Oil, gas reasons for China reclamation in Spratlys
By Celeste Anna R. Formoso / Philippines News Agency
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By Celeste Anna R. Formoso / Philippines News Agency
THE Ombudsman on Tuesday dismissed Director General Alan Purisima and 10 other senior police officers in connection with the anomalous P100-million contract they entered into with a courier service in 2011.
EMBATTLED Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay on Tuesday sought refuge anew at the Court of Appeals (CA) to stop the Ombudsman and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) from implementing another six-month suspension order issued against him for his involvement in the alleged overpriced construction of the Makati Science High School Building (MSHSB).
ANGELES CITY—The son of former Pampanga Provincial Administrator Fidel Arcenas, who is now being sought as the prime suspect in the killing of his former wife, was earlier convicted of attempted homicide but was allowed to go on probation.
RATHER than whining over the documentaries that the Philippines released proving its claims over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), China should just accept the fact that its claims on the territory were based on distorted facts.
A NEW constitution can change the way the country’s political and economic “game” is being played and make Filipinos of all classes the winners, retired Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno said on Monday, even as he warned that the concentration of political and economic power in the hands of the few will cause the “slow death of Philippine democracy.”
THE Commission on Elections-Special Bids and Awards Committee 2 (Comelec-SBAC 2) declared a failure of bidding on Tuesday for the P2.07-billion contract for the repair and refurbishment of more than 80,000 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines that are being eyed for use in next year’s elections
By Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz and Pia Quinto
THE head of the Whistleblowers Association of the Philippines on Monday backed a senator’s accusation of “double standard” against Justice Secretary Leila de Lima when it comes to accepting witnesses under the Witness Protection Program (WPP) of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
PARTY-LIST Rep. Neri J. Colmenares of Bayan Muna slammed the Social Security System (SSS) on Monday for planning to increase monthly premiums in retaliation for the passage of a House bill that raised SSS pensions by P2,000.
AMID China’s current aggressive activities in the West Philippine Sea, a lawmaker filed a measure modernizing the Coast Guard (PCG).
MALACAÑANG stood firm on enforcing the Family Code of the Philippines and would not recognize same-sex marriages by Filipinos abroad amid a clamor from local lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) groups for the government to follow the US Supreme Court which upheld same-sex unions in all 50 states of the US.
PUERTO PRINCESA—China is pressing ahead with the construction of artificial islands on at least two reefs that are also claimed by the Philippines in an increasingly tense territorial dispute, Filipino officials said, despite Beijing’s pronouncement that some work would end soon.
By Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz
BORACAY ISLAND—Resort owners here have started to put up windbreakers in anticipation of the southwest monsoon, or habagat, that is expected to induce rains.
The country is open to acquire other military equipment, which may be declared surplus by Japan.
A total of 1,183 Philippine-educated nurses took the US National Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for the first time from January to March this year in the hope of practicing their profession in America, House Assistant Majority Leader and Cebu Rep. Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr. said on Friday.
SEVERAL legal experts have echoed Vice President Jejomar C. Binay’s accusation of “selective justice”
under the Aquino administration.
THE country is in discussions with its neighbors, including two claimants to the Spratly Islands, as it moves for a regional defense and security cooperation and training, that is seen as directed against China’s aggressiveness in the disputed territory.
AS more aircraft become available for the Philippine Air Force (PAF), plans are now under way to further develop its air facilities in Cebu, according to PAF chief Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Delgado.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will employ 1,396 young civil engineers to augment its work force in the regional and district offices nationwide.
By Butch Fernandez & Recto Mercene
By Rene Acosta with Marvyn Benaning
By Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz and Joel San Juan
AFTER beefing up the capability of the Philippine military with the expected delivery of a squadron of brand new Korean-made fighter jets in a few months, the Department of National Defense (DND) is moving to improve maritime surveillance and anti-submarine capabilities by training its sights on Japan’s P-3C Orion plane.
By Henry Empeño / Correspondent
By Butch Fernandez
By Rene Acosta
The chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development and two other lawmakers on Tuesday urged property developer D.M. Consunji Inc. (DMCI) to voluntarily remove the so-called Rizal monument photobomber, the Torre de Manila.
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