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My book, Marcos Martial Law: Never Again now in La Solidaridad book store, Manila

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By Raïssa Robles

The iconic La Solidaridad book shop along Padre Faura, Manila, owned by National Artist F. Sionil Jose and his wife, is now carrying my book.

Simply go there. Or if you want to make sure they still have copies left, just call (+632) 254 1068 to reserve.

Before I go on, I would like to thank EVERYBODY who went to the launch. I still owe you guys kuwento and pictures. I’d like to announce to Cyber Plaza Miranda that I met @Leona and @Vander Anievas :). Sayang lang I wasn’t able to chat with them at all. I hope you both enjoyed yourselves. @Leona and @Vander Anievas, pls share your thoughts and experience and e-mail these to me. I’ll put it up as a post.

The coffee table-size, fully illustrated and jampacked with information book retails at P2,500.

The publisher is still arranging other outlets to carry the book.

Meanwhile, however, you can order online for free delivery anywhere in the Philippines that can be reached by courier service.

Simply follow this procedure.

Delivery is free for the Collectors Edition anywhere in the Philippines reached by courier service:

1. Pls. deposit to the account of the publisher:

Filipinos For A Better Philippines, Inc.
BDO PESO Savings Account No. 690-010-3803

2. Then take a photo of your deposit slip and send as an attachment to these two e-mails:

[email protected]
[email protected]

3. In the e-mail with the attachment, please indicate in which bank branch the deposit was made – this is very important so the publisher can easily match your deposit with the bank statement
to whom the book should be sent, the address where the book will be sent, and please give a landline or mobile number in case the publisher needs to follow-up on anything.

4. the publisher will confirm receiving your payment and will e-mail you as soon as it sends you the book by courier.

5. Give two or three days for the package to arrive. if you haven’t received it by the third day, pls e-mail back.

All those who bought one book during the book launch or who paid through the bank up to April 4 for delivery are entitled to two copies of the Student Edition, which will be sent to you all via courier this month.

Comments

  2. Binay is now supporting Roxas

    May nabubuong development sa hanay ni Binay at ni Roxas.

    Dahil sa alam ni Binay na talunan na sya at mahirap ng mabaligtad ang perception ng mga Pilipino na si Binay ay magnanakaw eh naghahanap na ngayon si Binay ng insurance. Pero dahil sa tindi ng mga kaso ng mga Binay at ang dami ng nagastos na galing sa nakaw na yaman eh kailangan doon sya sa mas malaki ang tsansa manalo!

    Sabi ng unreliable source ko sa hanay ni Binay, pinag-aralan nila kung sino ang susuportahan sa pagka-presidente at pagka-bise. Sa pagka Presidente si Nancy at ang ibang adviser ni Binay ay gustong suportahan si Poe dahil daw madaling kausapin si Erap para mailakad at dahil na rin nasa top two sa manufactured surveys si Poe, ngunit sa hanay naman nila Junjun at mga matatagal ng mga political strategists ni Binay mas gusto nila kay Roxas. Ayaw daw ni Binay kay Duterte dahil erratic at walang makinarya na ma-convert ang mga boto at the same time di raw talaga kaya ng pamilyang Binay na nasa likod ni Duterte si Cayetano na syang matinding kalaban ng mga Binay.

    Ang contention nila Jun-jun ay si Poe ay di safe bet dahil walang makinarya at may alam silang plano ng mga Aquino at mga Cojuangco kung papano yayariin si Poe sa PET kahit pa sabihing manalo sa boto. Kumbaga ang Poe Presidency eh laging may nakaambang panganib na madiskaril, pero kung sakali mang matuloy eh may insurance din sila Binay thru kumapareng Erap at si Kadikit na Chiz Escudero ng Noy-Bi fame, so may taya pa rin sila kila Poe pero konti lang.

    Sa masusi nilang pag-aaral at kumbinsido si Jojo Binay na mas malaki ang tsansa ni Roxas manalo dahil ang UNA at LP lang ang may makinarya na alam ang pulso ng mga barangay at mga kabayanan sa kanilang mga commissioned surveys na gamit sa kanilang pag-calibrate ng campaign strategy. Dahil sila-sila (Mga trusted local candidates at operators) rin ang mga nagkakasalubong sa gapangan sa mga kabayanan alam nila na walang mga tao sila Poe at Duterte at yung popularidad nila eh laway pa lang at ang eksperyensya ng mga datihan at batikan sa pulitika eh mas mahirap manalo pag walang tao na mag-convert sa mga tagahanga sa mga barangay dahil ang masa o bobotante eh sa huling linggo bago Mayo 9, 2016, mag desisyon kung sino ang iboboto. Alam din ng kampo ni Binay na ang LP lang ang may bilyones na resources na gamit ang pera ng gobyerno na pangmumud sa mga barangay at mga town officials para rin suporta sa kanilang kampanya at ang gripo ay nakabukas na, kaya nga pinag-aagawan ang endorse ni Aquino dahil si Aquino ang may hawak ng Gripo ng Pera nga Bayan at si Abad naman ang taga-hati at kung sino-sino ang maaambunan. Sa tagal na ni Binay sa Pulitika, alam nya na talunan na sya pero kailangan nyang makontrol ang pagka-talo nya at isalba ang pamilya sa mga kaso at kung ano pang natitirang nakaw na yaman. Kaya si Jojo Binay na mismo ang nagdecide na suportahan I Roxas sa pamamagitan ng pagtira kay Duterte at Poe!

    Kaya hwag kayong masorpresa mga katoto sa Plaza Miranda kung Makita nyo si Binay eh di titirahin si Roxas at ang UNA at LP ay may tactical alliance pagdating sa mga kabayanan.

    Si Binay ay susuportahan si Roxas

    Politics is the art of the possible, lalo na sa Pilipinas!

    Parekoy
    04-13-2016

    • binay may support roxas – but. binay may still have to face the jury and accept what is meted. supporting roxas will not absolve binay’s crime. binay knows this, he is lawyer after all. in the past, binay may have gotten away with dorobos (kawatan in japanese) but under roxas, the law will apply. binay has to stop being dorobo and give back what he has dorobo-ed (stolen). simple and easy to do. binay once said, he is a simple man, his wants are few, once nagbaon ng paksiw at spam that dont cost millions.

      a reformed binay may be too old to start from scratch, but his family and grandchildren can and will have option of starting anew. and they’ll have old binay to thank, for giving them that much needed kickstart. and this time, they’ll start the right way, not the dorobo’s way.

      I’d like to think binay supports roxas because roxas is the better man to lead the country, not because roxas will allow binay to continue on his dorobo ways.

      and that roxas will let in due process, binay will not be ‘cannibalized’ by govt agents who’ll only dorobo what binay has dorobo-ed. binay’s returned stolen billions will be used to help upgrade govt infrastructures like schools, hospitals, roads and bridges, etc. and also used to pay public servants as teachers, nurses and doctor, mga kawani at road workers their pay and salaries.

      • Sa administrasyon ni Pnoy, ang napansin ko, tumahimik ka na lang sa iyo na ang mga ninakaw mo. Case in point: Manny Villar sa C-5; Mikey Arroyo-hindi na kumandidato matapos inumpisahang imbestigahan ng US State Dept. sa money laundering, hindi na natuloy ang imbestigasyon; Merceditas Gutierrez- hindi na kinasuhan umalis lang sa puwesto. Pero ang mga lumaban na mga Senators at CJ Corona hindi tinantanan hanggang hindi natatalo. Ewan natin kung ganito rin si Roxas kung mananalo.

  4. chit navarro says:
    April 12, 2016 at 11:20 am

    the power of one, Baycas –

    I convert one, then he/she converts another

    and so on, and so forth…

    THE POWER OF ONE!!!

    Two (2) Cayetanos converted to two (2) Robredos today, @chit navarro.

    Not bad, huh?

    For VP, “May the best woman win!“

  5. HEINOUS/GRISLY CRIME BY LAW-ENFORCERS?

    Remember the recent kidnapping and murder of a woman whose body was found in a plastic drum floating in the Pasig River?

    The good news is the fine sleuthing that led to the early solution of this grisly crime. But it’s still disappointing to learn that three active policemen and a former employee of the Bureau of Corrections are among the suspects.

    Real estate agent Adora Lazatin was found in the drum nearly naked, with her head, hands and feet bound with packing tape and a nylon cord looped around her neck. Why did she face this brutal death? Because her killers wanted to clean out her ATM account.

    They had withdrawn about P200,000 when they were collared by agents of the NBI which deployed about 100 men to stake out dozens of ATMs in four cities for five days after Lazatin’s son sought NBI help. Inspector Eljie Jacobe of the NCR Police Office was still in uniform when he was nabbed at 3:30 a.m. in front of an ATM in Taguig. The other arrested suspects are Police Officers 1 Mark Jay de los Santos and Edmon Gonzales; a civilian named Empire Salas; and Domingo Balanquit of the Bureau of Corrections, although officials said he is no longer with the bureau.

    There is no question that public confidence in law enforcement is eroded when police personnel can commit such an atrocity over P200,000. (Philstar editorial 4/13/16) http://bit.ly/1SeseVI

    Something must be done by the Daang Matuwid administration soonest lest its anointed presidential candidate continues to languish at his usual # 4 survey rating.

    • This sort of thing has been a major aspect of the Philippine Justice system for generations. There was significant acceleration after the Philippine Constabulary was devolved into the PNP and the control of the local police was transferred to the PNP/DILG.

      Bantay Salakay is what it is. Bantay Salakay is another form of Wang wang mentality and the “culture of impunity” best exemplified by the Ampatuan-Gloria/Mike clique as well as this example cited by Kalahari. (I have hundreds of personal experiences, minor and major).

      The relevant questions now are:
      1. Since 2010, what concrete progress or improvements have been accomplished by “Daang Matuwid” – DILG?
      2. What clear, specific, and comprehensive commitments, programs, and action plans have been laid out on the table by the presidential candidates?

      Perhaps a separate debate can be held where each and every candidate will be required to make a 15 minute presentation on this issue.

      • crime has always been around since biblical time, cain killed his brother abel.

        the police and kabaro did not get away with doing crimes and no matter their ranks and connections, huli sila at hindi sinantos, their names mentioned in the media. hindi tinakpan. at ang dali pa nilang nahuli. our law enforcers are up to the job.

        hard to stop people from doing crime, but do crime, and you’ll be caught and punished.

        crime is not good career path these days, extracts high price on freedom. damn policemen and fellow kabaro, they’ll lose all their benefits now, and wont be able to find jobs in the public service again. named and shamed at madadawit ang pamilya nila, ang mga anak pagtatawan sa escuela, ang mga kabit at asawa, mapapahiya.

  7. Soooooooooo? Who is going to kill him after 6 months? Baycas or Rene Ipil? :-)

    DUBAI — Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is ready to be killed if he fails to resolve crime and corruption within the first six months of his term should he become the next president of the Philippines.

    In a philstar.com report, Duterte was quoted as saying that being able to fulfill this promise would serve as his “greatest contribution” to the Philippines.

    “If I succeed perhaps that would be my greatest contribution to the country.

    “But if I fail, kill me,” Duterte said.

    http://kabayanweekly.com/duterte-kill-me-if-i-fail-to-defeat-crime-corruption-when-elected/

    • Para lang si Miriam yan….if he wins, God forbids, and after six months of not solving the crime….he will say….I LIED!!!

      • Nope. Probably he will tell people “hindi ko naman sinabi kung kelan yung umpisa ng 3-6 months”.

        Can crime and corruption be eliminated in 3 – 6 months?

        Panfilo Lacson, former PNP Director General: not possible
        Antonio Trillanes, former Navy Officer: not possible
        Ricardo Marquez, current PNP Chief: I doubt it.

        Who says it’s possible?
        1. Duterte – City mayor for 20+ years and presidential candidate
        2. Cayetano – Senator and vice presidential candidate.
        3. Wency Cornejo – ?

        And yet a lot of people believes the promise… Am I missing something here?

        • Our laws provide that:

          “A contract will be considered void, for example, when it requires one party to perform an act that is impossible.”

          Everybody knows, including Lacson, Trillanes, Marquez and me, that COMPLETELY eliminating crime and corruption is an impossible act. So that Duterte’s promise to eliminate crime and corruption should not be interpreted within the realm of impossibility. It should be meant within the context of law.

          Meaning that Duterte did not promise to perform an impossible act because that would be void from the beginning. And we ought to know that because ignorance of the law excuses no one. Duterte’s promise could only mean elimination of crime and corruption to a great extent. Maybe we should pin Duterte to his promise and ask him to specify as to what extent. Until we understand the context of his statement, we should reserve our comment.

