THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will ask Team Unity candidate Luis “Chavit” Singson to explain why he should not be disqualified for giving away cash during a sortie in Misamis Oriental last Sunday.
“We will be sending him a letter,” said Comelec spokesman James Jimenez.
Under the Omnibus Election Code’s Section 104, candidates are prohibited from giving donations or gifts in cash or in kind.
Following story by Ashzel Hachero:
Courtroom sidelights: click here.
An Army officer accused of participating in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny is set to withdraw his not guilty plea to the coup d’état charge and plead to a lesser offense.
Speaking through his counsel Paulo Primavera, Lt. Lawrence San Juan yesterday told Judge Oscar Pimentel of Branch 148 of the Makati regional trial court that he is ready to enter into a plea bargaining agreement and plead guilty to the crime of conspiracy to commit coup d’état.
Conspiracy to commit coup d’état is punishable with six to 12 years imprisonment while coup d’etat carries the maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Bakit kaya galit ang kampo ni Mike Arroyo sa political ad ni Alan Cayetano, kandidato para senador ng Genuine Opposition, na pinapakita ang kanyang ginawa noong hearing sa kongreso sa kasong kanyang isinampa laban kay Alan?
Hindi naman niretoke ang kanyang mukha at kanyang sinabi. Talagang makatotohanan.
Ang galing nitong ad ni Alan. Pinapakita ang video clip ni Arroyo na buong yabang na nagsabi, “It’s none of your business” (Wala kang paki-alam).
The senatorial campaign is going on its fourth week. Both sides are fine-tuning their organizations based on realities on the ground after their initial salvos.
Team GMA has brought in Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone, who is supposed to take over the media and logistics aspect of the campaign, according to campaign manager Reli German.
Team GMA probably thinks Evardone, being a former reporter, could make media sing more praises to their candidates. Although, I was thinking, what can Evardone give to media that Ike Gutierrez, media operator of former President Joseph Estrada who is now deputy to German, has not given? Probably as in -charge of “media and logistics”, Evardone will have a bigger budget.
This is a bright idea.
Update on “That’s none of your business” political ad: Mike Arroyo’s aide says they will sue. Click here.
Following article is by Volt Contreras in the Inquirer.
“That’s none of your business!’’ says a peeved First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, cueing the start of a 30-second political TV ad.
It features a brief footage of Arroyo snapping at Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano during the House committee hearing on the First Family’s alleged hidden wealth abroad. It also shows Cayetano insisting: “No, it is the business of the Filipino people!’’
Naghamon ang Malacañanang ng debate tungkol sa ekonomiya nang magpalabas ang Genuine Opposition ng isang advertisement sa mga diyaryo ng tunay na kalagayan ng ekonomiya.
“Call,” sabi ng GO. Ngunit ang pag-usapan ay hindi lang ekonomiya. Lahat na isyu.
Oo nga naman. Lahat ay magka-kabitkabit. Ang nangyayari sa pulitika ay may epekto sa ekonomiya. Ang pandaraya ni Gloria Arroyo sa eleksyon ay dahilan ng sinasabi niyang “instability” sa bansa. Kaya maraming pinapatay na mga aktibista at manunulat dahil maraming tinatago si Arroyo. Kapag walang tiwala ang mamamayan sa hustisya at batas, nakakaroon ng kaguluhan. Kapag may kaguluhan, bagsak ang ekonomiya.
Malaya’s story by Victor Reyes. Click here. For the second time in a month, the quarters of detained Army Maj. Jason Aquino in Camp Aguinaldo…
Malacañang must be sensing that the candidacy of Sonny Trillanes is taking off, despite his absence in the campaign trail and lack of resources. Now, they want him isolated from his campaign leaders and supporters:
Genuine Opposition (GO) spokesman Adel Tamano yesterday criticized government and the military for imposing more restrictions on detained Magdalo core leader Antonio Trillanes IV.
“We’re concerned na naghihigpit sila. Why? Because he’s a GO candidate and is doing good in surveys?” he said in a media briefing at the GO headquarters in Mandaluyong city. “He’s not even physically out there campaigning.”
Here’s the report of Gerard Anthony M. Naval for Malaya:
A staunch ally of deposed President Joseph “Erap” Estrada’s has agreed to run as the vice mayor of Senator Alfredo Lim in the latter’s bid to regain his old post as Manila chief executive.
Lito Banayo, who previously served as Estrada’s presidential political adviser, confirmed the report, saying his decision to run has the blessing of his former boss.
“I think it’s high time for me to directly serve the constituents of Manila because I have been living in the city since I was six years old,” Banayo said, calling himself a “genuine Batang Maynila.”
But he added that he is still waiting for the official announcement of his candidacy by Estrada and the Genuine Opposition (GO), where he is also serving as a political strategist.
While the GO has the people’s support it would do well for them to do something about their organization.
What happened in Iloilo, where the rally was cancelled, shows a major problem in their organization. It would do well for them to take note of this comments by Gabriel Claudio, Malacañang’s political operator.