Protesters display placards while shouting slogans during a picket outside the Supreme Court in Manila to await the results of the highest court's decision on the proposed charter change on Wednesday. The big sign at right reads "The Masses Will Go Hungry Beacuse of Gloria and Chacha!" (AP photo)
MANILA -- By a vote of 8-7, the Supreme Court (SC) threw out Wednesday the consolidated petitions for people's initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution.
It branded as "deceptive and misleading" the moves of the Malacañang-backed Sigaw ng Bayan and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (Ulap) to shift the present bicameral presidential system of government to unicameral parliamentary.
CEBU CITY -- A day after he delivered a prayer offering his anxieties over the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), architect Manuel Guanzon denied that he is worried the facility might not be completed by November 15.
DAVAO CITY -- One of the two Davao City policemen restricted to the Davao City Police Office on suspicion that he was involved in the illegal drug trade fled from the place.
BAGUIO CITY -- The Benguet Vegetable Council is against the import of carrots and other vegetables from China, saying this could pose damage to the already ailing local agriculture industry.
