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Get to Know the 2016 Election Candidates
Topic Started: Feb 6 2016, 07:29 AM (225 Views)
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Duterte says look beyond his cursing.

Anti-Binay solons eye final push on black ops:
https://t.co/trcgws5HwK
It might work. The last time it happened, his ratings went down.

Poe-Chiz are leading in the latest survey. Duterte/Roxas/Binay are statistically tied in 2nd place.

Bongbong is on 2nd place among all the VP candidates in the latest poll.

Duterte: If I'm elected President, I will take oath of Office in the office of the President. Di ako ma-drama
May pinatatamaan! Sapul na sapul! :kk3:

Duterte says he'll pay for ligation as part of family planning program. He does that in Davao.

Duterte: I am for family planning. I am the only city mayor who gives contraceptives.
Under PN*y binawasan ng P1BILLION ang pondo para sa contraceptives.

Alan Peter Cayetano: I believe he (Duterte) can save this country. Support this man. He will not disappoint you.

Alan Peter Cayetano: We (Duterte-Cayetano) are the tandem with the most experience.

Alan Peter Cayetano: If you have doubts, don't vote for me. Just vote for him (Duterte)

Alan Peter Cayetano: Exhibit A is Davao. It is bigger than Metro Manila. Exhibit B is Taguig. Free education.

Alan Peter Cayetano: Equality under the law. Bawal na ang contractualization.
Me: BRAVO! :bravo:

Alan Peter Cayetano: Duterte will enforce the law. The mapor is strategic. He will know the pusher.

Duterte: I am a leftist. Ang partido ko ay bayan.
Me: Bayan Muna? :kk3:

Duterte: If we want to improve the economy, we should start with the land.
Me: Paktay na ang Dona Luisita! :laff:

Duterte: There is rampant violence. I will talk to everybody to have a peaceful Mindanao.

Duterte: If you go to Davao, I can assure you that you will be safe.

ONLY Duterte and Alan Peter Cayetano attended "The Leader I Want" forum. Natakot yung ibang kandidato/tandems? Ayaw ba nilang mabuko ng publiko ang mga weaknesses nila?

Duterte: Kill me if I don’t resolve crimes in 6 months:
https://t.co/zmip3ZY4c3
Me: Parang si PN*y magpapasagasa sa tren.

Sarah Palin blames Obama's policy for the arrest of her son accused of domestic violence.
Me: Parang si PN*y din. Blame Arroyo for everything except himself. :harhar:

Poe finds a champion in the Supreme Court:
https://t.co/WeBzwh7L17

6 reasons why VP Jojo Binay is on the rise again
https://t.co/tHXld7LIVk

I watched the ABS-CBN interview of Bongbong Marcos. He had a difficult time about explaining the abuses and excesses of his father's presidency. He won't apologize for that. Parang si PN*y. He said he was only 14 when martial law was declared and he was in London studying (I hope I'm remembering what he said correctly). He also talked about the questions regarding his foreign school education & whether he finished or not as he claimed in the past in his website? He is in favor of increasing the SSS pension to P2K, ending contractualization, passing FOI & anti-political DYNASTY bills.

The Manila Times reported that some LP officials will shift support to the tandem of Senators Grace Poe and Francis “Chiz” Escudero if the survey ratings of Roxas and his running mate, Rep. Leni Robredo, will not improve.
Roxas ranked third in the latest survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS) with 21 percent.
Vice President Jejomar Binay topped the survey with 31 percent, followed by Poe who got 24 percent.
Robredo also trailed Escudero and Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. who got 28 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
The former Interior secretary said the decision of President Benigno Aquino 3rd junking the proposed P2,000 increase for Social Security System (SSS) pensioners did not hurt his candidacy.

Me: If candidates' ratings in our country is anything similar to the US ones, these numbers will tighten as the election approaches. I think this will be a close fight between 2 to 3 candidates for president & VP.

Marcos biggest gainer among VP bets
http://goo.gl/fb/YZtSam

It's currently working in his favor, Binay's strategy of silence.
https://t.co/XSOmCGghzv

Cayetano defends expenses on political ads
http://newsmobile.abs-cbn.com/nation/01/27/16/cayetano-defends-expenses-on-political-ads/

Do you like Mar Roxas' latest political ad where he ends it with “Higit sa lahat, hindi ko kayo nanakawan".
http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/120382-mar-roxas-political-advertisement-no-drama?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral
Umilag agad si Binay. :ngisi:

Cussing is no issue for me. But I do have a problem with the allegations that Davao death squads killed staunch critics of Duterte...very disturbing:
https://tinyurl.com/z47vkg5

Look at these numbers if indeed Duterte is the "messiah of the poor":
This was posted by Marvin Bionat in Facebook..

