Senator 2007

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trust me guys,it dont matter kung kinsay inyong i boto,wa gihapoy mahitabo sa pinas.we need a new breed of politician sa pinas,new way of thinking,from the outside looking in,thinking outside the box.kana cla karon nga mga candidate?same way of thinking lang gihapon na cla they learn from the old politicians,maong ang system nila mao lang gihapon(recyled ideas) we need people like tommy osmena,kay si tommy naka experience ug puyo sa gawas maong didto nya nakuha ang iyang mga ideas.sila mao lang gihapon ang ilang mga ideas balik balik lang gihapon na stuck up na.maong slow kaayo ang atong progress.

Bay, kanang ideas ni tomas ok man na. Pero dili na siya mohaom sa ordinaryong tao diri sa Pilipinas. Kanang inistrikto kaayo niya nga style sa leadership angay lang na sa western culture.

I consider nimo sab ang cultura sa Pilipino, dili ta angayan ing anaon kay basically considerate ta nga pagkatao or dili kaayo ing ana ka rigid ang atong society. Mas mo click sa pinoy ang consensus building, sinabtanay kanang neighborhood ra style sa management ba. But I dont say nga i lax ra pod ang mga balaod. Kung naay masayup, silotan gud sumala sa balaod.

Western ra kaayo na si Tomas. Di na mo click iya style sa majority sa pilipino.

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House pushes plebiscite ahead of May elections

ADMINISTRATION congressmen are aiming for a plebiscite next February on a proposal to shift to a unicameral parliament.

Presidential adviser on political affairs Gabriel Claudio said members of the House of Representatives wanted the proposed change in the system of government to be approved by a constituent assembly before Congress adjourned on Dec. 22. This was so a plebiscite could be held before Feb. 12, the deadline for senatorial aspirants to file their certificates of candidacy.

Claudio said there was no effort to leave the Senate out of the process despite statements from House leaders that they could convene the constituent assembly without the senators.

“In the next several days, I think we are going to see a flurry of efforts [by] members and leaders of the House to reach out to their counterparts in the Senate to convince them to participate in the constituent assembly,” he said.

But senators yesterday rejected a House plan to cancel the May 2007 elections to make way for a plebiscite.

Senator Joker Arroyo said that because the elections were mandated by the Constitution, they could only be cancelled if the Charter was amended.

“The May 2007 elections can never be postponed so long as the present Constitution is not amended. It’s as simple as that,” Senator Arroyo said. He added that a plebiscite earlier than May would be “almost impossible.”

Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan also said there was no more time left for Charter Change moves “of doubtful legality.”

“Let the elections proceed. It is only once every three years that the people can exercise their sovereign power through their votes. Let’s not take away this opportunity from the people,” Pangilinan said.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said the administration was pushing Charter Change because it feared a drubbing in the May elections.

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago warned that if the House convened a constituent assembly without any Senate participation, its actions would be void from the beginning and illegitimate.

“Genocide. All of them should be killed,” Santiago said when asked what the Senate could do if the House pursued the plan.

She acknowledged that while the Constitution does not specifically call for separate votes in each chamber, the participation of some senators could make the process legally justifiable.

“Maybe five [senators] would be sufficient,” she said.

Speaker Jose de Venecia seemed impervious to the Senate criticism, saying a new Constitution could be in place by Dec. 15 if the House amended its rules to speed up approval of a resolution on the constituent assembly.

Rep. Gilbert Teodoro of Tarlac proposed dropping a provision in the House rules that requireed the resolution to undergo committee deliberations to speed up its approval.

Lawmakers clashed over the proposal to postpone the May 2007 elections, with the opposition charging that it proved the Palace wanted to cancel the polls altogether.

“We have been talking about the possible cancellation of the mid-term elections. Now the truth has come out,” House Minority Leader Francis Escudero said.

But Leyte Rep. Eduardo Veloso said the elections could be postponed to give lawmakers more time to prepare for the setting up of the new parliament. This did not mean canceling the elections, he added.

