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Finally, the Commission on Elections has decided to take down a 2004 list of voters in the National Capital Region. Some people have raised concerns about this database that has been available online. It’s a goldmine for identity thieves.
Read the latest update at INQUIRER.net.
I woke up to a call from my office about a fire at the Commission on Elections. I rushed to the scene to find the Comelec building in ruins. I found several employees, shocked and teary-eyed. The fire started around 1AM Sunday morning. The cause is not yet known.
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Party list group Gabriela went to the Commission on Elections on Friday, along with several witnesses to complain about an ongoing harassment in Metro Manila urban communities by men in uniform. The complaint accuses the Armed Forces of the Philippines of “having ‘militarized’ urban poor communities in Barangay (village) Commonwealth in the ‘guise of peace [...]
Danton Remoto, English professor and co-founder of Ang Ladlad, went to the Commission on Elections yesterday to get a copy of the poll body’s resolution that denies accreditation to the party list group.
The resolution reads: “Contrary to petitioner’s allegation in its petition that its membership is national in scope, reports from our field offices reveal [...]
Based on the top 10 Most-Read stories on INQUIRER.net from February 18 to 24, it is clear that our readers are still interested in Philippine politics. But their love for entertainment stories is also evident. Take a look at the list:
Richard Gomez’s appointment as House adviser questioned (Global Nation, February 21, 2007)
1,193 pass 2007 medical [...]
Ramon Sales, chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology, admits rumors have circulated about the agency’s transfer. Read the story here.
My sources in government say this was bound to happen. Telof or the Telecommunications Office has been under the “direct supervision” Commission on Information and Communications Technology. Now, it’s back with the Department [...]
Guy Kawasaki (yes the same Guy, no pun intended) found this interesting study which consolidated data from various sources to come up with a “world map of happiness“. Adrian White, an analytic social psychologist at the University’s School of Psychology, noted that since measuring happiness was a difficult task to do, he limited it to [...]
It’s a no-go for the planned pilot test of an automated election system in 12 areas in the Philippines, an advisory council to the Commission on Elections announced Wednesday. This was consistent with earlier recommendations made by a previous council.
Excerpt:
MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE 4) The technical advisory council of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has [...]
As I discussed in an early posting, we’re delivering more multimedia content to our readers. The latest features an interview podcast with senatorial bet Aquilino Pimentel III. Excerpted story on INQUIRER.net:
ADDING a new dimension to its multimedia coverage of the upcoming May elections, INQUIRER.net has unveiled the Eleksyon 2007 podcast, with senatorial bet Aquilino Pimentel [...]
It is really hard to make sense of what’s happening in Philippine politics. But lawmakers this week claimed that the planned Internet voting had no election laws to justify it. But Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos disagreed, saying the law on overseas absentee voting covers the pilot-test of Internet voting in Singapore. Excerpt:
INTERNET voting [...]
