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WHY should you let the candidates do all the talking?
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May 15th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Election results wll be officially posted after a week or two. After this, its payback time, a lot of elected officials once sworn in, will swear they will find all the ways to recover all their expenses with corresponding income.
May 15th, 2007 at 11:50 am
I saw on TV what Mayor Binay did to one of the watchers of Kampi. Very ungentleman act, women should be treated with respect and not with an arrogant act. Same thing they did during their campaign against the late Toro Yabut. Three supporters of Bong Daza were killed its fortunate that at this present incident there were a lot of cameras and people who saw this incident. If not, we don’t know what could have happened with this woman.
May 15th, 2007 at 9:22 am
Dear COMELEC,
I do hope that after this election, you will continue to do your duties, not only DURING ELECTION TIME. In other words, PLEASE CLEAN UP LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS… DEAD PEOPLE are still in the list.. I believe with today’s technology, we can go for COMPUTERIZED ELECTION SYSTEM, or even VOTING TRU SMS (txting)… we have VOTERS ID, remeber!? and that’s unique for each registered voters. this is helpful especially this coming presidential election… ONCE AGAIN.. I’M APPEALING… PLS CLEANUP THE LIST. God bless! : )
May 15th, 2007 at 3:33 am
Dear Chairman Abalos, Please be informed that Joselito Cayetano is not known to most Pangasinenses, and the rest of the provinces. I, for one, do not know anything about him, nor ever heard him or seen him on TV. Not a bit. How could you not count “Cayetano� valid for Allan Peter since he is known to about 99% of the Pangasinenses? Please make common sense work especially at this time, your honor!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Closed Streets for Campaigns!!!!
Why are major streets closed for a day or so just so the wannabe candidates can have a campaign show?
On several occassions, streets in makati have been closed just so they can have stages built on major streets. I understand if they do it on smaller streets or maybe on weekends, but on a rush hour on a friday and on a major street is i believe a way too much. And not to mention the effects of the businesses affected because of these closures. Shouldn’t the candidates at least help out the businesses that are affected because of their “show”? I know a lot of these little shops were affected because I have spoken to most of the owners and they were all unaware and not prepared for these disturbances as they call it.
Is there some kind of law or standards that they should at least be following? I mean, campaign shows that lasts past 1 am and then end it with fireworks is just way too much. Surrounding areas should be notified if such things are going to happen. Those musical vehicles going around playing the theme songs of these wannabe’s are just way too much. They wake you up in the morning and they don’t stop until late at night.