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Poll season on; Erap rally draws huge crowds 2010/02/10 The election season officially kicked off yesterday, with all the presidential candidates staging their separate rallies in different ways, but what drew the most crowds yesterday was the Plaza Miranda rally of former President Joseph Estrada, who is gunning for his old Malacañang seat which was stolen from him by then Vice President Gloria Arroyo and her elite civil society in a coup d’etat. Mounted on a special van stage and having his senatorial candidates, along with his vice presidential candidate Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and his Manila mayoralty candidate, Lito Atienza, former Manila mayor and Environment secretary, Estrada reaffirmed his charisma with the masses, .. Full Story »»»

TOP HEADLINES Carpio denies hand in leakage against Corona CJ bid The race to be the next chief justice of the Supreme Court (SC) heated up a notch, after a key cont.. more» ‘Honest’ Noynoy dished out SCTex lies — BCDA Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, who is anchoring his candidacy supposed.. more» Palparan, persona non grata; Nogie camp blasts Davao execs The camp of Speaker Prospero Nograles yesterday slammed the Davao City Council for recently passing .. more» Comelec fails to update House on P11B automation fund status The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has failed to comply with its duty to update the House of Repr.. more» Gloria skips Gibo party, was in Laguna, so was Villar San Pedro, Laguna — Nacionalista Party (NP) standard bearer Sen. Manuel Villar kicked off his campai.. more»

»COMMENTARY Political infighting Infighting for the top judicial post between two Supreme Court (SC) associate justices is fierce — and fairly dirty, that is for certain. At least two associate justices who know they have no chance at all of being appointed, should Gloria Arroyo do the appointing, desperately want the high court seat, but knowing that they won’t get it, they came up with an acceptance of the nomin.. Full Story »»»  »NATION Ampatuans, others charged over Maguindanao massacre Nearly three months after the gruesome incident, the government prosecution has finally ruled on the case finding probable cause for the filing of 57 counts of murder against the patriarch of a powerful political clan in the South along with 15 others over their participation in the so-called “Maguindanao massacre” late last year. In a 78-page resolution on the case written by Senior State Prosecutor Leo Dacera, suspended Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr. and 15 others, includ.. Full Story »»»

»LIFE

Get to know Guam at the malls Shoppers at SM’s premium malls will have the rare opportunity to learn more about Guam and get a chance to visit this island paradise at the Hafa Adai Guam promotion, ongoing until Feb. 21. A joint project of the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB), Philippine Airlines, the Hilton Guam and SM’s premium malls, Hafa Adai Guam consists of an exhibit showcasing Guam’s culture and tradition, and a promotion wherein shoppers have a chance to win five roundtrip tickets for two to Guam via Philip.. Full Story »»»

»METRO

SC junks suit seeking to stop North Harbor rehabilitation A suit seeking to stop the planned multibillion-peso modernization of the Manila North Harbor has been dismissed by the Supreme Court (SC). In a minute resolution, the high court’s First Division through Clerk of Court Enriqueta Esguerra-Vidal dismissed the suit filed by individuals Danilo Calipay, Leonora Dacayanan, Teresita Locaverte, Wilma Magsalos and Reggie Navarrosa against the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and Harbour Center Port Termina.. Full Story »»»

»SPORTS

Texters fined P1M for Game 4 walkout GINEBRA P.5M RICHER The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) threw the book on Talk ‘N Text yesterday, slapping the team with P1 million in penalty for staging a walkout during a quarterfinal game last Friday against Ginebra San Miguel, in what could well go down as the severest fines ever slapped on a team by the pro league in decades. The P1 million penalty was broken down to the regular P500,00.. Full Story »»»

»BUSINESS

Arroyo veto fattens 2010 budget by P64B President Arroyo vetoed the P64 billion in stimulus funds that Congress sought to be financed from rechanneled funds from debt payments but at the same time did not remove the item, resulting in the 2010 budget actually being raised to P1.604 billion from the original P1.54 trillion approved by Congress. Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. justified the veto saying that there are no funds removed in terms of absolute numbers. The P64 billion insertion made by Cong.. Full Story »»»