MANILA — The House of Representatives prosecution team has said the defense counsels for embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona are running out of excuses to extricate him from the blatant lies he declared in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).

MANILA — The House prosecution panel has expressed readiness to proceed in the Article 3 as the impeachment trial adjourned on Thursday after the presentation of the last witness in the Article 2 of the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

MANILA — A ranking official of the United Nations (UN) has cited the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) “Bayanihan” implemented by the Philippine Army as a “very positive way forward” requiring soldiers to always respect human rights in all aspects and observe strictly the Rules of Engagement (ROE) during combat operations.

MANILA — The House of Representatives’ prosecution panel has asserted that the dishonesty demonstrated by Chief Justice Renato Corona when he lied under oath in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) constitutes betrayal of public trust - an impeachable offense under the 1987 Constitution.

MANILA — The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has vowed to provide more assistance to the Department of Health (DOH) and other partners in monitoring the situation of children in areas affected by storm "Sendong" last December, particularly in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan cities in Northern Mindanao.

MANILA — A coalition of concerned and non-partisan groups called on the public on Thursday to support and welcome the ongoing impeachment trial against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, saying that it is as an opportunity for them to reassert themselves to the three branches of government.

MANILA — The Supreme Court’s third division has affirmed the Court of Tax Appeals’ decision finding Gloria Kintanar, a distributor of the Forever Living products, guilty of two counts of violating section 255 of the National Internal Revenue Code, sentencing her to two to four years imprisonment and a fine of P20,000 and ordering her to pay the Bureau of internal Revenue P6.3 million in taxes.

MANILA — The Pasay City Regional Trial Court handling the electoral sabotage case against former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered her attending physicians at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) to attend Friday’s hearing on the motion filed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking her transfer to a regular detention cell.

MANILA — The World Bank and the Philippine government on Thursday signed a $ 50 million loan agreement for a project designed to promote investments in local public infrastructure and services.

MANILA — The city government of Taguig recently unveils to the public the newly constructed Fort Bonifacio Multi-purpose hall, an undertaking funded by the private sector.

MANILA — The Philippine Army (PA) said Thursday it recorded the lowest number of alleged human rights violations committed by soldiers in 2011.

MANILA — Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has ordered the abolition of the bus boundary system for drivers in a bid to improve their income, a Malacanang official said on Thursday.

MANILA — Defending the economic achievements of the Aquino administration, a Malacanang official said recent surveys indicated positive economic conditions for the country.

MANILA — Malacanang condemned the kidnapping of two foreign nationals in Tawi-Tawi on Wednesday as it vowed to speed up the resolution of the case and bring the perpetrators to justice.

MANILA — As the country celebrates on Thursday the 25th anniversary of the Ratification of the 1987 Constitution, the government of President Benigno S. Aquino III called on educators to live up to their responsibility of educating the youth about the importance and provisions of the country's basic law.