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Tweets of the Week (Election Edition): Who Celebs are Voting For

Published: May 4, 2010 - 11:16pm

Some local personalities prefer to keep their political bets private, like Paolo Bediones who does so in the spirit of impartiality as a TV5 news anchor, while others, like veteran kontrabida actress Cherie Gil, declare they are not voting. But as the election comes nearer, a growing number of celebrities bare their political colors loud and proud on Twitter, among other media.

(Celebrities are grouped by their political leanings which are arranged alphabetically by surname.)


kris-aquino

1. Kris Aquino, TV host and actress

Supports: Her brother, Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

Tweeting tactic: From nationwide sorties to Baby James' booboo, Kris keeps the public updated on her Kuya Noy's campaign.

Sample tweet: "I saw endorsement tvc of Pinoy sports icon saying words to the effect na laban ng laban wala naman napatunayan. In politics, Noy has won 3 straight terms sa Congress & won almost 15 million votes sa Senatorial in 2007. How sad na he didn't think na in politics- knock out nga sya. In politics si Noy ang may napatunayan because Noy has never lost an election! Ika nga, undefeated ang record nya!"


ogie-alcasid

2. Ogie Alcasid, singer-songwriter

Supports: Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, Liberal Party senatorial candidate Rep. Risa Hontiveros and Siquijor congressman candidate Dingdong Avanzado

Tweeting tactic: Alcasid shares what he's doing to help his political bets, from plugging shows where Hontiveros is featured to shooting a music video for Aquino and campaigning in Siquijor for Avanzado.

Sample tweet: "I truly admire Congresswoman Risa Hontiveros! Let us vote her for senator!"


claudine-barretto

3. Claudine Barretto, actress

Supports: Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

Tweeting tactic: Barretto updates her followers on her campaign moves for Noynoy.

Sample tweet: "And Santino was super kulit.got soo tired,we finishd at 2pm den went straight to Do Ad Campaign 4 Noynoy in Makati wid Kris,Mariel"


mariel-rodriguez

4. Mariel Rodriguez, TV host

Supports: Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

Tweeting tactic: Rodriguez retweets Aquino campaigns like "Si Noynoy," Ogie Alcasid's video for Aquino, and its behind the scenes.

Sample tweet: "Go noy noy!!!!!!"


pepe-diokno

5. Pepe Diokno, director

Supports: Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

Tweeting tactic: In December, Diokno declared Aquino as his presidential bet ("ok, i'm going to call the 2010 election. who i'm voting for president: noynoy aquino. who's going to win it: manny villar."). Diokno praises Aquino's platform and track record but also recognizes when another candidate's certain output is better than Aquino's ("Video: Artists 4 Gordon/Bayani --> http://bit.ly/9cd2uC. Bec its waaay better thn Noynoy's torch music vid. Tho I dont vote based on ads :)").

Sample tweet: "Some people flat out refuse to read Noynoy's platform. But he has the best platform among the candidates."


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  • senyong May 10 2010 @ 07:33pm Report Abuse
    wala naman tayo pinuntahan sa mga leaders na magaling,matalino,magaling magsalita,may magandang plano.kanina pumusta ako sa honesty and sincerity.un lang ang requirements ko sa isang leader.go noynoy.revenge of the nerds hehe.
  • juan de la cruz May 10 2010 @ 05:49pm Report Abuse
    hindi pala lahat ng kabataan ay napapasayaw sa tugtugin ng "Pied Piper of Paniqui"; meron din palang iilan na naiintindihan ang kaibhan ng "magaling" na talumpati't "matalinong" sagot sa tunay na "track record" at "political background"
  • Lae May 10 2010 @ 02:27pm Report Abuse
    I don't really get why people would vote for Gibo. Watch votebook, from his 50M net worth it reached 200M after being elected. And who votes a presidentiable who doesn't even support his vice- president??
  • Ces May 10 2010 @ 07:46am Report Abuse
    In his three terms in Congress, Teodoro made glaring miscalculations that one veteran journalist describes as “autistic political decisions": first, he joined a move to impeach a popular Supreme Court chief justice; and second, he was among those pushing for a constitutional assembly in yet another attempt to keep the President in power.

    These foreshadowed other political blunders that reveal what could be a shortage of street smarts in someone reputed to be the most intellectual among the presidential candidates.
  • juan de la cruz May 09 2010 @ 09:10pm Report Abuse
    Nakakalungkot na marami pa rin sa ating mga kababayan na mayroong mabuti at magandang hangarin para sa bansa ay nagpapadala pa rin sa "magaling na talumpati" at "matalinong sagot". Iba talaga ang salamangka ng mahiwagang nunal
  • Manang Inday May 09 2010 @ 01:31am Report Abuse
    I Vote GIBO/MAR.if noy wins...what will happen next? the country will be ran by the same people who were around cory before...he is not qualified. As a senator, he didn't even pass a bill. He may be clean but at this time we need a president who has a clear platform ...noynoy doesn't...I would even vote for gordon before Noy.
  • atenista na hindi para kay noynoy May 08 2010 @ 10:29pm Report Abuse
    Pwede ba Kris.Yes, noy did win three straight terms in congress but its not just about winning, its about what you did, what bills you wrote (or if any of them passed, so far I know Aquino= O). And wow, it was so low for you to tell the anti-Noynoyans that you want to stab them. Its called democracy Kris, isnt that what your parents fought for and your brother is fighting for?
  • President G1BO! May 08 2010 @ 09:41pm Report Abuse
    G1BO is the smartest and the most qualified candidate.

