Hontiveros criticizes radical leftists in NP camp
MANILA, Philippines - Liberal Party senatorial candidate Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel on Wednesday took to task members of the radical Left who have joined the camp of Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar.
A proud member of what she called the “democratic Left", Hontiveros-Baraquel said she does not understand how known leftists such as Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Gabriela partylist Rep. Liza Maza could join the NP Senate ticket.
“They [Maza and Ocampo] have too easily swallowed the transactional politics that marks the Villar camp," she told ANC's "Headstart."
Hontiveros-Baraquel said that she will soon file a plunder case against Villar for a “sweetheart deal” on the land-grabbing case in North Sagaray, Bulacan, amounting to billions of pesos. She added that Villar represents “the continuation of lying, the abuse of power, [and] the corruption of the [Arroyo] administration."
The LP bet said the difference between the democratic and radical leftists groups is that their side does "not have an armed group that campaigns for them."
She noted that radical leftists defend the illegal activities of the New People's Army including the imposition of "permit-to-campaign" fees on candidates.
She also claimed that the NPA seems to be campaigning for Villar after they started printing their permits to campaign on orange paper. Orange is the chosen campaign color of the NP and Villar.
She said even Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison has openly "endorsed" Villar.
Hontiveros-Baraquel said the people's desire for change pushed her to run for senator in the 2010 election.
A journalist for ten years and a member of the Akbayan party-list, the LP bet said her group is committed to working for change "through peaceful and democratic ways."
She added, however, that while she has distanced herself from Ocampo and Maza, she still considers them part of the leftist movement in the Philippines. “I still hope that the Left in the Philippines someday . . . ay magkakaisa," she said.
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the radical leftists a..k.a. cpp-npa & the 'bayan (satur) muna'
as far as i am concern the so called radical leftist group has nothing to contribute to the development of the Philippines as a nation but rather confusion, harassment, terror and even (mass) murder technically similar to what the Marcos' government had politically committed during his regime and recently graduated to what the present 'abu sayyaf' people are doing for money. they simply used the common and poor peasants or the mass base, idealistic youth and elitist students in the universities and colleges, the young professionals and even religious persons to strategically enrich themselves especially the core; the so-called central committee members of the CPP-NPA party. there is nothing unusual and it is not shocking for them to join the party of villar as money is simply powerful that it can talk. but then they have a way of justifying their actions as a 'tactical alliance and strategic collaboration' to join the forces of villar for it is all about money, influence and power. after all, i happen to met somebody (no need to name names) who used to be the fundraiser for the cpp-npa and it was a first hand info to note how these people in the cencom together their respective wives, and even worse for they are not held accountable for the money they used, as corrupt as the big alligators in the government during the marcos era and today. that somebody was simply disgruntled upon learning how these people corrupted the party leaving its armed groups who came from the ranks of poor peasants to remain mendicants and to be content living in dire poverty (no wonder there is an alleged story in 70's & 80's that imelda marcos provided them new nike shoes to wear as they usually walk in the valleys and mountain ranges barefooted. this is basically the reason why they can easily graduate being armed as bandits or extortionist in the villages of the Philippine country sides.
Democracy?
Riza,
You are promoting democracy, right? So why are you questioning the judgement of other people? Don't they have the right to choose who they want to support and be aligned with?
While it is also your right criticize, I don't find it very constructive. In an unlikely case that you would win as a senator, would you still be focusing on criticizing other people for the whole duration of your term?
Why don't you focus on informing the public on what you are planning to do to constructively develop our country rather than mudslinging other candidates?
In that way, we may be enlightened on what you can do for our country.
Democracy?
Riza,
You are promoting democracy, right? So why are you questioning the judgement of other people? Don't they have the right to choose who they want to support and be aligned with?
While it is also your right criticize, I don't find it very constructive. In an unlikely case that you would win as a senator, would you still be focusing on criticizing other people for the whole duration of your term?
Why don't you focus on informing the public on what you are planning to do to constructively develop our country rather than mudslinging other candidates?
In that way, we may be enlightened on what you can do for our country.
Nagtaka ka pa Madam Risa
Ikaw naman Risa, nagtaka diyan kina Liza Masa at Satur Ocampo. Ano bang prinsipyo ang hahanapin mo at aasahan mo diyan?
Alalahanin mo, sila ay mga haligi ng CPP/NPA, na walang ginawa kundi ang mangutong sa mga kawawa at walang laban na mga sibilyan, para punduhan ang campaign fund requirements ng mga kandidato nila. At dito rin nabubuhay ang mga yan.
Itong sina Satur Ocampo, Liza Masa, Teddy Casino at iba pang reps ng leftist kung umasta akala mo makabayan at makatao, pero ang katunayan ay kabilang sila at sila ang mga haligi ng nagpapahirap sa tao sa kanayunan. Ang extortion ng NPA ay another form of corruption, kaya wala tayong maganda at matinong aasahan sa mga yan. Ano nga ba ang ikinabubuhay nila....e wala naamang negosyo ang mga yan?..Siyempre from the funds generated by the extortion arms ng CPP/NPA.
Mula ng umupo sila bilang congressman, ano na ba ang nagawa nilang mabuti para sa bayan?...Wala!!!
Ang tanging nagawa at ginagawa nila ay...magrally sa kalsada at magsisigaw, manira ng relasyon ng employers at employees dahil sa maling brainwashing nila, mang estorbo ng busy traffic sa Manila tuwing may kabaliwan activity sila...Liban diyan, ano pa?...waaaaaallllllllaaaaaaaa!!!!
Kaya huwag ka nang magtaka..ikaw naman po...nabawasan tuloy ng kaunti ang ganda mo...crush pa naman kita Risa..hhahaha
risa
,it's true those risa-branded "radical leftists" turned to NP.. In the first place, they might have thought they really were in the "left"..
anyway, regards to risa.. real beautiful
P.S. "the land-grabbing case in North Sagaray, Bulacan"
it's Norzagaray...
duh...
hindi kasi popular kaya ito na lang ang ginawa.