Roundup 
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House hearings continue, poll ‘operators’ to appear before panel
By PAULINE DYCOCO and JONALYN FORTUNO AS Congress convenes for the canvassing of votes today, the House investigation on poll irregularities will proceed as losing candidates continue to present “evidence” of fraud in the country’s first automated elections. The Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms yesterday said it will invite people who allegedly offered to »Read More
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Losing Sarangani town bet to Comelec: Nullify erroneous proclamation
By MINDANEWS GENERAL SANTOS CITY.–An administration mayoralty aspirant in Maasim town in Sarangani province has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to immediately nullify the earlier proclamation of his rival due to alleged erroneous transmission of election returns from one of the polling precincts. Defeated Maasim mayoralty candidate Arturo Lawa said on Friday that he »Read More
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Javier ‘dynasty’ wins in Antique
By LORENA CANJA-NAVALLASCA PROCESS Foundation-Panay Inc. SAN JOSE, Antique. — As in many parts of the country in the recent elections, Antique voters showed that being part of a political dynasty is not necessarily a stumbling block to victory. Elected governor of the province was incumbent congressman Exequiel Javier (Lakas-Kampi). His son Paolo won as »Read More
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Poll watch group to seek writ of habeas data
BY CHIT ESTELLA THE Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) said yesterday it would consider asking the Supreme Court to compel the Commission on Elections and Smartmatic to produce documents and other materials needed to determine whether fraud and other irregularities have been committed in the elections. The proposal to apply for a writ »Read More
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Ismael Veloso Mastura, the reluctant candidate
By MINDANEWS SHARIFF AGUAK , Maguindanao.– If Ismael “Dustin” Veloso Mastura, 39, had a choice, he would be happy running for vice mayor of Sultan Kudarat town. But fate would lead him to run for and win against the 68-year old warlord, Datu Andal Ampatuan, Sr. His uncle Tucao, who would have been proclaimed governor »Read More
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Anonymous complaints to be filed before Comelec
By PAULINE DYCOCO and JONALYN FORTUNO WITH the elections over, poll groups are now bracing themselves for a slew of poll-related complaints to be filed before the courts. The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) and the Citizens’ Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reforms (CCARE) are calling on witnesses to come forward and file anonymous complaints »Read More
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Irregularities mar ARMM polls
By NORODIN MANALAO Citizens Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reforms COTABATO CITY.— Despite the peaceful elections reported in most places in the country, voting in certain parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was marked by irregularities. According to the Citizens Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reforms Inc. (Citizens CARE), an organization mandated by the Commission on »Read More
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Erroneous cards stall canvassing in Iloilo
By MELVIN PURZUELO Green Forum-Western Visayas ILOILO CITY.— Less than two percent of votes remain uncanvassed in this city but election results have given commanding leads to Mayor Jerry Trenas who is running for congressman and Vice Mayor Jed Mabilog who is running for mayor. Both are running against former justice secretary Raul Gonzalez who is »Read More
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Two election monitoring groups dispute Comelec’s claim of ‘success’ in May 10 polls
BY ELLEN TORDESILLAS DESPITE a 75 percent turnout of voters and 80 percent of results known within 48 hours, the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) and Halalang Marangal cautioned the public against claims of “success’ by the Commission on Elections. CenPEG’s director for policy studies, Bobby Tuazon, said the Comelec should address the »Read More
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Concerned Citizens Movement: “Absolutely thrilled to have been proven wrong.”
BY ELLEN TORDESILLAS A civil society group that had warned of failure of election with the implementation of an untested nationwide automated elections said they they were glad to have been proven wrong. The Concerned Citizens Movement, the group that went to the Supreme Court to stop full automation of the May 10, 2010 elections »Read More
