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Reklamongvote-buyingikakasa kayRoxas, Poe

BINAY ININDORSO NG

EL SHADDAI!

Pambato ng United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) sa pagkapangulo,bise-presidente Jejomar “Jojo” Binay ay nakipag kamayan kayBro. Mike Velarde ng grupong El Shaddai.

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Prospects under aDuterte Presidency:Scenario Analysis

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Reklamong vote-buying

ikakasa kay Roxas, PoeNaghaing ng petisyon sa tanggapan ngCommission on Elections (Comelec) naimbestigahan ng vote-buying sina Mar Roxasna dating Interior and Local Governmentsecretary at ngayon pambato ng Liberal Party(LP) sa pagkapangulo at Senador Grace Poe natumatakbo din sa nasabing puwesto.

Naghaing ng 2-pahinang petisyon sa Law

department ng COMELEC si senatorialcandidate Greco Belgica na imbestigahan angnaturang mga kandidato na umano’y namimiling mga boto.

 Ayon pa kay Belgica ang kanyangbasehan ay ang mga kumakalat na viralvideos sa social media na makikitang may

ipinamimigay na envelop na naglalamanumano ng pera sa panig ni Mar Roxassa ginanap na LP rally sa Pikit, NorthCotabato. Habang si Poe naman, ayon padin kay Belgica, ang naging basehan ngkanyang petisyon laban sa senadora ay angmga reklamo mismo ng ilang supportersni Poe na hindi daw nila natanggap ang

ipinangakong allowance na P500.Positibo si Belgica na ito ay sapat na dahilan

upang tuluyang imbestigahan ng COMELECang kaduda-dudang gawain ng dalawangkampo. Si Belgica ay tumatakbong senador saikalawang pagkakataon sa darating na halalansa Lunes, Mayo 9 . (Pamela Sue)

DUTERTE PRESIDENCY

Nakababahala!

“Nakababahala” ito ang sambitni Ramon R. del Rosario Jr. ,chairman ng maimpluwensyangMakati Business Club (MBC)sa idinaos na forum noong na-karaang lingo, April 27.

Sa nasabing pagpupulong in-amin ni del Rosario na siya ay mayagam-agam kay Rodrigo Duterte,

pambato ng PDP Laban sakalingmanalo itong pangulo ng Pilipi-nas. “Te image he (Duterte)creates in my mind is a disturb-ing one… (as this indicates) hislack of respect for the rule of law which is extremely important if we want to have confidence in theeconomy…” sabi ni del Rosario.

 Ayon pa din kay Del Rosa-rio, ang isa sa pundasyon ngmalusog na ekonomiya ay angpagpapahalaga sa batas at angpagpapatupad nito ng tama atnaaayon sa proseso. Dugtong pang chairman, “Rodrigo Dutertepaints a “disturbing,” if not ac-tually frightening, picture as thecountry’s next president that canaffect business confidence in thecountry centered on the DavaoCity mayor’s alleged “lack of re-spect for the rule of law.”

Nakababahala ang mga pa-hayag ni Duterte sa mga bagay-bagay na gagawin niya upangmasugpo ang kriminalidad kungsakaling mahalal nga itong pan-gulo. Ipinaalala ni del Rosarioang ilan sa mga binitawan ni Du-terte sa publiko tulad ng pagpa-papatay sa mahigit na 100,000pinaghihinalaang mga kriminalat itatapon ang mga bangkaynito sa Manila Bay at ibang mga

 waterways sa lungsod. Kung aak-mang lalaban o pipiglas ang mgaito, sila ay papatayin agad. Itoang ipag-uutos sa mga kapulisan.

Kahit pa ito ay labag sa kara-patan ng isang akusado na mag-

karoon na patas na pagdinig ngBatas. Ang mga kapulisan aymagdadala na “pre-signed par-dons” na kung saan hindi pakiki-alamanan ang mga kapulisan ngmga ibang ahensiya ng gobyernotulad ng Commission on Hu-man Right (CHR), Ombuds-man at mismo ng Kongreso.

Sinabi pa ni Duterte sa publikona hindi siya mangingiming bu- wagin ang kongreso at magtayong isang “revolutionary govern-ment” kapag siya ay pinakiala-manan o salungatin ng kongresoang kanyang mga ipinag-uutos obantaan ng “impeachment.”