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If your bottom line is poverty alleviation, Duterte has some claim to success. One available data for cities is the Small Area Poverty Estimates (NSCB). From 2009 to 2012, poverty incidence in Davao City dropped from 13.2% to 10.6%. That's pretty impressive compared to the national poverty incidence that has stalled at around 25%. But it's not exactly spectacular success. In Iloilo City, poverty incidence dropped from 7.6% to 6% in the same period. In Cebu City poverty was halved from 13.9% down to 6.8%. In Bacolod City, it was an even steeper fall from 11.2% to 3.2%. Correct me if I'm wrong but the mayors of those other cities don't maintain death squads to set the stage for an economic boom. So I'm not sure if we don't have a choice but to tolerate iron rule and extra-judicial killings to prosper as a nation ...

SOURCE: http://www.nscb.gov.ph/announce/2014/PSA-NSCB_2012MunCity_Pov.asp
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I saw Duterte's interview done by a panel from ABS-CBN. Very funny guy even when he's not trying to be funny. It's hard not to see this man as the man of the people. The 2nd coming of Pres Magsaysay maybe? Many voters are identifying themselves with him.

A number of Facebook users opposed to Duterte's candidacy have been receiving death threats from Duterte supporters. Of course *not all* Duterte supporters are as extreme, but the man inspires the worst in his fanatics -- just a glimpse of what we may be in for if he wins.

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Do I like Duterte as a leader? Absolutely YES! Duterte compensates his imperfections with real service to the people.

1. Siya ang kauna-unahang nagpasa ng Women Development Code (City Ordinance 5004) sa buong Pilipinas.

2. Siya rin ang nangunguna sa pagpaparehab ng mga kabataang lulong sa droga at binibigyan pa niya ito ng P2,000 monthly allowance.

3. Sa Davao, siya ay nagpatupad ng Anti-Discrimination Ordinance. Bawal i-discriminate ang Muslim, Kristiyano, Lumad, bakla, lesbian, transsexual, may kapansanan, ordinaryong mamamayan at kahit sino man.

4. Siya ang nagpatupad ng fire-cracker ban tuwing Pasko at New Year. Davao lang zero casualty sa paputok kada taon.

5. Si Mayor Rody ang unang rumesponde sa Tacloban na sinalanta ng bagyong Yolanda.

6. Davao Central 911 (The only 911 in Asia. Equipments are all US-made. All services are free.)

- California Traffic Light System (Most modern in the Philippines. Sensorized, centralized to Traffic Center and Central 911)

- High-tech CCTVs, again the most modern in the Philippines.

- Public Safety Command Center powered by IBM (US technology giant company) making Davao the only Smart City in the Philippines. The fastest that can respond to crime and disaster.

- State of the art facilities of a GOVERNMENT hospital. Yes, the most modern hospital equipments in Davao are not in private hospitals but in a government hospital - the Southern Philippines Medical Center (formerly Davao Medical Center).

7. Sagot niya ang gastusin ng mga batang may cancer sa Davao at kahit hindi taga Davao.

Kaya para sa inyong hindi siya kilala at bulag sa katotohanan, let me say this. He is actually making a sacrifice to us. #TunayNaPagBabago #DuterteCayetano.
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Elect more urban planners as NCR mayors to improve and solve the traffic problem.

Assuming Poe made an honest mistake, she needs to face the consequence. Corona gave the same defense; he paid dearly for it. What makes Poe different? Chiz should know that. He voted to impeach or convict Corona.

Question ko lang. If you were one of the unfortunate few who lost a few fingers while trying to explode a firecracker on New Years eve how are you going to vote? You need your thumbs, right, in order to vote?

This election, news circulated that Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas has already spent P257M on TV ads and expected to beat the P1.3B that he spent last Presidential Election in 2010. Netizens who support Mar Roxas defended the Presidential candidate and said that the money spent on TV ads was from the donations of different OFWs and businessman who wants to continue Daang Matuwid.

Is this black prop or for real? Isn't there a campaign spending limit anyway? Do contributions or donations from supporters not included in the total count of money spent for campaigning of politicians?

Simbahang Katoliko pinagbawalan ang mga pari na magmisa sa mga campaign sorties. How about INC?


Poe was elected Senator of the republic. Qualifications for citizenship are the same, so why didn’t the question come up in the 2013 elections? Or was she just too cute that her radiance blinded us all? Ang Comelec natulog sa pansitan noon, tapos ngayon umaangal sila? Why did Binay and Roxas made it very public that she would be a very welcome running mate if she's not qualified due to her problems with residency and citizenship? Hypocrisy all around. Having said all of that, I'm still not a Grace Poe supporter. I still won't vote for her.

