I AM happy that the Inquirer keeps credible columnists like Randy David, Walden Bello, Solita Monsod, MLQ III and a lot more.
What I don’t understand is that amid the scholarly written articles, there comes Ramon Tulfo writing about the newly elected governor of Pampanga, Father Ed Panlilio, whom he thought was losing in a fair battle.
I’m really vexed at the thought that the Inquirer also keeps rotten tomatoes like Ramon Tulfo in their newspaper.
Quoting his post:
Priest-turned-politician Eddie Panlilio should shut up if he can’t prove his allegations that his closest rival, Board Member Lilia “Baby” Pineda, committed fraud in the Pampanga gubernatorial race.
As of this writing, Pineda had widened her lead over Panlilio, with the incumbent, Gov. Mark Lapid, coming in third. (Panlilio was proclaimed the winner last nightâ€â€ŔEditor)
Panlilio should stop being a crybaby and admit that he lost in a fair fight. He is barking up the wrong tree since Pineda is not the incumbent. I’m not saying Lapid cheated, but the sitting official usually has the capability to cheat because of power and machinery.
Now, who should shut up? Thank you for telling Father Panlilio to stop being a crybaby, because as of the moment, all his tears are of joy! And who are you to say that Baby Pineda has no capacity to cheat? Come on, I am from Pampanga and I really don’t know if you live here. Mr. Tulfo, I think you’re the one barking at the wrong tree; anyway, dogs really do that sometimes. The next time you write about the results of elections, see to it that you have correctly seen the COCs. What gave you the idea that Baby Pineda won? Strange, really strange. I will just wait for the apology that you will address to Father Ed. Learn your lesson. Thank you.
– Raffy Punzalan Simbol, Arayat, Pampanga
July 3rd, 2007 at 8:07 pm
tulfo should apologize………
eat his words……
June 5th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Artman,
Kung ayaw ni Tulfo na mapagsabihan, tigilan na niya ang pakikisama sa mga gambling lords; at kung di naman siya sangkot, eh di ipakita niya sa aksiyon na siya ay galit sa bawal na pagsusugal para hindi paniwalaan ang mga paratang sa kanya dito. May kapangyarihan siyang gawin ito.
Tandaan niya na marami ring matitinong kababayan tayo na minamanmanan itong mga tiwaling gambling lord and ladies na ito.
Kung gusto niyang maniwala ang marami na malinis siya. TIRAHIN niya ng masinsin sa column niya ng ISANG LINGGO ang mga gambling lords na MALALAKING ISDA na ito at kung maaari ay gumawa siya ng PATIBONG para mabisto at makulong sila.
Kung magagawa ni Tulfo ito, babawas ang pagdududa ng tao at baka tumaas pa ang pagtingin ng marami sa kanya.
Wag niyo rin gamitin ang pangalan ni Yahweh sa ganitong talakayan at baka MAKARMA kayo kung mali ang inyong inaakala.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:00 am
Ang gagaling nyo, parang wala kayong nagawang pagkakamali. Pano nyo nalamang patong si TULFO sa jueteng, manghuhula ba kayo? Galit si Yaweh sa mga manghuhula at nagagalak sya sa mga ginagawang pagtulong ni TULFO sa mga naaapi.
Yong mali lang ang nakita nyo, Hindi nyo ibinilang kanyang nagawa sa Pilipinas. Isa syang bayaning higit pa kay Rizal. Kayo may nagawa ba kayong kabutihan sa inyong kapawa? Magsipag sisi na kayo mapang husga!
May 31st, 2007 at 8:59 am
pakisuyo sa lahat ng kapangpangan, ipagdasal at tulungan nyo po si fr. panlilio na maiwasan lahat ng temptation na dinudulot ng pagiging isang gobernador, na wag siyang madala sa masamang sistema ng pulitika.
May 28th, 2007 at 10:16 am
TO WASTEDBRAIN
I have nothing against Fr. Panlilio’s governorship in Pampanga if you would only think of the PURPOSE why he ran i.e. to bring back morality to the province. There’s still a separation of the Church and State in the sense that he’s suspended from performing priestly duties. But I believe it’s a step in the right direction for us. Since everyone knows him to be a priest, his actions will be guarded in that he wouldn’t ask for bribes. On the other hand, those who deal with him will not offer bribes.
