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Now this is strange. A new survey by Pulse Asia shows that of all the presidential candidates Senator Manny Villar enjoys the trust of more Filipinos. It shows Senator Noynoy Aquino only at second place. Here’s an excerpt from an abs-cbnnews.com report.
The January 22-26 survey showed that 70% of Filipinos had much trust for Villar, [...]
Misplaced pride is clearly Senator Noynoy Aquino’s sin. A few glaring things bear this out. First of all, just like former President Joseph Estrada, he can’t admit to himself that he doesn’t have what it takes to lead a Third World country in dire need of progress. An underachiever in Congress, Aquino hardly qualifies as [...]
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago continues to be a wellspring of quotable quotes. Yesterday she dished out yet another one that I find really interesting. She said:
“Eh kasi nakakainis eh… Eh…insultuhan ng insultuhan tungkol sa bagay pampulitika at kokonti na lang panahon namin…”
“Lahat na kami mag-resign kung ganyan rin lang palang mag-away away kami at wala [...]
I got a rather long but very helpful comment from a certain “Sony.” I’ve decided to give it it’s own space. Here it is.
Submitted on 2010/01/15 at 7:47pm
Dear Friends,
Election time is here again. Many of you will shrug this off as another of those futile exercise that we as a dysfunctional nation go through.
Let me [...]
Here’s a photo being circulated through Twitter. It shows Senator Noynoy Aquino with some students who appear to be supporters of Senator Manny Villar. (Funny how people’s political affiliations are now all color coded.)
Well, as can be expected Noynoy’s followers are jumping on the opportunity to turn this into another viral crap.
Good thing there are [...]
Senator Manny Villar is making a big deal out of his much-vaunted humble beginnings. Through his latest campaign jingle, this country’s wealthiest lawmaker hopes to cement his hold on the pro-poor branding. Check out the lyrics of that jingle.
Naging Mahirap
Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura?
Nag-Pasko ka na ba sa gitna ng kalsada?
Yan ang [...]
But regardless of whether or not surveys do or do not influence how people vote, what is clear to me is that electing a leader means choosing the person with the best qualifications for a position and that involves examining a candidate’s worthiness based on a criteria. Of course, the criteria by itself will not do you any good unless you get to know as much as you can about the other candidates.
ERRATA: Misunderstood @bluevill, apparently what he meant was that Noynoy will be going to a debate at La Salle Zobel on Saturday and no confirmation has been made about his attendance to the Romulo debate.
Here is a direct message from him on twitter:
bluevill Pls read my tweet to momblogger. Debate Sat. at La Salle Zobel [...]
(I was going to post this as a response to a comment in the previous post on the Carlos Romulo Foundation debate but decided to post it as an entry because it was very long.)
According to the announcement I got from a friend, the organizers of the Carlos P. Romulo Foundation for Peace and Development [...]
Erap Estrada and Noynoy Aquino chicken out!
I like watching debates between Presidential candidates more than reading their campaign propaganda or write ups about their latest activities in newspapers which actually be crafted by public relations professionals and advertising gurus in cooperation with members of the “friendly” press.
You get to see how well the candidates themselves [...]
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