Political News April 5, 2013

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05 April 2013

 

LP NEWS

 

Aquino woos Caviteños, raves over ‘tourism road’ -- Inquirer He went to Cavite to sing the virtues of the administration’s local candidates and his handpicked senatorial candidates.
Related News	Aquino blasts unnamed politician, leaves Cavite audience guessing - Inquirer Only 2 Team PNoy bets show up at coalition’s Cavite rally - Inquirer
‘Lewd’ rally causes cracks in Malabon mayor’s team - Inquirer Malabon City Mayor Antolin Oreta III on Thursday said he was considering dropping his team’s vice mayoral candidate following Monday night’s proclamation rally which drew criticism in cyberspace for the “lewdness” of the dancers who performed onstage.
LP bet in Marinduque disqualified - Inquirer The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified from running for a House seat an heiress of a powerful political clan in Marinduque, an administration candidate, for false statements about her citizenship and residency in her certificate of candidacy (COC).
Will Kris Aquino still endorse bets? Bam Aquino doubtful - Inquirer Kris Aquino’s endorsement of Team PNoy senatorial candidates is a plus but remains uncertain after she decided to shy away from the limelight following her controversial legal battle with ex-husband, James Yap.
Related News	Kris unlikely to board Bam’s campaign trail – Manila Times
Pimentel, poll fraud victim, bats for electoral reform - Star It’s not surprising that electoral reform is Sen. Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III’s main advocacy.
‘Ratings of Team PNoy bets show trust in gov’t’ - Star The continued dominance of the senatorial candidates of the administration in pre-election surveys is a clear indication of the trust and confidence of the people in President Aquino, Team PNoy campaign manager Sen. Franklin Drilon said yesterday.
Despite Lakas-CMD nod, Bam Aquino adamant on GMA raps - Bulletin While he welcomed the endorsement of Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD),  presidential cousin Bam Aquino maintained that justice should be served and that the pending cases against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo should be pursued.
Legarda’s no-frills strategy – Business Mirror Sen. Loren Legarda has no celebrity endorsers or gimmicks to widen her mass appeal, yet she has consistently topped all surveys on senatorial candidates conducted by independent pollsters.
Loren lauds Eternal Gardens top sales executives for ‘zest’ – Business Mirror Sen. Loren Legarda on Wednesday night cited the top sales executives of Eternal Gardens Memorial Park, who had come from all over Luzon for the company’s grand awards night, for their “zest and diligence” in aiding the company’s continued success.
Angara proposes 5-10 percent yearly interest for student loans – Manila Times Team PNoy senatorial bet and Rep. Edgardo “Sonny” Angara of Aurora province, who chairs the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, noted that the five to 10 percent interest charge is the same interest rate that he provided for student loans under his Expanded Study-Now-Pay-Later Program.
Related News	Interest rate on college loans should only be 5-10% a year – Angara - Journal Interest rate sa college loans, dapat ibaba sa 5-10% -- Angara - Journal
Loren poised for 3-peat as No.1 senator! - Journal Reelectionist Sen. Loren Legarda (Nationalist People’s Coalition) is heading for a three-peat as number one senator as she maintained her lead in the latest pre-election survey among senatorial candidates conducted by Pulse Asia.
Related News	Loren matatag pa rin sa no. 1- Pilipino Star Ngayon
LP laughs off alleged vote-buying scheme - Journal A Liberal Party (LP) stalwart yesterday  laughed off allegations that his political party engaged in a vote-buying scheme with the help of the multi-sectoral group Kaya Natin! Movement, saying these are “malicious and misleading.”
Bam wants ‘careful’ review of tuition hike applications - Journal Team  PNoy senatorial candidate Bam Aquino said tuition and other school fees should not be done annually.
Pimentel: Erap’s plunder conviction a campaign issue - Journal The  plunder conviction handed down by Sandiganbayan Special Division in September 12, 2007 against former President Joseph Estrada is a legitimate campaign issue that the camp of re-electionist Manila City Mayor Alfredo Lim can raise, Team PNoy and re-electionist Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said.
Pagsuko wala pa sa radar – Abante Tonite Sa magkakahiwalay na panayam sa Dasmariñas City High School, ayaw pang itaas nina dating Sen. Jamby Madrigal at dating Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros ang kanilang puting bandila na tanda ng pagsuko.
Proxy okey lang kay PNoy – Abante Tonite Tanggap na ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III kung hindi niya nakakasama palagi ang kumpletong 12 senatorial candidates ng Team PNoy sa tuwing mangangampanya siya.

