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President Noynoy Aquino’s speech at the commemoration of national hero Jose Rizal’s 150 birth anniversary has earned the ire of a national youth group. The group Anakbayan decried what it called ‘a desperate attempt to salvage a failing presidency’, saying it was highly insulting for the national hero to be connected to any programs and policies of the curre […]

MANILA, Philippines -  The House of Representatives has posted a record attendance in its sessions despite numerous complaints about the lack or delayed release of pork barrel funds by Malacañang. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. cited the collective achievement of his colleagues in remarks marking the end of the first regular session of Congress two weeks ago […]

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang lashed out at Cotabato City Mayor Japal Guiani Jr. and other local officials yesterday for saying that President Aquino did not bring any help when he visited the flood victims in their areas on Wednesday. “At a time that calls for solidarity to effectively assist our countrymen in Mindanao, it is unfortunate that some offici […]

A BOOMING stock market has expanded the Philippines’ billionaires list to a record 11, with the combined wealth of the 40 richest also hitting an all-time high, Forbes.com said on Thursday. Shopping mall king Henry Sy, 86, saw his assets surge 44 percent to $7.2 billion over the past year and remains the Philippines’ richest man, the website said in its annu […]

ESTIMATED value of the damage wrought by continuous rains to the agriculture sector has reached close to more than half a billion pesos, the Department of Agriculture reported on Thursday. As of Wednesday, damage incurred in Regions III, X, XI, XII and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has reached P658 million, according to consolidated reports from t […]

WASHINGTON – He lifted himself up by his bootstraps, created a good life and lived the American dream, but as Filipino reporter Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize winner recalls it, “the more I achieved, the more scared and depressed I became.” Why? Because he is an undocumented immigrant living a different kind of reality. “It means going about my day in […]

PENDING the government’s review of Stradcom Corp.’s contract with the Land Transportation Office , Malacañang said that Stradcom was obligated to honor the deal. “We’re still looking at reviewing the contract, so there’s still no decision either way on the Stradcom contract,” Malacanang spokesman Edwin Lacierda told a Palace briefing on Wednesday. But Lacier […]

President calls them ‘bad news’ bearers WITHOUT naming them, President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Thursday said that there are two to three members of his Cabinet whom he considers his “penitence” as they often bring “bad news” instead of solutions to problems. President Aquino made the statement during his speech at the celebration of the 113th anniversary of th […]

MANILA, Philippines -  Eleven areas were placed under storm warning signals yesterday as tropical storm “Falcon” moved closer to the Bicol region, the weather bureau said. As of 4 p.m. yesterday, storm warning signal Number 1 was raised in the provinces of Quezon, Aurora, Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Isabela, Cagayan including Calayan, […]

In celebration of the Day of the Filipino Seafarer, Senator Loren Legarda today reiterated her call for the institution of mechanisms that would ensure better protection and provision of necessary services for Filipino sea-based workers.   Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said it is essential to have a Magna Carta of Filipino Seaf […]