President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, left, salutes to Military Chief Hermogenes Esperon during departure honors at Manila's International Airport on Tuesday. Arroyo left for a two-day visit to China to boost trade and political ties amid a high-profile bribery scandal that led to the suspension of a broadband contract with a Chinese company. (AP photo)
MANILA -- Hounded by allegations of irregularities and bribery President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo decided to cancel the national broadband network (NBN) project with China’s ZTE Corp. during her visit in China Tuesday.
Arroyo left for China early Tuesday morning onboard PAL chartered flight PR 001. Her delegation included Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, and Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap.
MANILA -- Philippine troops clashed with suspected Muslim militants on two southern islands Tuesday, leaving four navy commandos and 11 of the guerrillas dead, a military spokesman said.
CEBU CITY -- Television network ABS-CBN fired three of its five employees who squabbled with Senior Inspector Jose Liddawa after a traffic accident at dawn last September 17.
BAGUIO CITY -- Thirteen persons were injured after a hand grenade was detonated by a still unidentified suspect, who was last seen running away from the main gate of Saint Louis University along Bonifacio Street late Tuesday afternoon.
