MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said today that after the “vigorous elections” a week ago, it?s time that all political parties and leaders come together in a common pursuit of the people?s welfare and national well-being.
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MANILA — The Department of Foreign Affairs cautions the public, particularly women who seek employment in the Republic of Palau as waitresses, against illegal recruiters who deploy Filipino workers for abusive employers.
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MANILA — Two explosions ripped through a public school in Lamitan, Basilan, where the canvassing of votes were being held, injuring at least three people, media reports said Tuesday morning.
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The canvassing of votes from Maguindanao, the province at the center of a controversy allegedly involving massive election fraud, has been suspended by the National Board of Canvassers. The board…
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
Bulatlat
Breaking News / Election Watch
May 21, 2007 ? 2:41pm
The poll monitoring group Kontra Daya (Anti-Fraud) has called on the next Congress to impeach Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Benjamin Abalos for what it described as the “questionable, tainted” character of the recently-concluded senatorial and local elections.
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