Former senator and rehabilitation czar Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Tuesday cited three reasons why he is backing the candidacy of administration standard-bearer Mar Roxas in the 2016 presidential election. Lacson said Roxas is the most qualified among the major presidential candidates next year.

"Siya lang 'yung walang corruption issue, and I can personally vouch for his integrity. Second, siya lang 'yung walang disqualification case na hinaharap. Third, siya lang 'yung walang health issue," he added.

Roxas backed Lacson's statement that they were together at the United Nations to attend an event in 2009, debunking Cesar Mancao's claim that he got instructions from Lacson on the Dacer-Corbito case.
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Latest Pulse Asia survey (Jan 24-28, 2016):
Sotto and Pangilinan on top in the senatorial pack :vomit:

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Sen. Miriam Santiago challenges Sen. Enrile to account for martial law role, and his wealth.
https://shar.es/14mB6A

"If he becomes president, ..Duterte said his 1st wife & live-in partner will have separate rooms in Malacanang."
https://shar.es/14mSj1
Is he planning to have the first harem in the Palace? :taas-kilay:

Duterte alleges high-ranking PNP officials have drug ties:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/761147/duterte-alleges-high-ranking-pnp-officials-have-drug-ties

Justifying the abrupt House adjournment last Wed, Speaker Belmonte said, "Let's not embarass [the president]."
YAN! GANYAN ANG LP. TANDAAN NYO PAG BOTO NINYO SA KANILA. Their priority is to please the pr*sident first, and their constituents last. So much for "kayo ang BOSS ko". :td: Article VI of the Constitution is clear. Adjournment is legal only when it is in accordance with the date pre-determined by Congress. Did the congressmen not believe in their own SSS Pension Bill? Congress shows it's under the OFFICE of the PRESIDENT. So we only have 2 branches of govt now? What a bunch of cow@rds with no ballz. Most of our congressmen have just proven that they really do not represent their constituents. They represent the president. They vote according to their own interests. Vote out the INCUMBENTS! Don't vote for Belmonte if he is running.

N*yn*y Aq*ino said that the next pr*sident won't be doing much because he already have done everything. :pataymali: :darkside:
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Did anyone see the TV ad of Chiz Escudero where he is shown playing with a bunch of kids? What is he really trying to convey in that ad? I don't get it. Do we need a babysitter for Vice Prez? :td: So few of the candidates are talking about their accomplishments and platform. So sick of motherhood statements. And judging from the latest surveys voters are easily swayed by that :kaka: When will we learn to elect the right people in positions who will determine our fate as a country? Sotto, Drilon, Chiz, etc are leading the surveys. Excuse me while I :vomit: toss my cookies. :crap:
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A totally useless political TV ad that I saw was that of Francis Tolentino. In it he praises people yadiyadayara. It's nothing but kissing people's a$$. No platforms or plans presented. He forgot how bad the traffic was during his time with the MMDA. He forgot to mention that in the last few months of his stint with MMDA he was nowhere to be found. Is that how he cared about people suffering due to the horrific traffic in Metro Manila? I won't be voting for that guy this year and any other time. Yeah, may FOREVER when it comes to not voting for Tolentino. Sotto? Another one I won't be voting for. De Lima, YUCK! Pacquiao, DOUBLE YUCK! Guingona, EWWW! Drilon, no OINK way! Hontiveros, barf out! Lapid, Villanueva...no freakin way!

Poe, in a press conference, said she will consider making PN0Y an anti-corruption adviser should she win the presidency. She's not getting my vote! There are rumors floating around that Poe is the secret candidate of PN0Y.
http://www.bayan.ph/2016/02/18/grace-poe-urged-to-distance-campaign-from-aquino/
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He promoted and defended the Disbursement Acceleration Program that was declared illegal by the Supreme Court. He only pretended to abolish the Priority Development Assistance Fund or PDAF. He violated the Ombudsman’s suspension order when he made Gen. Purisima in charge of the Mamasapano operation. He refuses to fire DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya. Worse, his administration is using public funds to prop up the candidacy of Poe’s rival, Mar Roxas,” said Bayan secretary general Renato M. Reyes, Jr.

Sen. Poe must chart her own path, independent of the discredited Aquino regime. Distancing herself from the Aquino regime is necessary, not just because of the voters and the upcoming elections, but because it is the principled thing to do,” he added.


