Lawyer Gleo Guerra, officer-in-charge of the Supreme Court's Information Section, displays the 52-page Supreme Court decision dismissing the petition for a People's Initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution by shifting the present Bicameral-Presidential system to a Unicameral-Parliamentary form of government at a news conference Wednesday. The Supreme Court voted 8-7 "denying due course to an initiative petition to amend the Constitution."(AP photo)
MANILA (2nd Update, 3:10 p.m.) -- The Supreme Court (SC) dashed the hopes of the Arroyo administration to amend the 1987 Constitution by a close vote of 8 to 7 against the people's initiative petition filed by two pro-Charter change groups.
Majority of the justices in an en-banc decision finds no merit in the initiative petition and believed that the method used
by the Sigaw ng Bayan and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (Ulap) was “irregular.”
CEBU CITY -- Aside from their studies and the water permit, Ayala Corp. asked to be reimbursed for their public relations expenses related to the Carmen water project, including donations in cash and in kind they gave during barrio fiestas in Carmen town.
CLARK ECOZONE -- Two members of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) participating in training exercises with US military pilots were seriously injured when the OB10 fighter plane they were flying on crashed at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) Tuesday morning.
DAVAO CITY -- In the middle of the accusation hurled against a town mayor for alleged involvement in drugs is a teenage student who said she was forced to stop schooling due to shame.
