May 2010 Presidential Election

[Isuzoom]

Mas lalo ayaw ko nakapaligid kay Noynoy. Bayan Muna, KMU etc.....

mga buwaya din nakapaligid kay manoynoy....frank drilon and company...mar roxas?...ok na sana pero korina sanchez will pull him down.

[Lucius]

mga buwaya din nakapaligid kay manoynoy....frank drilon and company...mar roxas?...ok na sana pero korina sanchez will pull him down.

For sure ang laki ng sama ng loob ni Roxas, imagine somone who never intended to run even for VP took over his place

[niwde11]

mas masama loob ni korina. imagine 1st lady na naging abo pa.

[chua_riwap]

Desperado na ba itong si C-5 at Taga?

May nabasa akong Villar at Willie Menyek tandem sa 2010.

Nak ng pusa oh........:suka:

[just1362]

still undecided kung kanino ko ibibigay ang nag-iisa kong boto... wala pa naman kasing nagbibigay ng kani-kanilang platform of governance na klaro... but one thing for sure, i will vote a candidate who could give a firmed promised that once elected as president, he/she would surely abolish the pork barrel. i know, this is next to impossible, as there will surely be no politician willing to support him.

[JackFlash]

I've been grappling with this: politicians who turn politics into a family business. They set up dynasties in the towns/cities/provinces where they're from, having their wives, children, siblings sit in the offices they vacate once their terms are up. Claiming that it was the people who voted for the relatives, "seeing how well the former (mayor/congressman/gov./sen. etc.) did." As if we didn't know that since hawak na nila yung bayan, kontrolado na nila pati outcome ng local elections. As if a new face couldn't do any better.

I think this practice is one of the highest traits of a trapo, and therefore should be carefully scrutinized when choosing the next pres. Coz if they can play round robbin with their relatives to keep their seats warm in the local level, what more in the national, where more sensitive, lucrative contracts abound?

What do you guys think?

[jjmd3_787]

Sa November 20 na ang araw ng pag-file ng candidacy for 2010!

. . . mini-mini-mayni-mo

[explorer]

latest SWS survey

from: www.inquirer.net

[SIZE="3"]Aquino tops SWS poll; Villar 2nd, Estrada 3rd, Escudero 4th[/SIZE]

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:08:00 10/15/2009

MANILA, Philippines—A majority of Filipino voters believe that opposition Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III should replace President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2010, results of a nationwide survey conducted by Social Weather Stations from Sept. 18 to 21 showed.

Sixty percent of 1,800 respondents mentioned Aquino after being asked: “Who do you think are good leaders who should succeed President Arroyo as President?” Respondents were allowed to give up to three names.

Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar, who was in the lead in opinion polls before Aquino announced his candidacy, was second with 37 percent, up from 33 percent in June.

Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada came in third at 18 percent (down from 25 percent), followed by Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero at 15 percent (down from 20 percent), and Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II at 12 percent (down from 20 percent).

The survey had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 2.3 percentage points.

In 10 previous surveys, which asked the same question, Aquino, only son of the late President Cory Aquino and assassinated Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr., was not mentioned by respondents.

Aquino announced his plan to run for president on Sept. 9 amid the warm public sentiment for his mother who died on Aug. 1.

He topped a survey by the SWS in the vote-rich regions of Luzon early last month, winning the nod of an overwhelming 50 percent of respondents.

The survey, commissioned by private individuals and businessmen, was conducted on Sept. 5 and 6 among 1,200 respondents.

Huge declines for Noli, Loren

Vice President Noli de Castro and Sen. Loren Legarda both lost more than half of their supporters in the latest SWS survey, with the former getting 8 percent (down from 19 percent), and the latter receiving only 5 percent (down from 15 percent).

Support for Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. went up to 4 percent from 0.8 percent, while that for Sen. Panfilo Lacson fell from 7 percent to 2 percent.

Support for Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay also went down from 4 percent to 2 percent.

Bayani Fernando, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair, maintained his one percent, while those rooting for Bro. Eddie Villanueva rose from 0.8 to 1 percent.

Six percent of last month’s respondents could not give an answer, while 4 percent had no one to recommend.

Grateful

Aquino felt grateful that he topped the latest SWS survey.

“It humbles me to get such amount of support,” Aquino said, telling reporters that the survey showed that he was correct in “waging the people’s campaign.”

“But at the end of the day, I think … this is the expression of the people’s desire for substantive change in our country,” he said.

Aquino said the results should spur the Liberal Party to strive more to translate that support “into actuality.”

“Our platform, our solution is commensurate to the problems our countrymen are facing,” he said, adding that it was “imperative” that he and Roxas (his running mate) should work to change the government and society as a whole.

Villar confident

Adel Tamano, spokesperson of Villar’s Nacionalista Party (NP), said that despite the changes in the rankings in the survey, the party remained confident of its chances in the May 2010 national elections.

“This is part of the dynamics of a political campaign, and we expect more changes to happen in the run-up to the May 2010 elections, Tamano said in a statement.

He noted that when Villar expressed his intention to run for president, the NP standard-bearer ranked sixth in the surveys.

