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For Teodoro, charter change is a minefield

Mar 1, 2010 8:48am

The three previous presidents have not been able to do it, but presidential candidate Gibo Teodoro thinks he can, despite the dangers....

DOE to Arroyo: Declare power crisis in Mindanao

Mar 1, 2010 1:06am

Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes has asked President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to declare a power crisis in Mindanao, the Philippines" second largest island, in connection with the worsening power shortage there, a GMA Flash Report said Sunday night....

Govt seeks SC help in chief justice issue

Feb 28, 2010 11:18pm

The government has asked the Supreme Court to compel the Judicial and Bar Council to submit its shortlist of nominees for the chief justice position to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo....

Arroyo to honor PMA batch 2010 graduates Monday

Feb 28, 2010 8:59pm

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will honor this year's Philippine Military Academy Class 2010 as she leads their commencement exercises in Baguio City Monday....

CPP defends "permit-to-campaign" from CHR

Feb 28, 2010 6:01pm

The communist movement sees no wrong in implementing its "permit-to-campaign" policy in areas considered as bailiwicks of its armed wing, the New People"s Army (NPA)....

Smartmatic completes delivery of poll machines

Feb 28, 2010 4:58pm

The consortium that will help the government automate the May 10 elections has beaten the February 28 deadline to deliver the more than 82,000 machines that will be used in the important political exercise....

Bishops urge Comelec to probe Villar"s "vote-buying"

Feb 28, 2010 4:39pm

Two Catholic bishops urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday to investigate presidential aspirant Senator Manuel Villar Jr. for alleged vote-buying....

Phivolcs lifts tsunami alert for RP; initial waves small

Feb 28, 2010 3:39pm

Authorities on Sunday afternoon lifted their tsunami warning for the Philippines in the absence of unusual, significant sea level changes near the country"s coasts in front of the Pacific Ocean in the wake of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit south-central Chile on Saturday....

DFA passport service moving to new location

Feb 28, 2010 2:05pm

Starting March 8, Filipinos applying for passports may do so at the Department of Foreign Affairs" (DFA) Office of Consular Affairs at the corner of Bradco and Macapagal Avenues in the Aseana Business Park, near the Mall of Asia in Pasay City....

75 Filipinos in quake-hit Chile safe - DFA

Feb 28, 2010 12:45pm

The 75 documented Filipinos residing or working in Chile have been accounted for and reported safe, the spokesman of the Foreign Affairs department said on Sunday....

Phivolcs raises Philippine tsunami alert level to 2

Feb 28, 2010 10:02am

(Updated 12 p.m.) - Local state seismologists raised the tsunami alert level to 2 in the Philippines on Sunday morning, advising the public to be on alert for unusual waves following an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit south-central Chile at 3:34 a.m. on Saturday (2:34 p.m. in Manila)....

Politicians take advantage of Panagbenga crowd

Feb 28, 2010 3:47am

BAGUIO CITY-Candidates gunning for national positions in the coming May elections took advantage of the multitude of tourists who flocked to Baguio City on Saturday for the street dancing parade, one of the biggest crowd-drawers of this year"s Flower Festival celebration, more widely known as Panagbenga....

Mascots fill Col. Querubin's absence in campaign sorties

Feb 28, 2010 1:16am

Detained Marine Col. Ariel Querubin, who is running for senator under the Nacionalista Party banner, may not be able to go to campaign sorties for now, but his presence can still be felt with the mascots his supporters made for him....

No need to extend Ibrado"s term as AFP chief-Villar

Feb 27, 2010 7:58pm

VILLASIS, Pangasinan-Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar Jr. believed there is no need to extend the term of office of retiring Armed Forces chief general Victor Ibrado....

Villar: P20 was meant to buy camote, not votes

Feb 27, 2010 7:31pm

VILLASIS, Pangasinan-It was meant to buy camote and not to buy votes. This was how Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar Jr. on Saturday defended his handing out P20 bills to children during his campaign sorties in Batangas province, adding that his action cannot be considered as vote-buying since...

