Genuine Opposition (GO) Senatorial Lineup
1. Loren Legarda
2. Benigno Aquino III
3. John Osmeña
4. Ana Dominique “Nikki” Coseteng
5. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III
6. Sonia Roco
7. Francis Escudero
8. Alan Peter Cayetano
9. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
10. Antonio Trillanes IV
11. Manuel B. Villar, Jr.
12. Francis Pangilinan
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February 26th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
To my fellow PinoyMD’s,
I am Martin D Bautista and I am running for the
Philippine Senate. I graduated from the UP College of
Medicine in 1989. I completed my Internship, Residency
in Internal Medicine, Fellowship in Gastroenterology
at the State University of New York, in Brooklyn from
1990-1996. I certified in the American Board of
Internal Medicine in 1994. From 1996 to 2006, my wife
(who is a pulmonologist) and I practiced in rural
Oklahoma. We have 4 daughters.
The odds are indeed long and the poltical situation in
our country appears to be irredeemably corrupted.
For too long however, well-meaning citizens who lead
comfortable, secure and private lives have been scared
off by the immorality, filth and danger of a system
that has always zealously protected the interests of
our traditional polticians, meaning those dynasties
that treat politics as a family livelihood project and
see politics as a way to make a comfortable living.
This would be fine if we lived in say, the US, where
corruption likewise exists but where there is general
access to toilets and potable water (28% of Filipinos
do not); there is access to anti-hypertensives and
diabetes meds (Pagdanganan 2006 survey: 80% cannot
afford meds); access to food (yes many many Filipinos
still go hungry involuntarily) …..you are well aware
of the terrible realities but when confronted with the
idea that people continue to die every single day
because of this poisoned political situation you will
be moved to do something.
For too long, we have defaulted on our poltical
responsibilities to family dynasties. We have allowed
them to speak for us and we have allowed them to shape
public policies that have resulted in the conditions
we now face today. Small wonder then if you realize
that the family agenda takes precedence over the
common good, but this is part of human nature. I do
not claim to be more moral than anybody nor do I claim
to be without sin, all that I am claiming is that I am
prepared to offer whatever talents I may have in order
to promote the common good.
Leadership is mostly about problem solving. An
ordinary citizen in the Philippines does not have
access to pertinent information and data that are
necessary to arrive at enlightened decisions. This is
one reason why I am running for the Senate.
Leadership is about inspiring other people to unite
towards common goals. Not having come from a prominent
and wealthy family, I had to leave our country in
order to become financially independent. During the
course of 17 years in the US, I learned many lessons,
took care of my family and I prepared for my return. I
am convinced that the best education will not be found
in Harvard but rather in having to live alone in a
foreign land and being left to sink or swim on your
own wits. I want our countrymen to appreciate and to
gain inspiration from the countless sacrfices that
millions of law-abiding, diligent, honest, hard
working and patriotic Filipinos all over the world do
every single day to keep our country afloat (2007
budget: PhP 1.1 trillion 2006 Remittances through
banks PhP 650 billion).
I know that each one of us strives to help our country
and we all continually look for other ways with which
to help out. I just feel that politics,
notwithstanding all the lethal corruption, remains the
most effective path to promote the common good.
If you look at the choices for the May elections, you
will not see any difference between those who present
themselves as “administration” or “opposition” . Same
names, same historical self-serving agendas. Where
have all these names and experiences brought us? We
were the second best in Asia 50 years ago, now we are
the second to the last.
I joined Ang Kapatiran because I agree with its
priorities: moral principles over political
expediency; preferential option to the poor and
vulnerable; common good over the demands of special
interests; culture of life and peace over death and
violence. Permanent reform will require a profound
moral change in our national character.
I invite all of you to join me. I am personally
willing to bet everything material that I possess that
if we ordinary citizens were to become aware that the
power to change our country lies in each of us, then
we can all work together in redeeming our Philippines.
All the political dynasties with their innumerable
guns, armies of goons, unlimited gold, Comelec will
not stop an idea whose time has come.
Martin D Bautista
March 1st, 2007 at 10:29 am
we need to fight what is right and the wrong keep it be right… mabuhay GO candidates…
be remain genuin,
jerry piamonte
tuael, pres. roxas, cotabato
March 1st, 2007 at 11:58 am
BOOO…dont support them… TEAM unity tyo… DONT VOTE FOR GO…
March 1st, 2007 at 12:02 pm
WORSE ARE THE GO CANDIDATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TEAM UNITY TYO…
March 2nd, 2007 at 11:28 pm
I will vote straight opposition in this election.
