For this edition of VOX POPULI, The Bohol Tribune is featuring the netizens’ comments re the Presidential Elections of the United States of America. The survey questions were:
1. “Ma-apektuhan ba gyud ta dinhi sa Pilipinas kabahin sa sangputanan sa piniliay pagka presidente sa United States of America? Ngano man?”
2. “Trump ka or Biden ka? Ngano man?”
These are the netizens’ answers/comments to the first question on: “Ma-apektuhan ba gyud ta dinhi sa Pilipinas kabahin sa sangputanan sa piniliay pagka-presidente sa United States of America? Ngano man?”
· from Judith Uy Sumatra (a highly respected government employee): Maapektuhan ta kung ang mudaug nga kandidato usa ka interventionist president. Hinaut unta less interventionist president ang mudaug.
· from Vidal Crescencio III (a medical practitioner) to Judith Uy Sumatra: foreign policy is a form of intervention. So if China attacks and grab parts of Philippine territories don’t you want America to intervene or any other freedom loving country?
· from Jackman Torralba (a businessman) to Vidal Crescencio III: , I agree with you doc. Sa panahon ni Bakak aw Barack Obama diay he did nothing so much to defend us here in the ASEAN region & that’s why China wantonly abuse almost all of the South China Sea!
· from Marv Sumaylo (a businessman and writer/contributor to The Bohol Tribune): Uu. Relations nato sa China kay magka shake up, og ag desisyon pila ila ipadala tabang eg USAID, plus makapadala pa ba ta OFW eg nurses didto kung mangayo pa sila og mupetisyon ba sila nga wala-on ag immigration ban. Wa pa pud klaro ilang ekonomiya nga inig human pa sa ilang eleksyin mu normalize so Maapektuhan ag padala sa mga OFW diha. Ag powerplay pud sa UN labi na kung mu lead pa ba ag US kay murag gaplano rba ag UN nga naay kasuhan nga lider diri og crimes against humanity. Plus mubalik pa ba ag US sa Paris Agreement nga makaapekto sa environment og mapatarong pa ba ag NATO. Also strength sa VFA.
· from Lj Maria Lumayag (a businessman and eventologist): Yes tita (Ardy) because of the difference and priority in policies of the governing party.
· from Dr. Fe Marfe Jimenez (a dental medicine practitioner): Yes,na sandwich man gud ta between US ug China. Kun ang modaug pataka lng dasdas kita maoy luoy.
· from Lanie Caderao Charles (a businesswoman and wife of an American): Maapektuhan jud, wa pa mi mangatug ga monitor sa resulta.
· from Abay Leo (a U.P. professor): Not directly. Mindset is one.
· from Ed Villafuerte (a government employee): luoy ug apektado na man pod ta daan mam kay we are silently oppressed and abused sa mga sarado ug mata.. just my opinion. Either way, wala jud tay freedom ani.
· from Jackman Torralba: Maapektuhan gud kaayo Ma’am Ardy. Intawon pud si Joe Biden pwera saway lang nga mura namag naanay signs of being senile. Wana magkadimao ijang speech di lang kay sometimes but most of the time. Maonay himoong leader sa greatest country of the free world? Compared to Donald Trump they’re both in their 70’s but Trump is much sharper than Biden & he has than so much compared to all the previous presidents of the US.
· from Miguel Caponong (a lawyer): Wa epek. Hahaha gusto ko lang manalo si donald trump because of his character hahahaha
· from Erwin Baquial (a businessman and town official): Yup, if Biden wins, for sure lahi pud ang iyang approach sa Pilipinas, one thing is our realignment with China away from the US
· from Ramon Delfino (a school Owner, President and Administrator): under man ta sa u.s… daghan aid nila
· from Bernardita Cortes (a retired private school professor): Yes because USA plays center stage in the GEOPOLITICS / WORLD POLITICS…Besides many Pinoys on IMMIGRANT status are ganging in the balance because of the Daca Law which will review their status and might disqualify many because of their very stringent requirements… I mean HANGING in the balance.
· from Felino Caro Columnas(a medical practioner): Ma apektuhan gyud ta kon kinsay mo daug Ma’am
· from Ammie P. Valdez (a pediatrician): Yes kay awating man mga Pinoy sa America. If modaog si Biden so Pro abortion and same sex marriage mosundog pud ato mga naa sa Senate and Congress. Aguy ! Lord ayaw intawn ta sundog.
