The mid-term elections held in the Philippines on 14 May 2007 was marred by massive fraud and violence. The conspicuous presence of international observers did not deter Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her political allies from using government resources and other foul means to secure electoral victory for pro-administration candidates, especially in the House of Representatives. In fact, some of the international observers were even harassed and intimidated by security forces of the Arroyo regime.
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The mid-term elections held in the Philippines on 14 May 2007 was marred by massive fraud and violence. The conspicuous presence of international observers did not deter Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her political allies from using government resources and other foul means to secure electoral victory for pro-administration candidates, especially in the House of Representatives. In fact, some of the international observers were even harassed and intimidated by security forces of the Arroyo regime.
In this issue:
NDFP scoffs at US saber-rattling
Filipino children victimized by US-Arroyo regime's dirty war
Army troopers abduct, torture six children in Mt. Province
Curing more than the illness
Fujimori must pay for his crimes
Latin America digs in against US attack
Vilma Espín Guillois: Cuban heroine and revolutionary
Cuba scores victory at UN Human Rights Council
NYC meeting salutes Philippine revolutionary leader
