MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo will hold her last Cabinet meeting for the year on Tuesday in Baguio City with economic and security matters high on the agenda, officials said yesterday. Cabinet Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Mrs. Arroyo will first preside over the meeting of the National Economic and Development Authority Cabinet group to tackle […]
MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections is now screening the motions for reconsideration filed by disqualified candidates and the petitions of two more presidential aspirants in the 2010 elections might be approved. Comelec Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer said the number of senatorial bets might also increase, while the list of candidates for vice pre […]
MANILA, Philippines - Staunch critics of the administration have this fervent wish for Christmas: No more Gloria Macagapal-Arroyo as president and head of state. The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan said it has been a difficult year with President Arroyo at the helm. “The year 2009 has seen some of the worst in Mrs. Arroyo – from the per […]
MANILA, Philippines - Various resolutions and bills to avoid the repetition of massive flooding during typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” may take sometime to be passed because of the campaign period next year. The Senate has only three weeks of session before breaking off for the campaign in February. Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago filed R […]
MANILA, Philippines - Former President Joseph Estrada has asked the Filipino people to serve one another and pray for the victims of typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” and the Maguindanao massacre. In a Christmas message, Estrada said in the spirit of celebrating the birth of the Savior Jesus Christ, Filipinos must help those who have surv […]
MANILA, Philippines - Moro National Liberation Front chairman Nur Misuari and actor Robin Padilla endorsed yesterday the candidacy of Nacionalista Party senatorial bet Adel Tamano, who is expected to push for the interests of fellow Muslims once he wins a seat in the Senate. In a handwritten note to Tamano dated Dec. 9, Padilla wished the young lawyer and fo […]
MANILA, Philippines - Security was tightened at the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Manila following intelligence reports that partisans plan to spring Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. of Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, the principal suspect in the killing of 57 people in Maguindanao last Nov. 23. Regional Director Ricardo Diaz, NBI Counter Terrorism Unit […]
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine National Police chief Director General Jesus Verzosa yesterday placed the entire police force on high alert against a possible attack by communist rebels on the 41st anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines today. Verzosa reiterated the order for policemen to be on alert against possible attacks from the communis […]
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