Is honesty the most important trait we need to see in our candidates especially those for the presidency? Noynoy Aquino’s supporters think so. If they are to be believed, honesty will not only ensure good governance it will also solve unemployment, illiteracy, insurgency, crime, poverty and possibly even baldness. Of course I’m kidding. Honesty can’t solve our country’s problem with criminality.
Seriously, such is the power of the Yellow Fever and the Cory magic — they have a way of screwing up your logical mind. You think I’m exaggerating? Check out these samples taken from the Noynoy gushfest over the internet.
- Noynoy offers us hope. We may be disappointed again in the future, maybe not. But we see hope and we cling to that hope. We do not see that at all in ALL other candidateshe is the only who has the integrity, honesty and character for the job.
- given Noynoy’s ‘non-record’, there is HOPE. Some may call it FAITH, whatever you may call it, the 60% of the people THINK it is better than what the others lay on the table. Honestly, I’d rather gamble on Noynoy than the proven records of the rest.
- My biggest reason for backing Noynoy and Mar is their honesty.
As you can plainly see the authors of these comments would like us to believe that Noynoy is an honest person. Now I’m just wondering how they arrived at that conclusion. I’m guessing they did so by simple deduction. Most likely they figured that since Noynoy’s name has never been dragged into any corruption scandal he must be clean. Fair enough. I must admit that kind of reasoning is a little hard to dispute but since I’m feeling a little adventurous today I’ll give it a try.
First of all I’d like to say that Noynoy is not necessarily an honest man even if he has not been implicated in any scandalous affair involving public funds. Notice that I said ‘has not been implicated’ not ‘is not implicated’ or ‘will not be implicated.’ I’m making an issue out of that distinction because if you really think hard about it Noynoy’s clean record merely indicates that he has not been accused of any corruption, yet. That’s just what it means. To say that it’s an indication of honesty is a bit of a stretch. Fact is if we follow that faulty reasoning then we can safely say that the moment Noynoy gets accused of something he ceases to be ‘honest.’ The absence of one thing (accusations of corruption) does not necessarily establish the presence of another (honesty).
I have to hand it to Noynoy’s handlers. Aside from establishing Noynoy’s ownership of the ‘honesty’ brand, they also appear to have succeeded in positioning Noynoy as the solution to corruption.
- Noynoy = Honesty = Anti-Corruption.
Of course there’s an even bigger equation at play here, which certainly works to the advantage of Noynoy and any other opposition candidate. It is this:
- Corruption = President Gloria Arroyo.
Considering the above mentioned equations we arrive at this:
- Noynoy = Anti-PGMA
And that my friends is how Noynoy is perceived by his supporters. Obviously, Noynoy’s handlers want to make sure their candidate will have the best chance of winning and at this point in time the anti-PGMA angle seems to be all that’s working for them.
While I can acknowledge the marketing wisdom here, I’m still of the opinion that an anti-PGMA stance is not enough. So, am I saying that being anti-PGMA is wrong? Of course not. Nor am I saying that we shouldn’t vote for Noynoy because he is against PGMA. What I’m saying is we shouldn’t vote for Noynoy or any other candidate who has nothing to offer but an anti-PGMA stance.
I hope you’re not thinking I am not against corruption. For your information, like many others I also believe corruption is one of our biggest problems. As a matter of fact some of my earliest posts in this blog were about corruption and my ideas as to how it can be addressed. You can verify this here and here.
Like all the Noynoy supporters out there, I also don’t care much for PGMA. I would also like to see her out of Malacanang. The only difference is I prefer that she be replaced by someone who has already demonstrated a real desire and ability to do much better. I don’t care if that person has any connection, whether imagined or real, to PGMA. What’s the problem if the next president is connected to PGMA anyway? Oh I forgot, a PGMA ally can make sure she won’t have to spend a single day in court after she steps down. Talk about conspiracies.
Anti-PGMA candidates like Senator Chiz Escudero would like us to believe that PGMA’s prosecution is the most important event that should happen after the 2010 elections. For me, it is not. The next president should not even be pressured to focus all his/her energy on this particular issue. That should not be the main thrust of the next president as there are much bigger issues that need attention foremost of which is the economy.
Just like Escudero, Noynoy is running on nothing but an Anti-PGMA platform. No, make that an Anti-PGMA slogan. But unlike Escudero, who in all fairness has been fairly consistent in inflaming people’s passions with his oppositionist pandering, Noynoy doesn’t fully commit to this anti-PGMA branding. Noynoy is simply vague about this and pretty much everything.
