October 17th, 2007 at 11:08 pm (Davao City, Election 2007, National Politics)
Due to the NBN debacle pitting the Arroyos versus the de Venecias, there are rumors that the Lakas - Kampi alliance is set to oust Jose de Venecia as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. One of the strongest contenders is allegedly Davao City First District Representative Prospero Nograles.
September 19th, 2007 at 6:26 am (Election 2007, General, National Politics)
In defense of the House bill re-setting the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections 2007, Davao City Representative Prospero Nograles has stated that COMELEC Chairperson Benjamin Abalos has to focus on his defense of his involvement in the controversial NBN ZTE Corp Deal.
August 30th, 2007 at 10:45 pm (Election 2007, National Politics)
A reader named Pian commented on my last entry:
TO ALL
I know this to be out of place. Please bear with me. I just want to create awareness by choosing the busy forum or the latest.
Do consider Dr. Martin Bautista for the next elections obviously (a senatorial candidate of ‘Ang Kapatiran’ together with Adrian Sison and Zosimo Paredes). He’s a 44-year-old gastroenterologist in the US who came home after 17 years. You can see from his background that he truly means service. For those who find him to be a hypocrite for working abroad, do understand he’s a family man who needs to sustain his family, that he will be able to keep his independence by not relying on public funds to support his family. He helps his countrymen in his capacity but it’s just not enough for there are millions of Filipinos. It’s a good start in Philippine Politics to have him and his party around.I urge you to forward/text/inform all your contacts about them. I believe they only lack exposure that’s why I’m doing this. But I can’t do it alone so I’m appealing to everyone’s help. If all will inform their contacts about them and urge them as well to forward, we might hit a million.
We cannot afford to be indifferent now if we want meaningful change. Otherwise we only have ourselves to blame. BUT TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I am not sure though if Pian is referring to the 2010 Senate Elections, or if he/she is belatedly campaigning for the past 2007 Senate Elections. Nonetheless, I think her comment is worth posting.
June 19th, 2007 at 12:50 am (Election 2007, General, National Politics)
After proclaiming a failure of elections in Maguindanao, the COMELEC has backtracked and has validated the elections in Maguindanao. The reason? The winners of the local elections in the province has been declared. As if that’s a good enough reason. There’s no dumber reason. In the first place, the COMELEC itself was the one who declared those winners and not some higher authority. As if the declaration of the winners of the local winners nullifies and discredits the testimonies of the many witness to the alleged cheating. As if the countless proofs saying otherwise are now invalid.
June 6th, 2007 at 3:05 am (Election 2007, General, National Politics)
Finally, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has declared a failure of elections in Maguindanao. They finally got the courage to say what we all already know. So what now? What will happen to the election results there? Will there be more special elections?
May 30th, 2007 at 5:07 pm (Election 2007, National Politics)
Yesterday (May 30, 2007), the administrator’s top defender former Chief of Staff Mike Defensor conceded defeat in the yet unconcluded midterm Senatorial race. According to Defensor, he did so in order “to ease tension” and to discourage his supporters (and in essence Team Unity [TU]) from committing “acts inimical to the essence of democracy and fair play in an electoral battle.”
May 24th, 2007 at 11:21 pm (Election 2007, General, Military Affairs, National Politics)
A day after the May 15 elections, the Philippine Daily Inquirer headline announced that elections were not held in several towns in Lanao del Sur. Today, troops were deployed to secure the the “special elections” to be held tomorrow in 13 towns in the province.
May 21st, 2007 at 8:06 pm (Davao City, Election 2007, Military Affairs, Writable Writes)
Sunstar Davao reports that the Dabawenyos have chosen Genuine Opposition (GO) senatorial candidates over those of Team Unity (TU). Curiously, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s support of TU didn’t translate into votes. There is no doubt that Duterte is very influential in the city as reflected in the results of the Davao City local elections results. But this time, his influence and support weren’t enough to deliver the goods.
May 21st, 2007 at 6:55 pm (Election 2007, National Politics, Writable Writes)
The Philippine Daily Inquirer, in its editorial today (May 22, 2007) gives the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) a failing grade for its poor performance during the 2007 Philippine Elections.
…there is in fact justification for giving the Comelec — the Commission on Elections — a failing grade. It has not fulfilled its duty of safeguarding the integrity of the ballot; on the contrary, it has been one of the major obstacles to the holding of free, honest and credible elections. It has not been fair and impartial in its decisions on controversial cases. It has itself been involved in some irregularities.
May 21st, 2007 at 5:23 pm (Election 2007, National Politics)
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has hailed this year’s midterm elections as peaceful. And yet at least 126 election-related deaths have been reported all over the country. Right here in our own backyard, a mayoral candidate and his son were slain in their own home allegedly by a political rival.
126. That seems like a small number. If we look beyond the number, and realize that it represents 126 lives, 126 families, 126 human beings, the truth suddenly becomes clear. The 2007 Philippine Elections was not as peaceful as the COMELEC portrays it to be.
