I GIVE UP!

I GIVE UP!

The guard was arrogant... NOT ME!

The PPCRV cannot be trusted!

The PPCRV cannot be trusted!

TAN SHOULD BE BARRED FROM RUNNING

I agree that Vivienne Tan should be disqualified from running. The inquirer notes ....

“The court of appeals has barred a daughter of taipan Lucio Tan from running for Congress in the first district of Quezon City on the ground that she is not a registered voter.

In a ruling dated April 20, a special division of the appellate court’s Eighth Division ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to remove Vivienne Tan’s name from the voters’ list in Precinct 0853-A of Barangay Sto. Domingo, Quezon City.

Should the poll body comply with the court’s order, this would bar Tan from running for public office because under the law, candidates should be registered voters.

“Tan’s inclusion in the voter’s list … is invalid since she was not a Filipino citizen at the time of such registration and the law is clear that an individual must be a citizen of the Philippines for him to validly register as a voter,” the appellate court said through Associate Justice Normandie Pizarro.

The court thus upheld a ruling by Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Judge Augustus Diaz who said that Tan could not run for office due to questions about her citizenship.

According to the appellate court, the citizenship of an individual was the “first all-important factor” in determining whether or not the person may qualify as a voter.

Based on court records, the 42-year old Tan became a naturalized American citizen on Jan. 19, 1993.

On Oct. 26 last year, she applied for registration as a voter by presenting a Filipino passport issued a month earlier. Her application was approved by Comelec on Nov. 16.

On Nov. 30, she took an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines, a day before she filed her certificate of candidacy.

On Dec. 1, she also filed a petition to reacquire her Filipino citizenship which the Bureau of Immigration approved that same day.

“Prior to Nov. 30, 2009 (when she took her oath of allegiance to the Philippines), Tan was a naturalized American citizen and thus cannot be deemed as a Filipino citizen residing in the Philippines,” the court said.

“Not being a Filipino citizen at the time of her application to be registered as a voter on Oct. 26, 2009, or at the time when her application was approved by the Comelec on Nov. 16, 2009, Tan’s inclusion in the voter’s list … is therefore highly irregular and downright invalid,” it added.

Tan had insisted that she already renounced her American citizenship in 1996 when she returned to the country permanently.

But the Court of Appeals said the defect in her voter’s registration was not corrected by her subsequent reacquisition of Philippine citizenship.

“Irrefragably, Philippine citizenship previously disowned is not and must not be allowed to be cheaply recovered,” it said.

Reached for comment, Tan’s lawyer maintained that her client is a Filipino and therefore a valid candidate.

“Her name appears in the ballot and an overwhelming majority will vote for her,” Trixie Angeles said.

She claimed that the appellate court’s decision was a reversible error because its findings run counter to new laws on citizenship, adding that the ruling was not yet final.

Tan’s other lawyer, Christian Robert Lim said: “It is clear that the Court of Appeals has disregarded clear provisions of the dual citizenship law,” adding that they would bring the case even to the Supreme Court.

Tan is running against Rep. Vincent “Bingbong” Crisologo who filed the case against her at the metropolitan trial court.” PDI

I warned the Q.C. employees!

Tanggal ang mga empleyadong eto!

Malinaw na pulitika ang nag-uudyok sa mga empleyadong ito para labanan ako. Siguradong masisisante ang mga ito pag-nakaupo na ako an namamahala ng Quezon City hall.

The 106 Million went to my Malunggay Project

The malunggay propagation campaign has invaded posh subdivisions in Quezon City, with me, Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista, leading the launch of the Halamanan sa Bakuran project at the Tivoli Royale Subdivision.

Our project was launched as a complementary program to the malunggay planting program in urban poor communities in the city and is meant to promote the cultivation of the vegetable, which is also a source of Vitamin A, iron, zinc and other micronutrients.

This is where we spent the 106 million that is maliciously being charged of me. Malunggay is good for the health and good for the family. I'm sure you will all agree!

Thank You Barrio Siete!

I would like to personally thank the kind words by the blog Barrio Siete. Indeed the Barrio Siete blog is the embodiment of my own ideals of morality and honesty. I like how you take cherge of the situatin. (http://barriosiete.com/quezon-city-is-already-in-capable-hands/).

I would also like to personally extend my gratitude to Reyna Elena and the Barrio Siete council for their kind words.

Mabuhay po kayo!

We Won't Endorse Noynoy!

Nagpalabas kami noon na “ibo-boycott nila ang kandidatura” ni Sen. Noynoy dahil sa lantarang sinabi ni Kris sa programang SNN na kanyang susuportahan si Willie Revillame kung sakaling tatakbo itong mayor ng Quezon City. Sa press statement na ito ng co-host ni Boy Abunda, tila nakalimutan ang mga binitiwang salita kay Bistek na binirong pinangakuan ito at umasa. Tipong pinaglaruan ako umano ni Ms. Aquino!

Latest ANC Interview with Vice Mayor Bautista

I don't remember approving this interview.
I said no recordings...
I think this was unlawfully taped by Karen Davila during a private conversation.
My lawyers are looking into it.

I am not my brother!

Time and again I have cautioned Hero about these things. He should do things properly and cease using my name. This is his obligation and not mine.The press should stop harassing me!

QC WORKERS ANGRY AT OUR MAYOR

Employees of Quezon City Hall launched a protest rally the other day to denounce the alleged mismanagement of the city government’s funds.

The employees, who staged the rally at around 12:00NN at the city hall quadrangle, expressed their disappointment over Mayor Feliciano ‘Sonny’ Belmonte who vetoed the release of the government workers’ Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

The COLA release was earlier passed and approved by the City Council through a resolution calling for the allocation of P661 million for that matter.

Earlier reports said the local government has sufficient funds for the allocation of P150 million for this year and P511 million for 2011 for the release of the COLA.

The employees said they deserve the release of the COLA because they have faithfully done their jobs for 21 years.

The employees have not received their COLA since 1989.

Aside from this, City Hall employees have not yet received their salaries for the months of February and March.

“We are now having doubts as to where the local government funds went. Now, they can’t even give us our salaries,” an irate employee who requested anonymity stated.

City Hall employees promised they will not stop fighting for their rights because they have worked hard for their salaries and benefits.

QCPU teachers are paid by Mathay

I refused the invitation of the faculty members and students of the Quezon City Polytechnic University (QCPU) because it was a set up made by Mathay's men. I instructed my emissaries to leave the venue after the arrival of Mel Mathay and Mike Defensor who are both seeking the mayoralty of Quezon City. The situation calls for me to back-out from the anticipated debate. Defensor and Mathay are known allies may gang up on me. The teachers of QCPU cannot be trusted as well- they have been paid to organize the event by Mathay.

So what if I disappoint the students and faculty members who are looking forward to the to evaluate each candidate’s programs of governance especially the major issues confronting today’s state of education. I know I will be at a disadvantage at the questions that will be thrown by the teachers and students . They were meant to scrutinize and discern the nuances and issues of my programs and platform and go into corruption issues. Definitely the school would side with Mathay and leave me at a disadvantage!