MANILA — A party-list group appealed to Aquino administration to retain the current Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) fares and instead look for less burdensome ways to solve the financial situation of train lines. Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño said President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III should look deeper into where the [...]

MANILA — President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is under “pressure” from some members of his Cabinet to attend a United Nations summit in New York this September, his spokesman said Saturday. According to presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, Aquino has yet to make a final decision although the Cabinet members argued the meeting will be an [...]

MANILA — The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) expressed apprehension over the plan of the Aquino government to extend the basic education cycle from 10 to 12 years. The group reacted to the statement made by Education Secretary Armin Luistro who said he will fully support Aquino’s 12-year education program. Read rest of story

MANILA — After a first month of “learning”, Malacañang promised to work harder to keep the people’s high trust in President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III for the rest of his six-year term. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Aquino’s Cabinet shows signs of responsiveness, acting quickly on at least two major problems in the first month [...]