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Change is on the air!
Posted: 08 March 2011We're switching things around. Taking SOLARtv's place on RPN 9 is its sister channel ETC. Our newest channel Talktv is now on test broadcast on SBN 21.
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TNT vs SMB: The Finals
Posted: 18 January 2011The top two teams in the eliminations of the PBA’s All-Filipino Cup have made it all the way to the finals.
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B-Meg ties series, Cabagnot hits another game winner for SMB
Posted: 07 January 2011Two games.
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The Fans Have Spoken. It will be DAL-ATL on Jan 30
Posted: 03 January 2011The votes have been counted and the fans of solartv.ph have chosen to watch the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks.
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17 January 2011Congratulations to Alvin Salariosa! You will be the PBA's stadium announcer for a day!
SOLARtv's second serving of its PBA Experience Promo is now over. Alvin Salariosa was selected to be the PBA's stadium announcer for a day.
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13 December 2010Khan passes acid test against Maidana
After being knocked out cold by Bredis Prescott way back in 2008, Amir Khan faced good opponents who had one thing in common. They all did not have the one-punch power that Prescott had. Khan used his superior hand and footspeed to defeat all those put in front of him but against Marcos Maidana, Khan faced the most dangerous fight he can have in the light welterweight division.
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08 December 2010Expect Fireworks as Khan battles Maidana
A few weeks after Juan Manuel Marquez lost to Floyd Mayweather, rumors swirled that Golden Boy Promotions was lining him up to battle Amir Khan (23-1-0, 17 KOs). However, Nacho Beristain, the head trainer of Marquez, quickly shot down the idea saying that Marquez needed a fight to bounce back from the defeat first before taking on a dangerous fighter in Khan.
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30 November 2010Marquez TKO’s Katsidis in 9
The difference in skill between the two fighters was obvious from the start. Juan Manuel Marquez was the more polished fighter and technically head and shoulders better than Michael Katsidis.
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13 September 2010Minute to Win it Debuts in the Philippines!
Ten challenges using household items. Sixty seconds on the clock. A million dollars on the line. Can they do it? They’ve got a Minute to Win It!
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Arroyo pleads not guilty to electoral sabotage case (Update 1)
23 February 2012 0 CommentsFormer President and Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo enters a not guilty plea in the electoral sabotage case filed against her by the Commission on Elections
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Senate to probe BSP, AMLC on PEPs
22 February 2012 0 CommentsThe Senate is to conduct an inquiry on Monday next week into the alleged authority of the Central Bank to label citizens as 'Politically Exposed People' (PEP) and pry into their bank accounts, with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile hinting that this is in violation of the constitution
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PAL clamps up on the Platinum Card of Corona (Update 1)
22 February 2012 0 CommentsPhilippine Airlines declines to provide more information on the privilege card given to Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife, Cristina, on advise by PAL's legal counsel not to talk anymore about the Platinum Card issue
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PNP to deploy 500 cops for INC prayer rally
22 February 2012 0 CommentsThe Philippine National Police intends to deploy 500 of its personnel to provide security for the evangelical rally of the Iglesia Ni Cristo on the theme 'seeking justice' and scheduled for February 28
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PAL clamps up on the Platinum Card of Corona
22 February 2012 0 CommentsPhilippine Airlines declines to provide more information on the privilege card given to Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife, Cristina, on advise by PAL's legal counsel not to talk anymore about the Platinum Card issue
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Prosecution expresses concerns about exclusion of witnesses
22 February 2012 0 CommentsThe prosecution team expresses concerns about the possibility of certain witnesses being excluded from the remaining articles of impeachment
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Defense lawyers prepared for De Lima
22 February 2012 0 CommentsThe panel of lawyers defending Chief Justice Renato Corona say they are prepared to tackle Article 7 of the impeachment complaint and that, as long as Justice Sec. Leila de Lima's testimony proves relevant, the public can expect no objection from the defense
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Sec de Lima to attend Wednesday's impeachment hearing
21 February 2012 0 CommentsJustice Secretary Leila de Lima is expected to attend Wednesday's hearing in the Corona impeachment trial, although it remains unclear whether or not she will be testifying on the matter of Chief Justice Renato Corona's alleged partiality toward former President and current Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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House committee finds probable cause to impeach Justice Del Castillo
