Militant groups

Ocampo, Maza ask Comelec to uphold their senatorial bids

In The Press Posted on January 5th, 2010.

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www.gmanews.tv

Two militant lawmakers on Tuesday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dismiss separate bids to disqualify them as senatorial candidates in the May elections. read more »

Maza hits political persecution, asks Comelec to junk baseless petition for disqualification against her bid for the Senate

Press Release Posted on January 4th, 2010.

“The instant petition is clearly and utterly baseless and therefore serves no other purpose than to harass me and waste the valuable time of the COMELEC. Apart from the mere citation of the applicable provision of the law on disqualifications, the Petition actually cites no ground upon which disqualification must be based, hence, the Petition must be dismissed,” said Senatorial candidate Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela Women’s Party during a hearing today at COMELEC on a petition for disqualification against her.

Maza urges Comelec to junk disqualification case

In The Press Posted on January 4th, 2010.

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politics.inquirer.net

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MANILA, Philippines – Senatorial aspirant Representative Liza Maza of the Gabriela Women’s Party on Monday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to junk the disqualification case filed against her by a former rebel saying that the petition is “baseless.” read more »

Misunderestimating the Philippine Left

In The Press Posted on January 3rd, 2010.

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www.bulatlat.com

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MANILA — There are “good” and “bad” leftists. “Good” leftists must belong to a partylist group. They demand the inclusion of civil society groups in government transactions. They participate in tripartite meetings, they attend UN conferences, they hate Joma Sison, and they endorse the candidacies of Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas.

Satur Ocampo to ask Comelec to dismiss disqualification case

In The Press Posted on January 3rd, 2010.

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politics.inquirer.net

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MANILA, Philippines -- Senatorial candidate Satur Ocampo wants the disqualification case against him dismissed, calling it a sham initiated by the Arroyo administration against its critics.

RFID a fund-raising program for elections - transport group

In The Press Posted on January 3rd, 2010.

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www.abs-cbnnews.com

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MANILA, Philippines - Militant transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytors Nationwide (Piston) has staged a protest action in front of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Quezon City to express opposition to the installation of tracking devices in vehicles.

67 solons to ‘graduate’ from House

In The Press Posted on December 26th, 2009.

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www.mb.com.ph

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A total 67 congressmen will "graduate" from the House of Representatives, with most of them expected to either run for another position or get relatives to alternate for them. read more »

Filipinos hope 2010 polls will bring change

In The Press Posted on December 25th, 2009.

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www.abs-cbnnews.com

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MANILA, Philippines – In the aftermath of Ondoy’s devastation and amid the continuing fallout from the global economic decline, a vast majority of Filipinos—86%, according to a Pulse Asia survey—are entering 2010 with hope, much more than those who said they were optimistic about 2009. read more »

Pulse Asia survey ‘inaccurate, misleading’–party-list solon

In The Press Posted on December 21st, 2009.

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businessmirror.com.ph

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A MILITANT legislator described as inaccurate and misleading the analysis made on the latest Pulse Asia’s presidential pre-elections survey. read more »

Solons, Drivers Ask SC to Void Anomalous RFID Project

In The Press Posted on December 20th, 2009.

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www.bulatlat.com

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MANILA – In a bid to halt a potential source of campaign kitty for the Arroyo administration and relieve the public, especially the motorists, of additional financial burden come January 10, progressive partylist representatives and aspiring senators Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza, with Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casino and Piston secretary general George San Mateo, asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to void the looming LTO-Stradcom RFID project. read more »