Finally,  Chief Justice Renato Corona has decided to take the witness stand and defend himself before the Senate sitting as the Impeachment Tribunal, especially on allegations that he has a $10 million account.
Many were surprised with the announcement made by one of his lawyers, Jose Roy III, former president and law dean of the Pamantasan ng [...]

Although the satisfaction rating of the government of President Benigno S. Aquino III is still good – at +46 net – supporters of the Chief Executive are slowly expressing concern considering that the rating has been continuously falling down. At the last survey of the Social Weather Station, the net rating was +56, from a [...]

As tension between the Philippines and China lingers on over the disputed Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys chain of islands and reefs, President Benigno S. Aquino III continues to issue statements and make directives affirming the country’s claims over the shoal and the chain.
The President’s latest statement was made early this week where he assured that the [...]

To many leaders of Mindanao who attended the just concluded Minandao Summit on Energy in Davao City, the exercise was useless because it has not accomplished anything to assuage the businesses and the people of the region on the growing power crisis there despite the presence of President Benigno S. Aquino III in that gathering. [...]

As the Philippines celebrate Holy Week, President Aquino and his predecessor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, issued messages for the Filipinos. Aquino called on the peoples to use the Holy Week break as an opportunity to pause and reflect on “where we want to go” as individuals and as a nation, bearing in mind the interest of [...]

A Convenient Gift-Giving Solution for the Philippines
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – (March 5, 2012) – To facilitate long-distance gift giving solutions, The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, recently introduced “$50 for $5,” its new promotion from the United States to the Philippines.
Starting today, consumers can send up to $50 from [...]

Yes, it’s so easy to accuse any one of anything under the sun. One can just manufacture just about anything against a person and there’s a case against that person and his reputation besmirched. However, it is very hard to regain once’s honor and image once tarnished with accusations without any iota of truth.
This [...]

Journalists in the Philippines have a new reason to be alarmed.
Where before, murder of media people happened only in the countryside, the record was broken with the mauling and shooting of a newsman right in Metro Manila.
And not just an ordinary newsman, but a member of the Malacanang Press Corps no less who has been [...]

A close friend and former classmate of President Benigno S. Aquino III, Cristino Naguiat Jr., the Chief Executive’s appointee as chairman and chief executive officer of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. or Pagcor, is on the spot. Naguit has been accused in case filed in Las Vegas, Nevada  of receiving large sum of bribes [...]

SACRAMENTO – For his work on behalf of people with disabilities, tomorrow Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) will receive the Ed Roberts Disability Rights Pioneer Award from the State Independent Living Council.
“Senator Yee has shown an unwavering commitment to the disability community throughout his many years of service,” said Jessica Lorenz, Executive Director of [...]