· from Benjie Oliva (a respected resident of Catigbi-an, Bohol) : Yes Mam Ardy kay wala nay Joker na POTUS. Hehehe Joke lang. Peace
· from Samuel Belderol (a government employee): Bapor ni digong ug si trump! Ha ha ha maau kay lead na Biden
· from Ene W. Sato (a concerned citizen of Balilihan, Bohol): Ganahan kog US President nga mohatag natu’g bolgor ug quaker oats, just like in the 70’s and 80’s. Askil mi mga bata mag duwa2x sauna kay saktos kargada sa carbohydrates!
· from Bj Enerio (a young entrepreneur): Yes.. coz duterte hates democrats politics..who meddle with our domestic affairs..democrats pakialamero.. and US will have a not so good support in the Philippines since duterte is inclined to China and Russia, and has a good deal with US under trump. All will change if biden wins.. but I think Trump will win.
· from Veronica Deleon (a nurse working in the U.S.A) to @ Ene W. Sato) : imo ra jung comment akong ganahan!Hahhahaha
These are the netizens’ answers/comments to the second question on: “Trump ka or Biden? Ngano man?”
· from Marv Sumaylo: Gipangutana sila unsa ilang paborito nga Bible verse og di katubag si Trump kay wa ka abli bisag kas-a. Biden ko kung pwede mubotar.
· from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo: Because he is not a hypocrite pretender but he is a good Christian. Biden is a Catholic but loves abortion, marriage between 2 men and between 2 women, he taxes so much and he loves going to war. Trump is the opposite. Now who do you think is more human, the Catholic or the Christian?
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo Just because he cannot recite a verse from the Bible he is dumb as you implied? By the way memorizing biblical verses does not qualify you to be a good Christian better a good human being. Your acts of kindness and compassion assure you a place in the Lord’s kingdom. I am not a devout like you but I love Trump because so far as what I’ve read about him he is not the. typical rich man. A billionaire in form but a pauper in spirit. Know him well before being a judgmental sarcastic Catholic.
· from Jackman Torralba to Vidal Crescencio III: , bawal judgmental & the mirror is one tool we should look or face at before we judge others. I’m also a Catholic; not a devout one but i do admire Pres Trump’s accomplishments. Tungod kay naay nasag-ohan nga mga Biblical verses si Sleepy Joe Biden compared to Pres Trump excited na to vote for him. Explore more of Biden’s hidden aspects aron the truth will haunt the senses of those who don’t know him that well!
· from Marv Sumaylo: 3 marriages, multiple mistresses, lying to the point that hundreds of thousands of people died, shaking up geopolitics almost starting WW3, restarting Palistinian-Israeli disputes, caging children and their parents who were hunted by drug cartels and political upheavals that to this day 500 children are separated from their parents at the border, helping Muhammad Bin Salman on the issue of the chopping murder of an Arab journalist, got out of the Paris Accord while California burned for months, doesnt pay or show his taxes (pay to Caesar and whatnot), mocks disabled people, supports white supremacy and abhors black lives, and the 20+ suits of sexual harassments and other abuse… real Christian there. I pray for the both of you.
· from Marv Sumaylo to Jackman Torralba you explore his hidden aspects. You accuse him, you show the evidence. That’s not my burden.
· from Marv Sumaylo: And oh God, I’m not even finished. Trump lies to his own people an average of 12 times per day and his scandals in his presidency alone is so numerous, THERES A TOP 100 LIST! Link: https://youtu.be/rKQQ0aTcYjc
· from Myra D Agan (a Boholana working in the U.S.A) to Vidal Crescencio III: For the same reason you mentioned above, I voted for Trump!!
· from Myra D Agan: The media in the US is biased and some people only hear what they want to hear.
· from Marv Sumaylo to Myra D Agan: I am very aware of that ma’am and your country thanks you for doing your right to vote.
