242,536 new jobs in countryside

By Othel V. Campos
Two departments have embarked on income-generating projects that will create 242,536 jobs in the countryside.

SC clarifies ‘just compensation’

By Rey E. Requejo
THE Supreme Court has ordered the Philippine Economic Zone Authority to pay a couple the full value of the 4.7-hectare private property in Lapu-Lapu City that was the subject of expropriation proceedings.

Ombudsman slams ouster call, blasts prosecutor

By Macon Ramos Araneta
Amid calls for her resignation, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez yesterday denounced the harassment tactics being employed by a state prosecutor and a private organization.