 

 

UNA NEWS

 

Junjun Binay: Can’t afford to be complacent - Inquirer He practically has “no opponent,” the people around him always say.
Jackie Ejercito to turn ‘Palengke Queen’ for father’s Manila campaign - Inquirer Former first daughter Jacqueline “Jackie” Ejercito Lopez will actively campaign for her father, former President Joseph Estrada, in his campaign for the mayoral seat in Manila.
JV Ejercito Estrada slams report he snubbed Senator Estrada’s daughter - Inquirer San Juan Representative Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito Estrada on Thursday denied a television report that said he snubbed the daughter of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada. In a statement, the UNA senatorial candidate clarified that he even endorsed his niece Janella as part of their local party slate in San Juan.
Related News	JV denies snubbing Jinggoy’s daughter – Manila Times Jinggoy-JV rift on again over Janella’s brush off - Tribune Jinggoy hurt by JV 'snub' of his daughter; JV denies rap – ABS-CBN News Jinggoy kay JV: ‘Wag nang idamay ang anak ko - Abante
UNA accuses group backing 4 Team PNoy bets of vote buying - Inquirer The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) on Thursday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to look into an alleged incident of vote buying by the Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership which was four supporting Team PNoy senatorial bets.
Related News	LP, Kaya Natin caught in P20M vote-buying -  Tribune UNA wants probe on alleged 'vote buying' by NGO –ABS-CBN News UNA accuses Kaya Natin of buying votes for LP bets – GMA News UNA urges LP ‘vote buying’ inquiry - Journal
UNA bet Cojuangco nixes feud with Aquinos, says ‘family comes first’ - Inquirer Former Tarlac Governor Margarita “Tingting” Cojuangco’s bid for a seat in the Senate may be with the opposition but this did not necessarily mean that they had a rift with the Aquinos as she insisted on Thursday that “family comes first.”
Related News		‘Peping’ hosts UNA in Tarlac - Bulletin
UNA banking on Cojuangco bet for vote ‘harvest’ in Tarlac - Inquirer Tarlac may be the perceived bailiwick of the Aquinos but the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) on Thursday said it was confident that they could still “harvest” enough votes from the province with the help of former Tarlac Governor Margarita “Tingting” Cojuangco.
Related News		UNA bets move into Aquino turf - Inquirer Tingting vows to deliver votes for UNA in Tarlac - Star No Team PNoy sweep in Tarlac - Journal
Dynasty of service, not political dynasty – Binay - Bulletin Not political dynasty, but a dynasty of service.
Related News		Dynasty of service cited by Binay Jr. - Standard
Honasan to seek override of veto on cop height requirement bill – Business Mirror Convinced that President Aquino might have acted on the basis of “wrong information,” Sen. Gregorio Honasan will lead efforts to override the presidential veto on the bill lifting the height requirement on policemen, firemen and jail guards to protect public safety.
Related News		Jinggoy: No time to reverse veto on height requirement bill – ABS-CBN News
Jinggoy exposes Lim has no existing birth records at NSO - Tribune Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has no existing birth records with the National Statistics Office (NSO), Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada bared yesterday.
Estradas promise clean sweep of UNA bets in SJ - Tribune Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada and son Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito Estrada the other night vowed to make a clean sweep of the senatorial candidates of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) in the City of San Juan, the undisputed bailiwick of the Estradas.
Manny Villar, JV Ejercito linked to offshore accounts – ABS-CBN News A year-long multi-country investigation by the Washington, D.C.-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has resulted in a partial list of more than 500 mostly private Philippine residents with ties to offshore corporations.
After Team Patay and Team Buhay comes Team Bantay – GMA News Instead of aligning themselves with either Team Patay or Team Buhay, the public should throw their support behind Team Bantay, which will monitor several aspects of the May 13 elections to ensure that the activity will be clean and fair.
Aid Pinoys in Sabah -- J. Enrile - Journal UNA senatorial bet Cagayan Rep. Jack Enrile has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) to provide immediate assistance to undocumented Filipinos in Sabah.
Related News		Mga Pinoy TNT sa Sabah tulungan – Jack Enrile – Pilipino Star Ngayon
Surveys, ‘wake-up call’ sa UNA - Abante Dapat umanong magsilbing ‘wake-up call’ sa United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) ang pagsadsad ng rating ng mga senatorial candidates nito sa mga surveys na dinomina ng Team PNoy.

