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The 2010 Presidential Elections

• 2010 Presidentiables and Surveys
• Choosing the Palace Successor: Philippine Presidential Elections 2010
• What The?! Obama of the Philippines? Please.
• 10 Reasons Why I’m Not Voting Noli de Castro for Philippine President in 2010, and Why I Think You Shouldn’t Either
• Philippine Presidential Elections 2010 Amidst Economic Crisis — The Boon and the Bane
• And My Vote for Philippine President Come 2010 Goes To…
• Podcast: Whose Game Is It Anyway? (On the 2010 Elections Survey Results)
• Behind Frosted Glass: Uncovering the “Man” in Manny Villar
• Because Every Filipino Just Needs A Break
• Anyone But Willie Revillame, Please.
• Withdrawal of Support to “Manny Villar for President in 2010″
• Podcast: A MARvelous Day for Liberal Party: Roxas withdraws presidential bid in favor of Aquino
• Panic In Hell’s Kitchen: LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD may not be as smug as they portray re: 2010 elections
• Who Will Win in the 2010 Presidential Elections?
• Jose De Venecia III is running for senator after all
• Getting Paid for Writing Crap (and disclosing it)
• Dear SWS, re: 3rd Quarter survey results released October 14, 2009
• The Problem with Noynoy
• In Response to @Cocoy re: Noynoy
• Dumbing our kids down, damning their future
• Arroyo is resigning from Lakas-Kampi
• It’s Gibo-Edu in 2010 for Lakas-Kampi CMD
• Going for tried, getting tired
• So is the glass half-empty? Or half-full?
• Mutations
• Gibo is on a roll. But is he getting anywhere?
• It’s Manny for Manny
• Here come the Yellow Army
• Manny Villar’s “Naging Mahirap” / “Hindi Bawal Mangarap ang Mahirap” TVC Campaign Lyrics, Videos, Free MP3 download
• Gibo Teodoro’s “Sulong” informercial aka “Posible” lyrics
• That abstract concept called “poverty”
• Who among the presidentiables will be bad for the economy?
• Have a Little Faith
• Nacionalista’s Manny Villar kicks off campaign in Calamba, Laguna
• “Lipad” lyrics and video: Gibo Teodoro’s new TV commercial
• Screw the Surveys
• How’s Your Blogging?
• Gordon Dropped it Like it’s Hot
• Winnie Monsod’s “Why I Will Vote for Noynoy” article is a hoax
• Consider the “Donkey Vote”
• Who’s to blame for Villar’s drop in surveys?
• Just Because
• Proud and Prejudiced
• You are What You Read
• Are you ready for Erap 2.0?
• Latest Issues Plaguing Comelec as of May 4, 2010
• Iglesia ni Cristo Endorses Aquino-Roxas, Mixed Senatorial Lineup
• Securing First 8 Copies of ERs: Safeguard Against Automated “Garci”
• Search This Heart: A Voter’s Prayer
• Breaking News: Gibo Teodoro leads presidentiables survey
• Villar concedes to Aquino #eleksyon2010 #purplethumb

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Buried on page three of the Philippine Star yesterday is an article that reads “Arroyo to announce resignation from Lakas-Kampi”. Placed way below the page, it would go unnoticed to leisure readers.

Maybe it isn’t headline material as opposed to “Senate OKs plunder raps vs Ebdane, Puno” — after all, that’s the days hottest news indeed. Even Malacanang supports the filing of charges vs. latest presidential hopeful and former DPWH Secretary Ebdane and Dodie Puno — a P60.5B road fund allegedly squandered is not to be taken lightly.

I’m not so much into that sort of scandal because of the many previous ones this administration got involved with, nothing seems to surprise me anymore.

So let’s just talk elections 2010.

In a post preceding this, I have expressed “not a suggestion”, mind you, more like “thinking (stupidly) out loud” that for Gibo to have a chance at his presidential bid in 2010, he must “bolt out too”. And in that post, I also mentioned that since GMA is causing so much bad press for Gibo, it’s either he bolts out or GMA does.

And it looks like such is what’s about to happen (I am yet to confirm). In the Philippine Star article, it says “President Arroyo and other leaders of the Lakas-Kampi are expected to formally announce their resignation from their posts in the ruling party today to make way for a new set of officers.”

Aside from Arroyo, also expected to file their resignations are Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Lakas President, and Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Gabriel Claudio, Lakas Secretary-General. New officers will be elected on November 19 when the party holds their national convention.

Question now is whether this will create enough of a favorable impact on Gibo’s candidacy. Will this effect be strong enough to translate into votes now that GMA no longer sits as head of the party? Can this “kiss of death” be undone? We’ll see.

Suggested Further Reading:

• Gibo should bolt out too
• It’s Gibo-Edu in 2010 for Lakas-Kampi CMD
• DILG Sec. Puno, are you for real?
• It’s Manny for Manny
• Gibo is on a roll. But is he getting anywhere?