JAMBY SEEKS FAVORS FROM LP IN EXCHANGE FOR VILLAR ATTACKS – NP
Independent presidential candidate Sen. Jamby Madrigal’s continuing tirade of lies and mudslinging against Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar comes with a price tag: a Cabinet position should Liberal Party bet Noynoy Aquino win in the May 10 elections.

NP: WHO’S MINDING POLL-RELATEED VIOLENCE?
The Nacionalista Party (NP) has expressed concern over the recent admission of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Leila De Lima that the agency is “helpless” in addressing election-related violence and killings.

VILLAR VOWS TO IMPROVE RP’S ‘CORRUPT’ IMAGE
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar on Wednesday vowed to significantly improve the country’s “tarnished image of corruption” in the international community during the first 100 days of his term if he is elected president.

NP LAUGHS OFF JAMBY’S BRIBE ALLEGATION VS VILLAR
The Nacionalista Party (NP) yesterday laughed off Sen. Jamby Madrigal’s allegation that NP standard-bearer Manny Villar tried to bribe her with P1 billion in connection with the case she filed before the Senate ethics panel on the alleged C-5 Road extension project controversy.

VILLAR ANGAT SA BAGONG SWS SURVEY
Napanatili ni Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar ang “statistical tie” laban sa kanyang mahigpit na katunggali na si Liberal Party standard-bearer Noynoy Aquino, ayon sa pinakahuling survey na isinagawa ng pahayagang Manila Standard Today.

VILLAR BUOYED BY SWS SURVEY
DAVAO CITY (March 9) – Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar said the results of the latest Social Weather Station survey showing him in a statistical tie with Liberal Party presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III was proof that voters are now getting a good grasp of his platform of government.

VILLAR DENIES PAYING OFF REBELS TO CAMPAIGN
DAVAO CITY (March 9) - Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar on Tuesday denied paying “ tax” to the New People’s Army (NPA) to be able to campaign in areas reportedly “under the influence” of insurgents.

VILLAR UNVEILS PLAN TO BRIDGE JOB GAP
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday said the country’s projected annual employment gap can be bridged by turning to entrepreneurship rather than waiting for the global economy to recover.

VILLAR: AGRI DEV'T SOLUTION TO POVERTY
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar said Monday that the development of the agriculture sector is key to eradicating poverty in the Philippines.

NP OFFERS BEST PLATFORM FOR WOMEN
FIVE OUT OF TWELVE NP ‘SENATORIABLES’ ARE WOMEN
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday said the inclusion of six women candidates in NP’s slate led by his running mate Sen. Loren Legarda ensures that Filipino women’s welfare are adequately covered by NP’s platform.

VILLAR WAXES POETIC ON RICHNESS OF THE FILIPINO CULTURE
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar took time out from his hectic campaign schedule to participate in poetry-reading program aired on DWBR on Saturday.

VILLAR: WE ARE THE REAL OPPOSITION
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar reaffirmed his partys stand that it is the real opposition based on its actions and composition or slate.

QUERUBIN: ITS MAGDALOS RIGHT TO CHOOSE VILLAR
NP senatorial candidate Col. Ariel Querubin rebuked critics for assailing the Magdalo’s endorsement of Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar. Querubin said it “betrays a lack of class” on the part of his political foes.

VILLAR VOWS STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FOR MINDANAO
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday said a strict environmental preservation policy for Mindanao would be in place under his presidency.

GINAGALANG NAMIN ANG RESULTA NG PULSE ASIA SURVERY — REMULLA
Hindi nabahala si Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar sa pinakabagong Pulse Asia survey kung saan nanguna si Liberal Party presidential bet Noynoy Aquino.

VILLAR-LEGARDA WIN SEEN IN DAVAO SUR
DIGOS, Davao del Sur—Gov. Douglas Cagas assured Friday the victory of Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar and his running mate Loren Legarda in the province in the May election, vowing to get the backing of the same people who have been supporting him for years.

CAMPAIGN AS USUAL FOR NP — REMULLA
Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial candidate and spokesperson Gilbert Remulla yesterday said the result of the latest survey of Pulse Asia showing Liberal Party presidential bet Noynoy Aquino leading over NP standard-bearer Manny Villar is well noted by the party.

VILLAR PRODS COMELEC AS APRIL 10 NEARS
TIME RUNNING OUT FOR OFW EDUCATION DRIVE FOR AUTO POLLS
With a little over a month before overseas absentee voters start casting their votes, time is running out for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to get its education campaign on automated elections on the road for tens of thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

VILLAR CALLS FOR VIGILANCE ON SIMULTANEOS BROWNOUTS
NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley—Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar on Thursday said the government will have to pacify a jittery nation that the worsening power crisis in Mindanao has nothing to do with the forthcoming elections.

