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Profiles of the running for Presidency on Upcoming 2010 Elections:

Richard Gordon

Gilbert Teodoro

Manny Villar

Joseph Estrada

Jamby Madrigal

Eddie Villanueva

Noynoy Aquino

Contents:

Biography and Assets

Political Achievements

Platforms for Philippine Government

Richard Gordon
He was born on August 5, 1945 to James Leonard Tagle Gordon and Amelia Juico Gordon, (who were
both mayors of Olongapo City). In 1954, he completed his elementary education at the Colegio de San
Juan de Letran in Manila and on 1962, he completed his secondary education at the Ateneo de Manila
University. He stayed in Ateneo and completed his tertiary education, earning a degree of Bachelor of
Arts, major in History and Government in 1966. He was a student leader having been consistently
elected president of his class. On 1975, he graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Laws at the
University of the Philippines College of Law after taking a break in 1971 to run for the Constitutional
Convention. Prior to that he topped the 1969 UP Student Council elections leading to the First Quarter
Storm and joined the Upsilon Sigma Phi in 1968. From 1966 to 1967 he became a Brand Manager for
Procter and Gamble Philippines. Towards the end of the 1960s, he helped his mother Amelia run the
government of Olongapo after his father James Leonard Gordon was assassinated. With the declaration
of Martial Law after finishing his law degree and passing the bar, he became an Associate of ACCRA
Law Offices.

Achievements as government official

On September 1991, Gordon led a nationwide rally for the retention of the U.S. Bases in the
Philippines. The U.S. naval base in Subic Bay was a major income generating client of Olongapo City. In
the same year, Olongapo experienced the greatest volcanic cataclysm of the century when Mt.
Pinatubo erupted and dumped 14 inches of wet ash on the City. However, the Philippine Senate voted
12-11 to reject the extension of a bases treaty. Determined not to be defeated, Gordon and the
citizens of Olongapo fully mobilized and lobbied for 3 months to include the free port concept into the
Bases Conversion Act which hitherto had been hastily cobbled together without consulting the people
directly affected. They succeeded in their first unusual act of self-empowerment and volunteerism
when the special provisions for the establishment of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone under the Subic Bay
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U.S. Navy completed its withdrawal from the facility and its conversion for civilian and commercial use
began. Volunteerism and the high civic spirit of the host community marked the pioneering efforts at
conversion.

SBMA & Subic Bay Freeport

In the 1992 local elections, Gordon won a landslide victory and was reelected as mayor of Olongapo
City. 1993, a citizen questioned Gordon's dual duty as mayor of Olongapo City and as chairman of the
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. The Supreme Court decided that Gordon must hold one position.
Gordon decided to vacate his position as Mayor and assumed the position of SBMA chairman in full
capacity. In the 1995 local elections, his wife Katherine, a three term Congresswoman, was elected
mayor of Olongapo. In the 1996 APEC Summit, 18 world leaders were impressed with the facility and
Subic became a new investment hub in Southeast Asia[4]. Bluechip companies like FedEx Express,
Enron, Coastal Petroleum now El Paso Corporation, Taiwan computer giant Acer and France telecoms
company Thomson SA invested US$2.1 Billion in the freeport reinvigorating the economy and creating
70,000 jobs replacing those lost during the US Navy withdrawal.

1998 forced removal

During the late 1990s, Gordon became one of Joseph Estrada's vocal critics over differences on the US
Naval Base. After winning by a large margin during the 1998 presidential elections, President Estrada
issued Administrative Order No. 1 removing Gordon as Chairman of SBMA. Estrada appointed Felicito
Payumo, Gordon's critic and congressman of Bataan as new chairman. The removal process was not
easy. Hundreds of volunteers barricated the gates of SBMA and Gordon locked himself inside the SBMA
Administrative Office Building 229. The issue sparked the interest local and foreign press known as the
Showdown at Subic. Gordon filed for a temporary restraining order before the local court. The local
court of Olongapo granted Gordon's request but Payumo's party filed an appeal before the Court of
Appeals. The CA reversed the local court's ruling and it was affirmed by the Supreme Court G.R. No.
134171. With the Supreme Court decision, Gordon called Payumo and turned over the reins of SBMA at
the Subic Bay Yacht Club two months later on 3 September 1998. Together with the Subic volunteers,
they cleaned up the facility.

Philippine National Red Cross and Department of Tourism

Since 1986, Gordon was elected as governor of the Philippine National Red Cross, taking active roles in
rescue, relief and rehabilitation in various disasters from shipwrecks, typhoons, 1990 earthquake in
Cabanatuan, 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, 2004 landslides in Aurora, Quezon and 2006
Ginsaugun, Southern Leyte mudslide and the PhilSports Arena stampede. Currently he is the chairman
as well as a Member of the Governing Board of the International Federation of the Red Cross. On
January 2001, Gordon actively participated in the second EDSA Revolution that led to the removal of
Joseph Estrada from the presidency. Newly installed President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed
Gordon as secretary of the Department of Tourism. With his experience as a former brand manager of
Procter and Gamble Philippines and chairman of SBMA, Gordon placed the Philippines in the
international tourism map by actively marketing the Philippines in several tourism expositions and
road shows with the Wow Philippines campaign strategy winning awards at ITB and WTM. From 2002,
after four years of negative growth and in spite of threats of terror post 9-11, Abu Sayyaf kidnappings,
SARS, Oakwood Mutiny, tourism arrival increased heavily. He also encouraged domestic tourism by
holding regional events and having provincial destinations showcased at Intramuros and the
rationalization of Holiday Economics. He held the position until January 2004.

