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Arroyo condemns Maguindanao incident

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:55:25 +0000

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

Justice Sabio suffers heart attack

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:54:16 +0000

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.

Kapatiran party members troop to Comelec

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:09 +0000

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.

Fajardo on taking Golez’s post

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:51:26 +0000

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

New coalition picks Ebdane as presidential bet

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:50:47 +0000

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

Ebdane vs Erap on insurgency

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:49:56 +0000

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.

PPCRV backs naming of party-list nominees

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:48:33 +0000

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

Child pornography as crime

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:47:50 +0000

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

East Asian Seas Congress opens Monday

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:47:05 +0000

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.

Official: RP budget deficit still manageable

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:46:23 +0000

A MALACAÑANG official responded to concerns of International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a possible blowout of the budget deficit after the Philippines recently breached its P250 billion budget deficit

Binay: Estrada is very healthy

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:17:53 +0000

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.

Nothing final on Pacquiao's political plans

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:20:53 +0000

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.

20 persons file COCs at Comelec

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:20:06 +0000

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.

Bayani Fernando to name running mate soon

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:19:15 +0000

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.

Arroyo reorganizes Opapp

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:17:04 +0000

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

Greenpeace's plea over GM rice importation junked

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:16:17 +0000

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

Erap on politicians shifting parties

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:15:25 +0000

UNITED Opposition (UNO) standard bearer former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada welcomes the idea of administration members joining their party for the 2010 polls.

Comelec decision on Ladlad petition hit

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:14:25 +0000

WOMEN rights group EnGendeRights Inc. is calling on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to overturn its resolution denying the party-list accreditation of Ang Ladlad.

Group helps typhoon victims address trauma

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:13:35 +0000

MORE than 500 schoolchildren from the municipality of Tanay Rizal benefit from the psychosocial processing (PSP).

Pre-need firm gets dealer's license

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:12:45 +0000

BOUNCING back from dire prediction, the former Pacific Plans Incorporated (PPI) now Abundance Providers and Entrepreneurs Corporation (Apec) got the nod of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

New US envoy is Obama's choice

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:58:15 +0000

CHEERS and jeers met the appointment of a new United States ambassador to the Philippines.

Exec son's killer told: give up peacefully

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:57:33 +0000

EVEN as it remains outraged over the incident, Malacañang on Saturday urged the suspect in the fatal road-rage shooting of a Palace official's son to yield peacefully.

Arroyo studies term extension for Ibrado

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:56:31 +0000

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is now studying a call by senators to extend the term of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Victor Ibrado until June 30, 2010.

President convenes Cabinet in Boracay

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:55:18 +0000

A GATHERING at the paradise island of Boracay may serve as a virtual farewell for the remaining Cabinet members who will seek elective posts in the 2010 polls.

Palace reacts to Bayani Fernando's statement

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:54:34 +0000

MALACAÑANG on Saturday dismissed as "tampo" (lover's quarrel) the claim of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) head Bayani Fernando that the administration party is dissolving.