President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo toasts with Papal Nuncio Archbishop Fernando Filoni, the Vatican's envoy to Manila, during the Vin D' Honneur at the Malacañang presidential palace in Manila on Wednesday. (AP photo)
MANILA -- The head of the of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) rejected Wednesday an invitation by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to attend an election summit, saying there is no need for it if everyone is committed to ensuring credible, honest and peaceful elections.
MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday announced a series of appointments led by outgoing Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. who was named as new defense secretary.
DAVAO CITY -- The election ban on firearms, especially the way it is being enforced, is stupid, said Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who called its implementers "ugok" (dumbbells).
CLARK ECOZONE -- Three teeners, including a member of the Aeta tribe in the outskirts of the Clark Freeport Zone, suffered serious injuries after being shot by a security guard at the Expo Pilipino here on Tuesday.