    besides, bonus pa na world class ang first lady. maipagmmalaki, super ganda. :)

    my vote belongs to you.
  • HAHA May 08 2010 @ 07:39pm Report Abuse
    "I'M STILL FOR BRO.EDDIE"
  • Filmom May 08 2010 @ 04:20pm Report Abuse
    I can't get over the fact that gibo can't seem to distance himself to the mahiwagang nunal. What if he wins, will gma be given special privileges?

    As for Gordon, I don't want to vote for someone who delayed distribution of food after ondoy so that he can get a photo op with the us ambassador. Then when she couldn't make it, he decided not to go, in the meantime the victims got hungry.
  • Not all Celeb Endorsers are Credible May 08 2010 @ 11:54am Report Abuse
    See? Ruffa Gutierrez doesn't even have a palabra de honor. Don't think she'd stay famous and loved with that kind of attitude.
  • igeramos May 07 2010 @ 09:48pm Report Abuse
    @JAKE sira ba keyboard mo? Punta ka sa Mr. Quicky, nagrerepair na sila ng keyboard ngayon. Pati mouse din.
  • hopefull May 06 2010 @ 04:36pm Report Abuse
    Gary V., Donita Rose and Jericho Rosales are for EDDIE VILLANUEVA.
  • Youth Vote May 06 2010 @ 03:58pm Report Abuse
    I intended to vote Noynoy for president because of his sincerity, but after months of studying his character and qualities, i am convinced he is not yet ready for the job. I look for another candidate and found out Gibo, who stand out from the rest. His competence, character, integrity and being young makes me believe he is the man for the job. His exemplary integrity makes me believe that Gibo is not Gloria.
  • JAKE May 06 2010 @ 02:16pm Report Abuse
    noy noy ?????aySUS,,,MAGspeech muna CYA na WALaNG kodigo o BInabaSA....magaling PA c Marcos,Gma,eRap magbasa..pag PRFEsidenTE ka NG pIliPINAS, dpat IMpromptu ang SPEEch...
  • juan de la cruz 3 May 06 2010 @ 09:49am Report Abuse
    Mali kayo, magaling at matalino talaga si Gibo. Hindi nga niya makumbinse mga kapartido niya na sumama sa kanya at kinuha ang isang game show host bilang running mate. Hindi respetadong negosyante, husgado, politiko kundi isang talunan na artista na wala namang nagawa sa OMB
  • spalin May 06 2010 @ 09:47am Report Abuse
    No one cares about who the immoral and "palengkera" Gutierrez family supports. As far as I'm concerned their support is a virtual "kiss of death".

    GO NOYNOY!!!
  • lawrence May 06 2010 @ 09:43am Report Abuse
    hit the nail on the head, zari. Patronage politics, turncoatism, nepotism, etc. are trademarks of a trapo, even in a different packaging. Really, really sorry to his fans, but not zeroing in on him. Unlike the other presidentiables who are wysiwyg, Gibo isn't Anakin na magaling and matalino who just went to the dark side; he's more of Bobba Fett
  • zari May 06 2010 @ 02:18am Report Abuse
    pansin ko lang, andaming celebs din for Sen. Aquino pero parang tinambakan itong article ng pro-Gilbert Teodoro..

    anyway,i have a nagging feeling about Teodoro, that's why i can't bring myself to vote for him.:
    1. he is a long-time politician (di nga lang kilala) so the "argument" of some of these celebs na "hindi trapo" si Gibo is somehow misleading. magaling nga lang sya at matalino so he knows how to place himself during the campaign.
    2. napapaisip din ako kung ano ang ipinangako ni GMA sa kanya, sapat para iwanan nya ang matagal na nyang partido na NPC (at iwanan din in the process ang tito nyang si Danding)
    3. i won't forget Ondoy, and the fact na he was NDCC chairman then. mas madami pa atang natulungan ang private companies o ang Red cross kesa sa NDCC, na iilan lang ang rubber boats..
    4. i am also bothered by the fact that the arms cache owned by the Ampatuans apparently came from the Department of National Defense, which Teodoro headed din at that time.
    5. Teodoro may not be doing negative campaigning himself, but i am sure somebody else is doing it for him (para ma-maintain yung "clean image" nya). minsan, napapaisip ako that some of the NP vs LP black propaganda might have actually come from Lakas para pag-awayin ang two leading parties, and to be able to convert/shift these votes to Gibo.

    opinion ko lang po ito. sana wag masamain ng iba.

