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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. @Martial Law Baby….INAMIN mo na na kaming mga MANG MANG na Filipino , ang buhay namin ang gusto mong ILIGTAS sa mga akala ninyong maling agenda ni DUTERTE , diba…

    NAPAKABOBO MO @Marial Law BABY… Hayaan lumabas tuloy na TOTOO ang mga sinabi ko sa inyo na ayaw ninyo si DUTERTE dahil si Roxas, PNOY, ABAD at kayong CPMERs na alipores nya dito ay ang mga unang TINAMAAN at MATATAMAAN sa mga gustung mangyari ni DUTERTE sa PILIPINAS — na karamihan ngayon sa mga filipinos ay ibalik ang death penalty, ikulung ang mga magulang ( KASAMA KAYO dito mga CPMERS na kunsintidor ) ng mga MENOR na EDAD na mahuli sa lansangan kung may CURFEW na at iba pang gusto ni DUTERTE para maayos ang Bansa natin.

    @Marial Law Baby— kaming mga MANG MANG o kanit kami ay MANG MANG o ang MANG MANG na KATULAD ko ay PUMAPAYAG at NAPAYAG na makulung o KITILIN/ PATAYIN ang aming buhay kung kami ay MAGKASALA lalong lalo na kung tungkol sa DROGA..Kasama na ang aming mga kamag anak kung silmdin ay magkasala…at kahit kami MANG MANG payag po kami …para mabawasan ng malaki ang mg KRIMINALIDADA na ito…..

    ngayon nangangahulugan na kayo na MATATALINO na CPMERs na maka ROXAS dahil talunan kayo ,more [email protected] law GURANG ay hindi payag na ibuwis ang kanilang buhay pag sila ay makitang nagawa ng mga karumal dumal na KRIMEN…Ayaw ninyong barilin ang mga anak ninyo na PUSHER dahil kayo nga ay MATATALINO eh [email protected] law gurang pwede ba wag muna kaming isama ,kasi kaming mga mangmang pag nahuling PUSHER o USER payag kaming barilin ni DUTERTE para TUMINO ng malaki ang ating bayan..

    • Huy VictinLuz, mukhang full pledge ka nang Dutertard. Iniwan mo na si Poe tulad ni Salceda. Balimbing ka an rin ha. Mukhang ubos na ang spaghetti at mineral water ni Grace Poe. Yan ang sign ng full pledge na Dutertard, na pag kumontra lang kay Duterte, kriminal na sa kanila. So ibig mong sabihin 60% ng mga botante ng Pilipinas ay kriminal? Sino ngayon ang bobo? Hindi ba pwedeng kumontra dahil nag iisip kami? Mas talunan ka kasi yung dalawang ticket mo parehong talo, number 3 at number 4 pa. yung sa amin isa panalo yung isa number 2. Tigilin mo na kasi suminghot ng rugby. Kasama yan sa ipakukulong ni Duterte. Pag bigtime Chinese druglord lang pwede kang pakawalan.

  2. Hi there. Do you know a nobody named Mocha Uson? VictimLoose? They are one of the same breed.

  3. MAMASAPANO massacre – will hound PNOY for the death of those SAF policeman forever . And now that DUTRERTEs pronouncement that He was invited to that command conference while arresting MARWAN and the killings of SAF memebers without ANY HELP from PNOY was on going — ROXAS name will come out DIRTY cause he had a previous knowledge on those operations…..ILINIGTAS lang nila si Roxas at nagsinungaling sina PNOY for Roxas to have a CLEAN IMMAGE ( DIRTIEST of all the PRESEDENTIABLEs ) during the election…

    THANKs GOD and to the Filino people that GRACE POE filed her candidacy and did not accept the BAIT of ROXAS and PNOY the LIAR’s of the century to UNITE with Roxas and WITHDRAW …

    And to those until now,blind followers of a very WEAK Roxas , If LENI win’s the VP race ,SHE will never tolerate the past wrongdoings of ROXAS and PNOY ,so as those ” BINAYARAN and until now BINABAYARAN na journalist and bloggers ni Roxas…

    KAWAWAW naman kayo mga CPMERs na maka ROXAS…he he TINATAWANAN lang kayo ni @atty RENE IPIL at ni @sir Baycas now….he he ..SOUR GRAPEs LPs..he he

    • Please go away @Victinlose, election is over-move on, your rag doll GPL is kaput-finis-done and politically dead because of the word NO, she over played her cards and one option left and the best for her is go back to USA. All maka-Roxas CPMers had moved on, Roxas will be back with a vengeance in 2020…his integrity is all intact..

      • Election was over but for those TUTA ni Roxas they were still promoting MAR to be their should be President…..You are questioning the capability of DUTERTE….naku ha kayo ang HUMINTO….GRACE save the Filpino people by not ELECTONG ROXAS …otherwise baka nalusutan nya si DUTERTE kawawang PILIPINAS…..economic expert daww si ROXAS …he he.. magising kayo at talo na kayo mga CPMERs…..

        If LENI will become our President because so many CPMERs here wanted to,, SHE will alao prosecute ROXAS and PNOY on those DAP releases and other crimes like TENDERING Scarboroigh Shoal to CHINA ” kakalkalin daw ni DUTERTE ang backdoor diplomacy ni Trillanes thru the approval of PNOY…

        Hindi BIAS si LENI na kagaya ninyo ,, nangangarap lagi…

        • ROXAS integrity intact? Mayroon ba sya noon? Nasaan kaya iyon , wala kaming makita @Rasec4

        • Wala pa bang order sayo si Grace Poe? Si Salceda may marching order na, na maging consistent na balimbing.

        • Ako , kagaya ni POE accepted defeat to DUTERTE ..he he ….mabuti nalang at kumandidato si Grace at NAHATI halos ang boto ni MAR ( wag na nating idagdag pa ang mga boto nya na binayaran nya ha at dinaya ) at hindi sya naging Presidente ng Pilipinas at kahit kailan man ay hindi iyan magiging Presidente natin..

          Kahit kailan hindi ako kumpormi sa mga maraming sinasabi ninyo na hindi totoo kay POE, kay Binay at lalo na kay DUTERTE ..he he….pero ang mga sinasabi ko kay MAR na hindi dapat na manalo ay hinding hindi ako magBABALIMBING dahil iyon talaga ang totoo.Dahil ako o kami na kumukuntra kay MAR ay hindi nababayaran na kagaya ng iba dito sa inyo na natanggap ng MONEY MONEY …he he….

          Alam ninyo kaya SOUR GRAPING lahat ang mga kumukuntra kay DUTERTE dahil , nanaginip parin kayo na si MAR ay magiging presidente ninyo THRU LENI na akala ninyo ay MAUUTO ninyo kung sakali ngang umupo nga sya later pn sa pagka presidente..

          HA HA nakakatawa kayo, ang BIKOLANO o BIKOLANA ay hindi uto uto mga CPMERs ,masdan ninyo si LENI pag lumabas lahat ang katotohanan sa mga ginawa nila sa DAP at ang pagkawala ng Scarborough Shoal,, kakampi iyan si LENI kay DUTERTE at hindi iyan kakampi sa inyo na nagawa ng haka haka na story without basis….he he

        • he’s sourgraping, sourgracing, wala na kasi si grace poet. tapos na ang halalan at mukhang nangulila yang si victimloose. agree ako sa yo, martial, salceda has turn his back on a fallen star, off to greener pasture with the commies. soon, chiz will be ditching grace and joining the commies too.

        • So @MOONIE if that was the case and your assessment then GO WITH DUTERTEs agenda including His invitation for JOMA to handle cabinet post ….WHY WORRY? WHY dont’ ypu like DEATH PENALTY to be imposed once again. WHY? kayo siguro na nakuntra sa mga gustong gawin ni DUTERTE ay may mga kasalanan sa atong bayan .kagaya mo @MOONIE nagbabayad ka ba nang TOTOONG BUWIS mo kada TAON? Baka kulang ang ibinabayad mo @MOONIE ay,ag isip isip ka na magbayad kana ng TAMANG BUWIS at baka pabaya ka sa mga anak mo , baka may gumagamit ng DROGA sa kanila ay IKAW daw ang IKUKULUNG ni DUTERTE…..

          POE pa rin ako @MOONIE….pero kahit sya ay natalo masaya na din tayo dahil pinatunayan ku naman sa BLOG na ito na HINDI MAGIGING president si ROXAS ninyo….

        • Ang mga katulad mo ang dahilan kung bakit ayaw kong bumalik ang death penalty. Kasi marami sa pwedeng malinya sa electrocution or lethal injection or hanging ay katulad mo, mangmang lang talaga. Wala naman kasalanan sa batas pero kinulang lang sa pang unawa. Kaya kahit hindi ako sang ayon sa iyo, ipaglalaban ko ang karapatan ng mga mangmang na katulad mo na mabuhay sa lipunan. Hindi mo naman kasalanan na hindi gumagan utak mo. Ubos na ba ang spaghetti at mineral water ni Grace Poe? Eh sobre meron pa? Pahingi naman at nang makainom sa bahay. Baka abutan ako ng curfew ni Digong.

        • Martial_law_baby
          If you are not a screenwriter now, I would think that you were in your previous life. Very funny. Maaaan, you have the gift. Can’t stop laughing. Keep ’em coming.

        • huwg na lang ansinin si victinluz…sanay namn yang kausapin ang kanyng sarili…dapat ma warningn ang iba na wag na lang pansinin…

        • HA HA …wawa talaga kayong mga taga ROXAS…he he sino kaya ang MANG MANG sa atin …sa ENGLISH lang kayo marurunung pero KULANG KULANG ang pang unawa nyo sa nangyayari sa ating bansa at ang mga kailangan sa ating pagbabago .HE HE ELITISTA kasi kayo …and DOESNT want to PAY the correct amount of your INCOME TAXES to be PAID…..

