- Minority tag looms for Lakas Defections mean loss of dominant status (The Manila Times)
- Comelec: No national election results in 48 hours (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Comelec: Poll results known in 3 days (The Philippine Star)
- Ang Kapatiran accepts ABS-CBN's apology (The Philippine Star)
- NP to Aquino: Come clean on security agency (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Villar, NP court Muslim vote (The Philippine Star)
- Election failure to favor Arroyo Think tank cites 14 danger signs (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Villar, Noy both GMA bets - PMP (The Philippine Star)
April 16, 2010
Election 2010 News - April 16, 2010
Minority tag looms for Lakas Defections mean loss of dominant status
BY BERNICE CAMILLE V. BAUZON Reporter ( The Manila Times )
Link: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/15348-minority-tag-looms-for-lakas
Defections of members of the administration party Lakas-Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) could lead to the ruling coalition losing its claim to dominant majority party status in the May 10 elections, a high-ranking official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday.
But according to Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, they still would look into political developments within political parties to determine which party should be declared as the dominant majority party and as the dominant minority party in next month’s polls.
He said that it would not matter if only Lakas-Kampi CMD was the only one to apply for the dominant majority party status.
Sarmiento added that the poll body could go around and declare another party as the dominant one.
Link: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/15348-minority-tag-looms-for-lakas
Defections of members of the administration party Lakas-Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) could lead to the ruling coalition losing its claim to dominant majority party status in the May 10 elections, a high-ranking official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday.
But according to Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, they still would look into political developments within political parties to determine which party should be declared as the dominant majority party and as the dominant minority party in next month’s polls.
He said that it would not matter if only Lakas-Kampi CMD was the only one to apply for the dominant majority party status.
Sarmiento added that the poll body could go around and declare another party as the dominant one.
Comelec: No national election results in 48 hours
By Leila B. Salaverria (Philippine Daily Inquirer)Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100416-264509/Comelec-No-national-election-results--in-48-hours
MANILA, Philippines—In the automated elections on May 10, the mindset is that the winners would be known in a jiffy.
Well, not exactly.
Results will be posted pronto in real time as they are spewed out by a computing machine on a website, to be announced later, but these will be from each one of the 76,000 precincts nationwide.
You’ll have to do the addition yourself to know what’s up.
After saying again and again that the results of the automated election system (AES)—meaning contest outcomes—will be known within 48 hours, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said for the first time that in fact this was unlikely to happen.
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez, speaking at a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap), said the poll body was not required to add up the results of the precinct voting or to provide a running tally on the website.
MANILA, Philippines—In the automated elections on May 10, the mindset is that the winners would be known in a jiffy.
Well, not exactly.
Results will be posted pronto in real time as they are spewed out by a computing machine on a website, to be announced later, but these will be from each one of the 76,000 precincts nationwide.
You’ll have to do the addition yourself to know what’s up.
After saying again and again that the results of the automated election system (AES)—meaning contest outcomes—will be known within 48 hours, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said for the first time that in fact this was unlikely to happen.
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez, speaking at a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap), said the poll body was not required to add up the results of the precinct voting or to provide a running tally on the website.
Comelec: Poll results known in 3 days
By: AP, Helen Flores, Jose Rodel Clapano, Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star)
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566926&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - The results of the country’s first automated general elections will be known within three days.
This was announced by Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez after business groups said they feared the new system would fail.
The Philippines has brought in the nationwide automated system to replace the laborious manual system that took weeks to tabulate results, but influential business groups have called for a manual count as a backup.
In a statement Wednesday, the Management Association of the Philippines urged the Comelec to adopt a parallel nationwide manual count for the president and vice president to “mitigate, if not eliminate, the skepticism of many about the credibility of the automated election system and the results that it will deliver.”
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566926&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - The results of the country’s first automated general elections will be known within three days.
This was announced by Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez after business groups said they feared the new system would fail.
