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By PATRICK KING PASCUAL
WASHINGTON D.C.-Maria (not her real name) is an officer in the United States Navy. She has been serving her country for more than 20 years. She comes from a family who has served the government for a number of generations. She's a lesbian.

By CAROLYN MERCADO and STEVEN ROOD
THE Philippine Judiciary is on edge. Five months of rigorous scrutiny by the public and media as a result of the trial of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona created a high degree of expectation that major reforms are forthcoming. Ensuring that Corona’s conviction and the appointment of a new chief justice will lead to a lasting improvement of the country’s judicial system is putting tremendous pressure on the high court.

By LALA ORDENES THE conviction of Renato Corona, the first time in the country’s history a chief justice is removed from office by impeachment, has thrown the Supreme Court and even the Judicial and Bar Council into uncharted waters, forcing the High Tribunal to contradict itself and act against its own pronouncements.

By LEILANIE ADRIANO
LAOAG CITY— The Commission on Elections sees the low turnout in last month’s special voters registration for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Ilocos region as a “good sign.”

By NESTOR B. RAMIREZ
The newly formed Task Force Pawikan has confirmed the illegal sale of pawikan or sea turtle meat during a covert operation at the province’s largest seafood market in Barangay Pasil in Cebu City.

By YVONNE T. CHUA
WHEN classes open on Monday, the country is finally giving up the distinction of being the only country in Asia that has a pre-university education of just 10 years. The Department of Education is rolling out in all 45,619 public elementary and high schools the “K to 12 curriculum,” beginning with Grades and 1 and 7, also called the “new high school.”

AN association of school teachers has called for a stop to the implementation of the government’s K-12 basic education program, citing the absence of a law authorizing the program and the “disastrous” partial implementation of universal kindergarten last year.

By MIKHAIL FRANZ FLORES
FIRST, the detainees. Then, people with disabilities. Now, indigenous peoples. The Commission on Elections is getting indigenous peoples (IPs) who are qualified voters to register and vote in next year’s midterm elections.

By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE, InterAksyon.com
BUYING cigarettes per stick or "tingi" rather than by pack is preferred by many Filipinos. While smokers like to think that consuming cigarettes little by little means they are consuming less and are therefore not addicted, medical health experts caution “it is often a prelude to buying cigarettes in packs or consuming even more.”

By VERA Files, Photos and Video by Vincent Go
FOUR heavily populated cities in Luzon posted a dismal turnout during the special voters registration conducted by the Commission on Elections for persons with disability (PWDs) last week.

Editorial cartoon by VINCENT GO
THE Senate voted to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona. He has accepted his fate and given up his post. Now what?

Kahapon po naging saksi tayo sa isang napakagandang patunay na umiiral ang ganap na demokrasya sa ating bansa. Dalawampung senador ang bumoto upang matanggal bilang Punong Mahistrado ng Korte Suprema si Ginoong Renato C. Corona. Mulat tayo sa kung saan nag-ugat ang lahat nang ito. Sa matagal na panahon, namayani ang agam-agam na ang piring

Text by EIMOR P. SANTOS and video by VINCENT GO
ON a normal day, Joshua Mandapat, 14, together with his friends, would roam around the streets, play in computer shops, and sometimes, get into fight with other kids.

ALAM niyo po, wala naman akong speech dito, wala po akong dala. Ang mga kasamahan ko dito, pag pinasok sa isip nila, dadalhin sa libing at maganda na ang sasabihin.

THE Senate sitting as impeachment court voted overwhelmingly to convict Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, finding him guilty of culpable violation of the Constitution for his failure to declare all his assets in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN).

By JOSEPH HOLANDES, Interaksyon.com
CHIEF defense counsel former Justice Serafin Cuevas said Tuesday he was surprised by the number of senator-judges who voted to convict impeached Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato C. Corona.

By Media Solutions
LEGAZPI CITY— The players tossed the volleyball, dribbled the basketball and served the shuttlecock, each time without speaking or shouting, even in the most intense moments of the game.

Photos by MARIO IGNACIO IV
On Tuesday, May 29, 2012, the Senate either acquits or convicts Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona after an impeachment trial that stretched over nearly five months.

By JOSEPH HOLANDES, interaksyon.com
Is there any law barring a public official from disclosing his dollar accounts in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN)? pparently none, according to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.

By REYNARD MAGTOTO
DON’T just throw away those old tarpaulins. Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Makati are in need of used tarpaulins which they convert into shopping bags and laptop cases.

By JOSEPH HOLANDES, Interaksyon.com
CHIEF Justice Renato Corona on Friday accused Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, one of the defense team's witnesses, of allowing herself to be used by Malacanang to ruin his reputation. In a hastily called press conference, Carpio-Morales hit back at Corona Friday afternoon, calling him “a certified liar."

Text by LLOYD REYES and SHIELA MAY ABALLA Photos by MARIO IGNACIO IV
IT was a study in contrast—the waiting area at the Pasig City Sports Center was filled with persons with disabilities (PWDs) waiting for their turn to file their voter’s registration forms, while in Pateros, only a handful of PWDs showed up, leaving most seats unoccupied.

Text by MARC JAYSON CAYABYAB, Photos and Video by VINCENT GO
THREE athletes appear on each end of the court blindfolded, assuming a crouched position in front of the goal. The referee then shouts, “Quiet please!”, the signal for the athletes to listen out for the sound of the bells tinkling inside the ball.

By NESTOR B. RAMIREZ
CEBU CITY—Police in this city have been ordered to stop patronizing eateries that offer pawikan meat and instead do their job and catch people who violate the law banning the capture, slaughter and sale of the endangered sea turtle.