          MABANTOT pa kayo sa PANIS na pandesal . minsan NAPAPANIS ang bagoong at kayong. mga CPMERx na maka ROXAS -ang mga utak ninyo at kaluluwa ay masahol pa sa buluk na BAGOONG ..

          WE filipinos the majority of us KNOWS that you people who doesnt want the agenda of DUTERTE are those parents whose SIBLINGs or they themselves are VIOLATORs of the LAW …AYAW nilang mamatay ang kanilang mga kadugo na DRUG ADDICTs, ayaw makulung sa pagkakasalang hindi nabayad ang totoong BUWIS..

          INAMIn ng isa sa inyo ang oanyang tunay na layunin CPMERs [email protected] LAW BABY…o marial law GURANG na mapurol ang UTAK , huling huli sa mga sarili nyang pang unawa sa sakit ng ating LIPUNAN?

        • Latest News: Sen elect Pacquiao may run for president in 2022?

          Past Presidents PAGTAPOS ng EDSA I
          Cory———Inangbahay(housewife)
          Ramos—– Sundalo(soldier)
          Gloria——- Bansot(dwarf)
          Noynoy—–Abnoy(Abnormal)
          Duterte——Berdugo(Punisher)
          2022:
          Pacman—–Mangmang(Dumb). Or
          VictinLuz— Basurero(trash talker)??

          FILIPINOS deserve the presidents they elect!

          He he he

        • @ VictimLoose
          Hindi amin si Roxas at hindi mo rin pag aari si Poe.
          Please be civil and move on from the election fiasco. Let Roxas and Poe be and stop dragging them to your senseless comments. If anyone needs to be charged or prosecuted, let the proper authorities handle it.
          God bless your soul.

        • Then stop spreading wrong assumptions on Dutertes honest plan to our country And start bringing up the wrong deeds of PNOYs administration. they have to answer the DAP , Mamasapano, lost of our sovereign lands and sea boundaries, the just distribution of Hacienda luisitas beneficiaries and etc. crimes they had committed to the Filipino people…And dont forget the INEPTness of ROXAS your BOSS na naunsami…he he

          Balance journalism @kamoti procopio…iyan lang ang dapat ninyong gawin….Villars appointment to be head DPWH will be a confict of interest -that we agree…

          We are amateurs in writing comments not like you, but we are not BOBO enough to understand what the other CPMERs here are doing…….

          I voted also LENI for VP and she must win ( malayo sa lahat ng bagay at pamamantayan kung ikumpara natin sya kay Bong Bong ) but what Smartmatic did to those computers is wrong and FOR YOU JOURNALIST, RESEARCHER of thiis blog like @yvonne must be honest to lay down ypur findings on this blog…WE must WIN in an HONEST WAY…because we all know that the truth will come out FAVORING LENI….Wag tayong magkunwari at magsinungaling dito sa BLOG…

  4. INTERAKSYON reports ‘THANKS BUT. . .’

    What does the CPP wants:

    1. Necessary CHANGES in Policies and Programs of the entire Government:
    a. until then, no laying down of arms.
    b. until then, to join a coalition with Duterte’s government.

    2. Duterte government must forged with CPP’s stipulated principles and policies:
    a. for an effective representation of workers, peasants, minorities – the
    BROAD MASSES altogether.
    b. then a political settlement with CPP.

    3. CPP will consider a CEASE FIRE with REALEASE of all political POWS.

    4. CPP wants a RADICAL form of UNITY Duterte Government with CPP.

    5. To have ALL the above 1-to-4 a U-TURN in neoliberal policies MUST BE carried out by Duterte Government. that CPP has been fighting for 3 decades.

    6. This U-TURN policies:
    a. a genuine land reform
    b. industrialization
    c. economic development
    d. JOBS
    e. Remove all US TROOPS
    f. Many others (?)

    CPP will with NDF negotiate with Duterte Government.

    CPP and NDF welcomes resumption of PEACE TALKS with Duterte Government . . . if ALLIANCE is achieve NDF/CPP forces

    must RELENTLESSLY criticize and oppose ANY and ALL anti-people and Pro-imperialist policy and measure.

    No HONEYMOON with Duterte regime until then.

    New People’s Army will and must CONTINUE to carry the tasks set forth by the CPP Central Committee – People’s WAR by launching more frequent

    tactical offensives and seizing more arms from the enemy (the Government?).

    Can the Duterte Regime NEGOTIATE under this call of the CPP/NDF and its New People’s Army?

    The CPP looks like it just BOXED-IN Duterte on this . . . take it or nothing.

    Link

    http://interaksyon.com/article/127926/thanks-but—–reds-to-name-nominees-but-say-change-in-govt-policies-more-important-than-posts

    • cpp had put all their gripes on the table for duterte to peruse. and now that cpp is coming to sit at the negotiating table, time for duterte to lob in the explosives! kill them all! gone in one go, problem solved. dust to dust . . .

      seriously, duterte ought not release all pows just for the sake of releasing them. check them 1st, political pows who are also drug lords should be executed on the spot. same with those who are druggies. let them not see another day, earn another dollar.

    • Really? Lemme see…

      Key words..genuine land reform, industrialization, economic development, jobs, removal of US troops..

      A quick review of “The List” would make one wonder where the NPA is coming from, what its intents are and where it is going. Is the NPA, sincerely hoping to sit down to do peace talks now or in the near future?

      The list gives me the impression that the NPAs feel that they are in position of power as it displays such audacity to present such demands. Are they deliverable? In what time frame? How do they define and what are the parameters for their industrialization and economic growth. To some, economic development is relative. As some claimed, the economic growth under Aquino govt is meaningless because it cannot be felt down to the mass level. No GDPs not economic statistics mean anything to them as they spin whatever serves them.

      Industrialization, economic growth, etc. takes time. And, when a company pursues industrialization, it has been observed that the reds are the first in line to go on picket lines to stop it. Necessary changes in policies and programs of the entire government – like what? In a jiffy? Removal of the US forces, yeah, right. It seems like the intent is to do the peace talks waaaay beyond the horizon.

      So…let’s weigh in the pros and cons in giving in to their demands. Will it be beneficial for the whole Philippine nation or would this “pursuit for peace with the Reds” put the whole nation in a more precarious position?

      What happens if after all reasonable efforts, peaceful, co-existence with the reds is not achievable? Meantime, Duterte has dangerously danced with the reds as he was given the palace keys.

      Common sentiment is that while a leader’s magnanimous spirit and search for peace is commendable, as it tries to cater to some “requests” not demands, it is absolutely ridiculous and incomprehensible for the reds to think that they are in a position of power to impose their demands for peace talks.

      • To ‘RELENTLESSLY criticize and oppose ANY and ALL anti-people and Pro-imperialist policy and measure’ as one of CPPs goals and intentions,

        . . . this is totally saying isolate ourselves from everything of ‘pro-imperialist and anti-people’ policy.

        So, leap greatly backwards then! Let us all live in the caves.

        :-)

        • This answers Maxima’s – ‘ “The List” would make one wonder where the NPA is coming from, what its intents are and where it is going.”?

          China’s economic wealth now is mainly due to embracing ‘pro-imperialist’ policy – TRADE, which benefits its people which is inconsistent with its ‘anti-people policy’ of the imperialists.

          A rejection of Mao’s by Mr. Deng.

        • But…and…people have to adopt communism, joma’s ideology because???

          I remember going to China, the icon for communism, a few moons ago. People we met admit to massive corruption in their system as well. They said that the telling sign for the ranks of their military is their belly. The bigger the belly, the higher the rank and their level of corruption is proportionate to that. I didn’t say that, they did.

          And where did the sweat shop standard become the norm? Their production cost for a gazillion things is criminally low and the “country” with the few leaders became rich at the expense of their people. Undeniably, many Chinese enriched themselves as they embraced capitalism. And the Panama documents did have in its list families/ relatives of the Chinese high ranking government leaders.

          It’s “funny” to note that the communist country itself flipped significantly to adopt capitalism to dominate the global economy and more. And here we have some red-natics who would like to impose their idealism, yes, an absolute phantasm of a superior system to the rest of the country….You are right Leona, we are heading back to the cabe.

          What we need is to have a levelled playing field with less bureaucracy, discipline, relevant education system, confidence, entrepreneurship, etc. But, it takes a long time to change its course. People must not rely on the government and must not use the government as an excuse for their sorry state.

        • Btw, why did JOMA settle in Netherlands and not in North Korea? Or China itself? Late for Cuba now.

          …just wondering

          he he

        • Excellent question – because what he espouses is Lenninist-Marxist-Maoist ideology. He will be squished like a fly if he runs to China. He exploits the principles of democracy to promote his brand of communist ideologies. Irony?
          When Cory set him free, he went around Europe attacking Cory for her alleged human rights violations. Now he is considering to come home under Duterte’s leadership, whose ,image is awash with blood of human rights violations.
          Just wondering if Joma’s leadership is still that strong with the NPAs who have grown clusters while Joma is away. There are concessions being considered to entice him to come home. The question is—do we really want him to come home?

          In transactional principles, who wants the most of what to get what.
          Btw – trivia – Joma’s wife is Leila De Lima’s aunt. (Sabi da.)

