Friday 3rd July, 2009
'Automation only way vs. poll fraud'
InquirerAutomated elections would be the only way to prevent election fraud in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Elections Commissioner Elias Yusoph said on...
Senate remains open despite H1N1 case
InquirerUpdate 2) The Senate will not suspend its operations even after one of its employees was confirmed to be infected with the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, Senate President Juan Pence...
Aboitiz Group denies links with TIM
InquirerThe Aboitiz Group on Friday denied any personal or professional relationship between members of the Aboitiz clan and the head of the Total Information Management Corp....
Automated 2010 polls on
Manila TimesThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday that TIM and Smartmatic, the partners in a consortium that won the bidding for the P7.2-billion computerized polls contract, have ironed...
More prayers sought for Cory Aquino
InquirerFervent PRAYER. People attend the third healing mass at the Chapel of Sto Nino de Paz in Greenbelt Makati City for the recovery of former President Corazon Aquino who was hospitalized at the Makati...
NTC extends expiry dates of cell phone loads
Manila TimesTelecommunication companies are now mandated to extend the validity of mobile phone loads or credits after the National Telecommunications Commission issued guidelines Friday on prepaid...
Imelda Marcos praying for Cory, wants to visit her
Manila TimesMarcos revealed she has prayed for the speedy recovery of former President Corazon Aquino who is currently battling colon cancer at the Makati Medical Center.
Enrile pushes for power reduction bills
Manila TimesSenate President Juan Ponce Enrile went directly to the public Friday to drum up support for his two power reduction bills after noting resistance from the fiscal managers of the Arroyo...
Czech Republic honors Rizal, Blumentritt
Manila TimesA bastion in the Czech Republic has been named after National Hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal and Ferdinand Blumentritt, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported Friday.
Policeman held for Philippine death
BBCA policeman in the Philippines has been arrested for the murder of journalist Crispin Perez on 9 June.The shooting, in central Mindoro Occidental province, is one of scores of alleged murders of...
Philippines Salvages Deal To Automate 2010 Elections
Morning Star... project to automate next year's Philippine elections is back on track just days after the winning bidders threatened to walk out on the deal, officials said Friday.
Philippines Prays for Ailing Former President Corazon Aquino
VOAPrayers and masses are being held across the Philippines for the recovery of cancer-stricken former President Corazon Aquino. The democracy icon is battling colon cancer.Mrs. Aquino's son, Senator...
Poll automation back on track
NewsbreakC ommission on Elections (Comelec) chair Jose Melo was all smiles after emerging from a 3-hour closed-door meeting with officials of the Barbados-based Smartmatic and Filipino firm Total...
Philippine president's biopsy comes back clean
New Jersey OnlineAreas of mass found in Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's groin and breast are benign and will not require surgery, her spokesman said Friday. Arroyo...
Prayer vigils for critically-ill Cory
Philippines News OnlineFormer Philippines leader Corazon Aquino, who is suffering from cancer, is back in the hospital and is in a fragile state, according to family and friends."President Cory Aquino is...
Poll automation on as bid partners reconcile
InquirerThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) has announced that the winning bidders in the automation project have settled their dispute and would proceed with computerizing the polls...
Cebu inmates perform ‘Thriller’ in tribute to Michael Jackson
Philippines News OnlineFilipino prisoners who spawned a worldwide Internet hit with their version of Jackson's "Thriller" video recreated their dance in tribute to the dead star, television reported Friday.The...
Philippines' Arroyo undergoes biopsies, is healthy
The StarPhilippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was declared in good health after biopsies were conducted on lumps found on her breast and groin, her press secretary said on Friday....
The day the music died
Philippines News OnlineLos ANGELES – Many Filipinos cherish the day the pop icon and legend performed in the Philippines in a solo concert last 1996 at the Asia World grounds. Production Director Malou...
Another C-5 road project controversy erupts
NewsbreakA new Department of Public Works and Highways project extending the C-5 road in Quezon City could damage three main underground aqueducts supplying water to Metro Manila, according to some...
Fight over profits cause of poll automation woes
NewsbreakW hile influential figures and other unseen hands have been considered as reasons for the uncertainties in the poll automation project, money also played a major role in it. Earlier, Total...
Foreign Funds Net Buyers On Philippine Bourse In June
Morning Star... of Philippine stocks in June, nudging the broad market higher compared to its level in May, preliminary data from the Philippine Stock Exchange showed Friday.
German man stabbed to death in central Philippines
Earth TimesManila - A 68-year-old German man was stabbed to death by an unidentified attacker at his residence in the central Philippines, a police report said Friday. Herman Kruse was watching television with...
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