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Discretionary spending scored. Details Category: Companies 24 Oct 2013 Written by Lenie Lectura / Reporter SEAOIL Philippines Inc. is aiming to hit a market share of 10 percent in the next three years from the current 4 percent on the back of its new offering that promises to enhance engine performance and improve engine maintenance. During the Thursday launch of Seaoil’s partnership with automotive-care company Armored Auto Group, owners of the STP brand, company President Glenn Yu said the introduction of the newly enhanced fuels will boost Seaoil’s efforts to achieve its target of 10 percent market share in the next three years. “We hope this partnership will help us reach our target of raising our market share,” Yu said. With the partnership, Seaoil’s gasoline products Extreme 97, Extreme 95, Extreme U and its diesel Exceed now include STP additives that will remove and control carbon deposits in different areas of the engine.

Seaoil has 340 retail stations nationwide. How to make poll losers look like winners - AS I WRECK THIS CHAI. MANILA, Philippines - Senators and congressmen have made President Arroyo’s proposed Pl.541-trillion 2010 spending program an election budget, according to Nueva Ecija Rep. Edno Joson yesterday. “The bicameral conference committee has clearly loaded the budget with election funds,” he said. Senate finance committee chairman Edgardo Angara and his House counterpart Quirino Rep. Junie Cua jointly headed the conference committee.

Joson, who declared he will not seek reelection despite the fact that he is just on his first term, said the bulk of the P64 billion that the Angara-Cua panel cut from debt service funds has apparently been diverted to the congressional pork barrel. “It happened in January this year to the 2009 budget. It was repeated less than a year later to the 2010 budget,” he said. Joson said senators and congressmen would most likely ask the President to release pork barrel funds hidden in the 2010 outlay early next year so they could be used during the election campaign. Gov't reviews past peace talks with MILF | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features. MANILA, Philippine - The Aquino administration on Wednesday said it is reviewing previous government negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front before restarting talks with the rebel group on September 9.

In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita “Ging” Deles is “precisely reviewing the results of all previous peace negotiations between the government and MILF to ensure that we will not be starting from scratch, as some people are saying.” He said it is up to the new peace panel to determine whether Malaysia will remain as peace broker with the MILF. President Benigno S. Aquino III, in his first State of the Nation Address, expressed his commitment to reach lasting peace in the country by entering into talks between the MILF and the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front-New Peoples Army. “Our view has not changed when it comes to the situation in Mindanao. Q&A: What to watch for in Philippines elections / The Christian. Philippine presidential hopefuls began campaigning this week in a race to succeed President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who steps down in June after nine years in office marred by partisan battles over corruption, stalled political reforms, and vote-rigging in 2004 elections.

Skip to next paragraph Presidential candidate Senator Manny Villar greets supporters during election campaigning in Calamba, Laguna south of Manila on Tuesday. Erik de Castro/Reuters Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition The May 10 poll will be the first counted by a new automated ballot-counting system designed to reduce fraud. As political parties are weak in the Philippines, wealthy political dynasties dominate ballots, particularly in local races.

Ms. Who are the frontrunners to win the presidency? Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, son of former president Corazon Aquino, is the man to beat. Lagging behind in the poll were Mr. Can two-part elections bring change? Key issues Aquino, Erap, Gibo, Villar must address | ABS-CBN New. MANILA - Philippine opposition senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino has taken an initial lead in opinion polls for the May presidential elections, but no clear favourite has emerged because candidates have not revealed their platforms. Analysts say the presidential race will hurt local markets in a big way if the elections do not produce credible results, while a smooth transition of power will likely boost investments in local stocks and debt papers. Here are some questions and answers on major economic and political issues markets want the top four presidential candidates to address: HOW WILL YOU TACKLE CORRUPTION?

BENIGNO AQUINO - Aquino's phenomenal rise in popularity polls can be traced to an outpouring of emotion after the death of his mother, the country's revered democracy icon Corazon Aquino, in August 2009 and his campaign promise to fight corruption in government. Political risks to watch in Philippines | ABS-CBN News Online Be. MANILA - The Philippines is gearing up for presidential elections in May, with investors wary due to concerns over policy effectiveness, corruption and security. Sovereign 5-year credit default swap spreads for the Philippines trade around 159 basis points, down from 210 in mid-February. The stock market has risen to two-year highs, but foreign investors have been largely absent. So far this year they were net buyers of about $140 million of shares, stock exchange data shows. Following is a summary of risks to watch in the Philippines: The Philippines elects a new president on May 10, and many of the candidates are already making populist policy promises.

