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Comelec disqualifies actor from congressional race

Comelec disqualifies actor from congressional race

By MBJ on February 19, 2010

MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified a popular actor-sportsman from joining a congressional race in the Visayas in the May 10 polls for lack of residency.

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Gibo Vows to Target Sin Taxes

Gibo Vows to Target Sin Taxes

By Ms. D on February 19, 2010

Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro, Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer is eyeing on slapping more taxes on sin products in order to raise more revenues for the government. The targeted products include tobacco and alcohol, which according to Teodoro, needs to be applied with a simplified excise tax to support his revenue-enhancement measure.

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Go on leave, Comelec tells Manila celebrities endorsing May election bets

Go on leave, Comelec tells Manila celebrities endorsing May election bets

By MBJ on February 12, 2010

MANILA – Celebrities and other big names in the country’s entertainment industry were told to go on leave by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday if they are endorsing national and local candidates running in the May 10 polls.

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Poll agency rejects plea to stop Arroyo’s Congress bid

Poll agency rejects plea to stop Arroyo’s Congress bid

By MBJ on January 29, 2010

MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejected for lack of merit on Thursday a second petition seeking the disqualification of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from seeking a congressional seat in her home province of Pampanga in Central Luzon in the coming May polls.

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European Union concerned over violence in May 2010 election

European Union concerned over violence in May 2010 election

By MBJ on January 28, 2010

MANILA – The European Union (EU) has urged the Arroyo administration to take all the necessary steps to minimize violence and help ensure clean, free and credible elections scheduled in May.

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Philippine Senate chief calls Sen. Manny Villar ‘coward’

Philippine Senate chief calls Sen. Manny Villar ‘coward’

By MBJ on January 23, 2010

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile vented his ire on Senator Manuel Villar whom he accused not only of cowardice but also for allegedly instigating a “revolt” in the chamber to remove him from power.

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Comelec disqualifies 56 Maguindanao candidates

Comelec disqualifies 56 Maguindanao candidates

By MBJ on January 19, 2010

MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified 56 candidates running for local positions in the coming May 10 polls in Maguindanao province, Mindanao where 57 people were massacred on November 23, a Comelec spokesman announced.

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Comelec exempts militia from gun ban

Comelec exempts militia from gun ban

By MBJ on January 14, 2010

MANILA – The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved a resolution exempting the country’s militia or paramilitary units from the total gun ban.

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Erap Estrada back to Palace in 9 years for security meeting

Erap Estrada back to Palace in 9 years for security meeting

By MBJ on January 13, 2010

MANILA – For the first time in nine years, ousted president Joseph Estrada returned to Malacanang on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) to discuss vital issues, especially peace and order and the coming May elections.

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250,000 new Filipino voters in extended listup, says Comelec official

250,000 new Filipino voters in extended listup, says Comelec official

By MBJ on January 7, 2010

Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal explained the 250,000 came from those who joined in the five-day extended registration of voters as ordered by the Supreme Court (SC) in late December.

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Comelec official: No exemptions from gun ban

Comelec official: No exemptions from gun ban

By MBJ on January 6, 2010

MANILA – A ranking official of the Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced there will be no exemptions in the implementation of the total gun ban imposed on private individuals authorized to carry weapons to minimize poll-related violence in May.

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Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao bares presidential bet

Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao bares presidential bet

By SiteRocker on December 19, 2009

Pacquiao announced he was supporting Senator Manuel Villar, a billionaire businessman and the standard bearer of the Nacionalista (Nationalist) Party.

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Supreme Court extends registration of voters to January 9

Supreme Court extends registration of voters to January 9

By Ms. D on December 17, 2009

The Supreme Court, in a nine-page decision penned by Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, has unanimously declared null and void Comelec Resolution No. 8585 which shortened the deadline of registration of voters last October 31, 2009 superseding Comelec Resolution No. 8514 which sets the deadline to December 15, 2009. Subsequent to this, it was ruled that the registration be extended until January 9 or 120 days before the May 10 elections.

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Pulse Asia: Arroyo endorsement of bets ‘kiss of death’

Pulse Asia: Arroyo endorsement of bets ‘kiss of death’

By MBJ on December 5, 2009

MANILA – An endorsement of a presidential candidate in the May 2010 elections by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo means a “kiss of death,”or his defeat.

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