Politika 2013
Archive for October 2011
Shamcey, kids with cancer, & Cebu politics
Politika 2013 contributor Tonton Antogop writes about Shamcey Supsup and a Cebu coffeeshop owner’s CSR project for children cancer patients. But Cebu political watchers are also observing Glenn Soco, the owner of Coffee Dream, because he was Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia‘s running mate in 2011. Thus while Soco tries hard to stay away from “political … Continue reading
Differentiate or Die
An article shared from POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY NEWSLETTER Differentiate or die. It looks like one of those dramatic revolutionary slogans: Freedom or death and similar calls. But no. It is actually the title of a book by Jack Trout (one of the authors of positioning theory, and marketing warfare theory). Differentiate or die. Applied to politics: differentiate or lose, differentiate … Continue reading
Who will inherit Osmeña’s House seat?
Emmanuel ‘Anol’ Mongaya Columnist, Sun.Star Cebu and Superbalita Blogger: inbetweencolumns.wordpress.com Since the rift between erstwhile allies Mayor Mike Rama and Rep. Tomas Osmeña broke out into the open earlier this year and the congressman expressed plans to return as mayor of Cebu City, speculations arose on who shall inherit the south district congressional seat. Osmeña … Continue reading
Tumandok epic: The Panay indigenous people’s struggle for land
Karlo Mikhail Mongaya Contributor,Global Voices Panay Coordinator, Kabataan Party List “Kon Madura diya nga duta, kami nga mga Tumandok Madura.” – Evelita “Ka Mera” Giganto Gedoria, Tumandok leader The Hinilawod, the Hiligaynon epic of Central Panay, tells the story of the adventures of the three brothers Labaw Donggon, Humadapnon, and Dumalapdap, sons of the Goddess … Continue reading
News Updates (October 27, 2011)
Durianburgdavao Mindanao News Blog: Never Again To Another Mindanao War. — Businessweek Mindanao: Rep. Casiño: PLDT-Digitel merger a monopoly, NTC undermined Congress. — Negros Daily Bulletin: Near chair-throwing, verbal assault in government center. — Philippine Daily Inquirer: Arroyo, 30 others summoned to poll fraud probe. —
Fr. Tentorio killing must wake us up
We, bishops and priests of the Visayas Clergy Discernment Group (VCDG), are appalled with the brutal murder of our brother priest, Fr. Fausto Tentorio of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME). Fr. Fausto was shot in broad daylight at the garage of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish Church Convent , Arakan, North Cotabato, … Continue reading
Youth partylist condemns Tentorio killing
Iloilo City – The Kabataan Partylist Panay condemned today in the strongest possible terms last Monday’s vicious murder of the Italian missionary Father Fausto Tentorio in Arakan Valley, North Cotabato and vowed to lead an anti-mining campaign in Panay in honor of his memory. “The Filipino youth extends our condolences to Father Tentorio’s family. We … Continue reading
SWS survey gives PNoy admin +56
This is an excerpt from the SWS press release … The Third Quarter 2011 Social Weather Survey, fielded from September 4-7, 2011, found 68% of adults satisfied, 19% neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 12% dissatisfied with the general performance of the National Administration, for a very good net satisfaction rating of +56 (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied). The new National … Continue reading
Support from the Philippine south?
Will voters in central and southern Philippines automatically vote in mass for senatorial candidates from the Visayas and Mindanao? Not necessarily. After being unbeatable for several decades, John Osmeña failed in 2004 and 2010. Prospero Pichay failed maybe because of this ill-conceived vegetable branding strategy. Migs Zubiri and Koko Pimentel waged a protracted war to knock each other out from the … Continue reading
Battle Royale between LP stalwarts set
THE break between Cebu City political kingpin Rep. Tommy Osmeña and Mayor Mike Rama after the 2010 election was not unexpected. But for Cebuanos, this promises to be an exciting battle royale in 2013. The relationship of the two long-time allies – Rama had been Osmeña’s top councilor and later vice mayor for several consecutive … Continue reading