        • I wonder how the CPP would undertake the dswp, land reform,
          Labor dept, agriculture where they said need utmost overhauling to uplift and better the lives of the poor, poorest people where one can’t help but think how they are going to accomplish that, is it by subjugation, indoctrination to their causes, torture to those who refuse to abide to their wishes. Follow us as they say, we give you these or else……… As they haven’t managerial skills and technological know how, well given only few months of training, and then give all their input and output to the poorest concern, is that enough to handle those government departments. The poorest can’t complain or else…… So we can’t know how they are uplifted from their social, educational and economic beings, is it forward or backward

        • somehow, the people who voted for duterte thinking they’ll get better deal, this is it: can of worms is being opened. the country is being brought back to year zero.

        • to LetLet and Moonie – those are excellent points and it is painful to think where we could be heading.
          To uplift people’s lives, the govt can only do things up to a certain extent. Let’s see how the Duterte phenomenon will unroll. The acceptance of Duterte’s spectacular Machiavellian/messiah complex is something that shocked many.

          But then…millions of our OFW’s for many years have lived or have been exposed to UNdemocratic or paternalistic system. Many have worked in the Middle East where democracy is not the norm. As OFW’s many of our people have to live through situations where suppression is prevalent or key to survival. The subservient mentality that the Hispanic rule has bestowed upon us still prevails.

          When I go shopping, I am uncomfortable to be attended by sales clerks who pepper me with the word ma’am with some tone of subservience. Many times, I expressed my discomfort and said that they should offer their assistance with confidence and respect. Customer service is not subservience. But I was told that is the training and corporate culture that they must adhere to. I sought a meeting with their HR and training dept. and I realized I have to give up because they were treating me in the same fashion. My heart sank and walked away.

          Meantime, while it is good to see that some improvements have kicked in, financial management/education is something needed by many so badly. While mothers or fathers work hard overseas, we see very young kids with expensive flashy cell phones and electronic gadgets. After many years of sacrifice, many come home with no savings and back to the same situation. Back to social welfare assistance system. Squandered opportunity!

        • Why CPP doesn’t avail of R.A. No. 7941 the Party-List System of March 3, 1995?

          In Philstar, as written by Ms. Marichu A. Villanueva, April 26, 2013,

          R.A. No. 7636 as confidence building measure to convince the CPP-NPA-NDF to return to the negotiating table to forge a formal peace agreeent with the government. It proved futile.

          Ms. Villanueva asks: “What’s stopping the CPP leaders from the Utrecht-based Jose Ma. Sison to Madlos here in the Philippines, to participate in democratic elections?”

          Good question.

          Link

          http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2013/04/26/935002/cpp-political-party

        • Why JOMA in Netherlands. . . – “Political system of Netherlands
          Constitutional Monarchy. Since 1815 The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy. Historically for centuries before, it had been the proud republic, a union of provinces. Since 1848, the Netherlands is also a parliamentary democracy. Dutch monarch has no real political power, but serves as representative head of state and a symbolic person uniting the divided parliamentary politics.”

          In 1992 communist hardliners formed NCPN (New Communist Party of Netherlands) and ran in the elections for House of Representatives. No seat(s) were won – 0.

          In Netherlands, NCPN are called ‘horizontals.’ JOMA is then horizontal living under a MONARCHY!

          Yet, CCP is a Marxist-Leninist. Netherlands is a constitutional-monarchy government.

          Why is he settling there. . . I dunno but wonder.

          NCPN ideology – Communism Marxsm-Leninism. Far left on political position. Colors – Red.

          Link

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Communist_Party_of_the_Netherlands

        • ‘Just wondering if Joma’s leadership is still that strong with the NPAs who have grown clusters while Joma is away.’ Maxima’s.

          I just hope Mr. Pres.-elect Duterte is right dealing with JOMA if the latter truly represents the NPA in this country. Better check. No harm is checking.

          Just wondering of all the wonders. . .

          :-)

        • joma will not win an election, methink, kaya he is riding on duterte. joma won the election through the backdoor, and now, joma and fellow comrades will have free access to the kaban ng bayan. hakawakan nila the social welfare’s 4ps, natural resources, agrarian reforms, etc. backbone of the country kaagad and stranglehold nila.

          most countries in the world had ditched communism dahil, it had made people more miserable and mistrustful, mired in poverty. and the only people na yumanan under communism were the officials who get more corrupt year in and year out until they got thrown out of their own country courtesy of people power, some were killed also courtesy of people power.

          communism looks good on paper, not in practice.

          sabi ni duterte, valedictorians are now working for him kahit 75 lang siya. if only he knew what motivate them, he’d be more thoughtful.

    • @leona

      Ang kilusang komunista ay nahati sa dalawang factions – RA or Reaffirmist at RJ or Rejectionist.

      RA – those who stayed with JOMA;
      RJ – those who challenged JOMA’s leadership.

      Sa mga pronouncements ng Duterte camp si JOMA ang kanilang kinakausap. Ano naman kaya ang posisyon ng RJs?

      If the RAs become part of the DU30 administration, will the RJs continue uts armed indurrection to grab power through a workers-led revolution in the city?

      “Joma also extends welcome to ‘rejectionists’
      PDI- May 19, 2016 (inquirerdotnet)

      • Okay duquemarino

        . . . Hi Dra = hydra = na pala sila! Two heads!

        . . . a many-headed serpent or monster in Greek mythology that was slain by Hercules and each head of which when cut off was replaced by two others.

        . . . a many-headed serpent or monster in Greek mythology that was slain by Hercules and each head of which when cut off was replaced by two others.

        How about MILF and MNLF? Pareho?

        Too many HEADS in ‘Pinas!

  5. Harvey Keh’s FB post;

    My former teacher and mentor, Dr. Christina A. Astorga share her reflection on how God truly works in mysterious ways:

    IF WE HAD GRACE, WE WOULD HAVE NO LENI!

    When Grace refused the offer to be vice president of Mar, I was crestfallen. I thought they were a power team. But when she run for president against Mar, I was disenchanted. Here is someone who left the country, renounced us, and then comes back, and hardly completing her senate term, asks us to grant her the highest honor that any Filipino can have in a lifetime– the presidency of the land!
    We did not know her, for she was not there with us, during the darkest time of our history, when we fought with our lives for our freedom and democracy. There were hardly any marks in her hands, feet, heart, for her labor of love for our country, for our people, for our poor. The one time that she could have thrown herself completely on the side of the poor was in the case of our poor coco farmers fighting for their future and the future of their children through their rightful claim to the coco levy fund. In the end, the farmers in their collective statement, said they lost their trust in her, for they realized that that she was more beholden to her padrino, Danding Cojuangco, than she was committed to their cause.

    At the twilight of our election, when Mar called out to her to consider forging forces to avert an impending defeat of democracy and freedom, she said “no” even before they could meet and talk. Asserting that she was the one who alone could stop the win of a Duterte presidency, her campaign insisted that it had to be Mar to give way to her. All that possibility is now water under the bridge. But what a sweet victory for Mar to have won over Grace, to seal once and for all, that it was him not her who could have carried the torch of our common cause for democracy and freedom.

    With her “no” she lost a place in our hearts, and much more a place in history. It was clear that while she won the SC vote for her citizenship, she does not have the fire of love for our country in her heart and soul, that fire that could make one die for one’s country– “bayan bago sarili,” Her name and her memory would fade as the dust of history settles. There will be no sadness nor weeping, as when one says goodbye to a true patriot and statesperson.
    But Grace could have been our vice president, but had we have her, we would have no Leni. And that would have been a real loss. We would have lost a diamond for a platinum. The first time I heard about Leni was through a posting of Lino Rivera who was completely spellbound by Leni in her conversation with his group. He said that they were shooting questions covering a wide and broad range in their conversation, and they were simply taken over by her intelligence, her insights, her competence, her grassroot experience, and her love for the poor.

    From that time on, I too was spellbound. Her competence was beyond question– a human rights lawyer, a former judge, and representative. Her commitment to the cause of the poor, ang mga nasa laylayan, was worthy of admiration and emulation. She practically spent all of her life fighting for justice for the poor, and taking that fight to far-flung barrios, as she crossed lands and rivers to reach her people. The Sumilao farmers, whose rightful claim to their land, she fought for years, have never forgotten her. When it was her turn to fight the greatest battle in her life, they were there for her too, as they marched for her victory.

    When Leni was discerning whether to accept the offer of P-Noy and Mar as Vice President, I was praying with and for her. I wrote a plea to her in a posting, and I asked Harvey Keh, a former student of mine, and one of Leni’s most ardent and indefatigable campaigners and supporters, to send my plea to her. I hoped then that my plea would resonate in her discerning heart. I found myself accompanying her in her journey, as I lighted candles for her on my small altar, in my daily prayer with and for her. When she finally accepted to be the Vice President of Mar, I was so overjoyed, that I wept.

    With her yes, and with the team of Mar-Len forged, the rest of my life, along with others, began. With our gears and boots on, we became their tireless and fearless warriors, some on the ground, others on social media– on every front the battle was fought. Mar-Len was the perfect team to move our country forward. They likened their team to cooking bibingka, with fire below and fire above. The fire above was likened to Mar and his leadership in the realm of national and global issues; the fire below was likened to Leni and her leadership in the realm of local and grassroot issues. Their program was not only coherent; it was broad, as its reach went from urban to rural. Lahat ay mabibigyan ng alaga at pag-aaruga. While Mar was the pillar of strength for the country, Leni was its guiding light.

    From 1% to Vice President! That summarizes succintly the incredible narrative of Leni’s win. When BBM cries foul and accuses Leni of cheating her way to her win, he insults the extraordinary labor of Leni, who among all the candidates, had reached the most number of places in the country, even the remotest of places. He insults the tireless, fearless, and truly heroic labor of her supporters across all sectors of the country, who poured practically their lives into this one singular cause— the VP win against all odds and obstacles. And we won! Yes, “the last man standing is a woman” the final line in her outstanding debate performance that catapulted her to the top came to fruition!

