Just this afternoon one of Kartilya's editors received this text message:
"Now the cat’s out of the bag…Manny Villar is the secret candidate of Pres. GMA…Mike Arroyo himself met with Manny Villar at the house of Mike Defensor last Jan. 7…Villar secretly agreed to make GMA as Speaker of the House and protect her should Villar win the presidency…Villar agreed to GMA’s offer of massive logistical support in GMA’s commissioners in the Comelec who will assure Villar’s victory…pls pass para di tayo maloko ulit."(please pass so we will not be fooled again).
Apparently, this message has been circulating across the country since last Sunday or so the news say. Some online bloggers and communities also reported of receiving the same text message. Curiously, though, today is the start of the official campaign period for national-post candidates, and with all these messages circulating about, one could only be intrigued as much.
The issue of Villar being GMA's 'secret candidate' landed on primetime news on February 4, when Villar's closest rival, Sen. Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino, issued a statement notably telling that Villar seemed to have forged an alliance with President Arroyo. The said statement was issued after voter preference survey resulted to a great leap in favor of Villar.
The standard bearer of Nacionalista Party, Sen. Manuel Villar, earlier denied this alleged "unholy alliance" saying that he has not even met the First Gentleman and has not talked to the president since he was dethrowned as Senate president. NP spokesperson and senatoriable, Rep. Gilbert Remulla, pointed that "it was during the Senate presidency of Villar when many scandals involving the First Family were investigated" and that "...he was booted out in what was clearly a Palace-supported coup.” Remulla added that in the past weeks, administration allies were hitting them hard on the C-5 road controversy, hinting that it is impossible for NP and Villar to engage in such a deal with Malacañang.
Whether the allegation is true or otherwise, and while this is not at all surprising with the brand of politics we have in the Philippines, it is one heavy accusation that requires a heavy proof. So far, none has surfaced, and so everything falls as mere speculation.
Who started the text messages being circulated would be impossible to identify. But it is an amazing fact how the use of new media as tools for campaign and propaganda could reach the remotest corners with such lightning speed. And with the COMELEC admitting they can't control the use of new media on this context, one could only imagine how immense new media's influence on the political landscape could and would be.
"Now the cat’s out of the bag…Manny Villar is the secret candidate of Pres. GMA…Mike Arroyo himself met with Manny Villar at the house of Mike Defensor last Jan. 7…Villar secretly agreed to make GMA as Speaker of the House and protect her should Villar win the presidency…Villar agreed to GMA’s offer of massive logistical support in GMA’s commissioners in the Comelec who will assure Villar’s victory…pls pass para di tayo maloko ulit."(please pass so we will not be fooled again).
Apparently, this message has been circulating across the country since last Sunday or so the news say. Some online bloggers and communities also reported of receiving the same text message. Curiously, though, today is the start of the official campaign period for national-post candidates, and with all these messages circulating about, one could only be intrigued as much.
The issue of Villar being GMA's 'secret candidate' landed on primetime news on February 4, when Villar's closest rival, Sen. Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino, issued a statement notably telling that Villar seemed to have forged an alliance with President Arroyo. The said statement was issued after voter preference survey resulted to a great leap in favor of Villar.
The standard bearer of Nacionalista Party, Sen. Manuel Villar, earlier denied this alleged "unholy alliance" saying that he has not even met the First Gentleman and has not talked to the president since he was dethrowned as Senate president. NP spokesperson and senatoriable, Rep. Gilbert Remulla, pointed that "it was during the Senate presidency of Villar when many scandals involving the First Family were investigated" and that "...he was booted out in what was clearly a Palace-supported coup.” Remulla added that in the past weeks, administration allies were hitting them hard on the C-5 road controversy, hinting that it is impossible for NP and Villar to engage in such a deal with Malacañang.
Whether the allegation is true or otherwise, and while this is not at all surprising with the brand of politics we have in the Philippines, it is one heavy accusation that requires a heavy proof. So far, none has surfaced, and so everything falls as mere speculation.
Who started the text messages being circulated would be impossible to identify. But it is an amazing fact how the use of new media as tools for campaign and propaganda could reach the remotest corners with such lightning speed. And with the COMELEC admitting they can't control the use of new media on this context, one could only imagine how immense new media's influence on the political landscape could and would be.
0 Response to "Villar, GMA's secret candidate?"
Post a Comment