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Mayor Jejomar Binay of Makati City announced that he would run for president in the 2010 elections. He cited resolutions signed by members of people’s organizations from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao supposedly urging him to make a bid for Malacanang.
Binay made the announcement during a Mass on Tuesday as he celebrated his 66th birthday [...]
WAN CHAI, Hong Kong - The Commission on Elections has acknowledged that the lower turnout for the 2007 mid-term overseas absentee voting was a reflection of the distrust of Filipinos in the way the electoral board has handled its job.
“We are trying our best to improve the image of the Comelec. We have to [...]
WASHINGTON: Prominent US women’s rights groups backed Democrat Barack Obama for the White House and slammed his Republican rival John McCain for trying to lure woman voters by choosing Sarah Palin as a running mate.
Filipinos are also favoring Obama, according to a recent survey done by the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) in Metro Manila. [...]
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