Villar, Estrada, Bro. Eddie: Never say die
MANILA – Until the computers spew out election results, presidential contenders Manny Villar, Joseph Estrada, Gilbert Teodoro Jr. and the other presidential candidates are separately clinging to hope they’ll somehow end up in Malacañang.
“I am convinced that come May 10, this party will...
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Binay ties Roxas; Aquino pulls away
MANILA – Tying Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II in the vice presidential race just days before the elections, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay said Thursday night that he would overtake Roxas on May 10.
“I expect my rating to go higher. It only shows that I’m bound to win,” Binay told the Philippine...
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Bro. Eddie wants 15-day poll postponement
MANILA – Bangon Pilipinas presidential candidate Bro. Eddie Villanueva filed on Thursday a petition seeking for a 15-day postponement of the elections, saying the Commission on Elections should first iron out problems, including glitches in the vote machines.
Villanueva and his supporters...
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Villar: I violated no law
MANILA – Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar on Friday said there was nothing inappropriate in his meeting with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) board in June 2007 when he was the Senate president, and that the government even earned more than P100 million in taxes from...
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The race for No. 2 shaping up: It’s Roxas vs Binay
SOLANO, NUEVA VIZCAYA – “Let them have a good fight for No. 2.”
This was the message of Liberal Party vice presidential candidate Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II to his rivals Sen. Loren Legarda of the Nacionalista Party (NP) and Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino...
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Arroyo disapproval rating hits highest level
MANILA – Now that the end of her term draws near, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has gotten her highest public disapproval rating and lowest approval rating since assuming power in 2001, according to Pulse Asia.
Of the 3,000 adults interviewed by the survey firm from March 21 to 28, a total...
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In tears, Agra stands by order
MANILA – Alberto Agra, the man in the maelstrom of public furor over his decision to clear two members of the Ampatuan family of murder charges in the Maguindanao massacre, was in tears Thursday as he bared that widespread criticism was taking a toll on himself and his family.
He also clarified...
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Wanted: ‘green’ leaders
MANILA – An environmental group on Thursday called on the public to vote for green candidates.
The call was made by Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) and over 200 environmental advocates as they trooped to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in celebration of Earth Day.
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RP 4th in SE Asia as source of Internet security threats—report
MANILA – The Philippines ranks fourth in Southeast Asia as one of the sources of Internet threats in the region and 10th in the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ), according to a report by a software giant.
The Philippines places fourth behind Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia where malicious codes,...
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Nueva Ecija harvest good, but farmers complain
CABANATUAN CITY – RICE IN Nueva Ecija is bountiful but farmers are decrying the low buying price of palay and the supposed collusion between rice mill owners and traders to further bring prices down.
Serafin Santos, provincial agriculture officer, said the buying price offered by traders has...
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