Manila Standard Today
Friday Print Edition (11/30/2012)
Chinese marines to board ships in disputed sea
Slammed by its neighbors for issuing a passport stamped with the map of the highly-disputed West Philippine Sea, Beijing not only ignored the protest, but made another provocative action by deploying patrol boats in disputed waters.
The Commission on Elections has approved the participation of 79 party-list groups in next year’s mid-term elections.
Slamming the court. Patria Gloria, wife of the murdered doctor Gerry Ortega, reacts in Makati City to the reinvestigation of Ortega’s case as ordered by a court as Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn listens. Fugitive former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes and his brother are the principal suspects in the case.
The Philippine economy, despite sluggish exports and the absence of a solid industrial base, has registered impressive quarterly growth rates.