Kimberly Jane TanGMANews.TVApril 29, 2011Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez has submitted her letter of resignation to President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, 10 days before her Senate impeachment trial was set to begin on May 9, reliable sources from both camps said Friday.Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo said Gutierrez personally handed her resignation letter

Press ReleaseApril 29. 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who first called for Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez’s resignation in March this year, reacts to reports that the Ombudsman has met with the President and submitted her resignation letter on Friday .“Thank you, Merci for sparing us the long and arduous impeachment process,” the

TJ Burgonio, Nestor P. Burgos Jr.Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer VisayasApril 16, 2011MANILA, Philippines—One of the would-be jurors at the impeachment trial of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez on Saturday said former agriculture officials Luis “Cito” Lorenzo and Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante should tell all they know about the P728-million fertilizer fund scam.“I think

RemateErnie ReyesApril 13, 2011HINILING ni Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan na imbestigahan ang kontrobersiyal na ulat ng National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) na umano’y may nakaambang kakapusan ng suplay ng pagkain sa bansa.Nangangamba si Pangilinan na baka gamitin lamang ng ilang indibiduwal na negosyante o grupo ang sitwasyon upang magkamal ng

Bernadette Tamayo and Tess BedicoJournal OnlineApril 14, 2011SENATOR Francis Pangilinan wants to investigate the controversial report purportedly released by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency indicating a looming food shortage in the country.Even President Benigno Aquino was put off by the sham report.Aquino said both  National Security  Adviser  Cesar  Garcia  and 

Paolo Romero and Artemio DumlaoThe Philippine StarApril 14, 2011FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecjia, Philippines  — President Aquino belied yesterday reports of a looming rice crisis and insisted that concerned government agencies claimed that the unrest in North Africa, the Middle East and the disaster in Japan could only affect the prices

Press ReleaseApril 13, 2011Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan today says he will file a resolution calling for an investigation on the controversial report purportedly released by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) of a looming food shortage in the country.“Hindi biro ang usaping ito at lubhang napaka-sensitibo para gamitin ng ilang

Jill Beltran and Jonathan de SantosSun Star ManilaApril 13, 2011MANILA – The government on Tuesday denied a looming rice crisis in the Philippines despite an intelligence report citing the shrinking supply of the staple food of most of the 90 million Filipinos.Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala denied the National Intelligence Coordinating

Maila AgerInquirer.netApril 13, 2011MANILA, Philippines—Senator Francis Pangilinan is set to file a resolution calling for an investigation on the report allegedly prepared by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) about an impending rice crisis in the country.But NICA head, Trifonio Salazar, denied that there was such a report while Agriculture