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Apr
30
The State of the Philippine Elections as told by an Uninformed Citizen
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Reprinted from the Pinoy Quarterlife Crisis Blog
Yes, although I love watching the news and being online all the time is part of my job, I am an Uninformed Citizen when it comes to the upcoming elections. Yes, I do not know half of the people running for Senate. And yes, I just believe what I hear from my friends, colleagues and especially the media.
So based on all those outside influences (and also based on my not so keen sense of observation), here is my take on the upcoming elections.
It’s confusing.
Senatoriables
Bong Revilla is once again leading in the survey for senatoriables according to my mom. “Would you believe?” she added. No, I don’t want to believe because I want my faith in my kababayans restored by learning that they are not really voting for this guy. I do not care if he has passed more bills than Noynoy. He should stick to showbiz. Don’t ask me why or don’t even call me anti-showbiz. I’m not. Ask my girlfriend. I just feel like there are more deserving statesmen in the country. That’s it. Same with Jinggoy Estrada. He too is leading in the surveys, I heard. I don’t care if he lost weight already. He had an operation or surgery to achieve that. That’s just not fair for overweight and less-moneyed citizens like me. But that’s not the reason why I dislike him. I actually don’t dislike him. I just don’t like him. There’s a difference. Again, there are more deserving people. I didn’t even feel that he was a senator. I only felt his presence every time he defended his father. He can help the poor some other way. Not with our money.
I will also not vote for Bongbong. This is because I remember what their family did to our country (I hope you do too). And also to my grandfather. But this is another story. Why are Filipinos so forgiving? What if he does what his father did? Even if he doesn’t, what CAN he do? Put up solar windmills all over the country? C’mon guys, let’s think about this more. We are paying for what his father did. Let us have him pay for what his father did too.
Lito Lapid is running again?! Strong prayers are required here. In the name of the Father, and of the Son…
Maza, Satur Ocampo and Riza Hontiveros. Hmm…weren’t they communists? Will they just go against any law that is brought to the Senate? Yes, I heard they are for the people. I hope they really are.
Good thing there’s television and electric posts or else I wouldn’t know who JV Bautista, Neric Acosta, Silvestre Bello (what the hell is a justiceman?), Lambino (see, I even forgot his family name and I’m even too lazy to google it!) and Ompong Plaza are. But I’m hoping against hope that they win–even just to get rid of the trapos that are going to.
I’m voting for Miriam just because I’m afraid of her finding out that I didn’t vote for her and her giving me a mouthful about it.
I might vote for Rey Langit just because of pity. How many times has he ran for Senate?
Vice Presidentiables
I don’t know about you but I just don’t seem to detect any hint of sincerity in Loren Legarda. I don’t know why. I also still believe that Mar Roxas married Korina just to get more votes. If they’re really in love then good for them. I think Bayani and Binay should just put on gloves and get it over with. I pity Edu. I guess promises are made to be broken. What happened to his funding. As of today, I’ve only seen four posters of him in the South area of Manila. Chiz Escudero’s endorsement of Binay also helped the cause of the Makati mayor. He is now second in the surveys.
Presidentiables
Erap. What more can I say? Although not convicted, there was semblance of guilt somewhere there, do you agree? He DID something wrong. Although probably not that magnified. I’m pretty sure he did a few things that were not legal. I already talked to an uncle in the US. I’m moving there if Erap wins.
If Villar wins, I hope he doesn’t use his power to get back all the money that he’s spent in his campaign. To tell you honestly, I don’t really care if he did or didn’t swim in a sea of garbage or if he celebrated Christmas in the streets. I just don’t want him to use our money for personal gains like what everyone else is claiming he’ll do. That Camille Villar’s a cutie too, huh?
How about that JC Delos Reyes? Isn’t he one of the bravest souls you’ve ever seen? He is probably the most idealistic (borderline crazy?) person I have seen. It seems like he doesn’t intend on winning. He just wants his party’s advocacy to be known. And he doesn’t mind looking crazy doing it too. Now that’s courage.
Noynoy is Noynoy. Psychiatric test or not, he is still Kris’ brother and Cory and Ninoy’s son. For me, that’s all he is for now. I didn’t like what he said about what would happen if he loses though. That’s just arrogance. If he wins, I hope he doesn’t get Kris as Malacanang’s spokesperson. Oh, please Lord, no!
Is Dick Gordon the second coming of Raul Roco? Or are they just as impatient as the next losing presidential candidate? I know a lot of people supporting Gordon and I think they all are pretty educated. Too bad most Filipino voters are not.
Gibo’s candidacy is gaining ground. Well, he’s a pilot so…Anyway, was he always called Gibo or did he just invent the name just to give him a masa appeal? Even Erap and Jinggoy say he’s the perfect guy for the job other than an Estrada. Well, those are not the most credible of sources anyway. If it’s true that most governors are for him then may tulog siya. If he loses, being identified with PGMA for the longest time will probably be his downfall. He should’ve disengaged himself earlier. I’m trying to think of a politically correct term for hotness for his wife but I can’t seem to do so.
