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By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Kristine L. Alave, Juliet Labog-Javellana
Inquirer
Last updated 01:56am (Mla time) 05/10/2007
MANILA, Philippines — Team Unity has one over Genuine Opposition — 6-5 with one independent — in the list of senatorial candidates to be endorsed by the Iglesia ni Cristo to its bloc-voting members, according to an INC insider. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inqurer.net
By Joel Guinto
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 00:08am (Mla time) 05/10/2007
MANILA, Philippines — With the May 14 elections just days away, six senatorial candidates from the Genuine Opposition (GO), four from the administration’s TEAM Unity (TU), and two independent candidates are likely to enter the winners’ circle of 12, according to a pre-election survey of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and the Social Weather Stations (SWS). (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
Team Unity (TU) senatorial candidates called on their counterparts in the Genuine Opposition (GO) to show evidence of “Oplan Mercury Rising” and help out in prosecuting those behind the latest electoral cheating scam. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Posted May 08, 2007 04:11:00(Mla Time)
Cynthia Balana
MANILA, Philippines — They call him “the little charmer” on the campaign trail.
Meet Edgardo Manolo Angara, who, at two-and-a-half-years-old, is possibly the youngest campaigner in personality-oriented Philippine elections. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
By Norman Bordadora
Inquirer
Last updated 05:06am (Mla time) 05/10/2007
MANILA, Philippines — The Genuine Opposition on Wednesday said that its extensive network of poll watchers would counter cheating in Monday’s elections, including “Oplan Mercury Rising,” — an alleged plot to ensure that three Team Unity candidates would bag the top three slots in four regions and in 12 provinces. (More on Inquirer)
Originally posted at www.inquirer.net
Less than a week before the elections, authorities are concerned that the campaign will be marred with more violence, especially at the local level, where rivalries between politicians are intense. (More on Newsbreak)
Originally Posted at www.newsbreak.net
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Benjamin Abalos reminded candidates and their supporters yesterday that the campaigning will only be allowed until Saturday. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
The country is assured of an uninterrupted electricity supply during the election period, according to the Manila Electric Co.
In a statement, Meralco vice-president for corporate communication Elpi Cuna said measures have been taken to make sure that Meralco facilities are in tip-top shape. (More on Philippine Star))
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
By E. T. SUAREZ
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has authorized the Boards of Canvassers (BoCs) all over the country to constitute one canvassing committee for every 100 election returns to enable them to complete the counting at the earliest possible time and proclaim the winners without delay. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
By Juliet Labog-Javellana
Inquirer
Last updated 08:12am (Mla time) 05/10/2007
MANILA, Philippines — A convenor of the Alliance of Rural Concerns (ARC) Wednesday defended the party-list group’s nomination of a son of administration Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago to the House of Representatives. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
A mayoralty candidate and a dismissed policeman, who were the alleged gunman and mastermind, respectively, in the killing of Santa Fe councilor and mayoralty candidate Rogelio Illustrisimo, Sr., last week were formally charged before the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Seven labor groups with a total of four million trade union members have endorsed the candidacy of Sen. Edgardo J. Angara, citing his exemplary performance as senator and adherence to the rule of law and the tenets of democracy. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
As the body count neared 100, Malacañang warned yesterday that police and military commanders who fail to stop election-related violence in their respective areas will be sanctioned. (More on Philippine Star)
Originally Posted at www.philstar.com
Former Sen. Gregorio Honasan yesterday assured the leaders and members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) of his continued support in the wake of reports that the church, which celebrates today the 121st birth anniversary of church founder Felix Y. Manalo, has already drawn up a list of candidates it will support on May 14, 2007. (More on Manila Bulletin)
Originally Posted at www.mb.com.ph
