Philippines President Involved in New Electoral Fraud — Migrante

MANILA — Migrante International today presented to media copies of a Confidential Memo
and Partylist Campaign Proposal addressed to the President detailing how
Malacanang will ?bastardize? the Partylist system to massively cheat in the
2007 elections.

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Philippines: Arroyo Must Stop Mad Drive to Destroy Partylist System

PRESS RELEASE
April 20, 2007

Suara Bangsamoro: GMA must stop mad drive to destroy partylist system

Suara Bangsamoro partylist today demanded the expulsion from the May 14 elections of at least five groups directly organized and funded by Malaca?ang through the Office of External Affairs (OEA).
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Philippines: Killings of Activists, Journalists Severely Damages 2007 Election Credibility — Bayan

MANILA — The killings of activists and journalists have become so untenable that it would be enough to destroy the credibility of the upcoming May 2007 elections.

This was the warning aired by the umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) as cases of killings and attempted murders of activists and journalists escalated over the past two weeks.

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Philippines: Utility Rates Rose Faster Under Arroyo

MANILA — As a result of its continued privatization of vital utilities and the deregulation of the oil industry, the prices of power, water. and oil have increased most rapidly during the last six years of the Arroyo administration, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.

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