It’s not only Sen. Grace Poe who surged as shown in the results of Pulse Asia’s survey of the people’s pulse for the 2016 elections conducted two weeks ago.
Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said he is happy that his score increased by 150 percent! From four percent last March which put him in seventh place, he is now number four with 10 percent. He tied with former President and now Manila mayor Joseph Estrada.
That’s a classic example of looking at the glass half full.
People were more focused with Poe taking the lead in the contest among possible presidential candidates in May 2016 with 30 per cent, a remarkable 16 percentage points increase from Pulse Asia’s March survey pushing Vice President Jejomar Binay, who continues his slide from 29 per cent last March to 22 per cent in the latest surve, to second place.
The results of Pulse Asia’s latest survey will surely increase the bandwagon for Grace Poe- for- president in 2016 making it less likely for her to settle to a vice presidential bid although that position is hers for the asking according to the same Pulse Asia survey.
She is also the top choice of the people for vice president with 41 per cent followed by Sen. Chiz Escudero with 15 per cent.
A Roxas-Poe tandem has become less likely.
How about Poe-Roxas then?
Poe’s advisers said they are wary of that scenario because it could be a trap.
A Poe-Roxas team would mean the popular senator running under a coalition led by the Liberal Party.
Poe’s advisers sees danger especially with Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice joining those who are raising the residency issue against the lady senator.
They pointed out Sec. 77 of the Omnibus Election Code (Batas Pambansa 881) which is about substitution in case of death, disqualification or withdrawal of a candidate.It says:
“If after the last day for the filing of certificates of candidacy, an official candidate of a registered or accredited political party dies, withdraws or is disqualified for any cause, only a person belonging to, and certified by, the same political party may file a certificate of candidacy to replace the candidate who died, withdrew or was disqualified. The substitute candidate nominated by the political party concerned may file his certificate of candidacy for the office affected in accordance with the preceding sections not later than mid-day of the day of the election. If the death, withdrawal or disqualification should occur between the day before the election and mid-day of election day, said certificate may be filed with any board of election inspectors in the political subdivision where he is a candidate, or, in the case of candidates to be voted for by the entire electorate of the country, with the Commission.”
A source raised this scenario: “What if Mar agrees to be Grace’s running mate and someone files a disqualification case against her. Then in the last stretch of the campaign, the Supreme Court says Grace is not qualified? Mar becomes the presidential candidate.”
The best option for Poe is to run as independent. She does not need the endorsement of President Aquino.
An Aquino endorsement for Poe could even be a minus because of the taint of the Mamasapano tragedy, the Yolanda debacle, the incompetence as symbolized by the MRT and many more.
It’s Roxas who needs the endorsement of Aquino. He might get it with his 150 percent increase in the surveys ratings.
No independent candidate for President of the Philippines has ever won. It’s a tall order for Poe. But who knows she would be the first one.
Ang tandem na iyan mahirapan sa Duterte-Marcos.
backstabbing became the name of the game NOT only in this administration but way back in 2000!
congratulations, gloria arroyo! BAGSIK talaga ng kamandag mo! what you left behind is a legacy of destruction. but we do not care that much, PINAGBABAYARAN mo na din naman, eh. kung totoong lumalala nga ang sakit sakitan mo.
ano nga tawag diyan?
Mahirap walang machinery to police the ballots, maiisahan diyan si Sen Grace.
Sen. Grace Poe can file her COC for president as independent but will be open to be adopted by any political party without string attached. We anticipate it will be LP-Coalition party through PNoy’s endorsement of a POE-Roxas tandem that will be the official battle cry of what they call as annointed ONES by a lameduck president?
Good idea, if Mar pumayag na running mate ni Grace then may mag complain sa SC. Sabihin lang ng SC nasaan where is the original birth certificate na born sa Pinas si Grace. Tapos ang boxing. do not say nasa Jaro Church sa Iloilo.
A foundling, does not have an “Original birth certificate” stating the place of birth, time of birth and the identity of the mother of birth..that is NO Brainer, hence the term foundling… as FOUNDLING is an Abandoned child…But in accordance to the Universal Convention which the Phl is signatory among nations, the abandoned child is a natural born citizen of a country of which he is found…(foundling)And if Ms Poe had wings to Fly to Jaro Church in Iloilo after abandoned in the US then FATE is hers to someday led the country out of perdition…we hope,,
#7. Good one, Vic.
It is not Sen Grace’s natural born status that her critics question, it is her residency in Pinas.
# 8..why not the Courts settle that issue once and for all before this issue gone too deep and divide the nation for no other reason but more of dirty politics?
If I have a choice, I prefer that anyone can just parachute and run…and let the electorate decides…remember Mr. Michael Ignatieff? He is an intellectual that after 30 years of absence teaching (harvard, Cambridge) and writing books and even writing scripst for movies, decided to one day fly home and run for leadership of Liberal Party and attempted for PM office and the Liberals was decimated at the Polls and for the first became the ‘unofficial’ opposition in the History and Mr. Ignatieff lost his own Seat…
Voters, even the Liberals just can not be fooled by anyone…but in a Democracy, any citizen must have the right to run…and our rule is still..if you can quality to vote..you can qualify to run…any district…(but you must vote only once at the district of residency)
BREAKING NEWS:
This just in. Binay resigns from cabinet.
Good news to start the week.
#7, Vic. read Journal online Title: Residency, Citizenship issues Hound POE. baka sa tagal mo na sa Canada nakalimutan mo na ang na take mo sa Pinas. or maybe absent ka nang i discuss ng titser.
Si Obama, na re-elect na’t lahat, up to now may question parin kung talagang born siya sa US dahil may kulay siya. Sa pinas pa ? na hahanap at hahanap ng panlaban sa popular na candidato
# Jojo, the issue of Ms Poe citizenship and or Residency, will not be settled by Journal on line or any constitutional expert but only by the Supreme Court Decision and or Rulings and that has not been done yet…so anyone who wants to know now can file the challenge with the SC…