Credibility and not Platform
Of course like me, maybe some of you are already hyped in the latest happening in our political scene. Actually this is the first time since 1986 that we really had a set of very interesting candidates. In the past years I never voted, even for President. I almost lost hope. But after Mar Roxas canceled his bid for the Presidency, I gained a new interest in the Philippine Politics. Thats why most of us must be vigilant since this is another turning point of our History. The last time that we saw a significant alternative was in 1986, which most of our first time voters today never experienced.
But in the turn of events, destiny has given us an alternative for our country. It’s up to us to choose. But choosing the right candidate is not easy as writing their names on the ballot.
We have to deal with a lot of thinking and screening before we cast our constitutional rights as voters.
Yet, like my most whiny opponent, many have asked for the platform of the candidates. Given, sige that there is already a platform. Let’s say the platform is well written, well planned, well thought of, at least akin to Trillanes Platform with the Magdalo Agenda. But what will the platform do if the candidate is not believable, has no credibility and totally lacking in honesty?
Like in a marketing strategy, the product is well packaged, well advertised, but lacking in quality and proof of viability, it would not sell. People would have to buy it initially, but after a few use, the buying would eventually stop.
Like the political candidates, its not the platform that should be scrutinized first. It should be the credibility and the track record.
In choosing for the right candidate, the very first thing that we should see is his credibility. Has the candidate been involved in various scandals? has the candidate been charged with graft and anomalies? Is the candidate believable beyond the sweet talks of the tongue? Is the candidate’s track record as clear as his SALN?
Take the case of Trillanes. Trillanes use the cyberspace as his vehicle for his platform. His platform is well written, very realistic and commendable. Yet, what happened now to his platform? Nada… Being in Jail is not an excuse, Take Ninoy as a clear example.
My point is, what sense would the platform do if the bearer is not even credible to execute it?
Can you force yourself to vote for ERAP once again if his platform is as good as Abraham Lincoln’s speech, considering that he plundered the country in the past? Will you vote again for Gloria if she lacks credibility but her platform says otherwise? Remember, Gloria’s yearly platform in the SONA are very enticing, but not even one of them were fulfilled to our expectations.
Thats why check the credibility, the background and track record first of the candidate and NOT the platform! Platform comes later when the Campaign season officially begins. Asking for a platform as early as now is like asking the Mango tree to bear fruit in the middle of September. Totally out of season.
A Good Platform is useless if the one who will execute it is a dictator.
At least, a credible person WITHOUT a platform has something to give to the people as a collateral.. his honesty, integrity and commitment to the country. After all, not a single politician in this peace-forsaken country has ever fulfilled their PLATFORMS.
Kaya nga these coming days, sigaw dapat ng bayan ay, “Credibility and not Platform”. Later na lang ang platform pag meeting de avance na! Wag tayo excited na parang lagi tayong inaagawan ng Lollipop.
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“Like in a marketing strategy, the product is well packaged, well advertised, but lacking in quality and proof of viability, it would not sell. People would have to buy it initially, but after a few use, the buying would eventually stop.”
True, and for the first time, I really got excited knowing that Noynoy will run for president.
Image is not everything. That’s why we need to help educate the masses on how to select a credible candidate. Since the people will decide, might as well step up and help them decide. Hindi yung dahil dinala si Willie kung saan saan.
Haha Ewan ko ba dyan kay Willie. actually di ko alam ang issue dyan. Sino na naman ang dinala nyan?
But Rob, some ANONYMOUS DUDE in the other domain of the blogosphere is accusing us of Sentimentality. What is sentimentality in looking forward to an alternative candidate?
True that, and let me name the guy, Noynoy is lacking in experience, even perhaps, as what reesie posted below, his PLATFORM is not that convincing, but can anyone remove his track record and his lack of involvement on graft and corruption? For me that’s Credibility and not sentimentality. What can a platform do if the candidate is totally FU. A liar will always be a liar no matter how gold plated the platform is.
