Aquino still open to second term
CATHERINE S. VALENTE REPORTERPresident Benigno Aquino 3rd addresses Cabinet members and his allies during the “agenda setting” meeting at Malacañang on Friday. MALACAÑANG PHOTO ‘I cannot disregard the...
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Fe Cristobal of Balut, Tondo, Manila looks at the Kia Besta van that was pinned under a container that fell from an out-of-control truck near Delpan Bridge in Manila on Friday. Cristobal and van driver...
View ArticleBuyers bite big at larger iPhones
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple’s website was swamped Friday (Saturday in Manila) in what appeared to be a record-setting buying binge fueled by smartphone buyers’ desire for large-screen iPhones. Bigger did...
View ArticleGroup eyes 1M signatures for pork abolition
NEIL A. ALCOBER A group seeking the scrapping of pork barrel in government eyes to gather one million signatures in Metro Manila for the people’s initiative that aims to abolish the pork barrel system...
View ArticleCagayan, Isabela brace for heavy rains as ‘Luis’ nears
The provinces of Cagayan and Isabela are expected to bear the brunt of Storm Luis when it makes landfall Sunday night or Monday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
View ArticleFrancis shuns bulletproof ‘popemobile’
ROBERTZON F. RAMIREZ Pope Francis is not keen on riding a bulletproof vehicle when he visits the Philippines in January. Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said over the weekend that the...
View ArticleBinay: WPP privileges must not be abused
THE camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Saturday deplored the acceptance of three Binay detractors “with questionable morals and dubious reliability” into the Witness Protection Program (WPP). The...
View ArticleClean up day
Students and members of environmental groups collect trash at the habitat and eco-tourism area in Las Piñas and Parañaque cities on Saturday to drum up support for the International Coastal Cleanup...
View ArticleManila lifts truck ban
JAIME R. PILAPIL Mayor Joseph Estrada signs an order lifting the truck ban in Manila as Vice Mayor Isko Moreno (center, seated) and city councilors look on. PHOTO BY RUY MARTINEZ AFTER months of...
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View ArticleMMDA opens new Pasig ferry terminal
RITCHIE A. HORARIO TO ease an anticipated traffic gridlock caused by the lifting of the truck ban in Manila, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has beefed up the operation of the...
View ArticleMeralco on alert for possible typhoon damage
RITCHIE A. HORARIOTHE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has placed its personnel on alert in case Typhoon Luis topples electric posts and causes power outages. Joe Zaldarriaga, head of Meralco’s public...
View ArticlePalace backs lifestyle check on police officials
CATHERINE S. VALENTEMalacañang on Sunday backed Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas 2nd plan to conduct lifestyle checks on officials and members of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Roxas made the...
View ArticlePhilippines deports Canadian preacher, says he’s security risk
A Canadian Islamic preacher detained for being a security threat in the Philippines was flown back to Canada after agreeing to be deported, the Immigration bureau said on Sunday. Jamaican-born Abu...
View ArticleBinay to go on live TV to answer raps
FERNAN MARASIGAN VICE President Jejomar Binay will answer on Monday the accusations hurled against him and his family by their critics who claimed that the construction of the Makati City Hall Building...
View ArticleAquino to discuss sea row with Spanish king, PM
CATHERINE S. VALENTE President Benigno Aquino 3rd, accompanied by Philippine Ambassador to Spain Carlos Salinas and Juan Sunye, deputy chief of protocol of the Spanish ministry of foreign affairs and...
View Article‘Luis’ sinks ferry, 3 dead
WILLIAM B. DEPASUPIL REPORTER AND JEFRY TUPAS CORRESPONDENTFishermen in Baseco, Tondo, Manila, move their boat to higher ground and away from waves that will be whipped up by Typhoon Luis. PHOTO BY...
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