WHILE showing my green shirt depicting the pretty face of VP Sara under the Save Sara Movement-Bohol, the wife of a friend who is a top government official immediately pleaded for the shirt same as mine.
She said she would wear it right away because she knew that many of her colleagues are also banking on VP Sara.
Naa mi tanan ni Inday Sara oi, she stressed.
I explained that it would be politically wrong for her to parade herself in that shirt because she would catch everyone’s attention, especially the admin sipsips, apart from the fact that for the moment, we only have limited number of shirts.
We are still scouting for generous donors and sponsors, though for the moment, we already have pledges. One even asked for my bank account.
Bason lang.
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Anyway, this has become a trend nowadays.
All the while, I thought only the “vocal ones” are ready to demonstrate their loyalty and support for VP Sara. Wrong man diay ko.
Many are rooting for Inday Sara diay and they want to join the bandwagon of burgeoning support, though in various ways and expressions.
Like this lady judge that I met in the grocery section of one of the city’s department stores.
While waiting for our orders of meat and meat products, she sidled close to me and whispered, naa gihapon mi Sir ni Inday Sara, just like ni PRRD kaniadto, kami nay mahibalo sa among mga sakop and friends.
And I could only nod in silence and recused from commenting further because there were people around, all for her benefit kay initan unya siya.
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A town mayor also shared the same sentiment.
Dol (we call each other idol), apil ko anang inyong grupo ha pero sekreto lang kay kahibalo na ka, initan unya ko. Daghan mi nga mga mayor parehas og gibati, all for Inday Sara but for our political survival, mo-sekreto lang mi kay delikado nga mahibaw-an, he told me.
He said he would “pass the word” to the other mayors because he knew that many Bohol mayors are really for Inday Sara and he wanted to put that on record.
Unya kon mahibaw-an mong Cong, I asked him.
Ah, wa nay labot si Cong ana kay national issue man na, dili man na local so dili siya angay mag-apil apil ana Dol, total naa man mi niya, he answered.
He also explained that in many of their meetings, nag-effort gyod intawon si Cong og explain ngano nga mipirma siya sa impeachment ni VP Sara but the usual reaction is passive reaction.
Kebs lang mi, way imik kay lisod man og ma-initan pod ka labi na og lain og templa ang imong isulti, he added.
Just like the other mayors, including Cong, they are aware nga sama sa napukaw nila ang kasuko sa mga tawo tungod sa pagpirma ni Cong sa impeachment and they are worried that this sentiment might still be hot and fresh in the mind of the Boholanos when they troop to the polling precinct in May.
Naguol mi kaayo ana Dol, he confided.
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Meanwhile, there is now a developing trend among Pinoy voters, especially those who are supporting VP Sara.
Dili unta ko ganahan mo-botar ni (name of actor) nga naa sa PDP slate kay gusto nako og kanang makamao sab pero kon madayon gyod nang hearing sa impeachment didto sa senado pohon, klaro gyod kaayo nga nagkinahanglan si VP Sara og at least 8 ka senador nga molaban niya, one said.
Bahala na lang og pa-gwapohay ray talent ana ni (name of candidate) basta klaro kaayo nga mo-botar na siya pabor ni Inday Sara, ako na lang na siya botohan pohon, another one added.
Ah, para sure, sila na lang tanan sa PDP ako botohan, unya blangko na ang 3, from another source.
And to make it real, many are now asking for the complete names of the PDP senate bets kay mao na lang ang ilang kopyahon pohon.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the political fence, the senatorial handlers are painfully aware of the snowballing animosity of the people towards their wards in the Alyansa, especially kon mag-apil-apil og kampanya si BBM kay matod pa, ma-damay kuno ilang mga wards sa ka unpopular ni BBM sa mga tawo, especially VP Sara’s supporters.
Mangita na lang daw sila og paagi nga mangampanya separately, nga wala si BBM, kay lisod kuno kon magpadayon ang kainit sa mga hunahuna sa mga botante batok ni BBM.
Unsa kahay tumoy ani?
