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Aquino wins Philippines election
Benigno Aquino III, son of former president Corazon Aquino, won the 2010 May elections, according to a congressional count. An opposition leader, Binay, was elected Vice President. Aquino, won about 15 million votes, an estimated 5.7 million more than his closest opponent, Joseph Estrada. Aquino, whose victory, is seen as a result of his promise to [...] -
Philippines Election 2010
Philippines Senator Benigno Aquino was headed for victory, in the country’s presidential elections, according to the latest tallies of votes. Currently Aquino is leading the race with 41%, followed by former President Joseph Estrada with 26%. Aquino, 50, who campaigned on the slogan “If there’s no corruption, there’s no poverty”, had announced his plans to stand [...] -
Philippines: Emergency declared as massacre toll hits 46
SANIAG, Philippines: The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead. Police on Mindanao island pulled bullet-riddled bodies from shallow graves after gunmen allegedly hired by a local political chief abducted and shot dead a [...] -
Philippines: 24 killed in election massacre
MANILA, Philippines — Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers, killing at least 24 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for violence between rival clans. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines said at least 10 local reporters were part of [...]
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