PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — STILL a full month before he embarks on the biggest, richest fight of his career, Manny Pacquiao declared himself fit and ready against an adversary considered one of…
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Miriam loses ICJ seat
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago gave a good fight in her bid for a seat in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) even as Malacanang is taking in stride…
Heed GMA ‘ceasefire’ — Romualdez
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — IN the light of worldwide financial crisis, the new call of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for a political ceasefire as Christmas season approaches is timely and should be given…
Cayetano: Joc-joc can’t skip hearing
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Allan Peter Cayetano yesterday said former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante, for whatever reason, won’t be able to wiggle his way out from attending the Senate investigation…
Pinoys upbeat despite harsh times — survey
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FILIPINOS remain upbeat despite the global financial crisis, as they are still spending on clothes, holidays and gadgetry, a survey revealed yesterday. The Philippines was one of only…
Manny not keen on fighting as a ‘light’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — WIN or lose in his December 6 fight with Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao appears no longer keen of returning back in the lightweight division and defending…
GMA to grace UN leaders meet eyes Obama meeting
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is hoping to meet with newly-elected U.S. President Barack Obama when she flies to New York next week for the meeting of global leaders at…
Bolante suffering from ulcer
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — JOCELYN “Joc-Joc” Bolante, who was taken directly to the hospital upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, is not afflicted with a life threatening disease. Results…
Impeach bid ‘doomed to fail’ — Opposition solon
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE spokesman of the House minority bloc yesterday urged his opposition colleagues to focus their attention on the scheduled 2010 presidential elections instead of wasting time on the…
Obama has come to the White House
Obama has come to the White House The just concluded US presidential election – in state of the art digital automation – is cause for envy in so far as RP is…
Carole Ferguson Joins Newedge as Head of Legal for Newedge Australia
HONG KONG, Nov. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Newedge Group, the new force in global brokerage, today announced the appointment of Carole Ferguson as Head of Legal for Newedge Australia Pty. Ltd. Carole Ferguson…
Senate probe, et cetera
Senate probe, et cetera The Senate began a probe on the so-called ‘euro cash scandal’ involving officers from the Philippine National Police who attended the 77th Interpol General Assembly held in Russia…
Lim delivers wheelchairs to disabled city residents
Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim personally distributed wheelchairs to indigent city residents suffering from polio, impaired spinal cord, cerebral palsy, and other medical conditions that impede walking. The seven beneficiaries from Tondo,…
Roxas demands Dela Paz presence in Senate probe
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — LIBERAL Party President Senator Mar Roxas yesterday demanded that retired PNP comptroller Deputy Director General Eliseo dela Paz should be forced to testify before the next Senate hearing…
Nobody will listen to bishops — Zubiri
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ADMINISTRATION Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri believes that the bishops’ call for the people to effect “a radical change” in government will not prosper since a lot of politicians…