(UPDATE) Noynoy, Mar file COCs
MANILA - Senators Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III and Manuel 'Mar' Roxas II on Saturday filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for president and vice-president respectively at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday.
Hundreds of supporters clad in yellow shirts surrounded the vicinity of the poll body's main office, holding placards and raising yellow lanterns, shouting "Pagbabago! Pag-asa! (Change! Hope!)."
Aquino and Roxas filed their COCs shortly after 11 a.m..
The LP's senatorial candidates -- former Senator Franklin Drilon, Congressmen Rozzano "Ruffy" Biazon, Teofisto "TG" Guingona III and Akbayan Rep. Ana Theresia Hontiveros-Baraquel, former Congressman Nereus Acosta, former Socio-economic Planning secretary Ralph Recto, and Sonia Roco, widow of the late presidential candidate Raul Roco -- also filed their COCs.
Butch Abad, LP spokesman, told ANC that they are expecting to complete their 12-man senatorial ticket on Saturday.
Sen. Sergio Osmeña, who was supposed to be included in the LP senatorial ticket, filed his COC for senator on Friday as an independent.
The filing followed a 9 a.m. Mass at the Manila Cathedral and a short program held at a makeshift stage set up by the LP near the Comelec building.
Shalani Soledad, Aquino's girlfriend, and the senator's sisters, including actress and TV host Kris Aquino, went to the Comelec to show support for the LP's presidential candidate.
"Good luck to Senator Noynoy and, of course, to Senator Mar and the whole Liberal Party. I hope the support from the people will not waver," Soledad told ABS-CBN News in an interview.
She said she is willing to accompany Aquino in sorties once the campaign period starts. She added that she is willing to do anything to help the senator win his presidential bid.
Noynoy's supporters launched a fund-raising drive for his campaign on Friday (November 27), the birthday of his late father and national hero Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr..
The senator also answered some tough questions from Boto Mo Patrollers on Friday night, including what he plans to do with Hacienda Luisita and whether he is fit for the highest post of the land.
"Walang problema na i-transfer ang asset, basta walang utang... sa lupain," Aquino said when asked about the sugar estate owned by the Aquino-Cojuangco clan.
The senator, the only son of the late senator and the late President Corazon Aquino, entered politics as representative of the 2nd District of Tarlac in 1998.
He ran for senator and won in the 2007 elections.
As a senator, he supported various bills including the Senate Bill 3121 or the Budget Control Act, which seeks to strengthen legislative oversight over executive spending.
Aquino held various positions in the Liberal party such as secretary-general and vice chairman. He is now the LP's executive vice president.
He is an economics graduate at the Ateneo de Manila University. With reports from ANC
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MAy the Best Man Win
May the Best man win. Positive campaigning is the answer. However, if information is true and not "alleged", it is also good to know the facts to make better decisions for our kababayan. Vote for .... in 2010.
Who is your Bet then????
To all the negative comments to one particular presidential bet is basically debatable but that's democracy for you and i commend on that to all who commented on this topic however i never read or see on there comments who are they supporting for. Now the question is "Are you part of the solution or part of the problem?????" Nagtatangong lang.... bato-bato sa langit ang tamaan sigurudong may bukol.... he he he he..... Ituloy ang laban ni Ninoy.... go go go Noynoy & Mar..... para sa tinatamasa nating pagbabago.....
DON'T BE
DON'T BE A DIRE-HARD FANATIC TO YOUR BET. BAKA NAMAN 'PAG NATALO MANOK NYO MAGSISIGAW KAYONG DINAYA KAYO.
LET'S BE MAGNANIMOUS IN VICTORY ANG HUMBLE IN DEFEAT. THIS IS ONE WAY OF MOVING FORWARD - ONE STEP AT A TIME.
!!!DOUBTFULLY YOURS!!!
Noy's battle cry is to continue his parent's legacy. Aside from being the icons of Philippine Democracy, anong mga magandang nagawa ang the late President Cory na nais nyang ipatuloy, anong mga kamalian ng the late President Cory na pwede nyang i-correct.
