Archive for May, 2007

Philippine Election 2007 (links) 05-16-07

So far, it has been another long election. Reports have come in that the turnout hasn’t been as good, and the Overseas Absentee Voters have shown a lack in interest as well. There have been some shockers in terms of the exit polls, especially the Cinderella story of Trillanes. And dirty politics […]

Alan Cayetano Vs (COMELEC, Mike Arroyo, and Abalos)

The long running saga of Cayetano versus the collective forces of Mike Arroyo and Benjamin Abalos seems to have no end. In what seemed to be good news when we heard that Joselito Cayetano (the nuisance candidate) was disqualified, has turned out to be part of a greater plan to take away votes for […]

Morning After The Philippine Elections

Election day in The Philippines is over, and the counting has begun. It seems that violence during the elections was down, but that’s not to say there wasn’t the fair share of election violence. However, instead of violence, cheating may have just increased instead. Reports of anomalies have also flooded the poll […]

Bring Your Weapons For The 2007 Philippine Elections

If you were to read the headline above, you would probably think that I had been branded by this government as a terrorist. But, I’m not telling the voters to arm themselves with guns. What I am telling all voters to do today, tonight, and in the days ahead, is to remain vigilant. […]

Philippine Election Day 2007

It’s election day here in The Philippines, last minute jockeying, vote-buying, vote-rigging, and maybe even some mass attempts of cheating are probably now in full gear. It’s the time in The Philippines, when it seems money does grow on trees, and cheating may just be the national sport for the day.
But, if you are […]

The Philippine Election Final Lap

As election day draws to a near, the senate race seems all but clear in terms of political affiliations. Whatever happens, it seems that the possible final twelve will be composed of six candidates from the “Genuine Opposition”, four candidates for Team Unity, and two “independent” candidates.
Safe and Making The Cut:
1. Loren […]

World Press Freedom Day 2007

As Filipinos, we know that our current state of journalism here in The Philippines is under attack, whether you believe it’s coming from the government or the NPA. The fact is that journalist are being killed. This is why the recent worldwide observance of press freedom was very important.

World Press Freedom Day was […]

Rupert Murdoch: $5 Billion Bid For The Wall Street Journal

Media Mogul, Rupert Murdoch has shocked the journalism world by his $5 Billion bid for Dow Jones and its newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. It’s a very lucrative offer, and in fact even far higher than the marketplace value.
Rupert Murdoch runs the Media Conglomerate, News Corp. (NWS), which owns the very conservative Fox Network.
The […]