WHAT'S happening to ABS-CBN is no longer a case of an expired franchise, but political persecution, oppression, and opportunism. It has gone beyond the normal. The attack dogs of a mentally unstable president have a heyday of what appears to be the surreal and unnatural. 😳😳😳
BBM political campaign is collapsing. It lacks funds to sustain it. BBM campaign is premised on heavy expenditures. He has to buy everybody in this country. But funds are slow to come it. The Marcos loot parked elsewhere are difficult to get. His camp couldn't sell assets either.
DON'T be pissed off if Carlos Yulo ends up like Wesley So who has moved to US because of issues with Prospero Pichay, president of chess fed. Cynthia Carrion, NSA head on gymnastics, had criticized Carlos Yulo despite giving the Phl 2 gold medals and 5 silvers. 😧 Hindi natuto.
BECAUSE BBM's political campaign doesn't have sufficient funds, many local officials, who form the backbone of his grassroots campaign, would have second thoughts & transfer to the other bets. There's no sense to stay in BBM campaign w/o the moolah. His campaign is collapsing. 🙃
IF BBM's strong, why can't he get big lively crowds in his rallies? Why does his camp have to give money to the hakots? Why are his supporters deserting him? Why can't he go to Mindanao to campaign? Why are entertainers refuse to perform in his rallies? Where are his supporters?
BOYING Remulla could not stand the heat. When subjected to netizens' attacks in social media, he went to the NBI to complain of cyberbullying. He calls them "organized attacks." A crybaby, who does not understand dynamics in social media; doesn't know spontaneity in soc-med.😡😡
THOSE big crowds in Leni's rallies are amazing. They reflect the irreversible groundswell of support for her presidential run. BBM could not match even if he keeps on paying those hakot crowds. Leni's big crowds reflect the modern version of People Power. BBM can't cheat. No way.
SAW the video. The police officer didn't know his law; didn't know his English; and didn't know his job. He couldn't put a pair of handcuffs to a guy he was arresting. The video highted how ill-trained those police officers. 😧
ACCORDING to Eastern Samar Ben Evardone, VP Leni's trip to Maslog town was unscheduled. It was a spur of the moment decision on her part. Against the advice of her security, she insisted to go there just to see an isolated town, which was only good for 3,000 votes. It happened.
WALANG nerve center ang gobyerno; walang command post. Halos lahat ng nagpatupad ng National Action Plan ay naka self-quarantine, o positive sa China-Duterte Virus. May malaking budget, may nakakalulang poder ngunit walang kumikilos. Lito at hilo sila. Halos walang gobyerno.
OGIE Diaz should've his own talk show, netizens say. He's a great alternative to Boy Abunda, who is a showoff, although not exactly bright. Besides being a natural comedian, Ogie also asks intelligent questions. BA is so insecure and his tendency is to show off. Pa-impress si BA.
DUTERTE wasn't invited at China's 70th anniversary celeb. He has outlived his usefulness. Putin was invited; he wasn't around to welcome Duts, when he and party arrived in Moscow Wednesday. They've shown low regard of him. In diplomacy, leaders speak through signals. 😧😧😧
IBOTO si Erap at subukan ang bobo. Iyan ang panawagan noong 1998. Iboto si Duterte at subukan ang mamamatay-tao. Panawagan iyan noong 2016. Ngayon, sino susubukan? Adik at tamad? Puro tayo panawagan pero palaging palpak ang nahahalal. Hindi na tayo natuto sa aral ng kasaysayan.
TWO senatorial bets who have employed the Nick Gabunada network to post fake news are Bong Go and Sonny Angara. Junk them. 😳😳😳 Show no mercy n May 13. They should not win.
THE best way to handle Anthony Taberna isn't to heckle him, just argue. If possible, put all your arguments into writing in English, not Tagalog. Let your logic soar. The clearer the arguments, the better. Anthony doesn't know how to write, all he knows is to talk. He's a coward.
COMMISSIONER Guanzon did what she thought was right. When her two colleagues could not reach out a decision, she outmaneuvered them by declaring she would make public her decision. She would not wait for her colleagues. The Filipino people is the court of last resort. Ultimately.
The work of the President & VP is 24/7. They have to be visible not sometimes but at all times. They have to be present. The more the people should see them during times of disasters, calamities, and crises. But they are nowhere. They are absentee officials. Kalokohan na ito.
