Roxas wishes Duterte success as he concedes in presidential race

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas has raised the white flag in the 2016 presidential race on Tuesday, May 10 in front of his supporters in his campaign headquarters in Quezon City.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce9e-K6SsQOXIsShqXml_H7t-ISRh8G_TabdqP2tsKaYb-cC2hgVbH-4aUpBb3xdYsF1zesHq8rv3OxY0oFMx_t1hyiTS5q-LzFKMwW6CM_9n6vkzHcBbRkRZalKVBNkK6i3tNNoTT1MN/s1600/mar-roxas-concede.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The administration bet has admitted defeat in the 2016 presidential race. " border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce9e-K6SsQOXIsShqXml_H7t-ISRh8G_TabdqP2tsKaYb-cC2hgVbH-4aUpBb3xdYsF1zesHq8rv3OxY0oFMx_t1hyiTS5q-LzFKMwW6CM_9n6vkzHcBbRkRZalKVBNkK6i3tNNoTT1MN/s1600/mar-roxas-concede.jpg" title="The administration bet has admitted defeat in the 2016 presidential race. " /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">The administration bet has admitted defeat in the 2016 presidential race. PHOTO CREDIT: ABS-CBN News</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Visibly emotional but calm, Roxas conceded defeat to the presumptive winner of the presidential election saying the results clearly point victory to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Although the two rivals had a series of heated exchange during the campaign period, he wished his toughest opponent success.<br /><br />In his speech, he told his supporters: “Simulan na naten ang pagbuo sa minamahal nateng bansa. Galangin natin ang pasya ng ating kababayan. Ayon sa unofficial count, malinaw sa si Rodrigo Duterte ang magiging susunod na pangulo ng Republika ng Pilipinas. Digong, I wish you success.”<br /><br />(Let’s start building our beloved country. Let’s respect the decision of our fellow countrymen. Based on the unofficial count, it is clear that Rodrigo Duterte will be the next president of the Republic of the Philippines.)<br /><br />Watch the video.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://web.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FCNNPhilippines%2Fvideos%2Fvb.1515763818663512%2F1720398464866712%2F%3Ftype%3D3&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="100%"></iframe> </div></center><br />Roxas was initially set to hold a media briefing at 11 a.m. but it was postponed at 1 p.m. after meeting with vice presidential frontrunner and running mate, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo.<br /><br />He also urged supporters and the public to continue monitoring the election results particularly in the vice presidential race where Robredo is engaged in a close fight with Sen. Bongbong Marcos.<br /><br />"Ngayon, hindi pa tapos ang laban ni Leni. Angat siya. Lumalaban siya. Patuloy tayong magbantay, manalig at sumuporta. Siguraduhin natin na mabibiling ng tama ang kanyang boto,” Roxas said.<br /><br />(Leni’s fight is not yet over. She’s leading. She’s fighting. Let’s continue monitoring, praying and supporting. Let’s ensure that all her votes are accounted for.)<br /><br />In what was dubbed as a supreme sacrifice, Roxas set aside his ambition of becoming the President of the country and gave way to Benigno Aquino III, who was a Senator then, in the 2010 National Elections. While Aquino won the 2010 presidency in a landslide victory, Roxas lost to then Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay in the vice presidential race.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Roxas wishes Duterte success as he concedes in presidential race

MANILA, Philippines- Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas has raised the white flag in the 2016 presidential race on Tuesday, May 10 in f...

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Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The long wait is over. The Commission on Election (Comelec) is expected to release the partial and unofficial results of May 2016 national elections for presidential race immediately once the voting close on Monday at 5pm (May 9).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_XFfJyVhikMuH4HoAt6fRds4ggEIT9VzauqWhZzve-UmT31yymlcnIzzQI3P225iKoLJAL1v17vBP-XPC_mBt7aGdbsvKEYbAL062BuRGgOhpkrLk8S0znlgE7SuU1pjJ5L2z-Qn6x4N/s1600/presidential-candidates.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_XFfJyVhikMuH4HoAt6fRds4ggEIT9VzauqWhZzve-UmT31yymlcnIzzQI3P225iKoLJAL1v17vBP-XPC_mBt7aGdbsvKEYbAL062BuRGgOhpkrLk8S0znlgE7SuU1pjJ5L2z-Qn6x4N/s1600/presidential-candidates.jpg" title="Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aspiring candidates for the 2016 Philippine presidential elections.</td></tr></tbody></table>The 16th president of the Philippines and the successor of President Benigno Aquino III will be announced in the coming days once the official canvassing of votes started.<br /><br />On this page, you will find the updates on latest vote tally for the 5 presidential candidates: vice president Jejomar Binay (UNA), Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (PRP), Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (PDP–Laban), Senator Grace Poe (Independent) and former DILG secretary Mar Roxas (Liberal).<br /><center><div class="infogram-embed" data-id="_/VsvVt5Vkpor7pWqY2Drw" data-title="Untitled chart" data-type="interactive"></div><script>!function(e,t,n,s){var i="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName(t),d=o[0],a=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(s)&&(s=a+s),window[i]&&window[i].initialized)window[i].process&&window[i].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var r=e.createElement(t);r.async=1,r.id=n,r.src=s,d.parentNode.insertBefore(r,d)}}(document,"script","infogram-async","//e.infogr.am/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");</script><div style="border-top: 1px solid #dadada; font-family: "arial important"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0 30px; padding: 8px 0; text-align: center;"><a href="https://infogr.am/71a0f1ab-d0d3-4a66-b683-25f7eb781ebe" rel="nofollow" style="color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;" target="_blank">Comelec results for president</a><br /><a href="https://infogr.am/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;" target="_blank"></a></div></center><b>RELATED RESULT:</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/comelec-election-results-2016-vice-president-partial-unofficial.html" rel="nofollow">Comelec Election Results 2016: Vice President partial, unofficial</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/may-2016-election-senatorial-race-comelec-partial-unofficial-results.html" rel="nofollow">May 2016 Election: Senatorial race Comelec first partial, unofficial results</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/05/metro-manila-ncr-election-2016-comelec-results-mayor-vice-mayor.html" rel="nofollow">Metro Manila (NCR) Election 2016 Comelec results: Mayor, Vice Mayor</a></li></ul><br />In the final SWS pre-election survey, Duterte holds a clear lead over his rivals or 33-percent would vote for him as president. The Davao Mayor has 11 percentage points ahead of his strongest opponent, independent candidate Grace Poe.<br /><br />On Monday, the candidates casted their votes on their respective polling precinct.<br /><br />According to Comelec, more than 40 million voters are expected to report to 92,000 precincts across the country to cast their ballots in the country’s second automated presidential election.<br /><br />Based on Comelec rules, the candidate with the highest number of votes wins the presidency. In case when two or more candidates have the highest number of votes, one of them shall be chosen by the vote of a majority of all the members of both Houses of the Congress, voting separately.<br /><br />The canvassing of votes for the presidential race is the sole jurisdiction of Congress sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, according to the poll body.<br /><br />The Congress is given not later than thirty days after the day of the election to canvass results from all provinces, independent cities that have their own legislative districts, diplomatic posts, and local absentee voters. <br /><br />The next president shall be inaugurated on June 30, 2016.<br /><br /><b>2016 automated election system (AES) Overview</b><br /><br />The May 2016 election is the country's third automated polls after the 2010 (presidential) and 2013 (senatorial) polls.<br /><br />When voting close on Monday, the vote counting machines (VCMs) transmit the vote counts – also known as election returns or ERs – to the different servers and canvassing centers in the AES.<br /><br />From the VCMs, the election returns (ERs) are transmitted to the central server, to a transparency server, and to the municipal board of canvassers (MBOC).<br /><br />From the MBOC, the results are transmitted to the provincial board of canvassers (PBOC), where the results are collated and then transmitted to the national board of canvassers (NBOC), where the results for national positions are canvassed.<br /><br />The MBOC and PBOC also separately beam ERs to the central server.<br /><br />Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our email list to receive real-time results.</div>

Comelec Election Results 2016 for President partial, unofficial

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LIVESTREAM: Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The final rally or or miting de avance of Liberal Party and administration standard bearer Mar Roxas is happening today, May 7, at the Quezon Memorial Circle.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hIrm83-3hCjn8w2DJ4lSvBN_bvN-CT37M-IFSwWy5RaCdJTGZM7ZoR9S7SGETi4ikg15YsXvhW91-4iJk0TPkdJzYGLWhU0IOIdHMi5Z8upKb3tAthlItKBNZ7J3UbzmppLnaegxjai8/s1600/mar+roxas+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hIrm83-3hCjn8w2DJ4lSvBN_bvN-CT37M-IFSwWy5RaCdJTGZM7ZoR9S7SGETi4ikg15YsXvhW91-4iJk0TPkdJzYGLWhU0IOIdHMi5Z8upKb3tAthlItKBNZ7J3UbzmppLnaegxjai8/s1600/mar+roxas+2.JPG" title="Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle" /></a></div><br />Thousands of supporters flock to express support to Roxas camp including vice presidential bet Leni Robredo in the rally to cap off 90-day campaign period before the general elections on Monday, May 9.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6IMXbVWuNhMj3j4U_EpAaw498NZQcoPPr8_zxH5uJjLYfcGpORyTBoJCKewz6ud8ARYb8EGSSlu2rD4P-ZR0qWWYyJfI7Iun6UUpDYwhz5B6dFTEjCdwJdn9noxP-QStcn03mnG4Hk6h/s1600/mar-roxas-qc1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6IMXbVWuNhMj3j4U_EpAaw498NZQcoPPr8_zxH5uJjLYfcGpORyTBoJCKewz6ud8ARYb8EGSSlu2rD4P-ZR0qWWYyJfI7Iun6UUpDYwhz5B6dFTEjCdwJdn9noxP-QStcn03mnG4Hk6h/s1600/mar-roxas-qc1.jpg" title="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm65kA3sLtmy9S5T79zwgtdzUMcDu4IPEbHu9XkEUpT_TnlPkWKdeSOrtR4INIFuldAXHgny6yQbpq_LunQQl6Ap2cT0xwrsjY9e_Swgmw2i1LSD2rdPOAcIeLcIRRnpKYVAfL9UrBB0XJ/s1600/mar-roxas-qc2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm65kA3sLtmy9S5T79zwgtdzUMcDu4IPEbHu9XkEUpT_TnlPkWKdeSOrtR4INIFuldAXHgny6yQbpq_LunQQl6Ap2cT0xwrsjY9e_Swgmw2i1LSD2rdPOAcIeLcIRRnpKYVAfL9UrBB0XJ/s1600/mar-roxas-qc2.jpg" title="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKIEHg4GqfIp7F3zErKSKdDEThimzlyHuplr9GsjFSVPoG-mo2krvb-4B-SCdOrzvohj4fw52TlpZS4cAM-mj-DR2uF8AmVvcnPD-tTdW5sF0A7UDpi7Pm6agdDV6upz6EE9GbnMi4xsn/s1600/mar-roxas-qc3.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKIEHg4GqfIp7F3zErKSKdDEThimzlyHuplr9GsjFSVPoG-mo2krvb-4B-SCdOrzvohj4fw52TlpZS4cAM-mj-DR2uF8AmVvcnPD-tTdW5sF0A7UDpi7Pm6agdDV6upz6EE9GbnMi4xsn/s1600/mar-roxas-qc3.jpg" title="Mar Roxas grand rally Quezon Memorial Circle" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>WATCH: Mar Roxas miting de avance livestream</b><br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="600" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmar.roxas.official%2Fvideos%2F10153738346264353%2F&show_text=0&width=400" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />OPTION 2: Video courtesy of Rappler<br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N9Zk4YSv3Ws" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />Check out the live feed from Twitter for Roxas Grand Rally in Quezon City:<br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="728893386854305793" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=MAR%20ROXAS%20NATION" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweets about MAR ROXAS NATION</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br />Administration candidate Mar Roxas shocked supporters on Friday when he called for "unity" with Sen. Grace Poe, with whom he was statistically tied in the recent surveys. Though Poe said she would not drop her candidacy for Roxas but was open to a meeting.<br /><br />President Benigno Aquino claimed that Duterte had the makings of a dictator. In order to beat the mayor's 33% score in SWS polls, unity of Poe (with 22%) and Roxas (20%) camp is crucial.<br /><br />“The whole point is to get even two of them unite... then we have more than 40 percent,” Aquino said in an interview of ABS-CBN.</div></div>

