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The LEGACY that never was

I came across this article from the DAILY TRIBUNE that shows the true legacy of the Aquinos and it started way before Ninoy, see for yourself:

Like Lolo Like Father Like Son
Ronald Roy

In a way, I feel sorry for Noynoy. He looks like a little boy suddenly thrust in the man-size war zone of politics. Egged on by opportunists, misguided clerics, arrogant elitists, and lately the meddlesome Time Magazine, he now basks in the vanishing afterglow of Edsa l, proclaiming a right to the presidency on the basis of family relations. He would have us vote him for president because he is the son of Ninoy the slain martyr and Cory the revered saint, the grandson of a public servant named Benigno Aquino Sr., the brother of famous TV host Kris and the brother-in-law of basketball superstar James Yap.

Unfortunately, Noynoy has nothing much to show for himself except as an alleged participant in the massacre of farmers in the family-owned Hacienda Luisita and the owner of a sub-standard legislative record. The scary part is he now threatens to hose down a nation on fire. But for the fact that Noynoy seriously exalts his lineage as the underpinning of his quest for the presidency, I would hate to rake up the past of dead people. However, we now stand in the electoral doorway to freedom, and it would be rank treason if I chose not to uphold the truth that is supposed to set us free.

See any old folk if you care to know if Benigno Aquino Sr. was a despised traitor to Filipinos during World War ll. I remember my grandfather and his friends telling stories about Ninoy’s father being a “Makapili” undercover agent (a Japanese collaborator) who spied on the secret activities of Filipino guerillas, and that it was for this treasonous behavior that he was often jeered and stoned in public. He was a member of the Philippine puppet government whose son Ninoy and grandson Noynoy would in their respective times be similarly lured into politics.

In this connection, it is interesting to note that certain traits, genetic or otherwise, do run through generations within a family. Don’t voters now have the right to apply the modified aphorism “like lolo, like father, like son?” I now speak from personal knowledge if not with moral certainty: I share the view of countless others that Ninoy Aquino was a ruthless man. To believe what had then become folklore, I had to actually see and hear him brag how some suspected cattle rustlers writhed to death from a poison he had laced their food with.

More horrendous is the lingering widespread suspicion that he purposely did not attend an LP meeting de avance at Plaza Miranda which he was supposed to emcee. Already believable is: Ninoy knew the communists would bomb the makeshift stage at 10 in the evening to annihilate the party’s bigwigs, blame President Ferdinand Marcos for the carnage, and groom him as the sole surviving opposition challenger to the reelectionist Marcos. And where was Ninoy at 10 that night? At an insignificant despedida de soltera — to which I had also been invited — watching the rally on TV and looking fidgety until the grenades exploded shortly past 10.

During the years that followed, Doy Laurel and I would share the same suspicions about Ninoy — until the communists eventually announced the carnage was their handiwork.

Ninoy once urged me to build a private army which the Roys could use to gain political supremacy in Tarlac’s first district. For starters, he offered me half a dozen hitmen and gangsters — probably communists — but I flatly rejected the offer. I told him we were a non-violent family in full support of Danding Cojuangco’s armed struggle to drive the Reds out of the province.

Obviously Ninoy had hoped to intrigue between the Cojuangcos and the Roys in order to gain control of the district; but he failed. It was the same old Machiavellian divide-and-rule tactic which triggered a shootout between the rebel forces of Huk Kumander Alibasbas and those of Huk Kumander Sumulong. From the resulting disarray emerged a unifying commie leader in the persona of Ninoy. The Reds would henceforth remain supportive of Ninoy’s consuming obsession to be president of the country.

This piece cannot end without citing the case of Rafael Suarez, a charismatic wealthy hacendero who ran for mayor of Concepcion, Tarlac, under the NP flag. Failing to convince Suarez to run as an LP candidate, Ninoy warned Suarez he would not assume office if he won. Suarez handily beat Ninoy’s candidate. Shortly thereafter, Suarez miraculously survived a highway ambush that killed his driver. Who did it, John Dillinger? Suarez incidentally was my late brother’s father-in-law.

Noynoy for president? Think again. Not even Cory would endorse him if a certain Dr. Armando Armas were to be believed in his forthcoming explosive book. Think again, if you don’t want this country to be run by Joma Sison and his Maoist comrades.

WE SHALL ALL BE IN GAS CHAMBERS IF HE WINS

Emil Jurado nails the Dagger in the clutch

This Article of Emil Jurado says it ALL about the Yellow Leader:

Why I Won't for Noy

If we were watching a basketball game, we would now be in the last two minutes. The May 10 elections is only less than two weeks away, and anything can still happen.

Despite what the poll surveys say, I still believe that it is a four-cornered fight among Liberal Party standard bearer Senator Benigno Aquino III, Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar, former President Joseph Estrada of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino and even administration candidate former Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro.

I have been a journalist for over half a century and I have covered elections since as early as the Laurel-Quirino fight. I know for a fact that there are so many imponderable factors in Philippine elections.

These imponderable factors are vote buying (especially in the provinces), cheating in spite of an automated election, command votes, violence, failure of the Precinct Count Optical Scan machines, disenfranchisement of voters, power outages and even the weather. Hence, I would prefer not to predict a winner at this point.