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW (SECOND PART) SEN. MANNY VILLAR - DZBB’S IKAW NA NGA PRESIDENTIAL INTERVIEW SERIES (WITH MIKE ENRIQUEZ)
Q. Senador, ano po ang magiging itsura kung kayo na ang Villar cabinet? A. May teamwork. Mahalaga sa akin ang teamwork, dahil ako’y naniniwala na ikaw talaga ang magpapatakbo ng gobyerno bilang pangulo. Kailangan may teamwork at saka results-oriented. Kailangan kasi competitive lahat, dapat maglaban-laban. Ang gusto ko yung may resultang pinapakita, ayoko yung binibigyan lang ako ng reports.

PRECIDENCY NO ‘OJT’ – VILLAR
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Manny Villar yesterday said the presidency cannot be an “OJT” (on-the-job-training) stint for the next chief executive of the land.

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH NP CANDIDATES ON JPE’S CLAIMS
Kung wala siyang solid evidence linking Sen. Villar to it, he might as well not say anything. Unless may solid evidence, it remains an intrigue. Abogado siya, so he should know. Kung puro salita lang at hearsay, walang epekto yun. And we do not think Sen. Villar will do such a thing. Napaka-disenteng tao ni Sen. Villar. We’ve worked with him, we know him.

VILLAR: RELEASE P20-B FUND TO AID FARMERS
Kung wala siyang solid evidence linking Sen. Villar to it, he might as well not say anything. Unless may solid evidence, it remains an intrigue. Abogado siya, so he should know. Kung puro salita lang at hearsay, walang epekto yun. And we do not think Sen. Villar will do such a thing. Napaka-disenteng tao ni Sen. Villar. We’ve worked with him, we know him.

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW (1ST PART) - DZBB’S IKAW NA NGA - PRESIDENTIABLE INTERVIEW SERIES WITH MIKE ENRIQUEZ
mike: ang sabi niyo tatapusin niyo ang kahirapan, paano ang gagawin niyo? villar: yun ang ating pangunahing adhikain, alam niyo kasi itong mga nakakaraang dekada, ang ating bayan ay hindi napapamahalaan ng maayos dahil ang ginagamit nating basehan ng paghalal ng pangulo ay popularidad lamang at minsan emosyon.

MAGDALO TO DETRACTORS: BE FAIR, KEEP COOL
Reacting to strongly worded comments hurled their way for endorsing presidential candidate Sen. Manny Villar, Magdalo Group national spokesman and Cebu City north district congressional candidate Ashley Acedillo has this to say: "Some people tend to forget already that the Philippines is still a democracy. To criticize our group for choosing a particular candidate different from their own is not only unfair, it is downright tyrannical."

LP LOSES MEMBERS TO NP IN MINDANAO
TANDAG CITY (March 3) – Close to 300 Liberal Party members in three key provinces in Caraga Region joined the Nacionalista Party in a show of support for the candidacy of NP standard-bearer Manny Villar.

PRESS STATEMENT ON GORDON’S ALLEGATIONS
ON THE ALLEGED MANUELA LOAN
We categorically deny that Manuela Corporation ever obtained a loan from the Social Security System. We challenge them to present documents to prove their allegations. We dare them to substantiate their accusations with solid proofs.

VILLAR FOCUSES ON THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF MINDANAO
SURIGAO CITY (March 2)—Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Manny Villar has vowed to focus on the three major problems confronting Mindanao, especially in the CARAGA Region which is among the poorest areas of the Philippines.

VILLAR REFUTES GORDON'S ACCUSATIONS
Alam mo ito ha, at ako ay nagbibigay na rin ng babala sa mga kasamahan kong kandidato, wala po akong ginagawang ganyan, wala po akong ino-offer na maski ako kahit kanino at mag-iingat po kayo. Meron pong mga tao na nanloloko at baka po kayo mabiktima.

VILLAR TARGETS VEGGIE, FRUIT SMUGGLERS
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday vowed to initiate a concerted effort to curb the No. 1 enemy of vegetable-fruit growers and farmers – smuggling.

VILLAR TO GORDON: PROVE YOUR CLAIM, NAME NAMES
Surigao del Norte — Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar challenged yesterday Bagumbayan Party presidential bet Richard Gordon to prove his allegation that an emissary from Villar’s camp offered to buy him out of the presidential race.

“NAGING MAHIRAP” JINGLE FAVORITE OF INDIGENOUS TRIBES’ KIDS
SURIGAO City (March 2)—“Naging Mahirap,” a campaign jingle of Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar has also become a favorite of children of indigenous tribes, including the Mamanwas, who are native to Surigao del Norte.

ACE: SURIGAO DEL NORTE IS FOR VILLAR
SURIGAO CITY (March 2)—Surigao del Norte Gov. Robert Ace Barbers today assured a “more than overwhelming” victory for Sen. Manny Villar in the province, stressing that majority of its incumbent local officials are members of the Nacionalista Party.