Well, there’s really much to be said about a candidate who chooses to be vague or silent about what he really stands for and plans to do for the country. From the time he was thrust into the limelight following the death of his mother, former president Cory Aquino, Noynoy has shown nothing but qualities that hardly qualify him as a leader but certainly make him popular with people who refuse to see beyond dramatic devices. For one he has been milking the “I’m not sure I’m the one but with the people’s support I can be” line for all it’s worth. Dear reader, Noynoy is just playing to your emotions. Don’t be fooled.
At the end of the day, what we’re really talking about here is the country’s future not some telenovela. With that in mind please know that what this country needs is a leader who has real plans and the right skill set to carry them out. If you want to see an end to corruption, hunger, poverty, crime, and everything else that ails the country, demand real solutions from Noynoy and all the other candidates. Let’s base our analysis of the candidates on their ideas and not their campaign slogans and gimmicks.
In Noynoy’s case, all this hoopla around his being honest is just a gimmick.
Addendum: found a recent article from inquirer.net
This group hasn’t caught the yellow fever. http://bit.ly/3cR8NC
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I certainly agree to your blog. What our country needs is somebody who has real plans, the passion to serve the people. PGMA is doing a great disservice to the Filipino people. Majority of our government officials follows the PGMA-contributing to the disservice of the Filipino people.
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Exactly!
absence of evidence ≠ evidence of absence
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lpgd Reply:
October 21st, 2009 at 2:40 am
filo,
if you think about it it’s not unlike when we speak of an acquaintance as being “mabait.” Is he ‘mabait’ because he showed you kindness or did you just say he is ‘mabait’ because he didn’t do you harm?
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jem Reply:
December 9th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
when u said “not unlike” did u mean just “unlike” or “like”? because a negative multiplied to a negative equals to a positive. kindly enlighten me on this. XD
anyway, the blooger is right so is filo. SO RIGHT.
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admin Reply:
December 9th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
jem,
yes i meant it as “like.” i just used the double negative for effect. btw lpgd/admin is one person and that’s me the author of this post.
So kay Gibo ka? You are missing the point entirely. Being anti-GMA and being honest are not the only 2 things Noynoy represents. Pero kung yun nga lang ang kinakatawan niya, anong masama doon? People have grown tired of patronage politics and corruption that is why they are leaning towards Noynoy. He is the exact opposite of what this evil government represents. Honesty and integrity will not cure all of society’s ills right away but it is a big step towards finding the right solutions.
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lpgd Reply:
October 21st, 2009 at 3:13 am
berting,
ok maybe i wasn’t clear enough. if you like noynoy vote for him. however, i’m just hoping you’d look first at his platform and base your decision on that not on this “noynoy is honest” crap.
gibo? sorry to disappoint you but i haven’t decided yet. but i’ll tell you one thing if gibo does come out with a platform that appeals to me i’d certainly consider him.
you might want to rethink your statement wherein you implied that noynoy is anti-patronage politics. come on open your eyes. noynoy even had a meeting with erap while ondoy was doing its worst. the only presidential hopeful who seems to be truly anti-patronage politics at this point is nicanor perlas. also, if noynoy were truly anti-corruption what was he doing with that convicted plunderer.
honesty and integrity are of course qualities our leaders should possess but these are not the most important. you say that it “is a big step towards finding the right solutions.’ sure. so how do you think noynoy will do in his first 100 days? how exactly will his honesty and integrity come into play?
think of it this way. would you rather have an honest but incompetent judge handle a case wherein you’re the respondent or would you rather have a corrupt but competent judge? just a thought.
anyway, to summarize my point. DON’T BE AN IDIOT. All you early Noynoy fans should stop smoking whatever it is you’re smoking and get down from your yellow cloud. PLATFORM, PLATFORM, PLATFORM. that’s what’s important. i seriously doubt though that noynoy would even know what to do with one but i leave that for you to check. i’d rather vote for chizzy escudero than noynoy. anyone who’s familiar with this blog knows i’m no chiz fan either.
i normally don’t respond this way berting so pasensya ka na. it’s just so tiring getting some people to think with their brains and not their “puso.”
