I am no political analyst but here are my thoughts why Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay is leading the vice-presidential race.
1. He was focused in his campaign. He spent the entire three months campaining to become vice-president. Sen. Mar Roxas on the other hand was sidetracked by Sen. Aquino's bid for presidency. I think most of the efforts of his party was on Sen. Aquino because they wanted him to win so badly. Sen. Roxas was leading the surveys for the longest time and they probably thought that his closest rival will not be able to catch up.
2. There are a lot of people working in Makati and a lot of them are not really from Makati. Some are from the provinces. Naturally, these employees see what Mayor Binay does for the people of Makati and surely, when they go home, they share these stories with their relatives and friends. They may not have campaigned for him but their good stories about the Mayor helped.
3. Mayor Binay is number one in the ballot. This definitely had its effect in the results. The effect may be small but but in a closely contested race such as this, every small thing counts. Many may say that ones position in the ballot has no significant effect but I say otherwise. Why do you think many party list groups chose names that start with A? They all wanted to be first on the list. And why do you think that during the early parts of the counting when the reporters still read votes for the disqualified candidate Acosta there were precincts where he got one or two votes while Perlas, delos Reyes and even Madrigal got nothing? Because he was number one in the ballot. There are people who cannot read so they probably just shaded the first circle on the list.
These are just my thoughts about the VP race. I dont know what the experts will say but I think some of these make sense.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
May 2010 Elections: Congratulations to the winners and Kudos to the teachers
"Panawagan sa Lahat... IGALANG ang DESISYON at INSTITUSYON NG HALALAN... Let's STAND to MAKE a BIG DIFFERENCE when EVERYONE ELSE IS SPREADING NEGATIVITY… - GIBO TEODORO"
I just copied this line from facebook. This was posted as a status message of a friend who is supporting Noynoy. It is nice to see that most of us have all matured when it comes to the elections. We may not be supporting a particular candidate but if we see that they did something good we recognize it.
I totally agree that we should all look at the positive side of things in this matter. Instead of spreading negativity, let us just respect the results of the elections. Let us respect the decision of the MAJORITY! That is the essence of DEMOCRACY!
My candidate may have lost in the elections but hey, we did our best! I tried, in my own little way, to convince others to vote for my candidate. My efforts turned out to be not enough. A few hours after precincts closed, we can already see that we are losing. Did that make me sad? Of course it did. But then again I’d like to say that I respect the choice of the majority. Why? Because I saw on tv a lot of news about the conduct of the elections and in my opinion it was generally peaceful and the results acceptable. There was no sign of massive cheating. There was violence but not as much as what I thought would happen. There were PCOS machines that failed. They were extensively discussed in the news. It appeared that a lot of the machines failed. But at the end of the whole thing it turned out that only less than 1 % of the machines failed. So why should I complain? Why should I not believe in the results?
Do I now drop my support for G1bo? NO! He is still for me a good leader and I believe he will have his chance next time. Mr. Teodoro, I look forward to that time when I can already call Mr. President.
Come July 1 we will have a new president. He is Noynoy Aquino. As a good citizen I will pray that he will not fail us. I will pray that he will not fail the majority of the Filipinos who showed their trust in him. May God bless you and our country Mr. Aquino. I also would like to say that Villar has gained pogi points from me for being man enough to concede and accept the decision of the majority. That act must have been very difficult for him but he still did it. That is an honorable thing, Mr. Villar. As for Erap, I can stay he is really amazing. Imagine, after all the issues that he has gone through he still managed to convince many Filipinos to vote for him. He still has that charisma that if used properly can unite many Filipinos. I hope Mr. Estrada, you will use your charisma to help bring peace in our land. Gordon, like G1bo is also someone I have high respect for. I hope that he will still continue to serve in the government because he is someone I know who really fits in the executive department. Mr. Gordon, like G1bo, you will have your chance to prove your worth. For the Mr. Villanueva, Ms. Madrigal, Mr. Perlas and Mr. de los Reyes, I admire you all for your courage. May you be blessed for all the good things you have planned for the Filipinos.
