Tag Archive | ELECTIONS 2010 BLOGS
Have a Little Faith
“An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?” — Rene Descartes Photo by nilexuk I can almost swear “someone” is cursing the upcoming presidential elections in May 2010. It’s as if “someone” is killing all chances of emergent hope — “someone” [...]
Who among the presidentiables will be bad for the economy?
Photo by Stitch “Who among the presidentiables will be bad for the economy?” This is an interesting query I got through a random “googler” today. [poll id="3"] Now, I don’t know if it’s some random thought or an actual question posed by God knows who but it sounds interesting enough that I wanted to [...]
Manny Villar's "Naging Mahirap" TVC Campaign Lyrics
Because everyone’s been bugging this blog about it, here you go… This is for you guys looking for the lyrics of Manny Villar’s “Naging Mahirap” TV commercial/informercial campaign song. Naging MahirapNakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura?Nag-Pasko ka na ba sa gitna ng kalsada?Yan ang tanong namin,Tunay ka bang isa sa amin? Nalaman mo [...]
Manny Villar's "Naging Mahirap" / "Hindi Bawal Mangarap ang Mahirap" TVC Campaign Lyrics, Videos, Free MP3 download
Image by rjmarmol via Flickr Update: March 18, 2010 Added lyrics and video of Villar’s NEWEST informercial called “Hindi Bawal Mangarap ang Mahirap”. http://www.youtube.com/v/82xhcYICoxc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0 Ipinanganak kang mahirap Patuloy na nangangarap Magsipag at magtiyaga Balang araw aahon ka Hindi bawal mangarap Ang mahirap Bastat maaabot ito Sa malinis na paraan Si Villar ay nangarap Kahit mahirap [...]
Here come the Yellow Army
Preaching to the choir They say people who blog (bloggers), a tremendous percentage of which are well-educated, well-informed, “well-off” and well-”everything”, are the ones running the “online show” — and this assumption is not without basis. Go ahead and search the net for familiar terms and you’ll most likely see the same blog [...]
It's Manny for Manny
Image via Wikipedia From now on, it’s not just name, fame and “rags to riches” story they have in common. If we are to believe that the essence of party politics is alive and relevant in this country, then boxing living legend Manny Pacquiao‘s decision to join Senator Manny Villar‘s Nacionalista Party shows that they [...]
Gibo is on a roll. But is he getting anywhere?
Hooray for image-building. Ruling party Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro is going places, saying wonderful things, looking good and promising. This photo of him cuddling ((oops, sorry, lost the photo..will look for it)) a needy child in Maguindanao is good for his image. Boo for doublespeak. How convenient it is for him to suddenly [...]
Mutations
You can ignore the technicality and legality of it. You can forget “taste”, propriety — heck, even morality. Because frankly, one must only understand the meaning of sensitivity to know that Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s bid for that congressional seat in Pampanga’s second district spits at our faces — the legacy of EDSA 1 — the honor [...]
Justice for Maguindanao Massacre victims
Last Updated: December 5, 2009 – Saturday An international media watchdog considers Monday’s carnage the worst of its kind as it “appears to be the single deadliest event for the press since 1992, when CPJ began keeping detailed records on journalist deaths“. It has earned us the shameful title of being the “most dangerous place [...]
