Because I wanted to show unity & my support to Kap as the leader of our home & family, I decided to vote for his choice, and I also asked the kids to vote accordingly. Voltes 5 kami, one for all and all for one, ika nga. š
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“The Punisher”, known for his zero-tolerance policies against criminals,Ā is a Filipino lawyer and politician of Visayan descentĀ &Ā among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines. HeĀ has been mayor of Davao City, a highly urbanized city on Mindanao island, for 7 terms, totalling more than 22 years. He has also served as vice-mayor and congressman in the city. Source: Wikipedia (This photo belongs to RAPPLER.)
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Coming from a recent trip South of the Philippines, we were visibly impressed with how the city & the government was run. Malinis, maayos, maunlad, ligtas. A far cry from other local cities we’ve beenĀ to. And so, we set ourĀ hearts & sights on this one manĀ who promised to save the Philippines from graft, corruption, bad people,Ā and drugs.
But then, these past few weeks, I couldn’t stomach Kap’s our candidateĀ of choice. It seems like heĀ has no control over his mouth & emotions.Ā What’s more, his pride & self esteem is through the roof. A bit scary, if you ask me.
So I voiced my sentiments to Kap, thinking he’d see reason. But being a macho guy, he thinks like a guy – pareho silaĀ ng pagiisip, to my dismay. Walang sentimiento de asukal. What is foul & taboo for us gals is taken merely as joke by some men & consideredĀ with a grain of salt. Huwag ko daw seryosohin.Ā Aba, tumaas ng 5 palapagĀ ang kilay ko! š Huwag seryosohin? May nanay ka, may asawa ka, may 2 dalagang anak ka. MayĀ asong babae ka.Ā Our home is filled with 90% female. Huwag seryosohin? @_@
For me, monkey see monkey do. If the person you choose to lead a country can’t respect women & the elderly -MOTHERS, who are considered the heart & soul of the Philippines, won’t the rest of the nation (where double standard is already predominant) follow suit? Balasubasin nalang tayong mga babae at matatanda, tutal biro?
I can’tĀ accept someone who thinks killing people left & right is ok, a necessity even. I can’tĀ vote for someone who thinks rape is ok. I can’t respect someone who thinks the elderly & disabled should cower in a corner & die just because they aren’t productive citizens anymore and past their prime.
So who am I voting for in the run for Presidency? To be honest, after my first & only choice, everyone else dulled in comparison. Mabigat talaga sa dibdib to even contemplate on who I should give my vote to apart from the Mayor from the South. AtĀ the moment, I’m at a loss. Wala akong itulak-kabigin sa mga natitira. Along with my disappointment in my original choice, my hope for a better country went down the drain.
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But I do have a saving grace, a shoo-in for who I want as my Vice President..
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Leni Robredo may just be the dark horse who can save the Philippines, in my personal opinion.
These photos belong to Leni Robredo.
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Leni Robredo, Facts:
1.)Ā The public came to know ofĀ Maria Leonor “Leni” Gerona Robredo, a human rights lawyer, with the loss of her husband in 2012 via a plane crash, former Naga Mayor and Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo.
2.)Ā Leni Robredo is not yourĀ ordinary housewife with no knowledge of the law. She graduated from the University of the Philippines School of Economics in 1986, before she completed her degree in Law from the University of Nueva Caceres in 1992.
3.) A devoted & hands on mother of 3 apart from being a loving wife,Ā Leni Robredo was workingĀ for SALIGAN full time, offering her legal services and expertise to the poor especially in far-flung communities in the provinces.
4.)Ā Leni Robredo became the representative of the Third District of Camarines Sur in 2013.
5.) Some of the bills she filed in the House of Representatives are: National Food Security Bill of 2015, Anti-discrimination Bill of 2013, Peopleās Participation in Budget Deliberation Bill, People Empowerment Bill of 2014, Full Disclosure Bill and the Freedom of Information Bill.
6.)Ā Leni RobredoĀ also serves as Senior Vice Chair of the Committee on Revision of Laws and Vice Chair of the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability.
7.) She is an active member of the Appropriations, Human Rights, Local Government, Peopleās Participation, Public Information, Rural Development, Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, Welfare of Children, Women and Gender Equality, Bicol Recovery and Economic Development, and Land Use committees.
8.) Leni Robredo‘s platform: Zero hunger, Shared prosperity, Gender equality, Anti-political dynasty (YES!), Transparency & accountability, People participation, and Citizen empowerment.
Source:Ā https://lenirobredo.com/about-leni/
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Mar Roxas was never my choice for President, he didn’t cross my mind once to be brutally frank asĀ I don’t think he has what it takes. But because Leni RobredoĀ asked. Because Leni Robredo feels that her maximum potential can be reached only if she works hand in hand with her Presidential choice, then maybe I can condition my heart to vote forĀ Mar Roxas. Not because he’s my preferred candidate, but because Leni Robredo believes in him. And I believe in Leni Robredo.
I hope that on Monday, we will vote using our hearts. We all want peace, we all want order, we all want justice, we all want change. But we have to remember, if we truly want peace & order, then peace & order should come from each of us. Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa.—
Peace & Order is actually easy to achieve. If only we’d follow the golden rule, don’t you agree?Ā This photo belongs to http://reignshalom.com
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Then again, life has a funny way of puttingĀ things in order. Who knows, my original choices for the 2 highest positions in the Philippine governmentĀ may BOTHĀ win. And who better to “whip his ass” so to speakĀ & keep him in lineĀ than the tsinelas lady. #PaloSaPwet
Remember, behind a successful man is a woman. And Leni Robredo may just be that woman who can make or break the Digong. š How cute will it be though, this DuRo tandem? ;P Ang pambansang tatay at nanay. He can be the tough disciplinarian & she can be the one with the heart & compassion of a mother. He can mouth it off & she can come in with her charm to right the wrong. Perfect combination if you ask me.
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To be fair, sharing with you a post I came across on Facebook:
by:Ā Cheryl Pages-Alba
āI have taught you good manners. It is very important to be respectful and polite. You’ve seen Mommy talk to people properly and fairly no matter who they are. I must say, though, that not all people grow up with the privilege of proper parental training, and some people grow up without any parents at all, which leaves them with hardly any good role models to follow. Now, this will be one of the most important things Mommy will want you to remember: people who say bad words do not make them bad people right away, and people who are trained with good speaking manners do not make them good people right away, because we always look at the heart first. More importantly, we cannot look down on people based on their upbringing and manners.
Do you remember when we watched Beauty and the Beast? Gaston was famous and loved by the villagers because he was handsome and said what everybody wanted to hear, while on the other hand Beast was scary, mean, and roared to the point that it frightened everyone away – just like Quasimodo. But we got to know Gastonās evil ways as the story unfolded, didn’t we?
There are people who look good and speak well. There are also people who look mean and say ugly things. What Mommy wants you to know is that we should go beyond looking at things only from the outside. Do not think a person is this-or-that based on their appearance or their words. Try to listen deeper and understand their heart. As you grow older you will learn to differentiate the real and sincere people from the ones who make promises and don’t care to keep them.
You will have people in the real world who will try and trick you just like the wolf in The Little Red Riding Hood when all he wanted was to kill and eat the innocent girl. There are also those – just like the evil queen – who will disguise themselves to look pure and innocent. And then you will have some people who will take advantage of your kindness just like the wicked witch who gave Snow White that bitter poisonous apple. In the real world, we have to spot the wolf in sheep’s clothing.
There are people like the wicked stepmother, her daughters, Ursula and the eels, where you could already tell from their actions that they had ulterior motives and questionable intentions from the start. We avoid those people at all cost.