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To the teachers who sat as Board of Election Inspectors, the highest honors for you SIRs and MA’Ams. You did a great job! We waited in line for hours. Many were complaining. Some even have the guts to blame you for the slow pacing of the elections. But what they do not understand is that you’ve been sitting, standing, reading, signing, etc. far longer than the time we spent waiting in line. What they do not understand is the pressure you must all be experiencing just to make sure that nothing wrong will happen as you do your duties as good citizens of our country. What they do not understand is that you have pressures coming from the different parties and the Comelec itself. What they do not understand is you are experiencing pressures from the media. What they do not understand is that you are just doing your job the best that you can without getting much in return. You may have been paid for sitting as BEIs but I know what ever you got is not even enough to pamper yourselves in a spa after working for more that 12 hours.
I know that most of you were trained for only a few times and most of you were as confused as we were about the whole thing. But you still woke at up at 3 in the morning to go to the Comelec office early. You still went to the precincts that you know is going to be very hot because of the summer heat. You still went to the precincts even if you know that some people will say bad things about you. I say hats off to all of you!
To the teachers in the precinct where I voted this is what I have to say “I may have waited for four long hours but I still thank you because if you were not there I probably would have waited longer.”
To the two teachers in my department and another friend who also sat as BEIs “Congratulations for being part of history.”
To the teacher (from the South) who embraced the PCOS machine and hid it when there was threat to it “Ma’am, you are a hero. You have such courage that I hope all of us, teachers, will have.”
This is something new to all of us. Suportahan na lang natin sila.
I just copied this line from facebook. This was posted as a status message of a friend who is supporting Noynoy. It is nice to see that most of us have all matured when it comes to the elections. We may not be supporting a particular candidate but if we see that they did something good we recognize it.
I totally agree that we should all look at the positive side of things in this matter. Instead of spreading negativity, let us just respect the results of the elections. Let us respect the decision of the MAJORITY! That is the essence of DEMOCRACY!
My candidate may have lost in the elections but hey, we did our best! I tried, in my own little way, to convince others to vote for my candidate. My efforts turned out to be not enough. A few hours after precincts closed, we can already see that we are losing. Did that make me sad? Of course it did. But then again I’d like to say that I respect the choice of the majority. Why? Because I saw on tv a lot of news about the conduct of the elections and in my opinion it was generally peaceful and the results acceptable. There was no sign of massive cheating. There was violence but not as much as what I thought would happen. There were PCOS machines that failed. They were extensively discussed in the news. It appeared that a lot of the machines failed. But at the end of the whole thing it turned out that only less than 1 % of the machines failed. So why should I complain? Why should I not believe in the results?
Do I now drop my support for G1bo? NO! He is still for me a good leader and I believe he will have his chance next time. Mr. Teodoro, I look forward to that time when I can already call Mr. President.
Come July 1 we will have a new president. He is Noynoy Aquino. As a good citizen I will pray that he will not fail us. I will pray that he will not fail the majority of the Filipinos who showed their trust in him. May God bless you and our country Mr. Aquino. I also would like to say that Villar has gained pogi points from me for being man enough to concede and accept the decision of the majority. That act must have been very difficult for him but he still did it. That is an honorable thing, Mr. Villar. As for Erap, I can stay he is really amazing. Imagine, after all the issues that he has gone through he still managed to convince many Filipinos to vote for him. He still has that charisma that if used properly can unite many Filipinos. I hope Mr. Estrada, you will use your charisma to help bring peace in our land. Gordon, like G1bo is also someone I have high respect for. I hope that he will still continue to serve in the government because he is someone I know who really fits in the executive department. Mr. Gordon, like G1bo, you will have your chance to prove your worth. For the Mr. Villanueva, Ms. Madrigal, Mr. Perlas and Mr. de los Reyes, I admire you all for your courage. May you be blessed for all the good things you have planned for the Filipinos.
*****
To the teachers who sat as Board of Election Inspectors, the highest honors for you SIRs and MA’Ams. You did a great job! We waited in line for hours. Many were complaining. Some even have the guts to blame you for the slow pacing of the elections. But what they do not understand is that you’ve been sitting, standing, reading, signing, etc. far longer than the time we spent waiting in line. What they do not understand is the pressure you must all be experiencing just to make sure that nothing wrong will happen as you do your duties as good citizens of our country. What they do not understand is that you have pressures coming from the different parties and the Comelec itself. What they do not understand is you are experiencing pressures from the media. What they do not understand is that you are just doing your job the best that you can without getting much in return. You may have been paid for sitting as BEIs but I know what ever you got is not even enough to pamper yourselves in a spa after working for more that 12 hours.
