By Raïssa Robles
Only a block of cheese, er, Chiz stands between Sen. Bongbong Marcos Jr. and the vice-presidency.
Which is why, one political analyst told me, the Marcos family is infuriated at Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
Who is he anyway? Just the son of Salvador “Sonny” Escudero, a former alalay of their late patriarch, President Ferdinand Marcos.
And what’s the hurry? Sen. Chiz is only 46 years old, plus his term ends yet in 2019. While Sen. Bongbong is 58 and is “graduating” next year. Meaning, if he loses next year he will have to sit out at least three years to get back into another elective post.
The least that Sen. Chiz could do – to show some gratitude to the Marcos family – is to give way to Sen. Bongbong, and perhaps even endorse him. That way, Sen. Bongbong will have an easy shot at the vice-presidency. That’s what the Marcoses are trying to tell Sen. Chiz right now.
But Sen. Chiz is stubborn, at least for now. He is not dropping out. He has been topping all poll surveys for the vice-presidential race, with Sen. Bongbong now running a far second. In the 2010 presidential race, Sen. Chiz backed out at the last minute, joined the Aquino campaign. Yun pala, DPA for Mayor Jejomar Binay. LOL. Despite this, the LP still fielded Chiz as “guest candidate” for senator in 2013, along with Grace Poe.
You could say the LP created its own problems for 2016.
What’s the voter appeal of Sen. Chiz and Sen. Grace Poe? If you look at the video clips of their rally in Tawi-Tawi, they both look like kids waving to the crowd. And the voter profile is getting younger and younger.
How about Rep. Leni Robredo? How is she doing?
The analyst told me it may be “too late” for her to spurt to the head of the pack.
From what I have seen in previous elections, nothing is “too late” unless you think it.
My favorite analyst conceded so many unexpected things could still happen. “Mahabang sitcom ito.” he said.
Bring out the popcorn?
vander says
http://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/binay-vows-not-to-touch-bank-account/ar-AAg6QQq?li=AAb280R&ocid=SK2CDHP
Ka Enchong says
Wala naman sigurong isyu kung manalo man si Meyor sa pagkapresidente. Malay natin, baka nga tama ang mga nagtutulak ng kandidatura niya na kapag nanalo si Meyor, masusugpo talaga ang mga adik at tulak, malilipol ang mga kriminal at titino ang mga pulis. Sana nga, mangyari lahat ‘yan. Mahihirapan nga lang siguro akong ipaliwanag ang mga bagay bagay sa bunso kong anak. Eto ang isang halimbawa:
Bunso : ‘Tay, bigyan mo nga ako ng five hundred.
Tatay: Aanhin mo naman ang five hundred?
Bunso: ‘Yung putang inang teacher namin sa Character, pinababayaran sa ‘kin yung silyang nasira ko, e.
Tatay: Bakit mo sinira yung silya?
Bunso: Inihampas ko dun sa putang inang kaklase ko. May nagsabi kasi sa aking ‘yun daw ang nagnakaw ng baon kong sandwich, e.
Tatay: Hindi mo dapat ginawa ‘yun. Malay mo, baka naman hindi talaga siya. O, baka naman nagugutom talaga siya, walang makain at nahihiyang magsabi sa ‘yo.
Bunso: Pero, putang ina! Mali pa rin ‘yun!
Tatay: Bakit ba ang napakalutong mo magmura? Kabata-bata mo pa, a. At, sino namang nagsabi sa ‘yong p’wede kang manakit ng kaklase mo, eh hindi ka pa nga siguradong siya ang kumuha ng baon mo? Hindi mo na lang isinumbong sa teacher mo?
Bunso: Eh, putang ina, ginagaya ko lang si Meyor, anong masama ‘dun? ‘Di ba, idol natin siya? Binoto pa nga ninyo ni Nanay ang putang inang Meyor na ‘yan eh. Tingnan n’yo. Presidente na ang hayop na ‘yan. Idol ko rin ‘yan, e.
Kadalasan, mas madaling sagutin ang mga tanong ng mga kaedad natin. Pero kapag ang mga anak na nating musmos ang nagtanong, medyo mahirap na – lalo na kung sa atin din nila ibabalik ang mga sagot natin.
Iginagalang ko ang opinyon at pasya ng mga kaibigan nating nagsusulong ng #Duterte2016, pero bago ako tuluyang umanib sa inyo, iisipin ko munang mabuti kung ano ang isasagot ko sa bunso ko sakaling tanungin niya ako kung bakit “idol” ko si Meyor.
vander says
oo nga.
sino ang makapagsasabi kung tama o mali tayo?
paano kaya kung ganito na rin ang naglalaro sa isipan ng marami?
kung ganito na rin kaya ang magsalimbayan sa mga usapan?
