For complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.php http://services.inquirer.net/rss/brk_nation.xml 2009-07-04T12:05:22+08:00 text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213710/Enrile-warns-poll-officials Election officials will end up in jail if they fail to either automate or prepare for the manual balloting next year, Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile warned on Friday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213707/Enrile-wont-seek-higher-office Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile has ruled out any plan to seek higher office and instead hinted at a re-election bid in 2010. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213703/Aboitiz-Group-denies-links-with-TIM The Aboitiz Group on Friday denied any personal or professional relationship between members of the Aboitiz clan and the head of the Total Information Management Corp. (TIM) and stressed that its participation in the poll automation project of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was purely a business transaction. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213698/More-prayers-sought-for-Cory-Aquino Just pray for her. That’s the advice of a close family friend to people who wish to visit the ailing former President Corazon Aquino but are not allowed to do so. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213690/Poll-automation-on-as-bid-partners-reconcile (UPDATE) The country’s first ever automated elections in 2010 is back on track after the two companies who won the contract to make it happen patched up their differences, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo said. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20090703-213683/Inquirer-GMA-team-up-for-Eleksyon-2010 Two of the country’s biggest news organizations joined forces on Friday for a “comprehensive, objective, and non-partisan coverage” of the 2010 national elections to help Filipinos here and abroad vote wisely. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213680/Poll-automation-partners-reconcile----sources The two technology firms who won the bidding for the 2010 election automation contract have ironed out their differences and agreed to be "on board" the project, three sources privy to the negotiations said. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213679/MILF-talks-to-resume-in-July----Palace-exec Peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) could resume anytime in July, Malacaņang's chief negotiator, Rafael Seguis, said. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20090703-213674/Automation-only-way-vs-poll-fraud Automated elections would be the only way to prevent election fraud in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Elections Commissioner Elias Yusoph said on Friday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20090703-213673/Senate-remains-open-despite-H1N1-case (UPDATE 2) The Senate will not suspend its operations even after one of its employees was confirmed to be infected with the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, Senate President Juan Pence Enrile said on Friday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213659/PNP-task-force-for-Arroyo-address-activated The Philippine National Police has created a task force that would oversee security measures for the upcoming State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on July 27, Director General Jesus Verzosa said on Friday. text/html http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090703-213637/Poll-exec-optimistic-of-end-to-automation-row Commission on Elections (Comelec) legal chief Ferdinand Rafanan expressed optimism about the outcome of efforts by two squabbling poll automation suppliers of the Comelec – Smartmatic International and Total Information Management Corp.