PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — COMMISSIONER Nona Ricafort yesterday formally assumed as officer-in-charge of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) replacing Romulo Neri who was earlier appointed as new head of the Social…
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Race for top PNP post heats up
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE race for the top Philippine National Police post to be vacated by Director General Avelino I. Razon Jr. on September 27 is in its final stretch with…
ARMM polls deferment may reach SC — Comelec
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — COMMISSION on Elections Commissioner Rene Sarmiento believes that the planned postponement of the elections at the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will be elevated to the Supreme…
SC asked to stop signing of MOA on ancestral domain
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — PEACE efforts between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front may again be derailed after the province of North Cotabato yesterday asked the Supreme Court to stop…
JPE call for CA probe by SC
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — IT is about time for the Supreme Court to finally look into alleged bribery within the judiciary, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday. He called for the high…
CA probe P10-M bribe on justice
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Court of Appeals yesterday referred to the Supreme Court the allegation of one if its justices that an emissary of the Manila Electric Co. offered him P10…
State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Thank you, Speaker Nograles. Senate President Villar. Senators and Representatives. Vice President de Castro, President Ramos, Chief Justice Puno, members of the diplomatic corps, ladies and gentlemen: I address you today at…
NAIA-3 opens
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — TERMINAL-3 of Manila’s international airport opens today, after lying idle for almost six years, and budget carrier Cebu Pacific will be the first to use it for its…
Joker: Oil firms can reject gov’t audit
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ADMINISTRATION Sen. Joker Arroyo believes that the Commission on Audit can not compel oil companies — being private entities — to open their books for full scrutiny as…
New impeach plaint filed vs GMA
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — STILL within the one-year ban, a new impeachment complaint was filed yesterday against President Macapagal-Arroyo at the House of Representatives by a disqualified presidential candidate. Elly Velez Pamatong…
Reproductive health backers up despite bishops’ threats
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — ADVOCATES of the reproductive health bill hail DSWD Secretary Esperanza Cabral, Valenzuela Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian and Cebu Mayor Tomas Osmeña for their public announcement of support for reproductive…
SC orders BIR to refund Tan P1-b
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Supreme Court has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue to refund more than P1 billion in overpaid excise taxes to businessman Lucio Tan’s Fortune Tobacco Corp. The…
Filipinos, other nationals can avail calamity aid while in US
By ALEX P. VIDAL/ PNS LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Good news to Filipinos and other visiting nationals who are victims of disasters and calamities while in the United States. The State Emergency…
VP Noli graces 154th Bohol Foundation Day
OVP/ PNS — Vice President Noli “Kabayan” De Castro yesterday paid tribute to the people of Bohol during the celebration of the province’s 154th Foundation Day at the Bohol Cultural Center in…
Pinoy runner gets certificate from mayor for finishing L.A. Marathon
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS BEVERLY HILLS, California –Inspired after being awarded with a certificate for finishing the 26.2-mile L.A. Marathon this year, Filipino runner Gaudencio “Nono” Casa Jr. vowed to pursue…