Religous Vote

There they go again, they're all (presidential candidates)gunning for the religious block votes of El Shaddai, Iglesia ni Cristo. Though some of them are saying something along the lines of "I'll take it if they give it to me, but I won't beg for it." Dick Gordon seems honest when he said something to that effect. The others felt like they were crossing their fingers. Gordon has moxie.

Separation of church and state? not with among Ed or brother Eddie.

The Philippines remains as the largest catholic country in Asia. We are also one of the most corrupt and most underdeveloped. I'm not saying it has anything to do with that. I'm just saying that it's true.

2010 Philippine Elections

A lot of the Philippine elections brujaja on the teevee lately. It reminds me of the Erap impeachment trials taking over the local television airwaves. Back then, the impeachment trials were on every channel. No Soaps, no entertainment show, just live coverage of the trials and interview on everyone who was remotely related.

We were glued to the TV, the drama was better than the soaps, it had impact, there was even the remote possibility that some random congressman might explode and punch another congressman in the face. THE FACE.

But that's over now. Just as my hope I hope that the 2010 elections can offer us something. If not hope, genuine hope and an opportunity for change, at least it can give us entertainment. I hope.

As a side note:

The computerized machines mean nothing if we will vote the same way we did back then. The biggest question is "Are we going to fall for the same tricks again?"

I hope not. I hope the public notices the lack of a general course of action on Ninoy's campaign. He offers platitudes and hope, and not much else. The Gordon/Bayani Transformers tandem seem like their direct opposite. They know what exactly to do (or at least seem to), but they lack popular support, public perception of them outside Olongapo and "some" parts of the Greater Manila Area are almost bordering on distrust.

Gibo seems to be a good candidate. But he could have us all fooled, they all could. Taking into consideration that he is running under Lakas' ticket, there's still the chance that he can rub shit all over what is basically a politically clean plate.

I'm not rooting for Villar; he is working hard, trying hard, almost too hard. Reminds me of Prospero Pichay last election. Villar isn't the answer. I don't think he is Noynoy's opposite either, he is the biggest rival (that's what the surveys say) but he is not the opposite, if anything they're on the same side of the coin. The Trapo coin. How much is that coin worth? Not much, not much.



I'll try to keep the blog updated.