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PR: Poll Watchdog Condemns Intensified Harassment vs. Progressive Groups on Eve of Election Day

PR: Poll Watchdog Condemns Intensified Harassment vs. Progressive Groups on Eve of Election Day


On the eve of election day, Southern Tagalog regional poll-watchdog Kontra Daya, Kontra Karahasan received reports of election-related violence against militant groups in the region. In Los Baños, Laguna, at around 12:30 mn, 3 members of Kabataan Partylist, a member of Bayan Muna Partylist and Barangay Human Rights Officer Virgilio Tandang were arrested and physically injured by alleged Makati police officers while in a mass-action of residents against the alleged vote-buying and flying-voter scheme of a mayoral candidate.

PR: KMU to Turn Unions, Federations into Pollwatch Machineries

PR: KMU to Turn Unions, Federations into Pollwatch Machineries


Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno today said it will turn its unions and federations into machineries for guarding against election fraud. KMU said it will mobilize around 50,000 workers nationwide which it trained as poll watchers. Its six major national federations will serve as coordinating centers for reports on electoral fraud and harassment.

PR: Biggest Foreign Mission to Visit Pampanga, Abra, Other Election Hot Spots

PR: Biggest Foreign Mission to Visit Pampanga, Abra, Other Election Hot Spots


Lubao, Pampanga, the hometown of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, will be one of the destinations of the biggest international mission to observe the 2010 elections. Composed of delegates from Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Hongkong, Taiwan, France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, the People’s International Observers Mission (PIOM) has officially started.

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