Makati City News Articles

Arson Raps Readied; Woman Killed In Blaze     Inquirer - posted ~1.1 hrs. ago.
Police will file charges against a newly hired housemaid for yesterday's dawn fire in barangay Banilad, Cebu City, where another housemaid was killed. A complaint for arson with homicide will be filed against Aubrey Soria, 22, a domestic helper of'  the Parcon family, said Senior Supt. Aderson Com......

2 Vans, Security Convoy Leave Veterans' Memorial Hospital     Inquirer - posted ~1.2 hrs. ago.
A security convoy with two white coaster vans left the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City early Thursday but it wasn't clear whether former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was in any of the vehicles.......

Awards Set For Charter Day; P10-T Bonus OK'd     Inquirer - posted ~1.3 hrs. ago.
Four individuals, five institutions and a posthumous awardee will be recognized during the city’s 75th Charter Day celebration'  tomorrow. The awarding ceremony will be held in a testimonial dinner at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug. Mayor Michael Rama will also give a Mayor’s Award to six......

Cordova Project Enjoys P80-M Outlay     Inquirer - posted ~1.4 hrs. ago.
THE Province of Cebu has an P80-million budget this year for the Cordova reclamation project. But the amount hasn't been spent yet because another P83-million budget for it last year hasn't been used up, said Budget Officer Eme Gingoyon. He told Cebu Daily News'  part of the outlay was already u......

Lease On Life     Inquirer - posted ~1.4 hrs. ago.
For those who remember the 'Black Suede scandal'¯'  in 2007, the' '  Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center won notoriety for the the bizarre case of a gay patient who had a deodorant can removed from his rectum. It would have remained a private embarrassment if not for a cell phone video taken of......

Heart Surgery Patient On Road To Recovery     Inquirer - posted ~2 hrs. ago.
THE'  first word'  she uttered was' '  'Mama'¯ the moment she woke up Monday in the recovery room after surgery to repair a hole in her heart. Cristabel Boybanting, 13, is recuperating well in the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) where the charity'  operation was done. She was transf......

Save The Gotiaoco     Inquirer - posted ~2.2 hrs. ago.
News has come of late that'  Cebu City's'  Office of the Building Official (OBO)'  has deemed the Gotiaoco Building behind'  Cebu City Hall worthy of demolition after it suffered cracks due to the Feb. 6'  earthquake and that to save the building by rehabilitating it is far too costly for the cash......

MCWD Didn't Apply For Any $400-M ADB Loan     Inquirer - posted ~2.2 hrs. ago.
THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District did not apply'  for' '  a loan worth $400 million neither would it do so because the utility is not capable of paying this. MCWD general manager Armando Paredes assured this during a public hearing yesterday. Councilor Alvin Dizon called for the public hearing af......

Swedish National Faces Charge Of Child Abuse     Inquirer - posted ~2.5 hrs. ago.
A complaint for child abuse was filed yesterday against the 67-year-old Swedish national who was arrested in the company of a 9-year-old girl in the Cebu City port. Jonny Lagstrem was presented by port police for inquest proceedings before Assistant City Prosecutor Noel Cellona. He was accompanied b......

Saint Clare's Relic Arrives In Cebu     Inquirer - posted ~2.5 hrs. ago.
The relic of Saint Clare of Assisi arrived in Cebu yesterday afternoon and was immediately brought to the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral where a mass was officiated by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. Palma and Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal were at the the Mactan Cebu International Airport......

Selling Tires: Family Business Only Gets Better With Time     Inquirer - posted ~2.6 hrs. ago.
Fourteen years after the company started distributing Goodyear tires, it received a national award for best sales performance and now distributes eight other tire brands and offers' '  automobile services. Macro Tires Inc. was set up in 1998 along A. Soriano Street in the North Reclamation Area, Ceb......

Ginebra, Barako, Rain Or Shine Play Crucial Games     Inquirer - posted ~2.7 hrs. ago.
Two teams looking to end their struggles collide as the 37th PBA Commissioner's Cup brings its action to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the Barako Bull Energy take on each at other tonight at the Al Shabab Club.......

Ground Commander For Arroyo Security With Former President     Inquirer - posted ~2.8 hrs. ago.
The ground commander for the security force assigned to maintain order around the vicinity of Veterans Memorial Medical Center has arrived and is now inside the room of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, a police officer said Thursday.......

