By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The May 10 elections have officially began. As expected, the first five hours were far from smooth.
2010 Elections: Violence, Glitches Mar First Five Hours of the Automated Elections
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News in Pictures: Election Equipment Arrive in Maguindanao Town
Datu Piang, MAGUINDANAO — Workers unload election equipment at the Datu Piang town hall in Maguindanao. In some areas in the province, delivery of PCOS machines was a problem. Reports said this morning that Comelec people were prevented from delivering these machines to Buldon, a farflung town in Maguindanao.
Photo of the Week: Extended Christmas
Extended Christmas
Slideshow: A Vow to Seek Justice and Peace
A Vow to Seek Justice and Peace
News in Pictures: Quest for Justice Continues
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News in Pictures: Never Forget
News in Pictures: Thirteen Widows
Mangudadatu: ‘Ampatuans Made Business Out of Elections’
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
In this Q&A, Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town, Maguindanao, talks about the Ampatuan massacre and how the Ampatuans ruled the province. “They made business out of the votes. They extorted money out of the senatorial candidates who were campaigning in Maguindanao by selling votes to them,” he said. He also wished that there would be no whitewash in the case against them.
Salungguhit: Contempt
Contempt
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Frankenstein Begets Frankenstein
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com The declaration of martial law in Maguindanao is not the answer to the cry for justice for the victims of the Nov. 23 massacre allegedly perpetrated by top local government officials allied to the Arroyo regime – all members of the warlord Ampatuan clan –…
Dictator in the Making
Dictator in the Making