Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
While
waiting for the meeting, Estrada asked the Sandiganbayan who
convicted him for plunder to grant him temporary liberty so he could
be at the bedside of his 102-year-old dying mother, Mary Ejercito, at
the San Juan Medical Center.
At
his resthouse detention in Tanay, Rizal, Estrada instructed his
lawyers to file an urgent motion for reconsideration (MR) at the
Sandiganbayan to allow [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
One day, my husband, Rey, and I got invited to a Christian life program that was to be conducted in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. It was a 13-week program spent knowing God, Jesus, the Spirit, our neighbors and ourselves. It was always a struggle coming to the program every week. Yet, Rey and I persisted. [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
“The
alignment of the stars is against us. Joseph Estrada’s fate was
decided on January 20, 2001 when an overwhelming majority of the
members of the Supreme Court went to EDSA to swear in Mrs. Arroyo
into office," he said.
“The
entire system is against us, the Supreme Court, the administration,
the special division. The Supreme Court has already declared that
President Estrada [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The same court acquitted Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and lawyer Edward Serapio of plunder charges. Charges against others involved in the case are still pending.
Reacting to the verdict, Estrada said the verdict was a “political decision” even as he cited the fact that the people in a recent survey claimed he was innocent of the charges.
The [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Bunye said the two leaders had a chat for between five and seven minutes just before the meeting of the Apec Business Advisory Council got underway at the Sydney Opera House.
Bunye said that based on the Philippine President’s notes, Bush promised to sign the Filipino veterans equity bill that is expected to benefit 31,000 Filipino [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The Filipino Reporter in New York, which has been following the Chua case closely, said it discovered “troubling reports” from the files of the Georgia Board of Medicine, which issued an ‘Order of Summary Suspension’ of Chua’s license in November 2006 in view of the drug overdose death of a 20-year-old patient and houseguest.
Edmund Silvestre [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Bryant’s first trip to the Philippines was a decade ago.
Bryant arrived at 6 p.m. Sept. 4 by private jet and alighted near the International Cargo Terminal of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport where he was photographed by a select group of photographers and TV crew. The protocols adopted have been described as more restrictive than [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
-Dutch
prosecutors said that under Dutch laws, the government can order the
arrest of anyone who order murders carried out in other countries.
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Manila assured the Dutch government that its citizens would be
protected by the authorities as demonstrations erupted around the
country to protest the arrest.
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Officials said Sison and other communist leaders could avail of the
amnesty proclamation if they [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The
main reason for the split is that Gawad Kalinga has departed from its
original mission of evangelization to purely social advancement.
“It
is with a heavy heart that I relay to you the Joint Statement of
Frank Padilla and the CfC International Council declaring the split,"
Ricky Cuenca, CfC USA Country Coordinator, said in a letter dated
August 16 to CfC [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Sison
was arrested Aug. 28 in Utrecht, where he has lived in self-imposed
exile for 20 years.
In
Manila, meanwhile, National Security adviser Norberto Gonzales said
Sison’s rights are being honored by the Dutch government and that
allegations of maltreatment are just “propaganda.”
He
said government is giving “extra safety arrangements” for Dutch
officials in view of possible retaliatory acts from the NPA.
He
also downplayed [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
It’s been six years since that September morn. Among the young men sent to Iraq to avenge the attacks was Shannon . He died when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy vehicle during combat operations in Iraq . He was only 25.
Rachel grew up with Shannon in Virginia Beach where he was born. His [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
They know this, and they have seen it all, in the scandal-ridden Arroyo administration. And they have affirmed this in the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS). It showed that 71 % of the people believe that she has been enriching herself through corrupt practices. Those surveyed came from the ABC or upper [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Payson
said the camp has 10 huts of different sizes, six electric posts, 25
meters firing range, a basketball court (dual purpose — suitable
for lecture area), water supply/source and strong cell phone signal
in its vicinity.
Prior
to the discovery of the NPA camp, elements of 11th Special Forces
Company, Special Forces Regiment of the Army’s Special Operations
Command led by SSg [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Doble said Arlene identified “Medy” as the personal secretary of President Arroyo.
“Lumapit po siya sa asawa ko at sinabi niya na kung may problema, siya lang ang lapitan. Sinabi niya kay Arlene na siya ang bahala kung hindi ako magte-testify," he said.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson, during his interrogation of Doble, said Medy is “actually Remedios Poblador,” [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Also
aborted at the last minute were the scheduled dinner meeting last
night between Mrs. Arroyo and members of the US Chamber of Commerce
and US APEC Business Council, and the afternoon meeting with
Andronico Luksik, a Chilean mining executive.
Philippine
officials, however, were unperturbed by the cancellations of Mrs.
Arroyo’s appointments Sept. 6, saying these were “minor” and
did not affect the [...]