Is Bayani Fernando Politicking?
April 5th, 2008 at 6:22 am (General, National Politics, Elections 2010)
The Philippine Daily Inquirer Editorial today describes MMDA’s current campaign for “beautification” as “Ugly.” It points out the complaints that Bayani Fernando is clearly politicking by dressing up the entire Metro with posters prominently displaying his face and name:
No one can be so naive as to believe this is nothing more than a campaign to educate citizens. It has politics written all over it, just like Fernando’s long-running radio ads on a similar theme. All are plainly political propaganda intended for Fernando’s self-promotion. And he is doing it all at taxpayers’ expense.
The Inquirer then points out that it is just not Fernando who is already campaign for name recall and the voters’ allegiance for the 2010 elections. The more pressing question they post is how much of the politicking is done using the taxpayers’ own money?
As the Inquirer points out, shouldn’t the Office of the Ombudsman be concerned about such thing? And shouldn’t the Commission on Elections also start moving to ensure that the politicians are fighting fairly and LEGALLY? Moreover, why aren’t there enough civil society groups raising arms over this?
Instead of going the old Philippine politics way of campaigning for popularity, why shouldn’t our dear wannabe presidents and future legislators raise the bar and earn mileage and voters’ attention by sincerely discussing issues, debating on important topics, and going out to hear out what the people need and want?
There are sooo many issues to deal with, but there’s so little time and apparently, too few people who care enough.
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ryan said,
April 9, 2008 at 12:33 am
My family and I lived for a year in Marikina City. Marikina is not just the shoe capital, as our HS textbooks say. The place is clean. The public market uses digital scales. Vacuum machines clean the public market. Everything is painted pink. Before our People’s Park, Marikina has a Riverbanks Park. Bayani cleared the place of squatters. Bayani transformed a once decrepit textile plant into a Shopping and Recreation Complex, employing thousands. Now, SM is building a mall there. Marikina has a successful waste segregation program. People only bring their garbage when the truck is there, on schedule. They have a big Sports Complex. Marikina does not have tall buildings because it is under a fault line. But the City earns 1.6 billion in taxes. Its real asset? Investments? No. Bayani? No. It is their people. It’s discipline. We can call it politics. Yes. But if that’s what is necessary to get it done, then by all means, we need it.
election 2010 said,
April 29, 2008 at 11:58 pm
I think the posters of Bayani in the streets of Metro Manila is not an ethical strategy for 2010 Presidential elections. Where did he sourced out the expenses for those posters? from the MMDA? it means hes using the taxes of the filipino people for his own interest. thats bad and thats corruption
Sef said,
May 3, 2008 at 1:37 am
“Instead of going the old Philippine politics way of campaigning for popularity, why shouldn’t our dear wannabe presidents and future legislators raise the bar and earn mileage and voters’ attention by sincerely discussing issues, debating on important topics, and going out to hear out what the people need and want?”
Nice and very easy thing to say. But didn’t you notice that good public servants are not covered by the mass media? Pols that are covered are only those that with huge campaign funds. BF is not covered unless there is something negative to say. The question is, is there any other way for BF?