The Philippines has brought in the nationwide automated system to replace the laborious manual system that took weeks to tabulate results, but influential business groups have called for a manual count as a backup.
In a statement Wednesday, the Management Association of the Philippines urged the Comelec to adopt a parallel nationwide manual count for the president and vice president to “mitigate, if not eliminate, the skepticism of many about the credibility of the automated election system and the results that it will deliver.”
Ang Kapatiran accepts ABS-CBN's apology
By Perseus Echeminada (The Philippine Star)
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566934&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - The Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP) has accepted the letter of apology from television network ABS-CBN for not including its vice presidential bet in the March 21 episode of “Harapan: Vice Presidential Debate” held at La Consolacion College in Manila.
In a letter to AKP president Eric Manalang, Maria Ressa, head of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, said it was not their intention to overlook the AKP and they are planning to invite them to other episodes of Harapan as well as other venues for the party’s message to reach the people.
“We assure AKP of our commitment to provide political parties fair time and space during the election period,” Ressa said in her letter, according to the AKP media bureau.
AKP vice presidential bet Dominador Chipeco Jr. said he has accepted the apology of the television network, and stressed that “excellence and fairness are great virtues and forgiveness is no less.”
MANILA, Philippines - The Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP) has accepted the letter of apology from television network ABS-CBN for not including its vice presidential bet in the March 21 episode of “Harapan: Vice Presidential Debate” held at La Consolacion College in Manila.
In a letter to AKP president Eric Manalang, Maria Ressa, head of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, said it was not their intention to overlook the AKP and they are planning to invite them to other episodes of Harapan as well as other venues for the party’s message to reach the people.
“We assure AKP of our commitment to provide political parties fair time and space during the election period,” Ressa said in her letter, according to the AKP media bureau.
AKP vice presidential bet Dominador Chipeco Jr. said he has accepted the apology of the television network, and stressed that “excellence and fairness are great virtues and forgiveness is no less.”
NP to Aquino: Come clean on security agency
By Michael Lim Ubac ( Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100416-264533/NP-to-Aquino-Come-clean-on-security-agency
MANILA, Philippines—The Nacionalista Party (NP) on Thursday urged Liberal Party standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to tell the truth regarding his involvement in a security agency that obtained government contracts during his mother’s presidency.
NP spokesperson Gilbert Remulla scoffed at Aquino’s claim that he had divested from Best Security Agency (BSA) when his mother, Corazon Aquino, became president.
In an interview, Remulla said BSA’s Articles of Incorporation on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed the agency was formed in November 1986, well after Aquino’s mother had assumed the presidency.
“The truth is that Noynoy put up BSA on Nov. 6, 1986, or nine months into the presidency of his mother,” said Remulla, an NP senatorial candidate.
Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100416-264533/NP-to-Aquino-Come-clean-on-security-agency
MANILA, Philippines—The Nacionalista Party (NP) on Thursday urged Liberal Party standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to tell the truth regarding his involvement in a security agency that obtained government contracts during his mother’s presidency.
NP spokesperson Gilbert Remulla scoffed at Aquino’s claim that he had divested from Best Security Agency (BSA) when his mother, Corazon Aquino, became president.
In an interview, Remulla said BSA’s Articles of Incorporation on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showed the agency was formed in November 1986, well after Aquino’s mother had assumed the presidency.
“The truth is that Noynoy put up BSA on Nov. 6, 1986, or nine months into the presidency of his mother,” said Remulla, an NP senatorial candidate.
Villar, NP court Muslim vote
By Christina Mendez ( The Philippine Star)
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566931&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur , Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. and the party’s senatorial slate yesterday received a strong show of support from local leaders who gathered 20,000 supporters for their political rally in Barangay Banggolo.
The NP has allied with local party Ummah-Ompia led by re-electionist Gov. Omar Ali Solitario and sworn in local leaders from the province’s 38 municipalities.
In expressing his support for Villar, Marawi second district congressional candidate Jun Macarambon took potshots at other presidential candidates who he claims are “insensitive” to the Mindanao peace process.
