{"id":3945,"date":"2015-12-14T16:24:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T08:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/staff-blog\/?p=3945"},"modified":"2015-12-15T11:58:53","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T03:58:53","slug":"3945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2015\/12\/14\/3945\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know the Country\u2019s Presidential Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get to Know the Country\u2019s Presidential Candidates<\/strong><\/p>\n

The race is on for the country\u2019s next leader.<\/p>\n

Curious about the men and women vying to be the country\u2019s chief executive? As you may already know by now, election in the Philippines is not complete without controversies and drama. And since most of the info we have about them come from their own political ads or media reports, it\u2019s good to know some basic important things about them on neutral ground.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get to know some of them in this quick review of their background and career highlights.<\/p>\n

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JEJOMAR BINAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name<\/strong>: Jejomar \u201cJojo\u201d Binay<\/p>\n

Current position<\/strong>: Vice President of the Philippines<\/p>\n

Career highlights\/achievements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Headed the Task Force OFW which gave assistance to OFW\u2019s maltreated by their employees<\/p>\n

— Served as Makati mayor for a total of 21 years<\/p>\n

— Active role in the defense of the Constitution during Corazon Aquino\u2019s administration among others<\/p>\n

Issues associated with<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Faces numerous graft and corruption allegations and charges including that of ghost employees on city payroll, overpriced Makati City Parking Building, withholding of city employee\u2019s taxes worth P1.1 billion from 1999-2002, large estates whose ownership he denies, and others<\/p>\n

— Political dynasty in Makati<\/p>\n

Platform<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Creation of the Department of Information Technology<\/p>\n

— Lowering of income and corporate taxes<\/p>\n

— Scholarship fund boost<\/p>\n

His words<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe moral problem actually is not corruption, the moral problem is poverty. That is what I have to face, not a fight against all these allegations but a fight to alleviate poverty in the life of every Filipino.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Party<\/strong>: United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)<\/p>\n

Running mate<\/strong>: Sen. Gringo Honasan<\/p>\n

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MIRIAM DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name<\/strong>: Miriam Defensor-Santiago<\/p>\n

Current position<\/strong>: Senator<\/p>\n

Career highlights\/achievements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Has served in all three branches in the government: executive, legislative, and judicial.<\/p>\n

— First Filipina and first Asian to be elected as judge in the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\n

— Filed the highest number of bills (549) and 211 resolutions focusing on Human Rights, Governance, Youth and Women, Education, Health and Safety<\/p>\n

Issues associated with<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Stirred controversy by calling the prosecutors \u201cfools\u201d in the 2012 impeachment trial of Chief Justice Corona<\/p>\n

— Health issue (Santiago was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer but has then announced that it is now controlled.)<\/p>\n

Platform<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Continued economic growth<\/p>\n

— Continue the government\u2019s cash transfer program with adjustment<\/p>\n

— Support Priority Development Assistance Program and Disbursement Acceleration Program<\/p>\n

Her words<\/strong>: \u201cI always put myself in harm\u2019s way because that is where I am most effective.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Party<\/strong>: People\u2019s Reform Party<\/p>\n

Running mate<\/strong>: Sen. Bongbong Marcos<\/p>\n

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RODRIGO DUTERTE <\/strong><\/p>\n

Name<\/strong>: Rodrigo \u201cRody\u201d Duterte<\/p>\n

Current position<\/strong>: Incumbent Davao City Mayor<\/p>\n

Career highlights\/achievements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— City Mayor when Davao was hailed as a hall of famer for Most Outstanding Local Government Unit of the Highly Urbanized City category by the National Literacy Awards<\/p>\n

— Helped pass an Anti-Discrimination ordinance in Davao City prohibiting discrimination against the LGBT and minority groups.<\/p>\n

— Enacted city ordinances such as Anti-Smoking ordinance, Liquor ban, Firecracker ban, Videoke limit, and Speed Limit among others<\/p>\n

Issues associated with<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Criticized by human rights groups for tolerating extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals allegedly by the Davao death squads<\/p>\n

Platform<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Implementation of Curfew Law<\/p>\n

— Proposal of partnership with private sector<\/p>\n

— Peace and order<\/p>\n

His words<\/strong>: \u201cA leader who is a terror to few who are evil in order to protect the lives and well-being of the many who are good.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Party<\/strong>:\u00a0PDP-Laban<\/p>\n

Running mate<\/strong>: Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano<\/p>\n

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GRACE POE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name<\/strong>: Mary Grace Poe Llamanzares<\/p>\n

Current position<\/strong>: Senator<\/p>\n

Career highlights\/achievements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Served as chairperson of the MTRCB (Movie and TV Review and Classification Board)<\/p>\n

— Marshalled the passing in the Senate of the People\u2019s Freedom of Information Act<\/p>\n

— Topped the 2013 senatorial race; Chair of public services sub-committees (peace and order, public information and mass media)<\/p>\n

Issues associated with<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Disqualification to run for presidency because of citizenship issues<\/p>\n

Platform<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Shall prioritize the Freedom of Information Bill<\/p>\n

— New Anti-Red Tape act<\/p>\n

Her words<\/strong>: \u201cI believe the masa (masses) is not dumb. Ang Pilipino ay hindi tanga.\u201c (Filipinos are not fools.)<\/em><\/p>\n

*disqualification is on appeal<\/p>\n

Party<\/strong>: Independent<\/p>\n

Running mate<\/strong>: Sen. Francis Escudero<\/p>\n

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MAR ROXAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name<\/strong>: Manuel \u201cMar\u201d Roxas<\/p>\n

Current position<\/strong>: Secretary of Interior and Local Government<\/p>\n

Career highlights\/achievements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Department of Trade and Industry Secretary who brought the IT-BPO industry in the Philippines<\/p>\n

— Lobbied for the enactment of the Cheaper Medicines Law<\/p>\n

— When he was DILG Secretary, he spearheaded drastic programs that resulted to 65% crime reduction in NCR<\/p>\n

Issues associated with<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam (P5M given to questionable NGO) according to COA reports<\/p>\n

Platform<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

— Continuity of Good governance<\/p>\n

— Anti-crime, Disaster management, and Local Government plans for 2016<\/p>\n

His words<\/strong>: “Regardless of the statistics, one person wrongfully accused is one case too many.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Party<\/strong>: Liberal Party<\/p>\n

Running mate<\/strong>: Cong. Leni Robredo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get to Know the Country\u2019s Presidential Candidates The race is on for the country\u2019s next leader. Curious about the men and women vying to be the country\u2019s chief executive? As you may already know by now, election in the Philippines is not complete without controversies and drama. And since most of the info we have about them come from their own political ads or media reports, it\u2019s good to know some basic important things about them on neutral ground. Let\u2019s get to know some of them in this quick review of their background and career highlights. JEJOMAR BINAY Name: Jejomar \u201cJojo\u201d Binay Current position: Vice President of the Philippines Career […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/12\/collage-2015-12-14-1-e1450089526552.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3945"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3995,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3945\/revisions\/3995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}