I know that most of you were trained for only a few times and most of you were as confused as we were about the whole thing. But you still woke at up at 3 in the morning to go to the Comelec office early. You still went to the precincts that you know is going to be very hot because of the summer heat. You still went to the precincts even if you know that some people will say bad things about you. I say hats off to all of you!
To the teachers in the precinct where I voted this is what I have to say “I may have waited for four long hours but I still thank you because if you were not there I probably would have waited longer.”
To the two teachers in my department and another friend who also sat as BEIs “Congratulations for being part of history.”
To the teacher (from the South) who embraced the PCOS machine and hid it when there was threat to it “Ma’am, you are a hero. You have such courage that I hope all of us, teachers, will have.”
This is something new to all of us. Suportahan na lang natin sila.
Friday, May 7, 2010
The Value of My Vote
A vote for G1bo is a vote for Villar!
What? Are you serious? Where did this come from? Why are they saying this crap?
I could only think of two possible reasons
1) They dislike Villar that much. They do not want him to win so they want people who are voting for those who are not popular in surveys to just vote for the candidates who have better chances of winning.
2) They are threatened with the popularity of G1bo (which they refuse to admit because they believe in their own surveys too much -- and sadly many other supposedly intelligent individuals got brainwashed to believe in also). They want it to appear that they are against Villar so they use him in this dirty tactic but in reality they are just afraid of G1bo. They want to say don't vote for G1bo but they do not want to say it directly so they just resort to making people think that they will just be wasting their votes if they vote for G1bo.
I maybe wrong in saying that G1bo is popular. Their surveys may really be correct. But does that mean that I will give away my vote to somebody else so as not to waste it? No! Doing that would make me someone like those traitors during the Spaniards' time who gave away identities of Filipinos fighting for our country's freedom.
Is a vote for Gibo equivalent to a vote for Villar? No! A vote for somebody I do not truly and honestly beleive in is a vote for our country's way to 6 years of poverty, corruption, division, destruction.....
What? Are you serious? Where did this come from? Why are they saying this crap?
I could only think of two possible reasons
1) They dislike Villar that much. They do not want him to win so they want people who are voting for those who are not popular in surveys to just vote for the candidates who have better chances of winning.
2) They are threatened with the popularity of G1bo (which they refuse to admit because they believe in their own surveys too much -- and sadly many other supposedly intelligent individuals got brainwashed to believe in also). They want it to appear that they are against Villar so they use him in this dirty tactic but in reality they are just afraid of G1bo. They want to say don't vote for G1bo but they do not want to say it directly so they just resort to making people think that they will just be wasting their votes if they vote for G1bo.
I maybe wrong in saying that G1bo is popular. Their surveys may really be correct. But does that mean that I will give away my vote to somebody else so as not to waste it? No! Doing that would make me someone like those traitors during the Spaniards' time who gave away identities of Filipinos fighting for our country's freedom.
Is a vote for Gibo equivalent to a vote for Villar? No! A vote for somebody I do not truly and honestly beleive in is a vote for our country's way to 6 years of poverty, corruption, division, destruction.....
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Lucy Torres - Gomez for Congresswoman
I read in PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) that Comelec has made its final decision regarding Richard's disqualification case. Now, the actor's wife (Lucy Torres Gomez)will be running in his place. Hmmmmm....it would be nice to see a fresh face at the House of Representatives....I wonder if they will be opening the session halls to fans....are there other celebrities aside from the pretty Lucy Torres Gomez running for congress?...oh there is Manny Pacquiao....who else?.....
The Tale of a "Psychology": Isa akong Psychology says Marian Rivera
According to Marian Rivera "isa po akong psychology".
Even a child would know that there is something wrong with that statement.
