1. Incumbent Mayor Leovic Dioneda has the edge to win in the mayoralty race in Sorsogon City over Ed Atutubo, incumbent vice mayor due to an apparent inadequate logistics support and organization of the latter.
2. A poll watchdog the Consortium for Electoral Reforms(CER) identified Sorsogon as one of 8 provinces to be "hot spots" which can be used to manipulate results on Election Day through violence. Also identified as hot spots are Masbate, Quezon, Mindoro Oriental, Mindoro Occidental, Davao City and Compostela Valley.
3.In Sorsogon, it appears that the political dynasties of the Lees and Escuderos are the main political players. Governor Raul is running for governor to replace wife Sally Lee the incumbent governor. Their son Bobet Lee is running independent for vicemayor of Sorsogon City. Incumbent Sorsogon City Mayor Dioneda is allied to the Escuderos.
4. Many Filipinos believe that the failure of the country's first nationwide automated elections on May 10, 2010 will trigger a powerful revolution, a latest survey of the Social Weather Station(SWS) a private, independent, non-partisan company.
This reporter also believes that the election failure will certainly create a great political and economic instability to the country and that the rural area voters who are not very high tech literate and without higher education are vulnerable to political manipulations and fraud.
5. The Manila Mail published in San Francisco, California and claiming to be Northern California's largest Filipino American newspaper in circulation published the latest presidential survey that Liberal standard bearer Sen. Benigno Aquino III(37%) has widened his lead over Nacionalista Party candidate Sen. Manuel Villar(28%). The Manila Mail (Mar.31-April 6, 2010 issue) also published other 4 favorable stories and a big, colored picture of Aquino but a very small one about Villar.
6. MIscellany: Rebellion charges against the powerful Ampatuans were dismissed but are still facing multiple charges in connection with the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao last Nov.23, 2009.
Presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino is a bachelor with a (girl) fiancee. He is addicted to smoking.
There are 1,083 Filipinos in Russia, one Filipina was slightly hurt in the recent Moscow subway station blast which killed 37 people.
The families of former president/dictator Ferdinand Marcos(disgracefully kicked out of office) are all running for office and winning too.
Disgraced former President Joseph Estrada jailed for corruption is again running for president with significant supporters and followers.
Estrada's son is a Senator.
Unpopular President Gloria M.Arroyo is running for congress with the intention to be the next House Speaker. Pres.GMA and her relatives in both Macapagal and Arroyo families who are also running in various offices in Pampanga are expected to win.
7.The Filipinos just love those corrupt people they keep voting for them election after election, for generations.
2. A poll watchdog the Consortium for Electoral Reforms(CER) identified Sorsogon as one of 8 provinces to be "hot spots" which can be used to manipulate results on Election Day through violence. Also identified as hot spots are Masbate, Quezon, Mindoro Oriental, Mindoro Occidental, Davao City and Compostela Valley.
3.In Sorsogon, it appears that the political dynasties of the Lees and Escuderos are the main political players. Governor Raul is running for governor to replace wife Sally Lee the incumbent governor. Their son Bobet Lee is running independent for vicemayor of Sorsogon City. Incumbent Sorsogon City Mayor Dioneda is allied to the Escuderos.
4. Many Filipinos believe that the failure of the country's first nationwide automated elections on May 10, 2010 will trigger a powerful revolution, a latest survey of the Social Weather Station(SWS) a private, independent, non-partisan company.
This reporter also believes that the election failure will certainly create a great political and economic instability to the country and that the rural area voters who are not very high tech literate and without higher education are vulnerable to political manipulations and fraud.
5. The Manila Mail published in San Francisco, California and claiming to be Northern California's largest Filipino American newspaper in circulation published the latest presidential survey that Liberal standard bearer Sen. Benigno Aquino III(37%) has widened his lead over Nacionalista Party candidate Sen. Manuel Villar(28%). The Manila Mail (Mar.31-April 6, 2010 issue) also published other 4 favorable stories and a big, colored picture of Aquino but a very small one about Villar.