SGG Promotions To Hold Two Title Fights At Cebu Coliseum March 4     Inquirer - posted ~2.8 hrs. ago.
SAMMY Gello-ani's SGG Promotions will stage a fight card at the Cebu Coliseum headlined by Weng Haya vs. Jose Ocampo for the WBO interim junior lightweight belt and the Philippine lightweight title bout between Jay Solmiano and Rey Labao on March 4. Ocampo is a former WBO Oriental titlist while Ha......

3 Fishermen Nabbed For Illegal Fishing     Inquirer - posted ~3 hrs. ago.
THREE persons were arrested for dynamite fishing off the coast of barangay Buaya, Lapu-Lapu City. Another man was arrested by police for selling explosives believed to be intended for illegal fishing. Jovencio Gestopa, Antonio Dela Cruz and Jenipher Laguna were arrested by members of the Task Force ......
Defense raises specter of mistrial Inquirer
Governors Ensure Visayan Sea Protection The Manila Bulletin
Fishers fear losing livelihood with Cordova recla project Inquirer

Rama Boys Beat Datche In Friendly Duel     Inquirer - posted ~3.4 hrs. ago.
THE Rama Boys trounced Datche Automation System, 91-85, Wednesday night in a friendly hardcourt showdown at the Vicente Sotto Memorial gym in barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu City. The Rama Boys set the tone of the rout when it jumped to an impressive 23-11 run in the first quarter and kept its spot in......

Police Tighten Security As Arroyo Prepares To Leave For Arraignment     Inquirer - posted ~3.6 hrs. ago.
Security tightened Thursday around the vicinity of the government-run hospital where former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been confined as she prepares to leave for her scheduled arraignment before a local court.......

Suspect Denies Hand In Talisay Chop-chop Case     Inquirer - posted ~3.6 hrs. ago.
One of'  three persons accused of killing two women in Talisay City in 2008'  and dumping their'  mutilated bodies in'  garbage bags denied'  involvement in the crime. Richard Gudelosao testified in court yesterday. He said'  it was his friend Jojo Cellar, a taxi driver, who killed 24-year-old nurse......

2 Dead, 8 Wounded In Dance Hall Shooting     Inquirer - posted ~3.7 hrs. ago.
Two persons were killed while eight others were wounded late Saturday when a former member of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade and three unidentified men fired at a civilian inside a dance hall in Silay City, Negros Occidental.......

Security Tight For Arroyo Arraignment Thursday     Inquirer - posted ~4.1 hrs. ago.
Security will be tight Thursday at the Pasay Regional Trial Court in preparation for the arraignment of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for electoral sabotage.......

Lawmakers Told: Go Easy On 'sin' Taxes     Inquirer - posted ~4.3 hrs. ago.
A lawmaker on Wednesday said that MalacaƱang's move to reform 'sin taxes'¯ should strike a balance between the state's goal of increasing revenues and the local industry's ability to survive with higher costs.......

Arroyo To Face Court On Poll Fraud Charge     Inquirer - posted ~4.5 hrs. ago.
Former president and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is expected to plead not guilty when she appears in court on Thursday for the first time since being charged with rigging an election.......
GMA arraigned in Pasay today Philippine Star
Tinga wants Comelec to cite Taguig mayor in contempt Inquirer
Language Law Stirs Poll Dispute The Manila Bulletin
Tug-of-war over ballots heats up in Taguig City Inquirer

Ignacio Arroyo Wake Scheduled     Inquirer - posted ~4.7 hrs. ago.
Based on the schedule announced Wednesday, the wake of Negros Occidental Representative Ignacio 'Iggy'¯ Arroyo will take place in three areas following his arrival from Ninoy Aquino International Airport'"the house of Aleli Arroyo, the ancestral house of the Arroyos and Bacolod City, then back t......

De Lima Vows Hazing Probe     Inquirer - posted ~4.9 hrs. ago.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has vowed an 'honest to goodness'¯ investigation into the death in Antipolo City of San Beda law student Marvin Reglos in suspected hazing rites of the Lambda Rho Beta'"the allied fraternity of her own sorority.......