VILLAR WOWS SURIGAO DEL NORTE
NSURIGAO CITY—Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar today kicks off his Mindanao presidential campaign in Surigao del Norte, a known bailiwick of the presidential candidate.

OPLE LAMENTS GOVERNMENT'S LACK OF CONSULTATIONS WITH MINDANAO LEADERS ON THE ENERGY CRUNCH; SAYS NP's LISTENING TOUR TO YIELD POWER REFORM AGENDA
Surigao City—Nacionalista Party senatorial bet Susan Ople lamented the lack of on-the-ground consultations and comprehensive needs assessment by the national government with Mindanao leaders and stakeholders on the immediate and long-term impact of the region's energy shortfall.

WHY A NOYNOY PRECIDENCY IS A NO-NO
Nacionalista Party (NP) spokesman and senatorial candidate Gilbert Remulla said yesterday that the flip-flopping of Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Noynoy Aquino on taxes is a preview of the kind of an administration under him: wishy-washy.

VILLAR ISSUES ALARM ON FOREST FIRES
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Manny Villar has raised the red alert against forest fires and called on local government units (LGUs) and national government agencies to immediately implement measures to prevent conflagrations that could wipe out millions of hectares of forestland all over the country.

VILLAR STARTS MINDANAO COURTSHIP TUESDAY
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar seeks to widen his five-point lead over Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Noynoy Aquino in Mindanao by bringing peace, power and progress vision for resource-rich island in a bristling five-day eight-province, 10 city swing in the Davao and Caraga regions that will be kicked off with a huge Surigao City rally today.

NP ‘SHOCKED’ AT ROXAS’ ATTACK ON ORANGE-CLAD CEBU INMATES
Nacionalista Party (NP) spokesman and senatorial bet Adel Tamano yesterday shot back at Liberal Party (LP) vice-presidential bet Mar Roxas for mocking NP standard-bearer Manny Villar’s orange campaign color by maliciously associating it with the Cebu dancing inmates.

NP WARNS PUBLIC VS PLOY TO DISCREDIT VILLAR GROUPS
After the barrage of black propaganda now comes the dirty tricks department.
The Nacionalista Party yesterday uncovered a ploy by operators of political adversaries of Manny Villar to discredit his volunteer-organizations by spreading talk that pro-Villar groups are into widespread “signature buying.”

NLEX-SLEX LINK-UP TO BOOST TOURISM
LA TRINIDAD, BenguetNacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar is supporting the link-up of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX).

VILLAR: LETS PREPARE, KILLER QUAKE CAN HAPPEN IN RP
LA TRINIDAD, BenguetNacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar said the killer earthquake that hit Chile over the weekend should prepare Filipinos, especially those living in Baguio City and surrounding areas, to prepare for a similar tragedy.

VILLAR OPEN TO TAP TOURISM POTENTIALS OF PANGASINAN
ROSALES, PangasinanNacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar is open to the idea of resuscitating the old Pan Philippine Highway, an abandoned project begun several years ago by the late President Ferdinand Marcos, to connect the main islands of the country.

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS BRIEFING
TURISMO
Personally, favorite ko talaga na festival itong Panagbenga, maganda kasi. Unang-una pa man, talaga itong flower festival ay napakahalaga sa Baguio, lalong lalo na prioridad natin ang tourism.

VILLAR'S PLATFORM
RPs SALAD BOWL EYED FOR FEEDING PROGRAMS
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar vowed to ease the plight of Cordillera farmers by tapping their produce for the governments multi-billion-peso Food-for-School program.

VILLAR E-JEEPS FOR GREENER BAGUIO
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar pledged to help make Baguio City a truly clean and green tourist destination, starting with the propagation of e-jeeps for the countrys summer capital.

VILLAR SEEKS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF HOUSING FUNDS FOR TENT CITY RESIDENTS
ROSALES, PangasinanNacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar today (Saturday) sought the immediate release of the funds for the relocation of the estimated 400 families temporarily residing at the Tent City here after they were displaced by massive floods brought by typhoon Pepeng in Pangasinan in October last year.

EX-MINISTER CONRADO ESTRELLA SEES VILLAR WIN IN MAY
ROSALES, PangasinanFormer Agrarian Reform Minister Conrado Estrella Sr. today (Saturday) predicted the victory of Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar in the May elections, citing his tested experience, capability and guts to uplift the common man.

VILLAR: NEW RICE VARIETIES CAN BOOST RICE PRODUCTION
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar, whose key platform of government focuses on agriculture and poverty alleviation, is keen on helping Filipino farmers tap new innovations and state-of-the-art technology including new rice varieties that can help them improve rice production.

LOOK WHOS COPYING? ITS NOYNOY NOT VILLAR
Nacionalista Party (NP) spokesman and senatorial bet Adel Tamano chided Sen. Noynoy Aquino for accusing his closest rival Manny Villar of copying the line hindi ako magnanakaw (I will not steal), which was supposedly a campaign pitch original to Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer.

