Our Online Campaign

February 20th, 2010
Keefe de la Cruz

The internet has a key role to play in this election. I for one am excited about it – not just because I’m a bit of an internet junkie, haha – but because it’s a great way to communicate directly with all of you who share our passion to change the country. It also gives you the opportunity to be more involved than in the past elections. Make no mistake that this election will determine whether or not we can turn our country around.

Many of you have already come forward and I’m very thankful to those who’ve e-mailed me or tweeted in the past asking for posters and baller tags to help support Noy and myself. Change in this country won’t come from TV ads. Change will come from people who fight for it. Your passion and your conviction are worth more than 10 spots on TV. If you’d like to be a more active participant, please e-mail volunteer@marroxas.net. You can also invite more people to share our cause via the info-graphic in this note.

No matter where you are in the country (or even outside of it), you can be a part of reforms and good governance by signing up, by giving us feedback, by collecting contact details for our lists of supporters. I am thrilled that the internet allows us this medium of campaigning: one based on a shared passion for change rather than a passion based on making money from power; a campaign based on a character of a people taking their country back from those addicted to money politics, to trapo politics.

Just recently I was in Davao and while I was eating lunch, someone asked me a question about my blog entry on educational reform. Her name was Iris. She didn’t completely agree with some parts of our Senate Bill but she liked the general direction of our plans to improve the education sector. She wanted to know how she could help… not with regard to the bill itself but in getting Noy and myself elected. Without asking for anything in return, she asked to volunteer and be a part of this movement for the simple reason that she wanted things to change in our country. It’s always very moving when you realize you’re not alone in a fight… when people show their belief in you and join you not because they want something out of it but because they feel it’s the right thing to do. Our only chance lies in this: that many consider reforms and good governance a vital goal for this elections.

For the many Iris’es just waiting to help, thank you. We will not let you down. Lalaban tayo!

M.

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  • aileenramos

    hi good morning mr, vice pres.(i will call you vp bec. i am claiming it that you will win this comming election) its almost 3:00am here in israel still awake jejeje…surfing lng s internet @ just read your twit today, aq po ay maligayang maligaya s tandem nyong 2 n sen. noy acctually nagmadali po akong magregister d2 s israel nung nagdeclare kayong 2 but the prob is till now ala p ung voters id namin, but anyway uuwi n lng po ako this april para makahabol for election @ vacation n rin,i can assure you that my whole family will vote the 2 of you d ko lang po masiguro yung sa senators, im praying po talaga n sana walang dayaang mangyayari, kita naman ang kalaban nyo mapera, i hate that CHECK baka kng sakaling yan ang umupo maraming CHECK ang bawiin s government, sana lang po wag nyo po kaming makakalimutan mga OFW s mga programs nyo…….. GOOD LUCK @ GOD BLESS TO BOTH OF YOU!!!! MABUHAY KAYO!!! YOU ARE THE HOPE OF OUR NATION…..

  • Roxanne

    Thank you for the article!

    I particularly like this one because not all supporters want anything in return. They simply trust you. Like Iris, I also want to volunteer in your campaign because I trust you but I am in the States right now. Sorry.

    However, I am game on the online campaign!

    Mar, whatever happens please love our country.

    Lalaban tayo!

  • edgarguinibay

    I particularly participating as volunteer in campaign for future vice presendent of the Philippine, dahil ako at ang aking buong pamilya ay na niniwala sa iyong pinaglaban. Alam ko po na mas marami pa kayong magagawa upang maituwid ang maling pamamalakad ng ating pamahalaan.
    Nais ko po na kayo ang makaupo sa pagka vice presendente, i trust you toto mar.

  • lorenaslapia

    We are looking forward to visit you here in Koronadal..
    GOGOGO for NOY-MAR thandem.
    We are the youth expecting more from you to change the nation against corruptive governance!

    God bless you :) )

  • boyranara

    I am already 60 years old, I am still campaigning for you, Sen Mar Roxas and Sen Noynoy Aquino, because we know that corruption here in the Philiipines will be eradicated and totally wipe out, especially on the what we called the RED TAPE on the government of Aling Gloria, sobra at talamak ang ating gobyerno ngayon puro na lang CORRUPTION!!!!!!! sa pamamagitan po ninyo, ito po ay mawawala na sa pag-upo ninyo ni NOYNOY at MAR, MABUHAY PO KAYO!!!!!!!

  • tina

    im from bacolod city, bakit wala masyadong banners and posters nila noynoy at mar dito sa bacolod city. please maglagay naman kyo dito. maraming posters dito si nakakasukang villar.

