This has definitely been one of the more difficult political and personal decisions I’ve made in the past few months. Deciding on who to vote for in the upcoming 2010 elections for President is a tough endeavor. This is something that I’ve worked on through research, personal interviews, and a lot of prayer. I know that this post will get a lot of heat from supporters from various candidates but the important thing is that I’ve made my decision and I am acting on my belief. It’s time to finally get off the fence and stop being part of the “undecided” group. I’m voting for Nacionalista Party’s standard bearer, Senator Manny Villar, for President.
There is no Perfect Candidate
First let me just say that there is no perfect candidate. All of them have problems and risks. My personal belief is that the worst possible scenario is electing a candidate who is not ready for the job. The Presidency is the most difficult, challenging, and stressful position a person can take. We cannot just put someone there who doesn’t have the necessary experience, track record, and skills because it will just result to either that person becoming a puppet president or he screws up the entire country.
Let me just stress that again: the biggest risk for us is electing a President who doesn’t know what he will do once he gets into position.
Among all the candidates running, Manny Villar is the most qualified to run the country.
1. He’s shown that he has the guts to go after corrupt officials. He impeached Joseph “Erap” Estrada. His party has been at the forefront of investigating anomalous scandals and issues like the NBN ZTE, Fertilizer Fund Scam, and the Hello Garci case.
2. He has successfully managed his businesses and has built one of the most profitable financial empires in the asia. This is not an easy task to do. The experience of dealing with managers, department heads, and executives is valuable. Getting them to follow your vision is very hard and anyone who can do that is a gifted person.
3. He is loved and adored by his children and wife.
4. Villar has the most political experience: Congressman, Speaker of the House, Senator, and Senate President. Well, next to Erap Estrada (lol).
Villar has a solid track record that is built on the foundations of service, skill, and excellence.
But PGMA was competent! Look at what happened to us. We shouldn’t vote for competent people anymore.
Let me set the record straight here. PGMA was never competent. People package her as an economist but she really doesn’t have any good corporate or business experience. Her claim to fame was her last name and that she was “well educated”. That’s it. Manny Villar is light years ahead of PGMA in terms of qualifications.
The issues raised against Manny
Senator Villar has been accused of so many things in the past few months. However no one can really say for sure if these are all true. One big question that I have is why are all of these things just coming out now? I mean Senator Villar has been in government service since forever. Why only now when he’s running for the Presidency are his competitors pointing fingers at him for doing this and that?
Yes, some cases have merit. A lot of them don’t. But then again there’s NO candidate in the running who is spotless. What I find so ridiculous is that the people blatantly accusing Villar of corruption are the ones who should be looking at themselves and at the people surrounding them.
About the money he’s spending on his campaign
Manny Villar is not the only candidate spending millions upon millions for his campaign. If you check all the press releases Senator Noynoy Aquino and the other candidates are spending almost the same. The main difference here is that Manny Villar is spending his own money. He is not beholden to anyone should he win. Other candidates will be pressured to pay off their debts in the form of contracts or appointments. This is much more dangerous if you give it some thought because this is what has been happening in the previous administrations. Manny Villar, if elected, will be a President that will have no political debts to anyone. He can go after the Lopezes. He can go after MVP. He can go after San Miguel. He can go after Meralco.
Manny Villar truly represents the poor and the masses because he will not owe a dime to the rich families of the Philippines should he get elected. 10% of the population here in the country owns 90% of the wealth. By electing people who have ties to those 10%, we will just preserve status quo.
But your Tita is running under the NP! You’re biased Carlo!
You’re free to think whatever you want to think. Note though that I am not voting for a lot of the Nacionalista candidates. I’m voting for Mar Roxas for the Vice Presidency and I have a lot of Liberals on my senate slate (I’m a huge fan of Ruffy Biazon and TG Guingona). This decision was brought about by long hours of contemplation and debate with friends, colleagues, and loved ones.
But you’re a Christian! Shouldn’t you be voting for Bro. Eddie?
