SENATOR Mar Roxas on Sunday scoredthe
government for failing to cushionthe impact of high price of oil
products as oil hits its record high of $103 a barrel, the highest
price posted ever.
With the skyrocketing price of oil worldwide,
major oil companies in the country add another 50 centavos per liter
to their pump prices.
REFUSING to take part in internal squabbling
inside the Presidential Commission on Good Government, William
Dichoso finally resigned as a commissioner due to nagging problems
about the legitimacy of his re-appointment, The Manila Times learned
over the weekend.
Civil society groups are launching today an
investigation into all loan-financed projects and programs allegedly
accompanied by shady deals at the University of the Philippines (UP)
Law Center.
THE Philippines is fast emerging as one of the
top tourist and investment destinations in the Asia-Pacific
region, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).