512 –20.5%
      Duterte —— 491 –19.6%
      Marcos ——- 68 — 2.7%
      Escudero —– 68 –2.7%
      Binay ——— 52 –2.1%
      Note* ——— 139 –5.6%
      TOTAL ——- 2500

      * Discrepancy from 2500

      Assuming the 2500 out of 20,000 students were taken at random, the statistical error (one standard deviation) is 2% for this survey of the UP students. Meaning Roxas, Poe, Santiago and Duterte are in a statistical tie in the survey of the UP students at the time of the survey. What is more interesting are the very low numbers for the others, PARTICULARLY Binay who has been a declared Pres candidate for the longest time. Clearly, Binay is not loved by the UP students — to say the least.

      Since students may be said to be above our poor struggling voters in their discernment of possible Presidents, Binay’s VERY LOW numbers may be significant among the student voters. This at a time 7 months away from election. Social media at work? Will the effect of social media be at work on Poe’s ranking 7 months down the road, too? Considering the negatives that have come out regarding Poe.

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  7. We will miss you Joker…

    Joker

    As a young boy back in the dark days of Martial Law, you brigthened my days with laughter.
    You did not only put a smile on my face with your mirth,
    But you also surprised me with your lovely deep singing voice.

    You let me peered inside you, through your prominent nubian proboscis.
    I know that you were kinky as you proudly showed me your peacock crown,
    But you also shared with me your innermost kinkiness whenever you raised your arms.

    You believed that the show must go on despite your arbitrary gloom,
    You collected yourself and woke me up with your loud boom.
    I will surely miss your infectious smile and laughter.

    Thank you for the laughs and moments you injected joys in my soul…
    Rest in peace my dear Joker…
    Rest in peace, Elizabeth Ramsey…

    Parekoy
    10-08-2015

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  8. THE LIES, OR MISINFORMATION, OF GRACE POE LLAMANZARES
    Second in a series of posts by Yvonne
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    Grace Poe Llamanzares (GPL) wants to be our next president. Her only experience in government service was a 2-year stint as MTRCB chair and as a freshman senator. How do we know she is fit to be president?

    One way is to find out if she is honest and truthful in her pronouncements. Does she have the national interest foremost in her heart and mind, or is it her personal welfare?

    Sadly, on her honesty and truthfulness alone, I already find Grace a disgrace. I will explain why.
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    THE LIES OR MISINFORMATION

    I’ll start with her claim that she was no longer a US citizen when she became MTRCB chair. In one press interview, she said:
    GPL: “…hindi po ako tatakbong senador kung ako po ay dual citizen. At hindi po ako maninilbihan sa MTRCB kung ganoon din po.”

    In a transcript of another press interview:

    Q: “So it means while you were MTRCB chair, hindi na kayo US citizen?”

    GPL: “And I never used my visa after that and I’m willing to answer it and if they question this in court, ako po ay kumpyansa.”

    THE TRUTH

    GPL was a US citizen when she took her oath as MTRCB chair on October 21, 2010.

    According to US law, a person relinquishes US citizenship on the earliest of the following dates (dates shown in brackets apply to GPL).

    1. The date you renounced your U.S. citizenship before a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States (provided that the voluntary renouncement was later confirmed by the issuance of a certificate of loss of nationality). (July 12, 2011)

    2. The date you furnished to the State Department a signed statement of your voluntary relinquishment of U.S. nationality confirming the performance of an expatriating act (provided that the voluntary relinquishment was later confirmed by the issuance of a certificate of loss of nationality). (July 12, 2011)

    3. The date the State Department issued a certificate of loss of nationality. (December 9, 2011)

    4. The date a U.S. court canceled your certificate of naturalization. (Not available)

    The earliest of those dates was July 12, 2011, the date she lost her US citizenship. Only the US government can take away her US citizenship; she was a dual-citizen when she was MTRCB chair from October 21, 2010 up until July 12, 2011, in violation of Philippine law.

    WHY DID SHE NOT GIVE UP HER US CITIZENSHIP SOONER?

    It was widely known that GPL was to be appointed MTRCB chair. Mario Dumawal of ABS-CBN reported about this on June 25, 2010 and said that she will accept the appointment of President Aquino; it was officially made on October 6, 2010.

    GPL knows she had to give up her US citizenship to accept the appointment. In her own words, “…kapag ikaw ay maninilbihan sa gobyerno, sa ano mang posisyon, kailangan ay isuko mo kung ano man ang naging isa pang citizenship mo.”

    There was ample time starting on June 25, 2010, or even earlier, for her to give up her US citizenship in anticipation of her appointment. Why did she wait after about one year on July 12, 2011 to do it?

    It is apparent GPL did not give up her US citizenship for the noble intention of going back to her homeland; it was not a personal journey to trace her roots and give back to society. She was reluctant to trade her US citizenship for the minor position as MTRCB chair. Why give it up when her spouse and children are also US citizens? She could have gotten away with it. But she gave up her US citizenship later – only because she wanted to run for the senate.

    GPL justified her delay but her explanations were punctuated by more lies or misinformation.

    THE CLAIM

    GPL: “…that’s why it took until the middle part of the year, kinailangan ko munang basahin, nasa internet. Ang laki ng babayaran nyo para mag-renounce, ang dami nyong dokumentong kailangan gawin, hindi ‘to basta-basta nagagawa”

    THE TRUTH:

    The filing fee for renunciation was free until the end of July 2010, thereafter a fee of $450 was charged. It was increased to $2,350 on September 12, 2014.

    GPL decided as early as June 25, 2010, or even earlier, to work as MTRCB chair. She knows she had to give up her US citizenship; she could have filed her renunciation by the end of July 2010 to avail of the free filing. But she was unaware of the free filing because she did not plan to file at that time. She filed one year later on July 12, 2011, and had to pay $450 as a result of her foot-dragging.

    GPL was being untruthful in using the high filing fee as an excuse for her delayed renunciation; she could have filed for free had she only acted earlier.

    THE CLAIM

    GPL: “Kung natatandaan ninyo inappoint ako ni president, magtatapos na ang taon nang 2010, so ang emergency dun ay kailangan ko mag-renounce before a Filipino public officer.”

    THE TRUTH

    GPL knew of her forthcoming appointment and decided to accept as early as June 25, 2010. She was being untruthful in saying that the emergency nature of her renunciation arose because her appointment was made at the end of 2010. The emergency situation arose because she dragged her foot on the renunciation until the last minute.

    THE CLAIM

    GPL: “Yung sa US Embassy, added bonus na ginawa ko ‘yun pero kinailangan ko ‘yung mga dokumento ipasok talaga lahat.”

    THE TRUTH

    It was not an added bonus as GPL wants us to believe; it was a very important legal requirement that she renounced her US citizenship before a US consul.

    Section 5 (3) of RA 9225 provides that “Those appointed to any public office shall subscribe and swear to an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines and its duly constituted authorities prior to their assumption of office: Provided, That they renounce their oath of allegiance to the country where they took that oath;”

    The separate clause “Provided, That they renounce their oath of allegiance to the country where they took that oath” means that the renunciation has to be made to the country to which one took the oath of allegiance because only that country has the power to take back the citizenship it granted upon that person. In other words, the renunciation of US citizenship has to be made to the US government.

    The renunciation by GPL before a Filipino public officer has no legal effect in divesting her of US citizenship. Only the US government can take away US citizenship. In fact, in her federal Form DS-4079 (Questionnaire Information for Determining Possible Loss of U.S. Citizenship) she listed her taking the oath of office as MTRCB chair (not her sworn renunciation of US citizenship before a Filipino public officer) as her repatriating act. She also acknowledged that she was filing Form DS-4079, in her own words, “to relinquish my US citizenship in order to be compliant to both US and RP laws.” In other words, she acknowledged that without her federal filings she would not be compliant with RP laws.

    Although the wording of Section 5 (3) of RA 9225 may be purposely interpreted differently and GPL may have thought that she was in compliance with the law (just by renouncing before a Filipino public officer) this brings up a more important question: Would GPL follow the letter, the intent, and spirit of our laws, or would she try to circumvent our laws if it would benefit her? Her actions on this matter reveal if she would make a good president, or not.

    THE CLAIM

    GPL: “Hindi ka basta pupunta sa US embassy para mag-submit. Kailangan doon ang tax return mo doon in the last 5 years, ari-arian mo in the last 5 years. Ang daming dokumento.”

    THE TRUTH

    The expatriation tax or “exit tax” return does not have to be filed at the time of renunciation. It can be filed later in the year, or the next year depending on the month of renunciation, in the same manner one files a federal income tax return. And it applies only to persons considered “covered expatriates.”

    In fact, GPL declared in her DS-4079 that “though my family and I now reside in the Philippines my husband and I continue and will continue to file both federal and state taxes in the US since my husband is a US citizen.”

    GPL was being untruthful in using the expatriation tax as an excuse for her delayed renunciation.

    SOME FINAL THOUGHTS ON THIS POST

    Some might ask why does it matter that GPL was delayed in her renunciation of her US citizenship; she renounced it ultimately and it is all that matters.

    Well, it goes to the issue of honesty, transparency, character, intent, and respect for the laws and our constitution. It goes to her fitness to be our next president.

    Would we elect, as president, one who is at times dishonest or misrepresenting something?

    Would we elect, as president, one who will circumvent the law given that opportunity?

    Would we elect, as president, one who had dual allegiances; one who would only renounce a US citizenship for political expediency?

    Would we elect, as president, one whose immediate family members are US citizens? What would happen if those family members decide to live in the US? If there is no intention to do that, why keep the US citizenship?

    Would we elect, as president, someone whose family value allows her to drop the honor of her husband’s name for political expediency?

    (More to come on this series.)

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    • Yvonne,
      Marami na naman ako nalaman at natutunan sa mga nabasa ko galing syo.
      Talagang maraming itinatago si GPL sa buhay nya.
      Sa palagay ko napasubo na sya sa pagtakbo, pwede dahil sa nalunod sa mataas na rating o sa bulong ng mga nakapaligid sa kanya.
      Dahil kung naisip nya agad ang mga problema lalabas ngayon bago sya naghangad baka nagdalawang isip sya.
      Nalaman ng tao ang mga kasinungalingan nya tungkol sa mga dokumento na nilagdaan nya.
      Nabunyag ang nakaraan nya na bilang “foundling” ang ngayon ay nabuhay muli ang kwento tungkol sa magulang o nakaraan nya.
      Salamat sa mga sinusulat mo, Yvonne.

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      • Thanks din sa pagbasa. I have to cut the post short because I was concerned a lengthy post will put in into moderation. But I can give out additional details in any follow-up discussions.

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        • @ netty like ko ito “the veil of deception is lifting (by Yvonne) around us”. parang kasal sa pelikula lang na kiss the bride tapos after lifting the veil kahindakhindak ang mukha ng kanyang bride.

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    • Permission to repost in FB please

      Very clear and concise. Presented simply and easy to understand .

      Victim Luz? Sasabihin Niya mas mabuti na sinus Galina key a mama’so boy.

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      • Hi Chit, it’s been awhile.

        I think Raissa won’t mind reposting it with attribution to her blog site. As far as I’m concerned anyone has my permission to repost my essays.

        And I like to say that also to @dangalathirap. Thanks @dangalathirap for reading.

        Going back, you made a guess as to what Raissa’s surprise for us next year. Well, Raissa made a rare “slip” in her reply to one of the commenters on another of her blog topics. Her “slip” reveals what her surprise is about. Now, you know where to look, if you want to know. :-)

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        • Thanks Yvonne –
          My guess was simply the first instinct that came to my mind when I read her post. ?
          Funny but recenty in nu dreams I saw her as #8 in the list of senatorial candidates if the Lubersl Party. Sign of too much reading and sharing Raissa’s articles on the Marcoses especially to my relatives who are questioning why I am not voting for BBM.

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    • Salamat Yvonne. Talagang sulit na hintayin at basahin. Tumbok na tumbok ang kababawan ng pagkatao at kawalan ng integridad ni Grace Llamanzares.

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      • Marami pa tayong tatalakayin, hindi lamang tungkol kay GPL kundi maging sa iba pang mga kandidato rin, sa takdang panahon.

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      • Slide rules. :-)

        Hope you enjoyed your vacation. I may not be posting as frequent as I used to (work demands) but I’m always lurking around.

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        • Very to the point Yvonne…Thanks…

          Ps, to much reading Raissa’s comments to find out the next year surprise…

          It’s like Christmas…you know it’s coming just wait for it.. :-)

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        • You are a lurker alright since you read that little bit about my taking a vacation with family. Yes, I enjoyed the refreshing vacation.

          After writing “lurker” I did a dictionary consultation to make sure I do not offend a friend; and came out with one meaning as:

          one who reads or observes an ongoing discussion without participating in it, as on a message board.”

          Do please give us some more “claims and truths” not only of GPL but also of the other wannabes.

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    • Even if she did end up paying the US$450 fee for the application to renounce her US citizenship, it’s still hard to believe that the tenth richest Philippine Senator (worth around P89 M, as per 2014 SALNs) would have found that cost prohibitive.

      $450 dollars should be about P21,000 right? That’s not even probably half the cost of the Rajo Laurel gown she wore to the 2015 SONA. Who is she kidding?

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      • The law office of Senator Escudero handled part of GPL’s renunciation effort. Who knows how much the senator’s law office charged for its legal services. Maybe pro-bono in exchange for access to GPL’s personal files? Does Escudero know too much, kaya parang sunod-sunuran sa kanya ang senadora?

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        • Or there could be someone else pulling the strings? Or maybe she herself is taking the Chiz for a ride.

          In other words who is the more opportunist of the two?

          It it thd Chiz who is sticking on the back of her Rajo Laurel saya to “tailor- fit” his way into the Vice-Presidency?

          Or is it the amazing Grace who sent her only begotten son to accept the endorsement and shake hands with the other VP contender Trillanes and thereafter herself raced to Bicolandia to yet accept more support for herself, this time from the Villafuertes who are shunning the Chiz in favor of Leni Robredo?

          What can I say, the lady is definitely full of Grace. :)

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    • Pinabelieve mo ako nang husto, Yvonne. Just like what you and your friends have done at the height of Corona’s impeachment proceedings hinukay mo nang husto ang mga real properties ni Corona sa USA complete with supporting documents. At least nakatulong yon at ang mga comments ng mga CPMers noon tulad nila Johnny Lin ( my idol ), JCC, Judge Baycas, the fiery Leona, Andrew Lim, duquemarino and many others sa mga prosecutors.

      Kahit na sa simula pa walang ako interes na bumuto kay Gracia at least siguro naman kung yon mga taong marunong bumasa ng mga comments mo supported by mga stated documents sa comment mo ay magising na at huag nang ikumpanya si Gracia sa publiko. di ba?

      Will wait for the succeeding series mo tungkol kay Gracia.

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      • Thanks @erwin. I’m inspired by every CPMer here in Raissa’s blog site, even those with opposing views. Inspired especially of Raissa, of course.

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    • yvonne . . . Well Done! On the TABLE it’s so EDIBLE. Sabroso!

      Your ‘Would we elect, as president, x x x’ based on the DETAILS found from the TRAILS of GPL’s PATHS, is SO GLARINGLY SUPPORTED for a SIMPLE CONCLUSION – ‘Would we elect, as president?’ – No.

      If only I am good to pass in Tagalog/Filipino WRITING, I will gladly TRANSLATE this but USING as much as can be – SHORT WORDS (not the long-winding and tiring words) for many others to KNOW

      Who is Poe LLamanzares for president?

      Kudos to you YVONNE for working on this tirelessly and with devotion. Thanks to Ma’m Raissa Robles and her BLOG SITE here.

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      • Thanks @Leona.

        I was thinking about doing the same thing. But after trying one paragraph I simply had to give up.

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    • Yvonne,

      “ANG SINUNGALING ay KAPATID ng MAGNANAKAW.” Parang sinabi ni Susan na magnanakaw si GPL.

      Magaling at hanga ako sa rebuttals mo kay GPL. CLAIM VS. TRUTH.

      Subalit kumpara sa magnum opus ni FPJ, Susan, Rosemarie at GPL, ang mga kasinungalingan ngayon ni GPL at Susan ay recidivism na lang. Naging habitual na. O kung baga ay in their nature na. An affirmation of GPL’s character. Dahil si GPL ay lumaki at nagkaisip na puno ng kasinungalingan.

      WALA nang hihigit pa na kasinungalingan sa FOUNDLING script na pinangunahan nina FPJ, Susan, Rosemarie at iba pa nuon, at ngayon ay pinanindigan na ni GPL.

      Ang post na ito ni Yvonne ang katunayan na si GPL ay nuno ng SINUNGALING. At ibebenta niya ang sariling ina upang matupad ang pansariling kagustuhan o ambisyon.

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      • ang ‘recidivist’ or ”recidivism’ . . . sa wikang Filipino ay ‘POEULITuLIT’ ang kasinungalingan.

        hehehe

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      • Thanks @Rene-Ipil.

        What I wrote is nothing compared to your “foundling game theory”. Kudos to you on that one, too.

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        • Also in fairness to the biological parents of adoptees and foundlings, have we considered if they have given any consent for their offspring to have them found or have any contact? I thought this is also a two way street, both for any genuine foundling and the unfortunate parents, that emotions and the right to privacy should not be forced if unwanted by the parents for any given reason is not cool. For Gpl to put the issue into the limelight even unintentionally is not good and is a bit cruel for the MOTHER,,, to show lineage and bloodline. I understand the sister in distress.

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    • Thank you, Yvonne. I’ve never quite understood why Grace Poe was so determined to stick with Senator Escudero even when those close to her (Sen. Osmena) counseled that this was a mistake. Now I understand. She has no discomfort with the ways of the trapo, to game the system, to game the public for votes, to turn the Mamasapano hearing into a political show to surf the waves of public anger, to schmooze among well-heeled friends and promise . . . who knows what . . . and to play administrative processes for expedience . . .

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      • Joe,

        You may care to read my devious centipede strategy story about the “management of political events” as it relates to Grace Poe in my Post 165.1.1.1 above, in reply to a comment by Ancient Mariner.

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        • Indeed, I think President Aquino played it to clear a path for Mar Roxas, but Sen. Poe expected Roxas to slide to VP for her . . . Sal watched all this with a twinkle in his eye and a sly smile twitching across his mouth. “Time and circumstance” he kept saying, the factors that no one believed in, as they were rather fixed to the moment and unable to foresee the surge of decency that elected President Aquino still being a dominant force across the Philippines.

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    • from the link above “The best way to honor his memory is to help improve the lives of the poor–the people he always fought for when he was alive. Ang inumpisahan ng tatay ko, itutuloy ko,” Poe added.

      how could her father improve the lives of the poor then where in fact they (poe family) were the direct beneficiaries of the box office hit ng mga pelikulang fpj kung saan ang kanyang mga avid fans karamihan ay mga poor…..the people he always fought sa kanyang mga rapidong bakbakan sa pelikula and not the poor people of his constituents. kaya itutuloy mo gpl ang mga hindi pa natapos na pelikula. magawa mo lang yan kung magiging ordinaryong mamamayan ka na lang para atupagin ang fpj production

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      • Dapat kasi ito ang linya ni Poe, “Ang mga pangarap ng aking ama na hindi nya naisakatuparan ay gagawin ko.”

        Hindi ipagpapatuloy dahil wala pa naman naumpisahan.

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        • I think, it’s her guilt speaking, tatay died na wala siya. grace llamanzares was not there to hold his hand, hear his last word, and ease his passing to the next life. bumalik siya sa america at iniwan ang tatay to languish in his own misery, his failure to secure the presidency despite his fame. tatay was not invited to come to america, and so, stayed in the country where everyday, he was reminded of his failure, his betrayers smiling and happy and whispering behind his back.

          bet, tatay was ashamed to ask daughter if he could come with her, for that will be like begging, afraid that if daughter said no, he’d be rejected all over gain. the way the people rejected him and denied him their votes. apparently, father and daughter knew little of each other, ships in the night going their own way.

          in the end, hindi nag-iwan ng sulat ang tatay, his thoughts and aspirations written when he was alone and contemplating life and the future.

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      • fpj died at 65, all that time, he has not done much to alleviate the sufferings of the poor, instead he was like a parasite feeding on the poor. the poor got sucked in. mahal ang ticket sa cinema and the poor has to cut corners, save money here and there just so they can ticket. naglalakad pa nga yong iba, walang pamasahe, habang payaman ng payaman si fpj. off limits to the poor ang mansion niya, ang taas ng pader.

        can grace name charitable organisations funded and sponsored by fpj? can she name and enumerate the poor scholars sent to college by fpj? any orphanages and schools? meron private businesses si fpj, were the workers paid minimum wage and given bonuses? grace should enumerate kung ano-ano ang naumpisahan ng tatay niya, o baka, hindi rin niya alam kaya hanggang sa motherhood statement lang siya.

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    • Yesterday, I posted at Facebook this status: “Ang dalawang pinakamalapit na babae ngayon kay Mar Roxas, parehong may konek sa tsinelas.” Of course, I am referring to Leni Robredo, his running mate, and his wife Korina Sanchez.

      The latter, a broadcast journalist by profession, has an advocacy aimed at changing the lives of Filipino children by giving them slippers at a time. According to Korina then, “ It is our dream that every child in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will be empowered with a decent pair of slippers which they can use every day as they attend school and play with each other.”

      Korina Sanchez-Roxas hosts the top-rating News Magazine Sunday show Rated K which is aired every Sunday night over ABS-CBN Channel 2.

      For Leni, tsinelas is a symbol of her campaign platform while for Korina, it might be plain and simple charity. Wearing slippers connotes being alive and active. In fact, one of our superstitions has it that before a dead person is laid to rest his/her slippers (or shoes) must be removed and placed beside her/his legs to be accepted to Heaven.

      http://nanovio.blogspot.com/2015/10/mar-roxas-and-tsinelas.html?showComment=1444181317466

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      • Personally, I would rather he leave the tsinelas imagery to the two ladies. Selling him as a sort of man of the people is just not going to stick, it seems. Just make him easy target for ridicule by his opponents.

        He needs to have his own brand, not Robredo’s nor even President Aquino’s. I like the sound of Bayan Muna Bago Sarili for him myself. Mas tutoo ang dating. It speaks of what is in his heart. What’s on his feet then becomes inconsequential.

        Just my two cents worth. :)

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  11. Hulaan kung sino ang naglalampungan sa kanilang kwarto

    (break muna)

    Kung ikaw ay nadaan sa pinto ng kanilang bedroom at naririnig mo ang ingay na ito, sino sila?

    A. Ingay:
    • Babae- Wow, soooo big naman. Take it slow James…Dribol pa more…

    B. Ingay in the late 60s:
    • Lalake- Pamulinawen……
    • Babae- Bahay Kubo, kahit munti …

    C. Ingay:
    • Lalake- Para sayo ang laban na ito…
    • Babae- maluwag na ba? Appointment ako kay Vicki next week…

    D. Ingay:
    • Lalake- Gi, ay-ayaten ka. Nakita mo ba yung pills kong kulay blue…
    • Babae- heto oh…dalwa na take mo…

    E. Ingay:
    • Babae- haaay… salamat natapos ko rin article ko sa South China Morning Post…
    • Lalake –you deserve a break…
    • Background sound- …blag..blag…blag…

    Parekoy
    10-08-15

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    • You started [email protected], break din muna. The wife is complaining about his hubby having to much libido, her mom told her magpabayad ka next time! Mom he is my husband! Night comes here is the urges from hubby, it will cost you, how much asked the guy, 500pesos in the floor, 1000 in the sofa, 1500 in the bed, he gave her 1500 and said lets go, in the bed asked the wife? No lets do it in the floor so the money worth 3x ???

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        • Ang hula ko sa “A” ay ‘yung sikat na basketbolistang James, not Lebron, na gi-divorsyohan ng batang kapatid ni PNoy at nakatanggap ng malaking “separation pay”. Similar to Elizabeth Taylor who, at 59, married her 8th husband, a 39-year old carpenter Larry Fortensky in 1991 but divorced him in 1995 when the juice of love reportedly forsaken her. Larry received a hefty settlement for his “labor” of making her happy with lots of “SO” (screaming orgasm) which she seldom experienced with her previous 7 older husbands.

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    • I read it a few xxx, I didn’t get it, puzzle pala ni Parekoy. Pilyou ka pa rin. Remote viewing ka ba? hahhaah
      But, I can guess letter E…….
      Volunteer akong isa sa ninang, wink~~ hehehe

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    • Score

      5 = Galing-galing mo! Pero hwag mamboso.

      4 = di ka perfecto, pero magaling ka.

      3 = average ka. Pinganak ka siguro after 70s.

      2 = baka may tutuli ka. Linisin mo.

