PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III had a brief meeting with visiting United States Joint Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey in Malacanang hours before he left for the United Kingdom and US Monday. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario confirmed the meeting, saying the ongoing dispute between the Philippines and China over the Panatag Shoal was [...]

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III found the defeat of Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquaio as an “opportunity” for the pound-for-pound fighter to become better. “I believe that Manny Pacquiao has been given an opportunity to reach even greater heights,” presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a press briefing as he read the text message of President [...]

MALACANANG is leaving to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) the decision on the petition to rollback the flagdown rate on taxis. “On the flagdown rate, it would be up to the LTFRB to hear the petition,” Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in an interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan. Read more

WASHINGTON — President Benigno Aquino III has come to the White House seeking assurance of U.S. military help should the Southeast Asian ally face attack by rising power China over its conflicting maritime claims. That’s an awkward question for the U.S. as it seeks to enhance its Asian alliances without alarming Beijing. Aquino met Friday [...]