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No classes on Aug. 3 for college, HS students, for SK registration

08/01/2007 | 03:02 PM

President Arroyo on Wednesday declared August 3 a special, no-classes holiday for college and high school students.

The announcement was made in Malacanang which said that the holiday was meant to ensure that students of voting age are registered for the upcoming Sangguniang Kabataan election on October 9.

The Commission on Elections will accept applications for the SK election on August 4-5 in barangays and public schools nationwide. - GMANews.TV

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Transport group ACTO seeks P1 fare hike
03/18/2010 | 12:03 PM
A transport group on Thursday asked a P1-increase in current fare prices from the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB), supposedly due to the increasing prices of petroleum... More

Study: Lack of voting time to disenfranchise voters in May
03/18/2010 | 11:40 AM
A study conducted by a convener of multi-sectoral poll watchdog Kontra Daya showed that only half of voters per clustered precinct will be able to vote in the May polls, effectively... More

Edu a no-show in dzBB VP bets' interview Thursday
03/18/2010 | 10:26 AM
Administration party vice-presidential bet Edu Manzano failed to show up in a radio interview with broadcast journalist Mike Enriquez on Thursday morning, supposedly due to "conflict of schedule." More

Cops clamp down on vendors selling drinks with magic sugar
03/18/2010 | 08:30 AM
As summer vacation for students draws near, police in Manila are clamping down on vendors selling halo-halo and summer coolers prepared with the controversial “magic sugar." More

Bishops nix donations from bets in May polls
03/18/2010 | 07:55 AM
At least for the next two remaining months of the campaign period, three Catholic bishops vowed not to receive donations from politicians running in the May 10 elections. More

Gordon wants to abolish term limits for local officials
03/18/2010 | 12:17 AM
Bagumbayan presidential candidate Richard Gordon intends to scrap term limits for local government officials, through Constitution amendment, in case he’s elected in the May elections. More

Villar has most TV airtime so far - poll watchdog
03/17/2010 | 11:59 PM
Three presidential candidates have already used more than half of their allowed television airtime in two networks, a coalition monitoring campaign expenses bared Wednesday. More

Interfaith dialogue kicks off; IP group urges RP to be ‘sincere’
03/17/2010 | 11:05 PM
Addressing a conference of over 200 countries, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said interfaith dialogue has always been a reality for the country as it struggles towards fostering peace. More

Puno takes sabbatical leave, names acting chief justice
03/17/2010 | 10:16 PM
Outgoing Chief Justice Reynato Puno will start Thursday his two-week sabbatical break ahead of his retirement and has designated Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio as acting head of the... More

Sorsogon lawmaker appeals ruling convicting him of graft
03/17/2010 | 09:08 PM
A Sorsogon lawmaker was convicted of graft and falsification of public documents, which may put him behind bars for at least six years and derail his bid to become governor of the same province. More

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