Ikinalulugod ko na si Governor Panlilio at Padaca ang tatakbong Presidente at Vice sa 2010 election. Wala na tayong maaasahan pa sa mga trapo dahil pansariling interes lang ang sinusulong nila. Maihahalintulad sila sa sinabi ni Pontius Pilate na: sino ang pipiliin mo si Kristo or si Barabas para palayain.

I’m a Kapampangan and a Filipino who is also hoping to have a good leader that can sincerely run a government. One day I’m hoping that this country will be ran by a people-centered, good-hearted and a competent leader.

However, I doubt that Governor Panlilio is the answer to this calling. Honestly, a lot of Kapampangan rejoiced when he won the provincial race. But ironically, he was not able to live up to the expectation and was not able to give us a good leadership. He seems to be a good man, but in terms of competent leadership, he’s to far from it.

If you are not a Kapampangan or someone who does not live in Pampanga , then you’ll believe that he is the right person. But if you are kapampangan or someone who lives in pampanga, believe it or not, you will be dismayed.

If you want to attest this, then try to live in pampanga even for several months only. By then, you will certainly feel how frustrated we are on the leadership of the governor..

I’ve been working here in Saudi for a decade now even though i knew that the money i earn here i work hard for it but that does not stop me from sharing this blessings to my fellow Filipino back home like BB163 and victims of calamity and now i even sponsored scholars in HS n College. I knew that if all of us do a sacrifice for the wellfare of our country we can achieve everything we dreamed off. So if we are dreaming for a better and corrupt free Philippines 2010 is the best time to rid of all the evil politicians who are doing nothing good but to drain what ever they can loot in our countries coffer. Now given a chance to choose between good n evil in 2010 i rather gamble for the good even a little chance of winning is what they always say and my 100% support to Among Ed panlilio and Padaca or who ever they endors comes 2010 election.

Well said, I agree on that. Our country needs total change in the leadership. Why not given them a chance. We have tried everything but it doesn’t work. Remember these are the people with principles in life and have Godly fear. I will continue to pray for total and chain of change of my one and only country. God Bless the Philippines!

Harvey,

You are definitely right. There is a silent majority waiting to support candidates with PROVEN INTEGRITY. This is the time to ask the youth to decide what their future will be. If they still want the trapos, so be it. But we need to give them a real alternative. And win or lose, we will put up a good fight.

I am a graduate of PMA class 72, who left my military career in 1980 and now living in the US. I pledge $1,000 minimum towards whoever Kaya Natin’s candidates will be. And if need be, I will take time off also to campaign personally next year.

I am reminded of an old song that would be very appropriate for Kaya Natin!

STOUT HEARTED MEN
you have dreams if you act
They will come true
Would you turn your dreams to a fact
It’ s up to you
If you have the soul and the spirit
Never fear it you’ll see it through
Hearts can inspire other hearts with their fire
For the strong obey
When a strong man shows them the way

Give me some men
Who are stout-hearted men
Who will fight for the right they adore
Start me with ten
Who are stout-hearted men
And i’ll soon give you ten thousand more
Shoulder to shoulder
And bolder and bolder
They grow as they go to the fore
Then there’s nothing in the world
Can stall or halt plan
When stout-hearted men
Can stick together man to man

When stout-hearted men
Can stick together man to man…

there IS still time while it will take a very long time before we can achieve our dream of having the kind of leader we want to have. the filipino voter wants a new kind of government but is not willing enough to make that change within . and the intellectuals in the universities like the ateneo, UP, UST, dela Salle, etc., discuss and write but soon end up voting for the same frat brod or alumni brod who has the money and connections - because that is how business operates. i would shave 60% off those youth groups who say they want change as the segment that would sooner or later end up like Neri, Abalos, Mike Arroyo (brilliant talk, words of concern, university boys propagandists but do the exact opposite) just as bad as the PMA’ers end up serving as lackeys to the queen bee from where all the moneys and powers flow from.
i may sound too cynical, but that is what i have seen through decades. marcos was kicked out, simply to be replaced by more clever thieves with new speeches.
we must be careful, be wary, of those who speak and write too well and who espouse morality and good governance. the devil lurks with sweet words.