Santa Banana, despite avowals by the Commission on Elections and sectors guarding our ballots, and while I’m hoping for the best, I also know for a fact that old habits die hard. We should also not forget the Golden Rule in Philippine elections—he who has the gold rules!

* * *

The only thing I’m sure of is that I will not vote for Aquino. I’ve cited my reasons so many times before. I will say them again.

First and foremost are perceptions (or rumors) that Noynoy is mentally unstable, having been autistic at an earlier age. He has repeatedly refused to undergo a psychiatric exam if only to prove his critics wrong.

And then, at the age of 26, he reportedly violated the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act by putting up a security agency (bearing his initials, BSA) with his uncle-in-law Len Oreta. The company cornered contracts with sequestered companies during the incumbency of his late mother President Cory Aquino. If this is not conflict of interest, I don’t know what is.

My gulay, Noynoy even had the gall to list the presidential residence on Arlegui Street as the company’s official address!

And then there are the Hacienca Luisita massacres and the Kamaganak Inc. I was among the latter’s victims. I was co-founder of Erectors Inc. (with the late Transportation Minister Totoy Dans). My investment of P200,000 disappeared into thin air.

The same group which comprised Noynoy’s security agency reportedly grabbed an insurance company owned by a Chinese-Filipino who was accused by the Marcos dictators of something. The group then went on to corner, together with the Government Service Insurance System, all insurance contracts of government firms.

Santa Banana, some people really laughed all the way to the bank. The big scam at the time was the GSIS’ striking an insurance deal with Lloyds of London. Can you imagine the kickbacks that some people must have had?

This is why I can’t stomach voting for the son of Ninoy and Cory.

* * *

The only thing that’s getting clear to me is the race for the vice presidency with Senator Mar Roxas surging ahead of rival Loren Legarda, although this doesn’t guarantee Mar’s victory yet.

I have always believed that Mar should not have given way to Noynoy. Roxas’ advocacies and programs of government are clearer than Aquino’s.

Sadly, the Yellow Fanatics and everybody else around Noynoy believes that he is the better candidate. They were overwhelmed by the outpouring of grief and support upon Cory’s death.

Filipinos are truly sentimental, sometimes letting their emotions cloud good judgment. Unfortunately, that sentimentalism is still showing in poll surveys. This is why Noynoy is still leading.

As for Loren, I’m not giving up on her, either, because of her advocacy for the environment. I also cannot believe that Loren has lost her constituency that made her No. 1 senator during the 2001 and 2007 senatorial elections.

* * *

As I’ve said so many times before, all elections are local. People in the provinces, and even in many areas of the National Capital region, don’t really care who will make it as president, vice president and even senators.

This is why national candidates rely on local politicians to carry them.

I have to say it, but the Philippines is still very much a feudalistic state. People in the provinces rely much on local leaders to provide food on the table, livelihood, education and health care.

That’s why the campaign line of local candidates is: “If you are in trouble and you go to me for help, I also want your help to vote for somebody I am endorsing.”

And that means money for local politicians. In fact, the rivalry is so heated in some areas that there is bloodshed. To local politicians, funding is survival —it spells the difference between victory and defeat.

My gulay, why do you think movie icon Fernando Poe Jr. lost? The usual talk is that he was cheated but in reality, his funding dried up!

* * *

Commission on Elections Chairman Jose Melo should not be pressured by business sectors identified with the Yellow Brigade of Noynoy and other segments of society to have a manual count of the May 10 polls.

If Melo and his fellow commissioners relent and submit to this pressure, they in effect would be admitting that automation will not work, and that would be a reflection on the credibility and integrity of the Comelec after it paid P7.1 billion to Smartmatic to give us an automated election.

The only reason I see why Noynoy’s fanatics are insisting on manual count and audit is that they don’t trust Comelec to give us a credible election.

They are also trying to make a connection between the possible results of the automated count and what happened in the 1986 snap elections. This was one of the triggers of the Edsa Revolution.

* * *

For the May 10 polls, it will be difficult to contemplate the mechanics of a parallel independent count and a manual audit of results. Such move will open the floodgates of results that can be different from the automated count. And right there and then, a candidate can claim he was cheated. In this case, it could be Noynoy, who now thinks he is a sure winner.

Obviously, some of the faces around Noynoy who are salivating for a return to power are dreaming of a repeat of the walkout of the Comelec computer people during the vote counting in 1986. And for a People Power Revolution. Santa Banana, Noynoy is truly his mother’s son!

* * *

In the 1986 snap elections, all that was needed to put to question the entire electoral process was the walkout of 30 Comelec computer technicians to protest the manipulation of the official results to favor Marcos. It was a tipping point. That walkout was re-enacted at the Batasan Pambansa when 50 members of the Parliament then also walked out after Comelec proclaimed Marcos the winner.

It was at this point that then Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile and then PC/INP chief Fidel Ramos broke away from the Marcos regime and led a mutiny leading to the ouster of the dictator. The rest, as they say, is history.

