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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

 

Comelec mulls partial 
poll automation despite law

By Bernice Camille V. Bauzon, Reporter

Until recently a remote possibility, the holding of a second bidding for the automation of the 2010 elections is now probable as the end-May deadline the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set for itself for the awarding of contract draws near.

If the bidders could not supply the 80,000 machines the elections would need, Comelec may be forced to bend the law that mandates full automation for the 2010 polls and go for partial automation, Comelec Chairman Jose Melo said Tuesday.

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O T H E R   R E P O R T S

 

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus announced Tuesday the suspension of the P427-million noodle-feeding contract awarded to Jeverps Manufacturing “in view of the concerns raised by the Senate Committee on Education.”

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THE Highway Patrol Group (HPG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is dead serious about neutralizing the three most notorious syndicates of car thieves lording over Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

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The Supreme Court (SC) has junked the petition filed by the Chinese contractor in the Northrail project to stop a lower court from hearing a case filed by a group of lawyers...

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DEAR PAO
By Persida Acosta

Dear PAO,
I would like to seek advice regarding the situation of a Filipina who is married to an American citizen. The spouses have a baby, but the American spouse found out that he is not the biological father of the child.

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