Why is Philippine politics always coupled with mudslinging?

If you were to observe the American presidential election there was mud slinging that has happened in their place too. The primaries where the political parties were choosing who their standard bearer was Obama and Clinton was really against each other ferociously. But then when the election was over they seemed to have patched up and Obama even appointed her to an important position. In here, the only difference I see is the mud slinging does not end after election. Those that won and those that lose will continue to pull them down and could not wait until the next election.

It is part of the game of Philippine politics for ages, so I never wonder anymore. I was born in the family of politicians and when I was still in grade school, we already taught how to behave accordingly in public so that opponents couldn't look for any hole to crawl their issues. Sometimes, issues surface because there's such thing existed, there are issues in the lives of politicians which are very hard to fabricate. Though we believed Manny Villar is a rich politician, we never know what's inside his intestine, I mean the real him. Those controversies thrown in him might be true, or if not, why can't he just directly answer those things? I am afraid of this man, because even if he is not yet elected as president, he already has loaded of controversial issues, mostly about money, tagged in his name, gosh, how much more if he become a president? If he couldn't answer straight to the point those issues, then how much more if he holds the highest position in the country? oh well, I don't know what else to say.

You're not the only country that does this. Here in the U.S., they've taken mudslinging and turned it into an art. It's ridiculous what candidates will do, even picking on an opponent's children!

hello blungel despite of me hating manny villar and a GORDON-ian supporter, that pictures are fake and a hoax and does not owned by manny villar. that's part of politics, but what made me hate villar and his goons is they're boycott to the last days of senatorial session. meaning, they're hiding something, people aren't that stupid to realize.

hi! i got that too. when i look at it, i merely said, "so what?" he's a businessman. as if not everyone's doing that. if i'm in that position, business, money as in filthy rich, why can't i have the taste of it? when we watch telenovelas with business tycoon characters, along with their mansions and islands and popularity, not to mention the good looks, we simply say wow. why can it be with this one then, if this allegation could be true. :)

it's simple kabayan. It is because they can't say good things about themselves so they say bad things on their rivals.

These things WILL ALWAYS happen when election is fast approaching. I did receive this email as well. I also received spam mobile text messages against Noynoy linking him to Ping Lacson.

hi there blugelo830, I receive that email last week. Knowing villar. I know he can afford such house, Real estate is a good businees you can really make money out of it. But I also believe that he is corrupt. If he will be our president, I will cut my head if he is honest and not corrupt. lots of accusation were addressed to him, he has no other words, but Why should I do that , thats not true, playing Old CD.. A man with no heart.. He is already rich but he made other people used him