Pander-Fest As Always
It’s clear now Senator Noynoy Aquino is not the only one running a campaign anchored on the popularity of a dead personality. If Noynoy has the memory of his parents, Ninoy and Cory, to prop up his platform-less campaign, Senator Francis Escudero has the seemingly undying appeal of Da King to fuel his.
Yes, the Chizman has lowered the bar further by choosing to exploit the memory of erstwhile presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. In a pathetic attempt to boost his masa appeal further, Escudero has resorted to using devices identified with FPJ. If you’ve been listening to AM radio lately you would have already heard the senator’s radio commercial, which features the very same campaign jingle used by FPJ back in 2004. You’d probably remember that jingle by its anthemic line “may bagong umagang parating” (a new morning is coming).
I don’t about you but to me this trend of exploitation of the dead is so low. But, I guess this is just how things go when candidates can’t come up with real substance with which voters can base their evaluation and decision.
Well, true to his usual form, Chizzy came out with a number of pandering statements during his pander-fest of a press conference at Club Filipino in San Juan earlier today. His supporters may think otherwise but one of the worst things Chizzy said today was his reason for resigning from his political party the Nationalist People’s Coalition or NPC.
“Sa aking paniniwala, sinuman pong nagpaplano tumakbo bilang pangulo ng bansa, wala dapat partidong kinabibilangan. Ang partido lamang dapat niya ay Pilipinas at ang kanyang mg kapartido ay lahat ng Pilipino,”
(I believe that anyone who plans to run for president of this country should not be allied with any political party. His only party should be the Philippines and his party mates all Filipinos.)
Since when did the Philippines become a party? Oh wait! It is one big party, a big fiesta of fools.
Anyway, I’m pretty sure Chizzy’s rabid fans will lap this up and all his other motherhood statements without even thinking. What can we expect? Dumb candidate, dumb… oh never mind.
Seriously, who is Chiz fooling? He didn’t leave the NPC because of some pseudo-altruistic/patriotic crap about not wanting to be chained to a party. Chiz left the NPC because he was not getting the support he wanted from his party of 11 years.
While I may be able to ignore Chizzy’s statement, I certainly can’t do the same with the fact that many immature, juvenile and mindless people (and I’m not just talking about his youth supporters) would actually take the whole thing as another proof that Chiz is not a traditional politician. Can’t you people see beyond the spin? Oh well.
Moving on… I think I’ve just found a simple way to know for certain if, at this point, the Philippines is still headed for many years of non-progress. My simple method involves what I shall henceforth call the “Chiz-Noy Metric of Doom.” What you do is simply check if the number of Chiz and Noynoy supporters continues to grow. A decline indicates relative safety. The Philippines may still have a chance. On the other hand, an increase especially one that is exponential is a red flag. That should tell all of us that we’re all doomed.
The term “new” has been used many times by politicians.
Marcos used the “new society, new republic”. Escudero
is using “new morning”. At the end of all of this. We
will find the old politicos, the old vested interests,
the old political players, etc…It is an overused term.
I am just tired of it.
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lpgd Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 3:41 am
hyden,
i guess the question is: What’s “new”?
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I can only entrust my vote and my country to Noynoy-Mar. We have more than enough on the likes of Marcos, Estrada and Arroyo. These leaders are known to be intelligent, having long track records, highly educated, etc., but because of them, we became one of the most corrupt countries in the world. What a dishonor!!! Estrada even claims (all the time) “para sa masa, para so mga mahihirap” but what is he again? a plunderer, right! In reality, ang mahihirap ang ninakawan niya. Enough is enough! In this hard times, I’m going for the most honest candidates: Noynoy-Mar!!!
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lpgd Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
leoneli,
but don’t you think you ought to wait for their platforms first? honesty — no matter how genuine — can do very little if the leader has no clear plans.
you might want to read this also:
http://www.betterphilippines.com/uncategorized/hype-around-noynoys-honesty-just-a-marketing-gimmick/
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According to Chiz, “Hindi puwede na nakakadena ang kamay at paa sa partido.”
He said he believes that someone who wants to run for president in next year’s election should not be allied with any political party. E kung college paper lang yung speech niya, plagiarism yun e. sinabi na ito ni Nicanor Perlas noon pa.
just sharing this short post i made: http://papiforpresident.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/chiz-escudero-quits-npc-so-chiz-ee/
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lpgd
No, for a change, I will go for the most honest and genuine canditate: Noynoy-Mar. Of course it is also a marketing gimmick of those who are against Noynoy to say that his honesty is such and his platform is unclear or something. You don’t know if Noynoy can or will do very little just because he has no clear plans right now. No one knows that since no one knows the future. But we already know what happened yesterday and today having leaders with long lists of platforms and promises – they did very little or nothing for the country. They only became filthy rich. So, what happened to their platform? You see what I’m sayin’?
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lpgd Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:28 am
leoneli,
of course i know what you’re saying… but if you care to expound further that would be much appreciated. as far as i know we’ve certainly had many candidates in the past who came out with promises. some of them even got elected. but that’s the point. in the past all our candidates did was make promises. no one really came out with a true platform. i hope you know the difference between promises and platforms.
anyway that’s the whole point of what i’m saying if we want real change why don’t we start with how we assess our candidates. instead of just relying on how we perceive them why don’t we make enough noise and demand that they provide us with real platforms not promises and most certainly not just dramatic panderings and theatrics centered around dead people.
i’m sure you’re a sensible person leoneli so i’m confident you’ll get what i mean. but i’m sorry to say but with your last comment you’re just confirming that you’re really not assessing noynoy properly. at the very least you’re just going by your gut feel or worse you’re just jumping on the yellow fever bandwagon. pardon my language but that’s really dumb.
as an exercise why don’t you give me just three real and practical reasons why noynoy will be good for the country. just don’t give me that honesty crap about him because i don’t think you or anyone else can really say for certain if noynoy is honest, can you? and obviously honesty alone does not in any way ensure good governance.