      1 = di ka tsismoso/tsismosa

      0 = wala kang alam sa munod ng pulitika at showbiz at isa kang Virgin.

      :)

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      • @vander

        Ang rason ay dalwa. Para di zero ang sasagot sa CPM dahil wala ng virhen sa atin!

        Ang main purpose eh punch line!

        Pano mo malalaman na ang mga Netizens eh mahilkg sa rough sex?

        Kasi pag nag-sex sila grabe at ang ingay ay

        blog…blog…blog…

        :)

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  12. Light moments break muna:

    BATTLE OF THE BOBOTANTES

    Host: Ano ang pangalan ng programa ng gobyerno na isinusulong ni Pangulong Aquino?
    Clue: “Daang Matuwid”

    Bobotante: “Kalsadang Diretso”

    Host: Hinde! Ang unang salita ay nag-uumpisa sa letrang “D”.

    Bobotante: “Daanang Diretso!”

    Host: Hinde pa rin. Ang pangalawang salita ay nag-uumpisa sa letrang “M”.

    Bobotante: “Daanang Makurakot!”

    Host: Peste man gyud!

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  13. Anti-Dynasty sa konstitusyon ay dapat nating ipatupad sa 2016!

    Alam naman natin na ginogoyo lang tayo ng mga buwaya sa kongreso at may basbas pa ni Aquino. Sabi ni Aquino eh ipapasa nya ang FOI Bill para maging batas at sin Speaker Belmonte eh ang tapang pang inulit na ipinapangako ang pagpasa ng FOI bill, pero hanggang ngayon ay nakapako! Kailangan na nating singilin si Belmonte at bitayin na natin.

    “Ang ipinangako ko talaga is during the 16th Congress. Bitayin ninyo [na] ako kung matapos ito at hindi pa nakakapasa,” Belmonte told reporters during a press conference at the House of Representatives. –
    Belmonte renews vow: FOI bill to pass in 16th Congress
    March 11, 2014 2:57pm
    By PATRICIA DENISE CHIU, GMA News

    Eto pang Anti-Dynasty Bill na isa sa mga binanggit ni Aquino sa SONA nya noong July, “Panahon na na ipasa ang anti-dynasty law (It is time to pass an anti-dynasty law),” the President said

    Aquino pushes anti-dynasty bill, hits ‘one to sawa’ proposal. Kasi ng napikon sya kay Binay noong sinabing PALPAK ang gobyerno nya.

    Ano na ang nangyari? Wala di ba?
    *

    Rep. Villar drops out of Senate run, will seek re-election instead

    We’re sincerely grateful on the outpouring of support from the Filipino people who think that I could better serve them as senator as shown by the surveys. While I have not formally declared a Senate bid, I remain flattered by the encouraging polling numbers,” Villar said.

    “But after consultation with my constituents, supporters and family, we’ve come to the conclusion that there is still much to be done in Las Piñas and in the House of Representatives. I am running for re-election as representative of the Lone District of Las Piñas in May 2016,” Villar added.

    Eh mukhang tinablan ng hiya si Mark at ang Nanay nyang si Cynthia na gusto pala nilang maging tulad sa mga makakapal na dynastiya nila Jinggoy at JV Estrada at ni Alan at Pia Cayetano na ginawa ng pampamilya ang Senado!

    <b.Kung si Aquino at si Belmonte eh ipinagkanulo na tayo sa usaping Anti-Dynasty at FOI Bills eh kailangan kumilos na tayo dahil wala taong inaasahan sa dalwang ito.

    Kaya ang suhestyon ko eh dahil yung mga Political Dynasties na naman ang namamayagpag sa darating na eleksyon eh mas mabuti pa kahit di pa naipapasa ang Anti-Dynasty Bill eh tayo ng mga botante ang magbigay ng parusa sa mga hinayupak na mga makakapal na apog na mga Pamilyang abusado, maka-sarili, at karamihan eh magnanakaw ng pera ng bayan!

    Kaya susuriin nating mabuti ang mga kandidato para pag pumasok sa criteria na ang pamilya nila ay may mahigit na dalawang pwesto ang tinutumbok o di kaya meron ng dalawang nakaupo pero gusto pang dagdagan eh ipagsigawan natin na huwag iboto!

    Ang unang biktima kahit na dati eh kakampi natin sya eh si Alan Peter Cayetano. Huwag iboto sa pagka VP dahil ang kapatid nyang si Pia eh nakaupo ng Senador at ang asawa nyang si Lani ay Mayor ng Taguig.

    Sabi ni Alan, eh wala naman daw masama sa Political Dynasty. Eh klarado sa ating 1987 Constitution na dapat walang Political Dynasty, eh mali pa pala ang ating konstitusyon?

    Ang Pamilya Binay ay isang napaka-laking at napaka-powerful na Political Dynasty, eh hindi lang dahil doon kumbakit di natin sila iboboto dahil na rin sa sila ay mga magnanakaw pa! Katulad nila Bongbong Marcos na ang pamilya eh bigla na lang nakabalik atnagsulputan sa ibat-ibang pwesto eh dapat hwag ding iboto ang lahat ng tatakbo sa pamilya nila.

    Simula pa lang ito ng ating pagparusa sa mga kandidatong pasok sa Political Dynasty (Mahigit sa dalawang miyembro ng pamilya ang gusto o nakapwesto sa gobyerno through election-dapat isa lang pero para naman huwag radical eh sige na at limitado na lang sa dalawa).

    Sa darating na mga araw na nag-file sila ng kanilang mga certificate of candidacy, eh sisimulan na natin ang pagpaparusa at resbak nating mga botante na pundi na sa mga ganid at abusadong mga pamilyang ito!

    Parekoy
    10-09-15

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    • (Repost)

      Kaya sana makinig kayo sa panawagon ko, Huwag iboto ang mga Kandidato ng galing sa Political Dynasty at eto ang listahan kung dalawa o mahigit pa ang tatakbo sa election na galing sa kanilang pamilya!

      1. Abad Family (Batanes)

      2. Abalos Family (Mandaluyong City)

      3. Abaya Family (Cavite)

      4. Acosta Family (Bukidnon)

      5. Afable Family (Zambales)

      6. Aguilar(-Villar) Family (Las Piñas City and Muntinlupa City)

      7. Albano Family (Isabela)

      8. Alcala Family (Quezon)

      9. Alfelor Family (Camarines Sur and Bulacan)

      10. Alonto Family (Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte)

      11. Ampatuan Family (Maguindanao)

      12. Andal(-Contreras) Family (Oriental Mindoro)

      13. Angara Family (Aurora)

      14. Antonino Family (Nueva Ecija, La Union and General Santos City)

      15. Aquino Family (CARAGA)

      16. Aquino Family (Sorsogon)

      17. Aquino Family (Tarlac)

      18. Arroyo Family (Camarines Sur, Negros Occidental and Pampanga)

      19. Arroyo Family (Camarines Sur)

      20. Asistio Family (Caloocan City)

      21. Atienza Family (Manila)

      22. Bagatsing Family (Manila and Muntinlupa City)

      23. Barzaga Family (Cavite)

      24. Belmonte Family (Quezon City)

      25. Bernabe Family (Parañaque City)

      26. Biazon Family (Muntinlupa)

      27. Bichara Family (Albay)

      28. Binay Family (Makati City)

      29. Bulut Family (Apayao)

      30. Calalay Family (Quezon City)

      31. Calixto Family (Pasay City)

      32. Castelo Family (Quezon City)

      33. Cayetano Family (Muntinlupa City, Pateros and Taguig City)

      34. Cerilles Family (Zamboanga del Sur)

      35. Chavez Family (Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City)

      36. Chipeco Family (Laguna)

      37. Climaco Family (Zamboanga City)

      38. Cortes Family (Mandaue)

      39. Cojuangco Family (Tarlac)

      40. Crisologo Family (Ilocos Sur)

      41. Cua Family (Quirino)

      42. Cuenco Family (Cebu)

      43. Dadayan (Lanao del Sur)

      44. Datumulok Family (Lanao del Sur)

      45. Defensor Family (Iloilo and Quezon City)

      46. De Venecia (Pangasinan)

      47. Del Mar Family (Cebu)

      48. Dimaporo Family (Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur)

      49. Dominguez Family (Baguio, Benguet and Cavite)

      50. Dumlao Family (Nueva Vizcaya)

      51. Duterte Family (Davao City)

      52. Dy Family (Isabela)

      53. Echiverri Family (Caloocan City)

      54. Ecleo Family (Dinagat Islands)

      55. Ejército Family (Estrada/Estregan Family) (Laguna, Manila, Quezon, and San Juan City)

      56. Enverga Family (Quezon)

      57. Escudero Family (Sorsogon)

      58. Espinosa(-Martinez) Family (Cebu, Masbate, Iloilo City, and Guimaras)

      59. Eusebio Family (Pasig)

      60. Fajardo Family (Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Bicol)

      61. Fariñas Family (Ilocos Norte, Laoag City)

      62. Fua Family (Siquijor)

      63. Fuentebella Family (Camarines Sur)

      64. Gaje(-Locsin) Family (Negros Occidental and Iloilo)

      65. Galicia Family (Davao Region)

      66. Garcia Family (Bataan)

      67. Garcia Family (Cebu)

      68. Garcia Family (Davao City)

      69. Garin Family (Iloilo)

      70. Gatchalian Family (Valenzuela City)

      71. Gomez Family (Laguna)

      72. Gordon Family (Zambales)

      73. Guingona Family (Agusan, Bukidnon, Negros Oriental and Misamis Oriental)

      74. Imperial Family (Albay)

      75. Jaen Family (Leganes, Iloilo)

      76. Jagunap Family (Leganes, Iloilo)

      77. Jalosjos Family (Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay)

      78. Javier Family (Navotas)

      79. Lacson Family (Antique, Cavite, Negros Occidental and Manila)

      80. Lagman Family (Albay and Quezon City)

      81. Lapid Family (Pampanga)

      82. Lapus Family (Tarlac)

      83. Laurel Family (Batangas)

      84. Leachon Family (Oriental Mindoro and Calapan)

      85. Leviste Family (Batangas)

      86. Lecaroz Family (Marinduque and Batangas)

      87. Lim Family (Southern Leyte)

      88. Lim Family (Palawan)

      89. Lobregat Family (Zamboanga City)

      90. Macapagal Family (Camarines Sur, Pampanga and Zambales)

      91. Madrigal(-Collantes) Family

      92. Magsaysay Family (Zambales, La Union)

      93. Maliksi Family (Cavite)

      94. Mangudadatu Family (Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao)

      95. Manrique Family (Boac, Marinduque)

      96. Marcos Family (Ilocos Norte)

      97. Masigan Family (Isabela)

      98. Mastura Family (Maguindanao)

      99. Mendiola/Siojo/Mercado Family (Bulacan, Pampanga, Mindoro, Samar)

      100. Mitra Family (Palawan)

      101. Monato Family (Mandaue, Agusan del Sur)

      102. Nepomuceno Family (Pampanga)

      103. Noriel(-Joson) Family (Nueva Ecija)

      104. Olivarez Family (Parañaque City)

      105. Ortega Family (La Union, Negros Oriental)

      106. Osmeña Family (Cebu)

      107. Pacquiao Family (Sarangani and General Santos City)

      108. Paguio-Pizarro Family (Bataan)

      109. Pimentel Family (Cagayan de Oro)

      110. Pineda Family (Pampanga)

      111. Plaza Family (Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Cagayan)

      112. Ponce Enrile Family (Cagayan)

      113. Rama Family (Cebu)

      114. Ramos Family (Pangasinan)

      115. Recto Family (Batangas)

      116. Remulla Family (Cavite)

      117. Revilla Family (Cavite)

      118. Reyes Family (Marinduque)

      119. Reyes Family (Palawan)

      120. Roman Family (Bataan)

      121. Romualdez/Lopez Family (Leyte)

      122. Romualdo Family (Camiguin)

      123. Romulo Family (Quezon City, Pasig and Valenzuela)

      124. Salceda Family (Albay)

      125. San Pedro Family (San Jose del Monte, Bulacan)

      126. Santillan Family (Batangas, Cavite, Manila, Antique, Albay, Pampanga)

      127. Sarmiento Family (Buenavista, Marinduque)

      128. Singson/Gacula (Ilocos Sur)

      129. Sinsuat Family (Maguindanao)

      130. Sotto Family (Cebu, Quezon City and Parañaque)

      131. Suarez Family (Quezon)

      132. Sumulong Family (Rizal)

      133. Tan Family (Samar)

      134. Teves Family (Negros Oriental and Muntinlupa)

      135. Tiangco Family (Navotas)

      136. Tolentino Family (Cavite)Ty Family (Surigao del Sur)

      137. Umali Family (Nueva Ecija and Lipa City)

      138. Uy Family (Isabela and Zamboanga del Norte)

      139. Violago Family (Nueva Ecija)

      140. Villafuerte Family (Camarines Sur)

      141. Villarreal Family (Capiz)

      142. Yap Family (Tarlac)

      143. Ynares Family (Rizal)

      144. Zubiri Family (Bukidnon)

      Parekoy
      06-17-2015

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      • kasuklam-suklam talaga yung mga kandidato na walang kwalidad kundi ang kanilang “family name”. ngunit pwede po bang gamitin nating mamamayan ang ating sariling isip at sariling bait. may pagka “automatic thinking” ang “huwag iboto kung ito ang family name”.pwede po bang magsuri, magwari, magusisa, magtanong, magisip. walang “short-cut” na “kung ito ang family name.huwag iboto”.

