Posts Tagged house
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
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
MANILA, PhilippinesAcknowledging 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
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
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
MANILA, PhilippinesA 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
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
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
MANILA, PhilippinesThe 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
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
MANILA, PhilippinesThe 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
MANILA, PhilippinesThe 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
MANILA, PhilippinesVoters, 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…
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MANILA, PhilippinesFour people were hurt after their house suddenly collapsed on them in Parañaque City at around 4…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesDeveloper ItalPinas Inc.
