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Ex-IBP president is new Solgen
MANILA, Philippines–A former president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines has been named the new Solicitor General….
Founding member of terrorist group pleads guilty
WASHINGTON – A founding member of a terrorist group has pleaded guilty in the kidnapping of 16 people, including four Americans, at a…
More imported rice here
MANILA, PhilippinesMore shipments of rice imported by the previous Arroyo administration are arriving in the country in spite of a glut. Militant farmers and senators are demanding for the surplus commodity to be distributed to poor households
DOJ asked to probe rice importation
MANILA, PhilippinesThe newly appointed administrator of the National Food Authority, Lito Banayo, is asking the Department of Justice to investigate why the NFA authorized the Philippine International Trading Corp.
ComGroup impasse resolved: Two heads are better than four
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR IT has been confirmed. The Communications Group will be headed by former broadcast journalist Ricky Carandang and former Presidential Management Staff secretary Herminio Coloma. Carandang will handle the communications and messaging aspects.
The other SONA: Aquino got a bum steer
BY WENDELL VIGILIA THE new opposition bloc at the House of Representatives yesterday delivered the traditional counter-state of the nation address, saying President Aquino’s “speech from the heart” last Monday was “more cardiac than cerebral.” Minority leader Edcel Lagman, a staunch ally and defender of former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo, said Aquino obviously got a bum steer “with all of the inordinate inaccuracies in the…
‘How do we move forward?’
(State of the Nation Address by President Benigno S.
Stormy weather seen on Aquino’s first SONA
MANILA, Philippines — The rainy weather that lashed Metro Manila on Sunday, causing flash floods in the metropolis, would likely be felt on Monday when President Benigno Aquino III delivers his first State of the Nation Address, bulletins from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration showed. The Inter-Tropical Convergence…
Most Metro Manila schools now have waterDepEd
MANILA, PhilippinesThe Department of Education said Saturday the majority of schools in Metro Manila now have adequate water supply as school officials scrambled to maintain sanitation. In a statement, the DepEd said school division superintendents told Education Secretary Armin Luistro that adequate water supply had returned to most schools in the…
Philippines’ Aquino pledges to end army politics
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said on Friday that political connections would no longer be the route to promotion in the nation’s coup-prone army, as he named a decorated general as the new head of ground forces. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III answers media queries after a command conference with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Camp Aguinaldo in…
DOF chief vows to rein in expenses in H2
FINANCE SECRETARY Cesar V. Purisima on Thursday said the government could rein in expenses in the second half and that the national budget would no longer be ‘mismanaged’ as it had under the previous administration. Purisima said in an interview that the P196.7-billion deficit incurred in the first half was a simple case of ‘mismanagement of the budget.’ He said that while interest payments fell short of the…
Sex education from medical experts available online
Website Sexxie.tv gives teens and young adults the chance to seek advice from medical and health professionals for their sexual health questions When teens have questions about the birds and the bees that they are afraid to ask, their first stop is usually the Internet. And what they will now find is Sexxie.tv, or Sex Xpert Interactive Education, a newly launched interactive sex education website. Sexxie.tv is a free sex education online service that invites youth to express their views and ideas, share their problems and experiences, participate in…
Dad Abad urges critics: Check our credentials
BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR BUDGET Secretary Florencio Abad yesterday defended the appointment of his daughter Julia and son Luis to key government positions, saying they did not ask for it. “We just said we’re willing to help whether in or out of government.
Teenage singer Charice gets Botox for ‘Glee’ debut
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino teenage singer Charice Pempengco says she prepared for her debut on the hit TV show “Glee” by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure “to look fresh on camera.” The 18-year-old Charice, whose…
