Tag archive for ‘2010 elections’

  • Filipinos satisfied with May 10 elections: SWS

    29 July 2010

    BY ELLEN TORDESILLAS In the past,  political observers warn that in the Philippines,  it’s possible to win in the elections but  lose in the counting. The results of a series of surveys conducted by Social Weather Station evaluating the May 2010 automated elections showed that almost two-thirds of Filipino voters (68 per cent) were satisfied »Read More

  • Minus Ampatuans, Maguindanao celebrates ‘peaceful’ polls

    22 June 2010

    By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS Mindanews (Conclusion) SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao.—In the province where the worst pre-election violence in Philippine history happened on Nov. 23, there was reason to celebrate when the worst-case scenarios on election day did not happen. Soldiers and policemen were already tearing down the posters of candidates and other election paraphernalia a day »Read More