Senate

In the 2004 national elections, Gordon ran as senator of the Philippines. In the initial public opinion
survey, Filipinos were lukewarm on electing Gordon as senator. But with his very positive personality

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and achievements aired in TV and radio advertisements, public opinion changed and Gordon won and
received the fifth highest number of votes from the electorate.

During the 13th Congress (2004–2007), as Chairman of the Senate Committee of Constitutional
Amendments and Revision of Laws, he upheld the supremacy of the Constitution at all times. Though
he may not have voted for the ratification of the 1987 Constitution, he took an oath to preserve and
defend it. He insisted on the lawful process of Charter Change only according to the process set forth
in the Constitution. He opposed the method of Constituent Assembly or "con-ass" initiated by President
Arroyo and House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr., which was possible in the 1935 Constitution but
unlawful in the current Constitution[5], as well as the dubious[6] Sigaw ng Bayan People's Initiative
and was one of the triumphant parties in the case of Lambino and Aumentado vs. COMELEC, G.R. No.
174153, October 25, 2006.

He also preserved the separation of powers in government and asserted the Senate’s constitutional
right and duty to conduct inquiries in aid of legislation against Executive Order No. 464 in Senate, et
al. vs. Ermita, G.R. No. 169777, April 20, 2006, and Executive Order No. 1 in Sabio vs. Gordon, et al.,
G.R. No. 174340, October 17, 2006.

He was also responsible for the passage of Republic Act No. 9369 — or the Automated Elections
System to obviate cheating and post election controversies and protests that hound Philippine
elections.

On April 9, 2008, Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor in Bataan, President Arroyo signed into law
Republic Act No. 9499- Gordon's Veterans Bill[7]. The Filipino World War II Veterans Pensions and
Benefits Act of 2008 amends Sections 10 and 11 of Republic Act No. 6948, as amended, by removing
the prohibition against our veterans receiving benefits from the United States government. Before the
law was signed, the Philippine government benefits of veterans would be revoked once they were
granted benefits by the United States government. Because of Gordon’s advocacy and persistence,
this prohibition is now eliminated, and Filipino veterans will now be able to receive any form of benefit
from any foreign government without losing the benefits given to them by the Philippine government.

He was the principal author of the National Tourism Policy Act of 2009 or Republic Act 9593[8],
declaring a national policy for tourism as an engine of Investment and employment, growth and
national development that was signed by President Arroyo in Cebu on May 12, 2009 and witnessed by
the country's tourism private sector.

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GILBERTO “GIBO” COJUANGCO TEODORO, JR.

In a time of great change, a beacon is needed to guide the Filipinos. Gilberto “Gibo” Cojuangco
Teodoro, Jr. can be that beacon.

Gibo is the only son of former Social Security System (SSS) administrator Gilberto Teodoro, Sr. and
former Batasang Pambansa member Mercedes Cojuangco-Teodoro. During his elementary and high
school days at Xavier School in San Juan City, Gibo was the tall, lanky, and curly-haired kid who wore
teeth and back braces. But the young Gibo was exceptionally smart and genial. He may have come
from a prolific family, but Gibo was neither sheltered nor a snob. Growing up, he had an early taste of
politics and he showed great interest for public service..
STRONG SENSE OF JUSTICE
He was elected Kabataang Barangay president in his hometown Tarlac in 1980 and concurrently
became Central Luzon Kabataang Barangay president for five years. He was bona fide member of the
Sanguniang Panlalawigan of Tarlac from 1980 to 1986.

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He furthered his education at the De La Salle University Manila, graduating with a degree in Bachelor
of Science in Commerce Major in Financial Institutions in 1984. A strong sense of justice inspired him
to pursue a Law degree at University of the Philippines, where he received the Dean’s Medal for
Academic Excellence in 1989—the same year he topped the Philippine Bar exams. Subsequently, he
passed the New York State Bar examinations in 1997.

Gibo completed his masters degree at the Harvard Law School in Massachusetts and, just early this
year, he was given the first honorary Doctor of Laws degree by West Negros University of Bacolod.
POLITICAL CAREER
For seven years, Gibo practiced his profession at the Estelito Mendoza Law Firm until his congressional
candidacy in 1998. By his own merits, Gibo won and became Tarlac’s First District Representative for
three terms (nine years). While in congress, Gibo was a proponent of human rights, economic
development, and progress.

Aside from being a licensed commercial pilot, he also holds rank as colonel in the Philippine Air Force
Reserve Force.
Gibo, 45, is married to present Tarlac First district Representative Monica “Nikki” Prieto-Teodoro and
they have one son named Jaime Gilberto.

As the 34th and youngest Department of National Defense Secretary, Gibo is headstrong on preserving
the security of the country. As the concurrent Chairman of National Disaster Coordinating Council, he
is proactive and involved in disaster management.

Plans: Governance; Internal revenue Allotment

Charter Change, Revision
amendment of charter
Disaster Risk Management Act
Economy
Education: Student loan program
Sharing, Pork Barrel, Corruption alluviation,
and actual
Regional Autonomy
National Leadership
Peace and order
Poltical dynasty Bill
Reproductive Health Bill

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Manny Villar
Working Student
He was born to a simple family in Moriones, Tondo, Manila. His father, Manuel Montalban Villar, Sr., a
government employee, hailed from Cabatuan, Iloilo and his mother Curita Bamba, a seafood dealer,
came from Pampanga and Bataan. Manny is the second child in a brood of nine. At a very young age,
he was already helping his mother sell shrimp and fish in the Divisoria Market. With the burning desire
for a better future and a strong determination to improve his family’s living conditions, Manny worked
hard in selling shrimps and fish to be able to send himself to school.
“I learned from my mother what it takes to be an entrepreneur,” he revealed. “And it means working
really hard to achieve your dreams.” In Divisoria, he marveled at the volume of sales that Chinese
merchants were making, thus he vowed early on to become an entrepreneur.
Hard work, persistence, and perseverance became his guiding principles in life. This earned him the
title “Mr. Sipag at Tiyaga.”
He continues to inspire Filipinos with his life story and encourages each and every kababayan to
improve their quality of life and fulfill their dreams through the very values he believes in -- “sipag at
tiyaga.”
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Manny Villar was a working student at the University of the Philippines, the premier institution of
higher learning in the country, where he obtained his undergraduate and master’s degree in business
administration and accountancy. By then, he was also putting in long hours as a fish and shrimp
trader, where the action starts at the ungodly hours of the morning when the catch lands in the
market.
After graduation, he tried his hand as an accountant at the country’s biggest accounting firm, Sycip
Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co). He resigned shortly though to venture on his own seafood delivery
business.
When a restaurant he was delivering stocks to did not pay him, he printed out “meal tickets” which he
persuaded the restaurant owners to honor. He then sold these tickets at a discounted price to office
workers. It took him one year to liquidate his receivables.
He worked briefly as a financial analyst at the Private Development Corporation of the Philippines. His
job was to sell World Bank loans, despite the attractive rates of which there were no takers. Convinced
that he could make it on his own again, he quit his job and promptly availed of one of the loans.
So with an initial capital of P10,000 in 1975, Villar purchased two reconditioned trucks and started his
sand-and-gravel business in Las Piñas.
Housing Innovator
It is here while delivering construction materials to big developers that Manny Villar came up with the
idea of selling house and lot packages when the convention then was for homeowners to buy lots and
build on them.
Manny Villar became the housing industry leader, and the biggest homebuilder in Southeast Asia,
having built more than 100,000 houses for the poor and middle class Filipino families.
He then initiated mass housing projects to achieve economies of scale. His various innovations
practically created the country’s mass housing industry. The Philippine Center for Investigative
Journalism calls him “the dean of the (Philippine) real estate industry.”
Awards and Distinctions
For his business achievements, he was made cover story in the Far Eastern Economic Review. And his
life story was also featured in Asiaweek, Forbes, AsiaMoney and Asian Business Review.
He garnered various awards such as the Ten Outstanding Young Men Award (1986) by the Philippine
Jaycees, Agora Award for Outstanding Achievement in Marketing Management (1989), Most
Outstanding CPA by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (1990) and Most
Outstanding UP Alumnus (1991).
Through the years, universities and colleges all over the country have conferred upon Villar honorary
degrees in various fields in recognition of his exemplary performance in public service, his pioneering
initiatives and innovations that revolutionalized the country’s mass housing and real estate industry,
and his distinct role in the enactment of economic and social reform laws that are vital in sustaining
the country’s economic momentum and improvement of the lives of Filipinos, particularly the cause of
small and medium enterprises.
Among these universities and colleges that have bestowed Honoris Causa to Villar are: Adamson
University, Doctor of Science; Bataan Polytechnic State College, Doctor of Humanities; Bulacan State
University, Doctor of Humanities; Cagayan State University, Doctor of Humanities; Central Luzon State
University, Doctor of Humanities; Foundation University (Dumaguete), Doctor of Humanities; Laguna
State Polytechnic College, Doctor of Humanities and Entrepreneurship; Pangasinan State University,
Doctor of Development Management; Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Doctor of
Business Administration; Ramon Magsaysay Technological University, Doctor of Entrepreneurial
Management; Romblon State College, Doctor of Humanities; Tarlac State University, Doctor of Public
Administration; Wesleyan University-Philippines, Doctor of Humanities; and Western Visayas College of
Science and Technology, Doctor of Technology in Entrepreneurial Management.
Political Career
In a stunning political debut in 1992, Villar won with the most overwhelming mandate among
congressmen in Metro Manila. He promptly applied his economic and managerial expertise as a key
member of the House’s economic team, marshalling in economic reform measures of the Ramos
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the Philippines. He was the House representative in the government’s negotiations with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C. in 1992.
He also oversaw various infrastructure projects in his districts like the construction of concrete roads
and the Alabang-Zapote Flyover. He introduced the “Friendship Route” to ease the traffic problems in
southern Manila by persuading subdivision homeowners to open up their roads to the general public.
He succeeded in passing Republic Act 8003 “Declaring Certain Areas in Las Piñas as Tourist Spots.”
The law formalized his program of rehabilitating historical and cultural landmarks in Las Piñas starting
with the world-famous Bamboo Organ Church. The ongoing project dubbed as “Las Piñas Historical
Corridor” covers the stretch of the Old District and may even rival the Intramuros and Vigan
restoration projects.
A staunch environmentalist, he initiated a privately funded tree planting drive in his district. He
