2007 Elections

Filipinos’ higher vigilance needed as GMA makes phone calls and reports of ER theft and switching are abound

manila — Anakpawis Representative and political detainee Crispin Beltran today said that all efforts must be exerted to ensure that Malacanang will not be able to sneak in more of its Team Unity candidates in the Top 12 through cheating. Beltran said that it was already clear that Malacanang is machinating to have Genuine Opposition candidate Alan Peter Cayetano dropped from the winners’ circle by having votes for him invalidated on the grounds of a paltry legal technicality.

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Gabriela #1 Party List in Hong Kong, Warns Against AFP-instigated trending in Overseas voting

MANILA — Official canvassing results placed Gabriela in the number one position among the party lists in the Hong Kong overseas absentee voting, getting 7,557 votes or 52.9% of the total party list votes. Hong Kong has the largest number of overseas absentee voters.
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Around Mindanao, Violence, Explosions and Harassments

By Grace S. Uddin
Davao Today

DAVAO CITY — The day after the elections, threats and harassments continued to occur in some areas in Mindanao, based on the monitoring office of Kalinaw Mindanao, a joint election-monitoring group set up by the government’s Mindanao Economic Development Council Office (Medco).

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Peaceful elections, alert military and police mark ComVal polls

Elections opened and closed peacefully in Compostela Valley, particularly in Monkayo, which was put under Comelec control due to the upsurge of violence days leading to the May 14 polls.

Brig. Gen. Carlos Holganza, commanding General of the 1001st Infantry Brigade, said that they monitored Election Day without untoward incidents but he said the military would still be in full alert until the canvassing ends.

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