Alcala faces another plunder complaint
Reina Tolentino ReporterAnother plunder complaint was filed on Wednesday against Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala with the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with “anomalous” rice imports. The...
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‘Pork’ contractors in dubious deals escape govt blacklist
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior ReporterA mock prison cell for plunderers is prepared by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan for it’s the Independence Day rally. Photo By Rene H. Dila ONE of the 12 contractors of...
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The 17th century C Selden map of Southeast Asia
MA. ISABEL ONGPIN Now on exhibit at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum (next to the Star Ferry landing on the Hong Kong side of the HK SAR) is an ancient, unique and original map, the Selden Map. It...
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Rallyists have field day bashing the President
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior ReporterMembers of militant groups dressed as katipuneros confront policemen who stopped them from getting close to the US Embassy where they wanted to hold a rally. Photos By...
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Aquino’s advice: Choose leaders, not entertainers
Catherine S. Valente ReporterPresident Benigno Aquino 3rd offers the traditional toast to guests during the vin d’honneur to commemmorate Independence Day on Thursday. With him were Foreign Secretary...
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Abad should be indicted for stonewalling COA probe
RIGOBERTO TIGLAOIt doesn’t really matter if pork-barrel scam queen Janet Napoles was telling the truth or not when she said that Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, when he was congressman, taught her how...
View ArticleIs there an anti-establishment vote in our future?
Juan T. Gatbonton Editorial ConsultantDo current events in Thailand foreshadow happenings in our own country in the not-too-distant future? Yes, they might. Thailand and the Philippines are the most...
View ArticleHappy words from Chinese envoy
THE words heard the other day from the mouth of the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to the Philippines were music to our ears. Ambassador Zhao Jianhua assured President Benigno Aquino 3rd that...
View ArticleSandigan rejects special ‘pork’ courts
Jomar Canlas Senior ReporterTHE plunder complaint against Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles will be raffled off to a...
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The AEC will benefit our country
JOSE V. ROMERO JR. The Asean was put together in the sixties and grew out of a sense of solidarity among the ethnically related countries in the region led by the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia....
View Article‘Pork’ contractors under BIR scrutiny
Joel M. Sy Egco Senior ReporterSome of the 12 contractors whom the Commission on Audit (COA) said are involved in dubious pork barrel-related projects have tax issues with the Bureau of Internal...
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BS Aquino, Robredo and the CA
EFREN L. DANAO The visit of President BS Aquino to Naga City on Araw ng Kalayaan reminds me of the city’s former mayor, the late DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo. The appointment to the Cabinet of this Ramon...
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FVR on Baguio degradation issue
RICK RAMOS FORMER President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) reacted to my column on “Baguio Degradation & DPWH Issues” (MTimes May 31, 2014). His letter dated June 02, 2014 was delivered to the house Thursday...
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Brazil trips Croatia, 3-1, as World Cup kicks off
Brazil forward Neymar blasts the ball beyond the reach of Croatia’s goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa to score on a penalty kick at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on Thursday (Friday in Manila). AFP Photo...
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Like fish, Philippine sports rots from the head
YEN MAKABENTA WHAT a trivial, luckless sports nation we have become under President BS Aquino! In Southeast Asia, where we came out No. 1 in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games under President Gloria...
View ArticleAquino healthy despite coughing –Malacañang
Catherine S. Valente ReporterPresident Benigno Aquino 3rd is in “good health” despite coughing fits during his public appearances, Malacañang said on Friday. Palace deputy spokesperson Abigail Valte...
View ArticleAquino govt failed to act on coconut scale infestation
Already among the poorest sectors of our country, farmers are again facing impoverishment. This time it’s our coconut farmers. Their coconut trees are under siege by coconut scale infestation (CSI)....
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