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Study: Lack of voting time to disenfranchise voters in May

Half of voters at every clustered precinct will not be able to vote in the May 10 polls due to insufficient time, effectively disenfranchising a number of voters come election day, a study conducted by a convener of multi-sectoral poll watchdog Kontra Daya (Anti-Fraud) showed.

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The Final Score: Clottey’s Super Defense gives Pacquiao Super Workout

Mico Halili reflects on Joshua Clottey's defensive tactics. On the one hand, Clottey's super defense ensured that he wouldn't be knocked out. On the other hand, the same strategy produced a one-sided fight that deprived us of an epic battle. More
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LOS ANGELES – Lacey Brown is down and out on "American Idol." The 24-year-old event coordinator from Amarillo, Texas, was the first finalist eliminated from the ninth season of the Fox singing competition Wednesday.
The solution to the Mindanao power crisis can boomerang, Dean de la Paz writes in his latest blog. One, it's grossly expensive. Two, it's an inadequate short-term palliative. Lastly, it's dangerously corruption-prone.
Two Filipinos were found guilty by Hong Kong’s Wan Chai District Court of human trafficking in charges filed by their Filipino victims, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas said.
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