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Gloria ‘kiss of death’ seen hounding bets

Published by Ellen on February 13, 2007

Press Secretary Bunye’s line was Gloria Arroyo will be ‘concentrating on governance’ so she won’t be joining the administration’s senatorial candidates in their campaign. Of course, that’s their ploy to deflect the real issue in this election which is Gloria Arroyo. Even her senatorial candidates are ashamed of her.

Here’s Malaya’s story:

TEAM Unity senatorial candidates have asked President Arroyo to distance herself from their campaign sorties so as not to doom their chances of winning, Malacañang sources said yesterday.

The sources said former presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor, the only former Cabinet member running in the administration senatorial ticket, was tapped as messenger by his fellow candidate.

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Lamang sa kalidad ang tiket ng oposisyon

Published by Ellen on February 12, 2007

Walang-wala ang tiket ni Gloria Arroyo sa kalidad ng nasa oposisyon na ngayon ay tinatawag na Grand Coalition.

Kahit na may ilan na hindi ko gusto (ganyan lang talaga ang buhay, hindi perpekto), sa kabuuan makikita natin na talagang maingat na pinag-isipan ng mga lider ng oposisyon na sina dating Pangulong Estrada, Makati Mayor Jojo Binay, dating Senate President Ernesto Maceda, Malaya columnist Lito Banayo, Rufus Rodriguez at iba ang tiket.

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Pacquiao to fight Darlene Custodio in polls

Published by Ellen on February 12, 2007

pacman01.jpgBoxing champ Manny Pacquiao today said he is determined to enter politics in this coming May elections.

Pacquiao will contest the congressional seat currently held by Darlene Antonino-Custodio in the first district of South Cotabato.

Update: Custodio unfazed by Pacquiao’s planned candidacy.
darlene-custodio.jpgThe 24-year old Custodio has made a mark in the House of Representatives for actively participating in the impeachment complaints against Gloria Arroyo and in opposing the Con-Ass railroaded by the House majority last December.

Click here for a better picture of Darlene Custodio.

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JV is campaign manager for senatorial ticket

Published by Ellen on February 12, 2007

While the United Opposition is looking for a name that will truly describe the grand coalition that they are now, San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito has accepted the role of campaign manager for the senatorial slate.

Opposition sources said, former Senate President Enesto Maceda will take the tougher job of assembling the local line-up for the opposition.

The opposition senatorial ticket is “a grand coalition of people from all sectors— women, the youth, the political sector and civil society,” grand coalition spokesman Adel Tamano said.

Lito Banayo, who had been speaking for UNO, will be running for representative of Manila (Ermita distict).

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They deserve each other

Published by Ellen on February 11, 2007

Senators Joker Arroyo and Ralph Recto truly belong to Gloria Arroyo.

We can now throw away whatever illusions we had nurtured for Joker in matters of democratic ideals, honesty and integrity. Never mind Recto. We never expected much from him.

A conversation I heard last week between a PDP-Laban stalwart and a reporter who covered the 2001 senatorial campaign should help explain Joker Arroyo’s puzzling maneuvers in the Senate when it comes to issues against Mike Arroyo as well as his decision to be on the administration ticket for his re-election bid.

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Statement of Joker Arroyo and Ralph Recto

Published by Ellen on February 11, 2007

Try not to puke as you read this:

We ran for the Senate and won on the Arroyo administration slate. Nothing
that has happened since gives us reason not to do the same in our reelection
bid.

We have opposed the President on many major issues, before the Supreme Court no less. And we won.

We fought the Venable contract which involved American money to change the Constitution. We fought the People’s Initiative to do the same. We fought the emasculation of Congress by EO 464 and put the PCGG back under the law when it tried to rise above it. We fought Proclamation 1017, which curtailed freedom of assembly and freedom of the press.

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Bayan o bayad

Published by Ellen on February 10, 2007

Masarap pala ang kumandidato sa tiket ni Gloria Arroyo.

Sinasabi ng isang kasama sa Wednesday group na inaalok raw sila ng libreng eroplano at helicopter na gagamitin sa kampanya. May panggastos pa na milyun-milyon.

Kaya sana umu-o na si Ralph Recto at si Joker Arroyo sa tiket ng administrasyon at ng makapasok na si Sonny Trillanes sa United Opposition.

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Arroyo loses cool in roundtable discussion with media

Published by Ellen on February 10, 2007

By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer


President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s infamous temper flared up once more when she abruptly ended an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer in front of a stunned audience which included three Cabinet Secretaries and an official of the International Monetary Fund.

Click here for GMATV’s video report.

President Arroyo was nettled by repeated questions on why the benefits of a spectacular economic growth had not trickled down to the grassroots. She blew her top even before the Inquirer could finish what turned out to be the brief interview’s final question: “Isn’t it a concern for you ma’am that the billionaires during the time of Marcos and Ramos are also the same billionaires now?”

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