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Concerned Pinoy Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
PLATFORM, PLATFORM, PLATFORM … er sir excuse me but have we all noticed that since the time of ML Quezon there has never been a spoken ‘platform’ that materialized? unless we claim the stage where they deliver their promises the ‘platform’. what i mean is that in the end character is what matters … good characters; honesty, integrity …. atbp
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bp Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
concerned pinoy,
er, ikaw na nagsabi… since time pa ni quezon. you want real change? change how you choose your leader.
Actually, people go for Noy Noy because his parents are a fan phase in our society. It is like idolizing Che Guevarra, Bob Marley, John Lennon or even Mao Zedong. In reality, we only care of these people because they are attractive to fanatics. Idolizing poeple like Che Guevarra represents being leftists and cool to the youth. Especially in the rock scenes. This what happened to Ninoy Aquino. He became a fan phase ever since the I AM NINOY began. Along this is the CORY and also Francis M. They were popularized and became marketable by media. Now, Noy Noy is using the fame of his parents and representing himself as his parents. In reality, he DOES NOT HAVE ANY PLATFORM if you notice the debates and interviews. He always repeats ITULOY ANG LABAN but he DOES NOT REALLY CLARIFIES THE LABAN HE IS TALKING ABOUT. He’ just using the lyrics of his parents to market his candidacy. I think people voting for him are really stupid. WALANG UTAK! WALANG ALAM! I’d rather vote Chiz than him because Chiz knows what he’s talking about. I’d rather vote Villar because he has clear view of what should happen. I’d rather vote GIBO because he also has a clear view of what to do and how it should be run. I’d rather vote for ERAP because he is going to continue his platform and add more useful plans for the country. BUT NOT NOY NOY!!!!
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lpgd Reply:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:13 pm
jan/dindo,
i’ll never vote for erap and chiz.
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lpgd Reply:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:25 pm
jan/dindo,
for some people it’s a fan phase thing but for others it’s really about who will stand against pgma. erap’s gonna use that strategy, chiz is gonna do that to because that’s easier than actually going through the process of formulating a well thought out platform.
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LORNA Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 10:56 am
well, bahala kyo s agusto nyong iboto, kanya kanya tyo ng paniwala..un ang alam nyo go for it, at bahala din kmi sa amin..lhat nmn yng mga political ads eh di mo alam kung totoo o hindi, unless kasa kasama ka nila…
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Let me repeat my comment on another post in this blog:
Please bear in mind that not all voters are “intelligent” and discerning. For the majority, one quality is enough, and that is trustworthiness.
As Dr. Melba Maggay puts it in an article:
“Social trust, like social capital, is one of those intangibles that oil the machinery of governance… A major task of leadership is the capacity to inspire faith in the integrity and efficacy of its institutions. Societies fail when the trust level is so low that people can not even take the word of their leaders seriously, much less begin to cooperate and build things together…”
http://noynoy-for-president.blogspot.com/2009/10/politics-of-personal.html
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lpgd Reply:
October 26th, 2009 at 8:38 am
i agree trustworthiness is important. but then again how do we really know a candidate is trustworthy? is noynoy really trustworthy? i know for many he is viewed as such. maybe it’s because of his meek demeanor (parang di makabasag pinggan). maybe it’s the glasses (the nerd look does make him look innocent). the fact is no one really knows if noynoy is trustworthy. people who claim they do are just projecting their hope that he is trustworthy. i hope you’re not of the opinion that noynoy is incorruptible because that would be naive.
trustworthiness is just not enough for me. i’d still put more premium on competence. besides i’d really like to hear noynoy articulate how he plans to rid the government of corruption. his being honest and all that hype will not solve corruption nor will it ensure good governance.
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i will vote for villar. He knows how it is to start from nothing. He knows how to save our economy.. and i believe he can do something about our problem with regards to health, unemployment, education and the like.
noynoy has no platform and he seems to be hesitant about running in the first place which only shows, he himself does not feel he is ready…so why gamble the country just to please the people who i believe is too emotional to think wisely… i used to campaign for chiz but after his countless postponement of his announcement plus what he said when he quit from NPC, i think he is not the President i want for my country.
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lpgd Reply:
October 28th, 2009 at 10:29 am
i also want to see villar’s platform. i really don’t care how he did well for himself. and it is also immaterial to me that he started from nothing. i just want to see his platform.
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Worth the read:
Give Me Back My EDSA (this is not meant for the buses)
http://snipsandstuff.blogspot.com/
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lpgd Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 3:40 am
jay,
nice post that one.
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I am honest and may puso… Can I run for president too???
