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May 27, 2010

An International Observer’s Perspective on the Philippines Election

Posted 4:16am

By Roger Scott Powers In May, 2010, I was privileged to serve as an election observer in the Philippines. I was one of 86 people from 11 countries to participate in the People’s International Observers’ Mission (PIOM), which was convened…

May 14, 2010

Election violence in Lanao del Sur

Posted 11:34am

Violence was reported during the election in the Philippines. Perhaps not as much as in previous elections. Perhaps not as much as had been feared. But violence was reported. One reported incident was a two-hour gunfight erupted as polling places…