Election politics

MANILA, Philippines – With just less than a month left before the May 10 elections, the outcome of the presidential campaign can still be anyone’s ballgame. Speaking on ANC’s "The Rundown" on Tuesday night, political analysts weighed-in on what will be a deal-breaker for candidates in the last three weeks before the polls.  
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MANILA, Philippines–Those who are saying that the exodus of administration candidates to the Nacionalista Party (NP) is proof that Manuel Villar Jr. is the secret candidate of President Arroyo should re-think their assumptions. The Liberal Party (LP) of Benigno Aquino III has practically the same share of defectors from the President’s party, the Lakas-Kampi,...
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MANILA, Philippines – The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has questioned the Supreme Court (SC) ruling allowing President Arroyo to appoint the next chief justice, saying it was premature. The JBC’s executive committee drafted the comment, according to Midas Marquez, court administrator and SC spokesman.
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MANILA, Philippines – House Speaker Prospero Nograles believes the defeat of Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro in the May 10 polls is inevitable. In an official statement, Nograles, a member of the ruling party’s National Advisory Board, warned Teodoro that although "many members of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD may still appear to be toeing the...
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MANILA, Philippines – Over 4,000 Filipino migrant workers were able to vote on the first day of voting under the overseas absentee voting scheme held over the weekend at various Philippine diplomatic missions abroad. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said a total of 4,141 Filipinos working overseas were able to vote without any...
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