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	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| SPECIAL REPORT >
		A description of the Comelec by a group of Philippine NGOs and an international group supported by the USAID, in relation to the 2004 election is incredibly applicable to it in respect of the 2007 one.
		Recent appointments of commissioners with little election administration experience were perceived to be political in nature and contributed to a perception that the commission was no longer operating as an independent body.
		No election can be viewed in isolation of the political process in which it takes place; the pre-election period, including electoral preparations, the political environment, and the degree of participation by all actors, must therefore be given considerable weight when evaluating the nature of elections.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2007/may/20/yehey/top_stories/20070520top3.html (1228 words)

	Philippine general election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the legislative elections, voters elected twelve Senators (half the members of the Senate), who are elected at large with the whole country voting as one constituency, and all 208 members of the House of Representatives, who are elected from single-member districts.
		The political climate leading up to the 2004 elections was one of the most emotional in the country's history since the 1986 elections that resulted in the exile of Ferdinand Marcos.
		The contents of the tape allegedly proves, according to Ong, that the 2004 national election was rigged by Arroyo and that she is not the real winner of the said election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philippine_general_election,_2004 (2843 words)

	Philippine elections May 2004 -- Final observations by the President of the I.P.O.
		His observations on the slowness of the counting of the votes were widely covered by the Philippine media.
		Regrettably, this has had a very detrimental effect on the Muslim minority in the Philippines as outlined by KNP Senatorial candidate Amina Rasul who said that Muslims are very upset with the dismal picture painted of the minority areas in Mindanao: "The word fraud is now synonymous with Muslim communities.
		The President of the I.P.O. suggested that a future constitutional reform shall pay attention to this serious problem of the rule of law in the Philippines and redefine the entire process of canvassing in a framework which is to be situated outside of party politics.
	i-p-o.org /phil-elections-monitoring-final.htm (708 words)

	Tinig.com - Ang Tinig ng Bagong Salinlahi
		Said Reagan in a statement on Jan. 30 that year: “This election is of great importance to the future of democracy in the Philippines, a major friend and ally of the United States in the Pacific.
		The U.S. occupation of the Philippines, although clearly in the furtherance of American corporate interests, was justified with the guise of “tutelage in the democratic way of life.” In line with this, the U.S. established an electoral system in the Philippines.
		Philippine elections have always served to lend a semblance of legitimacy to the leadership of politicians from classes with a historical record of willingness to sacrifice the national welfare for the sake of U.S. economic and foreign policy interests.
	www.tinig.com /v37/v37_eleksyon2k4_alex.html (3194 words)

	Elections Philippine Style: A Foreigner's Comments (2) \| Liberal Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Still compared with elections in other democracies, high voter turnout is arguably one of the more positive aspect of Philippine elections.
		While the election commission has been said to be mainly responsible for this sorry state of affairs, my impression after discussing this issue with Filipinos from different walks of life is that there is also a lack of political will to push ahead with the long overdue modernization process.
		In a political and more short-term analysis, the big loser of these elections is former President Joseph Estrada who until recently was considered the center of power in the oppositionist camp, just waiting to take revenge for his unorthodox removal from office in a popular uprising in January 2001.
	www.fnf.org.ph /liberalopinion/elections-philippines-style-2.htm (1004 words)

	Elections are like Water
		Elections are like water: a means for cleansing the body politic, a roaring torrent of votes, channeled, like a river, to clean out the Augean stables every administration seems to become.
		The turnout of voters in the supposedly halcyon days of Philippine democracy before the war points to a defining characteristic of our democracy, which is that a sizeable majority of Filipinos have put, and continue to put, great stock in the voting process.
		In the elections of 1946, genuine guerrillas, radicals, and leaders ruthlessly defeated during the two decades of Quezon's ascendance in national life, fought desperately for their time in the sun.
	www.pcij.org /imag/2004Elections/Perspectives/water.html (903 words)

