President Aquino called on the military yesterday to defend democracy and be the vanguard of reform. Continue Reading here…

Ending a month of speculation, the Liberal Party (LP) formally endorsed yesterday the bid of Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan for the Senate presidency in what is seen as a two-cornered fight between him and Sen. Manuel Villar in the 15th Congress. Continue Reading here…

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has accepted the challenge and started yesterday the investigation into the graft charges filed against her former boss, former president and now Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Pampanga’s second district. Continue Reading here…

A lawyer of a witness in the Maguindanao massacre was wounded in an ambush at the compound of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional office in Cotabato City yesterday morning. Continue Reading here…

Luigi Seno (Screen grab from YouTube) Here’s another Filipino who surely has “got [the] talent”: Luigi Seno. The 20-year-old Cebu native proved so when he performed on “America’s Got Talent” in Chicago on Sunday, June 30, for the talent search’s final leg of auditions. Looking like a “shy, young kid” when he walked on stage, [...]

Japanese State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Osamu Fujimura Thursday paid a courtesy call on new Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, reiterating the Japanese government’s commitment to assist the Philippines through its official development assistance (ODA) and the Mindanao peace process. Fujimura is Japan’s Special Envoy to the inauguration of President Aquino and Vice President Jejomar [...]

Malacañang issued Thursday revised Memorandum Circular No. 1 declaring all co-terminus third level positions (posts occupied by presidential appointees) vacant as of June 30. The revised order, signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr., also directed all non-career officials occupying career executive service positions to continue to perform their duties. It also extended the services [...]

Major oil company Pilipinas Shell announced Thursday afternoon a P2 per kilo rollback on the price of its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Bobby Kanapi, Shell spokesperson, said the price slash would take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Shell carries the brand name “Shellane” in its cooking gas products. Since a regular cooking gas cylinder weighs [...]