Fighting back with a jingle
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
May 3, 2016 9:12pm CST
The former mayor still wants his position back. He resorts to having an old male singer belt out a jingle where the present administration, “for 3 years, had no accomplishment whatsoever”. The vehicles playing that jingle roam around here and even in the city proper.
Our present mayor, though suspended courtesy of the former mayor’s daughter, also asked a young male singer to “fight back with the same melody of the jingle but with different lyrics”. It mentions that the former mayor was so “kurakot” or one who took all the revenues of the city and made his own projects like adding an annex to his hotel.
We smile when we hear the big sound of the gong and the jingle is aired. Yes, that is the mayor I will vote for. I just hope when the former mayor will find out that he is no longer needed for the position, peace will reign here in my city.
Do your local hopefuls “fight each other back with songs or jingles”?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
i talked to a neighbor who her mayor will be and she said they are solid JS voters. JS is the initial of our incumbent mayor.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
4 May 16
ahahaha I think yes. Our Vice M. runs for Mayor this time and his opponent is not from our hometown. Actually the opponent is a singer actress. Ahahahah Maybe you know her, Ate.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
who might she be? is she IP of "one week love affair"? no idea, really. are you enjoying your stay out of your hometown?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
@brokenbee still no idea who this woman is.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
4 May 16
@ridingbet Hmmm no, not IP Ate. She's younger. Clue, she's the mother of one of the OTWOL characters. I mean, the real life mother of one of the characters there.
I don't know, Ate. We are quite busy with our online job. We cannot go out to have fun. Awww! But yes, I am enjoying the work.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
4 May 16
No they don't do that. They use Facebook nowadays and it's even worse.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
4 May 16
@ridingbet Well in here there's a lot of that as well not only the presidential candidates.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
i haven't read any word fight on FB about these local candidates, but the supporters of the presidential candidates do this without any concealed identifications at all.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
5 May 16
@ridingbet ok fights hehe.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
5 May 16
@cacay1 yes, i belong to the silent brenda's (brain damaged. hahaha!
@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
7 May 16
@ridingbet You still did it nicely, my dear!
A neighbor went out of his house with a bolo & aimed it at a vehicle blasting a nonstop jingle for a candidate. The vehicle almost flew!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
7 May 16
@KnehKnah oh, nice one the neighbor was not apprehended by the local tanods because of what he did?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
5 May 16
this morning at 5:45AM, a car intentionally stopped in front of our gate and there went the loud song of a congressman hopeful. i had to go out with the dogs for their pee) and looking sharply at the men who were standing right in front of our gate, i said in a loud voice (i have a heart ailment, i might have a heart attack with your loud songs and jingles) while touching my chest, and the driver switched off the loudspeaker.
they must know the sentiments of the people, right?
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@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 May 16
@ridingbet Actually those are the only two anybody hears about. There are a couple more - the Liberal and the Conservative parties.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
as dirty as what we have here? i thought our government has the dirtier politics than there in the US?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
@just4him it is fine with you there because you have only 2 presidential hopefuls, the Democrat and Republican, right? or are there more? here in my country, we have 5 candidates.
locally, there are 3 hopefuls, and i wish the incumbent mayor will win again
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
4 May 16
That might be a fun change from some of the rhetoric and the bad behavior we see nationally. I can imagine that at one time in the past it may have happened.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
5 May 16
bad attitudes come out after the election or when the candidate has won. i hope the mayor whom i am rooting for will maintain his clean image and not resort to graft and corruption, which is so likely to the former mayor
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
the former mayor does that and all the more his votes are dwindling.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
7 May 16
first was the former mayor's jingle throwing mud to the present mayor. the present (incumbent) mayor made the same jingle but with different lyrics. so, there is a case of "piracy" here.
@Letranknight2015 (51499)
• Philippines
4 May 16
were always good with making political songs and twisted them with some things else
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
that is the talent of these local politicians and singers have.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
the singers of these songs intended for the hopefuls will have another share in 6 years time again.
@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
•
5 May 16
I have not heard any jingle from politicians in my province probably because i live in a private subdivision. But I heard from my mom that one mayorial candidate has been giving money.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
5 May 16
that bis true, but may i ask if you are a Filipina like me?
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
yes, Ilocanos are similar in many ways.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
4 May 16
I am glad they can not go inside our village, but when I am at the market, I can hear them blurting out songs which are so irritating plus it is so hot and with all those noise! Too much noise pollution! I won't vote for them!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
that is what we also tell to those who "shout out" the songs of these candidates, to the point of staying in the front of our house for longer periods of time. i will not vote for these.
I have been doing this several times since this morning. I look at the driver of each vehicle that stops just in front of our gate and play loudly the political...
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 16
that is good.. actually, the fight among candidates should be on the professional level only, and personal level should be excluded.
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