Senator Mar Roxas welcomed the reported appointments of retired Supreme Court associate justice Jose Melo as chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and Army General Alexander Yano as the incoming Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). “If these reports are true then I welcome these appointments. I am very […]
Archive for January 2008
Senator Roxas on Melo and Yano appointments
January 30, 2008The better deal of Senator Roxas
January 30, 2008If the extra government income from the value-added tax (VAT) on oil will just be squandered on another national broadband network (NBN) or other questionable projects with doubtful benefits to the people, then taxpayers would be better served if they just get their money back. Sen. Mar Roxas made the statement Sunday, as he stepped […]
Sen. Mar Roxas on Zero-VAT on oil
January 27, 2008FAIRNESS ABOVE ALL. Senator Mar Roxas stressed that the people’s plight in light of an “abnormal” situation of high oil prices is more important to consider than what Moody’s and other international credit rating firms say. He said the bottom line of his proposal to suspend the 12% value-added tax on oil is fairness. Speaking […]
Federico Pascual on Mar Roxas’ plan
January 27, 2008Here’s an article from columnist Federico Pascual on Senator Mar Roxas’ plan on urging the President to suspend the VAT on oil products: Mar is right in moving for oil VAT suspension MYOPIC VIEW: The Arroyo administration’s main reason for opposing the suspension of the Value Added Tax on oil products is that the government […]
Federico Pascual on Mar Roxas’ plan
January 27, 2008Here’s an article from columnist Federico Pascual on Senator Mar Roxas’ plan on urging the President to suspend the VAT on oil products: Mar is right in moving for oil VAT suspension MYOPIC VIEW: The Arroyo administration’s main reason for opposing the suspension of the Value Added Tax on oil products is that the government […]
Senator Mar Roxas gets the support of Mayor Tom
January 24, 2008Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is supporting Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas if he runs for the presidency in 2010. While it has been part of Filipino culture to choose the more popular candidate, he said he always chooses the candidate, who is competent to be president. “I’m supporting Mar basically because he comes from a […]
Mar Roxas in Ati-Atihan and Sinulog
January 22, 2008Whew! Actually, I was a member of the crowd control for the Sinulog celebration last January 20. It was really hot! I mean, the sun was hot! I was there from sun up to sun down near Jolibee Gorordo. I was not only the one enjoying the festivity. There’s Senator Mar Roxas who joined the […]
Show your Love! Build the Momentum!
January 18, 2008We are already 137 petitioners strong as of today! Please help me reach the 500 signatories mark by February 14, 2008! Let’s urge Senator Mar Roxas to run for President in 2010. Your name would be the deciding factor to let Mar Roxas decide. Please sign the online petition at http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/marroxas2010 He is truly capable […]
What a busy week for me!
January 16, 2008To all our avid blog subscribers and blog readers, I would like to apologize for not posting lately. I have been busy for my upcoming Midterm exams which would be this last week of January and I have also been busy in improving Senator Mar Roxas’ Wikipedia article to make it more informative. To those […]
Sen. Mar Roxas says NO to text tax
January 11, 2008An excerpt from http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news1_jan11_2008 A Government plan to impose tax on text messages drew immediate criticism from Congress and consumers. “The government is rubbing salt into the wound by first rejecting a bill to suspend the [value-added tax] on oil products, and then expressing openness to tax another daily-life necessity—texting,” said Senator Mar Roxas, chairman […]
Mar Roxas for President in 2010 