The son of revered former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino, Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, continues to lead opinion polls. Former President Joseph Estrada's numbers have also risen, making him a clear third among the nine candidates. What to watch: -- The candidates and their platforms. Security in the southern Philippines remains poor.

Erap's new campaign focus: peace and order | ABS-CBN News Online. By Purple S. Romero, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak MANILA, Philippines - The top three presidential candidates pretty much have the same campaign message – end poverty in the country. However, Liberal Party presidential candidate Sen. Benigno Aquino III believes the anti-poverty campaign should focus on eliminating corruption. His chief rival, Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manuel Villar, says the focus should be on a pro-poor economic program. What about third-placer Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) bet Joseph Estrada, whose slogan "Erap para sa mahirap" (Erap is for the poor) propelled him to victory in the 1998 presidential race? Well, Estrada has apparently decided to distinguish his campaign from the rest by focusing on peace and order. At the PMP proclamation rally Tuesday, Estrada said he would eradicate poverty by eliminating the secessionist movement in Mindanao and the Communist New People’s Army.

"For our people to move forward, we must dismantle insurgency," he said. No remorse. Credible message, not volume or value, makes good ‘pol ads’ « Ph. By Karol M. Ilagan Last of Two Parts HE has racked up nearly a billion pesos worth of TV ad spots, by network rate cards, in the last three months alone, but indications are that Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel ‘Manny’ Villar Jr. can comfort himself that so far every centavo of that has been money well spent. Indeed, campaign strategists and public-relations experts point to Villar’s ads as the major reason why he has been able to catch up with the frontrunner in the presidential race, Senator Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III, who has now challenged him to a one-on-one public debate. Just a few months ago, the Liberal Party’s Aquino was leading the pack by a big margin. But a Pulse Asia survey conducted in January showed Villar and Aquino practically neck and neck, while most of the other candidates failed to register any significant change in their ranking.

No core message Pulse Asia chief research fellow Dr. One weapon in arsenal Ronald F. “Naging Mahirap” featuring Sen. Money and the presidency - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Fil. IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, NOYNOY Aquino, Manny Villar and Erap Estrada? The current front-runners in the 2010 presidential race? Represent the three distinct faces of Philippine politics. Aquino draws heavily from the charisma of his illustrious parents. Villar banks on the power of his personal wealth. And Estrada continues to rely on his movie hero charm. They also embody, respectively, the three dominant institutions that shape political fortunes in our society: the family, the economy, and the mass media.

Each one of them brings to politics a different kind of admission ticket? All of them will, of course, say they are running on more substantial issues, as indeed they may be. One wishes the campaign itself could focus not so much on personalities as on concrete analyses and programs expressly aimed at understanding and addressing corruption and inefficiency in government, on one hand, and mass poverty, on the other. It is not to say that our society is not changing. Villar? Senators Noynoy Aquino, Manny Villar top campaign spending | Sun. MANILA -- Survey front-runners Liberal Party standard-bearer Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino and Nacionalista Party bet Senator Manuel “Manny” Villar are slugging it out to be the biggest media spender in the 2010 elections.

Based on results presented by poll watchdog Libertas on Saturday, Villar leads the pack by spending P215 million from February 9 to March 18, followed by Aquino with P172 million, deposed President Joseph Estrada with P103 million, Senator Richard Gordon with P69 million, tele-evangelist Bro. Eddie Villanueva with P1.1 million, and administration bet Gilbert Teodoro with P330,000. Click here for Election 2010 updates Independent candidates Senator Jamby Madrigal, Nicanor Perlas and Ang Kapatiran bet JC de los Reyes have not yet spent a single centavo on commercials.

Requirement The Omnibus Election Code requires a presidential candidate to spend only P10 per voter or around P500 million. Stations The following are the number of minutes used up by Villar and Aquino: 1. 2.