As a Christian I’ve prayed about this decision for months. I don’t think it’s automatic for a Christian to vote for a fellow Christian during the campaign. We have to scrutinize the competence and background of each candidate and I standby the idea that Manny Villar is the most competent and capable of leading our country to progress. Yes, Cindy Jacobs made a prophecy that Bro. Eddie will become President of the Philippines. But I don’t think she mentioned a date.
Are you crazy? You should be voting for Noynoy!
I am not voting for Senator Noynoy Aquino because I believe he does not have the skills, experience, and competence to run this country. His background only shows being a mediocre Senator and no real business or corporate experience. I honestly think that if he wins he will just be manipulated and bullied by those who pushed him to run in the first place. Some people say that he’s competent because “nanindigan siya” or that he was active in debates. Seriously do those traits make you qualified to be a President? Does that make you competent enough to lead 90 million people?
Villar’s Sacrifice
I think this is the most important factor which made me decide to vote for Manny Villar instead of Senator Dick Gordon (among other reasons). When the IPO of Vista Land allowed Villar to rake in billions, it would have been easier for Senator Villar to just sit out on the 2010 elections and coast along life as a filthy rich individual who’s loved by his family. That’s what I would have done. He could have spent the rest of his life traveling and tasting the pleasures this world has to offer. He could have just sat back and watched his children take over his business and all he has to do is to enjoy his remaining years.
By running, he knew that black propaganda would be hurled against him. By running he knew that he would be spending his own hard earned money that he can use for other more “fun” things on campaign materials and media buys. By running he knew that it would cause him an insane amount of stress that would tax him and his family.
But he did. He ran. Despite everything that makes running so stupid, he did it.
I’ve talked with Senator Villar on several occasions during blogger events. I’ve met his two sons and his daughter and I personally can’t imagine how hard it must have been for a politician to get his children to be that loyal and loving (speaking from experience here, haha). My gut feel tells me that here we have a sincere and genuine person who honestly wants to change the country for the better. He has the experience and he’s done it for himself and those around him. I’m voting for him because I believe in his vision, character, and his sacrifice. I am voting for him because after all my prayers and reflection, I believe God wants us to have a competent leader. No one really knows for sure what God wants and what His plans are but I will stand by this decision to support someone who I believe can lead our country forward.
I will no longer be held hostage by the idea that this election is a vote for either “good” or “evil”. That is just propaganda which was intentionally made to deviate the discussions from track record, experience, and competence to non-tangible, irrelevant, and immeasurable points. It’s like make-up trying to cover up for zits.
I am voting for Manny Villar for President and I am proud of it.
If you are a supporter of Manny Villar I encourage you to do the same. Post it on Facebook or on Twitter. Let people know where you stand. Don’t be afraid of judgement from your friends or peers because that’s just nonsense. There are two things you need to do this May: campaign for your candidate and vote for him come election day.
As a parting note – if ever Villar does win, rest assured that from his number one supporter, I will become his number one critic to make sure that he does do what he promised to do. Also, I will fully support whoever wins in the elections, regardless if it is Villar or not. 
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Very objective and well written. I’m proud of you Carlo.
I was trying to defend MV in most sites but im having a hard time articulating my point. Thanks for the post, it really says it all.
i agree with you sir carlo i vote Sen. Manny Villar for president. me my husband and my relatives check kami
Hi, Carlo.
I hope you don’t mind, but I find the following analysis, and Sen. Villar’s inability to refute it, as conclusive to why I am not voting for him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUQDt-sXdlk
Sorry, bro, but I do believe that if Sen/ Villar wins he’s going to use his power and influence as President to make even more deals that would be VERY profitable for him and his family. No wonder he’s willing to spend millions of pesos. It’s an investment that he’s going to recover many times over—if he wins . It would not have been so bad if not for the fact that many of these deals, like the C5 deal, will be financially disadvantageous to the government—and therefore to the taxpayers.
Another thing which I do not like about Sen. Villar is his refusal to face his accusers. He has always evaded the Senate hearings. If he has solid documentation to prove his innocence, why doesn’t he present them? Instead, he has given press conferences in which he just said that he was innocent but didn’t present any evidence. I’m afraid this refusal to be held accountable will just be emboldened once he has the powers of the President.
