PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered law enforcement authorities led by the military to bring the perpetrators of the Maguindanao hostage taking turned killing spree.

COURT of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Jose Sabio has fell in a coma after a severe heart attack on Saturday, Supreme Court (SC) spokesman Jose Midas Marquez said Monday.

THE Kapatiran party, led by its standard bearer JC delos Reyes, filed their certificate of candidacies (COCs) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Monday afternoon.

PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson Lorelie Fajardo has yet to close her door on the possibility of replacing Anthony Golez as press undersecretary.

TWO major components of Lakas that catapulted former President Fidel Ramos to power in 1992 have formed an alliance with the Lapian ng Manggagagawa (LM), which carries the candidacy of former Public W

WHIILE former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada is for an all-out war against Mindanao rebels, former Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. believes solution should be properly planned.

PARISH Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) chairperson Henrietta de Villa supported the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ordering party-list organizations to announce the

THE House of Representatives has ratified House Bill 6440, banning anti-child pornography and imposing stiff penalties against violators.

OVER 1,500 delegates from 11 countries attended the opening ceremony of the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2009 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Monday morning.

MALACAÑANG would respect the decision of boxing champion Manny Pacquiao to join the Nacionalista Party (NP) in pursuing his bid for Saranggani congressional seat if he decides to proceed with it.

THE Commission on Elections (COmelec) said it would take at least 30 days before they will come up with the official list of national candidates for the May 2010 polls.

METROPOLITAN Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Bayani Fernando on Sunday said he is talking with various prospective running mates for his presidential bid in the 2010 elections.

FORMER President Joseph Estrada proved his detractors wrong about his health condition when he did a ceremonial run at the inauguration of the University of Makati (Umak) track and field oval Sunday morning.

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration Susanna Vargas to oversee the financial and administrative functions of the Office of the Presidenti

THE Court of Appeals (CA) has granted a petition filed by the Department of Agriculture and its attached agency (DA), the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), to allow the importation and use by a private