Voting for effective governance urged
Global Filipinos Australia (GFA) president Lolita Farmer recently issued a statement urging its members to support candidates in the May 10 Philippine elections committed to its governance principles....
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OAV Act amendments to allow electronic and internet voting for 10m overseas...
Results of this week’s debate in the Philippine Senate on Senate Bill 3312 could only mean good news to the millions of overseas Filipinos who have been longing to participate in Philippine elections....
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Social advocacy magazine revisits 2010 Philippine Automated Elections
Just when others thought that the controversies which surrounded the Philippine 2010 Automated Election System are better left forgotten, IMPACT magazine recently came out with a special issue on the...
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Congress approves overseas voters amendment bill
The Philippine House of Representatives ratified on Wednesday night the amended overseas voters bill paving the way for the bill to be sent to President Aquino III for his signature and the bill’s...
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UP students research finds 11 party-list solons not representing their sectors
A study by two graduating students of the University of the Philippines’ journalism program found that 11 party-list representatives in the 15th Congress failed to author a single bill in their first...
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Lower overseas voter turnout
A lower overseas voter turnout is trending based on unofficial election returns. Ballots being counted last night at the Philippine Consulate General. [TFA photo] Hong Kong which has the largest...
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Why overseas voter turnout very low
In last May 13 elections, overseas voter turnout was much lower than previous years. Was it due to lack of interest on the part of overseas Filipino voters? Or was it something in the Philippine...
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First Filipino OAM celebrates milestone
Attorney Lolita Farmer, who is the first Filipino to be awarded Order of Australia Medal [OAM] in 1981 was toasted by her family and friends for her 80th birthday. The event organised by her family and...
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