THE point is BBM is difficult to sell. His campaign is like selling spoiled food (panis na pagkain) to voters. BBM is bad for health. Many people feel repulsive to take him. Hindi siya masikmura. Hindi siya malunok. Sobrang hirap ibenta sa tao. The momentum isn't on his side. 🤮
WHAT VP Leni did early tonight was a full masterstroke. If the madman fails to answer her tonight, it's precorded by all means. If he'll address her, Leni wrests the political initiative. It's all her show. Next time, she can ask for a peaceful transition. It's GAME OVER. 😳😳😳
ISKO Moreno's refusal to talk on national situation and his prescriptions before the Ateneo alumni had backfired on him. He's seen as a moral coward, who has no ideas about our country. He's viewed a political lightweight, who can't run the country. His appearance was a big flop.
PAHAYAG ni Leni Robredo na nakayanig sa bansa: "Hinding-hindi ko kayo nanakawan." Hindi masabi iyan ni BBM at Sara. Walang maniniwala. 😳 Pilit nilang iniiwasan ang isyu ng pagnanakaw sa bayan. Hanggang maaari, ayaw nilang pag-usapan iyan. Wala silang maipamukha kay Leni. 😀😃😄
PARANG trumpo ang ikot ng kampanya ng Leni-Kiko team. Hindi makasabay si BBM kasi mahina ang katawan. Naiiwan. 😏😏😏 Mamaya, nasa Tundo si Leni kasama ang mga mahihirap doon. Hindi nagawa ni BBM na bisitahin ang Tundo.
DON'T compare the political rallies of Leni and BBM. They differ immensely. In Leni's, candidates don't sing & dance. They're busy explaining their programs of gov't. In BBM's, the candidates have nothing to explain and the audience hardly cares. The P500 giveaway is important.
ABS-CBN owners have given up extension of its franchise, but not on public opinion. They keep on explaining their side on the issue. They're succeeding. They have the public on their side. They've public support. Duterte gov't is engaged in political persecution and oppression.
IGNORE those surveys. They are the only weapons left for the BBM camp to counter the groundswell of support for Leni-Kiko. 😳 Let the BBM-Sarsa camp produce big crowds, kahit hakot, to match the Leni-Kiko crowds. It's next to impossible...
BABALIK ang ALLTV. Gumawa g paraan ang mga Villar para maalis si Toni G. Pabigat kasi. Malaki ang budget pero walang balik sa kanila. Ibabalik si Willie R. sa pagbabalik ng istasyon. Palabas ang lahat para pag-usapan ang istasyon na hindi kilala. Kaya huwag magpaloko sa kanila.
'OGIEISMS' BY OGIE DIAZ
"Ang target sa eleksyon ay 22 million votes."
"Gusto nila ng landslide pero sa panahon ng landslide, wala sila doon."
"Tumaas tayo ng 9% sa survey, may kasamang duda iyon."
"Pailawan ninyo ang inyong cP. Ipakita sa drone. Pahirapan sila mag-photoshop."
WHETHER he was in Japan or elsewhere is not the point. The point is he was not in charge when storm "Paeng" battered the country. Claro? Any speculation is a function of disappearance. When a president leaves without notice or explanation, specuations follow. His job is 24/7.
JOURNALISM 101: When a dog bites man, it's not news; when a man bites a dog, its news; when a dog bites a notorious plunderer, it's good news.
Nabasa mo Panday(a)?
LET'S be bloody frank about it. BBM political campaign is weakening. It's losing steam. BBM's timidity and reluctance to engage in public debates is unsustainable. It won't help his presidential bid. He faces a dismal loss in the May 9 presidential elections.
BANGAG SI BBM. Matagal ng nalutas ang isyu ng pambansang wika. Ayon sa batas, pambansang wika ang Wikang Filipino na nakabatay sa Tagalog, ang wika sa Metro Manila at mga katabing lalawigan. Hindi kailanman naging pambansang wika ang Ilocano. Hindi ito pinag-usapan man lang. 😡
WALANG pinerwisyo o binuwisit si Leni Robredo sa pagsakay niya ng bus pauwi sa Naga City. Hindi siya humingi ng pamasahe kahit kanino. Wala siyang dinugas na buwis ng taongbayan. Hindi katulad ng iba diyan...
OPINYON ng isang netizen: Kaya walang pumasok na advertiser sa ALLTV ay dahil takot silang ma-boycott. Mukhang totoo. Bagsak presyo ang advertising rates ng ALLTV. Nagpapalakas kasi. Pero walang pumasok. Bakit ka mag-advertise sa programa ni Toni G.? Aba, nagsusunog ka ng pera...
