Comelec fails to meet deadline to retrieve Taguig ballots
MANILA, Philippines – The four-day schedule set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the retrieval of ballots in Taguig City lapsed yesterday, with the poll body empty-handed.
None of the 43 contested ballot boxes, which were the subject of Dante Tiñga’s poll protest against Mayor Lani Cayetano, were turned over as required by the Comelec’s first division Feb. 15 order.
According to Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, poll officials went to Taguig on Monday but backed out after learning that Cayetano’s supporters blocked their way to the city hall.
A statement from Tiñga’s camp quoted the former Supreme Court associate justice as criticizing the Comelec for being “inept.â€
“Do we now have a toothless Comelec? Why have they allowed the Cayetanos to block their lawful retrieval orders? What are they afraid of?†the statement read.
Cayetano’s spokesman, Darwin Icay, said no one from the poll body coordinated with them since the start of the four-day retrieval period until 3:55 p.m. yesterday.
Icay said they “will never defy any lawful order by the Comelec.†Their security measure, he added, only intended to prevent Tiñga’s supporters or “unauthorized persons†from entering the city hall premises.
MANILA, Philippines – The four-day schedule set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the retrieval of ballots in Taguig City lapsed yesterday, with the poll body empty-handed.
None of the 43 contested ballot boxes, which were the subject of Dante Tiñga’s poll protest against Mayor Lani Cayetano, were turned over as required by the Comelec’s first division Feb. 15 order.
According to Commissioner Rene Sarmiento, poll officials went to Taguig on Monday but backed out after learning that Cayetano’s supporters blocked their way to the city hall.
A statement from Tiñga’s camp quoted the former Supreme Court associate justice as criticizing the Comelec for being “inept.â€
“Do we now have a toothless Comelec? Why have they allowed the Cayetanos to block their lawful retrieval orders? What are they afraid of?†the statement read.
Cayetano’s spokesman, Darwin Icay, said no one from the poll body coordinated with them since the start of the four-day retrieval period until 3:55 p.m. yesterday.
Icay said they “will never defy any lawful order by the Comelec.†Their security measure, he added, only intended to prevent Tiñga’s supporters or “unauthorized persons†from entering the city hall premises.
http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=65&articleId=780537
With new golf courses springing up in and around Clark Philippines and an ever-increasing patronage by tourists from neighboring South Korea, Clark Freeport is short on hotel accommodation.
Even with the addition of 27 holes in 2009 and 2010, there is an acute shortage golf tee times for at least 5-6 months each year. Local players compete with frustrated (golf) tourists from Korea and China for tee times. Unfortunately Clark Philippines doesn’t have the luxury of vast tracts of land suitable for this type of development.
Mimosa offers 36 holes of championship golf, visitors can pay and play, busy during the weekends but not that difficult to get on or join up with a group to form a 4-ball. The new FAKCC offers 27 holes of world-class golf.
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What many tourists and residents of Manila, Subic, Pampanga Angeles City and Clark Philippines found out over the holidays when they traveled out of town going north to Pampanga for a short getaway and a nice vacation was that there is a highly recommended hotel in Clark is also a very night out place.
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While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
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