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Here's an interesting article from somebody who lived in these times and didn't go by what he heard from the media and other people.

http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100422com6.html

Like lolo like father like son?

By Ronald Roy
COMMENT

04/22/2010

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.

Here are real statements from Adolf Hitler on how he was able to control a nation. Research and you'll find this to be credible. A lot of this is now used in today's politics. And in the Philippines it's used by one candidate and one party. And it's definitely not Villar, Gordon, and Gibo.

Hitler Wrote in chapter 10 of Mein Kampf: “In the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their minds they more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie, since they themselves often tell small lies in little matters but would be ashamed to resort to large-scale falsehoods. It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.”

Hitler’s primary rules were:
1. Never allow the public to cool off
2. Never admit a fault or wrong
3. Never concede that there may be some good in your enemy
4. Never leave room for alternatives
5. Never accept blame
6. Concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong. People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat the lie frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.

Polls again showing to be unreliable. Gordon taking SWS and Pulse Asia to court. But, anyway like I said, polls prove nothing. Almost 92 million people in the Philippines and 11 million overseas. SWS and Pulse Asia combined only interviews 5,100 of those people. So, how can you get an accurate outcome with those numbers?

Since the recent popularity over Noynoy has been rising, I find out there are also a lot of other things that are being uncovered. Such as Noynoy and his families bloody past of course with the Hacienda Luisita massacre and assassinations. But now he's on the front of Time magazine. Big deal, right? I mean Satan was on the cover of Time magazine too. Not saying he's Satan, just saying it's not a big deal. But, there was something also uncovered in Time magazines about Cory Aquino. And I found it interesting. I think it's the beginning of the end of the heroism of the Aquino name. All because Noynoy was selfish enough to use their name and adopt their precious yellow ribbon as his own.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,969186-1,00.html

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"No favors, no excuses." That was the motto Corazon Aquino vowed to follow after her People Power movement toppled the corrupt regime of Ferdinand Marcos. But in the tumultuous four years since Aquino became President, charges of incompetence and graft have increasingly tainted her own government. When rebellious soldiers launched the seventh abortive coup against Aquino on Dec. 1, their most pointed complaints focused on the administration's failure to deliver basic services and on allegations of corruption among the President's wealthy and influential relatives.

The charges, magnified by the Manila rumor mill, have inflicted serious political damage. While the President herself is considered incorruptible, critics accuse her of turning a blind eye to family and friends who are said to be enriching themselves at the public's expense. "What good is a Blessed Virgin Mary if she is surrounded by Sodom and Gomorrah?" asks one disillusioned official. In a December speech after the coup attempt, even Jaime Cardinal Sin, Aquino's most important supporter, warned of "a social explosion" unless Aquino swiftly defused "unceasing reports of the abusive roles of presidential relatives."

To regain public confidence in the wake of the abortive coup, Aquino last week sacked nine of 19 Cabinet ministers in the third such shake-up of her presidency. The Cabinet changes, acknowledged press secretary Adolfo Azcuna, were prompted "by the same reasons, perhaps, that precipitated the coup." None of the ousted ministers had been accused of corruption, but some of their departments were widely considered ineffective, particularly Justice, Transportation and Education, where services had virtually broken down. Aquino also overhauled the Agrarian Reform Department, which has largely failed to deliver on her election promise of land redistribution.

To many Filipinos, however, the reshuffling looked too modest to silence claims of scandal in high places. Though many of those tales flow from flimsily documented stories in the Manila press, which now enjoys unprecedented freedom, Filipinos follow them avidly. A frequent target of reports is Aquino's brother Jose ("Peping") Cojuangco Jr., a wealthy and powerful congressman. Shortly after Aquino took office, newspaper stories charged that Cojuangco had helped some of his cronies gain control of a lucrative cargo-handling business; he is also suspected of using family ties to get jobs for friends in Manila casinos. Cojuangco has denied any wrongdoing, and neither he nor any other member of the Aquino clan has been charged with a crime.

Yet lack of prosecution means little in a country where the rich and powerful are perceived to be above the law. "It would take a first-class fool to testify against someone like Peping Cojuangco," explains Blas Ople, executive vice president of the opposition Nacionalista Party and a former Minister of Labor under Marcos.

In one of the few corruption cases the authorities have pursued, Cojuangco's wife Margarita was suspected of having taken a $1 million bribe from an Australian businessman last year to help him obtain a gambling-casino license. In the end, the National Bureau of Investigation filed no charges: the probers said the Australian had been duped by a woman who impersonated Cojuangco's wife.

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Critics often denounce Aquino's first creation in office, the Presidential Commission on Good Government, as a bastion of ineptitude. Charged with the recovery of up to $10 billion that Marcos is said to have looted from the treasury, the commission has recovered nearly $1 billion so far but has been accused of abusing its powers. In one case, for example, Ricardo ("Baby") Lopa, an Aquino brother-in-law who controlled a profitable Nissan auto- assembly plant and 38 other companies before they were seized by the Marcos regime in the early 1970s, was allowed to buy the firms back for only $227,000 within days after Aquino became President. A public outcry forced the commission to re-examine the deal with Lopa, who died of cancer last November. It found no evidence of improper behavior.

That Aquino has at least partially delivered on her "no favors" pledge is generally overlooked. She has cut into Marcos' "crony capitalism" by dismantling sugar and coconut monopolies and beginning -- however clumsily -- to privatize government-owned companies that produce everything from cars to cement. But she has been unable to dispel some well-entrenched assumptions. "For any average Filipino, if he gets a good job, his family would expect to benefit," explains Jose Luis Alcuaz, a longtime ally of Aquino's assassinated husband Benigno.

Yet tradition hardly absolves the President. By failing to attack corruption head on and thus clear up a growing list of allegations, Aquino risks damage to her most valuable asset: her moral authority.
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Now that we attributed the color yellow as now meaning Noynoy, let's go straight to the yellow camp where they love to get involved into yellow journalism. And if you don't know what yellow journalism is, I'll let you in on the meaning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism

Yellow journalism, also known as the "Yellow Press", is a type of journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye-catching headlines that sell more newspapers; sometimes, it deceives the audience it is intended for. It may feature exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, sensationalism, or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or journalists. Campbell (2001) defines Yellow Press newspapers as having daily multi-column front-page headlines covering a variety of topics, such as sports and scandal, using bold layouts (with large illustrations and perhaps color), heavy reliance on unnamed sources, and unabashed self-promotion. The term was extensively used to describe certain major New York City newspapers about 1900 as they battled for circulation. By extension the term is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion, such as systematic political bias. Yellow journalism can also be the practice of over-dramatizing events.

Frank Luther Mott (1941) defines yellow journalism in terms of five characteristics:[1]

1. scare headlines in huge print, often of minor news
2. lavish use of pictures, or imaginary drawings
3. use of faked interviews, misleading headlines, pseudo-science, and a parade of false learning from so-called experts
4. emphasis on full-color Sunday supplements, usually with comic strips (which is now normal in the U.S.)
5. dramatic sympathy with the "underdog" against the system.
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I find this a very accurate picture of the tactics of the Liberal Party. And like it or not, Noynoy is participating in it too.

it's normal (and expected) to have different views. what is important is to respect those views. respecting someone's "view" doesn't necessarily mean that you agree with that person...

as for me, i am voting for someone else. i have nothing against noynoy. i just believe that gibo is the best man for the position. he made no promises. he didn't say "if i become president i will eradicate corruption". it's not impossible... but it will take more than 6 years to do that. gibo doesn't talk trash about other candidates even when they throw everything at him. so that is why i never talk trash about other candidates too--because of his example. he respects them even when they least deserve it....

our attitudes are contagious... let's make sure that our attitudes are worth catching...

*but please, don't accuse me of being pro administration just because i am voting for him. i am not. nor am i an opposition. i am PRO FILIPINO.

1. Biggest reason is "Aquino" platform.

2. Who wants corruption? If the Philippines wanted to end corruption, the people could have done that a long time ago without the help of a president. But, Noynoy promises to end it (without even giving any examples of how he will do it).

3. Choosing the lesser of two evils as they say. Instead of voting for the person they actually want to win.

4. Go for the person leading in the polls. As if polls are even accurate. You don't know who is conducting the poll, who the respondents are, the location, the wording of the question, and who the person asking the question is voting for. And if the polls were lucky enough to represent the whole Philippines, how would Noynoy be proud of the results? He's proud because he is in the lead at 37%. So, why should he care, right? He's got 37% of the people supporting him. But, that would mean 63% of the people aren't. So, if the majority of people do not support him, what is there to brag about?

by Earlie Doriman

It’s almost two decades now since I started to exercise my constitutional right of suffrage. Seventeen years of disappointments about how politics had and has been jeopardizing the nation and its people.

