11:46am – Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino expressed alarm over reports that possibly 250,000 first time voters who registered during the voter registration extension period would be disenfranchised.
Palatino said that the Kabataan headquarters and central monitoring station have so far received reports from Metro Manila, Bulacan, Baguio, Samar and Pampanga from new voters who are complaining that their names are not included in the Commission on Elections‘ master lists in polling centers.
“This is what we have been bringing to the Comelec’s attention even months before and now our fears …

Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino today expressed opposition to proposals to postpone the May 10, 2010 elections saying that “however which way you look at it, it would only serve to perpetuate the present administration into power”.
Palatino said that the recent glitches in the Automated Electoral System a mere few days to go before Election Day may be perceived as either “miserable incompetence” on the part of the Commission on Elections or “part of a grander, sinister scheme in a system that is doomed to fail”.
“At this point, we …

An estimated 10,000 incoming freshmen at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) might not be able to enroll for the incoming academic year because of a scheme being arbitrarily implemented by the PUP administration.
According to Chaser Soriano, PUP Central Student Council Chairperson, the university usually accepts 7,000 freshmen every school year. But for this  coming academic year, 17,000 students were admitted.
By enrollment period which started this week, students and parents were surprised to learn that 10,000 of the 17,000 incoming freshmen would not be accommodated in their preferred courses …

For almost three months, we have gone to every corner of our nation and cyberspace to explain why WE, the youth, should elect OUR representatives in Congress and in the Senate. Despite the harassment and black propaganda from various forces who are against change, we have been successful in spreading our message of new politics to many of our kababayans.
Now its time for one last collective shout to let all Filipinos know that we are voting for a better future and that we want them to vote with us. Let …