Recall that Noynoy talked of revolt following a failure of elections, leading to non-proclamation. Could this actually be “Plan B” for his victory?

Why the U.S. and China want NOY

Here is today's MS fix from the respectable Jojo Robles, it is a two-part article regarding the world's chosen presidential candidate of the Philippines... But most importantly, read on WHY:

The 'foreign' Candidate (1)

Because the presidential campaign seems to have degenerated almost permanently into a mudslinging contest, it’s hard to discern the positions of the candidates on various issues—assuming that they even remember them at this point. But some people, bless their non-showbiz souls, still hanker for more than discussions on the state of Noynoy Aquino’s mental health, say, or the financial health of Manny Villar when he still lived in Tondo.

It recently occurred to me that there has never been a real debate on foreign policy in the current campaign, for instance. While foreign policy, especially as it concerns the superpowers and our immediate neighbors, was once viewed as an important plank in any presidential candidate’s platform, any serious discussion about our relations with other countries has been drowned out by stuff like survey ratings and other political noises that used to be mere tangential concerns.

When we do hear about other countries these days, it’s often in the context of sending Filipinos to work there, which is really a discussion of labor policy, not foreign policy. While Filipinos in general have never really shown an interest in—or even a true aptitude for—geopolitical concerns, it’s fair to expect our candidates to at least talk about them once in a while even when they do not impact on the labor market.

So, I paid a visit to my favorite foreign-policy source, who has since retired from a lifelong academic and career involvement in foreign policy, even if he still advises key local players in government and business on the intricacies of geopolitics. Because he no longer has an official position (and because of his all-important and lucrative post-retirement consultancies), he now refuses to be identified—even if he will willingly discuss the lack of debate on what he calls “disturbing” foreign policy implications of the coming elections.

The first question I asked was, who is the American candidate in the coming elections? “Noynoy Aquino,” he replied. “And Noynoy is also the likely candidate of the other superpower, China.”

“In the end, both China and the US may well come to the conclusion that dealing with Noynoy is a better option than dealing with Manny, not because Noynoy is better but that he might be more pliable and susceptible to pressure and manipulation than Manny. If I read these countries probable interests in our country reasonably accurately, this conclusion seems rather appropriate,” he explained.

My source says the funding sources of both the Villar and the Aquino campaigns provide clues as to why both world powers would much rather support Noynoy instead of Manny, as well. “Does it not bother you that Noynoy seems to be spending as much as Manny? The question is, where did the money come from considering that everybody was saying there was little money to fund Noynoy’s campaign?” he asked.

But won’t others argue that because the popularity of Noynoy is attracting “smart” money to his campaign, all of it local? “To some extent, this is probably true. The whole point of campaign contributions is to be able to ensure access, so some local businessmen contribute to likely winners or else play safe by giving to two or three candidates if the survey numbers are close,” he said.

“On the other hand, considering that Manny financed his campaign virtually single-handedly, together with the fact that he might win this election, the whole question of being able to gain access becomes a questionable objective to some extent,” he added. “Obviously, the value of large contributions becomes questionable because Manny has in effect declared he does not want to be so beholden that his judgment while in office might be compromised.

“This is not to say that Manny will not accept contributions, but only that no one will own him so much that Manny will feel too beholden. But the issues in this election are not strictly local and such a posture of self-sufficiency would make even non-local interests concerned about his possible victory,” he explained. “And that means both the US and China.”

The 'foreign' Candidate (2)

Perhaps it’s true, as my source said, that Washington has found the supposed tractability of Noynoy Aquino appealing. Aquino, who can’t even speak publicly without reading from a page, will definitely be an easier Philippine president to deal with than someone else who may object to the imposition of American policy as it is dictated by whoever is chosen to be the White House’s messenger to Malacañang in a Noynoy administration.

If pet programs of the US do come to fruition under a new Aquino dispensation—like the revival of the jettisoned autonomous Bangsa Moro Juridical Entity and a permanent American military presence in geopolitically strategic Mindanao—we’ll know Noynoy is the new “Amboy.” But what about China, our northern neighbor, which presumably also likes Noynoy’s susceptibility to influence, given his lack of experience and his near-absolute dependence on his advisers?

How will Beijing try to influence Noynoy, and how is support from the mainland being funneled to him? To answer these questions, my source said he wanted to explain how Noynoy became the Chinese candidate, to begin with.

“You may call the Chinese decision to influence Noynoy an ethnic choice,” he said. “That’s because the other major candidate, Manny Villar, is about as Filipino as Filipino can be. Villar’s origins are undeniably indigenous and unfortunately for the Chinese or even the Americans, he succeeded in a business that does not rely on Chinese or American connections, so Manny is not beholden to either one or the other.

“Noynoy, on the other hand, traces his roots to the mainland [the Cojuangco side] and his mother made it very clear that her family has Chinese roots when she was president. You may have heard that Beijing is not really concerned with where an ethnic Chinese got his passport because to them, ‘Once a Chinese, always a Chinese, regardless of the number of generations [away from China].’

