THOUGH many of his townmates in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, remember Sen. Manuel “Noli” de Castro with fondness and admiration, his critics scoff at him as nothing more than a bundle of discrepancies.
As the May 10 election draws nearer, allegations have been made more stridently in the media against the man the opinion surveys consistently say is most likely to win the vice-presidential race.
MANILA, Philippines – With 2010 just a year away, church, government and civil society leaders have started their selection process for candidates they will support in the 2010 polls.
The leaders made the commitment at a conference on corruption at the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) last July, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said.
