MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III reiterated his stand Saturday on the issue of contraception, saying “my stand has not changed.” Speaking at the sidelines of the nationwide distribution of health insurance cards to indigent families Saturday at the Baseco Compound in Port Area, Aquino said he remains firm on educating couples of the family [...]
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MANILA — A top official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has denied threatening to excommunicate President Benigno Aquino III if the Chief Executive continues to support the right to contraception. “I deny the news report aired in a TV network (Thursday) evening that I threatened President Aquino with excommunication in the [...]
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DAVAO CITY — Catholic members are split on their reaction to President Benigno Aquino III’s reiteration of support for family planning. In his trip to the US, President Aquino addressed the Filipino community in San Francisco and reiterated his position on responsible parenthood. Read rest of story
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MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III has started evaluating the recommendations of his legal team on the hostage report submitted by the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC). In a text message Wednesday, Aquino said he is studying the actual IIRC report along with the recommendations of his legal team headed by Executive Secretary Paquito [...]
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MANILA — President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Wednesday formed the Presidential Situation Room (PSR) where events with national security implications will be monitored. The creation of the PSR came following the botched rescue operation during the August 23 hostage incident. Read rest of story
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CAGAYAN DE ORO — Officers of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) were reportedly disappointed with President Benigno Aquino III not confirming his attendance to the 2nd Mindanao IBP Convention and Olympics. The convention, which was set on September 30 to October 2, will be held at Xavier Sports and Country Club and will [...]
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MANILA — Malacañang cried foul over the statement of former Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz that jueteng flourished during the administration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said it is unfair to accuse the Aquino government considering it is barely 100 days in office. Read rest of story
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MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) allowed President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to make appointments amid an existing ban during election period. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda on Tuesday said Comelec granted the request of Aquino to exercise his power to fill up crucial positions in the government. Read rest of story
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MANILA — Fresh from his week-long working visit in the United States, President Benigno Aquino III is back in the country with at least 43,000 jobs for Filipinos. Aquino arrived around 3 a.m. Tuesday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Read rest of story
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MANILA — Representing the country for the first time as head of state in the 65th general assembly of the United Nations (UN), President Benigno Aquino III talked about solidarity and responsibility towards progress. Aquino said he carries the hope that the more than 150 leaders present in the assembly could find ways to make [...]
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DAVAO CITY — Religious leaders in Davao Region have called for the resumption of talks between the government and National Democratic Front (NDF). Around 50 Christian religious members of the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP), in celebration of the International Week of Peace, held a roundtable discussion on the matter and reiterated their support for [...]
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MANILA — The chief government negotiator in peace talks with Moro rebels welcomed Thursday a rebel leader’s statement that his group is no longer demanding independence from the Philippines and instead is seeking a status similar to a US state. The rebel announcement Wednesday “will definitely pave the way to finding an understanding for a [...]
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MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III is not likely to accept the resignation of Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno, who has been accused of protecting jueteng (an illegal numbers game), without double checking the facts. In Tuesday’s Senate hearing, retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz named Puno, a close ally of Aquino, and former National Police chief [...]
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MANILA — Only one of eight government and police officials blamed for last month’s bungled hostage rescue that left eight tourists dead should face criminal charges, a report released by a fact-finding committee said. Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim should immediately face administrative and criminal complaints for alleged blunders that caused the daylong hostage standoff on [...]
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MANILA — China praised the Philippine government’s 83-page report detailing the mishandling of a bus hijacking that killed eight tourists from the southern Chinese territory of Hong Kong. Some Hong Kong residents, however, hit the report for being incomplete. Read rest of story
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MANILA — The government of China already received the fact-finding committee report on the August 23 hostage crisis, a Malacañang official confirmed Monday. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Secretary Ricky Carandang said the copy of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) report was submitted to Chinese Ambassador Liu Jianchao. Read rest of story
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