ERAP, CASIÑO ABSOLVED ME FOR MONEY

Deposed president Erap Estrada found his sins so-called absolution with Teddy Casiño backing his next shot at the presidency. The staunch activist made himself a ‘servant” of Erap in exchange of not less that Php500,000 as an initial pay-off. It had been apparent that Erap won his “salvation” from Casiño in merely half a million peso.

Is not a sign of defeat that BAYAN Muna’s Teddy Casiño knelt-down on convicted plunderer Erap Estrada? Those stalwart enemies are now on locking-arms and even flaunting each others’ company. For the love of politicking and financial machinery, Casiño orders BAYAN Muna members to forcefully swallow Erap down their throats. For the pursuit of Casiño’s political ambitions, BAYAN Muna is to serve the interest of TRAPOs in the Genuine Opposition like chamber maids.

The newly-surfaced political pool-MAKABAYAN that is comprised of BAYAN Muna, GABRIELA, ANAKPAWIS and KABATAAN partylist groups and ofcourse the Genuine Opposition led by both Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and Erap served as the nook of moral meltdown in the country. MAKABAYAN happens to be the apex of “political maneuvering” that gone from bad to worst. The group that is also campaigning for Casiño’s ascendancy to the Senate by 2010 claims it is anti-TRAPO when in fact it is simply covering-up for the TRAPOs who seemingly pay them millions. Casiño is worse than Erap. Sucking-up with TRAPOs to get into the Senate floor made Casiño the “dirt” shrugged on the rug.

Frankly speaking, Erap testing the presidential waters again despite the respite of the public is to be blamed at Casiño and company who by now traded their militancy to become first-class lapdogs. This made Philippine politics revolting. As EDSA Dos became part of the obviously neglected history, the interest to persecute Erap and the enthusiasm to have the tribunals taking its course died along with it. This was because we let people such as Casiño to dictate us on what and who to believe. We let Casiño speak for us. We let Casiño’s blander and “political speeches” deafen our resolve for what is wrong and fitting. We made Casiño believe that his supposed clout on public perception is enough to have him erring across Erap’s camp, taking adverse and opposing decisions like pushing BAYAN Muna to praise the former’s money and even bending Juan dela Cruz to the limit by supporting the presidency of the man who once abused his authority. Filipinos are not dumb to take-back Erap like his plunder was not an issue. Casiño may have bargained his loyalty for the senate seat, but the masses will think and act differently.

Erap-Casiño tandem for 2010 is what disgusts the public. The far-cry for reform remains elusive as politicking rule 2010. Not the so-called third force or the MAKABAYAN group pushed no less by Casiño and those claiming to be in the “right” are worth people’s trust. Erap is unfit for the presidency. Casiño who thinks otherwise is part of the rotten bunch.

LIZA MASA’S ANTI-FAMILY (DIVORCE) BILL? Liza’s Senatorial Ambition

In the coming 2010 elections, the three-termer representative of the GABRIELA Women’s Party, Liza Masa, will no longer be qualified to seat as part of the 15th Congress as she has already surpassed the allowed terms for any representative of a party list group. However, not wanting to simply be an ordinary civilian and join her other comrade-in-arms who are sweating it out during street demonstrations, Liza Masa now has her eyes set on a higher and more lucrative position than being a representative of a marginalized sector – to be a senator.

Since her official declaration as a party list representative, Masa has shown a propensity towards crafting and supporting bills that seeks to destroy life and even the environment that is required to foster it – the family. Earning the ire of pro-life individuals and organizations, Liza Masa has authored the Divorce Bill which seeks to legalize divorce in a predominantly Christian nation such as ours and has also even openly supported the Reproductive Health Bill of Representative Edcel Lagman, proposing the use of condoms and birth control pills as well as promoting abortion, which ofcourse elicited outright indignation from various religious groups in the Philippines, the most vocal being the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines or CBCP.

Despite the seeming lack of support from the religious sector as a result of her proposed and supported anti-life laws, Liza Masa plans to resolutely seek a higher position as she has already sent out her minions around the Philippines to embark on a nationwide signature campaign - a euphemism for financial solicitation - in an attempt to project a widespread call for a radical feminist to seat in our Senate halls. Not even the mother of the recently victorious boxing champion, Manny Pacquiao, who is pleasantly called as Mommy or Nanay Dionisia can escape the conniving hands of Masa and her followers given their plan to use and project her as an "icon" of women. However, it is a well-known fact that Nanay Dionisia is among those who greatly benefits from Manny’s hard work and is undoubtedly well "compensated" by her famous son. Given this instance, it is not far to speculate, that Masa's group will use this “icon” guise to cunningly manipulate Manny’s mother into "donating" a huge amount of monetary support into their coffers.

Just like what the TRAPOs are caught always doing before the official election campaign period, the group behind the Liza Masa 4 Senator Movement or “LM4Senator” has also embarked on the usual “print-the-politician’s-name” on cards for graduates which they distributed among public schools in the country during their respective commencement exercises and have already started plastering Liza’s face on various open places such as public walls and establishments.

To be able to seat among other senators, the pro-women representative was willing and has already transformed herself into an authentic TRAPO. Now, the question is why would she do that? But the most important question that should be asked – let us forget her plans for Nanay Dionisia and her card-giving shenanigans – is would we support a senatoriable who is against life and the importance of upholding the sanctity of marriage?