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The Son Is Not The Father

(Gabe Pineda is giving us something to think about before election day. Some sort of reminders so we can have an honest to goodness intelligent choice come May 9 2022. He is not twisting our wrist, all we need is to go freely & let our mind be blank & think of our future and our country in the next six years. Let us read what he wants us to know, and if it is still a NO for us, then so be it. Nobody is forcing us, it is still our decision ...)

If you’re voting for BBM because of his father, READ THIS:

This might look like I’m an apologist, but I’m posting this for the purpose of questioning

the reasoning of marcos loyalists. So, please! Read the whole post! If FEM ran for

president now, would they really vote for BBM based purely on credentials and

qualifications? Because you might think that they are the same man, but BBM is

nowhere near his dad. Not even a shell of a man of his father but more like a

sawdust. It would take brilliance and wit to pull off the biggest heist job in Philippine

history. Sadly, BBM doesn’t have both.

Here's a few comparison points:

Sr. - bar topnotcher 92.35%, cum laude, doctor of laws

Jr. - special diploma from oxford, law school drop out

Sr. - defended himself when he didn’t have a lawyer.

Jr. - can’t even attend to debates.

Sr. - charismatic, eloquent, barely stuttered

Jr. - ah — eh ahhh well uh alamano

Of course, Marcos Sr. was a tyrant. He plunged the country into a 70-fold debt from

$360 million in 1962 to $26 billion in 1985. He stole from the people. And most

importantly, he ruined democracy during his term. But the point is, controversies

aside, if we look at BBM and FEM side by side — they are nowhere near to be

compared. So if you’re voting for BBM because he is like his dad, that’s where you’re

wrong. He is nothing like his father. He is a weak leader and crumbles in times of

pressure .

Do you really think that if FEM was alive today, he wouldn’t go into the debates

and do everything to persuade and manipulate the people? FEM was a lot of things

and one of them is charismatic. His charisma, charm, and manipulation skills were

second to none. They don’t even belong in the same stage. So why are you you voting

for BBM? Give me a definitive answer that doesn’t include his dad’s name and

achievements or rather — his FAMILY name. And don’t give me that UNITY/hindi

naninira b/s. Give me a solid answer that pertains to his traits as a leader without

saying the word Marcos.

You are voting for an idea — an inaccurate imagination of who BBM is. If you’re

voting for him because he is a marcos, then think again, because he doesn’t even

live up to the name. The only similarity they have is that they are both thieves and

liars. They are both good in stealing money from the people but when it comes to

lying, I’d take FEM any day of the week. That man is the standard of deception,

revisionism, and lies. As for Bongbong? I’m sorry but I’d take a pass. He doesn’t

even do a bad thing correctly. Can’t even plunder like his dad.

If the sins of the father can't be inherited by the son, dapat pati achieve-

ments hindi ginagamit. Let Bongbong run as Bongbong. But is he really

any good without his surname? I think not. If he was named Bongbong

Rivera or Ramos or Sanchez, would you really vote for the man? I think

not.

Martial Law abuses and theft aside, if you look at BBM on an individual standpoint, he has nothing to show for. My purpose is not to persuade

you to vote for Leni anymore. I just want to make sure that YOU know

why you're voting for him. Kasi pag tinanggal mo na ang apelyido niya,

olats. Actually kahit may apelyido pa, olats.

(Thanks Gabe)

Food For Thought

 

BBM's Thorny Road To Malacanang

The 2022 election is fast approaching and this early Bongbong Marcos is lording it over in the latest surveys dwarfing the pinkdilawan's bet Leni Robredo, or the charismatic mayor of Manila Isko Moreno Domagoso, the never say die boxer turned politician Manny Pacquiao and seasoned political stalwart Ping Lacson.

BBM has been in the top form and nobody can deny that his alliance with the presidential daughter Sara Duterte is a perfect combination as they complement each other very well (Marcos having his bastion in Ilocos/Luzon and Sara's bulwark and stronghold are Mindanao). It was a political marriage made in heaven. Any rocket scientist can easily surmise that they can almost smell the sweet aroma of victory and Visayas becomes the proverbial eye of political activities where they have to double time courting voters. Well, Leyte is already a Marcos country too being Imelda Marcos province.

