PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MALACAÑANG is likely to remain neutral in the speakership race shaping up between Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia, a top Palace official said…
Month: May 2007
Comelec count bogs down
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE official tally of the Senate and party-list elections ground to a halt yesterday with only one certificate of canvass processed. As the Commission on Elections adjourned at…
GMA gets $1.2b in investments from New Zealand
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has drummed up $1.22 billion in investments in mining, the environment and agriculture in her visit this week to New Zealand. Wrapping up her…
Pinoy seaman abducted in Nigeria
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A FILIPINO seaman was among 10 workers abducted in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, last Friday, marking the fourth time that a Filipino has been kidnapped in the oil-rich country,…
Australia gives RP 28 boats, $4-million grant
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Australia has pledged to donate at least 28 boats valued at $4 million for use by the Philippine Army and to provide an annual grant amounting to A$4…
30 OFWs in Kuwait granted amnesty
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Another batch of 30 migrant Filipino workers who availed of the amnesty program by Kuwait arrived yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The female domestics arrived at…
Lopez Group readies bid for Meralco
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Lopez Group is looking at a combination of strategic partnerships, equity and loans to raise $500 million to bid for the government’s combined stake in Manila Electric…
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Namfrel hit by party list groups
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE National Movement for Free Elections, which is conducting an unofficial quick count of the May 14 elections, came under fire yesterday from party-list organizations for not disclosing…
Palace to use automated poll machines by 2010
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — BOTHERED by the slow count of votes cast in the May 14 elections, Malacañang yesterday called on all stakeholders in the political process to put in place an…
RP 5 beats Bahrain
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — San Miguel-RP Team finally found its groove and beat Bahrain’s Al Muharraq 99-80 Wednesday to make the quarterfinals of the 18th FIBA Asia Champions Cup at the Azadi…
Fans want Ruffa to stay in ‘The Buzz’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The new Sunday showbiz talk show of GMA7 hosted by Pia Guanio, Raymond Gutierrez and John Lapus, has yet to make an impressive showing in the ratings game….
Binay wins Makati polls
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The ticket of Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay has scored a sweep of the elections in the city, winning all 20 local positions at stake. Never has there been…
Atienza concedes to Lim
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Ali Atienza on Thursday conceded the race for mayor in Manila to Alfredo Lim. Ali, the son of incumbent mayor Lito Atienza, made the announcement after emerging from…