PNS — ASIDE from Nora Aunor, award-winning scriptwriter Ricky Lee is all smiles these days with “Himala’s” latest achievement. This writer got to talk to the scriptwriter of Himala over a cup…
Month: November 2008
Erap to lead supporters against term extension
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Former President Joseph Estrada issued his strongest criticisms against the government since being pardoned last October, warning he would personally lead his supporters and march in the streets…
RP chessers finish 46th in Dresden
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — The Philippines threw the full weight of its arsenal against unpredictable Argentina and came away with a decisive 2.5-1.5 win at the close of the 38th World Chess…
JDV gets dose of own medicine
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FORMER Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. got a dose of his own medicine when he cried about the tyranny of numbers after the House committee on justice dismissed…
Peping or Art for POC post
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — WILL it be the incumbent or the challenger? We’ll know the answer today when 40 voting members from the associations making up the Philippine Olympic Committee select through…
Defensor: SC won’t meddle in impeachment
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE chairman of the House committee on justice yesterday expressed belief that the Supreme Court (SC) will unlikely intervene in their 42-8 junking of the impeachment complaint against…
JDV to fight ouster move
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Former Speaker Jose de Venecia will fight off partymates who want him expelled from Lakas as punishment for testifying in the impeachment proceedings against President Macapagal-Arroyo. De Venecia…
We should Cha-cha for the right reasons — Nograles
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SPEAKER Prospero C. Nograles yesterday reiterated that any move to amend the Constitution does not include extending the term of incumbent elective officials, particularly that of the President,…
Ex-Speaker Jose de Venecia
Ex-speaker Jose de Venecia Recent developments as they unfold in the political scene must be read from the outline – a purely peripheral view. Such is the case of JDV who personally…
Senate coup – naked power grab?
Senate coup – naked power grab? What this ‘coup’ – unceremoniously unseating Sen. Manny Villar out of the Senate presidency by forcing him to resign on the face of a resolution that…
The Dureza prayer
The Dureza prayer? PGMA is visibly irked – reading her behavioral signature – following the statement made by the Press Secretary in an opening prayer during that cabinet meeting to the effect…
Loren lauds new SC group
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SENATOR Loren Legarda yesterday lauded a number of legal luminaries for forming the group “Bantay Korte Suprema” to scrutinize the qualifications and moral ascendancy of candidates to the…
Cha-cha backers allay term-extension fears
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SIGNATORIES of the two separate Charter change (Cha-cha) resolutions yesterday allayed public fears, including the so-called presidentiables, that term extension of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other incumbent officials…
Pinoy chessers bounce back
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — DRESDEN, Germany. A day after losing to Spain in the sixth round, the Philippines went full throttle against Belgium. The strategy worked to perfection. GM Wesley So, GM…
Joc-joc probe to trigger reforms
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — HOUSE Speaker Prospero C. Nogales yesterday expressed confidence that the ongoing public inquiry being conducted by the House committee on agriculture on the alleged “fertilizer scam” will open…