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Posted on 22 December 2009 by jmragaza
“The lack of information and the Commission on Elections’ apparent lack of enthusiasm and support for the extended voters’ registration were also to blame for the modest turnout of prospective registrants in the first days of poll registration,” Kabataan Party-list Vice President Carl Marc Ramota today said as voters’ registration marked its third and last [...]

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Posted on 21 December 2009 by jmragaza
December registrants should be allowed to vote
Kabataan Party-list urged the Commission on Elections to be prudent and end speculation over the extended voters’ registration.
“Comelec should avoid making speculations as this will only sow confusion among prospective first-time voters,” Kabataan Party-list Vice President Carl Marc Ramota said.
The youth group was reacting [...]

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Posted on 20 December 2009 by jmragaza
“This is the best time to register for the upcoming elections as most students have already gone back to their home provinces and more work leave are given to employees.”

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Posted on 16 December 2009 by jmragaza
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino today urged the Comelec to resume voter registration within the week.
Palatino made the appeal after the Comelec said that it would file for a motion to clarify before the Supreme Court following the latter’s favorable decision to Kabataan Party-list’s petition to extend voter registration.
Citing the text of the high court’s [...]

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Posted on 15 December 2009 by admin
“We also encourage our youth and first-time voters who have not yet registered to avail of this opportunity. Let us not waste any more time.” - Kabataan Rep. Mong Palatino.

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Posted on 20 October 2009 by vencer
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Posted on 19 October 2009 by jmragaza
Kabataan Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today urged the Commission on Elections to return the deadline of voters registration to its original date of December 15 in light of the recent tragedies that struck the nation.
“The damage brought about by Ondoy and Pepeng is enormous. Many flood victims will be busy recovering and rehabilitating their homes [...]

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Posted on 05 October 2009 by jmragaza
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN AND REFORM THE SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN (SK), AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991,” AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “RESETTING THE BARANGAY AND SK ELECTIONS,” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Download full text of bill.

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Posted on 29 September 2009 by jmragaza
Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today called on students to make use of their free time by volunteering for relief operations for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.
Following the Commission on Higher Education’s announcemement that classes are suspended in the National Capital Region until Friday, the youth solon said students could instead allot their class-free [...]

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Posted on 02 September 2009 by jmragaza
To: Commision on Elections (Comelec)
From: Kabataan Partylist
Re: Petition Moving for Comelec to Extend Registration for First Time Voters from October 2009 to Original Deadline of December 2009.
To the Honorable Commissioners:
In every election, various political candidates of all shades have tried to court the youth vote. US Pres. Barack Obama’s victory, for instance, was clinched largely [...]