March 6th, 2010 by Malayang Halalan
Not even Sen. Manuel Villar’s speech at the Senate claiming innocence with regard to the C-5 road extension controversy could avert the drop of 6 percentage points in his ratings in the latest Pulse Asia survey.
The results of the February 2010 Pre-election Survey for National Elective Positions conducted on Feb. 21-25 showed that support for Villar, the standard-bearer of the Nacionalista Party, had declined by 6 percentage points (or from 35 percent to 29 percent), and that his closest rival, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of the Liberal Party, would have won the presidency if the elections were held last month.
February 28th, 2010 by Malayang Halalan
In an interview on DZBB, former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada claimed that he was receiving bribe offers in exchange for backing out of the 2010 Presidential elections.
In a tight race dominated by Senator Manny Villar and Senator Noynoy Aquino, it seems that the prospect of Erap Estrada backing out of the 2010 Philippine Presidential polls [...]
February 2nd, 2010 by Malayang Halalan
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.
December 2nd, 2009 by Malayang Halalan
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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November 29th, 2009 by Malayang Halalan
Former President Joseph Estrada is set to file his certificate of candidacy today.
According to an article from Malaya:
Estrada’s group and their supporters will hear mass at around 9 a.m. at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila in observance of Bonifacio Day.
Estrada will unveil the party’s platform while Binay will speak on good governance.
After the program, the [...]
