Posts Tagged ‘national’
DOJ asked to probe rice importation
MANILA, PhilippinesThe newly appointed administrator of the National Food Authority, Lito Banayo, is asking the Department of Justice to investigate why the NFA authorized the Philippine International Trading Corp.
DOF chief vows to rein in expenses in H2
FINANCE SECRETARY Cesar V. Purisima on Thursday said the government could rein in expenses in the second half and that the national budget would no longer be ‘mismanaged’ as it had under the previous administration. Purisima said in an interview that the P196.7-billion deficit incurred in the first half was a simple case of ‘mismanagement of the budget.’ He said that while interest payments fell short of the…
‘Basyang’ road, crop damage reaches P147.5MNDCC
MANILA, Philippines Damage to agriculture, fisheries, and infrastructure in four regions due to “Basyang” (international name: Conson) has reached P147.556 million, said the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) on Friday. In its…
‘Basyang’ damages P23.69M agriculture, infrastructure
MANILA, Philippines Typhoon ‘Basyang’ (international name: Conson) damaged over P23 million-worth of agriculture and infrastructure in four regions of the country, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Partial assessment of damages to agriculture and infrastructure left by tropical storm Basyang reached P23.696 million in Regions 4-A, 4-B, 5 and the National Capital Region, the…
PNP to strictly implement liquor ban Sunday
MANILA, Philippines — The two-day liquor ban in connection with the national elections will begin Sunday, May 9, the Philippine National Police announced on Friday. PNP…
COA urged to expand Meralco audit
MANILA, PhilippinesThe National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc.
Philippines Arroyo to start campaign for house seat
MANILA – The Philippine election shifts gear on Friday as campaigning for Congressional seats starts, with interest centred on the president’s move to run for the lower house and the risks from a new automated voting system. Local campaigning could change the presidential race if Gilberto ‘Gibo’ Teodoro, the administration candidate running a distant fourth in opinion polls, can tap the national reach of his party organisation to boost support.
Media groups calls for speedy trial of Maguindanao massacre
MANILA, Philippines Media groups on Wednesday bewailed the slow resolution of the Maguindanao massacre and the alleged ‘lack of transparency’ of the courts at the ongoing trial against those implicated in the killings. In their visit to the national police headquarters in Camp Crame, representatives from International Federation of Journalists, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines,…
Mindanao power situation improves
MANILA, PhilippinesThe power supply situation in Mindanao has begun to improve as the island grid registered a supply deficit of only 520 megawatts as of Wednesday morning, according to the National Grid Corp.
Voting populations improbably high
MANILA, PhilippinesThe numbers don’t add up. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) recently revealed that there were around 700,000 double or multiple registrants on the national voters’ list.
Gov’t told to stop blaming El Niño for power, water shortages
MANILA, PhilippinesA day after a state of calamity was declared in Mindanao due to long brownouts in the region, environmentalists said the Arroyo government should not blame El Niño, a periodically recurrent phenomenon, for causing the power and water shortages. In a statement on Saturday, Archie Orillosa of the Advocates of Science and Technology for the People (AGHAM), said the Arroyo government and the National Grid Corp. (NGCP) should have prepared for the coming of the El Niño phenomenon.
Chances of cheating slim but possible, says election contractor
MANILA, PhilippinesAlthough the opportunity to cheat in an automated election is very slim, a desperate and determined candidate can still cheat his way to office, said an executive of a recruitment company hired by a Commission on Elections contractor to hire information technology people for the national and local elections in May. “With the automated election the chance to cheat is very slim, but for a cunning, desperate and sly politician, there are so many ways,” Johnny Revilla, project manager of Placewell Manpower Inc. told the Inquirer in an interview last Thursday.
