PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Panfilo Lacson yesterday filed charges against Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez before the Office of the Ombudsman for his alleged promise to give P10,000 each to the barangay…
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Remittance to reach $14.1b
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has raised its forecast on remittances of Filipino migrant workers to $14.74 billion this year from $14.1 billion after a revision in external…
Manny Pacquiao could face charges for two listups
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FILIPINO boxing idol Manny Pacquiao might find himself in trouble for registering twice—first in Manila and then in General Santos City—and for failing to meet the six-month residency…
SC ruling on Satur a bad precedent
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez yesterday said the Supreme Court decision granting bail to Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Saturnino “Satur” Ocampo has sent a wrong signal to lower courts…
SC issues ruling on extradition
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A person facing extradition proceedings in the country may be allowed to post bail for as long as he can present “clear and convincing evidence” that he is…
Pacquiao a hero to all
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — On a hot, sunny Tuesday, in nearly every place in the city, fans showed how much the boxer they call Pacman was meant to them, coming out by…
Boxing to get first RP Olympic gold
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines vowed to give the country its first-ever Olympic gold medal come the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China. Manny Lopez, the…
Mike’s operation a success
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s husband was recovering from emergency surgery to prevent the main artery of his heart from rupturing, officials and doctors said yesterday. Jose Miguel Arroyo,…
Peso reaches high of 47.95/dollar
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE peso hit a new six-year high against the dollar yesterday, breaking 48 on the back of rising remittances from Filipino workers abroad that piled up over the…
RP’s inflation lowest in 20 years
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — INFLATION, the rate at which consumer prices is rising, dropped to its lowest point in 20 years last month, thanks to a strong peso and a stable oil…
Satur to be arrested again
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A TOP Palace official yesterday said Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo could be arrested again and his bail canceled once state prosecutors corrected the “infirmities” in the multiple…
GMA tells Melo panel to dig deeper
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has directed the Melo Commission to dig deeper into the summary killings of activists and journalists and the groups or interests responsible for these…
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