People are sometimes obssesed with technicality of the platform, going further as twisting the operational definition of the word “PLATFORM” that they forget to be humans who are also capable of having the right “feeling” for the candidate. No wonder all they do is blabber like a TARATITAT.
The platform defense shield is getting too old and tiresome. Look for Credibility and later the platform. Like I said this is my only Honest Opinion. I dont know why some trolls from other anonymous dimension are too worked up every time I have an opinion here in the Barrio.
sinamahan daw ni willie si manny villar!
hehehe.
i totally agree with you bluep.
if the person like noynoy is credible, a good guy, an honest and fair guy…for sure he will come up with a sensible flatform that willl benefit the country and all philippines.
for years i havent voted in national elections. panahon pa ni FVR, registered voter na ako. but i always boycott the election. eh kasi, basta boycott nga. wala akong pakialam.
then erap won the presidency. i realized that masang pinoy is really that stupid! sila ang great majority eh di ba? yung tipong nakamayan lang si erap somewhere, iboboto na si erap. mga di nag-iisip.
i marched to mendiola for the very first time in my life so erap will step down. we got gma instead na worst of the worst pala it turned out.
this time? i will let my voice be heard and my vote be counted. i will educate my neighbors na walang ginawa kundi iboto ang nakikita nila sa tv. i even convinced them against chiz nung nakaraan. eh wala namang nagawa para sa amin tapos porke kababayan iboboto ng presidente?! eh di lalo nang nawala sa mapa ang bicolandia.
now that noynoy will run…the more i will campaign sa aking small barrio to vote for noynoy and give ourselves and this country a breather once and for all!
PLATFORM comes in later.
It was the same thing with JAZA. I think benigno was looking for a platform. (Ooops sori hahaha) I mean, if JAZA had indeed joined the fray, i’m sure the platform will definitely come into play. We don’t see unknown people putting out all of their platform already before even finalizing any candidacy.
On the issue of sentimentality – la yan. It’s an alibi that we don’t now how to decide. Don’t personalize. That’s their opinion. They have all the right to call us whatever calling man yan. Hindi pa ba sapat ang mga name calling in the past? Let’s leave them with that.
But yeah, Noynoy has no accomplishments. I don’t know now who left a comment here about all of the bills that Noynoy put out na indi nging bills. I was asking him for links. So, it’s really up to Noynoy now to put his best foot forward and prove to us that he is indeed the leader that we are looking for. Like what Benigno has said, credibility takes form in so many factors and yeah, credibility comes in substance and in form.
Now, transferable ba ang credibility? Looks like that how Filipinos looks at it in the case of Noynoy.
@Reynz, JAZA would be a good candidate. But I think he has been deaf to other’s plea for him to run. The platform will always be presented once official campaign begins. Its too early to ask for a platform when most candidates havent even filed their certificate of candidacy
On sentimentality, yeah alibi would always be the best defense of all trolls…
Thats what Im going to find out. I hope at least he passed some bills that are worth including in his profile. If thats the case that he did not achieve anything, well it will truly ruin his chances. The middle class now is smart in voting. They look for track records and achievements… Its the masses that we are concerned about because they lack the opportunity to be educated…
@Glo – Huh? hahahaha Kelan pa sya sumama? LOL Money talks kumbaga.
I was also there in EDSA II. me and my brothers and superiors in the seminary marched all the way to EDSA together with other religious orders donning black garbs and black banners. BUt our principle then was clear. We did not march for Gloria. We did not even March for the oust of Erap because its for the law to behold not ours. We Marched because we wanted the envelope to be opened and hence the truth. We did not know that the benchwarmer for the Presidency is as corrupt as the one ousted. Tsk Tsk.. taht is the real irony of it all
I like what you said.. let your voice be heard.
