Posts Tagged house

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Comelec division junks Pacquiao bid to disqualify Chiongban from polls

MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE) Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will have to slug it out with Roy Chiongbian, a member of an influential Saranggani clan, in the fight to represent Saranggani in the House of Representatives on May 10. The Commission on Elections First Division dismissed, on Wednesday, the disqualification charge filed by the People’s Champ Movement, Pacquiao’s political party, due to lack of merit.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Arroyo courts Iglesia ni Cristo support for poll bid

MANILA, Philippines—Acknowledging its crucial role in her electoral victories, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday tried anew to woo the support of the powerful Iglesia ni Cristo as she gears up for her unprecedented congressional run. Ms Arroyo spoke about the Urban Luzon Beltway (ULB) at the INC-run New Era University in Quezon City, but in the end, she solicited the same support from the powerful sect. She thanked the INC for listing her as its No

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Army exec denies ‘torture’ of detained health workers

LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines -– A top Army official denied charges that the military subjected 43 health workers to ‘psychological torture’ and called reports in media as ‘lies and misrepresentation’ of the truth. ‘How do they define psychological torture? Anyone who has been arrested and detained would surely experience stress.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

And it’s last two days for Ledesma

REP. Julio Ledesma (NPC, Negros Occidental), who has gained notoriety for not attending plenary sessions and committee deliberations of the 14th Congress, has only two session days to appear at the House and get monies due him. Congress is set to adjourn Friday for the start of the national campaign period on Feb

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Public right to info so near, yet so far

MANILA, Philippines—A bicameral conference has approved the proposed Freedom of Information Act, moving a step closer to an enabling law that gives flesh to the rights of citizens to have easy access to information held by the government. The public right to information was enshrined in the Constitution 23 years ago

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Pasinaya 2010 opens at the CCP

01/30/2010 Choose from more than 80 shows at the Cultural Center of the Philippines as the CCP resident companies lead more than 2,000 artists perform excerpts of upcoming shows on Sunday, Feb. 7. Dubbed as the biggest one-day performing arts festival, Pasinaya 2010: CCP Open House Festival is the opening salvo of the National Arts Month in February….

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

House approves P11B extra budget for poll automation

THE House committee on appropriations yesterday approved the proposed P11.3 billion supplemental budget to automate the 2010 national elections and cleanse the voters’ list of double registrants and dead voters at the same time. On the motion of Rep. Edcel Lagman, the panel adopted House Bill 5715 sponsored by Rep

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Meralco defers hike in power charges

MANILA, Philippines—The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s biggest power distributor, is voluntarily suspending the implementation of an increase in its distribution, supply and metering charges, until certain issues have been resolved.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Costly political mistake

01/27/2010 Manny Villar has committed a huge political mistake in not appearing before the Senate to state his case. If he knows just how the Filipino mind works, he would have known that his refusal to answer the charges translates to the Filipino being convinced that indeed he is guilty as charged, and no amount of media interviews or expensive advertisements will convince the Filipino otherwise

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

SC junks Migrante’s party-list bid

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has dismissed with finality the petition of the overseas workers’ group Migrante to be allowed to participate in this year’s elections as a party-list group. In an en banc decision, the high court upheld the decision of the Commission on Elections to disqualify Migrante from the party-list race after it failed to win seats in the House of Representatives in the 2004 and 2007 elections.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

House passes cybercrime bill

MANILA, Philippines—The House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading the cybercrime prevention bill, which intends to punish people who commit computer fraud and other cyber-related abuses. There was hardly any opposition to the measure, except from Kabataan party-list Rep.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Voters urged to examine party-list nominees

MANILA, Philippines—Voters, civil society groups, and election watchdogs should scrutinize the nominees of the party-list groups and file an opposition against those who are not qualified. This was the advice given on Tuesday by Comelec spokesman James Jimenez, who said the poll body should not be expected to reject outright nominees who don’t appear to be representative of the sector or who have…

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

No caution, no decency

MR.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

4 hurt as old house collapses in Parañaque

MANILA, Philippines—Four people were hurt after their house suddenly collapsed on them in Parañaque City at around 4…

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Italians to invest in 5 provinces in 2010

MANILA, Philippines—Developer ItalPinas Inc.