Philippine Elections 2010

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Much focus is given to the national level, as it has more crappiness jolliness and fanfare that entertains the nation.

Benigno Aquino Sr. said, “Filipinos are worth dying for.” If he only knew. Did we degrade as a people from his time to ours? Else, how could he say so?

The Philippine Presidential Elections 2010, I would dub as The Great Rip-Off by the following parties/candidates who are actually the rotten fruits from a decomposing tree:

• The Administration who has the machinery and power to get the Local Government Units under its mercy for funds; who has every means in making this election a farce much like what Gloria Arroyo did last 2004 by rigging election results, then it was “Hello Garci”, now it’s Smartmatic with non-disclosed code that could, for all we know would only count its favored candidates, and moreso its questionable win of the bid with COMELEC and subcontractualizations in making the machines. It’s very obvious that I couldn’t say anything good to this present administration, despite my admiration and respect for Cerge Remonde.
• Manny Villar – great is my disgust to people who take advantage of the weakness of the Filipino people. We’re easily swayed by what we see on T.V., by much political ads. I just can’t pinpoint what that weakness is but I’m very very sure he’s taking advantage and now, getting the results. His political T.V. ads are really vomit-inducing. How could you possibly, for the life of me, promise a “Stop my hirap”? You’re spending a godawful OWN money on those, and how much is the President’s salary? Php 60,000 a month! I must be really crazy to spend millions just to get a few thousand pesos! And that C5 project, its very much obvious.
• Erap Estrada – another opportunist of the Filipino poor people. I cannot imagine why, oh why, when we were watching the impeachment proceedings with more fervor than watching the telenovelas at that time waiting for him to answer for his grave sins to this nation would be fooled in still believing in him. He is, I admit, still popular among the masa and I can’t blame them.
• Jamby Madrigal had served her purpose, or rather failed in doing so. If she fielded her candidacy just so she can ostracize and blaspheme the almighty and snob Manny Villar, she did great initially. Now it looks like Manny is the underdog, and we usually would root for one. So please stop it and you’re making a fool of yourself.
• Dick Gordon – I never liked this man, and I think the feeling is mutual. Hahaha, he doesn’t even know me, if you’re curious. He’s the choice of the “enlightened” or “politicized” “elite”. Let those “enlightened” or “politicized” “elite” wallow in their “enlightedness” or “politicizedness” “eliteness” since he doesn’t have a REAL chance of winning. What irked me is his showy I-know-it-because-I’m-good attitude in senate hearings. Lambasting witnesses or accused with the air of you’re-guilty-so-don’t-reason-with-me-and-that’s-it. Sometimes, though I admit not always, has a myopic view that he is entirely right.
• Gibo Teodoro is another opportunist. I only knew he existed when I got annoyed at those NDCC T.V. commercials in one of Pacman’s fight. Like what the hell? It’s humongously obvious what those ads for eh? Why the hell are you going to advertise your job, that you did this you did that? ISN”T THAT YOUR JOB??? BUT, if my logic is to prevail in choosing my president, it’ll be you Gibo because of your track record and basically your track record. The only thing that restrains me from choosing you is that you’re in the administration. You don’t denounce Arroyo and her inexorable wrongdoings even though you know yourself that it’s the truth.
• Opposition – is there such thing? Every candidate is allied to his/her own self and interests, that’s why we have rainbow coalition parties. Parties are devoid of platforms, and devoid of sense. They flip-flop faster than you can blink your eye. Ultimate example would be Miriam Santiago. It was for the good of Arroyo that she got her in the administration to keep her on a leash, and on a tight watch.
• Eddie Villanueva, seriously, what are you doing there?
• Acosta, De los Reyes, and Perlas, I’m sure you have good intentions and I’m proud that you’ve risen to the challenge in initiating change in this country, but there are other ways to serve. I know you know that you’ll fade in the background come Elections, and I commend your optimism and ultimately, come May, the courage to proceed though its realistically a lost cause.
• and of course the Filipino people who, I’m having doubts in its capacity to think and remember the atrocities committed against her. She has become numb of the incessant rape of power-hungry and corrupt souls who are masking as humans but in reality are unforgiving demons. She has become a battered wife, going through the cycle of forgiveness and trust on her tormentor and yet again betrayed. She has been given hope lately, but got clouded as the rapists are smooth-talkers and great liars.

I have made my choice already, but I don’t like to advertise.

For the good of the country, we, Filipino voters must think long and hard the name of the person we’re going to write on our ballots. Lastly, and the most important thing of all, whoever may win in this elections, we participate in nation-building. We don’t just whine about the sad state of our nation but we must ACT just like what Efren Peñaflorida did. It may not be as grand as his but in our own little ways, like not paying the fixers when we get a driver’s license and those things that breeds corruption within not only in our political, but social system as well.

Oh well, that was one long, heavy piece. I rest my fingers.

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