In an interview with Bulatlat, an employee at the Department of National Defense corroborated reports that soldiers were instructed to vote 12-0 for the administration senatorial candidates as well as a military-backed party-list group.
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Church leaders described the militarization of urban communities as a ?nail hammered on the flailing limbs of freedom in this country.?
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An anti-fraud watchdog and several militant groups have expressed concern over possible tampering of overseas Filipino workers? (OFWs) votes.
Twenty-five foreign observers arrived here to join a People?s International Observers Mission to help stem the cycle of violence and fraud plaguing elections in the country.
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By Germelina Lacorte
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — Wary over the recent raids of the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) in the region, the military is deploying 20,000 troops to augment security forces in Eastern Mindanao.