Political News April 1, 2013

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01 April 2013

 

LP NEWS

 

Cayetano turns to listening to promote reelection bid – Inquirer Like others in the so-called Genuine Opposition in 2007, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano credits the widespread sentiment against then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the main reason he won his first term as senator.

No work, no pay for solons pushed - Inquirer With absenteeism a perennial problem in Congress, lawmakers who fail to meet the most basic requirement of showing up for work must be fined for their absences, some senatorial aspirants believe.

LP fields most number of mayoral bets in CamSur - Inquirer While the Liberal Party (LP) lagged behind in terms of number of district and provincial bets among the three dominant contending parties in Camarines Sur, it tops in the number of bets running for mayor under its banner.

Villar bares her priority agenda - Bulletin Former Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar, who is running for senator under the NP-Team PNoy, said her advocacies are focused on agriculture, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), women and family, education, livelihood, and jobs.

 

 

UNA STORIES

 

‘Last hurrah’ in politics for Estrada - Inquirer In typically colorful fashion, graft-tainted former Philippine president Joseph Estrada launched his campaign for mayor of Manila Sunday in what he described as his “last hurrah” in politics.
Related News	UNA proclaims Erap as Manila bet - Star Erap calls mayoral bid his ‘last hurrah’ – Tribune Erap calls Lim ‘outgoing mayor’ – Manila Times ‘Last hurrah’ in politics for Estrada – Business World Erap holds UNA rally – Manila Standard
Binay seeks hike in subsidy for state schools - Star Vice President Jejomar Binay said yesterday that the government must increase its subsidy for state colleges and universities (SCUs) “to solve the present problem in education.”
Erap: No rift between JV, Jinggoy – GMA News As far as former President Joseph Estrada is concerned, all is well between his two sons, Senator Jinggoy Estrada and senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito.

UNA rally umapaw sa Liwasang Bonifacio – Abante Tonite Halos tanghali pa lamang kahapon apektado na ang daloy ng trapiko sa Liwasang Bonifacio sa lungsod ng Maynila dahil sa pagdagsa ng mga tao sa proclamation rally nina dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada at ka-tandem nitong si Vice Mayor Isko Moreno kasama ang senatorial candidates ng United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) sa pangunguna nina Vice President Jejomar Binay at Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.

 

 

OTHER STORIES

 

