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MANILA, Philippines—Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez Wednesday said the lawyer of the “Alabang Boys” was “unethical” for preparing not only a draft but a “complete” release order save for his signature.

The Philippines ended 2008 with a record $37.1 billion in foreign reserves, the central bank reported Wednesday, despite a large outflow of foreign portfolio investments amid a food price crisis earlier in the year and a global financial turbulence that led to the peso’s decline.

MANILA, Philippines—Coming all the way from the wildcard phase has its advantages as far as San Miguel Beer coach Siot Tanquingcen is concerned.

The jury is still out on the case of the alleged bribery involving the “Alabang Boys” but already it seems clear that the Department of Justice has some housekeeping to do. The many loopholes in its processes help explain why the burden of responsibility, in this high-profile case, rests largely on the Department of Justice.

MANILA, Philippines—Edu Manzano couldn’t be more emphatic in denying the rumor that he resigned from the ABS-CBN show “Pilipinas, Game KNB?” over the holidays.

THE newly renovated Carpaccio Ristorante Italiano returns to the dining scene to showcase a bigger, brighter and better-tasting Italian menu there is in the city.

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 2) The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will be transferred under the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), a government statement said.

The Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday it has opened its National Reintegration Center and all regional offices of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration for retrenched overseas Filipino workers seeking to avail themselves of government livelihood assistance and job placement programs.