tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19998671094290695332012-02-16T03:29:41.183-08:00News and Update about what happen inside the Philippines.Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-9712102060112555822011-10-27T06:01:00.000-07:002011-10-27T06:01:42.674-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcS4hzYR3Pw/TqlWEDGWhcI/AAAAAAAABuM/hgxZa7ay9w4/s1600/630nppa-shaina_030836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcS4hzYR3Pw/TqlWEDGWhcI/AAAAAAAABuM/hgxZa7ay9w4/s320/630nppa-shaina_030836.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After news broke out that her relationship with John Lloyd Cruz is on the rocks, Shaina Magdayao finally broke her silence regarding the controversy. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Parang sumusobra na eh. Siguro akala nila na dahil hindi ako nagsasalita, lagi ko na lang piniili na manahimik, kakayan-kayanin na lang nila ako. So, I figured, so gusto kong gawin this interview para once and for all, matapos na ‘to,” Shaina told Boy Abunda in an interview on “Bandila.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">John Lloyd first admitted that he and Shaina are having problems when he renewed his contract with ABS-CBN last Monday. Rumors began to spread that Shaina’s jealousy toward John Lloyd’s former girlfriends, particularly Ruffa Gutierrez, caused the problem.</div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/10/shaina-admits-asking-ruffa-to-leave-her.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-971210206011255582?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-57658556662073700482011-10-25T06:40:00.000-07:002011-10-25T06:40:06.943-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_588dAwxCnI/Tqa8GfyMHII/AAAAAAAABtM/w7IERGnDP1k/s1600/392ap_roachpacquiao.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_588dAwxCnI/Tqa8GfyMHII/AAAAAAAABtM/w7IERGnDP1k/s320/392ap_roachpacquiao.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">MANILA, Philippines - WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao concludes the second trilogy in his career when he takes on Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 12 but his trainer Freddie Roach said recently before he hangs up his gloves, there could be another three-part series in the offing – against Floyd Mayweather Jr. no less.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pacquiao’s first trilogy was with Erik Morales. It began with “El Terrible” winning a unanimous 12-round decision in 2005 then Pacquiao evened up matters with a 10th round stoppage a year later. In the rubber match in November 2006, Pacquiao dealt Morales a resounding beating and won by a third round knockout. The loss to Morales was Pacquiao’s third after Rustico Torrecampo in 1996 and Medgeon 3-K Battery in 1999 and he hasn’t been beaten since. Pacquiao now has a streak of 14 straight wins.</div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/10/roach-says-floyd-trilogy-possibility.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-5765855666207370048?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-53511649674763128262011-10-23T06:46:00.000-07:002011-10-23T06:47:29.330-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vZLPzdgZ9RE/TqQaoaElT9I/AAAAAAAABsQ/91qv6cPzGNY/s1600/donaire3-edited-300x225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vZLPzdgZ9RE/TqQaoaElT9I/AAAAAAAABsQ/91qv6cPzGNY/s1600/donaire3-edited-300x225.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">NEW YORK – Filipino fighter Nonito Donaire retained his World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization bantamweight titles Saturday with a 12-round unanimous decision over Argentina’s Omar Navarez.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Donaire improved to 27-1 and stretched his nine-year winning streak to 26 fights.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The three judges at ringside at the Theater at Madison Square Garden all scored it 120-108 in favor of Donaire, who dealt Navarez the first defeat of his 11-year pro career.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the crowd of 4,425 was unhappy with the lack of action and Donaire’s inability to break through the challenger’s defenses for the knockout.<br></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/10/donaire-wins-via-unanimous-decision-vs.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-5351164967476312826?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-26780730773415223362011-10-19T05:49:00.000-07:002011-10-19T05:49:15.885-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hyl9SOle1I/Tp7HOzSZQ2I/AAAAAAAABiE/xS_DPFqrMEc/s1600/392nppa_sikatii.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hyl9SOle1I/Tp7HOzSZQ2I/AAAAAAAABiE/xS_DPFqrMEc/s320/392nppa_sikatii.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Sikat II, the Philippine entry to the bi-annual World Solar Challenge (WSC) in Australia, caught fire late afternoon in Tennant Creek as its handlers were settling down for the day. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and Team Solar Philippines remains hopeful to be able to complete the race.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">According to Harold Geronimo, the PR manager of Team Solar Philippines, the team had already called it a day and settled down at the designated checkpoint in Tennant Creek when, at around 3:45pm (2:15pm in the Philippines), one of the car&#39;s batteries apparently overheated and burst into flames.</div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/10/pinoy-solar-car-catches-fire-in.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-2678073077341522336?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-18940338294330367882011-10-17T20:49:00.000-07:002011-10-17T20:49:52.539-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div style="text-align: justify;">MANILA, Philippines — The Senate began on Tuesday its investigation into the alleged massive cheating in the 2004 and 2007 elections.