The more your hear and see the less you know. This seems to best describe what politicians articulate during press conferences and say in public, the current leading candidates for president included.
Tags: 2010 elections
Migrante Loses Appeal, Vows to Elevate Comelec’s Delisting to Supreme Court
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The Commission on Elections has reaffirmed its decision delisting the Migrante Sectoral Party (MSP) as a party-list group. But Migrante says it will not surrender, promising to take the case to the Supreme Court.
CHR on Ang Ladlad’s Disqualification: Homosexuality Does Not Equate to Immorality
On November 11, 2009, the Comelec Second Division promulgated its decision denying the petition for registration of the ANG LADLAD LGBT Party for the Party List System of Representation in the House of Representatives. The decision denied the petition on moral grounds, stating: “Petitioner [Ladlad] defines the Filipino Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community,…
Migrant Group Questions Government’s Sincerity, Political Will in Implementing Overseas Absentee Voting
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com Overseas Absentee Voting was implemented in 2004 so that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) could exercise their right to vote. But since then, Migrante International has been criticizing the government’s insincerity in implementing Republic Act (RA) 9198 or the Overseas Absentee Voting Law (OAV) as shown by the unsystematic and…
Migrante Sees Malacañang’s Hand in its Delisting, Says the Case Could Reach the Supreme Court
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com Their advocacy has often placed them in conflict with government officials. However, they do this not to spite the government but to remind it of its job of protecting the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). This is the reason why, said Migrante International, the Commission on…
Shunning Traditional Political Parties, an Act of Political Suicide?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com Senator Chiz Escudero created quite a stir when he bolted from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) at a time when he was almost certain to bag the party’s nomination. But there are rumors that one of the reasons behind his decision was the alleged unwillingness of the “Boss” Eduardo ‘Danding’…
Ako Mismo o Kolektibismo?
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Kulturang Popular Kultura Bulatlat.com Ang “ako mismo” ay isang ad campaign na sinasaad na sa sarili magsisimula ang pagbabago. Dili walang iba kundi ako ang susi sa transformasyong panlipunan. Hindi aksidente na ang kampanya ay nakatuon sa pagpasok ng bansa sa eleksyon ng 2010. Tila susing kawing sa iba pang kampanya…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | The Curious Case of Chiz Escudero
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com Yesterday, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, a popular contender in the May 2010 presidential elections, resigned from his party, the National People’s Coalition, in a clear bid to distance himself from NPC Chair, business tycoon and putative presidential kingmaker, Mr. Danding Cojuangco. The announcement sent shockwaves…
Photo of the Week: Erap Throws a Mean Punch
Erap Throws a Mean Punch
Benjie Oliveros | Estrada’s Presidential Bid Another Philippine Aberration
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com MANILA — He has been hinting it ever since he made himself visible again by embarking on provincial sorties. Thus, when former president Joseph “Erap” Estrada announced, at the end of a 30-minute speech, that he would run for president again, nobody was surprised. Every one was expecting it even…
News in Pictures: Joseph Estrada Expected to Make Today Formal Declaration of 2010 Bid
Former Philippines President Joseph Ejercito Estrada answers question from a panelist during the Millenium Developement Goals (MDG) Leaders’ Forum held in Makati City on Oct. 14. Recently, Estrada has made known his intention to run for president in next year’s election. He is expected to make a “formal declaration” this afternoon in Tondo during the…