PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Supreme Court yesterday gave the panel of former justices a 10-day extension, or until Sept. 4, to submit its findings on a bribery scandal at the Court…
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CA Justice under fire
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A COURT of Appeals associate justice is now the subject of a formal complaint due to his highly-questionable decision to abruptly and hastily terminate the rehabilitation proceedings of…
Judge rejects Meralco bid to quash estafa case
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Manila Electric Co. has lost its bid to stop the Justice Department from hearing the syndicated estafa complaint filed against the utility firm by consumers’ group National…
It is all up to Toni to get medal for RP
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — As the clock was winding down to its last few seconds in the third round, Mary Antoinette Rivero, watching the action on a big Panasonic TV set inside…
San Juan City shops now required to install monitoring cameras
GMA News 08/20/2008 | 04:51 PM MANILA, Philippines – Shops, banks, restaurants and other commercial establishments in San Juan should install surveillance cameras inside and outside of their buildings – or else…
Admin solons vary on Cha-cha mode
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ADMINISTRATION lawmakers are of varied opinion on a renewed proposal to amend the Constitution which President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants to be done through a constituent assembly that could…
CA doctored records?
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — EVEN court records were “doctored” just to favor the Manila Electric Company. The clerk of court of the Court of Appeals’ Eighth Division yesterday admitted before the Supreme…
Joker questions U.S. presence in MOA signing
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Joker Arroyo wondered why powerful nations such as the United States were interested in the signing of the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain between the Philippine…
AFP, PNP continue clearing operations
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FRESH troops from other Mindanao regions were rushed to North Cotabato as police and military troops continue clearing operations in some barangays in the province to restore normalcy…
Raps vs MILF leader may affect talks
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday cautioned the Armed Forces and the Philippine National Police against pressing charges against one of its commanders for the skirmishes in…
Ampatuan wins in ARMM election
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Commission on Elections yesterday proclaimed Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan as the winning governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The Comelec said Ansaruddin-Abdul Malik Alonto Adiong won…
Educational systems?
It is easily understandable why, most parents, have higher preference for private schools over those of our public schools. This explains the apparent ‘mushrooming’ of every kind of pre-school, elementary, and high…
GMA to cheer, support Team Philippines
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — With President Macapagal-Arroyo watching in the company of some 80 fellow heads of state, the small Philippine team will march along with 204 other nations in the parade…
RP tourism receipts hit $1.87b in 1st half
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Philippine economy generated $1.87 billion in tourism receipts from more than 1.6 million international visitor arrivals in the first half of 2008, the Tourism Department reported yesterday….
Health workers’ continue exodus
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FIRST it was the laborers; then the nurses and caregivers. Now Filipino doctors are making a beeline for Canada, Finland and Bahrain – a few of the countries…