Pacquiao, Clottey more friends than foes
They were supposed to be combatants, but Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey appeared more like friends when they met at the final press conference of “The Event” at the cavernous $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium Wednesday.
New investor offers to buy OCBC stock trading seat in RP
A new investor has offered to acquire the long-dormant Philippine Stock Exchange trading seat of OCBC Securities Philippines Inc., an affiliate of Singaporean financial giant OCBC Group.
Arroyo declares state of calamity in Mindanao
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared a state of calamity in Mindanao, but Malacañang has ruled out any price cap on oil prices under such a declaration, officials said Thursday.
New AFP Chief: No illegal orders from the President
(UPDATE) Lieutenant General Delfin Bangit, the newly appointed military chief, said Wednesday that he has not received “illegal orders” from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and vowed that he would not allow himself to be used for partisan politics.
Arroyo reminded: Don’t appoint new chief justice
Party-list lawmakers on Monday reiterated their call on the Supreme Court to stop the Judicial and Bar Council from submitting its nominees for the country’s next Chief Justice to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.