Tulfo’s Take on Velarde’s support for Villar
By Ramon Tulfo, Philippine Daily Inquirer
El Shaddai leader Mike Velarde is supporting the candidacy of Manny Villar.
That’s not surprising since Villar is fast catching up on Noynoy Aquino in the surveys and might win in the presidential contest.
Velarde is a segurista or one who bets on the sure winner.
And when Villar wins, the charismatic religious leader will surely enjoy the perks and privileges he enjoyed during President Erap’s tenure.
Velarde supported Erap’s candidacy when he ran against Joe de Venecia in 1998 because Erap was the sure winner.
And when Erap won, Velarde was amply rewarded for his effort.
Velarde’s real estate firm, Amvel Realty, earned hundreds of millions of pesos in a very controversial deal with the government.
Amvel sold to the government Velarde’s property in Parañaque for P1.227 billion, according to former Solicitor General Frank Chavez.
Velarde, Chavez said, sold his land to the government at P15,335 per square meter when its real value was only P4,500 per square meter!
Will there be a repeat performance by Velarde with the government if Villar wins?
"I am determined to continue the fight started by my father and my mother to see
that democracy takes root and is strengthened in our country. This cannot happen
in a government that serves the interest of the powerful few. We must strengthen
the institutions of government so that they truly serve the interests of our people."

ruzzano
16 Feb, 2010
Velarde is a using religion to increase his wealth…
Dennis Villarta
17 Feb, 2010
Ganitong mga klaseng tao ang gusto ni Velarde,yung may diskarte sa katiwalian . In the same way Villar also like people of the same specie , the likes of the Marcoses,the remullas and even the likes of Jocjoc bolante.
lenlen
17 Feb, 2010
Birds of the same feathers flock together.
Leo
17 Feb, 2010
@lenlen, birds of the same feather can be a useful duster.
sherwin
18 Feb, 2010
Guys, do you know Ramon Tulfo’s pres. candidate? Its Gordon. FYI lang…
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On Target
I am rooting for Dick Gordon
By Ramon Tulfo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:28:00 12/02/2009
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newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20091202-239800/I-am-rooting-for-Dick-Gordon
Dennis Villarta
18 Feb, 2010
@sherwin,diyan nagkakamali si tulfo ,galit na galit siya kay GMA but still prefers a GMA boy..LOL…but then ,everyone has preferences in politics , 2% is for Gordon while more than 40% is for Noynoy .
sherwin
18 Feb, 2010
@Dennis, Pare, nagkikita na naman tayo sa ibang article ng site na to.
Ramon Tulfo is one of the staunchest critic of GMA (as evident on his columns). He is one of the finest investigative journalists sa Pilipinas. Sa tingin mo ba kung totoo yan sinasabi nyo na tuta si Gordon ni GMA at may mga katiwalian din na ginagawa si Gordon, hindi alam ni Tulfo yun? I doubt it pare. Dati maka-GMA yan si Tulfo pero ng nakita nya yung katiwalian ni GMA, nagiging critic na sya.
By the way, hindi ako anti-Noynoy ha.. PRO-Gordon ako!:)
sherwin
18 Feb, 2010
@Dennis, kaming 2% na na sumusuporta kay Gordon, we’re doing our best and trying to convince the other 98% to vote for Gordon kc sya ang most qualified.
Ang problem kc sa atin eh popularity contest ang election. Kaya, walang nangyayari tuwing election. Di sikat si Gordon dahil wala syang sangkatutak na Ads sa TV o kapatid na artista o parents na dating presidente.
Alyssa
18 Feb, 2010
Gordon is never gonna win… So why do they need to impose him to Noy’s supporter when they know the fact that we give our 100% support to the yellow team… This race is between Villar and NoyNoy… The corrupt vs. the incorrupt. Who will you choose?… I guess, I don’t need to elaborate further about this matter, since all the evidences, has been posted here by the avid supporters of NoyNoy… All you need to do is think very well… We are fighting here for the future of the filipino people and the future of our Motherland… Remember we are far behind from the rest of the Asian countries… What more of the rest of the countries in the world?… Think my friends!…
sherwin
19 Feb, 2010
I will choose the someone who is not corrupt, a very capable leader and with proven track record. I choose Gordon! This election is NOT a race! This is not about the candidates but about US, the voters. You choose someone because he’s the most qualified NOT because he is OK and has a higher chance of winning. This mentality is the reason why we have actors and trapos in our government. The change should come from within ourselves. If we continue to vote for someone based on popularity, legacy and sentiments..then it will still be the same Philippines. Kung manalo si Noynoy, how will he solve the economic problems of our country? Ipakulong nya si Arroyo..then what? Majority of Pinoys will still be poor, majority of Pinoys still dont have discipline.
