Based on the latest Manila Standard poll conducted last Jan. 20 to 27, Senator Manny Villar catches up with Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in the Presidential race.

On the recent Social Weather Station (SWS) survey, Aquino leads the list of presidentiables to run on the 2010 election.

Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas II formally announced Tuesday, September 1, his withdrawal from the 2010 presidential race at a press conference at the Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan.

Senators Mar Roxas and Noynoy Aquino are being paired by their Liberal Party (LP) for the coming 2010 election.

After Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson withdraws his presidential bid, he is now considering to run as vice president.

Senator Panfilo Lacson, the supposed to be presidential aspirant, announced that he was dropping his plan to run for president in 2010.

Senator Manuel Villar announced at the beginning of the session that he is going to vacate his position as Senate President.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her annual State of the Nation Address in Congress in Manila on July 28, 2008 tackling about the different crisis that the Republic of the Philippines is suffering.
What follows is the complete text of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s 8th State of the Nation Address (SONA):

Former Senator Ralph Recto is the newly appointed Director General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Proposed to abolish the Sangguniang Kabataan which is the youth legislature in every local village or community. It also initiates policies, programs and projects for the development of youth in their respective political territories.

Ousted former president Joseph Ejercito Estrada says there’s a 50% chance that he may run in the 2010 presidential election.

Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. resigns as presiden president of Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party.

Governor of Albay province, Jose Clemente “Joey” Salceda was red-faced in a conference  after  referring to the Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as the luckiest bitch.

This was reported on TV Patrol World where it says that on Youtube there was an uploaded video showing two pigs having a conversation. The voices were apparently of Jun Lozada and Joey de Venecia.

Thousands of people mass up in the anti-Arroyo rally today in Makati represented by various militant, civil society, and Church organizations.

Truth: the most deadly weapon ever discovered by humanity. Capable of destroying entire perceptual sets, cultures, and realities. Outlawed by all governments everywhere. Possession is normally punishable by death.– John Gilmore

After the ZTE deal star witness Jun Lozada came out in the open to tell the public through the senate hearing about what really happened, [...]

After the said abduction of ZTE Deal star witness, Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., he is now able answer the senate inquiries regarding the allegations on the national broadband network (NBN) deal.

Emotional but still composed Congressman Jose De Venecia was given a chance to speak by Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Teodoro Casiño which according to him, the speaker had the right to give a speech.

As of this time, Housespeaker Jose De Venecia still has the floor and pouring out his emotions on issues on the speakership and plans to oust him from his current post.

In a nationwide survey result released by the independent pollster Pulse Asia, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was considered by most Filipinos as the most corrupt leader in the Philippine’s history.