It's Gibo - Edu

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cial. Lakas-Kampi standard bearer Sec. Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro has finally picked former OMB chair Edu Manzano to be his running mate in the 2010 Philippine Presidential Election.

Fast Facts about Edu Manzano

During Manzano's term as vice mayor of Makati, he became the national president of the Vice Mayor's League of the Philippines.

He received the prestigious Outstanding and Unblemished Vice Mayor Award by no less than the National Press Club and the Outstanding Vice Mayor Award by the Consumers Union of the Philippines.

In 1993, the COMELEC ruled that he is Filipino citizen.

Noynoy, come hell or high water?

By Carmen N. Pedrosa, Philippine Star

You’d think that with so much suffering and destruction from typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng, politics would have taken a back seat. It didn’t. Not even if almost a thousand Filipinos were killed....

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Philippines battles flood chaos

BBC News

Rescuers carry a boy down a ladder after the family spent the night on the roof of their house near Manila, 27 September 2009

Rescue teams are stepping up efforts to reach flood victims in the Philippines, where at least 72 people are feared to have died following torrential rains.

Tropical Storm Ketsana triggered the worst flooding in decades in the capital Manila and nearby provinces.

Ping crime writer, wiretapper, killer—Jinggoy

By Christine Avendaño

Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Panfilo Lacson was not only the “best crime writer” but also a wiretapper and killer, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada Wednesday said in a privilege speech aimed at countering the charges Lacson had hurled against him and his father.

Cojuangco to field bets against nephews

by Fel V. Maragay

Manila Standard Today

The Nationalist People’s Coalition headed by tycoon Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. will field its own presidential and vice-presidential candidates in 2010 even as two of his nephews are also aspiring for the presidency.

This was disclosed yesterday by Senator Loren Legarda who rejected the speculation that the NPC was redrawing its political plan and had to cancel a meeting of party leaders yesterday.

Cojuangco’s party was grooming Legarda and Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero to form its presidential tandem. But up to now, the party has not announced who between Legarda and Escudero will be the standard bearer.

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By Christine Avendaño - Philippine Daily Inquirer

With election fever gripping the country, Sen. Panfilo Lacson Monday claimed that deposed President Joseph Estrada had bullied Alfonso Yuchengco into selling his stake in Philippine Long Distance Co. (PLDT) to the group of Manuel V. Pangilinan.

Lacson said he would not be doing his duty as an elected official if he did not expose the character of Estrada, an actor who plans to run for president next year.

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