WITHOUT A TRACE.
Corazon Estojero, wife of desaparecido (disappeared)
Edgardo Estojero Alabor, a labor organizer who went
missing during the Aquino administration, wipes his
portrait during the commemoration of the International
Week of the Disappeared held at the Ateneo de Manila
University. Photo by Rene H. Dilan
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) scored another
victory against the Government Service Insurance Service (GSIS) as
their corporate battle shifted to the Court of Appeals.
After just recently surviving a grueling
challenge to its control of giant utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco),
the Lopez Group has found itself besieged in several fronts.
THE leadership of the House of Representatives
showed they can fast track measures following the final approval of
another 10 socio-economic measures touching on health, labor, civil
service and retirement, plus 62 other bills promoting rural and
countryside development, all done in just three session days.
Violence erupts as provincial govt, mining firm face
off
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: The village chief of Didipio, Kasibu town was shot dead by unidentified on May 29,
raising fears of violence erupting as a result of his killing in the
wake of an ongoing standoff between pro and anti-mining villagers.
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the
defending champion San Antonio Spurs 100-92 Thursday, advancing to
the National Basketball Association finals for the first time in
four years.
The paper airline ticket comes to the end of its life on Sunday when 240 carriers belonging to the world association IATA switch to all electronic ticketing, much of it through Internet booking.
Most likely non-businessmen Filipinos have not ever given a thought
to the term “independent director.” It became prominent these
last few days as a result of the war for control of the Manila
Electric Company board of directors between GSIS President Winston
Garcia and the Lopezes.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Ricans cannot vote for
president in US general elections, but their Caribbean archipelago
has a starring role on Sunday in White House hopeful Hillary
Clinton’s long-odds comeback bid.
So you want to add a little dramatic pizzazz
into your dull wardrobe and lethargic fashion life? It’s easy.
Just spice up your look by infusing the elegance of the daring
‘30s and ‘40s—that flamboyant era when the stars were real
stars in Hollywood.