Magnitude-8.8 Chile quake triggers RP tsunami alert 1

Feb 27, 2010 6:33pm

(Update 3 - Feb. 28 5:10 a.m.) State seismologists on early Sunday morning retained the Tsunami Alert Level 1 that was raised in the Philippines on Saturday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile at 3:34 a.m. Saturday (2:34 p.m. Saturday in Manila), while local authorities continued to monitor the...

HIV cases to double yearly sans gov"t intervention

Feb 27, 2010 3:32pm

Without proper intervention by government, the incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) may double every year....

Bishops' endorsement of presidential bet draws colleagues' concern

Feb 27, 2010 12:32pm

The recent show of public support by two senior Catholic bishops for a presidential candidate has worried their colleagues, who said this action may sow confusion and division in the Church....

Rosales orders prayers for rains starting Sunday

Feb 27, 2010 8:17am

After Basilan and Cebu dioceses, the archdiocese of Manila will pray to God starting Sunday for rains to thwart an impending water and power crisis caused by El Niño....

Smoke causes tension at Lung Center

Feb 27, 2010 7:25am

Smoke from an overheating electric fan triggered fears of a fire and caused tension among patients and staff at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City on Friday night....

2 killed, 1 hurt in predawn accident at Pasig City

Feb 27, 2010 7:12am

At least two men were killed while another was seriously injured after their sports car slammed into a post along a flyover in Pasig City before dawn Saturday....

Gibo"s camp counting on LGUs in "solid North"

Feb 26, 2010 11:00pm

The camp of administration party presidential bet Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Friday that they believe they will get the "solid" support of local government officials and voters from provinces in the northern Philippine regions....

2 suspected NPA nabbed in Quezon-AFP

Feb 26, 2010 10:55pm

Government troops on Friday arrested two suspected members of the New People's Army for allegedly carrying a cache of explosives and firearms in Buenavista town in Quezon, a military spokesman said....

PNP implements top-level revamp

Feb 26, 2010 10:47pm

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has implemented a top-level revamp following the retirement of Deputy Director Geary Barias on Thursday....

Four from GMA News among most trusted Filipinos, Reader's Digest poll says

Feb 26, 2010 10:12pm

Four journalists from GMA News were among those who made the top 15 most trusted Filipinos in a nationwide survey by popular monthly magazine Readers' Digest Asia....

PAF eyeing 'human or material failure' behind OV-10 plane crash

Feb 26, 2010 10:06pm

Investigators on Friday said they are now eyeing possible mechanical failure or human error as the cause of a plane crash in Tarlac province that killed two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots last Wednesday....

Fresh funds from Europe for Ondoy, Pepeng victims

Feb 26, 2010 9:59pm

Victims of tropical cyclones "Ondoy" (Ketsana) and "Pepeng" (Parma) stand to benefit from a fresh grant of 7 million (about P490 million) in humanitarian assistance from the European Commission....

Sugar body head quits to run for Negros Occidental governor

Feb 26, 2010 9:28pm

Another Arroyo government official seeking an elective post in the May elections is quitting his post effective March 15....

GMA Network employees participate in 'well-organized' fire drill

Feb 26, 2010 9:16pm

With the sound of the alarm, hundreds of GMA Network employees on Friday rushed out of their building in record time, during what government fire officials considered one of the "most organized" fire drills they have seen....

We didn't campaign at Camp Aguinaldo, Villar says

Feb 26, 2010 8:14pm

Lipa City, Batangas - Nacionalista Party candidates on Friday denied that the unity walk they took at a military camp was formed part of 'campaigning.'...

Villar rejects passage of reproductive health bill

Feb 26, 2010 8:11pm

LIPA CITY, Batangas-Nacionalista Party standard bearer Senator Manuel Villar Jr. does not believe that the government's reproductive health program should be forced on the people....

Last batch of poll machines to arrive Saturday

Feb 26, 2010 7:39pm

The last shipment of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines that will be used in the May polls will finally arrive on Saturday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday....

Appointive officials who are party-list nominees must resign-Comelec

Feb 26, 2010 7:28pm

Appointive officials who are the nominees of party-list organizations must resign upon their acceptance of the nomination, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday....