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The president of the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) on Thursday denied leaking the bank records of Chief Justice Renato Corona to the prosecution, which submitted photocopies of the documents to the Senate impeachment court.

The United States is seeking more access to Philippines ports and airfields to re-fuel and service its warships and planes, diplomatic and military sources said on Thursday, expanding its presence at a time of tension with China in the South China Sea.

A potential cyclone — a low-pressure area (LPA) — entered Philippine territory Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

Keeping the Senate impeachment court from scrutinizing the US dollar accounts of Chief Justice Corona by a Supreme Court temporary restraining order is an effort to derail the proceedings, presidential spokeperson Edwin Lacierda said Thursday. 

President Benigno Aquino III has appointed the mother of Senator Francis Escudero as a member of the University of the Philippines Board of Regents.

A branch manager of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Thursday revealed that Chief Justice Renato Corona had a checking account  worth around P12 million as of 2010.

The manager of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Thursday took the witness stand during the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

The Supreme Court  on Thursday voted 8-5 to temporarily stop the Senate impeachment court from revealing the details of Chief Justice Renato Corona's foreign currency bank accounts, Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez announced at a press briefing. The high court, however, deferred a decision on the defense's petition asking it to stop the ongoing impeachment trial.

Malacañang said Thursday it expects the second Coast Guard Cutter to be provided by the US to beef up the government's effort to secure the country's territorial waters.  

A Malacañang official on Thursday accused the camp of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona of “trying to hide the truth” when it asked the Supreme Court to stop the ongoing impeachment trial in the Senate.