To help voters arrive at a pro-people decision come Election Day, independent think-tank Ibon Foundation and Pagbabago People’s Movement for Change recently released a valuable Voters’ Education Kit called People’s Choice.
Apr 7th, 2010
To help voters arrive at a pro-people decision come Election Day, independent think-tank Ibon Foundation and Pagbabago People’s Movement for Change recently released a valuable Voters’ Education Kit called People’s Choice.
Apr 6th, 2010
Even as the leading candidates trade barbs on a personal level, other candidates are trying to raise the level of political debate. One of them, Bangon Pilipinas presidential candidate Bro. Eddie Villanueva, showed political daring by signing a covenant with Muslim leaders in Mindanao where he expressed support for federalism as “a final and permanent [...]
Baby James Aquino, son of Kris Aquino and nephew of Liberal Party standard-bearer Noynoy Aquino, surprised his mother and attendees at a sortie in Bacolod City when he shouted the surname of his uncle’s strongest rival for the presidency.
Apr 5th, 2010
By BenCyrus G. Ellorin The contest between the top two pre-election survey leaders in the Presidential race has the trappings of the age-old conflict between the progressive/militant National Democrats and the moderate Social Democrats.
Apr 4th, 2010
By BenCyrus G. Ellorin Nobody cared what Noynoy Cojuanco Aquino did or not do when he was congressman representing the Second district of Tarlac for nine years. Nobody cared when he run for Senator in 2007. Perhaps, people thought, another Aquino in the Senate is no big deal.
Apr 3rd, 2010
By Jepoy Bengero I was browsing Facebook on my mobile phone yesterday morning when this update from the official Facebook page of Lakas Kampi CMD presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro popped up:
Apr 2nd, 2010
Independent poll watchdog Kontra Daya recently published a list of nominees of 112 partylist groups running in the May 10, 2010 elections, asking the public to send information about the links of any of them to the government.
Apr 1st, 2010
What could be considered as the first elections in the Philippines were held on January 1, 1895 across the country when Filipinos elected the capital municipal of towns.
Independent poll watchdog Kontra Daya has named 15 partylist groups it claims to be linked to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the government. Leading the list is Ang Galing Pinoy, formerly named “Guardians Anti-Crime Pro-People Organization”, whose first nominee is presidential son and Pampanga Representative Mikey Arroyo.