Don’t be fooled as well by some people in the inner circle of powerful organizations: remember that Jafar was the most trusted adviser to Princess Jasmine‘s father, yet all he wanted to do was take the power from him. Scar was King Mufasa‘s brother! But he killed him so he could rule the jungle. People will go to great lengths with the meanest of ways to bring others down so they can rise to the seat of the most powerful and possess the land.Ā
I know I painted a frightening world for you with all the stories I wanted you to remember. But don’t forget that in the end, it is always the good ones that win and prevail! For every bad person out there, believe that there are hundreds more who will fight for a greater, more noble and real cause! Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Jasmine, and Aurora were up against the strongest of enemies. Truth be told, they had no power against all the villains who had magic spells, dragons and vengeful sidekicks to aid them. What everyone underestimated though was that truth, love, kindness, and goodness are all forces in themselves far greater than any other power one could ever imagine.
It’s okay to be confused for now. As you grow older, you will realize that “You will listen less to what people say and you will look more upon what they do. Actions will prove why WORDS mean nothing sometimesā.
It was never about the happily-ever-after, or about meeting Prince Charming. It is with great hope that I ask all the grown-ups to rewind and go deeper into every Disney story you can remember. The substantial and underlying message that subconsciously shaped our childhood is that we must learn to characterize people by their actions so as to never be fooled by mere words.
So..
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26 Comments
She is also my VP! Go Leni! š
May 6, 2016 at 8:06 amGo! Go! Go! ;))
May 6, 2016 at 8:57 amThis is a serious post but can I just say – natawa ako hanggang sa election topic, kasama si Lelly!
May 6, 2016 at 8:12 amO yes. We are family ang peg hahaha! :-*
May 6, 2016 at 9:10 amHi Ms Jane! I voted for both Mar and Leni two Sundays ago through overseas absentee voting system. Nung una undecided ako sa president ko, but as you said, Leni believes so much in the capacity and capability of her president, so I voted him for her. š Natuwa ako sa post mo, lalo ung “may babae kang aso!” hehehe š May God bless the Philippines. Bumoto para sa kinabukasan ng mga kabataan hehehe.
May 6, 2016 at 9:17 amKabataan at kababaihan hehe. #weareamazons #readytoconquertheworld ;))
May 6, 2016 at 9:31 amI am all for RoRo too, Mommy Jane. It was a toss between Roxas and Duterte before. I just made my final choice after the last Presidential debate on TV. Go, go, go!
You really have a way of interjecting humor into a serious post. You are way too funny and I love it.
God bless the Philippine election.
May 6, 2016 at 9:38 amgreat minds think alike hehe. God bless us all thank you Candy!
May 6, 2016 at 9:39 amIm torn between Roxas and Duterte before, my dad too. He even said if he thinks wala talagang chance si Roxas he’ll vote for duterte. But the last time we talked roxas na daw talaga sya. Me still undecided. But the past week made me erase duterte sa choices ko. If until monday im still not sure to go with my dad in choosing the same pres, no vote na alng ako for pres. But for the vice im all-in for Leni ????
May 6, 2016 at 10:41 amHay naku Let ako din mabigat ang loob ko for President huhu.
May 6, 2016 at 12:04 pmYESSS!!! I love you more Miss Jane for your choice of Vice President.:) It was always Leni for me since the moment she filed her COC.
May 6, 2016 at 3:14 pmApir tayo Rose!! š Girl power, mwah!
May 6, 2016 at 4:48 pmI like Leni. But I don’t like her party. Huhu. I’m still torn.
May 6, 2016 at 11:16 pmSame here. Hay, decisions decisions..
May 7, 2016 at 7:48 amKindred spirit. Voting for Mar also because I trust Leni’s choice. Leni is my silver lining. She gives me reason to hope for a better Philippines. I also considered voting for the Punisher but thankful that he has shown his true colors before election day.
May 8, 2016 at 12:10 pmLet us pray for guidance. His will be done. Thank you Minnie. :-*
May 8, 2016 at 1:44 pmHi Jane,
I’m from Davao so you may think I’m biased. But I think the post from Cheryl is apt when it comes to our good mayor. He may be rough in the edges and swear like a drunk sailor but you won’t see his golden heart. And he has a heart of gold, believe me. During a flood, he stopped to help a young mother shivering in the cold with her children and asked his driver to bring them home. Since they wouldn’t fit in his pickup, he chose to stay behind in the cold until his driver could fetch him. He spends most of the money given to him by sponsors to fund House of Hope, a halfway house for children with cancer and their families who are from out of town. He gives help to patients through his Lingap program, never caring if they are constituents or not.
