Chiz Escudero said he left his political party, NPC, because
Ako’y lumisan dahil naniniwala po ako na mas matatanaw ko ang dapat kong gawin at dapat gampanan kaugnay sa darating na halalan. Di bilang miyembro, kundi ako lamang po, bilang ako
Una, sino man po ang nagpapaplanong tumakbo bilang pangulo, dapat wala pong partidong kinabibilangan –NPC, LP , NP, Lakas o ano pa man. Ang dapat na partidong kinabibilangan ng sino mang nagpaplanong tumakbo, dapat po Pilipinas. At lahat ng mga kapartido niya, dapat lahat din ng Pilipino.
Hindi po pwedeng nakapiring ang mata, at nakabusal ang bibig. Dahil kung ganyan po ang mangyayari, dating gawi na naman at paano niya mareresolbahan ang mga problema ng ating bansa. Para po sa akin, hindi dapat idikta ng isang partido ang gagawin ng sino mang tatakbo. Dahil kung ganoon, paano niya mapapanagot ang mga tiwali sa gobyerno kung ito ay kagrupo o kasama niya.
Parang okay naman ang dahilan niya. That is kung hindi nagsalita ang isang party insider at sinabi sa Newsbreak
“There may be a simple reason there. He [Escudero] has no funds. The party only committed to bankroll only a fraction of his campaign,”
Kawawa naman si Chiz. Yun epiphany niya binahiran pa ng kapartido pa naman niya.
So what’s next for Chiz?
Some say he will head a Chiz-Ping Lacson tandem. But that’s only because Chiz and Ping have the same political adviser – Lito Banayo.
Pero pwede naman yun tandem na yun kasi meron cult following si Ping.
Others say it will be Chiz and Dick Gordon daw because meron daw war chest si Dick. Pero parang malabo yan.
Chiz would not have anything to do with Villar because the guy is a crook. Eh anong pinagkaiba ni Gordon kay Villar?
Siguro Chiz will slide down to VP but Gordon will not. Saksakan ng yabang yan si Gordon!
But after today, I can’t imagine Chiz running as number two to anybody kasi malalagay siya muli sa position na madidiktahan siya.
Hindi ba lumisan siya sa NPC kasi gusto niya nasusunod ang kanyang sariling pananaw?
Chiz will have to run as an independent presidential candidate if he is to live up to what he said in this morning’s presscon.
Sino kaya ang sasama sa kanya bilang VP? Will he cast his lot with Bayan and Magdalo? Pwede kaya kunin niyang runing mate si Trillanes? Sino kaya ang politikong kilala na naniniwala din sa partyless democracy?
What about funding?
Yun pera problema lang yan kung si Erap, Villar or Gibo ka. Kailangan nila kasi bumili ng boto.
Pero kung si Noynoy o si Chiz ka hindi mo kailangan bumili ng boto.
But I fear Chiz may have marginalized himself.
If he were topping the surveys pwede yun ginawa niya. But he is third or fourth to begin with so ano ang support base niya?
If you look back, Raul Roco performed better in polls and had a larger support base when he went on his own. Pero wala din. (Binoto ko pa naman)
Well, dito natin makikita kung gaano kagaling mag organize si Chiz.
Sa pagpatakbo ng kampanya masusubukan ang leadership ng isang tao. Diyan masisilip kung papaano siya mamahala ng gobyerno.
Kailan takpan ni Chiz ang tenga niya at kilatisin niyang mabuti ang laban na haharapin niya.
Malaking sugal ang linalaro niya at kung matalo siya, wala na siya. The odds are too big to gamble on.
Maybe now is not the time to risk it all.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Philippine politics is very unpredictable. The unthinkable happens.
We dont really know what is in Mr. Escudero’s mind. A politician
will always say the acceptable and sanitized reasons for his action to get votes and support. Watch for the next happenings! More surprises may come!
it is quite predictable – government of idiots, by idiots, for idiots.
Which goes first, “of”, “by”, or “for”?
What if he runs as VP under Gibo? That will take care of the funding problem and he can afford to wait until 2016. For Gibo, this might help get the youth vote as well as any command votes of Bayan and Magdalo. Chiz can rationalize that he will be the ‘opposition’ within the administration (a-la Arturo Tolentino who ran with Marcos in 1986).
Sounds very practical. But will Chiz’ followers still embrace him of he embraces the main man of PaLaKa?
