World Bank gets the blame

By Fel V. Maragay and Roy Pelovello
The Philippine government had tried to initiate reforms in the implementation of foreign-funded projects, but the lenders themselves blocked these reforms, Deputy House Speaker for Mindanao Rep. Simeon Datumanong said yesterday.

Alabang Boys deny drug bust

TWO of the three suspects in the “Alabang Boys” case yesterday told a fact-finding panel that there was no actual buy and bust when they were apprehended last Sept. 20 by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in separate operations.

Cojuangco sparks uproar over nuke plant reactivation

By Christine Herrera
Consumers will bear the burden of repairing the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant under a proposal put forward yesterday by Rep. Mark Cojuangco of Pangasinan.