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admin Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
rosie,
yes you may run if you meet the qualifications. but the question is will you make a good president? one way i can judge your fitness for the job is by reviewing your platform. that should help me get a sense of how you intend to govern and what possible future this country will have under your administration.
thanks for visiting.
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Will there be another presidentiable forum? who knows masabi na ni noynoy ang kanyang plano at plataporma para sa Pilipinas. I suggest abscbn or gma7 should conduct an early evening forum/debate for all the people to watch, wag yong sa ANC kasi some of the masa don’t watch ANC show. Dapat lahat andun presidentiables. Baka mag absent si Noynoy, pagka ganun eh talagang ayaw nyang magrill sa forum baka wala sya masabi. How i wish mag organize nga etong dalawang tv stattion na to.
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Sana manalo si NoyNoy sa eleksyon, for me, siya ang the best candidate.
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admin Reply:
November 18th, 2009 at 10:26 am
eddie,
umaasa ako na naiintindihan mo naman ang punto ng blogpost na ito. kung manalo si noynoy eh di panalo. ang sa akin lang ay sana maging malinaw s sarili niya kung bakit ba siya tumatakbo at higit sa lahat maging malinaw sa kanya kung ano ang gagawin niya para ayusin ang pilipinas.
sana nga ilabas na niya at ng iba pang mga kandidato ang kanilang mga plataporma para matapos na ang iba pang mga usapan at tumuon na lamang tayo sa mga isyu.
mahilig ka pala sa sugal. siguro kaya kay noynoy ka. naniniguro ka. sana lang hindi ka rin biguin ni noynoy sakali mang siya ang mahalal.
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jem Reply:
December 9th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
hahaha. ang funny mo eddie. siya ang the best? what do u mean the best? the best in walking with head down or the best reading a whole speech and still mumble on words? o common. is he even man enough to be a president and carry out his task? maybe PGMA is ‘manner’ than him. though im not a pro-GMA. lol.
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Marian Reply:
December 10th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
hello? how come he’s the best when he doesn’t have a clear platform? and excuse me ha! Is Noynoy really that honest? I don’t think so, try to ask us people from Hacienda Luisita and you will know it!,.. I laughed at those who supports Noynoy! People please prove naman that we are indeed intelligent voters! That’s why we still belong in a third world country, it’s because of our mentality! Can we select a presidentiable who really treat us as a real grown up man? That’s why, I’m campaigning to not vote for Noynoy!
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without a platform..any presidentiable that will win in this coming election would disintegrate thus there will be chaos in our country…
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glad to have come across this post. people should stop being emotional and start thinking, for the country’s sake… geez.
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I have chosen who I am voting for president, and it is not Noynoy. For one, I am not a fan of Cory — given she passed (or enacted?) the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform law and yet refused to give up their Hacienda Luisita land. The Hacienda Luisita issue is one of the biggest failures of the CAR. I can’t see the Hacienda Luisita issue resolved by Noynoy either. Also, Noynoy doesn’t speak for himself; instead, he lets other people speak for him.
The Noynoy craze, since it started, is totally hyped.
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I found your article quite interesting and hopefully it will open the minds of those people who are still stuck-up in the yellow fog.
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admin Reply:
December 4th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
luskan,
thanks
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In a way, Noynoy insults filipinos every time he trumpets his so-called “honesty”. Is being honest so rare now in government that he claims to be a champion of that value? That value is so basic – even a less educated person has it. It shouldn’t be a differentiating factor to be a president – even if he is indeed honest.
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very interesting article u got here. going to share this blog to my friends para nmn matauhan sila. so many people here in the philippines are voting noynoy just for the sake of ‘riding the f***ing bandwagon’. the rest are voting him as an anti-PGMA move. the heck. what we need is not an anti-GMA but a good president with the qualities a leader should have. a real leader. not just a ‘good samaritan bla bla person’ who grabs a perfect opportunity of that f***ing yellow fever. pati ung Music Video ang funny. nkakaasar ang reactions ng mga filipinos mismo. hay. grabe nauto dahil sa mdaming artista. what have the filipinos become now? oh my. poor philippines. Y_Y
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Well, who’s the aspiring one whom you consider above Noynoy? Erap, who’s been in politics for many years, but at the end has some anomalous issues, Chiz, who talk too much and less of action, Villar, who’s name has been dragged into C-5 scams, and you can observe on his ads how he flaunt his achievements, well, Brother Eddie, the righteous leader is a good choice, but I Noynoy is the only one who can become a good and honest leader based on his family’s good reputation and legacy. I’ll go for Noynoy!