	2004 Philippine Election Results - President, Comelec, Namfrel, Senate of the Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Daily updates on the results of the 2004 Philippine Election Results for both the President and Vice-President positions.
		News from the Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives
		The returns of every election for President and Vice-President, duly certified by the board of canvassers of each province or city, shall be transmitted to the Congress, directed to the President of the Senate.
	www.health-fitness-beauty.com /Philippine_Election_Results.htm (219 words)

	Philippine general election, 2004 information - Search.com
		The political climate leading up to the 2004 elections was one of the most emotional in the country's history since the 1986 elections that resulted in the exile of Ferdinand Marcos.
		In the legislative elections, voters elected twelve Senators (half the members of the Senate), who are elected at large with the whole country voting as one constituency, and all 208 members of the House of Representatives, who are elected from single-member districts.
		The contents of the tape allegedly proves, according to Ong, that the 2004 national election was rigged by Arroyo and that she is not the real winner of the said election.
	www.search.com /reference/Philippine_general_election,_2004 (3505 words)

	Afghanistan learns from Philippine elections - May 18, 2004
		MARRED by violence, allegations of massive fraud and widespread irregularities, the Philippine elections were not an obvious model of democracy for the fledgling government in Afghanistan.
		Wardak, who was invited to the Philippines by the National Democratic Institute, an international non-government organization, is aware of the shortcomings of the Philippine elections.
		And as flawed as the elections in the Philippines were, "we expect worse elections in Afghanistan," Wardak says, citing lack of security and trained, educated manpower, neutral observers and poor infrastructure.
	www.inq7.net /brk/2004/may/18/brkpol_8-1.htm (741 words)

	Exit poll: Arroyo wins Philippine election
		Philippine President Gloria Arroyo was set for six more years in office after a major exit poll predicted an overwhelming victory in bitterly-contested national elections.
		The presidential election was only the third in the mainly Roman Catholic country since the downfall of dictator Ferdinand Marcos 18 years ago, and was marred by vote-buying, missing voter lists, intimidation and violence.
		The Philippines was once one of the richest countries in Asia, but half a century of instability has made it one of the poorest with around half the 84 million population living in poverty.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-05/12/content_330014.htm (682 words)

	Global Voices Online » Reforming Philippine Elections
		While top election commissioners in Thailand accused of manipulating electoral results are now in jail, not a single Philippine election official has been convicted for electoral fraud or corruption.
		An audio recording of a conversation between an election officer and a woman believed to be Arroyo herself was released to the public last year which triggered mass rallies calling for the President’s resignation.
		While criminal charges have been filed against the election officer, the case is moving too slowly because of the perceived bias of the prosecutor handling the case at the Lower Court.
	www.globalvoicesonline.org /2006/07/27/reforming-philippine-elections (624 words)

	Congratulations for an outstanding electoral victory! : QC IMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Philippine Solidarity Groups in Belgium (FGB) congratulates the six progressive, Philippine party-lists with their impressive achievements in the May 10, 2004 Philippine national elections.
		We were angered by the smear campaign against your parties by the reactionary forces in the Philippine government and the self-appointed representatives of ‘civil society.’ We also believe that considerable efforts were made to steal a significant amount of your votes.
		While you are preparing to enter Congress, feudal relations are still rampant in the Philippine countryside; living conditions of workers and urban middle class are slowly eroding, and the whole country is ruled by imperialist exploitation and domination.
	qc.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=845 (609 words)

	Violence plagues Philippine elections - Boston.com
		Unidentified gunmen opened fire on soldiers guarding polling precincts during special elections Saturday in 13 Philippine towns where voting was postponed last week over fears of violence.
		The May 14 polls were deemed a failure in the towns after election inspectors refused to man their posts because of threats from rival political clans, or because of conflicts of interest, Sarmiento said.
		Elections were postponed until Sunday in Butig township, in five villages in Pualas and in one village in Lumbabayabaowo.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2007/05/29/soldiers_attacked_in_philippines (433 words)

