Duterte Campaign Receives Further Boost

[Tawi2]

I spoke to a few ladies munching chicken in KFC opposite the european HQ of iglesia ni christo church one told me the church is backing duterte so everyone is voting for him,how can he lose with god himself backing him
She also told me (she liked to chat more than she liked to masticate chicken) that OFW's are getting absentee voting,and that pinays in Hong Kong who voted using a machine found instead of duterte the machine had been set to register maroxas every time duterte was chosen,i dont know what sort of machine,maybe its just a rumour?

[fred]

As you know..I`m not interested in Filipino politics or Politicians in general but today I saw something that I have never seen before!! Ever!!
One or two Filipino friends showed me some very new crisp notes that they recently received..500`s 100`s 50`s etc with a label stapled to each of them...On that label (about half the size of note) was a printed picture of the candidate and a signed copy of his/her signature that issued the money and stapled on label to the money!!!
Just....Wow!!

[Tawi2]

Politics is dirty in most countrys,its filthy in pinas,but at least they are honestly dishonest.

[tiger31]

Well at least they all get free money giving out to them lol democracy my .... who's got the deepest pockets that win

[fred]

Well at least they all get free money giving out to them lol democracy my .... who's got the deepest pockets that win

Well I look at it like this..
ALL politicians the world over are liars..
They will promise the world to every voter before the election and then deliver nothing without any shame..
Perhaps Filipinos are not so stupid as they require a cash advance on these so called promises before they deliver a vote..
Might (probably) be the last benefit in any shape or form that they will see for another 4 years...
If I were them...I`d take it and enjoy it whilst I can.

[grahamw48]

Good point Fred.

Don't see many 'peasants' getting into power in the UK or the US either.

[Arthur Little]

I spoke to a few ladies munching chicken in KFC opposite the european HQ of iglesia ni christo church one told me the church is backing duterte so everyone is voting for him,how can he lose with god himself backing him

..................................Oh ought to be the case ... I to God it will. But ...

She also told me (she liked to chat more than she liked to masticate chicken) that OFW's are getting absentee voting,and that pinays in Hong Kong who voted using a machine found instead of duterte the machine had been set to register maroxas every time duterte was chosen,i dont know what sort of machine,maybe its just a rumour?

... NO, unfortunately it ISN'T a rumour. Alas it's more black propaganda - in which tampering with PCOS counting machines plays its part - amounting to an ongoing 'dirty tricks campaign' by the current ruling administration aimed at discrediting the leading candidate; as, of course, is the [highly illegal] distribution of those crisp new banknotes Fred refers to in #32 ... itself a despicable last~ditch attempt (by desperate losers) to bribe the electorate.

Thankfully, the Armed Forces have already cast their votes ... overwhelmingly in favour of Duterte.

http://getthelatest.altervista.org/m...n-maguindanao/

[jonnijon]

As you know..I`m not interested in Filipino politics or Politicians in general but today I saw something that I have never seen before!! Ever!!
One or two Filipino friends showed me some very new crisp notes that they recently received..500`s 100`s 50`s etc with a label stapled to each of them...On that label (about half the size of note) was a printed picture of the candidate and a signed copy of his/her signature that issued the money and stapled on label to the money!!!
Just....Wow!!

They were round here yesterday handing out 500 peso notes like confetti.

[fred]

itself a despicable last~ditch attempt (by desperate losers) to bribe the electorate.

Not true Art...EVERY candidate hands out fast cash to just about every registered voter..If they dont they will probably lose.
Its just a fact of life here.

[fred]

They were round here yesterday handing out 500 peso notes like confetti.

4 years ago we made the mistake of trying to go shopping at the mall supermarket the day after election..The queues to checkouts were over 40 meters long and no shopping trolleys left..
We left it for another day!

[Tawi2]

Theres a guiness book of record attempt in Davao tomorrow at the crocodile farm,its all part of dutertes campaign,the record they want to break is the most people in one place singing the national anthem,my lola wants to go,i just told her a large gathering during times of political movement is an IED waiting to happen,hopefully she changes her mind about attending,its probably going to pass safely with much jollity and the worlds best attended national anthem karaoke,but you just never know

[Doc Alan]

We will soon know who is to be the next and 16th President of the Philippines. I’m not prepared, or qualified, to voice an opinion - beyond hoping Filipinos elect the candidate best for them and their country. A short reminder of former Presidents and Vice Presidents may be of interest.