LIVESTREAM: Mar Roxas miting de avance at the Quezon Memorial Circle

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What Properties the Presidential Candidates’ Money Could Buy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - There are only days left before the 2016 presidential elections, yet many voters continue to look for additional information regarding the candidates. While not the be-all-and-end-all in selecting the next national leader, their net worth is a good indicator of how they manage their personal wealth, and how that possibly translates into their ability to lead the growth of the Philippine economy should they get elected.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM8p6HH3wuDfj7mID-jyEtSwJKfVdZj93mUJtPA8n6yrXguGW0CV8deELYMhT8u6pvIrNkttbq61bt7eS-rr7Ef7AMYKzGZsVRpEE-z1ByNZduWnEJiFRFWDKcuRpACtBZJQQk0Eq-pda/s1600/duterte-roxas-santiago-poe-binay.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2016 presidentiables" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM8p6HH3wuDfj7mID-jyEtSwJKfVdZj93mUJtPA8n6yrXguGW0CV8deELYMhT8u6pvIrNkttbq61bt7eS-rr7Ef7AMYKzGZsVRpEE-z1ByNZduWnEJiFRFWDKcuRpACtBZJQQk0Eq-pda/s1600/duterte-roxas-santiago-poe-binay.jpg" title="2016 presidentiables" /></a></div><br />To that end, we list the individual net worth of Vice President Jejomar Binay, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, and Senators Grace Poe-Llamanzares and Miriam Defensor Santiago based on their latest Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), and attempt to quantify these by exploring the real estate possibilities that could be afforded by their personal wealth.<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Manuel “Mar” Araneta Roxas II </span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php283,963,237<br />Total Liabilities: Php81,882,784<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php202,080,453<br /><br />Officially the richest of the 2016 presidential candidates, most of former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas’ fortune was built from his time as an investment banker in New York, and from being a scion of the Araneta-Roxas family, which has various business interests and landholdings.<br /><br /><b>Residing in Metro Manila</b><br /><br />It would make sense to invest in a home in Metro Manila for someone like Mar Roxas. With finances like his, a home in Pasig is not out of the question, like this six-bedroom, six-bathroom Valle Verde home currently on the market for Php165,000,000.<br /><br /><b>Investing in the Province of Capiz</b><br /><br />Having served as Congressman of the First District of Capiz, an easy assumption to make is that Mar Roxas would be interested in investing in his home province. A net worth such as Roxas’ could accommodate the acquisition of a 3,000-sqm mountain resort in Dumarao, Capiz, 23 times, which is currently valued at Php8,500,000. This property features: family and barkada rooms, dormitories, swimming pools, a grotto, and natural waterfalls.<br /><br /><b>Buying a Commercial Lot</b><br /><br />Roxas previously went by the moniker Mr. Palengke in past political campaigns, and it would be an apt coincidence if he ever decided to invest in a commercial lot to use as a public market. His net worth would easily allow him to acquire such a space in A.S. Fortuna Street in Mandaue City, Cebu (three of them, in fact), which is currently listed for Php53,955,000. The 981-sqm lot is at a prime location, ideal for retail activity.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mary Grace Sonora Poe-Llamanzares</span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php126,955,615<br />Total Liabilities: Php37,490,796<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php89,464,819<br /><br />The youngest candidate, Grace Poe’s SALN actually dropped from her previous ranking, as assets inherited from her late father, movie star Fernando Poe Jr., were removed due to a rule stating such properties should not be declared. Still, she remains the second wealthiest with a fortune comprised of investments and other assets.<br /><br /><b>Investing in Iloilo</b><br /><br />Grace Poe was once an abandoned baby discovered in Iloilo City. Should she ever want to reside in the city, she could do so from a Php16,000,000 three-door apartment near the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral where she was found by a parish priest. With a total floor area of 402-sqm, the property has three units with five or six bedrooms each, making it an ideal rental investment as well.<br /><br /><b>Residing in Alabang</b><br /><br />It is uncertain what Poe’s next step would be should she not win the presidential elections. If she decides to retire from politics and resume the type of living she had while in the United States, a good investment would be on an American-style home in Portofino in Las Piñas. With four bedrooms, an attic, a two-car garage, and a private inner courtyard, its Php36,246,000 price is well within Poe’s budget.<br /><br /><b>Investing in Land for Educational or Philanthropic Use</b><br /><br />Also known as an educator and philanthropist, Poe could build her legacy as such if she ever decided to forego politics. With her net worth, she can buy a farm lot in Cebu. Currently valued at Php35,000,000, it has an existing rest house and 26,622 sqm of land, which can be dedicated to building an educational facility or remain as a farm where the less fortunate can seek employment.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Miriam Defensor Santiago</span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php123,033,539<br />Total Liabilities: Php50,000,000<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php73,033,539<br /><br />Widely recognized for having served in all three branches of the Philippine government (judiciary, executive, and legislative), Miriam Defensor Santiago is arguably the most qualified to hold office in Malacañang. Her fortune has been mostly built on legal and political grounds that has spanned over four decades.<br /><br /><b>A Residence for Sharing Knowledge</b><br /><br />The value of education is evident in Santiago, who has earned degrees from multiple schools. As she is often invited to speak and share her legal and political knowledge in different schools, it would be advantageous for her to own this three-story home in Filinvest 2, which features five bedrooms and six toilets and baths. Listed at Php16,000,000, the home is 10 minutes away from University of the Philippines Diliman, one of Santiago’s alma maters, where she taught law for 10 years.<br /><br /><b>Investing in Office Space</b><br /><br />Santiago’s career has been of pure legal work and local politics. The most ideal real estate investment for her would then be an office space in the event she wants to open another office for her legal practice. One such property that fits her SALN would be a Php43,000,000 office space in the Salcedo Village, Makati. Its floor area of 465 sqm is perfect for a large number of legal professionals.<br /><br />Expectedly, the incumbent senator may prefer a space with a better proximity to the Philippines’ different national offices, making Manila the ideal locale for most firms. Santiago’s net worth would be enough for a Php36,000,000 office space in Taft Avenue that features a building size of 448 sqm.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jejomar “Jojo” Cabauatan Binay, Sr.</span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php76,301,436<br />Total Liabilities: Php16,050,453<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php60,250,983<br /><br />Despite allegations of corruption and tax evasion, Jejomar Binay is running for the country’s highest office after serving as vice president since 2010. He has the longest tenure in politics among the presidential candidates, and for the most part has amassed his wealth as a career-politician.<br /><br /><b>A Home in Makati</b><br /><br />Having served as Makati’s mayor since the 1980s (although briefly interrupted when his wife won a single term), it is expected that Binay would invest in the city he claims he had the biggest hand in developing. The city’s properties are some of the priciest in the country, and Binay’s entire declared net worth can be spent on just one Makati home, like one in Magallanes Village. Boasting three bedrooms and a land size of 568 sqm, it is currently priced at exactly Php60,000,000.<br /><br /><b>Commercial Spaces Outside Makati CBD</b><br /><br />Anyone with a high net worth should not make the mistake of not investing commercially in Makati. As the country’s foremost financial district, the returns are almost guaranteed for any commercial space. A net worth of Php60 million is more than enough to get a good investment in the city, like a new five-story building in Makati’s Brgy. Tejeros. With a land area of 590 sqm, it can accommodate a number of businesses, and its selling price of Php26,380,200 leaves more of the Binay net worth to invest.<br /><br /><b>Invest on Island Property</b><br /><br />That additional investment could be on an island. As Binay receives much scrutiny and allegations, he may want to consider living on a private island to distance himself from it all. Currently listed on Lamudi is one in Bantayan, Cebu, with a land area of 5,011 sqm and has a selling price of Php25,000,000.<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte</span></b><br /><br />Total Assets: Php22,971,732<br />Total Liabilities: Php1,000,000<br />Estimated Net Worth: Php21,971,732<br /><br />Another career lawyer and politician, Rodrigo Duterte has served as mayor of Davao City for seven terms (or over 22 years). Known for his hard controversial stance on criminals and modest lifestyle, he is considered the “poorest” of the presidential candidates with his comparatively small net value.<br /><br /><b>A Larger Home in Davao</b><br /><br />Duterte’s supporters have documented how the Davao mayor lives modestly, so one who has served the city for more than two decades may want to invest on a grander home. If he is to invest almost the entire Duterte net value on a home, a five bedroom, five bathroom house and lot is currently listed on Lamudi for Php15,900,000. It has a floor area of 328 sqm, and features a master bedroom with a walk-in closet, and a laundry and service area, among others.<br /><br /><b>Land for a Possible Rehabilitation Center</b><br /><br />Although controversially supportive of the extra-judicial killings of habitual drug users and dealers, Duterte is also acknowledged for having used city government funds to build a Php12 million drug rehabilitation and treatment center, which provides 24-hour services. Should he decide to do this as a private citizen, his net worth would be substantial for the purchase of land in Davao City with the costliest listing on Lamudi being Php15,000,000, and located near Bonifacio with a land area of 913 sqm.</div>

