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His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines

On the hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand

[August 23, 2010]

With the rest of the Filipino people, I wish to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims whose lives were lost in the hostage situation at the Quirino Grandstand. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs has conveyed our deep feelings of sorrow to the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China and the people of Hong Kong through Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang. I have tasked Secretaries Soliman and Lim to provide everything necessary for the recovery and return home of the survivors. I have directed the fullest cooperation with the Hong Kong authorities on the part of our officials.

From the onset of this incident, the hostage-taker seemed to not be belligerent, as shown by the release of hostages. These were encouraging signs.

We were going to wait him out. The idea was to let the ground commanders who are the experts in this field handle the operation with minimal interference from people who are less expert.

But the situation deteriorated rapidly when, during the course of the negotiations, he was given the letter of the Ombudsman in which she promised to personally review his case. As he was reading the contents of the letter, while talking to an unknown individual on the phone, he became increasingly agitated.

The presence of his brother also added to the tension.

At this point, he threatened to kill a hostage. The police decided to remove the brother from the scene. As the negotiators were departing, the negotiators were shot at.

Media coverage of his brother being taken into custody further agitated the hostage-taker.

Shots were fired. They seemed to be warning shots, as there was no audible indication of tumult or chaos to show that the hostages were in immediate danger.

Nonetheless, the negotiators tried to reestablish contact the hostage-taker but they were unsuccessful as the cellphone of the hostage-taker was continuously busy. He also refused to answer the throw-phone provided for him by the authorities.

The escape of the driver, combined with his reports that the hostages were being harmed, forced the assault to happen. When the vehicle began to move, and with reports that he had hand grenades, a decision was made to immobilize the vehicle as it would have made the situation even more dangerous.

As we know, the incident tragically ended in the deaths of eight innocent civilians.

We expect more of the facts to come to light and I have ordered Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to thoroughly lead this review.

The full coverage of the hostage drama in Manila:

Hostage-taker got dismissed from the PNP due to a robbery extortion – Video

Hostage-taker was angered by brother’s arrest – Video

Police SWAT team stormed Bus with hostages in Manila – Video

‘Gunman killed’ as police storm Manila hostage bus

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He was attacking the Ex-President Gloria Arroyo and talks about corruption and why the Republic of the Philippines is nearly bankrupt. Read the full English Transcript of his speech here. We also have a Video version of Aquino’s SONA for you.

My beloved countrymen:

Our administration is facing a forked road. On one direction, decisions are made to protect the welfare of our people; to look after the interest of the majority; to have a firm grip on principles; and to be faithful to the public servant’s sworn oath to serve the country honestly.

This is the straight path.

On the other side, personal interest is the priority, and where one becomes a slave to political considerations to the detriment of our nation.

This is the crooked path.

For a long time, our country lost its way in the crooked path. As days go by (since I became President), the massive scope of the problems we have inherited becomes much clearer. I could almost feel the weight of my responsibilities.

In the first three weeks of our administration, we discovered many things, and I will report to you some of the problems we have uncovered, and the steps we are taking to solve them.

This report is merely a glimpse of our situation. It is not the entire picture of the crises we are facing. The reality was hidden from our people, who seem to have been deliberately obfuscated on the real state of our nation.

In the first six years of this year, government expenditure exceeded our revenues. Our deficit further increased to PhP196.7 billion. Our collection targets, which lack PhP23.8 billion, were not fully met, while we went beyond our spending by PhP45.1 billion.

Our budget for 2010 is PhP1.54 trillion. Of this, only PhP100 billion – or 6.5% of the total budget – can be used for the remaining six months of the current year. Roughly 1% of the total budget is left for each of the remaining month.

Where did the funds go?

A calamity fund worth PhP2 billion was reserved in preparation for anticipated calamities. Of this already miniscule amount, at a time when the rainy season has yet to set in, PhP1.4 billion or 70% was already spent.
The entire province of Pampanga received PhP108 million. Of this, PhP105 million went to only one district. On the other hand, the province of Pangasinan, which was severely affected by Typhoon Pepeng, received a mere PhP5 million, which had to be used to fix damages inflicted not even by Pepeng, but by a previous typhoon, Cosme.

The funds were released on election month, which was seven months after the typhoon. What will happen if a typhoon arrives tomorrow? The fund has been used up to repair damage from typhoons that hit us last year. Our future will pay for the greed of yesterday.

This is also what happened to the funds of the MWSS. Just recently, people lined up for water while the leadership of the MWSS rewarded itself even though the pensions of retired employees remain unpaid.

The entire payroll of the MWSS amounts to 51.4 million pesos annually. But this isn’t the full extent of what they receive: they receive additional allowances and benefits amounting to 81.1 million pesos. In short, they receive 211.5 million pesos annually. Twenty four percent of this is for normal salaries, and sixty six percent is added on.

The average worker receives up to 13th month pay plus a cash gift. In the MWSS, they receive the equivalent of over thirty months pay if you include all their additional bonuses and allowances.

What we discovered in the case of the salaries of their board of trustees is even more shocking. Let’s take a look at the allowances they receive:

Attending board of trustees and board committee meetings, and you get fourteen thousands pesos. This totals ninety eight thousand pesos a month. They also get an annual grocery incentive of eighty thousand pesos.
And that’s not all. They get a mid-year bonus, productivity bonus, anniversary bonus, year-end bonus, and financial assistance. They not only get a Christmas bonus, but an additional Christmas package as well. Each of these amounts to eighty thousand pesos. All in all, each member of the board receives two and a half million pesos a year exclusive of car service, technical assistance, and loans. Let me repeat. They award themselves all of these while being in arrears for the pensions of their retired employees.

Even the La Mesa watershed wasn’t spared. In order to ensure an adequate supply of water, we need to protect our watersheds. In watersheds, trees are needed. Where there should be trees, they built homes for the top officials of the MWSS.

We cannot remove them from their positions quickly because they are among the midnight appointees of former president Arroyo. We are investigating all of these things. But if they have any shame left, they should voluntarily relinquish their positions.

Now let’s discuss funds for infrastructure. The DPWH identified two hundred forty six priority safety projects to be funded by the motor vehicle user’s charge. This needs a budget of 425 million pesos. What they ended up funding were only 28 projects. They disregarded 218 projects and replaced these with seventy projects that weren’t in the plans. The 425 million pesos originally asked for became 480 million pesos, increasing because of projects allocated for a favored few.

