I got a chance visiting Manila last week and guess what I saw from TVs and heard from radios? Yes, advertisements "paid by friends" daw of Sens. Manny Villar, Mar Roxas, and even Mr. Puno. Even national papers are heralding full pages of political parties specifically that of the majority block dead-ma lang ang dating, but clearly promoting it to the public.
Now we know that formal political campaigns by law are allowed only in February 2010. It's not even November yet (the month for presidentiables to file for candidacy). Malayo pa ang kampanya pero naglabasan na ang mga "paid by friends" ads ng mga aspirants na 'to. We know that they have the money to do it, but this does not give any of them the right to banner their ads even paid by their friends.
Now we know exactly kung sino ang kurap at bumabalga ng batas! Ipinakikilala lang nila this early kung sino ang mandaraya at gustong magkaroon ng advantage over the other candidates. Ngayon pa nga lang nag-i-invest na ng mahal tong mga ito, papaano pa kaya kung manalo ang mga ito dahil sa pandaraya? Tayo na naman ang kawawa. Ngayon pa lang eh hindi na sumusunod ang mga ito sa guidelines ng COMELEC. Papaano pa kaya kung manalo ang mga ito? Sino ang babawian at kukunan ng kanilang itinaya this early? Lumang strategy na to ng mga TRAPO na ginagawa pa nila. Huwag na kasing botohan ang mga 'to. Magbago na tayo. Ngayon computerized na ang election, patalsikin na natin 'tong mga obvious na trapo para magkaroon ng totoong pagbabago ang ating bansa!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
‘Narration of lies’—Estrada
BAGUIO CITY – Former president Joseph Estrada, convicted of plunder and freed by presidential pardon, said here on Friday that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) tomorrow would be “nothing but a narration of lies and corruption in her years of being the nation’s leader.”
“On Monday, GMA’s Sona will be anything like in the past, a litany of lies, so be pro-active and make your voices be heard,” he told a youth forum at the University of the Cordilleras here.
“We need real leaders who are transparent, honest and sincere. For someone who wants to be a president, my advice is do not lie, cheat or steal,” said Estrada, who was jailed for receiving millions of pesos in kickbacks from the illegal numbers game jueteng.
Estrada, ousted in a military-backed uprising, was also found to have used an alias when he opened a bank account.
Estrada, who insists he was wrongly convicted, criticized the Arroyo administration for having the most scams involving her Cabinet. He claimed that none of his Cabinet members were involved in scandals during his term as president.
Quoting a World Bank study, Estrada said the Philippines was one of the most corrupt countries in the world as a result of bad governance.
During his trip here, Estrada distributed T-shirts, cellular phones and P30,000 in cash to students who attended the forum.
He later joined a motorcade on Session Road.
Estrada calls his sorties a campaign to explain to the people that he did not commit the crimes which he was convicted of, but many in his camp said it was the ex-President’s way of preparing for a return to power through the 2010 elections.
During his abbreviated term, various scandals also rocked the government, including accusations that government funds were used to raise the value of shares of stock of one of Estrada’s closest friends.
Estrada was also linked to the murders of publicist Salvador Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito, but he repeatedly denied it. Desiree Caluza, Inquirer Northern Luzon
(Comment: This is another nonsense news. GMA is corrupt being criticized by Erap who got jailed for corruption. Waste of time 'to).
“On Monday, GMA’s Sona will be anything like in the past, a litany of lies, so be pro-active and make your voices be heard,” he told a youth forum at the University of the Cordilleras here.
“We need real leaders who are transparent, honest and sincere. For someone who wants to be a president, my advice is do not lie, cheat or steal,” said Estrada, who was jailed for receiving millions of pesos in kickbacks from the illegal numbers game jueteng.
Estrada, ousted in a military-backed uprising, was also found to have used an alias when he opened a bank account.
Estrada, who insists he was wrongly convicted, criticized the Arroyo administration for having the most scams involving her Cabinet. He claimed that none of his Cabinet members were involved in scandals during his term as president.
Quoting a World Bank study, Estrada said the Philippines was one of the most corrupt countries in the world as a result of bad governance.
During his trip here, Estrada distributed T-shirts, cellular phones and P30,000 in cash to students who attended the forum.
He later joined a motorcade on Session Road.
Estrada calls his sorties a campaign to explain to the people that he did not commit the crimes which he was convicted of, but many in his camp said it was the ex-President’s way of preparing for a return to power through the 2010 elections.
During his abbreviated term, various scandals also rocked the government, including accusations that government funds were used to raise the value of shares of stock of one of Estrada’s closest friends.
Estrada was also linked to the murders of publicist Salvador Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito, but he repeatedly denied it. Desiree Caluza, Inquirer Northern Luzon
(Comment: This is another nonsense news. GMA is corrupt being criticized by Erap who got jailed for corruption. Waste of time 'to).
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