Official List of National and Local 2010 Elections Candidates

Want to know who really are running? Here is a quick run down of Presidential, Vice-Presidential and Senatorial Candidates for the May 10, 2010 Elections based on the official certified list from the Law Department of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

For President (Name, Nickname, Party):

1 ACOSTA, VETELLANO SEINEZ DODONG KBL
2 AQUINO, BENIGNO SIMEON III COJUANGCO NOYNOY LP
3 DE LOS REYES, JOHN CARLOS GORDON JC AKP
4 ESTRADA EJERCITO, JOSEPH MARCELO ERAP PMP
5 GORDON, RICHARD JUICO DICK B.BAYAN-VNP
6 MADRIGAL, JAMBY AS JAMBY IND.
7 PERLAS, JESUS NICANOR PINEDA NICK IND.
8 TEODORO, GILBERTO JR. COJUANGCO GIBO LKS-KAM
9 VILLANUEVA, EDUARDO CRUZ BRO. EDDIE BP
10 VILLAR, MANUEL JR BAMBA MANNY NP

For Vice-President:
1 BINAY, JEJOMAR CABAUATAN JOJO PDP LABAN
2 CHIPECO, DOMINADOR JR FUENTECILLA JUN AKP
3 FERNANDO, BAYANI FLORES BF B.BAYAN-VNP
4 LEGARDA, LOREN BAUTISTA LOREN NPC
5 MANZANO, EDUARDO BARRIOS EDU LKS-KAM
6 ROXAS, MANUEL ARANETA MAR LP
7 SONZA, JOSE YUMANG JAY SONZA KBL
8 YASAY, PERFECTO RIVAS KIDLAT BP

For Senator:
1 ACOSTA, JR. NEREUS OLAIVAR NERIC LP
2 ALBANI, SHARIFF IBRAHIM HUSSIEN SHARIFF KBL
3 ALONTO, ZAFRULLAH MAROHOMBSAR NOLDY BP
4 BAUTISTA, J.V. LARION J.V. BAUTISTA PMP
5 BAUTISTA, MARTIN DONATO DR. BALIKBAYAN IND.
6 BELLO, SILVESTRE III HERNANDO BEBOT LKS-KAM
7 BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO BUNOAN RUFFY LP
8 BONG REVILLA, RAMON, JR. BAUTISTA KAP LKS-KAM
9 CAUNAN, HENRY BUENAVENTURA HENRY PDP LABAN
10 CAYETANO, PILAR JULIANA SCHRAMM PIA NP
11 DAVID, RIZALITO YAP LITO AKP
12 DE VENECIA, JOSE III PEREZ JOEY PMP
13 DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, MIRIAM PALMA MIRIAM PRP
14 DRILON, FRANKLIN MAGTUNAO FRANK LP
15 ENRILE, JUAN PONCE - JPE PMP
16 ESPINOSA, NANETTE MELITON ATE NANETTE KBL
17 ESTRADA, JINGGOY EJERCITO JINGGOY PMP
18 GUICO, RAMON, JR. NAVAL GETS KO LKS-KAM
19 GUINGONA, TEOFISTO III DE LARA TG LP
20 HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL, ANA THERESIA HONTIVEROS RISA H. LP
21 IMBONG, JO AUREA MARCOS ATE JO AKP
22 INOCENCIO, MA. KATHERINE L. REYES KATA BP
23 LACSON, ALEXANDER LEDESMA PINOY LP
24 LAMBINO, RAUL LOYOLA RAUL LKS-KAM
25 LANGIT, REY MAGAT REY LANGIT LKS-KAM
26 LAO, YASMIN BUSRAN YAS LP
27 LAPID, MANUEL MERCADO LITO LKS-KAM
28 LIM, DANILO DELA PUZ GENERAL DANNY IND.
29 LOOD, ALMA ABELLA ALMA KBL
30 LOZADA, JOSE APOLINARIO JR LECONIA JUN PMP
31 MAAMBONG, REGALADO ESTRELLA DODONG KBL
32 MARCOS, FERDINAND, JR. ROMUALDEZ BONGBONG NP
33 MAZA, LIZA LARGOZA LIZA MAZA NG GABRIELA IND.
34 MITRA, RAMON BLANCO MON-MON NP
35 NIKABULIN, ADZ GANIH COUNT HABIS BP
36 OCAMPO, RAMONCITO POBLETE MONCHING BP
37 OCAMPO, SATURNINO CUNANAN SATUR BAYAN MUNA
38 OPLE, SUSAN VASQUEZ TOOTS NP
39 OSMENA, EMILIO MARIO RENNER PROMDI PROMDI
40 OSMEÑA, SERGIO III DE LA RAMA SERGE IND.
41 PALPARAN, JOVITO JR SALVAÑA JOVI IND.
42 PAPIN, IMELDA ARCILLA IMELDA PAPIN KBL
43 PAREDES, ZOSIMO JESUS II MENDOZA JESS AKP
44 PIMENTEL, GWENDOLYN DE LA LLANA GWEN PDP LABAN
45 PLAZA, RODOLFO GALIDO OMPONG NPC
46 PRINCESA, REYNALDO RELUCIO PRINCE IND.
47 QUERUBIN, ARIEL OLIVA MARINES NP
48 RECTO, RALPH GONZALEZ RALPH LP
49 REMULLA, GILBERT CESAR CATIBAYAN GILBERT NP
50 RIÑOZA-PLAZO, MARIA GRACIA DE VEAS GRACE AKP
51 ROCO, SONIA MALASARTE SON LP
52 SISON, ADRIAN ORDONEZ ADRIAN AKP
53 SOTTO, VICENTE III CASTELO TITO NPC
54 TAMANO, ADEL ABBAS ADEL NP
55 TAMAYO, REGINALD BALISI REGIE AKP
56 TARRAZONA, HECTOR MIRASOL TARZAN AKP
57 TATAD, FRANCISCO SARMIENTO KIT GAD
58 TINSAY, ALEXANDER BRITANICO ALEX TINSAY BP
59 VALDEHUESA, MANUEL JR ECHEM MANNY AKP
60 VILLANUEVA, HECTOR LABAO KA HECTOR KBL
61 VIRGINES, ISRAEL NICOLAS DR. ISRAEL BP

