Sonny Belmonte Archives – Tinig ng Plaridel

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PROFILE: Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr.

Posted on 8 June 201011 June 2010
byFranz Jonathan G. de la Fuente (TNP)

While Belmonte boasts of confidence in winning the Speakership, he only has the support of 44 of 122 LP congressional candidates in Congress – a disadvantage in the battle for political allies, and thus technically reducing its mathematical chances.

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The House Speaker

Posted on 7 June 20107 June 2010
byFranz Jonathan G. de la Fuente (TNP)

However, more than a battle of gaining a seat in the House, there lies a battle of numbers in the race for the Speakership, when party ties and other political relationships are put to a test.

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PROFILE: Herbert M. Bautista

Posted on 24 May 201024 May 2010
byFranz Jonathan G. de la Fuente (TNP)

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.