http://newsinfo.inquirer.net Latest Philippine News for Filipinos Wed, 16 May 2012 23:36:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194865/syrian-leader-says-terrorists-are-behind-unrest http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194865/syrian-leader-says-terrorists-are-behind-unrest#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:41 +0000 clopez http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194865
In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted Tuesday his regime is fighting back against foreign mercenaries who want to overthrow him, not innocent Syrians aspiring for democracy in a yearlong uprising.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194865/syrian-leader-says-terrorists-are-behind-unrest/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194837/2-edsa-flyover-accidents-trigger-monstrous-traffic http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194837/2-edsa-flyover-accidents-trigger-monstrous-traffic#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:02:55 +0000 clopez http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194837 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194837/2-edsa-flyover-accidents-trigger-monstrous-traffic/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194569/public-schools-to-give-priority-to-early-enrollees http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194569/public-schools-to-give-priority-to-early-enrollees#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:45:27 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194569
With less than three weeks before the start of classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that students who had enrolled early in January would be given priority in admission to the public schools.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194569/public-schools-to-give-priority-to-early-enrollees/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194847/ex-mwss-exec-faces-tax-case http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194847/ex-mwss-exec-faces-tax-case#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:18:52 +0000 clopez http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194847
After numerous postponements since March, Oscar I. Garcia, a former trustee of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, was finally arraigned on tax evasion charges in connection with generous bonuses he received as a member of the MWSS board.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194847/ex-mwss-exec-faces-tax-case/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194831/interpol-alert-vs-reyeses http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194831/interpol-alert-vs-reyeses#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:19:38 +0000 clopez http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194831
Former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes and his brother, Coron Mayor Mario Reyes Jr., have been placed on the “red notice” alert of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194831/interpol-alert-vs-reyeses/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194821/house-leader-supports-pacquiao http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194821/house-leader-supports-pacquiao#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:12 +0000 clopez http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194821
House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez Wednesday backed Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao, who had criticized President Barack Obama’s support for same-sex marriage.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194821/house-leader-supports-pacquiao/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194813/smile-filipinos-get-chance-to-win-p250000 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194813/smile-filipinos-get-chance-to-win-p250000#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:23:09 +0000 clopez http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194813
Teachers, school officials and other personnel should start the school year with a smile to encourage a happy atmosphere in the classroom, the Department of Education (DepEd) has said.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194813/smile-filipinos-get-chance-to-win-p250000/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194807/senate-stage-set-for-corona-trial-resumes-tuesday http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194807/senate-stage-set-for-corona-trial-resumes-tuesday#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:12:13 +0000 clopez http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194807
Chief Justice Renato Corona will take the witness stand on May 22 to finally confront allegations that he betrayed the public trust and committed culpable violation of the Constitution when he allegedly fudged entries in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194807/senate-stage-set-for-corona-trial-resumes-tuesday/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194679/aquino-appointed-associate-justice-sponsors-mass-for-corona http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194679/aquino-appointed-associate-justice-sponsors-mass-for-corona#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:20:33 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194679
An appointee of President Benigno Aquino III has sponsored Wednesday’s Octave Novena mass at the Supreme Court.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194679/aquino-appointed-associate-justice-sponsors-mass-for-corona/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194671/aquino-denies-trying-to-influence-senator-judges http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194671/aquino-denies-trying-to-influence-senator-judges#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:38:22 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194671
President Benigno Aquino III has denied trying to influence senator-judges in the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona but indicated that he still needed to speak with the lawmakers to push for the administration's priority legislation such as the Sin Tax Reform Bill.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194671/aquino-denies-trying-to-influence-senator-judges/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194663/lakas-cmd-to-back-magsaysay-mercado-moreno-in-2013-polls http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194663/lakas-cmd-to-back-magsaysay-mercado-moreno-in-2013-polls#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:24:00 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194663 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194663/lakas-cmd-to-back-magsaysay-mercado-moreno-in-2013-polls/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194657/prosecutors-in-maguindanao-massacre-trial-want-to-present-10-vital-witnesses http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194657/prosecutors-in-maguindanao-massacre-trial-want-to-present-10-vital-witnesses#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:18:24 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194657 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194657/prosecutors-in-maguindanao-massacre-trial-want-to-present-10-vital-witnesses/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194647/prosecution-sees-no-need-to-present-rebuttal-witnesses http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194647/prosecution-sees-no-need-to-present-rebuttal-witnesses#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14:22 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194647
A spokesman of the prosecution team on Wednesday said that for now they still saw no need to present rebuttal witnesses in the impeachment proceedings.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194647/prosecution-sees-no-need-to-present-rebuttal-witnesses/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194639/legal-experts-say-morales-not-at-fault-in-seeking-amlc-assistance http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194639/legal-experts-say-morales-not-at-fault-in-seeking-amlc-assistance#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 12:01:24 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194639 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194639/legal-experts-say-morales-not-at-fault-in-seeking-amlc-assistance/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194633/prosecution-spokesmen-silent-on-who-will-cross-examine-corona http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194633/prosecution-spokesmen-silent-on-who-will-cross-examine-corona#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 11:42:33 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194633 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194633/prosecution-spokesmen-silent-on-who-will-cross-examine-corona/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194625/pdi-mascot-guyito-a-hit-in-lucban-harvest-festival http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194625/pdi-mascot-guyito-a-hit-in-lucban-harvest-festival#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 10:43:03 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194625
Guyito, the popular carabao (water buffalo) mascot of the Inquirer hit it off with fiesta revelers in the annual "Pahiyas" here Tuesday.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194625/pdi-mascot-guyito-a-hit-in-lucban-harvest-festival/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194617/ex-trade-chief-explains-absence-from-nbn-zte-trial-at-sandiganbayan http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194617/ex-trade-chief-explains-absence-from-nbn-zte-trial-at-sandiganbayan#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 10:34:47 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194617
Former Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila has asked the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division not to cite him in contempt for failing to attend the last graft trial hearing of former Commission on Elections chairman Benjamin Abalos in connection with the scuttled National Broadband Network deal, saying he was out of the country at that time.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194617/ex-trade-chief-explains-absence-from-nbn-zte-trial-at-sandiganbayan/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194557/hostaged-couple-in-sampaloc-await-rescue http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194557/hostaged-couple-in-sampaloc-await-rescue#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 10:08:03 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194557 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194557/hostaged-couple-in-sampaloc-await-rescue/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194605/%e2%80%98pattern-of-lies%e2%80%99-aimed-at-destroying-corona%e2%80%94defense http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194605/%e2%80%98pattern-of-lies%e2%80%99-aimed-at-destroying-corona%e2%80%94defense#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 10:06:44 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194605 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194605/%e2%80%98pattern-of-lies%e2%80%99-aimed-at-destroying-corona%e2%80%94defense/feed 0 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194593/jean-marc-ayrault-becomes-new-french-prime-minister http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194593/jean-marc-ayrault-becomes-new-french-prime-minister#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 09:37:19 +0000 dmorcoso http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/?p=194593
French President Francois Hollande's new prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, arrived at the Matignon Palace in Paris on his first day of work Wednesday and began drawing up a cabinet list.]]> http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/194593/jean-marc-ayrault-becomes-new-french-prime-minister/feed 0