  • http://www.cebudude.net/ Bonjovax

    Ahm, do you have any campaign banner widgets for Bloggers?

  • jaz

    we support you Mar and Noy!! sana manalo kayo! our country needs you more than anyone else!! sana maraming magising sa katotohanang kayo ni noy ang pagbabago! more power to you

  • Au Tolentino

    I am your fan and I want to be a volunteer sa campaign ninyo and during election day!

  • pascualremetio

    Mar, I am registered voter from New Washington, Aklan. You know, in the year 60 and 70 this town was always a Liberal Party dominated town. Please do exert all efforts to establish contacts and link with Venus family.

    Ninoy for one visited this town when he was a senator, with then Aklan Governor Roberto Garcia. Garcia has children running for elective offices but are with Pwersa nang Masa…. can you not persuade them to renew their alliances… they are Liberal Party chaps in Aklan before.

    We are ready to support you in aklan

  • Rod

    As to my own simple evaluation,your the best! I'm on your side..

  • alfredogpajarillaga

    Dir,Sir,kumakatok po ako sa inyo,henge po sana ako ng tulong,para sa aking anak na 4 na taong gulang ,out patient po kame sa philipine heart center,di po namin kayang bumayad ng operasyon,para po sa aking anak,sa dae ko na pong na email,na mga senator,kahit isa ala manlng pong tugon sa akin,,sna po matulungan nyo ako,,bilang isang ama,naintindihan nyo po ako,,,salamat po,, mabuhay po kayo,,

  • celiacyparraguirre

    i'm interested noy and mar tandem, please send us their posters and baller or other materials. as of now we have nothing any posters of noy and mar in our place. please we need that for campaign. and my father is a loyal candidate for liberal party as a vice mayor thanks. my address 8317 cantilan, surigao del sur

  • francismontejo

    Ginoong Mar, Ako po ay naniniwala sa inyong kakayahan at umasa po kayo ng aming suporta. Meron lang po akong nais itanong sa inyo. napansin ko sa mga kandidato natin ngayon walang tumatalakay tungkol sa current issues sa Mindanao. Higit ko pong gustong usisain kung ano ang plataporma nyo para sa ikauunlad nang Mindanao at kung ano ang inyong pananaw sa peace and order situation. Taga Mindoro po ako subalit bilang isang Pilipino, concern din ako sa mga pangyayari sa ibang bahagi nang ating bansa.

  • Ben Rosario

    Solons twit Mar on medicines act
    By BEN R. ROSARIO
    February 22, 2010, 8:46pm
    Congressmen who authored the House of Representatives version of the now popular Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008 on Monday accused Sen. Mar Roxas of claiming credit for the salient provisions of the bill that have so far resulted in bringing down the cost of medicines.

    “He lied to the Filipinos,” said Rep. Ferjenel Biron (NP, Iloilo City) during a press conference last Monday.

    Biron, chairman of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises, said House Majority Leader Arthur Defensor was correct in accusing

    Roxas of watering down the measure, adding that the Liberal Party vice presidential bet had practically rammed down their throat the Senate version of the bill that contained “toothless” provisions for the imposition of price ceilings on pharmaceuticals.

    “The bicameral committee report prepared by Roxas was without a price monitoring and price ceiling provision. Teddy, Janette, Ompong, and I practically begged for him to include such provision, “ said Biron.

    “I told him ‘hindi ba gusto mo maging president, I-approve mo iyan para makuha mo gusto mo.” (You can be President if you will approve it) He was referring to Reps. Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PDP-Laban, Makati City); Janette Garin (Lakas-Kampi-CMD, Iloilo) and Rodolfo Plaza (NPC, Agusan del Sur), who were among the principal proponents of the House version of the cheaper medicines bill.

    In his campaign, Roxas has been trying to cash in on his supposed significant role in the passage of the cheaper medicines law in a bid to boost his vice presidential hopes.

    Biron said that if Roxas had any role in the approval of the measure, it would have been his attempt to water down the measure and thus, serve the interest of multinational pharmaceutical firms that have rendered the prices of most medicines out of reach by ordinary Filipinos.

    Iloilo Vice Gov. Rolex Suplico, who authored a similar House bill since the 11th Congress, accused Roxas of “snatching” credit for the popular price control mechanism of the law from Biron and other congressmen who authored House Bill 2844 that contains such provision.

    “Instead of supporting the House in pushing for a strong price control mechanism on medicine, Roxas tried to soften the blows of this mechanism on the multinational companies which nine years ago dangled a P1 billion lobby fund against legislative acts aimed at controlling the cost of pharmaceuticals in the country,” said Suplico.