    anyway, im still undecided. but i am considering Gordon or Noynoy. salamat po.
  • igeramos May 05 2010 @ 11:39pm Report Abuse
    Hayyy mga girls, huwag na kayo mag-away away, kasi tapos na ang boxing. At baka hindi mututuloy ang eleksyon. Dahil sira ang mga PCOS machines at meron ng load ang mga sim cards at flash-drives. Magmahalan nalang tayo. At the end of the day si Danding ang panalo. Tayo talo. Bilugan nalang ninyo ang hugis na itlog sa lotto baka maging bilyonaryo pa kayo.
  • what a surname May 05 2010 @ 11:15pm Report Abuse
    sana "AQUINO" na lang ang surname ni gibo at d*ck... kasi dahil sa pesteng surname na yan tayo boboto e...
  • sugus May 05 2010 @ 06:55pm Report Abuse
    Bakit wala si Bianca Gonzalez dito? Display photo pa lang niya sa twitter, ALAM NA.
  • juan de la cruz 3 May 05 2010 @ 04:12pm Report Abuse
    3. Ang magaling at matalino ang tanging pag-asa natin, kasi kaya nilang ma "articulate" ang vision and maganda pakinggan ang programa/plataporma nila para sa bayan. Basta magaling sa debate, sa interbyu, sa sound bite, sa imagery, sa spin o sa iba't ibang media/fora, dapat iboto kahit tuta't trapo din pala ang tunay na kulay. Basta't nag-"sizzle", pwede kahit "double-dead" ang steak
  • juan de la cruz 2 May 05 2010 @ 04:08pm Report Abuse
    2. panahon pa ng kopong-kopong ang korapsyon, kahit mga ninuno natin, mga bayani natin, nasilaw din sa ginto\'t pilak. Basta me magawa para sa \"mahirap\" at umasenso ang bayan, ok na rin ang \"moderated kurakot\"
  • juan de la cruz May 05 2010 @ 04:04pm Report Abuse
    Umabot na ba tayo sa punto na eto ang pagpipilian?

    1. sobra na ang korapsyon, kelangan sugpuin bago pulutin sa kangkungan ang Pinas. Nasubukan na natin mga magaling at matalino, abugado, ekonomista, Ilokano, Pampanguena pero wala rin. Kahit sino pwede na, kahit kulang ang kwalipikasyon, basta \"honest\" at/o \"God-fearing\"
  • Peeping Tomas May 05 2010 @ 03:05pm Report Abuse
    ..The GMA stigma for Gibo is really hard to ignore. He might be the right candidate but still not the righ time. I see him winning a Senatorial seat probably number one on 2013. And getting the presidential nod on 2016. He's just using 2010 as a big stepping stone.
  • hey May 05 2010 @ 02:34pm Report Abuse
    lahat naman sila may kapintasan. Noynoy is not perfect. look at his track record.abnoy pa ata.sana we will vote not because of popularity or may kilalang pamilya sa pulitika. sana yung talgang kaya mag patakbo ng bansa sa susunod na 6 na taon or else ang pilipinas palubog na talaga.
  • ria May 05 2010 @ 02:31pm Report Abuse
    everyone is has their opinions on who they would vote or whatever. lets just respect that. on the day of the election sana wag tayo magkamali kung hindi 94 million filipinos will suffer. Basta kami dito we really want GIbo or Gordon to win. sana isa sa kanila ang manalo.
  • Anonymous May 05 2010 @ 01:39pm Report Abuse
    I believe in tere and Tita Aida since I also like Noynoy. One more thing: Ruffa is supporting G1bo since her mother, Anabelle, said on her interview during the time when she and Kris were in a rift, that Don't vote for Noynoy because of her. Maybe that is the reason why she's suppoerting Gibo.
  • Tita Aida May 05 2010 @ 11:52am Report Abuse
    @ tere. Agree ako.

    Willie is fighting with everybody on national TV. The latest is the fight with Joebert. I am no fan of Joebert but Willy threatening ABS-CBN management of his resignation and on national TV at that is going too far. Willy thinks of himself as a demigod of Philippine TV.

    After the elections, si Willy at si Villarroyo ay pupulutin sa kangkungan although Willy will laugh all the way to the bank after having been paid a huge amount of talent fee for the campaign.
  • rieya May 05 2010 @ 10:58am Report Abuse
    perhaps the longest list of tweets of the week EVER!! :) im for gordon or perlas (gibo is fine too but typical) and this would be better if all candidates (even the underdogs, yes!) have at least 1 supporter.
  • tere May 05 2010 @ 10:01am Report Abuse
    noynoy kami kahit ano mangyari. good thing, walang endorser n iba c manny villar maliban s mga g*g*ng kagaya n wilie. the nerve of the man.
  • lawrence May 05 2010 @ 09:52am Report Abuse
    Gibo??? Galing at talino? Sorry guys, but too many question marks associated with this candidate. Easily 5 things going against him. # 1: Track record, or rather, dubious track record. (For the rest, e-mail me at sunfactors@yahoo.com Still undecided and in fact, seriously underwhelmed by the presidential wannabes.
  • ria May 05 2010 @ 12:42am Report Abuse
    wow! most of the celebrities go for G1BO!!! Sulong G1bo! i pray that he wins!
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