Anyway, thanks for sharing—and for allowing me to share my thoughts
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Cheers! God bless you.
Mel
Carlo ople wrote:
“The issues raised against Manny
Senator Villar has been accused of so many things in the past few months. However no one can really say for sure if these are all true. One big question that I have is why are all of these things just coming out now? I mean Senator Villar has been in government service since forever. Why only now when he’s running for the Presidency are his competitors pointing fingers at him for doing this and that?”
response:
sorry but if you really believe that it is just now that Manny Villar is being accused since the presidential elections, i don’t think so. he has been accused of a lot of things even as he was congressman. the only difference is that he is running for president and it would not be the best thing if he won. imagine he became rich from a scam he made with PAG-IBIG when he was congressman and now C-5 thing when he was senator and a lot more things, etc. (in-short making the so-called”lawmaker priveleges” to favor his companies) a lot were filed against him even during his congressman years but miracolously it just dissappears into thin air. (its as if he could buy a lot of these politicians and he doesn’t answer to these accusations, no honor in that) i even remember sen. joker arroyo filed a case against manny villar when they where both congressmen but what happened mr. joker arroyo is now on his side. also as a bussinessman he is not one clean one as well. i know a lot of former villar employees who resigned because they could not ake the system the companies manny villar owned. they could not take the land grabbing style and a lot of undocumented abuse of power by his security. and come election i guarantee you all his employees are required, take note required to vote for him and be part of the election.(is this what you call practice of democracy?) these are just some examples of what he has been doing. imagine if he was president and he would have more power to do his unlawful acts. we are putting another gloria arroyo in power, will do wrong to us and when accused will not answer and leave the case against him hanging in there. come on my fellow filipinos let us learn from our mistakes.
i will also repost this post of MARK ISIDRO:
May 5, 2010 at 4:15 pm
WHY I WILL NOT VOTE FOR VILLAR?
For all the supporters of Senator Manny Villar, I sincerely respect your decision to vote for him comes the national election on May 10, 2010. Being under a democratic form of government like ours, we have our constitutional right of suffrage which we can exercise freely according to our individual choices. However, I believe that it is also our duty to be responsible voters in choosing our candidates who will lead our country to good governance. It is our responsibility to make our intelligent choice based on our proper analysis and evaluation of the candidates’ qualifications and experiences such as their platforms, integrity, competence, characters, how they react on various issues affecting them, etc.
Like you, I was once an avid supporter of Villar since he declared his candidacy for the presidency until recently when I changed my mind and decided not to vote for him for various reasons. As of now, I belong to the so-called undecided voters because I am still in the process evaluating the other presidential candidates and, hopefully I can eventually decide on or before the election day whom I will vote for. Now, let me explain below some of the reasons why I decided not to vote for Villar:
1. BSP 4.5B loans by Capitol Development Bank owned by the Villars couple – Riza Hontiveros of LP recently filed a complaint with the Ombudsman requesting for an investigation of P4.5B loans allegedly obtained by Capital Development Bank (now Optimum Development Bank), owned by Senator Manny Villar and his wife, from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) using spurious titles of certain properties legally owned by some farmers in Norzagaray, Bulacan. It was alleged that there must be something irregular in the grant of the loans because they were not properly approved by BSP aside from being collateralized by spurious land titles. While certain group from the BSP already denied such allegation, the Villar couple has not yet given adequate explanation for this alleged anomaly.
