G1BO TEODORO is not PGMA...

PGMA is Lakas-Kampi-CMD; Gibo is Lakas-Kampi-CMD; Gibo is PGMA?

This analysis speaks of the close-mindedness of some of Sec. Teodoro’s critics.

The argument is called “NON-SEQUITUR” (It does not follow)

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Basic Premise why Sec. Teodoro should never distance herself from PGMA:

It is the height of ingratitude to leave the President who gave you the biggest break in your early political life. It is true that PGMA's administration has been accused of so many charges, but that does not mean that accusations should be ENOUGH basis for you to leave someone who doesn't interfere in the reforms you may have done in your department.

Loyalty is stemmed from the virtues of mutual respect, trust and satisfaction, and I think PGMA has allowed Sec. Teodoro to be independent in his dealings with the AFP and the DND. PGMA has not interfered in the way Sec. Teodoro administered his 3 year occupancy in his respective departments, so Sec. Teodoro has no ground to leave PGMA based on that premise.

If Sec. Teodoro would leave PGMA, not only will it speak of his disloyalty, it will also speak of two things.

1.) He is not a true lawyer by profession. Sec. Teodoro, by basic rule of law, believes in the viability of a case based on FORM and SUBSTANCE. If trial by publicity will take place because of his impending resignation, we might as well throw away the judiciary institutions of government.

2.) His reform agenda in the AFP would have discontinued, thus everything will be back to scratch, as compared to the current situation where Sec. Teodoro has set the stage for the AFP Modernization Program and improvement in our Defense Department in the long run.

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Basic Premise why Sec. Teodoro should not be part of the IMAGE of the Administration:

We must have the capacity to look at our candidates as individuals, and not merely by associations. If we were to look at associations as basis for electing our officials, no one will be deserving of our vote since almost all of our politicians, in a way or another, are involved with politicians who have been accused of graft and corruption charges.

In fact, if you carefully analyze Sec. Teodoro’s record during the administration, he administered one of the cleanest Defense Departments in history. According to books, he was able to eliminate 60-70% of the corruption in DND by not allowing irregular BOT’s to push through. To add to that, this makes him MORE resistant to corruption, since he is only one of a few cabinet members not to have been accused of ANY Corruption issue, even a tinge of doubt or irregularity. This speaks of his resistance to any irregularity in government, despite the administration’s image riddled with anomalous scandals. This puts him in a stronger threshold to be the figure of clean governance, despite working in an environment riddled with accusations of transactional politics.

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Issue that Sec. Teodoro will only bridge the opportunity for PGMA to become Prime Minister

First and foremost, Sec. Teodoro has pushed for a Presidential Unicameral government once Charter Change discussions kick in because PEOPLE always want to elect their heads of state, so this dismisses the opportunity already for a return in power for PGMA. Now, if PGMA becomes House Speaker, since Sec. Teodoro is now the President, she will have to follow the platform and the vision set forth by the President, based on Government hierarchy and party mandate. No President, in history, has allowed himself to be figurehead in history, since logic follows, that you need not follow anyone’s orders by that time, because you have the highest mandate in the land by the time you become President.

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Issue on loyalty for PGMA

As human nature dictates, we reward GOOD acts with GOOD deeds. But if someone asks you to go beyond that, which entails you to do something bad and beyond the boundaries of law, that is already verging on servitude and slavery. Sec. Teodoro is neither one of them.

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Issue on what Sec. Teodoro on the prosecution of PGMA when he becomes President

We should allow our institutions, our representative democracy to work once the good Secretary is seated in Malacanang. It is not the President to be’s role to be involved in matters that other independent commissions are assigned to deal on based on the constitution. If the President leads the prosecution of the former president, it will precede a cycle of vengeance and the President will lose focus on his task at hand because he will focus himself in seeking revenge on the former, thus the country will not be able to move forward. The President’s mandate is to lead without FEAR or FAVOR and it is his duty to execute the full force of the law.

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Issue on Gibo being trapo like PGMA and being with Lakas, instead of going Independent.

Indeed, we cannot deny the fact that Sec. Teodoro is part of the Cojuangco clan. But, if you will look at his history being Congressman and Defense Secretary, he has not taken advantage of his name for any political favor based on his lineage. His investments in private companies are clean, and that is clearly shown in the books. His decision to join the Lakas-Kampi-CMD party is both an ideological and practical decision. No President can ever win an election without sufficient political machinery, but the conversation does not end there. He joined the party because he can associate himself with the Centrist Democrat stance of the party, focusing on the individual as the key component of a forward democracy, rather than a whole set of non-realistic holistic approaches in changing the country. Lakas-Kampi-CMD is a party which advocates for institutional reforms, the same view of Secretary Teodoro in creating the atmosphere for solutions in the country’s current problems.

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Issue on being part of political dynasties

There is nothing wrong with political dynasties. In fact, there are some dynasties who have been proven to have given cities/provinces successes in past decades. Now, if one sees dynasties as having the veneer to control local politics, Sec. Teodoro has continuously pursued POLITICAL PARTY REFORM, which will allow candidates not belonging to these political dynasties, by support of political parties, to defeat the dynasties seated in power. Parties have to involve people in the grassroots level, and power should not sit only in the elite. The only way we could defeat BAD dynasties is through the ELECTORAL PROCESS.

