MBV welcomes SC ruling; allows freedom to campaign

The Movement for Better Values (MBV), today welcomed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the airing of “infomercials” and “advocacy ads” by government officials planning to run in the May 2010 elections before the start of the campaign period.

The MBV, a new movement composed of businessmen, youth, professionals, and cause-oriented groups united in their pursuit to directly address the nagging issue of poverty and social injustice, claimed that the ruling will allow freedom for all the candidates to air and campaign for their advocacies and programs before the start  of the campaign season.

Manila’s urban poor vows to bring Villar to Malacanang

“Mula Tondo, ihahatid namin si Senador Manny Villar tungong Malakanyang!” (From Tondo, we will bring Villar to Malacanang Palace).

That’s the vow of Metro Manila’s urban poor sector including street vendors who were among the thousands who will attend today’s proclamation rally of the Nacionalista Party headed by its presidential standard bearer Senator Manny Villar in Tondo.

Carrying their merchandize in bilao and kariton in marching to Plaza Macario Sakay in Moriones, Tondo where the Nacionalista proclamation rally will be held, the group reiterated their solid support to Villar they tagged as “tunay na mag-aahon sa amin sa kahirapan”.