AND it’s down to four. The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Monday trimmed to four the list of nominees as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court (SC), bumping off the names of Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago.
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Mudslide death toll now exceeds 400
THE National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said the number of fatalities in last Friday’s mudslide in Albay at the height of the onslaught of super typhoon Reming rose on Monday to 450 people as relief operations for the victims went full blast.
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Senate okays P1.126 trillion budget for 2007
THE Senate approved on Monday the proposed 2007 budget of P1.126 trillion as submitted except for the Priority Development Assistant Fund (Pdaf) or pork barrel of Senator Panfilo Lacson, which is amounting to P200 million.
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Estrada wants son’s wedding held in rest house
DETAINED former President Joseph Estrada on Monday asked the Sandiganbayan Special Division to allow his son and his future bride to marry at the former leader’s rest house in Tanay, Rizal on Feb. 3, 2007.
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