The Issues and Advocacy Center (The CENTER) today took to task Sen. Noynoy Aguino who was quoted yesterday in a public forum at the De La Salle Zobel at Ayala Alabang as saying that pre-poll surveys can be bought in Quiapo stressing that such tactless statements reflect a desperate attempt to arrest an evident reverse pyramid in which his ratings are on a nose dive.
Ed M. Malay, The CENTER director, said the tactless, undiplomatic and imprudent statements made by Noynoy are uncharacteristic of someone aspiring to lead a nation of 94-million people with diverse culture.
The statement also is a sweeping condemnation of the people in Quiapo, Manila and Malay said the residents and those doing business in Quiapo should object to this assertion as it also desecrated the revered and holy Catholic icon Ang Poong Nazareno which is enshrined at the historic Quiapo Church.
Such statements also reflect the seeming lack of emotional balance needed of someone who wants to become president. Anyone seeking the highest position, Malay explained, must have the ability to assess the pieces of information on his table including survey results. And to label surveys not in his favor as incredible and can be bought in Quiapo is not only hypocritical but devoid of a fair and balanced judgment.
Malay said the ratings of Noynoy can be likened to a coin thrown at a funnel that spins around and catches speed as it nears the hole. That maybe is what is happening to Noynoy especially since his campaign is based on rhetoric and lacking in specifics. This is also what happens when campaign strategies are based on accidental events and not on the merit of the candidate because the voters who are slowly maturing are starting to look at who and what the candidates represent.
Noynoy's rating, said Malay, may be going down due to the dissipating interest on the euphoria linked to the death and burial of the late PCCA, persistent doubts on his health and, lack of concrete and substantive career experience as against the other more accomplished candidates including former PJEE.
As Filipino families are a closely-knit unit of society, the status of Noynoy who is unmarried could also be a negative factor that is bringing his ratings down as Filipinos normally associate success with how well-balanced the family life of an individual is.
Malay also criticized the Liberal Party standard bearer for questioning the credibility of surveys conducted by organizations other than the two leading survey firms as he pointed out that the credibility of surveys rests on the one conducting the surveys. "At least we at The CENTER are not related by affinity nor consanguinity to any of the candidates nor were we in the employ of any previous administrations related to a candidate," Malay said. "I may be identified with FVR but the former president is not a candidate nor is he endorsing a candidate, not just yet," added Malay.
This is also the reason why The CENTER is batting for more survey firms and the results must be published side by side as they do in the US and which is part of the Right to Information Law. The Filipino people, according to Malay, must have complete access to information for them to be able to make choose rightly and wisely and surveys is just one of the means that the people can use as a guide when they go to the polls on May 10, 2010. And the people of Quiapo, said Malay, will certainly not forget this unpresidential remark of someone who wants to become president of the land.
Who knows, it may be the people of Quiapo now and if his ratings will still go down, perhaps Noynoy’s campaign strategists will start blaming it on the people of Turtle Islands. (You can also log on to http://www.philpolitics.com )
Ed M. Malay, The CENTER director, said the tactless, undiplomatic and imprudent statements made by Noynoy are uncharacteristic of someone aspiring to lead a nation of 94-million people with diverse culture.
The statement also is a sweeping condemnation of the people in Quiapo, Manila and Malay said the residents and those doing business in Quiapo should object to this assertion as it also desecrated the revered and holy Catholic icon Ang Poong Nazareno which is enshrined at the historic Quiapo Church.
Such statements also reflect the seeming lack of emotional balance needed of someone who wants to become president. Anyone seeking the highest position, Malay explained, must have the ability to assess the pieces of information on his table including survey results. And to label surveys not in his favor as incredible and can be bought in Quiapo is not only hypocritical but devoid of a fair and balanced judgment.
Malay said the ratings of Noynoy can be likened to a coin thrown at a funnel that spins around and catches speed as it nears the hole. That maybe is what is happening to Noynoy especially since his campaign is based on rhetoric and lacking in specifics. This is also what happens when campaign strategies are based on accidental events and not on the merit of the candidate because the voters who are slowly maturing are starting to look at who and what the candidates represent.
Noynoy's rating, said Malay, may be going down due to the dissipating interest on the euphoria linked to the death and burial of the late PCCA, persistent doubts on his health and, lack of concrete and substantive career experience as against the other more accomplished candidates including former PJEE.
As Filipino families are a closely-knit unit of society, the status of Noynoy who is unmarried could also be a negative factor that is bringing his ratings down as Filipinos normally associate success with how well-balanced the family life of an individual is.
Malay also criticized the Liberal Party standard bearer for questioning the credibility of surveys conducted by organizations other than the two leading survey firms as he pointed out that the credibility of surveys rests on the one conducting the surveys. "At least we at The CENTER are not related by affinity nor consanguinity to any of the candidates nor were we in the employ of any previous administrations related to a candidate," Malay said. "I may be identified with FVR but the former president is not a candidate nor is he endorsing a candidate, not just yet," added Malay.
This is also the reason why The CENTER is batting for more survey firms and the results must be published side by side as they do in the US and which is part of the Right to Information Law. The Filipino people, according to Malay, must have complete access to information for them to be able to make choose rightly and wisely and surveys is just one of the means that the people can use as a guide when they go to the polls on May 10, 2010. And the people of Quiapo, said Malay, will certainly not forget this unpresidential remark of someone who wants to become president of the land.
Who knows, it may be the people of Quiapo now and if his ratings will still go down, perhaps Noynoy’s campaign strategists will start blaming it on the people of Turtle Islands. (You can also log on to http://www.philpolitics.co
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