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SC sets Cha-cha hearing Sept. 26
While awaiting the Supreme Court’s ruling on the people’s initiative, Charter change proponents in the House of Representatives yesterday started the ball rolling for their "Plan B" as the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments approved another resolution seeking to amend or revise the 1987 Constitution.
Senate okays P10-B compensation for martial law victims
After two years of deliberation, the Senate has finally approved the Human Rights Victims Compensation Act, allotting P10 billion to compensate thousands of martial law victims.
Comelec, OSG given 10 days to file comments
To enable itself to get a wider perspective on the issues involved in the proposal to amend the Constitution through a people’s initiative, the Supreme Court (SC) decided yesterday to conduct a public hearing on Sept. 26 on the case filed by Charter change advocates.
Death toll in Sulu firefight rises to 39
BUTUAN CITY — The Philippine Air Force (PAF) strike wing has begun assisting government troops on the ground by firing rockets on suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in Sulu said to be harboring two suspects in the 2002 Bali bombing, the military reported yesterday.
OSG withdraws motion to CA to lift TRO on NAIA-3 & goes directly to SC
Government lawyers yesterday withdrew their motion to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) that the Court of Appeals issued on Aug. 24, 2006 and filed a petition with the Supreme Court (SC) to dissolve the TRO and to stop further proceedings on the case of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.
Food industry huge exhibition starts today in Pasay City
The food industry’s biggest exhibition starts today at the World Trade Center in Pasay City with more than 600 foreign and local participants joining "AsiaFood Expo: The 15th International Exposition on Food Processing, Packaging and Handling Machinery, Equipment and Technology."
Senators call House bid to amend Charter by itself futile
A kite full of holes obviously cannot fly. A bird with just a wing will fall from the sky. A bandwagon without wheels surely cannot go anywhere far.
General says Mindanao cities on alert over possible terror attacks
MANILA (AP) -- A regional military commander said Wednesday he has alerted key southern Philippine cities to intelligence reports indicating al-Qaida-linked militants could be plotting bomb attacks.
It's a boy - Japan's future emperor
Man behind Akiko '94 Asian Games gold win blunder arrested
Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have arrested a public affairs consultant of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) who has several standing arrest warrants for various cases, including one which caused embarrassment to former President Fidel V. Ramos.
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