Federal government balances books one year early, posts surprise $1.9B surplus

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a surprise $1.9-billion surplus in 2014-15 — bringing the country’s books back into balance a year earlier than expected. buy...

Delayed Alberta budget upsets protesters at provincial legislature

EDMONTON — Critics of Alberta’s NDP government have held a rally at the legislature where they demanded a budget within 30 days. Matthew Bugg, the emcee...

Refugee crisis, seniors’ health, tax issues begin new week of campaigning

OTTAWA — Party leaders are attempting to shift the public’s focus to domestic issues including taxation and health care as another week of campaigning in the...

Aquino against ‘unlimited term’ for presidents

Coloma denounces act involving Roxas in negative campaigning

MANILA – A Palace executive on Thursday decried the allegations connecting Interior and Local Government Secretary and Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Mar Roxas to the...

Amid Aquino’s hope on Poe, LP looks for more viable VP bet

MANILA – While President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III remained hopeful in having Senator Grace Poe as the ruling Liberal Party’s (LP) vice presidential bid, the political...

Battered battleground: Federal leaders focus on vote rich Ontario heartland

OTTAWA – Battleground Ontario: starved for jobs, but swimming in votes. Hardly surprising, then, that the three main federal leaders found themselves using the province’s ailing...

Aquino still wants Poe as VP bet, seeks coalition unity in 2016

MANILA – With the desire to preserve unity within the administration’s coalition, President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III remained hopeful in having Senator Grace Poe as the...

Samar representative appointed as new DILG secretary

MANILA – Western Samar Representative Mel Senen Sarmiento, who was also the secretary general of the ruling Liberal Party (LP), confirmed that President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino...

Aquino on Lumad Killings: ‘Serving people does not entail killing’

In an interview with INQUIRER Multimedia in its “Meet the Inquirer” forum Tuesday afternoon, President Benigno Aquino III vehemently denied that the government is targeting “Lumad”...