Military, cops need 13,700 recruits

By Jaime Pilapil and Romie Evangelista
THE Armed Forces and the police are in need of 13,700 new recruits this year as they augment their ranks to put an end to the communist insurgency and thwart terror plots.

Lawmakers pull out support of libel bill

By Christine Herrera
Five lawmakers have withdrawn their support of a bill to decriminalize libel, saying the consolidated version “even hardens” the proposed law being used by the Speaker as a “companion measure and counter-balance” to the right-to-reply bill.

Extradition of Garcia’s two sons pushed

By Rey E. Requejo
The Justice Department has asked the US government for the extradition of two sons of former Armed Forces comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia following their arrest for bulk cash smuggling in 2003.

Skills-job mismatch displaces thousands

By Roy Pelovello
PRESIDENT Arroyo yesterday encouraged migrant workers to retrain and be competitive in the jobs market abroad.

‘Euro general’ beats the deadline, pays up

Retired Gen. Eliseo de la Paz yesterday paid at least P4.4 million to the Police Finance Service, beating the deadline to return the 105,000 euros (P6.9 million) in intelligence funds he obtained as cash advance for a police delegation to the 77th Interpol summit held in Russia October last year.