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The prospect of fielding a common opposition presidential candidate in 2010 appears dim, with several individuals bent on running.

[DatePublished] => 2009-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 230530 [Title] => Surveys [Summary] => In all countries, surveys are avidly watched for what they tell us about public sentiments. But nowhere are they most avidly watched than in this country at a time like this.

In the Philippines, political parties are weak. Politicians change parties like they change their socks. See, for instance, how the opposition LDP is so deeply fractured between those supporting the candidacy of Panfilo Lacson and those endorsing Fernando Poe Jr.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 128168 [Title] => Loudest & longest applause [Summary] => The prolonged clapping for President Macapagal-Arroyo when she said, "Our policy is to support the fair and speedy trial of all the accused involved in the cases against President Joseph Estrada" ought to dispel any doubts about the people’s mood. It was an eye-opener for me, too. Like most newspaper readers, I am sometimes seized by doubts about the Filipino’s capacity for justice. After all, Erap is out of power. The easier way out and therefore preferred by Filipinos is to avoid pain. Or so I thought. But that was not the message of the long and loud applause. [DatePublished] => 2001-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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The prospect of fielding a common opposition presidential candidate in 2010 appears dim, with several individuals bent on running.

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In the Philippines, political parties are weak. Politicians change parties like they change their socks. See, for instance, how the opposition LDP is so deeply fractured between those supporting the candidacy of Panfilo Lacson and those endorsing Fernando Poe Jr.
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