        • Eliminating crime and corruption within 3-6 months is not impossible, but can only be achieved through absurd means.

        • What means? Absurd or otherwise? A promise of illegal act is also void from the beginning. That’s what the law says.

        • One is to provoke China or any nuclear power enough to attack us. If the whole Ph becomes unlivable for the next 50 years there will be no crime in Ph. It’s absurd but fulfills the promise.

          Here’s from the news article: Duterte said that to eliminate crime and corruption in his first six months as president would serve as his “greatest contribution” to the country.
          “If I succeed [in resolving crime and corruption] perhaps that would be my greatest contribution to the country, but if I fail, kill me,” Duterte said in a statement issued on Sunday.

          Taking the statement as it is and without making ‘resolve’ synonymous to ‘reduce’, then the promise is void from the beginning. But that is not what a lot of his followers think.

        • Provoking any country to attack us is unconstitutional. Yo cannot hold anybody to fulfill a promise to perform an illegal act.

          “SECTION 2. The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity with all nations.”

    • Sup, it seems that you have a criminal mind. It is a crime to induce a person to kill another.

        • @Sup,

          It’s most likely that Boss Johnny and Mang Tony had ‘killed‘ @baycas before @baycas can even ‘kill‘ anyone.

          :-)

        • Sir Baycas, before you die………….
          i’ll buy you a dinner in 6 months…last ”sup”per?

          hahahahahaha

          :-)

        • There’s Mang Gani pa pala lining up to ‘killiti’ me to death…

          I guess I can eat the last “Sup”per while laughing to death…

          Oops, I already told @NHerrera before that @baycas is already dead.

          Magiging botcha si @baycas kung sakali.

          Btw, in the absence of Digong…VP Leni will be President…

          Swell!

        • He has to ask somebody because euthanasia is illegal…….

          Euthanasia is illegal in the Philippines. In 1997, the Philippine Senate considered passing a bill legalizing passive euthanasia. The bill met strong opposition from the country’s Catholic Church. If legalized the Philippines would have been the first country to legalize euthanasia.
          Legality of euthanasia – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_euthanasia

          :-)

        • He can’t be held liable for murder since he would be dead by then. But what if he didn’t die? Will he be criminally liable?

        • sup, duwag yata si duterte, asking someone to kill him. why not do the deed himself? he got gun collection and he knows how to pull the trigger, right? and if he overdose on his favorite drug viagra, he can die happily with humongous priapus. and if he pinches his nose and not breathe for 6minutes, he’d deprive his body of oxygen, and viola – duterte will find himself crossing the river styx. or he can drive his car into a bangin na malalim. if not, he can jump down quiboloy’s airplane without parachute. so many ways, apparently, duterte lacks imagination.

        • The pronouncement to “kill him’ is made public so there won’t be a shortage of witnesses.. as to the complainant, this country never run out of complainants.

        • ^ that was supposed to be for your other reply.. For your comment above, Can you file a case against a dead person?

        • No, but he could be liable civilly if he died afte final judgement. Another school of thought allows suing a dead person via his estate.

    • duterte’s camp to solve crime within 3-6 months. the camp doesn’t have clear solution basta lang within 3-6 months. pag hindi na solve mag reresign and “now ready to be killed”. alam naman nating mga mamamayan that it is impossible to have such national result. sa pag gawa palang ng feasibility study o project proposal at least 3 months yon.

      it would be highly appreciated if duterte’s camp can post their GHANT CHART para makita ng buong mamamayan. kahit iyong 3-6 months muna

      BAKA totoong mayroon syang sakit at mayroon nang taning. (not praying for this but the way how assertive his camp hindi mawala sa aking isipan ang ganitong propaganda) mayroon na syang tagapag mana kung hindi si MARCOS si A. cayetano . kaya mayroong love triangle between them.

      • asuuuus….ang maniwala kay dutski mga tamad lang talaga, mag-isip and weigh thngs over.

        maniwala ka sa gagong yan. pati si cayetano parang sold out na rin sa prinsipyo ni dutski.

        pero sa totoo lang kuhang kuha ni dutski ang psychology nga masa. puno-puno na kasi sa mga negatibong balita…from drugs, patay, nakawan, kurapsyon, etc.

        ang scenario dito…mananalo si bbm, the votes of the ever loyal ilocos region, eastern visayas where samar & tacloban (romualdez) are supporting him plus the uninformed youths. dutski will gain bbm’s victory. here in mindanao (davao in particular are dutski & bbm partnership is very strong, my sympathy to alan cayetano).

        dutski will step down after 6 mos. and bbm will assume the presidency….solve! masaya na naman sina enrile at mga pesteng yawa na mga alipores.

        but God never sleeps anyway….

        • C rene-ipil lang ata ang produ30 dito…
          @aberato, alll those who rooted for du30, all those rallying with du40 during his campaign are really tamad..well, isamq mo na ako doon, me and my other 100 frens..
          Ciao. Peace.

    • Du30 is like Miriam with her legendary, “I lied!” Just full of air and arrogance. #100%RORO

    • That’s the main reason why I did not vote Duterte. He promised to wipe out criminality in 3 to 6 months, but the big question is how? Ano ang pamamaraan na gagawin nya? Paano nya isasakatuparan ito? Pwede magbago ang lahat kapag presidente na sya at madaling sabihin na “oops mahirap pala, di kakayanin, at sasabihin sorry kailangan ko pa ng time”. Tayo namang mga Pilipino, sasabihin wala na tayong magagawa nandyan na ‘yan. That means panibagong kalbaryo na naman sa atin.

      Sabi nila maraming bobotante ay mahihirap o yung nababayaran, pero maraming bobotante rin ay maykaya at may mataas pang pinag aralan pero madaling mauto ng magagandang mga pangako. Inihahalintulad ko ang ganitong promises sa isang pyramiding scam “if it is too good to be true, it is a scam”, kakatakot lalo na at may maganda ng nasimulan at unti-unti ng umaangat after 9 years na walang napala ang mga Pilipino. Nawa’y wag ng maulit na bumakik ulit sa zero. Talagang magiging “Sick man of Asia tayo” habang buhay sa ganito nating mindset. Nakakaawa na iba nating mga kababayan.

