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It was in the twitter and facebook updates all day long, I had to wait to get home to get all the details about the death of Press Secretary Cerge Remonde.

Remonde passes away at the age of 51. He was found unconscious and “slumped inside the bathroom” of his home. He was immediately rushed to the Makati Medical Center where doctors tried, but failed to revive him.
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Starting January 10, 2009, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will enforce the total gun ban nationwide.

The authorities is enforcing the total gun ban on the first day of the official start of the election period, to curb election related violence.

National and local government officials who have existing uniformed security personnel assigned to protect, will also have their recalled. They may be reinstated but subject to the approval of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
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Yes, voting time will be longer this year. The May 10, 2010 national and regional elections has been extended by Comelec. Voters will have 3 more hours to vote this time.

The Commission on Elections extended the voting hours by 3 to accommodate the large number of voters in the clustered precincts.

Voting precincts will open at 7 a.m. this election, and will stay open until 6 p.m., three hours longer from its previous 3 p.m. cut-off.
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From the looks of it, she is not.

Because our president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo officially announced she will run for Congress in the 2010 elections.

A move that is interpreted by many as an obvious effort to cling to power, GMA’s quest for Congress is an unprecedented one in the history of the country.

Easily, the move was met with criticisms from different parties, and some even ask her to step down from her position once she filed her candidacy to prevent her using her the presidency to her advantage.

Now, her intention was made known. Whether this would become a reality is up to the constituents of the second district of Pampanga if they would allow this happen.

If they do, we know who to blame.

Realizing his chances of winning in the 2010 presidential elections because of insufficient political funds, former Public Works Secretary Hermoneges Ebdane Jr. backed out of the race.

Ebdane made his announcement, which caught many by surprise, in a press briefing at the UP Bahay ng Alumni in Quezon City.

“After much reflection, I have decided to formally end my presidential bid. I have come to this decision to spare my friends, supporters and my family from the agony and burden of joining a fight which we cannot win,” Ebdane said.

Ebdane is the second presidential bet to quit the race after Senator Francis “Chiz’’ Escudero earlier withdrew his bid.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman, and Celebrity Duets Season 1 winner, Bayani Fernando is adamant in pursuing his presidential bid. He even announced recently that he would be resigning his post soon as MMDA chairman to pursue his bid for the presidency in the 2010 elections. “There is no turning back. Definitely I’m resigning soon,” he said.

Fernando lost to Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro during the selection of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD’ standard-bearer last September. He hinted however that he might run as an independent candidate with the blessing of this party.
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The news about Chiz Escudero quitting NPC still came as a surprise to many. Senator Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero held a press conference at the Club Filipino to announce that he is quitting the Nationalist People’s Coalition yesterday.

But at the conference, Escudero didn’t make any concrete announcement about his political plan, but instead asked for more time to decide if he would run for president. He however, ruled out defecting to another party, saying that being attached to vested groups might weigh down his commitment to the Filipino people.
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Aspirants for the local and national election next year can file their candidacy starting November 20. The Commission on Elections has set the filing of certificates of candidacy to start on November 20. In Resolution 8678, the Comelec said their offices would start receiving COCs on November 20 until midnight of November 30, 2009.

For those aspiring for the positions of president, vice president and senators, the Comelec said that they should file their COC with the Comelec Law Department in Intramuros, Manila. Those who will run for congressional districts in the National Capital Region should file at the office of the regional election director (RED) for Metro Manila.

On the other hand, the office of the provincial election supervisors would receive the COCs for congressmen of legislative districts in the provinces and for provincial elective posts.

The Comelec said that the candidates should file their COCs in personal.

Calling it the “most difficult” decision in his entire life, Senator Mar Roxas withdrew his presidential plan and threw his support behind the candidacy of Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

“Today, I am announcing my support for the candidacy of Noynoy Aquino for president in 2010,” said Roxas during the press conference held at the historic Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan early Tuesday night. Noynoy was also present during the said press conference.

Broadcaster Korina Sanchez, who is engaged to Roxas, was said to be seen crying as Roxas made his speech.
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Senator Francis Pangilinan, who is himself willing to give up his bid for the vice-presidency if only to unite their group, the Liberal Party, said Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas should also be willing to sacrifice should Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III seeks for the presidency.

“I know Mar and his family have given up so much as well in preparations for 2010, and this too will be a huge sacrifice on their part. But nothing is more important than sacrificing or our country and for the change we desperately need as a nation,” Pangilinan said.
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