MANILA — A legal challenge has blocked efforts by the Truth Commission to probe former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s alleged corrupt activities during her nine years in power, officials said Friday. Arroyo’s allies have filed a petition with the Supreme Court arguing that only Congress can form such a body and that its functions overlap [...]
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MANILA — The Philippine Truth Commission will get down to business despite a pending petition before the Supreme Court questioning its constitutionality and lack of budget. Retired Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Truth Commission’s chairman, said in a press conference on Friday they will not wait for the SC to resolve their petition before starting do [...]
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MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to reconsider its status quo ante order on an Executive Order (EO) 2 revoking a midnight appointee of his predecessor. In an en banc resolution released Wednesday, the High Court acted on petitions filed by Bai Omera Dianalan-Lucman, who was appointed commissioner [...]
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MANILA — Senator Joker Arroyo on Tuesday called the amnesty granted to officers and soldiers accused of plotting to overthrow a former leader a bad example that could invite future attempts to seize power. President Benigno Aquino III announced Tuesday that he signed a proclamation order granting amnesty to military officers who took up arms [...]
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MANILA — Speaking at the plenary for the first time as Pampanga congresswoman on Tuesday night, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo scrutinized the P21-billion conditional cash transfer (CCT) program of the Aquino administration. While she expressed appreciation for Aquino in continuing the CCT program that started during her term, Arroyo dubbed the undertaking as “ambitious and [...]
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MANILA — President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Tuesday signed a proclamation giving amnesty to soldiers involved in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, February 2006 Marine standoff, and the 2007 Manila Peninsula incident. The proclamation will be submitted to Congress for approval by both houses. Read rest of story
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MANILA — Hong Kong said Tuesday it is disappointed by President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to spare top officials from criminal prosecution over the botched attempt to resolve a bus hijacking in Manila in which eight tourists died. Aquino said Monday the police chief, mayor, and five other officials instead would face administrative actions, with [...]
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MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III ordered at least four government agencies to initiate administrative and criminal proceedings against officials involved in the August 23 hostage crisis. Aquino, in a press conference in Malacañang Monday, bared the names of personalities who were to be charged in connection with the incident that killed eight tourists from [...]
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MANILA — Militant students on Friday dared President Benigno Aquino III to face them in a debate about the government’s program on education, especially the controversial “K+12″ or the 12-year basic education cycle proposal. The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) issued the challenge a day after the President addressed the nation on [...]
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CEBU CITY – President Benigno Aquino III assured Cebuanos on Thursday that he can source out funds to carry out the P4.4 billion worth of infrastructure projects requested by the local businessmen but asked them to have a consensus on the kind of projects they want, particularly on a mass transport system. In a teleconference [...]
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MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III reported Thursday that his government’s close scrutiny of state spending has saved hundreds of millions of dollars for the country, but critics said he hasn’t addressed long-running problems, including human rights violations. In a speech marking his first 100 days in office, Aquino said the savings will be used [...]
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MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III enumerated his achievements in a report on his first 100 days in office, including how he corrected the mistakes of past administrations. Aquino, in his 20-minute speech dubbed as “Isang Daang Araw Sa Isang Daang Matuwid: Report Kay Boss” delivered at La Consolacion College in Manila, detailed his administration’s [...]
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CEBU CITY — President Benigno Aquino III scored a “very good” performance rating for his first 100 days, but Visayas and Mindanao respondents in a survey gave him lower ratings than did their counterparts in the capital region. Visayas respondents gave Aquino +54 (68 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied), in a survey by the Social [...]
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MANILA — The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will not say anything anymore about the reproductive health (RH) bill until it talks the issue over with President Benigno Aquino III. Father Melvin Castro, executive director of the CBCP’s Episcopal commission on family and life, said the temporary “ceasefire” will give people time to [...]
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DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Duterte is one with her father in fully supporting President Benigno Aquino’s stand backing the passage of the controversial Reproductive Health bill in Congress. “In the end, as I said dati pa, mayor and vice mayor mi sa syudad sa Dabaw. Dili mi mayor ug vice mayor sa Catholic Church [...]
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CAGAYAN DE ORO — A legislator here recently passed a resolution urging the House of Representatives committee on Millennium Development Goals to conduct an inquiry and determine why the Philippines failed in its goal to achieve the eight-point Millennium Development (MDGs). Citing a study conducted by the Congressional Planning and Budget Research Department, Rep. Rufus [...]
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