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Noynoy admits talking to a psychologist, but only about other politicians
By Aurea Calica and Delon Porcalla
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party (LP) presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III admitted yesterday he had indeed talked with a psychologist – but about other politicians, not himself.

He recalled [...]

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Palace downplays report on 35 polling precincts without power
By Marvin Sy and Eva Visperas
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang downplayed yesterday a report that 35 precincts are still without power, saying that it is just a dot in the almost 70,000 precincts in the country.

Deputy presidential spokesman [...]

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Villar: I’m mentally healthy
By Marvin Sy
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. yesterday said he is mentally healthy as he challenged his rival Sen. Benigno Aquino III to address the issues contained in an alleged psychiatric report, which claimed among other things [...]

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Domestic helper, teacher cast first ballots in Hong Kong, Palau
By Pia Lee-Brago
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – A domestic helper and a high school teacher were the first to cast their votes in Hong Kong and Palau at the start of the overseas absentee voting (OAV) yesterday, the Department [...]

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LP now focused on guarding votes
By Aurea Calica
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party (LP) vice presidential candidate Sen. Manuel Roxas II said the country’s first electronic voting system would be “a big shot in the dark” and as such they are now focusing on protecting the votes.

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The Vote 2010: Manuel ‘MAR’ Araneta Roxas
The Philippine Star

Manuel ‘MAR’ Araneta Roxas

II Liberal Party

Born: May 13, 1957

Children: Paolo, 16

Civil status: Married to broadcaster Korina Sanchez-Roxas

Parents: Sen. Gerry Roxas (†) and Judy Araneta-Roxas

Educational attainment: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, BS Economics (1974-1979); Ateneo de [...]

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Indelible ink deal rebidding eyed
By Sheila Crisostomo
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering conducting another bidding for the contract to supply the indelible ink to be used on election day, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said yesterday.

“There was a failure of bidding, failure [...]

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Kapatiran files complaint vs ABS-CBN
By Sheila Crisostomo
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – The Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP) yesterday sought to penalize the ABS-CBN broadcasting network for alleged discrimination in their coverage of candidates.

AKP president Eric Manalang filed a petition before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) accusing ABS-CBN of [...]

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Lakas-Kampi-CMD to adopt Miriam, Enrile, Sotto: source
By RG Cruz
ABS-CBN News

To also adopt Mikey Arroyo’s Ang Galing Pinoy

MANILA, Philippines – A highly-placed source told ABS-CBN News that the ruling Lakas-Kampi CMD is adopting Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and Vicente Sotto III in its senatorial [...]

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NP to ABS-CBN: Reveal source of fake Noynoy psych report
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party spokesperson and senatorial candidate Gilbert Remulla on Friday challenged ABS-CBN News to reveal the source of the bogus psychological report of Liberal Party standard bearer Sen. Benigno Aquino III.

Remulla challenged the news organization to reveal [...]

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