      Kung nabigyan lang sana ng detalye ang promise nyang ito baka maari pa, pero considering his other negative traits, mas nanaig sa akin ang takot na ibigay sa kanya ang boto ko.

      Voted already last 10 April 2016 – RoRo

      • Look at What Lee kuan yew did to Singapore..one of his speeches, he said Simgapore needs an IRON HAND to blah blah blah blah…look at Songapore now..
        Did Lee kuan yew declare Martial Law? No! Nyet!Nada?
        Thats why i & many like me need Due30 & cayetano as his tanfem to discipline pinoys..

        • Actually du30 & lee kuan yew are not of the same level..but they both showed STRONG LEADERSHIP.

          DU30 is a lawyer. he knew what he’s doing. i watched one speech of LKY, he said, a strong leader shud have IRON HAND……..

          The general public (classes ABCDE) clamor for RADICAL CHANGE. U can witness people from all walks of life attended the ducay rallies..OMG!!

          Consider Federal system of govt. i think this idea is cool. don’t u think?
          Du30 wants to decentralize our unitary form of govt.

          if i want to chose between berdugo ng davao (as quoted by binay) and berdugo ng pera ng bayan (as quoted by du30), well, surely, i along with the other millions souls, prefer the iron hand with political will.

          Well, for mar, as a pretentious leader (as quoted by du30), he has excess baggages to explain.

          Well…u may refer the reliable social media for further info. unless, otherwise, u and others refused for Radical Change to happen in our beloved country. peace dude.

        • Sorry, I think it’s the opposite. Duterte, in my observation, is the pretentious leader. The way he talked and answered legitimate questions is like a bully not a leader. He retorts to bullying to cover his lack of knowledge on a certain topic. Now back to your Lee Kuan Yew – Duterte comparison. Malayo, ni wala sa kalingkingan. Lee Kuan Yew is a complete package, very good leader and statesman with vision. Ang mga ito ba ay ginawa ni Lee Kuan Yew sa kanyang term:

          1. Magmura sa harapan ng maraming tao na pati Pope minumura.
          2. Maraming asawa o kinakasama.
          3. Pabago bago ng sinasabi. (Noon sabi nya kaya sya tumakbo dahil ayaw nya na isang Amerikano na katulad ni Poe ang maging president, ngayon willing daw syang tumulong sa government ni Poe in case na manalo sya). Please check his response to Grace’s offer as Crime Czar.
          4. Laging bukang bibig ang ‘patayin kita’.

          These qualities really scare me.

          Being a president is like a father. Do you like your father to have these qualities? Sa akin, ayoko. I may be wrong (I really hope that I am WRONG and you are correct in case na si Duterte ang manalo para sa ng Pilipinas), but the way I see it, it could be another ERAP.

          Peace dude. This is only my observation and opinion. Please read the other comments here at Raissa blog and also the links below if you have time. Good day.

          http://interaksyon.com/article/126544/duterte-on-1989-australian-rape-victim-napakaganda–dapat-ang-mayor-muna-ang-mauna

          http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/779868/awkward-prayers-for-marcos-at-duterte-cayetano-rally

        • I replied to your post last night but still under moderation. I hope Ms Raissa will release it soon. It’s timely and urgent for others to read it.

  8. Ah kaya pala “safe” ang Davao because of the deaths of these minors.

    Killings such as these have the TACIT SUPPORT of many Davaoeños, who see them as the PRICE that has to be paid to keep the city safe.

    http://pcij.org/stories/2002/davao.html

    By Carlos Conde

    This is what I’m not in favor of because we have to look at the bigger picture here why our youths are behaving this way. Parents are not by their side, either they’re working abroad or wallowing in poverty.

    Solusyon ba na patayin mo ang namumublemang tao. Bakit hindi bigyan trabaho. Eto yung sinasabi ko, #TrabahoHindiBala #BuhayinHindiPatayin #TulunganHindiKitlin

    • @bfd. when we attended a 2-week seminar sa kalinga apayao, sabi ng coordinator, tahimik daw ang lugar nila. totoo naman kasi habang lumalakad kami papuntang venue, walang imikan kahit may nakasalubong kaming mga armed men at tuloy lang ang lakad namin. noong hapon na habang pauwi na kami, with all my innonence i asked our coordinator bakit maraming tao sa isang bahay? iyon pala ay funeral parlor. ang sagot nya ay: iyong nasalubong namin noong umaga ay nagkasugapaan sa mga militar kaya maraming patay doon na nakaburol. kaya sabi nya talagang tahimik sa lugar nila kasi nakatatakot mag salita.

      • Nanay Clarita herself asks between sobs, “My sons may have committed crimes, but why are they being butchered? The people who do this why do they think the lives of my sons are not worth anything? Is it because we’re DIRT POOR poor? Is this why due process does not apply to us?”

        http://pcij.org/stories/2002/davao.html

        • ang lungkot naman. kahit na gaanong kasama ng isang tao hindi naman tama iyong kanilang ginawa. puede namang parusahan . sabi nga ni mar kailangan sundin ang “due process”. nalaala ko tuloy ang dating kong officemate na taga davao city. iyong pagbukas ng tatay nya ng bintana, na witness ng kanyang tatay na casual lang ang pagpatay sa kalaban. isang bala lang at close range. nakita ang kanyang tatay. the next day terminated na sa trabaho ang kanyang tatay. nagkaroon ng shock at sa sobrang pag-iisip nagkasakit. hirap daw silang magkakapatid hanggang makatapos ng pag-aaral sa ateneo de davao.

        • Nakakatakot talaga magpunta sa Davao. Hindi bale kung kilala ka ni Digong, untouchable ka. Pero paano kung dayo ka at nakursunadahan ka lang ng mga bataan niya? Alam naman natin na may mga taong natingnan mo lang dahil may mata ka, sinisita ka na. “Anong tinitingin-tingin mo?” Naalala ko ang tsismis noon kay Jackie Enrile na matingnan mo lang, babarilin ka na. Naalala ko rin na minsan kaming napunta sa Pangasinan dahil may kasalan kaming dinaluhan ng kaibigan ko at siya ay abay. Dahil mga binata naman kami, may itsura ang kanyang katuang sa kasal at may tindahan, tinambayan namin ang tindahan noong gabi bago ang kasal. Nakita ng mga lalaki doon at hindi nila nagustuhan na pinopormahan ang mga babae doon. Pilit kaming nilasing sa gin matapos ang kasalan at tinatanong kung ano ang sasakyan namin pauwi. Ano pa, kundi sisirain ang sasakyan namin para madisgrasya kami. Ganyan ang katakbuhan ng buhay sa atin kapag dayo ka.