A lot of people made comments about it on the net. They are saying she is 'bobo', 'tanga', etc. She really made a mistake. There is no question about it. Maybe she wanted to say "isa akong psychology graduate". Sometimes we think faster than we speak. Sometimes our thoughts are already far so we tend to miss out on saying some important words. Sometimes, we also make shortcuts. Read this: Boy1: Anong trabaho mo? Boy2: sa call center. What again? The question was 'what' and not 'where' but saying sa call center is shorter and simpler than saying call center agent. When you hear that he is working in a call center you can safely assume that he is someone who makes or receives calls. Anyway, to those who are calling her bobo, i would like to ask you to try to recall every sentence you have said in your lifetime and see if this has never happened to you. Even the most intelligent person commits this mistake. I do not think that this has something to do with a person's intelligence. It is not the same as saying "she are bobo" or "she should not have speaked". What happened to her was just a case of being careless with words. We sometimes commit "mitsakes" also so let us not be too mayabang. Read my entries and you will see mistakes. Most of them I didn't have time to edit and even if I did there is still a chance there will be mistakes. Read the comments about the issue posted in other sites and you will also find mistakes. Now tell me who is bobo.
Am I a fan of Marian? Not really but I like her. So give her a break. For crying outloud she is not even running for any public office. Now go and look at the profiles of the candidates. That's where we should really be more critical.
By the way, let us not associate what happened to her with Noynoy. Though I am also not a fan of Noynoy I believe the incident has got nothing to do with him. Marian is just a supporter.
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the first time i heard i joined the others laughing because i thought it was really bad.....then while i was reading my report for the board i saw a lot of mistakes (typo and s-v agreement)....oooopppppsss.....sorry.....
Even a child would know that there is something wrong with that statement.
A lot of people made comments about it on the net. They are saying she is 'bobo', 'tanga', etc. She really made a mistake. There is no question about it. Maybe she wanted to say "isa akong psychology graduate". Sometimes we think faster than we speak. Sometimes our thoughts are already far so we tend to miss out on saying some important words. Sometimes, we also make shortcuts. Read this: Boy1: Anong trabaho mo? Boy2: sa call center. What again? The question was 'what' and not 'where' but saying sa call center is shorter and simpler than saying call center agent. When you hear that he is working in a call center you can safely assume that he is someone who makes or receives calls. Anyway, to those who are calling her bobo, i would like to ask you to try to recall every sentence you have said in your lifetime and see if this has never happened to you. Even the most intelligent person commits this mistake. I do not think that this has something to do with a person's intelligence. It is not the same as saying "she are bobo" or "she should not have speaked". What happened to her was just a case of being careless with words. We sometimes commit "mitsakes" also so let us not be too mayabang. Read my entries and you will see mistakes. Most of them I didn't have time to edit and even if I did there is still a chance there will be mistakes. Read the comments about the issue posted in other sites and you will also find mistakes. Now tell me who is bobo.
Am I a fan of Marian? Not really but I like her. So give her a break. For crying outloud she is not even running for any public office. Now go and look at the profiles of the candidates. That's where we should really be more critical.
By the way, let us not associate what happened to her with Noynoy. Though I am also not a fan of Noynoy I believe the incident has got nothing to do with him. Marian is just a supporter.
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the first time i heard i joined the others laughing because i thought it was really bad.....then while i was reading my report for the board i saw a lot of mistakes (typo and s-v agreement)....oooopppppsss.....sorry.....
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
May 10, 2010 Elections: Funny Moments
I know that there are a lot of actors and actresses running for government office this 2010 but I didn’t know that one of Kuya Germs’ men is also running. Did you know that Shalala is running? Last week I saw a poster with Shalala’s picture on it. I got curious so I looked closer at the poster. Wheeeew! The man in picture, it turns out, is not Shalala. The man running for Councilor in Makati just looks like Shalala in that picture.
*****
Do you still remember Jobelle Salvador? She used to be an actress. I think she was part of the movie Bagets with Aga Muhlach and Herbert Bautista. Anyway, I saw another poster that caught my attention. The lady in the poster looked like Jobelle Salvador. I thought this was just like the case of Shalala. Maybe the candidate just looked like her but not actually her. So again I went for a closer look. Boy was I surprised. It really is Jobelle Salvador in that poster. She is running for Vice-Mayor, the running mate of Mayoralty candidate Erwin Genuino. Seeing her poster made me wonder where Mia Prats is. She was also an actress during Jobelle’s time. It would have been more fun if Makati Mayoralty candidate Ernesto Mercado got her as his running mate.
