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“In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart,” Mahatma Ghandi wrote.

Throughout the Senate hearings on the Philippine National Police 105,000-euro scam and the Department of Agriculture P728-million fertilizer fund fiasco, the Commission on Audit (COA) was a constant presence, providing expert advice and information to the Senate committees on agriculture and foreign relations.

MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives Public Order and Safety Committee on Wednesday started its own inquiry into the so-called "euro generals" controversy involving the unauthorized "cash advances" of the Philippine National Police (PNP) delegation to an Interpol Assembly in Russia last month.

MANILA, Philippines - Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr on Wednesday lauded the Supreme Court decision voiding the cityhood status of 16 cities, saying their approval was based on a misinterpretation of the law.

(Updated 1:25 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines - The House Justice Committee on Wednesday noon adjourned its hearing on the latest impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo without deliberating on the complaint's sufficiency in substance.

(Updated 1:15 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines - Around 100 employees of the National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday gathered outside the agency's administration building in Quezon City to denounce a looming mass layoff.