COMELEC HINIRANG SA PAGHIHIGPIT

Marami sa ating mga kababayan ang pumupuri sa naging hakbang ng Commission on Elections na higpitan ang proseso sa pagkre-credit sa mga party list groups na nagnanais lumahok sa dadating na eleksyon. Una nang nakatikim ng pinatutupad na paghihigpit ang grupo ng Migrante na diniskwalipika pagkatapos mapatunayan ng ahensya na ito ay hindi nakalikom ng kinakailangang dalawang porsyentong kabuuang boto noong 2004. Kasunod nito, hindi rin tinanggap ng COMELEC ang petisyon ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers o ACT at ng Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees o COURAGE party list na sila ay mabigyan ng accreditation ng ahensya para sa dadating na eleksyon. Ayon sa magkahiwalay na resolusyon nina First Division presiding Commissioner Rene Sarmiento and Commissioners Armando Velasco and Gregorio Larrazabal ay hindi lubusang napatunayan ng dalawang grupo na sila ay may kanya-kanyang malawak na bilang ng mga miyembro sa buong bansa, isa sa mga pinaka-importanteng kwalipikasyon upang mabigyan ng accreditation at magpatunay na sila ang nagrerepresenta ng isang marginalized sector.

Kaugnay nito, sinang-ayunan ng isang isang teachers’ organization sa Metro Manila ang naging desisyon ng naturang ahensya hinggil sa hindi pagbigay ng accreditation sa ACT. Ayon sa presidente ng grupo na si Mrs Ofel Marasigan, ang ACT ay hindi tunay na nagrerepresenta sa kanilang hanay dahil pawang mga guro lamang sa public schools ang kanilang kinakausap at binibigyan ng panahong dinggin kung kaya’t ayon sa kaniya ay hindi ito tunay na kumakatawan sa mga libo-libong guro sa buong bansa maski sila pa ay nagtratrabaho sa mga public o private schools.

Binatikos din ang pagsisinungaling ng dalawang grupo patungkol sa bilang ng kanilang regional chapters sa bansa. Ayon sa ulat sa Newsbreak noon Nobyembre 20, ang pagdedeklara ng ACT na ito ay may sampung regional chapters ay isang tahasang pagsuway sa isang alituntunin ng RA 7941 o ang pagbibigay ng maling mga pahayag sa kanilang petisyon. Ang nasabing pagsisinungaling ay napatunayan matapos ang mga imbestigasyong ginawa ng mga COMELEC field offices sa mga lugar na dineklara ng ACT na may mga nakatayong chapters.

Dahil dito ay marami ang nangangamba na ang party list system ay nagagamit sa maling paraan at ng mga maling grupo na nag-nanais lamang makapwesto sa ating gobyerno upang magamit ang kaban ng yaman para sa kani-kanilang sariling interes lamang. Dahil na rin sa natuklasan sa ACT at COURAGE ay hinihirang ngayon na isang magandang gawain ang inumpisahan ng COMELEC na paghihigpit upang maprotektahan ang milyon-milyong botante sa bansa.

SECRET BEHIND MAKABAYAN’S PRESIDENTIAL ENDORSEMENT, EXPOSED

Apparently, there is more to the new political party that was recently registered by Representatives Satur Ocampo, Liza Masa and Teddy Casiño at the Commission on Elections than meets the eye. This much was deciphered from a recovered document pertaining to the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan or MAKABAYAN which the ten-page paper further revealed was originally slated to be called People’s Democratic Coalition.

According to said document the Makabayan, first conceptualized by the Communist Party of the Philippines on Sept. 15, 2008 and subsequently approved during a party meeting in Southern Tagalog on Dec. 21, 2008, was specifically created to fast track the Party’s plan of destroying the government from within. A quote from the document as seen below proves that they plan to implement this through the direct fielding of their own party list groups and senatorial aspirants to include supportive and allied political candidates from the congressional down to mayoralty posts.

