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 has also had a hand in votes being taken away from Allan Cayetano.
There have also been reports of the dismay of some international observers as to the conduct of the entire election. Reports of violence seem to be down, but some attribute this to a calm before a possible storm. There have been reports of vote buying, padding, intimidation as well.
To keep up on all the election news, here is a few links that you may find useful:
- Inquirer.net Eleksyon 2007 running account, which is an excellent starting point since they have a running tally of the AMA, NAMFREL, and COMELEC counts
- I’ve also been taking snapshots of the counts, you can look in the comment section of the following post, morning after the Philippine elections
- It looks like VIRGILIO Garcillano, of ‘Hello Garci’ fame has conceded defeat in the first district of Bukidnon
- Darlene has scored a knockout versus Pacquiao, thank goodness too. We can now breathe a sigh of relief and know that the journey of Manny will continue. Hopefully, however, Pacquiao will remain active in helping his district.
- The Palace and TU candidates are accusing media of trending the results
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