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lpgd Reply:
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:44 am
leoneli,
i almost forgot. i find this part of your comment really interesting.
“Of course it is also a marketing gimmick of those who are against Noynoy to say that his honesty is such and his platform is unclear or something.”
i guess you’re alluding to me. well, i don’t know where you got that idea but i can assure you whatever it is i’m doing is no marketing gimmick nor is it being done for the benefit of anyone particular candidate. unlike you, i still haven’t made my choice yet for the simple reason that i am still waiting for RELEVANT INFORMATION that should help me choose who is really capable of leading our country for the next six years after the may 2010 elections.
it’s also funny that you think this is all a marketing gimmick. is it not obvious that i am just an ordinary voter who is trying to do due diligence. you should do it as well if you’re a voter.
i’m now wondering if you’re really just a noynoy fanatic or a paid hack. either way your decision to give your support to noynoy this EARLY is hardly an example worth emulating. i certainly hope more voters see the importance of doing due dilligence and demanding that the candidates reveal their platform NOW. if you can’t see yourself doing that the least you can do is not be a bad example to other voters.
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Kung Gusto ng Pilipino ang Pagbabago…dapat ang unang tingnan natin ang “QUALIFICATION” ng isang Kandidatong tumatakbo. Dapat ang isang kakandidato sa pagka “PRESIDENTE” ay hindi nakadikit sa mga ma impluwensyang tao, sa mga malalaking negosyante at higit sa lahat walang kamag-anak sa Gobyerno. ito kasi ang nagiging ugat at sanhi ng graft and corruption sa ating Bansa.yung mga nagiging Presidente noon, pag nakaupo na sa pwesto ay nagkakaroon sila ng mga “UTANG na LOOB” sa mga kamag-anak,negosyante o mga ma impluwensyang tao sa alta de siyudad, na siyang tumulong sa kanilang kampanya upang manalo kuno sa pagka Presidente. kaya madalas tuloy pag may hinihinging “FAVOR” ang mga ito sa Presidente ng pinas ay hindi matanggihan ng Presidente na hindi pagbigyan sa gusto ng mga taong ito na nasa paligid nya. ngayon sino ba ang kawawa? di ba tayong mga Pilipino? kawawa tayo lalo na ang mga Pilipinong mahihirap kasi tayo lagi ang na uuto at nagagamit pag dumarating ang eleksyon sa Bansa. tayo yung laging naloloko at na uuto sa mga Propaganda nila sa TV at sa pagpapa bango nila sa MEdia. unang inaatake ng mga politiko na ito sa atin ang ating mga “EMOTION”. at ang mga Politiko ay laging namumudmod ng pera tuwing eleksyon. dahil ito ang kahinaan ng mga Pilipino. Emotion kasi at pagka gahaman sa pera lagi ang pina iiral ng mga Pilipino ,hindi ang Prinsipyo at utak. walang mangyayari pag emotion natin lagi ang ating pina-gagana, kasi kung si SATANAS NGA AY KAYA NYANG MAGPANGGAP NA MABAIT para maka PANLOKO ng mga tao.tandaan nyo hindi mamimigay ng madaming pera ang mga kandidato na tumatakbo ngayon kung walang malaking kapalit o balik sa kanila ang mga malaking pera na ibinigay nila sa mga tao,kapalit ng mga boto nyo. tiyak na mangungurakot ang mga yan para maibalik ang malaking pera na ginastos nila sa kanilang pangangampanya at sa pagtakbo nila sa eleksyon. sana matuto na tayo at baguhin na sana ng mga Pilipino ang ganitong klaseng pag uugali. maging matalino sana tayo sa Pagpili ng magiging Presidente natin para maging matino ang Bansang Pilipinas! para sa akin tama lang ang ginawang desisyon ni Chiz Escudero ang mag resign sya sa NPC. may kasabihan nga ” PAGKA ANG PUNO AY MALAGO AT HITIK (madami) SA BUNGA BINABATO ITO”. kaya si Chiz binabato ngayon ng batikos ng ibang tao dito. anyway May the Lord watching over you…God bless you Chiz!!!
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lpgd Reply:
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
jose rizal,
sus ka naman. inartehan mo pa. malaki ba bayad sa yo? nagiba ka pa ng pangalan eh ikaw din naman si concerned citizen kitang kita sa ip at email.
maglabas lang si chizzy boy ng maganda at tunay na plataporma pakikinggan ko siya. puro naman boladas kasi. kunwari pa ayaw ng partido eh nawalan lang naman talaga siya ng suporta sa npc.
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Para sa lahat ng bumabatikos kay Chiz dito…ang masasabi ko lng sa inyo dito, “ANG PUNO PAGKA MALAGO AT HITIK SA BUNGA AY PINUPUKOL ( bina-bato ) ITO”. lalo nyo lang pinasisikat dito si Chiz.
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Looks like we have a long way to go to become a matured democratic government. So far we are electing people who doesn’t know what they are elected for. We need qualified personalities, expertise, gives pride to our country and never mind corruption, just like jueteng, legalize corruption @ 5%….. Mabuhay… I’m nearing my retirement and I want to go home and see a new Philippines, my Dearest One……
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