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Obama concerned about failed RP polls: ex-US official
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – The US government is concerned about alleged efforts to extend the term of the Arroyo administration through different failure of elections scenarios, a former US State department official said.

In an interview over ANC’s The Rundown on Wednesday, W. Scott [...]

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Villar takes tougher stance vs Arroyo
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Aquino camp says Villar ‘too late the hero’

MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) – Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. has taken taken a stronger stance against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Villar told ABS-CBN News Channel’s (ANC) Headstart that he will prosecute [...]

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Larrazabal: Comelec won’t allow poll failure for GMA power grab
By Ryan Chua
ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will never allow failure of elections to happen, especially if it’s designed to let anyone perpetuate himself or herself in power, a commissioner said on Friday.

Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said [...]

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Tamano wants end to NP, LP mudslinging
By Marvin Sy and Evelyn Macairan
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial candidate Adel Tamano called yesterday for an end to the mudslinging with the Liberal Party (LP).

Meanwhile, Archbishop Angelo Lagdameo, former Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president, [...]

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Mindanao execs warn of May 10 special operations
By Aurea Calica
The Philippine Star

ROXAS CITY, Capiz , Philippines  – Liberal Party (LP) presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III disclosed yesterday that he had received information about “special operations” or cheating being planned by certain groups to manipulate the [...]

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Villar, Noy both GMA bets – PMP
By Perseus Echeminada
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – A campaign manager of former President Joseph Estrada has tagged Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as President Arroyo’s secret candidates.

Outgoing Navotas [...]

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Comelec: Poll results known in 3 days
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – The results of the country’s first automated general elections will be known within three days.

This was announced by Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez after business groups said they feared the new system would fail.

The Philippines [...]

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Lakas may lose dominant status
By Sheila Crisostomo
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – The ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD may lose its bid to be named dominant majority party by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) due to numerous defections ahead of the May 10 polls.

“This (defection) is for evaluation. This will be factored [...]

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Villar, NP court Muslim vote
By Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur , Philippines  – Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. and the party’s senatorial slate yesterday received a strong show of support from local leaders who gathered 20,000 supporters for their political rally [...]

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Arroyo’s economic guru leaving her for Aquino
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Philip Tubeza, Jerome Aning
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—One of the men President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo heavily relies on, her top economic adviser Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, is leaving Lakas-Kampi-CMD to join the campaign of front-running Liberal Party presidential candidate [...]

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