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National ID ba't inaapura ni Gloria?

In The Press Posted on January 10th, 2010.

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www.abante.com.ph

IKinuwestiyon ni Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza ang muling pagbuhay sa National ID system na gagamitin umano ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa darating na 2010 elections. read more »

Solon slams govt’s revival of nat’l ID system

In The Press Posted on January 10th, 2010.

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www.tribune.net.ph

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A party-list congressman who is vying to be a senator in the forthcoming elections has hit the government’s sudden resurrection of its push for the implementation of a national identification system that aims to envelop all State-issued IDs into one. read more »

Maza slams revival of Arroyo's national ID system

Press Release Posted on January 8th, 2010.

“The National ID system is Arroyo’s dog tag that will only serve her vested interests in the 2010 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.

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 »

Boy Abunda pitching for Liza Maza

In The Press Posted on December 25th, 2009.

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politics.inquirer.net

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MANILA, Philippines - GABRIELA Rep Liza Maza was not surprised when television host and talent manager Boy Abunda agreed to appear in political ads endorsing her bid for the Senate. 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 »