DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) in Davao City expressed their concern over the conduct of clean, honest and peaceful elections come May 4, 2007 in a press conference today.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is disturbed by news that attacks on journalists in Nepal continue unabated.
?The nation of Nepal as a whole is working hard to try to ensure basic democratic freedoms and these attacks are slowing that process considerably,? IFJ President Christopher Warren said.
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomed news of an agreement between Nepal 1 Television employees and management on May 7, which ended the strike that had been going for…
MANILA — Bayan Muna party list Rep. Teddy Casi?o is accusing the military in Ormoc City of illegally arresting one of their campaigners in his presence and using the arrest to link Bayan Muna to the New Peoples Army.
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MANILA, Philippines — An electoral watchdog focusing on the overseas absentee voting polls today expressed fears over the strong possibility that the OAV ballots sent by mail will be used for massive cheating by the Arroyo administration.
?The OAV by mail is extremely prone to tampering. The fact that there are also thousands of Return to Sender (RTS) ballots that will diverted and re-sent through ?private couriers? heightens this likelihood,? says Maita Santiago, Migrants Watch Network Against Electoral Fraud and Violence (MigrantsWatch.Net) Spokesperson.
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