Macarambon claimed that Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino standard-bearer former President Joseph Estrada practically declared an all-out war in Mindanao when he delivered a speech during his campaign sortie in Davao.
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566931&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur , Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. and the party’s senatorial slate yesterday received a strong show of support from local leaders who gathered 20,000 supporters for their political rally in Barangay Banggolo.
The NP has allied with local party Ummah-Ompia led by re-electionist Gov. Omar Ali Solitario and sworn in local leaders from the province’s 38 municipalities.
In expressing his support for Villar, Marawi second district congressional candidate Jun Macarambon took potshots at other presidential candidates who he claims are “insensitive” to the Mindanao peace process.
Macarambon claimed that Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino standard-bearer former President Joseph Estrada practically declared an all-out war in Mindanao when he delivered a speech during his campaign sortie in Davao.
Election failure to favor Arroyo Think tank cites 14 danger signs
By Tony Bergonia (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100416-264500/Election-failure-to-favor-Arroyo
MANILA, Philippines—A multinational firm doing intelligence work for a host of embassies and some of the world’s top corporations has said signs that the Philippines’ first automated balloting on May 10 would fail are getting clearer as the elections draw closer.
In a paper entitled “Assessing 2010 Elections Automation in the Philippines,” Pacific Strategies and Assessments (PSA) said it had found 14 danger signs that the elections were bound to run into a wall of problems, or worse, completely fail.
The paper, submitted to PSA clients that include top US officials in Manila, said that the Arroyo administration was doing very little to assure people of fair and honest elections and might even benefit from failed elections.
“The automation project has been a sideshow to the ongoing shenanigans of sitting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who is trying to dominate the Lower House after the 2010 elections,” the PSA paper said.
“There is widespread suspicion that Arroyo will somehow capitalize on automated elections problems or failure to advance her and her family’s interests and perpetuate herself in power,” it said.
Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100416-264500/Election-failure-to-favor-Arroyo
MANILA, Philippines—A multinational firm doing intelligence work for a host of embassies and some of the world’s top corporations has said signs that the Philippines’ first automated balloting on May 10 would fail are getting clearer as the elections draw closer.
In a paper entitled “Assessing 2010 Elections Automation in the Philippines,” Pacific Strategies and Assessments (PSA) said it had found 14 danger signs that the elections were bound to run into a wall of problems, or worse, completely fail.
The paper, submitted to PSA clients that include top US officials in Manila, said that the Arroyo administration was doing very little to assure people of fair and honest elections and might even benefit from failed elections.
“The automation project has been a sideshow to the ongoing shenanigans of sitting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who is trying to dominate the Lower House after the 2010 elections,” the PSA paper said.
“There is widespread suspicion that Arroyo will somehow capitalize on automated elections problems or failure to advance her and her family’s interests and perpetuate herself in power,” it said.
Villar, Noy both GMA bets - PMP
By Perseus Echeminada (The Philippine Star)
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566922&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - A campaign manager of former President Joseph Estrada has tagged Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as President Arroyo’s secret candidates.
Outgoing Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco told The STAR that the exodus of Lakas-Kampi-CMD stalwarts to NP and LP has exposed Mrs. Arroyo’s support for Villar and Aquino in her bid to promote her political agenda beyond the May elections.
Tiangco, who is on his third and last term, said the latest defection of Albay Gov. Joey Salceda to LP is a clear sign that the President has scattered her political allies to the two parties so she can continue her agenda even after the polls.
“Senators Villar and Aquino should stop accusing each other of being an Arroyo front because both of them are allies of the President,” he said.
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566922&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - A campaign manager of former President Joseph Estrada has tagged Nacionalista Party (NP) standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as President Arroyo’s secret candidates.
Outgoing Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco told The STAR that the exodus of Lakas-Kampi-CMD stalwarts to NP and LP has exposed Mrs. Arroyo’s support for Villar and Aquino in her bid to promote her political agenda beyond the May elections.