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Misunderestimating The Philippine Left. There are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ leftists. ‘Good’ leftists must belong to a partylist group. They demand the inclusion of civil society groups in government transactions. They participate in tripartite meetings, they attend UN conferences, they hate Joma Sison, and they endorse the candidacies of Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas. The ‘bad left’ is always wrong. It is dogmatic if it refuses to participate in the elections but it is opportunistic if it joins the elections. A ‘bad leftist’ is a dead leftist. If the left can do no right and if it cannot be allowed to succeed in parliamentary politics, its only option (and the only correct decision it can accomplish) is to surrender its political goals. Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza are often described in the media as leftist politicians. Gibo speaks in behalf of Arroyo; Noynoy speaks in behalf of his family; Villar speaks in behalf of his party. A leftist is guilty of being a leftist.

Fast forward to 2009. But why Villar? Related articles: 100ARAW (100ARAW) on Twitter - Firefox... The problem with political parties and what we can do about it | Major political parties. Visual from Pinoy Wired. I can still vividly remember Professor Roland Simbulan ‘s lesson about the nature of political parties in the Philippines. Actually, he discussed it every meeting for one whole semester. I can also still remember how he quoted Senator Juan Ponce Enrile regarding the matter. According to Enrile, the only genuine political party in the Philippines is the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). Political parties in the Philippines might possess some idealogical principles to some extent but their existence thrive not because of ideology but because of accommodation and elite factions. Even though the Philippine electorate is after the candidate and not after the political party, it is important to take a look at the main thrust of each political party.

Liberal Party’s attraction banner is “Transformational Leadership”. Ang Kapatiran Party’s carrier statement is “Para sa Diyos at Pagbabago” and “Integridad”. Juan Vote (JuanVote) Juanvote logo sur Flickr : partage de photos ! Channel Juan. May 10 Philippines Elections Monitoring.

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Noynoy Aquino. Joseph Ejercito Estrada aka Erap. Gilberto - Gibo - Teodoro. 6 of 10 Pinoys unaware of party-list system — Pulse Asia - Natio. Barely a month before the country holds its first nationwide automated elections, majority of Filipinos are still "not aware" of the party-list system, a recent survey showed. According to a Pulse Asia survey conducted on 3,000 adults from March 21 to 28, almost six in 10 registered voters — or 58 percent — "still have not heard or read anything about the party-list system. " Although the level of awareness in the party-list system last March (42 percent) has increased from last February’s ratings (38 percent), the figure is still "significantly lower" than the figures at about the same period in the 2007 party-list elections, which Pulse Asia pegged at 53 percent. Source: Pulse Asia The Philippines has held four party-list elections since 1998, three years after Republic Act 7941 or the Party-list System Act was passed by Congress.

Aquino calls for manual elections | Home >> Other Sections >> Br. NEW YORK (AP) – US consumers bought less clothing and footwear in April than they did in the same month last year but opened their wallets for electronics, major appliances and status goods, purchase data released Wednesday show. The month’s rainy weather contributed to mixed results, including a sharp increase in online sales, according to the latest numbers from MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse.

It was the ninth–straight month that online sales rose compared with a year earlier. The figures, which include transactions in all forms including cash, signal that spending is recovering but remained sensitive in April to one–time factors. Another factor dampening April’s sales was a drop in tourism resulting from travel restrictions after Iceland’s volcanic eruption, said Michael McNamara, vice president of research and analysis for SpendingPulse.

He said spending is stabilizing and there wasn’t any broad–based heavy discounting. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1. Ghost Voters | Philippines Election 2010. Image credit:Flickr / Eddi 07 During elections, some of the dead are actually found to have voted—so-called zombie or ghost voters. In March, ghost precincts were discovered in Mindanao Island, while just last week, a case was filed against Manila City officials for purchasing ghost burgers. Ghost voters are paid by dirty candidates who are desperate to win and use the names of either dead people or migrant Filipinos who are still listed in the official list of voters. It was hoped that this problem will be eliminated through the computerized voter registration system. But the problem of zombie voters surfaced again when the Commission on Elections admitted that it discovered 704,542 voters with double or multiple registration records.

The poll body has already ordered the removal of these multiple registrants from the list. Related to this issue is the discovery of 40,000 multiple registrants in Davao City and Davao del Sur Province.

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