As the presidential elections draws nearer, we hear an oft-repeated question: What’s more important Integrity or competence? A self-proclaimed Noynoy Aquino supporter, Ward Luarca shares his views in an essay he hopes will answer this question.
INTEGRITY VS COMPETENCE
Sen. Noynoy Aquino’s rivals in the presidential race, along with their “jeer”-leaders, have taken issue with his supposed lack of experience and accomplishments. Their presumptuous claim can be reduced to one single, albeit simplistic, question of COMPETENCE – if one has it or not.
But they would not question his integrity. (Yes, there is, too, the demolition job led by another “presidentiable” and his “stoke”-persons who are brothers, accusing Noynoy of “doing a Villar” vis-à-vis the SCTex, which is an ironic, self-incriminating, thus comical, catchphrase. But Noynoy is not a subject of censure by his peers in the Senate, Villar is.)
Let’s put them in their place. Let’s begin with a scan of the global landscape. In President Obama’s recent State of the Union Address, he spoke extensively and with great emphasis about CORE MORAL VALUES (of honesty, hard work, decency, freedom with responsibility, individual initiative, and regard for the wellbeing of others). This was in the context of his citing the problematic legacies of the eight years of the administration he had succeeded, as well as the indiscretions by Wall Street “money fixers”, as it were, that triggered the global economic meltdown in September, 2008 and which effects continue to this day.
In many other parts of the world – in Europe, South America, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and in our very own Asia, including the various offices of the United Nations – DOING WHAT IS RIGHT by and for the people by those who govern them is undoubtedly the overwhelming call of the times. To be sure, the leaders of these nations and the businesses that run the regional and global economy are highly COMPETENT people! At least most of them are. But what happened?
They devalued CHARACTER – also called INTEGRITY – and overstated COMPETENCE. The election of President Obama brought to the consciousness of many people around the world the need for CHANGE. Change for what? I believe the change is as much for creating new systems and procedures to achieve goals as for restoring the age-old collective moral values that propel the individual will to achieve those goals the RIGHT WAY. “Right” in the sense of doing the greater good for the greater many. “Right” in the sense of adhering as much to moral imperatives as to the essence of democracy.
In the Philippine context, we are today as if reliving the abusive and oppressive Marcos years, leading to the Snap Election, and later happily spawning PEOPLE POWER. Our country today is living proof that INTEGRITY must come above COMPETENCE. Marcos then had the best brain trust. He and they were supposed to be arguably the most COMPETENT among those who would serve the nation. But he and many of his handpicked leaders forgot about INTEGRITY.
Under the present administration, we are in a similar situation. Today we have instead a culture of impunity! Of brazen disregard for accountability and human rights, our laws and institutions. All in the name of exercising and maintaining power and amassing ill-gotten wealth. Indeed, they call themselves competent, as all of Noynoy’s rivals for the presidency today also call themselves competent.
Which may very well be true! Because it is from education, practice of profession, exposure and experience – as all of them have had – is their competence gradually and cumulatively acquired and enhanced. Most people who have received such training and exposure invariably gain a level of competence in their chosen field, with very few exceptions. Noynoy has certainly received and applied such training and exposure as much as the next presidentiable. His competence in government work is all a matter of public record. As his rivals’ competence is also a matter of public record.
I submit that we – the voters – must judge each candidate on his integrity, his character, above competence. They all possess the necessary abilities, but what of integrity?
Nuong Snap Election nuong 1986, sa kampanya ng partido ni Marcos, ang pilit nilang ipinapanira kay Candidate Cory ay ang mga salitang “walang alam!”. Ganoon din ang sinasabi nila tungkol kay Noynoy ngayon, iba nga lang ang pamamaraan. Sagot ni Tita Cory sa kanilang batikos: “Oo, wala akong alam…sa pagnanakaw, sa pang-aabuso, sa katiwalian.” Para yatang nauulit sa ngayon ang nangyari na nuon. Si Cory Aquino ang naging pangulo ng bansa, isang “walang alam” (yun ang sabi ng mga katunggali niya). Pinarangalan si Tita Cory sa puso ng maraming Pilipino nang siya’y pumanaw. At iyon ay dahil sa kanyang integridad; sa pagiging matapat niya sa tungkulin at sa bayan; sa pagtataguyod niya ng demokrasya.
Ipinagpapatuloy ngayon ni Noynoy ang pagpapamalas ng integridad na siyang pinakamahalagang minana niya mula sa kanyang mga bayaning magulang.