Heheh, cvj, that’s a trap. Chiz is too wa-is for that, he knows that Gibo will be his quicksand, Gibo/GMA will be everybody’s quicksand. ahayhehehehe.
Bert, it looks like you’re right.
Partner,
Nakataya na yung matanda sa dalawang kabayo. Isang nangunguna at isang kulelat. Pagnanalo yung nangunguna, di ok siya. Kung mandaya ang nangungulelat, ok pa rin siya.
Bakit naman siya tataya ng malaki sa kabayong gumigitna? Ayon sa aking madalas marinig, ang kabayong kasalukuyang gumigitna ay tinuturing taksil. Kung totoo, mahirap tumaya sa taksil.
Sayang. Maganda pa naman ang mga sinasabi at maraming humahanga.
Dean
Kung kakandidato si Chiz ngayon kalimutan na niya ang pangarap niyang maging pangulo. Ang karaniwang natatalo sa presidential election markado na. Panahon ni Aquino-Roxas ngayon. Tumahimik muna si Chiz.
Winnability much?
Many became bitter when he left. Itinituring siyang isang haligi nung partido. Kahit si Legarda sinabing may “kirot” nung umalis siya dahil may napagusapan na sila kasama nung NP. I guess the one who said this could either be bitter or speculating.
It think it just a matter of ‘a man’s gotta to do what he’s got to do’. He admitted it himself that he’s not a haciendero or a billionaire, but he’s going to go for it. I think this what separates him from the normal politicians. It takes a real man to fight for what he believes him even though his possibilities of winning are slim if not overwhelming.
Even though he lacks funding and the traditional ways of campaigning, I am just glad that there are still people like him who is still an option for the people. Firm and idealistic.
Chiz’s Father’s comment on the alleged funding problem:
reference:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/28/09/lack-funds-danding-prompted-chiz-quit
if its not money, then what is it about? he needs to explain this…
also, it seems NPC stalwarts were not informed: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/175803/npc-stalwarts-want-chiz-to-explain-decision-to-quit-party
his argument is: anyone who runs for president needs to do so without a party.
why? coz a party “ties you down”.
1) why is this true for the president only? this should be true for all parties — shouldnt all politicians leave their parties?
2) is there evidence that the party will limit an elected official in anyway? OR, is it political contributions that do so?
tama ang tanong na iyan gabbyd! in fact i think dapat yan igawa ng full article sa fv. i hope dean dela paz would write one. nothing tabloid style. ;)
@ Gabby D
I think he already said it in the aforementioned article that it is o the basis on the principle of a president not having to answer to party members.
He said that he only informed a few of the NPC members and was fearing that the members would stop him from separating from the party.
1. Good point. There are some people who think having a partyless system is ideal. On Chiz’s perspective he says that there is always the danger that party members can influence the president or call upon ‘utang na loob’ having contributed to one’s campaign.
2. Actually I know of no evidence. But I know that these cases can be very plausible. The president can be put to a very high pressure situation by harassment of his party members each wanting each own agenda. Even if the president can handle it, it would be a big impediment in decision-making.
Ok lang.
Wala namang kwenta yang Chiz Escudero: Trapo, Marcos and Erap apologist, proponent of dumbing down the educational system, always ‘misquoted’ because he’s such a media whore and will talk about anything, ngayon nakita rin natin how incredibly narcissistic he is. “Ako para sa ako” ika niya…buti naman huwag na siyang magdamay ng iba.
Ang dami pang dada ni Chiz eh lack of funding due to poor poll ratings lang naman talaga ang dahilan.
Meanwhile, Loren “I planted 1000 trees in Luneta” Legarda is still out on the curb, peddling her services. Well, she is a political whore after all.
Nadali mo ‘pre, tumbok na tumbok.:-)
What next for Chiz?
I guess, it’s the end of the road for having fallen out of grace – not the anointed one by the NPC, the party – that he nurtured as it nurtured him – symbiotically for the last 11 years.
Chiz is done.
Tsk tsk. I guess, the young politician peaked much too early. Well, he had his glory days as stalwart opposition Congressman, then Senator, championing corruption investigations.
He probably honestly believed that a wind of change, inspired by Barack Obama’s audacity, could happen in these islands.
Or, as many pundits here call it, the tropang trapo lost his biggest patron.