  9. it’s saddening. dati ang sarap magbasa dito sa blog ni ma’am raissa kasi para sa aming mga ordinaryong mamamayan ay may mapulot kaming insight o dagdag sa aming kaalaman lalo na sa current issues ma politika man o hindi. it seems there’s a change of wind direction from those names or handles. para bang lumalabas na bumaba ang quality… parang nasa tindahan na tayo dito.

    • The first order of the day is to totally stop name calling of any CPMer or any person subject of comment.

      Let us just discuss issues. Insulting or denigrating somebody rebounds to the author and exposes his true character. As far as I am concerned I don’t retort to any insult because I have redflagged these people. What I don’t know won’t hurt me.

    • I was shocked when the people started to become unkind to each other because of playing favorites and in defense of their chosen political candidates. In one instant of a moment , the admiration falls off for an inane reason maybe just me or for some, but ALTHOUGH i COME TO CRITICIZE some future leaders, it was to remind them that helping the people is not only given when they are already installed in power or position. I just say again and again I detest fraud in getting to power.
      To whoever is elected, I hope, the vote reflects the heart of the people. I’ve said before no one is carrying anyone to greatest achievement and happiness except our own selves. All the rest are just trappings of the world we live in to give a semblance of a civilized world and society

      I was waiting for a timely moment to c/p an interpretation of a meaningful BEDTIME STORY which we just take time for granted. If truth be told this is the true meaning of the story we tell our very young kids, apos and even our own mix-up befuddled minds. .Hope it is appreciated as much as I appreciate. it.

      Sadly one friend says, the fate of men has already been determined, it is only a matter of time.

      Thank you my friend, Christopher, and this is also for you my friends here.

      Alice In Wonderland

      Wonderland=Earth
      Alice = you
      rabbit = happiness
      door to Wonderland = birth
      dodo = god
      water = sin
      Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum = parents
      Walrus & Carpenter = eastern and western religions
      big Alice in house = female liberation
      flowers = friends
      catepillar = education & science
      cheshire cat = philosophy
      mad tea party = society
      queen = government

      Alice is us. The white rabbit represents happiness, we’re always chasing it like Alice after the rabbit. Upon reaching Wonderland’s door, Alice can’t fit through a tiny hole. This is birth. Almost by magic a baby fits through the birth canal. After birth Alice is waterlogged (water breaks), representing sin. Born in sin. The dodo represents God; because despite belief in god or gods, nobody has seen them. Only the dodo (God) remains dry (free from sin) and tells ppl run around a rock (like Muslims around the Kaaba stone) to stay dry. God expects us to remain free of sin despite this being impossible like the odds of staying dry in the ocean. These ideas are impressed upon us in youth.

      Parents play a great role in beliefs. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum smacks of parents when we’re young, everything coming out of their mouths is dumb, dumb, dumb. These characters teach Alice about the Walrus and Carpenter, symbolic of Eastern and Western religions (the Carpenter being Jesus). The little, coveted oysters represent potential converts.

      Alice gets closer to the White Rabbit when he mistakes her for his wife. Enter marriage and the notion true happiness rests in this tradition. Alice grows until the house becomes her prison. The family home was a woman’s prison until women’s liberation. Alice is mistaken for a monster, as many believe women’s liberation is a scary thing.

      Next Alice meets friendly flowers who later reject her, mistaking her for a weed based on appearance. In this stage of life we feel rejected or different from those around us.

      Then there’s caterpillar singing vowels as he represents education and science. He questions her, leaving her w/ more questions than answers the White Rabbit’s whereabouts.

      She goes on to meet the Cheshire Cat who represents philosophy, telling her she can find the White Rabbit this way, that way, and every which way. He seems contradictory as hell, like most philosophy.
      Mad Tea Party people. They represents society: mad mad mad. All they do is party and celebrate meaningless things in life.

      Alice meets the Queen who is government, no matter where on Earth you go you’re under some form of government law, and like in the movie ‘all ways are the Queen’s ways.” Her subjects are mindless playing cards doing pointless tasks (painting white roses to be red instead).
      Finally, Alice gives up on Wonderland and tries to go back home to realize she’s been sleeping the whole time. She wakes up (realizes life’s truth) and sees that true happiness comes from the inside of a person, rather than exotic external ideas and institutions.

    • @kalakala, totoo iyon. parang ayaw ko nang pumunta dito. at ayaw ko nang magbasa. ang nababasa ko dito ay parang sa facebook comments ng mga die hard duterte fans at least, alam kong hindi mataas ang expectation ko sa mga commenters doon. nanonood na lang ako sa youtube mga crime stories.

    • Kasi when they can’t defend their rhetorics they stoop to personal insults. My personal response was defensive in nature from being maligned first.

      Messenger is attacked instead of steadfastly defending their opinions or principles.

      Like @baycas. he said he wasn’t for Roxas before then he should point to us to read again all his postings and links about Roxas that he did not pretend to be rooting for him and we can point to him his own postings and links that he was rooting for Roxas.

      When I emphasized my impression on his previous postings on Roxas was not in support of Duterte but he is a turncoat, he was enraged and malign me as if he knew me despite anonymity of most of us. Funny is him claiming that we the readers did not understand his postings on Roxas. That’s another form of attacking detractors telling them ignorance on their understanding of written English.

      Defend principles and we will have a lively discussion.

  10. Just sitting here in TGIF eating lunch when something flashed on the video screen.
    “If you want to be irreplaceable, be different”.
    Mar Roxas listen and learn.

    VOTE ROXAS – ROBRRDO

  11. As a parent, I raised my kids to be honest and decent. Other things don’t matter as much. That’s why I go for Roxas and Robredo. I find them as one. If they’re not gonna win, it’s okay. Politics, or shall I say whoever wins, won’t make any difference in our lives anyway.

