Comelec, TIM-Smartmatic conducting on-site survey in preparation for automated polls
September 4, 2009 9:51 am· Comments Off
MANILA, September 4 – The project management office (PMO) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Total Information Management (TIM)-Smartmatic Corporation are currently identifying areas in the country without cellular phone signal as part of preparations for the automated polls next year.
Czech PM makes official visit to RP next week
September 4, 2009 9:51 am· Comments Off
MANILA, Sept. 4 — The Czech Republic Prime Minister Jan Fischer is due to arrive in Manila on Sunday for a two-day official visit to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced today,
Davide appointed co-chair of key UNGA ad hoc group
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MANILA, Sept. 4 — Philippine ambassador to the United Nations Hilario G. Davide Jr. has been appointed co-chair of an ad hoc working group of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with Iceland’s ambassador to the United Nations Gunnar Palsson, it was learned Friday.
U.S. Embassy closed for Sept. 7 Labor Day
September 4, 2009 9:51 am· 1 Comment
MANILA, Sept. 4 — The United States will observe Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7, and its embassy in Manila is closed on that day, it was announced.
PGMA declares Sept. 7, 21 as non-working holidays
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MANILA, Sept. 4 —President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday declared Sept. 7 and Sept. 21 as non-working holidays throughout the country.
More local government units install MRFs
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MANILA, Sept. 4 — More local government units (LGUs) heed the call to establish sufficient materials recovery facilities (MRFs) to help reduce the country’s garbage and stall the ill-effects of global warming and climate change.
ASEAN comes up with common stance on climate change
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MANILA, Sept. 4 — South East Asian countries are close to coming up with a common agreement on efforts to reverse the effects of climate change under which the Philippines will commit to cut its carbon emission by 80 percent.
Village officials underscore impact of government’s Kalahi-CIDSS project
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CONCEPCION, Iloilo, Sept. 4 – Village officials of the Municipality of Concepcion, a coastal town situated 111.4 kilometers north of Iloilo City, are all praises of the government’s flagship anti-poverty project.
Comelec holds voters’ registration at Zambo jail
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 4 –The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has conducted a two-day voters’ registration at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-administered Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC) in this southern port city.
PGMA leads VIP list in 18th Mindanao Business Conference
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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sept. 4 — Business leaders in southern Philippines will soon present to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a set of policy agenda aimed at boosting economic growth in Mindanao.