Gov. Mercado, unknowns file CoCs
By Jani Arnaiz
Gov. Damian Mercado being interviewed after filing his COC. Photo by Jani Arnaiz
December 1, 2009
MAASIN CITY – Relatively unknown candidates filed their CoCs on Sunday at the provincial Comelec office while incumbent governor Damian Mercado formalized his reelection bid as governor of Southern Leyte.
Brothers Jeffrey Jaraba Roden, 31 and Jerome Jaraba Roden, 33 filed as independent congressman and governor respectively, The younger Roden claimed in his COC as PSE trader while his brother, a legal researcher.
Another unknown, Ruel Dumancas filed as vice governor also on Sunday.
Governor Mercado filed his COC as Lakas-Kampi-CMD governor on Monday at 8:47 in the morning accompanied by his brother lone district Rep. Roger Mercado, supporters and his board members, who will file their own COCs Monday afternoon.
The governor was the seventh candidate in the province to have filed their COCs after his brother, who filed on Saturday.
The other candidates who have filed were former OIC governor Gaspar Tagalo as independent board member and Iñigo Costillas, a physician, who also filed on Sunday as board member under NPC banner.
Former Governor Rosette Lerias is expected to file her candidacy as mayor at 3:00 in the afternoon.
Gov. Mercado in an interview with local media who were wearing black armed band, said he has 17 incumbent mayors out 19 municipalities and a city in the province.
Mercado also disclosed his elation that his bet for president, Gilbert Teodoro is already rating. “I was told by my colleagues in the party that Gibo has increased his ratings in a survey,” he said adding “I don’t know if its true but according to them Gibo is already 50 percent in an LGU survey.”
He added that he was happy how Gibo handled the Maguindanao massacre.
@epic: people skills
During that same year, he was elected president of the CIT Industrial Engineering Council and embarked on a vision to transform the organization from a virtual non-entity to a student organization to reckon with within one year. Together with his team, they were able to organize the first ever CIT Industrial Engineering Week that showcased various activities such as IE inter-school quiz bowl, inter-school sportsfest, CIT IE beauty pageant, variety show, industrial exhibit to name a few. Also in that same year, he also organized various team-building sessions for the CIT IE students. Jerome Roden has left a legacy that succeeding leaders of their organization tried to improve on. Their organization indeed transformed from a non-entity to one of the well-known organizations in CIT.
@epic, re: people skills (cont’d)
This kind of transformation is what he wants to happen for Southern Leyte, “From a virtually unknown province to the province that all other provinces would aspire to become”.
Jerome Roden’s 4 years with San Miguel Corporation-Beer Division as a buyer (i.e., purchasing officer), production planner and inventory analyst and his 7-year corporate stint under the sales group of Petron Corporation has further honed his skills in dealing with people from different levels of society.
@laddy:
Thanks to laddy for posting this:
“Here is an excerpt written by Solita Collas-Monsod and entitled
Get Real : Shameful culture
My information is that Roger Mercado, chairman of the House of Representatives’ public works and highways committee, was himself a contractor (still is?) before he entered politics, and that six of the committee members are also contractors. (By the way, Mercado’s brother, the governor of Southern Leyte province, is also a contractor.) Culture of impunity? Indifference to public opinion? The World Bank, by the way, is sticking to its guns.
to get the full story, here is the link:
http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=20090130-186563
@Concerned Citizen and @Epic:
“It is not a recognition of Rep. Mercado’s competence, but it is a political accomodation of being loyal to corrupt Arroyo administration. He is very incompetent congressman! Can you mention any national bills he authored which became laws? None. Maybe 1 or 2 in which he co-athored, nakikisakay lang…What a shame!…”
Here is the Profile of the incumbent Representative as posted on the website of the House of Representatives, with a list of the bills he CO-authored.
http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=14&id=mercado-r
@our soley:
will you ‘ you tube ‘ the speech of gov mian .
and also the congressman and mayor maloney. when you have time.
