PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — AFTER keeping silent for two decades, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appears before the anti-graft court this afternoon to testify for the government in its ill-gotten-wealth case…
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Defensor named to bank board
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Former presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor will get a corporate job as member of the board of directors of the United Coconut Planters Bank, an administration source…
GMA pushes new alliance
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was unusually silent about the United States yesterday when she delivered her speech marking the formal opening of the 40th Association of Southeast Asian…
Strong peso cuts debt payments
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The share of debt service in the yearly national budget is declining as a result of the steady rise of the peso against the US dollar. Next year,…
Trillanes stays in jail
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Antonio Trillanes, in jail on rebellion charges, is likely to stay inside his detention cell after the Makati Regional Trial Court denied his plea to be released…
GMA stocks close 23.5% higher
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — GMA Network Inc. bucked the decline in the local equities market after its share price soared by 23.5 percent yesterday on its stock market debut. The price of…
GMA calls for strong Asean community
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo opened the 40th Asean Ministerial Meeting yesterday and called for a united and strong Asean community after welcoming the representatives of the 10-member countries….
PCGG to use Bongbong on Lucio
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — LAWYERS from the Presidential Commission on Good Government are scheduled to meet with Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. this afternoon in preparation for his testimony tomorrow against…
Crude oil flows in Panay
by ERNAN BALDOMERO and DAVID ISRAEL SINAY/ PNS SAN JOSE, Antique – The joint venture of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) Exploration Corporation and the Petronas Carigali Overseas on oil exploration…
Joker, Enrile won’t join ‘free Trillanes’ proposal
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MAJORITY of the senators yesterday pledged support for the passage of a resolution expressing their desire to have Senator Antonio Trillanes IV join them during sessions. But Senators…
Miriam slam ‘freeTrillanes’ proposal
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago yesterday slammed the proposed Senate resolution asking the court to allow detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to attend sessions. On Monday at least 16…
Garcia backers to go on way
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SUPPORTERS of Cebu Rep. Pablo Garcia, who lost the House leadership race this week, yesterday vowed to form an independent bloc to shadow Speaker Jose de Venecia’s every…
AFP to get Marines killers
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE military has pinpointed the Muslim guerrillas responsible for killing 14 Marines in an ambush on Basilan island, and soldiers will now go after them to get them…
MILF warns of clashes
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A MUSLIM rebel chief has warned the United States, Canada, Japan and other donor countries that planned military assaults against his insurgents could spark clashes and jeopardize peace…
SC appoints CA courts to terror cases
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Nine divisions of the Court of Appeals have been designated to exclusively handle cases involving the crime of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism, including request of authorities…