Sun.Star network of local newspapers in the Philippines
Network ProfileAbout Us • Ad Info Contact Us Letter to the EditorNetwork ArchiveOur Partners
eClick for provincial news
| Bacolod | Baguio | Cagayan de Oro | Cebu | Davao | Dumaguete | General Santos | Iloilo | Manila | Pampanga | Pangasinan | Zamboanga |
Click for Bisaya news

Weather
Luzon: Partly cloudy
Visayas:
Partly cloudy
Mindanao:
Partly cloudy
more on weather

Forex
P 55.63500 = US$ 1.00
as of
6:00 pm January 20, 2004
more on forex

ADVANCED SEARCH






Sun.Star SMS/WAP

Web Specials

>

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 (Philippines)
  Breaking News
Official slain, mayor wounded in communist rebel attacks (4:42 p.m.)
Gov't to resume talks with Muslim rebels next month (4:21 p.m.)
Imports up 4.3 percent in November (2:56 p.m.)
Malaysia's Petronas to lead in new oil exploration in RP (1:57 p.m.)
Arroyo marks third year of revolt amid protests (12:08 p.m.)

(Click on the refresh button of your browser to get updates. -- Editors)



FRIENDS TURNED FOES. President Arroyo and Sen. Loren Legarda flank former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson during the birthday celebration Monday of Bishop Edmundo Abaya, one of the most influential bishops north of Manila. (Sun.Star Foto/Harley F. Palangchao)
MANILA -- A top official at the records division of the National Archives insisted on the veracity of the marriage certificate in their records between Allan F. Poe and a certain Paulita Gomez, which is being used as basis in the disqualification case filed against Fernando Poe Jr. or FPJ.

During the five-hour hearing held at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) session hall Monday, National Archives records division director Ricardo Manapat admitted he assisted Victorino Fornier in finding out if Poe's father, Allan Fernando, and Paulita entered into a marriage contract in 1936.

[full story]




 
Top Stories
Not even Pope can stop executions: Arroyo aide
MANILA -- Even if Pope John Paul II intervenes, President Arroyo will not change her mind about having two convicted kidnappers executed on Jan. 30, said her spokesman Ignacio Bunye.
NBI confiscates 25 luxury vehicles
CEBU -- Twenty-five right-hand drive (RHD) luxury vehicles worth P12 million from Japan were seized from a warehouse in Mandaue City last Friday.
Arroyo, Loren meet in bishop's party in Ilocos Sur
VIGAN -- President Arroyo and Sen. Loren Legarda came face-to-face with each other but had no chance to talk during the birthday party Monday of Bishop Edmundo Abaya in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.



 
Business

CEBU: Biz group to put up unit for mediating disputes

DAVAO: Tourism unaffected by US travel advisory

 
Opinion

Roperos: Political matches

Lee: The Year of the Monkey

Gulle: Finding that Achilles heel

Cabaero: Mardi gras capital

Flavier: The parable of the smart farmer

 
Sports

CEBU: Rocky pounds Gadian

DAVAO: Davraa meet rescheduled

 
Lifestyle

CEBU: A geologist finds himself in the dance

MANILA: Eating out

 
Features

CEBU: Danao's gunmakers seek government aid

DAVAO: Will there be another flu epidemic?






[ return to top ]




:: Country News ::

Bacolod
Assassination plot vs city cops uncovered
DILG: Valdez did not usurp Dole powers

Baguio
Parade, sharing of goodies to usher in lunar New Year
Games on horseback tops Panagbenga sports calendar

Cebu
Bry chiefs got P5,000 each from Glo staff?
Mardi gras capital? Not enough rooms

Cagayan de Oro
PNP 10 wants probe on shame parade
Protestors stage rally to hit court bias for guv

Davao
Court orders arrest of city gov't workers
Avila, Librado post perfect attendance

Dumaguete
Rabaya hits Paras
Council asks stores to regulate plastic use

General Santos
Tension flares up over Apopong land
Yano, Dema-ala stay despite AFP revamp

Iloilo
Governor belies relationship with solon-nephew turns sour
Priest honored in 100th birthday

Manila
Military wary of JI inactivity
Sotto accuses NCCA head of fabricating papers vs Poe

Pampanga
Man arrested for raping daughter
2 suspects in Arayat shooting identified

Pangasinan
Cop shot dead by fellow cop
Bulatao slay still unsolved

Zamboanga
City undecided on DENR park stay
City is bird-flu free, says Agbulos



I Sun.Star Network Online © 2002 www.sunstar.com.ph I Contact the website at online_desk@sunstar.com.ph I