THE lead counsel of former President Joseph Estrada on Tuesday expressed the readiness of the defense team to sit down with the Sandiganbayan Special Division to discuss the forfeiture of the convicted leaders P734 million and mansion in Quezon City.
SEOUL, South Korea — After posting substantial revenues in the Philippines, Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) said it is keen on investing more in the country.
QUEZON City policemen have recovered ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in the manufacture of improvised bomb, at a bus terminal in the city last week, the top police official of the city reported on Tuesday.
COMBINED Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force policemen arrested on Tuesday morning seven suspected drug traffickers, including three foreigners, in separate raids in Laguna province.
COUNCIL of Philippine Affairs (Copa) leader Pastro Saycon, one of the conveners of the newly created No Pardon for Erap (Nope), on Tuesday gave President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo until the first quarter next year to institute reforms or be ousted in yet another people power revolt.
MALACAANG distanced itself from plans in the House of Representatives to oust Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. led by the younger lawmakers who are reportedly tired of his leadership.
AFTER the successful launch of the compress natural gas (CNG) pilot project between the Department of Energy (DOE) and oil giant Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. last week, another company is looking at investing US$77 million to US$110 million to construct a CNG facility.
TWO of the countrys biggest religious groups have joined the voices of support for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyos decision to grant executive clemency to former President Joseph Estrada.
THE United Opposition (UNO) said the decision of former President Joseph Estrada to accept pardon from his nemesis, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, will not affect the critical stance of the opposition against the administration.
THIS years election for officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in more than 43,000 barangays in the country may be the last with the snowballing move in both chambers of Congress to abolish the SK.