Comelec to set up special polling places for inmates to be able to participate in the May polls
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, March 4 — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be setting up special polling precincts in detention cells nationwide to enable inmates to participate in the May 10 polls.
(Metro News) P1-M worth of merchandise lost in Binondo fire
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, March 4 — Some P1 million worth of merchandise was destroyed when a fire of still undetermined origin hit a commercial-residential building in Binondo, Manila on Thursday morning.
Comelec to meet with PPCRV next week on poll-related issues
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, March 4 — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be meeting with the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and other organizations next week to discuss and find solution to the election-related issues they have presented to the commission.
(Metro News) Murder suspect nabbed in Antipolo City
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, March 4 – Police authorities on Wednesday nabbed a murder suspect during an operation in Rizal province, a ranking police official said on Thursday.
SC junks criminal raps vs. Davide, Martinez
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Jr.
MANILA, March 4 — The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the criminal complaint filed against retired Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. and retired Associate Justice Ma. Alicia Austria-Martinez in connection with a decision on a land dispute in Quezon City.
PNP-CIDG files criminal raps vs. 3 suspected terrorists
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, March 4 – The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Thursday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal charges for illegal possession of explosives and ammunitions against three suspected members of an international terrorist group.
Two more hydro power plants down; brownouts in Luzon, Mindanao prolonged, widened
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
By Marie S. Neri
MANILA, March 4 —Power supply situation in Luzon and Mindanao slide down further after more power plants went off line due to low water elevation as a result of the El Nino dry spell.
UK launches new action plan on migration
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, March 4 – Filipino skilled workers in the United Kingdom, who are applying for UK citizenship, may be allowed to return to their home countries for a period of time without interfering with their path to citizenship, if the UK government will implement an action plan for its migration policies.
PGMA open to moves to declare power crisis in Mindanao — Saludo
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, March 4 — Presidential deputy spokesman Ricardo Saludo said on Thursday that in view of the worsening power situation in Mindanao, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has accepted recommendations to declare a power crisis situation in Mindanao to enable her to set in place, upon congressional approval, additional power generating capacity in the region.
(Power Update) Luzon power supply remains ‘unpredictable’
March 4, 2010 11:00 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, March 4 — Despite the reconnection of some plants in the Luzon grid, the power supply situation in Metro Manila and some parts of Luzon will continue to be unpredictable.