VILLAR VOWS BIG BUDGET FOR AFP MODERNIZATION
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday described as pitifully inadequate the P5 billion yearly budget for Armed Forces modernization as he vowed to bankroll a weapons upgrade from dividends of an anti-corruption drive.

VILLAR: STATE FIRMS NO DUMPING GROUND
Government corporations should stop being a dumping ground of political allies of the party in power and should be managed by professionals with a turnaround plan so they will stop bleeding money.

VILLAR: VIGILANCE WILL CURB OFW DRUG MULES
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar has urged the newly created Drug Couriers Task Force to exercise extra vigilance to curb the rising number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) lured into drug smuggling.

VILLAR VOWS REFORMS TO SOLVE POWER CRISIS
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday vowed to work for the full and immediate privatization of all National Power Corp. (Napocor) power plants and power purchase agreements as a major step to solve the country’s energy problems particularly in Mindanao.

NP ON NP-NPC COALITION
Contrary to LP’s allegations, the NP-NPC Coalition is not an afterthought. It was a product of careful planning, preparation, design, and execution. It is not bogus and imaginary as claimed, on the contrary, it is a partnership mutually agreed upon by the parties’ leadership.

‘ROCKATROPA’ YAYANIG SA MALL OF ASIA
Isang malaking concert para sa mga kabataan ang yayanig sa Mall of Asia sa Pasay City sa Peb. 25. Ang libreng concert na tinaguriang Rockatropa ay tatampukan ng malalaking artistang kinabibilangan ni Willie Revillame at Sarah Geronimo, kasama ang mga sikat na banda sa bansa.

VILLAR: NP IS ALL ABOUT UNITY, DEMOCRACY
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar said that NP is fast emerging as truly a united and democratic political organization as the campaign for the May presidential elections heats up.

MAGDALO DECLARES SUPPORT FOR VILLAR
Magdalo, erstwhile military reformist group transformed into a nationwide socio-political movement, officially declared its support to Sen. Manny Villar, standard-bearer of the Nacionalista Party.

BIG STARS, BIG BANDS
‘ROCKATROPA’ SET TO JOLT MALL OF ASIA
The biggest rock concert for the youth will again be electrifying the open grounds of the Mall of Asia in Pasay City on Feb. 25. The free concert series Rockatropa will be featuring big stars like Willie Revillame and Sarah Geronimo, together with the most popular bands of today.

VILLAR ON PULSE ASIA TRUST SURVERY
Nakakataba ng puso ang pinakahuling resulta ng Pulse Asia tungkol sa mga presidentiables at ang aming mga trust rating. Para sa mga lingkod bayan na tulad namin, parang report card ‘yan na maaring maipagmalaki.

VILLAR TO PALACE: RESPECT SC RULING ON CABINET MEN
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday urged Malacañang to release members of the Cabinet running for the May elections, saying the Arroyo administration should respect the decision of the Supreme Court and consider the high court recent ruling as immediately executory.

VILLAR: RICE IMPORTATION REEK OF CORRUPTION
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday demanded that the government immediately scrap the new program of the National Food Authority (NFA) for the importation of rice.

NO REAL REVOLUTION WITHOUT GENUINE AGRARIAN REFORM - SATUR
Concepcion, Tarlac- Makabayan senatorial bet and Nacionalista Party guest candidate Satur Ocampo today said the EDSA People Power revolution remains incomplete because the country's landless peasants continue to suffer under the yoke of poverty and oppression, stressing that the potential of EDSA remains for the large part unrealized because there has been no genuine agrarian reform program.

PACQUIAO TO JOIN VILLAR'S SORTIES AFTER CLOTTEY BOUT
Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has promised to join the campaign sorties of Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar after his fight with Joshua Clottey in March.

VILLAR CALLS ON YOUTH TO BE ENTREPRENEURS
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar challenged the youth to imbibe the entrepreneurial spirit in anticipation of the upcoming end of classes in which more or less 400,000 new graduates are expected to join the countrys labor force.

MONEY, NOT SPECIAL POWER, NEEDED VS EL NIÑO - VILLAR
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday said money, not emergency power for President Arroyo, is needed to deal with the crisis caused by the El Niño phenomenon.

IN RESPONSE TO THE PEOPLES’ CONCERNS
The Philippines is basically an underdeveloped agricultural country.  Majority of its people still live in the rural areas and support themselves through agriculture and fisheries. The nation’s main problem is widespread poverty and social injustice. The main thrust of our platform is emancipating the people from poverty and injustice.

VILLAR, NP SLATE OUT TO REGALE CEBUANOS
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar and the NP ticket are set to conquer vote-rich Cebu today. Villar, his running mate Loren Legarda and the Nacionalista senatorial slate are in the Queen City of the South for a whole weekend of campaign activities and talks with local and regional leaders.

