Mikey Arroyo eyeing party-list seat

Posted at 02/18/2010 2:15 PM | Updated as of 02/19/2010 11:15 AM

Next Congress may have 5 Arroyos

MANILA, Philippines - The President's eldest son Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Macapagal-Arroyo confirmed on Thursday a possible run for Congress in the May 2010 elections, as a party-list representative.

Interviewed on the sidelines of his House energy committee hearing on the energy crisis, Mr. Arroyo confirmed that “many party-list groups are asking me” to run.

This after he was asked what his political plans are now that his mother, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is seeking the congressional seat he now holds.

The younger Arroyo is just on his 2nd term and is entitled to one more run.

Earlier in the day though, Arroyo jokingly told his colleagues, “I’m not running. I was eased out!!!”

This was during the committee meeting when his colleagues asked him if he was running for Congress against Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chair Zenaida Ducut, a former representative of the younger Arroyo’s district, in the 2010 elections.

Ducut answered in the negative, stressing she has a fixed term till 2015.

Speaker GMA up to new Congress

Meantime, the younger Arroyo laughed off talk that the President will be elected speaker in the next Congress.

He stressed that it's hard to talk about the Speakership but conceded that it will be a matter left to those who will win in the congressional races.

The President’s allies in the Lakas-Kampi-CMD previously said that since many of them are likely to win their congressional districts in May, they will become the power base of the president to propel her to the speakership. (Read: Allies say Arroyo can easily get House Speakership)

Figures from the Lakas-Kampi-CMD secretariat show at least 170 congressional district candidates belong to the ruling party. The list excludes the possible party-list allies of Lakas-Kampi-CMD from which the younger Arroyo’s party-list group may most likely come from.

The younger Arroyo said he will announce if he has accepted the invitation to run for a party-list seat and identify his party-list group before the deadline for the party-list group submission of nominees lapses in March.

However, if all the Arroyos running in the may 2010 elections win, there will be 5 members of the President’s family in Congress. They include the President, (2nd district, Pampanga), Rep. Mikey Arroyo, (still to be announced party-list group), Rep Diosdado “Dato” Arroyo, (2nd district, Camarines Sur), Rep Ignacio “Iggy” Arroyo, (5th district, Negros Occidental), and Rep. Maria Lourdes “Marilou” Tuason Arroyo-Lesaca (Kasangga).

This would leave only the President's daughter Evangelina Lourdes “Luli” Arroyo-Bernas and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo outside of formal political life.


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NAME THE PARTY LIST THAT SUPPORT THE ARROYOS!

I could no longer find in the web those party list that is eyeing Mikey Arroyo as its lead representative. They number about ten or more. Can you please post it here so I can campaign against it to my neighbors and friends not to vote for it. Baka maisahan na naman tayo ng mga Arroyos na yan. Thanks.

iamshintaro

MASHADU NA Partylist

Mikey Arroyo organizer nominee ng mga durugistang magnanakaw sa gobyerno.

MACAPAGAL-ARROYO SHABU DEALERS and USERS NATIONWIDE (MASHADU NA)!!!

---------- Don't label me I am original! ----------

Don't change

Don't change the law, change the people in charge.

"When injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty!" - Thomas Jefferson

Party list

Ang party list ay para sa mga mahihirap na walang boses sa Kongreso, had no fund to stage a national campaign and marginalized nga. Kasalanan ng Comelec yan daming party list e hindi naman dapat i-accredit yan mga yan.

Tama ka, pero nonsense if you think they can't be heard. Years of suppression has instilled that belief that we are helpless kasi walang pera, walang representative, pero it's not true according to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The truth is, We need to poll our resource and show those incumbents that we have genuine concerned rather than a gesture to make them commit to a better change. "All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing."-- Edmund Burke First step is really contacting your regional representative to voice your concerned, call it using the chain of command if you like. He should be good enough to answer and address your issues, his title or office is there to served the people...aka civil servant. It's his duty and I'm not sure if the majority of these people in public office understand that, however. If he shy away from his responsibilities, then your next steps is to campaign against him to be removed from office, investigate his work, it should be a public information anyway. Keep in mind that he can't be elected again by his constituent, but by the people. You maybe surprise how many people actually feel the same way as you do when you open the subject. So money are just a small part of it, pero a grassroots movement can be a very powerful tool to generate funding and to accomplish those criteria of concern. Pero like our economy and foreign investment, stability must be accomplish first in order. It requires hard work and strong commitment.

BTW....They should follow the lead of President Ramos.

Or

We should follow the U.S. Example, the Author of our constitution.