    But then Mar Lost. And we grieved, mourned, and wept for the loss of a true patriot and statesman for president. Never have we shed tears for the loss of a candidate. Never have we mourned and grieved, but this was a loss like no other. It was a loss for the country we love. And like death, this loss was irreversible; it was final. And our hearts were broken, beyond repair. Mar fought the battle with honor, and stood with dignity against the most vicious black propaganda ever crafted by malevolent minds against a candidate. But so justly and sweetly is he vindicated by recent events. The people of Leyte and Samar, the Yolanda-striken regions, gave him the highest votes, defying all the lies and fakeries of the Duterte supporters. The people knew who was truly with them in their deepest need and in their darkest hours.
    And the trains have arrived, as Mar promised. But no one believed him then. He was mocked and vilified for his incompetence in not being able to solve the traffic problems. Duterte, resorting to the lowest form of discourse, revealing his intellectual bankruptcy, when challenged by facts and data, called Mar, “bayot.” But now he is backtracking. He now says that the traffic problem cannot be solved in 6 years. But not only have the trains arrived, the massive infrastructure that will decongest Metro Manila as it will make travel accessible, is under way. These are the projects of P-noy and Mar for the country.

    And the country’s economy is being globally praised as the fastest economy in Asia, as reported by CNN Philippines and also by Moody ratings. P-noy and Mar were the master architects of this economy. And Duterte who campaigned as change president (pagbabago ng bulok na sistema!), will end up as a continuity president. This economic system which he and his supporters relentlessly demolished in their black propaganda will be continued by him. He now praises it as good economy, so why should he fix it. In the end, people voted for Duterte, and they got P-noy and Mar. What an irony!

    But for Mar, the success of Duterte is the success of the country. When he conceded with honor, without rancor and bitterness, he carved a special place in our hearts and a distinguished place in our history. Even In his defeat, his final word was love for country. And it is this love for country that makes both P-noy and Mar patriots and statesmen of the highest order. P-noy shall forever be remembered as the president who labored for 6 years to transform this country from the sick man of Asia to the rising new Asian Tiger, with a 30 trillion dollar economic trajectory! Mar shall be remembered as the man who gave way to P-noy and gave up his own run for presidency, for love of country. “Bayan muna bago sarili.” It will be a long time till we shall have the same men of such stature and magnitude in their love for country like their forbears. Their legacy shall live on forever!

    With the loss of Mar, we all found ourselves in the darkness, wailing, mourning, and grieving. But with the win of Leni, there was a crack in the darkness, and some light has come through. And we are now finding our way through the darkness, guided by the light coming through the crack. Leni shall be our guiding, inspiring, empowering light as we continue our fight for justice, freedom, and democracy. As Dylan Thomas writes: “Do not go gentle into the night; Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.” And we shall draw from the enduring promise of the Gospel: “The light shines in the darkness; and the darkness has not overcome it.” (Jn.1:5).

    Yes, if we had Grace, we would have no Leni. The divine strategy was beyond our understanding, then, but now we know, now we understand. And we are truly grateful to the God of history, to the God of the universe. Amen.

    • A round of applause to all RORO supporters and to the inspired writer.

      I have been saying ever since that Mar was raised by a queen with his honorable attitude.

      Leni is the hidden gift.

      What an irony!
      .. In the end, people voted for Duterte, and they got P-noy and Mar. What an irony!

      :)
      “I don’t care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don’t have any of their own”
      :)
      ― Nikola Tesla

      • The so comforting words uplift my heart and soul which has been so crestfallen for the loss of Mar, but God works so mysteriously we pray to God not to abandon and forsake our country and the people. Duterte must remember Jesus teaching ” whatever you do to your neighbour, you do it to me” Also ” love your neighbour as you love me”.

    • the question now is how well can leni work with duterte and his gabinete? already she is being denied the cabinet post of dswb. what else is she going to be denied of again? she is elected official and yet those not elected, namely joma at iba pang mga kaibigan, kaklase at kasing-kayabangan ni duterte are going to get the better jobs. leni may have to cut ties with liberal party, and joined duterte’s party just so she can have a meaningful post. and if she does, I can understand her re-inventing herself. make herself relevant.

      • This made me roar. Kasing kayabangan must be patented.

        I think I heard her say before that with or without cabinet portfolio she will push forward her own advocacy which sounds like a great plan because with her ears to the ground, she will keep her connection with the masang laylayan.

        • leni may come up against the joint forces of joma and npa on the ground, and denied access to the masa. also, duterte can starve her of much needed funds, the way gloria arroyo once starved aquino of funds before aquino became president. aquino’s constituents suffered as a result, and aquino got isolated in the senate, laws he intended to pass got blocked.

          politics can be dirty game. I hope leni is quick study and comes prepared.

        • My goodness! Bakit kaya may mga taong pasakit, pasaway at pa-epal. I have a feeling tho na Leni will outsmart them

        • Guys, alam nu ba na vice-president lang si Leni? Alam nu ba ang papel nang vice-president? Nakakatawa naman yung expectations nu sa kanya. lel.

    • . . . this is a political eulogy indeed for LP and Mar Roxas!

      . . . Wait! Prepare for another one coming. This will be much a different Divine strategy.

      A woman President?

      :-)

      • @ leona and chit RE: Divine strategy. i agree to both of you. matagal pa ang 30 june 2016. even at a wink of an eye marami pang mangyayari kay digong. let’s hold on on our trust and faith for the sake of our motherland.

        Duterte asks Aquino, Trillanes: How did PH lose Scarborough Shoal?
        Read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/139500/duterte-asks-aquino-trillanes-how-did-ph-lose-scarborough-shoal#ixzz48yPyDuCG
        ————————
        ma’am raissa posted somewhere parang “hintayin si trillanes”. hindi ko na matandaan ang one line post ni ma’am raissa pero iba ang pakiramdam ko sa lalim ng ibig sabihin.

        • hindi pa yata lost ang shoal, we are still fighting it out in international court. ruling will be in about 2months.

          anyhow, hindi pa nga sworn in si duterte, already nanghingi na siya ng list sa pdea, gusto na raw umpisahan ang killing of druggies.

        • hoy, hwag ibigay ang list, malay mo kung saan mapunta yan. baka npa will approach those nakalista at mangikil, give money and we’ll let you get out of the country. no money and you’ll get executed. buy your freedom and we’ll struck you off the list. or give us your real estate properties and your haciendas and we’ll let you off the hook. or if you work for me and be drug runner overseas, your name will miraculously vanish from said list.

          why is human rights chair very quiet about this? druggies might be at the bottom of the pit but they still have human rights, and protected by the law.

        • death penalty is not law yet, not been passed at senate and not yet sanctioned by the state. killing of druggies now is homicide or murder and carries jail sentence.

        • as for trilla, napag-initan yata siya ni duterte dahil trilla revealed duterte’s tagong yaman at mga tagong properties. then, trilla mention impeachment. kabado tuloy si duterte, and will do all to put federalism in place, the soonest the better, preferably before impeachment process can start.

    • And I sincerely believe that God is NOT finished yet with His divine plan for our country! You see He spared our country of civil unrest in case Duterte lost but He does not want the Filipinos to fall into the hands of dictators and fascists, etc. so let ys continue praying for God’s divine plan to be shown to us soon!!!

      • I believe that we who deeply love our country, joined the nuns in praying for divine intervention. We had hoped that Ro-Ro would win, but Duterte won. Leni will win the congress canvas as she did in the quick count, for she is the divine intervention we had prayed for. No matter how loud Marcos cries foul and electoral cheating, in the end Leni will win. She is so calm and confident because there was no cheating. Let us continue for the continuance of the divine intervention until Leni’s proclamation as our vp.

    • Amen. Lets us fervently pray that our beloved country will be spared from both man-made and natural disasters in the days shead.

    • Amen to that too!

      Seriously, this has inspired me on my morning journey to work. This made me proud and firm on believing that Mar was the best choice for the love of our country.

      • I have the same belief: mar was best choice. I’m sorry he lost, sorry for the nation too.

        as for choosing the wrong person, god has let people see the consequences of their error, and this is just the start.

  6. Duterte made earlier announcements that the VP can have his/her choice cabinet post. Leni has expressed interest to have the portfolio which would give her the opportunity to work directly with the poor, e.g. DWSD.

    Duterte has just announced that he will give four cabinet posts to the Communist party: Agrarian reform, DOLE, DSWD, and natural resources. He has named a former classmate to a cabinet post. Joma a former professor will certainly get a juicy role. Hmmm. they assailed Aquino before for the KKK issue.

    While I’d like to give him the benefit of the doubt as he forms his own KKK, He now makes me chuckle as he is following the same pattern. While I recognize the reality and rationale of these appointments, let’s see how Duterte will be the opposite of Aquino.

    I honestly froze upon reading his announcement. I strongly hope that he appoints the right people for those critical posts and not just do token appointments for those important seats, just because…

    I hope that we can thwart the Chinese claim of our lands. Most importantly, I hope that the the communist ideology will not rule over our democracy. He is playing his game…very dangerously. I shudder at the thought of his possible game plan.

    There are circulations, some planting with incredulous writing, painting Aquino in such a terrible angle. Duterte’s victory was not based on his ability nor his charm but it was his skilful propaganda. Some “whispers” say that some people are not just intent to put him in jail…but they want him completely “out of the scene” because he still stands as a plausible strong force to fight Duterte if push comes to a shove.

    • Pres.-elect Duterte and the CPP! Did the former give the CPP a public office position in Davao City?

      Why plan to offer CPP Cabinet posts in the National Government? Can the ‘two’ get along progressively?

