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Speaker cites ‘total disarray’ in ruling coalition
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
He never even said “hi” or “hello.”
Speaker Prospero C. Nograles is “seriously considering” dumping the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD and its standard-bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro and joining Nacionalista Party candidate Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr.
Nograles griped about a Teodoro snub during a recent visit to Davao City, where the Speaker is now running for mayor, and the absence of civility that he said was causing a “total disarray” in the administration coalition barely a month before the May 10 elections.
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Bonggang-bongga ang rally ng Nacionalista Party sa Koronadal noong Linggo. Si Willie Revillame, Manny Pacquiao at Manny Villar nagkasabay sa isang stage.
Gumagawa ako ng special report tungkol sa kampanya kaya iniisa-isa ko ngayon ang pag-cover ng mga rally ng bawat partido.
Una naming kinuberan ang rally ng Nacionalista Party sa Koronadal athletic stadium sa Southern Cotabato noong Linggo kung saan mga 100,000 ang dumalo. Sa susunod na mga araw, rally ng Liberal party naman ang aming pupuntahan.
Hindi pa nagaganap ang 2010 na eleksyun ngunit nagsisimula na ang girian para sa 2016 na eleksyun.
Napabalita noong isang araw ang maliit na gulo sa Liberal Party sa pagitan ng Team Chiz at grupo ni Mar Roxas, ang kandidato nila para bise presidente.
Ang Team Chiz ay mga tauhan ni Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero na kinabubuan ng writers at media coordinators. Medyo marami-rami din yan sila.
Kung maala-ala natin, tatakbo sana si Chiz bilang presidente sa eleksyun na ito at maganda ang kanyang ratings. Kaya lang nang namatay si Cory Aquino, nag-iba na ang tanawin sa pulitika. Pati si Mar Roxas, na siyang pambato sana ang LP para presidente ay bumaba para magiging bise-presidente. Si Chiz naman, nagdesisyun na hindi na ipilit ang kanyang pagka-kandidato.
Raissa Robles, Philippine correspondent of the Hongkong-based South China Morning Post, has waged an online campaign to have Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero elected as interim Senate president to be eligible to be the acting president in case there would be a failure of election in the May 10 polls.
I join Raissa in the campaign to elect Chiz as Senate president before June 30. But an election for a new president can only happen if there’s vacancy in the position. So let us also ask Senate President Enrile to do the patriotic act of resigning as Senate President.
Why is this necessary?
The Constitutional provision on succession states: “When no President and Vice-President shall have been chosen or shall have qualified, or where both shall have died or become permanently disabled, the President of the Senate or, in case of his inability, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall act as President until a President or a Vice-President shall have chosen and qualified.”
The 10, led by Magdalo core leaders Lt. (sg) James Layug and Capt. Gary Alejano, were given the light verdict after pleading guilty to all the four remaining charges filed against them before the court headed by Maj. Gen. Eduardo Oban.
The eight other officers were Lts. (sg) Eugene Gonzales, Andy Torrato, Manuel Cabochan; Capt Dan Orfiano; Lt. (jg) Arturo Pascua; and 1Lts. Billy Pascua, Jonnel Sangalang, and Armand Pontejos.
Lawyer Ed Abaya said his clients pleaded guilty to charges of violation of Articles of War 63 (disrespect to the President), 96 (conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman), 97 (conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline) and 70 (escape from confinement). The charge of mutiny was dropped.
Updated media advisory: Gloria Arroyo’s 2 a.m. arrival April 9 has been cancelled. Malacañang announced that Gloria Arroyo, who is in Hanoi, Vietnam for the…
Patrick King Pascual, production assistant/researcher of ANC’s Strictly Politics is ecstatic because of this news.
From Yahoo, Philippines
by Oliver Teves
Associated Press
The Philippine Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a decision barring a gay rights group from contesting national elections in May and recognized it as a legitimate political party for the first time.
Voting 13-2, the court threw out decisions by the Elections Commission denying accreditation to Ang Ladlad (Out of the Closet) on grounds that it tolerates immorality and offends Christians and Muslims.
The justices said the party had complied with all legal requirements, and that there is no law against homosexuality.
“I felt vindicated,” said the group’s leader, Danton Remoto, an English professor at the Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University. He said that Ang Ladlad had struggled for recognition and accreditation for the past seven years.
Nang umuwi ako sa amin sa Antique noong Pebrero, napapunta ako sa mga liblib na baryo dahil sinamahan ko ang isang kaibigan na gumagawa ng research tungkol sa komedya. Ang hirap kumuha ng signal ng cellphone sa mga lugar na yun doon.
Napag-usapan naming ng mga taga-doon paano na lang ang mangyari sa eleksyun kung walang signal. Paano ma-transmit ang boto kung walang signal.
Sabin ng mga titser doon, dahil ang mga presinto ay pagsama-samahin, doon ilalagay ang clustered precincts sa lugar na may signal.
by Joseph Arnel Deliverio Sibugay Express/VERA Files IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay.—The Commission on Human Rights is trying to put together pieces of the puzzle surrounding the…