By Delon Porcalla MANILA – Malacañang yesterday called on the Catholic Church to review its stand on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill and take into consideration a survey that showed a majority…
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Olympic boxer Mark Barriga: Maybe the first ever to win a gold?
by Josef T. Ramos MANILA – After posting a resounding 17-7 win against the taller Italian Manuel Cappai on Tuesday night, Filipino boxer Mark Anthony Barriga is now bracing for his fight…
OFWs on hunger strike: Workers sell blood, denounces Saudi abuses
MANILA – After staging a hunger strike last week, at least 194 Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia have resorted to work stoppage in protest against maltreatment and abuses by their employers. Some…
Standard: When figures lie
By Alvin Capino MANILA – It is ironic that while President Benigno Aquino III was bragging about the improved peace and order situation in the country during his third State of the…
Aquino’s RH Bill endorsement an open war on church – Bishops
By Philip C. Tubeza MANILA – It’s now open war. Members of the influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday denounced President Benigno Aquino’s decision to push for the…
SWS: Noy Govt rating hits record low, 44; still in ‘good’ teritorry
By Helen Flores MANILA – The net satisfaction rating of the Aquino administration hit a record low but remained in “good” territory in the May 2012 survey by the Social Weather Stations…
Procedural steps waived: Gov’t rushing GMA re-arrest in plunder case
By PETER J. G. TABINGO MANILA – GOVERNMENT prosecutors yesterday sought to put former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo back in detention by asking for the issuance of an arrest…
SC Justice Carpio denied conspiracy to oust Corona as CJ
By Leonard D. Postrado MANILA – Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday denied conniving with President Benigno S. Aquino III to oust Chief Magistrate Renato C. Corona as he faced the…
China pushes aggression: Palace downplays ongoing conflict
By Sara Fabunan MANILA – Despite Malacañang’s efforts to downplay the ongoing conflict in the South China Sea, Beijing on Thursday continued its aggressive stance on the issue following a statement from…
Iloilo ready to accept international maiden flights
By Maricyn A. de los Santos/PNS Iloilo is ready to accept international flights, especially when all sectors that will benefit from this economic and tourism endeavor are cooperating to make the city…
Court finds town Vice Mayor ‘not guilty’ on assault raps
By Francisco “Ompoy” Pastrana/ PNS ANTIQUE, PHILIPPINES- “Not Guilty.” Such was the verdict reached on the direct assault case filed against a town vice mayor in the Province of Antique. The acquittal…
Questions out on P1B Iloilo Capitol cash reserve
By Florence F. Hibionada ILOILO, PHILIPPINES – Good news. The Province of Iloilo has over P1.2 Billion in its “Cash In Bank Accounts – Local Currency.” Bad news. The Commission On Audit…
COA bares P13.1M illegal Iloilo Capitol hazard pay; overpayment to hospital
By Florence F. Hibionada Philippine News Service (PNS) ILOILO, PHILIPPINES – Some 160 public health workers of the Iloilo Provincial Government (IPG) have been ordered to refund Capitol funds amounting to over…
COA report: ‘Red tape’ hampers operations of Iloilo hospitals
By Florence F. Hibionada Philippine News Service (PNS) ILOILO, PHILIPPINES – A disturbing pattern of delay has been established by the Commission On Audit (COA) on the procurement of medicines for Iloilo…
‘Taints of irregularity’ Iloilo Capitol BAC in ‘hot water’ over
By Florence F. Hibionada ILOILO, PHILIPPINES – Two suppliers of the Iloilo Provincial Government (IPG) who bagged spare parts deal and procurement of a new vehicle for Capitol’s use were discovered to…