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Melchor G. Chavez is a journalist from Quezon City. He ran for senate in the 2001 national elections but did not succeed. He again filed for candidacy for the same post in 2004 but later withdrew from the race.
Originally Posted at Votester 2007
Born February 01, 1946
High School Attended:
Jose Abad Santos High School
Other Occupation(s):
singer/actor
Originally Posted at iVote
Victor Wood is an iconic singer who built a name for himself in Philippine pop culture in the 1970s. Before venturing into the music industry, he was an actor in productions by movie outfit Sampaguita Pictures.
He thinks he has a chance to break in the senate . . This is his dream . . It still will be . .
Originally Posted Votester 2007
Born May 13, 1940
up to present Lawyer, Advocates for Constitutional Supremacy (Marcos loyalists)
up to present Counsel of Abu Sayyaf leader Ghalib Andang “Commander Robot”, private practice
Originally Posted at iVote
Oliver Ocol Lozano is a lawyer based in Quezon City. He filed an impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2005 which was dismissed by the Supreme Court. He recently filed an impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez for “grave abuse of discretion amounting to betrayal of public trust” for clearing Comelec chair Benjamin Abalos and other election officials in the failed P1.3 billion Mega Pacific poll automation deal.
He wants to seize all the Marcoses’ wealth. . He won’t.
Originally Posted at Votester 2007
Born March 02, 1956
College Degree:
Graduate, Ateneo de Manila University (BS Interdisciplinary Studies), 1977
Post Graduate Education:
Graduate, University of the Philippines, College of Law, 1983
Past Occupations / Offices Held:
Member, Philippine Bar, since 1986
Legal Assistant (to Commissioner Edmundo Garcia), Constitutional Commission
of 1986
Platform:
1. Belief in Almighty God.
2. Life and Dignity of the Human Person. We believe that every human life is sacred from
conception to natural death, that people are more important than things, and that the measure
of every institution is whether or not it enhances the life and dignity of the human person.
3. Family, Community and Participation. The human person is not only sacred but inherently
social. The God-given institutions of marriage and family are central and serve as the foundations for social life. They must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. Beyond the family, every person has a right to participate in the wider society and a corresponding duty to work for the common good and the well-being of all.
4. Rights and Responsibilities. Every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those
things that allow him/her to have a decent life – faith and family, food and shelter, health care and housing, education and employment. In society as a whole, those who exercise authority have a duty to respect fundamental rights of all persons. Likewise, all citizens have a duty to respect human rights and to fulfill their responsibilities to themselves, their families, to each other and to larger society.
5. Preferential Option for the Poor and Vulnerable. The moral test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. The poor have the most urgent moral claim on the conscience of the nation. Our Christian faith calls on all of us to embrace the preferential option of the poor and vulnerable, to embody it in our lives, and to work to have it shape public policies and priorities.
6. Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers.
The economy must serve people, not vice versa. Work is a form of continuing participation in God’s act of creation. Work is a way of fulfilling part of our human potential given to us by God. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers, owners, and managers must be respected.
7. Solidarity. Because of the interdependence of all members of the human family around the globe, we have a moral responsibility to commit ourselves to the common good at all levels: in
local communities, in our nation, and in the community of nations. We are our brothers’ and
sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be.
8. Care for God’s Creation. The world that God created has been entrusted to us, yet our use of it must be directed by God’s plan for creation, not simply by our own benefit.
9. Peace and Active Nonviolence. The road to total liberation is not the way of violence, class struggle or hate; it is the way of love, brotherhood and peaceful solidarity. To remove social ills, active nonviolence is our moral countersign to the ideologies of today that espouse armed violence to change the status quo. It is likewise our countersign to the ideologies that institutionalize violence in order to preserve the status quo.
POLITICAL PLATFORM
Spiritual Dimension
1. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
Moral Dimension
2. Build a nation of character and promote the integral development of all Filipinos through character building, consistent ethic of life, good citizenship, basic political education, and values formation.
3. Dismantle the social structures that glorify sex and pornography, dishonesty, vice, moral relativism, materialism and hedonism, and replace them with structures of virtue, peace, responsibility and achievement.
4. Abolish all forms of gambling whether run by the government or the private sector.
5. Abolish the death penalty.
6. End the use of torture to extract confession.
7. End violence in school fraternities and other institutions as well as in sports whose main purpose is to inflict physical harm or violence on the opponent.
8. Actively promote responsible parenthood and natural family planning.
9. Reorient mass media towards fostering values that contribute to the formation of national commitment that is maka-Diyos, maka-bayan, maka-tao, at maka-likasan.
Social Dimension
(Multidimensional approach to peace and order):
10. Promote the culture of life, peace, active nonviolence, and progressive disarmament as a precondition to a consistent ethic of life.
a. Declare as contrary to public policy, public morals, public interest, good customs, and the
common good, the glorification of gun, the culture of death and violence in the movies,
television, video gram, radio, print media, billboards, posters, pro-gun stickers, gun exhibits and sale thereof in public places.
b. Make it a criminal offense for anyone but police officers or soldiers, a licensed private
security in uniform and on duty, to carry firearms or any other deadly weapons in public
places.
c. Increase the penalty for illegal possession of firearms or violation of any firearms law to
reclusion temporal (12 to 20 years without parole or pardon). Permanent disqualification
from public office shall also be imposed if the violator is a public official.
d. The windows of motor vehicles should be of such transparency that it does not obscure the
view of the interior of the motor vehicle. This requirement makes sense in light of the
Supreme Court’s ruling that the vehicle should not be searched nor its occupants subjected
to bodily search.
e. Ban the exhibit and/or sale of firearms and bullets in public malls and other public places.
With prior permit and payment of rental fee, however, such exhibits and sale of firearms
may be made in military or police camps.
f. Ban the manufacture, importation or sale of toy guns, air guns or replica of guns.
g. Ban the importation of guns except high-powered guns for use by the police and the
military.
h. Legalize and place under tight government control the local production and sale of firearms
for use by the police and the military as well as the civilians for sports and home protection.
Manufacture and sale of firearms without authorization of the government shall be punishable with the same penalty for illegal possession of firearms as provided in No. 13 above.
i. In addition to the present requirements for permit to possess, the applicant must show to
the authorities that he/she has a gun safety deposit box at home approved by the
government.
j. Mandate the periodic public inventory, decommissioning and melting down of all confiscated guns for conversion into useful instruments.
k. Under a general amnesty, an individual may voluntarily surrender an unlicensed firearm with
no questions asked and without incurring any criminal or civil liability. As an incentive, the
government or the private sector may give financial reward to those who take advantage of
the amnesty. No other form of amnesty shall be allowed.
l. The same penalty for illegal possession of firearms shall be imposed on anyone found guilty
of “planting evidence” to implicate others.
11. Actively promote a “drug-free” Philippines by formulating and implementing a no-nonsense
national strategy to eliminate the manufacture, distribution, trafficking, transhipment, sale and
use of illegal drugs.
Foreign Policy (Good Governance)
12. Fulfill Isaiah’s prophecy: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks, nation shall not raise sword against another nation, neither shall they train for war again” (gunless society); to be a nation that is a friend to all and an enemy to none; pursue peace, based on love, justice, reconciliation, active nonviolence and progressive disarmament for all nations.
Social Dimension (Good Governance)
13. Abolish the ‘pork barrel” system in any form and regardless of its name.
14. Accord the highest priority to projects and programs for the underprivileged, the indigenous
people, the homeless, the elderly, the prisoners, the disabled, the veterans and the youth, and support non-government organizations or communities whose programs and projects directly benefit the poor.
15. Make representation before the Supreme Court to bring about the speedy administration of justice.
16. Ensuring transparency and public accountability in government activities and transactions; reinforcing vigilance against graft and corruption, abuse of authority, and waste in all three branches of the government and at all levels of bureaucracy, ensuring that public officials must live within their means and shun profligacy.
17. Enforce by administrative/criminal action failure by public officials to liquidate their cash advances within a reasonable period of time as may be prescribed by law or regulation.
18. Undertake a thorough review of the systems and procedures and guidelines on the procurement
in all government institutions aimed at forestalling the commission of graft and corruption.
19. Promote a safe, clean, healthy and wholesome environment, particularly zero waste management,
promote stewardship as a way of life and promote the development of parks throughout the country.
