Aquino: SC had
DAP-like measure
President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday again assailed the Supreme Court (SC) for its decision declaring parts of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), saying the judiciary had its own cross-border transfers.…
OFW cheats death
twice in S. Arabia
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was able to return home to the Philippines after he escaped death twice in Saudi Arabia, first when he was sentenced to death and second when he became ill with tuberculosis, the Department of Foreign…
Aquino should’ve
let Abad go
Vice President Jejomar Binay for the first time on Wednesday admitted that he disagreed with President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to reject Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad’s resignation over the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) controversy.
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Estrada blames Lim
for Manila’s woes
Former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada on Wednesday said the “inefficient governance” in Manila by the past administration made the city the “gates of hell.”…
Binays face
plunder case
A group of Makati City residents on Tuesday brought plunder and graft charges against Vice President Jejomar Binay, his son Makati Mayor Junjun Binay and 23 others over the alleged “unconscionable overpricing” in the construction of an 11-story parking building…
P800M DAP funds
to fix Palace, etc.
Some P800 million from the Disbursement Acceleration Program, which the Supreme Court recently declared unconstitutional, was spent for construction, renovation and equipment upgrade in Malacañang.…
Mabini still sounds
painfully familiar
Apolinario Mabini (1864-1903) has been reduced by textbook history into two simplistic titles: “Sublime Paralytic” and “Brains of the Revolution.” These meaningless titles do not do justice to the hero’s life and legacy. …
All show, no play
The Last Home Stand All-Star Charity event took on a disastrous twist Tuesday night when what was initially scheduled as a match between the Gilas Pilipinas basketball squad and a group of NBA All Stars turned into a glorified training…
Emergency powers
for Aquino mulled
The House of Representatives is amenable to granting President Benigno Aquino emergency powers to address the looming power crisis, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said Tuesday.…
Spreadsheet
of zero sex life
A sexually frustrated husband compiled in an Excel spreadsheet the excuses of his wife every time he asked to have sex with her. …
Another impeach
rap vs Aquino
Another impeachment complaint was filed Tuesday against President Benigno Aquino III at the House of Representatives over the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).…
Photos of ‘scarred’
Claudine real
The lawyer of actress Claudine Barretto, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, insisted that the photos he posted on Twitter showing the actress wounded and battered were real and not fabricated. …
Malaysia gets
black boxes
Malaysian officials received the two MH17 black boxes from the Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine.…
Crisis Alert Levels
in other countries
Over the past weeks several countries in the Middle East have been rocked by violence, prompting the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to raise Crisis Alert Levels and urge overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to return to the Philippines.…
PH fitness guru
a hit in US
She’s taking Western social media by storm, and she’s 100-percent Filipino. Social media star Liane Valenzuela, a.k.a. Liane V, is a United States-born, 5’3” performer with golden tan skin, long wavy hair, a shapely bod and flat abs. She…
