Lito Lapid will only debate Binay -- in Kapampangan

(UPDATED)

From Journal.com.ph:

Lapid `call' sa debate kay Binay sa 1 kundisyon
By: Marlon Purificacion

LALABANAN ni Senator Lito Lapid si Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay sa hamon nitong debate, ngunit sa isang kondisyon - Capampangan daw ang gagamitin nilang salita.

Ayon kay Lapid na nagpahayag na tatakbo bilang alkalde ng nasabing lungsod, tatanggapin lamang niya ang hamon ni Mayor Binay na makipag-debate dito kung ang gagamitin nilang salita ay “Capampangan”.

Sabi pa niya, hindi siya mahusay sa pakikipag-debate kaya tinatanggihan niya ang hamon ni Binay bukod sa kapos siya sa pinag-aralan pero handa siyang maglingkod sa Makati tulad ng ginawa niyang pamumuno sa lalawigan ng Pampanga.

Aniya, hindi siya ang tao na maraming salita dahil mas nakilala siya sa pagiging “action man” nang ma-ging gobernador siya sa lalawigan ng Pampanga sa loob ng tatlong termino.

hmmmm... does binay even know how to speak kapampangan? :lol:

That's like a Fil-Chinese candidate who wants to run for Makati or Manila mayor insisting on the debate format be in Chinese/Fookien.

Or like an outsider/carpetbagging Cebuano trapo candidate, who suddenly had the urge to run for local office in Makati or Manila, but treating the campaign as if he's still running for office in Cebu.

Maybe lito lapid should run for mayor or governor in pampanga, instead of Makati.

To mayor binay, accept lito lapid's silly condition na he be allowed to speak and debate in kapampangan during the debates (with interpreters if needed), to highlight the silly nature of Lito Lapid's Makati candidacy.

MORE: lito lapid's candidacy, and mike arroyo's role in it.

UPDATE: Napanood ni Tongue Twisted yung GMA7 report on Lito Lapid kagabi:

Ei, John, guys, napanood ko sa late news sa GMA7 si Lito Lapid. He bumped daw into Jojo Binay yesterday and they exchanged a few pleasantries. Lapid was later asked what he planned to do with Makati by the reporter.

Sagot ba naman, “Maganda, mayaman ang Makati kaya lang kulang sa saya. Let’s Makati happy!” Minsan lang nag-Ingles sumabit pa. Kawawa naman yung school bag ng anak ko. Nabugahan ko nang kape sa katatawa nung marinig ko yung campaign slogan ni Lapid.

Imagine ninyo nga, malalaking bandera sa Ayala, sa Buendia, sa EDSA na nakalagay, “Let’s Makati Happy! - Lito Lapid” pwrsshhttu..nayahahaha! (bumuga uli yung kape ko).

the bad grammar isn’t a big issue for me. ako rin, bad yung grammar at spelling ko pa minsan minsan.

but how does he intend to make makati "happy"? I NEED DETAILS! ;)

but kidding aside, is lito lapid really serious about his makati candidacy? makati is an international city and the center of business and commerce in the Philippines, being run by the 4th best mayor in the world in 2006, according to World Mayor.

can the people of makati afford to hand over the steering wheel of makati to leon guerrero? how can i take his candidacy seriously when he doesn't have any concrete proposals or plans for makati other than an empty slogan of making makati "happy"?