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18 years ago

As fraud mars polls, ARMM takes centerstage

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Manila protesters call for an end to electoral fraud. (Photo by Arkibong Bayan)

As the national canvassing of votes for the recently concluded senatorial and local elections go esfull-swing, all eyes are on the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as massive fraud is alleged to have taken place in two of the region�s provinces while failure of elections has been declared in another.
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18 years ago

Militarization ensures fraud, not honest elections in Mindanao

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Commentary: Intensified militarization aims to disrupt the political stability and divide the people in Mindanao. In this way, the coming elections will be under the control of the military, which serves a desperate administration that has no other way to win the elections but through fraudulent means.

18 years ago

Poll fraud, killings perpetrated by powers-that-be

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COMMENTARY: Contrary to government claims, electoral fraud and violence are not integral to Philippine culture and politics. It is perpetrated by those who profit from the existing system of Philippine politics and governance.