That is why Albay Gov. Joey Salceda must explain to a thwarted President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo his choice to defect to the camp of Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, according to Malacañang.

“I would imagine she would be disappointed by the decision of the governor. Of course she’d prefer to have him with her chosen successor and not against,” Gary Olivar, the President’s deputy spokesperson, said at a briefing Thursday.

Salceda, an economic adviser to the President, stunned Lakas Kampi when he flew out and acknowledged Noynoy’s proposal to serve as Liberal Party chair in the Region 5. The formal announcement of his defection is set for April 20, on his return from a medical check-up out of the country.

“It’s not my place to evaluate the degree of betrayal. He has to talk to the President and explain himself. I’m sure they have a lot to talk about,” Olivar later said.

On the other hand, Ms Arroyo was in Madrid Thursday on the last leg of her two-nation foreign trip. According to Olivar, the President, upon her return, will organize the national executive committee of Lakas-Kampi-CMD to unite party-mates furthermore behind administration standard bearer Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr.

“She’s expected to attend the executive committee meeting. Perhaps on that occasion, she will take the opportunity, as you put it, to crack the whip and take a firmer hand,” he said.

Aquino could also be betrayed by his latest collaborator, Salceda, said Antique Gov. Salvacion Zaldivar Perez. Salceda’s former supporters in the recently established National Caucus of Governors (NCG) have come out criticizing him for junking Teodoro.

“Noynoy, be careful of Governor Salceda. If he can do it to Gibo, he can do it to you,” Perez said by phone, addressing Aquino.

Senator Manny Villar, the presidential candidate representing Nacionalista Party (NP) for the upcoming May 2010 elections, is still one of the senators who have registered the most number of bills and resolutions in the Senate even until the present 14th Congress, according to Yahoo! News.

For the 14th Congress, Sen. Manny Villar owns the second most number of legislation filed in the Senate with 737 bills and resolutions based on the documents released as of Dec. 31, 2009. Villar is trailing consistent leading filer Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, a guest candidate under NP banner as well, accumulating 1,231. Villar filed a sum of 158 bills and resolutions (24 bills and 134 resolutions) in 2009.

Thus far, Villar has the utmost number of bills and resolutions filed among the 2010 presidentiables. The Senate Bills and Index Service hand out statistics after each Congress, and based on recent available information, the top ten filers are: Santiago, Villar, Sens. Jinggoy Estrada, 622; Lito Lapid, 398; Chiz Escudero, 372; Loren Legarda, 359; Bong Revilla, 341; Antonio Trillanes, 341, Dick Gordon, 228; and Mar Roxas, 226.

Chairman of the Master of Public Management Program of UP Open University, Dr. Ebinezer Florano, stated in his study, that of the 21 Republic Acts (RAs) sanctioned by both Chambers of Congress and duly inked by President Arroyo during the 14th Congress, Villar generated and co-authored 10 original bills that in time became laws and thus has the best record in seeing bills through passage.

Across Manila and Quezon City, the banners on the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) footbridges and overpasses “thanked” Mrs. Arroyo for financing the education of at least 4.3 million “scholars.”

“Maraming Salamat, Pangulong Gloria … 4.3 million scholar (Thank you so much President Gloria, 4.3 million scholars),” was the written message on some of the banners.

The group that was said to be behind the banners was a certain “Young Pinoys.”