Comelec eyes village election postponement
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:02:45 -0700 | political-news
Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants to postpone the barangay (village) elections in October to 2014, poll chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Monday. I would like to postpone the barangay elections; I would rather concentrate in preparing for the...
3 dead in stabbing spree in Batangas town
Source: Inquirer.net
Ibaan :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:02:45 -0700 | political-news
Philippines -A 20-year-old family driver and a companion went berserk, stabbing dead three family members that included an 82-year-old homeowner, his nephew and the latter's live-in partner late Sunday evening in Ibaan, Batangas. Chief Inspector Jose Naparato Jr., Ibaan police...
QC to release mid-year bonuses of 5,000 city employees before end of May
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 00:51:18 -0700 | political-news
Philippines It could be Christmas in May for more than 5,000 regular Quezon City hall employees who will be paid their mid-year bonuses before the end of the month. Mayor-elect Herbert Bautista has prescribed the guidelines for the payment of...
P4M jewelry, valuables taken from retired gov't employee's house in QC
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 00:51:16 -0700 | political-news
Philippines A retired government employee lost some P4 million in jewelry and valuables to burglars who broke into their home on Sunday afternoon in Quezon City. The suspects forced open the front door of the house of Evelyn Gotladera, 64,...
Twitter extends API v.1 life to June 11
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 00:01:20 -0700 | political-news
Clients will need to make the move to v1.1 before v1 shuts down as it will cease to work.
Cavite prosecutor, ex-Malaya reporter Emmanuel Velasco passes away
Source: Inquirer.net
Cavite :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 23:52:34 -0700 | political-news
PhilippinesCavite Provincial Prosecutor Emmanuel Manny Velasco passed away early Monday morning at age 54. Prosecutor General Claro Arellano confirmed that Velasco died of heart attack. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Divine Grace Hospital in General Trias Cavite....
Trillanes receives certificate of proclamation from Comelec
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 23:52:33 -0700 | political-news
Trillanes was previously unable to receive his certificate during the proclamation last Friday because he was out of town. When asked whether he felt the proclamation was too fast, he said that he went out of town on vacation because...
Cebu mayor's son arrested
Source: Inquirer.net
Cebu :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 22:32:52 -0700 | political-news
The son of Mayor Socrates Fernandez of Talisay City, Cebu was arrested by the police at 9:30 a.m. Monday at a beach in Sitio (subvillage) Bas Dako, Barangay Saavedra, Moalboal town, around 90 kilometers from this city. Joavan Fernandez was...
Comelec resumes canvassing; this time for party-list groups
Source: GMA News
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 21:44:33 -0700 | political-news
Comelec resumes canvassing; this time for party-list groups May 20, 2013 11:25am After a one-day pause, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday resumed the canvassing of votes from the May 13 pollsthis time for the party-list groups. Of...
CA stops QC court from filing case vs drug suspect 5 yrs after arrest
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 20:27:03 -0700 | political-news
PhilippinesThe Court of Appeals stopped the Quezon City regional trial court from acting on a case filed against a drug suspect five years after her arrest. In a seven-page resolution dated May 17, the appeals court 7th division said it...
2 Indian nationals wounded in Batangas shooting
Source: Inquirer.net
Batangas :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-20 02:56:59 -0700 | political-news
Two Indian nationals travelling along Barangay (village) Banay-Banay Crossing in Lipa City were wounded when they were shot by unidentified motorcycle-riding men Monday morning. Superintendent Jacinto Malinao, Lipa City police chief, identified the victims as Kaur Premjit, 34 and Parminder...
The Center should immediately appoint Chairman of CFMG, CFSB
Source: Asian Tribune
Naga :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 18:02:12 -0700 | political-news
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio took over the NPF-led DAN Government for the third term...However, he refused to give reasons for his premature departure from his job in Nagaland. One can recall how the situation in Nagaland was during the pre-ceasefire...
DepEd scrambles to fill 61,510 teacher vacancies
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 14:55:32 -0700 | political-news
PhilippinesDespite a glut of licensed teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) is finding it hard to fill all 61,510 vacancies in the public schools this year due to a lack of qualified teachers in some areas. The DepEd's P293.32-billion budget...
Santiago advises rookie lawmakers to ‘go back to school'
Source: Inquirer.net
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 06:49:05 -0700 | political-news
Santiago advises rookie lawmakers to go back to school' 9:07 pm Sunday, May 19th, 2013 Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Philippines Neophyte senators would do their countrymen a favor by going back to school and not making the mistake of entering the...
Lawyer suspended for serving as notary public in Isabela without authorization
Source: Inquirer.net
Isabela :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 06:49:04 -0700 | political-news
Philippines A lawyer has been suspended by the Supreme Court from practicing law for two years after he was found to have done notary public work in Isabela province without proper authority. Lawyer Anselmo Echanez was also disqualified last month...
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