 

 

OTHER STORIES

 

Senate may override Aquino veto of Magna Carta of Poor - Inquirer Reelectionist Sen. Francis Escudero on said senators are discussing a possible “Senate override” to overturn President Benigno Aquino III’s recent vetoes of certain bills, including the proposed “Magna Carta of the Poor,” that the senators apparently consider important.
‘Team Patay,’ ‘Team Buhay’ posters reach Tarlac - Inquirer The “Team Patay/Team Buhay” posters have reached many provinces and Tarlac is no different as its San Sebastian Cathedral also greets churchgoers with its own such posters.
MMDA wants say on poll rally sites - Inquirer The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday for “authority to regulate the use of major thoroughfares in Metro Manila for political motorcades, caravans and other similar election activities.”
Vote-buying evil, cops told at poll workshops - Inquirer Police should fight the three Gs [guns, goons and gold] in the May elections, with emphasis on stopping vote-buying, a top regional police official said.
Aquino ready ‘to be run over by train’ if LRT project misses 2015 deadline - Inquirer President Benigno Aquino  III  said in jest he was ready to be run over by a train if the LRT (Light Rail Transit) Line 1 project  from Baclaran  to Bacoor will not be  completed in two years.
Poll lawyer wants priests, lay leaders kicked out of PPCRV - Inquirer Priests and lay leaders should leave the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) because they are no longer neutral election watchdogs, an election lawyer said Thursday.
TV ads don’t mean Casiño’s a big spender - Inquirer Senatorial hopeful Teddy Casiño on Wednesday took exception to a partial report released by the Commission on Elections placing him among the top five candidates with the longest airtime in television and radio advertisements.
Team of foreign observers arriving for May polls - Star Twenty-five foreign observers from eight countries will observe the conduct of the country’s second automated elections on May 13.
Elenita’s motion - Bulletin  Claiming that her constitutional rights were denied, former Makati City Mayor Elenita Binay sought the dismissal of the graft complaint against her before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division.
Metro cebu candidates forum set - Bulletin Candidates running for elected positions in Metro Cebu areas will have the opportunity to present their platforms of government in a series of candidates’ fora organized by the private and public sectors.
Comelec to ask tough question: Who financed political surveys? Malaya Comelec  chair Sixto Brillantes yesterday said the poll body will invite representatives from Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia for “clarificatory hearings” on April 16 on the issue of election surveys.
Related News	Comelec invites SWS, Pulse Asia to ‘clarificatory hearing’ on surveys – Business Mirror
Comelec to rush hearings on partylists - Malaya The Commission on Elections will have to conduct summary hearings on the cases of various disqualified party-list groups which have availed of status quo ante orders from the Supreme Court.
Ferdinand Marcos’ daughter tied to offshore trust in the Caribbean - Malaya Maria Imelda Marcos Manotoc, the Princeton-educated eldest child of   Ferdinand Marcos and now a senior political figure in her own right, is beneficiary of a secret offshore trust.
Related News	Probe on Marcos offshore trust set – Business World
M’danao outages blamed on Arroyo - Standard Three years into its term, the Aquino administration on Thursday blamed its predecessor for the worsening power crisis in Mindanao.
‘Sorties to be regulated’ - Standard The Commission on Elections is mulling over the possibility of regulating campaign rallies and motorcades to prevent gridlock during peak hours in the National Capital Region.