Hi Harvey,
I fully agree with you. I believe that Filipinos are a thinking people, but we lack the courage to stand for the ideal. We were conditioned to thinking that reformists/idealists are always loosers in our present political system, where Godliness and righteousness is treated as a nuisance. Something that the wicked politicians are favored by. For me, if the likes of Bro. Eddie or Among Ed will run for president in 2010, I will surely vote for them. Win or loose, I can tell my conscience that I followed him despite the discouraging ideas of unwinnability all around. I will be proud to tell my children that I was able to use my single right to vote conscientiously for their future. Sana po ay marami pa ang mangarap para sa isang Pilipinas na ang bawat isa ay tunay na may tiwala sa gobyerno at kapwa mamamayan at hindi nagiisip na siya ay lagi na lamang dinadaya. Hindi po ito mangyayari habang ang mga nakaupo ay kagaya ni GMA, na hindi naininiwala sa kahalagahan ng katotohanan, at ang tanging pinaniniwalaan ay ang “numbers’ game” at ang kapangyarihan ng partido. Hindi po sapat ang tayo’y mainis sa dami ng panloloko sa atin, dapat po ay kumilos tayo para sa pagbabago, para sa isang marangal na Pilipinas na ating pinapangarap!

Leaning from Each Other

“…wisdom gently attracts the mind of man to a quest and a love for what is true and good…” (-Documents of Vatican II,Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Part 1,paragraph 15)

Wisdom (ability to discern inner qualities and relationships; insight; sensible; prudent; able to choose sound ends and approriate means): “If any of you lacks wisdom,he should ask God,who gives generously to all without finding fault,and it it will be given to him” (Jas 1:15).

From my 5 Minute Miracles (Linda Schubert) Praying for People with Simplicity and Power

She said,even though we do the best we can,we must remember we are growing children. If we practice everyday learning to tie our shoes we will one day do it well. (naaalala ko tuloy nung ako’y bata at ng itong mga anak ko e nagsasapatos narin) We learn with each opportunity. The key key to maturity is in using opportunities for growth,rather than giving up. That’s how we grow.

Dapat na nga siguro na tutuo ng trabahuhin ang pagtungo sa kaayusan,iba-iba ang paraan,at marami tayo,…kaya dapat na tutuo at tapat nating harapin ang gawaing ito ng may karunungang galing sa KANYA.

Pagnakatapos ng bawat ‘eleksyon’patuloy dapat ang pagbabantay,at makipagtalakayan at magbigay ng maayos na panukala at pagPUNA. ‘lalo na Yung para sa ‘kagalingan ng lahat.’ “tuloy ang dasal.”

and now, again, the issue of charter change. gma will have her way. the brightest among the filipino people, the congressmen, will pass that bill because they are intelligent enough to know what would be good for THEM. and the people voted for them before. only media is complaining - because it is their business. the youth complain - because they are trying to build a name for themselves, and for some it is the fad in that age group. the opposition complain - because that is their position. the filipino will have another gma after 2010, because of how the majority of voters vote . the problem begins from below - voting for the councilors, mayors, governors, and this goes upwards. the ones voted in are of the same kind. fortunately, now and then, a panlilio or a padaca appear from nowehere to change a lapid gene in politics.
there are only a few of the likes of you , harvey. but your kind is growing and you have to maintain the momentum. maybe by 2020, things will begin to change. be patient, because the only alternative is another edsa, and that idea could incarcerate you.