'Drama' Over For Feuding Ampatuans     Inquirer - posted ~5.8 hrs. ago.
Last year, former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan offered to testify against his own father and brother in the Maguindanao massacre.......

Prosecutors Buck Military Trial For PestaƱo Suspects     Inquirer - posted ~6 hrs. ago.
Ombudsman prosecutors have contested the plea of Navy officers charged with the murder of Ensign Philip PestaƱo to transfer their case to a military tribunal, but also said they were willing to have the case transferred to the appropriate court if it finds that the Sandiganbayan has no jurisdiction......

Catholic Church: Celebrate Edsa I With Gratitude     Inquirer - posted ~8 hrs. ago.
Catholic Church leaders have urged the people to mark the celebration of the 26th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution on Saturday with gratitude to God for attaining freedom through 'bloodless'¯ means, but warned those using the event for personal motives and interests.......

House Minority Twits Prosecution For Choosing PAL Union Lawyer     Inquirer - posted ~8.2 hrs. ago.
What is a lawyer of the Philippine Airlines Employees' Association (Palea) doing in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona?......

Lacson Blames 'fast Break' Mode For Prosecutors' Woes     Inquirer - posted ~8.3 hrs. ago.
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday blamed the 'fast break'¯ mode the prosecutors used in crafting the impeachment complaint for the heckling they were getting from the Senate tribunal.......

Senate To Probe BSP On Auditing Accounts Of PEP     Inquirer - posted ~8.4 hrs. ago.
Revelations in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona have prompted the Senate to inquire into the central bank's power to audit accounts of a politically exposed person (PEP), fearing this practice in totalitarian regimes infringed on the Filipino's basic right to privacy.......

Prosecutors Hurt, Cry Disrespect     Manila Times - posted ~8.7 hrs. ago.
LEADERS of the House of Representatives on Wednesday said that the Senate impeachment court went 'a little too far'¯ when it prevented an official of Philippine Airlines (PAL) from testifying the day before.......

Corona Wanted To Help Arroyo Escape'"De Lima     Inquirer - posted ~8.8 hrs. ago.
Should Chief Justice Renato Corona be removed from office in connection with a 'collegial'¯ Supreme Court resolution allowing former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to seek medical treatment abroad last year?......

Oil Firms Increase Prices For The 8th Time This Year     Manila Times - posted ~9 hrs. ago.
OIL companies implemented another round of price hikes at the pumps as international prices continued to soar.......

De Lima: CJ Wanted GMA To Leave     Philippine Star - posted ~9.1 hrs. ago.
Chief Justice Renato Corona had clearly shown his desire to let former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo leave the country in November despite her facing charges of electoral sabotage, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima told the Senate impeachment court yesterday.......

PestaƱo Case May Be Transferred To Lower Court     Philippine Star - posted ~9.3 hrs. ago.
Because of jurisdiction issues, the Office of the Ombudsman may withdraw and transfer to a lower court the murder case lodged against retired and active Philippine Navy officers accused of involvement in the 1995 killing of Ensign Philip Andrew Pestaño.......

'The Road' Makes History, Opens In US, Canadian Theaters     Manila Times - posted ~9.4 hrs. ago.
GMA Films will make history on May 11 when its 2011 horror movie, The Road, opens in mainstream cinemas across the United States and Canada.......

Palace Respects JPE Decision On Corona's PAL Perks     Philippine Star - posted ~9.4 hrs. ago.
It was unfortunate that Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, presiding officer in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, stopped an executive of Philippine Airlines (PAL) from testifying on Corona’s alleged travel perks, Malacañang said yesterday.......

Central Bank, AMLC To Face Senate Probe     Manila Times - posted ~9.5 hrs. ago.
'  SENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday directed the concerned Senate committee to investigate the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)......

Security For GMA Court Date Today Tightened     Manila Times - posted ~9.6 hrs. ago.
THE government has tightened security for the arraignment today of former President and now Rep. Gloria Arroyo of Pampanga province before a Pasay City (Metro Manila) court.......

DOJ Appeals To Fraternity 'brods' To Cooperate In Hazing Investigation     Philippine Star - posted ~9.7 hrs. ago.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday vowed to pursue justice for Marvin Reglos, 25, a freshman law student of San Beda College, who died in a farternity hazing.......