“Sometimes more often thannot, we hope that candidates willdo as they promised but this isone time I am hoping that thisparticular candidate does not do what he promises to do.” Dag-dag ni del Rosario.

Dahil sa mga pahayag na ito niDuterte maraming mga mga nego-syanteng lokal at dayuhan ang nag-kaagam-agam sa kani-kanilanginvestment portfolios sa bansa.

 Ang pamamalakad ng goby-erno ay nakabatay sa madamingaspeto hindi lamang sa krimi-

nalidad. Si Duterte ay binaba-tikos ng mga ilang top businessleaders ng bansa na karamihanay kabilang sa MBC. Walangnaipakitang mahalagang at‘masustansiyang’ economic poli-cies at matatag na economic pro-gram ang alkalde ng Davao City. Ang tanging nasabi ng alkade ayang kanyang pagsugpo sa krimi-nalidad, edukasyon, at ang pag-gamit niya ng Viagra sa pagtata-

lik na siyang naging daan upangmanlamig sa kanya ang mayoryang mga business leaders at tu-luyang mawawala ang suportang mga ito sa alkalde ng DavaoCity. (Pamela Sue)

Pangako ni Binay TRABAHO!Dalawang milyon kada taon o 12 milyontrabaho sa huling taon niya bilang president sa2022 ang ipinangako ni bise-presidente Jejomar“Jojo” Binay ang pambato ng UNIEDNationalist Alliance (UNA) kapag siya aynahalal na pangulo ng Pilipinas.

“We will spend at least P950 trillion everyyear for infrastructure projects. Governmentspending will not only spur economic activity;

it will also create jobs. Government will beone of the biggest employers in the country.”Pahayag ni Binay sa isang campaign rally saBataan nun Labor Day, May 1.

 Ayon pa kay Binay uunahin ng kanyangpamunuan ang pagpapagawa ng mga daan,airport at iba pang mga infrastructureprojects sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng bansa nasiyang makapagbibigay ng mga trabaho samga Filipino. Upang ito ay mapatupad ,ayonpa din sa bise-presidente, ang 7% ng GDPng bansa (gross domestic product) ay ila lagaysa infrastructure projects ng gobyerno.

Bukod dito sabi pa din ng dating alkaldeng Makati, nasa tamang paggamit ng buwisang ikagiginhawa ng bansa. Ito ay kanyangnapatunayan sa taon ng kanyang paglilingkodbilang alkalde ng Makati.

Sa paggamit ng buwis sa tamang paraanang mga residente ng Makati ay nagkaroontrabaho, libreng edukasyon at mabisang healthcare program na tumutugon sa pangkalusugangpangangailangan.

Sinabi pa ni Binay,na siya ay kumpante

na maipapatupad niya ang mga ito sapagkatnagawa niya ang mga naturang proyekto saMakati City. At hindi siya nababahala sa mgasinasabi ng kanyang mga katunggali sa politikana hindi ito maisasakatuparan.

Bigwas pa ng bise-presidente na isa sa mgakalaban niya sa pagkapangulo ay kulang angkaranasan sa pagpapatakbo ng pamahalaan atsalat ang kaalamanan sa paglikha ng trabaho

para sa mamamayan. Habang ang isa pa niyangkatunggali ay pagpapapatay ang magigingsolusyon sa mga suliraning ng bansa.

Bukod dito sinabi ni Binay na hindimagandang nag-uunderspend ang gobyernopero salat naman sa serbisyong publiko.Isinawalat ni Binay na nagpahayag angCommission on Audit na may P2.1 trillionsavings ang kasalukuyang gobyerno mula taong2011-2014:

• P411.7 billion – 2011• P333.7 billion – 2012• P589.5 billion – 2013• P840.0 billion – 2014

Ngunit hindi ito matatawag na savingssapagkat hindi naman ito napakinabangan ngmamamayan. Ang sagot sa kaginhawaan ngbayan ay ang tamang paggamit ng buwis athindi underspending. “Dahil sa underspending,maraming Pilipino ang naghihirap, panahon napo upang wakasan ito,” ang hirit pa ni Binay.(Pamela Sue)

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“Do not be mesmerized by surveysand claims of change by any means.

Follow the road of the Christiandisciple, faithful to the Lord Jesus and

to the teachings of his Church.”

