Bautista’s mayoral victory parallels this year’s dominance of actors in Philippine politics. In the Senate alone, former actors Sens. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr., Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Manuel “Lito” Lapid, and ex-Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III scored decisive wins.
Daily Archives: May 24, 2010
PROFILE: Renato C. Corona
May 24, 2010 – 12:17 pm
With an apparently pro-Arroyo voting record favoring government secrecy and his wife an official of a controversial state-owned company, Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato C. Corona’s eight-year term gets off to a rocky start.