Media Revelations: Noynoy and Manny

Those political ads have been on facebook for a while now. There is however, one set that intrigues me. Its the one using the Hacienda Luisita situation as a way of smearing Noynoy. No, I'm not going to bother contesting the info. I just found it interesting they mostly hit Noynoy when in fact Cory was in a better position to fix the problem. And she didn't. I remember Cory's critics spotlighting the situation as a sample of her impotence:

Land Reform is Cory's flagship program, Luisita is the flagship project of Land Reform.

Well, something along those lines. The original statement had more flair.

Those Facebook ads are a stoke of genius. Not only does it hit Noynoy, it also takes a swipe at Gibo. Both are Cojuangcos and implicated in the mess by relation. Who could be behind it? I guess it really could be anyone although another candidate seems more likely.

More recently there's been this expose about Manny Villar. A local journalist is accusing Manny of fabricating the circumstances surrounding a brother's death. I think many people already know the senator wasn't as poor as he portrays himself. I also think they find the whole poverty myth a non-issue. However, putting a spin on your dead brother's story leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

It should be noted though that the writer, Mr. Esposo, is a Noynoy supporter. He's openly admitted this in previous columns. So maybe he's putting a spin on those two public documents to make Villar look bad. There could be all sorts of explanations for the documents. For example, relatives could have given the family the rather sizeable property. Friends could have sponsored the brother's medical expenses. But even these possiblities raise questions. If my conjectures were true then why didn't Villar just say so and give credit where credit is due? Nope, it doesn't seem like Mr. E is just doing a baseless demo job.

If anything, I'd like to remember these two articles as characteristic of this election: 1) So far no one is emerging as a clear choice and 2) its also easier to dig up info thanks to technology.