The Legislative Branch of Government

[Mercato]

say, did you just name the 3rd future Aquino Presidency? Naalala ko laang may forista kasi rito nagsabi ng prediction na yon.

[wolfram74]

LP admits party can’t come up with 12 Senate bets

It may be the ruling party today, with even the Philippine President as its chairman, but apparently, the ruling Liberal Party under President Aquino has no takers, as it has been admitted by a party official that the LP cannot come up with a complete senatorial slate for the 2013 elections.

Just a few days ago, Aquino and his allies boasted that the LP has some 25 to 30 politicians who are queuing up to join the LP slate, but such appears to have been an empty boast, given the LP official’s admission yesterday of the party’s inability to come up with a complete LP senatorial slate.

Sen. Franklin Drilon admitted the LP’s failure or inablity to come up with a 12-man LP senatorial slate, amid reports of the party’s growing number of potential candidates for the Senate race.

Drilon now says that the LP is currently engaged in talks for a possible alliance with another political party, to come up with a complete 12-man line-up for the 2013 elections.

Just the other week, Aquino and his LP officials were reported to have sworn in more than 150 new LP members.

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[NOVO ECIJANO]

MDS and the other 2 senators are more popular now after voting to acquit CJ Corona.Even the ABS CBN sponsored post impeachment survey showed the three garnered many times more 'likes' than the rest of senators who voted to convict CJ Corona.

Ovation shocks Miriam Santiago out of her skin
Philippine Daily Inquirer
4:54 am | Friday, June 15th, 2012 share9820 9496
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. FILE PHOTO/SENATE POOL
She wasn’t part of the show but her entrance brought the audience to its feet.

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago may have been vilified by some quarters for her vote to acquit former Chief Justice Renato Corona two weeks ago but she got a standing ovation from an audience of about 1,300 who watched the “World Stars of Ballet” at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City last week.

Santiago, an avid fan of Liza Macuja-Elizalde, walked into the full-packed theater featuring the prima ballerina on June 9, a few minutes after the show started at 7:30 p.m. Upon seeing her, the audience stood and mobbed her for cell phone photos until the security personnel intervened and asked everyone to return to their seats.


http://http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/...ut-of-her-skin

[Askal82]

Nothing is surprising in the Philippines. Even the Marcoses especially Imelda is still very very popular kantahan nya lang tayo ng Dahil sa Iyo.

[Askal82]

Originally Posted by amigo32

weeh, di raw, gusto mo halungakatin natin yung mga posts sa archive

Go ahead.

[amigo32]

antay ka lang ha, patulong ako kay daitengu

[Manila-X]

NPA itutulak si Casiño sa LP
Ni Butch Quejada (Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated July 05, 2012 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Aktibo sa pag-atake ang New People’s Army para mapilitan si Pa ngulong Aquino na kunin sa senatorial ticket ng administrasyon si Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino.

Sinabi ni ANAD Rep. Pastor Alcover Jr., dating kasapi sa NPA, na maraming krimen na ginagawa ang komunistang grupo sa mga probinsya gaya ng pagsusunog ng mga construction equipment upang mapasunod ang Pangulo.

“The order of the Communist Party chief is to strike at least per week they have to attack, in order for the president to bow down because they have demands,” sabi ni Alcover.

Ang gusto umanong mangyari ng CPP ay makapasok sa gobyerno upang masira nila ito mula sa loob.

“In fact they are demanding for Teddy Casino representing the Maka bayan party, which is a Maoist communist party front, to be part of the team of the senatorial ticket of the Liberal Party yun ang banat nito ngayon susugan yung atake para si PNoy mag-bow down kunin sila in the name of peace.”

Bahagi umano ng plano ng CCP ang pagpasok sa gobyerno, “you join the government to destroy the government. You use democracy to destroy democracy. I know that because I came from them, mga kasama ko sila noon eh.”

Si Casino ay nasa ikatlo at huling termino na bilang kongresista ng Bayan Muna partylist.

[s_w_stars]

Originally Posted by Mercato

say, did you just name the 3rd future Aquino Presidency? Naalala ko laang may forista kasi rito nagsabi ng prediction na yon.

That was me. By a lady Feng Shui expert from Xiamen I met in Romblon. A 3rd Aquino presidency, but there's also a dragon behind the tail of the current Pres. Not sure what the significance, but she also looked at me, and told me and said I will be famous one day. Her prediction for me was past its sell by date.

Anyway, too many Aquinos already, spoil the broth.

[tigidig14]

Originally Posted by Askal82

Nothing is surprising in the Philippines. Even the Marcoses especially Imelda is still very very popular kantahan nya lang tayo ng Dahil sa Iyo.

saka Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

[panganuron23]

Originally Posted by Manila-X

NPA itutulak si Casiño sa LP

utak talangka naman talaga yan si casiño oh oh. now that we are heading up itong mga tao namang to ang gusto na namang manghila pababa.

[jpdm]

Ayon sa balita, ang Nacionalista Party ng aking idol ang pinaka-"stable" sa lahat ng maglalaban sa 2013!


