Thumbs Down on Chiz Escudero
October 30, 2009
I heard a kid shout “cheese”. I figured he was posing for a cutie shot. I, however, thought of “Chiz” – Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
I was a super fangirl where Chiz Escudero is concerned. Francis Joseph Escudero used to be at the top of my crush list. One fateful day in 2005 when I covered a rally in Ayala, I met Chiz Escudero. The guy is unbelievable. I met him once; I talked to him once. He has the kind of smile that made me forget the difference between his age and mine. He has a way of looking at you that would literally make your knees turn to jelly. Mine did.
I remember my dad, my PHILGOCO professor and my LAWMAMED professor all taking turns on ridiculing Chiz. What the heck – I though their negative perception about Chiz was uncalled for. I realize just now what a coincidence it is that the three men who influenced me to enjoy politics have no respect for Chiz. Oh well.
Chiz was still a Sorsogon Rep. when he piqued my interest. As he climbed up from the House to the Senate, I started losing my respect for him. I must admit that I was one of those people who were smitten by his charm and his boyish good looks. But as I said, I don’t have high regards for the guy anymore. For one, his family has uber close ties with the Marcoses, what with his father Sonny Escudero as a loyal Cabinet member during the Marcos regime. Secondly, he stands by Erap. Erap, my foot! Chiz has a slick façade and I guess we need to have a 20-20 vision in order to see through him. Chiz invariably has it all – the wit and intelligence, self-confidence and of course, his flawless, eloquent command of the Filipino language. He’s an elite who was also loved by the masas, but his allegiance to Erap is taboo. Erap himself is taboo.
Chiz prides himself on his visions of moving mountains for the welfare of the Filipinos, but come off it. Is it not enough that he wreaked havoc in Sorsogon by spending his CDFs on sports cars and the likes instead of spending it on livelihood programs for his constituents? Moreover, Chiz always has his face emblazoned on our TV screens whenever he has something to say about the Administration but when it was time to comment on calamities that strike his region, he was elsewhere.
So now Chiz has decided to resign from NPC. Pardon me for saying this but I seriously doubt that he did it to distance himself from the patronage of a party because he realized that if he is to serve his people, he should do so without political ties, blahblah. I tend to think the worst where Chiz is concerned. My guess is that he couldn’t get Danding to bankroll his candidacy even if Danding is NPC Chair because of Danding’s ties with Gibo (and Noynoy, too, but I think Danding will back Gibo rather than Noynoy). Or he simply wants to create some media frenzy to increase his popularity (of course, we all know that he’s already popular to begin with)
Well, we can all guess and wonder but to top it off, I daresay that Chis Escudero is a filthy traditional politician who’s as charming and as wise as a cunning snake.
kung utak ang papaganahin, kung wala man makuha pera na suporta si chiz sa kung sino man, bakit pa sya aalis ng partido, kahit papano meron dun di ba..compare sa wala kung independent, depende sa mga loyal na supporters yun na tutulong sa kanya ng walang kapalit..madami pa naman siguro pinoy na di bayaran at hangad lang ay pagbabago
kung mag -isip , madali lang naman maintindihan..
ang problema sa pinoy, ang ilan dito ay utak trapo kaya di makuha ang ang nais mangyari ni sen chiz, nasanay na kasi tayo sa traditional na pangangampanya at paghahalal ng pinuno kahit na ba nsa generation x na tayo ngayun..
gi man ako nakatapos sa koliehiyo tulad nyo siguro, naintindihan ko ang gusto mangyari ni sen chiz.. nadidismaya lang ako at ang iba ay alipin ng kung ano lang napapanuod sa tv, nababasa sa dyaryo, wag sana tayo masanay na lunukin na lang ang mga gusto ipanuod at ipabasa sa atin lalo na ng ibang media etc..sila kasi ay nagpapagamit din sa ilang tao.
bago humusga magresearch mabuti..mahirap paalipin sa ilan sabi sabi..
You can’t blame me for thinking the way I do about Chiz. Neither can you persuade me to think differently. I respect your position so I guess you have no choice but to respect mine. Otherwise, just go and give him a space in your own weblog. =)
Chiz Escudero is not what he seems. He may be charming but he’s heartless.
kung mag -isip , madali lang naman maintindihan.. Indeed. You don’t need a degree to think critically. You don’t need to rely solely on what the media tells you, either. You simply have to keep an open mind.
bago humusga magresearch mabuti..mahirap paalipin sa ilan sabi sabi.. Or should we say, bago maniwala na malinis at marangal ang hangarin ng isang partikular na pulitiko, eh alamin muna ang tunay na dahilan sa likod ng nakakasilaw nyang ngiiti? =p