Roscoe - Pasig City
March 3rd, 2007 at 4:21 pm
GO GO GO GO GO….. straight opposition ako!!!
matatalino!!! lalo na si escudero at cayetano
March 3rd, 2007 at 6:35 pm
much better if we choose more GO than Team unity…9-3 tayo.
March 3rd, 2007 at 6:37 pm
much better if we choose more from GO than Team unity…9-3 tayo for GO
March 3rd, 2007 at 9:15 pm
genuine opposition manalo kayo!!! we will support you!!! you’r the best!!!
March 5th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
okey yan mga opposistion patalsikin si gloria c pichay c defensor c gonzales2 yong mga sagadsagarin dyan sa malakanyang tang ina nila
March 5th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
patalsikin na yang bansot na yan sa malakanyang kala mo sundalo may kasama pang pakaining baboy ginagahasa ang pera nating mga maliliit wala na tayong susulungan mga kasama isulong ang gobyerno ng mamayan
March 5th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
ako sasama muna ko kay gloria sayang budget kasi kala nya sya lang mandurugas
March 9th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
YES!! GOGOGOGOGO!!!
mananalo kau!!
March 9th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
Isulong ang reporma sa Pilipinas!! tanggalin si GMA…
pls. senatoriables of GO, pls. have reform in Caloocan
…TY…
March 10th, 2007 at 1:08 am
sana manalo lahat ng GO ayaw namin kay Gloria phirap lalo xa sa taong bayan … GOGOGOGOGOGOGO GO isa aq sa maglilista sa mga pangalan nyo
March 12th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
there’s nothing to worry about your candacy this year we support to all of you dearest
candidates. good luck…
March 12th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Nothing to worry your candidacy we support you all…
Good luck….
March 13th, 2007 at 11:42 am
GO ako 11-0 + 1 lng kasi 11 na lng sila.
Go Go GO! la yang silbe yang si Guya”Gloria”! dami nila pera noh. ano kayang project nila
para sabay kampanya. katulad ng KALSADA NATIN INGATAN NATIN. naku san na yon. pagkatapos
ng 2004 election nawala parang bola.
Mamimigay ng Philhealth card at titolo ng lupa tapos kampanya ha! hayz grabe! kapal talaga
sa bagay dating ng makapal.
tanggalin yan si GUYA. sabay mga tuta nya tapos mga Heneral nya na hindi sa taong bayan
nagsisilbe kondi kay GUYA lng. Yong c Tanda ung Sec. of injustice. sus! dapat isabay kay guya yan
ung c defensor hay naku! ung c Chavit, sabit tayo nyan! c pichay na yan may inilagay na
formalin yan! c zubiri, zubzub sa lupa hometown nya ang maramag bukidnon? bukid nga!
sabay sabi malalaman nila sa computer ang d boboto sa kanya. naku d kami bobo!
c tito, oto oto!, c oreta, naks nasusuka ako.
yan lng sakin.
GOGOGOGOGOGO! 11-0+1
March 17th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
V O T E F O R S E N A T O R “S O L I D”
1. Loren Legarda
2. Benigno Aquino III
3. John Osmeña
4. Ana Dominique “Nikki” Coseteng
5. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III
6. Sonia Roco
7. Francis Escudero
8. Alan Peter Cayetano
9. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
10. Antonio Trillanes IV
11. Manuel B. Villar, Jr.
March 18th, 2007 at 5:42 am
genuine opposition GO i will GO for u solid escudero ,cayetano,lacson and the rest of the
group pls continue fighting 4 the truth di lalaya ang bansa hanggat di nakakamit ang ang
katotohanan. Truth will set us Free. more power and GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES
March 20th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
walang kandidato ang masasabi nating walang itinatagong baho…..but for a perfect working of our so called democracy kailangan natin ang magaling na administrasyon at oposisyon…..ito’y sangkap ng isang malusod na demokrasya….ang aking mungkahi lamang ay sana pumili tayo ng matinong kandidato ng oposisyon at matinong kandidato ng administrasyon…sa gayon magiging maaayos kahit papaano ang sindumi ng kubeta
na pulitika sa bansa natin….
so sana sa halip na mag rally tayo sa lansangan at magreklamo sa mga susunod na uupo sa pweseto
gawin natin ng maayos ang obligasyon natin na bumoto ng matapat at nawa’y wag ipagbili ang
dignidad.