These projects make no sense: unstudied and unprepared for, sprouting like mushrooms.

The era of such projects is at an end. Under our administration, there will be no quotas, there will be no overpricing, the funds of the people will be spent for the people.

There’s more. Five days before the term of the previous administration ended, they ordered 3.5 billion pesos to be released for the rehabilitation of those affected by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. This was supposed to fund eighty-nine projects. But nineteen of these projects amounting to 981 million pesos didn’t go through public bidding. Special Allotment Release Orders hadn’t even been released and yet the contracts were already signed. It’s a good thing Secretary Rogelio Singson spotted and stopped them. Instead, they will all go through the proper bidding, and the funds will be used to provide relief to those who lost their homes due to typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.

Let’s discuss what happened in Napocor. From 2001 to 2004, the government forced Napocor to sell electricity at a loss to prevent increases in electricity rates. The real motivation for this is that they were preparing for the election.

As a result, in 2004, NAPOCOR slumped deeply in debt. The government was obligated to shoulder the 200 billion pesos it owed.

What the public thought they saved from electricity, we are now paying for using public coffers. Not only are we paying for the cost of electricity; we are also paying for the interest arising from the debt.

If the money we borrowed was used properly, then there would be added assurance that constant supply of electricity is available. However, this decision was based on bad politics, not on the true needs of the people. The people, after having to sacrifice, suffered even more.

This is also what happened to the MRT. The government tried again to buy the people’s love. The operator was forced to keep the rates low.

In effect, the guarantee given to the operator that he will still be able to recoup his investment was not fulfilled. Because of this, Landbank and the Development Bank of the Philippines were ordered to purchase the MRT.

The money of the people was used in exchange for an operation that was losing money.

Let us now move on to the funds of the National Food Authority (NFA).

In 2004: 117,000 metric tons (of rice) was the shortage in the supply of the Philippines. What they (the government) bought were 900,000 metric tons. Even if you multiply for more than seven times the amount of shortage, they still bought more than what was needed.

In 2007: 589,000 metric tons was the shortage in the supply of the Philippines. What they bought were 1.827 million metric tons. Even if you multiply for more than three times the amount of shortage, they again bought more than what was needed.

What hurts is, because they keep purchasing more than what they need year after year, the excess rice that had to be stored in warehouses ended up rotting, just like what happened in 2008.
Is this not a crime, letting rice rot, despite the fact that there are 4 million Filipinos who do not eat three times a day?

The result is NFA’s current debt of 177 billion pesos.

This money that was wasted could have funded the following:
- The budget of the entire judiciary, which is at 12.7 billion pesos this year.
- The Conditional Cash Transfers for the following year, which cost 29.6 billion pesos.
- All the classrooms that our country needs, which cost 130 billion pesos.

This way of doing things is revolting. Money was there only to be wasted.

You have heard how the public coffers were squandered. This is what is clear to me now: change can only come from our determination to stamp out this extravagance and profligacy.

That is why starting now: we will stop the wasteful use of government funds. We will eradicate projects that are wrong.

This is the point of what we call the zero-based approach in our budget. What used to be the norm was every year, the budget merely gets re-enacted without plugging the holes.

Next month we will be submitting a budget that accurately identifies the problem and gives much attention on the right solution.

Those that I have mentioned were only some of the problems we have discovered. Here now are examples of the steps we are undertaking to solve them.

There is a case of one pawnshop owner. He purchased a vehicle at an estimated cost of 26 million pesos.
If he can afford to buy a Lamborghini, why can’t he pay his taxes?

A case has already been filed against him. Through the leadership of Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares, Customs Commissioner Lito Alvarez, and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, every week we have new cases filed against smugglers and against those who do not pay the right taxes.

We have also already identified the suspects of the cases of Francisco Baldomero, Jose Daguio and Miguel Belen, 3 of the 6 incidents of extralegal killings since we assumed the Presidency.

Fifty percent (50%) of these incidents of extralegal killings are now on their way to being resolved.
We will not stop the pursuit of the remaining half of these killings until justice has been achieved.
We will hold murderers accountable. We will also hold those who are corrupt that work in government accountable for their actions.

We have begun forming our Truth Commission, through the leadership of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide. We will search for the truth on the alleged wrongdoing committed in the last nine years.

This week, I will sign the first ever Executive Order on the formation of this Truth Commission.

If the answer to justice is accountability, the answer to the dearth in funds is a new and creative approach to our long-standing problems.

We have so many needs: from education, infrastructure, health, military, police and more. Our funds will not be enough to meet them.

No matter how massive the deficit is that may keep us from paying for this list of needs, I am heartened because many have already expressed renewed interest and confidence in the Philippines.

Our solution: public-private partnerships. Although no contract has been signed yet, I can say that ongoing talks with interested investors will yield fruitful outcomes.

There are some who have already shown interest and want to build an expressway from Manila that will pass through Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, until the end of Cagayan Valley, without the government having to spend a single peso.

On national defense:
We have 36,000 nautical miles of shoreline, but we only have 32 boats. These boats are as old as the time of (US General Douglas) MacArthur.

Some had this proposition: they will rent the Navy headquarters on Roxas Boulevard and the Naval Station in Fort Bonifacio.

They will take care of the funding necessary to transfer the Navy Headquarters to Camp Aguinaldo. Immediately, we will be given 100 million dollars. Furthermore, they will give us a portion of their profits from their businesses that would occupy the land they will rent.

In short, we will meet our needs without spending, and we will also earn.

There have already been many proposals from local to foreign investors to provide for our various needs.
From these public-private partnerships, our economy will grow and every Filipino will be the beneficiary. There are so many sectors that could benefit from this.

We will be able to construct the needed infrastructure in order to help tourism grow.
In agriculture, we will be able to have access to grains terminals, refrigeration facilities, orderly road networks and post-harvest facilities.

If we can fix out food supply chain with the help of the private sector, instead of importing, we will hopefully be able to supply for the needs of the global market.

The prices of commodities will go down if we are able to make this efficient railway system a reality. It will be cheaper and faster, and it will be easier for travelers to avoid crooked cops and rebels.

A reminder to all: creating jobs is foremost on our agenda, and the creation of jobs will come from the growth of our industries. Growth will only be possible if we streamline processes to make them predictable, reliable and efficient for those who want to invest.

