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Fix First Defects of 2010 Polls, Watchdogs Challenge Comelec’s Brillantes

Fix First Defects of 2010 Polls, Watchdogs Challenge Comelec’s Brillantes

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Brillantes cannot just hold another fully automated elections even without banishing "the ghosts and weaknesses" of previous elections, particularly that of the 2010 automated elections. “He must come up with a comprehensive report at the soonest time possible, lest he be accused of merely sweeping under the rug all those cases of poll irregularities,” said We Watch, a watchdog.

Fare, Oil Price, Tuition Hikes Leave Students with ‘Dropout or Starve’ Dilemma — Anakbayan (PR)

Fare, Oil Price, Tuition Hikes Leave Students with ‘Dropout or Starve’ Dilemma — Anakbayan (PR)

PRESS RELEASE January 20, 2011 Youth group Anakbayan today assailed the series of fare and oil price hikes, saying it would push many students in Metro Manila into a ‘drop-out or starve dilemma. Disclaimer | What you are reading is either a press release/ statement...

Philippines Eyes Peace Pact with Reds in 3 Years as Talks Resume

Philippines Eyes Peace Pact with Reds in 3 Years as Talks Resume

By MACEL INGLES
and RONALYN V. OLEA

In a major breakthrough, Manila and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines agreed to resume the formal negotiations in February and a possible ceasefire the same month. The government panel also agreed to release several political prisoners, even as it acknowledges that the NDFP, contrary to what the US government and the Philippine military have been saying, "is not a terrorist organization."

Reporter’s Notebook: Covering the Peace Talks in Oslo

News in Pictures: Dismissed LRT Employees Stage Protest Against Government ‘Double Standard’

News in Pictures: Dismissed LRT Employees Stage Protest Against Government ‘Double Standard’


MANILA -- LRT employees who were dismissed from work for having launched a crippling strike nearly a decade ago joined the RILES Network in condemning the “continued injustice and poverty in the supposedly righteous path of the Aquino government.” The workers protested in front of the offices of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) Tuesday -- with some of them getting their heads shaved -- a few hours before a scheduled consultation with DOTC’s assistant secretary for administrative and legal affairs Raquel Desiderio. (Photo by Marya Salamat / bulatlat.com)

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