  • Alejandro

    Sir, ano ba ang katotohanan? Totoo ba ang paratang na ikaw ay nagnakaw ng kredito sa cheaper medicines law kahit ang watered down version mo ay pumabor sa mga malalaking kompanya ng gamot at hindi maabot ng mga maralita. Magpakatotoo ka naman sir.

  • makkipogi

    ok lang iboboto ko yan. dito sa lucena noymar kami. mamamaho dito yan si villar! CORRUPT.

  • makkipogi

    Mr. PALENGKERO……. bakit ala pang mga posters na dumarating rito sa amin sa QUEZON, wala pakong nakikita sa mga poste na nadikit ng mga mukha nyo ni NOYNOY. padala kayo dito ng marami. i mail nyo kaya dito sa opisina ko DATAMEX Institute of Computer Technology Lucena Branch. kami na ang bahala sa inyo. tiyak panalo kayo dito sa QUEZON…….

    Makki

  • Joey Santos

    You can count on us, WE WILL SUPPORT YOU NOY MAR TANDEM,

  • rey

    U r a true warrior for the Filipino people..like ur grandfather Pres.Manuel Roxas..we will fight side by side with u.. we are campaigning for u..

  • michael casañas

    Godspeed! I believe in all your advocacies. I admire your courage to fight what is wrong and to unfold your opinions. I admire the most for humbleness that really made me believe in you. I do support you, together with Noynoy, With Prayer I hope that you can change this country for the better.

  • jamesbryanc

    NOYNOY is my PRESIDENT. MAR is my VICE PRESIDENT. :) Ikaw anu ang kulay mo? Yellow ang uso ngayon.!

  • Paula

    Hi Mar! A lot of people really admire you and Noy. I just hope nothing bad happens on the day of the elections. I know for sure that you guys will win. A lot of people are wearing yellow nowadays. Almost all the vehicles already have the stickers of NOY&MAR. Obviously a lot of people believe and trust both of you. Just wondering we may have a lot of NOYMAR voters in Metro Manila but how about people in provinces? I hope you would be able to reach them and show them what you are about. =) I have just been to Bulacan a month ago and you would see that every corner there has streamers from another presidential candidate. It belongs to the green team so I hope you can pay attention to provincial voters so you would be more exposed to them because after all It's not only Metro Manila who would be voting =) Oh and also Tagaytay also has streamers and tarpaulin from the same team. GO YELLOW & BLUE!!! Time for a change!!!!! Peace! God Bless! =)

  • catalinopayumojr

    Sir,
    Kmusta po sir,Si Catalino Payumo Jr. po ito ng Capas Tarlac,matagal napo akong gustong magbigay ng mensahe tungkol sa buhay namin bilang ofw,napakahirap po tlagang maging OFW cgruro ay dipa ninyo naranasan kung paano namin labanan ang lamig at init at di lang yun pati ang taon na nakahiwalay kami sa mga mahal namin sa buhay,para mabigyan lang ng ikabubuhay ang aming pamilya,hanga po ako sa inyong dterminasyon at kakayahan para maiahon sa hirap ang ating bansa ,ang gustong ko lang tutukan ng pansin ninyo pagkayo ay naluklok sa pwesto ang yung bigyan kahit man lang kaunting halaga ang OFW,mga batas para mabigyan kami ng protekyon pag natatapos na ang aming mga kontrata,at mga benepisyo pag inabot kami ng katandaan,marami po naghihirap dito sa saudi,yung katabi naming kumpanya dito limang buwan na silang hindi pinasasahod,wala man lang nagagawang tulong ang embahada natin dito,mas marami pang kababayan natin ang naghihirap dahil sa kapabayaan ng ating gobyerno,sanay maging instrumento para mabago ang buhay naming mga OFW mabigyan kami ng protection at tulong kung sakaling kamiy uuwi na at hindi na pweding magtrabaho sa ibang bansa,Mahirap sir ang malayo sa pamilya iiyak ka tlaga at luluha tatangis minsan bat ganyan ang pilipinas puro kurakot ang nauupo,sanya manalo kayo at maging presidenti di kayo para mabago nyo ang paniniwala naming ofw na wala ng pagasa ang pilipinas,maraming salamat po sir,
    Lubos na gumagalang Catalino Payumo Jr.

