Friday - July 30, 2010

 

10 bus accidents hit Metro Manila daily

1. From January to May this year, there were 10 bus accidents a day in the streets of Metro Manila, killing mostly pedestrians.

 

Looking back: The NBN-ZTE controversy

1. It was two years ago when the First Couple was linked to the allegedly corruption-ridden NBN-ZTE project. The Arroyo couple was recently cleared of graft charges by the Office of the Ombudsman. The critics are crying foul. How did the controversy start? What were the allegations? Let's look at what had happened.

 

PGMA's foreign travels

1. - summary of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's official trips abroad from 2001 to present.

 

Ferdinand Martin Romualdez' 2008 SALN

1. 2008 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) of Leyte representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez

 

Ferdinand Martin Romualdez' 2007 SALN

1. 2007 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) of Leyte representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez

 

Arroyo's 10-point legacy: Big words, broken promises

1. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had clearly laid out the blueprint of her government in the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan. But an assessment of the 10-point legacy of the MTPDP for 2004 to 2010 yields disappointing results. Data compiled by GMA News Research indicate the Arroyo administration may be far from achieving its goals.

 

Imperfect attendance: school participation not likely to reach target

1. The Arroyo administration pledged to put more children in school, build more classrooms, and provide computers to public high schools. So far, only the classroom and computer quotas have been met.

 

Dimmed Hopes: Access to electricity available but unaffordable to many

1. 98 percent of barangays nationwide have been given access to electricity as of April 2009, a marked improvement from the start of Arroyo's term. But actual electric connection stands at only 70 percen with poor provinces having the lowest rates of electricity connection.

 

Arroyo's peacemaking legacy leaves a trail of blood and chaos

1. Contrary to the President's promise, peace has yet to come to Mindanao and all insurgency areas. Peace talks both with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the National Democratic Front are stalled , and the people have paid dearly for the cost of conflict, both in human lives and in scarce government funds.

 

Targeting Ten: 10 Million Jobs by 2010

1. The government's claim that it is on track in meeting its 2010 goal to create 10 million jobs is based on both real and assumed numbers.

 

Much vaunted economic growth fails to ease poverty

1. The Arroyo government is very far from achieving its target of reducing poverty to 17 percent. Poverty data as of 2006, the latest so far, placed the poverty incidence at 32.9 percent.

 

Right at home in the House: PGMA delivers SONA before allies

1. Each year since 2005, impeachment complaints against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo have never made it past the walls of the House of Representatives, thanks to her allies there.

 

Cory : bearer of democracy, peacemaker, compassionate leader

1. Corazon 'Cory' Aquino, during her term as the President of the Philippines (1986-1992), not only restored democracy, but also left legacies such as the drafting of the new constitution and abolition of death penalty, among others.

 

Protocols observed when a Philippine president passes away

1. These are the protocols observed when a former president of the Philippines passes away.

 

Significance of US to RP

1. importance of the United States to the Philippines, specially in terms of USAID assistance, trading, and overseas Filipino workers

 

RP-US Relations

1. - summary of exchange of visits between the presidents of the Philippines and the United States

 

SONA 2009: House of Representatives fast fact

1. Fast facts on the 14th Congress House of Representatives, including the House leadership, new party list groups, and President Arroyo's kins in congress.

 

Summary: President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address from 2001-2008

1. Summary and analysis of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's state of the nation address from 2001 to 2008

 

SONA 2009: GMA throws no surprises in last SONA

1. As expected, President Arroyo enumerated her administration's accomplishments. In general, the President's SONAs have always been replete with figures and percentages boasting of the country's economic growth under her administration.

 

2010 Elections: Poll Automation Timeline

1. - chronology of the poll automation effort of the Comelec, in preparation for the 2010 election.

 

Cory's Cancer: Timeline

1. - chronology of former President Cory Aquino's battle against colon cancer.

 

T.I.M. Corporation: 2009 General information sheet

1. 2009 general information sheet (GIS) of Total Information Management Corporation (T.I.M. Corporation)

 

T.I.M. Corporation: 2007 Financial statements

1. 2007 financial statement of Total Information Management Corporation (T.I.M. Corporation)

 

T.I.M. Corporation: 2008 Amended articles of incorporation

1. 2008 amended articles of incorporation of Total Information Management Corporation (T.I.M. Corporation)

 

Melissa Roxas' affidavit

1. The affidavit of Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas, who alleged that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) abducted and tortured her last May.

 

Most destructive tropical cyclones

1. Summary of the most destructive typhoons/cyclones that entered the Philippines' area of responsibility in the past two decades.

 

Backgrounder: Bagyong Milenyo

1. - backgrounder of tropical cyclone Milenyo that hit the Philippines in 2006, causing major destructions and long-time power interruptions around the country.

 

In Context: SARS, Bird Flu and Influenza A(H1N1)

1. Comparison of the three global public health security threats in the past years: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Avian Influenza (Bird Flu), and Influenza A(H1N1)

 

Timeline: M/V Princess of the Stars tragedy

1. - chronology of the tragic voyage of M/V Princess of the Stars, which sank at the height of Typhoon Frank in 2008.

 

Schools with confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) cases

1. - summary of schools, colleges, and universities with students who tested positive from Influenza A(H1N1) virus.

 

Robbers, thieves roam Metro Manila school areas

1. Our research shows that over a hundred high schools and colleges are in high-crime zones in Metro Manila. Despite a full police alert in student-congested places like C.M. Recto Ave., big schools like the University of the East and Far Eastern University are beefing up their private security and installing surveillance cameras on their campuses.

 

Smartmatic/TIM Backgrounder

1. A brief backgrounder of Smartmatic/TIM, the company which won Comelec's bidding for poll automation.

 

Details of Glenn Dumlao's May 20, 2003 affidavit

1. Names mentioned in Glenn Dumlao's June 2001 affidavit

 

 

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