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MANILA — Pope Benedict XVI has appealed to politicians and public officials in the Philippines to act with honesty, integrity and justice.
In a report published online by the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), Pope Benedict said: "The struggle against poverty in the Philippines calls for honesty, integrity and an unwavering fidelity to the principles of justice, especially on the part of those entruste
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MANILA – Malacañang has downplayed the results of a survey released Thursday which again showed a drop in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s already record negative performance ratings.
The Third Quarter 2009 Social Weather Stations (SWS) Survey showed a net satisfaction rating of -38 points for Arroyo.
SWS, an independent poll outfit, said the latest rating is “classified as bad.” If Arroyo̵
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MANILA, Philippines – Speaker Prospero Nograles is not yet giving up on moves to amend the Constitution, saying efforts to convene a constituent assembly (con-ass) have yet to be taken up in a multi-party caucus and decided on by congressmen.
The leader of the 268-member House of Representatives clarified that each lawmaker has his or her own opinion on House Resolution 1109, which calls for a Senate-less con
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Amid criticism of her travel expenses and questions about her personal wealth, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Sunday ordered the cancellation of the planned purchase of a presidential jet that would have cost the government at least P1.2 billion.
GMANews.TV on Thursday broke the story on the Office of the President’s (OP) advertisement inviting bids to supply an aircraft for the president that had to be
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The Arroyo administration is shopping around for a used “presidential fixed-wing executive jet” worth at least P1.2 billion.
The aircraft must be “factory new, twin-engine (turbo-fan engines), pressurized, fitted with auxiliary power unit, and with VIP cabin configuration,” said an advertisement placed by the Office of the President in the Philippine Star on Thursday.
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Before the controversial New York dinner where they spent $20,000, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her entourage dined on “lobster, steak and fine wines” in Washington and spent $15,000 for the meal, a Washington Post blog reported on Wednesday.
It also said an “unidentified woman opened a handbag stuffed with cash” and paid for the tab. The information came out in a popular blog calle
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The Filipino people and not Malacañang should honor the late former President Corazon Aquino, her youngest daughter said on Sunday.
“The honor should come from the Filipino people. It shouldn’t be a Malacañang decree," said TV personality Kris Aquino-Yap in an interview aired "24 Oras Special Edition" on Sunday night.
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MANILA, Philippines – The proposal to grant amnesty to the Abu Sayyaf drew flak from various sectors yesterday as Malacañang said the move is “more unlikely than likely” to be considered.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita had said Malacañang would carefully study the proposal of Sen. Richard Gordon, who claimed to have information that some Abu Sayyaf commanders wanted amnesty and livelihood assistan
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MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday started its probe into the leaked information on President Arroyo’s confinement at the Asian Hospital last week, focusing their investigation on one doctor.
The NBI’s Anti Fraud and Computer Crimes Division, which handles the alleged medical information leak, said the probe was not due to a command from the Palace, but from a request
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MANILA, Philippines – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo did not show up as expected at a ceremony on Monday, adding to the controversy surrounding her medical condition and fueling criticism that Malacañang has not been forthright about her health.
Mrs. Arroyo was scheduled to grace a ceremonial signing of a law at the Philippine Stock Exchange office in Makati City. But a memorandum signed by PSE presiden
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Ahron Villena: Ahron Villena (born Roche Ahron Villena in 1987 in Brgy. San Jose Sico, Batangas City, Province of Batangas, Philippines) is a Filipino actor. He is currentl...
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo: Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947) is the fourteenth and current president of the Philippines. She is the country's second female presi...