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        • By default wag iboto.

          Pero kung duda suriin kung talagang merong mahigit sa dalwa ang miyembro ng pamilya ang nakupo o tatakbo sa eleksyon.

          Kahit na sa tingin natin matino eh kailangan firm tayo na ipatupad ang intensyon ng konstitusyon na bawal ang Political Dynasty.

          Isa itong paraan para ipaalam sa mga Dynastiya na tayo ay puno na at kailangan na silang labanan at sugpuin ang isa sa mga mitsa kumbakit nagkakaletse-letse ang bansa natin dahil ang Politocal Dynasty ay isang kanser ng ating lipunan!

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      • Are the PEOPLE and VOTERS not SCARED that for the PRESENT there are 144 DYNASTIES/or kingdoms in the Philippines? Parekoy’s LIST.

        It is not stated whether in CITIES or Congressional Districts. Or Provinces or Towns.

        There are at PRESENT 291 Congressional Districts in the country. And 24 for Senators.

        There are at PRESENT 82 Provinces

        There are at PRESENT 144 Cities And 1,490 Towns

        Without the ANTI-DYNASTY LAW all of the above congressional districts, cities, provinces and municipalities will ALL BY RULED by political FAMILIES: Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, GrandSon and SO ON down the descending lines (rarely in the ascending lines).

        With Political Dynasty governing the country will there really be a RULE OF LAW? Can anyone size it up with an honest answer? No is the answer. There will be a LAW OF THESE FAMILIES.

        Again, there are, per Parekoy’s LIST, already 144 Families in Dynasty kingdoms. Without the Anti-Dynasty Law, there is a very strong posibility in the future 290 Congressional District will be in Political Dynasties.

        The SAME possibility to 144 CITIES. Ditto to 80 Provinces. And 1,490 Towns the same.

        Where would the RULE OF LAW be found in these kingdoms/Dynasties at that RATIO? Answer: None.

        By that TIME as EXPECTED in the very NEAR FUTURE, can the people still have a CHANCE to have an Anti-Dynasty law? No more. Why? Because the WHOLE COUNTRY is held by Dynasties/kingdoms.

        What would be the only POSSIBLE chance to REMOVE (not by an Anti-Dynasty law) the Dynasties?

        Answer: people’s revolution. A bloody one. Why? Because there is no more Rule of Law. Corruptions and Injustices ABOUNDS.

        After that event, what happens next? Answer: We are back to SQUARE ONE. Into another CYCLE of the same corrupt and dynasty SYSTEM.

        So, what do we do? You and each one have to decide something good before things become really so bad or worst in this country.

        Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You But Ask What You Can Do For Your Country. [ JFK quote]

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        • @leona

          Merong study na ginawa classifying dynasties as either fat dynasty or thin dynasty.

          Ang fat dynasty at binubuo ng maraming magkakapamilya na sabay nanunungkulan (at least three) bilang government officials. Ang thin dynasty naman ay isa o dalawa sa pamilya na hali-halili o magkakasunod na nanunungkulan.

          Fat or thin, dynasty pa rin.

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    • I am not voting for any candidate violating the Anti-Dynasty concept in the Constitution!

      If the Liberal Party and it’s candidates, and Pres. PNoy CAN PASS the bill on Anti-Dynasty BEFORE MAY 2016, winning 95% against all other political parties is ON THE WALL.

      A lot of SACRIFICE is expected from the LP on this even to their own members if A WIN is what they want.

      FAILURE on the part of the incumbent LP party despite half-hearted promises is a memorable LOSS of this PARTY.

      Do Not Take Us For Granted LIBERAL PARTY LEADERSHIP. We Are Serious And You Are Not

      Your CHOICE; start counting your LOSSES or just count your Winnings. This is a HARD BARGAIN from us the citizenry and VOTERS. Take it or Ignore It.

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        • joining in one voice: “I am not voting for any candidate violating the Anti-Dynasty concept in the Constitution!”

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          • from inquirer: Pacquiao to join LP Senate slate? It’s possible, says Roxas

            NO TO PACQUIAO due to violating the anti- dynasty concept in our consti.
            NO TO PACQUIAO due to: 4: number of days he attended the congress plenary session

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            • BIG NO to PACQUIAO sa kung anumang posisyon sa gobyerno…mas malaki ang magagawa nya sa bayan kung dahil sa kasikatan nya e matulungan nya ang mga kandidatong karapatdapat na mahalal sa 2016… Suriin sana nyang mabuti at mapagpasyahan nya na ang mas karapatdapat sa mga kakandidato sa Pres-VP ay walang iba kundi sina Mar Roxas at Leni Robredo…

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            • A big NO to Paquiao.
              If they take Paquiao it will be for the same reason the tried to get Llamanzares. His vote bringing potential and that alone.

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              • what pnoy did to mgl, he is doing to mp.
                exposing what is not seen by the unsuspecting ones.
                nothing more nothing less. hehehe..

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      • Masarap ang maging pulitiko. with all the perks, privileges, authority and everything. We dislodge one dynasty, another one will emerge, and would continue on its vicious cycle.

        Eradicate corruption and political dynasty withers on its own. Who would want to be in politics when sacrifice is just what you get in return?

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  14. Mapunta dapat ang vast portion ng likas na yaman ng bansa sa nakakaraming mamamayan, hindi sa iilang tao lamang. Ang sinumang kakandidato na ang mindset ay ang mapaginhawa ang buhay ng bawat mamamayan ang ang siyang karapat-dapat na iboto sa 2016.

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  15. Again, another nuance on the theme of people deciding on Poe’s legal problem rather than the Constitution and the laws of the land being upheld.

    I quote at least one item from Inquirer opinion piece “Grace Poe’s damaged identity” by Narciso Reyes Jr., an international book author and former diplomat:

    “Letting our immature, padrino-dependent electorate decide the fate of an unqualified but charming presidential candidate such as Poe, with her legacy of an immensely popular, legendary matinee idol of a foster father in Fernando Poe Jr., would be a shameful judicial cop-out.”

    A clear reference to ex-CJ Panganiban’s “let the people decide” piece on Poe — from one who is now, among others, an opinion writer, not a member anymore of the SC.

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      • All I can say is that, those persons who cannot or will not see the truth of the Grace LLamanzares story must have a hidden agenda. This must be the case with ex-CL Panganiban, either that or he is senile.

        Narcisco Reyes hit the nail right on the head.

        Why, oh why did Pinoy boost the image of Llamanzares by offering her the VP slot? I think without that shot in the arm she would probably be a goner by now. Obviously nobody did their research. I know this is old hat but it continues to rankle with me.

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        • There is a category of decision tree in game theory which in structure is much like a many-legged organism like a “centipede.”

          Let me illustrate. If P-noy was in a position to be clairvoyant and know more about Poe than we want to admit; and knowing that Roxas’ and Robredo’s chances were low at that time (Robredo was not even in the radar in the early stages), he may have been a party — if you will — along with people like Erice to induce events. Only for these events to shutdown or go the opposite way; these failed events being the many spare legs of the centipede; with the actual or real events moving along the length of the body of the centipede; until we are at the current stage. Time has been bought. We are now at a stage where Roxas is viable; and Robredo promises to be viable as well. And along the way helping display to the people, especially us social media people, the true characters of Poe and Escudero. And throw the schedules of Binay, Duterte, Marcos, et al, helter-skelter.

          This is just my opinion, @Ancient Mariner, without evidence to support me. My one constant view is that Pnoy is a strategist and a good one.

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          • I wont disagree with you. The strategy could only have been, “Get Grace Poe for the votes. The votes she would garner for herself and the rub off votes for the LP and Mar. It could not have been for her political accumen of which she has little. Whatever the reason I believe that she benefitted greatly from the exposure and she played the LP and Pinoy like fish.
            Are we now entering a similar situation with Pacquiao whereby the LP are recruiting a body of guaranteed votes attached to an empty head?

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              • no to pakyaw din ako. risa hontiveros ought to be given 2nd chance, her instead of pakyaw given LP senatorial ticket.

                palaging absent si pakyaw sa trabaho. pakyaw justified his absences by saying, palagi raw naman siyang bumibisita sa constituents. bisita na walang agenda, paligoy-ligoy? hello, how are you, and goodbye, that kind of bisita ay walang kwenta. it’s just to let people know he is still alive and not gone to heaven. really, kung gusto lang naman ni pakky na pabisita-bisita sa constituents, e, magkonsehal na lang siya where he will not be missed at congress. at the moment, yong pabisita-bisita sa constituents ay duplication yan sa trabaho ng mga consehales, barangay tanod, o kaya, mayor at gobernador.

                by being absent at congress, pakky missed out on important debates needed to pass law, miss also in supporting fellow congressmen/women in upholding what needs to be upheld. he cannot give input, cannot give insight, cannot, cannot, cannot.

                no to pakyaw, yes to hontiveros.

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            • I agree Ancient Mariner.

              Is it true Mar Roxas and/or LP inviting Pacquiao for senator lineup? If true, for what good reason(s)? For votes? So Pacquiao will be another useless LP senator? Topping the absences there?

              No to Pacquiao! We are talking of the SENATE here, not the BOXING RING!

              Is the LP a weak Party without Pacquiao? If not, then why get Pacquiao in? Looks like LP has no confidence in it’s STRENGHT to WIN.

              Stop blundering LPs! Puede ba, think WISELY naman.

              hehehe

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            • ancient, I think, grace llamanzares was asked to run as vp to mar not mainly for the votes she may or may not bring, but because lp may have more in store for her, may long term plans para sa kanya, maybe as lp’s standard bearer in 2022.

              in the beginning, grace seems very promising. but 1st, lp wants her to be experienced in helping to run the nation, get to know more of the taumbayan and be there for them, and at the same time, fine tune and prepare her political skills for the next big thing in 2022.

              kaso, lumaki kaagad ang ulo ni grace. dont want to be 2nd to anyone and went straight for the top job.

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              • Perhaps. But the bottom line is they let their enthusiasm get the better of them and placed too much trust in tihe assurances of Llamanzares. If nothing else their approach was amateurish. Not what one would expect from senior politicians.
                The fact that they continued recruiting her long after her credentials were questioned is in my opinion a black mark against thr LP big wigs.

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              • ***moonie*** and ***Ancient Mariner*** . . .

                . . . LP people twicely THINK they KNOW GRACE PoeLL,

                . . . they DON’T know her from any APPLE of Adam,

                . . . she is the EVE of her AMBITION. THEY better WATCH OUT for her in the DAYS to come.

                . . . they have to JUMP from LP ship to be SAVED, into PoeSHIP. Watch this scenario soon.

                :-)

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      • wrong, wrong, wrong, a damaged identity leading other damaged identities, equals to more damaged identities. all damaged identities, bulok lahat, feeding on one another’s misery. propagating.

        we have got to look for the least damaged identity to lead the damaged identities, or better still, the one not damaged. we have got to have fresh outlook, infusion of new blood, give us better chances in life, not give us more of the same. we want progress, newer and better solution to old problems. newer and better practices, newer technologies. not stick to the old because it gives least traction, less conflict, less effort. the road less traveled leads to new and exciting discoveries, exploration.

        else we would still be watching black and white t.v. he, he, he.

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    • For Misinformed Voters.

      RORO 2016- Proven leadership, hindi lang pagasa ang makakamit, on the way pa sa tunay na tagumpay??

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  17. ‘Region 5 or the Bicol region is considered a gold mine for votes. Based on Comelec records, the Bicol region has three million registered voters, and 2.48 million cast their votes during the mid-term elections in 2013.’ 2013 Data.

