Prosecutors drop 2 raps in Article 3 vs Corona »
Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped two other charges against Chief Justice Renato Corona in the third article of the impeachment complaint a day after Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile rejected a witness called to testify that Corona enjoyed free plane tickets from Philippine Airlines (PAL) while it was pursuing a case in the Supreme Court.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Catholic Church: Celebrate Edsa I with gratitude »
Catholic Church leaders have urged the people to mark the celebration of the 26th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution on Saturday with gratitude to God for attaining freedom through “bloodless” means, but warned those using the event for personal motives and interests.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Lacson blames ‘fast break’ mode for prosecutors’ woes »
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday blamed the “fast break” mode the prosecutors used in crafting the impeachment complaint for the heckling they were getting from the Senate tribunal.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Senate to probe BSP on auditing accounts of PEP »
Revelations in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona have prompted the Senate to inquire into the central bank’s power to audit accounts of a politically exposed person (PEP), fearing this practice in totalitarian regimes infringed on the Filipino’s basic right to privacy.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Aquino hails Arroyo arraignment »
President Benigno Aquino’s spokesman welcomed former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s arraignment on a charge of electoral sabotage at a Pasay City on Thursday, saying justice may now take its course.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Quran burning incites deadly riots in Afghanistan »
Clashes between Afghan troops and protesters angry over the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base have left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded as anger spread despite U.S. apologies over what it…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Santiago: Prosecution is bound to lose »
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is seeing the defeat of the prosecution team as shown by its lack of preparedness to defend the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »De Lima testifies anew in Corona trial »
The impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona resumed on Thursday with the defense team expected to continue its cross examination of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Aquino hails Arroyo arraignment on electoral sabotage charge »
President Benigno Aquino III’s spokesman welcomed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s arraignment on a charge of electoral sabotage at a Pasay City on Thursday, saying justice may now take its course.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Arroyo back at Veterans’ Hospital »
Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is back at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City Thursday after pleading "not guilty" to the electoral sabotage case filed against her by the Commission on Elections.…
Feb 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »49 dead, hundreds injured in Buenos Aires train crash »
A packed commuter train slammed into a retaining wall at a railway terminus in Buenos Aires during rush hour Wednesday, leaving at least 49 dead, 600 injured, and dozens trapped in the wreckage.…
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