Month: November 2012

News, The News Media

Monday morning news (underreported) 11-5-2012

“Mindanao warned vs flashfloods, landslides

from sunstar.com: “Sunday, November 4, 2012. THE state weather bureau warned areas in Mindanao against flashfloods

IMG_1086 name
IMG_1086 name (Photo credit: PHBascon)

and landslides as the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) continues to cause rainshowers and thunderstorms in the southern region….”

(blog admin’s note: the so-called “intertropical convergence zone” is  an area near the equator where strong winds from the north and the south join, causing the formation of clouds and heavy rains (from the American Heritage Science Dictionary); in other words, when strong winds join,  clouds build up, bringing heavy rains. “warned areas” — awkward; people are warned, not areas.)

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“Philippines missing activists

The Agony of Crispin (San Rafael, Bulacan)

from saudigazette.com.sa from a report of the Associated Press:   “Last Updated : Sunday, November 04, 2012 12:59 AM. Relatives of missing activists known as “Desaparecidos” or The Disappeared, display portraits of their missing kin during a rally at the ancestral home of Philippine President Benigno Aquino at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines Saturday….”

(blog admin’s note: that’s the head, no verb. Also, Times Street is not suburban Quezon City; it’s residential but not suburban) (geez, why am i editing, i’m such an OC, stop na. this is just supposed to be curating five underreported stories for the day. i should just copy-&-paste mindlessly,  like most people do. )

“Fil-Ams Top Amerasian Voters in US

Manila Bulletin

Polling station
Polling station (Photo credit: warrenski)

MANILA, Philippines — Among Asian American citizens, there will be more Filipino Americans who will troop to the polls in the Nov. 6 United States presidential elections, a report by the National Asian American Survey (NAAS) said….”

(here i go again. this can still be edited — wanna make a go at it?)

“Canadian miner prepares Zamboanga del Sur project

Open Pit Mine
Open Pit Mine (Photo credit: Storm Crypt)

    from bworldonline.com: “ZAMBOANGA CITY — Canadian-backed TVI Resource Development (Phils.) Inc. (TVIRD) said on Friday last week that it is now in preparation phase for its gold and silver project in the town of Bayog in Zamboanga del Sur…”

(blog admin’s note: if an indirect quote, tense should be consistent. sowee; OC.)

 “Palaro host 

from tempo.com.ph: “Manila, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) announced yesterday that the      provincial government of Negros Oriental (Dumaguete) won the bid for the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa 2013…” (blog admin’s note: that’s the head, no verb)

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News, The News Media, The President

U.S. polls Obama vs. Romney: “to the wire, to the limits, to the wall”: data, 570 polls: Obama leads by 0.7% at 47.7% to 47%

 Obama leads by 00.7% at 47.7% to 47% Obama.

  said i would update, right? — i saved the state-by-state   huffingtonpost survey on file; it was a bit heavy in favor of Obama (as you know, one of the huff executive editors  endorsed Obama in a column a few days ago).  and waited for a more widespread survey. They updated it by combining… 570 surveys.

     Here it is: Obama leads razor-thin, skin-of-the-teeth;  the race is “to the wire, to the limits, to the wall”, neck-and-neck  (want a song? more idioms and cliches?).

    That is to say: in the latest, he leads by 00.7% at 47.7% to 47% Obama, data from 570 polls. (note however that this is a survey of the “popular vote”, not the electoral college/ electoral vote. The actual election outcome is determined by “electoral college”; “winner takes all”, the candidate who wins in one state, even if by a slim margin, takes all the electoral votes in that state, not just what he won;  with a minimum of 270 electoral votes required to win. The surveys below reflect opinion spread all over the country, it is obviously not by electoral vote/ electoral college.) 

Here it is, rightclicked from huffingtonpost.com, data gathered from 570 polls (not just their own), at various times this weekend, last week, and a few weeks ago; some pollsters update every three days or so, each survey at each time counted separately:

2012 General Election: Romney vs. Obama

The latest opinion polls using a poll-tracking model and is updated whenever a new poll is released.

