Congress cannot touch JDF — SC

MANILA — The Supreme Court remained firm on its stand that the Congress cannot touch the Judiciary Development Fund (JDF). During the House deliberations on the...

Economic chacha to lift equity limits on investment

MANILA — Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.’s pending resolution amending certain economic provisions in the Constitution will lift foreign equity limitations on investment areas restricted to Filipinos...

Chinese coast guard bullies PH fishing boat in disputed waters

AYUNGIN SHOAL, Palawan , Philippines – Chinese bullying in disputed waters strikes again; this time, a vessel of the Chinese Coast Guard showed aggression towards a...

OFW repatriates from Libya reach 2,736 — DOLE

MANILA — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz on Tuesday said the number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from Libya through the DOLE’s Assist WELL...

Gunmen abduct businesswoman in Zamboanga City

MANILA — Troopers from the 1st Infantry Division are conducting pursuit operations against a group of heavily-armed men who abducted a businesswoman in Purok 5 of...

MRT rehab falls behind schedule; glitches, breakdowns continue

Anne will fight to death for her man

MANILA – Following her upcoming movie, “The Gifted,” Ann Curtis said she is willing to risk her life if there’s another woman who would try to...

GDP growth in Q2 promising, says DOF

MANILA — The Department of Finance (DOF) announced that the economic growth of the country during the second quarter has recovered to about 7 percent, making...

Stock market picks up

MANILA –The local stock barometer swung back to positive territory on Monday as investors revealed the second quarter earnings reporting. The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed...

PH Gov’t, MILF face challenges in Bangsamoro draft

MANILA, Philippines–Although the peace process towards an autonomous Mindanao region is underway, President Aquino admitted that both the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)...