Outshout Staff Cover the Release of Major Aquino
Major Jason Aquino visits the Defense Press Corps a day after his temporary release.
Outshout staff John and Louie were on hand to cover the release of Outshout client and friend, Major Jason Aquino.
VIVIENNE TAN SUPPORTERS HOLD PROTEST RALLY AGAINST SAN ANTONIO OFFICIALS
Chairman Berroya accused of political harassment
More than five hundred supporters of independent candidate for congresswoman of the first district of Quezon City Vivienne Tan held a protest rally against the barangay officials of San Antonio for what they call political harassment.
Wearing purple, Tan’s official campaign color, hundreds of supporters stormed the barangay hall today in time for the weekly flag ceremony. Tan’s group accused Barangay Chairman Ernesto Berroya and his council members of grave abuse of authority. The incidents cited include stopping a Tan-sponsored basketball league in the middle of a game, dismantling the basketball court that bears Tan’s logo, telling residents that anyone who wears purple will be punished accordingly, not giving permit to any Tan-sponsored event, and even verbally abusing anyone who is a known supporter of Tan and Tita Flor Santos who is running for councilor. Berroya is a known ally of incumbent congressman Bingbong Crisologo, Tan’s main opponent in the race.
“This is the worst political harassment I have seen in District 1. These people don’t play fair. It is time for them to know that we are not afraid of them”, said Janet Moralina, Tan’s barangay coordinator in San Antonio.
“I am very proud that my supporters have expressed their disgust over BIngbong’s brand of traditional politics. It is time for people to realize that instilling fear does not work anymore. Enough is enough. I challenge him to control his supporters and for him to play fair. Let the people decide freely”, Vivienne Tan said in her official statement.
Chairman Berroya refused to face the crowd and left the barangay hall while the rally was going on.
Groups throw support behind Tan for congresswoman of QC
Groups throw support behind Tan for congresswoman of QCCivic groups representing different sectors of District One in Quezon City have banded togetherto support a common candidate for the local polls in May. Businesswoman and educationadvocate Vivienne Tan was unanimously endorsed for the congressional position by a broadrange of organizations for her tireless dedication to uplifting the state of the less fortunate notjust in Quezon City, but throughout the nation.A rally to announce Tan’s candidacy supported by the sectoral groups will be held on May 26,2010 at the intersection of Del Monte Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue, Quezon City, from 5PM to9 PM.The daughter of taipan Lucio Tan, Vivienne Tan has been called a “champion of the masses”for her efforts in instituting changes in the tertiary educational system, particularly inentrepreneurship courses. She is an educator, social entrepreneur, environment advocate anddevelopment worker. Tan is also the chairperson of the Entrepreneurship School of Asiaand one of the founding trustees of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship. The ESA, aschool “created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs,” is Asia’s first college focused entirelyon entrepreneurship development, education and research. For her achievements, she becamethe first female recipient of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines award.The groups that have backed Tan’s candidacy include Sanlakas, Samahan ng mga Kababaihansa District 1, ALMADU, the LGBT community, Senior Citizens sa District 1, District 1 YouthAssociations and the Vendor Community sa District 1. More than 100 organizations are expectedto attend the rally in support of Tan.
At the Victory Party of Vivienne Tan
Quezon City court rules congressional bet a Filipino
MANILA, Philippines – A Quezon City regional trial court (RTC), reversing an earlier decision by another court, has ruled that congressional candidate Vivienne Tan, a daughter of businessman Lucio Tan, is a Filipino citizen and her name should not be stricken from the voter’s list.
In an order dated Feb. 9, RTC Branch 95 Judge Henri Jean-Paul Inting set aside the ruling made by the Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) Branch 14 last January.
“A new one (decision) is rendered dismissing the petition for exclusion of a voter (Tan) from the list for lack of merit,” Inting said.
Tan’s opponent, incumbent District 1 Rep. Vincent Crisologo, filed the petition before the MTC.“The RTC is a higher court. Its decision will prevail,” one of Tan’s lawyers, Trixie Angeles, said during a press conference. She said they appealed the MTC decision favoring Crisologo, who claimed that Tan was not a Filipino citizen and should be excluded from the voter’s list in Barangay Sto. Domingo. Tan, who became a United States citizen in 1993, took an oath of allegiance to the Philippines on Nov. 30, 2009, then filed her certificate of candidacy the next day. She took the oath to reacquire her citizenship under Republic Act 9225, the law on dual citizenship.
“Tan having re-acquired her Filipino citizenship under RA 9225, she is deemed not to have lost her Filipino citizenship and is, therefore, a valid registered voter. In short, whatever defects respondent-appellant Vivienne Tan had in her nationality when she registered as a voter should now be deemed cured by her re-acquisition of her Filipino citizenship under RA 9225,” Inting said.
Tan said she considers the new court decision a “personal victory” that she said “affirmed that I am fully qualified to represent the people of District 1.”The court case is separate from a disqualification case also filed against Tan before the Commission on Elections, also questioning her citizenship.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=548231
Outshout served as Event Manager of the Victory Party of Miss Vivienne Tan on February 2, 2010 at the Campaign Headquarters in Quezon City. More than 75 guests from the media and 400 people representing 100 local organizations attended the event, highlighted by a news conference.
Our staging and production crew was given only 24 hours to spruce up the place and make it look victorious. Jun /Calle and the boys didn’t sleep to achieve the requirement of the client.
Miss Vivienne Tan, prepped by Outshout’s Atty. Trixie Angeles before facing the media.
The images on the walls, the technicals, the food and the gifts were all prepared by Outshout. Our media relations department also took care of bringing press people from all the major TV networks, radio stations, broadsheets, and tabloids.
a vision of victory
Statement of BGen Danny Lim on the reversal of the Comelec order of disqualification
Mga kasama sa pakikibaka. Hindi ko inasahan na magiging madali ang labang ipinasok ko. Hindi ako nag iilusyon na walang tututol sa kandidatura ko. Nguni’t nagtitiwala ako sa sistema at sa Saligang Batas. At itong araw na ito, ay nakita natin na hindi tayo nabibigo sa paniniwalang ito.
Nakalipas na ang isang hadlang, pero malayo pa ang ilalakbay ko upang maisatupad ang pangarap na makapaglinkod sa bayan. Marami pa ring problema. Katulad pa rin ng dati, kakaunti lang ang yaman at salapi na maaaring gamitin ko sa kampanyang ito. Nakakulong pa rin ako. Nguni’t kumakapit ako sa katotohanan bilang panangga ko sa mga suliraning ito. Kasama ng awa ng Dios, at tanging pagtitiwala ng aking mga kababayan, wala na akong kakailanganin pa.
Alam kong sa dulo ng lahat ng ito, may tagumpay na aabutin.
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Friends. I knew that entering into this fight would not be easy. I did not suffer any illusions that there would be no opposition to my candidacy. But I have laid my trust in the system and in the Law, and on this day, we can see that we have trusted well.
Even as we have hurdled this one obstacle, we have yet a long way to go to achieve the dream of serving this country. The problems facing us still remain. I still do not have very much resources to use in this campaign. I am still detained. But I rely on the Truth to clear the way. With God’s mercy and the trust of our countrymen, I really don’t need anything else.
I know that at the end of this journey, there is victory.
For details, visit Atty. Trixie Angeles Facebook page.