Jejejejamby! Is she the leader of the Jejemons? I wonder what happens if she wins. I think she joined just to make campaign life a living hell for Villar. As for Perlas and Bro. Eddie, I haven’t seen them enough on TV for me to judge their campaigns.
Local Elections and Party Lists
We can only vote for one party list? But there are soooo many of them! Clever names, I may add. It seems like most of them just added the letter “A” in front of their names just so they would be the first ones on the list. Haha. Wise move.
As for the local elections, I’m from Las Pinas and I don’t know any of the councilors running. All I know is the incumbent mayor and his family is going to be the mayor for the next 20 or so years. I’m just glad I’m not from where Ara Mina and Manny Pacquiao are.
TV Commercials
If Gwen Pimentel wins, will her father always be by her side? Every poster and every television commercial, Nene’s there! Gwen passes a bill! Nene is there beside her. As if her mouth can’s speak for the two of them already.
Who here hates Sarah Geronimo’s jingle for Loren. With a passion.
Manong Johnny probably has the most disturbing commercial by far. Check out those dance moves. If you can just “un-vote” a person to give him a negative vote then I probably would just because of his commercials. Gusto niya happy tayo? He probably should retire then.
I told myself not to vote for candidates with insulting commercials. So far, I have five on my list so “Back Off!”
On PGMA running again
This just lacks class. And this is just plain suspicious. Add to this the Supreme Court allowing her to choose the next Chief Justice. Doubly suspicious. What is she up to? WHAT IS SHE UP TO?!
P.S.
Again, I’d like to reiterate that I am just an uninformed observer. All those mentioned above are based on hearsay and those that I’ve seen on TV and on Facebook. So much for research. But I’m getting there. I’m slowly filtering the candidates. I’m just letting them throw mud at each other then I’ll see whose head is above the garbage (haha).
This is our first computerized elections so this is going to be exciting (damn, those Sexbomb Girls are distracting!). What kinds of dirty tricks will politicians think of this time? Hopefully not too much lives are wasted this time.
I pray (this, we should all do a lot) that the winning candidates will be God-fearing and Filipino-fearing at the same time. I pray that they may have moral (or at least legal) consciences to lead our country out of this mess that we are in. I am hopeful that whoever wins will put Filipinos first before their own interests. Let us all be conscientious as well when we vote. Let us not vote just because the candidates had the most number of TV spots or just because Winnie Monsod or Baby James said so. We all know what this country needs. We need moral and strong leaders. Those who can say “no” to temptations and to their evil friends. Those who we can be proud of.
Before we believe in the candidates, let us first believe in ourselves. That we can pick the best among the rest (not the best, I must say). Remember, this is our future. Our children’s and grandchildren’s future.
Unlike me, let us all be informed.
Let us all vote wisely.
Note:
Wisely–a good name for a party list;p
Apr
30
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Apr
29
Press Release from South Auto Club.
Car enthusiasts from the South, unite!
Car show for a cause.
Our organization, South Auto Club (SAC), is the premier car club based south of Metro Manila. We have been bonded from the passion of car enthusiasts of different car clubs to create a group that would welcome members who reside in Alabang, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Cavite and Laguna Areas.
As of date, SAC is already on its fifth (5th) year and has 100 online members and 40 active members who meet regularly twice a month. The club and its members have won prestigious awards in the recent Manila Auto Salon and consistently in the Transport Shows for the last five (5) years. We frequent fun runs around our area and have been featured in Top Gear Magazine. Now, we want to extend our activities to showcasing vehicles that fosters a sense of social responsibility towards our local community.
We would like to invite you to join us in our pursuit of this passion as SAC holds its first (1st) major car show entitled, SOUTH AUTO SHOW on May 22, 2010 from 8:00am to 11:00pm. This is in partnership with Alabang Town Center Mall for the benefit of the Parañaque Dental Chapter, Inc (PDCI). The outstanding contribution and continuous advocacy of PDCI for quality of life through oral health improvement prompted us to share in their vision of a healthier nation. Proceeds generated from this event will help fund PDCI’s dental missions to the less fortunate, provide scholarships and other dental programs that will further enrich knowledge on proper oral health promotion.
With this, we would like to invite you to share and support this worthwhile endeavor. For further inquiries, you may contact us at southautoshow@gmail.com or 0917-8280607 or (02) 8015416 (Norman) or 0919-8384452 or (02) 8502785 (Giselle) or 0916-550-0966 (Jed) visit our website at http://sacph.freeforums.org/
The show is also being discussed by our ClubMazdaPH Brothers/Sisters at our online forum, just click here to redirect. 
Categories
Overall awards
Best car group/club
SAC’s choice
ATC’s choice
PDCI’s choice
People’s choice award
Best Female car award
Extreme Tuner car
Pro and Novice awards
Best in show
Best in paint
Best Bodykit
Best I.C.E.
