Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from October 2006

Philippine Daily Inquirer archives from October 2006

2 RP kids die in Malaysia deportation.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning, in Manila and Julie Alipala, Inquirer Mindanao A HONG KONG-BASED migration group yesterday denounced the Philippine and Malaysian governments for the recent deaths of two...

Asean backs six-party talks on North Korea.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine O. Avendano NANNING, CHINA (VIA PLDT/Smart)The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) yesterday supported calls by the Philippines and China for a resumption of talks aimed...

Antonio zaps Paragua as Tagaytay ties Agusan.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) JOEY ANTONIO BROUGHT DOWN fellow Grandmaster Mark Paragua as defending champion Tagaytay City held Agusan del Sur A to a 2-2 draw in the sixth round of the 2006 National Inter-Provincial Chess Team...

For more brave hearts and justices of vision.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Belinda Olivares-Cunanan THE MORE THE FIRMS TOP HONCHO, ARTHUR Villaraza, talks about the controversial ponencia of his former colleague, Justice Antonio Carpio, the deeper the controversy...

1 for books: Manilan sets world record for dribbling.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A 21-YEAR-OLD FROM MANI-la unofficially set a new world record yesterday by dribbling a basketball for 45 hours and 22 minutes. Erwin Evangelista surpassed the 26 hours and 40 minutes entered in the...

Cycling classic boosts anti-drug movement.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Manolo R. Inigo I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE winners led by Reynaldo Navarro and the organizers of last Sundays Victorey Tour de Tercero Cyling Classic which featured Pangasinans top...

The UN is for peoples.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Lauro Baja Jr. THE UNITED NATIONS CELEBRATED THE 61st anniversary of its creation facing numerous challenges. These challenges to the multilateral system are manifold and complex and mirror...

Court asked to cite Brion for contempt.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Leila B. Salaverria PASSERS OF THE JUNE 2006 NURSING licensure examination have asked the Court of Appeals to cite Labor Secretary Arturo Brion for contempt because he stopped the nurses...

Cabinet men in row over Cha-cha loss agree to truce.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana CABINET MEMBERS FEUDING over the defeat of the peoples initiative have agreed not to launder their dirty linen in publicat least while President Macapagal-Arroyo is away...

Govt edict on $400-wage for maids called unrealistic.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning UNREALISTIC AND CONTRARY TO the governments job-generation agenda was how the umbrella organization of the countrys top recruiters associations described yesterday the governments...

Water, water.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE COMING OF THE SUPERTYPHOONS MILENYO and Paeng, which cut a swath of death and destruction across Luzon in the past four weeks, makes one think of a line from Coleridges The Rime of the Ancient...

Erap seeks 3-day pass to visit mom.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora DEPOSED PRESIDENT JOSEPH ESTRAda yesterday asked the Sandiganbayan for a three-day pass to allow him to spend time with his mother during the All Saints Day commemoration. ...

Good news for delinquent taxpayers.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) HERES GOOD NEWS FOR DELINquent taxpayers. Revenue Commissioner Jose Mario Bunag yesterday extended the One-Time Administrative Abatement Program until Dec. 22 to enable those who failed to settle...

Did you know.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) MUSEO Pambata on Roxas Boulevard, Manila (beside the US Embassy) is the first childrens interactive museum in the Philippines. It is the brainchild of Nina Lim-Yuson, its current president and chief...

Estradas not worried about return to RP of Atong Ang, says Jinggoy.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio THE CAMP OF DEPOSED PRESIDENT Joseph Estrada is not at all worried about the return of Charlie Atong Ang to the country and the possibility he would testify in the plunder trial of...

Iligan cagers scuttle host Lanao Royals.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTETHE VISITING ILIGAN ARCHANGELS dealt the host Lanao Royals a crushing 73-66 defeat Sunday in the ML Kwarta Padala Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) Second Conference at...

Japan says it wont allow toxic waste export to RP.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nikko Dizon THE JAPANESE EMBASSY YESTERDAY sought to clarify some misunderstanding that the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) would allow the entry of toxic and...

Duremdes back to his old, fighting form.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A GRIZZLED VETERAN NEEDS LITTLE PROMPTING to showcase his prowess and this is especially true in the case of Kenneth Duremdes. Given up for a has-been even before the start of the Talk N Text-PBA...

Job prospects for young Filipinos not bright.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jerome Aning YOUNG FILIPINOS ARE THREE TIMES less likely to find jobs compared to adults, according to the International Labor Organization. The Philippine picture reflects the global...

Maguindanao voters approve new province.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) COTABATO CITYVOTERS IN Maguindanaos 29 municipalities have approved the creation of a new province to be composed of 10 towns, the Commission on Elections here said. Kasan Usi, acting Maguindanao...

