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Brownouts and election time crime

A Luzon-wide brownout hit millions of households and commercial establishments in Metro Manila and other provinces in the central and northern Luzon, at exactly 1:51 pm of Wednesday last week.   The said outage was caused by the unexpected power shutdown of six major power plants in Luzon. It started with the tripping of the…

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2013 Senatoriables: Where they stand

Click the corresponding icon for a policy to see who supports it. Filipinos are quick to recognize the names of candidates with namesakes of current and or former political figures – Aquino, Pimentel, Trillanes, Poe – as well as re-electionists like Legarda and Escudero. Other names are familiar to the ears, but the rest remain…

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Second round of automated elections set

“There are sectors that still doubt our automated election system. Despite that, the 2013 elections will push through and it will be automated again,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes said in a report from The Philippine Star. Comelec purchased the Precinct Count Optical Scanners (PCOS) chartered by Smartmatic International Corporation in 2010. For…

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SWS-BW Magic 12 profiles: Escudero, Villar, Binay

On Monday, May 13, the Philippines will hold its 31st senatorial elections to decide the new set of senators who will serve the country for the next three to six years. From 82 aspirants who filed for candidacy last year, only 33 passed the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) benchmark and were deemed eligible to compete…

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SWS-BW Magic 12 profiles: Ejercito, Pimentel and Aquino

On Monday, May 13, the Philippines will hold its 31st senatorial elections to decide the new set of senators who will serve the country for the next three to six years.   From 82 aspirants who filed for candidacy last year, only 33 passed the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) benchmark and were deemed eligible to…

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Avenue for change: Implications of the modern ‘Youth Vote’

With the Philippine midterm elections happening next Monday, have Lasallians prepped their bets?   The study conducted by three psychology majors published in The LaSallian last March revealed that 34 percent of DLSU students would be politically involved, if granted a proper avenue for participation.   The April releases of the Social Weather Station (SWS)…

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Dissecting coalitions: UNA and Team PNoy

The battle between the two rival coalitions, the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) and Team PNoy, heats up as Election Day draws near. Results of a recently conducted Pulse Asia survey presented the top 16 candidates who have a high probability of winning the election. With 11 Team PNoy candidates and five UNA bets making the…

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SWS-BW Magic 12 profiles: Trillanes, Poe and Angara

On Monday, May 13, the Philippines will hold its 31st senatorial elections to decide the new set of senators who will serve the country for the next three to six years. From 82 aspirants who filed for candidacy last year, only 33 passed the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) benchmark and were deemed eligible to compete…

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Senatoriable denominations and voters’ choices

A range of factors influence the electoral choices of the voters. More often, the matter of competency falls subject to the candidates’ popularity. Through issues, personal appeal and political parties, the candidates forge an image influential to the voters. While campaign tactics provoke the general public to some extent, arriving at their personal picks may…

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SWS-BW Magic 12 profiles: Jack Enrile and Gringo Honasan

On Monday, May 13, the Philippines will hold its 31st senatorial elections to decide the new set of senators who will serve the country for the next three to six years.   From 82 aspirants who filed for candidacy last year, only 33 passed the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) benchmark and were deemed eligible to…