Bigger LGU tax share pushed
The national government and the local government units may soon get an equal share in the national taxes once a bill seeking a 50-50 revenue sharing is enacted into law.…
No long weekend this month
No long weekend for Filipinos at the end of the month? The Andres Bonifacio Day (Nov. 30) which falls on a Wednesday will not be moved to the nearest Monday…
11-11-11 brings luck to Las Piñas City bettor
About three million on-lottery aficionados of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) wanted Friday to cash in on the 11-11-11 date, but only one of them, a Las Piñas bettor,…
DFA cited for withdrawing list
An administration congressman welcomed the decision of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to withdraw the list of 41 so-called non-compliant countries where overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are barred from…
Comelec accredits Nat’l Unity Party
The National Unity Party (NUP) composed of a group of congressmen who broke off with the Lakas-Kampi-CMD has been formally accredited as a national political party and is now getting…
PAL operations inching to normalcy
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is inching back to normalcy with more flights that used to operate from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 back to its hub at the…
Aquino, Obama to meet anew
President Benigno S. Aquino III will once again meet United States President Barack Obama. They will meet for the second time at the 19th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…
BI reviewing its departures policy
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is reviewing its policy for departing travelers in response to numerous complaints of indiscriminate offloading of Filipino tourists in airports.
Sibugay residents get stress debriefings
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has deployed 14 teams of social workers to Zamboanga Sibugay to perform stress debriefing among families affected by military operations in the…
Expedite renewable energy programs –Greenpeace
Green advocates appealed to the Department of Energy (DoE) to fast track the implementation of renewable energy programs to deal with the impacts of climate change in the country.
Aquino to attend ASEAN Summit
President Benigno Aquino III will once again underscore the importance of a peaceful resolution of the disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) by promoting his government's proposal…
MILF cites gov’t truce coordination
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) through its spokesman for Military Affairs, Von Al-Haq, yesterday cited the government's coordination with the MILF, which he said showed ceasefire mechanisms are working…
Filipinos help repel pirate attack
Eight Filipino crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel helped repel armed Somali pirates to retake their ship after it was hijacked off East Africa, reports said.
CIA tracking FB, Twitter activities?
A lawmaker representing a left-wing party-list group has protested as a threat to the constitutional rights of Filipinos the alleged tracking by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of social…
Probe on bogus claimants pressed
The Samahan ng Ex-detainees Laban sa Detensyon at Aresto (SELDA) has demanded an independent inquiry into how a gang of bogus claimants managed to encash checks meant for awardees in…
10 Filipino hajj pilgrims injured
Ten Filipino hajj pilgrims were injured in an accident while on their way to Arafat, Saudi Arabia last Saturday.