Election after election, politics in the Philippines even become dirtier and implausible, surrounded with politicians who are either too power greedy to leave or too old to realise they are no longer capable. I was still young when Benigno Aquino Sr. was assassinated, yet his death was the best political event I could ever call to mind, because that gave the country its genuine independence and freedom though short-lived and temporary.

As the national elections crawls closer , we see loads of traditional politicians doing what they are most excellent at : sticking posters all over even if the campaign period is still months away, seeing them on television, hearing them over the radios, and they become very unusually visible and generous. They come into view like angels and saints more than willing to dedicate their life for the welfare of the country and the Filipino people. If you listen at their speeches, you would certainly be fascinated about how clever and intelligent they seem to be. But leave no stones unturned, behind these masquerades are politicians who destroyed our country and the destiny of every Filipino.

It is high time to change the culture of politics in our land. We have tried the most intelligent president during the Marcos regime but we suffered much of his dictatorship. We attempted a West Pointer but not very creditable. Out of despair, we even tried a mediocre leader but turn out dreadfully helpless. But our resilience as a people gives us the conviction that soon we could find the best leader to transform our country into a better place to live. I still believe one person could bring about the much needed CHANGE. He may not be the most intelligent amongst the aspirants, but surely a smart man to lead a country that believes ‘NOTHING IS TOO LATE’ for a genuine change. Consider these reasons why Filipinos should vote NOYNOY AQUINO Jr. for president.

Ninoy Aquino Sr., assasinated in 1983

1. INCORRUPTIBLE. His father’s legacy of faith and love for the Philippines is the noblest that I have known for after Jose Rizal. Ninoy Aquino Sr. was so valiant to defeat dictatorship and so he exchanged his life to bring about freedom and democracy to the nation. Cory Aquino, whose political life continued the cause of Ninoy, was the only Philippine president who was never involved in corruption and indignity. Two great leaders of the country, and a son, the record as a congressman and as a senator is never blemished with colours of dishonesty and abuse of power.

2. NO TRAPO. Unlike other politicians, Noynoy’s candidacy is a call not for his selfish interest but for the people who believe in him. His political conduct is non-traditional and his vision is not personal. Drop the trapos and vote the candidates with proper character and dedication to public service.

3. GOD FEARING. One who fears in the Lord, fears to sin. Noynoy is not perfect, and definitely no one is. But his family’s devotion to faith is not superficial. His mother Cory Aquino was a very devoted Marian and so his siblings. I believe, their being truly religious is synonymous to honest governance.

Cory Aquino, became Philippine President in 1986-1991

4. SON OF DEMOCRACY. Noynoy would certainly not put his father’s death to oblivion. Being a son of two politicians who fought for the country’s freedom and independence, Noynoy carries the blood of the genuine Filipino heroes. His reluctance at the start to run for the president indicates that he is not hungry for power.

5. WELL EDUCATED. Noynoy has the right brain cells to govern and lead. He’s not overly clever and most importantly not stupid. We don’t necessitate a very bright president, we just need a leader who knows how to look, listen, and act what this country wants. We already suffer the extremes of a very intelligent one, and we suffer more to a brainless actor.

6. NOT A GAMBLER. Benigno Aquino Jr. is not a Casino aficionado. His principle does not buy the idea of taking chances. By that alone, he would not surely put the country in a lottery.

7. NO BENEFACTORS TO PROTECT. Politicians do patronise big companies for monetary reasons. During the campaign period, traditional politicians would always beg support from massive business enterprises for financial sustenance, and gratitude dictates favours after. Noynoy has been very outspoken to say that he does not have the necessary financial capability to run a campaign and neither would he give in to asking from anyone than the candid support of the ordinary Filipino citizen.

8. MORAL APTITUDE. Noynoy is obviously a very good son and a brother to his sisters. He has never been accused of moral indecency, Noynoy’s personality conveys a message of reformation to many politicians whose moral conduct and unsuitability remain contentious.

http://earlied.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/reasons-to-vote-noynoy-aquino/

How can any intelligent person feel giddy inside when they read the pathetic legislative record? How can a normal thinking person be excited about anything he has done in his life? How can any rational person believe that he can stop corruption when he himself never stood up against it before? Well the answer is obvious. The people who devote themselves to his so-called cause are not intelligent, normal thinking, rational people. Let's compare the previously post Noynoys legislative record with Manny Villars. And what I'm posting is just a sample of his success story.

The LEGIS FILE

SENATOR MANNY VILLAR:
THE ACHIEVER

· In the present Senate, Villar ranks 2nd in the most number of bills and resolutions filed in the Senate, as of January 15, 2010. Villar has filed more than 740 legislation.

· Villar was the only Speaker of the House of Representatives who became Senate President.

· As a neophyte senator, he held the position of Senate President Pro Tempore, the 2nd highest post in the Senate, in his 1st year at the Philippine Senate.

· He chaired the Senate Committee on Finance and also the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He formerly chaired the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food.

· As Chair of the Committee on Finance, he steered the passage of the highly debated General Appropriations Act from 2002-2005

· Villar is a reformist. At the helm of the Senate leadership, he made the institution the multi-tasking Philippine Senate: passing legislation, conducting inquiries, defending it in the Supreme Court and reaching out to its constituents. In the House of Representatives, he marshaled a revamp in leadership by appointing at least seven neophyte congressmen.

· Villar debuted in politics in 1992, in a stunning victory as Representative of Las Pinas. His win was the most overwhelming triumph among congressmen in Manila.

· Some of Villar’s landmark laws are: the Magna Carta for Small and Medium Enterprises, Clean Air Act, Retail Trade Liberalization Act, the law providing stiffer penalties to Celfone Theft, the New Charter of the University of the Philippines, the New Fire Code of Philippines of 2009, the
law ordaining the Anti-Detention in Hospitals and Clinic, the Amendment to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP of 2009), and the Congress-approved General Appropriations Act of 2002, 2003 and 2004.
(the list of other bills and treaties approved, attached)

· “Kapag galing sa mahirap, todo tulong sa mahirap” is captured in a number of social endeavours of Senator Manny Villar:

1. OFW Helpline. The OFW Helpline has assisted in the repatriation of close to a hundred OFWs in distress. It has given burial assistance to a number of repatriated deceased OFWs, provided legal help, and linked OFWs to government agencies needing care and attention.

2. Manpower on Wheels. A mobile livelihood training facility for poor students.

3. Sagip Ilog. It is a community-based campaign to revive the Las Pinas River and the Zapote River.

4. Sipag at Tiyaga Caravan Kaalaman. A continuing livelihood program for out-of-school youth and unemployed citizens. The caravan travels all over the Philippines. A number of the trainees are extended financial and capital assistance.

5. Sagip Bukas. An anti-drug acddition program.

6. Community Mortgage Program and Depressed Area Electrification Program in which he help provide housing and electricity to poor community groups.

7. Pagtatanim Para sa Kinabukasan. A tree planting drive for the greening of the communities in Las Pinas.

8. Women in basket weaving industry using indigenous materials (water lily).

9. Tulong Kalusugan sa Kapwa. Hospital assistance given to all citizens in the form of medicine and hospital treatment.

· Villar is a self-made man. Rising above hardships, from a young palengke boy selling hipon in Divisoria to becoming the country’s largest homebuilder, the journey of Manny Villar is a tale of remarkable triumph against all odds. He was a working student at the University of the
Philippines where he obtained an undergraduate degree in business administration and also, his Master in Business Administration.

