Posts Tagged ‘calamity’
Internet, texts plunge campaigns to ugly lows
MANILA, PhilippinesCandidates are taking advantage of the Internet and mobile phones to smear their rivals, plunging the campaign to ugly lows ahead of next month’s presidential election, analysts say. Among the worst examples, presidential front-runner Sen.
‘Ondoy’ sign of ‘ignored elephant’
MANILA, PhilippinesLourdes Francisco, 43, wasn’t just a witness to the terrible fury of climate change; she was also a victim. For that was what Storm ‘Ondoy’ (international codename: Ketsana) was all about, experts say, when it swept across Luzon starting on Sept
COA urged to expand Meralco audit
MANILA, PhilippinesThe National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc.
Philippine diaspora votes
LEARNING: Hong Kong and Singapore, which have a combined 128,000 Filipino voters, are serving as a test of a computer system used for the first time this year Thousands of overseas Philippine workers were expected at the polls in Hong Kong and Singapore yesterday to elect the country’s next president, a month ahead of voters at home. Nearly 590,000 workers out of the 9 million-strong economic diaspora have registered to cast their…
20,000 local absentee voters to vote on April 28-30Comelec
MANILA, Philippines At least 20,000 government employees and members of the police and the armed forces who will hold poll duties on May 10 will be allowed to vote between April 28 and 30, an official of the Commission on Elections said Friday. ‘The committee…
Easing out Escudero a mistake for LP — Binay
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay has said the sudden absence of Sen.
Ricefields alive to sound of ‘quack! quack!’
(Ninth of a series) MANILA, PhilippinesThe rice fields outside Cagayan de Oro City are alive with the sounds of ‘quack! quack!’ They are music to farmers like Armando Bantolinao who grow rice with the help of ducks for less the expense employed in the usual planting method that relies on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The yield is several tons more, as Bantolinao has shown on his one-hectare paddy at Lagonglong, an hour-long drive from the Misamis Oriental provincial capital.
SMC amasses $10-B war chest for acquisitions
(Conclusion) MANILA, Philippines–Conventional wisdom dictates that the price resulting from the collective buying and selling decisions of financial market players is the best indicator of a company’s value.
Hotter days forecast as mercury still risingPAGASA
MANILA, PhilippinesSunday’s temperature peaked at a sweltering 35.2 degrees Celsius (95.3 degrees Fahrenheit) and weather men warned that even hotter days are to come. ‘We are in the hot and dry season and temperatures always rise during these months…
High temperatures to stay until middle of May PAGASA
MANILA, Philippines High temperatures will continue until around the middle of May due to the easterly waves and the…
PNP, Comelec lay down final election preparations
MANILA, PhilippinesThe Philippine National Police, together with the Commission on Elections, is laying down final election preparations with the May 10 national elections, a ranking police official said on Thursday.
Verzosa issues ‘9 Prohibited Acts’ for cops
MANILA, PhilippinesAfter the ‘10 Commandments’ comes the ‘9 Prohibited Acts.’ A day after issuing a 10-point guide on election duties to policemen, Philippine National Police Director General Jesus Verzosa Wednesday took things a step further by warning his men against engaging in ‘partisan politics.’ ‘As public servants, PNP personnel are mandated to remain neutral in the conduct of elections and concentrate instead on keeping the peace…