A Response to a Critique versus Sec. Teodoro's answers during the AIM Foreign Policy Forum

ROBIN SEBOLINO, wrote an article entitled "ON GILBERT TEODORO"

http://padeviant.blogspot.com/2010/01/on-gilbert-teodoro.html

I accidentally watched a presidential policy forum earlier this morning and I was particularly intrigued by a great irony happening this Philippine election season. And this is, the supposed smartest people in the country, i.e., students, are the ones being duped the most by empty words. This is not to discredit the power of rhetoric. Ever since James Cameroon's The Avatar enlightened me about the power of technique--CGI, visual effects, etc., or those what I call rhetoric of cinema-- I've learn to acknowledge the importance of "how to say things," which for the longest I have been wrongly struggling to escape in the name of raw content and message.

I want to give Mr. Teodoro his due. He speaks excellently. He perhaps has the best speechifying ability among all candidates for the Philippine Presidential Elections 2010. Add to that his looks and the beauty of his wife--I don't know about his kid--and you will have a man in with impressive image and physical form suitable for a leader.

There is nothing wrong with falling for spectacle, in show business and art at least. But in choosing a person who will have to do serious job, that is, voting for the right president, there can be no excuse about making a decision based on form only. Needless to say, there has to be substance as well.

Since it has been established that Mr. Teodoro speaks nicely, let us assume that the way he phrased his answers in the issues of economy, education, and corruption are done elegantly. So I beg your pardon if I do not give justice to his rhetoric. Having said that, I will not attempt to sound like him. Nevertheless, correct me if I miss something.

When he was asked about increasing investments, his mouth quickly spitted shibboleths or magic words to subtly remind us that he had a Harvard Diploma. He mentioned infrastructure, job security, and bilateral trade agreements. I waited for an explanation how he planned to acquire such requirements to boost the country's economy, but I only got frustrated. This doesn't mean that we have to expect him to explain his economic blueprint in detail; it is for his bureaucrats to do. But at least his should give an overview--perhaps the common and recurring fiscal problems and some proven ways to address them--so as not to sound like an annoying know-it-all in class. He simply sounded like a better version of Mr. Villar because he knew economic terminologies. He did not say connect SLEX to NLEX, or better yet C5. Rather he mentioned big words, which even your economics professor can sometimes speak about eloquently, yet you might not vote him for president.

Then he talked about education, in particular the medium of instruction: the choice of English. This was where Mr. Teodoro had shown his dynamism. He used what I want to call, "instinctive theorizing." He said, English should be taught in primary, because teaching it in the elementary might be too late... The problem in his statement is easily spotted; studies show otherwise. The Leeds experiment, for instance, showed that when English was once taught in France in the primary level, the "eventual outcome in 1974 were rather disappointing." (Howatt and Widdowson 2004) English is taught in 1st grade in Sweden--NOT in primary level-- and the results were better. I bet a lot of people were convinced by his stand. It should not be a surprise because Mr. Teodoro knows how to speak common sense. And common sense, although basic and important, isn't always what a country needs. Abraham Lincoln could have followed his common sense and advocated slavery to guarantee the unity of the United States and prevent a civil war. But he chose the less intuitive abolition and did something phenomenal. Mr. Teodoro needs to do better. He barely has this kind of substance.

Here's my favorite part: corruption. In the Philippine context, corruption is often associated with justice because it where the country lacks the most. Every attempt to try an allegedly malevolent leader (the president) was blocked by the congress. Nobody likes to have a trial, perhaps because politicians doubt their own personal fairness, but that is besides the point. The idea is that when there is a probability of crime having committed, there has to be trial. Mr. Teodoro overlooks this issue and it's unbecoming of a lawyer. Instead, when he answered the question of corruption, his answer, as usual evaded justice. With conviction, he talked about incentives so as public officials would not become thieves. While his response is valid and gives a valuable insight, it fails to address the essence of every corruption related question in the country:"What are you going to do to those who have committed and are currently committing crime with impunity?" Everyone should be skeptic of Mr. Teodoro on this issue for based on his past decisions, he doesn't seem to have very good values. In congress he voted against the impeachment of Pres. Joseph Estrada, but signed for the impeachment of Chief Justice Hilario Davide. He defends President Arroyo with all might, exhausting every bit of La Sallian education in his blood, and implicitly dismissed the common man's wisdom--which is a valid basis for determining guilt (Jurist System)-- that GMA cheated in the last elections. This man loves presidents and it isn't a surprise that he wants to become one too.

Beneath his rich vocabulary, Mr. Teodoro apparently lacks good substance. He might be nice to the ears or pleasant to the eyes, but if he is supposed to feed the mind and the soul, he is hardly nutritious. He's actually like an oily suckling pig. When you're old and mature, you'll know that he's gonna clog your arteries and be the cause of your death someday. But when you're young and all you care about is being cool and popular, you gonna buy him and indulge in all his fat.

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This is AARON BENEDICT DE LEON's RESPONSE TO HIS CLAIMS...

On the Economy:

Of course, before you can enact your specific fiscal or monetary measures in terms of balancing your economic strategies, the pre-existing conditions towards entry must first be met, for without creating a conducive atmosphere for investment, it will be useless to create specifics since stakeholders are not willing to engage.

Investment is an independent function of infrastructure, human capital and global cooperation. Please be reminded too, since I was physically present there, that each candidate was only given 1-2 minutes to elaborate on the questions.

Going back to the case and point, of course you will have a set of macro-economic tools like expansionary and retractionary fiscal policies that you can use, but UNLESS you guarantee that the Philippines is a haven for investment, any drive towards enacting these specifics would be futile if investors are not willing to engage.