After Bongbong filed his certificate of candidacy and applied for the position that is the highest in the land, several people have been running after him either to disqualify or invalidate his chances of being one of the official candidates. One petition says he is a convicted tax cheat, another that he was the son of the former dictator, that he is morally unfit, that he was a drug problem and the most unusual claim was that he's dead. And they don't want him to make the cut for the following reasons: 

1. tax-related issues and his old failure to file his income taxes for four consecutive years. - however, his lawyers countered that they can't prohibit him from running otherwise the Comelec would have not allowed BBM to run for governor, congressman, senator, vice president, and now the President of the Philippines.

2.  he was convicted by a Quezon City court for his multiple failures to file income tax returns from 1082 to 1985. Personally. I believe the petition is bound to collapse once evaluated by the Comelec because it appears to be defective in form and offers an insufficient legal basis and is unlikely to move forward. 

3. Another petition to stop BBM from running came from Ilokanos themselves. According to them his failure to pay his taxes is a "willful intent" to evade his payment obligations which the group said is tantamount to "moral turpitude".The petitioners band together with the common desire to uphold the rule of law.

4.  Martial law victims and human rights advocates filed also a petition to disqualify him being the son of the former dictator. They also noted that historical revisionism on the abuses and corruption committed during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. may be exacerbated should his son be elected to the highest post in government.

5.  Another petitioner was Tiburcio Marcos who claimed in a petition that the real Marcos Jr. allegedly died, and the person who filed his COC is an alleged impostor. “For Tiburcio, the principal petition raised was identity, something to the effect that BBM is not BBM. 

All these petitions are water under the bridge now. as Comelec has junked the bid to cancel Bongbong COC. But what caught my eye was the petition made by another Marcos who was putting a shade on the identity of a candidate applying for the highest position in the land. I heard all this gossip before, I thought it was just an urban legend, but it has its way of resurrecting and haunting BBM no less. 

And now more questions arise. Was this all true? Was BBM really dead? If he is, who is this impostor applying as president? Or is it just a figment of somebody's fertile imagination?  Or was this a bad joke that turned worst? Or some kind of political ploy to discredit him or shake the wits out of him? 

Was BBM really stabbed to death in Sussex England by his classmate? Oddly there was no news of a body being returned to the Philippines. And what is that story where BBM has to undergo plastic surgery so he will look like BBM? Shades of President Hidalgo being cloned and impersonated by Mariano in Ang Probinsiyano.  A case of art imitating life?

And the urban story's plot thickened.  Other versions said he was killed in a street mishap in Manila.  And the third version was that he was kidnapped by a radical group and was brought to Mindanao where he was killed.

Whatever is the answer to all these questions the voting public has the right to know.  They need clarity and transparency.  As I said before, I am apolitical and I am not voting because of my work, but the news, fake or not is polarizing ... at times confusing.

In his blog, I remember BBM facing the urban legend thingy head-on. 

The former senator has already belied this urban legend.  "For real, this is me, as you can see, for the entire history of my life, I was in the public eye. So don’t worry, this is me."

I Love You Enough

 "You don't love me anymore".  How many times have your kids said that one to you? And how many times have you as a parent resisted the urge to tell them how much?

Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates parents, I will tell them.

I love you enough to bug you about where you are going, with whom, and what time you would get home.

I love you enough to buy you a skateboard or a bicycle, when I know what you get with it are abrasions, bruises, or fractures.

I love you enough to be silent and let you discover your "best friend" is a creep.

I love you enough to allow you to wink to that beautiful girl in the neighborhood when I know it is too early for you to do it.

I love you enough to stand over you for two hours while you clean your bedroom, a job that would take me only fifteen minutes.

I love you enough to say, "Yes you can go malling with your friends on Father's day."

1 love you enough to make excuses for your lack of respect or the bad manners you show to others.

I love you enough to admit I was wrong and asked your forgiveness.

I loved you enough to ignore what every parent did or said.

I love you enough to let you stumble, fall, hurt, and fail.

I loved you enough to let you assume responsibility for your actions.

I loved you enough to accept you for what you are, not what I wanted you to be.

But most of all, I LOVE YOU ENOUGH TO SAY NO WHEN YOU HATED ME FOR IT.

That was the hardest part of all.