We make sure that the Build-Operate-and-Transfer projects will undergo quick and efficient processes. With the help of all government agencies concerned and the people, a process that used to take as short as a year and as long as a decade will now only take six months.

The Department of Trade and Industry has already taken steps to effect this change, under the leadership of Secretary Gregory Domingo:

The never-ending horror story of registering business names, which used to take a minimum of four to eight hours depending on the day, will be cut down drastically to fifteen minutes.

What used to be a check list of thirty-six documents will be shortened to a list of six, and the old eight-page application form will be whittled down to one page.

I call on our local government units to review its own procedures. While we look for more ways to streamline our processes to make business start-ups easier, I hope the LGUs can also find ways to implement reforms that will be consistent with the ones we have already started.

All will certainly benefit from this streamlining — be it businessmen, soldiers, rebels and ordinary Filipinos. As long as the interests of Filipinos will not be jeopardized, we will explore all available avenues to make this a reality. We must start now, and we should all help achieve this and not stand in each other’s way.
The time when we will no longer be made to choose between our people’s security and the future of our children is upon us now.

Once we implement these public-private partnerships, we will be able to fund public service in accordance with our platform.

This will enable us to fund our plans for education.

We will be able to expand our basic education cycle from seven years to the global standard of twelve years.
We can build more classrooms, and we will fund service contracting under the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education Program (GASTPE).

Conditional cash transfers that aim to lessen the burden of education on parents will also be funded if this partnership becomes a reality.

Our plans for improving PhilHealth can now be within reach.
First, we will identify the correct number of Filipinos who sorely need PhilHealth coverage, as current data is conflicting on this matter. On one hand, PhilHealth says that eighty-seven percent (87%) of Filipinos are covered, then lowers the number to only fifty-three percent (53%). On the other hand, the National Statistics Office says that only thirty-eight percent (38%) of Filipinos are covered by Philhealth.

Even as we speak, Secretary Dinky Soliman and the Department of Social Welfare and Development are moving to implement the National Household Targeting System that will identify the families that most urgently need assistance. An estimated 9 billion pesos is needed in order to provide coverage for five million poor Filipinos.

Our country is beginning to see better days ahead. The private sector, the League of Provinces headed by Governor Alfonso Umali, together with Governors L-Ray Villafuerte and Icot Petilla, are now ready to do their share when it comes to shouldering the financial burden. I know that the League of Cities under the leadership of Mayor Oscar Rodriguez will not be far behind.

If the local governments share in our goals, I know that I can surely count on Congress, the institution where I began public service, to push for our agenda for change.

Our Cabinet has already showed it skill by identifying not just problems but also proposing solutions in a matter of three weeks.

In the aftermath of Typhoon Basyang, we were told by those in the power sector that we would be without electricity for four days. The quick action of Secretary Rene Almendras and the Department of Energy resulted in the restoration of power to almost all those affected within twenty-four hours.

The so-called water shortage in Metro Manila was quickly attended to by Secretary Rogelio Singson and the Department of Public Works and Highways. Secretary Singson did it without prodding, which alleviated the suffering of those affected.

We also witnessed the competence and initiative of those we appointed to be part of our Cabinet. It is but just that they not be forced to go through the eye of a needle to be confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. Should this happen, competent Filipinos will be encouraged to help our country through service to the public.

In the soonest possible time, we will convene the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) to discuss the important bills that needs to be addressed. Rest assured that I will keep an open mind in order for our relationship to be true to our people.

We will push for the Fiscal Responsibility Bill, where we cannot push for bills that will need funding, rather only those that have already identified its sources of funding. We need 104.1 billion pesos to fund those laws already passed but whose implementation remains pending because of lack of funds.

We will re-evaluate fiscal incentives given in the past. Now that we are tightening our purse strings, we need to identify those incentives that will remain and those that need to be done away with.

We will not allow another NBN-ZTE scandal to happen again. Whether from local or foreign sources, all proposed contracts must undergo the scrutiny of correct procedures. I now ask for your help with amending our Procurement Law.

According to our Constitution, it is the government’s duty to ensure that the market is fair for all. No monopolies, no cartels that kill competition. We need an Anti-Trust Law that will give life to these principles, to afford Small- and Medium-Scale Enterprises the opportunity to participate in the growth of our economy.

Let us pass into law the National Land Use Bill.

It was in 1935, during the Commonwealth, that the National Defense Act was passed. There is a need to amend this law in order to make it more responsive to the current needs of national security.

I appeal to our legislators to pass the Whistleblower’s Bill to eradicate the prevalent culture of fear and silence that has hounded our system.

We will strengthen the Witness Protection Program. We must remember that from 2009 to 2010 alone, cases which involved the participation of witnesses under the program resulted in a ninety-five percent conviction.

There is a need to review our laws. I call on our lawmakers to begin a re-codification of our laws to ensure harmony and eliminate contradictions.

These laws serve as the basis of order in our land, but the foundation of all rests on the principle that we cannot grow without peace and order.
We face two obstacles on our road to peace: the situation in Mindanao and the continued revolt of the CPP-NPA-NDF.

Our view has not changed when it comes to the situation in Mindanao. We will only achieve lasting peace if all stakeholders engage in an honest dialogue: may they be Moro, Lumad, or Christian. We have asked Dean Marvic Leonen to head our efforts to talk to the MILF.

We will learn from the mistakes of the past administration, which sprung upon the people an agreement reached without consultation from all concerned. We are not blind to the fact that it was done with political motivation, and that the interest behind it was not that of the people.

We recognize the efforts of the MILF to discipline those within its ranks. We are hopeful that the negotiations will begin during the first one hundred days of my administration as your president.

To the CPP-NPA-NDF: are you prepared to put forth concrete solutions rather than pure criticism and finger-pointing?

If it is peace you truly desire, then we are ready to call for an immediate cease-fire. Let us go back to the table and begin talking again.

It is difficult to begin discussions in earnest if the scent of gun power still hangs in the air. I call on everyone concerned not to waste a good opportunity to rally behind one goal for peace.
Our foundation for growth is peace. We will continue to be shackled by poverty if the crossfire persists.
We must understand that now is a time for sacrifice. It is this sacrifice that will pave the way for a better future.

