Escudero: Arroyo trips since '01 cost P3B
MANILA, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's foreign trips since she assumed office in 2001 might have cost more than P3 billion, exceeding the authorized travel budget allocated for her office, Senator Francis Escudero said on Friday. Maila Ager
Ampatuan named admin party head in ARMM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has named an ally who helped in her 2004 victory in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao against actor Fernando Poe Jr. as head of the newly merged Lakas-Kampi-CMD in the five-province region. Although his appointment as regional party head was dated June 8, ARMM Governor Zaldy Ampatuan made the announcement only on Thursday. Edwin Fernandez
