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Estrada scolds Maceda; LP warns of ‘Arroyo option’
By Philip Tubeza, Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Be careful what you wish for.
Former President Joseph Estrada Thursday said he scolded former Sen. Ernesto Maceda for coming up with that “kalokohan (nonsense)”.
Maceda, Estrada’s campaign manager, said on Tuesday [...]
Continue Reading →Noynoy lead now 22 points; Erap overtakes Villar—SWS
GERARD S. DELA PEÑA
BusinessWorld
With the May 10 elections just around the corner, Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III has picked up steam to widen his lead in the presidential race, results of the final BusinessWorld-Social Weather Stations (BW-SWS) Pre-Election survey [...]
Continue Reading →Comelec mulls sanctions vs Smartmatic for foul-ups
KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN
GMANews.TV
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering penalizing poll machine supplier Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) for the glitches in the automated election system that will be used during the May 10 polls.
In a chance interview with reporters, [...]
Continue Reading →Gordon clarifies statement, says he won’t back out from prexy race
AIE BALAGTAS SEE
GMANews.TV
Presidential candidate Richard Gordon on Thursday clarified his earlier statement that he was willing to quit the presidential race and run the Commission on Elections himself to ensure the success of the May 10 polls.
In [...]
Continue Reading →Malacañang: No military takeover in case of total failure of polls
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s spokesman assured Thursday that Malacañang will not order the military to intervene in case of a total failure of the automated elections.
“Mangyari man iyon ay there are are available remedies sa Comelec, sa [...]
Continue Reading →Poll watchdogs fear high-tech cheating
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MANILA, Philippines – Two election watchdogs warned Thursday that the May 10 elections could be the target of high-tech cheating after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) admitted that there was no more time to check the contents of 76,000 newly configured flash cards.
Election watchdogs Transparentelections.org and [...]
Continue Reading →Smartmatic execs told: Surrender passports
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – The Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) on Thursday urged foreign officials and employees of Smartmatic involved in the election automation project to send their passports to a Catholic bishop.
“We are calling in your bluff. Give us all your passports,” CCM co-convenor lawyer Harry Roque [...]
Continue Reading →NPA faction wants to disrupt May 10 poll: military
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MANILA, Philippines – A faction of the communist New People’s Army is working for the failure of the May 10 elections as part of their overall plan to cause further insurrection, the military revealed Thursday.
AFP civil relations service chief Brig. Gen. [...]
Continue Reading →ARMM, other provinces may not get flash cards on time
By Ryan Chua
ABS-CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – Problems in the country’s first ever nationwide automated elections continued to mount Thursday as officials confirmed that clustered precincts in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and other provinces may only get compact flash cards [...]
Continue Reading →Can a real-estate billionaire transform the Philippines?
PING GALANG
GMANews.tv
On the face of it, Manuel Villar’s rise from modest economic and social beginnings to a stature of immense wealth and political influence qualifies the man as a model for small businessmen and professionals aspiring for lofty goals in a struggling [...]
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- The Straight Path Needs to Turn a Corner
The Straight Path Needs to Turn a Corner
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and…
- Identity Matters
Identity Matters
How the principle of "shared destiny" shapes the way voters behave.
In the West, identity politics is often equated with minority interests. Barack Obama in 2008 won the presidential contest by…