May 26th, 2007 at 11:20 am
It will be a great challenge for Fr. Panlilio to address the needs of the people in Pampanga. Padilla’s jueting not only provided income for her but funds as well to support all the needs of the people: livelihood, food, medicines, burial expenses, etc., etc., etc. No, i am not saying Fr. Panlilio should continue to allow jueteng. That will be against his campaign promise. But it will be a challenge for him to find the resources for livelihood projects that will make people self-sufficient to provide for their needs. It will not be easy. Local Government allotment would have to be balanced as there are sectors (teachers, gov’t employees) that rely on a big portion of the budget.
Maybe that is what the church is afraid of- Fr. Panlilio’s failure which might reflect on them. It is not easy when people’s expectations are high and then they end up frustrated. The thousands that supported Fr. Panlilio should help support him in this next phase - hire the many who will be dislocated by jueteng and whose families rely on that for survival, provide jobs for those in need instead of giving them dole outs and establishing livelihood projects without the comissions so more people can avail of it. It will not be easy.
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:29 am
First it was Arch Cruz, then Fr. Quitorio of CBCP, now it’s Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez of Marbel Cotabato.
I respect the view of the Bishop that the Church in Pampanga “has failed to empower the laity.” But it seems to be a too MYOPIC and SHORTSIGHTED view. For WHAT ELSE can you call the THOUSANDS of Pampanagenos who braved the LURE of GOLD - if not goons and guns - just to elect the one whom they believed embodies the GOSPEL VALUES of integrity and service?
My dear Bishop Gutierrez, I dare to say you are WRONG. [Anyway, you did not make an ex-cathedra pronouncement] The LAITY of Pampanga is GENUINELY empowered.
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:04 am
The camouflaged priest for the simplest of reason. Pineda and Lapid divided the votes and it just so happen that Fr. Camouflage became a beneficiary of stupidity. FPJ could have won if not for PINky LAcsON
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:43 am
Our election system is ancient. Maiiwasan sana kahit papaano ang mga delays at dayaan kung automated na.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:56 pm
i think mon tulfo is jueting beneficiaries sana maging fair sya; otherwise ala na cla magawa panalo na c father.sbi nga eh democracy is the goverment of the people and poor the people and buy the people..ganyan c tulfo nabibili
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:39 pm
TO ISABEL BUENCAMINO
PADACA won over DY in ISABELA not CAGAYAN. And yes, Tulfo favors the DYs over PADACA because he is a beneficiary of jueteng money from the biggest jueteng lord in ISABELA- Cesar Dy.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:21 am
Kayo naman, kawawa naman si Mon Tulfo. Inamin namn niyang nag “red face”siya ng malamang nanalo si Fr. Ed. Advice ko lang kay Mon, huwag namang too hasty and too obvious. Nahahalata ka tuloy. Hayan naglabasan NA NAMAN tuloy ang MATAGAL na naming alam!
At kay Archbishop Cruz at Fr Quitorio ng CBCP, pwede PO ba pabayaan na lang ninyong si Archbishop Aniceto ang magsalita. Siya ang may JURISDICTION kay Fr. Ed. hIndi po kayo. Huwag na po kayong pumapel. Sa English, “Mind your own business.” Salamat po.
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:40 am
O Ramon Tulfo, how far have you fallen…
If you stop this sympathy for shady characters and politicians especially those who promote illegal gambling, there might still be hope for you yet.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:59 am
Tulfo ay isang tuta ni pineda. wla na kasi siyang magawa sa buhay na kaya tinitira nalang niya si Fr. Ed. Mr. Tulfo how much pineda paid you for the message. And kung ako sayo Mr. Tulfo you should ask forgivess for what you have said and shut up! Next time before writing anything think for it. Mukha kang pera
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:57 am
Much ado over nothing. Can’t understand what the fuzz is all about. A columnist expresses his opinion about somebody and a situation. Irregardless of whether he is a close friend, was paid, etc., etc., that is HIS opinion. Just like we have our own opinions. Lets agree to disagree. We might not like the guy (tulfo) but he is entitled to his opinion whether biased or not. Its like the other columnists who have their own.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:52 am
I think the Comelec should check the result of Lanao del Norte. Imagine the husband runs for a congressman and the son runs for governor and the mother runs for congress in the first disctrict. If the 3 of them will be elected, lanao del norte will be at there hands. And try to check the property of the family, they are getting more richer. THere is a rampant cheating in SND one of the town in lanao del norte. and even 5 year old as long as you know how to write can vote. They have 16,000 voters but its just a small town.