Chiz NEVER peaked. If he peaked then it must have been a tiny ripple. Or if there was a perception that he was peaking, it was just him blabbering away at media interviews spouting moronic ideas.
“Stalwart” opposition Congressman? Only a stalwart spokesman. Meanwhile, Sorsogon asks “What has he and his father ever done for us”. Twenty years of Escudero and Sorsogon has been left behind by neighbors. Not exactly a ‘reformer’ is he?
Chiz is more like George Bush. Chiz isn’t ‘audacious’. He is delusional.
hinog sa pilit ika nga.
Pero di ba ginamit langnaman talga si Chiz ng mga anti Gloria to get back at her? Binalewala ang record at inuudyakan na mag dada ng magdada against Gloria just to satisfy their anger and fullfill their hatred. Ng mamatay si Cory biglang nag kaexposure si Noynoy. And presto may bagong gagamitin na naman against Gloria. Itsupera na si Chiz. Thats how vicious these angry people are.
this is a unique point-of-view rego, though nakinabang din naman si chiz from them by being voted senator kahit sabi mismo ng mga taga-sorsogon na wala siyang nagawa du’n.
no surprise there, i mean, practically anybody who takes a very visible opposing stand against gloria gets to ride the wave of gloria haterz, though in varying degrees diba?
there’s no such thing as loyalty for the likes of chiz. i agree with rom nung sinabi (i.e. graphic on her blog post) nyang emo si chiz.
Mas parang rakista nga eh! Ala bamboo! hehe
When Chiz supported ousting Gloria, he was refused funding for Sorsogon thus he was left on his own.
oo nga, parang bamboo.
i was just thinking… if it’s true that the administration did cut chiz’s funds for his projects para sa sorsogon, then why didn’t he make a ruckus out of it when that happened? why don’t his constituents back him up and say “marami pong planong proyekto para sa sorsogon si senador chiz pero hindi lang talaga niya nagawa dahil tinanggalan siya ng pondo ni gloria. sa kanya pa rin po ang suporta namin”?
shouldn’t he have raised hell for that immediately instead of sitting on it?
I wouldn’t know Pallafax, that was way back in 2005. Interesting.. now it has me thinking..
He was already pushing for impeachment wasn’t he? doesn’t that count?
@Edward:
Chiz wasn’t denied his funds. According to a report from The Philippine Star, contrary to Chiz’s pronouncements he did receive pork barrel funds amounting to more than Php 120 million since 2004.
He can deny it all he likes, but he really should be audited.
ewdard i meant he should have raised hell for the funding that he contends were not given to him, because that was after he already pushed for gloria’s impeachment. it’s separate and should have had merit of its own if it’s true. but chiz just sitting on it makes me doubt his denials considerably.
it’s like, if you’re sole witness to a terrible crime but stayed silent until investigations finally led to you, you become a suspect unless you are cleared after you were investigated too. that should apply to chiz as well if he insists on not receiving his pork.
whoops! i meant edward.
@Filo
Well, they should have. I am interested to find out about the results too.
BTW, he filed for impeachment in 2005 which was when funds was refused from Sorsogon. Interesting that the DBM website did not mention this as Chiz said in an interview.
@Parallax
Well yeah. It is suspicious that he didn’t raise hell for it.
@Edward
its becoming clear to me that cheez’s argument is really an argument vs parties in general — even if he himself doesnt spell it out clearly.
but there is an obvious problem with his logic. not having a party does NOT mean you are free from ‘influence’; only that your influences are particualry opaque.
this is one of the purposes of parties — so that influences are publicly observable. we should know what we are getting if we are voting someone from party X (for example)
you are right…now Chiz “Boy Dakdak” Escudero can indeed fund himself from even more dodgy persons.
it’s easier to raise funds from dirty money without a party…but will it be enough? Maybe Chiz’ fraternity brothers will sell their houses and cars for them
Well, this is from the people’s point of view. But he did it out of his own point of view – to be free of persistent influence. The pressure of party members which cannot be seen by the general population can be difficult for a decision-maker.
He wasn’t trying to be absolutely free from influence. That’s impossible. But he was trying to lessen the influences on him especially the influencing power of partisan party members (I just heard the news that he was going for an anti-rich campaign. Hello Danding.).
If you had a friend running for a position, even if you don’t support his platform/candidacy, there is still an amount of pressure (even if not intentional). Even if you could free yourself from this pressure, the presence of it still disturbs you since you would still be seeing each other and be as friends.