Protester in Quezon city urges motorists Sunday, May 11 to join a nationwide public transport strike on Monday to protest the weekly price increases of gasoline and other oil products. (AP Photo)
MANILA (Updated 2:56 p.m.) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pardoned nine military officers who apologized after being convicted of a 2003 coup plot, saying Monday that the Philippines yearns for stability - not "political shenanigans."
Arroyo made the announcement during a nationally televised ceremony marking the oath-taking of new military chief General Alexander Yano. He replaced a general known for fiercely defending Arroyo against coup plotters and other threats.
DAVAO CITY -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) accused the Arroyo administration of deliberately reverting to war as majority of the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team members started its pull out Saturday.
CEBU CITY -- Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza said he exercised “prudence and circumspection” and claimed innocence in the purchase of the alleged overpriced computer units for the city’s public schools.
