FORMER president Joseph Estrada has refused to name a candidate for the 2010 presidential elections, but he’s all praises for Senate President Manuel Villar in this video taken by INQUIRER.net reporter Veronica Uy.
Pretty ironic if he does end up endorsing Villar, if you remember the dramatic role Villar played in the impeachment of Estrada in the House of Representatives when Villar was the Speaker 
At any rate, Erap is saying that his candidate for 2010 should be “pro-poor” and “anti-corruption,” according to this Breaking News article.
Here’s an excerpt:
Estrada issued the statement in response to reporters’ questions on what his criteria was in choosing the standard bearer of the opposition.
But at the same time, Estrada refused to name his candidate, saying that all presidential aspirants of the opposition would go through a process of selection that would include a series of three surveys to determine winnability.
Earlier in the day in Dinalupihan, Estrada was reported as having hinted that he was going to endorse the candidacy of Senate President Manuel Villar, who was said to be eyeing the presidency.
January 31st, 2008 at 11:19 pm
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poorpinoys Says:
January 26th, 2008 at 12:35 am
GMA at Erap iisa lang yan kaya wala kang pagpipilian. ang magnanakaw galit sa kapwa magnanakaw. Kaya tama na sobra na bigyan na nating ng kinabukasan ang Pilipinas. Ang kinabukasan ay si Bayani Fernando, naiiba at siya ang choice mg marami dahil subok na sa gawa at kakayahan.
iyang mga trapo dapat ibagsak na natin sa 2010. Si Bayani Fernando lang ang pag asa natin !!!!! He he he !!! Marami na ang naniniwala sa kakayahan ni Bayani at ang mga nagiisip na Pilipino ay para kay Bayani !!!!
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What? You must be out of your mind. Mr. Fernando, Is anti-poor if he run for President he is not going to win. But he can run if he like but somebody will pick him out in the cabbage patch field.
January 31st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
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noel faryan Says:
January 28th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
gusto ko si laarni enriquez and first lady kapag nanalo ulit sa erap. si jinggoy dapat vice president para showbiz na showbiz ang dating natin… forget plunder, hindi yun alam ni sardinas este salinas..
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Iyan ang akala mo! Salina, Has been block in all blogs, Order from the FAKE PRESIDENT OF CEBU.
January 31st, 2008 at 3:17 am
“pro poor†and “anti corruptionâ€, nauntog yata si erap at natauhan… or nagka amnesia.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Lahat naging president, iisa likaw bituka, ikanga same bananas over a diferrent balat.Lahat puro pangungurakot ginawa. The only difference among them are yung galing magcoverup at pagkagarapal. Ganun din mga senators & congressmen, lahat yan wala exemption. Majority naman sa governors, mayors and down to the bgy captains ganun din.
Alam naman nyan karamihan sa atin, pero yung iba binabalewala o ayaw tanggapin.
Tingin ko hopeless na Pinas, kaya habang may time migrate na lang, unless nag himala, bigla natigok lahat mga kurakot
January 29th, 2008 at 5:48 am
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Gov’t unfazed by revival of ‘Hello Garci’ tape scandal
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As I said before Gloria Arroyo, Going to appoint somebody who she can trust. Somebody who can do the cheating for her again and again. She’s all smile these day because she know she succeeded on controlling just about everything, Thats including all the blogs in the internet. I hope and pray she rot in hell. Babagsak ka rin!
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A MALACAÑANG official said it is not threatened if incoming Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Jose Melo suddenly decides to revive the investigations on the “Hello Garci” wiretapping controversy.
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Antonio Apostol said the Palace would not be able to restrain Melo because he “has his own mind.”
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“In fact, the Melo Commission report, that’s the basis of the Alston report (on extrajudicial killings),” Apostol said.
But he said the Palace is not wary of a possible revival of the “Hello Garci” investigation because there is no truth to allegations that the administration cheated in the 2004 presidential elections to ensure that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gets a one million margin over closest rival Fernando Poe Jr.
