Foreign observers for the May 10 elections
If you missed the announcement last month of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC), we are reprinting below a news article at The Filipino Australian: For those who want to observe the...
View ArticleSharing my election notes with SBS Radio
In a telephone interview with Ronald Manila, Head of SBS Filipino Program, I shared with Ronald’s listeners my observations in the recent Philippine elections. The interview, conducted in Filipino, was...
View Article1 million overseas absentee voters by 2012
In an email to The Filipino Australian, Global Filipino Nation reported that the Philippine Commission on Elections is targetting at least one million registered overseas voters by October 31 next...
View ArticleControversial 2010 Philippine Automated Elections revisited
With a cover story like “Were the 2010 Automated Elections Really a Success?” on IMPACT magazine, there is no doubt the question is more than a rhetoric. IMPACT, after all, is known for its regular...
View ArticleMigration advocacy in the digital and social media world
Notes: Last Tuesday (December 18), I accepted the award given to The Filipino Australian in the 2012 Migration Advocacy and Media Awards from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas. There were 12...
View ArticleOverseas voters turnout very low, media and online voting mode critical
Compared to the Philippine national average for voters turnout in the last elections, participation of overseas Filipinos in Philippine elections has still a long way to go. In the last election, out...
View ArticleCFO survey of Filipinos overseas
Thanks to our friends at the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) informing us of an online survey of Filipino communities and diaspora associations. The survey which will take only a few minutes to...
View ArticleTransparent and credible election system
by Gus Lagman As part of the National Science and Technology Week, the Comelec [Commission on Elections] Advisory Council (CAC) organized a Technology Fair, held at the SMX on July 24-28, inviting...
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