For the first time in four years or since she assumed office, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will skip the traditional flag-raising rites at the Rizal Park, but not the Quirino Grandstand program later in today’s commemoration of the 106th Independence Day.
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Malacañang renewed yesterday its appeal to Congress sitting as National Board of Canvassers for a fair and expeditious canvassing of votes for president and vice president to meet the constitutionally-mandated deadline of June 30 to proclaim the duly-elected leaders.
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Opposition Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. yesterday said those who have severely criticized him for his one-man filibustering over what he called was an undemocratic canvassing process in Congress are imparting a dangerous message to the people “to close their eyes to the wanton electoral fraud, desecra
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The 22-man Joint Committee resumed its task of tabulating Certificates of Canvass (CoC’s) reflecting the result of the presidential and vice presidential elections at around 3 p.m. yesterday, two hours after the House of Representatives adjourned its legislative session. Fifteen were canvassed when
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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced yesterday that 506 out of 1,508 passed the Dentist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Dentistry in Manila last month.
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Speaker Jose de Venecia yesterday declared that the 12th Congress has “staunchly defended Philippine democracy” and called for unity among the political parties to defeat what he called the country’s most difficult challenges.
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The Senate, with Senate President Franklin Drilon presiding, finally adjourned the 12th Congress at 11:10 a.m. yesterday after a sixminute regular session.
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The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional provisions in the General Appropriations Act of 1999, 2000 and 2001 that cut up the Internal Revenue Allotments (IRAs) of local government units (LGUs) and ruled the funds should have been released automatically “without need of further action.”
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DAVAO CITY—US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Joseph Mussomeli, who was in this city this week for a series of engagements, expressed confidence that the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will soon return to the negotiating table for the eventual peaceful settlement of the
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ABELEDO, CHRISTIAN JOSEPH GRANADA
ABENIR, MA SHIELA OCENAR
ABENOJAR, ZACARIAS PERICO
ABERAS, MARY ANN DIANGZON
ABINETA, CHERRYL NANGIT<
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LAURENTE, GLADYS SECLON
LAVAPIE, JASPER SERRANO
LAZARO, DIVINA FERNANDO
LAZARO, LORENA LAGMAN
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