MONDAY |MAY 18, 2009 | PHILIPPINES

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Onli in da Pilipins. Stall owner Ramon Ferreros yesterday showcased his own style of a Filipino wedding featuring his entry of two roasted pigs in a barong tagalog and wedding gown during the annual lechon festival in La Loma, Quezon City, which calls itself as the lechon district.

PHOTO BY ROLLY SALVADOR

Poll bidders down to 2
But two ‘losers’ set to seek reconsideration

BY GERARD NAVAL

SMARTMATIC/Total Information Management Corp. of Venezuela has the edge on the poll automation project as it has the less expensive proposal than Spain’s Indra Sistemas/Strategic Alliance Holdings Inc/Hart Intercivic, the Comelec Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) said yesterday.

Ferdinand Rafanan, SBAC chair, said Smartmatic’s bid was P7,191,484,739.48, as against the Indra Systemas bid of P11,223,307,799.

The project has a funding P11.2 billion.

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Villafuerte throws
in Con-Ass towel

BY WENDELL VIGILIA

CAMARINES Sur Rep. Luis Villafuerte will announce today the "death" of Charter Change by withdrawing authorship of House Resolution 1109 which seeks to convene Congress into a Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass) as there are only nine session days left before sessions adjourn sine die on June 6.

"I will withdraw my signature on Monday and I will have a privilege speech at kung ayaw nila akong pagsalitain, magpre-press conference na lang ako," said Villafuerte, president of the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi), the political party of President Arroyo.

Villafuerte said while the committee on constitutional amendments may decide to approve HR 1109, the measure will die a natural death in the plenary without the principal sponsor.

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AFP: All of Balikatan
funds accounted for

BY VICTOR REYES

SO what are they fighting about?

Armed Forces chief Lt. Gen. Victor Ibrado said yesterday the P46-million fund for the RP-US Balikatan exercises in 2007 is all accounted for, including the P2.3 million that the military earlier said Navy Lt. (s.g.) Nancy Gadian failed to account for.

This was based on initial findings of military investigations that President Arroyo ordered last week, he said.

"After scrutinizing the records, the internal auditor and the IG (Inspector General) said that everything looks in order," Ibrado said.

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