Tag Archives: 2010 elections
Fishers say DQ case vs. Yap will reach SC
By Manila Legarda and Bb. Tayuman Recto-Yap MANILA, Philippines-The current legal battle involving the disqualification case filed by the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) may soon reach the Supreme Court according to petitioners Fernando Hicap … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, corruption, elections
Aquino is new US puppet, critics say
By Trinity Biglang Awa and Sugar Hicap MANILA, Philippines- As far as the group of leftwing fisherfolk alliance is concerned the well publicized meeting between US Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. and presumptive … Continue reading
Filed under foreign relations, human rights, politics
Poll body junked DQ case vs. Yap
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Bb. Joyce Cabral and Billy Javier Reyes MANILA, Philippines- The Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked the disqualification case filed by the militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, elections, politics
50 percent manual audit of election ballots pushed
By Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines-The left-wing fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Wednesday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to immediately conduct at least 50 percent manual audit of all election ballots that will … Continue reading
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Yap takes 126 K out of 173K votes, but fishers group refuses to give up DQ case
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Chocolate Moose Fernandez and Trinity Biglang Awa MANILA, Philippines-Controversial former agriculture secretary and unopposed congressional candidate in Bohol’s third district Arthur Yap has accumulated 126,390 votes out of 173,539 total votes cast and appeared shoo-in for … Continue reading
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9 presidentiables urged to cross party lines and unite vs. failure of elections
By Bb. Joyce Cabral, Billy Javier Reyes, Sarah Ann Go and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines – The activist fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the nine presidential candidates led by Liberal Party (LP) presidential … Continue reading
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11 groups call for rejection of Noynoy in 2010 polls
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Lollipop de los Reyes and Sugar Hicap MANILA, Philippines-About 11 rural based organizations and agrarian reform advocacy groups urged the 50 million Filipino voters in the May 10, 2010 elections to reject the presidential bid of … Continue reading
Filed under agrarian reform, elections, human rights, politics
Manila’s agrarian reform chief asked to act on land disputes involving top 2010 bets
By Sugar Hicap, Bb. Joyce Cabral, Cherry de Belen and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines-Striking farmworkers of Hacienda Luisita and affected farmers of the ambitious MRT-7 railway project in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan had coalesced to pressure Department of … Continue reading
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Philippine president “orders” poll body to let favored bet run in May elections?
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Trinity Biglang Awa and Chocolate Moose Fernandez MANILA, Philippines- The 28 national council leaders of the militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Wednesday said the annoucement of President Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria … Continue reading
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