6. MIscellany: Rebellion charges against the powerful Ampatuans were dismissed but are still facing multiple charges in connection with the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao last Nov.23, 2009.
Presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino is a bachelor with a (girl) fiancee. He is addicted to smoking.
There are 1,083 Filipinos in Russia, one Filipina was slightly hurt in the recent Moscow subway station blast which killed 37 people.
The families of former president/dictator Ferdinand Marcos(disgracefully kicked out of office) are all running for office and winning too.
Disgraced former President Joseph Estrada jailed for corruption is again running for president with significant supporters and followers.
Estrada's son is a Senator.
Unpopular President Gloria M.Arroyo is running for congress with the intention to be the next House Speaker. Pres.GMA and her relatives in both Macapagal and Arroyo families who are also running in various offices in Pampanga are expected to win.
7.The Filipinos just love those corrupt people they keep voting for them election after election, for generations.
By: New Yorker
42 comments:
I am simply apalled by the latest report.
Appalling! Crooks and their families and friend at the helm of the government?
I think the automated election process in the Philippines will be disastrous. Poor, poor country so deeply embedded with so much corruption.
ang banwa ta gari iyan kaserola na igwang nagpan-os na tadang linuto na dae inasikasong halion o hugasan. igwa man ki nagbungkal, hahiling su nagpan-os na tada pero dae lamang maghiro na malinigan. sige ang bata kan laog kan kaserola dae ki naghihiro.
didto, kon ang saday na Bacon may awat nang nagpapan-os, ano pa daw ang bilog na banwa nu hain dakulon ang mga kaserolang may tadang nagpapan-os.
hello Unicorn sure there is something wrong with the Dioneda administration in Bacon considering the discontent of many and the obvious signs but do you have to be so childishly girigition about the appearance of the Figueroa lady? c'mon, you may not like the lady and her ways but put it in the right way may palaman o wala man ang sinabi mo.
Unicorn bago ka mag accuse ng isang tao kailanggan meron kang enough evidence na talagang may ginagawa siya na saluwat sa gobierno. Is it a mere hearsay or naiingit ka lang? Be careful on what you say baka bumalik lahat ang accusation sa iyo. Kung totoo man ang sinasabi mo bakit hindi ka mag file ng complaint against her, para hindi na pamarisan ng iba. Diyan lang masusugpo ang paglakap ng masamang gawain ng mga politiko at ng kanilang kabatak sa gov't at tao. Iyan ay kung gusto mong mapagbago ang takbo ng gobierno. Tigilan na ang pag akusa ng walang basihan Kung ang basis mo ay ang pag taba ng tao, ang kitid naman ng isip mo.
Iyan ang sinasabi ng isang sumulat dini. Na puro reklamo at pagbatikos subali’t wala namang ginagawa para malunasan ang problema. Ganyan tumatalamak ang mga basurang namumulitika dahil puro salita lang ang mga mamamayan. Kung takot ang isang mamamayan na magreklamo ng pormal tungkol sa pamalakad ng pamahalaan bakit hindi niya yakagin ang ibang may kaparehong hinaing ng sa ganoon ay marami ang dudulog para sa ikabubuti ng lahat. Ang mga hinaing ay dapat daanin sa mabuting paraan. Napakababa kung dadaanin sa hitsura ng tao. Ke mataba, payat, pangit, maganda o guwapo, pandak, matangkad, walang ayos magdamit hindi ito sagabal sa pagpwesto ng isang pulitiko. Huwag lang sira ulo. Ang mahalaga ay ang kanyang marangal na intensiyon sa bayan.