GMA seeks Malaysia help in talks with MILF.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine O. Avendano NANNING, CHINA (VIA PLDT/ Smart)President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday told Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahman Badawi that the Philippine government was willing to...

Blank checks.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juan L. Mercado THERE IS A PATHOLOGY OF DECEPTION. And its most virulent form affects even constitutions. Ferdinand Marcos Citizen Assemblies uncorked this contagion with their farcical...

Mayol set to sign up with Top Rank.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Salven L. Lagumbay, Contributor WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NO. 3 strawweight Rodel Mayol is poised to sign up with promoter Bob Arums Top Rank, as the Filipino bids to get higher-profile fights in...

Military cant pay electric bills, but has funds to wage war on Reds.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva EcijaUnpaid electric bills by Army units here reached P6.4 million as of September, but this was no indication that the military...

Cop kills man.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) HE BOUGHT pancit (noodles) for his family but he never got to bring it home. Roy Madara, 36, a sound technician of the Taguig City General Services Office, was shot dead by a policeman on his way home to...

House readies Con-Ass signed by 194 lawmakers.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip C. Tubeza THE HOUSE MAJORITY ALREADY HAS MORE than the required three-fourths vote of Congress to amend the Constitution through a constituent assembly, a leading congressional ally of...

Ninoy, FPJ death masks on display.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon ANGELES CITYMASKS THAT FREEZE forever the faces of former Sen. Benigno Ninoy Aquino Jr. and actor Fernando Poe Jr. in death are on display for the first...

RP oil firm workers fear for safety.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nikko Dizon MOST OF THE FILIPINO workers employed in an oil company in Tengiz, Kazakhstan, refuse to go back to work until their safety is assured amid a labor dispute involving other foreign...

Rerouting schemes on major roads.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tina G. Santos, Tarra V. Quismundo and Edson C. Tandoc Jr. IN ANTICIPATION OF A BUILDUP IN THE volume of vehicles in areas surrounding Metro Manilas cemeteries, various local governments will...

Militants sue GMA for rights violations in intl court.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF POLITIcal killings and involuntary disappearances and the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan has filed charges of human rights abuse and violation of economic...

Typhoon Paeng cuts flower prices by half.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITYITS NOT ALL bad news about Paeng. Prices of flowers here went down by 50 percent on Monday because traders feared that supertyphoon Paeng would drive away customers preparing for All Saints...

Paeng weakens, exits RP.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora and Inquirer Northern and Central Luzon AFTER PACKING WINDS of nearly 200 kilometers per hour, Supertyphoon Paeng (international code name: Cimaron) considerably weakened...

On your way to cemetery? Check this list.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. VISITING CEMETERIES TOMORROW? DONT bring expensive pieces of jewelry or huge amounts of cash. For those taking the jeep or bus, try not to bring too many bags or...

Pasay crematorium first run by local govt in Metro.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy IN THE FUTURE, ALL THE REmaining space in Metro Manila could be occupied by the dead. But not in Pasay City. The local government is now implementing a program to decongest...

Rape of Sierra Madre pinned on DENR execs.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LUCENA CITYTHE TANGGOL Kalikasan-Southern Tagalog (TK-ST), a public interest environmental legal defense center, urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to investigate the culpability of...

Rich, famous share burial place with cats.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Corazon A. Ong, Contributor CIMETERO ACATTOLICO (NON-Catholic Cemetery) in Rome is a place to die for. Oscar Wilde tagged it the holiest place in Rome. With lush plants, towering...

Sandiganbayan clears Binay of graft charge.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora ROUND 2 HAS COME AND GONE, AND MAKATI Mayor Jejomar Binay is still standing. Ten days after the Court of Appeals stopped Malacanang from suspending him, the Sandiganbayan...

Govt allots P1.12B for scholarships to 76,000 students.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip C. Tubeza THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET ASIDE P1.12 BILlion to provide scholarships to more than 76,000 students next year, House Deputy Majority Leader Eduardo Gullas announced on Monday. ...

1st chief of PNP dies; 65.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE FIRST CHIEF OF the Philippine National Police died early Monday morning. Reports reaching Camp Crame said former police general Cesar Nazareno died of an aneurysm. He was 65 years old. ...

1.8M high school studes to be given career exams.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alcuin Papa SOME 1.8 MILLION FOURTH YEAR high school students in public and private schools around the country will be given a National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) on Dec. 12 to guide...

Baseball going to Doha after all.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro PHILIPPINE BASEBALL HAS escaped the ignominy of being scratched out of the 15th Asian Games. Deputy Chef de Mission Richie Garcia said yesterday the Philippine Amateur...

