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Poll automation in 12 pilot areas
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday identified 12 pilot areas in the country where poll automation will BE implemented for the 2007 national elections.
CBCP appeals: Keep Con-con free of PI, Con-ass influence
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Angel Lagdameo yesterday appealed to the country’s lawmakers to keep the Constitutional Convention (Con- con), if it should be called, free from the negative impact of the People’s Initiative and Constituent Assembly (Con-ass).
De Venecia ends Con-ass bid
Speaker Jose de Venecia last night declared the final death blow for Resolution 197 which calls for the convening of a constituent assembly has been dealt the controversial proposal.
Ex-DFA Secretary Ople, former Bulletin columnist, remembered
The third death anniversary of the late statesman and Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas F. Ople, a former columnist of the Manila Bulletin, will be observed by his family, friends, and associates today, Thursday, with a mass at the Libingan ng mga Bayani at 9 a.m.
National gov’t employees to get P6,000 bonus
President Arroyo has approved the order granting R6,000 "performance bonus" to all national government employees to be given starting next week, Malacañang announced yesterday.
Leaders propose Con-con election with May 2007 polls
The election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention (Con-con) should be held simultaneously with the May 14, 2007 regular election of national and local officials to make it truly non-partisan, a group of lawyers and leaders of non-government organizations said yesterday.
Boxer Tipon beats Korean for RP's third gold medal
DOHA, Qatar — The Philippines won its third gold medal Wednesday when bantamweight Joan Tipon hammered Korean Han Soon Chul in the boxing finals of the 15th Asian Games.
Erap sees current strife as being due to legitimacy issue
Former President Joseph Estrada yesterday called on Filipinos not to lose sight of the real issue at the core of the current political strife -- the issue of legitimacy.
Smith's lawyers appeal judge's ruling denying US custody
MANILA (AP) -- Lawyers for an American Marine convicted of raping a Filipino woman asked the Court of Appeals on Thursday to transfer him to U.S. custody during his appeal.
Arroyo drops Cha-cha plan amid public uproar
MANILA (AP) -- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, faced with a public uproar and the prospect of massive street protests, on Thursday scrapped plans for a constitutional change that would have abolished the opposition-led Senate.
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