(image via the group 2010 Philippine Election on Facebook) Some 50 million Filipinos are expected to go to polling precincts today (May 10 2010) for the Philippines' first-ever automated elections. At stake are 17,999 positions from the municipal to the national level. Most important is the hotly-contested post of President who will succeed Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now the second longest-serving Philippine President after Ferdinand Marcos. Like most civic-minded Filipinos, I pray that the elections will be generally peaceful and honest. I do have my doubts about ... Continue Reading...
Noynoy Aquino on the cover of the April 26 issue of TIME Magazine
Noynoy Aquino's campaign seems to have scored another PR coup with Noynoy being put on the cover of TIME Magazine's April 26, 2010 issue headlined "The New Aquino." The feature is significant for several reasons: 1) it plays up his image before the international community; 2) it is a recognition from the international media, especially a renowned magazine like TIME which is a lot less likely to be biased and partial than the local media; 3) it follows past TIME covers/articles about the Aquino family figurehead, the late President Cory Aquino and 4) the article ... Continue Reading...
Manny Villar ad budget to exceed one billion?
Expect happy-go-lucky Pinoys to make fun of the present election campaign merry-go-round. Posted on Twitter and Facebook was somebody's answer to the ethereal question "who would be the ideal Philippine president: " ~ somebody with Villar's $$S, Aquino's heart, Gibo's brain, Erap's appeal, Bro. Eddie's faith and Gordon's dick." :D It doesn't take rocket science to deduce that among all the presidential candidates, Manny Villar is the one spending (and investing) the most on his campaign. A report by global market research company Nielsen showed that for the period ... Continue Reading...
Gulp your vote to the 2010 elections, 7-Eleven urges
If the cheery folks of 7-Eleven Philippines have their way, the next Philippine president will be determined by the number of Gulp drinks that their customers buy. Improbable, you might say, but it has actually worked in the US for three consecutive elections, according to Jose Victor Paterno, president & CEO of Philippine Seven Corporation. Indications that Barack Obama will win first showed in the informal poll called 7-Election that 7-11 conducted along with prominent global news networks CNN and USA Today, he added. The Philippine version of 7-Election ... Continue Reading...
Hot! Noynoy Aquino’s Hindi ka Nag-iisa video
Hot off the press: the Noynoy Aquino video first shown on ABS-CBN tonight. Have you watched it yet? :D Honestly, I got goosebumps when I saw this. My American husband says the one thing with Noynoy is that he's catching the imagination of the apathetic Filipino people and that's a good thing. Most notable is the fact that Noynoy is spending the least among the presidentiables. The star-studded Hindi Ka Nag-iisa video itself is described as a "love offering from entertainment and advertising industry professionals." Regine Velasquez is shown singing the Noynoy ... Continue Reading...
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