MANILA, Philippines—The highly controversial reproductive health bill will have to wait. The Senate put all pending bills, including the RH measure
Read MoreSpokesman admits the President didn’t prepare for FOCAP meet The only instance that President Benigno Aquino III showed irritation in the grilling
Read MoreFormer President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is planning to travel this month to Germany for medical treatment and to New York to participate in a forum
Read MoreOver P5 billion worth of locally funded road projects gathered dust in 2010 because the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) failed to per
Read MoreA STIMULUS PACKAGE expected to allow the government to meet this year’s growth goals will be unveiled today and will include funding for various inf
Read MoreOFFICIALS in the line of succession to the presidency saw slight declines in their net satisfaction ratings in the third quarter, in contrast with a
Read MoreGlobal News 'There are a billion new consumers that are going to join the middle class in Asia over the next 10 years. We have to have access to th
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Part 2 When President Aquino unveiled the PPP program to the world on the occasion of his first state-of-the-nati
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Three Philippine senators have filed graft complaints against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s husband and 18 former
Read MoreBACOOR, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen who held six hostages inside a bank for three hours surrendered peacefully Thursday after a botched robbery in a c
Read MoreSENATE Majority Leader Tito Sotto allayed concerns aired by some of his fellow senators over the legality of fresh initiatives by Congress leaders t
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. A titanic war is looming between the executive and judicial branches of government over the judiciary’s budget. Si
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Major mining companies have sent an SOS to the government, seeking protection for an industry that the government li
Read MoreGlobal News In a long-awaited move, the House on Wednesday approved three trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, as well as the renewal
Read MoreAfter three years working in the Middle East for a Kuwaiti engineering company, Leah Aquino is back in Manila. But rather than relaxing on her visit
Read MoreRegional News The findings of HSBC Expat Explorer survey show that Thailand is the number one expat destination when compared globally ac
Read MoreThis is a re-posted photo release from the website of the Senate of the Philippines. one laptop per child Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile j
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—The umbrella organization of the country’s largest mining firms expressed alarm Thursday over statements made by representatives
Read MoreThe Philippines, which is hard-pressed to corner more foreign direct investments, is set to get a $1-million grant from the Japanese government to i
Read MoreThe Department of Energy is pushing for the signing of an agreement among several government agencies to stop rampant smuggling of fuel products in
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