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Villar concedes to Aquino #eleksyon2010 #purplethumb
Nacionalista Party’s standard bearer Sen. Manny Villar has conceded to Liberal Party’s Noynoy Aquino in a press con he has called this 11AM at his family-owned StarMall mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer5.swf http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer5.swf Latest official partial COMELEC count puts Aquino at 12,233,002 votes vs. Villar’s 4,329,215. Villar, whose vow to eradicate poverty owing to [...]
Iglesia ni Cristo Endorses Aquino-Roxas, Mixed Senatorial Lineup
The Iglesia ni Cristo has released their official endorsement for the 2010 elections. In a statement read in today’s service to all their followers, INC has officially endorsed Liberal Party’s standard bearer Noynoy Aquino and vice-presidential candidate Mar Roxas. The Iglesia ni Cristo has been wooed in previous elections by aspiring candidates because of their [...]
Gordon Dropped it Like it's Hot
Last updated: March 4, 2010 @ 2100H First there was Erap Estrada (although he didn’t blurt out a name, he dropped very obvious hints). Now there’s Senator Dick Gordon. Them and a few more less publicized tidbits of “political bribery” stories fuel today’s hot election headlines. And we thought El Niño is hot, no? http://www.youtube.com/v/1HdkSS_XCRE&hl=en_US&fs=1& [...]
Reliving the Maguindanao Massacre over and over again
Last updated: January 5, 2010 The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports in today’s Sunday paper of the existence and proliferation of a so-called “Maguindanao (Massacre) 11/23/2009“ video footage done in the semblance of a documentary which sells from around 70 to 120 pesos each. The video, it was said, is about four hours (2 days) worth [...]
Courage in (High) Heels
Much is to be said about the reluctant Judge Cortez who declined the job of handling the now celebrated Ampatuan, Maguindanao massacre that cost the lives of 57 people, mostly journalists and women. The chilling account of one man’s cold-bloodedness was supposed to be relived in this year’s most anticipated and most-watched murder case in [...]
It's Manny for Manny
Image via Wikipedia From now on, it’s not just name, fame and “rags to riches” story they have in common. If we are to believe that the essence of party politics is alive and relevant in this country, then boxing living legend Manny Pacquiao‘s decision to join Senator Manny Villar‘s Nacionalista Party shows that they [...]
It's Gibo-Edu in 2010 for Lakas-Kampi CMD
In an obvious act of desperation and lack of choices, Gibo has finally found his running mate for the 2010 elections. Possibly for reasons apparent to all, he has chosen actor and former OMB (Optical Media Board) Chairman Edu Manzano to be his vice-president. Although there have been reports that Gibo’s popularity in surveys has [...]
Gibo should bolt out too
Well, everyone else is doing it. We’ve seen the benefits. Instant “pogi’ points. Popularity surge. Emotional pandering. Bolting out of political parties are the “in” thing these days. And anyone who wants to have a piece of this rave must now abandon the conventional for the radical. The saints are marching It now appears to [...]
DILG Sec. Puno, are you for real?
Photo by Max (Tj)‘Tis the season of surprises. As the 2010 elections draws near, the turn of events have been pretty surprising. Roxas withdraws from presidential bid, Aquino announces his, Roxas slides to veep. The so-called dark horse Teodoro gets chosen by the admin party as standard bearer(well, almost officially, that is), much to the [...]
