Ex-TRC chief a flight risk, can’t have bail–Sandigan

Describing Dennis Cunanan as a flight risk, the Sandiganbayan has denied the request to travel abroad this month of the former Technology Resource Center (TRC) official who is among those accused in the pork barrel scam. More here: Ex-TRC chief a flight risk, can’t have bail–Sandigan

We hear…

That NBA player Tyreke Evans is sponsoring New Orleans high school students, all Katrina survivors, to travel to the Philippines in August to build houses for tsunami victims . . . That... More here: We hear…

PH, China can still do business: envoy

China and the Philippines should work to strengthen weak economic ties, Beijing’s envoy to Manila has said, despite an acrimonious maritime dispute. “It is imperative and essential that the two countries focus (on) things that can unite us, focus on things that can promote common prosperity for both countries,” China Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua told Filipino businessmen in a ... More here: PH, China can still do business: envoy