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By: manuelbuencamino

manuelbuencamino — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:16:14 +0000

I was away from the country from ’82 to ’95. A few things I’m not too clear about:

1. The plot to kill the Marcoses turned out to be true. Who ordered the killing, Gringo?

2. What was Enrile to RAM, did he have a role in the plot to kill Marcos? The RAM plot was busted and is that what forced Enrile to act? But why FVR too, was he in on it?

3. What was the connection of FVR to Enrile and RAM and the plot to kill Marcos that he decided to bolt when he did?

4, What was FVR’s beef with Marcos, was it the same as JPE’s and Ram’s?

5. I gather that the mutiny and Cory’s movement were independent of each other and did not share the same goals since Cory wanted a return to democracy and civilian supremacy while the RAM/JPE/FVR group wanted a military junta and never had any philosohical problems with martial rule. Was this the cause of tensions during Cory’s administration?

By: Die Hard Noypi

Die Hard Noypi — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:27:12 +0000

ANGIE=:) as i see it, its still a neck-n-neck race between the front-runners but as they say in Sta. Ana horse racing, its a “banderang tapos” for the lead-pack with Mar Roxas pushing,pulling away and carrying Noynoy in the last leg to the end. An EDSA II scenario will be aborted as along as the generals of FVR like-Ermita-Esperon-Mendoza-Reyes-now Bangit are not challenged by equal force of patriotic generals or ex-generals for a showdown. I dont see the existence of such leadership in the echelons of military activism in the mold of Honasan. Uncle Sam may come to the rescue of Noynoy-Mar but that is still speculative given the internal economic problem in US that is a priority for a Democratic Party in power who are traditionally champion of human rights and people”s libertarian activism. I am still hoping for the best and that divine intervention will eventually control the political events that I pray will be favorable to those who want moral change.

By: angela

angela — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:58:53 +0000

@UPngrad ;) hmmm gibo in and erap out? well, i do keep expecting erap to bow out, in which case, a lot would depend on whom he endorses. but yeah, possible that the admin’s machinery could kick in for gibo, so a villar win (lalo na if erap endorses him) could find the cousins in the same boat. tag-team kind of EDSA would be fun, but why danding? votes pa rin sana ang basis, cos looks like mar’s got vice presidency in the bag. gibo would have to settle for a cabinet position ;))

By: UP n grad

UP n grad — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:22:05 +0000

What is also possible is a three-way near-tie on May 1, 2010 — three percent or less separating NoyNoy, Villar, Gibo.

If Villar wins, it will be funny if the cousins do tag-team combination of resources to do EDSA, then Danding picks who is Prez and who is Bise.

By: Orlando R

Orlando R — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:36:54 +0000

I don’t see Comelec’s optimism. It can’t compel people to come early or in an orderly way. They clustered the precincts so there are now many more “customers” than the BEI-teachers are used to. On top of the newness of the voting machines, the BEI have to do the usual process of checking-in, giving voters some privacy and time to choose, etc.

I’d bet that candidates will try to game the queue process to their advantage.

By: angela

angela — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:15:00 +0000

omg, orlando ;) that’s scary too, yeah i heard that comelec is optimistic that everyone can be accommodated in time, pero talaga, nakakaduda, given all other glitches possible in first-time automation.

By: Orlando R

Orlando R — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:54 +0000

Hey Angela,
This may be a “scare” scenario, but it’s possible and plausible. One side brings in his voters early enough so he can “hog” the precinct, knowing that there will be a queue. The other side then gets frozen out. Can Comelec make a snap decision to extend the voting times so the queues get absorbed? Anyway, just a thought.

By: angela

angela — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:11:38 +0000

hey gabbyd ;) it’s been published na, back in 1996, coffeetable type so kinda expensive, and wala nang mabili. available in libraries though.

By: GabbyD

GabbyD — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:05:07 +0000

wow, i like the website! i’ll definitely read ur book. can u find a publisher? i’d buy it! :)

By: angela

angela — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:04:19 +0000

hey snow ;) exciting ang eleksyon, no? i’ve been voting since the 70s and it’s never been like this. with the aquino sisters saying they’re going for broke, they’re in this to win, and villar spending billions to bag the presidency, what a show! tipong walang magpapatalo, kahiyaan na!

By: Snow

Snow — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:34:28 +0000

wow, the site looks good. i’m gonna follow this blog lalo na ngayong eleksyon.