The latest SWS Survey commissioned by Senator and Presidential aspirant Manny Villar shows that the top three front runners are: Senator Manny Villar (22%), Former President Joseph Estrada (19%), and Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero (18%). It’s not surprising to see this because Senator Villar has really been pouring out massive amounts of resources in trying to build his name for the upcoming 2010 elections. He’s been doing television, radio, print, and online for almost 6 months straight now and I can only assume that his spending will intensify even more when the real...

The COMELEC approved recount of the Pampanga elections for Governor is telling a different story from the original results of the election in 2007. In the recent elections, Ed Panlilio was able to beat Lilia “Baby” Pineda with a very slim margin of around 1,000+ votes. So far in the recount it’s Pineda who’s leading Gov. Panlilio. They’ve already opened more than 1,000 ballot boxes out of 4,500+. According to Pineda’s lawyer, the reason for the turn of the tide was COMELEC’s decision to allow “Nanay Baby” votes to be validated and included in...

I couldn’t believe that I read that line on a news article published on Inquirer.Net. I’ve always been one of the biggest supporters of former Senate President Frank Drilon. That’s why it was a bit of a shock for me to read his latest statement. I’m sorry but I have to disagree with the idea that the “divine hand” of former President Aquino is campaigning for the Liberal Party. In fact, I think it’s the other way around. The Liberal Party is maximizing the mileage it can get from the magic that Tita Cory left behind when she passed away. Cory Aquino’s...

Whatever happened to H1N1? Just a few months ago, it was the talk of the town. It was literally all over the news – print, online, TV, and radio. Not only was it on the news, it was on the news every single day. We would hear the Department of Health issue out statements on how many cases were being found in the Philippines and how many recovered. It’s bit puzzling now because no one even talks about it anymore. It’s as if it never even existed. However, if you think about it, the number of those who got the virus must have already shot through the roof since there wasn’t...

Tourism Secretary Ace Durano recently revealed that he’s considering running for the Senate in 2010. Contrary to a lot of speculations, if ever he will run he will not be under the administration ticket. He explains that in the event that he does run, he will be under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC). As most of you know, NPC is still deliberating on either Senator Loren Legarda or Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero as their standard bearer for 2010. He clarifies though that he’ll only decide for sure if he will run under the NPC based on the party’s decision...

When JIL leader Bro. Eddie Villanueva officially declared his bid to run for the Presidency, he described his campaign will be all about the “Politics of God”. In fact, that seems to be the central theme of anything coming from his team. I’m alarmed at how they’re crafting their communications. I had the chance to watch one of their shows on QTV last night and the pastor preaching to a massive crowd in Cebu turned the worship service into a political rally. Instead of talking about the bible, he spent almost half an hour praising Brother Eddie. David of this Generation The...

Jesus is Lord (JIL) leader Brother Eddie Villanueva formally announced his intentions to run for President in 2010 in a press conference in Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan. This officially makes him the third charismatic religious leader that’s joining the race for the highest position in the country in 2010. He joins the ranks of Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio and El Shaddai’s Brother Mike Velarde. The leader of JIL explained that he got cheated out of the 2004 elections and that he’s determined to win the elections this time around. He will be the standard bearer of the...

It looks like El Shaddai leader Brother Mike Velarde isn’t done dropping bombshells. Just this morning in an interview with GMA 7, he revealed that he’s been talking with former President Erap Estrada about his political plans for 2010. In the interview, he revealed that either one of them will run in 2010. If the law doesn’t hinder Erap from running, then Brother Mike will bow out and support Estrada’s candidacy. If Erap is prohibited, then Erap will back up Brother Mike’s campaign instead. Now this is just one of the most insane alliances I’ve ever heard of...

El Shaddai leader Brother Mike Velarde opened his new church called the International House of Prayer in Paranque yesterday. More than being a religious event, it had shades of politics all over it. Presidential aspirants flocked to the opening in hopes of wooing votes from the 7M members of El Shaddai. Even President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was present during the proceedings. In his speech, Brother Mike hinted once again about his intentions to run for 2010 as President. Here’s a direct quote from his speech: “As of today, everyone’s a potential candidate. But most of the aspirants...

I never imagined I would be able to get political content from the popular humor blog – Tunay Na Lalake. However, they posted a really interesting picture that I just can’t ignore. In this photo, you’ll see that the top three broadsheets used the Basilan encounter as their main headline. What’s interesting to note is that all three of them had different numbers for the fatalities. MB reports that 53 were killed, PDI says 44, while the Philippine Star shows 54. Makes you wonder how they get their numbers? Maybe they all had different sources? Or maybe they got their numbers...