MANILA, Philippines - The Office of the Ombudsman filed some 2,470 graft and other criminal cases against erring government officials and employees last year. Quoting an annual report, lawyer Rhodora Galicia of the anti-graft agency’s Community Coordination Bureau said 155 of the complaints were lodged before the Sandiganbayan. The rest numbering 1,315 involving lower-ranking officials were filed in different regional trial courts, she added. Speaking at the Office of the Ombudsman’s Read more [...]
Minister of Fisheries Rosa Quintana says the Xunta will do its best for cancelling the pact. (Photo: Xunta) Galicia and PSOE intend fisheries pact with Mauritania to be cancelled SPAIN Friday, August 03, 2012, 01:00 (GMT + 9) The head of the Ministry of Read more [...]
MANILA, Philippines - The Office of the Ombudsman filed some 2,470 graft and other criminal cases against erring government officials and employees last year. Quoting an annual report, lawyer Rhodora Galicia of the anti-graft agency’s Community Coordination Bureau said 155 of the complaints were lodged before the Sandiganbayan. The rest numbering 1,315 involving lower-ranking officials were filed in different regional trial courts, she added. Speaking at the Office of the Ombudsman’s Read more [...]
2 August 2012 Last updated at 08:23 GMT By Chris Morris BBC News, Galicia, Spain Galicia's City of Culture: Unfinished and now four times over budget High on a hill on the outskirts of the ancient pilgrimage centre of Santiago de Compostela stands an extraordinary complex of buildings. Their sweeping curved roofs, clad Read more [...]
Most people instinctively associate Spain's coastline with the Mediterranean – unaware of the stunning stretch of coastline where the Atlantic meets Galicia. Just north of Portugal, these beaches range from peaceful and deserted, to rugged and wild.   With pristine sands, turquoise waters and scented pine tree backdrops as standard, it's no surprise that these beaches are rated as some of the best in Spain.   The Cies Islands are Galicia's star Read more [...]
Emailed by Fiona Rusling, who wins two easyJet flights to Barcelona Galicia tips I read Fred Mawer’s (“Beginners guide to Galicia”, July 21) with considerable interest. Visitors travelling as far south as Baiona should go the extra miles, taking the coastal road west through Oia (Cistercian monastery), then south to A Guarda, noted for its seafood, and beyond to the mouth of the Mino estuary. There are marvellous views of the rocky Atlantic coastline and across the Mino Read more [...]

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