President Gloria Arroyo
Former President Joseph Estrada
Hindi man katanggap-tanggap sa atin ang naging pahayag ng COMELEC na payagang tumakbo muli sa pagka-pangulo si Estrada kahit labag ito sa Saligang Batas ng ating bansa, mas kinikilala ko parin siya bilang isang Pangulo kaysa sa naka-upo ngayon. Mas tanggap ko na ang pagtakbo niya muli kaysa sa pagtakbo ng isa sa Kongreso. Kahit ano mang sabihin ng iba na intellectually superior si Arroyo kaysa kay Estrada, wala pa ring patunay ito. Hindi naman napaganda ng current administration ang ekonomiya kahit mas matalino ang pangulo. Mas mataas pa nga ang GDP growth noong panahon ni Estrada kaysa kay Arroyo. Yun lang, talo na siya. Hindi rin natin dapat kalimutan that Estrada willfully faced his accusers. Binitiwan niya ang pagka-pangulo. Hindi naglabas si Estrada ng CPR o Calibrated PreEmptive Response para lang kontrolin ang mga mamamayang nagagalit sa kanya. Wala ring Oplan Bantay Laya na haharang sa mga babatikos sa kanya. Hinarap niya ang mga accussations sa kanya. Hindi siya nag I’m sorry pero patuloy paring hinawakan ang pagka-pangulo. Walang nangyaring pag-sesensor sa mga nagsasalita laban sa kanya, radyo man o TV. Corruption at plunder ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali ni Estrada. Pero ang pangulo ngayon, siya na mismo ang pagkakamali. Si Estrada, ibinoto at inihalal ng mga tao, naluklok siyang alam nating naging tunay ang eleksyon hindi katulad ng pumalit sa kanya na walang mandate at nadaan lamang sa Hello Garci ang pagkahalal. If I were to choose between the two, Estrada is the man.
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I’ve just read a 150 peso autobiography of Senator Chiz Escudero. It’s entitled Say ni Chiz. It’s quite revealing and entertaining. The whole book is written in conversational Taglish. I tried to copy his style by doing a Taglish post here. Anyway, you’d really love how he told his life in the book. It is also accompanied by simple drawings known as comics. It also revealed the personal side of him. Give it a try!
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Yes. Ganda ng pagkakaconstruct. And I’m not being sarcastic.
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Thanks!
Help me!
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Chiz’s book is the ultimate PR book. Feel ko, it was launched so that he could get a positive reception for the upcoming elections.
Apparently, he decided not to run.
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Sabagay, his book made me realized that Erap is better than the current president and that his father is not that bad.
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Thanks for the comment on my post, I really appreciate it.
Mas oks si Erap kaysa kay GMA
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Exchange links?
To show my appreciation of your blog and the necessity because it’s an election-related issure.
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are you from UP? looks like you are. medyo may pagkaaktibista eh.
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Yes, from UP Manila. Fallacy. But I see the similarities.
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Hello CleveArguelles. I am a filipino citizen working for the Worldbank. Isa lang ang masasabi ko tungkol dun sa sinabi mo na mas okay ang presidency ni Erap kaysa kay GMA, hindi mo alam ang sinasabi mo. Nakikita namin dito sa opisina ang movement ng economy ng bansa at alam namin kung sino and okay na magpatakbo ng gobyerno sa hindi. Marcos, the best yung record niya. Erap, worst. GMA, was second to marcos.
Sana bago ka magpost ng mga blog na ganito, siguraduhin mo muna na accurate mga sinasabi mo. Alam mo na dito mo naeexpress mga nasa loob mo about the present government Yjo. Para kasing hate mo ang present government dahil sa mga akala mong bagay na hindi naman accurate. Wala ka pa sa posisyon para sabihin ang mga bagay na to lalo na kung wala ka naman accurate na source. Okay?:)
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
First, the fact that you are working for the World Bank means I will not recognize any of your beliefs.
Second, the movement of the economy (or the lack of it) is just one of the factors that can be considered in measuring one’s presidency. Kung may mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao (check KARAPATAN’s data and CHR’s), pagbaba ng kalidad ng serbisyo publiko (2010 Budget Cut on Education and Health Sector), pagkawala ng tiwala ng tao sa naka-upo (SWS trust ratings of PGMA), pagdami ng mga mahihirap (SWS survey), at pagiging sunod-sunoran sa mga kagustuhan ng WB at IMF na hindi maganda para sa ating bansa PERO may ‘movement’ ang economy, anong sinasabi nito? Iisa lang, hindi sapat ang movement ng economy na nakikita mo sa opisina mo para masabing naging maganda ang panunungkulan ng isang pangulo.
And mind you, in terms of GDP growth minus the inflation rate (check IBON Foundation’s reports) Estrada outperformed Arroyo. Hindi mo naman kasi kailangan paniwalaan yung “Ganito kami Noon, Ganito Kami Ngayon” advertisement ni PGMA dahil may mga kamalian yun. Be critical.
Third, this is an opinion. Regardless if it’s accurate or not, it’s still my opinion and I still have the right to publish it here. But to be clear, I’ve read things so that this post will be accurate as possible. Hindi ko lang sinama na rito dahil magiging heavy, this is a personal blog. Di naman ako nagkwekwento sa mga friends ko while citing everything e. Summary. Kay?
And lastly, to say that i’m still not in the position to tell that this government is not doing good is wrong. Bawat citizen ng bansa na ito ay may karapatan para dun. May karapatan akong ipahayag ang aking mga saloobin sa ginagawa ng gobyernong ito. I want to register my reactions. And i’m a political science student, not enough but still can be a justification na pwede akong magsalita dahil kasama ‘to sa pinag-aaralan ko.
