Eastern and
Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas will
experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered
rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the
country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy
with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
These gentlemen,
including former President Fidel Ramos (seated, third
from left), will decide next week whether to oust or not
former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. from Lakas-Christian
Muslim Democrats. Photo By Jessie C. Laureta
Senator questions interpretation of 5% franchise tax
Sen. Francis Escudero on Monday
said it appears that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor)
has not paid about P1 billion in franchise tax to the government.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
insists that the 2004 Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU)
between the Philippines, China and Vietnam is aboveboard.
The military is accussed of covering up for soldiers
in Sulu massacre
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Communist rebels
demanded the withdrawal of all US troops in the Philippines as both
countries ended a two-week joint military training on Monday.
CITING unreasonably high rates, the government
on Monday failed to secure short-term borrowings after it rejected
all bids for debt papers scheduled for sale.
LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant’s late heroics lifted the Los Angeles
Lakers to a 108-104 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on
Sunday in the National Basketball Association.
Japan's Mitsubishi Electric said Monday that it will
stop making mobile telephones because of a bleak outlook for the
loss-making business, which is facing tough competition.
EVENTS being what they are, Vice-President Noli de Castro said he
was prepared to assume the duties of the presidency in an
eventuality, but is not actively preparing for a takeover.
The awarding ceremony of the
Gawad Tanglaw at the Carlos Palanca Auditorium of the University of
Perpetual Help-Las Piñas last weekend officially signaled the start
of the 2008 awards season for cinema excellence.