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Grace Poe won’t quit race for Mar Roxas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Independent presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe on Friday, May 6 announced that she is willing to talk with Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas but clarified that she will not withdraw in the presidential race.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdj7A5EoTyjUl0OqOJ-rnvTJIHBdP_nJcdFNaWV1NoE6v4HPTj3muMkY8TpIkk-oNYc_ykRHAdGq7xF7uP-IL_1eSI96AwddzTtpXSwcnP4Jg45m3CqWJVq-bKUUT1lU6J4MoSi_nLDrE/s1600/mar-calls-grace-unity.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Grace Poe won’t quit race for Mar Roxas" border="0" class="img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdj7A5EoTyjUl0OqOJ-rnvTJIHBdP_nJcdFNaWV1NoE6v4HPTj3muMkY8TpIkk-oNYc_ykRHAdGq7xF7uP-IL_1eSI96AwddzTtpXSwcnP4Jg45m3CqWJVq-bKUUT1lU6J4MoSi_nLDrE/s1600/mar-calls-grace-unity.jpg" title="Grace Poe won’t quit race for Mar Roxas" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Sen. Grace Poe is not willing to give way for Mar Roxas. Photo Credit: Manila Bulletin/Inquirer</td></tr></tbody></table>In her interview with DZMM, Poe said: “Ngayon, ang panawagan niya na iyon, kung para sa kabutihan ng bayan, pwede naman talaga kami mag-usap tungkol dyan. Pero ang malinaw ay hindi ako umaatras sa laban.”<br /><br />(Now if his plea is for the good of our nation, we can talk about it. But what is clear is that I won’t quit the presidential race.)<br /><br />''Marami na akong pinagdaanan, at ang dala-dala natin dito ay ang mga pangarap at pag-asa ng ating mga kababayan na 'di dapat sigurong dapat ikompromiso,” Poe added.<br /><br />(I had been through a lot and I’m carrying the dreams and hope of our countrymen that shouldn’t be compromised. )<br /><br />“Isusuko ko pa ba yan para sa isang kandidato na hindi ko pinaniniwalaan? Para sa isa satin ay umatras, katrayduran sa (bayan) na tayo lamang ang magdedesisyon kung sino ang nararapat magpapatuloy,” the female senator said.<br /><br />(Will I give way for a candidate I don’t believe in? For one of us to quit the presidential race is a betrayal to our country, that only the two of us will decide who shall continue running.)<br /><br />During a special conference today at Quezon City, Roxas asked for a dialogue with Poe.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="327" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6h3ffV9HKY" width="600"></iframe></div></center><br />He said: “I call for unity, I call for decency, I call for democracy. I call for the rule of law. I call for Senator Grace Poe. Grace Poe mag-usap tayo (let’s have a dialogue).”<br /><br />Reports that Roxas is backing out of the presidential race to give way for Poe surfaced earlier. However, Roxas didn’t give further details to his message for Poe and didn’t reveal any plans of quitting the race.<br /><br />Roxas sought for a meeting with Poe hours after the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll showed that the PDP-Laban Standard bearer Mayor Rodrigo Duterte remained the top choice for president with a 33% preference rating among 4,500 registered voters across the country.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Grace Poe won’t quit race for Mar Roxas

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Duterte maintains wide lead in latest poll; Robredo, Marcos statistically tied in top spot

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is still the front-runner in the latest Pulse Asia Survey commissioned by ABS-CBN Corp. published on Wednesday, May 4.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dd4fE6WAJd4pA-c1njsucN8MkGqJuM__UQF5THfeE1OEKBK851CsuFcb9gstKu0eWxi_UPP3CgF3GENI5-wVrbelwSZpWyhYMNVpphrcKP0Ut5FzoY4ugMal_gYLI1g49dSGEUNGSG9o/s1600/duterte-lead-pulse-asia.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte maintains wide lead in latest poll" border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dd4fE6WAJd4pA-c1njsucN8MkGqJuM__UQF5THfeE1OEKBK851CsuFcb9gstKu0eWxi_UPP3CgF3GENI5-wVrbelwSZpWyhYMNVpphrcKP0Ut5FzoY4ugMal_gYLI1g49dSGEUNGSG9o/s640/duterte-lead-pulse-asia.jpg" title="Duterte maintains wide lead in latest poll" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Mayor Duterte maintains wide lead over other presidential aspirants in the latest Pulse Asia Survey.<br />PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/Rody Duterte</td></tr></tbody></table>The tough talking mayor maintained his lead with 33% rating for the second week in a row in the survey conducted from April 26 to 29 among 4,000 registered voters across the country. The survey had a margin of error of +/- 1.5%.<br /><br />Statistically tied at the second place were administration bet Manuel “Mar” Roxas II with 22% and Sen. Grace Poe with 21% ratings.<br /><br />Vice President Jejomar “Jojo Binay” and Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago got 17% and 2% respectively. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Camarines Sur Representative Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo surged in the survey and now shares the top spot with Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Robredo has two percentage points lead with 30% of the votes over Marcos who obtained 28%. <br /><br />Former front-runner Francis “Chiz” Escudero ranked third with 18% followed by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano who obtained 15%. Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV received 3% while Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan got 2%. According to Pulse Asia, 5% of the voters remain undecided.<br /><br />In the senatorial race, Senate President Franklin “Frank” Drilon emerged as the top choice after obtaining 47.8% of the votes.<br /><br />Other senatorial aspirants who have the statistical chance of winning were Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, former senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri and Panifilo “Ping” Lacson, Sarangani Congressman Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, former Akbayan Party List Congresswoman Risa Hontiveros, former TESDA Director General Emmanuel Villanueva, Sen. Sergio Osmeña III, former Sen. Richard “Dick” Gordon, former DOJ Secretary Leila de Lima, Sen. Ralph Recto and Valenzuela Congressman Sherwin T. Gatchalian.<br /><b><br /></b><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Duterte maintains wide lead in latest poll; Robredo, Marcos statistically tied in top spot

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Miriam nudges Duterte, other presidentiables on human rights

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, an elected judge of the International Criminal Court, challenged other presidentiables in the May elections to include human rights concerns in their list of priorities.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pWEyY-UJXIWo23Ppn_VbBMSwg7mk2_n3VPUmzfBqRRLIvtvoTCCmFj7B1NUDBliCETXlmLbyNjhBDiuU_3xNwhP8fxhmp4OA1xJQCj89b8NQfko2JPPfkGQgWKaNfwA1VKoiZZ8YSMIS/s1600/miriam-duterte.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte." border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pWEyY-UJXIWo23Ppn_VbBMSwg7mk2_n3VPUmzfBqRRLIvtvoTCCmFj7B1NUDBliCETXlmLbyNjhBDiuU_3xNwhP8fxhmp4OA1xJQCj89b8NQfko2JPPfkGQgWKaNfwA1VKoiZZ8YSMIS/s640/miriam-duterte.png" title="Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.<br />Photo Credit: Facebook /Sen. Miriam, Rodrigo Duterte</td></tr></tbody></table>Santiago on Monday lamented that three of her four fellow contestants for Malacañang failed to respond to the questionnaire sent by international observer Human Rights Watch (HRW).<br /><br />Only Santiago and Liberal Party bet Mar Roxas shared their human rights views, HRW revealed. Vice President Jejomar Binay, Sen. Grace Poe, and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte did not answer the questionnaire.<br /><br />"Human rights should be at the forefront of the agenda of any person running for public office. A rights-based approach in public policy has historically proven to be most effective," the senator said.<br /><br />The list of questions HRW sent out as early as March 22 quizzed candidates on the issues of impunity, violence against indigenous groups, the Reproductive Health (RH) Law, journalist killings, summary executions, the Anti-Torture Law, persons displaced due to conflict, and the HIV/AIDS situation.<br /><br />"The Philippines has made broad strides in human rights policy in the past decade," Santiago said, citing the passage of important laws that she either authored or supported in the Senate. These include:<br /><br />Republic Act No. 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women;<br /><br />R.A. No. 9745 or the Anti-Torture Law;<br /><br />R.A. No. 9851 of the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity;<br /><br />R.A. No. 10354, or the RH Law;<br /><br />R.A. No. 10368, or the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act;<br /><br />R.A. No. 10361, or the Kasambahay Law; and<br /><br />R.A. No. 10353, or the Anti-Enforced Disappearances Law.<br /><br />She also considered as gains the Philippine commitment to the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, and accession to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, both in 2011.<br /><br />But Santiago stressed that "policies aimed at promoting human rights are meaningless unless fully and wholeheartedly implemented."<br /><br />She cited as challenges failure to convict a perpetrator of torture despite the passage of the Anti-Torture Act, and hurdles in the implementation of RH Law amid a hold order on contraceptive implants and congressional budget cuts.<br /><br />"The culture of impunity threatens to perpetuate human rights abuses. Cases that need to be immediately resolved include the continuous disappearance of activists working in the countryside, allegedly because of military operations; the deaths of some 50 media workers in Maguindanao; and the recent deadly skirmish between elite cops and Moro rebels in Mamasapano," Santiago added.<br /><br />The senator also tagged as urgent the need to protect the rights of vulnerable members of society, including children, women, and indigenous groups, especially in times of disaster and conflict.<br /><br />"Child labor remains rampant, with underage workers reported even in the most dangerous of sectors such as small-scale mining. Children are also being recruited by rebel, terrorist, and paramilitary groups," she said.<br /><br />Santiago added that in the aftermath of disasters, stories of abuse against children and women abound. "The Philippines must address with urgency the militarization of indigenous communities," the senator further said.<br /><br />Human rights priorities under her administration, Santiago said, include:<br /><br />The swift approval of the Freedom of Information Law, to open the military to scrutiny amid allegations of abuses and to protect journalists;<br /><br />The abolition of private armies and a review of state sponsorship of militias and paramilitary groups;<br /><br />Full and conscientious implementation of the RH Law;<br /><br />An immediate review of the Inter-Agency Committee on Extra-Legal Killings, Enforced Disappearances, Torture, and Other Grave Violations of the Right to Life;<br /><br />The introduction of a national quick response hotline for enforced disappearances and torture;<br /><br />The urgent passage of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Act; and<br /><br />The declaration of a national emergency to address the spread of HIV/AIDS.<br /><br />Santiago, a widely respected expert in constitutional and international law, is also known as a strong defender of human rights. She first became popular as a trial court judge for a landmark human rights ruling during martial law.</div>

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LOOK: Carlos Celdran Earns Ire of Netizens after Asking Makati Med Nurse to Remove Duterte Bracelet

