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• Beyond 2010

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 18:16 in 2010, chacha, charter change, elections, gloria macapagal arroyo, governance, people's initiative, term extension

  I warned this last Saturday in our post Unity; Change: Yup, we should all watch out for the administration moves to revive term extension via amendments to the Constitution. Malacanang is exploiting t...

• Unity; change

  Posted on Friday August 1st, 2008 at 20:01 in 2009 budget, 2010, 2010 election, advocacy, Barack Obama, charter change, election cheating, elections, governance, governor grace padaca, kaya natin! movement, magsaysay awards

  Unity The latest Pulse Asia survey on the 2010 presidential derby once again highlighted the need for the opposition to unite and field a common candidate. Of ten presidentiables included in the surv...

• Manny Pacquiao running again

  Posted on Tuesday July 15th, 2008 at 14:29 in 2010, best boxer, boxing, election, elections, Manny Pacquiao, sports

  In boxing, my Guardian bro, Manny Pacquiao has moved in different weight classes to chase his dream for glory. He now has four belts, the most by any Asian, and he is also considered as the best boxer...

• 2010 Dagdag-Bawas

  Posted on Thursday July 3rd, 2008 at 18:07 in 2010, comelec, dagdag-bawas, election, elections

  The rigging of the 2010 elections may have commenced with the appointment of two new members of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Without offense to the two new commissioners, Senate minority lea...

• Back online 3

  Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 16:25 in 2010, activities, expo, food, food packaging, governance, lakas-kampi, mindanao, senator bong revilla

  The 3rd Mindanao Food Processing and Packaging Technology Expo opened yesterday at the Central Bank. I represented Mayor Rody Duterte at the ribbon-cutting which was star-studded. The guests include a...

• On the other side

  Posted on Wednesday January 23rd, 2008 at 17:46 in 2010, elections

  If Lakas is weak in its line up for the 2010 elections, the other side has too many. Here is a partial list of opposition “senatoriables” tipped off by veteran kingmaker Manong Ernie Maced...

• Lakas is weak

  Posted on Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 at 18:14 in 2010, 2010 elections, Senate

  The ruling Lakas party has come out with a “wish” list of probable senatorial candidates for 2010. I call it a “weak” list. Bereft of a viable presidential bet and short of fun...

• Count him in too

  Posted on Wednesday January 9th, 2008 at 15:54 in 2010, elections

  US-educated former military man turned politician Rep. Roilo Golez has called for the “democractization” of the selection process for the 2010 elections. He says we should not limit the ch...

• Money game

  Posted on Tuesday January 8th, 2008 at 16:33 in 2010, 2010 election, election spending, elections, presidentiables, primary

  Presidential wannabes have become a dime a dozen with the on-going Pinoy style primaries. At last count, here are the “presidentiables” - Vice President Noli de Castro, Senators Chiz Escu...

• Denial queen

  Posted on Wednesday November 28th, 2007 at 16:53 in 2010, election, elections, governance, Liberal Party, political parties

  2010 is almost in everyone’s lips these days but the Palace occupant is as usual the denial queen. She warns that early talk of elections can cause instability. Hohum. On the contrary, not talki...

• Wanted 2010 bets

  Posted on Sunday October 7th, 2007 at 16:34 in 2010, 2010 elections, bayani fernando, elections, lakas-nucd, Liberal Party, mar roxas, mmda, sonny belmonte

  The ruling party has finally started its search for its standard bearer in 2010. Two Metro Manila mayors, Sonny Belmonte of Quezon City and Bayani Fernando of Marikina, now the head of the Metro Manil...