My 12 Senatorial Candidates for the 2016 Elections

Because of Trillanes' threat of impeaching Duterte, if elected president, I have decided to take out all the LP candidates from the list below and all those I think would be loyal to the PNoy administration.

So here's my updated senatorial list which I will also share with my family, since all of us are voting Duterte.

#1 Raffy Alunan

#2 Walden Bello

#3 Sandra Cam

#4 Neri Colmenares

#5 Sherwin Gatchalian

#4 Richard Gordon

#5 Lorna Kapunan

#8 Princess Jacel Kiram

#9 Alma Moreno

#10 Isko Moreno

#11 Susan Ople

#12 Jovito Palparan

Changing My Senatorial Slate Due to Trillanes' Threat of Duterte Impeachment

Thanks to Trillanes and his dirty tactics, I have taken out all the LP candidates I was planning to vote. I-impeach niyo pala si Digong ha, pwes tanggal lahat ng LP candidates sa listahan ko and those who were appointed by PNoy.

Impeach pala ha!

Sorry Leni, sorry de Lima, sorry Hontiveros. Your loyalties kasi is with the administration e. I love your work and believe that you all can do a lot for the country, but your boss is an a**hole so protest vote muna ako.

Sino pa bang most likely will side with PNoy para tanggalin ko sa list?

I hope other Dutertards change their senatorial lists as well.

Everyone in the family feels the same way so I'll have a new list again tomorrow para we can make sure these LP people and those loyal to PNoy cannot resort to dirty tricks, like what they did to the poor Corona.

Don't you think the timing of Corona's death is too eerie? Parang sampal kay PNoy and those senators who got 50 million pesos bribe from him, just for a yes vote to impeach the poor guy.

Celebrating the Unsung Heroes During the Dark Martial Law Years

I was lucky that I studied in UP because I was able to learn about the heroics of Evelio Javier, Edgar Jopson, Lean Alejandro and countless other young men and women who laid down their lives against the Marcos dictatorship.  Unfortunately, with the continued ascendancy of the Marcoses and some of their cronies, it's like nothing has happened and those who suffered under their hands have been given little or no financial remuneration, and worse, no apologies at all.

If you read this Inquirer article, you'll find out that there were many ordinary people who fought during those dark years.  It would be interesting to buy the book that these siblings wrote.  That way, we may never forget the price they had to pay so that we would enjoy the freedom we are experiencing right now.

A heroic generation still cries: ‘Never again’

Duterte and the Philippine Stock Market

I am one of those people who are waiting with bated breath as to how the stock market will react in a Duterte presidency. Kaya if he wins (as the surveys show), the first 6 months are so important because it will either lead to an inflow or outflow of foreign money.

I experienced kasi how strong the impact is when foreign money comes in. Parang fiesta lang ang peg! You are lucky if you bought before the prices became so high. Yun lang, when they pull out naman, tidal wave din ang mangyayari, pabaligtad.

I hope Duterte chooses well-respected finance people and economists in his Cabinet para di magpanic ang mga fund managers, especially those who are handing Philippine accounts (and there are many in HK).

Someone whose credibility is so big in the Asian finance community that no matter what Duterte says, he or she can deflect or spin the words easily.

Not Surprised Why Bongbong Marcos is Faring Well in the VP Race

I am also not surprised why BongBong Marcos is still very popular.

Yes, I am appalled with many of his statements but again, unlike many supposedly "good" Pinoy politicians, he's very low-key in person - and like his mother, he really talks to you, appearing interested with your life and gives you no condescension.

Charina Pinez Errea and I met him first in the HK airport. He, along with his family were in the waiting area, quiet, unassuming, not drawing attention to themselves and no bodyguards.

At that time, I think he was just governor of Ilocos Norte, so his national profile was pretty low. It was Charina Pinez Errea who noticed him and said to me, let's ask for a photo.

Wala pang Iphones, androids and tablets nun and the camera phones were still in the Stone Age! We talked to him and he was very gracious, very easy to talk to and when we asked for a picture, we said, we had no camera and he suggested our camera phone (the Stone Age one).

Ayun, I don't know where the photo is anymore because I've had many phones na after that.

A few weeks later, I met him again, this time at the Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge of the Heathrow Airport. I went up to him and introduced myself, saying that we met a few weeks earlier in HK. Yun pala, he was bringing his sons to London (to study, I think.)

Ayun, again, he was very easy to talk to, no yabang, parang close kami LOL. What endeared him to me was when he asked me why I was in London. I said, "I meet up with my boyfriend every June to watch tennis, etc."

He did not bat an eyeflash when he heard "boyfriend". I looked at his face for a raised eyebrow. I found no judgment in his expression.

This was about ten years ago when gay marriage and men having boyfriends were not talked so openly in Pinoy society.

So he might, he just might support gay marriage. Unfortunately, I never asked about his stand on the issue.

We talked about other general things. I asked about his province and what he had done there. He volunteered the information openly. Walang yabang, walang pag-aalsa ng bangko. He was very cordial.

I actually like him, di ba Charina Pinez Errea. He was so nice to us! Komedyante pa!

Yun lang, in conscience, I just can't vote for him. But I won't tell him that when we do meet again in person, LOL