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BINAY ININDORSO NG EL SHADDAI!MANILA – Tinatayang aabotsa 3 hanggang 8 milyong mi-yembro ng El Shaddai angnakaambang na boboto kaybise-presidente Jejomar Bi-nay matapos isiwalat ng ilangmiyembro na ang frontrun-ner sa pagka presidente ngpartidong United Nationalist

 Alliance (UNA) ang napiling grupo para iindorso sadarating na halalan.

Matapos ipahayag ng liderna si Mariano “Mike” Zu-niega Velarde, kilala bilangbrother Mike Velarde na ka-nilang inilabas nitong na-karaang martes ang listahanng mga kandidatong iindor-

so nila. Muling umikot saat nagpakalat ang mga miy-embro ng El Shaddai Char-ismatic Renewal Movementng “sample ballot” na nag-papatungkol kay Binay ,dat-ing alkalde ng Makati, bilangpresidente.

Umabot sa isang milyongpinagsanib na miyembrong El Shaddai at Pro-Life

Groups ang nagtipon sa Am-vel compound sa ParañaqueCity nitong sabado ang na-kinig kay Binay sa kabila ngkaliwat’ kanang pag-aakusasa kanya ng pagnanakaw atkurapsyon.

Nakuha naman ng bise-presidente ang simpatya ngkaramihan matapos nitongipahayag ang kanyang po-

sisyon hinggil sa dignidad ngbuhay.

“..kumikilala, rumerespeto,at sumusunod sa Salita ngDiyos. Mas mahalaga ang pa-mumuno na gumagalang sadignidad ng mga kababaihan.Pamumuno na magandanghalimbawa para sa mga bataat hindi ipagyayabang ang

pagpatay sa kapwa,” ani Binay.

Matatandaang noong Ene-ro, una nang isiniwalat ni MelRobles, presidente ng Buhayparty-list na sumasailalim saEl Shaddai, na si Binay angnatatanging ‘pag-asa ng bansatungo sa pagbabago.’

Nagpahayag naman ngpasasalamat si Binay sa lider ngEl Shaddai sa “pagkakataongmagpahayag sa mga miyem-bro ng El Shaddai.”

Dagdag pa ng bise presi-dente, “lubos po ang akingpasasalamat sa ibat-ibanggrupong Pro-Life, maging samga Katolikong laiko sa pag-kilala sa aking maka-Kristy-anong pananaw at sa kanilangbuong suporta sa darating nahalalan.” (Paul De Guzman)

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4 MAYO 6, 2016editoryal

OSCAR V. CRUZ

Editoryal

VIEWS AND POINS

Politics WHILE it is a big fallacy and agrave insult to reason and eth-ics, to say that politics is for pol-iticians with political interestsand consequent political agen-da is a consummate superfluityparticularly in the Philippinesand especially so on the occa-sion of the nearing 2016 Elec-

tions. But all these delusionsnotwithstanding, it is but rightand proper to call attention tothe following standing objectivetruths—be these externally ac-cepted but internally ridiculedby politicians themselves.

Te human person is thefoundation and purpose of po-litical life. If there were no hu-man person, whose personalneeds have to be responded

to whose social requirementshave to be addressed, what foris politics? Whose interests andconcerns would political life ad-dress? So it is that politics andpolitical life are essentially forthe service of the human per-son—definitely not the other way around. In other words, theorigin of politics as well as therationale of political life is noneother than the human personper se. So it is that both politicsand political life made operativeby the former, are veritable so-cial maledictions when their na-ture and finality are precisely vi-olated by none other than thoseholding political authority.

Te political communityoriginates from the nature ofpersons. A man did not be-come one by himself alone, soit is certainly not in accord withhis nature to be unsocial, much

less anti-social. Tus it is that he

seeks and stays in the companyof others as a matter of fact, inorder to have his social needsand aspirations responded tothrough and in the company ofothers like him. If man were bynature a loner, being able to re-spond to his own requirementsand exigencies by himself

thereby manifesting downrightself-sufficiency in anything andeverything, then human society would be basically nonsense.

Te political communityfinds its authenticity in refer-ence to people. Again: Poli-tics and the political commu-nity find their real nature andgenuine objective only whenthey are of service to and forthe benefit of people—not

vice versa, particularly whenpoliticians ever think or evencome to the conclusion thatthe people are the ones whoshould give them service andattend to their demands. Tis isnot simply inverting but actu-ally subverting who people re-ally are and what the politicalcommunity truly is for. Whenthis blatant contradiction takesplace, then sooner or later peo-ple themselves are the ones whoultimately get rid of their ego-loving and self-serving politicalcommunity.