Tiangco, who is on his third and last term, said the latest defection of Albay Gov. Joey Salceda to LP is a clear sign that the President has scattered her political allies to the two parties so she can continue her agenda even after the polls.
“Senators Villar and Aquino should stop accusing each other of being an Arroyo front because both of them are allies of the President,” he said.
April 15, 2010
Election 2010 News - April 15, 2010
- Villar takes up Aquino challenge on lifestyle check (Business Mirror)
- Lakas vows 16 million votes to ensure Gibo win (The Manila Times)
- Comelec affirms ruling on NP-NPC coalition (Manila Bulletin)
- Teodoro, Nograles trade barbs (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Most wanted on May 10: An educational president (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Comelec urged to allow media to vote early (The Philippine Star)
- Miriam to NP, LP: Stop the mudslinging (The Philippine Star)
- Comelec eyes expanded random manual audit (The Philippine Star)
Villar takes up Aquino challenge on lifestyle check
Written by Butch Fernandez / Reporter (Business Mirror)
Link: http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24140:villar-takes-up-aquino-challenge-on-lifestyle-check&catid=26:nation&Itemid=63
NACIONALISTA Party (NP) presidential bet Sen. Manuel Villar took up the challenge hurled by his rival, Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno Aquino III, for candidates to undergo a lifestyle check.
“They may be the ones to lose face because my family and I lead simple lives,” Villar told reporters, saying he has no problem with that. “My wealth was built on hard work and perseverance. I shed sweat and blood to earn a living, so I wont waste my hard-earned money for luxury,” he added.
Aquino, responding to Villar’s dare that presidential candidates take psychiatric tests to determine their mental fitness, countered that he and Villar should first undergo a lie detector test and lifestyle check, amid talks that Villar outspends his rivals in the May 10 elections.
Villar, who made billions in the real-estate business, said he still “prefers boiled kamote [sweet potato] and bananas for breakfast,” adding that people close to him can attest to his simple lifestyle.
Link: http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24140:villar-takes-up-aquino-challenge-on-lifestyle-check&catid=26:nation&Itemid=63
NACIONALISTA Party (NP) presidential bet Sen. Manuel Villar took up the challenge hurled by his rival, Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno Aquino III, for candidates to undergo a lifestyle check.
“They may be the ones to lose face because my family and I lead simple lives,” Villar told reporters, saying he has no problem with that. “My wealth was built on hard work and perseverance. I shed sweat and blood to earn a living, so I wont waste my hard-earned money for luxury,” he added.
Aquino, responding to Villar’s dare that presidential candidates take psychiatric tests to determine their mental fitness, countered that he and Villar should first undergo a lie detector test and lifestyle check, amid talks that Villar outspends his rivals in the May 10 elections.
Villar, who made billions in the real-estate business, said he still “prefers boiled kamote [sweet potato] and bananas for breakfast,” adding that people close to him can attest to his simple lifestyle.
Lakas vows 16 million votes to ensure Gibo win
BY JAMES KONSTANTIN GALVEZ Reporter (The Manila Times)
Link: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/15286-lakas-vows-16-million-votes-to-ensure-gibo-win
Despite the reported exodus of members of the ruling coalition, leaders of the administration party Lakas-Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) on Wednesday insisted that their standard-bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro will win the May 10 elections.
“We have a massive base of local government officials from barangay [village] captains, councilors, mayors, congressmen and governors. Basing on our computations, we can deliver 10 million to 16 million solid votes for our candidate, Gibo Teodoro,” Lakas-Kampi CMD Chairman Amelita Villarosa said during a press briefing in Malacañang.
She pointed out that reported “personal choices and announcements” of some party members did not affect the program that has been set up by Lakas-Kampi CMD.
“Everything is on schedule” where the administration party and the candidacy of Gibo are concerned, said Villarosa, also the House Deputy Speaker.