    ‘ Elections statistics showed the Northern provinces delivered high voter’s turnout during elections. If the Northern regions deliver a solid vote, candidates are looking at about 5,661,688 out of 52,014,648 registered voters and 4,559,113 out of 40,214,324 actual votes.’

    JPE says Sen. BongBong has a distinctive advantage against all the other Bicolano VP candidates: Robredo, Chiz Escudero, Honasan and Trillanes IV.

    ILocano votes will be (if SOLID) rounding it up – 4,560,000 votes vs. 2.50 million Bicolano votes. A difference of around – 2,060,000 votes.

    1 ILocano vs 4 Bicolanos. Four Men vs 1 Woman (who is [BiCoLaNA) – this is also a distinctive advantage for Leni Robredo.

    Let’s count the DISadvantage(s): BM is son of FM. FM regime Martial Law. Freedom and Rights of the people were LOST including in iLocos Regions. Payaman regime. Kawat Regime. Corrupt Regime. A rigid regime.

    LR (Robredo): With a Clean Slate. What disadvantage(s)? Her odds instead: a Lawyer. A Devoted Wife [ now a Widow] & Mother. Sensible. Sincere. With Loyalty to people and country. Truthful (a BIG advantage).

    Can LR overshot the difference of 2,060,000 votes nationwide? Why, YES! Chicken-feed. Where will such VOTES come from? Why, everywhere in the whole country!

    Being the only WOMAN and the MOST QUALIFIED candidate for VP, Leni Robredo has the ODDS to beat and trample all the Men candidates. Why? Because the majority of the voters including many Ilocanos and others, are FED UP with TRAPOS,

    with Dynasties, Lies and Corruptions = ‘T.D.L.C.’ are the real distinctions. JPE’s is the obsolete distinction gauge. T.D.L.C. is ‘Total Destruction Lying Country.‘

    Rise Up Filipino People! Rise Up Filipino Voters! RISE, as your country needs YOU!

    Be Counted On Election Day 2016. Register Now and Be Sure To Vote Later.

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    • Solid North has never been solid at all even when FM was the sitting Dictator. Solid North is not Ilocos Norte – there is Ilocos sur,, La Union, Cagayan, Isabela n Nueva Vizcaya. The Singsons never bow down to the Marcoses; so with the Albano’s of Isabela and the Mamba of Cagayan. Much more do with the Padilla’s of Nueva Vizcaya and Ortega’s of La Union. So one is dreaming with eyes wide open if they talk of Solid North delivering 4.5 million tor BBM.

      Ilocandia has the most numberof OFW,’s so the families are social media savvy.

      Roxas-Robredo will be carried in Ilocandia.

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        • Wow!!! You just shed your true colors Victin my friend…you are are a Marcos believer???
          Sabagay, dalawang Marcos (magkapatid pa…Poe and Bongbong), kukupkupin talaga ng Ilocos Norte (Sarrat, specifically), pero this time, voters are far more intelligent.

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          • I am for POE and ROBREDO @rolly ……i am just telling the TRUTH HERE about how the ILOKANO VOTEs will go next 2016 election……they will go to POE and MARCOS…..

            Ang hirap sa mga CPMERs they are accusing POE and BINAY for lying , ang hindi nila alam ay si ROXAS ang totoong sinungaling……

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          • @TESSA…..wake up …ILOCOS SUR and the rest of SOLID NORTH will go POE and MARCOS…….magbantay tayo next election and / or next election surveys kung gusto mo….

            May sisisngit pang BINAY sa ILOKANDIA but not ROSAS po…let us be honest ILOKANO ka pala o ILOKANA.

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            • Ilokano ka ba? Tsismis ba ying statement mo or katotohanan?

              Tiga Ilocos sur n Cagsyan ako at napakalajas ang Roxas-Robredo.

              Natutuwa naman ako sa lakas ng loon mong masabi ng ganyan. Hindi nanan kading bobo mo ang mga Ilojano. Excuse ne!

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    • Philstar today’s VOTING online for VP;

      . . . at the BOTTOM pic of Leni Robredo (alpha Code) – so far 69%

      . . . at the TOP the 4 DONKS – 10% each

      the trend the trend is trending. . . be sure to check your PHILSTAR online voting

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      • Maganda ang online survey ng Philstar: may picture pa nuong lima. Wala pa si Go ng Bi-Go.

        Sa picture pa lang panalo na. Gaya ni Rasec3 may “crush” na ako, lalo na dahil sa picture na yan.

        Ngayon alam ko na kaya hindi sumipot si Go sa Cebu: “makunat” at “matigas” ang balat ng lechon baka yung tunay nyang ngipin eh ma malas pa; tsaka nakita yung online survey ng Philstar. Tiyak ang boto nya magkatulad ni Trillanes. Pero sa dalawa kay Trillanes na ako. May aksyon. Si Go bago mag tanong sa Senate, mag le-lecture muna — salita walang aksyon.

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  18. from ANC poe’s lawyer: there’s plot to disqualify poe before ballots are printed.

    “our reading is that in the end, they wouldn’t want the name of sen. grace poe in the ballot. because if her name is included in the ballot, thay would really be a problem for her opponents, right? so that’s what they will do. they will try to have her disqualified before the printing of the ballots.
    for us, the people have spoken. so why do we have to talk about a disqualification case?”
    ———————————————————————————————————————————
    of course FALSIFICATION of OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS = DISQUALIFICATION

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  19. from inquirer: Ombudsman orders dismissal of Junjun Binay

    “We have promulgated our resolution. I ordered the dismissal of Mayor Binay for grave misconduct and dishonesty. What goes with it is perpetual disqualification from holding public office, forfeiture of retirement benefits,” Morales told reporters in an ambush interview.
    Binay can appeal the Ombudsman’s decision but it was immediately executory.”

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  20. “Poe and Escudero arrived in Roxas from Dumaguete in a private plane about 12:30 p.m. and had a private lunch with supporters and friends.”

    akala ko independent sila. bakit naka private plane? kasama nila si Pasig Rep. Roman Romulo. sino ang may-ari ng private plane? did they hire?

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  21. Don’t you find it funny that VP Binay officially launched BinGo as P-VP tandem for Election 2016, but and with a big but Gringo has not yet finalized his decision…

    This may be as Baycas has said, Bi-Go team

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      • ang dinig ko ay no show ang Ngo.
        kaya tama [email protected] & @baycas, Bi-Go…

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    • @BFD @NHerrera @vander

      Bakit ayaw nila gamitin ang BI-HON, e yun ang maganda ang tunog at ma-aalala pa ang boodle fight ni Binay na lagi may pancit. Sabagay, ang BIHON madali mapanis.

      Ang BIN-GO naman ay social pasttime. Sa letrang B, bigo at sa letrang G, gago.

      Pag naging BI-BI yan, Bibigandanghari babagsakan.

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  22. Related to my post #158 below, here is the video clip of Mario Dumawal’s report on Grace Poe Llamanzare’s then anticipated appointment as MTRC chair in 2010.

    MD reported that GPL said “…maluwag nyang tatanggapin ang MTRCB appointment pero hindi nya papangunahan ang pangulo…”

    Ano ba ang ibig sabihin pagtinanggap mo na agad ang isang iaalok pa lamang? Di ba ibig sabihin nun pinapangunahan mo na?

    Parang masyadong ambisyosa naman ang dating. Walang pinag-iba sa gustong maging pangulo agad-agad, ayaw maging pangalawang pangulo muna.

    Mapapansin din sa video clip na ang kanyang kabeso-beso ay si Jinggoy Estrada, Erap Estrada, at Jejomar Binay. Birds of the same feather flocking together?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejZbm09P5so

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    • And the rest is history, as they say. But let us wait how this “her”story will end. We seem to know how Binay’s “his”story will end. Or do we?

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    • from the link above posted by @yvonne. sabi ni gl sa bandang 1:33 ” hindi naman politika ito eh. ito ay para sa showbiz. malaking bagay na sana umangat naman ng kaunti na ang industriya natin. i’d like to continue aaah what ever i can do that my father started for the industry.

      naku poe mary grace llamanzares alam nyo ba na mahirap ang magiging DAKILANG BALATKAYO? ito pala ang gagawin mo sa aming BANSA? gagawin mong showbiz industry ang buong pilipinas!

      SHAME ON YOU POE!!

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      • To paraphrase, yun ang tinutukoy ni GPL na itutuloy nya ang legacy ni FPJ, yung “sana umangat naman ng kaunti na ang (showbiz) industriya natin.”

        Yun ang kanyang advocacy sa pagtakbo sa pagkapangulo.

        Hmmm, bumalik na lang kaya siya sa MTRCB?

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        • gagayahin ang bollywood ng india, he, he, he. india has the most moviegoers and spend big on movies, 2nd only to america. the poor in india live through their movie stars. I think, pinoys are nearly as fanatical as indian fans, even voted movie stars to public office, trusting their faked persona will do good.

          grace is more suited to running mtrcb, not the nation. hilaw pa kas, a car trying to be mac truck.

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        • pag umangat nga naman, darami ang manonood.
          tatabo sa takilya.
          lalaki ang kita.
          lalo silang sisikat.
          lalong yayaman.
          ipagpapatuloy niya ang pagpapatabo sa takilya.

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          • pabayaan ang bayan at ang law and order, dagsa ang mag informal settlers sa mga syudad, pahabaan ang traffic. basta may bagong sine, ayos lang. di bale na’t gutom basta busog ang mata. yehey! kaso, paminsan lugi sa takilya yong pelikula, hindi kumita ng husto. big headache. investment did not pay off.

            seriously po, ang presidente ang siyang pwedeng mag-appoint ng national artist, pero hindi pwedeng makialam sa panluob ng mtrcb, or mag-dictate. or the prez will be accused of nepotism. dapat pantay-pantay ang tinging sa mga organisation, walang favoritism.

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    • @Yvonne with all the stuff that you and Rene-Ipil posted here, my questions remain: “Why is GPL on a rush to run for president?”

      Walang karanasan sa pulitika. Walang alam sa Pilipinas dahil matagal na nawala. Wala pa rin naman nagagawa para agad na pagtiwalaan sa pagkapangulo. Pero anoo sino kaya ang malakas na pwersa sa likod niya at tunay na dahilan ng pagmamadali na maging pangulo? Alam kaya niya sa simula pa lang na malaki rin ang tsansa na matatalo siya sa kaso sa SET?

      Malaki ang paniniwala ko na matagal na niyang alam kung kanino siya nanggaling at lahat ng ito ay may kinalaman sa mga ikinikilos niya sa kasalukuyan. Hindi siya lalayuan ng kontrobersya hanggat hindi nailalabas ang katotohanan. Sana ay si Susan na mismo ang tumulong kay Grace upang mailahad kung ano ang tunay na pagkatao nito dahil sa simula’t simula pa lang ng kasaysayan ni Grace mula pagkabata ay buhol-buhol na ang script na sinasabi nila.

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      • matagal na yatang pinagsabihan si susan na shut up, or put up. kaya, hindi na lang siya umimik, the last time she did, she caused controversy at medyo nagwala sa media, how dare they! sabi, grace is our daughter! then, sabi pang, ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw. I think, susan is too emotionally involved to be objective. helped perpetuate falsehood instead, that’s showbiz. easier that way too; else, she will be alienated and not allowed to see grandkids, mag-iisa siya and like fpj, may die of loneliness, iniwan ng madla, ng angkan.

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        • hindi lang si susan ang tahimik ngayon, si sheryl cruz din ay pinatahimik, pinagbawalang magsalita about grace llamanzares’ worthiness to be president, may media black out na yata.

          he, he, dito nalang kaya si sheryl magsalita sa blog ni raissa, of course, under a handle. she’d would be welcome.

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      • I guess GPL has an ace up in her sleeve.

        Sa tamang panahon, she would reveal by DNA test that her mother is Rosemarie and her father was Marcos. And that confession would catapult her to the presidency with the full support of the NPC, NP, Marcos-Romualdez clan and cronies like Cojuangco, Ongpin, Tan, Etc.

        The SCRIPT. Upon final decision of the SC declaring her as non-NBFC, GPL would file a motion for reconsideration based on new evidence discovered via DNA test. This would be during the campaign period while another case for lack of legal residence is pending with the COMELEC and survey results put GPL ahead by a mile.

        GPL would be elected as president and the SC would transform itself into the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) to decide on the residency issue. Meantime, Marcos would be interred in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. From then on, Que Sera, Sera.