2. C5 road scam – After so much time has been spent for the investigation of the C5 road controversy, the Philippine Senate reported that Villar was guilty of unethical conduct due to his involvement in the C5 road issue and, he was even asked to pay the amount of P6.2B representing loss incurred by the government as a result of the C5 road scam. Napakaraming dokumento na nakalap ng Senado bilang katibayan sa nasabing kuntrobersya pero walang naibigay ni Villar na sapat na paliwanag para mapatunayan niya na wala siyang kasalanan. Ang tanging depensa niya ay iniipit lang siya ng mga kasamahan niya sa Senado dahil tumatakbo siya sa pagka-Presidente at mga kalaban niya sa Senado na kasama sa mga nagi-imbestiga sa kanya. He was not even attending to the Senate hearings because, according to him, he could not get a fair trial. Bagama’t sinagot niya ang mga bintang sa kanya sa Senado pero hindi naman siya pumayag na ma-interpellate or matanong ng mga kasamahan niya sa Senado na nag-iimbestiga sa nasabing issue at wala rin siyang naipakita na katiting na dokumento bilang ebidensya na walang katotohanan ang mga bintang sa kanya. Para sa akin, malinaw na talagang “guilty” siya sa mga bintang sa kanya dahil may kalayan naman siya na magsalita sa media kung ayaw niya sa Senado pero gaya ng nasabi ko na – wala siyang dokumentong hawak at naipakita sa media para pasinungalingan ang mga bintang sa kanya.
3. Faked mental health report against Noynoy – hindi ako supporter ni Noynoy at katunayan hanggang sa mga sandaling ito ay wala pa akong pasya kung sino ang aking ibubuto sa pagka-Pangulo, pero naniniwala ako na ang mga lumabas na reports tungkol sa alleged mental problem ni Noynoy ay ginawa lang para sirain ang pangalan niya dahil sa kanyang kandidatura. Napatunayan na in public that all the reports shown to the media were faked and these were confirmed by the people and parties from which the reports purportedly emanated, yet Manny Villar camp insists that Noynoy Aquino should undergo a psychological test to prove that he has no mental problem. This just proves the previous allegation of the LP that all the faked reports were orchestrated by the Villar camp and, in fact, the second and last bogus reports were personally presented to the media by Villar supporters. Ano ang reactions ni Villar sa mga maliwanag na black propaganda laban sa kanyang katunggali? Wala lang! He just insisted that Noynoy should undergo psychological test. Sorry po pero hindi po ba dapat siya ang dapat mag-undergo ng lie detector test because clearly he is just pretending that he could not identify a “genuine from faked reports”.?
4. SSS, PAGIBIG & GSIS loans – mayroon din mga reports na ginamit daw ni Villar ang kanyang power at kapangyarihan bilang congressman para pagsamantalahan ng kanyang mga real estate companies (Palmera and Camella Homes) ang mga government agencies tulad ng SSS, PAGIBIG & GSIS. Ayon sa balita, noong kinatawan pa si Villar ng Las Piñas, nakipagkutsabahan sa mga kasamahan niya sa CREBA ( organization of real state developers & brokers) para magpasa ng batas na nagsupporta sa housing programs ng government kung saan tumaas ang funds para sa housing loans. Under the housing scheme, ang mga nasabing agencies ang nagbayad ng mga housing units na ibininta ng mga real estate developers (kasama na doon ang mga kumpaya ni Villar) at ang mga buyers of such units ay nagbabayad ng kanilang monthly amortizations sa mga nasabing agencies. Unfortunately, most of these buyers defaulted to their monthly payments, thereby resulting to almost bankruptcy on the parts of those agencies. Substantial amounts of those defaulted housing loans were attributed to the units sold by the Villar companies and this involves billions of pesos. While the Villar camp explained that there was nothing irregular in those housing loan transactions because all requirements under the law were complied with and that, in fact, there has been no legal case filed against them in so far as those loans are concerned, naniniwala ako na ginamit ni Villar ang kanyang influence para makinabang nang husto ang kanyang mga kumpanya sa nasabing housing transactions.
5. Maliban sa mga nabanggit ko na mga kontrobersya, mayroon din mga ibang issues laban kay Senator Villar tulad ng mga sumusunod (based on the blog of certain Mike Ismael):
a. “Daang Hari Road – Like the C5 road extension, Villar has been accused of using his power and influence so that the DH road would pass through the subdivisions owned and being developed by his companies. In an interview by Ted Failon of Channel 2, Villar denied the accusation and said that there were only 3 of his subdivisions which were located along the DH road. He further said that there are also other developers (like the Ayalas) who were benefited from the DH road. Yet, when Failon staff subsequently checked the project, they discovered that there was no truth to the Villar claim that he has only 3 subdivisions along DH road. In fact, there were 23 subdivisons of Villar companies along DH road. Also, what Villar failed to mention is that the Ayala group is a private entity while he himself is still a public official who has a financial interest in the companies that owned and developed the subdivisions along the DH road – a clear case of conflict of interest.