“putang ina e bakit naman mag-iisisp pa ako kung sinong iboboto ko?”
“e di yun ng mga putang inang pulpol na pulitiko!”
“sigurado ba silang magkaka-leche-leche ang bansang ito…”
“putang inang kapitbahay ko, malanding bugaw na nanonorotot ng kabit ng may kabit, ayaw sa manok ko”
hahaha…umiinit ang bawat araw!
moonie says
I dont think, I will stoop that low at magmumura rin. gagayahin ko ang mabuti, hindi yong masama. there is already enough badness in this world.
sa slum na dating kong tinirahan nuong maliit pa ako, people are very poor pero hindi si basta-basta nagmumura. karamihan at hindi sanay sa pagmumura. they pray a lot though, love a lot, laugh at lot, gossip a lot lalo na sa kanto, and they mind each other’s business a lot. secret is something to be shared in my community. we know who got pregnant and by whom. poor parents dont encouraged their children to swear, but to dream and be ambitious. be somebody.
children wanted to be educated, become doctors and lawyers, and then, go abroad, get good jobs and send money home. their parents would then build mansions, eat good food and drive cars. that was the dream. swearing dont accomplish dreams, and serves only to make people resentful and sullen. swearing should not be glorified.
balayang says
Therein lies the problem Moonie, everybody wants to become a doctor or a lawyer : why not become an agriculturist, an engineer, a teacher or even a good mechanic. We need to be realistic; give our children a chance to have more choices than we ever have. Soon doctors, lawyers, actors and actresses will be a dime a dozen. With youtube anybody can be tomorrow’s stars/starlets.
vander says
palamigin ang paligid.
ro ro na!
mag-ro-ro tayo!
Kalahari says
Du30 has committed to do away with cursing/swearing after meeting with the Davao City Archbishop. Watch him in his next tv interviews and you’ll see a handsome and saintly-looking Digong
Ancient Mariner says
Don’t you mean Dugong? There is a striking similarity.
vander says
dugong bughao or dugong itum?
Ancient Mariner says
Dugong dugon. They are grey I think.
moonie says
balayang, darl, let children dream. it’s one of the joys of childhood. by mid teens to young adults, they’ll soon realized that some dreams are just dreams, fleeting and impossible. they’ll find their own niche soon enough. here’s hoping they dont spend too much time looking for it and miss out of life.
netty says
It is our duty as adults to shield our children from harm, bad influence from bad peers and shows, inappropriate language and yes even from our bad examples. If we could have an idol take the one that would put inspiration on the mouths of babes.
I share this story , it’s a joke and I always laugh when my husband says it to me over and over again.
Scene:
Tatay: Bakit aga mong umuwi, dapat di ba kasama ka ng mga classmate mo .Bakit malungkot ka?
Anak: Tay, galit ako sa kanila, kasi di nila ako inimbita sa burol ng tatay ng isang classmate ko.
Hayaan mo Tay, gaganti ako, di ko rin sila iimbitahin sa burol nyo Tay !!
Tatay: ( matatawa o magagalit ka ba sa inosenteng logic na ito)?
Wisdom in social skills and interaction with the outside world start from within, inside the family and shared outside of the family.
Irineo B. R. Salazar says
Written by Prof. Michael Chua…who documented Marcos-era torture in “Tortyur”…
Umangat siya dahil sa pananaw na ang mga pinuno ay mahihina.
Ang mensahe niya ay pagbabago. Masyadong malakas ang kumpiyansa niya sa sarili. Sinabik niya ang tao hanggang magpatirapa sila sa kanyang paanan at sinabing, “Ikaw na ang mamuno.”
Bagito siya sa pambansang sabak na lantad ang mensahe, “patayin ang mga kalaban.”
Para sa masa, siya ang tagapagligtas sa lahat ng kanilang suliranin.
Para sa mayayaman madali siyang mapapaikot.
Nagkamali sila.
Hindi siya nadidiktihan, ang mga hindi sumasang-ayon sa kanya ay pinatatahimik. Walang kalayaang magpahayag.
Hanggang ang buong bayan na ang sumisigaw sa isang tinig, “Patayin ang kalaban! Supilin ang iba ang pananaw.”
Lahat sumisigaw at nagbubunyi habang marami ang pinapatay, “Sieg Heil!”
Ito ay naganap noong Dekada 1930 sa Alemanya.