Conclusion: Genuine politicsis good. Its nature is altruistic.Its rationale is public spirited.Politicians are there for the peo-ple, for public service to them.Politics, politicians, the politicalcommunity—all these are socialliabilities in the event that theyplace themselves over and above

the interests, concerns, and aspi-

Isang biyaya ang halalan AYON kay Cardinal Luis Antonio agle isang pagpa-pala ang halalan. Anya mara-ming bansa sa buong daigdigang hindi malayang nabibig-yan ng pagkakataon mamiling kanilang mga namu-muno. Kaya maaari natingsabihing pinagpala nga na-man ang bansang Pilipinas.

Pinagpala nga ba? Kungsusuriin natin ang atingkasaysayan at maging angkasalukuyang kinalalagyanng nakararaming Pilipino,

maaring magdalawang isiptayo bago natin sabihin natayo ay pinagpala. Angmga Obispo na mismo angnagsabi na “Te Philippinepolitics—the way it is prac-ticed—has been most hurt-ful of us as a people. It ispossibly the biggest bane inour life as a nation and the

most pernicious obstacle toour achieving of full humandevelopment.”

Sa madaling sabi, angpulitika sa Pilipinas—at

kasama na dito ang halalankung saan nagmumula anglahat—ay isang salot. Itoang dahilan kung bakit angnakararaming mahihirap aylalong naghihirap at iilangmayayaman lamang anglalong yumayaman. Kayaparami ng parami ang nag-iibang bansa dahil sa kaku-langan ng kabuhayan dito sasariling bayan. Noong deka-da 60, pumapangalawa angPilipinas sa Bansang Hapon.Ngayon nasa bandang huli-

han na. Ang ibig sabihinnga ng salitang “Pilipino” saibang bansa ay “utusan”. Na-kakahiya. Nakalulungkot.

 Anong nangyari? Saantayo nagkamali? Sa totoolang, dito tayo bumabagsakat patuloy na bumabagsak sahalalan. Hindi natin senis-eryoso ang paghalal ng mga

mamumuno sa atin. Angpagbebenta ng boto ay isangmalaking kahinaan. Kayakung sino ang may malak-ing perang pambili ng boto

ay siyang nahahalal kahitubod sya ng sama. Hangangngayon uso pa rin ang “guns,goons and gold” na siyangnangingibabaw tuwing ha-lalan.

otoong biyaya nga anghalalan. Ngunit ginagawanating sumpa. uwing sina-salaula natin ang kalayaangmamili, nagbubunga ngkasamaan ang kalayaangito. otoo rin na ang kasa-maan ng sistemang puli-tika ay naging bahagi na ng

kulturang Pilipino. Ngu-nit hindi dahilan ito upanghayaan na lang natin mag-patuloy ito. Kaya pa natingbumangon. Umpisan natinsa halalang ito. Pag-aralannatin ang kakayahan at ka-hinaan ng bawat kandidato.Piliin natin ang mga susu-nod na mamumuno ay tu-

nay nga makatutulong sanakararami, lalung-lalo nasa mga mahihirap. Gawinnatin mabiyaya ang daratingna halalan.

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#sarisari

Mayayaman o Mamamayan?Kahit palapit na ang halalan,hindi pa rin nakakasiguro angmga tumatakbo sa pagkapanguloo kahit anong posisyon kung angkanilang mga kaalyado ay nasakanila pa rin. Wika nga ng iba,“there are no permanent friendsor enemies in politics.” Ang ka-

tunggali mo noon ay maaar-ing kakampi mo ngayon at angkakampi mo noon ay maaaringkatunggali mo ngayon. Hang-gang wala tayong mga matitin-ong partido pulitikal ay patuloypa rin mangyayari ang mga lipa-tan at baliktaran. Hindi ang in-teres ng mamamayang Pilipinoang kanilang isinusulong kunghindi ang kanilang mga pulitikalna ambisyon o mithiin. Kawawa

naman talaga ang taumbayan!*** Araw ng ManggagawangPilipino sa Mayo Uno. Anghangad ng bawat obrero sa

aking palagay ay ang mga su-musunod: marangal na pag-kakakitaan o makatao na sa-hod, maayos na pagtrato sapinapasukang trabaho at pag- waksi sa kontraktwalisasyon.Lahat ng mga tumatakbongpangulo (batay sa huli nilang

debate sa lalawigan ng Pan-gasinan) ay tutol sa kontrak-twalisasyon ng mga mangga-gawa. Ang sabi pa nga ng isa ayang kontraktwalisasyon daw aylabag sa ating saligang-batas.Pabor na pabor ang sistemangito sa mga negosyante. Kayaba nilang talikuran ang mgamayayaman para sa mamama-yan? O isa na naman itongpangako na mapapako lamang?

