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THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a second round of bidding next year for the full automation of the 2025 elections following the failed bidding for the Full Automation Transparency Audit Count (FASTrAC) last week.
When Russia invaded in February 2022, the courage, determination and skill of Ukrainian fighters quickly captured imaginations in Europe and the United States. Once Russian forces were forced to abandon plans to win a decisive victory, Western leaders moved to help Kyiv. From the beginning, US and European officials worked hard to avoid an expansion of the war to bring NATO into direct conflict with Russia, but Western military, financial and humanitarian assistance began to flow in increasingly impressive volumes.
MANILA, Philippines — Just how much economic provisions of the Constitution have gotten in the way of progress is a matter still being studied, President Marcos said yesterday, as lawmakers have again revived the idea of amending the Charter supposedly to make it more responsive to the times.
NEW DELHI: The Congress, which lost the just-concluded assembly elections in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to the BJP, faces a tough choice as it gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha battle. Should the grand old party continue with its old guards - who failed to deliver in the three key states, or should it hand over the mantle of leadership to fresh faces, taking a cue from the BJP?The BJP, after registering comprehensive victories in the assembly elections in the three state, ignored its top contenders - Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Raman Singh and Vasundhara Raje, who were all former chief ministers, and instead opted for fresh faces to lead its new governments.
MANILA, Philippines — Long-time tennis sports patron Jean Henri Lhuillier congratulated newly elected Philippine Tennis Association president and Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez.
MANILA, Philippines — Another Charter change initiative has come to life – this time in the Senate – with focus on political provisions, specifically on term extension for elected officials, including the president and vice president.
SENATORS yesterday gave varied reactions to a fresh bid by the leadership of the House of Representatives to revive Charter change (Cha-cha) initiatives.
Citing the need to ensure a balance between leadership stability and democratic continuity, Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a resolution proposing changes to the constitutional terms of elected officials including the President, Vice President, and lawmakers.