SC turns down Korean fugitive request for writ of amparo

MANILA – With a 13-0 vote, the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) ruled that Ja Hoon Ku, a Korean contractor and fugitive, was not entitled to a...

Lawyer claims latest SWS poll biased in favor of Poe

MANILA – Lawyer Glenn Chong, a convener of the Citizens for Clean and Credible Elections, questioned the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on presidential preferences...

$2.5-million defamation action against Balita’s Cusipag and Marquez

TORONTO, Canada – Kol Hope Foundation for Children, a Canadian charity to help kids in need, and Filipino-Canadian philanthropists Melinda Rustia (the President of Kol Hope) and her...

PM Harper’s statement on the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism

Ottawa, Ontario — Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism: “Thirty years ago today,...

Aquino accepts Binay’s resignation

Comelec moves poll machine bid deadline

MANILA –The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Special Bids and Awards Committee-1 (SBAC-1) decided to move the deadline of submission of the bidding of over 23,000 optical mark...

Canada, ADB, DOT boost PH tourism through training grants

MANILA – The Canadian government, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) aimed to boost the country’s tourism by giving training...

Palace will not rush choosing next PNP chief

MANILA – The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) highest post remained unoccupied as President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III had not yet appointed a permanent PNP chief until...

Ombudsman probers recommend graft charges against Binay

MANILA – After the preliminary investigations on the alleged manipulation of the bidding for the construction of the Makati City High School building, probers from the...

Binay resigns from Aquino Cabinet being the ‘odd man out’

MANILA – Vice President Jejomar Binay sent a resignation letter to President Benigno Aquino III, quitting his position as the chief of the Housing and Urban...