Comments on: The Philippines’ “White” Obama?

By: paul farol

paul farol — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:56:45 +0000

Hi Jobert,

Senator “Dick” Gordon turned around the abandoned Subic base. There is no telling what he cannot turn around when he become President.

We need people like Senator “Dick” Gordon.

By: Jobert Balbastro

Jobert Balbastro — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:20:23 +0000

I like Gordon, he is very helpful.
He teams up with Batman to defeat the Joker.
We need people like Gordon.

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:11:26 +0000

Hi Paul,

The “White Obama” was very clever, not that Senator Gordon is positioning himself as that. I respect the man. I love his passion. Very few in this country are passionate about anything anymore. I find that we have become a very cynical people.

And, as I mentioned, he does inspire the folks who work for him, a lot of whom are volunteers.

Thanks for updating us on the goings on in the Philippines Senate. Keep blogging!

By: Paul Farol

Paul Farol — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:31:18 +0000

Lisa,

There is a humorous quip that goes, “Once you go black, you never go back!” to which I now say, “Go for white and everything will be all right!”

Hehehe!

I wasn’t aware that you had posted portions of my blog entry in site till I googled my name this morning and I would like to thank you for your kind words about it.

I’ve been writing and posting blogs and comments on various blogs and websites as a way of telling people about Gordon.

It just occurred to me that I have been telling people just about his track record and not enough about the great ideas he has for the country.

When one talks about a Presidency in the making, one should talk about the direction it will take the country.

I’ll be posting something on http://www.pinoybiz.blogspot.com, will keep you updated.

By: delnorte

delnorte — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:19:59 +0000

Do not support whoever supports the WTO’s intent to almost remove duties on agricultural produce. They will surely put our local farmers to misery.

And to whoever ruined the Intramuros with the pretext of blending the modern and antiquity.

By: edgar garcia

edgar garcia — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:26:17 +0000

Why not? But please, let us not expect a miracle. Mr. Gordon has a lot of work to do. To start with, his “stance” regarding the fertilizer scam!

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:29:44 +0000

Hi Lalaine,

Like eveyone else I want CHANGE. But the kind of change that must be ’spelled’ out to the populace. A plan.

I would rather vote for the PLAN, and determine if it’s proponent is capable of carrying it out.

In the Philippines, we vote for the PERSON. Then allow them to do as they please, never holding them accountable to the PLAN as we never required one in the first place.

Wednesday’s PDI had Jojo Binay of Makati announcing his bid for the Philippine presidency calling himself “Jojobama!” This is getting too ridiculous already.

By: Lalaine Tenorio

Lalaine Tenorio — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:30:21 +0000

Lisa,
Truly, the US electoral process is indeed enviable. Enough reason for our politicians to get excited for the 2010 elections as they hope to become another Obama. But sadly, none of our politicians possess the charisma that Obama has. But if we talk of a good and clean track record, Gordon is in. He has been a household name for the past years and Olongapo and Subic are his biggest achievements.
Names that has been circulating for presidency these past few months include VP Noli de Castro, Sen. Chiz Escudero, Loren Legarda and Bayani Fernando whose posters are all over Metro Manila as early as 2008.
De Castro is “pang masa” but he doesn’t have a good track record,.Legarda has become a traditional politician while Chiz Escudero as everybody claims is “hindi pa hinog”. He still has to prove himself. And of course Bayani Fernando is too good to be true.
So why not a White Obama in Malacañang? It’s too early to tell, but he is quite a good candidate to consider.