Lacson snubs probe on Dacer-Corbito case

By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:32:00 07/31/2009

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo Lacson was a no-show at the preliminary investigation of the Department of Justice into the 2000 Dacer-Corbito murders.
Lacson’s lawyers, Ric Fernandez, Benigno Pardo, and Winston Esguerra appeared before the investigating panel chaired by Senior State Prosecutor Peter Ong.
Fernandez asked for additional time to [...]

Dumlao to tag Lacson in Dacer case – lawyer

By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 15:25:00 07/30/2009
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Former police colonel Glen Dumlao will affirm his handwritten affidavit linking Senator Panfilo Lacson to the 2000 Dacer-Corbito murders, one of his lawyers said.
In his 2001 handwritten affidavit, Dumlao said Lacson, who used the codename “71” was part of the plot to kill publicist Salvador Dacer [...]

Palace slammed for returning JBC shortlist

INQUIRER.net
First Posted 18:36:00 07/30/2009

MANILA, Philippines – A watchdog group criticized Malacañang for returning the shortlist of nominees to to the Supreme Court to the Judicial Bar Council (JBC) to add more names to the list.
“The President’s returning of the JBC shortlist blatantly circumvents the selection and appointments process and openly undermines the mandate and independence of [...]

My favorite bday quote…

“Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never [...]

My commandments…guide through life…

As I celebrate my birthday, I made it a point to come up with a list of my daily guide to life…This will make my life easier, lighter and hopefully, breeze through trials… here it is…still in random order

1.  Laugh hard.
2. Be patient.
3. Live simple
4. Give my 110 percent [...]

SC chief: Filipinos should run poll project

By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 13:39:00 07/29/2009
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 4) The Filipino firm, not the foreign partner should be in control of the technology consortium that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) tapped to automate the 2010 elections, Chief Justice Reynato Puno said during oral arguments on a petition to stop the project.
Puno noted that under [...]

Full text of SONA

For full text of PGMA’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) click this link:
PGMA’s sonaF

No longer a police offcer….

This is a video of the press conference after the arrival of former police Superintendent Glen Dumlao. I am the one asking the question….
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Live Tweet of GMA sona

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Another witness in double murder case is back

Dumlao still not under witness protection
By Tetch Torres, Marlon Ramos
INQUIRER.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:09:00 07/26/2009
MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 3) Former police officer Glen Dumlao is back in the country after more than seven years of hiding in the United States. He is expected to testify on the killing of publicist Salvador “Bubby” [...]