PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — Security authorities yesterday softpedalled the threat of the camp of former President Joseph Estrada to draw huge crowds in case the Sandiganbayan pronounces him guilty of plunder charges….
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Bossi in Abu Sayyaf hands
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — MALACAÑANG yesterday told the Italian government not to be overly optimistic about the rescue of kidnapped Catholic priest Giancarlo Bossi although photographs appear to show that the priest…
SC suspends four Cebu judges
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — THE Supreme Court has suspended four judges in Cebu City who were implicated in the irregular solemnization of marriages in their jurisdictions, the high court announced over the…
RP 5 beats Taiwan, 82-64
PHILIPPINES NEWS SERVICE — TAIPEI—San Miguel-Team Pilipinas reserved its best game so far for more than 3,000 wildly cheering Filipino fans as it clobbered host Chinese Taipei, 82-64, in the 29th William…
Travelfish.org and the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign
In the last year more than 20,000 visitors to Cambodia have used the innovative eVisa service to apply for and have issued their visa to Cambodia. Now these visitors will also be…
Palace ready for Erap verdict
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Whether former President Joseph Estrada is declared innocent or guilty of the plunder charges against him, the Arroyo administration is stable enough to withstand any political tumult that…
Reds ready to call truce
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Communist Party of the Philippines has warmed up to the idea of a ceasefire agreement despite remarks in the press rejecting it, a Palace official said yesterday….
Only 3 sports can produce first Olympic gold — PSC
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — IF Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez will have his way, he likes to focus only on sports where the country stands a chance of winning…
World pool goes to the Big Dome
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — NOW more people will get the opportunity to see billiards legend Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, and the likes of Francisco ‘Django’ Bustamante, Ronnie Alcano, Alex Pagulayan, Earl ‘The Pearl’…
Cayetano welcome to help
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MALACAÑANG yesterday welcomed the offer of opposition Senator-elect Alan Peter Cayetano to support President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s legislative agenda and to go beyond political differences for the good…
CA will become irrelevant
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A Cabinet member warned yesterday that the Commission on Appointments may be reduced to irrelevance unless it can improve and speed up the process for confirming presidential appointees….
‘Dirty war’ report unfair — AFP
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Armed Forces described as “one-sided and unfair” the report of a US-based watchdog saying that the former has been waging a “dirty war” against left-wing activists. “We…
PAL books $140-m income
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines, owned by taipan Lucio Tan, yesterday declared a record net income of $140.3 million from revenues of $1.39 billion over a 12-month period ending…
Palace to pursue case against Trillanes
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Palace’s lead lawyer yesterday denied speculation that Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV may also get off the hook after Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez cleared Senator-elect Gregorio Honasan of…
Noli cuts housing loan rates
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — To make housing “truly affordable and accessible,” Vice President Noli de Castro yesterday announced that the Pag-IBIG Fund has reduced the interest rate for housing loans to 7…