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+ Follow GOVERNMENT WATCH Tag
GOVERNMENT WATCH
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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1373653
                    [Title] => Group asks Comelec to scrap old PCOS machines
                    [Summary] => 

A consumer group asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday to scrap the old precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines to erase doubt about the elections.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1357792 [Title] => Energy watch: No need for emergency powers [Summary] =>

Government Watch led by industrialist Raul Concepcion is urging the government to implement other solutions to avert the looming power shortage next year instead of declaring a state of emergency in the power sector.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140815/Energy-watch-9.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1280719 [Title] => Mandatory inspection of containerized cargoes to curb smuggling [Summary] =>

With the reorganization of the Bureau of Customs in full swing, the local business community and some foreign embassies are hopeful that the much-needed regulatory reforms will finally be implemented.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 828257 [Title] => Lacierda's nephew to join party-list polls in 2013 [Summary] =>

A nephew of presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda has declared his intention to join the party-list elections in May next year.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 815772 [Title] => Biazon mas kailangan sa BOC [Summary] =>

Hinimok ng ilang negosyante si Bureau of Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon na huwag nang tumakbo bilang senador sa darating na 2013 election dahil mas kailangan ito sa nasabing ahensiya upang labanan at sugpuin ang umano’y smuggling sa bansa.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 785015 [Title] => DOE: Visayas power supply stable [Summary] =>

Contrary to earlier reports about power problems in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Department of Energy (DOE) clarified that there is no power outage in Visayas.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1342554 [AuthorName] => Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 783082 [Title] => Alarm raised over VizMin power outages [Summary] =>

Consumer rights advocacy group Government Watch (formerly Consumer and Oil Price Watch) has expressed alarm over power outages in parts of Visayas and Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1538806 [AuthorName] => Neil Jerome C. Morales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 771184 [Title] => DOE to review oil firms' books [Summary] =>

The Department of Energy (DOE) will meet next week the sector nominees of the independent review committee (IRC) to iron out the details of a review of oil firms’ books. The actual review is suppose to be undertaken starting February.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 709167 [Title] => Gov't Watch asks PNoy to deliver [Summary] =>

With President Benigno Aquino delivering his State of the Nation Address tomorrow, the Government Watch urged the President to act now and deliver on his campaign promises.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1623449 [AuthorName] => Niña G. Sumacot-Abenoja [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 607975 [Title] => Meralco rate hike looms due to under-recoveries [Summary] =>

 Households in Metro Manila and nearby provinces may have to brace for another round of electricity rate hike as the Manila Electric Co. is seeking to collect P18 billion in under-recoveries through a rate adjustment.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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