Did Bong Revilla and his family cheated in Bacoor?
While this video cannot prove anything, this clearly shows the kind of attitudes politicians have here in this country.
Feb 25th 10
Dec 6th 09
Why there is no law that prohibits a president to run for lower office
It’s all over the news: it’s unprecedented yet expected — the president of the Republic of the Philippines will run for congressman of her home town, 2nd District of Pampanga. 
It is expected that she will win. Not unopposed, but hey … you’re the President for nothing!
Even oppositionists are saying that there is no law that prohibits any former president to run for lower office. The constitution did not. Not any laws of the land.
I was thinking — why? Why didn’t our 1987 constitutional convention see this coming? Why didn’t any of our lawmakers saw the need to create a law that may prevent this from happening?
Then I realized …
Maybe our constitutionalists and our lawmakers see this act as close to impossible. Maybe they thought that no one would be so greedy to the point of running for lower office just so s/he can stay in power. Maybe they did not see anyone would have the heart to bring shame to the office of the president by doing such an act. Maybe they thought that the highest leader of the land should know delicadeza.
They underestimated Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Nov 30th 09
Philippine politics is fun
And here’s why:
- Convicted plunder former president Joseph Estrada, at age 70+ wants to be president again. For fun and ego, he wants to prove others wrong about his wrong doings.
- Current president and very UNpopular at that, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, will run as representative. So her plate number will now be 8 and not 1, eh! If she wins, how will her colleagues in Congress call her — Madame. President, er… Madame Speaker?
- Ah, Joey de Venecia. Aside from promising “free cellphones” when he win the senate, what else do he want to do? Is the senate now the ultimate target of “whistle blowers”?
These and a lot more.
So, what do you think makes Philippine politics fun?
Oct 30th 09
Noynoy Aquino first TV ad
Emotionally charged, star-studded, 3.5 minute ad — that’s Noynoy Aquino’s first assault.
If he’s going to unite the Philippines as a president, he must have given us the first crack by uniting the Kapuso and Kapamilya network stars. The music video is sang by Regine Velasquez. Other Kapuso stars include Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera and Ogie Alcasid. Kapamilya stars include Boy Abunda, Bea Alonzo, Sharon Cuneta, Anne Curtis, Mariel Rodriguez, Bianca Gonzales, Ai Ai delas Alas, Eric Santos and of course, Noynoy’s sister Kris Aquino. And I think I saw James Yap with Team Philippines.
This TV ad made the others looked like the real trapos.
Oct 22nd 09
The Erap irony
I was able to withstand the hour long acceptance speech by Erap yesterday at UNO’s convention. A couple of ironies I noticed:
1. He keeps on beating up “this administration” and “Gloria Arroyo” for corruption, poverty and the elitist rule. He’s standing on an anti-GMA platform. The irony is, during campaign period, he’s not going to go against GMA. He’s going to go head to head with Noynoy Aquino, Manny Villar and Chiz Escudero. Not with GMA, or even GMA’s bet Gibo Teodoro. Talking about barking on the wrong tree.
2. He keeps on telling the Cory Aquino anecdote — when, according to the story, Tita Cory apologized to him for joining force with GMA in the 2001 ouster. As to the context and of how it was said and meant to mean by Cory, it’s another story. The irony is, Noynoy Aquino, Cory’s son is up against him. I wonder what his “mahal na Pangulong Cory” would say about that?
This is going to be a fun Philippine election ride ahead of us!
