MALACANANG condemned Friday the killing of a radio blocktimer and local newspaper publisher in General Santos City Thursday night. “We condemn the extrajudicial killing of another journalist,” presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said. He said they were informed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) about the death of Christopher Godera Guarin and they are expecting the [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III’s should certify as urgent the freedom of information (FOI) bill to “make up for the precious time lost due Malacañang’s dilly dallying on the measure”, a progressive party-list lawmaker said Thursday. Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño, one of the main authors of the pending measure in Congress, said that while President [...]

MALACANANG on Wednesday allayed fears of Filipinos in Syria who reportedly refused repatriation due to lack of job opportunities in the country. The Aquino government is capable to provide short-term and long-term assistance to the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the escalation of violence in Syria, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said. The Department [...]

THE chairman of the House Committee on Public Information urged the Aquino administration to mount a massive lobby in the United States Congress to block a measure that would adversely affect the Philippines’ Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry. According to Eastern Samar Representative Ben Evardone, House Bill (HB) 3596 entitled “Call Center and Consumers Protection [...]