Why villar lost

Well, it is now late April with less than three weeks before election day and yet, Noynoy is still in the saddle. Perhaps, sympathy for the loss of his mother had waned but definitely, public support is still there.

What gives? I note that Villar had even reached a statistical tie with Noynoy at the height of this row. Whoever concocted that issue must be one who fully understands the public sentiment.

With the low acceptance rating of PGMA, associating her with Villar was sure to affect his popularity. The Villar camp has remained on the defensive since the raising of that issue late February. In almost every press conference or interviews, Villar was invariably asked to comment about his allegedly being the secret candidate of the President. Ariel Que-rubin support somebody allied with the President.

They are all oppositionists who would not brook any alliances with the Arroyo administration. Throw in also the support of the Magdalo group headed by Sen. Actually, a sixth one went there but it left when it realized that that the presscon was overcrowded with ABS people. Hopes for better climate lie in the enactment of the political reform measures being pushed by Sen. Edgardo J. November 12, Republika ng Tatarstan, posibleng maging destinasyon ng OFWs.

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I really felt bad because it was not true. How can I possibly be corrupt? In , he presented himself as the candidate of the poor. Photo from the official Facebook page of Sen. Kailangang walang bias ang media but I have to say this: biased talaga ang media noon. Villar dismissed questions about his humble upbringing. Nagtinda ang nanay ko ng isda sa palengke. Bakit naman ako magtitinda ng isda sa palengke sa Tondo [kung] mayaman pala ako?

And yet nilagay ng media , pinalabas na hindi daw ako mahirap. Why would I sell fish in Tondo if I were rich? And yet, the media made it to appear as if I were not poor. During the elections, Villar was rumored to be the secret candidate of the Arroyos.

He said that President Arroyo was even instrumental in removing him as Senate President. Ang tagal nga eh Two years na.