Dinagat wins in new SC flip-flop

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 29, flip-flopped again, this time on the issue of whether or not Dinagat Island is a province. Voting 9 in favor and 6 against, the high court reversed an earlier ruling which declared unconstitutional Republic Act No. 9355, the law that …

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'New mayors should learn from most competitive cities'

MANILA, Philippines --The cities of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Dagupan have been named as the most competitive cities outside Metro Manila in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2009 (PCCRP) of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center. The study, which…

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Comelec to delay printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands, Special polls also likely if Supreme Court dissolves province with finality

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will try to delay as long as practicable the printing of ballots for Dinagat Islands, the province dissolved by the Supreme Court last week, to reflect any revisions in the list of candidates. Consequently, the printing of ballots for Su…

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Germany comes to Caraga—Delia Domingo Albert

Some of you may wonder what the Philippine ambassador to Germany is doing in this “summit.” Let me give you three good reasons: Firstly, when I was secretary of foreign affairs from 2003-2004, I encouraged Filipino diplomats to be relevant to national development through ac…

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The legit cities are ostracizing the ‘unqualified’ cities; the latter form their own league

Check with the League of Cities of the Philippines how many members it has, and it will say 120. Check with the National Statistical Coordination Board, however, and it will say there are 136. As far as the LCP is concerned, the number has always been 120 since 2007, despit…

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