“China’s conduct of foreign policy acknowledges little principle other than loyalty to China and China’s self-interest, which is nothing new, save for the fact that China operates quietly and without ostentation. They are prepared to accommodate the corrupt demands of national leaders in the pursuit of large infrastructure projects, be it here, in South Asia, Africa and even Eastern Europe, this consideration being to them simply a fact of international life, a reality to be faced.

“China assiduously courts the African nations, the Eastern Europeans, the South Asian and Southeast Asian nations and South America with varying degrees of intensity based on how China sees her short- and long-term interests in the region; this, to ensure access to markets as well as to expand her influence in these nations. Her financial terms [for loans] are certainly far more generous than any other nation’s.

“The Chinese see these activities as a necessity to gaining favorable access to these nations in an effort to extend or deepen her suzerainty in the countries and regions she considers vital to her interests as part of China’s efforts to broaden her influence in world affairs. China is clearly seeking the full status of a major superpower which she is, if not in the same mold as the US or the former Soviet Union, then at least on par with them,” he added.

As to how Beijing’s support of Noynoy is manifested, my source was also clear. “The Chinese will likely not make direct contributions to Noynoy,” he explained. “The help extended is probably given through ‘influenced’ organizations and individuals. The likely sources of at least some of Noynoy’s campaign funds are the Filipino-Chinese organizations through their members, or big-time Filipino-Chinese businessmen with large investments in the mainland.”

Given the early talk about the Aquino campaign’s lack of resources, the reality that the Yellow camp is spending as least as much as Villar is and the Liberal candidate’s steadfast refusal to identify contributors to his war chest, my source believes that the Chinese funding may have already arrived. “Maybe all the talk of Noynoy’s campaign being short of funds was just a ploy to counter Manny’s campaign resources or at least the perception thereof, to make Noynoy seem like an underdog,” he said.

“Or else the foreign interests were watching [early] developments carefully and have only made their decision [to contribute] over the last few days, where we have seen rather dramatic developments and the escalation of dirty tricks and propaganda preying on fear and painting the opponent as an absolute disaster for the nation,” he added. “It’s telling that Noynoy recently announced that he has lately been turning down offers for help, especially if he is unsure of the motives of the contributor.”

* * *

The picture of a President Noynoy held hostage by either (or both) American and Chinese interests is not a pretty one. But it jibes with the portrait painted by his critics of an unprepared, inexperienced and ultimately clueless presidency that will be pulled this way and that by whichever interest has the presidential ear at the moment.

Unlike Ferdinand Marcos, who masterfully (at least for a time) played the China card when the Americans started breathing down too hard on his neck, we cannot reasonably expect Noynoy to stand his ground in the continuing geopolitical chess game between the two superpowers. And it’s quite possible that Washington will step into the picture once again if Aquino gets too cozy with the people who run the country where he traces his ethnic roots—just like they did when Washington helped install Cory Aquino in 1986 and when American “persuasion flights” fought back attempts to unseat her through those endless coup attempts during her administration.

What we can expect is a President Noynoy who may be paralyzed not only by his many competing advisers’ interests at home but also by the fear of incurring the ire of the big geopolitical dogs abroad. The same big dogs that will probably move to remove him—for corruption, insanity or whatever reason they may dream up—if he doesn’t follow their orders.

The last president who though he considered himself independent and who had an overwhelming and secure mandate from the people, after all, was Joseph Estrada. And we know what happened to him—sent to jail less than halfway into his six-year term.

Certainly, the current mudslinging that informs our presidential campaign is entertaining. But it would improve the quality of what passes these days for “issues” and “platforms” to look into how the candidates would tackle foreign relations, Philippine sovereignty and other matters that are swept aside by the noise of tabloid-oriented campaigning.

At the very least, we need to know who funds our candidates—especially those who claim that they will not steal. Perhaps they can make that claim because they’ve already received a lot of money, just by running a campaign that looks like it could win.

BSA: Proof of Noynoy's Early Corruption Exercises

I received this report regarding a major anomaly during the past Aquino administration.

That anomaly is NEPOTISM (which Cory stated she was against), GRAFT and CORRUPTION. (which Noynoy is stating he is against)

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BEST SECURITY AGENCY ni BENIGNO SIMEON AQUINO, III

HINDI AKO MAGNANAKAW? … SAY THAT AGAIN?

He is running an entire campaign based supposedly on good governance. Everyone else is evil, only he is good.

Magnanakaw ang iba. Siya daw hindi. Emphasis on “daw.”

At first, the strategy seems sound. How else is he supposed to go head-to-head with somebody like Manny Villar, his closest rival?

Villar is second to none in laws authored and passed, Aquino authored zero bills into law – the father is a hero, the son is a zero.

Ang mambabatas na walang ipinasang batas ay pangulong hindi kayang panguluhan ang sambayanan.

Villar made houses affordable for the poor; Aquino’s biggest accomplishment in the private sector is that he made Nikes fashionable for the wealthy.

Villar, despite poverty, was a self-made millionaire at 28. Aquino, despite his family’s affluence, spent 10 of his 12 years in the private sector working in family-owned corporations – the Hacienda Luisita and Best Security Agency or BSA.

The latter, which he set up himself, had his initials BSA – Benigno Simeon Aquino, III.

