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Just my opinion

By Raïssa Robles

The explanation is quite simple.

It’s not “Plan B”, as Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. claims.

It’s Rodrigo Duterte.

Before Duterte’s miting de avance (final rally) last Saturday, Marcos was grafting himself to almost every presidential candidate, including Duterte. In fact, he had boasted that Duterte had said that if in six months’ time he failed to reduce criminality he (Duterte) would resign and hand the presidency over to Bongbong Marcos.

Last Thursday, during the Rotary Club of Manila meeting which I attended, Marcos announced that he would suggest to Duterte that they should “join forces” to ensure each other’s victory and to prevent cheating. He also said the only way he could lose was if he was cheated.

However, Duterte himself threw Marcos’ plans in a spanner last Saturday. During his miting de avance, Duterte appealed for the first time to his supporters to vote for Alan Peter Cayetano because it was Cayetano he was comfortable with. For the first time, Duterte categorically said that Cayetano was the person who had his back.

Such a move meant that Duterte supporters would follow and drop Marcos in favor of Cayetano. I was wondering if this late move of Duterte would propel Cayetano to the very top. But I doubted this would happen because there would not be enough momentum to do that.

However, Duterte’s move would shave votes from Marcos. Votes that he was banking on to propel him to victory.

During last week’s Rotary Club meeting, Marcos had jokingly told the businessmen present that making him the vice-president would effectively shield Duterte from any impeachment move because people would not want him to become president.

If Leni Robredo wins, this introduces a note of instability to his presidency. It makes him temptingly impeachable.

Ironically, it was Duterte himself who told his supporters to vote for Cayetano in order to shield himself from impeachment moves.

Of course, Leni Robredo might not get the numbers in the end. But right now, the race is neck-and-neck, thanks in part to Duterte.

 

Comments

  1. Early pronouncements state that Duterte is eyeing Cayetano for DFA or DOJ. Doesn’t he have to wait at least a year before he can appoint him for a cabinet position? It is a strategic to appoint Cayetano for DOJ…just in case Duterte has to respond to some allegations at some point. vigilance is key.

  3. We just had an election that was for the most part clean, honest and orderly despite a high voter turnout. We may have different personal choices but the clear winner is Philippine Democracy and for this, we can say as Filipinos, we all won.

    Let us wish the best for the winners that they may govern wisely and honestly. To the losers, let us cast our grief aside and resist the temptation of living in the past or the future.

    Let us savor this moment of democracy’s triumph and remember that we helped make this success possible – today.

    But of course, tomorrow is another day…

    • The election is not quite over and there is still time for the petulant Mr. Marcos to pit a sour taste in our mouths.

      • because he thought that when duterte wins he also wins which is not always the case. but twas a good try for bbm…he caused goose-bumps for everyone.

        will he be accommodated by duterte in malacanang a year after? any fearless forecast out there?

      • hindi pa tapos ang bilangan.
        syempre, high hopes si bbm na mananalo.
        ang alam nya bukod kay brenda, ay ka-tandem din niya si duts, binay at poe.
        mayroon pang inc, el shaddai, quibolol, npa, ofw?-kuno,
        hindi niya binilang ang mga ayaw sa kanya. hehehe.

        • To the obvious losers, now is the time to prepare for 2022 like what binay did in 2010. Early bird catches the most worms.

          They’ve learned from their campaign blunders and as the saying goes “he who commits no mistakes, makes no progress”

          Possible contenders in 2022: Leni, grace, bongbong, mar again sans daang matuwid, and probably manny whose illusion of grandeur reaches into high heavens and who packs a deadly right straight but can’t speak straight english

        • @vander,

          sa totoo lang, marami pang mga tao na dapat may pananagutan sa batas ang nakasungkit ng posisyon sa halalang naganap.

          Pero may ibang judicial at political process para sa kanila na dapat nating bantayan at tiyakin na kumikilos ng wasto nang sa gayon ay manaig ang katarungan at ang batas.

        • oo nga. marami pa silang nanalong muli.
          at magtatago sa likod ng condonation doctrine.
          well, malalaman natin sa mga susunod na kaganapan.
          kahit dahan-dahan, kahit paunti-unti, nagkakaroon pag-uusig sa mga kawatan
          pasasaan ba at makakamit din ng bansa ang isang kaiga-igayang pamamahala.
          pamunuang may dangal, malinis, matapat at mapagmahal sa bayan, mamamayan, kalikasan at Diyos.

