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The curious case of ARMM and Maguindanao population spikes
This report exposes what population experts call a statistical anomaly with grave implications on the conduct and results of the May 10, 2010 elections the inexplicable sharp spike…
By Ed Lingao·February 23, 2010
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Credible message, not volume or value, makes good ‘pol ads’
HE has racked up nearly a billion pesos worth of TV ad spots, by network rate cards, in the last three months alone, but indications are that Nacionalista Party standard bearer…
By Karol Ilagan·February 17, 2010
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War on the air waves: 6 top bets spend P1-B on ‘pol ads’
IF the law on campaign spending and political advertising were imposed before the official campaign period began last week, one presidential candidate would have already overspent…
By Che De Los Reyes·February 16, 2010
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Poll expense reports of Erap, Arroyo, wanna-be presidents shot full of holes
THE LAW on campaign finance is firm and clear. It sets firm caps on how much a candidate may spend, who may donate and receive money on his or her behalf, and what types of…
By Malou Mangahas·February 15, 2010
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Scenes from the Ampatuan trial
Photos from the petition for bail hearings of the principal accused in the November 23, 2009 Massacre in Ampatuan town, Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr.
By Adminnewspack·February 10, 2010
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Sharp spike in Maguindanao, ARMM population a big riddle
A RECENT conference of the Philippine Population Association had none of the media frenzy that usually attends the ongoing bail hearing for ex-Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr…
By Roel Landingin·February 10, 2010
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Defense asks Judge to inhibit self
THE petition for bail of the principal accused in the November 23, 2009 Massacre in Ampatuan town, Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. took on a new twist Wednesday, February 10…
By Justine Espina Letargo·February 10, 2010
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Demystifying the language of law
HEARINGS on the petition for bail filed by the accused in the Maguindanao massacre began 5 January 5, 2010 before Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch…
By Adminnewspack·February 10, 2010
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10 Ampatuans implicated in massacre are candidates
DAVAO CITY – Only two of the 12 prominent Ampatuans implicated in the November 23, 2009 massacre in Maguindanao are not running for any posts in this year’s elections: Datu Unsay…
By Carolyn O Arguillas Mindanews·February 9, 2010
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68 Ampatuans, 15 Mangudadatus dominate Maguindanao elections
DAVAO CITY – The Ampatuans, Mangudadatus, Midtimbangs, Sinsuats, Masturas, Sangkis comprise the majority among Maguindanao’s 879 candidates running for 374 posts
By Carolyn O Arguillas Mindanews·February 8, 2010
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Detained but still running big-time
Their leaders may be detained outside Maguindanao but they remain a clan to reckon with in Maguindanao, if we are to base it on the number of candidates running for election or…
By Carolyn O Arguillas Mindanews·February 8, 2010
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Top bets for president grow wealth despite poll expenses
A BILLIONAIRE and four other millionaires lead the pack of those who want to serve as the15th president of the Philippines, all invariably swearing by an anti-poverty platform, and…
By Malou Mangahas·February 7, 2010
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Arroyo, Ampatuans mocked agencies in crafty power play
A FEW weeks after the Maguindanao massacre, Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer, chief administrator of martial law in the area, received an unusual call on his cell phone. On the other end…
By Ed Lingao·February 4, 2010
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Power is Family
At least 44 officials in the Maguindanao and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are Ampatuans. After the massacre of 57 people, including 31 journalists, on November 23…
By Adminnewspack·February 4, 2010
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Ampatuans used public office to amass mostly illegal guns
IN JULY last year, Philippine National Police officers from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PNP-ARMM) met with representatives from the Arms Corporation of the…
By Ed Lingao·February 3, 2010