Competence and ability are measurable traits and skills, recorded on transcript records and resumes. Character and integrity are quiet expressions of the heart, their passing marks delicately etched in God’s handwriting on the soul. Competence is applying the “How-To”, conceived in the mind of man; integrity is a continual testing of Life’s “Why”, flowing from the wisdom of God.
Which then should come first, integrity or competence? The answer, I believe, is obvious. I shall vote on the basis of one’s BEING, not doing.
Cory was a plain housewife then who just served coffee & tea to Ninoy’s political peers, friends & constituents but look at how she had transformed herself after assuming the presidency of the land given just such training – a leader that we now sorely miss?
Fast forward to Noynoy Aquino, he who was silently & slowly but surely grasping, dissecting & assimilating the lessons gained from his father’s patriotism brutally rewarded or capped by Marcos via Ninoy’s incarceration which did not succeed in incarcerating Ninoy’s ideals, crusade & advocacies for a free, progressive & peaceful Philippines, Noynoy ably processing how Marcos had rewarded the crooks, liars & plunderers of the country, a deceitful act emulated by PGMA who likewise punishes the just, the honest, the whistle-blowers & the incorruptible in the country by dole-outs, favours – financial or otherwise if not Death.
Then Cory became the country’s president, to which Noynoy secretly but sincerely observed & studied, no different than someone taking a refresher if not review course for a board exam or a doctorate degree in any course available.
It was Ninoy & Cory then, triple such Ninoy & Cory factor in senator & top presidential bet, Noynoy Aquino, Now Na!
For me ang competence nakukuha yan sa training, experience or exposure. Gaya ni Villar may competence kasi nga may experience at totoong mahusay sa negosyo. Biruin nyo from rags to riches daw dahil sa sipag at tyaga. Taga las pinas ako na lumipat ng Cavite. Tuwang tuwa nga kami nong ginawa ang daanghari road meron na kasi kaming shortcut na dadaanan mula muntinlupa to cavite. May nakasulat pang karatula nun kaya laki pasasalamat ko kay Villar. Pero nong lumipat nako sa Cavite at araw-araw dumadaan nako ng daanghari parang ang layo ng byahe although walang trapik kasi pala almost 11kilometers yong haba ng daanghari from muntinlupa to SM Molino. Kaya naman pala humaba eh kasi ang daming dinaanang subdivision na karamihan ay kay Villar pala. Nong mag apply ako dito sa company ko ngayon, napili ako hindi dahil sa ako ang pinaka magaling kundi sa tingin ng boss ko ako ang may integrity. Sabi nya sa akin ang competence daw pwede mong ma acquire through proper training and experience pero ang integrity never, nasa dugo at breeding yan at hindi yan basta basta napag aaralan. Sana sa pagpili ng presidente unahin natin ang may integrity kesa may competence. Sobra sobra na ang corruption dito sa Pilipinas. Simula sa presidente hanggang sa pinaka mababang position sa gobyerno. Pano kaya tayo ngayon kung hindi umuwi si Ninoy sa Pilipinas nong nasa amerika sya at iniisip lang nya ang kanyang sarili. So malamang hindi naging presidente si Tita Cory. Siguro ang pumalit kay Marcos eh si Imelda or malamang si Imee or bongbong na ang president ngayon. Pano kaya kung hindi ipinaglaban ni Tita Cory ang demokrasya at hinayaan nyang makuha ni Enrile/Honasan ang Gobyerno sino kaya ang presidente ngayon. Malaki ang utang na loob natin kay Ninoy at Cory at sana naman ituloy natin ang laban, iboto natin si Noynoy.
Aanhin ang “galing at talino”,aanhin ang “sa hirap ay humango”,kung kurakot rin ang bagsak sa dulo.Ang dapat isaulo, mistulang tayo, ay nagbuhat ng batong ipupukpok sa sariling ulo.Kaya dapat anak ng hero, kay Aquino ay bumoto
To Josen,
Sadya pong nakakalito ang English ninyo. Di po ba mas mahirap arukin ang “abstract” evidence na sinasabi ninyo? Sa lahat po ng sinulat ninyo, ang masasabi ko lang ay punong-puno kayo ng abstract. Talakayan ng katotohan lang po ang dapat pakinggan. Wala pong maidudulot na maganda ang debate. Ang pakay ng LAHAT ng debate ay upang ipakita na mas magaling ang 1 panig kaysa sa kabila, tama o mali man ang sinasabi. Ang talakayan ay UPANG MALAMAN ang katotohan at handa ang magkabilang panig na tumanggap ng kamalian. At pwede po tayong mag-Tagalog o Pilipino dito.