  12. Sinu si Teodoro “Neil” Llamanzares?

    walang man lang balita o malapitang interview para ipakilala niya mismo sa kaniyang bibig.

    bakit walang interview kama kamakailan ngayong malapit na ang halalan?

    di ba tama lang na makilala ng taong bayan, ng bansang pilipinas kung sino ang maaring maging unang kalalakihan sa malacanan?

    nai-renounce na ba niya ang pagiging amerikano niya? opisyal na ba ang kaniyang datihang pilipino?

    siya na ba ay isang opisyal na Filipino citizen, naturalized o natural-born?

    —-

    si grace poe -llamanzares muna.

    saka na si digong, kung sino ngayon ang maybahay niya, o sino sa kanila? heh heeh heh

    • Maganda rin naman talaga na magkaroon ng interview ang bawat mag-asawa na kumakandidato maging mga anak nila. Mahalaga rin na makilala ng taongbayan ang posibleng magiging unang pamilya ng bansa sa loob ng anim na taon.

      • dapat lang ipakilala ng mga kandidato ang kanilang pamilya, asawa, mga anak sa buong sambayanan na nais nilang pangulunan.

        mukhang isnabero o mataas ang kukote na ayaw bumaba sa level ng mga ordinaryong pilipino.
        gaya ng mga kastilang konquistadores, baka indios pa rin ang tingin sa mga pinoy.

        di na bale si digong ipakilala ang mga asawa sa bansa, baka magsabunutan pa. heh heeh hehh

    • Compared to the other First Gentleman, First Gentleman Neil is certainly more ideal many times over.

      • I beg to disagree.

        Neil is an American citizen who previously served in the U.S. military. If Poe is elected President she would be the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, whose presidential spouse is both a U.S. citizen and a former U.S. military service man.

        Is that what we see as an “ideal” First Gentleman? What has become of this country?

        • Many people do not seem to see, or refuse to see, the gravity of this situation.

          Just to drive home the point, supposed Neil is a Chinese citizen and he served in the Chinese military, would that change their view of the situation?

        • ooops nabigyan ng tip ang mga chino.

          hindi na kailangang bilhin o suhulan ang mga politko sa pilipinas.

          kailangan mo lang ng isang takilyang poengalan. luluhod, iiyakan, kaawaan at iboboto ka pa ng mga mang mang bilang senador at presidente nila.

        • wala ng follow-up tungkol dito kung totoo o hindi na talagang her husband started proceesing his renounciation
          —————————————————
          Poe: Husband Neil Llamanzares close to finishing process of giving up US citizenship – gmanetwork.com/news/story/554711/news/nation/poe-husband-neil-llamanzares-close-to-finishing-process-of-giving-up-us-citizenship#sthash.igPU0Wnd.dpuf Published February 10, 2016 4:14pm
          excerpt:
          TOLEDO CITY, Cebu — Sen. Grace Poe’s husband, Neil Llamanzares, is close to completing the process of renouncing his American citizenship, the lawmaker Wednesday.
          At a press conference here, Poe allayed concerns about her husband’s resolve to give up his US passport and maintained that he is a natural-born Filipino citizen.
          Without going into specifics, the senator said the renunciation of one’s American citizenship involves providing details about his life over the last five years.

        • IMHO, if Neil was born in the US, he is natural-born American citizen, like many female chinese tourists are doing – giving birth in the US.

          If Neil’s Filipino parents are naturalized Americans at the time of his birth, he could not claim to be natural-born Filipino for purposes of dual citizen. Instead, he can apply for naturalization due to his Filipino blood.

        • sad to say, with all the drama for that long – pilipinos have become apathy. with the awkward sc ruling and dismissive behaviour, pinoys seemed confused, misled.

          especially the youths o kabataan. who cares o whatever ang katwiran nila.

          sa mga nakakatanda? pare-pareho din lang ang mga iyan ang sentimiento aka nila.

        • Cynics are born each day.

          DAPat tama…

          Datapuwa’t mali naman ang isip, salita, at gawa…

        • that’s why today’s younger generation do not know the pain, torture, hardship, deprivation of life & liberty of those during the marcos martial law days.

          men of yesterday neglected to pass on the knowledge, lessons and teachings to today’s generation and the next.

          mabuhay si raissa sa kaniyang panibagong libro. makarating nawa sa bawa’t librerio mula sa mababa hangang sa mga kataas taasang pamantasan o eskwelahan.
          komiks man o hindi – maipamana sa mga kabataan para maging leksiyon.

          anong malay niniyo, baka meron din texto sa salitang tagalog, bisaya, ilocano, ilonggo atbp.

        • Joe B. Javier
          April 12 at 4:07am ·
          THE LIES ABOUT TEODORO MISAEL LLAMANZARES
          by Antonio P. Contreras

          It seems that the lies that Grace Poe tells and that tell her have widened their web and have entrapped her husband, Teodoro Misael Llamanzares (aka Niel).

          For a long time, Grace Poe, in official documents and in public pronouncements, made us believe that her husband Niel is a dual citizen, and even a natural-born one, considering that he was born to Filipino parents in the US before the latter were naturalized.
          But with recent developments, Grace Poe was forced to admit that her husband served with the US Air Force from 1988 – 1992, and in fact is a reserved officer.

          It is a given fact that under Philippine Laws, serving in the US military automatically causes the loss of Filipino citizenship, more so if such was done without the consent of the Philippine Government.

          So when Niel served with the US military, whatever claim he has to dual citizenship by virtue of him being born to Filipino parents in the US was extinguished.

          He is now solely an American citizen, not a dual citizen as Grace Poe has claimed.

          He could also not claim that he became dual again by virtue of RA 9225, when Grace Poe reacquired her citizenship since only their three children were included in her application.

          It also behooves one to ask if Niel acquired the necessary papers that would certify him as a natural born citizen at any time before he became solely an American citizen in 1988. My eldest son was born in Hawaii. Before he can claim his natural born citizenship, we have to obtain a certificate of recognition from the BID. It is now valid to ask if Niel in fact has this certificate issued by BID or by the Philippine authorities in the US.

          Grace Poe said that her husband is willing to renounce his US citizenship if she wins. Let us forget for a moment that this reeks of opportunism, and just focus on the legal implications of this. Niel is solely a US citizen now. He could not even vote for Grace Poe. For him to be employed by Ramon Ang, he has to secure a permanent resident visa. So, what is actually his visa status? And how can he renounce his US citizenship when that would amount to him becoming stateless, for he already lost his Filipino citizenship in 1988 when he joined the US military? He has to first become a Filipino citizen again. And if so, what will apply — is it RA 9225, or the previous law on Filipinos who served the US military which was used in Bengson? Is he even qualified to do this when at the time he joined the US military he was also a US citizen?