With our freedom comes our responsibility to good unto our fellows and to our country.
To our friends in media, especially those in radio and print, to the block-timers and those in our community newspapers, I trust that you will take the cudgels in policing your own.

May you give new meaning to the principles of your vocation: to provide clarity to pressing issues; to be fair and truthful in your reporting, and to raise the level of discourse with the public.

It is every Filipino’s duty to closely watch the leaders that you have elected. I encourage everyone to take a step towards participation rather than meddling. The former takes part in finding a solution; from the latter, never-ending complaints.

We have always known that the key to growth is putting the interest of others beyond one’s own. One thing is clear: how do we move forward if we keep putting others down? How will those without education secure quality jobs? How will the unemployed become consumers? How will they save money for their future needs?
If we change all this, if we prioritize enabling others, we will open a world of opportunities not just for ourselves but for those who direly need it.

We have already begun the process of change, and we are now able to dream of better things for our country. Let us not forget that there are those who wish us to fail, so that they will once again reclaim power to do as they please at the expense of our people.

I believe that God and the people have brought us to where we are now. While we focus on uplifting the lives of our fellow men, we are assured of blessings and guidance from God Almighty. If we truly believe that we have God on our side, is there anything that we cannot endure?

The mandate we received last May 10 is testament to the fact that the Filipino continues to hope for true change. The situation is not what it was before; we can all dream again. Let us all become one in achieving a fulfilment of our hopes and aspirations for our country.

Thank you very much.

The pork barrel is given to members of Congress and Senate to fund their projects. However, the pork barrel system was vulnerable to be abused by the corrupt congressmen and senators. As a system controlled by the president, it was used by the previous administration to reward loyal congressmen. Oppositionist congressmen were deprived of their pork barrel.

Another problem is that the Commission on Audit (COA) is loose in monitoring the use of the pork barrel. There are investigations and reports from the media that shows that some congressmen never used their pork barrel in any projects. Those missing funds were pocketed by the corrupt congressmen. However, none of them were prosecuted.

The only job of congressmen and senators, as member of the legislative branch of the government, is the crafting of laws. They should not be given the money and power to initiate any project. We have different departments and local government units to handle those things.

The pork barrel system is open for corruption. Further studies will show that the intentions of this system when it was started were not done. Instead of helping their constituents, the corrupt congressmen pocketed the pork barrel and just a little amount went to the sub-standard projects of these congressmen. The Filipino people were being duped for a long time because of this system. It is time for the pork barrel to be removed and end this injustice to the Filipino taxpayers.

It was the day of the inauguration of the new President of the Philippines Noynoy Aquino and the last day for outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

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In his speech, President Noynoy Aquino stated these things:

1. Raise government revenue by raising tax collection.

I think President Aquino plans to achieve this by strengthening the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC). These two revenue generating agency always fall short of their target. BIR never achieve its target and there are many private companies that evade paying tax. The BOC is so corrupt and is quite famous for having the most corrupt government employees in the country. Making the BIR efficient and cleaning BOC is a good way of increasing the public fund. Before creating new tax, President Noynoy should fix BIR and BOC first.

2. Develop trading centers to help the Agricultural Sector.

President Noynoy said that he wants to help the farmers by creating trading centers where farmers could directly sell their produce without going through the middlemen. His goal here is to reduce price of agricultural products by removing the middlemen in the equation. Middlemen are guilty of placing to buying goods from farmers at very low price and selling those goods at the market at very high price. I agree with him here. The middlemen should be removed for the sake of the poor.

3. Cut red tape and level the playing field for businesses.

One of the investors’ complaints is the lengthy process in setting up a business in the Philippines. President Noynoy promises that he will remove bureaucratic red tape so as to speed up the process. Reducing red tape is also a good way of removing corruption in the government because red tape breeds government officials that asks bribes for speeding up the processing time in the government. However, many presidents promised reducing red tape and failed. President Noynoy will fail too if he will plan to reduce red tape by following the previous presidents’ example. The key in achieving this is by having guts of steel in streamlining the government.

4. Raise the number of jobs.

This is another one of the old promises uttered by many presidents. This could only happen if President Noynoy succeeds in raising tax revenue and in reducing red tape. Being successful on those endeavors will make the country more attractive in the eyes of foreign investors, ergo, more jobs in the country.

5. Raise the number of soldiers and police.

President Noynoy said that the number of soldiers and police are disproportionate to the population. This is the reason why he intends to raise the number of soldiers and policemen. This plan of Noynoy is ominous to rebel groups around the country because it will strengthen the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). I approve of this plan of President Noynoy, but he must understand that raising the number of soldiers and police in the field is not the only solution to the problems of AFP and PNP. These institutions are still hounded by issues of corruption. President Noynoy must clean AFP and PNP. He should also initiate the modernization of the AFP. Now is the time to consider having new equipments, especially the Navy and the Air Force, so that we are not ridiculed by other nations.

6. There is no reconciliation without justice

This is President Noynoy’s clear message to former President Arroyo and her cohorts. No one will get off the hook after stealing money from the public coffers. I agree with him. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and gang must face justice for their crimes. But this statement of should not only be applied to GMA, it should also be applied to all corrupt government officials from the Marcos administration to Arroyo Administration. Also, the people who killed the Hacienda Luisita farmers, the perpetrators of Mendiola Massacre, and the Maguindanao murderers should also pay for their crimes. “Justice for all,” that is what I am saying here.

7. No “wang-wang” or the removal of privileged class?

Noynoy said that he want to remove the people who uses wang-wang (police siren) off the streets. Wang-wang had been the symbol of privilege in the country. If you have wang-wang on your car then you have the power to pass through heavy traffic at the expense of the Filipino people. People suffering from congested traffic despise this noisy wang-wang. It is the symbol of the privileged class and President Noynoy implies that he want to remove the privileged class. He is somewhat saying that we are all equal. This is the hardest thing of all the promises in his speech. He will have a hard time in fighting against the elite class because he and his family is part of the elite class. If he is serious then he will betray his class.

Noynoy Aquino’s speech is full of big words that require large amount of effort and guts of steel to achieve. It can’t be denied President Noynoy stirred some in his speech. He makes the people believe that there is still some hope for this country and he could deliver it. The Filipino people is hoping upon hope that he will not destroy the trust that he received people because if he does then this country will fall and its people will be alienated further to their government.