Look to the US for things to come in the coming election in November 2010 and 2012, learn from it. The usurpation of power by the Democratic Party in the House, the Senate and the Executive branch....... aka consumed by Liberal/socialist agenda will feel the wrath of the voters, mainly the silent majority who thought change was needed, but only got the wrong change in deficits. New Jersey, Virginia and most important of all the state of Massachusetts who was always a blue state (democrat) has now turn to Red already (Republican). We are going to fire all those traitors with the balance of power and eliminate corruption in mind. We will have a new representation for the people and by the people.

The main problem, I think sa Politico are the majority of people that had good intent sa beginning, at some point in their career had forgotten why they were there to begin with. They have forgotten that they are not above the law, greed and arrogant pride has made certain of that which they should be ashamed.

I also agree on the party list, I've never associate myself in any party since a party has their own agenda aside from the voters, which makes you the voter the minority. Never put your trust in them!

"When injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty!" - Thomas Jefferson

INABUSO NA ANG PARTY LISTY SYSTEM

Party list system in Philippine election had been abused already by the politicians who can no longer run again for the same position. So, they will establish a party list and be its representative in Congress. Bastusan na at inabuso ng mga pulitikong ginagawa tayong mga gagong Pilipino katulad ni Mikey Mouse Arroyo at mga pamilya niya na pinamumunuan ng ina niyang c Gloria na pekeng presidente. Kaya c Gloria hindi kinukumbida sa mga schools and universities. Gloria could not tell the little kids in school not to steal, cheat and lie because that is what she did in the last elections! HELLO GARCI! There are many party list that are not really marginalized like that party list eyeing Mikey Arroyo as its representative. Why? it that a marginalized society na c Mikey Mouse as rep nila e very rich people sila. Ang party list ay para sa mga mahihirap na walang boses sa Kongreso, had no fund to stage a national campaign and marginalized nga. Kasalanan ng Comelec yan daming party list e hindi naman dapat i-accredit yan mga yan. MAGKANO LAGAYAN JAN SA COMELEC PARA MAGING PARTY LIST ANG APLIKANTE HA? SO, DO NOT VOTE FOR BOGUS PARTY LIST!

iamshintaro

anak ng tokwa naman!

many party-list groups are making a mockery of the party-list system. mikey's possible run as a party-list rep is yet another mocking. kung sino man yang party-list na kukuha kay mikey, matalo dapat iyan. i-kampanya na huwag iboto.


Kung sino man ang magiging

Kung sino man ang magiging presidente please paki imbestigahan itong mga arroyo na to at kasuhan. Sana makulong pati na rin ang lahat ng naging corrupt maparusahan. Huwag namang mag pardon pardon pa. Sana ipagbawal ang pagpardon ginagamit sa maling layunin. Kaya hindi umasenso pinas. Sa mga kampanpangan mga kabalen ko pa naman kayo. Maawa sa bayan at huwag niyo ng iboto ang mga arroyo. Wag papadala sa mga bigas at perang binibigay. Binibili ang boto niyo huwag kayong cheap. Malaki ang ibabayad na paghihirap niyo kapalit ng mga maliliit na bagay na binayad sa inyo. Mga anak at apo ang maghihirap dahil sa maling desisyon. Ngayon nga nagbabayad na tayo sa kahirapan sa pinas dahil sa mga maling lider na nahalal hanggang ngayon sino sino ba naiboto sa senado at kongreso? mga walang kwenta at mukhang uulitin na naman ng mga tangang botante na iluklok ang mga walang kwentang senador at kongreso. Wala na bang maiboboto? pati na rin sa mga walang kwentang mayor at gobernador na naboboto. Ano na nangyari sa mga siyudad nyo? wala...


God bless the Philippines

please spare this country from the arroyo clan.. the Philippines had suffered enough...


mga hayop

hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ang kapal ng mga mukha ng mga arroyo na to.. nakuha pa nilang magpakita ng mukha sa publiko.. sa dami ng mga kademonyohang ginawa sa pilipinas feeling innocent pa sila!!!! mga walang puso at walang kwentang pilipino ang pamilyang yan.. sugo ni satanas!!!


KAPAL MUKS!!!

HOY! mikey the mouse di ka na nahiya sa sarili mo at sa anak at magiging anak mo pa. Sadya bang deadma lang talaga or di na talaga tatalab sa inyong pamilya ang pagkamuhi ng buong bayan sa inyo.
pamilya ng magnanakaw, sinungaling, korrupt, kupal, garapal...just say it they have it... 24/7!!!



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