by magnolia_eic | Jan 26, 2010 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
Anyone who promises to end poverty in a full presidential term is a fraud, says Liberal Party standard bearer Noynoy Aquino.
Poverty and other deep-seated problems of the country can not be solved by within a six-year term, he pressed as he said “the President is not a miracle worker”.
Stating his gameplan however if he becomes the president, Aquino said he intends to marshal people power to push for key economic and political reforms and in the crucial fight against corruption.
“What the country needs now is a president the people can trust, someone who will not steal, lie and cheat,” he said. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 26, 2010 | Election 2010, Local News / Bohol Balita
By Rey Anthony Chiu
BOHOL Peace and Order Council (PPOC), through Gov. Erico Aumentado has launched a crusade for clean, peaceful and orderly elections, installing Interior and Local Government Provincial Director Rustica Mascariñas and Provincial Election Supervisor Eliseo Labaria as co-chairpersons of the ad hoc body.
Using the (PPOC) being its chairman, Aumentado steered the council to pass a resolution creating the body and naming its executive committee officers and members.
The PPOC then named Bohol Schools Division Superintendent Lorna Rances as vice chair, the private sector including the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and its partner Rotary Philippines.
The council also named Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Bohol Bankers Association (BBA), Bohol Alliance of Non-Government Organizations (Bangon), the church, the inter-faith groups and the indigenous peoples’ group, as well as other government agencies including the police and military, representatives of candidates as members. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 26, 2010 | Election 2010, Headlines, Major Events, National News
AS to the raging C-5 road controversy staining presidential timber Manny Villar, a friend and political ally of the beleaguered senator hints, time will play against those who wish to implicate Villar.
Sen. Joker Arroyo shared that time will be with them in the remaining session days left to dispose of the report on C-5 road extension mess.
The senator doubts the Senate would come to an argument and said the Senate committee of the whole members showed they could not decide upon themselves.
Arroyo points out disagreements on matters concerning procedure and cited the manner in which the senators would tackle the report prepared for the Senate committee of the whole.
The report is 84 pages, has over 500 pages of exhibits and covers 19 sessions.
He said the senate needs to agree which one to take up first, the committee report or the resolution. He added the mere issue of a quorum has already caused so much trouble. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 26, 2010 | Election 2010, Major Events, National News
The country’s Commission on Elections have shrugged the insinuations of a failed automated elections even as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) aired concerns over the preparations for the first nationwide computerized elections.
The CBCP through Bishop Nereo Odchimar spelled serious questions about the reliability and integrity of the equipment and the personnel involved have not been satisfactorily answered.
In a pastoral statement issued, the CBCP asks for an alternative system that should be put in place.
By shrugging over what it termed as apocalyptic predictions, Commission on Elections Chair Jose Melo called for sobriety adding that the predictions are not helping.
We should all calm down and soon, we will see that our objectives will be attained,” Melo said. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 25, 2010 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) chair Jose Melo signed on Thursday a deal for the training and compensation of 280,000 public school teachers who will man the polls in May 2010.
Melo said that the Comelec and the Department of Education would work closely together so that the training of teachers in March could go on smoothly, even with the busy graduation season.
Under the agreement, which Melo signed with Education Secretary Jesli Lapus at the DepEd central office, teachers would each get a total of P4,300 for their election services.
According to the Comelec-DepEd agreement, the Comelec will also set aside P30 million as part of the teacher compensation deal. This amount will be allotted for election-related death or injuries of DepEd employees in the performance of their duties. The heirs of the deceased official or employee shall be given the amount of P200,000. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 21, 2010 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
Manila, Philippines — Fresh from getting the approval of a division of the Commission on Elections for him to take another chance at Malanang, former President Joseph Estrada said he would not withdraw from the presidential race. He said he would slug it out “to the end” because he wanted to be “king again”.
Estrada believes that the Comelec decision will have a big impact on his campaign as many of his critics have been spreading “disinformation” that he would withdraw from the race or be disqualified.
Estrada, the standard bearer of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino, has been a consistent third placer, after Senators Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Manuel Villar.
Now that the poll ruled in his favor, he expects his ratings in surveys to rise.
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