Yon nga lang sa Pilipinas napakamura ng buhay ng isang tao pero umabot na nga sa ganito ang kalagayan ng bansa dahil walang naglalakas-loob humingi ng karapat-dapat na pamalakad. Lulon ng lulon na lang ang ginagawa ng mga mamamayan. Harinawang hindi umabot sa madugong kalagayan ang mga nagsasaliwat na mga damdaming hirap na hirap na. Kahit gaano kalaki ang isang lalagyan ito ay aapaw hangga’t hindi titigilan ang pagbuhos sa lalagyang ito.
Political dynasties in every town and province in the Philippines have always prevailed since the country got its independence from the U.S. So is corruption. Sorsogon is no exception.
Unicorn, your intense hatred for Lorna is so unjustified. She is not the mayor nor can she do anything with the corruption around her. Your hate toward her heaviness is also an affront to all the tens of millions of fat people in the world.
Unicorn - I happen to know your hated fat lady quite well. If all that you don't like about her is her being fat, you have a totally ignorant and idiotic idea of what a public servant should be. She happens to be a hard working lady who is trying to do a good job despite all the politics around her. I'm sure everyone would like to know what you have against her in terms of public service or governance AND PROVE IT! And if you can prove it, I'm sure everyone will join you. But not because she is fat or ugly. OTHERWISE SHUT UP!
Incidentally, did you want the job that she has and did not get it? Is this the reason you are focusing on her personal appearance because there is nothing in her performance that you can criticize? As the Tagalogs would say - "Inggit ka lang."
Para sa mga dai na nakasabot ki Bicol:
To Unicorn,
People who do not identify themselves and yet have the galls or the nerve to say or give childish, irresponsible and baseless statements against other people are probably demented due to too much envy.
What I am asking from you Unicorn is to reveal your true identity - your name, your background so that I would know where you are coming from. Maybe if I could get to know you and your background, I could better understand your character.
Wouldn’t it be much better if you are able to tell me to my face everything that you wrote anonymously in this blogspot.? Wouldn’t it be so much better if we can look each other eye to eye while you are telling me all of your comments, so that we will be able to prove to observers who between us has a clear conscience, a positive motivation, a better character or who is out to destroy someone just because of envy, wrong judgment or simply unrestrained mental disorder.
Now, if you know of any anomaly that I have done while working in the LGU, you could have detailed it in your comment rather than writing about my getting fat. However, if your statement was intended to have a double meaning and by your words that I am getting “fatter and fatter” you are insinuating that I am getting richer and richer out of government funds, PROVE IT. I am urging you to file a case against me in the proper court to prove your insinuations. I will not run away from it. I will willingly face you in any court of law if and when you do file a case against me. It will afford me a chance to prove to anyone interested that I am an advocate of a transparent and accountable governance and that I only have the best interest of the people in mind..
To bad rap a person without any basis is not in my nature. This is why I am urging you that we come face to face in court.
Most likely you came for a break here in Bacon during the recent Semana Santa and saw me. Why didn’t you tell it to my face that I am soooo fat. Why do you have to wait until you have moved back to Manila or wherever your lair is, to write a comment about me using the Bacon Sorsogon blogspot and in response to a write-up that I am not even remotely connected? What do you hope to achieve out of it? I am not even a candidate this election. OK, my boss, the local chief executive of Sorsogon City is the strong contender for City Mayor this election. So why am I the one being attacked? This is what old Bacongnons used to say, “sala Luis.” You obviously need more target practice.
If you find my figure distasteful, I am sorry. There is not much I can do about it, It goes with age, after all I am already a Senior Citizen and I don’t have the money to spend for a liposuction by Vicky Belo. So I advise you to just close your eyes next time we meet.
Kidding aside, when are you going to file a case against me? Make sure you have a strong case or you might regret it.
LORNA N. FIGUEROA, “tabi ini”.
If possible, can we stick to our topic of discussion?
There's already too much negativism in the Philippines discussed in this blog, we inhale and exhale it.
Let's chill out.
Go out to the meadows, enjoy Spring with its blooming flowers & fresh air.
