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Palace opposes parallel manual count

On April 27, 2010 By

Palace opposes parallel manual count
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – A spokesman for President Arroyo on Tuesday opposed a petition for a parallel manual count of the May 10 polls.

In a press conference, Deputy Presidential Spokesman Roger Peyuan said the timing of the petition is [...]

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Ignore surveys, Gordon urges media

On April 27, 2010 By

Ignore surveys, Gordon urges media
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr., DJ Yap
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Four days after suing survey firms for damages, presidential candidate Richard Gordon Monday said the media should just disregard election survey results.

Sought for comment on a new survey [...]

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Quiboloy endorsing Gibo for president?

On April 26, 2010 By

Quiboloy endorsing Gibo for president?
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the 6-million strong Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) religious sect, on Sunday made no formal announcement on which presidential candidate he will endorse for the May 10 elections.

He did, however, [...]

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Gordon sues SWS, Pulse Asia

On April 23, 2010 By

Gordon sues SWS, Pulse Asia
By Reinir Padua
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Bagumbayan presidential candidate Sen. Richard Gordon yesterday filed with the Quezon City Regional Trial Court a P650,000 civil suit against survey firms Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia [...]

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Bishops slam front-runners for snubbing CBCP forum

On April 22, 2010 By

Bishops slam front-runners for snubbing CBCP forum
By Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—A church official yesterday denounced the four leading presidential candidates for ignoring a Church-sponsored public forum focusing on the problems of the marginalized.

They do not deserve the people’s [...]

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RP's biggest group of cooperatives endorses Gordon

On April 21, 2010 By

RP’s biggest group of cooperatives endorses Gordon
By Mike Frialde
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines -  The country’s biggest group of cooperatives has thrown its support behind the presidential bid of Bagumbayan bet Sen. Richard Gordon.

In a statement, the 10-million strong Cooperative [...]

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Fernando won't abandon Gordon

On April 20, 2010 By

Fernando won’t abandon Gordon
By Mike Frialde
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Bagumbayan vice presidential bet Bayani Fernando welcomed yesterday the reported support of some current and former members of the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD coalition, but he vowed not to abandon his tandem [...]

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Noynoy, Mar ratings surge in latest poll

On April 20, 2010 By

Noynoy, Mar ratings surge in latest poll
By Aurea Calica
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – The trust ratings of Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and running mate Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II have surged in the homestretch of [...]

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Why Nicky Perlas’ son convinced him to run

On April 18, 2010 By

Why Nicky Perlas’ son convinced him to run
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Everyone knows that Surigao Rep. Prospero Pichay, one of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s political advisers, is heavily involved in the Lakas-Kampi-CMD campaign. But what exactly is he responsible for?

While Interior Secretary Ronaldo [...]

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‘Tomcat’ recalls Noynoy

On April 17, 2010 By

‘Tomcat’ recalls Noynoy
Jojo Robles
Manila Standard

Readers of this column know that I rarely surrender my space to others in the form of extensive passages quoted verbatim. But today I willingly cede my allotted quota of words, editing only for style considerations, to someone [...]

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