Link: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/15286-lakas-vows-16-million-votes-to-ensure-gibo-win
Despite the reported exodus of members of the ruling coalition, leaders of the administration party Lakas-Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) on Wednesday insisted that their standard-bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro will win the May 10 elections.
“We have a massive base of local government officials from barangay [village] captains, councilors, mayors, congressmen and governors. Basing on our computations, we can deliver 10 million to 16 million solid votes for our candidate, Gibo Teodoro,” Lakas-Kampi CMD Chairman Amelita Villarosa said during a press briefing in Malacañang.
She pointed out that reported “personal choices and announcements” of some party members did not affect the program that has been set up by Lakas-Kampi CMD.
“Everything is on schedule” where the administration party and the candidacy of Gibo are concerned, said Villarosa, also the House Deputy Speaker.
Comelec affirms ruling on NP-NPC coalition
By RAYMUND F. ANTONIO (Manila Bulletin)
Link: http://mb.com.ph/articles/252568/comelec-affirms-ruling-npnpc-coalition
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday stood pat in its decision to grant accreditation to the coalition of the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NCP) in spite the NPC’s failure to meet the deadline for registration of political parties.
“That provision refers to groups that are not yet registered as parties. The NP registered even before you were born. And NPC has been long time registered. So, these are registered organizations. They do not come under that provision, which gives deadline,” said Comelec Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer.
Ferrer, who heads the poll body second division, issued the statement as the Comelec came under fire for its approval of the NP-NPC coalition.
Link: http://mb.com.ph/articles/252568/comelec-affirms-ruling-npnpc-coalition
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday stood pat in its decision to grant accreditation to the coalition of the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NCP) in spite the NPC’s failure to meet the deadline for registration of political parties.
“That provision refers to groups that are not yet registered as parties. The NP registered even before you were born. And NPC has been long time registered. So, these are registered organizations. They do not come under that provision, which gives deadline,” said Comelec Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer.
Ferrer, who heads the poll body second division, issued the statement as the Comelec came under fire for its approval of the NP-NPC coalition.
Teodoro, Nograles trade barbs
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., TJ Burgonio (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100415-264362/Teodoro-Nograles-trade-barbs
MANILA, Philippines—Saying that Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro faced “irreversible defeat” in the May elections, House Speaker Prospero Nograles is consulting with former President Fidel V. Ramos and other senior Lakas leaders on how to save the party and stop the wave of defections.
“Defeat appears irreversible for the Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer. It was a mistake to choose him in the first place. In the past several months that he promised to reverse the trend of defeat, nothing happened. It only led to defections left and right, and disenchantment everywhere,” Nograles said in a statement.
Nograles doubted that Teodoro can win, even in the administration’s traditional bailiwick of Mindanao, because he said he has done nothing while the coalition’s key leaders in the region jump to rival parties.
Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100415-264362/Teodoro-Nograles-trade-barbs
MANILA, Philippines—Saying that Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro faced “irreversible defeat” in the May elections, House Speaker Prospero Nograles is consulting with former President Fidel V. Ramos and other senior Lakas leaders on how to save the party and stop the wave of defections.
“Defeat appears irreversible for the Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer. It was a mistake to choose him in the first place. In the past several months that he promised to reverse the trend of defeat, nothing happened. It only led to defections left and right, and disenchantment everywhere,” Nograles said in a statement.
Nograles doubted that Teodoro can win, even in the administration’s traditional bailiwick of Mindanao, because he said he has done nothing while the coalition’s key leaders in the region jump to rival parties.
Most wanted on May 10: An education president
By Philip Tubeza (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100415-264344/Most-wanted-on-May-10-An-education-president
MANILA, Philippines—While the Arroyo administration trumpets improvements in education
Former Education Undersecretary Jose Miguel Luz says it’s a case of “arrested development.”
“It’s flat. In this business, flat is not good. Going 1 or 2 percent up is not good. You’ve got to be going up 5, 8, or 10 percent,” says Luz, associate dean at the Asian Institute of Management’s Center for Development Management.