The real candidates for 2016: Ms. Panday, Dirty Harry, the Clone and the Mayor
http://www.manilatimes.net/the-candidates-ms-panday-the-dirty-harry-the-clone-and-the-mayor/245380/
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We all know that candidates just pay underpaid academics or speechwriters to come up with platforms, and they just do what they want to do and don’t do what they don’t want to do when they become president.

It is entirely a contest of image-building, even atrociously false ones.

Candidate No. 1: Ms. Panday

The first candidate is Ms. Panday, Panday II, or Panday’s daughter – Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares. C’mon, people are not voting for this foundling, or more probably the winter-spring lovechild of a 51-year old Philippine President with a 20-year old starlet, even putting her at the head of the pack.

They are not voting for this well-off Assumption College alumna who preferred to pursue the American dream in the US of A, and who worked in short-stints as a grade-school teacher, as “procurement liaison” for an obscure US government agency, and as sales assistant for an even more obscure private firm.

People are not voting for this rich actor’s adopted daughter who returned to the country when her father died and then decided to become a Filipino citizen in order to be qualified to become senator … sorry, in order to serve the country.

Delusional Filipinos are choosing her in presidential voting-preference surveys not even because she is the poor adopted child of that near-recluse Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ) and actress Susan Roces. They are choosing her because somehow in their minds, she is the daughter of “Panday,” the mythical hero portrayed by FPJ in many box-office hits, or the daughter of the working-class, anti-rich protagonist as he had played onscreen several times.

This is not a conjecture. That Laylo survey reported that 45 percent of the 29 percent who chose Llamanzares for President picked her because she is “kind, like her father,” that she will “continue the good work of her father” and that she will “fulfill her father’s promises.” The father here obviously does not refer to FPJ, as a person but to his Panday image and other movie-screen heroes he had portrayed.

As amazing as that is the fact that a further 7 percent responded that they will vote for Llamanzares because she “provided housing for the poor, fought the rights of women, gave scholarships, helped calamity victims and helped those in financial need.” But Llamanzares really hasn’t done any of those: clearly they are projecting non-existent accomplishments on her, the result of their belief that she is a hero’s daughter who does such kind things.

Such delusion, the mix-up of reel and real, is certainly not an affliction solely of the poor, and therefore, uneducated. Llamanzares garnered the highest percentage of her supporters, 30 percent, among the ABC economic class, bigger than the 27 percent in the E class.

That is really a repeat of the presidential elections of 2004, when ousted President Joseph Estrada asked his best friend, Poe (Grace’s adoptive father), to run for the top post against President Arroyo. Estrada told the introverted actor to run and win the presidency, because otherwise, he would spend the rest of his life in jail for the plunder charges filed against him. Given that Poe lost by only 3 percentage points to Arroyo, Estrada thinks Panday’s daughter can sneak into the tight race and win the presidency this year. Those behind Llamanzares are the same gang of supporters as Estrada’s shadowy cabal of Chinese Filipino businessmen that included William Gatchalian.

‘Mini-Me,’ the clone

Another candidate is “The Clone,” or a better “Mini-Me:” Manuel Roxas 2nd. “Mini-Me” is that character in those Austin Powers comedy movies – the clone of villain Dr. Evil, identical in every way with the main character but “one-eighth his size.” It was a hilarious scene when Dr. Evil, even if visibly disappointed that his clone is a dwarf, pompously dubs it “Mini-Me.” A similar scene came to mind when Aquino raised Roxas’ hand as he declared him the Administration’s candidate, even if he knew he was rating badly in the voter-preference polls.

Roxas is without a doubt the contest’s “Mini-Aquino” in the Laylo survey. A huge 42 percent chose him “because he will continue Aquino’s programs, such as the conditional cash-transfer program.” A further 10 percent did because he was endorsed by the President.

Roxas fits the role to a tee. The Mini-Me of the movies often hilariously tries to be tougher than Dr. Evil, only to hide later behind his boss’s legs. Roxas also often tries to appear tougher than Aquino, as when he told the Tacloban mayor Alfred Romualdez in the wake of Yolanda’s damage: “Let’s face it, you are a Romualdez and the President is an Aquino.” Or when he replied to Duterte’s remark that he would slap Roxas when he sees him: “Bakit pa sampalan, pambabae ‘yan, suntukan na lang, ‘di ba?” But he kept his mouth shut when Duterte challenged him to a gun duel.

What dooms Roxas, and explains his low ratings, is that while 42 percent of those who chose him did so because “he will continue Aquino’s programs,” 38 percent did not vote for him because he will be “like Aquino who hadn’t changed things in the country,” and that he is precisely a Mini-Me, “walang sariling decision, sunud-sunuran kay Aquino.” That is, it’s a wash being Aquino’s clone.