	Responsible Democracy Act
		Before the Philippines sinks into the contemptible status of an undesirable third-world nation, it is imperative that courageous measures are implemented to reverse the ongoing political death spiral led unknowingly by the least educated sectors of Philippine society.
		In the case of the Philippine electoral system, which was patterned after the contemporary US electoral system, voting privileges were granted to everyone of age from the very start—depriving the burgeoning Philippine democracy of the opportunity to evolve under Her own unique socio-political environment.
		Because this Educated sector of Philippine society is so overwhelmed by the population of the Uneducated sector, the weight of the Educated vote should be reinforced while the weight of the Uneducated vote should be diminished.
	www.getrealphilippines.com /solution/respdem.html (3330 words)

	Philippine Elections 2004
		The COMPACT for Peaceful Elections, a national campaign initiative of civil society organizations including community and church-based groups, the business sector and mass media, was launched in February this year to seek commitment for peaceful elections from political parties and their candidates.
		However, while fun fare was the general mood of the recently concluded elections, there were significant signs of a growing passion amongst voters to know the candidates’ profiles, achievements and platforms as well as juicy stories of their personal and political lives.
		During the actual elections on May 10, we witnessed how the secrecy of the ballot was not safeguarded.
	www.cpcabrisbane.org /Kasama/2004/V18n2/Elections2004.htm (1603 words)

	The 2004 Philippine Elections blog : The Sassy Lawyer’s Journal
		Tomorrow, I will be deleting the election blog and incorporating some of its contents in this one under a new category.
		In the first place, I started the election blog thinking that the election fever would make the political scene a little more exciting and intellectually stimulating.
		Election news is just a series of self-serving, drum-beating statements without much substance.
	www.sassylawyer.com /2003/11/29/the-2004-philippine-elections-blog (150 words)

	Philippine Elections 2004
		The COMPACT for Peaceful Elections, a national campaign initiative of civil society organizations including community and church-based groups, the business sector and mass media, was launched in February this year to seek commitment for peaceful elections from political parties and their candidates.
		However, while fun fare was the general mood of the recently concluded elections, there were significant signs of a growing passion amongst voters to know the candidates’ profiles, achievements and platforms as well as juicy stories of their personal and political lives.
		During the actual elections on May 10, we witnessed how the secrecy of the ballot was not safeguarded.
	cpcabrisbane.org /Kasama/2004/V18n2/Elections2004.htm (1611 words)

	Barrel of Monkeys, 2004 Edition: Notes on Philippine Election
		Philippine Senators generally represent the second or third generation of elite families, men who have lived lives of privilege and who are accustomed to having things their way.
		During early elections in the first decade of the 1900s, only landowners, taxpayers, and the literate (some 3% of the population) were eligible to vote.
		Philippine elections have always been acrimonious, with widespread cheating related to the fact that poorly paid officials tally tens of millions of votes by hand.
	www.apmforum.com /columns/orientseas63.htm (2427 words)

	Political Empowerment of Overseas Filipinos Through the Ballot
		The filing of application for registration must be personal either at the Philippine embassy or consulate or, if the applicant is still in the Philippines, at the election registration board (ERB) of the city or municipality of domicile or residence.
		If they are still in the Philippines, they may apply at the Commission on Elections head office in Manila or at the ERB of the city or municipality of domicile or residence.
		Another step could be the election to office of national leaders who will not forget that there is an increasing number of constituent Filipinos abroad who are as equally deserving of recognition and respect as the rest of the citizenry inside the country.
	cpcabrisbane.org /Kasama/2003/V17n2/Oav.htm (1452 words)

	GN Online: Arroyo castigates adviser
		Gonzales is the chairperson of the Party of Democratic Socialists of the Philippines.
		He announced that Arroyo was preparing for the presidential race and that her strategists were seeking to "consolidate support" for her.
		Only last week, Arroyo drew flak when the Philippine central bank announced that her image would appear on new $3.92 (P200.00) bank notes to be released in June.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=49425 (242 words)