But let us always be reminded that choosing Noynoy is still early. Though I have said before that it will be a possibility that I will vote for Noy in the future, yet it doesnt mean that I will be blind and deaf to his flaws. We must also scrutinize him just like any other candidates. But for now, in the credibility issue, he is ahead of all the other candidates combined…
Repapipaps, I really don’t see the point of US being on the sentimentality side of this.
Politics is like SEO. The more you stick with implementing its technicalities, you lose readers/supporters. I agree that the platform is not convincing. Actually, it still lacks details. But that’s just me since my knowledge in politics is not that great compared with the gods of politics who can’t even go out there and tell these nimrods that they can propose a solution.
Ok, back to the topic. Platform first or Credibility? I value credibility. With credibility, comes trust. You may have a detailed, super awesome platform but nobody trusts you so, what’s the use of it?
Same here, this is my honest opinion and the human side of what I think. Again, this is my opinion. If someone will challenge it, again, this is my opinion. Digs?
Exactly! Likened to Erap’s platform in 1998 which ended in plunder
Ito daw yung platform ni NoyNoy:
“I am determined to continue the fight started by my father and my mother to see
that democracy takes root and is strengthened in our country. This cannot happen
in a government that serves the interest of the powerful few. We must strengthen
the institutions of government so that they truly serve the interests of our people.”
In the light of attempts to weaken our democracy, I therefore stand to;
1. Strengthen the Senate as an independent branch of government;
2. Continue to hold government to account for its excesses and misgovernance;
3. Resist Charter Change if done to serve the selfish interests of the few and if the process circumvents that prescribed by the constitution;
4. Oppose all attempts to impose a repressive government, and more importantly; and
5. Be the voice of the powerless and the oppressed, those who do not have access to our government and are, thus, victims of injustice.
Source: http://www.noynoy.ph
Thank you very much Reesie for the info and link.
But I think he should do better than that. When Campaign season comes (as if it hasn’t started yet) I hope he would be more specific. That is way too general. And like I said, he already has a “bit” of credibility minus his Hacienda Luisita which is another story he haven’t clarified yet, so as for now, he must prove that his credibility would translate into a good goal for the country.
kakagaling ko lang din sa site ni noynoy. i think this platform was written when he was still running for the senate (not sure ah!). you might wanna check it again though, reese! i bet noynoy will have to make a much better platform that is fitted for a much higher position.
hi bluep! very nice post!
I also went there last night and you are right. The website and the platform is for the 2007 Senatorial elections. We will monitor his platform once he is final with his decision.
Winks thanks for dropping by in Barrio
i’m with you on the CREDIBILITY and then the platform. what good would a perfect standard operating procedures or perfect goals when the leader is like whose leading the country now whose got no credibility – that’s what I say about someone walking in the park with no one following them – rather just taking one leisurely walk.
this is where i am angry at PR companies because they will package a candidate with all the fantasy that an AD will bring yet deep within, there’s garbage in the product.
PR people back home still haven’t learned how to be human. Old school PR pa rin maski sa mga candidates. Just look at those advertisements they show in between TV shows, masyadong plastik. They always put their best foot forward.
Candidates should talk and face people. Not hide behind their campaigns and commercials. They will be governing people and the least they can do is show their human side. How hard can that be for our politicians?
@Rob, I also agree
I like that Idea. Just like in the recent US election.. townhall meeting or something?
What the Philippines lack is an independent commission that will hold such debates and town hall meetings like what the US have which consists of credible media personalities as moderators.
Talking directly to the people and not just showing up on stage will be an innovation indeed
Yep, town hall meetings nga dito. People are given the chance to talk to candidates and even scrutinize them publicly. There’s this transparency thing with gestures like this.
What I want Noynoy Aquino to do
- Go out there and listen and talk to people. We have 7,100 islands where he can strategically focus his efforts.
- We have internet savvy Pinoys like Barrio Siete people, he can communicate with them thru many free channels where people can talk back.
- After listening, then you create your platform.
- Please, I don’t want to see you in any TV Game Show.
