President Aquino personally congratulates Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach

MANILA, Jan. 26 (PNA) – President Benigno Aquino III personally extended his congratulations to newly-crowned Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach when the two met in Malacanang on...

Marcelino sharing illegal drugs information—PA chief

Palace approves privatization of IBC-13

MANILA  – Malacañang has granted go signal for the privatization of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation or IBC-13, according to Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio...

Philhealth coverage for expectant mothers and newborn children pushed

MANILA—A lawmaker filed a measure granting automatic PhilHealth coverage for all women about to give birth and their newborn children to reduce child mortality and improve...

Roxas ignores Duterte’s latest tirade

MANILA—Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas has brushed aside Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s latest tirade against him, saying the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) presidential candidate...

Transport group seeks lower fares for Uber, Grab

MANILA—A transport group on Monday filed a petition seeking to cut fares of transport network vehicle services (TNVS) such as Uber and Grab. 1-UTAK chairman Atty....

Mamasapano tragedy underscores imperative of peace – Deles

MANILA—A year after the Mamasapano incident that claimed 67 Filipino lives including that of an eight-year-old child, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process...

EU ambassador wants next admin to continue the momentum of the Mindanao peace process

MANILA—Ambassador Franz Jessen of the European Union Delegation to the Philippines (EU) said on Monday that the peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro...

Senate honors 2015 Miss Universe Pia Alonso Wurtzbach

MANILA, Jan. 25 (PNA) – Two days after she returned to the country after winning the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant title in Las Vegas last Dec....

Alleged DNA test report showing Poe, Marcos are related mailed to Senate media members

MANILA—Members of the media covering the Philippine Senate on Monday received mailed copies of an alleged DNA test of Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., claiming that...