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Abigail Valte: ‘No delegation of amnesty grant by Aquino’
Former president Benigno Aquino III did not delegate his power to grant amnesty to his then defense secretary Voltaire Gazmin, contrary to what President Duterte and chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo claimed in their talk yesterday. → Read More
Valte on DOJ’s LBO: Aquino adheres to the law
Former president Benigno Aquino III adheres to the law and has been facing squarely the charges filed against him before various forums. → Read More
Aquino: 'Let Filipinos assess Duterte’s 2 years in office'
Former president Benigno Aquino III is leaving it up to the Filipino people to assess President Duterte’s two years in office, saying it will be self-serving for him to make a judgment of Duterte’s performance. → Read More
World newspaper group honors Ressa, 2 other women editors
Three women journalists from three different countries including the Philippines have been cited by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) for their contributions to press freedom and to their organizations in advancing journalism practice. → Read More
Abad, Garin deny seniors’ health fund diversion
Former budget secretary Florencio Abad denounced yesterday the allegation that he and former health secretary Janette Garin diverted P10.6 billion in funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. for senior citizens to the Liberal Party’s campaign expenses in the 2016 national elections, saying “it is an absolute lie” and “totally baseless.” → Read More
Senate panel: Aquino, execs liable for Dengvaxia conspiracy
Former president Benigno Aquino III and some of his officials should be prosecuted for being ultimately responsible for putting the lives of thousands of children in danger by implementing an anti-dengue immunization program using a vaccine that turned out to be unsafe, the Senate Blue Ribbon committee said in its findings released yesterday. → Read More
No one to blame for dengue vaccine mess – Duterte
President Duterte is not passing judgment on anyone with regard to the Dengvaxia vaccine mess but is hopeful that the truth about the controversy will come out. → Read More
Aquino nephew: Charges vs dad fake news
Former president Benigno Aquino III’s nephew Jiggy Cruz produced two documents Monday night to prove that the evidence used against his father Eldon in connection with the P8.7-billion road right-of-way scam bore a different signature. → Read More
Milliner slams foreigner for groping
Celebrity milliner Mich Dulce has slammed a foreigner she accused of harassing her in a bar in Makati City and showed no remorse when she confronted him. → Read More
Noy thanks Rody, calls for justice in EJKs
Believing the praise was heartfelt, former president Benigno Aquino III thanked President Duterte for honoring the sacrifices of his father Benigno “Ninoy” Jr. yesterday during the commemoration of the late former senator’s 34th death anniversary. → Read More
Noy on Cory legacy: Democracy must live on
As his family held a mass for the eighth death anniversary of his mother, Corazon, former president Benigno Aquino III called on Filipinos yesterday to always guard the country’s democracy earned through a peaceful people power revolution in 1986. → Read More
Noy: Defend democracy won by those who came before us
As his family held a mass for the 8th death anniversary of his mother, Corazon, former President Benigno Aquino III called on Filipinos on Tuesday to always guard the country’s democracy, which it earned through a peaceful people power revolution in 1986. → Read More
Noy frets about going to jail like Leila
Former president Benigno Aquino III has sought fairness from all sectors as he faces for the first time the possibility of being tried in court, and possibly even detention, for alleged graft and usurpation of authority in connection with the 2015 Mamasapano massacre. → Read More
12 M Pinoys at risk from killer ‘bulate’
Twelve million Filipinos are at risk from schistosomiasis while 6.8 million are already exposed to the so-called snail fever, which is endemic to 12 regions and 28 provinces in the country. → Read More
Noy denies links with Napoles
Former president Benigno Aquino III denied any links with detained pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles and questioned the idea of making her a state witness when she had been seen to be in the middle of the scheme to make money out of lawmakers’ funds. → Read More
FM propagandist’s grandson fights ‘lies’
For the grandson and son-in-law of former president Ferdinand Marcos’ chief propagandist, newspaperman Primitivo “Tibo” Mijares, “fake news” and “alternative facts” about what happened during martial law are dangerous and alarming. → Read More
Sulu’s ‘Salamat’ coffee: Peace and gratitude
The name of the group, Friends for Peace, sounds ordinary. But the work that they do for various communities make them far from ordinary. → Read More
Sweden wants in on Philippine defense market
A Swedish company involved in defense and security is opening an office in Taguig City on Wednesday and its representatives will be part of a 70-member business delegation from Sweden that will be coming to explore opportunities in the country. → Read More
Aquino pays respects to late king of Thailand
Former president Benigno Aquino III paid his last respects to the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday afternoon, citing him as a “unifying and stabilizing force” in Thailand. → Read More
‘Philippine-US alliance has survived presidents’
The United States is pursuing all of its programs and projects in the Philippines despite stinging pronouncements from President Duterte and hopes the close ties will not change. → Read More