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  • A year later Congress still undecided on who should be sent to JBC

    Congress has yet to decide on who between Sen. Francis Escudero and Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. would represent the legislative branch in the Judicial and Bar Council. The impasse remains almost one year after the Supreme Court has ruled with finality that only one representative, and not two as traditionally observed, should represent Congress in the JBC. Neither Tupaz nor Escudero showed up ...

  • Comelec revises protest rules allows ballot images as evidence

    The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has revised its rules on protest cases to allow the using of ballot images as primary evidence.Poll chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Thursday this would be cheaper than using the paper ballots-which will have to be shipped from the protested precincts and stored at the Comelec warehouse in Cabuyao, Laguna-for manual recount."Ang matagal noon ...

  • JBC grills court peacemaker two outsiders for Sandiganbayan top post

    The anti-graft court's "peacemaker" who has no case backlog, an Interior undersecretary, and a provincial prosecutor comprised the second batch of candidates interviewed by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Thursday for the highest post in the Sandiganbayan.Asked what qualities he would be able to contribute to the court, Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Efren Dela Cruz told ...

  • Philippine peso falls to one-year low

    The Philippine peso fell to its lowest level in more than a year on speculation US policy makers will scale back stimulus measures. Government bonds dropped on concern the supply of local debt will increase. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said Wedneday the central bank may taper its bond purchases this year if the US economy improves further, and a gauge of manufacturing in China fell ...

  • Sandigan postpones Cebu Rep. Gwen Garcia’s ‘pre-suspension hearing’

    Representative-elect Gwendolyn Garcia. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan postponed its "pre-suspension hearing" against incoming Cebu Representative Gwendolyn Garcia in relation a graft case that had been filed against her. Associate Justice Teresita Diaz Baldos, who chairs the second division of the anti- graft court, said that they were still awaiting ...

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Pecker

Pecker

John Waters has to be one of the oddest auteurs in the history of American cinema. Here is a man with an undeniably gifted, uncanny sense of humor and a reckless streak that has redefined what can be shown on-screen, who has spent his entire career offending as many people as he possibly can. Quite often, his offensive work has also been brilliant satire. And, even when it isn't on that level, it' ... ...

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  • PHL US to hold naval exercises near Panatag Shoal

    The United States and the Philippines are to hold joint naval maneuvers in the South China Sea (parts of which are called West Philippine Sea) next week between Luzon and a reef claimed by both China and Manila, the Philippine Navy said Thursday. The exercises taking place from June 27 to July 2 by the two allies are to be held about 108 kilometers (67 miles) east of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, ...

  • Philippines will not leave SEA Games Federation

    Philippine athletes who took part in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games show off their medals 07 December 2005. The Philippines garnered the most medals at the ...

  • 8 tips on how to send money from the Philippines to anywhere in the world

    1. Canvass the best service cost for you. 2. Choose the most trusted money transfer service provider. 3. Get a provider that's fast! There are money transfer providers that offer overseas money transfers in minutes. Yes, that quick! 4. Choose the one with very accessible locations. Like a provider with many locations worldwide for easier and hassle-free retrieval of money. 5. ...

  • BRIEF-Rolls-Royce to deliver engines worth $1.4 bln at list prices to Philippine Airlines

    LONDON, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:29am EDT LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC : * Selected by Philippine Airlines to deliver Trent 700 engines, worth $1.4 billion at list prices * Source text for ...

  • It’s the Paris Marathon for top 2 Filipino finishers in annual PH race

    Organizers of the 37th Milo Marathon announce Thursday, June 20, 2013, that the top two Filipino fishers will fly to Paris, host of the 2014 international marathon. The announcement was made in a press conference at the Bayview Hotel in Manila. CELEST FLORES/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines - A chance to take their marathon experience to Paris in 2014 awaits the top male and female Filipino ...

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