In this photo released by Vatican newspaper LOsservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI meets President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, at the end of mass attended by several heads of state and thousands of umbrella-toting faithful in St. Peter's square at the Vatican Sunday. (AP Photo)
MANILA -- Detained Anakpawis party-list Rep. Crispin Beltran said he cannot pay his P700,000 hospital bill and will have to offer a promissory note for him to be released from the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) in Quezon City.
The cash-strapped Beltran, who declared P25,250 net worth in his latest statement of assets and liabilities, is the second poorest congressman. He issued the statement on his financial standings in light of the Supreme Court (SC) decision dismissing the rebellion charges against him and five other prominent militant lawmakers known as the "Batasan 5".
CEBU CITY -- Deputy House Speaker Raul del Mar (Cebu City, north) decided to step out of the ongoing “exploratory” talks regarding the fate of occupants of Capitol-owned lots in the city, after announcing his support for House Speaker Jose de Venecia’s reelection bid.
MANILA -- Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday canonized four new saints, one of them the founder of the Religious of the Assumption order that established a Catholic school attended by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
ILIGAN CITY -- Hundreds of people held a prayer rally in front of St. Michael’s Cathedral Saturday to protest the results of the canvassing of three “tampered” ballot boxes from three Lanao del Norte towns.