      Or they can become the meanest of enemies against each other thereon?

      Of what good use would OIL or WATER mixed together? The Soviets never did this. How about China?

      Tell us of what good use will it be.

      :-)

      • he, he, he, you need oil and vinegar, good salad dressing yan. but oil and water can mix quite well, you just need a surfactant (?) as catalyst.

        anyhow, I think, cpp already has well paid ghost post in davao, and this time though, duts is letting them go national so his federalistic dream can become reality. cpp will be catalyst that helps duts secure federalism, earlier if need be. duts is not getting any younger kasi.

        • Okay. But Ms. Fu Ying and Wu Shicun should reply (sur-rejoinder) to the rejoinder of Mr. Bill Hayton.

          Interesting. . .

          Initially, nobody was interested in the undiscovered natural resources in this SEA part.

          After discovery by US/European drilling companies, everybody in the area claims interests.

          Is it confirmed that there are such oil and gas, etc., resources in that SEA part in vast reserves?

          Funny to say ‘only the SEA has claim to it.’ No other country has absolute ownership over those natural resources. Not China primarily. Madamot ang Tsina!

          Funny to resolve it this way: Let every country share from it equally.

          Funny also to believe that those natural resources are ‘South’ of China because geographically it is ‘East’ of China. Where is the ‘North’ of China? And ‘West’?

          Funny again to say that the claim of the 9-Dash Lines are actually pointing to ‘South’ of China are countries like: Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, etc.

          :-)

        • So, who is grabbing who from whom. The Cold War had many victims, like wealth stolen, sovereignty , lands and seas compromised , the winner takes all as we say.
          Japan won and lost but the psychological impact due to atomic bomb was forever etched in the nation’s heart and mind.

          *Funny to resolve it this way: Let every country share from it equally*, I like this , sharing of everyone for the bounty.
          Anybody who is driven by tremendous greed will be taken out somehow in another way.
          Another war, violence, upheaval, plague and sickness, calamities?

          From the original article, it seems that the PH is the one doing the grabbing and instigating trouble to the poor Chinese fisherman and many other things, and China is the one showing a reasonable kind of restraint.

          I don’t know the real historical origin where all these are coming from, the bottom line is greed for the minerals and control of the navigation which also brings in money to the powerful.

          Someone may be lying about who these islands belong to, but I wrote before, somethings got to give or sink. WHOAH!
          Is that high tide or low tide, doesn’t matter, it’s the law of the sea and the universe.
          Only the sea will tell.

          Walang forever when it comes to human lives for we are temporarily renting Mother GAIA’S SPACE and abusing her resources.

          Never thankful but killing for more.

          We are only considered ants in the big scheme of things.
          Anybody who feels superior is wrong in the head.

          Thanks, Leona *

        • On war. . . when a country gets so rich it creates a reason to go to war.

          Maybe, in all probability, China did not want to participate in the Arbitration case because the real historical origin of Its claims on the disputed islands is incredibly without valid historical basis.

          Whether there are vast natural resources in that SEA part or not, China secondly does not care and just want to challenge everyone that It controls the sea lanes in that area.

          Before it was Japan. Now China. And USA needs to go back into that area again with Its armed forces. A shooting war can take place there anytime soon.

          WW 3? I doubt. Unless USA attacks mainland China.

        • . . . that ‘Soylent Green’ movie = into crackers and cookies?

          . . . we never know we humans eating humans!

          he he he

  7. Raissa titled the current blog as “Why Leni Robredo could still win” perhaps in fairness to the hot VP race and the early election returns number.

    May be now Raissa can run an update: “Why Marcos cannot win.”

    My take — with all other VP candidates except Marcos conceding to Robredo; and the warmth with which Robredo is being received by the Administration of the Presumptive President Duterte, it is time for Marcos to do the gentlemanly courtesy and not continue with the sour-graping.

    • and when did the remaining marcoses gentlemanly acknowledged the disaster they wrecked havoc on the filipinos? NEVER!

      and to rub more salt & pepper…”Some of these people who are claiming to be human rights victims have never been victims except (of) their own greed.” —FERDINAND “BONGBONG” MARCOS, JR., 1999.

      GO TO HELL THE MARCOSES!!!

      • with a mother like Imelda, it’s no wonder bong marcos knew all about greed. her collections of shoes, designer dresses, jewels, etc. are legendary.

        too greedy for power, close and yet so far, bong marcos is being denied the vice presidency. ang kamag-anak ni bong na si martin romualdez is also denied a win, and wont be senator.

        incidentally, the human rights victim who is never really a victim except of his own greed, uhm, I’d like to nominate bong marcos. the profile fits him so well.

    • Can’t blame BB. Maybe he has a lot of the sweetest grapes in the country!

      We will soon find it out at the outcome of Congress’ canvassing.

      The true sweetest or sourest grapes.

      :-)

  8. While the Duterte endorsement of Cayetano may have added votes for Robredo, ai believe it was the tireless campaigning of Leni and the persistence of organized and on-their-own volunteers which spelled the difference.

    Btw. her strategists did a great job as well.

    I, for one, swayed a many by asking them ti vote for Leni no matter who their presidential bet was. I also posted posters which I printed myself. “Ibalik sa bayan ang ninakaw na yaman ng mga Marcos.”

    In the end, it was light over darkness; good over evil.

    • i don’t give a damn if they return or not the money they looted….i just wish all of them dead!

      i know they are prouder than ever when bongbong the mandarambong almost got what he wanted…to be the vice-pres…the election results are so inspiring for them to continue their quest to be at the top again.

      i can understand the masses for being so naive of our history about MARTIAL LAW because it is not taught in schools as part of the curriculum….how unfortunate!

      but i cannot forgive those educated youths for who simply did not care to study that part of our history who almost gave bbm the silver platter.

      that is why i wish them all dead before the next presidential election in 2022.

    • A. ‘To do injustice makes one stronger and mightier.’

      B. ‘To be just one is weaker and the poor victim.’

      Which one is chosen by corrupt politicians most if not always, every time?

      It is ‘A.’

      ‘Tis no fun for the rest of the many of us and the poor victims.

      :-(

    • Relax. You missed reading the disclaimer at the bottom of the page “Unless stated otherwise, all stories published here are from figments of imagination”

      • announcement of bong’s vice presidential demise would have to be done by comelec, seconded by ppcrv.

        bong winning? only in his dreams.

  10. I have been following CPM for sometime. Recently, I have been amused, nah, rather perplexed with some changes in the exchange of opinions.

    I felt that in the past, we helped refine each other’s thoughts. Info were vetted, thoughts, theories and opinions were discussed. But, there were no aggressive personal attacks or name calling. At times, there were off colour jokes and misogynistic comments but overall, decent exchanges prevailed. I hope that we can preserve that CPM culture– the way that it has been–objective, intelligent, respectful and cordial.

    IMHO, there are those who have earned their stripes in this forum, to name a few: Buddy G., Leona, Yvonne, Johnny L. Parekoy, kalahari, Tony, and more–thank you for the wonderful contributions you have shared with the group.

    Raissa and Allan are well-known and respected journalists. Excellent materials are pitched and CPMERs join in. Raissa and Alan have helped shape the Philippines’ political landscape. Let’s thank them for opening this platform where we share our pieces. I hope that we can continue to have this as an important medium for information exchange and even a spot for cyber friendship. As well, I’d like to keep this as a special forum for my young sons to learn and appreciate their Filipino roots.

    Thank you and “bestest” to all. Cheers.

  11. In a speech, Robredo asked her supporters to unite for rebuilding the country.

    “Huwag na tayong makipag-away kasi panalo na tayo. Kasi kung ikaw yung panalo, ikaw yung magpapa-humble sa sarili mo, ikaw yung magte-take ng high ground, ikaw yung magiging mas understanding. Ang sa akin lang, para sa bayan, kalimutan na natin lahat [ng pag-aaway].”

    “Sa buhay, hindi mo mape-please lahat. Ito, saradong konklusyon na ito. In the end, palaging tama ang mananaig. Hindi necessary na every step of the way ay dinedepensahan natin ang mga sarili natin. Ang sa akin lang, magbigay tayo ng mas maraming allowances. After nito ang mas malaking struggle, ‘yung pagbuo natin sa ating bansa,” she said.

    – Robredo camp claims will beat Marcos at least by a hairline, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785699/robredo-camp-claims-victory-to-beat-marcos-by-hairline-24k-votes

    —-

    Term of ‘winning candidates’ starts on June 30, 2016. An y thing can still happen under the sun. Mar Roxas celebrated his birthday last May 13, 2016.

    • belated happy birthday to mar roxas. one door closes, another door opens. time to refresh.

      • I do hope he got that birthday message.
        I wish Digong could rekindle his damaged friendship with Mar and move on from the bitter campaign experience.
        Mar could even be given a cabinet position to tap his good economic skills which the new president is lacking.

  12. AQUINO PRESIDENCY LEGACY

    Those OFW votes on Bongbong are protest votes against Aquino.
    Those MetroManila and NCR votes on Duterte are protest votes against Aquino.
    Those INC votes for Duterte/MARCOS are protest votes against Aquino.

    Aquino Presidency Legacy is a WINDMILL
    He was propelled to the top as Votes of Confidence on the Integrity of Aquino Name in government
    He was twirled to the bottom as Votes of Disenchantment on his poor handling of the affairs of the government.

    Noynoy has not issued an statement regarding the outcome of the election.
    Rightfully so, inside he is humming the “Windmills of your Mind”

    Round, like a circle in a spiral
    Like a wheel within a wheel
    Never ending or beginning
    On an ever spinning reel
    As the images unwind
    Like the circles that you find
    in the Windmills of your mind

    • Mabuti pa ang bulag nakikita ang mga pagbabago at pagunlad pero ang mulat na mulat nananatiling bulag. Sana maging parehas tayo, makita natin pareho ang pagbabago at pagunlad, at di lang mga mali ang nakikita natin.

