CAVITE -- Delegates of the People's International Observers’ Mission participated in the mock elections in San Labrador Town in Dasmariñas, Cavite today, May 9, 2010. In Dasmariñas North National High School, one precint experienced glitches when votes for some local candidates were not counted by the PCOS machine. The problem was solved when the CF card was replaced.
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com From the beginning, the question of whether automation will significantly reduce electoral fraud, or it will merely accelerate and open new opportunities for it, has been the subject of...
By Anne Ednalyn Dela Cruz Bulatlat.com Two victims of human rights violations who were former campus journalists were given tribute by fellow campus journalists from College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) during the 70th National Student Press Convention...
By Anne Ednalyn Dela Cruz Bulatlat.com May 3 marks World Press Freedom Day. On that day, journalists, both professionals and students, gathered together to celebrate the freedom of the press, and to remind the people of its essence in society. In the morning, the...
BY ANDREA ZARAH DAYAO, ANNE EDNALYN DELA CRUZ and CIELO EUNICE FLORES
Little is known about what party-list groups represent and what they have done since party-list elections were first held in 1998.
By ANGEL S. AVERIA JR. / EU-CenPEG Project 3030/AESWatch
The cloud of doubt that hovers over the credibility and acceptability of the election results come May 10, 2010 has grown darker.
By SONNY AFRICA / IBON Features
Candidates can cultivate an image of reform but what exactly, beyond the predictable motherhood statements, can and will they do?
By ANDREA ZARAH DAYAO and JENNY DE VENECIA
Long-battered not only by storms but also by extreme poverty, the urban poor are asking presidential candidates and the next administration for immediate relief and long-term solutions to their problems.
By PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA and KRISTINE ABIGAIL LINGBAOAN
Whoever wins the top position in the May 10 elections should generously increase the budget for health. The government must deploy more practitioners especially in poor communities, where people could not afford quality healthcare.
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com If there’s one movie you should watch this summer, it’s Iron Man 2 directed by Jon Favreau (who ironically plays Happy Hogan in the movie). After the success of the first movie (also directed by Favreau), audiences gamely waited for...
At San Jose Elementary School in Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City Monday, the machine count does not tally or register votes for mayoralty candidate Ernesto Maceda. In one precinct, election returns reflected 3 votes for mayoralty candidate Erwin Genuino and 1 vote for Edmundo Tagalog.
Final testing and sealing in Precinct 246 in Cembo Elementary School on Monday was delayed when the PCOS machine could not print a complete Initialization report. The printout generated did not show the list of candidates and the vote counter that should show zero votes. The Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) are unable to troubleshoot the problem on their own and called for the assistance of the support technician. After more or less an hour, final testing and sealing proceeded with the assistance of the Smartmatic TIM technician.
By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Chairperson, International League of Peoples' Struggle 1 May 2010 On this glorious day of the international proletariat, we, the International League of Peoples' Struggle, join the workers and peoples of the world in celebrating their...
By DEE AYROSO Photos by DANA BATNAG and BEDETTE LIBRES Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY -- The beating of the gangsa for Cordillera Day 2010 – the 30th year of Macliing Dulag’s martyrdom – marked the continued fight of the indigenous peoples for land and...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com A number of friends and sympathizers of the national democratic movement have voiced their disagreement or downright disapproval of the tactical alliance forged between Makabayan, the...
By Flon Faurillo Bulatlat.com The government calls overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) “Bagong Bayani” (New Heroes), as they keep the economy afloat with their remittances. But at what cost do they ensure the country’s survival? Amid joblessness and the high cost of...
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