Tribal burial practices die natural deaths.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Inquirer Northern, Central and Southern Luzon BENGUETS AGE-OLD PRACTICES on the dead are slowly dying, but tales from its elders show that some are far from being buried forever, particularly...

The Carpio and Villaraza fight.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ramon Tulfo THE REPORTS THAT THE INFLUENtial law office of F. Arthur Pancho Villaraza, known as The Firm, had a falling out with President Macapagal-Arroyo, its No. 1 client, are not accurate,...

Villanueva, Corteza capture WPC berths.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FILIPINOS EDUARDO VILLANUEVA and Lee Van Corteza topped their respective qualification brackets late Sunday, raising to 16 the countrys bets to the 2006 Philippines World Pool Championship slated Nov....

Horror movie.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado de Quiros I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I HAVENT seen a good horror movie in a long time. My generation was one that was exposed to Western, sci-fi, war and horror movies (Im not entirely...

Halloween party.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jellyn Gueco MY ROOMMATE IS ATTENDING A HALLOWEEN BASH AT one of Manilas posh clubs. It will be her first time to attend such an event, so we spent one sleepless night just brainstorming on a...

Long live the indies.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David PEOPLE WHO WERE VIRTUALLY PRESIDING OVER the funeral of the Filipino film industry a few years back didnt reckon with the sudden, unexpected blossoming of indies or...

ALI earmarks P6B for UP project.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez AYALA LAND INC. IS INVESTING P6 BILLION in a science and technology park to be developed on a 38-hectare property of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon...

BIR misses 9-mo income tax goal.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE missed its total income tax collection target for the first nine months of the year, citing the decline in interest rates as the key reason for...

False claims of tax perks worse than previously thought.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE said that from 2000 to 2004, the government actually lost an average of P12.7 billion in potential revenue a year due to false income tax exemption claims made by unscrupulous...

Peso surges to 4-year high of 49.73 to $1.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao THE PESO YESTERDAY HIT A NEW FOUR-YEAR HIGH OF 49.73 to a dollar in morning trade before closing at 49.82 as the US currency tumbled on weak third-quarter growth data in the...

Investments in ecozones surge 37.3%.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho INVESTMENTS REGISTERED WITH THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority jumped 37.3 percent to P62.9 billion as of Oct. 10 from P45.8 billion a year ago following the approval of nine...

Mirant policy on separation package signed.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho MIRANT PHILIPPINES CORP. HAS FINALLY signed a policy providing for a separation package for employees of 2.5 months of salary for every year of service. Mirant Philippines...

PSALM still hoping it can sell off Transco.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho THE POWER SECTOR ASSETS and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) is racing to privatize the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) before years end, even though it pushed back the...

4 firms added to blue-chip index.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) FOUR COMPANIES HAVE BEEN ADDED to the stock markets 30-company blue chip index following a six-month review by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that ended earlier this month. This is the second...

WPI eyes high-end travelers mart.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) HOTEL OPERATOR WATERFRONT PHILIPpines Inc., owned by plastics king William Gatchalian, will spend about P30 million for the improvement of a boutique hotel in Manila in a bid to win a big chunk of the...

Tireless Tubid moves to Ginebra for a song.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Musong Castillo BARANGAY GINEBRA added another key piece to its ultra-talented team yesterday after getting Ronald Tubid from Air21 while giving up very little in return. Team manager...

Dead before death.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cory Quirino WHILE THE SPIRIT MAY BE lost because of death, there is a loss that is just as painful. Psychotherapists call it losing the spirita kind of death where one is still...

Visualization technique to lose weight.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jaime T. Licauco DURING MY SERIES OF TALKS IN Sri Lanka and India, a number of participants asked me if I had a visualization or mental technique to lose weight. I said yes. There is...

Never too late to eat right for healthy bones.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Vangie Baga-Reyes OSTEOPOROSIS CAN RUIN YOUR life. Yes, it can possibly rob you of your independence, mobility and self-sufficiency. Also known as brittle bones, osteoporosis is a...

Quitting smoking doesnt have to mean weight gain.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tina Juan IF YOU HAVE EVER TRIED TO STOP smoking, you know how difficult it is. As someone once said, Its easy to quit smoking. Ive done it a hundred times. Nicotine is one of the most...

Digital filmmakers challenge critic.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Compiled by Marinel R. Cruz THE ESSAY OF GERMAN MEDIA CRITIC Tilman Baumgartel on the disadvantages of digital filmmaking, which came out last month in Inquirer Entertainment, has sparked a...

Paying homage to the departed.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dolly Ann Carvajal WHETHER ITS THE GHOSTS OF YOUR PAST or ghost employees haunting you, wouldnt it be better if you spend Halloween paying homage to a dead celebrity (or non-celebrity) who has...