In fact, the ROSTOW's STAGES OF GROWTH continues to be the standard measure of a country's economic performance, and the country is still at the stage of pre-conditions for take-off. Now, before WE can go to specifics, the pre-existing conditions for investment have to be met first.

On Education:

I personally feel that the Educational system here in the Philippines should be compared BASED on the similarities of its topography, cultural diversity and the students' learning curve WITH another country, and I don't think making a comparison with a study in France suffices that. Remember that the topographical characteristics, the cultural and ethnic diversity of our country must be taken into consideration, and also the learning curve of our students. Sec. Teodoro's reaction was based on a status quo, where education of English comes at a later stage of primary education, was not working, so he is spousing an alternative means of reintroducing English in early primary education. As I say, No One size fits all, even if you have that statistic to show for.

On corruption:

The stereotypical answer would have been to enforce the full teeth of the law, which has been a common answer for years now. Now, known to have education on crime prevention, the first thing you have to do in these situations is to DETER nuisances to corruption, so that now, you can corner the corrupt people and find who the culprits are. That's why you will also need to put a balance to at least provide incentives to those who have stayed honest in government, because it is a primary alternative deterrence to corruption. Again, it does not guarantee that corruption will be eliminated, but as economics says, people respond to incentives. We need to balance our thinking when it comes to corruption. I think the punishment and all that has been echoed upon too much, and its a matter of reforming or realigning your institutional systems so that you can at least lessen it, which Sec. Teodoro has expounded in previous speaking engagements.

I think Robin one forum is not enough for you to gauge Sec. Teodoro, that's why its a series of forums that media organizations are putting together, because no one forum can measure the flexibility of a President in terms of different issues.

Para sa Iyo, Para kay G1bo, Para sa Bawat Pilipino...

(Ito ang aking munting alay para sa bawat VOLUNTEER para kay GIBO)

Tulad ng ibang Pilipino, mahilig din ho ako sa soap opera at mga teledrama na napapanood sa telebisyon. At tulad din ng bawat karakter sa mga palabas na ito, at tulad ng karanasan ng bawat Pilipino, dumarating din ho ako sa puntong nagiging emosyonal ho ako sa mga bagay na nangyari, nangyayari at mangyayari sa aking buhay.

Subalit, higit ho sa pag-iyak na dinudulot ng mga pangyayaring ito, naniniwala ho ako sa kakayahan kong magmuni-muni, magtika at gumawa ng isang malinaw na pamamaraan upang mapabuti ang aking kalagayan, at ng mga bagay at taong nakapaligid sa aking buhay.

Totoo hong minsan, sa buhay ng tao, dumarating sa puntong napapagod tayo, nanlalata, nawawalan ng pag-asa, minsan nga’y nagiging bato na tayo sa mga bagay na nangyayari sa ating paligid. Hindi na natin alintana na ang pagkilos o pagsasawalang-bahala natin sa bawat kaloob ng buhay sa pamamagitan ng kaloob na karanasan, kaalaman at pananalampataya na siyang utang natin sa Maykapal.

Ngayon ho, 19 na oras na ho aking gising, walang maayos na tulog, bugbog ang katawan, pagod ang utak, at sadyang ako’y napagwawagian na ng matinding emosyon, ngunit dito ko ho napapatunayan, na bagamat ang sitwasyo’y laban sa mithiin mo sa paggawa ng mga bagay na dapat mong gawin, ikaw ay higit na mas makapangyarihan sa pagkilos ng iyong diwa, katawan at puso.

Ang buhay ko’y larawan ng maraming sadlak at panunuligsa, dahil sa edad, pagkuwestyon sa kakayahan, dahil sa estado ng aking buhay. Hindi naman ho ako galing sa pinakamahirap na pamilya, pero hindi rin ako nabuhay sa karangyaan. Hindi ho ako nasadlak sa mga karumal-dumal o kalugmok-lugmok na mga pangyayari, pero marami hong matitinding sitwasyong naglalarawan sa musmos kong edad na 23.

Ngayon ho, 19 na oras na ho aking gising, walang maayos na tulog, bugbog ang katawan, pagod ang utak, at sadyang ako’y napagwawagian na ng matinding emosyon, ngunit dito ko ho napapatunayan, na bagamat ang sitwasyo’y laban sa mithiin mo sa paggawa ng mga bagay na dapat mong gawin, ikaw ay higit na mas makapangyarihan sa pagkilos ng iyong diwa, katawan at puso.

Higit na mahalaga ang kapangyarihan mong mangibabaw sa mga dambuhalang balakid na pumipigil sa iyong pagyabong bilang isang tao.

Matindi ho ang aking mga pinagdadaanang kabiguan sa panahong ito, kabiguang maiparating ang tunay na mensahe ng pagbabago sa aking mga kababayan sa pamamagitan ng aking munting paraan. Minsan, nararamdaman ko pa ngang kahit sa aking sariling koponang pinagsisilbiha’y hindi ako nabibigyan ng karampatang suporta, paggabay at inspirasyon upang lalong pag-ibayuhin ang aking mga ginagawa.

