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The Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas, the youth wing of the Liberal Party, with its partner, Student Leaders Forum (SLF) praised the Filipino youth for its active participation and interest in the just-concluded midterm elections last 14 May 2007.
“Aside from the many first-time voters who enthusiastically exercised their rights last May 14, we’re happy in the level of overall interest in the election among young people, particularly in the importance of the right to vote and what the youth can do to help safeguard the ballot,” Ace Gomez, SLF chairman, said.
Gomez pointed out that aside from casting their votes, many young people volunteered for electoral watchdogs like the National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV).
Gomez also said that the large number of viewers of the blog put up by SLF as part of its voter’s education campaign showed that many young people were interested in the vote. The blog, www.getinvolved.wordpress.com, garnered more than 12,000 hits since it went up last 29 May 2007.
“We were very impressed with the traffic the blog was receiving,” Eric Caliboso, KALIPI executive director and project director for SLF’s info campaign, said. “We can only assume that young people were very interested in knowing about the elections, like more information on the candidates, what to do when casting one’s vote, and how to protect their votes.”
“Now that the elections is over, its time to tackle other important issues for the youth,” Caliboso added. He said that SLF, KALIPI, and its other partner organizations will now look into ways to reform the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and the promotion of blogging as a tool for issue advocacy campaigns (end).
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May. 29, 2007 08:16:08
MANILA, Philippines – Buhay, the party-list that has the support of the religious group El Shaddai, remains on top of the party-list race, outshining the 92 other party-list groups vying for a seat in Congress. (More on Inquirer)
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May. 29, 2007 08:14:48
MANILA, Philippines — The party-list system is slowly being swallowed up by the traditional political system, leaders of the militant Bayan Muna party-list group said.and Bayan Muna president Satur Ocampo said the… (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
May. 29, 2007 08:10:25
TACLOBAN CITY—Winners of mayoral positions in Eastern Visayas include two women, whose politician-husbands were gunned down before the elections, and several newcomers. (More on Inquirer)
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May. 29, 2007 08:01:22
MANILA, Philippines — Amid reports that minors were able to vote in Maguindanao province, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday the law must prevail over cultural practices in election matters. (More on Inquirer)
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Senatorial Candidates Tally Sheet
Local Election Results
Updated partial results of the local elections are now available in Portable Document Format. Some of the results are unofficial while others are official counts by the Commission on Elections. (More on Inquirer)
Originally Posted at www.inquirer.net
Party list tallies
Posted May 20, 2007 05:51:00(Mla Time)
Inquirer
BACOOR, Cavite—Mayoral candidate Minerva Castillo officially filed a petition for a declaration of failure of elections in Bacoor at the Commission on Elections, citing among other reasons the alleged buying of votes by candidates in the province for P500 per vote.
In her five-page petition dated May 18, 2007, Castillo accused Strike Revilla of employing “massive fraud and terrorism” to ensure his victory. (More on Inquirer)
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Posted May 20, 2007 05:53:00(Mla Time)
Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Amid slow count in other areas, the Commission on Elections proclaimed more winners in Southern Luzon.
In Laguna, newly elected representatives Justin Mark Chipeco (2nd district), Ma. Evita Arago (3rd district), and Edgar San Luis (4th district) have been proclaimed by the Comelec. (More on Inquirer)
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An explosion occurred near a school here, where ballot boxes from a neighboring town were earlier brought for safeguarding, but no one was injured, police said Sunday, confirming earlier reports.
Senior Superintendent Joel Goltiao, police chief of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said the explosion near the Parang Elementary School near midnight Friday could have been caused by a rocket grenade. (More on Inquirer)
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May. 20, 2007 13:41:00
Reelected Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay is to lead a parade in the city’s high-end financial district in celebration of the city’s founding anniversary.
The stretch of Ayala Avenue from the corner of Makati Avenue to Gil Puyat Avenue (formerly Buendia), will be closed starting 2 p.m. on Monday for the annual Makati Grand Parade, authorities said. (More on Inquirer)
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The camps of reelectionist Governor Maria Gracia Cielo Padaca and her rival, former governor Benjamin Dy, have both claimed victory in the gubernatorial race in Isabela. (More on Inquirer)
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Partial, unofficial Namfrel tally as of 5:27 a.m. of May 17
The top 12 senators based on the latest partial, unofficial Namfrel tally (35,839 out of 224,748 precincts or 15.95 percent of total):
1. Legarda, Loren, 2,115,936
2. Escudero, Francis Joseph, 2,082,908
3. Lacson, Panfilo, 1,942,396
4. Villar, Manuel Jr, 1,745,048
5. Pangilinan, Francis, 1,739,306
(More on Inquirer)
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The top 6 party-lists based on the latest partial, unofficial Namfrel tally (35,839 out of 224,748 precincts or 15.95 percent of total):
1. Gabriela, 61,279
2. Buhay, 53,688
3. Bayan Muna, 53,407
4. Apec, 38,918
5. Cibac, 34,481
6. Amin, 30,011
Posted by : Leo Magno in Quezon City
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By DANNY FAJARDO
IlOILO CITY — Twenty-three election-related incidents hit Western Visayas.
Regional Police Director Wilfredo V. Dulay Sr. ordered these incidents investigated.
The Regional Election Monitoring Action Center (Remac) recorded seven incidents each in Antique and Iloilo, five in Negros Occidental and two each in Capiz and Aklan. (More on Manila Bulletin)
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Reelectionist Jejomar Binay was officially proclaimed winner in the mayoralty race of Makati City on Thursday.
Binay garnered a total of 198,814 votes from the city’s two districts while his nearest opponent, Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid, had 22,462. A third candidate, Elias Dulalia, had 1,243 votes. (More on Inquirer)
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Reacting to reports that Board Member Lilia Pineda has already held a press conference claiming victory in the Pampanga gubernatorial race, election lawyer Leila De Lima said this was premature.
(More on Inquirer)
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The Supreme Court (SC) ordered yesterday the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to comment in 10 days on the petition of Genuine Opposition (GO) senatorial candidate Taguig-Pateros Rep. Allan Peter Cayetano to credit in his name all “Cayetano” votes instead of declaring them as stray votes. (More on Manila Bulletin)
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