b. Paradise Park at San Pablo, Laguna – Villar is being accused of illegally acquiring a certain property (about 2.18 hectares) at San Pedro, Laguna, popularly known as Paradise Park. “HOW could a piece of property sequestered by the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), and a lis pendens annotated upon its transfer certificate of title, land in the hands of a corporation called Crown Asia, owned and controlled by the so-called “brown taipan”, Manuel Villar, who wants to be president of the land? ” asked by Mr. Lito Banayo in his article.
c. Savannah Homes, Iloilo – In violation of CARP, Villar purchased in Abilay Norte, Iloilo, a prime agricultural land and illegally converted it into a residential property now known as Savanna Homes. It was reported that Villar used his legislative prerogatives to get the DPWH to allocate P4 million to improve a half-kilometer stretch of road right in front of his subdivision main gate.
d. Highest spender presidential candidate – Villar continues to be the highest spender among the presidential candidates and, in fact, it was reported that he even exceeded his allowable time limit in a 2 TV networks. Although he denied the veracity of such report, the COMELEC is still investigating this matter. According to Villar, he is spending much on ads campaign in order “ to level the playing field because he has no mother who was a former President and a sister who is a celebrity” obviously referring to Noynoy. I can still recall that, before the official filing of certificates of candidacy of different presidential candidates, Villar mentioned in one of his media interviews that “any politician who plans to run for President must have billions of pesos for campaign funds”. Recently, he confirmed that part of his campaign fund he is now spending includes P8 billions which came from his income earned by his companies in a stock deal. Considering the substantial amount that Villar has been spending compared to the salary and other benefits for the Presidency, I wonder how will he recover such huge expenditures? Obviously, he has to resort to anomalous transactions when he becomes President in order to recover the amount that he would have spent during the election.
e. Villar campaign ads are not truthful – In his campaign ads, Villar presented himself as dirt-poor and became successful businessman because of hard work; also, according to him his late brother Danny died due to lack funds to buy for medicine. However, it was subsequently discovered that there is no truth in his claim of being dirt-poor because, in fact, his brother was hospitalized in a certain hospital where the middle-class patients were normally brought for medical treatment. Also, at that time his family were living in a subdivision where most middle-class family were residing. These were supported by a death certificate of his brother and a transfer certificate of title (TCT) of the lot where their house was situated. So far Villar was not able to disprove the veracity and authencity of such evidential documents.
f. Villar is tagged as “Villaroyo”– There has been wide-spread rumor that Villar is the secret candidate of GMA and Gibo is only a decoy. The exodus of GMA allies to the Villar camp (like Deputy Security Advisor Chavit Singson, Manny Pacman, Jocjoc Bolante, the Ampatuan clans & Governor Zubiri of Bukidnon to mention a few) has given credence to such rumor; Also, his rival camp said Villar never openly accused GMA whenever there is a controversy against her. Villar refuted the accusation by saying that it was during his Senate Presidency when the Senate investigation of such controversies was conducted. But the report was made only after his replacement as Senate President. It’s obvious that the investigation during his incumbency was conducted not in aid of legislation but in aid of grand-standing or election. While Gibo is the official candidate of the administration, yet no sufficient financial support is given to him and his line-up. Worst, his senatorial line-up was not even completed due to lack of effort from GMA. All these things indicate that GMA is not really serious about Gibo candidacy because Villar is her real and secret candidate as previously claimed by the LP.
g. Villar stock market manipulation – recent media report disclosed that Villar used again his power and influence to manipulate the stock market which eventually benefited his companies in the amount of P21B allegedly in violation of existing laws, SEC/PSE rules and regulations aside from being unethical and immoral. Atlhough Villar refuted the charges against him by saying that all requirements of law involving his companies stock transactions are complied with, he confirmed in a certain media interview that out of the revenues from the stock deal of his companies, he got P8B which he has been spending as part of his campaign fund. His rival accused him of not declaring said amount (P8B) in his SALN as required by law. The fact that the accuser was the former president of the Philippines, Erap Estrada, who had been accused also of similar anomaly (the BW shares) makes the accusation more credible. Siyempre may karanasan na siya sa mga stock transactions sa PSE.