  4. News article: “Duterte, Cayetano vow distribution of coco levy funds within month of winning”
    http://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/elections/duterte-cayetano-vow-distribution-of-coco-levy-funds-within-month-of-winning/ar-AAgGhtd

    Maganda ang balitang ito; Ito ang magandang tutukan kung mapapangatawanan nila (Duterte at Cayetano) ang salita nila.

    Noong vice-presidential debate, natanong si Escudero kung bakit hindi pa naipamimigay ang coco levy funds sa mga coconut farmers na marami nang nangagsimatay sa kanila ang dapat ay para sa kanila bagamat mayroon nang SC decision na pumapabor ditto.

    Ang sagot ni Escudero, kasalanan daw ng lederato ng Senado dahil pinabayaan magpasa ng isang batas na magtatadhana ng pamimigay ng pera para sa coconut farmers. Samantalang si Escudero at si Grace Poe (siya pa yata ang chairman ng agriculture committee), ay miyembro naman sila ng Senado.

    Malaki na ang perang ito, umaabot na sa Php60 B:
    SC paves way for release of P60B in coco levy funds (Dec. 11, 2014 pa itong news na ito).
    http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/656515/sc-paves-way-for-release-of-p60b-in-coco-levy-funds

    Sabi pa sa isang balita:
    Duterte admin to push wealth redistribution, says analyst
    http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/business/05/10/16/duterte-admin-to-push-wealth-redistribution-says-analyst

    Ang sabi sa itaas, “distribution of coco levy funds within months of winning”. Matutupad kaya?
    Anong “say” niyo?

    • I say YES! Distribute that CoCo Fund in CASH preferably, to the Farmers. The SC decided that case for quite long.

      Anybody or anybodies . . . who derails or blocks the distribution is a traitor to the Farmers and the Country.

      That FUND belongs to the Filipino Farmers.

      :-)

      • give coco funds to coco farmers only, and not to npa and other rebels.

        I think, duterte and cayetano’s idea of wealth distribution is by giving a big chunk of taxpayer’s money to npa and unknown others living in the kabundukan. in short, ghosts.

        make npa mainstream and part of society, not an identity all by itself, receiving and not giving.

        • parang narinig kong pinatitigil na rin ni duts ang mga paasa.
          meaning, ihinto na ang pagbibigay sa mga manghihingi.
          okay sa akin kung ang mga manghihinging iyon ay ang mga mangongotong.
          that is very acceptable.

  5. At the moment, 09:10 a.m. Leni is 224,000 votes ahead of BBM. 4.6% of the ballot returns remain to be counted. This figure has been constant since 6;00 a.m.This could mean a large number of votes or a small number depending on the size of the precincts. I don’t believe the 4.5% reprensents the percentage of votes remaining to be counted.
    As they say, “The party is not over until the fat lady sings.”
    Have you noticed how quiet Brenda has been?

    • Is this the OAV votes? 400,000 out of 1.5 million?

      Why they had to work out of the country should have reminded them the reason WHY. B’cause of the Marcos Martial Law regime. . . bankrupt this country.

      Now, why would these OAV vote for BB? I honestly expect the bulk of this 400,000 votes are for LENI ROBREDO!

      If not, I must be losing my mind! If YES, LENI surged BB by 600,000 plus votes.

      :-)

  6. Tama yung sinabi ni Leni nuon:

    The last man standing is a woman.

    At sa mga “Marcos, Marcos pa rin” supporters, listen up:

    MARCOS ang tinalo ng isang biyuda.
    MARCOS PA RIN ang tinalo ng isa pang biyuda,

    Yun ang mensahe ng “Marcos, Marcos pa rin.”

    • may isang byuda na disappointed palagi. her son failed, though her decades dead husband may finally be buried in the libingan ng mga bayani.

      • i doubt kung matuloy.
        sabi ni duts, “joke lang yun”..
        duts really listens to his constituents.
        ipapaubaya na raw sa isang commission ang pagde-desisyon sa wax..

      • What ‘was’ the LAST ACT(s) of FMcoy in WW II that makes him a ‘bayani’ and be entombed at the LNB?

        What is the history or the facts on that?

        Disappoint me or make me happy.

        :-( + :-)

        • fact or fiction? apparently, it takes enormous courage to steal yamashita’s imaginary gold bars, and makoy sustained imaginary wounds, nearly lost a leg but fought off a mirage of rampaging japs, his bolo against their bayonets and iron clad tanks. and for his efforts, makoy was awarded fake medals.