21 February 2012 0 CommentsThe House Committee on Justice finds probable cause for an impeachment complaint to be filed against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano Del Castillo for plagiarism
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Miriam warns prosecution over quality of evidence
21 February 2012 0 CommentsSenator and impeachment judge Miriam Santiago warns the prosecution panel about the tendency of its members to present documentary evidence that may not have been obtained properly
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NBI ready for forensic exam on PSBank documents
21 February 2012 0 CommentsThe National Bureau of Investigation hints that it is prepared to conduct a forensic examination on allegedly tampered photocopies of bank records attributed to Chief Justice Renato Corona if asked to do so
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Pres. Aquino: Judicial reforms for 'new status quo'
21 February 2012 0 CommentsPresident Aquino reminds cabinet members to keep pushing for reforms for the benefit of the people, even as Malacañang expressed disagreement with a bishop's view that the Corona impeachment trial was going nowhere
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Central Bank denies accessing Corona deposit records (Update 1)
21 February 2012 0 CommentsBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas denies reproducing copies of Chief Justice Renato Corona's deposit records at PSBank, including signature cards, as earlier implied by some senator judges during the course of the impeachment trial
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Central Bank denies accessing Corona deposit records
21 February 2012 0 CommentsBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas denies reproducing copies of Chief Justice Renato Corona's deposit records at PSBank, including signature cards, as earlier implied by some senator judges during the course of the impeachment trial
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House suspends session early; most congressmen troop to Senate
20 February 2012 0 CommentsSome 100 members of the House of Representatives went to the Senate to show support to the prosecution team for Day 20 of the Corona impeachment trial
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Outspoken nun calls on Corona to open bank accounts
20 February 2012 0 CommentsMary John Mananzan, co-chairperson of the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines, calls on Chief Justice Renato Corona to allow scrutiny of his dollar accounts for the sake of transparency and accountability
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Student leaders serenade Corona
20 February 2012 0 CommentsTo the tune of the popular old ballad, Mr. DJ, some 20 student leaders from various colleges in Metro Manila rendered a serenade in front of the Supreme Court building to call for Chief Justice Renato Corona's resignation, through a "request"
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Senators stay out of Aquino-Corona word war
20 February 2012 0 CommentsSenate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III and Senator Panfilo Lacson acknowledge that there is nothing they can do about the on-going word war between President Benigno Aquino III and Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona
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Corona camp: Prosecution 'misguided' on admissibility of bank deposits
20 February 2012 0 CommentsChief Justice Renato Corona's defense team reiterates that the prosecution panel is misguided by banking on the prospective admissibility of Corona’s bank deposits as evidence
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Impeachment trial tackles important issues in Senate caucus
20 February 2012 0 CommentsIn Monday’s caucus, the Senate sitting as impeachment court is expected to discuss on a number of issues, including the possible clamping of sanctions against defense lawyers who alleged that Malacañang officials were offering bribes to senator-judges to influence the course of the trial
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Supreme Court uses confidentiality lynchpins
18 February 2012 0 CommentsThe Supreme Court, using the principles of privilge and confidentiality as justification, resolved to deny the requests of the prosecution panel to examine the "rollos and the Agenda and Minutes of the Deliberations" of the high court in cases related to Article 3 and Article 7 of the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Renato Corona
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Pres. Aquino reiterates need to remove Corona
16 February 2012 0 CommentsPresident Aquino says evidence presented so far in the impeachment court shows how unfit Chief Justice Renato Corona is to retain leadership of the judiciary
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Henares: Defense waived Corona's right to keep tax probe confidential
16 February 2012 0 CommentsBIR Commissioner Kim Henares points out that the defense panel in the impeachment trial operatively waived Chief Justice Corona's right to keep a confidential tax investigation under wraps by dwelling on it during the course of the hearings
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Prosecution plans to depose a few impeachment witnesses
16 February 2012 0 CommentsThe prosecution says it plans to depose several witnesses in order to expedite the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona
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President Aquino's speech
16 February 2012 0 CommentsSpeech of President Benigno Aquino III at the Anniversary of Tagumpay ng Bayan at La Consolacion College, Manila City, February 16, 2012
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Prosecutors plan to trim articles of impeachment
16 February 2012 0 CommentsMembers of the prosecution panel say they intend to trim down the articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona in the hope of finishing the presentation of all the complaints before the Lenten break
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PSBank set to show Corona signature cards Thursday
16 February 2012 0 CommentsSenator Juan Ponce Enrile, the impeachment court presiding officer, has ordered PSBank to present on Thursday the original specimen signature card attached to the bank deposits of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona
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Ombudsman dismisses complaint on House prosecutors SALN
15 February 2012 0 CommentsThe Office of the Ombudsman says it is dismissing a complaint seeking investigation of the alleged non-disclosure of Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth of the prosecutors and the senator-judges in the Corona impeachment trial
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Palace hands off on Enrile ouster talk
15 February 2012 0 CommentsDeputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said on Wednesday that Malacañang will keep its distance on the issue of leadership at the Senate even as rumors of an oust-Enrile start to brew
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Topacio insists on representing Vizconde for Article 3
15 February 2012 0 CommentsLawyer Ferdinand Topacio says he will insist on representing Lauro Vizconde when the impeachment court tackles Article 3, in which the latter is slated to be among the witnesses
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Minority to act on possible impeachment vs. PNoy next week
15 February 2012 0 CommentsThe minority bloc in the House of Representatives said it is expected to act on an impeachment complaint filed against President Benigno Aquino III on the issue of the allegedly undervalued sale of the old Pines Hotel property in Baguio City
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Prosecution sets sights on Article 3
15 February 2012 0 CommentsThe prosecution panel said Wednesday that, barring any surprise development, it expects to end the presentation of witnesses for Article 2
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Malacañang denies being source of bank docs
15 February 2012 0 CommentsThe Office of the President denies being the source of allegedly leaked bank records in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, saying it has no access to these documents
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Economist Villegas: Impeachment will not affect economy
15 February 2012 0 CommentsEconomist Bernardo Villegas, who is also Vice President of the University of Asia and the Pacific, said Wednesday that he believes the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona will not negatively affect the economy
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Prosecutors seek PSBank originals of CJ bank docs
15 February 2012 0 CommentsThe House prosecution panel asks the impeachment court to order Philippine Savings Bank to produce the original bank documents of Chief Justice Renato Corona pertaining to both peso and foreign currency deposits for 'proper comparison and verification'
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Defense explains why they should not be cited for contempt
15 February 2012 0 CommentsMembers of the impeachment defense panel have finished an initial draft of their explanation as to why they should not be cited for contempt after they earlier accused Malacañang of trying to bribe the senator-judges
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Senate CCTV footage shows no 'little lady'
15 February 2012 0 CommentsClosed-circuit Television (CCTV) footage of Representative Reynaldo Umali inside the Senate grounds do not seem to support his claims that a "small lady" gave him documents pertaining to alleged bank documents of Chief Justice Renato Corona
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Umali may be removed from the prosecution
14 February 2012 0 CommentsSenator and Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto, sitting as an impeachment judge, says it is possible that Representative Rey Umali of Oriental Mindoro may be removed from the prosecution if a senator-judge moves for it
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No reprimand on Prosecution for presenting 'fake' docs
14 February 2012 0 CommentsThe Senate sitting as an impeachment court trying Chief Justice Renato Corona did not issue the prosecution panel a reprimand for presenting bank documents described by a witness as fake
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Malacañang maintains prosecution's docs are not fake
14 February 2012 0 CommentsPresidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda has maintained that, contrary to PSbank branch manager Anabelle Tiongson's testimony, Corona bank documents presented by the prosecution panel are not fake
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Tiongson expected to present Corona bank signature specimens
