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Archived News Headlines from May 28, 2012 to June 3, 2012
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June 3, 2012

Renato Corona discharged from hospital Former Chief Justice Renato Corona was discharged from the hospital on Saturday after being confined for more than a week. Corona was accompanied by his family when ..	US to shift most of naval fleet to Pacific by 2020 as it keeps eye on PH-China territorial row The United States will shift the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Pentagon ...	11.7M of 21M victims of forced labor in Asia-Pacific -- UN Almost 21 million people worldwide are trapped in jobs into which they were coerced or deceived and which they cannot leave, according to new estimates released ...	De Lima, Biazon ready to sign bank waivers Some Aquino cabinet officials are ready to sign waivers to open their bank accounts to public scrutiny. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon said he is ready to sign a waiver ...
Give President more time to choose new CJ – Palace MALACAÑANG has asked the public to give President Benigno Aquino 3rd more time to choose a replacement for former Chief Justice Renato Corona, as it stressed that ...	Aquino mulls creation of one agency for all water resources President Benigno Aquino III said he is reviewing a proposal from Public Works chief Rogelio Singson to create a body to manage all natural water resources in the Phil. ...	Nietes defends WBO title vs Mexican Defending World Boxing Organization (WBO) Light Flyweight champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes said he was ready to go the full 12 rounds with Mexican challenger Felipe ...	Mayweather begins 90-day jail sentence Unbeaten US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted a picture of himself and his young daughter Friday, before surrendering in a Las Vegas court to begin a 90-day jail ...

June 2, 2012

PNoy: De Lima, Henares can be SC chief justice President Benigno Aquino III on Friday said either Justice Secretary Leila de Lima or Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commis-sioner Kim Henares have what it takes ...	Philippines the only state absent during Syria vote at UNHRC The Philippines was the only member of the UN Human Rights Council to be absent during a vote on a draft resolution on Friday ...	P2M Davao del Norte food bill infuriates COA THE Commission on Audit (COA) lashed at the Davao del Norte provincial board for their staggering meal expense in 2011 that rocketed to P2.06 million, calling it ...	Aquino welcomes SC justices' decision to disclose SALNs President Aquino yesterday welcomed the decision of Supreme Court (SC) justices to make public their statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). “That‘s ...
Robredo pushes for full disclosure of SALN of local chief executives Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo said on Friday here that he would encourage local chief executives (LCEs) ...	NBI to check next chief justice applicants' background The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will look into the personal background of appli-cants and nominees for the position of the next Supreme Court chief justice, a Judicial ...	Court upholds death for Kuwaiti over Filipina murder The appeals court of Kuwait on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for a Kuwaiti housewife for murdering her Filipino domestic helper, but commuted the punishment ...	'Ambo' intensifies; storm signal no. 1 up over 7 Luzon areas Tropical Storm "Ambo" intensified further on Saturday as it hovered over the sea, hoisting storm signal warnings to seven areas in Luzon.'Ambo' picked up strength ...

June 1, 2012

Aquino to bring up PH-China territorial row issue with Obama, Cameron President Benigno Aquino III will bring up the country's territorial dispute with China in his bilateral meetings with United States ...	US to expand Asia role without permanent bases The United States plans to bolster its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region through alliances instead of new permanent bases, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said ...	Fierce word war erupts in Ampatuan trial The court sala seethed: both prosecution and defense lawyers in the “Maguindanao Massacre” went mano a mano with words after a representative of ...	WSJ essay on Philippines: 'Asia's perennial underachiever is outperforming' Filipinos have every right to smile this week, an opinion piece on the influential Wall Street Journal says, taking note of a rare ...
More Chinese ships seen in Scarborough Two more Chinese ships have been seen at Scarborough shoal amid the simmering dispute between the Philippines and China over its ownership, a security official ...	Witness in '07 election fraud missing, but Comelec confident Unas can link Arroyo to poll sabotage Despite the reported disappearance of Russam Mabang, one of the principal ...	Fierce word war erupts in Ampatuan trial The court sala seethed: both prosecution and defense lawyers in the “Maguindanao Massacre” went mano a mano with words after a representative of ...	China urges US to respect its interests in Asia Beijing urged the United States Thursday to respect its interests in the Asia Pacific, as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta began a visit to the region aimed at shoring up US ...

