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Protesting higher school fees
Students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines throw paint bombs at the office of the Commission on Higher Education during a rally on Wednesday. The students are condemning the proposed...
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BIR forms
MA. ISABEL ONGPIN The current Income Tax Return (ITR) form as devised by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is all of 12 complicated pages long. It seems to be made with big time manufacturers and...
View ArticleCLOUD OF LIABILITY HANGS OVER ENTIRE CABINET
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior ReporterNOT only Budget Secretary Florencio Abad Jr. but practically the entire Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino 3rd may be held liable for implementing “unconstitutional”...
View ArticleDAP a golden egg to Audit chief, SC justices reveal
Jomar Canlas Senior ReporterCommission on Audit (COA) chief and nominee for Supreme Court (SC) justice Grace Pulido-Tan failed to issue a Notice of Disallowances against the illegal Disbursement...
View ArticlePart 1: Can America stay the course in East Asia and the West Pacific?
Juan T. Gatbonton Editorial ConsultantBeijing’s assertiveness on the China sea tests US resolve to remain a Pacific power Beijing’s assertiveness on the South China Sea seems, above all else, a test of...
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‘We did nothing wrong’
Catherine S. Valente ReporterAt a press conference on Thursday, Renato Reyes of Bayan holds a copy of a list of DAP releases signed by President Benigno Aquino 3rd. Militant leaders are calling for the...
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DAP: A tale of bribery, greed, and Hacienda Luisita
RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO“The Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) was implemented in good faith, and it stimulated the economy as was its intent,” President Aquino’s usually clueless spokesperson Edwin...
View ArticlePhilippine-American Friendship Day
TODAY is the United States’ Independence Day, which therefore means it is the Americans’ national day. There was a time when we Filipinos celebrated the 4th of July also as our Independence Day. That...
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Pillars of competitiveness explained
National Scientist 2014 Angel Alcala (left), National Academy of Science and Technology President William Padolina (center) and National Scientist 2014 Gavino Trono preside at a press conference on...
View ArticleLRT 2 trip cards ‘vanishing’ fast
Riders of Light Rail Transit (LRT) 2 coaches plying the Santolan (Pasig City)-Recto (Manila)-Santolan route suffered a huge inconvenience this week amid a limited supply of Stored Value Cards....
View ArticleCabinet-level task force formed for INC centennial
Catherine S. ValentePresident Benigno Aquino 3rd has formed a Cabinet-level task force led by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino for this year’s commemoration...
View ArticlePresident names new NIA administrator
Catherine S. ValentePresident Benigno Aquino 3rd has appointed Florencio Padernal as the new administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), replacing Claro Maranan. As contained in...
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Filipina wins AFP reporting award
A handout photo taken in November, 2013 and released to AFP shows multimedia journalist Patricia Evangelista (left) working next to body bags at Basper Public Cemetery during her coverage of the...
View ArticleAQUINO BILL REVEALS DAP ‘BAD FAITH’
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior ReporterTHE “bad faith” in the implementation of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) can be gleaned from a bill against budget impoundment that then-senator Benigno...
View ArticleBishops to President: Go real hard on the corrupt in govt
Robertzon F. Ramirez ReporterThe Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Friday dared President Benigno Aquino 3rd to get rid of all the corrupt members of his administration if he is...
View ArticleGigi at Sandigan cell
Llanesca T. Panti ReporterJessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes on Friday voluntarily surrendered to the Sandiganbayan less than an hour after the anti-graft court issued a warrant of arrest against her in...
View Article‘Inevitable that China is going to be a dominant power in this region’
Juan T. Gatbonton Editorial ConsultantNo alternative to an understanding between Beijing and Washington Time and again, the rise of a great power—by disturbing the balance of forces—has set off a...
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