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…
Month: August 2007
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…