Comments on: Mar Roxas left quintuplets to die

By: bikolana

bikolana — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:14:10 +0000

and any of us should not put our life depending on any politician… stop being a beggar.

By: bikolana

bikolana — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:11:42 +0000

who are you to decide what kind of wedding they should have? it’s their wedding, a man who wanted to make sure that his bride will have a memorable wedding that every woman would have dreamed of. a wedding which is once in a lifetime.
…and FYI, they donated their reception to the victims of the flood. Mar and Korina are not the only people in the country who are capable to help, but they had done their part. have you?

By: bikolana

bikolana — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:03:22 +0000

The title is really harsh. It’s not Mar’s fault that the kids died. The parents are wrong on putting their problems on Mar’s shoulders. Mar helped them though he may not have done the follow-up, but he did help. Helping them may have been just a political stint but the parents should have known that it’s their own problem and they should be glad that someone has helped them. If I was Mar, I think it was better not to help them as to not get this harsh article.

And now, this radio program has used their case to attack the politician, are they not thinking that they are again used for publicity? for ratings?

That’s the problem with us Filipinos. We always want to put our problems to other people’s shoulders and then blame them if something bad happen to us. Just sad, sad, sad. We’ll never change nor never learn.

By: Dina Azuela

Dina Azuela — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:09:15 +0000

Mar Roxas is really anti poor. Proof: he is proposing additional 2 years para sa elementary at high school.Very insensitive to the flight of the poor who cant can not even finish school.

Kaya, kami, kay Bayani Fernando. Sensible at pro poor.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:13:02 +0000

Mar uses this to get some attention but he forgets to fulfill his promise. Mar Roxas was only willing to give the Fernandez P20,000,
some clothes and milk powder, conveniently forgetting his pledge to
bankroll all of the medical expenses of the babies and their mother.

By: PinoyProfile

PinoyProfile — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:38:50 +0000

While we cannot put the blame on the babies’ deaths to Mar Roxas (just like what the post’s title is suggesting), any candidate — not just Mar — should also not make promises he cannot (or is not willing to) keep.

By: Manila

Manila — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:46:59 +0000

I used to know Mar many years ago when we were both young. Time has passed and we have not seen each other for some time. I had followed his political career with some interest and even hoped he would be a new type of leader for a country still mired in poverty and misery and betrayed for so many years by the empty promises made by those who have been elected by a generous people who still believe that a better future is attainable. Just last week “The New York Times” published an article on the growing population of the Philippines which remains a largely Catholic nation with no visible legal birth control programs and/or abortion on the books–where is the courage needed to face the Catholic hierarchy? I have never visited this site but did see the spectacle of this week’s “wedding of the year” (officiated by numerous Catholic bishops)in Manila in various websites and simply could not believe my eyes! The sheer arrogance of this larger than life wedding is absurd. The opportunity to do good, to really lead a nation is something the senator has lost sight of. The larger than life extravaganza made me ill. Who advised him to go along with this Hollywood production? His family? This is such an affront to nation that was dealt some horrific natural disasters less than a few weeks ago. Yes, it is his money and he can do as he pleases but at times, a little humility and empathy for one’s fellow citizens is what is called for–especially if one is in the position of leadership. Perhaps this is why he has decided not to run for president next year. Let’s hope the senator enjoys his honeymoon and upon his return has the good common sense to come down to earth, roll up his sleeves, and claim some of his dignity and prestige he does not realize he has lost, and work for the people that put him in the Senate. I can only wish him the best and hope he realizes that he is, after all, a public servant and confronts the challenges of his office before he is morally bankrupt.

By: Martin Luther

Martin Luther — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:44:52 +0000

“Tinimbang ka ngunit kulang” applies to Mar Roxas as a politician. At a recent local radio program in Capiz, he threatened former allies who have organized a local political party, Ugyon Kita Capiz, with political demise (“Pirdehon ko kamo tanan” (“I will defeat you all”) as if he is the only one voting in Capiz. He could be probably correct given his 3Gs (guns, goons, and gold). During his various stints in the gov’t, the most important as DTI Secretary, he has never invited any investor to invest in “his” province which could have helped generate job creation and commerce. He probably sees the whole province of Capiz as one of their families numerous haciendas and the people there as “sacadas”. Now the emperor has no clothes at all. His former local LP leaders has deserted him and Capiz will not be his bailiwick anymore. He is now called Mar “Atras” in Capiz. Hindi pala sya lalaban.

By: Mark Chan

Mark Chan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:37:07 +0000

now that mar roxas is into another attempt of grandizing himself as a stateman by “sacrificing” his personal ambition on the presidency by endorsing noynoy (even without noynoy confirming that he has already decided to run for the highest position)…let us see now how the intellect of the filipino voters really reacts on this…

By: Joe America

Joe America — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:54:20 +0000

Dean,

Good morning. Sorry for the delay in responding. I only attach to the internet now and then and enjoyed a rather long and pleasant day at the beach yesterday sipping tuba and cola and lolling in the sea with a gorgeous panorama of islands behind me, across the calm water.

You may use my words without attribution, as I am effectively a non-entity with a voice.

The problem with the violence is that it is destructive most to people who are innocent, including the families of those who wield the violence. The government flicks it off the shoulder like an irritating gnat.

Joe