Republic Act No. 9006 – Fair Election Act
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006
AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE HOLDING OF FREE, ORDERLY, HONEST, PEACEFUL AND CREDIBLE ELECTIONS THROUGH FAIR ELECTION PRACTICES
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Fair Election Act.”
Sec. 2. Declaration of Principles. – The State shall, during the election period, supervise or regulate the enjoyment or utilization of [...]
Merry Christmas Around the World
Afrikaans
Gesëende Kersfees
Afrikander
Een Plesierige Kerfees
African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja
Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Albanian
Gezur Krislinjden
Arabic:
Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Argentine:
Feliz Navidad
Armenian:
Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri:
Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Bahasa Malaysia:
Selamat Hari Natal
Basque:
Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bengali:
Shuvo Naba Barsha
Bohemian:
Vesele Vanoce
Brazilian:
Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Breton:
Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian:
Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Catalan:
Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Chile:
Feliz Navidad
Chinese: (Cantonese)
Gun Tso Sun Tan’Gung Haw [...]
Proclamation 1959 (Martial Law in Maguindanao) Transcript
MALACAÑANG
Manila
PROCLAMATION NO. 1959
PROCLAIMING A STATE OF MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN AREAS
WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 1946 was issued on 24 November 2009 declaring a state of emergency in the provinces of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and the City of Cotabato for the [...]
Learn Photography with Jim Paredes at Kuha Mo!, a Photojournalism Seminar
Want to be a photographer? Come to Kuha Mo, a Photography 101 Seminar by Jim Paredes at STI fort Bonifacio on December 2, 2009, 9am.
Reserve your slot by texting your name and email address to 09062838492!
This seminar is free so reserve a slot now!
GMA-7 Official Statement regarding Maguindanao massacre
Here is the official statement of GMA 7 regarding the Maguindanao massacre:
“We are no longer who we were before Monday. Even in the annals of political violence in the Philippines, there have been no parallels to the slaughter that occurred on the lonely road to Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao on November 23.
“52 unarmed civilians all, [...]
ABS-CBN Official Statement regarding Maguindanao massacre
Here is the official statement of ABS-CBN regarding the Maguindanao massacre:
“Three days have passed since more than 50 people, including journalists, were brutally murdered in Maguindanao, and we have yet to see government take decisive action.
“This unprecedented scale of violence erodes our faith in the rule of law. It sends a chill through journalists [...]
Unfriend is US dictionary's 2009 word of the year
NEW YORK – What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend?
That’s the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2009 Word of the Year. It means to remove someone as a friend on a social networking Web site such as Facebook.
Each year Oxford University Press tracks how the English language is changing and chooses a word that best [...]
Transcript of ABS-CBN/ANC Manila Forum with Hillary Clinton
Maria Ressa: Coming in is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Everyone, please, let’s give her a round of applause. (Applause.)
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you.
Maria Ressa: Well, you said how exciting. We’re certainly excited to have this chance to talk to you, Secretary Clinton. Welcome to the Philippines and please have a seat.
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. [...]
Do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am [...]
Privilege speech of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, Sept. 22, 2009
Mr. President and my colleagues, I rise today on a matter of personal privilege. I do so as a Senator of the Republic who sought and obtained the people’s mandate in the Senatorial Elections in 2004 under the banner of the Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino.
Last week, I sat at that exalted seat of the Senate [...]
