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Villar, Noynoy warn vs delaying polls
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MANILA, Philippines – Presidential rivals Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of the Liberal Party and Sen. Manny Villar of the Nacionalista Party on Wednesday opposed proposals to postpone the May 10 polls, saying it may lead to President [...]
Continue Reading →NICANOR P. PERLAS: New governance goes beyond gov’t
By DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
(Editor’s Note: The presidential profiles will be running in no particular order but as the stories come in from our reporters in the field.)
(Sixth of a series)
MANILA, [...]
Continue Reading →‘Quiboloy’s endorsement nothing but homage politics’
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Ang Kapatiran Party standard-bearer JC de los Reyes believes the endorsement of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of Kingdom of Jesus Christ the Name Above Every Name congregation will not deliver votes [...]
Continue Reading →Erap tied with Villar in latest Pulse Asia poll
By Helen Flores
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – With elections less than two weeks away, the tandem of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) standard-bearer former President Joseph Estrada and running mate Jejomar Binay [...]
Continue Reading →Palace opposes parallel manual count
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MANILA, Philippines – A spokesman for President Arroyo on Tuesday opposed a petition for a parallel manual count of the May 10 polls.
In a press conference, Deputy Presidential Spokesman Roger Peyuan said the timing of the petition is [...]
Continue Reading →Ignore surveys, Gordon urges media
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr., DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Four days after suing survey firms for damages, presidential candidate Richard Gordon Monday said the media should just disregard election survey results.
Sought for comment on a new survey [...]
Continue Reading →Six presidential bets call for parallel manual count
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Six presidential candidates called yesterday for a parallel manual count to ensure the credibility of the May 10 elections.
They are former President Joseph Estrada, Sen. Benigno Aquino [...]
Continue Reading →Perlas: Better a delayed election than a failed election
By Michelle Cristobal
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – Why hold an automated election for the country’s highest office if there is a large possibility that it will fail?
Independent presidential candidate Nicanor “Nick” Perlas said this [...]
Continue Reading →Bishops slam front-runners for snubbing CBCP forum
By Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—A church official yesterday denounced the four leading presidential candidates for ignoring a Church-sponsored public forum focusing on the problems of the marginalized.
They do not deserve the people’s [...]
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The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
- Learned Optimism
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…
- P-Noy strokes the Nation's 'Pleasure Zones'
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…