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hideyhole Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 12:36 am
What if his mother didn’t die just before the filing of the COC’s? Do you think that Mar would even step down from his pedicab?
Come on! He wasn’t even considered as VP before his mother’s death.
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jansen,
you wrote:
“Noynoy is the only one who can become a good and honest leader based on his family’s good reputation and legacy.”
can you please enlighten us on how this is logical?
my suggestion to you — that is if you’re not a paid hack — is to hold off any final decision on your choice of candidate. there’s still a lot of time before election day. lots of time for careful and serious analysis, if you’re up to it?
you’re wondering who among the candidates i prefer. well, i hate to burst your bubble but i’m still looking. the fact is i will make my final decision a few days before election day. if you don’t believe me you’re free to look around here for any indication of who i’m supporting. but to save you the trouble i reiterate:
WALA PA AKONG KANDIDATO.
there’s no need to rush on this thing. wala pa nga tayo sa mga issues may napili ka na. oh, i forgot, you decided based on “his family’s good reputation and legacy.” talk about being on shaky ground. good luck with that one.
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jansen Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
I don’t care whatever is your point, but I still go for Noynoy. As I reiterated, his family’s reputation, honesty, integrity and incorruptible values are far more important compare to others opponent. I accept the fact that he wasn’t able to authored bills during his reign as senator, but that’s not the criteria to become a good president. What is important is the capability of good governance, free from dishonesty and corruptions. I don’t care whatever you said, but I still go for Noynoy, this is my point.
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bp Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
jansen,
haba ng delay ah. anyway i find this funny:
“his family’s reputation, honesty, integrity and incorruptible values are far more important compare to others opponent”
question: how does that relate to noynoy’s ability to run the country?
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yappy Reply:
May 4th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
“his’” family but not “his”
so why not ask the good senator’s family to run instead….
“Noynoy is the only one who can become a good and honest leader based on his family’s good reputation and legacy”
Cory, perhaps, was honest. Ninoy too. But my generation did experience first hand, a few of the legacies of Cory – extended brownouts, fake CARP (her “people” simply filed for “tourist development area” to exempt their vast land holdings, and she was the only president who led the march to pressure the Senate into extending the U.S. bases, even if the retention of those bases were in direct violation of the Constitution that was passed by the very handpicked people Cory and her people tasked to draft said Constitution.
Oh, it was also during her term that Nur Misuari was “resurrected” from his exile and brought back here.
If I remember it right, even Fort Santiago was not spared from the treasure hunt that was one of the legacies of her term. Chismis? I doubt, judging by the voluminous documentations that were accidentally discovered in the false walls of the building hosting PTV-4.
Ninoy? He was a brilliant politician, no doubt. But I still cannot reconcile that he was one of those few “chosen men” to spearhead the creation of the NPA, as the premise then by the CIA was, giving covert support to the Maoist CPP/NPA, this and the Marxist-Lenist Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (HUKBALAHAP) will “consume” each other.
So, please, before we talk of legacies and reputation, let us not have a selective case of amnesia, or worst, feigned ignorance.
The mainstream media is a powerful tool to fool the people. Owners of these mega stations and newsprint broadsheets are not in the *business* to enlighten the people, but to foster a culture of euphoric ignoramus so they can pile up more on their bottom line, and curry favor and/or threaten the powers in Malacanang to protect the interest of these owners. From the look of it, they are succeeding still.
