Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 18, 2005
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May 2010 Elections, Neither Fair nor Honest – Foreign Observers
May 2010 Elections, Neither Fair nor Honest – Foreign Observers

By MARYA SALAMAT
“With the many serious problems in the whole election process, it is only through the efforts of the people – the sacrifices made by the public school teachers and the resilience of voters – that the election was made possible,” said the Peoples' International Observers' Mission.
2010 Elections: Four G’s during Abra polls
2010 Elections: Four G’s during Abra polls
By JENNY S. DE VENECIA
International observer intimidated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Abra
2010 Elections: Election Fraud Still Seen as a Problem in ARMM Elections, Despite Automation
2010 Elections: Election Fraud Still Seen as a Problem in ARMM Elections, Despite Automation

By CAMILLE ANNE DE ASIS
“Though the automation of the elections brought quite a few positive changes in the electoral system...Unfortunately, these improvements were not sufficient to break the established system of command votes, in which political leaders dictate people’s choices, and continues to thwart the true exercise of the right to suffrage,” said Salik Ibrahim of the Citizens’ Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reforms.
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