Poll failure in some areas, but voting ?most peaceful?
Sun.Star Philippines, Mon, 10 May 2010
MANILA (Updated 7:23 p.m.) -- Despite complaints of long queues, missing names, and defective poll count machines, police and military forces considered Monday's national and local elections as the "most peaceful." The Commission on Elections (Comelec) pegged voter's turnout at 80 to 85 percent d  Read Full Story >>>

Philippines elections marred by violence, voting-machine glitches
Los Angeles Times, Mon, 10 May 2010
Tens of millions of Filipinos flocked to the polls Monday to elect a new president amid widespread violence and flaws with ballot-counting machines that many blamed on the corrupt politics that has plagued the archipelago under outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Officials confirmed elect  Read Full Story >>>

LATEST UPDATE from SARAGANI: GREAT TURN-OUT for BOTH CHONGBIAN and PACQUIAO
By Granville Ampong, Associated Content, Mon, 10 May 2010
EXCLUSIVE REPORT from Satellite Reporters in Mindanao, Philippines - While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared failure of national and local elections in seven towns of Lanao del Sur province due to the absence of the Board of Inspectors from the Commission on Elections, Sar  Read Full Story >>>

No special treatment for voter Pacquiao
By Ben O. Tesiorna, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 10 May 2010
KIAMBA, Sarangani ? He is the world?s pound-for-pound boxing champion, but Manny Pacquiao still had to wait an hour for his turn to vote at the Kiamba Elementary School in Poblacion Area, Sarangani. Pacquiao, running for a seat in the House of Representatives against Roy Chiongbian in the lone di  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao: I dropped atomic bomb on political foe!
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 10 May 2010
MICHAEL MARLEY'S PHILLIPINE DIARY PART 20, FROM INSIDE THE MANNY PACQUIAO MANSION ON ELECTION DAY ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES BREAKING NEWS FROM INSIDE THE MANNY MANSION UPDATED AT 5:56 PM PHILIPPINE TIME WITH POLLS EXPECTED TO CLOSE AROUND 7 PM LATEST UPDATE: Manny Pacquiao's pollwatchers ha  Read Full Story >>>

ARUM SAYS INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE MANNY IS LIKELY TO WIN BIG
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 May 2010

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says based on reports received so far, Manny Pacquiao is likely to win big in his bid for a congressional seat in Sarangani province. Arum described the elections as "fascinatning" and  Read Full Story >>>

Fame, Family Dominate Key Philippines Election
By Barnaby Lo, CBCNews, Mon, 10 May 2010

At a recent campaign rally in Sarangani province in Southern Philippines, thousands of people gathered to see a superstar. But the superstar was not coming to endorse a politician, he was the asp  Read Full Story >>>

The Myth and the Reality of Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Thomas Hauser, SecondsOut.com, Mon, 10 May 2010

In today?s society, Patrick Kehoe observes, ?hyperbole tends to replicate itself as an electronic echo, transmitting the desired information as truth logged into   Read Full Story >>>

DONAIRE BELIEVES DARCHINYAN DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT HIM
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 May 2010
Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire believes his planned August rematch with WBC/WBA champion Vic Darchinyan fell through not because of the quibbling over Philippine television rights but because Darchinyan ?doesn?t want to fight me.? Donaire who flew to Las Vegas last week to finalize details   Read Full Story >>>

'CONGRESSMAN' PACQUIAO?
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 May 2010

Filipino World Welterweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, who is running for congressman, fills up an official ballot during voting inside a polling center in the township of Kiamba, Sarangani Province in the sout  Read Full Story >>>

ARUM TO DISREGARD ALL COMMENTS FROM MAYWEATHER CAMP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 May 2010

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum clearly wants the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr fight to happen and says he won?t do anything to jeopardize any future negotiations with whoever represents Mayweather. Arum said ?I?m going to disrega  Read Full Story >>>

Philippines vote extended amid long lines
CNN.com, Mon, 10 May 2010
(CNN) -- The Philippines extended voting time by an hour Monday, as crowds flocked to polling stations in the country's first automated national elections. Polls are scheduled to close at 7 p.m. (7 a.m. Monday ET). More than 50 million ballots were printed for the election, with a dizzying num  Read Full Story >>>

Deadly violence mars Philippine elections
By Karl Malakunas , Agence France Press, Mon, 10 May 2010
MANILA ? Elections in the Philippines on Monday were marred by violence with six people killed, while voters expressed frustration at problems with vote-counting machines that led to long queues. More than 40 million Filipinos were expected to turn up at polling stations across the archipelago to  Read Full Story >>>

Will Pacquiao knockout Chongbian?
By Lorne Scoggins, Examiner.com, Mon, 10 May 2010
It's not out of the question. Recent polls have shown Pacquiao to be in the solid lead for his bid for a congressional seat in the Sarangani Province of the Philippines. Pacquiao has fans the world over who are interested in learning the outcome of the Philippine elections. One particular conc  Read Full Story >>>

Roach Confirms HBO Chatter, Talks Pacquiao's Next Fight
By Lem Satterfield, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 10 May 2010
A former professional fighter, Freddie Roach doesn't fear much of anything. But put the three-time Trainer Of The Year in front of a television camera, and well, that's a different story. "I can talk to you, with no problem, but cameras, I get a little intimidated for some reason and I don't k  Read Full Story >>>

(Photos) Technical glitches affecting Philippine elections
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Mon, 10 May 2010

Election day in the Philippines were met with technical glitches on Monday, May 10, which may serve as catalyst for post-election appeals. SLIDESHOW: Election Day Photos 1 SLIDE  Read Full Story >>>

Donaires salute Aquino as Philippines elections drama unfolds, including Pacquiao race
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Mon, 10 May 2010
You can?t be a boxing fan these days without delving into politics in the Philippines. Lest I had forgotten that Sunday night, I got a call from Rachel and Nonito Donaire, 40 miles away, that stoked my interest in Monday?s elections across the Pacific. Of course they?re interested in whether Mann  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao Vs Floyd Mayweather JR: There is Only One Fight in Boxing
By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 10 May 2010
The welterweight triangle has been reduced to two boxers, both claiming to be the best, and both with plenty of pugilistic evidence to back up their claims. Sugar Shane Mosley tried to upset Floyd Mayweather, JR., 41-0, 25 KO?s, in his last outing, to upset what seems to be an inevitable showdown wi  Read Full Story >>>

?Fighting Words? ? Shoot First, Ask Questions Later
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 10 May 2010
Manny Pacquiao is winning fights because he?s on performance-enhancing drugs. Shane Mosley lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. because he?s no longer on performance-enhancing drugs. Kermit Cintron intentionally dove out of the ring to get out of his fight with Paul Williams. Kelly Pavlik wouldn?t even get   Read Full Story >>>

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