developed a P10-million tree nursery beside his home. He also quietly led a dedicated tree-planting
drive complete with maintenance and watering of tree seedlings planted in the open spaces of the
community.
When he realized that many poor students could not go to school because they do not even have fare
money, he organized the “Manpower on Wheels” Program, a livelihood training school housed in a van
that makes the rounds in depressed areas. The program has since produced more than 5,000
graduates and has been awarded by various government and civic organizations for its innovative
scheme.
During his first term, he steered Las Piñas and Muntinlupa to cityhood. He pointed out: “As a
developer, I have always envisioned these two communities as the ‘Twin Cities of the South’ of Manila.
In fact, Las Piñas and Muntinlupa are the two fastest growing communities in the country today.”
For his constituency work and personal vow, he extended grants of home sites to some 10,000 poor
families in Barangay CAA, Las Piñas City. Two major roads were also opened in his district: the Sucat-
Pulanglupa Link Road to Parañaque and the Zapote-Molino (Daang Hari) Link Road to Cavite, thus
alleviating the traffic congestion in the area.
During his second term, he was able to upgrade the Las Piñas District Hospital with a new building and
better facilities. He also launched the “Sagip-Bukas” Drug Prevention Program on all the private and
public schools of Las Piñas to educate the youth about the dangers of drug abuse. He also nationalized
the Las Piñas High School to upgrade its facilities.
By the end of his second term of office, Villar had already proven beyond doubt his capacity for
excellence as a true Filipino entrepreneur and a brilliant public servant who can get things done.
Champion for Entrepreneurs
In 1995, Manny Villar ran for re-election and won an unprecedented 142,000 votes, the highest
number of votes for a congressman in the entire country. Winning media acclaim as an outstanding
congressman as well as the respect and recognition of his peers, he was elected to chair the
Committee on Entrepreneurship.
As one of the leading entrepreneurs in the country, he championed the cause of small and medium-
sized enterprises. He authored and passed into law the landmark New Magna Carta for Small and
Medium Enterprises (RA 8289). He initiated creative legislation such as the establishment of the Small
and Medium Enterprises Stock Exchange and Business One-Stop-Shop centers, the latter he
immediately implemented in Las Piñas City with the help of local officials.
Speaker of the House
It was no surprise then to those in the know when he gained the remarkable acclaim of 171 of 220
congressmen as the Speaker of the 11th Congress of the House of Representatives.
In a time when the country is slowly recovering from a host of economic and political crises, the
election of the ‘brown taipan’ at the helm of Congress signaled a watershed event in the Philippine
political history. The rise of Manny Villar ushered in a new consensus of leadership based on
managerial skills and not simply on oratory and rhetoric.
By his first year in office, Villar undertook three pathbreaking reforms. He succeeded in marshalling
consensus in the House to reform the ‘pork barrel’ system by limiting congressional discretion projects
to the set parameters of the Executive’s development policies. Secondly, he launched a revamp of
leadership by appointing at least seven neophyte congressmen to head powerful committees like
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with the passage of the “Clean Air Act,” a measure that for more than ten years and three previous
congresses were not able to pass.
On his second year in office, Manny Villar steered the 11th Congress into a record-breaking
achievement in legislation and economic reforms. Among the pioneering measures he shepherded into
law were the Retail Trade Liberization Act, the New Central Bank Act, the New Securities Code, and the
New Banking Act.
Senator of the Republic
In the national elections held last May 14, 2001, despite being a relative newcomer in national politics,
Manny Villar posted one of the most impressive showings in the national polls. On his first day in office,
he filed 204 bills covering a comprehensive legislative program of action— the first among neophyte
senators and the third highest filer among the senators of the 12th Congress of the Philippines.
After being elected by his colleagues, he assumed the position of Senate President Pro-Tempore, the
second to the highest post in the higher Chamber of Congress. He is presently the Chairman of the
Committee on Finance that is in charge of all deliberations and discussions on the national budget of
the country and the Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs. He is also the Vice Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on Agriculture. He authored 44 laws during the 12th
Congress, among them are: RA 9178 Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act, RA 9189 Overseas
Absentee Voting Act, RA 9208 Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act, RA 9257 An Act Granting Additional
Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens, and RA 9262 Anti-Violence Against Women and their
Children Act. He has filed Bills aimed at providing business opportunities for the people and improving
the Filipinos’ quality of life through basic health care, decent shelters, responsive social services, and
high quality education.
Outside the Senate’s halls, Villar actively sponsors the Sipag at Tiyaga Caravan Kaalaman, a livelihood
training program that provides skills and inspiration to people that will allow them to venture into their
own businesses. The caravan travels all over the country conducting livelihood seminars that are
consistently widely attended and appreciated.
He has also spearheaded the building of schools, sending out medical missions and setting up relief
operations whenever or wherever needed. He led the inauguration of the Las Piñas-Muntinlupa-
Laguna-Cavite (LPMLC) link road, more popularly known as Daang Hari, as part of his road
improvement program aimed at easing traffic in the south of Metro Manila. According to him, an
efficient and rationalized road network is one of the fundamental requirements in improving commerce
and spurring economic progress.
In February 2004, he was elected as President of the Nacionalista Party—the country’s oldest and
grandest political party. He was also named the Most Distinguished UP Alumnus—the highest
recognition given by the UP Alumni Association—for his exemplary public service and achievements.
Senator Manny Villar, despite his numerous accomplishments and heroism, has remained simple and
unaffected. A true family man, he is a devoted husband to Congresswoman Cynthia A. Villar (Lone
District of Las Piñas), and a loving father to sons Paolo and Mark and daughter Camille.
www.mannyvillar.com

