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LOOK: Duterte supporter allegedly issues death threat to UPLB student Stephen Villena

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- UPLB student Stephen Villena made headlines this week after the <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/03/video-uplb-student-allegedly-disrespects-duterte-earns-mixed-reactions.html" rel="nofollow">video of his controversial discourse</a> with presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte during a UPLB academic forum held on Friday, March 11 spread like wildfire on social media.<br /><br />Shortly after the video went viral, Villena earned negative comments particularly from supporters of Duterte. However, a report by PulitikaPilipinas claimed that a certain supporter of the tough talking mayor even went to the extent of issuing a death threat to Villena on social media. As of this writing, the article has been taken down.<br /><br />Netizen EJ Neri is allegedly circulating a photo of a tomb with Stephen Villena’s name encrypted on it. For many netizens, Neri’s post is a clear indication of a death threat.<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/AVvXsEi0qKFk-2FRCYQFctEa2hSZ8nwFfljUZaExMqtxeHbIYe1JPZq2yUXDnwY3HCTMVRULWAOvMMdiJLhID_nupST1vNl8EKrjtEhuiCWut87AsK7VJQrKZ8e89xMEy33rG-PS6h-ySWaP0bmP/s1600/stephen-villena-death-threat.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte supporter allegedly issues death threat to UPLB student Stephen Villena" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qKFk-2FRCYQFctEa2hSZ8nwFfljUZaExMqtxeHbIYe1JPZq2yUXDnwY3HCTMVRULWAOvMMdiJLhID_nupST1vNl8EKrjtEhuiCWut87AsK7VJQrKZ8e89xMEy33rG-PS6h-ySWaP0bmP/s640/stephen-villena-death-threat.jpg" title="Duterte supporter allegedly issues death threat to UPLB student Stephen Villena" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Reports also claimed that Villena was harassed and bullied by Duterte’s supporters. <br />PHOTO CREDIT: PulitikaPilipinas</td></tr></tbody></table>Villena, who interrupted Duterte during the question and answer portion of Governance, Transparency, and Social Transformation forum, was tagged by supporters as arrogant and disrespectful.<br /><br />When given the opportunity to ask Duterte a question, Villena asked: “Paano niyo po ma-iimplement yung nagawa niyo po sa Davao City na ganon kaganda yung kagamitan ng kapulisan sa buong Pilipinas without “compromising” education or without increasing the budget of defense?“<br /><br />Instead of giving a direct answer to Villena’s question, the presidential candidate opted to share the story of bombing incidents in his city. <br /><br />However, Villena didn’t let Duterte finish his story and said: “Sir sana po pakisagot yung tanong ng diretso. Ang tanong ko lamang po is hindi po ba magdagdagan yung budget niyo for defense sa pag-iimplement niyo ng ginagawa niyo sa Davao City sa buong Pilipinas if ever you will be the president? So sana pakisagot po ng diretso kasi nagtatanong po kami ng diretso dito para makauwi na po kayo.“<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tlLT7pESKVY" width="560"></iframe></center><br />Aside from being bashed online, Villena is also accused of accepting money from Liberal party presidential bet Manuel “Mar” Roxas III to disrespect Duterte.<br /><br />The controversy has prompted the Davao City mayor’s spokesperson Peter Laviña to release an <a href="https://web.facebook.com/TeamDuterte2016Page/posts/1163475557018240?__mref=message_bubble" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">official statement about the issue</a>. According to Laviña, supporters of the presidential candidate should take the high road when engaging in any kind of “discourse” involving Duterte. He also urged supporters to “exercise civility, intelligence, decency, and compassion”.<br /><br /><b>Villena writes open letter</b><br /><br />On Sunday, March 13, Villena has decided to break his silence regarding the controversy he is currently embroiled in through an <a href="https://web.facebook.com/penggoy.08/posts/1089182757768976" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">open letter</a>. In a lengthy Facebook post, Villena said that the video which circulated on social media did not show the full exchange between him and Duterte.<br /><br />Villena wrote: “The cut video somehow made it appear na pinapauwi ko na si Mayor. Hindi po, sya po ang nagmadali na umuwi. In fact I only wanted to accomodate his wish to finish the Q&A portion of the forum asap. The end result was that the people who only saw the shortened video but did not participate in the forum somehow got the impression that I was bastos, arrogante, walang modo.”<br /><br />Towards the end of his open letter, Villena pointed out that he is not a blood relative of any candidate running for the national office. Moreover, he denied having connections with the children of Liberal party vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo. <b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Duterte supporter allegedly issues death threat to UPLB student Stephen Villena

MANILA, Philippines- UPLB student Stephen Villena made headlines this week after the video of his controversial discourse with presidential...

