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Haste made waste

An important issue in the trial of Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Renato Corona that should be immediately cleared by the Senate impeachment court, is if it is trying the respondent as Chief Justice or associate justice.

This is important due to the fact that there have been thus far, already too many documents being passed off by the prosecutors as “evidence” that is played up in the media, ..

LIFE

A rousing welcome for the dragon

Asian Dragon magazine and Edsa Shangri-La Hotel welcomed the 2012 Chinese New Year with an all-night extravaganza at the Garden Ballroom a few days before the official descent of the Water Dragon year. Simply dubbed after Bruce Lee’s cult martial arts movie Enter the Dragon, the well-attended event saw revelers in red and gold.

Seen as a year of fruitfulness and mentorship, the sign of the Water Dragon is touted as a boom for babies and business. It is heralded as good feng shui to bear chi..

WEATHER

Southern Luzon, Eastern Visayas and Mindanao:

Mostly cloudy with scattered rainsho-wers and thunderstorms.

The rest of Luzon: Partly cloudy with isolated light rains.

The rest of the country: Partly cloudy with isolated rainsho-wers or thu..

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Mayors agree to adopt single ticketing system for 17 LGUs

The Metro Manila Council (MMC), the policy-making body of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), yesterday approved a resolution adopting a uniform ticketing system for the 17 local government units (LGUs) of Metro Manila.

The resolution was approved following a presentation and dialog with Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo who pledged to present the single ticketing system for the approval of President Aquino. Representatives of transport g..


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Today News: 2012-01-28

Enrile: No impeach amendment, no ill-gotten wealth rap vs CJ

14 SC justices among 100+ witnesses wanted summoned

More than a hundred witnesses, among them are the 14 members of the Supreme Court and journalists, have been listed by the prosecution team as its witnesses and submitted last Friday to the Senate for the Senate Court’s subpoenas in the impeachment case against SC Chief Justice Renato Corona.

At the same time, presiding Senate Court Judge, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, made it clear yesterday that the ban on Article 2, paragraph 4, or Article 2. 2.4, which delves into the “suspected” ill-gotten wealth of the CJ stays, with the Senate refusing to hear the prosecution’s charges on this 2.2.4 Article unless the House amends its complaint.

The House of Representatives’ prosecution ..

RP government to review security policy for Iraq

The Philippine government is reviewing its security policy for Iraq following the return of violence in the Middle East state and may increase the crisis alert level that would require repatriation of hundreds of Filipino workers.

On Sunday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario will fly to Iraq to meet with his counterpart Minister Hoshyar Zebari in Baghdad to seek protection for Filipino workers.

“We will convey our position and request the Iraqi government to help us protect our..


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SERIES NOW 3-1

Powerade stays alive, denies T’NT sweep bid

Game Tomorrow

(Araneta Coliseum)

Best-of-7 Finals

6:45 p.m. – Talk ‘N Text vs. Powerade

(TNT leads, 3-1)

By Rocky Nazareno

Powerade hung tough against a determined Talk ‘N Text side and averted a playoff whitewash with a pulsating 100-97 win last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum that kept the Tigers’ hopes alive in the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Finals which they now trail, 1-3.

Sean Anthony knocked in a medium-range jumper with 39.8 seconds left ..

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