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Guinean president survives assassination attempt

July 20, 2011 - 9:22am

Guinea's president narrowly survived an assassination attempt Tuesday after gunmen surrounded his home overnight and pounded his bedroom with rockets, throwing into doubt the stability of the country's first democratically...

Smartmatic not yet off the hook - Brillantes

By Sheila Crisostomo | March 27, 2011 - 12:00am

Almost a year after the May 2010 elections, Smartmatic International Corp.-Total Information Management Corp. (TIM) is not yet off the hook for the deficiencies that occurred during the polls.

Headlines

Losers warn Comelec of Smartmatic flaws

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | June 1, 2009 - 12:00am

They must know something it doesn’t.

Opinion

Election Observers in town

May 9, 2007 - 12:00am

Observers from 11 countries and seven organizations arrived yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to monitor the May 14 elections. The poll observers came from Australia, Britain, Canada, Finland,...

Headlines

Namfrel officials’ impartiality questioned

By Nikko Dizon | May 19, 2004 - 12:00am

Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) senatorial candidate Francisco Tatad questioned yesterday the "impartiality" of the two top officials of the National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel), saying...

Headlines

Int’l observers: Polls generally credible

By Marvin Sy | May 13, 2004 - 12:00am

International election observers pointed out problems in the May 10 polls but added that the exercise had been generally peaceful and credible, Foreign Affairs Secretary Delia Albert said yesterday. The observers,...

Headlines