Nullify Maguindanao election, Comelec urged
MANILA -- Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. (PDP-Laban) today urged the Commission on Elections, acting as national board of canvassers, to void the election results in Maguindanao due…
Bayan Muna Davao slams ‘Panganiban formula’
DAVAO CITY — Bayan Muna criticized here today the Commission on Election?s proposal to implement the so-called ?Panganiban formula? or the first party rule in the partylist system which will consequently trim down the representation of marginalized sectors in the House of Congress.
Election forensics: How Arroyo allies ruled polls
In this two-part report, the Center for People Empower in Governance (CenPEG), a think tank that advocates for more grassroots participation in governance, dissects the recent elections.
Philippines: Pimentel urges firing of ARMM election supervisors
MANILA -- Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ?Nene? Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) today urged the Commission on Elections to immediately relieve or suspend regional election supervisor Rey Sumalipao of the Autonomous…
Sabotaging an election machinery: Manipulation, psywar and military
Analysis | The effect of the electoral sabotage is to cast doubt on the electoral process and the integrity of the Comelec itself. The effect of the sabotage strategy against the PPLs was not to undermine the bloc?s political base but to add another cause for making the current presidency illegitimate.