          This is the problem when you live a life full of lies and deception.
          Sooner or later they will come back to haunt you.

          What makes this tragic is that the whole Republic, the institution of law, the Constitution itself and its guardian, the Supreme Court, were all trapped in the web of lies that was spun by and for this privileged foundling.

          There is one way out.

          Repudiate this woman on May 9.

          Let her straighten her documents as a private citizen, and spare the country from the burden, the confusion and uncertainty and the lies.

        • Kaawa-awang Pilipinas pag nanalo si Grace Llamanzares. Maraming hindi tama at hindi totoo na lumalabag sa ating Saligang Batas. Kaguluhan ang mangyayari katulad ng sinasabi ng mga miyembro ng Philippine Bar Association (PBA) at Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).

          Kung mahal mo ang Pilipinas Mar Roxas at Leni Robredo ang ating iboto nang hindi masayang ang susunod na anim na taong darating.

        • @carmenrosales…..before talking somuch against GRACE POE, check first the Nationality of NEIL’s parents if when or if ever they applied for dual citizenship ,Neil was still a minor then…

        • CA No. 63 provides:

          “Section 1. How citizenship may be lost. – A Filipino citizen may lose his citizenship in any of the following ways and/or events:

          (3) By subscribing to an oath of allegiance to support the constitution or laws of a foreign country upon attaining twenty-one years of age or more: Provided, however, That a Filipino may not divest himself of Philippine citizenship in any manner while the Republic of the Philippines is at war with any country;

          (4) By rendering services to, or accepting commission in, the armed forces of a foreign country: Provided, That the rendering of service to, or the acceptance of such commission in, the armed forces of a foreign country, and the taking of an oath of allegiance incident thereto, with the consent of the Republic of the Philippines, shall not divest a Filipino of his Philippine citizenship . . .”

          Maybe this is the reason why Neil’s loss of Filipino citizenship has been kept secret by Grace.

          http://pinoytrendingnews.net/unmasking-grace-poe-the-lies-about-teodoro-misael-llamanzares/

        • So Mike Arroyo is a more ideal First Gentleman?

          Neil is a natural born Filipino, then and now. That he is at the same time a natural born American citizen does not make him a lesser Filipino. That at some point in the past he had joined the US Air Force does not necessarily mean he is no longer a Filipino or that he committed a crime against the Filipino people.

          On the other hand, most Filipinos will agree with the statement that Mike Arroyo is not a man of high integrity.

          So I beg to disagree with with your preference for Mike over Neil.

      • re your ‘Neil is certainly more ideal many times over.’

        character references or web links please.

        any tv or radio interviews lately? gentleman? baka naman, invinsible man.

      • FG Neil would have to salute his Commander in Chief, US president Trump during state visit. Hahaha

    • Teodoro “Neil” Llamanzares of the Poe-Escudero-Coquango triumvirate is a dual-citizen who is both natural born Filipino and American citizen. He has not renounced his U.S. citizenship so he remains a dual Filipino-American citizen.

      He served in the U.S. military, and before Poe publicly acknowledged his military service just about a week ago, I already posted his U.S. military connection here in Raissa’s blog many months ago, including his address at Fairchild Air Force Base in a WA, U.S. where he and Poe lived for 5 years. Their youngest child was born at the military base.

      When the press inquired last week, or so, about the specifics of Neil’s military service, Poe responded by asking why this is an issue since Ramos and Abaya received military training in the U.S. Poe apparently does not recognize the big difference between Ramos and Abaya receiving U.S. military training as opposed to Neil’s serving in the U.S. military.

      Poe does not seem to recognize the big conflict of national interest when the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Philippine Armed Forces has a spouse who is a former U.S. military personnel. This is one other compelling reason why Poe should not be elected President of the Philippines.

      • @yvonne, sang ayon ako sa sinulat mo.

        ni hindi ko man narinig ang bosses o magbigay ng opinyon ang asawa. iyong tatay tiga laguuna, saglit lang sa isang kislap interview.

        sa tingin ko, sadyang insulated from public eyes dahil hindi buo o ‘proud’ sa ginagawa ng missis. o dili kaya ayaw maging transparent baka may mabunyag na hindi sadya.

        sa tingin ko, dayuhan pa rin. on th e process ang application, hangang isang taon o higit?

        paano iyan mga kababayan? kung manatiling amerikano kung saka sakaling manalo? ganuon din si GPL. parehong dayuhan sa malacanan. pinas would be invaded at occupied by foreigners with out firing a single shot.

        si digong naman? sinu maybahay sa malacanan? parang erap kaya? ang bahay pangarap para kanino? who’s number? for 1, 2, 3. pang lunes, martes, miyerkoles …

        kuro kuro ko lang mga kababayan?

    • I just read this somewhere in FB:

      Korina Sanchez – maraming tsinelas
      Neil Llmanzares – maraming tinatago
      Narcsio Santiago – maraming pansabong na manok
      Elenita Binay – maraming kaso
      Digong – maraming First Lady

    • From New York Times 12 April, 21016

      ” The Case of Lt. Comdr. Edward C. Lin”

      “The Navy is weighing charges of espionage against the officer, a naturalised American citizen born in Taiwan. Investigators believe that the officer, Lt. Comdr. Edward C. Lin, 39, may have given secret information to the Chinese girlfriend.

      Commander Lin moved to the United States at age 14 and the Navy has praised. Him as an immigrant success story. He attended Officer Candidate School and The United States War College and served asa flight officer at the Pentagon and the Special Projects Patrol Squadron 2 in Hawaii.

      He is now in detention at the Navy Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, Va., awaiting a decision on wether he will face a full-court martial, a US official said.”

  13. Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — Long before the vice presidential candidates took the stage, the beginnings of the debate already started elsewhere. In front of UST, a group of martial law victims rallied against Sen. Bongbong Marcos. Megaphones in hand, they preached of the crimes of Ferdinand Marcos and pleaded for passersby not to vote for his son. Marcos supporters, twice in number, would not be drowned out, though. For every chant of “Never again!”, they answered back with “Bongbong!”