-http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news4_nov30_2006

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1. Francis Escudero - first in my list pod

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Alliance formed against poll anomalies

Four possible Manila mayoral aspirants have forged an alliance against election cheaters and those who plan to rig next year’s scheduled polls.

A city hall insider named them as Vice Mayor Danny Lacuna, Senator Alfredo Lim, and Reps. Rodolfo Bacani and Joey Hizon.

“Though they are rivals in the mayoralty race, Lacuna, Lim, Bacani and Hizon, however, recently formed a political alliance... against poll cheaters and other perpetrators of election irregularities,” the source told Standard Today.

Three of the prospective candidates themselves—Lim, Lacuna and Hizon—were believed to have fallen prey to various forms of manipulation particularly the counting of votes.

After Lim’s failed presidential bid in 1998—the same year he stepped down as mayor although he was only in his second term and eligible for the third and last—he re-entered city politics in 2001 and took a crack at the mayorship again.

Losing, he asked the Commission on Elections for a recount but the case dragged on as the lead over Lim dwindled to 25,000 after re-tabulation in three of six districts were terminated in 2004. Throwing in his hat in the Senate derby and winning, his pending case with the Comelec became moot and academic.

That year, Lacuna was running again as vice mayor together with re-electionist Hizon and stumbled upon an anomalous operation at the Ninoy Aquino Memorial Stadium in Malate over the posting of election results.

The two and their supporters discovered administration backers bearing food baskets that yielded spurious certificates of canvass to replace the genuine ones to alter the votes in the fourth, fifth and sixth districts.

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Election period begins; no-el yarn debunked

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?...cs2_jan15_2007

Pro-administration lawmakers said the start of the election period with the gun ban in effect, put to rest the no-elections fable which formed part of the opposition’s black propaganda against the government.

This came from Reps. Eduardo Veloso (NPC, Leyte), member of the Commission on Appointments, and Rodito Albano lll (Kampi, Isabela) former vice chairman of the committee on rules.

Albano said it is all systems go for the May elections with the implementation of the gun ban. “This is a clear proof that the no-el talk rumor was baseless and a complete disinformation.”

The administration, Albano said, has been preparing for the May elections by choosing the most qualified candidates to seek national and local posts. “It is very clear that the elections will be held as scheduled and there’s no doubt our well-deserving, well-chosen candidates will rule in the elections.”

Albano urged the Comelec to do everything to successfully enforce the gun ban and ensure a peaceful conduct of the polls. “Let’s do everything to prevent violence during the elections and ensure that the people would be able to freely exercise their right to vote under an atmosphere of peace.”

Veloso said the start of the election period with the gun ban enforcement in effect belies the no-el talks being propagated by the opposition to create undue anxiety among the people and discredit the administration.

This in effect renders the no-el talk untrue and unfounded. The various government agencies, not only Comelec, are all preparing for their role in the May elections. The start of the election period should allow us to focus on the coming political exercise, said Veloso.

Veloso said the order on the gun ban implementation based on the Comelec calendar will be followed by the filing of candidacies for local and senatorial positions starting today.

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Bay, kanang ideas ni tomas ok man na. Pero dili na siya mohaom sa ordinaryong tao diri sa Pilipinas. Kanang inistrikto kaayo niya nga style sa leadership angay lang na sa western culture.

Sakto, pero nisobra ra pud ta ka lax, sobra ra pud ka considerate, to the point nga ang uban yatakytakan lang ang atong mga bala-od, wa nay respeto sa proper decorum . We need someone who's a disciplinarian pero not to the point nga siya na pud ang mupa-ibabaw sa bala-od. Ang style ni Tomas ok kaayo, which is the reason why in Cebu City, he commands respect. Kung didto mo ato during the time nga nag inusarang gipugngan ni Tomas ang hundreds nga mga nag-rally nga mo adto unta sa CICC, maka-ingon gyud ka nga kinahanglan pud diay tang dunay tig pawo sa atong lubot kung maka-sala ta.

