The history of misinformation as a tool to advance one's interest dates back to the time when Hercules, Jason, Perseus, Theseus, and Achilles were competing to be named as Greek mythology's best hero.
Theseus argued that Perseus and Hercules could not be counted as real heroes considering that they are demigods. This made Theseus very popular.
Achilles eventually exposed Theseus as having real stinking body odor that helped lift the enormous boulder when he was 16, a controversy that turned people off and diverted their affection to Achilles.
Achilles was almost touted as the best Greek hero until Perseus alleged that he has been taking some sort of performance-enhancing drug when his mother dipped his entire body in the River of Styx when he was still a baby.
When people saw that they have no use for a vulnerable mortal heel, Greece has been left baffled as to who should be named as their greatest hero...
Little did these Greeks know that half way around the globe about a couple of millenia later, modern politicians would immitate the strategies of their Greek heroes to win Constitutional popularity contest eventually known as elections.
In the Philippines, black propaganda became more popular. Discrediting competitions has evolved into a very elaborate tactic, which can be reduced to more or less like this news article:
Mathay not withdrawing from QC Race!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
A Cinderalla Story
My blog favors the underdog. Everybody loves a Cinderella Story. So just because I cant read or seen much of him enough on newspapers and TV does not mean we cant see him online. So peeps, meet the man:
Question and Answer With Mel Mathay.
Question and Answer With Mel Mathay.
Friday, April 9, 2010
FYI, Mathay
To expand growth and generate more jobs in Quezon City daw, former QC Mayor Mel Mathay has disclosed plans of putting up more Eastwood Cities in Libis across different parts of the city. Yippeee!
I heard in an interview that Mathay thinks the stretch of Mindanao Avenue has protentials of being developed into another commercial and business district in the next few years.
He explains that the construction of the North Luzon East Expressway, the one you see they are builing along NLEX that will link QC to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), will open doors for more job generation and opportunities.
I think it's a brilliant idea - making QC as the nearest gateway to the airports in Clark and Subic, which could be reached through NLEX after they finished the construction of NLEE.
If Mathay can develop QC as the gateway to the airports in Pampanga and Olongapo, it's sure that it will increase job opportunities, like reviving the factories that closed down around Mindanao Avenue.
And he's pretty much capable to do it.
During his term as as Quezon City mayor from 1992 to 2001, Mathay was able to develop grasslands of Fairview into a commercial and business district by the establishment of SM Mall, which increased city revenues without imposing new taxes.
The development in Fairview as well as the conversion of a closed textile company into the first cyberpark in Libis, the establishment of SM North Edsa and business center in Cubao has doubled initial developments for Quezon City.
So Mr. Mathay, you had me at Eastwood. Hehehe.;p
I heard in an interview that Mathay thinks the stretch of Mindanao Avenue has protentials of being developed into another commercial and business district in the next few years.
He explains that the construction of the North Luzon East Expressway, the one you see they are builing along NLEX that will link QC to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), will open doors for more job generation and opportunities.
I think it's a brilliant idea - making QC as the nearest gateway to the airports in Clark and Subic, which could be reached through NLEX after they finished the construction of NLEE.
If Mathay can develop QC as the gateway to the airports in Pampanga and Olongapo, it's sure that it will increase job opportunities, like reviving the factories that closed down around Mindanao Avenue.
And he's pretty much capable to do it.
During his term as as Quezon City mayor from 1992 to 2001, Mathay was able to develop grasslands of Fairview into a commercial and business district by the establishment of SM Mall, which increased city revenues without imposing new taxes.
The development in Fairview as well as the conversion of a closed textile company into the first cyberpark in Libis, the establishment of SM North Edsa and business center in Cubao has doubled initial developments for Quezon City.
So Mr. Mathay, you had me at Eastwood. Hehehe.;p
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
An Open Letter To The Winning Candidate for QC Mayor
April 8, 2010
(INSERT NAME OF THE CANDIDATE WHO WILL WIN MAY 10 POLLS HERE)
Mayor of Quezon City
RE: Appeal to make more Eastwood Cities
Dear Sir/Ma'am;
It was 2005 when my friends first introduced me to Eastwood City. Our class just finished defending baby theses and we need to celebrate before going on our own vacations.