Here is an online copy of the Curriculum Vitae of the incumbent Congressman. Note that under Career History he enlisted:
CAREER HISTORY
Councilor, Santiago City 2001-2004
http://www.i-site.ph/Databases/Congress/13thHouse/personal/mercado-personal.html
Is this Santiago City in Isabela? How in the world did he get elected as Councilor in that province when he ran for Congressman of Southern Leyte in the same election year of 2001 and lost to his opponent because of the helicopter bombing incident? Did he file a Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Councilor in Santiago City, Isabela, and at the same time filed a COC for Congressman of Southern Leyte. And in the same vein he served as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) from 2002-2003. As Assistant Secretary, he was not even able to get the Panan-awan air strip completed much less upgraded into domestic commercial airport level. Up to this day, carabaos roam the airstrip waiting for airplanes to land on its muddy strip.
SO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE MAY KNOW.
wow amazing.they really make a fool of so.leyte folks.
@abe:
I dont have a copy of the video you wish to view. But I’ll try to look for a copy.
In the meantime, here is a rare video showing a rare moment when the incumbent representative of Southern Leyte speaks in the House of Representatives. This was taken during a committee hearing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPjuiNk-dUs
From 0:31 to 1:24. You be the judge.
SO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE MAY KNOW.
@ Our Soley:
You said…”Is this Santiago City in Isabela? How in the world did he get elected as Councilor in that province when he ran for Congressman of Southern Leyte in the same election year of 2001 and lost to his opponent because of the helicopter bombing incident? Did he file a Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Councilor in Santiago City, Isabela, and at the same time filed a COC for Congressman of Southern Leyte…”
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Your analysis of time frames per the positions that Roger Mercado held appears consistent. Considering your alleged suspicions to be true, then it proves that the brothers are brazenly fabricating information on personal achievements just to make themselves look good before the eyes of the voting public. What a bunch of phonies!!!
Gilimbongan gajud ang mga Southern Leytenos! Makaluluoy kaajo.
@abe and @daniel espere
Yup, we better capture screen and copy these documents or they might suddenly vanish into thin air. More unfortunate are our province-mates who are not internet savvy, who have no access at all to such information.
An article appeared on the Southern Leyte Times which was favorable to the incumbents. Then comments favorable to an opposing camp started pouring in. After a few hours, the comments were deleted. Maybe this should be investigated by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) or the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ).
@our soley:
thanks for the video.anga anga nga magsalita sa public si congressman.
it doesnt make sense.
what an amazing brain cells.
google philippine commision on audit .
then go to FRAUD ALERT.
WE HAVE TO STOP THIS CHEATING.
With the strength of viewpoints in this website, I am beginning to wonder how much the Mercados are going to tolerate this endeavor. I hope they are man enough to respect the freedoms of the press and speech, and not suppress those who are tired of their inept administration. They have been known to have used their strong-arm tactics on those who are incapable of retaliating. I hope they won’t do it to Jani. Despite the mind set emanating from the Ampatuan massacre, my true name is Daniel Espere, and I do not hide behind the cloak of a pseudonym.
@ soley:
Thanks for the invaluable video link.
@abe:
I concur with your assessment of Conressman Mercado’s brief speech. Indeed, the video footage manifests the congressman’s public speaking incapabilities. Moreover, the defensive context of his seemingly rebutttal did not appear to hold relevance to the supposed issue of their hearing.
I am somewhat glad that it is not only I who see his ‘underqualifications’! Be vigilant, my fellow Southern Leytenos! We shall insist and behold the dawn of change for our province’s qualified governance and representation. We need someone who is qualified to fluently and efficiently represent us in Congress. It is not very pleasing to hear from Manila folks that we, Visayan folks, are dumb and stupid. Ohhhh, I hate that mind set with a passion!!! And, Roger Mercado is not helping it either!
@our soley:
if you could please , we need to hear mian mercado and m.samaco
public speaking engagement. keep it coming.
we need somebody that can speak on the WORLD STAGE.. and not SCRATCHING their head in between sentences as if looking
somebody to rescue them. serously.
Aahha The video really made me laugh. It is nothing new man oi and I have seen the worse of Oging’s speeches man sad. There are even some that gets you wondering if he is a big fan of Paula Abdul. Although I don’t primarily consider the gift of gab as primary factor in choosing candidates, I understand that a lot of us here are disappointed man sad. Heheh. The congressman has been in congress for a decade already and he should have made efforts to improve his speeches as he is not just representing himself in when he talks in public. I can only imagine what they are thinking about us after hearing what he has to say.