Ilang buwan na rin ho akong di nakakapagtrabaho, dahil inialay ko ang aking sarili para sa eleksyong ito. Makapaghihintay ang trabaho, ngunit ang pagbabagong aking ninanais ay hindi na makapaghihintay. Ako ho’y isang taong materyoso, at napakalaking saprikisyo ho para sa akin ang mawalan ng kakayahang mabili ang mga gusto ko, dahil ang aking oras, pera at pagod ay ginugugol ko para sa pagkapanalo ni G. Teodoro. Minsan ho, dala ko lang ay P100 pag ako’y pupunta sa isang pagtitipon o miting, at uuwing magtitiis sa matinding usok sa daan. Minsan ho, dahil sa sobrang pagtitipid, natitiis ko ng hindi kumain, kahit na ako’y likas na malaks kumain, dahil kailangan hong maghigpit ng sinturon. Ilang gabi kong pinagpupuyatan ang mga plataporma na gustong isulong ng Green team sa pagsuporta kay G. Teodoro, ilang gabing nasaktan dahil hindi magkaugnay-ugnay ang bawat isa dahil sa mga isyung mababaw, ilang gabing naisipang sumuko dahil hindi maganda ang mga resulta ng survey laban sa aming kandidato.

Minsan ho, naiisipan ko na ring tumalikod, umatras, magpahinga, dahil sobra ko na lang inilabas ang aking sarili sa aking “comfort zone”. Ang aking pamilya na tumutustos sa aking pamasahe, hanggang kalian pa kaya nila kayang pagbigyan ang hiling ng kanilang anak na wala namang katiyakan ng tagumpay. Ang aking mga pinalampas na trabaho na sana’y nagbibigay ng materyal na kasiyahan, malayang bumili ng mga bagay na nagbibigay ng panandaliang ngiti. Ang aking mga kaibigan na ang oras na para sana sa pagtitibayan ng aming samahan ay napalitan ng kaunting tampuhan dahil sa mga bagay na di naman naming kayang isakripisyo. Maraming dahilan para umayaw sa laban.

Pero naaalala ko ho ang mga napagtagumpayan kong mga laban sa buhay, mula sa mumunti hanggang sa pinakahuli. Mula sa simpleng pag-ahon ko sa pangunguna sa aming Student Council noon, hanggang sa ako’y maging tagapagsalita sa kabataan ni G. Teodoro, hindi ko ho nakakalimutan ang mga paniniwala ng ibang taong hindi ko maaabot ang mga pangarap na yon dahil sa anu pa mang kadahilanan.

Hindi ho ako nandaya, hindi ho ako nangbraso, hindi ho ako gumawa ng mga panandaliang solusyon para magawa ko ho ang mga bagay na aking napagtagumpayan. Minsan, masasakit at mahahapding karanasan ang nagturo sa akin kung paano lumaban, at yon ay sa pamamaraang patas at tapat sa katotohanan.

Ang tanging pinanghahawakan ko na lamang sa panahong ito ay ang araw araw na ipinahihiwatig na mensahe ng aking mga mata na prinoproseso ng aking puso’t isipan. Hindi ho ako pulitikong magsasabing ramdam ko kayo, o galing ako sa mahirap, o ako ho’y tapat na naglilingkod. Ang tanging pinanghahawakan ko na lamang ay ang magandang kinabukasan na idudulot ng aking tagumpay kung mapagwawagian ko ang laban ni G. Teodoro sa eleksiyong ito. Wala ho akong ipinapangakong kahit ano pa man, dahil hindi ho ako Diyos para maibigay ang lahat ng kahilingan ng mga tao.

Ngunit kung ang aking salita ay magbibigay ng kaliwanagan sa aking mga kaibigan, at kung ang inspirasyon ng tekstong ito ang siyang bubuhay sa natutulog na sidlan ng bawat sumusuporta sa adhikain ni G. Teodoro, ito na ho ang aking pinakamagaling na kontribusyon para sa tagumpay ng kanyang kandidatura. At kung lalo kong mahahalina ang bawat taga-suporta na gawin ang kanilang mga pananagutan, sinisigurado kong itong laban na ito ay ating mapagtatagumpayan.

Simpleng tao lang ho ako, at isa lamang ako sa 37,800 taga-suporta ni G. Teodoro sa kanyang pahina sa Facebook. Higit na marami ang taga suporta nila G. Aquino at ni G. Villar kumpara sa aming kampo. Pero kung ang bawat isa sa 37,800 ay sumusumpa sa pananagutan nila sa bansa tungo sa reporma, kung lahat ho ay mangangakong pag-iibayuhin ang kaalaman sa ipinaglalaban ng aming kandidato, marami hong mga tao ang maliliwanagan, ang makukumbinsi at titindig para tunay na pagbabago at reporma na ating hinahangad.

Tiyak ho ako na hindi ho ang bilang ng survey, hindi ho ang numero ng taga-suporta sa facebook ang siyang kumakatawan sa pag-asam ng ating mga Pilipino. Bagkus, ako ho’y naniniwala na ang tunay na kumakatawan sa pag-asam ng bawat isa sa atin, at sa kabuuan, ay ang pananagutan ho nating tukuyin ang mga isyu na magbibigay katugunan sa mga suliranin ng mga simpleng maralitang Pilipino na pilit itinataguyod ang kanilang estado sa buhay, ng simpleng manggagawa na pilit pinaglalaanan ng sapat na pawis at oras ang trabaho para sa produksyon ng kanyang bansa at para sa kanyang sinusuportahang pamilya, ng simpleng ama’t ina na pilit binibigyan ng sapat na edukasyon, sapat na paggabay, sapat na pagmamahal ang bawat miyembro ng kanyang pamilya, bilang tagataguyod ng kanilang mga anak at bilang mag-asawa, sa bawat naglalakad sa mga lansangan ng lahat ng kanto ng Pilipinas, na ang mithi lamang ay magkaroon ng makaTAO at nakakasapat na pamumuhay.