*****
Gary Estrada is running as Board Member of Quezon Province. He still looks handsome in his individual campaign posters. He is cleanly shaven and his hair is neatly styled. He also did not forget to put on a big billboard smile. However, when I saw a poster showing him with his party mates, I noticed that he didn’t look as good. He could surely use Garnier light cream for the dark spots around his eyes. Or the poster could use some Photoshop-ping. Was the picture in his individual poster from his showbiz days?
*****
While waiting for a cab this morning I saw headlines of tabloids. One says Noynoy is a chain smoker. So what? I mean there are other more important issues to focus on. Sorry to those advocating good health or healthy lifestyle. I do not mean to belittle the concerns about smoking and its effects. It’s just that I think it should not be made as big a deal as say how many bills he has authored in congress or how many times he has been late or absent in senate meetings. Making his smoking habit a big issue is like making a big deal out of what shirt he wears. Let us leave that to his sister Kris who I must say is very good in the area of image building.
*****
I also saw in the tabloids that there are people who are saying that the PCOS are all set to make Gibo win. Now that a lot of Gibo’s supporters are already speaking up and proving that Gibo can win in spite of survey results, they are setting the minds of Filipinos into believing that if he does win there was cheating. That is rather unfair. I’m telling you there are a lot of people supporting Gibo. They may not be as vocal as the supporters of the two front-runners but they are just out there silently campaigning for Gibo in areas where it really matters like public markets, barangay halls, basketball gyms, etc.
From Wikipedia:
The term mind control (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, thought control, or thought reform) refers to a process[in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated". The term has been applied to any tactic, psychological or otherwise, which can be seen as subverting an individual's sense of control over their own thinking, behavior, emotions or decision making.
Some people are saying things like the PCOS machines have been tampered with and will make Gibo win. Is this what they really want to say? I don’t think so. They just want people to think that if Gibo wins, he cheated.
Here is another example of brainwashing: someone said businessmen will pullout their businesses in the country if I lose in this election. Did those businessmen really say that or the person who said this line just want to ‘give idea’ to them. Do not search the net. The situation in this example did not really happen (although it sounds pretty much like something that one candidate said). I just made that up to make you understand what brainwashing is. Oh common! Don’t tell me you still do not understand because if you don’t that means my brainwashing technique is not working. Ahaha.
*****
Somebody is convincing me to vote for Adel Tamano for senator. I said okay. Being Dr. Vicky Belo’s lawyer, if he wins he could make a law reducing the price of liposuction to make it accessible to poor fat Filipinos. It can be something like the Cheaper Medicines Act. He may even make a law compelling insurance companies to include cosmetic surgeries and (health and) beauty enhancement procedures in the coverage of health cards. Don’t you think that’s beautiful? He could make Dr. Belo as the secretary of Department of Health and Dr. Hayden Kho as the chairman of the Optical Media Board. Hmmm….will he make Careless Whisper as our National Anthem? Naaaa…I don’t think so!
*****
Did you know that Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla is not listed under R? He is number 8 in the ballot because he is listed under B as if saying that Bong Revilla and not just Revilla is his last name. Tayo’y mag [Otso-Otso].... [Gibo 8 – Bong 8]….GiBong!! Toink!
*****
Have you heard of Sharon Cuneta’s endorsement of Neric Acosta? She calls him a teacher. In his infomercial before the campaign period started Mr. Acosta also identified himself as Teacher Neric Acosta. When I was looking at his profile I found out that he never studied education or at least the profiles I read didn’t say so. So why are they calling him a teacher. After searching further, I found out that he is an associate professor in two universities here in Manila. So he is really a teacher albeit not a basic education (elementary and high school) teacher as what I thought when I heard his ads. I’m still hoping that someday there will be a basic education teacher who will sit as one of our senators. But just the same Acosta is a teacher so I hope he will represent teachers in the senate well. Be good in the senate, sir!
*****
When a candidate uses “Kidlat” as his campaign name or moniker or nickname or alias or whatever you call it, does it mean that he can produce lighting anytime he wants to? Or can he strike terrorists with lighting to put a stop to their wrongdoings? Why do you think Perfecto Yasay calls himself Kidlat?
