PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THREE outgoing senators are waking up each day not having to worry about missing an appointment, a welcome development, but a potential senatorial winner is having the worst…
‘CA rules make payoffs easy’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — RULES governing the Commission on Appointments make it easy for any member of the congressional body to stall the confirmation process and to demand concessions—in cash or in…
Opposition still hopeful for control of Senate
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE overwhelming majority of voters who gave the Senate to the opposition will not be disappointed because all 15 senators not allied with the administration will choose one…
BIR job goes to Hefti
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — FINANCE Secretary Margarito Teves yesterday said he supported the appointment of Lilian Hefti as officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and denied recommending an outsider for the…
Henry Sy buys Manila Bank
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — CHINA Banking Corp. is buying 87.51 percent of the Puyat family’s Manila Banking Corp. at a price to be determined next month after due diligence, an official said…
Gringo absolved of rebellion charges
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE justice department yesterday absolved Senator-elect Gringo Honasan of criminal liability, but reaffirmed the rebellion charges against Lt./SG Antonio Trillanes IV and other members of the so-called Magdalo…
Maguindanao ballots to count
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Commission on Elections yesterday ordered the special provincial board of canvassers of Maguindanao to canvass the results of the elections in the province, in a move that…
Only six senators showed up in secret ballot meeting
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE plan of the opposition bloc in the Senate to settle the issue of the Senate presidency via secret balloting failed to push through after only six of…
Garcia faces 165 charges of money laundering
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE government is poised to file 165 counts of money laundering against Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia and his family, who have been accused of amassing P302.27 million in…
RP chessers win 2 more golds
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Paulo James Florendo and Kimberly Jane Cunanan finally rose to the challenge in the 8th Asean + Age-Group Chess Championship here, as they pocketed a gold each in…
Tight race for speaker
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — UNTIL now nobody has a clear edge in the speakership race because members of the House of Representatives are still waiting to see who will be the first…
RP university belt of Asia
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ZEROING in on national development as the ultimate goal of higher education, the Commission on Higher Education has been espousing cross-border education aimed at making the country the…
Lawmakers against special treatment for Trillanes
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — LAKAS stalwarts yesterday said there should be no VIP treatment for Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV who is facing rebellion charges in connection with the botched Oakwood mutiny. Baguio…
GMA wants Senate to ratify economic deal with Japan
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday renewed her push for the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement as the Japanese Diet has already ratified the free trade accord. Mrs. Arroyo…
Govt appeals order to free leftwing congressman
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Office of the Solicitor General is appealing the release of 74-year-old Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran from house arrest, saying the leftwing lawmaker must continue to be detained…