Preview of things to come if the court rules next week in favor of the US Marines accused of raping a Filipina. Anti-riot police push back protesters trying to march towards the American Embassy along Roxas Boulevard in Manila. Some 150 activists held Tuesday a protest outside the tightly guarded US Embassy. (AP photo)
MANILA -- Ten of 15 Supreme Court (SC) justices ruled Tuesday that Republic Act 6735 or the Initiative Referendum Act is sufficient to amend the Constitution through a people’s initiative.
But the High Court stood firm on its position that the signature campaign by the Sigaw ng Bayan could not be passed off as a people’s initiative because of the questionable procedures that the group had used.
MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's net performance and trust ratings plunged this November compared to July this year, a Pulse Asia survey showed.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- A barge carrying oil-soaked debris from cleanup efforts in Guimaras sank at around 9 p.m. Monday off a coastal town in Misamis Occidental, the regional Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported Tuesday.
CEBU CITY -- Four rookie policemen from Western Visayas who are in town for the Asean summit are facing criminal complaints for allegedly firing their guns while under the influence of liquor last Saturday.