I remember last 2007 when Chavit was interviewed in ANC, it was a disaster I tell you. Even Richard Gomez and Cesar Montano beame a laughing stock on GMA7′s debate in 2007. Town hall meetings are not yet seen here in the Philippines. I hope this coming elections, the mSM would come up with this kind of strategy.
That is a very nice idea tol. Platforms should be molded according to the “actual” needs of the people and not just being formulated by pseudo intellectuals like trolls and anonymous political expert wannabes.
hahaha!!!
OH YEAH.
there is NO TRUTH in ADVERTISING>
tabi-tabi na lang po sa mga nasa advertising jobs dyan sa tabi-tabi.
what advertising people do is please their client and FOOL the customers. agree?
Agree Ms. Glo! Let’s face it – in every campaign period ADVERTISERS only care for profits.
p.s. tabi-tabi po talaga sa mga advertisers. observation lang po namin talaga ito. very obvious kasi eh…
ayan may kakampi na ako. hahahaha!!!! ano nga yung movie na yun? ahhh kate and leopold! doon binaggit pahapyaw yung kaya yung si kate dreading monday kasi ang work nya nang-loloko ng tao.
at yes snow, profit-oriented sila. it doesn’t matter na kahit mapakla yung pagkain eh sasabihin pa rin nila na matamis! hahaha.
i remember yang downy-isang banlaw ad sa tv. para daw tipid sa tubig. pinakita kung gano karaming tubig ang ma-si-save kung gagamit ng downy isang banlaw.
my brother and his wife tried that product kasi sa area nila mahirap ang tubig noon. alam mo, pati balat nila kinain ng lintek na downy isang banlaw! ang damit nasira. of course, that makes sense. soap solution is basic. to eat all the sabon eh u need something acid. kaya yang downy isang banlaw, ACID yan. mga baliw na talaga tao ngayon. ayaw na magbanlaw ng normal. eh minsan nga not enough ang usual na 3 times na banlaw!
Target of ads is mostly for the kids.Mga batang walang kamuwang muwang at hindi alam kung gaano kahirap maghanap ng pera. (unless ikaw si Mikey)
Anyway, ads targetted to kids pala, para daw pag kasama sila ng tatay at nanay nila doon sa shopping mall alam kaagad ng mga KABATAAN ANG BRAND NG GUSTO NILA. mula laruan hanggang pagkain at baka pati na kaldero at arinula.
yan pang isa na tide sulit pack ba yun. isang bundok ang labada eh isang sachet lang na tide daw puede na??
utang na loob, sinong niloko nila. ano kaya amoy ng labada mo nyan kung isang sachet lang? besides maalis ba ang mga dumi? eh ako kung maglaba magastos ako sa sabon. kasi ayaw kong maiwan ang amoy madumi sa damit.
eh pano yung mga hindi nakakaintindi??? maniniwala sila sa ads. kaya pag may tv ads ang politicians, mga kandidato, bentang benta sa mga pinoys.
eh kaya nga nanalo si erap, kasi masang pinoy can’t distinguish fiction from reality. sa totoo lang i haven’t seen any movie na andun si erap. so i dont get it pano nya napa–bilib mga pinoys sa movies nya???
akala ng pinoys movie pa din nung kumandidato. kaya ayun…ibinoto nila!! hahahaha!!! mga baliw talaga. tayo rin kumuha ng batong ipinukpok sa ulo natin. hayyy.
@Glo- Bigla ko tuloy naalala ang aking father-in-law. Binibiro niya kaming mag-asawa everytime na may binibili kaming ‘uso’. Nagpapadala daw kami sa komersiyalismo.
hahaha! Glo! i worked in the broadcast industry for geezzz long long time me love you long time and yeah! andami naming political ads na kahit sinto sinto na kandidato, pinapaganda namen dahil malakas and ad rates during election HAHAHA count me as really guilty sa lecheng kaimpaktuhan na yan kaya di na ako maloloko diz time around haha
@Snow, hindi ka nag-iisa. we are not living in a yellow submarine instead we are living in a capitalist, consumerist society. what can we do? kung hindi ka naman makiuso ang tawag ata sa iyo ay baduy/baday/bakya/niluluma at kung ano anong propaganda para sirain ang simplang pamumuhay. Ah, buhay nga naman.