ESTRADA, JOSEPH EJERCITO

AGE: 72
BIRTHDATE: April 19, 1937
BIRTHPLACE: Tondo, Manila
SPOUSE: Luisa Pimentel-Ejercito

OTHER INFORMATION:
• Movie Workers Welfare Foundation (MOWELFUND), Inc., founded and established
• ERAP Para sa Mahirap Foundation, Founder and President
• MARE Foundation Inc.
• Emar Pictures/JE Productions, owner and producer

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

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Year
Level School
Graduated
High School Ateneo de Manila University not available
College Mapua Institute of Technology (dropped out) not available

CAREER HISTORY

Position Office Years

President Malacañang, Republic of the Philippines
· 11 million margin victory
· Ordered the removal of sovereign guarantees on
contracts for public projects
· Ordered the relief of corrupt military officials.
Ordered wide-ranging investigation of all government contracts
entered into by previous administrations to ensure that it is
advantageous to the people
· Ordered investigation of suspected tax evaders—
some of which contributed to his campaign June 30,
1998-
· Undertook housing programs, prioritized low-cost January
homes for the poor 20, 2001
· Enacted EO No. 151 (Farmer’s Trust Fund) in
September 1999, allowing the voluntary consolidation of small
farm operation into medium and large scale integrated
enterprise that can access long-term capital
· Launched Magkabalikat Para Sa Kaunlarang
Agraryo (MAGKASAKA)
· Underwent a Senate Impeachment Trial to
investigate allegations of plunder and corruption
· Ousted from post January 20, 2001
Vice President Republic of the Philippines
· Presidential Adviser on Crime Prevention and Law
Enforcement
· Chairman of the Presidential Anti-Crime
Commission (PACC), member of the National Security Council 1992-
1998
o Cut PACC’s operational control over its task
forces because of the issuance of EO 221 in 1995
· Founded the Philippine Drug Abuse Resistance
Education (PhilDARE) Program to address growing problem of
drug abuse among youth
Senator Philippine Senate 1987-
1992
· Chairman of the Committee on Public Works
· Vice Chairman of the Committee on Health
· Vice Chairman of the Committee on Natural
Resources and Ecology
· Vice Chairman of the Committee on Urban
Planning
· Passage of bills:

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o Irrigation project
o Protection and propagation of Carabaos
· One of the “Magnificent 12” who voted to
terminate the RP-US Military Bases Agreement which led to the
withdrawal of servicemen from Clark Air Base, Pampanga and
Subic Naval Base, Zambales
Mayor Municipality of San Juan
· Establishment of first San Juan Municipal High
School
· Establishment of the Agora complex
· Establishment of a modern slaughterhouse
· Establishment of new government center with a
post office
· Establishment of mini parks
· Concreting 98% of San Juan’s roads and alleys
· Improved and renovated school buildings
· Constructed additional schools, health centers, 1967-
barangay halls, playgrounds and artesian wells to areas with low 1986
water supply
· Relocated 1,800 families from San Juan to Taytay,
Rizal (no cost to the affected families)
· First mayor to computerize assessment of Real
Estate Tax in Municipal Assessor’s Office
· Established San Juan Progress Foundation
· Established San Juan Police and Fire Trust Fund
· Established Friends of Joseph Estrada, offering free
burial assistance to poor folks of San Juan
· San Juan Municipality registered P24-M in savings
when he left his post

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Jamby Madrigal
One of the leaders of the crusade against government corruption and a staunch promoter of social
reforms in the Philippines is Maria Ana Consuelo Abad Santos Madrigal.
She is from a family of nation-builders and public servants. She is the granddaughter of a national hero
and martyr, Supreme Court Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos. Her granduncle, Assemblyman Pedro Abad
Santos, was the father and founder of the Socialist Party of the Philippines and a well-known defender
of the poor and the oppressed. Her paternal grandfather is Senator Vicente Madrigal, a businessman.,
industrialist, and one of the Philippine Republic’s elected senators in 1949. Her aunt, Senator Pacita
Madrigal-Gonzales—a senator during the Quezon and Magsaysay administrations—was the first
Administrator of the Social Welfare Administration, the predecessor of today’s Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Even before she became a senator, she had set up numerous foundations to help the Filipino people.
The Books-for-the-Barangay Foundation, Inc. has shipped more than P2.5 billion worth of books for
Philippine public elementary and high schools. The Abad Santos Madrigal Foundation, Inc. empowers
women and children through relevant and accessible livelihood programs. As of February 2006, its

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flagship project, the Basic Reflexology Training Program has trained more than 10,000 reflexology
therapists nationwide. The ABLE Foundation, Inc., meanwhile, has been providing scholarships to poor
deserving youth for years now. She also served as a Presidential Adviser for Children’s Affairs during
the term of President Joseph Estrada.

Today, as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations, as well as the
Committee on Cultural Communities, Senator Madrigal has filed bills that are responsive to the needs
of women and youth in the areas of education, juvenile justice, gender equality, and women
empowerment. Her main thrusts are anti-trafficking and anti-pornography measures to protect the
rights of women and children. She has authored bills for the protection of the indigenous peoples and
their ancestral domains. She has also filed bills to advance nationalist economics, advance the
protection of the environment and prevent large scale exploitation and plunder.