For Party-List candidates, refer to this page at the Comelec website.

For Provincial positions including Members of the House of Representatives, Governors, Vice-Governors and Board Members, refer to this page at the Comelec website.

For City and Municipal positions including Mayors, Vice-Mayors and Councilors, refer to this page at the Comelec website.

Google Chrome shortcuts

If you are like me who has been using Google Chrome, you would appreciate these shortcuts. I learned these when I noticed a line on the browser's new tab page suggesting Ctrl + N and the likes. For some browser actions, the mouse click seem quicker, but all in all, the shortcuts are faster and cool. See for yourself.

Ctrl+N	Opens a new window.
Ctrl+T	Opens a new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+N	Opens a new window in incognito mode.
Press Ctrl+O, then select file.	Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome.
Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the link in a new tab in the background .
Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab.
Press Shift and click a link.	Opens the link in a new window.
Ctrl+Shift+T	Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed.
Drag a link to a tab.	Opens the link in the tab.
Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip.	Opens the link in a new tab.
Drag a tab out of the tab strip.	Opens the tab in a new window.
Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window.	Opens the tab in the existing window.
Press Esc while dragging a tab.	Returns the tab to its orginal position.
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8	Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip.
Ctrl+9	Switches to the last tab.
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown	Switches to the next tab.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp	Switches to the previous tab.
Alt+F4	Closes the current window.
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4	Closes the current tab or pop-up.
Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Closes the tab you clicked.
Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar.	Displays your browsing history in the tab.
Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together.	Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab.
Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together.	Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab.
Press Ctrl and click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Go button in the toolbar. Or click either button with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the button destination in a new tab in the background.
Double-click the blank area on the tab strip.	Maximizes the window.
Alt+Home	Opens your homepage in your current window.

