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Noynoy, Mar most trusted candidates – Pulse Asia

MANILA, Philippines - The Liberal Party (LP) said yesterday its standard-bearer, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his running mate, Sen. Manuel Roxas II were the most trusted by Filipino voters among public figures and among all candidates running in the presidential and vice-presidential elections on May 10, according to a Pulse Asia survey. In contrast, voters’ trust for their rivals, Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. and his running mate, Sen. Loren Legarda’s rati...

Supreme Court allows Arroyo to appoint next chief justice

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo can appoint the next chief justice, the Supreme Court said in a decision Wednesday, amid legal questions on whether the president can pick Justice Reynato Puno's successor within a period of two months before her term ends. In a special meeting, nine justices—Lucas Bersamin, Jose Perez, Roberto Abad, Martin Villarama, Teresita Leonardo de Castro, Arturo Brion, Jose Mendoza, Mariano del Castillo, and Diosdado Peralta—voted in favor of Mrs. Arroyo's appointment o...

RP posts $125 million BOP deficit

The country posted a balance of payments (BOP) deficit of $125 million last February as the national government settled its maturing foreign obligations amounting to about $1.4 billion, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Wednesday. Data released by the BSP showed that BOP deficit last February was a complete reversal of the $469 million surplus posted in the same month last year.   The BOP refers to an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and the r...

Roach says Valero could be next for Pacquiao

MANILA, Philippines -- Boxing coach Freddie Roach said he would pick undefeated Edwin Valero as a possible opponent for his prized fighter Manny Pacquiao. This is if things still don’t still work out with Floyd Mayweather Jr.   “I've been watching him a little bit. I know he's a big puncher. He's a southpaw and does pose some difficulties. He's better than just a guy who could punch but I think that's the best marketable fight out there for us," Roach told BoxingScene.com’s Rick Re...

Clottey forecast, ‘Manny will crush Floyd’

HOLLYWOOD – Joshua Clottey thinks that Manny Pacquiao has the tools to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. “To be frank with you, the fight will be very, very tough for Mayweather,” said Clottey, who lost a unanimous decision to Pacquiao last Saturday at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.   By this time, the 33-year-old Clottey must be home in Ghana, probably looking for a bank where he would keep his earnings from the Pacquiao fight. He was guaranteed $1.2 million for the fight. It was th...