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        • kinikilabutan ako sa iyong fearless forecast @ rene-ipil.

          nevertheless, am a strong believer that goodness prevails over badness. prayers are more powerful than all works of darkness.

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            • grace has many things hidden under the sleeves now getting tattered. we are picking at the seams, warp after warp, thread by thread count. she’s in danger of not only her sleeves unraveling but her dress as well.

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        • my thought jives with rene-ipil.
          that’s why i am not joining the nbfc churvas.
          she’s pamulinawen in the bahay-kubo of parekoy…:)

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      • @Vhin AB “Why is GPL on a rush to run for president?”
        imo:
        1. Strike while the iron is still hot.
        2. Leading the survey.
        3. Power
        4. Power
        5. Power
        6. Americans living in the Malakanyang which btway was built by the americans.
        7. Power
        and endless power.

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  23. I almost fell off my seat laughing when I read the lechon incident. I was wondering if the person standing next to him whacking the boodle feast got some extra crackle of the VP’s cracked denture. Eeew.

    “The Vice President’s day in Cebu was filled with bloopers – from the absence of Honasan to the loss of the sound system in the middle of the program.

    Yet the ultimate boo-boo was when he had a taste of the famous lechon (roasted pig) in the Queen City of the South, delaying his visit to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu.

    He had to see a dentist first because his dentures cracked.

    Binay quipped: “Nakagat ko ang balat ng lechon, natanggal ang pustiso ko. Nasarapan ako. Kaso pansamantalang nabasagan ng pustiso.” (I bit the lechon and my dentures fell. I enjoyed the lechon but my dentures cracked.)”

    http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/108703-binay-no-honasan-cebu

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          • From Frank S:

            Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
            When I bit off more than I could chew
            But through it all, when there was doubt,
            I ate it up and spit it out
            I faced it all and I stood tall;
            And did it my way (to the dentist)

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        • sabi ni Binay, kaya daw naglabasan ang mga audience sa Cebu habang nag-i-speech siya ay dahil masyadong mainit sa loob ng Hall. Ang sabi naman ng iba, hindi nila matagalang makinig sa mga kasinungalingan ni Binay. meron pa raw traupulin na nakasulat, Cebu is Binay’s Country. Hindi raw sila papayag na maging Binay’s country din ang Cebu katulad ng Makati. ang sabi naman ng isang commenter, papa’no, sabi, pagpasok ng bawat audience, pipirma daw ng pangalan sa attendance sheet, dahil pinangakuhan sila ng organizer ng pagtitipong iyon na tatanggap ang ng pera ang bawat pipirma pagkatapos ng speech ni Binay. Hindi pa natatapos ang speech niya, nag-unahan na sila papalabas para pumila baka daw maubusan ng pang-lagay. Totoo kaya iyon?

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  24. Did Sen Grace Poe already concede that she will lose her case at the SET? In Dumaguete City when was asked about the result of her DNA test and she responded that the result will be delayed because more individuals had surfaced to offer DNA samples.

    But when she was asked to provide more details of these individuals,

    “She urged the media to wait for the decision of the Supreme Court which she expected to be released in November.”

    The last time I checked, the SET has not ruled on David’s petition yet. Oh well, maybe she was just confused, or the reporter filed a misleading report.

    http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/729555/poe-escudero-bracing-for-more-disqualification-cases

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  26. They say, “The truth will out”.
    Well the truth did out along with his teeth.
    Binay is the “TOOTHLESS BULLDOG”.

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    • . . . lucky for him he did not SWALLOW the lower cracked dents. . .

      now, with another HURRIEDLY DONE dents. . . swallowing it together with the balat is POSSIBLE

      NO more lechon MAKUNUT. . . cakes na lang

      hehehe

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    • @victinluz, pls ask your bossing why her DNA test is expected to be submitted by Oct 21 (Philstar 10/9/15)

      The SET spokesman clarified that it was Poe’s camp and not the SET that offered the DNA test during the Sept 21 oral argument on the disqualification case filed against the senator

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        • You are arrogating unto yourself the forthcoming SET ruling while at # 176, you commented “@CPMERs… Let us wait for the SET rulings … he he … Tingnan natin po.”

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  28. Scenario:

    After DEADLINE filing of CoCs at Comelec, SET comes out deciding GPL is not qualified to run for P. And GPL is also ordered to vacate senate seat.

    1. Who is qualified, under Comelec Rules, to SUBSTITUTE for GPL? Chiz Escu? Susan the mother? Or GPL’s husband Mr. L.? The Comelec rules on this appears MANY.

    2. Are ANY of the above named-possible substitutes QUALIFIED to replace GPL? Why?

    3. If GPL is running as INDEPENDENT, that is, no political party (so far announced), can a substitute from a political party BE ALLOWED under the Rules?

    4. Can a substitute with a DIFFERENT SURNAME be allowed to replace GPL?

    5. How about if it is only the MIDDLE NAME that is the SAME?

    6. What is now the Comelec Rule on the TIME PERIOD to file a CoC to substitute a candidate?

    7. Is there a mode of APPEAL, etc., if one is substituting a disqualified candidate, and the substitution is DENIED by the Comelec?

    8. Can GPL legally APPEAL if a SET decision disqualifies her as candidate for P? Or file a MR? What is the Comelec rule on this?

    9. If the SET decision disqualifiying GPL is immediately executory, can GPL appeal the decision or file an M.R. before an appeal is done?

    10. Is appeal, if any, for both Petitioner David and/or Respondent GPL available as a result of a SET decision?

    I anticipate, most likely, all of the above to happen. How this issue lives or die may take sometime for many to see. Stay healthy to witness the final outcome.

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    • We ahould ask the COMELEC officials about this. These are legitimate questions na sana ay mabigyang linaw. Baka mamaya if na-hold ang candidacy ni Grace sa latter stages ng kampanya ay biglang ipapalit si Chiz and voila! Chiz will become president. (Provided yata na may partido sila, not sure though)

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  29. Sabi sa balita: Mar Roxas asking Pacquiao to join LP senatorial slate.

    Di ba may tax evasion cases si Pacquiao na billiones? Nasaan ang prinsipiong daang matuwid ni Mar Roxas?

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    • TAMA ka DYAN :: wala na sa DAANG MATUWID ang tinatahak ni ROXAS sa baluktot na paraan na ang ginagawa nya…pati sa surveys nagbabayad na sya just to increase his probabilities to be elected as our P on 2016, BUT He will never be one…

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    • @parengtony,

      Hindi ba, ‘pare,’ pare-pareho lang naman ang mga politiko? Ibanat pa siguro kay Mar Roxas ito:

      http://www.interaksyon.com/article/118427/teka-teka–65-5–of-dilg-disaster-funds-unused-in-roxas-term—report

      ‘Least evil,’ ‘ika nga, ang umiiral.

      Entertaining ang politika na walang iniwan sa showbiz…lalo sa mga ‘showbiz’ fans…

      Kanikaniyang manok o idolo ang pababanguhin sa pamamagitan ng pagpapabaho ng kalaban…

      Tapos ‘battle of perception’ na lang ang mananaig sa laban ng paramihan ng positibo o pauntian ng negatibo.

      ‘May the best idol wins,’ ‘anilang mga sanay sa ENTERTAINMENT!.

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      • Sabi mo nga “Kanikaniyang manok o idolo ang pababanguhin sa pamamagitan ng pagpapabaho ng kalaban.”

        Par for the course, if you will. Maski dito sa CPM “natin” (sensya na sa pakikisansaw ko) kung ano ano ang ibinabato sa ayaw nilang presidentiable. OK lang pero sana isandal naman sa malinaw na batayan.

        Ang pagbanggit ko na ang paghabol ni Mar Roxas kay Pacquiao ay lihis sa daang matuwid ay may malinaw na batayan – billiones ang pagkukulang ni idol Pacman sa taong bayan.

        Nakapanghihinayang na ang “daang matuwid” na sinimulan ni PNoy ay mamanahin at wawaldasin lamang ng kung sinong tao o grupo na hindi naman pala “least evil”.

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        • Minsan ko nang nabanggit ‘yan dito, inulit ko lamang…

          Kaya’t humayo po kayong lahat at palaganapin ang ENTERTAINMENT…

          Ang huling ‘survey’ ay papasaatin din sa ika-9 ng Mayo…

          Ang pakiwari sa kung sino ang “least evil” ang siyang maghahari sa mga susunod pang…maaaring…siglo…

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          • it’s entertainment, sabik ang taumbayan when it was announced that pacman made peace with kim henares. I heard last financial year, pacman was highest tax payer, paying around 250 million (?) in taxes. kaya, medyo tahimik si kim henares ngayon. pacman was brought to heel.

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  30. On May 19, 2015 House Bill No. 4073 seeking to naturalize as a Filipino citizen a young “Math wizard” Farrell Eldrian Wu was approved on second reading. A similar bill was subsequently approved in the senate.

    Who is the author of HB No. 4073? What was the author’s rational in sponsoring the grant of Philippine citizenship to Farrell? It seems that that the author is familiar with Philippine citizenship particularly about the jus sanguinis doctrine in the constitution. But of course because she is a lawyer who was once short listed for appointment as RTC judge. Read on:

    http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/basic_16/HB04073.pdf

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  31. 1/5

    ALAM MO HAHANAPAN AKO NG BUTAS NITO E

    ON CITIZENSHIP

    Q: Alam ko nasagot niyo na, pero tungkol sa citizenship ulit. There’s a blog…kay Raissa Robles….

    Poe: Oo, sinasabi nga na kinoquote ‘yung aking katapatan. Ako po’y nananatiling tapat. Sa atin pong batas ng dual-citizenship, nakalagay po doon na kailangan mag-renounce ka before public officer. Ako po ay sumumpa doon renouncing–October 2010. Ngayon tungkol dun sa US, nirelease po nila ang aking renunciation 2012. Bakit? Sapagkat sila ay may prosesong napakahaba. Hindi ka basta pupunta sa US embassy para mag-submit…Kailangan doon ang tax return mo doon in the last 5 years, ari-arian mo in the last 5 years. Ang daming dokumento. At isa pa po ang batas lang natin ang babasihan, pwede ko sanang niloko ang ating mga kababayan at nanumpa lang ako sa public officer dito sa pilipinas. Hindi naman nakalagay dun na kailangang pumunta ka sa embassy o sa iba. Ginawa ko po ang nararapat at magmula po noon ang akin pong ginamit ay tourist visa para pumunta sa America. So okay lang po ‘yun. Salamat kay Ms. Robles na inilabas niya ang issue na iyun sapagkat ngayon mas nasasagot ko ng mas malinaw.

    Q: So ma’am linawin lang po natin. Kelan niyo sinimulan yung process sa US embassy?

    Poe: Sa US Embassy, nagsimula ako ng process, kailangan kong balikan ano, pero parang 2011, kalagitnaan. Bakit? Sapagkat sa batas, complied na ako just by a public officer na Pilipino. Complied na. Pero sabi ko “alam mo hahanapan ako ng butas nito e. Kahit na sabihin nila “if you’re sincere, bakit di ka pumunta ng US embassy?” I did it but before I went there, that’s why it took until the middle part of the year, kinailangan ko munang basahin, nasa internet…Ang laki ng babayaran niyo para mag-renounce, ang dami niyong dokumentong kailangan gawin, hindi ‘to basta basta nagagawa. Kung natatandaan ninyo inappoint ako ni president, magtatapos na ang taon ng 2010, so ang emergency dun ay kailangan ko mag-renounce before a Filipino public officer. ‘Yung sa US Embassy, added bonus na ginawa ko ‘yun pero kinailangan ko ‘yung mga dokumento ipasok talaga lahat.

    Q: So it means while you were MTRCB chair, hindi na kayo US citizen?

    Poe: And I never used my visa after that and I’m willing to answer it and if they question this in court, ako po ay kumpyansa. Nagsasabi naman po ako ng totoo ukol dito.

    http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2015/0610_poe2.asp

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    • 2/5

      Picking up from where we left off in June 2015…on the issue of Mary Grace’s INTENTION TO RETURN…

      It’s already a fact that Mary Grace was still a US citizen (‘dual’ citizen to some, i.e., if the law is really applicable to her) when she was MTRCB Chair…

      Disposition of Cases when Administrative Premise is Applicable

      In light of the administrative premise discussed above, a person who:

      1. is naturalized in a foreign country;
      2. takes a routine oath of allegiance to a foreign state;
      3. serves in the armed forces of a foreign state not engaged in hostilities with the United States, or
      4. accepts non-policy level employment with a foreign government,

      and in so doing wishes to retain U.S. nationality need not submit prior to the commission of a potentially expatriating act a statement or evidence of his or her intent to retain U.S. nationality since such an intent will be presumed.

      When, as the result of an individual’s inquiry or an individual’s application for registration or a passport it comes to the attention of a U.S. consular officer that a U.S. national has performed an act made potentially expatriating by INA Sections 349(a)(1), 349(a)(2), 349(a)(3) or 349(a)(4) as described above, the consular officer will simply ask the applicant if he/she intended to relinquish U.S. nationality when performing the act. If the answer is no, the consular officer will certify that it was not the person’s intent to relinquish U.S. nationality and, consequently, find that the person has retained U.S. nationality.

      http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal-considerations/us-citizenship-laws-policies/citizenship-and-dual-nationality.html

      The default operation is that without knowledge of the intention to retain (or not) his/her US nationality, a US national with similar situation like Mary Grace WILL ALWAYS retain US nationality in the eyes of the law.

      Regardless of her explanations (mga palusot), it is a fact that Mary Grace PURPOSELY WITHHELD her intention–whatever it is–thus, effectively retaining her US nationality during her incumbency as MTRCB Chair.

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    • 4/5

      @yvonne agreed, saying:

      Yes, I agree with saxnviolins, and there is more to it. That is why the purchase of US residential property and the retention of US address are all relevant information as to Grace Poe’s intent. It seems to me that her decision to give-up her US citizenship was an after-thought.

      https://raissarobles.com/2015/07/15/guess-what-in-a-rare-development-malaysia-indonesia-japan-thailand-sent-observers-to-the-south-china-sea-arbitration-in-the-hague/comment-page-1/#comment-317973

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    • 5/5

      Kung sa palagay ni Mary Grace na hahanapan siya ng butas ukol sa pagka-US citizen niya habang siya’y binibigyan ng salapi mula sa kabang-yaman ng Pilipinas…habang siya’y pinasusuweldo ni Juan de la Cruz…

      Hindi nagkakamali si Mary Grace dahil siya mismo ang gumawa ng butas para pagdudahan ang kaniyang balakin (intention) sa buhay.

      Ma’am Mary Grace P. Llamanzares,

      Hindi mo kayang tuwirang aminin na ika’y US citizen noong ika’y kasalukuyang MTRCB Chair at hanggang sa ngayon ay ipinagkakait mo pa rin ang katotohanang ito na siyang pinagpapalusutan mo pa…bagama’t huling-huli ka na…

      Malamang na hindi mo rin aaminin ang katotohanan ng panggagantsong ginawa mo kay Juan de la Cruz…

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      • Kung lilimiin ang gawi ni Mary Grace dito lamang sa mga huling mga pangyayari…

        Gagamitin ni Mary Grace ang “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.”

        Isang halimbawa na lamang ang tungkol sa kaniyang pagkamamamayan (nationality)…

        Nariyang gagamitin ang “international laws” at sa isang banda nama’y paiiralin ang batas lamang ng Pilipinas…

        Para lamang isalba ang pansariling kapakanan!

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        • ‘you got a lot of explaining to do’ – Just a short comment:

          Q: So it means while you were MTRCB chair, hindi na kayo US citizen? GPL did not answer this with a ‘Yes. I was not anymore a US citizen’. . . instead, she answered like this –

          ‘Poe: And I never used my visa after that and I’m willing to answer it and if they question this in court, ako po ay kumpyansa. Nagsasabi naman po ako ng totoo ukol dito.’

          Was the Transcript here accurate? Looks like a GAP is MISSING. Has GPL read this as PUBLISHED and asked for a CORRECTION or there is no GAP missing, meaning the reported INTERVIEW on this is correct?

          ‘x x x and I never used my visa after that x x x’ . . . meaning, in answer to the QUESTION beforehand, she was not a US citizen anymore. Looks like GPL must have been shown of a SC decision on ‘using a US visa after a renunciation of US citizenhip.’ Was she shown of such a decision?

          What prompts GPL to use or have the best of both worlds – US World and RP World?

          Isn’t one World enough for her? With TWO WORLDS one has a FAST WORLD.

          :-)

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          • “‘Poe: And I never used my visa after that”

            Until GPL renounced her US citizenship on October 20, 2010 she was a dual citizen under Philippine laws but using US passport to travel to and from the Philippines and US. As a holder of foreign passport GPL was entitled to a “Balikbayan Visa” which allowed her and family to stay in the Philippines for not more than one year at a time.

            GPL has already been issued on July 31, 2006 by BID of an identification certificate evidencing her dual citizenship. But it was her choice in which country she wished to maintain legal residence or domicile. Apparently, GPL chose US as her domicile until she relinquished her US citizenship on July 12, 2011 or, at the earliest, until she renounced same citizenship on October 20, 2010.

            Indeed, immigration records show that GPL never stayed in the Philippines for a year, in fact much less, while a dual citizen. Thus, GPL and family were exempted from paying Philippine travel tax. This also shows that GPL never acquired legal residence or domicile in the Philippines until she renounced her US citizenship on October 20, 2010 at the earliest.

            Under US laws GPL was still a US citizen until she relinquished such citizenship on July 12, 2011. Needless to say, GPL could have been a legal resident of US up to July 12, 2011 if she wished it, or maybe she did.

            If it was true that GPL stopped using her “Balikbayan Visa” after renouncing her US citizenship on October 20, 2010, she must be paying Philippine travel tax already since then. But her husband and children remained exempted provided that they did not stay continuously in the Philippines for a year.

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            • Do you have data to prove these:

              GPL has already been issued on July 31, 2006 by BID of an identification certificate evidencing her dual citizenship. But it was her choice in which country she wished to maintain legal residence or domicile. Apparently, GPL chose US as her domicile until she relinquished her US citizenship on July 12, 2011 or, at the earliest, until she renounced same citizenship on October 20, 2010. = LINK PLS.

              Indeed, immigration records show that GPL never stayed in the Philippines for a year, in fact much less, while a dual citizen. Thus, GPL and family were exempted from paying Philippine travel tax. This also shows that GPL never acquired legal residence or domicile in the Philippines until she renounced her US citizenship on October 20, 2010 at the earliest. – LINK PLS.

              Thanks.

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            • Thanks for the video LINK yvonne, looks like there is no GAP.

              Still I find it that GPL is going into a FAST WORLD in the best worlds.

              hehehe

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            • @yvonne, thanks for your #158 comment and for the video.

              @leona, umiling yata ng kaunti…

              “NO” yata ang half n’yang sagot…

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              • Umiling . . . (looked a bit AWAY?) hahaha

                .*** body-language movement(s) together with the sound of one’s voice is a truth-teller too! ***

                ^^^ that’s why I noticed the ‘answer’ that looks like there was a GAP in the transcript quoted ^^^

                Anyway, from GPL’s Verified Answer: the ‘averments’ and ‘DENIALS’ in the PARAGRAPHS contains obvious substantial HEAVY inconsistencies to her disadvantage.

                :-)

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                • Kaya nga’t sabi ko kay Mary Grace ay…

                  Hindi mo kayang tuwirang aminin na ika’y US citizen noong ika’y kasalukuyang MTRCB Chair at hanggang sa ngayon ay ipinagkakait mo pa rin ang katotohanang ito na siyang pinagpapalusutan mo pa…bagama’t huling-huli ka na…

                  Haay, Mary Grace…

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                  • Yes….Haay, Mary Grace! hehehe

                    Mary Grace LLamanzares ‘avers’ that despite ‘foundlings’ to be part of the 1934 deliberations of the 1935 Constitution, was defeated, which should just be governed by statutory legislation. She supports this with international law that ‘foundlings’ follow the nationality of the place where they were found. So no necessity for inclusion in the Constitution. [ Par.4.58.1, Verified Answer]

                    Mary Grace LL. believes that as early as the 1935 Constitution, consistent with treaties and generally accepted principles of international law, it was always the intention of the framers to consider ‘foundlings’ found in the Philippines as Filipino citizen.[ Par.4.59, VA.]

                    Haay Mary Grace!

            • @leona,

              THE CLAIM

              Mary Grace is native-born.

              THE TRUTH

              Hindi.

              “Bakit? Sapagkat sa batas, complied na… Complied na.

              Sa Batas ng Pilipinas, complied na na si Mary Grace ay hindi natural-born Filipino ayon sa jus sanguinis doctrine dahil sa siya’y isang foundling.

              “Complied na.

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    • Pamilya pa rin, speaking of fat dynasty.

      A study by Asian Institute of Management Policy Center defines “fat” dynasties as political families that have several members holding elective positions in a certain local government for three years while “thin” dynasty is a political clan that has only two members – like father and son – swapping certain positions.

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      • sometimes, it’s dynasty vs dynasty fighting it out, pinag-aagawan and iisang pwesto. so long as they dont resort to killing at walang nasawi na taumbayan sa pagbabarilan nila, fine by me.

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  33. So it is official. Duterte will run for President of the Philippines.
    What a sad day for the Philippines.

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  34. On May 18, 2015…

    Mary Grace said the untruth when the truth is that she hadn’t complied with Philippine law yet when she took office as MTRCB Chair still a US citizen…

    Senator Grace Poe said on Monday that she was a dual citizen and she had renounced her United States citizenship even before she entered government service and become chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

    “Ako’y naging dual citizen noon, but I had to give it up. Kinailangan kong isuko iyan. Ang kondisyon niyan (dual citizenship), kapag ikaw ay maninilbihan sa gobyerno, sa anumang posisyon, kailangan ay isuko mo kung anuman ang naging isa pang citizenship mo,” Poe said.

    xxxxx

    “Hindi ako maglalakas-loob na tumanggap ng posisyon sa gobyerno, sa MTRCB (Movie Television Review and Classification Board) pa lang, kung hindi ako kwalipikado at hindi ako Pilipino,” she added.

    Poe was MTRCB chair from 2010 to 2012.

    Senator Poe said she already submitted her travel documents to authorities and the public can scrutinize it.

    “Malinaw po sa mga dokumento, hindi po ito tagong yaman. Ito po ay mga dokumentong naisumite ko na sa mga ahensya na pwede ninyong busisiin,” she said.

    xxxxx

    “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,” she said.

    — ELR/KG, GMA News

    – See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/489298/news/nation/sen-grace-poe-i-renounced-us-citizenship-before-becoming-mtrcb-chief

    However, pieces of documentary evidence do not lie.

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    • As pointed out by @yvonne in Comment No. 158…

      Section 5. Civil and Political Rights and Liabilities – Those who retain or re-acquire Philippine citizenship under this Act shall enjoy full civil and political rights and be subject to all attendant liabilities and responsibilities under existing laws of the Philippines and the following conditions:

      3. Those appointed to any public office shall subscribe and swear to an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines and its duly constituted authorities prior to their assumption of office: Provided, That they renounce their oath of allegiance to the country where they took that oath;

      http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/ElectionLaws/OAV/RA9225

      That is, of course, if RA9225 is truly applicable to a FOUNDLING, a stateless BUT with legal status individual in the eyes of Philippine Constitution and laws.

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      • A stateless but with legal status individual in the eyes of Philippine Constitution and laws…

        Unless and until this individual will apply for naturalization will he/she be able to acquire Philippine nationality, or

        Unless and until this individual will prove by any undoubtable means, e.g., clear and definite DNA test, that he/she has Filipino parent/s will he/she be able to acquire Philippine nationality.

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      • @parengtony,

        You are always fond of quoting individuals whose assertions you subscribe to…

        Here’s one from me:

        Justice Cruz was always eloquent when it concerned the obligations of Filipino citizenship: “This country of ours, for all its difficulties and limitations, is like a jealous and possessive mother. Once rejected, it is not quick to welcome back with eager arms its prodigal if repentant children. The returning renegade must show, by an express and unequivocal act, the renewal of his loyalty and love.”

        Read more: http://opinion.inquirer.net/87575/natural-born-citizen

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        • @baycas,
          “This country of ours, for all its difficulties and limitations, is like a jealous and possessive mother.”
          kaya sori ka mgl.
          marami pa ring pinoy ang seloso.
          bokya ka sa aming mga seloso…

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  35. STOP THESE CLAIMS:

    noong june 24, 2015 ay 4th place ang davao and less than a month nagiging number 1 na as worlds safest cities.

