Pacquiao to run as president after accepting nomination of PDP-Laban Pimentel faction

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Senator Manny Pacquiao has formally accepted his nomination for president by the PDP-Laban Pacquiao/Pimentel faction to run on the 2022 election.

With Pacquiao confirming his candidacy, we should now strengthen our calls for VP Leni. We should not be compelled again to choose the lesser evil. We deserve to have better options. It's another six years of our lives that is at stake here.

For the record, sobrang daming shortcomings ni Pacquiao as a senator and still he has the urge to run for president? Who in the right mind would do this...He thinks like he is Duterte who's still running for VP yet he is a failure as a President in managing the pandemic response, and further going back, I dare mention the failure in eliminating corruption and drugs which he promised to be gone within 3 to 6 months....add to this the jetski going to China in protest.

Pacquiao has so much confidence in himself from being one of the greatest boxers. He thinks he would be a good president but his performance as an absentee congressman and later on as an absentee senator proves otherwise. He should stay in his lane and protect his boxing legacy. He tried to lead and have proven to be incapable. Don't let his delusions get the upper hand for the sake of the country.

While it’s true that Pacquiao is popular now and has the money, if I were him, I will invest more on my family. Send my kids to ivy league schools, and let them be the ones to flourish and be the next leaders! 

While it’s true that he helped a lot of people and feel them, that’s not how it works. Aiming for the highest position in the country is a very big responsibility, and we all know that Filipinos sometimes vote through empathy. But I have a big hunch, that will not be the case anymore after the mess that Duterte left. Just saying. 

Leave his legacy as a boxing superstar while still intact; he already brought us enough joy and and pride. 

He could continue to expose corruption but don’t run for president. That will make him great. He has been an enabler so time for him to rethink his motivations.

Okay let's assume that Pacquiao has never been involved in any graft and corruption, however being a President or a leader is not just about integrity but it is more about being knowledfeable or experts in law and well experienced in terms of public services.

Hindi po charity ang presidency.. Hindi lamang ito patungkol kung ilan o ano ang mga naimbag mo.. Tungkol ito kung paano ka magdesisyon para sa ikabubuti nang lahat. Ang lider na kung saan ay tumatanggap nang kritisismo mula sa publiko. Ang lider na kung saan marunong umintindi sa sitwasyon.

Tayo dapat ang masusunod sa Election, before during and after manalo ang mga pulitiko at hindi Si Mayor, Vice Mayor, Congressman, Senator, Presidente, Vice Presidente at iba pa. Nasa atin nakasalalay ang kinabukasan nang ating bansang sinalangan. Hindi dapat tayo minumura, tinatakot at binabalaan ng kulong o kamatayan.

Please know your limits! Pacquiao cannot even perfect his attendance in the senate! What  laws has he passed on his own that has gained profit for the people? Charity is his strong achievement but the highest position in the country must be for a single-minded individual alone! 

He shouldn't be too full of himself! Leave some space for dignity. He is not merely meant to be a puppet of the people whispering behind his back! Skills are also very vital in the Presidency seat. A good heart alone won't make it. If he loves the country, improve himself first and then maybe after a decade who knows.

Koko Pimentel knew that he would never be president. He doesn't have the resources and he's not that popular. So, he would rather work behind the scenes and be Pacquiao's puppet master. Kung mananalo si Pacquiao. 

I wonder what Koko's father Nene would say about the state of the party he founded. PDP-Laban has become a joke...add to this the separate Cusi faction that nominated for the Bong Go and Duterte tandem.

Nonetheless, now is not the time for Pacquiao. Please, the country doesn't need another set of mistakes from such ignorance.  

As much as we want a good heart to serve, we would like to have a leader who is critical enough to make wise decisions. We are living at a critical time and we don't want half-baked decisions to further ruin us as a nation. 

VP Leni Robredo will never resort to using troll armies

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VP Leni Robredo defeated former Senator Bongbong Marcos in the 2016 vice presidential elections.

But the seeming rivalry between the two seems to be far from over as both are being floated as possible presidential candidates in next year’s elections. 

VP Leni Robredo reiterates in her radio show the 2 things that would push her to run for president in 2022: 

1) if she is chosen as the unity candidate for the opposition or 

2) if Bongbong Marcos seeks the presidency.  

These are Robredo's considerations as she continues with her efforts to build a broad coalition.

"Ang pinakamadali kong gawin magkandidato eh, para matapos na itong lahat ng speculation di ba? Yun ang pinakamadali. Pero ang pinakaimportante yung after the elections eh. 

Yung pagkakandidato ko ba, makakatulong ba siya sa ayaw nating mangyari? Ano ba yung ayaw nating mangyari? Na itong administrasyon na ito mag-continue beyond 2022, na si Marcos makabalik in power –yun yung ayaw nating mangyari. So yung considerations ko.

