Computerized Elections 2010
MISSIONS AND SIGHTS AND MOTIONS
By Maloney Samaco
I attended the League of Cities of the Philippines General Assembly on October 27, 2009 at the Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club, Mandaluyong City . The most important and most interesting topic of the gathering of city mayors and other city officials was the computerized elections this coming May [...]
DOTC reiterates rules on mandatory taping of radio and TV programs
Tacloban City — As the election fever starts to pervade the Philippine atmosphere, the National Telecommunications Commission, has reiterated the rules and regulations on mandatory taping of radio and television programs.
This is pursuant to NTC’s supervisory, adjudicatory and regulatory functions over radio and television broadcasting stations and cable television stations.
National Telecommunications Commission Circular No. 05-06-2008 [...]
The Gibo puzzle
TALKING POINT
By Bong Pedalino
Maasin City (27 October) — In this politically obsessed country, where pre-mature campaigning is hard to define, you can see, feel, and hear all the presidential wannabees trying to project an aura of an ideal and confident leader who can steer this nation forward to prosperity and glory.
They try hard to get [...]
Eastern Visayas pols defect to Nacionalista
TACLOBAN CITY — Some 400 politicians in Eastern Visayas, including Biliran Gov. Rogelio Espina, have defected to the Nacionalista Party.
Espina, Biliran provincial chairman of the Lakas-CMD-Kampi party, was among the 400 politicians, including 50 from Biliran, who took their oath before NP president Sen. Manuel Villar during the mass oath taking held Wednesday afternoon at [...]
Maasin Comelec to hold 3-day open registration
By Bong Pedalino
MAASIN City — On the last week of the final days of registration for new voters and transferees, the local office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will swing its doors open and conduct a three-day registration at the city gym here, from Monday to Wednesday next week, October 26-28.
It would have been [...]
Comelec Maasin sees no hasle ten days to deadline
By Jani Arnaiz
MAASIN CITY – With only ten days to go before the deadline for registration of new voters in the May 2010 elections, the Commission on Election (Comelec) here sees no problem with deadline beaters.
Acting Comelec registrar here in the city, Lawrence Irman Gelsano, said they are almost done with the registration new [...]