Dirty Harry, the sheriff

Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is the contest’s Dirty Harry, the Wild West Sheriff. In the Laylo survey, nearly 70 percent picked him because of his tough anti-crime stance: “he is a disciplinarian and really punished criminals (22 percent),” “eradicated drug pushers and illegal drugs (20 percent),” “eradicated crime under his leadership (12 percent),” “strict in implementing the law (8 percent)” and “wielded the iron fist in disciplining Filipinos (7 percent).”

Duterte has been mayor of Davao City for 20 years since 1988 (his daughter Sarah became mayor so he could skirt the term limits), and a congressman from 1998 to 2001. But those who chose him perceived him almost totally as a man who vanquished crime and who could “discipline Filipinos.”

Duterte’s image is as the ruthless San Francisco detective Dirty Harry Callahan who didn’t hesitate to kill criminals where they stood, as portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the box-office hit movies where the lead character replaced the goody-goody iconic hero of the past.

Obviously huge sectors of Filipinos, tired of the wave of crimes that have grown worse under Aquino, want such a cold-blooded crime-buster as President.

But wasn’t Erap, with his PAOC nearly one, and aren’t most of our police, already of that kind?

The Mayor

About 20 percent of respondents chose Vice President Jejomar Binay because “he could replicate his success as mayor in developing Makati” on a national scale. (“Napaganda/napaunlad niya ang Makati, baka magawa niya sa buong bansa.”) The “good mayor” aiming for the presidency, that is.

This is the reason why the Aquino-Roxas camp undertook an expensive two-year campaign to defame Binay’s track record as mayor, and tried to show that his stint was one of corruption, the biggest instance of which, they alleged, was the purportedly overpriced Makati City Hall Building II.

The Administration failed in this intense defamation campaign, even if it was supported by the biggest newspaper in the country, and the plot even back-fired, which explains why Binay is now leading in the voter-preference surveys.

The “Good Mayor” is a powerful image in national elections, given that most Filipinos’ encounter with government – especially outside the metropolis – is solely with a mayor. It is at that level where they can feel the impact of having a good or bad government representative, a mayor, on their lives.

However, the second biggest group of Binay’s supporters chose him not just because of his track record as Makati mayor. A significant 19 percent of those who favored him in the Laylo poll picked him because of his “wide experience in government.” This could be due to the fact that aside from being Makati mayor, he served the high-profile posts of Metro Manila Authority chairman from 1990 to 1992, and its successor institution, the Metro Manila Development Authority from 1998 to 2001.

Binay took a clever move when he collaborated with the Aquino Administration as that added to his political support base. Due to his work as Presidential Adviser on OFW Concerns, 11 percent of respondents chose him because “he has helped OFWs in trouble in other countries.”

One of Binay’s strong points as revealed in the Laylo survey where 14 percent of those who supported him selected him because “he grew up poor, and therefore he is pro-poor.”

There has been no other presidential candidate – except Ramon Magsaysay, a former auto mechanic who won the presidency in 1953 – who managed to have such an image, which is an enormous edge in a country where I suspect more than 70 percent of voters see themselves as poor. (Manuel Villar tried to build up that image in the 2010 elections, and failed catastrophically as it backfired on him.)

Would you vote for somebody whose image is of the Snow White fairy-tale type? Would you vote to office a “Mini-Me” so we would have the same kind of government as we’ve had the past six years, a Mini-Me wielding the vast resources and power of the Republic of the Philippines as its leader?


As a presidential aspirant, you first have to be measured by what you have accomplished and then painstakingly evaluated by what you try to attempt.


Escudero to Roxas: He could have done more for his province
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/765641/escudero-takes-jab-at-roxas-he-could-have-done-more-for-his-province

Roxas to Escudero: What have you done for Sorsogon?
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/765793/roxas-to-escudero-what-have-you-done-for-sorsogon

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If son Brian and husband Neil can't even vote for Grace Poe, why should we?

THERE ARE NO SAINTS. Stuff those yellow halos where the sun doesn't shine
https://www.facebook.com/momblogger/posts/1074046502646206

Bello says if Binay wins, corruption will intensify. If Roxas wins, elitist politics will continue. Know your candidates. Don't just vote.

Election day is on May 9, 2016.
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So what happened in the first PiliPinas presidential debate?:

Quotes from DUTERTE:

I am here because I love this country. I am a native of this country. Without corruption, we can develop this nation.

"I will get rid of crime, drugs, corruption within 3-6 months."

"There is so much corruption & drugs but nobody is minding this problem."

