by anyajulia | Jul 23, 2009 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
Currently, 143,659 overseas voters have registered for the May 2010 elections. Thus breaching the number of 142,667 voters for the 2007 national elections. This is according to Nestor Padalhin, vice-chairman of the Overseas Absentee Voters Secretariat (OAVS) based at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
For that first-time ever registration, foreign posts were on their toes as they have to respond to both face-to-face and online queries by first-time prospective absentee voters and master the mechanics of registering Filipinos abroad. Both registrars and registrants were experiencing overseas registration and actual voting for the first time.
With only five weeks to go before the August 31 deadline, the OAVS hopes that registration reaches at least 200,000. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Jul 22, 2009 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
The Philippine government is already waging a war against “narco-politics” which is reportedly happening in the country and rearing its ugly head towards the 2010 national and local elections. This was the statement disclosed by Malacañang.
Deputy presidential spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Malacañang are alarmed on the possible use of drug money to influence the outcome of the elections next year.
She added there are allegedly some corrupt politicians who are using drug money so they can push their political ambitions to be able to get a juicy government positions. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Jul 14, 2009 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
HUMAN sa pagkadelatar sa teknikal nga mga suliran, nalagdaan ra tali sa Comelec og Smartmatic ang P7.2-B nga kontrata sa poll automation.
Si Commission on Elections Commisssioner Jose Milo ang nanguna sa paglagda sa 25 ka pahina nga kontrata nga magpatinuod sa damgong tinud-anay nga automation sa piliay sa 2010.
Kini bisan pa sa usa ka hangyo sa usa ka bahan sa mga abogado sa University of the Philippines alang sa temporary restraining order gikan sa Korte Suprema aron dili ikapadayon ang proyekto.
Dugang ni Commissioner Melo, andam ang Comelec nga motubag sa sumbong kon patubagon sa Korte Suprema batok sa Concerned Citizen’s movement.
Pasabot usab ni Comm. Melo nga tungod kay may oras man nga giaapas ang Comelec ug Smartmatic-TIM group, ilang gipadayon ang paglagda-ay.
Usa ka makina nga gitawag ug precinct count optical scan (PCOS) ang gamiton sa matag presinto sa tibuok nasud ang mugnaon sa Smartmatic hangtudf sa Nobyembre ning tuig. (PIA)
by anyajulia | Jul 7, 2009 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
The automation of elections this coming 2010 is back on track as Total Information Management (TIM) and Barbados-based Smartmatic, Inc. have settled their differences.
Arroyo hailed the Commission on Election (Comelec) for coming up with a joint venture agreement between TIM and Barbados-based Smartmatic in the P7.2-billion poll automation project.
It may be recalled that TIM backed out of the initial partnership agreements that led to the speculation that the poll automation project would be dead.
Following a win-win solution to the stalled poll automation project which Comelec has adeptly settled with both Smartmatic and TIM in joint venture agreement, the ambitious plan moves this Friday with the signing of the contracts. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Jun 22, 2009 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
SANGLIT usa ka loyal nga sakop sa partido, gipaabot pa ni Sec. Ronnie Puno ang pagtuboy kaniya sa nominasyon sa pagka kandidato sa Bise Presidente sa nasud.
Si Puno, kinsa bukas na nga mipadayag sa iyang laraw modagan sa ikaduhang labing taas nga posisyon sa nasud mibutyag nga mopadayag siya sa iyang laraw pagdagan pagkabise-presidente sa umaabot nga kombensyon sa Lakas NUCD ug Kampi, nga matud niya, mahitabo sa dili madugay.
Niining kombensyon, iyang paaboton ang iyang pagka-opisyal nga mapili nga kandidato sa hiniusang partido.
Hinuon, dihang gipangutana kon unsay iyang buhaton kon dili mapili sa kombensyon, butyag niya nga siya usa ka loyal nag sakop sa partido (PIA)
by anyajulia | Jun 16, 2009 | Election 2010, Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
25 town mayors, who converted to the NP (Nacionalista Party) recently, swore in back as Lakas-Kampi members before provincial political stalwart Gov. Erico Aumentado.
With the new political somersault – resulting from the Governor’s loyalty check – the Lakas-Kampi’s near party-monolith is back in place. Now the dominant administration party controls 38 of 47 municipal mayors and 12 of the 13 provincial board members.
Of course Gov. Aumentado, Vice-Gov. Julius Herrera and the three congressmen Edgar Chatto, Roberto Cajes and Adam Jala all belong to the administration bloc.
Eyebrows were raised when suddenly 25 mayors took their oaths of allegiance Sunday before NP president and former senate president Manny Villar while the Governor literally turned his back as he left for an official trip to Korea with President Gloria M. Arroyo.
In a random survey conducted by Station DYRD’s “Radyo Merkado” program, 87.5% said “it would be impossible for the mayors to take their oath to Manny Villar’s NP without the knowledge of Gov. Aumentado whose leadership is respected by the Lakas-Kampi mayors.
But Gov. Aumentado was emphatic during the meeting that the administration coalition here is critical because through that, the province can easily access several programs and projects from the national government.
That leaves 9 mayors as outside the coalition who belong to the PDP Laban, the party of former president Erap Estrada and the NPC (Nationalist People’s Coalition.)
Aside from Tagbilaran City Mayor Lim who is identified with the Estrada camp and the NPC, the other non-Lakas mayors are: Maribojoc Mayor Leoncio Evasco, Albur Mayor Cirilo Jalad, Baclayon Mayor Alvin Uy, Loon Mayor Lloyd Lopez, Calape Mayor Simplicio Yu, Tubigon Mayor Luna Piezas, all in the 1st district; Bien Unido Mayor Ninoy
Rey Boniel and Alicia Mayor Pedro Miasco.’
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