PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III sworn into office Wednesday several newly appointed officials, including special envoys to China Ambassador Domingo Lee and Ambassador Cesar Zalamea, in a ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacanang. Lee and Zalamea’s appointments were seen to improve relations between the Philippines and China that have been locked in a maritime standoff […]
CHIEF Justice Renato Corona was still a young college student in 1968 when he said he started investing in foreign currency deposits. According to his profile posted on the Supreme Court (SC) website, Corona finished his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1970. He completed his Bachelor of Laws at […]
MALACANANG brushed off on Wednesday Chief Justice Renato Corona’s challenge to Senator Franklin Drilon and the 188 signatories to the impeachment case to sign a waiver opening all their bank accounts for scrutiny. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said instead of turning the tables to the lawmakers, the Chief Justice should allow himself to be cross-examined […]
CITY OF SAN FERNADO — Top officials of the province of Surigao del Norte will meet with Governor Lilia Pineda today, Thursday, hoping to learn from the province’s best practices in its quarry collection and management. Surigao del Norte Governor Sol Matugas, Vice Governor Arturo Egay Jr. and the board members and department heads of […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) assured Wednesday that the organization of the country’s existing cities has no opposition to the cityhood bid of the Municipality of Mabalacat. Mabalacat is now set to hold its upcoming plebiscite. Rodriguez, in an exclusive interview, said the conversion […]
MABALACAT — Warrants of arrest were issued against Globe Asiatique (GA) owner Delfin Lee and his co-accused after a judge found probable cause for the syndicated estafa case filed against them, Vice President Jejomar Binay said Wednesday. Binay, the chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, said Judge Amifaith Fider-Reyes of the Regional […]
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Four persons were killed while three others were seriously injured after their vehicle rammed into a guard railing of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) at the vicinity of Barangay Babo Pangulo, Porac town on Tuesday. The fatalities were identified as Dr. Richard Quilang (driver), 43; Mariel Frias Ocampo, 12; John Rod […]
CEBU CITY — A plan to privatize Cebu’s largest government hospital has drawn opposition from the province’s top officials, although the Provincial Board deferred taking a position in order to study the proposal more thoroughly. “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?” quipped Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, referring to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center […]
MANILA (Updated) — Several Filipinos monitoring developments in the impeachment trial on Tuesday felt Chief Justice Renato Corona disrespected the court when he practically “walked out” of the impeachment proceedings. Corona testified in his own impeachment trial Tuesday and denied all the allegations against him, including those pertaining to his alleged ill-gotten wealth. After delivering […]
MANILA (Updated 10:42 a.m.) — Doctors of Chief Justice Renato Corona advised him to stay in the hospital for 48 hours to monitor possible heart attack. Corona was admitted at The Medical City in Pasig Tuesday night after having difficulty in breathing and dizziness due to hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. Corona, a diabetic, arrived […]