Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 27, 2010
Firm reports successful field testing of poll machines By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:45:00 01/27/2010 Filed Under: Elections, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines— An official from the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) technology partner Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) announced Wednesday the successful field testing of the automation system to be used for the May elections in [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 25, 2010
Hunting, land conversion woes threaten bird sanctuary By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 17:13:00 01/21/2010 Filed Under: Animals CANDABA, Pampanga, Philippines—Thousands of migratory birds flock to Candaba swamps in Pampanga every year to seek shelter and breeding grounds. But the prevalence of hunting and massive land conversion has led to the continuous decline in the [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 19, 2010
6 more partylist groups accredited for May—Comelec By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:10:00 01/19/2010 Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Politics, Elections MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) accredited on Tuesday six more partylist groups for the elections in May, bringing the total of competing sectors to 150, a spokesman for the poll body [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 19, 2010
No extra days for overseas voting enlistment By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:46:00 01/19/2010 Filed Under: Overseas Employment, Migration, Elections, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines—There will be no extra days for overseas voting enlistment, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday denied the petition of a Filipino-American group to allow a 28-day extension for [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 15, 2010
144 party list groups included in May polls By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:55:00 01/15/2010 Filed Under: Politics, Elections, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines – A total of 144 party list groups have been accredited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to join the national elections in May, the poll body announced on Friday. A [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 15, 2010
WB, Land Bank ink €2.437 carbon credit deal By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:26:00 01/14/2010 Filed Under: Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Global Warming MANILA, Philippines—The World Bank signed Thursday an agreement with Land Bank of the Philippines to purchase carbon credits for a project that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills and livestock [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 14, 2010
FilAms ask: Extend absentee voters’ listing By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:44:00 01/14/2010 Filed Under: Overseas Employment, Migration, Elections, Justice & Rights, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines—A group of Filipino Americans have urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Thursday to extend the registration for overseas absentee voters (OAV) by 28 days until February 14 so [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 14, 2010
Perlas, Lim on Comelec list of 2010 bets By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 10:11:00 01/14/2010 Filed Under: Elections, Eleksyon 2010, Politics MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 2) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday morning included two more candidates for president, Nicanor Perlas and Detaliano Acosta Jesus, and one for senator, former military officer Danilo Lim, in [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: January 14, 2010
Poll body exempts Cafgu militias from gun ban By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 10:12:00 01/14/2010 Filed Under: Elections, Eleksyon 2010, Security (general) MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exempted several militias from the total gun ban including civilian armed forces geographical units (Cafgus). In Comelec Resolution 8742 promulgated on January 11, the poll [...]