HighFive says
Foreign investments and foreign governments support will continue to flow if the candidates that were endorsed by President Aquino are chosen by the Filipino voters.
Irineo B. R. Salazar says
CHOICES NG TAONGBAYAN
BINAY -> gagawin kong babuyan ang Pilipinas
DUTERTE -> gagawin kong katayan ang Pilipinas
MIRIAM -> gagawin kong mental ang Pilipinas
POE -> gagawin kong sinehan ang Pilipinas
ROXAS -> gagawin kong palengke ang Pilipinas
vander says
1. gagawin kong world-class ang lahat ng parking
2. uubusin ko ang drug lords-este-users…
3. ibabalik ko ang mga marcos sa pwesto
4. isusumbong ko kayo sa panday
5. aircon sa bawat palengke
moonie says
better to have palengke that gives way to supermarkets and megamalls, food courts and meeting places where people go to do trade and sell produce.
Parekoy says
Who gives credibilty and power to surveys?
I warned you my co-Filipinos long time ago!
Don’t rely on the surveys! Don’t applaud it and be jubilant and dance with glee when your candidate is on top or doing well. By doing that you are surrendering your independence and that is actually a lure to hook you then manipulate you.
It does not matter who commissione the surveys. The Philippine Political Surveys are generally rigged and not a good metric to gage the popularity of one candidate.
In the Philippine way of creating questions in the surveys, the lack of credibility of the methods and of the people who are employed to do the surveys, and even the timing of the release of their manufactured surveys are reeked of dishonesty, Manipulation, creating illusions, and outright propaganda!
My prescription is whatever the results, whether favorable or unfavorable to your candidate, don’t believe them and always counter them that they are questionable and propaganda, then these surveys loses its intended sinster purpose and toxicity!
The power and force are with us, don’t cede them to others!
Be a wise voter! Be a better person!
Parekoy
12-07-2015
An Observer says
Yes, don’t believe those surveys. They don’t represent the whole country. Choose candidates you think deserve your vote.
moonie says
I, too, dont believe in surveys, they’re crap and meant to trap people. and survey participants are not always truthful. they often give answers that make researchers happy and content, give wrong answers at nakasumangot yong researchers kaya, you ended up changing your answers kahit labag sa luob mo. freebie was good though, and freebie bags are always welcome. daming laman, sari-sari.
when I was in college, I once participated in a survey. no true names were given, only handles. and my handle was gamer for I used to play games on play station portable. many times, I wanted to punch the living daylights out of a researcher who was so conceited, but did not, dahil I already saw the freebie and liked the contents.
I dont believe in surveys, they’re often rigged.
Unlicensed says
The latest SWS poll confirmed that at least 456 people would have voted for Duterte had the election been held at the end of November. What a waste of time.
There is only one poll that matters: the one to be held on May 9, 2016.
martial_law_baby says
I share the same opinion Parekoy! Until now I am still waiting to be a part of an SWS or a Pulse Asia survey. Pwede bang may magtaas ng kamay dito kung sino yung nahagip na talaga ng isang commissioned survey? Parang ang labo na sa tagal ko na sa mundo, wala pa akong kilala or narining na timaan ng mga survey na ito.
Parekoy says
I was!
In fact it was entertaining when you let the poller went on and on and provided him with conflicting answers that confused him and left him dumbfounded if I was stupid enough or I had the gift of pure art of mockery!
:)
vander says
i’m still expecting..hehehe
john c. jacinto says
In 1992, I received a survey form from Krystal Research of Simeon Ventura, asking me about my voting preference for president and vice-president.
moonie says
guys, I think, pollsters now have their own pool of people they can safely go to each time there is survey. it’s could well be the same bunch of people they use time and again. some of them could be family members of pollsters, therefore, discreet, and allowed to have multiple entries, and the public would not know.
yvonne says
Do you know that in the 2013 senatorial elections, Grace Poe Llamanzares paid Pulse Asia P250,000 for its survey?
Makes you wonder how much, if any, she, or someone representing her, is paying Pulse Asia now that she is running for President.
Pickers1368 says
Please provide a link. Thanks
yvonne says
I do not have a link but I have a copy of the PDF file of her senatorial election expenses disclosure to the COMELEC.
I can email a copy to anyone interested, just send me an email at [email protected]
yvonne says
The biggest beneficiary of her election expenses in 2013 is ABS-CBN which she paid P96,831,235.88 in TV ads.
Talk about a poor foundling!
yvonne says
This was followed by GMA Network which GPL paid P72,888,742.85 in TV ads.