To Juan Paulo,
I have misread your reaction. Please accept my apology….
To JOSEN,
An past tense po ng Choose ay Chose, hindi po ChooseD. Dito pa lang sablay na po tayo. Pwede pong magtagalog o Pilipino dito. Wag po tayong magdebate ukol sa mga haka-haka. TALAKAYIN na lang po natin kung ano ang mga katotohanan. Wala po kayo o sinuman na pruweba o katibayan na hindi kaya ni Noynoy na mamuno. Ang tanging basehan ninyo ay ang mga naririnig nyo. Lubos nga akong nagulat na sa ganyang katangian ninyo ay marunong pala kayong gumamit ng computer at mag-internet. Magaling po. Pero huwag naman nating husgahan si Noynoy base sa mga HINDI PA NANGYAYARI. Kung kayo nakarating sa website nya, bakit naman hindi mapapatakbo ng matino ni Noynoy ang bansa? Ayaw po ba ninyo sa HINDI MAGNANAKAW? Ang alam ko po kasi, MASAMA ANG MAGNAKAW… Yun lang po.
To JUAN PAULO,
Kaya mo bang mangako sa Diyos o di kaya ay lokohin and Diyos? Madali lang ba yun? Kung hindi mo kaya, ganun din si Villar, GMA, Gibo at lalung-lalo na si Noynoy. Catholic Nation tayo. Hindi ka ba nagtataka na kahit nahuli na si GMA na binabaraso ang Comelec (Hello Garci) ay wala siyang nagawa kundi magsorry? Hindi nga nya nakuhang mangako sa Diyos na hindi na nya uulitin yun. Kaya nga may ZTE pa at expensive dinners sa US. Kung hindi mo matanggap si Noynoy, igalang mo ang choice namin tulad ng paggalang namin sa choice mo…
To Period,
Are you referring to MONEY VILLARROYO, pimentel, pia and allan cayetano, santiago and their cohorts who do not have the balls to face the Senate hearings? Remember, we are paying them to work in the Senate. Have you any idea how much you actually paid in taxes last year? Withholding taxes, new car, registration, electric bills, water, clothes, restaurants, convenience stores, etc. They carry with them taxes that you may unknowingly paid for. May trabaho ka o wala, LAHAT ng perang binitawan mo, may taxes. Hindi tatakbo ang jeep o tricycle ng walang piyesa, gasolina at registration. Yung mga paninda sa kapitbahay mo, may taxes yun ng ginawa at nakapatong yun sa presyo. And when your senators are absent, they are paid just the same. Your taxes paid them. Kaya nga yung platform ni Noynoy to fight CORRUPTION is relevant. Now, who were you referring to? And pakicheck nga sa Congress at Senate KUNG TOTOONG WALANG GINAWA si Noynoy. Baka tsimis lang yan kasi mas naniniwala ka pa sa taong nagsamantala sa pwesto para magpayaman kaysa sa HINDI MAGNANAKAW!
To Mister Noah De La Cruz, your line of reasoning seemed flawed. Have you checked your clan lately, up to the farthest part of your lineage? Based on your logic, if 1 or 2 of your ancestors or even your farthest cousins, is a criminal, YOU MUST ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS A CRIMINAL. That’s your logic. You have already crucified Noynoy for things he has yet to do and not do, yet you are willing to canonize Villar as a saint even for the many issues Villar wouldn’t dare face. You love to engage people in debate when there is nothing worthwhile about it. Try productive discussions so you may also be enlightened that you are NOT the only educated person in the land.
There is nothing you wrote that could be considered a rebuttal, not even close. Obviously, you are not very educated. Reread my post again, think very hard and then, I’ll give you a decent reply.
