Jamby Madrigal declares she is running for President!

This blog said it first and said it best. Our GREAT SENATOR JAMBY MADRIGAL IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT!

‘I’m running for presidency’—Jamby Madrigal

By Maila Ager

INQUIRER.net

First Posted 12:14:00 07/31/2009

Filed Under: Inquirer Politics, Eleksyon 2010

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 3) Senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal has announced she will join the 2010 presidential race as she vowed to “faithfully serve” the nation.

“Today I cross the Rubicon. I am certain in my decision to run for the presidency of the Republic of the Philippines,” Madrigal said at a press conference in Makati Friday.

She said her goal was to serve the nation faithfully.

"To those of you who may question my personal motives, I have none,” Madrigal said. “My only goal is simple—to faithfully serve you.”

She said she would file her certificate of candidacy on November 30.

“It’s time for the nation to recover,” Madrigal said, adding she had no intention to settle for a vice presidential candidacy.

But her declaration was immediately met with criticism by former congressman Gilbert Remulla, spokesman of the Nacionalista Party being headed by Senator Manny Villar.

"She now joins the ranks of Eddie Gil and Atty. Ely Pamatong in making Philippine elections a colorful democratic practice," Remulla said in a statement.

"Her declaration is also a vindication for Senator Manny Villar. We have said all along that the C-5 issue is politically motivated. The candidacy of Senator Madrigal confirms that," he said.

Madrigal simply shrugged it off.

"It’s okay. I’m not spoil sport,” she said.

Madrigal has filed an ethics case against Villar, a real estate magnate, for allegedly benefitting from the construction of the C-5 road extension project in Paranaque City.

At the press conference, Madrigal said she has reached the decision to run for president after a month-long break of Congress and during "the silence of my two-week retreat."

"This I do, not out of personal ambition but to share a vision that has been honed by my family's more than 100 years of service to the country," she said.

"Many have asked me to be an agent of change. Although I find this daunting, I now face the challenge squarely," she said.

Madrigal said she has the resources to run a campaign without being indebted to interest groups.

"My goal is selfless service, pure and simple. I will pay my debt only to the country. This country has given me so much and my gift to our people is to change their lives for the better," she said.

But Madrigal, member of Partido Demokratikong Pilipino, could not say yet under which party she would run and who would be his runningmate.

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Jamby to file case vs Gov. Carrion for reopening of Marcopper Mines

Senator Jamby Madrigal's unrelenting fight for the enviroment may make it necessary to file a case against Marinduque Governor Bong Carrion for pushing for the re-opening of the Marcopper mines.

The destruction of the main river in Marinduque and six sub-river systems has been particularly deleterious to the livelihood of fishermen and farmers, many of whom have pending damage suits against Marcopper.

Two years ago, protesting farmers and fishermen supported by environmental groups demanded payment for the destruction caused by the 1996 calamity and reiterated they would oppose any move to reopen the mine, which operated for about 60 years and discharged more than 200 million tons of waste into the bay.

All riverine life in Marinduque has been slaughtered by the waste dumped by Marcopper and the levels of arsenic, cadmium, and copper are high, with agricultural land and sources of drinking water contaminated.

Local officials are also demanding quick reparation for the damage to the environment, along with more than a billion in taxes left unpaid by the shuttered company and its beneficial owner, Placer Dome Inc., a Canadian mining company.

It was under Bong Carrion's term as governor in 1996 that the Marcopper mine accident happened. The re-elected governor of Marinduque was said to have purposely neglected checking up on the operations of the Marcopper Mines in exchange for a generous donation to his campaign funds.

Carrion, who is a known womanizer who loves latching himself on to rich women, is going after the pipe dream of reopening the Marcopper mines just in time for the 2010 elections.

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Why Jamby doesn't want DENR Secretary Lito Atienza confirmed

In the Manila Standard column “In the line of fire” by Fel Maragay published on July 7, the columnist asks why Senator Jamby Madrigal has not called for a confirmation hearing for Environment Secretary Lito Atienza.

“Despite the inroads made by the Environment Department in performing its mandate tasks under his stewardship, why is Atienza’s confirmation still hanging at the Commission on Appointments more than two years after he was appointed to his Cabinet post? Are there complaints and objections to his appointment? You will not believe this, but do you know that the CA’s committee on environment and natural resources, chaired by Senator Jamby Madrigal, has not yet called or held any confirmation hearing on the Atienza appointment up to this day. Many are wondering why, including Senate President and committee chairman Juan Ponce Enrile. In view of this, it is wrong to say that Atienza has been repeatedly bypassed by the bicameral Commission. It is only when the concerned committee fails to endorse a Cabinet appointment after a hearing or series of hearings that the same can be considered bypassed upon the adjournment of Congress.”

I suppose that this is just as well as the country’s environmental conditions are definitely worsening.

Just today, the DENR is meeting with officials of Marinduque in a bid to re-open the Marcopper mines. The sweetener in the deal is that the DENR will not be averse to the clean-up of the 26-kilometer Boac River, which sustained the worst damage when the Tapian mine tailings pit collapsed on March 24, 1996 and discharged millions of liters of contaminated waste into the river system and then on to the Philippine Sea.

The destruction of the main river in Marinduque and six sub-river systems has been particularly deleterious to the livelihood of fishermen and farmers, many of whom have pending damage suits against Marcopper.

