PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — Patricia Llena did the country proud as she captured three gold and one bronze medals in the 2009 World Sub-Junior and Junior Powerlifting Championships in Ribeirao Preto, Sao…
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Cabinet men told to show true color
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — BE man enough and come out clean about who you are supporting in next year’s presidential elections. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita issued this challenge to Cabinet members and…
No need for new succession law – Nene
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — THE recent Supreme Court ruling upholding the legality of the P7.2 billion poll automation contract should convince lawmakers that there is “no need” for a new presidential succession…
Solons junk Reyes, Atienza
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — THE House contingent to the powerful Commission on Appointments rejected the appointments of Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes and Environment Secretary Jose “Lito” Atienza. Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas, head…
Cuenco’s House survey denied
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — THE claim of Cebu City Rep. Antonio Cuenco that majority of the congressmen is behind Sen. Noynoy Aquino was met with furor at the House of Representatives, with…
ConAss to ConCon – a paradigm shift
At the committee level, the ConCon move is deemed ‘inaugurated’ with the final approval of all the provisions of the un-numbered House Concurrent Resolution and all the sections of the implementing House…
Why the tax on text bill will not pass
One reading the letter of Globe Telecom, through its chief legal counsel, to the House of Representatives can sense the violent reaction a piece of legislation, also known as the tax-on-text bill,…
Spare GMA
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MALACAÑANG need not be dragged into the fight between Senators Panfilo Lacson and the Estradas. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita made this appeal even as he debunked the claim…
Tanenglian wants immunity vs Tan
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Mariano Tanenglian, the wealthy Filipino-Chinese accused of physical battery by two of his former housemaids, filed a manifestation before the Sandiganbayan urging it to direct the government to…
Manny to fight Floyd next
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — BRACE for a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. mega-fight come 2010. In the event both boxing superstars hurdle their respective coming fights, the path to a multi-million showdown is…
Dacer kin want Erap charge
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The daughters of Salvador “Bubby” Dacer yesterday asked the Department of Justice to include former President Joseph Estrada as a respondent in the celebrated double-murder case now being…
Lacson bares Erap’s ‘dark side’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Panfilo Lacson yesterday revealed the “dark side” of former President Joseph Estrada, accusing the latter of protecting jueteng lords and playing godfather to smugglers and of involvement…
RP Cuppers, Kiwis open ‘tie’ today
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE hometown edge versus higher-ranked players. This is what it all boils down to when the Philippine takes on New Zealand in the finals of their Group 2…
BF – now his own man?
Even hours before the national executive committee of the merged Lakas-Kampi would have voted secretly, 42-5 in favor of Gibo, former colleagues from the House of Representatives of defense secretary Gilbert Teodoro…
Surveys are how honest and reliable?
To the extent that doubts have now been cast on whether the SWS survey finding Noynoy suddenly climbed up on top of the presidential preference chart, this writer likewise really finds it…