One of three photos released by Misna International Missionary News Agency Friday with a statement claiming the photos are "proof that Father Giancarlo Bossi is alive." (AP photo)
MANILA — Italian envoy Margherita Boniver confirmed it was kidnapped Fr. Giancarlo Bossi in the photos that were circulating in the southern Philippines since Friday but she could not ascertain when those photos were taken.
Boniver and Italian Ambassador to the Philippines Rubens Anna Fedele arrived in Zamboanga City Friday night to gather more information surrounding the abduction of Fr. Bossi as well as the government’s ongoing rescue efforts.
CEBU CITY -- Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal has confirmed meeting with the President but denied that they talked about the impending verdict on former president Joseph Estrada’s plunder trial.
The waiting continues. With three election returns (ERs) from Bogo unaccounted for, winners in the race for Congress and Provincial Board seats of the fourth district still could not be determined yet.
DAVAO CITY -- North Cotabato Vice Governor Emmanuel Piñol has called on the National Government to reconsider its aggressive attitude in pushing for more mining operations in the country, saying it will only aggravate the real threat of global warming.
