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Aquino and Gillard at APEC
Prime Minister Julia Gillard met the President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino, at APEC last week. The Prime Minister offered Australia’s condolences for the loss of lives and devastation [...]
In a move aimed at strengthening the country’s democratic fabric, the Commission on Elections will carry out a program to broaden the suffrage rights of global Filipinos. Commissioner Armando C. Velasco made the announcement [...]
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A year after the 2010 elections, the automated system used in the 2010 national and local elections still casts doubt on the legitimacy of the present Government, a coalition of international and local civil society groups claims [...]
Continue reading …Riverstone candidates talk about issues, politics and personal insights
February 18, 2011 No Comment
Last night’s press conference with members of Sydney-based Filipino Press Group gave five candidates aspiring for the Riverstone seat an opportunity to present their political programs [...]
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Federal Member for Greenway Michelle Rowland expressed her thanks to community organisations including the Filipino Australian community Association of NSW for helping raise funds for the victims of natural disasters [...]
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Filipino Australian community leader Ronaldo Villaver will stand as one of the candidates of the Australian Democrats Party in the NSW Legislative Council (Upper House) in the coming March 26 State election [...]
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MANILA – Senator Benigno Aquino III is set to win the presidential race in the Philippines’ first automated election – with possible landslide margin [...]
*** FLASH: Senator Manny Villar who months ago was the frontrunner in surveys has conceded the fight for the presidency in favour of Aquino and ‘urging the people to work behind him (Aquino).’
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MANILA – Many countries will be observing the country’s first automated elections. The main interest in the May 10 elections is whether the counting system to be used will provide the solution to the country’s problem of massive election cheating [...]
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MANILA – The Philippines Commission on Elections Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal yesterday assured foreign observers and media representatives attending a Comelec briefing that postponing the May 10 general elections is not an option [...]
Continue reading …Romy Cayabyab, our publisher, left for Manila last week on a business trip. He is also in Manila to act as a COMELEC-accredited “foreign observer” in the upcoming Philippine elections [...]
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