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Wearing an traditional barong rather than his boxing outfit, Manny Pacquiao was among other local officials who took their oaths of office in the capital of the Sarangani province.

“I will be more effective in politics than in boxing,” he told the crowd of 3,000 after the ceremony.

The 31-year-old fighter said he would work on improving infrastructure, medical services and security during his three-year term in parliament.

Before the ceremony, Manny Pacquiao transferred from the Nacionalista Party (NP) to the Liberal Party. And now enjoy the video.

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Here all 4 videos of Aquino’s first press conference as president-elect for you.

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But this was not official and for a long time Joseph ERAP Estrada was not giving up, saying he might still win. We covered this here – Is Joseph ERAP Estrada finally giving up?

But as of today, Benigno Noynoy Aquino is our new President.

A joint session of parliament proclaimed Mr Aquino the 15th president of the Philippines. His six-year term will begin on June 30 when he will take over from Gloria Arroyo, who has reached the legal limit of time in office. The son of former president Corazon Aquino took a record 42 per cent of the election vote, well ahead of his nearest rival.

Here our collection of articles about Noynoy Aquino during the election time:

What did Noynoy Aquino say about the defective voting machines?

Official Election Results for the Philippine Presidential Elections 2010

Benigno Noynoy S Aquino III – The new President of the Republic of the Philippines

Manny Villar concedes and congratulates the new President of the Philippines Noynoy Aquino – Video

The New President of the Philippines Noynoy Aquino says thank you to his voters – Video

Benigno Noynoy Aquino – Why Gloria Arroyo needs to be scared of him now – Inside report – Video

So it is official, we have a new president. If we voted for Noynoy Aquino or not, we believe we should all support him now. He has some pretty rough tasks ahead and the current president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is not making it easier for Noynoy. She is still busy putting her people in place and making jobs available for “good friends”. Of course not official, but you know how it works in the Philippines.

Aquino, our new president, will probably be measured on the success he will have in cutting down on corruption in the Philippines and how he can make us all work in the same direction, as a team. If he can get those things done as our new president then we can do everything here in the Philippines. Congratulations Mr. Noynoy Aquino …

Estrada is currently in second place in the presidential race with 9,125,823 votes, trailing Aquino with 14,641,083 as of the latest tally of Congress Thursday night.

“President Estrada is no longer inclined to file any protest. He will respect whatever final outcome is pronounced by the Joint Canvassing Committee in Congress,” said Estrada’s spokesperson Margaux Salcedo in an interview over ANC.

However, she added that they will continue to study reports of electoral fraud across the country, as well as electronic results even as these do not tally with their own records.

Salcedo also clarified the former President will not concede prior to the conclusion of the canvassing.

Estrada was earlier reported to have offered his services to Aquino.

“Should Senator Aquino be proclaimed the next president, President Estrada will take on the role of elderly statesman and would be glad to work with the next administration to pursue his unfinished pro-poor programs.

However, he will wait until the proclamation is made by Congress before engaging in any talks with Senator Aquino,” Salcedo explained.

She added Estrada and Aquino can “very well work together” as they are both from the opposition.

“In her final days, President Estrada also became very close to President Cory Aquino, especially after her public apology which meant a lot to him, so it will be easy for President Erap to support Senator Aquino in whatever capacity if and when he is proclaimed,” said Salcedo.

Even as the canvassing of votes has yet to be concluded, Estrada left for London Thursday morning to attend the graduation rites of one of his daughters.

Rumors earlier circulated that Estrada was junked by his running mate former Makati mayor Jejomar Binay, who continues to lead the vice presidential race by a slim margin over Sen. Manuel Roxas II.

Both Estrada’s and Binay’s camps have dismissed the allegations

Should Gloria Macapagal Arroyo be scared of Benigno Noynoy Aquino, the new President of the Philippines?

After nine years of Gloria Arroyo, the Philippines is gearing up for a new president. Benigno Aquino, known as Noynoy, is set to take power from Gloria Arroyo, the outgoing president. But can Benigno Aquino deliver the change his people desperately need? This is an inside story video about our new President of the Philippines, Benigno Noynoy Aquino.

This interesting report shows different opinions and highlights the many challenges facing our new leader Noynoy. As always, feel free to comment, tweet and share

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This is the first Press conference of the New President of the Republic of the Philippines, Noynoy Aquino.

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Please join us in congratulating Noynoy Aquino in the comments section below and feel free to Re-Tweet, Digg and Share this article as you like, Thank you.

The close battle in the vice – presidential race was a surprise for many voters because Mar Roxas consistently topped the surveys done by the Social Weather Station and Pulse Asia. Days before the elections, Binay is being touted as the dark horse in the vice – presidential race.

The Chiz Effect and Negative Campaigns

The current upset in the vice – presidential race is credited in pert to Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero who endorsed Noynoy Aquino as president and Jejomar Binay as vice – president. Escudero’s endorsement was publicized in the media through TV and print ads. The Aquino – Binay team up was touted as NoyBi.

Escudero’s endorsement boosted Binay’s bid for the vice – presidency.

Roxas’ lead in the surveys was also partly eroded by the negative ads released by Binay’s camp. Videos showing Mar Roxas clapping on the passing of the Expanded Value Added Tax (E-VAT) Law were shown in the media and circulated in the Internet.

Anti – Noynoy went to Binay

The factor that really boosted Binay’s bid is that he became the choice of voters who do not want the Noynoy – Roxas tandem to win the elections. Loren Legarda’s poor showing in the election clearly indicates that many of her voters went to Binay. The same thing could be said about the other vice – presidential candidates who ranked lower than Legarda.

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Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III was born on February 8th 1960, is a Senator of the Philippines and one of the candidates for President of the Philippines in the 2010 election, as the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party. He is the only son of former President Corazon Aquino and former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr.

A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, he was wounded by rebel soldiers in a failed coup attempt during his mother’s presidency. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Representatives as Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province in the 11th Congress of the Philippines. In 2007, he was elected to the Senate of the 14th Congress of the Philippines. He is also the brother of TV host and actress Kris Aquino.

What do you expect from the new President of the Philippines? What are the most important things for Aquino to tackle politically in his first 100 days? What will be the biggest problems Noynoy will face as the President of the Philippines?

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The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has set up a website where you can check the results by region as soon as they come in from the different voting precincts.