May 21st, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Tulfo? He is disgrace to the industry.
He should be sacked or sued until his last drop of penny.
Just wondering why the industry he belong still keeps him.
May 21st, 2007 at 5:49 pm
When a regular joe commits slander, he loses his credibility. But when a JOURNALIST (a.k.a. master of the written word) does this mistake, he loses practically everything
I would bet on it that Father Panlilio is sincere in serving the Pampangueños. Let’s just wish he doesn’t fall into the trap of Philippine politics…and he doesn’t get rotten like most of them.
Let’s just give him a few years…and then we can have the right to judge him.
=)
May 21st, 2007 at 5:05 pm
y vote for Trillanes to draft a law he couldn’t even follow?
Let me just summarize the damages brought by the Marcos regime in our country of which I discussed extensively in my previous post in ‘Make Your Voice Heard’
1. Disunity because now we are free to voice our opI share the joy of majority of the Kapampangans for finally having a moral leader who hopefully will remain faithful.
To wastedbrain - you cannot invoke the separation of church and state on moral issues.
I hope this will catallyze the true cleansing of the government, for I cannot blame GMA for being trapped in the political tradition of corruption, for this is what I keep on posting on the various websites of Inquirer:
TO ALL (Young or Old)
Let me just summarize the damages brought by the Marcos regime in our country of which I discussed extensively in my previous post in ‘Make Your Voice Heard’
1. Disunity because now we are free to voice our opinions unlike during the Marcos era
2. Constitutional amendments done during the Aquino regime which gave rise to incompetent leaders
These hamper the economic growth of the country. Just allow the President to continue her term and let our economy improve for I believe she is capable of handling it. If we can rise out of poverty, then we can be well educated.
You may consider this post too late but my sole purpose is for the maturity of our voters so that come election time these points are considered in truly making wise judgments in the next election.
If you want GMA to step down because she cheated, then all politicians (except for a few good men of course) should step down because all cheated the country in one way or another with their empty promises.
May 21st, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Mon Tulfo is not only disappointed that Pineda lost in Pampanga. He was also frustrated that in their second bout, Grace Padaca won over Dy in Cagayan where jueteng is also rampant. Another source of income quelled for Tulfo. As early as Wednesday, Tulfo dismissed Padaca as a goner accusing her of being ineffectual as a governor, hence, her defeat. But the final count proved Tulfo wrong. Padaca KO’d a jaggernaut in Cagayan the second time around. Media has been accused of trending precisely because of mediocre media personalities like Mon Tulfo, who without basis, make predictions just so his personal choice will emerge as victor. Move over, Mr. Tulfo. Now that your “central asucarera de mama” in Pampanga and “papa” in Cagayan are defeated, it might be wise to change career. Have you ever tried to do a Madam Auring? - predicting the future of politicians?
May 21st, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Ramon Tulfo! Wala ng nakikinig sa iyo! I hope Inquirer will fire you! nababayaran ka rin.. magkano ba bayad ni pineda sa iyo?
May 21st, 2007 at 10:40 am
kawawa naman si tulfo, mawawalan na siya ng gatasan. siya ang crybaby ngayon. never na naniwala ako kay tulfo.
May 20th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
im overwhelmed by the victory of Father Ed.. To this reason im very proud to be a kapampangan coz we have shown to this country na pwede tayong magkaisa..gaano ka man kayaman di mo pa rin mabibili ang lahat…kaya mga alagad ni Pineda beware kasi baka ito na yung karma nyo…ang buhay di laging nasa ibabaw….malay mo magising ka nakalugmok ka na pala….
May 20th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
I am happy Fr. Panlilio won. He must now make good on his promise to ELIMINATE jueteng in Pampanga or he will be just like Pineda and company. For those who will be out of livelihood because Jueteng has been stopped, they can go to Fr. Panlilio for food, medicine, education and burial expenses. Being Governor he should be able to support them with their needs. This will be the real test in now addressing the DIRECT needs of the people. Lets see how Fr. Panlilio fares. Let’s see if he can provide an alternative livelihood to the thousands who will now have veer off from the illegall numbers game.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Youre really good Mr. Tulfo, youre always **** up. He! he! magsama kayo ni Pineda mo proklama ng proklama ng sarili nya di naman pala sya panalo! PAHIYA kayong dalawa no? teka baka naman may commission ka sa jueteng? Youre the one who should shut up matagal ka ng bunganga ng bunganga ikaw lang naman natutuwa sa ginagawa mo!