  • catalinopayumojr

    Sir Mar,
    Sanay pagpatuloy mo ang magandang hangarin para sa bansa natin at sa mga kapwa pilipino natin na umaasang may mangyayari sa kinabukasan ng pilipinas,nakakasiguro akong magtatagumpay ka bilang vice president sa darating na halalan at huwag kang gagaya sa ibang politiko at paapekto sa bulok na sistema ng politika sating bansa ipagpatuloy mo ang iyong magandang hangarin para sa mahihirap at nang mabigyan naman kami ng pagasang mabuhay ng maunlad at matiwasay at yaong hindi na kami kailangang lumayo sa pamilya namin para mabuhay

  • jimmyhao

    sana magastos nyo ng maayos ang pera ng bayan katulad ng puwede pa marepair ang daan i repair na lang at maggawa nalang ng road widing para makatipid kami ng crudo
    sana ang pag repair ang highway ay patongan nalang ng asphalt at pag nasira ito lulutuin nanaman at ilagay sa barangay road.
    ang mayaman na yan ay nag donate ba sa gawad kalinga o kaya sa mga kapuspalad pag hindi malamang hindi yan magtulong sa kapuspalad.

  • alexandervbautista

    Sure po ako na madalas ka sa ibang bansa at nakikita nyo kung gano kauunlad sila, nakita nyo rin siguro na ang mga tao ay disiplinado,mga pulis ay ginagalang,,nagbabayad ka sa bus na walang kundoktor,bawat strategic place ay may c.r. na pampubliko na ubod ng linis,pati lansangan ay malinis at may garbage bin san kaman luminga.Sana po magawan nyo ng paraan na mai adopt o magawa ito sa pilipinas.Ang malungkot lang po dito sa atin pati moral ng tao ay nawawala na na para bang kung dika manlalamang o magnanakaw sa kapwa mo ay tanga ka na naging kalakaran na sa ating bansa mapagobyerno man o pribado.Buong pamilya at relatives ko ay sa inyo at hikayatin ko pa mga friends ko at personal kitang ikakampanya manalo lang po kayo.Ako po ay 50 anyos na na early retired dahil sa cost cutting na pinatupad ni Ate Glo na siya nman ang may sala kung bakit naubusan kami ng pondo ginamit nya sa pamumulitika nya noon .Sna po sa pagupo nyo sa pwesto kahit 60 anyos na pwede pang mamasukan gaya sa ibang bansa.Sna po maranasan ng Pilipino na sila ay turista at hindi alila na nilalait sa abroad pag kayo ang naupo.Hanggat may magagawa ako ayaw ko naman po sa abroad magwork dahil ang baba talaga ng tingin sa atin.Sana po mapatino nyo rin ang mga immigration officer na ubod ng takaw at wala ng kaluluwa sa airport na puro pangingikil at pananamantala sa mga kababayan natin na ang hanap lang naman ay makapagtrbaho ng marangal cartel na po sila..Sana po wag kayong magkarga ng batang mahirap sa tv ads ninyo at mamigay ng bente pesos gaya ng isang pulitiko na naging mahirap daw noon kawawa napo lalo pang nagiging aba ang mahirap.Gaganda pa po at uunlad ang Pilipinas kung matino po ang mga pulitiko at tiyak susunod sa matino ang mga tao.Fan mo po ako at manalo po sana kayo.

  • marcialboni

    According to COMELEC: more than 50 million have registered to vote for the 2010 elections.

    Just today PPCRV volunteers found out that in Davao there are 40K double, multiple or dead registrants http://www.gmanews.tv/story/185053/ppcrv-40k-do... . This is not so surprising to me knowing the credibility record of COMELEC. Who knows, perhaps several millions in the 50 million registrants are actually double/non-existing registrants meant for massive cheating come May10.

    In the link http://www.scribd.com/doc/14276173/Profile-of-P...
    the NSO projected that in 2004, the number of Filipinos in the voting age (18 and over) was 49.25 million (population then was projected at 82.67 million). Now let's do the math. By ratio and proportion, if we suppose that the population is now 92 million, the number of Pinoys in the voting age is now 55 million. 50+ million are registered according to COMELEC's record…it seems they have “successully done their job” in making 9 of 10 eligible Filipino voter be registered. (emphasis on ” ” as it could indeed be a job well for done for someone) CAN'T WE ASK PULSE ASIA OR SWS TO CONFIRM THIS THROUGH A SURVEY???

  • noleenfrancoborrego

    Many of us here in Iligan City who are NoyMar supporters are wondering if you could give us the organizer here who doesnt belong to a political party.

  • jbrandez

    pano po kaya ako mkkatulong physically as your volunteer here in mindoro, particularly here in sanjose, me and my wife are willing to help noymar tandem, goodluck and more power…….

  • Guest

    2loy-2loy mo lang ang laban Mr.vice the my family will support you all the way.