*****
This blog may sound like I’m for Gibo. Hmmm. Maybe because I am for Gibo. Haha. But again, I respect all those people who are going to vote for who they like despite the odds because you are standing up for what you think is right (kahit magkakaiba tayo). Just remember what I said in my previous entry, vote for who you like whether they are popular in surveys or not. Do not be swayed by people saying you are wasting your vote because your candidate is gonna lose. They are the ones wasting their votes. Mabuhay kayo.
*****
I heard Ruffa Gutierrez has turned green. Anyway, this has nothing to do with her change of heart. This is about what was written in newspaper the other day. She said her Mom is a staunch supporter of Gibo. She said she saw her Mom the other day wearing all green – green blouse, green choose and green Balenciaga bag. The brand has to be identified? Hahaha cute Ruffa.
*****
Do you still remember Jobelle Salvador? She used to be an actress. I think she was part of the movie Bagets with Aga Muhlach and Herbert Bautista. Anyway, I saw another poster that caught my attention. The lady in the poster looked like Jobelle Salvador. I thought this was just like the case of Shalala. Maybe the candidate just looked like her but not actually her. So again I went for a closer look. Boy was I surprised. It really is Jobelle Salvador in that poster. She is running for Vice-Mayor, the running mate of Mayoralty candidate Erwin Genuino. Seeing her poster made me wonder where Mia Prats is. She was also an actress during Jobelle’s time. It would have been more fun if Makati Mayoralty candidate Ernesto Mercado got her as his running mate.
*****
Gary Estrada is running as Board Member of Quezon Province. He still looks handsome in his individual campaign posters. He is cleanly shaven and his hair is neatly styled. He also did not forget to put on a big billboard smile. However, when I saw a poster showing him with his party mates, I noticed that he didn’t look as good. He could surely use Garnier light cream for the dark spots around his eyes. Or the poster could use some Photoshop-ping. Was the picture in his individual poster from his showbiz days?
*****
While waiting for a cab this morning I saw headlines of tabloids. One says Noynoy is a chain smoker. So what? I mean there are other more important issues to focus on. Sorry to those advocating good health or healthy lifestyle. I do not mean to belittle the concerns about smoking and its effects. It’s just that I think it should not be made as big a deal as say how many bills he has authored in congress or how many times he has been late or absent in senate meetings. Making his smoking habit a big issue is like making a big deal out of what shirt he wears. Let us leave that to his sister Kris who I must say is very good in the area of image building.
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I also saw in the tabloids that there are people who are saying that the PCOS are all set to make Gibo win. Now that a lot of Gibo’s supporters are already speaking up and proving that Gibo can win in spite of survey results, they are setting the minds of Filipinos into believing that if he does win there was cheating. That is rather unfair. I’m telling you there are a lot of people supporting Gibo. They may not be as vocal as the supporters of the two front-runners but they are just out there silently campaigning for Gibo in areas where it really matters like public markets, barangay halls, basketball gyms, etc.
From Wikipedia:
The term mind control (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, thought control, or thought reform) refers to a process[in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated". The term has been applied to any tactic, psychological or otherwise, which can be seen as subverting an individual's sense of control over their own thinking, behavior, emotions or decision making.
Some people are saying things like the PCOS machines have been tampered with and will make Gibo win. Is this what they really want to say? I don’t think so. They just want people to think that if Gibo wins, he cheated.
Here is another example of brainwashing: someone said businessmen will pullout their businesses in the country if I lose in this election. Did those businessmen really say that or the person who said this line just want to ‘give idea’ to them. Do not search the net. The situation in this example did not really happen (although it sounds pretty much like something that one candidate said). I just made that up to make you understand what brainwashing is. Oh common! Don’t tell me you still do not understand because if you don’t that means my brainwashing technique is not working. Ahaha.
