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Comelec chief accused of unethical behavior
I did the following article for VERA Files. It’s also in the Manila Times, TV5′s Interaksyon, and Yahoo. The displaced director of the Commission on Elections’ Law Department has accused Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr. of unethical behavior for allegedly … Continue reading
TAF-VERA Files to launch ‘Democracy at gunpoint:election-related violence in the Philippines’
The Asia Foundation and VERA Files will be presenting their latest work, Democracy at Gunpoint: Election-Related Violence in the Philippines, on March 2 at 5 p.m. at the Magellan Room, 41/F of the Discovery Suites in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. … Continue reading
Don’t buy PCOS from Smartmatic, Comelec urged
by Yvonne T. Chua VERA Files An election watchdog has this piece of advice for the Commission on Elections: Don’t buy the counting machines used in the May 10 elections. Ramon Casiple, executive director of the Institute for Political and … Continue reading
Danny Lim and Ariel Querubin
ON Monday, when I go to the polls, top on my list for senators are Brig. Gen. Danny Lim (#28) and Col Ariel Querubin (#47). The two have been in detention since February 2006 when they were charged with attempting … Continue reading
Usapang pera
Tinawagan ko kahapon si dating congressman Prospero “Butch” Pichay tungkol sa kumakalat na tsismis na kaya daw walang pera para sa kampanya ang mga senador ng Lakas-Kampi-CMD at walang perang pambigay sa mga lokal na kandidato dahil binulsa raw niya … Continue reading
Ang salot ni Gloria Arroyo
Kamakailan binatikos ni Deputy Presidential Spokesman Gary Olivar ang mga kandidato nga ginagawang isyu pa rin daw ang kanyang amo na si Gloria Arroyo samantalang busy raw ngayon sa pag-aayos ng kanyang “legacy” . Pagkatapos sirain ang lahat na institusyon … Continue reading
Revilla and Jinggoy take the lead in latest Pulse Asia survey
Pulse Asia’s score card based ontheir Jan 22 – 26 nationawide survey among 1,800 respondents with a +/-2 margin. The top 12: 1. Bong Revilla 2. Jinggoy Estrada 3. Pia Cayetano 4. Frank Drilon 5. Miriam Santiago 6. Juan Ponce … Continue reading
Aquino lead over Villar down to 7% in latest SWS poll
Highlights of SWS survey conducted last Jan. 21 -24 commissioned by Businessworld: • Aquino lead over Villar down to 7 per cent • Roxas widens lead over Legarda by 21 points; Binay improves numbers • Revilla,Estrada, Cayetano, Defensor-Santiago post early … Continue reading
Bikers pedal vs cervical cancer
There’s no letting up for “Tour of Hope” bikers in informing the public that there is a way to defeat cervical cancer. If last Wednesday’s launch is to be an indication of this year’s Tour of Hope, participants are in … Continue reading
A conspiracy to continue illegitimate governance
Gloria Arroyo must be the happiest person today. While the people are pre-occupied watching the Senate circus and other political entertainment, she is laying down the infrastructure for what looks like her last try to stay in power beyond 2010. … Continue reading
