2007 Elections

Philippines: 267 Unopposed Mayors Vow to Deliver 5 Million Votes for Arroyo Party

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MANILA — A total of 267 reelectionist municipal and city mayors running unopposed or virtually unopposed have vowed to work double time for a landslide Team Unity victory by delivering most of the combined 5.6 million votes in their constituencies for the senatorial ticket, as part of their commitment to help President Arroyo fulfill her “social payback” agenda of accelerating economic growth and spreading its gains among the masa.
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Philippines: Escalating poll violence symptoms of a corrupted, rotten

As the campaign period is ongoing and elections will be held on May
14 there is also an increasingly alarming trend of election-related
violence. Targeted killings and ambushes of sectoral and local
candidates, either a result of fierce political rivalry or threats,
had since been taking place–a cycle of violence that has become a
subconsciously acceptable fact of life in the Philippines’
electoral process. These are among the many instances of how the
country’s system had become corrupted and rotten, in particular
on security, investigation and prosecution matters.
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Philippines: Kontra Daya slams Comelec ban on cell phones, cameras

MANILA — The anti-fraud watchdog group Kontra Daya slammed as the recently announced ban on cell phones and cameras in precincts as ?another ridiculous concoction of the discredited Comelec.? The group believes that the ban on these digital devices is meant to ensure another cover-up of massive fraud even at the precinct level.

Fr. Jose Dizon, Kontra Daya convenor branded the move as ?ridiculous and stupid? and said that it would not in any way prevent vote-buying as the Comelec claims.
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Team Unity supports more micro-lending to the poor and government workers

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MANILA — Team Unity senatorial bets are all excited at seeing more government workers availing themselves of cheap loans under President Arroyo’s micro-lending program, as they vowed to push in the next Congress a package of “social payback” benefits meant to augment their incomes.

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