If elections are held today, forty seven percent (47%) of Filipino voters will elect Senator Mar Roxas as their vice-president as against the 32% of Nacionalista party bet Senator Loren Legarda. This is the result of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey held last December 2009. This is contrary to the alleged “survey” released by the [...]

Whether or not the newly released Senate report on the C-5 road controversy was fraught with politics or a mere gimmick to throw mud at the controversial Senator Manny Villar, the fact is, this institution has rules. As a member of this institution, Villar has the responsibility of complying faithfully with all its rules. If, as Villar [...]

Where were Senators Panfilo Lacson and Loren Legarda in yesterday’s Senate session? They were supposed to support Senate president Juan Ponce-Enrile. Legarda and Lacson were at the forefront of the Senate attempt to probe Villar’s unethical practices. Yet, they were not around when the Senate was supposed to take up that report. Mr. Lacson, what gives? [...]

Senate president Juan Ponce-Enrile said that nine senators have already signed the C-5 road project report which convicts fellow colleague Manny Villar. Only three more signatures are needed for the report to be calendared and debated on the floor. If you remember, Villar was accused of profiting from the extension of the C-5 project. Villar, according [...]