ALL-OUT ANG BENTAHAN NG BOTO SA MAKABAYAN

Matunog na ugong-ugong ngayon ang pagtanggi ni Mar Roxas sa alok ni MAKABAYAN senatorial candidate-Satur Ocampo na 2 milyong boto kapalit ng posisyon sa gabinete at Senate Chairmanships. Ang 2 milyon ding ito na naging daan para mailuklok ang Bayan Muna, Anakpawis at GABRIELA sa Kongreso ang siya ngang binebenta ni Ocampo sa napipintong standard-bearer ng Partido Liberal.

Stratehiya ito ng MAKABAYAN alinsunod na din sa mga naibulgar na dokumento ng Komunistang grupong- CPP. Ang ugnayan ng MAKABAYAN na binuo na din ng mga militanteng Partylist Groups ng bansa sa CPP ay tuluyan na ngang nadiskubre mula nang maglaan ng isang bilyong piso ang Partido Komunista para sa pangangampanya ng mga senatoriables na sina Satur Ocampo, Liza Masa, Rafael Mariano at Teddy Casiño. Liban sa makinaryang pinansiyal na mahuhuthot ng grupo nina Ocampo sa Genuine Opposition (GO), malaking tulong din ang pagbubukas ng mga bakuran nito para makahagip din ng botante mula sa mga tinaguriang masa ni Erap.

Ngunit may garantiya nga bang tutupad sa usapan ang MAKABAYAN? Kung iisipin, nabuo ang MAKABAYAN batay daw sa isinusulong na “No to TRAPOs in Power”. Dahilan dito, hindi maiaalis na pagdudahan ang animo dagling paglilipat-bakod ng mga tinaguriang militanteng grupo tulad ng Bayan Muna sa pwersang GO. TRAPOs din naman kasing maituturing ang karamihan sa mga ito. Stratehiya dala ng paninigurado ang ginagawang pag-aanib pwersa ng MAKABAYAN sa mga partidong politikal na naitampok sa itaas. Ang mga ito kasi, hirap mang aminin, ay may tiyak nang pinanggagalingan ng suporta sa bansa. Isang bagay na kinukulang ang MAKABAYAN.

Ang masama pa, napag usap-usapan na rin ng mga miyembro ng MAKABAYAN at maging ng Partido Komunista ang tahasang pagtalikod sa kasunduang 2 milyong boto. Bagkus, ang apat na senador lamang ng MAKABAYAN ang ilalagda nito sa balota. Ano nga ba naman ang mahihita nina Erap, Roxas at Villar gayong isa lang naman ang mailalatag na presidente ng bawat isa sa 2 milyong botante ng MAKABAYAN. Sa madaling sabi, pain lang ang malaking bilang na ito at tila kasunduang nilagdaan sa tubig ang mangyayari. Liban pa riyan ang napipintong laglagan sa pagitan ng GO para lang ma-ipwesto sina Ocampo.

Ang pagbebenta ng boto o maging ng botante ay lantad na gawain ng TRAPO. Marahil hindi na nga bago ang maduming larong ito sa mga kandidato ng MAKABAYAN bagkus bagay pa na nais nilang palalain. Ang paghahangad nila ng posisyon sa gabinete kapalit ng pagkatalo sa senado ay tulad na rin ng ipinupukol nilang pagbabalak ni Gloria na maupong Kongresista ng Pampanga matapos ang termino nito sa 2010. Malala nga lang ang MAKABAYAN dahil walang pakundangan ito sa panggugulang at panloloko di lang sa mga taga-Oposisyon kundi na rin sa publiko.

GABRIELA TO DESTROY YET ANOTHER LIFE

It seems that the women’s group GABRIELA has found yet another two “victims” to recover their waning anti-Visiting Forces Agreement campaign following Subic rape case victim Nicole’s decision to drop their so-called help and leave for the United States in March 2009.

Vanessa, another girl claiming to have been raped by a US serviceman is now under the wings of GABRIELA. However, unlike Nicole, the new adopted case is dead set in only causing a public stir and is unwilling to file a formal complaint against the John Jones who allegedly raped her; this despite being consistently persuaded to do so by the militant women’s group and Lawyer Evalyn Ursua who defended for Nicole during the height of the Subic rape case. Aside from being the professed champions of rape victims, GABRIELA is also planning to anchor their electoral campaign and anti-VFA propagandas on Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade Nancy Gadian who exposed the alleged P46 million Balikatan fund scandal.

Proving their expertise in engaging on public trials, Representative Liza Masa who is also currently a senatorial wannabe of the upcoming 2010 elections has deliberately filed a resolution at the House of Representatives which would call for an investigation into the alleged fund scam. Aside from seeking a probe, Masa has also asked the Congress to provide protection to Lt Senior Grade Gadian and her family.

Based from these two issues, we can only deduce the following motives behind GABRIELA’s determined move to exploit Vanessa and Nancy.

First, there was never a plan for Vanessa to file a formal legal complaint against John Jones as her public appearance – complete with the same strategy of having her whole face covered - was merely launched to project inaction on the part of the government which in GABRIELA’s case would be better than engaging their adopted case into a long-drawn legal battle, that is, propaganda wise and which could also accidentally prove that there was never a rape incident in the first place.

For Nancy’s part, GABRIELA was quite blissful for having found a woman officer whom they can finally utilize to attack their longtime nemesis – the AFP and everything it stand for as an institution. These two issues are more than enough for GABRIELA to advance their electoral campaign for the 2010 elections. This would also help in propelling the senatorial plans of Liza Masa.

Now, would Vanessa and Nancy just allow themselves to be used as a pawn by a group professing to be the champion of women’s right when they are merely using these two “victims” for their own political ambition?

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?