Social Dimension (Economic Development)
20. Ensure rapid and sustained economic growth for durable poverty reduction and better quality of life for all by:
a. reviewing and rationalizing all outstanding debts and limiting future borrowings within our
capacity to pay based on export earnings and remittances;
b. raising national saving rate to increase the investment rate and longer term economic growth;
c. enhancing investments in human resource development, especially by strengthening education in the sciences, mathematics, engineering and English;
d. streamlining government bureaucracy to reduce unnecessary personnel expenditures (besides
reducing corruption);
e. doing away with laws, rules and regulations that give government personnel, like the BIR and
Customs the discretion to allow or disallow certain deductions or exemptions, etc.
f. prioritizing agricultural development and attaining a high degree of self-sufficiency by encouraging productivity through the introduction of new technologies and improvement of infrastructure;
g. creating microfinance and other credit facilities for small enterprises by harnessing OFW remittances and other savings for economic development;
h. encouraging livelihood, formation of cooperatives and other small enterprises development programs to alleviate poverty;
i. pursuing in earnest the Agrarian Reform Program;
j. promoting industrialization by encouraging the expansion of appropriate industries, including telecommunications and information technology, to more effectively harness our Godgiven resources for the economic well-being of the people;
k. attaining a stable balance of trade by encouraging the development of new export products and improving existing ones; and
l. participating gradually and judiciously in the global economy, given that globalization is ongoing.
Social Dimension (Political Culture)
21. To uphold and maintain at all times the principle of civilian supremacy over the military.
22. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall have a fixed term of three (3) years regardless of the statutory age of retirement.
23. Active military and police personnel shall not be assigned as aides and security officers.
24. Disallow elected and appointed public officials from writing regular columns, acting in movies and television shows, acting as commentators or anchorpersons on radio and television, and appearing on TV and radio commercials and print advertisements and billboards.
25. End the unwholesome practice of setting up billboards in public places naming the public official responsible for the project.
26. Apply to anyone the Constitutional ban against relatives of incumbent government officials up to the third degree from seeking public office simultaneously or succeeding the former, and to make it unlawful for any member of the Senate or the House of Representatives to run for another office without first resigning from his/her position six months before the elections.
27. To promote national and local candidates (servant-leaders) who are morally upright and competent and who subscribe to the founding principles and platform of the Party.
28. In addition to the Constitutional requirements to run for public office, candidates for President,
Vice-President, Senators and Congressmen must possess a college or university degree.
29. Submit to the Filipino people proposed amendments to the Philippine Constitution consistent with the principles, values and objectives of the Party.
Additional Information:
Other Occupation(s):
Confidential Attorney (for Justice Jaime Lantin), Court of Appeals, 1986–1987
Chief of Staff, Office of Representative Teresa Aquino Oreta, 1987–1988
Legal Assistant, McManus Law Office, Melbourne Australia, 1989
Associate, Mario Ongkiko Law Office, 1990–1992
Manager, Legal Department, Associated Broadcasting Company, 1991–1993
Assistant Vice-President, ICC Telecommunications, 1993–1995
Senior Associate, Misa Law Office, 1995–2001
Adrian Sison Consulting Law Office, 2001–Present
Teaching Experience:
English Literature and Journalism, San Beda High School, 1978
Business Law, Assumption College
Broadcasting and Telecommunications Policy, Ateneo de Manila University, 2002
Radio Broadcaster, DWBR 104.3 FM, since 1997
Radio Broadcaster, Radio Veritas, 2005–2006
Writer and Columnist, Enterprise on E-Business (a monthly magazine)
Columnist, ComputerWorld Philippines
Born September 22, 1962
High School Attended:
Ateneo de Manila University (1972-1976)
College Degree:
Graduate, University of the Philippines (BS Zoology), 1984
Post Graduate Education:
Graduate, University of the Philippines, College of Medicine, 1989
Past Occupations / Offices Held:
(none)
Platform:
1. Belief in Almighty God.
2. Life and Dignity of the Human Person. We believe that every human life is sacred from
conception to natural death, that people are more important than things, and that the measure
of every institution is whether or not it enhances the life and dignity of the human person.
3. Family, Community and Participation. The human person is not only sacred but inherently
social. The God-given institutions of marriage and family are central and serve as the foundations for social life. They must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. Beyond the family, every person has a right to participate in the wider society and a corresponding duty to work for the common good and the well-being of all.
4. Rights and Responsibilities. Every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those
things that allow him/her to have a decent life – faith and family, food and shelter, health care and housing, education and employment. In society as a whole, those who exercise authority have a duty to respect fundamental rights of all persons. Likewise, all citizens have a duty to respect human rights and to fulfill their responsibilities to themselves, their families, to each other and to larger society.
