“We need to see their sincerity in responding to our demands for land, jobs, just wages, social services and rights”
Poe, candidates support women’s agenda
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#Elections2016 |Scientists bat for genuine science, tech development in candidates’ platform
“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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‘Don’t force scientists into a vow of poverty’
‘We have excellent resources, people but government not helping to put our acts together’
‘Let Filipinos benefit from Filipino talent, technology’
‘People should have access to publicly funded data, utilities’
Marooned with 5
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Sick, sick, sick
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 thousands more are running for: • 297 seats in the House of…
Martin’s Purrspective | Dastardly duos
Candidates vow to support land reform, other peasant agenda
A presidential candidate and four senatorial bets showed up to support the Peasant Electoral Agenda.
The Circus is in town
Two elections
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 itself on May 9; the counting of the ballots; and…
It’s official election period, but the campaign started a year ago
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 for positions have begun a year ago. The candidates for president and vice-president have already…
Sulong Katribu asks SC to void party-list disqualification
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.