@Glo. ung sinabi mo, alam ba yan ng mga bata?
darbs, of course di alam ng mg bata na nagogoyo sila ng mga ads. eh ang anak ko nga lahat ng makita sa tv gusto nyang ipabili!!
pero hayaan na natin ang mga bata na i-enjoy ang kabataan nila. karapatan na nila.
being a grown-up sucks. kung puede nga lang forever kids tayo. para somebody is always taking care of us. wala tayong problema. but the reality is, we grow up and grow old.
The Power of Ads. Let see. During Super Bowl dito sa America ang cost ng advertisement during commercial break is 3 million dolyares per minute.
Source: reuters.com
Alam mo, I wanted to change this LOL! Alangya ang hirap!!! Super old school talaga Advertising at PR sa atin.
@Reynz, I second emotion!
That’s the flaw of some trolls. They think the solution to a country is a platform but actually it’s a two way street. A good and credible Leader plus a good platform is a very good combination.
But you cannot vote just because the candidate has a good platform right? Like what I stated above, what’s the use of a good platform if a candidate is a clone of a dictator? But we can always vote for a Credible Candidate, albeit lacking in platform “FOR NOW”, because a moral and just leader has his own track record, credibility and integrity as his own platform.
Cory Aquino is a good example. She has no plausible platform, only her credibility. But take a look on what she achieved — She initiated the most democratic constitution ever written in asia, she institutionalized once again the government agencies, she brought back freedom of the press and so on and so fourth. Yet this woman was demeaned before as being “only a housewife”. But up to this day, no politico has ever achieved what she had.
PR companies I think are paid to sugarcoat their candidates. Thats why its up to us vigilant citizens that should do the scrutinizing of the candidate. Depending on advertisement alone in our choice of candidate is like putting the future of our country in the hands of an anonymous troll.
yeah, but see – that’s where the perceived credibility of Noynoy is coming from – from his parents. that he will do good as both of his parents did. now, will he? or is he able to?
Yan ang mahirap na tanong. Maraming napapaso sa sobrang expectation. Thats why Noynoy has to establish his own credibility than rubbing on his parent’s popularity. Though we cannot deny that his sudden fame came from his parent’s death, but this time he has to prove his own credibility and be his own man. like what you said, the question will linger if he is able to or not?
this what makes todays politics exiting because anything goes. This is a test of legacy. Obviously he has the cory magic tucked in him. But another question is, till when?
unless he prove something in the near future, in the official campaign season to be exact. That will be his long term investment and perhaps maybe, a collateral
Let’s not forget Hacienda Luisita. Hindi pa tapos yun di ba? Noy has a lot of explaining to do.
@Mel – I agree. He has a lot of explaining to do. He should tell the truth on what had happened in hacienda Luisita. Keeping mum on the issue which I bet, will be the most used argument against him by his critics, would only damage his credibility.
Up to now I’m still waiting for his stance on the Issue. We cannot deny the fact that there were farmers who died in that riot. And that’s not a good campaign image
actually kahit na panahon ni Cory, Hacienda Luisita was really the biggest thorn sa credibility nila. indeed, Noynoy will probably have a very difficult time to address this one.
If ever Cory will be propelled to candidacy for sainthood, this issue will be the biggest stumbling block for her canonization… the Popes are very specific on the issue of Land Reforms and rights to farmers and peasants. Actually 5 social encyclicals were written by the popes just for this issue alone (Rerum Novarum, Pacem in Terris etc). And when I say encyclical in church jargon, it means a great deal of importance in the life of the church.
