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Nation marks Freedom Day
Palace airs call for unity
FVR asks gov’t to address ‘yawning gap’ between rich and poor Filipinos
Former President Fidel V. Ramos challenged yesterday the government to stop political regression and instead address the "yawning gap" between the rich and the poor.
President Hu cites Arroyo’s bid for progress
As the Philippines celebrates Independence Day today, Chinese President Hu Jintao expressed elation over President Arroyo’s incessant efforts to push for economic progress and to protect national stability as he vowed to promote cordial exchanges and cooperation in all fields between the two countries.
Pimentel defends Senate from Malacañang attack on nat’l budget impasse
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said yesterday the Senate should not be solely blamed for the lingering impasse over the passage into law of the administration-proposed 2006 R1.053-trillion national budget.
Earthquake jolts Zambo, other Mindanao areas
A tectonic earthquake jolted yesterday morning Mindanao, particularly some parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
Group holds protest march today to mark Independence Day
The Kilusang Makabansang Ekonomiya (KME), which counts some Catholic bishops as its members, will mark Philippine Independence Day today with a protest march from Balintawak, Quezon City to the Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan City at 1 p.m. and then to the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila.
Comelec to begin preparing for 2007 polls in October
The Commission on Elections (Comelec), buoyed by the assurance of adequate funds for next year’s polls, has set for October the formal start of the preparations for the May 14, 2007 elections for national and local officials but the voters’ education and information campaign, along with the registration of voters under the continuing system, will be stepped up to pave the way for peaceful, orderly, honest and credible elections.
Lomibao places NCR policemen on full alert
Director-General Arturo C. Lomibao, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), yesterday placed the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on “full alert” and police units elsewhere in the country on “heightened alert” in anticipation of mass actions that various groups could stage as the nation observes today the 108th anniversary of Philippine Independence.
Earthquake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra Island, western Japan
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A moderate earthquake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Monday, the government said. There were no immediate report of injuries or damage.
Is warrantless wiretapping constitutional in the US?
DETROIT (AP) -- The question of whether the U.S. government's domestic surveillance program is constitutional was to be argued in court for the first time Monday.
13 held for Independence Day disruptions
MANILA (AFP) - Thirteen protesters were arrested near Manila on Monday for attempting to disrupt celebrations marking Philippine independence from Spain, police said.
Alleged head of Jemaah Islamiyah to be released from prison in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The alleged head of the regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah is being released from prison Wednesday, a move that will likely energize Indonesia's radical fringe but not directly lead to a heightened risk of more attacks, experts said.
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