Topic: what will make me leave the philippines

[kinjikitatani]

we should reflect on the message he is trying to convey to all of us pinoys.........

Dear Fellow Filipino,

Good day to all of you! Before I begin my letter... just a disclaimer, for
people who know me they know that I love the Philippines very much and I am
not really one who rants and complaints to high heavens about what is
happening to our country and does nothing about it, in fact, I feel that at
my relatively young age of 27, I have done much service to the Philippines
by setting up Pathways to Higher Education which has sent more than 500
poor but deserving students to college and AHON Foundation which has
already built two public elementary school libraries that have benefitted
more than 3,500 students. Yet, after seeing how events in our nation have
transpired the past few weeks and talking with some friends, I feel the
urge to share with you my own thoughts and feelings.

Over the weekend, we saw the completion of two major political alliances
for this coming Senate Elections that has just began here in the
Philippines . Now we have two political forces with familiar faces
nonetheless on opposite sides of the fences. On one end, you have Tito
Sotto and Tessie Aquino-Oreta who were two major stalwarts of the
opposition and the FPJ Campaign in 2004 hobnobbing with the woman (Pres.
GMA) whom they claimed to have cheated FPJ in the last Presidential
Elections.On the other side of the fence, you see Manny Villar, the former
house speaker who was actually responsible for impeaching Erap now part of
the United Opposition who is led by no less than... Erap himself. Now if
you don't see anything wrong with this picture then you must be one of the
many Filipinos who have accepted this very sad reality that there is indeed
no permanent ideals that our government leaders stand up for but rather
they just go where there self-interests can best be served. It is this kind
of politics why I no longer wonder why good people like Ramon Magsaysay
Awardee Mayor Jesse Robredo of Naga City or outstanding Bulacan Governor
Josie Dela Cruz will find it hard or worse, never be elected to national
positions.

It is with these in mind that I'd like to share with you what are events
this coming May elections that will make me consider leaving the
Philippines :

1.) If former COMELEC Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano of Hello Garci fame
wins in his bid to become Congressman of Bukidnon...seeking to replace a
good man no less in incumbent Cong. Neric Acosta... We would really be the
laughing stock of the whole world if we allow a man with the reputation of
Garci to be one of our so called "Honorable Gentlemen".

2.) If Dancing Queen Tessie Aquino Oreta reclaims her seat at the Senate...
I hope that all of us would still remember that dance that she did during
the 2001 impeachment hearings after they voted to overrule the decision of
then Chief Justice Davide... let us make sure that people like her never
make it to the Senate again.

3.) If Richard Gomez becomes a senator... what does he know about making
laws? We already have the likes of Bong Revilla and Lito Lapid in the
Senate and their performance or lack of it would be reason enough not to
elect another actor who has no prior experience in government to the
distinguished halls of the Senate.

4.) If Gringo Honasan wins again.... have we not learned our lesson? I
cannot believe that just because someone is charismatic then we will just
elect him to become one of our senators despite the fact that he has time
and again caused so much instability in our country... if we want a
military junta similar to that of Thailand ... then lets all vote for this
guy....

5.) If Manny Pacquiao becomes Congressman of General Santos City...
everybody loves Manny the Boxing Champ but Manny the Lawmaker? Lets be
realistic here, Manny is our Hero alright but I think it takes more than
just great boxing skills and a desire to serve to be able to make
appropriate laws that would help uplift the lives of the many Filipinos who
live in Poverty.

6.) If Lito Lapid wins for Mayor of Makati City... I don't like Jojo Binay
as well but Lito Lapid as city mayor of the country's finance and business
center?!?! And do you really think he is from Makati and has good plans for
the city? The Arroyos asking someone like him to run just goes to show you
how much love and concern this government has for our country.

7.) If Chavit Singson becomes a Senator, Illegal Gambling = Chavit...
enough said.

Now if all of these 7 things happen during this coming elections then don't
be surprised if I decide to leave this country that I love dearly. Like I
said during the first part of my letter, I feel that I have done much for
this country but I think its time that Filipinos become more vigilant and
critical in selecting our leaders for the sake of our future and the
generations that will go beyond us. So I appeal to every Filipino who asks
what can I actually do for my country... Choose and vote for the right
people this coming elections, huwag na tayong magpaloko sa mga kandidatong
maganda lang ang jingle o gwapo lang sa mga poster. Let us choose leaders
who have a good track record for service and who are genuinely committed
towards serving our country.

Manindigan naman tayong lahat para sa ating Kinabukasan at para sa
Kapakanan ng ating Bayan!

Thank you very much for your time in reading this letter.

Sincerely,

Harvey S. Keh

[el cabron]

GOD PLEASE HELP THE PHILIPPINES!

[critchfield99]

Kaya sa May 14, bago mo hawakan ang balota para bumoto ay sana mag isip-isip man lang tayo para kinabukasan ng mga kabataan hindi kinabukasan sa mga politiko.

[Black Adam]

IMO di ko na kelangan bomoto pa. Cgurado nmn un mandaraya lng un mananalo. O un me pnaka mgandang adverstisment.