5. Preferential Option for the Poor and Vulnerable. The moral test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. The poor have the most urgent moral claim on the conscience of the nation. Our Christian faith calls on all of us to embrace the preferential option of the poor and vulnerable, to embody it in our lives, and to work to have it shape public policies and priorities.
6. Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers.
The economy must serve people, not vice versa. Work is a form of continuing participation in God’s act of creation. Work is a way of fulfilling part of our human potential given to us by God. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers, owners, and managers must be respected.
7. Solidarity. Because of the interdependence of all members of the human family around the globe, we have a moral responsibility to commit ourselves to the common good at all levels: in
local communities, in our nation, and in the community of nations. We are our brothers’ and
sisters’ keepers, wherever they may be.
8. Care for God’s Creation. The world that God created has been entrusted to us, yet our use of it must be directed by God’s plan for creation, not simply by our own benefit.
9. Peace and Active Nonviolence. The road to total liberation is not the way of violence, class struggle or hate; it is the way of love, brotherhood and peaceful solidarity. To remove social ills, active nonviolence is our moral countersign to the ideologies of today that espouse armed violence to change the status quo. It is likewise our countersign to the ideologies that institutionalize violence in order to preserve the status quo.
POLITICAL PLATFORM
Spiritual Dimension
1. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
Moral Dimension
2. Build a nation of character and promote the integral development of all Filipinos through character building, consistent ethic of life, good citizenship, basic political education, and values formation.
3. Dismantle the social structures that glorify sex and pornography, dishonesty, vice, moral relativism, materialism and hedonism, and replace them with structures of virtue, peace, responsibility and achievement.
4. Abolish all forms of gambling whether run by the government or the private sector.
5. Abolish the death penalty.
6. End the use of torture to extract confession.
7. End violence in school fraternities and other institutions as well as in sports whose main purpose is to inflict physical harm or violence on the opponent.
8. Actively promote responsible parenthood and natural family planning.
9. Reorient mass media towards fostering values that contribute to the formation of national commitment that is maka-Diyos, maka-bayan, maka-tao, at maka-likasan.
Social Dimension
(Multidimensional approach to peace and order):
10. Promote the culture of life, peace, active nonviolence, and progressive disarmament as a precondition to a consistent ethic of life.
a. Declare as contrary to public policy, public morals, public interest, good customs, and the
common good, the glorification of gun, the culture of death and violence in the movies,
television, video gram, radio, print media, billboards, posters, pro-gun stickers, gun exhibits and sale thereof in public places.
b. Make it a criminal offense for anyone but police officers or soldiers, a licensed private
security in uniform and on duty, to carry firearms or any other deadly weapons in public
places.
c. Increase the penalty for illegal possession of firearms or violation of any firearms law to
reclusion temporal (12 to 20 years without parole or pardon). Permanent disqualification
from public office shall also be imposed if the violator is a public official.
d. The windows of motor vehicles should be of such transparency that it does not obscure the
view of the interior of the motor vehicle. This requirement makes sense in light of the
Supreme Court’s ruling that the vehicle should not be searched nor its occupants subjected
to bodily search.
e. Ban the exhibit and/or sale of firearms and bullets in public malls and other public places.
With prior permit and payment of rental fee, however, such exhibits and sale of firearms
may be made in military or police camps.
f. Ban the manufacture, importation or sale of toy guns, air guns or replica of guns.
g. Ban the importation of guns except high-powered guns for use by the police and the
military.
h. Legalize and place under tight government control the local production and sale of firearms
for use by the police and the military as well as the civilians for sports and home protection.
Manufacture and sale of firearms without authorization of the government shall be punishable with the same penalty for illegal possession of firearms as provided in No. 13 above.
i. In addition to the present requirements for permit to possess, the applicant must show to
the authorities that he/she has a gun safety deposit box at home approved by the
government.
j. Mandate the periodic public inventory, decommissioning and melting down of all confiscated guns for conversion into useful instruments.
k. Under a general amnesty, an individual may voluntarily surrender an unlicensed firearm with
no questions asked and without incurring any criminal or civil liability. As an incentive, the
government or the private sector may give financial reward to those who take advantage of
the amnesty. No other form of amnesty shall be allowed.
l. The same penalty for illegal possession of firearms shall be imposed on anyone found guilty
of “planting evidence” to implicate others.
