Absentee voting starts in April 10

Joey de Venecia III continues to be in the Magic 12 Don’t know yet? Filipinos living abroad should know this. Starting April 10, Filipinos working and living abroad have to troop to our embassies and consulates abroad to vote for their preferences. One needs to mark the names of his presidential,... 

Source:  pinoyobserver.com

Truth and lice

Whatever else can be said about the adoption of Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) senatorial candidates Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza by the Nacionalista Party (NP), it is definitely nothing less than an event for the history books. After all, Ocampo and Maza are militant leftists, while the... 

Source:  Filipino Voices

KABATAAN Partylist Representative Mong Palatino: Misunderestimating the Philippine Left

There are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ leftists. ‘Good’ leftists must belong to a partylist group. They demand the inclusion of civil society groups in government transactions. They participate in tripartite meetings, they attend UN conferences, they hate Joma Sison, and they endorse the candidacies... 

Source:  PINOYWORLD Philippines | Pinoy Blogger's Official Blog

TIRADES

AFTER A LONG VACATION, we all returned to work this week. Some were really excited because they love their job. Others may not exactly take pride in what they’re doing but at the end of the day, it’s the huge paycheck that matters. Ask Sigfrid Fortun. The Ampatuan Trial According to the Philippine... 

Source:  The Professional Heckler

The Nacionalista Platform of Government: A No-Nonsense Social Pact

Manny Villar's platform is a no-nonsense one Satur Ocampo, former Nationalist Democratic Front (NDF) head and Lisa Masa, the recognized women’s rights activist, are running under the Nacionalista Party as guest senatorial candidates.  In an interview, Satur said that the reason why they aligned... 

Source:  pinoyobserver.com

CHRISTMAS AND POLITICS, TOO

FIRST, some bad news. Mayon Volcano has erupted. The explosion has endangered the lives of Albay residents… prompting President Arroyo to declare martial law in the province. AGAIN, I would like to apologize for this delayed post. I promise to have regular updates after Christmas. Speaking of Christmas,... 

Source:  The Professional Heckler

Our candidates for 2010 elections

Bro Eddie Villanueva--Bangon Pilipinas The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has just released the list of qualified candidates for the May 10, 2010 elections. Here are the lucky ones: President: Senator Noynoy Aquino (Liberal Party)  JC delos Reyes (Ang Kapatiran Party) former president Joseph Estrada... 

Source:  pinoyobserver.com

LEFT WITH VILLAR

Villar and the Left Party list representatives Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza have finally agreed to join the Nacionalista Party as guest senatorial candidates. The hardcore leftists made the decision to join Villar’s party because they’re running under similar platforms and they’re running out of... 

Source:  The Professional Heckler

Satur Ocampo & Liza Maza to run for the Senate as independents

This is an article I wrote for Philippine Online Chronicle’s Blogwatch project. I attended the press conference myself with other members of Kabataan Partylist last November 24. The Makabayan political coalition announced last November 24 the independent senatorial candidacies of Bayan Muna Rep.... 

Source:  bikoy.net

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