It was my third year staying in Manila so you can only imagine how the bars, coffee shops, as well as the diners along the cobbled street of the district impressed me so much that it shrank me to my boots. I thought it was just as grandiose as the compound of Enchanted Kingdom, where a better kind of magic happens.
Sana magtayo pa sila ng maraming EK, I thought to myself as a little girl. And now as a grown lady, I hope you will use all your powers to make more Eastwood Cities around the city of the stars.
If the one happens to be reading this is not former Quezon City Mayor Mel Mathay, I hope you will imitate what he did when he initiated efforts to build the most charming commercial and business center in QC that is Eastwood City during his term from 1992 to 2001.
Maybe you should seek his advice so a girl like me can find more and better job opportunities in QC so that I won't have to to report for work in Mandaluyong City. I also hope you would swallow your pride and seek his counsel since the guy also started developments in SM North Edsa, Fairview, and the Araneta Center in Cubao.
I know you know what I am talking about.:)
And if the one reading this is former Quezon City Mayor Mel Mathay, rock on!!! High five. This is me giving my approval. I know you will prioritize my request. After all, you started all this.
Sincerely,
Amihan Dela Cruz
(INSERT NAME OF THE CANDIDATE WHO WILL WIN MAY 10 POLLS HERE)
Mayor of Quezon City
RE: Appeal to make more Eastwood Cities
Dear Sir/Ma'am;
It was 2005 when my friends first introduced me to Eastwood City. Our class just finished defending baby theses and we need to celebrate before going on our own vacations.
It was my third year staying in Manila so you can only imagine how the bars, coffee shops, as well as the diners along the cobbled street of the district impressed me so much that it shrank me to my boots. I thought it was just as grandiose as the compound of Enchanted Kingdom, where a better kind of magic happens.
Sana magtayo pa sila ng maraming EK, I thought to myself as a little girl. And now as a grown lady, I hope you will use all your powers to make more Eastwood Cities around the city of the stars.
If the one happens to be reading this is not former Quezon City Mayor Mel Mathay, I hope you will imitate what he did when he initiated efforts to build the most charming commercial and business center in QC that is Eastwood City during his term from 1992 to 2001.
Maybe you should seek his advice so a girl like me can find more and better job opportunities in QC so that I won't have to to report for work in Mandaluyong City. I also hope you would swallow your pride and seek his counsel since the guy also started developments in SM North Edsa, Fairview, and the Araneta Center in Cubao.
I know you know what I am talking about.:)
And if the one reading this is former Quezon City Mayor Mel Mathay, rock on!!! High five. This is me giving my approval. I know you will prioritize my request. After all, you started all this.
Sincerely,
Amihan Dela Cruz
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
It's amazing how one person can turn his/her ire into something as entertaining as this:
And I just noticed, almost all of the photoshopped posters I found online were bashing Mike Defensor. He's that annoying! You know I'm not alone.
And I just noticed, almost all of the photoshopped posters I found online were bashing Mike Defensor. He's that annoying! You know I'm not alone.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
QC an election hotspot
With great information comes great responsibility. So watch out for any election-related violence.
Report related incidents to National Capital Region Police Office hotline at 838-3203 or call:
Quezon City Police District Command and Control Office at 925-8417 and 920-1378
Muntinlupa City Police Station at 862-2611
Paranaque City Police Station at 826-8121
Taguig City Police Station at 642-2062
Makati City Police Station at 887-4626
Pasay City Police Station at 831-1544
Manila Police District at 524-1369
Be safe, you all!:D
Report related incidents to National Capital Region Police Office hotline at 838-3203 or call:
Quezon City Police District Command and Control Office at 925-8417 and 920-1378
Muntinlupa City Police Station at 862-2611
Paranaque City Police Station at 826-8121
Taguig City Police Station at 642-2062
Makati City Police Station at 887-4626
Pasay City Police Station at 831-1544
Manila Police District at 524-1369
Be safe, you all!:D
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