And she was then only running for the senate.
How much she will spend as a presidential candidate, no one really knows at this time. And who are bankrolling her presidential candidacy? Your guess is as good as mine!
And she is an independent candidate?
yvonne says
Correction: that should be P12,888,742.85 for GMA networks (not P72,888,742.85)
Ancient Mariner says
Do you know what her total expenses were?
This is a good avenue to go down. Independent?????
yvonne says
P129,109,598.04 (or 129 million pesos) for the period February 12, 2013 to May 11, 2013.
For Grace Poe Llamanzares, the word “independent” candidate means the independence to accept monetary political contributions from anyone and everyone regardless of political affiliations.
Ancient Mariner says
The obvious question is what do her benefactors require in return? Also and probably more to the point, what is in it for GPL?
If only we had a way to reach the jeepney, tricycle and taxi drivers. What a story we could tell them.
Atin says
For perspective, how much did the other senatorial candidates spend?
yvonne says
Grace Poe Llamanzares at P129,109,598 was a bigger spender than when Bongbong Marcos ran and spent P109,485,353 for his senatorial campaign.
But what is more important is that GPL packaged herself, and continues to package herself in the forthcoming presidential election, as an independent candidate what would not be beholden to political parties for their financial and political support.
It maybe so that GPL will not be beholden to political parties, but she is definitely beholden to a group of powerful and influential oligarch who bankrolled, and will continue to bankroll, her expensive political campaign.
No way she could be a truly independent candidate – so let us call a spade, a spade. independent candidate? where is hthe independence there?
yvonne says
Last sentence should read: “No way she could be a truly independent candidate – so let us call a spade, a spade.”
dalisay says
in the coverage of the forum held in makati polo club where roxas and llamanzares were questioned by certain personalities such as karen davila, i noticed a longer exposure of the face of gpl compared to that of roxas and the face of gpl was exposed repeaterdly. at first i could not believe my eyes. i thought i was imagining it. but this covereage was repeatedly aired and indeed there was a greater exposure of gpl. your comment @yvonne re abs-cbn being the biggest beneficiary in gpl’s senatorial; campaign expenses is very suggestive.
kapayapaan_1900 says
Wow! Napakalaking gastos pala ang maglingkod ka sa bayan. Saan kumukuha ng puhunan si Grace at paano niya ito babawiin?
vander says
talagang WOW.
pakalimiin,
yung mga batas at desisyong ating pinupuna at binabatikos,
doon sa makikinabang ng ganoong aksyon, sa kanila nanggagaling ang pondo.
may unreliable source said na kumikita pa ang kandidato matapos ang halalan.
may kandidatong hindi na ginagamit ang pondo sa kampanya.
ibinubulsa na lang.
at iyan ay mula sa itaas hanggang sa mga lokal na kagawad.
Jett Rink says
What’s that sound I’m hearing here ? Oh silly me, it’s echo. After all, this is an echo chamber ….
mushupork says
Are you sure its not the reverberations due to the lack of mass in between your ears?
Jett Rink says
Nah. This is an echo chamber. You just proved it.
mushupork says
Then why are you here here here here here…..
Sup says
Binay…
“In the present administration, the rich became richer and the poor became poorer. What’s good in that?” he asked.
He said poverty, unemployment and hunger would be the issues that should be discussed during the elections.
Binay expressed confidence he could address these issues when elected president.
He pointed out that when he took over as Makati mayor, the city was bankrupt. But under his administration, he said the city grew economically, eventually attaining a budget of P11 billion.
“Now that is good governance,” he said.
”Is he talking about his OWN bank accounts?”
:-)
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/745432/binay-unfazed-by-duterte-lead-in-survey-vows-to-reduce-poverty-in-ph
vander says
good governanse of family business, maybe.
HighFive says
FOREIGN INVESTORS & FOREIGN LEADERS will continue their support to the Philippines if Filipinos vote for the candidates that President Aquino endorsed. Pinaka smart choice ang Roxas-Robredo sa 2016.
andrew lim says
Raissa/Anyone in CPM,
WHAT WAS DUTERTE DOING DURING MARTIAL LAW?
Would anyone know what Duterte did during the Martial Law years? If he’s 70 today, then he was 27 in 1972 when Martial Law was declared. So he was in his thirties to forties during the height of Marcos’ corruption and oppression.
What was Duterte doing at the time? I never heard of his name participating in rallies against Marcos, even after Ninoy’s assassination.
Was he on the side of the Marcoses?