Learn more at this page.

My top 5 modern Filipino heroes

Have you noticed? More and more Filipinos are being recognized as heroes despite not having risked their lives like guys like Jose Rizal and Ninoy Aquino. These modern Filipino are recognized not for their martyrdom but for their passion and contribution in nurturing and teaching their fellow Filipinos especially the less privileged.

Here is my top 5 modern Filipino heroes:

1. Antonio P. Meloto. He is the founder of the anti-poverty and nation-building charismatic movement Gawad Kalinga (GK). Through GK, Meloto has inspired many Filipinos to rise and to work for the eradication of poverty through a pioneering movement of volunteerism. Because of this, he became the first Gawad Haydee Yorac Awardee.

2 and 3. Dr. Christopher and Ma. Victoria Bernido. The Bernidos who were professors at the UP National Institute of Physics left the UP Campus and established the Research Center for Theoretical Physics in Jagna, Bohol, a sea-side fourth class municipality. Because of this, the couple were given the third Gawad Haydee Yorac award.

4. Efren Penaflorida. This young man started a "pushcart classroom" in Cavite in order to bring education to poor children and keep them away from gang membership and gang wars. Because of his passion, he was chosen as the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year which he received with great humility.

5. Joey Concepcion. Born to a well-to-do family, he has extended himself from just being successful businessman to being a prime mover in teaching and encouraging entrepreneurship to Filipinos through the Go Negosyo movement. The success of Go Negosyo, both in terms of support and impact, is but an award in itself and a recognition of Mr. Concepcion's passion for encouraging entrepreneurship.

Negoskwela's January 2010 sched

It is the season for New Year's resolutions, but do you know what is better than a perfect New Year's resolution? Resolving to do something is great, but doing what you resolved to do is really better. And one good thing to do at the start of the year is learn a new skill.

And where do we learn new skills? Institutions like Negoskwela and many other seminar providers in the Philippines have the answer. They offer a wide range of courses that you could choose from. For example, below is Negoskwela's schedule for January 2010.

By the way, here is a tip. Negoskwela offers discounts for early registrations, and for Senior Citizens and OCWs and OFWs. They also offer discounts for your succeeding courses, quite a good way to encourage continuous learning.

Urine Tests vs. Blood Tests: Paquiao vs. Mayweather

I guess you have already read that what was hoped to be the greatest boxing fight of the decade scheduled next year between Manny Paquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will not push through. Instead, what we can expect is a long arduous legal battle in the form of oral defamation charge filed by Manny Paquiao against just about everybody in the Mayweather camp.

The cause, Mayweather camp has been insisting for Olympic-style blood tests for Paquiao vs. Mayweather fight and has been suggesting that it is highly suspicious that Paquiao is not willing to agree, not too close to the fight anyway. Most quotable of course was Oscar Dela Hoya's comment that Manny's punches felt very much like Mosley's and Vargas' punches, two boxers who have been linked to performance enhancing drugs.

There is a heated debate on the net between both camps but what is clear is that there is some science to be learned. In fact, when I first read the news reports about the controversy I too felt that Manny could be hiding something. But after reading further, there is in fact a big argument to the contrary.

There are actually experts who have written that blood tests are indirect tests only and would still require confirmatory urine testing. In fact, the article stated that the only use of blood tests is that they are cheaper and are good as preliminary test.

Read the "EPO Drug Testing Q&A" here.

Knowing more about the COMELEC

Before we get into heat of the 2010 national and local automated elections, it is but proper that we know exactly who will be administering it. The Commission on Elections or COMELEC has the enviable task of ensuring that we have properly elected leaders who will take their posts on June 30, 2010.

A search for easy-to-read information on the COMELEC led me to this paper entitled "The COMELEC and the 2010 Elections: What You Need to Know". I hope this will help us prepare for the sacred exercise of our right to suffrage come May 2010.

I will write next about the automated elections and what we need to know. I mean other than "may bilog, may bilog, na hugis itlog".