Jun Bautista takes the time to clarify the moves by UP Law Professor Harry Roque, et al → “We were led to think that Congress finally crafted a mandate for full automation in the coming 2010 elections, but a review of the amendatory law will reveal that it provides for a hybrid election (partly automated [...]
August 3 ‘09 Bullets
It’s getting to be like the ‘98 free-for-all, as Jamby Madrigal declared a few days ago that she is running for President → “This I do, not out of personal ambition but to share a vision that has been honed by my family’s more than 100 years of service to the country[…] Many have asked [...]
July 31 ‘09 Bullets
Labor gets a new ally, as the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), one of the oldest existing labor federations in the country, has decided to take part in politics after years of abstention by filing for accreditation in the 2010 party-list polls at the Commission on Elections yesterday.
Vir Antonio gives as good a reason as [...]
July 23 ‘09 Bullets
Loren Legarda launches a new website, and takes several pages off the Obama campaign’s aesthetic and sensibilities, with the emphasis on change → “Are you ready to change our country and help our world as well? You can start by making my cause your cause. Remember, real change starts in you.” The pukey yellow background [...]
July 22 ‘09 Bullets
SWS’ latest survey has Senator Manuel M. Villar topping the list of leaders who should succeed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2010
Jun Bautista of Political Commentary on the disposition of electoral cases (hint: it’s really slow) → “[…]election cases in general do nothing except line the pockets of election lawyers, for in most cases the winners [...]
July 21 ‘09 Bullets
MLQ3 doesn’t think much of Among Ed’s bid for either the Presidency or Congress, and outlines a plan that puts the presidential son, Mikey Arroyo, in the Gubernatorial seat, and GMA in Congress. → “If the President ran for the House, it would displace her son; he would have to seek another post; that post, [...]