Aquino sat on the security agency’s Board of Directors, while his uncle Antolin “Len” Oreta, Jr. acted as BSA chairman and president.

Oreta is the husband of former Sen. Tessie Aquino-Oreta who now sits as chairperson of the Early Child Care and Development Council and holds the rank of Cabinet member in the Arroyo administration, along with several other Aquino relatives.

Other directors of BSA were Cipriano Lacson, director-treasurer, George Gaddi, Bienvenido Reyes, Alexander Lopez and Jacob Acuna, known friends and allies of the Aquino family.

The Arlegui House, the official resident of then president Aquino, was declared the company address on its SEC registration documents.

According to Aquino, they never dealt with government. Records say otherwise.

During the incumbency of then president Aquino, BSA secured contracts from government such as Philippine National Construction Corp. and the facilities and buildings of sequestered companies under the Presidential Commission on Good Government.

Its other big clients were AsiaTrust, the Tanduay Distillers of taipan Lucio Tan and Uniwide.

The mere involvement of a the presidential first-son in a company that bids to secure contracts from government, the head of which is his mother, violates the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of 1965 which states that:

“unlawful for any person having family or close personal relation with any public official to capitalize or exploit or take advantage of such family or close personal relation by directly or indirectly requesting or receiving any present, gift or material or pecuniary advantage from any other person having some business, transaction, application, request or contract with the government, in which such public official has to intervene.”

Noynoy Aquino was 26 at that time. At worst, what he did qualifies as corruption, at best, it constitutes sheer ignorance that he could not tell the difference between what is ethical and not.

Either way, a Noynoy Aquino, does not deserve to be president. The promise of a good government falls flat on its face, on both instances. His anti-corruption platform is a sham; his theory on good governance, hollow in the absence of a good leader.

Nagsinungaling si Noynoy nang sinabi niyang pamumunuan niya ang laban kontra sa katiwalian. Sa murang edad, ay ipinakita niyang salat man ang kanyang kakayahang mamuno ay sapat naman ang kanyang kakayahang magsamantala sa posisyon ng kanyang ina.

Tama nga ang sabi ng iba, kapatid ng sinungaling ang magnanakaw.

And yet again, this was proven true when Aquino was confronted about the issue. He said he no longer had any interest in the company 3 years after it was formed – his resumé and own official website alongside documents from the SEC say otherwise, Aquino was a member of the BSA Board until 2002. Once more, the man was caught lying through his teeth.

Malinis daw, madungis pala.

Noy, the Cory Copycat

How arrogant can Noynoy get???

Apparently that question can be answered by simply listening to anything that comes out of his crooked, salivating mouth.

One example of it however, can be depicted in his response to his desired living in Times Street rather than Malacanang if ever he is elected president.

First of all, how arrogant can he get when he already made PERSONAL plans of being the president?? I mean, who the hell says this things??? The ONLY statements and plans that a presidential candidate should say and aspire for are plans FOR THE COUNTRY and not you own personal insecurities.

And also, didn't Noy mention that he will ONLY stop smoking once he is the president. So he assumes he will win already??? Thick faced if you ask me.. and so if he does not win?? I'm sure he'll ante the smoking up to two packs a day. Tsss...

I also am speculative that Noy's statement about the Times Street residency is a mere popularity vote scheme to gain more sympathy votes. Since Cory also requested to NOT reside in Malacanang during her administration, I guess Noynoy is simply trying to copy her and let the people know about it so they would remember Cory. Also, the notion of Cory not residing in Malacanang also shows how UNPROFESSIONAL she really was. I cannot argue about her effect on the Filipino people, but seriously, CORY IS HUMAN AND SHE MAKES MISTAKES. And there were plenty of them in fact.

What WE, as Filipino citizens, should get out of this is an awareness of these mistakes so as to not let it happen again. IF CORY'S INFLUENCE ON THE FILIPINO NATION IS SUPPOSEDLY A GOOD/HOLY THING, THEN THE PEOPLE SHOULD EMULATE THAT INFLUENCE AND ACT THE RIGHT WAY. AND IF IT WAS CORY'S INTENTION TO UPLIFT THE PHILIPPINES, THEN SHE WOULD WANT US TO DO WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY, AND NOT MERELY HER FAMILY/CLAN.

Of course, if anyone has the right to copy Cory's tactics, its her son. But come on, Noynoy is a grown man and he needs to take responsibilty for himself, that means being your own man.

A true statesman would put the country's interests above his/hers. Clearly, Noynoy is more concerned about himself rather than the country.

Here is an article I came across that would shed some light on this topic:

If elected, Noynoy would rather stay in Times Street

JOHANNA CAMILLE L. SISANTE, GMANews.TV

04/15/2010 | 05:47 PM

CABATUAN, Iloilo - If elected president, Liberal Party standard bearer Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino would rather stay in his humble abode on Times Street in Quezon City than in the Malacanang Palace.

But Aquino, the consistent front-runner in presidential preference surveys, acknowledged that such a set-up will likely prove difficult — particularly for his neighbors, who might be hassled by the huge number of people certain to seek the president's assistance.

