Dispatches

When the Comission on Elections announced that the turnout rate of the overseas absentee voters was less than 20%, I was disappointed but not surprised.

VERY LOW OVERSEAS VOTERS TURNOUT
Newsbreak

Less than 20 percent of registered Filipino voters abroad cast their votes for today’s exercise, a “very low turnout,” the Commission on Elections said today.

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Weeks before the election, I was able to chat with a friend who is now based in Singapore and asked her about the overseas absentee voting in that island-state. My friend said that most Filipinos in Singapore did not vote because they feel that their votes would not be counted. Well, it is a clear sign that people are losing their trust on the Commission on Election and even on our electoral process.

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By Jesus Llanto (Newsbreak Researcher)
Thursday, 10 May 2007

While most congressional candidates are busy campaigning and doing all sorts of gimmicks to win the votes of their constituents, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and a few other congressional candidates are already assured of seats in the House of Representatives.

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By Jesus Llanto (Newsbreak Researcher)
Thursday, 10 May 2007

While most congressional candidates are busy campaigning and doing all sorts of gimmicks to win the votes of their constituents, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and a few other congressional candidates are already assured of seats in the House of Representatives.

Based on the Comelec unofficial list of congressional candidates, news reports, and our own interviews, we gathered that about seven congressional races are uncontested. However, the Comelec list is far from complete, one week into the May 14 elections.

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