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Sa palagay ko based sa blog mo I think you would make a better president tumakbo ka kayang pangulo? Malay mo may buboto sayo. Ang problema lng kasi sa ating mga Filipino puro taya magagaling, puro tayo reklamo at kanya kanyang buhat ng sariling banko. Our pride really consume us Filipinos and I’ll tell you kahit sino ilagay mo dyan sa pagka pangulo may mag rarally pa rin at may tutuligsa sa gobyerno. Bago ka sana mag magaling tanungin mo sana sarili ano naba nagawa mo sa bayan mo para magsalita ka parang nanalo ka na ng Nobel Peace Price o ano mang award for patriotism. I admire the CNN Hero Awardee dahil kahit sa kabila ng murang edad ginawa nya kng ano lng ang abot ng makakaya nya. I know na hindi lang nagiisa yng taong yun at there are a few breed out there na kahit papano ginagawa sa abot ng kanilang makakaya na makatulong sa bayan! Yun na lng sana gawin natin paramihin o ipalaganap ang breed ng mga taong yun hindi puro putak ng putak! You are the perfect example of Pinoy consumed with your psychedelic thoughts thinking sa buong maghapon ano ba pede ko maisulat para mapagusapan naman your no different from those people you mentioned na pinapaikot lng tau ng media. Haynaku ano na ba nangyayari sa lahi natin our Race has been corrupted, abused, and evolved in a specie na wala ng yung since of ethics, morals at integrity. Panahon na para linisin ito…
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admin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
tonyong barbero,
wow thanks for thinking that i can make it as a better president. but sorry, i’m not as delusional as you. teka, para ba dito talaga sa post na to ang comment na to? kasi you’re talking about penaflorida. sa ibang post ko siya binanggit. anyway, ako din may tanong din sa iyo. ikaw ba nanalo ka na rin ng nobel peace prize? kasi nagkukumento ka rin di ba at tila para sa yo kailangan ata may nobel peace prize muna bago pwede magsalita.
about efren, may bumatikos ba sa kanya sa blog na to? pakibasa ngang mabuti kung saan mo man nabasa yun. kung meron hindi sa akin nagmula yun.
about ths:
bakit ko naman gugustuhing mapagusapan? in the first place anonymous nga ako dito so ano naman satisfaction makukuha ko dun? katulad ba ako ng mga nagpapaikot na mga taga-media? esep-esep. wala ako ineendorso dito at lalong wala akong pinalalabas na santo-santohan o bayaning kandidato dito. simple lang mensahe ko dito para sa mga botante: GAMITIN ANG UTAK SA PAGPILI.
ikaw tonyong barbero gumagamit ka ba ng utak?
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Tonyong Barbero Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Ano sa palagay mo is that a Brain or just a Tissue? Di mo nga naiintindihan ang point ng sinasabi ko? Ang bobo mo naman! Wala kng pinagiba sa manok puro putak at ang bilis mo mag reply ha I doubt wala kng trabaho no? Kaya ano2x pumapasok sa kukuti mo!
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admin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
tonyong barbero,
o sige pakilinaw nga uli kung ano ba talaga gusto mong sabihin. baka nga hindi ko naintindihan.
Tonyong Barbero Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Bat mo ako papipiliin i hindi nga yun ang point ko. Unang una sino naman pipiliin ko isang panot o DOM ba na di mawari, isang kawatan, isang huwad na bayani(ginamit pa yng OFW sana buwa mo ang lumuwa gago!), isang dyos-dyosan, isang maka amerkano (apelyido pa lng amoy dayuhan na eh paano mo naman masasabi pangangalagaan kapakanan mo) etc. Sa dami ba nag aaspire maging pangulo puro pakulo i-dyan sila nangangapital ano pa maasahan mo. Kng gugustuhin wag kna umasa sa gobyerno gawin mo na lng ang abot ng makakaya mo (the Penaflorida Example remember?) maybe if the mode of thinking is going good deeds from Micro (each of us) would multiply to Macro(Pinoy as a whole) rather than aasa ka sa Macro(Pinoy represented by Gov’t) to affect and rule over each of us. I’m not talking anarchy(para sa mga makikitid lng ang utak yun) then by that cguro it would affect the whole country as a whole! For your info rin di ko sinasabi na kailangan mo ng award (Nobel Peace Prize) para ma satisfy at magsalita. I think the way you comment to your blog mas maniniwala ako sau if ganun kang achievement eh kng wala naman di ka credible na mag marunong. I’m not posting this para mag marunong din, its a reaction from the post you made that quiet irritates me. I admit na wala rin po akong award gaya ng kay Penaflorida so wala rin po akong point na mag marunong but ginagawa ko lng po sa bawat araw ang pamantayan ko para sa ikakabuti ng Lahing Pinoy (no need na siguro ibandera ang mga gawa ko at di ko rin kailangan ng award). I hope na bigay ko yung point ko at sana imbes puro tau reklamo gawin na lng natin ang palagay natin ikakabuti kung hindi man sa bayan para na lng sa ating sarili. By that siguro it would solve a simple equation of 1 Pinoy(doing Good deeds) + 1 Pinoy(doing Good deeds) = 2 Pinoys(doing Good deeds) and so on till it multiplies in a majority scale so we produce a positive Philippines. Yun lng po at apologies for the language but its a product of emotion pointing my opinion. At the end of the day, PILIPINAS=PINOY its up to us how people will perceive us as a whole and judge us according to our actions!
