MANILA, Philippines - Some P20 million worth of black corals and turtles were seized today by the Bureau of Customs from two 20-foot container vans at the Eva Macapagal Domestic Terminal in Manila.

Customs Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement Horacio Suansing said the shipment came from Cotabato and was misdeclared as rubber by a certain Exequiel Navarro.

The shipment also included "sea fans", a species of hard, stony corals.

Suansing said the collection and harvesting of this coral...

MANILA, Philippines - A senior lawmaker has taken up the cudgels for the Sandiganbayan after President Aquino criticized the court for approving the plea bargaining agreement between former military comptroller Carlos Garcia and the Ombudsman.

In a statement, House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman said Aquino got it all wrong when he criticized the anti-graft court for making the decision "in a vacuum" without considering testimonies of witnesses who criticized the plea deal.

"The Presid...

LAS VEGAS (AP)—Manny Pacquiao won a lopsided 12-round decision over Sugar Shane Mosley on Saturday night, retaining his WBO welterweight title with his 14th consecutive victory.

Pacquiao (54-3-2) didn’t get the knockout he wanted, but the Filipino Congressman retained his position the most dominant and exciting fighter in the sport, methodically beating Mosley (46-7-1) at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao knocked Mosley down with a left hook in the third round, a punch that seem...