Hacienda Luisista, if not cleared of all vile assumptions, will remain as a significant issue both in Church and Political sphere of discussion in lieu of the Aquinos Credibility
not only that, i guess habang wini-weigh ni Noynoy Aquino to run or not, i’m sure this is on the table being discussed dahil if he won’t be able to respond to the issue squarely, i am pretty sure the opposition will definitely use this against him.
so now the question becomes, will there still be a possibility for a reversal of fortune if you know what I mean?
@Reynz
Naku wag naman sana haha Kawawa naman. I mean he already has the credibility what he only needs to do is to strengthen it by laying the cards on the hacineda issue and other aspects of his flaws with all honesty. Reversal of fortune is a very big possibility. If that happens its not only the aquinos who will be affected, but also millions of Filipinos who are looking at Noynoy as an alternative.
You know what reynz, Im praying that Noy will somehow emerge from his cocoon if he is still in it. I hope something from him will be seen by the people who hopes in him. This is the time for him to prove that he is not just an Aquino but as an individual Noynoy as well, lest he will just disappoint many expectant voters
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agree, agree.
pero nalilito pa ako.
di ko pa alam kung sino deserve ng boto ko.
siguro yung mas may konting palya na lang kasi wala naman talagang perpektong kakandidato.
tatanungin ko pa din opinyon ng parents at kapatid ko.
@Dencios, pary so that you will be enlightened on your choice. No one is perfect, choose the lesser evil… or better, choose the good over evil
Credibility not a Platform:
Natumbok mo bloops… Dapat talagang pagtuunan ng pansin ang kredibilidad ng isang kandidato kaysa sa plataporma na gusto nyang ibalandra sa publiko..
Madali lang gawin ang Plataporma de gobyerno,maaring maganda ang nilalaman at nais na mangyari na pwedeng gawing pang-akit sa mga botante. Isa lamang itong kapirasong papel kung tutuusin na pwede rin mabili sa recto.. At ang malaking katanungan dyan kung papaano nya ito matutupad.? marami ng nalinlang sa plataporma, at may mga plataporma de gobyerno na hindi naman natutupad,dahil sa akala ng mamamayan ay itoy kanyang tuparin, pero marami ng napahamak sa maling akala.
Ngunit, datapwat,subalit…maaari lamang na magkaroon ng saysay ang Plataporma kung ang nagpapahayag nito ay mayroong magandang Kredibilidad…at dapat tignan niya muna ang kanyang sarili sa salamin.
CREDIBILITY COMES FIRST BEFORE PLATFORM.
Nice summarization Jeri
Pssst.. wak ka ingay.. hindi ako ito.. he he he
honestly, i voted for erap when he ran for the presidency before. but now, i definitely would not.
the case of him running again is like a bitch-slap in the face of our kababayans.
true, he was removed illegally. yes, his power was usurped by the mightiest of dwarfs. but that is best reserved for another discussion and probably history books.
one thing is clear. kahit na lumaklak pa sya ng isang barkong arthro… HE CAN’T RUN.
hirap sa atin, kahit di ubra, pilit na iuubra ng mga abugado. mangmang na nga, mas ginagawa pang tanga ang masa. di porke’t mga abugado ang nagsasalita, tama na at me punto ang argumento.
I think the supreme court have already established the legality of his resignation as a President. The diary of Senator Angara was one of the basis in confirming his removal from office. Therefore his removal was legal according to the Highest court of the Land.
The reason why he can run again is because of the Presidential Pardon given by arroyo obviously to up ease Erap supporters.
For him to run again, like you said which I agree, is indeed a bitch-slap, if not, an utter shameless act of hunger for power.
If Erap would win, I bet this country is going once again to perdition.
The significance of having an alternative candidate for our time is critical since if no one would challenge erap, he would likely to succeed. Even Villar proved to be second only to erap’s popularity.