Disquieting amalgam of guilt, greed and passion.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre ZIYI ZHANGS LATEST STARRER, THE BANquet, casts her as Empress Wan, whos mourning for her husband, the Emperor of China. Instinctively, she doesnt weep for long. Always...

Smart, Piltel get NTC nod to proceed with promos.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Riza T. Olchondra SMART COMMUNICATIONS INC. and Pilipino Telephone Corp. (Piltel) have explained to the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) that their Gaan Talk P10/3min Flat Rate,...

Getting into a sporty holiday mood.
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Maurice Arcache NIKE IS DEFINITELY ON A roll, palanggas, with its latest campaign celebrating its rich heritage, and drawing from the 1970s iconic look inspired by running hero Steve Pre...

Wheres the Sparty?
October 31, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Cheche V. Moral THROUGH THE years, the Inquirers multipurpose room has undergone many transformations. At one point, the staff got so hooked on playing darts that it was made into a game room....

Truck rams vehicles; 17 dead, 14 hurt.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) KIDAPAWAN CITYSEVENTEEN PERSONS DIED AND 14 others were wounded when a dump truck rammed at least 10 vehicles and barangay fiesta revelers in Makilala, North Cotabato on Saturday afternoon, according to...

GMA aide confirms Cabinet split but no revamp.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana A TOP MALACANANG OFFICIAL YESTERday confirmed the ill-starred peoples initiative had divided President Macapagal-Arroyos inner circle but said there would be no...

Airport X-ray machine sees all.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THIS WOMAN-TRAVELERS INGEnuity apparently was no match for an airport X-ray machine and the security personnel manning it. Police yesterday arrested Nuraisa Aliuddin, 33, for alleged possession of...

Americans top tourist arrivals to RP to date.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISMS balikbayan program in North America appears to be paying off after United States citizens topped the list of foreign tourist arrivals through the third quarter of the year. ...

Baguio ready to take over 3 mini-hydro plants in Benguet.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) BAGUIO CITYTHE CITY GOVernment is getting ready to take over the operations of three mini-hydro plants at nearby Asin in Tuba, Benguet. During its last regular session, the city council agreed to give...

No beauty contest for macho Morales.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad FIVE DAYS AFTER REGISTERING 142 pounds, Erik Morales rode the scales and weighed an amazing 137 lb. This was how Top Rank bossman Bob Arum related the fantastic development...

No bias against new nurses, med tours chief vows.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christian V. Esguerra WHOD BE WILLING TO TAKE IN NURSES who passed last Junes controversial board exams? The head of the countrys bustling medical tourism program yesterday said the new...

Boy Scouts group now accepting girls.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jhunnex Napallacan, Inquirer Visayas CEBU CITYGIRLS AS boy scouts? This is not a joke. The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) is now ac- cepting girls aged between 13 and 17 into the...

Coming soon: QC Polytechnic University.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: DJ Yap QUEZON CITY MAY SOON HAVE MORE funds for its priority projects, such as the construction of the satellite campus of the Quezon City Polytechnic University, with the impending approval...

Con-ass pushed in House.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) TIME MAY BE SLIPPING AWAY but there is no turning back from Cha-cha. Administration lawmakers made that clear yesterday as they dismissed calls for the House of Representatives to abandon its plan to...

Education today, wealth tomorrow.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ma. Cecilia L. Alcantara (Excerpts from a speech delivered at the 37th Annual Finance Executives Conference held last Oct. 27, 2006.) IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BIG OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE a...

Govt to continue clearing of Boracay illegal structures.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Inquirer Visayas ILOILO CITYTHE DEMOLITION of illegal structures on the beaches of world-famous Boracay Island will continue until the no-build zones are all cleared,...

DAR orders part of Yulo estate returned to tillers.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM has annulled the conversion order covering a portion of the vast Yulo estate in Laguna to pave the way for its return to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)....

Disenyo judges announced.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tarra V. Quismundo NATIONAL ARTIST NAPOLEON Abueva will be one of the judges in the Disenyo Milenyo art competition, launched earlier this month by the Metropolitan Manila Development...

Did you know.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE MOST frequently committed traffic violation last year was not wearing seatbelts or violating Republic Act 8750, also known as the Seatbelt Use Act of 1999. Almost 6,000 motorists in Metro Manila...

SC justices subordinate private gratitude to public interest.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Amando Doronila THE VEHEMENCE OF THE SUPREME Court decision in dismissing the petition for a peoples initiative to change the 1987 Constitution has arrested public attention more than the...

Killing the SC, softly.
October 30, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THOSE WHOM THE GODS BY THE PASIG RIVER wish to destroy, they first call political. Consider the cavalier words offered by Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone to explain last weeks 8-7 vote in the Supreme...