The Aquino administration is forming a virtual “who’s who” of poll manipulators to be topbilled by Virgilio Garcillano, the voice behind the “Hello Garci” scandal, in a fresh…
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A pro-environment watchdog on Wednesday called on the government to ban the use of chemicals in children’s toys and draft a law protecting them from toxic substances. Ecowaste…
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Wearing smoke glasses, a bulletproof vest over a red and white striped polo shirt, Lintang Bedol surfaced on Tuesday after four years in hiding, declaring to reporters: “Hello,…
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Former Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol arrived at the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial center in Camp Crame shortly after 12 noon Tuesday.…
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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—For the few dozen Filipinos living on a remote speck of land in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), each day is a battle against…
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MANGALDAN, Pangasinan—No regrets for Mensita Edano Cera, 56, who could be your poster girl for or against the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill depending on how you view…
Jul 19 2011 / No Comment / Read More »AFP assures griping Col. Generoso Mariano of due process »
The retired Marine colonel who called for the ouster of President Benigno Aquino III in a video posted in the Internet will be given due process even though the Department of Justice has recommended that he be charged with sedition, the Armed Forces said. Commodore Miguel Rodriguez, the AFP deputy chief of staff for civil [...]…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Supreme Court orders cleanup of court clutter »
After 50 years the Supreme Court is doing some spring cleaning. Chief Justice Renato Corona has ordered that court records and exhibits pertaining to closed cases that had accumulated in the last half century filling courtrooms throughout the country be disposed of, the Supreme Court said in a press statement on Tuesday. Corona gave the [...]…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »House secgen accused of railroading solon’s oath »
The Secretary-General of the House of Representatives is in hot water for allegedly railroading the entry of former Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman into the House membership roll despite protests against his eligibility. Salic Dumarpa, former commissioner of the National Labor Relations Commission, said that Marilyn Yap should not have administered the oath on Nasser [...]…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »‘Euro general’ Eliseo de la Paz and wife ordered arrested »
The Sandiganbayan antigraft court has ordered arrest warrants to be issued against former police comptroller Eliseo de la Paz and his wife, Maria Fe, for failing to declare the foreign currency that they had brought out of the country during the infamous “euro generals” scandal of 2008. The 5th Division found probable cause to indict [...]…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Ampatuan should be in jail, not hospital–Aquino spokesman »
Malacañang wants Zaldy Ampatuan in Camp Crame, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Thursday.…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »1 soldier killed, 6 others hurt in Samar ambush »
One soldier died while six others were wounded in an ambush staged Wednesday night by 50 alleged members of the New People's Army in Paranas, Samar.…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Poe supporters’ video details alleged 2004 poll fraud »
Senator Francis Escudero disclosed Thursday the existence of a 50-minute video produced by supporters of the late Fernando Poe Jr. that would show the links between the orders given by the female voice on what is now known…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »DILG chief recommends administrative raps against Duterte »
The Department of Interior and Local Government has recommended the filing of an administrative case against Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for “intervening in the implementation of a court order” when she punched a court sheriff on…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Court asked to declare Zaldy Ampatuan in contempt »
A lawyer for relatives of the Maguindanao massacre victims on Thursday asked a Quezon City court to cite in contempt Zaldy Ampatuan, suspended governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, for staying in a government hospital although…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Philippines’ future path to be tackled in 2nd SONA-Usec Quezon »
President Benigno S. Aquino III will sketch, “in bold strokes”, the country’s future directions in his 2nd State of the Nation Address (SONA) this Monday.…
Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »Crew of Atlantis shuttle awakes to prepare for landing »
CAPE CANAVERAL—The Atlantis crew woke to the song “God Bless America” at 0129 GMT early Thursday as they prepared to make the final touch down in NASA’s 30 year shuttle program. The shuttle was set to land early…
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