No economic gains unless we get rid of corruption in gov’t
Read here: http://bit.ly/1RUCoJe

"There are criminality, drugs and corruption in the government. Give me six months and I will deliver."


Quotes from Miriam Santiago:

"We are here looking for a real leader for the Philippines. This is not a personality contest, not a show for entertainment."

"Nobody has done very much against graft and corruption except Mayor Rody Duterte."


Roxas: Ang pinakamahalaga ay ang murang pautang para sa mga mangingisda. Nauubos ang kita nila sa pagbabayad ng utang.

Duterte reacts: Ang problema lang ay ang implementation along the way because of corruption and incompetence.


MY OPINION:
That first presidential debate (PiliPinas) was a snoozefest & partially a lovefest. Too slow for me. So unlike the American presidential debates. I noticed a few of the candidates were slurring, even the moderators/hosts. No one was very comfortable in their own skin. Sadly, Sen Miriam looked and sounded tired. Mike Enriquez was so annoying as a moderator and that guy from the Inquirer (Nery?) was too freaking slow that I felt like falling asleep. I would rather that the debate be hosted by people in CNN Philippines. Some of the candidates were quite nervous. You could tell Roxas was coached heavily by professionals. It pays to have money, but I hope not our money. You can't be too slick like a snake oil salesman and not appear too artificial. A debate is when you pick a side to be on a certain issue. Jessica Soho and Mike Enriquez maybe OK as newscasters but they are not really good debate moderators. You only need one brilliant moderator to do the job, not two bumping on each other. No new topics were asked in this debate. Siguro if they debated on some issues like foreign investments, the plights of OFW, federalism, changes to the Constitution, FOI, traffic solutions, or job generation, then it would have been a better two hours baka may natutunan pa tayo. I also wish the debate had no TV commercials. Of the 2-hour Presidential debate, 48 mins were relegated to commercials:
http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2016/02/22/of-2-hour-presidential-debate-48-minutes-were-advertisements/

I have an idea for future format for the debates. How about this:
Each candidate will be given a list of topics and then each of the candidates should ask the other candidates questions covering all topics. Those questions may not be the same for all the candidates. I think that would be a very interesting format.

Analysts: No clear winner in first PiliPinas debate.

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Political analysts believe the first presidential debate mounted by the Commission on Elections and its media partners will not yet affect candidates' survey standings.

University of the Philippines' Dr. Edna Co, and UST's Political Science department chair, Dr, Dennis Coronacion also expressed disappointment at the topics covered in the debate.

Both say the topics were not discussed as extensively as in U.S. debates.

For the analysts, there were no clear winners from the #PiliPinas debate but some candidates were able to display their strengths.

Co and Coronacion agree that Davao City Mayor, Rodrigo Duterte was able to show a gentler side while Mar Roxas went on the offensive.

They noted that Grace Poe "spoke very well" compared to her older and more experienced counterparts.


Pero sabi ng Rappler, si Roxas daw ang nanalo. :bg: Why am I not surprised.

Duterte leads PiliPinas Debates 2016 Poll
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I don't think this is a scientific poll.

Agenda of the next president: Traffic
http://bit.ly/1okHaoe
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One thing I learned from the PiliPinas debates: Never let Mike Enriquez modetate debates again.

Can we have a Pilipinas debate for senatorial candidates too? Imagine Alma Moreno rebutting Manny Pacquiao? :lolol:


About Marcos

The dictator Marcos left behind a foreign debt of $27 B. This belies the claim of Bongbong that Filipinos were better off under Marcos.
In 1986, gov't auditors would discover PHILCOMSAT was one of many corporations & organizations used to siphon ill-gotten wealth.
In 1985, Bongbong was chairman of PHILCOMSAT.
So far PCGG has managed to recover about $4B, less than half of $10B fortune believed to have been amassed through the years.
We are still paying for the dictator's debt til 2032 something.
Bongbong Marcos has to explain 100 million pesos allocation for ghost NGOs (related to Napoles case).
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Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is now tied with Senator Francis Escudero in the vice-presidential race. Both candidates now have 26% voter support in the latest SWS survey.

Binay camp: LP using P100-B BUB fund for campaign
http://bit.ly/1oCE4vt

On Sen. Grace Poe
They say I have no experience. Yes, I have no experience in stealing & corruption http://on.fb.me/1TWtyuR
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Brian Poe's Shoes Issue
https://t.co/hPuH3fBjnR


Is it true that Grace Poe already spent P500M on ads even before the official start of the election season?

Quiboloy says his 'revelation dreams' have told him Duterte is destined for the Presidency.
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May crystal ball ba siya?

