Visayas and
Eastern Luzon will experience mostly cloudy
skies with scattered rains becoming widespread
rains over Bicol region and Eastern Visayas
which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.
Western Luzon will have partly cloudy to at
times cloudy skies. The rest of the country will
be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with
isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Rodolfo “Jun”
Lozada Jr. shows a CD of his recorded speeches at
the University of the Philippines Manila on Wednesday.
The Education department is asking him to stop his
“political” tours. Photo by Sarah Encabo
Conditions set by SC seen as crippling legislature
Confrontation between Malacañang
and the Senate will likely continue as the Senate
rejected in a caucus on Wednesday evening a compromise formula
offered by Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno.
President Gloria Arroyo,
apparently bowing to pressure from many sectors, revoked the
controversial Executive Order (EO) 464 that prevents officials from
attending congressional hearings on alleged corruption in the
government unless permitted by Malacañang.
Camp of former lawmaker slam media reports on his
arrest; Hataman feels vindicated
THE Philippine National Police
(PNP) has created a task force to go after former Basilan Rep. Jerry
Salapuddin, who was issued a warrant of arrest by a Quezon City
court early this week in connection with his alleged involvement in
the November 13 Batasan blast.
Dapitan City Mayor James Adasa was found to have
violated procurement procedures
THE Sandiganbayan Fifth Division
convicted ex-Dapitan City Mayor James Adasa for violation of the
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for the anomalous purchase by
the city government of UPVC pipes for the Talyaman Water System
Project during his incumbency.
CONSUMER price increases
accelerated to a 16-month high last month due to costlier oil and
food. The National Statistics Office (NSO) reported that inflation
in February went up to 5.4 percent from 4.9 percent in January as
higher rates were posted in all commodity groups except in fuel,
light and water. Inflation a year ago stood at 2.6 percent.
DUBAI: Rafael Nadal had to dig himself out of trouble
here Tuesday to avoid going the way of Roger Federer, who was
sensationally beaten in the first round of the Dubai Open.
If swimming goggles with an in-built underwater
camera, a bamboo laptop or a pink crocodile PC case is your thing
then Germany's CeBIT IT fair is for you.
HERE’S good news for a change.
The Philippines has advanced by five rungs in world tourism,
according to the World Economic Forum, ranking 81st among 130
countries surveyed.
COLUMBUS: Democrat Hillary Clinton racked up stunning
primary
victories Tuesday over Barack Obama in Ohio and Texas, resurrecting
her flagging White House hopes and setting the stage for an epic
nominating end game.
ONE morning, Albert Figueras
finally mustered enough guts to leave his
comfortable abode and flourishing fashion design business in New
York City to fly home to Manila. He clarifies though that it
wasn’t an impulsive decision.