What really happened during the Duterte forum at UPLB?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - A student of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has decided to shed light on the incident involving Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, allegedly disrespected by student named Stephen Villena during the forum on Friday.<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/AVvXsEgg1y7YA8wHxYYFMJVbrYYHsSRqx67seucQPe153IMEClfNbua1YVlUcvbXBQ4-lZsgCJmWhzqrFyo3jezBH6dolvAlrICIeeTravMJCCrE_BOwzvi500T4E8B-Y6iq71mtcfGhZZzM7bAw/s1600/duterte-uplb-QandA.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte forum UPLB" border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1y7YA8wHxYYFMJVbrYYHsSRqx67seucQPe153IMEClfNbua1YVlUcvbXBQ4-lZsgCJmWhzqrFyo3jezBH6dolvAlrICIeeTravMJCCrE_BOwzvi500T4E8B-Y6iq71mtcfGhZZzM7bAw/s640/duterte-uplb-QandA.jpg" title="Duterte forum UPLB" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">UPLB student Stephen Villena asked Duterte about peace and order implementation.</td></tr></tbody></table>In a lengthy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/minami.iwayama/posts/10208851721956780" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook post</a> on Sunday afternoon (March 13), Minami Iwayama recalled what really happened during the academic forum about governance, transparency and social transformation.<br /><br />Iwayama said the forum should have started at 2:00 p.m. but Duterte arrived at the auditorium around 3:30 p.m.<br /><br />After Duterte made his speech, a long line of students queued behind two microphone stands inside the DL Umali to ask the Davao City mayor some questions. The Q&A started past 5:00 p.m. <br /><br />But after answering three questions from a student who asked about 'lumad killings,' from USC and Perspective representatives, Duterte said he really needs to go. A male student pleaded for the candidate to spare more time to answer queries.<br /><br />"I would like to appeal Mayor Duterte in behalf of the students behind the line kung pwede lang pong sumagot ng a few more questions lang po because it is quite rare for us students here to meet a presidential candidate. We really want to know you," he said while the crowd cheered.<br /><br />Duterte refused, explaining that he needed to leave because the helicopter waiting for him can only travel before sunset.<br /><br />Stephen Villena was the fourth student who gave question to Duterte. Iwayama clarified his question is about how Duterte will implement peace and order in the counrty without sacrificing the budget for Education.<br /><br />"Again, hindi sinasagot ng butihing Mayor ang tanong na ibinigay sa kanya, kaya nagfollow-up question ang nasabing mag-aaral. Hindi parin nasagot ng maayos ni Mayor Duterte ang katanungan, kaya nagsabi na ang mag-aaral na sagutin ang tanong on-point para rin makauwi na ang nasabing Mayor dahil nagmamadali na rin siya. Hindi nasagot ang tanong."<br /><br /><b>WATCH</b>: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/03/video-uplb-student-allegedly-disrespects-duterte-earns-mixed-reactions.html" rel="nofollow">UPLB student allegedly disrespects Duterte, earns mixed reactions</a><br /><br /><b>Here's the full story as recalled by UPLB student:</b><br /><br />"WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE DUTERTE FORUM<br /><br />May kumakalat na Q&A clip na di umano’y pambabastos ng isang UPLB Student kay Hon. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. Ngayon, gusto ko lang po muna ilagay sa konteksto kung ano talaga ang nangyari sa nasabing forum.<br /><br />Una po sa lahat, gusto ko pong ipaalam na ang oras po na napagkasunduan para magsimula ang forum ay 2:00pm. Ngunit, dumating po si Mayor Duterte around 3:30pm.<br /><br />Ikalawa, ang forum po ay isang ACADEMIC FORUM ukol sa Governance, Transparency, and Social Transformation at hindi ukol sa kampanya ni Duterte.