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  • May 22, 2013Former Comelec exec bares ‘intel’ funds

    Former Comelec exec bares ‘intel’ funds

    By MIKHA FLORES FIRST it was the source code for the PCOS machines they were quarrelling about.  Now former colleagues, Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr. and Augusto “Gus” Lagman are squabbling about intelligence funds. Lagman, who served as Comelec commissioner for about..

  • May 21, 2013Ramos urges neutral probe of Taiwan incident, reminds Pinoys of Contemplacion case

    Ramos urges neutral probe of Taiwan incident, reminds Pinoys of Contemplacion case

    By ELLEN TORDESILLAS MAKASSAR, Indonesia—Former President Fidel V. Ramos has recommended the creation of a neutral investigation on the May 9 encounter between a Philippine patrol ship and Taiwanese fishing vessel in the disputed maritime boundary that resulted in the death of a Taiwanese..

  • May 20, 2013Dynasties sweep polls in clannish Muslim Mindanao

    Dynasties sweep polls in clannish Muslim Mindanao

    By VERA Files IN THE clannish provinces of Muslim Mindanao, the Ampatuans remain the political family to beat, with close to 20 members of the clan winning various local positions in Manguindanao in last Monday’s election, based on the Commission on Elections online tally. In contrast, the rival..

  • May 19, 2013Comelec completes proclamation of 12 senators

    Comelec completes proclamation of 12 senators

    By MARK MADRONA FIVE days after the nation trooped to the polls, the Commission on Elections officially wrapped up its canvassing for the 2013 senatorial elections by proclaiming the last three winners in the race on Saturday. The proclamation of San Juan Rep. Joseph Victor Ejercito,..

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    Comelec threw efforts of PWDs to waste—NCDA exec

    Comelec threw efforts of PWDs to waste—NCDA exec

    May 22, 2013

    By DARLENE CAY EFFORTS of persons with disabilities and advocates in promoting the right of PWDs to suffrage went to waste in last week’s midterm elections, no thanks to the Commission on Elections, the..

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