*** Ang lahat ng lingkod-bayanay nagsusumite ng Statementof Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth o mas kilala bilang

SALN taun-taon. Maaari nat-ing suriin ang SALN ng bawat

tumatakbo sa halalan bilangisang batayan. unay kaya angkanilang mga isinulat sa ka-nilang SALN? O mayroon kayasilang mga tinatagong-yamanna hindi nakasaad sa kanilangSALN? andaan ninyo na maymataas na opisyal ng gobyernona nilitis pa sa Senado na naalissa puwesto dahil dinaya niya(umano) ang kanyang SALN.Sa panahon ngayon, mas madali

nang malaman ang lahat-lahat.***Sa mga Katolikong guro, ala-lahanin natin ang ating patronna si St. Jean-Baptiste de LaSalle na naipanganak noongika-30 ng Abril 1651 sa ban-sang Pransya. Kahit mayamanang kanyang pamilya, inalayniya ang kanyang buhay paramabigyan ng edukasyon angmga kabataan lalung-lalo naang mga nasa laylayan ng lipu-nan. Sa Pilipinas, bagamat angedukasyon ay isang karapatan,and dekalidad na edukasyonay tinatamasa lamang ng iilan.

COLLECTION BOX 

Fr. Jerome R. Secillano, MPA Is Duterte a blessing to the

Philippines?

 VANTAGE POINTS

 Atty. Rodel Taton

Pangako ma’y Napapako:#LihamSerye sa Presidente (Part 2)

Prof. Michael Trias - Ang

Dear Jojo, you owned the stagengunit yung mga palakad lakadmo sa buong entablado ay hindinangangahulugang magaling angpinagsasabi mo at naniniwalakami sa mga satsat mo. “ Alammo”, yan ang laging bungad ngsagot mo, at sinasabi ko sa ‘yo,

“oo alam ko na noon pa umiiwaska sa totoong mga issue at angpinangangalandakan mo, ganitokami sa Makati.” Galing ako sahirap sinasabi mo, marunongkang maglaba, magplantsa,puwes bakit ang dumi dumi ngpangalan na naiwan mo. Nangiinsulto ka na sa aming mga dukhaeh. And please note, hindi kaminangangailangan ng katulong

na maglalaba, at magplantsa ngdamit ng bayan. Ang madumiat kinalumaan, tinatapon na. We want a transparent leader, Yung hindi ililihis ang mgatunay sa hindi, yung hindi kami

ipagmumukhang lalong kawawa,kasi kahit na naghihingalo naang bansang ito, nakikita ko namay liwanag.

Dear Mar, in fairness toyou, aral ka at madami alamna ginagawa ng kasalukuyangadministrasyon, ika mo nga,

ginagawa na ng daang matuwid. Wow pa ang sagot mo kay Ma’amMiriam nung tumpak ang sagotmo sa recitation mo. Puna ngani Ma’am, na elitist ang peg moat ni Paolo. Ayos din namangitanong mo ulet kay Nognogang oras sa pagsagot ng reklamolaban sa kanya kaso lang, ikawnaman ang lumalabas na lagingmay pasaring at namimikon.

Disenteng gobyerno, pero sanahuwag ka masyadong epal naspeaker ni Noynoy sa mgaproyekto nito. Alalahanin moikaw etong kandidato at angperang ginagastos mo hindi

lahat sa ‘yo. Sabi mo nga, thebest is yet to come, kaabang-abang nga naman, pati tsinelas

ni Aling Koring na logo na ngMalacañang. Hindi ko alam kungkaya kong hintayin yan, bahalana si Batman.