<br /><br />Ikatlo, kakatapos pa lang ng speech ni Mayor Duterte eh dumagsa na ang mga mag-aaral sa microphone for Q&A. Gusto ko lang pong i-establish rito na maraming UPLB students talaga ang gustong magtanong kay Mayor Duterte.<br /><br />Ika-apat, nagsimula po ang Q&A at around 5:00pm (or past 5 na nga ata). Ako po ang in-charge sa pagreregulate ng microphone for Q&A sa right side (facing the stage). Nakiusap sa akin ang USC at Perspective representatives kung pwede raw ba sila maunang magtanong. Tinanong ko ang iba pang mga mag-aaral na nakapila kung okay lang ba sa kanila na paunahin ang USC at Perspective. Pumayag ang mga nasabing mag-aaral.<br /><br />Ika-lima, EDIT: *Dahil hindi ko nabigyang detalye ang pagkakasunud-sunod ng mga estudyanteng nagtanong, ito po ang pagkakasunud-sunod. Una po ay ang mag-aaral na nagtanong on Lumad Killings (left side). Ikalawa po ang rep. ng UPLB Perspective (right side). Ikatlo po ang USC Chairperson (left side). Ikaapat naman si Mr. Stephen Villena.* <br />Dahil ang haba sumagot ni Mayor Duterte, kalagitnaan pa lang ng kanyang pagsagot sa tanong ni MR. USC Chairperson, eh nagsabi na siya na hindi na siya pwedeng magtagal. Dito nakiusap ang USC Chair kung pwedeng mag-accommodate pa si Mayor Duterte ng ilan pang mga katanungan pagkat gusto ng mga mag-aaral ng UPLB na mas makilala pa ang nasabing Mayor. Hindi napagbigyan ang nasabing hiling. EDIT: *Gusto ko lang rin po idagdag para malinaw sa ating lahat na hindi na pwedeng magtagal pa si Hon. Mayor Duterte sa DL Umali pagkat hindi raw pwede bumiyahe ng gabi ang helicopter na kanyang gamit bilang transportasyon (for safety reasons).*<br /><br />Ika-anim, parte ng isa sa mga nahuling katanungan na ito ang kumakalat ngayon na video na di-umano’y pambabastos ng UPLB kay Duterte. Ang tanong talaga ng mag-aaral ay kung paano iiimplement ni Duterte ang kanyang Peace and Order sa buong Pilipinas nang hindi binabawasan ang budget sa Edukasyon. Sinubukan niyang ilagay sa konteksto ang kanyang katanungan kaya nasabi niya nang siya ay magpunta sa Davao (for GASC ata yun) napansin niya na maraming armadong pulis sa lugar. At kung ito ang paraan ng pag-iimplement ni Duterte ng Peace and Order sa Davao, ganito niya rin ba iimplement ang Peace and Order sa buong bansa kung siya ay papalarin? Kung ganito man, saan niya kukunin ang budget for heightened militarization? Sa Edukasyon ba? Again, hindi sinasagot ng butihing Mayor ang tanong na ibinigay sa kanya, kaya nagfollow-up question ang nasabing mag-aaral. Hindi parin nasagot ng maayos ni Mayor Duterte ang katanungan, kaya nagsabi na ang mag-aaral na sagutin ang tanong on-point para rin makauwi na ang nasabing Mayor dahil nagmamadali na rin siya. Hindi nasagot ang tanong.<br /><br />Lampas sampu pa po ang nakapila for Q&A (sa right side pa lang ito) nang matapos ang nasabing event. Para sa akin, ano pa ang point ng isang Academic Forum kung lilimitahan naman natin ang mga gustong magtanong.<br /><br />Ilang araw na rin po akong tinatanong ng ibang supporters ni Duterte at commentators kung hindi ba raw AROGANTE, BASTOS, at WALANG MODO ang ginawa ng nasabing mag-aaral kay Mayor? Ang sagot ko lang po rito ay ALAMIN PO MUNA NATIN ANG KONTEKSTO ng nasabing kumakalat na video bago tayo magbigay ng opinion.<br /><br />At dahil nasa usapan na rin naman tayo ng AROGANTE, BASTOS, at WALANG MODO baka maganda rin na suriin natin ang ating mga sarili AT COMMENTS ukol sa nasabing issue. <br /><br />Itanong natin sa mga sarili natin kung ang *CYBERBULLYING at pagbibigay ng DEATH THREATS sa mga mag-aaral ng UPLB ay hindi AROGANTE, BASTOS, at WALANG MODO.<br /><br />*EDIT DISCLAIMER* Lahat po ng aking sinabi ay base lamang sa kung paano ko naaalala ang mga kaganapan sa loob ng DL Umali. Hindi ko po sinasabi na ang lahat ng inilahad ko ay ang huwad na katotohanan pagkat noong Biyernes pa po naganap ang nasabing Forum at maaaring di rin masyadong makapangyarihan ang aking recall sa nasabing event. HIGIT SA LAHAT, ANG POST NA ITO AY HINDI PUBLIC STATEMENT NG UPLB STUDENTRY. Maraming Salamat Po.<br /><br />Meanwhile, UPLB has no official statement yet on the controversial Duterte forum.</div>