    • Hindi PROTEST votes sa palagay ko kundi NALOKO at madaling NAPANIWALA sa walang habas na PANINIRA ng mga nasagasaan ng Aquino administration. Ang pagkukulang ni Pnoy ay masyado syang naging mabait. Kung ginaya nya si Duterte at sinabi nyang “Kayo na nagkakalat at gumagawa ng mga issues laban sa akin “P…ina ninyo, kapag hindi kayo tumigil , pagpapapatayin ko kayong lahat! At maganda sana e nasampolan nya. Ewan ko naman kung hindi sila tumigil.

      • That is the correct term: NALOKO. Anyway, hope it will be for the better with d30. Most of the people are looking forward for his CHANGE IS COMING. We will see for the next 6 months. Finger crossed, hope for the best.

        • it’s duterte’s turn now. he’ll have chance to solve all problems that eluded pres noy.

          good luck to duterte, then. bahala na siya.

      • Nobody among us have yet seen how Meyor Duterte will perform. So, how can anyone say he will be much better than PNoy.

        So far PNoy remains on TOP as President.

        Many presidents had their bad shots or omissions.

        Let us see if the incoming one can shoot and hit the targets. PNoy’s records remains to be surpassed:
        . . . 1 Ch. Justice, 3 senators and Queen of Scams, etc.

        There are still a lot in the Senate and House of Reps. And elsewhere.

        Cross or twist our fingers then.

        :-)

        • apparently pres noy is hard act to follow. duterte is proposing federalism; thus, he wont be judged under the current democratic yardstick imposed by pres noy.

          referendum about federalism will cost us millions. federalism or not, we’re still be filipinos, living in the same houses, using the same cars, same enemies and friends, same street signs, and our money will still be the peso. and there will still be absences in the upper and lower houses, like what manny pacquiao and his ilk had been doing. panay absent sa trabaho, bored with work.

          though, school textbooks across the board will have to be changed, the term democracy changed with federalism, there will be new logo too, etc. and so, we can expect more expenses, just when taxpayers money is to be paid to npa as well. more money going out, less money coming in.

          and, if federalism lost the referendum, that’s another millions down the drain.

          sometimes, I think, duterte does not care how the public money is being spent. so long as his tagong yaman (all 17 bank accounts) is protected, he’s happy.

        • Not sure if there could be a workaround on incorporating the advantageous provisions of federalism into our Constitution, that would be desirable.
          The way Duterte is promoting federalism, I am not sure if he’s really mindful about its implications.

        • Sa aking opinyon, ang kultura ng Pilipino sa ngayon ay hindi tugma sa Federalism. Lalong lalaganap ang corruption lalo na sa lower level ng gobyerno natin. Kasi magkakaroon na sila ng power na gawin ang gusto nilang gawin, lalong kawawa ang mga ordinaryong tao. Ang mga opisyales lang ang makikinabang.

        • Line a newly overhauled engine – break-in muna.

          If ran immediately at high speed – break-out!

          Federalism . . . I really don’t know much about this. Who knows? Can we take the early problems under Federalism?

          Check USA in its first 50-100 years under Federalism. What happened? What other country is under this concept of government?

          ‘Hinay-hinay lang’ – (said Manong Fidel Ramos).

          :-)

        • There would surely be swift justice for the criminals, for the presumptive president is vowing to order the best sharpshooter military and police to shoot to kill and the other chosen method is by hanging because this is the cheapest way to die without wasting any expensive bullets.

          Omygosh, I cant’ believe I read and I am even typing this comment . It is very bizarre to my young senior ears.:)

          Anyway, his choice is just right, for the reason that some pharmaceutical companies are refusing to use their drugs for lethal use or lethal injection.

          This>>>
          http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/13/478000084/pharmaceutical-company-pfizer-to-stop-selling-drugs-for-use-in-lethal-injections

        • tapos, sabi ni duts sa mga ralihistas nina ridon at renato reyes, tumigil na kayo!

          dapat din sana, duts tells the same thing to npa, tumigil na kayo! stop random killing of policemen and army personnel. their families and those left behind are crying, then the government has to pay severance so those left behind have something to live on.

        • ‘Swift justice for criminals’ – death?

          “According to international human rights organizations, China is a country with the largest number of death sentences. However, the official statistics of executions in the country is kept secret. Currently seven Russians are sentenced to death in China, all of them are drug dealers. They still have a chance to survive.”

          In China, too many drug lords are executed. They keep it a secret because China has the largest death sentences carried out very often.

          Here in our ‘Pinas, maybe they become KINGS of Drugs (not ‘lords’ anymore).

          “Russian national Maria Lopatina who was sentenced to death by the court of a Southern China city of Zhuhai for drug smuggling with a two-year postponement of the execution can expect a reduced sentence.”

          “In 2007, a resident of Glasgow Akmal Shaikh was arrested in the Chinese city of Urumqi. He was charged with possession of as many as four kilos of heroin. The British denied the charges until his last day. In 2007 he was sentenced to death with a two-year sentence suspension. No one believed that the man would be executed. Nearly the entire world rose to defend the British.”

          “Death sentence is provided by over 60 articles of the Chinese criminal law. For example, the death penalty can be given for financial fraud, pimping, violent crime, bribery, sale of counterfeit drugs, damage to electrical wires, unauthorized excavation of ancient tombs and a whole bunch of crimes for which in Russia one cat get no more than probation. I am not talking about corrupt officials or drug dealers.”

          “Interestingly, the official statistics of executions in China has never been published. But, according to observers, thousands of criminals are executed in the country every year. Previously offenders were shot, but now, as far as I know, more often lethal injections are used.”

          Financial fraud? We do not have it here. Pimping? Same. Bribery? We can love this!

          “Last year four Japanese nationals charged with drug dealing were executed in China. The Japanese authorities had been addressing the Chinese Themis with numerous petitions for years. However, the Japanese drug traffickers have been executed.” [04-2015]

          “Another peculiarity of the Chinese justice is the speed of execution of death sentences. In Russia a trial can drag on for years. In developed countries, death sentence is always preceded by a long-term trial on different levels, and the convicted shall have an opportunity for an appeal. This often leads to the fact that years or even decades pass between the sentence and its execution.”

          Speed of execution. Must be fast as it has speed in China.

          Soon, ‘Pinas might have death penalty again – by hanging. With SPEED? I don’t know if we can love speed on it.

          Link

          http://www.pravdareport.com/world/asia/04-05-2015/119782-death_penalty-0/

        • china is just mean and don’t want to feed and accommodate prisoners, better kill them soonest and keep the money to themselves. there are many corrupt officials in china. and now that duts is our president, many chinese drug lords will immigrate to our country, getting harder for them kasi to live in china dahil profits are getting meager. parami ng parami ang mga drug lords at lumiliit ang client base nila, either send to prison and executed.

          sa pinas, with our population now close to 95millions, that’s a lot of potential drug users, more money to be made, and business is going to be 70-30. duts wants trade with china, I cant exclude drug trade though.

        • death penalty is too easy. why not hard labor like what nelson mandela once had?

    • I think that most just wanted a president who was totally OPPOSITE the current president (Pnoy). And Roxas is just like Pnoy and was even mouthing almost the same platform as Aquino’s.

      • Hinangad nila ay “complete opposite ni Pnoy” dahil NALOKO nga. Anong sabi ni D ngayung siya na nga ang pinili ng mga nakakarami?”Itutuloy ko ang mga economic policies ng kasalukuyang administrasyon”. CHANGE SCAMMING! Kung may mga MALI man sa plataforma ni Pnoy palagay ko naman e mas marami ang TAMA. Yung mga sumuporta kay Leni na panay din ang banat sa DAP ni Pnoy, ngayun nyo kontrahin si Leni sa sinabi nya tungkol sa DAP, “hindi naiintindihan ng mga tao kung ano yun” (https://www.facebook.com/LeniRobredoPH/videos/871001303017539/).

        • Economic policy of PNoy improved the economy not because he was a brilliant economist but due to one factor which stimulated foreign investments and local trading.

          That factor: reducing corruption.

          Duterte will follow the economic path of Aquilino because it’s working, fight corruption. Duts is upping the ante by announcing early to change the constitution on foreign ownership of land. About 6 yrs ago, in the early days of Aquino administration, I posted this agenda to improve foreign investments is to change constitution allowing foreign ownership of land. Foreign PhilAm chamber of commerce have recommended same idea since Ramos and every incoming president thereafter.

          One word why we Filipinos are lagging economically from other Asian countries. We faltered in our vision of excessive nationalism by revising 1987 Constitution as a knee jerk reaction to Marcos Martial Law by having too much of this one word:
          PROTECTIONISM!

        • @Johnny Lin

          I will concur with the framers of the 1987 Constitution in upholding in limiting foreign ownership. It’s not protectionism per se, but protectionism from the manipulation of rich country in the economic blood of the country.

          It’s like the requirement of being NBFC of a presidential candidate, it’s supposed to protect us from outright foreign manipulation and control of a rich foreign country like China who is in a buying spree all over the world.

        • No third world country has progressed towards first rate with economic protectionism.

          Accepting dole outs, repatriation, financial aids, interest free loan in exchange of something is the cause of manipulation. Freedom from protectionism leads to competitiveness. Tourism will be the first beneficiary of this economic freedom.entire So lovely and beautiful are Philippine country sides but it’s tourist industry is way much behind other countries in the Carribean, Thailand, Malaysia. all because large foreign corporations whose business staple is service to tourists are restricted from engaging maximal business investments. one does not need an Einstein brain to calculate income losses from tourism.
          Peaceful environment and fun loving places are what the Philippines have to show to stimulate the economy. Duterte is on right track with crime fighting promises.