Dear Miriam, hindi koalam ngunit sa pulang damitmo kahapon, mukhang MissMinchin at principal ang datingsa mga estudyanteng katunggalimo. May dead air nga langminsan, kaya lutang kamingnag-aabang. Ngunit ang magic

mo hindi pa din nawawala sakabataan, pati si Digong tikomang bibig sa paggalang. Angtapang mo Ma’am, lalo na noongclosing statement na may lamangipinaglalaban. Kaya pa ba Ma’am?Emiritus ang peg mo sa pagsagotsa international law, ngunit angcancer mo, hindi lang zodiacsign ito, totoo! Ngunit mala “Isurvived” ang resolve mo, ika mo

nga you can think, you can pray.Sino nga ba ang magtatanongsa 3-Excellence na sinasabi mo.Opo Ma’am, mag-iisip ako hindibase sa kursunada. You will neverstop, ok po. Go lang. page 6

Tere is a chance that Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will win thepresidency in the May 9 elections. Judging from the numberof those supporting and cheering for him, I would like tothink the actual presidential election becomes a mere for-mality before he gets crowned with the highest post in theland.

 Why Duterte’s supporters continue to hold the mayor inhigh esteem after all the hullabaloo involving him is beyondcomprehension. Rival candidates must be very envious ofthis guy because while they are adversely affected by issuesthrown at them, the mayor remains unscathed with all thebrickbats hurled at him. He remains popular and the morehis supporters rally behind him when they sense that he isharassed and persecuted.

Tis foul-mouthed guy must be very blessed because noamount of issues seems to pull him down or prevent himfrom finally claiming the presidency. Never mind the curs-ing, and the disrespect for women and persons with disabili-

ties; never mind his disregard for our country’s allies; nevermind his being a womanizer; never mind his killing people,they are a menace to society anyway; never mind the WestPhilippine Sea, the Chinese will build railways in Mindanaoanyway; never mind if he hides from us his true assets or net

 worth, it’s his anyway; never mind his decision to close bothhouses of Congress if threatened with impeachment; nevermind even if he doesn’t have a sound economic plan for thecountry. Who cares about these issues, it’s Duterte anyway!

 While most candidates took pains to present their plat-forms, Duterte would regale his listeners with raunchy jokes

and controversial heroic tales and anecdotes. Surprisingly,even the more educated ones could not contain their amuse-ment and appreciation while listening to him. Much to thechagrin of those who uphold and believe in decency and eth-ics in public office, Duterte’s audacious claims and bravadoare winning lots of believers. For them, this man is braveenough and has the political will to go after the bad guys and

 weed out corruption and criminality in three to six months.Such incredible claim has since been replaced by saying thathe will simply curtail and not totally put an end to crimeand corruption.

Even his self-deprecating claims endeared him even fur-

ther to the majority of Filipinos. o his supporters, theseclaims mean he is just “being true”, after all. Tere is nopretense in him, what you see is what you get, as they oftensay. Until after Sen. rillanes dropped the bombshell withclaims that the Mayor has funds undeclared in his Statementof Assets Liabilities and Net worth (SALN). Te mayor flip-flopped on the issue but has since admitted that he indeedowns the account with his daughter Sara. A former SupremeCourt Chief Justice, who has since died, lost his job becauseof the same case. Tis is not a minor issue. It is an issue thatinvolves honesty and integrity of public officials whose officeenjoys public trust. I may be wrong on this, but I strongly

believe that this issue should be enough to undermine andunmask the Duterte mystique.

He often brags about the number of persons he killedas well as the number of girlfriends he has. He also has noqualms cursing to the point of being callous, but he

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 As elections draw near, the possibilityof Rodrigo Duterte becomingpresident has become imminentbarring last minute extraordinarydevelopments or “miraculous events”that would derail his candidacy – thelatest of which is the allegation ofhidden wealth.

If the surveys are to be believed, andhis supporters refuses to believe all theallegations against him, he is assured

of getting at least 33% of the votes.Te question now is what couldhappen when he becomes president.

 Will he be able to carry out what hepromised and intends to do? Will hebe able to fulfill the expectations of hisfollowers?

Tis is an attempt at presentinga scenario analysis based on whatDuterte promised to do as reportedin the media and the possibleconsequences should he carry these

out.

 WHAT DUTERTE PROMISED

 AND INTENDS TO DO

 What attracted many voters toDuterte is the promise of change.“Pagbabago, Disiplina.” Tis has beenhis battle-cry. Tis is reminiscent ofMarcos’ battle-cry when he declaredMartial Law and promised to create aNew Society (Bagong Lipunan) withdiscipline as one of the pre-requisites(“sa ikauunlad ng bayan, disiplina angkailangan”). o many his of followers,Duterte is the last hope of the country,the only one who can save the country-- the Messiah.

