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True or False: Money Buys Elections
It is widely held belief that Senator Manny Villar’s heavy spending in political advertisements was the chief factor that helped him narrow the gap between himself and presidential race frontrunner Senator Benigno Aquino III in the latest SWS and Pulse Asia opinion poll surveys.
The common belief goes that you need money to buy ads. The [...]
Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Recent Survey Results
Senator Noynoy Aquino recently sent out a press statement with regards to shortening of his lead in the presidential polls. He makes six points with regards to the recent surveys results, the following is the full text of Senator Noynoy Aquino.
1. I am not surprised with this turn of events. First, our opponents have [...]
The 2010 Senatorial Race
The SWS says these are the twelve leading senatorial aspirants. Who among them will go one to take office after May 10?
To Be Neutral Is To Be Indifferent
I write to you today because I’m sick of people claiming to love this country, but choose to be neutral. We’ve fought tooth and nail since 2004 for this moment in our nation’s history. We choose to have an election instead of another EDSA, so we can advance our nation’s agenda the [...]
Reforming the Reformists
Yesterday I had the occasion of attending the talk “How Much Reforms are there in the 2010 Campaigns?” organized by the Ateneo School of Government. Discussants present were Joel Rocamora of the Institute of Popular Democracy and Ramon Casiple of the Institute for Political and Electoral Reform. Allow me to echo the gist of [...]
Presidential Noynoy Aquino: his advocacies, philosophies, and perspectives
The polished performance of Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III before the nation’s business leaders on January 21, 2010 will make Ferdinand Marcos turn in his grave.
For many Filipinos (the businessmen, business managers and financial executives in attendance including) it could be their first time to get to know this gift from Noynoy (with his outstanding command [...]
Full Video of Noynoy Aquino on Economic Policy Open Forum (Question and Answer)
Here is a series of video from NoyTV with Senator Aquino answering a Q&A post his Economic Vision policy speech before the Makati Business Club.
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Part 4
Unpacking the Panaderya of Noynoy
In today’s address to the Makati Business Club, presidential hopeful Noynoy Aquino unveils his “economic vision and platform.” Let me unpack some of his key points.
First and Foremost, Democratic Principles
Aquino underlines the importance of the sanctity of the ballot in order to gain a true mandate from the people. He also makes a direct relationship [...]
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