          Or be satisfied being a third world nation and keep your land due to what else?

          Fear from being manipulated!

          Spaniards instilled fear on the natives thru religious indoctrination. Now the fear is being manipulated if real estate are sold to foreigners for economic prosperity.

          Did we not learn our lesson yet?

        • @Johnny Lin, it is not protectionism why we are a third world country, but because we have a warlord/dynastic mentality.

          Having said that, our local politicians give doleouts to the poor, but not really to make them competitive via skills training, but to make them subservient to them come election time as we see every election after every election.

          This is what we must be free from first, not tinkering with the constitution. Read your history, it is the subservience of the local people to the local warlord/dynastic family that makes them slaves of the tyrant in their midst.

        • I don’t know where you learned the idea that “third world countries are classified due to warlordism/ dynasty?refer

          Try googling history provenance of “world countries or first world, second world and third world countries.
          Reference is to highly developed countries like US, Western Europe, Japan and Australua(first world). Second is developed countries allied with Eastern block Russia, China
          Third are those economically poor developing countries associated with either USA or Eastern block, Phil North Korea Burma etc.

          Now, show me your reference where warlordism or dynasty is the point of reference in classifying world countries.

          If you can’t show then your theory on protectionism is fallacious except of course “personal reasoning or idea”

        • The US and other “First World” countries’ histories were littered with protectionist policies.

          You try googling their histories and you’ll find out they protect their vital industries.

        • @BFD

          What happened to your Warlordism theory?

          Good, you learned something new and read about Protectionism is widespread and practiced not only by Philippines but mainly, USA, Russia and other powerful nations. You should have researched read and researched more. One sentence was not enough.

          These countries instituted lots of Protectionism in their assets, riches after becoming First world. THEY COULD AFFORD IT ALREADY BECAUSE MANY ARE DEPENDENT ON THEM. They can Manipulate the system. Remember your initial response the word ” Manipulate”. Yes that’s the result of being powerful. It’s Reality. False pride will not bring success, just misery. Philippines cannot afford the luxury of Protectionism like the First World US because it’s a third world nation.

          Nation has to sacrifice to progress like a poor kid walking to school for miles to get education. Upon being educated, worked and successful poor boy can make demands relative to success. Art Tugade, new DOTC Sec of Duterte. He resigned as CDC chairman. He was able to choose his position from living in squatter area. Why, It’s Life!

          Very Poor people do not have the luxury to give or invest or give away money freely. Contrary, rich people can afford doing anything with their money including whom they want to fund, dole out to or spite not to give money.

          Similarly to what happened to the Philippines who has restrictions on real estate to foreigners. Foreign investors ignored the Philippines with manufacturing investments, large international corporations like FedEx and pharmaceutical companies dismantle their facilities, leave the country for other countries with favorable ownership environment and less corruption.

        • And what about your statement, Johnny Lin? Are you contradicting yourself?

          ******************************************

          “No third world country has progressed towards first rate with economic protectionism.”

          Statement of Johnny Lin

          ************************************************

          What happened to your Warlordism theory?

          Good, you learned something new and read about Protectionism is widespread and practiced not only by Philippines but mainly, USA, Russia and other powerful nations. You should have researched read and researched more. One sentence was not enough.

          *****************************************

          I just reiterated that I am for the retention the 60/40 limit on foreign ownership on property and business and also the anti-dynasty law and also FOI for without these three, we are cooked and at the mercy of the rich nations who wants to control our economic life.

        • @bfd

          Yes my statement is true. Show me a third world country who progressed to First world with economic protectionism”. Show me where I contradicted my statement.

          Unless you don’t understand the meaning of “economic protectionism” the same way you did not understand the relationship of Warlordism and protectionism!

          You said Warlordism is the cause of Protectionism and then in succeeding reply you said USA has more Protectionism policies. But you did not qualify that USA operates with Warlordism as a country, currently or before, hi hi hi

          These are your statements, not mine. Read them again. I stand behind my statement, do you?

          This is not about who is right or wrong. It’s about standing on principle behind an argumentative statement with facts.

          He he he!

        • Johnny Lin said:

          You said Warlordism is the cause of Protectionism and then in succeeding reply you said USA has more Protectionism policies. But you did not qualify that USA operates with Warlordism as a country, currently or before, hi hi hi
          **************************************
          BFD said:

          it is not protectionism why we are a third world country, but because we have a warlord/dynastic mentality.

          *************************************

          You twist statements that I make and attribute to me YOUR understanding and correlation of warlordism and protectionism.

          Go back to reading my previous posts. But clearly you muddle the issues I make by imputing to me statements I did not make.

          I clearly did not say warlordism is the cause of protectionism. What I said is that warlordism/dynastic families tend to give doleouts to their poor constituents instead of giving them infrastructures and skills for them to make it to the next level of economic progression.

          Don’t twist my statements please as I’m not twisting yours. Maging totoo naman sa pagbabalita. Hehehahahaha.

        • @BFD
          My initial premise was Protectionism could not be afford by a third world country like the Philippines. That’s the center of my discussion, you chose to participate.
          You interjected that the reason we are a third world country is because of Warlordism. I told classifying world countries is not about Warlordism but based on economic development of countries divided by USA and Allies and eastern bloc. Then on your next reply you said USA is filled with Protectionism.
          Why would you discuss protectionism if you’re only interested on the connection of Warlordism and third world. You should have stuck with your theory and ignored protectionism completely. Read again, hi hi hi

          You are parsing your argument while my initial contention was about third world country and protectionism. You introduced Warlordism and protectionism with USA that’s why I asked you the connection of protectionism and USA with Warlordism?

          3 interrelated words, protectionism, Warlordism and 3rd World became the center of our discussion after you introduced Warlordism.

        • Again, Johnny Lin, you have not debunked the argument I made against your OWN statements, how they were very much contrasting each other.

          I given you statements that you made that contradicts each other and also pointed out the false statements you are attributing to me, which I have not said.

          I have said it clearly enough. Hehehe.

        • Back to my initial question which you avoided answering.

          What Wikipedia( not a genuine encyclopedia) did you learn that Third world country classification is due to Warlordism, hi hi hi!

        • Well, if that’s your stand, Johnny, let’s leave it at that. I don’t want to go to the way you have gone with the other stalwart of this blog.

          I am not surrendering, but just giving way to an OLDER member of the blog as a sign of respect.

          Hehehehe

        • @Mel
          I agree with Pope Francis, at least in the Philippines, in the current status of our undisciplined culture, Communistic type of ruling is not a bad idea.

        • @Mel

          Spelling Bee:

          What is the root word of Anarchy?
          Answer – Japanese
          Contestant- Anal-Ki… hmm..Ki

          Can you use Anarchy in a sentence?

          Answer- Anarchy is the rule on the streets everyday among MetroManila drivers.

          He he he

        • usa copied from the british. japan, taiwan, and now china copied usa technology. yes, they were pirating and they got better. why this country not do the same?

    • And how does one explain the voting statistics for Robredo, an essentially political newbie, who everyone knows, was carried by Aquino? She could have been “Roxas-ed” too. How do we rationalize this phenomenon? Is it the personal charisma, the power of the media? I’m not an expert political analyst but whatever the case maybe but we have to apply consistent criteria if we were to prove some hypotheses–my humble opinion.

      INC vote – People think that INC chose those who they think can be persuaded (if they haven’t made a deal yet) and who can help them. It was more of a strategic move rather than protest vote. They are facing a big case and challenge and they know that their clout will be least effective with Roxas and Robredo.

      There were those who boldly tagged majority of Filipinos as BOBOTANTES who seem to have considered them now as the opposite. Got to figure out where they are coming from. Not that I agree with that labelling but I am trying to figure out how the shifting happened or should we just say–hash tag#trending/flip flopping?

      • If anyone followed the speeches of Robredo during the campaign she barely touted the slogan “Daan Matuwid” of LP. In fact in the early campaign she contradicted Aquino and Roxas on their endorsement of one issue, I think the veto of raising SS pension.

        she is her own woman. She also announced in the late stage of the campaign that the relationship between PNoy and Jesse was not “all rosy”. Google it!

    • I beg to disagree on your “protest votes” analysis.

      Thise who voted for BBM & Duterte are the results of an UNFAIR MEDIA coverage on Pres. Noy Aquino.
      Pres. Noy is a very decent and laid back person that he refused to be taken into the maelstrom of unfair and dishonest media coverage, If only he would have hit back in stronger terms all the media and social media manipulations, there would have been lesser votes to BBM & Duterte.

      I believe he wanted people to see and enjoy the freedom of speech that has long been suppressed in previous administration, especially during the Marcos / martial law regime. And that his SOLID ACHIEVEMENTS in infrastructure, the AFP modernization, the 4P’s program, the transparency in govt. spending, etc. would speak for his excellent governance.

      Unfortunately, his media handlers spoke in technocrat / geek language that the grassroots level can hardly understand IN CONTRAST to the media handlers of BBM and Duterte. And here we are, adding insult to ininjuyr – instead of helping these achievements trickle down to the grassroots level by our explanation in simple language, we also distort the situation.

      • Its the prerogative of the people what to believe in the news, true or imaginary.
        It’s the duty of the media to report news during Aquino administration.

