Thursday, April 12, 2007

Military Politics

27 ex-soldiers, ex-cops poll bets, biggest batch in 20 years

Newsbreak: At least 27 former soldiers and policemen are running as candidates in the May 14 elections, the biggest batch of uniformed personnel to join electoral politics since 1987. The list includes an ex-Army colonel facing graft charges, five former mutineers, three former chiefs of the national police, a former aide of President Arroyo, and an ex-aide of former President Fidel Ramos.

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