Courtesy of PROBE PROFILES HEIR to a political dynasty that introduced him to politics, Olongapo City Councilor John Carlos “JC” de los Reyes is defying tradition. He will be 40 years old in February and is dead-set in running for president in 2010 against political giants that will most likely include his uncle, Sen. Richard

Courtesy of PROBE PROFILES WITHOUT funds and a much-needed machinery, activist-environmentalist Nicanor “Nicky” Perlas thinks he has a good chance of capturing the presidency the nontraditional way and actually turn things around for the country. By Perlas’s own account, a government official, who learned about his intention to run for president, told him, “You are

Courtesy of PROBE PROFILES SEN. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s strength—the legacy of his parents—is also his weakness. Blessed with sudden popularity reflected in the presidential surveys, he has become the favorite punching bag of every presidential wannabe. Aquino enjoys a 60 percent rating in the most recent nationwide survey of the Social Weather Stations on