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During "better times": President Arroyo, ARMM regional governor Zaldy Ampatuan, Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan, and Zubiri. Photo from wn.com.

Philippines senator resigns amid cheating allegations

By Wed, Aug 03, 2011 2:05PM UTC View Comments During "better times": President Arroyo, ARMM regional governor Zaldy Ampatuan, Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan, and Zubiri. Photo from wn.com.

Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri today announced his resignation as senator, amid allegations that he cheated or benefited from electoral fraud in the 2007 elections. In doing so, he became the first sitting senator to resign from office due to electoral controversy. In his speech, Zubiri passionately declared that he did not cheat nor asked...

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Report: Appeals court to deny Ampatuan bid to quash massacre case

By Mon, Jan 31, 2011 3:23PM UTC View Comments President Arroyo seen with regional governor Zaldy Ampatuan and former Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr.

The Philippines’ Court of Appeals is reportedly set to issue today a decision denying a motion of the patriarch of the Ampatuan political clan said to be behind the Nov. 23, 2009 Maguindanao Massacre to quash the criminal information filed against him by authorities. According to a reliable source, the court is set to hand...

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