Election filings show WALMART heir Alice Walton gave CLINTON $335,000 in the month of Dec
http://vetsforbernie.org/2016/02/wal-mart-heir-gives-clinton-335000/
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A very interesting article:

Donald Trump Says George W. Bush Lied About Weapons of Mass Destruction, Is to Blame for 9/11
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/02/13/jeb_bush_donald_trump_clash_over_george_w_bush_s_record.html


:anodaw:

Will South Carolina agree with Trump? ABANGAN ANG SUSUNOD NA KABANATA :smile:
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To voters Pres Aquino = Daang Matuwid = Jun Abaya = Mamasapano = Traffic = Walang Malasakit = Mar Roxas
https://t.co/dHJQYeQX0F

Poor Mar.

Someone posted this about Duterte in a Comment section:

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Do I like Duterte as a leader? Absolutely YES! Duterte compensates his imperfections with real service to the people.

1. Siya ang kauna-unahang nagpasa ng Women Development Code (City Ordinance 5004) sa buong Pilipinas.

2. Siya rin ang nangunguna sa pagpaparehab ng mga kabataang lulong sa droga at binibigyan pa niya ito ng P2,000 monthly allowance.

3. Sa Davao, siya ay nagpatupad ng Anti-Discrimination Ordinance. Bawal i-discriminate ang Muslim, Kristiyano, Lumad, bakla, lesbian, transsexual, may kapansanan, ordinaryong mamamayan at kahit sino man.

4. Siya ang nagpatupad ng fire-cracker ban tuwing Pasko at New Year. Davao lang zero casualty sa paputok kada taon.

5. Si Mayor Rody ang unang rumesponde sa Tacloban na sinalanta ng bagyong Yolanda.

6. Davao Central 911 (The only 911 in Asia. Equipments are all US-made. All services are free.)

- California Traffic Light System (Most modern in the Philippines. Sensorized, centralized to Traffic Center and Central 911)

- High-tech CCTVs, again the most modern in the Philippines.

- Public Safety Command Center powered by IBM (US technology giant company) making Davao the only Smart City in the Philippines. The fastest that can respond to crime and disaster.

- State of the art facilities of a GOVERNMENT hospital. Yes, the most modern hospital equipments in Davao are not in private hospitals but in a government hospital - the Southern Philippines Medical Center (formerly Davao Medical Center).

7. Sagot niya ang gastusin ng mga batang may cancer sa Davao at kahit hindi taga Davao.

Kaya para sa inyong hindi siya kilala at bulag sa katotohanan, let me say this. He is actually making a sacrifice to us. #TunayNaPagBabago #DuterteCayetano.


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Question ko lang. If you were one of the unfortunate few who lost a few fingers while trying to explode a firecracker on New Years eve how are you going to vote? You need your thumbs, right, in order to vote?

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Mar Roxas spent P1.3 Billion on TV ads last election:
http://fb.me/2jYo2rzZf

This election, news circulated that Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas has already spent P257M on TV ads and expected to beat the P1.3B that he spent last Presidential Election in 2010. Netizens who support Mar Roxas defended the Presidential candidate and said that the money spent on TV ads was from the donations of different OFWs and businessman who wants to continue Daang Matuwid.

Poe was elected Senator of the republic. Qualifications for citizenship are the same, so why didn’t the question come up in the 2013 elections? Or was she just too cute that her radiance blinded us all? Ang Comelec natulog sa pansitan noon, tapos ngayon umaangal sila? Why did Binay and Roxas made it very public that she would be a very welcome running mate if she's not qualified due to her problems with residency and citizenship? Hypocrisy all around. Having said all of that, I'm still not a Grace Poe supporter. I still won't vote for her.

Premature campaigning cost

Binay - P595M
Poe - P448M
Mar - P428M
Duterte - P115M
Miriam - 0

Multi-million expenses mean multi-million favors to return if ever. Lahat sila may advertisement na pwera lang si Sen Miriam. Talagang sumusunod siya sa batas ng Comelec. Yan ang leader. Some may argue hindi naman siya mananalo. Her ratings are rather dismal unfortunately.

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Sen. Grace Poe vows to keep campaign "friendly & dignified" and not about ambitions.

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With only a little over 54 MILLION voters multiplied by P10/voter, OVERSPENDING na ang top 3 spenders. Limit is P540M:
http://fb.me/4KvS7sLXU
Do you think they would be disqualified? HELL, NO!