What really happened during the Duterte forum at UPLB?

MANILA, Philippines - A student of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has decided to shed light on the incident involving Da...

VIDEO: UPLB student allegedly disrespects Duterte, earns mixed reactions

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's visit at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) on Friday, March 11, became controversial as some reports say a student allegedly disrespected the presidential candidate during the forum.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwMGqMQw9Y5FuKhNhiGtrhOmvxlSR-k-FKrNVkXEyhNI0oQg2uJiS3_zRcVumUat44hUSZg-pMpPIWL7uwW-5pYh35hu2EYv7IWxJImkDfa7x6mizqSgpPR5oACRj_zGSql1q3StQvsfu/s1600/duterte-uplb.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stephen Silva asks Duterte UPLB" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwMGqMQw9Y5FuKhNhiGtrhOmvxlSR-k-FKrNVkXEyhNI0oQg2uJiS3_zRcVumUat44hUSZg-pMpPIWL7uwW-5pYh35hu2EYv7IWxJImkDfa7x6mizqSgpPR5oACRj_zGSql1q3StQvsfu/s640/duterte-uplb.jpg" title="Stephen Silva asks Duterte UPLB" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />UPLB student named Stephen Villena asked Mayor Duterte why the guns of the Army [in Davao] look better than the rest of the soldiers he saw around the country and will it affect the national budget specially the education share if he won the presidential race.<br /><br />The discussion heats up as Villena was not satisfied to Duterte's answer on which the latter recalled the bombing incidents in the city few years ago instead of giving direct answer.<br /><br />"Sana paki-sagot nalang po ng deretso kasi nagtatanong po kami ng deretso dito para makauwi narin kayo," the student said.<br /><br />Duterte then clarified his priority is still education and not the Defense.<br /><br />"Kung gusto ninyo, ganun lang pala, eh di bomba nalang," the Mayor joked.<br /><br />The video of the incident went viral online earning mixed reactions from netizens:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q1pyLTutay4" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Duterte disrespects women and no one bats an eye.<br />One UPLB student 'DISRESPECTS' Duterte and everyone goes wild.<br /><br />Screw you all.</div>— HighDx (@keyfunctional) <a href="https://twitter.com/keyfunctional/status/708888916376420352" rel="nofollow">March 13, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Macho presidentiable Duterte should be able to handle tough questions. And he should expect tough questions from UPLB students.</div>— Tonyo Cruz (@tonyocruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tonyocruz/status/708917653528649728" rel="nofollow">March 13, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Hindi purket bastos ang isang tao, e may karapatan ka ng bastusin siya ✌🏼️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Justsaying?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Justsaying</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Duterte?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#Duterte</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UPLB?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#UPLB</a></div>— Anrev (@anrevd) <a href="https://twitter.com/anrevd/status/709001083738148864" rel="nofollow">March 13, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">that UPLB student wasn't rude. it's just that duterte wasn't able to answer his question directly</div>— Victoria Royela (@viyaaaruby) <a href="https://twitter.com/viyaaaruby/status/708996918907502592" rel="nofollow">March 13, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />After the forum, the presidential candidate of the PDP-Laban said some questions were "a bit silly."<br /><br />"I was about to tell him you do not have be a smart aleck," he said.<br /><br />"We do not supply the arms of the Army. It's the Armed Forces of the Philippines [which does that]. They are just deployed in the city by the Armed Forces, by the contingencies of the moment. We have nothing to do with the army of anyone here... Ayaw ko namang hiyain."<br /><br />Meanwhile, some students expressed disappointment that the presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte answered just four questions during a forum. The mayor said he needs to leave because the chopper waiting for him can only travel before sunset.</div>