HuffPost Model Estimate

  • Barack Obama 47.7%
  • Mitt Romney 47.0%
  • Undecided
  • Other

Currently tracking 570 polls

Updated 4 minutes ago

Latest Polls

Pollster Dates Pop. Obama Romney Undecided Margin
PPP (D-Americans United for Change)NEW! 11/1 – 11/3 1,200 LV 50 47 3 Obama +3
Ipsos/Reuters (Web)NEW! 10/30 – 11/3 4,920 LV 47 46 4 Obama +1
UPI/CVOTERNEW! 11/2 – 11/2 1,074 LV 49 48 – Obama +1
Rasmussen 10/31 – 11/2 1,500 LV 48 48 2 –
ABC/PostNEW! 10/30 – 11/2 1,809 LV 48 48 2 –
Purple Strategies 10/31 – 11/1 1,000 LV 47 46 7 Obama +1
JZ Analytics/Newsmax 10/30 – 11/1 1,030 LV 48 46 6 Obama +2
UPI/CVOTER 10/26 – 11/1 1,094 LV 48 48 – –
Washington Times/JZ AnalyticsNEW! 10/29 – 10/31 800 LV 49 49 – –
Rasmussen 10/28 – 10/30 1,500 LV 47 49 – Romney +2
FOX 10/28 – 10/30 1,128 LV 46 46 6 –
High Point University 10/22 – 10/30 805 RV 46 43 11 Obama +3
JZ Analytics/Newsmax 10/27 – 10/29 1,073 LV 46 47 7 Romney +1
YouGov/Economist 10/27 – 10/29 688 LV 48 47 1 Obama +1
ABC/Post 10/26 – 10/29 1,271 LV 48 49 1 Romney +1
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/25 – 10/29 806 LV 48 47 2 Obama +1
PPP (D-Americans United for Change) 10/26 – 10/28 1,200 LV 48 49 3 Romney +1
ARG 10/25 – 10/28 1,200 LV 48 48 3 –
CBS/Times 10/25 – 10/28 563 LV 48 47 3 Obama +1
United Technologies/National Journal 10/25 – 10/28 713 LV 50 45 – Obama +5
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 10/25 – 10/28 1,400 LV 49 49 3 –
Pew 10/24 – 10/28 1,495 LV 47 47 6 –
Gallup 10/22 – 10/28 2,700 LV 46 51 – Romney +5
Rasmussen 10/25 – 10/27 1,500 LV 47 50 – Romney +3
IBD/TIPP 10/22 – 10/27 942 LV 45 44 7 Obama +1
NPR 10/23 – 10/25 1,000 LV 47 48 5 Romney +1
PPP (D-Americans United for Change) 10/23 – 10/25 1,200 LV 48 48 3 –
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/22 – 10/25 1,000 LV 49 48 3 Obama +1
ABC/Post 10/22 – 10/25 1,382 LV 48 49 1 Romney +1
UPI/CVOTER 10/19 – 10/25 1,203 LV 48 48 – –
Rasmussen 10/22 – 10/24 1,500 LV 47 50 – Romney +3
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/20 – 10/24 1,222 LV 46 47 5 Romney +1
AP-GfK 10/19 – 10/23 839 LV 45 47 8 Romney +2
PPP (D-Americans United for Change) 10/20 – 10/22 1,200 LV 47 49 4 Romney +2
YouGov/Economist 10/20 – 10/22 803 LV 48 46 2 Obama +2
Rasmussen 10/19 – 10/21 1,500 LV 47 49 2 Romney +2
ARG 10/18 – 10/21 1,200 LV 47 49 3 Romney +2
Democracy Corps (D) 10/18 – 10/21 1,000 LV 49 46 3 Obama +3
Monmouth 10/18 – 10/21 1,402 LV 45 48 5 Romney +3
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 10/18 – 10/21 1,300 LV 48 48 4 –
ABC/Post 10/18 – 10/21 1,376 LV 49 48 1 Obama +1
IBD/TIPP 10/16 – 10/21 885 LV 47 43 7 Obama +4
Gallup 10/15 – 10/21 2,700 LV 45 51 – Romney +6
Washington Times/JZ Analytics 10/18 – 10/20 800 LV 50 47 3 Obama +3
NBC/WSJ 10/17 – 10/20 816 LV 47 47 4 –
CBS 10/17 – 10/20 790 LV 48 46 5 Obama +2
PPP (D-Americans United for Change) 10/17 – 10/19 1,200 LV 49 47 4 Obama +2