 At the core of his agenda is tostamp out criminality and corruption

by all means necessary. Tis includeextrajudicial killings, ignoring therule of law and basic human rights ofsuspects which he regard as a Westernconcept. As Mayor of Davao, he wasaccused of inspiring and supportingthe Davao Death Squad which hasmurdered 1,424 victims from 1998-2015. Tis earned him the name of “thePunisher.” He boasted that if elected, it will be bloody – the 1,000 will become100,000. He said that the fish in Manilabay will grow fat. Tere won’t be anyneed to build prisons, just more funeralparlors. Tis would imply multiplyingand unleashing the death squads nation-

 wide. Te targets are mainly suspectedcriminals. But in a speech to theKilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), he warnedthem not to strike during his term of

oce – otherwise he will also kill them.In carrying this out, he will not brook

any opposition. He warned congress,the Commission on Human Rights,and the Ombudsman not to resist thiscampaign. Otherwise, he will closedown or abolish congress if it startsimpeachment proceedings against him.

In his latest speech in April 28, 2016during the release of the military manheld prisoner by the NPA, Dutertereiterated the following:

Since the present setup andconstitution is not enough to effectchange, he will abolish congress and theconstitution and form a revolutionarygovernment. He will start a revolutionfrom within – (similar to Marcos’ ideaof a revolution from the center).

He will declare a ceasefire with the

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certainly has no b_ _ _s keeping his SALN truthful. Clearly, he deceived the gov-ernment, the people and the nation.

Duterte fanatics will surely frown on this. Tey will argue, I think, that thereare no millions in the account as alleged by rillanes. Tey will call the Senator aliar, a fraud, and a rouge element, but the Senator has already proven one thing,

 whatever the amount is, it is not reflected in Duterte’s SALN.Few months back, Duterte has set himself apart from the other presidential can-

didates. While his rivals are guarded and prudent in pronouncing their platformsfor the nation, Duterte offered non-political solutions that were practical andpopulist in scope and strategy. While the other four were not prone to talk abouttheir personal lives, Duterte was more open and hungry for attention. He present-

ed himself as no-nonsense and courageous in fighting criminality and corruption while his rivals were very calculating to the point of being predictable or inutile.

 Yes, Duterte remains a strong candidate. Many see him as a blessing capableof lifting our country up from her miserable condition, but he is definitely nota savior. With the many issues he was embroiled in, he may well be consideredan abomination or simply a “political anomaly” in these forthcoming elections.

Prospects under a Duterte Presidency:Scenario Analysis

NPA and resume the peace processand quickly reach a peace agreement.Earlier he had expressed his desireto enter into a coalition government

 with the communists. He promisedto give them cabinet positions. Ina speech he told the NPA, that if hebecomes president, the NPA willhave one foot in Malacanang. Hedeclared that he will be the first leftistpresident of the Philippines. While

denying that he is a communist,he affirmed that he is a socialist.Based on his pronouncements, theform of government that Duterte

 will try to adopt can be labeledas autocratic-socialist in coalition

 with the communists and movingtowards a parliamentary-federalform of government. Marcos wayof governing is Duterte’ model.Duterte promised to give Marcosa hero’s burial. Te only difference

between Duterte and Marcos isthat Marcos was not a leftist andthe communists were the targets ofrepression and extrajudicial killings.Under a Duterte government, thecommunists will be partners and theycan help in eliminating suspectedcriminals. After all, the first batchof the Davao Death Squads werecomposed of former communists/Sparrow units hit-men.