TOPS IN TOURISM, BPO CEBU PERFECT MODEL FOR PROGRESS - VILLAR
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Sen. Manny Villar vowed to prioritize energy and infrastructure under his administration to sustain growth in two key sectors tourism and business process outsourcing (BPO).

NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND IN WAR VS POVERTY - VILLAR
As soldiers often say in the heat of battle, Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar vowed to “leave no one behind” in his bid to stamp out poverty in the country.

NP: AD FOES ENVIOUS, CLUELESS ABOUT POOR’S PLIGHT
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Senator Manny Villar pressed on with the anti-poverty line of his campaign in his newest television commercial that started airing this week amid calls from the Liberal Party to have his ads investigated for truthfulness and accuracy.

TO EASE DEFICIT WOES
VILLAR VOWS TO CRACK WHIP ON REVENUE AGENCIES
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday vowed to crack the whip on the countrys revenue collection agencies and empower local governments to address the countrys runaway budget deficit.

VILLAR TO COMELEC: EDUCATE POOR ON POLL AUTOMATION
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar yesterday called on the Commission on Elections to prioritize the poor in its education drive on poll automation, stressing that they are easily intimidated by the new technology.

ALLEGED NORZAGARAY ISSUE REFUTED
This revived issue is another clear indication of the obsession of Senator Villar's opponents to link him to an anomalyany anomaly. As soon as the truth comes out on an issue they either go and invent new issues or resurrect old issues.

VILLAR VOWS BETTER INFRA, ROAD NETWORK IN PANAY
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday vowed to implement more infrastructure programs and build more road networks between and among the provinces in the Panay islands in order to spur progress in the region if he is elected president.

QUICK RESPONSE TO DROUGHT
VILLAR BATS FOR REPAIRS OF DAMAGED IRRIGATION
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday called for the immediate repairs of damaged irrigation systems as a quick response to the dry spell now wreaking havoc on farmlands all over the country.

NP TEAMWORK KEY
OPLE: ACOSTA'S ADMISSION ABOUT VILLAR'S CAMPAIGN JINGLE "REFRESHING"
IloiloNacionalista Party (NP) senatorial bet Susan "Toots" Ople described as "refreshing" the admission of Liberal Party (LP) senatorial candidate Neric Acosta that his ticket is spooked by the popularity of Sen. Manny Villar's campaign jingle.

NO ONE HAS FRANCHISE TO HISTORICAL EVENT
NP TO LP: EDSA I IS NOT YOURS
Candidates of the Nacionalista Party (NP) yesterday warned the Liberal Party (LP) against desecrating the essence of the EDSA I celebration by using the event to further its political interests.

NO ONE HAS FRANCHISE TO HISTORICAL EVENT NP TO LP: EDSA I IS NOT YOUR
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar and his running mate Loren Legarda yesterday received a warm welcome in Capiz, supposed bailiwick of their closest rivals, as local leaders threw support to the whole NP slate.

LP BET'S IRRITATION AT PCCI FORUM ‘OMINOUS’— NP
Nacionalista Party (NP) spokesman and senatorial bet Adel Tamano said Sen. Noynoy Aquino’s display of irritation during the presidential forum of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) was “ominous.”

ON NOYNOY REMARK THAT FILIPINOS LOSE THEIR CONCENTRATION DURING LONG DEBATES
INSULT TO FILIPINO INTELLIGENCE-SUPLICO
Iloilo Vice-Gov. Rolex T. Suplico said today that Liberal Party standard bearer Sen. Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino has insulted the intelligence of Filipinos when he said: “Our countrymen, who need to be educated, probably lose their concentration or attention in long winded debates.”

TO SOLVE VISAYAS POWER CRISIS
VILLAR CALLS FOR EPIRA FULL IMPLEMENTATION
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday called for the full implementation of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) to solve the worsening power shortage in Visayas and other parts of the country.

VILLAR VOWS ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT WILL BE FELT BY PEOPLE
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar said yesterday his platform and strategy will not only ensure high economic growth but will also bring about positive change in the lives of Filipinos.

‘ENTREPRENEUR WARRIORS’ KEY TO ECONOMIC FUTURE - VILLAR
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar said the country’s hopes for high sustainable economic growth in the next decade or two will rest on the ability of the next administration to develop and nurture a “legion of entrepreneur warriors.”

VILLAR ON THE AQUINO CHALLENGE FOR A ONE-ON-ONE DEBATE
I see fora and public debates as an opportunity to present plans and programs of government to the general public. This is after all the responsibility of each candidate - to communicate one's vision for the nation even as one's capability, competence, and record of accomplishment are tested through reason and inquiry.

VIRUS OF DISTRUST INFECTS LP CAMP
A virus of distrust is now sweeping through the camp of Sen. Noynoy Aquino and the entire Liberal Party (LP) machinery, forcing the LP standard-bearer to personally take charge of his campaign and centralize the funding within his family members.

