Politics

Malacañang declared that there is no turning back on the full automation of the 2010 elections, as President Gloria Arroyo waits for the P11.3-billion supplemental budget for poll automation law to reach her desk.

‘A violation of Chinese sovereignty’ BEIJING—China Wednesday slammed the Philippines for laying claim to parts of the disputed Spratly Islands, calling the move a violation of Chinese sovereignty.

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang urged the House of Representatives yesterday to hasten the approval of the P11.3-billion supplemental budget for the modernization of the 2010 elections that President Arroyo has certified as urgent.

Former President Joseph Estrada is still not saying whether he will be seeking the presidency in 2010, saying instead that he will be making his decision by June this year.

A new movement in search of 10 million voters who will support reform-oriented, pro-good governance candidates in next year’s May national and local elections was formally launched February 3.

The House of Representatives appropriations committee approved yesterday a P11.3-billion supplemental budget for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to use for the automation of the 2010 presidential elections.

It’s musical chairs again at the Palace, with President Arroyo reshuffling key posts in her Cabinet, ostensibly triggered by the request for a lighter workload from Press Secretary Jesus Dureza.

Vice President Noli de Castro continued to enjoy a high satisfaction rating among top government officials, results of the latest Social Weather Stations’ survey showed.

The Commission on Elections will use optical mark reader (OMR) machines in the 2010 national and local elections, Comelec Chairman Jose Melo said yesterday.

Most Filipinos are interested and likely to participate in the May 2010 elections, results of a Pulse Asia survey revealed on Wednesday.

The conflict erupted after a group led by former Senator Franklin Drilon drew up a list of the party’s senatorial candidates for the 2010 elections.

Nearly half of Filipinos believe violence would erupt if the May 2010 elections are cancelled or postponed, according to a survey.

For 17 straight years, Sen. Joker Arroyo has remained the undisputed “Scrooge of Congress” for being the thriftiest, most frugal, tight-fisted, penny-pinching lawmaker.

WASHINGTON – A number of problems including corruption and the breakdown of peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are inhibiting the return of full democracy to the Philippines, said the US-based non-government organization Freedom House.

Vice President Noli de Castro is still the choice of most Filipinos to succeed President Arroyo in 2010, results of a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

Malacañang submitted to the House committee on appropriations yesterday an P11.9-billion supplemental budget for the automation of the 2010 elections.

MANILA, Philippines — The year 2008 has been good for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and its attached agencies, including the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino voters are almost unanimously for poll automation, which they believe is the best defense against fraud, results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s elections chief is confident of getting at least P8 billion for poll automation in 2010.

With 17 more months to go before the May 2010 presidential elections, coffee shops and board rooms are already debating over next year’s presidential polls, speculating on its possible outcome.

Top and bottom. The SWS senatorial survey conducted Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 shows the following results of senatorial candidates: 1. Mar Roxas 2. Miriam Santiago 3. Jinggoy Estrada 4. Pia Cayetano 5. Bong Revilla 6-7 Franklin Drilon Jamby Madrigal 8. Ralph Recto 9. Koko Pimentel 10. Juan Ponce-Enrile 11. Tito Sotto 12-13. Sergio Osmeña…

About l7 months before the 2010 elections, the automation of the voting and counting process remains uncertain because the Commission on Elections, Malacañang and Congress could not get their act together to get the ambitious project going.

The year 2008 had the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) focused on the fight against Charter change (Cha-cha), the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, and the extended Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program minus reforms.

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