Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Dares Manny Villar to a Debate
Liberal Party standard-bearer and Presidential aspirant Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino h challenged his chief rival Sen. Manny Villar of the Nacionalista Party to a one-on-one debate to tackle various issues. Aquino threw the challenge after a forum conducted by the Foreign Correspondents of the Philippines, which is based in Makati City.
Aquino said that he and Villar must both have competence in all perspectives. Former Philippine President Joseph Ejercito Estrada and Villar skipped the forum.
The LP Presidentiable bet said that he is giving Villar the opportunity to select the topic to discuss.
Aquino said “Gusto ko umabot nga kami sa talagang debate, magtatagisan ng punto.” A debate is indeed important since the voters will determine which of the present crop of candidates have the attributes and desires to be deserving of their much-coveted vote.
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February 16, 2010 11:11 am
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By Gener, February 16, 2010 @ 4:48 pm
Grrr, makataway ka ne galing tan award anto ya met makapaambagel dya, hehehehe…
By PilipinoPoAko, March 6, 2010 @ 5:53 am
HOW, REALLY, DID MANUEL BAMBA VILLAR JR. GET TO BE RICH? It may bear to investigate and serve the Filipino nation well to know that Manny Villar may actually have broken through from Tondo-ragged accountant to billionaire-rich presidentiable by allowing himself to be used as a foreign investor’s dummy in the Philippine real estate business. You see, the conduct of real estate business in the Philippines is made exclusive by law to Filipino citizens, necessarily because its affairs involve sensitive issues that affect civil rights, territory, sovereignty, patrimony, and national security. Wasn’t that a debonair American who was smilingly visible every day at the offices of Crown Asia Inc. way back before the Villars became political aspirants? Unfortunately, sighting American presence at the Crown Asia, Inc. organization deteriorates to zero visibility in hot election weather, especially nowadays! As Manny Villar embarked on a political career, it naturally became strategically imperative to avoid flaks of damaging controversy about being beholden to foreign influence, especially from nationalist camps of the likes of then Senator Teofisto Guingona Jr. who was one among legislators instrumental in passing general law limiting real estate business in the Philippines to Filipinos only. In fact, it was from 1997 to 1999 that the bespectacled, middle-aged, happy American investor (silent? fronted? non-express? implied?) of Crown Asia Inc. was last regularly observed at the 18th Floor of Cityland Herrera Tower. Apart from being born with a silver spoon, most of us often have “humble”, sometimes “rotten”, beginnings; yet being transparent about such beginnings can do even more good than harm. The answer may go as far back as Villar’s auditing days at internationally-patronized Sycip Gorres Velayo (SGV) or, perhaps, good Senator Manuel Villar would like to comment on this matter at this time?
By Neutral, March 9, 2010 @ 4:36 pm
@PilipinoPoAko
by the way you said it, you make business sound soooooo evil. or is business already evil? omg! making business is totally evil!!! we need to stop dealing with foreigners now!!!! OMG!!! and OMG!! Villar is corrupt! yeah like every politician is… surprise!!! psh
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