DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 June) – The chair of a pollwatch body wants to know why Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol did not immediately file a report on the alleged missing municipal certificates of canvass (COCs) from Maguindanao’s 22 towns.
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SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao (MindaNews/11 June) – ARMM Governor Zaldy Ampatuan was as optimistic as representatives of civil society in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) that the May 2007 elections would disprove claims that the ARMM is the “cheating capital” of the country.
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao (MindaNews/11 June) – A number of scholars and Muslim religious leaders have said invoking shura (Arabic for consultation) to explain the 12-0 victory of the administration’s Team Unity senatorial slate in the province was wrong but Engr. Norie Unas, Maguindanao administrator and spokesperson of Governor Datu Andal Ampatuan who was quoted as having invoked “shura” to explain the victory, now says he “never invoked shura.”
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 June) — Some months back when the nation was getting ready for the May elections, word got around that Manolo Quezon put my name on his Dream Team for the Senate. That earned me a lot of ribbing from all over. I come down the halls of the Ateneo, and some smart alec would be hailing me with a jaunty “Senadora!” Friends and fans sent me email and text messages promising to be my campaign manager if I would just run for office. It had gotten so that I saved a message to send back as a standard reply. It read: “Mangantyaw ka diay?!!”
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/11 June) — Senatorial candidate Aquilino Pimentel III is set to file perjury and libel charges against South Cotabato provincial election supervisor Lilian Suan-Radam for alleging that his camp offered a considerable amount of cash to her to ensure he makes it to the Magic 12 in the senatorial race.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 June) — She used to earn a fixed monthly income of P3,000 as a "promo girl" for products like corned beef, toothpaste, soap. Today, she earns an average of P75,000 a month buying and selling garbage for recycling.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 June) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has reappointed the former chair of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., (DCCCII) as management sector representative to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), vice Rebecca del Rosario Recto of Tagum City.
