Comelec appeals to first time voters to take advantage of the extended registration
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer appealed to first time voters to take advantage of the remaining two days of the voter’s registration extension for them to be able to participate in the May 10, 2010 national and local elections.
Farmer nabbed for possession of gun seized by rebels from San Narciso police station
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 -– Pursuing government forces captured a farmer in Quezon province for possession of firearms, one of which was among the guns seized from the San Narciso Municipal Police Station (MPS) by communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels last Sunday.
(Yearender) 2009: A challenging year for the Judiciary
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 – The year 2009 has been a challenging year for the Judiciary as it saw the retirement of Supreme Court (SC) Sr. Associate Justice Leonardo Quisumbing and Associate Justices Minita Chico-Nazario, Dante Tinga, Adolf Azcuna and Ruben Reyes who all reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.
QC Mayor Belmonte formally opens second underpass
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 -– Quezon City Mayor Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte on Wednesday afternoon formally opened Quezon City’s second pedestrian underpass in Diliman, Quezon City.
DepEd says 11 regions already received SAROs and NCAs from DBM
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is in the process of releasing the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) and the Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) for the grant of Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) to their employees: teaching and non-teaching personnel.
Malacanang likely to endorse early elections for ARMM — Ermita
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 — Malacanang will likely endorse the recommendation for an early voting in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to ensure the conduct of honest, orderly and peaceful elections in the area.
State workers to get bonuses on time — Palace
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 — Malacanang said on Wednesday the promised P7,000 to P10,000 cash gift for state workers will be available anytime before Christmas.
Palace confident of early Maguindanao case resolution
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 — Malacañang expressed confidence on Wednesday that the judicial system will be able to dispose of the Maguindanao massacre case in a speedy and expeditious manner.
AFP recommends SOMO during holidays
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will likely approve the suspension of offensive military operations (SOMO) during Christmas and the New Year when she returns from Albay, where she personally inspected the condition of Mayon volcano evacuees.
(Metro News) QC judge issues arrest order for Ivler
December 23, 2009 11:10 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, Dec. 23 – The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QC-RTC) on Wednesday issued a warrant of arrest for fugitive Jason Ivler, the main suspect in the road rage killing of the son of a Malacañang official.