In various interviews, especially with Vice Ganda, Duterte declared hissupport for gay marriage and divorce.So these would be some of the changesthat he would introduce especially

 with a new constitution. With anew constitution, term limits can beabolished. So he can reign for as long ashe wishes.(Fr. Amado L. Picardal, CSsR)

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7MAYO 6, 2016 special feature story

(Part 4)

MARTIN ROMUALDEZ

From Leyte with Love:

Nang matanong sa isang forumpara sa mga kumakandidatongsenador na kanyang dinaluhankung ano ba talaga ang nag-udyoksa kanya upang tumakbo, walangpatumpik-tumpik na sinagotagad ni Martin Romualdez angkatanungan at sinabing angnasaksihan niyang pagkasira ng

Leyte at pagkalugmok ng mgakapwa niya Leyteño mataposang bagong Yolanda noong2013 ang naging dahilan parasiya’y tumakbo. Kaya namankapansin-pansing ilan sa mgapanukalang batas niya aypumapatungkol sa kung paanopa mas mapapabuti ang disasterresponse preparedness mayroon

ang ating gobyerno upang hindina maulit pa sa iba pang parte ngbansa ang napakalaking dagok nadinanas ng Leyte halos tatlongtaon na ang nakalipas.

 YOLANDA YEARS AFTER 

House Bill 3640

Sa ilalim ng panukalang batas naito ay magtatatag ng isang SpecialEconomic Zone sa acloban nasiyang magtataguyod ng isangSpecial Economic Zone Authorityna sisiguruhing maipagpapatuloy

ang pagpapanumbalik ng nasirangekonomiya ng acloban mataposang Yolanda.

House Bill 3447

Magbibigay ang panukalangbatas na ito ng tax incentives parasa pagtulong sa rehabilitasyon ngmga nasalantang komunidad saacloban.

House Bill 3361

Nakasaad ditong maglalaanng 25 bilyong piso para sarehabilitasyon ng kabuhayan at

imprastruktura sa acloban upangtulungang makabangon muli angmga Leyteñong pinerwisyo ni Yolanda.

House Bill 3486

Layunin ng panukalang batasna ito na makapagtaguyod ngisang panibagong kagawaran natatawaging Department ofDisasterPreparedness and EmergencyManagement. May

mga nagsabingpinupulitikal a m a n gniya angn a n g y a r isa Leyte.May mgaumusig atnagsabinghuwag na

n i y a n gg a m i t i n

ang dinanas ng Leyte kay Yolandapara sa pagtakbo niya. Maraminghindi naniwala. Pero sa huli, tayopa rin ang huhusga kung karapat-dapat bang iluklok sa pwestosi Martin Romualdez. Sa huli,tayo pa rin ang magdedesisyonpara sa ating mga sarili. Sa kabilang maraming mga panukalangbatas, naipasang batas, mgaproyektong isinagawa, at mga

platapormang inilahad, nasa

atin pa rin ang huling salita.Dahil sa huli, nasa atin parin ang kapangyarihang

ilagay sa pwestosiMartin Romualdezkung talagang tayo’ynaniniwalang siya na

ang katuparan nggobyernong mapagmalasakit na

siyang nais niya.(Carizza Ibañez)

A POLITICAL BREAKDOWN OF WHAT MAKES A

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MANIFESTOWE, the officers and members of various Pro-Life organizations, groups, and movementsin the country advocate for respect and full protection of human life, from fertilization tonatural death; for the preservation of the sanctity of marriage between one man and onewoman; and for the welfare of the family as essential to the progress of society; we holdthese as fundamental truths and come together in an expression of solidarity for all thecandidates for the upcoming May 9, 2016, National and Local Elections, who espouse thesame advocacy.

WHEREAS, we believe that only with absolute respect for human life can the foundation ofgenuine and lasting progress for our beloved country be secured;

WHEREAS, there are numerous threats against Family and Life in the form of both currentand proposed legislations and government policies;

WHEREAS, the Anti-Family and Anti-Life advocates here and abroad have repeatedly im-posed its agenda upon our society and the government in clear violation on the protection

of the sanctity of the Family and the Dignity of Human Life;

WHEREAS, we have seen the need for leaders and legislators who will stand up to defendand champion the Pro-Life cause;

AND WHEREAS, we need to ensure that the new set of leaders and upcoming policy mak-ers will truly uphold and protect the sanctity of Family and the Dignity of Life through thelegislations and policies they will push for the next 6 years.

NOW THEREFORE, in one solid voice, we hereby declare our solidarity and support to ourPro-Life candidates:

PRESIDENTIAL Jejomar “Jojo” Binay 

VICE-PRESIDENTIALGregorio “Greg” Honasan

SENATORIAL#23 Kiram, Princess Jacel

#28 Liban, Dante#36 Pacquiao, Emmanuel

#43 Romualdez, Martin#44 Romulo, Roman#46 Sotto, Vicente III

#48 Valeroso, Diosdado

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