  8. Congratulations to president-elect Mayor Rody Duterte. Looking forward to six years of peaceful and comfortable life as promised to the Filipino people.

    It’s about time to give him a chance to prove himself. Let’s rest our tired emotions. Tapos na ang election at move on na.

  9. Naku talaga naman KAYO mga CPMERs na taga ROXAS oo,, DUTERTE appealed to vote for Cayetano OO sa publiko pa ,, paano sa loob ng PUSO nya OFF the CAMERA pag nasa tabi tabi na sya , parehas sila ni BINAY pero mas maraami kay DUTERTE na ang isinisigaw nya hindi si Cayetano kundi si BONG BONG para VP naive kayo talaga , sa daming pera ni Marcos na lumabas kaya nanalo si sa solid NORTH si duterte dahil sa pera ni Marcos…ay ay kayo talaga oo–ginamit lang ni DUTERTE at ni bong bong si Cayetano at si Defensor …Ginamit din lang ni Bong Bong si Duterte , si Defensor , si Binay at paminsan minsan si GRACE para sya manalo sa pagka VP — pero sana si LENI ang manalo sa pagka VP…

    • @Victinluz
      Don’t you consider yourself a CPMer? Lagi mo kasi sinasabi “kayong mga CPMERs”

      The fact that you are joining in the discussion, inputting your agenda and vouching for someone or on some issues, you are a CPMer.

      • Oo naman @CPMERs ako na hindi BIAS….ang kayotohanan ang sinasabi ko….projections with realities pero pweding magkamali, at natanggap ng pagkatalo…

        • Lahat naman tayo ang tingin natin sa ating sarili ay hindi tayo bias. Respeto na lang sa pagkakaiba-iba nating ng ipinaglalaban. Atakihin natin ang isyu at hindi ang kapwa CPMer para mas maging malusog ang balitaktakan.

        • @engr,
          yes, we own being cpmers.
          we all do.
          at lahat naman tayo ay may bias, kahit ga-patak.
          we all here are just playing it moderately.
          siguro, except the trolls and hard core leaners.
          my suggested word is ‘ethics’, yan meron naman siguro tayong lahat niyan.
          kung wala, then malilimutan na rin kaya ang gmrc?
          no. kaya kumontra din tayo sa style ni duts.
          but as of late, duts is hinting a turnaround.
          e.g. he’s willing to visit the vatican.
          for me, good na yun for a start..

        • visit the vatican with quiboloy in tow? I thought there are more pressing matters to attend to, like the court case we have with china, the traffic that needs decongestion, criminals that need to be killed and not allowed another day of committing crimes, liquor ban to be implemented, etc. the philippines needs to be de-problem of problems.

          duterte can surely talk with cardinal tagle, or the papal nuncio in manila, and convey his apology. it’s costly to go to Vatican. duterte’s entourage would need money for accommodation, sightseeing and shopping for pasalubong for friends back home. plus he would have to provide for his own security who travels with him, the expenses charged to the government of the phil?

          anyhow, gloria arroyo was like that too, gusto travel sa ibang bansa. imeldeffect was the same, travel din ang gusto. maproblema kasi ang bayan, least they can put off problems and forget them for a while when travelling. meron respite. away from the maddening crowd.

          in the meantime, the problems in our country keep getting bigger and bigger.

        • @moonie, you hit the nail on its head. Sigurado yan, kung matutuloy si duterte sa Roma, maraming makikisakay ng libre. At ito ang masakit: bago umuwi, mamimili, mamasyal at magpakasarap na parang “imeldific”, all at the expense of the government. Sana, gayahin nila si Pnoy sa pagtitipid pag nag-travel, ang entourage niya ay yong sapat lang na bilang ng tao. Minabuti na nga niyang huwag magpakasal noong namumuno siya ng gobyerno para hindi gumasta ng pera para sa sariling kapritso.

        • Isasama kaya si Q? Choir pa lang niya plus alalays yari na baul ng bayan sa dami Ng entourage niya.

        • > duterte can surely talk with cardinal tagle, or the papal nuncio in manila, and convey his apology.

          This makes more sense. Or at least use SkyPE to communicate with the Pope one-on-one.

        • iba na talaga kung may selfie si duterte with the pope, all his entourage too, having selfies taken in the vatican na pwedeng ipagmayabang sa facebook. good to have pics taken with the famed swiss guards as well. also, the shopping in rome is good at this time of the year, plus may stopover pa yata sa singapore. ah, the good life. all expenses paid.