· Among the Laws authored by Villar as a Senator of the Republic:
1. RA 9160 Anti-Money Laundering Act

2. RA 9163 National Service Training Program

3. RA 9165 The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

4. RA 9166 An Act Promoting the Welfare of the Armed Forces of the Philippines by Increasing the Rate of Base Pay and Other Benefits of its Officers and enlisted personnel and for Other Purposes

5. RA 9167 Film Development Council of the Philippines Act

6. RA 9168 The Philippine Plant Variety Protection Act

7. RA 9173 The Philippine Nursing Act of 2001

8. RA 9174 The New Balikbayan Act

9. RA 9175 The Chainsaw Act

10.RA 9177 Eidul Fitr Act

11.RA 9178 Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act

12.RA 9188 An Act Strengthening the Professionalism in the Armed Forces of the Philippines by Increasing the Percentage Distribution of Generals/ Flag Officers in the AFP Table of Organization, Amending for this purpose Republic Act No. 8186

13.RA 9189 The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003

14. RA 9198 Act Declaring March 25 of Every Year a Special Non-Working Holiday in the City of Candon, Province of Ilocos Sur, as the “Cry of Candon”

15. RA 9201 National Human Rights Consciousness Week Act of 2002

16.RA 9206 the General Appropriations Act of 2003

17.RA 9207 National Government Center Housing and Land Utilization Act

18. RA 9208 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003

19.RA 9211 Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, more popularly known as the Anti-Smoking Act

20.RA 9225 Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act

21.RA 9227 Judiciary Salary Standardization Act

22.RA 9231 Magna Carta for the Working Child

23.RA 9237 An Act Establishing Mount Apo Located in the
Municipalities of Magpet and Makilala and City of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, in the Municipalities of Bansalan and Sta. Cruz and City of Digos, Province of Davao del Sur, and in the City of Davao, as a protected area under the category of natural park and its
peripheral areas as buffer zones, providing for its management, and for other purposes

24.RA 9239 Optical Media Act of 2003

25.RA 9240 An Act Converting the Las Piñas District Hospital into a Medical Center to be known as the Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center and Appropriating Funds Therefor

26.RA 9241 An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7875, otherwise known as an Act Instituting a National Health Insurance Program for allFilipinos and establishing the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation for the purpose

27.RA 9245 Philippine Ear Research Institute Act of 2003

28.RA 9246 Philippine Librarianship Act of 2003

29.RA 9255 An Act Allowing Illegitimate Children to Use the Surname of their Father, Amending for the Purpose Article 176 of Executive Order No. 209, otherwise known as the “Family Code of the Philippines”

30.RA 9257 An Act Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7432, otherwise known as an Act to Maximize the Contribution of Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grant Benefits and Special Privileges and
for other purposes

31.RA 9262 Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act

32.RA 9263 Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004

33.RA 9271 Quarantine Act

34.RA 9275 Philippine Clean Water Act

35.RA 9279 An Act Granting Additional Compensation in the Form of Special Allowances for the Members of the National Prosecution Service and the State Counsels in the Department of Justice, and for other purposes

36.RA 9280 Customs Brokers Act of 2004

37.RA 9281 An Act to Strengthen Agriculture and Fisheries
Modernization in the Philippines by Extending the Effectivity of Tax Incentives and Its Mandated Funding Support, Amending for this purpose Sections 109 and 112 of Republic Act No. 8435

38. RA 9285 Alternative Dispute Resolution Act

39.RA 9286 An Act further Amending Presidential Decree No. 198, otherwise known as “The Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973,” as Amended

40.RA 9292 Electronics Engineering Law

41. RA 9295 Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004

42.RA 9296 The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines

43. RA 9297 Chemical Engineering Law of 2004

44. RA 9298 An Act Regulating the Practice of Chemical Engineering and Repealing for this purpose R.A. No. 318, otherwise known as the Revised Accountancy Law, Appropriating Funds therefore and for other purposes

· The Senate Concurred in the Ratification of 31 Treaties under Villar’s Chairmanship of the Foreign Relations Committee. Per the Civil Code of the Philippines, treaties are considered laws of the land.

They are:
1. Protocol Relating to an Amendment to Article 50(A) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation

2. RP-Belgium Convention on Social Security

3. RP-Swiss Confederation Agreement on Social Security

4. RP-Nigeria Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Gains

5. RP-Bahrain Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital

6. RP-Czech Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income

7. RP-Bangladesh Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Its Protocol

8. RP-Sweden Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income

9. RP-Vietnam Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income

10.Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific

11.Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

12.Amendment to the Convention on the Elimination of
Discrimination of Discrimination Against Women

13.Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation

14.International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing

15.Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection

16.International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

17.Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf

18.Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation

19.Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

20.Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UNCLOS Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (with Annexes I and II)

21.Amendment to the Constitution of the ILO

22.Establishment of Inter-Governmental Organization for Marketing Information and Technical Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Asia Pacific Region (INFOFISH)

23.Agreement for the Establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)

24.International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

25.Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

26.Agreement between the Philippines and the International Plant Generic Resources Institute Acting in Administration of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP) Relating to the INIBAP Office for Asia and the Pacific

27.Agreement on the Establishment of the International Vaccine Institute

28.Agreement on the Establishment of the International Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)

29.RP-Swiss Confederation Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

30.Treaty on Extradition between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China

31.Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and Hong Kong Concerning Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
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And all this doesn't include the bills he helped support. So, with all this put on here, don't hate just because Noynoy is a complete failure compared to Villar. Villar is even respected outside of the Philippines. How many people outside of the Philippines actually know who Noynoy is? And I'm not talking about Filipinos outside of the U.S.

Great post....same post should be spread through the net. I've seen the people here in the Philippines that you speak of. And those Noynoy supporters are vicious. You can never debate against them or even enlighten them with the truth. Their mind is set and they will never cchange their vote. And like you said, they know nothing about Noynoys accomplishments. About a month or so ago Noynoy put up his legislative accomplishments online as if it was something to be proud of. But, you know, it worked. People were like "what, I thought he did nothing in office". They don't accept the fact that he did nothing impressive in office. Like you said about the bills, nothing went into law. He claimed that it's hard to pass a law through congress. Villar, you can see he's passed many through congress. It's just Noynoy doesn't know how to take charge. He can never do anything on his own. Just like his mother, when she became president, it was well-known that she had no experience. But, somehow she dissolved the Marcos constitution and restored the 1935 constitution. All the things she did in office was evidence that it was the work of her advisers. During her times though, there were many 7 to 12 hour blackouts because of her lack of attention to the failing power plant, which caused the loss of hundreds of millions in business all throughout the Philippines. And Ninoy, I don't know how he would have been if he became president. All I know is that he was opposed to the Marcos regim. But, as you see, when you die like Kurt Cobain or Tupac, you become legend even if you don't know how they would have been if they were still alive today. Such as Cory, she handpicked, rallied, and supported GMA's presidency. Then later she changed her mind and opposed her creation. She also apologized to Erap for getting him ousted from presidency.

Noynoy being a great leader because of his parents is the most popular reasons for Filipinos to vote for him. His party is good at exploiting this. They even transformed a yellow ribbon which many Filipinos wore or showed off commemorating Cory into a Noynoy propaganda tool. (Fun fact, yellow ribbon in U.S. stands for the fight against testicular cancer). People don't want to throw away the yellow ribbon because they loved Cory. And that was the plan for the LP. They play with peoples emotion. Their biggest platform is to fight corruption (everybody's concern)but, how will they do that? Will the corrupted raise their hand and say they are guilty of corruption? What is his plan to stop it? And his second biggest successful part of their platform which actually compliments their first is to attack Villar. Everybody has been bombarded with allegations of Villar being corrupt. Many of the stories that were spread have been proven wrong for example recently the Villarroyo thing but, somehow they are still held true in the minds of Noynoy supporters because Mar Roxas feels he wants to still believe it proving the ignorance of the LP party. Some conspiracy theories about Villar are still pending but, still haven't been proved. C-5 is the biggest issue. Like the Philippines doesn't need more roads and connections. And the other is how much he spends for ads. I'm glad in the U.S. that's not an issue because what Villar spends on his ads are 70% smaller compared to American presidential candidates. And he has the money, why not be able to spend it? It's his only way to actually compete against a widespread blind love for Noynoy. And Noynoy feels as if he has the most black propaganda against him. The truth is that the LP party is the king of black propaganda. Villar is the most attacked and that's obvious. You'd have to be crazy to ignore these made up stories, lottery scams, internet domain takeovers, emails of a mansion in the U.S. that have all been traced and linked to the LP party.

(Example of ignorance of Noynoy supporters) Actual conversation. 60 year old man voting for Noynoy talks to me about politics. Well, a few weeks ago I was talking to Mark Villar. I tell the old man "I was talking to Mark Villar, and he told me that this election is like a circus and it's getting crazy". Old man tells me "yeah, it is like a circus and it's getting crazy and Mark Villar and Carlo Aguilar both do drugs". Alright, that was the conversation. I stopped there because I knew I wouldn't be able to have an intelligent debate with him. First of all, how does a 60 year old man know they both do drugs? Where would he get this information. He made this story up because Noynoy made his popularity by demonizing, attacking, and even making up stories about Villar. And what happens? His supporters do the same thing. They are mindless drones that seem to be lost in inspirational babble and ridiculous LP photo-ops of everybody holding hands. The supporters I can debate or even hang out with are the ones for Villar, Gibo, Gordon, Villanueva, and even Erap. It's so uncomfortable with Noynoy supporters. I had to even fight for a Villar 7 elections cup at 7-11. The woman at the register wouldn't sell me his cup and kept offering me the Ninoy/Cory cup. I had to grab the Villar cup and she had no choice but to sell it to me. And the net has the most vicious supporters of Noynoy. Anything you write on the youtube videos against Noynoy, they'll flag your comments as spam. Also in real life, you see people ripping down Villar posters. I mean, I don't like Noynoy but, I would never rip down his supporters posters. Because people have the right to choose.

