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“All of the presidentiables appear resigned and convinced that Cojuangco really owns the 20 percent in SMC that was acquired using the coco levy funds. This is an insult and betrayal to millions of small coconut farmers.”
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Philippine elections have always been a sideshow: with politicians acting like clowns with their dancing, singing, and trying hard to be funny or to identify themselves with the common people with their antics. And of course,...
“We need to see their sincerity in responding to our demands for land, jobs, just wages, social services and rights”
“With the national elections, it is crucial to convey to candidates the role of science and technology in national development and progress.”
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By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Five people are running for president of the Republic in the May 2016 elections. Six are contesting the vice-presidency, and several dozen are campaigning for a seat among the 12 available in the Senate. Literally...
A presidential candidate and four senatorial bets showed up to support the Peasant Electoral Agenda.
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld As announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the official election season began last Jan. 10 and will end on June 8 this year. It includes a campaign period starting February and ending in May; election day...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has officially declared the start of the election period by the implementation of the gun ban. The official declaration may have been done recently, but the campaigning and the jockeying...
The decision to participate in the party-list elections is a desperate attempt to bring their issues to the electorate: the rape of forests, the plunder of resources, the torching of schools and the killing of elders.
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective The not so funny anymore, exasperating slapstick being imposed on the public by presidential wannabes Mar Roxas and Rodrigo Duterte is a testament to how elections in this country have sunk to such depths. And if surveys are...
Progressive lawmaker Neri Colmenares was among the first to file candidacy for the senate.
“Principles, not plunder. Platform, not personality.”
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective After months of speculation, Sen. Grace Poe finally announced her intention to run for president in the 2016 elections. Even before Senator Poe announced her candidacy, she has been topping the polls over erstwhile...
“The new lease deal is actually more costly than the previous PCOS refurbishment option.”
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