MANILA — The mobile activist group that popularized the Hello Garci ringtone as
a sign of protest over the fraud-ridden 2004 elections expressed
elation over the defeat of former Comelec Commissioner Virgilio
Garcillano in the contest to represent the first district of Bukidnon.
It looks like Filipino world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has found his match in the petite Darlene Antonino-Custodio. In the last AMA quick count reported by GMA television and inquirer.net,…
Virgilio Garcillano, the former Comelec commissioner who allegedly facilitated President Arroyo’s victory in the 2004 elections, has told ABS-CBN television that he has conceded defeat as congressional candidate in the first district of Bukidnon.
He rued what he called as “black propaganda” waged against him by gubernatorial candidate Jose Zubiri and congressional bet Malou Acosta.
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MARAWI CITY ? Delegates and participants of the People’s International Observers’ Mission (IOM) witnessed wanton cheating, confusion, and near chaos in today’s election in this city.
Vote-buying and coaching of voters inside election precincts were most rampant. IOM delegates saw poll watchers sitting beside voters and dictated candidates’ names to be written on the ballots.
The Commission on Elections announced that it suspended the elections in three more towns in Lanao del Sur. In a press conference in Manila, Comelec officials said teachers in Butig,…