Palace to public: Help ensure success of automated polls
By Paolo Romero
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang decried yesterday people spreading rumors of a failure of elections on May 10 and called …

Senatorial bets discuss teachers’ rights, going nuclear amid power crisis
NIKKA CORSINO
GMANews.TV
Senatorial candidates on Friday discussed the country’s present education system, stressing the need for protective legislation for teachers, who they said, …

‘Energy crisis needs to be resolved soon’
By Jose Rodel Clapano
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Former President Joseph Estrada said yesterday that the next Chief Executive must prioritize resolving the energy crisis.
Estrada …

CBCP: Clergy may join revolt
By Evelyn Macairan
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – A ranking official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said yesterday some members of the clergy …

The DOE’s Php 10 Billion Deal
By Dean De La Paz
Filipino Voices
The plan was to skip the safeguards, skirt congressional debate and virtually write a Php 10 billion check for 160 megawatt (mw) …

Take politics out of power sector–Teodoro
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—The next administration should ensure a transparent and politics-free power sector if it wants to attract investment in new generation capacity and finally put …

GMA cronies took advantage of Mindanao power crisis – Erap
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines –   Former President Joseph Estrada accused yesterday the Arroyo administration of causing the power crisis in Mindanao to …

Not out of the woods yet
By Conrado de Quiros
Philippine Daily Inquirer
There are five reasons to worry about the elections.
One is president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assuming emergency powers to deal with emergencies of her …