by Pablo A. Tariman VERA Files Mark Nov. 13 (Saturday) for Gerald Salonga’s concert with the FILharmoniKA at the Philamlife Theatre. Gerard Salonga is emerging…
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by Khrysta Imperial Rara Vera Files Every day at 6:30 a.m., Pacman goes to his training area for a 30-minute run. Egged on by his…
VERA Files Malacañang has antedated the appointment papers of Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo to cure the original that the Commission on Appointments found defective. Romulo,…
By Tessa Jamandre
VERA Files
A military court will decide today on the plea—twice denied under the government of former President Gloria Arroyo—to exonerate 16 military officers facing mutiny charges for a supposed plot against her in 2006.
Update:
The court yesterday set another hearing on Sept. 24 for promulgation of this case. The hearing yesterday started with the court looking for the motions for reconsideration filed by the defense lawyers. Either the prosecution didn’t have them in their file or the panel didn’t get their copies. When the MRs were all found, the court asked the prosecution to make a comment within ten days from Sept. 9. Then they will issue the promulgation on Sept. 24.
This is the first time that the court martial proceedings will resume under the new commander-in-chief, Benigno Aquino III.
After two postponements, the court is finally expected to rule on the defense panel’s motion for reconsideration. The hearing was originally set for Aug. 27, then moved to Sept. 3. The last hearing was on May 21.
The motion asks the court to absolve the 16 officers of the charge of mutiny, which the court denied on Oct. 27, 2009. The accused appealed the decision, but their motion for reconsideration was denied just the same on March 2, 2010.
by Booma Cruz VERA Files Twenty-seven years after the murder of opposition leader and former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., his daughters say the search…
by Khrysta Imperial Rara VERA Files My son wants to be an MILF commander,” said 38-year-old Abdulbasit Benito, a peace advocate based in Cotobato City.…
(On Aug. 16, 1945, Japan, down on her knees with the Aug 6 bombing of Hiroshima and Aug 9 of Nagazaki, informally surrendered to Allied…
In a simple ceremony held Monday, Chua was cited for the “depth and breadth of her work” as journalist.
Flora May M.Cerna, head of the Department of Research and Project Development at the Transparency and Accountability Network, is the awardee for the 2010 Aquino Fellowship for Public Service.
The awards are given annually by the United States Embassy and the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation to individuals who excel in journalism and public service. (Photo by Reylynne de la Paz)
by Joseph Arnel Deliverio Sibugay Express IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay.—They fled Basilan to escape the menace of sea bandits, only to live more difficult lives here—as…
by Ellen Tordesillas and Tessa Jamandre (Conclusion) Hundreds of junior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines who took over the Oakwood Hotel in…