Naniniwala ho kami na ang institusyon na aming tinataguyod, ang institusyon ng mga katugunan sa mga problema ng bansa, at hindi ng pagmamalabis sa kapwa, ang dapat na manaig sa tunay na maghahalal sa mamumuno sa ating bansa pagdating ng Mayo,2010, at yan ang Eleksyon, at ang INSTITUSYONAL na pagbabagong ito ay buong pusong niyayakap ng bawat isa, dahil ito ang PANGUNAHING TUGON ni G. Teodoro sa bansang naghahanap ng kasagutan.

G. Teodoro, nawalan ka ng mga sundalo noong ikaw ay nagbitiw bilang kalihim ng tanggulang pambansa, pero ngayon, sa iyong kandidatura, ikaw ay mayroong 37,800 sundalong handa kang ipaglaban upang ikaw ay siyang mamuno sa aming ipinaglalaban, at higit pang marami na walang paraan para makapagtala sa computer at ipahayag ang kanilang suporta’t matinding paninindigan para sa ipinaglalaban.

Ikaw ang katawan ng kaluluwa ng pagbabago at kami ang kaluluwa ng ninanais naming pagbabago. Maninindigan ka para sa higit pa sa 37,800 kaluluwang umaasa para sa higit na pagunlad ng aming buhay at higit kaming tutugon sa hamon na iniaatang sa amin upang mailagay ang katawan ng kaluluwa ng pagbabago sa dapat nitong kalagyan.

Sapagkat ang iyong ninanais na pagbabago ay nakasentro sa institusyon, at ano pang magandang halimbawa dito, para sa isang simpleng taong tulad ko, ang pamilya na pinakamaliit na yunit ng lipunan, na siyang nag-aaruga, nagbibigay kalinga sa bawat isa, nagmamahalan sa panahon ng matinding kahirapan. At ang iyong paniniwala sa isang demokrasyang sumesentro sa tao, (na ang tao ay hindi lamang dapat mahalin, arugain, pakainin, kalingain dahil ito ay pangangailangang dapat tuparin ng estado, kundi dahil ang estado ay naniniwalang ang tao ay may karapatan sa isang buhay na disente at may karapatan na mabuhay ng marangal, ng may dignidad at may integridad), ang siyang nagbibigay liwanag at inspirasyon upang maging karapat-dapat kami sa ninanais naming pagbabago, at upang bigyang puwersa ang aming sariling kakayanin na kami ang tunay na dapat na maging katuwang ng iyong pamumuno tungo sa pagbabago.

Naniniwala ho ako na sa bawat luhang pumapatak sa aking mga mata sa mga oras na ito, sa bawat salitang nasasambit ng aking isipa’t puso, ay nagdagdag sa mga tanikala’t bituin sa langit, upang sa gayon, ang bawat Pilipinong nakitangala sa gabing ito sa langit ay makakakita ng higit na liwanag na binabalot ng dilim, sing-tinag ng bituing naggabay sa tatlong Hari upang mahanap nila si Hesukristo, patunay na tulad ng liwanag na ito na galing sa langit na kaloob ng Maykapal na nagbigay ng kaligtasan sa sangkatauhan, ay ang magsisilbing takda sa isang mas maliwanag, mas makislap na bukas para sa ating lahat.

Ngayon, may kahulugan na ang pagod, ang kakulangan sa tulog, ang pag-iyak, dahil alam ko, nakita nyo na sa inyong sarili, na kayo ang hinahanap na pagbabago ng bayan.

From Facebook To Fun Run: Gibo's Supporters are Ready to Run...

Supporters of Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro have organized a fun run on January 16, starting at 6 am, at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. For the first time, Gibo's supporters from the social networking site Facebook's Fan Page will gather and make their presence felt in a more concrete and truly interactive manner--instead of just chatting and posting messages online. The fun run is a great way for a massive EB or "eyeball" or meet each other in person. In a span of less than a month, online supporters s from various sectors such as G-Squad, Green Team 2010, G-Unit and Youth for Gibo as well as the high school friends of Gibo pooled their resources and managed to organize the event: securing a venue, getting sponsors, and turning their idea into reality.

Miguel Celdran, volunteer and supporter of Gibo, says "The walk is not a political rally but rather a venue to get together after weeks of just chatting online and pour our energies into something offline and concrete. Its really heartening to see supporters planning their participation online.. some from Bulacan and Lipa are even renting jeeps on their own just to attend the event! " And while the event is geared mainly for the youth (Gibo's most active online supporters of are college students), people of all ages are welcome to participate. Many have already signed up for the fun run. People who are physically challenged are encouraged to just walk or even just hang around and listen to Gibo give words of encouragement after the fun run.

The event's theme is "Go for Green: Run for Change". Green signifies growth, renewal, and the environment--all themes that are in sync with Gibo's platform and close to the heart of the youth.

For more information on the run, please log on to http://www.takboparakaygibo.com/

Pagtaya para sa Kinabukasan (Para sa lahat ng kasapi sa Green Team)

(Aaron Benedict De Leon, on the humble beginnings of the GREEN TEAM)

Simple lang akong tao, nanggaling sa isang normal na pamilya na pinag-aral ng ama't ina sa matitinong institusyon at paaralan. Hindi ko lubusang maisip kung papaano ako napunta sa sitwasyong ito, kung saan binibigyan ako ng responsibilidad ng aking lipunan upang isiwalat ang isang hubad na katotohanan.

