When it comes to elections, I’m a loser. Whoever I’m for never wins—whether it’s a presidential election (US or Philippines) or even Miss Universe.
I know my readers’ opinions don’t necessarily reflect the opinions of the masses, so just for fun I’m conducting a poll of who your top 12 senators are. The results may surprise us.
Choose up to 12 names below.
P.S. One of the candidates is my kamag-anak. Can you guess which one?
JV Ejercito Estrada for Senator 
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We will vote for JV EJERCITO ESTRADA Subok na at napakaganda ng hangarin niya para sa bayan
Please read this one: http://jvestrada.com/about-jv/…
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We will vote for JV EJERCITO ESTRADA Subok na at napakaganda ng hangarin niya para sa bayan
Please read this one: http://jvestrada.com/about-jv/platform-a-advocacies.html
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Sa daang matuwid ako.Sa palagay ko gangawa naman ng gobyerno ang lahat,siyempre hindi lahat ng problema magagawan ng solusyon agad..Kumpara naman nuong nakaraang administrasyon.Mas malaki ang tiwala ng mga investor sa pilipinas ngayon.
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Mamu Arvs
Twitter: briandelro
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March 14th, 2013 at 6:29 AM
May ksabihan nga tayo..linisin mo muna ang dumi sa iyong bakuran bago mo linisin ang dumi ng inyong kapitbahay. Sa daang matuwid ni PNOY bakita ng isyu ng HACIENDA LUISITA d p din naayos. Yan ba ang tuwid na lider..SA TOTOO SYA BINOTO KO..PEO DISAPPOINTED AKO. Nilamon na sya ng sistemang umiiral.
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Hope its not Risa Hontiveros or Jack Enrile or JV Ejercito or I’ll be very very disappointed..
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Aldelyn Quilon
Twitter: briandelro
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March 13th, 2013 at 8:56 PM
why not JV EJercito?? mayroon po siyang magandang platform and marami na po siyang nagawa,., check this po
http://jvestrada.com/about-jv/platform-a-advocacies.html
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Dick Gordon is the ONLY guy I know on this list who actually does anything of value for the Filipino people.
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Hi everyone. PLEASE know the credentials, achievements, background, history, and platforms of all the candidates. If you have the time, you can watch the Senatorial Candidates’ one on one interview with Ms. Karen Davila on ANC’s HEADSTART. Very insightful interviews (and shocking revelations too!) to help you choose your magic 12. Just search ‘ancalerts’ on Youtube and all interviews are in one playlist. I hope by sharing this information and telling all my friends and relatives to do the same, i am doing a small part in helping our country have better politicians since i am not in the Philippines, plus not a registered voter yet to actually cast my vote. God bless everyone and God bless the Philippines.
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Mamu Arvs
Twitter: briandelro
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March 12th, 2013 at 6:51 PM
you can also look for GMA News : Pagsubok in YOUTUBE. Look for senator who have clear and precise plan for Philippines reform.. if you dont like CORRUPT Officials: Say YES to ITEMIZED BUDGETING so WALA NG BIDDING at KURAKOT! Sigurado sa BANSA PUPUNTA ANG PROYEKTO AT BUWIS
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your kamag anak is binay right? I remember from your previous post
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March 12th, 2013 at 2:11 AM
nope
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Mark Canizares
Twitter: briandelro
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March 12th, 2013 at 3:06 AM
i know your family is close with the Cayetanos because of nmrzmr’s blog, but just a wild guess, is your kamag-anak Teddy Casiño?? :/
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March 12th, 2013 at 4:26 AM
nope. It’s JC de los Reyes, a second cousin
Mark Canizares
Twitter: briandelro
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March 12th, 2013 at 5:47 AM
haayy. Thanks for revealing it, was tempted to ask Google but not sure if it’ll have an answer to it! haha.. Just out of curiosity, would you vote for him if he was not your second cousin? Thanks Ms. C
IM rooting for Teddy Casino. We need his brand of politics in a trapo dominated senate.
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Is it Ricardo Penson?
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I don’t recognize most of the names of these senatorial candidates except for Jamby Madrigal. Remember that blog na Jamby Madrigal for President 2010? The author posted a “hate” post against you.