“In this business, if you are not getting better, you are falling farther and farther behind. And that’s the problem. When we compare ourselves to where we were and compare ourselves to our neighbors, we’re not getting better. They’re getting much better than us. They’re improving at a faster rate.”
Luz is one of the key advisers of Sen. Benigno Aquino III, the Liberal Party candidate for president in the May 10 elections. He has been on the forefront of a movement in the Philippines over the past dozen years to improve the quality of education—the main vehicle for social mobility among the large impoverished segment of the population that has little access to wealth, because of the failure of agrarian reform, or capital. His ideas are reflected in Aquino’s education program, regarded as one of the most progressive among the presidential candidates.
Link: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100415-264344/Most-wanted-on-May-10-An-education-president
MANILA, Philippines—While the Arroyo administration trumpets improvements in education
Former Education Undersecretary Jose Miguel Luz says it’s a case of “arrested development.”
“It’s flat. In this business, flat is not good. Going 1 or 2 percent up is not good. You’ve got to be going up 5, 8, or 10 percent,” says Luz, associate dean at the Asian Institute of Management’s Center for Development Management.
“In this business, if you are not getting better, you are falling farther and farther behind. And that’s the problem. When we compare ourselves to where we were and compare ourselves to our neighbors, we’re not getting better. They’re getting much better than us. They’re improving at a faster rate.”
Luz is one of the key advisers of Sen. Benigno Aquino III, the Liberal Party candidate for president in the May 10 elections. He has been on the forefront of a movement in the Philippines over the past dozen years to improve the quality of education—the main vehicle for social mobility among the large impoverished segment of the population that has little access to wealth, because of the failure of agrarian reform, or capital. His ideas are reflected in Aquino’s education program, regarded as one of the most progressive among the presidential candidates.
Comelec urged to allow media to vote early
By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star)
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566618&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - Party-list group Alyansa ng Media at Showbiz (AMS) yesterday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow members of media to vote ahead of the May 10 elections.
In a three-page petition, the party reasoned that media workers might not be able to vote on election day because they have to work to cover the polls.
“The worst thing that could happen to a Filipino citizen is to be deprived of his right to vote,” the group said.
The group asked the Comelec to allow members of the media to vote during their systems test, and use this opportunity to identify problems in the use of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566618&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - Party-list group Alyansa ng Media at Showbiz (AMS) yesterday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow members of media to vote ahead of the May 10 elections.
In a three-page petition, the party reasoned that media workers might not be able to vote on election day because they have to work to cover the polls.
“The worst thing that could happen to a Filipino citizen is to be deprived of his right to vote,” the group said.
The group asked the Comelec to allow members of the media to vote during their systems test, and use this opportunity to identify problems in the use of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.
Miriam to NP, LP: Stop the mudslinging
By Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star)
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566617&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - Re-electionist Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has called for an end to the mudslinging between the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the Liberal Party (LP), whose two presidential aspirants, senators Manuel Villar Jr. and Benigno Aquino III, have been swapping charges over Villar’s origins as a poor boy and Aquino’s mental health.
“I am calling for a halt to all these mudslinging. Some people are already commenting that this has become the dirtiest campaign in recent history and I join that view,” Santiago said after delivering a speech at the NP rally in Valenzuela last Tuesday evening.
“Can we please discuss issues here? In Politics 101, we are all taught that we must discuss fully every issue… but never dealing with personalities like where Villar really lived exactly in Tondo because he might have been living in a rich man’s enclave in Tondo,” said the feisty senator, who is seeking re-election as guest candidate of the NP, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino and the administration’s Lakas-Kampi.
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566617&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - Re-electionist Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has called for an end to the mudslinging between the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the Liberal Party (LP), whose two presidential aspirants, senators Manuel Villar Jr. and Benigno Aquino III, have been swapping charges over Villar’s origins as a poor boy and Aquino’s mental health.