Yang ingit, karuwagan at pagkukunwari ang napakalakas na masamang paguugali sa bayan na duyan ng magiting noong araw, na sa manlulupig di raw pasisiil pero sariling mamamayan ang bumabasura at nangaalipin sa kababayan.
Ang unicorn daw ay may magical character. Ito raw ay sagisag ng pagiging puro, madaling makaamoy ng masama, tagapagtanggol ng gubat. Ang unicorn ay may mabuting pamamaraan. Itong Unicorn dito sa blog ay malayo sa tunay na kahulugan ng salitang pinili niya.
What’s going on with you guys? . Walang idudulot na mabuti iyang pag-aaway niyo dahil lang sa isang bagay na pambata kung iisipin. Yang lugar niyo ang asikasuhin niyo na mapabuti. Balang araw pagganyan ng ganyan ang samahan niyo, walang ayos pati ang pamalakad ng pamahalaan Bacon o buong bansa, at patuloy ang paghihirap ng mga mamamayan malamang magkarebulusyon. O magkaroon ng mapanganib na protesta.
Pagpalain nawa ng Panginoon ang sinumang may mabuting kalooban upang magumpisa ng mga gawain o bagay-bagay na ika-uunlad ng karamihan lalo na yong naghihirap.
Unicorn, you contradict your own statement by saying,"Walang Personalan", yet continues to emphasize on her weight. Look onto the heart of the person and Not her appearance. What did she do to you that you are so spiteful of her. You most have been acquainted or close to her at one time that now that she is in a better position you became bitter. Be glad for where she is today she probably is a hard working individual knowing what she is capable of, able to perform the task with excellence is the reason why she was appointed for the job. Unicorn, you are barking on the wrong tree. Thank God she has that job and not you.
Hooray for Lorna Figueroa!
Go girl!
I want to read civil, intelligent discussions of relevant issues in our province and the country as a whole. Senseless and idiotic reference to a person's physical attributes should not have a place in this website.
Ano ba ang problema ninyo?
Ang automated eleksyon o' ang pagtaba ni Lorna Figueroa?
Mga wala kayong magawa naghahanap lang kayo nang pagtatalunan.
Puro kayo isip bata!
Let's go back to Jenny's "HOLD THE PANACEA"
Some comparisons, some reminders, some civility in some explanations.
Can anyone residing in Sorsogon who is objective and independent write a piece, an insight about the political situation and personalities in the province, please?
Oh, yes, please, for more enlightenment, but truly independent and honest and coming from a fearless person in order to be absolute and inclusive, therefore reliable for many purposes.
We would really like to understand the Sorsogon political ramifications. We hope someone can write an incisive political piece.
Thank you do much to the contributors to this website.
the sad thing is as i observe maski didto sa blog na ini, there are many against efforts to improve Bacon, agihon sa maray na panaramon o hindi. i see how good words are turned around to appear bad. nakakapagal na. almost there is no point anymore. grabe sa kakitiran ang utak ng kadaklan kan mga taga Bacongnon. su maray man kutang isip bibaratuyan. it's almost unbelievable how self-centered everyone is. Bacon is truly going down.
Whatever happened to those highly articulate contributors? such as Jenny, El Muralla, Annonymous, 8877, Just Observing, Just Observing, etc. etc, etc.
Latest news:
Nonoy Aquino is far ahead in the polls. Is the survey credible?
Is Villar a candidate of Arroyo for the presidency instead of Teodoro? Is this rumor has a vasis of truth?
Dioneda and Lorna Figueroa are now celebrating victory in advance. Is the mayorship of Sorsogon City really in the bag?
Mayroon akong suggestion. Lahat ng commentators dito sa blog na ito ay puro mga foreign residence/citizens ng ibat ibang bansa, bakit hindi kayo maguwian sa atin at maglikha ng sariling party para lumaban sa halalan na darating. Marami kayong magagandang ideas para sa bayan na sinisiguro ko na makakapagpabago ng ng Sorsogon lalo na sa ikunomiya . Marami akong natutuhan sa inyo na kung pagsasamahin ang lahat ng inyong kaalaman mapagbabago ninyo ang situasiyon ng bayan at pamahalaan. Anong say ninyo? Sa pagbasa ku dito sa blog na ito, marami kayong matalinong tao.