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Known for explicitly expressing his political views on social media, Spanish-Filipino tour guide and cultural activist Carlos Celdran is embroiled in a new controversy concerning a Makati Medical Center nurse who supports Duterte.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtnl9omHPqfC239w-aNWOfug8zibEkXaPo5xTTfnc4bXeZV7fAKFW23Zmm3BOXADwhTRF5mS0SxjXBIN1RVDifDUzTdk2LunQhi6-gRsnaXvxPLhrAu25noqGFy2miSqFs7SDJ8qiQ7K5/s1600/carlos-celdran.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carlos Celdran Earns Ire of Netizens after Asking Makati Med Nurse to Remove Duterte Bracelet" border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtnl9omHPqfC239w-aNWOfug8zibEkXaPo5xTTfnc4bXeZV7fAKFW23Zmm3BOXADwhTRF5mS0SxjXBIN1RVDifDUzTdk2LunQhi6-gRsnaXvxPLhrAu25noqGFy2miSqFs7SDJ8qiQ7K5/s640/carlos-celdran.jpg" title="Carlos Celdran Earns Ire of Netizens after Asking Makati Med Nurse to Remove Duterte Bracelet" width="560" /></a></div><br />Celdran, a known supporter of administration bet Mar Roxas, recounted his experience with the nurse through a Facebook post. According to Celdran, he had to ask the nurse wearing a Duterte bracelet to remove it.<br /><br />“Makati Medical. A nurse knew who I was and STILL wore a Duterte bracelet to the booth where my friend was dying of cancer. I had to ask her to take it off. F*cking hell,” Celdran wrote on his Facebook account. <br /><br />A certain Michale Lintag, who originally posted the screenshot of Celdran’s controversial post, claims that the social media personality deleted it after receiving flak from netizens particularly nurses and other healthcare professionals. <br /><br />After the screenshot of the post spread like wildfire on social media, netizens slammed Celdran for treating the nurse in such manner. <br /><br />“Nurses have the right to express who they want to vote. We do not persuade our patients to choose whom we want. We know how to respect others. As patient providers, we deserve outmost respect! Katanggap tanggap pa if walang emphasis sa pangalan ng baller na suot nya at pinatanggal niya yun lalo na kung nakakasagabal sa trabaho. If that nurse wore a "yellow" bracelet, will he do otherwise??” Maria Niña Peralta-Argallon commented.<br /><br />Carl E. Balita wrote: “She has the right to express as much as you claim to have it CARLOS CELDRAN! Nurses are not prohibited to take political stand for as long as it does not interfere with patient care.”<br /><br />In a separate Facebook post, Celdran asked Makati Medical Center employees wearing Duterte baller bands to reconsider voting for their bet. Celdran, whose father worked for Makati Medical Center for decades, said that Duterte’s values are “not the values that doctors and nurses are about”.<br /><br />“Your profession is about kindness, professionalism, and healing. Not about bullying, making light of serious issues like women's rights, rape, and national security,” Celdran wrote.<br /><br />He added: “But I'll cut a deal. I promise not to wear my baller there today. Promise not to wear yours. Please. It's divisive, it's unsanitary, and most especially, it stops others from feeling like Makati Medical is a home for everyone, not just your political choice.”<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Carlos Celdran Earns Ire of Netizens after Asking Makati Med Nurse to Remove Duterte Bracelet

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Netizen allegedly gets “Yes to Mar” ID containing voter’s info from hacked Comelec website

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- A certain Hera Adriana Cai Consunji has alleged the government of using voter’s personal information obtained from the hacked website of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in order to produce a fake “Yes to Mar” I.D.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBMWOOWSLwQ0hAnMY2YpqurR25A1Tx3q7frbbQ-vBlZJ8YLOmd9vUT1kwIkyZsa_Tj6Z_5YOze-71TgO449rkuc6a5K2iMg7phjmJzfyxWk0jtcEmvRyFn4Jj7IP2tETAEFLVxYt9Begm/s1600/yes-to-mar-id.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Netizen gets fake “Yes to Mar” I.D"?" border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBMWOOWSLwQ0hAnMY2YpqurR25A1Tx3q7frbbQ-vBlZJ8YLOmd9vUT1kwIkyZsa_Tj6Z_5YOze-71TgO449rkuc6a5K2iMg7phjmJzfyxWk0jtcEmvRyFn4Jj7IP2tETAEFLVxYt9Begm/s640/yes-to-mar-id.jpg" title="Netizen gets fake “Yes to Mar” I.D"?" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Netizen gets fake “Yes to Mar” I.D"?</td></tr></tbody></table>In a lengthy Facebook post, Consunji claimed that her mother received an I.D. containing her personal information including her complete name, address, age, date of birth, precinct number as well as her picture in an I.D. which says “Yes to Mar.”<br /><br />Consunji insisted that her personal information were obtained from the Comelec website since the photo used in the I.D. was her photo captured in the Comelec office in her city 6 years ago. While the said I.D. came in just a month after the hacking of Comelec website, Consunji is still awaiting her long overdue voter’s I.D.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true" frameborder="0" height="675" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsrpvillacorte%2Fposts%2F1078432035528700&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center>A supporter of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Consunji revealed that the incident has made her lost her respect for the current administration.<br /><br />“Napakadungis at napakadumi ng halalan ngayon at dahil sa pangyayaring ito mas lalo lang akong nawalan ng respeto sa kasalukuyang administrasyon,” she wrote on her Facebook post.<br /><br />(The upcoming election is tainted and dirty Because of this incident, I have lost respect to the current administration.)<br /><br />On March 27, the hacker group Anonymous Philippines hacked the Comelec website and urged the poll body to implement the security features of the PCOS machines. Barely a month after the hacking incident, another hacker group, LulzSec Philippines, claimed that they launched a search engine of leaked personal information of roughly 55 million Filipino voters. <br /><br />Paul Biteng, a 23-year-old Information Technology graduate, was arrested for apparently hacking the Comelec website. According to his counsel, lawyer Harold Alcantara, Biteng was not responsible for the defacement of the Comelec website or the leak of the personal information of register voters.<br /><br />Alacantara said: “He only works as a security analyst, whose job is to check the vulnerability of certain websites to hacking.”<br /><br />A P600,000 bail was recommended by prosecutors for the temporary release of Biteng.<br /><br /><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Netizen allegedly gets “Yes to Mar” ID containing voter’s info from hacked Comelec website

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Did Mar Roxas receive leakage from ABS-CBN?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas II has been accused of receiving questions from ABS-CBN prior to the third presidential debates held on Sunday, April 24.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnDzrfhc6SM-ksh0Sih7H1ls2utjJdwKIh0MXu2Zw_o5yyc0qJEz1Enktfj0nK8hliB7EcGJ64KDSd-pgZ2vuULFVJt_uK0z42hv4sZsl_7Uvi4bGhEOkTM9VHTImRD-7D0b1lNyi0LUT/s1600/mar-roxas-scripted-answers-debate.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Netizens ask ABS-CBN on alleged debate leakage." border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnDzrfhc6SM-ksh0Sih7H1ls2utjJdwKIh0MXu2Zw_o5yyc0qJEz1Enktfj0nK8hliB7EcGJ64KDSd-pgZ2vuULFVJt_uK0z42hv4sZsl_7Uvi4bGhEOkTM9VHTImRD-7D0b1lNyi0LUT/s640/mar-roxas-scripted-answers-debate.jpg" title="Netizens ask ABS-CBN on alleged debate leakage." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"> Netizens ask ABS-CBN on alleged cheating during the debate. Photo screengrab from Youtube.</td></tr></tbody></table>According to netizens who alleged presidential debates host ABS-CBN of conspiring with Roxas, questions were apparently leaked as Roxas seemed more prepared compared to his opponents and was able to cite specific data and case studies. Moreover, netizens noted that Roxas received questions that built his character and reputation. <br /><br />“While Miriam Santiago groped for answers, many debate observers noticed how Mar answered the questions so eloquently with all the facts and figures to support his arguments and fitting the time allotted to him,” according to an article of a <a href="http://aboutstuff-stuff.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blogsite</a>.<br /><br />Moreover, a certain Nylede Flores uploaded a video flashing the caption for Roxas’ statement which appeared just before he delivered it. The said video is no longer available as of this writing due to a copyright claim by ABS-CBN.<br /><br />In the video, a few seconds before Roxas stated: “Sa karanasan, binabangga ko ang mga malalaking interes…,” the caption: “Roxas: Binangga ko ang mga malalaking interes.” was displayed on screen. Critics of Roxas insisted that this would only be possible if the chargen operator received a copy of Roxas’ answers to the debate questions in advance.<br /><br />“So, what possibly happened was 1.) the Roxas camp was given a leak of the questions to be asked; 2) the Roxas camp prepared answers to the questions; 3) the prepared answers were given to the technical group handling the coverage thus allowing the chargen operator to type the blurbs and post these almost simultaneously with Roxas’ answers,” political writer and former North Cotabato governor Manny Piñol wrote on his Facebook page.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="“true”" frameborder="0" height="354" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D1010116299070839%26id%3D351448724937603&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />However, an article for Fight for Mar dispelled netizens’ allegations that Roxas cheated during the presidential debate. <br /><br />“The video attached ONLY shows Mar saying it the second time as he concluded his statement. He started with the same phrase. It was only at the end when the text appeared,” the article said. <br /><br />Moreover, the article pointed out that Mar confidently answered the debate questions since he had discussed the same issues such as internet access, institutionalized scholarships, clean energy, justice system, transportation and other issues in the past.<br /><br />Do you think Mar Roxas was given questions prior to the debate? Watch the video replay (head over to 2:11:00 to 2:11:33).<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/950g5hwtAv8" width="600"></iframe></center><b><br /></b><b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Did Mar Roxas receive leakage from ABS-CBN?

MANILA, Philippines - Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas II has been accused of receiving questions from ABS-CBN prior to the third pre...

