Monthly Archives: March 2012
Aquino rejects extra powers
MANILA — President Aquino on Thursday rejected proposals for Congress to give him emergency powers to address the power problem in Mindanao. Aquino said he does not need them — for now.
1 dead, 6 wounded in mall robbery
MANILA —One person was killed while six others were wounded after two armed robbers lobbed a couple of grenades while fleeing with their loot from the Robinsons Galleria mall along Ortigas Avenue,
Palace blamed for consumers’ hardship
MANILA — Two lawmakers on Friday denounced the Aquino administration for allegedly inflicting a Lenten double whammy on the people by allowing an increase in oil and electricity prices and using the
No surrender for ex-Palawan governor
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—In a message from his hideout aired on Thursday, embattled former Palawan Governor Joel T. Reyes indicated he had no intention of surrendering now despite a warrant for his arrest
Court lets ‘bikini’ girls join grad rites
CEBU CITY —Two senior students of a Catholic school in Cebu can now heave a sigh of relief. The Regional Trial Court ordered St. Theresa’s College on Thursday to allow two 16-year-old
TV5 gears up for Big Launch in North America
LOS ANGELES — Pilipinas Global Network Limited (PGN), TV5’s international arm, will officially launch their 2 international channels, KapatidTV5 and AksyonTV International in North America with the live staging of its top-rated