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Rep. Francis Ashley Acedillo a party-list lawmaker from the Magdalo faction in the Philippine Lower House, believes the Pentagon’s decision to send its biggest aircraft carrier to Japan is a show of force against China. According to Congressman Acedillo, the move is meant to send a strong message to China that America will not abandon … Read more
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s weathiest nation, builds the world’s largest luxury hotel which is set to open in Mecca in the year 2017. The Abraj Kudai has a total site area of approximately 60,000 square meters which will contain a bus station, food courts, a shopping mall, conference cener and … Read more
Following the challenge of his accusers to surrender his and alleged dummies’ purportedly P16-billion bank deposits that were ordered frozen by the Court of Appeals (CA), Vice President Binay refused the dare. Binay maintained that he did not steal anything from the government funds and that the cases filed against him were made up and … Read more
The Philippine House of Representatives approved on 3rd and final reading and a mandatory national Identification (ID) System for the Philippines. According to House Bill 5060, the bill creates the Filipino identification system. “The identification system shall provide official identification of all citizens of the Philippines through the issuance of the Filipino Identification Card (Filipino … Read more
Despite rumors that Interior Secretary Mar Roxas will slide down as admin’s vice presidential bet to give way for Sen. Grace Poe, the secretary remains to be the top choice of President Aquino II as his successor in 2016. During an interview on Monday, Aquino supported Roxas for the upcoming elections saying that he has … Read more
The Philippine National Police (PNP) released P1.9 billion for the first half of the 3th Month Pay of its 155,000 Uniformed and non-uniformed personnel as announced by the national government. All active PNP members received the pay last Friday, while the other half of the 13th month pay will be released in December 2015. According … Read more
In a television interview, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has admitted his links to the Davao Death Squad, which is allegedly responsible for summary executions of criminals in the city. Earlier, a New York-based Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into the killings and urged the Philippine government not to tolerate a public … Read more
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded three mild quakes on Sunday hitting various parts of the country. According to Phivolcs, the first quake measuring 3.3 occurred at 2:04 a.m was recorded off Calatagan town in Batangas. The second 3.8 quake occurred fourteen minutes later with its epicenter located 119 kilomters of Calaan … Read more
The Mayor of Davao City, one of the most popular presidential candidates from the Visayas and Mindanao area maintained his stand that he will not run or not interested in running for a national position in 2016. The statement was issued by Mayor Duterte when Vice Pres. Jejomar Binay said he is eyeing the Davao … Read more
Relatives of the 44 slain members of the Special Action Force are worrying over President Benigno Aquino III’s obvious push for Sen. Grace Poe for higher office, saying the president is drafting a candidate who would spare and acquit him of criminal charges in connection with the Mamasapano clash. Speaking to the Inquirer, the relatives … Read more