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‘Don’t be surprised if frontrunner loses’
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The race for the presidency is still wide open, Malacañang said yesterday.
Speaking to reporters, Press Undersecretary Rogelio Peyuan said Filipinos must not be surprised if the winner is not among the [...]
Continue Reading →Estrada is Arroyo’s last card vs Aquino–Maceda
By Norman Bordadora, Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Supporting former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada may be the only remaining option for the Arroyo administration if it wants to prevent Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III [...]
Continue Reading →Voting machines fail
76,000 memory cards to be replaced
By Michael Lim Ubac, Tarra Quismundo, Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Now, it can be told officially. The tests produced weird results.
This sent embarrassed officials of the Commission on Elections [...]
Continue Reading →Secret wealth? 5 top bets have undisclosed assets
by Karol Anne Ilagan and Malou Mangahas
PCIJ
THE PHILIPPINE PRESS, widely held to be the freest and most rambunctious in Southeast Asia, has no reason to boast and gloat as journalists across the globe observe [...]
Continue Reading →‘Quiboloy’s endorsement nothing but homage politics’
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Ang Kapatiran Party standard-bearer JC de los Reyes believes the endorsement of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of Kingdom of Jesus Christ the Name Above Every Name congregation will not deliver votes [...]
Continue Reading →Poll: Noynoy maintains 15-16% lead over Erap
By Aurea Calica
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III maintained a 15 to 16-point lead over his closest rival, former President Joseph Estrada, who has dislodged Nacionalista [...]
Continue Reading →Presidential elections now between Noynoy and me – Erap
By Rainier Allan Ronda
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Former President Joseph Estrada sees the May 10 presidential elections as fast shaping into a one-on-one fight between himself and Liberal Party [...]
Continue Reading →Bongbong denies talks with PCGG
By Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star
VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR , Philippines - Nacionalista Party senatorial candidate Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. denied reports that his family has reopened talks with the Presidential Commission on Good [...]
Continue Reading →Villar, Loren confident of victory on May 10
By Christina Mendez
The Philippine Star
VIGAN CITY , Philippines — Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manuel Villar Jr. and his running mate Loren Legarda are confident of victory on May 10.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, [...]
Continue Reading →Foreign observers start arriving
By Christina Mendez, Pia Lee-Brago
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Foreign observers have started arriving for the May 10 elections, with a group from the United States ready to leave within the week for Mindanao, a perennial [...]
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- 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…
