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Prosecutors drop 2 raps in Article 3 vs Corona »

House prosecutor Giorgidi Aggabao said that following Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s ruling against Enrique Javier’s testimony, the prosecution would now limit its offer of evidence on this specific accusation to the testimony of Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines (Fasap) president Robert Anduiza.

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.…

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Catholic Church: Celebrate Edsa I with gratitude »

POWER TO THE PEOPLE The towering monument at the corner of Temple Drive and Edsa in Quezon City is in the spotlight again as the Philippines celebrates the 26th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. A word of advice for motorists: Stay away from this area on Friday, Feb. 24, as it will be the center of the start of the celebration on Feb. 25 .  JIM GUIAO PUNZALAN

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.…

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Lacson blames ‘fast break’ mode for prosecutors’ woes »

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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 »

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile

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.…

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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…

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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.…

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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 »

Firemen rescue wounded passengers from a commuter train after a collision in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012. A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds of morning commuters as passenger cars crumpled behind the engine. AP/Anibal Greco

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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  • Firemen rescue wounded passengers from a commuter train after a collision in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2012. A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing dozens and injuring hundreds of morning commuters as passenger cars crumpled behind the engine. AP/Anibal Greco

    49 dead, hundreds injured in Buenos Aires train crash

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  • POWER TO THE PEOPLE The towering monument at the corner of Temple Drive and Edsa in Quezon City is in the spotlight again as the Philippines celebrates the 26th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986. A word of advice for motorists: Stay away from this area on Friday, Feb. 24, as it will be the center of the start of the celebration on Feb. 25 .  JIM GUIAO PUNZALAN

    Catholic Church: Celebrate Edsa I with gratitude

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  • Justice Secretary Leila de Lima

    Corona wanted to help Arroyo escape–De Lima

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  • ANTIGRAFT WORKSHOP  President Aquino presides over a Cabinet workshop on anticorruption strategies with (from left) Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, professor Robert Klitgaard and Edilberto de Jesus of the Asian Institute of Management held at Heroes Hall in Malacañang on Tuesday. EDWIN BACASMAS

    Aquino keeps up war against graft

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  • DAY 21 An angry Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile points his finger and bangs the gavel as he lectures the prosecution: “And now you’re offering a stranger in paradise to prove an allegation that doesn’t exist in Article 3. I consider this trash.” SENATE POOL

    Enrile won’t hear PAL exec’s testimony

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  • Justice Secretery Leila de Lima. INQUIRER file photo

    De Lima seeks review of anti-hazing law

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  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn. AFP FILE PHOTO

    Strauss-Kahn to be quizzed on prostitution ring

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  • BROADSHEET READERSHIP Results of survey on people regarding the broadsheets they read “yesterday.” INFOGRAPHIC BY L.A. MISTADES

    Philippine Daily Inquirer widens lead in readership

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    Floating bookstore back in Manila

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  • Justice Antonio Carpio. INQUIRER/LYN RILLON

    2 justices warn SC majority against suppressing dissenting opinions

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  • DARRELL Blatchley, son of American missionaries in the Philippines, in his D’Bone Collector Museum in Davao City KARLOS MANLUPIG

    In Davao, bones offer green lessons

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  • SOLAR Energy Foundation chair Jaime Ayala explains how the solar lantern is used to officials and community leaders in one of the country’s remotest areas, Sitio Sabwag of Barangay Kapatagan in Digos City. ELDIE S. AGUIRRE

    Villagers with cell phones but no power get lanterns

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  • BEAUTY OF THE BEAST. Christina Bunggal plays with a horribly disfigured but treasured family pet Kabang in Zamboanga City. JULIE ALIPALA/INQUIRER MINDANAO

    Pet dog saves 2 girls, but loses her face

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  • German President Christian Wulff. AFP file photo

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Who will protect us from bad elements? »

Four days before he was ambushed, Deputy Director Rey Esmeralda of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) told me that he increased the number of his bodyguards because he had received threats.…

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Eyes on Gatdula after failed ambush »

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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.…

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House prosecutor Giorgidi Aggabao said that following Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s ruling against Enrique Javier’s testimony, the prosecution would now limit its offer of evidence on this specific accusation to the testimony of Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines (Fasap) president Robert Anduiza.

Hataman clears way for log permits »

The highest ranking officer in charge of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has ordered an inventory of tree plantations in the region in preparation for the possible issuance of permits to cut trees provided these were not from natural growth forests.…

Feb 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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13-10 vote shows deeply divided impeachment court »

The 13-10 vote last week by the Senate respecting a Supreme Court order temporarily barring the examination of the dollar deposits of Chief Justice Renato Corona revealed a deeply divided…

Feb 20 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Rampant extortion at Manila intersection »

Whoever is in charge of traffic at Recto corner J. Abad Santos Avenue and Juan Luna Street near Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz needs…

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Squatters take over road »

Squatters take over road Seven years ago, the informal settlers occupying private lots in Garville Subdivision, Sun Valley, Parañaque City, were ejected…

Jan 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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