Sabi ko nga, kung one-on-one kami ni BBM, go na go ako doon! Kung ako yung pipiliin na unity candidate, go na go ako doon. Pero kung hindi ako at maghahati-hati kami ng boto, yung tanong: Best interest ba yun ng bayan natin, ng bansa natin?

VP Leni should run not because of another rival running just to prove she can win again over BBM but because she wants to serve the country - regardless of who's running.

The VP made us believe in a better future, that it's possible if there's transparency and good governance. She is well guided by her moral compass and that's how we know she can lead us at and to our best. Whatever her decision, we hope it is for the best interest of the country. 

I hope Filipinos will see her sincerity and dedication for not attaching into too much power. She will really be an excellent president for her genuine simplicity to lead the country into a better and honest government. Humble yet brave. She is not trapo.

Robredo maintained that she would not resort to fighting troll armies with troll armies, because that would not make her different from her accusers.

Though that will be one of her disadvantage. Hiring a troll army that present TRUTHS to counter the LIES is not doing the same thing the DDS do.

The people should understand how social media algorithms work. More online presence informing us of the truth pushes up content that is deemed popular for more people to see. That's how DDS dominated social media.

Social media platforms are not fair. They prefer more activity and engagement and the DDS troll army provides these. That's how they dominate social media and suppress truth and rational thinking.

Duterte even acknowledged their existense but called these trolls as "advocacy" groups of the government. He even threatened Facebook when it put down their pages. FB also reported several pages originating from China that contains propaganda supporting the Dutertes.

Trolls create an illusion of support towards a candidate. There's nothing genuine there. But social media is full of trolls proliferating fake news, misinformation and lies...and Facebook Philippines has not been doing anything to suppress lies. The PH FB team even appears to side with the DDS. How will the truth reach people if we don't counter their  trolling?

Hindi troll armies ang itatapat natin sa TROLL army nila Duterte. An organized TRUTH army ang kailangang itapat.

John 8:32:"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you."- Must be Leni's #1 strategy to defeat her opponent. She has the advantage because she doesn't live in a glass house or no issue that will destroy her credibility.

It is a cry for help indeed to ask her to run. Well besides she's really the most competent for presidency anyways. She is compassionate and at least she knows how to listen and tries to understand. Please huwag tayo sa trapo o tuta o enablers like the current ones who have expressed their intentions already.

Tama 'yung analysis kahapon tungkol sa long decision-making ni VP Leni. It's a desperate fight for hope. Umaasa pa rin. The only way we can defeat the threat of another Duterte or Marcos in Malacañang is to unite the opposition - the broadest opposition possible.

Substitution of candidacy is until November. From today to that point, everything is fluid. Better na i-exhaust all means and build unities among groups. Ang selfless ng move na ito. If hindi siya tatakbo dahil may strategically better alternative, I'd still be proud of her.

Dapat kasi mag unite as one ang true opposition para hindi hati-hati ang boto among them. The other candidates may have been setup to do just that...to divide the votes among the opposition.

The VP continues to be in talks with potential presidential bets Manila Mayor Isko Moreno and Senator Manny Pacquiao. Though I don't like any of these two as president.

PNR Clark Phase 2 to spur economic growth and recovery in Central Luzon

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Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade has assured that once it is operational, the PNR Clark Phase 2 of the North-South Commuter Rail Project (NSCR) project will create needed jobs and spur economic recovery in Central Luzon amid the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The DOTr, in all of its projects, has always aimed to revitalize the country’s economy. A transport infrastructure project like the NSCR will spur economic growth in Central Luzon, particularly the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga,” Sec. Tugade said.

The NSCR System is the single largest infrastructure project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and is the longest greenfield commuter railway project to be financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

It is also the biggest project to be undertaken so far under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ Program of the Duterte Administration with a total cost of P777.55-billion. It is one of the key infrastructure railway projects supported by Japan, in addition to the Metro Manila Subway and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 Rehabilitation projects.

The PNR Clark Phase 2 is a 53 kilometer-rail line under the NSCR that will connect Malolos, Bulacan to Clark, Pampanga.

Secretary Tugade said once operational, PNR Clark Phase 2 will improve transport connectivity and mobility across the Central Luzon region and spur various employment in various sectors.

“The Malolos to Clark Railway of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) aims to cut travel time between Malolos, Bulacan and Clark, Pampanga, from 1.5 to 2 hours, to just 30-35 minutes. It also features the country’s first-ever Airport Railway Express Service, which will connect Makati to the Clark International Airport in just 55 minutes, from the current 2-3 hours,” Sec. Tugade said.

PNR Clark Phase 2 will have six train stations, namely, Calumpit, Apalit, San Fernando, Angeles, Clark, and Clark Airport. The rail stations will include multimodal facilities that will allow seamless transfer of commuters from public utility vehicles to trains.