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Palace now focused on elections
With less than five months before the midterm elections, Malacañang yesterday balked at supporting renewed moves by some local government executives to amend the Constitution via another People’s Initiative.
More time to pray to Black Nazarene at Luneta vigil
Devotees will have more time to pray to the miraculous, centuries-old image of the Black Nazarene this afternoon at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila, where it will be exposed to the public for an overnight vigil.
Cardinal says promise to change is futile unless backed by strong desire
Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales said yesterday that any resolution or promise to change one’s self this New Year is futile unless it is backed with a strong desire.
Election boards decide today on applications of new voters in May polls
The fate of thousands of new voters throughout the country who beat the Dec. 31, 2006 deadline to register under Republic Act 8189 to be able to vote in the coming elections will be decided by the Election Registration Boards (ERBs) which will hold its hearing today for the approval or disapproval of all applications filed pursuant to the Voter’s Registration Act of 1996.
5 children locked inside house die in Valenzuela fire
A lighted candle left unattended kindled a four-hour fire at dawn yesterday, killing five siblings in a squatters area in Valenzuela City.
Malacañang welcomes plan of Roco’s widow to run for Senate
Malacañang welcomed yesterday a plan of Sonia Roco, widow of Sen. Raul Roco, to run for the Senate.
Polls will show how people will judge GMA, Escudero says
House of Representatives Minority Leader Francis Escudero yesterday rejected Malacañang’s claim that the May 2007 senatorial race would be another political battle between the Arroyo and Estrada forces, saying that it would instead show how people will judge President Arroyo as leader of the country.
Security in place for ASEAN summit
MANILA (AFP) - President Gloria Arroyo assured her fellow Asian leaders that security was in place to prevent attacks during their summit in central Cebu city this week.
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