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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 →Transcript of interview of Senator Benigno S. “Noynoy” Aquino III by Anthony Taberna, Umagang Kay Ganda, January 26, 2010
Estrada scolds Maceda; LP warns of ‘Arroyo option’
By Philip Tubeza, Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Be careful what you wish for.
Former President Joseph Estrada Thursday said he scolded former Sen. Ernesto Maceda for coming up with that “kalokohan (nonsense)”.
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Continue Reading →Noynoy lead now 22 points; Erap overtakes Villar—SWS
GERARD S. DELA PEÑA
BusinessWorld
With the May 10 elections just around the corner, Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III has picked up steam to widen his lead in the presidential race, results of the [...]
Continue Reading →Can a real-estate billionaire transform the Philippines?
PING GALANG
GMANews.tv
On the face of it, Manuel Villar’s rise from modest economic and social beginnings to a stature of immense wealth and political influence qualifies the man as a model for small businessmen and professionals [...]
Continue Reading →Villar profitably combined politics and housing
PING GALANG
GMANew.tv
One of Manuel Villar’s websites, www.mannyvillar.com.ph, proclaims among other trivia his early legislative initiatives as a new member of the House of Representatives back in 1992: the New Foreign Investments [...]
Continue Reading →Villar featured in Forbes Asia Magazine
By Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – If elected president, Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. will be the first businessman elected into the highest office in the land.
Forbes Asia magazine recently [...]
Continue Reading →Reporters barred from interviewing Villar
AMITA O. LEGASPI
GMANews.TV
Reporters covering the Nacionalista Party campaign were furious Wednesday night after they were barred from getting near presidential bet Senator Manuel Villar Jr. and interviewing him after at least four hours of [...]
Continue Reading →Villar, Noynoy warn vs delaying polls
abs-cbnNEWS.com
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 →Villar vows to bring home stranded OFWs on Day 1 of presidency
By Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar has reiterated his vow to bring distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) back to the country and [...]
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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…
