But his opponents, though obscure, promise to offer an alternative to the traditional politics that the first-district congressman represents.
By Tyrone Velez
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — ?He doesn’t need to campaign. He is unopposed.?
There?s probably a tinge of cockiness in it but that is the mindset that dominates the camp of Prospero Nograles, congressman of Davao City’s first district who is running for reelection.
MANILA — A vote for Bayan Muna is a vote for justice, a vote against abuse.
Bayan Muna aired this message to the electorate today, the last day of
the 90-day campaign for partylist aspirants, as it expressed
confidence that Filipino voters will give it a third-straight mandate
if the elections were clean and credible.
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MANILA — The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today announced that massive post-election protests will be very likely because of massive cheating during the elections.
In its statement for the May 14 elections posted on its website www.bayan.ph, the militant group called on voters to ?reject Arroyo and her puppet candidates? and to ?prepare for mass protest actions against the expected massive fraud and violence? that has marked the ongoing polls.
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MANILA –Team Unity senatorial candidates want to speed up the construction of more public hospitals in the regions, the improvement of the facilities and quality of services of existing hospitals, and the formation of a Philippine Medical Academy that will produce more medical doctors, to enable the government to meet the growing health needs of the country’s booming population.
MANILA — Anakpawis Representative and political detainee said that it has to be said that the last SWS survey was highly suspicious and was possibly intended to be a means to condition the public’s mind regarding party-list elections and the beating the bloc of progressive party-lists could receive.