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  • Money, control root of feud between Smartmatic, partner

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on June 30th, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Money turned out to be the root of a feud between partners in a consortium that bagged the P11.3-billion contract to automate the 2010 elections. Commission on Elections Chairman Jose Melo said rep...

    Arroyo won’t suffer same fate as ousted Honduran leader

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on June 30th, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    MANILA, Philippines - Opposition leaders should not liken President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya as the situations in Honduras and the Philippines are not the sam...

    Philippine military to investigate small bombs in capital

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on June 30th, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Manila - The Philippine military has joined an investigation into the bombing of the Office of the Ombudsman in Manila and the recovery of another bomb at the Agriculture Department, the armed forces ...

    Senators warn Arroyo of ouster by troops

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    MANILA, Philippines -- Senators warned President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that she might suffer the same fate of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya if she does not stop her allies from pursuing Ch...

    Senate to probe poll automation deal pullout

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on June 30th, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    MANILA, Philippines -- The Senate blue ribbon committee will investigate the pullout of a Filipino technology firm from a consortium that won the contract to automate the 2010 elections, Senator Richa...

    Philippine inflation might fall to record low in June

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    The Philippine central bank said the country's inflation might fall to its lowest point in two decades in June, dragged down by cheaper electricity, food and fuel, local newspaper reported Tuesday. Th...

    Broadcaster shot dead in Agusan

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    A motorcycle-riding gunman shot and killed a radio blocktimer in Brgy. Poblacion in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur. The victim, 43-year-old Jonathan Petalvero, sustained a lone gunshot wound on the he...

    Philippine president on self-quarantine after overseas trip

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    MANILA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will begin on Tuesday a four-day self-quarantine following her recent overseas trip to A/H1N1 flu-devastated areas, a governmen...

    Maguindanao roadside blast kills 2

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    ARMY troops patrol the national highway in Maguindanao after a bomb explodes, killing two men and wounding eight others at Barangay Kitango in Datu Saudi Ampatuan on Monday. RICHEL V. UMEL/INQUIRER MI...

    Dispute over control at root of TIM exit

    Posted by Philippines News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com on June 30th, 2009 and filed under Uncategorized | Comments Off
    By Harvey S. Keh I was in Naga City over the weekend to witness the inauguration of the Naga City Governance Institute, which is an initiative by the local government of ...More