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Palace won’t meddle in Senate affairs
By Paolo Romero and Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang announced yesterday that the administration will not meddle in the affairs of the Senate and it is up to the senators to decide if [...]
Continue Reading →Calls for manual count mount but Comelec says no
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Widespread misreading of ballots in the testing of counting machines for Monday’s automated polls has revived calls from national and local candidates for a full manual count to ensure that no [...]
Continue Reading →Congress won’t end reign of political dynasties
By Tony Bergonia
Philippine Daily Inquirer
(First of four parts)
MANILA, Philippines—Congress’ refusal to pass an anti-dynasty law could just be one more proof that, quoting Henry Kissinger, “power is an aphrodisiac,” says former Sen. [...]
Continue Reading →Erap tied with Villar in latest Pulse Asia poll
By Helen Flores
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – With elections less than two weeks away, the tandem of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) standard-bearer former President Joseph Estrada and running mate Jejomar Binay [...]
Continue Reading →Noynoy: Mar is my only vice president
By Delon Porcalla
The Philippine Star
TACLOBAN CITY , Philippines – Liberal Party standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, the frontrunner in the presidential race, assured the people yesterday that Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II [...]
Continue Reading →The race for No. 2 shaping up: It’s Roxas vs Binay
By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., Norman Bordadora, TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
SOLANO, NUEVA VIZCAYA, Philippines—“Let them have a good fight for No. 2.”
This was the message of Liberal Party vice [...]
Continue Reading →Melo: We’re 100 percent on target
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—It’s all systems go, contrary to fears of skeptics.
“We are 100 percent on target,” declared Chair Jose Melo of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in an interview with [...]
Continue Reading →NP urges ABS-CBN to reveal source of psychiatric report on Noynoy
By Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial candidates yesterday challenged ABS-CBN Channel 2 to reveal their sources from the party who leaked the alleged psychiatric report on [...]
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- Metro Cebu – December 18, 2011
- Metro Davao – December 18, 2011
- Metro Manila – December 18, 2011
- The Thai experience
The Thai experience (or why P-Noy …
The Philippines it seems is engulfed in all things Hollywood at the moment. With the filming of the Bourne Legacy taking place in Manila filling the nightly news with human…
- Learned Optimism
Learned Optimism
Reality checks are always needed by over-confident governments.
Martin Seligman the founder of positive psychology uncovered a pattern of behavior that he believes is responsible for greater resilience and happiness among…
- P-Noy strokes the Nation's 'Pleasure Zones'
P-Noy strokes nation’s ‘pleasure zones’
Here we go again. As the Philippines enters 2012, the stage is set for another round of reality TV/courtroom drama to unfold as the trials of former president and now…
