Senator Loren Legarda has announced her candidacy for the Vice President post but would not reveal her running mate, she obviously does not know where to go. Lakas-Kampi denied rumors that they are wooing her to run as Defense Secretary Teodoro’s VP on 2010 and stories going around that National Peoples Coalition (NPC), Senator Legarda’s own party is not happy with her acting “primadonna” for she has not committed herself to Senator Chiz Escudero who, is the NPC’s probable standard bearer. Was she insulted when former President Joseph Estrada did not choose her as his running mate? Her devotion to the former President did not get her anywhere, even if she proudly announced a few months back that she will run as VP only to Estrada.
The problem with Legarda is that she changes political position as soon she feels the public shows dismay to whoever she is supporting. Her principle doesn’t stand on solid ground and all she cares about is public opinion. I am not saying that public opinion doesn’t matter but, it is not only the market vendors, beggars, squatters whom she should please, there are also students, OFWs, farmers, and other taxpayers who are so sick and tired being pushed around and unheard just because they have the means to survive. Legarda panics as soon as she realizes that her chocolate-coated-statements, more often than not are vague and redundant, does not appeal to the masses. She is a classic example of a politician who would put ambition first before her real purpose as a public servant. If Legarda really wants to please the public, the best way to do it … give way to Mar Roxas.
Loren is a good example of a political prostitute…
By: Mr Whattaworld on October 29, 2009
at 1:46 am
She maybe political prostitue or butterfly, whatever you call her, yes, but Loren Legarda is not the kind of butterfly, sashaying around the sweet and scented political garden like most nectar sucking bees do to advance their own political end.
Maybe she is more than a butterfly to many presidentiables that’s why she is sandwiched in their tug of war. Maybe majority of local chief executives in the provinces are convinced that a tandem with Loren Legarda will make the chances of administration bet bloom like wild flowers in the polls.
Like a butterfly, Loren Legarda’s exudes a magnetic field to flora and fauna in the political arena. Maybe because of her ironed and principled nature as a person that she has always been lured to join from one party to another. They believed and respected the credibility and advocacy of Loren – that is the simple equation.
Now, that she is orphaned by the sudden decision of her party mate Chiz Escudero and presidential hopeful to bolt NPC, Loren is geared up like an iron butterfly to rally her party mates in the NPC.
In this time of uncertainty and adversity, we need a decisive and respected individual to lead this country. We need an iron butterfly that can pollinate the democratic vineyard and adapt to a changing environment not noisy buzzing bees swarming around to pollute the minds of the people and extract them dry.
By: cheng on November 7, 2009
at 11:42 am
That goes to show how undecided she is, one of the characteristic you can’t have in a good politician =/
By: Marz on November 8, 2009
at 8:48 am
-Undecided? isn’t Chiz the one undecided with all he have done: leaving Loren and NPC behind because according to him, “no one can be a good leader with a party list dictating him what he should do”, then suddenly he will withdraw his candidacy to give way for Noynoy. Most of all, he even asked the media to wait for his announcement until his birthday but now, it only shows that nothing happen at all. That’s being undecided.
By: tyr1ne on November 27, 2009
at 4:46 pm
trapo yan si loren….
By: oso on November 21, 2009
at 10:17 pm
kailanman hinde po trapo ang isang tao na tumutulong sa pagpapaunlad ng ating bansa…Ang trapo ay yong pong mga nanunungkulan na walang ginawa kundi ang MAngurakot. Bilang isang mahusay na Senador, si Ms.Loren ay isang patunay lamang na good public servant..Patuloy sya kanyang adhikain na Magkarron tyo ng isang maayos at maunlad na bansa, patunay ay ang kanyang proyekto tungklol sa ating kalikasan.Ang trapo ay yong mga nanunungkulan na nakaupo lamang sa kanilang mga mesa at walang ginagawa kundi panoorin ang paglubog ng ating bansa habang sila at nakikinabang sa kabang bayan.Mr.Oso, Imulat mo yang mata mo sa katotohan,hinde yong puro paninira ka lamang~!
By: cheska18 on November 27, 2009
at 2:11 pm
si Loren ang pingaagawan! Hindi siya butterfly or whatever you call it. Pinagaagawan lang nila si Loren dahil mas tataas ang chance nila manalo kapag kapartido nila si Loren, and it explains everything! Magaling kasi siya at siya ang pinaka capable manalo sa VP.
Hindi mga bobo ang mga tao ngayon para hindi nila ma-notice ito.
By: Siegfred Diala on November 27, 2009
at 11:17 am
Well if it’s about the loyalty issue we’re really concern of, I can say she have been loyal to the party through serving them. Now, transferring from another party is natural, we can’t just stay at one place especially when there’s no progress going on with it anymore and if we’ve found something wrong with their system. Change is a must, yet we tend to be sentimental with other stuff when in fact we should aim for quality and progress. The keys for this thing are “progress” and “moving on” from the past.
And after all, we haven’t heard the whole issues yet. Those candidates may be the one being swooned to transfer to a certain party. Now, if you were in her case, won’t you accept something better than the one you already have? After all, those party just aim for one thing as well, it’s all for the betterment of our country and countrymen.
By: ajamesab on November 27, 2009
at 11:55 am
im with ajamesab. at para sa kaalaman ng lahat di po nya iniwan ang NPC, guest candidate lang sya ni Mr Manny Villar..di lang matanggap na ilang pulitiko na mas magaling at mahusay si Sen Loren.. hindi yung puro publicity lang ang alam..
By: tom on November 27, 2009
at 12:25 pm
dapat ay alamin muna natin ang isang sitwasyon bago tayo manghusga ng kapwa. Naniniwala akong si Ms. Loren Legarda ay isang matapat at magaling na kandidato para sa pagka-Bise Presidente….
By: abby on November 27, 2009
at 2:06 pm