[mashedpotato]

wag ibot0 ang mga artista na yan!badtrip mga yan.obserbahan nyu plataporma nila...
puro sa entertainment nka tutok.panu paunlarin and pelikulang filipino..etc syet!

kakaiba tlga pulitika d2 sten.masyado inaabuso ung pgiging democratic nten...

san kba nkakakita nsa kulungan na ei tatakbo pa ngkasenador(si gringo)!halata nman
na lider tlga to ng mga coup attempt ei.khit sabihin nteng mgnda iniisip nila pra sa bnsa
mali pa rin praan na pinili nila.masyado risky...maraming buhay maaring mwla.

and eto matindi si chavit singson!db inamin nmn nya na gambling lord tlga sya and mdalas
nya bnbigyan ng lagay si erap dati?bkit nakuha pa rin nyang manalo bilang gobernador sa
lalawigan nila?and ngaun p0ta senate pa ata!

madami pa but eto mga common lg to.

the only reason bket nadito pko is because andto pa family ko and ang ganda tlga ng
mga pinay!!!hands down ako sa beauty ng pinay!!!

[Hirochi]

Vote wisely nlang mga toll or dont vote if theres no wise candidate.hehehe 

[ferrari]

sino man engot ang boboto si gomez, sotto, montano, honasan, singson, ipapakulam ko.....eebak ng labaha balot sa kalawang ng madedo ang mga lintek na hunghang na bobo!!!

[-=Kurabo=-]

ferrari.. marami p ring bo2to jan.. hndi sa nangma2liit and nagya2bang pero mostly bumuboto sa mga gnun is ung wlang pinang-aralan(no offense).. pero we can't blame dem.. kc ung lack of education ang reason kung bkit hndi cla makaboto ng tma.. hndi nla naiintndhan un gaano..  pero syempre hndi nla ksalanan un..

[mongol482]

Hind natin masisisi ang mga boboto sa kanila, pagka't ito'y kanilang karapatan.

[xintensityx]

mga ka-espiya, hwag naman nating sabihin na hindi tayo boboto sa susunod na eleksyon. ito lang ang karapatan na sigurado tayong kapantay natin ang pinakamamayaman sa balat ng Pilipinas. Mayroon lang tayong tig-iisang boto (maliban lang dun sa mga p*&^ inang flying voters).

kung titingnan natin sa ngayon, maaari nating masabi na walang kwenta lahat ng mga nakaupo sa taas. pero naniniwala ako na may pag asa pa ang bansa natin. sabi nga, inevitably, power's natural course is to go down. maraming mga bagong mukha sa pulitika na sa tingin ko ay pwede nating pagtiwalaan. mga may makabagong pananaw at sa tingin ko naman ay naghahangad talaga ng pagbabago. kalimutan na natin yang mga matatandang trapo na mga yan. mamamatay din yang mga yan pagdating ng panahon. malalaos.

ngayon, sa tingin ko, ito ang pinakamagandang panahon para bumoto tayong lahat. marurunong na tayong mag-isip. alam na natin na walang kwenta yung mga patalastas nila sa tv poster o radyo. ipakita natin na mulat na ang mga Pilipino at tayo man ay naghahangad na maging mabuti ang buhay natin pare-pareho. higit pa dito, sikapin din nating isang mabuti at disiplinadong mamamayan para naman makatulong na din tayo sa pagbabawas ng problema ng pilipinas. kahit sa maliit na paraan lang.


mabuhay ang Pilipinas. mabuhay tayong lahat.

[Kal-El]

Bagama't ang boto ay isang pribilehiyong dapat ipagmalaki ng bawat Pilipino dahil sa mga kadahilanang naisulat ni ka-spy na xintensityx, hindi maiiwasang mawalan ng tiwala ang mga mamamayan sa halaga ng kanyang boto dahil sa iilang rason.

Una, ang garapalang dayaan sa eleksyon sa paggamit ng ilang modus operandi tulad ng "flying voters" o "Operation: Dagdag-Bawas". Masakit man tanggapin, ngunit tulad ng mga "TRAPO" sa ating pamahalaan, ang pandaraya sa eleksyon ay institusyon na sa pulitika ng Pilipinas.

Pangalawa, iilan lamang ang bumuboto na siyang masinsinang iniisip kung sino ang pulitiko na gusto niyang maihalal. Nasabi ko ito sa kadahilanang ang maralita, na siyang malaking grupo ng mga botante, ay hindi na minsan nag-iisip ng mabuti kung sino ang kanilang iboboto. Hindi sa minamaliit ang maralita, ngunit ito ay patunay lamang sa katotohanan na dahil sa kahirapan kahit na sinong pulitiko na may magandang pangako ay maiboboto.

Pangatlo, ang mga kumakandidato ay pare-pareho lamang. Kahit na mayroong mga bagong pulitiko na pumapasok sa arena ng pulitika, nakakalamang pa rin ang mga "TRAPO".Kung kaya't ang mga ito, mayroon mang magandang mithiin o plano para sa bansa, ay di makakilos dahil sa mga nasabing "TRAPO".

Hindi ko sinasabing wala nang kwenta o bisa ang boto ng mamayang Pilipino. Ang akin lamang ay, nabawasan na ng tuluyan ang halaga nito. Ngunit, hindi ibig sabihin nito ay wala na itong saysay. Kung magtutulong ang lahat para maturuan at mabigyan ng tamang impormasyon ang isa't isa, lalo na ang maralita, mas magiging intelihenteng pag-boto ang magagawa ng bawat isa. At pag ito ay nangyari, kahit matagal na proseso, makikita natin ulit ang pag-ayos ng ating pulitika, na siya namang karugtong ay ang pag-ahon ng bayan. Hindi lamang sa boto nakasalalay ang kinabukasan ng bansa. Ang kagustuhang mag-bago ng bawat isa patungkol sa kanilang pag-boto ang ugat ng pag-babago ng bayan.

Huwag lamang makinig kundi pati na ring magsaliksik para madagdagan ang kaalaman. Huwag maghintay ng pag-babago at maging aktibo!