- 10,000 Caloocan voters back 'Gibo' (Manila Bulletin)
- Villar blames graft, corruption for RP poverty (Manila Bulletin)
- Teodoro: Time for RP to go nuke but not Bataan plant (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Teodoro: AFP modernization won't happen in 6 years (INQUIRER.net)
- Villar dares TV, radio to disclose earnings from political ads (The Philippine Star)
- Erap party optimistic of winning in Cebu (Manila Bulletin)
- Gibo: Only God can stop me from seeking presidency (The Philippine Star)
- Admin bet not quitting VP race (The Daily Tribune)
- Binay urges Boy Scout approach (Manila Bulletin)
- Estrada: I neve tried to buy off my rivals (The Daily Tribune)
- Villar, Legarda: Race for May polls still close (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Papin joins Bro. Eddie's party (Manila Bulletin)
- Coalition backing Perlas' presidential bid launched (The Philippine Star)
- Comelec bans PASG from carrying guns during poll period (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- PPCRV counsel's office ransacked , 'Zombie voters' evidence stolen in break-in (The Daily Tribune)
- Palace scores LP on ad, cites infra achievements (Manila Bulletin)
March 6, 2010
Election 2010 News - March 06, 2010
10,000 Caloocan voters back ‘Gibo’
by BEN R. ROSARIO (Manila Bulletin)
http://mb.com.ph/articles/246368/10000-caloocan-voters-back-giboAt least 10,000 Caloocan City voters formally pledged Monday to vote only the most qualified candidates in the May 10 elections as their contribution to ensure political harmony and high growth in the country into the next decade.
Former defense secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. led residents of Barangay Bagong Silang, in a mass-recital of the “Panatang Makabago” containing a voter’s commitment in pushing for the victory of only the most qualified candidates.
Bagong Silang folk, mostly belonging to the urban poor sector, mobbed Teodoro as they aired the belief that the Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet’s qualities as a leader best fits the presidency.
Lakas-Kampi-CMD officials noted that the Caloocan City campaign sortie provided the warmest reception yet for Teodoro although he was also warmly welcomed in Malabon.
Leaders in at least 16 purok and barangay officials declared publicly their support for Teodoro during the jampacked gathering at a basketball court.
Leaders of 11 organizations representing the different districts in Caloocan had also expressed their full support for Teodoro, his vice-presidential bet Edu Manzano and the ruling party’s six senatorial bets—reelectionist Senators Ramon Revilla Jr. and Lito Lapid, lawyer Raul Lambino, former Cabinet secretary Silvestre Bello, media personality Rey Langit and Binalonan, Pangasinan Mayor Ramon Guico.
Thousands of cheering people lined the streets as his convoy passed through on Phase 7, Bagong Silang, Caloocan City
Villar blames graft, corruption for RP poverty
by ROLLY T. CARANDANG (Manila Bulletin)
http://mb.com.ph/articles/246366/villar-blames-graft-corruption-rp-povertyIf we want to govern this nation well, leadership skill and experience should be the basis of our voters in choosing the next president and not popularity and emotion, Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Senator Manny Villar said Friday.
At the same time, Villar, a leading presidentiable, blamed unabated graft and corruption in the past and present administrations “as one of the main reasons why the country remains very poor compared to our neighboring nations.”
Interviewed by DZBB anchorman Mike Enriquez Friday, Villar reiterated that ending poverty and fighting graft and corruption are the main problems that he would immediately tackle once he wins the presidency in the May 10 elections.
The NP standard bearer said that in any organization, structure and even in municipality, what is really needed is leadership skill to address any problems including poverty, peace and order and economy.
Amid the complexities of problems besetting the nation, Villar said the capability to lead is the key to a successful administration.
Teodoro: Time for RP to go nuke but not Bataan plant
by Jocelyn Uy (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100306-256937/Teodoro-Time-for-RP-to-go-nuke-but-not-Bataan-plantMANILA, Philippines—With many parts of the country suffering through rotating power outages, administration standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro Jr. on Friday said it was time for government to seriously think about developing nuclear power to prepare the country for a power crisis in the next 50 years.
Speaking at a forum with defense reporters, Teodoro suggested a two-fold method for government to deal with the country’s deteriorating supply of energy.
“One, deal with the current shortfall in power supply by facilitating power barges and big users of electricity with whatever they need to self-generate,” said Teodoro, who resigned as defense secretary in November to pursue his presidential candidacy.
The other way is to explore the use of nuclear energy to address power shortages in the next 50 years, he said.
“We have to look that far ahead so that every year, we could put in the additional infrastructure necessary to create generating capacity,” Teodoro said.
Teodoro said hydroelectric power plants may no longer be reliable because of the changes in climatic patterns.
Teodoro: AFP modernization won’t happen in 6 years
by Katherine Evangelista (INQUIRER.net)
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100305-256828/Teodoro-AFP-modernization-wont-happen-in-6-years
MANILA, Philippines – Even if he wins the presidency in the May elections, administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro acknowledged that the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines would not come under this term because of budgetary constraints.
In a tete-a-tete with defense reporters Friday, the Lakas-Kampi-Christian Muslim Democrats standard-bearer made a clean breast of the condition of the country’s defense establishment that he used to head.
“Palagay ko hindi, realistically speaking (I don’t think so, realistically speaking),” he said when asked if a modernized military can be expected during his term if he wins the May 2010 elections.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is only undertaking what he calls a “capability upgrade” since it is still focused on internal security matters.
“Internal security ba tayo, or external, iyon ang question, we have to think ano ang mission natin (Are we for internal security or external, that’s the question, we have to think what our mission is),” Teodoro said.
MANILA, Philippines – Even if he wins the presidency in the May elections, administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro acknowledged that the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines would not come under this term because of budgetary constraints.
In a tete-a-tete with defense reporters Friday, the Lakas-Kampi-Christian Muslim Democrats standard-bearer made a clean breast of the condition of the country’s defense establishment that he used to head.
“Palagay ko hindi, realistically speaking (I don’t think so, realistically speaking),” he said when asked if a modernized military can be expected during his term if he wins the May 2010 elections.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is only undertaking what he calls a “capability upgrade” since it is still focused on internal security matters.
“Internal security ba tayo, or external, iyon ang question, we have to think ano ang mission natin (Are we for internal security or external, that’s the question, we have to think what our mission is),” Teodoro said.
Villar dares TV, radio to disclose earnings from political ads
by Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star)
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=555416&publicationSubCategoryId=63
Villar, a billionaire real estate developer turned politician, lamented what he called “exorbitant” airtime rates being charged by broadcast firms from candidates.
“On ad spending, I am following what is in the Fair Elections Act. As far as I am concerned, the figures shown are not the actual figures, they are the published rates and there are discounted rates,” he said.
