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Ocampo, Maza ask Comelec to uphold their senatorial bids

In The Press Posted on January 5th, 2010.

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Two militant lawmakers on Tuesday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dismiss separate bids to disqualify them as senatorial candidates in the May elections. read more »

Maza hits political persecution, asks Comelec to junk baseless petition for disqualification against her bid for the Senate

Press Release Posted on January 4th, 2010.

“The instant petition is clearly and utterly baseless and therefore serves no other purpose than to harass me and waste the valuable time of the COMELEC. Apart from the mere citation of the applicable provision of the law on disqualifications, the Petition actually cites no ground upon which disqualification must be based, hence, the Petition must be dismissed,” said Senatorial candidate Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela Women’s Party during a hearing today at COMELEC on a petition for disqualification against her.

Maza urges Comelec to junk disqualification case

In The Press Posted on January 4th, 2010.

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MANILA, Philippines – Senatorial aspirant Representative Liza Maza of the Gabriela Women’s Party on Monday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to junk the disqualification case filed against her by a former rebel saying that the petition is “baseless.” read more »

Satur Ocampo to ask Comelec to dismiss disqualification case

In The Press Posted on January 3rd, 2010.

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MANILA, Philippines -- Senatorial candidate Satur Ocampo wants the disqualification case against him dismissed, calling it a sham initiated by the Arroyo administration against its critics.

Benjie Oliveros | Arroyo Regime Has No Respect for Human Rights and Democracy

In The Press Posted on December 14th, 2009.

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MANILA — When it comes to human rights and democracy, the Arroyo government never fails to provide ironies. read more »

Gordon: ‘Should we declare martial law in Agusan too?’

In The Press Posted on December 10th, 2009.

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MANILA, Philippines - Faced with another hostage crisis this time in Agusan Del Sur, will the government also resort to martial rule to quell criminals? read more »

Party lists rally against martial law in Congress

In The Press Posted on December 7th, 2009.

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MANILA, Philippines - Party list lawmakers on Monday filed separate resolutions to revoke Proclamation 1959 placing Maguindanao province under martial law, even as Speaker Prospero Nograles filed his own in support of the move.

Do they want to hide proof of poll fraud?

In The Press Posted on December 6th, 2009.

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SENATE minority leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. yesterday said senators are likely to vote against placing the Maguindanao province under the military rule to flush out perpetrators in the Maguindanao massacre.

Senators oppose Arroyo’s martial law proclamation

In The Press Posted on December 5th, 2009.

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MANILA, Philippines--Most of the senators want to scrap it but majority of congressmen are all for it.

GMA should suspend Ampatuans in Government posts, order arrest of state forces with blood in their hands- Maza

Press Release Posted on November 26th, 2009.

Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela Women’s Party today challenged the Arroyo administration to immediately issue preventive suspension orders on all Ampatuans holding public office and order the arrest State forces allegedly involved in the massacre that killed at least 57 people in Maguindanao, especially within the 36 hour-period when the Department of Justice will ascertain the liability of Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. in the incident. read more »