Bicol region and
Eastern Visayas will experience mostly cloudy
skies with scattered rainshowers. Mindanao will
have mostly cloudy skies with scattered
rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the
country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy
with isolated rainshowers.
FORMER FINANCE SECRETARY ERNEST LEUNG
(left) and former Civil Service Commissioner Karina
Constantino-David exchange notes in whispers as more
than 80 other former senior executives criticize the
President’s failure to remove officials implicated
in the broadband scandal. Photo by Ruy Martinez
Look beyond resignation,’ former Cabinet officials
say
Threats, just like promises, apparently are made
to be broken.
Former senior government officials on March 4
warned that they will join calls for the resignation of President
Gloria Arroyo if she failed to address within 10 days their demands
for better governance, including stamping out alleged corruption in
her government. The ultimatum lapsed Thursday.
Citing the Constitution as the main stumbling
block, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez on Thursday pointed out that
ousted former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada and all other
past Presidents cannot run for the same position in the 2010
elections.
Refusal to attend House hearings on the group’s
mandates and activities earns ire of lawmakers
A member of the House of Representatives on
Wednesday gave a final warning to Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group
(PASG) Chief Antonio Villar Jr. that he will be arrested if he fails
to attend the chamber’s hearings next month.
ACT scores Justice Secretary for his claim, says
education concern not his business
A group of concerned teachers scored Justice
Secretary Raul Gonzalez for boasting that it was he who ordered the
banning of Senate star-witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada from
speaking before of public schools in Iloilo City.
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on
Thursday gave in to pressure for limits to placements in its special
deposit account, after monetary authorities decided to “refine”
this facility, which has been offering more attractive rates, thus
preventing the Bureau of Treasury from securing short-term
borrowings through regular auctions.
THE fight between World Boxing Council super
featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and challenger Manny
Pacquiao dubbed “Unfinished Business” on Saturday (Sunday in
Manila) will be more important to the Mexican reigning titleholder
than the Filipino contender.
A small US firm said Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit accusing
Apple's online music store iTunes of using its patented technology
for distributing digitized music and video.
Malacañang needs good news these days and one that is welcome is
the March 11 announcement of a US government corporation to make the
Philippines eligible for more US funds to fight poverty under the
Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) on the basis of “good
governance.”
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is
expected to unveil a streamlined new cabinet early next week,
cutting back posts after unprecedented election losses, a report
said Thursday.
The Mabuhay Rotonda (originally The Welcome Rotonda) is a towering monument at the boundary of Quezon City and
Manila. Architect Luciano V. Aquino built the structure in 1948
during the term of Mayor Ponciano Bernardo to greet visitors of the
newly established capital of the Philippines. From that time on, the
monument has become a silent witness to the influx of change on the
borders of the country’s two foremost cities.
