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The Christian movement Tatak Kristiyano has thrown its support behind the senatorial bid of former Sen. Tessie Oreta, inviting her to speak on its multisectoral forums in various areas nationwide on the role of Christians in politics and governance. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
Posted April 30, 2007 02:59:00(Mla Time)
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Lack of familiarity as a result of tapping security forces outside of Nueva Ecija was seen as the main reason for the clash between groups of bodyguards of candidates belonging to rival camps in the province. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
By Aurea Calica
The Philippine Star 04/30/2007
Opposition bets in the grassroots are offering local officials “incentives” to be included in the sample ballots of Team Unity, the pro-administration coalition said yesterday. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Loren Legarda again topped a survey conducted by a foreign-based group on April 12-16, garnering 64 percent of the “intended votes.”
Legarda has been a consistent topnotcher in the senatorial surveys of Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
Posted April 30, 2007 04:16:00(Mla Time)
Christian V. Esguerra
MANILA, Philippines — The writing is on the wall — all three senatorial candidates of Ang Kapatiran face defeat. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
By Cecille Suerte Felipe
The Philippine Star 04/30/2007
The Quezon City court has ordered the arrest of a former Abra local official and two others in the killing of Rep. Luis Bersamin and his police bodyguard in December last year. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
By Aries Rufo
Wednesday, 25 April 2007Way before the deadline for the filing of party-list nominees on March 30, Benjamin Abalos, chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), instructed the Comelec legal department to come up with a justification for not disclosing the names of the nominees. Abalos, Newsbreak learned, did not tell the lawyers why they were changing the rules. (More on Newsbreak)
Originally Posted at www.newsbreak.com.ph
Dr. Emil Q. Javier, president of the Alyansa ng mga Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) party-list, challenged yesterday the movers and shakers of Science and Technology (S & T) sector to fight for the inclusion of technology in the national development agenda. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
Posted April 30, 2007 04:11:00(Mla Time)
Amando Doronila
MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez compromised himself after he offered on April 22 to give P10,000 to each barangay (village) captain in Iloilo City who could deliver a 12-0 vote for the administration’s senatorial candidates in the May 14 election. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
MASBATE (AFP) – This province of Masbate has the distinction of not only being one of the country’s poorest but also one of its most violent.
It is an island that has been dominated by powerful families for as long as anyone can remember and where patronage and murder have become accepted facts of political life. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Angel Lagdameo asked all candidates and the voting public yesterday to respect the sanctity of the ballot by avoiding buying and selling of votes. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured yesterday the elections in Sulu will push through despite the ongoing hostilities there between Muslim rebels and government trooper. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
By MARIO B. CASAYURAN
Reelectionist Sen. Joker P. Arroyo, one of the 12 candidates of the pro-administration Team Unity (TU), said yesterday he, as of April 25 , had spent P27,669,632.70 in advertisement for his TV campaign. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
President Arroyo called on the people of Cebu yesterday to “vote for reforms, not revolt,” as she rejoined the campaign trail of the pro-administration Team Unity (TU) yesterday. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Abalos warns bets to remove illegal posters Advance voting for police, soldiers, starts today
By E. T. SUAREZ
The six-day “local absentee voting” begins today to allow 39,580 military, police and other government employees assigned to perform poll duties to exercise their right to vote ahead of the May 14 Election Day. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
Posted April 27, 2007 14:36:00(Mla Time)
SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS
The great majority of Filipinos vote according to social interest rather than self-interest, follow their consciences rather than bandwagons, and believe that popularity matters more than machinery in winning an election. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
Posted April 27, 2007 14:38:00(Mla Time)
Job Tabada
PEOPLE talk turkey in the raucous campaign n the run up to the May 14 elections. At least, there’s a semblance of an atmosphere that recognizes that “the voice of the people is the voice of God” under the shadow of this purported de facto martial-law situation. Thank heavens, the lobby for Charter change that would have added hell for this suffering country succumbed to the people’s will. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
The anti-Arroyo Black and White Movement (B&W) said its members would actively campaign against the congressional bids of the sons and a son-in-law of President Arroyo as well as that of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. (More on Newsbreak)
Originally Posted at www.newsbreak.com
Posted April 27, 2007 14:01:00(Mla Time)
Maila Ager
MANILA, Philippines — The left-wing Anakpawis (Toiling Masses) is considering filing graft charges against officials of the Office of External Affairs (OEA) for a controversial memorandum allegedly seeking Palace funding for favored party-list groups. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
Monday, 23 April 2007
Most of this year’s senatorial candidates consider the much-criticized pork barrel allocations as a given, with many of them pushing for specific projects so the public can gauge their performance more accurately in the next six years. (More on Newsbreak)
Originally Posted at www.newsbreak.com