@ Abe. We need people who can do more than speak on the World Stage. Governance is not Miss World. There are people who do good in their jobs who are not very articulate but it is really really better to have ones who can make us proud.
The Mercados are no good at speeches in English and I believe they know that. Sir Malon on the other hand is good at it but you still can’t compare it with Rosette’s. She holds a masters degree in Speech and Drama. The elections is more than who can speak well and I hope you are mature enough to understand that. If we are in it for the speeches, then we should be preparing for a Literary Musical night instead.
Again I’m not endorsing anyone of them. I’m just advocating for the right things to consider in choosing leaders.
Please visit the Official Webcast Platform of the Political Coordination Office of SOLEY Movement, rodensa2010.wordpress.com.
http://rodensa2010.wordpress.com/audit-of-legislative-record-and-performance/audit-of-legislative-record-in-the-fourteenth-14th-congress/
The Legislative Record of the Congressional Terms from 1987 to the present is published there. This covers the Eighth (8th) Congress (1987-1992), Ninth (9th) Congress (1992-1995), Tenth (10th) Congress (1995-1998), Eleventh (11th) Congress (1998-2001), Twelfth (12th) Congress (2001-2004), Thirteenth (13th) Congress (2004-2007), and the present outgoing Fourteenth (14th) Congress (2007-2010).
The quantitative and qualitative analysis shall be released soon. In the meantime, we invite the voting public of Southern Leyte to make their own respective assessments and evaluation.
SO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE MAY KNOW.
Aahhaah another shameless comment, Mr. Roden. Aahahah Ka level ra man diay ka sa spammers. It would have been okey if the posts you have on the site are something gathered manually like investigative journalists do. A lot of people know how to get this info from the official website of the Philippine Congress.
You should have posted your plan there. The one which will turn Southern Leyte into something like Singapore in 20 years so some people would believe that you are not a nuisance candidate.
@Bendz Gerona:
Go easy on the guy, okay? On another article, he took personal responsibility and explained why. He was actually profound, Bay. I agree that there are better ways, but in light of the escalating excitement that pushes the momentum of the aura of this upcoming election, I expect that other mistakes are going to be made by any of the candidates. There’s gonna be “bloopers”, Man! It’s up to us to evaluate who’s the heaviest with the best programs or agenda and deserving of our votes. In the meantime, I think the Mercados are really going down the tubes this time unless to do an Ampatuan-like thingy! Simbako lajo ra to uy!
@bendz
you’re showing some psychological derangement behavior again. i dont care
what daniel say or think about you. your schizos is showing again.
go take your PROZAC
are you the hired official spokesman for the samaco and the mercados
you’re not doing a good job man.
they are going down hill.
@ Daniel posted that before he made the comment on the other post but I’m not taking it back. ehehehe. I bet you are just looking at the picture you saw from the comments on this site but again, only a fraction of the population has access to the Internet in Southern Leyte and elections are played in a manner that is not even close to the way people in Cebu do so.
@ bruce. took the Prozac already. The doctor said to double the dose. it’s for depression not schizophrenia. Nyahaha.
Hired? No. They can’t afford my hourly rate for this kind of job. We create our own realities. In yours they are going down hill but your’s is flawed as you don’t see the whole picture. And I don’t really care if they are going down hill. I don’t need politicians to survive. Perhaps you need the Leriases to be in power again so you can have your job back or get a promotion. Or maybe, you lost a certain contract. Poor you. Want me to send you a bottle of Prozac?
@bendz
im independently capable of supporting myself and my family.
i dont need any of your suggestions. thank you.
i dont chase the wind like you.
will be spending winter at the atlantis.
Ahahaha. Gotcha! You are not based in Southern Leyte so don’t act as if you know everything that’s happening here. Chances are, you’re getting the information from biased sources and those who are naive when it comes to elections here.
Enjoy The Atlantis I heard the one in Dubai is better than the one in the Bahamas. No one really needs to know where you are going for winter unless you have real friends and family who care. Must be depressing. Will you take my Prozac now?
i dont trust pharmaceutical products from there. remember there are lots
of fake and expired medicines sold for some reason.
i dont need prozac. thank you
As if you’re products are not made in China as well. Nyahahahaha. Seems like someone thinks he is better just because he is abroad. Ahh. Pinoy. Nyahaha. I agree, you don’t need Prozac. You need something notches above in efficacy.