11. Actively promote a “drug-free” Philippines by formulating and implementing a no-nonsense
national strategy to eliminate the manufacture, distribution, trafficking, transhipment, sale and
use of illegal drugs.
Foreign Policy (Good Governance)
12. Fulfill Isaiah’s prophecy: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks, nation shall not raise sword against another nation, neither shall they train for war again” (gunless society); to be a nation that is a friend to all and an enemy to none; pursue peace, based on love, justice, reconciliation, active nonviolence and progressive disarmament for all nations.
Social Dimension (Good Governance)
13. Abolish the ‘pork barrel” system in any form and regardless of its name.
14. Accord the highest priority to projects and programs for the underprivileged, the indigenous
people, the homeless, the elderly, the prisoners, the disabled, the veterans and the youth, and support non-government organizations or communities whose programs and projects directly benefit the poor.
15. Make representation before the Supreme Court to bring about the speedy administration of justice.
16. Ensuring transparency and public accountability in government activities and transactions; reinforcing vigilance against graft and corruption, abuse of authority, and waste in all three branches of the government and at all levels of bureaucracy, ensuring that public officials must live within their means and shun profligacy.
17. Enforce by administrative/criminal action failure by public officials to liquidate their cash advances within a reasonable period of time as may be prescribed by law or regulation.
18. Undertake a thorough review of the systems and procedures and guidelines on the procurement
in all government institutions aimed at forestalling the commission of graft and corruption.
19. Promote a safe, clean, healthy and wholesome environment, particularly zero waste management,
promote stewardship as a way of life and promote the development of parks throughout the country.
Social Dimension (Economic Development)
20. Ensure rapid and sustained economic growth for durable poverty reduction and better quality of life for all by:
a. reviewing and rationalizing all outstanding debts and limiting future borrowings within our
capacity to pay based on export earnings and remittances;
b. raising national saving rate to increase the investment rate and longer term economic growth;
c. enhancing investments in human resource development, especially by strengthening education in the sciences, mathematics, engineering and English;
d. streamlining government bureaucracy to reduce unnecessary personnel expenditures (besides
reducing corruption);
e. doing away with laws, rules and regulations that give government personnel, like the BIR and
Customs the discretion to allow or disallow certain deductions or exemptions, etc.
f. prioritizing agricultural development and attaining a high degree of self-sufficiency by encouraging productivity through the introduction of new technologies and improvement of infrastructure;
g. creating microfinance and other credit facilities for small enterprises by harnessing OFW remittances and other savings for economic development;
h. encouraging livelihood, formation of cooperatives and other small enterprises development programs to alleviate poverty;
i. pursuing in earnest the Agrarian Reform Program;
j. promoting industrialization by encouraging the expansion of appropriate industries, including telecommunications and information technology, to more effectively harness our Godgiven resources for the economic well-being of the people;
k. attaining a stable balance of trade by encouraging the development of new export products and improving existing ones; and
l. participating gradually and judiciously in the global economy, given that globalization is ongoing.
Social Dimension (Political Culture)
21. To uphold and maintain at all times the principle of civilian supremacy over the military.
22. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines shall have a fixed term of three (3) years regardless of the statutory age of retirement.
23. Active military and police personnel shall not be assigned as aides and security officers.
24. Disallow elected and appointed public officials from writing regular columns, acting in movies and television shows, acting as commentators or anchorpersons on radio and television, and appearing on TV and radio commercials and print advertisements and billboards.
25. End the unwholesome practice of setting up billboards in public places naming the public official responsible for the project.
26. Apply to anyone the Constitutional ban against relatives of incumbent government officials up to the third degree from seeking public office simultaneously or succeeding the former, and to make it unlawful for any member of the Senate or the House of Representatives to run for another office without first resigning from his/her position six months before the elections.
27. To promote national and local candidates (servant-leaders) who are morally upright and competent and who subscribe to the founding principles and platform of the Party.
28. In addition to the Constitutional requirements to run for public office, candidates for President,
Vice-President, Senators and Congressmen must possess a college or university degree.
29. Submit to the Filipino people proposed amendments to the Philippine Constitution consistent with the principles, values and objectives of the Party.