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admin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
tonyong barbero,
salamat sa paglilinaw. eh kung sinabi mo na lang agad ito kanina eh di ayos.
kung tutuusin hindi ko lang maintindihan kung saan mo nakuha ang ideya mo na nagrereklamo ako. pero hindi na bale yun. kung meron man akong inirereklamo dito iisa lang at ito nga yung hindi paggamit ng marami sa atin ng tamang pagsusuri.
sa punto mo nang paggawa ng mabuti ng bawat isa. aba eh wala tayong pagtatalo diyan. tulad mo yan di ang paniniwala mo. kaya si efren saludo ako diyan. kung nabasa mo yung isa kong sinulat umapela lang ako sa kanya na huwag siyang mageendorso. sumagot siya ta tiniyak na hindi daw. lalo akong saludo a kanya.
wala tayong pagtatalo. kung magbabasa basa ka pa ito makikita mo naman na isinusulong ko nga rin ang paggawa ng tama para sa pansarili at para sa bayan. maaaring magkaiba lang tayo sa depinisyon ng tama (pero sa tingin ko hindi rin).
hindi ko alam kung napansin mo ang pop-up na lumalabas sa tuwing papasok ka sa blog na ito. heto yung nakasulat doon:
sa palagay ko makikita mo naman kung ano ang merito niyan.
tinitiyak ko sa iyo kung pagrereklamo ang ikinagagalit mo. wala ka makikitang ganyan dito. peksman.
pagbatikos siguro sa mga kamailan at mga suhstiyon kung paano natin maaaring baguhin yun marami dito nun. kung para sa yo pagmamagaling iyun wala ako magagawa. ang sa akin lang eh mabuti nang ma magsabi at baka may sumangayon tutal hindi naman masama ang mga iminumungkahi dito.
ps. sa totoo lang hindi ko makuha kung bakit nga ba dito sa partikular na artikulo na ito mo inilagay ang kumento mo. parang hindi tugma pero ok lang.
admin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
tonyong barbero,
matanong ko lang pala. ano nga ba ang nakairita sa yo sa artikulong ito? at bakit?
Tonyong Barbero Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
salamat din sa iyong tugon kabayan at sa tanong mo na “matanong ko lang pala. ano nga ba ang nakairita sa yo sa artikulong ito? at bakit?”
“kung tutuusin hindi ko lang maintindihan kung saan mo nakuha ang ideya mo na nagrereklamo ako. initiyak ko sa iyo kung pagrereklamo ang ikinagagalit mo. wala ka makikitang ganyan dito”
Sagot:
Been reading your blog for quite a while I admit magaling ang iyong mga suhestyon at pagsusuri. Yung iritasyon ko is on collective hindi lng sa isang artikulo but as a whole. Napapansin ko kasi na mostly may it be post man or comment you usually made an “OBJECTIVE” opinion and some are quiet direct criticism. If you check on the vocabulary Objective would relate to Objection sa tagalog ay mahalintulad sa Pagsasalungat(kumbaga kulang lng ng isang paligo yan sa word na “Reklamo”)
You been packaging your site as http://www.betterphilippines.com at kung makikita mo dito ko pinost sa article na to “Hype Around Noynoy’s “Honesty” Just A Marketing Gimmick” dahil yung blog mo ay wala ring pinag-iba sa article na to if you get my point? Anyways, this is your blog you own it kaya you have all the right to do whatever you want as your reader naman since my comment I would give my reaction lang naman.
Salamat rin at na mention mo yung popup every init/ postback.(Malaki siguro kita mo per referral no? Plus adsense pa dahil patok naman mga article at birada mo ay napapanahun I’m sure yng SEO result laging pasok ang site mo)
“Want to help the country?
Help yourself first.
Don’t be poor. Be rich.”
