Workers carry a straw boom along the oil contaminated shoreline in Guimaras island. Justice officials on Tuesday recommended criminal charges against the skipper and owner of a tanker that caused one of the nation's worst oil spills off a central Philippine province. (AP photo)
MANILA -- With or without the senators, the House of Representatives will pursue Charter amendments via Constituent Assembly.
On Tuesday, the House committee on constitutional amendments chaired by Cagayan de Oro City Representative Constantino Jaraula adopted House Resolution (HR) 1230 convening Congress into an assembly that will pave the way for amending the 1987 Constitution.
CEBU CITY -- Charges for malversation and misconduct were filed Tuesday against Bureau of Immigration (BI) 7 Director Geronimo Rosas and two confidential agents over receipt padding.
MANILA -- For having an expired license, overloading his vessel, and violating practically every rule in the mariner's book, the captain of the ill-fated MT Solar I that sank off Guimaras Island last August 11 must be held liable.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- At least 30 Abu Sayyaf militants were killed by soldiers in fierce fighting in the southern island of Jolo, where security forces are tracking down two Jemaah Islamiya terrorists blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings, the military said Tuesday.
