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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

THE National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections has urged the Commission on Elections to move its Maguindanao office from Shariff Aguak to another location following the massacre of at least 57 civilians on their way to the local Comelec office for the filing of the certificate of candidacy of a gubernatorial hopeful. The poll watchdog

A BUSINESS organization has urged the Arroyo administration to disarm and dismantle all private armies nationwide even as it made the government accountable for the massacre that has so far taken 57 lives in Maguindanao. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Makati Business Club chastised the government for allowing and nurturing political warlordism in

UNITED Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and members of the international community have condemned Monday’s massacre in Maguindanao, which left at least 46 civilians, including a dozen journalists, dead in the worst pre-election violence case recorded in the Philippines.  They also called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement:

THREE members of the Ampatuan clan were expelled Wednesday from the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD party following their suspected involvement in the massacre of 57 civilians, including journalists, in Maguindanao on Monday. Lakas-Kampi-CMD chair and standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro, who visited Maguindanao Wednesday, said the party’s National Executive Committee “unanimously decided” to expel Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr.

HUNGER among Filipinos has risen nationwide, from 17.5 percent in September to 18.9 percent in October, after the onslaught of storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng,” according to a special survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations. The October figure represents about 3.5 million families, with the increase recorded mainly in Luzon outside Metro Manila, according

LESS  than a year before stepping down as president, President Arroyo scores dismally in performance and trustworthiness. Filipino critical of Arroyo’s performance and who distrust her continue to outnumber those who think positively of her work and trustworthiness, Pulse Asia said Monday. Nationwide, 51 percent of the 1,800 adults polled by Pulse Asia from Oct.

LOCAL officials and civil society groups from Oriental and Occidental Mindoro have asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to revoke the environmental compliance certificate issued to a Norwegian company’s nickel project in their province. In a joint statement presented in a press conference in front of the DENR central office in Quezon City,

WITH less than six months to go before Election Day, Liberal Party candidates and senators  Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Manuel “Mar” Roxas Jr. lead the 2010 elections race for  president and vice president, Pulse Asia’s October survey showed. Aquino was the choice of 44 percent of the respondents, followed by Nacionalista Party’s  Manuel Villar

THE Concerned Citizens movement today filed a supplemental motion for reconsideration from a decision of the Supreme Court upholding the legality of  the Comelec-Smartmatic Automated Election Systems. In a 25-page motion, CCM singled out two new grounds both of which arose from  “supervening events” since the High Court dismissed the CCM Petition against the Commission

THIRTY–SEVEN blogs by overseas Filipino workers made it to the finals of the 2009 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards (PEBA). They are: Asia and the Pacific DUNGEON LORD, KOROR, PALAU WITS and SPIRITS, BANGKOK, THAILAND HULASCOOP, MISAWA, JAPAN MINDDETH, BUKET PANJANG, SINGAPORE A PIECE OF CAKE, YISHUN, SINGAPORE STYLE SHANGHAI, SHANGHAI, CHINA CHOOK-MINDER’S QUILL, S.A., AUSTRALIA

ABOUT 9.7 million or 53 percent of Filipino families consider themselves poor. The self-rated poverty rate in the Sept. 18-21 survey of the Social Weather Stations is three points up from the 50 percent it recorded in June. The most recent survey also found that 41 percent of Filipino families consider themselves as “food-poor,” up

IT may take a voter an average of six minutes and one second to fill up the proposed ballot for next year’s automated elections, a recent time-and-motion study shows. A total of 534 people of voting age participated in the study held Saturday at the San Isidro Central School, Nueva Ecija by YouthVotePhilippines, which consists