pero ganunpaman di ko mapigil ang sarili ko na ipaalam sa inyo na next month please
visit my website http://www.death to arroyo’s.com…sa bawat login nyo there will be one peso credited
to fund that we will use to facilitate the “you know what”
March 21st, 2007 at 9:53 pm
We should not vote mainly for the party but instead vote for a person you think would do
good for our country. As what one of our statesman said “my loyalty with my party ends
when my loyalty to my country begins”. As of now, I haven’t decided yet who to vote - only
a handful of candidates came to my mind [arroyo, escudero, cayetano]. Lets not vote who
are popular or who indorses them. Lets stick to the issues and not to the politics. And
for those former senators and congressmen, lets determine who make laws that will ben efit
our financial and social lives. pangilinan - authored the law making children below 15
yrs old who committed a crime not liable whether criminal or civil liability. what will he
think if his daughters or relative becomes a victim to such juvenile offenders; recto -
authored the e-vat law. Vote wisely!!
March 22nd, 2007 at 10:55 pm
The province of Zamboanga del Norte does not have a single GO candidate. How will you be represented? Sa umpisa may bawas na kayo. There are two candodates for governor one is Lakaa, the incumbent is KamPI. This is the only incident that TEAM UNITY is divided. But they both carry TEAM UNITY. That is a lot of advantage for the administration.
Another are is Region 7 where there are no opposition running for the local heads.
It is very sad most of our voters in the provinces are illiterate. Without the local opposition the senators will lack representation. What are their chances?
You may cry daya! na naman.
I believe you must organize a real opposition all the way to the barangays.
THat is only my observation.
Good Luck!
Geri
March 22nd, 2007 at 10:58 pm
The province of Zamboanga del Norte does not have a single GO candidate. How will you be represented? Sa umpisa may bawas na kayo. There are two candidates for governor one is Lakas, the incumbent is KamPI. This is the only incident that TEAM UNITY is divided. But they both carry TEAM UNITY. That is a lot of advantage for the administration.
Another is Region 7 where there are no opposition running for the local heads.
It is very sad a lot of our voters in the provinces are illiterate. Without the local opposition the senators will lack representation. What are their chances?
You may cry daya! na naman.
I believe you must organize a real opposition all the way to the barangays.
THat is only my observation.
Good Luck!
Geri
March 24th, 2007 at 10:14 am
sana lang sa pagpili ng mga susunod na mamumuno gamitin natin ang utak natin
para sa ikauunlad ng ating bayan……wag nating hayaan maupo ang mga taong gaham
sa kapangyarihan…..makiisa tato para sa pag-unlad ng ating bayan….. Vote wisely!!!..
And to vote wisely vote GO!!!!
March 24th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Sa mga kakandidato….sana wag na kayong magsiraan bagkus gawin nalang ninyo
ang ikabubuti ng ating bansa…..At sana bigyan ng pagkakataon makapagkampanya sina Gringo
Honasan at Trillanes….. Kung hindi pwede sa mga sundalo ang pagtakbo bakit pa hinayaan
na makapagpasa ng candidacy si Trillanes? sana hindi nalang siya pinayagan…..
Basta piliin nalang natin yong mga karapat dapat at ang alam natin na makakatulong
sa ating bayan.
March 24th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Go! GO! GO!
March 24th, 2007 at 10:30 am
go for opposition
March 24th, 2007 at 10:31 am
GO!!!!!! Vote wisely
March 24th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Vote wisely!!!!and to vote wisely vote GO
March 24th, 2007 at 10:33 am
go opposition.
March 24th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
What genuine opposition are you talking about? All I see are genuine trapos, genuine brats, genuine political butterflies, genuine scions of political clans, and genuine oppositors of Gloria. Do they really care for the country? Will they really represent our interest? Are their families really that clean especially the young ones whose fathers served Marcos? Cayetano and Escudero talk too much. Sabi nga sa tagalog ang tubig na matining ay malalim. Think of the future. If they really have a case against the first family sue them in court. If they have a case against Gloria wait for her term to expire and then send her to JAIL by filing cases against her. Can’t wait til her term expire? Then give us a better alternative. The fake opposition can’t even agree with the constitutional succession, they don’t even want Noli to replace Gloria what more if they were the ones to rule this country? They are on the side of JUSTICE, TRUTH AND FAIR PLAY? Then why side with Erap, the Military Adventurists, the Left, the Right, even the self righteous clergy of the Catholic Church? Victory at all cost? Then divide and rule again? JUAN KAILAN KA MATUTUTO. Patatagin muna natin ang pamahalaan at ang sistema nito, baguhin ang ating sarili. Ito ang mainam na solusyon. In the meantime we need a united congress. Aren’t you tired of legislative investigations in aid of legislation? Do we still need a third impeachment that will just create division and chaos?
