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Saturday, July 11, 2009 |
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It’s a go for poll automation |
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Comelec, bidder sign contract despite injunction plea
with SC
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By Bernice Camille V. Bauzon, Reporter
It’s all systems go for the country’s first fully automated
elections in 2010.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on
Friday signed the multibillion-poll automation contract with the
winning bidder Smartmatic and Total Information Management (TIM)
exactly one month after the project was awarded to the joint
venture.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Palace pooh-poohs WB’s negative economic forecast
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MalacaÑang belittled a recent World Bank (WB) negative economic
forecast for the country, saying that the Philippine economy remains
strong and resilient despite the global economic crisis.
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Cotabato city shuts down businesses
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COTABATO CITY: Shops, restaurants and schools shut down in the large
southern Philippine city of Cotabato on Friday in protest over a
deadly bombing blamed on Islamic militants, eyewitnesses said.
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Homicide eyed in Jackson’s death
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LOS ANGELES: The chief of the Los Angeles police department on
Thursday said that homicide had not been ruled out in the death of
music icon Michael Jackson.
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Oil companies roll back pump prices by P1.50 a liter
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Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Phoenix Petroleum Philippines,
Inc. announced a P1.50 per liter reduction in their diesel, gasoline
and kerosene products effective Saturday, the companies announced in
separate text messages.
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Obama in the Vatican: More than a state visit
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L’AQUILA, Italy: US President Barack Obama’s meeting with Pope
Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday carries more weight than
normal for the new US president, according to the White House.
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MOUNT MAYON
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Mayon Volcano may erupt soon
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MAYON Volcano could erupt any time soon, the Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned on Friday.
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OFWs can now ‘remit’ Jollibee treats to relatives
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How can overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) show their love to
their families or loved ones in the country besides sending cash?
How about “remitting” a Jollibee cheeseburger or chicken joy?
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Testify at Senate hearing, ‘Mar’ asks President
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Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd, in an unprecedented move, asked
President Gloria Arroyo on Friday to personally explain before the
Oversight Committee on Quality Affordable Medicines which he heads
why she has not approved the maximum...
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SC junks petition to stop C-5 expansion
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THE Supreme Court has lifted its status quo order preventing the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) from proceeding with
the C-5 road-widening project.
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