The Mayors of the 2nd District of Surigao del Norte are reportedly endorsing the tandem of DepEd Region 8 Director Sol Matugas and Board Member Egay for Governor and Vice Governor respectively.
According to mindanao.com, those who reportedly endorsed the tandem are, Mainit Mayor Ramon Mondano, Gigaquit Mayor Carlos Egay, Sr., Bacuag Mayor Shiela Mae Orquina-Cebedo, San Francisco Mayor Simplicia Bacol, Malimono Mayor Teodoro Senaca, Jr., Tubod Mayor Cristina Romarate-Arcillas, Taganaan Mayor Cesar Diaz, Sison Mayor Leicester Fetalvero, Alegria Mayor Dominador Esma, Claver Vice-Mayor Rosemarie “Nene” Gokiangkee and Placer Vice-Mayor Philip Adlao.
According to Bacuag Mayor Shiela Mae Orquina-Cebedo, they endorsed the Matugas-Egay tandem because “It’s high time that we give our people the credible choices for governor and vice-governor in the persons of Ma’am Sol and Board Member Jun Egay whose integrity and record of public service are beyond reproach.”
picture from Gold Star Daily
Finally, the rivals of Cagayan de Oro Vice Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Emano is fielding a viable candidate against his son, Yevgeny Emano, in the person of former vice governor Julio Uy. They are now targeting his son.
Bambi Emano protested insisting as incumbent, he should be the official candidate of the party and not anybody else. Bambi has other reason why he will stick with Lakas Kampi. He said he will be ashamed with the Arroyo boys, Mikey and Dato.
“Maulaw ako kung mibiya ako kaniya. Amigo ko sila si Dato og Mickey Arroyo,”
Emano boy holds on to Lakas, forces issue
By LITO RULONA – Correspondent Updated November 9, 2009 12:00 AM
A THREATENED Misamis Oriental Rep. Yevgeny Vincente Emano has lashed out at Gov. Oscar Moreno over moves to drop him from a list of administration candidates in the province.
Two Uys are threatening to topple down the Emano political dynasty in Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro. The congressman is facing the prospects of fighting former vice governor Julio Uy to keep his seat in the 2nd District of Misamis Oriental while his father, Cagayan de Oro Vice Mayor Vicente Emano, may find himself slugging it out with Rep. Rolando Uy in next year’s mayoral race. Rep. Uy was virtually a political nobody until 2007 when he surprisingly won the congressional seat in the city’s 1st District.
The two Uys share something in common: both spent years as loyal supporters of the elder Emano and therefore, they know the ‘‘style’’ of the reputed local political kingpin.
The saga for Manny Villar and Gibo Teodoro’s search for a Vice President and Loren Legarda’s search for President continues. Manny Villar, the self proclaimed leader of the Nacionalista had a difficult time finding a running mate despite his early pronouncements of his candidacy for President. Gibo Teodoro on the other hand, has been shopping for a partner like one searching for a tie in his wardrobe. This just goes to show that no matter how moneyed and how well oiled is their machinery, it is not enough to convince the voters to go for either of both of them.
On the other hand, Loren Legarda’s fate is one of a kind in the world. For where can you find here on Earth, a Vice Presidential candidate announcing her candidacy ahead of the supposed Presidential standard bearer.
When Loren announced her candidacy, she has somewhat sent a message that she is available, either to the highest bidder or to the best man who can provide her a nice vehicle towards the second highest position in the country today. Together, the three are sizing up with each other. Gibo-Loren, or Manny-Loren. The scene is not unlike in our hometown cockpit.
Ituloy Natin Ang Laban! Pangulong Noynoy Aquino
I can judge the character of the candidate the way his campaign slogan is made and directed. When a candidate says he is for the poor, that he came from a poor family, that he loves the poor, that the poor is neglected etc., right away I will scratch that candidate from my list.
These kind of candidates are just taking advantage of the poor’s misery. They are appealing to the emotions of the poor by promising them everything. They know that majority of our voters are the poor so it is just natural for them to woo them, sweet talked them and pampered them to get their nods. But this kind of extraordinary attention to the poor is good only during election time.
Many presidential candidates in the past have used this kind campaign strategy but once they are in power, the forgot everything about the poor. Once in power, they accumulate wealth in a frenzied fashion, while the poor remained poor. Erap Estrada and Gloria Arroyo are the shining examples of this crooked kind of politicians. They capitalized on the poors helplessness although I believe that Erap was the lesser evil of the two.
On the other hand, while they are parading themselves as champions of the poor, politicians are flocking to their camps like ants knowing that the said candidates are financially well endowed. This is another ironic situation where a candidate who says he is poor is also at the same time awashed with campaign money to dangle with the politicians for them to join his fold.