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/15 – 10/19 1,289 LV 46 43 9 Obama +3
Gravis Marketing 10/18 – 10/18 805 LV 44 46 10 Romney +2
Rasmussen 10/16 – 10/18 1,500 LV 48 48 – –
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/14 – 10/18 1,000 LV 47 49 4 Romney +2
UPI/CVOTER 10/11 – 10/18 1,254 LV 46 48 – Romney +2
UConn/Hartford Courant 10/11 – 10/16 1,023 LV 48 45 6 Obama +3
Rasmussen 10/13 – 10/15 1,500 LV 47 49 – Romney +2
YouGov/Economist 10/13 – 10/15 826 LV 47 46 3 Obama +1
IBD/TIPP 10/10 – 10/15 931 LV 47 46 5 Obama +1
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 10/12 – 10/14 1,600 LV 46 50 4 Romney +4
ARG 10/11 – 10/14 1,200 LV 47 48 4 Romney +1
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/10 – 10/14 1,793 LV 46 45 7 Obama +1
Gallup 10/8 – 10/14 2,700 LV 47 49 – Romney +2
JZ Analytics/Newsmax 10/12 – 10/13 863 LV 47 44 9 Obama +3
ABC/Post 10/10 – 10/13 923 LV 49 46 2 Obama +3
Rasmussen 10/10 – 10/12 1,500 LV 48 49 – Romney +1
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/7 – 10/11 1,000 LV 49 48 3 Obama +1
Monmouth 10/8 – 10/10 1,360 LV 46 47 5 Romney +1
UPI/CVOTER 10/4 – 10/10 1,110 LV 46 49 – Romney +3
Rasmussen 10/7 – 10/9 1,500 LV 47 48 4 Romney +1
FOX 10/7 – 10/9 1,092 LV 45 46 7 Romney +1
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/5 – 10/9 1,157 LV 45 45 7 –
IBD/TIPP 10/4 – 10/9 757 LV 44 49 7 Romney +5
YouGov/Economist 10/6 – 10/8 763 LV 49 46 2 Obama +3
ARG 10/5 – 10/8 1,200 LV 47 48 4 Romney +1
Washington Times/JZ Analytics 10/5 – 10/7 800 LV 45 45 10 –
Pew 10/4 – 10/7 1,112 LV 45 49 6 Romney +4
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 10/4 – 10/7 1,300 LV 47 49 4 Romney +2
Gallup 10/1 – 10/7 3,050 RV 50 45 – Obama +5
Rasmussen 10/4 – 10/6 1,500 LV 47 49 – Romney +2
Clarus 10/4 – 10/4 590 LV 46 47 7 Romney +1
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/1 – 10/4 1,000 LV 49 48 3 Obama +1
Rasmussen 10/1 – 10/3 1,500 LV 49 47 – Obama +2
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 9/29 – 10/3 1,071 LV 47 41 9 Obama +6
Clarus 10/2 – 10/2 590 LV 49 45 6 Obama +4
McLaughlin (R-American Conservative Union) 9/30 – 10/2 1,000 LV 49 45 6 Obama +4
YouGov/Economist 9/29 – 10/1 785 LV 49 44 2 Obama +5
CNN 9/28 – 9/30 783 LV 50 47 4 Obama +3
Rasmussen 9/28 – 9/30 1,500 LV 48 45 – Obama +3
ARG 9/27 – 9/30 1,200 LV 49 46 5 Obama +3
United Technologies/National Journal 9/27 – 9/30 789 LV 47 47 – –
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 9/27 – 9/30 1,100 LV 49 45 6 Obama +4
NBC/WSJ 9/26 – 9/30 832 LV 49 46 3 Obama +3
NPR 9/26 – 9/30 800 LV 51 44 3 Obama +7
Quinnipiac 9/25 – 9/30 1,912 LV 49 45 4 Obama +4
Gallup 9/24 – 9/30 3,050 RV 49 45 – Obama +4
Washington Times/JZ Analytics 9/27 – 9/29 800 LV 50 41 9 Obama +9
ABC/Post 9/26 – 9/29 813 LV 49 47 3 Obama +2
UPI/CVOTER 9/23 – 9/29 855 LV 49 46 – Obama +3
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 9/24 – 9/28 855 LV 47 42 8 Obama +5
Rasmussen 9/25 – 9/27 1,500 LV 47 46 4 Obama +1
