The ‘formidable’ duo
Nestor Mata
Malaya
‘Manny Villar and Loren Legarda have emerged as the team to beat.’
ELECTION DAY is still six months away, and already some presidential wannabes are already throwing partisan bombs, staging pep rallies and holding photo-ops instead of more serious gravitas-building appearances and statements about policies, goals and programs.
Of all the would-be presidents numbering over --- believe it or not! ---91, only two presidential and vice presidential teams ha…
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Impossible dream and challenges
Nestor Mata
Malaya Nov. 23, 2009
‘Manny picks Loren, like him an environmentalist, protector of human rights, and advocate of good government.’
ANYTIME anyone tells you that a dream is impossible and anytime you’re discouraged by impossible challenges, all you have to do is take a glance at Manny Villar and Loren Legarda and learn how they have survived the "arrows and slings of outrageous " accusations in their political journey.
Even long before the start of…
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Added by Bong Laurel on November 23, 2009 at 4:12am —
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Back to two parties – the NP and the LP?
DUCKY PAREDES
‘The Manny-Loren tandem is a powerful combination and could well be the team to beat.’
THE way that things are moving, we may be on our way back to more halcyon times when we had only two political parties. Back then, one was either a Nacionalista or a Liberal and being one or the other meant something. My grandfather was a dyed-in-the-wool Nacionalista and, although he would usually think deeply before making decisions, in politics, he w…
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Added by Bong Laurel on November 23, 2009 at 4:00am —
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12 senators clear Villar in C-5 road deal
By Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star) Updated November 17, 2009 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - Twelve senators have signed Senate Resolution 1472 expressing the sense of the Senate to dismiss the ethics complaint against Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar on the controversial C-5 road double insertions issue.
Those who signed were Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Lito Lapid, Gregorio Honasan, Joke…
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"Narita Airport on Jul. 13, 2004: While waiting to board a flight to Manila, Bob Fischer was arrested with no valid passport and a scuffle ensued. Filipino GM Eugene Torre asked Bob about his damaged teeth, "I haven't checked properly coz like Muhamad Ali…I don't look so handsome anymore". Bob was quoted."
1978 Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad: Vic Torre (brother of GM Eugene Torre) played in board 1 for the Philippines in the 1st round and won versus Andorran player. Ricardo De Guzman on board 2 an…
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"Narita Airport on Jul. 13, 2004: While waiting to board a flight to Manila, Bob Fischer was arrested with no valid passport and a scuffle ensued. Filipino GM Eugene Torre asked Bob about his damaged teeth, "I haven't checked properly coz like Muhamad Ali…I don't look so handsome anymore". Bob was quoted."
1978 Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad: Vic Torre (brother of GM Eugene Torre) played in board 1 for the Philippines in the 1st round and won versus Andorran player. Ricardo De Guzman on board 2 an…
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Cojuangco vs Cojuangco
BABE'S EYE VIEW By Babe Romualdez (The Philippine Star) Updated September 13, 2009 12:00 AM
Sources tell us the Lakas-Kampi executive committee is leaning towards Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro as their standard bearer. They’re scheduled to meet on September 16. When that happens, we will have a “Cojuangco vs. Cojuangco” in May 2010. As many people know, Gilbert Cojuangco Teodoro is the second cousin of Benigno Cojuangco Aquino III or Noynoy, now the presidentia…
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Villar again tops new SWS survey
By Maila Ager
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 13:12:00 08/24/2009
MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Senator Manny Villar has again emerged as the top choice for president next year in a survey by the Social Weather Station which he himself commissioned.
The nationwide survey of 1,500 respondents was made June 19 to 22, a few weeks before the death of the late president Corazon Aquino which is believed to have changed the political landscape for the 2010 elections.
In t…
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KAISA PO NINYO, KAMING MGA NAMULAT NOONG DEKADA 80, SA PAGPUGAY SA INA NG DEMOKRASYA NG BANSA. BAGAMAT MAY MGA PAGKUKULANG NOON, ALAM NAMIN NA MAHIRAP ANG MGA PANAHONG YAON. SA INYONG PAGPANAW AT PAG BALIK SA ATING AMANG LUMIKHA... DASAL NAMIN ANG NGITI MULA SA IYO CORY AQUINO NA TUNAY MAY PAG-ASA PA ANG BAYAN NATIN... PAALAM PO MADAM CORY....