VIDEO: UPLB student allegedly disrespects Duterte, earns mixed reactions

MANILA, Philippines - Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's visit at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) on Friday, March 11, became co...

Santiago-Escudero tops UPLB student mock election

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines -  If there is one thing that Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was able to carry on herself as part of her political capital, it’s none other than her arresting aura that the youth enjoys well regardless of what generation they belonged with. That attribute manifested clearly as the feisty presidential aspirant who hails from Iloilo topped the recently concluded presidential and vice presidential mock election by Political Science 1 Section W students from the University of the Philippines Los Baños.<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/AVvXsEj9f8R2-xBPlu6-jFBfdxEZzTcA-j42dKHxXKU97bZPklqOf-Zedv9mEndJ6kUhiJ7CeziNWLRL71rzV7hNlM-BWZ9YMOcig4YLgv2LvVULyyU7NIIvCH4gx37DVf6hPk0WG93cohl-9fIQ/s1600/santiagoescuderotopspoll.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Santiago-Escudero for 2016 according to a mock student election held by UPLB political science students" border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9f8R2-xBPlu6-jFBfdxEZzTcA-j42dKHxXKU97bZPklqOf-Zedv9mEndJ6kUhiJ7CeziNWLRL71rzV7hNlM-BWZ9YMOcig4YLgv2LvVULyyU7NIIvCH4gx37DVf6hPk0WG93cohl-9fIQ/s640/santiagoescuderotopspoll.jpg" title="Santiago-Escudero for 2016 according to a mock student election held by UPLB political science students" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It’s a Santiago-Escudero for 2016 according to a mock student election held by UPLB political science students</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Youth vote goes to Miriam again </b><br /><br />Held last November 26 with the theme ‘Reimagining Philippine Politics’, the mock election was able to gather a total number of 2,292 voters who were asked to pick their preferred presidential and vice presidential bets based from those heavyweight political figures running for the respective seats.<br /><br />Out of that number, Santiago snagged the top spot by garnering a total of 1,507 votes or two-thirds of the total votes casted. She took the lead by a wide margin as she was followed by Duterte coming over with only 420 votes (18.32%).<br /><br />Surprisingly, Manuel ‘Mar’ Roxas II of Liberal Party who has been trailing behind the rest of the top presidential aspirants in various surveys emerged as UPLB community’s third choice with 114 or (4.97%) while consistent survey topnotcher of the recent time Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares was very closed to Roxas with 100 votes (4.36%).<br /><br />Corruption issues seems to be hitting Vice President Jejomar Binay as the ‘iskolars’ placed him only on the fifth spot with 40 votes (2.01%).<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/AVvXsEhSaBafM8xdSQ_rKw0_MmvW4dKPkG3FlbYpEKvVkQSqgpeLuEQ0ARHi7tlWADnfGwR4qtcZ7BBCmrffLENbeDpNv_OU5RJDsXxs85ToQ4lFoFFzdWfKV4_DQwcteMGSOAwk_F7VRryHyv-e/s1600/santiago-uplb-poll1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="UPLB political science election poll results" border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaBafM8xdSQ_rKw0_MmvW4dKPkG3FlbYpEKvVkQSqgpeLuEQ0ARHi7tlWADnfGwR4qtcZ7BBCmrffLENbeDpNv_OU5RJDsXxs85ToQ4lFoFFzdWfKV4_DQwcteMGSOAwk_F7VRryHyv-e/s640/santiago-uplb-poll1.jpg" title="UPLB political science election poll results" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo credit: UPLB Mock Elections by Political Science Section W Facebook page</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Among the 2,292 participants in the mock election, 2,187 voted for those abovementioned names while the rest voted for lesser-known candidates (3.49%) and abstained (1.09%).