I will vote for Gordon because he’s done it and he CAN do it. If he will not win, I’ll still be glad that I made the right choice. At kung iba ang mananalo at magiging ganun pa rin ang Pilipinas, at least people will come to realize that there are Filipinos who made the unpopular BUT intelligent choice. And come 2016, more people will choose the right candidates.. and the process goes on until we can truly elect a leader who is the most qualified for the job! Change may be slow but it will surely come!
Dennis Villarta
19 Feb, 2010
@sherwin, Mali ka diyan sa sinasabi mong popularity contest and election, masyadong mababa lang ang tingin mo sa Pinoy , if popularity is the name of the game , dapat mangunguna na si EDU . Lahat ng kandidato ay kilala,Gordon is not new in politics that’s perhaps the reason why he is in the bottom dahil kilala na ang ugali niya. He was mocking the woman who gave him a break in the SBMA at ngayon,kumambyo na naman against another woman who gave him a break in the cabinet ,in his Senate bid and who gave him back the control of SBMA. He is a person who can sell his soul for his personal interest.
Just for info pala pare ,the latest survey showed gordon is going down .. from 2% now at 1.6% na lang .
Regarding the ADS halos pantay lang sila ni Noynoy sa gastos . Villar spent more than 1 billion , Gibo spent 460M + , Noynoy and Gordon at 200 M level. Gordon has all the media mileage,when he was the tourism secretary,and senator for 6 years now . he is more exposed than Noynoy in the national level .
Ang tao ay marunong namang kumilatis, of what kind of person they will be voting .
Dapat magising ka na pare and to realize na hindi lahat ng pinaniwalaan mo ay iyon na ang tama . Your choice might be the best for you but not necessarily the best for everybody .
If I were you, I will wait until May at kapag wala talagang pagasa si gordon , then you must decide what is really the best for the country …whetther you will allow a Villar presidency or not … and that’s for you to decide my friend..at out na ako diyan .
sherwin
19 Feb, 2010
@Dennis, my basehan ang sinasabi ko re. the elction pare. Sa provinces, sino2 yung mga nanalo ng congressmen, mayors and governors, usually from the same political families naman di ba? Why do we have actors elected as councilors in Metro manila? Why do we have Jinggoy, Bong, Lito lapid, etc.. as senators, di naman cguro dahil my track record sila, di ba? Of course, di ko nilalahat.. meron din namang elected dahil magaling at my nagawa. But the reality is, they are elected dahil may pera, dahil kilala, dahil angkan ng kilalang pamilya. Sa tingin mo, kung hindi Aquino si Noynoy, whould you vote for him?
sherwin
19 Feb, 2010
@Dennis, dagdag ko lang bro.. Before Cory’s death, wala sa scene si Noynoy. Si Roxas ang standard bearer ng LP. The people at LP selected Roxas as their party chairman and standard bearer kc sya ang pinaka-most qualified. Ng mamatay si Cory, nakita nila na mabango pa rin ang pangnalang Aquino, well-loved pa rin si Tita Cory ng masa. Kaya, nandun yung clamor na si Noynoy na lang ang tatakbo kc popular pa rin ang panganlang Aquino? Di po ba?
Dennis Villarta
19 Feb, 2010
@sherwin,may nakalimutan pa pala ako,Gordon has Red Cross rin pala , in fact he already used that Agency in his campaign ADS ,as if it his own organization..ganun kasi ang attitude ni Gordon ,once mahawakan ang isang bagay,he will immediately assume na kanya na at hinding hindi ito bibitawan .
With this,hindi mo masasabi na dehado si gordon sa exposure pare… with an Independent and an international organization ay nagagamit pa niya for his political campaign ..dehado pa ba yun?
