HIGH ranking officials of the Office of the
Special Prosecutor on Friday finally broke their silence and openly
asked Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio to resign from the
Office of the Ombudsman.
According to Prosecutor John Turalba,
Villa-Ignacio has caused problems within the special prosecutor
office along with his daughter, Monica.
THE Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Sandiganbayan to proceed
with the trial of Benjamin “Kokoy” Romualdez, the younger
brother of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, for alleged corrupt
practices.
RETRIEVAL operations for the toxic cargo of chemicals and bunker
fuel from the cargo hold of the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars
will begin September 1.
SMALL farmers and fishermen in Luzon can now trade their goods as
far as Mindanao or vice versa without worrying about the quality of
their products deteriorating.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) can now rightfully claim legal
ownership of about 1,160 hectares of land formerly registered as
properties of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
ALARMED over the health hazards of chemical
spraying, residents of Davao province on Friday filed a petition
before the Supreme Court to ban the aerial spraying of pesticides on
banana plantations near communities.