Marie says
I watched a brief interview of him back in 2010 when he supported Noy/Mar apparently because his mother is a big fan of Cory Aquino. His mother was very active in campaigning for Cory back in 1986 in Davao. He stated he was given a green light from his mother to support the “yellow”.
At least we know his family was anti-marcos.
Sup says
“I never thought I’d be a mayor. Never in my wildest dreams. Ako kinuha lang nila kasi my mother was the wife of the governor so she had stature and she was against Marcos during martial law. So nung nanalo si Cory, nilagay nila yung pangalan ng nanay ko—sabi siguro she was one of those who really fought the dictatorship–without consulting her. So nung nakita ng nanay ko–because Cory was coming that day in the afternoon–my mother asked why her name was there…
“You are too presumptuous about it, you did not ask, she said. So there was the name Duterte…pumunta sila sa fiscal’s office, sabi nila, Mag-vice mayor ka na lang. Nag-OIC ako. I said, Maybe if you really want to reward me, make me the city fiscal. Promote my chief and then I’d be the chief prosecutor of the city. I won the mayorship in 1988. I stayed there until 1998, then ran for congressman, then back to mayor.”
from, http://www.filipiknow.net/rodrigo-duterte/
andrew lim says
So this indicates he was never really part of the anti-dictatorship movement? What was he doing in his thirties and forties (1972-1986)?
He has expressed a fondness for Marcos’ Martial Law on some occasions, and was open to getting Bonbong for VP a few months ago.
Rene-Ipil says
The statements of Duterte may be self-serving. So, let us hear it from GABRIELA representative Luz Ilagan about Duterte’s mother – Soledad Roa Duterte.
Nanay Soling was an activist during the Martial Law years. She was among the prominent figures behind the Yellow Friday movement, which galvanized the anti-Marcos movement in Mindanao.
Ilagan remembers how Nanay Soling “stood up to confront (then-Defense Minister Juan Ponce) Enrile in a public forum during Martial Law.”
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/23735/davaos-nanay-passes-away
Rene-Ipil says
Duterte worked in the Marcos government specifically the DOJ as Assistant City Prosecutor from 1977 to 1986 before being appointed by Cory as OIC vice mayor of Davao City. Obviously, he supported the Marcos government.
Mary says
Ah, a case of mother and son in opposite political fence. Thank you Andrew for raising this question and Rene for clarifying it so objectively.
Ancient Mariner says
Wow. What a revelation.
A real case of “Birds of a feather flock together”.
M C says
Simple lang ang pagbasa dyan. Alam ni Chiz na pag anak ni Marcos ay blank check kay Danding. Naturalmente, itutulak nya si Grace na maging kandidatö na presidente at sya ang bise para pag pumasok ang suporta ay makikinabang sya. Ito naman si Ronnie Z ay nagpapabola kay Chiz o baka na sales talk din ni Chiz dahil si Ronnie ang tulay kay Danding. Wala pera si Chiz dahil wala naman big business ang pamilya nitö. Kilala ko ang tatay dahil ito ang nag aapprub ng mga permit ng importasyon ng Maling Luncheon Meat galing sa tsayna nuon dahil ginawa sya diretor ng Bureau of Animal Industry ni Andy. Sa mga permit na yan naging mga milyonaryo ang mga rebelde na sumuko tulad ni Malakiok (aka Kumander Roni). Bawa’t kahon na aprubado ay sisingil sila ng kung ilang using sa mga importador na tsaynis sa Binondo. Normally, ang approval ay mga 30,000 cases at umaabot pa ito ng 100,000 cases at ang permit ay na recycle pa.
Hungkag says
Many surveys on candidates have been made but none on issues close to the heart of the voters.i remember in post election analysis in 2010 the issue that is most important is corruption and pinoy focused on this.today until election day candidates need to identify what the voters ant and focus on that.it seems that all candidates are in disconnect with the voters.is it still corruption,law and order,poverty.yong mga messages tuloy puro motherhood statements.i prefer that they start with the statement, sa pagsusuri ko ito ang pinakamatinding problema natin at ito ang mga hakbangin ko. Sa nngayon pag nakinig ko ng mensahe inilista lang lahat ng problema.walang kabuhaybuhay.
uprightbike says
Iyan din ang aking napupuna. Sa kabila ng pag tumbok ni Duterte sa isyu ng kriminalidad, parang hilaw pa rin yun kaya naniniwala ako na maaring bumaba pa rin ang kanyang numero sa survey.
Ano kaya talaga ang tumbok na isyu na bubuhay sa dugo ng mga botante?
Mar and co. Isip isip, andyan lang yan, di nyo mahagilap.
