President Richard Gordon (Bagumbayan) Vice President Bayani Fernando (Bagumbayan) Senators (BLOODY SHRIMP) Rufino Biazon Alex Lacson Toots Ople Satur Ocampo Franklin Drilon Yasmin Busran-Lao Miriam Defensor-Santiago Risa Hontiveros Sonia Roco Kata Inocencio Liza Maza Gwen Pimentel Mayor Florencio “Jun” Bernabe (LKS-KAM) Vice Mayor Augusto “Gus” Tambunting (LKS-KAM) Congressman Roilo Golez...

A commenter named Sid left a message on one of my posts from almost a year ago, posing some very interesting – flamebait? – questions to me regarding the need for voters’ education programs. The questions he asks can be summed up to the following: What has been achieved so far? Is there a greater number of “mature” voters? If anything is lacking in the voters education programs, what would these be?  “Are...

With the Philippine national elections right around the corner, pundits are scrambling to analyze their choices for Philippine president. While I promised myself that I would stay away from political posts because they tend to be very polarizing and stress me out, I have made a decision as regards for whom I intend to vote in May 2010. Please keep the Comments section civil; I reserve the right to edit/delete any comments that may be...

I’ve thought deep about this and I’ve decided to stop posting overtly political entries on GannsDeen.com. This isn’t some “separation between church and state” decision, but it’s very stressful posting my thoughts on political issues. I get very passionate about my beliefs, and oftentimes, I end up saying something that may be misinterpreted, taken out of context, or be downright irresponsible. The last thing...

Will the Filipino people react to the death of Filipino president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo the way they are reacting to the death of former president Corazon Aquino? Former President Aquino, or Tita Cory, as we knew and loved her, was far from a perfect president. Six failed coup attempts, sub-par economic performance, a “for-show” agrarian reform program, and lukewarm environmental policy were among the many things that happened...

Author’s Note: Ganns Deen welcomes invitations from Filipinos seeking national office to sit down to discuss issues on environment, education, and family issues, including health care. All political features on GannsDeen.com are meant to inform the public about these public servants’ stands on this blogger’s personal advocacies. In no way are these features intended to be endorsements for any public servant. Earlier today, I...