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.

Cynthia Villar on Manny, the presidency & what her father taught her

Woman on top: Now on her last term, Las Piñas Rrepresentative Cynthia Villar says the reason she has worked so hard all these years is to be able to make independent decisions. Though she admits that she’s had a difficult life, she didn’t have to look far for role models when she was growing up because the women in her family fulfilled that role. “All our mothers and grandmothers are role models,” Cynthia says.

There are two things that may come as a surprise about Cynthia Villar, the woman most likely to become first lady in the next presidency (her husband’s biggest rival is unmarried).

Demand and Supply – Manny Villar promises competence

November 09, 2009 – Sitting relaxed in the elegant living room of the former Laurel mansion in Mandaluyong, presidential candidate Manny Villar served notice that he is not about to be counted out for next year’s contest. His first appearance in a serious television program, Villar told Ricky Carandang of ANC that he plans to win public confidence in his first hundred days by initiating and delivering high impact projects in a highly transparent manner.

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Manila Overseas Press Club: Transcript of Interview with Manny Villar

Q: Your new to your philanthropic work as a successful businessman, so far you have given up at least 6 houses and lot to distress ofws which by now could run from more than a hundred. Are you still within your cost estimate of 4 billion for your presidential campaign?

GENUINE. EXPERIENCED. READY. Speech of Senator Manuel B. Villar, Nacionalista Party; October 29, 2009

Distinguished officers and members of the Manila Overseas Press Club and friends, good evening. A new typhoon threatens our country and many of us wonder whether we are prepared for the worst while hoping for the best. But typhoons are a reality for which we should always be prepared. Yet year in and year out our lack of sufficient preparation causes us hundreds of millions in damaged property and countless lost lives.

The message of Ondoy and of other weather disturbances is simple: in times of crisis one cannot afford to be inexperienced or unprepared. Every second counts. Any hesitation on the part of Government and on the part of leadership can be fatal for so many.

Wanted: VP for Villar

It was my first time to listen to a speech by former Senate president Manny Villar who spoke before the Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC) dinner forum held last week at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati City. I must admit I was impressed by Villar’s speech — or whoever wrote it for him — because he talked a lot of sense.