The End-result with the name of the new President of the Philippines will be posted here as soon as it is clear, so check for updates and keep refreshing the page. Please retweet and share this article so everybody gets informed about the New President of the Philippines.

Here the election result after nearly 90% of the votes are counted, keep in mind that these can still change slightly and do not give a proper indication of the results of the Presidential Election in the Philippines.

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Presidential Candidates – updated May 13th 5:00 pm:

Vice-Presidential Candidates – updated May 13th 5:00 pm:

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Senators – updated May 13th 5:00 pm:

21 ACOSTA, Jr. Nereus O. 5,419,848

22 LACSON, Alexander L. 4,773,991

23 TAMANO, Adel A. 3,687,544

24 OSMEÑA, Emilio Mario R. 3,581,661

25 MAZA, Liza L. 3,540,667

26 OCAMPO, Saturnino C. 3,250,589

27 TATAD, Francisco S. 3,050,700

28 LOZADA, Jose Apolinario Jr L. 2,503,188

29 MITRA, Ramon B. 2,495,994

30 LANGIT, Rey M. 2,450,400

31 BELLO, Silvestre III H. 2,236,704

32 LAO, Yasmin B. 1,859,457

33 PAPIN, Imelda A. 1,783,696

34 OPLE, Susan V. 1,768,566

35 BAUTISTA, Martin D. 1,716,574

36 PLAZA, Rodolfo G. 1,380,834

37 BAUTISTA, J.V. L. 1,276,984

38 GUICO, Ramon, Jr. N. 1,107,025

39 LAMBINO, Raul L. 1,015,919

40 VILLANUEVA, Hector L. 878,866

41 OCAMPO, Ramoncito P. 852,176

42 INOCENCIO, Ma. Katherine L. R. 807,022

43 PALPARAN, Jovito Jr S. 737,280

44 TINSAY, Alexander B. 662,846

45 ALONTO, Zafrullah M. 616,075

46 TAMAYO, Reginald B. 614,086

47 ESPINOSA, Nanette M. 539,209

48 MAAMBONG, Regalado E. 482,538

49 DAVID, Rizalito Y. 447,602

50 ALBANI, Shariff Ibrahim H. 434,239

51 VIRGINES, Israel N. 408,452

52 PAREDES, Zosimo Jesus II M. 392,367

53 SISON, Adrian O. 375,155

54 PRINCESA, Reynaldo R. 326,007

55 IMBONG, Jo Aurea M. 321,939

56 NIKABULIN, Adz G. 308,182

57 CAUNAN, Henry B. 213,127

58 VALDEHUESA, Manuel Jr E. 180,641

59 TARRAZONA, Hector M. 149,548

60 RIÑOZA-PLAZO, Maria Gracia D. 137,343

61 LOOD, Alma A. 113,389

Party list – updated May 13th 2:30 pm:

1 AKO BICOL POLITICAL PARTY 1,399,119

2 COALITION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE PHILIPPINES, INC. 1,185,435

3 BUHAY HAYAAN YUMABONG 1,174,103

4 AKBAYAN! CITIZEN’S ACTION PARTY 981,413

5 GABRIELA WOMENS PARTY 934,545

6 COOPERATIVE NATCCO NETWORK PARTY 845,099

7 BAYAN MUNA 691,157

8 1ST CONSUMERS ALLIANCE FOR RURAL ENERGY 674,282

9 ABONO 662,815

10 AN WARAY 636,965

11 CITIZENS’ BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION 605,985

12 ADVOCACY FOR TEACHER EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION COOPERATION AND HARMONY TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL REFORMS 562,607

13 AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ALLIANCE OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. 481,626

14 BUTIL FARMERS PARTY 464,711

15 ALLIANCE FOR BARANGAY CONCERNS PARTY 437,063

16 ANAKPAWIS 410,368

17 KABATAAN PARTYLIST 386,842

18 LPG MARKETERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 385,011

19 ABANTE MINDANAO, INC. 353,163

20 ACT TEACHERS 336,331

21 ANG ASOSASYON SANG MANGUNGUMA NGA BISAYA-OWA MANGUNGUMA, INC. 316,163

22 YOU AGAINST CORRUPTION AND POVERTY 286,767

23 ASSOCIATION OF PHILIPPINE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES 274,492

24 BAGONG HENERASYON 272,628

25 KASANGGA SA KAUNLARAN, INC. 267,765

26 ALLIANCE FOR NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY 254,388

27 ANG GALING PINOY 247,786

28 ARTS BUSINESS AND SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS 240,564

29 PUWERSA NG BAYANING ATLETA 237,523

30 AGBIAG! TIMPUYOG ILOCANO, INC. 236,360

31 TRADE UNION CONGRESS PARTY 226,485

32 ALYANSA NG MGA GRUPONG HALIGI NG AGHAM AT TEKNOLOHIYA PARA SA MAMAMAYAN, INC. 223,702

33 DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT WORKERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. 216,301

34 ALAGAD PARTY-LIST 214,287

35 KALINGA-ADVOCACY FOR SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND NATION BUILDING THROUGH EASING POVERTY, INC. 210,853

36 KAPATIRAN NG MGA NAKULONG NA WALANG SALA 208,338

37 1-UNITED TRANSPORT KOALISYON 204,766

38 ANG LABAN NG INDIGONG FILIPINO 198,109

39 ALLIANCE OF VOLUNTEER EDUCATORS 197,761

40 UNA ANG PAMILYA FORMERLY ALLIANCE OF NEO-CONSERVATIVES 196,870

41 ADHIKAING TINATAGUYOD NG KOOPERATIBA 160,322

42 AANGAT TAYO 154,713

43 ALAY BUHAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC. 152,553

44 KASOSYO PRODUCER-CONSUMER EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION, INC. 152,084

45 AKSYON MAGSASAKA PARTIDO TINIG NG MASA 148,273

46 KATIPUNAN NG MGA ANAK NG BAYAN ALL FILIPINO DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 146,987

47 ASSOCIATION OF LABORERS AND EMPLOYEES 145,537

48 VETERANS FREEDOM PARTY 142,022

49 ANAK MINDANAO 139,940

50 ALLIANCE FOR RURAL AND AGRARIAN RECONSTRUCTION, INC. 134,829

51 ATONG PAGLAUM 132,533

52 PILIPINO ASSOCIATION FOR COUNTRY – URBAN-POOR YOUTH ADVANCEMENT AND WELFARE 132,401

53 PARTIDO NG MANGGAGAWA 129,594

54 ANGAT ATING KABUHAYAN PILIPINAS, INC. 129,466

55 ABANTE TRIBUNG MAKABANSA 128,782

56 ALYANSANG BAYANIHAN NG MGA MAGSASAKA, MANGGAGAWANG-BUKID AT MANGINGISDA 125,518

57 ALLIANCE TRANSPORT SECTOR 121,997

58 KAUNLARAN NG AGRIKULTURA, ASENSADONG PROBINSYA ANGAT NG BAYAN 120,819

59 BARANGAY NATIN 115,790

60 1GUARDIANS NATIONALIST OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. 110,647