ALL NETIZENS: Don't feel any debt of gratitude when you get vaccines from the gov't. It is its job to promote public health and safety. They were donations and borrowed money was used to pay the rest. We don't owe Duterte anything. Those vaccines came late. Gov't's a non-factor.
TAMPOK ang ipinakita ni Kiko sa rali sa Pampanga. Dumating ang asawa Sharon at 2 anak. Dumating ang 3 pamangkin at nagsayaw ng suporta. Ipinakita ang family side niya. Simple ang mensahe kay Sara. Nasaan ang pamilya mo? Mayroon ka bang masayang pamilya? Integridad ang panlaban.
FRANCISCO Duque has come back to sign the paper replacing Dr. Celia Carlos, head of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, with a new guy. Carlos idenied politicians, who insisted for priority in the Covid-19 test,
ISA lang ang kasalanan ng aktres na si Angel Locsin: Tumaba siya. Pinapatawad natin siya. Sa totoo, mahal natin siya. Kasama natin siya sa laban. ☺️ Ipagtatanggol natin siya laban sa mga maligno, leprechaun, aswang, tikbalang, kapre, mananaggal, engkanto at iba pang lamanlupa.
KAPAG si VP Leni ang nagsalita, bumabalik ang aking kumpiyansa sa sarili, sa pagiging Filipino. Hindi ito kaya ng Inutil. ☺️☺️☺️ Hinahati ni Inutil ang sambayan. Hindi nakakapagbigay inspirasyon ang Inutil. Kaya nga Inutil siya. Walang silbi.
BBM would suffer the fate of Jojo Binay in 2016. He led in the surveys in most part of the political campaign. But he faltered in the end & landed fourth. Everyday, BBM is being bashed without let-up. How would he win? Cheat? There would chaos if he cheats. Voters aren't stupid.
WHETHER Rodrigo Duterte is sick or just sickening does not matter. The point is he has become dysfunctional. He isn't functioning. 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 He sleeps most of the time because of his several ailments. He could hardly lead the country. He couldn't lead.
YOU won't see an inch of compassion in BBM. He's not a compassionate man. In contrast, VP Leni was properly raised by her parents, who taught her the meaning of human compassion. She married a compassionate man in Jesse Robredo. As a lawyer, she represented the poor pro bono. 😁
RODRIGO Duterte's statement he would punch Albert del Rosario indicates he has lost the argument. In logic, you call it argumentum ad baculum, or argument of the rod. Duterte could not argue against what del Rosario has raised before the court of public opinion. He lost badly ...
THEY'RE pushing hard this Ro-sa combination. But the point is comparing Sara to Kiko is like comparing a midget to a giant. Kiko has enormous experience as public official. He has national stature. Sara has limited experience. She has never been a national leader. Ambisyosa lang.
HUWAG masisindak sa dami at laki ng hakot crowd sa kampanya ni BBM sa Bacolod City. Hindi sila nakakasiguro na iboboto sila ng hakot. Usapan ay libreng pagkain at sasakyan, at pakimkim na P500 kada tao. Pero P200 lang ang ibibigay at walang pagkain. Hindi na sila iboboto niyan.
BY refusing to be interpellated on the Senate floor, Bong Go has confirmed Frank Drilon's stature as the Lion of the Senate. He gave it to Frank without a fight. There's a saying that the best general is one who wins a battle without firing a single shot. Bong Go was a coward.
MARTIAL law declaration has no constitutional basis. A pandemic could not be basis for martial law. It could be only declared in case of "lawless violence," armed invasion, or insurrection. So far, no country in the world has declared martial law because of the pandemic.
BBM didn't appear before the Guanzon Division because he was afraid he'd be asked to state under oath if he had paid his back taxes. His strategy is to allow a mere flunkey to answer that question. He was damned afraid to answer it because he knows he was truly a tax evader. 🤮🤮
WE deserve a living and working president. Not a president, who is ill and in hiding. We don't want an absentee president. 😳😳😳 As an elected official, Rodrigo Duterte has a social contract to fulfill with the Filipino people. If he can't do it, he has to resign his post. ASAP.
UPDATE: The Lopezes aren't bribing lawmakers to get new franchise for ABS-CBN. Getting it is longshot. The Lopezes aren't selling the TV station. Their attitude is same. They'll wait for 2022 than be at the mercy of lawmakers. Lawmakers are still waiting for manna from Lopezes.
LET them tell the world Rodrigo Duterte is seriously ill. Tomorrow, his ruling coalition would collapse instantly. The likes of Harry Roque would look for another job. The Inferior Davao City would cease to be the center of political gravity in the country. Just like that...
