MANILA, Philippines – Reports that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its partner Smartmatic-TIM for the May 2010 polls have turned off the UV ink readers for the 82,200 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines should be a cause for concern to the public, senatorial candidate and Gabriela Representative Liza Maza said.
MANILA, Philippines - Bayan Muna party-list Reps. Liza Maza and Satur Ocampo filed a petition at the Commission on Elections seeking the disqualification of Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo as nominee of Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) because he is a member of the First Family and not qualified as representative of a marginalized sector.
MANILA, Philippines - A bid by President Arroyo's son, Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo, to remain a member of Congress through the party-list elections could be jeopardized by new Commission on Elections (Comelec) guidelines on screening party-list organizations.
