POLITICS SAMUT-SARI

I heard over DZXL through Lito Banayo, the publicist, this morning that Mike Defensor aponsored the talks between Villar and Arroyo at his house in QC. Lito said that that two are into transactional politics - puro transactions. In other words, they treat the government as their corporation, to earn income for themselves. Now the camp of Villar has to refute that story because anyone associated with gma is like kissing the world goodbye. One ad of Gibo shows him at the airport ready to ride a plane. Then he does ride in it and drove like a pilot. One viewer said, "Lumipad na siya, mag-isa." That was a meaningful statement, meaning he does not carry the people with him. Nowadays, we see an add of Gibo with him and a man walking towards the plane, or from, I can't remember. *** Loren Legarda's ad bastardizes the nationalist song, "Pilipinas Kong Mahal," cutting up the melodies to insert praises of her. Now if Tita King Kasilag were alive, she would not have approved of that. *** Villar's ad about young Tondo children singing about the dumpsites and their poverty is getting to be irritating. It is played every 15 minutes, on radio, on TV and is seen in print. Now is there no law against overexposure? or over repetition? It is sickening to say the least when you are bombarded, inside public vehicles, along the streets, and then at home by such a message which you really know is just about a matter of selling Villar for president. I wish they would have five kinds of ads going in one day, papalit-palit at hindi yung iisa lang. *** The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas should look into these irritants. *** In the ratings game, two of three women senators enter the Magic 12 -- Pia Cayetano and Miriam Defensor, and Risa Hontiveros, but that is because they are incumbents. What about the new candidates? The women's movement has to move now to get more women elected. *** Ms. Lichauco, the firebrand who criticizes Gma, sagad sa buto, suffered from a heart stroke. Let's pray that she gets well soon. *** Tis the season to be political...falalalala lalala.