Who is an identifiable, reliable contact in Bacon? Somebody with integrity and determination, and with no fantasies of personal benefits.
Lahat tayo ay may kanya-kanyang pananaw. Bawa't isa sa atin ay may kandidatong ibig iluklok sa kinakatawan niya.
Sa anumang okasyon, kapag ang pulitika na ang pumasok at napag-uusapan, doon na magsisimula ang hindi magandang pagtatalo.
Bawa't isa ay tama, ni ayaw tumanggap ng komento laban sa kanyang minamanok. Ito ay walang katapusang pagtatalo hanggang ang bawa't isa sa atin ay mapikon at tuluyan nang magsalita ng mga di masikmurang salita laban sa kandidato o sa mga taong sumosuporta dito.
Maganda siguro huwag na muna nating pag-ukulan ng pansin ang tungkol sa politika, bagkus ang tungkol sa kung paano muling MAIBALIK ANG BACON sa dati niyang katayuan.
Lahat kayo ay tama dahil sa iyon ang inyong pananaw sa inyong kandidato. Nguni't para sabihin ko... kung meron man na isa sa inyong minamanok ang magsasabi at mangangako na siya ang magla-lobby para sa Bacon, iyon ang dapat nating iboto!
Lahat tayo ay may kanya-kanyang pananaw. Bawa't isa sa atin ay may kandidatong ibig iluklok sa kinakatawan niya.
Sa anumang okasyon, kapag ang pulitika na ang pumasok at napag-uusapan, doon na magsisimula ang hindi magandang pagtatalo.
Bawa't isa ay tama, ni ayaw tumanggap ng komento laban sa kanyang minamanok. Ito ay walang katapusang pagtatalo hanggang ang bawa't isa sa atin ay mapikon at tuluyan nang magsalita ng mga di masikmurang salita laban sa kandidato o sa mga taong sumosuporta dito.
Maganda siguro huwag na muna nating pag-ukulan ng pansin ang tungkol sa politika, bagkus ang tungkol sa kung paano muling MAIBALIK ANG BACON sa dati niyang katayuan.
Lahat kayo ay tama dahil sa iyon ang inyong pananaw sa inyong kandidato. Nguni't para sabihin ko... kung meron man na isa sa inyong minamanok ang magsasabi at mangangako na siya ang magla-lobby para sa Bacon, iyon ang dapat nating iboto!
There is a depth of wisdom to the comments of "I AM".
You mean the BIR or Custom or any tax agency in the city, TRIBU. Please know that they have always been corrupt long before you were born, since time immemorial in fact.
But don't forget one of Jesus'apostle was a former tax collector.
Tribu - with a little understanding of government organization you would know that there are so many different tax offices. There are the BIR and Customs as Bacongnon in Paris pointed out. There are also the provincial, city and municipal tax collection offices under their respective treasurers and other collection offices of different agencies. Which are you referring to? Or is your general statement an accusation on all of them? I'm sure that there are some in those agencies/offices who are good. To be fair to them, don't you think you should be more specific, especially because you're referring to our fellow Sorsoganons?
And please, no cursing. We can all discuss issues like real people. I am confident we were all raised by our parents to be better than that. Otherwise, we will be just like the corrupt politicians and government people that we detest so.
ibang-iba na ang ugali ng pilipino kahit saan ka pumunta. kahiya-hiya. mapangsarili, mapanghusga, mapagkunwari, mapagsamantala sa kapuwang walang kamalay-malay, mapang-layaw, mapagkamkam pati buwis na para sa mga kabutihan ng mga tao, magnanakaw at ubod ng walang-hiya, kahit mayaman at may inaralan. kung mayroon pang natitirang may konsensiya kakapirangot na lang ang mga yan at kung naisin nilang mapabago ang palakad ng araw-araw na masamang pamumuhay na dapat ang pamahalaan ang nagsasagabay mahihirapan sila ng husto. lalo na kung walang pundong gagamitin para makagalaw.