h. Unexplained wealth – Based on his SALN, Villar networth has increased about 13 times since he became a congressman and later as a senator. Considering the combined salaries and compensation of Villar and his wife as congresswoman, it appeared that Villar still needs to explain to the people the unusual increase in his networth. Even if we assume that the increase in his networth is attributed to his successful business operations under the most favorable condition, this will not be enough to satisfy the public clamor for a more convincing explanation.
i. Villar built his business empire by corruption and deceit – It seems that Villar has indeed “ built his business empire through corruption and deceit “ as charged by his former lawyer, Atty. Restituto Mendoza. If we will consider various charges against him like the C5 road extension, Daang Hari road, land-grabbing at San Pedro-Laguna, and Norzagaray-Bulacan, the Savannah Homes controversy at Iloilo and recently the alleged stock manipulation, it appeared that Villar is indeed very intelligent businessman because he can easily manipulate any business transaction in his favor thru “corruption and deceit” without being caught. He can legalize his illegal transactions by using his power, money and influence.
j. Villar is a Liar – When Villar critics accused him of being a congenital liar, I did not readily believe it. However, after having personally seen in some of his TV interviews in which he blatantly lied, I was finally convinced that the charge against him as a big liar is true. Example: When asked by Ted Failon how many subdivisions of his companies were located along the controversial Daang Hari road, he positively answered that there were only 3 , but actual inspection by the Failon’s staff disclosed that there were 23 subdivisions of Villar companies and these were covered by video tapes; Also, he told the media that the value of the share of stocks of his company (Vista Land) is doing well in the market, but the truth is that it went down from P6.50 to P1.88 as of April 24, 2010. Buyers of his company’s stocks incurred billions of pesos of losses contrary to Villar answer to the media. To me, I believe that “integrity” is very important qualification of a presidential candidate and obviously Villar does not have it. “
Sa dami ng mga paratang kay Manny Villar, hindi ba dapat magisip muna nang husto ang mga butante bago sila magpasiya na siya’ y ibuto? Maaring ilan sa mga ito ay mga black propaganda lamang ng kanyang mga kalaban sa politika, pero ‘isn’t natural every election that candidates use black propaganda or “mudslingings “ if you may call it to discredit their opponents? While this is not good form of campaigning, it could not be denied that in certain aspects we the electorate are the ultimate beneficiaries of this kind of campaign strategy because we are able to know what the candidates hide from us. It’s for us to evaluate or analyze the truthfulness of the accusations. We must be discerning voters to be able to choose the right candidates despite of all the black propaganda thrown by the candidates against their opponents.
Again, sa mga supporters ni Manny Villar, sorry po kung nasaktan ko kayo sa mga nabanggit ko dito. Pero sana po maunawaan ninyo ako dahil gusto ko lang naman i-share sa inyo ang aking karanasan bilang dating supporter ni Villar. I really have no intention of hurting your feeling. By sharing with you may personal experience regarding this election, I thought that it might help you decide more intelligently in choosing the right candidate. Lastly, thank you very much for sparing your precious time in reading my comments stated herein. God Bless you !!!
MARK ISIDRO
Veraville Subdivision
Las Piñas City
May 5, 2010
ill vote for manny villar! i think its about LEGACY => a vision to reform the new republic “MAWALA ANG KAHIRAPAN” sa nkararami. I think its time to end up OLD ways politics. Bka umangat na lahat naiwan na tau ng tuluyan. ill be ur firstclass supporter & ill be ur number (1) critict. i know ull gna WIN! its a 100% bet. babantayan kita sa unang isangdaang araw mo sa pagging PRESIDENTE.
GOOD LUCK!
@Bing: Let me quote what Adam_smith said: “True or not, what you are saying is libelous. Go file your case in court if you are confident about your evidence. If it’s already been filed, you have no business talking about it or the court can issue a gag order against you.”