Former Presidents :-





Former Vice Presidents :-





Apart from their achievements as Presidents, they have all been commemorated in various ways, including stamps, coins, and banknotes.


Some are shown here :-


Emilio Aguinaldo ( 1899 - 1901 ) - leader of revolutionary forces against Spain and then USA ...





Manuel Quezon ( 1935 - 1944 ) - first President of the Commonwealth ...





Sergio Osmena ( 1944 - 1946 ) ...





Manuel Roxas ( 1946 - 1948 ) - first President of Republic ...






Diosdado Macapagal ( 1961 - 1965 ) ...





Ferdinand Marcos ( 1965 - 1986 ) ...





( Benigno " Ninoy " Aquino, assassinated at Manila Airport in 1983, before he ever had the chance to be President. His widow, Corazon Aquino, was President 1986 - 1992 ) ...





Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ( 2001 - 2010 ) ...





Benigno " Noynoy " Aquino ( 2010 - 2016 ) ...

[Ako Si Jamie]

Good work Doc

Best ever Pinoy President : Ramon Magsaysay

[Harry T]

There is NO doubting Rodrigo Duterte is the man most people want to see elected as President, when i arrived in the Philippines Duterte was averaging 21/22% in most Opinion Polls with Grace Poe as the popular choice, except Mindanao where he has always had a substantial lead, as the canvassing has progressed and he has Toured the Philippines his popularity has grown, for instance in Cebu he has good support, and in Palawan especially Puerto Princesa i barely saw a poster other than Duterte, as time went on, his ratings slowly went up to first of all mid 20,s then over the last 3 weeks or so, to a steady 32/33%. This has led to most of the other Candidates realising that Duterte is NOW a major threat to their Presidential aspirations, he is ably supported by a good young Politician in Cayatano who is standing for the Vice Presidency who make no mistake is a pretty inteligent guy, and will be one for the future. This support and rising of Duterte in the Polls has led to much Mud Slinging, and Scaremongering (some may be true, some may not) by Politicians who can see their chances of being elected slipping away, and some would say by sections of the media.
During the time i have been there, i watched and listened with interest peoples views on who they thought should be the next President in Mindanao Duterte,s home Territory, i never heard ONE word said against Duterte, either by Philippinos or the Foreign Immigrants that i met, indeed they all said that they felt Davao was the safest place to live in (maybe not perfect) and indeed it was the only place that i never got ripped off by Taxi Drivers, unlike Cebu and Manila (who the hell wants to live their its like hell on earth).

People should realise there was NO need for Duterte to stand in this election, he didnt have to, and he didnt need to, he could very easily just have carried on being Mayor of Davao until he felt it was time for him to retire, however friends, colleagues and the Filipino people convinced him that he should stand, as the Filipino people needed him, and in the end thats what convinced him most that he should stand. Their is no doubts in my mind that Duterte is taking a very big risk in doing this, he has after all already said he will take on the Drug Lords and Criminal fraternity, not to mention the Corruption (Money Men) that exists in the Philippine Society, created and encouraged by current and past administrations and spread throughout the whole of Society from the very rich down to the poorest of areas (vote buying being just one of them), Duterte is NO fool and realises this may end in a bad way by costing him his life, but he is prepared to take the risk for his people, and for that i admire and respect him, I just hope the Filipino people get what they want and need, and Corrupt practices do not prevent this, there is NO doubting Duterte is the man of the People and if there is any justice he will be the next President..

[jonnijon]

Duterte

[Arthur Little]

