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GMA hoping to mend battered defense pact The Philippines would seek to reaffirm its defense ties with the United States when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits the former American colony this week, an official said Sunday. President Gloria Arroyo was also expected to discuss the pact if she meets US President Barack Obama in Singapore later this week. […]

MANILA, Philippines - Albay Gov. Joey Salceda warned yesterday that the government’s much-vaunted massive reconstruction effort could fail as the special public-private commission created for the purpose did not turn out as originally envisioned. He said the “lack of corporate appetite” and the government reflexively resorting to traditiona […]

MANILA, Philippines - Two pro-administration senators see no legal obstacle for President Arroyo to run for Congress in next year’s elections. Sen. Joker Arroyo and Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago believe that Mrs. Arroyo can run for another elective office, except the presidency. However, Senator Arroyo said it “would be very demeaning” for […]

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine National Police is asking the Commission on Elections to establish special desks to deal with election-related issues. PNP chief Director General Jesus Verzosa said the special desks formed part of the PNP’s request to the Comelec to ensure honest and peaceful elections next year. “We recommended to the Comele […]

MANILA, Philippines - If President Arroyo’s son Rep. Diosdado “Dato” Arroyo of Camarines Sur’s first district eventually loses his House seat, he has no one to blame but Sen. Joker Arroyo and his lawmaker-colleagues in his adopted province. Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, chairman of the Senate committee on local governm […]

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. backed yesterday moves to develop rice varieties that could survive floods and drought. The Nacionalista Party standard-bearer said he supports efforts of the International Rice Research Institute and the Philippine Rice Research Institute to boost rice production to enable Filipino farmers to be self-sufficient. […]

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, chairperson of the Senate economic affairs committee, will sponsor today the committee report on the Road User’s Tax, which recommends the filing of criminal charges against resigned Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. and former Road Board executive director Rodolfo Puno. Santiago said she […]

MANILA, Philippines - The League of Municipalities of the Philippines has pledged to support the zero-waste management campaign and transform garbage dumps into eco-parks to control climate change that results into natural calamities. LMP national president Mayor Ramon Guico Jr. said mayors nationwide have made a commitment to comply with the provisions of R […]