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Int’l monitors: RP polls marred by 3 G’s, cheating
2007/05/17
Malacañang and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) appear to have failed in projecting to the international community that they had conducted fair, fraud-free, peaceful and orderly elections, as accredited international monitors yesterday told reporters that elections in the country were marred by bombings, intimidation, vote-buying and cheating. Members of the group told reporters yesterday that they witnessed two bombings, encountered two armed groups and saw election rules being openly ignored. Money to buy votes was handed out openly. “The transactions took place very blatantly. Our presence did not deter them at all,” said Mohamad Yunus Lebai Ali, a Malaysian lecturer and on.. |
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Etihad is Cargo Airline of the Year
Etihad Airways has been awarded the prestigious title of Cargo Airline of the Year at the Air Cargo News awards in London. Building on its success at the 2006 awards, where it won the “best airline to the Indian sub-continent,” the carrier was voted “cargo airline of the year” by members of the cargo industry from more than 100 countries. James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ chief executive, said: “The award is a tremendous accolade for the airline because it is so highly regarded by the world’s car..
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Namfrel’s final tally shows San Pedro new Munti mayor
Incumbent Vice Mayor Aldrin San Pedro is now Muntinlupa City’s new mayor, beating his rival by more than 12,000 votes, according to the final tally of the National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) in Muntinlupa. Based on the final Namfrel tally, San Pedro garnered 73,048 votes as against “Tita” Lor Fresnedi’s 60,821 or a difference of 12,227 votes. Fresnedi is the wife of Mayor Jaime Fresnedi. According to Lito Pedrosa, Namfrel-Muntinlupa chairman, said the final vote was tallied around.. |
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Syria deals RP quintet 3rd straight loss
TEHRAN — A hobbling San Miguel-RP Team lost to Syria’s Al Jalaa 80-114 Tuesday, leaving national coach Chot Reyes to carefully weigh his options for the remainder of the 18th Fiba Asia Champions Cup at the Azadi Stadium here. Towering Bernard Jons had a rare triple-double of 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocked shots while Julius Nwosu added 18 points and eight rebounds to spark and fuel the Syrians’ rout that took shape right in the first half. More than the Syrian imports, however, it was..
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Massive drug imports set next year — PITC
The government will be buying cheap essential drugs from India and Pakistan starting next year despite an unresolved patent battle against one of the world’s biggest drug maker. State trading firm Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC) said it has set the importation of the Pakistani-manufactured version of drug firm Norvasc once its patent ends in June next month. The patent of the drug is owned by multinational drug maker Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co. “We will have to bri.. |
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