Remembering fallen freedom fighters. Militants led by former party-list Rep. Etta Rosales call for immediate passage of a law compensating human rights victims during ceremonies at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani honoring those who died in the struggle against Marcos rule.
Treason in dirty
Chinese loans?
Under Beijing gun, Gloria commits RP to Spratly deal
PRESIDENT Arroyo and former Speaker
Jose V. de Venecia may have committed treason if the
Philippine government signs a so-called "Spratly Deal"
with Beijing in exchange for loans attended by bribery
and corruption.
Malaya publisher Amado Macasaet said
he was told by a source that under the "Spratly Deal,"
China would be allowed to explore territorial waters of
the Philippines.
"This is treason because the pact has
the effect of giving away Philippine sovereignty to a
foreign country. In return, Chinese-owned firms provide
the Philippines with overpriced loans for numerous
projects," he said.
THE Armed Forces has deployed
additional troops to Metro Manila to pre-empt possible
attempts to grab power during protest rallies scheduled
for Monday.
A composite battalion arrived at the
headquarters of the AFP National Capital Region Command (NCRcom)
in Camp Aguinaldo Wednesday from nearby provinces, Maj.
Gen. Fernando Mesa, NCRcom chief, said yesterday.
The reinforcing battalion is composed
of three companies from the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division
based in Rizal, 5th Infantry Division in Isabela, and 7th
Infantry Division in Nueva Ecija. A company is composed of
at least 120 men.
FIFTEEN days after he arrived from Europe,
Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo flew to Hong Kong yesterday. He was
scheduled to appear Tuesday in the Ombudsman’s investigation on
the ZTE broadband scandal.
Arroyo was escorted by Alfonso Cusi, general
manager of the Manila International Airport Authority; Brig.
Gen. (ret.) Angel Atutubo, assistant manager for security and
emergency services; and Octavio Lina, general manager of
Terminal 1. His plane took off at 8:29 a.m.
Cusi said the First Gentleman told him he
would be back either Sunday or Monday.
