Malayang Halalan

Should you vote for a partylist organization?

These days, there are partylist organizations that have been organized, funded, and are being run by big businessmen, the political elite, religious organizations and others. They do this for more or less the same reason that a big businessman, political elite or religious leader runs for a local position — to protect and promote their personal interests.

This leads to the question, “Has the partylist system become BIG BUSINESS?”

If at all Ms. Glenda Gloria is interested in doing some justice, shouldn’t she come up with a list of partylist organizations which name the people behind them?

Juan Ponce Enrile confirms Villar’s bribe try on Gordon

Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to Senator Manny Villar: THE PRESIDENCY, THE FILIPINO PEOPLE, THE PHILIPPINES ARE NOT FOR SALE
Sen. Villar may have succeeded to a large extent in deploying the huge fortune he acquired, perhaps some by honest means, but definitely, a large part, by the immoral use of his political position, power and clout to advance his own business interests as borne out by the evidence in Senate Ethics case and, much earlier, by the shenanigans exposed on the Floor of the Lower House by Sen. Joker Arroyo,

But on May 10, he must be taught a hard and painful lesson by no less than the electorate. He must be unmasked and rejected as a fake leader in order for the nation to redeem itself. We must clearly send the strongest message to Senator Manuel “Manny” B. Villar, as Senator Richard J. Gordon has said, that THE PRESIDENCY OF THIS NATION, THE FILIPINO PEOPLE, AND THE PHILIPPINES ARE NOT FOR SALE.

Privilege speech of Senator Manny Villar on the C-5 Controversy

Walang makapagsasabi na hindi ako sumagot sa mga paratang sa Senado. Nandito kayong lahat noong ako ay nagsalita dito. Nagsalita na din akong mahigit daang-daang interview na ibingay ko sa media. Nandito po ang ating mga kasamahan sa media. Sa radio, print and television. Nagsalita na ako sa daang-daang mga forums ipinapaliwanag itong C-5 issue. Linagay ko ito sa website. We printed tens of thousands of pamphlets explaining the C-5 controversy. Nag-advertise kami sa aking hangarin na maipaliwanag sa tao ito diretso. Dinala ko ang mga journalists dito sa C-5, sa dalawang kalye doon. Wala akong nilihim tungkol sa aking partisipasyon sa marangal na proyektong ito.

Success of automated elections crucial to economy in 2010

Certainly, the hoards of middlemen and brokers of industry of “winning at all costs” certainly don’t want automated elections to succeed because there is no way to manipulate the results. You can manipulate the voters, for sure, but that would be a costlier enterprise than just waiting for the ballots to arrive at the canvassing centers and doing their magic in the comfort of a hotel. Money won’t change hands for an assured win at the polls, or at least, not as much.

700 Liberal Party bets swear not to steal, but LP QC Mayor bet charged with theft

Liberal Party candidates swear not to steal, but Liberal Party Mayoralty candidate Herbert Bautista charged with theft by buxom buddy.