Additional Information:
Other Occupation(s):
Internship, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1990-1991
Residency, Internal Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1991-1993
Fellowship, General Internal Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1993-1994
Fellowship, Gastroenterology, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1994- 1996
Staff Physician, Regional Health Care
Centers, Guymon, Oklahoma, USA, 1996-1990
Medical Specialist, Clinics of St. Anne, Guymon, Oklahoma, USA since 1998.
Originally Posted at iVote
Posted March 14, 2007 14:47:00(Mla Time)
Erwin Oliva
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered the two bickering factions of the Liberal Party to submit evidence on why their respective groups should be recognized as legitimate.
The two-page order, signed by Chairman Benjamin Abalos on March 14, required “parties to submit” evidence to prove whether the amendments to the LP (Salonga) Constitution — the center of the dispute — had been ratified or not.
Senator Franklin Drilon heads one faction of the LP while Manila Mayor Lito Atienza leads the other.
Drilon claims that the Salonga Constitution had been ratified while Atienza says otherwise. (More on Inquirer)
Originally posted at www.inquirer.net
Posted March 14, 2007 15:52:00(Mla Time)
Erwin Oliva
Manila, Philippines — Independent senatorial candidate Theodore Aquino said he was willing to give his votes to his cousin, Tarlac Congressman Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, but stressed that he would not pull out of the race.
“I’ve always maintained that stand,” Aquino told INQUIRER.net in a telephone interview.
Aquino III, who is running under the Genuine Opposition (GO), is the son of the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and former president Corazon Aquino. (More on Inquirer)
Originally posted at www.inquirer.net
Posted March 14, 2007 15:20:00(Mla Time)
MANILA, Philippines — More than 600,000 volunteers will fan out across the country during the May midterm elections to guard against cheating politicians in an election seen as a referendum on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s government.
The volunteers would be given copies of the certificates of votes cast during the May 14 election, said Henrietta de Villa, chairwoman of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).
Founded in 1991, the Catholic-affiliated PPCRV is a nationwide organization accredited as the citizens’ monitoring arm of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). (More on Inquirer)
Originally posted at www.inquirer.net
Posted March 14, 2007 12:33:00(Mla Time)
Joel Guinto
MANILA, Philippines — Movie actor Cesar Montano is not dropping his senatorial bid in the May midterm elections.
Montano, who is running under the administration’s TEAM Unity slate, made the announcement Wednesday at a news conference in Quezon City where he was accompanied by his wife and actress Sunshine Cruz.
At the same time, Montano said that he was also assured of financial support by fellow candidates in the administration ticket amid reports that the actor had complained of the lack of funds for his campaign. (More on Inquirer)
Originally posted at www.inquirer.net
Posted March 14, 2007 14:03:00(Mla Time)
Veronica Uy
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Except for former senator Anna Dominique “Nikki” Coseteng and Sonia Roco, other candidates of the Genuine Opposition failed to attend the debate organized by Filipino businessmen Wednesday.
Before the debate proper, the format of which has been changed into a panel discussion, Coseteng said she came on the invitation of friends. (More on Inquirer)
Originally posted at www.inquirer.net
Posted March 14, 2007 12:12:00(Mla Time)
MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Loren Legarda topped the list of senatorial candidates with a statistical chance of winning a seat if the May 2007 elections were held today, according to the latest survey by an independent polling firm.
Legarda, a candidate of the Genuine Opposition (GO), got an overall voter preference of 56.8 percent out of the 1,800 respondents surveyed nationwide from Feb. 28 to March 5, 2007 by Pulse Asia Inc. The survey had a +/- 2 percent margin of error, the polling firm said in a statement to media. (More on Inquirer)
Originally posted at www.inquirer.net
Posted March 14, 2007 09:14:00(Mla Time)
Alex Villafania: Sir, good afternoon, Alex Villafania for INQUIRER.net. I cover the Infotech beat.
Prospero Pichay: Yeah. Hi, Alex.
Alex Villafania: Sir, earlier you mentioned something about [the] business process outsourcing industry. Do you have any specific platforms regarding the IT [information technology] industry?
Prospero Pichay: Well, I think, as far as the IT industry, we already have the right infrastructure here, no? The requirement is at least two telcos. And we have PLDT and Bayantel. And we have places like Subic. We have Clark. We have other areas wherein you can really put up the BPOs. I think there’s no need for us to legislate. I think there’s a need for us to just invite these people who are into BPOs and show to them that the Philippines is a nice place.(More on Inquirer)
Originally posted at www.inquirer.net
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