Category: Local (Philippines)
President GMA’s Great Moves
The reason Gloria Arroyo’s running for Congress is that she is aiming for a powerful office for her harassment after she has stepped out of office and is stripped of immunity. Her political comeback via Congress is to revive Charter Change which still very much alive in GMA’s mind. She may make these moves: 1. [...]
These TV Ads…
TV Ads have been used by these WOULD-BE-PRESIDENTS: Noynoy Aquino uses it by calling everyone to join him in his struggle for a more democratic Philippines. Villar wants people to know that the keys to success are HARD WORK and PERSISTENCE. Teodoro, on the other hand, would like to convince us that HE HAS WHAT [...]
Health Care Bill
The Hill, a newspaper that covers the workings of Congress, looks at the vote of U.S. Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, R-New Orleans, the only Republican member of the House of Representatives to vote in favor of the Democratic health plan. Meanwhile, nearly 40 Democrats voted against the bill, including the only Democrat in Louisiana’s House [...]
The Unpopular President, the Teetering Economy and The SONA to Come
Arroyo, after surveys conducted throughout the country by even the most reputable polling firms, has become the most distrusted and unpopular president of the Philippine Republic after the 1986 Edsa Revolution. There is widespread distrust on the President by the people basing largely on her performance in office. Her unpopularity has been met by the [...]