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The joint hearing by the blue ribbon committee and the committee on electoral reforms and people’s participation headed by Senators Teofisto Guingona III and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III began shortly after 9:00 a.m.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Guingona said the investigation was aimed at correcting the past mistakes to make sure that this would not happen again in the future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Kahit na malayo pa ang araw ng todos los santos, parang gusto ko nang sabihin na kailangang maniwala tayo sa mga “ghosts” o “multo”. Ang tinutukoy ko, ang “ghosts of the past” o “ang mga multo ng nakalipas,” he said in his opening statement.</div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/10/senate-probes-04-07-poll-fraud.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-1894033829433036788?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-25011655106098936502011-10-16T03:04:00.000-07:002011-10-16T03:04:34.610-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CeLd31mYddM/TpqsJmDGzOI/AAAAAAAABhk/bQVg4bnX18M/s1600/392ap_marcoscrypt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CeLd31mYddM/TpqsJmDGzOI/AAAAAAAABhk/bQVg4bnX18M/s320/392ap_marcoscrypt.jpg" width="320"></a>Malacañang on Saturday urged reserve officers offering military burial honors for the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani to respect President Benigno Aquino III’s decision against it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, in an interview on government-run dzRB radio, stressed Aquino had already spoken on the matter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The president has already spoken, he has already made a decision on the matter. Let’s respect the decision,&quot; she said.</div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/10/palace-to-military-reservists-respect.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-2501165510609893650?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-88304438953487356152011-10-13T22:39:00.000-07:002011-10-13T22:42:17.357-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-crNgzEpiib4/TpfKyH5Ok5I/AAAAAAAABhc/w4xZplzTmaI/s1600/photo_1318492038714-1-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-crNgzEpiib4/TpfKyH5Ok5I/AAAAAAAABhc/w4xZplzTmaI/s200/photo_1318492038714-1-0.jpg" width="200"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Armed robbers in the Philippines who held eight people hostage at a bank released all their captives unharmed and surrendered after a stand-off lasting more than two hours, authorities said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Four gunmen were robbing the bank in Bacoor city, just outside the Philippine capital, when responding policemen arrived. The gunmen then seized eight bank workers, national police spokesman Agrimero Cruz said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They initially set free one of the hostages who had a health problem, then released all the others unharmed shortly before 3:00 pm (0700 GMT), Bacoor Mayor Strike Revilla said on ABS-CBN television.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&quot;They have all come out and they have released all their hostages,&quot; Revilla said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&quot;We had negotiations and the robbers were OK. They were calm and our negotiations had the right result.&quot;<br></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/10/philippine-hostage-stand-off-ends.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-8830443895348735615?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-45809421873518202692011-02-19T00:23:00.000-08:002011-02-19T00:23:34.768-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">THE Philippines’ foreign exchange surplus rose by a third last month on strong remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and income from the central bank’s operations.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that the country’s balance of payments (BOP) surplus hit $1.606 billion in January or 30.35 percent higher than the $1.232 billion in the same month in 2010.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">BSP Governor Amando Tetango Jr. said this development mirrored the continued global shift of capital flows to emerging markets such as the Philippines.</span></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/january-forex-surplus-jumps-third.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-4580942187351820269?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-27419431751188528852011-02-19T00:20:00.000-08:002011-02-19T00:20:54.734-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">ILOILO City — Eight senators are ensuring the smooth passage of the bill seeking for the redistricting of this city, Cong. Jerry P. Treñas said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">Senators Franklin Drilon , Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Teofisto Guingona III, Francis Pangilinan, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Ramon Revilla Jr., Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III were in favor of House Bill 2061, Treñas said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">With these senators’ support to the bill, “We can expect that (the bill) will be approved this time,” said Treñas.</span></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/8-senators-back-city-redistricting.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-2741943175118852885?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-48291829257008225042011-02-19T00:09:00.000-08:002011-02-19T00:09:31.321-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MANILA, Philippines – The government of China informed its Philippine counterpart late Friday of the suspension of next week’s execution of three Filipinos convicted for drug trafficking in Xiamen and Shenzhen.