What I'm getting at is that Noynoy supporters are the proof that Noynoy isn't the right person for presidency. Because if a lot of the supporters feel they have to do the things I've listed, they have somehow drawn that energy and somehow normalized their actions from the party they support. And hopefully the undecided will see that before they vote. This election isn't about the lesser of two evils. It's about who would be the best leader who can put the Philippines back on the map and become a big competitor in Asia like it was before long ago.

Warning, negative comments to me must and will be coming from Noynoy supporters who read a part of my sentence. Or maybe they read the whole thing with a closed-mind and at the end did a little smirk and giggled as if they know they are right for who they chose.

So, for all you Noynoy supporters, that will obviously read this post since they love to search things against Noynoy so they can throw in their piece of mind. And I know they go onto Villars videos on youtube and speak negatively about him. Why? Because that's part of the platform of Noynoy that the supporters feel they have to participate in. But, here's the question. Why do you feel like Noynoy is better than Villar, Gibo, Gordon, Erap, and Villanueva? What has he done to prove his competence and won you over?

Great post....same post should be spread through the net. I've seen the people here in the Philippines that you speak of. And those Noynoy supporters are vicious. You can never debate against them or even enlighten them with the truth. Their mind is set and they will never cchange their vote. And like you said, they know nothing about Noynoys accomplishments. About a month or so ago Noynoy put up his legislative accomplishments online as if it was something to be proud of. But, you know, it worked. People were like "what, I thought he did nothing in office". They don't accept the fact that he did nothing impressive in office. Like you said about the bills, nothing went into law. He claimed that it's hard to pass a law through congress. Villar, you can see he's passed many through congress. It's just Noynoy doesn't know how to take charge. He can never do anything on his own. Just like his mother, when she became president, it was well-known that she had no experience. But, somehow she dissolved the Marcos constitution and restored the 1935 constitution. All the things she did in office was evidence that it was the work of her advisers. During her times though, there were many 7 to 12 hour blackouts because of her lack of attention to the failing power plant, which caused the loss of hundreds of millions in business all throughout the Philippines. And Ninoy, I don't know how he would have been if he became president. All I know is that he was opposed to the Marcos regim. But, as you see, when you die like Kurt Cobain or Tupac, you become legend even if you don't know how they would have been if they were still alive today. Such as Cory, she handpicked, rallied, and supported GMA's presidency. Then later she changed her mind and opposed her creation. She also apologized to Erap for getting him ousted from presidency.

Noynoy being a great leader because of his parents is the most popular reasons for Filipinos to vote for him. His party is good at exploiting this. They even transformed a yellow ribbon which many Filipinos wore or showed off commemorating Cory into a Noynoy propaganda tool. (Fun fact, yellow ribbon in U.S. stands for the fight against testicular cancer). People don't want to throw away the yellow ribbon because they loved Cory. And that was the plan for the LP. They play with peoples emotion. Their biggest platform is to fight corruption (everybody's concern)but, how will they do that? Will the corrupted raise their hand and say they are guilty of corruption? What is his plan to stop it? And his second biggest successful part of their platform which actually compliments their first is to attack Villar. Everybody has been bombarded with allegations of Villar being corrupt. Many of the stories that were spread have been proven wrong for example recently the Villarroyo thing but, somehow they are still held true in the minds of Noynoy supporters because Mar Roxas feels he wants to still believe it proving the ignorance of the LP party. Some conspiracy theories about Villar are still pending but, still haven't been proved. C-5 is the biggest issue. Like the Philippines doesn't need more roads and connections. And the other is how much he spends for ads. I'm glad in the U.S. that's not an issue because what Villar spends on his ads are 70% smaller compared to American presidential candidates. And he has the money, why not be able to spend it? It's his only way to actually compete against a widespread blind love for Noynoy. And Noynoy feels as if he has the most black propaganda against him. The truth is that the LP party is the king of black propaganda. Villar is the most attacked and that's obvious. You'd have to be crazy to ignore these made up stories, lottery scams, internet domain takeovers, emails of a mansion in the U.S. that have all been traced and linked to the LP party.

(Example of ignorance of Noynoy supporters) Actual conversation. 60 year old man voting for Noynoy talks to me about politics. Well, a few weeks ago I was talking to Mark Villar. I tell the old man "I was talking to Mark Villar, and he told me that this election is like a circus and it's getting crazy". Old man tells me "yeah, it is like a circus and it's getting crazy and Mark Villar and Carlo Aguilar both do drugs". Alright, that was the conversation. I stopped there because I knew I wouldn't be able to have an intelligent debate with him. First of all, how does a 60 year old man know they both do drugs? Where would he get this information. He made this story up because Noynoy made his popularity by demonizing, attacking, and even making up stories about Villar. And what happens? His supporters do the same thing. They are mindless drones that seem to be lost in inspirational babble and ridiculous LP photo-ops of everybody holding hands. The supporters I can debate or even hang out with are the ones for Villar, Gibo, Gordon, Villanueva, and even Erap. It's so uncomfortable with Noynoy supporters. I had to even fight for a Villar 7 elections cup at 7-11. The woman at the register wouldn't sell me his cup and kept offering me the Ninoy/Cory cup. I had to grab the Villar cup and she had no choice but to sell it to me. And the net has the most vicious supporters of Noynoy. Anything you write on the youtube videos against Noynoy, they'll flag your comments as spam. Also in real life, you see people ripping down Villar posters. I mean, I don't like Noynoy but, I would never rip down his supporters posters. Because people have the right to choose.

What I'm getting at is that Noynoy supporters are the proof that Noynoy isn't the right person for presidency. Because if a lot of the supporters feel they have to do the things I've listed, they have somehow drawn that energy and somehow normalized their actions from the party they support. And hopefully the undecided will see that before they vote. This election isn't about the lesser of two evils. It's about who would be the best leader who can put the Philippines back on the map and become a big competitor in Asia like it was before long ago.

Warning, negative comments to me must and will be coming from Noynoy supporters who read a part of my sentence. Or maybe they read the whole thing with a closed-mind and at the end did a little smirk and giggled as if they know they are right for who they chose.

So, for all you Noynoy supporters, that will obviously read this post since they love to search things against Noynoy so they can throw in their piece of mind. And I know they go onto Villars videos on youtube and speak negatively about him. Why? Because that's part of the platform of Noynoy that the supporters feel they have to participate in. But, here's the question. Why do you feel like Noynoy is better than Villar, Gibo, Gordon, Erap, and Villanueva? What has he done to prove his competence and won you over?

Great post....same post should be spread through the net. I've seen the people here in the Philippines that you speak of. And those Noynoy supporters are vicious. You can never debate against them or even enlighten them with the truth. Their mind is set and they will never cchange their vote. And like you said, they know nothing about Noynoys accomplishments. About a month or so ago Noynoy put up his legislative accomplishments online as if it was something to be proud of. But, you know, it worked. People were like "what, I thought he did nothing in office". They don't accept the fact that he did nothing impressive in office. Like you said about the bills, nothing went into law. He claimed that it's hard to pass a law through congress. Villar, you can see he's passed many through congress. It's just Noynoy doesn't know how to take charge. He can never do anything on his own. Just like his mother, when she became president, it was well-known that she had no experience. But, somehow she dissolved the Marcos constitution and restored the 1935 constitution. All the things she did in office was evidence that it was the work of her advisers. During her times though, there were many 7 to 12 hour blackouts because of her lack of attention to the failing power plant, which caused the loss of hundreds of millions in business all throughout the Philippines. And Ninoy, I don't know how he would have been if he became president. All I know is that he was opposed to the Marcos regim. But, as you see, when you die like Kurt Cobain or Tupac, you become legend even if you don't know how they would have been if they were still alive today. Such as Cory, she handpicked, rallied, and supported GMA's presidency. Then later she changed her mind and opposed her creation. She also apologized to Erap for getting him ousted from presidency.