  • junpuno

    tuloy mo lang ang laban.. nasa likod mo kami…. isa kang huwaran na lider…Mabuhay ka…

  • jenalynjimena

    here in Dubai, we support you and noynoy til the end…

  • evangelinebdiocares

    tuloy ang LABAN- NOY-MAR…marami kaming sumusoporta…humabol na sila

  • martinofviennaaustria

    wala ng iba kundi Noy -Mar na ngayong May 2010. Sila ang pag asa nating lahat. Ang iba dyanay corrupt na magnanakaw pa. Wag iboto si gloria, tama na, mga ganid sila sa podir.

  • Leah Villanueva

    We know that you 2 are in the best position to be our leaders! We will support you Sen. Noy – Mar!

  • antoniojrlema

    Una sa lhat i'm one of your supporter here in batangas, kasi gustong kong ppalit na lider sa ating country ay yong may pagmamahal sa bayan. Dito sa asia tayo ay napagiwanan na ng milya2 ng mga karatig bansa. Nakita ko na ang kanilang kahirapan bago sila umunlad. noon sila ang pumupunta sa pilipinas para magtrabaho ngunit ngaun na reversed tayo nman ang pumupunta para mag trabaho. Ang masakit pa doon ay karamihan mga katulong at factory workers. Sana wala ng corruption sa ating gobyerno, dahil yong pera na ninanakaw nila dapat yon ang mag create ng hanapbuhay thru building factories and other bussiness enterprise. Me and my family will vote for ''u'' god bless…

  • ferdiehernandez

    the noy-mar team were very hard to beat na dnow is the time for both of you to change the bad culture of politics here in our loving country. Mabuhay kayo! Noy-Mar kami all the way. Our trust are with both of you ako po ay taga Pandacan Manila nagtuturo po kami ng natural family planning pr huwag mapunta sa walang katuturan sa rh bill ang budget ng bayan. may paraan na mas makabubuti sa karamihan at mapauunlad ang pagsasama ng bawat pamilya. handa po kaming tumulong

  • WILLY I. VILLAMIN

    SIR, ALAM NA NG LAHAT KUNG SINO ANG MAGIGING VP. CONGRATULATIONS!!

  • Jun C

    I am glad you feel the internet is important in this campaign.

    I viewed your website.

    It did not make me feel you are running an efficient campaign.

    You do not have a list of your senatorial candidates.

    Nobody answered the landline number indicated in “Contact Us”

    I tried several links and got dead-ends.

    I hope you realize that Obama used the internet very effectively in his campaign.

    The camp of Villar knows that and they are acting accordingly.

    I am very disappointed

  • jepoyquios

    Our brgys strongly support you Vice President Mar Roxas & Pres. Noy Aquino, Dahil sa inyo Panalo na ang TAO. GOD BLESS

  • joel

    walang duda sure na NOY-MAR panalo na… gogogogog

  • lfcastro

    you have my vote sir… as well as everybody else in our family.. :-) i believe that you and sen. noy are fit for the Pres and VP positions. we'll support you all the way..

    by the way, where can i get aquino & roxas baller bands? i was in eastwood the past days and i keep on seeing people wearing the aquino and roxas baller bands..

  • junarbenrique

    As brgy. treasurer/ official of Brgy. Dumoy, Davao City and your relative, we are one in voting you as vice president!!! Go vice president Mar Roxas!!!we are proud of you.

    God bless you always!!!

  • Coniep

    Noy and you make the best team for the 2 highest posts in our country. i dont have any doubts! you can really make our children's dreams come true-a better philippines in the future! i'll be holding on to your promise.

  • dionic

    our family, the VILORIA, PASCUAL, CRUZ family, we are one in voting you as vice president and for President NOy Noy Aquino!!! you made us proud as filipino, we are proud of you. MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS!!! MABUHAY ANG NOY-MAR! MABUHAY ANG PILIPINO.

  • iam4p2

    iam4p2 means ” I Aquino Mar for (4) President two (2) “

  • julius201

    buong pamilya namin naniniwala sayo kaya ikaw ang # 1 pagka vice-president namin!! G0…Go…Go… Good luck!!!

  • mjrodriguez

    Dear Sir,

    Im your supporter ever since… At this time of crisis in my family's friend… I am asking for your help. My friend's nephew is on the bed of sickness. the nephew in in Quezon Province and his only on his teenage life ( High School ). They are not rich family. The sickness is really bad. The boy cannot move. his just on bed lying.
    Sir, please, im begging for your help, not for me but for my friend's nephew.

    Thank you for your time reading this.

    Most sincerely
    mj rodriguez

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