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(Reuters) — More than 100 Philippine peacekeepers arrived at an airbase in Manila on Wednesday (November 12) after staying for almost a year in Liberia. Family members were not allowed contact with the Filipino soldiers and had to watch their arrival in front of monitors set up inside the air force museum, which was around a kilometre away from the peacekeepers. Social workers from the Health Department assisted in debriefing the families with a psycho-social session to help them understand […]
In his opening statement, Senate President Franklin Drilon denied his involvement in the alleged overpriced Iloilo Convention Center.
In the ASEAN summit in Myanmar, President Aquino once again proposed a code of conduct to resolve the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea.
Filipino peacekeepers arrived from Liberia on Wednesday, and are now being readied for a three-week quarantine in Caballo Island.
Acting Health Secretary Janet Garin said that she is ready to step down if it is proven that she is involved in the PDAF scam.
Here is Eagle News reporter Juliet Caranguian for an update on the Senate hearing on the allegedly overpriced Iloilo Convention Center.
The Senate will start its hearing on the allegedly overpriced Iloilo Convention Center, which is the source of the plunder complaint against Senate President Frankln Drilon and others.
In addition to the 15 centavo per kilowatt/hour increase last October, another increase in the electric rates looms, especially in areas that are far from the main grid.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is planning to raise Alert Level 3 in west Africa due to the Ebola virus. Alert Level 3 means voluntary repatriation of OFWs.
BEIJING, China, Nov 13 — President Benigno S. Aquino III said he wished the Senate investigation on Vice President Jejomar Binay would conclude soon so legislators could focus on pressing issues. The President said that while he respects the Senate as a co-equal branch of government, legislators also have obligations to the people, aside from conducting such investigations. “Hindi ko maiaalis, siyempre, tulad ninyo iniisip ko rin: Parang may balance in politics at saka ‘yung […]
BEIJING, China, Nov 13 — President Benigno S. Aquino III said the Philippines will send medical resources in support of the global effort to help nations overwhelmed by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. President Aquino conveyed this Tuesday evening during a chat with Manila-based reporters covering his participation at the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit here. “Talagang severe ‘yung pressures on the health systems of the countries in West Africa, and America, […]
SENATE President Franklin Drilon rejected on Wednesday the call of President Benigno Aquino III to wrap up the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee probe on Vice President Jejomar Binay quickly so that lawmakers could focus on pending bills. “We cannot stop it by ourselves because the committee needs to vote if they have enough evidence,” Drilon said. Drilon “Every senator has a right to scrutinize any issue before the committee. Here, the committee is saying that […]
