Romania passes contested electoral law
22 May 2012, 10:35 am
Bucharest (dpa) - The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday pushed through a controversial law changing the electoral system, despite sharp criticism from the opposition that it is disadvantageous to small parties.In the future, a contender who wins the most votes will win the seat from his electoral district. Earlier, a candidate had to win more than 50 per cent of the votes cast, so a run-off ...

Former Arroyo Cabinet men to testify in NBN-ZTE trial
21 May 2012, 8:43 am
Three Cabinet secretaries of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo are on the prosecutor’s list of 45 witnesses in the former President’s impending graft and ethical standards trial.

Preakness 2012 Post Positions: Which Horses Are Already Doomed by Their Slots?
19 May 2012, 11:36 am
Since the Preakness has a relatively small field of 11 horses as opposed to the chaos of the Kentucky Derby's 20-horse lineup, post positions may not seem like as big of a deal. For the most part they aren't, as the likelihood of getting caught up in traffic is lessened significantly, but there are still certain spots that are disadvantageous. Typically, horses and jockeys alike don't really ...

BCDA junks CJHDevco payment plan
16 May 2012, 2:22 pm
THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) turned down the proposal of the Camp John Hay Development Corporation (CJHDevco) because the lease payment plan is grossly disadvantageous to government.

Gov't turns down Sobrepena company's debt plan for Camp John Hay
15 May 2012, 5:55 am
The Aquino administration has rejected the debt settlement plan of Sobrepena-led Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevco) because the proposed lease payment is grossly disadvantageous to the government.

Govt turns down Sobrepena-led company's debt plan for Camp John Hay
15 May 2012, 5:39 am
The Aquino administration has rejected the debt settlement plan of Sobrepena-led Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevco) because the proposed lease payment is grossly disadvantageous to the government.

All-pass alarm spreads
9 May 2012, 7:00 pm
Lalu Prasad's RJD members walked out of the House to protest the lack of provision in the law to improve education of Muslim girls.

Lalu bats for school exams
9 May 2012, 7:00 pm
Congress leader Priya Dutt and NCP's Supriya Sule opposed the provision of home-based education for disabled children. "Home-based education will be detrimental. We are giving the option to parents to keep the disabled children back home. Let us remove this option," Dutt said.

Strategic Dialogue Between U.S. And China Opens, Economic Differences Remain
3 May 2012, 11:52 am
Amid mutual political and economic pressures, the U.S. and China are pushing each other to change economic and trade policies seen by each side as being disadvantageous to trade and economic growth.

Porac councilor questions mayor’s MOA with DHVTSU
3 May 2012, 11:07 am
Councilor Mike Tapang shows the MOA between the DHVSTU and Porac LGU at the SP hearing on Thursday. CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A member of the minority bloc at the Porac municipal council described as “disadvantageous” the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) entered by the local government unit with the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (DHVTSU) in connection with its plan of putting up ...