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Instead of boycott, vote for sure-loser Party-list
POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual Jr.
The Philippine Star
NEGATIVE VOTE: A politician friend offered what looks like a partial solution to our dilemma of boycotting party-lists with dubious nominees but, in so doing, merely improving their [...]
Continue Reading →Mikey wants Lenten moratorium on party-list politics
By Delon Porcalla
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – In the spirit of the Lenten season and in view of the recent illness of his father, presidential son Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo yesterday asked for a moratorium [...]
Continue Reading →Millionaires to represent ‘balut’ vendors in House
By Jerry E. Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—They properly belong to the party set, not to a party-list representing a so-called marginalized sector.
Among the nominees of Ang Kasangga, the party-list group of First Gentleman Jose [...]
Continue Reading →Mikey’s party-list bid hits snag in new guidelines
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – A bid by President Arroyo’s son, Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo, to remain a member of Congress through the party-list elections could be jeopardized by new Commission on Elections (Comelec) guidelines on screening party-list [...]
Continue Reading →‘Lakas hasn’t discussed House Speaker Arroyo’
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – The Lakas-Kampi-CMD has no plan to install President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as speaker of the House of Representatives if she wins her congressional bid in Pampanga on May 10, a ruling party member said Friday.
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Continue Reading →Speaker Arroyo possible under Villar administration, Aquino says
By Maila Ager
INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III doubts if President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo could get enough number to become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.
But this is possible if [...]
Continue Reading →Comelec: Party-list bets have to belong to sectors
By Leila B. Salaverria, Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Party-list nominees should “belong” to the marginalized sector they seek to represent, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Thursday said in a resolution aimed at preventing [...]
Continue Reading →Gloria Forever, part 4
Ricky Carandang
The pieces are falling into place.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s longtime bodyguard, Delfin Bangit sits atop the chain of command of the Armed Forces.
Arroyo is a shoo in for Speaker of the House following her near certain win in [...]
Continue Reading →Mikey hits back: 4 Arroyos can’t make Speaker
by RG Cruz
ABS-CBN News
Denies plot to extend mom in power
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential son Pampanga 2nd District Representative Juan Miguel ‘Mikey’ Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday denied an alleged plot by his mother [...]
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