*****
Somebody is convincing me to vote for Adel Tamano for senator. I said okay. Being Dr. Vicky Belo’s lawyer, if he wins he could make a law reducing the price of liposuction to make it accessible to poor fat Filipinos. It can be something like the Cheaper Medicines Act. He may even make a law compelling insurance companies to include cosmetic surgeries and (health and) beauty enhancement procedures in the coverage of health cards. Don’t you think that’s beautiful? He could make Dr. Belo as the secretary of Department of Health and Dr. Hayden Kho as the chairman of the Optical Media Board. Hmmm….will he make Careless Whisper as our National Anthem? Naaaa…I don’t think so!
*****
Did you know that Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla is not listed under R? He is number 8 in the ballot because he is listed under B as if saying that Bong Revilla and not just Revilla is his last name. Tayo’y mag [Otso-Otso].... [Gibo 8 – Bong 8]….GiBong!! Toink!
*****
Have you heard of Sharon Cuneta’s endorsement of Neric Acosta? She calls him a teacher. In his infomercial before the campaign period started Mr. Acosta also identified himself as Teacher Neric Acosta. When I was looking at his profile I found out that he never studied education or at least the profiles I read didn’t say so. So why are they calling him a teacher. After searching further, I found out that he is an associate professor in two universities here in Manila. So he is really a teacher albeit not a basic education (elementary and high school) teacher as what I thought when I heard his ads. I’m still hoping that someday there will be a basic education teacher who will sit as one of our senators. But just the same Acosta is a teacher so I hope he will represent teachers in the senate well. Be good in the senate, sir!
*****
When a candidate uses “Kidlat” as his campaign name or moniker or nickname or alias or whatever you call it, does it mean that he can produce lighting anytime he wants to? Or can he strike terrorists with lighting to put a stop to their wrongdoings? Why do you think Perfecto Yasay calls himself Kidlat?
*****
This blog may sound like I’m for Gibo. Hmmm. Maybe because I am for Gibo. Haha. But again, I respect all those people who are going to vote for who they like despite the odds because you are standing up for what you think is right (kahit magkakaiba tayo). Just remember what I said in my previous entry, vote for who you like whether they are popular in surveys or not. Do not be swayed by people saying you are wasting your vote because your candidate is gonna lose. They are the ones wasting their votes. Mabuhay kayo.
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I heard Ruffa Gutierrez has turned green. Anyway, this has nothing to do with her change of heart. This is about what was written in newspaper the other day. She said her Mom is a staunch supporter of Gibo. She said she saw her Mom the other day wearing all green – green blouse, green choose and green Balenciaga bag. The brand has to be identified? Hahaha cute Ruffa.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
For the Undecided - How to Choose the Candidate You Will Vote for this May 2010
I read in the newspaper last weekend that there are still a lot of Filipinos who have not decided yet who to vote for on May 10. Some are saying that they are still undecided because the person who they really want to vote for is not doing well in the surveys. Apparently, there are people who are convincing them not to vote for who they like because they will just be wasting their votes. Others remain undecided because they think that if they vote for the one they like, the candidate who they do not want to win might win so they are thinking of just voting for the candidate who has better chances of winning over the other based on surveys.
Is voting for the candidate you like who is trailing in the surveys really equivalent to wasting your vote? I do not think so. If you want a candidate because you think he is capable of bringing hope to this land then vote for him and convince others to vote for him also. Do not vote for a person just because he is number 1 or number 2 in the surveys. I mean if you are going to vote for any of the two on top of the list because you really believe in them then do so. But if you are going to vote for any of them just because of their position in the survey then think again.
If you do not want a candidate to win, the solution is not by voting for the candidate closest to him in the surveys. Who knows, that person closest to him might just be made from the same mold. You see, if that person is really the best person to become our next president, you will be voting for him because he is good and not because he has better chances to beat the person you do not like. Again, even if surveys say that your candidate is ranked lower, vote for him still and then convince others to do the same. Tell others why you think he is good, why he deserves to win. Sometimes you might feel that to do so you have to tell people bad things about the other candidates. Don’t! Just tell them why yours is better and then they would know.
Statistical surveys, according to wikipedia, are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population. Surveys of human populations and institutions are common in political polling and government, health, social science and marketing research.
