After four days that generated plenty of politicking, the two companies that won the contract to conduct automated elections in 2010 have settled their differences.
Top Philippine companies, media entities, civic groups and academic institutions Friday banded themselves into a powerhouse pledging to provide the “biggest and most comprehensive” coverage of the 2010 elections, while helping protect the polls against fraud and ensure the results are delivered fast.
“It was not about money.” Thus was how Total Information Management Corp. (TIM) president Jose Mari Antuñez claimed that financial matters were not the key factor in his company’s decision to reconcile with Dutch partner Smartmatic International to run computerized elections in 2010.
A “boob job” on the President? NO way! After initially denying President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had breast implant, Malacañang Friday night confirmed that she underwent such a medical procedure in the ’80s.
(The following article assesses the relations between the Philippines and the United States and is published today to mark Filipino-American Friendship Day)
The Philippines’ sudden surge to the top ranks among the countries with the highest cases of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus did not surprise Malacañang, a Palace official said.