MENSAHE ni Chel Diokno sa mga mamamayan ng Catarman, Northern Samar: "Hindi kami mangungurakot; hindi kami nagpapakalat ng fake news: nagbabayad kami ng buwis; at hindi kami sinungaling."
DON'T wonder if no past and incumbent presidents went to PNoy's wake. They were not needed there. They were not a good fit. The occasion was too decent for scoundrels.
RODRIGO Duterte has refused to answer issues raised by VP Leni. All he could say was what she said could destroy his government. 🙃 His answer was definitely an improvement to what they frequently say - "ginagawa na namin iyan." Now, he knows Leni has earned the people's respect.
AN UNKNOWN but mediocre lawyer, who's romantically linked to an obnoxious lawmaker, authored a decision to allow BBM to run in the 2022 presidential elections. The mediocre lawyer didn't know she was opening a civil disobedience campaign not to pay taxes - or a tax revolt. Shame!
BAKIT kailangan turuan tayo ni Rodrigo Duterte kung sino ang ating iboboto sa Mayo? Bakit ipinipilit niya ang kanyang batayan? Hindi siya malinis at nmapapakagkatiwalaan. Wala siyang integridad tulad ng ibang pulitiko. Hindi mahalaga ang kanyang opinyon. Sino siya para makialam?
BBM is now in a tight fix, Because the pandemic has worsened, he is now under pressure to produce a part of the -called "Tallano Gold" to buy paracetamol for the sick. The fiction, which his camp has produced, is now being pressed to produce cash for the sick and downtrodden. 😳
QUOTE UNQUOTE: "While most leaders become crisis managers in times like these, [Rodrigo] Duterte is the crisis himself." - Shintaro Abe, netizen and critic
AKALA makukuha sa takutan. Simple ang ganti sa kanila. Biglang tumahimik ang mga Lopez, walang usapan, at mas lalong walang negosasyon. Hindi ibebenta ang ABS-CBN. Klarong-klaro. 😳😳😳 Ngayon, hindi malalaman ni Dennis Uy kung paano ang lumusot. Hindi daw sila interesado. Huwaw.
DUTERTE on pandemic: No plans, no programs of action, no strategy, no targets, no goals and objectives. No mass testing, no contract tracing, no mass vaccination programs. They've roadblocks and checkpoints, curfew, and Kill, Kill, Kill. Where are we going? He's leading us down.
SARA DUTERTE is China's candidate in 2022. The presidential candidate of my enemy is also my ENEMY. A big NO to SARA. A big NO to a Chinese puppet. A big NO to the Makapili. Just like her father.
A MARCOSIAN says the proposed Ferdinand Marcos Day in Ilocos Norte has three supporters in the Senate: Imee Marcos, Titi Sotto, and Grace Poe. It needs support of ten more senators for its enactment. Expect global condemnation if it becomes a law. We'll become the laughingstock.
MABAHONG-mabaho si Rodrigo Duterte sa sambayanan. Mapanuwag, mapanlait, bastos, at palabanta. Ngunit walang alam sa gawain. Sobrang batugan. 😧😧😧 HINDI alam ng baliw na dahil sa napakasamang asal at trato sa mga medical worker, kaaway na niya ang buong medical community. 😧😧😧
BONGBONG Marcos chose 3 provinces to prove he was cheated in 2016. When he couldn't prove it, he wants it expanded to 6. Too cunning or just stupid? 😳😳😳 SAY it loud: LENI ROBREDO IS MY VICE PRESIDENT. Let it resonate in social media and everywhere. 😀😀😀
PR guys of Bong Revilla and GMA-7 would stir controversies to generate public interest on his TV show. Stick to your guns. Boycott it. 😧😧😧😧 It's not worth a peep. Boycott its commercial sponsors too. Plunderers should be punished ...
BATO'S US visa isn't the issue. He's expendable. It's because they couldn't touch their assets in the US. They face freezing. He's very mad. Very, very mad 😧 But the US knows its game. It got even when Pastor Quiboloy's church was raided by FBI agents for human trafficking.
WHAT Albert del Rosario and Conchita Carpio-Morales did is a big slap on Duterte's thick face. It's their way of bringing to global attention Duterte's impotence when it comes to China's hegemony. Duterte will never be the same again after the two wrote the ICC to probe China.
KAPAG nakikita ko si Daryl Yap, naalaala ko si Ferdie Topacio, Larry Gadon, at Harry Roque. Pare-pareho silang punggok at may problema sa kaisipan. They are the horizontal guys... Vertically challenged...