Maraming nagsasabi na ang lahat ng sumusuporta kay Ginoong Gilberto Teodoro ay mga bayaran, mayayaman at saksakan ng ganid sa kapangyarihan. Iniisip ko tuloy kung kahit isa man sa mga pamantayan na yan ay mabibilang ako. Hindi pa nga ako nakakahawak ng isang milyong piso, kahit dumaan lang sa aking palad. Hindi pa ako nakikipagnegosyo sa gobyerno kaya wala pa akong kinukurakot sa kaban ng bayan. Higit sa lahat, nasisita din ako ng pulis kahit wala akong kasalanan.

Ano bang gusto kong paratingin dito? Simple lamang, na ang tunay na nakikita ng katotohanan ay yaong mga taong tunay na nakakaranas ng hagupit at hirap ng buhay, di tulad ng iba na ginagamit ang simbolo ng mahihirap upang katawanin at angkinin ang kahirapang kailanman ay hindi naman nila nasumpungan.

Ang pagsanib ko sa Green Team ay isang pagtaya para sa aking kinabukasan, kasama sina Atty. Raul Lambino, Michael Ong at Joyie Dimayuga, kami ay sumusugal sa isang taong pinaniniwalaan naming may tunay na solusyon sa mga suliranin ng aming lipunan. Hindi naging biro ang aming pagsisimula sa organisasyong ito.

Nagsimula lamang ang lahat sa isang computer, kung saan kami, mula sa iba't ibang antas ng lipunan, ay nagsama-sama upang tunguhin ang mithiin ni G. Teodoro, tungo sa isang Bagong Pilipinas. Hindi kami tumanggap ng kahit anong piso mula sa administrasyon o sa kahit anong emisaryo ni G. Teodoro. Kami ay namamasahe, nagmamaneho ng aming sasakyan, ang iba galing pa sa kanilang mga sariling trabaho, upang makadalo lamang sa aming mga pagtitipon.

Hindi naging madali ang pagsisimula ng grupo, sapagkat iilan lamang ang naniniwalang mananaig si Gibo sa sariling niyang partido. Subalit ang aming dalisay na paniniwala ang siyang nagpatibay sa aming dedikasyon upang patuloy na suportahan ang aming ninanais na pagbabago, kung kaya't sa pamumuno ni Atty. Lambino at ni Michael, lumawak ang abot ng grupo hanggang sa mga kasuluk-sulukang bayan ng Pilipinas.

At habang nakita nila si G. Teodoro sa telebisyon at ang kanyang talino sa pagsagot sa mga isyu ng bayan, lumago at lumago ang kalipunan ng miyembro ng Green Team. Nasidlan ang diwa nila Michael at Atty. Raul, at kasama si Joyie at ako, ay sinubukan naming tipunin ang mga miyembro ng Green Team na nagpatala sa aming FB account.

Patuloy kaming dumami, at lumawak ang aming koneksyon, mula sa mga simpleng tao hanggang sa mga may katungkulan sa kumpanya, at dito patuloy kaming tumitibay at tumatatag sa gitna ng lakas ng aming mga katunggali.

Tumayo po kami sa Green Team sa sarili naming paa, malaya sa impluwensiya ng mga mayayaman at makapangyarihan, dahil gusto naming patunayan, na walang sinuman ang may karapatang angkinin ang bayang aming minamahal, angkinin ang mga simbolong kinakatawan din namin bilang mga Pilipino. Naninindigan kami na hindi dapat tayo umasa sa impluwensiya ng mga naglalakihang higante sa lipunan, bagkus ay dapat tayong tumayo para sa isang kandidatong may kakayanan, may karanasan at higit sa lahat, may higit na pag-asam sa pamamagitan ng mga kongkretong paraan para sa bayan.

Hindi man kami kasinglaki ng ibang organisasyon, hindi man kami kasingdami ng mga sumusuporta sa ibang kandidato, hindi kami nawawalan ng pag-asa sapagkat ang aming pagtaya ay para sa tunay na adhika ng mga nagugutom, naaapi, nawawalan na ng liwanag para sa ating bayan.

Maging bahagi kayo ng isang samahang tunay na kumakatawan sa inyong pag-asam, kaming mga TUNAY na kumakatawan sa mga pangarap ng bawat mamamayan ng Pilipinas, kaming mga galing sa mga simple ngunit maprinsipyong mga pamilya.

Student's Hour with Gibo and Edu.. Angeles University Foundation

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Featured Writer

Rhivz Manaloto

Angeles University Foundation

Follow her at http://rhivz-happydreamer.blogspot.com/

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"Ang utang na loob ay sinusuklian ng kabutihan at kapag ito'y sumobra at nahantong sa kasamaan, ito ay pagaalipin na" - not exactly the same words that came out of Gibo Teodero's mouth, but with the same message.

In "Student's Hour With Gibo and Edu" in Angeles University Foundation, a student asked him what he can say to those people who are saying that he is merely an follower to be used by administration, especially PGMA, in their plans. I was really amazed by his answer wherein he admitted that he has an utang na loob, but this must be returned with good doings also and not forcefully. And if it is doing something for the benefit of the person regardless if it is against the law, it is not already termed as utang na loob but as slavery. What's the use of all his efforts, his accomplishments, and competency if he would just be a slave to fulfill other people's black agenda, he'll be a fool if he'll do that. His answer was applauded by almost all the students in the covered court.

