It was reported in the news that Binay complained about his new office, which is actually an old office used by former vice president Noli de Castro for six years. Binay said that his chair was too big, his office too small, too hot and too bare, and his budget was too small — lesser than one barangay in Makati. But considering that he’s too short — 5’2” without the elevator shoes — for the big chair, it seems that Binay’s ego is too big for his size. Yup, Binay is a man with too many “too’s” — too few of this, too little of that, and too much hot air.

Binay finally had the courage to ask Noynoy for a bigger office that would be fitting for a vice president. Well, to make the story short (no pun intended), Aquino offered Binay the Coconut Palace for his office as well as official residence. Hmmm…. Doesn’t coconut sound like cuckoo nut? What does Noynoy think of Binay, a wang-bu? (A person with a demented mind) Well, Binay doesn’t have too much of a choice — either he accepts the Coconut Palace or he’ll have to settle for Noli’s old office with too few of this, too little of that, and too much hot air. The Coconut Palace would really be fitting for the (former) “Emperor of Makati” — a palace of his own by the Manila Bay where one can fly over the cuckoo’s nest. – ?

PAQUITO (Jojo) OCHOA, Jr., Executive Secretary
Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa finished Law at the Ateneo de Manila University after he had obtained his degree in Economics from the University of Santo Tomas. Aside from being a former classmate, Jojo Ochoa has been the legal adviser of President Noynoy Aquino since 1988.

EDWIN LACIERDA, Presidential Spokesman
Edwin Lacierda holds a Law degree from Ateneo de Manila University and a Master’s degree in Management from the Asian Institute of Management. He was the Spokesperson of President Noynoy Aquino during the presidential elections. (more…)

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Richard Gordon bared that he is considering going back to private law practice after he lost in his presidential bid in the May 10 elections.

Gordon, whose term in the Senate ends on June 30, also plans to pursue his dream to modernize the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), of which he is chairman. (more…)

1. Ramon Revilla (Lakas Kampi)
2. Jinggoy Estrada (Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino)
3. Miriam Defensor Santiago (People’s Reform Party)
4. Franklin Drillon (Liberal Party)
5. Juan Ponce Enrile (Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino)
6. Pia Cayetano (Nacionalista Party)
7. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (Nacionalista Party)
8. Ralph Recto (Liberal Party)
9. Vicente Sotto III (Nationalist People’s Coalition)
10. Sergio Osmena III (Independent)
11. Lito Lapid (Lakas Kampi)
12. Teofisto Guingona III (Liberal Party)

These 12 senators were proclaimed by Comelec and will serve for 6 years.

“Looking at those proclaimed, I could have easily done that,” Gordon said, referring to the winners in the Senate race. Gordon blamed popularity surveys for his election defeat, saying they conditioned the minds of the voters. “It didn’t mean people don’t respect me,” he told his cheering supporters. “Before, it was just about money. These days, the new enemy is the survey.”

“There was no good that came out of surveys except that they were used as a propaganda weapon by those who paid for them,” he added. “I knew I was going to lose because the mind-set brought about by the surveys cannot be reversed. When I ran, of course, I wanted to win. But I knew it was going to be an uphill climb. I had very little money, but I said if I don’t try, I would never be true to myself,” Gordon said.

The senator said the outcome of the last elections had pushed him all the more to pursue the case for damages he had filed against Social Weather Station and Pulse Asia Inc., the survey firms that regularly released findings that showed him fifth in the presidential race.

“My case continues. I will prove that those who paid for the surveys always got higher than those who did not pay. It cannot be said that I was weak-kneed and I did not do the right thing,” Gordon said. Many of those who supported Gordon refuse to believe that he got less than 500,000 votes.