There is a new president in the Philippines. There is new leadership for the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. What will come next? According to a story from Ecumenical News International (posted by the Presbyterian News Service), the…
Read more »by Matt Lang I was part of a team that went to Surigao del Norte in northeastern Mindanao. This area is rich in resources and is one of the last regions in the country that hasn’t been completely deforested or…
Read more »By Nancy Eng MacNeill From province to province, precinct after precinct, throughout the Philippine islands, the May 10, 2010 elections showed widespread evidence of voter intimidation, vote buying, campaign violations on Election Day, denial of voter rights, and more. As…
Read more »By Matt Lang To understand the elections in the Philippines, you need to first understand a bit about the economics of the Philippines. There are many statistics that I could roll out, but allow me to start with one: 40%…
Read more »The People’s International Observers Mission (PIOM) has posted of reports from the teams of international observers of the May 2010 election in the Philippines. Check out stories from Presbyterian participants in the PIOM.
Read more »by Nancy Eng MacNeill After three months spent at Camp Capinpin, (in Tanay (town) in Rizal province) mostly in solitary confinement, Dr. Alexis Montes and his fellow detainees, known as the Morong 43 (2 doctors, 1 registered nurse, 2 midwives…
Read more »by Matthew Lang From May 6 – 17, 2010, Rev. Matthew Lang served as an election observer in the Philippines. He was part of the People’s International Observer Mission, which was comprised of 86 people from 11 different countries. This…
Read more »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…
Read more »This post is based on information supplied by Nancy Eng MacNeill. Participants in the People’s International Election Observers Mission visited with the Morong 43 before returning to their home countries. The Morong 43 are forty-three health workers who were arrested…
Read more »Inquirer.net ran a story about the Philippines election in which observers were interviewed. Presbyterian Matt Lang is quoted in the story: “American Matthew Robert Lang, a Presbyterian clergyman who went to Surigao del Norte province, said party watchers were practically…
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