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Feb 8, 20091

Protect women — CHR

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights… Read the rest

Oct 29, 20080

PCCI’s Dee ‘scolds’ CBCP head

Joel Guinto
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The chairman emeritus of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) claimed to have reprimanded Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo over the phone over reports he called for a change in government due… Read the rest

Oct 14, 20080

SWS: Public dissatisfaction with GMA eases to -27%

Helen Flores
Philippine Star

Less people are dissatisfied with President Arroyo although her rating remains poor as she faces a new impeachment complaint, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in a recent survey.

The non-commissioned survey among 1,500 adults,… Read the rest

Sep 26, 20080

Suspicious Gordon wants Comelec budget reconciled

Christina Mendez
Philippine Star

Sen. Richard Gordon has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to go back to the drawing board and reconfigure its proposed budget for the full automation of the May 2010 national and local elections.

Gordon… Read the rest

Sep 12, 20080

Gordon, Angara urge Comelec to resubmit budget to ensure full automation of 2010 polls

Philippine Star

Senators have asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to review and re-submit its proposed 2009 budget to ensure a fully automated, clean and credible election in 2010.

Sen. Richard Gordon and Edgardo Angara on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over… Read the rest

Jul 29, 20080

Give GMA a chance. What else are we to do?

Ernesto F. Herrera
The Manila Times

LET me first note that this column was submitted a few hours before President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivered her 2008 State of the Nation Address. Now, in answer to the question posed by this… Read the rest

Jul 29, 20080

GMA gov’t gets lowest satisfaction rating since Marcos ouster

Helen Flores
Philippine Star

The Arroyo administration’s net satisfaction rating fell to a record low of –21 in the past three months, the lowest for any administration since the ouster of the Marcos regime, Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey… Read the rest

Jul 28, 20080

GMA did well on this one

Philippine Star

A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned by a congressional oversight committee reportedly showed that the Arroyo administration has scored satisfaction ratings ranging from 43 percent to 70 percent in 15 out of 20 national issues, including infrastructure… Read the rest

Jul 26, 20080

‘A stolen, not a strong republic’ (Ex-officials indict Arroyo for ‘7 curses’)

Michael Lim Ubac
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—A group of former Cabinet members and other past ranking officials Friday “indicted” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for her failed promises, and said that for seven years she had wrought “seven curses”… Read the rest

Jul 19, 20080

GMA’s net satisfaction rating hits record low – SWS

Helen Flores
Philippine Star

President Arroyo has become the most unpopular Philippine president since Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 after her net satisfaction rating slipped to a new record-low of –38, surpassing the previous record of –33 in May 2005,… Read the rest

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