61 1-AKO BABAENG ASTIG AASENSO 109,449

62 BABAE PARA SA KAUNLARAN 107,475

63 AKSYON NG MAMAMAYANG NAGKAKAISA 106,250

64 ANG LADLAD LBGT PARTY 106,172

65 AHON PINOY 105,593

66 ACTION FOR DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT, INC. 105,309

67 KATRIBU INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S SECTORAL PARTY 104,860

68 BAGONG BAYAN NA NAGTATAGUYOD NG DEMOKRATIKONG IDEOLOHIYA AT LAYUNIN 104,711

69 CONFEDERATION OF NON-STOCK SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, INC. 104,382

70 ONE ADVOCACY FOR HEALTH, PROGRESS AND OPPORTUNITY 101,387

71 KABALIKAT NG MAMAMAYAN 100,731

72 1-AANI 98,620

73 AKAP BATA, INC. 98,038

74 BINHI: PARTIDO NG MGA MAGSASAKA PARA SA MGA MAGSASAKA 97,875

75 ANG ASSOSIASYON NG MGA TRABAHADOR AT PAHINANTE 96,316

76 AGILA NG KATUTUBONG PILIPINO, INC. 96,019

77 ABAKADA GURO 89,744

78 BIYAYANG BUKID 89,329

79 FIRM 24-K ASSOCIATION, INC. 87,255

80 ABANTE ILONGGO 86,388

81 COCONUT FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF LINAMON, LANAO DEL NORTE, INC. 86,069

82 ANG KALUSUGAN PARA SA PINOY, INC. 85,419

83 FILIPINO MUSLIM ORGANIZATION 83,209

84 AKO AYOKO SA BAWAL NA DROGA 82,879

85 PRO-ACTIVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE LEADERS, INC. 82,240

86 ACTION BROTHERHOOD FOR ACTIVE DREAMERS, INC. 82,066

87 ANG TAGAPAGTAGUYOD NG SIKAP SA IKAUUNLAD NG MGA PINOY 80,654

88 WOMENPOWER, INC. 79,555

89 COCOFED-PHILIPPINE COCONUT PRODUCERS FEDERATION, INC. 79,121

90 ALYANSA NG OFW PARTY 77,887

91 1ST KABALIKAT NG BAYAN GINHAWANG SANGKATAUHAN 75,772

92 ACTION LEAGUE OF INDIGENOUS MASSES 75,059

93 PARTIDO NG KATUTUBONG PILIPINO 72,511

94 YOUTH LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND ADVANCEMENT 72,427

95 ANG TAO MUNA AT BAYAN 72,132

96 THE TRUE MARCOS LOYALIST (FOR GOD COUNTRY and PEOPLE) ASSOCIATION OF THE PHIL., INC. 70,941

97 ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATIONS OF ACCREDITED WORKERS IN THE WATER SECTOR 67,496

98 VENDORS AND TRADERS ALLIANCE OF PHILIPPINES PARTY 66,498

99 BAYANI 66,457

100 ALLIANCE OF MINDANAO ELDERS 65,840

101 AGAPAY NG INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ALLIANCE, INC. 64,942

102 ALMA SA PAGKAHIKAOS AT IGNORANSIYA 62,698

103 ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATIONS 62,594

104 CHAMPIONS FOR INNOVATIVE EMPLOYMENT 62,530

105 ORGANIZATION OF REGIONAL ADVOCATES FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE ONWARD NATION-BUILDING 62,318

106 BIYAHENG PINOY LABOR ASSOCIATION, INC. 61,819

107 AKBAY PINOY OFW-NATIONAL, INC. 60,063

108 PARENTS ENABLING PARENTS COALITION PARTY 59,402

109 UGNAYAN NG NAGKAKAISANG LAYUNIN AT ADHIKAING DAKILA 59,111

110 A BLESSED FEDERATION OF FARMERS AND FISHERMEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 55,945

111 ANG MATA’Y ALAGAAN 55,451

112 SULONG! BARANGAY MOVEMENT 53,462

113 ADHIKAIN NG MGA DAKILANG ANAK MAHARLIKA 53,260

114 ALLIANCE FOR RURAL CONCERNS 52,949

115 ANG AGRIKULTURA NATIN ISULONG 51,184

116 ALLIANCE OF BICOLNON PARTY 50,784

117 AABANTE EMMANUEL CIVIC ASSOCIATION 50,047

118 ADHIKAIN AT KILUSAN NG ORDINARYONG TAO PARA SA LUPA, HANAPBUHAY AT KAUNLARAN 49,642

119 KABABAIHANG LINGKOD BAYAN SA PILIPINAS 47,102

120 ADHIKAING ALAY NG MARINO SA SAMBAYANAN, INC. 46,297

121 ASOSASYON NG MGA MALILIIT NA NEGOSYANTENG GUMAGANAP 46,037

122 ALLIANCE OF ADVOCATES IN MINING ADVANCEMENT FOR NATIONAL PROGRESS 45,983

123 AGRI-AGRA NA REPORMA PARA SA MAGSASAKA NG PILIPINAS MOVEMENT 44,782

124 ALAGAAN NATIN ATING KALUSUGAN 43,840

125 ACTION FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT FOR- THE TRIBAL PEOPLE 42,896

126 BATANG IWAS SA DROGA FOUNDATION, INC. 42,863

127 KALAHI SECTORAL PARTY 41,367

128 GREEN FORCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT-SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF MOTHER EARTH 40,559

129 ADVOCATES FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN AND HANDICAPPED MOVEMENT 37,486

130 ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS ADVOCAY IN LEADERSHIP 37,424

