Anti-Drug Rally Sets Guiness Record MANILA, Philippines - Some 600,000 people in red shirts swarmed a stretch of Roxas Boulevard in Manila Saturday in a bid to set a record as the world's first and biggest anti-drug rally. The number landed the Grand Bida March in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest march against illegal drugs as certified by adjudicators from London-Lucia Sinigagliesi and Denice Anlander. The event was led by the Batang Iwas Droga (Bida) Foundation Inc. and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) as part of its massive campaign to educate grade school students against the dangers of illegal drugs. [continues 407 words]
MANILA, Philippines-About 10 prosecutors handling various cases are involved in the alleged "cases for sale" at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez told reporters at a forum Wednesday. Gutierrez said her office, together with the National Bureau of Investigation, was already looking into reports she received that several prosecutors were engaged in case-fixing. "I will not be specific. We cannot divulge details yet because it will derail the investigation," she said. Gutierrez said she got the information at the time of the alleged bribery at the department for the release of the "Alabang Boys" broke out. [continues 552 words]
