JUDGE AGAINST FOI
Retired Judge Jesus Quitain (right) said self-interests of lawmakers have made the proposed Freedom of Information Bill less effective to ensure transparency of government transactions. (Tyrone A. Velez/davaotoday.com)
Retired Judge Jesus Quitain (right) said self-interests of lawmakers have made the proposed Freedom of Information Bill less effective to ensure transparency of government transactions. (Tyrone A. Velez/davaotoday.com)
The New People's Army claimed they captured last week an army corporal involved in protecting a logging syndicate headed by local and police officials in Southern Mindanao and Caraga Regions.
Expect longer brownouts that would last from four to six hours in a day.
Various activist groups in Davao and other regions opposed the signing of a defense agreement and a trade partnership between the Philippine and United States governments which they said are one-sided.
Patience is running thin for a colleague of slain Italian missionary Fr. Fausto 'Pops' Tentorio after learning that the special investigative body is asking for an extension of their probe beyond the April 30 deadline.