@Churvah: Whoever presidentiable you represent through your harsh, ill-advised comments, I hope you don’t ruin his name. Would you mind explaining why we, as Villar supporters, are idiot and dumb, given the fact that we defend our bet with facts, unlike you who just hurl expletives on us?
Now i wanted to take a clear look at Marcos. At this point, things will be opinionated, but this is one of my reasons why I chose villar. Here it goes: If Marcos did a heck of a job, making us a near superpower in southeast asia, considering his own share of corruption and kickbacks, while enduring his ever destructive, negative-side Imelda, then so can Villar, if and only if the allegations of corruption would be visible in his presidential stint. There are always 2 sides in a coin, the upside and the downside. You honestly can’t have just an upside, you have to have both. It’s the way it goes. I’m not saying Villar is as clean as a white unblemished linen, but I believe his whites can outweigh his blacks.
Just for an example, and this wouldnt be a sweeping generalization for the candidates i would mention. These are just instances ok?
Noynoy, he’s honest, he’s still clean (I guess). That is his upside. But he has his downside (his leadership ability is way below average). I dont care if he passed a bill for changing the name of a puny street or a bill making chocnat the national chocolate, or making Tarlac day a holiday, among all of the possible things he could’ve done just to say he really can accomplish something, bottomline, he didn’t. I dunno why, but he didn’t. In his whole senatorial life, he has ZERO accomplishments. What kind of leadership abilities are present for me to say he’s ready to lead a bigger “family”? (So noynoy supporters, dont laugh at us if you say our leader can’t lead, think twice first before saying that!)
Gibo, I admire his mind and the way he thinks. He has that and that’s for sure. That is his upside. But promises and plans, no matter how sweet and appealing they are, cant lie on dreams. He hasn’t had a solid account of his ability to lead yet. (Just to solidify the point, yes he has the potential, but it hasn’t gotten anywhere far yet). His opponents for the top job has already done so and can prove they can lead, he must have something up his sleeves, aside from his promise of “galing and talino”, to offset the experience and proven capability of the others. Honestly if he runs for presidency on the next presidential election, I would say He’s my bet (only in a situation wherein Gordon IS the incumbent president and Gordon would opt not to run again, or in a situation where Gordon is president BUT he screws up in his term), but since Gibo ran prematurely, sorry, I wont be supporting him.
Erap, upsides are all his accomplishments, nothing more to discuss. Too many to mention. Downsides? do i still need to elaborate?
Gordon, honestly, I have little knowledge about him, and all of those little things that I know are good things. I know he has downsides (like some tantrum thingy about the reporters blah-blah, and his inability to solidify and iterate clearly his platform) but I havent researched on those things yet. If Villar wasnt a candidate, Gordon is my bet for this year.
The others, i don’t have enough time to read about them, but will read about them soon.
Compared to Magsaysay which I believed had a clean shot on his term, no other president after him had a truthful “no personal corruption” term. (Mrs. Aquino is an exception since I believe she’s SO INNOCENT to be involved in such.) Oh cmon please, dont tell me billions weren’t lost even before the first gentleman became the first gentleman? Are we starting from a clean slate wherein all the past presidents are clean and if Villar would sit everything is gonna be wrecked badly? I don’t think so. We are already wrecked because we voted on someone who bears the legendary last name Macapagal, and in the long run, turned out to be someone who has the ideas, but haven’t quite tested the plans yet.
Money would still be stolen no matter who sits there. History can clearly say it. Its a part of the cycle and its shameful to say that someone who sound like a Messiah would erase all of those when he sits there.
I still believe Villar wouldn’t do those kind of downright stealing. MAYBE, he might be tempted to somehow involve a part of his businesses (don’t tell me of all the presidents, nobody did this ever in their whole lives) if ever gov’t projects are to be done (yung tipong makakatulong ng malaki sa taong-bayan, pero makakatulong din kahit paano sa business nya). Everybody is subject to temptation and even the most honest Noynoy, would eventually be tempted. How would we know who’s going to give in? Only God knows.