March 24th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
alam nyo kung gusto nyo ng maunlad na bansa ung mga aspiring senator na mahilig bumunganga na wala namang kayang itulong sa kaunlaran ng bansa ay wag iboto. wag natin patulan ang mga kagay ni escudero. na walang ginawa kundi ang siraan ang sarili nyang bansa. wag nating tularan si cayetano na palipad hanagin lalo na minana nya ang pagka-trapo sa tatay nya. kasi naman imulat natin ang mata natin. palakihin ang mata na makta anf plataporma ng bawat kandidato. alin ba ang dapat mauna. mamulitika o maunlad na bansa. kailan pa tayo uunlad??? grabeh na to. kesa magdadakdak ang GO o anumang responsableng ahensya sa lagay ng bansa magtulungan na lamang kau na punlarin ito. bigyan ng trabaho ang walang trabaho. hindi bigyan ng pera. teach every filipino to fish for themeselves not give them money which is just temporary.let not devide this country. lets unite and give our share of trust ang spirit that we can achieved a better philippines. mockery…politicking of those genuine opposition is harmful to our country. kung tutuusin pare-pareho lang naman nangungurakot tong mga aspiring senator??? bakit kanyo? 35,000++++ na sweldo every month kayang gumasta ng 100 million sa pagkandidato. o lahat ng aspiring pinatatamaan ko ha. kasi i dont think tatakbo kau ng walang hanagring kumita. asus…. kaysa magbatuhan kayo ng putik. tulungan nyo bansa natin na umunlad. iboto ang makakapagbigay ng katahimikan sa bansa. magkaroon nawa tau ng stable polotics at boto ako na mabago ang konstitusyon tutal naman mas higit na kaylangan na sumentro ang pondo hindi sa manila kundi sa lahat ng probisyang higit na nangangailangan nito. kung mag kagayon hindi na kailangan ng mga taga lalawigan na magtango ng maynila for green pasture. naku baka may mag isisp dyan. ataga paranaque ako okey. heheh ciao.. doon tau sa pag-unlad hindi pagkawatak watak. doon tayo sa katahinikan hindi kaguluhan. doon tau sa kagalingan ng mga probinsya at ikampanya natin na mas maraming lalawigan ang umunlad hindi lang maynila.
March 25th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
to all candidates,
have the heart to truly serve our people. i’m
having a hard time thinking of how you can spend
up to 300 million just for your campaign when
many of our fellow filipinos are suffering from
hunger. paano niyo maaatim na marami ang walang
trabaho? marami ang walang kaalaman? marami ang
namamatay dahil sa kahirapan? how can you relax
on your airconditioned room, drink a glass of
wine, swim on you pool, tour around the world,
ride on 7 cars within one week? how can you
be that luxurious when everybody is starving to
death? how can you lie to people promising
good future and yet you pocket all the money?
how can you swallow all these realities? parang
nakakahiya sa mga kapatid nating mahihirap ano.
habang buhay na silang mahirap. kailan tayo
talaga magbabago? bakit kaya kayo nagkakandarapa
sa pagkakaroon ng posisyon? what is really in
that heart of yours? is it pure love for our
nation or simply love for oneself? please HAVE THE
HEART!
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:13 pm
sa lahat po ng mga kandidato sa GENUINE OPPOSITION puwede po ba rin ninyong tuunan ng
pansin ang HOUSE BILL regarding divorce ni REP. LIZA MAZA? sana naman po ay muli ninyo itong
mabuksan para sa mga kababaihang naaapi, o inapi. Hindi po namin kayang bayaran ang mga abogado
na humahawak o hahawak ng aming kaso at ang tagal ng proceso nito. sana po ay maunawaan
nyo ako. maraming salamat po.
April 20th, 2007 at 12:06 am
obvious na nandaya ang administration kung si chiz escudero hindi mananalo
April 20th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Ah…. Basta ang akin….
Go ako… este… Go kami ng buong pamilya ko plus…
Richard Gomez….
