Senator Manny Villar Surely Knows How To Tickle The Youth
As an avid fan of TV commercials, I always remember those catchy and jingly ones. The tunes of such commercials even tend to hang on my mind on blank moments. And on happy moments too. 
The recent Akala Mo TV ad (or ehem, political capaign) of Senator Manny Villar is really cool. Yeah, I personally think it is cool. But what I mean with cool is the music, the commercial design, the art, the concept and many more. Only those actually. 
We all know that PGMA’s term will end next year, thus hungry throne-grabbers president-wannabes are already making their own set of noise and propaganda so that the greater voting public would choose them as heir to the throne of the palace. And where else to throw all their money for publicity but on TV advertisements (because we Filipinos love TV)?
Manny Villar’s advertisement made it. Undeniably, the youth being a phase of activeness and high spirit, advertisements that are pro-youth inserted with some cool music and catchy lyrics are surely effective. Whoever is behind that commercial is surely far from being called a dimwit.
Witness the commercial below if you haven’t seen it play on TV.
Why did I write this anyways? Am I campaigning for Villar? No I am not campaigning for him. I have no plans on building an http://mannyvillar2010.blogspot.com. As a proof of my non-participation in the Villar campaign, watch this hilarious parodised version of the Akala Mo commercial. Well, sorry to pro-Villars but this video might be offensive. Ah, it really is offensive.
Hey I did not create that parody so don’t get me killed, okay? 
And another thing. Is Akala Mo patterned on Ako Mismo? Is it just me or is there a similarity? PLUS there’s a website (just like Ako Mismo) that asks you to input “Akala ko _____ yun pala _____”. Is this Ako Mismo part 2 wherein you are still being asked to input personal details? When I saw that page, I closed the tab.
A funny answer: Akala mo matalino na ang aso, yun pala mas matalino ang baboy. Hahaha. The Akala Mo site is effective for trivias!
Anyways, where do this post all end? All I want to say is advertisements are just that, advertisements. Let us not base our decisions on the folly of media. Let critical thinking pave way for a more sound decision.
I believe its a tossup between him and Mar Roxas. That’s why I’m choosing him.
I liked teh AkalaMo site. That’s actually a cool site.
Wala namang personal info. 
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Bryan Karl Reply:
August 10th, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Really? As of the moment, I’m choosing no one though.
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I can’t trust the likes of Roxas and Villar, they look like hungry monsters. No matter how hard they try to paint themselves as good, their dirt still show. The more TV commercials a presidentiable has, the more I won’t vote for him. Villar can’t hope to get my vote. He will never ever have my vote, nor anyone with TV commercial. I hate the faces of these good-for-nothing politicians.
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HOW, REALLY, DID MANUEL BAMBA VILLAR JR. GET TO BE RICH? It may bear to investigate and serve the Filipino nation well to know that Manny Villar may actually have broken through from Tondo-ragged accountant to billionaire-rich presidentiable by allowing himself to be used as a foreign investor’s dummy in the Philippine real estate business. You see, the conduct of real estate business in the Philippines is made exclusive by law to Filipino citizens, necessarily because its affairs involve sensitive issues that affect civil rights, territory, sovereignty, patrimony, and national security. Wasn’t that a debonair American who was smilingly visible every day at the offices of Crown Asia Inc. way back before the Villars became political aspirants? Unfortunately, sighting American presence at the Crown Asia, Inc. organization deteriorates to zero visibility in hot election weather, especially nowadays! As Manny Villar embarked on a political career, it naturally became strategically imperative to avoid flaks of damaging controversy about being beholden to foreign influence, especially from nationalist camps of the likes of then Senator Teofisto Guingona Jr. who was one among legislators instrumental in passing general law limiting real estate business in the Philippines to Filipinos only. In fact, it was from 1997 to 1999 that the bespectacled, middle-aged, happy American investor (silent? fronted? non-express? implied?) of Crown Asia Inc. was last regularly observed at the 18th Floor of Cityland Herrera Tower. Apart from being born with a silver spoon, most of us often have “humble”, sometimes “rotten”, beginnings; yet being transparent about such beginnings can do even more good than harm. The answer may go as far back as Villar’s auditing days at internationally-patronized Sycip Gorres Velayo (SGV) or, perhaps, good Senator Manuel Villar would like to comment on this matter at this time?
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