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Disrespecting our living heroes
MONDAY December 9, 2013 was a joyous day for the Department of Labor and Employment. It was the department’s 80th anniversary. Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz as well as the lowliest janitor of the department...
View ArticlePalace defends Meralco’s April power rate hike as ‘market-driven’
Malacañang on Wednesday defended the decision of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to increase its generation charge, saying the rate adjustment of 89 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) is “based on...
View ArticleOmnia in bonum
TO our readers and friends who feel bad that the Supreme Court only partly granted the petitions to permanently archive the so-called Reproductive Health Law because it is unconstitutional, we say...
View ArticleWomen of Tondo slum welcome RH Law victory
Single mother Christina Bantasan clutched her baby in the shadows of a sprawling Philippine slum, wishing that a controversial birth control law had come earlier so she could have planned her future...
View Article‘Sorry’ for war sufferings, Japan ambassador says on Bataan Day
Ernie Esconde CorrespondentJapanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe on Wednesday apologized to the world for the human sufferings caused by his country during World War II. “We express our heartfelt apology...
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Pacquiao must fight smarter to win – Arum
Josef T. Ramos CorrespondentInternational boxing promoter Bob Arum believes that Manny Pacquiao must fight smarter if he expects to defeat Timothy Bradley. Arum, who is promoting the much-awaited...
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Threat to Philippines is threat to US – Goldberg
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior Reporter and Catherine S. Valente ReporterUS Ambassador Philip Goldberg (left) and Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe, representing two countries that were enemies during World...
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MASKS OF PROTEST
Actress and political activist Juana Change (center) wears a mask featuring the face of alleged pork scam mastermind Janet Napoles during an anti-pork barrel rally at Rizal Park on Wednesday. She is...
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Manila Cathedral reopened
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle greets President Benigno Aquino 3rd after the liturgical Mass celebrating the reopening of the Manila Cathedral on Wednesday. With Aquino are Manila Mayor...
View ArticleKidnappers demand $11M for Chinese tourist
KUALA LUMPUR: Kidnappers based in southern Philippines have demanded $11.25 million in ransom for a Chinese tourist abducted from a Malaysian dive resort, a senior minister said on Thursday. Malaysian...
View ArticlePetilla: Luzon power supply to tighten
PNA and Reina TolentinoPower supply in Luzon will get tighter in the next few days as a number of power plants go on scheduled shutdown for maintenance and warmer days trigger a surge in electricity...
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PH out of air safety blacklist
Rosalie C. Periabras ReporterWith the Philippines out of the Federal Aviation Administration blacklist, the country’s airlines can look forward to expanding their services to the US. PHOTO BY BENJIE...
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Other contractors should be investigated, too
ERWIN TULFO There are a dozen more contractors, aside from pork barrel “queen” Janet Napoles, who have benefited from the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) of several lawmakers. Definitely,...
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Bangsamoro: Will it bring peace and progress?
RICARDO SALUDO Last of four parts Will the Bangsamoro agreements help solve the root causes of rebellion in Muslim Mindanao? The answer would give a fair indication whether the accords would succeed in...
View ArticleUS, China react to a shifting balance of power in East Asia
Chinese military officials have made very public “frank” statements regarding U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to China. Vice Chairman of the Chinese Military Commission Fan Changlong said in...
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What RH decision?
RENE SAGUISAG Seldom does the Supreme Court (SC) decide a big case with no one coming away crying. With all due respect, the RH ruling of the SC released last Tuesday, but leaked earlier by an...
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Aftermath of the RH Law
MA. ISABEL ONGPIN I hope the Supreme Court decision on the RH bill will now quiet down the man-made tempest of false accusations, deliberate misinterpretations, and fundamentalist insistence on just...
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