Villar said the high airtime rates are costing him so much in the campaign.
Villar made the statement as he received criticisms from major TV and radio networks.
NP spokesman Gilbert Remulla agreed that he too is having difficulty putting out campaign ads because of the high rates, a concern also raised by fellow NP senatorial candidates Adel Tamano and Gwen Pimentel.
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=555416&publicationSubCategoryId=63
DAVAO CITY , Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential bet Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. yesterday challenged television and radio broadcast firms to make public their actual earnings from airing political advertisements.
Villar, a billionaire real estate developer turned politician, lamented what he called “exorbitant” airtime rates being charged by broadcast firms from candidates.
“On ad spending, I am following what is in the Fair Elections Act. As far as I am concerned, the figures shown are not the actual figures, they are the published rates and there are discounted rates,” he said.
Villar said the high airtime rates are costing him so much in the campaign.
Villar made the statement as he received criticisms from major TV and radio networks.
NP spokesman Gilbert Remulla agreed that he too is having difficulty putting out campaign ads because of the high rates, a concern also raised by fellow NP senatorial candidates Adel Tamano and Gwen Pimentel.
Erap party optimistic of winning in Cebu
by RIO ROSE RIBAYA (Manila Bulletin)
http://mb.com.ph/articles/246375/erap-party-optimistic-winning-cebu LILOAN, CEBU – Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada and the entire slate of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) just might pull a surprise victory in Cebu, the province that gave President Arroyo the most votes in the 2004 presidential elections.
While Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has yet to impose on her mayors to vote for Lakas-Kampi CMD bet Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro, PMP campaign manager and former Senate President Ernesto Maceda said that “special arrangements” in terms of relationships could make the people of Cebu vote for Estrada this time.
“Now here in Cebu, there are what you can call certain special arrangements. For example, Gov. Gwen Garcia is for Gibo, but she has allowed her son-in-law Liloan Mayor Duke Flasco to come out for Erap that makes the situation very significant to other mayors,” Maceda said.
Flasco, who is married to Garcia's daughter Christina, hosted a lunch meeting with Liloan leaders to welcome Estrada, expressing their full support to his reelection bid and the candidacy of his entire senatorial slate at Amara Clubhouse last Thursday.
In a separate interview, Frasco told reporters that the show of support is an expression of gratitude for the P23-million financial help Estrada, through reelectionist Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, extended to build the Liloan Public Market here last year.
While Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has yet to impose on her mayors to vote for Lakas-Kampi CMD bet Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro, PMP campaign manager and former Senate President Ernesto Maceda said that “special arrangements” in terms of relationships could make the people of Cebu vote for Estrada this time.
“Now here in Cebu, there are what you can call certain special arrangements. For example, Gov. Gwen Garcia is for Gibo, but she has allowed her son-in-law Liloan Mayor Duke Flasco to come out for Erap that makes the situation very significant to other mayors,” Maceda said.
Flasco, who is married to Garcia's daughter Christina, hosted a lunch meeting with Liloan leaders to welcome Estrada, expressing their full support to his reelection bid and the candidacy of his entire senatorial slate at Amara Clubhouse last Thursday.
In a separate interview, Frasco told reporters that the show of support is an expression of gratitude for the P23-million financial help Estrada, through reelectionist Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, extended to build the Liloan Public Market here last year.
Gibo: Only God can stop me from seeking presidency
by Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star)
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=555414&publicationSubCategoryId=63MANILA, Philippines - Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro said yesterday only God can stop him from seeking the presidency.
Teodoro’s statement came after his running mate, former Optical Media Board (OMB) chair Edu Manzano, belied reports that he is dropping out of the vice presidential race.
Speaking at the presidential series of the morning TV program “Unang Hirit,” Teo-doro cautioned the public that a lot of political intrigues are bound to happen before the May 10 elections.
But he said there will be a lot of surprises when the local campaign starts on March 29, and that Lakas-Kampi-CMD critics should just brace for developments.
The former defense chief said he is no longer relying on surveys because what is happening on the ground is entirely different.
In the latest Pulse Asia survey (Feb. 21-25), Teodoro’s five percent rating rose by two points but was still a far cry from the numbers of Sen. Benigno Aquino III, Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. and former President Joseph Estrada.
Admin bet not quitting VP race
from The Daily Tribune
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100306hed6.html
Amid rumors that he is withdrawing from the vice presidential race, former Optical Media Board chairman and Lakas-Kampi-CMD vice presidential bet Eduardo “Edu” Manzano yesterday appeared on television and declared that he will not abandon the party’s standard-bearer.
“I will not withdraw, that is my categorical statement,” said Manzano at a presidential forum series of the morning TV program “Unang Hirit.”
“I will not abandon my presidential candidate,” he reiterated at a news forum in Greenhills, San Juan City that he attended with Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.
Manzano said his temporary absence from campaign sorties was misconstrued by some quarters as a move to pull out from the vice presidential race when what he had done was to join Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in Hong Kong and visit the Filipino communities there.
“I will not withdraw, that is my categorical statement,” said Manzano at a presidential forum series of the morning TV program “Unang Hirit.”
“I will not abandon my presidential candidate,” he reiterated at a news forum in Greenhills, San Juan City that he attended with Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.
Manzano said his temporary absence from campaign sorties was misconstrued by some quarters as a move to pull out from the vice presidential race when what he had done was to join Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in Hong Kong and visit the Filipino communities there.
Binay urges Boy Scout approach
by CZARINA NICOLE O. ONG (Manila Bulletin)
http://mb.com.ph/articles/246389/binay-urges-boy-scout-approachILOILO CITY – United Opposition (UNO) vice presidentiable candidate Jejomar C. Binay said the national government should take a cue from the Boy Scouts, whose motto is to always be prepared.
Binay observed that had the government prepared for El Niño, farmers would have been able to overcome the ill effects of El Niño, and the rotating blackouts would not have been the bane of business and residential units.
“The power crisis and the effects of El Niño are problems that could have been mitigated by foresight and planning. Ang mga nasa gobyerno, dapat laging handa. We should not be reactive and most especially we should not blame God for our predicament,” he said.
Moreover, the estimated cost for damages caused by El Niño is reported to be P3 billion. “The Arroyo administration did not embark on a long-term program that would have prepared the country for El Niño and the power crisis. As a result, farmers are losing their livelihood, small businessmen are losing their investments, and ordinary citizens are losing their cool because of the rotating brownouts,” Binay added.
“Instead of being crippled by rotating outages, the country should craft a doable and viable energy policy.
The priority is to shore up our generating capacity, rather than emergency measures that provide opportunities for corruption,” he said
Estrada: I never tried to buy off my rivals
from The Daily Tribune
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100306hed5.htmlSen. Manny Villar is trying to buy his way into the presidency, and that is a danger signal that the electorate must take into account when they go to the polls in May.
