As we wrote a couple days ago with regards to The Miraculous Maguindanao Vote, there seems to be an attempt to keep the election returns from seeing the light of day. ARMM COMELEC DIRECTOR Rey Sumalipao has kept copies of all 22 election returns in Maquindanao, and has denied NAMFREL access to these important […]
There are no Atheists in foxholes — This is a common saying, often used in times when there are tragedies, or during battles and wars. The saying points to the fact, that Atheists are only so, when no eminent danger is in front of them. Many atheists will scoff at this saying, but […]
Manny Pacquiao is still the nation’s beloved boxer, but he was no match for the political dominance of Darlene Atonino-Custodio. The first district in South Cotabato still belongs to the Antonino’s, and poor Manny will have to be stuck at making millions from his boxing career.
The Antoninos are a long standing political clan in […]
An election season is not only tiring for the candidates, but it can be hellish on the Filipino Citizens as well. This years midterm election, the television advertisements were almost too much to bear. We love politics, but oh thank goodness the tv ads are gone, and we can concentrate on running the […]
Lapu Lapu City Mayor, Arturo Radazza has won reelection. Considering that he was suspended after reports surfaced of his involvement in the overpriced ASEAN lamppost controversy, this is a surprise. He won over the acting Mayor Norma Patalinjug, who was his replacement after his preventative suspension upon the pending investigation.
The vote margin was […]
Catholics will say that God is involved in everything, but this miraculous win, a shocker by any political standard, seems to have a stamp of the Almighty Himself. The headlines in The Inquirer says it all, “A Miracle In Pampanga“. Was this a miracle or was it just time that corrupt politics gave […]
On Friday, The Philippines along with fourteen other nations was elected to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). In this election, The Philippines earned a three year term into the council.
Angola, Bolivia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Qatar, Slovenia and South Africa were chosen after the […]
Philippines, May 16, 2007
To all our Volunteers, Supporters, and all Filipinos who believed there is hope for our Motherland,
The past 90 days had truly been an astonishing experience. At first, I had fears that my candidacy, platform and message would be unacceptable to the Filipino people. But as the campaign period went by it was […]
Kabataan Party-list received reports at 12:10pm [yesterday] that two of its canvass watchers in La Union were harassed by military elements and prevented from entering the provincial canvassing center.
Luis Santos and Paula Espiritu recounted that they were on their way to the provincial capitol to relieve the morning canvass watch shift when they were blocked […]
THE GENUINE Opposition [yesterday] expressed alarm over confirmed reports that election inspectors in Marawi City are abandoning their posts without completing the counting of the results for senatorial candidates.
Instead of first tabulating the senatorial results, the election officials stopped the national count and instead focused on local offices, which is in violation of […]
For the rest of the country the Genuine Opposition is making a strong show of force by having 8 Senators in the top 12. But in Maguindanao, reality has not set in, and a miraculous 12-0 TEAM UNITY sweep is set to take place. The big controversy at the moment is allegations that […]
Once again, as the national voting seems to indicate, the opposition has made a tremendous showing by projecting 8 GO senators to enter the magic 12. But in local elections, which I was worried about, KAMPI and LAKAS seems to have kept the local positions in the family.
Looking into a section of our nation […]
There have been an overwhelming sense of disappointment coming from foreign observers regarding The 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections. The Cebu Delegation of the International Observers Mission (IMO) observed instances and cases of vote buying, flying voters, unlocked ballot boxes, and the slow pace of canvassing.
PCIJ also reported the disappointment of foreign observers in the […]
My dearest Mama is a teacher, and I am often inspired by her dedication along with the other teachers in our country, especially during the elections. Some teachers experience being yelled at, working extended hours, and many go along with their duty without complaint. In some areas, the conditions that these teachers are […]
The big news of the day have been the counting that is being done by the media stations as well as NAMFREL. Despite the offensive that is being mounted by the collective forces of the Administration, TEAM Unity, and COMELEC, the unofficial counts move forward.
COMELEC has been threatening the television stations stating that they […]
I recently chatted with an Overseas Filipino Worker in The U.S, he gave me the green light to write the interview, but only permitted his first name to be written. It was a quick interview, that I got on tape, so here it is without commercial.
Nick: did you register to vote
Agapito: Ay, you know […]