Tamano said Villar was able to improve his ratings through “sipag at tiyaga” (industry and patience).

The NP spokesperson said Villar would continue to work hard so that he could help put our country back on its feet.

Encouraging trajectory

Teodoro, the standard-bearer of the administration’s Lakas-Kampi-CMD coalition, was heartened by the rise in his rating.

“That’s very encouraging trajectory and elections are still many months away. The more people get to know who Gibo (Teodoro) really is and what he can do, we are confident this will continue to rise faster,” Teodoro’s spokesperson Nelson Victorino said in a text message to the Inquirer.

The deadline for filing candidacies is Nov. 30.

Estrada running again

Estrada, ousted in a popular uprising in 2001 and later convicted of graft, Wednesday said he would run again for president in next year’s elections.

“Yes, I will run,” Estrada, 72, told Agence France Presse, when asked to confirm press reports of his decision.

The formal announcement will be made at Sto. Niño church in Tondo, Manila, on Wednesday next week, Estrada said.

“I will not run for the presidency if I’m not sure I’ll win,” he said.

[CoDer]

O wag kayo, si Gibo ang nangunguna sa survey sa Congress.

[CVT]

“I will not run for the presidency if I’m not sure I’ll win,” he said.

Iyan si Erap,- oozing with confidence....

8800:juggle:

[INTREPID]

O wag kayo, si Gibo ang nangunguna sa survey sa Congress.

That was a waste of time and tax money. It's pretty obvious Gibo will win a mock election in Congress because the Lakas-Kampi party comprises the majority in the House. That's why no impeachment complaint against Pandak makes it past the House.

[JackFlash]

That was a waste of time and tax money. It's pretty obvious Gibo will win a mock election in Congress because the Lakas-Kampi party comprises the majority in the House. That's why no impeachment complaint against Pandak makes it past the House.

Obviously, "mock" is the operative word here. The elections were held in the place where the people's interests are always mocked.

I'm sure Congress's mock elections is giving the other guys ideas. Now Villar will conduct one in Las Pinas; Erap in San Juan; Binay in Makati; Bayani in his head; etc. That way, everybody will come out on top.

[INTREPID]

mga buwaya din nakapaligid kay manoynoy....frank drilon and company...mar roxas?...ok na sana pero korina sanchez will pull him down.

I agree. But Noynoy and Mar are still the lesser evils. And I think, for most of us, Noynoy represents hope, hope that our country can still change for the better.

[INTREPID]

I'm sure Congress's mock elections is giving the other guys ideas. Now Villar will conduct one in Las Pinas; Erap in San Juan; Binay in Makati; Bayani in his head; etc. That way, everybody will come out on top.

LOL, +1 here.

And what's really funny is that this is common among all politicians here -- they're all on top only in their heads.

[jansky]

but who among them will tell that they HONESTLY Lost at hindi DINAYA

[oliver1013]

Alangya wala ko masabi, si Erap nag top 3 pa

[JackFlash]

[SIZE=2]Political Storms Approaching:

[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Typhoon Erap
Devastates the country for two hours and then leaves. Despite the entry of a new disturbance though, it threatens to re-enter the Philippine area of responsibility.
Typhoon Gloria
Continues to pummel the entire Philippines for nine hours now. Gustiness rivals that of Typhoon Marcos in the ‘70s. Initial damage to agriculture is estimated at P728 million. Damage to infrastructure is unknown but initial reports say reconstruction of Macapagal Boulevard alone has cost the government P536 million. It was also able to sustain its strength after interacting with Typhoon Erap. It is forecast to remain almost stationary.


Typhoon Mar
Threatened to enter Philippine territory but after seeing the vigilance of Filipinos, it was forced to back out and gave way to Typhoon Noynoy.


Typhoon Noynoy
Initially categorized as a tropical storm until weather specialists observed a sudden rise in its gustiness and wind speed. After being officially declared a typhoon, it now brings scattered rain showers in Luzon including Metro Manila. Moderate to strong winds are expected to blow toward the Visayas and Mindanao in the coming days. [By the way, beware of typhoon Noynoy's thunder - it wouldn't shut up!]


Typhoon Villar
Earlier forecast categorized it as a “super typhoon” maintaining strength in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Roads and road extensions were damaged – twice (double devastation). But the entry of Typhoon Noynoy in Philippine territory has eclipsed its impact. The rest of the country will remain cloudy though.


Typhoon (Brother) Eddie
A similarly-named typhoon entered the country in 2004 and threatened to pour 5 million centimeters of rainwater in the entire country. You know what happened. The typhoon was re-categorized as a drizzle.


Typhoon Bayani
This weather disturbance was located at 14° 38′ 24″ North Northwest of Marikina City. Weather experts refused to categorize it as a typhoon because its impact is localized. It did, however attempt to pack maximum sustained winds similar to a tropical storm. But latest satellite data revealed no sign of activity.


Typhoon Gibo
It was nowhere near the Philippine area of responsibility until three hours before PAGASA made its latest forecast. In fact, typhoon Bayani’s moderate winds were already blowing east of the metro before Gibo made its presence felt and officially entered Philippine territory. The weather bureau forecasts similarities in the movements of typhoon Gibo and typhoon Gloria although both Gibo and typhoon Noynoy originated approximately 10 miles east of Central Luzon.