May 31, 2012

Ombudsman unruffled by bomb scare Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales is unperturbed by the bomb scare at her house in Muntinlupa yesterday. In an ambush interview at the Office of the ...	Philippine economy outstrips expectations, is second-fastest in Asia, after China The Philippine economy grew by 6.4 percent in the first quarter of the year, making it Asia's second fastest-growing economy ...	Corona won't appeal Senate verdict Former Chief Justice Renato Corona will not appeal the decision of the impeachment court finding him guilty of betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of Constitution ...	Amid speculations over Corona's replacement, Carpio is acting Chief Justice Justice Antonio Carpio is the acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, amid immediate speculations and questions over who ...
Commission on Appointments confirms Brady as envoy to China MALACAÑANG on Wednesday praised the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) for its swift action on the appointment ...	Witness in Arroyo electoral sabotage case missing The Commission on Elections (Comelec) failed to present two of its witnesses during the bail hearing of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and former provincial election ...	Philippines slips in World Competitiveness ranking The Philippines dropped two notches in the IMD's world competitiveness ranking, as the country faces challenges in maximizing the favorable economic environment ...	Don’t appoint Carpio, ‘Chiz’ cautions President PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Wednes-day was cautioned against appointing Associate Justice Antonio Carpio as the new Chief Justice. Sen. Francis Escudero ...

May 30, 2012

JPE: CJ's removal 'immediately executory' Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Wednesday the impeachment court's guilty verdict on Chief Justice Renato Corona was "immediately executory," which ...	Corona: My conscience is clear Saying he was sad but ready to offer his life for his country, Chief Justice Renato Corona, ousted on a 20-3 vote by the Senate on Tuesday, said he was leaving his fate to God and the Filipino people and hoped ...	Carpio looms as next Chief Justice FOLLOWING the conviction of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona by the Senate acting as an impeachment court, Associate Justice Antonio Carpio looms as the ...	SC receives notice of judgment on CJ trial The Supreme Court has officially received the Senate's notice of judgment on the conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona in the impeach-ment trial. A Senate employee brought ...
Solons: Corona conviction demands greater transparency among leaders - starting with themselves The conviction and ouster of Renato Corona as Chief Justice on Tuesday came with ...	Tax, wealth raps eyed vs Chief Justice Renato Corona The Bureau of Internal Revenue has started gathering information on the dollar accounts of ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona as part of an investigation into his possible tax ...	Cuevas surprised by number of votes vs Corona, says verdict not immediately executory The decision of convicting Chief Justice Renato Corona and having him removed from office are "not immediately executory," ...	Livid Santiago lashes out at ‘hypocrites’ SEN. Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Tuesday not only voted to acquit Chief Justice Renato Corona, she also gave members of the prosecution a tongue-lashing for ...

May 29, 2012

At least 15 votes for CJ conviction: prosecution A spokesman of the House prosecution panel believes at least 14-15 senator-judges might vote for conviction in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Aurora ...	Arguments over, Corona's fate now in hands of senators The Senate, convened as an impeachment court over the past four months, adjourned on Monday having heard the final arguments of lawyers prosecuting and defending ...	Constitutional crisis after CJ trial verdict? At least one analyst said the possibility of a constitutional crisis when the Corona impeachment trial is over should not be dismissed. President Aquino has ...	Day 44 is judgment day for Chief Justice Corona Senators are set to vote today Tuesday on whether to sack the nation's top judge after a historic trial over alleged corruption which saw him accused of hiding millions of dollars ...
Belmonte: Do we want 6 more years of CJ Corona? House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. gave the finishing touches to the prosecution's case to have Chief Justice Renato Corona found guilty by asking the senator-judges ...	Will Day 44 be lucky for CJ Corona? Will Day 44 be lucky for Chief Justice Renato Corona? The superstitious among the Chinese consider the number 4 unlucky as its Mandarin pronunciation sounds like death ...	Miss Quezon City is new Miss Philippines-Earth SECOND time’s the charm for Stephany Dianne Stefanowitz of Quezon City, who bested 46 other candidates to win the 2012 Miss Philippines-Earth title at Center ...	Bradley in best shape ever for Pacquiao title challenge Unbeaten world light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley said Sunday he is at his best condition ever with just 12 days before his title challenge against king of the ring ...

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