15 killed as troops clash with militants
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Suspected Muslim militants attacked government troops guarding a school construction site in a rebel stronghold in the southern Philippines on Sunday, igniting a clash that killed…
PCSO settles P3.5-B tax debts
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has agreed to settle more than P3.5 billion in tax debts with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR Commissioner Kim…
Storm Coming!
MANILA, Philippines - A tropical depression was expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) last night or this morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)…
‘Hello, Japan!’
MANILA, Philippines - By JC BELLO RUIZ • MADEL R. SABATER MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno S. Aquino III leaves this morning for a three-day working visit to Japan that…
Aquino declares Sept. 27 special non-working holiday in Malvar, Batangas
MANILA, Philippines (PNA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Sept. 27, 2011 as a special non-working day in the municipality of Malvar, Batangas in celebration of the 146th…
Refund for water consumers pushed
MANILA, Philippines - A party-list congressman has asked the government to act swiftly in pushing the refund for water consumers allegedly overbilled by the two private concessionaires of the Metropolitan…
Organic agriculture vs climate change?
MANILA, Philippines - Win over climate change by engaging in organic agriculture. Dr. Victoria Espaldon, professor and dean of the School of Environmental Management of the University of the Philippines…
Proposed salary hike for gov’t workers will have to wait
MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang is not inclined to give the proposed P6,000 increase in the minimum salary of government workers due to limited resources. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte acknowledged…
BACK HOME
PNoy returns with bagful of investments, sets trip to Japan By GENALYN D. KABILING MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino is back home with a bagful of investment prospects from American…
White elephant?
MANILA, Philippines - FROZEN in time. This was how Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael E. Seguis described the old Philippine Embassy building in Baghdad, Iraq when he visited the abandoned structure…
‘RH bill teaches responsible parenthood’
Washington D.C. (via PLDT) – President Benigno S. Aquino III said yesterday that the Reproductive Health bill in Congress would help adult Filipinos make responsible decisions on becoming parents. Speaking…
Budget Surplus
WASHINGTON D.C. (via PLDT) – President Aquino announced yesterday that the government posted a P9.22-billion budget surplus in August due to higher tax revenues. The Chief Executive made the surprise…
Moderate quake hits Luzon
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale on Thursday jolted Luzon, Philippines at 11:49 a.m. local time (0349 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey said.
BOC files P1-B smuggling raps vs. Petronas Energy
By Perfecto T. Raymundo, Jr. MANILA, Philippines (PNA) -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Thursday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) a P1.058-billion smuggling case against Petronas Energy…
US woman is world’s shortest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A 27-inch-tall college student whose hobbies include dancing and cheerleading is the world’s shortest woman, Guinness World Records said on Tuesday. Bridgette Jordan, 22, and her younger…
Aquino: China to be ‘reasonable’
NEW YORK (AFP) – President Aquino said Tuesday that he expected China to be “reasonable” over tense territorial disputes so long as Beijing is given a way to save face.…
