Manuel Villar was ousted as Senate President because of his involvement in the C5 Extension Project double insertion scam in the 2009 budget. Juan Ponce Enrile was named new Senate President. The senate also reorganizes forming a new majority. The opposition finally succeeded in removing him from his post after three attempts. Senator Jamby Madrigal was quoted as saying that Villar’s downfall was a result of ‘Sipag at Tiyaga’ or ‘C5 at Tiyaga’.
Presidentiables in the senate opted to remove Villar in order to make sure that he will not use the senate resources in his campaign for 2010. Villar will not be affected by his removal in the office as he has the money to fund the campaign. What I am not sure though, is if he can muster enough support from the public to win the election. I still believe that Noli de Castro is the guy to beat in 2010.
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Hula ko si Noli ang mananalo. Hula ko rin, the opposition will once again be divided (as usual!). Hula ko rin, the next president will be ousted from his seat.
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