With the race to Malacañang nearing the homestretch, presidential bet Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy" C. Aquino III has gained a double-digit lead over his colleague and main rival, Sen. Manuel “Manny" B. Villar, Jr., in the latest BusinessWorld-Social Weather Stations (SWS) Pre-Election Survey.
The April 16 to 19 nationwide poll, conducted three weeks before the May 10 elections, saw Mr. Aquino —
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Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar Jr. on Friday admitted meeting Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) officials but he never "twisted anyone’s arm" to benefit a publicly-listed real estate company his family controls. He made this clarification on Friday, a day after former president Joseph Estrada and his allies accused him of pressuring corporate regulators to exempt him from a ru
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MANILA, Philippines – Eleven of the 15 accused in the murder last year of 57 persons in Maguindanao yesterday entered a not guilty plea during their arraignment inside the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) building in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City.
The arraignment of four other accused was deferred pending the resolution of a motion filed by their counsel.
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MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo’s power to name the next chief justice was affirmed by the Supreme Court (SC), which ruled with finality on the case yesterday.
Nine justices voted to uphold their March 17 decision that the constitutional ban on midnight appointments does not apply to the SC.
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MANILA, Philippines – The historic move of China and Taiwan to forge an economic partnership poses a serious threat to the country’s economy, officials warned yesterday.
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director Dennis Arroyo briefed President Arroyo and the Cabinet on the implications of the move of China and Taiwan to sign in June an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) that s
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MANILA, Philippines - State prosecutors handling the Maguindanao massacre case assailed the decision of Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra absolving 2 leaders of the Ampatuan clan from the crime.
In a statement read at the steps of the entrance to Department of Justice (DOJ) building in Padre Faura, Manila, Chief State Prosecutor Claro Arellano urged Agra to revisit his resolution absolving Zaldy Ampatuan and Ak
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MANILA, Philippines – The trust ratings of Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and running mate Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II have surged in the homestretch of the campaign for the May 10 polls, according to a recent survey by independent pollster Pulse Asia Inc.
Results of the survey conducted from March 21 to 28 among 3,000 respondents showed Aquino leading the pack of
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Philippine authorities moved the main suspect in the election-related massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao and his trial to a maximum-security detention facility outside the capital on Thursday, citing risks to public safety.
Former town mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., a scion of a powerful southern clan, and 195 others have been charged with murder for the Nov. 23 slaughter of political rivals and journalists accompanyi
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ISABELA CITY, Basilan , Philippines – Police and military locked down yesterday the entire city of Isabela in the aftermath of Abu Sayyaf attacks that left 15 people dead and several others wounded.
Road blocks were set up in and around the impoverished city of 150,000 people, security forces on foot patrol manned the perimeter and at least two military armored personnel carriers were seen moving along mai
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is preparing for manual counting and tabulation of votes after it was reported that some automated voting machines may fail during the May 2010 elections.
The Comelec is in the process of printing 30 percent of the papers needed for manual canvassing nationwide.
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Kim Chiu:
Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (born April 19, 1990), better known as simply Kim Chiu, is a Filipina actress. Chiu was the first winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Ed...
Raul M. Gonzalez: Raúl Maravilla González, is the current Secretary of Justice of the Philippines. He was appointed in 2004 by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Gonzales was born in 193...