Noynoy being a great leader because of his parents is the most popular reasons for Filipinos to vote for him. His party is good at exploiting this. They even transformed a yellow ribbon which many Filipinos wore or showed off commemorating Cory into a Noynoy propaganda tool. (Fun fact, yellow ribbon in U.S. stands for the fight against testicular cancer). People don't want to throw away the yellow ribbon because they loved Cory. And that was the plan for the LP. They play with peoples emotion. Their biggest platform is to fight corruption (everybody's concern)but, how will they do that? Will the corrupted raise their hand and say they are guilty of corruption? What is his plan to stop it? And his second biggest successful part of their platform which actually compliments their first is to attack Villar. Everybody has been bombarded with allegations of Villar being corrupt. Many of the stories that were spread have been proven wrong for example recently the Villarroyo thing but, somehow they are still held true in the minds of Noynoy supporters because Mar Roxas feels he wants to still believe it proving the ignorance of the LP party. Some conspiracy theories about Villar are still pending but, still haven't been proved. C-5 is the biggest issue. Like the Philippines doesn't need more roads and connections. And the other is how much he spends for ads. I'm glad in the U.S. that's not an issue because what Villar spends on his ads are 70% smaller compared to American presidential candidates. And he has the money, why not be able to spend it? It's his only way to actually compete against a widespread blind love for Noynoy. And Noynoy feels as if he has the most black propaganda against him. The truth is that the LP party is the king of black propaganda. Villar is the most attacked and that's obvious. You'd have to be crazy to ignore these made up stories, lottery scams, internet domain takeovers, emails of a mansion in the U.S. that have all been traced and linked to the LP party.

(Example of ignorance of Noynoy supporters) Actual conversation. 60 year old man voting for Noynoy talks to me about politics. Well, a few weeks ago I was talking to Mark Villar. I tell the old man "I was talking to Mark Villar, and he told me that this election is like a circus and it's getting crazy". Old man tells me "yeah, it is like a circus and it's getting crazy and Mark Villar and Carlo Aguilar both do drugs". Alright, that was the conversation. I stopped there because I knew I wouldn't be able to have an intelligent debate with him. First of all, how does a 60 year old man know they both do drugs? Where would he get this information. He made this story up because Noynoy made his popularity by demonizing, attacking, and even making up stories about Villar. And what happens? His supporters do the same thing. They are mindless drones that seem to be lost in inspirational babble and ridiculous LP photo-ops of everybody holding hands. The supporters I can debate or even hang out with are the ones for Villar, Gibo, Gordon, Villanueva, and even Erap. It's so uncomfortable with Noynoy supporters. I had to even fight for a Villar 7 elections cup at 7-11. The woman at the register wouldn't sell me his cup and kept offering me the Ninoy/Cory cup. I had to grab the Villar cup and she had no choice but to sell it to me. And the net has the most vicious supporters of Noynoy. Anything you write on the youtube videos against Noynoy, they'll flag your comments as spam. Also in real life, you see people ripping down Villar posters. I mean, I don't like Noynoy but, I would never rip down his supporters posters. Because people have the right to choose.

What I'm getting at is that Noynoy supporters are the proof that Noynoy isn't the right person for presidency. Because if a lot of the supporters feel they have to do the things I've listed, they have somehow drawn that energy and somehow normalized their actions from the party they support. And hopefully the undecided will see that before they vote. This election isn't about the lesser of two evils. It's about who would be the best leader who can put the Philippines back on the map and become a big competitor in Asia like it was before long ago.

Warning, negative comments to me must and will be coming from Noynoy supporters who read a part of my sentence. Or maybe they read the whole thing with a closed-mind and at the end did a little smirk and giggled as if they know they are right for who they chose.

So, for all you Noynoy supporters, that will obviously read this post since they love to search things against Noynoy so they can throw in their piece of mind. And I know they go onto Villars videos on youtube and speak negatively about him. Why? Because that's part of the platform of Noynoy that the supporters feel they have to participate in. But, here's the question. Why do you feel like Noynoy is better than Villar, Gibo, Gordon, Erap, and Villanueva? What has he done to prove his competence and won you over?

Great post....same post should be spread through the net. I've seen the people here in the Philippines that you speak of. And those Noynoy supporters are vicious. You can never debate against them or even enlighten them with the truth. Their mind is set and they will never cchange their vote. And like you said, they know nothing about Noynoys accomplishments. About a month or so ago Noynoy put up his legislative accomplishments online as if it was something to be proud of. But, you know, it worked. People were like "what, I thought he did nothing in office". They don't accept the fact that he did nothing impressive in office. Like you said about the bills, nothing went into law. He claimed that it's hard to pass a law through congress. Villar, you can see he's passed many through congress. It's just Noynoy doesn't know how to take charge. He can never do anything on his own. Just like his mother, when she became president, it was well-known that she had no experience. But, somehow she dissolved the Marcos constitution and restored the 1935 constitution. All the things she did in office was evidence that it was the work of her advisers. During her times though, there were many 7 to 12 hour blackouts because of her lack of attention to the failing power plant, which caused the loss of hundreds of millions in business all throughout the Philippines. And Ninoy, I don't know how he would have been if he became president. All I know is that he was opposed to the Marcos regim. But, as you see, when you die like Kurt Cobain or Tupac, you become legend even if you don't know how they would have been if they were still alive today. Such as Cory, she handpicked, rallied, and supported GMA's presidency. Then later she changed her mind and opposed her creation. She also apologized to Erap for getting him ousted from presidency.

Noynoy being a great leader because of his parents is the most popular reasons for Filipinos to vote for him. His party is good at exploiting this. They even transformed a yellow ribbon which many Filipinos wore or showed off commemorating Cory into a Noynoy propaganda tool. (Fun fact, yellow ribbon in U.S. stands for the fight against testicular cancer). People don't want to throw away the yellow ribbon because they loved Cory. And that was the plan for the LP. They play with peoples emotion. Their biggest platform is to fight corruption (everybody's concern)but, how will they do that? Will the corrupted raise their hand and say they are guilty of corruption? What is his plan to stop it? And his second biggest successful part of their platform which actually compliments their first is to attack Villar. Everybody has been bombarded with allegations of Villar being corrupt. Many of the stories that were spread have been proven wrong for example recently the Villarroyo thing but, somehow they are still held true in the minds of Noynoy supporters because Mar Roxas feels he wants to still believe it proving the ignorance of the LP party. Some conspiracy theories about Villar are still pending but, still haven't been proved. C-5 is the biggest issue. Like the Philippines doesn't need more roads and connections. And the other is how much he spends for ads. I'm glad in the U.S. that's not an issue because what Villar spends on his ads are 70% smaller compared to American presidential candidates. And he has the money, why not be able to spend it? It's his only way to actually compete against a widespread blind love for Noynoy. And Noynoy feels as if he has the most black propaganda against him. The truth is that the LP party is the king of black propaganda. Villar is the most attacked and that's obvious. You'd have to be crazy to ignore these made up stories, lottery scams, internet domain takeovers, emails of a mansion in the U.S. that have all been traced and linked to the LP party.

(Example of ignorance of Noynoy supporters) Actual conversation. 60 year old man voting for Noynoy talks to me about politics. Well, a few weeks ago I was talking to Mark Villar. I tell the old man "I was talking to Mark Villar, and he told me that this election is like a circus and it's getting crazy". Old man tells me "yeah, it is like a circus and it's getting crazy and Mark Villar and Carlo Aguilar both do drugs". Alright, that was the conversation. I stopped there because I knew I wouldn't be able to have an intelligent debate with him. First of all, how does a 60 year old man know they both do drugs? Where would he get this information. He made this story up because Noynoy made his popularity by demonizing, attacking, and even making up stories about Villar. And what happens? His supporters do the same thing. They are mindless drones that seem to be lost in inspirational babble and ridiculous LP photo-ops of everybody holding hands. The supporters I can debate or even hang out with are the ones for Villar, Gibo, Gordon, Villanueva, and even Erap. It's so uncomfortable with Noynoy supporters. I had to even fight for a Villar 7 elections cup at 7-11. The woman at the register wouldn't sell me his cup and kept offering me the Ninoy/Cory cup. I had to grab the Villar cup and she had no choice but to sell it to me. And the net has the most vicious supporters of Noynoy. Anything you write on the youtube videos against Noynoy, they'll flag your comments as spam. Also in real life, you see people ripping down Villar posters. I mean, I don't like Noynoy but, I would never rip down his supporters posters. Because people have the right to choose.

What I'm getting at is that Noynoy supporters are the proof that Noynoy isn't the right person for presidency. Because if a lot of the supporters feel they have to do the things I've listed, they have somehow drawn that energy and somehow normalized their actions from the party they support. And hopefully the undecided will see that before they vote. This election isn't about the lesser of two evils. It's about who would be the best leader who can put the Philippines back on the map and become a big competitor in Asia like it was before long ago.

Warning, negative comments to me must and will be coming from Noynoy supporters who read a part of my sentence. Or maybe they read the whole thing with a closed-mind and at the end did a little smirk and giggled as if they know they are right for who they chose.

So, for all you Noynoy supporters, that will obviously read this post since they love to search things against Noynoy so they can throw in their piece of mind. And I know they go onto Villars videos on youtube and speak negatively about him. Why? Because that's part of the platform of Noynoy that the supporters feel they have to participate in. But, here's the question. Why do you feel like Noynoy is better than Villar, Gibo, Gordon, Erap, and Villanueva? What has he done to prove his competence and won you over?