January 5, 2010 - regular duty. We arrived at the hospital at 6:00am, and 2 pm is our supposedly time of departure from the hospital. But before the duty ends, we were informed that we need to attend a meeting at the covered court at 3pm and attendance is a must. We decided not to go because we need to finish an undone project. Before leaving the hospital we found out that the meeting was Gibo and Edu's campus tour, even though i like to attend at the covered court, our project is already delayed in the submission and must be our top priority. We decided to take a sit at the covered court while waiting for our classmates, but to our surprise they decided to cancel the meeting because Gibo is coming. I was happy I was able to witness the visit, but also annoyed that they've canceled a very important meeting for the project which has already been rescheduled for many times.

So enough of the before scenes, ehehehe..

Instead of giving a speech, Gibo decided to make use of the time for an open forum. Overall I would personally agree that he is really Magaling at Matalino. He would answer every question without hesitancy and with full confidence. His answers are bound on reality and you would feel the sincerity in it. You won't even hear him brag about his works, his answers were focused on his vision and plan for the country, and not on what he already did.

So it would be up to us if he would win or not..

KAY GIBO!!! 2010

Yeshter Baccay's Campaign of Hate

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Featured Writer is Yeshter Donn Baccay

Bachelor of Laws, and AB Behavioral Science graduate of UST

Baccay, Hussin and Vizconde Law Office

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I really can't comprehend where the campaign of hate of Noynoy Aquino and his team will figure its place in the coming campaign season. I can neither figure out its relevance nor its purpose.

Firstly, the campaign of hate is directled agaist PGMA. In fact, it was dubbed as the battle between bad and evil. Evil is PGMA and of course the self declared good is himself. In one interview he even professed that he never lied in his entire life. Well, that remains to be determined and only he and God know the real score. But, what I cant understand is why run a campaign against PGMA? Her term shall end on 30 June 2010 and she is not a candidate in this election. What benefit will he get in continuing to profer his hate against PGMA? Granting he proves that PGMA is evil, so what? PGMA will step down anyway.

Secondly, I am yet to hear from him an iota of reference that Gibo is PGMA. Had I heard him made a direct reference that Gibo is PGMA I would understand his hate campaign against PGMA. But he would not dare make such reference for in his mind and heart he knows that Gibo can never be PGMA. He should know, he is a relative. Fortunately, he is gentleman enough to accept this fact that Gibo has never sullied the good name of their family.

Thirdly, they are so busy proferring their hate against PGMA that almost always they failed to deliver the basic message of their prospective government. What is their basic platform and how are they going to go about in implementing it. They are losing track because of this campaign of hate. Surely, everyone can easily be convinced to hate PGMA, and so what? What's next? Just hate her, that's it? That is how you are going to run your government?

Now, it occurs to me that they just want to win the election. But ill bet my bottom dollar until now they have no concrete plan of action in case they win. This is the danger there. People around him will start to struggle for power within a weak government. Then we go back to an unstable government beseiged by internal and external threats. We can't afford to have that kind of government.

If I were them, I would focus on their platform and how they can relay it to the people. To make the people understand how they would go about the government in case elected. Hate for PGMA is irrelevant in this election. It is how you gain the trust and confidence of the people which really counts.

Everybody knows Adolf Hilter. Who would not? he is the most notorious dictator that the world ever encountered. His rise to power was brought about by a simple formula - A CAMPAIGN OF HATE. He professed an open hatred for the Jew's which at that time was the greatest financial influence over Europe. His hate for the Jews is evident in his writings particularly the Mein Kampf.

To quote Wikipedia:

"Two passages in Mein Kampf mention the use of poison gas:

At the beginning of the Great War, or even during the War, if twelve or fifteen thousand of these Jews who were corrupting the nation had been forced to submit to poison-gas . . . then the millions of sacrifices made at the front would not have been in vain.

These tactics are based on an accurate estimation of human weakness and must lead to success, with almost mathematical certainty, unless the other side also learns how to fight poison gas with poison gas. The weaker natures must be told that here it is a case of to be or not to be."

With this philosophy and taking advantage of the then vulnerable situation of Germany, Hitler was able to penetrate politics and establishe himself as its Chancellor. The vulnerability of the economy made the Germans swallow his philosophy without question.

Hitler has canny enough to know the phsyche of each individual. An appeal to the emotion can be easily be made when an individual is placed under the proper circumstances. Most easy is an appeal for hatred. By making a person believe that they are suffering and by conviniently pointing at a particular source of that suffering, an individual, more often by the use of his sense and not reason, shall deliberately hate. A delusional hatred which knows no reason.

The culmination of his Campaign of Hate, as we all know, is the Holocaust. The largest extent of murder the world shockingly experienced.

But Hitler is Hitler. He was intelligent enough to manage his power well for the betterment of Germany. When he was made Chancellor, he was able to revive the ailing economy of Germany bringing about the greatest economic, industrial and cultural expansion it ever had. And had he not been driven by greed and a misplaced philosophy Germany could still have been a formidable economy until now.

It is Hitler's ability to take control and singularly decide what he think is best for Germany that allowed it, for a period, to benefit from Hitler's Campaign of Hate.

In the first part of this THE CAMPAIGN OF HATE SERIES, i pointed out that Noynoy's Campaign of Hate is off tangent. The manipulation of the voters feelings was designed mainly to catapult the opposition to power. And that's it.