    Elsewhere along España were many more supporters, clad in red, white, and yellow, and out in force. They lined the sidewalks, unable to get inside the university, but waiting nevertheless to cheer on their bets. Police estimate about 500 people were there.

    http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/politics/2016/04/11/vp-debate-backstage.html

    • In the same article linked above, written by Claire Jiao…

      Robredo had her children with her, but the absence of her late husband, the former cabinet secretary Jesse Robredo, was palpable. She chose not to mention his name or legacy at all during the debate, but before the event, she posted a photo of him on Facebook, saying, “I need your sanib please.”

      A bit saddening…bumalik ‘yung alaala at ang…(pause)

      I’ll just hope she’d win…

      • @baycas

        Leni will win. I heard her campaign speech during the RORO sortie in our place, how she struggled from the death of Jesse, to being a solo parent to her daughters, to her getting into politics. She connects herself well to the crowd with her experiences as a community development worker and lawyer especially “ang nasa laylayan ng lipunan” and not a few were teary-eyed.

        She is my VP, and I’m RORO all the way.

        Cheers.

      • @duquemarino and @parengtony,

        I felt the sadness and joy again…the one I felt last Sunday especially when Leni uttered:

        “(Among us) May the best woman win!”

        It’s emotionally taxing for me now…

        I really, really, really wish she’d win…(still teary-eyed)…she has S.M.A.R.T. goals for our country…

        Thanks very much, guys, for the positive notes…

    • @baybalimbing
      Nag post ka na naman ng link, Naintindihan mo ba talaga Binasa at comment mo
      He he he

  14. breaking news…breaking news…breaking news
    nababalita na magbabakout na daw si senador sonny trillantes sa kanyang kandidatura dahil hindi naman daw siya mananalo. nag usap daw sila ni dating dilg sec mar roxas na kung ihihirang daw siya bilang defence secretary pag nanalo si mar, ibibigay niya ang kanyang suporta sa roro. sinabi ni g trillanes na mas makakatulong siya sa bansa ng malaki kung siya ay ihirang na maging defense secretary. mapapamoderno ng husto ang afp at mapapabago niya ang takbo ng isip ng militar sa tulong ng kanyang mga magdalong kaibigan na kanilang ipinaglalaban noong siya ay aktibo pa sa pagkasundalo. bilang isang dating navy sisikapin daw niyang mapabuti at madagdagan ang mga hukbong sasakyang pangdagat ng bansa para magpatrolya sa ating karagatan… news…sad news…sad news…bago po magkamayan sina mar at sonny para magkaroon ng gentlemen’s agreement sa kanilang usapan, nagising po ako at di natapos ang breaking news sa aking panaginip…well this was only in my dream and i wish i got to the finished outcome of the dream.

    well my dream is to see the continuation of the Tuwid Na Daan with roro at the helm. i feel Roxas and Robredo with their faults and imperfections are the best people to lead this country at this point of the country’s existence and it is not bad if trillanes can join in their crusade, since trillanes has proved to be a crusader againts kuraptors, kurakots and kotongeros (the makabagong KKK).

    cpmers…any ideas who could be cabinet members of the RORO team…for me definitely no abaya and alcala. si pnoy pwepwede maging kabinet sec din and definitely trillanes can be the team leader of the defence department. perhaps this would boost the good image and likability as well as better chances of Mar Roxas for President.
    another thing, mr roxas should name his railroad king whose only job is to see to it that the north rail and the south rail projects are started within the first 5 months and also to oversee the smooth operations of the lrt’s and the mrt’s.

    any suggestion for the ncr traffic king…ibalik ang bayani at ang pink line but less u turns for more left turns (with more dedicated hardworking traffic enforces at every left turns not kotongeros)…sige po mangarap pa po tayo…sana sina RORO na ang mahalal. tara na RORO na tayo.

    SA IKAKABUTI NG BANSA RORO TAMO AT TUWID NA DAAN PA MORE.

  15. Who are bankrolling Duterte? Where is he getting his campaign funds from? TV ads don’t come cheap.
    He has previously boasted about being poor. Donations from his man in the street followers are unlikely to foot the bill. There must be big money in there somewhere. Does anybody know where/who?

    • Banayo knows. And Banayo is close to ERAP financiers. Like Lucio Tan? And Quiboloy could be another one, too.

      • Thanks for the link.
        There is a distinct smell coming from this one. The smell of oligarchs.
        Pledges are one thing but money up front is another story.
        Is it not the case that anonymous donations are not allowed under the COMELEC rules?
        For sure we need to know where his funding is coming from in order that we can understand who will be pulling the strings when/if he becomes President.
        By accepting anonymous donations it could be that he is saying to us all, “Don’t do as I do. Do as I say”?

        VOTE ROXAS – ROBREDO

    • There were pictures which appeared on facebook that showed him meeting with a Chinese tycoon. His position on the West Philippine dispute could also mean he has Chinese backing.

    • I guess Arthur Tugade is one of them. He is as self-made man from the squatters area of Tatalon to become a billionaire. Years ago he joined Pnoy. It was payback time according to him. Recently, he resigned as CEO of Clark Development Corporation to help Duterte in his campaign. But who is Arthur Tugade? He was a guest of Mareng Winnie in “Bawal ang Pasaway.”

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ACY72m54ew

      • Thank you for the links.

        Tugade seems to be one of a kind and on the public face of it appears worthy of respect. In addition to being a friend of Duterte he is probably enamored by the style of Duterte which is very similar to his.
        However, I would very much like for Tugade to publicly support Duterte and at the same time state that he has no problems with the past modus operandi of Digong.
        He of course must be up front with his financial contributions which should be made public for the removal of any doubt about is moral principles.

        VOTE ROXAS – ROBREDO

    • A very close friend of mine told me that few months ago they met RSA in a face-to-face meeting supporting Digong and laying out initial plans on how to best help the campaign. There were very few handpicked people there. Now few days ago, I was surprised to see RSA & Danding being questioned by the Duterte Camp about the influence of these two big businessmen to Grace Poe in case she becomes president. Namamangka kaya sa dalawang ilog? But of course RSA is a businessman just protecting his interests.

      I happened to see some people who are very sincere in helping Duterte’s campaign including my friend and another big name in Palawan who I thought at first will support Mar. He was using his own pick-up truck to distribute tarps before going to a derby. Sabungero kasi.

      It’s a sight to see the conviction and excitement of people who campaign for the candidate they believe will best serve our country. Kanya-kanyang depensa sa sinusuportahan basta walang personalan, sa isyu lang.