I'm starting to feel that there are driving forces why they keep on warring...it's like

war is a business where you can earn money...forgive the conspiracy theory angle...

adding the religious nature of the war itself, oh well, matagal bago mawawala ito...unless a super beyond superpower comes into picture...

With the US almost in the picture and GMA actually thinking of using Tony BLAIR to do the peace talks in Mindanao...ewan ko na lang....@.@;;

A lot of people in Mindanao actually don't like the idea of another autonomous region, they do really want simple peaceful lives na di nagugulo ng war.

I suggest you switch over to DZMM.

From what I've read on her at PCIJ.org, she is conceited, steals credit and sauces everything with her talent for charm.

I'm going for the likes of Ed Panlilio and Grace Padace.

Syempre. Sabi nga sa news the 2009 budget is the war chest for the election on 2010. May it be administration or opposition.

Di ba dati journalist si Loren Legarda? Masyado ata dinibdib pagkatalo nya sa last election eh so... just ignore her na lang. Or try listening to DZBB *halatang maka GMA 7*. The radio journalist they have in the afternoon during weekdays, mala Conrado de Quiros mga panama nun, ehehe. Sa RJ fm station...grabe,, well, I have nothing against saying na pagbigyan this official and that, na me kamalian nga sya o ganun, pero sabihin na lang siguro in a more sublime/inconspicuous way, di ung lantaran talaga na ganun...

Ayoko iboto si BF because...well, sabihin nga natin well-meaning ung ginagawa nya sa mga street vendor at squatters...OK sana kung me pamalit sila ng mga paninda na sinira forcefully or merun na relocation or perang pabalik sa provinces ng mga na demolish ung bahay. Kasi lumalabas sa mga raids na ganun...since di naman sa kanila ung mga kabuhayan o bahay na sinisira and at the same time they think they're on the side of the law, ala sila pakialam sa mangyayari after what they did. If he wants to court the masa, that's not a good sign. The BF posters are somehow scarier than the stickers. Also, ung mga nilalagay ni BF sa roads, more often than not, un lagi nakakagawa ng aksidente sa mga driver, mapa di senglot o senglot sa alcohol.

I am not saying pro-squatting ako, pero at least naman bigyan ng decency na bigyan sila malilipatan or pera pabalik provinces na pinanggalingan nila. Di excuse na alang pera etc. The problem kasi kaya dami sumisiksik sa Manila is because super concentrated na rin lahat dito ung mga government institutions, at halos lahat ng important businesses. If it was done in a way na ung mga un distributed, I am pretty sure lessen na ung problema natin sa mga squatters. Kung tutuusin mas masarap pa nga mabuhay sa probinsya, the life is kinda slow there but at least they can actually survive even on the smallest things.

Ah yes, professional squatting. It happens a lot. Style pa nila ung un nga, parang ginawang apartment ung lote nila sa ibang nag squasuat dun sa Manila. I also don't like them going into private property tapos aangkinin nila lahat un, kasi naman daw ala nag mamay-ari. Merun actually sa subdivision namin, sa gitna pa no less. Merun nga relocation sites, pero karamihan naman "daw" incomplete/substandard ang pagkagawa or sometimes, masyado "daw" malayo sa kabuhayan nila. Ung evict sa mga tahanan nila, if we were in their place siguro, baka galit nga din mararamdaman natin. Closed lahat opportunities nila sa Manila, so they have to actually try to find other ways to survive. Ang dinadamdam ko rin lang kasi, why do they always say that, samantalang sa province nga ang dami pwede gawin dun, di pa congested tapos ung mga anak nila hindi mapupwersa maghanap buhay sa streets. But then again, at some point di natin sila masisisi. Lahat kasi ng opportunities inako na ng Maynila. Andun lahat kabuhayan ng tao, andun lahat sangay ng gobyerno. Nakalimutan ata ung mga provinces, lately lang sila nakaka catch up. But still, it's not yet enough pa ata. Sabihin natin merung place dun na pwede nila paupahan ng paninda nila, pero ata ung kahit me permit eh sinisira din ng MMDA. Kung gawin nya kaya sa Divisoria un anu kaya mangyayari?