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Duterte widens lead; Robredo zooms to No. 1, tied with Marcos - SWS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Despite drawing flak over his rape joke involving an Australian lay minister killed in a 1989 prison riot, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has pulled away in the presidential race, according to the latest BusinessWorld-Social Weather Stations (SWS) pre-election survey.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaPF7bzIAm0bXIBj4-IWXTiXAcBAaissZBnIie5ZcEkmWInYe0r0hA64QM6NBxkeswG1pMf6KaedwV16yrk4dRuub2iacna18DNxB6e38Kp_fDGlJiPiTvG8o8kFyAyodbfvanNSmzij2/s1600/duterte-robredo-marcos.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duterte widens lead; Robredo zooms to No. 1, tied with Marcos" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaPF7bzIAm0bXIBj4-IWXTiXAcBAaissZBnIie5ZcEkmWInYe0r0hA64QM6NBxkeswG1pMf6KaedwV16yrk4dRuub2iacna18DNxB6e38Kp_fDGlJiPiTvG8o8kFyAyodbfvanNSmzij2/s640/duterte-robredo-marcos.jpg" title="Duterte widens lead; Robredo zooms to No. 1, tied with Marcos" width="560" /></a></div><br />The survey which used sample size of 1,800 validated voters, conducted from April 18-20 (with sampling error margins of ±2 points) revealed that Duterte's voter preference rating rise to 33%. In the previous survey held on March 30-April 2, he had 27% rating.<br /><br />The Davao City Mayor's spokesperson Peter Tiu Laviña told BusinessWorld “this is most encouraging result given that the black propaganda against Duterte intensified during this period.”<br /><br />“This only affirms the strong clamor of our people for genuine change. Duterte has become a rallying symbol for all classes -- poor, middle and rich -- long fed up with ‘trapos’ messing up our country. We shall make use of the support of our people as inspiration to ensure their victory on May 9,” Mr. Laviña said in a text message, using the Filipino word for “rag” that has been adopted to refer to “traditional politicians”.<br /><br />Erstwhile frontrunner Sen. Grace Poe got 24% voter preference rating, up one percentage point from previous poll.<br /><br />Liberal Party's standard bearer Mar Roxas secured the third spot while Vice-President Jejomar Binay dropped to fourth place with 14%.<br /><br />Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago is still in fifth place with 2%.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vAJzHZkMetNxoBR6_RejdxIyAkb9KHgxegAKlQwzEQfpUToFgF4kpUFTxtXrK3rgZVDyN-VVz-orynMM8BrctlmzKfW3i_YHKh5rH0bumr9BMXzkGxd99nhHctYyoi7o3USiPJKTgNt7/s1600/duterte-pulls-away.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte pulls away in the latest SWS survey." border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vAJzHZkMetNxoBR6_RejdxIyAkb9KHgxegAKlQwzEQfpUToFgF4kpUFTxtXrK3rgZVDyN-VVz-orynMM8BrctlmzKfW3i_YHKh5rH0bumr9BMXzkGxd99nhHctYyoi7o3USiPJKTgNt7/s640/duterte-pulls-away.png" title="Duterte pulls away in the latest SWS survey." width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duterte pulls away in the latest SWS survey. Photo Credit: BusinessWorldOnline</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Robredro, Marcos tied for VP</b><br /><br />The widow of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo has gained significant numbers as compared to the previous poll.<br /><br />Leni Robredo zoomed to the top spot garnering 26% of votes, up by seven percent and in statistical tie with Senator Bongbong Marcos with 25%.<br /><br />Sen. Francis Escudero dropped to third place with 18%, followed by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano with 16%.<br /><br />Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV received 5%, while Sen. Gregorio Honasan II has a 2% voter preference rating.<br /><br /><b>Senatorial race</b><br /><br />The same survey also showed that reelectionist Senate President Franklin M. Drilon (LP) and Senator Vicente C. Sotto III (Nationalist People’s Coalition) are still in the running for the top two seats in the Senate out of the 12 up for grabs on May 9 polls.<br /><br />Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao managed to get the third spot, followed by Francis Pangilinan, Panfilo Lacson, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Risa Hontiveros, Leila de Lima, Joel Villanueva, Sergio Osmena III, and Richard Gordon.<br /><br />Reelectionist Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto (LP) is tied at 12th-13th place with Valenzuela City 1st District Rep. Sherwin T. Gatchalian (NPC).</div>

Duterte widens lead; Robredo zooms to No. 1, tied with Marcos - SWS

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FULL VIDEO REPLAY: Comelec-ABS-CBN 3rd PiliPinas Debates 2016

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - All five candidates have attended the third and final presidential debate dubbed as "PiliPinas Debates 2016" at the Phinma-University of Pangasinan in Dagupan City on Sunday, April 24, 2016. The full video replay of this townhall debate courtesy of ABS-CBN is available on this page.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSdIhS2n7x8HMcxWqsYQck6DJkWMStVVocJefTRg5x527mLHK5Fc_QDQrNtbV-DjzzXmsH7S9iP9iNF2iV4xfyjk8TPMeknDW5OrPRAT8JwfBO2RrPFvS5neQ8cC48W3p-o9roS1DpHxA/s1600/pilipinas-debates-2016-replay.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOSdIhS2n7x8HMcxWqsYQck6DJkWMStVVocJefTRg5x527mLHK5Fc_QDQrNtbV-DjzzXmsH7S9iP9iNF2iV4xfyjk8TPMeknDW5OrPRAT8JwfBO2RrPFvS5neQ8cC48W3p-o9roS1DpHxA/s640/pilipinas-debates-2016-replay.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: Manila Bulletin</td></tr></tbody></table>Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe, and former Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas battled for the last time in the Luzon leg of the PiliPinas 2016 Debate series.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Here's the full video replay of PiliPinas Debates 2016 (video courtesy of ABS-CBN).</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="330" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4xmWLEf3ap4" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Issues that were tackled in the debate include metro traffic and public transport, job security, health, foreign policy, basic public education, OFW concerns, and peace for Mindanaoans in conflict areas. <br /><br />In the “Face-Off” round, candidates were given a chance to pose questions to a fellow candidate. In the Fast Talk segment, presidential bets gave their quick opinion and answer on some relevant issues.<br /><br />ABS-CBN, Manila Bulletin, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) have partnered to set the final showdown of Presidential Town Hall Debate series two weeks before the May 9 elections.<br /><br />Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said he hoped the event will become a regular addition in future elections. “It will now become a tradition that will also be observed in succeeding elections,” Bautista said.<br /><br />“The Dagupan debate is the most proximate to the election day and I am sure whatever will transpire will have more influence in the minds of the voters,” KBP Board Chairman Herman Basbaño said.<br /><br />On February 21, the first run of the debate series held at Cagayan de Oro City was organized by GMA-7. On March 20, TV5 staged the debate at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu. The latter became controversial due to misunderstanding of rules between a candidate and TV5.<br /><br />Who do you think won the third and final #PiliPinasDebates2016? Express your thoughts in the comment section below.</div>

FULL VIDEO REPLAY: Comelec-ABS-CBN 3rd PiliPinas Debates 2016

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LIVESTREAM: 3rd and Final PiliPinas Debates 2016 on ABS-CBN video now up

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The third and final leg of presidential debate dubbed as "PiliPinas Debates 2016" happens today, April 24, 2016 at the Student Plaza of Phinma-University of Pangasinan in Dagupan City. ABS-CBN, the broadcast partner mounts full livestream of this townhall debate.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmbH88spzVy3bM7uRBSTU7cahc-XXbR5xh5A_h8GTY0IeeHwvjKG-IbBByvkmldgXODLHbh1ruAdfle2hwqleQLvPDhwoyvF3W18pn_YvmLzy7750b5euvsL0YTDUto0a1MSEniK6M4-I/s1600/PiliPinas-Debates-2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="3rd and Final PiliPinas Debates 2016 on ABS-CBN video now up" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmbH88spzVy3bM7uRBSTU7cahc-XXbR5xh5A_h8GTY0IeeHwvjKG-IbBByvkmldgXODLHbh1ruAdfle2hwqleQLvPDhwoyvF3W18pn_YvmLzy7750b5euvsL0YTDUto0a1MSEniK6M4-I/s640/PiliPinas-Debates-2016.jpg" title="3rd and Final PiliPinas Debates 2016 on ABS-CBN video now up" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />ABS-CBN, Manila Bulletin, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) set the final showdown of PiliPinas 2016 Presidential Town Hall Debate series two weeks before the May 9 elections.<br /><br />Catch the livestream of third Pilipinas Debates 2016 at the University of Pangasinan here (news.abs-cbn.com/live):<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="330" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/950g5hwtAv8" width="600"></iframe></center><br />The pre-program will air at 5:45 p.m. on ABS-CBN. Debate proper begins at 6 p.m. There will also be a “HALALAN 2016 Debate Special” on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel, DZMM/Teleradyo, and News.abs-cbn.com beginning 5pm that will provide in-depth analysis before and after the debate.<br /><br />Note: The full video replay courtesy of ABS-CBN will be available on this page later.<br /><br />Meanwhile, here's the live Twitter feed for the final presidential debate for the 2016 elections:<br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="724094222488346624" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiliPinasDebates2016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#PiliPinasDebates2016 Tweets</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br /><b>All presidential candidates will share the stage for the last time</b><br /><br />ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs chief Regina Reyes has confirmed that all five presidential candidates will attend the debate.<br /><br />Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe, and former Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas have all agreed to the format and mechanics of the Luzon leg of the Pili Pinas 2016 Debate series.<br /><br />Miriam who skipped the Visayas leg due to health reason will show up this time. "Oh yeah I will be there!" she told reporters during the commencement exercise at Bulacan State University.<br /><br /><b>Presidential debates topics, format</b><br /><br />Reyes said the Comelec debate will use <b>townhall format</b> as this would allow regular people to ask the candidates of some pressing issues of the society.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdfnLU3aAqCKAzrayIOb80EVqP_GXghLLJQpMk-H2Kyz3qPCj8oEGFKwmdBb7RLIYPiBt8-fRHTlH7-Wi-a2WE0oZql-9DzcHDpKwy_N4a1pm4bFuTnxucxEK1562aVDd-8tsdlJiAJto/s1600/PiliPinas-debates-2016-abs-cbn.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="presidential townhall debate" border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdfnLU3aAqCKAzrayIOb80EVqP_GXghLLJQpMk-H2Kyz3qPCj8oEGFKwmdBb7RLIYPiBt8-fRHTlH7-Wi-a2WE0oZql-9DzcHDpKwy_N4a1pm4bFuTnxucxEK1562aVDd-8tsdlJiAJto/s640/PiliPinas-debates-2016-abs-cbn.JPG" title="presidential townhall debate" width="560" /></a></div><br />The topics were carefully selected from entries submitted by the general public to ABS-CBN.<br /><br />Issues that will be tackled in the debate include metro traffic and public transport, job security, health, foreign policy, basic public education, OFW concerns, and peace for Mindanaoans in conflict areas. There will also be a “Face-Off,” where a candidate will pose questions to a fellow candidate.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xjm2zPGwP7k" width="560"></iframe></center><br />“We are dubbing it (the debate) as Harapan ng Taong Bayan, where real people with real issues will be able to participate,” ABS-CBN News department representative Francis Toral said.<br /><br />ABS-CBN’s top news anchors Karen Davila and Tony Velasquez will moderate the town hall debate.<br /><br /><b>Debate to be aired live abroad</b><br /><br />This final presidential debate will make use of an open-field venue and be aired abroad live for the first time via ABS-CBN’s The Filipino Channel (TFC). It will also be available via iWantTV.<br /><br />ABS-CBN's presidential debate which run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will also be shown online via live streaming services of Manila Bulletin and ABS-CBN’s online sites.<br /><br /><b>Feedback for the Comelec debate</b><br /><br />Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said he hoped the event will become a regular addition in future elections. “It will now become a tradition that will also be observed in succeeding elections,” Bautista said.<br /><br />“The Dagupan debate is the most proximate to the election day and I am sure whatever will transpire will have more influence in the minds of the voters,” KBP Board Chairman Herman Basbaño said.<br /><br />On February 21, the first run of the debate series held at Cagayan de Oro City was organized by GMA-7. On March 20, TV5 staged the debate at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu. The latter became controversial due to misunderstanding of rules between a candidate and TV5.<br /><br />Who will dominate the third and final #PiliPinasDebates2016? Express your thoughts in the comment section below.</div>

