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He is a lawyer, as most election commissioners are, but he and they have been breaking their own rules, and the election law itself. Realizing that the automated polls have been coming up with a very slow count — a task a manual count would…
MADRID — The Catalonia bookshop in Barcelona survived a civil war and a fire over its 88 years of business — but nothing could protect it from Spain’s recession. Like bookshops, theaters and cinemas across Spain, it was no longer getting enough punters to survive.The…
The incumbent chief executives of the five populous provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (aka the Calabarzon region) south of Metro Manila. have been reported — as of 3 a.m. of Thursday, May 16 per the Comelec Transparency Server — to be enjoying…
Of course President Joseph Estrada’s victory in Manila no longer comes as a surprise. His legacy includes political victory despite the obstacles and elitist machinations. What surprises us is the blitz it registered in the publicity circles particularly the mainstream local and global media. It…
Dear Editor: This has reference to the news item written by Mr. Ed Velasco on May 5 (Sunday) of The Daily Tribune, entitled “Avoid Compostela Valley, Advises Local Police Chief.”In the published news item, it stated that “Compostela Valley Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police…
Commentary
Rubber stamp Senate
There is so much hypocrisy in Malacañang and the Liberal Par…
New concerns for China’s risin…
BEIJING — With two cars, foreign holidays and a cook for the…
No go for Cha-cha
Don’t expect Charter changes from the Noynoy administration.…
Hope for harmonious end
Dead Editor:Regarding the recent dispute between Taiwan an…
Comelec-voted senators
Proclaiming winning senators through “projected” votes based…
Riding out US tornado in a wal…
MOORE — For years Anita Zhang’s neighbors joked that if a to…
Two brand new warships plus 12…
The Philippines is not only buying two brand new warships bu…
Pusyon Bisaya, Jay Pernes gian…
In the island province of Siquijor in Central Visayas, which…
Killing his own bosses
No one need to be an expert on economy to determine that bul…
Bangladeshi volunteers haunted…
SAVAR — Mamun was hailed a hero for pulling survivors from t…