Tulad ng pag-exempt ng Hacienda Luisita sa full implementaion ng CARP (which resulted to a bloody massacre).
Tulad ng pagtanggi nya sa debt-pardon ng utang ng Pilipinas sa US related to the purchase Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. (ngayon pa lang natapos ang bayad - thanks for E-VAT)
'Why can't 'Noy make a statement against the Maguindanao massacre, obviously because people will ask him in return about Luisita Massacre.
Please clear these issues for I shall be UN-DOUBTFULLY YOURS.
MAR PADYAK
MR. PALENGKE NOON, MR. PADYAK NAMAN NGAYON. SUBUKAN MO KAYANG MAGING SCANVENGER OR MAGBOBOTE - MANG MAR. TINGNAN NATIN KUNG BAGAY SA'YO.
PA-EFFECT MO PURO PANGMAHIRAP, NASUBUKAN MO NA BANG NANGINIG SA GUTOM? WALA KA NAMAN NAIPASANG BATAS NA TUNAY PARA SA MAHIHIRAP OR IKAANGAT NG BUHAY NG MAHIHIRAP.
'WAG KANG PLASTIC.
RP's 15th President
Nonoy A. will be our 15th President by May 2010. No amount of "paninira" at "inggit" will stop Nonoy's journey to Malacanang!!!... Mabuhay ang NOYNOY-MAR tandem!!!
!!!DOUBTFULLY YOURS!!!
Noy's battle cry is to continue his parent's legacy. Aside from being the icons of Philippine Democracy, anong mga magandang nagawa ang the late President Cory na nais nyang ipatuloy, anong mga kamaian ng the late President Cory na pwede nyang i-correct.
Tulad ng pag-exempt ng Hacienda Luisita sa full implementaion ng CARP.
Tulad ng pagtanggi nya sa debt-pardon ng utang ng Pilipinas sa US related to the purchase Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. (ngayon pa lang natapos ang bayad - thanks for E-VAT)
'Why can't 'Noy make a statement against the Maguindanao massacre, obviously because people will ask him in return about Luisita Massacre.
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wala ng ibang alam sabihin ang mga presidentiables kundi ang mga nangyari nung 2004 at 2007...yan ba ang battle cry sa darating na eleksyon??? kung magsalita ang mga ito parang di mga corrupt..tignan na lang naten kung hndi mabahiran ng corruption ang mga pangalan nyo...
hndi na kelangan ng tao ang mga nangyari nung 2004 at 2007..ang kelangan ng sambayanang pilipino eh umasenso at umangat ang kabuhayan..kung sasayangin rin lang naman ang pera at panahon sa paghabol kay gma aangat ba ang pmumuhay ng bawat pilipino???
THIS IS IT NOYNOY TRUE CANDIDATE
Wala na kayong alam icomments kaya kung anu ano mga nonsense ang kino comments nyo. Mamatay kayo sa inggit kahit hakutin nya lahat ng mga sikat na artista di tulad ng mga candidato niyo pera ang ipaiiral para lang may mag endorse sa kanila SAy MO!
Abangan mo sure winner si Noynoy makita mo!
DUBIOUS
Noynoy is probably genuine in his intention to help the Filipino people to move forward. But, what about the people who are helping him?
Are these people(the same exact tainted people who've helped the past admins, including Arroyo- which means that these people are TRAPOs with VESTED INTERESTS) as genuine as Noynoy?
I DOUBT. Their act of bolting their parties to join in Noynoy is truly dubious. A dire attempt to continue sucking tax payers by disassociating themselves from Arroyo. They are doing their best to help Noynoy, banking in the popularity of Cory and Ninoy, because they believe they'll afterward gain control easily over Noynoy once he's in office and proceed with their real agenda.
As much as I admire Noynoy for not being corrupt, I'm afraid he'll be easily overwhelmed by these people once you becomes the president.
"NOT being corrupt" is NOT all that is required from someone who wants to be a president. He must posses leadership skills. Courage. Intelligence. Knowledge. Bones to stand upon his grounds and principles. The guts to say NO to corrupt things. Has he demonstrated these publicly yet?