Inabot ko na si Marcos at ang unang pagkakataon kong bumoto ay nung panahon ni Cory. Sa panahon ngayon, mas mahalagang MALINIS kaysa basta na lamang MAGALING AT MATALINO ang isang kandidato. Wala na sigurong mas gagaling pa kay Marcos… lol… Kaya nga dalawang dekada tayong nagdusa sa MARTIAL LAW nya, diba? Magaling ka nga kaya wala kang iisipin kundi paano magpayaman ng walang magagawa ang bayan para mapigilan ka. Masyadong maikli ang ating memorya. Kailan lang yung ZTE. Kailan lang yung mamahaling hapunan sa mamahaling restaurants. Yan ang magaling na si GMA. Si Villar naman, hindi pa presidente, ang dami ng ginawang milagro. Paano yan pag presidente na siya? Si Gibo naman ay WALANG MAGAGAWA kundi proteksyonan ang mga Arroyo. Sa huli, magpapayam na rin. Si Gordon naman ay sadyang panggulo lamang na pakawala ng mga Arroyos. Kukuha lamang siya ng mga boto na dapat ay para kay Noynoy. At ano pa ba ang pagtatalunan natin ukol kay Erap na CONVICTED PLUNDERER? Sino sa inyo ang kayang MANGAKO SA DIYOS na HINDI MAGNANAKAW pag naging Pangulo? O di kaya ay LOKOHIN ANG DIYOS? Bakit ba sa lahat ng mga kandidato, si Noynoy lamang ang may kayang MANGAKO SA DIYOS na HINDI MAGNANAKAW? Sapagkat likas siyang MALINIS. Ayaw mo ba sa HINDI MAGNANAKAW? Sa pagkakalam ko Catholic Nation ang Pilipinas at sigurado akong ayon sa batas ng tao at Diyos, MASAMA ANG MAGNAKAW. Yan ang turo ko sa mga anak ko. Ano ba ang itinuturo nyo sa pamilya nyo?
I agree with everyone who says VILLAR is COMPETENT. Yes he is very COMPETENT in BRIBING people and is truly a COMPETENTLY CORRUPT public official. How can he explain the fact that his personal wealth grew by leaps and bounds while in government. He cannot achieve that with the kind of salary he is receiving. His supporters will say that his business flourished during that period. To them I say, TELL THAT TO THE MARINES! One cannot do business while in the government service. In fact he should have divested all his shareholdings in his businesses.
How can Noynoy fight a corrupt system when he himself is member of one of the wealthy and powerful families that perpetuated it?
Noynoy is a member of one of the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties within the Filipino oligarchy. His great grandfather was Don Melecio Cojuangco, born in Malolos, Central Luzon in 1871. A graduate of the Dominicans’ Colegio de San Juan de Letran and the Escuela Normal, and a prominent agricultor (i.e. hacendado) in the province of Tarlac, he was, in 1907, at the age of 36, elected to the Philippine Assembly, the quasi-legislature established by the American imperialists in that year. One of his sons (Noynoy’s grand uncle) became Governor of Tarlac in 1941, another (grand father, Don José) its most prominent Congressman. In 1967, one of his grandsons (grand cousin), Eduardo ‘Danding’ Cojuangco, became Governor of Tarlac with Ferdinand Marcos’s backing, and went on to count among the most notorious of the Marcos cronies. Another grandson (uncle brother), José ‘Peping’ Cojuangco, was in those days one of Tarlac’s Congressmen —and one of the halfdozen most powerful politicians in the country.
His father, Benigno Aquino, Jr., at various periods Governor of Tarlac and Senator, linked him to another key dynasty of Central Luzon. Benigno Aquino, Sr., had been a Senator in the late American era and won lasting notoriety for his active collaboration with the Japanese Occupation regime. At the present time, one of his uncles Agapito ‘Butz’ Aquino, is his campaign and former senator, and another, Paul, the head of Lakas ng Bansa (one of the three main ‘parties’ in her electoral coalition); a great uncle-in-law, Herminio Aquino, is a Congressman, as are Emigdio ‘Ding’ Tanjuatco (cousin), and Teresita Aquino-Oreta (aunt). A maternal grand uncle, Francisco ‘Komong’ Sumulong, was majority floor-leader of the House of Representatives.
His only meaningful job experience is within the vast financial, agricultural, and urban real estate empire of his family. He was never a leader, never held a position of responsibility, never created wealth and never been an agent of change.
Manny Villar is a change leader both in business and in politics. For one, he pioneered low-cost housing in the Philippines and the world that led to the housing boom for the middle. Infuriated the Ayalas and the Tans but they have to follow suit. Passed hundreds of bills to help entrepreneurs etc etc.