Aquino defies Charter with midnight appointments – Manila Times President Benigno Aquino 3rd famously accused his predecessor, then president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, of having signed a midnight appointment of Renato Corona as chief justice of the Supreme Court, but records show he is also guilty of the same offense.
Senate to probe massive oil smuggling under Noy - Tribune The Senate will investigate reports of rampant oil smuggling under the Aquino administration with two senators indicating plans of filing a resolution seeking a full probe into the allegations of the top executives of two local oil refiners of unrestrained entry of smuggled fuel into the country.
Religious group supports Belgica, Hagedorn, Villanueva – ABS-CBN News Independent senatorial candidate Greco Belgica traveled to Imus, Cavite on Thursday to accept the endorsement of a religious group, which claims to have a 2 million-strong following nationwide.
Comelec releases official list of party-list nominees – ABS-CBN News The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday released the official list of nominees of party-list groups participating in the upcoming May 13 polls.
Manalang to Tarlaqueños: Back, pray for peaceful polls - Journal Mayor Ace Manalang has enjoined the city employees and Tarlaqueños  to support and pray that no one gets hurt this coming midterm elections.
Comelec nagbigay babala sa mga kandidato sa Pasay - Journal Pinadalhan na ng paalala ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) kamakalawa ng hapon ang dalawang kandidato sa pagka-alkalde ng Pasay City sa dami ng kanilang paglabag sa paglalagay ng kani-kanilang mga election posters at tarpaulin sa mga bawal na lugar kahapon.
Kongresista pinagba-bundy clock; ‘No work, no pay’ sa Kamara – Pilipino Star Ngayon Mariing tinututulan ng minorya sa Kamara ang “No Work, No Pay” policy na isinusulong sa Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso.
Posters ng mga politiko, off-limits sa mga presinto – Pilipino Star Ngayon Pinaalalahanan ng pamunuan ng National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) ang kanilang mga districts at station commanders na mahigpit na ipinagbabawal sa mga istasyon ang pagkakabit ng mga campaign posters ng mga kandidato.
Brillantes: Nasirang PCOS sa brownout, sisiyasatin - Remate Ipinag-utos  ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) na imbestigahan ang umano’y pagkasira ng precint count optical scan (PCOS) machine dahil sa rotating brownout sa Digos City.

 

 

EDITORIAL

 

The administration should heed the signs by Amando Doronila, Inquirer The latest Pulse Asia Survey, conducted on March 16-20, showed the political-dynasty issue taking a toll on senatorial candidates closely identified with politically influential families.

Candidates use their famous kin, dead or alive by Neal Cruz, Inquirer The other senatorial candidates clinging to the apron strings of their better-known relatives are Grace Poe and Jun Magsaysay, both of Team PNoy, and JV Ejercito Estrada of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). Their television commercials, tarpaulins and posters, and handbills use their famous relatives, dead or alive, to push their candidacies.

Power crisis – Editorial, Star With the country now rated investment grade, it should be easier for the government to lure more job-generating foreign direct investments. Mindanao in particular can use more investments both foreign and local. The southern part of the country is home to some of the poorest provinces and conflict areas. Jobs and livelihood opportunities not only will ease poverty but also improve the peace and order situation.

