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In the Philippines, Media Rises, But With Some Old Risks – NewsHour
Share Tweet by lathosjp MANILA – Most days, Philippine presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda does a White House-style briefing with Manila’s press corps, spinning the Malacañang Palace line on the latest news and policy developments and fielding questions from the [...]
5-23, 2012 4:57
Corona brought to The Medical City after Senate testimony
Share Tweet (Updated 9:52 p.m.) Embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona arrived at an upscale hospital in Pasig City Tuesday night, hours after leaving the Senate where he took the witness stand in his impeachment trial. Corona and his party arrived at [...]
5-23, 2012 4:11
Day 40 Corona trial highlights: Chief Justice takes the stand
Share Tweet by lathosjp A dramatic exit capped an afternoon of emotion-laden testimony from Chief Justice Renato Corona, who finally made an appearance Tuesday as the last defense witness at his own impeachment trial. GMA News Online / News [...]
5-23, 2012 3:24
US Coast Guard cutter Dallas turned over to Philippines’ Navy after 45 years’ service – Washington Post
Share Tweet by lathosjp NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — In a ceremony marked by maritime pomp, a decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter based in Charleston has been turned over to the Philippine Navy. About 100 military personnel and visitors gathered [...]
5-23, 2012 2:37
Body stuffed in drum found in Tondo
Share Tweet by lathosjp The body of a suspected victim of summary execution was found in Barangay 39, Zone 3 in Tondo, Manila, before dawn yesterday. philstar.com – Metro [...]
5-23, 2012 2:37
Corona in ICU for possible heart attack – SC spokesman
Share Tweet by Psychs Chief Justice Renato Corona was admitted to the intensive care unit of The Medical City ‘for a possible heart attack’ shortly after midnight, Supreme Court spokesman Midas Marquez said early Wednesday. GMA News Online / [...]
5-23, 2012 1:51
Electrocuted OFW comes home
Share Tweet by lathosjp Overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Alfredo Salmos returned to the country yesterday, nearly two years after he was accidentally electrocuted on the job in Saudi Arabia. philstar.com – Metro [...]
5-23, 2012 1:04
Basa siblings label Corona’s testimony ‘untrue, unkind’
Share Tweet by lathosjp Cousins-in-law of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Tuesday described as “untrue” and “unkind” the chief magistrate’s testimony that their deceased father, Jose Maria Basa III, started the feud within their family. GMA News Online / [...]
5-23, 2012 0:17
Philippines’ top judge testifies, walks out of trial – YAHOO!
Share Tweet by exquisitur The Philippines’ top judge denied he was a crook as he testified then dramatically walked out at his own trial Tuesday, denouncing his impeachment as a personal vendetta by President Benigno Aquino. Aquino, who won [...]
5-22, 2012 23:32
Drilon, prosecutor reject Corona’s dare to open up bank accounts
Share Tweet by lathosjp Embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona on Tuesday dared Senator Franklin Drilon and members of the House of Representatives to open up their bank accounts to public scrutiny, but no one is biting. GMA News Online [...]
5-22, 2012 22:46
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