Politics

The latest Makati Business Club (MBC) survey has shown that a majority of the group’s members prefer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd to any of his rivals for the presidency, with Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. coming a far second.

MANILA, Philippines – Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential candidate and former defense secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino former President Joseph Estrada are dominating mock polls in Metro Manila’s slum districts, newly-formed “Green Army Brigades” (GAB) bared yesterday.

Debunking results from long suspected-tainted opinion polling firms, voters in an on-line survey picked administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro as top bet, deposed President Joseph Estrada a close second, while perennial survey frontrunner Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III landed a mere fourth place behind fierce rival, Sen. Manuel “Manny Villar Jr.

MANILA, Philippines – The trust ratings of Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and running mate Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II have surged in the homestretch of the campaign for the May 10 polls, according to a recent survey by independent pollster Pulse Asia Inc.

MANILA, Philippines – A wish list of priority economic reforms was handed over to Congress’ administrative units yesterday in a bid to lay down an agenda for incoming legislators.

SLOWLY and steadily Lakas-Kampi CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has climbed up the polls, maintaining his second-place ranking in the latest survey conducted by the independent research firm Campaigns & Image Group, with a 26 percent rating among young voters that comprise almost half of the electorate in this year’s May 10 presidential…

MANILA, Philippines—Senator Benigno Aquino III remains the choice of local and foreign investors as the presidential candidate who can best promote a stable investment climate, according to the latest investor survey of Dutch financial giant ING Bank.

THERE was no change in the top 16 choices for senator in the latest Manila Standard survey of 2,500 registered voters conducted from April 4 to 6.

MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo’s net satisfaction rating has fallen to an all-time low of -53 percent, the lowest achieved by a Philippine president since 1986, a survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed yesterday.

THE April 4 to 6 Manila Standard poll shows that the kind of news voters receive have a significant impact on presidential preferences.

MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential bet Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. expressed optimism that he could overtake his main rival, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on election day.

Five KN ‘champions’ are sicced on KAYA Natin!, the organization that first began as a project of the Ateneo University’s School of Government to promote ethical politics and good governance, has become openly partisan—while not in the least shedding off its moral crusade. It supports the Liberal Party’s (LP) presidential and vice presidential candidates and…

BLOGGER Pierre Tito Galla said many candidates are often caught off-guard by the kinds of questions that come up in these meet-and-greets, having gotten used to the “chummier” and more deferential questions of traditional journalists.

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MANILA, Philippines – More than a month before the May 10 elections, Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III continued to dominate the presidential race, leading by 12 percentage points over his closest rival, Nacionalista Party (NP) bet Sen. Manny Villar, according to the latest survey by Pulse Asia.

MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III vowed yesterday to nullify all the illegal appointments made by President Arroyo during the election ban.

But RP still biggest threat to industry’s top two MANILA, Philippines—While still ranked among the top providers of information technology and business process outsourcing services in Asia Pacific, the Philippines will have to do something about its perceived weak political and economic environment if it wants to be a step ahead of the competition.

RE-ELECTIONIST and former senators continued to dominate the top 12 spots in the Senate race in the latest Manila Standard Poll.

MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno Aquino III has widened his lead over his closest rival Nacionalista Party (NP) candidate Sen. Manuel Villar in the latest presidential survey done by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Former Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro is now among the top three candidates for president in the May 10 elections, according to a series of preference surveys.

TACLOBAN CITY – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo yesterday reassured the public that a failure of elections on May 10 is “pure fantasy.”

CEBU, Philippines – The growing support of the youth sector along with the political machinery of Lakas-Kampi-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) is expected to further boost the ratings of presidential aspirant Gilbert Teodoro Jr., an independent research firm said.

MANILA, Philippines – The Alyansa Agrikultura, a farmer-fisherfolk coalition of 42 national and local federations and organizations representing all the major agriculture sector, has submitted a “wish-list” for an agri-fishery action agenda to all presidential candidates in the May elections.

Noynoy, Erap, Gibo, Villar have ‘winning formulas’ MANILA, Philippines – The presidential race is down to a 4-cornered fight between Sen. Benigno Aquino III, former President Joseph Estrada, administration bet Gilbert Teodoro, and Sen. Manny Villar, according to a veteran political analyst.

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga , Philippines  – Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales said some local candidates seem to regard killing their rivals as a less costly alternative to cheating in the country’s first automated elections this May.

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MANILA, Philippines – All political parties have problems with funding, according to the pro-administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD.

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Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro, the candidate for president of the administration party in the May 10 elections, would make a good president, according to foreign business executives in the country.