MANILA, Philippines - The first official votes fed into the Precinct Count Opstical Scan (PCOS) in Hong Kong went to members of the Nacionalista Party (NP), led by its standard-bearer, Sen. Manuel "Manny" Villar Jr.
HONG KONG – (UPDATE 2) Filipinos based here and in Singapore began voting today, Saturday, for candidates running for national positions in the Philippines and took a first crack at the automated polls.
THE proposal of Finance Secretary Margarito Teves for the next Congress to raise the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 12 percent to 15 percent drew strong opposition from militant legislators who said that instead of increasing it, the next government should set proper budget priorities and eradicate corruption.