In a press statement sent to media outlets yesterday, former President Joseph Estrada chided Villar for making an attempt to bribe Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and Sen. Richard Gordon, one after the other.
“The term bribery attempt may be harsh, but I have no other way to put it,” Estrada said. “In any case, it has never occurred to me to buy off my political opponents, not now and certainly not in 1998, when I first made my successful run for the presidency.”
He said the voters should be given the biggest possible number of candidates to choose from.
The former president noted that of all candidates seeking the highest office of the land, Villar has the biggest war chest. He cited a study made by AG Nielsen, which shows that the real estate mogul spent more than P120 million on radio and TV advertising in a two-month period, from Feb. 9 to March 2.
Villar, Legarda: Race for May polls still close
by Nikko Dizon (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur -- They weren’t the least worried with the latest survey results, or at least they managed to show that they weren’t.
Running mates Senators Manuel Villar and Loren Legarda faced the media, on Friday, looking and feeling confident that the crowd turnout in their barnstorming across the country was a more reliable indicator of voters’ preference rather than the latest Pulse Asia survey that showed them trailing behind the tandem of Senators Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Manuel Roxas.
“Let your videos speak for themselves. Let your photos speak for themselves. That’s the real survey. The 1,800 respondents (of Pulse Asia), I respect that. That’s a guide. That’s okay. But if you look at their (Aquino’s and Roxas’) figures , they’ve dropped 20 percent (since last year). They’ve got a big problem,” Legarda, of the Nacionalist People’s Coalition (NPC), said in a press conference here.
“We can see Noynoy and Mar free fall,” she added.
For his part, Villar, the Nacionalista Party standard-bearer, even said he was “quite happy” that Aquino was just ahead of him by a single digit, noting how in the previous surveys, especially last year, he had to contend with the latter’s double digit survey leads.
Running mates Senators Manuel Villar and Loren Legarda faced the media, on Friday, looking and feeling confident that the crowd turnout in their barnstorming across the country was a more reliable indicator of voters’ preference rather than the latest Pulse Asia survey that showed them trailing behind the tandem of Senators Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Manuel Roxas.
“Let your videos speak for themselves. Let your photos speak for themselves. That’s the real survey. The 1,800 respondents (of Pulse Asia), I respect that. That’s a guide. That’s okay. But if you look at their (Aquino’s and Roxas’) figures , they’ve dropped 20 percent (since last year). They’ve got a big problem,” Legarda, of the Nacionalist People’s Coalition (NPC), said in a press conference here.
“We can see Noynoy and Mar free fall,” she added.
For his part, Villar, the Nacionalista Party standard-bearer, even said he was “quite happy” that Aquino was just ahead of him by a single digit, noting how in the previous surveys, especially last year, he had to contend with the latter’s double digit survey leads.
Papin joins Bro. Eddie’s party
by BENG ANSULA (Manila Bulletin)
Singer Imelda Papin has linked up with Bro. Eddie Villanueva to run under the Bangon Pilipinas Party.
With only 67 days to go before the May elections last Thursday, Villanueva announced the inclusion of Papin of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) and also of lawyer Zosimo Jesus Paredes of Ang Kapatiran in the Bangon Pilipinas senatorial slate.
Zosimo is a former executive director of the Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement who resigned in indignation over what he perceived as the government's protection of convicted US soldier Daniel Smith and insisted that the jurisdiction in a crime committed against a Filipina is with the Philippine courts.
“This is an exciting time for us. We believe that the addition of two very credible candidates to our senatorial slate speaks well of Bangon Pilipinas Party’s principle and platform,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva made it clear, however, that while Bangon Pilipinas is happy to welcome Papin and Paredes, the party has the highest regard for other parties participating in the May 2010. Bangon's secretary general Lawyer Ted Pascual said that as a matter of courtesy, the two new "senatoriables" had been asked to secure clearance from their respective parties before joining Bangon. According to Papin, she joined Villanueva because she believes he is the lone presidential candidate who could bring about genuine change in the country
With only 67 days to go before the May elections last Thursday, Villanueva announced the inclusion of Papin of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) and also of lawyer Zosimo Jesus Paredes of Ang Kapatiran in the Bangon Pilipinas senatorial slate.
Zosimo is a former executive director of the Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement who resigned in indignation over what he perceived as the government's protection of convicted US soldier Daniel Smith and insisted that the jurisdiction in a crime committed against a Filipina is with the Philippine courts.
“This is an exciting time for us. We believe that the addition of two very credible candidates to our senatorial slate speaks well of Bangon Pilipinas Party’s principle and platform,” Villanueva said.
Villanueva made it clear, however, that while Bangon Pilipinas is happy to welcome Papin and Paredes, the party has the highest regard for other parties participating in the May 2010. Bangon's secretary general Lawyer Ted Pascual said that as a matter of courtesy, the two new "senatoriables" had been asked to secure clearance from their respective parties before joining Bangon. According to Papin, she joined Villanueva because she believes he is the lone presidential candidate who could bring about genuine change in the country
Coalition backing Perlas' presidential bid launched
from The Philippine Star
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=555420&publicationSubCategoryId=63 MANILA, Philippines - A coalition pushing for new politics, with environmental advocates and those against traditional politicians or “trapos” as its members, was formally launched yesterday, backing the presidential bid of Nicanor Perlas.
Perlas, who has been lagging behind in surveys, said the new coalition will “boost my campaign possibilities,” citing partnerships now formed with grassroots organizations.
According to Perlas, the formation of the coalition will prompt “dozens and dozens of groups” to join the new alliance.
Perlas said they have “several thousands of volunteers” on the ground whose number could become larger and more substantial.
Perlas even cited that a group of lumads has vowed to donate to his campaign 50 percent of their sales of mango produce, which he said amounts to millions of pesos.
Called “Coalition for New Politics,” the alliance is composed of Perlas’ Partido ng Marangal na Sambayanan (Pangmasa), Partido Kalikasan, and Anti-Trapo Movement, among others.
Comelec bans PASG from carrying guns during poll period
Poll exec questions list of PASG agents
By Marlon Ramos from Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has prohibited Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG) agents from carrying firearms during the election period after uncovering dubious names seeking exemption from the nationwide gun ban as PASG personnel.
In a six-page order dated March 3, Comelec Commissioner Lucenito Tagle expressed concern over the inclusion of several elected officials and prominent businessmen in the list of PASG agents.
The public information office of the Philippine National Police furnished the Philippine Daily Inquirer with a copy of Tagle’s order on Friday.
Tagle said the election body was able to uncover this after concerned individuals sought the help of the Comelec’s Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel (CBFSP) in arresting persons posing as PASG personnel apparently to get exemptions from the gun ban.
