PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — “I’M advising the public not to panic. I have placed the whole NCRPO under full alert.” Thus said NCRPO chief Director Geary L. Barias as a bomb ripped…
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Convenience and more with E-Visa Lanes
With the new e-Visa lanes, travelers to Cambodia will be able to procure and use their visas efficiently and conveniently. With the internet, travelers no longer need to pay a visit to…
‘I’m not sure if I can save GMA’
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — SPEAKER Jose de Venecia, Jr. Tuesday night said in a television interview he could no longer be sure if he could shield President Macapagal-Arroyo against new ouster moves….
GMA orders probe on bribery
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — NO sacred cows. Thus assured President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as she ordered yesterday the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) for a thorough probe on the reported bribery of solons and…
LGUs, gov’t agencies to help BIR in tax info drive
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) yesterday said that local government units (LGUs) and government agencies will help the BIR ascertain effective use of information declared from tax…
Nene to NDF: Reconsider gov’t ‘ceasefire’ proposal
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — THE National Democratic Front should reconsider its objection to the government’s proposal for a “mutual ceasefire” between the Armed Forces and the New People’s Army as a precondition…
Marquez must fight Pacquiao — WBC boss
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — If he wins his next fight, Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez must meet Filipino hero Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao and nobody else. That’s what World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman…
‘Don’t cross the river, Manny’
By Alex P. Vidal/ PNS ILOILO CITY – A well-known lawyer and philosopher here has warned WBC international champion Manny Pacquiao “not to cross the river of no return” and to “follow…
Megaworld pays P1.2b for old Iloilo airport
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — Publicly listed Megaworld Corp. of property tycoon Andrew Tan yesterday remitted P1.2 billion to the national government as full payment for the purchase of the sprawling 54.5-hectare old…
Palace to give up Arlegui Residence
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE –PRESS Secretary Ignacio Bunye yesterday said Malacañang will abide by the decision of the Supreme Court to return the property known as the “Arlegui Residence” near the Palace to…
Neda won’t share minutes of broadband info with Senate
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE –Acting Socio-Economic Plan Secretary Augusto Santos has turned down a request of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee for certain documents related to the national broadband network project on the…
GMA wants DepEd’s cyber plan pushed
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE –PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has decided to push through with the $460-million Cyber Education project with China, a massive infrastructure contract that was earlier suspended following allegations of irregularity…
JdV consultant linked to impeach rap
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — A CONSULTANT to House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. has been accused of offering congressmen P1 million to P2 million to endorse an impeachment complaint against President Gloria…
Pacquiao comes home
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — MANNY Pacquiao returns to the warm embrace of the Filipino people as the boxing sensation arrives in the country before daybreak today, less than a week following his…
MJ learns to forgive, forget
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE — BUSINESSMAN philanthropist Mark “MJ” Jimenez wants to make a fresh start in life by continuing his cause of helping the poor. After withdrawing the charges he filed against…