Asia's first anti-graft and corruption institution will be set up in the Philippines. More »
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - President Arroyo was forced to stay overnight on Tuesday at the Thunderbird Resort Hotel in Poro Point here as tropical depression "Lawin" entered the northern Luzon area of responsibility. More »
A teenager died and another was injured after their motorcycle was hit by a vehicle bearing the No. 8 plate issued to a member of the House of Representatives in Batac City, Ilocos Norte the other day. More »
The Office of the Ombudsman started its investigation on the possible criminal liability of officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other agencies involved in the M/V Princess of the Stars tragedy. More »
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) debunked reports that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had been diverting foreign grants for peace and development in Mindanao to buy weapons and other military supplies for its fighters. More »
President Arroyo submitted for approval of Congress yesterday a P1.1415-trillion national budget for next year where she committed a 100-percent plowback of value-added tax (VAT) revenues in a social and infrastructure spending scheme called "HEARTS." More »
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - More than 200 lumad leaders and representatives of different tribal groups in Mindanao and Palawan issued a manifesto yesterday denouncing the lack of consultation on the inclusion of their territories in the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). More »
The manhunt for the two Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commanders who led the rampage in Central Mindanao would continue even during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Malacañang declared yesterday. More »