ON SIGNING OF EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT
VILLAR: WHY PROLONG ELDERS' AGONY?
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar yesterday urged for the immediate signing of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 in order to end the agony of elderly Filipinos who have been clamoring for decent benefits from the government.

NP STATEMENT ON THE 43 DETAINED HEALTH WORKERS
We are deeply concerned about the plight of the 43 health workers who were arrested by the military. Lalokaming nabahala nang malamannamin na ipinagkait ang ilan sa kanilang karapatang tao. Sa umpisa,hindi sila pinayagan na makipag-usap kaninuman kahit sa mga representatives ng Commission on Human Rights.

ROXAS HIT FOR QUESTIONING VILLAR ILONGGO ROOTS
Iloilo Vice-Gov. Rolex Suplico yesterday assailed the Liberal Partys latest attack that Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar is not a genuine Ilonggo.
I think what Mar (Roxas) said is a lame attempt in winning the hearts and votes of Ilonggos. Fluency in speaking a certain dialect is no surefire way of proving your provincial roots or origin. There are many people born elsewhere who are genuine Ilonggos and his remark is an affront to such Ilonggos, said Suplico.

VILLAR: AD JINGLE FROM THE HEART
To all those who think that the message behind the immensely popular Naging Mahirap TV advertisement is a little exaggerated, Sen. Manny Villar has this to say: It is all heartfelt for me.

AFTER LAGUNA, VILLAR WOOS CAVITE
The campaign trail of Nacionalista Party presidential candidate Manny Villar continued to push through in the land of heroes, as he courted voters in Cavite after a successful round of visits in several parts of Laguna, the birthplace of national hero Jose Rizal, the day before.

ILOILO LAND PROJECT ABOVEBOARD - VILLAR
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer yesterday said his land project in Iloilo is aboveboard, underscoring his companies are all open to public scrutiny.

NP HITS LP PLAN to SET UP FAKE VILLAR WEBSITE
The Nacionalista Party (NP) yesterday expressed concern over Internet chatter that a cousin of Sen. Benigno Aquino III has succeeded in buying the www.mannyvillar.org domain name with the plan of loading it up with black propaganda against the NP standard-bearer.

TRANSCRIPT OF NP STANDARD-BEARER MANNY VILLAR'S SPEECH CAVITE SORTIE
Unang-una po bilang taga-Las Piñas… halos masasabi ko na taga-Cavite na rin ako. Alam na alam ko ang Cavite. Karamihan po ng aking mga proyekto ay nasa Cavite.
At masasabi ko po sa inyong lahat ito: na wala ng kandidatong pagkapangulo ang magmamahal sa Cavite na mahigit sa akin.

VILLAR CALLS FOR ACTION PLAN VS BROWNOUTS
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday called for a revision of the contingency plan for El Niño to include an emergency plan for the power sector in the wake of frequent brownouts in many parts of the country.

VILLAR BATS FOR LRT LINE EXTENSION IN CAVITE
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday said his administration will restart the derailed Baclaran-Cavite Light Rail Transit (LRT) project as he vowed not to let politics delay its completion.

‘JUNK-MAR’ BID ROCKS LP
The Liberal Party (LP) is in disarray, and with a “Junk-Mar” bid in the offing, this could spell doom for the presidential bid of its standard-bearer Sen. Benigno Aquino III, the Nacionalista Party (NP) said.

LET COL. ARIEL QUERUBIN CAMPAIGN, IT'S HIS RIGHT” – TAMANO
Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial bet Atty. Adel Tamano has expressed his support for partymate Col. Ariel Querubin, saying that it is well within Querubin’s rights to campaign.

ON 43 DETAINED HEALTH WORKERS
NP: RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS OF WORKERS
The Nacionalista Party (NP) yesterday urged the government to ensure the protection of human rights of the 43 health workers suspected of being communist rebels who were rounded up in Tanay, Rizal last Saturday.

NP LAUGHS OFF YARN ON AMPATUAN-VILLAR LINK
The Nacionalista Party (NP) said yesterday that the Liberal Party (LP) has stooped to new lows in accusing Sen. Manny Villar of having a secret alliance with the Ampatuan clan, the principal suspects in the brutal massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao.

NO SPECIAL ATTENTION ON PING'S CASE - VILLAR
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar yesterday said that if elected president, Sen. Panfilo Lacson will not get any special attention, good or bad, over the latter’s involvement in the Dacer-Corbito double murder.

VILLAR TO JAMBY: I WILL REFER YOU TO MY BARBER
If Sen. Jamby Madrigal is really having a bad hair day, then Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Manny Villar is willing to introduce her to his barber.

“Ire-refer ko na lang sa kanya ang aking barber. Gusto raw niya ang aking buhok,” Villar told reporters after a meeting with Sta. Rosa Mayor Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno yesterday.

PUBLIC WARNED
TEXT SCAM ON CASH AWARDS NOT FROM VILLAR FOUNDATION
The Nacionalista Party (NP) warned the public yesterday not to fall for text messages saying that a foundation of NP standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar is giving away cash prizes to people.