        • More likely this junket would paid privately by his generous friends, knowing that Duterte is wary of using public funds and has made his intent not to use official aircraft.

  10. Hayaan na naman kayo mga CPMERs….dami ninyong WHAT? Lahat ay mali mali….what you will do is just to do your EXIT POOL surveys , places in Mindanao who have not yet forward their complete pool results and Ilocandia votes which until now had not been counted before WE REJOICE — — its too early to be asking WHAT if? Let us just pray LENI will win….si @yvonne kana na naman ng kana — look and study the NUMBE RS the fIgures first…..

    And CPMERS na maka ROXAS you have to accept that the biggest losser here in the last election WAS ROXAS and PNOY — especially ABAD for sure they will go to JAIL…With all those barrage of dirty politicking by maka Roxas and lahat ng pera ng bayan na ilinabas PNOY to destroy all his enemies especially POE ,BINAY and DUTERTE — wala nangyari sa mga inaasam asam ninyo that Roxas could have win the P — sinabi na sa inyo INAYAWAN na sya noon sa pagka VP , ngayon pa sa P ….wala iyang IF IF ninyo or WHAT WHAT ninyo — my boss @RENE IPIL was the winner– he he sayang iniwanan ko sya kay Duterte he he die hard POE ako kasi…

    • Peace and have peace forever and accept your DEFEAT Roxas die hards he he…

      • Technical Malversation of PUBLIC FUNds like the DAP eventhough such fund went 100% to the said project –NO IF IF or WHAT IF WHAT– KULUNG ka ABAD — KULUNG ka PNOY — pero wag na si PNOY wawa naman – tanga tanga lang kasi HONEST pero kulang sa talino- ngayon at hindi na sya Presidente sino pa kaya naman ang gugusto sa kanya? Na kasing ganda noon ni SHALANI at iba pa GF nya? Naku ha? Uubus na sya ng malaking halaga para makapag asawa ng maganda at matalino itong PNOY…Baka pogi ang gusto…

    • @Victinluz,

      Abangan natin kung may lalabas pang news tungkol sa renunciation ni Neil ng kanyang U.S. citizenship – kung matutuloy yun.

      So far mas maraming boto ang nakuha ni Roxas keysa kay Poe; si Poe from 1st, to 2nd, to 3rd place ang bagsak.

      Sabi ni Poe marami raw siyang pinagdaanan kaya hindi na raw siya tatakbo sa 2022 presidential elections. Kase naman sanga-sangang daan ang tinahak niya kaya marami siyang pinagdaanan. Sana yung tuwid na daan ang tinahak niya.

      Peace be with you, Victinluz.

      • @yvonne … I might not be computer xpert..i know how cheating will be done on the data base – modem. amd memory card settings – alike hackings for Rxas to overtake POE.. Sus marya @yvonne NAIVE kayo talaga ….truth kung hindi ginamit ang perang bayan ni PNOY ay KULELAT si Roxasninyo….tatalunin sya ni Binay…if only we can meet i will show how a data base on the voting machine can be program or re program those deired figures/numbers…and also be with you [email protected]

        • cheers, engr. panalo na si duts.
          2nd o 3rd ang manok natin.
          pero we did a good fight.
          kinabahan din sila.
          at sa sobrang kaba ay on the verege of a revolution na ang tema ng iba…peace!
          kung may pinulot man sa kangkungan ay si mds.
          who knows, baka sulit din naman ang ginawa niya sa pag-tandem kay bbm

          anyways, baycas and rene-ipil were correct. congratulations
          mabuhay po kayong dalawa at sa iba pa, kalahari, et al.
          ang aking pledge na magagawa ay sumuporta sa bagong pangulo.
          tumulong din para sa hangad ng lahat na pag-unlad.
          ang pagbabago ay nagsimula na, noong 2010 pa…
          kung may mas magandang pagbabago o ideyang pagpapaunlad, welcome sa akin!

          mabuhay tayo dito sa cpm. sama-sama pa rin. walang iwanan!

        • Naman Sir…..he he akao mga talo sa from mayor to tthe councilor and congressman….ayaw na ng tao kasi ay wala na tayong magagawa nyan…pag nagkamali si Duterte halimbawa binastos nya si @yvonne sa nepa q mart ..hayaan RALLY tayo ibagsak natin si Duterte ng sabaysabay tayo…but UNTIL THEN -let us help the. coming of goood governmneance of Duterte…chhoosen by the majority mga CPMERs…..plurality/majority pala..he he.

