Egyptians vote on disputed constitution
Egyptians are voting in the second and final phase of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution that has divided their nation.
Egyptians are voting in the second and final phase of a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution that has divided their nation.
A referendum on gay marriage in Washington state has qualified for the ballot. The secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday that Referendum 74 passed the signature-verification process that has been taking place since last week.
Missing names and ballots, and other issues marred the first rounds of a referendum to decide Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative’s (Daneco) bid to become a full-fledged entity.
SEOUL–Seoul mayor Oh Se-Hoon said Friday he would resign immediately, holding himself responsible for a failed referendum on free school meals. “I’ll resign immediately in order to minimize political controversy and administrative vacuum,” Oh said at a press conference broadcast live across the country. His resignation came after voters this week rejected his attempt to [...]
The Supreme Court has clarified that it did not order a “referendum” among farmworker-beneficiaries of Hacienda Luisita when it revoked the stock distribution plan of the sprawling sugar plantation owned by relatives of President Benigno Aquino III. Jose Midas Marquez, Supreme Court administrator and spokesperson, said that contrary to initial interpretations, the high court’s July [...]
Hacienda Luisita farmers rallied in Manila Tuesday to express their rejection of the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision that allowed them to hold a referendum to settle the issue of ownership of the sugar plantation.
President Benigno Aquino III has divested himself of his interest in Hacienda Luisita, while the government has to abide by the Supreme Court decision calling for another referendum among farm workers at the sugar estate. This was Malacañang’s reaction to the call of militant farmers for Mr. Aquino—as chair of the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council [...]
Malacañang withheld comment Wednesday on the Supreme Court’s decision calling for another referendum among workers of Hacienda Luisita on whether they want to get farm lots or hold on to shares of stock in the company that owns and manages the sugar estate of President Aquino’s family.