Best Tuner car setup
Best Classic car
Best RWD
Best 4wd car
Novice categories
Best engine display
Best Interior
Best in Body graphics
Best in Detail
Best Toyota
Best Mitsubishi
Best Honda
Best Nissan
Best Mazda
Best Japanese
Best American
Best European
Best SUV
Apr
29
For the entertainment of sports enthusiasts in the city, the Buhawi Martial Arts, in cooperation with the Parañaque City Government under the leadership of Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr will stage an amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tournament on April 30 at 7:00 P.M. at the parking grounds of Santana Grove in Brgy. San Antonio, this city.
Dubbed as the “1st Florencio Bernabe, Jr. Amateur Mixed Martial Arts”- “Hatawan sa Parañaque 2010!”, the tournament is expected to draw a big crowd. Bouts will be staged in pinweight, flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and welterweight divisions with seven teams taking part in the tournament. There will also be a special bout between Welterweights Moon Si Yu and Curtis MacDonald.
Mixed Martial Arts gained popularity during the 90’s with rise of the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) which influenced the creation of MMA organizations such as Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, Sengoku, DREAM, M1-Global and lesser known counterparts in the U.S.A., Canada and other countries. MMA fighters usually train in boxing, wrestling, jujitsu and Muay Thai to be well rounded in the matches.
“MMA is becoming one of the most popular sports worldwide and our constituents will now have an opportunity to see it first-hand.”, Mayor Jun Bernabe said.
The sports event is sanctioned by the Yawyan Mixed Martial Arts Association of the Philippines. It is coordinated by the Youth and Sports Development Office. Admission is free, courtesy of the city government and Buhawi Martial Arts. (Public Information Office)
Apr
29
Good news to all Parañaque Homeowners
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Okay, do residents really care whether it’s election time or not or do they just want to hear good news all the time? We don’t know if this has something to do with the elections but I’m sure a lot of people will still be happy with these updates.
Read on!
Republic of the Philippines
CITY OF PARAÑAQUE
Office of the Mayor
GOOD NEWS FOR HOMEOWNERS IN PARAÑAQUE CITY!
Dear Fellow Homeowners,
Greetings!
We would like to take this opportunity to inform you of the latest initiatives of my administration towards delivering superior public service to improve the quality of life of the homeowners of Parañaque – one of the most unsung and under-appreciated sectors of our community, without whose support in the form of real estate and business taxes, the various projects of the local government would not be possible.
NO REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS TAX INCREASES
It is an unfortunate reality of political campaigns that disinformation spreads much more rapidly than the truth. Contrary to the lies that some of my detractors have been peddling, there has been NO INCREASE in either real estate taxes or business taxes. We are not insensitive to the plight of our homeowners and businessmen during the present crisis, and have in fact implemented a real estate tax amnesty to further ease their burden. Under this tax amnesty, all interests and surcharges have been waived on all such tax payments until the end of April 2010.
Once again – NO TAX INCREASES under my administration!
REGULAR AND AFFORDABLE WATER SUPPLY
Probably the No.1 priority of my administration with regards to homeowners’ affairs has been leading the multi-sectoral cooperative effort to provide a regular and affordable supply of clean and potable water for the numerous residential subdivisions in Parañaque City. This has long been a campaign promise of politicians for over a decade now that has finally seen fruition only during our incumbency. With the support of concerned homeowners groups, we have been successful in our efforts to facilitate the entry of Maynilad water into our homes to provide clean and potable water on a regular basis and at a savings of up to 90% in some cases as compared to previous costs associated with water delivery services.
We are not resting on our laurels and continue to intercede with Maynilad to help find ways and means to further reduce our water bills and generally improve their services.
REGULAR AND EFFICIENT GARBAGE DISPOSAL
As you might probably be aware of, a common problem of all local government units in Metro Manila has been the lack of an adequate dumpsite that could satisfactorily accommodate the volume of garbage generated daily in our homes. Despite this handicap, my administration has managed to develop and operate a system to effectively collect and dispose of garbage in our city through a combination of garbage compactor trucks and better waste management systems.
In cooperation with our local barangay councils, we are conducting information drives on proper waste management, with particular emphasis on effective waste segregation and zero waste management.
ENHANCED SECURITY AND PEACE AND ORDER
The Parañaque police force has attained one of the highest crime solution efficiency rates in Metro Manila and is constantly striving to improve its professionalism and effectiveness. Yet, our local police are only one part of the city’s peace and order program. We are encouraging and initiating cooperative endeavors with the local barangay councils and homeowners associations to further improve our crime prevention efforts to help ensure the safety of our communities.
PRO-ACTIVE COOPERATION WITH HOMEOWNERS
Under my administration, a Consultant on Homeowners Affairs has been tasked to be pro-active in its concern for our homeowners’ general welfare. As such, any and all complaints, requests and suggestions from Parañaque City homeowners may be coursed through Ms. Diana Quiros who may be reached at her office here in the City Hall or through telephone number 820-7783 local 118.
We acknowledge that your invaluable support in the form of real estate and business taxes makes the success of our administration and its countless programs and projects possible. It is therefore only fair that the local government do its share to ensure that the quality of your lives is enhanced in whatever way possible.
Mabuhay po kayong lahat!
FLORENCIO M. BERNABE JR.
CITY MAYOR