OPLE OFFERS FREE SEMINAR TO JAMBY ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN OFW'S LIFE
Why wait for five more years when it should have been done decades ago.” This was the statement of Atty. Adel Tamano, senatorial candidate of the Nacionalista Party, questioning the sincerity of Sen. Benigno Cojuangco Aquino III when the latter promised to redistribute Hacienda Luisita in five years at a press conference held in Aquino’s ancestral home in Concepcion, Tarlac.

ADEL TAMANO: REDISTRIBUTION OF HACIENDA LUISITA LONG OVERDUE
Former labor undersecretary Susan Ople volunteered to conduct a special pre-departure orientation seminar for Sen. Jamby Madrigal in case she pushes through with her plans to leave the country as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) once her colleague, Sen. Manny Villar, becomes president.

NP: FOES IN DEPTHS OF DESPAIR
The political foes of the Nacionalista Party (NP) are displaying their extreme despair through their nonstop vicious propaganda, NP spokesman and senatorial bet Adel Tamano said.

TAMANO DEFENDS DOLPHY FROM TEXT LIES
The Nacionalista Party (NP) will kick off its “90-day journey to a better Philippines” with a mammoth rally Tuesday afternoon in the hometown of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal in Calamba, Laguna.

VILLAR MAN TO BEAT AS FOES BEAT HIM UP
The Nacionalista Party (NP) will kick off its “90-day journey to a better Philippines” with a mammoth rally Tuesday afternoon in the hometown of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal in Calamba, Laguna.

VILLAR ALSO DOMINATES SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar is becoming just as popular in social networking sites as in election surveys. Villar’s Facebook page has breached the half-a-million mark, and on Friendster, he has the most number of fans among presidential aspirants.

REMULLA SLAMS LP OVER LATEST BLACK PROP
Gilbert Remulla, Nacionalista Party senatorial candidate, said Sunday that the latest black propaganda dished out by the Liberal Party’s “call center of lies” really showed its desperation to undermine Sen. Manny Villar’s presidential bid.

‘SAVE THE LIFE OF JAKATIA PAWA’ MOVEMENT LAUNCHED
Nacionalista Party president Sen. Manny Villar heightened his call to the government to exhaust all means to save a sentenced overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from the death row in Kuwait.

VILLAR PUSHES ‘HOLISTIC’ APPROACH TO MINDANAO CONFLICT
Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar yesterday said the Mindanao conflict can best be addressed only if all stakeholders are allowed to actively participate in the peace process.
Villar said attaining long-lasting peace in Mindanao will be achieved if the root causes of the conflict are addressed through political and economic reforms.

HIV/AIDS STATISTICS IN RP ALARMING - VILLAR
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar has expressed concern over the significantly growing number of Filipinos who have contracted HIV/AIDS that have alarmed even international health organizations.

VILLAR WARNS PALACE AGAINST VETOING OF ‘SENIOR CITIZENS ACT’
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar has expressed concern over the significantly growing number of Filipinos who have contracted HIV/AIDS that have alarmed even international health organizations.

COMELEC DARES TO ‘CONFESS’ ON POLL MACHINES’ RELIABILITY
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) must tell the truth whether it can hold clean and reliable elections using automated voting machines or not on the May 10 exercise, Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar said late Friday night on a television news show.

VILLAR LAUDS DEVELOPMENTS IN MINDANAO PEACE PROCESS
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar yesterday lauded developments in the Mindanao peace negotiations, saying that security is key to the economic prosperity on the island.

Will not give foes the satisfaction
VILLAR SHUNS ONE-SIDED FLOOR DELIBERATIONS
The floor deliberations on the C-5 road extension project at the Senate will have to continue without him, Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar declared yesterday.

VILLAR WANTS SKILLS-JOBS MISMATCH FIXED
The prevailing skills and jobs mismatch in the Philippines might put to waste overseas employment opportunities for Filipinos, Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar said.

BAGITO SA NEGOSYO, AALALAYAN KO - VILLAR
Ang nakapanglulumong ipinakita ng Pilipinas sa 2010 Index of Economic Freedom ay pruweba na pipitsugin ang administrasyong Arroyo kung larangan ng pang-ekonomiya ang pag-uusapan.

TRANSCRIPT SEN. MANNY VILLAR ON GMA 7’s SOP (JAN. 17, 2010)
Host (Marvin Agustin): Ano po ang espesyal na parang nararamdaman niyo kapag narito kayo sa Moriones, Tondo?
MBV:  Unang-una muna nais kong batiin ang ating mga kababayan dito. Ako ay masayang-masaya kapag nakakabalik ako dito, dahil dito ako ipinanganak, diyan kami naglalaro, diyan lang kami nakatira.  Dito ako nagsimula mangarap noong ako ay bata. Diyan kami nagswi-swimming kapag bumabagyo.