14 February 2012 0 CommentsPSbank branch manager Anabel Tiongson is expected again at the witness stand to present documents being required by the impeachment court
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Corona files supplemental petition
14 February 2012 0 CommentsSupreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona amplified his plea before the SC to stop the impeachment proceedings against him at the Senate
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Archbishop Tagle calls for culture of integrity
13 February 2012 0 CommentsManila Archbishop Tagle calls on those involved in public service to take the Corona impeachment trial as an opportunity to cultivate honesty
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Statements of Chief Justice Renato Corona and Malacañang
13 February 2012 0 Comments'Throughout my public career, I have never been involved in any anomaly or scandal. Whatever assets my wife and I have acquired are products of 45 years of toil and honest work' - Chief Justice Renato Corona
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CJ accuses PNoy of committing an impeachable offense
13 February 2012 0 CommentsChief Justice Corona openly accused President Benigno Aquino III of committing an impeachable offense by allegedly urging the Impeachment Court to go against the Supreme Court's temporary restraining order on Corona's dollar accounts
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Defense lawyers told to explain P100M bribe allegations
13 February 2012 0 CommentsLawyers of Chief Justice Renato Corona were verbally admonished Monday by Senator-Judges to explain their earlier allegation that Malacanang was attempting to bribe the senators to influence the outcome of the impeachment trial
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Palace: Truth will emerge despite SC TRO
13 February 2012 0 CommentsMalacañang on Monday expressed confidence that the TRO on Corona's bank foreign currency deposits will not prevent the truth about the embattled Chief Justice from unraveling
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House Minority to probe alleged P100-M Palace bribe
13 February 2012 0 CommentsThe minority bloc at the House of Representatives plans to file a resolution looking into an alleged P100-million bribe offered by Malacañang official to Senator-Judges in the Corona impeachment trial
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Defense moves to defer scrutiny of Corona dollar accounts
13 February 2012 0 CommentsThe defense panel filed a motion at the Senate on Monday morning to defer the examination of Chief Justice Renato Corona's dollar accounts to honor the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court
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Roy: Tatad, Maceda confirm Palace plan to bribe senators
13 February 2012 0 CommentsLawyer Judd Roy of the Corona Impeachment defense panel said on Monday that former Senators Kit Tatad and Ernesto Maceda have confirmed the alleged plan by Malacañang to bribe the senator-judges in order to obtain a conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona
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UP Prof: Create constitutional court to solve impasse
13 February 2012 0 CommentsPolitical analyst and UP professor Dr. Clarita Carlos has suggested the creation of a constitutional court similar to the Federal Constitutional court of Germany to solve the conflict between the Supreme Court and the impeachment court
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Bank applied for TRO 'to seek guidance'
13 February 2012 0 CommentsAn officer of Philippine Savings Bank pointed out that PSbank had to resort to applying for a temporary restraining order to seek guidance on whether the exceptions in Republic act 6426 pertaining to secrecy of foreign deposits were valid
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Chavez: SC bucked Constitution with TRO on Corona dollar accounts
13 February 2012 0 CommentsThe Supreme Court "went into forbidden territory" when it issued a temporary restraining order on the impeachment court's subpoena on the dollar bank accounts of Chief Justice Renato Corona Thursday last week, former Solicitor-General Frank Chavez said
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Akbayan dares Corona lawyers: Walk out
13 February 2012 0 CommentsA militant group challenged the lawyers of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona on Monday to stage a walkout during today's impeachment trial and make a mockery out of the trial proceedings
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Tupas: Article 2 is proven without Corona's dollar accounts
13 February 2012 0 CommentsRepresentative Niel Tupas Jr, the Chief Prosecutor in the Corona Impeachment trial, said Monday that Article 2 of the impeachment complaint can still stand even if the Senate impeachment court honors the temporary restraining order of the Supreme Court on the disclosure of Corona's PS Bank Dollar accounts
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Senators deny Palace P100M offer
13 February 2012 0 CommentsSenators sitting as impeachment court judges flatly denied the allegation thrown Sunday night by defense lawyers of Chief Justice Renato Corona that the Office of the President has been enticing the senator-judges in the Corona Impeachment trial with P100 million each to buck the Supreme Court's Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on Corona's dollar accounts and, ultimately, to hammer out a conviction