CEBU CITY — More than 2,000 people attended the prayer rally against the Reproductive Health (RH) bill at the Basilica del Sto. Niño Pilgrim Center Saturday afternoon. The gathering was aimed at “making noise” before President Benigno Aquino III delivers Monday his second State of the Nation Address (Sona). Manila-based pro-life speakers also encouraged the [...]

MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III’s second State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday will focus on his government’s anti-corruption measures and where he intends to take the country in one year’s time. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Aquino’s speech — which will be delivered in Filipino — will emphasize what his administration [...]

THE weather may refuse to cooperate with President Benigno Aquino III as rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Monday. Graciano Yumul, supervising undersecretary of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said their forecast model showed that [...]

TO SOLVE the Philippines’ financial indebtedness, the Aquino administration should undertake a “comprehensive audit” of the country’s debts so that it will be able “to identify wasteful and/or useless loan projects, in which interest payments can be suspended.” The Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) posed this challenge anew to President Benigno Aquino III in a [...]