LIVESTREAM: 3rd and Final PiliPinas Debates 2016 on ABS-CBN video now up

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LOOK: Artist tasked to illustrate controversial Roxas comics creates one for idol Duterte

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Karl Comendador, the artist who illustrated the controversial comic book for Mar Roxas titled “Sa Gitna ng Unos,” created a comic book for his presidential bet Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKpj9eTtdKKC9uirCH4bc3I_cv5gxB7DAv6XwhB8wiagAIayLR4ZtrfFZX73pO1Ev0HGjyEIJZlu3UnFt2-iJrdKCuGQdyRpycz111CJvLOhMDLd0HreNTrIIz6fpVkvWxaASt1dWEA7_/s1600/karl-comendador.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Karl Comendador Duterte comics" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKpj9eTtdKKC9uirCH4bc3I_cv5gxB7DAv6XwhB8wiagAIayLR4ZtrfFZX73pO1Ev0HGjyEIJZlu3UnFt2-iJrdKCuGQdyRpycz111CJvLOhMDLd0HreNTrIIz6fpVkvWxaASt1dWEA7_/s640/karl-comendador.png" title="Karl Comendador Duterte comics" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Photo Credit: Facebook/Karl Comendador</td></tr></tbody></table>Although the veteran illustrator is pro-Duterte, he earlier admitted he was commissioned to create the Roxas comic book, which earned the ire of netizens after the former DILG chief was portrayed as a <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/03/mar-roxas-comic-book-sa-gitna-ng-unos-viral.html" rel="nofollow">hero in the aftermath of Supertyphoon Yolanda</a> despite alleged slow response and rehabilitation from the government. Comendador emphasized that he only did his job when he created the comic book yet his loyalty and support for Duterte is unwavering.<br /><br />Comendador wrote on his Facebook account: <i>“Marami po akong naidrowing na komiks pampulitika noon at ngayon. Trabaho lang po, sana'y inyong maunawaan. Maraming salamat po. DUTERTE PO ANG PRESIDENTE KO!”</i><br /><br />(I have drawn numerous political comics in the past and present. It’s just a job, I hope you understand. Thank you. Duterte is my President!)<br /><br />On Thursday, April 14, Comendador revealed a sneak peek of the Duterte comic book titled: “Digong: Ang Kanlungan ng mga Inaapi at Inaabuso.” Jim Estrabela and KC Cordero of Atlas Komiks wrote the story highlighting the tough talking mayor’s efforts to help fellow Filipinos.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N82kIC-QUQtCIuYr_9VMVTti2e92CkdaV-T7yzcGFEiVHl4BUfBMXh_-rdoWSEE5eQVa2FNYVf6Caf7GTrDkIjpPa9KMfhmqP5I5pHFx5b1ocE_1qNoD20tl9eWzSqZNzvqnBt1mw1_6/s1600/duterte-comic+book1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Karl Comendador Duterte comics" border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N82kIC-QUQtCIuYr_9VMVTti2e92CkdaV-T7yzcGFEiVHl4BUfBMXh_-rdoWSEE5eQVa2FNYVf6Caf7GTrDkIjpPa9KMfhmqP5I5pHFx5b1ocE_1qNoD20tl9eWzSqZNzvqnBt1mw1_6/s640/duterte-comic+book1.png" title="Karl Comendador Duterte comics" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">A sneak peek of the Duterte comic book sketched by the pro-Duterte artist who made the controversial Roxas comic book. PHOTO CREDIT: Zhalir Jaila</td></tr></tbody></table>In the comic book preview, Duterte can be seen helping a cancer-striken boy whose legs were amputated. Although the boy has stage 4 cancer, had undergone numerous operations and has no chance of surviving, he asked for Duterte’s help in order for him to have legs.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuwgmQ2-IqMdepXz_2c3IUarUenfZs7cpKgqHuciL0CoHbGRUzPgtYhUgLBN6cK0ojDCUNE1aAlYEdkcvxABkKj6E7b-YdA88FWZEf0zTCv683F1cKDqnZwINJ5LuE1Ge9u1OQeUn0aeS/s1600/duterte-comic+book2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte helps a cancer patient whose legs were amputated." border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuwgmQ2-IqMdepXz_2c3IUarUenfZs7cpKgqHuciL0CoHbGRUzPgtYhUgLBN6cK0ojDCUNE1aAlYEdkcvxABkKj6E7b-YdA88FWZEf0zTCv683F1cKDqnZwINJ5LuE1Ge9u1OQeUn0aeS/s640/duterte-comic+book2.png" title="Duterte helps a cancer patient whose legs were amputated." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte helps a cancer patient whose legs were amputated. <br />PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/Karl Comendador</td></tr></tbody></table><i>“Huwag kang mag-alala Argee, magkakaroon ka ng mga paa. Pag wala akong makuha itong mga paa ko ang ibibigay ko sa iyo,” </i>Duterte said in the story.<br /><br />(Don’t worry Argee, you will have feet. If I can’t get, I’ll give you my feet.)<br /><br />In the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) Survey, Duterte took the sole lead in the presidential race with 27% of the votes. <b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

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Duterte overtakes Poe in new Pulse Asia survey, Marcos claims lead for VP

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte has overtaken consistent front-runner Senator Grace Poe in the new pre-electoral national survey conducted by Pulse Asia and commissioned by broadcast giant ABS-CBN.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kfWq8lYOHTDr1ZGvakvhV2nXeEak1SLJRiFZ0DtW6wCbM-ioomHKuIb8fs4sSreB7V_g3ySjO9bHGwZKurXVctnxLCbTeW47VjJZHuwPI5ykVKAT6BNrC01eTgVAngvtx0YAJkQuzttW/s1600/duterte-marcos.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (left) tops presidential race; Senator Bongbong Marcos takes lead for VP." border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kfWq8lYOHTDr1ZGvakvhV2nXeEak1SLJRiFZ0DtW6wCbM-ioomHKuIb8fs4sSreB7V_g3ySjO9bHGwZKurXVctnxLCbTeW47VjJZHuwPI5ykVKAT6BNrC01eTgVAngvtx0YAJkQuzttW/s640/duterte-marcos.jpg" title="Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (left) tops presidential race; Senator Bongbong Marcos takes lead for VP." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (left) tops presidential race; Senator Bongbong Marcos takes lead for VP.</td></tr></tbody></table>Pulse Asia on Tuesday, April 12, said they used using face-to-face interviews to 4,000 registered voters during the survey fieldwork from March 29 – April 3. The research firm said the nationwide survey has a ± 1.5% error margin at the 95% confidence level.<br /><br />If the May 2016 elections were held during the survey period, 30% of Filipino registered voters would elect Duterte as the country’s next president.<br /><br />Poe has been relegated to second place (25%) while Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay and former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II find themselves statistically tied for third place (20% and 19%, respectively). <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nUMNlMiCNgivByeZahHbOkVyTG5uFgVzG3Kw2ZQTb9cVgRmdwszKd1JAPg-IYCpPl9geZYFPMYECO4txkMDy3lPoJHq6hPVB0BK5Dxm4ph11-Q3dHt5caXu_TZbBVAzG_yqNhP4gRWbi/s1600/duterte-top1.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Duterte leads presidential race" border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nUMNlMiCNgivByeZahHbOkVyTG5uFgVzG3Kw2ZQTb9cVgRmdwszKd1JAPg-IYCpPl9geZYFPMYECO4txkMDy3lPoJHq6hPVB0BK5Dxm4ph11-Q3dHt5caXu_TZbBVAzG_yqNhP4gRWbi/s640/duterte-top1.JPG" title="Duterte leads presidential race" width="560" /></a></div><br />Only 2% of registered voters choose to support Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s presidential bid.<br /><br />In terms of second-choice voter preference, Poe leads with 31%. Binay registers the second highest second- choice voter preference of 19%.<br /><br />Pulse Asia said that almost two (2) out of every 10 registered voters with a first choice for president (17%) do not have an alternative candidate for the post. Senator Poe has the most to gain should Davao City Mayor Duterte not pursue his candidacy as 41% of his original voters name her as their alternative presidential candidate.<br /><br /><b>BBM leads vice presidential race</b><br /><br />With 28% of registered voters naming him as their original candidate for vice-president, Senator Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. leads the vice-presidential race.<br /><br />Sharing second place are Camarines Sur Representative Maria Leonor G. Robredo (22%) and Senator Francis Escudero (21%). Moreover, 15% support the candidacy of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, 5% favor Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, and 4% back Senator Gregorio Honasan II. Only 5% of registered voters do not name a favored vice-presidential candidate. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsaIdBx5lQS9yp35WLPzZSoEdZcQvwbj5zRU7gOcf92XWoWc6Ze7E7CnWY_z80xqDiGkCVQyHA-Vk_ewnQotujAVk-0SyV3qFnUpU1r8xJI-yAO0nK9WjOP3zuEQ1IH0GmoDQ3GmfBovo/s1600/marcos-top1-pulse.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BBM leads vice presidential race" border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsaIdBx5lQS9yp35WLPzZSoEdZcQvwbj5zRU7gOcf92XWoWc6Ze7E7CnWY_z80xqDiGkCVQyHA-Vk_ewnQotujAVk-0SyV3qFnUpU1r8xJI-yAO0nK9WjOP3zuEQ1IH0GmoDQ3GmfBovo/s640/marcos-top1-pulse.JPG" title="BBM leads vice presidential race" width="560" /></a></div><br /><b>12 probable winners in the May 2016 senatorial elections</b><br /><br />Of the 50 senatorial candidates in the coming elections, 12 have a statistical chance of making it to the winners’ circle.<br /><br />Among these probable winners, five (5) are running under the Liberal Party (LP), four (4) are independent candidates, and the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), and Akbayan all have a candidate each. <br /><br />Leading the list of probable winners are Senator Vicente Sotto III (49.4%) and Senate President Franklin M. Drilon (48.9%), both of whom are ranked 1st to 2nd.<br /><br />Among the other candidates with a statistical chance of winning are: (1) former Senator Francis N. Pangilinan (45.0%, 3rd to 4th places); (2) former Senator Panfilo M. Lacson (43.9%, 3rd to 4th places) and (3) former Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri (37.3%, 5th to 6th places).<br /><br />Also included in the list are: (4) former Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila M. de Lima (36.5%, 5th to 9th places); (5) Senator Sergio Osmena III (34.1%, 6th to 12th places); (6) Senator Ralph Recto (34.0%, 6th to 12th places); (7) Sarangani Representative Emmanuel Pacquiao (33.6%, 6th to 12th places); (8) former Senator Richard Gordon (32.6%, 7th to 12th places); (9) former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Villanueva (32.3%, 7th to 12th places); and (10) former Akbayan Party List Representative Risa Hontiveros (32.1%, 7th to 12th places).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihf7fOsLuUv-AGxYOrlNJJ_DxWi2-4KR_h9vqYZUl7Pm6euKNuDa-nvMVYdz-aATJUZb7wwAnzlUpT9-cq4Im9ujwH5Pbh9j9q0GIpZ6HdhS83cEwqy7q5uyUk-iuGW4aNjGr1vRDPrDmD/s1600/top-12-senators.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="top 12 senators" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihf7fOsLuUv-AGxYOrlNJJ_DxWi2-4KR_h9vqYZUl7Pm6euKNuDa-nvMVYdz-aATJUZb7wwAnzlUpT9-cq4Im9ujwH5Pbh9j9q0GIpZ6HdhS83cEwqy7q5uyUk-iuGW4aNjGr1vRDPrDmD/s640/top-12-senators.JPG" title="top 12 senators" width="560" /></a></div><br /></div>

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NAIA official wants to hire a feng shui expert after a series of airport mishaps

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Following a series of unfortunate events including a five-hour blackout, a collapsed ceiling, death, and several suicide attempts, an official of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 has suggested to consult a feng shui expert in order to take away the “bad luck.”<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx-ywSqGe18I4DL4y3Pinuijd9YrWaWOvH4OvGTvlbpgtcYZ9K8yqO2PPkIp8k1qsWGDNMjFtfQN-FLyl5INIpgMTfOqY6q_rpHdI1nurTx62KAiFW18UsafkoaUY6Nogoz_0UeJGPC4B/s1600/NAIA-badluck.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Can a feng shui expert drive away “bad spirits” at the NAIA 3?" border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx-ywSqGe18I4DL4y3Pinuijd9YrWaWOvH4OvGTvlbpgtcYZ9K8yqO2PPkIp8k1qsWGDNMjFtfQN-FLyl5INIpgMTfOqY6q_rpHdI1nurTx62KAiFW18UsafkoaUY6Nogoz_0UeJGPC4B/s640/NAIA-badluck.JPG" title="Can a feng shui expert drive away “bad spirits” at the NAIA 3?" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Can a feng shui expert drive away “bad spirits” at the NAIA 3? <br />PHOTO CREDIT: CNN Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table>The unnamed official advised NAIA-3 manager Octavio Lina to seek the help of a feng shui expert or geomancer to identify what’s wrong with the building’s design and drive evil spirits inside the terminal.<br /><br />In a report by Philippine Star, Lina revealed he might recommend the idea to Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager Jose Angel Honrado.<br /><br />Apparently, a security guard died inside the airport terminal in a motorcycle accident two years ago. <br /><br />Moreover, several superstitious officials of the airport believe that the demolition of chapel and a whole community across the street when the airport was being constructed could be one of the reasons behind the airport mishaps. However, a new and bigger church had already been built on the site of the previous one.<br /><br />The idea of consulting a feng shui expert came after the NAIA terminal 3 blackout, whose exact cause remains unknown. <br /><br />On April 2, the blackout at NAIA terminal 3 caused the cancellation of 82 local flights and delays in at least four international flights. At least 14,000 passengers were affected by the crippling power outage.<br /><br />Despite calls for resignation, Honrado attributed the incident to bad luck. According to him, the generators did not work well as expected. As a result, the lighting, elevator and escalator, conveyor, air-traffic control and other systems failed to run.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters, Liberal party(LP) standard bearer and former Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) chief Manuel “Mar” Roxas II has called for an unbiased and comprehensive investigation of the incident to determine its cause. He also wanted concerned officials to be “fired, punished and reprimanded”.<br /><br />LP secretary general Joseph Emilio Abaya is the current head of the DOTC.<br /><br /><b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

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Election 2016: Duterte leads latest SWS survey

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The tough talking mayor of Davao City has surpassed Senator Grace Poe in the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyndY1BbP4qXNbnP4RdzQgpkBV94yuQmYbyLkCvF2_46R_bBrJtA61oXUW-cRWcp4jukJrfp29mtyo5Zr4lXraoGNs2GIWoc0CmpVxSfrysLEbGJ5o3ZN1lTwQMbBWd5M-4utyTd9g_EOL/s1600/duterte-leads-sws-survey.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rody Duterte leads SWS poll" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyndY1BbP4qXNbnP4RdzQgpkBV94yuQmYbyLkCvF2_46R_bBrJtA61oXUW-cRWcp4jukJrfp29mtyo5Zr4lXraoGNs2GIWoc0CmpVxSfrysLEbGJ5o3ZN1lTwQMbBWd5M-4utyTd9g_EOL/s640/duterte-leads-sws-survey.jpg" title="Rody Duterte leads SWS poll" width="560" /></a></div><br />The first quarter survey conducted last March 30 to April 2016 showed that 27% of the respondents preferred Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte, who was up by four points from the last survey held in early March. The results were obtained through face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults.<br /><br />Former consistent frontrunner Poe plunged to second place with 23% and is statistically tied with Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay who garnered 20% of the votes. Liberal party standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II came in third place with 18%.With three percent of the votes, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago remained at the last place.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqaoVQ3JnkzVp9Uz_GP66BG6VK8d0_OhWZ0krJXztD3wnc7Z-Zjf4KY-5fJWRmw1mDI0l1D2zckCu1aoUyRqrPzdI3ElWoyo42UFiXmLUq-jf8FHB-YR5pL6UdRpiTpLeuL2CB1zI53ph/s1600/voter-preference-presidential.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has overtaken consistent frontrunner Senator Grace Poe in the latest SWS survey." border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqaoVQ3JnkzVp9Uz_GP66BG6VK8d0_OhWZ0krJXztD3wnc7Z-Zjf4KY-5fJWRmw1mDI0l1D2zckCu1aoUyRqrPzdI3ElWoyo42UFiXmLUq-jf8FHB-YR5pL6UdRpiTpLeuL2CB1zI53ph/s640/voter-preference-presidential.JPG" title="Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has overtaken consistent frontrunner Senator Grace Poe in the latest SWS survey." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has overtaken consistent frontrunner </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Senator Grace Poe in the latest SWS survey. </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Photo Credit: SWS</span></td></tr></tbody></table>On Monday, April 11, the camp of Duterte expressed its gratitude for the favorable results of the survey.<br /><br />Duterte’s spokesman Peter Tiu Lavina told Inquirer: “We are grateful that the surveys are now reflecting what we have been witnessing and experiencing on the ground.The new SWS survey affirms the other surveys that have Duterte on the clear lead in the presidential race.”<br /><br />Lavina also said that informal exit polls in the overseas absentee voting proved the overwhelming support of Filipinos abroad for Duterte. According to him, the rise in support is likely the result of efforts not just by their campaign teams and candidates but also by volunteers as well as support groups in and out of the country.<br /><br />Still, Duterte’s campaign manager Leoncio “Jun” Evasco said their team will not be self-assured. He urged Duterte supporters to make sure the support and results of the survey will be turned into votes. <br /><br />"It is not over until it is over,” Evasco said.<b> </b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Marcos tops vice-presidential race</b><br /><b><br /></b><b></b><br />The latest scores in the Vice-Presidential race are: Bongbong Marcos 26%, Chiz Escudero 21%, Leni Robredo 19%, Alan Peter Cayetano 13%, Gringo Honasan 5% and Antonio Trillanes IV 5%. 5% of the respondents said they are still undecided.<br />- <b>Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