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March 11th, 2013 at 9:52 PM
oh yeah. i don’t think it was her. just a hater of mine
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Mamu Arvs
Twitter: briandelro
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March 14th, 2013 at 6:33 AM
I like Jamby also. Who knows might Jamby and Teddy A. Casiño will be BOTH in senate to do all necessary for our betterment
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Thank you Ms. C for taking this issue into your audience. I have made my selections, and I’m going for PNoy’s team. Although I’m wary of some of the names and may give them up for others, I trust PNoy to make a necessary compromise if they advance his good causes. That is simply the kind of goodwill that refreshingly became evident three years into his term. He is not perfect, he can be tactless at times but we have learned to trust him, and to trust him even more.
Respected columnist Boo Chanco in his Feb 25 column ended with this line: “I know it is difficult to vote for Chiz or Loren or Koko and Trillanes. To suspend or not our better judgment is the dilemma we have to grapple with between now and May.” I wanted to ask him what his specific reasons are, especially on the matter of Koko. Chiz is one name on the bottom of my list – let’s not forget it was because of him Binay became Vice-President. Loren, well, she can wear her ethnic garments and talk about the environment until she turns green but for 200 million pesos, a lot of people can probably do these two things better.
The Philippines being what it is, we claim to be democratic but frankly, we behave like we don’t deserve to be one. Our electorate, or rather the big chunk of it, simply will vote for whatever’s directly convenient and beneficial to them. Come election time, I will do my ‘light a candle instead of curse the darkness’ act and create a list of Do and Don’t candidates and share them with my yayas, my driver and my shop’s employees (and my neighboring shop’s employees).
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Mamu Arvs
Twitter: briandelro
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March 14th, 2013 at 6:39 AM
I know PNOY endorse the whole slate but how about those who are really sincere to push reform in the government, Our country had NO INDUSTRY but we have LAND that can be cultivated. I’m just wondering why government to focus on AGRICULTURAL since as of the moment this what we have. Why they need to FOCUS ON MINING which can destroy our natural resources. When I watch Teddy A. Casiño on the news and debate of Senators. He become one of the 12 for me. Maybe you can consider him. Check this site http://www.facebook.com/CasinoforSenatorMovementVoteMakabayanCoalition
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Hi,
I did not bother to know, until now (thanks for this), who’s running for the senatorial or any other political positions for this election, (I got tired of knowing especially when almost nothing is being accomplished for our nation). And, it is more disappointing to see the siblings of the old and usual “wise men” capitalizing on the names of their fathers. I mean, they should make a name for themselves to be worthy of running for the position.
But what the heck, they’re already there listed. They should then take the challenge of making their names and not to be branded as just “frontier” of their old men.
Oh, I just watched an old tv series of MacGyver and in one of his dialog I learn a sensible lesson: A foolish man knows the answer and the wise man keeps on guessing.
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Mamu Arvs
Twitter: briandelro
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March 14th, 2013 at 6:40 AM
Not all of them you can check Teodoro Casino - http://www.facebook.com/CasinoforSenatorMovementVoteMakabayanCoalition maybe you can find special about him
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Anne
Twitter: briandelro
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March 13th, 2013 at 9:30 PM
yah youre right po,.,. ive visited his website na po and totoo po lahat ng nandoon,., he’s advocacy and lahat ng mga achievements niya as a politicians,., i salute him. I love his platforms.. i will support this man. JV para sa bayan.
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CVS Reply:
March 13th, 2013 at 11:17 PM
you two have the same IP address. bizarro
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Arianne Guardino
Twitter: briandelro
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March 14th, 2013 at 12:32 AM
LOL!!!
Mark Canizares
Twitter: briandelro
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March 14th, 2013 at 3:53 PM
HULI KA BALBON! haha. Do we really need another Estrada in the Senate? What has his brother Jinggoy done, anyway? He has been a puppet of Enrile, among others. A Senator should be independent, fearless and can stand on his own, without being “sunud-sunuran” to any Senators. Pass for JV (sorry JV, give chance to others muna ngayon ha?)
Jude Lopez Mancuyas
Twitter: briandelro
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March 16th, 2013 at 12:29 AM
AWARD!
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March 21st, 2013 at 11:37 PM
and they now penetrate even blogs? hanlufet!!!