Impeachment 101: Facts and Figures

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  • Filipino assaulted by 4 Taiwanese in Tainan

    Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Police confirmed that a Philippine worker was attacked by four Taiwanese and beaten with iron sticks and baseball bats in Tainan City on May 16 following the recent heated dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines.

  • Villar, Ejercito, Honasan named last Senators-elect
    Villar, Ejercito, Honasan named last Senators-elect

    The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will proclaim more winners in the senatorial race Saturday night, amid criticisms of "premature" proclamations.

  • Some Chinese tourists 'uncivilised': top official
    Some Chinese tourists 'uncivilised': top official

    The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who lamented their poor "quality and breeding", according to state-run media.

  • Sotto insists Catholic vote exists
    Sotto insists Catholic vote exists

    Manila, Philippines --- Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III yesterday disputed claims that the election results showed there is no Catholic vote.

  • Nancy Binay shows up at her proclamation
    Nancy Binay shows up at her proclamation

    Now, she's coming. The daughter of Vice President Jejomar Binay will show up at her first proclamation as an elected official at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum in Pasay City Saturday.

  • Closed chapter: Corona drops plan to appeal

    Closed chapter: Corona drops plan to appeal

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    Closed chapter: Corona drops plan to appeal

    MANILA, Philippines - After a bitter legal battle, ousted Chief Justice Renato C. Corona has decided to resign instead of appeal his case and just spend his life as an ordinary citizen, his defense lawyers said Thursday.

  • Aquino not keen on signing waiver

    Aquino not keen on signing waiver

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    Aquino not keen on signing waiver

    MANILA -- There is no need for President Benigno Aquino III to sign a waiver to open his bank accounts for public scrutiny, said Malacanang on Thursday.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said that like any other government officials, the President's statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) already has a waiver that authorizes the Ombudsman to look into it.Valte echoed the description of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on the challenge and waiver of Chief Justice

  • EDITORIAL: His own worst witness

    ANN

    Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - To a question posed by Senator Franklin Drilon about his assets, Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona curiously responded that he did not understand certain financial matters during the impeachment trial.

  • After Corona trial, pending bills await Senate hearings

    After Corona trial, pending bills await Senate hearings

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    After Corona trial, pending bills await Senate hearings

    By Alexander VillafaniaPASAY CITY, METRO MANILA - With the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona over, the Senate would be busy with a lot of assignments.Many proposals that have been passed in the House of Representatives since January this year are awaiting their respective Senate versions, a necessary act that would put these proposals into law.Severely pushed back by the trials, the Senate has to fast track many of the bills that have been waiting for them to review. ...

  • Enrile: We're ready to defy SC

    Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom

    Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday insisted that the Supreme Court cannot change Senate’s decision to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona.