Archive for February, 2010

The Unmaking of a Miracle

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Emmer Dizon

Oh well, at least we know everything is normal because hell has not frozen over yet. Otherwise evil will not be winning in the Philippines!
It’s pretty much of a stretch to even think that Governor Among Ed Panlilio cheated his way into office in 2007. He didn’t even have the machinery, the money and, most [...]

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Fair Elections Act Trumps Celebrities’ Free Speech

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Jun Bautista

The entertainment industry recently rose up in arms against the Comelec for making known its intention to strictly enforce a resolution implementing the Fair Elections Act (R.A. 9006), which requires celebrities to resign or take a leave of absence from their work during the campaign period if they campaign for or against a candidate in [...]

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Dismal Lack of Campaign Finance Reform

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Jun Bautista

While the United States is still abuzz with the US Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission – which removed the prohibition on campaign spending by corporations and unions directly from their coffers, in a latest round of more than a century of debate to reform campaign finance – campaign finance [...]

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