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LIVE: President Aquino's statement to the nation
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III is expected to deliver a statement to the nation at 12:00 pm Thursday, September 17.Aquino is expected to talk about the final results of the...
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Negrenses split between Roxas and Poe?
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Will Negrenses be divided on their choice for president, following the following the declaration of Senator Grace Poe that she will run for the highest position in the...
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2 more fatalities from massive California wildfires
LOS ANGELES, USA – Two more people were confirmed dead on Wednesday, September 16, in the massive wildfires raging through northern California, with authorities expressing hope that rain and cooler...
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Final conclusion: SAF killed Marwan – Aquino
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III announced on Thursday, September 17, the result of a probe into the "alternative version" of the biggest controversy faced by his administration:...
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Philippine military clueless on China poll ‘sabotage’
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Even the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is clueless about the military intelligence report cited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in warning about China’s...
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Chiz Escudero: I accept the challenge to be Grace Poe's partner in 2016
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero accepted the "challenge" to be the running mate of declared presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, September 17,...
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Netanyahu to visit White House for 'make up' summit
WAShINGTON, DC, USA – US President Barack Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on November 9 – their first meeting after a deep row over the Iranian nuclear...
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Aquino's satisfaction rating highest in 18 months – SWS
MANILA, Philippines – Public satisfaction with the performance of President Benigno Aquino III in September climbed to its highest since March 2014, the results of the latest Social Weather Stations...
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PH deports alleged British sex offender
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines deported last September 9 alleged British pedophile Douglas Michael Slade, the immigration bureau announced.In a statement Thursday, September 17, the Bureau of...
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Some 4,000 migrants enter Croatia in the past 24 hours
ZAGREB, Croatia – Some 4,000 migrants have entered Croatia from Serbia in the past 24 hours after Hungary sealed its border, national state-run HRT television reported on Thursday, September 17.New...
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Critics tell SC: K to 12 implementation a 'dictatorship'
MANILA, Philippines – Critics of the K to 12 curriculum are banking on the Supreme Court (SC) as "the last bulwark of democracy" that will uphold the Constitution by issuing a temporary restraining...
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Makati city gov’t starts audit of casual employees
MANILA, Philippines – The Makati city government conducted the first round of its audit of casual employees on Thursday, September 17, in a bid to rid the city hall of “ghost” employees.The Makati...
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Rising respiratory illnesses in Isabela due to bioethanol plant?
CAGAYAN, Philippines – Local officials of Isabela province are blaming a bioethanol plant for the growing cases of respiratory illnesses in at least two villages in San Mariano town.In their session on...
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Aquino advises Poe: 'Don’t promise the moon and stars'
MANILA, Philippines – Be truthful.This is the advice given by President Benigno Aquino III to his former ally Senator Grace Poe, saying that if she has to criticize the administration, she has to stick...
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Bad labels prompt Comelec to rename voting machines
MANILA, Philipines – From PCOS to OMR to VCM, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called vote-counting machines by different names in recent months. From precinct count optical scan (PCOS) in...
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VLOG: Chiz Escudero declares VP bid; Grace Poe-Chiz Escudero in 2016
The Poe-Escudero tandem – locked and loaded for the upcoming 2016 elections.But what about their action plan?Camille Elemia files this video blog.After months of speculations, the tandem of Senators...
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Metro Manila mayors call for 'harmonized' traffic strategies
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) may be doing a good job in directing EDSA traffic, but mayors of cities traversed by the heavily congested...
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Elite troops linked to ex-leader declare Burkina Faso coup
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso's presidential guard declared a coup Thursday, September 17, after arresting the interim president and key government figures as the country prepared for its...
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At least 85 killed in South Sudan oil tanker explosion
JUBA, South Sudan – At least 85 people were killed in South Sudan when an oil tanker that had crashed exploded as people were scooping up the fuel, a presidential spokesman said on Thursday, September...
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Bulgaria deploying up to 1,000 troops at Turkish border
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Bulgaria began deploying up to 1,000 troops Thursday, September 17, to buttress its southeastern border with Turkey with hundreds of migrants stranded for a third day on the Turkish...
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