ang kasabihang "ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan" ay binalewala na ng mga politicians, namamahala ng mga gawaing panglipunan, mga naliligaw na nagpapalaganap ng utos ng Diyos at namulitika na rin, mga guro at magulang na napasama na sa agos ng walang ayos na pang-araw-araw na politika ng buhay, at mga artistang walang humpay na nagpapakita ng mga hindi kanais-nais.
ang dapat talagang pagtuunan ng malaking panahon at marangal na pag-aaruga ay ang mga kabataan pa rin. huwag ipamana sa mga ito ang mga kawalanghiyaan na nangyayari sa kasalukuyan. pasa-pasa na lang yaan kung pababayaan natin ang ating mga kabataang tumingala sa masamang huwaran. kung ito ay hindi bigyan pansin talagang wala ng pagbabago. itong mga dapat nagsilbing magandang halimbawa para sa kabataan ay wala ng pagbabago dahil tumanda na sila sa ganyang masamang kaparaanan. talamak na sa pangit na pag-uugali at masamang mga pamamaraan. dadalhin na nila iyan sa kabilang buhay. kung sino man ang mag-akmang tumaliwas sa mga iyan ay maaaring naghahanap lang ng sarili niyang kamatayan. napakamura ng buhay sa ating bayan.
ngayon hanggang saan ang masamang idinudulot sa sambayanan ng kasamaang umiiral at pinababayaang lumaganap ng mga pulitico at mga tauhan ng pamahalaan? kailan ito hihinto? ANG PAMAHALAAN ANG DAPAT UMARUGA SA MGA MAMAMAYAN SA PAMAMAGITAN NG MGA PULITIKONG NAKAUPO SA IBA'T-IBANG POSISYON PERO ANG KARAMIHAN NITO KUNDI LAHAT AY PATULOY SA MGA GAWA NILANG HINDI KANAIS-NAIS. ano sa palagay ninyo ang paraang gagamitin ng isang nawalan na ng pag-asa at umabot na hanggang butas ng ilong ang nararanasang paghihirap na walang makapagbibigay ng lunas? TINGNAN NINYO KUNG ANO ANG NANGYAYARI SA IBANG BANSA NA NAPUNO NA SA KUNSUMISYON AT IBA'T-IBANG KLASENG PAGHIHIRAP ANG MGA MAMAMAYAN. hindi bago sa mga pilipino ang mga nangyayaring ito. ito ba ang hinihintay din ng ating mga pulitiko at pamahalaan?
To Pahiwatig:
Thank you so much for those beautiful, deep and meaningful Tagalog words.
Naiintindihan ko ang ibig mong sabihin kahit na hindi ko magagaya ang kagandahan ng pananagalog mo.
Salamat ulit.
To commit to swear words, muda, and the like just to express concerns, frustrations and anger about the decaying political, economic and social situations of the country are exactly one of the setbacks for progress because it underlines some weaknesses of the heart and mind.
Thank you so much Ï Am" and "Pahiwatig" for the depth and seriousness of your comments. Pray that you will continue to submit commentaries.
Salamat po.
We all need a lot of unlearning to do. We need to unlearn the things that caused poverty, inequality, discrimination, and corupt mentality..
We can not continue to play the blame game.. It didn't work, it's not working and it will never work..
We all must aim to be parts of the solution, otherwise we'll continue to create more problems..V*E
therefore the postings with titles “Revisiting Idealism”, “Of Planting Trees and the Root of All Evil” and just recently “Hold the Panacea” are i think trying to put the attention on what you are saying Anonymous. i read them all to see what some Bacongnons have in mind. true blooded Bacongnon? i would suggest to others to read them again. they are good reminders in this period of electioneering
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