At least 71 percent of local government officials seeking re-election will intensely campaign for the candidacy of Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. to make up for his lack of visibility on television and other media advertisements. Senatorial bet Raul Lambino said hundreds of Lakas-Kampi-CMD candidates running for re-election in various local posts are [...]

Japanese naval officers said they firmly believe that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) now ranks on the same level as the immigration offices of developed countries like Japan in terms of equipment and usage of modern technology. In their visit to the BI main building in Intramuros, Manila last week, Capt. Makato Ito, commanding officer [...]

Investments in the electronics sector went up 20 percent in 2009 to $480 million from $400 million in 2008, indicating a recovery of the electronics sector, the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI) reported. SEIPI data showed the investments represent the project cost of 84 electronics firms that registered last year of [...]

Despite the slowdown on imports from China due to the Chinese New Year, the Port of Manila (PoM) has defied the odds following its revenue collection of a total of P3.856 billion last month, surpassing its target by P1.246 billion. “This is 16.7 percent higher than the positive deviation registered last January and 56.9 percent [...]

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Monday that it extended for another week the deadline for registration of local absentee voting (LAV) in the May 2010 polls as a result of the low turnout of applicants this year. The LAV, which will take place on April 24 to 26, covers government officials and employees, including [...]

President Arroyo is considering bypassing Congress in dealing with the energy crisis in Mindanao. Podcast for the Pacquiao-Clottey fight is now airing! Click here to listen. Continue Reading here…

Marines killed seven Abu Sayyaf terrorists during a raid on their hideout in an island near Jolo yesterday. Continue Reading here…

Teachers serving as Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) in the May 10 elections will receive P1,300 on top of the P3,000 honorarium, according to a resolution promulgated by the Commission on Elections on March 4. Continue Reading here…