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Madrigal prays for Villar

On February 18, 2010 By

Madrigal bashes Villar with ‘hard prayer’
By Jerry E. Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Did you know that on Ash Wednesday Sen. Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal prayed “especially hard” for Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar, one of her rivals in the May presidential derby?

Asked why, the independent presidential candidate replied: [...]

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Gomez is COMELEC's latest victim

On February 18, 2010 By

Richard Gomez: Latest LP bet to be axed by Comelec
By Leila Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The Liberal Party (LP) may have been allowed to keep its celebrity endorsers but it lost one of its star candidates for a congressional seat in Leyte.

Actor Richard Gomez, who was sworn [...]

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Priest, nun warn: GMA may cheat for Villar, not Gibo
By Aries Rufo
abs-cbnNEWS.com

‘Unfair, preposterous,’ says NP spokesman

MANILA, Philippines – Going by her record, outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is expected to cheat in the May 10 elections, a poll watchdog warned, as it urged the public to exercise greater [...]

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Gibo surges in survey by poll firm owned by Arroyo allies
By RAISSA ROBLES, VERA Files
GMANews.TV

Close allies of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo are behind the new polling firm StratPOLLS Inc., which recently showed administration candidate Gilberto Teodoro surging dramatically in its recent survey of presidential candidates.

Aware of the [...]

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The threat to 2010 elections

On February 15, 2010 By

Murphy’s Law: a threat to 2010 elections
By Solita Collas-Monsod
Philippine Daily Inquirer

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091127-238833/Murphys-Law-a-threat-to-2010-elections

MAYBE it is because the Commission on Elections keeps on making reassuring noises and the TV infomercials cum “voter education” make it sound so simple and fool-proof, but the average Juan on the street—as well as a heck of [...]

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The perfect timing of blackouts

On February 11, 2010 By

Luzon on energy ‘red alert’
By Donnabelle Gatdula (The Philippine Star) Updated February 12, 2010 12:00 AM

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=548921&publicationSubCategoryId=63&newsalert

MANILA, Philippines – A severe power shortage looms in Luzon this month as fuel and maintenance problems threaten to undermine the operation of two major power plants, [...]

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Another LP candidate bites the dust

On February 11, 2010 By

Comelec unseats Panlilio
By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) Updated February 12, 2010 12:00 AM

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=548920&publicationSubCategoryId=63&newsalert

MANILA, Philippines – The Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ordered yesterday Pampanga Gov. Eduardo Panlilio, one of the governors critical of the Arroyo administration, to step [...]

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