PPCRV counsel’s office ransacked
‘Zombie voters’ evidence stolen in break-in
from The Daily Tribune
from The Daily Tribune
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100306hed1.html
There appears to be a concerted effort from some groups to ensure that the Commission on Elections (Comelec)’s final but unpurged voters list that is filled with double, multiple and dead voters stays unpurged.
This was made evident after the law office of Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) counsel, Howard Calleja, was broken in Thursday in between 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday.
The only rooms that were “disturbed,” Calleja said, were the conference Room, the Evidence Room and Calleja’s personal office.
In a brief interview with Calleja yesterday, he told the Tribune that while doing a quick check, he realized that which was clearly missing and taken by the “thieves” was the list PPCRV had made of the double and multiple registrants, along with the dead voters.
The PPCRV list, a source told the Tribune was a product of painstaking work, matching the double and multiple and “zombie” voters with their claimed barangays which when submitted to the Comelec, would have made it easy for the poll body to purge these zombie voters.
There were also extrapolations made to cover the number of zombie voters, the sources said, adding that these studies and list of the PPCRV would not have to wait for the watchlist which the Comelec says it is preparing.
There appears to be a concerted effort from some groups to ensure that the Commission on Elections (Comelec)’s final but unpurged voters list that is filled with double, multiple and dead voters stays unpurged.
This was made evident after the law office of Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) counsel, Howard Calleja, was broken in Thursday in between 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday.
The only rooms that were “disturbed,” Calleja said, were the conference Room, the Evidence Room and Calleja’s personal office.
In a brief interview with Calleja yesterday, he told the Tribune that while doing a quick check, he realized that which was clearly missing and taken by the “thieves” was the list PPCRV had made of the double and multiple registrants, along with the dead voters.
The PPCRV list, a source told the Tribune was a product of painstaking work, matching the double and multiple and “zombie” voters with their claimed barangays which when submitted to the Comelec, would have made it easy for the poll body to purge these zombie voters.
There were also extrapolations made to cover the number of zombie voters, the sources said, adding that these studies and list of the PPCRV would not have to wait for the watchlist which the Comelec says it is preparing.
Palace scores LP on ad, cites infra achievements
by CHARISSA M. LUCI (Manila Bulletin)
Malacañang Friday took a hard stance on the television advertisement of Liberal Party standard bearer Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III alleging the Arroyo government’s failure to build key infrastructures, including roads and health facilities due to corruption.
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Charito Planas belied Aquino’s ad message, noting that under Mrs. Arroyo’s leadership, more than 48,585 kilometers of national roads have been constructed, improved and rehabilitated compared to only 34, 326 kilometers of roads built in the 14 ½ years spanning the previous administrations.
She noted that in a year, 5, 114 kilometers of roads have been built under the Arroyo administration.
“President Arroyo may truly be called an infrastructure icon. The Arroyo administration has made great leaps in progress in terms of infrastructure, linking supply chains from ports to commercial and trading centers and economic zones,” Planas said.
March 5, 2010
Election 2010 News - March 05, 2010
- Body Talk with Gibo (The Philippine Star)
- OSG: Void Marcos claim over 'Malacanang of the North' (Malaya)
- Marcos poll posters removed; he cries 'Foul' (Malaya)
- Villar: Release P20B for aid to farmers (Malaya)
- '2 Mannys' soon to hit campaign trail (Manila Bulletin)
- Binay to poll body: Solve 'flying voters' (Manila Bulletin)
- Comelec to put up polling precincts in jails (The Philippine Star)
- Comelec looks into pols, drugs (Malaya)
Body Talk with Gibo
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo (The Philippine Star)
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=555051With his mucho-macho looks, Gilberto Eduardo Cojuangco “Gibo” Teodoro, the administration’s presidential bet (with Edu Manzano as running mate), would be perfect as an action star (not a “bold” star) if he joined the movies. No wonder people react to him on the campaign trail the way they do to a movie star.
When he came to The STAR office last Monday for his turn on the “hot seat” for the series on presidentiables (to help voters make an informed choice in the May 10 elections), Gibo was mobbed by his fans as he hopped from one department to another, greeting the employees and posing for photographs.
His credentials are impressive: He finished elementary and high school at Xavier School, BS Commerce (major in Financial Institutions) from De La Salle University in 1984, Bachelor of Laws at UP in 1989 (and topped the bar exams), and a Master of Laws at Harvard Law School in 1997.
An only child (of the late Social Security System administrator Gilberto Teodoro Sr. and ex-Tarlac Rep. Mercedes Cojuangco Teodoro), Gibo was born on June 14, 1964. He’s married to former model and now Tarlac Rep. Monica “Nikki” Prieto Teodoro with whom he has a son, Jaime Gilberto, 11.
Do you have a temper?
“Oh, of course, everybody has a temper.”
What makes you angry?
“Incompetence, laziness, tardiness at ‘yung nanglalamang (putting one over somebody).”
How do you unwind?
“I spend quality time with my family...just enjoying each other’s company and cooking.”
How do you divide your time between work and family?
When he came to The STAR office last Monday for his turn on the “hot seat” for the series on presidentiables (to help voters make an informed choice in the May 10 elections), Gibo was mobbed by his fans as he hopped from one department to another, greeting the employees and posing for photographs.
His credentials are impressive: He finished elementary and high school at Xavier School, BS Commerce (major in Financial Institutions) from De La Salle University in 1984, Bachelor of Laws at UP in 1989 (and topped the bar exams), and a Master of Laws at Harvard Law School in 1997.
An only child (of the late Social Security System administrator Gilberto Teodoro Sr. and ex-Tarlac Rep. Mercedes Cojuangco Teodoro), Gibo was born on June 14, 1964. He’s married to former model and now Tarlac Rep. Monica “Nikki” Prieto Teodoro with whom he has a son, Jaime Gilberto, 11.
Do you have a temper?
“Oh, of course, everybody has a temper.”
What makes you angry?
“Incompetence, laziness, tardiness at ‘yung nanglalamang (putting one over somebody).”
How do you unwind?
“I spend quality time with my family...just enjoying each other’s company and cooking.”
How do you divide your time between work and family?
OSG: Void Marcos claim over ‘Malacañang of the North’
from Malaya
http://www.malaya.com.ph/03052010/metro2.htmlTHE Presidential Commission on Good Government and the Office of the Solicitor General yesterday petitioned the Sandiganbayan to nullify the 32-year-old deal between the late President Ferdinand Marcos and the Philippine Tourism Authority involving the development of a 57-hectare lakeside property in Paoay, Ilocos Norte.
Government lawyers named as respondents former First Lady Imelda Marcos and her son, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, being the co-administrator of the Marcos estate, and PTA general manager Mark Lapid representing the agency.
Aside from a declaration of nullity, the government also asked the court to pronounce the properties as owned by the Republic of the Philippines.
Marcos poll posters removed; he cries ‘Foul’
from Malaya
NACIONALISTA Party senatorial bet and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. yesterday cried foul over the removal of his campaign posters and banners all over Metro Manila.
He said his supporters said a group of five was seen unloading pails of water, scrapers and metal ladders from a van.
Marcos said he is convinced that he is the lone target of the group because, according to his informants, only his posters were taken down.
The opposition lawmaker also condemned the proliferation of stickers posted on buses plying along EDSA, which says, "Where is the real Bongbong Marcos?" The stickers bear the name of Movement Against Dictatorship.
"Their attacks against me are non-stop. Aside from those stickers, they are also using text brigades. The Filipino voters are intelligent enough to know that these are just dirty tactics employed by my detractors," he said. – Peter Tabingo
Villar: Release P20B for aid to farmers
from Malaya
http://www.malaya.com.ph/03052010/metro6.htmlNACIONALISTA Party standard bearer Manny Villar yesterday called for the immediate release of the P20-billion Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act fund to help ease the plight of farmers affected by the severe dry spell.
"We need to focus on agriculture. Seventy percent of poor Filipinos are engaged in agriculture. We need to work double time on agriculture because the government had been remiss in providing the necessary support," he said during dzBB’s presidential interview "Ikaw na Ba?"
He said part of the P20 billion can be used for emergency assistance loans to farmers affected by El Niño.
Villar had earlier emphasized the need for safety nets in the agriculture sector.
"Farmers bear the brunt of the El Niño phenomenon. Part of the safety nets we propose for the agriculture sector is an emergency fund to ease the burden of lost income for farmers resulting from the drought," Villar said.
He said the fund should be disbursed to affected areas like Northern Luzon and Mindanao through government financial institutions like the Social Security System and Land Bank of the Philippines, as well as accredited cooperatives and NGOs.
Villar said the GFIs should also open special lending facilities for affected farmers.
"These lending institutions must be able to provide loans to cover whatever commercial obligations the farmers have incurred as a result of harvest losses from the severe dry conditions under less stringent conditions and more lenient payment terms," he said.
'2 Mannys' soon to hit campaign trail
by HANNAH L. TORREGOZA (Manila Bulletin)
http://mb.com.ph/articles/246188/2-mannys-soon-hit-campaign-trailTANDAG CITY—In the next Nacionalista Party (NP) campaign, the public will be shouting for two “Mannys.”
Sen. Manuel Villar, Jr., standard bearer of the NP, said he is happy to learn that pound-for-pound boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has finally been allowed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to run in the May 10 elections.
The Comelec Second Division has ruled that Pacquaio, who is seeking the lone congressional seat in Sarangani province, can seek an elective position despite his lack of a high educational attainment.
“Natutuwa ako na ang aking kaibigan na si Manny Pacquiao ay pinayagan nang kumandidato (I am happy that my friend Manny Pacquiao was allowed to run),” Villar told reporters at a sortie in Surigao del Sur Polytechnic State College.
“Alam naman natin na kahit papaano ay napakaraming naitulong niyan sa ating bansa. At tunay naman na maipagmamalaki hindi lamang sa Sarangani kung hindi ng buong bansa ang kagaya niya (We know that he has done a lot to help the country. And he is truly somebody we could be proud of not only in Sarangani but to the whole nation as well),” he added.
Villar said he is looking forward to hitting the campaign trail with Pacquiao after his bout with Joshua Clottey of Ghana.
At a Cebu rally, Pacquiao via televised message, said he regret not being at Villar’s side to campaign for his friend.
But the boxing champion vowed to join the NP campaign immediately after his fight with Clottey
Binay to poll body: Solve ‘flying voters’
by CZARINA NICOLE O. ONG (Manila Bulletin)
United Opposition (UNO) vice presidential candidate Makati Mayor Jejomar C. Binay Thursday asked the Commission on Elections to address problems revolving around the May 2010 elections, in particular the issue on padded voters’ list.
Binay said the list “ is like telling a group of passengers on a sinking ship that everything is under control when it is clearly not. This is because the poll body admitted that they are not fully purged of double registrants.”
“It is normal to encounter glitches. But we are embarking on a new and untested system this coming election. All I ask is for the Comelec to back up its reassurances with concrete action. Genuine concerns are being raised by watchdog groups and these concerns, if left unattended, may affect the outcome of the election,” Binay said.
The Comelec earlier said that double registrants are merely voters who forgot to cancel their earlier registration, and officials affirmed that voters would not be able to vote twice because of the use of indelible ink.
But Binay was quick to point out that as proven with past elections, cheaters have found ways to erase indelible ink. “I am concerned that the Comelec has dismissed the matter casually by pointing to the use of indelible ink when we all know that cheaters have managed to remove them in previous elections. I would like to ask the poll body to provide concrete assurance on the concerns raised by various watchdog groups,” he said
United Opposition (UNO) vice presidential candidate Makati Mayor Jejomar C. Binay Thursday asked the Commission on Elections to address problems revolving around the May 2010 elections, in particular the issue on padded voters’ list.
Binay said the list “ is like telling a group of passengers on a sinking ship that everything is under control when it is clearly not. This is because the poll body admitted that they are not fully purged of double registrants.”
“It is normal to encounter glitches. But we are embarking on a new and untested system this coming election. All I ask is for the Comelec to back up its reassurances with concrete action. Genuine concerns are being raised by watchdog groups and these concerns, if left unattended, may affect the outcome of the election,” Binay said.
The Comelec earlier said that double registrants are merely voters who forgot to cancel their earlier registration, and officials affirmed that voters would not be able to vote twice because of the use of indelible ink.
But Binay was quick to point out that as proven with past elections, cheaters have found ways to erase indelible ink. “I am concerned that the Comelec has dismissed the matter casually by pointing to the use of indelible ink when we all know that cheaters have managed to remove them in previous elections. I would like to ask the poll body to provide concrete assurance on the concerns raised by various watchdog groups,” he said
Comelec to put up polling precincts in jails
by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star)
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=555028&publicationSubCategoryId=67
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=555028&publicationSubCategoryId=67
MANILA, Philippines - For the first time in the country’s election history, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will put up special polling precincts in detention cells with more than 100 inmates to enable them to vote on May 10.
But Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said those in jails with less than 100 detainees would have to apply in courts for “escorted voting” in regular polling centers.
“It has been decided that we will set up special polling precincts in detention facilities to be manned by a Special Board of Election Inspectors. By doing this, we will be able to uphold the inmates’ rights (of suffrage),” Sarmiento said in a telephone interview.
The Comelec and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) have worked together so that inmates whose cases are still pending in court can still vote in the coming elections.
Earlier, CHR chairperson Leila de Lima said that while the Omnibus Election Code prohibits the setting up of polling places “within prison compound,” the term “prison compound” could be interpreted as referring only to the facility for convicts.
But Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said those in jails with less than 100 detainees would have to apply in courts for “escorted voting” in regular polling centers.
“It has been decided that we will set up special polling precincts in detention facilities to be manned by a Special Board of Election Inspectors. By doing this, we will be able to uphold the inmates’ rights (of suffrage),” Sarmiento said in a telephone interview.
The Comelec and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) have worked together so that inmates whose cases are still pending in court can still vote in the coming elections.
Earlier, CHR chairperson Leila de Lima said that while the Omnibus Election Code prohibits the setting up of polling places “within prison compound,” the term “prison compound” could be interpreted as referring only to the facility for convicts.
Comelec looks into pols, drugs
from Malaya
http://www.malaya.com.ph/03052010/news11.htmlTHE Commission on Elections is looking at the possibility of reviewing the rules on campaign finances as it admitted the seriousness of the problem of narco-politics in the country.
Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said they are concerned with the presence of candidates receiving money from drug traffickers for their campaign since it has "serious repercussions on our governance".
The US State Department last Tuesday reported that illegal drug operation in the Philippines is among the major threats to the holding of honest and orderly elections in May, warning that it could even affect the results of the polls.
According to Sarmiento, among the possible regulations the poll body would look to reinforce are the rules on vote-buying and acceptance of campaign funds.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has affirmed the role of narcopolitics saying that it was already present in the 2004 and 2007 elections.
National security adviser and Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales said allegations of narcopolitics are very serious and should be verified.
March 4, 2010
Election 2010 News - March 04, 2010
- Gibo to NWPC: Review petitions for P75 daily wage increase (Journal Online)
- Villar calls for VFA review ; Close to 300 LP allies defect to NP (Manila Bulletin)
- Don't hide behind sisters' skirts, NP tells Aquino (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- 300 LP bets lumipat sa NP (Pilipino Star Ngayon)
- Madrigal 'vindicated' over price of 'galunggong' (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Bro. Eddie to implement 7-point program for RP (Journal Online)
- Condom ads ban might curtail freedom of speech, says Roxas (INQUIRER.net)
- PULITIKONG DRUGLORD IBILAD NA! (Abante)
- JPE says he's worried about Villar's poll spending (Malaya)
- Pacquiao elated by poll ruling (Manila Bulletin)
- Bishop's announced choice of Kapatiran bet raises concerns (Malaya)
- Melo wants KBL prexy bet disqualified (The Philippine Star)
- Perlas bares 'participatory approach' in management (Manila Bulletin)
- COMELEC SAYS Operation quick count is history; May 10 poll results out in 2 days (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- 'Name narco-politicos' (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Stay away from politics, Ibrado tells military (Manila Bulletin)
- Drug, psychological tests for bets sought (Manila Bulletin)
Gibo to NWPC: Review petitions for P75 daily wage increase
by Ryan Ponce Pacpaco (Journal Online)
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/national/4343-gibo-to-nwpc-review-petitions-for-p75-daily-wage-increase-.html
ADMINISTRATION presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro yesterday said the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) should be allowed to review the petitions for a P75 across-the-board daily wage increase for workers in Metro Manila.
Teodoro, the standard-bearer of Lakas-Kampi-CMD, said he is leaving to wage board the fate of the request of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for the wage increase.
“The tripartite system should work, the wage board should be allowed to work and their decisions. I want to make the system works, that’s up to the regional wage boards,” Teodoro told reporters in his campaign sortie at Caloocan City Tuesday night.
Sought for comment, broadcaster Rey Langit and Atty. Raul Lambino, borth senatorial candidates of Lakas-Kampi-CMD who accompanied Teodoro on their campaign sorties in Malabon and Caloocan Cities, backed wage increase to workers but underscored the need for an extensive consultation with employers to ensure that it can withstand the amount of increase.
ADMINISTRATION presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro yesterday said the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) should be allowed to review the petitions for a P75 across-the-board daily wage increase for workers in Metro Manila.
Teodoro, the standard-bearer of Lakas-Kampi-CMD, said he is leaving to wage board the fate of the request of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) before the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for the wage increase.
“The tripartite system should work, the wage board should be allowed to work and their decisions. I want to make the system works, that’s up to the regional wage boards,” Teodoro told reporters in his campaign sortie at Caloocan City Tuesday night.
Sought for comment, broadcaster Rey Langit and Atty. Raul Lambino, borth senatorial candidates of Lakas-Kampi-CMD who accompanied Teodoro on their campaign sorties in Malabon and Caloocan Cities, backed wage increase to workers but underscored the need for an extensive consultation with employers to ensure that it can withstand the amount of increase.
Villar calls for VFA review
Close to 300 LP allies defect to NP
by HANNAH L. TORREGOZA (Manila Bulletin)
http://mb.com.ph/articles/246014/villar-calls-review-vfa-close-300-lp-allies-defect-npTANDAG CITY – Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. and vice presidential bet Sen. Loren Legarda said Wednesday that a review of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) still needs to push through despite the Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding the legality of the military treaty.
Villar and Legarda both said they respect the ruling of the High Court but said they believe the 1999 military agreement should still be revisited.
“I do believe that the VFA is constitutional. That is not illegal and that is not unconstitutional. I agree with that and I respect that,” Villar told reporters in an interview at the Surigao Del Sur Polytechnic State College when they campaigned in this city.
Villar said that while he recognizes the SC’s ruling, he said there is nothing wrong with the proposal that the military treaty be subjected to review from time to time.
Legarda, his running mate, also agreed that the VFA need to be reexamined, especially on the issue on the prolonged stay of US military officials in the country particularly in Mindanao where they are engaged in Balikatan exercises or supposed combat training against rebels and secessionist groups.
As one of those who voted against the VFA in 1999, Legarda said the SC decision should be respected but said its implementation should not go beyond the Terms of Engagement and Agreement provided for in the treaty.
Don’t hide behind sisters’ skirts, NP tells Aquino
from Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—If Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his three sisters were really sincere in saying they wanted to divest their holdings in Hacienda Luisita, then why don’t they withdraw the family’s court motion to stop the distribution of the land to their tenants?
Cavite Rep. Crispin “Boying” Remulla hurled this challenge after recent media reports quoted Aquino’s three sisters—Ballsy Aquino-Cruz, Pinky Aquino-Abellada and Viel Aquino-Dee—as saying they wished to sell their holdings in the sugar plantation but were unable to do so because of pending cases, large debts and labor problems.
Too economical
“The three Aquino sisters are too economical with the truth when they say they want out of Hacienda Luisita. And yet they have not lifted a finger to withdraw the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court that would effectively pave the way for the farmers to claim ownership of the property,” Remulla said in a statement.
MANILA, Philippines—If Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his three sisters were really sincere in saying they wanted to divest their holdings in Hacienda Luisita, then why don’t they withdraw the family’s court motion to stop the distribution of the land to their tenants?
Cavite Rep. Crispin “Boying” Remulla hurled this challenge after recent media reports quoted Aquino’s three sisters—Ballsy Aquino-Cruz, Pinky Aquino-Abellada and Viel Aquino-Dee—as saying they wished to sell their holdings in the sugar plantation but were unable to do so because of pending cases, large debts and labor problems.
Too economical
“The three Aquino sisters are too economical with the truth when they say they want out of Hacienda Luisita. And yet they have not lifted a finger to withdraw the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court that would effectively pave the way for the farmers to claim ownership of the property,” Remulla said in a statement.
300 LP bets lumipat sa NP
from Pilipino Star Ngayon
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=554781&publicationSubCategoryId=92 MANILA, Philippines - Tuluyan nang napilayan ang kandidatura ni Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III sa Mindanao matapos kumalas ang kulang-kulang na 300 kandidato ng Liberal Party at sumanib sa Nacionalista Party.
Umabot sa 171 LP candidates mula sa Agusan del Sur at Agusan del Norte ang sumumpa kay NP presidential candidate Manny Villar bilang panibagong miyembro ng partido nito.
Ginanap ang maikling seremonya sa Agusan del Sur Polytechnic University ilang araw bago magsimula ang opisyal na kampanya ng pamahalaang lokal sa Marso 26.
Nitong Marso 3, nanumpa din kay Villar ang 123 LP officials at miyembro ng 11 bayan at isang lungsod sa Surigao del Norte.
Ginanap ang simpleng seremonya ng panunumpa sa Doties Hotel na pinangunahan nina Roger Patanao, kandidato sa pagka-gobernador; LP Vice Governatorial bet Dra. Mercedez Atupan, at LP congressional bet. Jovette Calo.
Sumanib din sa NP ang limang incumbent board members ng lalawigan kabilang ang lahat ng kasalukuyang alkalde, bise alkalde at konsehal ng bayan ng Kitcharao, Santiago, Tubay, Magallanes, Remidios Romualdez, Buenavista, Los Nieves, Nasipit, Carmen at Tabonga, at Cabadbaran City.
Nitong Martes, inihayag ni Surigao del Norte Gov. Robert Ace Barbers na mahigit 70% ng 400,000 botante ng lalawigan ang maipapangako niyang maihahatid na boto kay Villar. (Butch Quejada)
Madrigal ‘vindicated’ over price of ‘galunggong’
by Jerry E. Esplanada (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100303-256441/Madrigal-vindicated-over-price-of-galunggong
MANILA, Philippines – “I am finally vindicated ... I am right after all."
So thought Senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal during her late night campaign sortie Tuesday at the Navotas Fishport, Metro Manila's biggest seafood market.
Madrigal was “very happy” about the warm welcome she got at the wholesale and retail fish market along Manila Bay, where she gave away hundreds of “Jamby bracelets.”
But something else really made the independent presidential candidate's night.
“I learned that here at Navotas Fishport, galunggong [round scad] is sold for only P45 a kilo. Well, I am finally vindicated,” Madrigal told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
She recalled that during a recent presidential forum sponsored by this paper, held at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, she said that the price of galunggong was “P60.”
MANILA, Philippines – “I am finally vindicated ... I am right after all."
So thought Senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal during her late night campaign sortie Tuesday at the Navotas Fishport, Metro Manila's biggest seafood market.
Madrigal was “very happy” about the warm welcome she got at the wholesale and retail fish market along Manila Bay, where she gave away hundreds of “Jamby bracelets.”
But something else really made the independent presidential candidate's night.
“I learned that here at Navotas Fishport, galunggong [round scad] is sold for only P45 a kilo. Well, I am finally vindicated,” Madrigal told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
She recalled that during a recent presidential forum sponsored by this paper, held at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, she said that the price of galunggong was “P60.”
Bro. Eddie to implement 7-point program for RP
by Alvin Murcia (Journal Online)
http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/national/4348-bro-eddie-to-implement-7-point-program-for-rp.htmlA SEVEN-POINT program of government geared towards uplifting the country and regain its rightful stature in the world will be implemented by Bro. Eddie Villanueva once his Bangon Pilipinas Party (BPP) wins in the 2010 elections.
Villanueva’s platform includes the eradication of bad governance, energize the economy, elevate the living standards of the people, empower the people, emancipate the people, educate the people and establish peace and order in the land.
The religious leader, who first joined the political fray in 2004 but lost, said he firmly believes that for the country to recover from the terminal cancer of corruption, injustice and poverty, both the leadership and the people must weave back the basic tenets of love for God and love for country into the fabric of Philippine politics and governance.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and strength and love your neighbor as you love yourself,” it is not only a credo for personal life, it is also the cornerstone of all nation-building.
According to Villanueva, “Diyos at Bayan” is the core philosophy of BPP.
Condom ads ban might curtail freedom of speech, says Roxas
by Maila Ager (INQUIRER.net)
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100303-256478/Condom-ads-ban-might-curtail-freedom-of-speech-says-RoxasDUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines—A ban on condom advertisements might constitute a curtailment to freedom of the speech, Senator Mar Roxas on Wednesday said.
Roxas, instead, advised the Catholic church to just prod its followers not to use condoms.
“Pag-aralan natin kung ano talaga ‘yong nasa limitasyon pero palagay ko ‘yong sa freedom of the speech ay mangingibaw na diretsa (Let’s study what really is the limitation, but I think the freedom of the speech will prevail),” said Roxas in an interview here with reporters.
“Palagay ko mas (mabuti) kung sasabihin ng CBCP (Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines) sa kanilang mga followers na i-ban ang paggamit kasi desisyon ng tao ‘yan ( I think it would be better if the CBCP would tell its followers to ban the use of condoms because it’s the decision of the people),” he said.
PULITIKONG DRUGLORD IBILAD NA!
NINA ERALYN PRADO at REY MARFIL
http://abante.com.ph/issue/mar0410/news01.htmHinamon ni Makati Mayor at vice presidential candidate Jejomar Binay ang pamahalaan na maglabas ng “order of battle” na naglalaman ng listahan ng mga pangalan ng kilalang druglords at narco-politicians na suportado ng mga ebidensiyang makakatayo sa korte.
Ang hamon ay ginawa ni Binay kasunod sa naging babala ng US State Department ukol sa posibilidad na ang perang mula sa droga na makakaimpluwensiya sa resulta ng darating na halalan ay maaaring gamitin umano sa paninira sa mga personalidad lalo ngayon na umiinit na ang panahon ng halalan.
Ayon kay Binay, kung ang mga awtoridad ay may listahan ng mga most wanted kidnappers walang dahilan upang hindi rin nito magagawa ang listahan ng mga druglords at narco-politicians.
“If the authorities have a roster of the most wanted kidnappers why can’t it do the same by coming up with an order of battle for druglords and narco-politicians? We need specific targets so we can build airtight cases against them which can stand in court so the war against drugs will claim no collateral damage that destroys reputations and civil liberties especially during an election season when such accusations are easy to concoct and circulate,” ayon kay Binay.
JPE says he’s worried about Villar’s poll spending
from Malaya
http://www.malaya.com.ph/03042010/news14.htmlSENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday it is "dangerous" for the country if Sen. Manuel Villar wins the presidency.
Speaking to reporters during a break in the campaign of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), Enrile said Villar is spending too much.
"You know it’s dangerous for people to spend too much money to attain an elective position. I cannot believe that a person, who will spend almost a fortune … which cannot be attained by so many Filipinos would do it only for public service. There must be something, more interesting motivation behind it. What kind of president will this kind of candidate be? It’s a very dangerous possibility," Enrile said.
"If your intention is really public service, you don’t have to spend that kind of money to render public service to the people. If you have that kind of money, all you have to do is put it into a foundation, donate it to the public and serve the people," he added.
Pacquiao elated by poll ruling
by NICK GIONGCO and LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO
http://mb.com.ph/articles/246019/pacquiao-elated-poll-ruling
Manny Pacquiao was hardly surprised when the voice on the other line assured him his candidacy for Congress has been upheld by the Commission of Elections (Comelec).
“I knew right from the start that my candidacy is legitimate and that I was able to fulfill all the requirements needed to make sure I won't be prevented from running for public office and serving my people in Mindanao,” Pacquiao told the Manila Bulletin from his Los Angeles home Wednesday afternoon.
Pacquiao is challenging businessman Roy Chiongbian, who comes from a family of famous politicians and business moguls, for the lone congressional seat in Sarangani province in the May 10, 2010 elections.
The Comelec earlier ruled that Pacquiao's educational attainment is not enough ground to disqualify him from running in the May 10 elections.
Manny Pacquiao was hardly surprised when the voice on the other line assured him his candidacy for Congress has been upheld by the Commission of Elections (Comelec).
“I knew right from the start that my candidacy is legitimate and that I was able to fulfill all the requirements needed to make sure I won't be prevented from running for public office and serving my people in Mindanao,” Pacquiao told the Manila Bulletin from his Los Angeles home Wednesday afternoon.
Pacquiao is challenging businessman Roy Chiongbian, who comes from a family of famous politicians and business moguls, for the lone congressional seat in Sarangani province in the May 10, 2010 elections.
The Comelec earlier ruled that Pacquiao's educational attainment is not enough ground to disqualify him from running in the May 10 elections.
Bishop’s announced choice of Kapatiran bet raises concerns
from Malaya
http://www.malaya.com.ph/03042010/news9.htmlBACOLOD Bishop Vicente Navarra has not forced any of the priests in the Diocese of Bacolod to go with him in his decision to support candidates of the Ang Kapatiran party.
Navarra and Lipa Archbishop Ramon Arguelles last week openly endorsed the presidential bid of JC delos Reyes, a councilor of Olongapo City. They expressed belief the party is sincere in bringing about political change.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has been very firm on its stand against involvement in partisan politics.
Fr. Aniceto Buenafe, director of the Social Action Center of the Bacolod Diocese, said priests under the diocese respect Navarra’s decision.
"I believe it is not easy for Bishop Navarra to make this decision this time. He’s already fed up with our present situation," Buenafe also said.
Navarra said he also respects the position of priests under his Diocese who may have their own preferences.
Melo wants KBL prexy bet disqualified
by Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star)
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=554811&publicationSubCategoryId=63MANILA, Philippines - If Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo would have his way, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) standard-bearer Vetellano Acosta would be disqualified for being a nuisance candidate.
“If the KBL will disown him, we will delist him. He doesn’t seem to be a serious candidate. Why waste the effort?” Melo told reporters on Tuesday at the sidelines of a poll automation hearing at the House of Representatives.
He was quick to point out, however, that he was only expressing his personal opinion on Acosta’s candidacy.
A KBL breakaway group headed by former congressman Vicente Millora nominated Acosta as its presidential candidate with broadcaster Jay Sonza as his running mate.
In a political rally, Sonza disowned Acosta, saying he is not serious in pursuing his candidacy.
Perlas bares ‘participatory approach’ in management
by ELLALYN B. DE VERA (Manila Bulletin)
Independent presidential candidate Nicanor Perlas Wednesday claimed he declined an offer to head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) because his management style is not in consonance with President Arroyo’s approach.
In an interview over radio station DZBB Wednesday, Perlas admitted that he was once offered the position as DENR secretary after former DENR chief Heherson Alvarez resigned in 2003.
He claimed that former Presidential Management Staff chief Vicky Garchitorena asked him to assume the post left by Alvarez but he refused to accept the offer.
“I already know the management style of President Arroyo. It is not the same with my management style. She is known to have a command (and) control approach, and never listens to advice. My approach is a participatory approach where the civil society is involved,” Perlas claimed.
In an interview over radio station DZBB Wednesday, Perlas admitted that he was once offered the position as DENR secretary after former DENR chief Heherson Alvarez resigned in 2003.
He claimed that former Presidential Management Staff chief Vicky Garchitorena asked him to assume the post left by Alvarez but he refused to accept the offer.
“I already know the management style of President Arroyo. It is not the same with my management style. She is known to have a command (and) control approach, and never listens to advice. My approach is a participatory approach where the civil society is involved,” Perlas claimed.
COMELEC SAYS Operation quick count is history; May 10 poll results out in 2 days
by Leila Salaverria (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100304-256559/Operation-quick-count-is-history-May-10-poll-results-out-in-2-daysMANILA, Philippines—The slow count that prompted operation quick counts in the past may now be consigned to history.
The country’s first nationwide automated elections on May 10 are expected to produce results in two days, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said media entities and other parties could still conduct their own count and call the results of the races.media
But Jimenez told reporters Wednesday that the wait for the official results to be posted on the Comelec website would not take long.
“The quick count would not be applicable because what could be faster than the official count now? The official count now would basically be the system used for the quick count in the past. The reason there was a quick count then was because there was a slow count, the one from Comelec. Now, there is no more slow count,” he said.
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