    • the biggest LOSER here is the Filipino people.

      They elected what they deserve – the 15M or so of them. But there are about 100 million Filipinos, 55M registered voters and 25 M or more voted against Duterte.

      This early, Duterte is talking of healing and unity and here you are talking of IKULONG SI, etc.

      BOOM! di na ako antuto – ang pumatol sa luko-luko ay mas malaking luko-luko! my micdrop version

      • @chit ….let us be realistic..sino ba ang hindi nagpayaman na public officials ( elcted and appointd ) sa Pilipnas ncluding the military? Halos lahat diba…sino bang hindi nagbenta sa mga intsik ng ano mang bagay na atin? Halos lahat sila in different ways contriibuted to some loss of our territory and heritages.

        Let us try Duterte, and that curfew mustbe implemented. If one of pur relatives will be victim of collateral damages so be it…magtanda tay at desipline our drug addict member of the family, neighbors .. Hindi na pweding manahimik tayo…isumbung na natin ang mga ito at lalon lalo na pag sa pagnanakaw ng kaban ng bayan kahit na asawa mo pa o anak…let us start….magbayad na tayo ng tamang bwis at wag magkalat ng tsimis na lalo na kung walang katotohanan….journalist wag nang magpayad fair journalism…wag takpan ang kamlian ng ating anak o magulang…ipakulung natin ang may sala…si Pnoy,si Abad at kahit sina Honasan na may kaso sa pdaf.

        • @victinluz
          curfew? I’m curious. Paano kaya ang sistema sa haba ng traffic nalelate ng husto ang mga Tao?
          What are your thoughts tungkol sa undeclared houses at funds sa SALN ni Duterte at mga anak niya. At this time, hindi pa niya nakaklaro iyon. Sana maipaliwanag na niya dahil kung hindi, macecertify din siyang pasaway at kawatan.

          I gathered na ipapalibing na si Marcos sa libingan ng mga bayani “for healing purposes”. Do you know what his plans are tungkol sa ill gotten wealth ng mga Marcoses? Di ba ayaw niya niya ng kurap?

          I think that marami siya siyang supporters kasi nakuha din niya ang simpatiya ng mga Marcoses at ni Arroyo dahil sabi niya papayagan niyang maunder house arrest si Gloria. But isn’t that a judiciary function and not within the presidential purview? I hope he gets a solid lead team of legal advisers or mag flip-flop siyang walang katapusan. Thoughts?

        • I thnk sa minors ang plan nila…..minors not accompanied by parents or elders…that ca not justify their respective situations….Ano ba ang problema kung ipalibing si Marcos sa Libingan ng mga bayani?

          Pag doon ba natin ililibing ay malulugi ang negosyo mo? o kaya ang gasolinaan mu sa Claoocan ay magsasara? O ang sakit mo na canccer ay hindi na magagamut? At iba pa.? Pag doonsa mga bayani ba sya ay ,lulusubin na tayo ng Tsina o dilit kaya NPA?

          Kayo nanan mga CPMERS, o o…ang aso mga ni CORY ilinibing doon ..asus kayo naman…? Kayo mayayaman dito ay hindi na pagbibilhan ng australian angus beef at chedars pag ilinibing si Marcos sa mga bayani o EGO nyo nalang dahil noong panahon ni da APO hindi kayo nakapag negosyo ng husto? Parearehas naman tayo na may kamag anak na biktima o namatay noong martial law na kagagawwan ni Marcos….

          Let Diterte the chhosen by the masang Filipino rule the Philipppines not you oligarch elites dictating again what Duterte will do and willl not do….

        • 21.3.1
          Victinluz says:
          “Let us try Duterte, and that………..pdaf”
          agree ako engr.
          kung nagkasala, parusahan.
          and for duts hidden chuchuvahs, imo, may panahon din yan.
          btw, tama ba na the new pres is immune in suite once in office come july 1?
          pero may peaches naman si @parekoy para dyan.
          process the due process, ika nga.
          pnoy and abad must be asked to answer the unconstitutional part of dap.
          given na yon, they can defend themselves in any forum.
          yung mga naipakulong at mga naka-pila dapat ding mabigyan ng closure.
          i am looking forward into a continuing good governance.
          abangan!!