Noynoy is a mediocre 50 year old man who never accomplished anything neither in business nor in politics. Not to mention his education. Not even a family. How do you expect him to change the corrupt system that he and his family was part of for over a hundred years? Gibo is in the same family, but he is so much more eloquent in rhetoric, smart and competent. Noynoy is not even close. So , how?
Si Noynoy, hindi pa niyan kabisado ang MONKEY BUSINESS….and business na kayang mabuhay sa estado ng bansang ito. Kailangan ay kumuha ka ng impluwensiya sa pamamagitan ng PERA thru BRIBERY gaya ng ginagawa ng IDOLO nating si VILLAR. Mahaba na ang karanasan ni Villar diyan at alam niya na ang pasikot-sikot at kung paano paiikutin ang TAO sa pamamagitan ng PERA. Ngayon nga ay ang dami na naming pinapaikot ikot niya sa dami ng kanyang patalastas na ginagastusan niya ng husto para masiguro ang kanyang TRONO sa POLITIKA. Dahil pag may katungkulan kang POLITIKO gaya ni Villar ay mas masisiguro mo ang paglago ng iyong MONKEY BUSINESS. Yang mga mahihirap…..ginagamit lang yan pag may eleksyon….pagnanalo na ay sila ang magpapalago sa mga MONKEY BUSINESS niya. Siyempre, ng hindi nila alam para sa susunod ay magamit muli sila. May masama bang pamamaraan na nakagagawa ng TAMA?
Si Noynoy ay malayong malayo kay Ninoy….”Man of the Senate” yon..talagang may aksyon sa problema ng bansa sa panahon ni Marcos. Kung si Ninoy ang tumakbo..24 hours akong mangampanya sa kanya dahil walang takot yon sa tunay na pagbabago at
hindi yon kapatid at pinsan ni Cory..asawa at iba ang dugo. Dugong Mandirigma lalo na sa karapatan ng mahihirap..at talagang mahiling lumangoy sa hirap para sa mahirap.
E si noynoy? Lumaking “Silver Spoon” yan…paano na ang bansa…wala ngang batas naipasa sa senado mabuti pa si Lapid…kaya si Manny Villar na lang iboto ninyo..totoong
lider ng pagbabago ng mga mahirap at nasubukan na ng bayan/
THE LIBERAL PARTY CHOOSED THE LEAST QUALIFIED AMONG LINE -UP AS THEIR STANDARD BEARER…. ALL THE CANDIDATES OF LIBERAL PARTY STARTING FROM THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT DOWN TO THE SENATORIABLES ARE ALL ACHIEVERS AND HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ARE ALL IN FACT CAN BE CALLED COMPETENT AND MAYBE DESCRIBED AS PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY… WITH DUE RESPECT TO NOYNOY AQUINO AND THE BLOGGERS OF THIS SITE KINDLY KINDLY GIVE MORE ABSTRACT EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT NOYNOY CAN LEAD A COUNTRY FULL OF MESH LIKE THE PHILIPPINES…
TAKE A LOOK AT THE HACIENDA MASACRES AND ISSUES AND THESE WILL TELL YOU WHAT KIND OF PERSON IS NOYNOY AQUINO. IT WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION*: IS NOYNOY A MAN OF INTEGRITY?
JOSEN, you seriously need to reformat and reboot your system. Ang INTEGRIDAD ay ang paggawa ng tama sa mata ng Diyos at hindi sa harap ng camera. Kung COMPETENCE lang ang hanap mo ay maunlad na sana ang Pinas sa diktadurya ni MARCOS. Pero dahil wala siyang INTEGRIDAD ay ginamit nya ang kanyang COMPETENCE para apihin ang mahihirap at mahihina at magkamal ng bilyun bilyong NAKAW sa kaban ng bayan. Dahil sa PAGNANAKAW na yan ay humirap ang ating bayan at naturuan pang magnakaw ang iba pa nating kababayan. Ang pagpili ba kay Villar ay maipagmamalaki mo sa iyong anak at apo balang araw? At masasabi mo na ginawa mo ang iyong tungkulin upang labanan ang KATIWALIAN sa gobyerno kaya mas maganda na ang PINAS sa panahon nila?