· from Vidal Crescencio III Marv Sumaylo: You must have been asleep like 4 years of Trump’s accomplishments… and what’s wrong with 3 marriages at least he divorced them before getting married to the next woman. Biden on the other hand was having an affair with his current wife, Jill, while his first wife was still alive and Jill was still married. After his wife died in a car accident he immediately married Jill and Jill divorced his husband as fast for no reason at all. Biden was accused of plagiarism while in college for a term paper and also when he ran for the first time as president in the 80’s. He withdrew because of that allegations. You said almost started WWIII it did not happen so why would you mention that. The cages at the southern border was built by Obama for that purpose, separate the children from their illegal migrant parents while they are processed for entry or return. You did not know that? Ohhh you must be whole day watching CNN. Break from CNN once in a while and watch other news networks like MSNBC. Nah they’re all crap and fake. Obama won his Nobel Peace Prize for just being elected as first black useless president of America. Trump now has 4 nominations for the same price for his efforts in bringing peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, between Israel and Bahrain, the peace deal between Serbia and Kosovo and for finally ending the war in Afghanistan by withdrawing all the remaining troops left by Obama. Paris Accord is a money laundering scheme whoever is joining it has to pay penalty for its carbon print. The USA has got the most burden while having the lesser carbon emissions compared to China and India. Biden is the racist one. He said black people is a stain to the society, he said he will never send his children to a school with black students, he was the author of a law in 1994 which encarcirates black men disproportionately. Trump on the other hand made the First Step Act. Wanna know about it, read. And many more. Obama is the worst president in US history according to the experts. He promoted hatred by young black men against the police. All you are yapping are just hearsay. You sound like the liberal punditry and only repeating the baseless talking points made up specially against Trump by the radical left aided by the media. You need to broaden your information gathering. I am not surprised anyway why you can only come up with this very shallow arguments. Most liberals are narrow minded and to some extent dummy. They are also arrogant, haughty and presumptuous. I hope you are not a liberal…
· from Marv Sumaylo to Vidal Crescencio III :
“What’s wrong with 3 marriages at least he divorced them before getting married to the next woman”
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo: he had sex with a pornstar while 3rd wife was pregnant:
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: “Nah they’re all crap and fake, unless they present irrefutable evidence, which there are troves.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo: “Trump now has 4 nominations for the same price”:
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: being nominated for the Nobel Prize is actually easy: you only need a head of state or politician to nominate you. Heck, even Hitler got nominated.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo: “Paris Accord is a money laundering scheme whoever is joining it has to pay penalty for its carbon print.”;
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: evidence, burden on accuser. “The USA has got the most burden while having the lesser carbon emissions compared to China and India. -Paris Accord was not supposed to be for the economy, it’s for your children to survive the future.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo “he was the author of a law in 1994 which encarcirates black men disproportionately:
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: hahahaha actually true, but comparing what Trump did? we’d be raising hairs for even Trump’s segregationist views even before his father gave him money.
e. from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo “withdrawing all the remaining troops left by Obama.”
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer : Obama started withdrawing the troops, and the logistics would mean it will take years. Trump effed it up so badly he screwed their allies the Kurds, who were the most effective enemies of ISIS in the region.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo “All you are yapping are just hearsay”
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: it’s not hearsay when there’s irrefutable evidence and even court decisions.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo “Wanna know about it, read.”
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: Good news! I did! last time I counted it’s eight years of studying their politics.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo “liberal punditry”.
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: everything I said were actual facts that I tried to minimize bias. I only care who wins. the “Bible” comment was just downright hypocrisy on Trump’s part.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo “You need to broaden your information gathering.”
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer : if your definition of “broad” means sticking to a one party narrative, pass. Thanks.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo “I hope you are not a liberal”
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: far from it, brother. like, faaar center. humans are complex creatures with complex beliefs, you may learn.
- from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo “You must have been asleep like 4 years”
Marv Sumaylo’s Answer: Dude, I wish I could sleep properly the last four years!
· from Vidal Crescencio III to Marv Sumaylo: you could not sleep properly because you were not able to accept the reality of Hillary losing to a reality tv star… sore losers
· from Marv Sumaylo to Vidal Crescencio III: It’s actually the non-nomination of Sanders and no one likes Hillary in my circle
· from Bj Enerio to Marv Sumaylo: Duterte has 2 marriages, a lot mistress- does it affect leadership and running a country? Trump and duterte are alike but they run their countries very well, so what’s the point? So did WW3 happen? Haven’t you also heated on Trump sealed a peaceful pact between middle east nations?etc..
· from Znerol Lorenz (a reader): INES ako Auntie (Ardy)
· from Leo Olegario (a retired general of the Philippines): Catholic na si biden pero trump ako
· from Vidal Crescencio III: You need to go in depth about their lives before you can choose which one you like. If you just base your information on the lies spewed by the liberal American media specially CNN, then you better not say something.
· from Dr. Fe Marfe Jimenez: For me i dont like to include religion. I want a leader who is a real Christian doing God’s will for d benefit of his people & country.
· from Samuel Belderol: Biden ko
· from Ene W. Sato: Looy Trump pildihon na
· from Moi Scarlet (a businesswoman and tv and screen personality): Biden! Can’t handle Racist like Trump.
· from Alan Nalzaro Dalagan (a media person): Trump ko ma’am ky pro-God. Biden favored abortion and same,-sex marriage which is a great abomination to the Lord God! “abomination”, as used in the Bible, means that an action is wicked, vile, disgusting, and morally wrong.
· from Bj Enerio: Trump will win..
· from Ted Ramasola (a Boholano now based in the U.S.A): Biden.
· from Teiluj Uy (a businesswoman): Trump ang modaug kay Trump ko