People won’t vote for certain personalities NOT because they’re “not winnable,” but simply because they think other candidates are running on a more solid platform. For most of us, the winnable factor is only a secondary consideration, if it is at all. It is not “laziness” on our part, nor a lack of any risk-taking, and certainly not a naive hope that we will just “accidentally stumble on a great leader who will drastically change the situation.” People who choose to be more discerning about their candidates, who prefer to choose candidates vested with other qualities other than simply being the “morally-upright” or “god-fearing” can be equally responsible, civic-minded citizens.

Hi Harvey,

I totally agree with you. Now, is the time to educate our electorate. I have this conviction that we will be able to elect someone who is worthy to lead our country. We must put our acts together as early as now.

Dinah

A philosopher said that “Ought implies can.” Change in our political system is what we ought to have. The force of this imperative emanates from the obvious-our wretched situation. Only those who are favored minority by the present political system cannot and will not clamor for change. Change is the only hope for the disfavored majority, you and I. Let us then start the change in us by getting actively involved in our political processes, like election. Definintely we can make wise decision on whom we will vote. My vote is the change. Thus, the change we ought to have comes from my [and your] vote. I will vote for the “alternative candidates.” The alternative candidates are not the cause of the change but they are the effect of my vote.

IN the last election I voted for candidates that I thought would make a difference. They all lost, but not because I did not vote for them.

mr.keh I admire your dream, but then how you gonna build that dream with the 88 million population you have to feed and still growing, without the necessary population control it is imposible that this poor country in just a decade will become a rich one, how about the filipino culture of paki, this is the main big problem thats why the country is not moving forward, if someone commits a mistake or a crime, there is always that word pakiusap law is always step aside if you want the country to move on, implement the law whatever the cause may be, be it s your family, friend, even your wife or husband son or daughter, this is what the law in america, we need to overhaul the system, throw away that filipino culture pakiusap, tjust like what your appealing right now to the people for the campaign funds of panlilio for president, you will owe a lot of people debt and when its payback time this is the hardest part, so if this was materialized, who will handle the finances because were talking dollars, we dont want another scam to happen so pilipino watch out, be careful and vigilant if you want change.

sana e maipa-alam sa taong-bayan yung kahalagahan ng PLATAPORMA ng mga partido politikal,…tulad ng charter change,yan ba ay sinabi nila noong nakaraang eleksyon? na kung sila ang mananalo e gagawin nila, kung wala o hindi ito kasama sa kampanya nila e,dapat wag nilang gawin,dahil parang hindi ayos na ngayong naka-upo na sila e gagawin nila.KAYA DAPAT E MALAMAN DIN ANG MGA PARTIDONG ME GUSTO NITO,at pag-nailagay pa rin sila o nanalo e,syempre yun ang panghahawakan nila, AT KUNG HINDI SANG-AYON ang nakararami e dapat huwag nilang gawin,sa isang proseso na naman.Ang nakakataka nga lang e bakit dito lagi bumabaling ang usapan,KAILANGANG-KAILANGAN BAGA talaga? O PRIORITY BAGA TALAGA??? O….?

Ang kailangan natin ay CULTURE CHANGE sa matagal na nating problema sa lahat nang bagay. Kya mas lalong nagrabe ang problema ay unti-unti nang nawawala ang basic sa moralidad. Try to attack the problem to its root cause and see the difference in the coming generation and we will see the dream we long for.

Komento lang po sa post ni Joliber…Hindi ako Kapampangan pero may trabaho ako sa Pampanga at marami akong kasama sa trabaho na Kapampangan. Parati ko ring binabasa ang anumang balita na nalalathala tungkol kay Among Ed.

