No Marcos-Duterte tandem in 2016

MANILA – Amid continuous speculations of a Duterte-Marcos tandem in next year’s national elections, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte simply dismissed such rumors. In Duterte’s...

FULL TEXT: Pres. Aquino’s last State of the Nation Address [Filipino]

PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO III’S 2015 STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BATASANG PAMBANSA COMPLEX, QUEZON CITY JULY 27, 2015 (Original Filipino text) Bago po ako magsimula, hihingi ako...

Federal Gas Tax Fund Delivers for Thornhill, Markham, and Vaughan

The first installment of the annual $2 billion federal transfer is now available for municipal infrastructure. Thornhill — The Honourable Peter Kent, MP for Thornhill, on...

Aquino’s last SONA about ‘story of governance,’ ‘history’ – Palace

MANILA – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will deliver his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) today at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City...

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada marking the closing of the 2015 Pan American Games

Saskatchewan and the Senate: Why Harper’s policy pronouncement came now

OTTAWA — When the Calgary Stampede ends and the last pancakes are flipped, the white cowboy hats put away in their boxes, Stephen Harper usually heads to the...

Security, traffic preparations all set for Aquino’s 6th SONA — PNP

MANILA — Security and traffic preparations are all set when President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his sixth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa in...

Liberals say teachers’ unions agreed to resume stalled contract negotiations

TORONTO — Education Minister Liz Sandals was optimistic about a resumption of contract talks with Ontario’s teachers’ following a meeting Friday with union leaders and Premier...

Finance minister criticizes Liberals, but doesn’t respond to call for update

OTTAWA — The federal government is “well ahead” of its own projections for a balanced budget this year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday, two days...

NDP would not have representation in Senate while pushing for abolition: Mulcair

WATERLOO, Ontario — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says even though his party has no representation in the Senate, he would not make any appointments while negotiating...