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Comelec proclaims 14 party-lists

By MIKHA FLORES THE Commission on Elections proclaimed on Friday 14 winning party-lists that are assured of at least one seat in the 16th..

May 24, 2013
Comelec threw efforts of PWDs to waste—NCDA exec

Comelec threw efforts of PWDs to waste—NCDA exec

By DARLENE CAY EFFORTS of persons with disabilities and advocates in promoting the right of PWDs to suffrage went to waste in last week’s..

May 22, 2013
Comelec proclaims three more senators-elect amid protests

Comelec proclaims three more senators-elect amid protests

By MIKHA FLORES and MELISSA LUZ LOPEZ THE Commission on Elections proclaimed three more senators-elect on Friday amid snowballing protests..

May 18, 2013
Re-elected public official in Cebu wants to inspire fellow PWDs

Re-elected public official in Cebu wants to inspire fellow PWDs

By MYLENE LISONDRA CEBU City– Disability is not a hindrance. That has been Arleigh Sitoy’s mantra for the past five years. He..

May 15, 2013
Only 2 dedicated polling places for PWDs

Only 2 dedicated polling places for PWDs

By MELISSA LUZ LOPEZ OF the 36,778 polling centers in the country, only two—both in Dasmariñas City in Cavite—will have designated..

May 11, 2013
Take One for PWD animators

Take One for PWD animators

By DARLENE CAY EVER wondered about the artists responsible for such popular animés as Dragonball, Sailormoon and Slam Dunk? Filipinos..

May 9, 2013
SC Chief sees need to reform legal education, end obsession with topping bar

SC Chief sees need to reform legal education, end obsession with topping bar

By DARLENE CAY THE system of legal education needs to be changed from its obsession with topping the bar exams to one where critical..

May 8, 2013
Labor Day job fair stars PWD

Labor Day job fair stars PWD

By EIMOR SANTOS BALIUAG, Bulacan—Frederico “Debong” Palines, was one of thousands who swarmed the Labor Day job fair at the SM Mall..

May 8, 2013
Who’s in, who’s out in party-list race?

Who’s in, who’s out in party-list race?

By MIKHA FLORES AFTER starting with more than 300 names, party-lists allowed to run in the May 13 elections are now down to a little over a..

May 7, 2013
Delays, glitches mar machine testing

Delays, glitches mar machine testing

By MIKHA FLORES, MELISSA LUZ LOPEZ, MARK PERE MADRONA and VINCE NONATO DELAYS, confusion and malfunctioning machines marred the testing on..

May 6, 2013
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