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Headlines for Saturday, May 19, 2012
AMLA haunting Gloria Arroyo, says Joker Arroyo
Sen. Joker Arroyo said he warned an adamant Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo way back in 2001 that her enemies could use against her the Anti-Money Laundering Bill, which she had wanted signed into law, once she had left Malacañang. The same could happen to President Benigno Aquino III once he is no longer in power, he said.
Defense: Corona dollar accounts just three, not 82
The defense panel on Friday said the number of dollar accounts being attributed to impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona should only be three, not 82 as reported by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales when she testified early this week before the Senate impeachment court. "The Ombudsman testified and said 82 dollar accounts exist," defense lawyer and spokesperson Tranquil Salvador III told reporters in a press conference, “pero iyong 82 na iyon, kung susuriin… ay tatlo o apat lang.
PAF Plane Crashes
MANILA, Philippines - An Air Force trainer plane crashed off Bataan yesterday morning, triggering a massive search and rescue operations in the area to locate the two pilots who remain missing. Lt. Col. Miguel Okol, spokesman of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), said the wreckage of Italian-made SF-260 was spotted near La Monja Island, five kilometers west of Corregidor and between Cavite and Bataan.
Palace mum on reported Iglesia lobbying for Corona acquittal
Malacañang on Saturday declined to comment on a newspaper report that the influential Iglesia ni Cristo is lobbying with senator judges for the acquittal of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer was based mostly on supposed sources, adding it would be better if the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) replied to it.
Pacquiao to invade Hollywood
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao has played superhero in a bright red costume and a stubborn rebel commander in movies he produced in the Philippines. The next time he stands in front of movie camera he will play the role of a gangster, for a Hollywood film titled “Brass Knuckles.” No, Pacquiao won’t come out shooting people and wrecking half the city in the coming movie which stars Fil-American Rob Schneider of Deuce Bigalow, The Hot Chick and Grown-Ups.
Phl acquiring 10 patrol boats from Japan
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines will acquire 10 brand new patrol vessels from Japan for the Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said he could not discuss details of the acquisition as it is still in progress. “I know that they (Japan) have a standing offer (to bolster the country’s maritime territorial defense),” he said.
OFW jumps to death in Singapore
MANILA, Philippines – A 23-year-old Filipina who had been working in Singapore for just a week, returned to her hometown in Davao in a wooden box. Apple Gamale allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the balcony of the condominium where she was working. In a translation, Gamale’s cousin Lorena Mejos said, “Hindi kami binibigyan ng report ng police. Walang mga picture. May 4 dumating siya doon, pagka-Miyerkules namatay na? Wala man lang autopsy."
50 victims of human trafficking rescued
MANILA, Philippines - Fifty women victims of human trafficking were rescued in Zamboanga City yesterday, Vice President Jejomar Binay said. In a hastily called press conference at the Office of the Vice President at the Coconut Palace in Pasay City, Binay said the victims were mostly minors and are residents of Makiri, Isabela City in Basilan.
Lady Gaga Concerts To Go Ahead Amid Flak
MANILA, Philippines - “The Born This Way Ball” concerts of Lady Gaga set for May 21-22 at the Mall of Asia Arena will be staged as scheduled despite calls from certain groups for their cancellation, the concert promoter announced yesterday. In an official statement, Renen de Guia, producer of Ovation Productions, which is organizing the two-day concert, assured the general public that “the performances of Lady Gaga will not pose a threat to their sense of morality and conduct – especially the youth – as these groups have warned.”
DAR starts transfer of Hacienda Luisita to farmers
The transfer of the Hacienda Luisita sugar plantation from the Cojuangco clan to the farming families that had tilled it for decades began on Friday. Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes and about 120 employees of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) traveled to Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac province to explain the land reform process to the farmers and notify them of the dates of their interviews with the DAR for the transfer of land to them.
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