Philippine News

Batasan Pambansa, Quezon City (May 12, 2011) – “The controversial Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill) will surely pass congress.” This was the brave prediction of Congressman Edsel Lagman of the 1st District of Albay as he warned the Catholic Church of the inevitable outcome of the reproductive health debate. During the press conference of the Lakas-Kampi party  yesterday, May 11, Lagman was even cocksure of the passage of the RH bill into a law.

MANILA, Philippines - The Sandiganbayan has approved today the plea bargain agreement struck between former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and former military comptroller Major General Carlos Garcia.

Each time the Pacman fights, soldiers and police personnel get absorbed in the watching live telecast of the match. Tomorrow's Pacquiao-Mosley bout shall be no exeption, even amid general apprehension of possible reprisal attacks from Bin Laden's sympathizers in the country. But Philippine security forces claims they will not hold their guards down.

MANILA, Philippines (May1 2011) - The country celebrates its first Labor Day under the Aquino administration today with calls from the labor sector for President Aquino to uplift their standard of living.

MANILA, Philippines – Two weeks ahead of the start of the trials at the Senate,  impeached Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez personally submitted her resignation letter to President Benigno Aquino III today.

MANILA, April 16, 2011— The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has faulted some journalists for fabricating news.

Holy Week is a time for conversion and not vacation, a bishop said yesterday. Batanes Bishop Camillo Gregorio said on Church-run Radio Veritas 846 it was the habit of some Catholics to observe Holy Week by going on vacation somewhere, such as the beach in Boracay.

(UPDATED) MANILA, March 21 -- The Philippine Azkals' James Younghusband's penalty shot in the second half put his team ahead 1-0 against Myanmar's White Angels Monday.  But Myanmar makes ii a 1-1 draw in the 90th minute.

CANDABA, Pampanga, Nov. 282010 -–Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has underscored the need to amend the Local Government Code that would provide additional protection and benefits to barangay-elected officials.

Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) reported an unaudited net income of P327.43 million for the first nine months of 2010, 11.75% higher than the P293 million as of the same period last year. Bank officials said that higher revenues from investments and interest income loans as well as trading gains were the main factors behind the increase in the first three quarters for the commercial bank owned by the World War II veterans.