Geez! dude! If INTEGRITY was enough, then our country wouldn’t have plunged head-on into an economic and security disaster during Cory’s presidency. If INTEGRITY was enough, then Noynoy would’ve already took on his own family, one the wealthiest and most powerful dynasties within the Filipino oligarchy. Even Gibo is taking on his own uncle. Why can’t Noynoy do it? Because he simply cannot do it. He doesn’t have the intellect, the eloquence, the courage, the commanding presence, the balls, even the money to stand on his own. Imagine his net worth is just a mere 14 million pesos all inherited. Kris alone donated 20 million for his senatorial campaign a couple of years back. Noynoy, though noble and true his intentions may be, is a 50 year old mediocre, indolent, dependent man. He has no excuse for lack of experience and solid track record. He has no excuse for shying away from responsibilities. He has no right to call himself a MAN of INTEGRITY? Not even close. A MAN of INTEGRITY is someone who will stick with his moral code, his word and honor no matter what. What is NOYNOY doing now? Mudslinging all over the place. What about Hacienda Luisita? What about flipflopping on the RH bill? what happened to INTEGRITY?
Besides, why contradict the two terms. IF you want to retain your dichotomy, so be it! Because you know why? COMPETENCE means “The state or quality of being adequately or well qualified” NOYNOY is clearly INCOMPETENT.
I agree with Noah.
A couple more points:
Why is Noynoy always mentioning his mom and dad in every speech? Why are they always pictured or if not, referred to in every ad? I mean I don’t blame Noynoy for being their son, he had nothing to do with that, but for crying out loud, BE YOUR OWN MAN! Did GMA mention her dad when she was running? I don’t remember anyone running for president who uses and abuses his family name (at the expense of the people) as much as Noynoy. In fact, the nature of the common man is to separate his/her person as much as possible from ascendants, and forge his/her own identity, even twins want to be known independently. But what does Noynoy do? He goes against this norm and drags his parents into the whole thing. Not once have I heard him try to create his own identity and appeal to the people to know him as Noynoy “The Great Fiscalizer in Congress” or something. I mean, don’t you want to be known as you and not the son/daughter of this and that, the brother/sister of this and that, etc.? Oh I know, it’s because his accomplishments in life and in public service fall far short of the other candidates and even farther from his parents. Now, as a great cover up, he gets to be all of a sudden labeled as the great fiscalizer? Did anyone think of him as such before Noynoy’s own political propaganda called him the great fiscalizer? The answer is NO. People did not know that he was such, people probably didn’t even know he was in Congress.
Come on people, look at the situation, that is right before your eyes!!
Go go Noynoy! See you all at ARANETA on Feb 25, 2010 starting 2:00 PM!
God bless us supporters of Noynoy & Mar!
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Noynoy candidacy is the frustrated moved of Senator Mar after knowing Manny Villar is a giant enemy on May 10, 2010. I think if Noynoy will win, he will resign after a year to give Mar Roxas the chance to get the presidency! This plain and simple political strategy of Liberal Party…just like a deception, isn’t it? What a poor Juan dela Cruz!
VILLAR’s and NOYNOY’s candidacy will be a medical test for our nation. We will see how sick it is. Kung alam pa ba niya ang TAMA at ang MALI. Makikita natin kung mas gugustuhin ng nakararaming pinoy ang umunlad sa pamamagitan ng INTEGRIDAD sa panunungkulan o ang magpa-uto sa mga nagkukubli at naka maskara sa pamamagitan ng PERA na mga TRADITIONAL EVIL POLITICIANS. Remember guys! We are obliged to choose not only a HONEST and GOOD president…..pati na rin ang mga uupo bilang BISE PRESIDENTE, SENADOR, CONGRESSMAN at mga lokal na opisyal. In case na may mangyari sa PRESIDENTE ay masisiguro na karapat dapat din ang papalit.
whats going to happen on the 25th?
mabuhay si noynoy!
Hi Travis, there’s going to be an event at the Araneta Coliseum. Join us! Register your name and be counted at: http://noynoy.ph/main/pay.php
Invite your friends, wear yellow, kita-kits!!! =D
http://www.scribd.com/doc/25368458/BSA3-Legislative-Record – basahin niyo muna mga ginawa ng overrated niyong presidentiable nung senador pa lang siya. Wala na ngang naipasa may late pa.
period, di mo naman binabasa nang mabuti ang sarili mong link. marami naman siyang pinasa at ang gaganda ng mga bill niya. alam mo naman diyan sa Congreso at Senado…horsetrading din yan — suklian ng favors. di lang siguro marunong sumipsip si Noynoy at sa totoo lang, kung maganda para sa bayan ang ginagawa mo, dapat di na kailangang sumipsip.