Working for the welfare of the country and fighting for the human rights of the Filipino people is a
tough job for a member of the Senate. In her struggle to fight for genuine reforms, she was subjected
to the indignity of being at the receiving end of the Manila Police water cannons while attending a
religious procession on 14 October 2005 along with other political activists. She has also initiated the
filing of complaints before the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) against
human rights abuses in the Philippines, and joined other advocates in filing cases before the Supreme
Court of the Philippines to question the legitimacy of actions taken by the executive department on
fundamental rights and liberties.
http://www.jambymadrigal.com/about_jamby.htm

Bayani Fernando
A professional Mechanical Engineer. He is the founder of the BF GROUP OF COMPANIES, dealing with
construction, steel, manufacturing and real estate. He has built the country’s tallest building, shopping
malls, industrial and residential subdivisions and facilities. He is a former Secretary of the Department
of Public Works and Highways.
He was a three-term City Mayor of Marikina, who transformed the former municipality into one of the
best-managed cities and a paradigm of responsive and effective governance. During his incumbency,
Marikina City was accorded 55 citations and distinctions
As Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Metropolitan Manila has been
dramatically changing into a livable metropolis. With his exceptional administrative skills and
leadership qualities that have now become the yardstick of performance, he continues to prove
himself as an agent of positive change. This earned him the moniker “Mr. Governance”.
For his outstanding work, he was conferred the Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, Ateneo de
Cagayan, The Outstanding Filipino(TOFIL) Award for Government Service, the H.R Reyes Academic
Medallion of Honor, Central Colleges of the Philippines and Doctor of the Public Administration, Honoris
Causa by the polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Mr. Political Will. “ Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re” a Latin phrase which means “ Gentle in manner,
Resolute in action”. He speaks and deals with people from all walks of life with amiable bearing of a
real gentleman but decides and acts with a firm political will, uncompromising with his principles. From
his passion of building structures, he now prides himself as a builder of character.
The Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
www.bayanifernando.com.ph

NoyNoy Aquino
Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III (born February 8, 1960) is a Senator for the Philippines
and a candidate for President of the Philippines in the 2010 election, intending to represent the Liberal
Party.[1] He is best known for being the only son of former President Corazon Aquino and Senator
Benigno Aquino, Jr.

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A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, he was seriously wounded by rebel soldiers in a failed coup
attempt during his mother's presidency. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Representatives as
Representative of the 2nd district of Tarlac province in the 11th Congress of the Philippines. In 2007,
he was elected to the Senate of the 14th Congress of the Philippines.

He is also the brother of TV host and actress Kris Aquino. Noynoy is a cousin of presidential candidate
Gilberto Teodoro. While Teodoro's mother Mercedes Cojuangco is the first cousin of Aquino's mother,
former President Corazon Aquino, both families have always been on different sides of the political
fence since the 1960's. [2]

Early life and education

Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III was born on February 8, 1960. He is the third of the of
five children of Benigno Aquino, Jr., who was then Vice Governor of Tarlac province, and Corazon
Aquino. He has four sisters, Maria Elena ("Ballsy"), Aurora Corazon ("Pinky"), Victoria Eliza ("Viel"), and
Kristina Bernadette ("Kris").

Aquino studied in Ateneo de Manila University for his elementary, high school, and college education,
graduating in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. After college, he joined his family in
Boston in exile.

In 1983, shortly after the murder of his father, Noynoy had a short tenure as a member of the
Philippine Business for Social Progress. From 1985 to 1986, he was retail sales supervisor and youth
promotions assistant for Nike Philippines and later an assistant for advertising and promotion for
Mondragon Philippines. In 1986, he joined Intra-Strata Assurance Corp. as vice-president of the family-
owned corporation.

On August 28, 1987, eighteen months into the presidency of Aquino's mother, rebel soldiers led by
Gregorio Honasan staged an unsuccessful coup attempt, attempting to siege Malacañang Palace.
Aquino was two blocks from the palace when he came under fire. Three of his four security escorts
were killed, and the last was wounded protecting him. Aquino himself was hit by five bullets, one of
which is still embedded in his neck[3].

From 1986 to 1993, Aquino was vice president and treasurer for Best Security Agency Corporation, a
firm owned by his uncle Antolin Oreta.[4] He went to work for the Central Azucarera de Tarlac in 1993,
the sugar refinery owned by the Cojuangco clan. He started out as an executive assistant for
administration, before becoming field services manager in 1996.[citation needed]

Political life

Aquino is a leading member of the Liberal Party. He currently holds the position of Vice Chairman of
the Liberal Party, having assumed the post on 17 March 2006. He was previously Secretary General of
the party (1999-2002), Vice-President of the Luzon Liberal Party (2002-2004), and Secretary General of
the party (2004-16 March 2006).

Aquino is associated with a faction of the Liberal Party which opposes the government of President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, citing alleged human rights violations.

House of Representatives

Aquino was elected to the House of Representatives in 1998, representing the 2nd District of Tarlac.
He won re-election in 2001 and 2004, and served until 2007.

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Aquino served on numerous committees as a member of Congress: the Public Order and Security,
Transportation and Communications, Agriculture, Banks &and Financial Intermediaries, Peoples’
Participation, Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, Appropriations, Natural Resources, and Trade and
Industry committees (11th Congress), the Civil, Political and Human Rights, Good Government, Public
Order and Security, Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy committees (12th Congress), and the
Banks and Financial Intermediaries, Energy, Export Promotion, Public Order and Safety committees
(13th Congress).

Aquino was also Deputy Speaker from November 8, 2004 to February 21, 2006.