Kung ating titingnan ang nagawa ni Among Ed sa kita ng lokal na gobyerno sa quarrying, isa itong bagay na maipagmamalaki nya at di kailan man nagawa ng sinumang pulitiko. Marami ang hindi kuntento sa kanyang nagawa dahil marami siguro ang hanggang ngayo’y nakikinig sa mga trapo dito sa Pampanga. Sa simula pa lang, marami na ang gustong paalisin si Among Ed. Bakit? Kasi’y nawalan sila ng kita sa quarrying. Walang makitang mga proyekto sa Pampanga? Dahil mula nung inilabas ni Among Ed ang tungkol sa perang ibinigay ng Malakanyang, hindi na binigyan ng mga alipores ni GMA ng BUDGET ang Pampanga. Hindi po yan galing sa akin kundi galing sa mga nakakausap ko na Kapampangan. Ngayon pa lang, may mga naglalabasan nang balita na pinapasama nila si Among Ed at si Gov. Padaca dahil nakikita nilang malaking hadlang sila sa mga trapo.

Ang gusto ko lang sana, kung anuman ang adhikain ng Kaya Natin, sana makarating ito di lang sa mga A at B sa ating lipunan kundi pati sa mga nasa C at D…at E kung meron man. Ito po kasi ang papulasyon ng botante na parating nabibili dahil sa hirap ng buhay. Sila ang hindi nakakintindi ng tamang pagbabago sa pamamagitan ng pagpili ng taong karapat-dapat na mamuno sa bansa natin. Dapat makagawa kayo ng hakbang para mailapit hanggang sa kaliit-liitan ng ating lipunan ang layunin nating lahat na magkaroon ng napapanahong pagbabago sa ating bansa.

Maganda po ang ideya ninyo na magkaroon ng isang “Primary” para makapili ng iisang kandidato na susuportahan ng marami. Susuportahan ko po hindi si Among Ed o si Gov. Padaca kundi kung sino ang mapipili sa gagawing “Primary”. Naniniwala po ako sa inyong layunin at hangad ko ang tagumpay nating mga Pilipino laban sa mga kurakot at trapo sa ating lipunan.

Hiramin ko lang ang linya sa isang pelikula…. Kung hindi ngayon, kelan? Kung hindi ako, sino?… Ang pagbabago sa ating lipunan ay magsisimula sa ating sarili. Kung hindi tayo magsasalita ngayon, kelan pa kaya? Panahon na ng pagbabago…

Your Idea is good, vission is good but how can you relate to the marginal poor when you can’t even write in Tagalog.How can you brain wash or educate them ? you’re always writting in English.Again don’t forget to mention in your collums Bayani Fernando he is GREAT LEADER.

Dear Harvey,

Yes, I fully agree with you. It’s high time that we all join hands. Let us all share our time, talent and treasure in reforming our government by selecting carefully those leaders who are going to govern us. You can count on me for my support. Please accept my initial pledge of Php10,000. In case you need my services as a volunteer please feel free to contact me at my e-mail address.

Thank you & warm regards.

roger105

to joliber,

capampangan cu.meragul cu at metua cu queti pampanga.balu cu ing maliliyari at sitwasyun na ning politika queni probinsya. ica ba abe, balu mo?
Let us all support among Ed’s advocacy for good governance and his fight againts corruption.
To all my fellow capampangans, stand up for truth and what is right.e tamu padala kareng pamye dang pera.

I really admire the author’s sense of nationalism and idealism. His dream for change in our country will however remain just like that, a dream, given the the political realities in our country. I am sorry to say that the reform candidates he mentioned have no chance of winning the presidency. To consider voting beyond winnability will actually be robbing other legitimate voters of a better candidate with a better chance of winning as president. Take the case of Ed Panlilio. It would take a miracle from God for him to win as President and yet there is an outpouring of support for him according to the author. You know what? It is possible that even the Arroyos, the Lapids and the Pinedas will give their support to him secretly to have a go for the presidency. Why? That would be the best way to get rid of him from Pampanga so they can get back the control of the province. If I were Ed Panlilio, I will finish the fight I started. I will eliminate jueteng, graft and corruption, unemployment, hunger, prostitution, insurgency and all problems in Pampanga and thereby prove that I am worthy of a higher post like the presidency. In this way, winnability is a possibility and not an exercise in futility.