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Leaked administration lineup

1. Mikey Arroyo
2. Iggy Arroyo
3. Dato Arroyo
4. Virgilio Garcillano
5.. Ronaldo Puno
6. Benjamin Abalos
7.. Romulo Macalintal
8. Jovito Palparan
9. . Vidal Querol
1016. Norberto Gonzalez
1117. Raul Gonzalez
1218. Merceditas Gutierrez
13Gabriel Claudio
14. Toting Bunye
15. Nani Perez
16. Mak Jimenez
17. Chavit Singson
18. Oliver Lozano
19. Joc-joc Bolante
20. Bong Pineda
21. Vicky Toh
22.Prospero Nograles
23.. Prospero Pichay
24. Jose de Venecia
25. Luis Villafuerte
26.Raul Lambino


Grabe ka lig-on uy!

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Miriam Defensor
Mike Inriquez

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ABS-CBN launches show to promote poll monitoring

Television network ABS-CBN yesterday launched "Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo," a program promoting "citizen journalism" in which every Filipino can report election-related issues using 3G and multimedia messaging system (MMS) technology.

The "Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo," an interactive monitoring of election issues, is part of the network’s nationwide "Halalan ’07" coverage of the midterm elections in May.

Concerned citizens can use their MMS-capable or 3G phones to send information to "Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo" hotline 2366, the ABS-CBN short messaging system (SMS) center.

The program begins airing on Monday during the "TV Patrol" newscast, but ABS-CBN will devote an hour for the program as election day approaches.

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs head Maria Ressa, news chief Charie Villa and current affairs chief Luchi Cruz-Valdez led the program’s launch yesterday afternoon at the ABS-CBN offices in Quezon City.

Villa said the program encourages the public to report all election-related issues in their areas by sending information via MMS or using 3G-capable mobile phones.

In a statement, ABS-CBN promises a more integrated and in-depth coverage of the elections for senators, congressmen, mayors and councilors nationwide on May 14.

"Voters will have more participation as they report about campaign promises that were not kept, problems that were not given a solution by politicians who won during the past election," the statement added. "It aims to encourage voters to screen the candidates well and not vote based on popularity and promises."

Valdez said the program will allow everyone to be heard, especially before the elections. "Every one of us has the power to make a difference."

"We won’t focus on simple cheating, we will entertain information as simple as a promise not kept to teach officials to keep their promises," Valdez told reporters.

With the "Boto Mo, I-Patrol Mo" program, Villa said controversies like the allegations of cheating in the May 10, 2004 election will be monitored and may be prevented with the vigilance of the voters themselves.

Ressa said this program is ABS-CBN’s way of mobilizing the citizenry to report fraud and other anomalies using the new technology of 3G and MMS.

"We want to put all the power (in the hands of) the people. The cellphone is an amazing tool for information, just like (in) the hanging of Saddam (Hussein)," Ressa said. "The information will come from the people and the ABS-CBN will serve as the medium of information."

Villa, however, clarified that they will exercise the editorial prerogative of the ABS-CBN news desk in airing all information.

Instances of election fraud and other irregularities will still be screened to test their credibility before they can be aired, Villa said.

Valdez said the program will also entertain commendations of elected government officials who have done remarkable jobs.


http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200701180405.htm
Cecille Suerte Felipe

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Mga bag-ong kandidato sa administrasyun: Sotto, Oreta, Chavit Singson, Richard Gomez, Cesar Montano, edu Manzano.

Desperado na kaau ang administrasyun, mga artista na lay gipadagan kay way kandidato. Sunod ani Manny Pacquiao ug Boy Abunda. Pag ka way ayo aning administrasyun. Hinawayun nga nga actor si FPJ karun otro man pod diay mag pa kandidato ug mga artista.

Kaonon gyud ni Tomas Osmena iyang gipanulti nga dili siya mo suporta ug artista.