MANILA (PMN)—Simple arithmetic. That's all one needs to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello said that the P55,863,374 discrepancy in real properties, cash and investments that Corona did not declare in his 2010 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) is enough for the impeachment court to give Corona a guilty verdict.

MANILA (PMN)—The conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona could result into the rise of Pres. Noynoy Aquino as a dictator.

Pres. Aquino may benefit from the guilty verdict of the Chief Justice, but not necessarily for the country because it would virtually give the president control over the three co-equal branches of government, according to former senator Ernesto Maceda.

MANILA (PMN)—Is it a mere coincidence or a clear “sign of guilt”?

Chief Justice Renato Corona's move to close his time deposit accounts totaling P36.6 million with the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) on the same day the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach him was a “clear sign of guilt,” the House of Representatives' prosecution panel said Feb 16.

MANILA (PMN)—Enough politicking and start reaching out to Negros quake victims.

This is the message that Catholic Church leaders, politicians and various groups said as they continued appealing for more food and water and other forms of assistance to victims of a recent earthquake amid allegations that relief goods were not being properly distributed to affected residents of Negros Oriental province in the Visayas region.

MANILA (PMN)—The threat of flooding in the southern Philippines is too serious to ignore.

The recent flooding triggered by a rare typhoon that devastated a southern Philippine region has raised the need for local officials to enforce a disaster preparation plan.

MANILA (PMN)—Despite setbacks, the Philippine government still aims for peace.

“The peace process with the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) has moved forward,” government chief negotiator Marvic Leonen said at the conclusion of the peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the MILF Feb 16 in Kuala Lumpur.

WASHINGTON, DC (PMN)—Another plan to increase US military presence in the Philippines?

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta indicated Feb 14 that the United States is considering moving some of its Marines in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture to the Philippines as part of efforts to diversify their deployment on a rotational basis.

MANILA—The Senate adopted a resolution Feb 15 directing the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to recall the Philippines ambassador to Argentina to explain before the Senate the attack of the Argentinian boxing fans to Filipino boxer Johnreil Casimero and his contingent last Feb 11 in Mar Del Plata, Argentina.

MANILA (PMN)—Here's a tale of heartbreak days after Valentine's Day.

Police apprehended Feb 15 former ambassador to Mexico Francisco “Paqui” Ortigas III on a complaint of concubinage filed by Madrigal heiress Susana Bayot, his wife of 43 years.