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NINE out of 10 business establishments in the “information economy” in the country use computers, and eight in 10 use the Internet in their business operations, preliminary results of a government survey on information and communication technology show. However, less than half of the employees (43 percent) routinely use computers and even fewer—only three in

THREE in five adult Filipinos expect a happy Christmas this year, one in 10 think it will be sad, and one in four says it will be neither, according to the Social Weather Stations’ Dec. 5 to 10 poll. The research organization said more Filipinos used to expect a happy Christmas—82 percent in 2002 and

SEN. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar and former President Joseph Estrada are leading in the presidential race, according to the Dec. 5-10 pre-election survey of BusinessWorld and the Social Weather Stations. The survey also found Senators Manuel Roxas and Loren Legarda leading in the ice presidential race. In the Senate race,

WITH less than five months before the May 10 elections, Liberal Party presidential candidate Benigno “Noynoy” C. Aquino III maintains his sizable lead even as three other contenders improved their numbers, Pulse Asia’s December 2009 survey showed. Pulse Asia asked 2,000 respondents on Dec. 8 to 10: “Of the people in the list, whom would

By JOSEPH ARNEL DELIVERIO Sibugay Express and VERA Files MORO National Liberation Front chairman Nur Misuari will question the legality of the recent oil exploration and drilling in the Sulu Sea, saying such activities should be coursed through the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and not through the national government. Misuari issued the statement during

DESPITE the string of natural disasters that struck the country, more Filipinos expect a more prosperous Christmas this year than a year ago, and a big majority is looking forward to 2010 with hope, a Pulse Asia survey said. The research organization’s October 22 to 30 poll found 29 percent of its 1,800  adult respondents

FORMER Senate President Jovito Salonga and a group of lawyers on Monday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to schedule oral arguments on their petition questioning the constitutionality of Proclamation No. 1959 even after President Gloria Arroyo on Saturday lifted martial law in Maguindanao. Issued on Dec. 4, Proclamation No. 1959 imposed martial law and suspended

FORMER Senate President Jovito Salonga and a group of lawyers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stop Malacanang from implementing Proclamation 1959 placing Maguindanao under martial rule and to declare the presidential directive signed last week as unconstitutional. The petitioners said President Gloria Arroyo gravely abused her discretion in declaring martial law and suspending

THE November 23 Movement, a coalition of media organizations and groups calling for accountability and swift justice to the slain journalists and other victims of the Ampatuan Massacre, is opposing the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao. Its statement:

Proclaiming a State of Martial Law and suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the province of Maguindanao except for certain areas.Whereas, Proclamation No. 1946 was issued on 24 November 2009 declaring a state of emergency in the provinces of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and the City of Cotabato for the purpose of

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered a state of martial law in Maguindanao province, which could pave the way for the swift arrests of other suspects who have been linked to the November 23 massacre which killed 57 innocent civilians, according to abs-cbnnews.com. Government sources, who declined to be named, said martial law will take

TWO in three Filipinos believe next year’s elections will push through as scheduled.  But should elections be postponed or cancelled, nearly half think there will be “much trouble” and the same number say they will likely support but not join any protest actions arising from the postponement or cancellation. Pulse Asia released Thursday these and