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Military Admits ‘Vigorous’ Campaign Vs Partylist Groups in Mindanao, Elsewhere


Red-Baiting. Residents in the Caraga region were greeted today with scenes like the one above in Butuan City, where the posters and campaign materials of progressive partylist groups like AnakPawis were spraypainted with such words as “CPP-NPA” and “NPA.” (Contributed photos)

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom), General Rodolfo Obaniana, clarified today in a press statement that his command did not campaign for any particular candidate, especially for administration bets.

Instead, he admitted that he and his unit have been vigorously campaigning against partylist organizations that, according to him, support the communist New People?s Army (NPA).

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Philippines: Group denounces pre-election harassment

MANILA — We are all aware of the many high profile incidents of election related violence and harassment. Since November, our electoral watch dog partner, COMPACT, has been compiling information ? to date, over 100 killed, about as many injured. All this violence perpetrated with the intent to either grab power or retain it by politicians that wish only to “serve the people”.
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PLDT, Smart to host int?l conference in Cebu, Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, May 11, 2007 ? The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and its subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. are expecting more than 300 delegates from over 110 telecommunications carriers and entities from Asia, Europe and the Pacific Rim to attend the 3rd Asian Carriers Conference (ACC) in Cebu City from May 15 to 18, 2007.
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India: Three killed in ?shocking? petrol bomb attacks on media offices

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is horrified by the deaths of three employees from the Tamil daily Dinakaran, a result of violent protests and arson attacks on the newspaper?s office on Wednesday May 9 in Madurai.

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