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In a meeting in Beijing, China’s State Councilor Dai Bingguo, together with Supreme People’s Court president Zhang Zhijun and Executive Vice Minister Zhang Zhijun, told Vice President Jejomar Binay of the postponement of the execution of the accused.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Two of the accused are detained in Xiamen after being arrested for smuggling 8,000 grams of heroin, while the other was nabbed for transporting 6,800 grams of the same drugs in Shenzen.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Xiamen detainees are scheduled to die through lethal injections on February 21, while the Shenzen prisoner's execution was earlier slated on February 22.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it fully respects China’s law and verdict on the accused, while thanking the decision to suspend the execution.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Chinese government however was silent on the implementation of the verdict, but cited that it is determined to work in the fight against transnational crimes, including drug trafficking. Read more from <a href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=658925&amp;publicationSubCategoryId=63">Source</a></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-4829182925700822504?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-52003289887114919782011-02-19T00:06:00.000-08:002011-02-19T00:06:08.765-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday vowed to go after not only the officials involved in “pabaon&quot; (send-off money) and other irregular transactions in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, but also the prosecutors who allowed them to escape punishment.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">Aquino made the vow at the annual alumni homecoming of the Philippine Military Academy, whose image he said has been sullied because some of its graduates have been linked to the alleged irregularities in the use of military funds. </span></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/aquino-vows-to-go-after-prosecutors-in.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-5200328988711491978?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-72629764640847379712011-02-19T00:03:00.000-08:002011-02-19T00:03:47.769-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uzVTpXdo3ws/TV945KCZ65I/AAAAAAAAAyU/_2cfz5T5eX0/s1600/021611_villanueva.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uzVTpXdo3ws/TV945KCZ65I/AAAAAAAAAyU/_2cfz5T5eX0/s320/021611_villanueva.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">MANILA, Philippines - The mother of Sally Ordinario Villanueva, one of the 3 Filipinos on death row in China, heaved a sigh of relief after the Chinese government deferred the execution of her daughter.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">&quot;Parang nabawasan ang kaba ko. Natutuwa rin ako kahit papaano naman na naipagpaliban ang pagbitay sa anak ko (My worries were somehow lessened. I&#39;m happy that my daughter&#39;s execution was suspended),&quot; Sally&#39;s mother, Edith Ordinario, said in an interview with ABS-CBN News hours after Vice President Jejomar Binay announced the good news on Friday night.</span></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/ordinario-family-heaves-sigh-of-relief.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-7262976464084737971?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-12175710288366697692011-02-17T23:33:00.000-08:002011-02-17T23:33:04.431-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1g0-C7Weqhw/TV4go2XY1hI/AAAAAAAAAx4/qE1lX4keKYg/s1600/noynoy_aquino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1g0-C7Weqhw/TV4go2XY1hI/AAAAAAAAAx4/qE1lX4keKYg/s320/noynoy_aquino.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">President Benigno Simeon Aquino III will be the guest of honor on February 19 at the 112th alumni homecoming of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">A Malacañang statement issued on Friday said some 2,000 alumni and their families will attend the homecoming.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">&quot;It will be the first time the President will step into the sacred Borromeo Field as the country&#39;s chief executive,&quot; the Palace said.</span></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/aquino-to-attend-112th-pma-alumni.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-1217571028836669769?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-89611086886992907212011-02-17T23:30:00.000-08:002011-02-17T23:30:05.902-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X7aQRo-Ax-w/TV4f9oYnawI/AAAAAAAAAx0/l4syZWQI1Mo/s1600/genvillanueva_thumbnail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X7aQRo-Ax-w/TV4f9oYnawI/AAAAAAAAAx0/l4syZWQI1Mo/s320/genvillanueva_thumbnail.JPG" width="320"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">MANILA, Philippines - Former military chiefs Diomedio Villanueva and Roy Cimatu on Friday denied receiving some P240 million in &quot;pabaon&quot; or send-off money upon their retirement from active service.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">Speaking at the resumption of the Senate inquiry on military corruption, Cimatu said the only pabaon he got when he retired was a box of 40 medals that he earned throughout his career.</span></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/cimatu-villanueva-deny-receiving-p240-m.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-8961108688699290721?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-11301080043464069542011-02-17T23:08:00.000-08:002011-02-17T23:08:06.850-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">THE alleged recruiter of one of the three Filipinos who are scheduled to be executed in China for drug trafficking, is now in the custody of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Manila, the bureau announced on Thursday.