Detained Senator Jinggoy Estrada has again sought intervention from the Supreme Court to stop the Sandiganbayan from hearing the graft and plunder cases against him.
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Educators protest move to drop Filipino subjects in revised curriculum
Educators and advocates of the Filipino language have expressed anger over plans to drop mandatory Filipino subjects in the revised general education curriculum of the Commission of Higher Education.
European Union suspends accord with Bangkok
The European Union agreed to implement punitive measures against Thailand to back up calls for the return of democratic rule.
President Aquino arrives in Japan, meets with Prime Minister Abe
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Tokyo, Japan to discuss various issues aimed at further developing the bilateral relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Abe said it is his great pleasure to see President Aquino for the fourth time following their last meeting in December 2013, when the latter participated in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Japan Summit, also held […]
Global Forced Displacement Tops 50mln For First Time In Post World War Two Era
More than 5o million people were forcibly uprooted worldwide at the end of last year, the highest level since after World War Two, as people fled crises from Syria to South Sudan.
100 YEARS SINCE WORLD WAR ONE
In 2014 the world marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War One, a global conflict which killed more than 16 million people and changed the nature of military conflict.
Army Ah-64e Apache Guardian Helicopters Arrive In Hawaii
The U.S. Army’s AH-64E Guardian Apache helicopters landed in Hawaii to conduct training from mid-June to mid-August as part of the U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific exercise. Des Acenas reports at the scene.
Fire in Valenzuela
A warehouse in Brgy. Karuhatan, Valenzuela burst into flames seven in the morning was finally brought in control by the firefighters.
Increased electricity rates in Luzon
Due to the operation of the Malaya thermal plant, which used expensive diesel to create electricity, electricity rates in Luzon will increase.
Oil price hike
Petroleum products add more than 1 peso to their prices due to the crisis in Iraq.
Presidential trip to Japan
Due to the invitation of the Japanese prime minister, President Aquino went to Japan and is set to meet with the prime ministering regarding support in the territorial dispute arbitration.
Hostage crisis in San Juan
The three-hour hostage crisis in N. Domingo, Brgy. Balong-Bato, San Juan, ended in a bloody aftermath, resulting in the death of the hostage taker and the hostage victim being hospitalized.