Typhoon Jejomar
Described by weather specialists as “stubborn” and territorial,” this typhoon has recently threatened the whole country if not for some climatological developments. What’s alarming is that people to tend to ignore Typhoon Jejomar’s ability to destroy. It has remained stationary for 23 years (and counting).

Typhoon Loren & Typhoon Chiz
For the first time in local weather history, two typhoons entered the country at the same time making landfall on the same area. The impact is moderate though, without much damage, and both typhoons are expected to leave soon… unless either of them interact with typhoon Erap.


Typhoon Jamby
The hardest to predict among the weather disturbances. Scattered raindrops will not completely wet an exposed surface regardless of duration. But the public is advised to remain cautious of lightning. Despite the rains, temperatures will remain high.


Typhoon Ronnie (Puno)
No satellite or surface data was made available because… “Tahimik lamang magtrabaho ang Typhoon Ronnie kaya maraming nagagawa (na damage).”


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[4wrider]

Re-inventing Gibo: From Good to Great
Tuesday, 20 October 2009 00:00
By Buddy Cunanan
The Manila Times

Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro was recently criticized for his seeming lack of visibility during the crisis brought about by Typhoon Ondoy. As concurrent National Disaster Coordinating Council chairman, it was his job to manage the government’s response to the disaster.

Although he did preside over several televised press conferences where he discussed what authorities were doing to bring order back to the metropolis and help the victims of the massive flooding, many felt that his performance during the calamity was weak and that he failed to provide what was most needed at that moment—leadership.

Management and leadership are two notions that are often used interchangeably. However, while there is a link between the two qualities, this is not always the case. To put it plainly, managing is planning, organizing, and coordinating. Leading is inspiring and motivating people.

At the height of Ondoy, the public needed someone to step into the spotlight, to reassure the nation that help was on the way, even if that help was, in reality, non-existent. They needed a voice of courage and strength to shore up sagging spirits in the face of the storm. Sadly, Ondoy could have been Gibo’s moment and his much-awaited game-changer.

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I’ve followed Gibo’s career over the years and his aversion to dominating the podium seems to be a reflection of his management style. Gibo possesses two qualities that could make him a very good president, if elected—people empowerment and the ability to work with institutions and effect change.

In fairness, Gibo could have used the Ondoy crisis to boost his public image. Sources say his staff tried to persuade him to be more high-profile during the typhoon. To their disappointment, the youthful defense chief would hear nothing of it as he did not want to be perceived as taking advantage of the situation to further his presidential ambitions—a rare and noble trait for a politician.

Instead, Gibo, making the most of the government’s meager resources, chose to closely supervise the catastrophe from behind the scenes and allow rescue and relief personnel—those equipped and trained for the task—to do their jobs. Compare this with Sen Richard Gordon’s much-assailed meddling in military operations during the kidnapping of the International Red Cross workers in Sulu a few months ago, which many felt was a self-serving move.

As a congressman, Gibo successfully led the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) for many years. Later, he reportedly tried to move the party away from its populist leaning to a more centrist, market-oriented ideology. Gibo also refused to hog the committee chairmanships that the NPC was entitled to as a member of the ruling coalition—uncharacteristic of a Filipino politician—and instead gave them to the other “young turks” of the party, whom he encouraged to shine and excel. For a while, he was able to revitalize the NPC, but his plans and reforms ultimately brought him in conflict with the party’s old guard and stalwarts. Frustrated by the latter’s refusal to change, Gibo moved to the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD, a party more in tune with his visionary ideas.

His low-key style has also worked well in the Defense Department, which he has run efficiently since he took over two years ago. As the youngest defense chief in history, Gibo gained the respect and admiration of the officer corps and enlisted ranks by tirelessly championing the need to modernize the Armed Forces and working to professionalize the military. Most importantly, Gibo has provided continuity by diligently implementing the Philippine Defense Reform program, a plan based on the Estrada administration-initiated RP-US Joint Defense Assessment that is now the blueprint for the future of the military.

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In an earlier column, I lamented the fact that Gibo should have begun making a name for himself when he first joined the Cabinet. However, I realized that his low-key approach has been a vital element to his success at the Defense Department and to a certain degree, the NPC.

Gibo must now re-invent himself. His most immediate concern should be jacking up his cellar-dweller survey ratings. In the latest SWS poll, he rated a measly 4 percent—way behind Senators Benigno Aquino 3rd and Manuel Villar Jr, with 60 percent and 37 percent, respectively. The Ondoy crisis shows that he continues to rely on the same skill set which made him an effective Secretary of Defense. He’s got to up his game and show us that he can be more than just a manager. Gibo needs to inspire and lead.

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[SIZE=3]Aquino for moral recovery![/SIZE]

ok sana Chiz but...not with Danding on his back
lahat puro trapo,mga plata porma hanggang porma lang

[Lucius]

Parang gusto ko kay ERAP... Mas dadami pasugalan