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Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Wednesday night, Feb. 15, 2012. Lavigne is in the Philippines for a concert Thursday as part of her Black Star world tour which winds up in Kuala Lumpur on…

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Jeremy Lin #17 of the New York Knicks drives past Isaiah Thomas #22 of the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 15, 2012 in New York City. The Knicks won against the Kings, 100-83, for their seventh straight.…

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Representative Miro Quimbo of the prosecution panel explains that any evidence obtained contrary to or in violation of the bank secrecy law cannot be excluded or considered illegal. Video by INQUIRER.net's Ryan Leagogo…

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Representative Sonny Angara of the prosecution panel cites an example wherein the exclusionary rule is not applicable in illegal searches. Video by INQUIRER.net's Ryan Leagogo…

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Representative Miro Quimbo of the prosecution panel in the trial of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona likens their appeal to PSBank to the case of Clarissa Ocampo. Video by INQUIRER.net's Ryan Leagogo…

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Aurora Representative Sonny Angara of the prosecution panel in the trial of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona thinks that the PSBank lawyer's objection to the presentation of the original card containing dollar and peso accounts is admitting that it is…

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ON CORONA MISTRESS. Defense lawyer Tranquil Salvador III answers a question about Chief Justice Renato Corona’s alleged mistress. Video by INQUIRER.net's Ryan Leagogo…

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ON LEAKED RECORDS. Defense lawyers Tranquil Salvador III and Rico Paolo Quicho give their opinion on suggestion that the DOJ is the proper agency to investigate the leakage of Chief Justice Renato Corona's bank records. Video by INQUIRER.net's Ryan Leagogo…

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NOT FAKE? Defense lawyer Rico Paolo Quicho reacts to a Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda’s supposed statement, saying the documents are not fake. Video by INQUIRER.net's Ryan Leagogo…

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STRATEGY OF MISTRIAL. Defense lawyer Tranquil Salvador III answers allegation Chief Justice Corona’s supposed ‘strategy of mistrial’. Video by INQUIRER.net's Ryan Leagogo…

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Enrile rules out
Corona mistrial

By Christian V. Esguerra and Marlon Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile ruled out the possibility of the impeachment proceedings being declared a mistrial, saying those floating the idea should “study the rules of procedure.” _{15 hours ago}

Ex-PH envoy to Mexico held
for concubinage, posts bail

By Nathaniel R. Melican and Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer

The public spat between estranged spouses Francisco Ortigas III and Susana Madrigal Bayot took a dramatic turn Wednesday with his arrest on concubinage charges that she had filed against him and his purported mistress.

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Enrile rules out Corona mistrial

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile ruled out the possibility of the impeachment proceedings being declared a mistrial, saying those floating the idea should “study the rules of procedure.”