Meanwhile I am asking you readers to look at the credentials of some presidentiables like Mar Roxas, Chiz Escudero, Loren Legarda and even Richard Gordon. As far as I know, these presidentiables have never been mentioned or charged in any graft and corruption case. To tag them as trapos is unfair. These presidentiables also represent a good chance for reforms in our country and they are the ones who will lose votes that would be taken by the unwinnable ‘reform candidates’ that your movement supports. In the end we might end up with another undesirable president and our country will be the loser as usual.

the right movement. but patience is required. this is where our resilience is required. we will lose in 2010, but thi segment willl be stronger than before. and strong enough to raise hopes. but winning will come later. we wil have to pass through more sacrifices. the youth will be the hope. the future is theirs. they think differently and want things in a another way, not the “tradpol” way. eventually, the majority will change.
there is one strong stumbling block however : BIG BUSINESS. they will have a strong say. they always had. our politicos have began to woo them. favors will be promised. another kind of future will be sealed by these.

I agree with your stand for good and honest governance, we had that before and it didn’t work with the Cory administration, what our country needs is a president who can deliver. One can be honest but can’t be an effective leader, like what is happening now to Gov. Panlilio, my fellow kapampangan, sadly he has the tools but he seems to be an uneffective leader. I suggest men with effective and real governance like Chairman Bayani Fernando or Sen. Gordon, they deliver, they produce results, they haven’t been tried for graft as far as I know. Performance wise they deliver, they may be popular as starters but as finishers they do deliver and prove critics (in the beginning of their term) wrong.

Sang-ayon ako sa adhikain ni ginoong Harvey Keh sa pagkakaroon natin ng isang presidente na makapagsasalba ng ating bansa sa pagkakalugmok sa kahirapan dahil sa korupsyon.
Hindi naman po ako sang-ayon sa mga nagsasabing nagprisinta si Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva noong 2004 bilang alternatibong presidente upang matalo lamang.
Natatandaan ko pa noong ako ay lumahok sa miting de avanse ni Bro. Eddie noong Mayo 2004 na mahigit kumulang na 5 milyon ang lumahok samatalang lumabas sa pahayagan na isandaang libo lamang ang lumahok. At habang kami ay nangangampanya sa norte ay nagkita kami ng aking pinsan na miyembro ng ISAFP at ako ay sinabihang huwag ko nang sayangin ang aking bakasyon sapagkat tapos na ang eleksyon at si Ginang Arroyo na ang panalo.
Nasundan ko ang buhay ni Bro. Eddie at nakita ko sa pamamagitan ng kanyang 15 estudyante sa biyaya ng Diyos ay lumago ang JIL Church sa buong bansa at ngayon ay may 42 sangay sa iba’t- ibang bansa.
Ito ay nagpapatunay lamang na dahil sa katapatan ni Bro. Eddie sa Diyos at sa kanyang pagmamahal sa kapwa ay patuloy na lumalago ang JIL Church.
Ang pagmamahal at katapatan niya sa Diyos at dalisay na pusong maglingkod sa bayan ang siyang magiging susi ng kanyang tagumpay.

” … even if we lose…The important thing is we tried to make a stand for better leaders that our country and we as a people truly deserves”. Mr. Harvey Keh said.

What did he think he will do differently this time?
Will these things be different from what had been done in the past?

In the past, we had the support of the youth, the church, the NGO’s, the business groups, and other grass root movements.We elected the president we wanted.This did not change the corruption and criminality in the government.

So what had gone wrong here? It appears that whoever is elected as president, he is destined to be coerced by an “invisible group” to deceive, corrupt and silent the dissenters.

Chief Justice Puno is right when he said that our country is lorded politically by oligarch families.These families have their interest to protect.They have an axe to grind and they want our elected president to grind the axe for them.

If these are true, then we can assume that the next president-elect in 2010, would be no different from the presidents we have had before.

To paraphrase Mr. Keh, even if we lose in the process at least we tried…