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Defense: Palace offered P100-M per senator to skirt TRO
(3rd UPDATE) The defense on Sunday alleged that Malacanang offered P100 million for senators to skirt around the Supreme Court-issued temporary restraining order on the subpoena issued on Chief Justice Renato Corona’s alleged dollar accounts. Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa belied the claim and called it a "desperate gimmick."
Defense: Palace offered P100-M per senator to skirt TRO
Tatad: Palace sent ‘overtures’ to Senate to ignore TRO
MANILA, Philippines - The Senate will discuss on Monday morning whether or not the Supreme Court (SC) has jurisdiction over the trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, including his so-called dollar accounts.
Tatad: Palace sent ‘overtures’ to Senate to ignore TRO
Award-winning singer Whitney Houston dies at age 48
LOS ANGELES - (6th UPDATE) Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by years of drug use, died on Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48.
Award-winning singer Whitney Houston dies at age 48
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Senator-judges: We can’t be bribed
MANILA, Philippines -- Senator-judges on Sunday denied receiving any bribe from Malacanang in order to snub a Supreme Court-issued temporary restraining order on the opening of the bank accounts of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Posted 5 hours ago
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Amid controversy, PSBank reports bond sale demand
Philippine Savings Bank, in the news for rebuffing impeachment court demands for Chief Justice Renato Corona's alleged dollar accounts, said it sold P3 billion of bonds and that there was P6 billion of demand for them.
Posted 14 hours ago
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Music industry mourns Whitney Houston's death
MANILA, Philippines – Immediately after the news about the death of singer and actress Whitney Houston broke, reactions came pouring in from local and international celebrities within and outside the music industry.
Posted 14 hours ago
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Bradley: Pacquiao will fight me to silence critics
MANILA, Philippines - Undefeated junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr. believes Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is fighting him in order to silence critics.
Posted 11 hours ago
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Man found dead in San Juan
Rescuers found the bloodied body of a man in San Juan City early Saturday morning. The body of Wilfredo Espanol was discovered around 3 a.m. in front of an apartelle in Grey Street, Barangay Ermitano. Police are still determining the cause of death as no bullets or stab wounds were found on his body.
Posted 1 day ago
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Endaya to help in repatriation efforts in Syria
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is reinforcing the team tasked to oversee the repatriation of Filipinos caught in the conflict in Syria.
Posted 1 day ago
Weather Updates
Issued At: 5:00 p.m., 12 February 2012At 2:00 p.m. today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 70 km East of Tagbilaran City (9.5°N, 124.5°E).
