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Filipinos satisfied with May 10 elections: SWS

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

Filipinos satisfied with May 10 elections: SWS

Minus Ampatuans, Maguindanao celebrates ‘peaceful’ polls

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

Minus Ampatuans, Maguindanao celebrates ‘peaceful’ polls