Senators, aspiring candidates and assorted politicians onstage at HNP convention, August 17, SMX Convention Center, Davao City.
The best jokes however, are told by the politicians: Ejercito says everyone in Mindanao will soon be riding in luxurious trains; Bong Go now has his own campaign jingle and bounds on stage like a tawdry warm-up act. From a bag-man to senatorial candidate, he’s come a long way. He starts by insulting Sen. Antonio Trillanes and ends with how the fish in Davao are fattened by corpses. Sara says Joseph Estrada is the best president the country has ever had. She exhorts the crowd to vote for Go and the rest of the crocodilian line-up who, on cue, extend a fist salute.