Noynoy Aquino is the most competent and credible candidate to be the Next President of the Philippines

Friday, 12 February 2010 06:53
* This article is taken from www.noypi-ako.com
by Wilfrido Villacorta

I AM FOR NOYNOY because
1. Only an incorruptible leader like Noynoy would have the determination and the daring to combat rampant corruption– the root of poverty and injustice in our country;
2. Noynoy has a legacy to protect, and this legacy has concretely manifested itself in his personal life and public-service record;
3. Noynoy’s achievements have lived up to his advocacy to serve the poor and the underprivileged; and

4. Noynoy has the competence and credibility to represent our nation in the global arena and is the best leader who can rebuild our international image.

A. State of the Land

What problems will the next President face? In order to fully appreciate what kind of leader is needed by our people at this point in our nation’s history, let us examine the present Philippine condition and its implications for the next generations:

• The Philippines is in the list of “In danger of becoming a failed state,” in the company of Bhutan, Cambodia, Togo, Bolivia, Comoros, Moldova, Angola and Azerbaijan (The Fund for Peace, 2009 Failed States Index study).
Indicators of a Failed State:

• a highly ineffective central government without full control over much of its territory and over rampant criminality and public corruption,

• inability to provide adequate public services and infrastructure,

• big numbers of economic and/or political refugees and involuntary movement of populations, and

• wide social inequality and sharp decline in economic opportunities and wealth distribution.

• The Philippines risks having the highest poverty incidence in East Asia: “If our low growth rates continue into the future, the ADB projects that our poverty incidence will remain at a range of 21 to 28% by 2020—the highest in East Asia. The poverty incidence would be higher that those of Cambodia, Mongolia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam”

(Dr. Fernando Aldaba, Poverty in the Philippines, Asian Development Bank, 2009).

• It is the poor children who are the primary victims of the consequences of massive poverty: malnutrition, disease and substandard education.
• Severe malnutrition, which has afflicted 24.6% of Filipino children, is linked to more than half of child deaths, poor cognitive development and low productivity. According to the Council for the Welfare of Children, malnutrition is not only the effect of inequity but it is among the factors that give rise to conditions that create inequities.
• The UNESCO’s Education-for- All Global Monitoring Report for 2010 on the Philippines: “There is a real danger that the country will fail to achieve universal primary education by 2015.” Its net enrolment ratio in 2007, where about one million children are out of school, is “comparable with countries at far lower levels of average income, such as Zambia, and below the levels attained by other countries in the region, such as Indonesia.” The gap separating the poorest 20% from the rest of society is far wider than in most countries in the region.
• It is estimated by NGOs that about 60,000–100,000 children are trafficked annually. Such trafficking cases are increasing.
• The Department of Social Welfare and Development reports that anywhere between 60,000 to 600,000 street children are victims of child prostitution. The Philippines ranks fourth among countries with the most number of prostituted children. A study by the Psychological Trauma Program of the University of the Philippines notes that prostitution may now be the country’s fourth largest source of GNP.
(http://www.unicef. org/philippines/ 8895_9845. html)

LIFE IS CHEAP IN THE PHILIPPINES •

For an archipelagic nation, we have ironically one of the worst maritime transport facilities and regulation. We are notorious for having one of the highest incidence of annual maritime disasters, and one of the worst road traffic and accidents in Asia.
• The World Health Organization, whose regional HQ is in Manila, has been imploring our government to control the production of firecrackers that become more potent each year and to strictly ban the use of guns for holiday revelry. In the region, we have the highest rate of fireworks- and gun-related injuries and deaths during new-year celebrations. We are infamous for widespread electoral fraud and violence and for being the transit point for illegal drugs, gun smuggling and human trafficking.
• In last year’s first National Summit for Firearms Control, Philippine National Police chief Director General Jesus Verzosa referred to the 2005 Report of the World Health Organization and the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, which showed that the Philippines ranked 10th in the number of gun homicide rates worldwide. He revealed that the current estimate of loose firearms in the country is now at 1,110,372.
• Personal ownership of guns and carrying them in public are justified by the need for self-defense against criminals. But the PNP report in the Firearms Control Summit indicated that of the 5,752 crime incidents recorded in 2008, 6,030 involved firearms, 5,999 of which were loose firearms and only 31 licensed. In addition, the most common crimes committed with loose firearms from 2006 to 2008 consistently included murder, homicide, physical injury and robbery.

These transgressions that we see everyday are mostly due to corruption in law enforcement and the consequent impunity enjoyed by wrongdoers.

• Half of our national budget’s allocations are lost to “s.o.p.’s” or bribery. Targets for tax collection are not met and our national debt payments keep on rising because of corruption.
• Public education, health, infrastructure and financial services do not meet world standards because of corruption. It is poor governance that is behind unmitigated poverty, civil unrest and insurgency in the countryside.
• Foreign investors avoid our country because of the high cost of business rooted in corruption. Because there are not enough jobs, millions leave for overseas employment. Medicines and medical care are beyond the reach of most Filipinos.

Even the magnitude of damage inflicted by natural disasters has been exacerbated by corrupt mismanagement.

The Asian Development Bank has repeatedly expressed its concern for the Philippines, a country with so much potential and yet mired in poverty and social inequality. In its study of Critical Development Constraints in the Philippines, the Philippines scored lowest among countries with similar per capita GDP levels on control of corruption, as well as on political stability and rule of law since 2002. The study indicated that the Philippines had lost momentum in controlling corruption, and had allowed Viet Nam and Indonesia to surpass it in economic performance.

In 2009 Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International, the Philippines is ranked 139th out of the 180 countries surveyed. We are way behind Singapore, which placed as the 2nd least perceived to be corrupt; South Korea, 39th; Malaysia, 56th; Thailand, 84th and Indonesia, 111th.

B. Needed: An incorruptible leader with the determination and the daring to combat corruption.

If your company is sinking because it is ridden with corruption and you are looking for a CEO, what would be the principal quality that you will look for in the candidates for the position? Wouldn’t it be good character?

Character is Noynoy’s strength. His character embodies his parents’ legacy: integrity, decency, commitment to democracy and people’s welfare, a modest lifestyle.
We all know that the main problem of our country is poverty. As we have said, the root of poverty of most Filipinos is corrupt governance. It is corruption that deprives the poor of access to essential public infrastructure, services and opportunities to improve their lives. For this reason, corruption is the worst violation of human rights in the Philippines.

In order to extricate the nation from its wretched condition, the next President must not only be incorruptible but must have the audacity to dismiss corrupt officials and file charges against them. He can have this courage and determination only if he has had an unblemished record of public service and has not violated any law. Fortunately, we have found a leader with a clear moral compass.

C. Noynoy has a legacy to protect, and this legacy has concretely manifested itself in his public-service record.
Some critics are saying that Noynoy is simply riding on the fame of his parents. They ask, how can we be sure that he will be as committed as Ninoy and Cory were to the Filipino people?

We must not forget that Noynoy, along with his sisters, experienced firsthand the ordeals that his parents courageously underwent and the sacrifices that they had to make: the persecution of his father and their family during martial law; the threats to the newly restored democracy after EDSA (he almost died when the coup plotters attacked Malacanang), the crusade of Cory for good governance. The values of Ninoy and Cory could not but have a lasting impact on Noynoy’s character formation.

Text Box: On 25 August 1973, when Noynoy was only 13 years old, his father wrote him a letter—to bequeath to his only son the legacy of the Aquino family and to pass on to him the responsibility of caring for his mother and sisters and of “living with honor”:

“You are my only son. You carry my name and the name of my father. I have no material wealth to leave you. I never had time to make money while I was in the hire of our people. For this I am very sorry. …The only valuable asset I can bequeath to you now is the name you carry. I have tried my best during my years of public service to keep that name untarnished and respected, unmarked by sorry compromises for expediency. I now pass it on to you, as good, I pray, as when my father, your grandfather passed it on to me. “Forgive me for passing unto your young shoulders the great responsibility for our family. I trust you will love your mother and your sisters and lavish them with the care and protection I would have given them. … “Look after your two younger sisters with understanding and affection. … Finally, stand by your mother as she stood beside me through the buffeting winds of crisis and uncertainties firm and resolute and uncowed. I pray to God, you inherit her indomitable spirit and her rare brand of silent courage. “I had hopes of introducing you to my friends, showing you the world and guide you through the maze of survival. I am afraid, you will now have to go it alone without your guide. The only advice I can give you: Live with honor and follow your conscience. “There is no greater nation on earth than our Motherland. No greater people than our own. Serve them with all your heart, with all your might and with all your strength. Son, the ball is now in your hands.”