131 AKO AGILA SA NAGKAISANG MAGSASAKA 36,599

132 ANTI WAR / ANTI TERROR MINDANAO PEACE MOVEMENT 36,128

133 YES WE CAN, INC. 33,994

134 SECTORAL PARTY OF ANG MINERO (ANG MINERO) 33,861

135 AKAP KAPATIRAN PARA SA TANGKILIKAN NG MGA OBRERO 33,625

136 PASANG MASDA NATIONWIDE, INC. 32,751

137 ALLIANCE OF BELIEVERS BRIDGE IN ATTAINING ACCURATE AND MEANINGFUL ADVANCEMENT 31,938

138 ITENERANT VENDORS ALLIANCE OF THE PHILIPPINES 31,277

139 PAMILYANG OFW-SME NETWORK FOUNDATION 31,056

140 BAGO NATIONAL CULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES 29,820

141 ABANG LINGKOD, INC. 29,700

142 ALYANSA NG MAMAMAYANG NAGHIHIRAP 29,512

143 SAGIP KAPWA FOUNDATION, INC. 28,934

144 KOALISYON NG KATUTUBONG SAMAHAN NG PILIPINAS 28,628

145 FREE WORKERS 28,317

146 ALLIANCE OF NATIONAL URBAN POOR ORGANIZATIONS ASSEMBLY, INC. 28,041

147 SMALL FARMERS AND LAND TILLERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES 27,825

148 UNITED MOVEMENT AGAINST DRUGS FOUNDATION, INC. 27,710

149 1-AANGAT KA PILIPINO 27,228

150 SOCIAL MOVEMENT FOR ACTIVE REFORM AND TRANSPARENCY 25,895

151 ALLIANCE OF REGIONAL COALITIONS AGAINST PEOPLE’S POVERTY, INC. 25,316

152 FIRST PEOPLE’S REPRESENTATIVE FOR INDIGENT STUDENT ATHLETES 25,105

153 ANG KAPISANAN NG MGA SEAMAN 24,407

154 AGRARIAN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 24,347

155 BAGONG KOALISYON NG NAGKAKAISANG SAMAHAN SA SEKTOR NG TRANSPORTASYON 23,827

156 ABANTE KATUTUBO , INC. 23,695

157 ADVOCATES FOR PENOLOGY ENHANCEMENT AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE 23,371

158 AKBAY KALUSUGAN, INC. 21,031

159 ALLIANCE OF NATIONALISTIC AND GENUINE PROGRAM FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS ECONOMIC REFORM 20,631

160 ABANTE BICOL ORAGON INC. 20,399

161 ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION AND SERVICE 19,516

162 ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATORS, PROFESSIONALS AND SENIORS 18,942

163 ALYANSA LUMAD, INC. 17,885

164 UNITED CADDIES AND GREEN KEEPERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES 17,810

165 BIGKIS PINOY MOVEMENT 17,749

166 ANGKAN KATUTUBO, INC. 17,547

167 DAMAYAN ALLIANCE OF THE AGING and DISABLED FILIPINOS, INC. 17,405

168 ALYANSA NG MEDIA AT SHOWBIZ 16,230

169 ALAY SERBISYO (WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR ECONOMY) 16,062

170 ALAY SA BAYAN NG MALAYANG PROPESYONAL AT REPORMANG KALAKAL 15,353

171 ALYANSA NG MGA NAULILA NG MGA TAGAPAGTANGGOL NG BAYAN 14,215

172 ALLIANCE FRO PHILIPPINES SECURITY GUARDS COOPERATIVE 14,169

173 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMUTERS PROTECTION 11,143

174 KABUKLURAN NG MGA KABABAIHANG FILIPINA SA TIMOG KATAGALUGAN 10,996

175 ONE NATION EMPOWERED BY TECHNOLOGY 10,944

176 ANG PARTIDO DEMOKRATIKO RURAL 10,356

177 ABOT TANAW 9,227

178 A CONVERGENCE FOR MINDANAO AGENDA, INC. 8,026

179 ALLIANCE AND ADVOCATES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS’ AFFAIRS 6,546

180 ALYANSA LUMAD MINDANAO, INC. 5,841

181 UNITED FILIPINO SEAFARERS 5,359

182 BINIGKIS NA INTERES NG MGA DRAYBER SA ADHIKAIN, INC. 4,655

183 CITIZEN POWER MOVEMENT, INC. 3,992

184 ALLIANCE OF VIGILANT PROTECTORS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS 3,857

185 ANG SAMAHAN PARA SA MAGANDANG KABUHAYAN 3,656

186 PEOPLES FREEDOM PARTY 3,470

187 ANG NATIONAL COALITION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S ACTION 1,086

]]> http://manilainformer.com/featured/3655/official-election-results-for-the-philippine-presidential-elections-2010/feed/ 0 http://manilainformer.com/videos/3651/voters-talk-about-their-presidential-election-experience-today-video/ http://manilainformer.com/videos/3651/voters-talk-about-their-presidential-election-experience-today-video/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 11:28:40 +0000 Manila Informer http://manilainformer.com/?p=3651 Are you wondering what the real voters are saying about the Philippine Presidential Elections 2010 today? Well, below is one video with some voices. Do you feel the same? Let us know in the comments section below please…

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We are not sure if this ERAP voting-video is partially faked or altered, so dont take this too seriously though.

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But the fact that the media is allowed to film Philippine voters casting their vote is saying a lot about the privacy of the Philippine Presidential Elections 2010.

What do you think? Should there be more privacy or would this make it harder to buy votes? What is your opinion?

In Tumauini, five volunteers were about to distribute poll watcher IDs when Mayor Arnold Bautista and his police body guards blocked them, forcibly took away the IDs, and mauled them, using long firearms. The victims are now confined at a hospital in Ilagan, with three of them in critical condition.

Meanwhile, 50 policemen in Gamu stormed the house of LP mayoralty candidate Ando Cumigad, and threatened at gunpoint the LP supporters there. The supporters were allegedly forced to kneel before they were roughed up.

People Power Volunteer Center head Dinky Soliman condemned the attacks against “volunteers who work without pay not only to count votes for Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas, but to make sure the elections are protected from fraud and abuse.”

Soliman said: “Already around 19 of our volunteers and supporters have been killed since the election period started. Is the government waiting for many more among us to get killed or mauled before they act? We hope not.”