Arroyo

Four Arroyos in the House is a world record - Casiño

Submitted by mkbyn on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 1:40pm

14th and 15th Congress

This is one worthy of the Guinness World Records.

For two straight congresses, the Arroyo family dynasty has cornered four seats in the Philippine House of Representatives – possibly the most number of seats in a parliament ever occupied by a family.

“I will be writing the Guinness World Records to register the Arroyo family's feat so that they can be recorded side by side with former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, who is listed as one of the world's biggest looters, and wife Imelda Marcos for her 3,400 pairs of shoes,” Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino said.

'Villarroyo' does not exist, otherwise we would not have allied ourselves with Sen. Villar - Satur

Submitted by mkbyn on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 4:41pm

Makabayan senatorial bet and Nacionalista Party guest candidate Satur Ocampo today said that the attempts of the Liberal Party (LP) to link Nacionalista Party standard bearer Sen. Manny Villar to the Arroyos have failed to convince his own and running mate Liza Maza's supporters of the existence of such a nefarious alliance.

"As far as we're concerned, there is no 'Villarroyo.' It's all a concoction of the spin doctors of LP to destroy Sen. Villar's credibility and by extension, Makabayan's alliance with him. Rep. Maza and myself and the Makabayan Coalition would not have agreed to be guest candidates of NP if we believed even for a second that Sen. Villar has ties with the Arroyos. Our alliance with Sen. Villar also has to do with our common stand against the corruption of the Macapagal-Arroyo presidency. We would have immediately reconsidered our alliance with Sen. Villar if he had agreed to any form of cooperation with the Arroyos," Ocampo said.

Supreme Court should reverse its March 17 decision in wake of PGMA's rash of illegal midnight appointments - Satur

Submitted by mkbyn on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 10:44am

Makabayan senatorial bet and Nacionalista Party guest candidate Satur Ocampo today called on the Supreme Court to reverse its March 17 ruling allowing Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to appoint a new chief justice, saying it was being abused by the President.

"Given the a rash of illegal and unconstitutional midnight appointments that followed the SC decision, the High Court should immediately reverse its decision. It is not enough for the Court to say that their March 17 decision does not justify Macapagal-Arroyo's recent appointments to various positions. Given this administration's penchant to push the limits of the law, the Court should not allow any opening for abuse," said Ocampo.