UPON knowing Paeng's devastation, BBM couldn't help but express his disbelief on the high casualty rates in Maguindanao. Sara could only offer her thoughts & prayers. The people couldn't eat them & alleviate the sufferings. No words of sympathy from them;neither a call to action.
KAWAWA ang kabataan na volunteer na naloko ni Isko. Kampi sa pamilya mandarambong si Isko. Walang nagawa kundi baldehan ang nanlilimahid na Maynila na pinabayaan ni Erap. Kumampi sa P400-M dolomite beach na walang pakinabang sa mga taga-Maynila. Amibisyoso pero underachiever.
MEMO TO VICE GANDA ANG OTHER ASPIRING COMEDIANS: Mark Twain said the mark of a great humorist is when he makes his audience laugh without insulting anybody. 😳😳😳 No to toilet jokes.
BONG Revilla was never a prisoner of conscience, but a prisoner of greed. There was no public outcry when he went to jail. There's public outcry in his acquittal. Many Filipinos feel cheated by the anti-graft court verdict. If he's not guilty, why did it ask him to return P124-M?
JUST for the record, GMA once attempted to run away from the country. She was to board a plane in a wheelchair and neck brace, when she was stopped and arrested right at the airport. Just to refresh your memory. So, who was once running away, Jose Pidal?
TOLD an inquisitive netizen that Grace Poe is nowhere to be found in this age of pandemic. No advocacy, no legislation. No initiative. Just plain nothing. Zero, zilch, nada ... She's overrated. Her Senate seat is almost vacant. 😧😧😧
RODRIGO DUTERTE is declared by his compatriots the ENEMY OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE. He is a TRAITOR to his own country. The Makapili and TAKSIL SA BAYAN. That is undeniable.
KAGABI, may nasakyan akong tsuper ng taksi na nagsabing "matunog na matunog" ang Otso Diretso sa kanila. Ikinakampanya nila. 😳😳😳 Sabi niya sa akin, walang magagawa ang kanilang operator sa gusto nila. Hindi puede na mas marunong pa sila sa amin.
THE Duterte mystique in 2016 is gone. It has been replaced by anger. What he says is no longer taken seriously. Wala na siya. 😳😳😳 The more he talks, the more he sinks. He neither has the sting nor the bite. He has become an accomplished clown. Nothing else is new ...
NO, the Lopezes would not sell ABS-CBN for a song to any of Duterte's cronies. They would just park the media giant like an unused car and take their chances in 2022, when a more mentally stable president takes over. Please read my blog.
WHAT broke the camel's back was when the Lopezes have learned the Davao Group would use ABS-CBN for China's propaganda agenda. No way! 😳😳😳 Hence, the Lopezes have hardened their stance. They don't want to be part of a treasonous agenda. Let the broadcast station deteriorate.
THE "magic" of Sara's father's victory in 2016 is not transferable to the daughter. The magic is lost. There's nothing to transfer. 😩 It's stupid to elect her just because sh'es the daughter of Rodrigo. So what?
WAS told BBM has hired Russian & Indonesian trolls; they're cheaper. Unfortunately, their Tagalog is crooked. Test them by talking in Tagalog. Incidentally, Pinoy trolls have quit. Kapag kausap ninyo ang mga bagong trolls, laliman ninyo ang Tagalog para mabuking. They're here.
Mocha Uson could have bitten a bait. Since she lost in last polls, she's subject to the one-year-ban on appointment under the Omnibus Election Code. Her appointment as OWWA deputy chief is illegal. If she assumes office, she could face charges before the Office of the Ombudsman.
THE anti-SONA crowd was biggest in three years. Police estimated it at 40,000. The Supermajority coalition could hardly support itself. Cracks are showing. Expect fissures in the days to come. They will slit each other's throat in bitter power play. Hindi pa tapos iyan. Abangan.
THE Lopez family knew it was best to keep quiet. They knew they couldn't match the insatiable greed of many lawmakers to get a new franchise for ABS-CBN. There were no talks, negotiations, and bargains. There was no pay-off whatsoever. They refused to be fried in their own lard.
FOR sure, Polong Duterte, captain of the deny ABS-CBN franchise move in Congress, has promised the 70 lawmakers of gains in exchange for their votes. Can Polong deliver given the bankrupt coffers? Where will he get the resources to keep them happy and compliant to their wishes?
THE presidential debate on TV was proving to be Leni's show. She has stood out among the five. the other four looked like acolytes (sacristan), while Leni was the high priestess. The four candidates sounded so defensive, while Leni spoke from the heart. She has nothing to defend.