In other words packaging your blog as a “www.betterphilippines.com=Patriotic Site” is more like Noynoy packaging his Honesty campaign. So its damn plain hypocrisy writing about it in fact my views is more likely ganun ka rin! I have no intention na siraan ka at di rin ako maka Noynoy(pakialam ko sa panot na yun!) All I’m saying is our race has been evolved into a more different breed of corrupt, abused at di na mawari at kanais nais and this make me sick. I blamed the TRAPO, the media, at iba pa hayok sa kapangyarihan may it in public or in private and this reflect us as a nation. Sa palagay mo ikakatuwa mo ba na nakilala tau dahil magaling tau mag bilyar or mag boxing. Mga pulitiko natin imbes na pagbabago ay parang telepantasya din ang plataporma! So bakit aasa ka pa kng gusto mo ng pagbabago di simulan na lng sa bawat isa. I was just hoping that your site will have its true meaning and stand for BETTER PHILIPPINES yung totoo ha!
admin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
tonyong barbero,
haha. baka matawa ka lang din pag nalaman mo kung magkano ang kinikita ng site na to sa google adsense. tungkol naman sa pop-up na yan, mas lalo kang matatawa.
as for your contention na para bang sinasabi mo na hypocrito ako… well wala na kong magagawa diyan. ang alam ko lang siguro naman mas marami pang mas hypocrito sa akin. basta sa panig ko alam ko wala akong iminumungkahi ditong makasasama kahit kanino.
patriotic site? ngak. kahit kailan hindi ko ginamit na deskripsyon yan sa blog na ito.
sa iba mo pang mga sinabi. bahala ka na lang hindi ko maintindihan ko saan ka nagmumula talaga eh. parang kulang pa rin paliwanag mo. ang pinakasimpleng nakikita ko ay galit ka sa blog ko o sa akin. di naman kita kilala so wala na ko magagawa dun.
pero ano nga ba ang ibig mong sabihin ng totoong better philippines? sa akin kasi — at ito siguro ang hindi mo nakikita o ayaw makita — ang pagbabago ng bayan pwede naman talagang magsimula sa bawat isa. kung magbabasa basa ka pa makikita mo na iyan ang pinaka-mensahe ko sa blog na ito. pagbabago ng pag-iisip, paniniwala, pananaw at higit sa lahat pagbabago sa paggawa.
admin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
tonyong barbero,
natawa nga pala ako dito:
kakaiba eh.
I have nothing to say about this issues… It’s only make me feel dis appointed and distressed about this candidates. I want something like Ferdinand Marcos who can gained respect from other nations and can create a perfect strategy that would lead our country into industrialize one. We were seem so far from other nations. Every now and then still the same issues was brought up. It’s like a a tele series and drama movies… It’s like a showbiz matter at all…
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hahahaha nakakatawa ba di mo yata ma-digs ang aking shit.
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admin Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
tonyong barbero,
hindi talaga eh. deretsuhin mo kaya para mas malinaw.
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PGMA is better admin than Cory, FVR, Erap htpp://www.dotc.gov.ph/SONA/RAIL.pps <—masama pala sa mga Filipino ang mga ito? http://www.ulc.com.ph <— yan pa masama pa rin ba? Ang ginagawa ng PGMA Admin ay totoong solusyon sa kahirapan. Anti-GMA sila so ibig sabihin ayaw nila umunland ang Pinas. Wake-UP Filipino!
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admin Reply:
December 21st, 2009 at 9:31 pm
ceejay,
i won’t go as far as saying that just because a candidate is anti-pgma he or she is against progress for the country.
what is being said here is that taking an anti-pgma stance is not enough.
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It will be a hypocrisy!
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Platforms are useless if they’re only being used to woo the people. What we should look at is how these candidates will make good on their promises, whatever they may be.
Still undecided.
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bp Reply:
January 14th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
bagongpilipino,
but how do you check if they made good on their promises if you were never told what those promises are? and, since politicians are really inclined to make promises anyway why don’t we instead demand that they give us their platforms? wouldn’t it be better to use the platform as a way to measure instead of empty promises? platforms are useful. think about it.
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Got this from somewhere… so funny…
Top 5 Rejected Slogans for Noynoy Aquino’s Presidential Campaign
No. 5:
Ex ni Korina, Ex ni Barbara, Ex ni Diana
Pinagsisihan ko na silang lahat, ‘wag kayong mag-alala!
No. 4:
Noynoy Saves: Dahil sa pagtakbo n’ya… naligtas kayo kay Korina
No. 3:
Kung sawâ na kayo sa bad na ARROYO,
Oras nang iboto ang bald na AQUINO!
No. 2:
Problema ng bansa ay malalampasan
Basta’t may Pink Sisters na malalapitan!
And the No. 1 rejected slogan for Noynoy Aquino’s presidential campaign…
Para sa inyong lahat: Isang tunay na reporma…
[‘Wag n’yo lang pakialaman ang aming hacienda!]
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