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Noynoy doesn’t buy transition promise
Mar 12th
SURIGAO DEL NORTE , Philippines – Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III yesterday warned that President Arroyo’s assurance of a smooth turnover to the next president may be a hollow one.
Aquino said there are indications that Mrs. Arroyo could have been making decisions to ensure her stay in power beyond her [...]
Kris helps brother Noynoy woo Zamboanga City vote
Mar 11th
ZAMBOANGA CITY—Thousands of supporters, some of them clad in yellow, went wild as showbiz celebrity Kris Aquino took the stage Wednesday night at the Joaquin F. Enriquez sports complex in this famed port city of the South.
But Kris, clad in a black top with a small yellow map of the Philippines printed on the side, [...]
Villar statistically tied with Noynoy in new SWS survey
Mar 10th
Senators Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III and Manuel Villar Jr. continued to engage in a neck and neck race for the country’s top post, and were statistically tied two months before the May 10 elections, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.
The SWS poll, commissioned by BusinessWorld, showed that while Aquino remained the top [...]
Kris: If Noynoy wins, I’ll work abroad with TFC
Mar 9th
MANILA, Philippines – So what made Ruffa Gutierrez walk out from ABS-CBN’s The Buzz last Sunday (never mind if she insisted that it was not a “walkout” but more of a “walk into” her dressing room where she melted into tears)?
Two things presumably: Co-host Kris Aquino’s comment about John Lloyd Cruz, Ruffa’s “special friend,” [...]
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Villar, Noynoy enjoy Pinoys’ trust: survey
Feb 24th
MANILA, Philippines – Among the present crop of presidential candidates, only Senators Manny Villar Jr. and Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III enjoy majority trust ratings from Filipino voters, the latest Pulse Asia survey showed Wednesday.
The January 22-26 survey showed that 70% of Filipinos had much trust for Villar, compared to 64% for Aquino. Eighteen percent of voters said they were undecided about Villar while 23% said the same for Aquino. Both candidates had the same percentage of voters (12%) saying that they had little trust for the two candidates.
Aquino and Villar were statistically tied in the last presidential survey conducted by Pulse Asia last January 22 -26. Thirty-seven percent of Filipino voters said they would vote for Aquino in the presidential election while 35% said they chose Villar. (Read: Aquino, Villar tied in Pulse Asia survey)
All the other presidential candidates registered lower trust ratings among voters, including former President Joseph Estrada (33%), former Defense Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro (32%), Sen. Richard Gordon (26%), JIL founder Bro. Eddie Villanueva (15%), Sen. Jamby Madrigal (14%), financial consultant Vetallano Acosta (5%), Olongapo councilor JC de los Reyes (4%) and environmentalist Nicanor Perlas (4%).
The survey showed that public assessment of the trustworthiness of administration candidate Teodoro is divided with 36% of Filipinos ambivalent on the matter and 31% distrusting him.
Unlike Villar and Aquino, the other candidates had higher distrust ratings than their trust ratings: Estrada (37%), Gordon (34%), Villanueva (53%), Madrigal (47%), Acosta (51%), de los Reyes (50%) and Perlas (54%).
Among the vice-presidential candidates, only Senators Manuel Roxas II and Loren Legarda are trusted by most Filipinos (73% and 61%). On the other hand, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay is enjoying big trust from 44% of Filipino voters.
Other vice-presidential candidates registered higher distrust ratings than trust ratings including former Optical Media Board chairman Edu Manzano (20% – trust, 45% – do not trust), former MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando (18% – trust, 46% – do not trust), TV personality Jay Sonza (10% – trust, 57% – do not trust), former SEC Chairman Perfecto Yasay (8% – trust, 58% – do not trust), Jun Chipeco Jr. (5% – trust, 52% – do not trust).
The Pulse Asia survey used a probability sample of 1,800 adults. Pulse Asia’s nationwide survey has a ± 2% error margin at the 95% confidence level. Subnational estimates for the geographic areas covered in the survey have the following error margins at 95% confidence level: ± 6% for Metro Manila, ±4% for the rest of Luzon and ±5% for each of Visayas and Mindanao.
