WE now know neither money nor fame is a guarantee. Guns and goons are not anymore as effective and neither are platformless party machineries. An iron grip on the Comelec, DILG, or Ombudsman has its payback. The people now know.
The losers in this election bring significance to the unfolding of our electoral maturity. You play an important part in this semblance of political change that starts with choosing wisely. If you are a self-serving greedy loser, you will think twice before again staking your money on a campaign to win stolen money in public office. If you are an idealist loser, you will have more fire in your heart to serve the people because there is hope in the electorate horizon.
To the voters who were bought, you are the bigger losers. You are without dignity. You received a few hundreds so people can steal from you for years. What a loser. You are without intelligence. But you are also significant because you are a dying breed. There will be fewer gamblers in the future, and you will start voting like the others did. You have hope — eventually.
But let me single out Richard Gomez, whom I had labeled as a showbiz nitwit loser at the start of the campaign. I have always seen him as arrogant. True, he thought he could win by sheer fan factor, but it is highly impossible that he was not asked by any party to run under their banner. Just like Kiko, Goma did not prostitute himself on account of what they both had under their sleeves. Goma has impressed me in the way he is taking his defeat. Humble and sportsmanlike, he showed us that he has fire in his heart to serve the people. Your loss is a victory for us in that you have made us feel that you are not in there for the money. That is a very rare gift that a politician can ever offer the people most especially during these times.
We all are still losers because of all those bad incumbents. They will try to morph into the ghosts of the 2007 vote, but until we promote ourselves from Wise Choosers to Alert Constituents, we will still be losers.
Let us all take away that “L” laban sign off our foreheads and raise it up once again — like how we fought Marcos — until the incumbents respect us.
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Sa Politics para manalo ka dapat
1. Sikat ka, kilala ka.
2. With capability and good track record.
additional din yung anti GMA ka.
Eto lang ang 2 factors para manalo.
Since hindi ko kilala ang kapatiran i did not vote it. Kaya lang wala pa talaga tayong mga tunay na lider at ang senate puro inutil at walang silbi.
May 18th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Dear Dr. Martin Bautista! I appreciate your cause and understand fully what you want to prove.
But, you must have a long time exposure, you and the party list that you represent must have made some great campaign efforts to be known.
There are so many party list and some of them have machinery; unfortunately, you probablllly lack those.
Well, that’s to early to give up; elections though over does not mean there will be no more elections! Your party list can run again and may be your party’s cause will be known to the vast majority of the people.
Anyway, thanks for the humble cause you have shown to us!
You and your party will never be forgotten!
God bless!
May 18th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Dr. Bautista, MD.
I also want to thank you, For trying to do something for our country I believe in your fight. For the better Philippines this is one of the reason why you run in office. The only reason Katiparan didn’t win because the filipino people don’t know the katiparan and the filipino people hindi alam ang inyong pinaglalaban.
next time you should know better. Let the filipino people get to know you, And let the filipino people know what you’re figthing for. I’ve one of these people will support your cause. I see and heard your speech we need somebody who can take us to the right direction.
Please, Don’t give up! Only a loser give up! If there is darkness, There is also delight. Just remember that.
Just like Capt. Trillanes, Some people say bad things about him, But he got principles. He got a word of honor and I believe what he’s fighting for. My entire family vote for him because we believe what he’s fighting for. I hope and pray he win this election. Because we all need somebody like him in the senate. Amen:
May 18th, 2007 at 11:26 am
very well observed and articulated, finally our prayers are starting to take effect. there is still hope for all of us, especially the next generation, if we at the forefront today are willing to take a stand and do what has to be done starting “TODAY” for the betterment of our future then we can be sure with the help of our Almighty GOD this nation can be “Great Again”. GOD bless us all………
May 18th, 2007 at 11:07 am
My hat’s off for Dr. Martin Bautista. Here’s his statement:
Thank You from Dr. Martin Bautista: Election’s Over
ELECTION’S OVER
The election is over. It is time to examine, and to both skeptics and sympathizers alike, explain my participation in it.
I gave up a flourishing medical practice in America, joined Kapatiran and ran for the Senate because I wanted not merely to prove a point, but to live by it.
And the point is this: we can change our country, help our people, not by talking or theorizing but by actually doing something about it. One cannot simply make a statement. He must apply it in his life, by example, by involvement, by action. Our political campaign was such a statement.
Did we succeed? We did not get enough votes for a seat in the senate. But we did get the attention of the electorate and, more importantly, we made people aware of alternative solutions, better political options.
We demonstrated that it is possible to conduct an open, honest, vigorous campaign on programs, not personalities.
We showed that there is no need for false promises, political gimmickry, immoderate spending; but that there is a need for continuing communication, defending and justifying our positions and priorities.
Our fundamental premise is this: Politics is not a means of livelihood. It is not an economic investment that will pay off in future material gain. Politics is a way of giving, of sharing, of helping. It is not soliciting support but providing it. It is not about rendering service in the senate when elected, but rendering service now, in the present, in this time and place, in one’s capacity as a candidate, a citizen, a Filipino of compassion.
If we have, even in a small, tentative way, we have redefined politics in the Philippines, then we have been fully recompensed for our efforts. The accomplishments of our greatest heroes cannot be judged in the simplistic terms of triumph or defeat. Like Burgos, Gomez and Zamora, the Kapatiran candidates won no instant victory. But they achieved a beginning, advanced the cause for reform, and awakened a hope that such reform is possible.
A personal note of accountability. We received donations from many sectors of society. Added to our own private contribution to the campaign, the total amount exceeded our modest campaign expenses. The balance we shall turn over to Gawad Kalinga in accordance with our conviction that politics is not an enterprise for profit.
Finally I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to all the men and women of goodwill who stand with us in the common belief in a Filipino future. Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat.
Martin D. Bautista, MD