JC De los Reyes of Ang Kapatiran Party for President

[mannyamador]

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Olongapo councilor De los Reyes formalizes presidential bid
KIM TAN and ANDREO CALONZO, GMANews.TV
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/177637/o...esidential-bid

Olongapo City Councilor John Carlos “JC" De los Reyes on Monday formalized his presidential bid in the 2010 elections by filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) with the Commission on Elections (Comelec), becoming the 16th aspirant for the country's top elective post.

De los Reyes, the 39-year-old bet of the Ang Kapatiran National Political Party, filed his COC with the Comelec law department at 2:10 p.m.

Interviewed by reporters, De los Reyes said he filed his candidacy early “to get it over with."

"We also wanted it to coincide with the Mass just held at the Sta. Cruz Church. It’s just a general message to the lay faithful that even if we perfect the automation, if we elect rotten leaders, everything will still go to waste," he said in Filipino.

De los Reyes was accompanied by his running mate Dominador Chipeco Jr., and his party’s seven senatorial candidates: social scientist Rizalito David; lawyers Jo Aurea, Zosimo Paredes, and Adrian Sison; teachers Reginald Tamayo and Hector Tarrazona; and former United Nations executive Manuel Valdehuesa, Jr.

He said his party’s bets might not be popular but are all "local gems" who do not practice traditional politics.

In the 2007 elections, De los Reyes was the only winner among the Kapitaran Party candidates. He placed second in the 10 slots for the Olongapo City council. He studied B.A. Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, USA. After graduating, he taught Philosophy at the University of Asia and Pacific.

He later pursued his graduate studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1999 and his law degree at the Saint Louis University in Baguio City in 2005.

In September, De los Reyes appeared as guest on GMANews.TV’s web show "Exchange" where he talked about the implications of being an independent candidate.

The Olongapo City councilor is married to Dunia Valenzuela with three children, Gabriel 10, Santiago, 7, and Barbara 5.

Since Friday, 21 presidential aspirants, one vice presidential aspirant, and 10 senatorial aspirants have filed their COCs with the Comelec. - RSJ, GMANews.TV


Ang Kapatiran's presidential bet JC De los Reyes, together with running mate
Dominador Chipeco Jr. and senatorial candidate Reginald Tamayo,
formalizes his bid for the government's highest post in 2010. - Andreo Calonzo

[RemohDude]

pagOmangkon mani siya ni Dick Gordon..pero bati man iyahang mga plataporma oi..mora man pang konseho lng nga level na plataporma...

[raski]

Yuck... this guy will never win. Sounds like he belongs more to the medieval inquisition than the modern world. What a regressive monkey this de los reyes is.

[mannyamador]

Yuck... this guy will never win. Sounds like he belongs more to the medieval inquisition than the modern world. What a regressive monkey this de los reyes is.

As usual, only personal attacks but nothing of substance from you. At least you're consistent -- in your expressed blind, fanatical hatred for the Church, that is.

JC's platform is the platform of the Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP). That's the good thing about him and the party. It's not about personalities with the AKP. All their candidates must support the party platform 100%. If not, the AKP will not endorse them.

More information about the Ang Kapatiran Party (and therefore JC's platform) can be found at: http://www.angkapatiranparty.com

[vahnhelsing]

weeee.... not impressed when he answered the questions last sunday.... boring man..
he'll be someone better someday.....

[istoryaaah]

Ka-"Patiran" Party...

pangalan pa lang di na maduol... hahahahah...

[raski]

As usual, only personal attacks but nothing of substance from you. At least you're consistent -- in your expressed blind, fanatical hatred for the Church, that is.

JC's platform is the platform of the Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP). That's the good thing about him and the party. It's not about personalities with the AKP. All their candidates must support the party platform 100%. If not, the AKP will not endorse them.

More information about the Ang Kapatiran Party (and therefore JC's platform) can be found at: Ang Kapatiran Party

Well manny that's my opinion and you're just going to have to respect it! There are rules against attacking other members, so you should stop calling me a blind fanatic. You put forward this candidate as an option for the next presidential elections, and everyone is entitled to say whatever they want about the CANDIDATE, not about other forum posters. Let's face it, you just can't handle criticism of your candidate because he sucks thats why you resort to childish name-calling.