One of Aquino's key legislative initiatives was to make requiring the procurement of the petroleum, oil
and lubricants requirements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to be done by public bidding

Senate

Barred by term limits from seeking a fourth term as the Representative for the second district of Tarlac
province, Aquino was elected to the Senate in the May 14, 2007 midterm elections under the banner of
the Genuine Opposition (GO), a coalition comprising a number of parties, including his own Liberal
Party, seeking to curb attempts by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to amend the Constitution. In his
political ads, he was endorsed by younger sister, TV host Kris Aquino, and mother, the late former
President Corazon Aquino. Although a devout Roman Catholic, he was endorsed by one of the largest
Protestant churches in the Philippines, the Jesus is Lord.[8][9][10] With more than 14.3 million votes,
Aquino's tally was the sixth highest of the 37 candidates for the 12 vacant seats elected from the
nation at large. He assumed his new office on June 30, 2007.

During the campaign, Aquino reached out to his former enemy, Senator Gregorio Honasan, supporting
his application for bail. "I endorse Honasan's request for bail para parehas ang laban. I was hit by
bullets from Honasan's men in the neck and hips but that's past now. The principle of my father was, '
Respect the rights even of your enemies.' Ito ang nagpatingkad ng demokrasya. Genuine reconciliation
is democracy in action," Aquino told Job Tabada of Cebu Daily News on 5 March 2007.[11] He was
referring to two bloody coup attempts against his mother in 1987 and 1989, in the first of which
Aquino was seriously injured.[12]

THE PLATFORM OF SENATOR BENIGNO “NOYNOY” S. AQUINO III

A National Leadership in Need of Transformational Change

•It weakens the democratic institutions that

hold our leaders accountable.
•Its legitimacy is under question;
•It hinders our local governments from
•It persecutes those who expose the truth delivering basic services;
about its illegitimacy and corruption;
•It has no vision of governance beyond political
•It stays in power by corrupting individuals and survival and self- enrichment.
institutions;
A People Crying out for Change
•It confuses the people with half-truths and
outright lies; •Corruption robs our children of their
protection, nutrition and education.
•It rewards, rather than punishes, wrongdoing;
•Corruption destroys our families and
•It offers no lasting solutions for the many communities.
problems of the country;

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•Corruption steals from our farmers and
workers.
A People’s Campaign of Renewed Hope…
•Corruption deters businessmen from investing
in our economy.

•This has eroded our spirit as individuals, as •Anchored on Ninoy’s and Cory’s legacy of
communities, as a people. change through the ways of democracy

•We have lost trust in the democratic
institutions we so courageously re-established
after the dictatorship.
•Our proven capacity for collective outrage and
righteous resistance has been weakened.
•Embraces the qualities of integrity, humility
and trust-worthiness in public leadership
•Recognizes the absence of these qualities in
government as a major cause of widespread
poverty, misery and despair.

•We have ceased to depend on the patriotism The Vision for the Philippines:
and civic engagement that used to animate
many of our efforts.

•We have become divided and alienated, A country with…

focusing only on ourselves and on our
individual pursuits.
1. A re-awakened sense of right and wrong,
•Our moral faculties as a people have been
through the living examples of our highest
paralyzed.
leaders;
•We have retreated into a dark world of self-
absorption and cynicism. Our collective despair
has reached its lowest point. 2. An organized and widely-shared rapid
expansion of our economy through a
Then finally, the gift of Light
government dedicated to honing and
mobilizing our people’s skills and energies as
well as the responsible harnessing of our
Cory Aquino passed on to the next life. From natural resources;
our sadness, we awakened to a shaft of light
cutting through the darkness. She left the
3. A collective belief that doing the right thing
does not only make sense morally, but
Filipinos a legacy of selfless love for country translates into economic value as well;
and people. Filipinos’ connection with each
other was rekindled.
4. Public institutions rebuilt on the strong
solidarity of our society and its communities.
In death, she enabled us to hope again for
decent government. The millions who
connected with Cory at her funeral represented
Our Mission:
something more than euphoria, sentiment or
transient emotions. They represented the
reverent memory of a good leader in the past
and the firm hope of having a similarly good We will start to make these changes first in
leader in the future. ourselves—by doing the right things, by giving
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mediocrity and dishonesty, and by giving
priority to others over ourselves.
We will make these changes across many
aspects of our national life.
A Commitment to Transformational Leadership:
1. From a President who tolerates corruption to
a President who is the nation’s first and most
determined fighter of corruption.
2. From a government that merely conjures
economic growth statistics that our people
know to be unreal to a government that
prioritizes jobs that empower the people and
provide them with opportunities to rise above
poverty.
3. From relegating education to just one of
many concerns to making education the
central strategy for investing in our people,
reducing poverty and building national
competitiveness.
4. From treating health as just another area for
political patronage to recognizing the
advancement and protection of public health,
which includes responsible parenthood, as key
measures of good governance.
5. From justice that money and connections
can buy to a truly impartial system of
institutions that deliver equal justice to rich or
poor.
Economy
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6. From government policies influenced by
well-connected private interests to a leadership
that executes all the laws of the land with
impartiality and decisiveness.
7. From treating the rural economy as just a
source of problems, to recognizing farms and
rural enterprises as vital to achieving food
security and more equitable economic growth,
worthy of re-investment for sustained
productivity.
8. From government anti-poverty programs
that instill a dole-out mentality to well-
considered programs that build capacity and
create opportunity among the poor and the
marginalized in the country.
9. From a government that dampens private
initiative and enterprise to a government that
creates conditions conducive to the growth and
competitiveness of private businesses, big,
medium and small.
10. From a government that treats its people
as an export commodity and a means to earn
foreign exchange, disregarding the social cost
to Filipino families to a government that
creates jobs at home, so that working abroad
will be a choice rather than a necessity; and
when its citizens do choose to become OFWs,
their welfare and protection will still be the
government’s priority.
Government Service
11. From Presidential appointees chosen
mainly out of political accommodation to
discerning selection based on integrity,
competence and performance in serving the
public good.
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12. From demoralized but dedicated civil Environment
servants, military and police personnel
destined for failure and frustration due to
inadequate operational support to professional,
motivated and energized bureaucracies with 15. From allowing environmental blight to spoil
adequate means to perform their public service our cities, where both the rich and the poor
missions. bear with congestion and urban decay to
planning alternative, inclusive urban
developments where people of varying income
levels are integrated in productive, healthy and
Gender Equality safe communities.

