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.
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.
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.