I’m really greatful to kapampangans now that you are in good hands. Keep it up father, keep it up kapampangans.
May 20th, 2007 at 8:37 am
@elizah
given the proper logical analysis, you are making a hasty generalization. It does not mean that if GMA is Capampangan then all Capampangans are like her. Remember that she didn’t grow (did she?) in Pampanga.
May 20th, 2007 at 8:28 am
People finally made a good choice, at least the winner really deserves to serve his fellow Pampangenos with clean hands and pure heart.
May 20th, 2007 at 3:40 am
good luck to the kapampangans…for at least they are no longer ruled with some lousy “lapid” kid.
…i am not really sure how effective a friar will be in that post….just goes to show how pathetic the christian faith is and how ineffective the separation of the government and the church is.
clearly,these priest is,as well,exploiting the weakness of the filipino people - hypocrasy. when one says he is has a vision from god blah blah blah,everyone says amen.
May 20th, 2007 at 2:35 am
Popoy:
Salamat sa sinabi mo. Yes, Isang sapal iyan sa kay Gloria Arroyo, At ibang pang candidates from opposition that are winning. Especially Capt. Trillanes. Its over 11 millions votes for him. Thank You! This is a message from heaven that ang mabuti magibabaw pa rin.
Sana hinde sila madaya, As we all can see it. Namfrel/Comelec mismo the one doing the cheating for Gloria Arroyo, Et al.
At harapharapan pa! HELP GUARD ALL THE VOTES. BECAUSE OUR LIFE DEPEND ON IT. THANK YOU, AND MAY GODBLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF US.
May 20th, 2007 at 12:07 am
Whatever you say about the President reflects on you Kapampangans because she is a kapampangan, you have no choice at all. Go on, say all the worst things about GMA if it will make you feel good. Think if she has not done good to your province. You ingrates.
May 19th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
ano po labas kanina mr tulfo? hehehe!
May 19th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
mr tulfo…? ang tanong mgkano?
hehehe nagawa mo na yan dati sa unang ginoo… (ginoong gagmay as we cebuano would exclaimed if we found a corrupt persons) Sus mr. tulfo ginoong gagmay…dong!
i shout for joy with the Kapampangans here in riyadh. Amang Ed’s thriumph is a sign that the Kapampangan has achieved a new birth of political idealism. why question it mr. tulfo?
ambot sa imo ah. dako ka cguro kaau nadawat nga bayad no?
May 19th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
I realy admired Ramon Tulfo the way he scold those small time criminal,but when i heard from one ofmy friend that ramon is also the same as those reporters who have been receiving something from bigtime criminals i cannot believe it. but this article confirmed it. he’s welling to risk everything just to protect his benefactors. I’m very happy for Pampanga for having a priest as governor. I just hope he can clean the pampanga of illegal gambling and graft and corruption
May 19th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
nahuli rin sa sarili bibig…….. c tulfo. Kaya ang panalo ni father un ang mensahe ng GOD na kaya natin baguhin at unahin dito sa pampangga lalo na sa lubao ang dayaan sa pulitika
May 19th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Yes Mr. Tulfo, Among Ed is crybaby co’z of cheating! Dapat nga landslide ang lead nya kay Pineda kung ala cheating!
May 19th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
migising la reng capampangan. tuloy tuloy na sana yng pagbangon ayan thank you father ed, thank you tatang randy, thank you cabalen. ban taya tulfo pampanga hangga ya lubao. lupa yang jueteng mascot yng datang na. God bless Pampanga.
May 19th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Wala naman naniniwala dyan kay Tulfo eh! katulad din yan ng mga Pidal, tya’k ngayon maliit na tong na lang ang makukuha nyan!
May 19th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
First of all, congratulations to the Kapampangans for being mature voters, and for a well-deserved governor.
Flaks for Tulfo, although I read his column, I do not agree with his views and his reports. Perhaps he, too, does not totally believe what he says. He knows he is a jukebox machine - he sings whatever song as long as paid.
Panlilio’s winning will inspire many of us.