    IMHO very clear and loud. POLITICS LANG YAN….PINUPOLITIKA LANG TAYO… FOR THE EYES OF VOTING PEOPLE – BLACK PROPOGANDA TALAGA IYAN.

    davao city, now the number 1 safest city in the world posted july 7,2015 by pinoytrending http://pinoytrending.altervista.org/

    DUTERTE’S DAVAO CITY THE NEW NO.1 SAFEST CITY …
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOjlA_lPLbc

    Davao, Philippines now world’s 4th safest city – Sun.Star
    http://www.sunstar.com.ph › Davao › Local News
    Jun 24, 2015 – DAVAO

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    • tama, kalakala, propaganda yan, tatakbo kasi bilang presidente si duterte, kaya safest city kaagad ang davao upang may maipagmayabang siya.

      yong tatlong dayuhan at isang pinay na nakidnap at hinahanap hanggang ngayon, sa north davao resort yata nangyari ang kidnapping, within duterte’s telescopic eyesight? sometimes, I think, it was done with duterte’s consent. the kidnappers were allowed to stop over in another sityo in davao, where they will not be challenged or disturbed, dahil ang mga kakilala yata nila duon has duterte’s protection, helped them change boat too, and then on to oblivion.

      pustahan tayo, in time, the kidnap victims will be release to duterte, thus catapulting duterte to fame and to number spot sa survey, karapat dapat na maging presidente.

      hindi kasi pinayagan ni prez aquino si duterte na makipag-exchange ang sarili sa mga hostages, kaya medyo na- eclipsed ang halo ni duterte. duterte has to try something to make himself relevant and outstanding lalo nang palapit ang election, niligawan pa naman siya nina bong marcos at cayetano, gusto maging bise niya.

      safest city, methink, any criminal passing by davao city is allowed safe passage; untouched, and so, law and order is maintained. safe haven nila ang davao city, their dirty business done elsewhere. and if criminals and smugglers live in davao city, duterte would protect them, if the price is right. and as long as they do their dirty business outside davao city, they’re welcome to stay.

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  36. year 2007 palang pala ay balak na nyang pumasok sa larangan ng politika. dahil active na sya sa mga organizations after namatay si fpj. ayaw si susan roces na tumakbo si fpj noon kaya sinabihan nya si grace na i prove nya muna ang kanyang sarili sa public service before she run for public office. ayon ine recommend sya ng showbiz industry kay pnoy.

    the most important legacy fpj left for them: good, honest and sincere na gusto nyang ipagpatuloy.
    Poe: I will be using ‘Grace Poe’ and ‘dropping Llamanzares’
    by ANCalerts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac9jA8ONUjw

    sometime in 2013 brian was already looking forward for presidential election…in fairness magaling syang magsalita , ng english LOL ;-D

    Interview with Brian Poe Llamanzares
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TRBAwXfFzI

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  38. DM (Daang Matuwid) vs BU (Bagong Umaga)

    News item: PH firms in billion-dollar global shopping spree

    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/10/11/15/ph-firms-billion-dollar-global-shopping-spree

    Last two paragraphs:

    “The Philippines ranks 95th out of 189 economies based on ease of doing business, according to The World Bank’s International Finance Group.

    But that is a huge improvement: under Aquino’s reign the Philippines has moved up 53 spots in the last four years.”

    For “tantes”, both “____tantes” and “non-____tantes”, DM or BU? Take your pick!

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    • bagong umaga para sa mga bagong gising! they might as well wear tight jeans too, because that is what grace favors, tight jeans na makitid at makipot. shows off the bum.

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  39. Is the Truth Sexy?

    Did you watch the video of Grace Poe delivering oratorics by The-Claim-a-tion? Did you find it interesting or boring?

    Did  you watch the video of Theep-Truth?
    Did you  find it interesting? Did you find Linda Lovelace titillating?

    So, are you now convinced that indeed, Theep-Truth is sexy?

    Parekoy
    10-11-15

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  40. Atty. Frank Lobrigo wrote IMO the most plausible explanation on GPL’s citizenship. He is puzzled why a child of a known Filipino mother under the 1935 constitution is discriminated against a “foundling” like GPL. Meaning that under GPL’s theory she would be NBFC because she is a foundling. But a child of a known Filipino mother and unknown father would be non-NBFC although a Philippine citizen nonetheless because he or she merely elected Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority. Atty. Lobrigo said:

    “Under the 1935 Constitution, the prevailing legal regime when Poe was born, the status of natural-born citizenship could be acquired only by descent from a known Filipino father or mother. The citizen’s bloodline tie of allegiance to his/her country is the determinative factor to consider him/her natural-born. In case the bloodline ascends to a Filipino mother, the acquisition of natural-born status is subject to a positive act by the progeny—that is, the election of Filipino citizenship upon reaching the age of majority, which must be annotated on his/her birth certificate.”

    “In a paper published in the International Journal of Refugee Law, Vol. 10 No. ½, titled “Statelessness and the Problem of Resolving Nationality,” Carol A. Batchelor, legal adviser on statelessness and related nationality issues of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, made this observation on the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness: “[It] does not require a contracting State unconditionally to grant nationality to any stateless person but seeks, rather, to balance factors of birth and descent in an effort to avoid the creation of statelessness by reflecting an individual’s genuine and effective existing connection with the State.”

    “From this expert perspective, it appears that the Convention per se cannot be a source of nationality or citizenship. To confer the citizenship would still require an enabling act from the contracting State. Hence, the 1961 Hague Convention is not a self-executing treaty law. In the 2008 case of Medellin v. Texas, the US Supreme Court held the principle that a treaty or convention cannot have an automatic and directly-enforceable effect in domestic jurisdiction unless by the nature of the treaty or convention it is self-executing. Poe’s unknown biological parents, therefore, cannot be considered Filipino citizens by mere presumption of law or legal fiction.”

    “If the 1973 and 1987 Constitutions cannot be resorted to as curative remedy to a constitutional challenge to citizenship under the 1935 Constitution, there would be no plausible justification why a descendant of a known Filipino mother should be treated less under the law over one with unknown Filipino bloodline.”

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      • It is important to take note what the US Supreme Court said in the Medellin case that in the ‘absence of a legislation’ a UN treaty has no binding federal law or such treaty does not automatically makes it a binding domestic law.

        No automatic application of UN treaty on a nation’s domestic law. Legislation must exists for that.

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    • Rene-Ipil,

      Re your Post 172.3.2: Back at the time when Grace was not yet dizzy from her ratings numbers, if my recollection is right, calls to subject herself to DNA test that will disprove that either Rosemarie is her mother or F Marcos is her father were met with answers to the effect of the ridiculousness of the suggestion. This I believe at that time was motivated by the genuine desire to protect her immediate family — husband and children — from the negative consequence of such revelation from the test, even if the fact is known to her already even without a test.

      But I now believe, as you suggested in your referenced Post, that she will reveal the fact that Rosemarie is her mother if forced to, to help insure her becoming President. In other words, political consideration, once more trumps family consideration.

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        • To one type of military mind: “damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” — if only to get to the prize. Sorry, my apologies to the military where that phrase has its virtue.

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      • At sakali mang ilabas o lumabas na katotohanang si Rosemarie ang tunay na ina ni Grace karagdagang puntos ito sa mga kasinungalingang nanggagaling mismo kay Grace at\o Susan (Roces) Sonora. Huli na kung sakaling ito ay totoo. Hindi ko masisikmura na maging pangulo ng Pilipinas
        1. ang isang minsa’y tumalikod sa kanyang pagiging Pilipino,
        2. ang pamilya ay hindi mga Pilipino ,
        3. sarili ang inuuna bago bayan
        4. hindi marunong magpahalaga sa pangako,
        5. kulang sa karanasan at pang-unawa ng pagiging Pilipino.

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        • Marami nga ang pabigat kay GPL. At saka sa paninging ko, kailangang timbangin nya and “gains versus loses” kung nagkataong ilalahad nya ang DNA na magpapatunay na si Rosemarie and ina nya. Pwedeng makasama sa kanyang kampanya. Kasi ang itatanong — sino ang tatay? Ang implikasyon nyan kay Susan at yumaong FPJ ay masama.

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        • @c.rosales,
          at kung anak nga ni RS, hindi ba nagsinungaling si mgl?.
          sabi mismo ni susan, ang S ay kapatid ng Magnanakaw.
          angkop kung ang ama ay si fm?

          basta ako ayaw ko sa kanya.
          hindi isyu sa akin ang nbfc at residency.

          sa akin, competency pa lang, sabit na siya.

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      • if once she is ‘forced’ to reveal that fact with proof(s) (of course) and accepted, she then is a NBFC.

        The ‘IF’ problem is that: she will have the ODDS of losing the P for LYING as a CANDIDATE for P.

        Plus, she will be subject of a criminal charge for PERJURY for her verified answer before the SET.

        And pending such criminal charge, she will be a candidate for P = prison. And lose all her PPs = passports.

        . . . and find herself in the worst of both LOST WORLDS.

        what an imagination to have * * *

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    • To move forward from the apparent State neglect, legislators (as well as those in the executive) must be prompted, alerted, encouraged…in Pilipino…

      KALAMPAGIN!!!

      https://raissarobles.com/2015/09/25/i-told-dzrh-radio-why-vice-president-binay-owes-the-marcoses-big-time/comment-page-3/#comment-340271

      By recent details of information ever since the issue on foundlings’ nationality was brought to fore…

      Only Lito Lapid responded to the cue on the legislation route…

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      • Well-reasoned notes supported by references from a lawyer with credentials as against lawyers peddling the LEGAL FICTION that GPL is a NFBC absent proof positive (such as DNA) to support such contention by such lawyers.

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      • The final sentence/paragraph of this article says it all in a nutshell;-

        “It is for each State to determine under its own law who are its nationals.”

        Well written and additional reinforcement for the points raised many times in this blog.
        Both Rene-Ipil and Baycas could contribute equally as expertly to any National newspaper.

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  41. Let’s take a break.

    A scenario to COMPLETE the pairing of P and VP???

    Putting the facts and tsismis/guesses together:

    Roxas-Robredo
    Poe-Escudero
    Binay-Honasan
    Duterte-Cayetano
    Erap-Marcos
    Miriam-Trillanes

    :-)

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    • I count there are SEVEN CLOWNS.

      ‘ Isn’t they’re rich? Are they a pair?
      They’re here at last on the ground and we in mid-air
      Send out the clowns

      Aren’t they beasts? Yes we don’t approve!
      They who keeps stealing around and we who can’t move
      But these are the clowns! Don’t vote for these clowns. . .’

      hehehe

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      • leona, GMA NEWS reports that as of noon, at least 10 presidential aspirants have filed their COCs, carrying with them the motherhood promise to help the country beat the odds it faces. Among them is 38-year-old Sel Hope Kang, the lone female aspirant so far, who got emotional when she took the podium and stood before the press.

        Pumunta ka na sa COMELEC para maging 11. Sorry, “joke only.”

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    • new pair sel hope kang for pres. and mamon for vice. this give birth to the new tandem:
      SEL- MAMON

      nanay: anak pliz sel BI-HON
      anak: paniz na po ang ating BI-HON
      nanay: ok anak pliz SEL-MAMON nalang

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    • Surely Philippines is suffering from ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION, nobody’s pairing give me an exciting arousal except RORO 2016. :D

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  42. NOTES ON P-NOY’S REMARKS ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LP SENATORIAL SLATE

    Mahusay talaga itong si P-noy. Maski may “prompter” sya sa mga speeches nya ang dating palagi ay parang “extemporaneous” at malaki ang audience presence at malakas ang epekto ng “jokes” nya. Sa init ng kampanya malaking “resource” yan. Kumpara nyo sa mumbling ni Binay at ma bi BiGo and kanyang kampanya.

    Ang pwede lang makatalo sa audience response ay si Miriam.

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  43. OFF TOPIC. A FEEL GOOD NEWS

    INTERAKSYON — Software industry revenues may match remittances (October 12, 2015 2:25 PM)

    Excerpts:
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    MANILA, Philippines — Receipts from the local software outsourcing industry may match or even outstrip remittances from overseas Filipino workers according to an industry source.

    According to Jonathan Defensor de Luzuriaga, president of the Philippine Software Industry Association, their $15.5 billion industry may be “the next OFW phenomenon” if its current trajectory continues on its path.

    The business process outsourcing industry as a whole is targeting $25 billion in revenues next year to be at par with remittances. Last year, total OFW remittances hit $24.3 billion. The industry association IT-Business Process Outsourcing Association of the Philippines is currently working on its post-2016 roadmap.
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