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Enrile is Senate President again
By Christine O. Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines — A survivor of many political wars is keeping his grip on the Senate presidency, after all.
Earlier thought to be on his way out, reelected Senator Juan Ponce [...]
Continue Reading →PMA board goes for Noynoy, Mar
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) board is backing Liberal Party (LP) bets Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III for president and Sen. Mar Roxas for vice president.
The PMA board chose to endorse the 2 candidates [...]
Continue Reading →Palace won’t meddle in Senate affairs
By Paolo Romero and Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang announced yesterday that the administration will not meddle in the affairs of the Senate and it is up to the senators to decide if [...]
Continue Reading →‘Don’t be surprised if frontrunner loses’
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The race for the presidency is still wide open, Malacañang said yesterday.
Speaking to reporters, Press Undersecretary Rogelio Peyuan said Filipinos must not be surprised if the winner is not among the [...]
Continue Reading →Estrada is Arroyo’s last card vs Aquino–Maceda
By Norman Bordadora, Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Supporting former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada may be the only remaining option for the Arroyo administration if it wants to prevent Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III [...]
Continue Reading →Villar his own worst enemy
By Amando Doronila
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The fall in the poll ratings of Sen. Manuel Villar accelerated during the last two weeks of April when two issues exploded to derail his presidential campaign.
The first was the news [...]
Continue Reading →Villar: Survey timing suspect; Legarda: It’s infiltrated, for trending
By Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MALOLOS CITY, Philippines—Manuel Villar has questioned the timing of the latest Pulse Asia survey on presidential preferences showing him and Joseph Estrada tied for second place after [...]
Continue Reading →Why Villar ratings fell: He’s been on defensive
By Norman Bordadora
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—The adverse publicity hounding Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manuel “Manny” Villar has taken a toll on his campaign and it will be difficult for him to catch up [...]
Continue Reading →Villar’s mom appeals for end to attacks
By Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Members of the Villar family led by its 86-year-old matriarch, Curita Bamba Villar, yesterday appealed to the political detractors of Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar [...]
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Learned Optimism
Reality checks are always needed by over-confident governments.
Martin Seligman the founder of positive psychology uncovered a pattern of behavior that he believes is responsible for greater resilience and happiness among…
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P-Noy strokes nation’s ‘pleasure zones’
Here we go again. As the Philippines enters 2012, the stage is set for another round of reality TV/courtroom drama to unfold as the trials of former president and now…
