Actress Judy Ann Santos vocally expresses her regrets in endorsing Presidential aspirant Sen. Jamby Madrigal when the lady senator ran for a Senate seat in 2004 and won. But then, the feelings were seems mutual.
During the presidential debate held on Feb. 8, Sen. Jamby Madrigal said she regretted getting Santos to campaign for her at the time: “I have seen the folly of my ways and I will not repeat that because I don’t believe that we should perpetuate lies [with the help of] a thick budget.”
Juday retaliated, ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs good that it came from her because we feel exactly the same way.‚Äù The actress said she got upset when she heard about the politician‚Äôs comments. ‚ÄúI thought she was sincere… I thought she believed that I was an effective endorser, that I was able to convince at least three people to vote for her everywhere we went.‚Äù
There’s no doubt that Judy Ann made a great impact on Madrigal campaign in 2004. Juday is among the top 10 celebrity endorsers in the country, pitching for products as from laundry soap to mobile phones. She had a large demographic of supporters and fans.
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Judy Ann Regrets Endorsing Jamby Madrigal
by admin, on Tue, Feb 16 2010 | No Comments
Bro. Eddie Villanueva Say “Yes” to Death Penalty
by admin, on Mon, Feb 15 2010 | 5 Comments
Bangon Pilipinas presidential aspirant Bro. Eddie Villanueva said “Yes” for the restoration of the death penalty. His answer is quite a surprise because everyone knows that Bro. Eddie is a religious leader and founder of the Jesus is Lord Fellowship.
Bro. Eddie cited that the Death Penalty is biblical and it has biblical basis.
“It is biblical,” said the Jesus is Lord (JIL) born-again Christian group founder in told a forum organized by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in Makati City that the measure is effective against those involved in heinous crimes.
Villanueva said the re-imposition should be for heinous crimes “committed by moneyed people, not by poor people.”
The crimes committed by moneyed people are usually plunder, syndicated kidnappings and warlordism, he said.
He said warlordism “caused the gruesome massacre of 57 innocent people in Maguindanao (last November 23, 2009).”
Among the other presidential bets who attended the forum, only independent candidate Senator Jamby Madrigal supported Villanueva’s call for the restoration of death penalty.
Madrigal pressed for the return of the capital punishment, specifically for plunderers. “When you plunder a country, you kill many people,” Madrigal said.
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Mock Poll Yesterday is “Almost Perfect” but Voters are Poorly Informed
by admin, on Sat, Feb 6 2010 | No Comments
The Commission on Election (COMELEC) conducted a mock election yesterday morning in 5 cities nationwide. The mock election is practically considered “almost perfect” the technical side but it also shows that the voters are poorly informed of the new system of voting.
The mock polls yesterday allowed up to 50 voters in 9 precincts in 5 cities nationwide to go through the entire process of automated voting. It runs from the shading the sample ballots, feeding ballots on to the machines, and witnessing the transmission of the data from the election machine to the Comelec servers.
Based on the observation of the poll officials assigned in 9 precincts, the technical aspect of automated voting runs smoothly, but there are concerns on coming from the voters that should be given more attention.
Election director for National Capital Region, Michael Dioneda, said that most voters in the mock election were not clearly informed on how to properly handle the ballots. There were errors in marking the ballots. As a result 5 ballots in Quezon City and 3 in Taguig City were not accepted by the election machines. These ballots will be brought to Comelec for further studying.
According to Dir. Dioneda, “massive voters education” is indeed needed as the automated elections come near. He added that some voters complained about the small fonts of the ballots, and noted the need to install a projector at the city canvassing to let watchers view the counting process.
In an interview with the Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal, he said that another set of mock elections, this time in rural areas, might be set in the coming days.
Only 8 Presidential Candidates Left For 2010 Election
by admin, on Tue, Dec 15 2009 | 3 Comments
Only 8 of 99 aspiring presidential candidates are left to run for the May 20, 2010 elections after the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) screened and removed “nuisance” candidates from those who filed candidacy papers.
The 8 Presidential bets approved the COMELEC are following:
- Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III (Liberal Party)
- Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada (Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino)
- Senator Manuel “Manny” Villar (Nacionalista Party)
- Senator Richard Gordon (Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines)
- Senator Jamby Madrigal (Independent)
- Former Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro (Lakas-Kampi-CMD)
- Religious Leader Eddie Villanueva (Bangon Pilipinas)
- Olongapo City Councilor John Carlos de los Reyes (Ang Kapatiran Party