"Yan inaambisyon ko talaga (That is my ambition). Kailangan at the end of the day kailangan may pakiramdam ka ng normalcy to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground," Aquino said when asked by reporters in Capiz where was campaigning whether he would still stay in Times Street if elected.

"Pero ganun nga ho, iniintindi ko kapitbahay ko. Paano kung napakaraming dadagsa, makikikape, makikibanyo, makikinood ng TV. Baka ako kalmado, normal buhay ko, naging abnormal naman po buhay ng aking mga kapitbahay (But I am concerned about my neighbors. What if many people will pay a visit, drink coffee, use the restroom, watch TV. My life might be calm and normal, but my neighbors' lives might be abnormal)," he said.

Aquino's mother, the late former president Corazon Aquino, lived in in the same Times Street home after her term.

During her presidency, she refused to stay in Malacañang and instead resided in the more modest Arlegui house nearby where windows were not even bullet-proof.

GMA's REAL Candidate

Recently, the Yellow Camp has been doing an all out demolition job on Manny Villar. Since they saw that their mudslinging has been effective especially with regards to the recent surveys, all they do now is spread and snowball the issues.

One of the major issues that are thrown at Villar is the 'Villaroyo' accusation. Noynoy and the whole Liberal Camp insists that Villar is the administration candidate and would therefore be Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's ally.

We all know that Noynoy's only campaign strategy is to bash and criticize the Arroyo administration, release false issues to his fellow candidates, and get popularity/emotional votes.

But in fact, it is Noynoy who seems to be linked closer to the Arroyo administration... READ THIS:

Villar to Aquino: Explain presence of admin allies in LP
By Maila Ager
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:02:00 03/31/2010

Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Inquirer Politics

MANILA, Philippines--If Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is the real opposition then he should explain why he has relatives working with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

This was how Senator Manny Villar countered the allegations by Aquino’s camp that he was an administration bet as shown by Arroyo allies endorsing his presidential bid.

Unlike Aquino, Villar said he has no relatives working for the Arroyo government.

“Ako walang kamag-anak na kasama ng Pangulo. Si Noynoy yata anim o lima? Eh bakit ako ang dapat magpaliwanag, eh sila ang nag-imbento ng Villaroyo, sila rin ay kailangan magpaliwanag (I don’t have relatives who are with the President. I think Noynoy have five or six? Then, why should I explain when they are the ones who invented ‘Villaroyo.’ They should also explain,’ he said in a radio interview Tuesday night.

Villar also noted that Arroyo’s former Cabinet members are, in fact, now allied with Aquino and helping his campaign.

“Kung sinasabi natin na ang Pangulo ay corrupt, ibig mong sabihin naging corrupt lang ang pangulo pag alis nila? Kung sinasabi mong corrupt ang pangulo baka noon pa yun eh di kasama din sila (If we say the President is corrupt, does that mean that the President became corrupt only after they left her? Maybe the President was already corrupt when they were still together),” he pointed out.

“The very same people that brought us where we are now…eh yan din ang kasama niya (Noynoy) (are the same people who are with Noynoy now),’ Villar added.

He could not understand why Aquino has not been accused of being an administration bet when some of Arroyo’s allies, like Quezon City Representative Feliciano Belmonte and former Senator Ralph Recto join Aquino’s Liberal Party.

And when they joined Aquino’s camp, they called them “principled” people but when they joined him in the Nacionalista Party, they were viewed as an indication of alliance between him and the President, Villar lamented.

The senator confirmed that construction magnate Reghis Romero was helping his campaign but immediately denied any business dealing with him.

“Si Reghis Romero ay kaibigan ko naman. Inaamin ko naman tumutulong sa akin yan, meron silang group na MOVE, pero wala kaming business deals (Reghis Romero is my friend. I admit that he’s helping me, they have a group called MOVE but we don’t have business deals),” Villar said.

We Should ALL Be Concerned Citizens

I came across another e-mail, a facebook alert actually, about a short letter regarding Noynoy's dirty tactics through Yellow columnists. It is definitely a good read, enjoy.

A Concerned Citizen Writes to Harvey Keh of Ateneo

April 2, 2010

Mr. Harvey S. Keh
Director for Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship
Ateneo de Manila University - School of Government

Dear Harvey:

In the interest of our common humanity and sense of decency, I just want to share with you some thoughts about Noynoy Aquino and his rabid propagandists disguised as newspaper columnists.

First, this passage from the column yesterday by your fellow Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Ms. Belinda Cunanan-Olivares entitled "Citizens' candidate":

"Frankly my stomach retches over the way the Aquino camp has gone into an extensive investigation of the details of this episode in utter disregard of compassion and decency. The elder Villar lady must have suffered immensely from the death of that young boy. Must that rival camp now rake up all the sordid details? The aim of the Noynoy camp in playing it up obviously is to prove that Villar was lying and inventing certain circumstances about his early life of poverty that, as his ads now say, enable him to connect to the greater masses who are poor. But surely there must be many other issues far more relevant to the life of the nation that ought to be debated than the circumstances around the illness and death of a young boy that his 87-year-old mother doubtless still mourns.

