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COMELEC COMMISSIONERS LUZVIMINDA TANCANGCO
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159981 [Title] => GMA to continue mediation efforts on Comelec intramurals [Summary] => President Arroyo said yesterday she would continue her efforts to help embattled Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Alfredo Benipayo mend fences with his four arch adversaries in the poll body.
President Arroyo disclosed in her weekly radio program she would host anew a dinner meeting between Benipayo and each of his four Comelec colleagues.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 159272 [Title] => Solon tells CA: Reject Comelec chief or impeach his opponents [Summary] => Majority Leader Gerry Espina of the Commission on Appointments asked the CA yesterday to either reject the appointment of Commission on Elections Chairman Alfredo Benipayo and Commissioners Florentino Tuason and Resurreccion Borra, or impeach the four Comelec officials who are opposing the confirmation of the three.
Espina made the drastic proposal after Sen. Edgardo Angara expressed exasperation over the continuing in-fighting among Comelec officials that has paralyzed operations of the poll body.
[DatePublished] => 2002-05-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 153939 [Title] => Comelec chiefs charges denied [Summary] => A member of the consortium that won the bidding for a multibillion-peso poll computerization project yesterday belied reports that it was behind moves to discredit Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Alfredo Benipayo.
Photokina Marketing Corp., in a strongly worded statement, said Benipayos accusations against them were "vicious and baseless."
This developed as four commissioners of the poll body once again refused to attend their twice-a-week en banc meeting allegedly due to the harsh remarks made by Benipayo about them the other day.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 152289 [Title] => 4 Comelec execs to block CA confirmation of 3 others [Summary] => The long-running feud in the Commission on Elections moved to the Commission on Appointments yesterday, with four Comelec commissioners opposing the CAs confirmation of the three others including Comelec Chairman Alfredo Benipayo.
In a joint petition filed before the bicameral body, Comelec Commissioners Luzviminda Tancangco, Rufino Javier, Ralph Lantion and Mehol Sadain cited six issues against Benipayo as well as three issues against him and Commissioners Resurreccion Borra and Florentino Tuason Jr.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 151555 [Title] => Petisyon ni Benipayo hinarang ng Comelec commissioners [Summary] => Iginiit kahapon ng mayorya ng mga commissioners ng Commission on Election (Comelec) sa Supreme Court na ibasura nito ang inihaing petisyon ni Comelec Chairman Alfredo Benipayo kaugnay sa pagkuwestiyon nito sa kontrata ng naturang komisyon sa Photokina Marketing Corp.
Sa apat-na-pahinang manifestation nina Comelec Commissioners Luzviminda Tancangco, Rufino Javier, Ralph Lantion at Mehol Sadain, sinabi nito na dapat balewalain ng SC ang petisyon ni Benipayo dahil wala itong ligal na pag-aapruba ng Comelec en banc.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )
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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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