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The Student Leaders’ Forum (SLF) has called on its fellow youth to not only cast their vote this coming May 14, but to also actively participate in the protection of their votes.
“It’s common to call on the youth to exercise their right to vote,” Ace Gomez, SLF President, said. “But this time, we want to ask our fellow youth to go beyond suffrage and actively protect their vote.” (More…)
By LESLIE ANN AQUINO
Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal has urged the faithful to pray the “Oratio Imperata” for honest and peaceful May 14 elections.
The “Oratio Imperata” (obligatory prayer) for the national and local elections prepared by Vidal, specifically asks God to enlighten the Filipino electorate to “cast their votes responsibly, according to their conscience.” (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
Posted May 05, 2007 07:35:00(Mla Time)
Noelani Torre
MANILA, Philippines — Now that the elections are only nine days away, the senatorial candidates’ campaigning efforts have risen to fever pitch. Every time you go out, or pick up a newspaper, or turn on the television or radio, you are inundated with a barrage of grinning politicians’ mugs, their ostensibly earnest slogans, and campaign jingles. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
By E. T. SUAREZ
The 39,580 military, police and civilian personnel assigned for poll duties in the May 14 mid-term elections in places far from where they are registered have until today, May 5, and tomorrow, May 6, to vote in advance or avail themselves of Local Absentee Voting right under Executive Order No. 157 and Republic Act 7166 that synchronized national and local elections. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
Former senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, an accused coup plotter who is running for the Senate anew in the May 14 elections, met with President Arroyo the other night – the first time in years he had set foot in the Palace. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Former Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III yesterday challenged all candidates for local government positions to lay out their master plan to minimize poverty in their respective areas, instead of engaging in politics-as -usual that failed to free many Filipinos in urban and rural areas from the shackles of poverty. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
OROQUIETA CITY — Mindanao would get an extra P100 billion a year which could be used for massive infrastructure work and anti-poverty programs on the island under a plan which Team Unity senatorial bet Prospero “Butch” Pichay would push in the Senate. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – A politician paid P2 million to hired guns to kill San Carlos City Mayor Julian Resuello, a police officer said yesterday.
The police superintendent, who asked not to be named, told The STAR the Ilocos Region police received intelligence information that a huge amount of money was involved in the killing of Resuello, who was on his third and last term. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
By JC BELLO RUIZ
The Genuine Opposition (GO) has named social activist Renato “RC” Constantino Jr. as its acting campaign manager, replacing Senator Sergio Osmeña now recovering from an angioplasty medical procedure after suffering a mild heart attack last Thursday afternoon. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
The Social Weather Stations (SWS) said yesterday it will wait for a copy of the complaint filed against them by the administration’s Team Unity (TU) before taking action on the matter. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Genuine Opposition senatorial candidate Francis “Chiz” Escudero yesterday urged voters to consider national and local issues in casting their ballots on May 14. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
New People’s Army (NPA) rebels seized a town mayor in Oriental Mindoro and his two police bodyguards after killing his two military escorts in a two-hour shootout yesterday. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Probers gathering evidence to pin down mastermind
By MAR T. SUPNAD
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan — A top police oficial said yesterday that investigators are looking into reports that the mastermind in the killing of San Carlos Mayor Julian Resuello had paid R2 million to the hired killers. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Controversial retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan and lawyer Raul Lambino, the spokesman for the failed people’s initiative, are among the nominees of the 91 party-list organizations participating in the May 14 elections. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Kenney sad over rash of political violence United States to observe RP elections
By GENALYN D. KABILING & DAVID CAGAHASTIAN
The United States government yesterday announced plans to send a mission to monitor the May 14 midterm elections in the Philippines as it expressed concern over the rising casualties from poll violence. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
