Archive for April, 2008

Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV

Former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes IV, 36, an elected senator, led a march for withdrawal of support call against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday with Brigadier Gen. Danilo Lim and former Vice President Teofisto Guingona. Personal Information: Birthdate: August 6, 1971 Birthplace: Manila Nickname: Sonny Father: Phil Navy Capt. Antonio Floranza Trillanes, PMA Class ’59 Mother: read more...

Arturo D. Brion

Personal: Birthdate: December 29, 1946 Birthplace: Manila Father: Edon B. Brion, retired RTC Judge, from San Pablo City Mother: Laura S. Dizon, from San Pablo City Spouse: Antonietta C. Articona, B.S. Chemistry ’67, College of the Holy Spiritl 1967; LL. B. ’82, Ateneo de Manila Children: o Antonella A. Brion, B.A. History, York University, Toronto, Canada o Arturo Brion, Jr., B.S. Computer Engineering, read more...

Brigadier General Danilo Lim

Former Army general Danilo Lim led a march for withdrawal of support call against President Arroyo on Thursday with Senator Antonio Trillanes and former Vice President Teofisto Guingona. Issues: Involvement in alleged coup. In February 2006, Brigadier General Danilo Lim was relieved from his post as commander of the elite First Scout Rangers Regiment for allegedly plotting a coup d’etat against the Arroyo ad read more...

Corazon C. Aquino

In a press conference in Quezon City, Senator Benigno Aquino III and Kris Aquino said tests confirmed that their mother, Former President Corazon Aquino, is suffering from colon cancer. Personal Information: Birthdate: January 25, 1933 Birthplace: Manila Nickname: Cory Father: Jose Cojuangco, a three-term congressman Mother: Demetria Sumulong, a pharmacist and daughter of a senator Husband: the late Benigno S. Aqu read more...

Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ

Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ, considered as the father of Filipino liturgical music, passed away on January 15, 2008 after he suffered a second major stroke, the first being in 1991. Issues: Father of Filipino liturgical music. Fr. Honti is best known for his music. When the Second Vatican Council ended and called for inculturation of the liturgy in 1965, Fr. Honti was already composing Mass hymns in Tagalog. Read read more...

Hernando 'Nani' B. Perez

Personal Information: Date of Birth: September 29, 1939 Hometown: Batangas Father: Francisco G. Perez, former Batangas Provincial Board Member Spouse: Rosario Salvador of Batangas Children: Francisco Perez II, Ana Marie S. Perez-Castro, Ronald S. Perez and Hernando S. Perez Jr. Issues: Sandiganbayan case. On December 23, 2002, then Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez filed before the Ombudsman plunder and other cases again read more...

Prospero C. Nograles, Jr.

Speaker Prospero C. Nograles, Davao City Representative, was elected house speaker on Tuesday. He replaced Rep. Jose de Venecia of Pangasinan. Issues: New House speaker. Nograles is the beneficiary of Kampi-initiated move to oust Jose De Venecia from the Speakership. In an earlier attempt to unseat de Venecia in 2005, Nograles’ friend, Rep. Prospero Pichay, Jr., was reported to be the challenger for the spea read more...

Romulo L. Neri

Secretary Romulo Neri, former director general of the National Economic and Development Authority, is set to file before the Supreme Court a motion to quash the arrest warrant issued by the Senate after he repeatedly snubbed hearings on the controversial multi-million ZTE broadband deal. Personal Information: Birthdate: February 1, 1950 Education: MBA, Major in Finance and International Management, Graduate Scho read more...

Teresita de Castro

On October 12, 2007, the Sandiganbayan special division headed by Presiding Justice Teresita de Castro convicted ousted President Joseph Estrada for the crime of plunder. More than two months later, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed her an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Read more… Incoming search terms:www Katarungang Pambarangay comAssociate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castroteresita de c read more...

Rodolfo Noel Lozada

Rodolfo Noel I. Lozada, Jr., 45, CEO of the Philippine Forest Corporation, surfaced at the La Salle Greenhills campus early morning today and implicated former Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos Sr and First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo in the anomalous ZTE deal. Lozada is an electronics and communications engineer and former chief executive officer of the Philippine Forest Corporation who served as a te read more...

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