VILLAR JOINS STO. NINO FESTIVITIES IN KALIBO, CEBU
Nacionalista Party President Sen. Manny Villar participated in festivities of the feast of Sto. Nino in Kalibo and Cebu over the weekend.

"Taon-taon ay sinisikap ko talagang makibahagi sa pagdiriwang ng kapistahan ng ating mahal ng Sto. Nino. Ako'y natutuwa at nakasali ako sa selebrasyon dito sa Kalibo at Cebu. Ito ay maituturing na personal na panata," said Villar.

INDIGENT FAMILY IN TONDO RECEIVES LIFE-CHANGING GIFT FROM VILLAR
Ambico and Irene Loveras were overtaken with emotions when they were chosen by Nacionalista Party president Sen. Manny Villar as the recipient of a house and lot. The life-changing event for the couple took place during the celebration of the feast of Sto. Nino in Tondo as televised in GMA 7s Sunday variety show SOP.

VILLAR WAS ‘MOST TRUSTED’ SENATE PRESIDENT, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, SAYS SWS
Nacionalista Party standard bearer Sen. Manny Villar was the most trusted Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives when he held the positions, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said.

VILLAR VOWS TO IGNITE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IN MINDANAO
How do you solve a problem like Mindanao? Launch an all-out war against the rebels? Pursue the peace talks? For Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manny Villar, he would seek lasting peace with the insurgents, promote a strong presence of government in the region, and, above all, unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of Mindanaoans, especially the people of Muslim Mindanao.

BIDDING FOR GOV'T CONTRACTS ON LIVE TV? WHY NOT
Move over, Pinoy Big Brother and Survivor, a new reality TV show may be in the horizon.
If Sen. Manny Villar will have his way, he would order the live TV coverage of the bidding for government contracts to prevent rigging and under-the-table deals.

VILLAR VOWS NO APPOINTMENT OF RELATIVES IN GOVERNMENT
Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar on Thursday vowed that he will not appoint members of his family to any position in government if he is elected president in the May 10 elections.

VILLAR: ‘PRO-POOR’ ADS LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
Sen. Manny Villar yesterday said the country's next president should act as chief executive from day one and that there is no room for an on-the-job training while performing the duties of the highest office of the land.

VILLAR: REPATRIATE ALL DISTRESSED OFWs
If he makes it to Malacanang,  Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar said his first order of business will be to bring home thousands of  stranded Filipinos abroad.

VILLAR WANTS BIDDING FOR GOV'T CONTRACTS COVERED LIVE BY TV
Nacionalista Party president Sen. Manny Villar wants the bidding for government contracts covered live by television “as it is the best antidote to rigging.”

VILLAR: TRANSPARENCY NEEDED IN P50-B RICE IMPORT
Malacanang should invite Churchmen to sit in the team that will buy rice abroad to ensure that transactions in the planned P51 billion importation of the country’s staple for this year are above-board.

NP TO RAISE 'RAINBOW ARMY' OF 1-M VOLUNTEERS FOR CLEAN POLLS
The Nacionalista Party is raising a “rainbow army” of at least one million volunteers to defend the sanctity of the ballot and ensure clean and honest elections this May.

VILLAR CONDEMNS KILLING OF SUPPORTER IN DAVAO DEL SUR
Nacionalista Party president and standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar yesterday condemned the killing of a supporter in Davao del Sur as he extended his sincerest sympathies to the family of the victim.

AMID WORSENING AIR POLLUTION; VILLAR TO CONGRESS: FORMULATE 'GREEN TRANSPORT POLICY'
Sen. Manny Villar yesterday said the people deserve better air quality this coming year as he pressed his colleagues in Congress to come up with legislation that would institutionalize on a nationwide scale a “green transport policy” in light of the worsening level of air pollution in the country.

NP TO POLITICAL PARTIES: SHOW COMMITMENT TO PEACEFUL ELECTIONS
The Nacionalista Party yesterday challenged other political parties to manifest its commitment to an honest and peaceful elections and renounce violence as a means to subdue the people's will in May 2010.

VILLAR'S NEW YEAR'S DAY MESSAGE
Over the past year, we as a people and as a country confronted numerous challenges. But as the New Year starts, we move on with the resilient spirit that we Filipinos are known for, confident in our own strength and capabilities, and of course with continued faith in God. After all, every new year is a symbol of hope.

FOR MEDICAL SPONSORSHIP; VILLAR'S HELP CITED
Nacionalista Party (NP) president Sen. Manny Villar welcomed into his home in Las Piñas a boy he earlier accorded medical help and the latter’s mother who expressed gratitude for the gift of health Villar was instrumental in bringing about for her son.

NP: 'WE FIGHT FOR THE POOR'
The poor is the real candidate in next year's elections.

This is what former Cavite Rep. Gilbert Remulla said yesterday in behalf of the Nacionalista Party, which has launched its campaign platform for next year's elections based on pro-poor and pro-development programs.