Comelec chief to local candidates: You’ve had your fun - Inquirer Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes on Sunday vowed to crack down on erring candidates who continue to flaunt election rules regarding illegal campaigning and illegal campaign materials.
Related News		Comelec drive vs illegal posters on - Star Comelec warns bets on campaign posters - Bulletin Only anti-RH bets will be on Church list- Malaya
Villanueva, Hagedorn forgot media in campaign motorcade - Inquirer An undisclosed number of Manila-based media entities, including the Inquirer, failed to cover the Easter Sunday motorcade of independent senatorial candidates Bro. Eddie Villanueva and Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn in Bulacan province.
Related News		Bro. Eddie, Hagedorn nagsanib puwersa! –  Pilipino Star Ngayon
Defend your faith, don’t sell votes, Quezon bishop tells Catholics - Inquirer With the start of the official election period for local candidates, Quezon Bishop Emilio Marquez on Sunday urged the faithful not to sell their votes and defend their Catholic faith.
Idealism prompts educator to run for the Senate - Star Kapatiran party senatorial bet Marwil Llasos raised the question after enumerating what he believes are the ills that plague the country today – political dynasties, corruption, and traditional politicians.
5,000 Pinoys in Sabah displaced by standoff - Star Close to 5,000 Filipinos residing in Sabah have been displaced by the clashes between Malaysian security forces and armed followers of the Sulu sultanate who pressed their proprietary claims over the territory.
Related News	Malaysia taken to UN for maltreatment of Filipinos - Malaya Aquino’s emissaries visit 8 Sabah detainees finally – Tribune MNLF warns of 'long war' with Malaysia – ABS-CBN News
Start of Pangasinan bets’ campaign peaceful - Star The start of the campaign period for local candidates in Pangasinan turned out peaceful yesterday except for reports of posting of campaign materials on structures not designated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as common poster area.
Busy with poll tax efforts, NPA reduces atrocities - Malaya The Armed Forces said the number of atrocities by communist rebels around the country went down to 61 during the first quarter from 91 in the last quarter of 2012.
P300M in advances written off - Malaya The Commission on Audit has allowed the Office of the President to write off close to P300 million dormant accounts consisting of unliquidated cash advances by deceased government officials and untraceable amounts released by the Marcos administration to two defunct agencies from 1966 to 1968.
Local bets’ security fine-tuned - Malaya PNP chief Alan Purisima yesterday reminded ground troops to intensify their   security plans   to ensure the safety of local candidates and their supporters. The  local campaign period started last Saturday.
Aquino, Binay show contrasting takes on economy – Manila Standard President Benigno Aquino III compared the economy to Christ on Easter Sunday, saying the country had risen from the dead, but opposition leader and Vice President Jejomar Binay said the vast majority of Filipinos were still suffering and that the nation had yet to be reborn, and liberated from the chains of poverty, hunger and injustice.
Kiko, sinisi kaya nabasura ang Magna Carta of the Poor-  Pilipino Star Ngayon Kasalanan umano ni Senador Francis “Kiko” Pangi­linan kaya hindi pinirmahan ni Pangulong Aquino ang panukalang Magna Carta of the Poor.
Related News	Kiko sinisisi sa pag-veto ni PNoy sa Magna Carta of the Poor - Remate
Ballot printing matatapos ngayong linggo – Brillantes - Remate Inaasahang matatapos na ngayong linggo ang ballot printing para sa May midterm elections, ayon kay Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillante, Jr.
Senate to review UAAP residency requirement – Peoples Journal The Senate is set to review the “new residency rule” of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines requiring a UAAP high school athlete transferring to a different UAAP college to sit out two years of competition before being allowed to play.
Related News	UAAP residency rule hihimayin ng Senado - Abante

 

EDITORIAL

 

Unless voters heed bishops’ plea, political dynasties will continue by Amando Doronila, Inquirer In six weeks, we will know if Filipino voters will repudiate the election of members of political dynasties to senatorial and congressional offices and more than 17,000 provincial and municipal posts all over the country.

Easter by Conrado de Quiros, Inquirer Before the country took a break from earthly concerns over the weekend, it got a foretaste of Easter. That was in the form of the Fitch Ratings raising the country’s credit rating to investment grade.

Crackdown – Editorial, Star With the local campaign kicking off, the Commission on Elections has vowed to crack down on illegal posters and other materials displayed in areas not designated for campaign purposes by the poll body. The Comelec had earlier announced it was tapping social media to encourage citizens to report illegal campaign activities. Since then the poll body has been criticized for its underwhelming response to complaints, and for alleged bias when it comes to illegal campaign activities attributed to administration candidates.

Divide Comelec functions between legal, IT experts by Jarius Bondoc, Star The nine functions that the Constitution entrusts with the Comelec can be reduced to two basics: to adjudicate election cases, and to oversee all elections.

Catching up or getting left behind? by Benjamin Diokno, Malaya Is the Philippines catching up with or getting left behind by its Asean-5 neighbors in terms of human development indicators? The Human Development Report of 2013 which was launched   March 25  showed where the Philippines was 32 years ago, its slow, difficult struggle to improve human progress, and its challenges in the years ahead.

Too restrictive by Ninez Cacho Olivares, Tribune For years, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has been after candidates’ violations of campaign rules, especially on the unlawful campaign materials of candidates, both local and national, plastered all over the country.

Ang Lim vs. Erap ay PNoy vs. Binay  by Percy Lapid - Hataw Simula na ang opisyal na kampanya para sa local candidates. Naging malinaw na ang tagisan ng dalawang puwersa sa kasalukuyang pamahalaan dahil sa halalan sa Maynila.