May 19th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
ang pagkapanalo ni father panlilio ay isang sampal sa mukha ke gloria labandera at ke tulfo..bakit kamo. Relihiyosang presidente daw sya pero hindi man lang nya sinuportahan ang pari kundi sumoporta ng patalikod si ate glo ke pineda at ke lapid. Ayaw nya sa matinong pari gusto nya sa mga magnanakaw at mandarayang katulad nya. si pareng tulfo naman..parang hindi pa halata kung kumilos eh bistado na sya…kunyari titirahin nya sa column nya o kya sa radio yong katiwalian pero pagkatapos ng magandang usapan..papuri na ang maririnig mo dyan..pag hindi na aayos sa magandang usapan babanatan pa rin nya katulad ni lacson kahit dismiss na yong kaso bubuhayin pa nya…pwe! nangangamoy tuloy…
May 19th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
I hope the Inquirer will act on this matter..
May 19th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Don’t hold your breath waiting for Tulfo to apologize to Among Ed. If anything, I won’t wonder if he now charges the governor-elect of cheating his losing benefactor from Lubao.
May 19th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
I am very pleased the priest won in the election. Otherwise Pampanga will be like a mafia province of the Pinedas. And Mr. Tulfo, how much did Pineda pay you?
Edith, Pampanga
May 19th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
I do agree with your pronouncements. I am also wondering y Tulfo is so affected to the conviction of Fr. Ed. If he is the counsel for Pineda– I see no problem. So do u smell something Mr. Simbol? Maybe your guess is as good as mine.
May 19th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Amen to this! It seems to me that Ramon Tulfo wanted Lilia Pineda to win the election. Magkano…?
Fr. Ed Panlilio came during a time when the Pampangueños were being made to choose between two evils. This should not be the case. They deserve better. We, Filipinos, deserve better.
May 19th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
You’re right Mr. Simbol. Anyway, nobody listen to him. Why bother?
May 19th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
I like Tulfo in Inquirer because then, I do not have to read the tabloids. He makes me aware of the forces in society who try to send obvious messages through writers of his kind.
I like Tulfo when he makes those exposes. But between exposes, he serves as a barometer of who to trust in our society. Tulfo is quite transparent because he is not consistent with why he hits people. He is the typical writer who hangs around in hotel lobbies and shoots off the hip with whatever he sees worth mentioning in his column. The man has got to make a living. To me, he’s okay in Inquirer.
The rest of the writers that you had mentioned are academicians whose points of view have been in the molding since their college days.
As a little boy, I was always warned by my parents not to believe everything that I read on the papers. What is read between the lines makes us more aware. I would know what is advertising and what is payola. I also know conviction. This is why the best kick I get with reading the papers is reading between the lines.
There are cowboys, jockeys, and there are equestrians.
May 19th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Mr. Tulfo surely received tong from Pineda as a payment for him to write a black propaganda against Fr. Panlilio who was surely a winner. Do you believe that Tulfo will side with a person who has nothing to give but rather public services by heart? Never in the history of Ramon Tulfo to side with a person who wont give money in exchange for a good publication. That’s the true personailty of Tulfo.
May 19th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Tulfo has so many friends who are into hanky panky business. The Pinedas are one. It is Tulfo’s closeness to them ( I have read so many of his columns on which he praised Baby Pineda like a Mother Teresa of sort) that made him bias against Among Ed. Tulfo is not a good journalist. He writes not by his mind but by his emotion.
May 19th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Yes. That was really dumb. Ramon Tulfo should check his facts first before he rants.
May 19th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
I absolutely agree. But there is a reason for Mr. Tulfo to say that. You know, “bayaran” siya ni Pineda, What I mean is that nasa payroll siya ni Lilia Pineda,kaya hindi niya magawang magsabi ng masama sa kanya eh… Haaaaayyy, alam mo Mr. Tulfo, marami Kapampangan mapapaaway mo sa nasabi mo sa column mo… Oh pliz, how can you be so sure that Mrs. Pineda didn’t cheat?? Is it becuase she talks so “sincerly” na hindi niya kaya magawang mag-cheat. Ok, relty check Mr. Tulfo, It is confirmed and,i really mean confirmed that Lilia Pineda has done MASSIVE Vote buying days before the Election.And the receiving parties?? Councilors, All Barangay Officials(From the El Kapitan to the Tanod), and even BEIs. Don;t doubt my statements cause this were confirmed from our Barangay officials, and BEIs who, ironically are my relatives. So, who is barking the wrong tree Anyway?
May 19th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Raffy:
Most people say that Pinida will win because she have all the money and machinary to back her up. But you’re right they should never write something if there is no truth to it.
I’m glad the priest won this election, Now maybe your hometown change for the better. The people speak-up! That well teach Gloria Arroyo, A lesson she never forget. Thank you! there is god in heaven after all….Amen: