MERGED: All About Grace Poe

[makal34]

ug mka daug si grace poe..ma us citizen nata ani??lol

[ta3]

basin dali nalang ta maka kuha og US visa ani...

[gracie7]

What's the connection among your slow internet in the Philippines, the Marcos dictatorship and candidate Grace Poe? Be patient and I'll connect the dots. (saw this on FB and it's worth reading -- https://www.facebook.com/ruben.carra...53622703369671)

Spoiler! 

It's not because of the Smart/Globe duopoly. If that were so, those two would profit more if either one of them could provide faster internet. But the fastest internet frequency is inaccessible to both. Why? It's because the fastest frequency is monopolized and controlled by San Miguel/Danding Cojuangco/Ramon Ang. Who owns this frequency? Liberty Telecoms. Who owns Liberty? Ramon Ang/Danding Cojuangco. Who was the original owner of Liberty Telecoms? Raymond Moreno. Who is Moreno? A military contractor during the Marcos dictatorship. Who is/was Moreno's business partner? The chief of the Marcos military, Fabian Ver. (Both were sued for their corruption during the dictatorship: Moreno by the US government, Ver in the Philippines)

So why doesn't Liberty just go ahead and compete with Globe and Smart then? Because they don't have access to enough capital and technology that it takes. They were going to get Australia's Telstra. (And why an Australian company? Because that's where Danding Cojuangco has parked the bulk of his assets.) But Telstra knew what many Filipinos distracted by the political circus and telenovelas don't think much about: that Ramon Ang's 'capital' isn't money but political power. And Telstra won't risk billions that it can't recover if that political power isn't guaranteed (which explains why Telstra wanted Ramon Ang to guarantee it would recover its money if they failed to get all the regulatory and infrastructure requirements that require political power to accomplish). So what's Ramon Ang's alternative? How can Danding Cojuangco ensure that Liberty keeps its monopolized internet frequency? And tempt foreign money to come in and partner with him (without risking money he doesn't have enough of)? And be able to 'assure' a foreign investor like Telstra that he has the kind of political power to 'guarantee' their monopoly and their profits forever? Through a constitutional amendment of course. So there you go: the candidate who said she she won't give Cojuangco any advantage is already promising to do it even before she can get herself elected. The bonus in all of this: someone's spouse works as an IT consultant for Liberty Telecoms. His name is Neil Llamanzares.

(And if I know much about Marcos, Cojuangco and Ver and the Marcos dictatorship, it's because I pursued their ill gotten wealth as PCGG Commissioner. But what do I know about telecoms regulation? From 1995-1999 I practiced law - and a large part of that practice was litigating at the National Telecommunications Commission. Di ba Gigo Alampay, Mr. Competition Commission? smile emoticon Disclosure: I represented PLDT on telecoms cases at the NTC. Next disclosure: as PCGG Commissioner, I helped recover PLDT shares acquired unlawfully by the Marcos family. And if I'm wrong about something in any of this, happy to be corrected - by Ellecer Valencia for example -- or to debate it.)

[Kenshiro]

Daghan kaau og anomalia ning current administration, this will continue or get worse if mar or Poe will win.
Nag batikosay pa si mar og poe pero usa rani cla same camp same oligarch corporation and families.

[<SMILE>]

She do have the say,
BUT don't have the capability to change the nation for the better, period.
But she can be utilized for now to neutralize the bobotante votes aimed towards Binay.

[PaYaSo]

grace Poe = gobernong may Puso

Change P to L

and thats what you'll get

[mimigs]

not really sure if mao ni ang Coco Levy bill saw these from here https://www.facebook.com/ayawkopoe/?fref=ts can anyone confirm? maybe dili ni ang final?

Grace Poe, nonverbatim: "Hindi ako pumirma sa Coco Levy bill sa Senado."
"Ako ay miyembro lang ng Senate committee [on Agriculture and Food]."
FALSE, AND FALSE. (And this signature of yours, Senator Poe, makes you even more accountable for the Coco Levy bill's non-passage in the Senate.) ‪

https://www.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/2068817792!.pdf

[kit_cebu]

Under fire from all sides | Inquirer News

THE SUPREME Court, once considered infallible on matters of law, has come crashing down from its pedestal because of its controversial ruling on Sen. Grace Poe.
Many lawyers strongly disagree with the high court’s decision which has given Poe the go-signal to run for President on May 9.
One was even bold enough to chastise the court on Facebook, once considered unthinkable for a lawyer.
That’s how low the high tribunal has sunk in the eyes of lawyers and other professionals.


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[quantum]

https://www.facebook.com/Mochablogge...511522/?type=3

Mao ni inyo botohon pagka presidente. Pagka epal nalang gyud.

[quantum]

‘Political instability’ feared if Grace Poe wins

MANILA, Philippines – By appealing the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that allowed Senator Grace Poe to run for president, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it wants to avoid “political instability” if Poe wins the presidency.

Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim, the poll body's lead counsel against Poe, said this is because the SC failed to reach a majority vote on whether Poe is a natural-born Filipino.

In an interview with reporters Tuesday, March 22, Lim said Poe’s citizenship “is still hanging in the air.”

The Philippine Constitution states that only natural-born Filipinos can run for president.

This means that if Poe clinches the presidency, Lim said a case could still be filed against Poe before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET). The PET would have to judge if Poe is fit to run the country. (READ: EXPLAINER: Did the SC really say Grace Poe is qualified?)

The process before the PET puts any new president – and the country – in limbo.

Poe – the adopted daughter of the late movie star and former presidential bet Fernando Poe Jr – is the leading presidential candidate based on recent surveys.

Referring to the possible protests before the PET, Lim said, “Bakit darating pa sa puntong gano’n?” (Why should it even reach that point?)

“Magulo po 'yon. Kaya nga hinihiling namin, para maiwasan itong political instability na sa palagay natin ay mangyayari dahil hindi nairesolba ng majority ‘yung citizenship issue, minabuti po natin dito sa ating komisyon na hilingin ang ating Korte Suprema na pag-aralan muli ang isyu at magkaroon sila po ng tinatawag nating re-deliberation or re-voting para mapag-usapan uli 'yung citizenship issue na 'yon,” the Comelec commissioner said.

(That would be chaotic. That is why we are making this appeal, to avoid the political instability that we feel will ensue if the majority does not resolve the citizenship issue. We in the commission believe it’s best to request our Supreme Court to study the issue again, and have what we call a re-deliberation or re-voting to discuss the citizenship issue again.)

The Comelec on Tuesday filed a motion for reconsideration on the SC’s ruling that allowed Poe to run for president.

Why it's 'less than a majority'

In his interview with reporters, Lim explained that the SC declared Poe as a natural-born Filipino, even if “less than a majority” of the SC believed that she “was presumptively natural born.”

On this issue, 7 justices agreed that Poe was natural born, 5 dissented, and 3 others abstained. The SC has 15 justices.

“‘Yung 3 abstentions, boto rin po ‘yon,” Lim said. (The 3 abstentions were also votes.)

He continued: “Kung 7 lamang ang nagsasabi na si Senator Poe ay presumptively natural born, that is less than a majority of the court. If it is less than a majority of the court, it is not a vote at all affirming that particular issue about her citizenship. Kulang ang boto.”

(If only 7 said Senator Poe was presumptively natural born, that is less than a majority of the court. If it is less than a majority of the court, it is not a vote at all affirming that particular issue about her citizenship. The votes remained lacking.)

Regarding their appeal, Lim said the Comelec is open to any possibility.

He said that if, after discussing the issue again, a majority of 8 justices say that Poe is presumptively natural born, “then so be it.”

“On the other hand, if after re-voting and re-deliberation, the required majority is still not attained, then we are asking the court to dismiss the petitions filed before it and to affirm the disqualification of the senator as ordered by the Comelec in its December 23, 2015 resolutions,” he said.

To support his arguments, Lim cited SC rules stating “that if the Supreme Court en banc is equally divided in opinion, or the necessary majority vote cannot be had, the Court shall deliberate on it anew.”

Still citing SC rules, he added, “If, after such deliberation, still no decision is reached, the Court shall, in an original action filed with it, dismiss the case.”

The SC on March 8 voted to reverse the Comelec’s decision to cancel Poe’s certificate of candidacy for president.

The High Court explained that, for one, “there is more than sufficient evidence” that Poe “has Filipino parents and is therefore a natural-born Filipino.” – Rappler.com