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Approved list of candidates for national office
THE Commission on Elections on Tuesday narrowed down the list of candidates for national positions to eight for president, eight for vice president and 58 for senator. Following is Comelec Resolution No. 8713 giving due course to their certificates of candidacy and disqualifying the rest: »Read More
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Candidates for president, vice president, senator
NINETY-NINE people have filed certificates of candidacy for president in next year’s elections, records from the Comission on Elections show. The Comelec’s final list also shows 20 candidates vying for the position of vice president and 158 for senator. Twelve senators will be elected in May. The senatorial candidates include nine from the Liberal Party; »Read More
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Namfrel urges transfer of Comelec office in Maguindanao
THE National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections has urged the Commission on Elections to move its Maguindanao office from Shariff Aguak to another location following the massacre of at least 57 civilians on their way to the local Comelec office for the filing of the certificate of candidacy of a gubernatorial hopeful. The poll watchdog »Read More
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Lakas-Kampi expels Ampatuans
THREE members of the Ampatuan clan were expelled Wednesday from the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD party following their suspected involvement in the massacre of 57 civilians, including journalists, in Maguindanao on Monday. Lakas-Kampi-CMD chair and standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro, who visited Maguindanao Wednesday, said the party’s National Executive Committee “unanimously decided” to expel Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. »Read More
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LP bares initial list of senatorial candidates
THE Liberal Party has announced its initial list of senatorial candidates: Former Senate President Franklin Drilon Former Senator Serge Osmeña III Detained officer Brig. Gen. Danilo “Danny” Lim Rep. Rozzano Rufino “Ruffy” Biazon Rep. Teofisto Guingona Jr. Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros Former Congressman Nereus “Neric” Acosta Former Senator Ralph Recto, also former National Economic Development »Read More
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Concerned Citizens Movement questions deviations in poll contract
THE Concerned Citizens movement today filed a supplemental motion for reconsideration from a decision of the Supreme Court upholding the legality of the Comelec-Smartmatic Automated Election Systems. In a 25-page motion, CCM singled out two new grounds both of which arose from “supervening events” since the High Court dismissed the CCM Petition against the Commission »Read More
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6 to 8 minutes to fill up 2010 ballot—YouthVote study
IT may take a voter an average of six minutes and one second to fill up the proposed ballot for next year’s automated elections, a recent time-and-motion study shows. A total of 534 people of voting age participated in the study held Saturday at the San Isidro Central School, Nueva Ecija by YouthVotePhilippines, which consists »Read More
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Stop poll automation payments, SC asked
A CITIZENS group on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stop the Commission on Elections from releasing payments to Smartmatic TIM Corp., the winner of the P7.2 billion contract to automate next year’s elections. The Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM), whose case questioning the awarding of the contract will be heard by the High Court on »Read More
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SC asked to stop automated poll contract signing
A GROUP of citizens asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to stop tomorrow’s signing of the contract for the 2010 Elections Automation Project by the Commission on Elections and the winning bidder, Smartmatic International and its local partner Total Information Management. The petitioners, led by lawyer Harry Roque and his law partners, also asked the »Read More
