MANILA — On a quiet residential street behind a shopping mall, the important business of the president of the Philippines was being conducted by a d
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government blocked former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her husband from leaving the country on Tu
Read MoreThe local gold trade may just prove to be a gold mine for government revenue collectors. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday charged a
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima rightly says: “To have [our legal system] depend on faith and on the goodwill of t
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Audit (COA) is ordering the Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) to cause the refund of over P31.7 million in traditio
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. One hears or reads about the Ligots and the Garcias, or for that matter all the other rogues who have brought scan
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Criticism keeps leaders on their toes, prods them to do better, and hopefully improves actual performance. In the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Ah, how the tables are turned. In June 2010, then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approved the issuance by Justice
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Children should be seen and not heard.—12th century proverb President Aquino’s interview with YouTube on Friday w
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice finally rejected yesterday former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s request to seek medical treatm
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Once again, the Philippine economy may be one of the few in East Asia that will post a respectable GDP growth of 5
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Sandiganbayan yesterday sentenced to six to 10 years in jail nine former officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP)
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) first division has ordered the arrest of businessman Macario Gaw Jr. after it found probable ca
Read MoreThere are some 67,000 government posts begging to be filled even as nearly three million Filipinos looking for work remain jobless. The problem is
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday ordered a manhunt against former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot and his wife Erl
Read MoreA FORMER military official and his wife slapped with tax evasion charges yesterday posted bail at the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), even as they face
Read MoreGlobal News This is a re-posted report. LONDON — Disputes are raging from Athens to Washington about how to reduce government debt without further d
Read MoreA congressional push for the abolition of underperforming government-owned and –controlled corporations (GOCCs) and government financial institution
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued another order yesterday placing former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapaga
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