Anonymous sources
ABS CBN News
Witness Keh faces contempt over papers - ABS CBN News
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said he felt insulted after Keh submitted the documents, allegedly from an anonymous source, to his office while being covered by a news crew of ABS-CBN. “I am ordering you to show cause why you should not be cited ...
Ombudsman should junk baseless raps vs justices, says SC ruling - ABS CBN News
The Senate should review her on this when she testifies in the impeachment trial,” commented an SC official who refused to be named. The complainants – Akbayan party-list Rep. Walden Bello, former Rep. Risa Hontiveros, Emmanuel Tiu Santos, ...
PH to finalize 120000T rice import deal in May - ABS CBN News
MANILA - The Philippines will in the next three weeks choose Cambodia, Thailand or Vietnam to supply up to 120000 tonnes of rice it needs to boost its buffer stocks, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The country's state grains procurement ...
'Salisi gang' strikes at Makati fastfood resto - ABS CBN News
The victim, who refused to be identified, said it took him about 3 hours to finally convince the fastfood restaurant to allow him to capture the footage using his cellphone so he could file a report to the police. The fastfood restaurant also refused ...
Grace Lee, PNoy still together, source says - ABS CBN News
Before their Saturday date, the source said Aquino and Lee were not able to see each other for a week because the President was busy attending to the problems of the country, including the Scarborough Shoal standoff, the power crisis in Mindanao, ...
Filipinos join 29th Vienna Marathon - ABS CBN News
A Filipina participant, who declined to be identified, said participating in the Vienna marathon is "in a way symbolic of her life, and she is not about to give up half way through." "Life is like running, where one encounters rough roads and hilly ...
Foreign firms eye investments in Maynilad - ABS CBN News
The entry of a Japanese partner is deemed attractive as this could pave the way for access to Japanese official development assistance (ODA) loans, a source said. The debt scheme is a low-interest and long-term funding source meant to promote ...
PH says can sell extra 100000T sugar to US - ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines can sell an extra 100000 tons of sugar to the United States this crop year, a government official said on Thursday, despite the possibility of a steeper-than-expected drop in 2011/12 output.
Priest convicted of child molestation may be deported - ABS CBN News
The Filipina, who did not want to be identified, said she was in her 20s and a youth coordinator for the church when she began a sexual relationship with Superiaso in the 1990s. She described Superiaso as an "enigma," articulate and charismatic.
"Monsignors' mutiny" revealed by Vatican leaks - ABS CBN News
"It is a total mess," said one high-ranking Vatican official who spoke, like all others, on the condition of anonymity. The Machiavellian maneuvering and machinations that have come to light in the Vatican recently are worthy of a novel about a ...
2013 rice imports may reach only 100000T: official - ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines may cut its rice imports in 2013 to only 100000 tons from the approved volume of 500000 tons this year, a senior government official said on Thursday. "Under our rice programme, we can further reduce our imports in ...
SC to tackle possible subpoenas to justices - ABS CBN News
ABS-CBNnews.com sources said the issue was first tackled last Tuesday, and a decision could be made at the full court meeting this week. Sources said the high court could not just wait for subpoenas to be issued and delve later on an issue that could ...
1 killed in Navotas boat fire - ABS CBN News
A Philippine Fisheries Development Authority official, who refused to be identified, told radio dzMM that the illegal fuel trade, also known as “paihi,” is rampant in the area. The fuel allegedly comes from larger vessels that dock at the port. ...
Firm defends made-in-China Steve Jobs doll - ABS CBN News
"We are making the figures for Apple fans who really admire Steve Jobs and feel pity over his death," a company official, who declined to be named, told AFP by telephone. "That's our aim, to make it a real collectible -- not a toy -- so we put much ...
Carpio gets case questioning Corona impeachment - ABS CBN News
With the case assigned to Carpio, a court observer who refused to be identified due to a pending case in the SC said the senior justice should be asked to also inhibit himself from the case due to delicadeza (propriety) since some sectors are pushing ...
Labor undersecretary is new POEA chief - ABS CBN News
Government officials, who declined to be identified, said Cacdac had already taken his oath before Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz weeks ago. Cacdac, who previously served as POEA deputy administrator, would replace outgoing administrator Carlos Cao ...
Ramon Ang confirms San Miguel preparing to buy or buy into PAL; PAL Holdings ... - ABS CBN News
Persons who declined to be identified earlier told abs-cbnnews.com that San Miguel and PAL on Dec. 23 signed an agreement allowing San Miguel to do the audit until Jan. 31. PAL President Jaime Bautista didn't reply to a request to confirm or comment on ...
Pangasinan village councilman gunned down - ABS CBN News
The victim's sibling, who refused to be named, suspects the killing may be linked to Ramos' involvement in a theft at a tobacco company he used to work for. Ramos was tagged as the mastermind of the theft. However, the sibling said Ramos was supposed ...
Philippines mulls $1B global bond sale in Jan - ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is closely watching financial markets as it studies a possibility to raise about $1 billion through a global bond issue in January 2012, a senior government official said on Wednesday. ...
Gov't eyeing 15-yr local T-bond sales in 2012 - ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - The government may start selling 15-year Treasury bonds as part of its regular domestic debt auctions next year, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The Treasury was also considering keeping tender sizes in 2012 about ...
PEACe bonds tax not yet remitted to BIR? - ABS CBN News
... The Bureau of Treasury has not yet remitted the 20% final withholding tax on the Poverty Eradication and Alleviation Certificates (PEACe) bonds to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) contrary to their earlier statements, a source said. ...
Gov't says no need to use foreign debt allocation - ABS CBN News
... The government sees no need at present to raise the remaining $500 million of planned foreign borrowing for 2011, and it would keep its domestic debt program as is given its comfortable cash position, a senior government official said on Wednesday. ...
Qantas returns to Manila skies - ABS CBN News
“The airplane has a full capacity of 230 passengers, and it is fully booked, although we have yet to see the final tally once we closed the ticket counter, said a Qantas employee who refused to be named as she is not allowed to speak on such matters. ...
Guingona grandson killed after jumping off hotel - ABS CBN News
According to Mark's friend, who refused to be named, he tried but failed to stop Mark from jumping off. The friend also disclosed to the police investigators that Mark was having family problems. Senator TG Guingona, Mark's uncle, said his family is ...
Anti-capitalist protesters occupy St. Paul's Cathedral - ABS CBN News
An engineering student, who refused to give her name, told ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau that the protesters are in for the long haul. "There is no time limit really. We are just going with the flow and see what's gonna happen," she said. ...