Merriman 9/24 – 9/27 981 RV 46 43 8 Obama +3
Politico/GWU/Battleground 9/24 – 9/27 1,000 LV 49 47 – Obama +2
Pollster Dates Pop. Obama Romney Undecided Margin
PPP (D-Americans United for Change)NEW! 11/1 – 11/3 1,200 LV 50 47 3 Obama +3
Ipsos/Reuters (Web)NEW! 10/30 – 11/3 4,920 LV 47 46 4 Obama +1
UPI/CVOTERNEW! 11/2 – 11/2 1,074 LV 49 48 – Obama +1
Rasmussen 10/31 – 11/2 1,500 LV 48 48 2 –
ABC/PostNEW! 10/30 – 11/2 1,809 LV 48 48 2 –
Purple Strategies 10/31 – 11/1 1,000 LV 47 46 7 Obama +1
JZ Analytics/Newsmax 10/30 – 11/1 1,030 LV 48 46 6 Obama +2
UPI/CVOTER 10/26 – 11/1 1,094 LV 48 48 – –
Washington Times/JZ AnalyticsNEW! 10/29 – 10/31 800 LV 49 49 – –
Rasmussen 10/28 – 10/30 1,500 LV 47 49 – Romney +2
FOX 10/28 – 10/30 1,128 LV 46 46 6 –
High Point University 10/22 – 10/30 805 RV 46 43 11 Obama +3
JZ Analytics/Newsmax 10/27 – 10/29 1,073 LV 46 47 7 Romney +1
YouGov/Economist 10/27 – 10/29 688 LV 48 47 1 Obama +1
ABC/Post 10/26 – 10/29 1,271 LV 48 49 1 Romney +1
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/25 – 10/29 806 LV 48 47 2 Obama +1
PPP (D-Americans United for Change) 10/26 – 10/28 1,200 LV 48 49 3 Romney +1
ARG 10/25 – 10/28 1,200 LV 48 48 3 –
CBS/Times 10/25 – 10/28 563 LV 48 47 3 Obama +1
United Technologies/National Journal 10/25 – 10/28 713 LV 50 45 – Obama +5
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 10/25 – 10/28 1,400 LV 49 49 3 –
Pew 10/24 – 10/28 1,495 LV 47 47 6 –
Gallup 10/22 – 10/28 2,700 LV 46 51 – Romney +5
Rasmussen 10/25 – 10/27 1,500 LV 47 50 – Romney +3
IBD/TIPP 10/22 – 10/27 942 LV 45 44 7 Obama +1
NPR 10/23 – 10/25 1,000 LV 47 48 5 Romney +1
PPP (D-Americans United for Change) 10/23 – 10/25 1,200 LV 48 48 3 –
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/22 – 10/25 1,000 LV 49 48 3 Obama +1
ABC/Post 10/22 – 10/25 1,382 LV 48 49 1 Romney +1
UPI/CVOTER 10/19 – 10/25 1,203 LV 48 48 – –
Rasmussen 10/22 – 10/24 1,500 LV 47 50 – Romney +3
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/20 – 10/24 1,222 LV 46 47 5 Romney +1
AP-GfK 10/19 – 10/23 839 LV 45 47 8 Romney +2
PPP (D-Americans United for Change) 10/20 – 10/22 1,200 LV 47 49 4 Romney +2
YouGov/Economist 10/20 – 10/22 803 LV 48 46 2 Obama +2
Rasmussen 10/19 – 10/21 1,500 LV 47 49 2 Romney +2
ARG 10/18 – 10/21 1,200 LV 47 49 3 Romney +2
Democracy Corps (D) 10/18 – 10/21 1,000 LV 49 46 3 Obama +3
Monmouth 10/18 – 10/21 1,402 LV 45 48 5 Romney +3
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 10/18 – 10/21 1,300 LV 48 48 4 –
ABC/Post 10/18 – 10/21 1,376 LV 49 48 1 Obama +1
IBD/TIPP 10/16 – 10/21 885 LV 47 43 7 Obama +4
Gallup 10/15 – 10/21 2,700 LV 45 51 – Romney +6
Washington Times/JZ Analytics 10/18 – 10/20 800 LV 50 47 3 Obama +3
NBC/WSJ 10/17 – 10/20 816 LV 47 47 4 –
CBS 10/17 – 10/20 790 LV 48 46 5 Obama +2
PPP (D-Americans United for Change) 10/17 – 10/19 1,200 LV 49 47 4 Obama +2
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/15 – 10/19 1,289 LV 46 43 9 Obama +3