Dehado pa rin ba yung… sa lahat ng kandidato ,si gordon lang ang kandidato na ginagamit ang pagtulong sa kapwa especially sa ondoy tragedy, para maisulong ang kanyang political plans. Ang akala ko kasi kapag voluntary ang pagtulong,hindi na naghintay ng bayad.Yun pala naniningil na ng bayad pagdating ng election. Many extended their help,others even died for it, but I hear no one talking about it,it was a Silent Night for everybody ,except for Gordon ,his silent night is on TV .
Awie
19 Feb, 2010
Hi Dennis, sherwin is your stalker! ha-ha-ha Why until now sherwin is here? hmmmmm
Sherwin my advise to you don’t concentrate with Noynoy’s camp website, the rating of your Pet Candidate is sliding down by the way. You should be in Teodoro’s website, if you have converted everybody there, then go to Erap, then to Bilyar and then saka ka bumalik dito, ok?
I would like to see the scenario about Bilyar to be in the 3rd choice and Gordon will be the 2nd choice! Let’s see how Bilyar will react. So do it that way Sherwin. But this will never come true because of “Herman“.
excess: http://www.election.uwebb.com/gordon-warned-dont-use-red-cross-in-politics
Dennis Villarta
19 Feb, 2010
@awie,okey naman kausap si Sherwin at least may sense unlike Zach and Veronica na medyo iba ang pagakatao.
@sherwin,I agree with you this time na hindi mo nilalahat. You may not understand our vote dahil medyo malalim . I agree with you that the biggest factor of Noynoy’s popularity is his parents and that is a no ordinary human thing, his father give his life in pursuit of freedom and his mother sacrificed her life to gain it,preserve it and protect it until her last breath . Ito ba ay kasalanan sa bayan? ito ba ay kasalanan ni Noynoy for having them as parents at ito ba ay pagkakamali kung iboboto namin ang anak ng mga taong inaalay ang buhay para sa bayan?
Ang nagawa ba ni Ninoy at Cory , ay ginagamit ba ng mga anak para makakuha ng iba’t ibang posisyon sa gobyerno?
Gumaya ba sila kina Gordon,Villar,Gibo na ang asawa,anak,nanay,kapatid ay naguunahan para makakuha ng pwesto sa gobyerno at gawing hanapbuhay at kalakal ang pagseserbisyo sa bayan?
The Aquino’s didn’t earned the popularity as easily as Villar and as easily as Gibo and as easily as Gordon. They became popular out of their sacrifices for the country that even cost the life of Ninoy and that even cost the sacrifices of the whole family .
Noynoy run for president,because many people believe that it is now his call …it was the people who asked for it ,unlike the others,they are the one pushing themselves in.
When Cory died, the people seems to have lost hopes for our country , Parang nawalan sila ng kakampi.I know you also heard that sentiments on TV. They were looking for somebody na pwede nilang masasandalan at mapagkatiwalaan amidst the widespread corruption and great abuse of power. Naghahanap ang tao ng isang leader para masugpo ang bulok na sistema ng ating gobyerno ,nangangailangan sila ng tao na may matibay na pundasyon,may paninindigan at higit sa lahat ay hindi magnanakaw. It can’t possibly be Villar,Gordon and gibo because they have always been a part of that rotten system of governance and they always live in a life of comfort and wealth even during the dark times of our country.Kung saan ang malakas at maimpluwensiya ay andoon sila.
The People see Noynoy and urge him that it’s time to do his part for the country. Naniniwala sila na kayang ipagpatuloy ni Noynoy ang laban ng kanyang mga magulang,ang laban para sa tutuong kalayaan,Ang kalayaan sa korapsyon,kalayaan para sa mapang-abusong liderato at kalayaan sa kahirapan . It is the people’s choice for Noynoy to run as President.
Awie
19 Feb, 2010
Hi Dennis, oo okay lang, that is why we are still posting sherwin’s comments.
Dennis Villarta
19 Feb, 2010
@awie,palagay ko, pwede na ..dahil marami na namang nagawang commercial si Sherwin dito e..he..he.. halos gawin na nga niyang bulletin board ang website ng noypi.
Sherwin, I think,Awie is right,maybe you should start looking for some other site na,because mahirapan ka dito,pare….beleive me… mga Noynoy Die hards kasi ang nakatira dito at talagang ayaw magpatalo..like me…he..he.. , but if you wish to be with us, you are very much welcome to do so … kung ayaw mo naman ,then there is nothing we can do but to respect your choice . bye-bye pare