Is he brutal? Yes to criminals. He hates drugs and drug pushers and what they do to our children and to society. He has zero tolerance for criminals. Is it a bad thing? Ask yourself that when you become a victim of crime, when a drug-crazed addict rapes your daughters or kills your family. I’ve seen more dead bodies than I can count outside my house before mayor came and cleaned up the city. You never forget the horrors living through that.
Do you see his good works being published? No. Because he shuns publicity. Do you see the killings attributed to him? Yes because media likes to sensationalize.
We know who our mayor is and he is not the monster being depicted by biased media and all those gloom and doom elitists. So we stand by our mayor.
My son voted for Leni too ( he is in Franco so voting was earlier for them) and I believe she is very good with a heart of the people. But without me telling him, he voted for Mayor Duterte. My son remembers all the good things the mayor has done for us and I’m proud of that.
I hope you vote with a more peaceful heart if you want to follow Kap’s wishes. If you feel you want to vote for someone else, then go ahead. They are all capable in any case.
May 8, 2016 at 1:22 pmThank you for this, Janet. <3 You -a Davaoena, most of all, can give the best testimony on the kind of person that he is. As I said, I believed so much in him that my heart was heavy when I had to choose a different candidate. Your words of affirmation means a lot. Now my heart is not as heavy. Again, thank you for this. :-*
May 8, 2016 at 1:44 pmRead this Jane –
https://www.facebook.com/arianne.quindoy/posts/1795835387316145
May 8, 2016 at 1:38 pmHi Ms. Jane, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I will vote for RoRo. God bless our country.
May 8, 2016 at 5:01 pmThank you :-* Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
May 8, 2016 at 10:38 pmThank you! :-* Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
May 8, 2016 at 10:39 pmHi Ms. Jane! I so respect your opinion po. But I think he is judged unfairly. The saying “Don’t judge the book by its cover” applies to our Mayor. Though I would understand also that those who were not under his leadership would not understand him if hindi po sya nakikilala ng lubusan. Ako po ay 30 years na na experience first-hand ang kanyang pamumuno. At sa loob ng mga taong ito, nakita ko po paano kami lumago and na disiplina ang mga tao by following rules and order na I think hindi nagagawa sa ibang parte ng Pilipinas. Rules are implemented here not to deprive us but to create orderliness. Sa tingin ko din po maayos ako pinalaki ng mga magulang ko and even if I hear so many foul words ni Mayor that because of anger to people who take advantage others, to corruption, to criminals and the like, I am not following his bad characters. I know what is right from wrong. I would never trade our Mayor to anybody else because we see development in our city compared to before. nakikita namin na walang nangungurakot dahil nakikita namin sa aming paligid ang taxes na binabayad namin. In short may nagawa po sya sa ikakaunlad ng aming lugar. But with all due respect sa’yo, i know you have doubts about him because he is not the usual politician who has a good image. Hindi po kasi sya trapo.. kung meron man ika nga “corruption” as per Trillanes, nakikita kasi namin may ginawa sya unlike sa iba na corrupt na wala pang nagawa. So even if iba po yung pananaw natin as a whole, we pray for our country and be united to really start in ourselves a change to be better regardless which candidate we supported. And salamat that you enjoyed your stay here in our place. I hope bumisita kayo ulit didto! I am still an avid follower of yours.. no matter what.. kahit iba ating gusto na ma President.. wala yun kinalaman sa galing mo magstory tell.. enjoy ako… God bless you po and the family!!
May 12, 2016 at 5:44 pmThank you for your lengthy comment. All’s well that ends well. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas, it is indeed time for healing. š
May 16, 2016 at 8:42 pmMs. Jane, I can’t finish the article without commenting. “May asong babae ka”. Hahahahaha!!!! Panalo po talaga kayo!
Belated happy mother’s day to you and to your mothers. š
May 25, 2016 at 9:34 amhehe thank you Amelie! :-*
May 25, 2016 at 12:17 pm