Managot daw ang may kagagawan, sabi ng Malacañang sa nangyari sa Maguindanao kung saan mga 40 na tao ang pinatay dahil sa pulitika.
Pinagpapatay ng mga isang daan daw na armadong lalaki ang asawa, kapatid, kamaganak, mga tag-suporta ni Vice mayor Esmael Magungudatu ng bayan ng Buluan na mag-file ng certificate of candidacy sa bayan ng Ampatuan sa Maguindanao.
Ang mga babae daw ay ginahasa bago pinagpapatay. Kasama sa pinatay ay ang mga 13 na mamamahayag na magku-cover sana pag-file na certificate of candidacy.
Sorrsogon Rep. Salvador “Sonny” Escudero said when he talked with his senator-son Chiz the first hour of Tuesday, he (Chiz) was not yet decided on his political plans.
As he was going out of the church yesterday morning, “6:47 a.m., to be exact”, he got a text from Chiz: “Tatay, I will not run.”
Congressman Escudero said he is happy with his son’s decision. He believes that the political system in the country is not yet ready for an independent candidate for president.
“He is taking the honorable path and I’m proud of him,” he said.
Chiz and wife Christine after his decision not to runNapagpasyahan ko, na hindi tumakbo bilang pangulo sa darating na halalan.
I’ve always said that for me, it’s the presidency but not at all cost. Not at the cost of losing my soul, not at the cost of losing myself, not at the cost by being eaten up by the system and the process and certainly not at the cost of not being able to do the things that I was and set out to do.
This morning Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero announced his decision not to run for any elective position in the 2010 elections. Following is his speech delivered in a press conference at
Club Filipino.
Bodies of 21 of 44 kidnap victims, including the wife and relatives of Buluan town’s vice mayor, were recovered by government troops in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao province Monday afternoon.
The killings are the first reported poll-related violence. The May 2010 elections are still 6 months away. Most of the victims are women.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner Jr. confirmed to ANC that 13 female and 8 male bodies were found by members of the 601st Infrantry Brigade of the AFP around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
by Probe Profiles Heir to a political dynasty that introduced him to politics, Olongapo City Councilor John Carlos “JC” de los Reyes is defying tradition.…
Tumatawa lang siguro si Gloria Arroyo sa nangyayari ngayon na ang kanyang mga tauhan ay pinag-aagawan ng Liberal Party ni Noynoy Aquino at Nacionalista Party ni Manny Villar.
Noong isang linggo, nakita natin sa TV si Caloocan Mayor Enrico Echiverri na nagtatalon sa tuwa sa kanyang panunumpa sa LP kasama ni dating Senador Ralph Recto, na sumanib na rin sa LP kasama ang kanyang asawang si Batangas Governor Vilma Santos.
Sa Quezon City, si Mayor Sonny Belmonte na loyalista ni Arroyo ay nanumpa na rin sa LP kasama ang kanyang vice mayor na si Herbert Bautista na siya ngayon ay magiging kandidato para mayor at ang anak ni Belmonte na si Joy na tatakbo para vice mayor.
Si Belmonte ay kaibigan ng pamilyang Aquino. Malaki ang kanyang pakinabang noong pangulo si Cory dahil ginawa siyang chairman ng Government Service Insurance System.
A Makati court yesterday granted a leader of the Magdalo group that staged the 2003 Oakwood mutiny temporary leave of detention for him to file his certificate of candidacy.
Marine Capt. Gary Alejano was granted a five-day leave starting today. He is running for mayor of Sipalay in Negros Oriental.
The filing of COCs starts today.
Alejano, chair of the Samahang Magdalo, is detained at the PNP Custodial Center in Camp Crame for his involvement in the Oakwood mutiny and the Manila Peninsula standoff in November 2007.
James LayugThe court has also granted leave to another Magdalo leader, Navy Lt. (s.g.) James Layug, effective November 25. Layug is seeking a congressional post in Taguig City.
Aside from Alejano and Layug, four other Magdalo officers are running for elective posts in the 2010 elections.
Former Air Force 1st Lt. Francisco Ashley Acedillo is running for a House seat representing the first district of Cebu City; Army Capt. Dante Langkit for the sole district of Kalinga province.
One of the core leaders of the group is former Navy lieutenant and now Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV who is also under detention.
The infighting in the Liberal Party which had caused the departure of one of its senatorial candidates, Sergio Osmeña III , stems from hype that the presidential bid of Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is a battle of “good versus evil.”
Aquino was thrust into the presidential contest after the death of his mother, Cory, which saw a massive outpouring of grief for the most admired housewife –turned –president who inspired the nation to oust a well-entrenched dictator.
The nation’s grief over Cory’s passing was also seen by many as a yearning for decency in government because she had led protests against Gloria Arroyo’s corruption-riddled government.
Since Aquino’s s entry into the presidential race last September, which was made possible by the sliding down of Sen. Mar Roxas, the original LP presidential bet, he has been enjoying remarkable ratings: 44 per cent in Pulse Asia and 60 percent in Social Weather Station.
Thanks to Inquirer for photo.Saying that the administration of Gloria Arroyo has “undeniably been successful” in fighting poverty, Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro, former defense secretary, vowed to continue the programs of Arroyo if he is elected president.
He assured the people that he will address the four faces of poverty: poverty of the mind, poverty of the pocket, poverty of the environment, and poverty of relationships.
Teodoro and actor Edu Manzano, former chairman of the Optical Media Board, were proclaimed as Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively, in the administration party’s national convention this morning held at the Philippine International Convention Center.
Isinantabi ng Senado ang resolusyon na nagpapawalang-sala kay Senator Manny Villar sa ma-anomalyang kaso ng kalsada sa C-5 dahil sa hindi sumunod sa tamang proseso.
Ito talaga si Villar, mukhang mahilig sa shortcut at pailalim na operasyun.
Ngunit hindi opisyal ang resolusyun, nabuking ang mga senador na kumampi sa pagpawalang sala kay Villar. At ang isa dito ay si Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan.
Ang ibang pumirma ay sina Aquilino Pimentel, Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Lito Lapid, Gregoriio Honasan, Joker Arroyo, Miriam Santiago, Ramon Revilla Jr., Jinggoy Estrada, Loren Legarda at Villar. Talagang walang delikadesa itong si Villar. Pumirma para ipawalang-sala ang sarili. Hindi man lamang nag-abstain.
