New airport still risky for travelers

He said the firm found out that the
facility’s “seismic provisions are either inadequate or missing, exposing
earthquake risk, and the strength of concrete is below standard."
Citing portion of the report, copy of
which obtained by Standard Today, Bernas said “70 cored concrete specimens
yielded compressive strength lower than specified design. Of these, 43 and 23
yielded values lower than [...]

Overseas voting starts April 14; embassy bares Comelec rules

Manner of obtaining ballots and voting -
Committee on Overseas Absentee Voting, COMELEC, Manila shall send directly to
the voters by registered mail the Mailing Envelope containing the List of
Candidates, Instruction for Voters, Inner Envelope, Outer Envelope, Paper Seal
for the Outer Envelope and Ballot.

Land-base voters need not travel all the
way to the Embassy in Washington,
D.C. [...]

US offers $5-M on Malaysian bomber

He is said to be the leader of the
Kumpulun Mujahidin Malaysia terrorist organization, part of the Jemaah
Islamiyah central command, and a senior leader in several Southeast Asian
terrorist groups linked to the al-Qaeda. Bin Hir is believed to have been
staying with the Abu Sayyaf Group in Mindanao since August 2003 and has trained
ASG members in bomb-making. [...]

GMA names Filam printing director

Before his appointment, Agana was the
international marketing agent of the Philippine Gaming Corporation (Pagcor).
Agana will be acting NPO director until
the election period ends.
The NPO is a key factor in the election
because it hanldes all printing requirements of the Commission on Elections,
including ballots, election returns and other election forms.
Agana’s resume described him as a
“registered investment advisor, [...]

Court finds GMA guilty of rights violation

What is serious are the Melo Commission
and the Alston Report, Vortis added.
Ebdane said the verdict was unfair,
citing the principle that a person is innocent until proven guilty.
“But it seems that nowadays it is the
other way around” as if the person is now guilty unless proven otherwise. Now,
in The Hague, in any court of law even [...]

Democrats court Asian American groups

At the meeting in Washington DC, Governor
Dean was joined by DNC Vice Chair Congressman Mike Honda, along with the Chair
and Vice Chair of the DNC’s Asian and Pacific Islander American Caucus, Bel
Leong-Hong and Mona Mohib, respectively.
“Thanks to Governor Dean’s vision for the
50-state partnership and his continued outreach to all communities, we were
able to win in [...]

RP sells medical tourism in US

Dr. Jorge Garcia from premier medical
facility Asian Hospital will present the top medical and surgical procedures
available for medical tourism in the Philippines today.
Consul General Maria Rowena Mendoza
Sanchez will welcome everyone to the forum. Trade Commissioner Maria Roseni M.
Alvero will introduce the Philippine delegation and the organizations
represented in the mission. Consul Arvic Arevalo will open [...]

Only 4 of 12 Senate slots will go to GMA’s party

Thirty-six percent of SWS respondents
said they would vote for an opposition candidate for representative while 28
percent would cast pro-administration votes and 26 percent would vote for an
independent candidate. The balance of 10 percent of respondents had no answer.
For governor, 28 percent of respondents
said they will vote for an opposition bet, while 25 percent will vote [...]