Some politicians are questioning the validity of surveys. Naturally these are the people who are fairing badly in national surveys. Those leading the surveys say that they are valid. They say conducting a survey is a science and that data gathered can be used to make accurate generalizations. There is no question about that. Survey in itself is not bad because if it were then it would not be used in market researches or scientific studies. With regards to the use of surveys in political polling the question in not about the survey itself but how it is conducted. There are people who say that results of surveys are very much affected by whoever is commissioning it. These are just assumptions. I do not have proofs to support this. Those who are saying this also have not really shown proofs. But this can be possible. Why? You see, results of elections in the past have been questioned. They say the results have been manipulated. If electoral proceedings that are being observed by a lot of people including foreign media can be manipulated don’t you think it is also possible to manipulate surveys that are generally conducted unobserved? There is a lot to gain by manipulating survey results. They can set the minds of people that they are the best as shown by the many people who supposedly believe in them. They can also set the minds of people especially the less informed that they will just be wasting their votes if they vote for those losing in surveys. They can also use the result later on to say that they have been cheated if they fail in the actual elections. They can further use it to incite people to go to the streets because the election results have been tampered with.
We only have a few days left before the elections. Let us use this time to really think about our options. I suggest that you vote for the candidate whom you really think will be able to bring peace and hope into this divided land of ours. If you believe that those leading in surveys are the ones who can serve the country best then vote for them but do not vote for them just because they are there on top. If you believe that those at the tail end of the surveys are the best ones to lead the land then vote for them. Do not think of it as a waste of vote. If you do not want somebody to win, instead of just voting for the closest rival (this is what I call wasting your vote), ask others to vote for who you believe is best by telling them why he is the best.
Is voting for the candidate you like who is trailing in the surveys really equivalent to wasting your vote? I do not think so. If you want a candidate because you think he is capable of bringing hope to this land then vote for him and convince others to vote for him also. Do not vote for a person just because he is number 1 or number 2 in the surveys. I mean if you are going to vote for any of the two on top of the list because you really believe in them then do so. But if you are going to vote for any of them just because of their position in the survey then think again.
If you do not want a candidate to win, the solution is not by voting for the candidate closest to him in the surveys. Who knows, that person closest to him might just be made from the same mold. You see, if that person is really the best person to become our next president, you will be voting for him because he is good and not because he has better chances to beat the person you do not like. Again, even if surveys say that your candidate is ranked lower, vote for him still and then convince others to do the same. Tell others why you think he is good, why he deserves to win. Sometimes you might feel that to do so you have to tell people bad things about the other candidates. Don’t! Just tell them why yours is better and then they would know.
Statistical surveys, according to wikipedia, are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population. Surveys of human populations and institutions are common in political polling and government, health, social science and marketing research.
Some politicians are questioning the validity of surveys. Naturally these are the people who are fairing badly in national surveys. Those leading the surveys say that they are valid. They say conducting a survey is a science and that data gathered can be used to make accurate generalizations. There is no question about that. Survey in itself is not bad because if it were then it would not be used in market researches or scientific studies. With regards to the use of surveys in political polling the question in not about the survey itself but how it is conducted. There are people who say that results of surveys are very much affected by whoever is commissioning it. These are just assumptions. I do not have proofs to support this. Those who are saying this also have not really shown proofs. But this can be possible. Why? You see, results of elections in the past have been questioned. They say the results have been manipulated. If electoral proceedings that are being observed by a lot of people including foreign media can be manipulated don’t you think it is also possible to manipulate surveys that are generally conducted unobserved? There is a lot to gain by manipulating survey results. They can set the minds of people that they are the best as shown by the many people who supposedly believe in them. They can also set the minds of people especially the less informed that they will just be wasting their votes if they vote for those losing in surveys. They can also use the result later on to say that they have been cheated if they fail in the actual elections. They can further use it to incite people to go to the streets because the election results have been tampered with.
We only have a few days left before the elections. Let us use this time to really think about our options. I suggest that you vote for the candidate whom you really think will be able to bring peace and hope into this divided land of ours. If you believe that those leading in surveys are the ones who can serve the country best then vote for them but do not vote for them just because they are there on top. If you believe that those at the tail end of the surveys are the best ones to lead the land then vote for them. Do not think of it as a waste of vote. If you do not want somebody to win, instead of just voting for the closest rival (this is what I call wasting your vote), ask others to vote for who you believe is best by telling them why he is the best.
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