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Here’s a Platform, but No One’s Standing On It

An excerpt from Anti-Pinoy, a site that seems to have one of the best views so far on what the Philippine presidency constitutes, and attempts to explain it without the “superstar candidate” trappings marring a few of the campaigns as of late.

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“Presented here, unedited and in its entirety, is the Economic Program portion of the platform published by the Liberal Party. It is one of three parts of their platform, which bears the general title “Policies for the New Century”; the others are the “Political Program” and the “Social Program”.

Noynoy’s rating dwindles to 31%

12/14/2009: A fourth quarter survey conducted by the Center, which is manned by Ed Malay, also a spokesman of former President Fidel Ramos, showed that while Sen. Noynoy Aquino still leads in the survey of presidentiables, his lead has however, dwindled as rival candidates inch their way up using the public forums to focus attention on themselves.

Some 31 percent or 372 of the 1,200 respondents said they will vote for Noynoy Aquino while 24 percent or 288 respondents said they will go for Sen. Manny Villar.

Villar inches closer in latest SWS poll

December 13, 2009: Nacionalista Party president and standard-bearer Senator Manuel “Manny” Villar is inching closer on frontrunner and Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations.

Based on the SWS national survey for November, Villar is fast catching up with a solid 45 percent of respondents favoring him to replace President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through the May 2010 elections, narrowing the lead of perceived frontrunner Aquino who had a 59 percent rating.

Villar: Accelerate Job Creation Efforts

Group offers help to familiarize voters in automated polling system

The Movement for Better Values, a 200,000-strong multisectoral nationwide organization of young entrepreneurs, informal settlers and students stands ready to help educate the Filipino voters in the use of automated voting machines in the forthcoming 2010 national elections.

The Movement for Better Values issued the call following reports from recent surveys indicating that 61% of voters are unaware of the automated election system.

“Maybe it’s not just 61% of voters who are unaware of the new system. This may be an understatement especially in the provinces,” Exequiel Villacorta Jr., MBV chairman, said.

MBV Idol search is on, P200,000 prize awaits winner

The search is on for the Movement for Better Values (MBV) Idol through a videoke singing contest nationwide with P200,000 grand prize at stake for the winner.

The MBV, a national movement of small entrepreneurs, students, workers, young professionals and urban poor, said the MBV Idol will be launched in barangays nationwide where local MBV chapters are present and with the support and approval of barangay officials.

Exequiel Villacorta Jr., MBV Chairman, said the activity will also serve as the venue for the entrepreneurship forum at the barangay level in a bid to address the nagging issue of poverty and social injustice.

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”.

Group sets standards for 2010 candidates

A national movement for the promotion of entrepreneurship in the country bares its criteria in choosing new leaders who would genuinely address the problem of poverty along with the protection of the environment and of basic human rights.

The group, calling themselves Movement for Better Values (MBV), bared its standards in choosing the next leaders of the country as candidates start filing their certificates of candidacy for the 2010 national and local elections.

“We want our leaders to know how our country must be run to ensure genuine economic growth that would directly benefit the poor, guarantee government transparency and environmental protection,” MBV chairman Exequiel Villacorta Jr., said.