        Before the election these are NATIONAL news DIRECTLY LINKING Aquino and Roxas, NOT media made:

        1. Mamasapano and Purisima- Roxas was DILG Secretary- National news lasting too long till start of campaign because Aquino did not tell the truth immediately about Purisima
        2. MRT and LRT trains breakdown- Aquino did not participate solving pro actively like firing out Abaya. Affected mostly METROMANILA and NCR voters
        3. Manila traffic- mess that Aquino ignored without personal intervention, assigned Almendras to solve. Affected workers from A-E groups in MetroManila
        4. Tanim Bala- Palace even denied publicly its significance internationally, affected OFW mostly who voted for Duterte/Marcos
        5. Veto of “SS pension raise”by Aquino supported by Roxas right after announcing Roxas is LP candidate for president affecting votes from retirees/senior citizens.

        Who will deny the truthfulness of these 5 episodes?

        As I said, Aquino legacy will be defined by his election period performance and result rather than by his overall accomplishments.

        “One evil deed masks a thousand good”

        • Ang balita sa Inquirer..”Dumami ang beerhouses sa mga lugar na may projects ang DPWH…”sa halip na ang ibalita ay maraming projects ang DPWH. Mas nabigyan ang pansin ang beerhouses kaysa sa mga magagandang projects ng gobyerno.

        • Thankfully in your eyes and mind only. Aquino’s reputation and legacy will survive

        • Performance of Duterte will be forever linked to Aquino.

          History will always make a footnote that Duterte was elected contrary to Aquino

          and if Duterte will continue anti corruption drive and jail corrupt officials footnote would be Aquino started anti corruption effort similar to current PPPP which all presidential candidates say they will continue Aquino’s 4P but in fact GMA initiated it. Legacy is elusive to facts but more connected to striking events; in case of Aquino the election of the Punisher Duterte.

  13. ?

    ? = enyeri?

    ? – May enyere bang dayaan sa  Vice President counting?

    Sagot: Meron. Sa Ilocos at sa Leyte precincts!

    ? – Bakit walang suporta na paniwalaan sa panawagan ni Marcos na dinaya sya?

    Sagot: Kasi ang mga bumoto kay Cayetano, Escudero, at Honasan ay si Robredo ang second choice.

    ? – Bakit hands-off si Duterte sa usaping Bise Presidente?

    Sagot:  Naniniwala ang kampo ni Duterte na mas safe ang buhay nya kapag si Robredo ang Bise Presidente!

    ? – Ano ang epekto kung hindi si Robredo ang naproklamang Bise Presidente?

    Sagot: Kasi within a month eh tapos na ang Duterte Presidency at Civil War na! Ang mangyayari lalabas na kinunsinte ni Duterte na si Marcos ang Bise at ang Taumbayan na mahigit 60% ay may dahilan na mag-alsa dahil lalabas si Robredo ang nadaya sa National Board of Canvassers na may basbas ni Duterte. Simbahang Katoliko, mga LP, mga UNA, mga Maka-Poe eh magkakaisang guluhin si Duterte. Si Dominguez at ang inner circle ni Duterte eh alam ang kasabihan, Pera na naging bato pa!, dahil lang kay Marcos? No way Jose!

    ? – Sino ba ang maproproklamang Bise Presidente?

    Pag di mo alam ang sagot, basahin ulit…

    Parekoy
    05-15-2015

  14. Analyze this!

    Among Overseas Voters, Bongbong garnered more votes than Leni with a margin more or less 86,000 votes according to GMA News.

    It seems only overseas votes from USA that Leni beat Bongbong.
    What does it say among OFW voters?
    Are they mostly Ilocanos?
    Does the kind of job being held overseas correspond to the mental capacity of Bongbong voters compared to Leni’s?
    Do the Bongbong voters possess the proverbial “slave mentality”?
    Is it protest vote for Bongbong against Aquino?
    Just wondering if there is direct correlation between job location overseas, the preference of Bongbong over Leni and inability to compete for high paying jobs located in the Philippines?

    • Dahil yan sa HATE campaign sa social media at sa mga news sa radyo at tv at sa tabloid tulad ng INQ atbp.Ang mga OFW e laging nakatutok sa FB, Tweeter, etc. at karamihan ay hindi naman nag-iisip “critical thinking”. Pnoy admin was unable to face the threat head on. Started with the opening of Balikbayan boxes and followed by Tanim Bala affecting OFWs.

    • the ofw votes are in opposition or protest to the admins’ slow or no action on various events:
      1. the drug mule cases
      2. the tanim/bala laglag/bala.issues
      3. the terminal fees
      4. the broken promises of pnoy such as the foi, anti-dynasty, etc.
      remember that vp binay was assigned to take care of the ofw sector, his failure is pnoy’s too.
      leni is not so well known yet.
      and also the age bracket is also a factor.
      our ofw’s in ME are more of younger generations now.

    • Sa Hong Kong na nakararami ang migrant workers kesa PR, lakas ng hatak ng Migrante. Active na active, dami ng volunteers hindi ko lang alam kung meron o walang bayad. Alam naman natin kung sinong nakaupo iyon kontra nila. Hindi lang talaga maipanalo ni Comenares kahit ano gawing niya.

  15. Off-topic but interesting

    Comfort room problem looms during the 17th congress

    Geraldine Roman, 49, the first transgender politician to be elected as congresswoman from the 1st district of Bataan. She underwent sex reassignment in New York at age 26 from a “he” to a “she,” married a Spanish citizen in Spain where same-sex marriage is recognized.

    When the new congress starts on July 1st, what comfort room will she enter if nature calls?

    In the US, Pres. Obama told schools across America on Friday, May 13, that they must let transgender students use the comfort room/bathroom of their choice, a move that triggered an immediate backlash from conservatives who perceive it as a threat to children’s well-being.

    Will geraldine’s female colleagues in congress allow her to share the privacy of the comfort room knowing that she was formerly a man?

    • Good point. Is alteration of one’s body alone can change the whole being? How about the birth certificate from a MALE to FEMALE? Does it require a legislation?

      • @vhin AB — birth certificate can not be changed , but for public and private documents ENTRIES for example passports, school documents , bio-datas and the like a certification of TRANSGENDER must be required and a PRO FORMA space for ttransgender must also be printed ,therefore a legislation must be required..

        • Maybe you mean ANNOTATION saying a gender change or with same effect. Anyway, legislation is needed. We’ll see about that since even a Divorce Law is very diffcult to pass.

        • Yes annotation before presenting/justifying with proof of gender changes…and afterwards they have to follow their latest gender classifications. if you are now a BOY you have to use the toilets for boys and vice versa so it make sense and just/equal for anybody.

        • I think OBAMA was wrong in allowing them to choiced what REST ROOMs do they want..

          Much more in athletics ,if you were born MALE and became a FEMALE — naturally you can not compet with women because originally you were on the stronger sex …classifications must now be made for any events in athletics…..except if the tournament is for the battle of SEXES …he he….But definitely a natural born Female and transgendered to be a Male can participate in any of the sexes because they were born weaker than the opposite sex the male….but having a PENIS now, they must be prohibited to use female toilets..It will be easy for them to commit rape…he he…IMHO ko dapat talaga magkaroon ng batas na sa transgender…

        • Ha ha plain view , ipakitamo ang evidence , iyong babae na nging lalaki pwedi nyang ipakita kahit sa tabi tabi he he pero ang lalaki na nagpakapon he he ay mahirap yata @vhin AB ,,,na basta ipapakita sa tabi tabi dahil my ANAL SEX nga he he at pag nakabulatlat dyan di hmmm – mapapansin mo pa ba iyan kung tunay o FAKE na VAGINA iyan he he aywan…..basta pag nagkataon SI MAYOR MUNA bago kayo ha ..he he ….but always remenber MAYOR MUNA….hindi President, hindi Governor, hindi Vice President …..Mayor lang ang mauna…kung gusto nyo pangalawa o pangatlo lang kayo ..he he

      • I believe in each person’s right and equality. If Ms. Roman had undergone a sex change, I think she has also the right for the use of the women’s washroom. Some laws were created for us to be divisive but caring and understanding for another is very much forgotten.

        At least, the use of two washrooms for men and women is still implemented in the country. I hope the changes that’s about to happen would not include the use of only one for both sexes that is now implemented in some business establishment and in Target stores in the U.S.

        But it doesn’t mean that we’ll be lax in letting our kids go alone in the washrooms. We always watch them , like when they were a baby where they are only safe inside their own bedrooms.

        With kids, we can’t let our guards down because we are busy and confident nothing will happen.

        I have different attitude with those who are pedophile and enjoys hurting and exposing themselves to children. In fact they should be castrated mechanically /medically to destroy their weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and or lose their libido by the use of chemicals. But some psychopathic behavior can’t be separated from the man, then I don’t think he can still be rehabilitated.

        Enters the death penalty, but wait , wait I know some who who have become(dis) honorable Congressman and politicians in our country with kids rape history and sex convicts. As you say, onli in the Philippians. ;)

        Part of the news:

        http
        ://www.people.com/article/chicago-man-allegedly-chokes-girl-jasons-deli-bathroom

        Police in Chicago say a man choked an eight-year-old girl until she passed out in the bathroom of a restaurant.

        According to WLS-TV, the girl was with her mother at a Jason’s Deli restaurant in Chicago’s South Loop when she went by herself to use the restroom on May 7.

        Her mom reportedly heard a scream from the bathroom and ran in to find a man carrying her unconscious daughter into a stall.

        Change…… is not spare of change.

        • there should be no problem with ms roman using washrooms. she has been konsehal (?) for a while now having taken over dad’s place in the munisipyo. there was no problem then, there ought to be no problem now in congress or senate. as ms roman is law abiding citizen who paid her taxes, she should be allowed to use any washroom she wants.

    • @kalahari…..inigay natin o ito ang maging assignment ni Senator Paquiao at Cong. Roman…