Manual voting against the law

By Arlie Calalo
THE chairman of the Commission on Elections yesterday shot down calls for a return to manual voting in the 2010 elections, saying it is against the law on election automation.

Senate, House unify baselines proposals

By Fel V. Maragay
The long-overdue bill delineating the country’s archipelagic baselines was approved by the bicameral conference committee, with the panel from the House of Representatives accepting the Senate’s version to treat the Kalayaan Islands and Scarborough Shoal as a “regime of islands” instead of being enclosed within the baselines.

More lapses uncovered in Alabang Boys’ case

By Rey E. Requejo
An agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday admitted that it took several hours after the sting operations on the “Alabang Boys” before they could do a full inventory of all the evidence they recovered.

Rivals in high school vie for no. 2 police position

By Romie A. Evangelista
Two police generals who have locked horns over academic honors in high school are renewing their rivalry, this time over the second highest post in the National Police.

Port owner draws flak over empty promises

Port workers are up in arms over the alleged failure of Harbor Centre Port Terminals Inc. to make good on its promise to build a new port comparable to the Port of Singapore.

 

 

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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