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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 |
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Automated polls in
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Winning bidder splits up, citing ‘differences’ |
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By Bernice Camille V. Bauzon, Reporter
The Philippines would not be able
to hold fully automated elections in 2010 after all. This
possibility grew on Monday after the partners in a joint venture
that had won a multibillion contract to conduct the country’s
first-ever computerized polls split up.The official withdrawal of
the foreign-owned Total Information Management (TIM) from the
partnership with the local Smartmatic also raised the possibility
that next year’s presidential polls would go back to the manual
system.
Chairman Jose Melo of the
Commission on Elections (Comelec) said during a telephone interview
that he had been personally informed by TIM officials that they were
pulling out from the automation project.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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BEWARE OF PEOPLE
SELLING FAKE TITLES
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The Land Management Bureau on
Monday warned the public against fraudulent selling of land titles
and advised the public to be cautious with their real property
transactions.
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Optical Media
Board under fire for payoff
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The Presidential Anti-Smuggling
Group (PASG) chief, Undersecretary Antonio Villar Jr., on Monday
called for a congressional inquiry into the reported P10-million
payoff to some members of the Optical Media Board (OMB) in exchange
for the anomalous release of two replicating machines seized
earlier.
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RP not doing
enough for good governance
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The Philippines’ progress in
governance and anti-corruption over the past decade failed to make
improvements and was still behind its neighboring countries, the
World Bank reported.
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Defense chief vows
to fight ‘Cha-cha’ plot
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Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro
on Monday said he would resist any illegal movement in the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Legally, he added, a shake-up can
only be effected if there are vacancies in the military.
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Honduran president
in exile, while new leader orders curfew
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: The newly
appointed leader of Honduras Roberto Micheletti ordered a 48-hour
curfew on Sunday (Monday in Manila) after denying there had been a
coup d’etat on deposed President Manuel Zelaya.
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Fuel prices go
down, as LPG rates increase
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After five successive price
hikes, oil firms implemented a rollback in pump prices on Monday,
when world oil prices also continued to slip in Asian trade.
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Palace says coup
not likely in Philippines
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Malacañang was confident that
the political instability in Honduras would not happen in the
Philippines, saying this country has a more professional military
and a stronger democracy an official said.
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‘Swine flu’
vaccine close, as Australia death toll rises
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MELBOURNE: Australian researchers
Monday said a swine flu vaccine could be ready in months as the
worst-hit country in Asia Pacific reported two more deaths linked to
the virus, taking the total to six.
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Agriculture
officials foil bombing attempt
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AGRICULTURE Secretary Arthur Yap
on Monday ordered tight security within the premises of the
Department of Agriculture and all its attached agencies after an
improvised explosive device was recovered...
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