Comments on: Yesterday when we were young http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Martin Tronco http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html/comment-page-1#comment-1047 Martin Tronco Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:43:04 +0000 http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html#comment-1047 Governor Tupas came to your mother's funeral because, perhaps, he was also guided by the same Chinese dictum "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." By the way, whoever is behind this site, thank you for this novel idea. Ilonggo writers are really talented. More power! Governor Tupas came to your mother’s funeral because, perhaps, he was also guided by the same Chinese dictum “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

By the way, whoever is behind this site, thank you for this novel idea. Ilonggo writers are really talented. More power!

]]> By: Dr. Antonio Gestosani http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html/comment-page-1#comment-1046 Dr. Antonio Gestosani Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html#comment-1046 I will not test the water this time; it looks eerie and appears to be shark infested. It will be a political suicide to jump and swim into that water, will you? When I laid my mother to her final resting place, guess who came and paid respect to his fellow public servant? It was Governor Tupas. And guess who malign my mother's public service by not draping her coffin with Philippine Flag? Richard Garin. O.K., it is no brainer why I highly praise the character and sincerity of Governor Tupas. Thanks for the challenge. Our public service is over. I will remain in the sideline to critique Philippine Politics. I will not test the water this time; it looks eerie and appears to be shark infested. It will be a political suicide to jump and swim into that water, will you? When I laid my mother to her final resting place, guess who came and paid respect to his fellow public servant? It was Governor Tupas. And guess who malign my mother’s public service by not draping her coffin with Philippine Flag? Richard Garin. O.K., it is no brainer why I highly praise the character and sincerity of Governor Tupas. Thanks for the challenge. Our public service is over. I will remain in the sideline to critique Philippine Politics.

]]> By: nester http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html/comment-page-1#comment-1045 nester Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:22:25 +0000 http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html#comment-1045 Doc, like any other political families, the Tupases also have their share of misdemeanors and sins against the people. There is no saint in politics. We understand the dictum "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" but don't poison us with the argument that the Tupases are the saviours of the whole Hiligaynon nation. If you really really believe the Tupases can help us all, why not come back home and run against the Garins? Maybe this time the Tupases can help the Gestosanis regain their lost political powers. Doc, like any other political families, the Tupases also have their share of misdemeanors and sins against the people. There is no saint in politics. We understand the dictum “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” but don’t poison us with the argument that the Tupases are the saviours of the whole Hiligaynon nation. If you really really believe the Tupases can help us all, why not come back home and run against the Garins? Maybe this time the Tupases can help the Gestosanis regain their lost political powers.

]]> By: Dr. Antonio Gestosani http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html/comment-page-1#comment-1044 Dr. Antonio Gestosani Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:59:16 +0000 http://www.iloiloviews.com/yesterday-when-we-were-young.html#comment-1044 I was also born when Osmena was president; and yes, I was made aware of how great Presidents Magsaysay, Garcia and Macapagal had been. Then Marcos declared martial law in 1972, and political cronyism embolden political landscape, and that started the mess that we are in now. Today, if you don't belong to 160 families that form the political dynasty then you have no chance to solve your country's destiny. Today's politics is so corrupt that politicians have no shame to show their ill-gotten wealth and arrogant enough to use the power of money to win election. And once elected, they align themselves to bully their opponent for their future political agenda. Governor Tupas is the victim of this charade. My friends, where are you going now? Well, nobody heed my call when I called SOS to save your sinking mother ship. Your help is now! Listen to the critics from abroad who called themselves OFW. They have now life-experiences in other countries to compare with. They left the Philippines because their motherland abandoned them and their leaders became corrupt, greedy and thieves. The OFW are real heroes and the 14 billion dollars they sent yearly to their families keep the Philippine economy from going bust. So what's next? Learn from the experience of other countries that used to envy Philippines. And learn to love your country again. I was also born when Osmena was president; and yes, I was made aware of how great Presidents Magsaysay, Garcia and Macapagal had been. Then Marcos declared martial law in 1972, and political cronyism embolden political landscape, and that started the mess that we are in now. Today, if you don’t belong to 160 families that form the political dynasty then you have no chance to solve your country’s destiny. Today’s politics is so corrupt that politicians have no shame to show their ill-gotten wealth and arrogant enough to use the power of money to win election. And once elected, they align themselves to bully their opponent for their future political agenda. Governor Tupas is the victim of this charade. My friends, where are you going now? Well, nobody heed my call when I called SOS to save your sinking mother ship. Your help is now! Listen to the critics from abroad who called themselves OFW. They have now life-experiences in other countries to compare with. They left the Philippines because their motherland abandoned them and their leaders became corrupt, greedy and thieves. The OFW are real heroes and the 14 billion dollars they sent yearly to their families keep the Philippine economy from going bust. So what’s next? Learn from the experience of other countries that used to envy Philippines. And learn to love your country again.

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