13. From a lack of concern for gender
disparities and shortfalls, to the promotion of
equal gender opportunity in all spheres of
public policies and programs.
16. From a government obsessed with
exploiting the country for immediate gains to
the detriment of its environment to a
government that will encourage sustainable
use of resources to benefit the present and
future generations.

Peace & Order

This platform is a commitment to change that

14. From a disjointed, short-sighted Mindanao
policy that merely reacts to events and
incidents to one that seeks a broadly supported
just peace and will redress decades of neglect
of the Moro and other peoples of Mindanao.
Filipinos can depend on. With trust in their
leaders, everyone can work and build a greater
future together.
source: http://www.noypipol.com/

Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" Villanueva

(born October 6, 1946) is a religious and political leader in the Philippines. He is the founder and
leader of the Jesus Is Lord Church. In 2004, he was a presidential candidate in the Philippine election.
He lost the election to incumbent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and placed last in a field of five candidates,
with 6.2% of the vote. On August 21, 2009, he announced that he will be running in the 2010 election.

He is the owner and chairman of ZOE Broadcasting Network, a commercial TV station currently
operated by GMA Network through Quality TeleVision (QTV). He is also the owner and president of
Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation Inc. (JILCF), a Christian school in Bocaue, Bulacan.

Biography

Brother Eduardo "Eddie" Villanueva, founder of Jesus Is Lord Church, was born in Bocaue, Bulacan, on
October 6, 1946. He is married to Adoracion "Dory" Villanueva and they have four children. His eldest
son, Eduardo "Jon-Jon" Villanueva, Jr., lost his campaign for mayor of Bocaue in 2004 but won in the
May 2007 elections. His daughter, Joni Villanueva, is a Christian singer and TV host. His other son, Joel
Villanueva, representing the CIBAC party list, is the fifth richest party-list congressman with a net
worth of P18.3 million).

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In 1969, Villanueva graduated with a degree in commerce, majoring in economics, from the Philippine
College of Commerce (PCC), since renamed the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He took up
law at the University of the Philippines but "was sidelined by activism and never had time to take the
bar [examination]."

He worked as a full-time faculty member in the Economics and Finance Department of PCC until 1972.
He then worked as the export manager of Maran Export Industries in 1973 and from 1976 to 1977, he
was the general manager of the Agape Trading Co. He returned to PCC, now renamed, in 1978 as a
part-time professor.

In 1978, Villanueva founded the Jesus is Lord Church formerly named Jesus is Lord Fellowship, which
started with just eight members. He claims that JIL now has some seven million members with
branches in Asia, Europe and North America.

Brother Eddie received the Gintong Ama (Golden Father) award for Socio-Civic/Religious Sector from
the Golden Mother and Father Foundation in June 1996. He was also voted Pastor of the Year in a 1998
worldwide search conducted by Dr. George Otis' High Adventure Ministries. The Ministries broadcasts
the Voice of Hope program in 72 countries.

Villanueva was ordained Minister of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in 1979 by the California-based
Victory in Christ Church|Victory in Christ Church and International Ministries. He has also been
conferred the office of Episcopacy by the Sectarian Body of Christ in the Philippines in April 1996.

In February 2001, Brother Eddie received the EDSA People Power Freedom Award for ZOE TV 11 for its
fair coverage of the People Power II movement. He founded and owns ZOE Broadcasting Network Inc.
and operates Channel 11 on Filipino television. Bro. Eddie hosts three ZOE programs, Diyos at Bayan,
PJM (Philippines for Jesus Movement) Forum and Jesus The Healer.

www.wikipedia.org

Conclusion:

After I've been thru with reading all of the candidates profile and achievements, including their plans
for the future of our country I have made a decision. The decision that is transparent and well balanced
according to my knowledge and evaluation to each candidate. I decided to choose and vote for Gilbert
Teodoro as the next president for upcoming 2010 elections.

Plans: Governance; Internal revenue Allotment

Charter Change, Revision
amendment of charter
Disaster Risk Management Act
Economy
Education: Student loan program
Sharing, Pork Barrel, Corruption alluviation,
and actual
Regional Autonomy
National Leadership
Peace and order
Poltical dynasty Bill
Reproductive Health Bill

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I do agree that his platforms are what our country will be needing in the future. He passed on my
credentials and standards for choosing a leader.

Recommendations:

I do suggest that other than positioning the presidentiables in every advertisement and other political
propaganda, it is much better to look for their “genetic profile” or the scrutiny of what can they do to
our country and how will they do it. Programs must not be subjective but objectively designed accord
to the needs of the countrymen.

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