“Son, the ball is now in your hands.”

These prophetic words of Ninoy were in his letter written ten years before he was assassinated in August 1983. As the one whose destiny it was to be the people’s candidate, would Noynoy dishonor the noble legacy of his parents? Having witnessed the people’s outpouring of love and respect for his parents during their funerals, wouldn’t Noynoy reciprocate their trust by protecting the good name of his father and mother?

D. Noynoy’s achievements live up to his advocacies.

Who says that Noynoy has no advocacy and does not assert the principles he believes in? Who claims that he has no experience and achievements?
Noynoy’s advocacy is clear and uncompromising. He believes that a true working democracy provides not only political freedoms but a better life for all Filipinos. A working democracy must be able to provide jobs, education, social services and equitable economic prosperity for everyone, not just the privileged few.
In his eleven years as a Representative and a Senator, Noynoy has faithfully served the Filipino people. He is now Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government and Co-chair of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights. He is a member of, among others, the Committees on Economic Affairs, Education, Environment and Natural Resources, Justice and Human Rights, Peace, Trade and Commerce, and Urban Planning, Housing and Development.

The following were the bills he sponsored in the Senate, which reflect his pro-poor, pro-good governance conviction:

• Senate Bill No. 1370–granting an annual productivity incentive to all workers in the private sector;
• Senate Bill No. 1719–limiting the re-appointment of presidential nominees by-passed by the Commission on Appointments;
• Senate Bill No. 1710 –banning the re-appointment of a regular member of the Judicial and Bar Council who has already served the full term;
• Senate Bill No. 2035–requiring the regular maintenance and preservation of all public infrastructures;
• Senate Bill No. 2036–increasing the penalties for non-compliance of the prescribed increases and adjustments in the wage rates of workers, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 6727;
• Senate Bill 2159–adopting the doctrine of superior responsibility to all actions involving military personnel, members of the Philippine National Police and other civilians involved in law enforcement;
• Senate Bill 2160–amending Section 4 of RA 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act to further restrict exemptions to the requirement of public bidding;
• Senate Bill 2978–amending the DILG Act to further clarify the relationship between local chief executives and their respective local police chiefs; and
• Senate Bill 3121–the Budget Impoundment Control Act—strengthening legislative oversight over executive spending.

Before he was elected to the Senate, Noynoy served three terms as a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007. He was Deputy Speaker of the 13th Congress and was a member of the Committees of Banks & Financial Intermediaries, Energy Export Promotion, and Public Order & Safety.
One of his key legislative initiatives was to make the procurement of the petroleum, oil and lubricants requirements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines transparent by requiring public bidding.

Among his priority bills were House Bill No. 4251–granting annual productivity incentives to all workers in the private sector; House Bill No. 4397–strengthening the regulatory power of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to effectively enforce consumer laws; House Bill No. 4252–increasing the penalties for non-compliance of the prescribed increases and adjustments in the wage rates of workers; House Bill No. 3616–extending the reglementary period for the educational qualification for PNP members; and House Bill No. 1842 –providing for the codification of criminal laws.
He introduced House Resolution No. 65–inquiry in aid of legislation into the policies and processes of the Energy Regulatory Commission in granting rate increases to electric utilities, and House Resolution No. 788–creating a select Congressional Oversight Committee on intelligence funds to check and study the use of intelligence funds by government agencies to ensure that funds allocated therefore are utilized for the purpose they are intended.

He initiated an amendment to the General Appropriations Act requiring public bidding in the purchase of petroleum, oil and lubricant products for the Department of National Defense.

In 2004, he was stripped of his post as Deputy Speaker after he joined leaders of the Liberal Party in calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the height of the “Hello Garci” scandal.

A man of strong convictions, he lived up to his constitutional responsibility as an opposition Senator to fiscalize the executive branch of government. Noynoy thoroughly examined the General Appropriations Act for 2009 and proposed key amendments to the 2009 GAA that seek to tighten congressional oversight on the executive’s use of public funds.

He has consistently championed human rights and people’s participation. Noynoy has sought the proper relocation of informal settlers and the delineation of authority of parties involved in demolitions such as the MMDA.

Through his privilege speeches, Noynoy has drawn attention to the plight of desaparecidos and victims of extra-judicial killings. He is also part of the bicameral debates on the Anti-Torture Act.

He introduced substantial amendments to the Cooperative Code to make it more responsive to the needs of the marginalized sector for whom the code was enacted.
Noynoy actively participated in the hearings that investigated the alleged misuse of public funds, such as the ZTE-NBN deal, the “Euro Generals” and the Fertilizer Fund scam. These hearings highlighted the need for increased transparency and accountability in the disbursal of taxpayers’ money.

Noynoy was vigilant in the hearings regarding the sale of TRANSCO and PNOC-EDC. He questioned the sale of revenue-generating assets of these two key corporations prior to their privatization.

Noynoy has also had executive experience in the private sector. His first job, at age 23, was at the Philippine Business for Social Progress (1983). It was interrupted by the tragedy of his father’s assassination on 21 August 1983. He had always to be at the side of his mother and sisters during these difficult times. Two years later, he took up managerial and marketing positions at Nike Philippines and Mondragon Philippines (1985-1986). When his mother became President, Noynoy left Mondragon for reasons of delicadeza. He joined their family corporations: Strata Assurance Corp. as its vice-president, and the Best Security Agency Corporation as its vice-president and treasurer (1986-1993). He later worked for the Central Azucarera de Tarlac, starting out as executive assistant for administration and later, becoming field services manager (1993-1996). It was again out of delicadeza that Noynoy entered politics only in 1998, six years after the term of office of his mother. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1998 and was re-elected in 2001 and 2004.

I believe that I have provided more than sufficient evidence of Noynoy’s achievements and have amply demonstrated that his achievements have been consistent with his avowed principles. But the greatest proof of his competence to be President is that he has upheld his integrity. He never abused his status as a member of the presidential family during and after President Cory’s term, and never took advantage of his positions as Congressman and Senator. Integrity – the proven resolve and capability to remain honest, transparent and accountable despite one’s possession of immense power and influence – is the best competency for any office, whether public or private.

E. Noynoy has the competence and credibility to represent our nation and to rebuild our
international image.

Because of our dismal record in governance that has led to wretched conditions for most of our people, our international image has suffered tremendously. We are known as a nation of servants, as a laggard in economic development, as a center of crime and corruption in Asia.

Once elected, Noynoy can draw from the goodwill and good name that Cory and Ninoy Aquino had built for the Filipino people, as he strives to repair the tattered image of our country. As one retired senior diplomat pointed out, “for the Philippines, the best foreign policy is domestic reform and decisive action on national issues.” A nation is only as strong internationally as its national conditions allow it to be.

Having been exposed internationally, having been formally trained in economics at the Ateneo de Manila University, and having had extensive experience as a statesman, Noynoy is comfortable in the company of foreign leaders. I was with him when Thai Prime Minister Abhisit visited him at the Sofitel last August, to extend his condolences. I felt very proud to see Noynoy conduct himself as befits a future head of government, discussing international issues such as the global recession and the future of free trade in ASEAN with such depth and confidence.

Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo met with him last November during the latter’s visit to Manila. It was a significant opportunity for the Minister to get a glimpse of Noynoy’s views on foreign relations.

I am fully convinced that it is Noynoy who can best represent our nation internationally. Under his watch, the Philippines will once more be a leading member of ASEAN. With the restoration of respect for our country and our people’s dignity, our diplomats will be more effective in advancing our national interests in negotiations with our strategic and trade partners. More investors will be attracted to come, and the rights of our overseas workers will be more protected.

Noynoy is the leader that will transform this changeless, long suffering land of ours. Ito na ang ating huling pagkakataon. Huwag nating isugal ang ating boto. Huwag nating ipagsapalaran ang ating kinabukasan sa mga napatunayang mangungurakot o sa mga konsentidor sa pangungurakot na lalong magpapalubog sa ating bayan. Ipaubaya natin ang ating bansa sa isang mapagkakatiwalaang pinuno—walang iba kundi si Noynoy Aquino!

Dr. Wilfrido Villacorta is a Professor Emeritus of De La Salle University, former Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), and former member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission (sponsored among others, the provisions on education, rights of children, and the right to public information) .

