To those who are spotless, throw the first stones

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There is much talk about former chief of  a former powerful committee is coming back.   But look:   his networth went up by 3x during a 3 year period.     He was involved in various cases  which admittedly have been cleared    Who among investigating bodies are spotless.   Are we wasting further the taxpayers money in this palabas

Why are we having so much investigations that end up with nothing.   Entertainment?

How one senators Networth grew from P58M in 2022 to P244M in 2025

Prediction of Nostradamus re Philippines BBM? Is this true?

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It was alleged in the  YT post that:

1.  An innocent boy from the  north city shall be born in the 57 of 19th.  BBM is born in 1957

2.  He will lead the country into progress, not only in Asia but in the world

3.  It will be during the year of the Tiger

4.  From 15th to 16th;   He is the 17th President.

Nostradamus prediction for the Philippines

Unofficial count results for the Pres and VP not surprising

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For those who pooh poohed the surveys, maybe they should reconsider their points of view regarding SWS, Pulse Asia, Publicus, OCTA research.  The unofficial results based on ABS CBN feed

As of 2:32 AM, May 10, 2022, Marcos Jr., the standard-bearer of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, obtained 29,319,865 votes, based on 92 percent of partial, unofficial election results.   (from Comelec transparency server)

Leni Robredo got 13, 986, 496

This is consistent with the survey results that gave 57% of the  survey to BBM and 25% to VP Leni

Let us do the math:  

          60,000,000 x 92%  =  29,319,865/55,200,000    31.46% =   53%

                                              13,986,496                                       =25.33%

This should not come as a surprise.   The campaign managers the  strategists for the campaign should have paid attention to this numbers and did their best as early as January to cause the needle to move

What surprised every one was that Robin Padilla topped bested all other candidates in the Senatorial race.  This again should not come as a surprise  (and a surprise to the surveys because Tulfo and/or Loren were the consistent topnotcher.   Well it is all about popularity 

       

Some Board of Election inspectors required government issued IDs

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A polling place (and even my daughters said it is necessary to have govt issued ids for identification.

There was an argument at the  said polling place because there is nothing in the  election code that says it is required.  It is good that the said precinct relented and followed the  provision of election code....

Sec. 194. Manner of obtaining ballots. - The voter shall approach the chairman and shall give his name and address together with other data concerning his person. In case any member of the board of election inspectors doubts the identity of the voter, the board of election inspectors shall check his voter's identification card or, if he does not have any, the board of election inspectors shall refer to his photograph and signature in the voter's application for registration. If the board of election inspectors is satisfied with his identity, the chairman shall distinctly announce the voter's name in a tone loud enough to be plainly heard throughout the polling place. If such voter has not been challenged, or if having been challenged, the question has been decided in his favor, the voter shall forthwith affix his signature in the proper space in the voting record, and the chairman shall, after first entering the number of the ballot in the corresponding space of the voting record, deliver to the voter one ballot correctly folded. No person other than the chairman shall deliver official ballots nor shall more than one ballot be delivered at one time.

Its just a battle between BBM SD, and Leni Kiko

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With just a month a several days to go, we can can make a conclusion that the battle is just between 

two major well financed camps:   that of BBM and SD tandem, and  Leni - Kiko.   Red and green vs the Pink.   Clausewitz and other strategists are right -  its a battle of resources.   

Its not about your intellect nor your leadership.  What matters are your network, php for your gasoline, travel, tarpaulins, radio and tv ads, social media and for the rallies and caravans.   You need supporters and networks, sponsors and financiers financiers.

All ready some of the candidates who neither have the php or the grassroots supporters are folding up probably winding their campaigns, and looking every inch a loser despite their words. 

Gunning  for presidency is no small deal, as local candidates will ask for millions of support to run their own campaigns.  If you have none, you can not count on them.  

So who has the mostest wins.  We will find out

BBM Sarah still ahead in March DZRH survey

                                               Still leading despite all the  negative publicity?                   

                                                                     But why?

Who is going to win the election?

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What is your prediction.?  I do not like the winner in the survey but from the looks of it he is going to be the winner of the 2022 Presidential election.  

This post wonders why there is such a strong following despite all the mud that has been thrown to him?

Is it because he is good looking as well as his running mate that the young voters who comprise the majority are attracted to him?  Or may be they do not know his past well enough.  Or that many think that the sins of the father cant be the sin of the  son. 

His overcoming the DQ cases at Comelec even made him more popular

 

Sara Duterte files COC for VP, what is going to happen

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We cant guess the scenario when Sarah Duterte withdrew her candidacy for Mayor of Davao City and filed COC for VP.   

Philstar - BBM Sarah Tandem

What are the possibilities?

1.  A BBM Sarah Duterte tandem;

2.  A Bato Sarah Duterte combination

3.  A Bong Go (puwede pa ba)  Sarah Duterte combination

All ready people are asking questions  Did Pres Duterte file for VP or filing COC for senator  Will there be a Duterte Duterte fight for VP  (The PFP announced yesterday Marcos’ move, after another story broke out earlier that Duterte had slid to being a vice presidential aspirant, replacing Lyle Uy, a placeholder of the Lakas-CMD for the VP slot. - Philstar)

Bong Go and Bato withdrew their certificates of candidacy

PFP (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas  quickly adopted SD as their VP candidate.   

PFP resolution

The Nov. 13 PFP resolution read in part: “Vice presidential candidate Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio of the Lakas-CMD is hereby adopted by the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas as its candidate for vice president, and hereby endorses her candidacy as the running mate of the PFP’s official candidate for president of the Philippines, Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in the 9 May 2022 national elections.”

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Some people speculate how Sarah Duterte will perpetuate the DU30 dynasty

1.  BBM and Duterte join as a tandem.  BBM becomes Pres.  With finality  BBM will be disqualified due to the tax case,     Sarah becomes Pres.

2.  Bong Go and/or  Bato  pairs with Sarah.   Bong Go and or Bato win, they resign, Sarah becomes President.

3.  Term sharing?  (A bad idea, undemocratic)

Why do this only?  They seem to be the  formidable tandem in the election as per survey.    Surveys do count during a hotly contested election.   Politicians recognize that most the outcome of surveys can be correct.   

But definitely horse trading compromises are going to be part of negotiation.  Immunity from lawsuite (on the part of DDM) or on the part of Marcos.   

What do we think?  Will they do it?