“I am calling for a halt to all these mudslinging. Some people are already commenting that this has become the dirtiest campaign in recent history and I join that view,” Santiago said after delivering a speech at the NP rally in Valenzuela last Tuesday evening.
“Can we please discuss issues here? In Politics 101, we are all taught that we must discuss fully every issue… but never dealing with personalities like where Villar really lived exactly in Tondo because he might have been living in a rich man’s enclave in Tondo,” said the feisty senator, who is seeking re-election as guest candidate of the NP, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino and the administration’s Lakas-Kampi.
Comelec eyes expanded random manual audit
By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star)
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566611&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) might expand the coverage of random manual audit of ballots from a single precinct for every congressional district to five per district.
Election Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said the Comelec is expected to issue a resolution on the proposed expansion of the manual audit of ballots next week.
“Let’s wait for the resolution to be issued by en banc but it looks like five precincts per district. The other matters will be contained in the resolution. I don’t want to preempt (the decision),” Larrazabal said.
Electoral reform groups Automated Election System Watch, Center for People Empowerment in Governance and Consortium on Electoral Reforms have asked the Comelec to conduct a wider manual audit of ballots before the proclamation of election winners because a limited one would cast doubt on the results of the automated polls.
Link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=566611&publicationSubCategoryId=63
MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) might expand the coverage of random manual audit of ballots from a single precinct for every congressional district to five per district.
Election Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said the Comelec is expected to issue a resolution on the proposed expansion of the manual audit of ballots next week.
“Let’s wait for the resolution to be issued by en banc but it looks like five precincts per district. The other matters will be contained in the resolution. I don’t want to preempt (the decision),” Larrazabal said.
Electoral reform groups Automated Election System Watch, Center for People Empowerment in Governance and Consortium on Electoral Reforms have asked the Comelec to conduct a wider manual audit of ballots before the proclamation of election winners because a limited one would cast doubt on the results of the automated polls.
April 14, 2010
Election 2010 News - April 14, 2010
- MMDA to remove all illegal campaign posters (Malaya)
- Comelec, NPD, DPWH intensify drive vs illegal campaign posters (The Daily Tribuene)
- Firm's control on May 10 polls expanded Smartmatic bags P500-M ballot every deal (The Daily Tribune)
- NP: Noynoy broke the law during Cory's term Security agency bagged gov't contracts (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Gibo: I'm not giving up (The Philippine Star)
- Nograles to Gibo: Shape up or ship out of Lakas (The Philippine Star)
MMDA to remove all illegal campaign posters
By: Ashzel Hachero (Malaya)
Link: http://www.malaya.com.ph/04142010/metro1.html
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Commission on Elections will join forces next week in a major cleanup to remove all illegally posted campaign materials in Metro Manila.
MMDA chairman Oscar Inocentes said around 700 members of the MMDA’s Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group, Road Clearing Operations Group, and Landscape Management Office will begin the cleanup on April 19, backed by a security contingent from the Philippine National Police.
The MMDA earlier augmented its sidewalk clearing group by 200 additional personnel.
"This isn’t merely a show of force. We want all the political parties and candidates, whether they belong to the administration or opposition, to know that we are dead serious in implementing the Comelec policy against illegal posting of campaign materials," Inocentes said.
Link: http://www.malaya.com.ph/04142010/metro1.html
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Commission on Elections will join forces next week in a major cleanup to remove all illegally posted campaign materials in Metro Manila.
MMDA chairman Oscar Inocentes said around 700 members of the MMDA’s Sidewalk Clearing Operations Group, Road Clearing Operations Group, and Landscape Management Office will begin the cleanup on April 19, backed by a security contingent from the Philippine National Police.
The MMDA earlier augmented its sidewalk clearing group by 200 additional personnel.
"This isn’t merely a show of force. We want all the political parties and candidates, whether they belong to the administration or opposition, to know that we are dead serious in implementing the Comelec policy against illegal posting of campaign materials," Inocentes said.
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