The sacrosanct doctrine of executive privilege that has been a consistent refuge by the executive branch in withholding certain information is under serious challenge by the Arroyo-controlled House of Representatives.
The House last May passed on third reading House Bill 3732 or the Freedom of Information Act of 2008. And the President’s allies in the House are among its unwitting “sponsors.&rdquo
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A top official of local oil giant, Petron Corp., said on Tuesday that the oil firm is welcoming a solon’s call for the government to conduct an audit of the finances of the three local major oil players to find out if they have earned excessive profits from the high cost of crude oil in the world market.
Petron spokeswoman Virginia Ruivivar said the Commission on Audit can scrutinize the company’s financial rec
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{mosimage}The man who successfully prosecuted former President Estrada on plunder charges is being eased out from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in what Ombudsman sources say could adversely affect the drive against corruption in government.
Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio confirmed with abs-cbnnews.com/Newsbreak that a bloc identified with Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez is clipping his powers
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{mosimage}Two teenagers have been arrested for the kidnapping of a television crew in the southern Philippines, the military said Monday.
The suspects, aged 14 and 18, were detained at a marine checkpoint on Jolo island on Friday in connection with the abduction last month of Manila television presenter Cecilia Drilon, two crew members and a local guide.
Military intelligence agents identified the teenagers as amon
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{mosimage}A total of 87 drums containing toxic chemicals from a cargo vessel that capsized off the waters of Antique province at the height of Typhoon Frank are still unaccounted for, an official of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said Saturday.
DOTC-Maritime Transport Undersecretary Elena Bautista told abs-cbnNEWS.com that the government is offering a reward to those who can locate the c
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The inflation rate in Austria has reached its peak in June this year, with 3.9% – its highest level since April 1993.
The main cause of the 15-year high was the increase in the prices of fuel and food, which also contributed to May’s 3.7 percent inflation rate.
Heavy price increases of energy sources such as fuels and fuel oil caused more than two fifths of the inflation.
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{mosimage}Not even her lowest net satisfaction rating will make President Arroyo change her "unpopular" decision to keep the 12 percent expanded Value-Added Tax (e-VAT) on petroleum products, a Cabinet official said Saturday.
“She will stay the course because she is convinced that this is what’s good for the country,” Secretary Cerge Remonde, chief of the Presidential Management S
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Diesel pump prices went as high as P58.98 per liter Saturday as oil companies implemented another weekend price hike.
Radio dzMM's oil price monitoring report said Shell's diesel increased by P3.00 per liter at 6 a.m. Saturday. From P55.98, the company's diesel is now at P58.98. Shell's unleaded gas and premium gasoline, meanwhile, went up by P1.00 per liter.
Eastern Petroleum was the first to impl
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Vice-President Noli de Castro on Friday said Philippine embassy officials in Kuwait are still working on getting a pardon for two overseas Filipino workers, May Vecina and Marilou Ranario, even if they have already been saved from the death row.
“At least, buhay yung tao. May possibility pa na mabigyan ng pardon. Dadagdagan natin ang ating dasal,” De Castro said.
On Thursday, the DFA announced th
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The Philippine central bank's deputy governor said on Thursday that double-digit inflation was likely to persist until the first quarter of 2009.
Diwa Guinigundo, speaking to reporters after Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas hiked interest rates by 50 basis points, said inflation was likely to peak at about 12 percent year-on-year before coming down. BSP also forecast that inflation would average at 9-11 percent in 2
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