Two years ago, protesting farmers and fishermen supported by environmental groups demanded payment for the destruction caused by the 1996 calamity and reiterated they would oppose any move to reopen the mine, which operated for about 60 years and discharged more than 200 million tons of waste into the bay.

All riverine life in Marinduque has been slaughtered by the waste dumped by Marcopper and the levels of arsenic, cadmium, and copper are high, with agricultural land and sources of drinking water contaminated.

This, of course, is not to mention the state of the Pasig River in Metro Manila which reeks of the DENR’s incapability under Atienza’s leadership to clean up the environment.

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Jamby charges Villar

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Jamby launches Makabayan Party

Senator Jamby's is the secret dark horse in the 2010 Presidential derby.

Other candidates may tout billions of pesos in campaign funds, but Jamby has the largest grassroots based political party.

Called Makabayan, the party is made up of people from the CDE class which includes squatters or informal settlers and members of the communist movement of the Philippines.

This is already an advantage as the other candidates vying for the Presidency in 2010 will be immediately blocked from campaigning in squatter areas and territories held by the communist rebels.

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Jamby loves Ariel Querubin for Senator!

Yes! She does in a big way, all the way.

She'll be hollering for Ariel Querubin for senator, forever!

Our dear Senator Jamby Madrigal is giving Ariel Querubin her all out support as he seeks a seat in the Senate. The good senator has given our hero and

soon-to-be Senator Ariel a virtual blank check upon which he can write

whatever amount he will need to win a seat in the Senate in 2010.

The good senator commanded her vast political network to support Ariel Querubin especially after learning that Lintik na Itik Senator Manny Villar had thrown his support behind Danny Lim. She said that anyone getting support from the most corrupt senator in Philippine history ought to be defeated in the polls.

Querubin was said to not only have thanked Senator Jamby but seconded her observation that he was more deserving of the honor of serving as a senator. Mas mautak ako kay Lim, said Querubin and we agree!

Everything will be paid for and no expense will be spared to assure his victory in 2010. Tarpaulin printers will be busy 24/7, video production outfits will churn out hours and hours of video material, printing presses will be stamping out millions of fliers, and even IT experts will be summoned to fill cyberspace in a bid to inundate the entire country with Ariel Querubin’s propaganda.

And why not?

Querubin was the commander of the 1st Marine Brigade. He received the military’s highest honor in 2002 for the most exemplary heroism and sacrifice displayed in combat — the Medal of Honor. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded a Marine battalion landing team that engaged an estimated 300-strong, fully armed band of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels in a 24-hour gun battle in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte from March 18 to 19, 2000.

Though outnumbered and facing heavy artillery fire, his forces succeeded in breaking the last line of defense of the rebel stronghold, resulting in the capture of Camp John Mack, the MILF’s most strategic staging area for operations.

As co-founder of the military fraternity Young Officers’ Union (YOU), he and his men joined about 3,000 rebel troops in the bloodiest coup attempt against the Aquino administration in December 1989. They were imprisoned but later pardoned and reinstated in the service in 1995, after retired general Fidel Ramos, who was elected president in 1992, granted amnesty to military rebels.

Senator Jamby intimated that Querubin’s defiant stance against the corrupt regime of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in February 2006 was actually more heroic and more deserving of adulation. The good senator said that she hated making comparisons, but if she had to, she would probably say that General Danny Lim couldn’t hold a candle to the bravery, gallantry, and genius of Ariel Querubin.

It was a hush-hush issue but Senator Jamby said that Ariel Querubin was certainly much better looking than Danny Lim. It was said that Ariel’s fierce eyes reminded her of James Dean and the devilishly delicious smile haunted her.

“No wonder he has so many women.” She was said to have remarked, giggling like Judy Ann Santos.

This is probably why our good senator has issued orders to the keepers of her enormous wealth to open the gates of her vast treasury. The words were, “I’m giving him everything he wants, however he wants it, and whenever he wants it.”

Who could blame her for supporting such a manly man’s bid for political glory?

If Ariel dear wants a TV, he’ll get the latest and largest flatscreen TV. If his detention cell is a bit uncomfortable and lacking in amenities that befit a hero of his stature, deck it out in all the fine appointments of a luxury five star hotel. Spare no expense to make him comfortable, could be Senator Jamby’s orders, and as the servants of the Pharaohs say, “So it is ordered, so it shall be done.”

And anyone who dares strike at Senator Jamby’s newest darling after Senator Antonio Trillanes, will be dealt with severely.

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Senator Jamby to hang Soozyhopper by his tongue

Being the blight of her existence, Senator Jamby Madrigal is going to wage an all out war against Soozyhopper whom bloggers have unmasked as Raul Tuazon Manzano.

Comments from anonymous people in other blogs have described Raul Tuazon Manzano as "the biggest drug addict in Manila and also a pedophile,he puts ruffies in the drinks of his young male friends and when they wake up, they are naked in bed with him. Many of this young boys are sons of his friends."

The reason why Raul Tuazon Manzano was able to get so many lurid and juicy bits is that he had the help from one insider from the gucci gang.

Senator Jamby doesn't bury hatchets, unless it is in somebody's back and Raul better be aware because the good senator has the NPA's sparrow unit on her side.

Certainly, Joma Sison himself won't be averse to helping our good Senator with an order commanding his comrades in the field to spare one .45 caliber bullet.

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