Noynoy regains lead over Villar in new survey
Feb 20th
MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III has regained the lead over Sen. Manuel Villar in the latest presidential survey conducted January 28-February 3 by Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS).
According to the TNS survey obtained by ABS-CBN News’ Ces Oreña Drilon, Aquino was chosen by 41.54% of 3,000 respondents while Villar was picked by 30.63%.
TNS is a global market research firm with an office in the Philippines.
Aquino and Villar were statistically tied in a Pulse Asia survey conducted from January 22 -26, or around a week before the TNS survey, with the Liberal Party bet garnering 37% and the Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer getting 35%. (Read: Aquino, Villar tied in Pulse Asia survey)
Third in the Jan. 28-Feb. 3 TNS survey was former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) with 11.66%, statistically the same as in the last Pulse Asia survey where he got 12%.
Administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD was fourth with 5.21%, the same as in the last Pulse Asia survey.
Bro. Eddie Villaneuva got 2%, Senator Richard Gordon got 1.7%, Senator Jamby Madrigal got 0.22%, also statistically the same as what they received in the January 22 to 26 Pulse Asia survey.
The TNS survey was done around a week after a heated controversy over Villar’s ethics case erupted in the Senate, which could be one reason for the changes in the ratings of the two leading presidential candidates.
The Senate committee of the whole’s report accusing Villar of unethical conduct in connection with the C-5 road extension project was taken up during the plenary on January 25. The committee had ordered him to return over P6 billion in government funds that were allegedly wasted for the project. (Read: Senators clash in plenary over Villar ethics case)
On January 26, Senate President Enrile also accused Villar of trying to bribe him to change his stand on the issue. (Read: Enrile claims Villar tried to buy him off)
The Senate, however, failed to act on the report after Villar’s supporters failed to show up on the last session day of the 14th Congress.
Cousins Gibo, Noynoy take different stands on dynasties
Feb 16th
They may be cousins running for president in the May elections, but they have varying opinions regarding political dynasties.
In a forum organized by the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of the Philippines (Focap) Monday, Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III (Liberal Party) answered “yes" while Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) responded “no" when asked whether they would support a bill against political dynasties if they get elected.
Aquino said a law should be imposed against political dynasties while Teodoro offered an alternative solution.
“Yes in the sense of leveling the playing field but no in the sense that a surname automatically [makes you guilty] of a crime you are not being accused of," Aquino said in explaining his answer. His mother, Corazon Aquino, was a former President, while his father Ninoy was a senator who had his eyes on the presidency. Former President Aquino was the first cousin of Teodoro’s mother Mercedes.
Teodoro, meanwhile, said campaign finance reforms would be an effective tool against political dynasties.
“The best way to defeat a political dynasty in my view is to beat them in an election," Teodoro said. "The solution to political dynasty is through campaign finance reforms – allow political parties the financial strength with full disclosure even before election period in order for it to perpetuate its programs and fund candidates to beat dynasties."
Teodoro’s wife Nikki is a congresswoman representing Tarlac. She ran after her husband vacated his post to become defense secretary in the Arroyo administration.
Under the current law, political parties may only spend P5 per voter currently registered in an area where it has official candidates.
Article II, Section 26 of the 1987 Constitution says “the State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law." Congress, known to be a haven for clans entrenched in power, has yet to define a political dynasty.
Aside from Teodoro, another presidential aspirant, Sen. Richard Gordon (Bagumbayan), also a politician’s son, husband and brother, said he would not push for a law against political dynasties. He said candidates should just have longer term limits to address the issue of relatives running for the same position once one relative has reached his or her term limit.
Other presidential aspirants who attended the forum – Sen. Jamby Madrigal (independent), JC delos Reyes (Ang Kapatiran), Bro. Eddie Villanueva (Bangon Pilipinas), and Nicanor Perlas (independent) – said they would back legislation prohibiting political dynasties.
Five of the nine presidential candidates are scions of well-known political families: Aquino, Delos Reyes, Gordon, Madrigal, and Teodoro.