Tessie Aquino-Oreta's Campaign Ad

Saturday, March 24, 2007 | 9:27 AM

The dancing queen is now exploring the august halls of the theater arts.

A few days ago, Oreta's new campaign ad was aired on TV, and it raised a few boos and eyebrows. The dancing queen was crying on that ad, apologizing profusely for "dancing". I suggest they submit that ad to the film award-giving bodies of the country.

During the Estrada impeachment trial, Oreta sided with the ex-president. She was tagged as the dancing queen (even pokpok - a prostitute - by the more aggressive opposing groups) after the little "celebration" that she did after the move to open the second envelope that supposedly contained evidence on Estrada's plunder case was shot down by the Senate Blue Ribbon committee. Today, Oreta is saying sorry, but she claims that she didn't "dance", that it was just a trick of the camera. How would you apologize for an error that you won't even accept that you committed?

This campaign period, the senatorial candidate switched sides, and moved to the Unity ticket, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the administration's camp, which headed the Estrada trial in the first place. The 180-degree turn that she did, along with two other candidates, caused them the title ASO (Filipino word for "dog"). ASO, the acronym, stands for the initials of re-electionist Edgardo Angara, former Senator Vicente Sotto III, and Oreta, and it has been used in an opposition campaign jingle. The three claim that they only switched because "they were the ones who junked us from the ticket," and that "they did not want us to be part of the opposition slate."

With the airing of her new ad, she proved that 180 is really her thang. The dancing queen said in the ad that she is sorry for reacting that way and for hurting the sensibilities of people. What it meant to me was that she regrets being part of the Estrada group.

It is such a shame that she has to switch sides two times, just to have a chance on the senatorial elections. It makes me want to admire those who went independent just so they could preserve their principles. Dancing to different sides is what this girl, Oreta, is doing. A dancer to the very end.

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