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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 |
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"Nakakalungkot, pangarap natin lahat ang automation. Dapat may managot dito, dapat may makasuhan, hindi basta-basta na kung gusto umurong ganun na lang," Villanueva said as he demanded an explanation from the Comelec.
LAWMAKERS who were disappointed with the hitch in the poll automation project have asked the Commission on Elections to decide immediately if it will resort to manual elections.
Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay said the Comelec should now start preparing for manual elections as an alternative if the automation will fail.
Congress had approved the supplemental budget of P11.3 billion for the poll automation project.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 |
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The Philippines has regressed in key areas of governance over the past ten years, data from the World Bank showed.
The multilateral lender's Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), a research project initiated in the late 1990s, revealed that the country's performance worsened last year compared to 1998 in five out of six dimensions of governance.
These areas include voice and accountability (-0.20 from 0.39), political stability and absence of violence (-1.41 from -0.17), regulatory quality (-0.05 from 0.03), rule of law (-0.49 from -0.1), and control of corruption (-0.75 from -0.4).
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
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An opposition lawmaker said Saturday it is immoral on the part of the government to spend billions of pesos on foreign trips while almost three million Filipinos are starving.
“Many people are starving to death. I believe it is immoral for the leaders of the country to use huge funds just for their travel abroad,” said party-list Rep. Joel Villanueva of the Citizens Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC).
The young lawmaker issued the statement a day after Malacañang assured that President Arroyo’s foreign travels are worth every centavo.
Malacañang said Saturday that it is ready to provide the public a comprehensive account of the benefits from President Arroyo’s foreign trips.
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Saturday, 27 June 2009 |
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I think proper reporting will do. She should explain it. Tumaas lang naman ang kilay ng publiko sa dami ng number ng kanyang delegates. Bakit kailangang ganu’n karami ang kasama,” ani Villanueva.
Dapat umanong magpaliwanag si Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo kung bakit sangkatutak ang bilang ng entourage nito tuwing bibiyahe sa ibang bansa.
Ayon kay Citizens Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list Rep. Joel Villanueva, nararapat na ipaliwanag niya ito sa taumbayan dahil nanggaling umano ang ginagastos nila sa buwis na ibinabayad ng taumbayan.
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