Without a concrete and sensible platform we are at a limbo as to what they are offering the Filipino people. Worse, they offer a seemingly weak leadership swayed by the whims and caprices of the people running the show. We are doomed for anarchy if he cannot even stand for himself. The leadership anchors mainly on his popularity the foundation of which is not of his own merits but that of what is now commonly referred to as a "family legacy".

Don't get me wrong. I personally admire his parents. I acknowledge their sacrifice for the country. I was one of those who grieved when we lost them. But they stood on their own merits, especially the martyred father. But I find Noynoy to be wanting having failed to present us a concrete platform of government in touched with the present actuality of the country.

You cannot offer the Filipinos an esoteric light when their stomachs are crumbling in the darkness of poverty. You cannot offer the Filipinos a family legacy when they cannot even hold their own together because they have to leave the country for greener pastures. You cannot offer the Filipinos a social contract when they cannot read the same.

I would not mind Noynoy campaigning for hate against PGMA, like Hitler did agaist the Jews, if he could do, as Hitler did, a great economic, industrial and cultural progress and expansion for the country through a concrete and sensible platform.

But until then, I shall imagine him as a Hitler who would do a Holocaust to the Filipino people. My two cents worth.

Seoul of Elections (A Letter from Seoul)

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From Mr. Popoy Braza of
Seoul, South Korea

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Election time is fast approaching and the political aspirants have fastened their seat belts for what could be a bumpy and interesting ride. On the driver’s seat at the moment is Noy-Noy Aquino, the only son of two revered political figures, Cory and Ninoy. He is travelling on automatic transmission, counting on the hope that his parents’ popularity, celebrity friends and popular sister will automatically translate into votes for him and propel him to the finish line within the portals of Malacanang. He has many navigators telling him what to do and where to go. His fast start brought the yellow fever into the forefront of the surveys. Gibo on the other hand is his own man and is driving on a manual transmission. He exerts effort in order to gain maximum speed. But just like any other race, it’s not how you start but how you finish it. While Noy-Noy is basking in his present lead, he fails to recognize the fact that automatic transmissions exhaust gas faster than stick shifts. Soon, his supply will be exhausted and his run will come to a turtle pace. Manual transmissions require focus, skills, and attention to details; characteristics that are embodied by Gilberto Teodoro. His start may not have been as fast as Noy-Noy’s, but he is certainly gaining speed and ground. He will soon take over and when he reaches the finish line, he and his green team composed mostly of young minds who believed in his capabilities and who worked hard to ensure that victory will be gained, will celebrate with the entire nation. And when the bottles of champagne will be uncorked at the victor’s stage, the world will surely take notice. With Gibo at the driver’s seat, there is no need for a navigator. He knows where to go and how to get there on time. That’s cool enough for me.

JC Masajo's "Why Gibo?"

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FEATURED WRITER: JC MASAJO

AB Major in Journalism Graduate of UST

Affiliations: YPAD, Union of Catholic Student Councils

Follow him @ http://akosijcmasajo.wordpress.com/

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As the 2010 local and national elections draw near, people must begin a critical examination of national and local candidates. After all, the officials we’re electing are not only going to serve us in dealing with domestic issues, but will (or will not) propel us to the vision of being a 1st class economy by 2020.

POSITIVE POLITICS THROUGH CONSTRUCTIVE POLITICKING

GIBO Teodoro has been the hallmark of constructive politics. His campaign has been the example of a principled and prudent national political campaign; one that presents the problem/s and the issues providing its context, proposing the abstract solution, and presenting a program that embodies the proposed solution. Enough of the campaign that rides on the popularity of kiths and kins, or a campaign that coattails on anger and desires vengeance and vindication. It is time that politicians, national and local, wage a campaign of positive disposition — tackling problems and solutions than personalities. GIBO has demonstrated to us that politics is an issue-based battle; a war of ideas. Let wrong ideas be casualties of this war, and not people. With his demonstration of wit and prudence, GIBO has elevated himself into a national statesman.

A NATIONAL STRATEGY

If you check GIBO’s website (click here), he presents an overview of the country’s regions, its strengths and weaknesses, and rooms for growth and improvement. Check other websites and you will see platforms that do not have a clear cut program of implementation. The same is seen in Nicanor Perlas’ campaign website (click here) who also campaigns positively.

A SPIC N SPAN TRACK RECORD

Unlike many of his competitors, who are either accused (or proven) to be corrupt or incompetent, GIBO has not been criticized as either. His father, Gilbert Sr., is a man who joined and left the government with his dignity intact. GIBO has never been dragged in a corruption scandal. His academic record has been superb; topping the BAR, being a New York state lawyer, and a licensed commercial pilot – these demonstrate his competence. In debates, he has exuded intellect in addressing issues properly. Both his academic and political track record speaks of his readiness for the presidency.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FUTURE

GIBO is a president whose intellect can bring us places; perhaps even to the vision we so long to have come true. In the next elections, I hope that we all support candidates like GIBO to ensure that our country is entrusted to people who does not only govern responsibly, but responsively, just as in my slogan: MAY ALAM. MAY PAKIALAM., a derivative of GIBO’s Galing at Talino. If I may add one more GT: Greatness and Trustworthiness.

As one of the youngest candidates and members of the LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD, I will be very proud to usher Gilbert “GIBO” Teodoro to the presidency.

Peace.

**MAY ALAM. MAY PAKIALAM.***