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Villar is top pick for president- IBON survey
Nacionalista President Sen. Manny Villar emerged as the top contender in the 2010 presidential elections according to the latest non-commissioned presidential survey of IBON Foundation Inc. conducted on July 4 to 11.
Based on the two-staged survey, which has 1,495 respondents nationwide and +-3 margin of error, Villar toppled Sen. Francis Escudero, who was the first place in IBON's April 17 to 26 survey.
When respondents were asked who they want t…
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Added by Bong Laurel on July 27, 2009 at 8:50am —
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This is from an article in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on
Sunday.
The Business Section asked readers for ideas on "How Would You Fix the
Economy?"
I think this guy nailed it!
Dear Mr. President:
Please find below my suggestion for fixing America 's economy.
Instead of giving billions of dollars to companies that will squander
the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.
You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:
There are about 40 million people o…
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Added by Bong Laurel on July 23, 2009 at 7:17am —
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Second Quarter 2009 Social Weather Survey:
Villar tops the “best leaders to succeed PGMA in 2010”;
Estrada, Escudero, and Roxas gain while de Castro drops
Social Weather Stations
Senator Manny Villar took the top spot in the people’s recommended successors to
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2010, according to the Second Quarter 2009 Social Weather
Survey, fielded over June 19-22, 2009.
Thirty-three (33%) percent gave the name of Sen. Villar in response to the question, “Sa ilalim ng
kasaluk…
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PRESIDENT Manuel Roxas
"Our noble aspirations for nationhood, long cherished and ardously contended for by our people, will be realised."
Born: January 1, 1892
Died: April 15, 1948
Position in History: Philippines: 5th President, Commonwealth: 3rd President, Third Republic: 1st President
Commonwealth Presidential Term: May 28, 1946 - July 4, 1946
Republic Presidential Term: July 4, 1946 - April 15, 1948
Duration of Terms: 37 days (Commonwealth), 651 days (Republic), 688 days (total)
The last…
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Added by Bong Laurel on July 2, 2009 at 2:40am —
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Manila RTC Judge Jorge Emmanuel Lorredo’s order in the perjury case filed by Mike Defensor against Jun Lozada:
Here it is:
"Accused having been arrested, his arraignment is set to May 7, 2009 at 8:30 in the morning.
"In view of the pendency of a motion filed by a priest and a nun involving the custody of accused, and in view of news reports that the Senators would also be filing a motion praying for the custody of accused in the Senate, the resolution of the request for commitment order filed…
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Added by Bong Laurel on May 5, 2009 at 8:46pm —
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ISANG DALANGIN NG PAG-MAMAHAL
ITO'Y AKING DASAL SA MAY KAPAL
SANA BAWAT BANSA AY MAG-UNAWAAN
AT MATUTUNG MAGBIGAYAN
KUNG MANGYAYARI LANG SANA ITO
ANONG LIGAYA NG ATING MUNDO
SANA MAGKAISA ANG ISIP NG TAO
PAYAPA NG LAHAT TAYO
WALA NG DIGMAAN
PANAY KAUNLARAN
GINHAWA'Y MAKAKAMTAN!!!
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Added by Bong Laurel on December 28, 2008 at 11:37pm —
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Nakikiramay ang dugong nacionalista sa pagpanaw ng isang tunay na lider ng bayan na si Ka Bel. Dasal namin ang kaluwalhatian ng kanyang kaluluwa. Sa iyong pagpanaw, Ka Bel, kami ay nagluluksa...
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Added by Bong Laurel on May 20, 2008 at 1:04am —
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Villar keeps title as richest senator
By BUTCH FERNANDEZ
Business Mirror Reporter
Senate President Manuel Villar kept his ranking as the richest Senator based on the statement of assets and liabilities filed by members of the chamber, breaching the billion-peso bar for the first time in declaring a net worth of P1,041,383,9246 last year.
Next to Villar was Sen. Jamby Madrigal, who is locked in an inheritance battle with relatives, with a net worth of P146.5 million; followed by Sen. Ramon Rev…
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Added by Bong Laurel on May 19, 2008 at 11:26pm —
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Great leaders don't think outside the box-they bury it. And then they make it sure none of their followers are tempted to dig it up again.
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