<br /><br /><b>Escudero remains top choice for VP post</b><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/AVvXsEhtZJAylWQ62iVzAy0SkEAwXzWF5NUhnuMqY-bzQ54w8YrDYieQLl9yN_gyFDJv07qQpdeLTyTFuvdImKDsuMnWc0OZbU3xXwz-madc-4nJlaIAyT8g2MH5mzekgfnRpdbZ5yTz_bpg22ar/s1600/santiago-uplb-poll2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="UPLB Mock Elections by Political Science results" border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZJAylWQ62iVzAy0SkEAwXzWF5NUhnuMqY-bzQ54w8YrDYieQLl9yN_gyFDJv07qQpdeLTyTFuvdImKDsuMnWc0OZbU3xXwz-madc-4nJlaIAyT8g2MH5mzekgfnRpdbZ5yTz_bpg22ar/s640/santiago-uplb-poll2.jpg" title="UPLB Mock Elections by Political Science results" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo credit: UPLB Mock Elections by Political Science Section W Facebook page</td></tr></tbody></table>While his partner obtained unsatisfactory result, Senator Francis Escudero maintained his position as the leading figure to succeed Binay as shown by the mock poll results wherein he took 584 votes (25.48%).<br /><br />But compared to the presidential mock poll results, the vice presidential category was a tight race between him and Congresswoman Leni Robredo of Camarines Sur. With a 46 lesser votes, Robredo came very close to Escudero as she had 538 or 23.47% of the total.<br /><br />Senators Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Alan Peter Cayetano were trailing behind on the third and fourth place with 387 and 359 votes.<br /><br />The famed leader of the failed ‘Oakwood mutiny’ Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was at fifth place with 134 (5.85%) votes while the last place was occupied by Binay’s running mate, Senator Gregorio Honasan holding a meager two-digit vote of 71 (3.10%).<br /><br />There were 169 (7.37%) voters who picked other candidates other than the first sixth aspirants while 50 (2.18%) abstained.<br /><br /><b>Will her social media army enough to bring Miriam to Malacañan?</b><br /><br />“It is entirely possible that the 2016 presidential and senatorial elections will be determined by social media” – Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago on her view with the 2016 elections.<br /><br />If there is one class in the Philippine society where Miriam has a stronghold with, then it is the youth. It clearly shows that her previous presidential campaign during the 1992 and 1998 elections were majorly youth-driven. Albeit failing twice, she remained as a one of the enigmatic figure in the senate as shown on her successive elections to the congress excluding the 2001 senatorial elections. Now that she is giving another shot for the presidency while recovering from sickness, she’s banking on the power of her social media army to finally end the saga of her quest for the presidency on a high note.<br /><br /><b>Amidst the controversies, will Escudero maintain his hold until May 2016?</b><br /><br />We’ve known how the 2010 vice presidential derby was fought by Binay and Roxas. Roxas was leading the surveys until his supporters were caught by surprise on how Binay slowly but surely climbed his way on top, eventually tossing out Roxas on election day.<br /><br />Escudero is at the top, thanks to his calm and straightforward articulateness with the Filipino language and of course, by Poe’s charisma that secured him to where he is now.<br /><br />But with the administration backing Robredo, Cayetano and Marcos being under the two of the most colorful and charismatic presidential candidates, the words ‘Vice President’ cannot be owned yet by Escudero as early as of this time.<br /><br /><b><i>- Michael Santiago/TheSummitExpress</i></b></div>

Santiago-Escudero tops UPLB student mock election

MANILA, Philippines - If there is one thing that Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was able to carry on herself as part of her political cap...