Aquino, Arroyo camps trade insults on Twitter

Source: INQ

MANILA, Philippines—Was there really “nobody home”? Or was it a case of “nothing’s left at home”?
Former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s diatribe against her successor has triggered an online “catfight” of sorts between one of her supporters and President Benigno Aquino’s deputy spokesperson.

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Court orders Imelda to pay back P12M taken from NFA

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—The Sandiganbayan’s fifth division has ordered former first lady Imelda Marcos to pay back the government P12 million illegally taken from the National Food Authority (NFA).

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Philippine president dares Arroyo's son to show proof he filed tax document

Source: ANN

Urdaneta, Philippines (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has asked the son of ex-president Gloria Arroyo Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo to show proof that he filed his income tax returns during the years that the Bureau of Internal Revenues alleged he failed to honor his tax obligations.

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6 of ‘Morong 43’ file rights suit vs Arroyo, 10 others

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—Six members of the so-called "Morong 43" on Monday morning filed at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court a P15-million damage suit against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and 10 others for alleged human rights violations they suffered during their detention last year.

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6 of ‘Morong 43’ file rights suit vs Arroyo, 10 others

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—Six members of the so-called "Morong 43" on Monday morning filed at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court a P15-million damage suit against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and 10 others for alleged human rights violations they suffered during their detention last year.

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Good governance is important to S'pore's development: Head of Civil Service

Source: CNA

SINGAPORE: Head of the Singapore Civil Service Mr Peter Ong said good governance is an important ingredient in Singapore's development.

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Aquino gets credit for impeach vote - Big House turnout shows President’s clout

Source:PDI

MANILA, Philippines—Even that incorrigible chronic absentee lawmaker showed up to vote.

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Gov’t posts P13.4B budget surplus - Customs, BIR collections increased sharply in Jan.

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines—The government posted a budget surplus of P13.4 billion in January as revenues jumped 47 percent, Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima said Tuesday.

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Radioactive cloud drifting towards Philippines remote, say gov’t experts

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines – Science Secretary Mario Montejo said there is no immediate threat of a radiation fallout to the Philippines since the possibility of a nuclear meltdown in earthquake-ravaged Japan is “very, very remote.”

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‘We now have 150 votes to impeach Merceditas Gutierrez’

Source: PDI

MANILA, Philippines — The chair of the House of Representatives’ justice committee on Wednesday said he and his colleagues now had more than the numbers required to impeach Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.

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Philippine Foreign Policy Today

Source: PDI

THE purpose of Philippine Foreign Policy is to secure the national interest in our dealings with foreign nations, regional organizations and international bodies. This has been done through its three long-established pillars, namely: 1) promoting national security; 2) enhancing economic diplomacy; and 3) protecting the rights and welfare of Filipinos overseas. In terms of a practical work program, this must mean advancing under these three pillars the national development and good-government objectives of the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III.

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Philippine President orders gov�t workers, students to plant 1.5B trees

Source: ANN

After ordering restrictions on commercial logging to help prevent flooding caused by severe deforestation, Philippine President Aquino Benigno Aquino III has ordered students and government employees to plant 1.5 billion trees on 1.5 million hectares of public domain under a national greening program.

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Corrupt Filipino general's wife excused over 'unstable' condition

Source: ANN

The wife of former Philippine military comptroller Jacinto Ligot broke into tears and her blood pressure shot up after she was asked by the Senate blue ribbon committee about a property she allegedly bought in California, prompting the committee to excuse Erlinda Ligot from testifying in Thursday's congressional inquiry into the alleged fund irregularities in the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

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Australia urges Philippines to score high in battle vs graft

Source: ANN

Taking note of corruption's "insidious hold on the Philippines", the Australian government has made several suggestions to the Aquino administration in sending the "strongest signal possible" against corruption.

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Aquino refuses to govern with an iron hand

Source: PDI

President Benigno Aquino III has thumbed down suggestions that the government employ an iron hand to speed up the country’s economic development.

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Philippine President trumpets record of young government

Source: ANN

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday (February 26) trumpeted the initial �achievements� of his relatively young administration before foreign donors and creditors whose support the government is tapping to help it achieve its development agenda.

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Obama says Gaddafi must 'leave now': White House

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called Saturday on Muammar al-Gaddafi to "leave now," declaring that the Libyan leader had lost his right to rule after attacking his own people to put down a popular uprising.

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No regrets, says former Marcos guard

Source: ANN

Brig. Gen. Nicanor Dolojan has �no regrets� for what he did 25 years ago.

A junior officer at the time, Dolojan was part of the Presidential Security Command (PSC) which was securing the Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family who were holed up in Malaca?ang (presidential palace).

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Philippine President takes another swipe at Marcos son

Source:ANN

A day after the 25th anniversary of the People Power revolution, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III still found it necessary to again address Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.�s recent remark that the Philippines could have been a prosperous state like Singapore if his father had not been deposed in 1986.

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Marcos victims in Philippines to get compensation

Source: ANN

About 7,500 victims of human rights abuses during late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos' regime will receive compensation for their suffering starting next week, 25 years after a peaceful revolt forced Marcos into exile in Hawaii, their lawyers said Thursday.

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