MANILA, May 7 -- PRNewswire/AsiaNet Opposition Party to Release Documentation of Election Law Violations WHO: FORMER PHILIPPINE SENATOR FRANCISCO S. TATAD Campaign Advisor/Senatorial Candidate Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) Philippines WHAT: Telephone News Conference WHEN: United States: Friday, May 7, 2004 9:30 am Philippines: Friday, May 7, 2004 9:30 pm Thailand: Friday, May 7, 2004 9:30 pm Hong Kong: Friday, May 7, 2004 9:30 pm United Kingdom: Friday, May 7, 2004 2:30 pm Australia: Friday, May 7, 2004 11:30 pm (Sydney) WHERE: Toll-Free Telephone Conference Call: From the United States 877-297-4509 From the Philippines: 180011100670 From Australia: 1800003163 From Hong Kong: 800903265 From Thailand: 001800132006767 SUBJECT: Materials documenting coordinated election law violations on the part of the incumbent party will be discussed and provided to the media. This coordinated effort puts in jeopardy the potential for the scheduled May 10 Philippine Presidential election to be fully honest and credible. Former Philippine Senate Majority Leader Francisco S. Tatad, now a senior advisor to the campaign of Fernando Poe, Jr. and himself a candidate for Senator of the Philippines, will provide evidence uncovered by the Poe campaign of organized plans by the incumbent party to misuse public funds in violation of Philippine law. Documents will be made available to the media on a secure Web site which will be provided during the news conference. HOW: This news conference and all questions will be conducted exclusively in English. Journalists are invited to call the designated number on Friday, May 7 at U.S. time 9:30 a.m. and ask for Philippine Vote Fraud Conference Call. Senator Tatad will make opening remarks. Questions from the media will be accepted thereafter for a period of 45 minutes. CONTACT: Rebecca Filbey, [email protected] or Amy Calhoun, [email protected], both for KNP, +1-800-426-1887 or +1-202-223-4933; or Vera Razon, of Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), +1-63-919-819-5714, [email protected] SOURCE: KNP --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--