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                    [Title] => Why can’t we have a plebiscite?
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During a fracas at the press conference of Speaker JDV and other congressmen/women in Dusit Hotel, I was surprised when a rather intelligent lady journalist echoed Mr. R. C. Constantino’s claim that he was speaking for the people. Well, yes then, if they claim they are the people and they have the majority, then they should insist on a plebiscite to determine once and for all what the score is.
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                    [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa
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                    [Title] => Bro. Eddie, Ping, Roco pass ‘job interview’
                    [Summary] => Presidential candidates Panfilo Lacson, Raul Roco and Eddie Villanueva passed a "job interview"  by the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) yesterday.


But Eddie Gil, whom the Supreme Court allowed to rejoin the campaign trail last week, flunked the almost one-hour interview.


President Arroyo and Fernando Poe Jr. did not take part in the screening undertaken by human resource executives from different companies.


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                    [Title] => Another Roco vs Bro. Eddie debate
                    [Summary] => Brace yourself for Round 2.


Alyansa ng Pag-asa standard-bearer Raul Roco and Bangon Pilipinas Movement (BPM) presidential bet Eduardo Villanueva might again go one-on-one at the second presidential debate sponsored by the citizen’s arm of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).


But, then again, Villanueva may wind up going solo if Roco backs out altogether.


The first Roco-Villanueva face-off was at the "Tapatan sa Halalan 2004: Debate on population, poverty and human development" telecast live over ANC 21 on March 22. 


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                    [AuthorName] =>  Edu Punay
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                    [Title] => GMA turns down Comelec-PPCRV debate as FPJ backs out
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo is again not participating in the second presidential debate because her main rival in the May race, opposition front-runner Fernando Poe Jr., is again not showing up.


The April 13 debate is organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).


Only Raul Roco and Eddie Villanueva showed up in the first debate last month. Sen. Panfilo Lacson didn’t participate because his arch-nemesis, Mrs. Arroyo, wasn’t there.


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                    [Title] => Targetting five million as breakaway margin
                    [Summary] => If Reps. Francis Escudero and Mike Defensor ever agree on anything these days, it’s on "five million." Speaking for Fernando Poe Jr., Escudero always cites the magic number. Like, when 90 administration incumbents defected to Poe’s camp, he gushed: "This is the start of a landslide to (Poe’s) victory by five million votes." Likewise Defensor, as spokesman for Gloria Arroyo. About the seven petitions to disqualify her, he snorted: "They are desperate because they see (Arroyo) winning by a five-million margin." 


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                    [AuthorID] => 1805283
                    [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc
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                    [Title] => Raul-Eddie faceoff: Agreement, not debate
                    [Summary] => So much for a debate.


The first televised presidential debate — between Raul Roco and Eddie Villanueva last Monday night — turned out to be a dud, with both sides having no issue to clash over.


In the debate, dubbed "Tapatan sa Halalan 2004: Population Control, Poverty and Human Development," Roco and Villanueva agreed that the nation’s population growth rate should be slowed down and that couples be given the option to use contraceptives.
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Edu Punay
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ROCO AND VILLANUEVA

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During a fracas at the press conference of Speaker JDV and other congressmen/women in Dusit Hotel, I was surprised when a rather intelligent lady journalist echoed Mr. R. C. Constantino’s claim that he was speaking for the people. Well, yes then, if they claim they are the people and they have the majority, then they should insist on a plebiscite to determine once and for all what the score is.
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                    [Title] => Bro. Eddie, Ping, Roco pass ‘job interview’
                    [Summary] => Presidential candidates Panfilo Lacson, Raul Roco and Eddie Villanueva passed a "job interview"  by the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) yesterday.


But Eddie Gil, whom the Supreme Court allowed to rejoin the campaign trail last week, flunked the almost one-hour interview.


President Arroyo and Fernando Poe Jr. did not take part in the screening undertaken by human resource executives from different companies.


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                    [Title] => Another Roco vs Bro. Eddie debate
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Alyansa ng Pag-asa standard-bearer Raul Roco and Bangon Pilipinas Movement (BPM) presidential bet Eduardo Villanueva might again go one-on-one at the second presidential debate sponsored by the citizen’s arm of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).


But, then again, Villanueva may wind up going solo if Roco backs out altogether.


The first Roco-Villanueva face-off was at the "Tapatan sa Halalan 2004: Debate on population, poverty and human development" telecast live over ANC 21 on March 22. 


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                    [Title] => GMA turns down Comelec-PPCRV debate as FPJ backs out
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo is again not participating in the second presidential debate because her main rival in the May race, opposition front-runner Fernando Poe Jr., is again not showing up.


The April 13 debate is organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).


Only Raul Roco and Eddie Villanueva showed up in the first debate last month. Sen. Panfilo Lacson didn’t participate because his arch-nemesis, Mrs. Arroyo, wasn’t there.


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                    [Title] => Targetting five million as breakaway margin
                    [Summary] => If Reps. Francis Escudero and Mike Defensor ever agree on anything these days, it’s on "five million." Speaking for Fernando Poe Jr., Escudero always cites the magic number. Like, when 90 administration incumbents defected to Poe’s camp, he gushed: "This is the start of a landslide to (Poe’s) victory by five million votes." Likewise Defensor, as spokesman for Gloria Arroyo. About the seven petitions to disqualify her, he snorted: "They are desperate because they see (Arroyo) winning by a five-million margin." 


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                    [Title] => Raul-Eddie faceoff: Agreement, not debate
                    [Summary] => So much for a debate.


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In the debate, dubbed "Tapatan sa Halalan 2004: Population Control, Poverty and Human Development," Roco and Villanueva agreed that the nation’s population growth rate should be slowed down and that couples be given the option to use contraceptives.
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Why can’t we have a plebiscite?

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | December 23, 2006 - 12:00am

During a fracas at the press conference of Speaker JDV and other congressmen/women in Dusit Hotel, I was surprised when a rather intelligent lady journalist echoed Mr. R. C. Constantino’s claim...

Opinion

Bro. Eddie, Ping, Roco pass ‘job interview’

By Katherine Adraneda | April 21, 2004 - 12:00am

Presidential candidates Panfilo Lacson, Raul Roco and Eddie Villanueva passed a "job interview" by the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) yesterday. But Eddie Gil, whom the Supreme...

Headlines

Another Roco vs Bro. Eddie debate

By Edu Punay | April 13, 2004 - 12:00am

Brace yourself for Round 2. Alyansa ng Pag-asa standard-bearer Raul Roco and Bangon Pilipinas Movement (BPM) presidential bet Eduardo Villanueva might again go one-on-one at the second presidential debate sponsored...

Headlines

GMA turns down Comelec-PPCRV debate as FPJ backs out

By Marichu Villanueva and Jose Aravilla | April 7, 2004 - 12:00am

President Arroyo is again not participating in the second presidential debate because her main rival in the May race, opposition front-runner Fernando Poe Jr., is again not showing up. The April 13 debate is organized...

Headlines

Targetting five million as breakaway margin

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | April 2, 2004 - 12:00am

If Reps. Francis Escudero and Mike Defensor ever agree on anything these days, it’s on "five million." Speaking for Fernando Poe Jr., Escudero always cites the magic number. Like, when 90 administration...

Opinion

Raul-Eddie faceoff: Agreement, not debate

By Edu Punay | March 24, 2004 - 12:00am

So much for a debate. The first televised presidential debate — between Raul Roco and Eddie Villanueva last Monday night — turned out to be a dud, with both sides having no issue to clash over. In the...

News Commentary