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Metro Manila bishops urge voters to choose candidates well
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Metro Manila bishops urge voters to choose candidates well
Sat 13 Mar 2010
MANILA, Philippines—Be wary of moneyed candidates. This was the advice of Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales and several other bishops in a pastoral letter to the Catholic faithful who are... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Gov't told to stop blaming El Niño for power, water shortages
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Gov't told to stop blaming El Niño for power, water shortages
Sat 13 Mar 2010
MANILA, Philippines—A day after a state of calamity was declared in Mindanao due to long brownouts in the region, environmentalists said the Arroyo government should not blame El Niño, a periodically... (photo: WN / james)
Community members sign attendance sheet / list  to a election campaign sortie - Cagayan de Oro City - Philippines  Inquirer  Sat 13 Mar 2010
Chances of cheating slim but possible, says election contractor
MANILA, Philippines—Although the opportunity to cheat in an automated election is very slim, a desperate and determined candidate can still cheat his way to office, said an executive of a recruitment... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
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Teachers' Seminar for May 10, 2010 Automated Election, Philippines - Smartmatic - Precinct Count Optical Scan(PCOS) Machine  Inquirer  Sat 13 Mar 2010
Smartmatic: Techies won't try to influence voters
MANILA, Philippines—Smartmatic TIM Corp. said the technicians it hired to help election officers in the May 10 polls will not influence voters as they will only enter a precinct if a voting machine... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Philippine bishops say corruption, poverty main election issues
Manila - A group of Catholic bishops on Saturday urged Filipinos to vote for candidates who would fight corruption and alleviate poverty, which have been plaguing the... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Corruption   Elections   Filipinos   Photos   Poverty
Villar campaigns in Maasin, a day later than expected Inquirer Sat 13 Mar 2010
Villar campaigns in Maasin, a day later than expected
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Philippines—Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar arrived here on Saturday for the second day of his slate's barnstorming... (photo: AP / Mike Alquinto)
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US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting The Press Democrat Sat 13 Mar 2010
US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting
Much of the 2005 meeting to take stock of what countries had done to implement the landmark platform of action adopted at the 1995 U.N. women's conference in Beijing was... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Abortion   Debate   Health   Photos   Women
Pacquiao, Clottey will tangle for title belt Houston Chronicle Sat 13 Mar 2010
Pacquiao, Clottey will tangle for title belt
ARLINGTON - His campaign for political office in the Philippines will begin soon. He has hinted that this could be his last fight. And then there is the lingering... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Boxing   Campaign   Philippines   Photos   Sports
Freddy Roach backs Manny Pacquiao to end it in the sixth Gulf News Sat 13 Mar 2010
Freddy Roach backs Manny Pacquiao to end it in the sixth
Dubai : Fresh from his demolition of Miguel Cotto last November, pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight crown on Sunday... (photo: Creative Commons / Frederick Manligas Nacino)
Boxing   Entertainment   Fight   Photos   Sports
Malaysia calls for housemaids The Himalayan Sat 13 Mar 2010
Malaysia calls for housemaids
KATHMANDU: Malaysia has shown interest in hiring Nepali housemaids to fulfill its growing need of domestic helpers. The Malaysian government has written a letter seeking... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Domestic   Helper   Malaysia   Photos   Worker


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