Tuesday, June 20, 2006 (Philippines)

First District Representative Francis Nepomuceno (inset) hands over P3,000 to one of the 25 families who were victimized by a recent fire, while Barangay Agapito del Rosario Chairman Cornelio Susan Jr. of Angeles City looks on. (Sun.Star Pampanga/Chris Navarro) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- A lawyer of the latest victim of suspected serial rapist Robert "Jun" Ponce on Monday expressed dismay over the delay of the resolution of the case filed before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office here. According to Marissa Madrid-Dacayanan, it had already been three months since the last hearing, but the prosecutor handling the case has yet to release any resolution. "It's (rape case) long overdue," she said. Arroyo Watch: Sun.Star blog on President Arroyo [full story]