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(UPDATE) Impeachment raps filed vs SC justices
MANILA, Philippines -- An impeachment complaint against all justices of the Supreme Court has been filed at the House of Representatives by a disqualified presidential candidate in 2004.
An incendiary cocktail
MANILA, Philippines -- A slew of congressional resolutions calling for inquiries into the 2004 agreement between the Philippines and China to undertake a joint seismic exploration of mineral resources in the Spratlys has introduced a foreign policy dimension to the national broadband network (NBN) corruption scandal.
Arroyo hit on Spratlys deal
MANILA, Philippines -- Former Senate President Franklin Drilon disclosed Thursday that Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s chief legal counsel, had said the deal might be in violation of the Constitution and could be grounds for her impeachment.
‘I told you so’: Impeach backer feels vindicated
MANILA, Philippines -- The endorser of what was described as a sham impeachment charge against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday said the case now being ranged against Arroyo in connection with the ZTE-NBN deal is the same issue he raised in October.
Lozano’s impeach rap vs Arroyo is dead -- solon
MANILA, Philippiens -- The new impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo would not be entertained as it was covered by the constitutional one-year ban, Quezon City Representative Matias Defensor said on Wednesday.