"What has happened to decency in our midst? The Aquino camp's ghoulish treatment of the young boy's death is just an example of the pettiness and cattiness that the Noynoy campaign has often displayed."

Second, this passage from the column yesterday by Philippine Star columnist Domini Torrevillas- Suarez entitled "Was Manny Villar poor?":

"It's funny, and sad, and very frustrating, to hear and read and witness the bashing of candidates in this campaign. Bashers trump up charges (remember how Manny was being trumpeted as owning a multi-million dollar worth mansion in Utah?), and call rival camps immoral. Says Manny: 'You guys are so different from people like me and the rest of the MBV supporters, because we cannot be as good, as holy, as virtuous as you hypocrites are.'"

And now, I would like to share with you my own feelings about this revolting state of affairs in our public discourse:

I share with Belinda's and Domini's utter revulsion over the ghoulishness of the Noynoy Aquino camp, but I must add that they overlooked the fact that this ghoulishness is surpassed a thousand times over by Inquirer columnists Solita Monsod and Conrad Dequiros as well as Philippine Star's William Esposo—all rabid propagandists of the Noynoy Aquino campaign disguised as newspaper columnists. On the basis of anonymous and unauthenticated documents supplied to them by the Noynoy Aquino camp itself, they viciously ran the demolition job against Manny Villar in practically the same words and with almost the same conclusions.

Now that their despicable act has began to backfire on them, they are now disowning in chorus their respective demolition jobs and their own reckless conclusions in their respective columns. The clueless Noynoy Aquino also denies on TV that he had any hand in the demolition job but has the gall to say that he agrees with its conclusions. Even Franklin Drilon of the Liberal Party has become a denial king, washing his hands off the affair like a Pilate on TV!

Noynoy Aquino, Franklin Drilon, Solita Monsod, Conrad Dequiros and William Esposo have overstepped the bounds of civilized behavior, and they have been prostituted two respectable newspapers by making them propaganda sheets in their overpowering desire to pave the way for themselves to Malacañang by hook or by crook. All five of them should be repudiated, condemned, and boycotted by all decent, self-respecting Filipinos! And Harvey, if you are truly sincere in your personal campaign for morally upright youth leaders and good governance, you should likewise repudiate and condemn such unbridled and unscrupulous acts by your political comrades-in- arms!

Sincerely,Sammy Abiertos

GloriAquino

There are so many rumors running around about Manny Villar being the 'secret' candidate of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. And it is quite obvious that it is the Yellow Camp that is spreading these LIES.

Try to connect the dots...

Aquino’s relatives who are close to President Arroyo include his aunts:
-former Sen. Tessie Aquino-Oreta, who is head of the Early Childhood Care and Development Council under the Office of the President

-former Gov. Margarita Cojuangco, president of the Public Safety College under the Department of the Interior and Local Government

-Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara, President Arroyo’s image consultant.

Paul Aquino, who is now the chief political officer in Aquino III’s campaign, is the chief executive officer of Energy Development Corp. under the state firm Philippine National Oil Co. (The present Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Eleazar Quinto is married to Kashiwahara’s daughter)

It is quite easy to see that the Yellow Camp fabricated this lie that GMA is in alliance with Villar to divert attention that it really is NOYNOY that has close ties with GMA. For their part, it was a smart tactical move to put the rumor on the enemy first. But then that strategy is useless now that the TRUTH is out there, the Aquinos are the ones in cahoots with the current administration, not Manny Villar.

Also if you can remember, Noynoy Aquino favored the non-release and hearing of the 'Hello Garci' case. What now is his defense to that???

unHOLY WEEK

The Yellow Camp is doing it with no holds barred.

Were you able to catch the three-part airing of A Dangerous Life, a movie about Ninoy and the People Power revolution? I mean, where else would they show it but ABias-CBN, Noynoy's medium of brainwashing the Filipinos. By the way, this reminded me of how Jim Carrey's portrayal of the Riddler in Batman Forever, when he used that device placed on people's TVs to suck the brains out of the viewers and forwarded into Riddler's brain (Riddler=Noynoy, Brain-Sucking Device=ABS-CBN, Sucked Brains=Votes).

This is another one of the Yellow Army's tactics to get enough popularity votes as they can. Come on, on HOLY WEEK they're going to show something about Ninoy Aquino? Exactly what is its relevance to Lenten Season? NONE. The Yellow Network is merely doing political promotion work for their candidate, Noynoy.

Clearly, they will stop at nothing to truly brain-wash the entire Philippines.

It's really sad to see and hear how many people believe the Liberal Party's cause. Like they know that a Noynoy presidency would amount to a better future. Exactly what does his platform stand for anyway? Good versus evil?? This is not a religious war, it is a political one where a leader must rely on his intellect, awareness of people's needs, extensive knowledge of current affairs, people skills and management, to site a few. Tell me now, does Noynoy Aquino have all, or at least any of those qualities? I highly think not. And who does come to mind when these qualifications are mentioned? None other than Manny Villar.



ABias-CBN and the Yellow Army should be ashamed of themselves, how disgraceful.