Your candidate sucks, and I'm going to keep airing my opinion that he sucks, so what can you do.. just deal with it I guess

[NapoleonBlownapart]

di ko ani.. gusto ko ug pro RH bill.. gusto pud ta ko ug pro death penalty

[mannyamador]

Your candidate sucks, and I'm going to keep airing my opinion that he sucks, so what can you do.. just deal with it I guess

Still nothing of substance in your posts. "Yuck" hardly qualifies as an argument.


The presidential forum
HIDDEN AGENDA By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes (The Philippine Star) Updated November 25, 2009 12:00 AM
The presidential forum - HIDDEN AGENDA By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes | The Philippine Star >> News >> Business

Watching the first part of the GMA 7 “Isang Tanong” presidential forum gave me the chills.

On that studio were eight people, one of who will be the next president of the Philippines.

Featured on that show were Noynoy Aquino, Gilbert Teodoro, Manny Villar, former president Joseph Estrada, Bayani Fernando, Brother Eddie Villanueva, Councilor JC delos Reyes, and Nikki Perlas, all of who took turns answering four questions – one from a member of the GMA News and Public Affairs group, one from a representative of the studentry, one from the man on the street, and another, from CNN Hero of the Year Efren Penaflorida, who by the way was featured in the Ako Mismo TV campaign of the Ako Mismo Movement and DDB even before his name became a household word.

Given the short amount of time given the presidential hopefuls to answer each question, the forum became a test more of how quick they can come up with intelligent answers and how fast they can talk. But being president is more about how good a talker one is. Unfortunately, perception is everything so those who have difficulty expressing their thoughts, like Nikki Perlas for instance, is perceived as not being up to the task.

Except probably for Perlas whose answers were not really that responsive to the questions, all of them responded pretty well, including, surprise of all surprises, former President Estrada. And because the questions were being asked in Filipino, Estrada wasn’t placed at a disadvantage. Perlas obviously was.

The forum gave us a glimpse of each hopeful’s views on a number of issues. Gibo Teodoro was asked if would agree to have a president and his relatives’ assets frozen during his term. He did not give a popular answer. But his answer was honest and correct. Whoever thought of the question wasn’t in touch with reality. Or course it would be unfair to freeze someone’s assets. As Gibo said, what is important is that the extent of one’s assets are disclosed, as mandated by law.

MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando was asked to respond to people calling him names, like dictator, Hitler, etc. and his answer was a good one. He said that a dictator is one who makes the laws and implements them at the same time. He did not make the laws, he merely implements them. And in the process, not once did he kill or imprison someone.

Noynoy Aquino meanwhile emphasized that since he and his family never enriched themselves when their mother, the late former President Cory Aquino, was in power, there was no reason to change that if he becomes president. Noynoy was oozing with sincerity, and I think the forum made his followers love him more.

Councilor JC delos Reyes was a breath of fresh air. While he has absolutely no chance of winning the elections given the reality of politics (he has no money and no national political machinery), his idealism, youth, love of God, love of family, and sincerity made many wish that other candidates shares his qualities and his naivete. He knows he has no chance, but had to try, if only to plant the seeds of change. As he said, had US President Barack Obama given up, knowing that no black American has ever won the presidency, then he wouldn’t be where he is right now. We could only wish JC good luck in his future endeavors and hope that the right seeds have been planted.

As for Manny Villar, he has a lot of work to do when it comes to improving his credibility. Everytime he talks, people look for some hidden agenda. When he was asked as to the difference between the impeachment charges against former President Estrada which Villar vigorously pursued, and the charges of enriching himself while in office now being thrown against Villar by his political opponents, all he had to say was that impeachment against Estrada does not equal conviction and that all the witnesses had cleared Villar’s name. I heard one viewer say the words “pera lang ang katapat” which I believe is unfair but that’s how the public perceives him, unfortunately.

Everybody is looking forward to the second part of the forum where each presidential hopeful will be asked questions by another hopeful. That will be very interesting, and entertaining, to say the least.

You can download Ang Kapatiran's Passport To A New Philippines (PDF) at:
http://www.angkapatiranparty.com/Dow...hilippines.pdf

[raski]

He still sucks. Nothing new here.