Tamang isyu at tamang komunikasyon, sapat na pamamaraan para maiparating ang tamang isy
Kalahari says
Sawa na mga tao sa daang matuwid ni PNoy kasi nandyan pa rin ang droga, kriminalidad, KKK, corruption, kahirapan dahil walang malalaking foreign investors ang gustong magsugal sa ating lugar, atbp.
Mag iba sana ang slogan ni Mar at huwag nang sundin ang pamamalakad ni PNoy na parang lumang pelikula na nilalangaw sa takilya.
davide says
Tumpak, halos lahat dito ay mga rorotards, I for one is in limbo who to really vote for but surely no Binay and Poe. With all the negative issues our cpmer’s are spouting against Du30 the more I want to know the guy. Being a cebuano, who speaks fluent ilonggo, waray, bicolano and of course cebuano am suppose to be or should be a die hard Digong guy as I was born in Leyte too, about 70kms from Maasin. Although am not like @victinluz a very very very die hard of Poe, (have not seen his post lately?), I don’t fear to experiment or give chance to what the person can do. He (Digong) has the track records to show, but lots of naysayers here are rebutting it but with no clear evidence but mostly hearsay or innuendos.
Lee Kuan Yew was also lawyer, a disciplinarian who ruled Singapore for a decade and now you can see the outcome. Our country needs a leader that can really tame the abnormal attitude of our people, as the saying goes only in the philippines. Roxas is clean and very qualified to be our leader but, I still have reservations as he has shown some dismal output during his tenure as government official. He justified this thru his latest interviews but it is still wanting a lot more could have been done if he had the balls.
taurusius says
@kalahari hindi lahat ng Pilipino ay sawa na sa daang matuwid ni PNoy. pwera lang kung may katibayan ka na majority ay sawa na nga saka ako maniniwala. ako bilang botante sa 2016 ay naniniwala pa rin sa slogan patungkol sa matuwid na daan.
greenpea says
@taurusius
Pareho tayo. Naniniwala pa rin ako sa tuwid na daan. Dapat maunawaan natin na ang tuwid na daan ay proyekto ng mamamayang Pilipino at hindi ng isang tao o administrasyon lamang.
Maaaring ito ang malaking pagkukulang ni PNoy na hindi ito ipinaunawa sa ating maigi.
Maling isipin na manonood lang tayo habang sinisikap ayusin ni PNoy ang pamahalaan at bayan. kahit man lang purihin ang nakikita nating ginagawang tama at punahin ang ginagawang mali. O tablahin ang mga halatang nananamantala lamang para isulong ang sariling interes.
Hindi lang si PNoy ang dapat nating sukatin sa pagbuo ng matuwid na daan. Tanungin din natin kung ano ang ginawa natin para makatulong sa pagbuo nito.
uprightbike says
That is the trouble. Hindi naman hostile ang tao sa Daang Matuwid lalo na kay PNoy. Most actually are pro PNoy. But people want to hear different things and that is where the problem begins for Mar I think.
His strategists think that a popular PNoy is enough to catapult Roxas to election victory.
If GMAs unpopularity is enough to ensure defeat for her candidate (Gibo), it is the reverse for PNoy.
True, the President is still popular but he cannot push Roxas to victory unless the latter changed his campaign tactics. In my opinion only.
Kalahari says
The latest SWS survey shows PNoy received a net figure of -6 percent nationwide when respondents were asked how they would react to his endorsement. Link:http://bit.ly/1XQPGLO
john c. jacinto says
Commissioned by a Davao businessman. Makes it suspect to me.
vander says
tuwid na daan ang hinahangad nating lahat para sa pnas.
kaya’t kung baguhin man ang strategy ng pagkampanya, doon pa rin ito nakalinya.
komunikasyon ang susi sa pagpapaabot ng mensahe.
hindi pa lang natutumbok ang mga tamang pamamaraan.
maraming propaganda ang walang humpay na inilalabas para hindi lumutang ang mga katagian ng RO-RO tandem.
iyon ang dapat na mangibabaw.
kalinangan, kakayahan at katapatan sa serbisyo.
go RO-RO
greenpea says
Sa business kapag ang management team ay nalugi, pinapalitan sila. Ganoon din siguro dapat sa halalan. Dapat mapalitan o balasahin man lang ang mga tao sa likod ng team talo. Kung hindi matutumbok ang dahilan ng pagkatalo at isisi lang ito sa pandaraya o sa ibang maling dahilan, paano makakabangon ang talunan at gagawin ang tama upang manalo?
