Senators divided on gas probe
MEMBERS of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee are divided over the plan of Senator Teofisto Guingona 3rd, chairman of the panel, to close its probe on the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) scam...
View ArticleNeed for supplemental budget sparks debate
Is Congress wasting its time and effort in passing a supplemental budget? The House of Representatives is in a rush to approve the P14.6-billion supplemental budget sourced from the Priority...
View ArticleNational Maagap awardees are no stranger to accolades
ALL eight awardees of the 2013 National Maagap Awards (Outstanding Achievers) are no stranger to accolades, having received other awards in the past in their respective fields and have shown adherence...
View ArticleFilmmaker’s independence crucial – Ang Lee
Celebrated director Ang Lee cherishes his independence as a filmmaker. “I want to have my independence. To me, independent doesn’t mean cheap. I’ve done the cheapest movies, I’ve done the most...
View ArticleChinese fighter jets patrol air defense zone
BEIJING: China sent fighter jets and an early warning aircraft into its newly declared air defense zone, state media said Friday, as Japan and South Korea stated they had defied the zone with military...
View ArticleRecognition sought for Bonifacio as 1st Tagalog Republic president
ON his 150th birth anniversary, Andres Bonifacio is praised and honored across the country, from the halls of Congress to the city of Lucena, not only for being the head of the Katipunan but for being...
View ArticleMore aid asked for victims of ‘yolanda’
AS the full impact of super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) emerges, the United Nations (UN) on Friday called on the international community to provide more aid for the victims of the...
View ArticleCOA credibility under a cloud
THE inclusion of some state auditors in the newest graft case filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over the alleged abuse of pork barrel funds bolstered suspicions that the questionable release of...
View ArticleBiazon, 32 others in pork raps
Customs chief got kickbacks when he was solon – NBI CUSTOMS Commissioner Ruffy Biazon was among seven former lawmakers charged with direct bribery and graft and corruption for allegedly receiving...
View ArticleBad rep
Motorcycles are a cheap and convenient way to get around our traffic jammed roads but motorcycle drivers in the country certainly need to drive a lot better. The alarming statistics on motorcycle...
View ArticlePH-US alliance cornerstone of security in Asia Pacific – envoy
The alliance of the United States (US) and the Philippines has been the “cornerstone of security” in the Asia Pacific region, newly installed US Ambassador to Manila Philip Goldberg said on Tuesday. In...
View ArticleGoldberg: ADIZ could lead to miscalculations
China’s establishment of an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea could lead to miscalculations that could further escalate the tension among countries in the area, US Ambassador...
View ArticleCustoms chief Biazon quits
Rufino “Ruffy” Biazon resigned as Customs commissioner on Monday, several days after the Justice department charged him with misusing his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) when he was a...
View ArticleSlow pace of justice worsening
For the longest time, the justice system in the Philippines was said to crawl at a turtle’s pace. Now, that situation has worsened to a very old snail’s pace. There are cases that few are aware of,...
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