Gravis Marketing 10/18 – 10/18 805 LV 44 46 10 Romney +2
Rasmussen 10/16 – 10/18 1,500 LV 48 48 – –
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/14 – 10/18 1,000 LV 47 49 4 Romney +2
UPI/CVOTER 10/11 – 10/18 1,254 LV 46 48 – Romney +2
UConn/Hartford Courant 10/11 – 10/16 1,023 LV 48 45 6 Obama +3
Rasmussen 10/13 – 10/15 1,500 LV 47 49 – Romney +2
YouGov/Economist 10/13 – 10/15 826 LV 47 46 3 Obama +1
IBD/TIPP 10/10 – 10/15 931 LV 47 46 5 Obama +1
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 10/12 – 10/14 1,600 LV 46 50 4 Romney +4
ARG 10/11 – 10/14 1,200 LV 47 48 4 Romney +1
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/10 – 10/14 1,793 LV 46 45 7 Obama +1
Gallup 10/8 – 10/14 2,700 LV 47 49 – Romney +2
JZ Analytics/Newsmax 10/12 – 10/13 863 LV 47 44 9 Obama +3
ABC/Post 10/10 – 10/13 923 LV 49 46 2 Obama +3
Rasmussen 10/10 – 10/12 1,500 LV 48 49 – Romney +1
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/7 – 10/11 1,000 LV 49 48 3 Obama +1
Monmouth 10/8 – 10/10 1,360 LV 46 47 5 Romney +1
UPI/CVOTER 10/4 – 10/10 1,110 LV 46 49 – Romney +3
Rasmussen 10/7 – 10/9 1,500 LV 47 48 4 Romney +1
FOX 10/7 – 10/9 1,092 LV 45 46 7 Romney +1
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 10/5 – 10/9 1,157 LV 45 45 7 –
IBD/TIPP 10/4 – 10/9 757 LV 44 49 7 Romney +5
YouGov/Economist 10/6 – 10/8 763 LV 49 46 2 Obama +3
ARG 10/5 – 10/8 1,200 LV 47 48 4 Romney +1
Washington Times/JZ Analytics 10/5 – 10/7 800 LV 45 45 10 –
Pew 10/4 – 10/7 1,112 LV 45 49 6 Romney +4
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 10/4 – 10/7 1,300 LV 47 49 4 Romney +2
Gallup 10/1 – 10/7 3,050 RV 50 45 – Obama +5
Rasmussen 10/4 – 10/6 1,500 LV 47 49 – Romney +2
Clarus 10/4 – 10/4 590 LV 46 47 7 Romney +1
Politico/GWU/Battleground 10/1 – 10/4 1,000 LV 49 48 3 Obama +1
Rasmussen 10/1 – 10/3 1,500 LV 49 47 – Obama +2
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 9/29 – 10/3 1,071 LV 47 41 9 Obama +6
Clarus 10/2 – 10/2 590 LV 49 45 6 Obama +4
McLaughlin (R-American Conservative Union) 9/30 – 10/2 1,000 LV 49 45 6 Obama +4
YouGov/Economist 9/29 – 10/1 785 LV 49 44 2 Obama +5
CNN 9/28 – 9/30 783 LV 50 47 4 Obama +3
Rasmussen 9/28 – 9/30 1,500 LV 48 45 – Obama +3
ARG 9/27 – 9/30 1,200 LV 49 46 5 Obama +3
United Technologies/National Journal 9/27 – 9/30 789 LV 47 47 – –
DailyKos/SEIU/PPP (D) 9/27 – 9/30 1,100 LV 49 45 6 Obama +4
NBC/WSJ 9/26 – 9/30 832 LV 49 46 3 Obama +3
NPR 9/26 – 9/30 800 LV 51 44 3 Obama +7
Quinnipiac 9/25 – 9/30 1,912 LV 49 45 4 Obama +4
Gallup 9/24 – 9/30 3,050 RV 49 45 – Obama +4
Washington Times/JZ Analytics 9/27 – 9/29 800 LV 50 41 9 Obama +9
ABC/Post 9/26 – 9/29 813 LV 49 47 3 Obama +2
UPI/CVOTER 9/23 – 9/29 855 LV 49 46 – Obama +3
Ipsos/Reuters (Web) 9/24 – 9/28 855 LV 47 42 8 Obama +5
Rasmussen 9/25 – 9/27 1,500 LV 47 46 4 Obama +1
Merriman 9/24 – 9/27 981 RV 46 43 8 Obama +3
Politico/GWU/Battleground 9/24 – 9/27 1,000 LV 49 47 – Obama +2