There is NO doubting Rodrigo Duterte is the man most people want to see elected as President, when i arrived in the Philippines Duterte was averaging 21/22% in most Opinion Polls with Grace Poe as the popular choice, except Mindanao where he has always had a substantial lead, as the canvassing has progressed and he has Toured the Philippines his popularity has grown, for instance in Cebu he has good support, and in Palawan especially Puerto Princesa i barely saw a poster other than Duterte, as time went on, his ratings slowly went up to first of all mid 20,s then over the last 3 weeks or so, to a steady 32/33%. This has led to most of the other Candidates realising that Duterte is NOW a major threat to their Presidential aspirations, he is ably supported by a good young Politician in Cayatano who is standing for the Vice Presidency who make no mistake is a pretty inteligent guy, and will be one for the future. This support and rising of Duterte in the Polls has led to much Mud Slinging, and Scaremongering (some may be true, some may not) by Politicians who can see their chances of being elected slipping away, and some would say by sections of the media.
During the time i have been there, i watched and listened with interest peoples views on who they thought should be the next President in Mindanao Duterte,s home Territory, i never heard ONE word said against Duterte, either by Philippinos or the Foreign Immigrants that i met, indeed they all said that they felt Davao was the safest place to live in (maybe not perfect) and indeed it was the only place that i never got ripped off by Taxi Drivers, unlike Cebu and Manila (who the hell wants to live their its like hell on earth).

People should realise there was NO need for Duterte to stand in this election, he didnt have to, and he didnt need to, he could very easily just have carried on being Mayor of Davao until he felt it was time for him to retire, however friends, colleagues and the Filipino people convinced him that he should stand, as the Filipino people needed him, and in the end thats what convinced him most that he should stand. Their is no doubts in my mind that Duterte is taking a very big risk in doing this, he has after all already said he will take on the Drug Lords and Criminal fraternity, not to mention the Corruption (Money Men) that exists in the Philippine Society, created and encouraged by current and past administrations and spread throughout the whole of Society from the very rich down to the poorest of areas (vote buying being just one of them),Duterte is NO fool and realises this may end in a bad way by costing him his life, but he is prepared to take the risk for his people, and for that i admire and respect him, I just hope the Filipino people get what they want and need, and Corrupt practices do not prevent this, there is NO doubting Duterte is the man of the People and if there is any justice he will be the next President..

Paul/Harry: Thank you most sincerely ... for being the first person to fully agree with the points I've spent MANY weeks [literally] trying to get across on here all along! Having been married to a wonderful Filipina for almost 71/2 years, it's only natural I want the very BEST for my wife's family as well as their fellow citizens.

[Doc Alan]

Good work Doc

Thank you Jamie .

[Michael Parnham]

We will soon know who is to be the next and 16th President of the Philippines. I’m not prepared, or qualified, to voice an opinion - beyond hoping Filipinos elect the candidate best for them and their country. A short reminder of former Presidents and Vice Presidents may be of interest.


Former Presidents :-





Former Vice Presidents :-





Apart from their achievements as Presidents, they have all been commemorated in various ways, including stamps, coins, and banknotes.


Some are shown here :-


Emilio Aguinaldo ( 1899 - 1901 ) - leader of revolutionary forces against Spain and then USA ...





Manuel Quezon ( 1935 - 1944 ) - first President of the Commonwealth ...





Sergio Osmena ( 1944 - 1946 ) ...





Manuel Roxas ( 1946 - 1948 ) - first President of Republic ...






Diosdado Macapagal ( 1961 - 1965 ) ...





Ferdinand Marcos ( 1965 - 1986 ) ...





( Benigno " Ninoy " Aquino, assassinated at Manila Airport in 1983, before he ever had the chance to be President. His widow, Corazon Aquino, was President 1986 - 1992 ) ...





Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ( 2001 - 2010 ) ...





Benigno " Noynoy " Aquino ( 2010 - 2016 ) ...

Nice post, enjoy the banknotes & stamps Alan

[Michael Parnham]

There is NO doubting Rodrigo Duterte is the man most people want to see elected as President, when i arrived in the Philippines Duterte was averaging 21/22% in most Opinion Polls with Grace Poe as the popular choice, except Mindanao where he has always had a substantial lead, as the canvassing has progressed and he has Toured the Philippines his popularity has grown, for instance in Cebu he has good support, and in Palawan especially Puerto Princesa i barely saw a poster other than Duterte, as time went on, his ratings slowly went up to first of all mid 20,s then over the last 3 weeks or so, to a steady 32/33%. This has led to most of the other Candidates realising that Duterte is NOW a major threat to their Presidential aspirations, he is ably supported by a good young Politician in Cayatano who is standing for the Vice Presidency who make no mistake is a pretty inteligent guy, and will be one for the future. This support and rising of Duterte in the Polls has led to much Mud Slinging, and Scaremongering (some may be true, some may not) by Politicians who can see their chances of being elected slipping away, and some would say by sections of the media.
During the time i have been there, i watched and listened with interest peoples views on who they thought should be the next President in Mindanao Duterte,s home Territory, i never heard ONE word said against Duterte, either by Philippinos or the Foreign Immigrants that i met, indeed they all said that they felt Davao was the safest place to live in (maybe not perfect) and indeed it was the only place that i never got ripped off by Taxi Drivers, unlike Cebu and Manila (who the hell wants to live their its like hell on earth).