Hungkag says
Di ba sa marketing class pinauso yong unique selling proposition(us) ni porter.pero ito yong produkto mo..pero sino naman ang mercado o mamimili at ano nman ang gusto nila.kaya lumulutang yong poe at duterte kasi bago at kakaiba.nasaan ba yong marketing at media experts nila mar at binay.pag tinanong mo lahat kung sino pinskamahusay nd produkto ang sagot si mar.baket kulelat sa survey.bakamali o di tigma ang packaging.binale na ba yong ploy ni binay na lahat naman yan magnanakaw pero ako maraming nagawa o yong kay poe na daang matuwid dn ako na walang abad a6t abaya o yong kay digong na patatahimikin ko ang pilipinas at buburahin ko lahat ng korap at kriminal.si mar hindi konkreto ang mensahe ng daang matuwid episode 2.
greenpea says
I have no problem with matuwid na daan. It is better than anything we had before from previous regimes. It is also not fair to demand perfection from one person for a national enterprise that demands our full cooperation and participation.
But I agree, Mar Roxas can not just continue with that slogan without adding to it.
My suggestion is for him to show what is at the end of matuwid na daan: a grand house for all Filipinos that we are all working on but which houses us all already. I hope a competent artist can execute this imagery well accompanied by a message ‘ sa dulo ng tuwid na daan. ay naroon ang MARangyang tahanan nating lahat. Halina at pagtulungan nating pagtibayin ang tahanang ito’.
Para sa asensong MARaramdaman, Mar Roxas for President.
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This is just an idea but I hope that the Roxas media group can consider it and polish it further.
Mary says
Mar’s word when he accepted Pnoy’s endorsement was “Itutuloy, patatatagin at palalawakin ang Daang Matuwid”
greenpea says
Yes but we can not just walk forever. People want a leader to take them to a destination. And they want to be sure that all of them can be accommodated not only those who are wearing shoes.
We are like the people of Moses wandering in the desert. In their desperation they simply created a golden calf to worship. In our case our golden calf is Duterte.
vander says
isa lang ang naiisip ko.
gawin ni mar na parang pelikula lang ang kampanya niya.
na ang bawat problema ay alam na niya ang lunas.
na pagmulat ng mga mata ng mga pinoy kinaumagahan ay mala-cinderella na ang buhay ng bawat isa.
siya lang naman ang hindi nagsisinungaling sa kanilang lahat.
kung meron man siyang hinabi ay mabibilang siguro sa daliri.
ang gusto ng tao ay pangako.
maraming pangako.
kahit alam na wish ko lang iyon.
gusto ng mga pinoy ay iyong inuuto sila.
musika iyon sa kanilang pandinig.
greenpea says
@ vander,
there is a latin saying “mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur” (not sure if I quoted correctly) which translates to “people want to be deceived, ergo let them be deceived”.
This only shows that this observation does not happen only in our country but in other times and places as well.
But it will be very sad if my candidate will sink down to this level of cynicism.
People do not really want to be fooled. They are looking for leadership and most of the time, because of their lack of proper information, they become vulnerable to opportunists.
The task to educate the people does not fall on the politicians but in each of us — if we think that we are the “enlightened” ones.
BFD says
@greenpea, ah, an apt description. Destruction and misery followed those who worshipped the golden calf at the hands of the Levites deputized by Moses.
Are we prepared for such a scenario? Filipinos against Filipinos?
Hungkag says
Mary,yan ang saket ng ulo ko paano bigysn ng laman,fleshen it out.dyan magagaling ang advertiser.si mar ok na as aproduct.ang kailangan tamang messaging at packaging.
Pilosopo Bosyo says
tama, he should make a promise na may dadatnan ang lakad natin…
Hungkag says
From the reactions,all of us wants him to win becuase he is the most qualified and untainted candidate.my take is that like fast food product the daang matuwid brand is experiencing a sales drop.my idea is to bring the message that one foot i slready inside the door and another big push is needed to keep the wide door open. I think this is what poe is trying to convey.she never frontally attacked daang matuwid.she is pushing it without the baggages of mrt,mmasapano,yolanda etc.mar task is more difficult because in promoting continuity he has to bear these baggages.poe’s task is easier because she is the attacker.good if she is eliminated because she is the real threat.others like digong n binay are niche marketer to specific core constituency.in the end they can be overwhelmed and they cannot expand their base.mar can still recover the constituency that made daang matuwid 1 a success.
Rene-Ipil says
As of the latest survey by SWS, GL got only 21% of the votes nationwide. But GL insists that the people be allowed to decide his DQ case despite clear provisions of the constitution contrary to her position.