But then again, if Noynoy would run and win this election, sino na ang pangtapat natin kay Bongbong Marcos? That is my greatest fear.
The reason why the Marcoses are so supportive of the Aquinos lately is because of a strategic move to put Noynoy away from the picture once the Marcoses assume power again or at least, greed for power again. If Noynoy would win this election, after his term Bongbong runs for President, The Aquinos have no more cards to play against the Marcoses. The Marcoses are cunning snakes and everyone should be vigilant. The Sympathy to Cory bit is a political strategy to gather pogi points from the people.
Thats why Noynoy’s decision is a damn if you do and damn if you don’t kind of thing…
though he is an alternative and the better choice among candidates, i still believe its not yet his time. His destiny is to face Bongbong and not Erap
Let’s pray for the best
Amen!
galing ng insight mo tol. honga, si noynoy ang pantapat ke bongbong. pero back to erap running again.. my point is that he already had one term in office. it may be short, and yes he did not finish the term, but still, one cannot run for re-election. he was elected once, therefore running again is a bid for re-election which is quite obviously not allowed by the constitution.
ginagawa lang malabnaw ng mga abugado na gustong palabnawin ang malinaw.
@buraot,
true, para na ring re-election ang gagawin nya but even if erap runs, will he have the numbers given na marami na syang na-disenfranchise sa ginawa nya? right? kaya for me moot na rin siguro yong he can run.
besides he is setting a really really bad precedent sa original concept nang 6 year term. sinira na nga ni gloria sisirain nya pa. he’s not contributing anything good with him running.
Totoo yan pare. The constitution is always abused and toyed around. Kaya ayaw ko maging abugado eh, dadami lalo ang aking palusot. San ka naman nakikta ng nakulong na eh tatakbo pa ring Presidente? Makakasiguro ba tayo na hindi nya uli gagawin yung ginawa nya noon?
@bluep,
hmmm i like what you wrote!
pero let’s play this out: say naging President nga si Noynoy – of course, papasok si Bongbong after that dahil wala nang Aquinong lalaban, but still Noynoy will be able to campaign hard against him, kaso nakita na naten how much power is left with a former President – halos wala.
now, this is one gambit for Mar to explore on and rethink his position and go talk to Noynoy once again!
I think Mar would not talk his way again in pursuing his dream, albeit Korina is so angry with De Quiros and Kiko Pangilinan. If he will withdraw his earlier decision I think it will be a political suicide, unless of course Noynoy withdraw his plans and support Mar instead. If that will be the case, ang tanong ng bayan would be “Ano ba talaga mga Kuya?” LOL
If that would be the scenario with Bongbong and Noy, let say come 2016, Kris would be forced to Join the bandwagon and it wouldn’t be a pretty sight. But of course I can see changes in Kris. If she can convert herself into a more serious and simpler public servant, then I guess we will have a card against Bongbong.
But will all of these pseudo-prophecies of mine, God forbid that our political arena becomes a family feud.
meron pa bang major influence or clout ang mga marcoses sa ngayon? i don’t think bong-bong can make it in 2016, it’s a far-fetch idea for me. marami pang mangyayari in between. if noynoy does it right and change pinas for the better, most probably people will support whoever he will endorse for 2016.
Like Theodore Roosevelt said “In politics there is no accidents. If it happens, it was made to happen”.
Just yesterday in the broadsheets, Imelda is already pushing his son to go to a higher position and wants his son to be President. See how greedy that whore is? even in the last days of her life she still greeds for power and even pimping his own son.
Never underestimate the Marcoses. They are still very powerful in the North and in the South. People are bitten by snakes because they never see them coming from behind. To consider the Marcos as something irrelevant is like considering the Devil as non-existent.
[...] will base our choices and our opinion kung sino sa mga manok naten ang pag-pa-palit-palitin naten. But is it really the platform? For once, importante saken ang sinabi ni Noynoy. But, this time around, i doubt if I will solely [...]