Efforts by the government to catch up on its infrastructure spending in the second quarter fell short as public construction was again cited as a ma
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Nearly 2,000 container vans disappeared in broad daylight under the nose of Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez
Read MoreThis outsider has it on good authority that in the recent past, former president Joseph Estrada has developed an admiration for Claro M. Recto, who
Read MoreMORE than a thousand local government units have yet to comply with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, the Department of Environment and Nat
Read MoreBenigno Aquino, president of the Philippines, has arrived in Beijing on a mission to repair relations with China, which have soured amid increased t
Read MoreThis is a re-posted statement. The MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (MAP) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Commission on High
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release. The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure regulating the use of plastic bags
Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. ‘They want to dismantle the hurdles and they intend to do so with or without Malacañang’s support.’ SPE
Read MoreThis is a re-posted statement. Growth of the Philippine economy eased to a modest 3.4 percent in the second quarter of 2011. In comparison with the c
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Can political reform be divorced from economic reform? Is the Pope Jewish? There’s this fashionable idea that what
Read MoreIn this letter dated August 19, 2011, the American Chamber of Commerce (a JFC member) expressed its support for the efforts made by the Committee on B
Read MoreThis is a re-posted press release by the DBM. Abad: Proposed Human Resource Dev't Program Reasonable with BPO Potential Budget and Management Secret
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Carjacking and killings have become an almost daily occurrence in Metro Manila, and yet the Philippine National Po
Read MorePhilippine President Benigno Aquino is to welcome the arrival of the Pacific nation's newest warship at an official ceremony Tuesday. Mr. Aquino an
Read MoreMANILA — Gunmen shot dead the host of a political radio show in the Philippines, police said on Tuesday, the latest journalist to be killed in one o
Read MorePeace talks over conflict in the southern Philippines have foundered apparently over a government proposal that gives greater autonomy to Islamic re
Read MoreReporter Alma Mistry from Radio Australia’s “Asia Pacific” (online and radio) segment interviewed The Asia Foundation’s Steven Rood about the results
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Even from her sickbed, Gloria Arroyo doesn’t stop. The full-page ad boasting of her achievements does it all over
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines—Jailtime just became all-too-real for wannabe mass housing magnate Delfin Lee. Syndicated estafa, a non-bailable crime, is set
Read MoreBoth sides resume talks in Kuala Lumpur MANILA, Philippines – The draft peace proposal submitted by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a cop
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