The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is the message delivered by the President of the Philippines at the opening of every regular session of the Congress. Last July 23, 2012, President Noynoy Aquino delivered his third SONA. It has been reported that this SONA focused on what the administration had achieved within its three…
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On May 14, the Manila Board of Canvassers proclaimed former president Joseph Estrada as the mayor of Manila, garnering 343,993 votes, or 52.72 percent of the total votes cast in Manila, against incumbent mayor Alfredo Lim, who received 308,544 votes, or 47.28 percent of votes. Estrada won by a difference of 35,449 votes. The former…
Surpassing expert projections, the Philippines saw a 7.8 percent surge in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the First Quarter (Q1) of 2013, exceeding projected figures of a 5 to 6 percent GDP growth this year, reports the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). GDP is one of the prime indicators of a country’s economic…
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Commentary: Are you ready?
Election period has always been a time that makes everyone equal. No matter the disposition or socio-economic status of a person, every citizen upholds his or her exclusive right to vote. This year is no exception, and before voting starts tomorrow, it helps to take note of a few things before you have your vote…
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Brownouts and election time crime
A Luzon-wide brownout hit millions of households and commercial establishments in Metro Manila and other provinces in the central and northern Luzon, at exactly 1:51 pm of Wednesday last week. The said outage was caused by the unexpected power shutdown of six major power plants in Luzon. It started with the tripping of the…
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2013 Senatoriables: Where they stand
Click the corresponding icon for a policy to see who supports it. Filipinos are quick to recognize the names of candidates with namesakes of current and or former political figures – Aquino, Pimentel, Trillanes, Poe – as well as re-electionists like Legarda and Escudero. Other names are familiar to the ears, but the rest remain…
“There are sectors that still doubt our automated election system. Despite that, the 2013 elections will push through and it will be automated again,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes said in a report from The Philippine Star. Comelec purchased the Precinct Count Optical Scanners (PCOS) chartered by Smartmatic International Corporation in 2010. For…
On Monday, May 13, the Philippines will hold its 31st senatorial elections to decide the new set of senators who will serve the country for the next three to six years. From 82 aspirants who filed for candidacy last year, only 33 passed the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) benchmark and were deemed eligible to compete…
On Monday, May 13, the Philippines will hold its 31st senatorial elections to decide the new set of senators who will serve the country for the next three to six years. From 82 aspirants who filed for candidacy last year, only 33 passed the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) benchmark and were deemed eligible to…
With the Philippine midterm elections happening next Monday, have Lasallians prepped their bets? The study conducted by three psychology majors published in The LaSallian last March revealed that 34 percent of DLSU students would be politically involved, if granted a proper avenue for participation. The April releases of the Social Weather Station (SWS)…