UNFAZED by criticisms, President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday pledged to become even more aggressive in making former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo accountable for her alleged wrongdoings. Aquino said he is not afraid of tripling efforts to run after former officials suspected of high-level graft. “Nitong mga huling araw, naglipana na naman [...]

MANILA (Updated) — Malacanang backed Tuesday Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo’s statement that the mug shots of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo published in a national broadsheet and circulated online are fake. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Robredo verified with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), which has the custody of the former President’s [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will lead Friday the inauguration of the Climate Change Academy in Albay, considered as the “first of its kind” in the world as part of the government’s Climate Change Consciousness week. The academy is “essentially [a] knowledge management institution” that will allow others to see how Albay residents prepare for calamities [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III will talk trade and investments with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak as the latter visits the country from November 20 to 22. Lee arrived in Manila Sunday upon the invitation of Aquino. The two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting on Monday. “The topics that are expected to be discussed are [...]