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Philippines
Bongbong eyes Presidential run
Supporters convincing him to run for the Top Job
MANILA- Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is considering a run for the presidency in 2016.
Marcos said although seeking reelection as a senator was his “default setting,” there were calls for him to run for president.
“Many have been saying that I should run (for President). I listen to all of them, and I’m happy for their strong support. So, we will thoroughly study everything,” Marcos said.
The only son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos and Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos, Senator Marcos had kept silent on any plan to run for President.
In her birthday celebration last year, Mrs. Marcos said she dreamed of returning to Malacañang with her son becoming president.
The senator said he has seen the presidency from different sides, while most people just see the grandeur and power.
“I saw my father at the end of the day and at the beginning of the day, the kind of problems he had to face. The kind of very serious sacrifices you have to make if you want to become a good president,” he said.
Philippines
NEWS
NBI goes Online
MANILA - Starting April 1 this year, the National Bureau of Inveatigation (NBI) will fully implement the online registration and electronic payment, including the appointment system clearance. “Almost all of us are using internet, we better make use of them in transacting business with NBI,” NBI spokesman Nick Suarez said. He said those interested need only visit the NBI website at www.nbi.gov.ph or clearance. nbi.gov.ph and you will be directed on how to register your clearance online,
get appointment and when and where
to bring your e-Payment prior to your appearance at any NBI Clearance Center. Suarez said this procedure is nationwide in scope.
Marcos said anybody can be a president, but not everyone can be a good one. There is no use in becoming president if you cannot be a good one, he added.
The Nacionalista Party senator told dzMM that he was going to be a candidate for 2016, but it was as yet unclear for which position.
“But we have a saying that luck is only being ready when opportunity presents itself. This means one should be ready for luck. So I will make myself the luckiest to the best of my ability,” he said.
Anticipating questions about his graduation from Oxford, Marcos said he would go to London over the Holy Week to collect his records to put an end to the controversy.
Big Business Support BBL
MANILA - The Makati Business Club (MBC) reaffirmed its continuing and unwavering support for the Mindanao peace process on the eve of the first anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). “We renew our call to the government to put the peace process back on track at the soonest possible opportunity,” MBC said in a statement.To enhance prospects for peace in Mindanao in southern Philippines, it urged Congress to resume discussions on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) at the earliest time.
The influential business group warned against being distracted by the massacre of 44 police commandos in a clash with separatist rebels in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, last January 25.
“Slowly, I am addressing these concerns. I already got my file from La Salle, that’s for my high school. I will get everything so that when questioned again, I can show them the papers, and there’s no need for me to explain,” he said.
He also said he expects some people will take it against him for being the son of the martial law strongman.
“We cannot change history, and we really cannot change what actually happened,” the senator said. “You can’t say this happened, and this did not happen. It would just be easy to prove my father accomplished many things, and there were significant developments in the country when he was President,” he said.
“Now, if there are personal issues or whatever it is, that’s a different matter. But as a President, I cannot perhaps turn my back on the record of my father. Also, I have always been saying that whatever opinions you have about my father, I think that can no longer be changed, regardless of what I may say or do. So the record of my father will stand. My father does not need help to explain his record. History speaks for itself,” he added.
Peace with
Leftists Urged
MANILA - Lawmakers have urged the Aquino administration to likewise continue its peace talks with the communist rebels to once and for all end the decades-long insurgency problem in the country.
1-BAP party-list Rep. Silvestre Bello III, who served as government peace negotiator with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) during the Arroyo administration and Justice Secretary of then President Fidel V. Ramos, said the current administration should not be too preoccupied solely with the Mindanao peace process, and should also flex its muscles to ensure the resumption of the peace negotiations with the leftists.
Willie Revillame
to launch
‘Wowowin’ in
GMA Network
Controversial comedian and TV host Willie Revillame has finally inked a contract with GMA on March 20.
“Yung excitement is not for me eh. Doon sa mga tao, especially ‘yung mga kababayan natin na na-miss ko. Sa araw-araw mong ginagawa ‘yun for nine years, ito babalik ka para sa kanila. It’s not para sa akin, ‘yung pagbibigay ng saya, pagbibigay ng konting pag- asa at ‘yung konting tulong, ‘Yun ang gusto kong gawin talaga,” says Willie.
The signing was held at the GMA Network Center and was attended by the network’s high-ranking officials such as GMA Chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe L. Gozon, President and Chief Operating Officer Mr. Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Felipe S. Yalong.
Joining Willie are his lawyers, and the director of his program, Randy Santiago.
“Naisip ko, siya [Randy] naman nagbigay sa ‘kin ng break dati, Siguro, ito na ‘yung chance na I’m saying ‘thank you.’ At the same time, samahan mo naman ako. Ako naman ang magbibigay ng konting pasasalamat sa ‘yo. Siya ang director ng programa, “ says Willie.
He is set to have a variety/game show, similar to the previous ones he had with the other TV networks.
“Itong programang ito ay ‘Wowowin’. Yung ‘win,’ sila ang winner dito eh. ‘Yung wow na feeling, ‘di ba? ‘Yung feeling na ‘yun, it’s Wowowin,” he shares. Willie says the program is set to debut soon. He remains mum about the exact date, but says that it will be a weekly show that will air every Sunday.
Despedida in the PCCF
Well-wishers attend the despedida for new Ambassador to Jordan Junever Mahilum-West at the St. Ohrid church at East York.
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