"I do this for unity in support of change. And if that means somebody must make the sacrifice, it must be me. Ako na." - Senator Mar Roxas
Giving way must have been the biggest, most important decision that the Liberal Party head has ever made in his entire life and all he gets for his selfless act is a sound of his name being chanted by those closest to him and supporters.
And now, people are clamoring for Noynoy Aquino to finally announce his declaration to run for the Presidency in 2010, who may have never dreamed of seeking a higher office at this stage of his political career nor at the recent passing of his mother. The Law Maker from Tarlac who has been seeking the advice of his family, friends and experts, stated before that he is taking things slowly because he knows the burden of being the person inside the Malacañang, based from what he saw from his mother during the her time at the office.
He gave up his dream to fulfill the dream of their forebearers, according to Roxas, whose father was also a member of the LP together with Ninoy Aquino during the height of the Marcos rule. A dream, which the veteran senator says is a common dream of a better Philippines, where good will triumph over evil.
But he says that the Filipinos should not remain as dreamers in our own country and start acting to do get the job done.
"Hindi kami maghihiwalay ni Noy. I will stand with him." - Roxas
Let's just hope that Noynoy on the other hand would not leave us hanging for nothing and would finally take the torch of leadership to give light our country.
Showing posts with label 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2010. Show all posts
9.02.2009
7.08.2009
Like Reagan, Like Mandela
“In my personal opinion, it is ministerial for the Comelec to accept the certificate of candidacy without pre-judging the citizenship and qualification." - Commissioner Rene Sarmiento
Seems like there's no stopping former president Joseph Estrada from filing his candidacy if in case he finally decides to run for president again on May 2010.
But that's just the easy part for the ousted president, as Comelec Commisioner Sarmiento said that it is the constitutional right of every person to submit their candidacy for any government office, adding that it is up to the Supreme Court to judge the qualification of any aspirants.
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There were, however, varying views from varying people who are in government offices and those who are close to Erap.
Those who are against his new-found aspiration for presidency are stating that he can no longer run due to a provision in the contitution and that all former presidents including the incumbent one, GMA, should not be allowed run for the same seat.
Those who are in favor of Erap's candidacy are saying that he is eligible for office given the tenure he has served which is two and a half-years, just one and a half-year short of the 4-year tenure wherein a former president is banned to run again.
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Ambassador Ernesto Maceda, who was always supportive of the former president and the Estrada family stated that Erap may be the most mature and emotionally stable candidate even comparing him to Ronald Reagan and Nelson Mandela who became president even beyond their 70's and 80's saying that his political career gives him the edge over other candidates.
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Looking at the current situation, it seems that both Erap and GMA are in the dilemna on how they will bend the rule for them to be ablt to run for office either for president or any other posistion for that matter and it is quite obvious how carefully they are planning things as to how little they are giving away from their statements.
Source: The Manila Times Internet Edition
Seems like there's no stopping former president Joseph Estrada from filing his candidacy if in case he finally decides to run for president again on May 2010.
But that's just the easy part for the ousted president, as Comelec Commisioner Sarmiento said that it is the constitutional right of every person to submit their candidacy for any government office, adding that it is up to the Supreme Court to judge the qualification of any aspirants.
***
There were, however, varying views from varying people who are in government offices and those who are close to Erap.
Those who are against his new-found aspiration for presidency are stating that he can no longer run due to a provision in the contitution and that all former presidents including the incumbent one, GMA, should not be allowed run for the same seat.
Those who are in favor of Erap's candidacy are saying that he is eligible for office given the tenure he has served which is two and a half-years, just one and a half-year short of the 4-year tenure wherein a former president is banned to run again.
***
Ambassador Ernesto Maceda, who was always supportive of the former president and the Estrada family stated that Erap may be the most mature and emotionally stable candidate even comparing him to Ronald Reagan and Nelson Mandela who became president even beyond their 70's and 80's saying that his political career gives him the edge over other candidates.
***
Looking at the current situation, it seems that both Erap and GMA are in the dilemna on how they will bend the rule for them to be ablt to run for office either for president or any other posistion for that matter and it is quite obvious how carefully they are planning things as to how little they are giving away from their statements.
Source: The Manila Times Internet Edition
6.30.2009
Automation No More?
“We may have to go manual.” - Comelec Chair Jose Melo
Due to the lack of documents from the Security & Exchange Commission, the contract signing of the Smartmatic-TIM, the winning bidders for the automation of the 2010 election, which was scheduled this Friday was postponed to Tuesday and was yet again rescheduled to next Friday.
However, Total Information Management (TIM), the local partner of Smarmatic declared its withdrawal from the partnership for the computerization of the upcoming elections next year stating that lack of budget was the reason. A Daily Inquirer source said that the TIM was 300 million short of its budget.
The Comelec on the other hand said that the local counterpart withdrew without giving a justifiable reason and are willing to file charges against the company.
Juan Villa of Smartmatic was in contact with TIM and wer not giving up on the contract from the Commission of Election.
