Supreme Court extends voters' registration

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday extended registration of voters for the May 10, 2010 elections to the second week of January 2010, according to early reports reaching abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak.

The decision is immediately executory, the Supreme Court sources said.

Kabataan party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino asked the Supreme Court las... Read more »

It’s going to be a political battle again of the United Negros Alliance (UNA) versus "Aton Tamdon Utod Negrosa-non" (ATUN) in Negros Occidental in the coming 2010 elections.

The first match between the two parties happened in 2001 when the late Governor Joseph G. Marañon (UNA) ran against former Vice Governor Romeo (Roy) Gamboa.

Marañon won the election over Gamboa who was supported by Cos... Read more »

There are six candidates for Congressman, four for Mayor, four for Vice Mayor and 55 for Councilor in Bacolod City.

For Congressman, the latest to file his certificate of candidacy as an independent candidate is former Bacolod City Lone District Rep. John Orola, Jr. and a certain Ramon Vicente dela Cruz Fernandez, an independent candidate.

The other candidates for Congressman are former LT... Read more »

Candidates for the 2010 elections can no longer be charged with premature campaigning after they file their Certificates of Candidacy, with the Supreme Court reversal of its ruling versus Mayor Rosalinda Penera, Negros Occidental Provincial Elections Supervisor Jessie Suares said yesterday.

That means candidates will no longer have to wait for the start of the campaign period to be able to pla... Read more »

Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella yesterday presented his complete slate for the 2010 elections.

Puentevella, who is running for mayor, announced that Ana Marie Palermo will be his vice mayoralty bet and Renecito Novero will run for congressman of Bacolod City under the “MONOPAL” team.

Joining their slate are former councilors Sonya Verdeflor, Archie Baribar, Bobbie Lucasan, incumbent Counci... Read more »

By Edgar Cadagat

Sixth District Congressman Genaro “Lim-ao” Alvarez Jr. could run in tandem with Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) gubernatorial bet, Sagay City Mayor Alfredo Marañon Jr. as his vice gubernatorial candidate in the province in the coming 2010 May elections, an unimpeachable source said the other day. Both Marañon and Alvarez belong to the Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC).... Read more »

By Edith B. Colmo

In quest for the truth, justice and peace of Bacolodnons, several people from various sectors of the society have voluntarily bonded together and called themselves advocates to save Bacolod.

Thus the launching of SAVE BACOLOD MOVEMENT (SBM) yesterday at the press conference at Bar 21 Resto, in Bacolod City. The Movement is represented by businessmen, civic leaders, profes... Read more »

More than 50 Bacolod women members calling themselves “Advocating Women as Representatives thru Election” (AWARE) officially endorsed Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue yesterday as Bacolod’s lone district representative to the 15th Congress whom they said is “a dynamic mover and a true visionary.”

A multi-sectoral, multi-social strata gathering of women, AWARE invited the Bacolod media where Bata... Read more »

By Teresa Ellera-Dulla

Negros Occidental Governor Isidro Zayco was mum when asked for his comment about the possible showdown of Sagay City Mayor Alfredo Marañon Jr. versus former Governor, and now Sugar Regulatory Administrator Rafael “Lito” Coscolluela for Governor in 2010 elections.

Marañon already declared his candidacy for Governor of the province in 2010 under the banner of the Unite... Read more »

The final line-up of the United Negros Alliance (UNA) all over the province will be known this coming September 30 when the party holds its convention.

This was bared yesterday by Negros Occidental Governor Isidro Zayco.

The governor said that their candidates in the towns, cities and congressional districts in the province will be known during the convention.

During its meeting last m... Read more »

MANILA - Reelectionist Senator Jinggoy Estrada topped Pulse Asia's latest survey on senatorial preferences, with 50%, or one of two respondents, saying they would vote for him in next year's elections.

The survey of 1,800 respondents was conducted July 28 to August 10, 2009.

Coming in second with 48 percent is Mar Roxas, who has said he would forego reelection and seek the presidency.

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Negros Occidental Governor Isidro Zayco has confirmed that his younger brother, Kabankalan City Mayor Pedro “Bebeng” Zayco is not inclined to run for Vice Governor of the province in the 2010 elections.

The older Zayco said the inclination of his younger brother is to be a Prov’l board member representing the 6th district of the province.

Both Board Members Adolfo Mangao and Macario Zafra ... Read more »

Bangon Pilipinas-Negros and Bacolod Chapters will stage a caravan at around 4:00 p.m. today, August 21, 2009 around some major streets of Bacolod City to support the formal declaration of Bro. Eddie Villanueva to run for President in the May 2010 elections.

The caravan will culminate in a rally to be held at the Fountain of Justice in front of the old City Hall Building in downtown Bacolod Cit... Read more »

Sagay Mayor Alfredo Marañon Jr. appears to be the standard bearer of the United Negros Alliance for the 2010 elections in Negros Occidental.

A DAILY STAR source said that, at a top level UNA meeting held at Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City yesterday noon, the consensus was that Marañon would run for governor under the local coalition composed of members of the Lakas-KAMPI-CMD, Nationali... Read more »

The heads of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD for Negros Occidental and Bacolod City have been named following the merger of the two pro-administration parties.

Gov. Isidro Zayco heads the Lakas-Kampi-CMD in Negros Occidental.

Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as City-District Chapter chairman of Lakas-Kampi-CMD party in the Lone Congressional District o... Read more »

Clamor for Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to run for president in next year’s elections grew louder on Thursday with the launching of the Senator Benigno Aquino III for President Movement.

The movement was organized by the group Heightened Ethics League of the Philippines (HELP) led by one Mario Reyes, a lawyer. Reyes said he is willing to spend his own money in case Sen. Aquino, the only... Read more »

MANILA – Joining politics is a better alternative than taking up arms against the government, AFP chief Gen. Victor Ibrado said in response to a question on the entry into politics of military officers detained and facing trial for participation in attempts to destabilize the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Among the dismissed military officers who expressed their intentio... Read more »

MANILA - Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. on Friday took his oath as member of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD party, which signals the start of his campaign to be selected as the ruling party's official candidate for the 2010 presidential election.

Teodoro took his oath past 9 a.m. at the Lakas-Kampi-CMD headquarters in Greenhills, San Juan.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, the party's nation... Read more »

MANILA - Popularity without political machinery will doom Vice President Noli de Castro's presidential run in 2010, a Lakas-Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) member said Tuesday.

"Kailangan mag-organize ka ng machinery sa buong Pilipinas. Kailangan organized ka. Important iyan sa mga survey na dikit-dikit ang mga presidentiables (You need to organize a... Read more »

Says God wants him to seek presidency

MANILA - Pampanga Governor Eddie 'Among Ed' Panlilio is dead set in defying his superiors, saying it was God himself who is pushing him to contest the presidency next year.

At a forum on Tuesday, Panlilio, a Catholic priest, declared that “God wanted me to go on a higher service” by aspiring to become the next President.

“There had been groups tell... Read more »