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1. Mandaragat on May 10th, 2008 8:25 pm

   Presidential election is just around the corner. Baka naman gagamitin lang ito ng mga trapo para hikayatin ang mga manggagawa sa kabilang ibayo para sa pangsariling ambisyon ng gustong tumakbo?

   PPP, I am watching you.

2. the jester-in-exile on May 10th, 2008 9:13 pm

   am also cautiously optimistic about them, cocoy. for far too long has the OFW been a milking cow and no more than that; am glad that they want to actively get a say in governance.

   that said, i’m as wary as mandaragat is — will they be merely pawns or will they be the the “new” party (like the greens in germany all those years ago) that will reshape the political landscape?

3. J on May 11th, 2008 2:16 am

   I’ve been planning to write about the Global Filipino Nation, cocoy, but you beat me. Nice job.

   My professor is actively working with the GPN, and I can say it is not just another umbrella org for the trapos.

   This party, my profesor have told me, actualy has a detailed and sustainable plan with a 50-year timetable.

   For 2010, the focus won’t be the Senate of Malacanang, but the House of Representatives. The goal is to get as much Ed Panlilios as possible to the Lower House so we can have a people’s congress that can check the trapos of the Senate and Malacanang.

   This is the first step towards the eradication of the tradittional politicians.

   It is, of course, an uphill battle. We need to support these people, whom I believe are sincere.

   I have pledged to my professor to join their party as a volunteer and use my blog to help them in 2010.

   If the 2007 polls is any indication, I believe it is possible for the Filipino voter to be mature.

   I invite fellow FilipinoVoices.com contributors to support this party.

4. jakcast on May 11th, 2008 4:28 am

   I don’t want to rain on your parade, but be realistic guys.

   First, don’t rely on the overseas Filipinos to make the difference in 2010. Even if a so-called “national party” is formed, do you know how divided the Filipino communities are abroad? Same as here. Do you khow many voted in the last elections? Less than 10 percent.

   Second, politics is all about the continuing struggle for power. Emphasis on continuing. I’ve been reading the blogs and the talk is about empowering in the net, texts, etc. Jeez, does anybody really know what happens during elections? The astute politicians have already mobilized the grassroots while you’re still reading this comment.

   Third, prepare to spend money. Until the electorate is economically empowered to make the unecumbered political decision, we are just dreaming here.

5. cocoy on May 11th, 2008 5:17 am

   mandaragat, i’m watching them too

   jester, yep, i’m happy they’ve started, but yeah there are lots of false prophets, so “cautiously optimistic” is a good term.

   j, that’s a good first step: the house.

   jakcast,

   you know what? i like to remember a poem:

   “Here’s to the crazy ones.

   The misfits.

   The rebels.

   The troublemakers.

   The round pegs in the square holes.

   The ones who see things differently.

   They’re not fond of rules.

   And they have no respect for the status quo.

   You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,

   disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.

   About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.

   Because they change things.

   They invent. They imagine. They heal.

   They explore. They create. They inspire.

   They push the human race forward.

   Maybe they have to be crazy.

   How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
   Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
   Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

   We make tools for these kinds of people.

   While some see them as the crazy ones,
   we see genius.

   Because the people who are crazy enough to think
   they can change the world, are the ones who do.

   poem’s original link is here. YouTube is here.

6. Nick on May 11th, 2008 7:22 am

   Skepticism is all we have as a voting public. To discern, and judge on the merits of the characters behind this movement, as well as their platform, is also our task.

   But in the spirit of finally moving forward, with a grassroot movement ala Panlilio style, I am looking forward to this development.

7. J on May 11th, 2008 4:38 pm

   Jakcast: this party’s advocacy is continuous. They have no fantasy. They know it’s an uphill battle. That’s why they have a 50-year time table. To sustain this advocacy we have to support them, join them.

   I understand skepticism. But we’ve been talking about the negative traits of our country and our people for so long now. For our sake, let’s focus on the good things and let those good things give us hope.

8. J on May 11th, 2008 4:42 pm

   I say this 2010, let’s focus on getting as much good people as we can to the Lower House. That’s an uphill battle, considering the oligarch’s machinery. But if 2007 was any indication, I think the people are wise enough to face that machinery. This is possible.

   The after we get the Lower House, let’s not stop. Let’s watch the actions of the people we elected. Keep them from being devoured by the system. In between elections, let’s focus on mobilizing more candidates for the next elections, until we get a Lower House majority.

   After Lower House, let’s focus on the Senate. Then Malacanang.

   I know this sounds wishful thinking. But we ought to at least TRY!

9. Money talks louder than politics | Filipino Voices on May 12th, 2008 11:59 am

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10. Pochero on May 15th, 2008 12:02 pm

    J, can can you please let us know how we can help PPP? Is there a website or a party headquarters? How can we help organize the local chapters? THANKS!

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