People should realise there was NO need for Duterte to stand in this election, he didnt have to, and he didnt need to, he could very easily just have carried on being Mayor of Davao until he felt it was time for him to retire, however friends, colleagues and the Filipino people convinced him that he should stand, as the Filipino people needed him, and in the end thats what convinced him most that he should stand. Their is no doubts in my mind that Duterte is taking a very big risk in doing this, he has after all already said he will take on the Drug Lords and Criminal fraternity, not to mention the Corruption (Money Men) that exists in the Philippine Society, created and encouraged by current and past administrations and spread throughout the whole of Society from the very rich down to the poorest of areas (vote buying being just one of them), Duterte is NO fool and realises this may end in a bad way by costing him his life, but he is prepared to take the risk for his people, and for that i admire and respect him, I just hope the Filipino people get what they want and need, and Corrupt practices do not prevent this, there is NO doubting Duterte is the man of the People and if there is any justice he will be the next President..

Very well written, couldn't have put it better

[fred]

The campaign grew sour over the weekend with the outgoing president comparing Duterte’s rise to that of Hitler and the mayor responded that Aquino was a “son of a whore.”

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ential-hopeful

[Tawi2]

Well chris aquino isnt flavour of the month at the moment aparently she is upset over her helicopter gig,not that she can show upset as an emotion due to the vast amount of botox pumped into her features.Partial result from a few hours ago 10 regions out of 16 buterte leads,solid mindanao vote.
Its all well and good duterte winning but whatbif he attends a worldwide function,the guys a loose canon,is he really the face of pinas to the world?Son of a whore?
Better get the bodybags lined up anyway as he has promised 100,000 criminals killed by the DDS Thats his presidential policy?

[grahamw48]

Maybe the peso will plummet ?

Bad for retirees, good for tourists.

[tiger31]

I think duterte has done it gonna be interesting next few months

[Arthur Little]

I think duterte has done it gonna be interesting next few months

Yes, ... pretty conclusive victory.

GREAT result! Although Poe has conceded defeat, however, it's perhaps BEST NOT to count one's s before they hatch.

[Harry T]

Yes it seems its to be President Duterte, As i said earlier its what the Filipino people want, they seem to have unchangeable faith in this man, and thats exactly what i picked up during my Tour of the Philippines.

Yes he says a few undiplomatic things, but hey thats his style, and you know where you stand with him, or would you prefer the usual Politicians trait of saying one thing to get elected, then doing exactly the opposite.

I say Good luck President Duterte the overwhelming majority have spoken..

[Tawi2]

I met him once,maybe 15 years ago at golds outdoor range on diversion road,he was shooting 2 colt 911's in an unorthodox style at a police match,yup,theres a new sherriff in town,except he didnt have a horse,he had a harley instead.
Ask any pinoy what are his policies and they all say corruption and law and order,but you cant build a presidency on that,does anyone know what policies he intends to implement

[Tawi2]

I know what you mean harry about him saying undiplomatic things,he is like prince philip with aggressive autism,the aussies arent too happynwith him over his joke about the australian missionary who was raped and had her throat slashed

[raynaputi]

I met him once,maybe 15 years ago at golds outdoor range on diversion road,he was shooting 2 colt 911's in an unorthodox style at a police match,yup,theres a new sherriff in town,except he didnt have a horse,he had a harley instead.
Ask any pinoy what are his policies and they all say corruption and law and order,but you cant build a presidency on that,does anyone know what policies he intends to implement

Here's the list of some of his plans/policies..I'm not pro-Duterte though.

http://www.rappler.com/nation/politi...-leader-i-want

[Tawi2]

Thank you,i like his "non confrontational" approach to china then he goes and spoils it by saying "If you dont stop ....... with us your going to have to kill me"

[Ako Si Jamie]

Sounds like Duterte is in the Dedworth mould. This could be interesting!