	CNN.com - Actor cleared to run for president - Mar. 3, 2004
		Philippines movie star Poe is a popular figure with the masses.
		The petition had argued that Poe was born out of wedlock to an American mother and questioned the Filipino citizenship of his father, the son of a Spaniard.
		But the court on Wednesday said Poe was a natural-born Philippine citizen under the 1935 constitution having found evidence his father was a Filipino, and cleared him to run for the May 10 elections.
	cnn.com /2004/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/03/03/phil.elections/index.html (641 words)

	Philippines - Amnesty International
		Philippines: A different childhood – the apprehension and detention of child suspects and offenders
		Following clashes between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and MILF forces around Pikit (central Mindanao) in February, and amid accusations that the MILF were harbouring criminals responsible for kidnappings, the AFP launched an offensive against nearby MILF camps and communities.
		In October the Philippines presented its consolidated second and third periodic reports to the HRC on its implementation of the ICCPR.
	web.amnesty.org /report2004/phl-summary-eng (1647 words)

	May 10, 2004 - May 2004
		The summit originally scheduled for March 2004 was scrapped over differences between the participants.
		The previous elections, for president and legislature, were held in 1996.
		2004 Philippine elections: About 40 million Filipinos go to the polls to elect candidates for national and local positions from the President of the Philippines down to Philippine municipality councilors.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Africa4362/may-2004-may-10-2004.html (261 words)

	Philippine elections May 2004 -- Final observations by the President of the I.P.O.
		His observations on the slowness of the counting of the votes were widely covered by the Philippine media.
		Regrettably, this has had a very detrimental effect on the Muslim minority in the Philippines as outlined by KNP Senatorial candidate Amina Rasul who said that Muslims are very upset with the dismal picture painted of the minority areas in Mindanao: "The word fraud is now synonymous with Muslim communities.
		The President of the I.P.O. suggested that a future constitutional reform shall pay attention to this serious problem of the rule of law in the Philippines and redefine the entire process of canvassing in a framework which is to be situated outside of party politics.
	www.i-p-o.org /phil-elections-monitoring-final.htm (708 words)

	Elections Philippine Style: A Foreigner's Comments (1) \| Liberal Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Interestingly, the opposite is the case -- the Philippines has a tradition of high turnouts on election day.
		Meanwhile, the newest concern of political observers in Manila is a close outcome comparable to the result of the recent presidential elections in neighboring Taiwan.
		But in the Philippines, in the run-up to elections, the contenders are accustomed to all sorts of attacks and accusations.
	www.fnf.org.ph /liberalopinion/elections-philippines-style-1.htm (964 words)

	Songs in the Key of Politics
		Long before showbiz and media personalities dominated Philippine political life, music was already part of it, from the revolutionary songs that boosted the morale of the indios revolting against the Spaniards, to the different anthems Filipinos were made to sing before they were finally able to belt out "Lupang Hinirang" in public.
		When elections finally became part of the Philippine political life, though, music remained as a constant presence, and it was only a matter of time before campaign jingles caught the politicians' — and the public's — fancy.
		By the 1780s came the first known election song for America's first president: "God Save George Washington" was sung to the melody of "God Save the Queen." It also began a tradition where election jingles were sung "to the tune of" an existing popular composition.
	www.pcij.org /imag/2004Elections/Campaign/songs.html (932 words)

	Afghan Delegation to Observe Philippine Elections - 2004-05-11
		The Afghans are looking forward to their first-ever direct presidential election, scheduled for September of this year.
		Philippine election officials are dealing with some of the same problems the Afghans will face at home: underdeveloped infrastructure, poor communications, private armies and armed insurgencies, to name just a few.
		Wardak says he found Monday's voting in the Philippines to be generally peaceful and orderly even though there were some incidents of violence and flaws in the balloting process, the same type of thing the Afghans can anticipate when they return home.
	www.voanews.com /english/archive/2004-05/a-2004-05-11-10-1.cfm (313 words)

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