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IN PHOTOS: Mar Roxas gets snubbed in Hong Kong?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines – Former DILG Secretary Mar Roxas and her running mate Congresswoman Leni Robredo didn’t waste any time and just continued their campaign tour. But this time, they went out of the country and tried to appease our fellow Filipinos in Hong Kong on Sunday morning, April 3, 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLcFK_VOClOpMy1CyD-o0XowE7tJCVvg7O2XE95YTHTpn16tRi1clxn-KNOy512nwDL9xguDnTobBtAKPtORtYQ4ZpqZZavXHwZBqKtZGl1STtsLpMhlCI6Ip7NMsRjFReKnTNqtYGq1m/s1600/mar-ets-snobbed-in-hongkong-leadimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar gets snobbed in Hong Kong?" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLcFK_VOClOpMy1CyD-o0XowE7tJCVvg7O2XE95YTHTpn16tRi1clxn-KNOy512nwDL9xguDnTobBtAKPtORtYQ4ZpqZZavXHwZBqKtZGl1STtsLpMhlCI6Ip7NMsRjFReKnTNqtYGq1m/s640/mar-ets-snobbed-in-hongkong-leadimage.jpg" title="Mar gets snobbed in Hong Kong?" width="560" /></a></div><br />In line with their international visit, various photos are now circulating in the world wide web showing Roxas camp’s failure to get the nod of our modern heroes due to lack of physical support from the OFW Community in the said country.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Owok34Jbz3RtfN8i1IE0Rzvcy8ng_H3cmaaNnxC2vy2sqhtbPU6gTcwlry48caWGWVqW9kTJTRSuPgo9_aMA5eTw2p1D5vM5l4N3OoPKav5onWJB0pioQCI0vlEFMzI185dUwnFQ0d0u/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong" border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Owok34Jbz3RtfN8i1IE0Rzvcy8ng_H3cmaaNnxC2vy2sqhtbPU6gTcwlry48caWGWVqW9kTJTRSuPgo9_aMA5eTw2p1D5vM5l4N3OoPKav5onWJB0pioQCI0vlEFMzI185dUwnFQ0d0u/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo1.jpg" title="Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong. Photo Credit: Freedom Wall Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hy9XPTqOwHpQz0dFr9pZdcj9sJNeC7eZHTM1WhjlzmLhakv4R0yDhOyCgv592Ee0ozlw97SQukxzusyrtcZhnISb7aB2UWWWIZXFeyisqAd0IGUhfUaPSMnekyNJttlZCGMZzSNVOLw4/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong" border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hy9XPTqOwHpQz0dFr9pZdcj9sJNeC7eZHTM1WhjlzmLhakv4R0yDhOyCgv592Ee0ozlw97SQukxzusyrtcZhnISb7aB2UWWWIZXFeyisqAd0IGUhfUaPSMnekyNJttlZCGMZzSNVOLw4/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo2.jpg" title="Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Roxas at a park in Central District, Hong Kong. Photo Credit: Freedom Wall Facebook Fan Page</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Roxas believers accused the supporters of Mayor Rody Duterte for disseminating wrong information and misleading the public. In defense, Roxas’ camp explained the real meaning of the photo where the Secretary was just closely listening to an OFW’s story of survival in Hong Kong. The lady in blue named Marites Palma, later came out and supported Secretary Roxas side’ s claims on the infamous and viral photos.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqggnuQPVNZb5X35BCCST850oViNGdAh1526ssGC5epGA36gelXzG8_KO572hwWUDlPCeaCv1OlEaKvrQQ3mWlnR3X403mbfkAQ2CUnBvVztQzabxWa9gz-kAIuYgDwK_eZTjUpPs7GaB/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mar gets snobbed in Hong Kong?" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqggnuQPVNZb5X35BCCST850oViNGdAh1526ssGC5epGA36gelXzG8_KO572hwWUDlPCeaCv1OlEaKvrQQ3mWlnR3X403mbfkAQ2CUnBvVztQzabxWa9gz-kAIuYgDwK_eZTjUpPs7GaB/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo3.jpg" title="Mar gets snobbed in Hong Kong?" width="412" /></a></div><br />To prove that Roxas and Robredo’s out of country trip was a big success, “RoRo” (Roxas-Robredo) advocates took photos of their event and posted them online to counter the black-propaganda images which were allegedly released by the Duterte Camp.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WFKMyqNhfCHMwGpWQ8iL_uG9sfKtet_OgfUTLdlYc0jI0N6m-pji2cdnNqdtbUs7RXoPQyIR1Z1JyV3wZ1SlnGm-zOCoxIa_z1qpMm-vcfPw7nQMusUMU8dm6RSbZNNahrYRAJLJWxeP/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo4.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="“RoRo” loyalists’ own version of LP Rally photo with decent number of attendees. " border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WFKMyqNhfCHMwGpWQ8iL_uG9sfKtet_OgfUTLdlYc0jI0N6m-pji2cdnNqdtbUs7RXoPQyIR1Z1JyV3wZ1SlnGm-zOCoxIa_z1qpMm-vcfPw7nQMusUMU8dm6RSbZNNahrYRAJLJWxeP/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo4.jpg" title="“RoRo” loyalists’ own version of LP Rally photo with decent number of attendees. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">“RoRo” loyalists’ own version of LP Rally photo with decent number of attendees. <br />Photo Credit: Mark Dandino via Freedom Wall FB Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>Unknown to many, Roxas’ political archrival, Davao City Mayor Digong Duterte also held his own rally in Hong Kong with the same objective of winning the votes of the 90,000 OFWs based there and other Pinoys working in different parts of the globe led by all-female group Mocha Girls. Although, the Furious Leader was not physically present in the gathering.<br /><br />Mocha Uson, a publicly-confessed Duterte supporter and leader of Mocha Girls threw jabs at the local TV stations for not covering their own rally. As evidences, the sexy singer had posted pictures of the event on her Official Fan Page.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRbWjcAttS2D2vObPDiUHBK4uApkE4V_SIGOa2erfuJt01DhcYGw4ChYBRhEDsUmjMtfdLYRJquhi9hORsW17MVDQjtXuBlAtnx77bzBE_DZ9_YNjgGjhgh-U26jUEsxHdTYCYaXNiLES/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo5.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mocha Uson accused major local tv stations for being media biased. " border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRbWjcAttS2D2vObPDiUHBK4uApkE4V_SIGOa2erfuJt01DhcYGw4ChYBRhEDsUmjMtfdLYRJquhi9hORsW17MVDQjtXuBlAtnx77bzBE_DZ9_YNjgGjhgh-U26jUEsxHdTYCYaXNiLES/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo5.jpg" title="Mocha Uson accused major local tv stations for being media biased. " width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Mocha Uson accused major local tv stations for being media biased. <br />Photo Credit: Mocha Uson Blog</td></tr></tbody></table>Aside from the Duterte-favored photos, there are also few videos showing a parade of Filipinos intentionally passing by Roxas’ booths displaying that majority of OFWs in Hong Kong are Pro – Duterte.<br /><br />Among all the photos released by both camps during the Hong Kong leg, one image really stood out with a strong message of courage and gallant stand: A picture of an OFW named “Gie” wearing Duterte apparel beside Mar Roxas.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPFGi46SKuOebWrRyIIJhr4IO8UKv02-BbimAzspdFUFMCpVz-hs8QJVjA79TM_gMehmIEBSNkOqgZWrGet6Q7qVjjWknC8Pwlw_eRoxv9eHV6PxMleXI0y_6OKAAk4l9h7FVNbZEiz-E/s1600/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo6.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A dauntless lone Duterte supporter shows her support for the Mayor right in face of Roxas." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPFGi46SKuOebWrRyIIJhr4IO8UKv02-BbimAzspdFUFMCpVz-hs8QJVjA79TM_gMehmIEBSNkOqgZWrGet6Q7qVjjWknC8Pwlw_eRoxv9eHV6PxMleXI0y_6OKAAk4l9h7FVNbZEiz-E/s640/mar-gets-snobbed-in-hongkong-photo6.jpg" title="A dauntless lone Duterte supporter shows her support for the Mayor right in face of Roxas." width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">A dauntless lone Duterte supporter shows her support for the Mayor right in face of Roxas.<br />Photo Credit: Freedom Wall Facebook Fan Page</td></tr></tbody></table>The voice of the entire OFW Community globally brings big impact to majority of Filipinos in decision making on whom they should vote for. Everyone treats them as the modern day heroes for helping our economy grow. And this is the main reason why politicians love OFWs.<br /><br />Based on data, there are at least 1.5 Million OFWs who are eligible to vote remotely. That number matters a lot for every presidential down to senatorial candidates. Aside from that number, they are also looking after the influence that our fellow compatriots can give to the entire nation.<br /><br /><b>-Joey Boy Capos, The Summit Express</b></div>

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Netizen explains why Korina Sanchez shouldn’t be used against Mar Roxas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Over the past years, veteran broadcaster and Mar Roxas’s wife Korina Sanchez has consistently been plagued by criticisms and had been turned into an issue against the presidential candidacy of her husband.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2lDTnTALC8WYlNHG98SU7aTSL4miVgS5MEVIQtFPstqwgzcQ-DfGPp_AiCe_s8a-AkDvBr2netaNBkHmP3Qvf-5CUgvIs80YZir9aOf9AsbJRLwCYZYMfwub8SAFAQyzEdzjthmfT8Yp/s1600/korina-mar-roxas.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Korina Sanchez and Mar Roxas" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2lDTnTALC8WYlNHG98SU7aTSL4miVgS5MEVIQtFPstqwgzcQ-DfGPp_AiCe_s8a-AkDvBr2netaNBkHmP3Qvf-5CUgvIs80YZir9aOf9AsbJRLwCYZYMfwub8SAFAQyzEdzjthmfT8Yp/s400/korina-mar-roxas.jpg" title="Korina Sanchez and Mar Roxas" width="367" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Compared to the spouses of other presidential candidates, Sanchez is more acceptable, <br />according to a certain netizen. PHOTO CREDIT: PhilStar</td></tr></tbody></table>While many netizens claim that they will not vote for the former DILG secretary because of Sanchez, a certain netizen has expressed her thoughts as to why the 51-year-old broadcaster shouldn’t be used as a reason not to vote for the Liberal Party standard bearer.<br /><br />Through a lengthy Facebook post, netizen Lisa Araneta questioned why Sanchez had become an issue against her husband. Although not a fan of Sanchez, Araneta said that Roxas should “not be made to hide her.”<br /><br />In her post, she wrote: ”Mar is okay," people say, "but I do not like his wife." My retort always is, "So you prefer Elenita Binay?" Then they laugh and say, "No." Sometimes I add, "Which of Duterte's mistresses do you want in Malacanan?" or "Would you rather the American, Mr. Llamanzares, the one who says he will become Filipino only if his wife wins, be the First Gentleman?”<br /><br />Moreover, Araneta emphasized that Sanchez is far more acceptable compared to the spouses of other presidential candidates including Elenita Binay, the mistresses of Duterte, as well as Mr. Llamanzares.<br /><br />According to Araneta, Roxas supporters shouldn’t be neutralized by his opponents since Sanchez has advantage with the CDEFG crowd.<br /><br />“It's only the AB who are eyeewed by her but the decent people will vote anyway for the Roxas-Robredo tandem,” she wrote.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://web.facebook.com/lisa.araneta/posts/1180546408636136" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://web.facebook.com/lisa.araneta/posts/1180546408636136">ON KORINA SANCHEZ. I am very "permissive" or "supportive" when it comes to whom one chooses to love and/or marry. I...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3208975531108139265#" rel="nofollow" role="button">Lisa Araneta</a> on <a href="https://web.facebook.com/lisa.araneta/posts/1180546408636136" rel="nofollow">Monday, March 28, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><br />Meanwhile, a certain GR Rodis shared through one of the comments a supposed reply of Sanchez to Araneta’s post.<br /><br />Sanchez thanked Araneta for the said post and reportedly said: “I've long made peace with the narrow minded judgments of some people in the AB. I don't really care much about them as I embrace my universe of CDE with passion. I love the poor. The rich constantly disappoint. So, goodbye to them haha.”<br /><br />Here’s a screenshot of the full reply. PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/Lisa Araneta<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKNQK0LnqHQ84qroi0DFoEqdn55W7Dy4rDmUBcq-GIViuPLBcAfhKTIFWezcJZwlpJuWlKwHxsdBLrJt62aWqXZugx6Qxv98uxNPj5M96ontOtpJsGQvoGLBbPQV_3qXYZNJ05IZ-_nOc/s1600/korina-sanchez-mar-roxas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="GR Rodis Korina Sanchez and Mar Roxas" border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKNQK0LnqHQ84qroi0DFoEqdn55W7Dy4rDmUBcq-GIViuPLBcAfhKTIFWezcJZwlpJuWlKwHxsdBLrJt62aWqXZugx6Qxv98uxNPj5M96ontOtpJsGQvoGLBbPQV_3qXYZNJ05IZ-_nOc/s640/korina-sanchez-mar-roxas1.jpg" title="GR Rodis Korina Sanchez and Mar Roxas" width="560" /></a></div><br /><b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

Netizen explains why Korina Sanchez shouldn’t be used against Mar Roxas

MANILA, Philippines - Over the past years, veteran broadcaster and Mar Roxas’s wife Korina Sanchez has consistently been plagued by criticis...

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