Trillanes is now with the Nacionalistas!

[absinthe_888]

Sa totoo lang, nakakasuka yung LP-NP merger. After nila magsiraan nung 2010. Tapos ngayon. Langya. G@guh@n e.

[amigo32]

Originally Posted by absinthe_888

Sa totoo lang, nakakasuka yung LP-NP merger. After nila magsiraan nung 2010. Tapos ngayon. Langya. G@guh@n e.

wag ka na magulat. sa mga empleyado na nga lang sa gobyerno, tingnan mo si Dinky Doo

[Maxxclip]

House pressing for Charter change
by Maricel Cruz


Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Wednesday said the House of Representatives will push to amend obsolete economic provisions of the Constitution, despite the lukewarm response from the Palace and warnings that doing so could open a Pandora’s box of wide-ranging political changes.

“When I talk about charter change, I am only talking of [changing] the economic provisions because it is not difficult and complicated,” Belmonte told reporters.

The Palace, which has been cool to talk about constitutional change, said it would be open to amendments as long as they “fit the reform agenda” of President Benigno Aquino III.

But Belmonte said Congress shouldn’t be the only one pushing for constitutional reforms.

“Constitutional change should not be owned by anybody. Nobody can say this belongs to us. It should be the property of everybody, nothing partisan,” he said.

Belmonte said he preferred to amend the Constitution through a constituent assembly, with the House and the Senate voting separately, rather than a constitutional convention with elected delegates.

He added that sweeping political reforms were “too complicated” and that the amendments should focus only on “obsolete and anachronistic economic provisions” of the Constitution to spur the economy, encourage more foreign investments, and to make the country more competitive.

manilaStandard

[absinthe_888]

Originally Posted by amigo32

wag ka na magulat. sa mga empleyado na nga lang sa gobyerno, tingnan mo si Dinky Doo

Pagkatapos magiiyak-iyak sa TV noon gawa papalitan na dapat ni Glue in favor of Noli na hindi na tinuloy ni Midget, sabay punta sa Hyatt. Pwe!

Dapat diyan iniimbestigahan sa Code NGO scandal e

[Askal82]

Originally Posted by Maxxclip

House pressing for Charter change
by Maricel Cruz


Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Wednesday said the House of Representatives will push to amend obsolete economic provisions of the Constitution, despite the lukewarm response from the Palace and warnings that doing so could open a Pandora’s box of wide-ranging political changes.

“When I talk about charter change, I am only talking of [changing] the economic provisions because it is not difficult and complicated,” Belmonte told reporters.

The Palace, which has been cool to talk about constitutional change, said it would be open to amendments as long as they “fit the reform agenda” of President Benigno Aquino III.

But Belmonte said Congress shouldn’t be the only one pushing for constitutional reforms.

“Constitutional change should not be owned by anybody. Nobody can say this belongs to us. It should be the property of everybody, nothing partisan,” he said.

Belmonte said he preferred to amend the Constitution through a constituent assembly, with the House and the Senate voting separately, rather than a constitutional convention with elected delegates.

He added that sweeping political reforms were “too complicated” and that the amendments should focus only on “obsolete and anachronistic economic provisions” of the Constitution to spur the economy, encourage more foreign investments, and to make the country more competitive.

manilaStandard

This is how I would like the present Constitution be simplified:

I. Preamble

II. Bill of Rights

III. Powers of the State

a. National and Public interest (inc. Powers of Taxation, National Patrimony, Economic, foreign policies, etc.)
b. National and Internal Security (inc. Police Power)
c. Political Division (Federal vs. Unitary, Presidential vs. Parliament structure, checks and balances)
d. Government Function & Structure (National and Local government/rules of election, method of passing laws, etc.)
e. Territories (incl. Eminent Domain and Sovereignty)

IV. Citizenship

V. Amendments

Everything else including the economic provisions should be crafted from the scratch using the Constitution as a guideline that depends on the definition of National Interests to add more flexibility for the laws to be passed, repealed or amended depending on the economic trends.

[amigo32]

wow, si askal mambabatas din pala

takbo ka kaya sa eleksiyon ng maturuan ang mga bobita nasa posisyon ngayon

[Askal82]

Originally Posted by amigo32

wow, si askal mambabatas din pala

takbo ka kaya sa eleksiyon ng maturuan ang mga bobita nasa posisyon ngayon

Suggestion lang naman na sana ganon lang kasimple yan.

I based it on the principle that the Constitution is more of a social contract than a supreme law of the land so that's why the Bill of Rights and the Powers of the State are enumerated, defining the extent of their powers and their limitations.

Syempre, malaki na ang coverage nyan- pati na yung national interest that could serve as the guidelines for our economic, social, industrial and other policies.

Dapat maging flexible ang Consitution sa mga pagbabago para sumabay sa takbo ng panahon at hindi na ulit magkaroon ng charter change.

[amigo32]

ay hindi pala

wag na lang, balik ka na lang uli bilang number cruncher

[Askal82]

Leave or take, there is nothing to lose sharing your ideas unless there is a malicious intent.

Who knows, maybe someone got interested reading it.