So the truth of the matter is, pray hard for guidance for whom you’re going to vote.
As for me, true or not the allegations could be, as long as Villar gets us out of the slump, I’m in his band. Its Villar on the 10th, and that’s a check for sure.
@thinking_pinoy: And you call yourself Filipino. Shame.
I’m very proud of Manny Villar, because when he is a senator he helped a thousand people here in the Philippines. all of the politics are all corrupt but look Manny Villar even he had an issue he continue helping a people here in the Philippines.. He is a good businessman and i know he is a good president soon because he knows how to manage a country right?
Mr. Ople, nice to know we share the same political views.
Links ex by the way?
I think you’re all nuts!
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ok ako kay villar kc una, maganda example cya sa kabataan lalo na sa mahihirap at sa mga nagsisikap marami syang nagawa sa senado at sa congreso doon palang talagang sensiro kc marami ngang nagawa eh.totoo naman cyang mahirap mayaman bayang magtitinda pa sa palengke di naman kilalang mayaman yan sila kaya totoo nga na mahirap.kahit di pa siya mannalo ung kanta nya at mga sinsabi magandang aral na sa atin kahit mahirap pag may sipag tayo at tyaga aasenso tayo.at sad to say na may napansin ako na may bias na station sa t.v nakakalungkot naman.di bali aanihin din nila un hindi na sila pagkatiwalaan nang taong bayan.
iboboto ko sya kc klaro ang plataporma at nasubokan na at may nagawa na. wala naman syang isyo noon ngayon lang na tatakbo na siya.hindi naman sya tao ni arroyo pinsan nga ni noynoy yang si gibo tao ni arroyo baka sila ang malapit think about it!
hindi man yan si villar pala away di katulad nang iba nambabato nang isyo sa c5 ang daming tao at motorista nakinabang.
biro mo 1270 ka batas ang ginawa ni villar sa congress 68 pasado,1170 sa senado 48 pasado ibig sabihin may sipag at tiyaga nga hindi lang salita.hindi lang siguro nila matanggap na working students lang ang magiging susonud na presidenti.
iaasa ko ang boto ko sa sa mayroong nagawa dahil dyan ko nakikita na sinsiro ang isang kandidato sa kanyang trabaho. si villar yan .working students tapos ngayon napakayaman na magandang halimbawa yan para sa pag ahon nang mga mahihirap wala din ako nakikita or nadinig na may kabit yan siya.maganda vision nya sa ating bansa
nakikita kc nya ang ibang bansa na mayaman na di tulad sa atin magpunta pa tayo sa kalapit bansa para magtrabaho kaya sabi ni villar ayaw niya na manatiling trabahanti nang ibang bansa ang bayan natin.
kaya ko iboto si villar dahil open minded ako hindi ako boboto sa papularity lang.plataporma at track record ang titingnan ko dahil hindi ako isang bobo na naniniwala kaagad sa isyo at tsismis. may napansin kc akong bias na station kaya nitong pala basin na may kasalanan ka. manny villar mula sa pagsubok hanggang sa tagumpay.
si villar naintindihan ko na gumastos siya nang malaki.kasi marami siyang infomercial para makilala siya lalo nang mga tao.kapag di nya ginagawa ito mabibitin siya sa may kilalang pamilya at sa may artista at sa dating Pres. at artista.hindi ibig sabihin na babawiin.example:
kung tutolong ka nang malaki sa nalindolan eh babawiin mo ba rin kc malaki nagastos mo?kaya hero ang isang Presidenti kc higit pa sa pagtulong ang ginagawa nila.villar ako may nagawa namaganda pa ang plano para sa ating bansa.
Villar may have several corruption issues. those are just issues and he was never proved guilty in court.
Gordon may have good track record and all these but what is lacking from him is the passion to be the president of our country. that is what i’ve seen in Villar. he manifested real efforts to be chosen by the Filipino people as the next president of our country.
Villar was my first option and he is the last.
i am proud to say i have not waived my decision from day one up to May 10, 2010.
God bless all Villar supporters.
thank you sir Carlo Ople for giving me more reasons why i chosed the right candidate!