After three years as a private citizen, John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña returns to the dog-eat-dog world of Philippine politics. He called for a press conference Sunday in the Waterfront Hotel in Mactan. (Sun.Star Cebu/Amper Campaña)
CEBU CITY -- A vigilant opposition in Cebu will not give President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Team Unity what she got here in the 2004 elections: a margin of up to one million votes, former senator John Henry "Sonny" Osmeña said.
Local officials' pledge to blacklist senatorial candidates who will support Sugbuak bills also did not threaten him, as Osmeña announced he will vote for them at the Senate if he wins in the elections.
MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has turned down a petition filed by former senator Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan questioning poll resolutions that bumped him from the 12th slot in the May 14, 2001 senatorial elections.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- A barangay chairman of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon was summarily executed by unidentified armed men while heading home onboard his vehicle over the weekend.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- An official of the US Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) brushed aside speculations that the US government has vested interests in the conduct of the joint military exercises dubbed as the Balikatan 2007 in Sulu.