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Meanwhile, Commissioner Melo would like to see if the TIM people were contacted by anti-automation groups that may have caused their withdrawal for the election modernization.
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The only reason that there may be groups with such a cause is to make sure that the National Election will not be tamper proof, thus, making the process of vote counting vulnerable to those are are willing to lie, cheat and steal their way to whatever government seats. And that includes the Presidential and Congressional seat.
“I told them that the elections must push through. If you withdraw, you are putting your private interest above that of the national interest.” - Com. Jose Melo
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Due to the lack of documents from the Security & Exchange Commission, the contract signing of the Smartmatic-TIM, the winning bidders for the automation of the 2010 election, which was scheduled this Friday was postponed to Tuesday and was yet again rescheduled to next Friday.
However, Total Information Management (TIM), the local partner of Smarmatic declared its withdrawal from the partnership for the computerization of the upcoming elections next year stating that lack of budget was the reason. A Daily Inquirer source said that the TIM was 300 million short of its budget.
The Comelec on the other hand said that the local counterpart withdrew without giving a justifiable reason and are willing to file charges against the company.
Juan Villa of Smartmatic was in contact with TIM and wer not giving up on the contract from the Commission of Election.
***
Meanwhile, Commissioner Melo would like to see if the TIM people were contacted by anti-automation groups that may have caused their withdrawal for the election modernization.
***
The only reason that there may be groups with such a cause is to make sure that the National Election will not be tamper proof, thus, making the process of vote counting vulnerable to those are are willing to lie, cheat and steal their way to whatever government seats. And that includes the Presidential and Congressional seat.
“I told them that the elections must push through. If you withdraw, you are putting your private interest above that of the national interest.” - Com. Jose Melo
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer
6.28.2009
The Battle of David and Gloriath
"..it would be a shame if no Kapampangan stands up and lets her (GMA) do so unchallenged." - Prof. Randy David
Just before the weekend, Prof. Randy David expressed his plans to challenge President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo if in case she runs for congress during the 2010 National Election. And that is to prevent the Chief Executive from being elected as Prime Minister if ever the administration's allies in the House succeeds in shifting the form of government from presidential to parliamentary.
David, who hails from Betis, a town like Lubao which is situated within the second district of Pampanga is said to have a chance of clinching the vote come May 2010 with the help of a so-called "catholic vote" block with the influence of his brother, who is a bishop in that province.
On the other hand, President Arroyo's chances of winning the congressional seat is thick as she was said to have been frequently visiting her hometown very often and is most likely practicing patronage politics.
People from the Opposition and different militant groups are all backing the UP professor if he finally decides to run against the President. This, however, is criticized by the administration allies saying that if someone wants to run for office, that person should not run for the sake of running, there should be a prepared platform. Pointing that David should run for the sake of serving a constituent and not because he's preventing something from happening.
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Despite everything that's happening around the Con-ass, a lot of political moves have also been taking place for both the Opposition and the Administration who is rumored to have planned its every move up to the tiniest details to finalized the shifting of the form of government and extending GMA's reign beyond 2010.
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Well, if it's true that the Commander-in-Chief had figured everything out, then everyone from the Opposition, militant groups and those who are against the speculated plan of the current administration might find it difficult to stage a plan of their own or even make a stalemate.
"It's some sort of a chess game. You want to keep them guessing also." - Gov. Ed Panlilio
*Source: The Philippine Star
**Title is derived from an article of The Philippine Star
Just before the weekend, Prof. Randy David expressed his plans to challenge President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo if in case she runs for congress during the 2010 National Election. And that is to prevent the Chief Executive from being elected as Prime Minister if ever the administration's allies in the House succeeds in shifting the form of government from presidential to parliamentary.
David, who hails from Betis, a town like Lubao which is situated within the second district of Pampanga is said to have a chance of clinching the vote come May 2010 with the help of a so-called "catholic vote" block with the influence of his brother, who is a bishop in that province.
On the other hand, President Arroyo's chances of winning the congressional seat is thick as she was said to have been frequently visiting her hometown very often and is most likely practicing patronage politics.
People from the Opposition and different militant groups are all backing the UP professor if he finally decides to run against the President. This, however, is criticized by the administration allies saying that if someone wants to run for office, that person should not run for the sake of running, there should be a prepared platform. Pointing that David should run for the sake of serving a constituent and not because he's preventing something from happening.
***
Despite everything that's happening around the Con-ass, a lot of political moves have also been taking place for both the Opposition and the Administration who is rumored to have planned its every move up to the tiniest details to finalized the shifting of the form of government and extending GMA's reign beyond 2010.
***
Well, if it's true that the Commander-in-Chief had figured everything out, then everyone from the Opposition, militant groups and those who are against the speculated plan of the current administration might find it difficult to stage a plan of their own or even make a stalemate.
"It's some sort of a chess game. You want to keep them guessing also." - Gov. Ed Panlilio
*Source: The Philippine Star
**Title is derived from an article of The Philippine Star
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