A political group chaired by Senator Edgardo Angara has endorsed l0 senatorial candidates from various parties for the May elections.
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, which used to be the biggest political party in the post-martial law era, is not fielding any candidate for national positions, said Angara, party chairman. But it will endorse candidates “who have proven their commitment to public service and who have solid track records in legislation and governance.”
The party’s choices include the following: Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino), Franklin Drilon (Liberal Party), Senate President Protempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Senators Ramon Revilla, Jr., (Lakas-Kampi), Miriam Defensor-Santiago (People’s Reform Party), Pia Cayetano (Nacionalista Party) and Lito Lapid (Lakas-Kampi), Vicente Sotto III (Nacionalista Party), Ralph Recto and Silvestre Bello III (Lakas-Kampi).
Of the candidates the party endorsed, six are either members of the ruling party or allied with the administration, namely, Enrile, Santiago, Revilla, Lapid, Sotto and Bello.
Angara said party members arrived at the decision to endorse the l0 senatorial contenders during a recent meeting at the Manila Polo Club.
Earlier, Angara’s party endorsed the vice-presidential bid of Loren Legarda, under the NP-NPC coalition.
Former Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, vice-presidential bet of the Estrada-led oppositionist party PMP, also crossed party line and endorsed Bello of the ruling Lakas-Kampi. Binay and Bello are members of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. –Fel V. Maragay with Joyce Pañares, Manila Standard Today
September 18 –
International Equal Pay Day
“Increase wages now,
more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
