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Malacañang on Wednesday said it was still awaiting word on whether President Macapagal-Arroyo will adopt a recommendation by the National Disaster Coordinating Council for her to declare a state of calamity in Mindanao so that the government could plug the power crisis there.

Catholic bishops implored movie stars on Wednesday not to endorse condoms, saying they must remain good examples and should safeguard “the morality of the people.”

Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes said Wednesday the government was banking on the President’s declaration of a state of calamity in Mindanao to help solve the worsening power situation in the island.

An international electoral watchdog is coming over to witness the country’s first automated elections, and said the success of the polls could herald the coming of automated elections in other parts of Asia.

The six-year-old child from Sipalay City who saved her four-month-old brother from a fire has been transferred to the burn unit of the Teresita Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City because her wounds have developed infections.

The Supreme Court has dismissed a disbarment case filed against reelectionist Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, saying the complaint was based on hearsay and speculation.

With corn and rice farms across Isabela drying up due to El Niño, Gov. Grace Padaca is appealing for aid for the hundreds of thousands of residents who are at risk of going hungry.

The peso rose further against the US dollar on Wednesday on the back of sustained positive investor sentiment that is benefiting Asian currencies.

About 12 million special paper ballots have been printed for the May 10 polls and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) needs to produce 38 million more before the May 10 polls.

The World Boxing Council has ordered a rematch between Filipino champion Rodel Mayol and Mexican Omar Nino Romero in the aftermath of the technical draw result when the two boxers fought last February 27 in Guadalajara, Mexico, according to a report by Bandera, sister company of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.