Tuesday, August 05, 2008 (Philippines)

An unidentified model plays the film character Zorro, here escorting Gov. Gwen Garcia, to lend color to the launching of the Horse Show Governor’s Cup and the Fourth Women’s Volleyball Governor’s Cup at the Capitol Social Hall. Launching of the two sports activities, whose playing dates are still unscheduled, was among the activities that opened yesterday the weeklong 439th founding anniversary of Cebu Province.(Sun.star photo/Amper Campaña) THE Supreme Court yesterday stopped today’s scheduled signing of an agreement on ancestral domain between the Philippine government and Muslim rebels in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In an en banc session, the court’s 15 justices voted unanimously to grant the petition for a temporary restraining order (TRO) filed by the Provincial Government of North Cotabato. “The court would like to find out the real issues before some irreversible acts can be done. So, we want to maintain the status quo,” Supreme Court spokesman Jose Midas Marquez said in a press briefing. [full story]