This is a dangerous idea. No, this is not Sen. Lito Lapid’s idea.
I have heard about this a couple of times already during some casual conversations with coffee buddies and officemates. And some people on Facebook have actually floated the idea as they commented on my very famous Noynoy Aquino post which has by the way landed on the top spot of Big G since I published it. (Big G: Are you under influence Elmot?) Yes, got so much caffeine lately that I now think I am a coffee bean.
Going back, what if Noynoy Aquino loses his hair? Oh, he already does.
Here: What if Noynoy Aquino is trounced on his bid for the presidency?
A couple of friends and a total stranger who looks like Angelina Jolie on his FB pic but with a name of Restituto actually resonated the same confident and overexcited answer: “Eh di, People Power na uli!” (Well, that simply means another People Power!) While the other one actually said, “Eh di mag-People Power tayo!” (Then let us mount another People Power!)
Like a boring telenovela on primetime with the same stupid recycled characters and predictable plots of killing all the good men brutally by hurling them from the 200th floor, we may simply push down the “off” button of the remote control and head without delay to a very tempting Facebook quiz about sex positions that tells your kind of character after hearing this idea.
This is simply a figment of one’s very fertile imagination some would immediately assert, and just kill the issue with kamikaze fighters flying out from Malacañang Palace. But I think there is some little possibility for this one to happen.
How?
This is the real game of political spinsters and sinister plotters; one that has been perfected by only a select sect of ugly-looking politicians and political strategists lurking on dark street corners.
Step 1: Portray Noynoy Aquino as the heir, the crown Prince of Philippine democracy and root this to the euphoria of the people. Attribute to him and his candidacy as the answer from the heavens to the collected litanies and prayers of a nation crying desperately for an overflowing supply of signature clothes and pirated CDs of sex scandals. Inculcate to the minds and consciousness of the people that it is the “clamour of the nation” for him to run and save us from the pit of national damnation. Make everyone believe that everyone is actually wanting for Noynoy, even the protesting farmers of Hacienda Luisita.
Step 2: Portray the administration as the “evil Step-Mom” that needs to be exorcised by Fr. Felmar; that there is no other way around but to put a stop to all the plundering, lies, deceit and Presidential boob jobs. Float the idea that election fraud is being cooked all this time at the Presidential kitchen by bogus election chefs and over-obedient generals just for the bad guys to win the seemingly one-sided presidential race that favors Noynoy.
Step 3: When Noynoy Aquino is defeated on the presidential elections either squarely or due to election fraud, the public should be instigated and all his supporters that he simply was cheated by the bad guys and the menu they cooked was indeed aldente. Inflame the public outrage and boredom; push the people to go out the streets handing over free fried chicken with rice on plastic containers and free movie pass for the screening of “All My Life Part 2”. Invite the Sex Bomb Dancers during protests and rallies to keep the people heavily anchored on their seats. Let your battle cry be for change and freedom from the oppression of hoodlum traditional politicians and incessant boob jobs, flawed butt augmentation and relentless mason work on Madam Auring’ poker face. Call the people to go out the streets and protest and push for a People Power III like what his mother has led during the Marcos regime.
See? It is not at all so impossible.
This is how one becomes when over caffeinated.
Care for a coffee on my comment form? What do you think will the people’s reaction when Noynoy Aquino will not win the bid for the Presidency aside from maybe Kris getting pissed off for losing her house? Is another People Power possible?
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jan geronimo
6 months ago
People are tired and wary of people power. It’s a bit late, but people are finally realizing that an extra-judicial way of effecting change does not mean a meaningful way of governance can be had. Recent events had proved this.
Unless of course we did away with our fiesta-infused people power and try a true revolution for a change. Then we might have a chance, a slim chance of true change in society.
But barring this, we had better stick to what we have. Give the democratic process a chance to work. After all, we’re free to elect stupid politicians to office, right? So what if clowns get elected instead of the deserving ones? Boohoo. Isn’t this the story of our life as a nation? What else is new?
Seriously? We have to grin and bear it. Wait it out. Until the next presidential derby. Parang sabong lang yan eh. May uuwing luhaan talaga.
Cheers!
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elmot
6 months ago
Indeed, Bro. Having people power is nonsense at this point of time, it will only affirm that notion that we are a nation of immature people.
This is basically the point why I posted on my previous articles the danger of mystifying Noynoy Aquino as if he is the savior of mankind and of the nation. Coz definitely it has stamped on the heads of some people some notion that he is the only hope and for the opportunists to make ways for their personal interests to be fulfilled if ever the democratic process of voting a leader does not go well with Noynoy on 2010 via people power.
Indeed, if we have endure the result the result of our choice, so be it, but enduring the fruits of our choice for our government officials I think does not mean condoning their bad acts. Accountability is still part of the picture.
ever
6 months ago
uu nga parang pagod na si lolo para sa kung anumang power power na yun….
what we need today, as in ngayon na ang hinihingin kaunlaran ng ating bayan..
