May 3rd, 2010
By John Carl Gozun Last April 20, in GMA-7’s Unang Hirit, my attention was caught by Liberal Party’s (LP) senatoriable, Neric Acosta with his provocation of People Power lest the party’s standard bearer, Noynoy Aquino, doesn’t emerge victorious in the coming elections.
By Ralph Guzman The partylist system was a milestone for democracy in the Philippines, as it was intended to give marginalized and underrepresented sectors an opportunity to participate in crafting laws, as well as oversight. While we have seen this for more than a decade, we have also seen the system’s many flaws and limitations. [...]
May 2nd, 2010
A highly placed source informed Pinoy Gossip Boy that an endorsement TVC by Makati Rep. Teddy Boy Locsin is being blocked by Jejomar Binay’s camp.
May 1st, 2010
By Tonyo Cruz As the country veered closer to Election Day, workers today honored the great life story of trade union leader Crispin B. Beltran at the unveiling of his bas relief sculpture at Plaza Miranda.
Two bloggers take on Liberal Party senatorial candidate Risa Hontiveros Baraquel.
Apr 30th, 2010
By Ritche Salgado “1 million votes for Gibo.” That was the promise of Governor Gwen Garcia during the administration candidate Gibo Teodoro’s two-day stint in Cebu last April 27 and 28.
Members of 100ARAW.com and Blogwatch.ph have laid claim to a place in the history books. They have arguably become the first Filipinos not directly connected as reporters of any professional news media outfit to be granted media accreditation to cover the 2010 elections.
Apr 28th, 2010
100ARAW.com today formally signed an agreement with Yahoo! on cooperation in covering the May 10, 2010 automated elections.
Apr 27th, 2010
Labor Day is fast approaching. Workers’ unions are in fact making sure that their voices are heard in the elections amid all the conflicting “change” platforms. Come to think of it, their agenda, the labor agenda seems to be their yardstick for measuring up candidates whether they are truly pro-change or they’re just mouthing “pagbabago” [...]