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Public urged to join drive vs early poll campaigners

By Mayen Jaymalin | September 13, 2015 - 10:00am

The National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) yesterday urged the public to join the “shame campaign” against politicians who do early campaigning.

Headlines

What a twenty peso bill is worth

By Annie Fe Perez | May 11, 2013 - 12:00am

It came as a shock to me when I did a little research on vote buying in the Philippines - It started in the 1950s. This was the time when Ramon Magsaysay ran for the presidency and reports were received that money...

Freeman Opinion

Comelec accredits 3rd citizens' arm for May polls

January 29, 2013 - 3:32pm

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted accreditation to a third citizens' arm for the May 13 midterm elections.

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Honorary Filipino

January 5, 2013 - 12:00am

Friend of the Philippines, beloved among Filipinos, Fr. James Reuter will be laid to rest today, in the land that he adopted as his own, and which adopted him.

Opinion

Singson camp debunks vote-buying allegations

By Teddy Molina | June 2, 2011 - 12:00am

Supporters of former Vigan City Mayor Ryan Luis Singson who topped the special congressional poll in Ilocos Sur’s first district last Saturday, debunked allegations insinuating that the Singson camp had engaged...

Nation

DepEd, various groups forge 'integrity pact'

By Rainier Allan Ronda | February 24, 2011 - 12:00am

The Department of Education (DepEd) forged yesterday a first-of-its-kind “integrity pact” with its suppliers, business partners and civil society groups that commits DepEd and the people who do business...

Education and Home

PPCRV hopes that the ARMM elections on August would be automated

By Evelyn Macarian | January 31, 2011 - 5:15pm

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) today expressed hope that automated counting machines would be used in the upcoming Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections slated this A...

Namfrel opposes use of PCOS machines in ARMM polls

By Mayen Jaymalin | January 31, 2011 - 12:00am

The National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has opposed plans to use precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections set on Aug. 8.

Nation

Namfrel nagpa-survey para sa bakanteng puwesto sa Comelec

By Gemma Amargo-Garcia | December 12, 2010 - 12:00am

Naglunsad ng isang online survey ang National Movement for Free Elections o NAMFREL upang mabatid ang pulso ng taumbayan ukol sa mga bakanteng posisyon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Bansa

Comelec accredits Lente as watchdog

By Jasmin U. Labaco | May 4, 2010 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections has approved the accreditation of Legal Network for Truthful Elections of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines as one of its citizen’s arms for the May 10 elections.

Cebu News