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Arroyo ready for new rap, says Palace

Thursday, 12 November 2009 07:28 Christian Esguerra/Inquirer.net

MANILA - Malacañang is not sweating blood over the Senate recommendation that an impeachment complaint be filed against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in connection with the scandal-ridden National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE Corp.

And the Senate report may not convince Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez to revise her resolution clearing the First Couple of any liability in the NBN-ZTE scandal.

Battles must still be fought, Ramos reminds war veterans

Thursday, 12 November 2009 07:26 Jerry Esplanada/Inquirer.net

MANILA - “Old soldiers cannot just fade away. For there are battles that they still must fight—against injustice, bad governance, poverty and corruption.”

The call was made by former President Fidel V. Ramos, the keynote speaker during Wednesday’s US Veterans’ Day rites at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City.

RP IT spending to reach US$580M in 2011

Thursday, 12 November 2009 07:22 Alexander Villafania/Inquirer.net

MANILA - The Philippines public sector information technology spending is expected to be worth US$580 million in 2011, according to a report by IT research firm Springboard Research. Public sector IT expenditures also include budgets for government IT projects.

This growth is pegged on the continuation of government IT projects, as well as a robust political environment that prioritizes public necessity and transparency, something that is found wanting among past controversial IT projects, such as the failed ZTE-NBN project and the much-maligned election computerization in 2004.

Malacañang ready for Arroyo impeachment

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 07:00 Abigail Kwok/Inquirer.net

MANILA – Malacañang said Wednesday that it was ready against any moves to impeach President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, even as an official stressed that the Senate blue ribbon committee report did not cite specific violations committed by the President.

“Maraming attempts to impeach [the President]. Alam natin na hind ito nagtagumpay because it was all hearsay kasi walang naipakitang ebidensiya. Sa palagay namin, kung merong attempt na another impeachment against her then we will be ready for that [There are many attempts to impeach the President. We know that they’ve not succeeded because it was all hearsay and no evidence was presented. We think that if there is an attempt to impeach the President, we will be ready for that],” said deputy spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo in a press briefing aired over government radio Radyo ng Bayan.

Revilla turns down Lakas VP offer

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 06:58 Maila Ager/Inquirer.net

MANILA – Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. is turning down offers to become the running mate of Defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro, the Arroyo administration’s candidate in next year’s elections.

The actor-politician, instead, is seeking re-election in May 2010.