I've been to Marikina, and I can say that yes, BF did a really good job there. I think all his plans are OK. Pero ung pagdating sa mga eviction ganyan, sometimes kasi idadahilan nya na nasa tama lagi sya. Mali na nga kung mali, pero kung bigyan ng dahilan ung mga tao na taga probinsya na wag magsumiksik sa Maynila, lessen na siguro ung mga squatters dito. He destroys things, he even destroys trees kasi daw sagabal (which is true, pero at least di uproot or pinapatay ng Meralco ung mga punong nakakasagabal sa kawad ng kuryente, pinuputulan lang nila mga parte na nakakasagabal), then ung mga harang sa daan, those pink fences, more often than not sila pa nakakadulot talaga ng disgrasya (careless drivers na kung careless, pero minsan naman mga taong di tuliro naaaksidente pa rin dun). Also it's a sad fact - if a politician would want to win in a Philippine election, he has to woo the masses, kasi sila ung mas nakakarami, idagdag pa ung mga religious congregations na yan who holds sway over battalions of voters. Also the Marikina we have now comes with a price - super taas ng taxes dun to maintain everything. It's a good job of doing it, but then I wonder why there are random stoplights in even the most obscure of streets na di naman national highway or something. @.@;; I understand kaskasero mga ibang driver dun (remembers the ominously named street called Paliparan somewhere after Concepcion Market - actually there's an air base near there daw, pero talaga namang nagliliparan mga katok dun on a not so busy weekday), pero naman parang after every 2 kanto me stoplight...

Also, I DID not like what he did sa Manila...or ung sa E. Rodriguez, ung papuntang Espana. PINK lines?? Parang...wow. OK, maganda concept mo, sadyang makakalimutan mga taong nandun, pero to deface public property...imagine mo ung driveway mo sa harapan pininturahan ng isang pink stripe. Galit na galit sila sa mga vandals pero sila naman vandalize ung property ng ibang tao. It's actually an eyesore for me, ewan ko lang sa iba. Then ung pagbibigay nya ng deodorant sa mga mamang driver...erm...well meaning pero it's in a very insulting way. Wala na ngang perang maiuwi sa pamilya sabay ganun pa. I mean, they really should mind their hygiene, pero insultong malupit ginawa nya dun. Parang kunyari bigla ka binigyan ng kasama mo sa FX ng deodorant kasi nababahuan sya o nandidiri sya sa amoy mo. All well-meaning, pero parang kulang ata sa tact si BF eh.

A lot of other politicos are using the BF bandwagon, ung using their initials na rin. Of course maaalala nga ng tao ung unang gumamit ito and that's BF.

On a side note di ba ung politicians di pwede mag handle ng ibang private busienss habang nakaupo sila sa pwesto? BF is violating it very blatantly as well, lahat tuloy ng mga major gawaan siguro sa kanya napupunta lahat ung contracts...SM Marikina was built using his construction company if you want to know.

LOL really Riot Gear? I think BF is trying to extend his popularity, went to Calamba with my mom, he has his posters there too which is kinda scary...

Tenors?!Whatd'ya mean tenors?Not close enough.They're baritones and dragging themselves into the shadows of the three world-class professionals.BF has a good chance of winning Celebrity Duets since Marikina is his territory.......and one of the reasons why i stopped watching television except the news reports.

In a country where quality basic education is a privilege of a few and not a right, name recall has become a more important factor in winning elections than his/her actual platform.

Add to that there is no limit to which medium where politicians can place political ads.


Politicians, in effect, have become commodities pitched on TV like skin care products and dietary supplements.

While recall does matter, it's not enough. Case in point would be former Cong Prospero Pichay who spent billions in advertisements and gimmickry but was still unable to bag a seat in the Senate