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Aileen was chosen from a bevy of young girls who showed up in a hotel and was married off to a Korean, more than twice her age, the next day.
by Carmela Fonbuena, Newsbreak
with research assistance from Victoria Camille Tulad, Newsbreak 09/14/2009 7:56 PM
If 2010 polls fail, Senate key to preventing crisis
MANILA - Given a worst-case scenario and there is a leadership vacuum caused by a massive failure of elections in 2010, lawyer Carlos Medina of electoral reform groups, Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) and One Voice, said the Senate should intervene to prevent a Constitutional and political crisis.
by Aries Rufo, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak 09/11/2009 4:39 PM
Poll automation: Disaster or new era?
First of Two Parts
MANILA - At the Supreme Court’s oral argument on the case seeking to nullify the automation contract, Justice Antonio Carpio pointedly asked UP law professor Harry Roque what would be the scenario in case of a massive failure of elections in the May 2010 polls and that not one elective official is proclaimed by June 30, 2010.
by Aries Rufo, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak 09/10/2009 8:47 PM
Arroyos run a horde of foundations
For charity, vanity, whatever?
They always been known to be wealthy, but few are aware that the charity cup of the Arroyo clan also runneth over – at least on paper.
By Rowena C. Paraan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism 09/09/2009 12:04 AM
Will tribes gain from climate change talks?
MANILA - Indigenous peoples (IPs) have gained ground in their fight to have their rights recognized in a new mechanism against climate change, as backed strongly by the Philippine delegation in the ongoing climate change negotiations.
by Purple S. Romero, abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak 09/06/2009 3:17 AM
'Malampaya case affects other oil fields, Spratlys claim'
Limiting Palawan’s jurisdiction isn’t just about who gets control of US$10 biilion in revenues
The position of the national government that the Malampaya natural gas project is outside the territory of Palawan province has implications more far-reaching than cornering the entire US$8.1 billion to $10 billion expected revenues from the reservoir, experts say.
Jesus F. Llanto, Newsbreak 09/02/2009 2:33 PM
RP pop'n calls for 350 Congress seats
Wholesale re-apportioning of congressional districts proposed
(Last of three parts)
The rush in approving an unqualified legislative district in Camarines Sur allegedly for presidential son Dato Arroyo, over other proposals for new districts that meet constitutional requirements, has been criticized by opposition lawmakers.
By Jesus F. Llanto, Newsbreak 08/31/2009 1:08 PM
Most add’l House seats created under GMA
And it’s pushing for 18 more before next year’s elections
Should 18 more congressional districts—including 1 that will benefit President Arroyo’s son—be created in the remaining months of the government, it will be in keeping with its record of having added the most number to the 200 districts initially set by the 1987 Constitution.
By Jesus F. Llanto, Newsbreak 08/29/2009 8:45 PM
8 proposed districts more qualified than Dato's
Senate has sat on worthy redistricting bills, but is rushing to create one for the President’s son.
By Jesus F. Llanto and Reynaldo Santos Jr., Newsbreak 08/28/2009 3:52 PM
‘Spank a child, land in jail’
Criminalization of a wide range of punishments for kids being pushed
MANILA - A whole range of forms of physical and verbal abuse to discipline a child, including spanking that most Filipino parents have become accustomed to doing, will soon be grounds for the detention of guilty parents and for the suspension of their parental authority over their children.
By Lilita Balane, Newsbreak 08/28/2009 3:53 AM
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