Grabe sa pag-gastos ang mga taong ito. Ang yayaman! Compare the expenses of the bets running for the president of the U.S. Si Donald Trump only spent an equivalent of P94, give or take. Ben Carson and Ted Cruz only spent a combined total of $5M (approx. P220M). Ang laki ng Amerika kumpara sa Pinas! Sa mga VP candidates natin, si Cayetano ang numero UNO sa campaign expenses. Si Chiz Escudero ang pinaka-mababa, which is only P30,000 ONLY! Wala pa siya sigurong TV ads kaya ang baba. Chiz is the leading VP candidate according to the latest survey. Sa mga candidates running for senator, si Martin Romualdez ay gumastos na ng mas malaki kesa sa mga kumakandidato sa pagka-presidente daw. Bumabaha ng pera galing sa mga taong ito. Siguradong tataas ang economy natin nito.

This article says Roxas is top ad spender at P774 M followed by Binay, Poe, & Duterte:
https://t.co/0JC9oLvWh0

Nakakalula na ang mga halaga ng ginastos nila pero 3rd world pa rin ang PHL. All that spending is making our big media even richer and candidates more beholden to their contributors or sponsors.
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Drilon, Abad, Roxas, Aquino – most voracious pork-lovers in our history:
https://t.co/Vp2F7I5htl
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Duterte, Cayetano promised to give P75,000-P100,000 salary for police should they win:
https://t.co/fnEB3MHa21
Saan kaya sila kukuha ng pundo?

Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe wants President Aqu ino to sack DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya Details:
http://s.rplr.co/Yk29VvZ

Mar vows Belmonte will remain speaker if he wins the presidency...he's already telling us that he'll meddle in a co-equal branch if elected?

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Bongbong should apologize for dad's acts:
https://t.co/1E3U1tZphO


Pn*y has to apologise too for the Mendiola and Luisita massacres …and while we wait for that, Bongbong should go first since this happened earlier.

Binay wants end to vindictiveness & selective justice in the country — https://shar.es/1662Y9

Binay knows where the real battleground is. That is how the game is played in the U.S. Candidates and political parties spend most of their money & resources in battleground states. No use spending money where you know your candidates are already winning overwhelmingly.

First survey for 2016 by MBC-DZRH
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Dapat si Grace Llamanzares ang inindorso ng mga Amerikanong ito! :kamutulo: May mga work permits ba yang mga yan?

Sandiganbayan suddenly earnest about ill-gotten wealth cases against Marcos and friends. How does one explain the sudden spurts of interest like this?

Among VP candidates, the biggest spender is Cayetano w/ P398,288,000, followed by Bongbong Marcos w/ P103,429,000. Read here:
https://t.co/6DiAM81rSJ


The biggest gainers of this election spending are the big media companies especially TV stations. Imagine spending hundreds of millions.

All of the presidential candidates have donors. And I bet all share same donors. Those donors would want to get a payback in terms of favors, tax breaks, favorable laws to their businesses or a plum positions in government for themselves, family members, friends and relatives. The big question we have to ask these candidates is how beholden will they be to their sponsors or financial supporters?

Google Predicts Rodrigo Duterte to Win 2016 Election
http://www.localpulse.net/election/google-predicts-rodrigo-duterte-to-win-2016-election-7986/

A spin through Google Trends shows what people think about the presidentiables.

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Rodrigo Duterte leads the race in Google search queries among presidentiables from June 2015 to December 2015.

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This is not the first try to find a correlation of Google search trends to potential election outcomes. In 2010 national elections, Sen. Benigno Aquino (in blue) was clearly leading in the amount of raw search activity compared to other presidential candidates.

When the results were out, Benigno Aquino III won the presidential race with 15,208,678 votes (42.08%) while Joseph Estrada obtained 9,487,837 votes (26.25%), Manny Villar with 5,573,835 (15.42%), and Gilberto Teodoro with 4,095,839 (11.33%).

Though Joseph Estrada came third in Google queries, but still he managed to be on the second place because he was popular with the lower class voting population that rarely use the internet that time.
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I was told by a neighbor that Bongbong's wife is an Araneta? So if Roxas wins the presidency and Bongbong wins the VP post there would be two relatives of the Aranetas representing them in the two highest positions in our government. NICE!

Sabi ni Chiz sa mga LP about them complaining the NPC backing Poe-Chiz candidacies, "Magpaka-lalaki kayo." May pinatatamaan ba si Chiz? :laff: Sige ka Chiz, baka hamunin ka ng sabunutan niyan :wink:

Anyone following the U.S. Primaries? Sanders is giving Hillary a headache. So far Hillary won in 6 states in the Super Tuesday primaries while Sanders won in 4. In the Republican primaries Trump won in 6 states so far while Rubio won in 1 and Ted Cruz won in 2. Many Republicans are saying that they won't support Trump. Trump is giving the Republicans a big headache.
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