Tag Archive for 'Dick Gordon'

Success of automated elections crucial to economy in 2010

Certainly, the hoards of middlemen and brokers of industry of “winning at all costs” certainly don’t want automated elections to succeed because there is no way to manipulate the results. You can manipulate the voters, for sure, but that would be a costlier enterprise than just waiting for the ballots to arrive at the canvassing centers and doing their magic in the comfort of a hotel. Money won’t change hands for an assured win at the polls, or at least, not as much.

Presidential Election Issues: Fixing public education

Noynoy Aquino, Manny Villar, Dick Gordon, and Gibo Teodoro have already emphasized that improving the public education system is on top of their agenda and it will be a good exercise to scrutinize what these candidates have said about what they intend to do for public education thus far.

Bayani Fernando: The Philippines under President Gordon and Vice President Bayani

(Found this on Facebook and thought it might help inform voters about Presidential candidate Dick Gordon and Vice Presidential candidate Bayani Fernando.)
A Philippines where…
Discipline is a way of life, peace and order the norm, and the rule of law prevails.
Teachers’ skills are upgraded, improving the quality of education, thereby producing a globally competitive workforce.
Foreign Investors [...]

CBCP jittery over poll automation

“The scenario of no proclamation, the nationwide failure of elections—these are just apocalyptic predictions. These apprehensions are not helping. We should all calm down and soon, we will see that our objectives will be attained.” — Comelec Chairman Jose Melo

Candidates for the 2010 Philippine elections

99 Presidents, 158 senators, 300 party-list groups file for candidacy

Yesterday was the last day for candidates in the 2010 elections to file their certificates of candidacy and as with the last day for anything, there was a mad rush of sorts to beat the deadline.
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