You’re most welcome Teresita.
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I think I saw that Chiz book on a bookstore. I forgot where.
And as for you post, heavy ah. Di nalang ako magcocomment tungkol dyan.
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 4:46 am
Try to look for it and read it. It’s really fun.
I understand.
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Cleve, ayos. (: Onga. Super talo ni Panggulong Macapal Arroyo (typo thing intended) ang lahat ng presidente when it comes to extra judicial killings. She sucks. Buti wala pang nag-aassassinate sa kanya. Grabe lang talaga. Hindi ko alam kung paano siya nakakatulog after having a very expensive dinner while other people do not have anything to eat at all. Sobrang kapal ng mukha niya. Alam mo ba na yung foot bridges sa Commonwealth may nakalagay na sobrang laki na “Salamat Pangulong Gloria Lalalala sa bridge na ito” na tarp (nakakapanggigil i-type yung lintik niyang pangalan). Both sides ng bridges pa. Sayang pera! Grabe. Ang kapal ng mukha niya. Anyway, mahaba na ang comment ko. Keep up the good work.
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Is this Charm Gawaran? Thanks for passing by!
Tao ang magpapasya sa kanya!
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“First, the fact that you are working for the World Bank means I will not recognize any of your beliefs.” I dont get it. Why?
Hindi lang sa movement ng economy ko nabase ang mga sinabi ko. Nasabi ko lang yun para i correct yung sinabi mo na mas ok ang economy nung panahon ni erap. And, sinabi ko lang yun since mas alam ko ang nangyayari sa ekonomiya natin kaysa sayo na nagbabase lang sa mga news na nilalabas ng biased na media at mga blog na binabasa na biased din na binabasa mo, i corrected you on that.
Hindi ako nagbabase sa IBON foundation. Ang opisina namin, monitored ang economy ng 100+ na bansa. Alam namin ang totoong nangyayari. Wag ka mag marunong na as if mas marami ka alam dahil nabasa mo ang research ng ibon foundation. We have our own professional researchers. Hindi ako kasing babaw mo na magbabase sa ads.
And, kung political science student ka, empty your cup. wag ka magsimula sa mga nararamdaman ng mga tao. Magsimula ka sa wala. I can sense that you are pro-noynoy. I suggest na iresearch mo kung bakit talo si noynoy sa sarili niyang probinsya. at iresearch mo rin kung ano ang totoo tungkol sa mga aquino sa pampanga/tarlac. Highschool ako nun nung nasa tarlac pa si Ninoy. Alam namin mga sikreto nila.
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 4:43 am
I pity you, seriously.
Why should I not believe a WB employee? Because it’s the most biased financial institution. It serves as a discreet US agency that will help them open economies of third world countries for them to exploit it. Nakakapanghinayang lang na hindi mo pa yan alam. WB allow countries to loan a big amount of money with pre-set conditions like opening the economy for foreign exploitation and privatization of government owned-companies. Neo-liberalism ang patakaran na sinusulong ng WB katulad ng IMF at WTO, hindi isang protected economy na kailangan natin.
You corrected me on saying that Erap’s presidency is better by highlighting the movement of the economy. Tama ba? So as a whole, ginamit mo yung economy to disprove my point na Erap’s presidency is better. Right? You were not able to cite any other factors to support your claim.
Biased media. Biased blogs. Now, where do you based your claims? From government data? From WB data? Is that not biased too? Everything is biased. To say that there is an absolute objectivity is wrong. I based my analysis from my organization’s news releases and other independent think-thank groups that I think are biased for the interest of this country.
What’s wrong with IBON foundation? As far as I’m concerned, this is a very respectable foundation that publishes PROFESSIONAL researches too. It’s a foundation composed of economist, political analyst and many other experts. Ano naman if you have your own professional researchers? Are they not being paid by the World Bank? And by that, they are being biased (directly or indirectly) sa interest ng World Bank. Unlike independent groups who publishes researches in the interest of the people.
The court may err but the sovereign people will not. Statistics may fail but the sovereign will not. If numbers and any other researches do not reflect the conditions of the majority of the people then it is safe to say that they are useless and wrong.
LASTLY, akala ko ba when we’re giving our opinions we should be accurate and blah blahs according to you. Saan mo naman nakuha ang sense na I’m a pro Noynoy? If you based that sensing from my comments in this post, my god, what kind of people does WB employ? TO BE CLEAR. I’m not pro Noynoy. Actually, there’s a post here in my blog dedicated in bashing Noynoy Aquino. Noynoy will never part of my choice.
I’m excited.
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Hi Cleve, all I can say sa post na ito ay, woah. Haha.
I actually believe in what you’ve got. Your thoughts may be a little persuasive, but I see more of a writer in you who can move people with his own advocacy.
Clap clap.
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 4:47 am
Thanks Kuya JC!
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hahaha! nice debate going on here. (referring to the political science major blog owner and the WB employee visitor) great! ilabas na ang popcorn! hahahha!
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 5:11 am
Thanks Kuya Jigs! Sali ka.
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Cooool debate! Aabangan natin ang reply ni Ms. Teresita.
(Napadaan lang). Haha!
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clevearguelles Reply:
January 31st, 2010 at 7:55 am
Hi Pau!
Leave a link here of any of your profiles. For connection! 
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Ay teka, tiningnan ko yung date, last week pa pala to. Oh well.
)
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clevearguelles Reply:
February 1st, 2010 at 6:37 am
Yes. Pero recent lang naman yung mga comments.
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Lagay ba naman daw ang buong pangalan. hahaha. peace.
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