From Esquiremag.ph: The tweets have garnered attention for their highly specific allegations of wrongdoings by the candidates, from whispers of corruption to accusations of political “turncoatism.”
Senator Ping Lacson Has a List of Candidates You Shouldn’t Vote For
But you have to guess who they are.
By ESQUIRE PHILIPPINES | March 8, 2019
Outside of his responsibilities as a member of the Philippine legislative, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is also a fairly active user of social media. He is particularly fond of Twitter, which he uses to comment primarily on political issues of the day.
Recently, however, Lacson has been posting cryptic status messages to his over 16,000 Twitter followers. These “blind items” refer to this year’s senatorial candidates, or, more specifically, those who would not be getting his vote for one reason or another.
The tweets have garnered attention for their highly specific allegations of wrongdoings by the candidates, from whispers of corruption to accusations of political “turncoatism.”
While some people have tried to guess the identities in the blind items based on the context clues, others have simply begged Lacson to shed all notions of correctness and decorum and name these unfavored candidates. The senator has yet to yield to these requests and, given the nature of politics in these parts, it’s doubtful he ever will.
In any case, Lacson’s tweets are just the latest development in the circus that accompanies every election season in the Philippines.
See Lacson’s tweets below:
Candidates who won’t get my vote in May –
Candidate No 1: He trained his eyes on an unspent Php 1.6B calamity fund in a LGU where a family member is mayor. He asked the person in charge to procure blankets for Php7,000 each. Actual market price is Php700 per blanket. (more..)
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 2, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No 2: His campaign promises include the passage of a measure that the 17th Congress has already legislated and signed into law by the president just recently. He’s a lazy idiot, ayaw mag-google, and shoots from the hip.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 2, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No. 3: He has an acerbic tongue. When he dishes out his hate trait list, he has no clue he tops that list. He sounds entertaining sometimes but not electable at all.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 3, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No. 4: Face, smile, character, credentials, advocacy – all fake. This candidate is not deserving even of a fake vote.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 4, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No 5: When she speaks during public debates and fora, she sounds like she’s aspiring to implement the law, not legislate. She’s lost and confused and she’s confusing and losing the voters. She might as well run in 2022.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 6, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No 6: His main campaign appeal is playing victim but in his heart, he knows he is the predator – having preyed on public funds. He is very good at both.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 6, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No. 7: Wherever the weather is fine, he’s there for sure. He is a certified “Averrhoa carambola” a.k.a. ‘balimbing’.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 7, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No. 8: This candidate thinks the Philippine Senate is in Entertainment City. Somebody please tell him it’s a little farther. Unless he stops entertaining, he might just end up being a stand up comedian after election.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 8, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No. 9: The more he talks, the more we learn about fake news. He needs to win badly so he doesn’t care if he talks fact or fake as long as there is media coverage. His worst nemesis: google.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 9, 2019
Candidates who won’t get my vote –
Candidate No. 10: He has not been declared as a nuisance candidate by the Comelec. But who would want to vote for an undeclared nuisance? Too bad being annoying is not a ground for disqualification.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 10, 2019
AFTERWORD: My tweet series stemmed from a candidate who asked the staff of a ‘kapamilya’ mayor to procure blankets 10x costlier than the canvassed price. My next tweets merely describe some qualities of applicants for 12 senate seats who won’t get my vote, probably yours as well.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) March 11, 2019