TENSE

The inflection of a verb that indicates the time of action or state of being verbs, such as simple or primary tenses: simple past, simple present, or simple future; and perfect or secondary tenses: past perfect, present perfect, or future perfect.

Former President Fidel V Ramos intervened by asking his aides to work out a compromise with the Malaysians, and the Supreme Court of the Philippines, in a controversial decision, decided in favor of Don Emilio Yap, the owner of the Manila Bulletin.