June 2,2012 MANILA — Some Lakas-CMD members have been surprised by his guilty verdict on ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona but Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. said he never allowed anyone to influence his decision. Revilla cast the deciding 16th vote last Tuesday as Corona, a perceived ally of the senator’s party-mate ex-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, […]
June 2,2012 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Governor Lilia Pineda led other provincial officials on Friday in receiving medical equipment from the Department of Health (DOH). Provincial Health Officer Dr. Marcelo Jaochico and Board Members Monina Laus and Trina Dizon witnessed the simple turn over ceremony held at Clark Freeport. Dr. Leonita Gorgolon, Central Luzon […]
June 2,2012 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The sectoral committee for infrastructure development (SCID) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Central Luzon “strongly endorsed”, and vowed to prioritize the construction and development of coastal roads linking Bulacan, Pampanga and Bataan. SCID chairman and Bulacan Governor Wilhemino Sy-Alvarado said the motion raised by Balanga City […]
June 2,2012 APALIT – The delay in the reconstruction of the bridge in Barangay Colgante in this town is continuously causing inconvenience to thousands of residents including students. Local officials also fear that students will be affected during the opening of classes on June 13. The concrete structures discovered during a clearing of operation conducted […]
June 2,2012 ANGELES CITY — A fishermen alliance has challenged President Benigno Aquino’s allies in the House of Representatives to revive the “unconcluded investigation on the controversial Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) project”. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) issued the statement a day after Malacañang Palace spokesperson Abigail Valte announced to the public […]
June 2,2012 MANILA — The House of Representatives will junk the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said Friday. “We will not elevate it to the Senate. (We) may lack of time to act on it next week before we adjourn,” Belmonte said. Majority Leader Neptali […]
June 2,2012 MANILA — Despite a pending petition against it at the Supreme Court (SC), the special elections for the position left by the late Rep. Igancio “Iggy” Arroyo (5th district, Negros Occidental) is set to take place Saturday, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Based on Comelec Resolution 9402, casting of votes in […]
June 2,2012 FOLLOWING his official visit to the United Kingdom, President Benigno Aquino III will go straight to the United States (US) to meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Patricia Ann Paez, in a press briefing in Malacanang Friday, said the two state leaders will be meeting on June […]
June 2,2012 A MEMBER of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) sees no need for the next Chief Justice to sign a waiver on bank accounts. However, Iloilo Representative Niel Tupas Jr., a member of JBC, said the next head of the Supreme Court should be truthful in the declaration of his assets and net […]
CABANATUAN CITY – Two carnapping suspects, including a 16-year-old, were killed in a firefight with police operatives in the urban village of Aduas Centro here before dawn here Saturday, an incident that underscored the use of minors in criminal activities. One of the suspects was identified as Julius Lombao, 32, a tricycle driver from Purok […]