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If Noynoy can, I can

Do you guys really want to have a dull, mediocre guy with pathetic credentials who has never run anything even a family, more so, running away from responsibilities like marriage, for your president? Honestly? Oh come on.
Even I can make my resume appear worthy enough to measure up with the likes of Gibo, Villar, Gordon and even Villanueva and JC.
I’m sure you noticed that my IQ is not very high and I’m not as eloquent as a call center agent but my family is rich enough to send me to ateneo to get my bachelors in economics and that should be enough to do the trick. Besides educational background is one of the few things I can’t be creative with.
I know I don’t really have what it takes to lead and manage something but no matter. My mom and uncles are quite influential so I can be chairman of some coops and president of some clubs that should cover the leadership section. Hey, I also get to sit for various positions in my family’s political party.
I’m not really into making laws but I’ll be a legislator anyway just because I can. I know my colleagues would trust me to chair any committee but I would count them in my resume as well so that the Filipino people wouldn’t notice the ZERO number of bills in congress.
With this resume I’m sujre that the Filipino people wouldn’t mind if:
Gibo is smarter and more eloquent than me: UP law, bar topnotcher, Harvard Masters of Law and all; executive experience; real corporate chairman and CEO.
Villar is smarter and more capable and than me: UP accountancy, UP Masters in Business, entrepreneur, created wealth, created a business empire, created jobs, one of top filers of bills and laws, presided over the two congress, etc. etc.
Gordon is smarter and more accomplished than me: UP law, solid public service and corporate experience with highly visible results (e.g. mayor, SBMA chairman ( definitely not a cooperative), tourism secretary etc. ).
Even if Villanueva, a former PUP economics professor now a leader of a 12 million strong religious org, or JC de Castro, UP Public administration and theological schools in the US, have far more IQ, leadership skills and spirituality than me, I’m sure the Filipinos wouldn’t even notice.
But wait, Noynoy has something that I cannot produce, manipulate or create. Noynoy’s got a dad who’s a national hero, a mother who’s virtue overshadowed the mendiola and luisita massacres and other ills of the Philippines and a sister who got all the brains, wit and charisma of their parents . And of course, I don’t have the backing of a whole network in exchange for a long overdue and perpetual “utang na loob.”
So I wouldn’t bother running. The May elections would be nothing more than a vain yet necessary ritual to coronate Noynoy as the anointed president of the Philippines.
Why? Because the Filipino people just doesn’t get it.

Submitted by beachcomber on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 14:59.

SEN. Noynoy Aquino won’t be joining presidential debates from now on.

Saying debates are just a waste of time, the Liberal Party presidential bet said he will no longer attend debates.

Aquino earlier challenged his closest rival, Sen. Manny Villar, to a debate “anytime, anywhere”. But with his new pronouncement, a face off between the two candidates will no longer occur.

Aquino said debates are no longer in the LP’s list of activities. He said aside from being a waste of time, debates do not attract listeners or viewers.

“I’ll be very honest with you, sino ba ang nakikinig doon?” he told reporters.

He said it takes him one whole day to prepare for a debate that lasts only three hours.

“Tapos sa dulo may three minutes ka magsasalita at baka makatagpo ka pa ng partial moderator,” Aquino said.

He was apparently referring to Antonio Lopez, who served as the moderator in the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry forum, and who Aquino described was “biased” for Villar.

Instead of attending debates, Aquino said they will continue campaigning around the country as they targeted 27 provinces.

Aquino also did not show up at a presidential debate organized by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. His absence angered Quiboloy, who said he had no word of honor.

You gave a very descriptive and intelligent observation that people will question but, cannot deny these facts. I would like to add something else...............

I think it’s high time we examine NoyNoy Aquino as a man purely on what he has made out of his life, and not based on the greatness of his parents. If people look at him from this point of view, I think they’d be better informed on whether he really is fit for the presidency. There is no doubt that Ninoy and Cory Aquino belong to the pantheon of great Filipinos. Greatness however is not inherited. It is something you make for yourself. Ninoy’s parents weren’t great. And Cory’s parents were simple folks. But Ninoy and Cory grew up to be great persons. It would be ignorant and foolish to assume that just because they are great, Noynoy would be great too. Mahatma Gandhi became an Indian hero and a world icon for humanity. He had four sons. But the world doesn’t really know what those sons did with their lives – because they did not inherit their father’s greatness. John Lennon is a humanitarian and a musical genius. But his son, Julian, did not inherit his humanity and compassion nor his gift for songwriting. Dodot Jaworski did not inherit his father, Bobby Jaworski’s shooting and passing skills in basketball. Kris Aquino is Cory’s very own flesh and blood. But while Cory exudes dignity and class, Kris at times is crass and pedestrian. You either have greatness or you don’t. Ballsy, Cory and Ninoy’s eldest, at least inherited her parents dignified demeanor. ??Now back to Noynoy Aquino. He has a degree of Economics from Ateneo De Manila University. It’s a great school known for its graduates who went on to become great people. But Noynoy was not one of its great students. He wasn’t even a student leader in his time. Noynoy went on to sales and marketing for two great companies: Nike Philippines and Mondragon Int’l. Sales and marketing, and for that you went to Ateneo? Those were the only jobs he held that he got based on his resume and not based on his parent’s name. Because after those jobs, he went on to work for his uncle’s company and eventually their family’s sugar company at Hacienda Luisita. Even in private life, he used his family connections to earn a living. ??He served three terms in Congress representing Tarlac, his family’s district and for which he had great chances of winning because it is Aquino/Cojuangco country after all. People would be surprised to know that at one point he was Deputy Speaker, because he was barely visible, he barely talked and he barely sponsored bills. In effect, he was a forgettable congressman. He is now a Senator of the Republic to which he owes greatly to his own sister, Kris, and his mother Cory, who both used their popularity during the elections to campaign for a forgettable brother and son. ??The presidency is the highest position in the country. It is not meant for people who are still on the OJT stage (on-the-job training). It is a position meant for great people. This country can only achieve greatness if we put great people on the steering wheel. To pass the mantle of greatness from Ninoy and Cory to a son who has so far haven’t done anything great in his life would demean and cheapen the legacies that Ninoy and Cory left behind. Cory did not survive 9 coup attempts, and Ninoy did not breathe his last breath on a dirty airport tarmac for it to be used as their forgettable son’s publicity tool for his presidential ambition. This country is not that HOPELESS to settle for MEDIOCRITY.

This was written caloy73 on atmidfield.com

And I find this a very intelligent explanation of the reasons NoyNoy Aquino shouldn’t be president.

http://truthsayer.tumblr.com/

A summary of well-researched articles published on GMANews.TV.

Noynoy's well-documented involvement in Luisita:

1. Noynoy Defends Military and Police Action During Luisita Massacre
Noynoy spreads lies about the massacre.

2. Noynoy's Escorts Tagged in Shooting of Luisita Farm Workers
Witness calls them "mga bata ni Noynoy Aquino," "mga private army ni Congressman," and "parang security guard, parang bodyguard."

3. Noynoy's "Superhighway"
5 years before Noynoy's presidential campaign, a witness testifies that Noynoy told Luisita farmers to say yes to his SCTEx Luisita road project.

4. SCTEx Investigation
Government overpaid P247 million for Noynoy's project.

5. Hello Garci and Luisita
Hello Garci comes out while Gloria's Task Force Luisita is investigating the case.

6. Cory and Noynoy Praise and Defend Gloria
Even after Gloria's "I am sorry" speech.

7. Noynoy Votes Against Playing Garci Tapes

8. Cory and Noynoy Drop Gloria Abruptly
Just 8 days after Noynoy protected Gloria. The same month Task Force Luisita submitted the findings and recommendations of its investigation, which led to the government's decision to order the distribution of the hacienda.

9. Still No Justice for Massacre and Murder Victims

10. Still No Land Distribution
Jose Cojuangco Sr., Cory's father, received large loans to buy the hacienda, on the condition that it would be DISTRIBUTED TO THE FARMERS BY 1967. Now, 43 years later, the land has still not been distributed. There has never been any valid reason why this was not done and many people have been killed for demanding justice.

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Let's check this website of the deaths that followed after the Hacienda Luisita. Now, true or not, it still shows there could be corruption and lies in the family of the Aquinos. So, if you just brush this off because there is no concrete evidence showing they are behind this, then you should also brush of the allegations of corruption against Manny Villar. Villar challenged all the people who spread these rumors of corruption about him to take him to court for everything he has done wrong. And he said that will not ever happen because these are all just conspiracy theories made to attack him. He believes that these politicians don't want to believe that a poor Filipino got out of poverty and made something of himself without falling into corruption. So, take a look at this website...if you enjoy conspiracy theories. But, I bet you that people supporting Noynoy will only believe the conspiracy theories of Villar and not open their mind of the possibilities of Noynoy not being as innocent as some people think. I double dare you to glance at this website. Maybe even read the whole thing, if you're interested in your country. And then try to put together this big puzzle by piecing things together...instead of falling victim to a big web of lies and deception in disguise of an uncorrupted politician.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/183662