(image via the group 2010 Philippine Election on Facebook) Some 50 million Filipinos are expected to go to polling precincts today (May 10 2010) for the Philippines' first-ever automated elections. At stake are 17,999 positions from the municipal to the national level. Most important is the hotly-contested post of President who will succeed Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now the second longest-serving Philippine President after Ferdinand Marcos. Like most civic-minded Filipinos, I pray that the elections will be generally peaceful and honest. I do have my doubts about ... Continue Reading...
Noynoy Aquino on the cover of the April 26 issue of TIME Magazine
Noynoy Aquino's campaign seems to have scored another PR coup with Noynoy being put on the cover of TIME Magazine's April 26, 2010 issue headlined "The New Aquino." The feature is significant for several reasons: 1) it plays up his image before the international community; 2) it is a recognition from the international media, especially a renowned magazine like TIME which is a lot less likely to be biased and partial than the local media; 3) it follows past TIME covers/articles about the Aquino family figurehead, the late President Cory Aquino and 4) the article ... Continue Reading...
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