GL forgot that 76.37 % of the Filipino voters approved the present constitution. How could GL supporters of 21% trump 76% of the Filipino people? Only by magic, delusion, hallucination and insanity because math is an exact science.
Kalahari says
Poe is day-dreaming and grasping at straws. According to Kenny Rogers:
“Every gambler knows
That the secret to survival
Is knowing what to throw away
And knowing what to keep”
vander says
“And knowing what to keep”
hehehe.
gl keeps chiz. hahaha
uprightbike says
Duterte now tops SWS survey with 38 percent. Followed by Poe and Binay. Mar is far third.
My opinion is that Duterte is getting stronger by the day and at the rate Mar and co. are doing, it will be Duterte come 2016.
If that is the case so be it. It does not necessarily mean that Duterte will be a good leader. But he knows what the crowd wants.
Mar and his strategists surely know it ti too, but keep on harping Daang Matuwid slogans which people failed to connect.
Wake up wake up. The name of the game is how to convince the voters. So start by telling them fantastic stories and promise them fantastic solutions. Some people will not bite but most will. That is thge sad part of Philippine elections.
As Macarthur said, there is no substitute for victory. Even Mao made an alliance with his enemies to ensure his victory in China.
Mar, be practical.
YckiR says
With 1,200 respondents, the survey, commissioned by a Davao-based businessman, had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the national level and plus or minus 6 percentage points at the regional level. Each region had 300 respondents.
The respondents were asked in Filipino: “With Rodrigo Duterte on this list as a substitute candidate for President, who would you most likely vote for President if the elections were held today?”
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/745264/duterte-tops-sws-poll#ixzz3taJGXdef
Where and when in the hell have you heard of a Neutral Survey where the main questionnaire starts with the name of one the choices?
What say you Madam Senator Llamanzares? Do you still believe in “Vox Populi Vox Dei”….even after cursing the POPE?
NHerrera says
In the Rappler version of the SWS Report,
http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/115135-duterte-tops-sws-survey
I may note that aside from your stating that the survey question starts with the Duterte name as as substitute, the Rappler report states:
The tough-talking Duterte officially joined the presidential race on November 27 after subjecting his supporters to months-long charade of indecision … But the poll was conducted November 26-28 and did not capture the backlash he may have suffered after he cursed Pope Francis on November 30 because of the traffic that the latter’s visit caused in Metro Manila. Duterte delivered the controversial speech during PDP-Laban’s formal declaration of him as their presidential candidate … The survey, which has yet to be acknowledged by SWS, was reportedly commissioned by a “Davao-based businessman.”
To what extent the nature of the survey question and the timing of the survey commissioned by that “Davao-based businessman.” have influenced the numbers is something to factor-in in the interpretation of the numbers.
chit navarro says
The OFFICIAL campaign period has not yet started.
“Sala sa init, sala sa lamig” – that’s what’s happening to the Mar-Leni team. If they see the LP team in “campaogn sorties” mode, naka diyaryo na kaagad na nangangampanya na sila eh hindi p nag-umpisa ang campaign. May magsasabi na “violation of election laws” at baka idisqualify na…
Ngayon na kulelat sa survey, sasabihin na “Be more agressive Mar”…
Walang patience and Pinoy blogger/writer…. they write what makes headline stories and not really the truth….Let us wait when the OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN PERIOD BEGINS and the real survey starts…..
YckiR says
I agree, at pagdating ng campaign period ay doon talaga aarangkada ang roro.
Sabi nga ni Pnoy:
“Mga ilang beses ko na rin ho nasabi sa mga nakalipas na araw, palagay ko ‘yung darating na kampanya ang magiging pinakamahirap na kampanya para sa akin dahil ibubuhos ko na lahat ng maibubuhos ko tungo sa kampanyang ito,”
philstar.com/headlines/2015/10/01/1505992/palace-pnoy-can-juggle-presidents-job-roxas-campaign
Sa ngayon ay puro padaplis pa lang ang tirada ni Pnoy sa mga kalaban dahil kagaya ng pagkakakilala ng karaniwan, “Pnoy’s strategy can be likened to a master billiard player.” Ika nga sa usapang bilyaran, placing-placing at preparasyon muna ang mga tumbok. Pagdating ng campaign period, Ubos bola…sumakay ka pa (sa tako).
moonie says
be more aggressive, mar, sabi. they’re pushing for mar to show his trump card and then, they’ll steal his ideas. mar is his own man, he’ll act when the time is right for him, not when kulelats want him to.