“Until today, they have not found the original tape. Everybody is saying I have the tape. The tape being presented is a spliced tape,” Apostol said.
He said Melo is also an impartial investigator and will consider all evidence. But he was quick to add: “A spliced tape is not evidence.”
Apostol also said the position of chairman of the Comelec would not be vacant for long even with Melo’s decision not to assume his new post until he is confirmed by the Commission on Appointments (CA).
He said Melo’s appointment would eventually be approved by the CA. “It will take about one or two months. It’s not a very long time,” he added.
“Once he is appointed, the Palace will have no control over him,” he said.
Meanwhile, United Opposition (UNO) president and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay challenged Melo to include in his priorities, as newly appointed Comelec chairman, a thorough investigation of the “Hello Garci” controversy.
“If Chairman Melo intends to restore the credibility of the election body, then he should not disregard the ‘Hello Garci’ scandal. In fact, it should be one of the first things he should attend to,” said Binay.
He said unless the controversy is resolved and those guilty of fraud and cheating are prosecuted, the election body’s independence and credibility will always be questioned.
Upon being named as the new election chief, Melo said he will institute reforms in the Comelec to ensure the conduct of honest and credible elections in 2010.
The Comelec was rocked by numerous controversies during the term of Benjamin Abalos Sr.
Aside from the “Hello Garci” controversy in 2005, another election official, Lintang Bedol from Maguindanao, was implicated in alleged cheating during last year’s mid-term elections.
Abalos was himself implicated in the controversial US$329 million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal last year that eventually led to his resignation.
Binay also called on the retired justice to make public the report of the Melo Commission he led to investigation of extrajudicial killings and disappearances of media practitioners and politicians.
He said even if the Melo Commission recommended the prosecution of former Army General Jovito Palparan and several other military officers who were allegedly involved in extrajudicial killings, the full report has not been made public.
“Is Malacañang suppressing information that could implicate high-ranking officials of the military? Chairman Melo should persuade Malacañang to release the full report, in order to show that the commission conducted its work in an impartial manner,” Binay said.
UNO spokesman Adel Tamano, for his part, said that despite Melo’s track record as a public servant, he is still marred by his “close relation” with Arroyo.
Tamano said the public perception of Melo being aligned with the Arroyo administration was formed mainly due to three reasons.
He said aside from the fact that both hail from the Pampanga province, the President and Melo are also known to “travel within the same social circles.”
Thirdly, Tamano stressed that Melo’s appointment was not the first time Arroyo had handpicked the justice for a top post in a government body, saying the former SC justice had previously chaired the commission that looked into the spate of extrajudicial killings in the country.
“The Comelec’s credibility has already been damaged and by appointing someone that people will perceive to be close to the President, it would be much of a help to the Comelec. That will undermine the concept of the election body being a body that is independent,” Tamano added.
While Tamano did not question Melo’s capacity to head any government body, the opposition lawyer echoed earlier concerns that accepting the appointment might only take a toll on the health of the 75-year-old judge, considering that he will have to hold the position for seven years.
But various civil society and non-government organizations including the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) have voiced support for Melo’s appointment.
For the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), they are hoping that Melo would help put resolve the number of controversial cases involving the election body.
Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio Javellana Ledesma said part of the responsibility of the incoming head and the commission is to resolve the different cases involving the commission.
The prelate said among Melo’s biggest challenge, is on how to decide on the cases, which are waiting to be resolved.
“He needs to work on and follow up on those unresolved issues that have implicated the Comelec in the past like the ‘Hello Garci’ tape, the anomalies in the 2007 election in Mindanao and the ongoing dispute on who is the last senatorial candidate base on the election results,” he said.
Ledesma said: “I think these are all issues that sort of part of the responsibility of Comelec and hopefully the leadership will try to look into a closure of all these issues.” (JMR/AH/FP/Sunnex)
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