And check out this schedule of ABias-CBN's shows for May 9 (just before the election day)

May 9, 2010 ABS-CBN Schedule
11:45 ASAP XV Special Live from Ninoy Aquino Stadium and EDSA Shrine
3:00 The Buzz Special Live from EDSA Shrine
5:00 MMK: The Ninoy and Cory Story
7:00 A Dangerous Life
10:30 MYX Presents: The Music Videos of Noy2 Aquino

And to think THREE days before Election Day campaigning should stop already.
The Nerve...

Truly INSPIRING

A few of my favorite inspirational pictures and messages



















Hope you enjoyed it!!! =)

The Aquino-Yap Family for Villar!!!

The Aquino-Yap family has finally changed sides!

Confirmed: James Yap and 'Baby' James Yap are for Villar, Kris meanwhile is torn to which side she will go for, her brother or her family.

I am sure she would side with her family since her own son is wearing orange and is for Villar, as they say, babies always tell the truth. enjoy!



"Mama Kris! Why ikaw not naka-orange??? huhuhu"



"See? Kami ni Papa James wearing orange na, eh you?"



"O, yan baby, i'm wearing orange na! Check!"


"Yay! We look so ganda na Mama! Vote for Villar okay?"

Where in the world can we find this book of truths???

I took time out during the holidays to read veteran journalist Cecil Arillo’s book, Greed and Betrayal, a sequel to Breakaway, his book about the 1986 People Power Revolution. The book talks about how the Reform the Armed Forces Movement or RAM succeeded in mounting a mutiny against then President Ferdinand Marcos, and how the late President Cory Aquino benefited from it.

Arillo’s sequel is about the six years of the Cory Aquino administration. It details the sins of a vindictive regime, including well-documented instances of greed and betrayal of those who catapulted Cory to power in 1986.

The Hacienda Luisita and the Mendiola massacre were also forms of betraying the trust of the tenants and farmers.

More importantly, Arillo’s book also tells us how the so-called “Kamaganak Inc.” tried to surpass the Marcos plunder in scams and anomalies. The cannibalization of so many Cory administration-sequestered corporations by the Presidential Commission on Good Government’s fiscal agents also come to fore.

I suggest the camps of Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Senator Manuel Villar, former President Joseph Estrada, administration candidate former Defense chief Gilbert Teodoro, Senator Richard Gordon and even Jesus Is Lord Movement top honcho Eddie Villanueva get hold of Arillo’s book. It shows that the legacy Mr. Clean is riding on is one of greed and betrayal.

***

Arillo’s book is well-researched but I still have a few stories of my own that I’d like to add.

Once, an Aquino Cabinet member came out with a report that a Cory kin, together with a Kapampangan Customs broker and a spouse of a former senator, were involved in smuggling activities, specifically containers full of Mercedes Benz cars. Oldtimers at Customs are aware of this.

When this Cabinet member handed the report to Cory, she reportedly just browsed over it and then put it aside. The same Cabinet man was so disgusted that he resigned, but Cory prevailed upon him to accept another Cabinet portfolio.

There was also the takeover of some 37, I repeat 37 corporations, suspected to be that of Kokoy Romualdez, brother-in-law of the late dictator, by the in-laws of Cory.

I know this because one of the corporations taken over was Erestores Inc., a structural steel company. It was founded by the late Marcos’ Minister of Transportation Totoy Dans, who was close to Imeldific.

For the record, I was one of the incorporators of the company. I was founding director. That’s why I knew it all.

There was also the takeover of a motor and vehicle corporation with a license to import British Range Rovers and Land Rovers. The in-laws of Cory used this license to import Simba armored cars for the Armed Forces despite recommendations that they were inferior to US-made armored vehicles.

I recall that when I started to expose this anomaly, I was approached by the PR man of Cory’s in-laws. I was invited to go to London, all expenses paid for, to visit the Simba plant. I refused.

And then there was this sweetheart deal between Cory and Shell that exempted Shell from income tax payments in the multi-billion Malampaya project off Palawan. This still holds true today and the amount involved is P70 billion, according to records.

Cory was said to be very close to the then-Shell president who showered her with attention and flowers daily.

A legacy, indeed, of greed and betrayal. And Mr. Clean thinks this legacy will be his ticket to Malacañang?

Emil Jurado
To the Point
Manila Standard Today
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideOpinion.htm?f=2010/january/8/emiljurado.isx&d=2010/january/8

A good friend emailed me this article of Emil Jurado and I immediately tried to look for the book he was referring to, Greed & Betrayal. Surprisingly though, it was really difficult to track down this book. National bookstore says that it is now only available on SM north edsa and Rockwell branches... I wonder why this book seems to be supressed from mass production and promotion, oh, let me guess, because it is about the anomalies and controversial dealings during the Aquino administration.

How convenient is it that the book that tells the truth about an important part of the Philippines' history is hard to find during this election season with an Aquino running for presidency? hmm... something seems fishy here, don't you think?

While the Liberal Party keeps on going and going with their hate campaign against other candidates, they are covering up their tracks by supressing truths that would be detrimental to their campaign.. tsk tsk. dirty tactics by the Yellow, what's new?