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News, tweets

News (underreported) 11-3-2012

“Peso seen to hit 30:$1 next year

a penny saved..

PhilstarPhilstar – 1 hour 38 minutes ago

“CEBU, Philippines –  The peso could strengthen to the 30-level against the dollar next year as investors continue to flood emerging markets regardless of the outcome of the US elections on Tuesday, an investment bank said….”

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“4 dead in Quezon road mishaps

 

tatalon ba tayo?

from sunstar.com: “MANILA — Four people were killed in two separate vehicular accidents in Quezon Province on All Saints’ Day, the state disaster agency said Saturday.

“Activist lawmakers reject extension of bogus land reform

Filipino Farmer 2

 By Gerry Albert Corpuz and Shamrock San Juan. From allvoices.com: “MANILA, Philippines– Two of the members of the progressive bloc in the Philippine parliament on Sunday rejected the proposal of their colleagues in the House of Representatives to extend the 25-year old Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) for five more years..”

“3 army generals top shortlist of next AFP chief

from businessmirror.com.ph Written by Zaff Solmerin / Correspondent :”LESS than three months before Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa retires, three names belonging to three classes in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) are reportedly being considered strong candidates to the military plum post….”

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U.S. polls

(not underreported) from huffingtonpost.com: “The current view of the 2012 presidential election. Updated Saturday, Nov. 3 12:44 pm ET.xxx 270 electoral votes to win.xxx Barack Obama 281 Electoral Votes xxx Mitt Romney191 Electoral Votes”

(breakdown state-by-state in the next post – blog admin)