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Pope names new Palo Archbishop
Cardinal Rosales in Rome awaiting rites
File sabotage raps against smugglers, tax evaders — GMA
President Arroyo yesterday called the country’s two revenue-collecting agencies to charge individuals involved in smuggling and tax evasion with economic sabotage.
Dinky Soliman released without charges filed
The Manila City Prosecutor’s Office released after midnight yesterday "for further investigation" former Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman.
Esperon honors 6 officers of Army & PNP
Lt. Gen. Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr., commanding general of the Philippine Army, yesterday honored five senior Army officers and two officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for their role in defending the Army command against the destabilization efforts last Feb. 23-25.
LP leadership case pending at Comelec
The Liberal Party (LP) dispute between officers led by Senate President Franklin Drilon and those headed by Manila Mayor Jose L. Atienza Jr., is still to be taken up by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
President disputes remarks by FVR on gov’t & economy
President Arroyo yesterday vowed to further buttress the nation against destabilization and other security threats through a sound economy and lower consumer prices, disputing the remarks of former President Fidel Ramos that the government merely restored "artificial stability" when it averted a coup attempt last month.
OMA to prevent deployment of fake Muslims to Saudi
The Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) yesterday stepped up measures to prevent the deployment of Filipinos disguised as Muslim converts to Makkah or Madinah in Saudi Arabia, where the entry of non-Muslims is strictly prohibited, after the Saudi Ambassador Mohammad Ameen Wali sent a note verbale to the Department of Foreign Affairs saying that some recruitment agencies had been deploying non-Muslim workers to the two cities.
Dropping of rape charges seen vs some of 4 US marines
MANILA (AFP) - Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez on Sunday hinted that charges may be dropped against some of the four US Marines accused of raping a Filipina last November.
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