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…
Month: August 2008
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…
Peace problem in Mindanao
Peace problem in Mindanao Events in Mindanao indicate that the problem of peace in general has not been approached with a studied plan in mind – no ‘cognitive map’, no ‘blueprint’, no…
Logwin Extends Its Airfreight Services for Bueltel Fashion Group
HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, Aug. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Logwin has extended its worldwide airfreight transportation services for the Bueltel International Fashion Group since the end of 2007. This development thus represents a…
Globe7 Announces Strategic Partnership with New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
HONG KONG, Aug. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Globe7 HK Ltd. and New Straits Times Press Bhd. (NSTP), part of Malaysia’s largest diversified media company, Media Prima, are launching a strategic partnership to offer…
APO Marks 40
PNS — AS one of the country’s music icons, the APO Hiking Society is incomparable as they’ve managed to stay together even after 39 years. “It’s really quite a record,” says Danny…
Billy: Home is where the dream is
PNS — THE much-awaited return of international R&B/dance/pop superstar Billy Crawford also marked the formalization of his exclusive booking contract with ALV Talent Circuit. Headed by talent manager Arnold Vegafria, the company…
‘Torotot’: Engrossing
PNS — WHEN it comes to films about infidelity, Director Maryo de los Reyes rules, as he has shown in past works like “My Other Woman,” “Sinungaling Mong Puso,” “Sa Ngalan ng…
Charter change, anyone?
Once again, the matter of a charter change is being floated around at the highest levels of governance – with no less than the Senate uncharacteristically endorsing its own Senate Resolution No….
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…