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">Cecilio Zamora Jr., the spokesman for the NBI, told a press conference that Tita Cacayan, who is said to be the illegal recruiter of Sally Ordinario Villanueva, was arrested at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday by NBI agents in Cagayan Valley in Northern Luzon.</span></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/pinay-traffickers-recruiter-arrested.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-1130108004346406954?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-32521930419852431262011-02-17T22:58:00.000-08:002011-02-17T22:58:12.067-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">ILOILO – The $3.25-million modern rice processing complex to rise in Pototan town is expected to minimize postharvest losses of farmers here.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">The groundbreaking for the complex was held yesterday with no less than South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Hye Min Lee as guest of honor.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">The complex will be mainly funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency.</span></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/rice-processing-complex-to-minimize.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-3252193041985243126?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-15012985706308662962011-02-17T22:56:00.000-08:002011-02-17T22:59:41.124-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">MANILA, Philippines -  China has acceded to a request by the Philippines to send Vice President Jejomar Binay to Beijing to plead for the lives of three Filipinos set for execution next week for drug smuggling.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"> But Beijing has declined to arrange a phone communication between Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Aquino, citing the “final” and “irrevocable” decision of its court sentencing the three to death.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">The Department of Foreign Affairs announced last night that the Chinese government notified the Philippine embassy in Beijing that Binay would be allowed to visit.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">Binay is scheduled to leave for Beijing this morning. He will meet with the president of the Supreme People’s Court and China’s executive vice foreign minister tomorrow.</span><br></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/china-allows-binay-to-plead-for-3.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-1501298570630866296?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-70218761548621836062011-02-17T22:53:00.000-08:002011-02-17T22:59:13.351-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 2) A general who previously served as executive assistant of former Armed Forces chief Roy Cimatu on Friday admitted receiving millions of pesos from whistle-blower George Rabusa, but insisted that it was done aboveboard.</span><br><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">Speaking at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, Brigadier General Benito de Leon said Rabusa gave him P10 million in cash “several times” in 2002 when he was still Cimatu’s executive assistant.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">In his previous testimony at the Senate, Rabusa referred to executive assistants of military senior officials as “bagmen,” or persons who received monthly payola from the Armed Forces comptrollership office.</span><br></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/former-military-chiefs-aide-admits.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-7021876154862183606?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999867109429069533.post-31510160861370334822011-02-17T19:22:00.000-08:002011-02-17T22:45:10.084-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">FOR the third time, the Supreme Court has reversed its decision annulling the city status of 16 municipalities and upheld the constitutionality of the laws converting them into cities.</span><br><div class="author" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">Voting 7-6, with two justices abstaining, the 15-member bench granted the municipalities’ plea to be recognized as cities and reinstated its Dec. 21, 2009 ruling affirming their cityhood.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="author" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">The 16 municipalities that the high court recognized as cities were Baybay in Leyte, Bogo in Cebu, Catbalogan in Samar, Tandag in Surigao del Sur, Lamitan in Basilan, Borongan in Samar, Tayabas in Quezon, Tabuk in Kalinga, Bayugan in Agusan del Sur, Batac in Ilocos Norte, Mati in Davao Oriental, Guihulngan in Negros Oriental, Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte, El Salvador in Misamis Oriental, Carcar in Cebu, and Naga in Cebu.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="author" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, sans-serif;">The latest resolution involving all justices was written by Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin. It was the high court’s fourth over the matter since it ruled on the legality of the laws transforming the 16 into cities, and after those laws had been challenged by the League of Cities of the Philippines.</span><br></div></div><a href="http://newsph.blogspot.com/2011/02/supreme-court-flip-flops-3rd-time-oks.html#more">Read more inside &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1999867109429069533-3151016086137033482?l=newsph.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roben Rey Lagurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652982872906145391noreply@blogger.com0