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elmot
6 months ago
Ramdam nga raw ang kaunlaran sabi ni Gloria bro, eheheh! Nararamdaman mo ba? Wahahah! Nakadrugs yata si Ate Glow ehhhehe!
People Power…not now, and hindi na…
pinoygossipboy
6 months ago
Steps 1 and 2 actually make sense and I know a handful of political strategist who use those idea. However, the problem is not in theory but in execution. I am a firm believer of David Easton’s System’s Theory. (Feeling ko kasi, lahat ng problem ng bansa, kayang lutasin ng simplistic theory ni Easton. haha) But no, we do not live in a fairy tale-ish life wherein input can be easily converted (via the conversion box) into desired output. There are a lot of factors, even those extraneous ones, to be considered. Clamor does not necessarily translate to votes. Bad image does not necessarily translate to ouster.
I find the third step absurd though.
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elmot
6 months ago
Hahhaha! I find the third step really absurd too Bro, that is what I think too much intake of coffee brings me…adding fiction to a scenario, eheheh!
For political strategists and opportunists, one and two are easy to do, but actually translating these plans and schemes to mass action is very very difficult. Remember their so-called EDSA III? Even the fury of Miriam Santiago did not sustain the people and ended up beaten by the government forces after a few days.
Good thing I have scaled down my intake of coffee these past days, and I am quite getting back at reality, LOL!
Jena Isle
6 months ago
The miracle of EDSA 1 has never been duplicated. I would rather exercise my right to suffrage and opt for the legal resolution of political events.
This is a very profound and thought provoking post, Elmot. Way to go!
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elmot
6 months ago
Hi Mam! Thanks for that very generous comment.
This ideas has been actually lingering on my head for many days now as some of my friends has actually brought up the idea of what if Noynoy losses his bid…but I think and I trust that if ever he will not win, he will not lead the people to a futile exercise of duplicating the People Power, for as you said, there will only be one…
…and the best People Power is by using one’s right to choose a leader for his nation.
Marlene
6 months ago
And what if his mother, the former President, didn’t die, would he run for the Presidency seat? This question has been boggling me since I read about his political intentions. He should have done it right after his mother’s term. Now I think he’s making a big deal of his mother’s demise. He may lose or win, but no one can surpass the first People Power.
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elmot
6 months ago
Hi Marlene, thanks for the visit!
Wow, I think that is another dimension worth exploring too…I think he would have not taken the road for 2010 if his mother is still alive. And maybe just run for a reelection to the Senate.
The People Power is the people’s power; it was not Cory’s or Ramos’ or Enrile’s or Cardinal Sin’s…it was our power. Something that many leaders of the government since then has totally forgotten.
Vic
6 months ago
Politics is not all about presidency. The president also needs a great vice-president, senators and congreemen. We must also reckon the idea that a head cannot move without its arms and legs. What is we don’t waste much of our time thinking about the president or who will be the president. What if we focus of making ourselves good individual citizens.
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elmot
6 months ago
Thanks Vic for the comment. You are always welcome here.
I agree on that note. We should also focus on empowering ourselves and becoming good and responsible citizens without forgetting that all those in top positions should also be held responsible for their acts.
2010elections
2 months ago
GMA, ALL LIES – TG GUINGONA III
Bukidnon Representative Teofisto “TG” Guingona III countered GMA’s statement that her administration has made the Philippines a better investment destination in infrastructure and education. He also debunked her claims that the tough fiscal reforms she undertook a few years ago have helped provide funds for more expenditure on infrastructure, social services, and other basic services.
Guingona said Malacañang is desperately trying to justify the massive government spending by saying the expenditures on infrastructure of the Arroyo administration were higher than the past administrations combined and that this has reaped benefits for the country.
In spite of the accomplishments Malacanang has been trumpeting, the Philippines still suffered from poor ranking in terms of economic freedom as indicated by the 2010 index of the United States-based think tank Heritage Foundation. Among the issues cited by the Heritage Foundation were the Philippine government’s failure to do anything substantial to liberalize the economy, a weak judicial system, and a high tax rate. It also noted that corruption is perceived as pervasive and the enforcement of anti-corruption laws is inconsistent.
“Every time an international report mentions an increase in corruption and a decline in freedom in the Philippines , GMA points to an increase in the expenditure in infrastructure and basic services,” Guingona pointed out.
If, indeed, GMA’s claims were true, the solon asked why the country continues to suffer from widespread poverty, and why do Filipinos look for work elsewhere.
“In a corrupt society, much of government’s expenditures are diverted to private gain. Whatever infrastructure and services are provided are negligible or shoddy compared to what we should be receiving had there been no corruption. She also says that our work force is more mobile and earns more. But in a country where freedom is curtailed, our workers move overseas to earn more. The best thing for the country is for GMA to leave graciously and if we want the Philippines to be better at anything, then we should elect honest public servants in 2010,” Guingona explained.