Now in the 2010 election, I have seen two candidates in this mold, Erap is one of them and the other is someone who vainly advertises himself vigorously as the new champion of the poor.
The political players are caught by surprise by the sudden departure of Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) thereby casting doubt his bid to become the next President of the country.
Before the start of this political frenzies, NPC boasts of the formidable line up of Chiz Escudero and Loren Legarda as standard bearers. Suddenly, Loren Legarda announced her candidacy for Vice President. But she instead announced that she is available to other Presidential candidate despite the fact that her party mate, Sen. Chiz Escudero is publicly known to run for President.
Writer Menardo Wenceslao’s “Hurry The Peace Pact” article was in reaction to former President Estrada’s comment in continuing the All Out War policy in Mindanao if ever he is elected President.
This is too overreacting. A peace pact with the Moro rebels is something which should not be done haphazardly. Just because Erap is threatening to continue the war is no excuse of making half baked peace treaties with the rebels. The danger of this is that the Arroyo administration might again do the same blunder in “hurrying up” the sealing of an agreement just because Erap will continue the war.
I was at the grocery buying some stuff when the idea struck me. In the shelves there are a lot of products, relatively new and needless to say, still untested items on display and beckoning consumers like me to try them.
In its efforts to entice customers to buy, the new products are bombarding the markets with their advertisements, how it is much better than the leading brand and how it is reasonably priced than the others. With their agressive marketing approach, it will literally make your eyes pop in amazement, “can it really do that?”
But as a wise buyer, I rather stick to the tried and tested brand. If this brand is good for me, then I stick to it. Nowadays, its hard to do some experiments on your choice. Take a chance and you might waste your money and regret later on.
The same thing goes to the coming 2010 Philippine Presidential elections. A lot are offering themselves to become the next President of this country. Like the grocery products, I mentioned earlier, this wannabes are investing in huge commercials in advertising themselves, trumpeting their capabilities in the hopes to convince voters to vote for them. In the process, many are proclaiming lofty goals and ideals. Many are mouthing again the oft repeated a promise for a better tomorrow thing; of bringing this country to new heights. Most of the presidentiables are picturing themselves as economic messiahs who will bring the country to promiseland.
Still, some are packaging themselves as visionary leaders, emphasizing on their extraordinary brilliance and intelligence, believing these qualities alone are sure fire ways of ensuring a successful presidency.
Too many new comers, too many promises. I dont think our country need these kind of leaders right now. After falling into the sweet talk of the present administration, whose diminutive leader was packaged as an economist president, her utter failure in turning this country around and and who, instead was link to several scandalous controversies, makes Juan de la Cruz head shake in frustration.
We dont need to experiment a leader in 2010. We dont need to take our chances again and choose an untested candidate. What we need is an assurance. That is why if we just base our choice on that perspective, Noynoy Aquino would turn out to be the logical choice.
Just before the campaign period began, former President Estrada said that if the opposition cannot unite he will run as President again. I believe him at that time. It was a logical choice to ensure the victory of the opposition with only one candidate.
Then Noynoy Aquino came into the picture. I expected Erap to show some gesture of unity to the Aquino, being an elder statesman. But no, Erap did not show any sign of relenting and tomorrow, October 21, 2009, Erap will launch his candidacy with Binay as runningmate, in Tondo, the heartland of the “masa”, poor urban dwellers. Erap will run under the cloud of uncertainty his eligibility to run under the Constitution. Another burden is the stigma of being a convicted plunderer. Given these factors, this will surely worked against Estrada’s favor.
One of the reasons why Erap will insist on running is that he is seeking a vindication of the crimes imputed to him and that of his ouster in 2001 which abrupted his presidency. Erap has already redeemed himself in the face of the people. Even without running for the Presidency, the masa is already convinced he is innocent and that he was unjustly ousted. There is no need for him to run for President just to prove this point.
The “very helpful” Manny Villar
So Loren Legarda is in the middle of a tug of war to become the Vice Presidential candidate of the Presidentiables. She was indorsed by the Governors to become the running mate of administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro.
“I am heartened and inspired, but remain firmly with the opposition.”
That was her reaction. Legarda must show firmness in principle. If she belongs to the NPC, why was she entertaining of becoming the Vice Presidential candidate of Gibo, and Manny. The equation is simple, if you are with NPC, you stick with NPC. If Loren will again change parties again to accomodate her Vice Presidential ambitions, then she will be a certified political butterfly.
Legarda was once a member of Lakas CMD. Then in 2004, she switched to LDP of Angara to become the running mate of the late Fernando Poe Jr., a decision vehemently protested by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago and pushed her to leave the party and joined the administration coalition.
In 2007 elections, Legarda together with Tito Sotto again bolted LDP to join NPC. Then this possible jump to another party, again!