Tayo habang binibra ang estado sa labas, dapat may kumikilos saloob para birahin at was akin ng sbayan ang estado.

Aside from fielding their own team of candidates in almost all levels, Makabayan has been conducting discreet dialogues with other political groups and known presidentiables to form a much-sought after alliance with them. It was discovered that a meeting of this sort already transpired between Representative Satur Ocampo and Senator Mar Roxas during which the militant solon offered the provision of two million command votes from the Makabayan ranks in exchange for five cabinet positions and several committee chairmanship in the Senate should said presidential wannabe be victorious in 2010. However, it was learned that the offer was categorically turned down by Senator Mar Roxas.

Not easily dodged by their failed meeting with Senator Roxas, Makabayan has now been making rounds among other presidentiables and has been offering the same bargaining agreement, over and over again. Their most likely target for now is the topnotcher of Pulse Asia’s recent survey of presidentiables, Senator Manny Villar.

MAKABAYAN, a Deception for 2010 Elections "How Should the Public Guard Itself?"

The very essence of a democratic state like the Philippines is the right given to the people to choose candidates to run for public office which can be exercised only through elections. Elections are important events to the life of every Filipino because it is where they can express their sovereign will and exercise their sacred Constitutional right of suffrage which once exercised could best decide the future of our country. They are powerful acts in putting individual in charge of our future and who can best guard our fate because of positions of powers we put them in. But, the failure to exercise these rights may cause for the emergence of tyrants who can rob our basic and fundamental rights. Of course, this will happen if we allow every attempt to vitiate our right by individuals and groups hungry for power. But, how can we best protect these rights from deception? Will we allow that these rights be subjected to abuses?

Still a year to go, the 2010 elections have been exploited by some ambitious politicians and groups dreaming to be in power. This is very obvious when even our party list representatives who purportedly the representatives of their marginalized sectors, initiated the formation of a coalition called the MAKABAYAN with anti-government elements for the alleged “genuine change” in the government. They used the so-called “people’s movement for change” to misinform the public and to make it appear that their cause is in accordance with the long yearning of the Filipino people for a change. But, in truth and in fact, the “movement for change” is a mere attraction to catch attentions of other anti-government elements particularly the political oppositions to coalesce with them purposely to topple the government.

But, what seems to be alarming is the involvement of Reps Satur OCAMPO, Teddy CASIÑO and Liza MAZA in the formation of the MAKABAYAN. When we look at these individuals we immediately come to think of the CPP whose ultimate objective is to topple the government for the establishment of communism in the Philippines. This has been an established fact that the CPP is employing deceptive tactics to attain its ultimate goal of seizing the state power. The connection of the MAKABAYAN with the CPP is evidenced when CPP Founder Joma SISON delivered a solidarity message during the MAKABAYAN launching in Apr 2009. This showed that the MAKABAYAN is a CPP-sponsored organization whose agenda, although being carried out legally, is injurious and detrimental to the State and the Filipino people.

Well, it was not surprising because the proponents of MAKABAYAN are known militant personalities. We already knew who OCAMPO, CASIÑO and MAZA are. They are our Congressmen fond of street actions using the peoples’ money as their pork barrel in supporting concerted actions against the State. They are using their positions and our own money to destroy our own country just to push their personal agenda. What more can they do if they are already in the Senate? Will we allow them to continue stepping into our endowed rights and interests?

We all know that these individuals are “talkers” who did nothing good to our country. OCAMPO was even suspected as one of the brains in the multiple murder case in Leyte. So, why we should continue to believe them? They are tormentors attempting to grab democracy from the Filipino people. Obviously, they laugh when they won at the House of Representatives for the third times. But now, they can no longer entice us because Filipinos are not idiots to continuously trusting OCAMPO et al because of their obvious connections with the CPP. It’s time to put an end to their enticement and let our voice be heard in 2010 elections. We must not tire of guarding our democracy and preserving our freedom because they have been susceptible of falling into the hands of traitors.