Para sama sama ang mga Anti-Gloria
Kaya kayo…. Boto na PLAN CO LOVER…
PLUS GOMA….
April 21st, 2007 at 12:46 pm
wala akong makitang magandang plataporma sa grupo nila. puro cheap mudslinging and immature ang political ads nila. walang performance, NGAWA NG NGAWA WALA NAMANG GAWA…
April 24th, 2007 at 10:08 am
our system in australia is fantastic not like yours in the philippines. we vote today and we will know who are win today that our election here in australia. within 24 hrs we know who will win. it’s time to change your system. change it in parliamentary model britain or australia. All president and all politician in the Philippines are wise and good but because of this Presidential system they are TAGGED of corrupt. To erase this popular name it’s time to change. Hope all opposition must admit they are server not landlord.it’s not the president the problem. it’s the system. I LOVE ALL
April 25th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
No matter how sweet their tongues may be, politicians will always be politicians..Good at twisting lies, good in hiding..Hiding their unlawful deeds..I know not all of them are nasty, but you can count on your fingers those who are dedicated and honest in serving our state..
To the GO group, you often point out what’s wrong with the government..How faulty the current administration is..But when we vote you, WILL YOU DO ALL THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY’S REVIVAL?!..Don’t put in words SHOW IT IN YOUR ACTIONS..It’s time to bring back the trust of the people to the government..
April 28th, 2007 at 5:15 am
Vote Wisely! Straight TEAM UNITY
I’ve been leaving in the UK but right now I’m here in the Philippines. This coming election I will vote straight to TEAM UNITY – I don’t like all the candidates but by voting straight it shows that my support is to the administration of Pres. Arroyo. My British husband said that the reason our politics is not stable it’s because of our system - we vote on individual candidates.
Example:
Let’s say on this coming election it’s the Opposition who win the majority in the Congress and in the Senate so, what they’re going to do is just make the administration of Pres. Arroyo difficult – not easy, their going to file an impeachment to remove Pres. Arroyo in power – and who will replace? Back to J. Estrada again – our politics will just go in circle – never ending story of political aggression – NO PEACE – and who will be affected ‘US’ the Filipino people – Politicians don’t mind that we suffer for their actions – all they’re interested is the POWER.
My husband said that in United Kingdom they vote to a political party not to the individual candidates that’s why they don’t have political violence and the party they elected – can work together as a TEAM for the PROGRESS of the Country. And this kind of system is the best in the world if only people will just VOTE WISELY.
He also said to me that our President (ARROYO) is the best we have at present – take that from a foreigner’s point of view. If all of us Filipino can give our support to our Pres. and allow her to do her job then we might achieve STABILITY in politics, peace and order, and economy – then PROGRESS will follow.
So why don’t we just support the Present Administration - PRES. ARROYO
Vote Straight TEAM UNITY
1) Mike Defensor
He is known to be one of Mrs. Arroyo’s most vocal supporters.
2) Butch Pichay
In 2000, Pichay joins congressmen who endorsed the verified complaint against President Joseph Estrada.
Pichay voted to junk the 2005 and 2006 impeachment complaints against President Arroyo.
3) Migz Zubiri
He was also one of the first complainants of the Estrada impeachment case in 2000.
4) Ralph Recto
Senator
Lakas-CMD
Recto comes from a political family.
Republic Acts Author
5) Jamalul Kiram III
Sultan of Sulu
He established livelihood programs in Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Palawan
He was the recipient of various hospital equipments from Japan
Responsible for the release of the American and the German nationals from the captivity of the MNLF
6) Cesar Montano
“Leyte Governor Petilla out of TEAM Unity, actor Cesar Montano in”
Montano was endorsed by Petilla himself because the actor was also a Visayan
Montano was chosen by Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) and by TEAM Unity itself.
7) Joker Arroyo
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo convinced Congressman Arroyo to run for the Senate.
8) Chavit Singson
Singson is known to have started EDSA II
9) Tessie Aquino
The youngest of the Aquino children of Tarlac which included former Senator Ninoy Aquino.
“Dancing Queen” - she apologized for this in a widely-broadcasted political advertisement.
10) Ed Angara
Angara was one of the few cabinet members who stood by Estrada until the end of his presidency.
11) Tito Sotto
Among his musical compositions is the “Magkaisa”, considered the anthem of the 1986 EDSA Revolution.
12) Vic Magsaysay
In 1992 he accepted the invitation of former First Lady Imelda Marcos as her vice presidential candidate.