Bicol region and
eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao will
experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered
rainshowers and thunderstorms. Rest of the
country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy
with isolated rainshowers.
Liu Hongcai (left),
vice-minister for the International Department of the
Central Committee
of the Communist Party of China, seems erasive during a
meeting Wednesday with Ronaldo
Puno, secretary
of the Department of Interior and Local Government. Photo By Jessie Laureta
Court affirms conviction of ex-mayor
in case of overpriced ‘walis tingting’
Former Parañaque City Mayor Joey
Marquez faces a 50-year jail term after the Sandiganbayan’s Fourth
Division affirmed his conviction in a graft case involving
overpriced “walis tingting” or broomsticks.
The government of China on Wednesday cited “some
recently emerged tendencies” in the Philippines that may lead to a
souring of “friendly relations and mutually beneficial
cooperation” between Beijing and Manila.
But possible grant of aid is withheld;
gains versus poverty to be monitored
The Philippines may have passed a perceived
anti-corruption test given
by the Millennium Challenge Corp. but the American firm is
withholding a possible aid grant until the government of President
Gloria Arroyo shows sincerity in hurdling blocks to curbing poverty
and sustaining growth.
Of the ten members of ‘Bagong Halaw ng Lahi’
Class in the roster of merit, one is a female cadet
FORT DEL Pilar, Baguio: A
26-year-old cadet from Zamboanga City will
graduate as valedictorian of the
220-strong members of the Philippine Military Academy Baghawi (Bagong
Halaw ng Lahi) Class of 2008.
A STATE-RUN think tank said the
Philippines may be smitten by the
dreaded Dutch disease, citing the peso’s strength alongside a weak
manufacturing sector, which is a prelude to an economic slowdown.
ON May 8, 2004, then world
featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Filipino challenger
Manny Pacquiao fought in a bloody 12-round match to decide who will
be crowned the undisputed 126-pound pound kingpin in the universe.
Japanese stores took delivery of no second-generation
mobile telephones in January for the first time since their launch
as shipments of advanced handsets soared, an industry group said
Tuesday.
THE Philippines, along with other
countries, gets another scolding from the US State Department for
its record on human rights compliance. The latest State Department
annual report, focusing on 2007 violations, says Manila is less than
punctilious in honoring the civil rights and human liberties of
Filipinos.
BANGKOK: Deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra
pleaded not guilty Wednesday to corruption charges in the first case
assembled by military-backed investigators to reach court.
It hasn’t happened for a while
but the new Bench billboard at the Guadalupe junction on EDSA featuring Dingdong Dantes in his manly glory is definitely
causing some drivers to step on their brakes and take a longer look.
Yes, Dantes is touted as the hotshot hunk for the summer season and
he’s definitely the man of the moment.
