Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 31, 2009
Last wave of voter applicants Watch video Hundreds of Makati City residents flock a satellite voters registration held at a mall two days before the enlistment deadline. Video report by INQUIRER.net’s Anna Valmero. For full article, click here
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 31, 2009
Comelec extends voters’ registration to Tuesday October 31, 2009 09:12:00 Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections extended to Tuesday the nationwide voters’ registration, an official of the poll body said Saturday. The Comelec is drafting an advisory to be disseminated to all regional directors, said Commissioner Rene Sarmiento. Earlier on Saturday, [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 31, 2009
Makati residents flock voter registration held in mall By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 16:21:00 10/30/2009 Filed Under: News, Politics MANILA, Philippines—Hundreds of Makati City residents continue to flock a satellite voters’ registration held at a mall two days before the enlistment deadline, a poll official said. National Capital Region (NCR) election director Mike Dioneda [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 30, 2009
Comelec ‘unfair’ over Trillanes’ party poll bid—exec Magdalo to appeal for reconsideration By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:07:00 10/30/2009 Filed Under: Eleksyon 2007 MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections has been accused of being “unfair” by an official from the political party of jailed Senator Antonio Trillanes IV after its petition for registration [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 29, 2009
PPCRV is Comelec’s citizens’ arm in 2010 polls By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 18:48:00 10/29/2009 Filed Under: Politics, Inquirer Politics, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accredited the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) as its national citizens’ arm for the May 2010 elections, an official said Thursday. Comelec Commissioner [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 29, 2009
Dead ‘butanding’ found in Manila Bay By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 19:25:00 10/28/2009 Filed Under: Environmental Issues, Animals MANILA, Philippines— A whale shark, locally called “butanding”, was found dead on Manila Bay by local fishermen on Wednesday morning, according to the local arm of conservationist group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). WWF Philippines [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
Voters without biometrics can still vote – Comelec By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 17:17:00 10/28/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Eleksyon 2010, Elections MANILA, Philippines – Registered voters who have not enrolled their biometrics data can still vote in next year’s elections, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman said on Wednesday. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
DoH on ‘high alert’ for virus outbreaks By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:38:00 10/28/2009 Filed Under: Health, Flood MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health is now on “high alert” to address the leptospirosis outbreak in areas that were flooded by tropical storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng, its top official said Wednesday. Since October [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
Over 23,000 inmates register for 2010 polls By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 11:06:00 10/28/2009 Filed Under: Elections, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines—An official from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that over 23,000 detainees nationwide registered to vote in the 2010 national elections. Elections Commissioner Rene Sarmiento told INQUIRER.net that 23,657 detainees or 43 percent [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
CONSUMERS TOLD: Report drug complaints to FDA hotlines By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 09:40:00 10/28/2009 Filed Under: Health, Illegal drugs, Consumer Issues MANILA, Philippines — The health department’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called on consumers to help fight substandard and counterfeit drugs entering the local market through the agency’s hotlines, an official said. [...]