      • chit, the 15million or so who voted for duterte, already duterte has gift for them: nationwide liquor ban, sari-sari stores not allowed to sell them liquor. I think, this will mostly affect the poor for they’re the ones likely to buy cheap liquors in sari sari stores. apparently, high end markets like nightclubs and exclusive hotel bars that have rich clienteles are not affected for they got their liquors from brokers, and not from sari sari stores. so, what applies to the poor, does not apply to the rich. iba na talaga kung mapera.

        liquor ban has to be refined for if you own french resto and specilaized in provencale cooking, coc au van is tasteless if not cook with wine. fruit cakes and pudding are bland without the ingredient brandy. also, when invited to parties, you wont be able to give wine, liquor and spirits as gifts. ah, ewan.

        • @moonie

          I believe that this is the extent of the liquor ban.

          The 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. public liquor ban will give restaurant and hotel staff enough time to rest to allow them to return to work the next day.

      • He wins, but that doesn’t mean we should let our guard down and concede.

        With power comes the expectations that the spoils would be given out, and some of his supposed friends are waiting for this moment.

        Including Peping Congjuangco.

    • @victinluz, pardon me for asking you this “the election is over but are you still campaigning?”

  11. federalism coupled with no land reform extension fully satisfies the elite … propaganda or pragmatism…six months of bliss until rapture

  12. what is this breaking news all about, that the final count is showing BBM as the winner in the VP race?

  13. What happens to trillanes’s allegations on duterte’s bank accounts/ properties? Duterte never really sufficientky explained them yet those issues seem to have been forgotten. Was that just pre election propaganda?

    • I am also waiting for that.
      last news was whwn trillanes and duterte’s lawyer went to the bpi julia vargas.
      both of them had affidavits with them.
      trillanes naming michael joseph de mesa as his source.
      duts lawyer with spa to open the said number account.
      but the bank said they have to asked their legal dept to have a look and see, making sure that they the bank will not be sued later on for breaking bank secrecy law.
      Somehow, in some news, the spa waiver was so convulated that the bpi said “they’ve never seen one like it”.
      The bank asked a week to study the said waiver.
      its should have been out unless they asked for more days.
      and or no one followed it up.
      and now that duts is the presumptive pres, does it become moot and academic?
      will it come out?
      How about the 47 properties?
      There still a 6 six weeks before the taking of oath, more time to correct salns.

    • that will be new constitution with inputs from pastor quiboloy, the constitution according to pastor quiboloy will be trending.

      taxes will finally be paid to npa and in return npa is exempt from paying tax. npa will receive but not give. federalism according to digong where he is president and daughter sara prime minister.

      if past action is indicator for future action, the next 6months is going to be circus! hep, hep, hurray!

        • matagal na silang multipurpose at nanghimasok nuon pa, quiboloy, inc and elshadai, even endorsed and campaigned for political candidates, funded as well. he, he, he, only their exoskeletons separates them. other than that, they all eat from the same bannock.

  15. The rappler count shows Leni leading by 200K with 92.46% of votes counted. Inquirer/Comelec/GMA/Mirror Server says its 75.89% with the same lead by Leni.

    With Ancient Mariner saying the Ilocos votes have not yet come in, I’m kind of nervous. Which is correct – 92.46% (hopeful) of 75.89 (fearful)..

    • If my memory serves me right, based on my past volunteering experience, each camp has their own process in which trained volunteers report results from various precincts. They validate these reports as well. With LP’s machinery, I will not doubt that they have this in place. At this time, Leni should already know if she made it or not.

    • of course, the Ilocos Region votes came in ahead that’s why BBM was leading early on….
      and OAV votes are leaning towards Leni Robredo, esp from the USA
      as these are better informed and more analytical than local Filipinos…

      • Hati seguro. I am really surprised marami ako naririnig maka-Duterte sa US (part Ng East Coast). Mga kilala namin maging sa ME karamihan D. Quite disappointed. Pansin ko lang karamihan source Ng info TFC o kaya Facebook, walang alternative source. You will know sa source Ng mga meme sa mga posts nila, minsan obscene or offensive pa. So medyo mahahati ang boto sa VP. But I am confident Leni has the numbers.

        • I mean iyong coming OAV hindi 100 percent kay Leni. Present tally niya plus about kalahati ng darating na AOV, panalo na siya. Dito sa lugar ko OAV lamang si BBM. Ka disappoint nga kasi dahil sa Migrante malakas hatak dito.

          Since dikit ang laban next step ni BBM niyan Electoral Protest. Nag-i ingay na sila sa trend ng counting sa boto ni Leni.