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May 15th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Chiz Escudero…. the new face of the opposition?????? i dont think so.
Chiz Escudero…. the new face of the filipino youth. Ang bagong pag-asa ng Kabataang Pilipino.
With Ciz leading the poll, it is a clear manifestation that our youth still believe in people with dignity and capacity to lead.
note: im not a fan of Chiz, but i believe that he can make a difference. Huwag lang sana siyang magbago o maging dahong saging. Naniniwala akong maibabalik niya ang paninindigan, moral at dignidad ng ating mga kabataan upang ipaglaban ang ating karapatan at kalayaan.
May 15th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
“COMELEC says polls peaceful
The Commission on Elections said Monday that based on initial reports from the field, the conduct of the 2007 mid-term elections was relatively orderly and peaceful, except for some areas in Mindanao and a Southern Tagalog province where the casting of ballots was suspended.”
I guess the no. of dead people is nothing for the COMELEC to declare that we had a peaceful election.Are they waiting for 500 plus mortality? Is this the new definition of PEACEFUL ELECTION?
I hope I will still be here when an election happens with no bad news of killings….etc…on t.v and in papers.
Congratulation to us fellow Pinoys!!!!we are learning and hope the time will come when an elected official will think twice
before he allows himself to be drown in power and money….well,just a wishful thinking lang naman…
TO PIAN:
Try to put yourself in the place of those rallying against the ARROYO admin and maybe a day of hunger will make you uderstand why.The rich and the middle class will not really join since they are comfortable with their life if not hopeless and tired with the many changes of presidents yet with no real change in the goverment….if you can wait for that change in the Arroyo administration then a hungry stomach cannot. If your president is really an economist then there should be no reports, real one, of hunger…you should check the DSWD records and the streets once in a while.
May 15th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
I was very disappointed with the way Winnie Monsod anchored GMA’s election coverage. With the Network’s stand on being impartial and commitment on delivering the facts as opposed to trending to serve its own purposes, Winnie Monsod was reeking of support for the administration candidates. She was way out of line for castigating the “kapatiran” candidates for being last because of not spending on political adverstisements, obviously trying to defend senetoriable “Pichay” who is by the way, “Natanim sa Kangkungan”. I just hope that GMA would consider removing her from its coverage because the respect and dignity that the station holds might be tarnished by people with the likes of her. More power to the media people who are doing they’re best for the most possible “fair” elections we could just dream of…
May 15th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
election today may not be rampant in its cheating but the mere fact that names of some active voters are not on the list and the name of dead people are still on the list,is not that a clear manifestation of cheating? a silent one maybe but still that is CHEATING the people…..let us pray that a “MIRACLE” will not happen to change the results when it reached the COMELEC.
May 15th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Salute to my fellow Filipinos! I’m so thankful to God (I’ve been praying for the Philippines… that’s all we can do when the government is dominated by many crooks (pro or anti andministration). Natututo na talaga ang mga voters! I saw the “unofficial” result and I’m very happy. I don’t care if the winners are GO or TU. But of course, I’m not happy that Legarda and Lacson are on top, because of their moral background (based on what I’ve been reading in the newspapers for years). Legarda has accomplished a lot, but she married a rich, old man (Leviste) who was still married at that time. They got away by marrying through Muslim marriage (where is the morality here? this was published in the news). But still, I’d rather see these two candidates win over Montano and Gomez (these guys are overly ambitious for their own good! Balik muna kayo sa school!). Yeah, I hope Ralph Recto won’t win! My parents are from Batangas and although I was born in the States, I grew up in Manila… that’s why my heart still belongs to the Philippines! You’ll see naman sa lifestyle nitong mga politicians kung corrupt sila o hindi! Among the gubernatorial candidates in Batangas, I’ll settle for Vilma, although many Batanguenos think that Vilma is a puppet of and “controlled” by the husband Recto. But look at Gov. Sanchez naman, sobrang laki ng tiyan at mukhang goon! And he’s driving a hummer pa ha! By these, you can tell the lifestyle these people are leading. If I’m there, I won’t vote for any politician who has a big stomach and who has a very lavish, maluho lifestyle! As for Christopher de Leon, sayang ka, Christopher…. huwag mong dungisan ang mabango mong pangalan sa showbiz. Please, showbiz ka na lang. What a waste Christopher…. you don’t need politics. And to Aga Muhlach, I salute you for not allowing yourself to be used by some politicians. And to Escudero, I saw him in “Isang Tanong” and other programs, and he was impressive. I don’t care which political party he belongs to. I’m sure he’s aware that he’s on top because of his qualifications, not just because of those powerful people who supported him (look, Gomez was supported by the same group although he ran independently, but did he win? NO! Because Pinoys know he is not qualified. To Gomez, know that “pure intention” doesn’t make a senator!). Hurray! I love the Filipinos!