?We join all opposition groups and election watchdogs in condemning the massive electoral fraud orchestrated to benefit the administration slate. We must not allow the administration to succeed in its final push to rig the elections through the canvassing of votes in Maguindanao and other questionable regions,? Renato Reyes of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said.
MANILA, Philippines — Election watchdog Kontra Daya warned against rigging of votes from
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in favor of Team Unity
candidates.
Kontra Daya joined the Concerned Citizens and other groups in a
protest rally, Wednesday, near the Philippine International Convention
Center (PICC) where the national canvassing is ongoing. The Commission
on Elections (Comelec) is set to canvass the votes from Maguindanao on
the same day.
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According to Kabataan partylist, CHED granted the tuition increase even before consultations in schools for such an increase has yet to be completed. It said the hike came after a meeting between President Arroyo and COCOPEA, the organization of private schools. The CHED's "unilateral and shameless act shows the commission's subservience and capitulation to strong pressure from school owners even at the expense of students."
Southern Philippines a hotspot for foreign war games and giant mining projects
MANILA — The presence of Australian military troops and mining companies in the Philippines, which President Gloria Arroyo is literally begging for in her state visits, will only aggravate the volatile peace and order situation in the country particularly in Mindanao, environmental activists from Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) warned today.
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MANILA ? Philippine ambassador to Nigeria Masaranga R. Umpa reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that a Filipino seaman has been confirmed to be among those recently abducted in Nigeria.
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