Cebu recount bares PCOS discrepancies by Jarius Bondoc, Star Beware of this mobile text, circulating from (0935) 5585760: “Globe Advisory: As a Loyal Postpaid Subscriber, you are eligible for a P500 credit limit increase. To avail, TxT 500, send to (2906) 7119576.”

Election opportunities by Ana Marie Pamintuan, Star A person who handles logistics for a local candidate told me that a reasonable campaign budget per district in Metro Manila during the official campaign period is P6 million.

Pro-poor, anti-poor by Jose Sison, Star The people of the Philippines, especially the poor comprising 90% of the population who are supposed to be P-Noy’s “boss” according to him, have not seen or felt reforms in government that have improved their lives even after P-Noy has been in office for almost three years already.

Tina tama’ by Fred Lobo, Bulletin The Commission on Elections (Comelec) releases another public service video featuring “Tina Tama” to further educate local candidates on the proper and legal ways of campaigning.

Mudling Through by Former Press Secretary Hector Villanueva, Bulletin The governance style of the Aquino administration is best described as “muddling through.”

On Aquino’s midnight appointments – Editorial, Manila Times Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona can at least take heart with the fact that President Benigno Aquino 3rd will now have to eat his words. One reason that the president had so ardently supported the impeachment of Corona was his claim that the SC chief was a midnight appointee of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Questioning their credibility- Editorial, Manila Times Senate candidates whose names have never appeared in the so-called Magic 12 list of probable winners will always question the credibility of the companies that conduct the surveys. In this case, the top two would be the Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia, although there are a handful of other companies that also conduct surveys for politicians and/or businesses.

Aquino’s rating obsession cost P0.5 billion – Rigoberto Tiglao, Manila Times President Benigno Aquino’s government has spent nearly half a billion pesos in its obsession to lobby credit rating agencies to upgrade the Philippines’ sovereign ratings from its speculative category.

Cayetano’s uneven playing field by Charlie Manalo, Tribune Former Sen. Dick Gordon recently posed a question to fellow candidate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano which many had wanted to ask but have not been able to do so. His question to Cayetano was simple: Why does the good senator want more airtime for his poll ads. Does he have lots of money?

Political plans ni Kris at perhuwisyong kandidato by Jun Briones, Remate Tumpak  si Ret. Archbishop Oscar Cruz na dapat ay ilutang na sa madlang pipol ni Kris Aquino kung ano talaga ang kanyang political plans.

Si Pnoy na ang campaign manager ng UNA by Alan Encarnacion, Remate Hindi kaya umaaktong campaign manager na ng UNA si Pangulong Noynoy Aquino?

Huwag magpaloko sa mga politico by Lea Briones, Remate Nagsimula  na ang kampanya sa local politics kung kaya’t  maaga pa lang, hindi pa sumisikat ang araw, ay sari-saring campaign jingle na ang papasok sa tenga na talaga namang ikakairita mo dahil pawang pampapogi lang sa mga kandidato.

Alay buhay ang partylist ng masa by Alvin Feliciano, Remate Marami  ang tiyak na lalapit at magpapapogi na naman ngayong election 2013 at kabilang na riyan ang sangkatutak na partylist na karamihan ay wala namang ginawa para sa kapakanan ng masang Filipino.

‘Vote buying’ by Ben Tulfo, Pilipino Star Ngayon Hindi na magkandaugaga sa pangangampanya ang mga mababantot na pulitiko  sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa. Ilang araw na lang kasi ang natitira, Election na! Habang bilang na lang ang araw ng paghihintay sa botohan, parami naman nang parami ang mga nagkalat na pangit na mga mukha ng kandidato sa mga kalsada at iba’t ibang establisimento.

Magpapaloko na naman ba tayo? by Harvey Keh, Abante Naalala ninyo pa ba ang panahon noong naghaha­rian pa ang administrasyon ni dating Pangulong at ngayon ay Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo?

Magtrabaho nang totoo kahit election period – Editorial, Abante Tonite Abalang-abala na sa kampanya ang local at national candidates para sa 2013 elections.