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Arroyo ally defends guilty verdict on Corona

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, […]

Development council: Prioritize coastal roads

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 […]

Delay in bridge work affects residents, students

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 […]

Aquino’s House allies asked to revive SCTEX probe

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 […]